50th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100313922 | Hands-free umbrella - A hands free umbrella device comprised of a housing attached to the body of a user, including a surface for attachment; at least four ribs attached to said surface within said housing, such that when said ribs are deployed from said housing they extend over the user to form a frame work for a canopy-like overhead protective surface acting as an umbrella; a water-resistant material is attached to said ribs covering and connecting each of said ribs to form said canopy; a means for deploying said ribs, such that when the ribs are deployed said canopy is positioned above the users head covering an area around the entire diameter of the users standing body; and a means for collapsing said ribs, such that when the ribs are collapsed they fit within said housing; wherein the user has the use of both their hands while the device protects the user from precipitation and preserving visual access; and a related method for using the hands free umbrella device. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313923 | MULTI-CONFIGURATION WALKING APPARATUS - A multifunctional mobility device which enables or assists a person to walk without assistance from another person. The device provides a practical solution to address the various levels of mobility assistance between the minimal support of a cane and the maximum support of a four-legged walker. The multiple functions of the device are enabled by changing width and height, and include a one-legged, two-handed walker; a two-legged, two-handed walker; a hemi-walker; a stair-climbing aide; a standard or bariatric cane; and a device providing assistance from the sitting to standing position. The device may employ a jointed handle of sufficient width to accommodate both hands, and two legs connected to the handle that move inward or outward in unison, using the jointed handle and a compound, articulating mechanism connecting the two legs. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313924 | WALKER - A folding walker is formed in an X-shaped rear body having a pair of tubular frames. The frames are pivotally mounted on a pivot joint. Wheels are attached to the lower end of the body. A front leg is hingedly connected to the pivot joint so that the front leg is collapsible toward the legs and forms a tripod with the rear legs. Handle structures are adjustable to a desired height and angle. A brace is for locking the walker into unfolded position and unlocking the walker into folded position. A brake system shows that applying either of brake levers attached on the handle or both enables the brake shoes onto the wheels simultaneously. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313925 | BASE STRUCTURE FOR A WALKING STICK - A base structure for a walking stick comprises a body including a connecting support and a plurality of extending legs, the connecting support including a retaining chamber formed around an inner wall thereof to receive a post, and the extending legs extending radially from a bottom end of the connecting support, each of the extending legs including an arcuate arm and a block, and one end of the arcuate arm connected on the bottom end of the connecting support so as to obtain flexibility, the block being located on another end of the arcuate arm and including a plane to abut against the ground; and a washer secured in a bottom surface of the retaining chamber to bias against a bottom end of the post. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313926 | HEAT-DRIVEN THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR DEVICE - A heat-driven thermoelectric generator device is provided. The thermoelectric generator device includes a heat-driven cooling module and a thermoelectric module. The heat-driven cooling module is used to convert heat energy received from outside into cool energy. The thermoelectric module can generate electric power by the temperature difference between the heat energy received from outside and the cool energy generated by the heat-driven cooling module. According to the implementation of the present invention, the thermoelectric generator device can use a natural or artificial heat source as the heat energy to achieve the effect of generating electric power. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313927 | APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING ULTRAVIOLET (UV) LIGHT INTO ELECTRICITY - An apparatus for converting ultraviolet (UV) light into electricity is disclosed. It includes a UV-light-into-electricity conversion device and an electricity storage. The welding operation zone has a welding apparatus for welding a workpiece. This welding apparatus generates strong UV light during a welding operation. The UV-light-into-electricity conversion device can absorb the UV light and then convert into electricity. Finally, the electricity storage stores the electricity generated by the UV-light-into-electricity conversion device. Hence, it can convert the harmful UV light into useable electricity. The entire structure of this invention is simple. In addition, it is suitable for a fixed operation zone or a movable operation zone during a welding operation. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313928 | Photovoltaic Array With Array-Roof Integration Member - One embodiment relates to a photovoltaic (PV) apparatus. The PV apparatus includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules arranged in an array and attached to a support structure which is attached to a roof. Each of the photovoltaic modules comprises a plurality of photovoltaic cells. A first array-roof integration member is attached to a first side of the array. The array-roof integration member covers a gap between the first side of the array and the roof. Another embodiment relates to a method of installing a photovoltaic apparatus upon a sloped roof. Another embodiment relates to a kit for mounting a photovoltaic apparatus on a roof. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed herein. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313929 | CELL ISOLATION ON PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES FOR HOT SPOT REDUCTION - Embodiments of the present invention provide methods for fabricating a solar cell on a substrate that have proportionally reduced current to minimize or reduce the likelihood of shading of a portion of the solar cell causing damage to the formed device. In one embodiment, a method for fabricating a series of solar cell arrays on a substrate includes providing a substrate having a TCO layer formed thereon, forming a first plurality of vertical scribing lines and a first plurality of horizontal scribing lines in the TCO layer, forming a film stack and a back metal layer on the scribed TCO layer, and forming a second plurality of the horizontal scribing lines in the film stack and the back metal layer, wherein the second plurality of horizontal scribing lines comprise pairs of scribing lines formed adjacent to each respective one of the first plurality of the horizontal scribing lines formed in the TCO layer. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313930 | SOLAR BATTERY MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, ELECTRIC COMPONENT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS MOUNTING THE SAME - All solar battery cells are in a matrix disposition. Each row of the matrix includes at least two cell groups, and each column of the matrix includes at least two cell groups. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313931 | POWER OPERATION SYSTEM, POWER OPERATION METHOD, PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATOR AND CONTROLLER - A power operation system including a plurality of photovoltaic power generators connected through one same receiving end to an electric power system is provided. Each of the photovoltaic power generators includes a solar cell receiving sunlight and outputting electric power, and a storage battery for storing the electric power. The power operation system includes a limiting unit limiting storage of electric power by a first photovoltaic power generator among the plurality of photovoltaic power generators in a first time period, and limiting storage of electric power by a second photovoltaic power generator among the plurality of photovoltaic power generators in a second time period different from the first time period. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313932 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN FILM DEVICES DEPOSITED ON HIGHLY TEXTURED SUBSTRATES - The present invention provides an improved thin film solar cell, wherein at least one additional resistive transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer is incorporated into the solar cell. The additional resistive TCO electrically separates the conductive TCO layers acting as electrodes of such a cell and thus decreases or prevents performance losses. Furthermore, methods for the production of such solar cells are disclosed. