49th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080295812 | Anti-coking bushing assembly for an exhaust recirculation control valve - An anti-coking bushing assembly for sealing a pintle shaft of an EGR control valve, comprising a bushing carrier disposed in the valve body and supportive of close-fitting pintle shaft bushing liners formed of a polyimide such as Vespel. The bushing carrier and bushing liners are installed into a carbon shield extending into the exhaust flow space within the valve. Within the carbon shield, between the gas flow space and the bushing carrier, is a ring seal on the pintle shaft and a gas expansion chamber to cool exhaust gas escaping along the pintle shaft, allowing contaminants in the exhaust gas to precipitate in the gas expansion chamber. The carbon shield, ring seal, bushing carrier, and bushing liners are conveniently pre-assembled as an anti-coking bushing assembly for subsequent installation into a valve body during final valve assembly. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295813 | INLET SYSTEM - An inlet system includes an intake manifold and an EGR inlet projecting into and received in the manifold through an insertion portion of the manifold. A leading end of the inlet is inserted into the manifold through the insertion portion, projecting to reach a target position. An insertion portion opening diameter, which is an opening diameter of one side of the insertion portion, is larger than an insertion maximum occupying diameter that is a maximum distance between a point included in a cutting surface of the inlet on a reference plane perpendicular to an insertion portion axis and a point included in a vertical projection view of the leading end. A distance between the plane and a nearest point of the leading end to the plane in an axial direction is equal to an insertion portion opening depth, which is a length of the insertion portion in the axial direction. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295814 | Internal Combustion Engine - The invention relates to an internal combustion engine ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295815 | Conservation of energy catalyst monitor field - A marine engine control system comprising a water jacket, an outlet sensor, and a control module. The water jacket directs a flow of water across a catalytic converter to cool the catalytic converter. The outlet sensor module measures an actual temperature of the water. The control module determines an expected temperature of the water when the catalytic converter is functional. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295816 | COLLAPSIBLE SLINGSHOT BOW - A collapsible slingshot bow for firing an arrow has a head comprising a first U-shaped member including a central post and a pair of arms extending laterally of, and from, the post, the arms terminating in free end portions that extend rearwardly of the post. One end of the post opposite the arms includes a connector, and the head includes a bow string for engaging and launching the arrow. A handle is formed as an elongated handgrip portion having another connector at one end for engagement with connector on the post. An arm support includes a second U-shaped member attached to the handgrip portion via a releasable connector carried by the arm support. A flexible strap having a nock-engaging portion spans the length between the ends of the pair of arms. In using the bow, an archer inserts one of his hands between the ends of the U-shaped member so that his forearm is positioned below the strap; he then grasps the handgrip portion of the handle with the inserted hand thereby securely holding the bow in a fixed position while supporting the bow against his arm so that he can load and launch an arrow with his other hand. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295817 | VALVE FOR AIR TANK - A valve, possibly for use in a paintball marker, has a longer threaded portion that insures a canister that engages the valve must undergo many twists to become unscrewed from the valve. Alternatively, the valve has an elongated threaded portion with gas bleed channels that extend along a substantial portion of the threading. Still alternatively, the valve may use visual markings along the length of the threaded portion to indicate to a user that the canister is being unscrewed. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295818 | Paintball gun, retrofit kit assembly, and methods of making and using - Paint ball guns frequently break paint balls within the gun. When this happens the gun is jammed with paint and residue of broken paint balls, and a user of the gun cannot fire the gun. An improved paint ball gun includes structures and features which allow quick opening of the barrel and breach of the gun for cleaning. After cleaning of the barrel and breach of the gun, the barrel and gun breach are quickly returned to firing position, and a user of the gun loses only a few seconds of game time before being able to resume firing. A kit of retrofit parts, as well as methods of making and operating the improved paint ball gun are also disclosed. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295819 | TILE SAW WITH LASER GUIDE - A tile cutting machine includes a tub for receiving water and a tile to be cut therein. A cutting head assembly having a motor driven blade is positioned above a tile supporting surface located in the tub and is movable with respect thereto. A laser projects a line of light from the cutting head assembly down onto the tile supporting surface to provide a visual representation of a cutting path of the blade. A scale permits measurement of a tile to be cut. The laser may be used with the scale to allow a user to quickly determine cutting widths without the need to manually mark the object to be cut. A light source, such as an LED, may be incorporated in the cutting head to illuminate an interior of the tub during operation of the tile cutting machine. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295820 | TILE SAW WITH RELEASABLE TOOL - A tile cutting machine includes a tub having at least one sidewall and a bottom for holding water. An opening may be positioned in the sidewall and selectively covered by a door. A cutting head assembly includes a cutting device having a blade and a motor for powering the blade. The cutting device is selectively coupled with a rail assembly and movable there along. A tile supporting surface is located in the tub for supporting a tile to be cut. The tile supporting surface having areas of varying heights to accommodate tiles of various sizes. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295821 | TILE CUTTING MACHINE - A machine is provided for cutting tiles and similar objects of various materials. The tile cutting machine includes a tub having at least one sidewall and a bottom for holding water. A holding mat is received within the tub that includes a number of nubs extending upwardly therefrom for supporting a tile to be cut using the tile cutting machine. A cutting head assembly movable relative to the tub includes a blade and a motor for powering the blade. The blade is positionable to a depth that allows full penetration through the tile and into contact with water received within the tub, thereby providing lubrication, cooling, and dust control while the tile is being cut. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295822 | RAIL GUIDE WITH BEARINGS FOR TILE SAW - A tile cutting machine includes a tool support assembly having at least one rail with a rail bearing associated therewith for selective movement there along. The rail bearing includes a housing having a bore therethrough. A plurality of slots are located in the housing adjacent the bore. The slots receive an axle pin having a wheel thereon to provide a roller bearing. Portions of the wheels extend into the bore and ride along an outer surface of the rail when it is received in the bore. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295823 | DIRECT VENT FIREPLACE INSTALLATION - A direct vent fireplace installation assembly is provided that includes a furniture unit having an enlarged receptacle well above the ground, and a direct vent fireplace unit positioned in the receptacle of the furniture unit. The fireplace unit has a firebox contained in an outer housing, a burner assembly in the firebox, and a contoured surround positioned in and spaced apart from walls of the firebox. A chimney is coupled to the firebox. In one embodiment, the fireplace unit is mounted in a receptacle in a wall structure positioned above the floor, at approximately eye level. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims [37C.F.R. 1.72(b)]. