08th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100043612 | REPLACEABLE BLADE FOR MICROTOME AND CURL PREVENTION PLATE - A curl prevention plate for a replaceable blade for microtome is provided with an overlap plate portion overlapped on the replaceable blade and a curl prevention plate portion having guard functions. The curl prevention plate is connected to the overlap plate portion and arranged in a cutting direction. A slit for exposing the cutting edge of the replaceable blade overlapped on the overlap plate portion is formed between the overlap plate portion and the curl prevention plate portion. The slit extends along the longitudinal direction of the overlap plate portion and intersects the cutting direction. As a result, it is possible to provide a curl prevention plate for a replaceable blade, which is simple in structure and capable of not only preventing thin slices cut out from a sample from being curled and protecting an operator's hands and fingers from being injured, but also allowing an operator to visually check the state of the thin slices cut out from the sample instantly. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043613 | APPARATUS FOR CAUSING PAPER WEBS TO TEAR OFF WITHIN REWINDING MACHINES - Apparatus for causing paper webs to tear off within rewinding machines, the web ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100043614 | Method and Apparatus for Automatically Adjusting a Miter Saw Fence - A miter saw is provided. The miter saw includes a table for supporting a workpiece; a fence located on the table; and a beveling arm for supporting a saw blade, the fence operatively connected to the arm to move the fence when the blade is beveled so that the blade does not contact the fence when the blade is moved toward the table. A method of locating a workpiece near a saw blade is provided. The method may include moving an adjustable section of fence near a path the saw blade will travel by beveling the saw blade; and moving a workpiece to contact the fence near the saw blade path. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043615 | Miter Assembly for Miter Saws - A miter saw having a base assembly, a rotatable table rotatably disposed on the base assembly, and a saw assembly rotatably supported by the table. The miter saw also has a miter lock assembly for locking the rotational position of the saw of the table relative to the base assembly. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043616 | EXTRUDER CUT-OFF KNIFE ASSEMBLY HAVING REMOTE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - A knife assembly ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100043617 | SHEET CUTTER - The present invention provides a sheet cutter that can cut the sheet cleanly without being left uncut or torn off in cutting the sheet and is cheap and very compact by reducing the thickness of a movable knife pressure welding member. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043618 | CUTTING TOOL - A method and apparatus for a cutting tool system. In one advantageous embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a carriage that is movable along an axis, a cutting tool, and a depth controller. The cutting tool may be capable of being removably attached to the carriage. The depth controller may be capable of controlling a cutting depth of the cutting tool with respect to a surface of a workpiece closest to a part. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043619 | System and method for driving actuators in a reproducing piano - A method and system for controlling actuators in a mechanical reproducing piano or other instrument. In one implementation, a single finite state machine is provided to control all the actuators. The finite state machine may be or include a shift register or a toggle register, which increases the operating speed. When a note is to be played, the desired dynamic is mapped into a start vector and a stop vector. The actuator is turned on when the state of the finite state machine is equal to the start vector, and is turned off when the state of the finite state machine is equal to the stop vector. Furthermore, the period of the finite state machine is adjusted to be directly proportional to the supply voltage. This allows notes to be played at the desired dynamics even when the supply voltage fluctuates. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043620 | GUITAR BODY SHAPE CONVERTER - A body adapter for a stringed musical instrument, comprising: a bottom portion and a varying thickness perimeter sidewall portion, where a space bounded by the bottom portion and an inside portion of the perimeter sidewall portion, forms a receiving compartment. The receiving compartment has a shape adapted to releasably receive the body of a stringed musical instrument and thereby change the shape of the instrument as it is held by a user for playing, from that of the outside shape of the musical instrument, to the outside shape of the body adapter. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043621 | Ligature for Woodwind Instruments - A ligature is provided for use in a mouthpiece system for attaching a reed to a mouthpiece of a woodwind musical instrument. The ligature is constructed from a single layer of flexible strap, having two ends to which rigid bars are fixedly secured. The ends of the straps and rigid bars are brought together to form a loop that is placed over the mouthpiece and reed. A threaded closure mechanism is used to tighten the ligature around the mouthpiece. The ends of the strap are crimped into slots in the rigid bars to secure the flexible strap to the rigid bars. Slots or slits run along substantially the entire length of the flexible strap. Removable masses are attached to the ligature in contact with the rigid bars. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043622 | Compact Drum Set and Methods of Using, Setting Up, and Compacting Same - A compact transportable drum set includes a bass drum; a snare drum; at least one tom drum; at least one cymbal; and a throne. The compact transportable drum set is compactable to a compact transportable single package with the bass drum, the snare drum, at least one tom drum, at least one cymbal, and the throne vertically aligned and defining an envelope volume less than 8 cubic feet and weighing less than 60 lbs. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043623 | WIRELESS MUSICAL KEYBOARD - A keyboard support adapted to be mounted to the waste portion of a musician providing support arms that are attached to a harness such that the keyboard is allowed to reposition in the lateral direction with respect to the waist portion of the musician. The support arms are further adapted to maintain the keyboard in a proper ergonomic orientation so the musician can play the keyboard while standing as well as moving. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043624 | Tuning device - Provided is a tuning device including: a tuning device main body including an electric circuit for computing a tuning state of a musical instrument; a clip portion including a pair of plate materials for attaching the tuning device main body to the musical instrument; a joint member for joining the tuning device main body and the clip portion; and a vibration sensor for sensing a sound emitted from the musical instrument, the joint member including: a first pivot portion for making the clip portion free to pivot about an extension direction of the joint member; and a second pivot portion for making the tuning device main body free to pivot about a direction perpendicular to the extension direction. The vibration sensor is incorporated into the joint member, and is structured to be rotatable about the extension direction unitarily along with the tuning device main body. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043625 | MUSICAL COMPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A GENERATION OF A MUSICAL COMPOSITION - A musical composition system, includes a plurality of tokens ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100043626 | AUTOMATIC TONE-FOLLOWING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MUSIC ACCOMPANYING DEVICES - The present invention provides an automatic tone-following method and system for music accompanying devices, which detects the frequency of the singer's voice instantly and continuously and compares it with the theme tone frequency of the accompanying music to estimate the error between the tones of the singer and the music so as to adjust the tone of the music to match the tone of the singer's voice. The present invention calculates the fundamental frequency of the user's voice every short section of time through a tone estimator, then converts the fundamental frequency of the user's voice into user scale sequence in a scale sequence recorder, then compares the difference between the user scale sequence and the theme scale sequence through a scale matcher. Whether a transposition is needed through a transposition judger is determined so that the scale parameter in the music synthesizer can be adjusted. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043627 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE CAPABLE OF VIRTUALLY PLAYING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - An instrument-playing portable communication device is provided. The device includes an instrument-playing key unit having one or more keys, provided on a body of the instrument-playing portable communication device. When a user selects a chord of a selected instrument by pressing at least one of the one or more keys, the instrument-playing key unit converts the at least one key press into a first signal. The device also includes a sensor unit mounted in the body, for sensing a motion of a user. When the user presses the at least one of the one or more keys and moves in a location near the sensor unit, the sensor unit senses a motion of the user and converts the motion into a second signal. The device further includes a controller for receiving the first signal from the instrument-playing key unit and the second signal from the sensor unit, generating a tone frequency of the selected instrument based on the received signals, and converting the tone frequency into a tone. The device additionally includes an amplifier for amplifying the tone output from the controller, and outputting the amplified tone through a speaker mounted in the body. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043628 | Projectile for a Stacked Projectile Weapon - Clips for use with projectiles and projectile stacking systems in which individual projectiles are clipped together to form a stack are disclosed. The projectiles may be joined individually by a user before loading in a barrel, or during a loading process assisted by features on the breech of the barrel. The tail of each projectile includes a set of clips which engage the nose of a trailing projectile in the stack. Projectiles may be withdrawn from barrel and unclipped as required by the user. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043629 | Portable Protection Device - A portable protection system including a selectively collapsible truss for supporting a protection member. The truss is movable between a collapsed position and an expanded position. The protection member includes at least one layer of ballistic armor material for disrupting a projectile. The truss includes suitable connectors for releasably connecting the protection member to the truss, and also suitable connectors for releasably connecting the truss to an adjoining truss so as to form a protection wall. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043630 | Composite Armor and Method for Making Composite Armor - A composite armor panel and a method for making the armor is disclosed. In one embodiment the armor consists of a plurality of ceramic tiles ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100043631 | Compressor with Improved Lubrication - A compressor for an air conditioning system comprises a piston and a pin. The piston comprises an aperture forming a piston bearing surface and a lubrication port in communication with the aperture. The pin comprises a pin bearing surface and the pin is received within the aperture to form an interface between the pin bearing surface and the piston bearing surface. In another embodiment, a method of lubricating within a compressor comprises rotating a crankshaft within a crankcase, introducing lubricant into the crankcase; and contacting the lubricant with a portion of a pin disposed within a piston via a lubrication port in the piston. In yet another embodiment, a piston for a compressor comprises an aperture forming a piston bearing surface and a lubrication port in communication with the aperture. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043632 | Method and apparatus for treating biologically contaminated air - A method for reducing biological contamination of indoor air, which method includes providing a concentrated salt solution, which is either (i) a brine capable of responding to aeration thereof by a rapid increase of its Redox potential, wherein the rate of said increase is greater than the rate of increase observed for a 45% (w/w) calcium chloride solution subjected to identical aeration conditions; or (ii) a brine which is passed through an electrolytic cell in order to raise its Redox potential; circulating said concentrated salt solution through a treatment zone; causing a stream of biologically contaminated air to flow through said treatment zone, such that said contaminated air is contacted with said salt solution in said treatment zone; and withdrawing purified air from said treatment zone. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043633 | SORPTION METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM - Methods, devices, and systems, and devices for carrying out sorption (adsorption and absorption) for separating and/or purifying fluid mixtures are disclosed. Medical oxygen generators, dehumidifying units, sorptive heat pumps, ozone generators and Peltier devices are also disclosed. The sorption methods involve pressure swing operation of at least two sorption units. Energy from the desorbing and decompressing fluid is substantially recovered and used within the system. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043634 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELIMINATING OR REDUCING WASTE EFFLUENT FROM A WET ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR - A method and apparatus are provided for reducing significantly or to zero the waste effluent from a system including a boiler and a wet electrostatic precipitator, the waste effluent comprising blow down water discharged by the boiler during a blow down operation and bleed water discharged by the wet electrostatic precipitator. The method comprises collecting the blow down water, providing the collected blow down water to the wet electrostatic precipitator as a makeup water supplement, evaporating a portion the bleed water and leaving residual bleed water, providing the evaporated bleed water to the wet electrostatic precipitator as a further makeup water supplement, and using the residual bleed water to quench ash produced by combustion of solid fuel by the boiler. The apparatus includes an evaporator that provides direct contact between hot boiler flue gas and the bleed water such that a portion of the flue gas is quenched before being provided to the wet electrostatic precipitator. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043635 | PSA Method Using A Composite Adsorption Bed Comprising An Adsorbent And PCM Agglomerates - A thermocyclic process having a short cycle time, typically a cycle time of less 30 minutes, especially a PSA (Pressure Swing Adsorption) process, using agglomerates that contain phase change materials (PCMs), so as to reduce the thermal effects that said thermocyclic process is subjected to during each cycle is provide. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043636 | POROUS NANOHYBRID MATERIALS FORMED BY COVALENT HYBRIDIZATION BETWEEN METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS AND GIGANTIC MESOPOROUS MATERIALS - Disclosed herein is a nanoporous hybrids formed by covalent bonding between a crystalline organic-inorganic hybrid and a gigantic mesoporous metal oxide, containing organic groups on the surface thereof, having a size of 10 nm or more. Since the covalently-bonded hybrid nanoporous composite has a large surface area, a multiple microporous structure, a large pore volume and includes an organic-inorganic hybrid having backbone flexibility, the covalently-bonded hybrid nanoporous composite can be used as materials for storing liquids and gases, such as hydrogen, methane and the like, and can be used as adsorbents, separating materials, catalysts, and the like. Further, the covalently-bonded hybrid nanoporous hybrids can be used in the application fields of biomolecule supporting, drug delivery, harmful material removal, nanoparticle supporter, sensors, catalysis, adsorbents, fluorescent materials, solar cells, and the like. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043637 | Filter Assembly and Method - A filter assembly having a filter head having inlet and outlet ports and a top cap having a substantially curved, non-planar flange portion, the non-planar flange sealingly received within the filter head such that the filter head is divided into inlet and outlet partitions. In some embodiments, the flange portion has a generally s-shaped cross-sectional profile. The flange portion incorporating a modified venturi for improved flow of both inlet and outlet streams through the filter assembly. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043638 | AIR FILTER UNIT WITH AT LEAST ONE MAIN AIR FILTER AND AN AUXILIARY FILTER - In an air filter unit ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100043639 | HIGHLY CHARGED, CHARGE STABLE NANOFIBER WEB - A charged multilayer filter includes a hydrocharged filtration layer containing a plurality of intertwined nanofibers that have a finite length of about 12 to about 300 mm, atop a porous roll-to-roll processable support layer. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043640 | Cavitation Phase Separators for Steam-Based Generating Systems - A system, apparatus and method for generating electricity from renewable geothermal, wind, and solar energy sources includes a heat balancer for supplementing and regulating the heat energy fed to a turbine generator; a hydrogen-fired boiler for supplying supplementary heat; and an injection manifold for metering controlled amounts of superheated combustible gas into the working fluids to optimize efficiency. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043641 | GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A DIRECT CURRENT HIGH VOLTAGE, AND DUST COLLECTOR USING SUCH GENERTOR - The invention relates to a direct-current high-voltage generator that comprises: current unidirectional switches ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100043642 | System and method of exhaust-gas treatment - An exhaust-gas treatment system for treating exhaust gas from a semiconductor manufacturing line, an ICD manufacturing line, etc., is disclosed. The exhaust gas, which is sucked and guided by a blower fan | 2010-02-25 |
20100043643 | AIR FILTER WITH A CLOG-DETECTING DEVICE - An air filter with a clog-detecting device includes a housing having a wind outlet and a wind intake, a filter unit positioned between the wind outlet and the wind intake, an exhauster disposed between the wind outlet and the filter unit, a magnetic induction unit positioned on the exhauster, and a warning unit assembled on the housing and electrically connected with the magnetic induction unit. A metallic plate is axially fixed on the rotating spindle of a motor and positioned adjacent to the magnetic induction unit, having its upper side formed with at least one projection to enable the magnetic induction unit to induce the metallic plate and produce pulse signals. Thus, by detecting the frequency of the pulse signal, a user can know whether the air filter is clogged or not and proceed to remove the clogged condition to let the air filter continue to work normally. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043644 | INTEGRATED CARTRIDGE FOR EXTRACTING A BEVERAGE FROM A PARTICULATE SUBSTANCE - A cartridge for extracting a beverage from a particulate substance contained therein by means of water under pressure, the cartridge comprising: a main body comprising a cup portion and a lid portion, the cup portion comprising a base, a sidewall and a rim opposed to the base, the lid portion being fixedly attached to the rim of the cup portion so as to define an internal volume of the cartridge, the internal volume of the cartridge housing the particulate substance comprised within filtering means for retaining the particulate substance and for percolating fluid substances therethrough, the lid portion comprising a lid port defining a first passage for percolation fluid substances, the base of the cup portion comprising a cup port defining a second passage for percolation fluid substances, wherein the base comprises a plurality of ridges directly formed thereon and protruding towards the internal volume of the cartridge, so as to support the filtering means and the particulate substance and to define a fine canalization between the filtering means and the cup port. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043645 | INTEGRATED CARTRIDGE FOR EXTRACTING A BEVERAGE FROM A PARTICULATE SUBSTANCE - A cartridge for extracting a beverage from a particulate substance contained therein by means of water under pressure is provided. The cartridge comprises a main body with a cup portion and a lid portion. The cup portion comprises a base, a sidewall and a rim opposed to the base, while the lid portion is fixedly attached to the rim of the cup portion so as to define an internal volume of the cartridge. The internal volume of the cartridge houses the particulate substance comprised within filtering means for retaining the particulate substance and for percolating fluid substances therethrough. The lid portion comprises a lid port defining a first passage for percolation fluid substances, the base of the cup portion comprising a cup port defining a second passage for percolation fluid substances. The cartridge further comprises a disc of porous material arranged between the filtering means and the base of the cup portion, so as to support the filtering means and the particulate substance and to define a fine canalization between the filtering means and the cup port. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043646 | INTEGRATED CARTRIDGE FOR EXTRACTING A BEVERAGE FROM A PARTICULATE SUBSTANCE - A cartridge, particularly for espresso coffee machines, for extracting a beverage from a particulate substance contained therein by means of water under pressure is provided. The cartridge comprises a main body with a cup portion and a lid portion. The cup portion comprises a base, a sidewall and a rim opposed to the base, while the lid portion is fixedly attached to the rim of the cup portion so as to define an internal volume of the cartridge. The internal volume of the cartridge houses the particulate substance comprised within filtering means for retaining the particulate substance and for percolating fluid substances therethrough. The lid portion comprises a normally closed lid port defining a first passage for percolation fluid substances when it is opened. The cartridge further comprises a tappet arranged inside the internal volume so as to pierce the base when a pressure is applied to the base towards the internal volume, thus opening a normally closed cup port. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043647 | HOT WATER SUPPLYING DEVICE FOR COFFEE MACHINES - The present invention relates to a hot water supplying device for coffee machines comprising a condensation chamber having at least one output duct for supplying the hot water, a first duct having a first flow rate and arranged for injecting water or steam at a first temperature into the chamber, a second duct having a second flow rate and arranged for injecting water at a second temperature into the chamber According to the invention, the device further comprises first interception means ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100043648 | Pastry Shell Baking Rings - Apparatus useful for making pastry shells includes an annular baking ring having one or more vertical side walls and substantially planar opposite upper and lower ends that are open and disposed substantially perpendicular to the side walls and parallel to each other. The baking ring can comprise an extrusion of, e.g., aluminum, that is ground to the desired length between the parallel plates of a centerless grinder, and can incorporate a wide variety of plan-form shapes adapted to produce pastry shells having walls with corresponding plan-form shapes. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043649 | ROTARY SCREW BLANCHER - A food processing apparatus includes a pressure vessel defining a compartment having an inlet end for receiving food product and an outlet end for discharging food product, an open-top screen mounted within the compartment and movable relative to the compartment between a first position, for food processing, and a second position, to facilitate cleaning, a rotatable auger mounted such that at least a portion of the auger is within the screen, the auger being operable to advance food product within the compartment from the inlet end of the pressure vessel toward the outlet end, and a transfer mechanism including a conduit in communication with the compartment, a fluid discharge positioned substantially within the conduit, and a pressurized fluid source in communication with the fluid discharge and operable to propel a fluid through the fluid discharge to move food product through the conduit. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043650 | Cooking tray and apparatus for securing cooking tray - The present invention relates to an apparatus facilitating the cooking of multiple products simultaneously. More particularly, the present invention relates to cooking tray and cooking rack for securing the cooking tray. The cooking tray of the present invention comprises a downward extending member, a planar surface, convex rounded edges, lateral straight edges, convex upward extending surfaces, lateral upward extending surfaces, a transition area, and circulation vents. The cooking tray is inserted into a cooking rack along support bars or a platform and is secured using a downward extending member that is obstructed by a wire or the edge of the platform, deterring the cooking tray from falling or shifting during use. The cooking tray is removable from the cooking rack by lifting the cooking tray up the height of the downward extending member. The cooking tray is made of either a punched aluminum or wire, with circulation vents such that the products being cooked may be cooked evenly. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043651 | BREADING MACHINE AND METHODS OF OPERATION - A breading machine, and improvements thereto, for use in high volume food production is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an improved breading machine includes a side-mounted feed hopper, a low pressure auger assembly including an auger transfer box with an input port for accepting a cross-feed screw and paddle, and an output port for transferring coating material to a vertical screw. The improved breading machine also includes a substantially cylindrical, rod-based spreader assembly and a transport conveyor belt for feeding the spreader assembly within a top hopper of the breading machine. The improved breading machine further includes a vibrating filter assembly to filter out clumps of coating material while allowing un-clumped material to be re-used within the breading machine. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043652 | Rice milling sample machine, for the milling of small sample, 1000g for the determination of quality and milling yield, for the buying and selling of rough rice - The present invention is an improvement upon such machines as the McGill #3 Rough Rice Milling Machine, and replica models like the McGill #3 Rough Rice Milling, by eliminating the 5 wear points associated with the machine: back plate, rear plate threaded collar, rear plate rings, back plate wear rings and excentric threaded locking nut. Since these five wear areas are of different structural material, back plate: cast aluminum, rear plate: mild steel, eccentric locking nut: cast bronze, the wear rate is not uniform or predictable, thus causing a draft or misalignment of the milling cylinder in the milling basket assembly. The break bars in the Milling Basket Assembly must be in perfect alignment with the shaft that the milling cylinder rotates on. If a misalignment occurs due to wear or uneven wear on the basket assembly then misrepresentative results of the milling yield will occur. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043653 | Device for Straightening a Banknote Bundle - The invention relates to packaging of banknote bundles and can be used, for example, in a bank. It is an object of the present invention to provide a device for straightening a banknote bundle that has been deformed when being wrapped in a currency strap, wherein said device would ease the process of straightening the banknote bundle, prevent tear of the top banknotes of the bundle in places of contact with the side edges of the strap and provide an overall increase in the efficiency of the wrapping process. A device for straightening a banknote bundle ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100043654 | PRINTING PLATE AND METHOD OF PRINTING AN ALIGNMENT FILM USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to the device and the method for printing an alignment film. The printing plate comprises: a resin plate; a plurality of pixel array embossing pattern formed on the resin plate, for printing the alignment film to a pixel array formed on the glass substrate of the liquid crystal display device; a plurality of dummy embossing pattern formed on the resin plate at which the pixel array embossing patterns are not formed as seeing in the rotating direction of the printing roller; and a grooved pattern formed on the resin plate between the pixel array embossing patterns and between the dummy embossing patterns. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043655 | SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROTARY STENCIL PRINTING PRESS - A synchronous control method and apparatus for a rotary stencil printing press individually drive a rotary screen cylinder by a dedicated drive motor, can set how many rotations have been made before arrival of a sheet at a screen printing unit when synchronous control of the drive motor with respect to a prime motor of a sheet-fed offset printing press is started, and stop the rotation of the rotary screen cylinder until the start of the synchronous control. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043656 | MASK CLEANING APPARATUS AND MASK CLEANING METHOD - A screen mask cleaning apparatus including an upper wiping sheet for cleaning the upper surface of a screen mask in which the upper wiping sheet is brought into contact only by its own weight with the upper surface of the screen mask, and a screen mask cleaning method performed by using the screen mask cleaning apparatus. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043657 | Method for Operating a Damping System, Damping System, and Printing Group - A method for operating a dampening system of a printing group of a printing machine, especially a web-fed rotary printing press, the dampening system comprising a dampening means dosing device provided with a plurality of dosing units, a dampening system rolling mill drive having at least one dampening system roller, and at least one dampening means application roller. The application of the dampening means is adapted to the width of the material to be printed or to widths of the sides of the material to be printed. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043658 | Printing press with replaceable sleeve shell segments for a cylinder - A variable-diameter printing press cylinder is provided. The variable-diameter printing press cylinder includes a cylinder body, a first shell segment having a first circumferential end portion and a second shell segment having a second circumferential end portion. The first and second shell segments are mounted on the cylinder body via the first and second circumferential end portions. A method of varying a circumference of a cylinder in a printing press and a printing press are also provided. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043659 | METHOD FOR REGISTERING PATTERNS ON A WEB - A method for registering patterns on a web to provide independent scale control in both the lateral and longitudinal directions is provided. The method includes routing the web over a first roller; routing the web over a second roller and stabilizing the web; applying a pattern to the web using process hardware; measuring registration of the pattern and providing an error signal; controlling lateral position error using the error signal; controlling longitudinal position error using the error signal; controlling lateral scale error using the error signal; and controlling longitudinal scale error using the error signal. The method provides independent scale control in both the lateral and longitudinal directions. Independent scale control avoids non-linear distortions otherwise imposed by attempting to accomplish both corrections by stretching the web in both directions. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043660 | METHOD FOR THE ARRANGMENT OF PRINTING BLOCKS ON A PLATE CYLINDER OF A PRINTING MACHINE - A plurality of printing blocks are placed on a plate cylinder of a printing machine. Each of these printing blocks is located at one of a plurality of mounting locations which are located adjacent each other in an axial direction of the plate cylinder. Each of these printing blocks is stored in a storage device which includes storage positions that are located adjacent to, and offset from each other at a fixed distance in the axial direction of the plate cylinder, prior to the arrangement of the printing blocks at one of the mounting locations of the plate cylinder. The plate cylinder and/or the storage device are displaced axially relative to each other by the operation of a positioning device. That displacement arranges a printing block to be arranged on the plate cylinder at a mounting location which is situated adjacent the mounting location of another printing block, which is already located there or what is still to be located there, at a distance which is reduced relative to a distance between two adjacent storage positions of the storage device. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043661 | EXPLOSIVE CUTTING CHARGE - An explosive cutting charge is formed by machining or otherwise forming a cavity of a desired configuration within a circular ring of metal cutting material such as copper or aluminum. The cavity may then be filled with an explosive material. The cutting characteristics of the cutting charge may be controlled by the selected cross-section configuration of the cavity. The ring may contain a booster explosive charge with connections to the active portion of the ring having the cutting metal material. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043662 | DIFFUSION ALLOYED IRON POWDER - A diffusion alloyed iron powder is provided wherein tungsten W is bonded to the surfaces of the particles of an iron or iron-based powder, and wherein the diffusion alloyed iron powder comprises by weight-%: 30-60 W, with the balance being essentially only iron and unavoidable impurities. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043663 | HAND GRENADE - The invention relates to a hand grenade ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100043664 | Gap-Bridging Device for Train Platforms - A device for the essentially complete bridging of the gap between the car floor of a rail vehicle in the door area and the platform with a gap bridging plate for bridging the gap. The gap bridging plate is mounted to be movable in a linear, horizontal direction at least between a retracted position in which the gap is not bridged and the gap bridging plate essentially does not or only barely projects beyond the front edge of the platform or of the rail vehicle, and an extended position in which the gap is essentially completely bridged. The device is characterized in that the gap bridging plate is mounted movably on two guide rails, and the guide rails are designed as ball bearing linear guides or as roller linear guides. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043665 | MASS TRANSIT VEHICLE SYSTEM - A transport system for providing increased capacity to move individuals and freight while still accommodating the individual needs of passengers and freight movers to travel to unique destinations. The transit system including a car including a set of switching wheels that are designed to engage with a set of switching rails, the switching wheels being moveable to selectively engage with the switching rails to either maintain the car on the track or switch the car off to another track. The car has the capability to travel on the relatively high-speed track and on a conventional surface street. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043666 | CABLE RAILWAY SYSTEM - A cable railway system has a valley station and at least one mountain station. Transport vehicles such as cable cars are moved along a carrying and conveying cable and they are uncoupled from the cable in the stations and moved through the stations along a guide rail. The passengers board and disembark from the the cable cars in entry and exit areas. Switches are disposed along the course of the guide rail for selectively moving a first group of cable cars along a first guide path and a second group along a second guide path through the entry and exit area. A common entry and exit area for the passengers is associated with the two groups of vehicles and disposed between the two guide paths. Entry and exit doors of the first group of vehicles open on a first side of the same and entry and exit doors of the second group of vehicles open on a second side, such that they face the common entry and exit area. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043667 | MAGNETIC LEVITATION RAILWAY AND METHOD FOR ITS OPERATION - A method is described for operation of a magnetic levitation railway which contains vehicles with a plurality of supporting magnets ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100043668 | RAIL CAR SUSPENSION DAMPING - A freight rail car suspension has independent but co-operating springs; a first spring is load carrying and has a variable damping function and a second control spring operates on a friction shoe to apply a constant damping component. A practical embodiment has a friction shoe engaged for vertical displacement by the first spring which is mounted on a side frame and the second spring is obliquely arranged between the bolster of the bogie and the friction shoe, which has guides to cause it to move into greater frictional engagement upon load being applied through the spring. This arrangement provides a dual damping characteristic involving both constant damping and variable damping forces. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043669 | Railway vehicle with movable platforms and running boards - This invention relates to a railway vehicle car of the type including a floor including at least one movable platform and a standard platform, the movable platform being located opposite a door in the railway vehicle, the movable platform being capable of moving linearly vertically so that the height of the movable platform can be varied to match the height of the said platform to the height of a station platform, at least one first running board which can move linearly vertically and in a transverse direction being provided to fill the gap between the movable platform and the station platform when the said running board is in a deployed position. The movable platform and the running board can move independently of each other. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043670 | INK SET - An ink set includes a cyan ink composition containing C.I. pigment blue 15:6 or C.I. pigment blue 60 as a pigment and a magenta ink composition containing at least one quinacridone pigment selected from the group consisting of C.I. pigment violet 19, C.I. pigment red 122, C.I. pigment red 202, and C.I. pigment red 209, or a quinacridone solid solution pigment formed of at least two selected from the above group, as a pigment. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043671 | Bonding material treatment using sonification - A method and system for treating a material to enhance its properties is disclosed, particularly in the context of filler material for adhesives. The method and system includes ultrasonic treatment of the material in a solution and vacuum processing the material thereafter. The resulting material has been shown to exhibit at least one of increased thermal conductivity (˜50% gain) and reduced viscosity (˜50% reduction) as compared to non-treated material. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043672 | METHOD OF FINISHING ORGANIC PIGMENTS - The invention relates to a method of finishing an organic pigment that involves dissolving or dispersing the pigment in an aqueous solvent or a mineral acid and crystallizing the pigment from the solution or dispersion in the presence of a crystallization modifier, and subsequently isolating the pigment as a solid, wherein the crystallization modifier is a condensation product containing sulfonate groups and formed from at least one hydroxyarylsulfonic acid and/or at least one hydroxydiaryl sulfone compound and at least one aliphatic aldehyde having 1-6 C atoms, optionally urea, and an alkali metal sulfite if appropriate, or is a mixture of such condensation products. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043673 | CONCRETE COMPOSITIONS - A concrete which includes in parts by weight: 100 Portland cement; 50 to 200 of a sand having a single grading with a D10 to D90 between 0.063 and 5 mm, or a mixture of sands, the finest sand having a D10 to D90 between 0.063 and 1 mm and the coarsest sand having a D10 to D90 between 1 and 4 mm; 10 to 50 of a particulate, substantially non-pozzolanic material having a mean particle size less than 15 μm; 0.1 to 10 of a water-reducing superplasticizer; and 10 to 30 of water; which concrete is substantially free of silica fume; the concrete having a compressive strength greater than 100 Mpa at 28 days. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043674 | Gypsum Building Boards - A method of producing gypsum building board, comprises allowing a layer of an aqueous gypsum slurry to set so as to form a board, in which the improvement comprises mixing the gypsum slurry with an aqueous foam produced by foaming water containing at least one non-ionic alkylpolysaccharide foaming agent of the general formula (I) | 2010-02-25 |
