| 05th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
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| 20120024736 | WIPE CONTAINER AND HOUSING SYSTEM - Wipe container and housing system comprising at least two different types of housing ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024737 | GIFT CONTAINER WITH DECORATIVE DISPLAY ELEMENT INCLUDED THEREIN - A gift container with an integrated decorative display element is provided. The decorative element is adapted to be easily mounted upon the gift box to reduce the time and complexity involved in wrapping gifts. The decorative element may include mechanisms to quickly secure the gift box lid to the gift box container. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024738 | Rotatable Bin or Like Object - A transportable apparatus has a main body configured to be transported in a horizontal orientation, and then raised to a vertical orientation in a working position. A base is mounted on the bottom end of the main body such that the main body rests on the base in the working position, and such that the base is carried at a rear end of the main body when the main body is in a horizontal transport position supported on. The base is rotatable about a vertical base axis such that the main body can be rotated with respect to the base about the base axis. A frame and wheels can be pivotally attached to the main body to transport the main body and then be stored in a vertical orientation along a wall of the man body in the working position. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024739 | LATCH SYSTEM FOR CONTAINERS - A latch system for stacked containers includes a plurality of bosses and a latch mechanism. The bosses are coupled to each of the stack containers and may include a pivot boss, a storage boss and a latch boss. The latch mechanism includes a pivot end portion, a flexible mid portion and a latch end portion. The pivot end portion is placed onto the pivot boss to allow rotation of the latch mechanism there about. In one embodiment, the pivot end portion includes a rounded inner diameter to permit both in-plane and out-of-plane rotation of the latch mechanism relative to the container. The latch end portion biasly engages either the storage boss of the same container or the latch boss of another container. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024740 | CONTAINER, A TRANSPORT UNIT FORMED BY THE LATTER, AND A CONTAINER SYSTEM - The invention relates to a container ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024741 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE CASE - A case for an electronic device includes a main body configured to secure and protect the electronic device and one or more accessory-attachment nodes configured to be coupled to a case accessory. Example case accessories include shoulder straps, car headrest frames, wall-mounting frames, and the like. When the electronic device case is mated to the case accessory using the one or more accessory-attachment nodes, the electronic device may be securely positioned for transport and/or use. Further, the one or more accessory-attachment nodes may allow the case and, in particular, the electronic device coupled to the case, to be easily moved from one case accessory to another case accessory. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024742 | LIGHT BLOCKING CONTAINER WITH CONTENT VIEWING WINDOW AND CONTRAST BACKGROUND - Several embodiments of the invention provide a container ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024743 | TRANSDERMAL PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS - The present invention relates to semisolid transdermal pharmaceutical preparation having enhanced stability and bioavailability, wherein the particles are coated by a volatile silicon oil component and the thus obtained suspension is dispersed in a gel or cream base. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024744 | Soil-related and/or Crop-related Applications for Chlorine Dioxide - Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, introducing chlorine dioxide to soil and/or planting a crop in the soil. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024745 | TANK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - There are disclosed a tank having a structure which achieves both a burst strength and a fatigue strength, and a manufacturing method of the tank. In order to realize this, in a tank comprising a liner, and an FRP layer including a hoop layer and a helical layer formed by winding fibers around the outer periphery of the liner, at least an innermost helical layer is formed as a smooth helical layer. When the smooth helical layer, i.e., a helical layer which does not have any unevenness or which has only little unevenness is formed, the unevenness can be prevented from being transferred to the hoop layer adjacent to the helical layer. When structural bends (undulations) of the fibers of the hoop layer are suppressed, a fatigue strength of the fibers themselves can be enhanced. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024746 | TANK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - There are disclosed a tank which optimizes a laminating configuration of hoop layers and helical layers to enhance an efficiency of strength development by wound fibers, and a manufacturing method of the tank. In order to realize this, the tank includes a liner, and an FRP layer constituted of an axial fiber layer formed by winding fibers around the outer periphery of the liner at a winding angle in a range exceeding 0° and less than 30° with respect to a tank axis in the center of the tank and a peripheral fiber layer formed by winding the fibers around the outer periphery of the liner at a winding angle in a range of 30° or more and less than 90° with respect to the tank axis, and folded fiber ends of the peripheral fiber layer in a tank axial direction draw a track which narrows from the inside toward the outside in a laminating direction of the fiber layers. The folded fiber ends formed outwardly in the laminating direction of the fiber layers are in principle positioned closer to the center of the tank than the folded fiber ends of the peripheral fiber layer in the tank axial direction formed inwardly in the laminating direction. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024747 | Travel Make-Up Container, Travel Moisturizer Container and Other Travel Containers - A mirrored container, such as a mirrored-bottom container holding a cosmetic or a sunscreen product, is useful especially in a travel-size. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024748 | FLUIDIZED CATALYTIC CRACKING PROCESS - The present invention relates to a fluidized catalytic cracking process for cracking hydrocarbon feed having organo-sulfur compound as an impurity, said process comprising: adding a heavy metal poisoned spent catalyst to an equilibrium catalyst to obtain a composite circulating catalyst, wherein the heavy metal poisoned spent catalyst is added in an amount to maintain the activity of the circulating catalyst; and obtaining a fluidized catalytic cracked product. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024749 | Method For Processing Hydrocarbon Pyrolysis Effluent - A method and system are disclosed for treating the effluent from a hydrocarbon pyrolysis unit employing a small primary fractionator. The method comprises cooling the effluent from a furnace through a first heat exchanger, a vapor-liquid separator, and a second heat exchanger before it is passed to a fractionator for further processing. These heat exchangers may also be utilized to heat a utility fluid as part of the cooling process. Further, one or more generators and a third heat exchanger may also be used to assist in heat recovery for the process. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024750 | HYDRODECHLORINATION OF IONIC LIQUID-DERIVED HYDROCARBON PRODUCTS - Processes for the hydrodechlorination of one or more hydrocarbon products derived from ionic liquid catalyzed hydrocarbon conversion reactions provide a dechlorinated product and an HCl-containing off-gas. The dechlorinated product provides liquid fuel or lubricating base oil, and the HCl may be recovered from the off-gas for recycling to the ionic liquid catalyzed hydrocarbon conversion reaction as a catalyst promoter. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024751 | DENITRIFICATION OF A HYDROCARBON FEED - A denitrification method is disclosed for removing nitrogen compounds from a hydrocarbon feed in which the feed is contacted with an adsorbent including an organic heterocyclic salt deposited on a porous support. Additionally, a method for hydrotreating a hydrocarbon feed which includes a hydroprocessing step is disclosed, wherein prior to hydroprocessing, the feed is contacted with an adsorbent including an organic heterocyclic salt deposited on a support. Additionally, a method for producing a lube oil which includes isomerization dewaxing of a base oil fraction is disclosed, wherein prior to the isomerization dewaxing step, the base oil fraction is contacted with an adsorbent including an organic heterocyclic salt deposited on a support. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024752 | Multi-Stage Hydroprocessing for the Production of High Octane Naphtha - An integrated process is provided for producing high octane naphtha. Hydrocracked naphtha from a hydrocracking reaction zone is contacted with a reforming catalyst that includes a silicate having a silica to alumina molar ratio of at least 200, and a crystallite size of less than 10 microns. Products from the reforming include a reformed naphtha and a hydrogen-rich stream, which is passed to the hydrocracking reaction zone. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024753 | MULTI-STAGE REFORMING PROCESS TO PRODUCE HIGH OCTANE GASOLINE - The present invention relates to a multistage reforming process to produce a high octane product. A naphtha boiling range feedstock is processed in a multi-stage reforming process, in which said process involves at least 1) a penultimate stage for reforming the naphtha feedstock to produce a penultimate effluent 2) a final stage for further reforming at least a portion of the penultimate effluent 3) a regeneration step for the final stage catalyst. The severity of the penultimate stage can be increased during final stage catalyst regeneration in order to maintain the target RON of the reformate product and avoid reactor downtime. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024754 | MULTI-STAGE REFORMING PROCESS WITH FINAL STAGE CATALYST REGENERATION - The present invention relates to a multistage reforming process to produce a high octane product. A naphtha boiling range feedstock is processed in a multi-stage reforming process, in which said process involves at least 1) a penultimate stage for reforming the naphtha feedstock to produce a penultimate effluent 2) a final stage for further reforming at least a portion of the penultimate effluent 3) a regeneration step for the final stage catalyst. The severity of the penultimate stage can be increased during final stage catalyst regeneration in order to maintain the target RON of the reformate product and avoid reactor downtime. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024755 | Purification of Transalkylation Feedstock - A guard bed or absorber is placed upstream of a transalkylation reactor to avoid deposition of halide and/or halogen species on the catalysts in said reactor. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024756 | TREATMENT OF A HYDROCARBON FEED - A method is disclosed for removing impurities such as nitrogen and/or sulfur compounds from a hydrocarbon feed, in which the feed is contacted with an adsorbent including a nitrogen-containing organic heterocyclic salt deposited on a porous support, e.g., a supported ionic liquid. Additionally, a method for hydrotreating a hydrocarbon feed which includes a hydroprocessing step is disclosed, wherein prior to hydroprocessing, the feed is contacted with an adsorbent including a supported ionic liquid. Additionally, a method for producing a lube oil which includes isomerization dewaxing of a base oil fraction is disclosed, wherein prior to the isomerization dewaxing step, the base oil fraction is contacted with an adsorbent including a supported ionic liquid. In one embodiment, the adsorbent is regenerated to restore its treatment capacity. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024757 | METHOD FOR FORMING A CATALYST COMPRISING CATALYTIC NANOPARTICLES AND A CATALYST SUPPORT - The present invention relates to a method for forming a catalyst comprising catalytic nanoparticles and a catalyst support, wherein the catalytic nanoparticles are embedded in the catalyst support, comprising forming the catalytic nanoparticles on carbon particle, dispersing the carbon particle in a solution comprising precursors of the catalyst support to form a suspension, heating the suspension to form a gel, subjecting the gel to incineration to form a powder, and sintering the powder to form the catalyst. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024758 | REFINERY DESALTER IMPROVEMENT - The invention relates to improved methods of desalting hydrocarbon feeds using a separator with a stacked disk centrifuge to separate an emulsified oil and water rag layer. This method is effective for desalting heavy, high ionic, and non-traditional crude oils. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024759 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING EMULSIONS USING THE SAME - The present invention provides for a demulsifying composition comprising a blend of a) an emulsion; and b) a demulsifying-effective amount of a silicon containing co-polymer. The present invention also provides for a method for separating emulsions using the demulsifying composition discussed. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024760 | APPARATUS FOR DRYING PELLETS - An apparatus for drying pellets having a housing and a device for impressing motion. The device impresses directions of motion on the pellets and on a process fluid that differ locally from one another, so that the process fluid in which the pellets are originally located can be separated. The pellets by means of passage from a screen front to a screen rear in a dewatering region with at least one dewatering screen having dewatering screen openings that are smaller in size than the pellets. A classifying region with at least one classifying screen with classifying screen openings that are of such a size that the pellets of a desired size pass from a screen front through these classifying screen openings to a screen rear, wherein the classifying screen is arranged such that the pellets with the direction of motion impressed upon them pass through the classifying screen openings. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024761 | METHODS TO SLICE A SILICON INGOT - The present disclosure generally relates to methods for recovering silicon from saw kerf, or an exhausted abrasive slurry, resulting from the cutting of a silicon ingot, such as a single crystal or polycrystalline silicon ingot. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to methods for isolating and purifying silicon from saw kerf or the exhausted slurry, such that the resulting silicon may be used as a raw material, such as a solar grade silicon raw material. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024762 | AXIAL SORTING METHOD AND DEVICE WITH PERMANENT-MAGNET DRUM ECCENTRIC INNER SURFACE - The present invention discloses a method for axial separation by an eccentric inner surface of a permanent magnetic drum, comprising: adsorbing materials to be selected that flow through the inner surface field strength and the gradient area of a rotating eccentric drum ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024763 | SCREEN - The present invention relates to a method for the production of a screen and to a screen for the treatment of a fibrous material suspension suitable for the production of a fibrous material web, the screen including at least two screen layers that are connected to each other and have apertures, at least some of the apertures being arranged in such a way that the result is screen openings leading through the screen. The production of the screen is simplified in that some of the apertures are arranged in such a way that the result is recesses on the front side of the screen which do not pass through the screen, and at least the apertures forming the recesses are introduced into the screen layers before the latter are connected. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024764 | Multifrequency Sieve Assembly for Circular Vibratory Separator - The invention is intended for sizing separation of difficult-to-screen powder materials and slurries. A sieve assembly includes a rigid frame, attached inside the separator housing, and upper and bottom sieves, stretched on the frame. The interface apparatuses are connected to the upper sieve, while actuator means—to the bottom sieve. The forced frequency of the vibrator is close to one of the natural frequencies of the bottom sieve. When the vibrator is operated, the actuator means interact with interface apparatuses, thus generating repeated collisions therebetween and mechanical impulses, which provide multifrequency excitation of the interface apparatuses and upper sieve. This ensures continuous self-cleaning of the upper sieve, intense loosening of the material bed and disintegration of the particle agglomerates. Separation capacity and products' quality substantially rises. In other embodiments presented sieve assembly includes buffer elements and inertial apparatuses, connected to the upper sieve. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024765 | FILTERING CORE FOR FLUID - The present invention discloses a filtering core for fluid, which includes main body and several identify portion. The main body is used to filter fluid. The identify portion are different from one another on color. Their colors are also different from the original color of the main body. When the main body accumulates a certain amount of contaminants, and changes its original color to a second color, the user may match this second color with the closest color on one of the identify portion. Then, he may decide if he needs to replace the filtering core, or wash the main body. This would help the user to enhance the precision judgment on deciding the time to replace the filtering core. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024766 | Wastewater Re-Use Systems - A wastewater reuse system has a wastewater treatment system connected to a dwelling for receiving wastewater therefrom. The wastewater treatment system has a pump tank with an outlet that can be connected to a central wastewater collection system. There can be a pump in the pump tank for pumping water from the pump tank to a use recipient of treated wastewater such as an irrigation system. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024767 | Strainer for a Bilge Pump - A straining device for a drainage pump, the straining device comprising a body defining an inner chamber; at least one straining element by which liquid may enter the chamber; and at least one outlet by which liquid may leave the chamber. The straining device further includes a liquid level sensor arranged to detect the level of a liquid in which said straining device is located during use and, upon determining that said liquid level exceeds a threshold, to cause an activation signal to be sent to said pump. The liquid level sensor comprises non-contact sensing means such as an electric field sensor. The sensor is located at the top of the straining device and arranged to project its sensing field upwardly. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024768 | WATER-CONDUCTING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, IN PARTICULAR A DISHWASHER - A water-conducting household appliance, in particular a dishwasher, includes a hydraulic circuit for circulation of a wash fluid, and a filter facility which includes a filter element having an inner wall and at least one filter opening for passage of the wash fluid. The filter opening is bounded by the inner wall running around the filter opening. The inner wall has an upstream wall segment and a downstream wall segment, with a gradation being formed at least in a segment between an upstream and downstream wall segment of the inner wall of the filter opening. Additionally or independently hereof, the downstream wall segment has a cross section that increases in a flow direction of the wash fluid. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024769 | METHOD FOR COLLECTING MATTER WITH A MATTER COLLECTION UNIT - A method for collecting matter using a matter collection Unit, as described below, provides a low energy, low cost and nearly zero pollutant process for extracting suspended and/or dissolved matter in a medium. The method collects the matter on a material when the medium is permitted to flow past the material which is disposed within a chamber, and the medium, with less suspended matter, can flow back to a medium body to permit, e.g., further growth and/or higher collection efficiency. The process can operate continuously alongside, e.g. a growth system, to harvest suspended matter until the matter is ready for extraction. Post extraction collected matter, e.g., can be converted into valuable commercial products or the process can be used to remediate a medium, such that the valuable product is a substantially cleaner medium. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024770 | MICROFLUIDIC SEPARATION SYSTEM - A microfluidic separation system, which comprises a magnetic separator, which itself comprises a magnetic energy source; first and second magnetically conductive members leading from the magnetic energy source and having respective terminal ends that are separated by a gap over which a magnetic field is applied due to the magnetic energy source. The separation system further comprises a microfluidic chip for insertion into the gap, which comprises a body defining channels on respective faces of the body; and an exterior lining that seals the plurality of channels to allow separate test sample volumes to circulate in at least two of the channels. Upon insertion of the chip into the gap, a first test sample volume is confined to circulating closer to the terminal end of the first member and a second test sample volume is confined to circulating closer to the terminal end of the second member. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024771 | NO FILTER NO RUN FILTER ASSEMBLY WITH AIR VENT - A filter cartridge includes a filter media defining an interior space, and having a first end and a second end, a first end plate connected to the first end, and a second end plate connected to the second end. A pin is connected to the second end plate and extends downwardly into the interior space. The pin defines a flow passage threrethrough that communicates the interior space with an outside of the filter cartridge. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024772 | Fluid treatment equipment and treatment method - Equipment for treating a matter to be treated more stably and uniformly between approaching/receding treatment planes in a treatment section where at least one plane can rotate relatively to the other plane. Treatment is performed by introducing a first fluid containing a matter to be treated between the treatment planes, introducing a second fluid containing the matter to be treated between the treatment planes from a channel independent from the channel which introduced the first fluid and communicating with the space between the treatment planes and then mixing and stirring them between the treatment planes. The outlet portion of the channel introducing the second fluid to the space between the treatment planes is provided with a plurality of split channels. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024773 | FILTER AND APPLIANCES INCLUDING THE FILTER - A filter for use in a washing appliance is disclosed. The filter includes an inlet, an outlet, a filter chamber and a mesh strainer placed between the inlet and outlet. The mesh strainer strains water or liquid flowing into the filter as the water flows into the inlet and out of the outlet. The mesh strainer filters out particulate matter from the flow through the filter. The liquid flowing into the filter flows across the mesh to clean the filter and dislodge at least some of the particulate matter trapped in the mesh. The filter chamber includes at least one baffle within it. The baffle divides the filter chamber into an upper portion and lower portion. The particulate matter washed off collects in the lower portion of the filter chamber due to rotational flows created in the filter due to the filter chamber boundaries and the baffles. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024774 | Filter Medium and Filter Element - A filter medium for removing particles from a fluid flow has a pre-filter layer and a fine-filter layer joined to each other in the flow direction. A first supporting layer is attached to the unfiltered side of the pre-filter layer and a second supporting layer is attached to the filtered side of the fine-filter layer in order to absorb the longitudinal and transverse forces in the event of tensile loading. The traverse force absorbing layer has a greater bending stiffness in a traverse direction while the longitudinal force absorbing layer has a greater bending stiffness in a longitudinal direction. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024775 | FILTER - The present invention relates to a membrane filter comprising a plurality of pores of substantially the same size. The membrane filter may be supported by at least one support (e.g. in the form of a support grid) and is able to handle a large flux and pressure in use. The invention also relates to a method of fabrication of such a filter membrane using a solvable mold. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024776 | Mesostructured Zeolitic Materials, and Methods of Making and Using the Same - One aspect of the present invention relates to mesostructured zeolites. The invention also relates to a method of preparing mesostructured zeolites, as well as using them as cracking catalysts for organic compounds and degradation catalysts for polymers. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024777 | INORGANIC POROUS SUPPORT-ZEOLITE MEMBRANE COMPOSITE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND SEPARATION METHOD USING THE COMPOSITE - An object of the present invention is to provide a zeolite membrane composite satisfying both the treating amount and the separation performance at a practically sufficient level, which can be applied even in the presence of an organic material and can separate/concentrate an organic material-containing gas or liquid mixture and which is economic without requiring a high energy cost and is not limited in its application range; a production method thereof; and a separation or concentration method using the same. The present invention is an inorganic porous support-zeolite membrane composite, wherein the inorganic porous support contains a ceramic sintered body and the inorganic porous support-zeolite membrane composite has, as a zeolite membrane, a CHA-type zeolite crystal layer on the inorganic porous support surface. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024778 | COMPOSITE SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a composite semipermerable membrane and a method for producing the same. The composite semipermeable membrane comprises a microporous support membrane and a separation functional layer provided on the microporous support membrane, wherein the separation functional layer contains a condensation product produced by condensation of at least one selected from the group consisting of ions of trialkoxysilanes each having an imidazolium group and a conjugated base of a polymer having at least one acidic group. The composite semipermeable membrane achieves excellent selective separation of divalent ions over monovalent ions, and is suitable for use in various water treatment fields such as seawater desalination and drinking water production. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024779 | SURFACE TREATING AGENT, FILTERING MATERIAL FOR FILTER, AND BLOOD TREATMENT FILTER - A surface treating agent is comprising a copolymer including: a monomer (A) having a hydrophilic functional group of formula ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024780 | Water treatment plant for combined biomass and biogas production - A waste water treatment system is provided that includes a basin for holding water; nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria; macroalgae; and a biobed having a at least one layer and being constructed of materials selected to provide sufficient level of pH for enabling bacterial growth. In the biobed de-nitrification and nitrification bacterial processes are separated. Oxygen produced by algae is used by the nitrifying bacteria. Water is provided continuously to the biobed at an inlet and exits the system downstream after having gone through the biobed. The system may be used with waste water in water treatment plants, domestic waste water (sewage), waste water from diverse industries, drain water from waste deposits, runoff water from roads, water waste treatment and recycling plants, agricultural and farm land and surrounding land of populated areas. The algae and bacteria are combined for symbiotic remediation of water that may be flexibly controlled to adapt to a broad range of applications. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024781 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING ORGANIC MATERIAL - The present application relates to systems and methods for processing organic materials. The method may, for example, yield nutrient-rich materials that may have various agricultural uses. The method can include, in some embodiments, forming a slurry from components comprising liquid and organic material; combining the slurry with microorganisms to form a biomass; anaerobically digesting the organic material in the biomass; and at least partially separating liquid components from the digested biomass. In some embodiments, the anaerobic digestion produces low amounts of methane. The systems may, in some embodiments, be configured to perform the method of processing organic materials. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024782 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING AN OIL SPILL - A method for enhancing biodegradation of oil in water, the method comprising:
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| 20120024783 | Oxidative Decolorization Of Dyes With Enzymatically Generated Peracid Method, Composition And Kit Of Parts - Described are compositions and methods for the decolorization of dye molecules in an aqueous medium using enzymatically-generated peracid. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024784 | Fluid Gasification/Degasification Apparatuses, Systems, and Processes - Apparatuses, systems and processes for fluid gasification and degasification are disclosed. A fluid gasification/degasification apparatus includes housing having a central axis and at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet positioned at different axial locations along the housing. A membrane unit that includes a plurality of bundled microporous hollow membrane strands is disposed within the housing and extends in parallel to the central axis of the housing. The fluid gasification/degasification apparatus further includes one or more gas addition/removal apparatuses for facilitating at least one of: a gas addition operation and a gas removal operation. An orientation of the fluid inlet(s) and fluid outlet(s) results in a substantial portion of a carrier fluid introduced to the housing traveling in parallel along exterior surfaces of the membrane unit thereby allowing for an extended interface time between the carrier fluid and micro-bubbles of a gas supplied to the membrane unit. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024785 | REACTION SYSTEMS WITH INCORPORATED CHROMATOGRAPHY UNITS FOR ENHANCED PRODUCT RECOVERY - Product yields in chemical reactions that produce a solid product from a liquid reaction mixture are improved by chromatographically separating certain key impurities from the product mixture prior to crystallization, or from the filtrate after crystallization in which case further product is crystallized from the filtrate. The removal of key impurities either before the first crystallization or between the first and second crystallizations facilitates the crystallization of product to produce a higher yield of product. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024786 | SELF-SUPPORTING DYNAMIC POLYMERIC MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND USES THEREOF - “A method of preparation for polyimine self-supported dynamic polymeric membranes (called “dynameric” membranes) is provided along with their use in separation processes, especially for separating gaseous species.” | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024787 | Novel Coated Membranes and Other Articles - The present invention provides porous media or membranes having a surface coating that includes a cross-linked terpolymer which has a superior combination of properties, including heat stable biomolecule resistant adsorptive properties, resistance to strong alkaline solutions, and low levels of extractable matter. In some preferred embodiments, the porous media is a porous membrane. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024788 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FILTERING BLOOD PLASMA - The present invention provides systems, devices, kits, and methods for separating blood plasma from whole blood. In particular, the present invention provides systems, devices, and methods for separating a fixed volume of blood plasma from whole blood with minimal energy input. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024789 | Surface Modification of Polyamide Reverse Osmosis Membranes - The present invention relates to surface modification of reverse osmosis membranes to introduce antifouling properties without compromising the separation properties of the original membranes. This approach utilizes: providing a coated membrane surface having enhanced hydrophilic characteristics that prevents the biofoulants from settling; have a surface that consists of hydrophilic brushes that unsettle any biofoulants that get through; and having antimicrobial ions present in the membrane coatings and able to remove or minimize any remaining biofoulants without leaching into the permeate. These coatings are made using dendritic polymers such as hyperbranched polymers or dendrimers. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024790 | SEPARATION COLUMN WITH GERMANIA-BASED SOL-GEL STATIONARY PHASE - The present invention provides sol-gel germania-coated chromatography separation columns with improved stability under extreme pHs and high temperatures. Also provided are methods of preparation and uses of the sol-gel germania-coated separation columns of the present invention. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024791 | PROCESS FOR MAKING IMPROVED CHROMATOGRAPHY MEDIA AND METHOD OF USE - The present invention further is directed to the improved process for making by free radical polymerization a monodisperse, macroporous polymeric media with covalently bonded polymer chains. The media can be applied for chromatographic purification, resulting in polymer supports having improved protein binding capacity and resin selectivity, as well as methods relating to making and using the same. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024792 | PROCESS FOR MAKING IMPROVED CHROMATOGRAPHY MEDIA AND METHOD OF USE - The present invention further is directed to the process for making a macroporous polymeric media with covalently bonded quaternary ammonium polymer chains. The media can be applied for chromatographic purification, resulting in porous substrates having improved protein binding capacity and resin selectivity, as well as methods relating to making and using the same. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024793 | ION CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEM USING CATALYTIC GAS ELIMINATION - A liquid chromatographic system is provided including catalytically combining hydrogen and oxygen gases in the chromatography eluent stream in a catalytic gas elimination chamber, to form water and thereby reduce the gas content in the eluent stream. Also, a liquid ion chromatographic system in which the effluent from the detector is recycled to a membrane suppressor and then is mixed with a source of eluent for recycle to the chromatographic column. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024794 | Method and system for treating water used for industrial purposes - A low cost method and system for treating water, which will be used in an industrial process, is provided. A system of the invention generally includes at least one containing means, at least one coordination means, at least one chemical application means, at least one mobile suction means, and at least one filtration means. The coordination means can control the necessary processes depending on the system needs (e.g., water quality or purity). The method and system of the invention purifies the water and eliminates suspended solids without the need of filtering the totality of the water volume, but only filtering a small fraction of up to 200 times less than the flow filtered by a conventional water treatment filtration system. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024795 | BIOSORBENTS FOR THE EXTRACTION OF METALS - A biosorbent for removing cationic and/or anionic metals from aqueous solutions, and a process for the production of the biosorbent. The biosorbent includes bacterial aggregates of | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024796 | Sustainable method and system for treating water bodies affected by bacteria and microalgae at low cost - A sustainable method and system for treating and maintaining bodies of water at low cost for low density recreational use is disclosed. A system of the invention generally includes at least one containing means, at least one coordination means, at least one chemical application means, at least one non-intrusive mobile suction means, and at least one filtration means. The coordinating means can receive information regarding water quality parameters that are controlled, and can timely activate the processes necessary to adjust the water quality parameters within their respective limits. The disclosed methods and system filter only a small fraction of the total water volume, up to 200 times less per day than the flow filtered by conventional swimming pool filtration systems. The disclosed methods and system also use less chemicals, up to 100 times less than conventional swimming pool water treatment systems. The methods and system of the present invention can be used to treat recreational water bodies affected by bacteria and microalgae and provide sustainable methods for producing water that complies with bacteriological and physicochemical requirements for recreational water, as set forth by governmental regulatory agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for bathing with full body contact. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024797 | Methods for dewatering wet algal cell cultures - A method of dewatering algae and recycling water therefrom is presented. A method of dewatering a wet algal cell culture includes removing liquid from an algal cell culture to obtain a wet algal biomass having a lower liquid content than the algal cell culture. At least a portion of the liquid removed from the algal cell culture is recycled for use in a different algal cell culture. The method includes adding a water miscible solvent set to the wet algal biomass and waiting an amount of time to permit algal cells of the algal biomass to gather and isolating at least a portion of the gathered algal cells from at least a portion of the solvent set and liquid of the wet algal biomass so that a dewatered algal biomass is generated. The dewatered algal biomass can be used to generated algal products such as biofuels and nutraceuticals. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024798 | Selenium Removal Using Chemical Oxidation and Biological Reduction - Selenium in the form of a reduced species such as selenocyanate is oxidized to produce an oxidized selenium species such as selenate or selenite, and then a biological reduction process is used to remove selenium from the oxidized selenium species. In an example, a chemical oxidant is added to a wastewater containing selenocyanate to produce selenate and selenite. The partially treated wastewater is then fed to a reactor containing a fixed media supporting a biofilm with selenium reducing organisms. The selenium in the selenate and selenite is reduced to an insoluble form of selenium, such as elemental selenium, which precipitates from the wastewater. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024799 | Nanostructured Compositions Having Reduced Dissolution of manganese and methods of making and using the same - Nanostructured manganese-containing compositions having reduced manganese dissolution and methods of making and using the same are provided. In one embodiment, a composition of matter comprises a nanostructured oxide or hydroxide doped with Mn | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024800 | APPARATUS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING AND PROCESSING WASTE MATERIAL - Apparatus, methods and systems for processing waste are provided. For example, a system for processing waste, wherein the waste comprises hard particulates embedded therein, can be provided. The system can comprise a waste disruptor, wherein the waste disruptor disrupts the waste and releases at least one of the embedded hard particulates from the disrupted waste; a segregator, wherein the segregator segregates at least one of the released hard particulates from the waste; and a dilution unit, wherein the dilution unit dilutes the waste. In some embodiments, the system can include a waste loader that provides waste continuously to the waste disruptor, which is configured to disrupt at least a portion of the continuously provided waste. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024801 | HOUSEHOLD LAUNDRY DRYER AND FILTERING METHOD - A household laundry dryer has at least one filter container which includes a chamber with an inlet for condensate water to be cleaned. The chamber has a first outlet, a second outlet and a filter element which is arranged between the inlet and the first outlet and which divides the chamber into an inlet-side first chamber part and a second chamber part. The filter container can be configured in such a way that the inlet is arranged below the filter element and the filter element is arranged below the first outlet, and the second outlet opens into the first chamber part. Particles deposited on the filter element by water being pushed through the inlet into the chamber are detachable from the filter element by water flowing back into the chamber, when no water is being pushed through the inlet, and removable through the second outlet. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024802 | BICYCLE RACK ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - In one example, the instant invention includes a bicycle rack assembly that consists of: a member; a first securing assembly, where the first securing assembly is operationally connected to the member; a second securing assembly, where the second securing assembly is operationally connected to the member; and a bicycle pulling assembly having a first part and a second part, where the first part of bicycle pulling assembly is operationally connected to the first securing assembly and the second part of bicycle pulling assembly is operationally connected to the second securing assembly; and where the bicycle pulling assembly includes a movable cable and a hanger that is operationally connected to the cable, where a plurality of bicycles are attached to the hanger so that the plurality of bicycles can be moved between the first part and the second part of bicycle pulling assembly while being hanged on the bicycle rack assembly. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024803 | SHELF UNIT FOR USE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A kit for providing front-access cable terminations for rear-access shelf unit mounted in a rack system may comprise a terminal block panel, a terminal block, a set of extension cables, a rear panel, and a baffle. The terminal block panel may be configured to mount to the shelf unit. The terminal block may be mounted to the terminal block panel to provide front-access terminations for the shelf unit. The set of extension cables may provide electrical connection between the terminal block and one or more terminals disposed on a back plane associated with the shelf unit. The rear panel may be configured to attach to the shelf unit and to cover the set of extension cables. The baffle may be configured for installation in the rack system above the shelf unit and removable for access to the front-access terminations. The baffle may be configured to direct air flow rising from the rear-access equipment to the rear of the rack. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024804 | Monitor Stand Allowing Various Types of Motion - Described herein is a stand for supporting at least one computer monitor. The stand includes an upper support and a base structure connected thereto. The base structure includes a first base member having a curved surface, a bottom portion of the upper support adapted for sliding along the curved surface resulting in tilting of the upper support. The base structure also includes a second base member coupled to the first base member to allow the first base member and the upper support to rotate about an axis substantially perpendicular to the horizontal surface. The base structure further includes a third base member coupled to the second base member to allow the second base member to translate forward and backward with respect to the third base member. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024805 | HANGAR STORAGE DEVICE - A clothes hanger storage device, said device comprising at least one elongate vertical support member and a plurality of transverse hanger carrying members; vertical spacing between said transverse carrying members arranged 10 allow a plurality of clothes hangers to depend from each successive said carrying member, said device further including a hook element by which said device may be suspended for use. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024806 | Segmented Slat - A slat segment is disclosed for use in packaging machines which dispense discrete pharmaceuticals, vitamin, or food products into containers. The slat segment is comprised of a straight elongated bar, whose first surface contains a plurality of substantially cylindrical cavities separated by adjacent walls. Discrete products ready for packaging are deposited into contoured intake flutes which guide the pharmaceuticals, vitamin, or food products into the cavities within the slat segment. The products are then dispensed from the slat segment via contoured disposal flutes connected to each cavity, to eventually be deposited into containers being conveyed proximate the packaging machine. Salient thermal radiation blocks are arranged along a second surface of the slat segment, along with thermal radiation webs, which facilitate conduction of thermal radiation away from the slat segment. The slat segment thereby maintains maximum strength and stability and minimizes necessary maintenance of the slat. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024807 | Dishwand holder - Leaking and unsanitary dishwands. holds dishwands in an upright position over the sink | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024808 | DRYING RACK FOR ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT - The present invention provides a natural wood, odor neutralizing, drying rack for sporting equipment, and other items to be dried. The wood which makes up the portion of the rack in contact with sporting equipment or other objects to be dried is not finished in any way, but is rather is left in its natural condition. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024809 | DRAPERY ROD ASSEMBLY - A drapery rod assembly adapted to be secured to a substantially planar surface comprising a right bracket and a left bracket. The right bracket includes a substantially gamma shaped wall portion having a slot, a mounting plate that is operatively arranged to be mounted to the surface. The mounting plate is operatively arranged to complementarily engage the slot and hold the wall portion. A substantially J-shaped extension portion that extends outward from the wall portion and terminates in a rod attachment end arranged perpendicularly with respect to the mounting plate and in parallel spaced apart relation to the surface. The left bracket is an enantiomer of the right bracket. A first and second rod, each rod includes a proximate and distal end. The distal end of the first rod is releasably engaged with the left bracket, and the distal end of the second rod is releasably engaged with the right bracket. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024810 | Shelf That Can Be Folded Easily and Quickly - A shelf includes a rear frame, two side frames pivotally mounted on two opposite ends of the rear frame respectively, two connecting frames each detachably mounted on the rear frame and each located between the two side frames to locate the two side frames, and at least one placement board mounted between and supported by the rear frame and the two side frames. Thus, the shelf can be folded to have a smaller volume so as to decrease the cost of packaging, storage and transportation of the shelf. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024811 | RACK FRAME ASSEMBLY - A rack frame assembly includes a first frame pole, a second frame pole, a linking member, linking post, and a support pole. A first frame pole includes a first support wall and a first through hole. The second frame pole includes a second support wall. The second frame pole is assembled with the first frame pole with the first support wall and the second support wall is located on the same plane. The linking member is located on the first support wall and the second support wall. The linking member includes a second through hole in alignment with the first through hole, and an insert portion. The linking post is located in the first through hole and the second through hole to secure the linking member to the first frame pole. The support pole includes an insert hole with the insert portion located therein. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024812 | WATER BOTTLE WITH MULTIPLE DRINK DOSAGE DEVICE - The present invention discloses a water bottle with a self dosage compartment for adding drink mix and the like to water in the bottle consisting of a bottom compartment with a circular rotatable lid, a dose is kept in the compartment till user is ready to mix with water. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024813 | METAL BOTTLE CAN - A metal bottle can comprises a mouth part having a curl portion at the end, a neck part having a straight part in parallel to the can axis, a taper-shaped shoulder part, a barrel part, and a bottom part. The metal bottle can is integrally formed from a primitive plate of the thickness (wall thickness T) of 0.48 mm to 0.30 mm by drawing-processed. The metal bottle can has the barrel part with the diameter A of 40 mm to 70 mm, the neck part with the diameter B of 20 mm to 35 mm, the straight portion of the neck part with the length S of 10 mm to 40 mm, the shoulder part with the angle a of 40 degrees to 70 degrees, the mouth part with the wall thickness X of 0.46 mm to 0.33 mm, and straight portion of the neck part with the wall thickness Y of 0.43 mm to 0.30 mm. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024814 | TWIST-CUT UNSEALING MECHANISM FOR CONTAINER - Provided is a twist-cut unsealing mechanism in which an operator can surely sense the fact that twist-cutting of a seal member has completed in assembling of spout and cap of such a type that a container is unsealed by twisting and cutting a seal member for the liquid passage of a spout by means of a cap. A twist-cut unsealing mechanism includes both-side protrusions arranged along a virtual circle rounding around the center line of rotation and an abutment protrusion movable relatively to the both-side protrusions along the virtual circle, and is configured so that one of the both-side protrusion and the abutment protrusion for indicating completion of twist-cut is fixed to a spout ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024815 | CONTAINER WITH ANTI-LOSS AND ANTI-IDLE-ROTATION CAP - A container with an anti-loss and anti-idle-rotation cap is disclosed. The container is constructed so that a cap is fastened to a container body in a threaded manner. The container body has a ring stopping step provided under a threaded part of a spout to prevent removal of the cap, a support step provided under the ring stopping step to be spaced apart therefrom, and a support ring seat provided between the ring stopping step and the support step. The cap includes a support ring, a cap body and a hinge part which are integrally connected to each other. The support ring is placed on the support ring seat to prevent the removal and idle rotation of the cap. The cap body opens or closes the container body and has on an inner circumference thereof a threaded part. The hinge part couples the support ring with the cap body. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024816 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING TOUCH SENSOR PANELS - A method for fabricating a touch sensor panel is disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate for the touch sensor panel, depositing a conductive material layer on a top surface of the substrate, depositing a metal layer on top of the conductive material layer, affixing a resist to a first area of the metal layer, the resist also adapted to serve as a passivation layer during passivation, removing metal from the metal layer outside of the first area; and performing passivation on the substrate while leaving the affixed resist intact. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024817 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PLASMA SURFACE TREATMENT - An apparatus and a method for plasma surface treatment which treats a surface of a treatment portion of an electrically conductive object using ions from plasma are disclosed. The apparatus includes a connector electrically connected to the treatment portion for applying negative voltage pulses to the treatment portion; a pulse voltage generating unit electrically connected to the connector; and magnetic cores disposed at the boundary of the treatment portion for preventing electric current caused by the negative voltage pulses applied to the treatment portion from flowing across the boundary of the treatment portion is provided. The apparatus and method for plasma surface treatment can confine the treatment portion by using negative high voltage pulses and magnetic cores. Also, the apparatus and method can apply negative high voltage pulse to the treatment portion of an electrically grounded object such as a metal sheet coil and a metal wire coil. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024818 | POLISHING AGENT FOR COPPER POLISHING AND POLISHING METHOD USING SAME - A polishing agent for copper polishing, comprising (A) an inorganic acid with divalent or greater valence, (B) an amino acid, (C) a protective film-forming agent, (D) an abrasive, (E) an oxidizing agent and (F) water, wherein the content of the component (A) is at least 0.08 mol/kg, the content of the component (B) is at least 0.20 mol/kg, the content of the component (C) is at least 0.02 mol/kg, and either or both of the following conditions (i) and (ii) are satisfied.
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| 20120024819 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a plasma processing apparatus includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a dielectric member, and a control unit. Plasma is generated between the first electrode and the second electrode. The dielectric member is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The control unit is configured to change relative dielectric constant of the dielectric member in a plane crossing a first direction from the first electrode to the second electrode. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024820 | Crate - A crate, in particular a fruit or vegetable crate, including a bottom panel with a rectangular base area, side panels, which each protrude from a lateral edge of the bottom panel and perpendicular to the bottom panel. The bottom panel and side panels form a storage space for storing goods; and the crate has sides, namely length sides with a side length and width sides with a side length. The crate has the side lengths dimensioned so that a plurality of crates can be placed next to and against one another in an essentially flush way, in one level on standard format pallets and/or in standard format larger crates. One exemplary embodiment has a side length of the width side of 11.4 cm and a length of the length side of 15.0 cm. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024821 | WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING APPARATUS - A wire electric discharge machining apparatus for machining a workpiece ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024822 | COMBINATION WELDING METHOD USING COMBINATION OF GAS METAL ARC WELDING AND SUBMERGED-ARC WELDING AND COMBINATION ARC WELDING MACHINE - Provided are a combination welding method and a combination arc welding machine thereof having excellent construction efficiency and preventing a deterioration of toughness of a HAZ by maintaining the current density of each of gas metal arc welding and submerged-arc welding within an appropriate range at the time of welding a steel plate by the combination of the gas metal arc welding using multielectrodes and the submerged-arc welding using multielectrodes. The gas metal arc welding is performed using two or more electrodes, a wire for welding having a wire diameter of 1.4 mm or more is used in the first electrode of the gas metal arc welding, and a current density of the first electrode is set to 320 A/mm | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024823 | COLLET ASSEMBLY WITH A UNIVERSAL COLLET - A collet assembly with a universal collet is provided. One collet assembly of a welding torch includes a collet having an outer diameter and an inner diameter. The inner diameter of the collet is configured to contact a welding electrode disposed through the collet. The welding torch also includes a spacer configured to be disposed in a welding torch head and to compress the collet against the welding electrode to secure the welding electrode in the torch. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024824 | CLADDING THE INTERIOR OF A STRAIGHT PIPE SECTION - The interior of a straight pipe is clad using a plurality of welding heads. The pipe is carried on support rollers including drive components for rotating the pipe about its axis while holding it fixed against axial movement. There are four welding heads with two carried on a cantilevered support arm of a respective one of a first and a second carriage mounted outside the pipe at opposite ends of the pipe and each movable in a direction longitudinally of the axis of the pipe. The heads are located on the arm at a common angular position at bottom dead center to weld vertically downwardly. The pipe support includes a pair of drive rollers arranged with their axes parallel to the axis of the pipe and adjustable in spacing to change the height of the pipe on the rollers relative to the welding heads. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024825 | PULSE ELECTRIC-CURRENT BONDING METHOD AND PULSE ELECTRIC-CURRENT BONDING APPARATUS - A pressure surface of a first metal material for receiving a pressure therethrough is fabricated to have a directional component parallel to a pressure-application direction and a directional component perpendicular to the pressure-application direction, and an electrically-conductive core is fabricated to have a surface along the pressure surface and a surface perpendicular to the pressure-application direction. An assembly comprising the first metal material, the second metal material and the core is set in a pulse electric-current bonding unit to perform a pulse electric-current bonding process. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024826 | METHOD FOR WELDING TWO COMPONENTS - A method for welding two components is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes the following process steps. The two components are positioned such that the joining surfaces are opposite each other, at a short distance from each other. A high-frequency electrical current is conducted through the two components, heating the components at least in the region of the joining surfaces. The two components are pressed against each other such that the two joining surfaces are welded together. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024827 | LASER ASSISTED MACHINING APPARATUS WITH DISTRIBUTED LASERS - Laser assisted machining process and machine utilizing multiple distributed laser units that are strategically distributed around the workpiece being machined to simultaneously heat the workpiece, creating a desired temperature distribution for laser assisted machining. Sequential incremental heating from different directions and positions are used, resulting in longer tool life and shorter machining time. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024828 | METHOD OF HYBRID WELDING AND HYBRID WELDING APPARATUS - There are provided a laser diode, an irradiating section that applies an output from the laser diode to a base material in the form of a laser beam and thus melts the surface of the base material while moving the laser beam; a wire feeding section that continuously feeds welding wire to a melted portion of the surface of the base material moving along with the movement of the laser beam emitted from the irradiating section; and a wire heating power source that electrifies the welding wire so that the welding wire located in the melted portion of the base material surface is almost melted. In the case of thick plate welding, it is possible to improve operating efficiency and working accuracy, and in the case of welding a hard-to-weld material such as a high-tensile steel board, it is possible to perform welding while preventing deterioration and fracture of metal structure from occurring. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024829 | LASER MACHINING DEVICE - A laser machining device for forming dots on a substrate includes a light-combining assembly having a first reflection surface and a second reflection surface, a first laser source module, and a second laser source module. The first laser source module emits a first laser beam to the first reflection surface along a first light path. The second laser source module emits a second laser beam to the second reflection surface along a second light path. The light-combining assembly combines the reflected first and second laser beams into a third laser beam to focus on the substrate. The light-combining assembly is moveable between the first laser source module and the second laser source module. The second laser source module is fixed relative to the first laser source module, such that a sum of the length of the first light path and the length of the second light path is maintained constant. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024830 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING VARIATIONS IN THE LASER INTENSITY DURING SCRIBING A PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - Methods are generally provided of reducing speckle of a laser beam from a laser source guided through an optical waveguide. The method includes vibrating an optical waveguide at a first point along the optical waveguide at a first frequency (e.g., having a range of about 20 kHz to about 20 GHz) for a certain distance (e.g., a distance of about 0.1 mm to about 5 cm), and directing the laser beam out of the optical waveguide from the laser source to a target. Such methods are particularly useful for scribing a thin film layer on a photovoltaic module (e.g., a cadmium telluride-based thin film photovoltaic device). Fiber optic laser systems are also generally provided for reducing speckle of a laser beam from a laser source guided through an optical waveguide. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024831 | Method for Cutting Stainless Steel with a Fiber Laser - The invention relates to a laser cutting method for cutting a stainless steel workpiece using laser beam generation means comprising a silica fibre with an ytterbium-doped core to generate the laser beam. Preferably, the laser beam generated by the ytterbium-based fibre has a wavelength between 1.07 and 1.09 μm, a quality factor of the laser beam is between 0.33 and 8 mm.mrad, and the laser beam has a power of between 0.1 and 25 kW. The assistance gas for the laser beam is chosen from nitrogen, helium, argon and mixtures thereof, and, optionally, it further contains one or more additional compounds chosen from O | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024832 | Method and apparatus for the thermal treatment of a workpiece by means of a laser beam - In the thermal cutting of a workpiece by means of a laser beam, said beam is generated by means of a laser source and supplied to a movable laser head. In the laser head, an optical deflection element is provided for deflecting the laser beam such that, when viewed in working direction, it encloses a tilt angle (α) differing from 0 degrees with the longitudinal axis of the laser head. Starting therefrom, to produce the inclination of the collimated laser beam to the vertical with a very small number of optical components if possible, the invention suggests that the laser beam is supplied to the laser head by means of an optical fiber and the laser beam is collimated, passes through the deflection element laterally offset to the longitudinal axis of the laser head and is deflected by means of said element onto the workpiece surface and focused at the same time. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024833 | TEMPERATURE SENSOR FOR BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT - This invention relates to a temperature sensor for body temperature measurements. The temperature sensor is made of several layers, where a first layer has a central heater embedded therein, a second layer which is attached to the first layer has at least one first thermistor embedded therein for measuring a first temperature value, a third layer has at one ore second thermistor embedded therein separated from the first thermistor for measuring at least one second temperature value, but this third layer is adapted to be in contact to the skin of the surface of the body for conducting the heat escaping from the body through the layers. The difference between the first and the second temperature values indicates the heat flux from the body. The heat emitted from central heater is tuned oppositely to the heat flux until a zero heat flux is reached, where the temperature at the at least one second thermistor at zero heat flux indicates the body temperature. These layers are fabric layers. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024834 | MELTING PEN - In one embodiment, a melting pen is provided, comprising: a heating element, which is controllably connected to a power source, means for regulating the current from said power source, which reaches said heating element, so that, said heating element is capable of melting plastic sheets of predetermined thicknesses, and a protective spring surrounding said heating element. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024835 | COOKTOP HAVING A DETECTION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COOKTOP - A cooktop includes a plurality of heating elements, a user interface for inputting a power level, a detection assembly for detecting a position and size of at least one cookware element, and a control unit designed to combine a plurality of heating elements into a heating zone depending on the detected size and position of the cookware element and to operate the heating elements of the heating zone with a total heat output. In order to ensure a reproducible total heat output, the control unit is designed to calculate a bottom surface of the cookware element from the measurands of the detection assembly and to determine the total heat output depending on power level and bottom surface. | 2012-02-02 |
