43rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100272538 | FASTENING BODY STRUCTURE - A fastening body structure having a screw member which uses a module screw having a countersunk head and also uses, together with the module screw, a washer made of a shape memory alloy. With this structure, the washer does not expand even if subjected to large fastening force in fastening of a part to be fastened and in which the washer can be easily removed when the screw fastening is released. The fastening body structure fastens and fixes a desired part to the installation section by using the screw member having the module screw and the washer made of a shape memory alloy. The module screw has a male screw used as a pair with a female screw thread section formed in the installation section, and also has the countersunk head. The washer made of a shape memory alloy has an inner diameter corresponding to the module screw. An irregular surface section is formed on a slope surface at the lower part of the head of the module screw or on that surface of the washer makes contact with the screw. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272539 | ANTI-LOOSE LOCK NUT - The invention is an anti-loose lock nut which prevents a screw coupling between a bolt | 2010-10-28 |
20100272540 | Connecting Element and Connecting Arrangement - The invention relates to a connecting element for the mechanical connection of at least two components, in particular two components of a motor vehicle door, with a bearing collar for bearing against a first component, with a crossbar that has bearing flanks for bearing against a second component and for clamping the latter against the first component in a rotated final assembly position, and with a shaft section, which bears the crossbar, for rotatably passing through corresponding openings in the components. In this case, a means is provided for fastening to the first component in a defined preassembly position. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding connecting arrangement comprising at least two components each having an aperture, and a connecting element of this type, with the connecting element being held on the first component in a preassembly position. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272541 | FIXING DEVICE - The invention relates to a fixing device comprising a closing part ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100272542 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING CONTAINER BODIES FROM METAL SHEET - In the field of manufacturing container bodies by means of resistance seam welding machines, at least a disturbance variable is collected, particularly errors in cutting the metal sheet. Because of this collection of disturbance variables, at least a control variable is automatically changed in order to compensate or to diminish the influence of the disturbance variable on the welding seam quality. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272543 | BULK MATERIAL STORAGE AND RECLAIM SYSTEM - Systems and methods for reclaiming bulk solid material from storage stockpiles or from watercraft. A storage and reclaim system includes a support surface for supporting a stockpile of bulk material. The support surface is defined by a plurality of individual material support structures geometrically arranged and positioned with reference to each other so that the support surface is essentially continuous. Each of the material support structures in turn includes a dish or funnel-like structure having a generally conical floor surface sloping towards an individual discharge opening fitted with a discharge control gate. An array of vibrators is mechanically connected to each of the material support structures so as to introduce vibrational energy into the dish or funnel-like structures sufficient to either avoid a stable reclaim cone or to destabilize a stable reclaim cone which may form in order to maintain material discharge flow. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272544 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING WAFERS - A system for handling wafers comprising: at least one unload station; at least one intermediate station designed to hold the wafers at an angle; a processing station; and a transfer device configured to move the wafers between the stations. The intermediate station may be configured to receive the wafers in a back-to-back arrangement. An apparatus for handling wafers comprising: on one side, a vacuum gripper configured to grip individual wafers; and, on the other side, a gravity gripper configured to support one or more wafers when positioned beneath the wafers and lifted. A method for handling wafers, comprising: unloading wafers; transferring the wafers to an intermediate station; transferring the wafers from the intermediate station to a processing station; treating the wafers; unloading the wafers from the processing station; and reloading the wafers in a carrier, wherein the wafers are unloaded, transferred and reloaded by a transfer device. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272545 | VERTICAL PARKING LIFT SYSTEM - An improved multilevel parking system includes platforms having an angled cross section member disposed at an end thereof, which facilitates close nesting of, and lateral support for, the platforms. A drive-on ramp may be attached to a lower-most platform, facilitating movement of vehicles onto the platforms. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272546 | METHOD AND TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR POSITIONING LOADING AIDS PRIOR TO THE TRANSFER THEREOF INTO A SHELF - The invention relates to a method and a transport device ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100272547 | Method And System For Depalletizing Tires Using a Robot - In a method and system for depalletizing tires using a robot, wherein the tires are randomly located on a carrier, the position and orientation of outer tires on the carrier are detected using a sensor, and a processor, using a signal from the sensor, determines a tire that can be gripped by a gripping tool of an industrial robot, and calculates a movement path for the gripping tool for that tire. If the calculated path is not collision-free, another tire from among the outer tires is selected, and a movement path for depalletizing that tire is determined. The procedure is repeated until a collision-free movement path for a tire from among the outer tires is established. The gripping tool is then guided according to this collision-free movement path to depalletize the tire having the collision-free path associated therewith. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272548 | CAN CADDY DEVICE - A can caddy device for lifting and transporting a refuse container by a motor vehicle. The device includes a horizontally extending hitch bar that is mounted into a standard hitch receiver on a back of the motor vehicle. A vertical track member has a bottom end secured to a distal end of the horizontally extending hitch bar. A vertical slide member has an inner portion which rides within the vertical track member. A winch mechanism on a top end of the vertical track member is for manually raising and lowering the vertical slide member. The winch mechanism includes two coupling gears. A structure on the vertical slide member is for engaging the refuse container. A manual crank handle which removably engages with a T-connector of said winch to manually operated said winch in order to manually raise and lower said vertical slide member which carries the refuse container. Optionally, a motorized winch can be used in replacement of the manual crank handle. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272549 | Motorized Cable-Hoisted Loading Platform and Railed Trailer - A platform and trailer assembly which permits a user to load an object on a cargo platform at ground level and hoist the platform onto a trailer. Also, a kit for adaptation of the standard trailer is shown with the subassemblies of the trailer. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272550 | SUBSTRATE HOLDING MECHANISM, SUBSTRATE DELIVERING/RECEIVING MECHANISM, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a substrate holding mechanism capable of assuredly holding a substrate and delivering/receiving it: a substrate holding mechanism including a substrate holding unit for holding a rectangular substrate, comprising: a plurality of substrate holding rollers provided at positions corresponding to two opposite sides of the substrate on the substrate holding unit and pivotally supported by the substrate holding unit; and a roller driver for rotating the substrate holding rollers, wherein: the substrate holding roller comprises a cylinder part and a holding flange provided along a portion of a circumference of each end of the cylinder part; and each of the substrate holding rollers is rotated by the roller driver so that a state of holding edges of the substrate by the holding flange and a state of releasing the edges can be switched in accordance with a rotation angle of the substrate holding rollers. