| 13th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
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| 20090078607 | PORTABLE FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER - The invention described herein comprises a food storage container that provides an insulated box member having a plurality of walls defining an internal cavity, and at least one wall being hinged or otherwise movable to enable access to the interior. The box is conditioned to carry a plurality of internal, modular storage bin members of various shapes and capacities. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078608 | Packing Filler For Container - A container packing filler ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078609 | Apparatuas for use in decorating one of a home or office and which can be redesigned as desired - An apparatus for use in decorating a pre-selected location and which can be redesigned as desired. The apparatus includes an open top container member. The open top container member exhibits each of a first predetermined shape and a predetermined depth, for retaining pre-selected items therein. A lid member, having each of a second predetermined shape and a second predetermined depth is engageable with such open top container member. Further, there is at least one pre-selected decorative item disposed within the open top container member. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078610 | METHOD OF TURNING VEGETABLE ASPHALT INTO SUPERIOR BOILER FUEL - This invention, which involves a method of turning vegetable asphalt into high-quality boiler fuel, belongs to the field of natural asphalt processing technology. It is intended for acid desaponification of vegetable asphalt at 50 to 100° C., then water washing is performed removing impurities and salt; following this, the asphalt is allowed to stand to separate into layers and the aqueous phase is removed. Neutralization to pH=7 to 8 is then performed using alkali and, after another water wash is performed, the asphalt is allowed to stand to separate into layers and the aqueous phase is separated from it. Then the substance obtained thereby is dried yielding the product. Vegetable asphalt that has undergone modification has the advantages of having low viscosity, generating a small amount of ash, having low sulfur content and a low flash point, and of not being prone to coking when it is burned, and the like, and ensures boiler heat efficiency and also prolongs boiler's useful life and reduces pollution. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078611 | Integrated Process for Oil Extraction and Production of Diesel Fuel from Biorenewable Feedstocks - An integrated process has been developed for producing diesel boiling range fuel from renewable feedstocks such as animal and plant oils and using a byproduct naphtha as an extraction solvent in the generation of the renewable feedstock. The process involves treating a renewable feedstock by hydrogenating and deoxygenating to provide a hydrocarbon fraction useful as a diesel fuel or diesel boiling range fuel blending component. A byproduct naphtha stream is used as an extraction solvent in a process for the generation of the renewable feedstock. If desired, the hydrocarbon fraction can be isomerized to improve cold flow properties. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078612 | EXTRACTION OF HYDROCARBONS FROM HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING MATERIALS - Solvents and methods are provided for extracting a hydrocarbon fraction from a solid, semi-solid, liquid or viscous liquid hydrocarbon-containing material. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078613 | Double inhibit mechanism - Described herein is a system and device for singulating mail pieces during mail processing and sorting. A double inhibit mechanism, mounted opposite a feed belt assembly and having at least two degrees of freedom at its downstream end, can maintain contact with mail in the mail path while separating overlapping mail pieces and allowing only single pieces to pass thereby. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078614 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING PARTICLES, CELLS, MOLECULES AND PARTICULATES - A method and apparatus for continuously separating or concentrating particles that includes flowing two fluids in laminar flow through a magnetic field gradient which causes target particles to migrate to a waste fluid stream, and collecting each fluid stream after being flowed through the magnetic field gradient. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078615 | Sluice assembly for separating heavy particles from slurry - A sluice assembly for separating heavy particles from slurry is provided. The sluice assembly includes one or more sluice boxes having decks made of plastic having a Shore D hardness between 50-75, a static coefficient of friction less than 0.3 and a kinetic coefficient of friction less than 0.2. In a preferred embodiment, the sluice assembly includes a pair of sluice boxes in which a top sluice box is positioned above the bottom sluice box so that slurry flowing from the downstream end of the first sluice box is received by the upstream end of the bottom sluice box. The bottom deck includes tapered riffles which are arranged to provide “V” shaped diverters for diverting heavier particles for collection. The sluice box upper deck may include laterally extending riffles for collection of heavier particles. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078616 | Sieving media from planar arrays of nanoscale grooves, method of making and method of using the same - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and a method for separating molecules on the basis of size and or structure, and to a method of making the apparatus. Generally, the separation method includes passing a fluid comprising particles having different effective molecular diameters through a plurality of open, nanoscale channels disposed in surfaces of substrates. The method also includes obtaining a plurality of fractions of the passed fluid such that each of the fractions includes a major portion containing particles having similar size and shape and substantially free of particles having larger size and shape. The apparatus includes first and second substrates each of which has a surface containing a plurality of open, nanoscale channels disposed therein. The surfaces are bonded together such that each of the channels of the first substrate is in fluid communication with at least two of the channels of the second substrate and is misaligned relative to the channels of the second substrate. Interferometric lithography and anodic bonding or flip-chip bonding techniques can be used to make the apparatus. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078617 | SORTER DEVICE - A device for directionally guiding articles of different shapes that are being conveyed on a conveyor off the conveyor with the aid of a movable gate ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078618 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR REDUCING NUMBER OF STOPS ON DELIVERY ROUTE BY IDENTIFICATION OF STANDARD CLASS MAIL - A system and method are disclosed for sorting mail pieces that may include both standard and higher class mail. The mail pieces are for delivery to various addresses, and the present invention postpones delivery to some addresses if those addresses are receiving insufficient mail. According to this method, data is collected about each mail piece, and that data for each mail piece is associated with a respective holder that holds the mail piece. Mail is withheld from immediate delivery if the collected data associated with the holder indicates that the mail piece is standard class having a non-immediate delivery deadline, provided that the collected data associated with other holders indicates that there are no other pieces having the same address and having either a higher class or an immediate delivery date. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078619 | Classification Apparatus For Powdery Substance - A classification apparatus including a magnetic stirrer composed of main body ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078620 | TRAY FLIPPER, TRAY, AND METHOD FOR PARTS INSPECTION - Manufacturing lines include inspection systems for monitoring the quality of parts produced. Manufacturing lines for making semiconductor devices generally inspect each fabricated part. The information obtained is used to fix manufacturing problems in the semiconductor fab plant. A machine-vision system for inspecting devices includes a flipper mechanism. After being inspected at a first station, a tray-transfer device moves the tray from the first inspection station to a flipper mechanism. The flipper mechanism includes two jaws, a mover, and a rotator. The flipper mechanism turns the devices over and places the devices in a second tray so that another surface of the device can be inspected. A second tray-transfer device moves the second tray from the flipper to a second inspection station. The mover of the flipper mechanism removes the tray from the first inspection surface and places a tray at the second inspection surface. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078621 | System for Filtering and Removing Viruses From Water Supply Sources - A system for filtering and removing viruses from water supply sources comprises a decontaminating unit ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078622 | Dialyser - The invention relates to a dialyser with a measuring unit assigned thereto that transmits data to said dialyser via a wireless link, the measuring unit being able to determine and transmit to the dialyser at least one measurable variable which can also be determined by another measuring device that is connected physically to the dialyser, a comparison of the at least one measurable variable as determined by the measuring unit and by the measuring device indicating whether the measuring unit is indeed the one assigned to the dialyser in question and/or whether the measuring unit is working properly. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078623 | Filter Device - The invention relates to a filter device, especially a line filter forming part of hydraulic installations, said filter device comprising a filter housing ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078624 | LOCKING FILTER ASSEMBLY - A locking liquid filter assembly is disclosed that prevents an unauthorized user from removing the filter media cartridge after installation. The locking filter assembly includes a head unit for coupling with an inlet conduit for delivering unfiltered process liquid into the filter assembly and an outlet conduit for delivering filtered process liquid from the filter, a head portion that includes a manifold for communicating with the inlet conduit and with the outlet conduit, and a locking assembly coupled to the head portion configured such that when the filter media cartridge is fully engaged with the head portion, the locking assembly engages with the filter media cartridge to prevent filter media removal. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078625 | Redundant ultrafiltration device - According to one aspect of the present invention, a dual stage filtration apparatus includes a cartridge having a first end and an opposing second end and a first filtration stage including a first bundle of first semi-permeable filtering elements and a second filtration stage including a second bundle of second semi-permeable filtering elements. The cartridge has a fluid inlet port for receiving raw unfiltered fluid into the first filtration stage and a fluid outlet port for discharging purified fluid after it has passed through the first and second filtration stages. The apparatus has an intrastage space that receives fluid that has been filtered in the first filtration stage prior to being filtered again in the second filtration stage, and the fluid inlet port is in fluid communication only with the first filtration stage, while the fluid outlet port is in fluid communication only with the second filtration stage. According to one aspect of the present invention, both ends of the first semi-permeable filtering elements are disposed and open at the first end and both ends of the second semi-permeable filtering elements are disposed and open at the second end. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078626 | Filter Cartridge Housing Attachment Systems - The present disclosure pertains to a fluid filter having integral attachment means which may take the form of a threaded portion of a filter cartridge. The threaded portion threadably interacts with a complementary threaded portion of a filter mounting to retain the filter cartridge to the filter mounting. The disclosure also pertains to a fluid filter having a cartridge made from two plastic shells welded together. The disclosure also pertains to a fluid filter with filter media positioned within a filter cartridge by an end cap with extending ribs welded to one of the two shells which compose the filter cartridge. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078627 | Liquid tank and method for manufacturing it - Liquid tank comprising:
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| 20090078628 | Pool filtration system - A filtration grid cover pre-impregnated with a filtering media such as diatomaceous earth is provided. The cover may have a pouch configuration sized and configured to receive a filtration grid of a diatomaceous earth filtration system. The entry aperture of the cover may be positioned at a top edge, side edge or bottom of the cover. The filtering media may be pre-impregnated on an inner surface or an outer surface of the cover. Various means of enclosing the filtration grid in the cover is disclosed or are disclosed such as with buttons, hooks and loops, adhesives, etc. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078629 | Exchangeable Oil Filter With Spring-Operated Pin For Drainage - The invention relates to a device for filtering of oil circulating in an internal combustion engine, comprising an oil filter adapter | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078630 | Separator for Removing Impurities, Especially Smaller Particles from Rain Water - Separator for removing impurities, especially smaller particles, from rain water. It comprises a first reservoir ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078631 | Modular fuel filter assembly - A fuel heater module and a water-in-fuel sensor module are disclosed that are configured to be connected to an outside surface of a filter assembly. The fuel heater module includes an inlet port and an outlet port with a heating element positioned in the fluid path between the inlet and outlet. A thermostat is included for controlling operation of the heating element. The water-in-fuel sensor module is configured to detect water in the filter housing that it may be drained from the filter housing. Both modules are configured to be attached to an outside surface of the filter housing thereby being readily replaceable. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078632 | MODULAR OIL-BASED SLUDGE SEPARATION AND TREATMENT SYSTEM - A modular apparatus having certain processing equipment mounted on portable skids that are adaptable and versatile to permit customized arrangement for oil-recovery processing of a wide range of oil-base sludge compositions in a cost-efficient manner. In one aspect, the invention is directed to a modular apparatus optimally configured for oil recovery of sludge having a high concentration of low density solids, wherein the apparatus may include a pumping skid, a shaker skid, a heating skid, a chemical skid, a phase separator skid, a gas purification skid, a decanter skid, and an oil purification skid. In another aspect, the invention is directed to a modular apparatus optimally configured for oil recovery of sludge having a high concentration of high density solids, wherein the apparatus may include a pumping skid, a shaker skid, a heating skid, a first chemical skid, a decanter skid, a second chemical skid, a phase separator skid, a gas purification skid, and an oil purification skid. In still another aspect, the invention is directed to a modular apparatus optimally configured for oil recovery of sludge having a very low solids content, wherein the apparatus may include a pumping skid, a shaker skid, a heating skid, a chemical skid, a phase separator skid, a gas purification skid, and an oil purification skid. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078633 | CHROMATOGRAPHIC STATIONARY PHASES - A chromatographic stationary phase for use in reversed-phase chromatography. A process for producing a chromatographic stationary phase for use in reversed-phase chromatography, chromatographic stationary phases prepared according to the methods of the current invention, and liquid chromatography columns, which include the stationary phases, are also provided. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078634 | Chromatography columns - The present invention relates to a chromatography column that removes the longitudinal load from the column tube altogether and transfers it to a yoke and stanchion arrangement situated around but external to the column tube. By using the yoke/stanchion system, the central adjuster can be used to move the top end into and out of the housing. Thus, when internal pressure is applied to the column, the tube experiences no longitudinal load. Additionally, the yoke and stanchion design allows for complete removal of the end from the tube without cumbersome disassembly. Moreover, the yoke provides a place to retain the end while the tube is being filled, emptied, cleaned or repaired. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078635 | DEVICE FOR TREATING A FLUID - The invention relates to a device | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078636 | BODY FLUID TREATING FILTER DEVICE - A body fluid treating filter device capable of maintaining its treating pressure within a clinically safe pressure range even if body fluid treatment is performed over a long period and having excellent property for recovering a body fluid after the body fluid treatment is completed. A body fluid treating cylindrical filter layer is stored in a cylindrical container having two body fluid flow ports. The cylindrical filter layer is disposed so that the inner space of a container can be divided into two parts by making its both end parts fluid-tight and fixing at least one of these both end parts to the inner wall surface of the container. One of the inner spaces of the container divided by the cylindrical filter layer is allowed to communicate with the first body fluid flow port and the other of the inner spaces of the container divided by the cylindrical filter layer is allowed to communicate with the second body fluid flow port. The body fluid treating cylindrical filter device is characterized in that a bar-like flow passage resistant member extending along the center axis is installed in the hollow part of the cylindrical filter layer, and a spacer layer for flowing the body fluid of 0.7 to 3.5 mm in thickness is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical filter layer and the container and between the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical filter layer and the flow passage resistance member. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078637 | SURFACE MODIFIED FILTRATION MEDIA - A filter media that inhibits the formation of static charge in a liquid flowing through the filter media comprises a filtration layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and comprising a non-conductive fibrous material having a plurality of fibers, the fibrous material comprising a metal layer deposited on at least a portion of the fibers through at least a portion of the thickness of the filtration layer. The filter media or a filter apparatus incorporating the filter media does not require means for dissipating static charge from the fluid and, therefore, does not require grounding. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078638 | Centrifugal filter - Filtration device suited for concentration of liquid samples, particularly biomolecules, and a method of concentrating, desalting, purifying and/or fractionating liquid samples. In certain embodiments the device includes a housing having a sample reservoir, and two substantially vertically oriented and spaced apart membranes disposed in the housing. An underdrain is associated with each membrane such that fluid passing through each membrane flows through a respective underdrain into a filtrate collection chamber. The fluid that does not pass through the membrane is collected in the retentate collection chamber, and can be recovered such as by a reverse spinning step, achieving recoveries greater than about 90%. The substantially vertical orientation of the membranes increases the available membrane area by at least 2.7 times the area available in a conventional filter device. The two-panel configuration also maintains more available membrane area in use during the last stages of filtration than a one-panel configuration. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078639 | Biofilter media and biofiltration apparatus employing same - A filter medium comprises a mass of elongate, differently orientated, shape-sustaining elongate elements comprising a sponge material, the different orientation of the elements causing these to form a self-supporting open network which provides substantial interstitial space between the elements, this space preferably being larger than the total volume of the elements themselves. The sponge material may be cellulose or PVA. The elements may be tubular, or they may have a reinforcing core to retain their shape. The reinforcing core may be of stiff synthetic plastic material. Filtration apparatus comprises such a mass of filter medium in a tank with ports for admitting air for filtering and exhausting filtered air. The tank may be separated into several sections by perforated screens supporting respective layers of filter medium. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078640 | High Flux Fluid Separation Membranes Comprising a Cellulose or Cellulose Derivative Layer - The present invention provides membranes having a coating layer comprising cellulose or cellulose derivative and a porous support comprising nanofibers prepared by a process of coating a solution comprising cellulose or a cellulose derivative dissolved in an ionic liquid on to a porous support layer. The present invention is useful for providing improved water flux and high rejection rates for oil/water emulsions. The present invention also provides fluid separation systems in UF, NF, RO and FO, incorporating membranes of the present invention. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078641 | HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE WITH EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE STABILITY AND BLOOD PURIFIER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE - Purpose: To provide a blood purifier having a high water permeability, for use in treatment of chronic renal failure, which is not variable in performance during the treatment, independently of a patient's body condition. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078642 | Method and apparatus for confirming that a filter drier has been replaced - A filter in some embodiments of the invention includes: a housing defining an interior chamber substantially sealed from outside of the housing; a valve located in the chamber biased to a first position where the valve maintains a seal between the interior chamber and outside of the housing; and an anchor fixed to the housing defining a surface for a spring to urge against and bias the valve to the first position and be compressed against when a receiver enters into the housing a moves the valve to a second position, the anchor defining, at least in part, flow paths wherein a pressurized fluid within the housing can communicate with an interior of the receiver to equalize a pressure within the chamber and the interior of the receiver; and a nipple attached to the housing having an interior passageway configured to permit the receiver to pass through in a substantially sealed manner. A method of attaching a filter to a filter receiver is also provided. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078643 | Low off-gassing polyurethanes - A low out-gassing polyurethane is described for use in applications where contaminants must be kept to very low levels, such as during lithography. In particular, the polyurethane is essentially free of silicon-containing species, which present particular contamination problems in the context of electronic device manufacturing. The polyurethane may be utilized as a potting material in filter assemblies, or in other contexts within the environment of electronics manufacturing. Testing of the novel polyurethane formulation shows the off-gassing characteristics to be much lower than commercially available potting materials made from polyethylene. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078644 | MEMBRANE BAGS WITH SEAMLESS MEMBRANE SUBSTANCE, USES THEREOF, FILTRATION UNITS THEREWITH AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES - Disclosed are seamless membrane bags for example, a membrane bag comprising a spacer fabric and a volume for permeate collection, the spacer fabric comprising a first part and a second part that are spaced apart and tied together at a predefined distance by monofilament thread and the first and second parts are at least partially embedded with membrane substance and the volume for permeate collection is interposed between the first and second parts. The membrane substance embeds portions of the monofilament thread and fills the spacer fabric along the border of the membrane bag. The membrane substance completely enclosing the volume is seamless. Also disclosed are processes for producing such bags, a filtration unit comprising such a membrane bag and their uses in the separation of fluids, vapours and particles. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078645 | Plant Capable of Accumulating Inorganic Phosphate at High Level and Use of the Plant - The present invention provides: a plant body with high phosphate accumulation, which is transformed to express a gene encoding a transcription factor of a gene involved in phosphate starvation reaction; a method for producing the same; a recombinant expression vector for use in the production; and a method for utilizing the same. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078646 | Conditioning System for Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Processes - Wastewaters are treated by an activated sludge process that includes combining wastewater with bacteria-laden sludge in an activated sludge tank to form a mixed liquor, separating the mixed liquor into a clear effluent and activated sludge stream, pretreating at least a portion of the activated sludge stream in a conditioning tank, transferring at least a portion of the activated sludge stream in the conditioning tank to an interchange bioreactor operating in batch or continuous flow mode, processing the activated sludge stream within the interchange bioreactor by selecting desired growth conditions to cultivate at least one type of bacteria in the activated sludge stream, and returning at least a portion of the activated sludge stream in the bioreactor to the activated sludge tank. The process may further include a sidestream reactor to remove phosphates from the activated sludge stream leaving the interchange bioreactor. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078647 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIOREMEDIATING OIL FIELD CUTTINGS - Apparatus and methods for bioremediating hydrocarbon contaminated solids. The method can include introducing a slurry comprising one or more drilling fluids and one or more hydrocarbon contaminated solids to a settling system. The settling system can include one or more housings having a receiving compartment at a first end thereof and a collecting compartment at a second end thereof. A barrier can be disposed in the receiving compartment, and at least one wall can be disposed transversely in the housing between the receiving and collecting compartments. The wall can have at least one aperture formed therethrough and at least one flow-restricting baffle disposed thereon, wherein the one or more baffles extend perpendicularly from the wall. The separated hydrocarbon contaminated solids can be contacted with one or more microorganism populations disposed between the receiving compartment and the collecting department. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078648 | Method for purifying effluent in an anaerobic reactor - The invention relates to a method for purifying effluents in an anaerobic reactor ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078649 | METHOD FOR SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF CADMIUM - A method for selective removal of cadmium from a feed solution also containing other metals such as nickel (Ni) and/or cobalt (Co), utilizing a thiourea based ion exchange resin, and a method for eluting cadmium adsorbed on the thiourea based resin. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078650 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THICKENING SLUDGE CARRIED ALONG IN WASTE WATER - In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for thickening sludge carried along in waste water, wherein the waste water is subjected to a pretreatment reinforcing the flocculation and is subsequently introduced in the direction of gravity into a bath so as to separate the sludge from the water, in which the sludge particles descend under the action of gravity and are removed in the lower portion of the bath characterized in that the waste water, upon its introduction into the bath, is flowed against a baffle, by which the flow of the waste water in the bath is deflected. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078651 | Mung Water Treatment Method - A water treatment method for reducing/eliminating and preventing biofilm buildup in recirculating water systems. The method includes providing both NuTower™ and a biocide in a recirculating water system. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078652 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING AN AQUEOUS STREAM - A system and method are disclosed for purifying a waste fluid stream. The system includes a recirculation pump having an inlet for a recirculation stream and an outlet to expel a pressurized stream. The system includes a compressor having an inlet for an evaporation stream and an outlet for a pressurized evaporation stream. A primary heat exchanger has inlets for the pressurized stream and the pressurized evaporation stream, an internal surface area for heat transfer from the evaporation stream to the pressurized stream, and outlets for a cooled product stream and a heated pressurized stream. The heated pressurized stream is formed by heating the pressurized stream and the cooled product stream is formed by cooling the evaporation stream. The system includes an evaporation unit having an inlet for the heated pressurized stream and outlets for an evaporation stream and the recycled liquid bottoms stream. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078653 | Rain Gutter Member - A gutter member includes an inlet operatively coupled to a gutter trough. The inlet is configured to receive matter such as water and non-water matter from the gutter trough. The gutter member further includes an outlet operatively coupled to a top of a downspout. The outlet is configured to pass water to the downspout. The gutter member further includes a reservoir configured to collect non-water matter. The reservoir is located between the inlet and the outlet and is lower than the gutter trough relative to the earth. The reservoir includes an exit port door configured to move between a first position in which a substantial amount of the non-water matter is retained in the reservoir and a second position in which the non-water matter is released from the reservoir. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078654 | Method of liquid detoxification and apparatus therefor - Conversion of an untreated liquid to a clean harmless treated liquid through microbe removal, characterized in that a mechanical treatment for damaging microbes present in a liquid to thereby effect extinction thereof and sterilization, combined with a chlorination in which a chlorine-containing substance is formed from a liquid and injected into a liquid to thereby effect microbe extinction and sterilization, is applied to a liquid. There is further provided an electrolytic circulation system comprising applying a detoxification treatment for extinction of microbes in seawater and sterilization by means of detoxification facilities on land or on the sea to seawater introduced through a seawater introduction channel and accommodating the seawater having been thus treated in a ballast water tank. As a result, facility and operating costs can be reduced. Extinction of microbes of unlimited size and sterilization can be securely achieved without any strength drop on the side of treated liquid accommodation body. Further, the space for installation of detoxification apparatus for ballast water in ships can be reduced to thereby enable increasing of loading space for cargo, etc. Still further, on existing ships, the hull rework cost for installation of detoxification apparatus can be minimized. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078655 | Formulation And Method For Providing Safe, Clean Chlorinated Recreational Water - A solid formulation for use with sodium chloride and a chlorine generator to provide safe, clean chlorinated recreational water. The formulation comprises a chlorine stabilizing agent and a phosphate remover agent. An enhanced salt comprising a chlorine stabilizing agent, a phosphate remover agent and sodium chloride is also described. The formulation and enhanced salt can also contain a metal chelating agent and a pH balancing agent. A cleaning agent may also be included. A fast dissolving sodium cyanurate compound is used for the chlorine stabilizing agent. A method, kit, and system for providing safe, clean chlorinated recreational water are also disclosed. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078656 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AMBIENT AIR ABATEMENT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING EFFLUENT - An abatement system is provided which includes 1) an abatement unit adapted to abate effluent; and 2) an ambient air supply system comprising an air moving device, wherein the ambient air supply system is adapted to supply ambient air to the abatement unit for use as an oxidant. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078657 | DEVICE FOR SEPARATION OF PARTICULATES FROM A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE - A device for separating plasma from blood cells involves a separation fiber having one or more characteristics such as a high silica content, a low boron content, and/or no binder. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078658 | OIL FILTER ELEMENT OF WOUND COTTON/PAPER COMPOSITION - A filter element designed for engine oil lubrication and hydraulic oils, comprising a core having a hollow interior and a perforated outer surface, in fluid communication with the hollow interior, an open first end in fluid communication with the hollow interior, and a closed second end. The filter element comprises alternately wrapping one or more layers of flat sheet barrier filter material and, on top of the barrier filter material, winding, in a uniform winding pattern, one or more layers of cotton/cellulose composition yarn over the outer surface of the core, each layer having a progressively finer filtration as the oil moves radially from the exterior of the element inward towards the core. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078659 | Filtering Apparatus - A filtering apparatus for purifying cooking oil is provided. The filtering apparatus comprises a housing, a filter housing including a filter and a first conduit in communication with a deep fryer for extraction of cooking oil requiring purifying from the deep fryer. The apparatus further comprises a pump for pumping cooking oil through the first conduit, a valve assembly in flow communication with the pump, and a second conduit in flow communication with the pump which transports cooking oil to the filter housing. The filtering apparatus also comprises one or more heating cables attached to the first and second conduits and located adjacent the pump and valve assembly, and a thermostat in communication with a thermostat probe attached to the first and second conduits and the valve assembly and pump, whereby use of the thermostat prevents activation of said one or more heating cables when activation is not required. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078660 | Merchandiser Assembly - A merchandiser assembly includes a base and a plurality of support hoops having support arms and a divider arm, wherein the support arms may be secured adjacent to the base. The hoops may define a gap formed between the hoops for containing rolled articles from movement in a transverse direction. The merchandiser assembly may also include a plurality of gate assemblies located on the support hoops for further containing rolled articles from movement in a direction substantially perpendicular to said traverse direction. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078661 | Long Gun Storage apparatus - An apparatus enables a long gun to be stored upright in a cabinet having a floor and an overhanging surface. The apparatus has: (a) a rod having a thickness less than the inside diameter of the gun barrel and having a length greater than the difference between the height of the surface and the length of the gun, the rod being adapted for insertion into the gun barrel; (b) a cap attached to one end of the rod, the cap having a diameter greater than the inside diameter of the gun barrel, the cap being adapted for limiting the insertion of the rod into the gun barrel; and (c) a means for removably attaching the cap to the underside of the overhanging surface. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078662 | Yoga mat storage racks - Yoga mat storage racks are disclosed. The storage racks are used to store mats used for practicing yoga. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078663 | SHELF - A shelf, having a primary surface ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078664 | DISPLAY RACK - A display rack system includes a main frame with a selectable number of swingable display frames releasably attached thereto. Each display frame includes vertical mounting arms with a plurality of slots therealong. Item support assemblies releasably engage these mounting arms, on each side thereof, so as to releasably attach item support assemblies, e.g., shelves, hooks and clamps, thereto. Wire supports are further releasably attached to the arms to restrain item movement during swinging movement of the display frames. The main frame can either be basally supported or attached to a vertical surface. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078665 | ADJUSTABLE PARTS STORAGE RACK - An adjustable storage rack for use with parts of a variety of shapes and sizes. An adjustable storage rack of the present invention allows for easy horizontal and/or vertical repositioning of the points of part support, thus rendering such a cart useable with dissimilar parts. Various part support structures may also be used, thereby further increasing the flexibility of a rack of the present invention. A part support structure of the present invention may be equipped with a latching mechanism that secures its vertical position. A storage rack of the present invention can be provided with wheels or other means for facilitating transport thereof. As such, a storage rack of the present invention can be used to transport, as well as store, parts. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078666 | Swing Working Vehicle - In a working vehicle of a type having an extremely small swing radius at the rear and a type having an extremely small swing radius, a rotation table frame, which is equipped with a working device and mounted on a traveling device, is to be standardized for increasing the productivity and reducing costs. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078667 | Boom for Excavation Machine | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078668 | Lightweight Finish for Hot-fill Container - A lightweight finish for a hot-fill container uses less material compared to existing hot-fill container finishes. The lightweight finish yields a cost savings while still providing adequate dimensional stability to allow the container to maintain its shape during the hot-fill process. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078669 | Wide-Mouth Plastic Container and Method for Crystallization of Mouth Portion of Plastics Container - In a wide-mouth plastic container including a container body | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078670 | MEDICINE CAP TIMING APPARATUS - A medicine cap with a timing mechanism that automatically resets upon the removal of the cap from a medicine bottle. A timing device is housed within a medicine camp, with a diaphragm housed below the timing device. The diaphragm has a rod extending upward from a central location, and fastening the cap onto a bottle or container causes the rod to be pushed up into contact with, and activate, the timing device. Upon removal of the cap from the bottle or container, the rod loses contact with the timing device, and the timer is reset. The cap may comprise multiple pieces, so the cap may be used in child-proof mode by the engagement and disengagement of splines on the cap housing and a cap insert. Means are supplied for enabling the constant engaging of the splines. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078671 | SEALING DISC WITH TAB FOR CLOSING A CONTAINER HAVING A PLUG OR CAP CLOSURE AND FABRICATION METHOD - Sealing disc ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078672 | Container and Preform for Obtaining a Container - A container obtained from a compression-moulded preform ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078673 | Method of forming a pattern - A pattern forming method is provided, which includes forming, above a substrate, a layer of a diblock copolymer composition containing at least PS and PEO, subjecting the layer to phase separation to obtain a phase-separated layer, thereby forming an easy-to-etch region constituted by PS and having a cylindrical or lamellar configuration extending in a first direction, forming an imprinting resist layer on the phase-separated layer, subjecting the imprinting resist layer to imprinting to form, on the imprinting resist layer, an uneven pattern consisting of projections and recesses extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, selectively removing, from the imprinting resist layer, the recesses, thereby leaving only the projections and, at the same time, selectively removing the PS from the phase-separated layer to obtain an etching resistive pattern containing PEO, and etching the substrate using, as a mask, not only the projections but also the etching resistive pattern. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078674 | Reactive Ion Etching Process for Etching Metals - A method of etching a metal by a reactive ion etching process is provided. The etchant gas chemistry for the reactive ion etching process consists essentially of NH | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078675 | METHOD OF REMOVING PHOTORESIST - A method of photoresist removal is provided. The method employs a plasma formed from a gas chemistry comprising NH | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078676 | METHOD FOR DRY ETCHING Al2O3 FILM - The invention provides a dry etching method for processing a wafer having an Ru film formed on a thick Al | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078677 | INTEGRATED STEERABILITY ARRAY ARRANGEMENT FOR MINIMIZING NON-UNIFORMITY - An integrated steerability array arrangement for managing plasma uniformity within a plasma processing environment to facilitate processing of a substrate is provided. The arrangement includes an array of electrical elements. The arrangement also includes an array of gas injectors, wherein the array of electrical elements and the array of gas injectors are arranged to create a plurality of plasma regions, each plasma region of the plurality of plasma regions being substantially similar. The arrangement further includes an array of pumps, wherein individual one of the array of pumps being interspersed among the array of electrical elements and the array of gas injectors. The array of pumps is configured to facilitate local removal of gas exhaust to maintain a uniform plasma region within the plasma processing environment. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078678 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - A plasma processing apparatus for processing a substrate using plasma includes a first electrode configured to mount the substrate, a second electrode disposed to face the first electrode with a predetermined space, a chamber containing the first electrode and the second electrode, the chamber being capable of adjusting an inside atmosphere, a first electric power source device configured to apply a first RF voltage for controlling a self-bias voltage generated on the substrate to the first electrode, the first electric power source device applying a substantially constant width and a substantially constant value in a peak-to-peak voltage of an RF voltage of a first frequency at intervals, and a second electric power source device configured to apply a second RF voltage of a second frequency for generating plasma between the first and second electrodes to one of the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078679 | ETCHING SOLUTION AND METHOD FOR REGENERATING WASTE LIQUID THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING VALUABLE METALS FROM WASTE LIQUID - The present invention provides etching solution for alloy steel such as stainless steel using ferric chloride, in which ferric chloride can be regenerated without carrying out an operation of removing chromium and nickel and while suppressing an increase in the amount of the etching solution, and an etching method using the etching solution. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078680 | ARC CHAMBER OF A HIGH-VOLTAGE SWITCH WITH A HEATING VOLUME OF VARIABLE SIZE - An arc chamber is disclosed for a gas-insulated high-voltage switch. It contains a heating volume for accommodating compressed quenching gas from an arc zone. A part of the wall of the heating volume is formed by a piston which is displaceable against a restoring force. The piston is arranged as differential piston and has on its side facing away from the heating volume a piston step which forms a first working surface (A | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078681 | VACUUM CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER GROUNDING ASSEMBLY - A vacuum circuit interrupter having a pole unit structure and an operating mechanism structured to move the vacuum circuit interrupter contacts between a first, closed position, wherein a movable contact is coupled to, and in electrical communication with, a fixed contact, and a second, open position wherein the movable contact is spaced from, and not in electrical communication with, the fixed contact, as well as being structured to rotate a housing assembly rotatable portion between a first position, wherein a rotatable terminal is coupled to, and in electrical communication with, a line terminal, and a second position, wherein the rotatable terminal is coupled to, and in electrical communication with, a grounded terminal. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078682 | Insertion type resistance welding method for welding copper and aluminum tubing - A method for welding aluminum and copper tubes. The method comprises the steps of forming an annulated end on a copper tube. That is followed by a step of inserting the annulated end of the copper tube into an aluminum tube and then placing the aluminum tube with the annulated end of the copper tube disposed therein into a resistance welding machine. There is a step of inserting a core rod through the copper tube and pushing the core rod to a juncture of the annulated end of the copper tube and the aluminum tube for allowing a welded joint to be formed. There is a step of rotating the core rod and exerting pressure on the welding joint and applying an electric current to ensure that the aluminum tube and annulated end of the copper tube are welded followed by the step of removing the welded tubing from the welding machine. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078683 | System for and Method of Edge Welding Using Projections - A method of edge welding a plurality of workpieces particularly useful for minimizing edge deformation and reducing the electrode size, flange size, welding force and current load necessary to produce a given weld, including the steps of forming at least one distending projection along the edge of a first workpiece, securing the projection against a second workpiece and applying a force and current load to the projection so as to fuse a portion of the projection, and a system for performing the method, including a dedicated projection forming fixture, a resistance welding apparatus preferably having specialized electrodes and a controller communicatively coupled to the fixture and apparatus. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078684 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DIGITAL RIGHTS FILE DESCRIPTION - The welding of a tight envelope is performed in two stages ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078685 | PLASMA HEAD AND PLASMA-DISCHARGING DEVICE USING THE SAME - A plasma head and the plasma-discharging device using the same are disclosed. The plasma-discharging device comprises a power supply with two electrode terminals. The plasma head comprises: an outer electrode having a chamber formed therein; an inner electrode, disposed inside the chamber; and a flow guiding structure, disposed inside the inner electrode; wherein the outer electrode and the inner electrode are connected respectively to the two electrode terminals of the power supply; and the flow guiding structure further comprises at least an inlet for introducing a working fluid into the inner electrode and at least an outlet being communicated with the chamber of the outer electrode to guide the working fluid to flow into the chamber of the outer chamber. As the inner electrode can be cooled by the flowing working fluid, not only the wear and tear of the inner electrode can be avoided as its temperature is effective reduced, but also the lifetime of the inner electrode is prolonged and the contamination caused by ion stripping. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078686 | PLASMA ARC IGNITION USING A UNIPOLAR PULSE - A starting circuit for use with a plasma torch is provided including circuitry for initiating a pilot arc using a unipolar voltage impulse. A transformer is selectively coupled to a DC source so that an impulse is introduced using the same DC source used to maintain an established pilot arc. A method is provided wherein an arc can be initiated while at the same time the DC source is pre-loaded so that surge injection circuitry is not needed to sustain the arc while ramping to the full pilot arc current level. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078687 | Laser Processing Apparatus, Processed Data Generating Method, and Computer Program - The present invention aims to rapidly and easily create processed data for scan controlling a laser light beam, and to create the processed data for the laser processing apparatus at high precision. A setting plane corresponding to a scanning region of a laser marker is displayed on a processed data generating device. A user operates the processed data generating device to arrange the processing pattern on the setting plane. Here, a marker head coincides an optical axis of the laser light beam L on a position corresponding to the reference point of the processing pattern, and photographs a work W with a camera which light receiving axis is coaxial with the optical axis of the laser light beam L. A photographed image monitor displays the photographed image along with a symbol indicating the position of the light receiving axis of the camera. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078688 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A WELDING GUN - A welding gun includes a handle, an input line, a neck and an acoustic wave trigger. The handle is configured to be grasped by an operator and includes first and second ends. The input line connects to a first end of the handle and is configured to deliver wire and/or gas to the welding gun. The neck is operatively connected to the second end of the handle. The wire and/or gas passes into the neck and out through a nozzle. The acoustic wave trigger is secured to the handle and activates the welding gun when merely touched, as opposed to being squeezed or pressed, by the operator. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078689 | Method of Welding a Wear Layer onto a Parent Material Using a Plurality of Flux-Cored Wire Electrodes, Metal Powder and Welding Powder - A method of welding a wear layer onto a parent material, wherein a welding current is applied to a first wire electrode and to at least one second wire electrode. The first wire electrode and at least one second wire electrode are continuously fed to the parent material for producing a common weld pool. Metal powder and welding powder are fed to the weld pool. The wire electrodes are flux-cored wire electrodes, having a core and a covered electrode. The flux-cored wire electrodes have a higher alloy than a weld deposit analysis of the wear layer to be welded on the parent material. The covered electrode of the flux-cored wire electrodes includes an alloy, which has magnetization properties suitable for adhesion of the metal powder. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078690 | FIBER REINFORCED HEATING UNIT AND MATTRESS WITH THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a fiber-reinforced heating unit ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078691 | ROOM TEMPERATURE RAISING APPARATUS - A room temperature raising apparatus includes a housing defining a receiving space divided into an air intake chamber and a convection chamber communicable with each other via a through hole; a heating unit mounted on a bottom of the convection chamber to heat cold air into hot air; an airflow guiding device located over the convection chamber and including a plurality of spaced manifolds communicating the convection chamber with an air outlet; and a forced convection unit mounted in the air intake chamber for forcing external cold air into the air intake chamber via an air inlet and then into the convection chamber via the through hole. The hot air produced in the convection chamber flows upward due to a convection effect and is driven by the forced convection unit to flow through the manifolds and be discharged via the air outlet. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078692 | Heating System - The invention relates to a heating system for a liquid conveyor system, particularly for a urea supply system of a catalytic converter of an internal combustion engine, comprising at least one first heater ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078693 | PHOTOIRRADIATION TYPE HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - To provide a photo-irradiation type heat treatment apparatus that eliminates the adverse influence of a light transmitting window on the temperature distribution of an article to be treated without losing the original function of a reflecting mirror a photo-irradiation type heat treatment apparatus in which heat treating of an article is performed by irradiating the article with light emitted from multiple filament lamps through a light transmitting window, by providing the apparatus with a reflecting mirror having an opening at its central area so that cooling air can pass therethrough and by providing an air permeable reflector so as to cover the opening in the reflecting mirror. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078694 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE STAGE USED THEREIN - The substrate stage according to the present invention stage includes a stage upon which a wafer is placed, a heater element installed within the stage, an upright support that ranges upright from a bottom of a processing chamber and is constituted with a tubular member that includes a small tube portion, a large tube portion and a middle portion present between the small tube portion and the large tube portion, an outer heat shield plate disposed so as to surround the outer side of the small tube portion and an inner heat shield plate disposed so as to close off an inner side of the large tube portion. The outer heat shield plate and the inner heat shield plate are disposed so that an inner edge of the outer heat shield plate and an outer edge of the inner heat shield plate overlap along the entire circumference. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078695 | TEMPERATURE SETTING METHOD OF THERMAL PROCESSING PLATE, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM THEREON, AND TEMPERATURE SETTING APPARATUS FOR THERMAL PROCESSING PLATE - A thermal plate of a PEB unit is divided into a plurality of thermal plate regions, and a temperature is settable for each of the thermal plate regions. A temperature correction value for adjusting the temperature within the thermal plate is settable for each of the thermal plate regions of the thermal plate. The line widths within the substrate for which a photolithography process has been finished are measured. The in-plane tendency of the measured line widths is decomposed into a plurality of in-plane tendency components using a Zernike polynomial. Then, in-plane tendency components improvable by setting the temperature correction values are extracted from the calculated plurality of in-plane tendency components and added to calculate an improvable in-plane tendency in the measured line widths. Then, the improvable in-plane tendency is subtracted from the in-plane tendency Z of the current processing states to calculate an after-improvement in-plane tendency. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078696 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING COOKER - The present invention relates to a oven and a method of controlling the same. In a method of controlling a oven for receiving a variety of operating and setting instructions and displaying various kinds of data related to the instructions, which comprises the steps of (A) displaying, by a control module, any one of menu lists included in a menu list image on a display unit to be relatively larger than the other menu lists; (B) receiving, by an input unit, an instruction to select any one of the menu lists displayed on the display unit at step (A); (C) displaying, by the control module, the menu list selected at step (B) on the display unit to be relatively larger than the other menu lists; (D) receiving, the input unit, an instruction to select any one of menus included in the menu list selected at step (B); (E) displaying, by the control module, a cooking method and image for the menu selected at step (D) on the display unit; (F) receiving, by the input unit, a cooking start instruction; and (G) performing a cooking operation in accordance with the cooking method for the menu selected at step (D) by means of the cooking start instruction received by the input unit at step (F). According to the present invention, there are advantages in that an item to be set can be easily discriminated and accurately selected, a cooking method can be easily discriminated and food can be easily cooked accordingly, and a variety of settings can be made according to users. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078697 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDUCTIVELY HEATING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE WORKPIECE - The invention concerns an apparatus ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078698 | Microwavable food package having an easy-open feature - A system for heating a food item in a microwave oven is provided. The system may comprise an inner container and an outer carton including an opening feature that allows for easy opening thereof. The system also may include a microwave energy interactive element. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078699 | Insulated shipping container and method of making the same - Insulated shipping container and method of making the same. In a preferred embodiment, the insulated shipping container comprises an outer box, an insulated insert, an insulated cover, a payload container and a plurality of coolant members. The outer box comprises a rectangular prismatic cavity bounded by a plurality of rectangular side walls, a closed bottom end, and top closure flaps. The insulated insert is snugly, but removably, disposed within the outer box and is shaped to define a bottom, four sides and a top. The top includes a raised peripheral edge and a recessed shelf. A large rectangular prismatic cavity surrounded by a plurality of smaller cavities extends downwardly from the recessed shelf. The large cavity of the insulated insert is adapted to receive a payload container, together with a pair of coolant saddle bags adapted to surround the payload container. Each of the smaller cavities of the insulated insert has a “top hat” shape when viewed from above, with each of these cavities including a comparatively wider but shorter and shallower section and a comparatively narrower but longer and deeper section. The wider but shorter and shallower section is dimensioned to loosely receive a coolant brick, with the unoccupied portion of the section and the completely unoccupied narrower but longer and deeper section providing air spaces for convection. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078700 | COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER - A collapsible container having an expanded storage configuration and a collapsed storage configuration is provided, the collapsible container comprising a floor portion; a ceiling portion opposed to the floor portion; at least one wall portion disposed between the floor portion and the ceiling portion; at least one door portion disposed between the floor portion and the ceiling portion; and at least two posts having a collapsed length configuration and an expanded length configuration, the at least two posts, in the collapsed length configuration, being adapted to interconnect the ceiling portion to the floor portion when the container is in the collapsed configuration and, in the expanded length configuration, being adapted to interconnect the ceiling portion to the floor portion when the container is in the expanded configuration. A collapsible container kit and a method of using the collapsible container is also provided. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078701 | CONTAINER - A collapsible container includes a plurality of walls collapsible onto the base. At least one wall has a support pivotably mounted proximate an upper end thereof. The support is pivotable between a support position where it can support another container thereon and a retracted position aligned with the wall. A latch assembly connects the wall to an adjacent wall. A resilient portion of the latch assembly also urges the support from the retracted position toward the support position. When the latch is released, the support can be freely returned to the retracted position against the wall. Therefore, the wall can be collapsed onto the base without having to overcome the force of a biasing member to position the support against the wall. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078702 | TRACKABLE CART - An example trackable cart includes a body having an upper body portion defining an opening for loading and unloading items from the body and a lid for closing the opening of the body. The lid pivotably attaches to the body along a hinge axis. The trackable cart includes an identifier contained adjacent the hinge axis. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078703 | Container with Lid for Packaging Pourable Products - The invention concerns a container comprising a container body of a material such as metal, PE or cardboard, having a primary opening which is closed by a metal plate portion acting as a first lid element, wherein the metal plate portion includes a lid tab which is defined by a separation line and which after being broken open opens a discharge opening, and the lid tab has an inclined surface co-operating with a first projection arranged on an opening means movable substantially parallel to the plate portion for applying a force to the lid tab in order to break open the separation line. In order to ensure that in such a container of the general kind set forth, a sufficiently high force can be provided for breaking open the plate portion at the separation line of the lid tab, it is proposed that a depressed bead ( | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078704 | SEALING PLUG WITH A PRESSURE-COMPENSATING CHAMBER - A plug to hermetically seal an aperture in a sheetmetal, or in the floor of a vehicle, comprising, a cap covering the aperture and comprising an external, circumferential flange resting on one side of the sheetmetal or of the floor and fitted with a first circumferential seal, an affixation portion entering said aperture and, a second circumferential seal configured at the cap or at the affixation portion and being a distance from the first seal and resting against the sheetmetal or the said floor, a cavity being subtended by the sheetmetal or said floor, the two seals and at least one wall of the plug, where said plug, includes a pressure-compensating chamber, which communicates with the cavity and, which compensates a change in pressure, caused by a change in temperature, inside the cavity, by changing the volume of the pressure-compensating chamber. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078705 | Floating Absorber Assembly for Reduced Fuel Slosh Noise - A liquid tank assembly for a motor vehicle includes a tank and an absorber assembly. The tank has an inner surface defining a cavity for receiving a liquid substance. The absorber assembly is disposed within the cavity for dampening liquid sloshing noises. The absorber assembly includes a plurality of connected dampener elements. End sections of the absorber assembly are attached to the inner surface of the tank. The absorber assembly is configured to float on a surface of the liquid when a volume of liquid within the tank is between a first critical volume and a second, lower critical volume. The absorber assembly is generally submerged when a volume of liquid within the tank is a generally greater than the first critical volume. The absorber assembly is generally suspended within the cavity when a volume of liquid within the tank is a generally lower than the second critical volume. | 2009-03-26 |
| 20090078706 | High-pressure tank - There is disclosed a high-pressure tank capable of appropriately discharging high-pressure gas. The high-pressure tank is mounted on a mobile body, stores the high-pressure gas, and includes a plurality of gas discharge means for discharging the high-pressure gas from the high-pressure tank. The gas discharge means are disposed at opposite sides of the high-pressure tank in a longitudinal direction. The gas discharge means can each have a path through which the inside of the high-pressure tank communicates with the outside thereof, and a manual valve including a manual operating section for opening and closing the path by a manual operation. | 2009-03-26 |
