41st week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080245599 | MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR MODULAR FRAME COMPONENTS - A mounting system for a component to be mounted to a vehicle frame is provided utilizing keyhole features in the component, and fasteners having sacrificial spacers in the vehicle frame. The sacrificial spacers upon the fasteners prevent them from being pushed into the vehicle frame when the component having keyhole features is placed over them. Once the keyhole features have been placed over the fasteners having sacrificial spacers, the fasteners having sacrificial spacers may be fully tightened, thereby fully contributing to the integrity of the resulting joint. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245600 | Electric Power Steering Apparatus - The present invention relates to an electric power steering apparatus for assisting steering of a steering shaft by the rotation power of an electric motor through a reducer based on the steering torque detected by a torque sensor. A rotary potentiometer is disposed in the reducer, and a portion of a swing arm of the potentiometer is engaged with a swirl groove formed on the side of a worm wheel in the reducer as well as the swing arm is swingingly rotated according to the rotation of the worm wheel to thereby detect the rotation angle of the steering shaft. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245601 | Clearance adjusting decelerator and electric power steering apparatus having the same - Disclosed is a clearance adjusting decelerator and an electric power steering apparatus having the same. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245602 | Stethoscope Head - A stethoscope is provided with two head portions for fitting two diaphragms different in caliber on a head main portion, having diverse design properties and functions. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245603 | ACOUSTICAL SOUND PROOFING MATERIAL WITH IMPROVED FRACTURE CHARACTERISTICS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A material for use in building construction (partition, wall, ceiling, floor or door) that exhibits improved acoustical sound proofing and fracture characteristics optimized for efficient installation. The material comprises a laminated structure having as an integral part thereof one or more layers of viscoelastic material which also functions both as a glue and as an energy dissipating layer; and one or more constraining layers, such as gypsum or cement-based panel products modified for easy fracture. In one embodiment, standard paper-faced wallboard, typically gypsum, comprises the external surfaces of the laminated structure with the inner surface of said wallboard being bare with no paper or other material being placed thereon. The resulting structure improves the attenuation of sound transmitted through the structure while also allowing installation of the sound proofing material as efficiently as the installation of standard material when the sound proofing material is used alone or incorporated into a partition assembly. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245604 | PASSIVE SECONDARY AIR MUFFLER - A passive secondary air muffler for a small internal combustion engine. The secondary air muffler may include a venturi device and a catalytic converter. The venturi device may be in the form of a stamped sheet metal insert which, along with the outer muffler housing or shell, forms a secondary or auxiliary air intake device. The venturi device may also be formed from baffles separating an inlet chamber from an outlet chamber of the muffler. The secondary air intake device provides auxiliary or secondary air to the exhaust gas stream exiting the engine upstream of the catalytic converter to improve the efficiency of the catalytic converter. In an exemplary embodiment, the venturi device has a hemispherical cross-sectional shape or a circular cross-sectional shape taken along a plane substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow of the exhaust gas stream. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245605 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE EXHAUST SOUND FOR VEHICLES - An exhaust sound controlling method including reducing a flow rate of exhaust gas that passes through an exhaust path, to a first flow rate in accordance with increase in engine speed in a first engine speed region, and increasing the flow rate of exhaust gas to a second flow rate in accordance with increase in engine speed in a second engine speed region higher in engine speed than the first engine speed region. An exhaust sound controlling apparatus including a baffle plate and a valve that is operated to open a communication passage that communicates upstream and downstream sides of the baffle plate in an engine starting region, close the communication passage in an idling region and a low engine speed region, and open the communication passage and increase an opening of the valve as the engine speed rises in a high engine speed region. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245606 | AUTOMOTIVE MUFFLER - An automotive muffler includes an external tube consisting of a first widened portion, a first tapering portion, and a first narrow portion, the first widened section having a sealing wall with a through hole at the front end thereof; an internal tube consisting of a second widened portion, a second tapering portion, and a second narrow portion, the internal tube being disposed within the external tube, a plurality of vent holes being formed in the wall of the second widened portion; an internal guide tube consisting of a third widened portion, a third tapering portion, and a third narrow portion, the internal guide tube being disposed within the internal tube, a plurality of vent holes being formed in the wall of the third widened section that is disposed within the internal pipe; and a plurality of partitions interposed between the first widened section and the second widened section as well as between the second widened section and the third widened section. In this way, a reduced pumping loss and an increase output horsepower of the engine may be achieved. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245607 | AIR EXHAUST/INLET SOUND ATTENUATION MECHANISM - An attenuation mechanism for an electronic device is presented. The attenuation mechanism includes an outer member that has an inner member oriented axially within the outer member. The inner member has an axial twist that causes a line of sight blockage between an exterior and an interior of a housing of an electronic device when the attenuation mechanism is mounted through the housing, such that sound and electromagnetic radiation is attenuated without obstructing cooling air that is flowing through the housing. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245608 | Element For Sound Insulation - An element for sound insulation which forms the external completion of a housing-like structure excited to oscillations, in which there is located at least one sound emitter, which element is formed of a shaped thermoplastic material, which is reinforced by a glass fiber component of more than 35 weight percent based on the total weight of the thermoplastic material and the glass fibers component. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245609 | Method for Optimizing Acoustic Comfort in a Mobile Vehicle Passenger Compartment - A method for optimizing sound and vibration comfort in a mobile passenger compartment, the method applied by a design team to carry out overall design of the passenger compartment and/or by at least one equipment supplier to carry out design of a portion of the passenger compartment. The method establishes target values to be achieved for well-identified comfort indices, defines requirements and input data relating to plural equipment suppliers to obtain a totality of information relating to the passenger compartment, estimates values of the comfort indices and compares them with the target values, and then modifies individually or in combination the input data to correlate them with the target values. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245610 | Personal Emergency Rescue Belt - The present invention, the PERB, relates to a personal emergency rescue/security belt. The PERB is comprised of one band with the body ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080245611 | Self-Belay And Rappel Device And Methods Of Use - A Self-Belay And Rappel Device ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080245612 | Moldular, External Emergency Structure Particularly Suitable for use as a Fire Escape - This invention relates to a modular, external emergency structure particularly suitable for use as a fire escape. This structure comprises several modules stacked one on top of the other; the modules have a closed top surface featuring means suitable to open under the weight of a person and close immediately afterwards. In this way, said person falls into each module in succession in a controlled way, slowing down the fall. The structure comprises a bottom module found at ground level and several other modules, preferably different from the bottom module, to be stacked on top of the bottom module. Ideally, the height of each module should not be less than the height of the floor of the building to which it is connected; while, the height of the structure should not be less than the height of the last floor of the building to which said structure is connected. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245613 | Internal Combustion Engine with Pressure Lubrication by the Dry Sump Principle - An internal combustion engine having pressure lubrication according to the dry sump principle, in particular for an opposed cylinder engine, has a crankcase in which an oil suction space (dry sump) is formed in the lower part. The lubricant oil is conveyed from the oil suction space to an oil supply container (wet sump) via an oil return pump equipped with an oil suction line. The lubricant oil in the oil supply tank and/or in the oil supply space is conveyed to the consumer via a main delivery pump. An annular space arranged around the cylinder is provided as part of the oil returned to the oil supply tank. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245614 | Lubricant flow suppressor - A lubricant flow suppressor positioned proximate a rotating component for receiving ejected lubricant therefrom and reducing the kinetic energy of the ejected lubricant. The suppressor includes at least two perforated walls with a lubricant flow path formed therebetween. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245615 | Machine functioning on the principle of exploitation of centrifugal forces - A machine for generating mechanical energy and functioning on the principle of exploitation of centrifugal forces of masses being displaced along a closed mechanical circuit over at least a curved section of the circuit. Optionally, the machines also functions on the principle of energy gain caused by masses falling under the influence of gravity in the closed circuit that is permanently maintained in a state of dynamic unbalance with an input, continuous or not, of external energy. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245616 | Industrial Truck with Cable Storage Device - An industrial truck has a lifting mast ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080245617 | Overspeed Detection Mechanism in Lift Apparatuses, Safety Device Acting Against Overspeed and Lift Apparatus - The invention relates to an overspeed detection mechanism in lift apparatuses, safety device acting against overspeed and a lift apparatus, which detection mechanism can be assembled on a sheave or on the elevator car. It incorporates a wheel rotating according to the speed of the car and has pivoting arms swinging through the centrifugal force during the rotation of the wheel. It has magnetic means associated to the pivoting arms causing an attraction maintaining the position of the pivoting arms until the centrifugal force exceeds the attraction of the magnetic means. It incorporates a stop, belonging to a part external to the wheel against which the pivoting arm comes into contact when the centrifugal force generated on the pivoting arm due to the overspeed of the elevator car exceeds the attractive force of the magnetic means, starting the braking of the car. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245618 | Elevator Traffic Control Including Destination Grouping - A elevator traffic control technique includes destination grouping that is selectively implemented during selective traffic conditions by a system controller ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080245619 | Elevator Top of Car Safety - An elevator car ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080245620 | FORK LIFT TRUCK - Fork lift truck comprising a drive unit and a load unit which may be raised and lowered relative to the drive unit, the drive unit having a fixed operator's platform which may be accessed via a rear entrance, from where steering, controlling the drive motor and actuating the load unit may be operated, the operator's platform being defined by side walls and being fastened to the frame of the drive unit, on the frame a lower wall portion of the side walls being configured, which is formed integrally with the frame or is welded to the frame and an upper wall portion is formed with its lower edge which is complementary to the upper edge of the lower wall portion and may be releasably connected by means of screw connections to the frame and/or the lower wall portions. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245621 | Dual disc brake assembly - A disc brake assembly including a caliper bracket, a caliper housing having an outer portion and an inner portion, the inner portion defining a piston bore therein, wherein the caliper housing is moveable relative to the caliper bracket, a caliper piston received within and extendable from the piston bore, an elastic element positioned relative to the caliper housing and the caliper bracket, and a disc rotor assembly including a hub and at least two rotors, each of the rotors having at least two friction surfaces, at least a portion of each of the friction surfaces being positioned between the outer portion of the caliper housing and the caliper piston, wherein the caliper housing moves relative to the caliper bracket when the caliper piston extends from the piston bore to engage the disc rotor assembly, thereby deforming the elastic element. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245622 | Self-Boosting Friction Brake - The invention relates to a self-boosting electromechanical friction brakes particularly in the form of a partially lined disk brake. The friction brake includes a friction brake lining which is helically movable with respect to the direction of rotation of a brake disk and pressed there into. A ramp mechanism is provided with ramps which cooperate with a roller bearing mechanism supporting the brake lining, to obtain the self-boosting effect. According to the invention, two of three rolls of the ramp mechanism are embodied with directing flanges for guiding the rolls on the ramps in order to helically guide the friction brake lining. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245623 | Brake Housing - The brake housing ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080245624 | Latching device for electro-mechanical actuators - A latching device including a reversibly rotatable drive gear, a reversibly rotatable driven gear meshing with the drive gear, and a cantilever including a latching gear meshing with one of either the drive gear or the driven gear. The cantilever includes an electrically distortable polymeric material configured to distort in response to an applied current to position the latching gear in an intermeshing relationship with both the drive gear and the driven gear, such that the drive gear, driven gear, and latching gear selectively prevent rotational motion of the gear assembly in a predetermined direction. Also, an electromechanical brake assembly including a rotary motor and the latching device, where the gear assembly selectively prevents rotational motion of the rotary motor in a brake-disengaging direction. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245625 | Electric Brake System With Flexible Force Transfer Member - A brake assembly and system ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080245626 | Electromagnetic Retarder For a Motor Vehicle - An electromagnetic retarder used to reduce the speed of a rotating machine. This retarder comprises a stator through which a first shaft passes and a rotor which is assembled with the first shaft. The first shaft has a first end and a second end which are axially opposite and which can be coupled respectively to a second shaft which is linked to a motive source and a third shaft which is linked to a load. The first shaft is configured, at least at one of the two ends thereof, in such a way that it can be respectively coupled to the first or second shaft in an axially sliding manner. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245627 | Energy Absorbing Element - An energy absorbing element contains a free-flowing medium. The medium is expressed from the element, upon the occurrence of an impact, through at least one opening. The medium is enclosed in a capsule that bursts on impact. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245628 | Energy Absorbing Device Operating with a Free-Flowing Medium - An energy absorbing device, in particular a device for single-use occupant protection in vehicles, has a container with a magneto-rheological medium which is forced on impact through a restriction with at least one outlet channel. The flow resistance of the outlet channel may be influenced by a device for generation of a magnetic field. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245629 | Energy Absorbing Device - An energy absorbing device, particularly for single-use occupant protection in vehicles on the action of an external force, has a free-flowing medium which is forced through a constriction by a mobile pressure element on the action of an external force. A pull device or tension device pulls on the pressure element on the action of the external force. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245630 | Fluid damper - A damper including a first fluid conduit in fluid communication with a second fluid conduit via a regulator, a first movable member disposed within the first fluid conduit, a second movable member disposed within the second fluid conduit, and a fluid residing between the first and second movable members. The regulator may include one or more orifices each having a valve disposed therein, wherein the valves are moveable between a seated position and an unseated position with respect to the orifices and are spring biased toward the unseated position. The damper may be spring biased such that when it is mounted on a stationary rail of a drawer slide, and engages with a movable rail of the drawer slide, it urges the drawer slide toward a closed position and dampens the closing motion of the drawer slide. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245631 | Piston/cylinder unit with solenoid valve in piston - A piston/cylinder unit includes a closed cylinder filled with a fluid under pressure, a piston dividing the cylinder into a first working chamber and a second working chamber, and a piston rod extending through the second working chamber. A passage through the piston connects the first working chamber to the second working chamber, and a valve closing member is movable between an open position and a closed position wherein the member closes the passage. A solenoid includes a coil, a coil core, and an armature in the piston, the armature driving the valve closing member between the closed position and the open position in response to a magnetic field produced by a current applied to the coil, the cylinder forming a magnetic field guide tube. The coil is supplied with current by a power line in the piston rod, and may be grounded to the piston rod or the cylinder. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245632 | BICYCLE HYDRAULIC BRAKE DEVICE - A bicycle hydraulic brake device includes a housing having a master cylinder, a master piston movably mounted in the master cylinder, a brake operating member and an adjustment mechanism. The brake operating member is arranged to move between a rest position and a brake actuating position and to move the master piston in response to movement of the brake operating member to the brake actuating position. The adjustment mechanism is arranged to adjust the rest position and a free stroke of the brake operating member with an initial travel position of the master piston remaining unchanged. The adjustment mechanism includes a first adjustment member that adjusts a length of a free stroke and a second adjustment member that adjusts the rest position of brake operating member without changing the length of the free stroke. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245633 | Cart Type Bag - Disclosed is a cart type bag whose volume can be minimized when the cart type bag is carried or stored. The cart type bag is made of material that can be shrunk or restored depending on the volume of stored items, and comprises: a bottom side volume adjustment member that is arranged in the inner bottom side of the bag and comprises a pair of opposite base plates, which are foldable or unfoldable; a rest that is arranged in the outer bottom side of the bag and is fixed to one of the pair of base plates; a bag movement member that comprises a mount that is arranged in the outer bottom side of the bag and is fixed to the other of the pair of base plates and in which a mounting space is defined in the outer bottom side of the bag, and wheels that are respectively fixed to both lower edges of the mount; and a balancing means that balances the pair of base plates of the bottom side volume adjustment member such that the pair of base plates are not folded after the pair of base plates is unfolded. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245634 | MACHINE UNIT WITH A DRIVE SYSTEM AND A MACHINE - The invention relates to a high output machine unit;
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20080245635 | LOCK-UP TORQUE CONVERTER AND METHOD OF LOCKING UP A TORQUE CONVERTER - A torque converter having an internal lock-up clutch which is activated by the elastic expansion or ballooning of the torque converter housing. This ballooning occurs due to the increased internal fluid pressure within the torque converter. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245636 | CLUTCH, MOTOR DEVICE, AND VEHICLE DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING APPARATUS - When a drive shaft is in a non-drive state, a second drive rotor is in a non-engaged state with a driven rotor with respect to its own rotating direction. When the drive shaft is in a drive state, a rotating force of a first drive rotor is transmitted to the second drive rotor through an urging member. As a result, a power transmitting member revolves, and a centrifugal force arranges the power transmitting member at a second clamping position. The second drive rotor receives a reaction force from a driven rotor via the power transmitting member. As a result, the second drive rotor is relatively rotated in an opposite direction to a rotating direction of the first drive rotor with respect to the first drive rotor, against an urging force of the urging member. As a result, the first drive rotor is engaged with the driven rotor with respect to its own rotating direction. Accordingly, the clutch is stably operated. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245637 | Drive Through Air Compressor With Cone Clutch - A drive through crankshaft assembly which selectively provides rotational power to a vehicle accessory while continuously providing rotational power to a second vehicle accessory. Rotational power is selectively provided using a cone clutch assembly that is modular. The cone clutch assembly provides power to the first vehicle accessory when it is in an engaged state. The first vehicle accessory is turned off by putting the cone clutch assembly into a disengaged state using a clutch control system. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245638 | Parking meter - A parking meter assembly ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080245639 | Electric shaker conveyor assembly - A shaker conveyor assembly including a housing, a drive system supported by the housing and at least one transport tray supported by the housing and operatively connected to the drive system. The drive system includes an electric motor that produces a rotary output. A cam assembly is operatively connected in driven relationship to the rotary output of the electric motor so as to rotate therewith. A cam follower assembly is operatively connected to the transport tray and is responsive to the rotation of the cam assembly to produce repeated, reciprocating, linear motion and to transmit this motion to the transport tray so as to convey items therealong. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245640 | Rolling Conveying Device - A rolling conveying device including guide rails | 2008-10-09 |
20080245641 | Tamper-Proof Roller Mounting Arrangement and Method - A roller-guided track apparatus is provided. The roller-guided track apparatus includes a support member and a track roller arrangement. The track roller arrangement includes an axle and a roller, with the axle having first and second axial ends thereof. The first axial end of the axle is attached to the support member in such a manner that the second axial end of the axle forms a distal end of the axle projecting away from the support member. The roller defines an inner side of the roller and an outer side of the roller and has an aperture formed therethrough configured for receiving the axle. The axle passes through the aperture of the roller such that the roller is rotatable about the axle, the inner side of the roller faces the support member, and the distal end of the axle extends beyond the outer side of the roller. The distal end of the axle is orbitally deformed to form a head for retaining the roller upon the axle. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245642 | LOW-VOLTAGE CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH SEALED INTERCHANGEABLE POLES - A low-voltage circuit breaker that comprises: a containment structure; a control mechanism; a plurality of circuit breaking poles, each of which comprises a housing containing a sealed ampoule that in turn contains at least one fixed contact and at least one moving contact, which can be mutually coupled and uncoupled, said housing consisting of a first side and a second side that define an interior containing said ampoule, the outer side wall on said first side being complementary to and associable with the outer side wall of said second side, said poles being located side-by-side to form a set of poles complementary to at least a part of said containment structure; operative connection means between said control mechanism and said poles. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245643 | BUTTON DEVICE - A button device for an electronic device includes a transparent active button ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080245644 | Insulating part for a high voltage switch of a metal enclosed circuit breaker system - An insulating part ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080245645 | Three-position apparatus capable of positioning an electrical transfer switch - A multi-position apparatus for use with a system operated in at least three distinct positions. The apparatus comprises (i) a position-selection mechanism, (ii) a first link mechanism and a second link mechanism, each link mechanism being operably coupled with the position-selection mechanism, (iii) a first weight-actuated spring mechanism operably coupled with the first link mechanism, (iv) a second weight-actuated spring mechanism operably coupled with the second link mechanism, (vi) a first output-actuating member operably coupled with the first weight-actuated spring mechanism, the first output-actuating member being arranged to operably communicate with the system, and (vii) a second output-actuating member operably coupled with the second weight-actuated spring mechanism. In one example, the system may be an electrical transfer switch having two separate set of electrical contacts. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245646 | SELF-CONFIGURING OPERATOR CONTROL - An operator control assembly including at least one operator control mounted in a panel cover or dashboard with at least one opening for receivably mounting the operator control, and at least one printed circuit board mounted beneath the panel cover. A unique configuration of projecting members on the bottom of the operator control comes in contract with and engages sensors mounted on the printed circuit board. Depending on the number and arrangement of the projecting members a unique subset o sensors t engaged, providing a unique electronic ID for each operator control installed. This electronic ID can then be transmitted to an electronic control unit, which will alter its operation based on the types o operator controls currently installed. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245647 | Two-Stage Power Button - A manually actuated two-stage power button for a computer system is disclosed. The power button includes a living hinge, first and second legs and a spring mechanism. The first and second legs are integrally connected to the living hinge. Portions of the first and second legs are located on one side of a bezel of the computer system. The first and second legs are parallel to each other in an unactuated state, and the first and second legs need to be pinched simultaneously towards each other and are then pushed inward into the bezel in order to actuate the power button. The spring mechanism along with the living hinge can return the first and second legs to the unactuated state after the power button has been actuated. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245648 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND TRIP ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A trip actuator assembly is provided for a circuit breaker including a housing having a mounting surface, separable contacts enclosed by the housing, and an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts. The trip actuator assembly includes a trip actuator cooperable with the operating mechanism, and a planar member having first and second ends, first and second edges, and an aperture. The trip actuator is at least partially disposed within the aperture and is further disposed between the planar member and the mounting surface of the housing. The first edge of the planar member is removably coupled to the mounting surface, thereby removably coupling the trip actuator to the housing. The circuit breaker may include an accessory tray which is insertable on and is removable from the mounting surface. When inserted, the accessory tray abuts the body of the trip actuator enclosure further securing the trip actuator. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245649 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND TRIP ACTUATOR RESET ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A trip actuator reset assembly for a circuit breaker includes a cradle assembly, a reset lever, a trip actuator, and a resilient element. The cradle assembly is pivotably coupled to the circuit breaker pole shaft. The reset lever includes first and second ends, and a pivot pivotably coupling the reset lever to the circuit breaker housing. The resilient element is pivotably coupled to the housing proximate the second end of the reset lever. In response to a trip condition, an actuating element of the trip actuator moves the first end of the reset lever. To reset the trip actuator, a guide member guides the cradle assembly into engagement with the resilient element which pivots the reset lever. The first end of the reset lever then resets the trip actuator. After reset, if the cradle assembly continues to move, then the resilient element bends to accommodate the additional motion. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245650 | OPERATING ELEMENT WITH A CENTRAL PUSHBUTTON - An operating element is provided that has a control knob, which is mounted in a housing, a console, or the like, and can move in a swiveling manner between a home position and multiple switching or contact positions. In order to design the operating element in a simple way, a central momentary switch that establishes the switch actuation point of the operating element and has a haptic function is associated with the control knob, and the momentary switch is actuated each time the control knob is swiveled out of its home position by a predefined angle toward a switching or contact position. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245651 | Distillation Installation - A distillation installation comprises a cross-corrugated packing module formed from strips of sheet material, comprising corrugations ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080245652 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING (METH)ACRYLIC ACID - A method for purifying a crude (meth)acrylic acid obtained by a vapor phase catalytic oxidation method, characterized in that the crude (meth)acrylic acid having most parts of water and acetic acid removed therefrom, is fed to and distilled in a first distillation column of a purification system comprising first to third three distillation columns, the top fraction from the first distillation column is fed to and distilled in the second distillation column, the resulting top fraction is recovered as a high purity (meth)acrylic acid product, the bottoms from the first and second distillation columns are fed to and distilled in the third distillation column, and the resulting top fraction is fed to the first distillation column. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245653 | Method of anhydrous Ethanol Production Using Circulation by Multiple Towers Alternation - The present invention relates to a method of anhydrous ethanol production using circulation by multiple towers' alternation, the procedure includes the steps of heating, adsorption, internal circulation, vacuum suction, washing and resolving etc. The method can prolong the life of adsorbent, reduce the heat exchanger's surface, cooling water, the equipment investment and energy consumption, provide high ethanol recovery rate and high dehydration, and protect environment. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245654 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF AFFECTING MOLECULES AND ATOMS WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - A system for and method of cleaving a bond between a first atom and a second atom in a molecule of a material are presented. One embodiment of the technique includes selecting a first electromagnetic radiation frequency, the first electromagnetic radiation frequency including a product of a golden mean and a base frequency associated with at least one of the first atom and the second atom. Such an embodiment further includes directing a first electromagnetic radiation at the material, where the first electromagnetic radiation has a frequency equal to the first electromagnetic radiation frequency, and where the first electromagnetic radiation frequency is sufficient to cleave the bond between the first atom and the second atom. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245655 | Method of Treating Hydrogen Sulfide, Method of Producing Hydrogen, and Photocatalytic-Reaction Apparatus - A technique is provided which enables highly efficient hydrogen sulfide decomposition and hydrogen generation with a photocatalyst. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245656 | Sputtering Target and Process For Producing Si Oxide Film Therewith - A Si sputtering target that in the measurement of crystal face orientation of sputtering surface according to X-ray diffractometry, exhibits a ratio of peak intensity of (111) face (I | 2008-10-09 |
20080245657 | SPUTTERING DEVICE AND FILM FORMING METHOD - A sputtering apparatus according to the present invention is provided with first to fourth targets. The first and the second targets are disposed so that their surfaces face each other. The third and the fourth targets are also disposed so that their surfaces face each other. When a dielectric film is formed, sputtering is alternately performed on the first and the second targets and on the third and the fourth targets. When sputtering is performed on two of the targets having surfaces that face each other, the remaining two targets function as a ground. As a result, abnormal discharges are inhibited. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245658 | METHOD OF FORMING HfSiN METAL FOR n-FET APPLICATIONS - A compound metal comprising HfSiN which is a n-type metal having a workfunction of about 4.0 to about 4.5, preferably about 4.3, eV which is thermally stable on a gate stack comprising a high k dielectric and an interfacial layer. Furthermore, after annealing the stack of HfSiN/high k dielectric/ interfacial layer at a high temperature (on the order of about 1000° C.), there is a reduction of the interfacial layer, thus the gate stack produces a very small equivalent oxide thickness (12 Å classical), which cannot be achieved using TaSiN. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245659 | DISCHARGE CELL FOR OZONIZER - To prevent the decrease of ozone concentration in the case that high purity oxygen without adding nitrogen is used as the raw material gas in a discharge type ozonizer. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245660 | RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE - The present invention is an integrated system for the production of hydrogen and the removal of carbon dioxide from the air or gas streams. The integrated system includes an energy source for generating electrical energy and a water source coupled to the energy source. The water source includes ionic electrolytes. The energy source supplies energy to the water source to electrolyze water to produce hydrogen gas, oxygen gas, acid and base. The carbon dioxide reacts with the base. In some embodiments, the energy source is a renewable energy source. The integrated system produces substantially no carbon dioxide and when combined with a renewable energy source, produces clean hydrogen fuel and reduces atmospheric carbon dioxide, resulting in carbon dioxide negative energy and manufacturing strategies. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245661 | Electrolysis Cell with Enlarged Active Membrane Surface - The invention relates to an electrolytic cell for the production of chlorine from an aqueous alkali halide solution, which mainly consists of two semi-shells, an anode, a cathode and an ion exchange membrane arranged between the electrodes. Spacer elements are arranged between the ion-exchange membrane and the electrodes for fixing the membrane in position and distributing the compressive forces, made of electrically conductive and corrosion-resistant material on at least one side of the membrane | 2008-10-09 |