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295824 | Woodburner Insert - Wood kindling arrangement for quickly kindling of solid fuel in wood burning stove, leading to a reduction of the discharge of polluted chimney gas particle. The wood kindling unit is preferably meant for wood burning stove with closed combustion chamber. When the invention is used you gain a standardized and quickly kindling of solid fuel, resulting in a reduction of the discharge of polluting chimney gas particle. The wood kindling unit consists of en horizontal placed bottom plate ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295825 | Focal width correcting lens system for concentrating sunlight - Linearly imaging converging lenses situated in parallel, which track the elevation of the sun around their east-west axis, have a high degree of area usage and are therefore particularly suitable for architectonic integration. They act selectively in regard to the incident solar radiation, because they convert the direct sunlight via receivers situated in their focal lines into useful energy, and illuminate the spaces lying underneath with pleasant diffuse light. Their weak point is that they change the focal width and the lateral displacement of the focal line as a function of the solar azimuth angle. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295826 | Metering System and Method for Aerosol Delivery - An apparatus for metering the delivery of an aerosol. The apparatus has a variable acoustic source and a microphone, both acoustically coupled to a volume having a fluid region and an air region. The apparatus may also include a processor to determine a volume of the air region based on signals received from the microphone and the variable acoustic source. A fluid valve is coupled to the processor, and is configured to allow an amount of fluid to exit the fluid region associated with the volume of the air region. An atomizer, coupled to the fluid region, is configured to aerosolize at least a portion of the fluid. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295827 | INHALER - The present invention prevents liquid droplets from colliding with each other and prevents the change of a liquid droplet size and the degeneration of medicinal solutions from occurring in the center portion where the flow rate of the airflow becomes the maximum inside an airflow path. Inside an inhalation flow path of a flow path mouthpiece unit having a mouthpiece at one end, a cylindrical structure is disposed, and the cross-section of the inhalation flow path is made ring-shaped. The surface of the structure is provided with a plurality of medicine ejection portions, and the medicinal liquids are supplied from a reservoir provided in the inside of the structure. Even when the plurality of medicine ejection portions is simultaneously driven, it can prevent the liquid droplets from colliding with each other to change the liquid droplet size and the like. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295828 | Artificial gills for deep diving without incurring the bends and for scavenging O2 from and dispelling CO2 into water or thin air - The invention provides a system whereby oxygen can be derived from seawater or from thin air at higher altitudes while simultaneously eliminating carbon dioxide from the blood. This allows prolonged underwater liquid breathing at greater depths without suffering from the bends or, alternatively, the ability of workers to breathe underwater or at high altitudes without having to rely upon air tanks or the like. The artificial gill comprises a plurality of concatenated modules each containing a semi-permeable membrane operative to transfer oxygen in a first direction and carbon dioxide in a second direction across the membrane. By providing multiple concatenated interconnected modules, oxygen becomes concentrated to allow breathing thereof. Because the system is connected in series with a person's blood supply, CO | 2008-12-04 |
20080295829 | BRIDGE ELEMENT FOR LUNG IMPLANT - A bridging element is utilized to hold and secure a device passing between the ribs of a patient and into the lung. The bridging element may comprise a hole or other fitting to secure the device positioned in the lung. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295830 | Tool and method for customized inhalation - A method for designing and/or customizing the treatment or for treating by inhalation of a patient suffering from a respiratory or non-respiratory disease including the steps of presenting a patient suffering from the disease; determining the kind of disease of the patient; prescribing at least one drug and/or gas and at least one kind of device to be used for administrating the drug or gas; inputting into a processing element, data chosen among the drug and/or prescribed gas and drug particle size obtained with the prescribed device; inputting into the processing element at least one patient characteristics of the patient; inputting into processing element at least one morphology and/or ventilatory condition of the patient; running a code in the processing element using the input data and conditions thereby calculating a flow and/or deposition characteristics customized to the patient. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295831 | Inhaler vaporizer - An inhaler vaporizer consists of two parts, the first part consisting of a funnel with a top portion, a “Y” portion and a disc portion made of a porous material or a non-porous material with a multiplicity of small holes. This part is inserted into a main body portion consisting of a main body, mouthpiece and base. The internal “Y” portion is sealed to the main body portion by an O-ring. Ethyl alcohol is poured into the main body of the inhaler vaporizer, and air is drawn into the inhaler vaporizer by applying suction through the mouthpiece. This air is drawn into the “Y” cone, passes through the “Y” stem tubular portion to the bottom of the body portion of the inhaler vaporizer. The air is drawn through the alcohol, vaporizing the alcohol in the process and is then inhaled through the mouthpiece into the mouth, throat, and lungs where it interacts with affected tissue. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295832 | Inhaler with Mouthpiece Having a Microbiological Protective Function - The present invention relates to an inhaler with a novel mouthpiece having a microbiological protective function. The inhalers are used for administration of a pharmaceutical substance, substance formulation or substance mixture. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295833 | DISPENSING DEVICE - A dispensing device has a storage device and an air pump for dispensing a medical formulation has multiple inserts, each insert containing a single dose of the formulation. Each insert is located in a separate sealed cavity. The cavities can be individually opened for dispensing the respective dose from the respective insert. A connecting element that is moveable relative to the cavities is provided for individually opening and supplying pressurized gas thereto for dispensing a respective dose of formulation, and the storage device has an empty, hollow or dummy receptacle into which the connecting element is engaged in a state prior to first use of the dispensing device. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295834 | DISPENSING DEVICE - A dispensing device and a storage device for dispensing a formulation as a spray. The storage device has multiple separate and pre-metered doses of the formulation in receptacles or cavities. In order to allow a very compact arrangement, the receptacles or cavities are arranged in a first group and a second group axially offset, and preferably, forming a double ring arrangement, and the storage device is rotatable and axially moveable for dispensing the doses one after the other. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295835 | Retainer clip for securing breathing devices - A retainer clip configured to engage a tubing member includes a base portion and a clamp portion which may be formed as a unitary structure. The base portion is generally disc-shaped and has a front side and a back side. The clamp portion is disposed on the base portion and extends upwardly from the front side and comprises a spaced pair of clamp fingers which collectively define a slot that opens into a channel. The channel is adapted to frictionally engage the tubing member. The back side includes a layer of adhesive for adhering the retainer clip to the patient such as to the patient's skin. An interface assembly for delivering gas from a gas source to a patient includes a user interface, at least one tubing member extending from the user interface, and at least one of the retainer clips configured to anchor the tubing member to the patient. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295836 | PATIENT CARE UNIT WITH A RECLINING SURFACE - A patient care unit ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295837 | METHOD TO LIMIT LEAK COMPENSATION BASED ON A BREATHING CIRCUIT LEAK ALARM - A method and system for ventilating a patient that compensates for leaks occurring within the patient breathing circuit while limiting the volume of breathing gas delivered to the patient. During the operation of a ventilator to supply breathing gases to a patient, the ventilator monitors for leak volumes occurring during the inspiratory phase and expiratory phase of the breathing cycle. Based upon the leak volumes sensed, the volume of breathing gas delivered by the ventilator is increased such that the tidal volume delivered to the patient is the desired tidal volume set by a clinician. The ventilator operates to generate a leak alarm when the leak volume exceeds an alarm threshold. If the leak alarm is generated, the tidal volume delivered to the patient is limited to the tidal volume being delivered prior to generation of the leak alarm. During compensation of the breathing gases delivered to the patient, the system and method determines whether the compensated tidal volume exceeds a maximum tidal volume threshold and limits the compensated tidal volume to the maximum tidal volume threshold. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295838 | PROCESS FOR OPERATING A RESPIRATOR AND/OR ANESTHESIA DEVICE AND A DEVICE OPERATED CORRESPONDINGLY - A process for operating a respirator and/or an anesthesia device with measurement of a set percent Peak Expiratory Flow (% PEF) (15) or percent Peak Inspiratory Flow (% PIF) and regulation ofthe measured % PEF (15) or % PIF to the set % PEF (15) or % PIF. Furthermore, a suitable respirator and/or anesthesia device are provided. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295839 | Ventilator Apparatus and System of Ventilation - A ventilator ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295840 | PROCESS FOR OPERATING A RESPIRATOR AND/OR ANESTHESIA DEVICE IN THE APRV MODE WITH THE %PEF CRITERION AND A DEVICE OPERATED CORRESPONDINGLY - A process for operating a respirator and/or anesthesia device in the APRV mode with the % PEF criterion which includes a detection of a spontaneous expiratory effort by the patient and initiation of a pressure release phase when the detected spontaneous expiratory effort by the patient falls within a predetermined trigger window (Tf | 2008-12-04 |
20080295841 | CONNECTION HEAD FOR AN ABSORBER OF AN ANESTHETIC BREATHING SYSTEM - A connection head for an absorber ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295842 | Method and Apparatus for Simplified Precise Mechanical Gas Mixing and Delivery for Animal Research - An apparatus for supplying a precise oxygen-nitrogen gas mixture to an animal comprises (i) A source of pressurized oxygen gas, (ii) A source of pressurized nitrogen gas, (iii) A mechanical two-gas blending valve having a first and second gas inlet couplings, and an outlet coupling, the gas blending valve having a manual selector that can incrementally adjust the oxygen-nitrogen gas mixture within a range of mixtures, and a face plate on the blending valve including markings adjacent to the manual selector that are indicative of specific oxygen-nitrogen mixtures, wherein the gas inlets are coupled to the sources of oxygen and nitrogen, respectively, (iv) A gas dispenser coupled to the outlet of the mechanical two gas blending valve; and (v) An animal interface coupling to deliver the gas mixture to the subject animal. The apparatus may be provided for mixtures of air and any gas of interest. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295843 | SELF SANITIZING FACE MASKS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A reusable facemask includes a filter layer of material adapted to trap particles having a size range of known contaminant particles; and a porous layer of material located adjacent to the filter layer and adapted to continually sanitize contaminant particles trapped by the filter layer and contaminant particles passing through the porous layer by releasing free ions of elements selected from the group consisting of silver and copper. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295844 | CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORBER FOR A REBREATHING SYSTEM - A carbon dioxide absorber for a rebreathing system can be connected to a connection head of the rebreathing system in a simple manner. A centering device ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295845 | Respiratory face mask and headstrap assembly - A respiratory face mask is provided suitably sized and configured to engage the nose portion, mouth portion and chin portion of a patient's face. The face mask is characterized by a cup-like shell or receptacle member defining a peripheral flange and a flexible inflatable hollow sealing cushion on the shell member flange. Headstrap fastener projections extending upright on the flange are adapted to accommodate an elastic headstrap that adjustably may be removably slidingly coupled to the projections to hold the mask in place on a patient's face and head. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295846 | Integrated mask and prongs for nasal CPAP - An integrated nasal mask is adapted for delivering gas to a patient and comprises a mask body and a pair of elongate nostril-engaging stems. The mask body is generally triangularly shaped and includes a nasal opening sized and configured to substantially envelope a patient's nose. The nasal opening opens to a nasal cavity. The nostril-engaging stems extend outwardly from the nasal cavity. Each one of the stems defines a fluid passageway for delivering gas to the patient's nose and for allowing discharge of exhalation gasses during the exhalation phase of the breathing cycle. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295847 | UNIQUE CONNECTORS FOR APPARATUS FOR VAP PREVENTATIVE VENTILATION OF INTUBATED CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS - An intermittent, large-volume flushing/suctioning scheme is provided. A specific and unique connector is used in conjunction with supplying a lavage solution to the patient via an intermittent, large-volume lavage/suctioning scheme that applies/removes the lavage solution via ports, which can be channels that are integrated into the shaft of a tracheal ventilation tube and/or an NG tube. The lavage solution is provided to the user in a specially designed container that allows for an exclusive fit between the container and the line that delivers lavage solution through the ports in the tracheal tube and the nasogastric tube. The connector element that connects to the container holding the lavage solution is specifically designed to prevent accidental connection to relevant supply lines or drainage lines that affect patient safety. A unique connector system is provided that prevents accidental mix-up of the line supplying the lavage solution to the patient with other patient supply and drainage lines in order to ensure safe application of the lavage solution for rinsing and subsequent suctioning thereof. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295848 | Device and Method for Tracheotomy | 2008-12-04 |
20080295849 | ENDOSCOPIC BITE BLOCK FOR USE WITH CANNULA - A bite block that is inserted into a patient's mouth during an endoscopic diagnostic or surgical procedure that has a channel for receiving an endoscope or other surgical instrument through the patient's mouth and additional channels transmitting a gas to the patient and transmitting expired gas from the patient. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295850 | INTEROCCLUSAL APPLIANCE AND METHOD - An interocclusal appliance is formed from a single polymer material composition as one unitary piece or from multiple polymer material compositions as a two-piece preform. The two-piece preform includes a base material and an impression material that has a softening point lower than the base material. Teeth are received into the heat-softened impression material, so as to contour the impression material. A portion of the impression material also may contour to a portion of the user's palate. In certain embodiments, substantially no polymeric material contacts the front surfaces of the front teeth, leading to greater comfort and better air flow between front teeth. In still another embodiment, the appliance fits over front teeth only and no polymeric material contacts the maxillary molars. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295851 | Compression Belt System for Use with Chest Compression Devices - A compression belt cartridge for use with chest compression devices. The compression belt cartridge has a double-oar shaped belt and a cover plate through which the belt is threaded. The cover plate is provided with hooks and snap latches that fit into a belt drive platform. The cover plate is sized and dimensioned to fit within only selected platforms. The belt attaches to the means for tightening the belt via a spline attached to the belt. The means for tightening a belt then repetitively tightens the belt, thereby accomplishing chest compressions. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295852 | Tobacco Smoke Filter - The invention relates to a tobacco smoke filter which contains fibres which comprise regenerated cellulose (e.g. Lyocell) and an absorbent is introduced therein. More than one absorbent is introduced into the fibres of the tobacco smoke filter and/or the tobacco smoke filter contains an absorbent between said fibres. A higher charge of the absorbent can be obtained by means of said type of tobacco smoke filter. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295853 | Filtered Smoking Article - A filter element suitable for use as a cigarette filter includes at least one section of fibrous tow comprising at least one plasticizer, the plasticizer including a citric acid ester, such as triethyl citrate, present in an amount of no more than about 15 weight percent based on the total weight of the filter material, and an adsorbent material, such as a granular carbonaceous material. One exemplary filter element has two or more sections of cellulose acetate tow comprising triethyl citrate in an amount of no more than about 12 weight percent based on the total weight of the filter material, and a granular carbonaceous material dispersed within at least one section of cellulose acetate tow. Cigarettes incorporating the filter element and methods of extending shelf-life of cigarettes including an adsorbent material are also provided. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295854 | Banded papers, smoking articles and methods - Wrapper for cigarette manufacture includes transversely extending band regions applied by a printing technique, such as gravure printing. The band regions comprise starch, an anti-wrinkling agent such as 1,2 propylene glycol or glycerin, and optionally calcium carbonate. Any suitable printing technique can be used to apply the aqueous solution to the banded regions. The pattern of banded regions may be bands, stripes, two-dimensional arrays, undulated regions, and the like along and/or around the tobacco rod. The pattern can be applied in one or more layers. The pattern may be configured so that when a smoking article is placed on a substrate, at least two longitudinal locations along the length of the tobacco rod have film-forming compound located only on sides of the smoking article not in contact with the substrate. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295855 | Disposable Corn and Callus Remover Tool - A disposable corn and callus remover tool with a holder for receiving an abrasive block. The holder forms a handle for comfortably holding the tool and includes a receptacle to removably receive an abrasive block. The abrasive block may be formed of pumice or a buffing block comprising one or more abrasive layers attached to a compressible layer. The compressible layer is made of foam or hard sponge. The abrasive block is secured to the holder in such a way that both top and bottom abrasive layers are exposed for efficient use. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295856 | Hair extension system - A hair extension system provides a skin weft of flexible material having hair like fibers uniformly displaced thereon. Micro rings are fixed to the skin weft and provide an anchoring feature for strands of human hair from a scalp to be secured thereto. The micro rings are deformable and include a flexible protectant so as to minimize damage to the strands of hair. The hair system may be reused by re-opening the micro rings and reinstalling the hair extension system to another location. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295857 | COSMETIC PRODUCT COMPACT HAVING PIVOTING SECTIONS AND A PRODUCT APPLICATION DEVICE - A device such as a compact or product container includes a plurality of stacked sections or housings, which are pivotable with respect to each other. The sections are substantially aligned with each other when the device is in a closed position, and when pivoted with respect to each other, the device is opened to allow access to compartments or reservoirs of the different sections. According to an example, a lower housing or section can include a product application device to facilitate the application of the product contained in an upper section or housing. The product application device is held in the lower housing such that the hair of the product application device is not damaged by the pivoting of the plurality of stacked sections. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295858 | Cosmetic applicator - The applicator for cosmetics has one or more plies with scoring to form a handle area and a sample area. The scoring upon the top ply guides the applicator to bend into a handle area grasped by a woman's fingers and the sample area has a slight bow to apply eye shadow or other powdered cosmetic as the woman sees fit. The sample area has embossing in the bottom ply to retain pre-deposited cosmetics for further sampling. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295859 | Dental flosser dispenser - A refillable dental flosser dispenser stores and sequentially dispenses a plurality of dental flossers each of which flossers has first and second sides and an edge extending between the first and second sides. The dispenser includes a housing having a refill end, a dispensing end and a housing side wall extending between the refill and dispensing ends. The housing side wall defines an internal storage cavity within which plural flossers are stored in a side-by-side serial arrangement. A dispensing-end wall combines with a housing side wall to define a side-emitting dispensing slot dimensioned so as to permit the edgewise withdrawal from within the storage cavity of only a single flosser at a time. Flossers within the storage cavity are positionally biased toward the dispensing wall for edgewise alignment with the dispensing slot such that, as each successive flosser is extracted from the storage cavity through the dispensing slot, each remaining flosser is incrementally advanced toward the dispensing-end wall by a distance corresponding to a single flosser width. A replaceable refill cartridge capable of containing plural flossers includes an open end through which flossers are sequentially fed into edgewise alignment with the dispensing slot. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295860 | Apparatus and Method for Cleaning of Objects, in Particular of Thin Discs - The invention relates to an apparatus for the cleaning of thin wafers ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295861 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING DEPOSITS IN PETROLEUM PIPES - An embodiment of an apparatus for removing deposits from a petroleum flow line may include a pipe capable of being attached to a petroleum flow line. The pipe may have a pipe axis that defines a direction for fluid flow in the petroleum flow line. The apparatus may also include a first and a second field winding circumferentially disposed around the pipe, and an electric wave generator adapted to electrically communicate an electric wave to the first field winding and the second field winding. In response to the electric wave, the first field winding is adapted to produce a first magnetic field having a first magnetic axis and the second field winding is adapted to produce a second magnetic field having a second magnetic axis. The first magnetic axis may be noncollinear with respect to the second magnetic axis, and at least the first magnetic axis may be noncollinear with respect to the pipe axis. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295862 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING SUBSTRATE - A substrate cleaning apparatus is capable of individually setting a threshold value for use in making a check of a resistivity during a rinsing process on a recipe setting screen in each process step. Thus, by setting each threshold value depending on the type of liquid chemical to be used immediately before the rinsing process, the substrate cleaning apparatus can use an optimum threshold value during the rinsing process in each process step to make a check of the resistivity. This allows the proper completion of the rinsing process in each process step. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295863 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING OR TREATING SILICON MATERIAL - A method for processing or treating silicon material in carrying out a cleaning or purification process comprises the following steps: wetting bulk silicon material, facing a first direction with a first liquid process medium, automatic changing of an orientation of the bulk silicon material by turning bulk silicon material with a turning device and wetting the bulk silicon material in the altered orientation with the first liquid medium. After that, the bulk silicon material is cleaned in a corresponding cleaning device. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295864 | Scavenging cleaning system - A scavenging cleaner utilizing in combination within a cleaner body, a high-pressure liquid cleaner and recycling system, designed for substantially domestic use and in particular for where water use restrictions apply and for the cleaning of hard surfaces of any orientation. The cleaner comprises a reservoir of liquid, a supply and recovery sub-system with a variable capacity vacuum pump arrangement coacting with a pressure pump such that as the pressure pump capacity is decreased or stopped the capacity of the vacuum pump arrangement automatically increases to maximize liquid scavenging. Total electric current draw is maintained substantially constant and below a preset maximum. A flexible connecting hose system connects the body to a handheld delivery/brush/recovery head that is worked over the surface to be cleaned. Liquid is delivered at high-pressure to the surface with substantially all the liquid being recovered, filtered and repeatedly reused. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295865 | Dish washing machine with steam generator and method of controlling same - Dish washing machine including a steam generator, which supplies steam during the washing procedure to aid in the washing of items in the dish washer, and a method for controlling the same. The dish washing machine capable of discharging residual water from the steam generator to remove impurities in the water contained therein. Discharging the residual water in the steam generator may be performed prior to, during or after the washing procedure in such a manner so as to protect other components from damage due to the high temperatures associated with the residual water. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295866 | BRUSHLESS TYPE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC WASHING OF A VEHICLE - The method for automatic washing of vehicles in a brushless washing system of the type comprising spraying nozzles arranged in at least a first rototranslational arc structure with respect to a vehicle immobile at a washing position, comprises the steps of acquiring the spatial profile of the vehicle when it is immobile at the washing position, using the spatial profile of the vehicle as the reference to generate a rototranslational movement profile of the first arc structure with respect to the to the vehicle immobile at the washing position in which fixed at a desired value is the distance of the first arc structure from the spatial profile of the vehicle and moving the first arc structure along the movement profile keeping the modulus of the instantaneous velocity vector of the first arc structure at a desired value. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295867 | METHOD OF CLEANING TURBO PUMP AND CHAMBER/TURBO PUMP CLEAN PROCESS - A method of cleaning a turbo pump is described. The turbo pump is coupled with a CVD chamber of depositing a material and thus accumulates the material therein. The method includes using another pump to pump a reactive gas, which can react with the material to form gaseous products, through the turbo pump. Thereby, the turbo pump is cleaned up and is prevented from being a particle source in subsequent CVD operations. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295868 | Manufacturing method of a semiconductor device and substrate cleaning apparatus - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device which has a cleaning process for cleaning a surface of a substrate while rotating the substrate. The cleaning process includes the steps of cleaning the substrate surface by supplying a cleaning liquid to the substrate; rinsing the cleaned substrate surface by supplying a rinse liquid containing pure water to the substrate; and drying the rinsed substrate. In the rinsing step, HF is added to the rinse liquid. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295869 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING OUTDOOR SURFACES - The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for cleaning outdoor surfaces. The apparatus includes a cleaning element attached to a handle which also supports a reservoir for cleaning fluid. The cleaning element includes absorbent and scrubbing layers structured to clean various types of outdoor surfaces. A cleaning fluid is applied by a liquid delivery system in fluid communication with the cleaning element to the outdoor surface to be cleaned and the outdoor surface is wiped with the cleaning apparatus. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295870 | CLEANING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - The present invention is directed to devices, systems, and methods for transferring cleaning fluid from a tank to a reservoir located on a cleaning implement. The present invention provides a fluid-transfer system that may include a pump assembly for pressurizing fluid stored in a tank and a filling dock for providing fluid communication between the tank and the cleaning implement. The filling dock may releasably secure the implement during the fluid transfer operation. In operation, the cleaning implement is attached to the filling dock, and, after attachment, cleaning fluid flows from the tank, through the filling dock, and into the reservoir of the cleaning implement. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295871 | Chemical Supply System - A chemical supply system comprises, as principal elements, a chemical storage tank in which a liquid chemical for cleaning is stored in the state of its formulated concentrate, a chemical supply apparatus connected to the chemical storage tank for positively performing chemical supply, a piping system connected to the chemical supply apparatus to form a supply flow passage that is a passage for ultrapure water which the liquid chemical is to be mixed with, a pair of discharge nozzles disposed at end portions of the piping system so as to oppose surfaces of a wafer set in a cleaning chamber to supply a cleaning liquid onto the surfaces. Thereby, remarkable miniaturization/simplification of a cleaning liquid supply system including chemical tanks is intended, it is made possible easily and rapidly to compound and supply a cleaning liquid at an accurate chemical concentration, and particles or the like being generated and mixing in a cleaning liquid, are suppressed to the extremity. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295872 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING CHAMBER AND COMPONENTS - A substrate cleaning chamber comprises various components, such as for example, a consumable ceramic liner, substrate heating pedestal, and process kit. The consumable ceramic liner is provided for connecting a gas outlet channel of a remote gas energizer to a gas inlet channel of a substrate cleaning chamber. The substrate heating pedestal comprises an annular plate having a substrate receiving surface with a plurality of ceramic balls positioned in an array of recesses. A process kit comprises a top plate, top liner, gas distributor plate, bottom liner, and focus ring. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295873 | HORIZONTAL DRYING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC VEHICLE WASHING SYSTEM, AUTOMATIC VEHICLE WASHING SYSTEM IN WHICH SAID DRYING SYSTEM IS INSTALLED AND HORIZONTAL VEHICLE DRYING METHOD - The horizontal drying system for an automatic vehicle washing system of the type comprising at least one first fan adapted to supply at least a first jet of air, has means for moving it along a trajectory represented by an oval cone in the direction transverse to the vehicle. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295874 | WET PROCESSING APPARATUSES - A semiconductor apparatus includes a first tank configured to accommodate a first fluid. A second tank is configured to receive overflow of the first fluid into an upper portion of the second tank and to accommodate a second fluid. A cycling system including a first conduit is configured between the first tank and the second tank. The first conduit has an end substantially below a surface of the second fluid. A fluid providing system including a second conduit is fluidly coupled to the second tank and configured to provide the second fluid into the second tank. The second conduit has an end substantially below the surface of the second fluid. An overflow system is coupled to the second tank and configured to remove an upper portion of the second fluid when the surface of the second fluid is substantially equal to or higher than a pre-determined level. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295875 | Dishwasher - A dishwasher includes a washing container, devices for washing dishes by means of rinsing liquor, and a sorption drying device which is connected in an air-conducting manner to the washing container via an outlet of the washing container and an inlet of the washing container. The sorption drying device is provided with a sorption column encompassing reversibly dehydratable material. The outlet and the inlet of the washing container are connected to the sorption drying device without mounting an air duct there between. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295876 | Folding windscreen for ice fishing - A folding windscreen having two panels can be made entirely from a single sheet of corrugated plastic. The windscreen is used to prevent wind-blown snow from clogging an ice-fishing hole and to enhance the visibility of ice fishing traps against a background shoreline or expanse of open ice. The single sheet of corrugated plastic material is made into two panels by folding it in half. The fold produces a flexible hinge connecting the two panels. The top and bottom edges of the windscreen panels are reinforced by folding parts of the corrugated sheet to make double thickness, and bonding the two thicknesses together with heat welding or adhesives. Hand-holes are provided for convenient carrying and deploying. Fluorescent or retro-reflective tape can be applied to the folding windscreen to enhance its visibility. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295877 | PORTABLE TREE MOUNTED HUNTING BLIND - A tree mounted blind that includes a plurality of articulated arcuate arm members forming a suspension frame which is attached at each end to a mounting bracket, which in turn is affixed to a tree trunk without any cords, cables, or bands surrounding the tree. A fabric blind is hung from the framework to provide a hunting blind, a military blind for observers and the like, or a privacy blind for campers and the like. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295878 | INTEGRATED PACKAGE STRUCTURE HAVING SOLAR CELL AND THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An integrated package structure having a solar cell and a thermoelectric element includes a substrate, a first solar cell and a thermoelectric element. The substrate has a first surface. The first solar cell has a second surface, a first electrode disposed on the second surface and a second electrode disposed on the second surface. The second surface faces the first surface. The thermoelectric element has a third electrode and a fourth electrode. The thermoelectric element is disposed between the first surface and the second surface. The first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected to the third electrode and the fourth electrode respectively. A method of fabricating the integrated package structure having the solar cell and the thermoelectric element is also provided. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295879 | Thermoelectric and Pyroelectric Energy Conversion Devices - New thermoelectric materials and devices are disclosed for application to high efficiency thermoelectric power generation. New functional materials based on oxides, rare-earth-oxides, rare-earth-nitrides, rare-earth phosphides, copper-rare-earth oxides, silicon-rare-earth-oxides, germanium-rare-earth-oxides and bismuth rare-earth-oxides are disclosed. Addition of nitrogen and phosphorus are disclosed to optimize the oxide material properties for thermoelectric conversion efficiency. New devices based on bulk and multilayer thermoelectric materials are described. New devices based on bulk and multilayer thermoelectric materials using combinations of at least one of thermoelectric and pyroelectric and ferroelectric materials are described. Thermoelectric devices based on vertical pillar and planar architectures are disclosed. The advantage of the planar thermoelectric effect allows utility for large area applications and is scalable for large scale power generation plants. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295880 | Photoelectrochemical Photovoltaic Panel and Method to Manufacture Thereof - A Photoelectrochemical Photovoltaic Panel (PPP) comprising a number of individual substrates ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295881 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SOLAR CELL MODULE - On a projected plane in parallel to the main surface of the solar cell module | 2008-12-04 |
20080295882 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - A photovoltaic device includes a supporting layer, a semiconductor layer stack, and a conductive and light transmissive layer. The supporting layer is proximate to a bottom surface of the device. The semiconductor layer stack includes first and second semiconductor sub-layers, with the second sub-layer having a crystalline traction of at least approximately 85%. A conductive and light transmissive layer between the supporting layer and the semiconductor layer stack, where an Ohmic contact exists between the first semiconductor sub-layer and the conductive and light transmissive layer. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295883 | ADAPTIVE SOLAR CONCENTRATOR SYSTEM - An adaptive solar concentrator system comprising a controller, a solar energy collector and a solar concentrator with variable concentration ratio is disclosed. The concentration ratio of the variable solar concentrator is varied to maximize the energy collection potential of the solar energy collector in response to fluctuations in incoming solar irradiation to best match the optimum operating conditions of the solar collector and to not exceed the maximum operating conditions of the solar collector for long term reliability. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295884 | Method of making a photovoltaic device or front substrate with barrier layer for use in same and resulting product - A method of making a photovoltaic device including an antireflective coating, including: forming a coating solution by mixing a mono-metal oxide, a bi-metal oxide, a silane, or a siloxane with a solvent, such that the coating solution may be used as a barrier between the antireflective coating and a glass substrate that inhibits sodium ion migration in the glass substrate after exposure to environmental factors including humidity and temperature. A photovoltaic device including a photovoltaic film, a glass substrate, and a barrier layer provided on the glass substrate; an anti-reflection coating provided on the glass substrate and on the barrier layer; wherein the barrier layer comprises one or more of the following: a mono-metal oxide, a bi-metal oxide, a silane, or a siloxane. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295885 | Thick Crystalline Silicon Film On Large Substrates for Solar Applications - An apparatus for converting sunlight to electricity comprises a sheet of soda lime glass having a softening point not exceeding 600° C. and a layer of crystalline silicon over said sheet of soda lime glass. The layer has a thickness not less than about 5 microns and grains with grain size not less than about 100 microns. A method for making a device for converting sunlight to electricity comprises forming a film on a soda lime glass substrate, dispersing silicon powder onto the film and pressing a surface onto the silicon powder to form a layer of silicon powder on said film. The substrate and film are heated from below to a temperature so that the soda lime glass substrate softens. While the substrate is in a softened state, the silicon powder layer is heated by scanning a line focus laser beam or an elongated heater strip over a spatial sequence of adjacent elongated zones of the silicon powder consecutively so that the silicon powder in each of the zones melts and recrystallizes consecutively to form a layer of crystalline silicon with a thickness in the range of 5 to 100 micron over said film. Preferably the laser beam or heater strip scans and heats a triangular area of the layer of silicon powder, where the area has an apex leading said scan area during scanning. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295886 | ZNO WHISKER FILMS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention is a ZnO whisker film, a manufacturing method thereof and an electronic device material composed of such a ZnO whisker film, the film is composed of primarily (at least 50 mol %) of ZnO crystals, and of accumulated whisker-like particles having an aspect ratio of 2 or more, and the film has a nanostructure with both a high specific surface area and a high electrical conductivity, the film can be manufactured by adjusting one or more solution condition selected from starting material concentration, temperature and pH so as to induce the deposition of ZnO crystals, in a reaction solution system for depositing zinc oxide, and forming thereby a ZnO whisker film on a substrate. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295887 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS - A three-dimensional thin-film solar cell | 2008-12-04 |
