33rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110197929 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING CARBONACEOUS DEPOSITS ON SURFACES OF CATALYSTS AND PLANT PARTS - A process for removing carbonaceous deposits on surfaces of catalysts and plant parts by treating the deposits with a superheated stream of steam admixed at least temporarily with an oxygenous gas, which comprises, in each case with monitoring of the CO | 2011-08-18 |
20110197930 | SPRAY BULB CLEANER FOR DIGITAL CAMERA SENSORS - A spray bulb cleaner is provided for removing dust from digital camera sensors. The cleaner comprises a compressible yet resilient manually actuatable bulb body defining a deformable wall circumscribing an air enclosure. The bulb wall has an air outlet enabling air outflow from the bulb air enclosure toward ambient air when the bulb is squeezed and becomes deformed. The bulb wall also has an air intake enabling ambient air inflow into the bulb air enclosure. A releasable first one-way valve mounted at the air intake, controls air inflow from ambient air towards the bulb enclosure. A releasable second one-way valve mounted at a tubular nozzle inner end portion controls air outflow from the bulb air enclosure toward ambient air. The nozzle is mounted at to the bulb air outlet. At least a portion of the spray bulb is made from an electrostatically charged ionizing compound for neutralizing a target surface to be dusted by the spray bulb cleaner. A filter member can be mounted adjacent either the first or second one-way valves. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197931 | APPARATUS FOR WASHING A WORKPIECE - The present invention relates to an apparatus ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110197932 | APPARATUS FOR CLEANING AN IMMERSED SURFACE PROVIDED WITH AN ACCELEROMETER DEVICE WHICH DETECTS GRAVITATIONAL ACCELERATION - The invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning an immersed surface, comprising a hollow body, guiding and driving members, a filtration chamber which is provided in the hollow body and which has at least one liquid inlet, at least one liquid outlet and a hydraulic circuit for circulation of liquid through a filtering device. An accelerometer device is fixedly joined to the hollow body and which is adapted to provide instantaneous measurements of at least one acceleration component of the terrestrial gravity in at least one fixed direction which is fixed relative to the hollow body, and a processing unit for processing the acceleration measurements supplied by the accelerometer device. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197933 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher is provided that prevents foreign materials from remaining lodged in a filter. The dishwasher may include a sump in which washing fluid is collected, a filter provided in the sump so as to separate foreign materials from the washing fluid, and a cleaning device including at least one blade that scrapes foreign materials from the filter as the cleaning device moves, either in a rotating direction or a linear direction. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197934 | DISHWASHER, - Dishwasher, comprising a first wash circulation system ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110197935 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE TO CENTER THE VEHICLE IN A WASH BAY - A vehicle washing system associated with a bay in which a vehicle is parked during the washing operation is equipped with a centering target which can be selectively deployed upon entry of a vehicle to assist the driver in placing the vehicle on the longitudinal centerline of the effective washing area in the bay. The target may be provided by a vertically-depending spray arm having internal LEDs which are illuminated in a flashing effect during vehicle entry and in constant colors during the washing program. Several alternative target arrangements are described. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197936 | DEVICE FOR CLEANING/WASHING OF CARGO HOLDS ONBOARD DRY CARGO VESSELS - This invention consists of a device for washing/cleaning of cargo holds onboard dry cargo vessels, where the device ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110197937 | MULTIPLE WASH ZONE DISHWASHER - A dishwasher having a tub defining a wash chamber for washing dishes and a dish rack located within the wash chamber. The dishwasher also has a spray arm assembly configured to spray a first flow of wash liquid toward the dish rack, thereby providing a first wash zone. A spray manifold provided within the wash chamber is configured to provide a second flow of wash liquid toward the dish rack, thereby providing a second wash zone. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197938 | MULTIPLE WASH ZONE DISHWASHER - A dishwasher having a tub defining a wash chamber for washing dishes and a dish rack located within the wash chamber. The dishwasher also has a spray arm assembly configured to spray a first flow of wash liquid toward the dish rack, thereby providing a first wash zone. A spray manifold provided within the wash chamber is configured to provide a second flow of wash liquid toward the dish rack, thereby providing a second wash zone. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197939 | HIGH-PRESSURE WASHING LIQUID EJECTING WASHING APPARATUS - A high-pressure washing liquid ejecting washing apparatus comprises a bar-shaped holder; and a plurality of high-pressure washing liquid ejecting nozzles arranged at constant intervals along a longitudinal direction of the bar-shaped holder, the holder being supported at both sides in a longitudinal direction thereof such that the holder is rotatable around its longitudinal axis, the holder being reciprocatingly rotated around the longitudinal axis within a predetermined rotational angle and the ejecting nozzles ejecting a high-pressure washing liquid to a washed surface of an object in a single straight-line shape to wash the object while the object is conveyed at a constant speed with respect to the holder, wherein the holder has a length which is not less than a length across the object and is disposed such that the holder is orthogonal to a direction in which the object is conveyed or is tilted with respect to the direction in which the object is conveyed, when viewed from a normal line direction of the washed surface. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197940 | SADDLE SHAPED TENT WITH PORTICO - Disclosed herein is a portico for saddle-shaped tents. The portico includes a drape that is suspended from the saddle-frame of the saddle-shaped tent. The portico also includes a portico-frame that has a horizontal beam, which beam is attached to the lower edge of the drape. The portico-frame may also include posts. In one embodiment of the invention, the portico acts as a joiner to join two adjacent saddle-shaped tents. The invention includes tents and compound tent-structures that incorporate the portico. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197941 | ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES AND METHODS - An energy conversion device may include at least one hot source chamber ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110197942 | THIN-FILM THERMO-ELECTRIC GENERATOR AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - For the thin-film thermo-electric generator and fabrication method of this invention, a P-type thermo-electric thin-film layer, an insulating thin-film layer and a N-type thermo-electric thin-film layer is deposited on a substrate to form a three-layer PN junction, multiple three-layer PN junctions in series are available, an insulating thin-film layer is provided between every to serial three-layer PN junctions, and electrodes are extracted from the substrate and the outermost thin-film layer of the last three-layer thin-film PN junctions. The present invention applies the deposition of P-type thermo-electric thin-film layer, an insulating thin-film layer and a N-type thereto-electric thin-film layer to form a three-layer PN junction, thus a thermo-electric generator is formed, during the deposition of the insulating thin-film layer, intentionally sheltering the substrate and one end of the deposited thin-film layer and depositing the P-type or N-type materials on the substrate and one end of the deposited thin-film layer directly, to form a connection of PN junction or a serial connection between two PN junction, the separate connection of the P-type or N-type materials is not required, simplifying the fabrication processes of the thin-film thermo-electric generator, owning to the function of the thin-film thermo-electric materials and serial connection structure of multiple three-layer PN junctions, the performance of the thin-film thermo-electric generator is greatly improved. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197943 | Flow arrangement for a solar system - The invention relates to a flow arrangement ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110197944 | STACKABLE FLAT-ROOF/GROUND FRAMEWORK FOR SOLAR PANELS - A stackable flat-roof/ground framework ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110197945 | ELECTRICALLY PARALLEL CONNECTION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES IN A STRING TO PROVIDE A DC VOLTAGE TO A DC VOLTAGE BUS - An arrangement comprising at least a first photovoltaic module and a second photovoltaic module in a string is disclosed. The first photovoltaic module and second photovoltaic module are electrically connected in parallel and arranged to provide a DC voltage to a voltage bus. Also, an electrical connecting device configured for connecting to a photovoltaic module is disclosed. The electrical connecting device comprises first and second contacts for receiving a first DC voltage from the photovoltaic module and third and fourth contacts configured for electrically parallel connection to a DC voltage bus for providing a second DC voltage, dependent on the first DC voltage, to the DC voltage bus. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197946 | Lightning Protection for Power Inverters - An inverter includes two input lines for connecting the inverter to an AC power source, a buffer capacitance effective between the input lines, a grounded potential equalization busbar, an isolation monitoring device monitoring the electrical isolation of one of the two input lines with regard to the potential equalization busbar, and an overvoltage eliminating device having at least one overvoltage eliminator for draining overvoltages from the input lines to the potential equalization busbar. The at least one overvoltage eliminator is connected between that input line, whose electric isolation with regard to the potential equalization busbar is monitored, and the potential equalization busbar, without any fuse being connected in series with the at least one overvoltage eliminator. Any overvoltage eliminator of the overvoltage eliminating device, which is connected between the other of the two input lines and the potential equalization busbar, if present, is connected in series with a fuse. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197947 | WIRE NETWORK FOR INTERCONNECTING PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS - Provided are novel interconnect wire network assemblies and methods of fabricating thereof. An assembly may include conductive portions/individual wires that, in certain embodiments, are substantially parallel to each other. The assembly also includes two or more carrier films (i.e., the front side and back side films) attached to opposite sides of the wires. The films are typically attached along the wire ends. The films are made from electrically insulating materials and at least the front side film is substantially transparent. The front side film is used to attach the wires to a photovoltaic surface of one cell, while the back side film is used for attachment to a substrate surface of another cell. These attachments electrically interconnect the two cells in series. In certain embodiments, one or both carrier films extend beyond two end wires and form insulated portions that allow much closer arrangements of the cells in a module. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197948 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL MODULE - Disclosed are a dye-sensitized solar cell and a dye-sensitized solar cell module that suppress a decrease in photoelectric conversion efficiency caused by dye adsorption to an insulation layer. The dye-sensitized solar cell is characterized by having a stacked structure wherein an electroconductive layer, a photoelectric conversion layer formed of a porous semiconductor layer into which a dye is absorbed, a porous insulation layer, a catalyst layer, and a counter-electrode electroconductive layer are stacked in this order on a light-transmissive support body, with an insulation cover part that is comprised of a material which differs from that of the porous insulation layer formed on at least a part of or on all of the surface of the porous insulation layer. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197949 | SOLAR COLLECTOR - This invention presents a trough-shaped solar collector. The solar collector includes a trough-shaped reflector for concentrating incoming solar rays upon a focal axis. The reflector includes a flexible reflective membrane having a concave reflective surface. The reflective membrane is braced by a support frame that is inside the concave space created by the reflective surface. The concave reflective surface forms a paraboloidal surface. The reflective membrane is placed in tension and is held against support frame members using clamps. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197950 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A photovoltaic module includes a solar module and a heat sink bonded with a solar unit in a vacuum heating pressing manner. The heat sink is used for dissipating thermal energy generated by the solar module. Through the structure, heat of the solar module can be dissipated more effectively, thereby increasing efficiency of photoelectric conversion. Besides, the structure of the photovoltaic module is simplified, a heat conduction interface material in the prior art is not required, and assembly can be performed in the vacuum heating pressing manner, thereby greatly simplifying the manufacturing procedure. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197951 | SOLAR BATTERY MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solar battery module includes a wiring substrate having connection wiring on a front surface, a plurality of solar battery cells, a sealant sealing the plurality of solar battery cells mounted on the front surface of the wiring substrate, and a light-transmitting front surface protection material covering the plurality of solar battery cells sealed with the sealant. The plurality of solar battery cells each include a cell substrate and back surface electrodes disposed on a back surface of the cell substrate. The cell substrates are arranged on the front surface of the wiring substrate. The plurality of solar battery cells are mounted on the wiring substrate by electrically connecting the back surface electrodes with the connection wiring. A filler is disposed in at least a portion of a gap between the plurality of solar battery cells. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197952 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - A photovoltaic device has a first photovoltaic cell unit and a second photovoltaic cell unit stacked on either side of a conductive intermediate layer, between a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode and second electrode being electrically connected by a channel formed through the first photovoltaic cell unit, the second photovoltaic cell unit, and the intermediate layer as far as the surface of the first electrode, and a PN junction being formed at an end section of the intermediate layer that contacts the second electrode by adding dopant. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197953 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS AND THIN-FILM SOLAR MODULE - A method for forming at least one electrically conducting contact area on a thin-film solar module. The method steps include providing a plurality of thin-film solar cells including cell material layers; applying the thin-film solar cells to a support material; and forming the at least one electrically conducting contact area on the thin-film solar module by using a cold gas spraying process. A thin-film solar module includes a support material, a plurality of cell material layers applied to the support material, and at least one electrically conducting contact area formed on the thin-film solar module by a cold gas spraying process. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197954 | PHOTOVOLTAIC APPARATUS AND PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY ATTACHED TO A SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A photovoltaic apparatus is provided. The photovoltaic apparatus includes a photovoltaic module. The photovoltaic apparatus also includes at least one support strip attached to a bottom surface of the photovoltaic module. Each support strip has a first edge portion, a center portion, and a second edge portion. The second edge portion includes a flange having a first end and a second end. A photovoltaic array is also provided. The photovoltaic array includes a first photovoltaic apparatus and a second photovoltaic apparatus. The photovoltaic array is attached to a support structure. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197955 | SOLAR MODULE HAVING AN ENCAPSULANT MOUNTING ADHESIVE - A solar module includes a photovoltaic device that is partially encapsulated on a front side by a laminate layer. A front substrate is located over the laminate layer. The photovoltaic device is also at least partially encapsulated on a back side by a pressure sensitive adhesive layer. The adhesive layer acts as an encapsulant to protect the photovoltaic device as well as acts as an adhesive for attachment to a substrate. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197956 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL WITH GRADED BANDGAP STRUCTURE - A thin film solar cell with a graded bandgap structure comprises a front contact, a first light absorption layer, a transition layer, a second light absorption layer and a back contact. The first light absorption layer is formed on the front contact, the transition layer is formed on the first light absorption layer, the second light absorption layer is formed on the transition layer, and the back contact is formed on the second light absorption layer, wherein the transition layer has a graded bandgap, which is made by alternating a layer of the first superlattice layers, having a first bandgap, with a layer of the second superlattice layers, having a second bandgap, in a tandem arrangement, based on the condition that the thickness of each layer of the first and the second superlattice layers is varied increasing, decreasing or increasing first and then decreasing. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197957 | SILICON-BASED THIN FILM SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A method for manufacturing a silicon-based thin film solar cell including a crystalline silicon photoelectric conversion unit which contains a p-type layer ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110197958 | AMORPHOUS TIN-CADMIUM OXIDE FILMS AND THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A tin-cadmium oxide film having an amorphous structure and a ratio of tin atoms to cadmium atoms of between 1:1 and 3:1. The tin-cadmium oxide film may have an optical band gap of between 2.7 eV and 3.35 eV. The film may also have a charge carrier concentration of between 1×10 | 2011-08-18 |
20110197959 | Photovoltaic Cell with Surface Plasmon Resonance Generating Nano-Structures - A photovoltaic cell ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110197960 | METHOD FOR APPLYING FULL BACK SURFACE FIELD AND SILVER BUSBAR TO SOLAR CELL - A method is provided for applying back contact silver busbars to an aluminum back surface field (BSF) of a solar cell. The method involves providing a solar cell substrate having a front side and a back side; printing a full aluminum backing layer on the back side of the solar cell substrate; drying the printed aluminum backing layer to yield a full aluminum layer; printing and drying a peeling paste on the full aluminum layer in areas where the silver busbars are desired; printing and drying a front contact silver paste on the front side of the solar cell substrate to produce a front grid electrode; co-firing and cooling the front and back sides of the solar cell, wherein during firing the peeling paste wets excess aluminum powder in the aluminum layer, such that during cooling of the solar cell the peeling paste contracts, solidifies, and peels off with the excess aluminum powder to leave a full aluminum BSF having open areas; and printing, drying, and firing a back contact silver paste on the open areas of the BSF to yield silver busbars. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197961 | CONDUCTIVE ALUMINUM PASTE AND THE FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF, THE SOLAR CELL AND THE MODULE THEREOF - This present disclosure relates to conductive aluminum paste for fabricating a silicon solar cell. Herein, the conductive aluminum paste is composed of organic carrier, aluminum powder, nano-scale metal particle, and glass frit, wherein the nano-scale metal particle has a particle size distribution D50 in the range from 10 nanometers to 1000 nanometers and the weight percentage of the nano-scale metal particle associated with the conductive aluminum paste is around 0.1 through 10 wt %. Furthermore, the characteristics of the conductive aluminum paste are for reducing the sheet resistance value of the electrode, increasing the adhesion in the silicon solar cell package module, and enhancing the electro-optical conversion efficiency of the silicon solar cell. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197962 | BARRIER LAMINATE AND PROTECTION SHEET FOR SOLAR CELL - Provided is a barrier laminate which comprises a polyester substrate film, an organic layer directly on the surface of the polyester substrate film and an inorganic layer directly on the surface of the organic layer, wherein the organic layer comprises polymer material having a glass-transition temperature of 40° C. or more as the main component. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197963 | PASTE FOR BACK CONTACT-TYPE SOLAR CELL - Disclosed is a back contact-type solar cell wherein both of n | 2011-08-18 |
20110197964 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell is discussed. The solar cell includes a substrate of a first conductive type; a first emitter region of a second conductive type opposite the first conductive type and forming a p-n junction with the substrate; a front electrode unit on a first surface of the substrate, and connected to the first emitter region; a back surface field region of the first conductive type formed at a second surface of the substrate opposite the first surface, and having a lattice shape with a plurality of internal portions; a rear passivation layer unit formed on the second surface, and a rear electrode electrically connected to the substrate. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197965 | SOLAR CELLS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A photovoltaic cell, the cell comprising:
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20110197966 | ORGANIC PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND ORGANIC PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is an organic photoelectric conversion element having a high photoelectric conversion ratio. Provided is also a method for manufacturing an organic photoelectric conversion element which can significantly reduce the manufacturing cost by forming a transparent electrode and an organic generation layer portion by coating a material. The organic photoelectric conversion element includes on a transparent substrate, a first electrode unit having a transparent conductive layer, an organic generation unit, and a second electrode unit which are successively arranged in this order when viewed from the transparent substrate. The transparent conductive layer constituting the first electrode unit contains conductive fiber and transparent conductive material. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197967 | PHOTOVOLTAIC ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - On a p-type conductive light absorption layer provided by a chalcopyrite structure compound that is layered bridging a pair of backside electrode layers provided on a side of a glass substrate, a light-transmissive n-type buffer layer that forms a p-n junction with the light absorption layer is layered. A light-transmissive transparent electrode layer is layered on the buffer layer to extend from a side of the light absorption layer and the buffer layer to one of the pair of backside electrode layers. The transparent electrode layer is formed in an amorphous film containing indium oxide and zinc oxide as primary components, the transparent electrode layer exhibiting a film stress of ±1×10 | 2011-08-18 |
