18th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110100476 | VALVE UNIT, MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE VALVE UNIT - A normally open valve unit to close a channel, a microfluidic device equipped with the same, and a method of driving the valve unit are provided. The valve unit includes a valve substance including a phase transition material, a valve substance chamber which communicates with the channel and in which the valve substance is disposed, and a fusion structure formed in a section of the channel in which ,wherein when the valve substance contained in the valve substance chamber is fused by applied energy and flows into the section of the channel in which the fusion structure is formed, and the valve substance is heated to melt the fusion structure and conduct fused bonding of the channel, thereby closing the channel. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100477 | STEAM OVEN WATER DELIVERY AND DRAIN VALVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present invention provide steam oven drain valve systems and methods for draining steam ovens and associated water lines on aircraft and other passenger transport vehicles. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100478 | MAGNETIC COUPLING FOR FAUCET HANDLE - A fluid delivery device including a body having at least one waterway, a valve assembly in fluid communication with the at least one waterway, the valve assembly including a movable valve member configured to control the flow of water through the at least one waterway and a stem operably coupled to the moveable valve member for movement therewith, and a handle coupled to the stem for movement therewith. A magnetically attractive element is supported by one of the handle and the stem, and at least one magnet is supported by the other of the handle and the stem that is configured to magnetically attract the magnetically attractive element to couple the handle to the stem. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100479 | DRAIN SYSTEM FOR A PIGGING DEVICE - A drain system for a pigging device on a pipeline includes a pig receiving body connected to the pipeline by at least one pigging valve and being elevated above the pipeline. A drain is connected between the pig receiving body and the pipeline. The drain has a drain valve for selectively opening the drain and the drain drains fluids from the pig receiving body to the pipeline when the drain valve is open and the pressure in the pig receiving body is equalized to the pipeline. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100480 | Mobile tire inflator - A mobile tire inflator includes a control panel, multiple air passages, an inflation valve, a discharge valve and a pressure sensor. The user can control the operation of the inflation valve and the discharge valve automatically or manually by means of the control panel, switch between the automatic mode and the manual mode during operation. Matching with the operation of the pressure sensor, the mobile tire inflator achieves accurate tire pressure inflation and discharge and has the advantages of operation flexibility and high mobility. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100481 | SOCKET STRUCTURE - Provided is a socket structure capable of preventing or inhibiting defective attachment/detachment thereof and defective movement and defective sealing of a valve mechanism due to a solid deposit caused by a fluid. A socket used by connecting the socket to a plug of a connector includes a socket body in which a channel is formed and which has a valve mechanism; and a sleeve which is disposed so as to be slidable in an axial direction thereof and rotatable along an outer circumferential surface of the socket body. The socket is configured to be screwed and secured by inserting and connecting an entrance of the channel that opens at a lower end of the socket body to a plug exit that opens at an upper end of the plug and then a sleeve thread portion is screwed into a socket female thread portion by rotating the sleeve. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100482 | CONTINUOUS GAS SERVICE RESTORATION AND METER CHANGE-OUT SYSTEM - An assembly for maintaining flow between an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit. The assembly may include a first plate having an inlet notch sized to engage the inlet conduit and an outlet notch sized to engage the outlet conduit, and a second plate having an inlet notch sized to engage the inlet conduit and an outlet notch sized to engage the outlet conduit. The assembly may also include a first connecting member coupled to the first plate and the second plate, a bag having at least one glove port coupled to a second connecting member, and means for connecting the first connecting member to the second connecting member. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100483 | GAS SUPPLY APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH VAPORIZER - An energy-saving, downsized gas supply apparatus equipped with a vaporizer is provided, wherein the gas supply apparatus is capable of stably and easily performing highly accurate gas flow rate control without requiring rigorous temperature control on the vaporizer side. The present invention pertains to a gas supply apparatus equipped with a vaporizer that includes (a) a liquid receiving tank; (b) a vaporizer that vaporizes liquid; (c) a high-temperature type pressure type flow rate control device that adjusts a flow rate of a vaporized gas; and (d) heating devices that heat the vaporizer, the high-temperature type pressure type flow rate control device, and desired portions of pipe passages connected to the vaporizer and the high-temperature type pressure type flow rate control device. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100484 | MAGNETIC ESCUTCHEON MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - An escutcheon mounting assembly including an escutcheon coupled to a base and including an opening for receiving a valve user interface. A magnetically attractive element is supported by one of the base and the escutcheon, and at least one magnet is affixed to the other of the base and the escutcheon and is configured to magnetically couple the escutcheon to the base. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100485 | CENTRAL VACUUM INLET VALVE ASSEMBLY - A subassembly for use in a vacuum inlet valve assembly for a central vacuum system, the subassembly having a valve body with a wiring compartment and at least one press connection detent means and a reversible mounting flange for connecting to the valve body. The mounting flange includes an attachment portion, a mounting flange wall sized and shaped to cover an open side of wiring compartment and press catch connection elements sized and shaped to interact with the detent to secure the mounting flange to the valve body. Also disclosed is a vacuum inlet valve assembly comprising the above subassembly in combination with a cover plate having a rectangular door, a hinge located on a long side of the rectangular door, and a face plate with a vacuum connection opening. In an alternate embodiment the valve body includes a perimeter wall, attachment openings internal but adjacent to said perimeter wall and a snap fit cover to close an open wall of a wiring compartment. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100486 | Water valve safety cover - A device for covering a water faucet handle, water valve, or water knob to deny access to infants, small children, and those lacking mental discernment. The cover is generally comprised of a bowl portion that is placed over a water faucet handle, water valve, or water knob. The bowl portion is attached to a mounting flange containing a plurality of holes to mount suction cups for adherence to a tub, shower, counter, or similar surface. The device generally features a slot in the lateral wall of the bowl to allow long valve handles to pass through, yet prevent them from being turned by infants. The bowl portion is generally removable using a plurality of spring fingers on the lateral bowl wall to catch on the flange base. The bowl portion may constitute a variety of shapes. An alarm is generally attached to the cover to alert one the cover has been moved. Adherence of this device does not generally require drilling or any other means that would deface the binding surface. This cover is universal in design working on virtually all water faucet handles, water valves, and water knobs. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100487 | FLOW PATH SWITCH CONTROL DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a flow path switch control device used in a control system such as HVAC, refrigeration system and the like. In the prior art, since the pressure at an upper portion of a piston will drop instantaneously at the moment when a pilot valve is opened and closed, a large pressure difference is formed between the upper and lower sides of a piston to drive the piston to move, which results in a strong impact between a piston stopping member and the piston. Therefore, the life span of a product and the operating stability of the system will be affected. The flow path switch control device of the present invention includes a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a valve device arranged between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, and a pressure balancing control circuit. An adjusting device is provided in the pressure balancing control circuit to reduce a pressure change in fluid passing through the pressure balancing control circuit when the flow path switch control device is opened/closed, which enables the flow path switch control device to be smooth during the process of opening or closing, and thus avoid the problem of strong vibration and noise occurred at the moment when the solenoid switch is operated under large pressure difference. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100488 | STEAM TRAP ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A steam trap arrangement is provided. The steam trap includes an inlet header having an inner bore. A strainer having a plurality of perforations is positioned within the inner bore. A plurality of discharge ports couple the inlet header to a conduit, where each conduit includes a steam trap. The conduits are arranged to be offset from the discharge ports. The conduits fluidly couple the inlet header to an outlet header. The outlet header includes a discharge port for draining condensate from the system. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100489 | SUBSTRATE PROCESS APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESS METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A vacuum chamber is evacuated through a first evacuation passage provided with a first valve and a second evacuation passage provided with a second valve. An opening degree of the first valve is adjusted so that a pressure in the vacuum chamber becomes substantially equal to a process pressure P; an opening degree of a butterfly valve further provided in the second evacuation passage is adjusted to substantially equal to a set value determined by a table in order to set flow rates of gases to be evacuated through the first evacuation passage and the second evacuation passage to be substantially equal to corresponding set values determined by the recipe; and an opening degree of the second valve is adjusted so that a measurement value of a differential pressure gauge further provided in the second evacuation passage becomes substantially equal to a differential pressure written in the table. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100490 | NOISE REDUCING FLUID PASSAGEWAYS FOR FLUID FLOW CONTROL DEVICES - Trim disk assemblies for use in fluid flow control devices include a first disk and a second disk. An elongated void is formed in a surface of each of the first disk and the second disk. The second disk is aligned with the first disk to provide fluid communication between the void of the first disk and the void of the second disk, the void of the first disk being offset or staggered from the void of the second disk. The void of the first disk and the void of the second disk at least partially define a fluid passageway having a cross-sectional area characterized by increases and decreases in cross-sectional area, which define an expansion/contraction mechanism of the fluid passageway. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100491 | MIXER TAP FOR A THERMAL WAVE MASSAGE DEVICE - The invention relates to a mixer tap for a thermal wave massage device which is designed in the form of a single lever mixer and makes it possible to control main parameters of the thermal wave massage procedure, i.e., an average temperature, contrast, the direction and speed of a thermal wave, with the aid of a single handle due to a special design that allows operating the mixer tap with two or three degrees of freedom. Moreover, the inventive mixer tap can be used as a diverter and substantially improves the operational safety of the thermal wave massage device. The use of the invention makes it possible to improve the ergonomic characteristics of the thermal wave massage devices, to make them more consumer attractive and to contribute to the wide distribution of the device as an effective conditioning and relaxation means. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100492 | Seat cleaning-Capable Double -Seat Valve - The invention relates to a seat cleaning-capable double-seat valve ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100493 | DRAINAGE SYSTEM HAVING AN END CAP FOR DIVERTING FLUID - A drainage system for draining a fluid is disclosed. The drainage system includes a drain basin having a tubular body, the tubular body including a lumen, an outer surface, a top end, and a bottom end. The drainage system also includes at least one pipe connected to the tubular body and an end cap coupled to the bottom end of the tubular body, the end cap including a convex surface configured to divert the fluid to the at least one pipe, wherein the convex surface of the end cap is inserted through the bottom end and is disposed within the lumen of the tubular body. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100494 | Rotary Pulling Tap - A single-levered rotary pulling tap is used in the kitchen and includes a tap body, a spraying head, a control valve set, a first flowing assembly, and a second flowing assembly used to rotate relative to the first flowing assembly at a predetermined angular range so that user can adjustably move the spraying head to a desired position based on demand, and the pulling tap is operated smoothly to prevent from wearing related parts of the single-levered rotary pulling tap, such as the first flowing assembly, the second flowing assembly, and the control valve set, prolonging service life of the single-levered rotary pulling tap. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100495 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES WITH SEPARABLE ACTUATION AND FLUID-BEARING MODULES - A fluid transport/containment apparatus includes a fluid-bearing module and an actuation module. The fluid-bearing module includes a substrate and fluid transport/containment elements distributed therein, with one or more of the fluid transport/containment elements having microfluidic dimensions. The actuation module is detachably secured to the fluid-bearing module such that the actuation elements are operatively interfaced with the fluid transport/containment elements. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100496 | I-Beam Check Valve - A check valve for one-way flow of a fluid comprises a valve body defining at least two pairs of axially-extending sidewalls, each pair of sidewalls having a pair of resilient lips defining slit opening at the outlet end of the valve. In one embodiment of the invention, the valve body defines three pairs of sidewalls and corresponding lips which are arranged one another so as to provide the check valve with an “I-beam” cross-sectional shape. The I-beam check valve has a compact cross-section, making it suitable for mounting either inside or outside a pipe. The I-beam shape provides support along the valve axis so that the valve does not require any supplemental support structure. In another embodiment, the valve body may define two pairs of sidewalls having a “T-shaped” transverse cross section. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100497 | PIPE ARRANGEMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF BUILDINGS - The invention relates to a pipe arrangement ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100498 | LINER ASSEMBLY FOR PIPELINE REPAIR AND METHODS OF INSTALLING SAME - A liner assembly for pipeline repair and methods of installing same. The liner assembly generally comprises an outer tubular liner, an inner malleable inflatable bladder positioned longitudinally within said liner, and a generally non-stretchable strap positioned longitudinally within the malleable inflatable bladder. The generally non-stretchable strap restricts longitudinal over-expansion during positioning and inflation of the liner assembly within a pipeline. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100499 | FLEXIBLE PIPE WITH IN-BUILT END PIECES - This flexible pipe comprises a versatile and flexible tubular body (PP) which comprises, from the outside toward the inside, a pressure arch ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100500 | POWERLESS AIR CHARGING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - The air charger system provided is configured to provide an air supply to a pressurized water storage system without the use of external power. The system includes a venturi vented to the ambient atmosphere, such that the venturi siphons air from the ambient atmosphere when the venturi reaches a choked flow condition, and the system stores the siphoned air in a charging tank to supply a water storage tank. In various embodiments, the air charger system conserves energy because the use of external power is eliminated. Instead of using a traditional air compressor, the air charger systems converts the potential energy of water in a storage tank to kinetic energy in order to pressurize air in a charging tank. In addition, the air charger system also achieves greater energy conservation with the elimination of an air compressor, such that the system requires less repair and maintenance than a traditional system. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100501 | MEDICATION MIXING DEVICE AND MEDICATION MIXING METHOD - A medicine mixing device includes a pedestal, a main rotating-base, a sub rotating-base, and a control unit. The pedestal is used to place medicine containers thereon. The main rotating-base includes a holding portion and a main rotating shaft, and rotates around the main rotating shaft. The holding portion holds a syringe for sucking a medicine at its center on its vertical plane. The main rotating shaft is orthogonal to the vertical plane. The sub rotating-base is disposed close to a part of the circumference of the main-rotating base and rotates relatively with respect to the main rotating-base. The sub rotating-base includes a fixing unit and a sub rotating shaft parallel to the main rotating shaft. The fixing unit fixes thereto one medicine container selected from the medicine containers on the pedestal. The control unit controls a medicine to be sucked out of the medicine container into the syringe. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100502 | Tire inflating station and method for inflating tires - In a tire inflating station for inflating a tubeless tire arranged on a rim with a pressurized gas, arranged on a stand are a conveyor for receiving and conveying a wheel consisting of a wheel rim and a tire mounted on the wheel rim, and an inflation device above the conveyor and having an inflation opening which can be connected to a gas supply. The lower side of the inflation device has a carrier plate that is mounted to move backwards and forwards along an axis between at least two positions in a straight-line mechanism. There are inflation rings attached in tandem in a gas-tight manner to the lower side of a carrier plate. Inside the inflation rings, the carrier plate has a respective continuous opening. In each of the different working positions of the carrier plate, another of the continuous openings is connected to the inflation opening of the inflation device, which inflation opening is arranged on the upper side of the carrier plate. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100503 | NO-LEAK LIQUID DISPENSER - A dispensing device capable of no-leak dispensing of a liquid when the dispensing device is in fluid communication with a defective liquid container, including an apparatus enabling the movement of liquid from the liquid container to a holding tank in fluid communication with the liquid container and associated with the dispensing device. The apparatus includes one or more sealing mechanisms which permit ambient air to enter the liquid container through an air path as necessary to enable uninterrupted dispensing, and also permits substantially none of the liquid or only minimal amounts of the liquid to flow out of the holding tank and through the air path, in a no-leak manner, during periods when there is no dispensing. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100504 | BLENDING STATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - In one embodiment there is provided a system for recalculating a formula previously used in preparing a mixture made from adding at least two components. The system includes a control apparatus and scale. The control apparatus has a memory for storing the mixture formula. The scale, in communication with the control apparatus, allows the control apparatus to monitor a weight on the scale, such that a final weight of the mixture is stored on the memory. When an end weight of the mixture, defined to be the final weight of the mixture previously prepared minus an amount used by a user, is positioned back on the scale and when the control apparatus receives a recalculation signal, the control apparatus calculates the amount used, recalculates the mixture based on the amount used, and stores a new mixture for subsequent use. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100505 | CONTAINER CLEANING MACHINE WITH A CONTAINER OR BOTTLE CLEANING APPARATUS WITH A SPRAY PIPE AND SPRAY STATION WITH A SPRAY PIPE OF THIS TYPE - A container cleaning machine with a container or bottle cleaning apparatus with a spray pipe and spray station with a spray pipe of this type. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100506 | REFILLABLE CONTAINER AND BULK PRODUCT SUPPLY AND CHARGING SYSTEM THEREIN - A bulk product supply and charging system is described, as well as the main and distinctive parts thereof. The system requires a refillable container, to be filled with a bulk product by the system user at least once; a bulk product delivery device, to provide product into the refillable container; and, an information recording device to charge the bulk product. The container is identified by a delivery device to authorize the product supply in the amount determined by the user. The container may comprise a user identification means to correlate the system user to other recorded products in the charging information recording device at the same time the bulk product payment is carried out, in order to issue commercial promotional vouchers for the user. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100507 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE DISPENSING OF A LIQUID INTO A CONTAINER, PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN VEHICLE FUEL DISPENSING SYSTEMS - Apparatus and method for dispensing a liquid fuel into the inlet of a vehicle fuel tank by means of a fuel dispensing pump including metering means for measuring the quantity of liquid fuel dispensed, and a nozzle carrying a wireless transponder device for interrogating an RFID carried by the respective vehicle to enable identification of the respective vehicle; characterized in that the fuel inlet of the respective vehicle fuel tank carries said RFID to be interrogated by the transponder of the nozzle, when inserted into said inlet, to receive the identification of the respective vehicle, said RFID on the vehicle transmits to the transponder on the nozzle the identification of the respective vehicle; and said apparatus further includes a data processor for processing the identification of the respective vehicle receiving the measured quantity of liquid fuel to provide information concerning the operation of the respective vehicle. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100508 | Stump Cutter - A stump cutter comprising a cutting head that rotates about a generally vertical axis is provided. The cutting head comprises a plurality of cutting blades that are angled with respect to a backing plate of the cutting head. At least two of the plurality of cutting blades are further angled radially with respect to a center of the cutting head, such that the centermost edges of the cutting blades extend further into a stump than the outermost edges of the cutting blades. The stump cutter is powered solely by the PTO of a tractor. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100509 | Guide device for cutting through dovetail joints - A guide device for cutting a through dovetail joint consisting of a tail board template and a pin board template, the templates being made of a relatively thin material. The tail board template has a series of cutouts in the shape of an isosceles trapezoid provided longitudinally therein, the narrowest portions or tops of the cutouts in parallel alignment with the top edge of the tail board template and the broadest portions or bottoms of the cutouts in alignment below the tops of the cutouts. The pin board template has a main body serving as a base or bottom of the template and a series of fingers in the general shape of an isosceles trapezoid, of generally the same size and shape of the isosceles trapezoidal cutouts in the tail board, protruding from the main body of the pin board template. The isosceles trapezoidal fingers are connected to the main body by relatively short rectangular connecting portions or bridges, forming a series of rectangular areas that are open topped between adjacent fingers. Use of these templates with a router greatly facilitate the accurate cutting of tail boards and pin boards to form a through dovetail joint. There is also a stopper that can be used to with the tail board template for accurately adjusting the workpiece before cutting. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100510 | Knife and knife assembly for a planer side head - A knife and knife assembly for a planer side head. An L or an LV type side planer head is retro-fitted with knives having substantially less mass than the knives originally provided for these heads. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100511 | PRIMARY AND COUNTER KNIFE ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN WOOD CHIPPER - A wood chipper having a rotatable disc that contains a series of slots that pass through the disc. A primary chipper knife is located at the entrance of each slot which separates slices from a work piece and directs the slices through the slot. A counter knife unit is mounted within each slot for engaging the slices leaving the primary chipper knife to reduce the size of the chips as they move through the slot. The counter knife unit contains a first series of spaced apart chip contact elements that have a first height to contact the slices as they leave the primary chipper knife to reduce the size of the slices. The counter knife further contains a second series of chip contact elements that have a second height that is less than that of the chip contact element in the first series. Each contact element in the second series is arranged to contact chips leaving the contact elements in the first series to further reducing the size of the chips. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100512 | Quaternary Ammonium Salts as a Conversion Coating or Coating Enhancement - Disclosed are quaternary ammonium salts containing non-halogen anions such as carbonates, bicarbonates, phosphates, glycolates and mixtures thereof as conversion coatings or additives imparting anti-corrosive properties to paints. The invention relates to a method for inhibiting the corrosion of metal surfaces by applying a composition containing one or more quaternary ammonium carbonate or bicarbonate. The disclosure is also directed to anti-corrosive coatings for metal substrates containing these compounds and to metal substrates having these anticorrosive coatings. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100513 | TRIVALENT CHROMIUM PASSIVATION AND PRETREATMENT COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR ZINC-CONTAINING METALS - Aqueous compositions useful as pretreatments prior to painting and to prevent the formation of white rust in the uncoated condition include an organopolyphosphonic acid or salt thereof, an organosilane, and a trivalent chromium compound. A method for treating a surface of a zinc-containing metal includes contacting the surface with an aqueous composition including an organopolyphosphonic acid or salt thereof, an organosilane, and a trivalent chromium compound. The composition may also include an agent for reducing hydrophilicity, such as a polyacrylic acid. The aqueous composition has been found to be particularly well-suited for treating a zinc-containing metal to passivate the surface, improve paint adhesion, and/or improve corrosion resistance. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100514 | ZIRCONIUM-BASED AMORPHOUS ALLOY, SPECTACLE FRAME AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING THE SAME - A zirconium-based amorphous alloy includes 10.0 to 15.0 wt % copper, 7.0 to 13.0 wt % nickel, 5.0 to 8.0 wt % niobium, and 2.0 to 5.0 wt % aluminum, with the remainder zirconium and unavoidable impurities. A method for constructing a spectacle frame, comprises forming a nickel-niobium alloy, a weight ratio of the nickel and the niobium of which is being in a range between 7:8 and 13:5, melting the nickel-niobium alloy, mixing the molten the nickel-niobium alloy with 55.0 to 75.0 wt % Zr, 10.0 to 15.0 wt % Cu, and 2.0 to 6.0 wt % Al to form a master alloy, melting the master alloy, and molding the master alloy into a spectacle frame. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100515 | ALUMINIUM BASED CASTING ALLOY - An aluminium based alloy has a weight percentage composition of from 5 to 15% silicon, 0 to 0.25% magnesium, 0 to 0.25% titanium, 0.2 to 0.65% manganese, 0.1 to 0.6% iron, 1 to 4% copper, 0 to 3% zinc, less than 0.01% in total of silicon modifiers (with less than 0.007% strontium), less than 0.05% tin, less than 0.2% in total of other transition or rare earth metals (with less than 0.05% chromium), less than 0.5% in total other elements, and a balance of aluminium. The limits for iron and manganese are constrained such that the amount of iron present in the alloy is 0.4 to 1.6 times the manganese content and the alloy has a sludge factor (SF), calculated as SF=(1×wt % Fe)+(2×wt % Mn), of from 0.8 to 1.6. A casting made from the alloy has enhanced fracture resistance relative to casting of the same product made of a conventional HPDC alloy when compared in the as cast or same heat treated state. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100516 | Bake Hardening Steel with Excellent Surface Properties and Resistance to Secondary Work Embrittlement, and Preparation Method Thereof - Provided are a bake hardening steel having a crystalline grain size of ASTM No. 9 or more and a method for preparing the bake hardening steel by controlling the winding, rolling and cooling conditions. The bake hardening steel includes: C:0.0016˜0.0025%, Si:0.02% or less, P:0.01˜0.05%, S:0.01% or less, sol.Al:0.08˜0.12%, N:0.0025% or less, Ti:0.003% or less, Nb:0.003˜0.011%, Mo:0.01˜0.1%, B:0.0005˜0.0015% or less, balance Fe and other inevitable impurities, wherein % is weight %, and Mn and P satisfy the relation of −30(° C.)≧803P−24.4Mn−58. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100517 | SCOOTER COVER - A motorcycle, scooter, bicycle, and vehicle cover includes: a cover to protect an upper portion of the vehicle; a first aperture in the cover adapted for the mirror to pass through the first aperture; a first attachment mechanism to secure the device to the vehicle proximate to the first aperture; and a second attachment mechanism to secure the device to the vehicle proximate to the rear | 2011-05-05 |
20110100518 | MOTORCYCLE TYRE - A motorcycle tyre includes a tread band divided into a central zone and two shoulder zones. The central zone extends symmetrically on either side of the equatorial plane of the tyre over a width less than or equal to 60% of the lateral extension of the tread band and has in the central zone at least one first module repeatedly duplicated in a direction of circumferential extension of the tyre including: at least two longitudinal grooves inclined relative to the equatorial plane; and at least two substantially transverse grooves intersecting the two longitudinal grooves so as to define at least one block. The central zone further has a solids/voids ratio greater than the solids/voids ratio of the shoulder portions. The tread pattern has at least one circumferentially continuous rib situated in an axially outer portion of the shoulder portions. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100519 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic tire whose braking performance on ice and partial-wear resistance can be improved. Sipes | 2011-05-05 |
20110100520 | TIRE - An object of the present invention is to provide a tire possessing improved partial wear resistance by optimizing shapes and dimensions of a block land portion and its position and arrangement. The tire has plural block land portion arrays | 2011-05-05 |
20110100521 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - There is provided a pneumatic tire capable of reducing rolling resistance and suppressing river wear of uneven wear. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100522 | Cold press and method for the production of green compacts - A cold press and a method for the production of green compacts for diamond-containing tool segments, comprising a tool matrix and a top ram and a bottom ram assigned to a matrix adapter from opposite directions for the purpose of compressing sinterable metal powder and diamond granules after both of these materials have been fed to the matrix adapter is known. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100523 | MEASURING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR FORMING LAMINATED BODY - A method for improving an accuracy of measurement of the thickness of a green sheet, and additionally improving yield of a green sheet used for formation of a laminated body is provided. The thickness of each of a plurality of ceramic green sheets is measured, and an average and a variation of obtained thickness measurement values are checked against predetermined ranking criteria. Thereby, a ranking is performed in which the plurality of ceramic green sheets are classified into a plurality of ranks set in the ranking criteria. When forming the laminated body, only a ceramic green sheet belonging to at least one of the ranks which is in advance allowed to be used is used as a ceramic green sheet constituting each layer of the laminated body. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100524 | LAMINATING DEVICE AND LAMINATING METHOD - A laminating apparatus ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100525 | Method and apparatus for inspecting joined object formed by friction stir joining - This invention provides a method for inspecting a joined region and joining strength of a joined object formed by a spot friction stir joining process. In this method, an ultrasonic wave is introduced into the joined object from a backing face | 2011-05-05 |