20080295888 | CONCENTRATION PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A concentration photovoltaic module includes a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a solar cell, at least one electrical connecting element and a frame. The first electrode and the second electrode are disposed in different predetermined positions of the substrate to form a first electrode and a second electrode, respectively. The solar cell is disposed on the first electrode. The electrical connecting element electrically interconnects the second electrode and the solar cell. The frame straddles on the substrate, wherein the solar cell is located in the frame. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295889 | Photovoltaic Module - There is described a photovoltaic module ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295890 | HYDRANT APPARATUS AND WATER DISCHARGING METHOD - A hydrant apparatus comprises at least an outlet pipe, at least a switch for controlling the water flow, and at least a temperature limiting component. The outlet pipe is used for flowing water out of the hydrant apparatus. The switch, coupled to the outlet pipe, is used for controlling the water flow and adjusting the temperature of the water flow. The temperature limiting component limits the temperature of the water flow inside a predetermined range. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295891 | VALVE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a valve having a structure in which the opening temperature of the valve can be set to an arbitrary temperature, scattering of contents other than a fluid is suppressed, and the valve can be used in both a liquid environment and a gas environment and can also be reduced in size. The valve includes: a silicon substrate; a channel having an opening extending between both surfaces of the silicon substrate; a metal layer formed on one of the surfaces of the silicon substrate without closing the opening of the channel; and a low melting point metal member deposited so as to cover at least a part of the metal layer and to block the opening of the channel. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295892 | MASS FLOW CONTROLLER - A mass flow controller has: a flow rate sensor section that measures the flow rate of a fluid and outputs a flow rate measurement signal indicating the measurement value; a flow rate control valve disposed upstream or downstream of the flow rate sensor section; a calculation section that calculates a feedback control value to the supplied to the flow rate control valve by performing at least a proportional calculation on the deviation of the flow rate measurement value indicated by the flow rate measurement signal from a flow rate setting value; and an opening control signal output section that generates an opening control signal based on the feedback control value and outputs the opening control signal to the flow rate control valve. The function used for calculating the gain value in the proportional calculation differs between a changing period and a stable period. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295893 | VALVE FOR LIMITING THE TANK PRESSURE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A valve for limiting the tank pressure in a motor vehicle, comprising a first line ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295894 | Water powered hose reel - A water powered hose reel operated by household water pressure. The hose reel has a traversing hydraulic motor for use in retrieval of a flexible hose. The hose reel includes a spool carried by and enclosed within an enclosure, the spool having a hub with a pair of flanges at opposing ends configured for proper alignment of the hose during storage, take-up and pay-out of the hose. The enclosure is configured for receiving the spool so as to rotate within the enclosure. A hydraulic motor allows take-up of the hose by use of a reciprocating traversing motor driving a rack attached to the spool by a series of gears. Disengagement of the motor allows for manual pay-out of the hose. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295895 | WATER LEAKAGE AND FAULT SENSING SYSTEM - A system is provided for monitoring leakage within a building. Remote sensors are placed at locations that are likely to have leaks occurring. If a leak is detected by one of the remote sensors, a signal is sent to a control for a main shut-off valve. The main shut-off valve is placed on the main water supply line leading into the building. Further, a flow meter is placed on the main water supply line. The flow meter monitors water being delivered into the building, and should an abnormal water flow be detected, the control will close the shut-off valve. The flow meter and control may learn normal water usage patterns for the building, or the patterns may be pre-programmed into the system. A manual override allows the control to be bypassed when it is intended for a large volume of water to be moved into the building, such as when a swimming pool is filled, etc. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295896 | REMOVABLE AND REUSEABLE PIPE VALVE INSULATION WRAP - In accordance with the present invention, a pipe insulation wrap comprises a flexible planar and generally rectangular sheet having opposite first edge portions and opposite second edge portions. A strip of double faced adhesive with a removable backer thereon is secured along one of the first edge portions for releasable attachment to the other first edge portion when the wrap is assembled around a pipe valve and its associated insulation and the backer is removed. Strips of double faced adhesive along the second edge portions, each with a removable backer thereon are releasably secured at opposite ends of the pipe valve and its associated insulation after removal of the backers on those strips. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295897 | DUAL RANGE FLOW SENSOR - A fluid control apparatus includes a first sensor device for indicating a fluid flow within a first conduit that receives the fluid flow during a first condition and a second sensor device for indicating the fluid flow within a second conduit that receives the fluid flow during a second condition. In another example, the fluid control apparatus includes a member having a first surface and a second surface and an opening connecting the first surface and the second surface. The member moves between first and second positions during a first condition and the opening receives a fluid flow during a second condition. The first and second conditions correspond to a pressure differential. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295898 | Apparatus and Methods for Containing a Fuel Pressure Regulator - An apparatus includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a mounting surface configured to support a mounting portion of a pressure regulator. The first portion defines a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the pressure regulator, and an opening configured to provide fluid communication between the cavity and an area outside of the first portion. The second portion includes a mounting surface configured to support the mounting portion of the pressure regulator. The second portion defines a cavity and an opening configured to provide fluid communication between the cavity of the second portion and an area outside of the second portion. The second portion is configured to be coupled to the first portion to form a fluid-tight seal. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295899 | COMPRESSED GAS REGULATOR - A compressed gas regulator preferably includes a body having a piston chamber and an output port. A regulator piston can be arranged in the piston chamber with a first surface being acted upon by pressurized gas having the output pressure. A second surface of the piston can be acted upon by a biasing member, such as a spring or spring pack. The biasing member supplies a biasing force that urges the piston toward a first position. The output pressure of the pressurized gas acting on the first surface creates a force that urges the piston toward a second position. A piston seal is preferably arranged on an end of the piston stem to seat against and seal off an inlet port when the piston is in the second position. A pressure adjustment member can be configured to adjust the amount of biasing force applied by the biasing member on the second piston surface. A plug can provide the inlet port, with a stop ring retaining the plug in place to prevent over-pressurization. For CO | 2008-12-04 |
