43rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130276600 | LATHE MACHINE FOR INTERNAL BORE PROCESSING - A lathe machine includes a tailstock unit having a bottom seat driven by a saddle of a turret unit to move longitudinally relative to a headstock by means of a first coupler unit, and a tailstock mount mounted on the bottom seat and driven by a turret mount to move transversely by means of a second coupler unit such that a selected one of a centering mandrel and a drilling tool holder disposed on the tailstock mount is in line with a spindle axis of the headstock. A positioning unit includes blocking and abutment members respectively disposed on the bottom seat and the tailstock mount and having rightward- and leftward-facing inclined surfaces which matingly abut against each other to permit the centering mandrel to be kept in line with the spindle axis, thereby rendering the centering process easy and precise. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276601 | WORK SPINDLE HAVING A SOLID-BODY JOINT - A subassembly with a supporting element for a machine bed of a lathe, and of a machining unit which is arranged on the supporting element and has a machining axis, wherein a solid-body joint, via which the machining unit is arranged in a movable manner on the supporting element, is provided. A lathe for plastics spectacle lenses, having a machine bed, having a tool mount or workpiece mount which is arranged at least indirectly on the machine bed, and having a subassembly which is arranged at least indirectly on the machine bed, wherein the workpiece and the tool can be oriented in relation to one another via the solid-body joint. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276602 | SAWING MACHINE AND CUTTING METHOD OF A SAWING MACHINE - Traditionally, in order to avoid interfering with a work-piece such as a round material and an hexagonal material etc., an insert plate used as a saw blade side support of a band saw machine or a circular saw machine is provided at a position apart from the cutting site after passing the maximum cutting width, which results in the bending, vibration and noise of the saw blade, thereby decreasing the life of the saw blade. This problem is solved with two insert plates located at two positions on left and right of a work-piece to support the saw blade in a manner of moving them closing to the work-piece along the external shape of the work-piece from the cutting start and after passing the maximum cutting width by enabling them to move along the external side of the work-piece, therefore, one side of the insert plates takes a tapered shape so as to get into under the work-piece. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276603 | PUNCH OF PUNCHING PRESS, NIBBLER ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF FORMING ELONGATED HOLE IN SHEET MATERIAL - A punch includes first and second blade sections juxtaposed relative to each other in a direction parallel or substantially parallel to a feed direction of a sheet material. The first blade section protrudes downwardly from the second blade section with a step intervening therebetween and includes lower end edges on downstream and upstream sides of the feed direction, which define respective punching edges. The first blade section includes a lower end edge following the feed direction, which defines a first notching and punching edge. The notching and punching edge includes a portion intermediate of the feed direction representing a projecting shape. The second blade section includes a lower end edge on the upstream side, which defines a punching edge and also includes a lower end edge following the feed direction, which defines a notching and punching edge. The notching and punching edge is inclined gradually upwardly towards the upstream side. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276604 | METHODS AND EQUIPMENT FOR CUTTING FOOD PRODUCTS - Knife assemblies and methods therefor that are adapted to be used with a cutting apparatus capable of producing a variety of shaped food products having large amplitudes, for example, sliced, shredded, and strip-cut food products. The knife assembly is adapted for cutting food product includes a knife having a corrugated shape to produce a large-amplitude food product slice having a periodic shape and at least one julienne tab metallurgically joined to the knife adapted to cut the food product slice into strips. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276605 | BLIND CUTTING MACHINE - An improved blind cutting machine has a work surface on which a blind to be cut is placed and at least one end stop against which an end of the blind to be cut rests prior to being cut by a cutting mechanism. An actuator is connected to the end stop. The actuator moves the end stop relative to the work surface and the cutting mechanism in response to signals from a controller. An operator enters information about the blind to be cut and the dimensions of an opening over which the blind to be cut is to be mounted into the controller. The controller then calculates the location where the end stop should be so that a sufficient amount of material can be trimmed from an end of the blind to be cut to enable the blind to fit the opening. Then the controller sends a signal to the actuator that causes the actuator to move the end stop to that location. In alternative embodiments the end stop is fixed and the actuator moves the cutting mechanism or a work surface on which the blind to be cut has been placed. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276606 | CUTTING TOOL HEAD FOR MULTI-PLY FABRIC CUTTING MACHINE - A cutting tool head for a sheet material cutting machine has a pressure foot mounted by way of linear actuators operable to independently move the pressure foot vertically relative to an eccentric drive mechanism and a knife assembly of the tool head. The knife assembly includes a support shaft driven by the eccentric mechanism, a blade connected to the support shaft, and a splined shaft between the support shaft and blade The splined shaft slides in a splined bushing, and the eccentric mechanism drives reciprocating motion of the support shaft, the splined shaft, and the blade relative to the splined bushing. The splined bushing is rotatable to rotate the splined shaft and blade. A blade sharpener of the tool head has a sharpening disc backed by a magnetic disc to attract the blade into evenly distributed contact with the sharpening surface, and to retain metal shavings on the sharpening disc. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276607 | CUTTING PLOTTER - A cutting plotter includes a cutting mechanism, a retaining mechanism and a press mechanism. The cutting mechanism includes a cutter. The cutter has a blade edge on a head of the cutter. The retaining mechanism retains the cutter to allow the cutter to change an orientation of the blade edge. The press mechanism includes a press member. The press member is configured to interlock with the cutter and to press a cutting object near the blade edge. The press mechanism is configured to maintain a positional relationship between the press member and the blade edge when the orientation of the blade edge changes in a relative movement between the cutting, mechanism and the object. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276608 | CIRCULAR SAW - A circular saw includes a machine base, a sliding unit including a slide shaft slidably inserted through the machine base and a stationary mount fixedly mounted at one end of the slide shaft and defining a datum plane, and a cutting unit including a supporting arm pivotally connected to the stationary mount and a saw blade pivotally connected to the supporting arm. The saw blade is movable by the supporting arm up and down relative to the machine base between a lower limit position and an upper limit position so that the saw blade may intersect with the datum plane or be kept in a tangential relationship relative to the datum plane when it reaches the lower limit position. Thus, the circular saw has a compact size, low vibration level and high precision characteristics. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276609 | SHEET CUTTING DEVICE - A sheet feeding device includes a moving mechanism ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130276610 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCRIBING SILICON CARBIDE PLATE - A scribing apparatus | 2013-10-24 |
