44th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140318321 | BOTTLE CAP REMOVER WITH CAP RETAINING MAGNET - A bottle cap remover includes a main body having an access opening therein, a bottle cap prying structure fixedly secured to the main body, and a magnet secured to at least one of the bottle cap prying structure and the main body. The bottle cap prying structure has a bottle cap receiving opening therein with opposing edge portions. The bottle cap receiving opening is exposed within the access opening of the main body. A bottle cap edge engaging portion of the bottle cap prying structure is defined by a first one of the opposing edge portions of the bottle cap receiving opening. The magnet is positioned adjacent to a second one of the opposing edge portions of the bottle cap receiving opening. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318322 | JAR AND BOTTLE OPENER - A jar top opener that includes: a first brace, where the first brace includes a plurality of serrated blades along a first side of the first brace; a connecting end of the first brace; a distal end of the first brace; a second brace, where the second brace includes an outside surface and an inside surface; a connecting end of the second brace, where connecting end of the second brace connects to the connecting end of the first brace, where the first brace and the second brace create a v-shape with an opening between the inside of the second brace and the first side of the first brace; and a distal end of the second brace. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318323 | Wire Stripper Clamping Device - An insulated wire clamp device as disclosed for a wire stripper machine comprises a first beveled rotary collar on a first side of a shank and a second beveled rotary collar on a second side of the shank having a cutting blade there between. The collars comprise a first clamp and a second clamp of an insulated wire in a complementary V-shaped wire drive wheel. The wire drive wheel comprises a third and a fourth clamp of the wire on inner sides of the V-shaped wire drive wheel and the cutting blade comprises a fifth clamp of the wire in a to cutting plane thereof. Shank spacers between the first collar and the rotary cutting blade and between the second collar and the rotary cutting blade add predetermined and incremental spacing options between three of the five clamps in the cutting plane of the insulated wire in the wire stripping machine. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318324 | INSTALLATION APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CEILING MOUNTED ITEMS - An apparatus and system comprises a pole having a top end and a bottom end. The top end is used adjacent a ceiling. The bottom end is used by an installer who is standing on the ground below the ceiling. The present invention is intended to be “modular,” the top and bottom ends being like-configured such that either end can be used as the top end or as the bottom end. Exemplary accessories are shown and described, each of which is disposed in a top end position. There are two types of accessory items contemplated by this invention. First, are fastening tools which are, for the most part, common utilitarian tools used with some sort of specific adapter and/or coupler. Second, there are proprietary accessories, which include offset couplings which can be used to drill and then impact or screw/torque a fastener into an aperture following drilling. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318325 | STRUCTURE OF A RATCHET WRENCH - The structure of a ratchet wrench has a ratchet and a brake wheel that engage with each other, and a redirecting mechanism which switchs the rotating direction of the ratchet. The redirecting mechanism has a transmission axle pivotally installed inside the brake wheel. The transmission axle has a pushing assembly for pushing the brake wheel to deviate. The pushing assembly changes its pushing direction as the transmission axle rotates, thereby changing the rotatable direction of the ratchet. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318326 | OPEN WRENCH - An open wrench includes a body having a mounting hole which is partially defined by a first side face which has a curved reception recess and a cavity which communicates with the reception recess. A protrusion is formed at the intersectional area between the cavity and the reception recess. A first contact face is located in opposite to the first side face of the mounting hole so as to contact one side of the object. A second distance is defined between the reception recess and the first contact face. The second distance is larger than the diametrical distance of two corners of the object. A slide is located in the cavity and a resilient member is located in the cavity to bias the slide which partially protrudes from the cavity. The slide is restricted from dropping from the cavity by the protrusion. The slide contacts the object. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318327 | HAND TOOL - A hand tool has a tool shaft, an inner sliding sleeve, an engagement module, and an outer sliding sleeve. The inner sliding sleeve is mounted around the tool shaft and is selectively engaged with the tool shaft. The engagement module has a spring mounted around the inner sliding sleeve. The outer sliding sleeve is mounted around the inner sliding sleeve, abuts the spring and selectively engaged with the inner sliding sleeve. The hand tool is applied for connecting with an inner polygonal bolt or an outer polygonal bolt. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318328 | TOOL BIT - A tool bit includes a hexagonal drive portion, a working end, and a shank interconnecting the drive portion and the working end. The shank includes an outer peripheral surface having a curvature in a plane including a central axis of the tool bit. The outer peripheral surface having the curvature includes a length in the direction of the central axis. A ratio of the length of the outer peripheral surface having the curvature to the length of the tool bit is between about 0.2:1 and about 0.7:1. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318329 | Molding Process And Products Formed Thereby - A process for producing molded products having portions formed with two separate materials is provided, The process involves forming a first component over a structural core in a first step, and forming a second component that is secured to the first component and the core in a second step. The second component can be formed directly over the first component or can be secured thereto after formation. The first and second components can additionally be formed with indicia thereon, or with recesses within which inserts containing the desired indicia can be positioned. Additionally, the first component can be formed with a ridge disposed on a projection formed on the first component that effectively seals off a portion of the first component when the second component is formed around the core and the first component to ensure the portion of the first component surrounded by the ridge remains visible after formation of the second component. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318330 | THREAD WHIRLING DEVICE AND TURNING MACHINE COMPRISING A THREAD WHIRLING DEVICE - A thread whirling device for producing a thread on a workpiece on a numerically controlled turning machine by a thread whirling method, having a retention structure for fitting the thread whirling device to the turning machine, a whirling head which is retained on the retention structure, has an opening and carries one or more cutters which are arranged peripherally on the edge of the opening, having a first drive device which is configured to drive the whirling head in a rotational manner about a first rotation axis which extends through the opening. The thread whirling device further includes a second drive device which is configured to drive the whirling head in a rotational manner about a second rotation axis which extends transversely relative to the first rotation axis, in order to orientate an angle between the first rotation axis and the spindle axis of the turning machine work spindle. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318331 | TOOL CARRIER AND MACHINE TOOL HAVING A TOOL CARRIER - The present invention relates to a tool carrier | 2014-10-30 |