20100043675 | Method and Device for Grinding Hot, Wet Raw Material - The invention relates to a method and a device for grinding hot, wet raw material. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043676 | PALLET WITH ALIGNMENT FEATURES - A pallet according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a deck and a plurality of columns extending downward from the deck. In order to increase the stability of the pallet on a fork, at least one alignment feature protrudes downward from the deck between the pair of columns. The alignment feature extends downwardly substantially less than the columns, such that the alignment feature does not contact the floor and does not significantly increase the weight of the pallet. In another feature of the present invention, preformed foam inserts are inserted into the cavities of the columns and/or the alignment features. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043677 | TRANSPORTABLE LOAD CARRYING PLATFORM - A transportable load carrying platform ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100043678 | STRUCTURAL SUPPORTING SUBSTRATE INCORPORATED INTO A COMPOSITE AND LOAD SUPPORTING PLATFORM - A skeletal substrate associated with a composite over spray or over molded article, such as a stackable pallet. The skeletal substrate includes a three dimensional article, such as a durable corrugated paperboard or other material, with a load supporting and planar upper surface and a recess configured and pallet fork receiving underside. The substrate incorporates a repeating pattern of cylindrical, polygonal, wave like or other shapes, such as which are coated in built up fashion with a polymeric material in order to provide insulating of the substrate from the environment as well as to provide additional strength. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043679 | SLAT TABLETOP WITH END CAPS - A tabletop formed from slats for use in rigid, light-weight tables, such as portable banquet tables. The tabletop includes a center section formed from a plurality of open-channel, rectangular tubular slats that are laterally coupled together. Each slat has a top wall that aligns with top walls to form the upper working surface of the tabletop. Each slat also has downwardly-projecting sidewalls and a bottom wall with a longitudinal slot running the length of the slat to form the rectangular, downwardly-orientated channel. The adjacent contacting sidewalls of adjacent slats coupled together to form substantially vertical support beams. The tabletop further includes a pair of elongate end caps disposed on opposite ends and spanning the plurality of slats of the center section, with each end cap having a plurality of finger pairs extending into the plurality of slats with a center slot the receives a support beam therein. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043680 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR A DROP LEAF - A fixed top, for example a top of a dinner table ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100043681 | PLASTIC AND WOOD COMPOSITE TABLETOP - a plastic and wood composite tabletop comprising a plastic board, a fiberboard or particieboard or other wood board, and a frame, wherein said plastic board covering on the top surface and the total portion of the side surface or the upper portion of the side surface of said fiberboard or particieboard or other wood board, the frame used as reinforcement and connecting piece of the tabletop, said frame set in the side surface and/or the lower edge of said fiberboard or particieboard or other wood board and fixed with said fiberboard or particieboard or other wood board. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043682 | SAFE FOR VEHICLE - A safe which is attachable to a motor vehicle. The safe may have a door bearing a lock which is centered on the door so that access to the lock is equal from opposed sides of the safe. The safe may have a slide-out drawer which rides on a track, in which case the track and drawer are centered within the safe. The drawer may be locked by a lock which is centered within one face of the drawer. The safe may have a mounting flange bearing at least one hole for engaging a retention element such as threaded fasteners or a tether. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043683 | FLUIDIZED BED GASIFICATION SYSTEM - A fluidized bed gasification system is provided in which bed material and raw material are passed throughout a fluidized bed gasification furnace so that raw material is gasified with higher gasification efficiency to improve gasification productivity. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043684 | Refuse Processing and Energy Recovery System and Method - Apparatus and methods of converting refuse into energy production and useful gases include a sealed rotary gas kiln in which the refuse is volatized. Prior to entry into the kiln, the refuse may be conditioned by removing certain materials not suitable for volatilization and by reducing the physical size of the refuse into easily processed bundles. The sealed kiln includes a refuse inlet, a post-volatilization solids outlet, and an exhaust gas outlet. The kiln is sealed so that substantially all exhaust gas exits through the exhaust gas outlet. Additionally, the system may include an organic rankine cycle unit in which primarily generates power from the exhaust gas, while also separating some materials from the exhaust gas. The system may also include a separator which removes additional solids from the exhaust gas stream and separates usable gases from the exhaust gas. The materials collecting at each stage of the process may be reused internally or may be sold for external uses. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043685 | SEED PLANTER - The invention is directed to an apparatus, method and system for a seed planter. The seed planter has a planting, dispensing and metering assembly operatively attached to a mobile supporting structure. The metering assembly has separated seed pre-staging and/or staging positions for staging pre-specified counts of seed separated from other counts in the batch and maintaining separation of the pre-specified counts of seed from other counts in the batch for planting. Alternatively, the metering assembly has separated seed staging positions for staging a batch of seed in singulated form for planting. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043686 | Threader of Sewing Machine - The present invention provides a threader of a sewing machine in which the entire head portion can be made compact and the operator can perform threading work with one hand. The threader comprises: a threading shaft approaching a needle bar for moving a supporting sewing needle vertically; a threading hook for moving a hook portion in and out of a needle hole; a positioning member for regulating a lowermost position of the threading shaft to a position where the height of the hook portion matches that of the needle hole; a first rotary mechanism for rotating by a predetermined angle near the lowermost point of the threading shaft so that the hook portion is inserted into the needle hole of the sewing needle; and a thread-guiding member for guiding the top thread to the hook portion at a near lowermost point of the threading shaft. The threader further comprises a second rotary mechanism for rotating by a predetermined angle so that a thread-catching portion of the thread-guiding member passes through the position of the needle hole of the sewing needle at a near lowermost point of the threading shaft, and the first rotary mechanism and the second rotary mechanism rotate the threading hook and the thread-guiding member in opposite directions. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043687 | Sewing Method for Seat Cover - A method is provided for sewing a seat cover to provide a front panel and a side panel with an L-shaped separable seam and inner and outer chutes for air bag deployment. The method comprises sewing the front panel and the inner chute together with permanent vertical extending and horizontal extending seams that will not break during air bag deployment, and sewing the side panel and the outer chute together with permanent vertical extending seams and horizontal extending seams that will not break during air bag deployment. And thereafter sewing the front panel and the side panel together with separable vertical extending seams and horizontal extending seams that will break upon the air bag deployment to allow inflation of the air bag while the inner chute remains attached to the front panel and the outer chute remains attached to the side panel to guide the inflating air bag. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043688 | SINGLE DRIVE CATAMARAN HULL - The catamaran hull includes a pair of substantially parallel separate hulls, connected by an intermediate hull portion, wherein only one of the separate hulls includes a propulsion assembly. Each hull is asymmetric, but differently configured, such that the off-center thrust created by the propulsion assembly in the one hull is substantially offset by the turning force created by the difference in the two asymmetric hull shapes. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043689 | Apparatus And Method Of Producing Reinforced Laminated Panels As A Continuous Batch - An apparatus and method for producing multiple panels of a reinforced laminated membrane are provided. The apparatus and method utilize an accommodator between a yarn-laying station and a plotting and cutting station to allow these stations to operate simultaneously and without interruption on more than one part of a sheet of material. Reinforcing yarns are deposited on the sheet of material at the yarn-laying station in one or more patterns. Panels are cut at the cutting station after lamination. The accommodator accommodates material between these stations. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043690 | TANDEM/CANARD WIG BOAT WITH SUSPENSION SYSTEMS - This WIG craft has a configuration of tandem/canard type, comprising: a body; a front wing having a relatively small aspect ratio, as installed in the lowest portion of the fore half of the body; and a rear wing having a longer span and a shorter chord length than the front wing, as installed in the rearmost portion of the body. Since the front wing, which is also used for planing, is not fixed directly to the body, but installed through a suspension system, so as to travel up and down while planing along the rough water surface, the WIG craft can take off and land stably even in high waves, and further cruise at a extremely low height safely without worrying about the impacts of the wave. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043691 | TRIM TAB - A trim tab assembly for a watercraft includes a enclosure. A support structure is positioned in the enclosure. At least one trim tab is disposed in the enclosure. The trim tab includes a generally planar top, bottom, side and front surfaces linked by a curved surface defining a wedge shaped body. An actuator is linked to the trim tab pivotally moving the trim tab relative to the enclosure. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043692 | FLOATATION DEVICE - A floatation device is disclosed that comprises a container | 2010-02-25 |
20100043693 | Device at a Transformable Boat - The invention relates to a device in the form of a transformable craft ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100043694 | Tamper evident indicating devices - A variety of indicators, e.g., time, temperature, time-temperature, freeze, thaw and sterilization are reported and used for monitoring quality of perishables. However, these indicators are tamperable, e.g., an indicator can be opened, removed, repositioned, exchanged or replaced. Disclosed are tamper evident time, temperature, time-temperature, freeze, thaw, sterilization and like indicating devices. If an indicator is tampered, it will be either destroyed or will provide a visual indication or a message, such as “VOID” or “TAMPERED”. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043695 | COLOR CHANGING INDICATOR - The present invention relates to an indicator system comprising (a) an indicator system comprising a) a photo- or thermochromic indicator compound and b) a luminescent colorant which increases the color difference of the color change of the reagent by at least 0.5 units. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043696 | TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE INDICATOR - To provide a temperature sensitive indicator that is capable of easily control the temperature of the temperature sensitive indicator itself and is not affected by the temperature of a finger when the temperature sensitive indicator is operated. In the temperature sensitive indicator that has: a base body; a capsule placed on the base body and filled with a heat-sensitive material; an absorbent member placed on an upper part of the capsule; a cover covering at least the capsule and the absorbent member; and capsule breaking means formed therein with a space through which the base body and the cover are inserted, the base body and the cover are pulled out through the space of the capsule breaking means, whereby the capsule is broken by the capsule breaking means. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043697 | INDICATOR APPARATUS - To provide an indicator apparatus in which a pointer is secured to a pointer drive means by attraction force of magnets and the pointer can be secured more tightly to prevent an overshoot and pulsation of the pointer. The indicator apparatus has a display plate | 2010-02-25 |
20100043698 | REPLACEABLE BUILD BOX FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTER - A removable build box for a three dimensional printer comprises a build box tray defining a build chamber for part assembly and a material feed chamber for supplying powder material to the build chamber. The build and feed chambers have lower piston stops. A build chamber piston engages with the build chamber and with the build chamber piston stops at a lowermost position. A feed chamber piston engages with the feed chamber and with the feed chamber piston stops at a lowermost position. A quick connection coupling is between the build chamber piston and a build chamber z-axis actuator configured to move the build chamber piston when connected thereto. A quick connection coupling is between the feed chamber piston and a feed chamber z-axis actuator configured to move the feed chamber piston when connected thereto. The build box tray may be easily removed from the three dimensional printer. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043699 | Method for Siliconizing Carbon-Containing Materials - A method for treating workpieces that consist of porous carbon material with liquid silicon with the formation of silicon carbide, comprising the steps: Preheating porous carbon workpieces under inert gas to the selected operating temperature T | 2010-02-25 |
20100043700 | CURTAIN COATER - A machine including at least one curtain applicator device which coats onto one application segment of the material web path further includes a segment in the web path immediately following a turning arrangement of the coating application segment which directs the material web downward which is a drying section where the material web passes through at least one non-contact drying device which subjects the coating medium to the effects of heat. Alternatively or in addition, the material web after turning of its path and/or at the end of the coating application segment is supplied to the drying device of a drying section in such a way that the heat effect of the drying device upon the coating medium begins at a lower level relative to the coating application segment. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043701 | BUFFER APPARATUS AND THIN FILM DEPOSITION SYSTEM - A buffer apparatus and a thin film deposition system are provided. The buffer apparatus is connected between a liquid material supply apparatus and a deposition machine. The buffer apparatus includes a container and a baffle. The container is used for containing a liquid material supplied from the liquid material supply apparatus. The top of the container has an input hole and an output hole. The baffle is disposed in the container and located under the input hole. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043702 | SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILM, THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT OF SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILM - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor thin film is provided which can form its crystal grains having a uniform direction of crystal growth and being large in size and a manufacturing equipment using the above method, and a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor. In the above method, by applying an energy beam partially intercepted by a light shielding element, melt and re-crystallization occur with a light-shielded region as a starting point. The irradiation of the beam gives energy to the light-shielded region of the silicon thin film so that melt and re-crystallization occur with the light-shielded region as the starting point and so that a local temperature gradient in the light-shielded region is made to be 1200° C./μm or more. In the manufacturing method, a resolution of an optical system used to apply the energy beam is preferably 4 μm or less. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043703 | Electrical separation unit for a liquid supply pipe - The invention concerns an electric separation unit ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100043704 | SEALANT DISPENSER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A dispenser includes a light emitter to emit a light beam toward a surface of a substrate, a light receiver to receive the light beam reflected from the substrate, and a coupling hole, between the emitter and receiver, to receive a lower section of a syringe. The emitter, receiver, and coupling hole may be provided in a single support structure, and the coupling hole is located between a light emitting plane of the emitter and a light receiving plane of the receiver. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043705 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COLOR FILTER, APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A COLOR FILTER, ELECTROOPTIC APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus for manufacturing a color filter includes a stage on which a base having a target discharge area is adapted to be placed, a plurality of discharge heads having a first discharge head filled with a functional material, and a second discharge head filled with a liquid, and a control unit operatively coupled to the stage and the plurality of discharge heads. The control unit controls the stage and the plurality of discharge heads such that the stage and the plurality of discharge heads move relative to each other and a droplet of the functional material from the first discharge head and a droplet of the liquid from the second discharge head are discharged in the same target discharge area. The surface tension or viscosity is lower than that of the functional material. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043706 | Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object - Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics preferably are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of the object/tooth being measured. Light from the perimeter fiber optics pass to a variety of filters. The system utilizes the perimeter receiver fiber optics to determine information regarding the height and angle of the probe with respect to the object/tooth being measured. Under processor control, the optical characteristics measurement may be made at a predetermined height and angle. Various color spectral photometer arrangements are disclosed. Translucency, fluorescence, gloss and/or surface texture data also may be obtained. Audio feedback may be provided to guide operator use of the system. The probe may have a removable or shielded tip for contamination prevention. A method of producing dental prostheses based on measured data also is disclosed. Measured data also may be stored and/or organized as part of a patient data base. Such methods and implements may be desirably utilized for purposes of detecting and preventing counterfeiting or the like. Low cost and small form factor spectrometers, and methods for manufacturing the same, also are disclosed. Spectrometers and spectrophotometers embedded in printing and scanning and other type devices, as well as computer companion devices, scope-type devices and the like, also are disclosed. Data encoding based on such devices also may be implemented. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043707 | CLEANING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A cleaning method of a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus begins by introducing film forming gas include reaction gas not forming a film by itself to reaction chamber to form the film on a semiconductor substrate, decreasing pressure of the reaction chamber, solidifying or liquefying the reaction gas to form particles by using small-particles in the reaction chamber as cores, and exhausting the particles from the reaction chamber. Using this method, foreign small-particles can easily be removed from the apparatus and suppress any possible contamination of semiconductor substrates to be processed. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043708 | CERAMIC HEATER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A THIN LAYER HAVING THE SAME - A ceramic heater capable of reducing power consumption, a method of manufacturing the ceramic heater and an apparatus for forming a thin layer having the ceramic heater are disclosed. The ceramic heater includes a plate, a first heating layer, a second heating layer and a connecting member. The first and second heater layers are disposed parallel to each other within the plate. The connecting member includes a ceramic material having a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) to electrically connect the first heating layer with the second heating layer at a temperature higher than a predetermined target temperature. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043709 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS FOR EQUALIZING HEATING TEMPERATURE - Disclosed is a chemical vapor deposition apparatus for equalizing a heating temperature, which maintains the heating temperature of a heater provided therein uniform not only on the lower surface of the heater but also on the upper surface thereof, so that a thin film having a uniform thickness is deposited on a wafer. In order to maintain the heating temperature of the heater of the chemical vapor deposition apparatus uniform, the chemical vapor deposition apparatus includes a thermal insulation reflecting plate for reflecting heat from the lower surface of the heater and a heat dissipation member disposed between the thermal insulation reflecting plate and the heater to be in direct contact with the area of the heater having a high temperature, or includes a heat dissipation member mounted underneath the area of the heater having a high temperature. Also, the apparatus includes a depression having a predetermined shape in the surface of the area of the heater having a relatively high temperature coming into direct contact with a wafer, and further includes a heat dissipation member disposed between the thermal insulation reflecting plate and the heater to be in contact with the area of the heater having a high temperature to thus decrease reflected heat, thereby equalizing the temperatures of the upper and lower surfaces of the heater. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043710 | Inner plate and crucible assembly for deposition having the same - A crucible assembly for deposition and an inner plate used in the crucible assembly. The crucible assembly includes a main body having an inner space accommodating a deposition material and an opening arranged at an upper portion of the inner space, a cap having an aperture arranged at a top of the main body and combined with the main body and an inner plate arranged between the main body and the cap, the inner plate covering the opening of the main body, the crucible assembly including inner channels arranged to allow vapor of the deposition material from the inner space of the main body to be expelled to an outside of the aperture in the cap via a space arranged between an outer side surface of the inner plate and an inner side surface of the cap. | 2010-02-25 |
20100043711 | Thin-film deposition evaporator - A material source evaporator for use with an evacuable interior deposition chamber in which evaporated materials are deposited on substrates comprising a container with an associated heater that can heat an vaporizable material provided in the container to provide a vapor thereof. A manifold having a plurality of output apertures also has an associated heater that can heat the material vapor provided in the manifold to remain sufficiently vaporous to pass out of output apertures which are in a selected pattern to provide a calibrated spatial distribution of material vapor that results in a deposition thereof in a layer on an adjacent substrate in a fixed position. Thus, the layer has a relatively uniform thickness. | 2010-02-25 |