20110197968 | SOLAR COLLECTOR PANEL - A solar deflecting assembly for significantly improving the efficiency of solar collection panels. The assembly is easy to manufacture and can be operated in a passive mode. The assembly is especially effective for bi-facial solar panels or for thin film solar photoreceptors deployed around cylinders. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197969 | METHODS AND INTERMEDIATES FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF DIPYRRIN-SUBSTITUTED PORPHYRINIC MACROCYCLES - The present invention provides dipyrrin substituted porphyrinic macrocycles, intermediates useful for making the same, and methods of making the same. Such compounds may be used for purposes including the making of molecular memory devices, solar cells and light harvesting arrays. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197970 | FLUID PROCESSING UNIT COMPRISING ONE OR MORE CASSETTES - The present invention relates to a fluid processing unit through which fluid may flow while being processed. The fluid processing unit comprises a casing and one or more cassettes each comprising an outer housing being arranged so that the outer housing forms at least a part of the casing and each comprising a flow passage through the cassette. At least one of the cassettes comprises at least one fluid interaction component or is adapted to receive at least one fluid interaction component. The fluid processing unit comprises total pressure increasing means for at least partially overcoming the pressure loss due to the fluid flowing through the unit, the total pressure increasing means and one, more or all of the one or more fluid interaction components being encapsulated by the casing. The invention further relates to a cassette comprising an outer housing being arranged so that the outer housing forms at least a part of a casing of a fluid processing unit when at least two cassettes are combined to form at least a part of the fluid processing unit, the cassette further comprising a flow passage through the cassette and the cassette further comprises or is adapted to receive at least one fluid interaction component. The invention further relates to a method for providing an interaction between a fluid and an interaction component, the method comprising feeding fluid to a fluid processing unit as described above. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197971 | Water Purification System And Method - The invention concerns a water purification system ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110197972 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DILUTION CONTROL - A dilution control device and method of operating the same. The dilution control device can include a structure for dispensing concentrate and diluent fluid in a desired dilution ratio utilizing volumetric dosing. In some embodiments, diluent fluid drives a wheel or compresses a pliable concentrate bag in order to dispense concentrate in the desired ratio with the diluent fluid. In some embodiments, one or more floats can be used to drive a pump or actuate a valve to dispense concentrate at a particular rate proportional with the flow rate of the diluent fluid. In some embodiments, a rocker is responsive to the flow of diluent fluid to pump concentrate. In some embodiments, the dilution control device can be operable to automatically modulate the dispense rate of concentrate when the diluent fluid flow rate is varied in order to maintain a predetermined dilution ratio. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197973 | INLET SECTION OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE NACELLE - A nacelle inlet for an aircraft engine of a type having an engine fan case with a forward flange includes an acoustic inner barrel having a forward edge and an aft edge, an outer shell having a nose lip portion with a trailing inner edge, and an outer barrel portion having an aft portion. The nacelle inlet also includes an aft attachment flange configured to attach the inlet to the forward flange of the engine fan case, and an aft bulkhead having an aft end and connecting the outer barrel portion of the outer shell to the aft attachment flange. The forward edge of the acoustic inner barrel is connected to the trailing inner edge of the nose lip portion, and the aft portion of the inner barrel is attached to the aft attachment flange. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197974 | Draining Apparatus - A draining apparatus for use in discharging water from a cistern which is arranged for dual flush operation. The apparatus includes an inlet member ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110197975 | Well that can be buried for housing and protecting electro-hydraulic apparatuses - The invention describes a well ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110197976 | STANDPIPE DIRECT FLOAT VALVE - A standpipe float valve having a standpipe housing having an inlet port and an outlet port, a valve plug deployed within the standpipe housing, the valve plug configured to regulate a flow of fluid into the standpipe housing and a float element deployed within the standpipe housing and reactive to a fluid level in the standpipe housing, the float element attached to the valve plug and configured to actuate the valve plug, wherein the standpipe housing has a substantially cylindrical interior volume, the valve plug has a substantially cylindrical outer face and an outside diameter of the valve plug is substantially equal to an inside diameter of the cylindrical interior volume of the standpipe housing such that the valve plug is slidingly displaceable within the standpipe housing between an open position, in which fluid flows through the inlet port into the standpipe housing and a closed position in which fluid flow through the inlet valve is blocked. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197977 | Valve system for fluid fuel - A fluid fuel consuming apparatus (such as a gas fire) is disposed in a room of a building and a supply of fluid fuel is connected to the apparatus via a valve unit ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110197978 | IMPROVED VALVE ASSEMBLY - An improved valve assembly having an integral single piece housing ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110197979 | Flow Control Valve with Damping Chamber - A valve, preferably of the flow control construction type, has a valve piston or pressure regulator piston mounted in an axially displaceable manner in a valve housing. The valve piston and the valve housing form a damping chamber for the motional damping of the valve piston. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197980 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COLLECTION OF WET CONCRETE RESIDUE FROM DISPENSING ELEMENT OF CONCRETE DELIVERY VEHICLES - An apparatus for the collection of wet concrete residue that results from rinsing of a concrete dispensing element of a concrete delivery vehicle. The apparatus includes a container body having an internal volume with an open top and a back wall and side wall, a shield guard that extends above a back and at least portions of the side walls of the container body, a containment cover that is hingedly attached to the container body and which permits the containment cover to open between a full opened position where the open top of the container body is accessible, and a fully closed position wherein the container cover water tightly closes the open top of the container body, a drain valve connected to the container body to control flow of liquid out of the container body, a strainer associated with the drain valve which prevents aggregate from being drained through the drain valve, and suspension hooks for suspending the apparatus on a concrete dispensing element of a concrete delivery vehicle. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197981 | Processing System for Plant Containers - The present invention relates to a system for processing plant holders with at least one plant therein, such as trays and/or pots, which can be arranged on a carrying surface associated with the system. The system comprises at least one processing station on or in the carrying surface and transport means for transporting at least one plant holder at a time from and to the processing station. The transport means comprise at least one guide arranged at a height above a ground surface, a carriage which is displaceable relative to the guide, and at least one gripper for raising and/or lowering on the carriage for selectively picking up from above or setting down the plant holder from or onto the carrying surface, or in or at a processing station. The present invention also relates to a method for processing plant holders with at least one plant therein, such as trays and/or pots. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197982 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAVING A LUBRICATION REGULATION VALVE - A hydraulic control system for a transmission includes a first source of pressurized hydraulic fluid, a second source of pressurized hydraulic fluid, a lubrication subsystem for communicating a pressurized hydraulic fluid through the transmission, and a fluid control device in communication with the first source of pressurized hydraulic fluid. A lubrication regulation valve is in communication with the first and second sources of pressurized hydraulic fluid, the fluid control device, and the lubrication subsystem. The lubrication regulation valve allows fluid communication from the first source of pressurized hydraulic fluid to the lubrication subsystem when in a first position, the valve allows fluid communication from the first and second source of pressurized hydraulic fluid to the lubrication subsystem when in a second position, and the valve allows fluid communication from the first source of pressurized hydraulic fluid through the flow restriction device to the lubrication subsystem when in a third position. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197983 | Isolation Valve for a Load-Reaction Steering System - A steering system includes a fluid actuator, a first steering circuit in selective fluid communication with the fluid actuator, and a second steering circuit in selective fluid communication with the fluid actuator and disposed in parallel to the first steering circuit. The second steering circuit includes a load-reaction feature and an isolation valve with the isolation valve being adapted to enable and disable the load-reaction feature. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197984 | MIXING VALVE - The present invention relates generally to fluid control valves and, more particularly, to a mixing valve for use within a faucet. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197985 | MULTI-PATH VALVE DEVICE FOR FLUID CIRCULATION - The Valve device comprises two paths communicating depending on the position of a movable valve which includes a first and a second flap one of which being hollow. A third flap is freely mounted between the first and the second flaps assisting either the first and second flap in sealing either path. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197986 | COMPOSITE PIPE FOR HIGH-PRESSURE GAS AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A composite pipe and a manufacturing method for the same are disclosed. The composite pipe for replacing carbon steel pipes for ordinary piping or copper pipes for air-conditioner includes: a first resin layer ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110197987 | Manufacturing and Installation of Insulated Pipes or Elements Thereof - Insulated pipe systems or assemblies include a particulate, composite or monolithic insulating aerogel material. Techniques for installing or manufacturing such systems or assemblies are described, as are components useful in the installation or manufacture processes. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197988 | FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fuel delivery system and method for reducing the likelihood that a fuel tank of equipment at a well site during fracturing of a well will run out of fuel. A fuel source has plural fuel outlets, a hose on each fuel outlet of the plural fuel outlets, each hose being connected to a fuel cap on a respective one of the fuel tanks for delivery of fuel to the fuel tank. At least a manually controlled valve at each fuel outlet controls fluid flow through the hose at the respective fuel outlet. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197989 | DISPOSABLE, STERILE FLUID TRANSFER DEVICE - The present invention relates to a process for the sterile transfer of fluids, be they liquids or gases. It uses a presterilized device comprised of a body having a bore formed through at least a portion of its interior. Contained within the bore is a movable plunger. The body has a first and a second end. The first end contains a face designed to be attached to the upstream component. The second end is connected to a downstream component such as a filter, pipeline, sample bag and the like. The plunger has corresponding first and second ends. The first end of the plunger when it the closed position is in alignment with the face of the body which combined form a steamable surface and a sterile barrier against the environment to the rest of the interior of the body, the plunger and downstream components. The device is attached to an upstream component and the face and the first end of the plunger are steam sterilized in place. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197990 | POWDER DISPENSING AND SENSING APPARATUS AND METHODS - Powder dispensing and sensing apparatus and methods are provided. The powder dispensing and sensing apparatus includes a tray support structure to receive a cartridge tray holding cartridges, a powder dispenser assembly including powder dispenser modules to dispense powder into respective cartridges of a batch of cartridges in the cartridge tray, a powder transport system to deliver powder to the powder dispenser modules, a sensor module including sensor cells to sense respective fill states, such as the weights, of each of the cartridges in the batch of cartridges, and a control system to control the powder dispenser modules in response to the respective sensed fill states of each of the cartridges of the batch of cartridges. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197991 | FLUID SUPPLY CAP - A fluid supply includes a container, a bag within the container and a cap. The cap provides a fluid interface in communication with an interior of the bag and a pressurization interface in communication with an interior of the container adjacent an exterior of the bag. The pressurization interface has a channel that concentrically extends about the fluid interface. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197992 | Particle pump methods and devices. - Methods and devices are provided for transfer of particulate material, such as biomass feedstocks, into and out of pressurized reactors. Improved sluice devices have an L-shaped sluice chamber having an upper, vertical component in communication with a horizontal loading chamber and a lower component in communication with a vertical reactor inlet or outlet. Piston valves seal the sluice inlet and outlet by axial displacement across the vertical component of the sluice chamber and across the vertical reactor inlet or outlet. Relative to other methods for reactor unloading, these devices consume less steam and significantly reduce furfural content of unloaded, pretreated biomass. An optional hybrid plug/sluice method of biomass feeding using the devices permits biomass loading at sluice pressures intermediate between atmospheric and reactor pressure, thereby reducing “pump cycle” time and increasing biomass throughput capacity. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197993 | FILLING ELEMENT AND FILLING SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A FILLING ELEMENT - A filling element for filling systems for filling bottles or similar containers ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110197994 | MECHANISM FOR CONTROLLING A GAUGE FOR INDICATING THE AMOUNT OF GAS REMAINING IN A GAS TANK - An overfill prevention device which includes a first tubular member, a cylindrical piston fitted within the first tubular member, a second tubular member having a cylindrical recess open, a plug arranged within the second tubular member, a float rod having a cam plate, a float connected with a lower end of the float rod, a valve body having a lower end engaged with the first tubular member, a pinion pivotally connected to the second tubular member by the pin, a toothed rack meshed with the pinion and engaged with the second tubular member, a control rod having an upper end extending into the valve body and a lower end secured to the toothed rack, a first magnet mounted at the upper end of the control rod, and a gauge mounted on the valve body and provided with a second permanent magnet and a needle operatively connected with the second magnet. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197995 | CONTAINER CLAMP OR CONTAINER CLIP - The invention relates to a container clamp ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110197996 | FILLING ELEMENT FOR FILLING BOTTLES OR LIKE CONTAINERS AND FILLING MACHINE COMPRISING SUCH FILLING ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a filling element of a filling system or a filling machine for filling bottles or like containers with a liquid filling material, said filling element comprising at least one region for dispensing the filling material, using an outlet, a return gas tube protruding into the respective container during the filling in order to control the filling level, a gap or channel formed in the filling element and at least partially surrounding the return gas tube, and at least one actuating device for adjusting the height of the return gas tube. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197997 | MULTI-PROCESS MACHINE - The invention relates to a multi-process machine for the felling and further processing of trees, which is arranged to be suspended on the boom of a loader device with the aid of a pivot. The suspension device of the multi-process machine includes a rotator attached to the arm of the suspension device as well as a transverse frame pivot in its lower part, for supporting the frame of the operating unit, and an operating device. The suspension device further includes a wide-angle mechanism between the operating device and the said frame, for enlarging the rotation created by the length of stroke of the operating device. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197998 | Shear Type Tree Cutter - A shear type tree cutter assembly is adapted to be mounted on a four wheel field vehicle. The assembly includes an anvil with a concave section for supporting the trunk of a tree. The blade portion has a convex portion that cooperates with the concave section of the anvil to shear the tree. The blade and anvil section also may include a straight portion useful for pruning brush and small limbs. | 2011-08-18 |
20110197999 | METHODS FOR MAKING HIGH-TEMPERATURE COATINGS HAVING PT METAL MODIFIED GAMMA-NI +GAMMA'-NI3AL ALLOY COMPOSITIONS AND A REACTIVE ELEMENT - A method for making an oxidation resistant article, including (a) depositing a layer of a Pt group metal on a substrate to form a platinized substrate; and (b) depositing on the platinized substrate layer of Pt group metal a layer of a reactive element selected from the group consisting of Hf, Y, La, Ce and Zr and combinations thereof to form a surface modified region thereon, wherein the surface modified region includes the Pt-group metal, Ni, Al and the reactive element in relative concentration to provide a γ-Ni+γ-Ni3Al phase constitution. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198000 | PROCESS FOR COATING METALLIC SURFACES - A method for treating or pre-treating parts, profiled-pieces, strips, sheet metals or wires having metallic surfaces, in which at least 5% of these surfaces consists of aluminum or of at least one aluminum alloy with an acid aqueous solution which contains fluoride, zinc and phosphate and which has the following dissolved contents in the phosphatizing solution: sodium virtually none, from 0.04 to less than 2 g/L; potassium virtually none or in a concentration ranging from 0.025 to 2.5 g/L; sodium and potassium in a concentration ranging from 0.025 to 2.5 g/L as sodium, whereby the potassium content is converted to sodium on a molar basis; zinc 0.2 to 4 g/L zinc, 5 to 65 g/L calculated as PO | 2011-08-18 |
20110198001 | METHOD OF HEAT TREATING A SUPERALLOY COMPONENT AND AN ALLOY COMPONENT - A method of heat treating a superalloy component includes solution heat treating the component at a temperature below the gamma prime solvus temperature to produce a fine grain structure. Insulation is placed over a first area to form an insulated assembly that is placed in a furnace at a temperature below the solvus temperature and maintained at that temperature for a predetermined time to achieve a uniform temperature. The temperature is increased at a predetermined rate to a temperature above the solvus temperature to maintain a fine grain structure in a first region, produce a coarse grain structure in a second region and produce a transitional structure in a third region between the first and second regions. The insulated assembly is removed from the furnace when the second region has been above the solvus temperature for a predetermined time and/or the first region has reached a predetermined temperature. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198002 | HIGH-STRENGTH GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET WITH EXCELLENT FORMABILITY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A high-strength galvanized steel sheet has excellent mechanical properties such as a TS of 1200 MPa or more, an El of 13% or more, and a hole expansion ratio of 50% or more and a method for manufacturing the same. A high-strength galvanized steel sheet excellent in formability contains 0.05% to 0.5% C, 0.01% to 2.5% Si, 0.5% to 3.5% Mn, 0.003% to 0.100% P, 0.02% or less S, and 0.010% to 0.5% Al on a mass basis, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and has a microstructure which contains 0% to 10% ferrite, 0% to 10% martensite, and 60% to 95% tempered martensite on an area basis as determined by structure observation and which further contains 5% to 20% retained austenite as determined by X-ray diffractometry. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198003 | ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL FOR FORGING - An aluminum alloy forging material of the present invention is constituted by an aluminum alloy cast product obtained by subjecting an aluminum alloy ingot having a structure in which a secondary dentrite arm spacing (DAS) is 40 μm or less and an average grain diameter of crystallized substances is 8 μm or less to homogenization treatment for holding the ingot for one hour or more under temperature conditions of 450 to 510° C., wherein the ingot is obtained by continuously casting a molten aluminum alloy having an alloy composition consisting of: Si: 0.80 to 1.15 mass %; Fe: 0.2 to 0.5 mass %; Cu: 3.8 to 5 mass %; Mn: 0.8 to 1.15 mass %; Mg: 0.5 to 0.8 mass %; Zr: 0.05 to 0.13 mass %; and Ti contained in such an amount that a sum of Ti and Zr is 0.2 mass % or less, and the balance being Al and inevitable impurities, wherein the alloy composition satisfies a Cu/Mg ratio of 8 or less, Ti is added in a form of an Al master alloy (5Ti-1B mother alloy) in which Ti and B are contained at a ratio of 5:1, and a Ti/Zr ratio satisfies 0.3 or higher. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198004 | MICRO THRUSTER, MICRO THRUSTER ARRAY AND POLYMER GAS GENERATOR - Disclosed is a gas generating polymer compound that when irradiated with light or other radiation sources makes a solid to gas phase transition due to chemically catylized degradation, irradiative degradation or both. This provides a low cost, stable and easily manufactured means of gas production. Also disclosed are possible uses for the gas generator such as a low cost micro thruster. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198005 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire is provided with a large number of holes that are arranged in the tire's circumferential direction. These holes are provided in land portions that are provided in both shoulder sections of a tread. The land portions can have different pitch lengths. Each of the holes has formed there inside a projection having an upper end with a flat surface or a convex surface. The distance between the outer wall of the projection at the upper end thereof and the inner wall of the hole is set in the range from 1 to 5 mm. The upper end of the projection is located at a position below the opening of the hole. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198006 | Pneumatic Tire - In a pneumatic tire having a tread rubber which is provided with a plurality of main grooves extending along a tire circumferential direction, and a land portion comparted by the main grooves, a belt layer which is embedded in the tread rubber, and a belt reinforcing layer which is arranged in an outer periphery of the belt layer, the belt reinforcing layer has a reinforcement laminated portion constructed by at least three layers in an inner region of the land portion, and the reinforcement laminated portion is structured such that a depth from a tread surface to an outermost layer is smaller than a groove depth of the main groove, and the outermost layer covers a side of an end portion of a layer positioned in an inner periphery thereof. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198007 | COMPOSITE SOLID TIRE - A composite solid tire | 2011-08-18 |
20110198008 | In-Situ Rubberized Layered Cable for Carcass Reinforcement for Tire - A metal cord (C-1) having two layers (Ci, Ce) of 3+N construction, rubberized in situ, comprising an inner layer (Ci) formed from three core wires ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110198009 | Pneumatic Article Provided with a Self-Sealing Composition - Inflatable article such as a pneumatic tire provided with a puncture-resistant layer comprising, by way of a self-sealing composition, an elastomer composition comprising at least, as predominant elastomer, a thermoplastic stirene (TPS) elastomer, more than 200 phr of an extender oil and more than 20 phr of a hydrocarbon resin, the glass transition temperature of which is greater than 0° C. The puncture-resistant layer is advantageously combined with an airtight layer, for example based on butyl rubber, so as to form, in the pneumatic article, an airtight puncture-resistant laminate. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198010 | Self-Sealing Composition for Pneumatic Object - A self-sealing elastomer composition that can be used especially as a puncture-resistant layer in an inflatable article, comprising: as predominant elastomer, an unsaturated diene elastomer; a thermoplastic hydrocarbon plasticizer resin with a weight content of between 30 and 90 phr; a liquid plasticizer, the T | 2011-08-18 |
20110198011 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic tire: which has an inner liner layer formed of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing a blend of a thermoplastic resin with an elastomer; and which, despite of this, is free from air inclusion in bead parts and is capable of preventing curing failure attributable to the air inclusion. The pneumatic tire of the present invention includes: a carcass layer laid between a pair of bead parts; an inner liner layer disposed at a tire cavity side of the carcass layer; a tie rubber layer interposed between the carcass layer and the inner liner layer; and chafers for protecting the respective bead parts, an end portion on a tire cavity side of each chafer being inserted between the carcass layer and the inner liner layer. In the pneumatic tire, the inner liner layer is formed of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing a blend of a thermoplastic resin with an elastomer; and the tie rubber layer is disposed between the inner liner layer and the chafer. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198012 | Method for making dissolvable synthetic leather - A method for making dissolvable synthetic leather comprising the steps of a. providing combined material, wherein thermoplastic polymeric material and medium are mixed together to generate a combined material, the thermoplastic polymeric material and the medium are dissolvable; b. film forming, wherein a thermoplastic film is made of the combined material, and a metal guiding wheel with a cooling system is introduced to rotate for a certain rotating travel to convey the thermoplastic film toward a connecting position with a metal roller; c. joining together, wherein a dissolvable substrate is transported by the roller to be joined with the thermoplastic film with a predetermined temperature to obtain synthetic leather, during joining process, a cooled film is pressed to the substrate so that a surface of the film permeates into pores of the substrate in a monounsaturating manner. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198013 | MOULD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE PART INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE FIBRE REINFORCED MATRIX - A mould for manufacturing a composite part including at least one fibre reinforced matrix in particular a wind turbine blade is provide. The mould includes at least one thermal insulating core layer disposed between at least one inner laminate layer and at least one outer laminate layer and at least one heating and/or cooling means disposed in contact or in close proximity to the inner and/or outer laminate layer. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198014 | ADHESIVE BONDING METHOD - The present invention provides an adhesive bonding method including: providing a first component and a second component to be bonded and an adhesive; positioning the adhesive between the first component and the second component with the adhesive contacting with the first component and the second component; providing at least one light concentrator; and providing a light source and making at least partial light beams of the light source pass through the light concentrator and the first component in order, and then irradiate on the adhesive to cure the adhesive so as to bond the first component and the second component. The adhesive bonding method of the instant invention can maintain the alignment precision between the components being bonded so as to optimize products' performances. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198015 | Visually Enhanced Paint using Luminescence - This invention provides designs which can be applied to surfaces, especially the surfaces of vehicles, in which the designs can partially or completely light up, due to the use of electroluminescent material, and a method for installing such designs. The designs are not limited to applications on vehicles, but can be applied to any surface that can be painted. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198016 | FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC RESIN MOLDING - The present invention provides thermoplastic resin molding fiber that is reinforced with natural fiber. The natural fiber is linen fiber to be twisted into spun yarns, and the spun yarns are pulled parallel in at least one direction and are molded integrally with a thermoplastic resin. The linen fiber is flax yarn (linen) fiber molded into the fiber thermoplastic resin molding by a film-stacking method in which a thermoplastic resin film is melted and compressed while having an equilibrium moisture regain. Consequently, the thermoplastic resin molding reinforced with a plant fiber of the present application poses no environmental problem, has a high strength, and has a uniform physical property. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198017 | PROCESS FOR BUILDING TYRES - A process for building tyres, includes forming at least one component of the tyre being processed directly on a forming support. The tyre component consists of elastomeric material including reinforcing thread elements. The continuous ribbon-like element of elastomeric material including reinforcing thread elements is produced by feeding the reinforcing thread elements through openings defined by circumferential grooves formed in at least one of two guide rollers consisting of idler rollers facing each other, and by laying at least one layer of elastomeric material on the reinforcing thread elements. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198018 | METHOD FOR INTEGRATING AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INTO A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - The invention relates to a method for integrating an electronic component into a printed circuit board, said method comprising the following steps: a layer of a printed circuit board is used to support the electronic component ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110198019 | INFLATABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - Inflatable medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. The inflatable medical devices can be medical balloons. The balloons can be configured to have a through-lumen or no through-lumen and a wide variety of geometries. The device can have a high-strength, non-compliant, fiber-reinforced, multi-layered wall. The inflatable medical device can be used for angioplasty, kyphoplasty, percutaneous aortic valve replacement, or other procedures described herein. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198020 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR COMPONENTS MADE OF FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS BY USING MICROWAVES - A method for manufacturing a component comprising at least one layer having a fiber-reinforced composite material that absorbs microwaves is disclosed. The method comprises at least the following steps: a) arranging the at least one layer in a shape, b) treating a first surface section of the at least one layer with microwaves, wherein a temperature limiting mechanism of the at least one layer cooperate with at least one adjacent second surface section, at least part of the time. The method may be carried out in such that steps a) and b) are carried out for a plurality of components and that the components are further treated according to at least the following steps: c) positioning a plurality of components with respect to one another such that each second surface section forms at least one overlapping area at least partially, d) treating the at least one overlapping area with microwaves. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198021 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LAMINATING A SUBSTRATE LAYER WITH A DECORATIVE LAYER - A method for laminating a substrate component to a thermally deformable decorative layer in a tool in which, for laminating, the decorative layer is held so as to be pre-tensioned in a holding device or in the tool and is placed on a substrate layer that rests on the tool, where prior to placing the decorative layer on the substrate component the second side of a moulding contour piece that can be moved relative to the decorative layer is made to contact the pre-heated decorative layer, and by way of a further relative movement of the decorative layer relative to the holding device deforms the decorative layer in one section. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198022 | DECORATIVE COVER FOR A FLOWER POT OR FLORAL GROUPING HAVING A MATTE FINISH ON A SURFACE THEREOF - A flexible sleeve disposable about at least a portion of a flower pot or floral grouping is formed of a flexible polymeric material having at least a portion of one surface thereof modified to provide a textured or matte finish to the flexible sleeve. The flexible sleeve may also be provided with perforations at preselected areas for removing an upper portion of the flexible sleeve from a lower portion thereof. Methods for wrapping a floral grouping or packaging a plant using the flexible sleeve are also described. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198023 | METHOD OF PRE-PRIMING A MEMBRANE - A method of pre-priming a membrane includes folding the membrane along a longitudinal axis to create a folded membrane. The folded membrane includes a lower layer, an upper layer, and an exposed portion of the lower layer that is uncovered by the upper layer. A primer is applied over the exposed portion and a portion of the upper layer adjacent thereto simultaneously. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198024 | Systems and Processes for Applying Heat Transfer Labels - A deformable label processor and related methods are described. The processor is heated and urged against a label, such as a heat transfer label, to apply one or more designs from the label onto a container or other surface. The processor and methods are well suited for application of labels onto compound curved surfaces. Also described are high volume label application processes using assemblies of multiple label processors. Additional assemblies and methods are described for selectively contacting and adhering regions of a label onto a moving container during labeling operations. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198025 | METHOD FOR MAKING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PREFORMS WITH CUT FIBERS USING ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES - The present invention relates to methods of making preforms, fiber-reinforced molded articles and fiber mats, wherein the methods use electroluminescent devices such as LED's and/or quantum dots located on a surface of the mold. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198026 | COMPOSITE LIGHT GUIDING DEVICE - A light guiding device and in particular to a light guiding device that can be used for illumination, backlighting, signage or display purposes is described. The light guiding device comprises a transparent base substrate, upon a first surface of which are mounted light sources, and a guide substrate arranged so as to encapsulate the light sources upon the first surface. In this way the guide substrate provides a means for guiding light produced by the one or more light sources over the first surface. The incorporation of scattering structures along with appropriate choice of the refractive indices of the various layers provides a highly flexible light guiding device that is typically less than 1 mm thick. The described light guiding device provides particular application as a seven segment display. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198027 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SUBSTRATE - A base portion and first and second silicon carbide substrates are disposed in a processing chamber such that a first side surface of a first silicon carbide substrate and a side surface of a second silicon carbide substrate face each other. The processing chamber has an inner surface at least a portion of which is covered with an absorbing portion including Ta atoms and C atoms. In order to connect the first and second side surfaces to each other, a temperature in the processing chamber is increased to reach or exceed a temperature at which silicon carbide can sublime. In the step of increasing the temperature, at least a portion of the absorbing portion is carbonized. | 2011-08-18 |
20110198028 | LOW FORMALDEHYDE EMISSION ADHESIVE SYSTEM - The invention relates to an improved two component adhesive system, a kit comprising said two adhesive components, its use and a method for production of interior wood products, in particular form-pressed products, parquet floor elements and solid wood panels with very low formaldehyde emission and to the interior wood products obtainable having improved properties. | 2011-08-18 |