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272551 | POWDER/GRANULAR MATERIAL FEEDER - A powder/granular material feeder is provided which can prevent bridges and rat holes, which makes a hopper less likely to vibrate, and which can be easily cleaned. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272552 | PALLETIZING ROBOT - A palletizing robot includes at least one rotatable pallet; a crane comprising a rotary base, a lifting frame fixed on the rotary base, and an extensible mechanical hand slidably engaged to the lifting frame to grasp a good; and a controller. The controller controls the crane and the at least one rotatable pallet to cooperatively stack the goods on the rotatable pallet, and control the at least one rotatable pallet to rotate itself to package the stacked goods. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272553 | Method And Apparatus For Handling Shingles - A method of stacking shingles includes manufacturing a plurality of shingles having a granule covered surface and a bottom surface opposite the granule covered surface. Every other shingle is separated into first and second paths. The shingles in the second path are inverted 180 degrees. A shingle from the first path is positioned onto a shingle from the second path, such that the bottom surfaces of each shingle are engaged, thereby defining a stacked pair of shingles. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272554 | TANK TRUCK WITH SIDE-SHOOTING DISCHARGE - A truck includes a steerable frame having a tank with structure defining a forwardly-facing front discharge opening and an auger for moving material in the tank to the discharge opening. A subassembly is attached to the structure for receiving a stream of the material from the front discharge opening. The subassembly includes a laterally-facing tube with an outlet opening oriented to dump material from the tank in a sideways direction near a front of the steerable frame. In one form, the subassembly is configured to replace a guillotine plate gate covering the discharge opening for normal front dumping of material, the subassembly allowing material to be dumped to a side instead of toward the front. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272555 | HYDRAULIC MACHINE, AN ENERGY CONVERSION INSTALLATION INCLUDING SUCH A MACHINE, AND THE USE OF A HYDROSTATIC LABYRINTH-BEARING IN SUCH A MACHINE - This hydraulic machine ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100272556 | LOAD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - There is provided an axial bearing load distribution system for a gas turbine engine of the type having a low pressure rotor supported by axial bearings. The system comprises a line having an inlet end positioned in a high-pressure compressor gas path downstream of any compressor stage provided with a variable geometry. The line is adapted to sense static pressure in the high-pressure compressor gas path. The line has an outlet end producing the static pressure. An air-tight pressure actuator is operatively connected to the outlet end and to one of the axial bearings to exert a force on the axial bearing proportionally to a pressure of the outlet end. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272557 | GAS TURBINE OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM - A method and system for recreating a two-dimensional distribution of temperatures in an exhaust plane of a gas turbine engine. Light transmission and detection pairs may be arranged in the annulus of the exhaust of the turbine engine in such a way that the individual rays form a two-dimensional mesh of beams across a sector of the exhaust. Based on the absorption of the rays, the temperature of the sector of the exhaust thru which the ray passes may be determined. Based on these determinations, an image that corresponds to the operation of the turbine engine may be generated. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272558 | Turbine rotor support apparatus and system - An apparatus to support a rotor of a turbine engine disposed upon a support surface is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing, a rotor support bearing disposed within the housing, and a support leg in operable communication with the housing and in direct structural connection with the support surface. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272559 | Chamfer rail pockets for turbine vane shrouds - A shroud rail for retaining a feather seal in a vane shroud of a gas turbine engine comprises a slot for, receiving the feather seal, and a chamfer rail pocket for lightening the shroud rail. The slot traverses the vane shroud and includes a slot base extending from a leading edge to a trailing edge of the shroud rail, and a slot wall extending generally perpendicularly from the slot base. The chamfer rail pocket comprises a pocket wall extending along the slot wall, and a chamfer wall extending from the pocket wall at an angle oblique to the slot base. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272560 | Centrifugal Pump with Improved Drive Shaft and Heat Exchanger - A high temperature centrifugal pump includes non-linear fluid flow paths between the pump housing and seal housing to reduce fluid flow therebetween. In another aspect, the invention provides a drive shaft of variable diameter to compensate for different amounts of thermal expansion to maintain a more consistent gap profile between the drive shaft and thermal insulators or other components positioned around the drive shaft. In yet another aspect, a tube heat exchanger may be placed in fluid communication with the seal housing to re-circulate and cool the fluid therethrough. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272561 | Boltless Multi-part Diaphragm for Use with a Centrifugal Compressor - A diaphragm assembly of a centrifugal compressor includes a return channel wall having a generally ring-like shape; a vane assembly having a plurality of vanes formed integrally with at least one ring-shaped track having a rail structure extending therefrom; and a diaphragm wall having a generally ring-like shape and at least one groove extending around a circumference thereof. The vane assembly is fixedly coupled to the return channel, thereby forming a return channel assembly. The return channel assembly is coupled to the diaphragm wall by sliding the rail structure into the at least one groove of the diaphragm wall. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272562 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMP - A centrifugal pump includes a pump unit and a drive unit. The pump unit includes a volute and an impeller disposed in the volute. The drive unit includes a stator and a rotor having a shaft. The volute includes an inlet, an outlet and a chamber in communication with the inlet and outlet. The shaft of the rotor extends into the chamber of the volute and the impeller is attached to and driven by the shaft. The volute further includes a transition part connected between the outlet and the chamber and communicating the outlet with the chamber. The axis of the transition part is angled to the axis of the outlet. The transition part is configured to improve the effect of fluid turbulence to thereby reduce noise, especially in the air-water stage. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272563 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMP FOR SLURRIES - A centrifugal pump is provided having a volute casing having a discharge conduit, an impeller provided in the volute casing, and a suction sideliner enclosing the impeller in the volute casing, the suction sideliner being at least partially covered with sintered tungsten carbide tiles. In one embodiment, the impellor has a central hub, a plurality of vanes spacedly attached to the hub, and at least one side plate attached to the vanes, whereby each vane is individually wear protected prior to attaching each vane to the hub. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272564 | MULTI STAGE RADIAL COMPRESSOR - A multistage radial compressor ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100272565 | VANE ASSEMBLY WITH REMOVABLE VANES - A vane assembly for a gas turbine engine where each vane is connected to at least one adjacent portion of at least one of the inner and the outer shrouds through a melt-weld connection. The melt-weld connection includes non-metallic heat-meltable material with a metal wire mesh layer trapped therein, the metal wire mesh being heatable to melt the heat-meltable material for formation and breakdown of the melt-weld connection. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272566 | DEFLECTOR FOR A GAS TURBINE STRUT AND VANE ASSEMBLY - A gas turbine engine is provided having an annular duct having an inner duct wall and an outer duct wall. At least one strut extends between the inner duct wall and the outer duct wall. The strut has an aerodynamic shape. At least one vane located circumferentially adjacent the strut and axially behind a leading edge of the strut, and an aerodynamic deflector located circumferentially between each strut and each vane. The aerodynamic deflector may positioned axially upstream of a flow separation point which would otherwise be caused by the strut. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272567 | HEAT-DISSIPATING FAN HOUSING - A heat-dissipating fan housing includes a casing having a compartment with an impeller section, a stationary blade section, and an airflow concentration section arranged from an air inlet toward an air outlet spaced from the air inlet in an axial direction. A mounting portion is received in the compartment, and an impeller is rotatably coupled to the mounting portion for driving airflows. Stationary blades are interconnected between the casing and the mounting portion and are received in the stationary blade section. Each stationary blade includes a first edge facing the air inlet and a second edge facing the air outlet. The airflow concentration section is between the second edge of each stationary blade and the air outlet in the axial direction. The airflow concentration section concentrates the airflows after passing through the stationary blades. The noise is reduced, the wind pressure is increased, and less electricity is consumed. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272568 | Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Thermally Isolating a Turbine Rotor Wheel - Embodiments of the invention can provide systems, methods, and an apparatus for thermally isolating a turbine rotor wheel. According to one embodiment, a method for thermally isolating a turbine rotor wheel can be provided. The turbine rotor wheel can include a pair of blade posts, or shanks, supporting respective turbine rotor blades such that a shank cavity is formed between respective blade posts. To thermally isolate the turbine rotor wheel, at least one seal operable to partition the shank cavity into an upper region and a lower region can be provided. In addition, this seal can be inserted within the shank cavity to partition the shank cavity into an upper region and a lower region. In doing so, cooling air flow can be divided between the upper region and the lower region so that the lower region can be maintained at a lower temperature than the upper region. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272569 | Lighted pole fan - A lighted pole assembly comprising a weighted base, a base pole attached to the base, a mid pole telescopically attached to the base pole and a spring in the base pole section compressed by the mid-pole section to form a spring loaded connection. An electrical cord provided through the center of the base pole, connection and mid-pole, a fan assembly connected to a top end of the mid-pole, an umbrella provided on an upper portion of the fan assembly. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272570 | LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR SECTIONAL BLADES - Additional lightning protection system for intermediate wind turbine blade joints comprises a metal fairing that covers the blade connector elements while shielding and protecting the internal connector elements from getting hit by lightning. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272571 | PHASE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - A variable transmission is described having a transmission mechanism and a phase adjustment mechanism. The transmission mechanism has supports that are movable toward or away from one another to vary the effective size of an effective cog. The phase adjustment mechanism has a differential type gear arrangement that creates a phase change to adjust the transmission mechanism. Another configuration is described which includes a subassembly with a phase adjustment mechanism for adjusting the pitch of propellers. Counter-rotating elements to control relative gear phase or pitch are provided externally, internally, distally or proximally relative to the source of mechanical torque in various configurations. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272572 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN INTEGRALLY BLADED ROTOR, AND ROTOR - A method for producing an integrally bladed rotor, as well as a rotor, is disclosed. A rotor support is composed of several disk-type rotor base bodies that are welded onto the blade ring. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272573 | RESIN FAN - There is provided a resin fan capable of enhancing the mechanical strength in a weld part in view of the direction of reinforcing fiber. On the outer peripheral surface | 2010-10-28 |
20100272574 | DUAL CURE RESIN COMPOSITE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A system including a dual cure composite structure is disclosed. The system also includes a first layer comprising a resin having a first and a second functional group. The system further includes a second layer comprising the resin having the first and the second functional group. The system also includes a third layer comprising the resin having the first and the second functional group. The system further includes a first covalent bond across an interface of the first and the second layer and a second covalent bond across another interface of the second and the third layer. The system further includes more than two layers comprising the resin having the first and second functional group. A method of manufacturing a system including a dual cure composite structure is also disclosed. The method includes providing a first layer comprising a resin having a first functional group and a second functional group. The method also includes applying a first curing source to partially cure the first layer. The method further includes providing a second layer comprising the resin having the first and the second functional group onto the first layer and applying a second curing source to fully cure the first layer and partially cure the second layer simultaneously. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272575 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT COMPRISING AN INTERNAL STRUCTURE - A method of manufacturing a component ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100272576 | High performance outboard section for rotor blades - Blades for rotorcraft are designed and/or implemented with rotor blades having a swept portion that occupies at least 20-40% of a length of the blade. Forward and aft sweeps are contemplated, with up to 20° or more of sweep. The swept portion preferably has a thickness ration of at least 10-20% at R80, and can have a tapered planform with a relatively outboard section having a smaller chord than a relatively inboard section. Contemplated design methods include optimizing or otherwise designing the rotor blade planform and lift distribution along the blade for efficiency in various flight conditions without taking into account the detrimental effects of high Mach numbers, and then using sweep angle, airfoil thickness and transonic airfoil shaping to maintain the lift distribution, low drag and low noise level at real Mach numbers at the various blade stations at the various flight conditions. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272577 | Jet vane and method for manufacturing a jet vane - A jet vane for use in streams of hot gas, comprising a wing having a core area and a cover skin area surrounding the core area, is proposed. The cover skin area is made of a fiber-reinforced material, and the fibers in the cover skin area are oriented substantially parallel to the wing surface, and/or the cover skin area is made of a fiber-reinforced material that is reinforced with short fibers. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272578 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR FAN - A mounting apparatus for a fan includes a plate and a frame. The plate includes a venting portion. A number of locking holes and an engaging hole are defined in the plate, surrounding the venting portion. The frame includes a main body and a resilient portion extending from a side of the main body. An airflow opening is defined in the main body aligned with the venting portion of the plate. A number of hooks extend from the main body, around the airflow opening, to be engaged in the corresponding locking holes of the plate. A bulge protrudes out from the resilient portion to be engaged in the engaging hole. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272579 | WIND-POWER WATER SUPPLY PUMP - A wind-power water supply pump includes a housing, a rotary disk, a vane wheel, a direction control vane, a linkage, and a plurality of expandable tubes, wherein the rotary disk is rotatably mounted to a top of the housing and the vane wheel and the direction control vane are symmetrically arranged on opposite sides of the rotary disk. The vane wheel is set in driving coupling with the linkage. The vane wheel, when rotated by winds, drives repeated expansion/compression of the expandable tube. The change of the volume of the expandable tube is used to deliver water so that the consumption of human labor and additional power supply that are used to deliver water in areas where power is not readily acquired but wind power is available can be cut down. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272580 | SLIDE VALVE WITH HOT GAS BYPASS PORT - A compressor includes a slide valve ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100272581 | Fluid operated pump - Disclosed is a pumping system comprising a pump having a rigid outer casing defining an interior space and a tube structure in the interior space, the tube structure being flexible and substantially inelastic. The interior of the tube structure defines a pumping chamber for receiving pumped fluid. The tube structure is movable between laterally expanded and collapsed conditions thereby providing discharge and intake strokes. The pumping chamber receives pumped fluid to cause the tube structure to move towards the expanded condition and undergo an intake stroke. The pumping chamber—undergoes a discharge stroke upon collapsing of the tube structure. The pumping system also comprises a delivery means and a supplying means for delivering pumped fluid to the pumping chamber and for supplying actuating fluid to an actuating region around the tube structure in timed sequence to cause the tube structure to undergo discharge and intake strokes. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272582 | HEATING PUMP FOR LIQUIDS - Liquid pump comprising:
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20100272583 | VALVE PLATE OF RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR - Provided is a valve plate of a reciprocating compressor, the reciprocating compressor including a front housing and a rear housing, a cylinder block having a plurality of cylinder bores, a drive shaft rotatably supported by the front housing and the cylinder block, a swash plate connected to the drive shaft to be rotated therewith to vary its inclination angle, pistons reciprocally accommodated in the cylinder bores depending on slide movement of the swash plate, a valve plate installed between one end of the cylinder block and the rear housing and having a suction port and a discharge port, and a suction chamber and a discharge chamber that are formed in the rear housing with the valve plate interposed therebetween, characterized in that an oil suction passage, an oil discharge passage and a coolant supply passage are formed in a surface of the valve plate opposite to the pistons, the oil discharge passage is constituted by at least two branch passages directed from a center part toward an outer periphery of the valve plate, and the branch passages are connected by a connecting passage at the center part. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately distribute the pressure of oil to prevent oil leakage to the coolant supply passage, etc., even when the pressure of the oil discharged through the oil discharge passage is high. Further, the branch passages and the connecting passage have a specific shape to enable smooth flow of the oil. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272584 | Fluid supplying device - A fluid supplying device comprises a reservoir configured to store a fluid and a conveying element disposed in or in fluid communication with a lower portion of the reservoir. The conveying element includes a rotatable shaft and a device configured to convey or move a fluid, e.g., a lubricant. A radial-piston pump having at least one radial-piston unit is in fluid communication with a fluid output of the conveying element. The pump comprises a shaft part rotatably coupled with the shaft of the conveying element. A motor drives both the conveying element and the pump. The motor, the conveying element shaft and the pump are sequentially arranged one after another in the axial direction of the shaft. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272585 | Radial Cam-Driven Compressor and Radial Cam-Driven Compressor Assemblies - A first aspect of the invention includes a multi-stage gas compressor having a central cam with a plurality of pistons operably connected to and radially extending from the central cam. The cam follower assemblies each include a roller element connected to a roller bracket which rides within and along a guide channel defines by facing grooves formed in housing end plates. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272586 | Dust-Proof and Anti-Oil Leakage Structure for a Fan - A dust-proof and anti-oil leakage structure for a fan comprises a blade assembly, an outer frame and a center stator. On a spindle between the blade assembly and the outer frame are installed in sequence an outer frame, an upper insulating cover, a silicon steel lamination, a lower insulating cover, a printed circuit board heat sink, an elastic gasket with a cross hole, a washer, a copper sleeve, a round elastic gasket. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272587 | Submersible Pump Having A Two-Step Control Hydraulic Valve - A submersible pump includes a pump valve configured to switch the pump between first and second states in which a piston is respectively extended and retracted. The pump valve includes first and second components that reciprocate between corresponding first and second positions. The pump is in the first state when both components are in their corresponding first position. The pump is in the second state when both components are in their corresponding second position. Neither the valve nor the pump is hydraulically locked at any time during normal operation. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272588 | ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM IN A GAS COMPRESSION PLANT - A system for recovering energy in a gas compression plant. The system comprises at least one centrifugal compressor configured to suck the gas, at a certain inlet pressure, from a suction conduit and configured to deliver the gas, at a certain outlet pressure that is greater than an inlet pressure, through a delivery conduit The system also includes at least one gas recirculation system configured to redirect the gas from the delivery conduit to the suction conduit when the gas flow rate entering into the compressor is below a certain limit value. In the portion of the plant arranged downstream of the compressor, at least one turbo-expander and at least one valve are installed in parallel so that they cooperate with each other and are controlled by electronic devices so as to protect the compressor and to produce useful energy during recirculation mode. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272589 | PUMP APPARATUS - In a constant rate discharge pump, a rotary drive source is disposed on an end of a housing, and on the other end of the housing, a pump head is provided, having a pump chamber into which a fluid is drawn, and a filling chamber filled with an indirect medium. Further, a displacement mechanism having a displacement nut which is displaced under a driving action of the rotary drive source is disposed in the interior of the housing. A bellows is interposed between a tubular body connected to the displacement nut and a first block of the pump head, wherein the interior of the bellows also is filled with the indirect medium, which is made up from an incompressible fluid. Furthermore, a flexible diaphragm is disposed in the pump head between the fluid and the indirect medium. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272590 | MOTORIZED VACUUM/PRESSURE PUMP AND STOPPER - A pump and stopper combination for vacuum or pressure sealing a container. The stopper has a pour opening and a one-way valve movable between an operative position to permit one-way flow of fluid into or out of the container when the pour opening is in the closed position, and an inoperative position when the pour opening is in the open position. A vacuum/pressure pump that connects to the stopper includes a drive adapted to convert rotational movement of a motor to reciprocating motion of a pump piston in a chamber, and one-way pump valves mounted in a selectable flow control member. The selectable flow control member is movable between pressure and vacuum positions to permit passage of fluid only into or out of the pump chamber. The pump also includes an indicator for indicating when a desired level of vacuum or pressure has been reached. The pump may be incorporated into a container lid. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272591 | ROTOR FOR A CANNED MOTOR | 2010-10-28 |
