05th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090026112 | FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING PROCESS - A fluid catalytic cracking process for the preparation of cracked products by contacting in a reactor a hydrocarbon feedstock with a cracking catalyst, wherein the hydrocarbon feedstock comprises a paraffinic feedstock and triglycerides. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026113 | Extra-Large Vibrating Screen With Duplex Statically Indeterminate Mesh Beam - An extra-large vibrating screen with duplex statically indeterminate mesh beam excitation body and plate type combined bearing beam comprises plate type flat and rigid statically indeterminate combined bearing beam ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090026114 | SCREENING APPARATUS - A screening apparatus having a screening box movably mounted on a support member ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090026115 | ANGLE ROD SCREEN DESIGN - A screen for use in distributing a fluid in a process flow system. The screen provides support, and provides for the ability to clean particulates from the screen. The screen includes profiled wires affixed to a support, where the support provides channels to distribute the fluid over the screen. The support includes spacing to improve the cleaning of particulates from the screen. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026116 | Method of sorting documents of value - A method of sorting documents of value includes a) forming a stack of documents of value, the including two or more batches of documents of value, each batch of documents of value being provided with first and second separators to separate the batch from an adjacent batch; and, b) sequentially feeding all the documents in the stack through a sorting machine to inspect the documents and to sort the documents into one or more output stations in dependence upon the results of the inspection, and sorting all first separators to a separator output station. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026117 | Method for sorting addressed mailings according to the destination address - In the multistage sorting method, the mail items read in the first step are re-identified in the subsequent steps on the basis of characteristic features determined. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026118 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR SORTING OF GOODS - A sorting installation uses predetermined separating elements which may be differentiated from the articles. The sorting installation ejects the articles as well as the separating elements into the dispensing containers such that after ejection the articles and separating elements are arranged in each dispensing container in one respective sequence. In this connection, the sorting installation ejects each article depending on the respectively measured feature value into one of the dispensing containers. The sorting installation establishes which possible feature values the measuring device has actually measured at least once. For each such actually measured feature value, the sorting installation inscribes a separating element with an identification mark for this value. The sorting installation ejects the separating elements and articles such that in front of a separating element with an identification mark for a feature value, all articles with this feature value are located first in the sequence in each dispensing container. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026119 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GRADING ARTICLES BASED ON WEIGHT, AND ADAPTED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA - The present invention relates to an apparatus for grading food articles based on at least one characteristic of the food articles. The grading comprises building up portions of the food articles in containers or grading the food articles onto one or more receiving areas, wherein the arrangement of the food articles during the grading is preserved. According to the invention, determining means determines one or more characteristic parameters indicating the characteristics of the food articles. A first conveyor conveys the food articles along a closed-loop conveying path, where the conveyor comprising a number of article holders is attached to the conveyor for holding the food articles during the conveying along the closed-loop conveying path. An arranging means arranges the food articles onto the article holders, where the article holders preserve the arrangement of the food articles in the article holders during the conveying. A processor uses the one or more characteristic parameters for selecting article holders that are suitable for the grading. Removing means then finally removes the food articles from the article holders in the containers or to the one or more receiving areas without altering the arrangement of the food articles in the article holders. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026120 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING WASTEWATER - This invention is directed to a wastewater treatment system having a fluidizable media carrying anoxic bacteria in a first treatment zone and a filter membrane positioned in a second treatment zone. A wastewater is contacted with the fluidizable media and further contacted with air and a filter membrane. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026121 | Air driven particle recirculator for a septic tank outlet baffle or filter assembly - An air driven particle recirculator designed to introduce air around a single or multiple compartment septic tank discharge outlet baffle or filter assembly. The air driven particle recirculator causes a movement of waste particles and suspended solids to be forced away from the inlet of the outlet baffle or filter assembly to only allow cleaner filtered effluent to enter the secondary treatment system. The particle recirculator performs a function normally carried out by a settling compartment or clarifier zone associated in aerobic type septic systems. When installed in a single or multiple compartment septic tank utilizing an aerobic process, the particle recirculator will remove waste particles from the discharge area causing cleaner discharge and a cleaner septic tank filter assembly or outlet baffle reducing potential pre-mature failure or damage to the secondary treatment system. The particle recirculator, used in conjunction with an aerobic process, will result in dramatically and lower coliform and | 2009-01-29 |
20090026122 | BIOCOMPATIBLE SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION COATINGS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION - A biocompatible coating for solid phase microextraction (SPME) of a small molecule from a biological matrix. The coating comprises SPME particles and a biocompatible polymer. The biocompatible polymer (e.g. polyacrylonitrile) reduces adsorption of proteins or macromolecules onto the SPME particles and allows the SPME particles to extract the small molecule from the matrix. A process for coating a flexible fiber with a biocompatible coating. The process comprises: coating the fiber with a suspension of SPME particles, the SPME particles being suspended in a solution of a biocompatible polymer and a solvent, the biocompatible polymer can comprise polyacrylonitrile (PAN); drying the coated fiber to remove the solvent; and curing the dried coated fiber at an elevated temperature. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026123 | System for the production of autologus platelet gel useful for the delivery of medicinal and genetic agents - A system for the production of a blood component composition is provided. The system includes a centrifuge having a blood reservoir for receiving and separating a blood sample into multiple components; a dispenser disposed outside of the centrifuge having a first collection chamber containing an activation agent and a second collection chamber containing one or more medicinal agents; means for removing a first portion at least one separated blood component from the centrifuge to the first container and a second portion to the second collection chamber, wherein the first collection chamber activates the first portion and stores the resulting clot and thrombin; a filter for separating the thrombin from the clot; and a nozzle for entraining and mixing the thrombin with the second portion containing the one or more medicinal components. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026124 | Stack-disk filter cartridge - One embodiment is a replaceable filter cartridge including a plurality of stacked disks of filter media extending between a first endplate and a second endplate. A plurality of frame members extend axially between and connect the first endplate to the second endplate. The cartridge includes a compression assembly supported by the first endplate. The compression assembly includes at least one compression member operable to impart a compression force on said plurality of stacked disks of filter media thereby biasing said plurality of stacked disks of filter media in an axial direction toward the second endplate. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026125 | Filtering apparatus - The invention relates to a filtering apparatus in which improvement of maintenance of a driving system, reduction of the number of components, and ease of assembly are achieved. In the filtering apparatus, cylindrical or conical inner and outer screens are concentrically disposed such that centers of the inner and outer screens are set along a vertical direction, at least one spiral fixed wall is provided in a filtering room between the inner screen and the outer screen, the inner screen and the outer screen are rotated around the centers thereof while the spiral fixed wall is not rotated, a treated liquid is delivered from a lower end side of the filtering room, a filtrate having passed through the inner screen and the outer screen is discharged to the outside, a cake formed by the filtering is elevated along the fixed wall and discharged to an upper side of the filtering room, the inner screen and the outer screen are coupled to each other below a lower end of the fixed wall, the inner screen and the outer screen are not coupled above the coupling position so as to be opened in a ring-like shape, and the inner screen and the outer screen are integrally rotated by a common driving power source. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026126 | Vacuum Base and Related Methods and Apparatus for Vacuum Filtration - Liquid filter assemblies including an upper sample reservoir, a sample filter and a lower storage bottle are supported by a vacuum base. The base has a vacuum inlet port and, for connection to the liquid filter assembly, a vacuum outlet port. A vacuum is provided through the base to below the sample filter to draw sample liquid through the sample filter into the storage bottle. The base may include an auxiliary vacuum outlet port for connection with additional devices. The bases may be connected from one to another through auxiliary vacuum outlets and the vacuum inlets to make a chain of liquid filter assemblies supplied from one vacuum source. Alternatively, one base may include multiple vacuum outlet ports so that it may support and supply vacuum to a plurality of liquid filter assemblies. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026127 | FILTER BOWL ASSEMBLY - A disposable filter bowl assembly includes i) a filter bowl; ii) a filter located in the filter bowl; and iii) a non-removable retainer ring with tabular portions engaging an annular groove internal to the filter bowl in a manner permanently securing the element in the bowl. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026128 | High Performance Shaped Articles, Methods Of Making, And Uses Thereof - Essentially at most two-dimensional shaped article (A) comprising at least one polymer composition (C) comprising at least one high glass transition temperature sulfone polymer (P). Methods of making it and uses thereof. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026129 | Filter element with sealing and method of producing the filter element - A filter element has a fold arrangement and a shaped seal extending about at least one section of a circumference of the fold arrangement. The shaped seal consists of a thixotropic sealing material or at least contains such a thixotropic sealing material. The thixotropic sealing material is thixotropic PUR or thixotropic silicone or a mixture of both. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026130 | SPIRAL MEMBRANE ELEMENT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a spiral membrane element that can form a uniform fiber reinforcement layer on an outer circumferential surface by a simple process without a great change in the materials, as well as a process for producing the same. The spiral membrane element of the present invention is a spiral membrane element which is provided with a cylindrical roll R in which a separation membrane, a feed-side flow passageway member, and a permeate-side flow passageway member | 2009-01-29 |
20090026131 | Method and Apparatus for Collecting and/or Removing Sludge - Apparatus for removing solids such as sludge from a liquid reservoir comprising a float, a suction head assembly carrying a pump, and elongated guides interconnecting the suction head assembly and float. The float also carries a winch for raising and lowering the suction head assembly. The guides are slidably engaged with the float and serve to indicate the depth of operation of the suction head assembly. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026132 | OMNI RSF™ treatment system for enhanced water and wastewater nutrient removal - Disclosed is a wastewater treatment apparatus utilizing time tested techniques for recirculating media treatment with proprietary advancements to produce a system capable of nitrifying and denitrifying wastewater through the use of passive calcium carbonate and organic carbon feed systems. By creating aerobic and anaerobic zones and the ability to monitor and adjust these zones by physical and mechanical means with minimal operator involvement, wastewater is recycled through these zones thereby creating an enhanced biological filtering process. The treated wastewater is then discharged to standard leaching facilities, various irrigation uses and/or introduced to further treatment for water recycling and reuse. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026133 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER - Systems and methods to treat wastewater are described herein. A wastewater treatment system may include a primary treatment system, a secondary treatment system, a disinfection treatment system, a solids treatment system, one or more fluid treatment systems, or combinations thereof. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026134 | IN-SITU GROUNDWATER NITRIFICATION AND DE-NITRIFICATION REMEDIATION SYSTEM - A method of in-situ groundwater nitrification, by: extracting groundwater from the ground; adding oxygen to the extracted groundwater; adding nutrients to the extracted groundwater; and injecting the groundwater back into the ground, wherein the oxygen reacts with in-situ nitrifying bacteria to oxidize ammonia to nitrate, and wherein the nutrients encourage the nitrifying bacteria to grow and reproduce. A method of in-situ groundwater de-nitrification, by: extracting the groundwater from the ground; adding carbon to the extracted groundwater; adding nutrients to the extracted groundwater; and injecting the groundwater back into the ground, wherein the carbon reacts with in-situ de-nitrifying bacteria to reduce nitrate to nitrogen gas, and wherein the nutrients encourage the de-nitrifying bacteria to grow and reproduce. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026135 | MIXED BACTERIAL CULTURE FOR ATRAZINE DEGRADATION - The present invention provides a mixed bacterial culture, designated as the culture Atz Mix 1, which degrades atrazine at various temperatures (10° C. to 30° C.) in a wide range of atrazine concentrations (several ppb to ten thousand ppm), without formation of toxic metabolites. Atz Mix 1 is a stable mixed culture and includes catabolic genes trzN, atzB, atzC coding the enzymes for the degradation of atrazine to cyanuric acid, and the gene trzD coding the enzymes for subsequent opening of s-triazine ring. The invention further includes a microbiological method of degrading atrazine and other s-triazine compounds for remediation of atrazine-contaminated soils, even those rich in nitrogen, as well as for accelerating the process of atrazine mineralization in waste waters containing high concentrations of s-triazine compounds. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026136 | METHOD OF REMOVING OIL FROM A MIXTURE OF TOOL STEEL SWARF GRANULAR MATERIAL AND OIL - A method of removing oil from a mixture of tool steel swarf granular material and oil. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026137 | Liquid filtration media - A liquid filter with a composite medium that has a nanoweb adjacent to and optionally bonded to a microporous membrane. The membrane is characterized by an LRV value of 3.7 at a rated particle size, and the nanoweb has a fractional filtration efficiency of greater than 0.1 at the rated particle size of the membrane. The nanoweb also has a thickness efficiency ratio of greater than 0.0002 at that efficiency. The nanoweb acts to provide depth filtration to the membrane, prefilters particles and extends the lifetime of the membrane. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026138 | Process for Separating at Least One Actinide Element From Lanthanide Elements in an Aqueous Medium by Sequestration and Membrane Filtration - The invention relates to a process for separating, in an aqueous medium, at least one actinide element from one or more lanthanide elements by using at least one molecule which sequesters the said actinide element to be separated and membrane filtration, the said process successively comprising:
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20090026139 | SUBMERGED CROSS-FLOW FILTRATION - A membrane filtration module ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090026140 | Floating Porous Hollow Fiber Membrane Bundle - The invention discloses a kind of porous membrane filtration component for treating water, specifically it discloses a kind of suspending porous hollow fiber membrane bundle for treating highly turbid waste water. The component includes some porous hollow fiber membrane yarns and casting heads arranged at both ends of respective yarns, wherein the connections between the said casting heads and membrane filtration module are flexible connections, at least one end of the flexible connection the cast header is connected with a hollow tube or cord, and the membrane bundle hangs on the said membrane filtration module, suspending freely. The invention provides a suspending porous hollow membrane bundle that can effectively remove contaminants adhered to the surface of the membrane yarns, makes its membrane yarns difficult to rupture, has a longer service life, and produces water with steady quality. It solves the technical problems in the present hollow fiber filtration component which includes membrane yarns that are entangled with each other and easily ruptured, thus leading to a lower quality of the product water. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026141 | EFFLUENT TREATMENT PROCESS - A process for the treatment of effluent, particularly acid mine drainage, is provided which includes the steps of a. neutralising acid; b. removing cations by ion exchange using a cation resin; c. regenerating the cation resin; d. treating the eluates of the cation ion exchange step; e. adsorbing anions from the effluent of the cation removal step using an anion exchange resin; and f. regenerating the anion exchange resin. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026142 | Method of Purifying Liquor - Disclosed herein is a purification method characterized by adding a chitosan powder or a chitosan-coated substance, and optionally further adding a silica sol to liquor and filtering the mixture by a filter machine to remove unsaturated fatty acids, compounds of unsaturated fatty acids with metal ions, or fusel oil from the liquor. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026143 | OZONIZED WATER PRODUCING APPARATUS, GAS/LIQUID MIXING STRUCTURE FOR USE IN THE OZONIZED WATER PRODUCING APPARATUS, OZONIZED WATER PRODUCING METHOD AND OZONIZED WATER - To provide an ozonized water producing apparatus capable of efficiently and easily producing ozonized water with a high dissolution degree and a high concentration. In an ozonized water producing apparatus constituted by including a pipeline for passing water to be treated through, a gas-liquid mixing structure provided halfway in the pipeline, and an ozone supply structure for supplying ozone into the gas-liquid mixing structure, the gas-liquid mixing structure is provided with a magnet for exerting a magnetic force onto an inside. By causing the magnetic force to act on both the water to be treated and ozone, ozonized water with a high dissolution degree and a high concentration can be efficiently and easily produced. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026144 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREVENTING CORROSION IN HOT WATER SYSTEMS - Disclosed is a method of controlling a real-time oxidation-reduction potential in a hot water system to inhibit corrosion in the hot water system. The method includes defining one or more operational protective zones in the hot water system. One or more of the operational protective zones includes an oxidation-reduction potential probe that is operable to measure a real-time oxidation-reduction potential in the hot water system at operating temperature and pressure. The probe transmits the measured real-time potential to the controller, which assesses and interprets the transmitted potential to determine whether it conforms to an oxidation-reduction potential setting. If the measured potential does not conform the oxidation-reduction potential setting, the controller is operable to feed one or more active chemical species into the hot water system. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026145 | Process for dewatering a mineral slurry concentrate and increasing the production of a filter cake - The present invention provides a process for dewatering a mineral slurry concentrate and increasing the production of the resulting filter cake consisting essentially of mixing an aqueous mineral slurry concentrate with an effective amount of a nonionic surfactant and an effective amount of a cationic polymer to form a nonionic surfactant and cationic polymer treated aqueous mineral slurry concentrate, and subjecting the treated aqueous mineral slurry concentrate to a liquid water removal process for dewatering the treated aqueous mineral slurry and for increasing the production of a resulting filter cake of the dewatered mineral slurry. An improved mineral slurry concentrate composition and an improved mineral concentrate filter cake is also disclosed. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026146 | Flow Control System and Method with Variable Pressure and Variable Resistance - An infusion pump and method are provided which control flow rates with variable fluid pressure and variable series flow resistance. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026147 | Oxidation process - A batch process for the treatment of an aqueous solution so that the treated product is more desirable for disposal includes obtaining an influent batch of aqueous solution for treatment, treating the batch of solution by an advanced oxidation process. The advanced oxidation process including causing ozone to be mixed with the solution, maintaining the mixture of solution and ozone at a pressure above atmospheric for a time of at least two seconds. In a preferred embodiment of the process, the process includes continuously recirculating the fluid to be treated, through a recirculation conduit, the recirculation conduit including an ozone injector and the ozone injector is adapted to inject ozone into the aqueous solution as the aqueous solution circulates through an ozone injector. Influent to be treated may be selected from the group including sewage, septage, leachate, ballast or other aqueous solutions where it is desirable to treat the fluid prior to disposal, further treatment, or reuse. The process is carried out to improve a level of disinfection and/or denutrification of the effluent. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026148 | Method for reducing maintence frequency and extending the life of pool and hot tub filters and filtration systems - The specification relates to a method that will reduce the associated maintenance expenses of a hot tub or pool filtration system, extend the service life of disposable hot tub and pool filters, and extend the service life of a hot tub or pool filtration system by placing a mesh cloth over the intake port to the hot tub or pool filtration system. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026149 | WATER-FILTERING MEDIA AND FILTERS - In at least some embodiments, a system for removing contaminants from fluids includes a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The system also includes a fluid pump between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet and a filter material between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The filter material comprises a dual-valence polymer with negative valence monomer groups and positive valence monomer groups, the negative valence being stronger than the positive valence. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026150 | Method and apparatus for chemical mixing in a single wafer process - A method of and apparatus for mixing chemicals in a single wafer process. According to the present invention a chemical is fed into a valve system having a tube of a known volume. The chemical is fed into the valve system to fill the tube with a chemical to generate a measured amount of the chemical. The measured amount of chemical is then used in a single wafer process. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026151 | CYCLONIC FLOW SEPARATOR - The separator has a cylindrical separator chamber and an impeller on the same axis and driven in rotation. The impeller has a core, an inlet for receiving an axial flow of fluid, an outlet for injecting the fluid into the separator chamber, and guide channels formed between the inlet and the outlet of the impeller at the periphery of the core. The core has a portion of diameter equal to or greater than the inner diameter of the separator chamber. In this portion, the guide channels extend longitudinally, and they then continue as far as the outlet from the impeller, which outlet is cylindrical in shape and of diameter equal to the inner diameter of the separator chamber. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026152 | MODULAR FILTER AND VACUUM HEAD ASSEMBLY FOR A FILTERING APPARATUS - The disclosed modular filter may include a filter medium and an external frame structure. The filter medium may form a chamber having a front side, a back side, and a periphery. The filter medium may also have a plurality of fibers. The external frame structure has at least one aperture mounted on at least one of the front side and back side of the chamber in which the external frame structure has a thickness greater than the lengths of the plurality of fibers. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026153 | Method and apparatus for filtrate storage handling - A method of removing a filtrate storage bottle from a water bath includes inserting at least two finger underneath a radially protruding lip of a filtrate storage bottle sealing cap and raising the at least two fingers to lift the bottle from the water bath. A side wall portion of the filtrate storage bottle sealing cap is smaller in perimeter than a circle surrounding the radially protruding lip. The cap creates a liquid tight seal with the filtrate storage bottle. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026154 | Methods and Apparatus for Supporting a Vacuum Filtration Device - A portable fixture for supporting a vacuum filtration device includes a cradle portion and a clamping portion. The cradle portion supports the vacuum filtration device. The clamping portion removeably attaches the portable fixture to a support in order to secure and support the filtration device above a workspace. The portable fixture may also provide a vacuum to the filtration device. To that end, the portable fixture may have a vacuum inlet port which may be connected to a vacuum source and a vacuum outlet port that is fluidly connected to the vacuum inlet port. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026155 | Tool Holding Device - Disclosed is a tool holding device capable of being clamped to a rail and holding a tool. The tool holding device comprises a primary body, a secondary body and a fastening mechanism. The primary body comprises a tool receiving portion configured to hold a tool; a first arm and a first plate peripherally integral with the tool receiving portion. The first arm is perpendicular to the first plate. The secondary body comprises a second plate and a second arm integral with the second plate. The second arm is perpendicular to the second plate. The fastening mechanism enables in fastening and clamping the primary body and the secondary body with the rail therebetween such that the first arm and the second arm clamps opposite sides of the rail for firmly clamping the tool holding device to the rail. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026156 | TOOL HOLDER - A tool holder. The tool holder includes a back plate and a tubular tool support assembly. The tubular tool support assembly has opposite first and second ends. The first end is attached to the back plate such that when the back plate is held in a vertical plane the tubular tool support assembly extends at a downward angle away from the front face surface of the back plate. The tubular tool support assembly defines upper and lower downward sloping sides of which the upper side comprises a plurality of handle bar sections each comprising upper and lower tube sections and a middle tube section therebetween. At least one lower tube section is aligned in a horizontal plane when the back plate is aligned in a vertical plane, and at least one lower tube section forms part of a tool support hook. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026157 | CONTAINER SUPPORT AND STORAGE PLATE - Container support plate and the use thereof for the storage of containers by stacking said plates. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026158 | STACKING TOWER ASSEMBLY - A stacking tower assembly for displaying, storing, and transporting jewelry includes a lower stacking unit, an intermediate stacking unit, and a cover stacking unit. The lower stacking unit has a bottom wall, a continuous side wall, and a recess located on an inner surface of the continuous side wall. The walls forming a first storage compartment. The intermediate stacking unit has a bottom wall, a continuous side wall, a recess located on an inner surface of the continuous side wall, and a flange having a locking element extending from the bottom wall. The walls of the intermediate stacking unit forming a second storage compartment. The cover stacking unit has a top wall and a flange having a locking element extending from the top wall. The lower stacking unit, the intermediate stacking unit, and the cover stacking unit being detachably connected to form a unitary structure. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026159 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORGANIZING, STORING, AND CARRYING ITEMS - An organization system may include a storage device comprising a plurality of compartments, wherein the plurality of compartments comprise at least a first compartment having a first characteristic feature and at least a second compartment having a second characteristic feature that differs from the first characteristic feature. The organization system may also include a first portable container comprising the first characteristic feature and a second portable container comprising the second characteristic feature. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026160 | Casket Display Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods - Apparatuses, systems, and methods for displaying caskets, such as displaying caskets during church or burial services, are disclosed. One embodiment comprises a method of presenting a casket for display, which involves supporting the casket with a mechanical structure and placing an assemblage of panels around a portion of the mechanical structure. Some embodiments may include unfolding the assemblage of panels before placing it, folding the assemblage to allow transport of the assemblage, supporting the casket above the ground elevation by using a casket truck, and/or placing the assemblage of panels by rolling it on casters. Another embodiment comprises an apparatus for displaying a casket. The apparatus may have a front panel and one or more wing panels attached to the front panel via hinges. The hinges may also allow the wing panels to swing toward the front panel and collapse for transporting the apparatus. One or more alternative embodiments may have casters attached to one or more of the panels to allow the apparatus to roll on a floor or the ground. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026161 | Shelving Assemblies and Methods of Use of the Same - Shelving assemblies and methods of use of the same are disclosed. The shelving assemblies include at least a pair of side units having protrusions that extend therefrom and that are received in receptacles on a plurality of shelves. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026162 | CAN RECEIVING APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - A can receiving apparatus is disclosed. More particularly, disclosed is a can receiving apparatus for a refrigerator, in which a can receiving shelf is conveniently fixed at a pivotally rotated position, assuring easy storage and removal of cans and improved space utility. The can receiving apparatus includes a case, a can receiving shelf coupled to the case in a pivotally rotatable manner, and a fixing structure to fix the can receiving shelf at an upper limit position upon pivotal rotation of the can receiving shelf. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026163 | MODULAR FURNITURE SYSTEM - A modular furniture system is provided. The system includes surface members, junctions, and connectors. Each connector has two engagement portions. The surface members and junctions each include one or more channels for receiving a connector, the channels are shaped to slidingly attach with an engagement portion of a connector. The channels are positioned so that the connectors being used to interconnect a surface member to a junction or a surface member to another surface member to assemble the modular furniture system. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026164 | TRANSPORTING APPARATUS, TRANSPORTING SYSTEM, AND ELONGATION MECHANISM - A transporting apparatus is provided with: a transporting device ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090026165 | CLOSURE - The invention relates to a closure for a container containing a contents, particularly a bottle or the like made of plastic, glass or the like, with a cap, particularly made of plastic, for sealingly connecting to a neck of the container having an edge, with at least one cutter edge, which is placed around a central axis of the cap in the area of the internal width of the neck and which serves to cut through a closure film when the at least one cutter edge is axially displaced through the closure film. The cutter edge is placed on a holding sleeve, which is held in an essentially central manner by the cap by means of a flexible skirt and is to be displaced relative to the cap toward the closure film. The holding sleeve contains a component provided for mixing the contents of the container. A screw cap, which can be screwed onto and back from the cap, is provided with an initial screwed position, in which the closure film has not yet been ruptured, and with a stop screwed position after additional screwing on, in which the closure film is punctured by the at least one cutter edge and the component is exposed. The cap, after the sealing connection, remains permanently on the neck of the container, and the screw cap comprising, like a sport cap, a pouring and/or drinking opening. In the stop screwed position, the container contents are permitted to flow toward the screw cap and its pouring and/or drinking opening. When screwing the screw cap back into its initial position, flow to the screw cap and its pouring opening is interrupted once again. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026166 | CLOSURE WITH THREE DIMENSIONALLY SHAPED SEALING MEANS - The present invention is directed to a closure with an improve sealing means. The sealing means is three-dimensionally shaped an inserted into a closure shell. The sealing means comprises a sealing disc with a side seal. The sealing disc positively engages with the outer shell of the closure. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026167 | WINE LABEL COVER APPARATUS AND METHOD - A wine label covering device includes a piece of material having a width corresponding to the width of a label on a bottle and having a length longer than a circumference of the bottle. The piece of material includes a first major surface, and a second major surface. The wine label covering device also includes an adhesive on one end portion of the piece of material on both the first major surface and the second major surface. A wine tasting kit includes a plurality of wine label covering devices or sleeves, response materials, and an instruction set including instructions for covering the wine bottles and for using the response materials. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026168 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A RIGID-FLEX CIRCUIT BOARD - A method for manufacturing a rigid-flex board is disclosed. After the formation of each layer of the rigid-flex board, a laser-etched groove is formed at the interface between a rigid part and a bending area of the rigid-flex board. After the laser etching process, a circuit-board routing process is performed to remove materials along the sideward perimeter of the bending area. The exposed copper layer is then removed from inside the laser-etched groove. Thereafter, a redundancy rigid structure within the bending area is readily removed to expose the flex board within the bending area. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026169 | Printed circuit board manufacturing system and manufacturing method thereof - A printed circuit board manufacturing system and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. A method of manufacturing printed circuit board, comprising: providing a substrate that comprises a pad and an insulation layer covering the pad; acquiring an image of the substrate; acquiring location information of the pad by analyzing the image of the substrate; forming a via hole by removing a part of the insulation layer that corresponds the location information of the pad; and forming a via by filling the via hole with a conductive material, provides improved process conformity, even if the substrate has partial or nonlinear deformation, by considering the location information of the pad in the via hole forming. The improved conformity may allow more flexibility to substrate design and more integrity for circuitries on printed circuit board. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026170 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PLASMA DISTRIBUTION CORRECTION - A plasma processing apparatus can prevent a sheath from becoming distorted, simplify a configuration of the apparatus, and prevent particles from attaching to a substrate. The plasma processing apparatus performs plasma processing on the substrate. A housing chamber houses the substrate. A mounting stage is disposed within the housing chamber and mounted with the substrate. An annular member is disposed in the mounting stage. A power supply unit supplies high-frequency power to the mounting stage. An observation unit optically observes the distribution of the plasma. A voltage applying unit applies a DC voltage to the annular member. A control unit sets the value of the DC voltage to be applied based on the observed plasma distribution. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026171 | PROCESSING METHOD - A multichamber-type processing apparatus and processing method using same, in which a substrate is reliably neutralized without being damaged, thereby ensuring excellent accuracy and throughput. The processing apparatus includes a transfer chamber, etching chambers selectively communicating with the transfer chamber and providing a space to etch a first substrate therein, and ashing chambers selectively communicating with the transfer chamber and providing a space to ash a second substrate therein. A transfer mechanism is installed in the transfer chamber to sequentially transfer the substrate from the transfer chamber into the etching and ashing chambers. The substrate is electrostatically adsorbed to electrostatic chucks in the etching and ashing chambers. An monatomic nitrogen atom supply unit supplies dissociated monatomic nitrogen atoms into the etching and ashing chambers. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026172 | DRY ETCHING METHOD AND DRY ETCHING APPARATUS - In the dry etching method and dry etching apparatus relating to the present invention, high frequency electric power is applied to upper and lower electrodes from high frequency power sources to generate plasma and etch an object on the electrode in a vacuum chamber into which a process gas is introduced via a gas inlet and the interior of which is maintained for a specific pressure by an exhaust unit. An etching rate estimation equation is created using apparatus parameters including an emission intensity ratio obtained by dividing an emission intensity of a plasma emission wavelength by an emission intensity of an inert gas. An estimated etching rate is calculated using the etching rate estimation equation. An estimated etching time to achieve a proper etching quantity is calculated based on the estimated etching rate and used for the control, reducing the production variation of fine devices. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026173 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WELDING AN ARTICLE - Disclosed is a method for welding an article, the method including the steps of placing the article in an enclosure with walls that enclose the article on all sides, the enclosure having a heating device associated therewith, the heating device configured and sized to uniformly heat the article over at least a substantial entirety of the article, establishing a nonreactive atmosphere in the enclosure, operating the heating device to uniformly heat the article in the enclosure to a welding temperature over at least the substantial entirety of the article, and welding the article in the enclosure while maintaining the welding temperature over at least the substantial entirety of the article. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026174 | Methods for Performing Manual Laser Deposition - Methods for performing manual laser deposition are provided. In this regard, a representative method includes: directing a laser beam at a first deposit location of a substrate to re-melt: at least a portion of a first deposit of weld filler, at least a portion of a second deposit of weld filler located at a second deposit location that partially overlaps the first deposit, and at least a portion of the substrate. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026175 | ION FUSION FORMATION PROCESS FOR LARGE SCALE THREE-DIMENSIONAL FABRICATION - An ion fusion formation (IFF) system and method is used to fabricate a large scale three-dimensional structure in a continuous manner from successive layers of feedstock material. The system includes a moveable positioning arm coupled to a control platform. The positioning arm includes a deposition head, including a high energy beam and a feedstock feed mechanism mounted thereto. The deposition head is positioned relative to a targeted region by positioning and repositioning the moveable positioning arm, thereby providing a means for fabricating a large scale three-dimensional structure in a continuous manner. A plurality of control components coupled to the control platform are programmable to control the positioning arm whereby a plurality of customizable control parameters are input into the control components and provide positioning and repositioning of the positioning arm to align the deposition head relative to the predetermined targeted region. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026176 | Stud Welding Tool Adjustment Mechanisms - The present technology relates to adjustment mechanisms for control settings on stud weld tools. Stud welding tools typically have a body that comprises a handle, a front end and a rear end. In one aspect, the present technology relates to plunge adjustment mechanisms for stud welding tools that are located at the front end of a stud welding tool and provide an adjustment knob for manual plunge adjustment. Another aspect of the present technology relates to weld heat adjustment mechanisms for stud welding tools that are located at the rear end of a stud welding tool and provide an adjustment knob for manual weld heat adjustment. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026177 | Device and Method For Controlling Welding Angle - An object of the invention is to provide a device and a method for controlling a welding angle which is capable of resolving restrictions occurred when a conventional float type welding angle control device is used to manufacture a welded pipe, and giving full play to the ability of such a float type welding angle control device, by adopting a new mechanism for supporting and adjusting a fin roll. When the welding angle is controlled by inserting the fin roll between opposing edges of a band steel at a position located in an upstream side of squeeze rolls, the fin roll is attached to a link mechanism in which two arms are coupled so as to be pivotable within a plane defined by a pipe manufacturing line direction and a perpendicular direction thereof, and positions of gripping points of the arms are changed to adjust a position of the fin roll within the plane. Not only the mechanism of the device is simplified and an installation space can be reduced, but also the usage environment of the device and burdens for the maintenance work are considerably improved. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026178 | Apparatus for annealing, method for annealing, and method for manufacturing a semi conductor device - An apparatus for annealing a substrate includes a substrate stage having a substrate mounting portion configured to mount the substrate; a heat source having a plurality of heaters disposed under the substrate mounting portion, the heaters individually preheating a plurality areas defined laterally in the substrate through a bottom surface of the substrate; and a light source facing a top surface of the substrate, configured to irradiate a pulsed light at a pulse width of about 0.1 ms to about 100 ms on the entire top surface of the substrate. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026179 | Thermal Cutting Method - The invention pertains to a thermal cutting method, in which a cutting gas is introduced into a cutting nozzle and guided onto the work piece to be processed by means of the cutting nozzle, wherein the invention is characterized in that multiple changes of the cutting gas composition are realized during the cutting process. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026180 | PLASMA ARC TORCH CUTTING COMPONENT WITH OPTIMIZED WATER COOLING - A nozzle, retaining cap, or shield for a plasma arc torch that includes a surface defining a conductive contact portion for exchanging heat with an adjacent torch component. The adjacent torch component can be a retaining cap, electrode or nozzle. The surface of the nozzle, retaining cap, or shield can also at least partially define a cooling channel having a curvilinear surface. A sealant portion can be positioned between the conductive contact portion and the cooling channel. The sealant portion can form or create a fluid barrier between the cooling channel and the conductive portion. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026181 | RADIO FREQUENCY POWER SUPPLY - A plasma supply device includes a full bridge circuit that is connected to a DC power supply and that has two half bridges each with two series connected switching elements. The plasma supply device further includes a primary winding of a power transformer connected to centers of the half bridges between the switching elements. The primary winding includes a tapping connectable to an alternating current center between the potentials of the DC power supply. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026182 | IN-SITU BRAZING METHODS FOR REPAIRING GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS - Methods are provided for repairing cracks in a damaged section of a gas turbine engine component with an in-situ brazing process. In an embodiment, by way of example only, the method includes applying a braze paste to the damaged section of the component, the braze paste comprising a braze material and an organic binder. The method also includes subjecting the damaged section of the component to a first temperature that is below a brazing temperature of the braze material to thereby substantially decompose and evaporate the organic binder, and heating the braze material using laser energy to a second temperature that is substantially equal to or above the brazing temperature to form the brazed joint on the component. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026183 | Methods for Repairing Gas Turbine Engine Knife Edge Seals - Methods for repairing a gas turbine engine knife edge seals are provided. A representative method includes: providing a knife edge of a gas turbine component, the component comprising IN-100, the knife edge being degraded; directing a laser beam toward the knife edge; and dispensing IN-100 powder such that the IN-100 powder is melted by the laser beam and is deposited on the knife edge. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026184 | Method and Apparatus for Scale Manufacture Without Substantial Removal of Material - A method of making metrological scale for scale reading apparatus includes directing a laser beam onto a scale substrate ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090026185 | Laser Processing Method - A laser processing method by which an object to be processed can be cut with a high precision is provided. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026186 | Pulse arc welding method - In pulse arc welding, a welding wire is fed at a rate corresponding to a current average set value. An arc is struck by passing a peak current for a peak period and a base current for a base period, where the peak and base periods make one pulse period. The arc transfers a droplet from the wire. The peak period includes a first peak period for a first peak current and a second peak period for a smaller second peak current. The first peak period and current are determined so that an arc anode point is formed at the top of the droplet even if the shield gas mixing ratio deviates from a standard value. The second peak period and current are determined so that one droplet is transferred during every pulse period, and beads are formed with no undercuts. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026187 | Stud Welding Tool Adjustment Mechanisms - The present technology relates to adjustment mechanisms for control settings on stud weld tools. Stud welding tools typically have a body that comprises a handle, a front end and a rear end. In one aspect, the present technology relates to plunge adjustment mechanisms for stud welding tools that are located at the front end of a stud welding tool and provide an adjustment knob for manual plunge adjustment. Another aspect of the present technology relates to weld heat adjustment mechanisms for stud welding tools that are located at the rear end of a stud welding tool and provide an adjustment knob for manual weld heat adjustment. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026188 | Cold-Metal-Transfer Welding Process and Welding Installation - The invention relates to a cold metal transfer welding process, in which the welding process is defined by the cyclic alternation of an arc phase and a short-circuit phase. According to the invention, during an arc phase, a welding rod is displaced towards the workpiece until it makes contact with the latter and during the short-circuit phase the welding rod displacement is reversed and the welding rod is then moved away from the workpiece. The welding current and/or the welding voltage are controlled during the arc phase in such a way that the welding rod melts, forming a droplet and that during the short-circuit phase a breaking of the short-circuit is suppressed by means of the welding current. The invention also relates to a welding installation for carrying out the welding method. The aim of the invention is to achieve optimal welding results using the smallest possible number of settings. To achieve this, a displacement frequency of the welding rod is set as a welding parameter by means of a control organ, the frequency being used to define the number of arc phases and short-circuit phases per second, and at least one additional welding parameter is set. A control unit determines, sets and controls all other welding parameters that are required to achieve the predefined displacement frequency. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026189 | Electrical Heating Device - An electrical heating device includes a flat heating block, which is held in a housing forming oppositely situated frame openings and which comprises parallel layers of heat dissipating and heat generating elements. The heat generating elements on the face side have fitting elements projecting beyond the heating block, and fitting element receptacles assigned to these fitting elements are formed on the housing. The fitting elements and the assigned fitting element receptacles of different heat generating elements are formed such that the heat generating elements cannot be inserted at just any random place in the housing. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026190 | Hand-held electric sealer with detachable sealing module - A hand-held electric sealer with a detachable sealing module includes a casing, a sealing module, and a press bar. The casing includes, among others, a front contact holder which is provided with an engagement hole. The sealing module includes, among others, a lower cover from underside of which extended an engagement piece. The engagement piece of the sealing module can be engaged with the engagement hole of the casing, such that the sealing module can be conveniently attached to, or detached from, the casing, and that replacement of a damaged sealing module can be readily achieved. In addition, for the sealing module dual heating wires may also be employed so as to obtain a desirable sealing effect to plastic bags. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026191 | Method of Manufacturing an Electric Heating Device and Electric Heating Devices - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an electric heating device, comprising a housing in which a heating block is held with the pretensioning force of at least one spring element located approximately at the same level as the heating block in its post assembly position and which defines opposite housing apertures between which the heating block is exposed, wherein the heating block is introduced into a housing part and the heating block is enclosed in the housing by another housing part. The spring element is brought into its assembled position and pretensioned when the housing is being closed to enclose the heating block. The present invention further relates to an electric heating device which can be employed in the method according to the invention and which can be relatively easily manufactured by injection molding. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026192 | Electric radiant heating element positioning mats and related methods - In an embodiment, a mat includes a base and a plurality of studs that together may position an electric radiant heating element within a floor or wall, and may protect the electric radiant heating element as the floor or wall are constructed. The base extends in at least two directions that define a plane. Two or more of the plurality of studs has a cylindrical body that includes a surface that extends from a respective portion of the base in a third direction that does not lie within the plane and that is at an angle between and including 84 and 96 degrees relative to the respective base portion. By using the mat one can quickly install a plurality of positioning devices to hold the electric radiant heating element at desired locations in the floor while the floor is constructed. Furthermore, one can install the mat in odd-shaped rooms or in rooms that will use an electric radiant heating element that is a branch of another room's electric radiant heating element, without having to first wait for installation in other portions of the odd-shaped room or the other room to be completed. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026193 | Flexible Flooring Heating Systems - The present invention relates generally to an improved method of assembling a floor cover heating system where the floor cover is flexible in nature, such as a carpet or rug, in particular the invention provides an improved method of reducing the wear of under floor heating mats from abrasion. The invention also provides a floor cover heating system including a flexible floor cover layer, and under floor cover heating mat, and a slip layer positioned between the heating mat and the flexible floor cover. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026194 | Method of Manufacturing an Electric Heating Device and Electric Heating Devices - An electric heater, comprises a heating block held in a housing and including parallel layers of heat-emitting and heat generating elements. A grid arrangement covers the respective frame apertures in the housing and reinforces the housing. First struts of the grid arrangement, extending at right angles with respect to the layers, are assigned to the housing, and second struts extending parallel with respect to the layers are defined by the heating block. Moreover, a heat generating element of an electric heater, comprises a position frame made of an insulating material and defining receptacles arranged side by side each for at least one PTC heating element. The receptacles are arranged between conductor paths against which the PTC heating elements are placed in an electrically conductive manner. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026195 | Electromagnetic Wave Heating Device - This utility model relates to the improvement of the high-frequency heating device providing high-frequency electricity with the box used for the heating-up. The high-frequency electricity was generated by high-frequency oscillator in the high-frequency heating device based on the high-frequency induction heating method. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026196 | Collapsible Transport Container - The invention relates to a collapsible container for transport of goods, comprising assembled container sides consisting of a substantially flat bottom part, a number of side walls connected hingedly to the bottom part and at least one top part connected hingedly to a side wall, wherein the container sides are displaceable between a collapsed position, in which the container sides lie substantially parallel to each other, and an active position in which the container sides enclose a storage space, wherein the side walls and the top part are displaceable relative to the bottom part such that in a collapsed position of the container they can be placed on the flat bottom part. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026197 | Soft Side Collapsible Storage Bin - Disclosed is a collapsible storage bin for use in a motor vehicle. In particular instances, the collapsible storage bin can have a generally planar lower rigid member and a generally planar upper rigid member oppositely disposed from said lower rigid member. The upper rigid member can have a recess for placement of an item and an opening providing access to a collapsible storage bin underneath the upper rigid member. A collapsible support brace pivotally attached to and adjoining the upper rigid member to the lower rigid member is included. The support brace is operable to move between an extended upright position and a collapsed down position, the extended upright position defining a spaced apart relationship between the lower rigid member and the upper rigid member. A flexible sidewall is included and is attached to the upper rigid member and defines a side surface of the collapsible storage bin underneath the upper rigid member when the collapsible support brace is in the extended upright position. The flexible sidewall extends completely around the storage bin volume. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026198 | PLASTIC CONTAINER HAVING PEARL-LIKE APPEARANCE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - This invention provides a plastic container characterized in that an expanded layer comprising expanded cells having a flat shape with an average major axis of not more than 400 μm and an average aspect ratio (L/t) of not less than 6 as viewed in cross section of the container wall along the maximum stretch direction, which are oriented in the stretch direction and are distributed so as to be superimposed on top of each other in the thickness-wise direction, is formed within the container wall. In this container, expanded cells having a flat shape are distributed so as to orient in a given direction and, thus, has light shielding properties and has a pearl-like appearance, that is, has a very high commercial value. Further, since any colorant is not contained, the suitability for recycling is excellent. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026199 | Pressure vacuum release hermetic valve for rigid container packages - A rigid container package, such as made of tin, metal, etc., having an interior for holding particulate material, such as food stuffs (like coffee beans), under vacuum, and which includes a mouth to be opened to provide access to the contents of the package. The package is preferably formed from a rigid material in the form of a container, such as a tin box, and has affixed thereon a one-way pressure-equalizing valve. The valve preferably includes a displaceable rubber disk located on a valve seat and is arranged to operate such that any gasses within the package are allowed to vent to the exterior of the package, by passing through the interface between the disk and valve seat, while the ambient atmosphere is substantially precluded from entering into the interior of the package. The disk then engages the valve seat to isolate the interior of the package from the exterior. A layer of silicone oil or similar material is preferably provided on the disk to facilitate operation of the valve. The valve is preferably attached to the rigid container via an aperture that is made slightly smaller than the exterior mating portion of the valve, such that the smaller portion of the valve can be passed through the aperture, and the expanded | 2009-01-29 |
20090026200 | SYSTEM OF OPENING AND CLOSURE WITH LEVER SERVOMECHANISM FOR PRESSURE COOKER - A system of opening and closure with lever servomechanism for pressure cooker of the type comprising a lever handle ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090026201 | COATED LIFT-TAB FOR RESEALING POP-TOP CONTAINERS - A resealable pop-top beverage container is disclosed and claimed wherein a lift-tab is attached to the upper surface of the top of the container in a conventional manner such that when a finger-end of the lift-tab is raised, a swivel-end of the lift-tab forces a sealing plate to shear its connection to the edge of an access hole, thereby opening the access hole. The lift-tab of the invention includes a coating of a resilient material on at least its ventral side. When the lift-tab is rotated about a rotatable connector, the resilient material can juxtapose against the access hole thereby forming a reversible seal. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026202 | STRIP PACKAGING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to strip-packaging systems ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090026203 | Plastic container with double lock lid and tear band - An all plastic container comprising the combination of injection molded pail and lid. The lid initially locks onto the container at upper and lower locations and seals thereto by virtue of an inverted U-shaped peripheral section with a segmented upper lock and a relatively continuously lower lock at the bottom edge of the lid skirt. The bottom lock can be torn away by way of a circumferentially weakened area that forms the lower edge of the skirt into a tear band. A starter tab is provided. Once the tear band is removed the segmented upper locks securely hold the lid to the pail. However, by lifting and flexing the lid at discrete locations identified by indicia on the top deck of the lid, the lid is relatively easily removed. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026204 | COOKING UTENSIL - Cooking pot ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090026205 | Receptacle with lid integrally formed with packing having wing section - Disclosed is a receptacle with a lid. When the lid is press-fitted into a receptacle body, the packing that which protrudes outward from a rim section of the lid moves down along an inner wall of a receptacle body while varying internal pressure of the receptacle, thereby preventing the lid from being unintentionally separated from the receptacle body. The packing installed at the rim of the lid is integrally formed with the lid through an insert molding process. In a conventional lid structure, a packing having a wing section protrudes from a rim of the lid in a state in which the wing section is spaced apart from the lid, so that an additional coupling device is necessary to couple the packing to the lid. Due to the coupling device, productivity is lowered and quality of the product deteriorates. To solve this problem, a support wall is provided at a lower portion of the lid and a fixing member of a packing is fabricated through an insert molding process such that the fixing member closely adheres to the support wall. A wing section protrudes from the fixing member while being integrally formed with the fixing member, so that the packing is installed in the lid without using an additional coupling device. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026206 | Cooking apparatus and method of use - A cooking apparatus combines an open top container, a lid adapted to attach to the container and an opening in the lid for placement of a venting film over the opening. The venting film and lid maintain the seal of the container, with the venting film allowing for pressure relief. The venting film can be retained over the opening using a second lid or other attachment device, or be part of the first lid. The apparatus can include additional lids to seal the container, or seal the opening in the first lid. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026207 | TANK CAP - A tank cap includes: a synthetic-resin cap body ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090026208 | Easy access refuse container - A refuse container comprising a lower member having lower side walls, upper wall sections, a hinge for pivotally mounting the upper wall sections one to the other such that the upper wall sections may be opened and closed, at least one section fastener for securing the upper wall sections together in a closed position, and a wall securing device that provides support for coupling the upper wall sections to the lower side walls. The present invention allows both of the upper walls sections to be releasably attached to the lower side walls using a combination of annular protrusions and recesses, and at least one section fastener that couples the upper wall sections to each other, thereby allowing easy access to the contents of the container such that a trash liner may be easily removed and the refuse container may be easily cleaned. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026209 | Organizer system - A system for organizing very similar articles in a container so that the user can readily identify the desired article. A “menu” may be used to readily identify the articles, which preferably are non-food, consumer items, such as bandages or first-aid supplies. The “menu” may be provided in the lid of the container. If desired, the “menu” may be fixedly provided in the lid of the container, such as on the interior-facing surface of a flip-top or hinged-lid of the container. The articles may be organized in an insert or tray that is removable from a shell portion of the container so the shell can be used for other purposes. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026210 | Portable storage case - Portable storage cases comprising a base and a lid which is automatically movable by a damped, spring-biased lid mechanism. Upon actuation of a release, the lid automatically moves from a closed position to an open position. A display support is pivotally movable with respect to the base and is moved during at least part of the time that the lid is moving from the closed to the open position. The display support is adapted to releasably support at least one item and, if desired, supports a plurality of items. In preferred embodiments, movement of the display support only commences after the lid has moved for some predetermined time, distance or angle. | 2009-01-29 |
20090026211 | Rotatable Partition System for a Freight Carrying Enclosure - A flexible system is provided for preventing freight damage during shipment. The system has adjustable and interlocking hinged panels that are attached to the side walls of a shipping enclosure, so that the system can be readily adapted to secure different types and sizes of loads. One embodiment of the invention, provided for use with a freight carrying enclosure that has an internal wall, includes first and second panel segments that each have an edge. A first mounting structure supports the first panel segment for rotation about a vertical axis, between a first position wherein the first panel segment is in perpendicular relationship with the wall, and a second position wherein the first panel segment is in abutting relationship with the wall. A second mounting structure joins the first and second panel segments together along their respective edges, and enables rotation of the second panel between vertical and horizontal orientations. A support structure selectively maintains the second panel segment in its horizontal orientation. | 2009-01-29 |