44th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120272825 | CYCLONE HAVING A PURE GAS LINE - A cyclone ( | 2012-11-01 |
20120272826 | ZEOLITE MEMBRANE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ZEOLITE MEMBRANE - There are provided a process for producing a zeolite membrane which, even when large, has few defects and which has higher separation performance than conventional zeolite membranes, and a zeolite membrane obtained by the process. In the process, the structure-directing agent is removed in the atmosphere having an O | 2012-11-01 |
20120272827 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PURIFIED HYDROGEN GAS BY A PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION PROCESSES - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing purified hydrogen gas by a pressure swing adsorption process. Further the invention relates to detecting an operating life of adsorbents in a adsorption tower. The method and the apparatus have a gas supply unit for adding an inert gas to an unpurified hydrogen gas and a detector for measuring an inert gas in a purified hydrogen gas discharged from the adsorption tower. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272828 | WEB COMPRISING FINE FIBER AND REACTIVE, ADSORPTIVE OR ABSORPTIVE PARTICULATE - The assemblies of the invention can comprise a fine fiber layer having dispersed within the fine fiber layer an active particulate material. Fluid that flows through the assemblies of the invention can have any material dispersed or dissolved in the fluid react with, be absorbed by, or adsorbed onto, the active particulate within the nanofiber layer. The structures of the invention can act simply as reactive, absorptive, or adsorptive layers with no filtration properties, or the structures of the invention can be assembled into filters that can filter particulate from a mobile fluid while simultaneously reacting, absorbing, or adsorbing materials from the mobile fluid. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272829 | AIR FILTER WITH SORBENT PARTICLES - An air filter for use in a residential HVAC system includes filtration media including a base layer and a sorbent layer including adhesive fibers and sorbent particles. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272830 | DEVICE FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE AND CAPSULE - The invention relates to a device ( | 2012-11-01 |
20120272831 | WINE POURING REGULATOR AND AERATOR THEREIN - A bottle top regulator/aerator for controlling the flow from a bottle having a narrow cylindrical opening through which wine or similar liquid may be poured. The dispensing apparatus includes, in combination, an air inductor, a regulating cartridge having a percolation labyrinth, and an anti-drip trough integrated within a housing. The application of this apparatus provides for both the rapid aeration of the wine, as well as a uniform flow rate absent the hazard of post-pouring droplets. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272832 | COOKING APPARATUS HAVING DIVIDER STORAGE PORTION - A cooking apparatus has a divider storage portion capable of storing a divider to partition a cooking chamber. The cooking apparatus includes a main body, a cooking chamber defined in the main body, a divider detachably mounted in the cooking chamber to partition the cooking chamber, a drawer, which has a storage space therein, to be slidably extracted and retracted, a drawer receiving space defined beneath the cooking chamber in the main body to receive the drawer, and a divider storage portion arranged adjacent to the drawer receiving space to store the divider removed from the cooking chamber. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272833 | STEAM COOKING APPARATUS - A steam cooking apparatus includes a steam generating unit to generate steam from a supply of water, a steam container to cook food using the steam from the steam generating unit, a steam supply pipe coupled to the steam generating unit in order to supply the steam container with the steam generated by the steam generating unit, a steam pipe coupled to the steam container in order to supply the steam container with the steam passing through the steam supply pipe, and a steam pipe connection tube including a first connection portion coupled with the steam supply pipe and a second connection portion coupled with the steam pipe, the second connection portion coupled with the steam pipe being formed to have a diameter which is expanded toward the steam pipe so as to guide the steam pipe. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272834 | MOVEMENT DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR FLUID AND/OR PASTY PRODUCTS - Movement device, in particular for fluid or pasty products, comprising: a helical element ( | 2012-11-01 |
20120272835 | GRATING DISC FOR A FOOD PROCESSOR AND A FOOD PROCESSOR COMPRISING A GRATING DISC - A grating disc ( | 2012-11-01 |
20120272836 | STEEL STRAPPING TOOL WITH A PRESSING STRAP STRUCTURE - A steel strapping tool with a pressing strap structure is provided. The steel strapping tool includes a base and a compressed block at one side of the base. The base has a pivot block extending from a front side thereof. A cutting unit is disposed on the base. The cutting unit includes a fixing seat which has an accommodating trough therein, a top engaging rod unit disposed in the accommodating trough, a cutting assembly having one end coupled to the top engaging rod unit and received in the accommodating trough. The base has a through hole which is transversely disposed beside the compressed block. The cutting unit includes a hook member located beside the cutting assembly. The hook member extends underneath the compressing blocks and is accommodated in the through hole of the base. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272837 | NET ROLL SUPPORT FOR STORAGE AND INSTALLATION IN BALER - A baler and method of using the improved baler to install net rolls into a net wrapping assembly in the baler. The baler includes a separable support tube configured to separate and reattach within the net roll during installation. The baler also includes a platform to support the net roll during installation. The platform also stores net rolls prior to installation. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272838 | Metering Process and Device for Performing the Process - An apparatus for compacting a divided material is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a chamber. The chamber includes an opening at one end. A valve is positioned proximate the opening. The apparatus further includes a container capable of dispensing a divided material into the chamber. A plunger is configured to compact the material into the chamber when the valve is closed. The plunger is also capable of pushing the compacted material through the opening and out of the chamber when the valve is open. A process and system for metering a material are also disclosed. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272839 | TANDEM PRESS LINE - A tandem press line switches from a synchronized high-speed press control to a synchronized low-speed press control when a high-speed, line master control signal is switched to a low-speed line master control signal. For a press having a slide position which has been determined to be within a press region, the synchronized low-speed press control can be switched to a non-synchronized high-speed press control that is based on a non-synchronized high-speed individual press control signal that is not synchronized with the low-speed line master control signal at least during a period in which the slide position is within the press region, and the non-synchronized high-speed press control can be switched to the synchronized low-speed press control on condition that a press resynchronization point has been reached. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272840 | MACHINE PRESS - In a machine press having a lower and an upper tool carrier, a hydraulic drive acting on the upper tool carrier comprises at least one closed hydraulic drive system that can be switched between rapid motion and press motion, the drive system having at least one hydraulic cylinder piston unit. The hydraulic liquid of the at least one hydraulic drive system is stored in a pressure accumulator fanning the storage container, supplying the entire associated hydraulic drive system permanently with at least a base pressure above the ambient pressure. There is no hydraulic connection whatsoever between the working chamber on the piston rod side and the working chamber on the piston side of at least one hydraulic cylinder piston unit. The upper tool carrier is pre-stressed into the upper final position thereof by means of a spring unit. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272841 | PELLET PRESS FOR PRODUCING PELLETS - Pellet press producing pellets from material which is to be compressed. At least one rolling roller compresses the biomass in the press direction through holes of a die, which can be displaced by means of at least one drive, and/or rollers to form pellets. Sufficiently support a flat, annular and optionally segmented die, to prevent deformation and provide a pellet press in which a die that is moved and that comprises a support device has a minimum number of parts and/or mass passing through at least two press devices comprising a press frame with at least one roller. Pellet press in which at least one roller which is moved passes through at least two press frames. Die and/or rollers are displaceably mounted in at least two press frames and die is operatively connected to two coaxial support rings for forming an annular chamber and/or a support plate with perforations guiding the pellets in the press direction. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272842 | PELLETIZING PRESS FOR PRODUCING PELLETS - A pelletizing press for producing pellets from material to be pressed, preferably from biomass, for use as fuel in fire places, wherein the biomass consists of cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic fibers, chips or shreds. In the pelletizing press, a dispersion chamber is formed by at least one die having a plurality of bores for pressing the biomass and at least by a lateral wall, and at least one roller rolling on a rolling surface of the die is arranged in the dispersion chamber. A pelletizing press of this method for producing pellets enables the formation of a dispersion chamber that, by means of at least one lateral wall, is as compact and sealed as possible relative to the prior art. At least two lateral wall parts are arranged to form a lateral wall; at least the first lateral wall part is arranged to be movable in relation to the second lateral wall part for carrying out a relative movement. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272843 | PRESS HAVING A DIRECTLY DRIVEN CRANK MECHANISM, PRESS LINE COMPRISING PRESSES OF THIS TYPE, AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRESS HAVING AT LEAST ONE DIRECT DRIVE - A press having a directly driven crank mechanism, press line and method for producing a press having at least one direct drive. A press has at least one press frame, table mounted in the latter, and ram driven by means of at least one crank mechanism and die upper part and die lower part on the press table, at least one crankshaft having at least one crank pin and at least one connecting rod arranged as crank mechanism, and at least one direct drive which drives the crankshaft directly and comprises at least one rotor and one stator arranged as motor for the drive of the crankshaft. At least the stator of the motor comprises at least two power carriers, the power carriers are configured as independent and exchangeable structural units, the power carriers are arranged radially with respect to the crankshaft, and the power carriers are operatively connected individually or in sections to a control unit by supply lines. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272844 | HORIZONTAL COMPACTOR FOR LANDSCAPING WASTE - A portable compactor for landscape waste formed as a generally rectangular box, extending from a gate at a front end to a closed second end. An opening in top of the box allows waste to be placed in an internal compaction chamber and a compaction plate disposed inside the box moves on parallel threaded drive rods extending along either side of the compactor to compact inserted material against the gate. Following compaction, the plate may be reversed to move away from the gate to provide additional space for insertion of waste. When full, the gate may be opened and the plate advanced to push waste out of the compaction chamber where it can be further used, disposed of or bagged for conversion to silage. The system may be sized to allow for installation in the bed of a pick-up truck, or on a small flatbed or trailer. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272845 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING IDENTIFICATION FEATURES INCLUDING PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS - Semi-automated or automated manufacturing of micro- or nanostructured identification features on objects and compositions, and especially pharmaceutical compositions. In particular, a motorized stamping apparatus capable of precise hot embossing with or without closed-loop control of the loading; a modular stamp head for a high-throughput parallel stamping apparatus that comprise an array of compact, error-tolerant, individually temperature-controllable stamping elements; inexpensive stamp holders for said elements, as well as associated methods. The inventive features do not reside in the method of making the stamps. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272846 | CAN DECORATOR MACHINE, INK STATION ASSEMBLY THEREFOR, AND CAN DECORATING METHOD EMPLOYING SAME - An ink station assembly is provided for a can decorator machine. The ink station assembly includes an ink fountain providing a supply of ink, a fountain roll, a distributor roll, a ductor roll cooperable with the fountain roll and the distributor roll, a number of oscillator rolls having longitudinal axis and oscillating back and forth along such axis, a number of transfer rolls cooperating with the oscillator rolls, a printing plate cylinder including a printing plate, and a single form roll cooperating with the printing plate cylinder to apply the ink to the printing plate. The diameter of the single form roll is greater than the diameter of the printing plate cylinder such that the printing plate cylinder makes a complete revolution before the single form roll makes a complete revolution. Accordingly, no portion of the single form roll contacts the printing plate more than once per revolution. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272847 | PRINTING METHOD AND PERFECTING PRINTING PRESS FOR RECTO AND VERSO PRINTING ON SHEETS - A printing method for printing on both sides of sheets in a perfecting printing press includes first, second and third steps. In the first step, the sheet is transported on a first cylinder, with the first cylinder having its temperature controlled to a first temperature, and the sheet is printed on a first side. In a second step, the sheet is turned by a turning device. In a third step, the sheet is transported on a second cylinder, with the second cylinder having its temperature controlled to a second temperature, which is different from the first temperature, and the sheet is printed on a second side. A perfecting printing press for recto and verso printing on sheets for implementing the printing method is also provided. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272848 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A PRINTING PLATE - A method and apparatus for mounting a printing plate onto a printing cylinder, wherein the printing plate includes a first registration mark and a second registration mark centrally located along opposing edges thereof. The apparatus includes an optical system to transmit images of the registration marks to a user interface, wherein a user selects a desired location point location of each of the registration marks displayed on the user interface to facilitate an alignment of the printing plate in respect of a central axis of the printing cylinder. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272849 | CLEANING APPARATUS FOR PRINTER - A cleaning apparatus for a printer, includes a bracket and a paper transmitting apparatus. The bracket includes a paper tray which is adapted to receive a paper located on. The paper tray defines a cutout. A brush is pivotably mounted below the cutout. The brush is covered by any paper in the paper tray, and is exposed through the cutout when there is no paper in the paper tray. The paper transmitting apparatus includes a carrier and a roller rotatablely mounted on the carrier The paper transmitting apparatus rotates the roller to move the paper in the paper tray. The roller can rotate against the brush when the paper tray is empty to be cleaned of any paper scraps. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272850 | MEDIA REGISTRATION IN A DUPLEX PRINTING SYSTEM - Embodiments described herein are directed to registering media in a duplex printing system. A first side of a sheet of media is registered in a first pass in response to detection of a first end of the sheet. A registration marker is deposited on the sheet proximate to a second end of the sheet in the first pass. The registration marker can include a marking material that is in the non-visible light range. A second side of the sheet is registered in a second pass in response to detection of the registration marker deposited on the sheet. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272851 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A PRINTING PRESS - A method of operating a sheet-fed printing press includes storing various print jobs and/or associated setting values and process steps in a memory device to set up the printing press upon a job change. A computer implements or suggests settings or process steps of the printing press for a print job based on the job data of a print job and/or as a result of inputs by the operator. Before or immediately after a print job is completed, the computer generates a query requesting inputs that determine if the same print job requires further passes and if so, which passes are required and, based on the information input therein, implements only those settings on the printing press and/or initiates or suggests only those process steps that are necessary for the subsequent pass of the sheets that have already been printed. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272852 | HAND GRENADE FUSE - A hand grenade fuze has a firing cap, a delay charge, which can be fired by the firing cap, in a delay charge holder, a detonator, which can be fired by the delay charge, in a detonator holder, and a booster charge, which can be fired by the detonator, for firing a hand grenade explosive charge. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272853 | PLASTIC-BONDED PYROTECHNICAL MIXTURE FOR PRODUCING ALKALI METAL CHLORIDE OR EARTH ALKALI METAL CHLORIDE AEROSOLS AS SMOKESCREEN - A plastic-bonded pyrotechnical mixture is provided that includes at least one oxidatizer, one carbonate and/or phosphate from the group of alkali metals or earth alkali metals, a chlorinated rubber and a softener. An additional bonding agent and/or graphite can be added thereto as needed. The oxidatizer can be a perchlorate or a mixture of perchlorates from the group of alkali metals or earth alkali metals, or alternatively, ammonium perchlorates can also be integrated as an oxidatizer. The softener is an organic substance or substance mixture from the group of adipates or phthalates, or can be an organic phosphoric acid ester or a phosphoric acid ester mixture. As an additional bonding agent, an organic titanate or an organic titanate mixture is preferred. All components are mixed with one another at such a ratio that a neutral smoke in the pH range of 5-7 (bases on aerosol) is created. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272854 | METHOD FOR COMBATING EXPLOSIVE-CHARGED WEAPON UNITS, AND PROJECTILE DESIGNED FOR THE SAME - The invention relates to a method of with a projectile ( | 2012-11-01 |
20120272855 | EXPANDING PROJECTILE - An improved projectile having a penetrator and a body is disclosed. The penetrator is secured to the body. Upon impacting a target, the penetrator travels into the body and deforms the body. The body optionally has one or more portions, such as slots in the body, to promote deformation of the body upon the penetrator impacting the target. The body optionally has a bore extending at least partially therethrough that permits attachment of the penetrator at a second end of the body opposite the first end. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272856 | Guideway Switching Mechanism - According to one embodiment, a guideway switching mechanism includes an elongated section of flexible guideway coupled to a switch plate. The flexible guideway has a first end that may be coupled to a first elongated guideway and a second end that may be selectively coupled to one of a multiple quantity of alternative guideways. The switch plate provides selective coupling of the flexible guideway to multiple alternative guideways by movement through an arcuate path such that the automated transport vehicle may selectively move from the first elongated guideway to either of the alternative guideways. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272857 | Multiple Compressor System and Method For Locomotives - A system and method for maintaining a supply of compressed air on a locomotive. In one embodiment of the invention a compressed air system for a railroad locomotive comprises: a first air compressor; a second air compressor; a layover heater for maintaining the temperature of engine coolant; and a control system, wherein the first air compressor, the second air compressor, the layover heater, and the control package can be powered by at least one of the following power sources: an onboard electrical power source; or an offboard power source, wherein the layover heater can utilize heat generated by the first air compressor and the second air compressor to maintain the temperature of engine coolant, and wherein the control system operating the compressed air system utilizes a first logic when the power source is the onboard electrical power source and a second logic when the power source is the off board power source. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272858 | RAIL VEHICLE FOR A DRIVING OPERATION ON TRACK SYSTEMS HAVING A BALLASTED SUPERSTRUCTURE - The invention relates to a rail vehicle for driving operation on track systems with ballast permanent way. The invention is to effectively avoid or at least significantly reduce an agglomeration of snow and ice in cavities of the vehicle underfloor. For this purpose it is provided that the rail vehicle in the region of its underfloor comprises at least one flexible membrane which spans hollow spaces which are positioned open towards the track systems or support frame structures of the underfloor of the rail vehicle | 2012-11-01 |
20120272859 | SUBSTITUTED OXAZOLINE COMPOUNDS OR SUBSTITUTED OXAZOLINE DERIVATIVES - Substituted oxazoline compounds and/or substituted oxazoline derivatives having amorphous, semi-crystalline, or crystalline properties and methods for producing such compounds and derivatives are presented. The substituted oxazoline compounds and/or substituted oxazoline derivatives are useful for various applications. For example, the substituted oxazoline compounds and/or substituted oxazoline derivatives may function as phase-change agents, a binder resins, rheology modifiers or plasticizers for ink compositions. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272860 | PHASE CHANGE INK COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A solid ink composition comprising an amorphous component, a crystalline material, and optionally, a colorant, which are suitable for ink jet printing, including printing on coated paper substrates, and methods for making the same. In embodiments, the crystalline and amorphous components are synthesized from an esterification reaction of tartaric acid with an alcohol. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272861 | SOLID INK COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AMORPHOUS ESTERS OF CITRIC ACID - A solid ink composition comprising an amorphous component, a crystalline material, and optionally, a colorant, which are suitable for ink jet printing, including printing on coated paper substrates. In embodiments, the amorphous component is synthesized from an esterification reaction of citric acid. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272862 | PHASE CHANGE INKS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A solid ink composition comprising an amorphous component, a crystalline material, and optionally, a colorant, which are suitable for ink jet printing, including printing on coated paper substrates. In embodiments, the amorphous and crystalline components are both synthesized from an esterification reaction. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272863 | SOLID INK COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CRYSTALLINE ESTERS OF TARTARIC ACID - A solid ink composition comprising an amorphous component, a crystalline component, and optionally, a colorant, which are suitable for ink jet printing, including printing on coated paper substrates. In embodiments, the crystalline component is synthesized from an esterification reaction of tartaric acid. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272864 | PHASE CHANGE INKS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A solid ink composition suitable for ink jet printing, including printing on coated paper substrates. In embodiments, the solid ink composition comprises both a crystalline component and an amorphous component, and optionally, a colorant, which provides for a robust ink. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272865 | SOLID INK COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AMORPHOUS ESTERS OF TARTARIC ACID - A solid ink composition comprising an amorphous component, a crystalline component, and optionally, a colorant, which are suitable for ink jet printing, including printing on coated paper substrates. In embodiments, the amorphous component is synthesized from an esterification reaction of tartaric acid. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272866 | Contact Lenses with Pores for High Oxygen Permeability and Manufacturing Method Thereof - Contact lenses with pores having high oxygen permeability and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method comprises the steps of uniformly mixing water-soluble salts and the formula of contact lenses having hydrophilic monomers to form a mixed formula; molding and forming the mixed formula to obtain contact lenses; dissolving and dialyzing the water-soluble salts by a water solution so as to form a plurality of pores with a predetermined diameter on a surface and in the interior of the contact lenses. The diameter of pore size has an allowable range between 0.03 μm and 0.05 μm such that the contact lenses with high oxygen permeability can be obtained. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272867 | Ceramic Honeycomb Structure Skin Coating - A porous ceramic (honeycomb) structure skin coating and a method of producing a porous ceramic structure skin coating which provides a hardshell, strong, acid- and alkali-resistant, chip-resistant ceramic honeycomb structure coating which resists pollution control catalyst from being absorbed into the skin coating. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272868 | PRODUCTION OF GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS WITH CONTROLLED DIMENSIONS AND CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ORIENTATION - Graphene particulates, especially graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) and graphene quantum dots Ds and and a high-throughput process for the production of such particulates is provided. The graphene particulates are produced by a nanotomy process in which graphene blocks are cut from a source of graphite and then exfoliated into a plurality of graphene particulates. Graphene particulates having narrow widths, on the order of 100 nm or less, can be produced having band gap properties suitable for use in a variety of electrical applications. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272869 | SPHERICAL MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE POWDERS, MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE COATINGS, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Molybdenum disulfide powders include substantially spherically-shaped particles of molybdenum disulfide that are formed from agglomerations of generally flake-like sub-particles. The molybdenum disulfide powders are flowable and exhibit uniform densities. Methods for producing a molybdenum disulfide powder may include the steps of: Providing a supply of molybdenum disulfide precursor material; providing a supply of a liquid; providing a supply of a binder; combining the molybdenum disulfide precursor material with the liquid and the binder to form a slurry; feeding the slurry into a stream of hot gas; and recovering the molybdenum disulfide powder, the molybdenum disulfide powder including substantially spherically-shaped particles of molybdenum disulfide formed from agglomerations of generally flake-like sub-particles. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272870 | Particulate Flow Enhancing Additives and Associated Methods - Solid, flowable compositions comprising a dry, solid particulate material and a flow enhancing additive. The dry, solid particulate material may be cementitious, non-cementitious material, or a combination thereof. The flow enhancing additive comprises a solid, particulate absorbent material having absorbed thereon: a flow inducing chemical, ethylene glycol, and water. In some cases the flow inducing chemical comprises an organic acid, a salt of an organic acid, an acid anhydride, or a combination thereof. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272871 | CONCRETE COMPOSITION - A concrete composition comprising a mouldable mixture of aggregate, binder and liquid vehicle, wherein the aggregate comprises sulphur concrete-derived aggregate and wherein the binder comprises hydraulic binder. The use of crushed sulphur concrete as aggregate in cement-based concrete reduces the hardening time of the concrete. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272872 | CEMENT KILN DUST TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for treating cement kiln dust is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving cement kiln dust (CKD) from a kiln; heating the collected CKD; forming a gas stream of vaporized metal and CKD by sufficient heating to separate at least one heavy metal from the collected CKD stream to create a cleaned CKD stream and a metal stream; providing a water soluble alkaline-earth metal polysulfide; combining the heavy metal stream with the water soluble alkaline-earth metal sulfide to create a combined stream; and removing at least a portion of one heavy metal from the combined stream. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272873 | Foldable banquet table - A foldable table includes a tabletop made of U-PVC material with a solid structure, a table reinforcing frame, and two leg frames. The table reinforcing frame is encirclingly mounted at a peripheral edge of the tabletop for forming an edge protector of the tabletop and for evenly distributing and supporting a downward loading force on the tabletop. The two leg frames are foldably supported at the bottom side of the tabletop to fold between an unfolded position and a fold position. Each leg frame includes a folding leg pivotally coupled with the table reinforcing frame and a folding frame pivotally extended from the bottom side of the tabletop to the folding leg. At the unfolded position, the folding leg is pivotally and outwardly folded to downwardly extend from the tabletop. At the folded position, the folding leg is pivotally and inwardly folded to rest under the tabletop. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272874 | Biomass Fuel Internal Circulation Mechanical Fluidized-Bed Corner Tube Intelligent Boiler - The present invention discloses a biomass fuel internal circulation mechanical fluidized-bed corner tube intelligent boiler which is highly effective in energy-conservation and emission-reduction, which comprises a primary combustion chamber, a secondary combustion chamber, a burning-out chamber, a high temperature multi-tube cyclone dust collector, a heat convection pipe bundle, the hearth of the primary combustion chamber consists of a square membrane water-cooled wall and a profiled seat with a square top and a circular bottom, at the four corners of the seat, there are mounted Venturi tube internal circulators, at the bottom of the hearth, there is mounted a mechanical fluidizing machine; the profiled cyclone separation hearth of the secondary combustion chamber consists of a square membrane water-cooled wall, a profiled seat with a square top and a circular bottom, a profiled fume-venting tube, at the bottom of the hearth, there is mounted a mechanical fluidizing machine; the burning-out chamber is connected with the inlet of the high temperature multi-tube cyclone dust collector; and the outlet of the high temperature multi-tube cyclone dust collector is connected with the heat convection pipe bundle. With the boiler of the present invention, the combustion intensity is high, the combustion is sufficient, no slag formation occurs, the thermal conversion efficiency is high, the pollution of the thermal convection is reduced and the boiler is capable of running stably for a long time, has a wide range of adjustment and is capable of intelligent self-control. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272875 | Burner for Particulate Fuel - Disclosed is a burner for particulate fuel, in particular made of biomass, with a primary tube and a core tube arranged in the primary tube. The primary tube and the core tube form a primary tube gap and the primary tube gap is configured to guide a flow of particulate fuel and gaseous combustion means from an inlet-side end to an outlet-side opening of the primary tube. In order to prevent the drawbacks occurring when using coarse-grain particles, preferably biomass, as a fuel for dust firing, or at least to reduce them without having to accept an increased outlay for equipment and/or additional energy losses, at least one device is provided for centring the flow within the primary tube in the region of the outlet-side end of the primary tube. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272876 | MAPLE SYRUP EVAPORATOR WITH BIOMASS BURNER - A burner using biomass combustibles, namely pellet fuel, for a maple syrup evaporator. Compared to wood or oil burning heat sources, pellet fuel is less costly, burns more efficiently and generates the heat necessary to properly evaporate maple sap. The burner includes a burn pit defining a plurality of holes for allowing air to communicate between a combustion chamber and a primary air plenum formed between a base and an underside of the burn pit. An air supply conduit supplies air supply to the primary air plenum. A fuel conduit in communication with the combustion chamber supplies the pellet fuel for combustion within said burn pit. A secondary plenum in pneumatic communication with the primary air plenum receives and cools a portion of the primary air supply. A plurality of injectors in communication with the secondary plenum inject the cooled air into the combustion chamber. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272877 | Reducing Mercury Emissions From The Burning Of Coal - Sorbent components containing halogen, calcium, alumina, and silica are used in combination during coal combustion to produce environmental benefits. Sorbents such as calcium bromide are added to the coal ahead of combustion and other components are added into the flame or downstream of the flame, preferably at minimum temperatures to assure complete formation of the refractory structures that result in various advantages of the methods. When used together, the components