20130276611 | SHOULDER SUPPORT FOR A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - A shoulder support for a musical instrument is provided, including a holding device, an arm, and a shoulder abutment element. The arm is held on the holding device by a first joint device and/or the shoulder abutment element is held on the arm by a second joint device. The first joint device is associated with a first fixing device, by which a relative position between the arm and the holding device can be fixed. The second joint device is associated with a second fixing device, by which a relative position between the shoulder abutment element and the arm can be fixed. A part of the first joint device is configured as a fixing element for releasable fixing of the arm on the holding device and/or a part of the second joint device is configured as a fixing element for releasable fixing of the shoulder abutment element on the arm. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276612 | PERCUSSIVE BLOCK FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - A percussion attachment for a musical instrument. The attachment includes a body having at least one aerating hole formed therein. A clamp is mounted to the body that attaches the body to the musical instrument. The body may be struck and/or scraped by the stick of a bow to produce percussion as well as functioning simultaneously as a protector as the musical instrument is being played. The body may include ribs that are spaced along an outermost curved edge of the body such that contacting the ribs with the stick of a bow to produce a percussion sound. The body may also include pits spaced on a top surface of the body such that contacting the pits with the stick of a bow to produce a percussion sound. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276613 | TENSIONING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A STRINGED INSTRUMENT - The present invention provides a tensioning apparatus for a string of a stringed instrument, the apparatus including a supporting body portion for releasable engagement between a string and a surface of the neck of the stringed instrument at a fret on the fret board, thereby to raise the string relative to the fret on the fret board; the apparatus further including a biasing element by which lateral tension may be applied to the string. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276614 | PLECTRUM SLEEVE - A plectrum sleeve has a sleeve body with an extending sheet. The sleeve body has a longitudinal open on an upper side thereof. The extending sheet is slantingly extending from an edge of a bottom side of the sleeve body. A plectrum piece is extending from an end of the extending sheet. The sleeve body is slid to a distal end of a finger with the extending sheet attached to the tip of the finger and the plectrum piece located in the front of the tip of the finger like an extension of the nail. The plectrum piece plunks a string of an instrument by bending or stretching the finger, the force back to the plectrum sleeve from the string will be strongly and steadily supported by the finger. A real and direct counterforce will be given to the finger and the user for better experience of plunking. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276615 | Methods and Devices for Muting a Harmonica - The present invention provides methods and devices for attenuating sound emanating from a harmonica when played while practicing or performing by a player. The methods and devices include a sound blocking and reflecting means and, optionally, a sound absorbing means. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276616 | Unified Octave Register Key and Vent for Musical Instruments - Apparatus and methods for its use are provided that relate to an octave/register key for musical wind instruments that combines (i) a vent formed by alignment of an opening of a core and a sidewall aperture of a sleeve, wherein the core is slidably and coaxially mounted within the sleeve, or a vent formed by alignment of sidewall apertures on an inner chamber slidably mounted within an outer chamber, and (ii) the mechanism to open and close such a vent. The device, upon actuation, vents the wind instrument air column to remove the fundamental pitch frequency, and can be mounted anywhere on the body of a musical wind instrument or onto any existing tone hole key of the instrument. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276617 | Reversed Cajon Paddle - A reverse Cajon pedal to strike a Cajon musical device may include a foot plate which may be pivotably connected to a base plate and a link extension arm to move longitudinally in response to the foot plate. The link extension arm may rotate a beater to strike the Cajon musical device. The Cajon pedal may include a first clamp to hold the Cajon. The Cajon pedal may include a frame post to support the beater. The Cajon pedal may include a second clamp to slidably clamp to a base plate. The foot pedal may be connected to a first shaft. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276618 | KEYBOARD SYSTEM FOR MULTI-STUDENT TRAINING AND VISUALIZATION - Embodiments generally relate to providing a multi-user keyboard system. In one embodiment, a multi-user keyboard system comprises a display screen, a first keyboard apparatus, a second keyboard apparatus, and one or more digital processors, all operably connected together. The display screen is viewable simultaneously by first and second users of the first and second keyboard apparatuses. An image directly related to the use of at least one of the keyboard apparatuses by a corresponding user is displayed on the display screen by at least one of the one or more digital processors. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276619 | MUSICAL SCORE PLAYING DEVICE AND MUSICAL SCORE PLAYING PROGRAM - Preparation of playing information having correct note values is made possible even if tuplet symbols are not written in a musical score. A prescribed measure time calculating means a measure playing time calculating means a comparing means comparing the calculated prescribed measure time and the measure playing time, and a note value correcting means inferring that a tuplet is present within the measure if the prescribed measure time and the measure playing time are not matched and correcting the sound emission timings and the note value correcting means includes a measure note sequence recording means storing a note sequence, a grouping means grouping the notes within the measure according to each beat, and a tupleting process means performing a tupleting process of changing the note values of the grouped notes based on a relationship of the playing time of the grouped notes and the reference time of a single beat. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276620 | PERFORMANCE SYSTEM - A performance system includes a plurality of performance information output devices, a storage device, and a plurality of automatic performance devices. At least one performance information output device transmits performance data having the combination of an identifier, time information, and the performance information to at least one automatic performance device through the storage device without passing through a moving image distribution server. The at least one performance information output device transmits a synchronization signal to the at least one automatic performance device through the moving image distribution server. The at least one automatic performance device reproduces the performance information in synchronization with a video distributed at the time when the synchronization signal is distributed, at the timing corresponding to the time indicated by the time information and the time indicated by the synchronization signal. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276621 | TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY MOUNTING KIT WITH FEEDBACK REDUCTION DEVICE FOR INSTALLATION INTO THE SOUND HOLE OF AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR - The invention provides elements used to attach a standard magnetic pickup, in conjunction with a feedback reduction device, into the sound hole of an acoustic guitar in a manner that does not alter the inherent sound characteristics of the underlying guitar. The approach put forward provides a significant advantage by providing the ability to install a broad range of commercially available standard magnetic pickups, which combined with the feedback reduction device, provides the capability to achieve high gain amplification utilizing an open body acoustic guitar while eliminating the highly objectionable squeal that is customary in this type of application. The invention consists of a basic modification kit: the pickup mounting elements, the pickup itself, the feedback reduction device, the metalized guitar strings, the conductive string anchor bracket, and the interconnect cable assembly. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276622 | Positioning Of An Electronic Transducer On The Bass Bar Of The Violin Family Of Acoustical Instruments - In the violin family of acoustical instruments an electrical transducer designed to convert vibration into an electrical signal is to be mounted on the bass bar of such instruments. The electrical transducer may be mounted on the bass bar of the instrument, and the position of the electrical transducer on the bass bar may vary by instrument type. Such a location would be about the center of the bass bar. An electrical wire is connected to the electrical transducer on one end and to an electrical connector at the other end. The electrical connector passes through the sidewall of the instrument and is secured thereto. An external device may be connected to the electrical connector, placing the external device in communication with the electrical signals produced by the instrument when it is played. The external device may modify the electrical signal produced by the electrical transducer. Alternatively the electrical transducer may be wireless. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276623 | BALLISTIC SHIELD DEVICE - The present application discloses a lightweight ballistic shield device comprising a composite material that meets or exceeds National Institute of Justice (NIJ) III-A ballistic protection standards and provides ballistic protection at point blank range. In certain embodiments, the ballistic shield device comprises a composite material having multiple layers of a fabric material laminated together with an adhesive disposed between each layer of the fabric material. A thermoplastic film is laminated to the top and bottom surfaces of the composite material. The ballistic shield device may be formed in a variety of ways. For example, the ballistic shield device may be formed as a ballistic clipboard. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276624 | FIREARM HAVING A NEW GAS OPERATING SYSTEM - A method of operating a firearm having a modified gas operating system including directing gas from a barrel of a firearm upward through a barrel gas port, routing the gas from the barrel gas port through a gas jet, directing the gas from the gas jet through a gas operation tube, and directing the gas to a bolt carrier assembly to move at least a portion of the bolt carrier assembly relative to the barrel, the movement of the at least a portion of the bolt carrier assembly to cause excess gas in the barrel to be vented through the gas jet. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276625 | Piston-Cylinder Unit - A The piston-cylinder unit includes a cylinder having a closure body at the end. The closure body has a sleeve body which is fixedly connected on one side to the closure body and which is fastened to the cylinder. The sleeve body has a base which supports an operating pressure in the cylinder in direction of the closure body. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276626 | HYBRID PIN FOR CONNECTING A PISTON FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE TO A PISTON ROD, AND PRESSING DEVICE FOR PRODUCING THE HYBRID PIN - The invention relates to a hybrid pin ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130276627 | DUST REMOVAL SYSTEM, IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND DUST REMOVAL VIBRATION METHOD THEREOF - The invention is directed to a dust removal system, an image capture device and a dust removal vibration method thereof. The dust removal system includes a vibration generation module having a vibration unit which is arranged on a transparent object of an image capture device, and is driven to generate a vibration for dust removal, a vibration detection unit arranged on the transparent object and transform a vibration amplitude into a corresponding electrical signal so as to output a feedback signal continually, a compare unit outputting a control signal when the compare unit determines the feedback signal exceeds the threshold value, and a control unit controlling the vibration generation module based on the control signal to generate the corresponding vibration for dust removal. Thereby, an amplitude of the transparent object can be precisely obtained and the vibration can be precisely adjusted. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276628 | Gas Treatment - This invention proposes a method of removing pollutants from high temperature gasses prior to their introduction in to a heat exchanger of a steam generating boiler within a power generation system. The method comprises placing a filter system ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130276629 | FILTER SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for monitoring quality of filters within a filtering system are disclosed. The system includes at least one pressure sensor which monitors a force applied by a filter on a filter housing. The system further includes a control system which provides notification to a user when the force measured by the at least one pressure sensor exceeds a predetermined threshold value. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276630 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING FISCHER-TROPSCH OFF-GAS - A method for producing a gas comprising at least 80 vol % carbon monoxide from a Fischer-Tropsch off-gas comprises: (1) feeding Fischer-Tropsch off-gas through a column comprising an adsorbent bed at high pressure and discharging effluent; (2) reducing the pressure in the column and the bed slightly; (3) rinsing the column and the adsorbent bed with methane or a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide; (4) reducing the pressure of the column and adsorbent bed to a low pressure; (5) rinsing the column and adsorbent bed with a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen; (6) pressurizing the column and adsorbent bed to a high pressure using a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen. The product stream obtained in step (3) comprising at least 80 vol % carbon monoxide can be sent as feed to a Fischer-Tropsch reaction. In an embodiment, a gas comprising at least 80 vol % hydrogen is also produced. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276631 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOVING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM EXHAUST GAS BY UTILIZING SEAWATER - This invention relates to a method for removing carbon dioxide in an exhaust gas utilizing seawater, and to apparatuses for removing carbon dioxide by the method. The method includes producing a concentrated seawater having an increased concentration of salt by utilizing a reverse osmosis membrane method, producing an ammonia-saturating concentrated seawater by blowing ammonia into the concentrated seawater, contacting a non-heated exhaust gas with the ammonia-saturating concentrated seawater such that carbon dioxide is absorbed in the ammonia-saturating concentrated seawater, collecting a sediment of sodium hydrogen carbonate, and collecting ammonium chloride from a solution comprising the ammonium chloride produced by absorption of the carbon dioxide in the ammonium-saturating concentrated seawater. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276632 | RECLAMATION OF POTABLE WATER FROM MIXED GAS STREAMS - An apparatus for separating a liquid from a mixed gas stream can include a wall, a mixed gas stream passageway, and a liquid collection assembly. The wall can include a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of capillary condensation pores. The capillary condensation pores extend through the wall, and have a first opening on the first surface of the wall, and a second opening on the second surface of the wall. The pore size of the pores can be between about 2 nm to about 100 nm. The mixed gas stream passageway can be in fluid communication with the first opening. The liquid collection assembly can collect liquid from the plurality of pores. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276633 | ADSORBER ELEMENT, RING FILTER ELEMENT - An annular adsorber element may be used in conjunction with a fresh air system of an internal combustion engine for adsorbing particles such as hydrocarbons. The annular adsorber element may include a support structure and an adsorber material. The support structure may be injection molded onto the adsorber material. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276634 | DURABLE ADSORBENT MATERIAL AND ADSORBENT PACKS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - Provided herein are a parallel passage contractors, which may be useful in pressure swing adsorption (PSA), pressure and temperature swing adsorption (PTSA), or vacuum pressure swing adsorption (VPSA) systems, having one or more self-supported adsorbent sheets arranged in multiple, overlapping layers mechanically spaced to allow gas flow. Also provided are systems utilizing such parallel passage contactors and methods for preparing the contactors. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276635 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE SUITABLE FOR CONSUMPTION FROM A CAPSULE - A system, device and method for the brewing of a capsule. The device comprises a first chamber portion and a second chamber portion movable with respect to each other to be moved between an open position and a closed position. The device further comprises a capsule handler arranged to enable insertion therein of the capsule and to position said capsule in a brewing position, wherein the capsule handler retains the capsule in the brewing position when the capsule handler is in a ready position. When the first chamber portion and the second chamber portion are moved with respect to each other from the closed position to the open position, the capsule can fall freely from the brewing position under the influence of gravity when the capsule handler is in an ejection position. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276636 | MODULAR BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM - A beverage preparation system ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130276637 | APPARATUS FOR ROASTING COFFEE BEANS - One embodiment of the invention relates to apparatus ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130276638 | MOTORIZED BEVERAGE MACHINE WITH MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION - A machine ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130276639 | PORTABLE CUP FOR BREWING - A portable cup for brewing includes a cup. A bottom of the cup is defined as a bottom cap. A receiving space is defined on the upper surface of the bottom cap. A food product is received in the receiving space. A soluble edible gum seals the receiving space. Wherein, the food product is fully protected by the soluble edible gum from exposing in the air for preserving the food product from corrupt. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276640 | POPCORN MACHINE HAVING A FILTER PASSAGE INLET CONNECTED TO A KETTLE ASSEMBLY - Popcorn machines having popping kettles in direct fluid communication with exhaust ducts are described herein. The effluent produced as a byproduct of corn popping travels directly from the kettle into an exhaust system of the popcorn machine via an exhaust duct that extends through a kettle cover or lid. The exhaust systems can include one or more filters configured to remove smoke, odors, and/or other particulate matter before venting the effluent into the surrounding area as filtered exhaust. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276641 | AIR POPCORN POPPER - Popcorn machines having fan assemblies and heat sources are described herein. The fan assemblies and the heat sources can be configured to provide heat to unpopped corn kernels to produce popcorn without the use of cooking oil. The popcorn machines can be configured for commercial use and can be mounted onto support structures that allow operators to rotate the popcorn machines. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276642 | Personal Cake Pan - The invention provides a specially designed cake pan comprising six individual cooking molds, inside of which small, uniform and single serving size cakes are baked. The Personal Cake Pan provides household consumers and professional bakers with a simple means of preparing individual cakes for guests attending parties and other celebrations, providing a stylish and cost effective alternative to baking a single large cake. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276643 | PORTABLE BAKING OVEN - A portable baking oven for a pizza or other food item includes a food item heating plate, a base having a heating chamber, and a top cover having a moisture vent and a heat reflector structure extending across the inside of said top cover. When placed on said base, the top cover forms a baking chamber above the heating plate. Heat produced in the base's heating chamber circulates up through air passageways in the base into the baking chamber above the food item heating plate. This circulated heat is reflected back down toward the food item heating plate by the top cover's heat reflecting structure to accelerate baking of the top of a food item placed on the heating plate. The top cover's moisture vent can be located above the heat reflector structure in the top cover, and openings can be provided in the heat reflector structure which allow moisture emitted by a food item being baked in the oven to pass through the reflector structure and out through the top cover moisture vent. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276644 | Transformation System for Nutritional Substances - Disclosed herein is a transformation system for at least one component of a single or multi-component nutritional substance. The transformation system obtains information regarding the nutritional substance to be transformed, the desired transformation, and the desired properties, including nutritional content, of the transformed nutritional substance, and dynamically modifies the transformation in response to this information. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276645 | Method and device for banding a stack of wide, flat products - For banding a stack of wide, flat products, a strap is completely wound around the stack. Before the strap is tensioned, at least two stops are positioned on or near to the stack, which limit the tensioning movement of the strap and to which the strap is applied in the tensioned condition. The stops and the banded stack are subsequently separated from each other. The stops are repositioned relative to each other after fixture of the strap and before separation from the stack. A device for performing the method has a tensioning unit using at least two stops to limit the tensioning movement of a strap and to which the strap can be applied in the tensioned condition. The stops can be repositioned relative to each other. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276646 | SOLAR-POWERED WASTE COMPACTOR AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A solar-powered waste compactor comprises a waste container for housing waste, a compactor ram actuated by a hydraulic cylinder and piston assembly for compacting the waste in the waste container, and a hydraulic power unit operably associated with the hydraulic cylinder and piston assembly for powering the compactor ram. The hydraulic power unit comprises a motor/pump assembly including a pump unit, a single-phase electric motor driving the pump unit and a flow control valve operating the motor/pump assembly at first or second flow rate depending on an operating pressure. The hydraulic power unit further comprises a battery unit, a solar panel to charge the battery unit, a DC-to-AC inverter, a single-phase AC power inlet connectable to a source of a single-phase electrical power grid, and a reversing contactor providing the electric current only from the inverter or the power inlet at any given time. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276647 | Multi-Stage Waste Material Processing - Devices and methods are disclosed for processing waste paper media and other waste fibrous products to reduce their volume. The methods include disintegration and compression, in some embodiments transforming the waste into a highly dense, combustible solid, for example a cylinder which may be burnt as a log or readily stored or transported. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276648 | AGRICULTURAL PRESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ROUND BALES, HAVING ROLLERS DRIVEN BY ELECTRIC MOTORS - An agricultural press for forming round bales includes a plurality of rollers defining a pressing chamber, which are rotatably mounted partially on a load-bearing structure and partially on a structure that is articulated to the load-bearing structure and can be displaced into a raised position for unloading a round bale from the pressing chamber. The rollers are driven by electric motors, which, may be contained within the rollers or are of the type with hollow shaft, for receiving within them an end pin of the respective roller. The load-bearing structure and the structure articulated to the load-bearing structure are in the form of structures of the space-frame type with main lateral structures made of metal, preferably aluminium, obtained by casting. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276649 | PRESS - The invention relates to a press having a coverable working region in which a pressing process can be carried out by applying compressed air or fluid to the press, a protective device for covering the working region and a pipe conduit for transporting the compressed air or the fluid, wherein a first part of the pipe conduit is arranged on the protective device, a further part of the pipe conduit is arranged on the press, and the protective device is configured in such a way that by removing the protective device from the working region the first part of the pipe conduit is disconnected from the further part of the pipe conduit. The invention makes it possible that the press is not supplied energetically with compressed air or fluid for carrying out the pressing process until after the working region has been closed with the protective device. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276650 | Underblanket Of The Blanket Of A Blanket Cylinder Of A Printing Press, Particularly Of The Offset Type - An underblanket of the blanket of a blanket cylinder of a printing press, particularly of the offset type, consists of a multilayer structure comprising a first layer comprising at least one polyurethane-based material, and at least a second layer comprising at least one polyurethane-based material, which is different from the one forming said first layer, and directly joined with said first layer by exploiting the intrinsic chemical/physical compatibility. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276651 | VARIABLE FORMAT OFFSET PRINTING MACHINE HAVING A CENTRAL IMPRESSION CYLINDER - The printing machine comprises a central impression cylinder ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130276652 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - This invention discloses a sheet processing apparatus including a sheet supply device, a first cylinder which includes at least one gripper device, a processing device, a sheet discharge device, and conveyance devices. The conveyance devices include a plurality of gripper devices including at least one reversing gripper device. The conveyance devices also include a second cylinder and reversing swing arm shaft pregripper. The second cylinder grips and conveys one edge of the sheet by one gripper device of the plurality of gripper devices. The reversing swing arm shaft pregripper is supported to be swingable between the first cylinder and the second cylinder, receives by the reversing gripper device the other edge of the sheet conveyed by the second cylinder, and transfers the received other edge of the sheet to the gripper device of the first cylinder by a gripping change. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276653 | CURABLE JETTABLE FLUID FOR MAKING A FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING MASTER - The present invention relates to a curable jettable fluid for making a flexographic printing master characterized in that the jettable fluid has a viscosity measured at jetting temperature of less than 15 mPa·s and comprises at least 50 wt. % of a mixture of a cyclic monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomer, a monofunctional urethane acrylate oligomer and a difunctional (meth)acrylate monomer. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276654 | CONVEYOR BELT CLEANING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for cleaning a continuous conveyor belt. The apparatus has a dispenser for dispensing cleaning fabric so that a length of it is positioned against a length of the belt. The length of belt is driven downstream direction and dispenser is operated to drive the length of cleaning fabric in an upstream direction and recharge it. Cleaning fluid is applied to the fabric at an upstream end region. The belt is rubbed and washed the upstream end region. The belt is dried at a downstream end region where it encounters dry cleaning. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276655 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING PRINTED PRODUCTS - A method for printing which includes the steps of: printing a web of material so as to define a printed web; winding the printed web onto at least one roll; cutting the printed web so as to define at least one printed roll; transporting the at least one printed roll in rolled form to a folder separate from a printing press; and processing the at least one printed roll in the folder into a finished printed product. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276656 | LIQUID TRANSFER APPARATUS - A liquid transfer apparatus includes a supply cylinder and viscosity reducing agent supply unit. The supply cylinder comes into contact with a transfer target body and supplies a transfer liquid to the transfer target body. The viscosity reducing agent supply unit supplies a viscosity reducing agent which reduces a viscosity of the transfer liquid to the supply cylinder after the apparatus emergently stops and before the supply cylinder starts transfer. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276657 | Multi-Stage Mechanisms For Event Detection and Initiation of Pyrotechnic Materials in Thermal Batteries and the Like in Munitions - A method for detecting a number of events having an acceleration profile greater than a predetermined threshold. The method including: detecting a number of events having the acceleration profile greater than the predetermined threshold; counting the number of events detected having the acceleration profile greater than the predetermined threshold; and outputting a mechanical or electrical signal based on whether the counted number of events having the acceleration profile greater than the predetermined threshold is greater than a predetermined number. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276658 | WARHEAD - A warhead which is adapted to be launched in a predetermined axial direction includes a support structure having a plurality of walls which extend in a direction parallel to the predetermined axial direction. The support structure forms a plurality of closed chambers which are laterally spaced apart from each other and are elongated in the axial direction. A high explosive is contained within the structure cavities. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276659 | LOW-PROFILE IGNITER ASSEMBLIES ADAPTED FOR USE WITH INFLATABLE AIRBAG SYSTEMS - Low-profile igniter assemblies adapted for use with low-profile inflators as well as conventionally sized inflators are disclosed. Such igniter assemblies can comprise an adaptor, an ignition portion and a plurality of conductors coupled to the ignition portion and extending in a first direction from the ignition portion to an opening of the adapter. A connector is adapted to be slid into the opening in a second direction which is transverse to the first direction associated with the extension of the conductors from the ignition portion to the opening of the adapter. Igniter assemblies can be coupled with a body of an inflatable airbag system inflator, which inflator body may enclose a quantity of gas generant. Methods of making inflators adapted for use with inflatable airbag cushion systems are also included. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276660 | GAS GENERATOR - The present invention provides a gas generator including a housing provided with a diffuser shell and a closure shell, an ignition device, the diffuser shell being in a substantially cup-like shape and having an annular bent portion obtained by bending a circumferential wall portion at an opening inwardly, the closure shell being in a substantially annular shape having a annular plate portion that includes a annular curved portion projecting toward the inside of the housing, the ignition device being fixed to a central hole in the annular plate portion with a resin, an inner circumferential part of the annular plate portion in the closure shell abutting against the resin, an outer circumferential part of the annular plate portion abutting against and being fixed to the annular bent portion of the diffuser shell. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276661 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE - A system for protecting an occupant positioned in a seat of a vehicle. The system includes a gas emitting device positioned adjacent to an occupant of a vehicle. The system also may include a controller configured to control the activation of the gas emitting device. A sensor configured to detect the vertical acceleration of the vehicle, may be included. The controller may be configured to receive a signal from the sensor and activate the gas emitting device when the signal from the sensor is indicative of a condition where the vertical acceleration of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined threshold. When activated, the gas emitting device may be configured to emit gas toward the legs of the occupant so that the force of the emitted gas directly forces the legs of the occupant to move. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276662 | GAS GENERATOR - A gas generator ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130276663 | GAS GENERATOR - A gas generator ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130276664 | GAS GENERATOR - A gas generator includes a lower shell, an upper shell, a holding portion, an igniter, and a filter. The lower shell is made of a press-formed product formed by press-working one plate-shaped member made of metal, and includes a protruding cylindrical portion and an opening provided in the protruding cylindrical portion. The holding portion is formed from a resin-molded portion formed by attaching an insulating fluid resin material to a bottom plate portion so as to reach a part of an outer surface from a part of an inner surface of the bottom plate portion of the lower shell through the opening and solidifying the same, and includes an accommodation recess portion in a portion opposed to a top plate portion. The igniter is held by the holding portion while it is inserted in the accommodation recess portion from a side of the top plate portion and fitted therein. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276665 | EVACUATED TUBE TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A capsule for an evacuated tube transport system, the capsule comprising a capsule body for carrying passengers within an evacuated tube; a first door disposed in a first end of the body; and a first coupling mechanism and a first sealing mechanism arranged respectively to couple the capsule to another capsule at the end of the body while the capsules are moving and to establish a seal around the door and a corresponding door in the other capsule to enable passengers to move from one capsule to another through the doors without exposing the passengers to the pressure of the evacuated tube. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276666 | PHASE CHANGE INK COMPOSITIONS AND SULFONATED COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN THE SAME - A phase change ink composition, comprising an anti-drool additive to prevent and/or reduce printhead and nozzle contamination in ink jet printers caused by drooling and fouling of the faceplate by the ink. In particular, there is provided sulfonated small molecules for use in phase change ink compositions and which are compatible with phase change ink components. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276667 | CARBONYL PROPYL SULFURYL ANTHRAPYRIDONE SULFONIC ACID COMPOUNDS AND THEIR PREPARATION METHODS AND APPLICATIONS - The present invention relates to compounds shown in the general formula (I) or (III), the salts thereof or their mixtures, as well as their preparation method and application. In the general formula (I), X | 2013-10-24 |
20130276668 | FOAMED ASPHALT COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING QUATERNARY ORGANOSILANES - The present invention is related to processes for the preparation of asphalt compositions including a step of adding an organosilane composition, including one or more quaternary organosilane compounds, to an asphalt binder to provide a stable foamed asphalt binder composition. The foamed asphalt binder composition can be mixed with, sprayed onto, or otherwise coated substantially over the outer surface on an aggregate to provide an asphalt composition suitable for a variety of paving applications. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276669 | PROCESSING OF ACYLCHITOSAN HYDROGELS - An article containing N-acylchitosan is manufactured by a process comprising the steps of providing a mixture containing chitosan and/or N-acylchitosan, and extruding the mixture to form an N-acylchitosan hydrogel. Alternatively, the process comprising the steps of providing a chitosan and/or N-acylchitosan hydrogel, and extruding the hydrogel. An article with a memorized shape is formed by fixing the N-acylchitosan hydrogel in a desired shape, and at least partially drying the fixed hydrogel. A patient is treated by injecting the N-acylchitosan hydrogel. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276670 | Process for Making Composite Polymer - In the process of forming a wood pulp fiber and thermoplastic polymer composition the step of adding mineral oil to the composition during mixing. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276671 | PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING PARTICLE SIZE AND SILICA COVERAGE IN THE PREPARATION OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE - The present disclosure relates to a vapor phase process for producing a substantially anatase-free titanium dioxide pigment comprising reacting a vaporous titanium dioxide precursor and an oxygen containing gas in a reactor; and introducing a mixture of liquid silicon halide and liquid titanium dioxide precursor into the reactor at a point downstream of the addition of the vaporous titanium dioxide precursor, and the oxygen containing gas, and at a process temperature of about 1200° C. to about 1600° C. to produce titanium dioxide particles that are substantially encapsulated in silicon dioxide. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276672 | LOW VOC AND APE FREE UNIVERSAL PAINT COLOURANT COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to a universal colourant composition that is essentially free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and alkyl phenol ethoxylates (APEs). The present invention comprises a dispersing vehicle that comprises a low molecular weight carbamide compound, a C3-C5 polyalcohol, a polyethylene glycol, and optionally water. The dispersing vehicle provides excellent humectant and dispersing properties. The colourant composition comprising the dispersing vehicle maintains its stability and functionality following extended exposure to the atmosphere and/or temperature extremes. The present invention provides a colourant composition that is universally compatible with a wide variety of aqueous/water-based and organic solvent-based paints and coatings, while exhibiting physical and performance characteristics that are comparable to conventional colourant compositions that contain VOCs and APEs. A process for preparing a universal colourant composition for tinting a wide variety of aqueous/water-based and organic solvent-based paints and coatings is also provided. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276673 | PLASTER-BASED MATERIAL INCLUDING AN AGENT CAPABLE OF TRAPPING FORMALDEHYDE - The present invention relates to a plaster-based material which includes an agent capable of trapping formaldehyde, in particular a plasterboard intended for the interior fittings of residential buildings. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276674 | METHOD FOR INSERTING CARBON NANOFILLERS INTO AN INORGANIC CURABLE SYSTEM - Inorganic curable systems, such as cements, plasters, ceramics, or liquid silicates, which can be used, for example, in the fields of building, construction, or the oil-drilling industry. The use of carbon nanofillers for reinforcing the mechanical properties of such systems and for improving the latter. A method for inserting carbon nanofillers, such as carbon nanotubes, in the form of a binder master batch, into an inorganic curable system with a view to preparing composite materials having improved properties. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276675 | Magnetic Pad to Assist Technicians - A magnetic pad for assisting technicians, comprising, a labeled layer mechanically coupled to a magnetic layer. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276676 | LOADING STRUCTURE - A loading structure includes a bottom plate; a support stand; a pair of first poles; a pair of second poles; a first beam connecting the pair of the second poles to each other; a pair of second beams each connecting a corresponding one of the first poles to a corresponding one of the second poles; and a supporting member supporting a far-side surface of the object placed on the bottom plate. The support stand includes a first support, an upright portion, and a second supporter, the first supporter being placed on the floor and extending parallel to the floor, the upright portion standing at an end portion of the first supporter, the second supporter extending parallel to the floor from an upper end portion of the upright portion, the second supporter having a cantilever structure, and the bottom plate being placed on the second supporter. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276677 | LOADING STRUCTURE - A loading structure includes a bottom plate on which an object is placed; a support stand that supports the bottom plate from below the bottom plate; a pair of first poles that stand on the support stand; a pair of second poles that stand on the support stand; a first beam located on a far side of the loading structure and extending in a left-right direction, the first beam being fixed to upper portions of the pair of second poles; a pair of second beams extending toward the far side, a distance between inner surfaces of the pair of second beams being larger than a distance between outer surfaces of the pair of second poles; and a supporting member that stands on the support stand on the far side, the supporting member supporting a far-side surface of the object placed on the bottom plate. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276678 | Ratchet Platform - A height adjustable platform and method include a ratchet platform having a platform upper assembly having a platform and a ratchet. The ratchet includes a platform riser tube and a ratchet rail. The ratchet platform further includes a platform lower assembly having a support column and a platform base. A ratchet end is proximate the platform and an opposing end of the ratchet is disposed within an interior of the support column. The ratchet platform also includes a platform upper assembly actuator having a pedal sub assembly and an upper linkage. The upper linkage is attached to the pedal sub assembly. Actuation of the pedal sub assembly actuates the upper linkage. In addition, actuation of the upper linkage actuates the ratchet to adjust the height of the ratchet platform. The ratchet platform also includes a strap retractor and a strap. The strap retractor retracts the strap upon achieving a strap threshold. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276679 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SECURE STORAGE - An apparatus and system for secure storage is disclosed. The apparatus and system includes a storage system, a door assembly, a pair of door guides for guiding the door assembly as it opens and closes, and side and rear security panels for enclosing the storage system. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276680 | CERAMIC BOTTOM LINING OF A BLAST FURNACE HEARTH' - A hearth for a metallurgical furnace, in particular for a blast furnace, the hearth including a wall lining and a bottom lining of refractory material for containing a molten metal bath, the bottom lining including a lower region and an upper region that is arranged to cover the top of the lower region and that is built of ceramic elements, the ceramic elements of the upper region being made of microporous ceramic material including a granular phase made of a silico-aluminous high alumina content granular material and a binding phase for binding grains of said granular material, said microporous ceramic material having thus an maintaining permanently a thermal conductivity lower than 7 W/m.° K. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276681 | Burner - The invention pertains to a burner for solid fuel, said burner comprising: A stoker ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130276682 | HOT-SIDE METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed to the use of elemental or speciated iodine and bromine to control total mercury emissions. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276683 | Vertical Floating Row Cleaner - An illustrative embodiment of a vertical floating row cleaner may include a mounting bracket configured to engage a row unit frame, which mounting bracket may have a receiver engaged therewith. An extension member may have first and second ends, with one end configured as an adjustor interface and the opposite end configured to pivotally engage at least one row cleaner wheel. An adjustor may engage the extension member at the adjustor interface such that the adjustor prevents the extension member from moving with respect to the receiver past a certain point in at least one direction. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276684 | AIR ENTRAINMENT DEVICE FOR SEED DELIVERY - A seed delivery device including a frame defining at least one seed chamber. The frame includes a sidewall and an air permeable floor. Seed can be received and deposited on the air permeable floor through an input port. An air input channel is utilized to introduce an air stream into the seed chamber and direct it through the air permeable floor such that seed is lifted from the air permeable floor to an outlet port. An air bypass channel is configured to separate the air stream into a first stream that is directed through the air permeable floor and a second stream that is directed through the bypass channel and recombined with the first stream, at a point prior to the output port, to prevent excess accumulation of seed in the seed chamber. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276685 | SEWING MACHINE TAKE-UP RAIL ASSEMBLY - A take-up rail assembly including a fixed idler rail and a longitudinally movable take-up rail. The fixed idler rail is attached to a quilting frame or other sewing frame and the position of the fixed idler rail may be longitudinally and vertically adjustable with respect to the sewing frame. The take-up rail is movably attached to the sewing frame and a take-up rail control mechanism moves the take up rail longitudinally forward and rearward with respect to the fixed idler rail as the sewing machine moves with respect to the sewing frame, thus providing full utilization of the throat length of the sewing machine. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276686 | THREAD SENSING STITCH REGULATION FOR QUILTING MACHINES - Techniques for controlling sewing machine stitch length based on thread usage are provided. The techniques include a sewing machine computer storing a stitch length setting and using a thread movement sensor to sense the movement of thread as the thread is drawn from a spool due to the user moving an object relative to a sewing machine needle and thereby drawing thread from the needle and the spool. The techniques also include a sewing machine computer receiving information from the thread movement sensor and determining a length of thread drawn from the spool after formation of a previous stitch, comparing the length of thread with the stitch length setting, and operating a sewing machine motor to create a stitch when the length of thread drawn from the spool after formation of the previous stitch corresponds to the stitch length setting. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276687 | ASYMMETRIC MOORING SYSTEM FOR SUPPORT OF OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES - A mooring system for a semi-submersible platform includes buoyancy structures for providing buoyancy to the semi-submersible platform, mooring lines connected to the buoyancy structures, and anchors embedded in the sea floor that are connected to the mooring lines. At least one-half of the mooring lines are attached to one of the buoyancy structures. A ballast control system for a wind turbine platform includes a sensor that is configured to detect a rotation of a wind turbine and a controller that is configured to direct a transfer of ballast to correct the of the wind turbine. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276688 | AUTOMATIC STEERING DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC STEERING METHOD - There is provided an automatic steering device with which an optimal duty ratio for achieving an optimal rudder turning speed at a cruising speed can be found simply and accurately. An automatic steering device | 2013-10-24 |
20130276689 | BOAT PROTECTION DEVICE - A boat protection device includes a boat fender having a cushion, a first attachment element and a second attachment element. The first attachment element has a first keyhole aperture. The first keyhole aperture has a first slot and a first passage contiguous with the first slot. The second attachment element has a second keyhole aperture. The second keyhole aperture has a second slot and a second passage contiguous with the second slot. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276690 | Boat Anchor - A boat anchor is described and which includes a fixture, which is releasably secured to a cleat that is mounted on a boat; an adjustable arm moveably mounted to the fixture and which has a distal end; a channel member mounted on the distal end of the adjustable arm and which defines a passageway; and an elongated anchor rod which is received in the passageway and which further has a distal end which is operable to engage an underwater surface, which is located near the boat, and wherein the adjustable arm maintains the boat at a predetermined distance from the anchor rod. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276691 | FLOATING SUPPORT FOR AN OFFSHORE STRUCTURE, IN PARTICULAR SUCH AS A WIND TURBINE - This floating support ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130276692 | Boat Trailer Position Assisting Device - A boat trailer position assisting device includes a plate has a front side and a back side. A post is attached to and extends outwardly from the front side. A bulbous member is attached to a distal end of the post relative to the plate. An attachment member is attached to the plate and removably attaches the plate to a trailer. The trailer may then be backed into a body of water until the bulbous member touches the water to indicate that trailer is deep enough in the water. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276693 | SINGLE CRYSTAL PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND SINGLE CRYSTAL PRODUCTION METHOD - A single crystal production apparatus using the Czochralski method, includes: a crucible for holding raw material melt; a pedestal that supports the crucible and can be moved upward and downward; a crucible rotating shaft for rotating the crucible via the pedestal; and a melt receiver that is disposed below the crucible and provided with a center sleeve surrounding the pedestal, wherein, on the outer periphery of the pedestal, two or more grooves for preventing the raw material melt leaking from the crucible from dripping are provided. The single crystal production apparatus and single crystal production method can reliably prevent melt from reaching a metal portion below the pedestal even when the raw material melt in the crucible flows to the outside of the crucible in an unexpected accident or the like and runs down along the pedestal and thereby prevent damage to the apparatus and the occurrence of an accident. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276694 | QUARTZ CRUCIBLE FOR GROWING SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING QUARTZ CRUCIBLE FOR GROWING SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL - A quartz crucible for growing silicon single crystal comprises a crucible body made of a quartz material and a coating layer of a pure silicon which is formed on an inner wall of the crucible body and has purity equivalent to a silicon material that is to be filled into the crucible body. The pure silicon of the coating layer melts together with a silicon material filled in the quartz crucible. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276695 | SUSCEPTOR ASSEMBLIES FOR SUPPORTING WAFERS IN A REACTOR APPARATUS - Apparatus and methods for wafer processes such as etching and chemical vapor deposition processes are disclosed. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a susceptor and a ring disposed beneath the susceptor to influence a thickness of the deposited epitaxial layer. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276696 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR FLAT SUBSTRATE WITH LOW DEFECT DENSITY - The present invention discloses a production method for a flat substrate with low defect density. The method includes steps of: providing a substrate, performing selective growth of nanowires, performing lateral epitaxial growth of the nanowires, performing lateral coalescence of widened nanowires, performing high temperature annealing, and performing LED structure growth. The production method of the present invention generates vertical and lateral growth of the nanowires by choosing different concentrations of additives to produce a flat film, and generate a high efficiency LED semiconductor structure after annealing the flat film. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276697 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING FREESTANDING GaN SUBSTRATE - It is to suppress abnormal growth of GaN crystals around edge ends of a seed substrate. A susceptor is provided that has a pocket section in which a seed substrate is fixed, and a sub-susceptor provided between the susceptor and the seed substrate, the sub-susceptor being not reactive with the seed substrate, with a gap provided between the seed substrate and the sub-susceptor. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276698 | GLUING UNIT FOR APPLYING ADHESIVE TO OPENING DEVICES FOR GLUING TO SEALED PACKAGES OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS - A gluing unit for applying adhesive to a succession of opening devices to be fitted to respective sealed packages of pourable food products includes a conveyor for feeding the opening devices long a path, and an adhesive dispenser located along the path and interacting with each opening device on the conveyor to apply the adhesive to a portion of the opening device. The dispenser is movable parallel to the path to increase output of the unit. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276699 | SPUTTERING DEVICE - An sputtering device includes a carrier that includes a main body and support members. The main body defines a receiving space and includes a lateral surface defining at least one groove extending along a longitudinal direction. The receiving space and the at least one groove communicate with each other. The at least one groove is defined by a first surface and a second surface. The first surface defines recessed portions along the longitudinal direction and communicates with the receiving space. The support members are used for hanging workpieces. Each of the support members includes at least one support arm protruding from the lateral surface and is selectively and movably retained by one of the recessed portions. | 2013-10-24 |