51st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110308893 | ELEVATOR WITH ROLLER-PINION DRIVE - An elevator has a car movable within a hoistway, a rack extending along the hoistway, the rack having a toothed profile with wave troughs and wave crests and a drive mounted in proximity to the rack so that the drive interacts with the rack to move the car. The drive includes a roller pinion unit fixedly mounted on a shaft and having a predetermined number of roller pinions arranged in a circle around the shaft and extending parallel to the shaft. The roller pinion unit interacts with the toothed profile of the rack. The drive also includes a motor unit configured to rotate the shaft. Optionally, the drive includes a brake unit configured to act on the shaft. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308894 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE BRAKE OF AN ELEVATOR - A method and an arrangement for controlling a brake of an elevator. In the method a plurality of optional objectives of operation are determined for the elevator; one or more of these objectives is selected at a time to be implemented as an objective of the operation of the elevator by using selection criterion; references for the energizing current of the brake of the elevator that differ from each other and/or references for the closing current of the brake of the elevator that differ from each other are determined; the brake current reference used at any given time is selected so that the selected brake current reference best corresponds to an objective of the operation of the elevator to be implemented; and also the brake of the elevator is controlled by adjusting the brake current towards the selected brake current reference. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308895 | ELEVATOR SAFETY DEVICE - An exemplary elevator safety device includes a housing. A brake member is moveably supported by the housing for selective movement between a disengaged position and a braking position. A sensor is supported by the housing and detects movement of the brake member into the braking position. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308896 | ELEVATOR GROUP CONTROL APPARATUS - Provided is an elevator group control apparatus which brings distributed standby control into action when the movement of users is heavy in one direction in an unbalanced manner in time zones which account for large proportions of an elevator use condition of a day, for example, in off-hour zones and time zones in which traffic demand is relatively small, thereby improving the waiting time of users, and does not bring distributed standby control into action when there is no unbalanced condition of the movement of the users, whereby it is possible to perform energy savings by reducing power consumption during runs without greatly worsening the waiting time of the users. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308897 | ELECTRONIC STROKE SENSOR FOR AIR DISC BRAKE - A vehicle brake monitor assembly for an air disk brake includes a brake actuator having a pushrod projecting from inside a chamber of said brake actuator. The pushrod releasably actuates a lever arm of a caliper thereby moving the disk brake into a braking position when the pushrod is in an extended position and releasing the disk brake from the braking position when the pushrod is in a retracted position. The pushrod includes a pushrod shaft and a contact member biased in a telescoping relationship relative to the pushrod shaft and the lever arm of the caliper abuts the contact member counteracting the bias of the contact member. A sensor is integrated with the assembly proximate the contact member and detects movement of the pushrod relative to the lever arm and to the pushrod shaft. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308898 | BRAKE APPARATUS - A brake apparatus for restraining rotation of a wheel of a vehicle by application of a brake that is to be activated for causing a friction member held by a non-rotatable body, to be pressed against a brake rotor that is to be rotated together with the wheel, through a piston that is movable in an axial direction of the piston. The brake apparatus includes: (a) a power drive device; (b) a driven member that is to be moved, by the power drive device, relative to the piston in the axial direction; and (c) an engaging portion that is provided in one of the driven member and the piston, such that the piston is held in engagement with the driven member through the engaging portion. The engaging portion is disposed such that, during release of the application of the brake, the piston is movable rearwardly while being held in engagement with the driven member through the engaging portion. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308899 | Method for Making a Ceramic Matrix Material for Friction Components of Brakes and Ceramic Matrix Material Made by Such Method - Method for making a ceramic matrix material for brake friction components, in particular disc brakes, including the following operational phases: a) prepare a mixture of at least one siliconic type ceramic precursor, particles of hard materials suitable as abrasives, particles of substances suitable as lubricants and particles of metal materials; b) hot-press the mixture to obtain a green body; c) submit the green body to a process of pyrolysis in order to achieve ceramisation of the preceramic binder, thus obtaining a ceramic matrix material. The mixture includes a catalyst suitable for favoring reticulation of the ceramic precursor during the hot-pressing phase and the pyrolysis process is carried out at temperatures below 800° C., more precisely between 400° C. and 600° C. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308900 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR DISK BRAKES - A brake system for disk brakes, particularly of land vehicles, including a brake caliper including two opposite brake linings adapted to engage with a brake disk arranged between the brake linings, and a brake bracket on which the brake caliper is arranged in an axially movable manner by a fastening device, wherein the fastening device includes a first bearing device through which the brake caliper is supported on the brake bracket in a vibration-damped manner, the brake caliper is supported on the brake bracket by a damping element that includes a hydro-bearing of the first bearing device, fastening device includes a second bearing device that supports the brake caliper on the brake bracket in an axially movable manner, and wherein the bearing device includes a vibration-damped fixed bearing. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308901 | REGENERATIVE BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A regenerative brake system for converting kinetic energy of a moving vehicle into usable mechanical or electrical power is disclosed. The regenerative brake system includes a generator operably coupled to at least one of the vehicle wheels. The system further includes a battery and a thermal storage system, each of which stores power generated by the generator until it can be efficiently used. The thermal storage system includes a heater that uses electrical power from the generator to vaporize a working fluid disposed within a storage tank. The thermal storage system further includes an expander to selectively expand the vaporized working fluid to convert heat from the working fluid into usable energy. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308902 | ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE ACTUATOR - An electric parking brake actuator has an actuator device, a brake device and a cable-tension measuring device. The brake device has a cable and a tube assembly. The cable is mounted through the actuator device. The tube assembly is mounted around the cable and has a first tube, a second tube, a spring, a Hall IC and a magnet. The cable-tension measuring device has a first member and a second member which are mounted around the cable. The second member is capable of moving toward the first member relatively. The compressible spring is mounted between and abuts the first member and the second member. The Hall IC and the magnet are respectively mounted securely on the first member and the second member. The Hall IC is capable of measuring how much the spring is compressed to further measure the tension of the cable. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308903 | CABLE-OPERATED DEVICE AND PARKING BRAKE CONTAINING THE SAME - A cable-operated device ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308904 | PISTON WITH IMPROVED DISPLACEMENT PROPERTIES - A brake pad actuating device comprising: a piston including: a first pocket; an opposing second pocket; and an internal wall located in the piston separating the first pocket and the second pocket, wherein the volume of the first pocket to the volume of the second pocket form a ratio of less than about 20:1; and wherein the piston is adapted to be used as a brake piston. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308905 | DEVICE FOR DAMPING THE VIBRATION OF A STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a device ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308906 | MECHANICAL DEVICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF A FORCE WITH A THRESHOLD - The invention relates to a mechanical transmission device for transmitting a threshold force, the device comprising a first element ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308907 | CUSTOMIZED LUGGAGE BAG AND VACUUM FORMING METHOD THEREOF - The instant disclosure relates to a customizable vacuum molding method for forming personalized luggage bags utilizing a customizable vacuum molding device having a main mold body ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308908 | TORQUE TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A torque transmission device, comprising a hydrodynamic component, a shiftable clutch device and a vibration damper. A turbine shell of the hydrodynamic component is connected with a damper input component of the vibration damper and/or with a turbine shell hub, which is at least indirectly supported in axial direction at a damper hub through a torque-proof connection. At least one axial support surface is provided at a face of a damper component, adjacent to the torque-proof connection in an axial direction, or of the damper hub. The face is oriented away in axial direction from the torque-proof connection. The invention is characterized in that a support element is arranged at the damper component or at the damper hub. The support element includes a support surface forming an axial protrusion, extending through adjacently arranged damper components or portions of a support. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308909 | POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUSES - A power transmitting apparatus, such as an automotive transmission, can be configured to reduce the size of a torque converter as well as improve the flexibility of the torque converter's layout. A power transmitting apparatus configured to transmit power from a driving source of a vehicle to its wheels and can be configured selectively transmit or cutting-off the driving force to the wheels can comprise a torque converter having a torque amplifying function. A clutch mechanism can include a first clutch device to transmit the driving force to the wheels through a power transmitting system of the torque converter and a second clutch to transmit the driving force without the power transmitting system of the torque converter. A selecting device can control the first clutch device or the second clutch device in accordance with conditions of the vehicle including start of a vehicle from a stop. A damping mechanism for damping torque variation can be configured to transmit power between the driving source and the torque converter. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308910 | CLUTCH - A clutch having a pressure plate ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308911 | TORQUE TRANSMITTING DEVICE WITH APPLY PLATE DRAIN - A torque transmitting device having an apply/return plate or member is provided. The torque transmitting device includes a hydraulically actuated piston and a clutch pack. The plate includes an annular disc having an inner edge and an outer edge and having a first side and a second side. A plurality of tabs extend radially out from the outer edge. A plurality of drain holes are disposed through the annular disc extending between the first side and the second side and located between the outer edge and the inner edge. The plate contacts the clutch pack to engage the clutch pack when translated by the piston and hydraulic or lubrication fluid communicates through the drain holes. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308912 | LUBRICATING DEVICE - To provide a lubricating device which can be made compact. In a lubricating device | 2011-12-22 |
20110308913 | VALUABLE-MEDIUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VALUABLE-MEDIUM PROCESSING METHOD - The complexity of a task is reduced when a user processes a valuable medium, such as sales proceeds, of a plurality of days, on a sales day basis, all at once at a later date. A valuable-medium processing apparatus includes a valuable-medium processing unit that processes a valuable medium, a storage unit that stores therein information on the valuable medium processing, a display unit that displays the information on the valuable medium processing, an input unit for inputting the information on the valuable medium processing, a display control unit that causes the display unit to display information on a no-processing day when the valuable medium was not processed by the valuable-medium processing unit, and a control unit that causes the valuable-medium processing unit to process the valuable medium on a specific no-processing day when the specific no-processing day displayed on the display unit was inputted by using the input unit. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308914 | Portable low profile drive-over truck dump conveyor system - A portable truck dump comprises a conveyor system mounted on an elongate frame to transport material from a first end of the frame to a second, opposite end of the frame. A grate is positioned over the conveyor system and is supported by first and second sides of the frame. A ramp extends generally perpendicular to the frame on each side of the frame next to the grate to provide a drive-over access for a material transport vehicle to deposit its load over the grate and onto the conveyor system and a portion of each ramp. A first end of each ramp immediately adjacent to the frame is pivotally connected to the frame to allow the ramp to be articulated towards the grate to move excess material off of the ramp and into the grate. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308915 | DEVICE FOR DIVIDING A TRANSPORT STREAM OF UPRIGHT CONTAINERS - The device for dividing a transport stream consisting of one line of successively arranged upright containers into two partial transport streams, each partial transport stream consisting of one line of successively arranged upright containers, has a feed device for conveying the transport stream of containers, and two distribution lines arranged at an angle to each other, each of which serves to accept one of the partial transport streams of containers in a transfer area of the feed device, the feed device and the two distribution lines thus forming a Y-shaped intersection in the transfer area. At least one driven roller with a substantially vertical axis of rotation is arranged between the two distribution lines in the transfer area of the feed device. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308916 | DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING BOTTLES HELD IN THE NECK AREA BY MEANS OF GRIPPERS OR THE LIKE - The invention relates to a device ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308917 | Methods and Apparatus for Germicidal Irradiation of Checkout System Surfaces - A germicidal irradiation approach to killing germs on conveyors and other check out surfaces in stores, such as grocery stores, which sell articles such as food items where possible contamination from leaks and the like is a concern. An adaptable, portable ultraviolet light apparatus is provided to irradiate surfaces such as conveyor belts. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308918 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNLOADING TRAYS - A system and method are provided for unloading trays loaded with articles using a first supply conveyor on which trays to be unloaded are delivered. The trays include a frame with a peripheral raised edge and a base having at least one aperture and a transport plate for the articles, the transport trays being positioned on the base of the frame. A lowering device is provided for lowering the frame of the tray, substantially without vertical movement of the transport plate. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308919 | Method For The Installation And Removal Of A Conveyor Belt - The invention relates to a method for the installation and removal of a conveyor belt ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308920 | Lock-On Switch System for Hand Drill and Hand Drill having the Same - A lock-on switch system for hand drill includes a switch disposed in a switch housing for controlling the operation of the drill, a trigger which is adapted to be movable between a home position where the trigger turns off the switch and a pushed-in position where the trigger turns on the switch, a pivotable locking bar having a front end adapted to be engaged with the trigger for locking the trigger in the pushed-in position, a slidable actuator adapted for pushing the locking bar into engagement with the trigger, and biasing means adapted for applying a force on the locking bar in a direction of disengaging the locking bar from the trigger. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308921 | Contact block with interlock - An interlock contact block providing an automatic electrical disconnect for pushbutton operated contact blocks when components of the pushbutton switch assembly become sufficiently loose or dislodged from one another that proper operation of one or more contact blocks associated with the switch assembly can not be operated by the pushbutton assembly. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308922 | WIPER CONTROL SWITCH - A control switch for an associated vehicle has a control configured to selectively adjust operation of a predetermined vehicle function. The control is configured to rotate in a first direction a first rotational displacement to a first position. The predetermined vehicle function has a first operation through the first rotational displacement. The control is configured to rotate in the first direction a second rotational displacement larger than the first rotational displacement from the first position to a second position. The predetermined vehicle function has a second operation through the second rotational displacement. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308923 | ASSEMBLY FOR INCREASING TORQUE TACTILITY OF A ROTARY CONTROL FOR A HANDHELD RADIO - A rotary control assembly ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308924 | MEMS Switching Array Having a Substrate Arranged to Conduct Switching Current - A micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) switch or array is provided. A first substrate (e.g., carrier substrate) includes an electrically conductive substrate region. An electrical isolation layer may be disposed over a first surface of the carrier substrate. Movable actuators may be provided. At least one substrate contact is electrically coupled to at least one of the plurality of movable actuators so that a flow of electrical current is established during an electrically-closed condition of the MEMS switch array. A cover substrate may also be provided and includes an electrically conductive substrate region. The electrically conductive region of the carrier substrate is electrically coupled to the electrically conductive region of the cover substrate to define an electrically conductive path for the flow of electrical current during the electrically-closed condition of the switching array. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308925 | Push switch - A side wall and a top wall are integrally formed at the interior of a tubular case, which houses a switch. A cap member is fitted on the top of this case, and a flexible seal member is mounted on the top wall by way of a seal cover having a corner portion which is formed as a curve. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308926 | ELECTRICAL CONTACTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR A PIVOT LEVER ASSEMBLY - A pivot lever assembly includes an electrical contactor arrangement that provides electrical continuity from a source of electrical power through an electrical control switch provided on a movable portion of the pivot lever assembly to an electrically controlled accessory. The pivot lever assembly includes a base. A first electrical contactor is provided on the base. The pivot lever assembly also includes a rocker that is supported for pivoting movement relative to the base. A second electrical contactor is provided on the rocker. The first electrical contactor and the second electrical contactor slidably engage one another when the rocker is pivoted relative to the base so as to maintain electrical continuity therebetween. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308927 | STRUCTURE FOR OPERATING PIVOT SWITCHES OF MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY - A multi-function switch assembly configured to implement a push switch function is provided. A structure for operating pivot switches of the multi-function switch assembly includes a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) disposed between upper and lower casings coupled together to face each other, push. switches and rotary switches mounted on the PCB, pivot switches mounted on a bottom of the PCB, a pair of sliders disposed to cross each other at a bottom of the lower casing and configured to laterally ground and operate the pivot switches in eight directions while operating in conjunction with a manipulation direction of the actuation lever, and alignment means configured to elastically support at least one of bottoms of the pair of sliders so that restoring force of a neutral state is generated. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308928 | Switch, In Particular Switch Disconnector For Low Voltages - A switch is disclosed, in particular a switch disconnector for low voltages, including at least one cuboid pole housing; a switching shaft which runs transversely with respect to the side walls and disconnects contact elements which are resting on one another in order to open the switch; and an aperture opening formed in one wall of the pole housing. In order to prevent the risk of an electrical flashover to the rear wall, it is proposed in at least one embodiment, that the aperture opening is formed in a side wall, to which a channel is connected, which dissipates any overpressure that occurs in the pole housing in an end-face outlet direction. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308929 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a touch panel | 2011-12-22 |
20110308930 | DIVIDING WALL DISTILLATION COLUMN - Provided is a dividing wall distillation column. The dividing wall distillation column includes a main column having a dividing wall. The main column includes a pressure equalization unit for pressure equalization between a preliminary divisional section and a main divisional section which are divided by the dividing wall. The dividing wall distillation column has an effect of enabling easier operations due to the uniform pressure drop between the two divisional sections divided by the dividing wall. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308931 | Feed section of a separation column - The present invention relates to a feed distribution device in separation columns and a method of operation. In particular it relates to distillation columns in which the feed stream is substantially liquid phase, or a mixture of gas and liquid upstream of the column, but where the feed vaporizes or vaporizes prior to or as it enters the column. More specifically, the feed distribution device contains a plurality of opening which allow the feed to vaporize prior to or as it enters the column and where the openings are maintained in critical condition during operation. Significant advantage is achieved through the implementation and use of the present feed distribution devices. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308932 | Feed section of a separation column - The present invention relates to a feed distribution device in separation columns and a method of operation. In particular it relates to distillation columns in which the feed stream is substantially liquid phase, or a mixture of gas and liquid upstream of the column, but where the feed vaporizes or vaporizes more when it enters the column. More specifically, the feed distribution device contains a plurality of opening which allow the feed to vaporize inside the column and where the openings are maintained in critical condition during operation. Significant advantage is achieved through the implementation and use of the present feed distribution device. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308933 | METHOD FOR REMOVING PRECIPITATES IN A BIOFUEL - The invention provides a method to remove and/or prevent formation of precipitates in biofuel. The methods comprise subjecting the biofuel to ultrasonic energy. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308934 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELLULOSE DIACETATE - A method for producing cellulose diacetate with bamboo fibers as a raw material having the steps of soaking, treating with ultrasonic sound, de-acidifying, acetylating, hydrolyzing, precipitating, screening, extruding, washing, rolling, and drying. The method reduces the material loss and pollution, completely swells and dissolves the bamboo fibers, accelerates the fibrillation, reduces the crystallinity, improves the accessibility of the fibers, recycles acetic acid, and reduces the material consumption. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308935 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POWER STORAGE DEVICE - An object is to provide a method of manufacturing a lithium-ion secondary battery suitable for mass production. A lithium-ion secondary battery is manufactured in such a manner that a positive electrode layer is formed on a base including a plane by chemical vapor deposition which is specifically metal-organic chemical vapor deposition, an electrolyte layer is formed on the positive electrode layer, and a negative electrode layer is formed on the electrolyte layer. The positive electrode layer is formed with a MOCVD apparatus. The MOCVD apparatus is an apparatus with which a liquid or a solid of an organic metal raw material is vaporized to produce a gas and the gas is reacted to undergo pyrolysis so that a film is formed. By forming all the layers using sputtering, evaporation, or chemical vapor deposition, a solid lithium-ion secondary battery can also be realized. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308936 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LANTHANUM BORIDE FILM - A method for manufacturing a lanthanum boride film includes, in the state in which a lanthanum boride target having an oxygen content in a range of 0.4 to 1.2 percent by mass and a substrate are arranged to face each other, a step of forming a lanthanum boride film on the substrate by a sputtering technique, and when the mean free path of a sputtering gas molecule in film formation is represented by λ (mm) and the distance between the substrate and the target is represented by L (mm), L/λ is set to 20 or more, and the value obtained by dividing a discharge electrical power by a target area is set in a range of 1 to 5 W/cm | 2011-12-22 |
20110308937 | LOW K PRECURSORS PROVIDING SUPERIOR INTEGRATION ATTRIBUTES - A deposition for producing a porous organosilica glass film comprising: introducing into a vacuum chamber gaseous reagents including one precursor of an organosilane or an organosiloxane, and a porogen distinct from the precursor, wherein the porogen is aromatic in nature; applying energy to the gaseous reagents in the chamber to induce reaction of the gaseous reagents to deposit a film, containing the porogen; and removing substantially all of the organic material by UV radiation to provide the porous film with pores and a dielectric constant less than 2.6. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308938 | Method and Apparatus for Producing High Volumes of Clean Water by Electro Coagulation - In an electrolytic apparatus for removing contaminants from water, a set ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308939 | ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION OF CHLORINE - The present invention relates to an electrode that includes an electrically conducting substrate based on a valve metal having a main proportion of titanium, tantalum or niobium, and an electrocatalytically active coating comprising up to 50 mol % of a noble metal oxide or noble metal oxide mixture and at least 50 mol % of titanium oxide. The coating includes a minimum proportion of oxides of anatase structure determined by a ratio of the signal height of the most intensive anatase reflection in an x-ray diffractogram (Cu | 2011-12-22 |
20110308940 | Lanthanum Target for Sputtering - Provided are a lanthanum target for sputtering which has a recrystallized structure with an average crystal grain size of 100 μm or less and has no spotty macro patterns on the surface; and a method of producing a lanthanum target for sputtering, wherein lanthanum is melted and cast to produce an ingot, the ingot is subject to knead forging at a temperature of 300 to 500° C. and subsequently subject to hot upset forging to form the shape into a rough target shape, and this is additionally subject to machining to obtain a target. This invention aims to offer technology for efficiently and stably providing a lanthanum target for sputtering which has no spotty macro patterns on the surface, and a method of producing the same. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308941 | MODIFIABLE MAGNET CONFIGURATION FOR ARC VAPORIZATION SOURCES - The present invention relates to an arc vaporization source for generating hard surface coatings on tools. The invention comprises an arc-vaporization source, comprising at least one electric solenoid and a permanent magnet arrangement that is displaceable relative to the target surface. The vaporization source can be adjusted to the different requirements of oxide, nitride, or metal coatings. The rate drop during the lifespan of a target to be vaporized can be held constant or adjusted by suitably adjusting the distance of the permanent magnets to the front side of the target. A compromise between the coating roughness and rate can be set. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308942 | MICROELECTRODE ARRAY SENSOR FOR DETECTION OF HEAVY METALS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS - In a first aspect, the present invention is directed to a microelectrode array for detecting heavy metals in an aqueous solution. The microelectrode array can comprise a layer of a doped carbon film and a patterning layer arranged on the doped carbon film for defining multiple microelectrodes in the doped carbon film to form the microelectrode array. The size, and shape, and arrangement of each of the multiple microelectrodes can be defined by the size, and shape, and arrangement of each of the openings in the patterning layer which expose the underlying doped carbon film. Furthermore, the ratio of the maximal width of a microelectrode relative to the shortest distance between the neighboring microelectrodes (center to center) in the microelectrode array is between about 1:1.2 and about 1:6. The present invention is also directed to an apparatus using the microelectrode array and methods of manufacturing the same. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308943 | Tool for sensor arrangement with snap-off segments - A tool for a sensor includes a first portion having an elongated channel that extends therealong for accommodating the sensor, and a second portion with an end slot that accommodates an end portion of the sensor, the sensor having one or more wire electrodes embedded between two substrates. One or both of the substrates has transaxial scoring for facilitating the snapping off of segments to expose a clean portions of the wire electrodes. One or both of the tool portions has a rounded end portion. The end slot of the second portion is dimensioned to correspond to an axial dimension of a segment that is to be snapped off from the sensor. The first tool portion has a shoulder and handle portions, the shoulder portion having a greater thickness than the handle portion, and the handle portion having a thickness that is less than the width of the sensor. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308944 | Electrochemical Sensor and Method for Manufacturing Same - The present invention provides an electrochemical sensor comprising a substrate, an electrically conductive layer made of carbon particles which is disposed on the substrate, a cell membrane mimetic structure layer containing an enzyme at least one of inside the cell membrane mimetic structure layer and on the interface of the cell membrane mimetic structure layer which is disposed on the electrically conductive layer. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308945 | GENETIC ANALYSIS LOC DEVICE WITH THICK ELECTRODES FOR ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENT DETECTION OF TARGET SEQUENCES - A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) device for detecting a target nucleic acid sequence in a sample, the LOC device having probes with a nucleic acid sequence complementary to the target nucleic acid sequence for forming probe-target hybrids, and an electrochemiluminescent (ECL) luminophore, electrodes for generating an excited state in the ECL luminophore in which the ECL luminophore emits photons of light, and, a photosensor for sensing the photons emitted from the ECL luminophore, wherein, the photosensor has a planar active surface area for receiving the light from the ECL luminophore and the electrodes are between 0.25 micron and 2 microns thick in a direction normal to the planar active surface area of the photodiodes. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308946 | Ion-Selective Electrode - An ion-selective electrode comprising: a housing, which surrounds a housing interior; an ion-selective membrane; especially a polymer membrane; and a sensing system, which is in contact with the ion-selective membrane, for sensing a potential of the ion-selective membrane, wherein the ion-selective membrane at least partially fills the housing interior, and is in contact with a medium surrounding the housing via at least one traversing bore through a housing wall of the housing. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308947 | REFERENCE ELECTRODE - A reference electrode, especially for a potentiometric measuring cell, comprising: a housing, which surrounds a housing interior, which contains a reference electrolyte and at least a part of a sensing system for sensing a potential of the reference electrode. The reference electrolyte is in contact with a medium surrounding the housing, especially a measured medium, via at least one bore traversing through a housing wall of the housing, and wherein the bore has an inner diameter of no more than 50 μm at its narrowest point and a length of no more than 200 μm. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308948 | DEVICE FOR CRYSTALLIZING BIOPOLYMER, CELL OF SOLUTION FOR CRYSTALLIZING BIOPOLYMER, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ALIGNMENT OF BIOPOLYMER, METHOD FOR CRYSTALLIZING BIOPOLYMER AND BIOPOLYMER CRYSTAL - The subject is providing a crystallizing device of a biopolymer, which made to form biopolymer crystal efficiently in crystallization solution of a small amount of biopolymers by applying a low voltage and not to make an electrode disturb but observable a state of crystal formation. As an electrode for applying an electric field to a biopolymer solution, a transparent conductor, which does not disturb crystal formation, is used. Between the transparent conductor electrodes | 2011-12-22 |
20110308949 | NANO-FLUIDIC FIELD EFFECTIVE DEVICE TO CONTROL DNA TRANSPORT THROUGH THE SAME - The present invention provides a nano-fluidic field effective device. The device includes a channel having a first side and a second side, a first set of electrodes adjacent to the first side, a second set of electrodes adjacent to the second side, a control unit for applying electric potentials to the electrodes and a fluid within the channel containing a charge molecule. The first set of electrodes is disposed such that application of electric potentials produces a spatially varying electric field that confines a charged molecule within a predetermined area of said channel. The second set of electrodes is disposed such that application of electric potentials relative to the electric potentials applied to the first set of electrodes creates an electric field that confines the charged molecule to an area away from the second side of the channel. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308950 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING BIOPOLYMER USING NANOPORE, AND SYSTEM AND KIT THEREFOR - Although analysis can be very quickly conducted at a low cost by a method for measuring a biopolymer using a nanopore, the accuracy of distinguishing the individual monopolymers constituting the biopolymer is low. To both ends of a biopolymer through a nanopore, molecules which are larger than the nanopore are attached and then the biopolymer is reciprocated by an external force to thereby perform repeated measurements. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308951 | LONG-LASTING PRECAST ELECTROPHORESIS GEL - Disclosed is a precast polyacrylamide gel for use in gel electrophoresis, comprising polyacrylamide and an aqueous Tris 0.04 M to 0.15 M solution, at least one first ampholyte exhibiting an isoelectric point (pI) of from 5.4 to 6.4 at a total concentration of from 0.01 M to 0.4 M; and at least one second ampholyte exhibiting an isoelectric point (pI) of from 2.5 to 3.5 to adjust the pH to between 5.5 and 7.5 at the temperature of 25° C. The precast gels can be used for electrophoresis of oligopeptides, polypeptides, oligonucleotides, and polynucleotides under denaturating or nondenaturing conditions, and exhibit long shelf-life. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308952 | FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLUID DISPENSING AND COATING - A system and method are provided including a coating method and apparatus using a dielectrophoretic fluid movement system to coat with a non-conducting fluid along a surface that includes a non-conducting surface to receive the non-conducting fluid and a first and second array of one or more substantially parallel microelectrodes positioned on the surface, said first array having microelectrode(s) positioned between, and alternating with, the microelectrode(s) of the second array, forming an interleaved pattern as well as an electric power source in communication with the first array and second array so that the first array and second array interact to create a non-uniform electric field such that the non-conducting fluid moves parallel to the microelectrodes in response to the applied non-uniform electric field. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308953 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESALINATION AND PURIFICATION - A liquid electrolyte can be desalinated and purified using a system that includes a first electrode and a configuration selected from (a) a second electrode and at least one distinct ion-selective boundary and (b) a second electrode that also serves as the ion-selective boundary. The ion-selective boundary is contained in the liquid conduit adjacent to a porous medium that defines pore channels filled with the liquid and that have a surface charge, and the charge of the ion-selective boundary and the surface charge of the pore channels share the same sign. A liquid including at least one charged species flows through the pore channels, forming a thin diffuse electrochemical double layer at an interface of the liquid and the charged surface of the pore channels. A voltage differential is applied between the electrodes across the porous medium to draw ions in the liquid to the electrodes to produce brine at the electrodes and to create a shock in the dissolved-ion concentration in the bulk volume of the liquid within the pore channels, wherein a depleted zone with a substantially reduced concentration of dissolved ions forms in the liquid bulk volume between the shock and the ion-selective boundary. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308954 | Gel excitation apparatus - A gel excitation apparatus for exciting a gel that includes a container for holding an aqueous solution within which the gel can be positioned, at least one light source disposed whereas the light path is perpendicular to the optical axis, the container for irradiating the gel with radiation within at least a first wavelength band, the first wavelength band selected to excite the gel to cause the gel to emit radiation into said aqueous solution. The aqueous core of the apparatus has a low refractive index, thus retaining the first wavelength band selected within said aqueous core to excite the gel. Thus, the aqueous core functions not only to increase the efficiency of excitation, but also increases the contrast between excitation light and sample emission light by retaining the light within said aqueous core. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308955 | INTEGRATED SHIELDING FOR WAFER PLATING - A semiconductor substrate carrier for use during wet chemical processing may comprise a conductive flange to couple the carrier with processing equipment, a frame coupled with the conductive flange, where the frame is configured to hold a semiconductor substrate, and an integrated shield coupled with the frame. The integrated shield is configured to alter an electric field near at least a portion of a surface of the semiconductor substrate during the wet chemical processing. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308956 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING OVERHANG ON ELECTROPLATED SURFACES OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS - Systems and methods for reducing overhang on electroplated surfaces of printed circuit boards are described. One such method includes applying a first resist layer on a substrate having a first copper layer, applying a first image to the first resist layer, developing the first resist layer in accordance with the first image, applying a second copper layer on the first copper layer, electroplating a first metallic layer on the second copper layer, removing the first resist layer, etching a portion of the first copper layer, removing the first metallic layer, depositing a third copper layer on a surface of the assembly, applying a second resist layer on the third copper layer, applying a second image to the second resist layer, developing the second resist layer in accordance with the second image, electroplating a preselected metal layer on the third copper layer, removing the second resist layer, and etching a portion of the third copper layer. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308957 | STRUCTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPONENTS WITH NON-DIFFUSING NOBLE OR SPECIAL METALS AND THEIR ALLOYS, WITH USE BEING MADE OF SPUTTER TECHNOLOGY - One aspect is a method for the production of a three-dimensional structure of successive layers producing a multitude of successive layers wherein, with the exception of a first layer, each of the successive layers is arranged on a preceding layer. Each of the successive layers includes at least two materials wherein one material is a sacrificial material and one material is a structure material. Each of the successive layers defines a successive cross-section through the three-dimensional structure. Producing each of the layers includes depositing the sacrificial material by means of an electrochemical process and depositing the structure material by means of physical gas phase deposition. After a multitude of successive layers has been produced, the three-dimensional structure is uncovered by removing at least a part of the sacrificial material. The sacrificial material is at least one of a group consisting of nickel, silver, palladium, and gold. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308958 | NICKEL-CONTAINING LAYER ARRANGEMENT FOR INTAGLIO PRINTING - A layer arrangement for a gravure cylinder including nickel in at least a first region through the entire thickness (d) thereof, with a mass fraction of at least 0.80, the arrangement being designed to permit an imaging by means of a laser in the first region and to serve as the outermost layer of the gravure cylinder for intaglio printing. A method for producing a layer arrangement for a printing form wherein the layer arrangement includes nickel in at least a first region through the entire thickness (d) thereof, with a mass fraction of at least 0.80 and at least in the radially external region has a solid lubricant component (X) has the following steps: the layer arrangement is produced on a cylinder core by galvanic coating and a printing image is generated on the layer arrangement for intaglio printing. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308959 | PROCESS FOR THE DEPOSITION OF PLATINUM-RHODIUM LAYERS HAVING IMPROVED WHITENESS - The present invention relates to an electrochemical process for the deposition of coatings comprising an alloy of platinum and rhodium on, in particular, decorative articles. The process of the invention is characterized in that defined conditions are employed under which the electrolytically deposited layer has, contrary to expectations, a high whiteness which comes extraordinarily close to the appearance of silver. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308960 | Tin electroplating solution and a method for tin electroplating - A tin plating solution and tin plating method for chip components minimizes tin shavings when plated components are rubbed together such as during bulk mounting. This minimizes sticking of the chip components together. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308961 | PATTERN PROCESSING METHOD OF A WORKPIECE'S SURFACE - A pattern processing method of a workpiece surface includes at least the following steps. A first anodized process is performed to a workpiece, wherein a surface of the workpiece includes at least one flat portion and at least one curved portion. A patterned film including a releasable substrate and an acid-base resistant ink layer disposed thereon is provided, wherein a surface of the releasable substrate on which the acid-base resistant ink layer is disposed faces the workpiece. A force is applied to an edge of the patterned film to adhere the patterned film the workpiece smoothly, so as to transfer a pattern of the acid-base resistant ink layer to the workpiece. The releasable substrate is removed. The workpiece is etched and the acid-base resistant ink layer is removed; and a second anodized process is performed to form a dichromatic anode three-dimensional texture. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308962 | Bio-Energy Reactor - A system includes an ionic exchange conduit through which a flow of photosynthetic biomass is drawn capturing an electrical charge which is used to alternately power a photonic activated reservoir housing a living photosynthetic biomass suspended in a flowing liquid medium which self generates an electrical charge as it migrates towards and through a cathode separated from an anode by a membrane. Upon electrical transfer through the circuit an electrolysis process begins and releases hydrogen and oxygen into enclosed atmosphere chambers where these separated gases can be captured for use in a fuel cell. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308963 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AROMATIC HALOGEN COMPOUND UTILIZING ELECTROLYSIS - In an electrolytic bath partitioned with an anion exchange membrane, water is supplied to the cathode chamber and an aromatic compound and a polar organic solvent, and depending on the case also a transition metal catalyst, are supplied to the anode chamber, and then electrolysis is carried out in the presence of a halogenating agent, to introduce a halogen onto the aromatic ring of the aromatic compound. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308964 | GAS DIFFUSION ANODE AND CO2 CATHODE ELECTROLYTE SYSTEM - A low-voltage, low-energy electrochemical system and method of removing protons and/or producing a base solution using a gas diffusion anode and a cathode electrolyte comprising dissolved carbon dioxide, while applying 2V or less across the anode and cathode. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308965 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL POWDERS - A method of producing metallic powder for use in the manufacture of a capacitor comprises the step of reducing a non-metallic compound to metal in contact with a molten salt. The salt comprises, for at least a portion of the process, a dopant element that acts as a sinter retardant in the metal. In preferred examples, the metallic powder is Ta or Nb powder produced by the reduction of a Ta or Nb oxide and the dopant is boron, nitrogen, or phosphorous. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308966 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BLISKS - A method for manufacturing a blisk for a gas turbine, in particular an aircraft gas turbine, includes generating blade profiles from an outer contour of a forged disk by milling and/or electrochemical machining. A robot-controlled, mechanical rework is performed of blade areas, in areas of the leading and trailing edges, the annulus, the fillet, the platform and the blade tip. A specified contour according to the engineering drawing of the blisk blade areas is referenced and an actual contour is determined by visualization. A difference between the specified contour and the actual contour is then calculated. The blade areas are then finish-machined and polished in a special processing machine according to a program prepared on the basis of the calculated difference. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308967 | Pump Cavitation Device - A sacrificial body mitigates cavitation damage to components within a pump. The sacrificial body is mounted in the pump so that flowing fluid passes over the sacrificial body, which causes the sacrificial body to shed electrons into the flowing fluid in the vicinity of the cavitation. The excess electrons tend to suppress hydrogen ions from releasing, which can mitigate cavitation. The sacrificial body is formed of a material having less resistance to corrosion due to the flowing fluid than the components of the pump. Needles are attached to the sacrificial body for immersion in the flowing fluid to facilitate the release of the electrons for the sacrificial body. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308968 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING NANOMATERIALS - A method for dispersing nanomaterial comprising an electrochemical process, a solution of dispersed nanomaterial, comprising individual charged nanomaterial at a concentration of about O.1 mgm | 2011-12-22 |
20110308969 | REDUCING CORROSION AND WATER DECOMPOSITION ON A SURFACE OF A TITANIUM NITRIDE ELECTRODE - The present invention provides a method of reducing corrosion and water decomposition on a surface of an electrode having a titanium nitride conductive layer disposed on a substrate and estimating extent of reduction thereof. The electrode is immersed into a solution containing a hydroxyl-functional compound. Thereafter, a voltage is applied to the titanium nitride conductive layer of the electrode. The extent of oxidation of the titanium nitride conductive layer is correlated with the extent of formation of oxide of titanium nitride and/or the extent of oxidation of the titanium nitride conductive layer is correlated with the increase of surface roughness. The extent of water decomposition is correlated with formation of hydrogen and oxygen bubbles. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308970 | Biosensor - A biosensor comprises a space part for sucking and housing a sample formed of two upper and lower plates, the two plates being stuck together by an adhesive layer, the space part for sucking and housing the sample being constituted so as to be partially opened in the peripheral part and partially closed by the adhesive layer, and has a working electrode having at least glucose oxidase immobilized thereon and a counter electrode on the same plane of the plate. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308971 | METAL HYDRAZIDE MATERIALS - The present invention provides the following new polymers which are useful for hydrogen storage: (i) a polymer comprising -[MN | 2011-12-22 |
20110308972 | Business card wallet - A business card wallet incorporating a pad of small paper notes is disclosed. The notes are in a stacked relationship and the pad of notes is attached to a pocket within the wallet. Each of the paper notes has an adhesive material applied to the reverse side thereof causing the notes to adhere to one another prior to use. A notation can be made on a note, and the note with the notation thereon, can be removed from the pad of notes and then adhesively attached to the business card prior to distributing the business card or upon receipt of a business card. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308973 | DENTAL PROSTHESIS AND DENTAL APPLIANCE STORAGE BOX - The present document describes a storage box for at least one of a dental prosthesis and a dental appliance. The storage box comprises: a container portion capable of holding a liquid; a holding area substantially within the container portion and for placing the at least one of a dental prosthesis and a dental appliance; a cover for placing over the container portion; and an external covering material substantially covering the container portion and the cover. In another embodiment, a separator divides the holding area in two or more parts. In another embodiment, the cover comprises a groove in which a seal can be lodged to hermetically seal the opening upon closure of the cover. The cover may also have a lip to hold liquid in the cover until the cover is sufficiently closed to release the liquid into the container. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308974 | Packaged, Wrapped, Cylindrically Rolled Moisture-Sensitive Film and Method of Making the Same - A method for packaging a wrapped, moisture-sensitive, cylindrically rolled film by positioning along an alignment axis, a wrapped, rolled moisture-sensitive film, a funneling guide, a tube, and an extendible rod that includes a support head. The method comprises the steps of extending the rod through the tube while simultaneously and while maintaining the alignment of the wrapped film, funneling guide, tube and rod, tilting the alignment axis from a first position to a second position such that the wrapped film enters and moves through the funneling guide, and the wrapped film contacts the support head of the rod, retracting the rod such that the wrapped film enters the tube through the funneling guide, and while maintaining the alignment of the wrapped film, funneling guide, tube and rod the alignment axis, tilting from the second position to the first position and retracting the rod from the tube. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308975 | STABILIZED PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT - Use of an adsorbent and a sealed package (e.g. an overwrap) to protect a pharmaceutical product in a solid state in the presence of a reducing sugar. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308976 | LEAKAGE SELF-RESCUE CONTAINER FOR STOCKING DANAGEROUS CHEMICALS - A rescue device for treating leakage of dangerous chemical includes g a first container having a closed negative pressure chamber and an intake which allows outside dangerous chemicals to enter the first container, and a second container installed and fixed in the first container. The second container contains a substantially harmless liquefied gas and has an opening which controllably communicates with the external environment. When the dangerous chemicals are leaking, the rescue device can be used to reduce the loss of dangerous chemical, alleviate the harm to the environment and human, and avoid the possible disastrous consequences. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308977 | CONTAINER HAVING A TEARABLE PACKET THEREIN - Disclosed is a multi-compartment container including a tearable inner packet, as well as methods for its use and manufacture. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308978 | DISPOSABLE CIGARETTE-END RECEPTACLE - Disposable cigarette-end receptacle that comprises an inlet orifice having a conical mouth towards the outside. The inside diameter of this orifice is calibrated so as to grip a first cigarette end when it is introduced, to hold it in place and to prevent its withdrawal, this cigarette end thus serving as a plug for the receptacle. This orifice is connected to a receptacle, the only exit of which is the inlet orifice. This receptacle extends substantially along the axis of the inlet orifice, the minimum length of this closed receptacle, along this axis, corresponding to that of a standard cigarette. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308979 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PACKING DISPLAY DEVICE - A cushioning material includes a recess forming member that includes a protecting member and an engaging member to form a recess that contains inside an edge portion of a thin display device, and moreover on a rear frame that is positioned on a back surface of the thin display device a handle is provided that forms a gap between a display screen of the thin display device and a protecting member of the cushioning material that is positioned in front of the display screen by engaging and holding the engaging member of the cushioning material in a state of the edge portion of the thin display device being contained in the recess of the cushioning material. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308980 | MAGNETIZED HAND TOOLS - The magnetized hand tools each include a sleeve of resilient material disposed over each handle or the base of the tool. One or more magnets are installed between the tool handle(s) and the resilient grip(s) covering the handle(s). Alternatively, the tool may have one or more magnets installed in the base, i.e., the drive attachment end, of a socket, with a sleeve being applied over the base of the socket to retain the magnet(s). The socket sleeve has a passage therethrough for the conventional square drive of the ratchet or other tool used to drive the socket. The magnets are recessed into the base of the socket to allow the overlying sleeve portion to lie immediately adjacent to the surface of the socket base, and may be inset into recesses in the tool handles and/or positively attached thereto for more positive retention. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308981 | SEALED POUCHES FOR MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING TEXTURED OPENING FLANGES AND METHODS THEREFOR - A sealed foil pouch has a textured opening flange and includes first and second foil sheets having opposing inner surfaces joined together by a seal for defining a sealed area of the pouch located inside the seal and an unsealed area of the pouch located outside the seal. The sealed pouch includes a textured opening flange located adjacent an edge of the pouch for peeling the first and second foil sheets away from one another for breaking the seal and opening the sealed pouch. The textured opening flange is located within the unsealed area of the pouch and includes at least one roughened surface formed on at least one of the first and second sheets. A leg of the seal passes through the textured opening flange. The roughened surface makes it easier to break the leg of the seal for pulling the sheets apart. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308982 | WRAPPER FOR METAL COILS - A wrapper for wrapping a cylindrical roll of coiled material, such as coiled steel, is a one-piece wrapper which covers the outer periphery, the ends and the inner periphery of the roll. The wrapper has a first portion for covering the ends and outer periphery and a second portion for covering the inner periphery. Draw strings are provided at the longitudinal edges of the first portion for cinching the wrapper against the ends of the roll. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308983 | DISPENSING PACKAGES FOR MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING TWO COMPONENTS THAT ARE MECHANICALLY INTERLOCKED AND METHODS THEREFOR - A package for a flat medical implant includes a flexible outer component, such as Tyvek®, including a first panel and a second panel foldable over said first panel for closing the package, and an inner component, such as paper, mechanically interlocked with the flexible outer component. A flat medical implant is held by the inner component. While the outer and inner components remains mechanically interconnected to one another, the upper ends of the first and second panels of the outer component are peelable away from one another for opening the package and accessing the flat medical implant at an upper end of the package. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308984 | SECURITY POUCH - A security pouch made of plastic, which is used to receive and to transport valuables, has a lower and an upper plastic layer, which are joined to each other, forming a closable access opening. At least in some sections, the security pouch is provided with a single-layer or multi-layer indicator layer, which produces a color change in the event of mechanical damage and, in particular, slitting. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308985 | COMPOSITION OF A LIPOSOMAL GEL CONTAINING HYDROCORTISONE, ITS METABOLITES, PRECURSORS OR MIXTURES THEREOF AND THE USE THEREOF - Liposomal gel which, apart from liposomes and a continuous phase, includes at least one thickening agent, at least one biologically active material and, optionally, at least one additive, whereby the biologically active material is encapsulated in the liposomes, and whereby this material consists of hydrocortisone, its metabolites or precursors, or a mixture thereof, and is applied on the skin for therapeutic purposes, characterised in that the weight ratio phosphatidylcholine/hydrocortisone amounts to at least 2/1 and/or in that the weight ratio phosphatidylcholine/carbomer hydrogel amounts to at least 20/1. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308986 | PACKAGING BOX WITH A RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAG - The present invention relates to a packaging box with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The packaging box is made by folding one sheet, and has a main compartment space and an auxiliary compartment space separated from each other. The main compartment space accommodates articles, and the auxiliary compartment space is provided with the RFID tag. The surface of at least a portion of the auxiliary compartment space forms a portion of the surface of the packaging box. Accordingly, electromagnetic and physical interferences with the RFID tag placed inside the packaging box can be prevented even in the event the articles in the packaging box contain a silver foil or an aluminum material, or have sharp edges, thereby ensuring the stable operation of the RFID tag. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308987 | Tissue Package - The tissue package consists of stacked tissues ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308988 | LOW DOSE COLONIC CLEANSING SYSTEM - A method of colonic cleansing that includes administering orally a first dose and a second dose of a liquid osmotic colonic evacuant composition. The second dose includes an amount of the liquid osmotic colonic evacuant composition that is 55% to 95% of the amount of the first dose. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308989 | COMPOSITE COOKWARE COMPRISING A VITREOUS PROTECTIVE COATING - A composite cookware for food preparation and process for manufacturing composite cookware. The composite cookware includes a metallic composite support element, the outer surface of which is covered by a vitreous protective coating. The protective coating is a continuous film having a thickness of at least 10 μm and formed of a sol-gel material including a matrix of at least one polyalcoxysilane and at least one metal oxide dispersed in the matrix. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308990 | DEPLOYABLE COLLAPSIBLE SIGN ASSEMBLY - A deployable collapsible sign assembly having a stake capable of being disposed within the ground. The stake having an upper plate. A first vertical member slidably disposed over the stake, and a second vertical member slidably disposed within the first vertical member. The second vertical member having a bottom capable of contacting the upper plate. The second vertical member having a second vertical member aperture that is higher on one side then the other to create an offset to hold a horizontal member, to hold a sign therebelow. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308991 | FOOD TRAY - A food tray includes a front wall with a distal end and a proximal end, and a rear wall with a distal end and a proximal end. A first sidewall extends between the distal end of the front wall and the distal end of the rear wall, and a second sidewall that extends between the proximal end of the front wall and the proximal end of the rear wall. The front wall, rear wall, first sidewall, and second sidewall define an opening through which an item is placed in the food tray. The first and second sidewalls each define a slot and an extension extending above the slot. A lid member extends from a top edge of the front wall and defines a pair of tabs that engage the slots defined by the first and second sidewalls when the lid is folded over the opening. The top edge of the front wall is configured to cause the lid member to open when the first and second sidewall extensions are pulled apart. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308992 | Single-Use Body Washing System - A body washing system provides an integrated single-use package co-locating a moist towelette and a dry towelette, the latter sized and design to permit drying of an individual after applying the moist towelette to his or her body in a washing process. The compact size and availability of the dry towelette substantially increases at the availability of bathing systems to individuals to whom conventional bathing or showering is inaccessible. | 2011-12-22 |