01st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100000901 | Plastic Packaging, Particularly Flexible Tubes, Containing Reactive Substances Associated With A Presence Indicator - A packaging component, having a wall including a layer for direct contact with a product contained within the packaging, said layer formed of an organic polymer having disposed therein 1) a first material reactive with at least one component of the product contained within the packaging or with a physical or chemical contaminant thereof, and 2) a second component in the form of particles which perturb or emit, naturally or under the influence of an artificial source of excitation, a physical field which is remotely detectable and which confirms that the first material is also present. The reactive substance is typically a substance having a biocidal effect, an organoleptic additive, an oxygen-absorbing agent, an emitter of carbon dioxide or sulfur dioxide, a humidity absorber, an antioxidant or a UV filter, and the physically active particles are typically ferromagnetic, x-ray absorbent, an MRI contrast agent, luminescent or thermochromic. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000902 | COMPOSITE POLYMERIC MATERIALS FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES - Disclosed are environmentally friendly polymeric composite materials and products that can be formed from the composites. The polymeric composites can include a lactide-based polymeric matrix reinforced with fibers derived from renewable resources and optionally including one or more beneficial agents such as, for instance, naturally occurring UV blockers or absorbents, anti-oxidants, anti-microbials, and the like. The composite materials can be formed into a desired structure according to low energy formation processes and can be designed for controlled degradation. In one particular embodiment, the composite materials can be formed to produce containers for storing and protecting environmentally sensitive materials such as pharmaceuticals or nutraceuticals. Beneficially, the disclosed materials can be formed entirely from renewable resources. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000903 | HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITIONS, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM, AND METHOD OF MAKING SUCH ARTICLES - The instant invention is a high-density polyethylene composition, method of producing the same, articles made therefrom, and method of making such articles. The high-density polyethylene composition according to instant invention includes a first component, a second component, and a third component. The first component is a high-density polyethylene polymer having a density in the range of 0.940 to 0.980 g/cm | 2010-01-07 |
20100000904 | MODULAR STEMWARE AND SERVING SET - A serving set to be used for beverages at formal and informal parties may include modular stemware. The serving set has a base that nests into a food serving tray, and can be disassembled into its component parts of base, stem, and bowl. This allows the bowls and stems of the beverage set to be interchanged and easily stored. The serving set could be made of one or more of glass, polycarbonate, metal, crystal, or other plastics. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000905 | STRIP VIAL AND CAP - Containers and methods for dispensing test strips. Embodiments of the invention include a container and a cap or an insert. The container holds or stores the test strips and the test strips may be dispensed through the cap or the insert. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000906 | CORNER POST FOR USE WITH AN ARTICLE HAVING A CONTOURED VERTICAL EDGE - A corner post ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100000907 | PACKING IMPLEMENT FOR GOODS TRANSPORTATION - To provide a packing implement for goods transportation that facilitates packing of an article to be transported, and has a baseboard | 2010-01-07 |
20100000908 | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF HYDROCARBON COMPONENTS - The present invention relates to hydrocarbons and particularly to the manufacture of hydrocarbon components suitable as aviation fuels or jet fuels and as blending stocks for aviation fuels. The process comprises the stages, wherein in the first stage an oil feed of biological origin and hydrogen gas are subjected to conditions sufficient to effect hydrodeoxygenation in the presence of a hydrodeoxygenation catalyst to yield n-paraffins; | 2010-01-07 |
20100000909 | PROCESS, REACTOR AND FACILITY FOR THERMALLY CRACKING HEAVY PETROLEUM OIL - The suppression of coke adherence in a reaction vessel and cracked gas pipelines at the outlet of the reaction vessel and the prevention of plugging are designed by improving the dispersion of superheated steam inside the reaction vessel to preferable conditions, and pitch having more uniform and higher quality can be produced. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000910 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING A TRACE ELEMENT FROM A LIQUID HYDROCARBON FEED - The present invention is generally directed to removing a trace element from a liquid hydrocarbon feed. The liquid hydrocarbon feed, containing the trace element, is mixed with the water along with a hydrocarbon-soluble additive. While being mixed, a compound, which in some cases is preferably insoluble, is formed by the hydrocarbon-soluble additive chemically reacting with the trace element. A phase separation device, such as a desalter or an oil-water separator, receives the oil-water emulsion containing the compound and resolves the mixture to produce the compound, effluent brine, and effluent liquid hydrocarbon with a reduced concentration of the trace element as compared to the liquid hydrocarbon feed. In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to removing elemental mercury from a liquid hydrocarbon feed. A hydrocarbon-soluble sulfur-containing additive, typically an organic polysulfide, is mixed with the liquid hydrocarbon feed and water. The hydrocarbon-soluble, sulfur-containing additive reacts with the mercury, rapidly forming an agglomeration of mercuric sulfide which is then dispensed with the effluent brine or the effluent liquid hydrocarbon. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000911 | Method for the Elimination of Oxygen, Nitrogen Oxides, Acetylenes, and/or Dienes From Hydrogen-Rich Olefin-Containing Gas Mixtures - The present invention relates to a process for removing at least one component selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen oxides, acetylenes and dienes from a gas mixture comprising the at least one component and also hydrogen, one or more olefins which are not dienes and possibly further gas constituents, in which the gas mixture is brought into contact with a catalyst in a reaction zone, wherein the catalyst comprises copper(I) sulfide. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000912 | Method Of And Apparatus For Separating Out Materials Heavier Than Plastic, In Particular Metals, By Flotation In A Water Bath, In A Separation Of Plastics Of Different Densities - A process and device for separation of plastic material from other stuff of a various density by a flotation process in a liquid bath. The process involves discharging heavier stuff that settles on the screen bottom by a movable screen bottom slowly moves in the direction of reducing a slot that exists between one edge of screen bottom and the wall of the flotation tank and then after having reached a final position too quickly and abruptly move in the counter-direction. That movement occurs in intervals. This abrupt motion of screen bottom initiates that kinetic energy accumulated in the heaps of metal and other heavy stuff moves this stuff towards the slot-edge and through the slot into a collection-container underneath the screen bottom to be discharged. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000913 | COLLECTORS - Collectors for froth flotation including oxidized fatty acid compositions and oxidized and maleated compositions. In particular, use of oxidized tall oil compositions and oxidized and maleated fatty acid compositions are disclosed. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000914 | Method and apparatuses for screening - A method and apparatus are disclosed for screening materials. A vibratory screening machine includes a first frame and a second frame. The second frame is attached to the first frame by elastomeric mountings. A vibratory motor is configured to vibrate the first frame and the second frame. An attachment arrangement is configured to secure a replaceable screen assembly to the first frame. The replaceable screen assembly is in contact with the second frame such that the second frame excites the replaceable screen assembly. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000915 | RECOVERY OF REPROCESSABLE MEDICAL DEVICES IN A SHARPS CONTAINER - A recovery device and method of use ensure that any reusable medical device that has been disposed of in a sharps container is recovered, cleaned, sterilized, and repackaged for reuse. In one embodiment, a sharps container and sorting surface are manipulated to rotate together and independently, so that the content of the sharps container are emptied onto the sorting surface, enabling an operator to manually, safely, efficiently, and timely retrieve reusable medical devices from the sorting surface and place these medical devices into a receptacle bin. The non-reusable contents are subsequently dumped into a waste bin, whose contents will subsequently be incinerated or otherwise destroyed. The operator of the recovery device is protected by a shield and an exhaust system that minimize the operator's exposure to airborne biohazardous toxins and enable the sorting to be done without injury to the operator from sharp medical devices. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000916 | Fluid Filter Comprising a Protected Liquid Sensor - The invention relates to a fluid filter ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100000917 | SEWAGE EFFLUENT DISTRIBUTION MEANS - A septic system can include an improved and more reliable apparatus for distributing effluent uniformly to a plurality of portions or fingers of a drain field. In such apparatus, an effluent container, or collection tank, is connected with the outlet of a septic tank, and an effluent-operated valve controls effluent flow from an outlet of the effluent container, or collection tank, to an effluent distribution tank which is connected to a plurality of portions, or fingers, of a sewage drain field to uniformly distribute the effluent from the septic tank to the drain field. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000918 | Two Piece Non-Metallic Relief Valve - A fluid filter is described, which includes a housing having a first end portion defining fluid inlet and fluid outlet areas, a filter media disposed in the housing, having inlet surfaces communicating with the fluid inlet and outlet surfaces communicating with the fluid outlet, and a relief valve assembly for selectively opening a filter bypass connecting the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The relief valve assembly has a media plug for anchoring it in the filter media, the media plug having a bypass aperture connecting to the fluid outlet, and a valve element secured to the media plug. The valve element has a valving portion cooperating with the bypass aperture in the media plug for resiliently closing the bypass aperture when an inlet fluid pressure is below a threshold pressure, and for opening the bypass aperture when the inlet fluid pressure is above the threshold pressure. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000919 | WATER PURIFICATION FILTER ASSEMBLY - A water purification filter assembly is disclosed. The water purification filter assembly of the present invention includes a manifold, which is provided in a water purifier, and a circular cap, which is provided under the manifold and has a slide slot, with a protrusion provided under the circular cap. The filter assembly further includes a filter cartridge, which has a head part coupled to the circular cap and a filter part provided with a filter therein. The filter assembly further includes a fastening member, which fastens the head part of the filter cartridge to the circular cap, and a guide groove, into which the protrusion is inserted, and which is formed in the upper surface of the filter part of the filter cartridge. Therefore, processes of coupling and removing the filter cartridge are made easy and convenient. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000920 | Membrane coating for a water pressurization Bladder - A water pressurization system is shown having a metal tank with a tank interior which is divided into first and second fluid chambers by a flexible membrane. One side of the tank interior is pressurized by compressed air. The membrane has a special coating applied thereto which decreases the natural permeability of the rubber material which is used to form the membrane. By decreasing the permeability of the membrane material, wear and tear on the membrane is decreased. The possibility of deloading the tank interior of pressurized gas due to the membrane permeability is also lessened. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000921 | DUAL CELL NITROGEN REMOVAL APPARATUS - A water treatment apparatus including a series of pairs of water filtration cells of an upwelling type. Each cell of each pair has a longitudinally extending water conduit in fluid communication between an upper and a lower end of each cell. The first cell of each pair is a fluidized bed type containing a biologically active media, the water entering a bottom of this cell upwelling through the biologically active media to discharge from a discharge port at or near the top of the first cell. The second cell of each pair has the upper end of its water conduit in fluid communication with the discharge port of the paired first cell and contains media which removes nitrates from the water entering and upwelling through the nitrate removing media for discharge from the second cell. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000922 | Truss Type High Pressure Center Support for Liquid Filtration - A central support for a liquid filter is described. The support has a truss element disposable centrally in the liquid filter to provide a crush-resistant structure supporting a filter media of the liquid filter, elongated straight members of the truss element, connected at joints to form a coplanar cross section, and longitudinal members of the truss element, connecting the coplanar cross section and additional coplanar cross sections in a column-like configuration. The contact surfaces of the truss element for interfacing with the filter media are adapted to spread forces on the filter media over a desired surface area. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000923 | Pump System for Deep Fryers Using Trans-Fat-Free Cooking Oil - A pump for use in a filtration process for a deep fryer is disclosed. The pump includes a drive shaft linked to a motor or motor drive shaft. The drive shaft passes through a seal assembly before passing into the pump chamber. The seal includes an outer seal housing that accommodates a lip seal. The lip seal is fabricated from PTFE. A combination oil filtration and supply system for a deep fryer is also disclosed that includes a motor linked to the drive shaft. The drive shaft passes through a supply pump and a filter/return pump. The supply pump includes an inlet in communication with a fresh oil reservoir and an outlet in communication with the filter/return pump. The filter/return pump includes an inlet in each communication with an oil filtration system and an outlet in communication with the outlet of the supply pump and an inlet to an oil distribution network. The oil distribution network includes a plurality of outlets, each in communication with an inlet of a vat. Each vat each includes an outlet in communication with the oil filtration system. The supply pump further includes a bypass valve that closes the inlet to the supply pump when flow from the fresh oil reservoir is cut off by closing a fresh oil supply valve. The bypass valve permits continuous circulation of fresh oil in the supply pump chamber and around the seal to prolong the life of the seal. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000924 | REDUCING WATER PURIFICATION MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING REDUCING WATER PURIFICATION MATERIAL, METHOD FOR TREATING WASTEWATER, AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - A reducing water purification material having a reducing iron-based precipitate selected from green rust, iron ferrite, reducing iron hydroxide, and a mixture thereof. A wastewater treatment process having steps of adding a reducing iron compound to wastewater, leading the wastewater to which the reducing iron compound is added to a reaction tank and forming a precipitate, separating the formed precipitate by a solid-liquid separation to obtain a sludge, and alkalinizing all or a portion of the separated sludge to form an alkaline sludge followed by returning to the reaction tank, wherein in the precipitation step, the wastewater to which the reducing iron compound is added and the alkaline sludge are mixed and are allowed to react in a non-oxidizing atmosphere under alkaline condition to form a reducing iron compound precipitate as the precipitate, thereby incorporating contaminants in the precipitate to remove the contaminants from the wastewater. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000925 | Method for Monitoring A Plurality of Electrical Luminous Elements and Device for Disinfecting A Substance By Means of Ultraviolet Radiation - The invention relates to a method for the monitoring of a plurality of at least three electrical lighting bodies of the same design, comprising