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20120272878 | Method for Volumetric Reduction of Organic Liquids - Methods are provided for the volumetric reduction of organic liquids. The methods comprise admixing a porous matrix material with an organic liquid to produce a mixture, forcing oxidant through the mixture, and initiating a self-sustaining smoldering combustion of the mixture. Additional embodiments aggregate the organic liquid or porous matrix material or mixture thereof in an impoundment such as a reaction vessel, lagoon or matrix pile. Further embodiments utilize at least one heater to initiate combustion and at least one air supply port to supply oxidant to initiate and maintain combustion. Yet further embodiments comprise the batch addition of a fuel additive to the aggregate prior to smoldering to ensure that the ensuing smoldering combustion is self-sustaining or of the required temperature to reduce or remove other contaminants in the matrix or organic liquid such as heavy metals or asbestos. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272879 | Agricultural Implement Incorporating Disc Opener Apparatus - A packing pressure adjustment assembly for a ground opener unit of an agricultural implement includes a spring interconnected between a rotatable pressure adjustment arm and a trailing arm to which a packer wheel is rotatably mounted. The pressure adjustment arm is centered about an axle of the ground opener unit and is movable between a set of mounting positions that are defined by a set of teeth spaced and arced from one another along a frame portion of the ground opener unit. As the pressure adjustment arm is rotated, the amount of force exerted by the spring on the trailing arm is varied. The packing pressure adjustment assembly is relatively compact and is useful in providing high packing forces, such as a packing force in excess of 100 lbs. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272880 | Product Conveyance System For An Agricultural Implement - An inductor assembly is configured to be attached in flow communication to receive a flow of product from a storage hopper of a product conveyance system. The product conveyance system includes a forced fluid source mounted thereon and operable to provide a forced fluid stream to the inductor assembly. The inductor housing includes an inlet configured to direct a first portion of the forced fluid stream in a path to engage the flow of product so as to generate the combined stream of forced fluid and product. The inductor assembly further includes multiple inductor segments, wherein each inductor segments defines at least one conduit having an inlet and an outlet. One or more of the inlets may be configured to restrict air and product flow therethrough. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272881 | Mobile Air Cart - An inductor assembly is configured to be attached in flow communication to receive a flow of product from a storage hopper of a product conveyance system. The product conveyance system includes a forced fluid source mounted thereon and operable to provide a forced fluid stream to the inductor assembly. The inductor housing includes an inlet configured to direct a first portion of the forced fluid stream in a path to engage the flow of product so as to generate the combined stream of forced fluid and product. The inductor assembly further includes multiple inductor segments, wherein each inductor segments defines at least one conduit having an inlet and an outlet. One or more of the inlets may be configured to restrict air and product flow therethrough. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272882 | Fabric Handling Device for Quilting - A fabric handling device for quilting used to aid in the handling of fabric during free motion quilting and sewing and the method for using the device. The device includes a gripping member, a strap, and a fastener. It allows the wearer greater control over the fabric and still allows the full dexterity of the fingers so that it does not need to be removed to manipulate small sewing instruments or items such as needles, bobbins, scissors, and thread. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272883 | Heat Cutting Device For Embroidery Sewing Machine - Distal end section of a heat cutter is movable among a processing position where the heating distal end section is kept pressed against a workpiece, a standby position located away from the workpiece, and a refracted position located farther away from the workpiece than the standby position. Pressing member is movable between an operating position where the pressing member presses down the workpiece and a non-operating position where the pressing member does not press down the workpiece. The distal end section is moved between the standby position and the retracted position in interlocked relation to the movement of the pressing member, and, while the pressing member is in the operating position, the distal end section is moved between the standby position and the processing position. Thus, appropriate processing can be performed even at start and end points of the processing. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272884 | SEWING MACHINE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT STORED ON NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A sewing machine that includes a first reference setting portion setting, as a first reference, a reference for a first pattern sewn in a first holding position, a first layout identification portion identifying, as a first marker layout, a marker for the first reference, a first reference change portion changing the first reference after the first marker layout is identified, a second layout identification portion identifying, as a second marker layout, a marker for the changed first reference, a second reference setting portion setting, as a second reference, a reference for a second pattern sewn in a second holding position, a third layout identification portion identifying, as a third marker layout, a marker for the first reference in the second holding position or the changed first reference, and a setting portion setting the second pattern for the sewing target object in the second holding position. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272885 | WATERCRAFT STEERING AND THRUST CONTROL SYSTEM - A watercraft has first and second jet propulsion units. The first jet propulsion unit includes a first inlet, a first outlet, a second outlet, and a first valve. The second jet propulsion unit includes a second inlet, a third outlet, a fourth outlet, and a second valve. The watercraft also includes first and second discharge ports disposed on opposite sides of a longitudinal centerline, a first pipe fluidly communicating the first discharge port with the second outlet, a second pipe fluidly communicating the second discharge port with the second outlet, third and a fourth discharge ports disposed on opposite sides of the longitudinal centerline, a third pipe fluidly communicating the third discharge port with the fourth outlet, and a fourth pipe fluidly communicating the fourth discharge port with the fourth outlet. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272886 | SELF LOAD SENSING CIRCUIT BOARD CONTROLLER DIAPHRAGM PUMP - A self-priming diaphragm pump is connected to a circuit board which activates the self-priming diaphragm pump at predetermined intervals, e.g., for 1-3 seconds. When the self-priming diaphragm pump is activated, the circuit board senses the amperage draw from the pump's motor and either continues to run the pump or stops the pump depending on the different amperage levels read. If there is water present in the bilge, the motor is working harder, requiring more amperage and circuit board keeps the pump running. If there is no water present for the pump to draw, the amperage load is very low and the circuit board shuts the pump off, retesting it in the predetermined interval. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272887 | ANCHOR DEVICE - An anchor device comprises a connecting member between an anchor and its anchor line, having a first part designed to be fastened to one end of the shank of the anchor and a second part extending axially and designed to be fastened releasably to the first part and to be connected to the anchor line; locking means and counter-means including a piston which is slidable in a cavity of the second part and which, causes the release of the locking means and counter-means; a body designed to be moved by sliding along the anchor line until it interacts with the piston, thus releasing the locking means and counter-means, wherein the piston is axially slidable. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272888 | SPAR HULL BELLY STRAKE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION METHOD - A spar hull for a floating vessel can include a hard tank having a belly portion, a fixed strake coupled to the outer surface of the tank and a folding strake coupled to the belly portion of the tank, the folding strake having one or more strake panels and one or more support frames. A method for installing folding belly strakes on a spar hull may include providing a floating spar hull having a hard tank with a belly side, rotating the spar so that the belly side is in a first workable position, coupling at least one folding strake to the belly side of the spar, and coupling the strake in a folded position for transport. The method may include positioning the spar hull offshore in a transport position, upending the spar hull, unfolding the strake, fixing the strake in the unfolded position and installing the spar hull. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272889 | Method & Apparatus for Remote Cleaning & Inspection of Underwater Structures - An underwater structure inspection vehicle that uses a rotating brush to clean the structure for camera inspection. Unlike underwater vehicles currently being used that are positioned by thrusters, this vehicle will be positioned in three different planes by three different means. The first is by mechanically raising and lowering it. The second is by a propulsion system pushing it into the structure. The third is by lateral guidance bars being engaged by the rotating forces of the propulsion system. In areas of high water velocity, an optional back-side platform may be used to assist the propulsion system by locking the vehicle onto the structure. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272890 | ADAPTER TO ENABLE A FISHING ROD HOLDER TO BE COUPLED TO A DOWNRIGGER MOUNTING PLATE TO ENABLE THE DOWNRIGGER MOUNTING PLATE TO BE USED FOR NON-DOWNRIGGED FISHING - An adapter plate enables a fishing rod holder bracket to be attached to a downrigger mounting plate, enabling the downrigger mounting plate to be used as a fishing rod support for non-downrigged fishing. In at least one embodiment, the adapter plate includes a shelf that extends beyond a boundary of the downrigger mounting plate, the shelf enabling an electric rod motor to be supported. In at least one embodiment, a threaded rod engages the shelf and the electric rod motor, enabling the elected rod motor to be supportingly spaced apart from the shelf. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272891 | Apparatus to Reduce Skin Friction Drag on a Marine Vessel - An apparatus of reducing skin friction drag on a marine hull comprising imparting ultrasonically-induced cavitation at a boundary layer at the hull-water interface. The apparatus includes a sonification plate on at least a portion of a wettable area of the hull to establish a boundary layer interface between the sonification plate and the water medium, and an acoustic generator for energizing the sonification plate to produce microcavitation bubbles at the boundary layer interface whereby to alter the Reynolds number, kinematic viscosity, and coefficient of friction. The sonification plate is hermetically sealed and includes an array of ultrasonic transducers, which may be mounted on an interior or exterior surface of the hull. The energizing nucleates microcavitation bubbles upon entrained gases and/or particulate matter residing in the water medium. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272892 | Metal-Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy System and Process - A VPE reactor is improved by providing temperature control to within 0.5° C., and greater process gas uniformity via novel reactor shaping, unique wafer motion structures, improvements in thermal control systems, improvements in gas flow structures, improved methods for application of gas and temperature, and improved control systems for detecting and reducing process variation. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272893 | TOOLS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING MICROELECTRONIC WORKPIECES USING PROCESS CHAMBER DESIGNS THAT EASILY TRANSITION BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED MODES OF OPERATION - Strategies for tool designs and their uses wherein the tools can operate in either closed or open modes of operation. The tools easily transition between open and closed modes on demand. According to one general strategy, environmentally controlled pathway(s) couple the ambient to one or more process chambers. Air amplification capabilities upstream from the process chamber(s) allow substantial flows of air to be introduced into the process chamber(s) on demand. Alternatively, the fluid pathways are easily closed, such as by simple valve actuation, to block egress to the ambient through these pathways. Alternative flows of nonambient fluids can then be introduced into th | 2012-11-01 |
20120272894 | APPLICATION TOOL FOR UNDERWATER COATINGS - An application tool for applying coatings to surfaces in underwater environments is provided. The application tool includes a hollow tube attached to a hollow chamber. A fixed plate with an application pad on one side is attached to the hollow chamber. Holes are provided through the hollow chamber, plate and application pad. In use, a liquid coating may be pumped through the hollow tube into the hollow chamber, where it then flows through the hole to the surface of the application pad. The coating application tool is particularly useful for applying coatings to underwater surfaces, such as in nuclear power plants. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272895 | BANDOLEER OF ARTICLE CARRIERS - A bandoleer of article carriers includes a carrier band, and a plurality of carrier racks connected with a bottom edge of the carrier band each by means of a connecting plate and arranged at regular intervals. Each carrier rack shows a substantially inverted-V shape and has a pair of elastic arms extending downward from two ends of a bottom edge of the connecting plate and gradually inclined away from each other. Two distal ends of the elastic arms protrude oppositely to each other to form a pair of hook portions. Upper portions of two opposite side edges of the connecting plate oppositely protrude sideward to form two blocking portions. Lower portions of the two opposite side edges of the connecting plate oppositely protrude sideward and then are bent towards two opposite directions perpendicular to the plane of the connecting plate to form two lying-L shaped resisting portions. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272896 | APPARATUS TO CAPTURE AEROSOLS, FLUID JETTING APPARATUS, AND AEROSOL DIVERTERS - Apparatus to capture aerosols, fluid jetting apparatus, and aerosol diverters are disclosed. An example aerosol capture apparatus includes a corona wire to generate ions, and a reference plate positioned below the corona wire and above a substrate on which a fluid is to be deposited, the reference plate to provide a reference potential to direct the ions toward the reference plate to force aerosol particles associated with the fluid toward the reference plate. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272897 | Pipe Conditioning Tool - A pipe conditioning tool comprising a drive unit to move the tool along a pipe and a work head rotatable about an axis of the pipe to condition a surface of the pipe, the drive unit includes a frame extending to opposite sides of the pipe, the frame having legs extending radially beyond the work head to provide support for the tool upon removal from said pipe. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272898 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GAS DELIVERY - Methods and apparatus for gas delivery are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a gas delivery system includes an ampoule for storing a precursor in solid or liquid form, a first conduit coupled to the ampoule and having a first end coupled to a first gas source to draw a vapor of the precursor from the ampoule into the first conduit, a second conduit coupled to the first conduit at a first junction located downstream of the ampoule and having a first end coupled to a second gas source and a second end coupled to a process chamber, and a heat source configured to heat the ampoule and at least a first portion of the first conduit from the ampoule to the second conduit and to heat only a second portion of the second conduit, wherein the second portion of the second conduit includes the first junction. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272899 | SYSTEM FOR APPLYING HOT MELT ADHESIVE POWDER ONTO A NON-METALLIC OBJECT SURFACE - A system for applying hot melt adhesive powder onto a non-metallic object surface comprises a convey belt, a radiation chamber, a spraying chamber and a heating chamber. The convey belt is used to deliver a non-metallic object treated by a cleaning agent and a conductive liquid through the radiation chamber where the surface of the non-metallic objected is radiated by ultraviolet rays and ozone and then through the spraying chamber where the surface of the non-metallic object is sprayed with charged hot melt adhesive powder, and finally into the heating chamber where the hot melt adhesive powder attached onto the non-metallic object will be melted into a liquid adhesive film ready to be bonded. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272900 | LATERAL FLOW ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION DEVICE - A lateral flow atomic layer deposition device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention eliminates a gas flow control plate in a conventional lateral flow atomic layer deposition device and controls shapes of a gas input part and a gas output part in a reactor cover to make a gas flow path to a center of a substrate shorter than a gas flow path to an edge of the substrate and thereby increase the amount of gas per unit area flowing to the center of the substrate. Therefore, film thickness in the center of the substrate in the lateral flow reactor increases. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272901 | Milking Machine Attachment Aid - A method of attaching and/or removing a teat cup from an animal with a liner inflatable and deflatable by a pulsator which alternately introduces air and vacuum to a pulsation chamber surrounding the liner. The method comprising the steps of: setting the pulsator to constantly introduce vacuum to the pulsation chamber to open and maintain the liner in an open position for an attachment time period; attaching the teat cup to the animal during the attachment time period; setting the pulsator to alternate between introducing air and vacuum to the pulsation chamber during a milking time period to milk the animal; and removing the teat cup from the animal. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272902 | Milking Box with Robotic Attacher - In certain embodiments, a system includes a front wall, a rear wall positioned substantially parallel to the front wall, and first and second side walls each extending between the front wall and the rear wall. The first side wall includes a gate, and the second side wall is spaced apart from the first side wall such that the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define a milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The system includes an equipment portion located adjacent to the rear wall. The equipment portion houses a robotic attacher configured to extend between the rear legs of a dairy livestock located within the milking box stall in order to attach milking equipment to the dairy livestock. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272903 | System and Method for Improved Attachment of a Cup to a Dairy Animal - In an exemplary embodiment, a system includes a milking cup, a pulsating device coupled to the milking cup, a robotic arm comprising a gripper, and a controller communicatively coupled to the robotic arm and the pulsating device. The controller is operable to instruct the gripper of the robotic arm to grip the milking cup, instruct the robotic arm to move the milking cup proximate to a teat of a dairy livestock, and instruct the robotic arm to move the milking cup towards the teat. The controller is further operable to instruct the pulsating device to apply pressure to the milking cup before attaching the milking cup to the teat and instruct the gripper of the robotic arm to release the milking cup. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272904 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ATTACHING A CUP TO A DAIRY ANIMAL ACCORDING TO A SEQUENCE - In certain embodiments, a robotic attacher performs a method of attaching and detaching a cup from the teats of a dairy livestock in the sequence of right front teat, left front teat, left rear teat, and right rear teat. The method comprises the steps of determining a reference point and then, for each teat, positioning the cup relative to the reference point, determining a location of the teat, attaching the cup to the teat, and detaching the cup from the teat. In certain alternate embodiments, the sequence of attaching and detaching the cup comprises left front teat, right front teat, right rear teat, and left rear teat. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272905 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ATTACHING CUPS TO A DAIRY ANIMAL - In certain embodiments, a robotic attacher retrieves cups from the right side of an equipment area located behind a dairy livestock and attaches the cups to the teats of the dairy livestock in sequence. The sequence comprises attaching a first cup to the right front teat, a second cup to the left front teat, a third cup to the right rear teat, and a fourth cup to the left rear teat. In certain alternative embodiments, the robotic attacher retrieves cups from the left side of the equipment area, and the sequence comprises attaching a first cup to the left front teat, a second cup to the right front teat, a third cup to the left rear teat, and a fourth cup to the right rear teat. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272906 | Milking Box With Robotic Attacher - In certain embodiments, a system includes a front wall, a rear wall positioned substantially parallel to the front wall, and first and second side walls each extending between the front wall and the rear wall. The first side wall includes a gate, and the second side wall is spaced apart from the first side wall such that the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define a milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The system includes an equipment portion located adjacent to the rear wall. The equipment portion houses a robotic attacher configured to extend between the rear legs of a dairy livestock located within the milking box stall in order to attach milking equipment to the dairy livestock. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272907 | Milking Box With Robotic Attacher - In certain embodiments, a system includes a front wall, a rear wall positioned substantially parallel to the front wall, and first and second side walls each extending between the front wall and the rear wall. The first side wall includes a gate, and the second side wall is spaced apart from the first side wall such that the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define a milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The system includes an equipment portion located adjacent to the rear wall. The equipment portion houses a robotic attacher configured to extend between the rear legs of a dairy livestock located within the milking box stall in order to attach milking equipment to the dairy livestock. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272908 | Milking Box With Robotic Attacher - In certain embodiments, a system includes a front wall, a rear wall positioned substantially parallel to the front wall, and first and second side walls each extending between the front wall and the rear wall. The first side wall includes a gate, and the second side wall is spaced apart from the first side wall such that the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define a milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The system includes an equipment portion located adjacent to the rear wall. The equipment portion houses a robotic attacher configured to extend between the rear legs of a dairy livestock located within the milking box stall in order to attach milking equipment to the dairy livestock. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272909 | Milking Box With Robotic Attacher - In certain embodiments, a system includes a front wall, a rear wall positioned substantially parallel to the front wall, and first and second side walls each extending between the front wall and the rear wall. The first side wall includes a gate, and the second side wall is spaced apart from the first side wall such that the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define a milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The system includes an equipment portion located adjacent to the rear wall. The equipment portion houses a robotic attacher configured to extend between the rear legs of a dairy livestock located within the milking box stall in order to attach milking equipment to the dairy livestock. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272910 | Milking Box With Robotic Attacher - In certain embodiments, a system includes a front wall, a rear wall positioned substantially parallel to the front wall, and first and second side walls each extending between the front wall and the rear wall. The first side wall includes a gate, and the second side wall is spaced apart from the first side wall such that the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define a milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The system includes an equipment portion located adjacent to the rear wall. The equipment portion houses a robotic attacher configured to extend between the rear legs of a dairy livestock located within the milking box stall in order to attach milking equipment to the dairy livestock. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272911 | Milking Equipment - In a milking cluster of teat cups, each teat cup has a port in the form of a nozzle disposed in the head portion of the flexible liner of the teat cup. The milking cluster includes a distributor having a fluid inlet and outlets connected to the nozzles of the cups. The distributor inlet is connected to a delivery line for supplying sanitising treatment fluid, which is utilised to treat the teats and teat cups in a cleansing cycle following the milking cycle, by a second valve operable to maintain the delivery line primed with treatment fluid preparatory to initiation of the cleansing cycle. A safety valve is disposed at the distributor inlet, the safety valve being operable during a milking cycle to open a drain port through which treatment fluid may flow to waste. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272912 | MILKING BOX WITH ROBOTIC ATTACHER AND BACKPLANE FOR TRACKING MOVEMENTS OF A DAIRY ANIMAL - In certain embodiments, a milking box comprises a stall portion and a backplane positioned in the stall portion. The backplane moves toward the rear of the stall portion in response to pressure applied to a contact surface of the backplane. The backplane moves toward the front of stall portion in response to pressure removed from the contact surface. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272913 | Arrangement of Milking Box Stalls - In certain embodiments, a system includes a first milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The system also includes an equipment portion located adjacent to the first milking box stall. The equipment portion houses a robotic attacher. The system also includes a second milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The second milking box stall is located adjacent to the equipment portion. The robotic attacher is configured to service both the first milking box stall and the second milking box stall by extending between the rear legs of a dairy livestock located within either stall in order to attach milking equipment to the dairy livestock. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272914 | MILKING BOX WITH ROBOTIC ATTACHER AND VISION SYSTEM - In certain embodiments, a system includes a robotic attacher comprising a main arm and a supplemental arm operable to extend into a stall portion of a milking box. A camera couples to the supplemental arm. The supplemental arm comprises a camera-facing nozzle operable to spray the camera with a cleanser. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272915 | MILKING BOX WITH STORAGE AREA FOR TEAT CUPS - In certain embodiments, a milking box comprises a storage area comprising a retractable hose, a hose lift belt, a cup holder base, a cup holder, and a cup holder bracket. The retractable hose couples to a cup and suspends the cup in the storage area. The hose lift belt couples to the retractable hose and is operable to retract the retractable hose. The cup holder base defines an aperture through which the retractable hose is positioned. The cup holder comprises a rimmed structure adapted to hold an attachment end of the cup. The cup holder is coupled to the cup holder bracket. The cup holder bracket is operable to open and close such that when closed, the rimmed structure of the cup holder aligns with the attachment end of the cup that is suspended from the retractable hose. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272916 | MILKING BOX WITH A ROBOTIC ATTACHER HAVING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL RANGE OF MOTION - In certain embodiments, a robotic attacher comprises a main arm, a supplemental arm coupled to the main arm, and a plurality of actuators operable to move the main arm and supplemental arm in response to signals from a controller. The actuators comprise first, second, and third actuators operable to move the main arm in x-, y-, and z-directions, respectively. The actuators further comprise fourth and fifth actuators operable to pivot a gripping portion of the supplemental arm in a first z-direction and a second z-direction, respectively, with the second z-direction being opposite the first z-direction. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272917 | Milking Box With Robotic Attacher - In certain embodiments, a system includes a front wall, a rear wall positioned substantially parallel to the front wall, and first and second side walls each extending between the front wall and the rear wall. The first side wall includes a gate, and the second side wall is spaced apart from the first side wall such that the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define a milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The system includes an equipment portion located adjacent to the rear wall. The equipment portion houses a robotic attacher configured to extend between the rear legs of a dairy livestock located within the milking box stall in order to attach milking equipment to the dairy livestock. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272918 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FEEDING CHICKS DURING THE HATCHING PROCESS - A method and a compartment within an incubator, capable of allowing chicks to feed during the hatching process without reducing hatchability or livability. Thanks to immediate post hatch nutrition, the development during the chicks first days is significantly improved, resulting in a significant improvement in their weight as well. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272919 | ANIMAL EUTHANASIA SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An example system for euthanizing animals disclosed herein includes an animal housing having an opening configured to receive euthanizing gas and a valve configured to increase an amount of the euthanizing gas supplied to the animal housing through the opening in response to the animal housing being placed in a predetermined position with respect to the valve. An example method for euthanizing animals disclosed herein includes providing a liquid source to an animal housed in an animal housing through an opening in the animal housing and supplying a euthanizing gas to the animal through the opening to euthanize the animal. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272920 | PET ENCLOSURE WITH DUAL AXES SWIVEL CONNECTOR - A dual axes swivel connector for connecting various panels to assemble a pet enclosure is disclosed. The dual axes swivel connector allows panels of the enclosure to be reliably pivoted with respect to each other. The dual axes swivel connector may comprise first and second parts. The first part may be fabricated from a flexible material compared to the second part, whereas the second part may be fabricated from a more rigid material compared to the first part. The flexibility of the first part allows the first part to have a tighter fit with the wire rods. The second part has a looser fit with the wire rods but the rigidity of the second part compensates for the looser fit. When the first and second parts are interlocked, they create a tight fit which can reliably provide a hinge between the panels. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272921 | Kinetic rocking toy - A Kinetic, reconfigurable modular structure having hollow track sub-components and an internal motioning device(s). The invention employs multiples of 1-5 unique modular hollow track part(s), each connecting to one another. A more basic version would use one repeatable, multi-positional modular track part. Both versions employ at least one internal motioning device(s). These modules connect securely to one another to create a multitude of 3-dimensional, rollercoaster-like tubular structures. The outer structure along with the internal motioning device(s) will easily rock or roll to and fro. The track modules assemble to create end-to-end structures or continuous loop structures where the internal device navigates throughout the structure. A continuous slot can be incorporated into the track modules to allow for unobstructed contact with the internal device. The internal device(s) can be battery powered thus allowing for self-propelled motion, vibration, sound, and/or lights. The integration of a motion sensor would automatically trigger these electronics. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272922 | ARTICULATING CHEW TOY HAVING A NOISE MECHANISM - An animal chew toy is provided comprising a hollow intermediate member located between first and second opposing end members connected to the intermediate member. The first end member may be connected to the intermediate member by a first rotatable joint formed between the first end member and the intermediate member, and the second end member may be connected to the intermediate member by a second rotatable joint formed between the second end member and the intermediate member. A sound generating mechanism may be contained within the intermediate member, and at least one of the first and second end members may be operable with the intermediate member to form the sound generating mechanism. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272923 | Electromechanical Horn For Deterring Animals - An electromechanical horn having a sound generating system including a piezoelectric speaker generates a series of short, audible sound signals in a repetitive pattern, the generated sound signals having fundamental frequencies with associated harmonic component frequencies and decibel levels that fall within a frequency range of greatest hearing sensitivity of the animal to disperse or deter an aggressive animal in a non-detrimental manner. The generated sound signals have fundamental frequencies with associated harmonic component frequencies that fall within a frequency range of from about 3 kHz to about 10 kHz, and decibel levels in a range of from about 75 dB to about 115 dB (SPL) at 1 meter. The horn device can be hand-held, attached to a user's belt or clothing, or removably attached to a bicycle, motorcycle, stroller, or other conveyance or object and can be actuated while attached or quickly removed and actuated when needed. | 2012-11-01 |
20120272924 | ANIMAL TRAINING APPARATUS HAVING MULTIPLE RECEIVERS EQUIPPED WITH LIGHT EMITTING UNITS - The present invention relates to an animal training apparatus having multiple receivers equipped with light emitting units. The animal training apparatus is configured such that a single level setting switch and a plurality of receiver selection switches are provided on a transmitter, so that the vibration or shock levels of the receivers are adjusted, thus simplifying the structure of the animal training apparatus and allowing a trainer to easily manipulate the animal training apparatus. Further, three LED units implemented as three LEDs of red, green and blue colors are installed on each of the receivers and emit lights corresponding to a plurality of colors by combining red, green and blue colors, thus enabling the locations of dogs that are being trained to be easily detected when the dogs are trained outdoors in the evening or at night. | 2012-11-01 |