20140318332 | Facial Hair Shaver With Built-in Facial Hair Pattern Guides - A shaving apparatus comprising: a canopy with a nose guard and chin guard; at least one cutting mechanism disposed on a track within the canopy, wherein the track is configured to define the outline of a beard style; and a motor for (a) operating the cutting mechanism(s) and (b) shifting the position of the cutting mechanism(s) around the track. The apparatus may be positioned utilizing the canopy's features. Nose and chin guards may be spring mounted and adjustable to allow for various hair patterns and shapes. The cutting mechanisms may be spring mounted rotary blades that are pressed against the user's face. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318333 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SLICING PRODUCTS - In a method of slicing products, in particular food products, a plurality of products are supplied next to one another along a product support to a cutting plane in which a cutting blade moves, in particular in a rotating and/or revolving manner. The products are initially offset relative to one another in a stepped manner in the product supply direction via the product conveyors in that, starting from a first product, the further products up to the respective outermost product, which are arranged next to one another at at least one side, are set back by a respective amount against the product supply direction, and indeed further than the respective preceding product. The products offset in a stepped manner with respect to one another are traveled to light barriers at a defined speed. The positions of the product starts are detected with respect to the cutting plane via the light barriers. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318334 | CUTTING SYSTEM FOR WIRE PROCESSING MACHINES - A wire processing machine having a cutting system, including a knife holder which carries a knife cooperating during a cut with a stationary counter-blade tool and is connected for performing a reciprocating motion by connection to an eccentric pin or a cam disk of a crankshaft driven by an electric motor, the knife holder sliding in a guide during its reciprocating movement, the guide arranged in a stationary manner or pivoting freely about an axis parallel to the rotational axis of the crankshaft in the case of a rigid connection, the crankshaft being driven directly by an asynchronous motor to which a gyrating mass is connected whose kinetic energy is released as a cutting force upon impingement of the knife on the wire, with the asynchronous motor performing precisely one rotation per cutting cycle and being accelerated up to the start of the cut and braked after the cut. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318335 | STEEL-STRUCTURE DEMOLITION METHOD - A steel-structure demolition method for demolishing a steel structure by causing the steel structure to collapse, the steel-structure demolition method includes: demolishing the steel structure in such a fashion that the steel structure is cut along a cutting line extending in a direction perpendicular to a depth direction thereof when having collapsed. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318336 | Transversal Cutting Equipment for Sheets Separable from Overlapped Continuous Forms - A cutting equipment ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140318337 | LENS CUTTING DEVICE - A lens cutting device for cutting lenses of a molded lens member from supporting scraps includes a supporting portion, a sliding portion slidably connected to the supporting portion, a separating portion positioned on the sliding portion for keeping the molded lens member thereon, and a cutting portion positioned above the separating portion for cutting the lenses from the scrap. The supporting portion includes a bottom plate defining a first opening and a second opening arranged along a first linear direction. The sliding portion drives the separating portion to move along the first linear direction to selectively align the separating portion with the first opening or with the second opening. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318338 | PUNCHING MACHINE - The movable guides | 2014-10-30 |
20140318339 | APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING FOOD PRODUCTS - An apparatus for conveying food products comprises a conveying device which is configured to convey food products located on a product support surface along a product conveying direction. The conveying device is adjustable with respect to a stationary base of the apparatus, with an adjustment device being provided for adjusting the conveying device, said adjustment device comprising a first articulated arm arrangement and a second articulated arm arrangement spaced apart therefrom. The articulated arm arrangements each comprise a first articulated arm pivotally connected to the base and a second articulated arm pivotally connected to the conveying device, with mutually corresponding articulated arms being pivotable about respective parallel pivot axes. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318340 | ROTARY DIE CUTTER - A sheet S is intermittently advanced or alternately advanced and retreated by a pair of feed rollers | 2014-10-30 |
20140318341 | SAW WITH ARTICUABLE SIDE VICE AND STOP - A power saw assembly comprises a saw and base in which the base has a fence and clamp on one or both sides of the cutting plane of the saw, and the assembly has a stop, which allows for repeated cuts of stock to the same length and angle without the necessity of multiple measurements. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318342 | Adjustment and Control Features for a Power Tool - Improvements to a table saw include a system for automatically adjusting the height of the cutting blade in relation to the height of the workpiece, a system for providing fine adjustment of the height or bevel angle of the saw blade or work surface, and a system for automatic speed control and shut-off for the saw blade. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318343 | Punching Machine - A punching machine contains a base, a bottom cover, a pressing seat, a slot, and a stopping recess. The punching machine also contains a holder, and a limiting groove has a press device mounted therein and fixed in an imitation notch of the holder, the press device has a first positioning piece, at least one spacing block, a second positioning piece, and a third positioning piece. The holder has at least one opening, the first positioning piece has at least one first pore, the second positioning piece has at least one second pore, and the third positioning piece has at least one third pore. A respective one of at least one column has a shape-varying cross section so as to matching with a shape of each second pore and each third pore. Also, the forcing controller further has a locating element. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318344 | DIE WITH PROFILED BASE WALL AND ITS ASSOCIATED PUNCH - An assembly includes a die and a punch which cut a hole in a workpiece. The die has a base wall having outer and inner surfaces and a passageway extending therethrough, and a wall extending from the base wall. The inner surface of the base wall has at least one portion which is angled relative to a central axis of the die. The punch includes a body having a bore therethrough, a leading edge on the body which is capable of piercing and cutting a workpiece, and cutting edges on the body for cutting a hole in the workpiece. The leading edge has inclined surfaces between the bore and the piercing points which engage with the portion of the inner surface of the die. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318345 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING NAVIGATIONAL MARKS ON A STRINGED INSTRUMENT FINGERBOARD - Systems and methods for providing navigational marks on a fingerboard of a stringed instrument are provided. An example system may allow enhanced navigating of a player on the fingerboard of the stringed instrument. The system may comprise the fingerboard of the stringed instrument. Strings may be attached to the instrument over the fingerboard. A note may be produced by stimulating a part of a string associated with the note. The part of the string may be called a note location on the fingerboard. The navigational marks may be disposed on the fingerboard in association with the strings to mark note locations on the fingerboard and thus facilitate finding the note location. The navigational marks may include a plurality of types, with each type associated with a note of an octave and having a specific shape. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318346 | DETACHABLE SHAKER - A hand-held percussive shaker assembly comprising two identical shakers capable of producing different percussive sounds and rhythms in a single assembly is disclosed. The shakers are detachably connected by an integrally formed lock assembly. The shakers may be played as a single assembly or detached and played individually. Each shaker comprises one or more bottles filled with a striker material. Each bottle isolates its striker material from the striker material in other bottles and from any other part of the shaker. The shakers may produce the same or different tones when the shaker assembly is moved. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318347 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURE AND RENDERING OF PERFORMANCE ON SYNTHETIC STRING INSTRUMENT - Synthetic multi-string musical instruments have been developed for capturing and rendering musical performances on handheld or other portable devices in which a multi-touch sensitive display provides one of the input vectors for an expressive performance by a user or musician. Visual cues may be provided on the multi-touch sensitive display to guide the user in a performance based on a musical score. Alternatively, or in addition, uncued freestyle modes of operation may be provided. In either case, it is not the musical score that drives digital synthesis and audible rendering of the synthetic multi-string musical instrument. Rather, it is the stream of user gestures captured at least in part using the multi-touch sensitive display that drives the digital synthesis and audible rendering. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318348 | SOUND PROCESSING DEVICE, SOUND PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, SERVER DEVICE, SOUND REPRODUCING DEVICE, AND SOUND PROCESSING SYSTEM - To preferably identify a piece of music corresponding to an input sound signal. Continuous input sound signals are converted into a predetermined characteristic amount sequence. A checking process of the characteristic amount sequence against music information is sequentially executed when a predetermined quantity of the characteristic amount sequence is accumulated and a piece of music having a matching degree greater than a threshold value is conclusively identified. In this case, since the conversion of the continuous input sound signals into a predetermined characteristic amount sequence and the execution of the checking process of the characteristic amount sequence against music information are executed in parallel, a music identification having a great real-time ability can be performed. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318349 | Optoelectronic Pickup for Musical Instruments - An optoelectronic pickup for a musical instrument includes at least one light source which directs light to impinge a sound generating element of the musical instrument in at least one photoreceiver located to detect the reflected light, so as to generate an electrical signal that is responsive to sound generating element movement. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318350 | HUMBUCKER PICKUP DEVICE FOR ACTIVE AND PASSIVE GUITARS - A humbucker pickup device for active and passive guitars includes two magnets positioned besides each other, with opposite poles of the magnets facing each other. A first set of pole pieces may be positioned along an outer pole of the first magnet and a second set of pole pieces positioned along an outer pole of the second magnet. Each set of pole pieces may create two narrow and useful magnetic fields to interact with a respective string at two points. The device includes two coils as a matched pair. The device may include a steel plate between the magnets for improving the interaction of the magnetic fields with the string and a preamplifier working in a balanced input mode. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318351 | ANNEALING SYSTEM FOR CARTRIDGE CASINGS - A portion of a work-hardened essentially tubular work piece such as a metallic firearm cartridge case is annealed by contact with solid or granular tooling material which has been heated to a temperature approximately that of the appropriate annealing temperature, thereby reducing the possibility of overheating the work piece, and also thereby permitting the annealing of only that portion of the work piece contacted or in close proximity to the point(s) of contact. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318352 | UNIVERSAL AMMUNITION CASE TRIMMING AND PREPARATION APPARATUS - A case preparation and/or trimming assembly. The assembly may include a case shoulder engagement surface and a cutter. The spacing between the case shoulder engagement surface and the cutter is adjustable for changing the amount the cutter trims from a case. A case body engaging member may have an adjustable inner diameter for engaging bodies of cases having different diameters. A kit includes a case trimming assembly and a plurality of interchangeable case bearings (e.g., collets and/or bushings) adapted for engaging cases of different sizes for guiding the cases into proper position with respect to a cutter. The case preparation apparatus includes a support member for supporting a trimming assembly of the apparatus in an upwardly inclined orientation. The case preparation apparatus includes a storage container. Associated methods are also disclosed. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318353 | ENGAGING AMMUNITION PROJECTILES - An ammunition projectile engagement apparatus and method for manufacturing and using the ammunition projectile engagement apparatus are described. A first arm, a second arm, and a head are disclosed. The first arm and second arm each contain a handle section and a projectile engagement section. The surface of each projectile engagement section includes at least one engagement feature opposite another engagement feature, which when compressed, together form a pair. Each pair, when compressed together, forms at least a partial circumference for engaging a projectile. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318354 | BRAIDING MECHANISM AND METHODS OF USE - A braiding machine and methods of braiding are described. The braiding machine includes first and second annular members having inclined surfaces, the second annular member being concentric with the first annular member. The inclined surfaces are inclined at a non-zero angle formed between an axis of the outer ring and a horizontal axis that lies perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the mandrel. Each of the annular members has a plurality of tubular guide wires slideably mounted thereon and a plurality of wires extend from the mandrel through each of the tubular wire guides. One of the first and second annular members rotates circumferentially relative to the other. The first plurality of tubular wire guides slides radially inward so as to align with the second annular member, and the second plurality of tubular wire guides slides radially outward so as to align with the first annular member. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318355 | BRAIDING MECHANISM AND METHODS OF USE - Mechanisms and methods for forming a tubular braid are described. The mechanism for braiding includes a disc, a mandrel, a plurality of catch mechanisms, a plurality of actuators, and a computer program. The disc defines a plane and a circumferential edge. The mandrel extends from a center of the disc and is adapted to hold a plurality of filaments extending radially from the mandrel toward the circumferential edge of the disc. The plurality of catch mechanisms are positioned circumferentially around the edge of the disc and are adapted to engage a filament. The plurality of actuators are configured to move relative to one another and are adapted to move the plurality of catch mechanisms in a substantially radial direction relative to the circumferential edge of the disc. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318356 | Latchless Charging Handle - A latchless charging handle that allows for the charging of a rifle without the need to first release a charge handle latch is provided herein. The latchless charging handle contains a detent ball assembly that engages a latch pocket on the rifle's upper receiver and acts as the charging handle's latch mechanism. When a rifle operator charges the rifle, the operator exerts a pulling force on the latchless charging handle that causes the detent ball to depress thereby freeing the charging handle from the rifle's upper receiver. When the bolt returns to battery, the detent ball assembly re-engages the latch pocket on the rifle's upper receiver and secures the charging handle. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318357 | BLAST/IMPACT MITIGATION SHIELD - A shield includes a first body made of damping material in a solid state and which transitions to a viscous fluid state when critically stressed in compression and a plunger plate with blades extending outwardly therefrom adjacent the first body for transitioning material of the first body from a solid to a viscous fluid state locally near the blades when the blades of the plunger plate are driven into the body. The plunger plate includes a truncated-V shape, a V-shape or a double V-shape. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318358 | BALLISTIC RESISTANT ARMOR ARTICLE - This invention pertains to a ballistic resistant article comprising at least one first layer facing a projectile and at least one second layer adjacent to the at least one first layer and facing an object to be protected wherein, under a ballistic event, the at least one first layer is capable of undergoing a shock induced non-reversible phase transformation. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318359 | VEHICLE UNDERBELLY SYSTEM - An underbelly system for a vehicle. The system includes: a deflector configured to be disposed under a cabin structure of the vehicle and constitute an underbelly thereof; a plurality of explosive charges, each being associated with a different deformable portion of the deflector and configured, upon charge detonation, for deforming its corresponding deformable portion of the deflector to project in a direction away from the cabin structure relative to its original structure; a sensing arrangement configured for sensing an external detonation under the vehicle and obtaining detonation data of the external detonation; and a control unit, in communication with the sensing arrangement and the explosive charges, configured for receiving said detonation data, and initiating detonation of two or more selected explosive charges in a sequential manner corresponding to said detonation data. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318360 | BLAST ENERGY ABSORPTION SYSTEM - Blast energy absorption system capable of being integrated into the structure of a vehicle having removable, interchangeable, and configurable components adaptable to configure the vehicle for varying mission threats. The blast energy absorption system has a plurality of independent energy absorbing systems including one or more in combination of the following: a floor structure, a housing, cross beam members, adjustable energy absorbing containers, and an understructure. Each component may be an independent reactant system. The integral relationship between the above mentioned components forms a system that absorbs and distributes blast energy to minimize energy transfer to the occupants of the vehicle. Blast energy absorption system is capable of many configurations depending on the threat level of a mission. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318361 | CARTRIDGE GAS ACTUATED FIREARM HAVING BOLT CARRIER/GAS KEY SEAL - A cartridge gas energized firearm mechanism has a receiver assembly having upper and lower receivers. A bolt carrier is moveable within the upper receiver and has a wall structure having a planar gas key seat surface intersected by a gas port. A gas key is mounted to the bolt carrier and has a planar gas key surface in face-to-face seating engagement with the planar gas key seat surface of the bolt carrier, thus establishing a planar surface interface. The gas key has a cartridge gas supply passage in gas communication with the gas port. A tubular seal member is positioned in sealing engagement within seal receptacles of the bolt carrier and gas key and prevents cartridge gas leakage through the planar surface interface. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318362 | AUTOMATIC OR SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE - A rifle having a receiver with an integral hand guard and a barrel. The barrel is connected to the receiver. The hand guard extends over and surrounds the barrel. A removable hand guard is attached to the receiver by an attachment that stably holds the removable hand guard to the receiver. The attachment is arranged for allowing detachment and removal of the removable hand guard from the receiver without removal of fasteners. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318363 | HARMONIC UNIFLOW ENGINE - A reciprocating-piston uniflow engine includes a harmonic oscillator inlet valve capable of oscillating at a resonant frequency for controlling the flow of working fluid into the engine. In particular, the inlet valve includes an inlet valve head and a spring arranged together as a harmonic oscillator so that the inlet valve head is moveable from an unbiased equilibrium position to a biased closed position occluding an inlet. When released, the inlet valve head undergoes a single oscillation past the equilibrium position to a maximum open position and returns to a biased return position close to the closed position to choke the flow and produce a pressure drop across the inlet valve causing the inlet valve to close. In other embodiments, the harmonic oscillator arrangement of the inlet valve enables the uniflow engine to be reversibly operated as a uniflow compressor. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318364 | RACING TRANSMISSION DIRECT PORT VALVE BODY SERVO ASSEMBLY - A valve body and servo combination for a power shift racing transmission with a valve body and a valve cover integrally mounted on the transmission housing. The valve body includes flow control valves and an integral rear servo assembly reducing the complexity of fluid flow travel path thereby eliminating the original constriction ports in all factory and aftermarket transmission case applications. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318365 | RESTRICTOR AND PRODUCTION PROCESS OF A FLUID LEAKAGE RESTRICTOR FOR AEROSTATIC BEARINGS - Restrictors ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140318366 | HYDRAULIC CYLINDER AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A hydraulic cylinder may include a cylinder body having an open end with an opening, a piston rod movable back and forth, a close-off member having an insert part protruding in a fitting manner into the open end of the cylinder body, the close-off member having a flange opposing the edge of the cylinder body, a coupling means operable between the inner surface of the cylinder body and the outer circumferential face of the insert part to secure, in at least one axial direction, the close-off member in the cylinder body, the coupling means including a radially-compressible coupling ring, and a clamping ring clamped between the flange and the edge at the open end of the cylinder body, the clamping ring being made of a resilient, compressible material, the clamping ring being clamped, when compressed in the axial direction, between the flange and the edge at the open end. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318367 | Insulating Gas Boundary Layer for Internal Combustion Engines - A cylinder has an insulating gas boundary layer (IGBL) across the cylinder wall inner surface, the IGBL formed by injection of an insulator fluid into the combustion chamber of the cylinder. In one implementation, a pressure differential is engineered between the top region of the cylinder and the bottom region of the cylinder. In yet another implementation, the insulator injection pressure is temporally modified in synchronicity with the piston cycle and/or in accordance with other temporal factors to provide appropriate IGBL coverage. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318368 | Discontinuous Regime Membrane Separation Process - A process for separating a gaseous or liquid mixture by means of a separating device including a first volume (V | 2014-10-30 |