20100272592 | Structural improvement of a canned motor pump - The present invention discloses structure improvement of a canned motor pump, and more particular to a canned motor pump which is a plastic pump or a pump with plastic lining to transfer chemical liquids, wherein a support structure of a rotor system is improved to provide a high-rigidity cantilever stationary shaft to satisfy all kinds of requirements. The high-rigidity cantilever stationary shaft of the present invention comprises a metal shaft, which is locked tightly at a motor rear casing with a nut to compress a ceramic shaft sleeve and the motor rear casing to form a complex cantilever stationary shaft; a ceramic shaft sleeve, which provides hydraulic bearing and an axial thrust bearing functions; a motor rear casing, which enhances the stiffness of the stationary shaft for supporting rotation of the motor rotor; a containment shell, which provides a sealing function to the ceramic sleeve, in addition, the containment shell is provided with a central hole allowing the metal shaft to pass through, and an inner space is used to hold the motor rotor and to provide a sealing function to a motor stator winding. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272593 | HIGH CORROSION-RESISTANT, HIGH-STRENGTH AND NON-MAGNETIC STAINLESS STEEL, HIGH CORROSION-RESISTANT, HIGH-STRENGTH AND NON-MAGNETIC STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a high corrosion-resistant, high-strength and non-magnetic stainless steel containing: C: 0.01% to 0.05% by mass, Si: 0.05% to 0.50% by mass, Mn: more than 16.0% by mass but 19.0% by mass or less, P: 0.040% by mass or less, S: 0.010% by mass or less, Cu: 0.50% to 0.80% by mass, Ni: 3.5% to 5.0% by mass, Cr: 17.0% to 21.0% by mass, Mo: 1.80% to 3.50% by mass, B: 0.0010% to 0.0050% by mass, O: 0.010% by mass or less, and N: 0.45% to 0.65% by mass, with the balance substantially composed of Fe and unavoidable impurities, the steel satisfying the following equations (1) to (4): | 2010-10-28 |
20100272594 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL WITH EXCELLENT BRAZEABILITY - This ferritic stainless steel with excellent brazeability includes, in terms of mass percent, 0.03% or less of C, 0.05% or less of N, 0.015% or more of C+N, 0.02 to 1.5% of Si, 0.02 to 2% of Mn, 10 to 22% of Cr, 0.03 to 1% of Nb, and 0.5% or less of Al, and further includes Ti in a content that satisfies the following formulae (1) and (2), with the remainder composed of Fe and unavoidable impurities. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272595 | HIGH STRENGTH ALLOYS - High strength metal alloys are described herein. At least one composition of a metal alloy includes chromium, nickel, copper, manganese, silicon, niobium, tungsten and iron. System, methods, and heaters that include the high strength metal alloys are described herein. At least one heater system may include a canister at least partially made from material containing at least one of the metal alloys. At least one system for heating a subterranean formation may include a tublar that is at least partially made from a material containing at least one of the metal alloys. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272596 | High-Purity Lanthanum, Sputtering Target Comprising High-Purity Lanthanum, and Metal Gate Film Mainly Comprising High-Purity Lanthanum - Provided are high-purity lanthanum, wherein the purity excluding rare-earth elements and gas components is 4N or higher, and amounts of aluminum, iron and copper in the lanthanum are respectively 100 wtppm or less; as well as high-purity lanthanum, wherein the purity excluding rare-earth elements and gas components is 4N or higher, amounts of aluminum, iron and copper in the lanthanum are respectively 100 wtppm or less, oxygen content is 1500 wtppm or less, elements of alkali metals and alkali earth metals are respectively 1 wtppm or less, elements of transition metals and high-melting-point metals other than those above are respectively 10 wtppm or less, and radioactive elements are respectively 10 wtppb or less. The invention aims to provide technology capable of efficiently and stably providing high-purity lanthanum, a sputtering target comprising high-purity lanthanum, and a thin film for metal gate mainly comprising high-purity lanthanum. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272597 | NICKEL BASED ALLOY USEFUL FOR VALVE SEAT INSERTS - Disclosed herein is a nickel based alloy comprising, in weight percentage: carbon from about 0.5 to about 1.5; chromium from about 25 to about 35; tungsten from about 12 to about 18; iron from about 3.5 to about 8.5; molybdenum from about 1 to about 8; manganese up to about 0.50; silicon up to about 1.0; and the balance nickel and incidental impurities. The alloy is suitable for valve seat insert applications in internal combustion engines. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272598 | LEAD FREE SOLDER ALLOY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a lead-free solder alloy and a manufacturing method thereof. More specifically, disclosed are: a lead-free solder alloy, which comprises 0.8-1.2 wt % silver (Ag), 0.8-1.2 wt % copper (Cu), 0.01-1.0 wt % palladium (Pd), 0.001-0.1 wt % tellurium (Te), and a balance of tin (Sn), and thus has a melting point similar to those of prior lead-free solder alloys, excellent wettability, very low segregation ratio, and excellent weldability with a welding base metal, such that it improves temperature cycle performance and drop impact resistance simultaneously, when it is applied to electronic devices and printed circuit boards; a manufacturing method of the above alloy; and electronic devices and printed circuit boards which include the same. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272599 | FRAGRANCE DELIVERY SYSTEM - The invention provides a fragrance delivery system comprising: a release mechanism for releasing at least one fragrance, and a control unit for controlling said release mechanism, said control unit comprising a selection unit for selecting said fragrance from at least two fragrances in response to turning on said fragrance delivery system. The invention further provides a kit of parts comprising said device and a at least two fragrance containers filled with a fragrance substance. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a release mechanism for releasing at least one fragrance and a control unit for controlling a release mechanism, said control unit comprising a selection unit for selecting said fragrance from at least two fragrances in response to turning on said fragrance delivery system. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272600 | Hydroxyl generator - Superior hydroxyls are provided which have effects on organic and inorganic compounds and/or pollutants over substantial periods of time and/or at substantial distances from where the superior hydroxyls are generated. Also provided is a hydroxyl generator, in which UV-lamps are positioned such that the coronas which they produce when emitting UV-radiation fill substantially all of the interior space of the hydroxyl generator. The coronas overlap each other by a maximum amount of between 5% and 25% of the radius of each corona. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272601 | METHOD OF SELECTIVE TREATMENT OF MICROORGANISMS IN FOOD - The invention refers to a method consisting of treating food through the application of low-frequency waves in resonance with each pathogen, said waves being non-ionizing radiations, which differ from dangerous high-frequency waves, which are ionizing. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272602 | Antiseptic wipes - A personal skin cleansing wipe comprising a flexible substantially dry matrix formed from synthetic, woven, non-woven or knitted fibers impregnated with a substantially anhydrous antimicrobial, antiseptic, antifungal solution in an amount wherein the matrix retains its substantially dry characteristics and the treatment solution includes an amount of PVP-iodine as active in solution in glycol and or glycerin. The treatment solution, in addition to an effective amount of PVP-iodine as active, contains surfactants, preferably Tego® Betaine CK D, and optionally a compatible fragrance and/or moisturizer. The wipe is activated with water just prior to use. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272603 | HYDROGEN PEROXIDE STERILIZATION PROCESS AND DEVICE - This invention concerns a hydrogen peroxide sterilization device, with injection of hydrogen peroxide vapour, provided with a vaporizer that feeds a sterilization chamber, with a dose that varies in function of the control performed by a computer or control unit. The vaporizer works with a pressure inferior to the atmospheric one and is heated by an electrical resistance heater, or by micro-waves. All the vaporization process is made in vacuum, by heat or ultra-sounds. The filling of the sterilant agent is made drop-by-drop by a capillary tube which transforms the liquid into a pulverized gas. The computer controls the electrical valve following the dosing pump from the pressure and/or temperature information that comes from various pressure and/or temperature sensors, whereby the pressure inside the chamber is maintained during the sterilization process in a constant predefined value, appropriate to use simple cellulose-base paper or paper composed to the packaging of the devices. The invention also refers to the hydrogen peroxide sterilization process that uses the referred device. The present invention is also appropriate to sterilize cork stoppers and stomatology material in chambers of reduced size, or other suitable materials for sterilization in bigger chambers. Based on the invention it is possible to create the REGISTOMETER FOR EVALUATING BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS AND CHEMICAL INDICATORS for laboratory studies of biological death and color change of chemical indicators, with hydrogen peroxide as sterilization agent. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272604 | Radial Design Oxygenator with Heat Exchanger and Integrated Pump - Disclosed is an apparatus for oxygenating and controlling the temperature of blood in an extracorporeal circuit. The apparatus has an inlet and an outlet that is located radially outward from the inlet in order to define a flowpath through the apparatus. The apparatus comprises at least one integrated pump that is provided in a core of the apparatus and to which blood from a patient can be supplied through the inlet; a heat exchanger comprising a plurality of heat transfer elements that are arranged around the at least one integrated pump and between which blood from the at least one integrated pump can move radially outward; an oxygenator comprising a plurality of gas exchange elements that are arranged around the heat exchanger and through which blood from the heat exchanger can move radially outward; and an optional filter arranged around the oxygenator and through which blood from the oxygenator can move radially outward before exiting the apparatus through the outlet. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272605 | RADIAL DESIGN OXYGENATOR WITH HEAT EXCHANGER AND PUMP - Disclosed is an apparatus for oxygenating and controlling the temperature of blood in an extracorporeal circuit. The apparatus has an inlet and an outlet that is located radially outward from the inlet in order to define a flowpath through the apparatus. The apparatus comprises: at least one pump that is provided in a core of the apparatus and to which blood from a patient can be supplied through the inlet; a heat exchanger comprising a plurality of heat transfer elements that are arranged around the at least one pump and between which blood from the at least one pump can move radially outward; and an oxygenator comprising a plurality of gas exchange elements that are arranged around the heat exchanger and through which blood from the heat exchanger can move radially outward before exiting the apparatus through the outlet. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272606 | RADIAL FLOW OXYGENATOR/HEAT EXCHANGER - Described is an apparatus for oxygenating and controlling the temperature of blood in an extracorporeal circuit comprising: an inlet mandrel that is configured such that the blood moves radially outward from the inlet mandrel through the openings in a radial direction; a heat exchanger arranged around the inlet mandrel, wherein blood can move radially outward with the transfer of heat to or from the blood; an oxygenator arranged around the heat exchanger, wherein blood can move from the heat exchanger radially outward with the transfer of oxygen into the blood; and a housing that houses the inlet mandrel, the heat exchanger and the oxygenator, and that comprises a blood inlet in communication with the inlet mandrel in order to allow blood to enter the apparatus from the patient, and a blood outlet in communication with the oxygenator in order for blood to exit the apparatus, wherein the blood outlet is located in the housing radially outward from the inlet. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272607 | RADIAL DESIGN OXYGENATOR WITH HEAT EXCHANGER AND INLET MANDREL - Described is an apparatus for oxygenating and controlling the temperature of blood in an extracorporeal circuit, the apparatus having an inlet and an outlet that is located radially outward from the inlet in order to define a flowpath through the apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a core in communication with the inlet such that blood from a patient can be supplied to the core, the core comprising a first element and a second element that interfit to define openings, wherein the elements and the openings together enhance flow of blood from the patient radially outward from the core; a heat exchanger that is arranged about the core and through which blood from the core can move radially outward; and an oxygenator that is arranged about the heat exchanger and through which blood from the heat exchanger can move radially outward before exiting the apparatus through the outlet. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272608 | TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND BIOSENSOR USING THE SAME - Embodiments of the invention relates to a temperature sensor and an analytical device comprising the same. The temperature sensor comprises a carrier ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100272609 | EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION SYSTEM FOR SHIPPING CONTAINERS - A tester to detect the presence of a target substance includes a housing that can be mounted on a shipping container; a chemical reservoir insertable into the housing; a disc or an automated cartridge containing test filter swipes adapted to receive particles or vapor, and a chemical from the chemical reservoir, the test swipe including one or more chemically treated pads; a camera to capture an image from the test swipe; a processor coupled to the camera to process the image to detect the target substance; and a transmitter coupled to the processor to transmit a test result to a remote computer. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272610 | METHOD OF ANALYZING INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS IN ORGANIC MATERIAL AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method for simply and rapidly analyzing inorganic phosphorus contained in an organic material and an apparatus for analyzing for carrying out the method of analyzing are provided. The method for analyzing inorganic phosphorus contained in an organic material includes the steps of pyrolyzing a sample composed of an organic material to gasify the sample, separating the pyrolyzed sample to fractions by gas chromatography, and detecting a fraction of a retention time corresponding to the inorganic phosphorus. The apparatus for analyzing inorganic phosphorus contained in an organic material includes gasification means for pyrolyzing a sample, and a gas chromatograph including a column for separating the pyrolyzed sample to fractions and a detector of a gas eluted from the column. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272611 | Gas Sensor With Improved Selectivity - The present invention relates to a gas sensor ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100272612 | Vapor Sensor Materials Having Polymer-Grafted Conductive Particles - A composition for sensor films is provided that detects chemical analytes within sensors, such as polymer-absorption chemiresistors (i.e., conductometric sensors). The disclosure provides robust sensor film compositions that have low resistance, high conductivity, and greater temperature stability and sensitivity to chemical analytes. Methods of making these sensor films are also provided. Sensor film compositions include a matrix having a polymer resin and a plurality of conductive particles comprising a polymer-grafted conductive particle. Blends of conductive particles are also contemplated. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272613 | FILTRATION CONTAINER - A filtration container ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100272614 | CASSETTE FOR TEST TUBES - In a cassette for test tubes for use e.g. in a fraction collector the test tubes are kept in a fixed position by means of holding means arranged on an adjustable hold and release plate, which, when moved to its release position, releases said test tubes. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272615 | AROMA LAMP STRUCTURE - The aroma lamp contains a transparent, three-dimensional body member with a viscous fluid and a paddling element configured inside. The body member is placed on top of a base member, inside which an aroma producing element and light generating elements are provided. Additionally, a driving element spinning a fan element to disperse aroma and a magnet engaging the paddling element is also housed inside the base member. As such, the aroma lamp produces visually appealing effect by the light projected from the light generating element while disperses aroma by the fan element's air flow. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272616 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS OF SEPARATING REMAINING POWER OF HULL - An apparatus and system for separating remaining powder of hulls includes a first remaining powder separating unit to be supplied with hulls of a spent nuclear fuel subjected to a high-temperature oxidation, and to include a first brush for separating remaining powder of the hulls; a hull alignment unit to be supplied with the hulls from the first remaining powder separating unit, and to align the hulls; a second remaining powder separating unit to be supplied with the aligned hulls from the hull alignment unit, and to include a second brush for separating remaining powder adhered on an inner peripheral surface of the hulls; and a third remaining powder separating unit to be supplied with the hulls from the second remaining powder separating unit, and to separate the remaining powder remaining on the inner/outer peripheral surface of the hulls by using air. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272617 | FALLING FILM PLASMA REACTOR - A falling film plasma reactor (FFPR) provides a number of benefits for the treatment of process gases. The falling film plasma reactor uses high voltage alternating current or pulsed direct current which is applied to radially separated electrodes to thereby create a dielectric breakdown of the process gas that is flowing within the large radial gap between the two electrodes. Typical plasma reactors often utilize fixed dielectric construction which can result in potential failure of the device by arcing between the electrodes as portions of the dielectric fail. Such failures are prevented by using a dielectric liquid that constantly flows over the electrodes, or over a fixed dielectric barrier over the electrodes. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272618 | PRODUCTION OF ETHYLENE OXIDE - Process for the recovery of ethylene oxide (EO) from fat absorbent (FA) which comprises providing a feed of elevated temperature FA to an EO Stripper, providing a stripping gas feed and contacting the stripping gas feed at elevated temperature with the elevated temperature FA feed, obtaining stripped lean absorbent (LA) and an EO-containing gas, and providing one or more external process stream feeds to the EO Stripper at a location above the elevated temperature FA feed and at a lower temperature with respect to the elevated temperature FA feed thereby concentrating EO in the EO-containing gas. The process can also include one or more impurity removal stages in the form of one or more side draws from the EO Stripper or an EO Stripper Concentrator. The invention also includes an apparatus for performing the process. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272619 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSTITUTE NATURAL GAS GENERATION - A system comprising a multi-stage reactor. The multi-stage reactor may include a water gas shift (WGS) reactor and a sour methanation reactor configured to generate methane without prior removal of acid gas. Furthermore, the multistage reactor may be a single unit having both the WGS reactor and the methanation reactor. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272620 | DRIVE TRAIN FOR AGITATION OF PRODUCTS IN BATCH RETORTS AND RELATED RETORT SYSTEM - A retort system includes a vessel defining a heating chamber and including a product receiving area therein, and a product agitating arm mounted for reciprocating movement through a wall of the vessel and having a first end within the vessel and a second end outside the vessel. A drive arrangement is located exterior of the vessel and operatively coupled to the arm for moving the arm in a reciprocating manner. The drive arrangement includes a crankshaft assembly, a first flywheel and a second flywheel. The crankshaft assembly includes a crank throw operatively coupled to the arm, the crankshaft assembly having a rotational axis offset from the crank throw. The first flywheel is mounted to the crankshaft assembly to a first side of the crank throw for rotation with the crankshaft assembly about the rotational axis. The second flywheel is mounted to the crankshaft assembly to a second side of the crank throw for rotation with the crankshaft assembly about the rotational axis. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272621 | METHOD FOR SCAVENGING MERCURY - Disclosed herein is a method for removing mercury from a gas stream comprising contacting the gas stream with a getter composition comprising bromine, bromochloride, sulphur bromide, sulphur dichloride or sulphur monochloride and mixtures thereof. In one preferred embodiment the getter composition is adsorbed onto a sorbent. The sorbent may be selected from the group consisting of flyash, limestone, lime, calcium sulphate, calcium sulfite, activated carbon, charcoal, silicate, alumina and mixtures thereof. Preferred is flyash, activated carbon and silica. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272622 | REGENERATION OF AMMONIA BORANE FROM POLYBORAZYLENE - Method of producing ammonia borane, comprising providing a reagent comprising a dehydrogenated material in a suitable solvent; and combining the reagent with a reducing agent comprising hydrazine, a hydrazine derivative, or combinations thereof, in a reaction which produces a mixture comprising ammonia borane. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272623 | AMBIENT TEMPERATURE LIQUID AMMONIA PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AMMONIA BORANE - A method of preparing an ammonia borane compound selected from the group consisting of: ammonia borane, ammonia alkyl borane, ammonia aryl borane and mixtures thereof, the method including the steps of: a) incorporating a reaction mixture into a pressure vessel, the reaction mixture including anhydrous liquid ammonia and a boron containing compound that can react under pressure with the liquid ammonia to form the ammonia borane compound; and, b) causing the reaction mixture to warm from a first temperature greater than or equal to −33° C. to a second temperature under pressure to form the ammonia borane compound. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272624 | IZM-2 CRYSTALLINE SOLID AND PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION - The invention concerns a crystalline solid designated IZM-2, which has the X ray diffraction diagram given below. Said solid has a chemical composition expressed as the anhydrous base in terms of moles of oxides by the formula XO | 2010-10-28 |
20100272625 | GECL4 AND/OR SICL4 RECOVERY PROCESS FROM OPTICAL FIBERS OR GLASSY RESIDUES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SICL4 FROM SIO2 RICH MATERIALS - A method is provided for producing GeCl | 2010-10-28 |