20080295900 | Fluid jet for providing fluid under pressure to a desired location - A fluid jet for providing fluid under pressure to a desired location is disclosed wherein the valve body includes and integral valve element retaining region. Preferably, the valve body and integral valve element retaining region are die cast as a one-piece component. More specifically, the fluid jet includes a die cast one-piece valve body having a valve element retaining region extending longitudinally within at least a portion of the valve body, at least one fluid passage extending longitudinally within at least a portion of the valve body and in fluid communication with at least a portion of the valve element retaining region, and at least one fluid-exiting aperture through the valve body in fluid communication with the at least one fluid passage. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295901 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTION OF TURBINE VALVE SEATS - An apparatus and method for remote frequency-based inspection of a valve seat comprises inserting a frequency-based inspection tool into an inspection position over the valve seat and contacting the one or more supports to the inner surface of the valve seat. An input signal is transmitted at a desired frequency through the valve seat to a joint between the valve seat and a valve shaft via the one or more transducers. The shaft is rotated to remotely rotate the fixture, thereby allowing an inspection of an entire perimeter of the joint. An output signal is received and is evaluated to determine if an anomaly is present in the joint. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295902 | WATER RETENTION/DETENTION SYSTEM - An underground water retention or detention system for collecting stormwater, rainwater, sewerage, effluent or other waters, and controlled release of the water is disclosed. Typically, the tanks are formed from a plastics or polymeric material such as high density polyethylene. The pipes may be polymer coated corrugated steel pipes. Tanks suitable for use in the water retention and detention systems are also described together with connection fittings for connection of pipes to the tanks. Generally, the connection fittings are adapted to provide structural support to perimeter walls of the tanks about respective openings formed in the tank for the connection of the pipes. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295903 | Urban and Rural Integrated Conduit System For Sewage Discharging and Reclaiming - An urban and rural integrated conduit system for sewage discharging and reclaiming comprises: sewage discharging conduits or gutters constituted by sewers and outfall sewers and pits of roads; disposal wells for mud, sand and suspended matter, one end of which is connected to sewage transport pipes buried in the river bed of the present town river; and pits provided at the intersections of the sewage transport pipes, in which, gas outlets are provided at intervals on the upper side of the transport pipes, and an air pipe communicates the upper ends of the gas outlets of each transport pipe. The lower ends of both the sewage transport pipes and the air pipes communicate with one end of an integrated sewage processing plant, another end of which is connected to a water storage reservoir by a pipeline via a water pump of a pump station, with the water storage reservoir being provided with delivery valves and a variety of ducts especially for irrigation, cleaning or the like. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295904 | Oil filtration system for plural phase power equipment tanks - Insulating oil in electric power generation, transmission and distribution equipment such as circuit breakers, regulators, phase shifters, tank diverter switches and capacitor banks for respectively separated phases of a plural phase transmission or distribution line is filtered for removal of accumulated water, carbon particles and other contaminants by filters in oil circuits respective to each phase in the plurality. Each oil circuit respective to each circuit breaker includes a respective filter and circulation pump. However, all pumps in the plural phase power system, for example, are driven by the same motor and drive line whereby a fluid condition or circulation interruption of one oil circuit that requires termination of pump operation in the one oil circuit terminates the pump operation in all oil circuits. Pump motor power is preferably drawn from an energy source that may be independent of that served by the transmission and/or distribution power source. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295905 | OVERPRESSURE PROTECTION FOR AN AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK SYSTEM - An aircraft venting tank (for example a surge tank) has a stack pipe unit. The stack pipe unit comprises first and second portions and houses a frangible overpressure protector element (for example a frangible disc). The stack pipe unit may be arranged to have a fitted configuration in which the first portion of the stack pipe unit is attached to a part of the venting tank structure, the first portion is coupled to the second portion, and the second portion is coupled to another part of the venting tank structure. The first portion may be held in a relationship with the second portion so as to form a seal between the frangible element, and the first and second portions. In a frangible element-replacement configuration the second portion may be coupled to the venting tank structure, such that the frangible overpressure protector element can be replaced without removal of the second portion from the venting tank structure. The venting tank may include a frangible element holder for holding a spare frangible element for use in an overpressure protector unit. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295906 | FUEL FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING - A fuel filler neck assembly having a uniform hemmed connection between an outer funnel portion and an inner funnel portion. The outer funnel portion is typically defined by an offset-expanded cylinder and sidewalls of varying thickness. The inner funnel portion includes sidewalls that have an internal thread, which is configured to mate with the threads of a gas cap. A hemmed connection is used to join one end of the outer funnel portion to one end of the inner funnel portion. The sidewalls at one end of the outer funnel portion are folded or bent inwardly and around the rim portion to define a curled portion. A tooling assembly for producing a uniform hemmed connection between one end of the outer funnel portion and one end of the inner funnel portion. A method of producing a uniform hemmed connection between portions of a fuel filler neck. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295907 | Dual Chamber Adapter - An adapter for use in association with upstream and downstream portions of a piping system is disclosed. The adapter includes a first chamber having an inlet adapted to receive fluid therethrough, an outlet adapted to expel fluid therefrom, and a sidewall extending therebetween defining a first chamber interior. The adapter also includes a second chamber having an inlet adapted to receive forced fluid therethrough, an outlet adapted to expel the forced fluid therefrom, and a sidewall extending therebetween defining a second chamber interior. The first chamber interior is isolated from the second chamber interior. The first chamber is adapted to receive forced fluid therethrough from an upstream portion of a piping system, and the second chamber is adapted to provide forced fluid therethrough to a downstream portion of the piping system. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295908 | Syngas Flow Diverter - A passively cooled valve assembly selectively diverts a fluid stream from an inlet port selectively through at least one outlet conduit. The valve assembly comprises a housing defining the primary chamber. The housing also comprises at least one inlet port and at least two outlet conduits and associated outlet ports. A rotatable plate with at least one aperture formed therein is located within the primary chamber and is urged against an interior surface of the housing by a spring assembly. The rotatable plate is rotated by a shaft that extends axially through the primary chamber, in order to align the at least one aperture with at least one of the outlet conduits to allow selective fluid flow from an inlet port to an outlet conduit. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295909 | Microfluidic Device for Passive Sorting and Storage of Liquid Plugs Using Capillary Force - A three dimensional microfluidic device for passive sorting and storing of liquid plugs is provided with homogeneous surfaces from the exposure of a photopolymer through binary masking motifs, i.e., arrays of opaque pixels on a transparency mask. The device includes sub-millimeter three-dimensional relief microstructures to aid in the channeling of fluids. The microstructures have topographically modulated features smaller than 100 micrometers. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295910 | Pre-Tensioned Sealing Means Arrangement - The present invention regards a barrier plug system ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295911 | Hose inflation adapter kit - The invention provides a unique, compact tool to be used in conjunction with preexisting hoses of any type, construction, size or style whatsoever and inflating said hose or hoses in a safe universal manor with universal gas delivery devices using an appropriate adaptive valve and a safety pressure relief mechanism that also serves as a method to deflate the said hose or hoses after the need for a flotation device is no longer present in any situation whatsoever and by any amateur or professional applicant or user who may or may not be of any occupation whatsoever. | 2008-12-04 |