21st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100126928 | FILTER CARTRIDGE RETENTION TO NUTPLATE - A filter assembly where the filter cartridge is secured to the nutplate and a seal is provided between the filter cartridge and the nutplate. The sealing relationship between the filter cartridge and the nutplate is maintained during use of the filter assembly without using a spring engaged with the filter cartridge that biases the filter cartridge into engagement with the nutplate. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126929 | MEMBRANE SUPPORTED BIOFILM APPARATUS AND PROCESS - A membrane supported biofilm apparatus has a plurality of hollow fiber gas permeable membranes in a tank containing water to be treated. The membranes have an outside diameter of about 200 microns or less and occupy between 0.5% and 4% of the tank volume. A biofilm supported on the membranes occupies between about 40% and 80% of the volume of water to be treated in a reactor. The membranes may be oriented generally vertically and a spreader may be located near the bottom of the apparatus to disperse the membranes. Wastewater treatment processes are described. A process to dentrify water or treat oxidized contaminants comprises introducing hydrogen into an inner volume of the membranes to grow autotrophic organisms in the biofilm near the membrane and heterotrophic organism near the water. Another process is operated at a biomass concentration of at least 10 g/L and up to about 40 g/L to maintain a biofilm having a surface area of over 1000 square metres per cubic metre of tank volume. A hybrid process has suspended biomass and a membrane supported biofilm. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126930 | DENITRIFICATION PROCESS AND SYSTEM - The disclosed process and system are used for the denitrification of wastewater. The system comprises: an influent concentration analyzer for measuring an influent dissolved oxygen concentration, an influent nitrate concentration, and an influent nitrite concentration; and a feed chemical controller for providing a feed chemical at a controlled rate. The feed chemical controller is responsive to one or more output signals provided by an automated control loop that accepts input signals from the influent concentration analyzer, which input signals relate to at least two of the influent nitrate concentration, the influent nitrite concentration, and the influent dissolved oxygen concentration | 2010-05-27 |
20100126931 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PURIFYING LIQUID EFFLUENTS - The invention relates to a method and a device for purifying liquid effluents, in which water is separated from substances by performing, in a single vertical enclosure ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126932 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATAMENT OF CONTAMINATED LIQUID - Methods and apparatuses for treatment of contaminated liquid are provided including an integrated ultra-filtration and clarification apparatus, and an optional integrated electrocoagulation capability. The integrated apparatus comprises an outer tank, an inner casing, and a plurality of ultra-filtration filters contained within the inner casing. Clarification of liquid occurs in the gap between the casing and tank. Solid matter settles, and aggregates in the bottom portion of the tank. The accumulated solid material acts as a secondary filter by pre-filtering the liquid prior to contact with the ultra-filtration filters. Clarified liquid is retained in a chamber of the casing, and the clarified liquid is drawn through the ultra-filtration filters as initiated by a source of vacuum communicating with the ultra-filtration filters. The integrated apparatus can be incorporated within any desired liquid treatment facility, and one combination in accordance with this system of the present invention includes an upstream electrocoagulation unit and a downstream reverse osmosis unit. The electrocoagulation function may be incorporated in the tank by a plurality of reaction plates or blades mounted to the interior sidewall of the tank. Additionally, the integrated apparatuses may include bacterial treatment in which a selected group of micro-organisms are introduced into the apparatus for treatment of particular contaminates. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126933 | WASHER BATH USING CENTRIFUGE AND ULTRA FILTER - A part washing apparatus includes a centrifugal filter and an ultra filter provided as a single base unit. A washing chamber is provided to enclose one or more industrial parts for cleaning with a washing solution, which is collected in a washer bath. The washing solution is then pumped through a centrifugal filter to remove contaminants from the washing solution and subsequently pumped through an ultra filter a filter configured to remove further contaminants from the washing solution. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126934 | PURIFICATION PROCESS OF FLUORINE-BASED SOLVENT-CONTAINING SOLUTION - To provide a purification process where a fluorine-based solvent can be obtained at a high purity by relatively small equipment without using a distillation apparatus. A purification process of a mixed solution containing a fluorine-based solvent which is a process for purifying a fluorine-based solvent from a mixed solution containing a fluorine-based solvent, a water-soluble organic solvent contaminant, an organic contaminant and an ion contaminant, the process comprising: step (1): washing the mixed solution with water to obtain a first treated solution in which the water-soluble organic solvent concentration is reduced to 0.01 wt % or less, step (2): treating the first treated solution with activated carbon to obtain a second treated solution in which the organic contaminant concentration is reduced to 20 ppb or less, step (3): treating the second treated solution with activated alumina to obtain a third treated solution in which the fluoride ion contaminant is reduced to 10 ppb or less, and step (4): treating the third treated solution with a particle removing filter to obtain a fluorine-based solvent in which the number of particles of 0.1 μm or more is 10 particles/mL or less. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126935 | METHOD OF MEMBRANE SEPARATION AND MEMBRANE SEPARATION APPARATUS - A method of membrane separation and membrane separation apparatus, with which not only a supply liquid can be evaluated but also the problems, such as scale, occurring on reverse osmosis membrane can be monitored in a highly straightforward fashion. There is provided a membrane separation apparatus equipped with reverse osmosis membrane module ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126936 | Process and facility for treating waste drilling mud - A method is provided of recycling and cleaning up oil-based waste drilling mud and cuttings contaminated with oil-based waste drilling mud. A facility for performing the method is also provided. The method includes removing the coarse solids from the mud, breaking the emulsion, separating the hydrophobic phase from the water phase and the solid phase, vaporizing all residual oil and water from the solids, and burning off the vaporized oil. The method produces a solid “soil” product that is free from oil contamination, an oil product that is fit for reuse, and clean air emissions. A thermal desorber can be used to efficiently vaporize the oil at low temperature. Optionally the water fraction of the mud can be vaporized, solutes and salts can be captured as evaporite and then be mixed with the soil product. The method has the unique advantage of producing no persistent hazardous waste. The method has the further advantage of requiring no external input of energy if the reclaimed oil is used to provide energy for the process. The method has the further advantage of recycling portions of the drilling mud that would otherwise be subject to disposal. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126937 | WET AIR OXIDATION PROCESS USING RECYCLED CATALYST - A system and method for the treatment of process streams. A catalyst mediates a wet oxidation process at elevated temperatures and pressures for treating at least one undesirable constituent in an aqueous mixture. The aqueous mixture may be contacted with a catalyst and an oxidizing agent at an elevated temperature and a superatmospheric pressure. At least a portion of the catalyst may be precipitated by a pH adjustment and recycled back to contact the aqueous mixture | 2010-05-27 |