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20100000926 | DEVICE FOR SEPARATION OF FLUID, IN PARTICULAR OIL, GAS AND WATER - A device for separation of fluid, in particular oil, gas and water, in connection with the extraction of such a fluid from formations under the surface of the earth or the sea bed. The fluid is transported in a supply pipe or transport pipe ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100000927 | Fluid Conduits With Molded Plastic Part - A method of providing a conduit ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100000928 | CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMNS AND THEIR OPERAITON - A method of operating chromatography column apparatus comprising a column tube ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100000929 | System comprising a fluid treatment module and a support structure - A system comprising a fluid treatment assembly, means for feeding the assembly with fluid to be treated and receiving treated fluid, and a structure ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100000930 | Drain Pipe Connector for Fluid Filters - The present invention is directed to a no-leak drain pipe connector for a fluid filter which helps prevent the splashing of hot fluid on individuals performing filter element and oil changes. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000931 | POTABLE LIQUID DISPENSER - A potable liquid dispensing apparatus includes a housing configured to be coupled to a source of potable liquid. A filter is disposed within the housing for the passage of the potable liquid. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000932 | FILTER APPARATUS CAPABLE OF RELEASING AIR - [Problems] To provide a filter apparatus improved in operability and maintainability during an air releasing operation for a filter apparatus by promoting a reduction in the size of a filter apparatus capable releasing air for a chemical solution. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000933 | Disposable Vacuum Filtration Apparatus Capable of Detecting Microorganisms and Particulates in Liquid Samples - A vacuum filtration apparatus for detecting microorganisms and particulates in liquid samples. The apparatus includes a base, an absorbent pad, a filter means, a funnel and a lid. The funnel is releasably attached to the base, and may contain an integral flexible seal for releasably sealing the filter means to the base. The outer wall of the lid may be segmented to make it flexible, this flexibility allows it to be releasably attached to the funnel or the base. The apparatus is designed so that any funnel will fit any base, and any lid will fit any base or any funnel when all parts are manufactured to normal tolerances. The apparatus may contain a means to keep the filter means wrinkle free in both the dry and wet states. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000934 | FILTER ASSEMBLY WITH SEALING SYSTEM - A filter assembly including a tubular filter housing and a removable filter element for use therein that employ a compressible seal element. The seal element connected to the rest of the filter element and located to sealingly engage the filter housing. In an aspect, a separate, rigid support member is disclosed that supports the seal element against the filter housing to improve the seal and prevent distortion of the compressible seal material. In another aspect, an end cap connecting the seal element to the rest of the filter housing includes an extending leg having improved features for retaining the seal element to the end cap. In another aspect, the seal element can be retentively received in a slotted member attached to the filter element. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000935 | MEMBRANE ELEMENT, MEMBRANE UNIT, AND MULTI-DECK MEMBRANE UNIT - Provided are membrane elements and membrane units capable of easily forming a space part surrounded with a frame body above the membrane elements regardless of the number of the membrane elements. That is, the membrane elements are membrane elements each comprising filtering membranes on both surfaces of a plate-like supporting plate, wherein spacer parts are formed in both side parts for keeping the membrane face distance to adjacent membrane elements being prescribed intervals, and the spacer parts have through bolt insertion holes and are extended upward from the upper end part of the supporting plate. The membrane units are configured by arranging a plurality of the membrane elements in such a manner that the channel parts formed in the spacer parts are brought into contact with each other, seal panels are installed in the outermost parts of the arranged membrane elements, and a frame body is formed by surrounding the space above the filtering membranes by the spacer parts and the seal panels. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000936 | HOLLOW-FIBER MEMBRANE AND HOLLOW-FIBER MEMBRANE MODULE HAVING THE SAME INCLUDED THEREIN - The present invention provides hollow fiber membranes and a hollow fiber membrane module having the same included therein, which even when highly filled, can reduce the size of the module and simultaneously maintain a crimped state enabling a good flow of a dialysate or buffer in the module by an easy process, characterized in that the hollow fiber membrane is provided with a crimp having a wavelength of 15 to 25 mm and a crimp angle determined by the wavelength and an amplitude of 0.09 to 0.32. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000937 | FLUORORESIN POLYMER SEPARATION MEMBRANE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A fluorine resin polymer separation membrane and a manufacturing method of the same, which are excellent in a virus-eliminating property, further excellent in water permeability, chemical strength (chemical resistance), physical strength, and an antifouling property, and particularly suitable for practicable use as a filtration membrane for the elimination of viruses, are provided. A fluorine resin polymer separation membrane includes a layer having a three-dimensional network structure and a layer having a spherical structure, in which the layer having a three-dimensional network structure does not substantially contain micro-voids having a void diameter of 5 μm or more, and the fluorine resin polymer separation membrane has filtration performance represented by the elimination rate of 80% or more of dextran having molecular weight of 75,000. The layer having a three-dimensional network structure is formed by the solidification with a polymer solution containing a fluorine resin polymer and cellulose ester. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000938 | HEADER FOR MODULE OF HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES AND METHOD OF POTTING HOLLOW FIBERS - Hollow fiber membranes are potted by injecting a liquid material into a substantially closed cavity ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100000939 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF HOLLOW-FIBER MEMBRANE BUNDLES - The present invention relates to a method of producing a hollow fiber membrane bundle having an end fixed with a casting material wherein the ends of hollow fiber membranes are fixed with the casting material in a condition that an insert is placed inside a hollow fiber membrane bundle at a position inner than a region where a fixing portion is formed, and then the insert is removed from the inside of the hollow fiber membrane bundle; and relates to a method of producing a hollow fiber membrane filter element through this method. The hollow fiber membrane bundle produced by the method of the present invention can be used in various types of filtration treatment such as external pressure filtration. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000940 | Reactor Comprising a Supply Distribution System for Anaerobic Waste Water Treatment - Disclosed is a reactor for anaerobically treating waste water, especially treating waste water from the paper industry. Said reactor comprises a reactor vessel, at least one supply pipe which is arranged in the bottom area of the reactor vessel and is used for feeding waste water that is to be treated into the reactor, at least one supply distributor for mixing the waste water fed to the reactor with the medium located in the reactor, at least one overflow port which is disposed on the top reactor vessel and is used for discharging treated water, and at least one separator The supply distributor is provided with at least one deflection means that is embodied such that waste water discharged from the at least one supply pipe is diverted into a circular current from the perspective of the cross-section of the reactor, one to 80 percent of the cross-section of the reactor being filled by the at least one deflection means. The invention further relates to a method for anaerobically treating waste water. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000941 | SIMPLE GAS SCOURING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of cleaning a membrane ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100000942 | MONOPERSULFATE TREATMENT OF MEMBRANES - A method of improving the water permeability and/or cleaning a porous polymeric membrane (such as a microfiltration or ultrafiltration membrane comprising the step of contacting said a porous polymeric membrane with a source of monopersulfate and a halide ion, such as chloride and optionally a base. The source of monopersulfate may be potassium monopersulfate in conjunction with potassium hydrogen sulfate and potassium sulfate, ie a triple salt of formula 2KHSO | 2010-01-07 |
20100000943 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESOLVATING FLOWING LIQUID - Methods and apparatus for desolvating flowing liquid streams while retaining temporal resolution of dissolved substrates are disclosed. A novel small-scale self-regulating spray dryer preserves temporal resolution while desolvating a liquid chromatography eluent stream and depositing the solute onto an optical surface for infrared spectrographic analysis. The liquid eluent is pumped through a heated nebulizer to create a high-speed jet of solute containing liquid and solvent vapor. This jet is directed circumferentially inside a hot cylindrical cavity. Centrifugal force causes the larger liquid droplets to travel along the outer diameter of the cavity. The cavity surface is heated to cause the droplets to film boil. Film boiling reduces droplet contact with the cavity surface thereby retaining the solute in the droplets. The solute temperature is limited by controlling the pressure into which the solvent evaporates from the droplets. When the droplets are sufficiently small, Stokes drag from the exiting solvent vapor carries the droplets out through the center of the cylindrical cavity. After exiting, the superheated solvent vapor further dries the droplets. Solvent vapor is removed by condensation onto a cooled surface. A freezing point reducing agent may be added to improve removal of solvent condensate. Stokes drag from a non-condensable gas maintains the dried droplets in suspension. This suspension travels through an orifice that focuses the impaction of the dried droplets onto the optical surface for infrared analysis. The deposition surface is in an evacuated chamber and is temperature controlled to freeze liquid solutes yet allowing sublimation of residual solvent. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000944 | CONTROL EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD CIRCUIT - Control equipment for an extracorporeal blood circuit ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100000945 | Filtering Apparatus and Method of Use - A filtering apparatus comprises a microporous membrane and an actuator. The membrane is positioned to traverse across the hollow interior of a conduit used for the transport of molecules in bulk. In one example, the pores of the membrane comprise a plurality of open-ended carbon nanotubes. The actuator comprises a transducing material such as a polyvinyledene fluoride film that is operatively positioned in contact with the membrane and is capable of propagating acoustic vibration onto the membrane at a particular frequency so as to hasten the movement of the molecules through the membrane. Similarly, a method of filtering water comprises the steps of: (a) sifting molecules of water through the membrane, the pores of the membrane comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes; and (b) propagating acoustic vibration onto the microporous membrane at a libration frequency of ice so as to hasten movement of the water molecules within the carbon nanotubes. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000946 | PRODUCTION OF A FERMENTATION PRODUCT - A process of separating suspended solids from a fermentation liquor by subjecting the liquor to a solids-liquid separation stage, | 2010-01-07 |
20100000947 | TREATING METHOD OF A FLUORINATED SURFACTANT-CONTAINING AQUEOUS SOLUTION - The present invention provides a treatment method by which a fluorinated surfactant such as PFOA can be removed from water very efficiently. The treatment method includes a step (1) of contacting a water to be treated containing 100 to 10000 ppb of a fluorinated surfactant with an activated carbon and a step (2) of obtaining a treated water containing not more than 3.0 ppb of the fluorinated surfactant. The activated carbon comprises the particles capable of passing through a 75-μm filter of not smaller than 90% by mass of the total particles. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000948 | WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT USING PULSED ULTRAVIOLET LAMP - Disclosed therein is a water treatment equipment using pulsed ultraviolet lamp, which emits pulsed ultraviolet rays of high power and high transmission. The water treatment system can be usefully used in a purification plant or in a waste water treatment plant of high turbidity since the UV lamp adapted for emitting the pulsed UV rays is higher in power and longer in a transmission length than the conventional continuous UV lamp. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000949 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WATER RESTORATION - System and method for water restoration to a water pool or to water regions associated with freshwater or saltwater marinas. Embodiments include a positive water flow device that works in unison with a negative water flow device, wherein the positive and negative flow devices are separated from each other in the water pool or water regions. The positive flow device, for example, a water jet, directs a stream of water beneath the water surface of the water pool or water regions, and causes a water surface to move towards the negative flow device by a hydraulic pushing action. The negative flow device includes a water pump and receiving port, augments the hydraulic pushing action by providing a complementary pulling action by applying a vacuum or negative pressure to a water receiving port, or scoop. Water laden, oily surface contaminants are then removed in the scoop as a water oil mixture that is subsequently separated to form an oil mixture for subsequent recycling and a clean water source that is restored for delivery back into the water pool or water regions. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000950 | Anti-Vibration Rack, Mount and Feet for Computer Servers - A novel apparatus and system for dampening vibrational forces from servers and electronic components is provided. According to one embodiment, the present invention generally provides a rack for dampening vibration including: a top panel, a bottom panel, and two side panels positioned between the top panel and the bottom panel where the top panel, the bottom panel and the two side panels are fiberglass re-enforced plastics; the side panels have grooves along the height of the side panels that extend the full depth of the side panels designed to enable shelves or servers with attached mounts to be positioned along the side panels and pulled in and out of the rack. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000951 | Wall-mounted carousel for electric toothbrushes - The present invention is a wall-mounted toothbrush carousel that stores one or more electric and/or standard toothbrushes in a convenient rotary dispenser. The rotary dispenser comprises a top-mounted knob atop a clover-shaped disc, the disc being connected to a stem in a spindle-type manner. The bottom of the stem is connected to a concave base. In some embodiments, the concavity of the base collects and contains runoff. In other embodiments, the base may be defined by one or more drain holes to allow drainage of the residue. The stem offsets the disc from the base. The disc is four-leaf-clover-shaped and defined by alternate apertures (for holding standard and electric toothbrushes) and U-shaped recesses for holding electric toothbrushes. The spindle-type holder revolves around and holds one or more electric toothbrushes as well as standard toothbrushes in queued positions. The rotary dispenser may be seated in a freestanding base unit (various sizes and shapes) having a vertical notch for access to the queued toothbrushes, or may be seated on a wall mounting as desired. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000952 | DECKING MEMBER - A decking member can have a plurality of panels each with first and second side supports. The plurality of panels can each have a plurality of slots and optional hooks. A shelving system has a frame and at least one decking member. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000953 | MODULAR BLOCKING PANEL SYSTEMS FOR RACKS AND CABINETS - The disclosure generally relates to a modular blocking panel system for a rack. The modular blocking panel system consists of multiple standardized panels which snap-together, or slidably attach to one another, in order to fill openings of any size in a rack. The panels connect to one another so that there is a seal at the junction between the panels. The seal blocks hot air in the interior of the rack from seeping through the panels and mixing with the cold air supply on the exterior of the panels. Multiple panels can be combined to create a single modular panel to cover any sized opening. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000954 | PIPE-LAYING MACHINE - A pipe-laying machine includes a self-propelled tracked vehicle, on one side of which is fitted a crane designed for lifting and laying pipes. The machine is also fitted with a counterweight constituted by a plate made of a heavy material that moves between a rest position in which it retracts fully into the vehicle and an operational position in which it projects from the vehicle on the opposite side to the crane. In the machine according to the invention, engine unit and control cab are located at each end of chassis, projecting slightly from it, to leave a free space in the central part of the vehicle for the installation of all the mechanisms designed for the movement and control of the crane. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000955 | Girder block lifting method and jack-up stage used therefor - A girder block lifting method, which can solve a problem that steel beams are inclined or fallen inward by lifting a heavy material, and a jack-up stage used therefor are provided. The method includes a main beam which can be provided between steel beams being targets of connection with the girder to construct a rigid frame structure, a height adjustment means (gate-shaped base) mounted on a cross beam member being parallel to the main beam and connecting other steel frames for adjusting height to the main beam, a connection beam for alternately connecting the main beam and the height adjustment means (gate-shaped base), and an auxiliary beam for connecting the connection beams. On a frame stage formed by connecting these beams, a plurality of lifting jacks are provided and a lifting sling is hung from upper part of the steel beam to enable jack-up of the girder block. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000956 | TWO PIECE DRAFT GEAR HOUSING HAVING A INTEGRAL YOKE - A housing for a railway car draft gear assembly for cushioning buff and draft shocks includes a rear portion engageable with the rear stops of such railway car and a front portion configured for attachment to a coupler arm. Opposed ends of the front and rear portions are provided with complimentary flanges for removable attachment of the front portion to the rear portion with threaded fasteners. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000957 | CONTAINERS COMPRISING A CLOSED CELL FOAM LAYER - In preferred embodiments there are provided containers such as bottles comprising at least one layer made from a foamable material comprising a polymeric carrier material and microspheres which expand during heat treatment to form the foam. The articles may be mono and multilayer. The articles can be formed by various methods. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000958 | ANESTHETIC CONTAINER - An anesthetic container includes a bottle having a wall defining a receptacle and a neck with a passage in fluid communication with the receptacle, a valve assembly including a flange, and a ferrule disposed over at least a portion of the flange of the valve assembly and about at least a portion of the neck of the bottle to secure the valve assembly to the bottle. One of the wall of the bottle, the flange of the valve assembly or a wall of the ferrule has at least one vent formed, at least in part, therein that permits air trapped between the ferrule and the valve assembly or the bottle to escape. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000959 | METHOD FOR REFORMING A PORTION OF A PLASTIC CONTAINER TO INCLUDE A TRANSFERABLE ELEMENT, AND THE RESULTING CONTAINER - A method and apparatus for reforming a portion of a blow molded plastic container includes directing energy from a heater onto the portion of the container so as to heat the portion while leaving the remainder of the container relatively unheated. The heated portion of the container is then engaged by a reforming tool having an embossed or imprinted characteristic on a contact surface of the reforming tool so as to reform the portion of the container and form a three-dimensional feature thereon which is not reproducible without using the method and/or apparatus of the present invention. Alternatively, the heated portion of the container is engaged by a reforming tool having a transferable element on a contact surface of the reforming tool so as to reform the portion of the container and transfer the transferable element to the portion of the container. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000960 | SEAL ABSORBENT PAD-RFID-BAR CODE-LABEL-CONTAINER FOR A DOSING CAP - A dosing cap for use with or without a separate container for combining two different ingredients at time of use by dispensing ingredient one from the dosing cap into a container with ingredient two. The dosing cap includes a moisture and waterproof seal to prevent the ingredients from receiving any moisture during storage, an absorbent material (desiccant) included with the seal to absorb any residual moisture in the container or that might be received into the container during storage to ensure a moisture free environment for the ingredient and a tracking device such as a radio frequency identifying chip (RFID) that is attached to the dosing cap for product identification and tracking purposes. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000961 | Bottle Fitments - A fitment ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100000962 | CONTAINER, PARTICULARLY A BOTTLE, MADE OF A THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL - The invention relates to a vessel ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100000963 | PLASTIC BOTTLE - [Problem] To provide a plastic bottle that can improve grippability and portability, being an item created with the focus on a practical flattened bottle that takes into consideration consumers' needs. [Means of Solution] A plastic bottle ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100000964 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ETCHING A MEM DEVICE - A method and system for etching a substrate is described and, in particular, a method for etching large, high aspect ratio features, such as those in micro-electromechanical devices (MEMs), is also described. The method comprises disposing a substrate in a processing system, forming plasma having a substantial population of negatively-charged ions, and etching one or more features in the substrate using the negative ion population. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000965 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium includes depositing a magnetic recording layer on a substrate, forming masks on areas corresponding to recording regions of the magnetic recording layer, partially etching the magnetic recording layer in areas not covered with the masks with an etching gas to form protrusions and recesses on the magnetic recording layer, modifying the magnetic recording layer remaining in the recesses with a modifying gas to form non-recording regions, and forming a protecting film on an entire surface. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000966 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium includes depositing a magnetic recording layer on a substrate, forming masks on areas corresponding to recording regions of the magnetic recording layer, partially etching the magnetic recording layer in areas not covered with the masks with an etching gas to form protrusions and recesses on the magnetic recording layer, modifying the magnetic recording layer remaining in the recesses with Ne gas to form non-recording regions, and forming a protecting film on an entire surface. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000967 | REMOVAL METHOD OF SURFACE DAMAGE OF SINGLE CRYSTAL DIAMOND - The present invention provides a process for removing surface damage of a single-crystal diamond, which comprises implanting ions into a single-crystal diamond to form a non-diamond layer near a surface of the diamond, graphitizing the non-diamond layer, and removing a surface layer by etching. According to the invention, the surface damage can be removed or reduced without increasing the surface roughness of a single crystal diamond. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000968 | METHOD FOR FORMING CONTINUOUS CHANNEL OF THE SURFACE OF CASTING ROLL FOR THE TWIN ROLL STRIP CASTING PROCESS - Disclosed is a method of forming a continuous channel for gas discharge in the surface of a casting roll for twin roll strip casting, and particularly, a method of forming a continuous channel for gas discharge on the surface of a casting roll for twin roll strip casting, suitable for the formation of dimples on the surface of a casting roll for a twin roll strip caster, which includes applying a photoresist on the entire surface of a casting roll, conducting patterning on the applied photoresist, developing the surface of the casting roll, subjected to the patterning, and etching the metal surface of the casting roll, exposed in the developing, and which prevents the generation of dents, enables the manufacture of a cast product having no defects, and realizes wide applicability not only to high Mn steel but also to types of casting steel capable of generating dents or similar defects due to a large amount of volatile as. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000969 | Patterning method - A patterning method is provided. First, a substrate having an objective material layer thereon is provided. Thereafter, a mask layer is formed on the objective material layer. Afterwards, a patterned layer is formed over the mask layer, wherein a material of the patterned layer includes a metal-containing substance. Then, the mask layer is patterned to form a patterned mask layer. Further, the objective material layer is patterned, using the patterned mask layer as a mask. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000970 | IN-CHAMBER MEMBER TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD, IN-CHAMBER MEMBER, SUBSTRATE MOUNTING TABLE AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - In a method of controlling the temperature of an in-chamber member used in a plasma processing apparatus that processes a target substrate with plasma, a plurality of power-feeding portions is provided in the in-chamber member and the in-chamber member is heated by supplying electric power thereto through the power-feeding portions. A resistance value or resistivity of the in-chamber member is measured and the electric power is controlled based on the temperature of the in-chamber member estimated from the resistance value or resistivity. The in-chamber member includes one or more annular members arranged around the target substrate. The in-chamber member is a member making contact with plasma within a chamber and existing near the target substrate. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000971 | ADHESIVE LAYER FORMING LIQUID - An object of the present invention is to provide an adhesive layer forming liquid about which deterioration in adhesive-layer-forming capability with the passage of time can be restrained and further the smoothness of an adhesive layer surface can be certainly kept. The adhesive layer forming liquid of the present invention is an adhesive layer forming liquid, which is a liquid for forming an adhesive layer for bonding copper and a resin to each other, and which is an aqueous solution comprising an acid, a stannic salt, a complexing agent, a stabilizer, and a complexing restrainer for restraining a complexing reaction between the complexing agent and copper. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000972 | Vacuum Circuit Breaker - The invention relates to a vacuum switch, especially a vacuum circuit breaker, for medium and high voltages, comprising a mobile switch unit arranged inside a vacuum switch compartment ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100000973 | VACUUM SWITCH AND VACUUM SWITCHGEAR - A vacuum switch having a fixed electrode, a movable electrode facing the fixed electrode, an insulating cylinder, end plates covering both axial ends of the insulating cylinder, a vacuum chamber internally accommodating the fixed electrode and the movable electrode, and a solid isolation resin molded on the outside of the vacuum chamber, characterized in that,
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20100000974 | ELECTRODE FOR ELECTRICAL-DISCHARGE SURFACE TREATMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing an electrode for electrical-discharge surface treatment includes kneading a first electrode material composed of at least one of metal powder and insulating powder and a second electrode material composed of conductive organic bonding agent in which a conductive resin is dissolved or dispersed in a solvent, to fabricate a slurry; molding the slurry, to form a compact; and desiccating the compact at a temperature below a thermal decomposition initiating temperature at which a thermal decomposition of the conductive organic bonding agent starts. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000975 | CORROSION RESISTING JOINING AREA AND METHOD BETWEEN MATERIALS OF COPPER AND STAINLESS STEEL OR TITANIUM, WHICH ARE THE CONSTITUENTS OF PERMANENT CATHODES FOR ELECTROLYTIC PROCESSES AND CATHODES OBTAINED - This disclosure provides a joining area and method between copper and stainless steel or titanium, as well as the permanent cathode obtained, where said joining area is made of a first zone of a copper-nickel (Cu—Ni) alloy, an intermediate zone with a mostly nickel alloy or pure nickel and a second zone made of a stainless steel-nickel alloy, which is the result of the participating materials being cast in an arc welding process, for example TIG, MIG or manual arc using electrodes of nickel as welding contributor between said materials and their space arrangement, that is to say, leaving a separation between the materials when performing the welding process, thus ensuring as follows: a) greater tensile strength, b) a substantial improvement of corrosion resistance of the joint welding, and c) improvement of conductibility, which can be improved still further by modifying the straight design of the conducting bar by providing it with the “horn”-type shape. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000976 | Process for Repairing a Component Comprising a Directional Microstructure by Setting a Temperature Gradient During the Laser Heat Action, and a Component Produced by Such a Process - In one aspect, a repair method for repairing components comprising a base material with a directed microstructure is provided. The repair is performed in such a way that the repaired location correspondingly has a directed microstructure like the surrounding base material. A solder is applied in the region of a location to be repaired and is soldered to the component via heat exposure, a temperature gradient, i.e., for instance a temperature variation from a higher temperature to a lower temperature, is thereby produced in the region of the location to be repaired. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000977 | METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF CONTENT-BASED STRIPE AND THE LIKE ON A SUBSTRATE AND EQUIPMENT THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method for removal of content based stripe and the like on a substrate. More particularly relates to a method of removal of content based stripe and the like, using lasers. The method comprising acts of generating and applying predetermined waves or pulses of the laser beams onto the determined content-based stripe and the like for removal from the substrate. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000978 | LASER MACHINING DEVICE AND LASER MACHINING METHOD - A laser machining device is provided with a laser light source, a spatial light modulator, a driving unit, a control unit, and a condensing optical system. The control unit selects a basic hologram corresponding to each basic machining pattern included in a whole machining pattern in a workpiece from a plurality of basic holograms stored by the storage unit, and determines a display region of the basic hologram in the spatial light modulator so that the deviation of the value of “Iη/n” becomes small for the selected respective basic hologram when the intensity of a laser beam input to a display region of the basic hologram in the spatial light modulator is defined as I, the diffraction efficiency of the laser beam in the basic hologram is defined as η, and the number of condensing points in a basic machining pattern corresponding to the basic hologram is defined as n. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000979 | Method and device for controlling the power transmitted by a laser to a reference point, soldering device and method - In accordance with said control method, the transmission of the laser beam is periodically interrupted with the aid of means for masking the laser beam placed between the reference point and a source of the laser beam. Moreover, the transmission power of the source of the laser beam is varied between the minimum and maximum values, such that the emission times of the source of the laser beam at the minimum power substantially coincide with the masking times of the laser beam via the masking means. Preferably, the minimum value is at least equal to 10% and the maximum value at most equal to 90% of a maximum emission power of the source of the laser beam. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000980 | Induction Heating System with Versatile Inductive Cartridge - Disclosed are devices and systems for inductive heating of a liquid or food, which comprise versatile inductive heating cartridges. To be able to use a normally inductively non-heatable cup or vessel made of a generally dielectric material with an induction heating unit, a removable cartridge made of an inductively heatable material is inserted into the vessel. In one embodiment, the cartridge is retained in the vessel by an attachment functionality which prevents the cartridge from sliding or flipping when the cup or vessel is tipped to serve or pour. The attachment functionality is disengageable, and the cartridge may be transferred from cup to cup or vessel to vessel by the user. In another embodiment, the cartridges are configured to more efficiently work with the “pot detection” circuits of modern inductive hot plates or ranges. In another embodiment, the cartridge includes an RFID tag, antenna, and sensor package. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000981 | Heating device and method for the production thereof and heatable object and method for producing same - A heating device having a layer containing electrically conductive plastic. The layer exhibits adhesive characteristics at least in some sections on at least one side. A heatable object equipped with a heating device of this type. The layer containing electrically conductive plastic is connected to at least one component of an object. A. radiant heating system including a support and a heating layer containing electrically conductive plastic, whereby the heating layer is formed by a flexible film and the support is also flexible. Methods to produce such products and apparatus. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000982 | Composite Conductor, in Particular for Glow Plugs for Diesel Engines - Composite conductor comprising a metallic conductor and a ceramic conductor or non-conductor, at least one of them being elongate, the two being connected with each other in an electrically conductive manner. The ceramic conductor or non-conductor and the metallic conductor are hard-soldered to each other by a contact surface extending obliquely to the longitudinal direction of the at least one elongate conductor, and has one of the conductors tapers at its end and the other conductor has a matching tapering recess. The tapering end of the conductor is fitted into the tapering recess. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000983 | GRIDDLE COOKING SYSTEM - A griddle cooking system is disclosed. A heating block includes a heat plenum and a plurality of heat release chambers fluidically coupled to the heat plenum. Each of the heat release chambers includes a chamber opening onto a first side of the heating block. A griddle is disposed opposite the first side of the heating block and includes a cooking surface opposite an under surface. A heat distributor is disposed between the under surface and the heating block. The heat distributor includes a plurality of heat diffusers, each being disposed over one of the chamber openings, a plurality of heat deflectors disposed about each heat diffuser, each heat deflector being positioned at an angle relative to the under surface, and an exhaust port. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000984 | HEATER CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXHAUST GAS SENSOR - An oxygen concentration sensor is disposed in an engine exhaust passageway. The alcohol concentration in the fuel used in the internal combustion engine is detected. A target impedance is set on the basis of the detected alcohol concentration. The actual impedance of a sensor element of the oxygen concentration sensor is detected. The heater output of the exhaust gas sensor is controlled so that the actual impedance becomes equal to the target impedance, whereby the temperature of the sensor element represented by the impedance becomes equal to a target temperature represented by the target impedance. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000985 | Carbon nanotube heater - A planar heater includes a heating element and at least two electrodes. The at least electrodes are electrically connected to the heating element. The heating element includes a carbon nanotube film comprising of a plurality of carbon nanotubes. An angle between a primary alignment direction of the carbon nanotubes and a surface of the carbon nanotube film is in the range of about 0 degrees to about 15 degrees. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000986 | Carbon nanotube heater - An apparatus includes a hollow heater. The hollow heater includes a hollow supporter, a heating element and at least two electrodes. The hollow supporter defines a hollow space. The hollow supporter has an inner surface and an outer surface. The heating element is attached on one of the inner and outer surfaces of the hollow supporter. The heat element includes at least one linear carbon nanotube structure. The at least two electrodes are electrically connected to the heating element. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000987 | Carbon nanotube heater - An apparatus includes a linear heater. The linear heater includes a linear supporter, a heating element and at least two electrodes. The heating element is located on the linear supporter and includes a carbon nanotube film. The carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes entangled with each other. The at least two electrodes are separately located and electrically connected to the heating element. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000988 | Carbon nanotube heater - An apparatus includes a linear heater. The linear heater includes a linear supporter, a heating element and at least two electrodes. The heating element is located on the linear supporter and includes a carbon nanotube structure. The at least two electrodes are separately located and electrically connected to the heating element. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000989 | Carbon nanotube heater - An apparatus includes a linear heater. The linear heater includes a linear supporter; a heating element and at least two electrodes. The heating element is located on the linear supporter and includes a carbon nanotube film. The carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end-to-end by Van der Waals attractive force therebetween. The at least two electrodes are separately located and electrically connected to the heating element. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000990 | Carbon nanotube heater - An apparatus includes a hollow heater. The hollow heater has a hollow supporter, a heating element and at least two electrodes. The at least two electrodes are separately and electrically connected to the heating element. The hollow supporter defines a hollow space, the hollow supporter has an inner surface and an outer surface. The heating element disposed on one of the surfaces of the hollow supporter. The heating element includes a carbon nanotube film. The carbon nanotube film is made of a plurality of carbon nanotubes entangled with each other. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000991 | THERMALLY ACTIVATED VARIABLE STIFFNESS COMPOSITES FOR AIRCRAFT SEALS - An apparatus has a first structure, a second structure, and an activated seal. The second structure has a first position adjacent to the first structure such that the first structure is not in contact with the second structure. The activated seal is attached to at least one of the first structure and the second structure. The activated seal has a variable stiffness that may be changed in response to a stimuli such that the activated seal is capable of being deformed when at least one of the first structure and the second structure are moved relative to each other. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000992 | Microwave Steamer - A vessel for cooking food includes a cooker container, a boiler container and a lid. The cooker container includes a bottom wall and at least one side wall formed from a microwave shielding material. The bottom wall has one or more apertures. The boiler container receives the bottom wall of the cooker container. The boiler container is formed from a microwave transmitting material. The lid is removably coupled to a top portion of the cooker container. The lid is made from a microwave shielding material. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000993 | Hinge Ring For Pivotally Coupling A Container Lid To a Container Bottom - A hinged connector for joining a metal lid and metal bottom to form a hinged container is provided. The metal lid and metal bottom have generally matching formed edges preventing interfitting of the container lid and bottom. The hinged connector is formed of plastic and includes a pair of ring members that are pivotable relative to one another via an integral hinge. The two ring members are continuous about a periphery that is generally shaped to the periphery of the lid and bottom. The ring members form seats for engaging the formed edges of the lid and bottom. The ring members securely grip the formed edges of the lid and body to form the container. By connecting the lid and bottom through the living hinge, the hinge connector allows the lid and bottom to pivot relative to one another between open and closed positions. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000994 | COLLAPSIBLE AND REUSABLE DRUM - A collapsible and reusable drum having an outer sleeve, an injection molded bottom end cap, an injection molded top end cap, an input port positioned on the top end cap, and an output port positioned near the outer sleeve's lower portion. The drum may also include an inner sleeve positioned within the outer sleeve. The drum may also include at least one strap for securing the bottom and top end caps to the inner and outer sleeves. The at least one strap secures the end caps to the sleeves via strap retaining loops located on the top and bottom end caps and recessed channels traveling from one strap retaining loop located at one end of an end cap to another strap retaining loop located at the opposite end of the end cap. Moreover, the at least one strap is internalized between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000995 | Container lid having multiple utilities - The prevention from hardening upon storage of paste-like material by use of a lid having an inlet port, an outlet port, and a plastic bag attached to the inlet port. By expelling the air in contact with the paste-like material, the material can be prevented from hardening during storage. A similar lid is used in a pre-cleaning device situated between a dust-producing tool and a wet/dry vacuum. Dust-laden air enters the device through an inlet port and is discharged over a water filter. The pre-cleaned air is vacuumed to a wet/dry vacuum. The pre-cleaning process lengthens the useful life of the wet/dry vacuum. A hand-held sander is disclosed which provides for rapid change of sandpaper. The sander has a hollow upper handle component and a lower surface component which are held together with a latch. Depressing of a quick-release button allows separation of the two parts. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000996 | CLOSURE OF VESSEL AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A closure of a vessel, comprises: a body mounted at a vessel inlet through which stuff contained in a vessel is outwardly discharged; a sealing member removing unit formed in the body, for removing a sealing member sealed at a vessel inlet when the body is separated from the vessel inlet, and storing the removed sealing member in the body; and a reinforcing member having a sealing member bonded thereto at the time of an induction manufacturing process, for storing the sealing member in the closure. The closure is manufactured by an induction process so that the sealing member bonded to the vessel inlet can be stored in the closure. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000997 | Double-ended openers beverage can - The invention relates to a beverage can with an opener at each end allowing the user to drink from the first end while opening the second end which results in the liquid rapidly evacuating the beverage can. The beverage can is particularly useful for chug-a-lugging beer. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000998 | Screw cap - A screw cap of plastic material has a cap disk and an outer cap rim located adjacent at a right angle to a circumference of the cap disk. The cap rim has an internal thread for closing a filling and/or removal socket of a container for transporting and storing liquid, and a central bung socket arranged retracted in the cap disk, wherein the bung socket has an internal thread for screwing in a bung plug. The bung plug has a cylindrical threaded sleeve with an external thread for screwing in a threaded bore of the bung plug of the cap, and a sealing end provided with a conical multiple seal of sealing rings which, when the bung plug is screwed in, are pressed against a conical inner sealing surface of a sealing projection located adjacent the threaded bore of the bung socket of the screw cap. | 2010-01-07 |
20100000999 | UNDERGROUND TANK LOCK - Disclosed are apparatus and methodology for securing access to an underground device such as a storage tank. A lockable blocking plate is secured to a filler cap for an underground storage tank in a manner to inhibit access to the filler cap. The locking mechanism is configured such that the lock and blocking plate may freely rotate with respect to the filler cap. The blocking plate may include a side skirt extending to cover portions of the filler cap and, optionally, portions of a standpipe and coupling for the filler cap. Free rotation is enabled by way of an annular groove in a portion of the locking mechanism, and into which groove one or more locking portions may be inserted, or by way of a freely moving swivel boss attached to the filler cap. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001000 | CLOSURE ASSEMBLY HAVING A SPOUT WITH A MEMORY BAND FOR SPOUT DIRECTING - A closure assembly for a container, the container including a raised outlet defining a dispensing opening, includes a closure body having a nestable and extendable spout formed with a generally cylindrical section, a frustoconical section, and an invertible fold between these two sections so as to enable the closure body to be either nested or extended. The generally cylindrical section defines an outlet opening and a threaded closing cap is assembled to the generally cylindrical section for closing off the outlet opening. A retainer is used for connecting the closure body to the raised outlet wall and the frustoconical section includes a thicker wall portion, described as a memory band portion, for enabling the closure body to maintain a selected orientation upon deflection into the selected orientation in order to provide directional discharge of the container contents. | 2010-01-07 |