| 10th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20150059744 | ANESTHETIC DELIVERY SYSTEM - An anesthetic delivery system for use in conjunction with an anesthetic return system for reutilizing anesthetic exhaled by a subject, the system including a measurement system operatively connected to a breathing circuit for continuously measuring at least one flow parameter and anesthetic content of a gas stream reaching the subject and a control system for receiving input from the measurement system and controlling the amount of anesthetic entering the system, the control system including an input device for inputting a setting that corresponds to a desired amount of anesthetic in the gas stream reaching the subject, and utilizing a control algorithm for controlling the amount of anesthetic entering the system based on said desired amount of anesthetic, and flow and anesthetic content parameters as determined by the measurement system, such that the control algorithm is adapted to supplement anesthetic already in gas stream flowing to the subject to attain a level of anesthetic reaching the subject that correspond to the desired amount set via the input device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059745 | RESPIRATORY ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - A respiratory assistance apparatus has a gases inlet configured to receive a supply of gases, a blower unit configured to generate a pressurised gases stream from the supply of gases; a humidification unit configured to heat and humidify the pressurised gases stream; and a gases outlet for the heated and humidified gases stream. A flow path for the gases stream extends through the respiratory device from the gases inlet through the blower unit and humidification unit to the gases outlet. A sensor assembly is provided in the flow path before the humidification unit. The sensor assembly has an ultrasound gas composition sensor system for sensing one or more gas concentrations within the gases stream. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059746 | METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method is disclosed for making a pharmaceutical composition for pulmonary administration, the method comprising a step in which an inhalable pharmaceutically active material is acoustically blended in a resonant acoustic blender. The invention also relates to compositions for inhalation prepared by the method. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059747 | DEVICE FOR INHALING POWDERY SUBSTANCES - A device for inhaling powdery substances, in particular of a medical nature, contained in capsules, can be brought into an emptying position via a receptacle that can be moved in a flat housing, in which position the capsule wall can be pierced via movable needles for the purpose of sucking out the capsule content through a mouthpiece channel, which extends in axial extension of the capsule chamber. The receptacle is designed as a part of the narrow lateral wall of the flat housing that can be pivoted out to a limited extent about an axis and a partial region of the narrow lateral wall plane is designed as a spring-loaded push-button for the needle bearings, in such a way that the partial region moves back to the plane of the narrow lateral wall at a maximum. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059748 | HUMIDIFIER FOR RESPIRATORY APPARATUS - A humidifier for a respiratory apparatus includes a first cover, a second cover engaged with the first cover and a partition plate. The first cover defines an air inlet. The second cover defines a chamber configured to contain at least some amount of water. A heater is configured to heat the water to generate humidified air in the chamber. The partition plate is partly sandwiched between the first cover and the second cover. The partition plate defines an air outlet. Air input via the air inlet is humidified by being mixed with the humidified air and thereafter ejected through the air outlet. The air entering via the air inlet is divided by the partition plate into a plurality of flows having different flow velocities, thereby form a plurality of flow paths. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059749 | PUMP UNIT AND RESPIRATORY ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A pump unit | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059750 | Apparatus and method for maintaining airway patency and pressure support ventilation - An assembly for modifying patient airflow into a nasopharyngeal airway or trachea. A valve assembly having a valve seal is adapted to attach to an airflow generator. The valve seal is connected to and operable by a motor means. A controller circuit is connected to the motor means for operating the motor means incrementally such that pressurized air from the airflow generator continuously enters the interior feed tube from the inlet but passes out of the outlet only when the motor means causes the valve seal to move in relation to the exit tube to at least partially unblock the outlet such that the pressurized air is converted into a single, repeatable burst exiting the outlet. In one embodiment, instead of a motor, the valve assembly can include a shaft. A butterfly valve seal is attached to the shaft. A nickel titanium wire is in conductive communication with the shaft. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059751 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RESPIRATORY THERAPY WITH VARYING FLOW RATES - Systems and methods for providing respiratory therapy with varying flow rates are disclosed. A system comprises a source of breathing gas, a patient interface, and a flow control device. The flow control device is configured to automatically change a rate of the flow of breathing gas. The flow control device may vary the rate of the flow of breathing gas at a frequency slower than a frequency of breathing of the patient. A method comprises coupling a patient interface to the patient, providing the flow of breathing gas to an inlet port of the patient interface, and automatically changing a rate of the flow of breathing gas with a flow control device in communication with the flow of breathing gas. The method may also comprise varying the rate of the flow of breathing gas at a frequency slower than a frequency of breathing of the patient. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059752 | APPARATUS FOR ASSISTED VENTILATION AND CORRESPONDING REGULATION METHOD - An apparatus, for assisted ventilation ( | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059753 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INSUFFLATION PRESSURE DURING INEXSUFFLATION - The present disclosure pertains to a system and method for controlling insufflation pressure during inexsufflation of a subject. The system inexsufflates the subject such that tidal flow and/or tidal volume are monitored during insufflation, and insufflation pressure is adjusted to maintain the flow rate of the pressurized flow of breathable gas until a target tidal volume is reached for the insufflation. When the target tidal volume has substantially been reached, the system is causes gas to be evacuated from the airway of the subject. This may provide for more precise, customized therapy for the subject than is provided by conventional inexsufflation systems in which inspiratory flow may not be monitored and/or controlled. In one embodiment, the system comprises one or more of a pressure generator, a subject interface, one or more sensors, a processor, a user interface, electronic storage, and/or other components. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059754 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER OF BREATHING REAL-TIME ASSESSMENT AND CLOSED-LOOP CONTROLLER - A system, method and non-transitory computer readable storage medium for retrieving a breathing reference value, assessing a breathing value of a test subject via a ventilator, identifying a difference between the breathing reference value and the breathing value of the test subject and generating a setting adjustment value to adjust a setting on the ventilator based on the identified difference. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059755 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR VENTILATORY TREATMENT - Disclosed is an apparatus for treating a respiratory disorder, configured to compute a measure of typical recent ventilation such that a rate of adjustment of the measure of typical recent ventilation is reduced as a measure of recent uncompensated leak increases. Also disclosed is an apparatus for treating a respiratory disorder, configured to compute a target ventilation from a product of a measure of typical recent ventilation and a target fraction, wherein the target fraction is dependent on the recent pressure support. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059756 | Systems and Methods for Optimizing Medical Care Through Data Monitoring and Feedback Treatment - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing a decision support solution to medical professionals to optimize medical care through data monitoring and feedback treatment are provided herein. In another embodiment, a computer-implemented method for modeling patient outcomes resulting from treatment in a specific medical area includes receiving patient-specific data associated with a patient, determining a plurality of possible patient states under which the patient can be categorized, a current patient state under which the patient can be categorized and determining probabilities of the patient transitioning from any of the possible patient states to every other possible patient state. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059757 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO PROVIDE BREATHING SUPPORT - A ventilator, or a breathing assistance apparatus, is disclosed to ventilate patients who may have breathing difficulties, said device comprising a inspiratory pressure control duct configured to be immersed in a first body of fluid; a positive end-expiratory pressure control duct configured to be immersed in a second body of fluid; at least one valve connected to the peak inspiratory pressure control duct and to the positive end-expiratory pressure control duct, and at least one controller communicably connected to the valve to control rate of cycling of the valve, thereby controlling number of breaths per minute, and to control the duration of peak inspiratory pressure also known as inspiratory time. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059758 | SELECTABLE EXHAUST PORT ASSEMBLY - An exhaust port assembly ( | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059759 | PATIENT INTERFACE - A patient interface for treatment of a user having a respiratory disorder includes a nasal portion having at least one nasal portion aperture adapted to be in communication with a supply of pressurized gas for delivery to at least one nasal opening of the user, and a mouth portion having at least one mouth portion aperture also adapted to be in communication with the supply of pressurized gas to deliver the pressurized gas to an oral cavity of the user's mouth. The at least one mouth portion aperture is separate from the at least one nasal portion aperture, and the patient interface is adapted to limit a flow of the pressurized gas out of the at least one aperture of the mouth portion to be no greater than a flow of the pressurized gas out of the at least one nasal portion aperture. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059760 | PATIENT INTERFACE SYSTEMS - A patient interface system includes a nasal seal of flexible material to communicate with at least one airway of the patient, and a primary headgear from which the nasal seal is suspended, said primary headgear having at least one aperture though which at least a portion of the nasal seal is inserted with the primary headgear wrapping about at least one portion of the nasal seal in a sling-like fashion. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059761 | HYPEROXIC THERAPY SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS - The present invention provides systems, methods, and apparatus for applying a hyperoxic therapy delivery system to a patient; administering hyperoxic gas to the patient according to an oxygen dose-response model; and adjusting the administration of the hyperoxic gas to the patient based upon monitored parameters related to a condition of the patient. Numerous additional features are disclosed. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059762 | RESPIRATORY MASK - Disclosed is a respiratory mask comprising a mask body and an articulated connection piece that can be connected to a respiratory tube. On the mask body, at least one exhalation gap is located in the vicinity of a connection that holds the articulated connection piece. Preferably, the exhalation gap terminates in an umbrella-shaped outflow channel that runs away from the patient. Preferably, at least two components of the respiratory mask are interconnected without play. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059763 | RESPIRATORY MASK - A respiratory mask includes a frame and an elbow engaged with the frame. The frame has a front surface and a rear surface. The front surface defines a connecting hole. The rear surface defines a receiving chamber. The connecting hole is in communication with the receiving chamber. The connecting hole is in communication with the receiving chamber at the rear surface. The elbow has a first end portion. The first end portion is connected with the connecting hole. The first end portion and the frame cooperatively define at least one air flow path communication air in the receiving chamber with external air. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059764 | FLOW TRIGGERED PULSED OXYGEN DELIVERY FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS - A fluid delivery system provides fluid, such as supplementary oxygen, to a patient in response to inhalation. The fluid delivery system includes a valve assembly that is triggered by sensing nasal flow. The system includes a sensor configured to detect flow either directly through the nose and to detect any “flow leakage” through a patient's nasal cavity while mouth breathing. A method for conserved delivery of fluid to a patient that includes sensing such nasal flow is also provided. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059765 | IMMOBILIZATION SYSTEM - An immobilization system for a body, or body part, is provided, having a fixed form support and one or more shells that generally form an outlining structure of the body part to be immobilized. A formable support, having minimal mass, is molded and interposed between the fixed form support and shells to form a closely fitted support for the body part. The shell or shells may be removed from the system after molding, so that patient comfort is improved and total mass of the system is reduced, without compromise of the degree of immobilization. A retention mask, which also may be molded to conform to the body or body part, may be utilized to further stabilize positioning of the system. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059766 | Method and Apparatus for Vacuum-Formed Dental Appliance - An appliance and methods are described that include embodiments of a mandibular advancement or positioning device which can use elastic bands to pull the jaw forward. The appliance has an upper plastic tray conforming to the patient's upper teeth and including a set of retention hooks coupled to the upper plastic tray via being encased in plastic, one on the right and one on the left anterior buccal portion of an upper plastic base. The appliance also has a lower plastic tray conforming to the patient's lower teeth and has a set of bite pads integrated with a second set of plastic retention hooks encased in plastic extending outwardly from the teeth. The appliance includes the upper and lower plastic trays and specially formed elastic bands of a plurality of lengths and strengths replaceably attached to the retention hooks on both sides of the trays to pull the mandible forward for treatment. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059767 | Supporting And Maneuverable Sling For Bed-Constrained Patients - A flexible sheet with suspenders is used to safely handle and reposition bed-constrained patients. The suspenders include couplers and are used to secure either side of the flexible sheet to the side railing on a hospital bed. By wrapping the suspenders on one side of the flexible sheet over a patient and connecting them to the opposite side rail, a patient can be switched from a supine position to a turned position. A upper access hole and lower access gap in the flexible sheet then allow attendants to access the patients backside, where treatments can be applied. A flap is otherwise used to cover the upper access hole, being secured to the flexible sheet by a fold and a perimeter of hook-and-loop fasteners. The flexible sheet provides a safe patient handling method that will result in a decrease of workplace injuries. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059768 | Continuous Transversus Abdominis Plane Block - A procedure and kit are provided for performing an ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) procedure. The patient's abdomen is scanned with an ultrasound probe to identify and mark the external oblique, internal oblique, and TAP. An introducer sheath is placed over a fluid delivery needle such that the distal end of the needle extends beyond the distal end of the sheath, the needle having echogenic properties for ultrasound imaging. The needle and sheath are ultrasonically guided into the TAP. A local anesthetic or saline/anesthetic combination is injected through the needle to create a liquid pool in the TAP. The needle is removed from the sheath while maintaining the sheath within the TAP and a catheter is subsequently advanced through the sheath and into the pooled liquid in the TAP. The sheath is withdrawn while maintaining the catheter located within the TAP. A catheter is connected to a source of local anesthetic for providing a defined volume of anesthetic to the catheter site at a controlled delivery rate. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059769 | TOOTH IMPACT GUARD - A tooth impact protection guard incorporates a posterior portion with a labial margin substantially at a contour of an alveolar ridge. The posterior portion extends over an occlusal surface of each posterior tooth and covers the lingual cusps to a posterior lingual margin at the cemento-enamel junction. An anterior portion has a contiguous labial margin with the posterior portion at a contour of the attached alveolar ridge. The anterior portion terminates in an anterior lingual margin substantially adjacent an incisal edge of each anterior tooth with an overlap of between 2 and 5 mm. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059770 | TOOLS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INTERMAXILLARY FIXATION - Novel tools, accessories and methods for fixing a patient's upper and lower jaws together with flexible straps are disclosed. The tools are intended to either allow placement of a flexible strap to bind items to the teeth, or for using a flexible strap to fasten the upper and lower jaw into place, among other purposes. These accessories include a washer with a ratchet head for mounting on a bone screw, a bone screw with integrated ratchet head, dental blocks for use with the bone screws and washers, a flexible strap provided with a dissection tip for forcing the strap through tissue, and combinations thereof, and tools for inserting flexible straps through the gums, among other tools and accessories. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059771 | FILTERING FACE-PIECE RESPIRATOR WITH STIFFENING MEMBER INTEGRAL WITH FILTERING STRUCTURE - A filtering face-piece respirator | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059772 | FILTERING FACE-PIECE RESPIRATOR HAVING DARTED MASK BODY - A cup-shaped filtering face-piece respirator | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059773 | FILTERING FACE-PIECE RESPIRATOR HAVING NOSE CUSHIONING MEMBER - A filtering face-piece respirator | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059774 | FILTERING FACE-PIECE RESPIRATOR HAVING NOSE NOTCH - A filtering face-piece respirator | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059775 | Earplug - An earplug is provided to prevent the tinnitus, which comprises an earplug body and at least one tube. The earplug body is made from a soft moldable material. The tube is placed inside the earplug body surrounded by the soft moldable material, and having two openings at two ends of the tube, and a diameter of the tube is in a range from 0.03 cm to 0.15 cm. The tube is configured for communicating outside air to maintain the balance of the air pressure, and thus the earplug of the present invention is able to prevent the tinnitus of the user. Further, although the earplug of the present invention blocks most of the external sound, it still allows some thimbleful sound entering through the tube. In this way, the user does not need to worry about losing contact with the outside and remain the ability of noise reduction, so the user may feel more relieved while sleeping. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059776 | Earplug - An earplug is provided to prevent the tinnitus, which comprises an earplug body and at least one tube. The earplug body is made from a soft moldable material. The tube is placed inside the earplug body surrounded by the soft moldable material, and being formed in a continuous curve shape that has two openings at two ends of the tube, and a diameter of the tube is in a range from 0.03 cm to 0.15 cm. The tube is configured for communicating outside air to maintain the balance of the air pressure, and thus the earplug of the present invention is able to prevent the tinnitus of the user. Further, although the earplug of the present invention blocks most of the external sound, it still allows some thimbleful sound entering through the tube. In this way, the user does not need to worry about losing contact with the outside and remain the ability of noise reduction, so the user may feel more relieved while sleeping. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059777 | EXTERNAL MALE INCONTINENCE DEVICE - This invention provides a male incontinence device for external use. The device has a soft elongated body that has at least one flexible wire centrally positioned in the body. The body is bendable to form a U-shape comprising first and second arms extending from a U-bend, each of the first and second arms comprising a gripping portion disposed between the U-bend and a distal end of the arm. The device further has at least one elastic band for holding the arms in a desired position | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059778 | SMOKING PIPE - A smoking pipe that is puffed on by a user and holds tobacco that is lit by the user using a lighter. The pipe includes a stem and a bowl. The stem is puffed on by the user. The bowl extends from the stem, and holds the tobacco to be lit by the user using the lighter. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059779 | DOSING CONTROL FOR AN ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for controlling dosing of an electronic smoking device. An electronic smoking device comprises a body through which a flow path at least partially extends, an air inlet in the body that is fluidly connected to the flow path, a liquid compartment for storing a liquid within the body, a vaporizer positioned in the body and configured to receive liquid from the liquid compartment and air from the flow path to generate vaporized liquid, an outlet in the body configured to receive vaporized liquid from the vaporizer, and circuitry connected to the vaporizer and configured to control dosage of vaporized liquid. A method for controlling dosage in an electronic smoking device comprises sensing an airflow, releasing a liquid into the airflow, activating a vaporizer to generate vaporized liquid, and controlling flow of airflow, liquid or vaporized liquid to control dosage. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059780 | CARBON CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE FOR ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE - The present disclosure provides components useful in heating, particularly heating of an aerosol precursor solution so as to vaporize the solution and form an aerosol. The disclosure particularly provides an electrically conductive, porous carbon heater. The heater may be combined with an aerosol precursor transport element that also is formed of carbon. The heater and transport element may form an atomizer that can be useful in an electronic smoking article, such as in a cartridge that is adapted for attachment to a control body. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides a cartridge of an electronic smoking article, the cartridge being formed substantially completely of carbon. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059781 | VAPORIZER CORNER CUT KIT FOR TOBACCO, MEDICATIONS, AND THE LIKE - An odorless and smokeless vaporizer kit that vaporizes a material for inhalation without igniting the material so as to reduce harmful effects of burning the material by eliminating inhalation of combustion by-products of the material by preventing ignition and combustion of the material. The odorless and smokeless vaporizer kit includes a pouch and a sheet of heat-conducting material. The pouch contains the material. The sheet of heat-conducting material closes the pouch and transfers heat from a heat source to the material to vaporize the material for inhalation without igniting the material so as to reduce the harmful effects of burning the material by eliminating the inhalation of combustion by-products of the material by preventing the ignition and the combustion of the material. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059782 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - An electronic cigarette is provided, which comprises a battery component. A battery, a PCB board and a press-key switch are provided in the battery component, and the press-key switch is set on the PCB board. An end face of the battery is located opposite one end face of the PCB board. A first electrode pin and a second electrode pin are provided on one end face of the battery, wherein the end face of the battery is adjacent to the PCB board. A first socket and a second socket are provided at one side of the PCB board, wherein the side of the PCB board is adjacent to the battery. The first electrode pin is inserted and soldered in the first socket, and the second electrode pin is inserted and soldered in the second socket. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059783 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - An electronic cigarette is provided, which comprises a battery assembly with a battery built in, an atomizer assembly, a circuit board for controlling the battery assembly to power the atomizer assembly, and a press-key switch installed on the circuit board. A first electrical connection fixing spot is provided on the circuit board and is electrically connected to the press-key switch. The first electrical connection fixing spot is fixed with a first elastic structure, and the first elastic structure elastically abuts against a first electrode of the battery. The following beneficial effects will be achieved when implementing the present application. In the electronic cigarette, a first electrical connection fixing spot in the circuit board elastically abuts against a first electrode of the battery via a first elastic structure. Therefore, the assembling operation for the electronic cigarette is convenient, and thus benefiting for the automated assembling production. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059784 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - An electronic cigarette is provided, which includes a connection structure between a battery assembly and an atomizer assembly. In the connection structure, a first connection member and a second connection member are connected. The second connection member defines a joint slot for receiving the first connection member. An elastic member includes a bulge radially protruding inward from an inner wall of the joint slot, or radially protruding outward from the first connection member. A buckle slot matched with the bulge is defined in an inner side of the second connection member or is defined in the outer side of the first connection member. The first connection member is inserted in the joint slot and is rotated to press and deform the bulge. When the bulge is rotated to enter the buckle slot, the bulge impacts an inner wall of the buckle slot to generate an indicating sound. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059785 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE CHARGING DEVICE - An electronic cigarette charging device configured for charging a battery pole of an electronic cigarette is provided; an external electrode and an internal electrode configured for electrically connecting with the electronic cigarette charging device are mounted on an end of the battery pole; the electronic cigarette charging device includes a pillared first charging electrode corresponding to the internal electrode, and the first charging electrode abuts against the internal electrode when the electronic cigarette is charged using the electronic cigarette charging device. When implementing the electronic cigarette charging device of the present application, the following advantageous effects can be achieved: the electronic cigarette charging device adopts a pillared charging electrode to charge the electronic cigarette, so that a contacting area between the charging electrode and the electronic cigarette is increased, and the stability of the charging process of the electronic cigarette charging device is improved. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059786 | POWER SUPPLY AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE HAVING SAME - A power supply for an electronic cigarette, includes a shell; a battery assembly received in the shell; an electrode assembly arranged at an end of the shell; a first electrical contact assembly arranged between the battery assembly and the electrode assembly. The first electrical contact assembly includes a first electrode plate electrically connected to the battery assembly, and a pair of first pins electrically connected to the electrode assembly. The first pins are electrically contacting the first electrode plate. An electronic cigarette using the power supply is also provided. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059787 | Atomizing Head - The present invention discloses an atomizer head assembly, comprising: an outer tube; an inner tube disposed in the outer tube, having a outer supporter openings formed on a lateral side of wall of the inner tube; a liquid storage chamber formed between the inner tube and the outer tube; a liquid inlet opening formed on a lateral side of wall of the outer tube; and an atomizing member having an end arranged in the one or more outer supporter openings. Moreover, the atomizing head assembly of the present invention comprises a plurality of atomizing members for atomizing liquid electrically connected in parallel and spatially arrange in various configurations, such that the atomizer head assembly can operated with an elevated voltage such that the heat generated per unit time by the atomizer head assembly is increased and the volume of atomized cigarette liquid in the atomizing chamber is increased accordingly. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059788 | FILTER COMPONENTS, FILTERS, SMOKING ARTICLES, AND RELATED METHODS, ALL FOR THE CONTROLLED DELIVERY OF AEROSOLS - A filter for a smoking article comprises a mouth end filter segment and a rod end filter segment. The rod end filter segment has a passage extending longitudinally therethrough. The passage has a diameter of about 1.0 mm or greater. In one embodiment, the rod end filter segment is comprised of an infinite pressure drop material. In another embodiment, the rod end filter segment is comprised of a low pressure drop material having a hollow tubular element disposed within to define the passage with an inner diameter greater than about 1.55 mm. Air dilution means are disposed in one of said filter segments to admit ventilating air into the filter. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059789 | TOBACCO SMOKE FILTER - A tobacco smoke filter or filter element including a nonwoven fabric, wherein the nonwoven fabric comprises: a sheet of staple fibres; and a water soluble binder; wherein the water soluble binder is uniformly coated on at least one face of the sheet of staple fibres. The filter has superior biodegradability. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059790 | PERFUME BLENDING KIT AND METHOD OF PERFUME BLENDING - A kit for applying a perfume blend on a user is described. The kit can include a plurality of dispensers, where each dispenser comprises a different fragrance composition; and instructions that include a number of perfume recipes. Each perfume recipe can provide for applying at least two of the fragrance compositions on a location of a wearer to produce a perfume blend at the location. The dispensers can be roll-on dispensers, and each of the perfume recipes can include applying at least one stroke of at least two different fragrance compositions to the location in a specific order. Methods of blending perfumes are also described. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059791 | FLOSS TYPE CLEANING DEVICE - A device and method for its use for cleaning teeth. An uninterrupted floss-type loop, is supported by an implement. The implement includes a handle portion sized to be gripped by a user and a pair of extensions emanating from the handle portion and terminating in spaced-apart terminal ends. A stem is located in and supported by the handle portion being biased away from the terminal ends, the floss-type loop being sized to pass over the terminal ends and the stem to provide the floss-type material under tension between the pair of extensions. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059792 | SPF LIQUID CLEANSING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - The present application relates to a facial and/or body wash composition that after rinsing provides a sun protection factor of at least about 6 comprising (i) red petrolatum; (ii) at least one surface-treated metal oxide pigment that blocks ultraviolet radiation in the wavelength range of from about 290 nm to about 400 nm; (iii) at least one organic sunscreen agent having a log P of greater than about 4.0 that blocks or absorbs ultraviolet radiation in the wavelength range of from about 290 nm to about 400 nm; (iv) at least one lathering anionic surfactant; (v) at least one lathering non-ionic surfactant; (vi) an alkyl silicone; and (vii) a volatile cyclic silicone. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059793 | Hair Treatment Method, Kit, Recipient, and Use Thereof - A method of treating hair, a hair treatment kit for extemporaneous preparation of hair treatment compositions, a recipient for applying hair treatment compositions, and use thereof are provided. The invention provides a superior hair treatment performance such as a superior hair colouring and/or bleaching performance, particularly for providing superior root to tip treatment evenness. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059794 | PROCESS FOR STRAIGHTENING THE HAIR - The present invention provides methods for simultaneously colouring and straightening the hair, for straightening the hair directly before or after a colouring treatment, and for straightening the hair directly before or after a bleaching treatment. Besides, the present invention also provides a method for straightening the hair by drying the hair with hot air under conditions of mechanical tension. The straightening methods of the present invention utilize compositions containing formaldehyde. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059795 | HAIR CARE COMPOSITION COMPRISING VISCOELASTIC PARTICLES - Hair care and styling compositions that can provide shine, frizz control and temporary styling benefits. More specifically, it relates to hair treatment compositions that comprise of viscoelastic particles in an aqueous carrier or a mixture of water with organic or silicone carrier. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059796 | HAIR MEASUREMENT TOOL - To provide an index for objectively measuring length of hair or hair bundle, and enable accurate hair cut at a desired length. A hair measurement tool includes a plate-shaped elongated member. A curved concave part is formed at one end part of the member and scale lines are indicated on one surface of the member with intervals at 10 mm unit from the one end part. In the hair measurement tool, V-shaped notches are formed in both side surfaces corresponding to each position of the scale lines. The hair measurement tool is used for, by placing the one end part on a head, performing hair cut with hairdressing scissors positioned at the notch (position controlled) after measuring with the scale lines the hair (or hair bundle) picked from the head. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059797 | HAIR CURLER - A hair curler comprises a handle, a roller and a heating part. One end of the roller is fixedly connected to the handle and the heating part is electrically connected to the power source. The hair curler comprises a heat insulation unit which is fixedly disposed on the other end of the roller away from the handle and closes the other end of the roller; an extending part is disposed on the other end of the roller; the heat insulation unit comprises a heat insulation part, an end cap and a fixing member, the end cap is cap joint to the other end of the roller, the heat insulation part is adapted inside the extending part and located between the end cap and the heating part, and the fixing member fixes the end cap with respect to the roller; and the heat insulation part is made of heat insulation materials. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059798 | Multifunctional hairbrush for delivering a bioactive compound for growth and protection of hair - Various embodiments of a multifunctional hairbrush are disclosed. The multifunctional hairbrush is configured to deliver a bioactive compound/biologically active molecule or a mixture of bioactive compounds/biologically active molecules for growth and protection of hair. Furthermore, the multifunctional hairbrush can be integrated with a low intensity light module to activate a bioactive compound/biologically active molecule or a mixture of bioactive compounds/biologically active molecules for growth and protection of hair. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059799 | HAIRNET - A hairnet has a fabric comprising an elongated fan edge and an elasticated edge portion extending from a first end to a second end of the elongated fan edge around a peripheral edge of the fabric. The fabric is drawn together at a line of binding proximate the elongated fan edge. The hairnet comprises a strip of material at least partially covering the elongated fan edge. A method of producing a hairnet free of a cinch point includes providing a hairnet precursor bunched at a cinch point, positioning the hairnet precursor on a mount to splay fabric adjacent the cinch point of the hairnet precursor so that fabric is spread out over the mount with first and second edges of the fabric extending from each side of the cinch point, binding the fabric around a perimeter portion of the cinch point and removing the cinch point along a cutting line. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059800 | TRANSFER DEVICE AND PRINTING DEVICE - A transfer device is provided for transferring, to an adherend, a thin-film to which a functional material adheres, the transfer device including a plurality of rollers for providing a rotating function, and an endless belt installed on the plurality of rollers, wherein, on the endless belt, the transfer device retains the thin-film with a surface of the thin-film to which the functional material adheres being in contact with the endless belt, and the transfer device transfers the thin-film to the adherend so that a surface opposite a surface of the thin-film to which the functional material adheres is in contact with the adherend. This configuration allows an ultrathin thin-film to be simply transferred to the adherend such as a human body without damage to the thin-film, the thin-film having the adhered functional material and requiring careful handling. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059801 | PET HAIR COLLECTOR - The present invention relates to pet hair collectors. In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a material having a surface which, due to its specific manufacturing and curing process, provides a tacky surface and additionally develops an electrostatic charge during use that further serves to attract pet hair. The material preferably maintains all or most of its efficacy after repeated washing. The material is particularly adapted to removing pet hair when the material is placed in contact with (e.g., brushed against) the pet hair. In some embodiments, an existing glove made of a material such as nylon and/or elastane (Spandex), or bamboo, is coated with a material such as nitrile rubber which is partially cured to obtain the desired tack and electrostatic charging properties. In other embodiments, the pet hair collector includes a removable covering for a cleaning instrument. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059802 | METHODS FOR REMOVING BARRIER COATINGS, BONDCOAT AND OXIDE LAYERS FROM CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES - The disclosure relates generally to methods for removing coatings and bond coats of ceramic matrix composites. More specifically, the disclosure relates to, for example, methods of removing a bond coat from a ceramic matrix composite by contacting a ceramic matrix composite with at least one hydroxide at particular temperatures and removing the bond coat from said ceramic matrix composite. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059803 | DEVICE FOR MILLING THE WELDING REGION OF SPOT WELDING ELECTRODES - Device for milling the welding region of spot welding electrodes, including at least one milling tool ( | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059804 | CLEANING IMPLEMENT - A cleaning implement has an abrasive component and an absorbent component bound together. The absorbent component comprises a microfiber fabric. The abrasive component is crocheted from a polyester yarn with embedded abrasive particles such as metallic fibers. The cleaning implement may be manufactured in a wide variety of shapes, colors, sizes, and configurations to meet task-specific needs or personal preference. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059805 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLEANING BREATHING HOSES - Disclosed herein is a method and a device for cleaning an open airway ended tube. The tube being designed for attachment to a continuous positive airway apparatus. The device includes a cleaning element for cleaning the inside of the open ended tube and a support member. The cleaning element attached to the support member. The support member including means for attaching the cleaning element to the support member and for retaining the cleaning element to the support member during cleaning. Additionally, one end of the support member capable of being secured during cleaning. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059806 | INSTRUMENT REPROCESSOR AND INSTRUMENT REPROCESSING METHODS - An instrument reprocessor for cleaning, disinfecting, and/or sterilizing a medical instrument is disclosed. To reprocess instruments having one or more channels defined therein, the reprocessor can include one or more flow control systems configured to control a flow of fluid through each channel. In various embodiments, a flow control system can include a differential pressure sensor and a proportional valve for controlling the fluid flow in a channel. The reprocessor can also include, one, a fluid circulation pump which can be configured to supply the flow control systems with fluid and, two, a system for controlling the pressure of the fluid supplied to the flow control systems. The reprocessor can also include a system for supplying a metered amount of fluid to the fluid circulation system. The system can include a reservoir having a fluid height sensor to monitor the amount of fluid therein and a pump configured to supply the reservoir with fluid. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059807 | CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH AIR FLUSHING OF DETERGENT/RINSE PIPES - A cleaning system for cleaning a cavity of food or beverage preparation device. The cavity is connected with a pipe system. The pipe system supplies a fluid through the pipe system to the cavity. When the fluid flow stops, any remainder of the fluid in the pipe system is removed by passing a gas (for example, air) through the pipe system or by a valve disposed at a high location of the pipe system. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059808 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF CLEANING SAME - Provided is an apparatus for processing a substrate including a spin head on which a substrate is placed, a container provided to surround the spin head, an upper nozzle member supplying a processing solution downwards, a bottom cleaning member located to be a certain distance from the bottom of the spin head, wherein the bottom cleaning member sprays a cleaning solution to the bottom of the spin head. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059809 | WASHING MACHINE COMPRISING A DE-SCALING APPARATUS - A washing appliance has a hydraulic circuit including a tank for storing a predetermined amount of liquid, and a heating element inside the tank. The heating element heats the liquid to a predetermined temperature. A water inlet receives water from a water supply network. A descaling apparatus includes a descaler chamber having a housing portion housing a descaler product container containing a descaling agent and a mixing portion containing a mix of water and a predetermined amount of the descaling agent. The housing portion is fluidly connected to the mixing portion and an inlet pipe fluidly connecting a water inlet to the descaler chamber. The descaling apparatus also includes an outlet pipe that drains the mix of water and descaling agent from the mixing portion and provides it to the tank and a spraying element in the mixing portion that sprays water from the inlet pipe towards the housing portion. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059810 | CYCLONIC DEBRIS REMOVAL APPARATUSES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An improved apparatus, system, and method for removing debris from lightweight components are disclosed. The improved apparatus can include an air mover, a cyclonic chamber in fluid communication with the air mover, an enclosure component operably attached with the cyclonic chamber, and a debris collection component in fluid communication with the cyclonic chamber. The lightweight components positioned inside the cyclonic chamber can be moved, rotated, or carried by cyclonic airflow, causing the lightweight components to hit against one another or against the sidewall, so as to separate the debris clung thereto. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059811 | MULTIPLE-STAGE PROCESSING DEVICES - A multiple stage processing device having a plurality of radial stages, each individual radial stage is positioned between adjacent dividing walls and indexable though a plurality of processing stations. A plurality of fixture mount assemblies are positioned on an actuation surface of the rotatable indexing assembly, each individual fixture mount assembly is associated with and mechanically coupled to an individual radial stage. One or more slotted drive hubs communicatively coupled to independently operable drive motors are positioned adjacent to the actuation surface of the rotatable indexing assembly and are engageable with the plurality of fixture mount assemblies. When an individual fixture mount assembly is engaged with an individual slotted drive hub, an individual independently operable drive motor can independently control the individual fixture mount assembly such that the individual radial stage mechanically coupled to the individual fixture mount assembly is moveably coupled to the independently operable drive motor. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059812 | Vehicle Wash Rack - A vehicle wash rack is disclosed. The vehicle wash rack includes a plurality of vehicle supporting floor segments; a plurality of fluid overspray containment wall segments; and a fluid handling system fluidly-connected to both of the plurality of vehicle supporting floor segments and the plurality of fluid overspray containment wall segments. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059813 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BLOOD RECOVERY FROM ABSORBENT SURGICAL MATERIALS - Systems and methods are described for salvaging red blood cells from patients during a surgical procedure. In one general aspect, a system is described for extracting blood from blood-soaked absorbent surgical materials such as surgical sponges, gauze, tape, and the like. The collected blood and fluids from these materials can be transferred to a cell salvage machine for harvesting viable red blood cells for autotransfusion. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059814 | QUICKLY DRYING UMBRELLA - An exemplary umbrella includes a handle to receive a motor, a fan, and a battery. The motor drives the fan to rotate when powered by the battery. The umbrella further includes a hollow support bar coupled to a top of the handle, and the support bar defines a number of receiving holes. A switch can be received in the support bar to actuate the motor when pressed. Each of a number of hollow umbrella ribs includes one end inserted into a corresponding receiving hole. Each umbrella rib can communicate with the support bar, and defines a number of through holes. A canopy is coupled to lower portions of the support ribs. When the fan rotates as driven by the motor, air from the support bar flows to the support ribs, and to the canopy via the through holes. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059815 | Adjustable Umbrella - An adjustable umbrella, which includes: an umbrella base, a stand column, a sliding sleeve, a cross rod, an umbrella cover adjustment mechanism, a drawing rod, and an umbrella frame, wherein a top of the umbrella frame is rotatably attached to a top end of the cross rod through a rotating mechanism, a bottom joint of the cross rod is rotatably connected to the sliding sleeve, the umbrella frame has an elongated umbrella rib with a bottom end, the bottom end of the elongated umbrella rib is connected to the umbrella cover adjustment mechanism, the umbrella frame is rotatable by adjusting the umbrella cover adjustment mechanism. The sunshade is novel in appearance, and has strong practical performance and reasonable and practical structure. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059816 | Hiking Stick - The present invention relates to a hiking stick, which enables the lengths of multi-stage support pipes to be quickly and simply adjusted by a simple touch and elastically supports the weight of a user when walking with the stick. The present invention provides a hiking stick ( | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059817 | Mobile Sheltered Workstation - A mobile sheltered workstation includes a housing. The workstation includes a main support member having a lower end coupled to the housing and extending upwardly therefrom, the main support member being length adjustable and telescopically movable between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration. A canopy framework includes a lower end selectively coupled to an upper end of the main support member and movable between a stowed configuration adjacent the housing and a deployed configuration displaced from the housing. A canopy is selectively coupled to the canopy framework and configured to cover a geometric area thereof. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059818 | METHOD OF PRODUCING FILM OF SURFACE Nb-CONTAINING La-STO CUBIC CRYSTAL PARTICLES - There are provided a film of surface Nb-containing La-STO cubic crystal particles that is effective as, for example, a thermoelectric conversion material for use at low temperatures of around room temperature, and an art for producing this film. The production method includes preparing a mixed aqueous solution in which an La-containing compound, an Sr-containing compound, a six-fold coordinated Ti complex compound, and an amphiphilic compound are dissolved; growing cubic-form crystals formed of La-doped STO in the mixed aqueous solution by a hydrothermal synthesis method; obtaining surface Nb-containing La-STO cubic crystal particles by dissolving a niobium-containing compound in this mixed solution and heating; and forming a particle film in which the surface Nb-containing La-STO cubic crystal particles are bonded, by disposing the surface Nb-containing La-STO cubic crystal particles on a substrate and carrying out firing. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059819 | SOLAR POWER GENERATION DEVICE - In a solar power generation device concentrating solar light to solar cells by a reflecting mirror and converting solar energy into electric energy, a cooling pipe is arranged above the reflecting mirror, a thermoelectric conversion element is mounted on at least one side surface of the cooling pipe and a solar cell is mounted on an upper surface of the thermoelectric conversion element. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059820 | SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT FOR A THERMOELECTRIC MODULE, AND THERMOELECTRIC MODULE - A semiconductor element includes at least a thermoelectric material and a first frame part which are connected to each other in a force-locking manner. The first frame part forms an electrical conductor and is made of a ferritic steel which, in particular, has good thermal conductivity and low thermal expansion in addition to good electrical conductivity. A thermoelectric module having semiconductor elements is also provided. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059821 | Device for the Conversion of Nuclear Waste Radiation to Electrical Current - A device for passively converting nuclear radiation to electricity comprising a plurality of thin-film flexible solar panels, sandwiched between a plurality of diagnostic intensifying screens by which conversion of radiation to light and subsequently to electrical current through the sandwiched thin-film flexible solar panels is effected. The layered array will be comprised of one layer of intensifying screen material affixed to one layer of thin-film flexible solar panels with repeated layers for a total of three intensifying screen-solar panel pairs. This device makes use of new flexible solar panel design and efficiencies. Through the flexible nature provided by both components (intensifying screen and thin film solar panels), facilitates the complete wrapped envelopment of High Level Nuclear Waste containment cylinders and can accommodate any size and shape requirements. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059822 | Process for Manufacturing a Solar Cell and Solar Cell - A solar cell segment includes a substrate defining a rear side including a number of base doped regions and emitter doped regions. A dielectric layer and at least one metallizing layer are disposed on the rear side of the substrate. The at least one metallizing layer is structured in an interdigital comb-shaped contact deck arrangement and defines base contact decks for a number of base doped regions and emitter contact decks for a number of base doped regions. The at least one metallization layer is disposed between the rear side of the substrate and the dielectric layer. At least one first row of first contact openings is formed in the dielectric layer lying in a region of the base contact decks and at least one second row of second contact openings is formed in the dielectric layer lying in a region of the emitter contact decks. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059823 | POWER GENERATING APPARATUS AND POWER GENERATING SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH SUCH POWER GENERATING APPARATUS - A power generating apparatus according to an aspect of the invention includes a plurality of pn stacks, each formed by stacking a p-type semiconductor layer and an n-type semiconductor layer one on top of the other, and a mode switching unit which effects switching to a photovoltaic power generation mode or a thermal power generation mode by connecting the plurality of pn stacks with each other. The mode switching unit effects switching to the photovoltaic power generation mode by connecting the p-type semiconductor layers in parallel with each other and the n-type semiconductor layers in parallel with each other between the plurality of pn stacks. The mode switching unit effects switching to the thermal power generation mode by connecting the p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059824 | SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD, SOLAR CELL MODULE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE - This solar cell module ( | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059825 | SOLAR MODULE - A solar module comprising at least a plurality of lamellar solar panels, which are mounted pivotably, about a common axis, on an elongate support and can be and which can be moved between a first position, in which they are disposed on top of each other substantially congruently and parallel to the support, and a second position, in which they lie substantially next to each other in a fanned out manner about the aforementioned axis, wherein the support can be pivoted out of a housing, which accommodates the support together with the solar panels in the first position of the panels, characterized in that the solar module comprises two supports of the aforementioned type equipped with solar panels in the manner described, wherein the two supports are pivotably hinged at the diametrical longitudinal ends of an elongate base support, which is mounted rotatably, about an approximately vertical axis, in the housing. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059826 | Bearing for Solar Panel Tracking System - A solar panel array system has posts for mounting vertically in earth along a Z-axis. A torque tube extends along an X-axis at upper ends of the posts for supporting and pivoting solar panels to track the sun. A bearing saddle base has a downward-facing surface that is placed on an upward-facing surface of the post. Lugs and slots on the upward-facing and downward-facing surfaces are positioned so that rotating the base about the Z-axis causes the lugs to enter the slots. A bearing saddle cradle is adjustably mounted to the base at selected pitch angles relative to the base. The base is rotatable about the Z-axis to various positions either centered or placing the X-axis at a yaw angle relative to the post. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059827 | Torque Tube for Solar Panel System - A solar panel array system has a torque tube supported on upper ends of vertical posts. The torque tube has an octagonal exterior surface and an octagonal interior surface corresponding with the exterior surface. The octagonal exterior surface defines at least one flat datum surface for mounting a photo-voltaic panel. A weld seam extends along the exterior surface parallel with the longitudinal axis. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059828 | MODULAR, SELF SUPPORTING EXTERIOR ENCLOSURE SYSTEM WITH INSULATING, EVACUATED TUBES HAVING SOLAR COLLECTOR RODS - A tubular building enclosure system with thermally-broken modules having evacuated air spaces assembled in rows and/or columns to form a structurally self-supporting, thermally insulating, and solar energy collecting facade. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059829 | SOLAR CELL MODULE, SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solar cell module includes: adjacent solar cells; and a wiring member electrically connects the adjacent solar cells to each other with resin adhesive. Each solar cell includes: a photoelectric conversion body: a finger electrode provided on a principal surface of the photoelectric conversion body; and an adhesion assistance portion provided at a position where the wiring member overlaps with a photoelectric conversion body when being electrically connected to the solar cell with the resin adhesive, the adhesion assistance portion containing an inorganic particle other than a conductive particle contained in the finger electrode. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059830 | Method For Manufacturing Photovoltaic Cells With Multiple Junctions And Multiple Electrodes - A photovoltaic device and method of manufacture of a photovoltaic device including an assembly of at least two photovoltaic cells; and a lamination material inserted between each photovoltaic cell, each photovoltaic cell including: two current output terminals; at least one photovoltaic junction; current collection buses; and connection strips extending from the current collection buses to the current output terminals, all the current output terminals being placed on a single surface of the photovoltaic device is provided. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059831 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module includes multiple rectangular solar cells each with chamfered corner portions, wiring members each electrically connecting adjacent ones of the solar cells to each other, and a protective member on a light-receiving surface side of the solar cells. The solar cells are arranged in matrix with spaces therebetween. The wiring member has a reflective surface in a region surrounded by the corner portions of the multiple solar cells. The reflective surface reflects light entering from the light-receiving surface side toward the protective member. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059832 | MANUFACTURE OF MULTIJUNCTION SOLAR CELL DEVICES - The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a multi-junction solar cell device comprising the steps of: providing a final base substrate; providing a first engineered substrate comprising a first zipper layer and a first seed layer; providing a second substrate; transferring the first seed layer to the final base substrate; forming at least one first solar cell layer on the first seed layer after transferring the first seed layer to the final base substrate, thereby obtaining a first wafer structure; forming at least one second solar cell layer on the second substrate, thereby obtaining a second wafer structure; and bonding the first and the second wafer structure to each other. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059833 | PHOTOELECTRIC PANEL ASSEMBLY - A photoelectric panel assembly includes a photoelectric panel, a support rail coupled to a rear surface of the photoelectric panel, the support rail including a base portion parallel to and spaced apart from the photoelectric panel, flange portions parallel to and adhered to the photoelectric panel, slope portions between the base portion and respective ones of the flange portions, and rounded portions between the base portion and the slope portions and between the slope portions and the flange portions. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059834 | MINIMAL PENETRATION MODULAR ROOF-TOP MOUNTING RACKS AND SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS INCORPORATING THE SAME - The present invention provides for a modular, plug-and-play DC/AC compatible solar photovoltaic power system and mounting frames therefor, having inexpensive modular designs which require no or minimal penetration for rooftop installation and provide enhanced wind-induced position disruption protection. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059835 | Photoelectric Conversion Device - The present disclosure improves photoelectric conversion efficiency in a photovoltaic device. This photoelectric conversion device is provided with: a first glass plate; a photoelectric conversion unit, which is fixed onto the first glass plate, and which generates power corresponding to input of light; and a second glass plate, which is disposed to cover the photoelectric conversion unit. In the photoelectric conversion device, at least a part of the periphery of the first glass plate and that of the second glass plate are melted and bonded to each other, and the photoelectric conversion unit has a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements connected in series or parallel. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059836 | SOLAR ARRAY COLUMN CAP - Disclosed herein is a solar array column cap that includes a main body extending between a left side and a right side to define a channel, the channel configured to at least partially receive a vertical column of a solar array support structure such that the main body surrounds the vertical column. The main body further includes a left flange extending radially outwardly from the left side of the channel and right flange extending radially outwardly from the right side of the channel. Further, the main body includes an left upper flap extending from a top edge of the left flange, and a right upper flap extending from a top edge of the right flange, the right upper flap and left upper flap being co-planar. In another embodiment, a body has an opening extending along a center axis from a bottom to a top, the opening configured to receive the vertical column such that the body surrounds the vertical column, and an upper support surface configured to receive a horizontal beam, the upper support surface being located in a plane that is non-perpendicular with the center axis. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059837 | SOLAR CELL WITH PASSIVATION ON THE CONTACT LAYER - A multijunction solar cell including a contact layer with sulfur passivation on the surface of the contact layer adjacent to the window layer overlying the top subcell of the solar cell. The passivation is performed by application of a solution of ammonium sulphide. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059838 | SOLAR CELL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A solar cell apparatus according to the embodiment includes a support substrate; a back electrode layer on the support layer; a light absorbing layer on the back electrode layer; a plurality of buffer layers on the light absorbing layer, the plurality of buffer layers having a bandgap gradually increased from a bottom thereof to a top thereof; and a window layer on the buffer layers. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059839 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell includes: a crystal silicon substrate of a first conductivity type including a first principal surface and a second principal surface; a first amorphous silicon film of a second conductivity type provided on a side of the first principal surface; and a second amorphous silicon film of the first conductivity type provided on a side of the second principal surface. At least one of the first amorphous silicon film and the second amorphous silicon film has a multi-layer structure comprising layers. An oxygen-rich layer is provided between any adjacent two of the amorphous silicon layers in the multi-layer structure. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059840 | SOLAR CELLS HAVING A TRANSPARENT COMPOSITION-GRADED BUFFER LAYER - A solar cell includes a first layer having a first-layer lattice parameter, a second layer having a second-layer lattice parameter different from the first-layer lattice parameter, wherein the second layer includes a photoactive second-layer material; and a third layer having a third-layer lattice parameter different from the second-layer lattice parameter, wherein the third layer includes a photoactive third-layer material. A transparent buffer layer extends between and contacts the second layer and the third layer and has a buffer-layer lattice parameter that varies with increasing distance from the second layer toward the third layer, so as to lattice match to the second layer and to the third layer. There may be additional subcell layers and buffer layers in the solar cell. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059841 | SELECTIVE EMITTER PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - A method for fabricating a photovoltaic device includes forming a patterned layer on a doped emitter portion of the photovoltaic device, the patterned layer including openings that expose areas of the doped emitter portion and growing an epitaxial layer over the patterned layer such that a crystalline phase grows in contact with the doped emitter portion and a non-crystalline phase grows in contact with the patterned layer. The non-crystalline phase is removed from the patterned layer. Conductive contacts are formed on the epitaxial layer in the openings to form a contact area for the photovoltaic device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059842 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell according to the embodiment includes a substrate; a first electrode layer on a substrate; a light absorbing layer on the first electrode layer; a second electrode layer including a transmittive conductive material on the light absorbing layer; and a grid electrode including a transmittive conductive material on the second electrode layer. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150059843 | SOLAR CELL USING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A solar cell using a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a substrate that is formed of an insulating material and in and through which a plurality of fixing holes and communication holes are alternately formed; a plurality of photoelectric effect generators that have ball or polyhedral shapes fixed to the substrate to be disposed over the plurality of fixing holes, and generate photoelectric effects by receiving light through light-receiving portions that are exposed to an upper portion of the substrate; a plurality of upper electrodes that are formed on a top surface of the substrate, and are connected to the respective light-receiving portions of the photoelectric effect generators; and a plurality of lower electrodes that are formed on a bottom surface of the substrate to be connected to respective non-light-receiving portions of the photoelectric effect generators, and communicate with the plurality of upper electrodes through the plurality of communication holes. | 2015-03-05 |
