49th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100310699 | BLOCK MOLD HAVING MOVEABLE LINER - A mold assembly for manufacturing dry-cast concrete blocks in an automated dry-cast block machine, the mold assembly a plurality of liner plates forming at least one mold cavity, each liner plate corresponding to a perimeter side of the mold cavity, wherein at least one of the liner plates is moveable toward and away from an interior of the mold cavity. A master drive element is routed about at least a portion of the perimeter sides of the mold cavity, including the perimeter side corresponding to the at least one moveable liner plate, and forming a continuous loop, wherein the master drive element is configured to be driven back and forth about the loop to provide a first linear force in a first direction and a second linear force in a second direction opposite the first direction substantially in parallel with each perimeter side along which the master drive element is routed. A secondary drive assembly includes a first drive element coupled to the master drive element and configured to rotate back and forth about a rotational axis which substantially normal to the perimeter side corresponding to the at least one moveable liner plate in response to the first and second linear forces, and a second drive element threadably coupled to the first drive element, wherein the second drive element is configured to move linearly back and forth along the rotational axis in response to rotation of the first drive element and to move the at least one moveable liner plate coupled thereto toward and away from the interior of the mold cavity. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310700 | DEVICE FOR EXTRUDING A THERMOPLASTIC PLASTIC PRODUCT - The invention relates to an apparatus for extruding thermoplastic material, comprising an extruder screw ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100310701 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING BLOWMOLDED CONTAINER PRODUCTS FROM PLASTIC MATERIAL - A device for producing blowmolded container products ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100310702 | ROLL PRESS COMPRISING TWO MOBILE ROLLS - A roll press for the compression or compacting of granular products. Two detachable rolls separated by a roll gap are driven in opposite directions and mounted on shafts to rotate in a machine frame. The shafts of the mobile rolls are received in bearing housings arranged in a mobile manner in the machine frame. Two respective bearing housings of different rolls, arranged on one side of the rolls, are interconnected by at least one pressure cylinder having at least two working chambers. A method for centering mobile rolls in such a roll press. The at least two working chambers have a force effect acting in opposite directions, and are interconnected in such a way that a pressure medium can circulate between the chambers. In this way, the hydraulic system is positioned in a fixed manner on the machine frame, the rolls nonetheless being mounted in the machine frame in a floating manner. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310703 | Thermoformer drive and tilt system - A drive and tilt system for a thermoforming press to simultaneously operate the vertical drive and angular tilt of a platen in the thermoforming press, employing a motor driven crank mechanism. The drive and tilt system provides for smooth, efficient and reliable cyclic operation at the high rate required in the thermoforming press. The drive and tilt system includes a drive mechanism, a lift mechanism, and tilt mechanism. The drive mechanism is powered by a drive motor, for rotating a lift shaft. The lift mechanism raises and lowers a tilt-able platen along with a carriage through the rotation of the lift shaft. The tilt mechanism is powered from a tilt motor mounted in the carriage. The tilt mechanism tilts the platen, which is also raised or lowered by the lift mechanism. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310704 | MOLD FOR FABRICATING THERMOPLASTIC CONTAINERS, AND A BLOW-MOLDING OR STRETCH-BLOW MOLDING INSTALLATION EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A MOLD - A mold for fabricating containers made of thermoplastic material by blow-molding or stretch-blow molding a blank, which mold has a seat situated at the opening in the molding cavity for the purpose of receiving the rim of said blank, and cooling means for cooling said rim and, between said cooling means and the impression of the shoulder of the cavity of the mold, said mold has thermal insulation means for breaking a thermal bridge. The cooling circuit for cooling the rim is etched in a lid that is mounted around the opening of the cavity of the mold, and this etched portion rests in leaktight manner on a piece that acts as a thermal insulator. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310705 | Blowing Machine and Automatic Changer - A blowing machine for containers, in particular bottles, with a preform heating module, to which a blow wheel is assigned and which contains a conveyor chain with exchangeable heating mandrels and optionally exchangeable shielding plates, with a service area provided on the conveyor chain in the heating module, in which an automatic changer for the automatic changeover of at least the heating mandrels is arranged. The automatic changer includes a magazine holder, a turret, which is adjustable and rotatable between the magazine holder and the conveyor chain, with grippers, and movably drivable unlocking components for engaging locks. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310706 | CONNECTION DEVICE - A connection system ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100310707 | INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS - An injection molding apparatus is provided that can reduce material waste. An injection molding apparatus | 2010-12-09 |
20100310708 | Nozzle for an Injection Molding Apparatus - A nozzle for an injection molding apparatus is provided. The injection molding apparatus has a mold component that defines a mold cavity and a gate into the mold cavity. The nozzle includes a nozzle body, a heater, a tip, a tip retainer, and a nozzle seal piece. The nozzle body defines a nozzle body melt passage therethrough that is adapted to receive melt from a melt source. The heater is thermally connected to the nozzle body for heating melt in the nozzle body. The tip defines a tip melt passage therethrough that is downstream from the nozzle body melt passage, and that is adapted to be upstream from the gate. The tip retainer is removably connected with respect to the nozzle body. The nozzle seal piece is connected with respect to the nozzle body. The material of nozzle seal piece has a thermal conductivity that is less than at least one of the thermal conductivity of the material of the tip and the thermal conductivity of the material of the tip retainer. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310709 | INJECTION MOLD - An injection mold is disclosed. The injection mold includes a female die, a male die and an ejection device die slidably passing through the male die for ejecting molded product out of the mold. The female die includes a female die body and a female die core received therein. The male die includes a male die body and a male die core slidably received therein. The female die core and the male die core configured for cooperatively defining a molding cavity for forming a product. The ejection device includes a first ejection rod and a second ejection rod slidably connected to the first ejection rod. A first distal end of the first ejection rod is connected to the male die core. When molding product, an end of the second ejection rod distal from the first ejection rod is configured to be fixed relative to the male die. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310710 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SYNTHESIS OF LONG CHAIN POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS - The present invention relates to fatty acid desaturases able to catalyze the conversion of oleic acid linoleic acid, linoleic acid to γ-linolenic acid, or of alpha-linolenic acid to stearidonic acid. Nucleic acid sequences encoding desaturases, nucleic acid sequences which hybridize thereto, DNA constructs comprising a desaturase gene, and recombinant host microorganism or animal expressing increased levels of a desaturase are described. Methods for desaturating a fatty acid and for producing a desaturated fatty acid by expressing increased levels of a desaturase are disclosed. Fatty acids, and oils containing them, which have been desaturated by a desaturase produced by recombinant host microorganisms or animals are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions, infant formulas or dietary supplements containing fatty acids which have been desaturated by a desaturase produced by a recombinant host microorganism or animal also are described. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310711 | MILK FILTRATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for microfiltering milk before the milk is allowed to cool is disclosed that removes bacteria and other filtrates from the milk thus producing a microfiltered milk product. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310712 | FRIED FOOD PRODUCTS HAVING REDUCED FAT CONTENT - Methods of making reduced-fat or fat-free fried food products, and products made according to the methods, in which food pieces are coated with an aqueous adhesion mixture including a protein, and an oil absorption minimizing agent including an edible lipophilic material, where the coating is adhered to the food pieces, in order to provide for food products having the texture, flavor, and other characteristics of conventional full-fat fried food products. According to a preferred embodiment, the aqueous adhesion mixture includes from about 65 to about 95% by weight water, from about 4 to about 25% by weight protein, from 0 to about 2% by weight hydrocolloid, and from 0 to about 10% by weight protein stabilizing agent. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310713 | PROBIOTIC COMPOSITION - A probiotic composition comprising a probiotic culture having a probiotic count of between 10 | 2010-12-09 |
20100310714 | L-LYSINE-CONTAINING FEED ADDITIVES - The invention relates to relatively light and thermally stable granulated, fermentation-broth-based animal feed additives having a high content of L-lysine and to low-loss methods for their production from broths obtained by fermentation. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310715 | CONCENTRATED HOPPED WORT AND METHOD OF ITS PRODUCTION - The invention relates to the concentrated hopped wort for production of the Czech beer, which contains 80 to 100% by weight of pale malt of the Pilsner type, out of which at least 80% by weight is formed of malt from varieties approved for the Czech beer in the Council Regulation ES No. 510/2006, published in the Official Bulletin of the European Union 2008/C 16/05, while the extract in the solids of malt is at minimum 80% by weight, Kolbach Number is 36 to 42%, diastatic power is at minimum 220 units of W.-K., apparent final attenuation is at maximum 82% and friability is at minimum 75%, and it further contains 0 to 20% by weight of maltose and/or glucose syrup, hopping amounts from 6 to 14 g of α-bitter acids of hops to 100 I of wort, while up to 80% by weight of α-bitter acids of hops may come from the hop extract and at least 20% by weight of α-bitter acids of hops come from the dried or granulated hops, while out of total quantity of hops, granulated hops or hop extract from 15 to 30% by weight is formed of varieties of the Czech hops from {hacek over (Z)}atec, Tr{hacek over (s)}ice or Ú{hacek over (s)}t{hacek over (e)}k regions, and the solids content amounts to 40 up to 98% by weight. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310716 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FERMENTED PRODUCT USING NATURAL MATERIAL, AND FOOD OR MEDICINE CONTAINING FERMENTED PRODUCT MADE FROM SAME - The present invention relates to a method for producing a fermented product of natural materials comprising nucleic acids in an amount of 3 to 4 g or less on the basis of 70 g of protein content or 24 g of dietary fiber content in the fermented product by adding microorganisms and fermenting the mixture to reduce carbohydrate content and to increase beta-glucan content in natural materials, a fermented product of natural materials produced by said method, and a food product or a medicine product which comprises said fermented product. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310717 | METHOD OF PREPARING A FULLY COOKED FARINACEOUS PRODUCT - The present invention provides a method that enables the preparation of fully cooked farinaceous products with sensory properties that are comparable to those of fried products, but having a substantially lower fat content than their fried counterparts. More particularly, the invention relates a method of preparing a fully cooked farinaceous food product, said method comprising the successive steps of:
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20100310718 | LIQUID STARTER CULTURES HAVING AN IMPROVED STORAGE STABILITY AND USE THEREOF - Liquid microbial starter culture that retains its initial metabolic activity during storage for extended periods of time. Such liquid starter cultures are useful in the manufacturing of food and feed products. Starter cultures of the invention include culture of lactic acid bacteria, e.g. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310719 | Manufacture of seed derivative compositions - A method is used to separate fractions from a seed. This can be done by:
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20100310720 | Bakery Enzyme Composition and Method of Making - A bakery enzyme composition and method of making the same. The bakery enzyme composition includes an enzyme preparation comprising an enzyme, preferably a lipolytic enzyme. The composition further comprises a carrier component, preferably selected from bakery starches and flours, and mixtures thereof. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310721 | YEAST HAVING IMMUNOPOTENTIATING CAPABILITY AND FOOD OR FEED - A yeast including a cell wall having a low mannan content, wherein the yeast has an immunopotentiating capability, and is able to grow in a YPD liquid medium with an osmotic pressure of 300 mOsm, and wherein, when a part of a pre-culture of the yeast grown in a YPDS liquid medium is added to the YPD liquid medium so that OD | 2010-12-09 |
20100310722 | Beverage Preservative System Containing Pimaricin-Povidone Complex - The present invention provides a beverage preservative system comprising a Pimaricin-providone complex for use in beverages products. The present invention is further directed to beverage products comprising the beverage preservative systems. The beverage preservative system prevents spoilage by microorganisms in a beverage within a sealed container for a period of at least 16 weeks. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310723 | Ruminant Mineral Feed Additive - A ruminant mineral feed additive for dairy cattle and ruminant animals includes a unique combination of zeolite and dolomitic hydrate mineral fines that are prilled and hydrothermally reacted to produce a valuable dietary supplement for control of acidosis. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310724 | COMPOSITION OF CARBONIC ACID GAS-CONTAINING SOFT JELLY BEVERAGE IN AN AIRTIGHT CONTAINER AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - To provide a composition and a method for producing a carbonic acid gas-containing soft jelly beverage in an airtight container suitable for drinking by pouring the beverage from the container after gently shaking the container several times to break the jelly product or for sucking through a drinking straw inserted in the container. Mixing 0.3% (w/v) or less (total amount) of a gelatinizer containing kappa carrageenan in an amount of 0.001% (w/v) or more to less than 0.035% (w/v) to a beverage stock, adding a carbonate to the resultant mixture, charging a container with the carbonic acid gas-containing liquid mixture, subjecting the container to a heat treatment of 700 C to 800 C for 10 to 20 minutes to melt and dissolve the gelatinizer, stirring the liquid mixture having the gelatinizer melted and dissolved therein to a homogeneous state, and cooling the mixture. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310725 | NUTRITIONALLY APPROPRIATE MENU OF FOOD PRODUCTS FOR CHILDREN - The present invention provides a nutritional methodology for optimizing the nutritional needs of a child that includes suggested combinations of food products from a range of foods having an optimal nutrition profile for meeting the nutritional needs of a child wherein two or more food products from the range may be combined to provide an optimal nutrition profile for meeting the nutritional needs of a child. The present invention further provides a kit and a shelf-stable product that employ the nutritional method for optimizing the nutritional needs of a child. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310726 | Novel Preparation of an Enteric Release System - Hydrophobic liquids are microencapsulated by an enteric matrix in an environment substantially free of organic solvents, the process including forming an emulsion of the enteric material and hydrophobic liquid in water, the emulsion titrated with an acid to form a particulate precipitate of the microencapsulated hydrophobic liquid in an enteric matrix. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310727 | Coffee Composition - The disclosure relates to a coffee composition, in particular, an instant coffee composition which can provide a three-layered coffee drink in one step. The coffee composition comprises coffee, a foaming agent, a protein source and at least 1.3 wt % (based on the total weight of the composition) of a kappa-carrageenan, iota-carrageenan or mixture thereof. The disclosure also relates to a method for the preparation of such a composition and such a drink. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310728 | ENCAPSULATED OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS FOR BAKED GOODS PRODUCTION - Encapsulated polyunsaturated fatty acids which can be incorporated into a baked good dough or batter without smearing or dissolution of the encapsulated product contains film-coated oil droplets encapsulated by a matrix material, a liquid plasticizer which plasticizes the matrix material, and an acidic antioxidant dispersed throughout the plasticized matrix material which helps to prevent oxidation of the polyunsaturated fatty acids; and the production of a fishy taint or malodors and mal-flavors. The matrix material includes a starch component which helps to avoid a rubbery consistency and texture and promotes extrudability, and a protein component, which hardens the encapsulated product and prevents substantial smearing and dissolution during dough or batter mixing and baking. The matrix material protein content is from about 25% to about 77.5% by weight of the matrix material. The protein content of the encapsulated product is from about 15% to about 65% by weight, of the encapsulated product. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310729 | Packaged Beverage Having Enhanced Carbon Dioxide Retention, Method For Packaging A Beverage, Container For Packaging A Beverage, And Polyester Composition - A packaged aqueous carbonated beverage comprising a container which replaces at least a portion of CO | 2010-12-09 |
20100310730 | User Selectable Flavored Drink - A multi-chamber container for a beverage is described. The container includes a center chamber that contains a first beverage constituent, and at least one resealable opening for dispensing the beverage. Also included is at least one peripheral compartment that contains at least one second beverage constituent, where the peripheral compartment is physically adjacent to the center chamber, and where the peripheral compartment and center chamber are separated by at least one initial seal. The at least one second beverage constituent is at least partially dissolved into the first beverage constituent upon an at least temporarily breaking of the at least one initial seal by a force that is applied by a consumer of the beverage. Also described is a method for mixing beverage components in the aforementioned multi-chamber container. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310731 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO WRAP A PLASTIC CONTAINER - An apparatus comprises a closed container formed of substantially rigid plastic, and a wrapper that is loosely disposed fully about the closed container. This wrapper may also have twist ties on opposing ends thereof. This apparatus may be used to provide packaging for a retail commodity. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310732 | PRESSURE PACKAGED DOUGH PRODUCTS - A pliable, sealed package made from one or more flexible films is used to store an uncooked dough product, with the dough product proofing within the sealed package so as to establish and maintain a greater than ambient pressure within the sealed package. In accordance with an aspect of the invention, the overall package is produced utilizing a horizontal form, fill and seal system. The sealed package can be shrunk and/or wrapped to also provide an external force which is essentially transferred to static pressure with the package. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310733 | PRESSURIZED COOKING OVEN - A pressurized cooking oven system is disclosed that includes an oven enclosure having front, back, top, bottom and side walls. A door is hingedly attached to one of the walls for sealing an opening in the walls. A heating system is connected to the enclosure for generating heat in the enclosure. The heating system may be a gas or electric heating system. A process is also disclosed for cooking a food item in an oven. The process involves generating heat within the oven; creating pressure within the oven enclosure above atmospheric pressure during at least a portion of the cooking process; maintaining the pressure within the oven enclosure during at least a portion of the heating process; and controlling the heating and pressure during the cooking process. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310734 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING FORMED FOOD PRODUCTS AND FOOD PRODUCT - The invention relates to a method for producing formed food products in which a frozen primary product is produced from one or a plurality of foods, in particular from meat, fish, game, poultry, carbohydrates and/or vegetables, or a combination and/or a mixture composed thereof, and the primary product is formed into the food product with a desired contour as part of processing in a processing line by means of at least one forming process, wherein during the forming process at least one pressure stamp presses the primary product against a flat or contoured abutment in order to produce the contour. The known forming methods are to become gentler by means of the invention. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310735 | BEVERAGE STERILISATION DEVICE - A beverage sterilisation device comprises a housing defining an inner space, and having a first and a second end. An electrically insulated fluid path-defining conduit extends through the inner space from the first end to the second end. A first electrode has a first part positioned adjacent to the fluid path and a second part extending perpendicular to the first part. A first counter electrode defines together with the first electrode a first capacitor, and a second electrode having a third part and a fourth part. The third part is positioned adjacent to the fluid path, and the fourth part extends substantially perpendicular to the third part. A second counter electrode defines together with the second electrode a second capacitor. The first counter electrode and the second counter electrode are short-circuited by an electrical connection, and a conductive device is electrically connected between the first electrode and the second electrode. A first trigger point is defined at the second part and remote from the first part, and a second trigger point is defined at the first counter electrode opposite to the first trigger point. The device further comprises an electrical activation circuit for short-circuiting the pair of trigger points and for causing an electric field to propagate from the first trigger point and along the fluid path. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310736 | MEAT AGING PROCESS - A process for dry aging meat uses an enclosed, atmosphere controlled room with forced circulation, containing a stainless steel salt rack with a salt brick stack covering one wall. Each brick has a narrow width compared to its length for increased surface area and the salt rack is spaced from the wall for circulation around the bricks. A plurality of unwrapped and uncovered meat piece are loaded onto a meat rack in the room, spaced far from the salt rack and on a timed cycle of days that is a fraction of the total number of days for aging, the meat pieces are moved ever closer to the salt rack until finally, after the expiration of the total selected number of days for the dry aging, they are removed from the aging room for use. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310737 | PROCESSED TOMATOES, DRY TOMATOES AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed are: dry tomatoes having excellent texture, flavor, and appearance, as well as being readily producible; and processed tomatoes suitable as a raw material for producing such dry tomatoes. Specifically disclosed are: a processed tomato wherein a portion of a cuticular layer, together with or without a portion of an epidermal tissue, has been removed; a dry tomato produced by drying the processed tomato; a method of producing a processed tomato comprising removing a portion of a cuticular layer, together with or without a portion of an epidermal tissue, by laser irradiation on a tomato surface; a method of producing a processed tomato comprising removing a portion of a cuticular layer of a tomato, the main body of which is not cut; a method of producing a processed tomato comprising removing a portion of an epidermal tissue together with a portion of a cuticular layer of a tomato, the main body of which is not cut, while preventing leakage of fruit juice to the surface; and a method of producing a dry tomato comprising producing a processed tomato by the preceding production method, and thereafter drying the processed tomato. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310738 | METHOD OF PROCESSING MEAT - A method of processing is disclosed that provides improved water retention and enhanced coloring and flavor, while preserving the meat and preventing bacterial contamination. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes: (a) providing a body of meat at a first temperature; (b) contacting the body of meat of step (a), in at least one treating vessel, with a brine solution at a second temperature, wherein the second temperature is greater than the first temperature, and wherein the brine solution comprises a vinegar-derived food additive and/or a reddening agent, wherein the reddening agent comprises nitrite; (c) agitating the body of meat at the second temperature for a time sufficient to distribute the solution throughout the body of meat; (d) cooling the body of meat in at least one cooling vessel to a third temperature, wherein the third temperature is less than the second temperature; (e) agitating the body of meat at the third temperature; (f) contacting the body of meat of step (e) with the brine solution at the third temperature and agitating the body of meat at the third temperature until the brine solution is substantially absorbed by the body of meat; and (g) recovering the body of meat in a dry state at the third temperature. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310739 | Infused Roasted Seeds And Methods Of Making Thereof - Roasted infused seeds and a process for preparing roasted infused seeds are described. In one aspect, the roasted infused seeds may have salt, flavors, nutrients, colors, and/or functional ingredients as well as mixtures of these components infused internally into the seed. By infusing such components into the seeds, the methods described herein provide roasted seeds with unique flavors, nutrients, colors, textures, densities, and/or other functionalities. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310740 | COMPOSITION FOR KETOGENIC DIET AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a composition for the ketogenic diet and a preparation method thereof, specifically a composition suitable for the ketogenic diet provided in a liquid form, which has the ketogenic ratio of 3-5:1, and a preparation method thereof. The composition for the ketogenic diet according to the preparation method of the present invention can be easily taken by patients since it does not cause rejections such as vomit or diarrhea which may occur with the start of the ketogenic diet, and eliminate the inconvenience of taking additional food for obtaining other functional elements required for the human body owing to functional substances included therein. Moreover, the homogenous liquid form of the present composition allows it to easily slide down the throat and provides good texture in the mouth, thereby it helps a patient to easily take the same. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310741 | Use of Hop Acids in Fruit Juices, Fruit Juice Concentrates and Other Beverages to Inhibit Alicyclobacillus Bacteria - An antimicrobial agent including hop acids is disclosed that inhibits the growth of acid-resistant and heat-resistant bacteria such as | 2010-12-09 |
20100310742 | HFFS PACKAGING METHOD EMPLOYING POSITIVE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL - A method for packaging products, such as any solid or semi-solid product, utilizes a horizontal form, fill and seal (HFFS) system, coupled with a method for subjecting the packages to positive pressure differential while packaging. In the HFFS system, product receiving cavities are formed in a lower film, with each product being arranged in a respective cavity. The loaded product receiving cavities are positioned in a sealing unit, with an upper film above the product cavities. The sealing unit is closed and a lower chamber of the sealing unit is pressurized to force the lower film against the product, while the product abuts a standoff member, in order to remove existing headspace. After minimizing the headspace, a sealing head seals the upper film to the lower film about the product receiving cavities. Thereafter, the pressure is released, the sealing unit is opened and the package can be further processed. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310743 | REMOVING GAS ADDITIVES FROM RAW MILK - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a mixture including milk and one or more gas additives is received at a milk processing system. The system heats the mixture and directs it toward an inlet to be delivered into a vacuum chamber. The vacuum chamber applies a negative vacuum pressure to the mixture to substantially remove the added gas. The resulting milk is extracted from the vacuum chamber. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310744 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOY SAUCE POWDER - This invention provides a soy sauce powder having a strong and preferable soy sauce-derived flavor with simple operations in an advantageous manner in industrial practice and without the need of a step of, for example, preparing an aromatic substance by distilling soy sauce oil with the use of water vapor. This invention also provides a soy sauce powder having a strong and preferable soy sauce-derived flavor by adding an emulsifier such as glycerin fatty acid ester to soy sauce, mixing the soy sauce with soy sauce oil, agitating the mixture, allowing the mixture to stand still, separating the mixture into an oil phase and an aqueous phase so as to obtain an aqueous phase containing soy sauce-derived aroma components at high concentrations, and subjecting the obtained aqueous phase to spray drying. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310745 | FLAVORING COMPOSITIONS FOR SAVORY APPLICATIONS - A method for conferring, enhancing, improving or modifying savory, roast or caramel notes in a flavoring composition or flavored food, by adding to the composition or food a flavour effective amount of a compound of formula (I), | 2010-12-09 |