20100126938 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING AND RECOVERING WASTE ALKALI FROM CYCLOHEXANE OXIDATION SOLUTION - The present invention relates to a process and an apparatus for separating and recovering the waste alkali from a cyclohexane oxidation solution, and provides a process and an apparatus for separating and recovering the waste alkali from a cyclohexane oxidation solution. According to the invention, a gradient combination of the gravity separation technique, the vortex separation technique and the coalescence separation technique is used to carry out fine separation of the waste alkali liquor from the cyclohexane oxidation solution. The purified cyclohexane oxidation solution is fed into a down-stream apparatus. Most of the waste alkali liquor thus separated is recycled, while the remaining is expelled. The expelled waste alkali liquor is incinerated in an incinerator, followed by recovering the molten species using a pneumatic pulverization process. According to the invention, the content of Na | 2010-05-27 |
20100126939 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FEEDING AN AGENT TO A COOLING WATER SYSTEM - Cooling water (circulating back water) which is raised its temperature by a refrigerator | 2010-05-27 |
20100126940 | UNDERWATER PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING BALLAST WATER OF SHIP USING THE SAME - There is provided an underwater pulse plasma processing apparatus including: a power supply unit for generating pulse power; at least one discharge unit for discharging the pulse power generated in the power supply unit to a water surface including an air layer or to water including air bubbles; and a plasma processing unit for removing underwater microorganisms through plasma generated by the at least one discharge device. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126941 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING WASTEWATER FROM A WELL-HOUSE - A wastewater disposal system passively accumulates and dumps wastewater, which may advantageously prevent ice from forming in a drain line. The system includes a dump having two compartments. The dump is pivotally mounted to oscillate between a first and a second position under the influence of the weight of wastewater accumulated in the compartments. In the first position, a first compartment is aligned with an inlet while a second compartment is tilted to discharge or dump accumulated wastewater. In the second position, the second compartment is aligned with the inlet and the first compartment tilted to discharge or dump accumulated wastewater. Such may be useful at hydrocarbon well heads, particularly in cold environments. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126942 | MULTI-FREQUENCY ULTRASONIC APPARATUS AND PROCESS WITH EXPOSED TRANSMITTING HEAD - The present invention is an ultrasonic device with the transmitting head located outside a housing enclosure while radial mode PZTs and tail mass are located inside the housing enclosure. The ultrasonic device and related process are useful for any process involving supplying ultrasonic energy to a liquid, including controlling algae and decontaminating liquids with multiple ultrasonic transmitters driven at variable frequencies. A broad range of algae can be successfully controlled and various liquids can be decontaminated or otherwise processed in a rapid and effective way. Each transmitter is housed in an enclosure that can float on the surface of tanks; pools, reservoirs, lakes, ponds, and water and waste-water facilities. Alternatively, the transmitters can be attached to a structure and positioned with the transmitting head immersed into the liquid. The exposed transmitting head efficiently transmits ultrasonic energy to the liquid. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126943 | POWER SAVING TYPE SAFE DRINKING WATER DISCHARGE DEVICE - Disclosed is a power-saving type safe drinking water discharge device to treat cold water from a cooling reservoir ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126944 | Treatment of Water Contaminated with Energetic Compounds - Organic nitro compounds, especially nitro aromatic compounds and nitramines, in water are degraded through contact with bimetallic particles comprising cores of zero-valent iron having discontinuous coatings of metallic copper on the surfaces thereof. Higher rates of degradation are achieved when the water has a pH in the range of about 3.5 to about 4.5, especially when acetic acid is present in the water. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126945 | Reactor for Reductive Conversion Reactions Using Palladized Bacterial Cellulose - A process for affecting reductive conversion reactions in a reactor using the palladized bacterial cellulose immobilized on a support for reductive conversion reactions in a reactor. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126946 | SYSTEM AND MOTHOD FOR FILTERINGEITH SAFETY FEATURES - A fluid filtering system includes a housing portion and a lid portion, with a safety pin mechanism extending through the lid portion which prevents the fluid filtering system from operating correctly through visual indicators. A vent bore is included in the housing which includes a vent gasket therein for proper seating of the lid portion against the housing portion to prevent leakage of fluid being filtered. An inner circumferential gasket is also included to secure the lid portion to the housing portion and to prevent fluid leakage. A camming interface between the lid portion and the housing portion assures a secure fit of both the lid portion and the housing portion; the safety pin mechanism disallows the lid portion from being removed from the housing portion, thereby preventing accidental, and unsafe, release of the lid portion from the housing portion. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126947 | Filter Bowl Supports and Filter Systems Comprising the Same - A support for supporting and positioning a filter bowl of a filter system may include a bracket body, a rod, an extension arm threadably connected to the rod and a support band connected to and rotatable with respect to the extension arm. The bracket body may include a top plate. The top plate may include an opening for receiving the rod. The rod may be rotatably positioned in the opening in the top plate and extend from the top plate in a direction away from the top plate of the bracket body. The extension arm may be operable to extend from the bracket body or retract towards the top plate of the bracket body when the rod is rotated. The support band may be configured for attachment to the filter bowl of the filter system. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126948 | FILTERING PROCESS AND SYSTEM TO REMOVE AICI3 PARTICULATES FROM IONIC LIQUID - A process for the filtration of an ionic liquid involves feeding an ionic liquid containing precipitated metal halides to a first filtering zone, which includes at least one first filter, to provide a partially filtered product. The process further includes subsequently feeding the partially filtered product to a second filtering zone, which includes at least one second filter having a smaller pore size than the at least one first filter, to provide a filtered product. A filter system capable of filtering precipitated metal halides from ionic liquid is also disclosed. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126949 | DISPOSITION INTRODUCED IN RACK FOR SERVER AND SIMILAR WITH CLOSURE IN MIXED SHEET - DISPOSITION INTRODUCED IN RACK FOR SERVER AND SIMILAR WITH CLOSURE IN MIXED SHEET consists essentially in a rack ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126950 | Cable tray - A cable tray constructed of U-shaped transverse members made from geometrically shaped raw material that reduces the contact point load between the plurality of the U-shaped members and an electrical conductor that is placed within the cable tray. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126951 | Wire cable tray - A cable tray constructed of longitudinal and transverse members having a shape in which the vertical dimension of the shape is greater than the horizontal dimension of the shape wherein the longitudinal or transverse members are positioned such that the vertical dimension of the shape is substantially perpendicular to the load being placed on the cable tray. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126952 | Quick and Easy Assembly Shelving Unit and Method for Assembling The Same - A shelving unit includes a support frame and a plurality of support boards each detachably mounted on the support frame. The support frame includes a front support bracket, a first connecting bracket having a first end connected with a first end of the front support bracket, a second connecting bracket having a first end connected with a second end of the front support bracket, and a back board having a first end connected with a second end of the first connecting bracket and a second end connected with a second end of the second connecting bracket. Thus, the shelving unit can be assembled and disassembled without using tools, thereby facilitating a user assembling the shelving unit. In addition, the shelving unit can be folded into a smaller volume and reduces the cost of packaging, transportation and storage of the shelving unit. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126953 | Shelving Unit Whose Backplane is in Quick and Easy Assembly - A shelving unit includes a support frame and a backplane combined with the support frame. The backplane includes an upright support, a transverse connecting rack detachably combined with the upright support, a first connecting bracket secured on the upright support, a second connecting bracket secured on the connecting rack and detachably combined with the first connecting bracket, and a fastening pin extending through the first connecting bracket and the second connecting bracket to combine the first connecting bracket and the second connecting bracket together. Thus, the first connecting bracket and the second connecting bracket are combined together and detached from each other by the fastening pin, so that the upright support and the connecting rack are assembled or disassembled easily and quickly, thereby facilitating a user assembling or disassembling the backplane of the shelving unit without using tools and saving a considerable amount of time for a user. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126954 | VALVE FOR A TUBULAR CONTAINER - A device designed to be mounted in a complete container, the device comprising a container neck ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126955 | CHILD-RESISTANT CONTAINER HAVING A DEFLECTABLE RELEASE - A plastic container for a child-resistant package, including a sidewall with an outer surface, a deflectable release cantilevered from the outer surface and deflectable toward the outer surface, and deflection limiting elements carried by the deflectable release to limit deflection of the release. The deflection limiting elements include laterally spaced lugs transversely extending toward the sidewall outer surface from the deflectable release and having portions normally spaced from the sidewall outer surface, such that deflection of the release brings the portions of the lugs into abutment with the sidewall outer surface. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126956 | Bottle with Sealing Insert - A hazardous materials containment bottle provides greater sealing against the environment by the combination of a funnel-like cone-shaped insert with a lid which includes a downward projecting stopper that mates with an aperture in the center of the insert. A second sealing point is provided by a circular rim at the top of the insert which is compressed between a ledge along the top of the bottle sidewall and the underside of the lid. A third sealing point is provided by a gasket between the outer circumference of the lid and a flange around the mouth of the bottle. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126957 | Attachable mixing device - A portable, re-usable mixing device adapted to be removably attachable and re-attachable to a material entry site of a container of a liquid to be blended with another material. The mixing device has a housing encompassing a mixing chamber having, relative to the vertical plane, an upper end and a lower end. The upper end has a re-openable and re-closeable cover such as a screw cap, or any other closure device for the mixing chamber, although under some circumstances, the upper end itself maybe closed and not be re-openable and re-closeable. The lower end is adaptable for removable attachment to the container containing the liquid or other material to be blended whereby said mixing chamber is in substantially liquid sealable communication with the inner volume of said container. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126958 | TRANSFER FILM AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A CIRCUIT - A method of fabricating a circuit includes bonding an electrically conductive layer to a donor film, removing selected portions of the electrically conductive layer from the donor film to provide a circuit arrangement, and transferring the circuit arrangement from the donor film to a substrate. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126959 | INK COMPOSITION FOR ROLL PRINTING PROCESS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING PATTERN ON SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME - An ink composition used in a roll printing process and A method of forming a pattern on a substrate using the same are disclosed. The ink composition used in a roll printing process includes polymer or oligomer, a rosin ester based tackifier, and solvent. The method of forming a pattern on a substrate includes forming an organic film by coating an ink composition on the outer circumferential surface of a roller, forming a preliminary pattern on the outer circumferential surface of the roller, and allowing the preliminary pattern to adhere to the substrate. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126960 | Serpentine Microcircuit Vortex Turbulators for Blade Cooling - A cooling microcircuit for use in a turbine engine component is provided. The cooling microcircuit has at least one leg through which a cooling fluid flows. A plurality of cast vortex generators are positioned within the at least one leg to improve the cooling effectiveness of the cooling microcircuit. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126961 | Polysilicon Planarization Solution for Planarizing Low Temperature Poly-Silicon Thin Film Panels - A highly aqueous, strongly basic planarizing solution and a process for its use to reducing or essentially eliminating protrusions or projections extending generally upwardly from a generally planar surface of polysilicon film produced by Low Temperature Poly Si (LTPS) annealing a film of amorphous silicon deposited on a substrate; the process including contacting the surface of the generally planar polysilicon film with the highly aqueous, strongly basic solution for a time sufficient to selectively etch the protrusions or projections from the surface of the generally planar polysilicon film without any significant etching of the generally planar polysilicon film, said highly aqueous, strongly basic solution being a solution having a pH of 12 or higher and comprising water, at least one strong base, and at least one etch rate control agent. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126962 | Spin head and method of chucking substrate using the same - Provided is a spin head. Chuck pins, installed at a support plate to support the lateral surface of a substrate, are moved along the perpendicular direction to the radial direction of the support plate. The effect of centrifugal force applied to the chuck pins during the rotation of the support plate is minimized to support a substrate stably. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126963 | PULSED-CONTINUOUS ETCHING - In a system and method of etching a sample disposed in an etching chamber, a plurality of separately stored charges of an etching gas is discharged, one at a time, into a sample etching chamber. The discharge of each charge of etching gas occurs such that a momentary overlap exists in the end discharge of one charge of etching gas with the beginning discharge of another charge of etching gas, whereupon the desired flow of etching gas into the etching chamber is maintained. During discharge of one charge of etching gas, a previously discharged charge of etching gas is recharged. The process of discharging a plurality of separately stored charges of an etching gas, one at a time, and recharging at least one previously discharged charges of etching gas during the discharge of at least one charge of etching gas continues until the sample is etched to a desired extent. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126964 | HIGH VOLTAGE ISOLATION AND COOLING FOR AN INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA ION SOURCE - A plasma source for processing or imaging a substrate, for ion source for proton therapy, for ion thrusters, or for high energy particle accelerators includes a coolant circuit passing adjacent to a plasma ion reactor chamber and RF antenna coils. In a method for operating the plasma ion source having an induction coil adjacent to a reaction chamber for inductively coupling power into the plasma from a radio frequency power source, the method comprises pumping a dielectric fluid into contact with induction coils of the plasma ion source along the coolant circuit. Use of the dielectric fluid both electrically insulates the plasma chamber, so that it can be biased to 30 kV and up, and efficiently transfers heat away from the plasma chamber. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126965 | MOLDED BODY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE BODY AND USE THEREOF - A method for producing a molded body, said method comprising: providing a film comprising a thermoplastic plastic and having a film thickness D ranging from 1 μm to 1000 μm; irradiating the film with ionizing radiation, to produce irradiated regions in the film; thermally reshaping the film into a molded body and generating at least one hollow structure, wherein a temperature of the thermal reshaping remains below the melting temperature for the thermoplastic plastic; removing the irradiated regions, to create pores having a diameter δ from about 10 nm to about 10 μm in the molded body; and removing the molded body from a mold. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126966 | Switchgear device for breaking a bidirectional direct current and installation with photovoltaic cells equipped with such a device - A switchgear device for breaking a bidirectional direct current in an electric line comprising at least two connection terminals, and an even number of pairs of separable contacts, of arc chutes associated with distinct pairs of separable contacts, and of tripping mechanisms associated with distinct pairs of separable contacts and connected to one another by a mechanical link, each arc chute being provided with an arc extinguishing chamber and with permanent magnets presenting a polarity enabling an electric arc to be removed to said arc extinguishing chamber when the current is flowing in the electric line in a predefined direction, said predefined direction being different for one half of the arc chutes. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126967 | SWITCHGEAR AND SWITCHGEAR OPERATING MECHANISM - The time period is shortened till a cutoff spring force is released when a switchgear is cut off. This switchgear comprises: a closing shaft; a main lever fixed turnably on the closing shaft and associated with a movable contact; a closing spring; a sub shaft; a sub lever and a latch lever fixed on the sub shaft; a roller mounted on the leading end of the latch lever; a turnable latch and a kick lever; a lock lever made turnable with respect to the latch; a latch returning spring for biasing the latch; a lock returning spring for biasing the kick lever and the lock lever; and a stopper for restricting the turns of the lock lever and the latch. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126968 | WELDING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR WELDING - There is disclosed a welding frame for welding a first pipe having a first free end to a second pipe having a second free end; the frame comprising a first clamp for reconforming the first pipe adjacent its first free end and a second clamp for reconforming the second pipe adjacent its second free end; and a mounting frame mounting the first and second clamps in substantially coaxial relation. The first clamp and second clamp are actuable to hold the first free end of the first pipe in close coaxial opposition with the second free end of the second pipe for welding. There are also disclosed clamps for a frame for welding pipes, dies for use with the clamps, and methods for welding pipes. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126969 | System and Method for Weld Removal, Cutting, and Gouging With Vacuum Removal of Byproducts - An adjustable vacuum and support system for evacuating particulate matter, smoke, excess gasses, and molten metal from a work area during TIG welding and for providing adjustable support to a welding head. The vacuum system has a vacuum head and a vacuum nozzle. An adjustable mounting bracket arrangement has a first portion fixed to the vacuum head and a second portion securable to the welding head. The bracket arrangement establishes pivotal and slidable couplings between the welding head and the vacuum head. The vacuum nozzle has a support surface for being rested on a surface of a workpiece to support the vacuum head and the welding head. The support surface of the vacuum nozzle can be a base bevel surface at the tip of the nozzle. An opposed suction bevel surface can have a nozzle aperture interposed therealong. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126970 | WELDING APPARATUS AND WELDING METHOD - A welding apparatus includes a first electrode tip; a second electrode tip opposing the first electrode tip; and an electrically conductive part which is provided so as to be freely interposed between the second electrode tip and a work and ensures electrical conduction between the second electrode tip and the work when the electrically conductive part is interposed between the second electrode tip and the work, the electrically conductive part including an electrically conductive member one side of which opposes the work with a presence of a void space from the work when the electrically conductive member is interposed between the second electrode tip and the work, and against which the second electrode tip is abutted on another side thereof, and a pair of electrically conductive abutment members which are provided integrally with the electrically conductive member in such a manner as to extend toward the work, and distal ends of which are abutted against the work, a position of abutment of the electrically conductive member against the second electrode tip being positioned between the pair of abutment members. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126971 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THROUGH-HOLES IN SHEET MEMBERS - A process for producing through-holes in a sheet member to form a perforated article, such as an arcuate (non-planar) acoustic skin suitable for use in an acoustic panel of an aircraft engine nacelle. The process includes deforming a sheet member to have an arcuate shape with an arcuate surface, mounting and rotating the arcuate-shaped sheet member on a mandrel and then, while rotating the sheet member, directing an electron beam at the arcuate surface of the sheet member and deflecting the electron beam toward multiple locations on the arcuate surface to produce the through-holes through the sheet member in a defined hole pattern and thereby yield a perforated arcuate-shaped sheet member with holes having axes substantially normal to the arcuate surface. The holes are not subjected to elongation in a nonuniform manner after they are produced, and have the same transverse cross-sectional shape. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126972 | Method of removing coating resin layer of resin-coated metal tube - The present invention provides a method of removing a coated resin layer of a resin-coated metal tube whereby a resin layer can be stripped rapidly without the risk of damaging a plating layer. In a method of removing a coating resin layer of a resin-coated metal tube according to the present invention, a coating resin layer is removed by a rotating body of a rotating body stripping apparatus, whereupon the coating resin layer is removed by a laser beam of a laser apparatus. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126973 | LASER CUTTING SHAPED HOLES BY TREPANNING ON THE FLY - A method of forming a plurality of shaped holes on a workpiece. The method may include rotating the workpiece about multiple axes relative to a laser beam, and positioning the laser at a first predetermined angle relative to the workpiece. The laser beam is pulsed to form a first plurality of trepan cuts defining a row of metering holes. The laser beam, after adjusting to a next predetermined angle and adjacent a previous row of trepan cuts, is pulsed to create a plurality of rows of trepan cuts wherein each cut in the previous row of trepan cuts is connected to a cut in said subsequent row of trepan cuts. The plurality of rows of trepan cuts are formed in a side-to-side sweeping formation and define a portion of each of the shaped holes. Next, the laser is pulsed in alignment with the metering hole to remove debris from therein. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126974 | METHOD OF PRODUCING DRIP IRRIGATION TUBES - In a method for producing drip irrigation tubes, a tube body is extruded, in which tube body dosing elements are inserted and are connected to the inner surface of the tube body. In the region of the dosing elements, outlet apertures are made in each case in the tube body using a laser boring device with a specified radiation intensity, through which apertures the water can escape in drops. The radiation intensity of the laser boring device is reduced between procedures. Via a laser optical system co-operating with the laser boring device, the laser beam is led in a controlled way over the surface of the drip irrigation tube, and alphanumerical symbols are burned into this surface. Production of drip irrigation tubes and their labeling can thus be carried out in one operation. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126975 | Method of Working Material with High-Energy Radiation - According to the present invention, a method of working material with high-energy radiation is provided, wherein a polymer matrix ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126976 | WELDING DEVICE - A welding device includes a welding torch, a memory, a power supply, an input section, a selector, and a controller. The welding torch includes a welding tip having a feeder for supplying electric power to a welding wire. The memory stores a plurality of welding conditions in which a feeder-work-piece to be welded distance is associated with at least one a length of the wire supplied per unit time, a weight of the wire supplied per unit time, and a set electric current. The power supply supplies electric power between the wire and the work-piece. The input section receives an input of a set value of a feeder-work-piece distance. The selector selects one of the welding conditions stored in the memory based on the set value. The controller controls the power supply based on the welding condition selected by the selector. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126977 | Closed-End Welding Electrode Holder - Disclosed is an electrode holder to be used in welding that has a closed-end structure that removes the gripping problems inherent with open-jawed “tong-type” electrode holders. The electrode holder contains a grooved hole that allows tighter clamping onto an electrode, easing the process of bending an electrode by hand. The electrode holder also has a comfortable handle covered by a sleeve that keeps the electrode holder cool to the touch, allowing a welding lead to be fed through the sleeve and connected to the electrode holder without removing the handle of the electrode holder. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126978 | Under desk, safety foot warmer - The present invention relates to an improved heating pad adapted for personal use to warm the owner's feet while seated at a desk. It has a bi layer ground insulation system to save energy and keep the temperature of contact materials far below the applicable fire regulations. It has an occupancy sensing capability linked to a shut off switch enhancing the safety margin. It's electrical power consumption is under 1500 W with most common usage in the 90-135 W range. These features make it ideal for use at the workplace. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126979 | BAKER'S OVEN - A baking oven | 2010-05-27 |
20100126980 | DIRECT VESSEL HEATING FOR DISSOLUTION TESTING - A dissolution test vessel configured for direct vessel heating includes a lateral wall, a resistive heating element, and a temperature-sensing element. The resistive heating element and the temperature-sensing element are bonded directly to the lateral wall, and may be formed by dispensing flowable materials onto the lateral wall. The resistive heating element includes a contiguous first heating element end, heating element section, and second heating element end. The temperature-sensing element includes a contiguous first sensing element end, sensing element section, and second sensing element end. The vessel may communicate with a heater control system, which may be provided with a dissolution test apparatus at which the vessel is mounted. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126981 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COATING COMPOSITION - An electrically conductive coating composition is provided for use on aircraft and other substrate surfaces to prevent the formation of ice or to melt ice. The conductive coating composition may include a nanomaterial such as carbon nanotubes dispersed in a solvent which may be applied to a substrate surface to form a thin film which is resistively heatable. The conductive coating may also comprise a nanomaterial formed from carbon nanotubes or fullerenes grafted to a polymer containing an active functional group which renders a substrate surface icephobic and is also resistively heatable. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126982 | Method and an Apparatus for the Supply of a Gas - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the supply of a gas or a gas mixture at a predetermined temperature to a processing station in a filling machine in which gas or gas mixture pressurised to above atmospheric is passed through an electrically heated heating unit ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126983 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A TEMPERATURE GRADIENT - Device for creating a temperature gradient, especially in gaseous media, comprising at least one ohmic resistor and at least two non-conducting insulators and at least one casing and at least one elastic element positioned between the non-conducting insulator and the casing. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126984 | ELECTRICALLY HEATABLE HONEYCOMB CONFIGURATION HAVING SUPPORT PINS - A configuration contains a first honeycomb body, which is formed by at least one convoluted or wound stack and has a plurality of channels allowing a flow, wherein a first end of the stack is connected to an electric connection and a second end is connected to an electric ground. The stack contains a plurality of sheet metal foils in electric contact with each other, the foils being structured at least in some regions. At the same time, the honeycomb body has support pins for connecting to a second honeycomb body, the pins have a distance of at least 25 mm from each other along the course of the stack at least outside an inner region. A method introduces support pins into the honeycomb body and a device receives a honeycomb body and/or for positioning support pins. The device enables the installation of the support pins in the honeycomb body. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126985 | Carbon nanotube heater - A heater having a heating element includes a carbon nanotube structure and at least two electrodes. The at least two electrodes are electrically connected to the heat element. The carbon nanotube structure includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126986 | Flexible, Electrically Heatable Hose - A flexible, electrically heatable hose having an elongated electrical conductor which extends in the helical shape in the hose direction is illustrated and described. The object of providing a flexible, electrically heatable hose in which uniform heating over the hose length is ensured even in the event of major deformation of the hose, is achieved by a hose which has an elongated electrical conductor which extends in a helical shape in the hose direction, wherein the electrical conductor is embedded in a braid. In this case, the braid has first and second strands, wherein the first strands extend in a helical shape in the hose direction in the same winding direction as the electrical conductor, and the second strands extend in a helical shape in the hose direction in the opposite winding direction to the electrical conductor. The pitch angle of the electrical conductor, which extends in a helical shape in the hose direction, of the first strands and of the second strands is in this case between 50° and 80°. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126987 | Device for transfer of microwave energy into a defined volume - A planar antenna device that transfers microwave energy from generator into a separate defined volume is disclosed. Device having a single-disk radiator with diameter of 0.95-1.45 half-wavelengths provides both uniformity over 90% in rectangular chamber and acceptable value of SWR (standing wave ratio) if tuned for specific microwave generator. Device having a poly-disk radiator with diameter of 0.95-1.45 half-wavelengths provides both uniformity over 90% in rectangular chamber and acceptable value of SWR for whole industrial frequency band without additional tuning/s. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126988 | Apparatus and method for mass sterilization and pasteurization of food products - An apparatus and method for processing food products is provided. The product conditioning system includes an inlet assembly, a pressurizeable tunnel and an outlet assembly. The inlet assembly and outlet assembly include a pair of vertically extending pressure vessels having entry and exit openings which are both sealable by doors to provide liquid and gaseous tight seals. The inlet and outlet assembly pressure vessels further include a pair of vertically extending parallel screws for transporting food products from one end of the pressure vessel to the other. The pressurizeable tunnel includes a heating stage having microwave sources for irradiating food products so as to pasteurize or sterilize prepackaged food. The pressurizeable tunnel further includes a heat maintenance stage and product cooling stage. Both the heat maintenance stage and product cooling stage include vertically extending pressure vessels. Within each pressure vessel, two pairs of parallel rotating screws are positioned for moving food products through a liquid environment at a desired temperature for continued pasteurization or sterilization in the heat maintenance stage, and product cooling within the cooling stage. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126989 | SMALL CONTAINER FOR LIQUID AND/OR PASTY MATERIALS AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The invention is a small container for storing and discharging liquid and/or pasty materials. The container has a cylindrical tank with a cleaning portal mounted in the top-most portion thereof, and a base further comprising a discharge hopper. The base is configured with a wedge shape and is manufactured from material capable of being deep-drawn. The base is produced in one piece with the discharge hopper. The discharge hopper is shaped jointly with the base by means of a cupping procedure and is sloped at an angle of approximately 12°. An upper area of the base is molded with a first stroke of the cupping procedure and the drainage hopper, as an eccentric drainage cup, is molded with a second stroke. The container can have a stacking support assembly mounted on an upper portion of the container, and a stacking acceptance assembly mounted on a lower portion of the container. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126990 | UPGRADED SINGLE-DOSE CONTAINER PARTICULARLY FOR FLUID PRODUCTS - The upgraded single-dose container ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126991 | PAPER SEAL, SEALING METHOD, AND SEALED ARTICLE - A paper seal comprising a stretched thermoplastic resin film that comprises (a) a surface layer, (b) a substrate layer, and (c) a water-based adhesive-receiving layer having a water absorption level of from 2 to 25 ml/m | 2010-05-27 |
20100126992 | CONTAINER - Containers comprises a closure system comprising a fixed element and a movable closure element are disclosed. The containers may be constructed to be resealable and improve sanitary conditions of the dispensing portion and allow for easier opening with the ability to be reclosed, over a conventional container. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126993 | LOCKABLE CONTAINER FOR PRERECORDED STORAGE MEDIA - A lockable container for an article comprises a frame which has an access opening, a closure member which is pivotally mounted in relation to the frame, and a latch member which is axially movable within the closure member between a latched position and an unlatched position. The latch member and the frame are each provided with one or more interengageable detents whereby when the closure member is in a closed position and the latch member is in the latched position the detents are engaged and prevent pivoting of the closure member. Movement of the latch member to the unlatched position causes the detents to disengage and permit pivoting of the closure member. The closure member is provided with a locking member for engaging the latch member to retain it against axial movement. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126994 | TAB FOR A CLOSURE AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SUCH TAB - The invention relates to a tab for a closure, comprising a tab body having at one side a tab nose for opening the closure, and at the other side a tab lever having a finger opening for activating the tab lever, which finger opening is surrounded by a distal lever part connected by lateral lever legs to the tab body, wherein in the lever legs are formed aligned hinge parts in the form of lateral lever leg parts of reduced bending strength, to a closure and container comprising such tab, and to a process for making such tab. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126995 | POUR SPOUT FITMENTS - A pour spout fitment ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126996 | Lightweight Child-Resistant Closure - A child-resistant container closure includes a base cap having a plurality of upwardly extending teeth and one or more ramps protruding radially outwardly from a skirt, and a cover cap having a plurality of downwardly extending teeth adapted for engagement with the teeth of the base cap and one or more ramps protruding radially inwardly from a skirt, the cover cap ramps being adapted for engagement with the base cap ramps, and springs urging the cover cap apart from the base cap for enabling selective engagement between the base cap teeth and the cover cap teeth. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126997 | Lightweight Child-Resistant Closure - A child-resistant container closure includes a base cap having a top, a skirt, and a plurality of asymmetric teeth recessed in the skirt below the top, and a cover cap having a top, a skirt, and a plurality of asymmetric downwardly extending teeth adjacent to the skirt, the teeth being adapted for asymmetric engagement with the base cap teeth, the skirt having a plurality of interspersed vertical legs each spaced apart from adjacent legs by vertical openings, the legs being joined at a bottom end of the skirt by a support ring, the base cap teeth each having a sloped sliding face to ensure that one of the cover cap teeth will drop into a notch between adjacent base cap teeth when the cover cap is rotated in one direction. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126998 | Food and Beverage Container with Integrated Disposable Liner Dispenser - A food and beverage container is disclosed that includes a compartment attached to its base that is filled with disposable liners. In various embodiments the container is a storage bin, glass, mug, baby bottle, or bowl. Liners can be configured in a continuous roll with perforations, or folded in an interleaved stack. Liners are pulled into the container through an opening in the container base, and can be held in place by a retaining ring pressed over the container rim. Removing a used liner causes a fresh liner to be pulled into the container from the compartment. A lid can be included, possibly with a drinking or pouring spout through which the end of a disposable liner can be extended, and to which a retaining ring and/or a spout cover can be fitted for transportation, shaking, etc, thereby preventing added ingredients such as powders from adhering to the container. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126999 | HIGH PRESSURE TANK AND METHOD THEREOF - One exemplary embodiment of a high pressure tank and a method thereof includes providing a liner of the high pressure tank. A liner having at least one open end with a first inner diameter and a first outer diameter. The method also including providing a cap having a second outer diameter which is greater than the first inner diameter. The method further includes providing a collar having a second inner diameter which is less than the first outer diameter. The liner is brought to a first temperature, the cap is brought to a second temperature which is less than the first temperature, and the collar is brought to a third temperature which is greater than the first temperature. At least a portion of the cap is placed inside the open end and at least a portion of the collar is placed over the open end. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127000 | ENERGY SAVING COMPONENT - The invention described here provides different embodiments of a component part which exhibits high heat insulation and high heat energy storage for use in residential and industrial constructions. It is based on a latent heat storage by phase changes of particular materials in a temperature range equal to room temperature. The component part can be packaged in mats which are similar to films with air chambers (known as bubble wrap) used for packaging sensitive and fragile articles. Moreover, the component part can be rendered fire-resistant. In its most simple embodiment, it can bring about significant energy savings for heating and cooling when incorporated in walls, ceilings and floors of buildings. By integrating the material with geothermal heat pumps and solar collectors, said energy savings for heating and cooling can be increased by up to 80 percent, compared to conventional construction methods. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127001 | Pressurized Can, Such As An Aerosol Can - The invention relates to a pressurized can, such as an aerosol can, having a bottom comprising a panel connected via a countersink and a foot to the can body wall, which bottom has a panel with a substantially non-concave form. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127002 | Container Assembly For Use On Planar Surfaces Of Varying Slopes - The present invention relates generally to containers configured for use on dual planar as well as single planar surfaces that can deviate from the horizontal. Such special receptacles can be used in a variety of static environments having sloped surfaces including: hills, damaged or structures under construction, sloping roofs, and the like. The primary object is to provide a substantially horizontal storage or support structure for objects. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127003 | SUSPENSION DEVICE FOR CONTAINERS - A suspension device is applied to containers comprising a tubular body ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100127004 | DRINKING SUPPORT SYSTEM - A drinking support system for delivering liquid to an individual in which one or more bottles are each connected through a sealing cap using a tube to the individual on demand. The cap is elastic and contains sealing and anchoring elements to matches a variety of respective sealing surfaces. Through the cap a tube is inserted, mechanically supported by a conical support. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127005 | INVENTIONS RELATING TO DRINKING VESSELS - A drinking vessel is provided for use in an upright orientation and an upturned orientation. The vessel includes a mouthpiece portion and a conduit portion fluidly connected to the mouthpiece portion. The conduit portion has a lower opening through which fluid may be drawn to the mouthpiece portion when the vessel is oriented in a substantially upright orientation. The vessel further includes an intermediate inlet (fluidly connected to the mouthpiece portion. The intermediate inlet is disposed intermediate the lower opening and the mouthpiece portion. The vessel further includes a flow controller operable to control flow to the mouthpiece portion from the intermediate inlet, according to the orientation of the vessel. A lid for a drinking vessel and a drinking conduit are also claimed. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127006 | DRINKING CONTAINER LID WITH SOFT SPOUT - A container including a main body and a removable lid. The main body defines an interior cavity accessible through an opening at an upper end of the main body, and the main body has a rim about the opening. The removable lid secures to the rim of the main body to enclose the interior cavity. The removable lid includes an upper portion having a convex surface and comprises a soft, flexible material. The removable lid also includes a spout integrally molded with the upper portion and extending from the upper portion at an off-center location. The spout is shaped and sized to be received inside a child's mouth. The spout includes a wall and a flexible membrane supported by the wall. The membrane has a convex surface facing a distal end of the spout and forming a cavity within the distal end of the spout, and a valve configured to provide fluid communication between the interior cavity and the child's mouth when sufficient pressure is applied to the distal end of the spout. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127007 | Hydration system with disposable bag and sleeve fastening assembly - A disposable bag hydration system. A reusable bag sleeve fastening assembly comprises an inner sleeve, an outer sleeve, and a cap. A lip portion of the inner sleeve is inserted into a bag fill hole, and the outer sleeve is positioned over the inner sleeve. A periphery area of bag material around the hole is sealed between portions of inner sleeve and the outer sleeve. A drinking tube is attached to a cap which is secured to the outer sleeve. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127008 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRESSURIZING CONTAINERS - A container, such as a bottle or jar, that includes a closed compartment and an active insert device for pressurizing the closed compartment. The active insert device comprises an elastic liner and an active insert that are affixed to a closure or cap or the container. The active insert includes at least one reactant that is triggered to a reaction by an external energy source. The reaction produces a gas, which is delivered to the closed compartment via the liner. The gas causes the liner to expand and open a passage to deliver the gas to the closed compartment. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127009 | Pop-up hanger on drum - A drum assembly having opposite ends and a cylindrical drum surface extending between the ends, and a central through opening extending between the ends, a support carried in the opening and having an extended position in which a portion of the support projects endwise from the opening and a retracted position in the opening, and there being retention structure associated with the opening to retain the support alternately in positions. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127010 | NESTABLE PRODUCE CONTAINER - A produce container comprises a basket portion and a closure portion, which are hingedly secured to one another to be relatively movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The container can be secured in the closed configuration by way of at least one tab projecting upwardly from a front edge of a basket portion peripheral lip, which is received within a corresponding slot defined inwardly of the front edge of a closure portion peripheral lip. Each slot extends into a collocated recess in the outer surface of the closure portion peripheral lip, and each tab has an outwardly extending locking projection which, in the closed configuration, engages a corresponding recess engagement surface. Each locking projection terminates inwardly of the outer surface of the front edge of the closure portion peripheral lip and each tab terminates below the upper surface of the closure portion peripheral lip. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127011 | LID HAVING A FLIP TOP COVER - A lid for a container. The lid includes a planar surface, a wall surrounding the planar surface, and a recess. The recess is formed on a portion of the planar surface and has a defined perimeter. The recess has a gradually sloping surface from a middle portion of the planar surface to the wall and an opening formed therein. The lid also includes a cover pivotably connected with the recess and is configured to pivot between a first position and a second position. The cover has a perimeter configured to rest within the recess when in one of the first position and the second position. The cover also has a cavity sized to engage the opening in the recess. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127012 | WATERPROOF BOX - The present invention provides a waterproof box which has small size, high workability in its assembling, and high waterproof character. The waterproof box includes a body including a peripheral body wall which has an annular convex rim defining an opening, and a first fulcrum portion which is provided on the peripheral body wall; and a cover covering the opening and including a peripheral cover wall which has an annular chase defined by a inner wall and an outer wall and engaged with the annular convex rim, and a second fulcrum portion which is provided on the peripheral cover wall and engaged with the first fulcrum portion so that the cover rotates about the fulcrum portions. A height of a first edge of the inner wall corresponding to the second fulcrum portion is lower than that of a second edge of the inner wall adjacent to the first edge. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127013 | DVD KIOSKS - Distribution devices for creating and dispensing digital content to a user are described. The distribution devices (i.e., a kiosk) contain an apparatus for manufacturing and dispensing a desired medium (i.e., DVD) for any desired type of digital content or media (i.e., a movie or a song) on demand by a user. The distribution devices can be connected to any electronic communications network that allows that media to be downloaded to a specific distribution device, if needed. Thus, a user can select the media (i.e., a desired movie) that may not be currently available at that specific distribution device. That media can then be downloaded from the electronic communications network, the medium containing the media created, and then the medium dispensed to the customer. Thus, the customer's selection of any desired media can be increased and costs for operating the distribution devices can be reduced. Other embodiments are described. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127014 | DRUM TYPE CONTAINER FOR ANALYTICAL ELEMENTS - A drum type container for analytical elements comprises a casing defining a compartment with a plurality of portions For receiving respective ones of the analytical elements. The container further comprises a base assembly to which the casing is rotatably mounted. The base assembly includes a dispenser mechanism for dispensing the glucose test strips from the casing and a locking mechanism for maintaining an alignment of a selected one of the compartment portions with the dispensing mechanism. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127015 | BEVERAGE PROPORTIONING - A semi-frozen beverage dispenser with an improved flow proportioning mechanism is provided. In a filling cycle, a first valve regulating the syrup flow opens first to deliver a predetermined volume before it closes and a second valve regulating the water flow opens to deliver a volume according to the desired water to syrup ratio. A common flow sensor measures the liquid flow volume for both the syrup and water and provides the information to the control system. If it takes too long to deliver the expected volume, the system gives out a liquid-low warning. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127016 | Hand-Held Toothpaste Squeezer - A hand-held toothpaste squeezer is disclosed. The squeezer comprises: a housing; a squeezing mechanism provided in the housing, the squeezing mechanism comprising a drive shaft and a driven shaft engaged with the drive shaft via gear at one end, the drive shaft being parallel to the driven shaft and having a gap in a range of 0.5-1 mm with respect to the driven shaft; the drive shaft being further provided with a stepping gear; the inlet of the housing, the gap between the drive shaft and the driven shaft, and the outlet of the housing being aligned with each other; an actuating mechanism comprising an elastic button and an actuating element. The plastic or metal toothpaste tube is squeezed from the bottom up, which prevents the air from entering and reduces the deposit of the toothpaste. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127017 | DISPENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLED DISPENSING OF A FLUID - A dispensing apparatus for cooled fluid, provided with a fluid holder, a cooling system near the fluid holder for cooling fluid in the fluid holder, a tap for dispensing fluid from the fluid holder, and means for active heating of fluid in said fluid holder in order to prevent the temperature of said fluid from dropping below a reference temperature. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127018 | Pump Dispenser and Method of Manufacturing a Pump Dispenser - A manually actuated pump dispenser ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100127019 | Flavored Supplements in Liquid Form to be Added to Food and Methods of Using Same - The present invention relates to the administration of liquid flavored composition comprising medicine, supplements, vitamins, or other medicants to animals, including people, using a precise-dosing dispenser/pump. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127020 | PUMP DISPENSER - A push-type dispenser which has a cylinder as thin as possible and is free from deformation is provided. A pump dispenser (A) has a cylinder ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100127021 | Closure with lid with push-button actuation - A dispensing closure system for use with an associated container includes a closure assembly having a closure base, and a lid moveably connected to the closure base. The present preferred embodiment of the closure includes a slider element mounted on an upper surface of the closure base for lateral movement between unactuated and actuated positions. The provision of camming surfaces on the slider element, which cooperate with the closure lid, permit convenient, push-button opening of the closure lid to facilitate convenient use by consumers. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127022 | DISPENSING VALVE - A valve is disclosed for dispensing small quantities of solid material in powder or granular form. The valve includes a valve housing defining a generally vertical flow passage through the housing, and a valve member rotatable in the valve housing about a generally horizontal axis of rotation between open and closed positions. In one embodiment, a slot is provided in the valve body. The valve body and slot are configured such that the slot communicates with both the inlet and the outlet of the flow passage when the valve member is open, and such that the slot communicates with the inlet but not the outlet of the flow passage when the valve member is closed. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127023 | Tapping Channel for a Metallurgical Furnace - The invention relates to a tapping channel ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100127024 | CONVERTIBLE ACTIVITY BACKPACK - A convertible activity backpack can include a shoulder harness, at least one storage compartment for storing items, and an activity platform. The convertible activity backpack can be configured in an on-back state and in an activity state. When in the on-back state, the convertible activity backpack can be designed to be worn over at least one shoulder with the at least one storage compartment positioned on a back of a wearer and the activity platform is hidden. When configured in the activity state, the convertible activity backpack is designed to be supported and the activity platform exposed so that the activity platform is usable as a supporting surface that is approximately horizontal. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127025 | CONVERTIBLE GARMENT AND CONTAINER | 2010-05-27 |
20100127026 | LOCKDOWN SOFT ROOFRACK - The lockdown soft roofrack provides a platform in particular a ‘roofrack’ that allows the carriage of sports boards on top of a variety of vehicle's roofs in a convenient and secure fashion. The invention contains three items, of which one item is a piece of webbing, the second item is a tightening mechanism and the third item is a detachable load hook. When the webbing is tightened via the single tightening mechanism it pulls through both ends of the detachable load hook thus tightening a loop of the webbing around the sports boards whilst simultaneously tightening the webbing around the vehicle's roof, thus pulling the sports boards securely down onto a vehicles roof. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127027 | Trailer Storage Compartment - A storage compartment for trailers. The storage compartment is mounted on the tongue of the trailer with a bottom tray, cover support members and a flexible cover. The bottom tray includes raised ribs with a circular indentation for securing propane tanks. The tray is mounted to the trailer tongue by the use of C channel members and U bolts. The bottom tray is covered by a flexible cover that is easily removed and seals into a waterproof engagement with the bottom tray. | 2010-05-27 |