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313933 | Reflector-solar receiver assembly and solar module - A reflector-solar receiver assembly and methods related to the reflector-solar receiver assembly are described. The reflector-solar receiver assembly contains a reflector and a solar receiver. The reflector has a substantially planar light reflecting face and the solar receiver has a substantially planar light receiving face. The normal direction of the light reflecting face and the normal direction of the light receiving face are at an angle of about 90°. The reflector-solar receiver assembly can be installed at an installation site by placing the substantially planar light reflecting face at an angle of about γ−23.5° or about γ+23.5° from the gravitation line of the installation site, γ is the latitude of the installation site, so that the substantially planar light reflecting face reflects at least a portion of sunlight to the substantially planar light receiving face during a majority of the clear days of a year. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313934 | METHOD AND MEANS FOR A HIGH POWER SOLAR CELL - In methods and apparatus for improving the power generated, and thus efficiency of solar cells, a double or triple junction tandem solar cell that has one or two photon filters of the invention in between the solar cell layers, respectively. The photon filter is arranged to reflect photons with wavelength shorter than λ | 2010-12-16 |
20100313935 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES HAVING TANDEM SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER STACKS - A monolithically-integrated photovoltaic module is provided. The module includes an insulating substrate and a lower electrode above the substrate. The method also includes a lower stack of microcrystalline silicon layers above the lower electrode, an upper stack of amorphous silicon layers above the lower stack, and an upper electrode above the upper stack. The upper and lower stacks of silicon layers have different energy band gaps. The module also includes a built-in bypass diode vertically extending in the upper and lower stacks of silicon layers from the lower electrode to the upper electrode. The built-in bypass diode includes portions of the lower and upper stacks that have a greater crystalline portion than a remainder of the lower and upper stacks. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313936 | GLASS SUBSTRATE COATED WITH LAYERS HAVING AN IMPROVED MECHANICAL STRENGTH - The invention relates to
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20100313937 | Mesoporous and Nanoporous Materials, and Methods of Synthesizing the Same - A method for synthesizing a phosphonic acid functionalized mesoporous metal oxide material (e.g., silica, titania, alumina, preferably silica material) is provided. Further, a method of using the phosphonic acid functionalized mesoporous silica material as a solid acid catalyst in a pinicole-pinacolone rearrangement reaction, and a method of using a phosphonic acid functionalized mesoporous silica material as a solid acid catalyst in a transesterification reaction is provided. A method for preparing a mesoporous titania film for use in a dye sensitized solar cell is also provided. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313938 | COUNTER ELECTRODE AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT INCLUDING THE COUNTER ELECTRODE - The present invention provides a counter electrode that is excellent in photoelectric conversion efficiency and may achieve a photoelectric conversion element where a short circuit between a working electrode and a counter electrode hardly occurs, and a photoelectric conversion element including the counter electrode. The present invention is a counter electrode that includes an intermediate layer made of porous carbon, and an insulating separator that is disposed on one surface of the intermediate layer. The porous carbon includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313939 | SYSTEMS METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MAGNETIC PROCESSING OF SOLAR MODULES - Provided herein are methods, apparatuses and systems for fabricating photovoltaic cells and modules. In certain embodiments, the methods, apparatuses and systems involve coating ferromagnetic substrates with thin film solar cell materials and using magnetic force to constrain, move or otherwise manipulate partially fabricated cells or modules. According to various embodiments, the methods, apparatuses and systems provide magnetically actuated handling throughout a photovoltaic cell or module fabrication process, from forming photovoltaic cell layers on a substrate to packaging the module for transport and installation. The magnetically manipulated processing provides advantages over conventional photovoltaic module processing operations, including fewer mechanical components, greater control over placement and tolerances, and ease of handling. As a result, the methods, apparatuses and systems provide highly efficient, low maintenance photovoltaic module fabrication processes. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313940 | PHOTOVOLTAIC ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN OPTICALLY ACTIVE GLASS CERAMIC - A solar cell and a method for producing a solar cell are described, comprising at least one photovoltaic layer region ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100313941 | VERTICAL JUNCTION TANDEM/MULTI-JUNCTION PV DEVICE - A vertical multi-junction photovoltaic device includes a structured substrate including a plurality of substantially vertical elongated structures protruding from a planar surface of the structured substrate. An areal density of the elongated structures at a first sliced plane parallel to the planer surface is different than an areal density of the elongated structures at a second sliced plane parallel to the planar surface. The device further includes least a first sub-cell and a second sub-cell, each having a corresponding vertical p-n or p-i-n junction formed of conformal layers, the first sub-cell being formed in a first region incorporating the first sliced plane and the second sub-cell being formed above the first sub-cell in a second region incorporating the second sliced plane. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313942 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE HAVING MULTIPLE SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER STACKS - A method of manufacturing a photovoltaic module is provided. The method includes providing an electrically insulating substrate and a lower electrode, depositing a lower stack of silicon layers above the lower electrode, and depositing an upper stack of silicon layers above the lower stack. The lower and upper stacks include N-I-P junctions. The lower stack has an energy band gap of at least 1.60 eV while the upper stack has an energy band gap of at least 1.80 eV. The method also includes providing an upper electrode above the upper stack. The lower and upper stacks convert incident light into an electric potential between the upper and lower electrodes with the lower and upper stacks converting different portions of the light into the electric potential based on wavelengths of the light. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313943 | Thin-film solar cell and process for producing it - The present invention relates to a thin-film solar cell and a process for producing it, where the rear-side layer structure of the thin-film solar cell has a multilayer structure comprising a metallic bonding layer, a transition layer and an Ag-containing reflector layer and displays a high degree of reflection and good adhesion of the layer system. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313944 | WRAPPED OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - In various embodiments, optoelectronic devices are described herein. The optoelectronic device may include an optoelectronic cell arranged so as to wrap around a central axis wherein the cell includes a first conductive layer, a semi-conductive layer disposed over and in electrical communication with the first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer disposed over and in electrical communication with the semi-conductive layer. In various embodiments, methods for making optoelectronic devices are described herein. The methods may include forming an optoelectronic cell while flat and wrapping the optoelectronic cell around a central axis. The optoelectronic devices may be photovoltaic devices. Alternatively, the optoelectronic devices may be organic light emitting diodes. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313945 | Solar Cell Substrate and Methods of Manufacture - Photovoltaic cells and methods for making photovoltaic cells are described. The methods include disposing an intermediate layer within the back contact at a thickness that does not negatively impact reflection or transmission of light through the solar cell. The intermediate layer prevents peeling of metal from the back contact during laser scribing. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313946 | SOLAR CELL MODULE, LAMINATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF SOLAR CELL MODULE - Provided is a solar cell module which has a PCTFE film as the light-transmitting surface layer and/or back side protective sheet and is excellent in interlayer adhesion. The invention consists in a solar cell module comprising a light-transmitting surface layer, a solar cell element embedded in a filler and a back side protective sheet, wherein at least one of the light-transmitting surface layer and back side protective sheet is a polychlorotrifluoroethylene film (A) having a treated surface layer obtained by electric discharge treatment in an inert gas containing a reactive organic compound and the treated surface layer is disposed on the solar cell element side. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313947 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING A MATERIAL ON A SUBSTRATE - The invention provides a method for applying a material onto a substrate using a droplet printing technique wherein a gas stream is released into the direction of a substrate, which gas stream comprises a carrier gas and droplets of a suspension of the material or droplets of a solution of a precursor of the material or droplets of a precursor of the material as such, whereby the droplets in the gas stream are first maintained in a steady flow and subsequently in a converging flow before the droplets are contacted with the substrate. The invention further provides an apparatus for carrying out said method. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313948 | Photovoltaic Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A photovoltaic device with a low degradation rate and a high stability efficiency. In one aspect, the photovoltaic device includes: a substrate; a first electrode disposed on the substrate; at least one photoelectric transformation layer disposed on the first electrode, the photoelectric transformation layer including a light absorbing layer; and a second electrode disposed on the photoelectric transformation layer; and wherein the light absorbing layer included in at least the one photoelectric transformation layer includes a first sub-layer and a second sub-layer, each of which includes hydrogenated amorphous silicon based material and a crystalline silicon grain respectively. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313949 | Photovoltaic Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A photovoltaic device with a low degradation rate and a high stability efficiency. In one aspect, the photovoltaic device includes: a substrate; a first electrode disposed on the substrate; a plurality of photoelectric transformation layers disposed on the first electrode, the photoelectric transformation layer comprising a light absorbing layer; and a second electrode disposed on a plurality of the photoelectric transformation layers; wherein the light absorbing layer comprised in at least one of a plurality of the photoelectric transformation layers comprises a first sub-layer and a second sub-layer, each of which comprises hydrogenated amorphous silicon and hydrogenated proto-crystalline silicon respectively, and wherein a thickness of the first sub-layer is actually the same as a thickness of the second sub-layer. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313950 | ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATINGS FOR OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATES - Anti-reflective coatings and coating solutions, optically transparent elements and improved processes for preparing AR coatings and coating solutions are described. The anti-reflective coatings are formed from at least two different alkoxy silane materials in a base catalyzed reaction. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313951 | CARBON NANOTUBE-BASED SOLAR CELLS - Solar cells are provided with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) which are used: to define a micron/sub-micron geometry of the solar cells; and/or as charge transporters for efficiently removing charge carriers from the absorber layer to reduce the rate of electron-hole recombination in the absorber layer. A solar cell may comprise: a substrate; a multiplicity of areas of metal catalyst on the surface of the substrate; a multiplicity of carbon nanotube bundles formed on the multiplicity of areas of metal catalyst, each bundle including carbon nanotubes aligned roughly perpendicular to the surface of the substrate; and a photoactive solar cell layer formed over the carbon nanotube bundles and exposed surfaces of the substrate, wherein the photoactive solar cell layer is continuous over the carbon nanotube bundles and the exposed surfaces of the substrate. The photoactive solar cell layer may be comprised of amorphous silicon p/i/n thin films; although, concepts of the present invention are also applicable to solar cells with absorber layers of microcrystalline silicon, SiGe, carbon doped microcrystalline silicon, CIS, CIGS, CISSe and various p-type II-VI binary compounds and ternary and quaternary compounds. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313952 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES HAVING MULTIPLE SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER STACKS - A monolithically-integrated photovoltaic module is provided. The module includes an electrically insulating substrate, a lower stack of microcrystalline silicon layers above the substrate, a middle stack of amorphous silicon layers above the lower stack, an upper stack of amorphous silicon layers above the middle stack, and a light transmissive cover layer above the upper stack. An energy band gap of each of the lower, middle and upper stacks differs from one another such that a different spectrum of incident light is absorbed by each of the lower, middle and upper stacks. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313953 | NANO-STRUCTURED SOLAR CELL - A solar cell includes a first electrode and an array of ordered electron conductive nanostructure films electrically coupled to and supported by the first electrode. A plurality of quantum dot absorbers are attached to the electrically conductive nanostructure films. A hole conducting material is diffused between the electron conductive nanostructure films, and a second electrode is electrically coupled to the hole conducting material. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313954 | Concentrated Photovoltaic System Receiver for III-V Semiconductor Solar Cells - According to an embodiment, a solar cell receiver for converting solar energy to electricity includes a ceramic substrate, a solar cell and a heat sink. The ceramic substrate has a first metallized surface and an opposing second metallized surface. The first metallized surface of the ceramic substrate has separated conductive regions. The solar cell has a conductive first surface connected to a first one of the conductive regions of the ceramic substrate and an opposing second surface having a conductive contact area connected to a second one of the conductive regions. The heat sink is bonded to the second metallized surface of the ceramic substrate with a thermally conductive attach media, such as a metal-filled epoxy adhesive or solder. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313955 | Method of Making Solar Collector Assemblies with Optical Concentrator Encapsulant - Disclosed is a method of making solar collector assemblies for photovoltaic conversion. The method comprises providing a mold for receiving encapsulant, the mold having serially arranged, alternating peaks and valleys. A respective PV solar cell is placed into each of a series of the valleys such that the light-receiving surfaces of the PV solar cells face upwards. Uncured encapsulant is delivered into the mold and onto the light-receiving surfaces, and from the light-receiving surfaces to a level at least as high as the peaks so as to form, above the light-receiving surfaces, optical concentrators for concentrating light received by the optical concentrators and directing the light to the light-receiving surfaces. The encapsulant is then cured. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313956 | ENCAPSULATING MATERIAL FOR SOLAR CELL - A solar cell encapsulated with an encapsulating material which is a non-crystalline or low-crystalline α-olefin-based copolymer or its composition (I). The composition (C) can contain 50 to 100 parts by weight of non-crystalline α-olefin polymer (A) which meets the following requirements: (a) the α-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms is not less than 20 mol %, (b) practically no melt peak as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter is observed, and (c) the Mw/Mn is not more than 5, and 50 to 0 parts by weight of crystalline α-olefin polymer (B) (the total of (A) and (B) being 100 parts by weight). The non-crystalline or low-crystalline α-olefin copolymer may also have a crystallinity of not higher than 40% as measured by use of X rays. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313957 | QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS - Solar cells and methods for manufacturing solar cells and/or components or layers thereof are disclosed. An example method for manufacturing a multi-bandgap quantum dot layer for use in a solar cell may include providing a first precursor compound, providing a second precursor compound, and combining a portion of the first precursor compound with a portion of the second precursor compound to form a multi-bandgap quantum dot layer that includes a plurality of quantum dots that differ in bandgap. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313958 | SENSING EVENTS AFFECTING LIQUID FLOW IN A LIQUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - By monitoring pressure transients in a liquid within a liquid distribution system using only a single sensor, events such as the opening and closing of valves at specific fixtures are readily detected. The sensor, which can readily be coupled to a faucet bib, transmits an output signal to a computing device. Each such event can be identified by the device based by comparing characteristic features of the pressure transient waveform with previously observed characteristic features for events in the system. These characteristic features, which can include the varying pressure, derivative, and real Cepstrum of the pressure transient waveform, can be used to select a specific fixture where a valve open or close event has occurred. Flow to each fixture and leaks in the system can also be determined from the pressure transient signal. A second sensor disposed at a point disparate from the first sensor provides further event information. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313959 | Fluid Control Arrangement - An outer valve surrounds an inner valve. A plug can move relative to a seat of the inner valve to control flow through that valve. A plug co-operates with the outlet port of the outer valve to control fluid through that valve. The plug comprises part of the inner valve. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313960 | High Performance Transducer - An electro-pneumatic transducer for controlling gas pressure is disclosed. The transducer includes a nozzle body and a valve housing interconnected therebetween by a nozzle and a solenoid assembly including a magnetized valve assembly and a solenoid having a top portion and a bottom portion, which when energized generate a magnetic field having a predetermined polarity in response to which the magnetized valve assembly is actuated to control gas flow through the nozzle. The transducer also includes a control circuit adapted to receive an input signal. The control circuit is configured to energize the solenoid in response to the input signal to generate the magnetic field thereabout to actuate the valve assembly. The transducer further includes a capacitor coupled to the control circuit, wherein upon loss of the input signal, the control circuit signals the capacitor to provide an electrical signal to the solenoid to actuate the valve assembly. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313961 | LIQUID MEDIUM SUPPLY METHOD - The invention relates to technology and equipment for liquid media treatment and supply and can be used in oil processing, chemical, medical and other industry branches. The proposed liquid medium supply method is described with use of a dynamic nozzle having elements | 2010-12-16 |
20100313962 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECYCLING STERILANT GAS - A system for recovery of a sterilant gas mixture from a sterilizer chamber is disclosed. The system includes a gas recovery tank, a sterilizer chamber in gaseous communication with the gas recovery tank and a gas recovery assembly coupled to the gas recovery tank and the sterilizer chamber. The gas recovery assembly is configured to transfer a sterilant gas mixture including at least one sterilant gas between the sterilizer chamber and the gas recovery tank. The system further includes an analyzer assembly coupled to the sterilizer chamber, the analyzer assembly including at least one sterilant gas sensor configured to detect density of the sterilant gas and a control module coupled to the analyzer assembly and to the gas recovery assembly. The control module includes at least one control module configured to determine at least one of a transfer pressure and flammability of the sterilant gas mixture as a function of the density of the sterilant gas. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313963 | GAS MIXER AND SAMPLER SYSTEM FOR A CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE LABORATORY CHAMBER - A gas mixer and sampler system ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100313964 | DEVICES FOR TREATING, SENSING, OR OTHERWISE ACTING UPON FLUID - Treating, sensing, diverting, measuring, and collecting devices for fluid such as water are described. When designed for use as chlorinators, the devices may divert water flowing in conduits into the devices for treatment and subsequent return to the flow stream. A return tube of the device may be designed to create vortex action, using a pressure differential to evacuate treated water from the device back into the conduit. When designed for use as feeders for supplying acid or other material to flowing water, the devices may include one or more channels communicating between the material and the flowing water. When designed for use as flow sensors or otherwise, the devices may include objects acted upon by flowing water to indicate that water indeed is flowing. Yet other sensors may be utilized to determine characteristics of water passing through the conduits. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313965 | Locking Fire Hydrant - A locking fire hydrant includes a fire hydrant body having an internal channel extending between a main cap recess and an auxiliary cap recess defined therein. A plunger assembly including first and second plungers is disposed within the internal channel. The first plunger is disposed such that an end thereof is capable of extending into a main cap recess and the second plunger is disposed such that an end thereof is capable of extending into an auxiliary cap recess. When the second plunger is actuated by mounting a locking cap on the fire hydrant body, one of the ratchet teeth provided on the back side of the auxiliary cap engages the second plunger to prevent the auxiliary cap from being removed from the fire hydrant body. A locking cap, an opening tool, and methods of securing an auxiliary cap to a fire hydrant also are described. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313966 | Freeze Resistant Manifold Assembly and System - A freeze resistant manifold includes a plurality of conduits, junction, and expansion device. Each conduit of the plurality of conduits includes a respective first end in fluid communication with a respective second end. The junction is defined by each of the respective first ends of the plurality of conduits in direct fluid communication with a remainder of the first ends of the plurality of conduits. The expansion device includes a housing, plug, and linear actuator. The housing has a first housing end and a second housing end. The first housing end is in fluid communication with the junction. The plug is disposed between the first housing end and the second housing end. The plug has a substantially fluid-tight, sliding engagement with an inner wall of the housing. The linear actuator is to urge the plug towards the first housing end with a predetermined amount of force. The plug is held proximal to the first housing end by the linear actuator in response to a fluid pressure in the junction being less than a predetermined normal working pressure. The plug is moved towards the second end in response to the fluid pressure in the junction exceeding the predetermined normal working pressure. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313967 | SLURRY FLOW CONTROL DEVICE - A system for controlling slurry flow through a flexible-walled transport tube. An example system includes a frame, a pivot pin, a rotatable radial arm having an attached pressure pad, a spring tension adjustment rod extending between the radial arm and the frame, and a coil spring concentric with the spring tension adjustment rod and configured to oppose rotation of the radial arm away from a flexible-walled transport tube contacting the pressure pad. In one operating condition, a decrease in the pressure of the slurry within the transport tube reduces the force applied by the slurry outward on the tube wall, leading the spring to rotate the radial arm toward the tube, causing the contact pad to deflect the wall of the flexible-walled transport tube and impeding the flow of slurry through the tube. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313968 | INFLATION VALVE - An inflation valve is revealed. The inflation valve includes a longitudinal valve body, a valve member and an elastic member sleeved between the valve member and the longitudinal valve body. The longitudinal valve body includes an axially extending hole disposed therein, a projecting edge arranged on the axially extending hole and a round through hole disposed on a center of the projecting edge, and two alignment members having at least one projecting body and/or one concave slot. A round valve head is arranged on the front end of the valve member and alignment members corresponding to the alignment members of the longitudinal valve body disposed on an outer edge of the valve head. While being assembled, the valve head passes the through hole by alignment of the alignment members between the valve member and the longitudinal valve body and becomes staggered. Moreover, by the elastic member, the valve head presses and locks onto the round through hole to form a closed state. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313969 | FUEL FILLER ASSEMBLY - A fuel filler adapter for a vehicle including a rigid housing connected to the vehicle and having a fuel pipe opening defined therethrough; and a flexible plastic overmold formed to the rigid housing. The overmold includes a radial wall defining an aperture that is in registry with the fuel pipe opening, a drainage skirt at least partially encircling the aperture for catching overflow fuel, and an overflow channel disposed below the aperture. The overflow channel may be defined by the radial wall and/or the skirt. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313970 | Latching Pressure Regulator - A system for regulating pressure supplied to a transmission control element, includes a control pressure source and line pressure source, a latch valve that opens and closes communication with the line pressure source in response to control pressure, and a regulator valve including a spool for regulating line pressure and producing control element pressure when the latch valve is closed, and an auxiliary piston responsive to line pressure and contacting the spool for connecting line pressure to the control element when the latch valve is open. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313971 | REGULATOR WITH HIGH FLOW RATE STABILITY - A pressure regulator comprising a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port, a linearly sliding member for selectively covering a section of a passage between the inlet port and the outlet port, a diaphragm interconnected to the linearly sliding member to slide the linearly sliding member in reaction to pressure levels in the housing, and a valve seat located in the passage between the inlet port and the outlet port. The linearly sliding member includes a sealing disc for preventing fluid flow past the valve seat. The valve seat is located closer to the outlet port than to the inlet port. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313972 | Check Valve For A Self-Priming Pump - A check valve of the flapper type structured for use in a self-primer pump is structured for attachment to the pump casing in a manner that facilitates servicing of the check valve, and includes securement means that are positioned external to the casing and a flapper that is located through an opening of the casing in a manner that enables the servicing of the valve without dropping the flapper or the hardware into the interior of the pump. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313973 | Fluid-Controlled Electronic Games and Measurement Devices - A device for estimating a stream of urine entering a toilet or urinal includes a measuring unit configured to estimate an amount of the stream of urine, and an indicator to provide an indication to an individual of the amount of the stream of urine. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313974 | FLUID HANDLING STRUCTURE, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A fluid handling structure has a plurality of openings acting as a meniscus pinning system operating on the gas drag principle and a gas knife outwardly of the meniscus pinning system to break-up any film of liquid left behind. The separation between the gas knife and the meniscus pinning system is selected from the range of 1 mm to 5 mm. Desirably the underside of a barrier member in which the gas knife and the meniscus pinning system are provided is continuous, e.g. has no openings, between the gas knife and the meniscus pinning system. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313975 | VACUUM ASSIST PUMP SYSTEM - A vacuum assist pump system includes a vacuum assist pump for assisting to a brake system by vacuum, wherein it includes a suction compensation pump connected with the vacuum assist pump. Advantageously, a vacuum compensation reservoir is arranged between the vacuum assist pump and the suction compensation pump. The vacuum compensation reservoir comprises a vacuity sensor for its internal vacuity and two interfaces. One of the two interfaces communicates to the suction compensation pump, the other communicates to the vacuum assist pump. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313976 | EXTREME FLOW RATE AND/OR HIGH TEMPERATURE FLUID DELIVERY SUBSTRATES - A flow substrate including a body having a first surface and a second opposing surface, a plurality of pairs of ports defined in the first surface of the body, a plurality of fluid pathways extending between each respective pair of ports and in fluid communication with each port of the respective pair of ports, and at least one cap. Each fluid pathway is formed in the second surface of the body. The at least one cap has a first surface constructed to seal at least one fluid pathway, and a second opposing surface. At least one of the body and the at least one cap includes a weld formation formed in at least one of the second surface of the body and the second surface of the at least one cap constructed to surround the at least one fluid pathway and facilitate welding of the at least one cap to the body along the weld formation. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313977 | Device with Direct Control, in Particular Proportional and/or Rectilinear Control, for Fluid Loading and/or Unloading System - The invention concerns a control device for the movement and positioning of a coupling for a marine loading system ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100313978 | Pneumatic Valve Device - A pneumatic valve device comprising an integral valve body having first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh openings; a regulation assembly for supplying gas in the second opening; a relief valve in the seventh opening; a pressure gauge in the sixth opening; and an inlet connector in the fifth opening. The first opening communicates with the second opening and the third opening respectively, the first opening has external threads releasably connected to a compressed gas cylinder, the third opening has one end communicating with an outside surface of the valve body and the other end communicating the regulation assembly, the fourth opening interconnects the compressed gas cylinder and the inlet connector, and the fifth opening, the sixth opening, and the seventh opening are equally spaced apart around an outer surface of the valve body and have the same elevation. The first, third and second openings communicate with each other. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313979 | Faucet Including a Molded Waterway Assembly - A faucet including a molded waterway assembly having a plurality of tubes overmolded within a valve interface member. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313980 | Solenoid valve apparatus - A solenoid valve apparatus includes a solenoid valve and a switching device that switches between a first state in which the working fluid in the pump chamber is discharged when the solenoid valve functions as a regulator valve and a second state in which discharge of the working fluid from the pump chamber is prohibited when the solenoid valve functions as the electromagnetic pump. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313981 | Proportional Position Feedback Hydraulic Servo System - A system for positioning a device such as a valve with a mechanical input using a fluid operated actuator, a mechanical position feedback member coupled to a feedback element of the fluid operated actuator and an activation fluid valve. The fluid operated actuator has an output coupled to the mechanical input of the valve, a feedback element for mechanically indicating a position of the valve, and inputs for actuating fluid, such that fluid at the inputs causes the fluid operated actuator to move in opposing directions. The activation fluid valve has outputs coupled to the inputs of the fluid operated actuator, a first opposing force input coupled to the mechanical position feedback member and a second opposing force input coupled to a control input force. The position of the activation fluid valve is controlled by a balance between the force from the mechanical feedback member and the control input force. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313982 | Fluid Flow Control Device - A fluid flow control device that controls a flow of fluid within the flow control device has a flow path to convey the fluid. A cross-sectional area of the flow path varies along the flow path. At least a portion of the length of the fluid flow control device includes an active surface capable of influencing the fluid flow through the flow path to cause vortical motion of the fluid within the fluid pathway. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313983 | POLYMER ACTUATOR, AND VALVE AND SHAFT-SEALING STRUCTURE EACH USING THE SAME - The object is to provide a polymer actuator capable of being utilized for any of various drive sources, wherein the amount of deformation of the polymer actuator can particularly be used also for a valve or shaft-sealing device. The polymer actuator comprises a power driver deformed upon receiving electro stimuli and electrodes disposed on the upper and lower surface sides of the power driver in an opposite manner for applying positive and negative electro stimuli to the power driver in a planar fashion. The electrodes have different stimuli application regions to have different electrical field distributions for causing distribution of stress-generated in the power driver to be eccentrically located on one of positive and negative sides, thereby bending and deforming the power driver onto a side on which the opposite stimuli application regions do not exist. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313984 | FLUID TRANSPORT IN MONOLITHIC STRUCTURES - A modular insert and monolithic structure is disclosed where the inserts are embedded in a slot in the monolithic structure to allow MSM components to be mounted directly to the planar surface of the monolithic structure. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313985 | PIPELINE ISOLATION - A pipeline isolation plug for location in a section of pipe has two seal modules coupled together by a ball joint. The first module has a mandrel defining a pressure head which, in use, is exposed to the pipeline pressure. A seal element is mounted behind the pressure head and is radially extendable to engage a pipe inner wall. The second module has a mandrel defining a pressure head which, in use, is exposed to the fluid pressure between the first and second modules. Two axially spaced seal elements are mounted on the mandrel behind the pressure head and are radially extendable to engage the pipe inner wall. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313986 | PROCESS FOR COATING A PIPE WITH HIGH THROUGHPUT USING MULTIMODAL ETHYLENE COPOLYMER, AND COATED PIPES OBTAINED THEREOF - The present invention deals with coated pipes having a layer of multimodal polyethylene. The multimodal ethylene copolymer is a copolymer of ethylene with one or more alpha-olefin comonomers having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms and has a weight average molecular weight of from 70000 g/mol to 250000 g/mol, the ratio of the weight average molecular weight to the number average molecular weight, Mw/Mn, of from 15 to 50, a melt index MFR | 2010-12-16 |
20100313987 | LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS PIPELINE WITH NEAR ZERO COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION - The invention provides a pipe assembly for containing and transporting cryogenic temperature fluids. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313988 | STEEL TUBE WITH EXCELLENT STEAM OXIDATION RESISTANCE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE STEEL TUBE - A steel tube with excellent steam oxidation resistance and a method for producing the steel tube are provided. The steel tube contains 9 to 28% by mass of Cr, and the visual coverage of the shot peened area of the inner surface of the steel tube is 70 percent or more. The method for producing the steel tube includes shot peening the inner surface of the steel tube under the condition of a shot stream of not less than 5 kg/minute and satisfying the formula (a) shown below while rotating the steel tube and moving a shot nozzle along the length of the steel tube. The shot peened area (visual coverage) of the inner surface of the steel tube is 70 percent or more; | 2010-12-16 |
20100313989 | FLEXIBLE, ABRASION RESISTANT TEXTILE SLEEVE AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes an elongate wall having opposite edges extending parallel to a central axis of the sleeve. The wall is woven with warp yams extending parallel to the axis and fill yarns extending transverse to the warp yams. The warp yarns are provided as monofilament yarns to provide abrasion resistance and the fill yams are provided as both monofilament yams to provide further abrasion resistance and multifilament yams to provide increased coverage, maintain flexibility, and to maintain the warp monofilaments in their intended position. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313990 | ANTISTATIC CORE-SHEATH TYPE POLYESTER ULTRAFINE FALSE-TWIST TEXTURED YARN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND ANTISTATIC WATER-REPELLENT WOVEN FABRIC CONTAINING THE ANTISTATIC CORE-SHEATH TYPE POLYESTER ULTRAFINE FALSE-TWIST TEXTURED YARN - The polyester false-twist textured yarn of the present invention has a sheath part encapsulating an antistatic component, and is not susceptive to deformation of the false-twist, therefore a little fluff in false-twist texturing occurs. Thus, a polyester textile that is excellent also in antistatic performance, while maintaining such performances as soft feeling, warmth-retaining property, water-absorbing property, hygroscopic property that belong to an ultrafine polyester false-twist textured yarn. Further, since it is excellent in heat-resisting properties as compared with conventional polyetheramide-based antistatic agent, the yarn is excellent in wash durability when it is high-pressure dyed and can be suitably used for a textile for use in such applications as school uniform, uniform and dustproof wear for which static charge should be prevented. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313991 | REINFORCING BAR BINDER, WIRE REEL AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING WIRE REEL - A reinforcing bar binder capable of certainly identifying the type of a wire reel and automatically adjusting the amount of feeding of the wire wound around the wire reel or the twisting torque on the wire is provided. The reinforcing bar binder feeds a wire while rotating a wire reel mounted in a storing chamber and binds a reinforcing bar. The storing chamber is provided with a first detecting means for detecting the amount of rotation of the wire reel and a second detecting means for detecting the number of second to-be detecting portions on the wire reel during the amount of rotation detected by the first detecting means. The binder main body is provided with controlling means for controlling the amount of feeding of the wire or the twisting torque on the wire based on the number of the second to-be-detected portions detected by the second detecting means. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATION OF COLUMN AND MEDIA PACKING - This invention provides for the fully automated, hands free, packing of chromatography columns by means of delivering a pre-calculated volume of slurry and using two different packing modalities to stop the packing when either 1) this volume has been delivered in the column, or 2) when the adapter is moved to reach a bed height corresponding to the pre-calculated volume. Thus, a chromatography column can be packed in a fully automated fashion and such a column is 1) stable and 2) has the desired performance characteristic. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313993 | VIAL STABILIZER - A method and apparatus for stabilizing vials during a contents transfer, the apparatus having a flat base from which vertical arms rise from each end, and having a stabilizer band segment above and parallel to each side of the flat base to provide stabilizing support to at least one fluid vial when the fluid vial is up-ended over a base vial during a contents transfer. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313994 | SYSTEM FOR LOADING PARTICULATE MATTER INTO A TRANSPORT CONTAINER - A method of loading particulate matter into a transport container having at least one chamber with a peripheral region using an apparatus comprising a rotatable member configured to be positioned at least partially into an opening for the chamber. The method can include the acts of locating the apparatus adjacent the opening for the chamber by movement relative to the transport container, initiating a flow of particulate matter from the apparatus into the opening, rotating the rotatable member to facilitate the dispensing of particulate matter within the chamber, and engaging the rotatable member with particulate matter so that at least a portion of particulate matter that has been dispensed into the chamber is pushed into the peripheral region within the chamber. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313995 | ROBOT FOR ORCHESTRATING MICROFLUIDICS EXPERIMENTS - A robot is described for automatically performing microfluidic experiments that are often complex and repetitive. The robot includes a system for initiating the communication of off-chip fluids, such as fluorocarbons, and off-chip materials, such as proteins. The communication of off-chip fluids and off-chip materials is further guided to a microfluidics device vis-à-vis a Z-head robot, an XY plane robot, and an interface assembly that creates a fluid-tight joint for communicating the off-chip fluids and off-chip materials into the microfluidics device for conduction of microfluidics experiments. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313996 | HAND HELD PERISTALTIC PUMP FOR DISPENSING FLUID FROM A RIGID CONTAINER - A fluid dispensing apparatus includes an operable peristaltic pump. The pump supports a rigid container which includes an aggressive fluid which is to be dispensed from the container. A vent tube and a dispensing tube extends from the container through the pump. Operation of the pump causes fluid to be pumped out from the container through the dispensing tube while air is pumped into the container through the vent tube. This equalizes pressure in the container and allows fluid to be dispensed from a rigid container. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313997 | Timber-Working Head With Feed Wheel Adaptor Plate - A timber-working head comprises a first motor, a second motor, a feed wheel, and an adaptor plate. The first motor comprises a first rotary output element. The second motor comprises a second rotary output element. The feed wheel is fixed to the first rotary output element for rotation therewith. The adaptor plate fixed to the second rotary output element for rotation therewith. The adaptor plate comprises radial projections arranged about the periphery of the adaptor plate and received respectively within corresponding axially recessed portions of the feed wheel so as to provide an operational interface between the adaptor plate and the feed wheel. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313998 | SAWING AND CHIPPING DEVICE - A sawing and chipping device for harvesting and chipping trees including a rotatable saw for cutting a tree, conveyor for conveying the cut tree and a chipping element for chipping the cut tree. The saw includes top and bottom surfaces and a peripheral edge. The chipping element is mounted on the saw top surface. When engaging a tree with the saw during rotation thereof, the tree is cut and subsequently conveyed by the conveyor onto the saw top surface to be chipped by the chipping element. In another aspect, the saw is mounted to a housing having an opening to receive tree chips leading to a container positioned beneath the saw bottom surface and including an outlet. The bottom surface includes turbine blower means for blowing the chips through said outlet during rotation of the saw. In another aspect, the conveyor is configured to convey a cut tree inwardly and downwardly. Saws for such devices are also disclosed. | 2010-12-16 |
20100313999 | Delimb Arm Cam Stop - A timber-working head comprises a frame, first and second delimb arms pivotally coupled to the frame, and a single delimb cylinder operatively coupled to both the first delimb arm and the second delimb arm to pivot the first and second delimb arms relative to the frame to open and close them. The first and second delimb arms are otherwise operatively unconnected from one another allowing pivotal movement of each of the first and second delimb arms without corresponding pivotal movement of the other of the first and second delimb arms. The second delimb arm comprises a cam stop defining a variable closure point for the first delimb arm, and the first delimb arm is configured to pivot into closed engagement with the cam stop. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314000 | Protective Routing Of Delimb Cylinder Hosing - A timber-working head comprises a frame, first and second delimb arms pivotally coupled to the frame, a delimb cylinder, and delimb cylinder hosing. A torso of the frame comprises a box enclosure, and a hosing channel extending through a cavity of the box enclosure. The delimb cylinder is mounted to both the first delimb arm and the second delimb arm and operable to pivot the first and second delimb arms relative to the frame to open and close them. The delimb cylinder is oriented in its longitudinal dimension laterally relative to the torso, and is positioned in front of and floatable laterally relative to the torso. The delimb cylinder hosing is routed from the delimb cylinder through the hosing channel. The hosing channel expands laterally relative to the torso as the hosing channel extends along its length forwardly through the box enclosure. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314001 | STUMP CUTTER - The present disclosure provides a device and method that enable the efficient reduction of stumps. In one embodiment the stump removal methods and devices according to the present disclosure allow the operator to have a clear view of the work area during operation, and the ability to move the reduction device through a wide range of motion during operation. In one embodiment, the material reduction tool pivots relative to the chassis in the vertical plane about multiple pivot points. In some embodiments the device includes a retractable auxiliary control panel located at the end of the device opposite the material reduction tool. The control panel enables the operator to direct the movement of the device from the end of the device and thereby enable the device to maneuver through narrow spaces. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314002 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF A LOG - A method for detecting the three-dimensional structure of a log comprises the operating steps of:
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20100314003 | Hinge And Strike Plate Mortise Kit - A kit for forming mortises in door edges and door frames for flush-mounting door hinges, strike plates and latch plates is provided. The kit generally includes a template holder and a plurality of templates mountable to the template holder. The templates provide guides for various size hinges, strike plates or latch plates. The template holder includes an adjustment mechanism for easily adapting the template holder from doors having a first thickness to doors having a second thickness. The adjustment mechanisms include a rotatable cam and knob. The kit may optionally include an alignment schedule providing distances for locating the templates relative to a door end or a frame. Further, the templates may include tab engagement slots for engaging a tape measure. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314004 | CONVERSION COATING AND ANODIZING SEALER WITH NO CHROMIUM - Aqueous acidic coating solutions containing a water soluble divalent zinc compound, a complex fluoride compound, and an organic inhibitor for improving the corrosion resistance and adhesive bonding characteristics of aluminum, aluminum alloys, anodic coatings and sacrificial coatings, are disclosed. Suitable organic inhibitors include oximes, such as salicylaldoxime, and/or quinolines, particularly 8-hydroxyquinoline, and mixtures thereof. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314005 | HIGHLY CORROSION-RESISTANT MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR THE SAME - A highly corrosion-resistant member that is equipped with: a substrate made of stainless steel; an intermediate layer coated on at least a part of a surface of the substrate; and an amorphous carbon film coated on at least a part of a surface of the intermediate layer is completed by forming the intermediate layer and amorphous carbon film at such a low temperature that a temperature of the surface of the substrate is 450° C. or less. Another highly corrosion-resistant member that is equipped with: a substrate made of stainless steel, substrate whose superficial-layer portion is subjected to nitriding treatment; and an amorphous carbon film coated on at least a part of a surface of the superficial-layer portion is completed by carrying out the nitriding treatment and a formation of the amorphous carbon film at such a low temperature that a temperature of a surface of said substrate is 450° C. or less. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314006 | STEEL FOR INDUCTION HARDENING WITH EXCELLENT COLD WORKABILITY, ROLLING MEMBER MADE OF THE SAME, AND MOTION GUIDE DEVICE USING ROLLING MEMBER - This steel for induction hardening contains, by percent by mass, C: 0.7 to 0.9%, Si: 0.4 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.5 to 1.25%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 0.4% or less, Al: 0.05% or less, Ti: 0.003% or less, and O: 0.0020% or less, wherein [Mn]≦0.5+0.35/[Si] is met, the steel further contains Fe and unavoidable impurity and the steel has annealing hardness of 93 HRB or less, and wherein an induction hardening layer after induction hardening has residual austenite of 20 to 40% and hardness of 61 HRC or more. This makes it possible to provide steel for induction hardening in which lowering of a fatigue life hardly occurs even though foreign objects incorporates into lubricating oil of a motion guide device and concentration of stress on its dent causes flaking due to lubrication failure to be generated on a steel surface of a device, or even though rolling/sliding contact occurs. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314007 | Al-Li Rolled Product for Aerospace Applications - The present invention is directed to a substantially unrecrystallized rolled aluminum alloy product, obtained from a plate with a thickness of at least 30 mm, comprising 2.2 to 3.9 wt. % Cu, 0.7 to 2.1 wt. % Li, 0.2 to 0.8 wt. % Mg, 0.2 to 0.5 wt. % Mn, 0.04 to 0.18 wt. % Zr, less than 0.05 wt. % Zn, and optionally 0.1 to 0.5 wt. % Ag, remainder aluminum and unavoidable impurities having a low propensity to crack branching during L-S a fatigue test. A product of the invention has a crack deviation angle Θ of at least 20° under a maximum equivalent stress intensity factor Keff max of 10 MPa √m for a S-L cracked test sample under a mixed mode I and mode II loading wherein the angle Ψ between a plane perpendicular to the initial crack direction and the load direction is 75°. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314008 | Sonochemically Mediated Preparation of Nanopowders of Reactive Metals - A nanopowder and a method of making are disclosed. The nanopowder may be in the form of nanoparticles with an average size of less than about 200 nm and contain a reactive transition metal, such as hafnium, zirconium, or titanium. The nanopowder can be formed in a liquid under sonication by reducing a halide of the transition metal. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314009 | HIGH STRENGTH GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET EXCELLENT IN FORMABILITY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A high strength galvanized steel sheet having a TS of 780 MPa or more and exhibiting excellent stretch frangeability and bendability and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The component composition contains C: 0.05% to 0.15%, Si: 0.8% to 2.5%, Mn: 1.5% to 3.0%, P: 0.001% to 0.05%, S: 0.0001% to 0.01%, Al: 0.001% to 0.1%, N: 0.0005% to 0.01%, Cr: 0.1% to 1.0%, Ti: 0.0005% to 0.1%, B: 0.0003% to 0.003%, and the remainder composed of iron and incidental impurities, on a percent by mass basis. The microstructure includes 30% or more of ferrite phase and 30% or more, and 70% or less of martensite phase on an areal fraction basis, wherein regarding the above-described martensite phase, the proportion of a tempered martensite phase is 20% or more relative to the whole martensite phase and the proportion of a martensite phase having a grain diameter of 1 μm or less is 10% or less relative to the whole martensite phase. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314010 | HIGH-STRENGTH HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet has a tensile strength (TS) of 540 to 780 MPa, only small variations in strength, and excellent uniformity in strength using a general-purpose Ti-containing steel sheet, which is inexpensive. The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet includes, on a mass percent basis, 0.05%-0.12% C, 0.5% or less Si, 0.8%-1.8% Mn, 0.030% or less P, 0.01% or less S, 0.005%-0.1% Al, 0.01% or less N, 0.030%-0.080% Ti, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities. The microstructure have a bainitic ferrite fraction of 70% or more, and the amount of Ti present in a precipitate having a size of less than 20 nm is 50% or more of the value of Ti* calculated using formula ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100314011 | DOCUMENT ACCOMMODATION CASE - A document accommodation case is provided. The document accommodation case includes two case members, a buckling member disposed between free ends of the two case members, and an accommodating member disposed between the two inner surfaces of the two case members. The accommodating member includes a plurality of consecutively connected interlayer bags. When the two case members are opened one relative to another, the interlayer bags are also opened one relative to another. When the two case members are closed and buckled each other, the interlayer bags are squeezed to stack one to another. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314012 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire | 2010-12-16 |
20100314013 | Pneumatic Tire - The object of the present invention is to provide a pneumatic tire which reduces the partial wear while maintaining the durability in the shoulder land portion. In order to achieve the above object, the thin groove extending in the circumferential direction of the tire on the shoulder land portion is arranged so as to be perpendicular to or inclined outward to the groove bottom from the tread surface as viewed in the cross-section of the meridian direction of the tire, and the buttress groove is arranged to position at the inner side than the groove bottom of the thin groove with respect to a normal line of the tread surface as viewed in the radial direction of the tire, at the same time, at the outer side than the inner surface of the tire as viewed in the radial direction of the tire. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314014 | TYRE | 2010-12-16 |
20100314015 | Magneto-Rheological Elastomer Wheel Assemblies With Dynamic Tire Pressure Control - A wheel assembly includes a magneto-rheological elastomer (MRE) assembly disposed between a rim and a tire assembly. The MRE assembly may be configured to adjust a tire pressure within a chamber between the rim and the tire assembly when a magnetic field is applied to the MRE assembly. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314016 | Lubricant For Run Flat Tire System - Lubricant compositions as well as methods and articles utilizing the lubricant compositions that comprise a polyoxyalkene as a lubricating agent, between 4 wt. % and 7.5 wt. % of silica as a thickening agent and an inorganic thixotropic-enhancing metal compound added in an amount of, for example, at least 20 ppm, by weight or alternatively, between 1 ppm and 2 wt. %. The silica may be fumed silica. Examples of the metal compound include KOH, NaOH, KCl, CaCl | 2010-12-16 |
20100314017 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention provides a pneumatic tire in which the structure of a bead portion is optimized to prevent strength of cords constituting a carcass from being deteriorated due to fatigue, so that durability of the bead portion can be improved. The pneumatic tire has a carcass ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100314018 | Heavy Goods Vehicle Tire - A tire with a crown reinforcement that comprises at least three plies of reinforcing elements. At least a first profiled element P | 2010-12-16 |
20100314019 | PNEUMATIC TIRE FOR MOTOCROSS - Deformation of a shoulder portion at the time of jumping and landing is suppressed, and acceleration after landing is improved. A pneumatic tire for motocross comprises a pair of rubber reinforcing layers | 2010-12-16 |
20100314020 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic tire: in which a film made of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by blending an elastomer in a thermoplastic resin is used for an inner liner layer; and which is improved in its internal pressure holding performance while maintaining its durability satisfactorily. The pneumatic tire according to the present invention is a pneumatic tire in which: a carcass layer including multiple reinforcing cords is laid between paired bead parts; and the carcass layer is wound up around each of bead cores from the inner side to the outer side of the tire. In the pneumatic tire, an inner liner layer including a film made of the thermoplastic resin or the thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by blending the elastomer in the thermoplastic resin is disposed on a tire inner cavity side of the carcass layer, the inner liner layer is wound up around each bead core from the inner side to the outer side of the tire, and the winding-up height (L-TUH) of the inner liner layer is set at 25% or more of the sectional height (SH) of the tire. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314021 | METHOD FOR THE IMPROVED MANUFACTURE OF THE INSULATION OF A CONDUCTOR ELEMENT FOR AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A method is provided for the manufacture of an insulation of a conductor element of an electrical machine. The insulation includes an insulating strip with a filler contained in it, which is wound around the conductor element. At least one electrode plate is arranged adjacent to the outside of the insulation, and an amount of heat being introduced into the insulation by applying a voltage between the conductor element and the electrode plate in order to cause an effect on the filler. | 2010-12-16 |