20140318369 | DEHUMIDIFICATION APPARATUS, AND AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a dehumidification apparatus, and an air conditioning apparatus and system having the same. The dehumidification apparatus includes: a desiccant rotor having a desiccant for adsorbing moisture; and a regeneration unit disposed at one side of the desiccant rotor, for desorbing the moisture adsorbed to the desiccant. The regeneration unit includes at least one of a hollow hot water line containing hot water exchanging heat with the air flowing toward the desiccant rotor. The dehumidification apparatus efficiently reproduces the desiccant for dehumidification and air conditioning. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318370 | MIXTURES OF PHYSICAL ABSORPTION SOLVENTS AND IONIC LIQUIDS FOR GAS SEPARATION - The invention comprises an absorbent composition and process for purification of gaseous mixtures. The composition comprises a mixture of a physical absorption solvent and an ionic liquid. It was found that the mixtures provided improved absorption of a gas component, such as carbon dioxide, when compared physical absorption solvents. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318371 | SUBSTANCE DETECTION DEVICE UTILIZING A CYCLONE PARTICLE SEPARATOR - A substance detection device, including a chemical substance analyzer, including an ion mobility spectrometer (IMS), a desorber, a conduit, and a membrane. The membrane extends across a cross-section of the conduit, and the membrane is positioned to have a desorber side in gas communication with the desorber and an analysis side opposite the desorber side. The substance detection device can be configured to direct a portion of a chemical substance to the desorber through the conduit so that at least a portion of the entrained chemical substance is transferred to the membrane by interacting with the desorber side of the membrane. The membrane is adapted to diffuse at least a portion of the chemical substance transferred to the membrane through the membrane to the analysis side. The device also includes a particle separator including a protuberance extending into a collection chamber of the particle separator. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318372 | Membrane Separation Modules - A system using membranes for separating a desired component from a liquid or gas mixture to obtain a high-concentration organic solvent, such as in a plant for fermenting a biomass feedstock (e.g., corn or sugarcane) to produce ethanol. A module for removing water from the ethanol/water mixture comprises multiple vessels or elements connected together in series and supported by a frame. Each element includes a number of flow tubes concentrically enclosing a tubular membrane leaving an annular space between the membrane's outer wall and the flow tube's inner wall. The preferred membrane is a hollow ceramic (e.g., zeolite) tube. An ethanol/water vapor is passed through the space between the tube walls, and a vacuum is pulled on the membrane's hollow core. Water molecules selectively move through the membrane. Multiple passes through a series of elements having the concentric tubes and membranes gradually reduces the water content of the ethanol. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318373 | DRYER AND WATER RECOVERY/PURIFICATION UNIT EMPLOYING GRAPHENE OXIDE OR PERFORATED GRAPHENE MONOLAYER MEMBRANES - Apparatuses and systems for removing water vapor from a gas stream and for providing water purification, recovery and/or concentration. The apparatuses and systems employ a graphene oxide or a perforated graphene monolayer membrane to separate liquid water molecules and/or water vapor molecules from gasses, liquids, and other substances such as a wet muck or an aqueous sample. In one embodiment, an apparatus for removing water from a gas or liquid stream includes a first lumen, a second lumen, and a graphene oxide membrane separating the first lumen from the second lumen. Water molecules within a humid gas or liquid stream introduced into the first lumen pass through the graphene oxide membrane into a dry gas stream introduced into the second lumen. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318374 | VENTILATION MEMBER - A ventilation member ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140318375 | Air Curtain HVAC System - An improved HVAC system is provided for the delivery of a temperature controlled air supply via one or more air curtains provided at windows, doors and walls. The air curtains create a double layer of insulation over the surface of a window, door or wall. The invention provides for the use of the temperature controlled air flow from the air curtain to directly affect the interior room temperature. The invention provides an improved system for continuous cleaning the recycled air through the use of a wet electrostatic precipitator in the HVAC air flow, as well as providing a higher speed mode for the air curtain to prevent the inflow of particles and contaminants from outside of the building, when windows or doors are open. The invention may be installed on existing construction, or incorporated as part of new construction. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318376 | DEVICE FOR SEPARATING SUBSTANCES FROM A MEDIUM - A device for separating at least one substance from a liquid or gaseous medium by centrifugal forces has a housing with a separating chamber, into which the mixture to be separated is delivered and is set into rotation. Two immersion tubes, through which cleaned medium flows out, project into the separating chamber. On the lower end of the housing, there is a discharge opening for the separated substance. Between ends of the immersion tubes, within the chamber, there is a diffuser connected to the immersion tubes. The diffuser includes several curved guide vanes that, viewed in the direction of rotation of the medium, have a spacing increasing from the peripheral surface of the immersion tubes, that approach the axis of the immersion tubes. In the diffuser, there are optionally plates, which ensure a laminar flow of the cleaned medium through the immersion tubes and out of the device. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318377 | BEVERAGE TEMPERATURE OPTIMIZER MACHINE - The present invention provides a beverage machine that heats up water in the upper water chamber(s). The water has direct contact with an electric heating system and the heated water flows by gravity and being distributed by a pour over system into an underlying filter basket. The hot water chamber comprises a sensor for water temperature. Once the water reaches an optimal temperature, a motor and gear system would drive a valve open and allow the heated water to flow into the underlying filter basket. The present invention allows certain amount of water to be heated up in individual batch, thereby making it easy to manage water temperature in every batch. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318378 | CONTENT CARTRIDGE - A content cartridge is disclosed having a base with a sterile chamber and a content chamber, where the sterile chamber has a sterile chamber opening and the content chamber has a content chamber opening. A cover is sealed to the base, covering the content chamber opening and the sterile chamber opening. A first frangible seal is provided between the cover and the base extending from the content chamber. A second frangible seal is provided between the cover and the base extending between the sterile chamber and the content chamber. When the sterile chamber is pressured with a pressurizing fluid, the pressure in the sterile chamber will increase. When the predetermined pressure is exceeded in the sterile chamber, the second frangible seal opens forming a fluid path between the sterile chamber and the content chamber. In this manner, the pressurized fluid can flow from the sterile chamber. When the predetermined pressure is exceeded in the content chamber, the first frangible seal opens forming a fluid outlet path from content chamber. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318379 | CAPSULE WITH REINFORCEMENT MEMBERS USED FOR THE PREPARATION OF A BEVERAGE | 2014-10-30 |