20110100526 | DIAPER MANUFACTURING METHOD - The method includes: a step of carrying a diaper body | 2011-05-05 |
20110100527 | LAMINATED CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A laminated ceramic electronic component includes a plurality of conductor pattern layers for a coil arranged to overlap each other to form substantially U-shaped conductors for the coil. The conductors for the coil are electrically connected in series through via holes for inner layer connection provided in ceramic green sheets to form a spiral coil. A plurality of lead conductor pattern layers also overlaps each other to form lead conductors. One lead conductor pattern layer is disposed per a predetermined number of conductor pattern layers for the coil. An end of each lead conductor pattern layer is in contact with the corresponding conductor pattern layer for the coil. In other words, the thickness of the lead conductors is less than the thickness of the conductors for the coil. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100528 | FASTENING COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR FIXING AN ARTICLE TO A SUBSTRATE - A fastening composition for attaching two articles, comprising a mixture of an aerobic adhesive and a hydrophilic substance. A process for fixing an article to a substrate, includes the steps of initially preparing a fastening composition by mixing together a hydrophilic substance and an aerobic adhesive; applying a layer of the fastening composition to the article; and subsequently fixing the article to the substrate by pressing the layer of the fastening composition against the substrate. The aerobic adhesive in this layer hardens because of the moisture contained in the hydrophilic substance. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100529 | Means and a method for connecting pieces of a tube - Connecting means for connecting a first piece of hollow tube to a second piece of hollow tube. This means comprises an insert, where the insert is a hollow shaft having an external and an internal cross section. The internal cross section of said insert having a central rectangular section. The internal cross section having a first and a second tapered sections on either side of the central rectangular section tapering down from the height of the central rectangular section down to zero. The external cross section of the insert is adapted to fit snuggly inside the first piece of hollow tube and said second piece of hollow tube and the insert is adapted to minimize the peak stress transfer loading between the insert and the first and second piece of hollow tube. It also comprises a bonding means, where the bonding means adapted to secure the insert to the inside said first and second piece of hollow tube. The invention also consists in a kit. A kit which would comprise of an insert, the insert being a hollow tube adapted to fit snuggly inside a first piece of hollow shaft and a second piece of hollow shaft, a bonding means, and instruction on how to install said insert to connect the first and the second hollow shafts. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100530 | Method and Device for Preliminarily Bonding Laminated Glass Using Curved Roll - [Object] When press-bonding superposed curved glass plates together by a plurality of curved rolls, even if curvature of the curved glass changes, a preliminary bonding method and device of a laminated glass can cope with a variety of curvatures of the curved glass plate by an easy adjustment. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100531 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING GREEN TIRES - An unvulcanized rubber member passed from the transfer terminal end of a liner to the outer peripheral surface of a winding roller is transferred and press-fitted to a winding body by rotating the winding roller. By this, the unvulcanized rubber member is transferred from the transfer terminal end of the liner to the winding body while being restrained by an outer peripheral surface of the winding roller. Thus, even if vibration is applied to a transfer means due to a diagonal waving, the winding position and the wound shape of the rubber member can be maintained substantially unchanged. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100532 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRODE - Disclosed is a method to manufacture an electrode. The metal oxide of different sizes (or metal oxide secondary particle of similar size) is formed on a transparent substrate by electrophoresis deposition. Subsequently, the metal oxide layer is compressed and dipped in dye to complete an electrode applied in a solar cell. Furthermore, the step of dipping the metal oxide in dye can be earlier than the electrophoresis deposition, thereby reducing the dipping period and dipping temperature. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100533 | METHOD AND PRODUCTION OF A ROTOR BLADE FOR WIND ENERGY PLANT - A method for producing a rotor blade for a wind power plant that in operational condition extends longitudinally from an area at the blade root for the connection at a rotor hub of the wind power plant, up to a blade tip, and that for its production is divided into at least two segments. The production of the rotor blade is facilitated and to the time required, is shortened especially for a series production. For its production, the rotor blade is segmented into more than two segments, that at least for a few of these segments separate manufacturing molds are provided that can be used temporally in parallel, and that for the final production of the rotor blade, the segments are connected together outside of a manufacturing mold into a rotor blade or a rotor blade part. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100534 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING PIPELINE COATING SAMPLES CONTAINING SYNTHETIC DISBONDS FOR ESTIMATING A CONDITION OF A COATING OF AN UNDERGROUND PIPELINE - A method for fabricating pipeline coating samples containing synthetic disbonds to be used in estimating a condition of a coating of an underground pipeline. The method includes the steps of providing a section of a pipe having a predetermined diameter and length; installing end caps on opposing ends of the pipe section, each end cap having an electrical connection extending therefrom; applying a material having a low dielectric coefficient around the pipe segment between the end caps to simulate an air-filled disbond; varying the coverage area of material to simulate various disbond sizes; and wrapping the pipe segment and end caps with tape to cover the material having a low dielectric coefficient. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100535 | MATRIX COMPOSITE GOLF CLUB SHAFT AND MADREL - A golf club shaft is provided that has a grip end opposite a head end and defining a length of the shaft extending between those two ends. The shaft has a tubular cross-section over at least one portion of the shaft length which cross-section has a substantially circular outer periphery and a polygon inner periphery formed of a plurality of between 4 and 24 flats, and preferably formed of 8-16 flats. A mandrel having the shape of the inner periphery of the shaft is also provided, as is a method of forming the shaft that uses the mandrel and composite matrix materials. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100536 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PANTS-TYPE DIAPER - A method for manufacturing a pants-type diaper of the present invention includes: a step of carrying a diaper body in a longitudinal direction X; a first folding step of folding a side panel | 2011-05-05 |
20110100537 | CERAMIC TOOLS | 2011-05-05 |