20080245662 | Electrolytic Cell Comprising Multilayer Expanded Metal - The present invention relates to an electrolysis cell comprising sheet-like anodes and cathodes which are separated from one another by means of separators and which are arranged in a cell trough or in a plurality of electrode frames clamped to one another and are connected in an electrically monopolar or bipolar manner, wherein the cathodes and/or anodes are in the form of multilayer expanded metal electrodes which consist of at least two expanded metal layers which are in contact with one another via internal resistance zones and through which the electrolyte solutions flow in the longitudinal direction, and to its use for the cathodic reduction or the anodic oxidation of organic or inorganic compounds. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245663 | Novel Proton Conducting Materials And Devices Incorporating Them - Materials for use in proton transport characterized by several formulas are disclosed. Mixed ion and electron conductors may include metals and/or ceramic electron conductors and a proton conducting material. Hydrogen separation membranes may include porous layers and an electolyte layer including a proton conducting material and an electron conductor. Hydrogen separation membranes may be formed by thermal spray techniques. Hydrogen separation membranes may include a catalyst layer. A method of separating hydrogen from a mixed gas stream includes passing the mixed gas through a first porous layer to an electrolyte layer, dissociating protons and electrons, diffusing the protons and electrons through the electrolyte layer, recombining them, and passing molecular hydrogen through a second porous layer. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245664 | Biosensor test strips for multiple tests - This invention discloses a detachable test strip good for multiple tests on a test strip to reduce the per test cost, and a test strip for multiple tests with more than two conductive tracks for the simultaneous measurement of multiple test data with a drop of blood. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245665 | BIOSENSOR - A biosensor for determining the concentration of an analyte in a biological sample. The biosensor comprises a support, a reference electrode or a counter electrode or both disposed on the support, a working electrode disposed on the support, the working electrode spaced apart from the other electrode or electrodes on the support, a covering layer defining a sample chamber over the electrodes, an aperture in the covering layer for receiving a sample, and at least one layer of mesh in the sample chamber between the covering layer and the electrodes. The at least one layer of mesh has coated thereon a silicone surfactant. Certain silicone surfactants are as effective as fluorinated surfactants with respect to performance of biosensors. These surfactants, when coated onto the mesh layer of the biosensor, are effective in facilitating the transport of aqueous test samples, such as blood, in the sample chamber. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245666 | Sensor Element and Method for Determining the Concentration of Gas Components in a Gas Mixture - A sensor element for the determination of the concentration of gas components in a gas mixture, particularly of the concentration of gas components in the exhaust of internal combustion engines, with two electrode, that together with a solid electrolyte constitute a pumping cell, whose outer pumping electrodes is exposed to the gas mixture by way of a porous protective layer, and with a reference electrode, which is disposed on the solid electrolyte and is exposed to a reference gas, and which with a solid electrolyte and a Nernst electrode constitutes a concentration or Nernst cell, is thereby characterized in that at least periodically the Nernst voltage between the outer pumping electrode and the Nernst electrode is tapped and analyzed. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245667 | Electromembrane Process and Apparatus - Apparatus is described for removing ionisable impurities from an electrolyte solution in an electromembrane device. The apparatus comprises means for recirculating the electrolyte solution between the cathode and the anode, and means for transferring selected ions from the electrolyte solution into a separate stream upon application of a current. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245668 | Parking a Sample Stream and Suppressing the Sample - Pretreatment method and apparatus to remove matrix ions from a liquid sample, prior to separation of the sample analytes (e.g. by chromatography), by flowing the liquid sample into a sample compartment and stopping the flow. The sample compartment has a wall comprising an ion exchange membrane having exchangeable ions of the same charge as the matrix ions to be removed. A regenerant liquid stream flows through a regenerant flow compartment on the other side of the membrane from said parked liquid sample. Matrix ions in the parked liquid sample are transported across the membrane into the regenerant flow compartment. Suppression may be performed electrolytically and/or chemically. A concentrator column may also be used. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245669 | PLATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus forms a plated film in fine trenches and plugs for interconnects and in the openings of a resist formed in the surface of a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer, and forms bumps (protruding electrodes) on the surface of a semiconductor wafer. The apparatus includes a substrate holder capable of opening and closing for holding a substrate such that the front surface of the substrate is exposed while the backside and the edge thereof are hermetically sealed. A plating tank accommodates a plating liquid in which an anode is immersed. A diaphragm is provided in the plating tank and disposed between the anode and the substrate held by the substrate holder. Plating liquid circulating systems circulate the plating liquid to respective regions of the plating tank, separated by the diaphragm. A deaerating unit is disposed in at least one of the plating liquid circulating systems. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245670 | Electrochemical Detection of Arsenic - Electrochemical methods and materials for the detection of arsenic. In one aspect, arsenic is detected using a working electrode comprising particulate platinum. In another aspect, arsenic is detected using an electrode comprising indium tin oxide and particulate gold. Also provided are methods for the production of electrodes which involve the electrodeposition of gold onto indium tin oxide. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245671 | Electrochemical Process to Recycle Aqueous Alkali Chemicals Using Ceramic Ion Conducting Solid Membranes - A method is provided to recycle and synthesize aqueous alkali chemicals from industrial and radioactively contaminated alkali salt based waste streams using a two-compartment electrolytic cell having an alkali cation-conductive ceramic membrane. The processes and apparatus provide the capability of recycling and synthesizing value added chemicals, including but not limited to, alkali hydroxides. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245672 | ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS TO GENERATE HYDROGEN AND SEQUESTER CARBON DIOXIDE - A carbon dioxide negative method of manufacturing renewable hydrogen and trapping carbon dioxide from the air or gas streams is described. Direct current renewable electricity is provided to a water electrolysis apparatus with sufficient voltage to generate hydrogen and hydroxide ions at the cathode, and protons and oxygen at the anode. These products are separated and sequestered and the base is used to trap carbon dioxide from the air or gas streams as bicarbonate or carbonate salts. These carbonate salts, hydrogen, and trapped carbon dioxide in turn can be combined in a variety of chemical and electrochemical processes to create valuable carbon-based materials made from atmospheric carbon dioxide. The net effect of all processes is the generation of renewable hydrogen from water and a reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere or in gas destined to enter the atmosphere. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245673 | Hydrogen generation system - The present invention provides a system for generating hydrogen gas in an aqueous solution based electrolytic or galvanic cell wherein the cathode is made from aluminum or an aluminum alloy. In a preferred arrangement the cell is a galvanic cell and cathode is made from aluminum or aluminum alloy and the anode is made from magnesium or magnesium alloy. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245674 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING ANISOTROPIC ETCHING OF PATTERNED SUBSTRATES - Systems and methods for etching topographic features in non-crystalline or metallic substrates are provided. A protective material is placed and patterned on a surface of the substrate to define exposed and protected regions of the substrate for etching in a liquid etchant having etching rates that are thermally activated. A nonuniform temperature profile is imposed on the substrate so that the temperatures and hence the etching rates at surfaces in the exposed regions are higher than those in the protected regions. Arrangements for imposing the nonuniform temperature profile include heating designated portions of the substrate with light radiation. Alternatively, the non-uniform temperature profile is developed as etching progresses by passing current pulses through the substrate in a manner that causes geometrically non-uniform heating of the substrate. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245675 | METHOD OF ALTERING THE SENSITIVITY AND/OR SELECTIVITY OF A CHEMIRESISTOR SENSOR - The present invention relates to a method of altering the sensitivity and/or selectivity of a chemiresistor sensor, to a sensor and a sensor array produced by such method. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245676 | Material Containment System - Containment packages ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080245677 | Oral Care Package - An oral care package includes a primary package for containing an oral composition and having a first window and a secondary package at least partially encompassing the primary package and having a second window, wherein the first and second windows are positioned on the respective first and second packages such that the oral composition contained within the primary package is visible through the first and second windows. A method of displaying an oral composition, comprising forming a primary package for holding an oral composition, forming a first window in the primary package, forming a secondary package, forming a second window in the secondary package, placing an oral composition within a reservoir of the primary package, and positioning the primary package at least partially inside the secondary package such that the oral composition is visible through the first and second windows. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245678 | Transparent multi-phase dentifrice with alternating bands - A multi-phase dentifrice composition comprising at least two visually distinct phases wherein the visually distinct phases are packaged in a generally transparent container, at least one phase is in physical contact with another phase, at least one visually distinct phase is generally transparent, and the visually distinct phases form alternating bands wherein at least one band is oriented in a direction not parallel to the longitudinal axis of the container or at least one band is oriented in a direction not parallel to the direction that the composition is dispensed from the container. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245679 | Carton With Carrying Handle and Blanjk Therefor | 2008-10-09 |
20080245680 | CONTAINER CARRIER - A carrier and method of manufacture for a carrier that results in a package of containers includes a plastic sheet having an array of container apertures and an inner web. The inner web includes a flap that impinges into each container aperture thus creating a carrier that may be consistently applied to produce a desirable package. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245681 | Toothbrush Holder with Integral Drain - A dental utensil or toothbrush holder has a container with a lid with a plurality of openings for accepting toothbrushes and other dental utensils such as dental picks. The toothbrush holder has an opening at the base allowing any fluids, such as that reside on the toothbrush after use, to drain from the container into a pipe. The pipe directs the fluid away from the container and to an indirect drain, a dental waste tee, connected to the building drain system. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245682 | Food package with stacked, dual, sealed compartments - Dual, sealed compartments for food packaging may be provided by a container having an upstanding wall or walls defining a first intermediate seal region. A cover may be heat sealed to the first intermediate seal region to form a first compartment with a first food item therein. Over the first cover may be a second compartment which may be closed by a second cover applied at the top of the package. The first cover may include a tab which extends upwardly through the second compartment so as to be grasped from above the second compartment. As a result, the second compartment may be opened and then the first compartment may be opened while the food item is still contained within the second compartment. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245683 | Container for Keeping Component Separate up to Their Use - The present invention includes dispensers, containers, methods of making and using dispensers with a fitting to attach to a second container and position a reservoir about the second container. The reservoir includes a diaphragm positioned opposite an orifice and a hollow perforator slidably positioned in the orifice. The hollow perforator includes a perforator portion and an access port portion that forms a chamber to hold one or more components. The one or more components may be released from the chamber without the removal of the dispenser from a container. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245684 | Toiletry & Sundries Attachment And Containment Device - Provided is an toiletry and sundries attachment and containment device for interfacing a container or other containment means with a tissue dispensing apparatus found in public and private restrooms. The device includes one or more tabs for attaching to the container, and for attaching the container to the tissue dispensing apparatus. The tabs may be rigid, semi-rigid or flexible, and may be manufactured from a variety of materials including paper, plastic and metal. The attachment mechanisms or schemes may be any of a number of attachment mechanisms to include: mechanical fasteners, glue, Velcro®, adhesives strips, tape, etc. The container may be permanently or removably attached to the tabs, and hence the tissue dispensing apparatus, and may contain tissues, wet wipes, soaps, as well as other toiletries and sundries for use in a restroom. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245685 | Method of producing a sealed bundle of consumer articles - A method of producing a sealed bundle containing consumer articles such as smoking articles comprises the steps of wrapping a sealable material around an outer surface of the sleeve; at least partially sealing the sealable material while being wrapped around the sleeve at its bottom and along its length; pushing the group of smoking articles through the sleeve to remove the partially sealed sealable material from the sleeve; and sealing the partially sealed sealable material at the top so as to form the sealed bundle. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245686 | Magnetic Disk Case - A plurality of band shaped projections are formed in parallel on the interior surfaces of side walls of a magnetic disk case so that grooves are formed in spaces between the projections. Each of the grooves has bottom surface A, a pair of side surfaces B, and inclined surfaces C formed between each surface B and the surface A. The grooves satisfies d≦a; w>t; and 2α≦β, where t is a thickness of a magnetic disk, d is a width of a circumferential surface of the magnetic disk subjected to chamfering, α is a chamfer angle, a is a width of the surfaces A, β is an angle between the surfaces C on either side of each groove, γ is an angle between the surfaces B, and w is a shortest distance between the surfaces B on either side of each groove. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245687 | Disc package with securing ledges - A package for housing a disc is provided, including a cover forming an elongated spine panel with first and second opposing panels extending therefrom such that the opposing panels selectively rotate between open and closed positions and a tray attached to one of the opposing panels. The tray has a planar surface and first and second opposing angular surfaces extending from the planar surface. Each angular surface has a slot for receiving an edge of the disc to support the disc above the planar surface, wherein at least one of the angular surfaces can be deflected to facilitate removal and insertion of the disc. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245688 | CONTAINER FOR AN ELONGATED, IRREGULARLY SHAPED OBJECT - A container for an elongated product having an irregular shape, especially, a hockey stick, wherein the container comprises a corrugated tube having sufficient flexibility to conform to the shape of said elongated product and end caps on one or both ends of said tube. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245689 | Golf Bag With Club Head Placed Downwards - A golf bag in which club heads are placed downwards is provided. A club support ( | 2008-10-09 |
20080245690 | Flat Packed Mattress Spring Core Assemblies and Method of Packaging Such Assemblies - Package and method of flat-packing multiple pocketed spring core assemblies wherein a stack of multiple pocketed spring assemblies are trapped between a pair of wooden frames. After compression of the stack including the wooden frames, bands are tightly wrapped around the compressed stack. Loops of wire are then inserted through the stack and wrapped about at least one cross element of the frame on each side of the stack. Each loop of wire is pulled taut and its opposite ends connected together so as to prevent the center portion of the stack from ballooning outwardly after removal of compression forces on the rigid frames. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245691 | Packaging case of wiper blade - Disclosed herein is a packaging case of a wiper blade used to wipe a windscreen of automobiles. The wiper blade includes a wiper strip to wipe a windshield of an automobile. The packaging case includes a body having an accommodation space to accommodate the wiper blade and an opening to open the accommodation space, a cover connected pivotally to a first side of the body via a first connecting part to cover the opening, and a locking section connected pivotally to a second side of the body, opposed to the first side, via a second connecting part to be engaged with the body with one end of the cover interposed between the locking section and the body. The packaging case can protect the wiper blade from external force and prevent damage of the wiper blade during delivery and distribution, and can ensure simple, compact and tight packaging of the wiper blade. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245692 | Carrying assembly with analyte-determining instrument - A combination of carrying assembly with analyte-determining device. The analyte-determining device includes housing, a display and at least one user-input mechanism. The carrying assembly is adapted to magnetically attach the analyte-determining device. One of the analyte-determining device and the carrying assembly includes at least one magnet. The other of the analyte-determining device and the carrying assembly includes a magnetic-attracting portion. The at least one magnet is attracted to the at least one magnetic-attracting portion and attaches the analyte-determining device and the carrying assembly with each other. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245693 | SANITARY TISSUE PRODUCT ROLL - Sanitary tissue products, especially sanitary tissue products in the form of rolls of sanitary tissue products wherein the sanitary tissue product rolls exhibit a width of less than about 11.43 cm (4.5 inches) are provided. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245694 | Packaging container - A packaging container includes a first clamshell half, a second clamshell half, a connecting portion that connects an edge of the first clamshell with an edge of the second clamshell half, a sealed portion that fastens the first clamshell and the second clamshell to each other, the sealed portion being located at the edge of the packaging container on a side opposite to the connecting portion, and a severed portion that is provided in at least one of the first clamshell and the second clamshell between the sealed portion and a packaged object, which is accommodated in a room created between the first clamshell and the second clamshell when the clamshell halves are fitted to each other, and that is severed off for opening the packaging container. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245695 | MAIL FLAT ASSEMBLY FOR AUTOMATED PROCESSING AND METHOD OF DISTRIBUTING PROMOTIONAL ITEMS USING SAME - A flexible, uniform mail package for use with automated mailing procedures and a method of distributing advertising and promotional items. A mail package includes a plastic tray with at least one well for containing and securing an article, such as a pen or a key tag, within the mail package. The mail package meets current and proposed USPS uniformity and flexibility standards for automated handling of the mail packages, and is capable of being processed, without issue, using automatic equipment thereby reducing postage costs compared to non-flat machinable mail pieces. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245696 | PACKAGING FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, IN PARTICULAR FOR NOTEBOOKS - This invention relates to a packing for electronic components and devices and preferably for notebooks, characterized in that the packing includes at least two pivotally connected elements which can be swivelled between at least one first swivel position and at least one second swivel position, wherein in the second swivel position the elements have a smaller swivel angle with respect to each other than in the first swivel position, and wherein in the second swivel position the elements define a space for accommodating the component to be packed. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245697 | Packaging system for carrying an item, preferably bulky and/or heavy items, and method for using the same - A packaging system for carrying an item, preferably bulky and/or heavy items, includes an enclosed container defining an interior cavity, and having a double wall corrugated construction forming an outer surface defining a length, a height and a depth and at least one perforating line circumscribing the outer surface of the container, wherein the at least one perforating line is oriented in a plane orthogonal to an axis of direction of the corresponding length, height or depth of the container. A method for using the packaging system, and a blank for forming the packaging system are also disclosed herein. | 2008-10-09 |
20080245698 | Lidding for a child-resistant blister package - A blister package is provided in which the lidding component includes a tear-resistant nonwoven layer and a barrier layer wherein the controlled delamination of the nonwoven layer increases the puncture resistance, thereby improving the child-resistant properties of the package. | 2008-10-09 |