20140318380 | CAPSULE AND SYSTEM FOR BEVERAGE PREPARATION - A capsule for the preparation of a beverage comprises a lateral wall, an inlet wall and a lower wall forming a hollow body having a substantially central axis, the inlet wall extends from a peripheral end of the lateral wall towards said central axis and a plurality of sunken portions are extending on both lateral and inlet walls across the edge between said walls each portion connecting together the lateral wall and the inlet wall. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318381 | BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE - The present invention relates to a beverage preparation machine ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140318382 | QUICK HEATING QUARTZ TOASTER - A commercial toaster apparatus having a “quick start” feature that nearly instantly changes from a “stand-by” mode to a “toasting” mode. The “quick start” mode is provided by changing the circuitry of some of the quartz heating elements from a series configuration to a parallel one wherein a higher voltage can be applied for a controlled amount of time to regulate the quartz heaters without adversely affecting the life span of the heating elements. Temperature probes are used to adjust the duty cycle of the apparatus to enable a uniform toast color as the cavity chamber temperature of the toaster changes over time. A sensor is also provided that determines when a last product is placed on the conveyer and the duty cycle has been completed such that the unit will automatically switch to a “stand-by” mode, thus reducing the energy requirements of the toaster. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318383 | Toasting Apparatus Having Improved Hot Chamber Isolation With Passive Ventilation - The present invention proposes a domestic appliance and specifically an electrical toaster ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140318384 | Cooking Appliance Comprising a Filtration Accessory Capable of Occupying Two Positions - Provided is a cooking appliance, notably an electric fat fryer, comprising a housing housing a vat designed to accept a cooking bath, and a removable filtration accessory able to occupy a position in which it is lowered into the vat and a raised position, the filtration accessory comprising bearing members. The bearing members rest on the casing outside the vat when the filtration accessory is in the raised position. The casing has external lateral shapings that receive the bearing members when the filtration accessory is in the lowered position. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318385 | COOKING APPARATUS - A cooking apparatus includes a cavity unit having therein a cooking chamber and a rear wall plate with an introduction hole section and a discharge hole section; a door on or over the cavity unit, configured to open and close an opening of the cavity unit; and a convection heater unit on or behind the rear wall plate, heating air from the cavity unit through the discharge hole section, and supplying hot air to the cooking chamber through the introduction hole section, wherein the introduction hole section is in a lower part of the rear wall plate, and the discharge hole section is in an upper part of the rear wall plate, separate from the introduction hole section. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318386 | COOKING APPARATUS - A cooking apparatus includes a cavity unit having a cooking chamber, a top wall plate with an upper heater hole section, a bottom wall plate with a lower heater hole section, and a rear wall plate with an introduction hole section; a door on or over the cavity unit, configured to open and close an opening of the cavity unit; an upper heater unit on the top wall plate, configured to supply heat and/or hot air to the cooking chamber through the upper heater hole section; a lower heater unit on the bottom wall plate, configured to supply heat and/or hot air to the cooking chamber through the lower heater hole section; and a convection heater unit on the rear wall plate, configured to supply heat and/or hot air to the cooking chamber through the introduction hole section. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318387 | COOKING APPARATUS - A cooking apparatus includes a cavity unit having a cooking chamber therein, a side wall plate with a discharge hole section, and a top wall plate with an upper heater hole section; a door on or over the cavity unit, configured to open and close an opening of the cavity unit; a circulation duct unit connected to the discharge hole section, configured to guide air discharged from the cooking chamber through the discharge hole section and back to the cooking chamber; and an upper heater unit on or over the top wall plate. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318388 | COOKING APPARATUS - A cooking apparatus includes a cavity unit having a cooking chamber therein, and a rear wall plate with an introduction hole section therein; a door unit on the cavity unit, configured to open and close an opening of the cavity unit; a convection heater unit on the rear wall plate, configured to generate heat to be supplied to the cooking chamber through the introduction hole section; and an introduction opening and closing unit configured to open and close the introduction hole section and control an amount of heat to be supplied to the cooking chamber. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318389 | COOKING APPARATUS - A cooking apparatus includes a cavity unit having a cooking chamber therein, a side wall plate with a discharge hole section, and a bottom wall plate with a lower heater hole section; a door on or over the cavity unit, configured to open and close an opening of the cavity unit; a circulation duct unit connected to the discharge hole section, configured to guide air from the cooking chamber through the discharge hole section, and back to the cooking chamber; and a lower heater unit on or below the bottom wall plate. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318390 | PRESS AND METHOD FOR PRESSING WORKPIECES - A press for pressing workpieces can have a) at least two pressing tools and at least one slide that performs working movements with an associated working stroke, b) at least one hydraulic slide drive unit for the slide, which separates a first sub-chamber and a second sub-chamber of a working chamber, and c) at least one slide position measurement device. Additionally, the press can include d) at least one medium reservoir, e) at least one first hydraulic delivery device connected to the first sub-chamber and to the medium reservoir, and f) at least one second hydraulic delivery device. The press can further include g) at least one controllable hydraulic valve, and h) a control device that checks the volumetric flows, pressures, and flow direction of hydraulic medium as a function of the measured slide position and stored or desired movement profiles of the slide and/or of input information from users. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318391 | Adjustable Baler Feeder Duct - A baler having an adjusting mechanism, for setting the upper end of the upper wall in a predetermined position, and the lower end of the upper wall is designed to pivot around an axis near the entry point of the feeder into the lower end of the upper wall, such that the cross section of the feeder duct is variable. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318392 | LABORATORY HEAT PRESS - Laboratory heat press consists of furnace part equipped with dilatometer which is placed beneath removable double-acting pneumatic cylinder anchored on four shafts, of power supply and of computer which regulates process and collects data, while in the working space is situated graphite press die with sample, which is placed on sliding piston holder and the device is equipped with control electronics. Heating equipment is graphite element, and around the element are situated graphite shields made from solid graphite and graphite wool insulation. Outer shell of furnace and both flanges are water cooled. Flanges are equipped with holes for thrust pistons and the furnace shell contains hole for connecting the vacuum pump and hole for installation of the pyrometer. Graphite pressing die with sample is equipped with pistons, which are influenced by power from double-acting pneumatic cylinder, while on the both graphite pistons are graphite radiative rings and between them is graphite wool. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318393 | SCREEN PRINTER AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AMOUNT OF RESIDUAL PASTE - A light receiving section | 2014-10-30 |
