| 12th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
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| 20090071309 | Structure Of Low Noise Saw And Low Noise Diamond Saw - Disclosed is a diamond saw capable of reducing noise by installing a damper for absorbing vibration in a shank. The low noise diamond saw comprises: a shank formed of a circular metallic plate; and a diamond blade bonded to an outer circumferential surface of the shank, in which a damper is partially bonded to one or both of upper and lower surfaces of the shank by a spot welding. Said one or both of the upper and lower surfaces of the shank may be provided with recesses having a thickness enough for an uppermost portion of the damper not to be higher than an uppermost portion of the diamond blade According to another embodiment of the present invention, a low noise diamond saw comprises: a shank formed of a circular metallic plate; and a diamond blade bonded to an outer circumferential surface of the shank, in which a plurality of recesses having a predetermined depth are formed in upper and lower surfaces of the shank in correspondence with each other in a circumferential direction, a hole having a diameter smaller than that of the recess is formed in the recess, and a damper is mounted in the hole so that a clearance may not be generated between a surface of the recess and a surface of the damper. In the diamond saw, noise is reduced as the number of the dampers is increased. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071310 | FOOD PRODUCT SLICER AND ASSOCIATED INTERLOCK SYSTEM - A food product slicer includes a base and a knife mounted for rotation relative to the base. A carriage assembly is mounted to the base for reciprocal movement back and forth past a cutting edge of the knife. The carriage assembly includes a home position forward of the knife and has a tray arm removably mounted to a carriage arm. An adjustable gauge plate is mounted for movement between a closed position that prevents slicing and multiple open positions that permit slicing at respective thicknesses. An interlock arrangement prevents removal of the tray arm from the carriage arm unless the carriage assembly is in the home position and the gauge plate is in the closed position. The interlock arrangement includes a key member rotatably mounted to the tray arm. A key slot may be located on the carriage arm for receiving an end of the key member. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071311 | CANTED AND VERTICAL BLADE ASSEMBLY - The present invention provides for a vertical band saw frame assembly comprising a support column having a top and a bottom, the support column having a lower band wheel attached thereto. The band saw frame further provides for a tilt plate having a plurality of apertures attached to the top of the support column and a mounting plate. The tilt plate provides a mounting platform for the upper band wheel, blade tensioning assembly, blade guide, and blade break sensor. In a preferred embodiment, the tilt plate is attachable to the mounting plate in two positions, a first position in vertical alignment with the lower band wheel and a second position in which the upper band wheel further from the support column and at an angle to the first position to create a canted cutting blade angle. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071312 | DEVICE TO HOLD AND GUIDE A HAND-HELD TOOL FOR GRINDING OR CUTTING - A device for securing and guiding a hand-held tool. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071313 | MUSIC STRING - A string for musical instrument is disclosed, the string formed from precipitation hardening stainless steel, where Ti has been added to improve the precipitation hardening properties. The string has a superior resistance to relaxation and is corrosion resistant, thus improving its tuning stability and maintaining its tone quality, thus prolonging its service life. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071314 | STRINGED INSTRUMENT FINGERING GUIDE - An apparatus for a stringed instrument includes a replacement finger board for non-intrusive placement over an existing finger board that includes a plate having a top end and a bottom end. The plate has a varying thickness along the longitudinal length of a main axis connecting the top end and the bottom end, the thickness decreasing lengthwise from a first thickness at the first end of the plate to a second thickness at a second end of the plate. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071315 | Music analysis and generation method - A system for the creation of music based upon input provided by the user. A user can upload a number of musical compositions into the system. The user can then select from a number of different statistical methods to be used in creating new compositions. The system utilizes a selected statistical method to determine patterns amongst the inputs and creates a new musical composition that utilizes the discovered patterns. The user can select from the following statistical methods: Radial Basis Function (RBF) Regression, Polynomial Regression, Hidden Markov Models (HMM) (Gaussian), HMM (discrete), Next Best Note (NBN), and K-Means clustering. After the existing musical pieces and the statistical method are chosen, the system develops a new musical composition. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071316 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MUSIC STORAGE - Apparatus for controlling music storage includes a memory, and a processor configured to (i) control the storing of a plurality of digital song files in the memory, and (ii) control the storing in the memory of a plurality of song indicia corresponding to each digital song file. The plurality of song indicia for each digital song file preferably includes artist, song title, and at least one of (i) audience reach, (ii) song original release date, (iii) plural different genres, (iv) mood, and (v) era. The apparatus may comprise on or more of a portable music player, a personal computer, an Internet server, or a cable or satellite device. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071317 | Internally mounted self-contained amplifier and speaker system for acoustic guitar - An apparatus for the amplification and projection of the sound of a musical instrument, such as an acoustic guitar, adapted to mount within the guitar itself. The apparatus may mount within the sound hole of the guitar, with an outward facing speaker within the sound hole adapted to project the sound of the instrument. The apparatus may have an amplifier attached to the speaker in a unitary design. The apparatus may be battery powered. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071318 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - A musical instrument is provided. The instrument is light weight and portable. The instrument includes electrical pickup capabilities but also has the feel of an acoustic instrument. The instrument can be folded to an arrangement that is easy for transport. The folding instrument has maximum similarity to an acoustic cello, including the feel and size when unfolded. The instrument includes a floating soundboard to provide maximum acoustic feel. The instrument further includes an acoustic pickup. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071319 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF EXPLOSIVE-FILLED OBJECTS - The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement in the destruction of explosive-filled objects ( | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071320 | SEPARABLE STRUCTURE MATERIAL METHOD - A separable structure includes composite material that is separated or severed by a reactive pyrotechnic material. According to one embodiment, the structure includes a pair of composite laminate structural portions, each including multiple layers of composite material. The portions each extend into an overlap region, within which the composite layers of the two structural portions may be alternately placed, overlapping one another. A reactive material is also placed within this overlap region, for instance being in layers between pairs of the composite material layers. The reactive material may be ignited to cause destruction of the pyrotechnic material, and a matrix or resin material of the composite materials layers in the overlap region. This causes the structure to sever or separate along a line of separation within the overlap region. The separation may occur without need to sever fibers of the composite material. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071321 | MAGAZINE FOR AN AUTOMATIC WEAPON - An automatic weapon ( | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071322 | Apparatus and method for broad spectrum radiation attenuation - A panel for use in assembling a radiation, microbial, acoustically, and ballistically shielded space within a building or other personal space. The panel is comprised of an ionizing radiation shielding material layer, a non-ionizing radiation shielding layer, an anti microbial treated layer, a bulletproof layer and an acoustical shielding layer. A method for using said panels to create a radiation, microbial, acoustic, and ballistic shielded space. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071323 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR RECIPROCATING DEVICE - A control system for a reciprocating device includes a switching valve, a toggle for operating the valve, a trigger associated with the reciprocating device to actuate the toggle, and biasing means disposed on the trigger for applying a biasing force to the toggle. The valve includes a first drive line, a second drive line, a fluid supply inlet and a fluid exhaust outlet. The valve switches between the first and second drive lines upon actuation of the toggle by the trigger, to switch direction of the reciprocating device. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071324 | WATER-COOLED PISTON COMPRESSOR - A water-cooled piston compressor having at least one air-compressing piston, which can be driven with means for producing a linearly oscillating drive force and which is accommodated in an axially movable manner in a cylinder housing which is closed at the end face via a cylinder head and is provided with water-cooling means, wherein the water-cooling means comprise a cylinder housing which is formed with a double wall and on whose end face facing the cylinder head a plurality of cooling openings are arranged, via which coolant flowing through the double-walled cylinder housing comes into contact with the region of the cylinder head. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071325 | CYLINDER DEVICE - A cup seal | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071326 | Piston For Cold Chamber Die-Casting Machine - The object of the present invention is a piston for cold chamber die-casting machines comprising a body and at least one sealing band mounted around said body, wherein said body and said band are provided with coupling means suitable for concurrently obtaining both an angular locking and an axial locking of the band to the piston body. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071327 | Filter System of an Electronic Equipment Enclosure - A filter system including a method for self cleaning the filter system of an electronic equipment enclosure where air flow is monitored either by monitoring fan performance of air flow velocity through the enclosure. The system includes two filters elements, an upstream ASHRAE or HEPA filter element to block particulate matter and a downstream PTFE filter element to block water vapor. The ASHRAE or HEPA filter element is relatively inexpensive and easy to clean. The PTFE filter element is more expensive and difficult to clean. Thus, the cheaper filter is used to protect the more expensive filter from contaminants and to increase its useful life. The method of self cleaning includes stopping the fan when a signal is received indicating a predetermined resistance to air flow which is a function of blockage of the filter elements, thereafter operating the fan at an increased rotational velocity to determine whether the fan itself is malfunctioning, thereafter slowing and stopping the fan to allow the fan to be reversed, rotating the fan in reverse for a predetermined period of time, such as five minutes, thereafter slowing and stopping the fan and returning the fan to its usual rotational velocity and direction. If the resistance to air flow is still above a predetermined level, the fan is again slowed, stopped and reversed and then returned to normal operation. The reversal operation can be conducted a multiple number of times, however, after a predetermined number, a signal is sent requesting maintenance | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071328 | GRID TYPE ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATOR/COLLECTOR AND METHOD OF USING SAME - In one embodiment, apparatuses and methods for collecting particulates use an aperture air flow control system and an inline series of alternating discharge and grid type electrodes each with a separate electrical circuit centrally located between either parallel grid electrodes or plate electrodes. In another embodiment, an external enclosed pre-discharger design and physical arrangement improves agglomeration of sub-micron particles. In yet another embodiment, an external opposing dual channel discharger design also improves agglomeration of particles. In another embodiment, two or more separate electrode arrangements are used within a collecting chamber to improve the operation and collection efficiency of the apparatus. The present invention also preferably increases the frequency of recharging the particles, to increase collection efficiency. In one embodiment, the collection chamber includes both a recharging zone and a high voltage zone followed by a series of fields separated by agglomerating recharging units. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071329 | Dust Filtration in an Automated Fiber Placement Process - A method and apparatus are provided for substantially containing dust generated along a fiber tow path extending from a creel to a compression roller in an automated fiber placement machine, by enclosing substantially all of the path of the fiber tows between the creel and the compression roller within a barrier that is substantially impermeable to dust. A dust collection apparatus may have a porous media and/or utilize an electrostatic charge for entrapping the dust. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071330 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF OPERATING A TRANS-FILL DEVICE - A method and system of operating a trans-fill device. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising generating an enriched gas stream from atmospheric air, and operating an intensifier which, when provided the enriched gas stream, produces a cylinder fill gas stream. The operating continues in the absence of the enriched gas stream being provided to the intensifier. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071331 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING OFF-GASSED OZONE - Systems and methods for producing ozonated water on demand. In particular, these systems comprise a water source, an ozone source, and a nozzle that mixes ozone and water to form a highly concentrated, ozonated water solution. Instead of requiring the ozonated water to be re-circulated to achieve a desired ozone concentration, the nozzle is configured to form the ozonated water solution in a single pass through the nozzle. Additionally, instead of requiring the ozonated water to be discharged into a pressurized tank to increase ozone absorption, the nozzle allows the ozonated water to be openly discharge. In some cases, the nozzle comprises a venturi with multiple ozone inlets to increase mixing. Additionally, in some cases the nozzle comprises a single pass mixing mechanism that mixes the water and ozone to form the high concentrate, ozonated water solution in a single pass through the nozzle. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071332 | Management of Hydrogen in Hydorgen-Containing Streams from Hydrogen Sources - The use of rapid cycle pressure swing adsorption having a cycle time of less than 30 s for increasing the hydrogen concentration in hydrogen-containing steams, from a hydrogen source, such as a stream reforming unit. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071333 | Performance Stability in Shallow Beds in Pressure Swing Adsorption Systems - PSA process for oxygen production comprising (a) providing an adsorber having a first layer of adsorbent selective for water and a second layer of adsorbent selective for nitrogen, wherein the heat of adsorption of water on the adsorbent in the first layer is equal to or less than about 14 kcal/mole at water loadings less than about 0.05 mmol per gram; (b) passing a feed gas comprising at least oxygen, nitrogen, and water successively through the first and second layers, adsorbing water in the first layer of adsorbent, and adsorbing nitrogen in the second layer of adsorbent, wherein the mass transfer coefficient of water in the first layer is in the range of about 125 to about 400 sec | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071334 | Convenient Substance-Recovery System and Process - A polar-substance-permselective membrane includes a porous support and an active-membrane material. The active-membrane material fills the pores of the porous support to render the support substantially impermeable to non-polar gases at a moderate pressure gradient (e.g., at least 70 kPa) when the hydrophilic active-membrane material is wet. In a particular embodiment the membrane is water-permselective and the active-membrane material is hydrophilic. Water-recovery system and processes utilizing these water-permselective membranes can be used to selectively remove water from hot gas streams at the feed side, and collect water at the permeate side with extremely high energy efficiency. The membrane is particularly useful for in-situ extraction of water molecules directly from hot exhaust streams. The produced steam, or steam and air mixtures can be used as a feedstock in the process of converting liquid hydrocarbons into hydrogen-rich gas streams. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071335 | METHODS FOR APPLYING MICROCHANNELS TO SEPARATE METHANE USING LIQUID ABSORBENTS, ESPECIALLY IONIC LIQUID ABSORBENTS FROM A MIXTURE COMPRISING METHANE AND NITROGEN - Methods of using microchannel separation systems including absorbents to improve thermal efficiency and reduce parasitic power loss. Energy is typically added to desorb methane and then energy or heat is removed to absorb methane using a working solution. The working solution or absorbent may comprise an ionic liquid, or other fluids that demonstrate a difference in affinity between methane and nitrogen in a solution. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071336 | MIXER WITH A CATALYTIC SURFACE - A mixer and mixer assembly for turbulent mixing and enhancing a chemical reaction is provided. A method for using a mixer and mixer assembly for treatment of fluids is also provided. The mixer generally includes a first and second end, a surface configured for turbulent mixing, a catalyst supported thereon, and surface structure configured to increase interaction of catalyst and reactant. The mixer assembly generally includes a mixer inserted inside a fluid container or a tube and may also include a catalytic sleeve for enhancing interaction between catalyst and reactant. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071337 | TWO-STAGE MIST ELIMINATOR AND METHOD - A two-stage blade-type mist eliminator is provided. In general, both stages include a plurality of impingement blades arranged to form a vaulted or inverted V-shaped profile. The first stage defines a larger included angle than the second stage. Advantageously, the corresponding terminal ends of each stage can be supported by a common support member. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071338 | OVERLAP ZONED ELECTRICALLY HEATED PARTICULATE FILTER - A system includes a particulate matter (PM) filter that includes an upstream end for receiving exhaust gas and a downstream end. A zoned heater is arranged spaced from the upstream end and comprises N zones, where N is an integer greater than one, wherein each of the N zones comprises M sub-zones, where M is an integer greater than or equal to one, and wherein the N zones and the M sub-zones are arranged in P layers, where P is an integer greater than one. A control module selectively activates at least a selected one of the N zones to initiate regeneration in downstream portions of the PM filter from the one of the N zones and deactivates non-selected ones of the N zones. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071339 | Method Of Manufacturing Porous Polytetrafluoroethylene Membrane, Filter Medium, And Filter Unit - Provided is a method of manufacturing a porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane capable of achieving both a high collection efficiency and a low pressure drop, though it has a larger average pore size and a greater thickness than conventional porous PTFE membranes. This manufacturing method includes: stretching an unsintered polytetrafluoroethylene sheet by a factor of 5 to 30 in a predetermined direction at a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of polytetrafluoroethylene; further stretching the stretched sheet by a factor of 5 to 40 in a direction different from the predetermined direction at a temperature lower than the melting point; and after the stretchings, heating the stretched sheet at a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071340 | FLOW CONTROL FOR ON-BOARD INERT GAS GENERATION SYSTEM - An on-board inert gas generating system includes a flow control valve modulated according to changes in ambient conditions to minimize changes to oxygen content within a fuel tank. The quality of the nitrogen-enriched air stream that is provided by the air separation module varies in response to flow. Higher flow rates through the air separation module removes less oxygen relative to lower flow rates. The amount of flow through the air separation module that produces the least amount of oxygen within the fuel tank is determined for an ambient pressure and provided by modulating the flow control valve. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071341 | Rotary-Valve and Adsorption Separation System - A rotary valve comprising sliding members for supplying treatment gas containing water vapor to a plurality of treatment processes is provided. The rotary valve comprises sliding members ( | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071342 | THERMAL CARAFE ENCLOSURE TO CAPTURE STEAM AND INCREASE COFFEE TEMPERATURE - A drip coffee maker is provided which include a means for impeding the infiltration of cold air into a gap between a bottom surface of the brew basket housing and the lid of a carafe as the coffee is brewed. The coffee maker includes a base, reservoir housing, and brew basket housing, where a carafe is removably positionable on the base. The carafe including a lid portion, which defines a gap between the lid portion and a bottom surface of the brew basket housing when the carafe is positioned on the base. A means for substantially encircling the gap between the lid portion of the carafe and the bottom surface of the brew basket housing is provided. The means for substantially encircling the gap is operable between an open and a closed position. In the open position, the carafe can be inserted onto the base. As the carafe is inserted, the means for substantially encircling the gap rotates to the closed position. As the carafe is removed from the base, the means for substantially encircling the gap rotates to the open position. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071343 | French press spent grounds keeper - A method of removing coffee grounds or solid materials from a French press coffee maker by inserting an apparatus consisting of a woven material creating a basket that fits the bottom of the coffee maker and is supported by four vertical evenly spaced bars, held together by a band at the top. The apparatus fits snuggly inside a French press and when removed from the French press it removes all solid materials inside the French press and leaves the liquid within the press. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071344 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING COFFEE WITH A FINE-BUBBLE FROTH LAYER, IN PARTICULAR CAPPUCCINO - An apparatus for preparing a beverage fit for consumption with a fine-bubble froth layer, such as coffee or cappuccino, provided with a beverage unit for dispensing a beverage under pressure, at least one nozzle to which the beverage is fed under pressure to generate a jet of the beverage, a buffer reservoir for collecting the jet of the beverage so that, in use, a liquid level of the beverage is created in the buffer reservoir into which the jet squirts to obtain the fine-bubble froth layer and an outlet path for discharging the beverage with the fine-bubble froth layer from the buffer reservoir, wherein the outlet path is provided with at least one siphon which comes into action for discharging the beverage from the buffer reservoir via the siphon when the liquid level in the siphon exceeds a predetermined height. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071345 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILLING A STEAM CHAMBER - A method and apparatus for filling a steam chamber. In one exemplary embodiment, a steam chamber is placed in selective communication with a vacuum pump and a heat transfer medium, such as a source of deaerated water. The steam chamber is then placed in communication with the vacuum pump, which draws a vacuum on the steam chamber and begins removing air from the interior thereof. Once a sufficient vacuum has been drawn on the steam chamber and substantially all of the air removed therefrom, the steam chamber may be placed in communication with the heat transfer medium. In one exemplary embodiment, the heat transfer medium is deaerated water. A predetermined amount of heat transfer medium is then allowed to fill the steam chamber. Once the predetermined amount of deaerated water has been received within the steam chamber, a steam chamber may be sealed. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071346 | STEAM COOKING APPARATUS WITH STEAM FLUSHING SYSTEM - A steam cooking system includes a steam cooking chamber having an access door and a drain for draining condensate from the steam cooking chamber along a drain path. A steam generator unit heats water to generate steam. The steam generator unit is connected for delivery of steam from the steam generator to the steam cooking chamber via a first steam path during a cooking operation. The steam generator unit is also connected for delivery of steam from the steam generator to the drain path via a second steam path during a steam flushing operation. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071347 | Toaster - The present device is intended to provide a toaster comprising an opening and closing door installed on the toaster side walls or front wall, one of the support bars holding the bread formed to make a bigger gradient so that, whenever the door is open, the placement of bread may be done easily, and, when the door is closed, the holder may recover the original space, a heating control timer which automatically opens the door when the baking is finished, and the toaster housing a part of which is transparent so that the baking conditions of bread may be recognized. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071348 | Rotisserie utensil for remotely orienting food in relation to a heat source - A rotisserie utensil for roasting food over an open flame or other heat source. The utensil includes a pair of elongated handles. The distal end of each handle is formed into a tunnel for receiving a segment of a crank that includes an offset segment. One end of the crank comprises a loop and the opposed end of the crank comprises a pair of tines for rotatably securing the utensil and for impaling food for rotation about an axis that is substantially orthogonal to the elongated handles. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071349 | Tipping and tailing machine for vegetables - Vegetables, especially carrots, have both ends trimmed by this machine. The machine has an inclined table which forms a track and product guides in the form of troughs are attached to a belt so that the guides travel around the table when the belt is driven around the track. The guides are arranged with their long dimensions extending radially as they travel around the track. Carrots are fed into the trough-like guides at the upper side of the track and slide down the guides until they reach a stationary fence. The guides than travel past a blade which cuts off one end. As the guides continue to travel around the track, they change orientation so that the end of each guide which was at the top is then at the bottom, and the carrot slides to the other end of the guide before passing a second blade where the opposite end is cut off. The second blade may be one or a number of parallel blades so that the carrot can be cut into segments of desired length before those segments fall out of the machine at into a collection chamber. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071350 | Apparatus for Tensioning a Band - The invention relates to an apparatus for tensioning a bond, in particular a tripping device, comprising a drive unit ( | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071351 | Dual Force Ram Drive for a Screw Press - Precise motion of the ram of a fastener press is controlled by high torque and low torque motors for high speed/low force and high force pressing of the ram by the ram, respectively. The high torque motor means drive passes through a bidirectional overrunning clutch. The clutch is controlled by the relative motion of the two separate motor drive speeds of which are regulated by a controller. The clutching motion is therefore controlled only by the relative speed of its drive versus driven components. This provides an extremely smooth and responsive transition between high speed/low force and low speed/high force operation of the ram so that the pressing cycle can be as fast and efficient as possible. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071352 | PRINTING DEVICE, ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND PRINTING METHOD - The invention relates to a device ( | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071353 | FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTER - A flexographic printing machine including at least one printing unit with an ink roller mounted at one end to a first sliding support and a plate-holding roller mounted at one end to a second sliding support, and at least one guide member for guiding the movements of the supports in directions parallel to an imaginary line which perpendicularly intersects the axes of the ink and plate-holding rollers. In addition, first upper and lower screws are provided parallel to said line above and below the axes of the ink and plate-holding rollers in order to move the first support, and second upper and lower screws are provided parallel to the line above and below the axes of the ink and plate-holding rollers in order to move the second support. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071354 | Quick Stop Controlling Mechanism in Surface Treatment Device of Printing Press - There is provided a surface treatment device of a printing press that does not cause adverse affect on a transfer film in the surface treatment device at a quick stop of the printing press. The transfer film is wound around a plurality of rollers in the surface treatment device, and rollers disposed close to an impression cylinder out of the plurality of rollers are adapted to be capable of being individually driven through motors, respectively. At an emergency stop of the printing press, a controlling section fine-adjusts the running speed of the transfer film into synchronization with the speed of the impression cylinder, by driving the rollers individually while acquiring information from an impression cylinder encoder. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071355 | PRINTING UNIT OF A WEB-FED ROTARY PRINTING PRESS - A printing unit of a web-fed rotary printing press with several printing couples is disclosed. Each printing couple features a transfer cylinder, a plate cylinder, an inking couple and preferably a dampening unit, where the transfer cylinder and the plate cylinder of each printing couple are positioned jointly on side walls of a frame of the printing unit, and where the printing unit is aligned in the web-fed rotary printing press via bearing devices which engage on the frame of the printing unit. Rollers of the inking couples and/or dampening units of the printing couples are positioned on separate supporting walls such that the supporting walls are displaceable with respect to the side walls on which the transfer cylinders and plate cylinders of the printing couples are positioned, in order to facilitate access to the cylinders and the rollers of the printing couples. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071356 | ROTARY PRINTING PRESS - A rotary printing press is disclosed. The press includes at least one plate-free printing unit for printing a substrate web with a static print image for print copies of a print job and at least one plate-free printing unit, in particular an inkjet printing unit for printing the substrate web with a dynamic print image. The/each plate-free printing unit can be shifted from a printing position in which the substrate web can be printed by the same printing unit, into a service position in which no substrate web can be printed by the same printing unit. A device which is assigned to the service position is printable by at least one plate-free printing unit that is shifted into the service position, such that the printing parameters of the same can be verified and adapted to subsequent printing of the substrate web in the printing position. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071357 | PRINTING UNIT OF A WEB-FED ROTARY PRINTING PRESS - A printing unit of a web-fed rotary printing press with several printing couples is disclosed. Each printing couple features a transfer cylinder, a plate cylinder, an inking couple and preferably a dampening unit, where the transfer cylinder, the plate cylinder, and rollers of the inking couple and if applicable of the dampening unit of each printing couple, are coupled on the drive side via gears and jointly positioned on side walls of the printing unit. Independently driven ink fountain rollers of the inking couples together with an ink fountain as well as a film roller of the inking couples are positioned on separate side walls in such a way that, in the region of each printing couple, the ink fountain roller, the ink fountain as well as the film roller of the respective inking couple are displaceable relative to the cylinders and rollers of the printing couples. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071358 | PRINTING CYLINDER CLEANING SYSTEM - A printing cylinder cleaning cylinder in one embodiment includes a base and a module reversibly attaching to the module. The module includes a housing, a module engagement-disengagement assembly, a reciprocating wiper and brush assembly, a spray discharge assembly and a discharge assembly. The reciprocating brush and wiper assemblies produce a advantageous multi-dimensional scrubbing action. The module engagement-disengagement assembly may displace the module in to an operational position. The spray assembly may deliver cleaning fluid toward the cylinder being cleaned. The discharge assembly may convey cleaning fluid away from the module after the cleaning fluid. A control system allows for automatic or semiautomatic operation is some embodiments. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071359 | PRINTING PLATE UNLOADING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Apparatus for removing printing plates ( | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071360 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PROCESSING MACHINE FOR SHEET MATERIAL - The invention relates to a method for controlling a machine processing sheet material. The processing machine has at least one printing or coating group and a cylinder that is coupled to a direct drive and is decoupled mechanically from a main drive acting on a gear train of a plurality of sheet transport cylinders and that can be driven in a given way at least relative to the sheet-guiding cylinders. The cylinder having an associated inking group with an inking group roller that can be driven by the main drive and gear train. Printing contact in a contact zone of the cylinder carrying the printing form with an adjacent rubber blanket cylinder is cancelled for cleaning. The inking group roller of the inking group is separated on a drive side from the sheet transport cylinders driven by the main drive and gear train. The inking group roller is coupled on the drive side to the cylinder carrying the printing form. The inking group roller is driven according to a cleaning program stored in a selection menu for an individual cleaning period at an individual rotational speed by the direct drive. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071361 | INJECTION MOLDED SHAPED CHARGE LINER - A shaped charge liner formed by injection molding, where the liner comprises a powdered metal mixture of a first and second metal. The mixture includes about 50% to about 99% by weight percent of the first metal, about 1% to about 50% by weight percent of a second metal, about 1% to about 50% by weight percent of a third metal. In one embodiment, the first metal comprises tungsten, the second metal may comprise nickel, and the third metal may comprise copper. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071362 | DEMOLITION CHARGE HAVING MULTI-PRIMED INITIATION SYSTEM - A demolition charge system has a multi-primed initiation system with a rigid container defining an internal chamber. An initiation tube is supported within the internal chamber and is configured to receive a demolition initiator. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071363 | Gantry Crane and Method for Laying a Track - A gantry crane is equipped with devices for transporting old and new ties and with pads, which are provided for spacing the new ties. The device for transporting the pads is provided in the form of pincers having two pincer parts that can be displaced relative to one another in a manner that is normal to a longitudinal direction of the frame. The device for transporting the new ties is located between the device for transporting the pads and the device for transporting the old ties. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071364 | SIDE SHIFT RAISE CLIMBING SYSTEM - A side-shift raise climbing system is provided that utilizes a side-cut excavated into the wall of the access drift for a raise in a mine. A transfer section is incorporated into the existing length of rail servicing the raise. The transfer section includes a laterally transferable rail that can be detached from the existing rail and shifted along a set of monorails that extend into the side-cut. The transfer section enables a raise climber, when parked thereon, to be shifted out of the access drift without requiring additional access drifts or parking/nesting areas to accommodate the use of muck removal equipment. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071365 | Tissue marking compositions - Provided are permanent tissue markings comprising at least one colored compound comprising a thermally activatable fragmentation group and at least one infrared absorbing compound, wherein the at least one colored compound is capable of being rendered colorless by unimolecular fragmentation of the thermally activatable fragmentation group when the tissue marking is non-imagewise exposed by a source of infrared radiation. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071366 | Wax Emulsion For Inkjet Ink - The present invention provides a pigment ink formulation containing a wax emulsion is disclosed. The wax emulsion comprises a specific wax and surfactant combination. In particular, the wax comprises a linear polyethylene wax and the surfactant is an alkyl ether carboxylate. The wax emulsion can be made by any process for preparing emulsions used by those skilled in the art such as typical homogenization methods. Applicants have discovered that such a wax emulsion can not only improve the scratch resistance of pigmented ink, but also improve other handling problems such as scuff and smear. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071367 | Coating compositions for marking substrates - The present invention provides coating compositions for marking substrates, which comprises a colour former, an amine salt of an organic metal compound, a binder, a solvent, and optionally additional components, wherein the amine salt of the organic metal compound is of formula (I) in which X is silicon or boron, and E and F are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h in which R | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071368 | Process for the dispersion of fine-particle inorganic powders in liquid media, with use of reactive siloxanes - The invention relates to a process for the dispersion of fine-particle surface-modified inorganic powders in liquid media, with use of siloxanes. A process for the preparation of a dispersion of inorganic particles in a liquid medium is described, in which inorganic particles which have been surface-modified so that they have at least one organic group on the surface are mixed in a liquid medium with an organosiloxane, where at least one organic group of the organosiloxane corresponds to the at least one organic group on the surface of the inorganic particles. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071369 | Non-Aqueous Slurries Used as Thickeners and Defoamers - A low VOC, HAPs free, substantially non-aqueous slurry for use as a rheology modifier in aqueous systems including but not limited to latex paints. The slurry comprises a particulate water-swelling polymer such as hydroxyethyl cellulose, mineral oil carrier liquid, a non-ionic surfactant, a particulate thickening agent, a defoamer, and optionally an amine component. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071370 | LIQUID COMPOSITION FOR METACHROMATIC MEMBERS, AND METACHROMATIC MEMBER SET MAKING USE OF THE SAME - In a liquid composition for metachromatic members which is to be applied to a metachromatic member having a support and provided thereon a porous layer formed by fixing therein a low refractive index pigment in a disperse state together with a binder resin, the liquid composition has a liquid medium and dissolved and/or dispersed therein a solid matter having a refractive index of from 1.3 to 1.8. Also disclosed is a metachromatic member set having this liquid composition and a metachromatic member. The liquid composition for metachromatic members satisfies permanent preservability of images, having superior density retention and shape retention of images formed in the metachromatic member and being suitable for uses in which impressions of hands, feet and the like are taken and preserved or in which written images or stamped images are preserved. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071371 | Silicon Oxynitride Coating Compositions - Silicon oxynitride compositions are described herein. These compositions are typically deposited onto substrates using a nitrogen plasma-based, reactive sputtering method. Depending on their composition, these coatings can be used for field emission suppression, dielectric applications, reflection control, and surface passivation. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071372 | WATER-BASED COATING COMPOSITION AND HEAT-SHIELDING COATING - The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a thermal shielding coating exhibiting high thermal shielding properties. The water-based coating composition in accordance with the present invention is characterized by inorganic particles inclusive of spherical metal oxide particles being contained therein. Various chemical compounds, etc. are contained in the water-based coating composition, but by adding spherical metal oxide particles, it has become possible that the water-based coating composition exhibits high solar reflecting properties, as described before. Conventionally, the present inventors have developed inorganic particles exhibiting increased sphericities, and in the course of the development of the inorganic particles exhibiting increased sphericities, they have found that the inorganic particles exhibiting increased sphericities can be dispersed in liquid with very high concentrations, and have contemplated the application of the inorganic particles exhibiting increased sphericities to the coating composition. They have confirmed that the thermal shielding properties are also improved as the result of a large amount of inorganic particles which are excellent in solar reflecting properties being able to be contained in the coating composition, and have completed the present invention. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071373 | Method of producing organic particles - A method of producing organic particles, which contains dissolving an organic material into a good solvent to form a solution, and mixing the solution with a poor solvent for the organic material, in which the poor solvent is compatible with the good solvent, to form particles of the organic material in a liquid mixture, in which at least one selected from the group consisting of an anionic surfactant having 14 or more carbon atoms (dispersing agent A) and a specific compound having an azo group (dispersing agent B) is contained in the liquid mixture in which the organic particles are formed. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071374 | Dry Mix Cement Composition, Methods and Systems Involving Same - A dry mix cement composition including an alkaline multi-phase aluminosilicate material, wherein the alkaline multi-phase aluminosilicate material provides a source of alkaline and soluble silicate to the cement composition. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071375 | Gas-Generating Additives Having Improved Shelf Lives for Use in Cement Compositions - According to various embodiments, gas-generating additives for use in a cement composition comprise: a gas-generating material at least partially coated with a mixture comprising a fatty acid ester of sorbitan, glycerol, or pentaerythritol and having a shelf life of about 12 months or greater. The gas-generating additives may also include a C | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071376 | LIGHTWEIGHT DRAINABLE CELLULAR CONCRETE - A lightweight pervious cellular concrete is provided. The concrete has an internal structure comprising interconnected channels, resulting in a permeability K value of less than about 1×10 | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071377 | Binder for Refractory Concrete, Preparation for Refractory Concrete, Refractory Concrete and Method for Making Same - The present invention relates to a hydraulic binder for low-cement content concrete. The ground mineral portion of this cement comprises an under-calcinated alumina the BET specific surface of which ranges between 8 m | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071378 | Ultra high strength fiber-reinforced cement composition, ultra high strength fiber-reinforced mortar or concrete and ultra high strength cement additives - Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide highly general purpose ultra high strength fiber-reinforced mortar or concrete that shows a higher fluidity (workability) at the fresh state, a higher bending strength with a less content of metal fiber by enhancing both the absolute value of the compressive strength of mortar -matrix excluding metal fiber and the ratio of the bending strength relative to the compressive strength simultaneously at the hardened state, and acceptability of fine aggregate being used in ordinary ready-mixed concrete. An ultra high strength fiber-reinforced cement composition is characterized in that it contains cement, silica fume, coal gasification fly ash, gypsum and metal fiber and that the mass ratio of silica fume : coal gasification fly ash is 95 through 50 portions: 5 through 50 portions. Ultra high strength fiber-reinforced mortar or concrete contains such a cement composition and fine aggregate. An ultra high strength cement additives is characterized in that it contains silica fume, coal gasification fly ash and gypsum as principal ingredients and the mass ratio of silica fume: coal gasification fly ash is 95 through 50 portions: 5 through 50 portions. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071379 | TREATMENT OF FLY ASH FOR USE IN CONCRETE - A process for treating fly ash to render it highly usable as a concrete additive. A quantity of fly ash is obtained that contains carbon and which is considered unusable fly ash for concrete based upon foam index testing. The fly ash is mixed with a quantity of spray dryer ash (SDA) and water to initiate a geopolymerization reaction and form a geopolymerized fly ash. The geopolymerized fly ash is granulated. The geopolymerized fly ash is considered usable fly ash for concrete according to foam index testing. The geopolymerized fly ash may have a foam index less than 40%, and in some cases less than 20%, of the foam index of the untreated fly ash. An optional alkaline activator may be mixed with the fly ash and SDA to facilitate the geopolymerization reaction. The alkaline activator may contain an alkali metal hydroxide, carbonate, silicate, aluminate, or mixtures thereof. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071380 | Board for pasturage - An improved board for pasturage includes pasturage equipments installed on a back side of a board body, a positioning slot and a leg positioning slot disposed at a pasturage equipment and a leg of the pasturage equipment respectively, cup slots and containing slots disposed on a front side and around the periphery of the board body, an embedding slot disposed at a position corresponding to front and back sides of four corners of the board body, male and female latches disposed on both lateral sides of the board body and engaged with each other, and water injecting holes disposed on a lateral side of the board body. The board for pasturage not only connects the pasturage equipment directly for its use, but also operates with a leg or a support pillar as a leisure table, a storage cabinet, a fence or a billboard. The applications are simple, convenient and diversified. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071381 | Window pallet and method of use thereof - A pallet for holding at least one window frame includes a base and movable sides pivotally attached to the base. The movable sides are positionable to be substantially perpendicular to the base and are configured to hold the window frame. Connectors attached to the base and the movable sides, respectively, prevent the first and second movable sides from moving away from each other. A method for using the pallet is also disclosed. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071382 | WASTE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - In apparatus and method for waste treatment by pyrolysis, treated waste is flushed through a grid ( | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071383 | CROP RESIDUE AND SOIL CONDITIONING AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - A ground opener that is allowed to caster in one direction is associated with a pair of arms connected by a pivot connection that allows one arm to move relative to the other arm. The movable arm is forced against the stationary arm when the ground opener impacts the soil as the ground opener is pulled along a relatively straight travel path. When the ground opener is turned radially from the straight travel path, the movable arm may cast away from the stationary arm. The disc opener is coupled to the movable arm through a central hub and, as such, the trailing edge of the disc opener will move away from the stationary arm as the disc opener is turned. When the disc opener has completed the turn, the torque on the disc opener will lessen thereby allowing the movable arm to move back toward the stationary arm. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071384 | EMBROIDERY FRAME SUPPORT DEVICE - In an embroidery sewing machine, an embroidery frame support device for supporting a front end portion of an embroidery frame installed in a cantilevered manner includes: a base member that is a base for attaching the embroidery frame support device to the embroidery sewing machine, and a Y slide rail (support member) having a movable end that can move relatively with the base member. The embroidery frame support device supports a front end portion of the embroidery frame from a lower surface thereof through an X slide rail attached to a tip portion of the Y slide rail. The embroidery frame support device can be attached to the embroidery sewing machine by screwing a base member to a cylinder bed. The screwing of the base member to the cylinder bed can be carried out from the upper side of a sewing machine table. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071385 | THREAD CUTTING DEVICE OF SEWING MACHINE - A thread cutting device of a sewing machine cuts a thread below a throat plate through which a needle is inserted. The thread cutting device includes a first thread catcher operable to catch the thread, a second thread catcher operable to catch the thread caught by the first thread catcher, a fixed blade operable to cut the thread caught by the second thread catcher, a driving portion which drives the first thread catcher and the second thread catcher such that the second thread catcher catches the thread caught by the first thread catcher and guides the thread toward the fixed blade, an attaching member to which the fixed blade is fixed and into which the second thread catcher is slidably inserted from above over the fixed blade, and a cover which covers the second thread catcher from above to restrict an upward movement of the second thread catcher. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071386 | Porous plate rocket torpedo - The present invention includes a means to sustain a rocket torpedo's supercavation envelope to enhance the speed, maneuverability and resistance to percussion based counter measures. The invention includes machines using those aspects of the invention. The invention may also be used to upgrade, repair, or retrofit existing machines, using methods and components known in the art. The present invention comprises a porous plate technique never associated with torpedo design. This approach differs from previous efforts to apply porous plate designs to surface ships and differs as a proportional gas flow is achieved to sustain supercavation during all aspects of a torpedo travel to include but not limited cruising, diving, surfacing and while executing turns of any turning radius. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071387 | TRANSPORTATION DEVICE - This invention relates to a transportation vehicle ( | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071388 | Watercraft having a kite-like element - The invention relates to a water craft comprising a kite element, which is connected to the water craft by a traction cable. The water craft is characterized in that the kite element is equipped with adjusting devices and an energy generation unit, which delivers energy when the tractive force that is exerted on the traction cable is modified. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071389 | WASTEWATER BALLAST SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention discloses a wastewater ballast method that includes the steps of collecting wastewater, treating the collected wastewater, storing the treated wastewater, and discharging the treated wastewater during ballast operations. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071390 | PORTABLE WATER LEVEL-RESPONSIVE DOCK SECURING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A portable water level-responsive mooring device has a mooring strap with a ring capable of engaging the mooring device around a dock piling. The mooring strap has a suitable length of cord having a clip or ring on each end capable of releasably attaching to a fender, spacing tubes, and rollers. The spacing tubes and rollers have an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the spacing tubes and an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the cord. The cord is positioned within an arrangement of the spacing tubes and rollers, the length of cord being sufficient to wrap around a dock piling. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071391 | High speed, multi-unit, articulated surface effect ship - A multi segment articulated Surface Effect Ship.Flexible air seals are formed between hull modules with a gas cushion contained between the side hulls under the entire length of the ship. In one embodiment the cushion formed may act as one continuous gas cushion whereby air cushion pressure generated or flowing from a leading car, or modular segment, flows rearward to supply or augment the cushion pressure necessary to support the following modules at the required operational draft. Hull configurations adaptable to the multi-unit, articulated surface effect ship described in the invention include conventional and air cushion assisted catamaran, trimaran and quadramaran designs and configurations. The ability to vary the cushion pressure at any point or area underneath the length of the ship gives the craft unique and novel passage-making abilities and extreme shallow draft capabilities that can be easily altered while underway to suite the routes and areas it serves in addition by dynamically adapting to varying sea states or other wave type and wave height conditions encountered during transit. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071392 | FLUID FLOW RESTRICTION INDICATOR - An indicator suitable for signaling restricted flow of a fluid through a filter mounted in a filter indicator includes a housing having an inner cavity. A diaphragm disposed within the housing separates the inner cavity into first and second chambers and deflects from a neutral position in response to applied pressures within the first and second chambers. A tab assembly opposite the diaphragm includes a spring-loaded flag moveable from a first position within the housing to a second position outside the housing. A pin operably coupled to the diaphragm holds the spring-loaded flag within the housing when the diaphragm is in the neutral position. In response to the diaphragm being deflected sufficiently from the neutral position to release the pin, the spring-loaded flag travels to the second position outside of the housing, thereby indicating a restrictive flow condition for the filter. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071393 | ONBOARD ELECTRONIC DEVICE OPERATING UNIT - An onboard electronic device operating unit enables a needle calibration mode by performing a specified needle calibration enabling operation on part of multiple setup operation sections. The setup operation sections can change setting states of control contents for an onboard electronic device. In the needle calibration mode, part of the setup operation sections functions as a needle calibration section. Operating the needle calibration section can calibrate a needle position of a needle-type display apparatus. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071394 | AlxInyGa1-x-yN MIXTURE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF GROWING AlxInyGa1-x-yN MIXTURE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING AlxInyGa1-x-yN MIXTURE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE - A low dislocation density Al | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071395 | DISPENSING MACHINE TO ENHANCE THE VISUAL APPEAL OF PREPARED FOODS - The present invention is a dispensing machine ( | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071396 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTION-LINE PRINTING ON WET WEB MATERIAL - The present invention is method and system for applying a finish to non-woven fabric as part of the production line, during the production process, and provides for the selective application of, for example, colorants so as to produce patterns or graphic designs to the non-woven fabric before completion of the drying process. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071397 | ROTARY ATOMIZER HEAD TYPE PAINING MACHINE - A coupling portion is provided on an outer peripheral side of a rotational shaft, a stationary ring is mounted on a fore end portion of an air motor, a rotatable ring is rotatably attached to a stationary ring, and slide plates are provided between the stationary ring and the rotatable ring movably in radially inward and outward directions of the rotational shaft. A slider shift mechanism provided on the stationary ring and the rotatable ring brings each slide plate into and out of engagement with the coupling portions in step with a rotational movement of the rotatable ring. Thus, for locking the rotational shaft in a fixed state, an operator grips and turns the rotatable ring with one hand to engage the slide plates with the coupling portions by the slider shift mechanism. In this state, a rotary atomizing head can be mounted on or dismantled from the rotational shaft. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071398 | ROTARY FEEDING SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for accurately and repeatably depositing edible particulates on edible products. A dual-drum rotary feed system accurately meters an amount of edible particle for each edible product with a first rotary drum while a second rotary drum deposits the edible particulates onto or within the edible product. The dual-drum rotary feeder can comprise replaceable drums wherein drums can be quickly removed and replaced for cleaning, sanitization and to adjust processing conditions such as, for example, changes in production rates and/or product size. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071399 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING WORKPIECES - The invention relates to a fluid rotary leadthrough having a journal and a sleeve. The sleeve and the journal are sealed off with respect to one another. The journal and the sleeve each have a line connection. The line connections, at least from time to time, are connected to one another via a fluid passage so that a flow of fluid through the fluid rotary leadthrough is made possible. The journal is arranged rotatably in the sleeve. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071400 | Flexible Hose And A Paint Application Apparatus And System With Same - An insulated hose for a high voltage paint application apparatus including an inner hose containing a fluid or paint charged at a high voltage. The flexible inner tube hose is arranged inside at least one flexible mechanical protection tube or layer and an air excluding medium is enclosed between flexible inner tube and first flexible mechanical protection layer. A mechanical protection layer may be surrounded by an electrical protection layer which is grounded. A system for applying paint or other fluid materials at a high voltage is also described. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071401 | Method and apparatus for recycling inert gas - A method for recycling an inert gas evacuated from a material deposition process chamber | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071402 | Metal film vapor phase deposition method and vapor phase deposition apparatus - A copper film vapor phase deposition method includes the steps of exposing high-purity copper to a plasma of a gas containing chlorine gas to etch the high-purity copper, thereby generating active Cu | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071403 | PECVD PROCESS CHAMBER WITH COOLED BACKING PLATE - The invention generally relates to a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition chamber for depositing amorphous or microcrystalline silicon on a glass substrate to fabricate solar voltaic cells. The chamber includes a backing plate having at least one fluid receiving conduit to receive cooling fluid to remove heat generated within the chamber by the plasma, thereby stabilizing and cooling the backing plate to assure the uniformity of deposition of materials on the surface of the substrate. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071404 | Method of forming titanium film by CVD - A Ti film is formed by CVD in holes formed in an insulating film formed on a Si substrate or on a Si film formed on a Si substrate by a method according to the present invention. The method includes the steps of: loading a Si substrate into a film forming chamber; evacuating the chamber at a predetermined vacuum; supplying TiCl | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071405 | Substrate Processing Apparatus - Disclosed is a substrate processing apparatus, comprising a processing chamber to accommodate one or more substrates, a gas supply section to supply processing gas into the processing chamber, a gas discharge section to discharge the processing gas from the processing chamber, at least a pair of electrodes provided inside the heating section to plasma-excite the processing gas, a protection container made of dielectric to air-tightly accommodate the electrodes, an electricity-receiving section which is electrically connected to the electrodes and which is accommodated in the protection container, and an electricity-feeding section to which high frequency electric power is applied and which is provided near the electricity-receiving section in a state in which at least a wall of the protection container is interposed between the electricity-receiving section and the electricity-feeding section, wherein electric power is supplied from the electricity-feeding section to the electricity-receiving section by electromagnetism coupling. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071406 | COOLED BACKING PLATE - A plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition chamber (PECVD) which includes a backing plate that provides support to a diffuser. The backing plate includes a plurality of fluid conduits adapted for circulation of a cooling fluid therethrough to remove excess heat generated in the chamber by the plasma to thereby maintain the backing plate in a stable condition thereby maintaining the diffuser in a stable position during the deposition of material from the plasma. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071407 | SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING PARTS HAVING APERTURES WITH DEPOSITED COATINGS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - Holes in semiconductor processing reactor parts are sized to facilitate deposition of protective coatings, such chemical vapor deposition at atmospheric pressure. In some embodiments, the holes each have a flow constriction that narrows the holes in one part and that also divides the holes into one or more other portions. In some embodiments, the aspect ratios of the one or more other portions are about 15:1 or less, or about 7:1 or less, and have a cylindrical or conical cross-sectional shape. The holes are coated with a protective coating, such as a silicon carbide coating, by chemical vapor deposition, including chemical vapor deposition at atmospheric pressure. | 2009-03-19 |
| 20090071408 | Bird and animal feeder arrangement and article hanging method - An apparatus and method allows at least a reservoir portion of a bird feeder to be relieved of its mounted hanging condition and replaced thereto in a facilitated manner. A mounting structure normally remains in an attached state with an elevated support, such as a tree limb, pole or the like, and a bottle or other reservoir for containing feed material (or reservoir assembly, which may optionally also include a feeding station, decorative parts, etc.) is selectively engageable therewith. Advantageously, cooperating structure of the reservoir itself and the mounting structure allow coupling and uncoupling of each. By virtue of this arrangement, when exhausted of feed, a spent reservoir (or the entire reservoir assembly) can be easily removed from its suspended above-ground state, and either refilled and replaced, or more preferably, simply recycled and replaced with a new pre-filled reservoir/reservoir assembly, in the manner of a cartridge. | 2009-03-19 |