20110100538 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FUSELAGE FRAME OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL - For an arcuate structural member ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100539 | Adhesive Label, Adhesive Label Roll, Photosensitive Web Unit, and Apparatus for and Method of Manufacturing Photosensitive Laminated Body - A plurality of adhesive labels ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100540 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURE OF WIND TURBINE BLADES AND OTHER STRUCTURES - A method of manufacturing a rib-stiffened shell for a structure, wherein the rib-stiffened shell comprises an outer skin supported by a plurality of fiber ribs, the fiber ribs comprising thickened strips of substantially unidirectional fiber, and wherein the fiber ribs comprise a crisscrossing pattern that includes a plurality of junctions, the junctions comprising an intersection of two or more of the fiber ribs, the method comprising the steps of: configuring a convex mold, the shape of which corresponds to the contour of the outer skin of the structure; configuring a plurality of grooves in the convex surface of the convex mold that correspond to the pattern of the fiber ribs; laying up unidirectional fiber in the grooves of the convex mold; and applying the outer skin over the convex surface of the convex mold. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100541 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC STRUCTURE - In an apparatus for manufacturing a fiber reinforced plastic structure, a cavity is formed by a first mold and a film second mold covering the first mold, and plastic is impregnated to a fiber laminate provided in the cavity in a depressurized state. The apparatus includes: a mesh plastic flow medium that is disposed on the side of the second mold and increases the volume of the plastic to be impregnated to the fiber laminate; and a plastic flow suppressing member that is disposed on the side of the first mold of the plastic flow medium, and suppresses advance of a flow front of fluid plastic injected from a main plastic supplying unit (a first plastic supplying unit). | 2011-05-05 |
20110100542 | METHOD AND MANUFACTURING MOLD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A ROTOR BLADE FOR A WIND TURBINE - A manufacturing mold for the production of a rotor blade for a wind turbine, where at least in one region of its longitudinal extension between a rotor blade root and a rotor blade tip, the finished rotor blade has an aerodynamic cross-sectional profile that has a profile leading edge (nose) and a profile trailing edge which are connected together via a suction side and a pressure side of the cross-sectional profile. A manufacturing mold can be divided along at least one separation plane which extends in the longitudinal direction of the rotor blade and between the profile leading edge and the profile trailing edge while simultaneously dividing the suction side and the pressure side, into a manufacturing mold part for producing a rotor blade part having the profile leading edge, and into a manufacturing mold part for producing a rotor blade profile part having the profile trailing edge. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100543 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CIRCUIT STRUCTURE - A manufacturing method of circuit structure is described as follows. Firstly, a composite dielectric layer, a circuit board and an insulating layer disposed therebetween are provided. The composite dielectric layer includes a non-platable dielectric layer and a platable dielectric layer between the non-platable dielectric layer and the insulating layer wherein the non-platable dielectric layer includes a chemical non-platable material and the platable dielectric layer includes a chemical platable material. Then, the composite dielectric layer, the circuit board and the insulating layer are compressed. Subsequently, a through hole passing through the composite dielectric layer and the insulating layer is formed and a conductive via connecting a circuit layer of the circuit board is formed therein. Then, a trench pattern passing through the non-platable dielectric layer is formed on the composite dielectric layer. Subsequently, a chemical plating process is performed to form a conductive pattern in the trench pattern. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100544 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The liquid ejection head has: a plurality of head units each of which includes a plurality of nozzles, a plurality of pressure chambers connected respectively to the plurality of nozzles, liquid supply ports for supplying liquid respectively to the plurality of pressure chambers, and a plurality of actuators causing the liquid to be ejected respectively from the plurality of nozzles; and a single common liquid chamber plate formed with a common liquid chamber which supplies the liquid to the plurality of pressure chambers of the plurality of head units, wherein: the plurality of head units are arranged in a planar configuration; the plurality of head units are covered with the single common liquid chamber plate; and the common liquid chamber is provided in common to the plurality of head units. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100545 | Method and solder for form-fitted joining of two surfaces - A method for form-fitted joining of two surfaces, where a metallic or non-metallic solder is applied to at least one of the two surfaces, where the solder has a temperature-dependent optical property. The solder is radiated with electromagnetic radiation with a predetermined spectrum, such that the solder reaches a predetermined temperature above its melting temperature and moistens the surfaces, such that the temperature-dependent optical property is modified reversibly or irreversibly at the predetermined temperature of the solder. The solder is cooled to below its melting temperature, such that the solder solidifies and connects the surfaces in form-fitted manner. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100546 | METHOD OF FORMING A LIQUID CRYSTAL LAYER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL USING THE METHOD, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIAL USED IN THE METHOD - A liquid crystal layer is formed by coating a liquid crystal material having a reciprocal (Z | 2011-05-05 |
20110100547 | Multi-Spectral, Selectively Reflective Construct - A selectively reflective construct, and a method for making the construct, are described. In one embodiment reflectance, transmission and absorption properties may be controlled in multiple electromagnetic bands. A construct is described comprising a) a thermally transparent, visually opaque substrate comprising a polymeric material and a colorant, and b) a thermally reflective layer comprising a low emissivity component. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100548 | Functionally Doped Polycrystalline Ceramic Laser Materials - A functionally doped polycrystalline ceramic laser medium and method of making thereof are provided. The medium includes a solid state polycrystalline Ytterbium doped Yttria or Scandia (Yb:Y | 2011-05-05 |
20110100549 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPONENT-EMBEDDED MODULE - A method for manufacturing a component-embedded module includes a first step of preparing a first resin layer made of a thermoplastic resin and including wiring patterns on one of primary surfaces of the first resin layer, a second resin layer made of a thermoplastic resin, and a circuit component including terminal electrodes, and a second step of stacking, heating, and press-bonding the first and second resin layers in a state in which the circuit component is arranged between the one primary surface of the first resin layer and the second resin layer. In the second step, the wiring patterns on the one primary surface of the first resin layer and the terminal electrodes of the circuit component are bonded to each other by solid phase diffusion bonding, to connect the wiring patterns on the one primary surface of the first resin layer and the terminal electrodes of the circuit component to each other. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100550 | Double-Sided Adhesive Tape for Affixing Protective Sheetlike Structures - Double-sided adhesive tape for affixing large sheetlike structures for the purposes of transit protection and/or assembly protection to substrates such as an automotive finish, consisting of a first adhesive side A comprising an adhesive A with a coatweight of greater than 10 g/m | 2011-05-05 |
20110100551 | Adhesive assembly tape for interior finishing - Adhesive assembly tape for interior finishing, comprising a carrier and an adhesive coated from the melt to at least one side of said carrier, | 2011-05-05 |