20140318394 | SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - In a screen printing that shifts squeegees in a horizontal direction while abutting the squeegees against a mask, and slides the squeegees on the mask, and scrapes up the paste on the mask so that opening portions are filled with the paste to transfer the paste onto the substrate, a larger amount of paste Ps is supplied to regions in which the paste is scraped up by the end portions of the squeegee than a region in which the paste is scraped up by a center portion of the squeegee on the mask. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318395 | SCREEN PRINTING METHOD USING PRINTING INK WHICH REACTS TO FORM A POLYURETHANE POLYMER - The invention relates to a method for printing objects, comprising the step of application of a printing ink by means of screen printing, wherein the printing ink comprises a polyisocyanate A) and/or a polyisocyanate prepolymer B), an at least difunctional compound C) which is reactive towards isocyanate groups and furthermore a catalyst D) which cap be activated by increasing the temperature. It also relates to the use of a corresponding reaction, mixture as a printing ink in screen printing processes and to an electromechanical converter having a polymer layer produced, by a method according to the invention. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318396 | PRINTING LAYERS OF CERAMIC INK IN SUBSTANTIALLY EXACT REGISTRATION BY DIFFERENTIAL INK MEDIUM THERMAL EXPULSION - A method of partially imaging a substrate, for example glass, with a print pattern comprising layers of ceramic ink in substantially exact registration. The method relies on a mask ink layer defining the print pattern and differential thermal expulsion of ceramic ink medium during a heat fusing process between the areas outside the print pattern and within the print pattern. This results in pigment and glass frit forming a durable image material adhered to the substrate within the print pattern and non-durable material outside the print pattern, enabling its removal outside the print pattern to leave the desired layers of ceramic ink within the print pattern in substantially exact registration. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318397 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL OFFSET LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING TECHNIQUES WITH A PLURALITY OF INTERMEDIATE TRANSFERS - A system and method are provided for optimizing a multi-color variable digital data lithographic image forming system by controlling characteristics of one or more individual color inks to maximize ink transfer of a particular color ink layer onto the surface of an image receiving medium substrate, or onto other color ink layers deposited on the surface of the image receiving medium substrate when producing digital output images, including multi-color digital output images, with a proposed variable digital offset lithographic architecture. Ink characteristics and ink transfer parameters are particularly optimized in the proposed variable digital data lithographic systems to promote high efficiency ink transfer from an ink donor surface to an ink receiver surface in order that excessive amounts of untransferred ink do not remain on the ink donor surface requiring extensive cleaning of the reimageable surface in the image forming system between cycles of a multi-color ink system. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318398 | Photopolymeric Craft Stamp Indexing Images and Method of Making - An indexing image for craft stamps that is opaque to the eye but transparent to UV light is produced by printing a wavelength-specific solvent-based ink on the stamp substrate. This eliminates the step of printing a separate adhesive-backed indexing image sheet and applying it to the substrate. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318399 | METHOD FOR MAKING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING FORMS BY WELDING EDGES OF PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENTS WITH MICROWAVE ENERGY - This invention pertains to a process for making flexographic printing forms, particularly relief printing forms, from two or more photosensitive elements welded to one another at their edges, wherein the welding is accomplished by microwave energy. This invention also relates to sealing edges of a cylindrically-shaped photosensitive element. Using microwave energy provides a smooth surface upon welding with a near disappearance of the weld-lines. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318400 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR LASER ENGRAVING, FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR FOR LASER ENGRAVING AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - To provide a resin composition for laser engraving that can give a flexographic printing plate precursor for laser engraving that is excellent in terms of engraving residue rinsing properties and scattering inhibition, a flexographic printing plate precursor for laser engraving and a process for producing same employing the resin composition for laser engraving, and a flexographic printing plate and a process for making same. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318401 | COMPOSITIONS HAVING MULTIPLE RESPONSES TO EXCITATION RADIATION AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - The present invention relates to a composition having a first response to a first electromagnetic radiation and, after intermediate exposure to a second electromagnetic radiation, a second response to the first electromagnetic radiation, different from the first response. In one aspect, the composition exhibits a regenerated first response to the first electromagnetic radiation after exposure to a third electromagnetic radiation. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318402 | POLYMER PROJECTILE HAVING AN INTEGRATED DRIVING BAND - A lightweight projectile having an integrated driving band positioned around the exterior of the polymer base of the projectile for engaging the rifling of a barrel to impart spin stabilization to the projectile. The driving band protrudes from the polymer base to minimize the contact between the polymer base and the rifling to reduce friction between the barrel and the projectile as the projectile is fired. The reduced friction allows the lightweight projectile to be propelled with minimal propellant force while still retaining the ballistic advantages of a spin stabilized projectile. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318403 | CORROSION-INHIBITED PROJECTILES, AND SHOT SHELLS INCLUDING THE SAME - Corrosion-inhibited copper-containing projectiles and shot shells including the same. The projectiles include a core that is formed from a core material, and an outer coating that is formed from a coating material. The core material includes copper, and optionally may include at least 50 wt % copper. In some embodiments, the outer coating maintains a corrosion rate of copper within the core material below 0.00075 mmpy. The shot shells include a shot charge that includes a plurality of the projectiles. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318404 | LONG-RANGE PRECISION FIREARM CARTRIDGE - A long-range precision firearm cartridge case including a cylindrical body portion with a head end and an opposite end, the cylindrical body portion having a central aperture extending into the head end for receipt of a primer, and the cylindrical body portion having a cartridge extraction groove formed around the periphery of the body portion adjacent the head end. The case including a cylindrical neck portion and a frusto-conical shoulder portion integrally formed with the body portion and the neck portion. The shoulder portion tapers radially inwardly from the opposite end of the body portion to the cylindrical neck portion. The neck portion extends longitudinally from the shoulder portion to define a projectile receiving end. The frusto-conical shoulder portion is constructed to form a shoulder angle with a longitudinal axis of the body portion, the shoulder angle being greater than 30 degrees and no greater than ninety degrees. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318405 | STRUCTURING OF THE OGIVE SURFACE OF A PROJECTILE - The invention relates to a projectile with a projectile tip ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140318406 | BULLET - The invention provides a bullet. The bullet comprises a bullet-shaped body of a first metal composition, which body has a hollow cavity defined therein along the axis of the bullet with an opening at the point of the bullet shaped body. The bullet further comprises a plunger of a second composition, preferably metal, which metal is harder than the first metal, and shaped generally complementary to the hollow cavity. Hollow empty cavities may preferably be provided between the plunger and the hollow. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318407 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR RAILWAY TRACK MAINTENANCE, FOR TRACK LEVELLING, ALIGNMENT, COMPACTION AND STABILISATION, CAPABLE OF OPERATING WITHOUT INTERRUPTING THE FORWARD MOVEMENT THEREOF - The invention refers to a machine and a method used to level, align and stabilise the track and compact the ballast bed, producing controlled lifting, so that the load used in the settlement of the rail in its theoretical position falls within the established range, working in an uninterrupted manner. The machine is constituted by two bogies with traction capacity, and front, back and centre control cabins and a rear and frontal measuring tensioner trolleys. The machine has an additional lifting unit whose relative movement with the rest of the machine in controlled by total longitudinal cylinder. The alignment cylinders generate a transversal movement to cause track alignment. Behind this unit according to the direction of work a stabilising unit is situated which consists of two stabilising trolleys. The ground-penetrating radar is situated at the machine front. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318408 | Drive Apparatus for a Magnetic Levitation Transport System - The present invention relates to a drive apparatus for a magnetic levitation transport system comprising a short-stator linear motor, wherein a primary part of the linear motor is provided with a winding ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140318409 | CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRPLANE TRANSPORTING SYSTEM ON AN AIRPORT APRON - The invention solves a problem of a carriage ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140318410 | LOCOMOTIVE WITH VARIABLE POWER MODULES - A locomotive includes a plurality of axles and a plurality of pairs of wheels, each pair of wheels being connected to one of said axles. The locomotive also includes a plurality of traction motors, each traction motor operably attached to at least one of the axles. The locomotive includes a power system including at least one power module, the power system being configured to provide power to the traction motors. The locomotive includes a controller configured to receive a control signal indicative of a locomotive powering mode and determine a number of power modules operably connected to the power system and, based on the number of power modules operably connected to the power system and the control signal, send a command signal to the power system for operating the power system. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318411 | RAILWAY VEHICLE DAMPING DEVICE - A railway vehicle damping device comprises at least two front side actuators interposed between a front bogie and a vehicle body of a railway vehicle, and at least two rear side actuators interposed between a rear bogie and the vehicle body of the railway vehicle, and suppresses vibration in a yaw direction of the vehicle body using a yaw suppression force generated by the actuators. After determining that the railway vehicle is traveling in a curve section, a control device causes at least one of the front side actuators and at least one of the rear side actuators to generate a yaw suppression force, and causes all of the remaining actuators to function as passive dampers. As a result, passenger comfort in the railway vehicle during travel in the curve section is improved. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318412 | RAILROAD CAR BEARING ADAPTER PAD - A railroad car bearing adapter pad including a wear resistant body formed with one or more compressible resilient conductive plugs which provide electrical conductivity or continuity between a side frame and a bearing adapter and thus between the railroad car body and the railroad tracks when the bearing adapter pad is mounted on a bearing adapter in a pedestal jaw opening of a side frame. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318413 | CELLULOSE ACYLATE FILM, RETARDATION FILM, POLARIZER AND LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provide is a cellulose acylate film, of which the environmental humidity-dependent retardation change is small and which, when stuck to a polarizer and used in high-temperature and high-humidity environments, is effective for preventing the polarizing element from being deteriorated. A cellulose acylate film, which contains a hydrogen-bonding compound satisfying the following requirements (A) to (C), and at least one hydrophobizing agent selected from a polyalcohol ester-base hydrophobizing agent, a polycondensate ester-base hydrophobizing agent and a carbohydrate derivative-base hydrophobizing agent: (A) the compound has both a hydrogen-bonding donor part and a hydrogen-bonding acceptor part in one molecule, (B) the value computed by dividing the molecular weight of the compound by the total number of the hydrogen-bonding donor number and the hydrogen-bonding acceptor number in the compound is from 30 to 65, and (C) the total number of the aromatic ring structures in the compound is from 1 to 3. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318414 | NANO-METAL SOLUTION AND NANO-METAL COMPLEX GRAINS - A nano-metal solution, nano-metal complex grains, and a manufacturing method of a metal film are provided. The nano-metal solution includes metal grains having an amount of 0.1˜30 wt %, metallic-organic self-decomposition molecules having an amount of 0.1˜50 wt % and having formula 1, and a solvent having an amount of 20˜99.8 wt %: | 2014-10-30 |
20140318415 | CELLULOSE SUSPENSION AND PROCESSES FOR ITS PRODUCTION - The present invention relates to cellulosic particles, a suspension of cellulosic particles and a process for the production of a suspension of cellulosic particles, whereby the cellulosic material is never dried between the dissolution of the cellulose and the disintegration of the suspended cellulose fibers. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318416 | COMPOSITE OXIDE BLACK PIGMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - To provide a Cu—Mn—Fe-based complex inorganic oxide black pigment having a more vivid bluish hue than a Cu—Mn—Fe-based complex inorganic oxide black pigment obtained by a conventional wet method. A Cu—Mn—Fe-based complex inorganic oxide black pigment having a more vivid bluish hue is disclosed. The complex inorganic oxide black pigment has a spinel structure composed of oxides of copper, manganese and iron as main constituent metals, the molar ratio of copper/manganese/iron is in a range of 3 to 8/5 to 10/1, at least one divalent metal element other than the main constituent metals has been introduced, and the molar ratio of (copper+the divalent metal element)/(manganese+iron) is in a range of 1 to 1.6/2. A production process of the black pigment is also disclosed. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318417 | Surface Modification Method of Calcite - Provided is a surface modification method of calcite powder prepared from desulfurized gypsum and heat-treated at a high temperature. According to the surface modification method, hydrophilic calcite powder having polarity may be changed into hydrophobic non-polar calcite powder by safely adsorbing a surface modifier onto a surface of the calcite powder and coating the surface with non-polar fatty acid. Particularly, in the case in which calcite powder heat-treated at a high temperature is hydrophobized, a significantly excellent hydrophobic surface property may be implemented. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318418 | Fibrous Structured Amorphous Silica Including Precipitated Calcium Carbonate, Compositions of Matter Made Therewith, and Methods of Use Thereof - A nano-composite structure. A synthetic nano-composite is described having a first component including a fibrous structured amorphous silica structure, and a second component including a precipitated calcium carbonate structure developed by pressure carbonation. The nano-composite may be useful for fillers in paints and coatings. Also, the nano-composite may be useful in coatings used in the manufacture of paper products. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318419 | Pumice-Containing Remedial Compositions and Methods of Use - Methods and compositions are provided that utilize pumice and various additives. Embodiments provide pumice-containing remedial compositions. One of the pumice-containing remedial composition embodiments comprises pumice; a calcium activator; and water, wherein the pumice-containing remedial composition has a density of less than about 13.5 pounds per gallon, and wherein the pumice-containing remedial composition is free of Portland cement. | 2014-10-30 |
20140318420 | PROCESS FOR CALCINING BLENDING MATERIAL WITH HIGH ACTIVITY BY FEEDING OUTSIDE KILN HEAD AND APPARATUS THEREOF - Disclosed is a process for calcining active blending material involving feeding material outside of a kiln head and the blending material obtained. The process comprises feeding material from outside of kiln head of rotary kiln into inside of kiln hood and to grate cooler, wherein the material is coal gangue, shale, clay, peat, mud and the like which can form active cement component through low temperature calcining, and calcining the material at low temperature. Disclosed also is a cement production apparatus for carrying out the process provided, comprising feeder nose(s) provided on the kiln hood and/or grate cooler for feeding the material. | 2014-10-30 |