| 13th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20140083507 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL - Provided is a dye-sensitized solar cell. The dye-sensitized solar cell includes a first metallic substrate disposed on a first transparent film, a first electrode disposed on one surface of the first metallic substrate, a second metallic substrate facing the first metallic substrate, a second electrode disposed on one surface of the second metallic substrate to face the first electrode, and an electrolyte disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first metallic substrate includes a plurality of holes exposing a portion of the first transparent film. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083508 | METHOD FOR FORMING AN ALUMINUM ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL ELECTRODE AND ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING PRODUCT THEREOF - An organic photovoltaic cell is disclosed that uses an aluminum substrate with a polymeric layer overcoat. A layer of titania nanoparticles is mechanically embedded with a top surface of the aluminum substrate to provide a TiO | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083509 | Water Storage Reserve and Return Method and Apparatus - An apparatus consisting of check valves ( | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083510 | Electric Actuated Rotary Valve - A rotary valve adapted for use in utility scale fluidic systems improves over conventional valving schemes by affording reductions in weight, pressure drop, cost, and actuation time, as well as providing improvements in decompression performance, higher pressure capability, and longer operational life. One embodiment of a three way valve assembly utilizes electric actuation to adjust decompression in real time and facilitate port shaping. The valve assembly utilizes a pressure balanced rotor and seals to reduce actuation and bearing loads, as well as increase seal life. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083511 | NITROGEN GAS SYSTEM WITH DIVERTER VALVE - A nitrogen gas system for an aircraft is provided and operable in warm-up and normal modes. The system includes an air separation module (ASM), a line to transport nitrogen enriched air (NEA) from the ASM to a fuel distribution system and a diverter valve disposed on the line and configured to divert the NEA away from the fuel distribution system during warm-up operations. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083512 | REFILLABLE AMPOULE WITH PURGE CAPABILITY - A fluid delivery system adapted to isolate an ampoule and/or process line during purge, including an inlet control valve connecting a source of pressurized gas to a refillable ampoule, an outlet control valve connecting the refillable ampoule to a location of use, a process control valve connecting a process line to the refillable ampoule, a process isolation valve, and a purge supply valve, e.g., a three-way purge supply valve, arranged between the process isolation valve and the process control valve. A method of purging a fluid delivery system is also disclosed, including closing a process isolation valve, connecting a process line to a refillable ampoule, supplying a purge gas through a purge supply valve, e.g., a three-way purge supply valve, and cycling open and close at least once a process control valve coupled to the process line. A manifold for use in refilling an ampoule and purging a fluid supply system is also described. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083513 | Self-Aligning Valve Port - A regulator comprises a regulator valve and an actuator. The actuator is coupled to the regulator valve and comprises a control element for controlling the flow of fluid through the regulator valve. The regulator valve is equipped with a self-aligning valve port that includes a retaining portion, a biased portion disposed within the retaining portion, and a biasing member disposed between the retaining portion and the biased portion. The self-aligning valve port advantageously automatically adjusts to achieve sealed engagement with the control element of the actuator, thereby improving regulator performance. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083514 | Method and Apparatus for Self Verification of Pressured Based Mass Flow Controllers - A mass flow control system can be self verified for its accuracy when controlling a flow to a process. The system comprises: a control valve for controlling the flow of fluid through the system as a function of a control signal; a controller for generating the control signal as a function of measured flow of fluid through the system and a targeted flow set point; a pressure sensor for measuring the controlling fluid pressure for use in measuring and verifying the flow rate; and a source of fluid for providing a known volume of fluid for use in verifying the system accuracy anytime between steps of the flow control process. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083515 | SLAM SHUT SAFETY DEVICE HAVING DISC ANTI-ROTATION - A slam-shut safety device includes a valve body and defining a flow path, a valve disc mounted on a valve disc support is movable between an open first position spaced away from the valve seat and a closed second position seated against the valve seat. A reset pin is operatively coupled to the valve disc support and is shiftable between an untripped position placing the valve disc in the open position and a tripped position placing the valve disc in the closed position. An anti-rotation assembly is carried by cooperating portions of the valve disc and the valve disc support, with the anti-rotation assembly comprising at least one protrusion and at least one receiving area sized to receive the protrusion, the anti-rotation assembly arranged to stop rotation of the valve disc relative to the valve disc support. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083516 | ADJUSTABLE LIQUID STRAINER - Provided herein is a shallow-liquid strainer apparatus with an intake assembly that can be adjusted to keep the inlet opening completely submerged beneath the surface of the liquid to avoid letting the surrounding atmosphere into the device where it can cause inefficient flow. The intake assembly can comprise a sliding door on tracks designed to cover all or a portion of the inlet. The apparatus can be connected to a pump. The wall of the device on which the inlet is located and the inlet itself can be angled toward the back wall to facilitate submerging of the inlet. The device can comprise a strainer attached to the inlet for removing undesirable elements from the liquid. A ramp can be provided near the inlet to allow the liquid to flow upward toward the outlet. Methods of making the device are also provided. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083517 | Adapter and Drug Cartridge Alignment Device - An alignment device for coupling a liquid drug cartridge with a longitudinal cartridge axis and a constricted neck portion with a cap and a piercable septum distal from the neck portion with an adapter is presented. The septum is perpendicular to the cartridge axis. The device comprises an adapter cannula with a longitudinal cannula axis to pierce the septum and a proximal cartridge engagement structure for axial aligned engagement with a distal end section of cartridge body. The device further comprises a distal adapter engagement structure for axial aligned engagement with the adapter. A coupling of the cartridge with the adapter is enabled via the alignment device. The adapter and the cartridge are, during the coupling, aligned by the cartridge engagement structure and the adapter engagement structure, respectively relative to each other such that the longitudinal cartridge axis and the longitudinal cannula axis form a common longitudinal axis. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083518 | STRUCTURAL ELEMENT OF AN AIR VEHICLE AIR INTAKE COMPOSED OF AN ARRAY OF PASSAGES WITH A HEXAGONAL CROSS SECTION - An air vehicle powered by a gas turbine engine, particularly, but not exclusively, an air vehicle having a blended wing body includes a gas turbine engine disposed in the body of the vehicle including an inlet face. An inlet channel having a convoluted geometry is configured such that air flow incident on the inlet face during operation is disordered. A structural element associated with the inlet channel and locate upstream of the inlet face is provided. The element is configured to modulate air flow, at least partially, to improve flow ordering in the incident air. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083519 | Fluid Regulator, Actuator and Method of Improving Stability of a Fluid Regulator - An actuator for a fluid regulator includes two or more control springs operatively connected to a diaphragm such that at least two of the control springs bias the diaphragm independently in parallel and have different natural frequencies. A method for retrofitting a prior art actuator to include a second control spring is also disclosed. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083520 | DEVICE FOR CONSECUTIVE CONSUMPTION OF LIQUID FROM CONTAINER AND SMOKE - A device for use with a container containing liquid and having an opening for the consecutive consumption of the liquid and of smoke that has been drawn into the container. The device comprises a body, a combustion receptacle, and a tubular structure. An inlet end of the body engages the container, and an outlet end can be placed at the mouth of a user. The tubular structure connects the combustion receptacle with the interior of the liquid container. When smoking material is combusted and the container is inverted, outflow of liquid from the container through the body, in most instances into a user's mouth, creates negative pressure within the container, drawing in smoke from the combustion receptacle. Once most or all of the liquid has flowed out of the container, the user may then inhale the smoke in the container through the body. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083521 | QUICK-ATTACHING CEILING LEAK DIVERTER DEVICES - A leak diverter includes a liquid collection tray structured and arranged to be positioned below and supported by a suspended ceiling; a drain in flow communication with the liquid collection tray; and a plurality of magnetic suspension assemblies connected to the liquid collection tray, the magnetic suspension assemblies being structured and arranged to magnetically couple the leak diverter to a support frame in the suspended ceiling. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083522 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING AND DISPENSING FUEL AND BALLAST FLUID - A system for storing and dispensing fuel and a ballast fluid is disclosed. The system may be employed in a vehicle or facility having a power plant. Fuel and ballast fluid may be stored cryogenically in a liquid phase and dispensed to the vapor phase. The system may employ a thermal and volumetric compensatory arrangement wherein fuel dispensed from storage for use in a power plant is used as a heat exchange medium (refrigerant) for ballast fluid received for storage; during refueling, ballast fluid stored in the vehicle or facility may be dispensed and used as a refrigerant for fuel being stored in the vehicle in space made available by the dispensed ballast fluid. The fuel may be natural gas with a main component of methane; the ballast fluid may be a fluid obtainable from ambient environmental air, such as nitrogen or oxygen. The fuel and ballast fluid may be conditioned so that the respective boiling points are approximately equal. The system may employ a heat transfer system with a microchannel heat exchanger. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083523 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PURGING GASEOUS COMPOUNDS - A processing chamber is described having a gas evacuation flow path from the center to the edge of the chamber. Purge gas is introduced at an opening around a support shaft that supports a heater plate. A shaft wall around the opening directs the purge gas along the support shaft to an evacuation plenum. Gas flows from the evacuation plenum through an opening in a second plate near the shaft wall and along the chamber bottom to an opening coupled to a vacuum source. Purge gas is also directed to the slit valve. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083524 | FLOAT SWITCH OF A HUMIDIFIER - A float switch of a humidifier at least includes a main body, a water tank and a float switch. The main body has a base located at a bottom and provided with a water tank groove and a water basin having a projected portion formed at a bottom. The water tank possesses a water outlet with plural ribs to engage with a float, a circumferential wall used to combine with a protective hood of the float switch, and a space formed between the water outlet and the circumferential wall for containing the float. The float switch is set between the water tank and the water basin, used to automatically fill water in the water basin by means of the float. When the water tank is separated from the main body, a compressing end of a pressing plate is to push up the float enabling a water stopper to seal the water outlet to prevent water form leaking outside. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083525 | SLAM SHUT SAFETY DEVICE WITH GUIDED PLUG SUPPORT - A slam-shut safety device includes a valve body, a valve disc, a reset pin, a and a guide collar. The valve disc is shiftable between an open position spaced away from a valve seat, and a closed position seated against the valve seat. The reset pin operatively is coupled to the valve disc and shiftable between an untripped position placing the valve disc in the open position and a tripped position placing the valve disc in the closed position. The guide collar includes a hollow cylindrical portion slidably supported in a guide bore and extending at least partly over the reset pin at a location adjacent to the valve disc. The guide collar is shiftable between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the guide bore for providing added structural integrity and protecting the reset pin from bending forces. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083526 | SLAM SHUT SAFETY DEVICE WITH GUIDED VALVE DISC - A slam-shut safety device includes a valve body, a valve disc, a reset pin, and a guide collar. The valve disc is disposed within the valve body and shiftable along a slam-shut axis between an open position and a closed second position. The reset pin is operatively coupled to the valve disc and shiftable along the slam-shut axis relative to the valve body between an untripped position placing the valve disc in the open position and a tripped position placing the valve disc in the closed position. The guide collar includes a hollow cylindrical portion extending away from the valve disc at least partly over the reset pin and being slidably disposed in a guide bore of a slam shut body that is connected to the valve body and supporting the reset pin, thereby providing added structural integrity to the rest pin and valve disc. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083527 | Apparatus for Flamer Fuel Pressure Control - A flamer may be used to sterilize poultry litter, soil, concrete, etc. The stationary or mobile flamer disclosed comprises a hood to contain the heat, an external frame, and burners. A fuel tank may be carried on the flamer or on a tractor. An additional embodiment provides for mounting the flamer on wheels, permitting the unit to be towed by a truck, four-wheeler, tractor, etc. The burners are adjustable as to angle, and fueling rate. A pressure in the fuel system is controlled by selectively switching between the liquid and vaporous components of the fuel. By limiting how low the pressure may fall, the flow of fuel from the tank to the torches is more consistent. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083528 | ADJUSTABLE FIXED PRESSURE RELIEF ASSEMBLY AND REGULATOR COMPRISING SAME - A pressure relief assembly may include an actuator stem having a plurality of retaining grooves. A relief plate may be operatively connected to the actuator stem and a diaphragm plate may be operatively connected to the actuator stem. A diaphragm may be least partially disposed between the relief plate and the diaphragm plate. A relief spring seat may be releasably attached to the actuator stem at one of the plurality of retaining grooves. The relief spring may be adjusted by moving the attachment point from one retaining groove to another retaining groove | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083529 | Systems and Methods for Infusion of Fluids Using Stored Potential Energy and a Variable Flow Resistor - Systems and methods for infusion of fluids using stored potential energy and a variable flow resistor. In one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an infusion device that includes a plunger situated within a vessel so as to define a chamber within which a volume of fluid can be accommodated between a downstream surface of the plunger and the vessel. The infusion device further includes an outflow path through which the fluid in the chamber can be dispensed upon displacement of the plunger by a force acting thereon. A variable flow resistor is situated within the outflow path and is configured to allow a substantially constant fluid flow rate from the vessel to be maintained as the force acting on the plunger decreases. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083530 | Balanced Regulator with Inlet Pressure Sensing Tube - A balanced pressure regulator includes a valve body having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet connected by a fluid passageway. A valve seat is disposed within the fluid passageway. A valve plug is at least partially disposed within the fluid passageway, the valve plug interacting with the valve seat to selectively open or close the fluid passageway. A retainer operatively connects the valve plug to a valve stem. A diaphragm separates a chamber from the fluid passageway and a balancing passage fluidly connects the fluid passageway with the chamber. A balancing tube extends outward, away from the retainer, fluidly connecting the fluid passageway with the balancing passage. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083531 | VALVES - Valves, and particularly check valves, are detailed. The valves may isolate a spring or other biasing member from flowing fluid so as to reduce the possibility of damage to the spring caused, for example, by chemicals contained in the fluid. In some versions of the valves, the spring may be positioned within a cavity of a cover sealed from the fluid. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083532 | GAS CHARGING CHECK VALVE AND PRECISION CONTAINER APPARATUS WITH GAS CHARGING CHECK VALVE - A gas charging check valve uses a first elastic element and a second elastic element, which respectively provide elastic force on a top valve and a bottom valve. The top valve and the bottom valve correspond to each other as a set. When the gas charging device is moved to apply an external force on a movement control portion of the gas charging check valve, the second elastic element removes the elastic force applied on the bottom valve to reduce the required gas inject force for a valve formed by the top valve and the bottom valve so that the gas can enter the valve more easily. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083533 | COLUMNAR SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SYSTEM - A columnar submersible pump system for use in a pump station having a wet well, the pump system including a vertical discharge control column with a support structure that is connected to the bottom of the wet well of the pump station to support the vertical discharge control column in the wet well, a submersible pump operably connected to the bottom of the vertical discharge control column in which the discharge control column has an internal conduit, wherein the submersible pump has an intake locatable above the bottom of the wet well, and the internal conduit has a flow control valve and a flow meter located in the internal conduit in the vertical discharge control column, wherein flow of liquid in the vertical discharge control column is controlled and measured. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083534 | Low Turbulence Valve - A positive displacement pump fluid end with multiple fluid chambers and each fluid chamber comprising a valve body, valve seal, seat, spring, and external guide. External top male stem guide is integral to the fluid end discharge cover or the suction valve spring retainer. Female guide is internal and integral with the valve body. When the valve opens hydrodynamic forces and moments align the valve to prevent rotation. An embodiment features tapered male and female guide members to further assist in correct alignment of the valve with the seat. Various additional embodiments assist in venting any trapped fluids between the male and female portions of the guide. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083535 | FITTING FOR AN INTAKE LINE - A fitting for an intake line is provided. The fitting includes a connector piece having an intake end and a foot valve end. The intake end couples to an intake line and the foot valve end couples to a foot valve. A flange circumvents the connector piece. The intake end extends from an intake side of the flange. The foot valve end extends from a foot valve side of the flange. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083536 | WORKING FLUID SUPPLY DEVICE OF ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINE - A working fluid supply device of an electric discharge machine draws up a cleaned fluid from a cleaned-fluid tank by means of a pump and supplies it to a working tank. The pump is connected with a first fluid circuit configured to supply the drawn cleaned fluid to the working tank and a second fluid circuit configured to supply the drawn cleaned fluid to an ion-exchange resin and a refrigerator. In supplying the cleaned fluid to the working tank, the first and second fluid circuits are opened and closed, respectively. In supplying the cleaned fluid to the ion-exchange resin and the refrigerator, the first and second fluid circuits are closed and opened, respectively. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083537 | Y-Channel and Method for Production Thereof - The technical problem of providing a channel, which is more reliable, prevents contamination of guided liquids and which can be produced in an easy and cost saving way, is solved by an apparatus, comprising a plastic part, a channel within said plastic part configured to guide at least one fluid, wherein said channel is configured to be used in a medical device, wherein said channel is a y-channel having three ends and wherein said channel is produced with gas injection technique and/or water injection technique. The technical problem is further solved by a method to produce at least a part of a medical device, comprising the steps of producing a y-channel within a plastic part with gas injection technique and/or water injection technique and opening said y-channel to produce at least one opening. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083538 | ELECTROHYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE - An electrohydraulic control valve comprising a valve element that is displaceable in a first direction by a pressure in a first pressure chamber and in a second direction by a pressure in a second pressure chamber. The first pressure chamber is connectable to a high pressure supply and a low pressure supply. The second pressure chamber is connectable to the high pressure supply and the low pressure supply. A first magnetic valve is connected to the first pressure chamber and a second magnetic valve is connected to the second pressure chamber. A third magnetic valve is connected to the high pressure supply and to the first magnetic valve and to the second magnetic valve. It is intended to provide an electrohydraulic control valve that is both reliable and less complex than previous valve arrangements. To this end the first magnetic valve and the second magnetic valve are three-way valves. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083539 | Faucet having extendable aerator - A faucet includes an aerator including a projection; a coupling member including a protrusion, a cavity engaging the projection, and a stud; a spout including a well for receiving the protrusion, and an aperture for receiving the stud; a mounting component releasably secured to the spout and including a side extension, a thermostatic mixing valve in the side extension, a fastening member secured to the thermostatic mixing valve, and a handle releasably secured to the fastening member; a hot and cold water passages pipe in the mounting component and including an outlet passage and two inlet passages all in fluid communication with the thermostatic mixing valve; a tube member having one end in fluid communication with the outlet passage; and a spout tube having one end in fluid communication with the other end of the tube member and the other end in fluid communication with the aerator. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083540 | AUTONOMOUS VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE REGULATION, DEPRESSURIZATION AND PRESSURIZATION OF PNEUMATIC EQUIPMENT - An autonomous valve assembly for the regulation, depressurization and elevation of the pressure in pneumatic equipment that presents a valve body | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083541 | FLUID END OF A HIGH PRESSURE PUMP HAVING A GROOVE ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A SPRING RETAINER OF A SUCTION VALVE - A fluid end of a high-pressure pump having a bore, a discharge bore, a suction bore, a valve cover bore, and a cross-bore intersection formed in portions of the fluid end. The bore, discharge bore, valve cover bore, and suction bore each having an opening which opens into the cross-bore intersection with the suction and discharge bores substantially orthogonal to the bore. A groove is formed in a wall of the fluid end within in the cross-bore intersection. The groove traverses a curvilinear path around an open space. The groove has a first section and a second section, each section having a first end and a second end. The first and second sections are separated by a gap proximate the bore and valve cover bore. A spring retainer is received into the groove and secured therein for pump operation. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083542 | Quick coupling - A quick coupling includes a male element including a coupling member at one end and an annular groove adjacent to the coupling member; a valve member including a passageway, a spring activated channel member not communicating the passageway before the male element and the valve member are joined; and a female element including a passage member releasably secured to the valve member with the channel member partially disposed therein, the passage member including equally spaced openings each with a fastening member moveably disposed therein; and a spring activated sleeve slidably put on both the passage member and the valve member. The fastening members partially enter the groove and a communication is established from the male element to the passageway via the channel member after inserting the coupling member into the passage member to join the male element and the valve member in a locked position. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083543 | QUICK CONNECTOR - A quick connector contains a body, an air inlet seat, a piston pushing device, a fitting device, and a driving device. The body includes an outer screwing section, an upper chamber, a lower chamber, a first air inlet, an air outlet, a connecting tube, an oil seal, and a first fixing orifice. The air inlet seat includes a first end coupling with an air supply pipe and includes a second end screwing with the body. The piston pushing device includes a head member and a piston rod, and the head member has a venting orifice, the piston rod includes a valve. The fitting device includes a flange spacer ring, a resilient element, a gasket, and a positioning loop, the flange spacer ring includes an abutting face. The driving device includes a controlling member with a second fixing orifice, an opening, an elastic element, a shaft, and a stopping block. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083544 | MANIFOLDS AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING THEM - Certain embodiments described herein are directed to manifolds that comprise a moveable, internal sealing member that can be used to engage one or more ports of the manifold and prevent or reduce fluid flow from the engaged port into the manifold. In certain examples, the manifold can be used in a mass spectrometer to control fluid flow from an interface and a turbomolecular pump. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083545 | HEAT TRANSFER BETWEEN TRACER AND PIPE - A heat transfer element includes curved mounting surfaces configured to mate with an outer surface of a pipe for attachment thereto; and a channel configured to receive a tracer therein. The heat transfer element is configured to effect conductive heat transfer from the tracer to the pipe, or to process flowing through the pipe, when attached with heat transfer cement (HTC) to both the pipe and the tracer. A system includes a pipe and a tracer; HTC; and a heat transfer element having curved mounting surfaces configured to mate with an outer surface of the pipe and attached thereto via the HTC, and a channel in which the tracer is received and secured via HTC. The heat transfer element is configured to effect conductive heat transfer from the tracer to the pipe, or to process flowing through the pipe, when attached with HTC to both the pipe and the tracer. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083546 | FLOW CONTROL FOR LARGE DIAMETER CONDUITS - A slide blind controls flow through conduits at a flanged connection. The slide blind has a right and left working plates configured such that one of the working plates is sealed between the flanges a perimeter thereof adjacent to inner sides of the flange bolts. A joiner member connects the right and left working plates, and handle members extend in right and left directions from the corresponding working plates. The joiner and handle members have a thickness less than the thickness of the right and left working plates. The handle members and the joiner member define first and second sets of bolt holes to fasten the slide blind with either the right or left working plate between the flanges. The joiner and handle members are significantly lighter weight than the working plates, and can be removed for convenient transport. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083547 | EASILY DISTINGUISHABLE INDUSTRIAL AIR TUBE - The present device relates to an easily distinguishable industrial air tube on which a standard-displaying part is formed on a surface of each air tube to easily distinguish the standard of the air tube, to thereby improve convenience in use. For this purpose, an air tube for pneumatic, painting, and piping applications used in various industrial settings includes a standard-displaying part ( | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083548 | LIQUID SUCTION DEVICE COMPRISING A TIP REDUCING THE FORMATION OF A SUCTION VORTEX - A device for suctioning a liquid contained in a vessel, that includes a take-up tube that is received in the vessel such that a bottom end of the section is submerged in the liquid. The bottom end of the take-up tube is extended downward by a rotationally symmetrical tip which has a main substantially vertical axis open downward and which includes an outer radial collar. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083549 | Adjustable Sanitary Hose Donut - An adjustable sanitary hose donut has a variable inner diameter, which allows the adjustable sanitary hose donut to be used with multiple hoses having different diameters. The adjustable sanitary hose donut has an annular body and a fastener. The annular body has a plurality of sectors that are divided by a plurality of flex points. The plurality of flex points allows the plurality of sectors to bend inwards or outwards from one another in order to adjust the inner diameter of the annular body. A first overlapping section and a second overlapping section of the annular body also aid in allowing the inner diameter of the annular body to expand or contract. The fastener is positioned through both the first overlapping section and the second overlapping section and is used to lock the annular body at the desired inner diameter. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083550 | PROCESS FOR LINING METAL PIPELINES - The present invention pertains to a process for lining a metal pipeline, said process comprising the following steps: (i) processing a thermoplastic fluoropolymer composition to yield a pipe liner having an outer diameter greater than the inner diameter of said metal pipeline, said thermoplastic fluoropolymer composition comprising: (A) from 10% to 60% by weight, on the total weight of polymer (A) and polymer (B) of at least one vinylidene fluoride (VDF) homopolymer [polymer (A)], (B) from 40% to 90% by weight, based on the total weight of polymer (A) and polymer (B) of at least one VDF copolymer comprising from 2% to 15% by moles of recurring units derived from at least one other fluorinated comonomer (F) [polymer (B)], and (ii) deforming said pipe liner, (iii) introducing the deformed pipe liner in said metal pipeline; and (iv) expanding the deformed pipe liner to fit with the inner diameter of said metal pipeline. The present invention also relates to a pipeline system. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083551 | AIR BRAKE TUBING AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Air brake tubing is provided having an air brake tube body comprising at least one layer formed from a composition comprising a copolyester, polyethylene terephthalate or polybutylene terephthalate; and a thermoplastic polyurethane. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083552 | INK COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR PRINTING ON LAMINATES - The present disclosure relates to an ink composition for printing an outer layer of a laminate. The present disclosure provides an ink composition for printing on a laminate, comprising: a printing ink; and an additive; wherein the printing ink and the additive is in a ratio of 70:30 to 95:5 (wt/wt), and the additive is a translucent to transparent extender that reduces the pigment solid content in the ink composition by 50%-95%. The present disclosure further provides a process for printing the outer layer of a laminate including the seam area of the laminate with the ink composition, more preferably, for achieving a 360 degree printing effect over the laminated tube formed by the laminate. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083553 | METHOD AND MEANS FOR PRODUCING TEXTILE MATERIALS COMPRISING TAPE IN TWO OBLIQUE ORIENTATIONS - A novel method and means for directly producing a variety of textile materials comprising tapes oriented in two opposite oblique orientations relative to the textile's length and width directions, called Oblique Fibre Textile (OFT), are disclosed. The described method and means for producing OFT provide secondary structural integrity/stability to OFTs, in addition to primary structural integrity/stability. The process is especially advantageous for producing OFTs comprising tapes, including Spread Fibre and Highly Drawn Polymeric types. Such OFTs are needed in a number of applications such as ballistic mitigation, composite materials, safety products etc. for their improved performance, functions and aesthetics. Several different types of OFTs are producible by the novel OFT forming process which is technically unlike weaving and braiding processes. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083554 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BULK MATERIAL STORAGE AND/OR TRANSPORT - Bulk material storage units that can be placed on flatbeds that can be hauled in various manners, including rail cars or trucks, to the destination and removed from the flatbed for temporary storage at the destination, freeing the transportation mode, e.g., rail cars or trucks, to be used elsewhere. Embodiments of the bulk material storage unit of the present invention replace rail hopper cars or truck trailers to hold the bulk material during transportation as well as provide temporary storage at the desired location, e.g., the origin or destination, without tying up transportation resources. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083555 | COMBINATION SCOOP AND FUNNEL - A combination scoop and funnel device is disclosed that can be used to transfer a powder material from one container to another. The combination scoop and funnel device may include a scoop portion and a funnel portion coupled together by a hinge. The funnel portion has an open position and a closed position. When the funnel portion is in the open position, the scoop portion can be used to scoop powder material from a first container. Once scooped, the funnel portion can be moved to the closed position. The device can then be inverted to pour the powder material into a second container. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083556 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR DETECTING AND FILLING VOID AREAS OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY CONTAINERS - A system and method for transferring agricultural material from a transferring vehicle to a storage portion of a receiving vehicle, and detecting and filling void areas of the agricultural material is disclosed. A transferring vehicle having a spout transfers agricultural material to a storage portion of a receiving vehicle. An imaging device associated with the transferring vehicle and facing towards the storage portion of the receiving vehicle collects imaging data. An image processing module is operable to, based on the imaging data, estimate fill levels of agricultural material within the storage portion; identify an area of the storage portion as targeted to fill; and identify a first void within the targeted area. A controller in communication with the image processing module is configured to command the spout to a position to direct agricultural material to the first void. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083557 | PHOTORESIST DELIVERY SYSTEM INCLUDING CONTROL VALVE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A photoresist delivery system includes a photoresist pump, a photoresist reservoir coupled to the photoresist pump, and a photoresist container. A control valve is between the photoresist reservoir and the photoresist container and is movable from a closed position to an open position upon engagement of the photoresist container with the photoresist reservoir to replenish photoresist therein. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083558 | Liquid Supply Assembly - A connector system for a liquid container system for a spray gun includes a lid that includes a liquid outlet and an adapter. The adapter includes a spray gun end and a lid end. The ends are connected with a liquid-tight passageway. Further, the spray gun end is adapted for releasable engagement with a liquid inlet port of the spray gun and the lid end is adapted for releasable engagement with the liquid outlet. The connector system also includes a plurality of interlocking tab assemblies for releasably attaching the adapter to the lid. Each assembly includes a first tab and a second tab, wherein an end of the first tab is adapted to secure the adapter to the lid when the first tab and the second tab are interlocked. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083559 | ROTATABLE PACKING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR FILLING OPEN BAGS - Rotary packaging machine and method for filling open-mouth bags with multiple filling units disposed over the circumference and rotating along, each of which having a filling spout with a bottom filling opening, wherein the open-mouth bags can be appended by way of a motion oriented upwardly relative to the filling spout. A transfer device for transferring the open-mouth bags intended for filling to the filling units is provided. The transfer device comprises a gripping arm including a gripping unit provided thereat. The gripping arm is rotatingly disposed at the transfer device. A longitudinal speed of the longitudinal motion of the gripping arm is temporarily adapted to a peripheral speed of the circumferential motion of the filling spouts. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083560 | ROTATABLE PACKAGING MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR FILLING OPEN BAGS - Rotary packaging machine and method for filling open-mouth bags with multiple filling units disposed over the circumference and rotating along, each of which having a filling spout with a filling opening to which the open-mouth bags can be appended by way of a motion oriented upwardly relative to the filling spout. A handling unit configured as a take-over device is provided for taking over the filled open-mouth bags from the filling units and comprises a gripping arm with a gripping unit provided thereat. The gripping arm is rotatingly disposed at the take-over device. The gripping unit is pivotally disposed at the gripping arm for performing relative to the gripping arm a pivoting motion superimposed on the gripping arm rotation. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083561 | Apparatus for Loading and Leveling Material into a Container - A material handling system is provided that allows for the even distribution and increased fill percent of a container without the need for personnel to manually even out the distribution of the material, and contains and protects material from the environment. The system deposits and levels material into an open-top container, and may include a leveler comprising a cover, a screw coupled to the cover, and a trough. The screw may be a shafted screw and the trough may be a bottomless trough. A hydraulic piston may be coupled to the cover and a support structure may both support and move the cover of the leveler. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083562 | Battery Grid Pasting Machine and System - A battery grid pasting system includes a battery grid pasting machine, a sensing station, and a controller. The battery grid pasting machine includes a conveying apparatus confronting a hopper's dispensing end across a space, and includes a motor actuatable to cause variance of the space and hence variance of the amount of battery paste received on carried battery grids through the space. The sensing station senses a value of a property of a pasted battery grid. And the controller receives the sensed value of the property and controls actuation of the motor based in part or more on the received value. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083563 | BACK-PRESSURE VALVE - In a device for discharging tire sealing agent from a container which can be connected to a pressure source and to a tire valve, a check valve is provided in the connection to the pressure source and/or in the connection to the tire valve. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083564 | INK-REFILLED CONVECTION DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING INK INTO AN INK CARTRIDGE - A ink-refilled convection device for introducing ink into an ink cartridge is disclosed. The ink-refilled convection device comprises a convective refill unit, an ink container, and an opening hole. The convective refill unit has a base body at lower portion of the convective refill unit, a drain conduit disposed in the first cylindrical hole, a vent conduit disposed in the second cylindrical hole. The ink container has an inner cap disposed at opening of the ink container with a taper column detachably engaged with the taper cylindrical hole. Wherein said convective refill unit connected with the cap of the ink container, the convective refill unit of said vent conduit is passed through the opening hole with the first end of the vent conduit kept approaching to the bottom of the ink container and the second end of the vent conduit extended to exterior of the column body through the recess, between the column body and the second end of the drain conduit. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083565 | Hollow needle for a sample pipettor - The invention relates to a hollow needle ( | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083566 | REMOVABLE BRAKE FOR DEBARKER ARM - The present document describes a removable brake for a debarker arm having a working end with a debarking tool configured to remove bark from a log, the removable brake comprising a main body; a mounting surface for removably mounting the main body on the debarker arm; a leading edge on one end of the main body for causing the debarker arm to move from an inner position toward an outer position when the leading edge of the main body engages an end face of the log moving along a processing line toward the leading edge; and a brake portion on another end of the main body for increasing the resistance offered against the debarker arm while debarking the log. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083567 | SOLDERING PASTE FLUX AND SOLDERING PASTE - The present invention relates to a soldering paste flux, and the soldering paste flux includes (A) a thermosetting prepolymer, (B) a polyfunctional epoxy monomer or oligomer having three or more functional groups in a molecule, (C) a carboxylic acid having a melting point of 80 to 170° C., and (D) a cyanate ester having two or more cyanato groups in a molecule. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083568 | CORROSION-RESISTANT MAGNET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide an R—Fe—B based sintered magnet having on a surface thereof a chemical conversion film with higher corrosion resistance than a conventional chemical conversion film such as a phosphate film, and a method for producing the same. The corrosion-resistant magnet of the present invention as a means for achieving the object is characterized by comprising a chemical conversion film containing at least Zr, Nd, fluorine, and oxygen as constituent elements and not containing phosphorus directly on a surface of an R—Fe—B based sintered magnet, wherein R is a rare-earth element including at least Nd. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083569 | ALUMINUM ALLOY COMPOSITION AND METHOD - An aluminum alloy composition includes, in weight percent:
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| 20140083570 | HOT ROLLING OF THICK URANIUM MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS - Disclosed herein are processes for hot rolling billets of uranium that have been alloyed with about ten weight percent molybdenum to produce cold-rollable sheets that are about one hundred mils thick. In certain embodiments, the billets have a thickness of about 7/8 inch or greater. Disclosed processes typically involve a rolling schedule that includes a light rolling pass and at least one medium rolling pass. Processes may also include reheating the rolling stock and using one or more heavy rolling passes, and may include an annealing step. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083571 | Induction Hardening Apparatus and Methods - An induction hardening apparatus and methods are provided. The induction hardening apparatus includes a feed line having first and second ends. A coil assembly is positioned between the first and second ends. The feed line includes a support arrangement for supporting two workpieces against one another and transferring the workpieces simultaneously through the coil assembly along a feed axis defined by the feed line. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083572 | FURNACE SYSTEM FOR THE CONTROLLED HEAT TREATMENT OF SHEET METAL COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a furnace system and a method for the controlled heat treatment of sheet metal components in individual component zones. The invention proposes a furnace system that is suitable for partly heating components made of steel sheet to a temperature above the AC3 temperature. The furnace system has a production furnace for heating the steel sheet parts to a temperature that is close to but below the AC3 temperature, said furnace system further having a profiling furnace with at least one level. The at least one level has an upper and a lower part and a product-specific intermediate flange that is introduced into a corresponding receiving area. The product-specific intermediate flange is designed to impose a specified temperature profile on the component with temperatures over AC3 for regions to be hardened and below AC3 for softer regions. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding method for partly heating steel sheet parts to a temperature above the AC3 temperature. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083573 | Non-Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Strip or Sheet, Component Manufactured from it and Method for Producing a Non-Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Strip or Sheet - A non-grain-oriented electrical steel strip or sheet consisting of a steel which contains, in addition to iron and unavoidable impurities, (in wt. %) Si: 1.0-4.5-%, Al: up to 2.0-%, Mn: up to 1.0-%, C: up to 0.01-%, N: up to 0.01-%, S: up to 0.012-%, Ti: 0.1-0.5-% P: 0.1-0.3-%, wherein 1.0≦% Ti/% P≦2.0 applies for the % Ti/% P ratio. The NGO sheet or strip can be manufactured by cold rolling a hot strip of a steel having the previously mentioned composition into a cold strip and subjecting this cold strip to a final annealing process. Different variants of this final annealing process may be used to accentuate the properties of the strip or sheet. The non-grain-oriented electrical steel strip or sheet and components manufactured from such a sheet or strip for electrotechnical applications are characterised by increased strength and good magnetic properties. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083574 | HEAT-HARDENED STEEL WITH EXCELLENT CRASHWORTHINESS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT-HARDENABLE PARTS USING SAME - Disclosed are heat-hardened steel with excellent crashworthiness and a method for manufacturing heat-hardenable parts using the same. The heat-hardened steel according to the invention comprises, based on wt %; C: 0.12-0.8%; Cr: 0.01-2%; Mo: 0.2% or less; B: 0.0005-0.08%; Ca: 0.01 or less; Sb: 1.0% or less; and Ti and/or Nb: 0.2%; and the reminder being Fe and inevitable impurities. In addition, the heat-treatment hardening steel satisfies anyone of following conditions i)-iv), wherein condition i) comprises Si: 0.5-3%; Mn: 1-10% and Al: 0.05-2%; condition ii) comprises Si: 1% or less; Mn: 0.5-5%; Al: 0.1-2.5%; and Ni: 0.01-8%; condition iii) comprises Si: 0.5-3%; Mn: 1-10%; Al: 0.1% or less; and Ni: 0.01-8%; and condition iv) comprises Si: 0.5-3%; Mn: 1-10%; Al: 0.1-2.5%; and Ni: 0.01-8%. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083575 | ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL EXHIBITING EXCELLENT BENDABILITY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An aluminum alloy material exhibiting excellent bendability can be produced without performing a straightening step, and can be bent without developing orange peel. The aluminum alloy material is a T4-tempered material formed of an Al—Cu—Mg—Si alloy including 1.0 to 2.5 mass % of Cu, 0.5 to 1.5 mass% of Mg, and 0.5 to 1.5 mass % of Si, with the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities, a matrix that forms an inner part of the aluminum alloy material having a microstructure formed by recrystallized grains having an average crystal grain size of 200 μm or less, and the aluminum alloy material having a ratio “tensile strength/yield strength” determined by a tensile test of 1.5 or more. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083576 | AUSTENITIC ALLOY PIPE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - There is provided an austenitic alloy pipe that is durable even if a stress distribution different according to usage environment is applied. The austenitic alloy pipe in accordance with the present invention has a tensile yield strength YS | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083577 | Carrier Assembly, System and Method - The present application is directed to a carrier assembly. The carrier assembly suitably includes a base member having an outer surface and an inner surface defining the shape of the carrier assembly; and an exterior member defined by an outer surface and an inner surface, the exterior member being operationally configured to encase the surfaces of the base member. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083578 | Card Retention Device - The invention disclosed herein comprises a wallet, cardholder, billfold, purse, phone cover or enclosure, passport cover, identification card cover, backpack or other personal bag or container which includes a pocket created by forming an enclosure with three corners with an opening or slot sized as appropriate for the card, currency, papers or other documents as desired. The user inserts one end of the card into the slot and pushes the card into position whereby the three corners of the card are positioned in substantial alignment with the three corners of the pocket and retained in relative proximity. As one or more cards are inserted and removed from the pocket, the remaining cards are retained in the pocket by the resistance imparted by the three-corner structure of the pocket. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083579 | UNIVERSAL COVERING SYSTEM - A covering system includes a tarp made of an elastic membrane and a plurality of tarp fastening hooks. The fastening hooks allow the elastic membrane to be stretched over valuables and affixed to environmental anchors so that creases and puddle-enabling pockets in the membrane are eliminated. The fastening hooks clamp onto the elastic membrane and hook onto the environmental anchors to cause tension in the membrane. The clamping forces of the tarp fasteners are inherently increased in proportion to the tension in the clamped membrane. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083580 | PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR ARTWORK - A protective covering for an artwork comprises a first panel having a perimeter and a skirt extending along the perimeter of the first panel. A second panel is removeably received by the skirt. There is a drawstring extending through the skirt. Pulling the drawstring causes the skirt to hug the second panel, thereby allowing the artwork to be securely interposed between the first panel and the second panel. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083581 | NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE - A non-pneumatic tire with at least one annular band having an inner ring and a deformable outer ring, a plurality of generally flexible web-spokes connecting the inner ring to the outer ring and a ground contacting tread cap affixed to the annular band. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083582 | TIRE REPLACEMENT WARNING DEVICE - A tire includes a tread and two sidewalls are located on two sides of the tread. The tread has multiple tread grooves defined therein and a safety face protrudes from the inner end of one of the tread grooves. A sensing device is located in the tread and has a sensing line which is located beneath the safety face and emits wireless signals when the sensing line is exposed after the safety face is worn out. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083583 | ANTI-SKID DEVICE FOR TIRES - An anti-skid device for tires according to the present invention is configured of elementary units. Each elementary unit has a first main body including: a first U-shaped portion that straddles sidewall parts of a tire; an inside front extending portion; and an outside rear extending portion, and a second main body in the same form. The first main body and the second main body are connected with each other at the inside sidewall part side of the tire. The elementary unit has contact members each covering at least a part of a connector while being capable of contacting the sidewall part. These contact members are interposed between the connectors and the sidewall parts thereby to prevent troubles, such as vibration and noise caused from the connectors, and rubbing between the connectors and the tire or wheel. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083584 | PNEUMATIC VEHICLE TIRE - A vehicle pneumatic tire has a two-layer belt and a tread having profile grooves within width TW 45. The maximum depth of the profile grooves varies within TW 45 and the tread has an outer contour defined by reference to rolling radius differences. The maximum depth of the grooves within a center region of TW 45 is the same. The maximum depth of the grooves in the shoulder region is a maximum of 2 mm less than in the center region. The outer contour of the tread in the center region is made flat so that the outer contour radius difference (Ard | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083585 | WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY - A wheel assembly includes a rigid wheel and an airless tire configured to present some performance characteristics of a pneumatic tire. The wheel includes a pair of radially outermost axially spaced rim portions, each rim portion including a transversely flat outer surface extending at least partially around the circumference of the wheel. The tire is mounted on the wheel such that the tire engages the outer surfaces of the rim portions of the wheel. A central portion of the tire is configured to flex inwardly between the rim portions of the wheel in response to ground engaging pressure, thus minimizing ground penetration and soil disturbance during use. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083586 | WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A wheel assembly includes a rigid wheel and an airless tire. The wheel includes a cylindrical rim portion that is parallel with an axis of rotation of the wheel and includes a transversely flat outer surface corresponding to at least eighty percent of the total width of the rim portion. The tire is mounted on the rim portion of the wheel and includes a cylindrical tire body presenting a transversely flat inner surface that engages the outer surface of the wheel. A plurality of traction lugs are spaced circumferentially around the tire and extend radially outwardly from the tire body. A plurality of drive lugs are spaced circumferentially around the tire, extend radially inwardly from the tire body and engage corresponding receptacles on the rim portion of the wheel. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083587 | INNER TUBE - The invention relates to a tyre ( | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083588 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE TYRE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE WHEELS - A tyre for motor vehicle wheels, includes a carcass structure including at least one carcass layer, a belt structure applied in a radially outer position with respect to the carcass structure, a tread band applied in a radially outer position with respect to the belt structure, and at least one elastomeric material layer arranged between the carcass structure and the belt structure in which the at least one elastomeric material layer includes inorganic fibres of magnesium and/or aluminium silicates having nanometric dimensions. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083589 | TYRE HAVING A CROWN REGION PROVIDED WITH AN UNDERLAYER COMPRISING A THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER - A radial tyre for a vehicle includes a crown with a tread having a radially outer part intended to contact a road surface; two beads; two sidewalls connecting the beads to the tread; a carcass reinforcement that extends into the sidewalls and is anchored in the beads; a crown reinforcement positioned circumferentially between the radially outer part of the tread and the carcass reinforcement; and an underlayer. The underlayer:
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| 20140083590 | PNEUMATIC TYRE FOR HEAVY LOAD VEHICLE WHEELS - A pneumatic tyre for heavy load vehicle wheels, includes: a carcass structure, a belt structure applied in a radially outer position with respect to the carcass structure, and a tread band. The belt structure includes at least one reinforcing layer incorporating a plurality of reinforcing cords arranged substantially along the circumferential direction. The belt structure further comprises a first main belt layer and a second main belt layer wherein the first main belt layer includes a first plurality of metal cords inclined at a first angle and the second main belt layer includes a second plurality of metal cords inclined at a second angle. The metal cords of the first and second plurality of metal cords have a diameter not greater than 1.30 mm, and include a plurality of filaments having a diameter not greater than 0.30 mm. | 2014-03-27 |
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| 20140083592 | METHOD OF PRODUCING AN ELECTRICAL INSULATION SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - A method for producing an electrical insulation system of a conductor of a winding head of an electric machine is provided. The method includes applying a porous main insulation paper to the conductor of the electrical machine; applying a porous overhang corona shielding paper to the main insulation paper, as a result of which an insulation blank of the insulation system is formed; impregnating the insulation blank with a base resin, wherein the overhang corona shielding paper and the main insulation paper have a porosity such that the insulation blank is impregnated by the base resin to form a homogeneous base resin matrix; and completing the insulation system by curing the base resin. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083593 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE - An apparatus for manufacturing a display device, the apparatus includes, a drive mechanism for joining together a first substrate and a second substrate with an adhesive intervening between them by causing a first substrate retention unit and a second substrate retention unit to relatively approach each other, a measurement unit for measuring a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a control unit for causing the gap between the first substrate and the second substrate to approach to a design value by means of the drive mechanism, and, after a predetermined period elapses, causing the gap between the first substrate and the second substrate to be apart at the design value by means of the drive mechanism on the basis of a value measured by the measurement unit. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083594 | METHOD TO MEASURE, INSTALL AND FIX A TOILET SEAT - A method to measure, install and fix a toilet seat provides a contour measurement device, which includes a toilet seat contour line and a mounting base contour line, and depends on a process of shifting the toilet seat contour line on the contour measurement device along a boundary contour of a flush toilet and referring to these two contours as a basis to decide a location of the toilet seat and a fixed location of the mounting base contour line for a mounting base to be installed. Moreover, the mounting base is provided with a reusable adhesive medium which is fixed at a bottom surface and used to repeatedly stick the mounting base on a flush toilet without damage. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083595 | CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR INFLATABLE PRODUCTS - According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a method for manufacturing an inflatable device, the method comprising positioning a layer of mesh fabric material onto a surface of a first layer of thermoplastic material, the mesh fabric material comprising a plurality of openings, positioning a second layer of thermoplastic material over the layer of mesh fabric material to sandwich the portion of mesh fabric material between the first and second layers of thermoplastic material, and adhering the first layer of thermoplastic material to the second layer of thermoplastic material through the plurality of openings in the mesh fabric material. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083596 | FOAM CORE COMPOSITES - A method for manufacturing foam core materials comprising locating into a mold a solid activatable material, the activatable material being amenable to plastic deformation and pliable enough to take on the general contours and shape of the mold prior to activation of the activatable material. The method may further include simultaneously activating and shaping the material into a foam core defined by the mold wherein the activatable material conforms to the shape of the mold due to the force of expansion of the activatable material during the activation. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083597 | METHOD FOR JOINING SUBSTRATES - The invention relates to a method of joining substrates. It is the object of the invention in this respect to join substrates of substrate materials together without having to exert an increased effort for a coating with additional coating processes to be carried out and to be able to achieve a good quality of the join connection in so doing. In the method in accordance with the invention a pretreatment of at least one join surface of a substrate to be joined is carried out in low pressure oxygen plasma prior to the actual joining. On the joining, a contact force acts on the substrates to be joined in the range 2 kPa to 5 MPa and in this process a heat treatment is carried out at an elevated temperature of at least 100° C. and at under pressure conditions of a maximum of 10 mbar, preferably <10 | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083598 | Processes for Making Silane, Hydrophobated Silica, Silica Masterbatch and Rubber Products - The present invention provides a process for making silica-filled rubber masterbatch using silica hydrophobated with a trimethoxy silane coupling agent that is soluble in an alcohol-water solution containing at least about 70 wt % water. One embodiment uses a mixture of trimethoxy silanes, one or more of which react with rubber to bond the silica to the rubber, and one or more of which do not react with rubber, but do hydrophobate the silica. Hydrophobated silica is mixed with latex polymer and incorporated into rubber during coagulation of the latex, which is preferably coagulated with calcium chloride. The present invention further provides a process for making the trimethoxy silane coupling agents. Preferred trimethoxy silane coupling agents include bis-(3-trimethoxysilylpropyl)-disulfide and bis-(3-trimethoxysilylpropyl)-tetrasulfide. Rubber products, particularly tires, compounded with the inventive silica masterbatch can be processed for a long time before scorching because the silica masterbatch provides a long scorch time. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083599 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR A GOLF CLUB HEAD AND METHOD OF APPLICATION - A protective cover for a golf club, such as a driver or wood, is disclosed that remains in place during play to prevent scuffing, scratching, and the like of the surface finish. The golf club includes a head having a striking face portion and a non-planar body portion, and a shaft extending from the head. The protective cover includes a one-piece continuous polymeric film that closely conforms to the shape of at least a portion of the non-planar body portion of the golf club head, such as the entire crown, and a layer of adhesive adhering the polymeric film to the club head. The polymeric film preferably does not cover the face portion of the golf club head so that it has minimal impact on the performance of the golf club. A method of applying the protective cover to the club head is also disclosed. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083600 | IMAGE SENSOR MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND IMAGING DEVICE INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE IMAGING DEVICE - An image sensor module and an imaging device. An image sensor package includes a plurality of image sensor chips for generating image signals and a lower transparent board over the image sensor chips. An upper transparent board is positioned over the lower transparent board and includes a lens for focusing an external light to the image sensor chips. An adhesion member is interposed between the upper transparent board and the lower transparent board, and thus the upper and lower transparent boards are adhered to each other by the adhesion member such that the lens and the image sensor chips are aligned with each other. A dehumidifying agent is arranged in the adhesion member to absorb moistures from an interior of the image sensor module. Accordingly, the moistures are prevented from being condensed onto the surface of the image sensor module. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083601 | ELECTRODEIONIZATION DEVICE INCLUDING ION EXCHANGE SPACER AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A method for assembling an electrodeionization device comprising providing in a sequential arrangement: an anode, membrane cell assembly, cathode; wherein the membrane cell assembly comprises at least one sequential arrangement of: a cation exchange membrane, concentrating chamber, anion exchange membrane, diluting chamber, cation exchange membrane, concentrating chamber and anion exchange membrane. The method includes locating an ion exchange spacer in at least one chamber of the membrane cell assembly wherein an ion exchange spacer comprises an ion exchange resin and a dissolvable binder. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083602 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TEAR-OFF LIDS - In case of manufacturing tear-off lids ( | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083603 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EXTENDED CONTENT BOOKLET LABELS - A method of manufacturing an extended content booklet label. A multi-up book includes folds that are parallel to the book's spine. The multi-up book is disposed on the label web and held in place by an overlaminate. The overlaminate, book log and labels are all pre-trimmed in the longitudinal direction. The web is moved passed cutting elements to progressively slit the web and trim the major web into minor webs in which the overlaminate, booklets and labels are trimmed in the width direction to have a common edge. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083604 | MULTILAYER POLYMERIC ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - A polymeric article may include a first layer and a second layer directly contacting the first layer. The first layer may include a low surface energy polymer and may have a contact index of at least 5%. The second layer may include an elastomer. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083605 | Molding Material Installation Method and Installation Apparatus and Application Nozzle - In a molding material installation method, an adhesive is separated into an upper side and a lower side from an application nozzle. The adhesive that has been separated on the lower side is applied to the surface of a multilayer glass panel. The adhesive that has been separated on the upper side is applied to a bottom surface of a glazing gasket molding material. The adhesive that has been separated on the upper side is placed on the adhesive that has been applied to the surface of the multilayer glass panel so that the glazing gasket molding material and the adhesive that has been separated on the upper side are applied to the adhesive that has been applied to the surface of the multilayer glass panel. | 2014-03-27 |
| 20140083606 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE MATERIAL PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED WITH THIS PROCESS OR SYSTEM - Disclosed is a process for manufacturing composite material products, having the following operating steps:
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