20110100552 | RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) GROUND RETURN ARRANGEMENTS - A radio frequency (RF) ground return arrangement for providing a low impedance RF return path for a RF current within a processing chamber of a plasma processing chamber during processing of a substrate is provided. The RF ground return arrangement includes a set of confinement rings, which is configured to surround a confined chamber volume that is configured for sustaining a plasma for etching the substrate during substrate processing. The RF ground return arrangement also includes a lower electrode support structure. The RF ground return arrangement further includes a RF contact-enabled component, which provides a RF contact between the set of confinement rings and the lower electrode support structure such that the low impedance RF return path facilitates returning the RF current back to an RF source. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100553 | MULTI-PERIPHERAL RING ARRANGEMENT FOR PERFORMING PLASMA CONFINEMENT - An arrangement for performing plasma confinement within a processing chamber during substrate processing is provided. The arrangement includes a first peripheral ring positioned next to a secondary peripheral ring. The first peripheral ring surrounds a confined chamber volume that sustains plasma for etching a substrate. The first peripheral ring includes a first plurality of slots for exhausting processed byproduct gas from the confined chamber volume. The second peripheral ring includes a second plurality of slots that is positioned next to the first plurality of slots such that the second plurality of slots does not overlap the first plurality of slots, thereby preventing a direct line-of-sight from within the confined chamber volume to an outside chamber volume (an area outside of the first peripheral ring). The arrangement also includes a manifold connecting the two rings to provide a route for exhausting the processed byproduct gas from the confined chamber volume. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100554 | PARALLEL SYSTEM FOR EPITAXIAL CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION - Embodiments of a parallel system for epitaxial deposition are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a parallel system for epitaxial deposition includes a first body having a first process chamber and a second process chamber disposed within the first body; a shared gas injection system coupled to each of the first and the second process chambers; and a shared exhaust system coupled to each of the first and second process chambers, the exhaust system having independent control of an exhaust pressure from each chamber. In some embodiments, the gas injection system provides independent control of flow rate of a gas entering each chamber. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100555 | Semiconductor Device Manufacturing Apparatus Capable Of Reducing Particle Contamination - A semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus includes a process chamber, a conveyance chamber, a conveyance robot, a lock chamber, and a heating unit or temperature adjusting unit for reducing adherence of particles onto a substance to be processed by a thermo-phoretic force. The heating unit enables control of a temperature of the substance to be processed to be higher than a temperature of an inner wall or structural body of the process chamber or the conveyance chamber or the conveyance robot or the lock chamber, in conveying the substance to be processed. The temperature adjusting unit enables adjustment of a temperature of an inner wall or structural body of the process chamber or the conveyance chamber or the lock chamber to be lower than a temperature of the substance to be processed, in conveying the substance to be processed. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100556 | Plasma System with Injection Device - A plasma system with an injection device is provided. The plasma system comprises a plasma cavity and an injection device. The plasma cavity comprises a first electrode and a second for generating plasma. The injection device comprises a plasma injection tube and at least a reactant injection tube. The plasma injection tube is connected to the plasma cavity. The plasma injection tube comprises an inlet, an outlet and an outer sidewall. The plasma injection tube injects the plasma from the inlet and guides the plasma out through the outlet. The outer sidewall has a width decreasing from the inlet to the outlet. The reactant injection tube is disposed outside of the outer sidewall. The reactant injection tube injects a reactant to the outer sidewall so that the reactant flows along the outer sidewall toward the outlet and mixes with the plasma at the outlet. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100557 | LABELING APPARATUS - The invention relates to apparatus which can be used to apply self adhesive labels ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100558 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING AND REMOVING TYRES ON AND FROM RESPECTIVE WHEEL RIMS - An apparatus ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100559 | DEVICE FOR LIFTING A BOTTOM SIDE WALL OF A TYRE IN A TYRE REMOVING MACHINE - A device for lifting the bottom side wall ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100560 | System and Method for Producing Dry Formulations - The invention relates to a spray drying system and a method for its operation that provides a composition of dry. or essentially solvent free, particles from a solution of an agent. The system comprises a generally vertical tube reactor arranged for counter-current removal of solvent from a process flow fed with aerosol droplets of solution descending from the top said reactor with an ascending gas flow. The reactor includes a perforated process tube for transportation of the process flow from the outlet of an aerosol generating device to a dry particle collecting device. A membrane sleeve essentially surrounds the peripheral area of said process tube and separates the descending process stream from the ascending gas stream. Vaporized solvent is transported from the process stream to the ascending gas stream. A reactor housing is sealingly covering said process tube and membrane sleeve and is provided with means for introducing and/or removing the process fluids. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100561 | Vertical Wiped Thin-Film Evaporator - A vertical wiped thin-film evaporator (WFE) may be bottom fed or top fed. Some embodiments have integral entrainment separation devices. Some embodiments are configured with replaceable rotor blade cartridges to facilitate experimenting with different blade configurations, blade pitches and directions (up or down) of thin film displacement for various modes of operation. Some embodiments can be operated in either co-current or counter-current modes, without requiring modification to their “overheads” (entrainment separation, condensing and vacuum) systems. Some embodiments include a variety of feed nozzles and/or a variety of “bottoms” nozzles. The available nozzles provide flexibility in operating the device, such as selecting a mode (top feeding or bottom feeding) of operation or co-current or counter-current vapor extraction. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100562 | ROMAN SHADE WITH PROTECTED OPERATING CORDS - A window covering is provided with protected operating cords. Protective coverings are installed over the cords. The coverings are expandable to move with the window covering as it is raised and lowered. The protective coverings may include an accordion folded configuration, a cellular configuration, and protective coverings with a continuous slot that allows the covering to be installed in an existing window covering. The protective coverings do not interfere with operation of the window coverings. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100563 | SLIDING BLIND SYSTEM - A sliding blind system ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110100564 | Adjustment apparatus for venetian blinds - An improvement to venetian blinds having a string ladder assembly for controlling the attitude of a first set of louvers. The improvement to the venetian blinds consisting of a means for selecting a subset of the first set of louvers wherein the means for selecting the subset comprises a second string ladder assembly which controls the attitude of the selected subset of louvers and additionally including means for selectively adjusting the attitude of the subset of louvers. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100565 | SELF-LOCKING COUPLING ELEMENT BETWEEN SHUTTER SLATS - The invention relates to a self-locking coupling element between shutter slats, which has been designed to lock the shutter and prevent same from being opened from the exterior. The ends of the coupling element can be inserted into the ends of the slats. The sides of the slats and of the coupling element can be positioned inside a side shutter guide, such that, when an attempt is made to lift the shutter, the upper and lower ends of the coupling element can rotate in relation to the ends of the slats and become locked in the guides, preventing the shutter from being lifted. The invention is characterized in that the coupling element includes a locking projection which becomes locked in the side guide when an attempt is made to lift the shutter, thereby preventing same. In addition, the invention also includes a coupling end that can be engaged in the adjacent slat. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100566 | Slat for venetian blind - A slat for Venetian blind with a stiffer support includes at least a pliable blade and two bracing bars. The pliable blade has two sides formed respectively a first threading zone and a second threading zone that are parallel with each other. On each of the threading zones there are a plurality of threading slots spaced from one another at a selected interval to allow the bracing bars to thread through alternately up and down from one end to other end of the pliable blade. The pliable blade has two ends folding inverse to form respectively a holding portion which has holding pockets to be wedged in by the tail ends of the bracing bars to form secured holding. The blind thus formed can provide more versatile profiles and colors, and has more aesthetic appeal and added-value. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100567 | Loading Space Separation with an Extension Limiting Device - A safety device for a loading space of a motor vehicle comprises a housing in which a winding shaft is rotatably mounted and which has an outlet slot for a separating roller blind that can be wound up onto the winding shaft or can be unwound from the winding shaft and which is connected at an edge running transversely with respect to the winding direction to the winding shaft and at another edge thereof running transversely with respect to the winding direction to an extension bow that can be fixed in a roof lining region of the motor vehicle in question, and also an extension limiting device for the separating roller blind. The extension limiting device comprises a gap width reducing device for the outlet slot, which gap width reducing device can be switched between a release position, in which the separating roller blind can be completely unwound from the winding shaft, and a blocking position, in which the separating roller blind can be only partially unwound from the winding shaft. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100568 | Roll screen control member - A roll screen control member is revealed. The roll screen control member consists of a sprocket wheel, a chain protection cover, a sprocket support, a cover spring, a splined bush and a central pin. The splined bush is mounted with a roll screen tube while the central pin includes a central pin head with a plurality of cutting surfaces. After the central pin being locked into the sprocket support, each cutting surface of the central pin is corresponding to each cutting surface on the sprocket support. When a chain is pulled, due to the precise locking between the central pin and the sprocket support, splined bush is moved along with the cover spring so as to drive the roll screen tube to rotate along with the movement and further control extension or retraction of the roll screen. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100569 | WINDOW SHADE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A window shade that reduces the risk of an individual becoming entangled in cords used to operate the shade includes a headrail adapted for horizontal mounting above a window, a shading material attached to the headrail, and at least one cord for raising and lowering the shading material. The cord is attached to a location adjacent a lower end of the material, and extends upward through cord guides toward the headrail. The cord is encased within a collapsible shroud attached to each cord guide. The shroud is adapted to longitudinally extend as the shading material is lowered toward a deployed position, and then longitudinally collapse as the shading material is raised toward a stowed position. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100570 | BLIND SYSTEM - A blind system, including a screen with one end secured to a bar; and a guide track on opposite edges of said screen, each said guide track having a single rigid longitudinal body defining a guide channel with discrete parallel first and second channel portions; wherein, said screen has a edge portion extending through the second channel portion, a slit formed along said body, and into said first channel portion, for guiding the movement of said screen along said slit and for resisting separation of said edge portion from said first channel portion, and wherein said bar has an end portion adapted for movement only within said second channel portion for guiding said bar to move along said body. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100571 | Method for Producing Fine Paper Powder and Resin Composition Containing the Same - Coarsely shredded paper powder is pulverized using a first vertical roller mill equipped with a plurality of first pulverizing rollers | 2011-05-05 |
20110100572 | METHOD FOR KRAFT PULP PRODUCTION WHERE HEMICULLULOSES ARE RETURNED - The method increases the yield and improves the beatability of kraft pulp. During the progression of the cooking process, more than one cooking liquor with a dissolved content of hemicellulose is drawn off and then reintroduced to the last phases of the cooking process, to re-precipitate the hemicellulose on the fibers. The hemicellulose rich cooking liquors are adjusted so that they, upon being added to the last phase of the cooking process are optimized. Early dissolved hemicellulose has a longer chain length than the hemicellulose that dissolves in the cooking liquor in the later phases of the cooking process, and they also have different tendencies to precipitate on the wood chips softened in the cooking process. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100573 | Microcreping Traveling Sheet Material - A stationary working surface of a one roll microcreper member is of plastic resin having low wear and friction properties. As a primary pressing member subject to concentrated force it is 0.040 inch thick. One or both opposed retarder members of a bladed microcreper are of the plastic. Thermoplastics meeting wear and friction limits, e.g. ultra high density polyethylene, are employed. Primary member extensions, some having openings, slots or holes serve as flexible retarders to engage treated material. Parallel slots, preferably formed by water jet cutting, defining machine-direction fingers provide particular advantages, often greatest when the fingers begin upstream of the creping cavity, and stated dimensional limits observed. By a load-spreading surface, the thermoplastic primary member is restrained without distortion. A primary member shown is sheet form, mounted between sheet metal members, one with a restraint surface. Sheet materials of polyolefins, wood pulp, etc. are dry microcreped at improved rates and materials not heretofore capable of being processed can now be processed. By introducing a sheet material having abrasive quality, wear-in of a primary pressing member provides a curved primary pressing surface fitted to the local shape of the drive roll, for improved feeding and microcreping of the material. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100574 | FIBROUS STRUCTURES THAT EXHIBIT CONSUMER RELEVANT PROPERTY VALUES - Fibrous structures that exhibit a 4-Factor Consumer Relevant Property Value and more particularly to fibrous structures that exhibit a 5-Factor and/or 6-Factor Consumer Relevant Property Value are provided. | 2011-05-05 |
20110100575 | AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS OF FINE-PARTICULATE FILLERS, METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND USE THEREOF FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF FLUID-CONTAINING PAPERS - Aqueous slurries of finely divided fillers which are at least partly covered by anionic latices, the slurries being obtainable by treating aqueous slurries of finely divided fillers with at least one anionic latex which comprises, incorporated in the form of polymerized units, at least one monomer comprising phosphonic and/or phosphoric acid groups, preparation of the aqueous slurries and their use as an additive to the paper stock in the production of filler-containing paper, filler-containing cardboard or filler-containing board by draining the paper stock. | 2011-05-05 |