20100310746 | AQUEOUS FOAMS, FOOD PRODUCTS AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - The present invention describes an aqueous foam that includes water, at least one polysaccharide and food-grade, interfacially active particles. The present invention also describes an indulgent shelf-stable foamed food product that contains this aqueous foam. The indulgent shelf-stable foamed food products of the invention have an improved foamed and modular product texture. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310747 | Gluten-Free Bakery Products - This invention pertains to a gluten-free bakery product which comprises a flour/starch component comprising a heat moisture treated flour. Such bakery products more closely mimic the conventional, wheat flour containing products than other gluten-free products. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310748 | Recombined Whole Grain Having Visually Indistinguishable Particulate Matter and Related Baked Products - A recombined whole grain flour for use in preparing whole grain products such that whole grain particulates provide minimal visual impact to the whole grain product. By selectively controlling the particle size of the milled bran and germ constituents used in the recombined whole grain flour, the visual and color impact associated with bran and germ particulates can be substantially eliminated from the whole grain product. In particular, whole grain products such as whole grain breads, dough products, mixes and biscuits can be made with recombined whole grain flour. Whole grain products made with recombined whole grain flour are advantageous in that they incorporate the health advantages associated with whole grains while eliminating the characteristic, visual color differences noticeable within a whole grain crumb due to visually identifiable bran and germ particulates found in traditional whole grain products. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310749 | MOISTURE-RETAINING BAKED GOODS - Batters are described having gellan gum and other components. The gellan gum is present in an amount effective to provide a baked good formed from the batter having a retained moisture content ranging from about 25% to about 40%. The baked goods and methods for making the baked goods are also disclosed. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310750 | EDIBLE COMPOSITIONS - A composition suitable for use as a feline treat or food containing (1) high melting point fats, (2) humectants, and (3) gelling agents; wherein the composition contains less than about 16% water and has a water activity of about 0.65 or less. The low moisture content means that unwanted microorganisms cannot grow and, thus, eliminates the need for preservatives that lower the palatability. The composition, therefore, has relatively high palatability while retaining its soft texture. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310751 | NATURAL SWEETENER COMPOSITION - A sweetening composition that can be used to replace sugar comprises (a) the extract of the fruit of one or more plants from the Cucurbitaceae family comprising 20 wt % to 100 wt %, based on the total weight of the extract, of Mogroside V, (b) the extract of the fruit of the Katemfe fruit, and (c) optionally mono-ammonium glycyrrhizin. The sweetening composition is preferably provided in a beverage or foodstuff at concentrations of (a) and (b) of 5 to 300 ppm and 0.05 to 20 ppm respectively. The composition is found to provide a substantially similar taste profile to sugar. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310752 | Method for Enhancing Flavor of Drinks - A method for enhancing flavor of drinks has steps of making uncompleted whipped cream and enhancing flavor of a drink. The step of making uncompleted whipped cream includes stirring liquid fresh cream with salt to produce uncompleted whipped cream. The step of enhancing flavor of the drink includes adding the uncompleted whipped cream to the drink to make a salt drink with enhanced flavor. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310753 | NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES AND CORRESPONDING POLYPEPTIDES CONFERRING MODULATED PLANT GROWTH RATE AND BIOMASS IN PLANTS - The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules and their corresponding encoded polypeptides able confer the trait of modulated plant size, vegetative growth, organ number, plant architecture, growth rate, seedling vigor and/or biomass in plants. The present invention further relates to the use of these nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides in making transgenic plants, plant cells, plant materials or seeds of a plant having plant size, vegetative growth, organ number, plant architecture, growth rate, seedling vigor and/or biomass that are altered with respect to wild type plants grown under similar conditions | 2010-12-09 |
20100310754 | ALTERNATIVES TO FRENCH FRIES - The present technology concerns the creation of healthy and appealing new foods made from tubers, such as healthy French Fries, and potato rings that have low surface area-to-volume ratios than the surface area-to-volume ratio of conventional potato products. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310755 | ULTRA-SENSITIVE DETECTION OF FAINT FINGERPRINTS ON ROUGH SURFACES AND CORRESPONDING FINGERPRINT DETECTION KIT - An ultra-sensitive method for visualizing latent fingerprints using a chemical multiplier to amplify even very faint prints on rough or otherwise difficult surfaces, involving a chemical free radical reaction which produces millions of identifiable molecules from each adsorbed initiator molecule and thereby greatly increases the detection sensitivity. A corresponding fingerprint detection kit may be utilized to carry out such method, in which the kit includes a free radical chain reaction initiator, and a reagent that can react via the free radical chain reaction in the presence of the initiator and form colored, fluorescent, polymeric, IR- or UV-absorbing molecules that are effective for visualization of the fingerprint. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310756 | Implantable Medical Device Having a Conformal Coating and Method for Manufacture - An implantable electrical medical device and method for manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes forming a conductive substrate, placing the conductive substrate in a deposition chamber; and forming a conformal coating over the conductive substrate using atomic layer deposition. In various embodiments, the conformal coating is a conductive coating and in other embodiments the conformal coating is a dielectric coating. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310757 | FILM FORMING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING APPLICATION NOZZLE - According to one embodiment, a film forming system includes: a stage including a placement surface on which an object to be coated is placed; a rotating mechanism rotating the stage in a rotational direction along the placement surface; an application nozzle discharging a material onto the object placed on the stage for application; a moving mechanism relatively moving the stage and the application nozzle along the placement surface in a cross direction crossing the rotational direction; a controller performing a control to rotate the stage on which the object is placed through the rotating mechanism while relatively moving the stage and application nozzle along the placement surface in the cross direction through the moving mechanism and applying the material to the object on the stage through the application nozzle; and a cleaning apparatus cleaning the application nozzle. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310758 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST ONE MICROCOMPONENT WITH A SINGLE MASK - The microcomponent, for example a microbattery, comprising a stack with at least two superposed layers on a substrate, is made using a single steel mask able to expand under the effect of temperature. The mask comprises at least one off-centered opening. The mask being at a first temperature, a first layer is deposited through the opening of the mask. The mask being at a second temperature, higher than the first temperature, a second layer is deposited through the opening of the mask. Finally, the mask being at a third temperature, higher than the second temperature, a third layer is deposited through the opening of the mask. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310759 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING ORGANIC DEPOSITION MATERIALS - A method of cleaning off organic deposition material accumulated on a mask includes forming an organic deposition material pattern on a substrate using the mask, which includes a plurality of slots, in a deposition chamber including a deposition source; transporting the mask to a stock chamber that is maintained at a vacuum and adjacent to the deposition chamber; and partially cleaning off the organic deposition material accumulated along the boundaries of the slots of the mask in the stock chamber. A system to clean off an organic deposition material accumulated on a mask having a plurality of slots, includes a deposition chamber including a deposition source; and a stock chamber that is maintained at substantially the same vacuum as the deposition chamber and includes a cleaning device that cleans off the organic deposition material accumulated on the mask. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310760 | Static and Addressable Emissive Displays - The various embodiments of the invention provide an addressable or a static emissive display comprising a plurality of layers, including a first substrate layer, wherein each succeeding layer is formed by printing or coating the layer over preceding layers. Exemplary substrates include paper, plastic, rubber, fabric, glass, ceramic, or any other insulator or semiconductor. In an exemplary embodiment, the display includes a first conductive layer attached to the substrate and forming a first plurality of conductors; various dielectric layers; an emissive layer; a second, transmissive conductive layer forming a second plurality of conductors; a third conductive layer included in the second plurality of conductors and having a comparatively lower impedance; and optional color and masking layers. Pixels are defined by the corresponding display regions between the first and second plurality of conductors. Various embodiments are addressable, have a substantially flat form factor with a thickness of 1-3 mm, and are also scalable virtually limitlessly, from the size of a mobile telephone display to that of a billboard. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310761 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING TRANSPARENT ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MEMBER - [PROBLEMS] To provide a method for forming a high-definition electroconductive thin line free from blurring at low cost. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310762 | METHOD OF REPAIRING COLOR FILTER AND PRE-REPAIR MATERIAL USED THEREBY - A method of repairing a color filter and a pre-repair material used thereby are provided. The method includes the following steps. First, a color filter including a substrate and a color filter layer is provided, and the color filter layer having at least one defect pattern is disposed on the substrate. Then, a pre-repair layer is formed in the at least one defect pattern. After that, a repair layer is formed on the pre-repair layer, and the repair layer is connected to the substrate through the pre-repair layer. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310763 | METHODS OF FORMING SOLID LUBRICANT COATINGS ON SUBSTRATES - A method includes applying a coating precursor material over a substrate, the coating precursor material comprising a powder having an average particle diameter in a range of about 10 nanometers to about 10 microns comprising a fluoride eutectic, a metal capable of oxidizing at about 535° C. to about 800° C., one or more materials selected from the group consisting of a metal oxide, a glass, a carbide, and a nitride, and optionally, a precious metal selected from silver, palladium, platinum, gold, rhodium, and alloys thereof, subjecting the coating to a sintering heat treatment, occurring at a first temperature in an inert or reducing atmosphere to sinter the metal of the precursor material, and exposing the coating to an oxidizing heat treatment performed in an oxidizing atmosphere at a second temperature that is less than the first temperature to oxidize a portion of the metal in the coating precursor material. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310764 | METHOD OF PROTECTING A CMC MATERIAL THERMOSTRUCTURAL PART MADE OF CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIAL AGAINST WEAR, A COATING, AND A PART OBTAINED BY THE METHOD - A method of protecting a thermostructural part made of ceramic matrix composite material against wear by coating the part is disclosed. The coating is made by
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20100310765 | LIQUID DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A liquid dispensing system and method is provided, that can be shifted between dispensing mode and circulation mode. The system comprises: a tank ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100310766 | Roll-to-Roll Chemical Vapor Deposition System - A roll-to-roll CVD system includes at least two rollers that transport a web through a deposition chamber during CVD processing. The deposition chamber defines a passage for the web to pass through while being transported by the at least two rollers. The deposition chamber includes a plurality of process chambers that are isolated by barriers which maintain separate process chemistry in each of the plurality of process chambers. Each of the plurality of process chambers includes a gas input port and a gas exhaust port, and a plurality of CVD gas sources. At least two of the plurality of CVD gas sources is coupled to the gas input port of each of the plurality of process chambers. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310767 | VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND VAPOR DEPOSITION METHOD - A vapor deposition apparatus includes: a vacuum tank; an exhaust section that performs vacuum exhaust in the vacuum tank; a vapor deposition source disposed in the vacuum tank to vaporize a deposition material; and a traveling path for allowing an elongated substrate on which the deposition material is deposited to travel along a concave path with respect to the vapor deposition source at least in a region opposing the vapor deposition source. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310768 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A thin film deposition apparatus capable of forming a precise deposition pattern on a large substrate includes a deposition source; a first nozzle disposed at a side of the deposition source having a plurality of first slits; a second nozzle disposed opposite to the first nozzle having a plurality of second slits; and a second nozzle frame bound to the second nozzle so as to support the second nozzle. The second nozzle frame includes two first frame portions spaced apart from each other and disposed in a direction in which the plurality of second slits are arranged, and two second frame portions each connecting the two first frame portions to each other, wherein the second frame portions are curved in the direction in which the plurality of second slits are arranged, so as to form arches. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310769 | Continuous Feed Chemical Vapor Deposition System - A continuous feed CVD system includes a wafer transport mechanism that transport a wafer through a deposition chamber during CVD processing. The deposition chamber defines a passage for the wafer to pass through while being transported by the wafer transport mechanism. The deposition chamber includes a plurality of process chambers that are isolated by barriers which maintain separate process chemistry in each of the plurality of process chambers. Each of the plurality of process chambers includes a gas input port and a gas exhaust port, and a plurality of CVD gas sources. At least two of the plurality of CVD gas sources are coupled to the gas input port of each of the plurality of process chambers. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310770 | Process for synthesizing a thin film or composition layer via non-contact pressure containment - A process for synthesizing a thin film or composition layer from a plurality of precursor layers supported on a substrate, includes exposing the plurality of precursor layers to non-contact pressure, and heating the plurality of precursor layers under the non-contact pressure to a reaction temperature sufficient to promote the formation of the film or composition layer. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310771 | VAPOR DEPOSITION REACTOR AND METHOD FOR FORMING THIN FILM - A vapor deposition reactor and a method for forming a thin film. The vapor deposition reactor includes at least one first injection portion for injecting a reacting material to a recess in a first portion of the vapor deposition reactor. A second portion is connected to the first space and has a recess connected to the recess of the first portion. The recess of the second portion is maintained to have pressure lower than the pressure in the first space. A third portion is connected to the second space, and an exhaust portion is connected to the third space. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310772 | GAS SUPPLY DEVICE - A gas supply device disposed opposite to a substrate mounted on a loading board in a processing container and supplying a process gas for processing the substrate comprises a top plate member having a recess formed to spread gradually toward the state in order to constitute a gas diffusion space at a position facing the substrate on the loading board, and a gas supply nozzle projecting into the recess from the top thereof and having a plurality of gas supply holes along the circumferential direction of the recess. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310773 | Fine Metal Structure, Process for Producing the Same, Fine Metal Mold and Device - A fine metal structure having its surface furnished with microprojections of high strength, high precision and large aspect ratio; and a process for producing the fine metal structure free of defects. There is provided a fine metal structure having its surface furnished with microprojections, characterized in that the microprojections have a minimum thickness or minimum diameter ranging from 10 nanometers to 10 micrometers and that the ratio between minimum thickness or minimum diameter (D) of microprojections and height of microprojections (H), H/D, is greater than 1. There is further provided a process for producing a fine metal structure, characterized by comprising providing a substrate having a fine rugged pattern on its surface, applying a molecular electroless plating catalyst to the surface, thereafter carrying out electroless plating to thereby form a metal layer having the rugged pattern filled, and detaching the metal layer from the substrate to thereby obtain a fine metal structure furnished with a surface having undergone reversal transfer of the above rugged pattern. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310774 | HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS AND THEIR PROCESSES - Exemplary embodiments provide materials and methods for hydrophobic coatings that can include hydrophobic core-shell nano-fillers dispersed in an elastomeric polymer matrix. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310775 | Spalling for a Semiconductor Substrate - A method for spalling a layer from an ingot of a semiconductor substrate includes forming a metal layer on the ingot of the semiconductor substrate, wherein a tensile stress in the metal layer is configured to cause a fracture in the ingot; and removing the layer from the ingot at the fracture. A system for spalling a layer from an ingot of a semiconductor substrate includes a metal layer formed on the ingot of the semiconductor substrate, wherein a tensile stress in the metal layer is configured to cause a fracture in the ingot, and wherein the layer is configured to be removed from the ingot at the fracture. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310776 | CATIONIC WET STRENGTH RESIN MODIFIED PIGMENTS IN BARRIER COATING APPLICATIONS - Methods for increasing one or more barrier properties of a sheet of paper or paperboard, which method comprises (a) preparing a dispersion having a cationic zeta potential by combining (1) a mixture containing one or more anionic pigments with (2) one or more polyamine-epihalohydrin cationic wet strength resins; (b) coating at least one side of the sheet of paper or paperboard with the dispersion at a coating weight of from about 0.1 g/m | 2010-12-09 |
20100310777 | METHOD OF PRODUCING AN AUTO CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ATOMIZING ALUMINUM TO COAT METAL PARTS - The present invention provides automated, computer-controlled apparatus and methods for coating an object comprising iron with aluminum or an alloy comprising aluminum or another alloy or metal suitable for application by use of heating with an induction coil or air or both. A computer system monitors and controls one or more heating systems to heat aluminum to a desired temperature and determine when an article is to be coated or sprayed with liquid aluminum from one or more atomizing spray nozzles connected directly or indirectly to a container having liquid aluminum therein. Other computerized control methods and sensors can be implemented in order to effectively heat the air or gas which is to be used to either melt or assist in the propelling of the aluminum or alloy which is to be used for coating. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310778 | Apparatus and Method of Applying a Coating Solution - A method of applying a coating solution onto an upper surface of a glass plate that is transported in a substantially horizontal attitude, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the method including the steps of transporting the glass plate into a coating chamber, and opening the plurality of coating nozzles which are positioned in a row at constant intervals therebetween along a curved shape of the upper surface of the glass plate in a width direction of the glass plate perpendicular to the direction of transporting the glass plate by the nozzle position adjusting means and the nozzle height adjusting means, to thereby inject the coating solution when the coating nozzles are located in a region of the upper surface of the glass plate which extends from the leading edge of the glass plate to the rear edge of the glass plate. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310779 | Process for Production of Water-Absorbing Articles - According to a first aspect of the present invention, a process for production of a water-absorbing article including a substrate and a coating film formed on the substrate and formed of a water-absorbing urethane resin is characterized in that: the process comprises an application step of applying a coating liquid to the substrate; the application step includes a step of supplying the coating liquid from a nozzle disposed above the substrate to a surface of the substrate conveyed horizontally; the coating liquid includes a solid matter and a solvent; the solid matter includes a mixture of a polyisocyanate, a polyol having ethylene oxide and a hydrophobic polyol; a concentration of the solid matter in the coating liquid is adjusted within a range from 5 to 30% in mass; and a viscosity of the coating liquid is adjusted within a range from 1 to 3 mPa·s. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310780 | PROCESS FOR COMBATING THE APPEARANCE OF HAZE DURING THE COATING OF FLEXIBLE SUPPORTS WITH A CROSSLINKABLE LIQUID SILICONE COMPOSITION, IN A ROLL DEVICE - Coating of flexible materials with liquid compositions is disclosed. The compositions advantageously comprise one or more polyorganosiloxanes crosslinkable by polyaddition, by dehydrocondensation, by polycondensation, cationically or free-radically to form a protective coating or film having, in particular, release and/or water-repellency properties. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310781 | MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In a semiconductor device, a lead frame made of a copper alloy prevents exfoliation occurring near the surface of the lead frame. A copper oxide layer is formed on the base material made of a copper alloy by immersing the base material into a solution of a strong oxidizer. The copper oxide layer serves as an outermost layer and consists of a copper oxide other than a copper oxide in the form of needle crystals. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310782 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING A SEALANT - A method and apparatus for applying a sealant includes a first chamber that retains a first substance. A second chamber retains a second substance, wherein the second chamber is in selective fluid communication with the first chamber. A third chamber retains a third substance. A first actuator is configured to cause fluid communication of the first and second chambers to allow the first and second substances to comingle and form a first mixture. A second actuator is configured to urge the first mixture and the third substance out of the sealant application apparatus. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310783 | Barrier for doped molybdenum targets - A sputtering target, including a sputtering layer and a support structure. The sputtering layer includes an alkali-containing transition metal. The support structure includes a second material that does not negatively impact the performance of a copper indium selenide (CIS) based semiconductor absorber layer of a solar cell. The sputtering layer directly contacts the second material. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310784 | PROCESS TO MAKE STRUCTURED PARTICLES - Disclosed is a process for making a composite material that contains structured particles. The process includes providing a first precursor in the form of a dry precursor powder, a precursor liquid, a precursor vapor of a liquid and/or a precursor gas. The process also includes providing a plasma that has a high field zone and passing the first precursor through the high field zone of the plasma. As the first precursor passes through the high field zone of the plasma, at least part of the first precursor is decomposed. An aerosol having a second precursor is provided downstream of the high field zone of the plasma and the decomposed first material is allowed to condense onto the second precursor to from structured particles. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310785 | VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD FOR VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS - It is an object of the invention to provide a vacuum processing apparatus that enables setting a timing interval between self-cleaning procedures simply and so as to have general-use, enables significantly lengthening this timing interval, and improves the production efficiency. In a plasma CVD apparatus ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100310786 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL FABRICATION - Systems and methods disclosed herein employ various modes of material deposition and material removal to build a complex, three-dimensional structure upon a rotating base. The systems and methods may be usefully employed to fabricate geometrically and aesthetically accurate dental articles from digital models. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310787 | USE OF ZERO-ORDER DIFFRACTIVE PIGMENTS - The invention relates to the use of tungsten oxide or of tungstate to increase the heat-input amount of near infrared radiation in processes selected from laser welding of plastics, NIR curing of coatings, drying of printing inks, fixing of ink toners to a substrate, heating of plastic preforms, laser marking of plastics or paper. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310788 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS OR SEMI-CONTINUOUS LASER DEPOSITION - The invention relates to a method for deposition of material by laser evaporation wherein the employed laser is a continuous or semi-continuous laser. Using such a laser, it is possible to evaporate the target material in a controlled manner from a local pool of liquid or fluidized target material at the target surface. The invention also provides a system for executing said method. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310789 | Method for Preparation of Hybrid Comprising Magnetite Nanoparticles and Carbon Nitride Nanotubes - The present invention discloses a method for preparation of a hybrid comprising magnetite nanoparticles and carbon nitride nanotubes, comprising: preparing carbon nitride nanotubes by plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD); dissolving the prepared carbon nitride nanotubes in triethyleneglycol to form solution and adding Fe (acetylacetonate) | 2010-12-09 |
20100310790 | METHOD OF FORMING CARBON-CONTAINING LAYER - A method of forming a carbon-containing layer is provided. First, a substrate having a target layer thereon is provided. Next, a plasma containing C | 2010-12-09 |
20100310791 | PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD AND PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEM - In order to provide a plasma processing method and a plasma processing system which is capable of embedding a SiN film can be performed by applying bias power, in a plasma processing method for depositing a silicon nitride film on a substrate | 2010-12-09 |
20100310792 | Gas Sensor and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A gas sensor and manufacturing method thereof. The gas sensor includes a substrate, a pair of electrodes disposed on the substrate, and a gas sensing thin film covering the electrodes, the gas sensing thin film is made up of carbon nanotubes and tin oxide. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310793 | STRETCHED FILM, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A stretched film comprised of a “B | 2010-12-09 |
20100310794 | Decorative Removable Ornaments With Permanently Installed Magnets - A removable decorative and/or advertising ornament with an enclosed magnet, potentially with a protective covering, that allows the ornament to be securely yet removably attached to a metal object, such as the hood, trunk or top of a vehicle. A preferred embodiment of the invention is a foam body that contains a magnet surrounded by a mesh cloth. A barrier separates the magnet and/or mesh cloth from objects that the device is affixed to. The magnet has adequate magnetic force such that the device will remained attached to a vehicle moving at freeway speeds. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310795 | INK JET RECORDING MEDIUM AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF - An ink jet recording medium having a gas-permeable substrate, and an ink receiving layer and a surface layer provided in that order on the gas-permeable substrate, wherein the surface layer is formed through the steps of (1) applying a coating liquid comprising a first inorganic pigment and a binder onto the ink receiving layer, and (2) applying a coagulating liquid comprising a coagulant and a second inorganic pigment having a refractive index higher by 0.30 or more than that of the above first inorganic pigment and an average particle size of 100 nm or less onto the applied coating liquid to subject the coating liquid to a coagulating treatment followed by pressing a coating layer including the coating liquid and the coagulating liquid against a heated casting drum while the coating layer is in a wet condition to subject the coating layer to a cast treatment. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310796 | INKJET RECORDING PAPER - An inkjet recording paper for use in a roll paper feed type printer having a printing speed of 100 m/min or more, comprising a base paper containing pulp, rosette type precipitated calcium carbonate as a filler, and a neutral rosin sizing agent as an internal sizing agent, wherein the base paper is coated with a coating mixture containing a cationic resin, an anionic fluorescent dye and a binder but no pigment; the inkjet recording paper having a Stockigt size degree according to JIS-P8122 of 10 to 25 seconds and an ash content according to JIS-P8251 of 13% to 25%. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310797 | Safe pressure system viewing port - A fracture-safe viewport for a pressure system having a pressure port which is pumped by said pressure system to a pressure above or below atmospheric pressure, comprising a plurality of panes each capable of passing electromagnetic radiation therethrough, each pane being mounted inside a tubular structure and being hermetically sealed to the wall of the pressure chamber. Each of the panes may be a different material or any combination of materials may be used from the group comprising sapphire, glass and quartz or any other material through which a high powered laser or other electromagnetic beam may be directed without adverse consequences. Highly pure, defect-free, ultra-polished, single-crystal sapphire is preferred. Spacing between the panes is used in most embodiments to avoid shrapnel damage in case of catastrophic failure of a pane. Half-donut shaped or chimney-shaped strain relief mounts are used in some embodiments to relieve strain caused by differential rates of thermal expansion when the structure is heated. | 2010-12-09 |
20100310798 | INSULATION PACKAGED WITH ADDITIVE - A quantity of fibrous insulation such as glass or mineral fiber, or cellulose insulation is provided. At least one capsule containing a quantity of an additive is provided, such that a there is a predetermined ratio between the quantity of the additive and the quantity of the fibrous insulation such as glass or mineral fiber, or cellulose insulation. The fibrous insulation such as glass or mineral fiber, or cellulose insulation and the at least one capsule are enclosed in a common package. | 2010-12-09 |