20100272626 | Microbial production of nitrous oxide coupled with chemical reaction of gaseous nitrous oxide - A bioreactor designed to produce N | 2010-10-28 |
20100272627 | Multi-Faceted Diamond and Associated Methods - A method of making a multi-faceted diamond is provided. Such a method can include obtaining a diamond having a substantially euhedral morphology and a plurality of primary crystallographic faces and polishing a plurality of primary apexes defined by the primary crystallographic faces to form a plurality of secondary faces and secondary apexes. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272628 | Fabrication of Plate-Like Natural Crystalline Graphite with Nano-Scale Thickness - Provided is a method for preparing plate-like ultrafine particles of flaky graphite having an average graphite plate diameter of 3-5 μm and a graphite plate thickness of 20-60 nm, including: grinding natural flaky graphite to control the particle size to 5-15 μm; dipping the ground flaky graphite into an aqueous solution containing an acid and an oxidizing agent, followed by washing and drying, to form a graphite intercalation compound in the ground flaky graphite; carrying out gasification of the graphite intercalation compound via low-temperature heat treatment to expand the flaky graphite to 20-30%; and carrying out wet grinding of the expanded flaky graphite at a slurry concentration of 20-28 wt %. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272629 | Method and system for providing a substance with receptive and/or transmissive properties for a signal - The invention relates to a method and a system for giving a substance ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100272630 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CONVERTING NON-FRESH WATER TO FRESH WATER - A method of converting non-fresh water to fresh water, referred to as the “Rosenbaum-Weisz Process”, is disclosed. The Process utilizes high temperature electrolysis to decompose the treated non-fresh water into hydrogen and oxygen. The generated hydrogen and oxygen are then combusted at elevated pressure in a high temperature combustor to generate high pressure high temperature superheated steam. The combustion of hydrogen and oxygen at elevated high pressure will prevent air from entering the combustor thereby preventing the creation of nitrous oxide (“NOX”) that might otherwise be created as a result of the high temperature created by the combustion. The heat from the high pressure high temperature superheated steam is then removed by a high temperature heat exchanger system and recycled back to the high temperature electrolysis unit. The superheated steam will condense, as a result of the heat extraction by the heat exchanger system, to produce fresh water. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272631 | SILVER OXIDE POWDER FOR ALKALINE BATTERY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Alkaline battery silver oxide powder when soaked in a 50° C. KOH 40% aqueous solution for 24 hours experiences dissolution of Ag into the solution of 40 mg/L. Alkaline battery silver oxide powder exhibits substantially no Ag peak by X-ray diffraction even after soaking in a 50° C. KOH 40% aqueous solution for 72 hours. This powder has a crystallite size calculated from the half value breadth of the (111) plane peak by powder X-ray diffraction of greater than 250 Angstrom and equal to or less than 1000 Angstrom, particle diameter such that the average diameter of secondary particles is equal to or greater than 1 μm and equal to or less than 500 μm and that of primary particles forming the secondary particles is equal to or greater than 0.1 μm and equal to or less than 10.0 μm, and specific surface area of 5 m | 2010-10-28 |
20100272632 | PROCESS FOR NEUTRALIZING BAUXITE DISSOLUTION RESIDUAL SUBSTANCE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE - A process for neutralization is provided which can maintain a high solid content of a bauxite dissolution residual substance slurry even after a neutralization treatment is completed and the stabilize pH within a short time of the neutralization treatment. Such a process for neutralizing a bauxite dissolution residual substance containing a desiliconizing product which is generated in the production process of aluminum hydroxide using Bayer process, includes: mixing a bauxite dissolution residual substance or a bauxite dissolution residual substance slurry with sulfuric acid in an amount ranging from 0.6 to 1.2 equivalence to the total amount of sodium contained in the bauxite dissolution residual substance or a bauxite dissolution residual substance slurry, such that the solid content after mixing becomes 400 to 700 g/1 to gelate the mixture, and thereafter obtaining a bauxite dissolution residual substance neutralized slurry. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272633 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALCOHOL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN OR SYNTHESIS GAS USING THE METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALCOHOL, AND ALCOHOL - A method for producing an alcohol of the present invention provides an alcohol having the total sulfur content of 10 ppm by weight or less, by subjecting an alcohol having the total sulfur content of 30 ppm by weight or more and the propanols content of 200 ppm to at least one desulfurization treatment selected from at least one of a desulfurization treatment by a reaction process, a desulfurization treatment with a physical adsorbent, and a desulfurization treatment with a chemical adsorbent. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272634 | HYDROGEN LIQUEFACTION METHOD AND LIQUEFIER - The present invention provides a method of liquefying a hydrogen feed stream and a liquefier for carrying out such a method in which ortho-species of hydrogen contained in a hydrogen feed stream is converted to the para-species in higher and lower temperature catalytic converters. An adsorption unit, located between the higher and lower temperature catalytic converters, adsorbs a portion of the ortho content of the feed stream. The adsorbed portion is desorbed during regeneration of an adsorbent bed of the adsorption unit and is recirculated back for treatment in the higher temperature catalytic converter to reduce the degree to which the ortho-species are converted to the para-species in the lower temperature catalytic converter and at lower temperatures. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272635 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND/OR PROGNOSIS IN OVARIAN CANCER AND LUNG CANCER - Methods and compositions for diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of ovarian cancer and lung cancer are provided. Assays that detect NHERF-I (or one or more markers related thereto) and NHERF-I-containing complexes are used to assign a diagnosis to a subject being assessed for the presence of ovarian or lung cancer; assign a prognostic risk to a subject suffering from ovarian or lung cancer; or monitor the course of ovarian or lung cancer treatment in a subject. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272636 | Anti-CD74 Immunoconjugates and Methods of Use - Disclosed are compositions that include anti-CD74 immunoconjugates and optionally a therapeutic and/or diagnostic agent. In preferred embodiments, the immunoconjugates comprise one or more anti-CD74 antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof, conjugated to a liposome or micelle. Also disclosed are methods for preparing the immunoconjugates and using the immunoconjugates in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. In certain preferred embodiments, the therapeutic methods comprise administering to a subject with a CD74-expressing disease an anti-CD74 immunoconjugate and thereby inducing apoptosis of CD74-expressing cells. In more preferred embodiments, the CD74 immunoconjugate is capable of inducing cell death in the absence of any other therapeutic agent, although such agents may be optionally administered prior to, together with or subsequent to administration of the anti-CD74 immunoconjugate. The compositions may be part of a kit for administering the anti-CD74 immunoconjugates or compositions. | 2010-10-28 |
20100272637 | COMPOSITIONS EMITTING POSITRONS AND CONTAINING INORGANIC PARTICLES, AND USE THEREOF IN MEDICINE, ESPECIALLY FOR DIAGNOSTIC PROCESSES - The invention relates to pharmaceutical agents containing a particulate inorganic matrix having a diameter of from 0.1 nm to 100 μm, preferably 1 nm to 10 μm, particularly preferably 1 nm to 1 μm, such as, for example, topaz, (Al | 2010-10-28 |