| 13th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
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| 20100078028 | PATIENT INTERFACES - The present invention relates to a device for delivering a supply of gases to a patient. The device includes a patient interface and connecting member. The connecting member is preferably a L-shaped swivelled connector that is capable of being fixed into one of two positions, a first position where the connector is freely rotatable within the patient interface, and a second position where an interference between the interface and connector prevents the free rotation of the connector within the patient interface. The present invention further relates to a connector that has outlet means, which includes at least one outlet vent and a funnel, which in use directs and passes a substantial portion gases expired from the patient through the outlet vent or vents. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078029 | Bite Block Assembly for Endotrachial Tube - A bite block for an endotrachial tube includes a hollow body extending between open ends to receive an endotrachial tube such that opposing ends of the tube protrude through the open ends of the bite block. The bite block includes a tether to retain the bite block to the tube to prevent unwanted separation or movement of the tube within the bite block. The tether consists of a flexible arm which protrudes rearwardly from the bite block towards the inlet end of the tube and terminates in a ring configured to encircle the endotrachial tube, thereby effectively tethering the bite block to the tube. The arm and ring are configured such that the arm flexes in an arc when tethering the tube, thereby permitting the ring to engage the tube when fitted to thereto. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078030 | AIRWAY SYSTEM WITH CARBON DIOXIDE SENSOR FOR DETERMINING TRACHEAL CUFF INFLATION AND TECHNIQUE FOR USING THE SAME - An airway management device is provided that may adjust the inflation level of a cuff associated with an endotracheal tube. The cuff inflation may be adjusted in response to an increase in carbon dioxide levels above the cuff, which may indicate a poor seal of the cuff against the tracheal walls, as well in response to a measured intracuff pressure. By using information about the seal quality of the cuff together with information about the cuff pressure, the inflation of the cuff can be adjusted to minimize cuff inflation pressure while maintaining a high quality tracheal seal. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078031 | Medical Device Tube having a Flange with Opposing Support Ears for Improved Alignment and Retention of an Inner Cannula in an Outer Cannula - A medical device tube having opposing support ears for improved coupling of an inner cannula to an outer cannula. The medical device tube comprises an outer cannula having opposing support ears on an outer cannula connector flange attached to a proximal end of the outer cannula. The opposing support ears maintain locking ears of the inner cannula in substantially one position. The opposing support ears substantially prevent the locking ears in contact with the outer cannula connector flange from slipping therefrom by, e.g., rotation, axial displacement, torsional shear, etc. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078033 | THERAPEUTIC CUSHIONING DEVICE - A therapeutic cushioning device that encourages its user to sleep on the user's right or left side, instead of on the user's back or chest. Generally, the cushioning device includes a head support, a torso support, a leg support, and a hinge member that movably connects the leg support to the torso support. In some instances, the head support includes one or more air tube management system notches to accommodate a facemask. In some instances, the torso support extends from the head support to form an L-shaped cushion. Moreover, the torso support optionally has a perimeter having a concave portion and convex portion, where the concave portion is placed closer to the head support than the convex portion. By encouraging the user to lie in a side position, the cushioning device can help the user avoid challenges associated with sleeping on the user's back or chest. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078034 | IMMOBILIZING DEVICE FOR A PART OF A BODY - An immobilizing device for immobilizing a body part includes a bag which is filled with a granular material and is placed over the body part, an outer shell in which the bag is mounted and a hollow space formed between the outer shell and the bag for receiving pressured air in order to produce a force on the bag for immobilizing the body part. The device provides combined advantages over conventional devices, such as almost no absorption of x-rays, a perfect fit for every kind of body part, comfort for a patient, reusability, low cost, neutral smell, very light weight and easy application. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078035 | Easy hitter - A self-extinguishing pipe is described for use with tobacco or other smoking material. The pipe is made in three parts; a body, depth control, and the bowl. The end piece includes a bowl for the tobacco or other smoking material at one end which has an adjustable base and locking mechanism for changing the depth of the bowl. The three-part construction and adjustable base facilitate cleaning of the pipe and removal of ash without needing additional tools. The depth of the bowl is adjusted by rotating the bowl piece in relation to the base of the pipe, like the “nut and bolt” concept. A bore throughout the body of the pipe and the components of the end piece communicate with each other. Together they form an air passage from the smoking material to the mouth end of the pipe. This allows smoke to be drawn in to the user's mouth and the depth of the bowl to be controlled at the same time. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078036 | SPECIALTY HAIR ACCESSORY DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC FASTENING PROPERTIES - The invention is a specialty hair accessory device with magnetic fastening properties adapted for magnetically coupling a person's hair in place to provide a desired hair style. In one embodiment, a hair accessory device comprises of a first member that includes magnetic properties and a second member that is coupled to the first member wherein both first and second members comprise of a curved body and a comb-like protrusion spaced out along the concave side of the curved body, and wherein the first and second members are adapted for magnetic coupling. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078037 | Hair Iron - A hair iron is capable of preventing hair under treatment from drying. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078038 | Hair Iron - A hair iron apparatus preferably includes an upper housing pivotally associated with a lower housing. A first heat transfer plate is associated with the upper housing and a second heat transfer plate is associated with the lower housing. A first heater is affixed to the first heat transfer plate by a first adhesive, and a second heater is affixed to the second heat transfer plate by a second adhesive. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078039 | METHOD AND APPRATUS FOR MASK PELLICLE ADHESIVE RESIDUE CLEANING - Aspects of the invention generally provide methods and apparatus for cleaning adhesive residual on a photomask substrate. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a processing cell, a support assembly configured to receive a photomask substrate disposed thereon disposed in the processing cell, a protection head assembly disposed above and facing the support assembly, and a head actuator configured to control the elevation of the protection head assembly relative to an upper surface of the support assembly. A cleaning device is provided and positioned to interact with the photomask substrate disposed on the support assembly. In another embodiment, a method of cleaning a periphery region of a photomask substrate includes providing a photomask substrate having a periphery portion and a center portion disposed on a support assembly in a processing cell, lowering a protection cover disposed in the processing cell to cover the center portion of the photomask substrate, providing a brush in the processing cell to clean the periphery portion of the photomask substrate. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078040 | Use of an Aqueous Neutral Cleaning Solution and Method for Removing Rouging from Stainless Steel Surfaces - The invention relates to a method for removing films and deposits from stainless surfaces, especially from stainless metallic surfaces such as they are used in process stations and production units in the pharmaceutical, food and biotechnological industries, and to an aqueous cleaning solution comprising a reducing agent, in particular dithionite and/or disulfite, and at least two different complexing agents, wherein one of these complexing agents is a compound comprising diacetic acid groups or a salt thereof, for removing rouging on surfaces of stainless steels that come into contact with media selected from the group of chromium/nickel and chromium/nickel/molybdenum steels in the neutral pH range. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078041 | BRUSH BOX CLEANER MODULE WITH FORCE CONTROL - Embodiments of the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for cleaning a substrate using scrubber brushes. One embodiment of the present invention provides a substrate cleaner comprises two scrubber brush assemblies movably disposed in a processing volume. The two scrubber brush assemblies are configured to contact and clean opposite surfaces of a substrate disposed in the processing volume. The substrate cleaner also comprises a positioning assembly configured to simultaneously adjust positions of the two scrubber brush assemblies, wherein the positioning assembly makes substantially the same amount of adjustment to the first and second scrubber brush assemblies in mirror symmetry. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078042 | SURFACE CLEANING - There is herein described an improved contact cleaning surface and an improved method for cleaning surfaces. More particularly, there is described a contact cleaning surface comprising a micro-structured surface adapted to collect and/or remove microscopically sized contaminating material from a contaminated surface. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078043 | CLEANING DEVICE AND CLEANING METHOD - An initial resistivity value of pure water is measured. A lifter is cleaned in a state where the pure water is continuously supplied to the rinsing tank to replenish the rising tank while the pure water is being drained from the rinsing tank. A resistivity value of the pure water in process of cleaning the lifter is measured at predetermined time intervals. A difference value between each of the resistivity values and the initial resistivity value is calculated, and the calculated difference values are integrated. An amount of residual chemical solution of the lifter in process of being cleaned is calculated based on an integration result thus obtained. A period of cleaning time necessary for the lifter to become clean in a state where a flow rate of the drained/replenishing pure water per unit time is maintained is calculated based on the amount of residual chemical solution. The lifter is continuously cleaned in the state where the flow rate of the drained/replenishing pure water per unit time is maintained until the period of cleaning time elapses. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078044 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE USING PRESSURIZED FLUID - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to an apparatus and a method for cleaning a semiconductor substrate after a polishing process. Particularly, embodiments of the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for cleaning a substrate using pressurized fluid. One embodiment of the present invention comprises two rollers to support and rotate a substrate in a substantially vertical orientation, a pressure wheel to apply a force to engage the substrate with the two rollers, and a swinging nozzle configured to dispense a pressurized fluid towards the substrate. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078045 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING SAME - An LPCVD apparatus is provided with a processing chamber and a reaction cooling apparatus. The reaction cooling apparatus is placed outside the processing chamber and is configured to generate hydrogen fluoride gas by reaction of hydrogen gas and fluorine gas and to cool the hydrogen fluoride gas. The hydrogen fluoride gas cooled by the reaction cooling apparatus is supplied into the processing chamber as a cleaning gas. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078046 | Apparatus and method for cleaning passageways such as endoscope channels using flow of liquid and gas - Apparatus and methods are disclosed for cleaning interiors of passageways in endoscopes or other luminal medical devices by flow of liquid and gas therethrough. The liquid flow may include rivulets, droplets or other liquid entities which move on the internal surfaces of the passageways, and may include a three-phase contact interface between liquid and dry solid and gas. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078047 | Method and composition for cleaning tubular systems employing moving three-phase contact lines - A method, composition and apparatus for cleaning an internal surface of a narrow diameter channel. The method includes:
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| 20100078048 | CUTLERY BASKET FOR A DISHWASHER AND DISHWASHER - A dishwasher including at least one cutlery basket for accommodating cutlery items in a horizontal position, wherein the at least one cutlery basket is adjustable at least in sections, and wherein the at least one cutlery basket includes a first subsection having an adjustable clearance height, and a second subsection having an adjustable clearance height. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078049 | DISHWASHER MACHINE COMPRISING A WATER POINT ON THE PUMP PRESSURE SIDE - A dishwasher includes a plurality of spray arms, a recirculation pump driven by an electric motor and a water diverter. The water diverter is disposed on a pressure side of the recirculation pump and is operable to generate flow from an inlet to at least one of a plurality of selectable outlets associated with the spray arms. The water diverter includes at least one blocking element, a drive element driven together with the electric motor of the recirculation pump and configured to move the at least one blocking element, and a transmission disposed between the blocking element and the drive element. The transmission is configured to convert a continuous movement of the drive element into a discontinuous movement of the blocking element. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078050 | High-pressure cleaning device - The invention relates to a high-pressure cleaning device having a housing in which a pump and a drive motor are disposed, it being possible for pressurized liquid to be delivered by the pump via a high-pressure hose and it being possible for the high-pressure hose to be wound onto a hose drum which is mounted within the housing such that it can rotate about a rotation axis, and for said high-pressure hose to be routed out of the housing at the rear. In order to develop the high-pressure cleaning device in such a way that it has a shorter structure, the invention proposes aligning the rotation axis of the hose drum parallel to the horizontal axis of the housing. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078051 | Liquid squirting umbrella apparatus - A novel water discharging apparatus contains conventional umbrella functions including stretchers, a canopy, and a runner attached to a hollow shaft. The hollow shaft member contains a pipe to transfer liquids from a deformable squeeze bottle handle member which serves as a reservoir for liquid materials. Liquids are held by a hermetic junction between a lid member for capping and a squeeze bottle handle enabling manual deformation and collapsing abilities of the squeeze bottle handle to emit liquids out a spherical discharging means with multiple perforations means which is connected to the hollow shaft. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078052 | PERSONAL EASY LIFTING DEVICE - A personal easy lifting device has mounting units with adjustable legs forward of handle members and supports to facilitate positioning forward aspects of the supports in close proximity to a firm edge of an article of furniture with which the device is to be used to assist a person in rising, such as from a sitting position, from an article of furniture to a standing position. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078053 | Wheel chair canopy - An adjustable canopy for a wheelchair, and the like, which includes a tubular frame which may be extended to one angular position, and which may be coupled to a tubular back frame of the chair so that the canopy may be set to one front elevation. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078054 | Thermal Difference Engine - Closed system heat engines can be used to deliver useful electrical power by harvesting ambient energy in the environment. The present invention provides a means of harvesting these low temperature differences in to useful energy and provides while providing rectification and regulation features. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078055 | NANOSTRUCTURE AND PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL IMPLEMENTING SAME - A photovoltaic nanostructure according to one embodiment of the present invention includes an electrically conductive nanocable coupled to a first electrode, a second electrode extending along at least two sides of the nanocable, and a photovoltaically active p-n junction formed between the nanocable and the second electrode. A photovoltaic array according to one embodiment includes a plurality of photovoltaic nanostructures as recited above. Methods for forming nanostructures are also presented. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078056 | OPTICAL TANDEM PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL PANELS - A solar energy conversion device comprises a vertical stack of at least two panels stacked in a hierarchy from an upper panel to a lower panel with each of the panels including a matching array of solar cells having a different energy bandgap from other panels of solar cells in the vertical stack of panels. Each panel in the vertical stack may be arranged with one of the panels having solar cells with a higher energy bandgap situated in the hierarchy and in the stack above others of the panels containing solar cells with a lower energy bandgap. The top surface of the device is adapted for receiving solar energy incident upon the uppermost panel. Each upper panel absorbs a fraction of sunlight with larger solar photon energies larger than the energy bandgap thereof and transmits solar photons with photon energies less than larger solar photon energies to a remaining one of the panels lower in the hierarchy and positioned lower in the stack. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078057 | SOLAR MODULE - A solar module comprising a common substrate supporting a rectifying diode sheet. The rectifying diode sheet comprising at least a back electrode layer, a front electrode layer, and an absorber layer located between the back electrode layer and the front electrode layer. The rectifying diode sheet is divided in first and second sheet parts, whereby the first sheet part comprises at least one solar cell. The second sheet part comprises at least one bypass diode, circuited in an anti-parallel configuration with the at least one solar cell. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078058 | SOLAR ELECTRIC PANEL - A solar panel | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078059 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR THIN FILM TANDEM PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - A tandem photovoltaic cell. The tandem photovoltaic cell includes a bifacial top cell and a bottom cell. The top bifacial cell includes a top first transparent conductive oxide material. A top window material underlies the top first transparent conductive oxide material. A first interface region is disposed between the top window material and the top first transparent conductive oxide material. The first interface region is substantially free from one or more entities from the top first transparent conductive oxide material diffused into the top window material. A top absorber material comprising a copper species, an indium species, and a sulfur species underlies the top window material. A top second transparent conductive oxide material underlies the top absorber material. A second interface region is disposed between the top second transparent conductive oxide material and the top absorber material. The bottom cell includes a bottom first transparent conductive oxide material. A bottom window material underlies the first bottom transparent conductive oxide material. A bottom absorber material underlies the bottom window material. A bottom electrode material underlies the bottom absorber material. The tandem photovoltaic cell further includes a coupling material free from a parasitic junction between the top cell and the bottom cell. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078060 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL MODULE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A dye-sensitized solar cell module and a production method for the same are provided. The dye-sensitized solar cell module comprises a base material; a back side plate; and a plurality of dye-sensitized solar cells provided in between the base material and the back side plate, each of the plurality of dye-sensitized solar cells including a first conductive layer provided on the base material; a second conductive layer; and a porous semiconductor layer provided between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, wherein the plurality of dye-sensitized solar cells are electrically connected in series. In accordance with the present invention, in the dye-sensitized solar cell module, it is possible to prevent a decrease in durability of a film of a counter electrode with regard to thermal expansion and contraction of each of the layers due to the thermal history to a bending, a distortion, etc. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078061 | Solid state heat pipe heat rejection system for space power systems - A heat rejection system includes a plurality of panel subassemblies and a solid state heat pipe flex joint. Each panel subassembly includes a fin, a solid state heat pipe manifold, a first solid state heat pipe tube operatively connected to the solid state heat pipe manifold and secured to the fin, a second solid state heat pipe tube operatively connected to the solid state heat pipe manifold adjacent to the first solid state heat pipe and secured to the fin. The solid state heat pipe flex joint operably connects the solid state heat pipe manifolds of two of the plurality of panel subassemblies in a hermetically sealed configuration, and is configured to permit repositioning of the two panel subassemblies relative to each other. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078062 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LIGHT COLLECTION AND LIGHT ENERGY CONVERTING APPARATUS - A light collection system including a light concentrating device and a reflective curving-surface device is provided. The light concentrating device receives at least a portion of an incident light and forwardly emits the portion of the incident light after concentrating and passing it through a first focal region, so as to obtain a first-stage output light. The reflective curving-surface device has an entrance aperture for receiving the first-stage output light. The reflective curving-surface device includes a reflective inner curving surface, and at least a portion of the reflective inner curving surface has a second focal region. The first focal region and the second focal region are confocal or approximately confocal within a range. As a result, at least a portion of the first-stage output light is confocally converted into a forwardly emitted second-stage output light. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078063 | HIGH EFFICIENCY HYBRID SOLAR CELL - This invention relates to a high efficiency hybrid solar cell preferably comprised of a static concentrator, a dichroic mirror, a first cell stack comprising two cells, the first cell being a GaInP cell and the second cell being a GaAs cell and a second cell stack comprising three cells, the first cell being a Si cell, the second cell being a GaInAsP cell and the third cell being a GaInAs cell. The dichroic mirror provides a separation of the solar light into two spectral components, one component of light with photons of energy≧E | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078064 | MONOLITHICALLY-INTEGRATED SOLAR MODULE - A solar module includes a substrate, a plurality of electrically interconnected solar cells, and an upper separation gap. The solar cells are provided above the substrate. At least one of the solar cells includes a reflective electrode, a silicon layer stack and a light transmissive electrode. The reflective electrode is provided above the substrate. The silicon layer stack includes an n-doped layer provided above the reflective electrode, an intrinsic layer provided above the n-doped layer and a p-doped layer provided above the intrinsic layer. The light transmissive electrode is provided above the silicon layer stack. The upper separation gap is provided between the cells. The upper separation gap electrically separates the light transmissive electrodes in the solar cells from one another such that the light transmissive electrode of one of the solar cells is electrically connected to the reflective electrode of another one of the solar cells. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078065 | MULTILAYERED BODY COMPRISING AN ELECTROCONDUCTIVE POLYMER LAYER AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - There is described a process for the production of a multilayer body ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078066 | HYBRID SOLAR CELLS VIA UV-POLYMERIZATION OF POLYMER PRECURSOR - A hybrid photovoltaic cell comprising a composite substrate of a nanotube or nanorod array of metal oxide infiltrated with a monomer precursor and subsequently polymerized in situ via UV irradiation. In an embodiment, the photovoltaic cell comprises an electron accepting TiO | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078067 | CARBON NANOTUBE FILM BASED SOLAR CELL AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A carbon nanotube-based solar cell and fabricating method thereof are provided. The method is achieved by applying carbon nanotube film ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078068 | SOLAR CELL WITH EMBEDDED ELECTRODE - A solar cell includes a silicon substrate, an anti-reflection coating (ARC) layer, an embedded electrode and a back-side electrode. The silicon substrate has a front side and a back side. The silicon substrate has a P | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078069 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a solar cell, including: forming a first conductivity type semiconductor layer extending along a predetermined direction on aback surface of a semiconductor substrate that has a light-receiving surface and the back surface opposite to the light-receiving surface, the first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer being divided into plural island-shaped sections arranged side by side in the predetermined direction; forming a semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type in the predetermined direction on the back surface; and forming conductive layers respectively on the first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer and the second-conductivity-type semiconductor layer by using a conductive paste, the conductive layer to be formed on the first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer being formed by a printing method such that the conductive layer to be formed on the first-conductivity-type semiconductor layer extends on a line of the plural island-shaped sections to bridge adjacent two of the plural island-shaped sections. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078070 | SOLAR BATTERY - A solar battery, which contains a transparent conductive layer having an average transmittance of 80% or more with an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of 1,100 nm to 2,000 nm, and a sheet resistance of 20 ohm/sq. or less, in which the transparent conductive layer contains metal nanowires. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078071 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A photoelectric conversion device includes one or more unit cells between a first electrode and a second electrode, in which a semiconductor junction is formed by sequentially stacking: a first impurity semiconductor layer of one conductivity type; an intrinsic non-single-crystal semiconductor layer including an NH group or an NH | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078072 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell includes a p-n junction formed by joining a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor. The p-type semiconductor is a chalcopyrite compound semiconductor with a band gap of 1.5 eV or more within which an intermediate level exists with a half bandwidth of 0.05 eV or more. The intermediate level is different from an impurity level. The chalcopyrite compound semiconductor includes a first element having first electronegativity of 1.9 or more in Pauling units, the first element occupying a lattice site of the semiconductor. A portion of the first element is substituted with a second element having second electronegativity different from the first electronegativity, the second element being a congeneric element of the first element. The intermediate level is created by substituting the first element with the second element. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078073 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT WITH CONTACTS MADE OF ALLOYED-IN METAL WIRES - A semiconductor component, especially a solar cell comprises a semiconductor substrate of a planar design having a first side and a second side lying opposite thereto, at least one contact structure arranged on at least one side of the semiconductor substrate, the at least one contact structure exhibiting a diffusion barrier to prevent the diffusion of ions from the contact structure into the semiconductor substrate. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078074 | ACTIVE MATERIALS FOR PHOTOELECTRIC DEVICES AND DEVICES THAT USE THE MATERIALS - A conjugated polymer has a repeated unit having the structure of formula (I) | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078075 | ORGANIC SOLAR CELL DEVICE - An organic solar cell device comprising a substrate, a power-generating laminate and a barrier laminate provided on at least one side of the power-generating laminate, wherein the power-generating laminate comprises a pair of electrodes and an organic layer disposed between the electrodes, and the barrier laminate comprises at least one organic polymer layer and at least one inorganic layer, is flexible and highly-durable. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078076 | DEVICE FOR AN INERT GAS INSTALLATION ON A FLOATING VESSEL - A device for an inert gas installation ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078077 | Spacers for Microfluidic Channels - A microfluidic system comprises a microchannel, a carrier fluid in the microchannel, and at least two plugs in the microchannel. Each plug comprises a plug fluid that is substantially immiscible with the carrier fluid. The microfluidic system further comprises at least one spacer in the microchannel between two plugs. Each spacer comprises a spacer fluid that is substantially immiscible with the carrier fluid and the plug fluid, and both of the following conditions are satisfied: (γ | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078078 | Safety Valve - The present invention provides a safety valve with improved safety which is to be mounted to a container for releasing gas within the container if the temperature rises. A main body | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078079 | Outdoor sillcock mounting kit - The outdoor sillcock mounting kit is positioned around a pipe that is connected to a sillcock. The kit is utilized prior to adding finishing material to the outer wall of a home or building. The kit permits adjustments to the pipe and the sillcock when necessary due to a change in the dimensions of the finished material added to the outer wall, especially those outer finished walls that add brick, stucco, and other types of building materials. The kit has three components, two sleeves of the same basic shape and size except one sleeve is longer. The longer sleeve can be utilized with the third component, which is a block-shaped cover. The cover is utilized with rectangular-type finishing material on the outer wall, and fits over the longer sleeve. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078080 | Shutoff device, implemented as a ball cock, for use in a line for media - A shutoff device is implemented as a ball cock for insertion into a line for media, and has a housing insertable into the course of the line, a shutoff ball rotatably disposed in the housing, and a pivot drive for the shutoff ball. The pivot drive is removably connected to the housing. The shutoff ball has a passage in an area facing toward the pivot drive, and a chamber extends through the passage from the pivot drive into the interior of the shutoff ball. A sensor embedded in the chamber. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078081 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE - A valve comprises a valve body including an inlet through which fluid flows into the valve, a main valve including a main poppet positioned in the valve body and including a chamber therein, wherein the fluid flows into the chamber, a pilot valve including a pilot poppet positioned within the main valve and including a discharge port through which the fluid flows out of the chamber, a main poppet spring biased to force the main poppet closed in the absence of flow of the fluid into the valve, a pilot poppet spring biased to keep the discharge port open, and a plurality of bi-metal disks located within the chamber. The plurality of bi-metal disks curl at a predetermined temperature of the fluid to compress the pilot poppet spring and close the discharge port. As a result, the fluid is prevented from flowing out of the chamber and fluid pressure between the chamber and the inlet is equalized to close the main poppet. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078082 | Maple syrup production spout assembly with backflow check valve - A maple syrup production spout assembly ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078083 | LOW PROFILE BACKWATER VALVE - A low profile backwater valve includes a hollow valve body having an inlet, an outlet, and a bottom. A pivoting valve member is pivotally movable between a normally open position along the bottom of the valve body and a closed position sealing the inlet. The valve member has a hinge end, a remote end, and opposed sides. A float is positioned as an appendage along at least one of the opposed sides of the valve member, such that the float adds buoyancy to the valve member causing the valve member to float into the closed position in the presence of a backflow. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078084 | VALVE ASSEMBLY - A valve assembly includes a housing having a first chamber, a second chamber, and a valve seat disposed therebetween. A valve head disposed in the housing and is moveable between an open position and a closed position. The valve head defines a bore extending along an axis from the first chamber to the second chamber when the valve head is in the closed position. A valve stem is disposed in the bore and is coupled to the valve head in the bore for moving the valve head between the open and closed positions. The valve assembly allows for selective fluid communication between the first and second chambers to alleviate pressure differences between the first and second chambers. In one embodiment, the valve stem moves in the bore between a sealed position and an unsealed position. In another embodiment, a check valve is disposed in the bore. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078085 | Relief valve structure - To provide a relief valve structure for an oil pump, which is capable of appropriately controlling/switching the discharge pressure and flow rate of oil to an optimum condition in low, middle and high speed regions of an engine. The relief valve structure has: a relief valve having formed therein a valve flow path for communicating between a valve head part and an outer circumferential side part; a valve housing in which a valve passage accommodating the relief valve is formed; a relief flow-in part formed on an axial direction one end side of the valve passage and communicating with the valve passage; a first discharge part formed in the valve housing and communicating with the valve flow path by the movement of the relief valve; and a second discharge part that is opened by allowing the valve head part to pass therethrough. The second discharge part is positioned nearer to the relief flow-in part than the first discharge part. The shortest gap between an outer circumferential side part opening of the valve flow path and the first discharge part is the same as or shorter than the shortest gap between the valve head part and the second discharge part during an initial state of the relief valve. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078086 | MULTIPLE FLOW PATH MICROREACTOR DESIGN - A microfluidic device comprises at least one reactant passage defined by walls and comprising at least one parallel multiple flow path configuration comprising a group of elementary design patterns being able to provide mixing and/or residence time which are arranged in series with fluid communication so as to constitute flow paths, and in parallel so as to constitute a multiple flow path elementary design pattern, wherein the parallel multiple flow path configuration comprises at least two communicating zones between elementary design patterns of two adjacent parallel flow paths, said communicating zones being in the same plane as that defined by said elementary design patterns between which said communicating zone is placed and allowing passage of fluid in order to minimize mass flow rate difference between adjacent parallel flow paths which have the same flow direction. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078087 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - The present invention provides a liquid ejection apparatus capable of precisely controlling a flow rate of liquid in a flow-path. The liquid ejection apparatus is equipped with: an ejection head that is provided with a feed port and a discharge port, and that ejects fed liquid; a feed flow-path that feeds liquid to the feed port; a discharge flow-path that discharges liquid from the discharge port; at least one of the feed flow-path and/or the discharge flow-path equipped with a main pump that pumps a constant flow rate of liquid in the flow-path, a sub pump provided in parallel to the main pump and that pumps liquid in the flow-path, and a detector unit that detects liquid pressure in the flow-path; and a control unit that controls the flow rate of liquid pumped by the sub pump such that the pressure detected achieves a predetermined pressure. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078088 | Hands-Free Directable Low-Pressure Air Source and Method for Cosmetology Use - Disclosed is a variable air source that provides directional control over a low-pressure airflow. The air source is specifically adapted for use in the application of artificial eyelash extensions to a person's individual eyelashes. An air pump provides low pressure air to an airflow nozzle mounted on the finger of the user. A foot control operates the air pump. The finger nozzle allows the user to direct the airflow without having to grasp the nozzle with the fingers. This allows the user's hands to be free to perform other manual manipulations during the method of adhering artificial eyelash extensions to a person's individual natural eyelashes. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078089 | HYDRAULIC TRIP UNIT FOR A VALVE UNIT IN A PRIME MOVER PLANT, ESPECIALLY FOR A FAST-ACTING SHUT-OFF VALVE OF A TURBINE PLANT - A hydraulic trip unit for a valve unit in a prime mover plant is described, with monitoring passages which are grouped together in a hydraulic block and interconnected forming a 2 out of 3 circuit, of which each monitoring passage is provided with a solenoid valve unit, with a power oil line connection which is provided on the hydraulic block and from which an emergency oil passage and an auxiliary emergency oil passage extend inside the hydraulic block, of which the emergency oil passage can be connected to the valve unit and the auxiliary emergency oil passage is connected via connecting lines to a solenoid valve unit in each case, wherein a first connecting line feeds a first and third solenoid valve unit, a second connecting line feeds the second and a first solenoid valve unit, and a third connecting line feeds the third and second solenoid valve unit. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078090 | IMPACT SENSING MULTI-LAYERED PLASTIC MATERIAL - A multi-layer structure for sensing impacts in real-time having an inner layer of polyvinylidene fluoride having piezoelectric properties disposed between and joined with two outer layers of an electrical signal conductor. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078091 | CHEMICAL DISPENSING RESERVOIR APPARATUS AND METHODS - Removable chemical reservoirs are translucent and have filling marks on a front, hollow handle where chemical concentrate fill levels are visible and measurable. The reservoirs are filled with new concentrate from a current fill level mark to a full level mark and the volume of concentrate filled between the marks is calculated for filling and inventory purposes. The front handle is narrower than the reservoir sides and flanges at the upper end of the reservoir to facilitate in and out sliding of the reservoir for billing and cleaning. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078092 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILLING AND/OR EMPTYING A DIALYSIS MACHINE - The present invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for the filling of a dialyzer with a dialysis liquid and/or for the draining of dialysis liquid from a dialyzer, wherein the apparatus is mobile and has at least one liquid container for the reception of a liquid, preferably of RO water, at least one concentrate receptacle for the reception of concentrate and/or a concentrate connection for the connection of a container holding concentrate as well as at least one preparation unit which is arranged and configured such that liquid from the liquid container can be mixed with concentrate from the concentrate receptacle and/or from the container holding the concentrate in the preparation unit. The invention furthermore relates to the use of an apparatus for the filling of a dialyzer with a dialysis liquid and/or for the draining of dialysis liquid from a dialyzer. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078093 | APPARATUS FOR DOSING POWDERY OR GRANULATED MATERIALS IN CAPSULES OR THE LIKE - Apparatus for dosing powdery or granulated materials in capsules, or the like. The apparatus comprises an engine associated with a transducer controlling chuting means. The engine imparts to the chuting means movements which are proportional to an electric signal controlled by an electronic control unit. The movements of the chuting means, together with the regulation of the spatial position assumed by the chuting means, are such to accurately dose the powdery or granulated material in the bases of the capsules. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078094 | Pour spout assembly with winged stop structure - A spout assembly transfers fluid from a container, and comprises a basic conduit construction, and a sleeve construction. The conduit construction comprises a laterally opposed extended conduit wings. The sleeve construction has a slotted end and a winged end. The slotted end comprises laterally opposed, bifurcated slots for receiving the conduit wings. Each bifurcated slot has an abbreviated and elongated slot length. The sleeve construction receives the conduit construction such that the sleeve construction is axially and rotatably displaceable relative to the conduit construction intermediate a closed position enabled via the conduit wings and abbreviated slot lengths and an open position enabled via the conduit wing and elongated slot lengths. The winged end comprises a plurality of circumferentially-spaced, extended wings, the longitudinal termini of which provide spout assembly stop structure at a fuel inlet aperture. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078095 | MORE SILENT AND ROBUST ELECTRIC PENCIL SHARPENER - A pencil sharpener for sharpening a pencil includes a central gear including an aperture along an axis of the central gear for receiving an end portion of the pencil. A first gear rotates the central gear and a strap joined to the central gear secures the pencil when the central gear is rotated. A shaft is in communication with the first gear where when the central gear is rotated the shaft is rotated. A cutting blade is in communication with the shaft where when the shaft is rotated the cutting blade cuts the end portion of the pencil at an angle to form a point. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078096 | METHOD FOR SHAVING THE INSIDE OF BARRELS - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for shaving the inside of barrels. In particular, the present invention relates to reconditioning used wine barrels by shaving the inside surface to a predetermined depth, ready for re-crozering, toasting, and re-use. Conventional shaving methods typically involve routing the internal surface by hand, but this technique is problematic in that it is a very slow process, the quality of the wood is often adversely affected, and there is no way of ensuring that the surface will be shaved to the same depth across the entire surface. Therefore, the resultant internal dimensions of the barrel are not reflective, relatively, of the original barrel surface. The apparatus of the present invention includes a scanning means adapted to scan the internal dimensions of the barrel, and a cutting means adapted to shave the internal surface to a predetermined depth relative to the scanned internal dimensions. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078097 | STEEL MATERIAL SUPERIOR IN HIGH TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTICS AND TOUGHNESS AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME - A steel material superior in high temperature characteristics and toughness is provided, that is, a steel material containing, by mass %, C: 0.005% to 0.03%, Si: 0.05% to 0.40%, Mn: 0.40% to 1.70%, Nb: 0.02% to 0.25%, Ti: 0.005% to 0.025%, N: 0.0008% to 0.0045%, B: 0.0003% to 0.0030%, restricting P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.020% or less, Al: 0.03% or less, and having a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, where the contents of C and Nb satisfy | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078098 | GAS GENERATING COMPOSITION FOR INFLATOR CONTAINING MELAMINE CYANURATE - To provide a gas generating composition for air bag which is low in toxicity, large in burning rate, and low in combustion temperature. Gas generating compositions comprising (a) melamine cyanurate or a mixture of melamine cyanurate and nitrogen-containing organic compound and (b) oxygen-containing oxidant, and gas generating compositions comprising (c) binder and (d) additive are provided. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078099 | CARRYING BAG SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH REVERSIBLE FLAP - A carrying bag assembly comprises a bag assembly, a flap, and a first connection system. The bag assembly comprises a front panel, a rear panel, a left side panel, a right side panel, a bottom panel, and a cover panel. The bag assembly defines a bag opening and a connection pocket. The flap defines first and second flap surfaces. The flap may be in one of a first attached configuration, a second attached configuration, and a detached configuration. When in either of the first and second attached configurations, the flap may be moved between a closed configuration and an open configuration. When in one of the attached configurations, either the first or second flap surface is visible when the flap is in the closed configuration. When the flap is in either of the first or the second attached configurations, the first connection system is substantially located within the connection pocket. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078100 | APPENDAGE WALLET - Embodiments of an appendage wallet having a variety of configurations to contain papers, currency, and small devices that are readably attachable and detachable from a region of a body appendage hidden beneath body clothing. Embodiments include vapor-blocking layers interposed between leather and other multi-layered constructions configured to restrict water vapor reaching wallet compartments storing currency, important documents, or water sensitive devices. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078101 | Shielded Money Clip - A money clip is disclosed with RF shielding characteristics to prevent skimming of stored magnetic and/or digital data in credit cards, quick pay devices, and other items that include magnetically stored personal data. The clip is formed of multiple layers of carbon cloth arranged to prevent transmission of radio frequencies in the range used to acquire the data. The layers are formed using a resin to bind the layers and the formation process resists the introduction of air into the device. The clip is strong enough to resiliently hold money, credit cards, and the like without losing its shape, and the shielding properties protect the contents for unauthorized data acquisition. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078102 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire that can be manufactured according to the conventional method without requiring special tire manufacturing steps and without needing addition of material members and production steps, and having excellent rolling resistance and wet properties, and having conductivity is to be provided. A pneumatic tire | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078103 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire that can be manufactured according to the conventional method without requiring special tire manufacturing steps and without needing addition of material members and production steps, and having excellent rolling resistance and wet properties, and having conductivity is to be provided. A pneumatic tire | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078104 | Siloxane-based lubricating compositions that release no hydrogen - Lubricating compositions, in the form of oil-in-water emulsions, are based on a siloxane and do not release hydrogen and are particularly suited for the lubrication of internal surfaces of uncured or unvulcanized envelopes useful for the manufacture of rubber pneumatic or semi-pneumatic tires for vehicles, as well as for vulcanization bladders useful for the shaping and vulcanizing of pneumatic or semi-pneumatic tires. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078105 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - There is provided a pneumatic tire capable of improving on-snow performance on a snowy road surface including a sherbet-like snowy road surface without deteriorating on-ice performance. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078106 | Pneumatic Vehicle Tire - A pneumatic vehicle tire has peripheral grooves with outer edges on a tread periphery, running peripherally parallel and substantially linearly. A groove base path on a groove base is wavy or zigzags and narrower than a peripheral groove. Projections of groove sides assigned to inward pointing corners of the groove base path are parts or sections of bodies with a base surface having at least four free sides. The base surface runs near the periphery at an angle of at least 60° and is inclined to the radial. The base surface has boundary surfaces running from the free sides toward the groove base at a smaller angle and being inclined to the radial. Two side surfaces run between adjacent projections in peripheral direction, toward the groove base path and have an angle of inclination to the radial larger than the boundary surface angle and smaller than the base surface angle. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078107 | Tread Comprising Dual Orientation Incisions | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078108 | TRACK LINK FOR ANTI-SKID CHAIN - The invention relates to a chain link for an anti-skid chain for vehicle tires, whereby protruding studs arranged on the chain link, and at least one stud is arranged on the lengthwise side of the chain link and the longitudinal central axis of the stud is inclined with respect to the central plane of the chain link. The chain link is thus implemented as either a drawn, milled or forged chain link. The invention further relates to an anti-skid chain that exhibits chain links according to the invention. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078109 | TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM WITH PARALLEL PUMP - A vehicle tire inflation system includes an air supply that is connected to a vehicle tire by a pneumatic conduit. A pump that is independent of and pneumatically parallel to the vehicle air supply includes an inlet and an outlet. The pump inlet receives air from atmosphere, the pump compresses the air, and the pump outlet is fluidly connected to the pneumatic conduit. When the air pressure in the pneumatic conduit drops below a predetermined level, compressed air from the pump is introduced into the pneumatic conduit, thus increasing the air pressure in the conduit to increase the air pressure that is available to the tire. A reservoir tank, which is also independent of the vehicle air supply, may be in fluid communication with the pump outlet and the pneumatic conduit. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078110 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component, the at least one component comprising a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising
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| 20100078111 | RUN-FLAT DEVICE - A run-flat device, which is inserted into pneumatic tires to allow mobility in the event of pressure loss in the pneumatic tire, can comprise an inner ring, outer ring, and an interconnected web connecting the two. The run-flat device can support an applied load by working in tension and compression. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078112 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire including: a pair of beads provided to face each other in a tire width direction; a carcass formed across the pair of beads; and an inner liner provided on an inner side of the carcass in a tire radial direction, the inner liner having an elastic modulus that is higher in the tire width direction than in a tire circumferential direction. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078113 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING FILM AND FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A method for depositing a film includes preparing a deposition material that is purified by sublimation, solidifying the purified deposition material in an environment having a reduced water content, conveying the solidified deposition material into a film deposition chamber through an environment having a reduced water content, and depositing a film of the solidified deposition material onto a substrate in the film deposition chamber. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078114 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR JOINING ADHESIVE TAPE - An adhesive tape is supplied to a back face side of a ring frame, joined to the ring frame with a joining roller, and cut by pivoting a cutter blade along the ring frame. Subsequently, an inspection ring of an inspecting mechanism perform suction on the adhesive tape while contacting the adhesive tape adjacent an inner periphery of the ring frame. Separation of the adhesive tape from the ring frame is determined based on variations of the suction pressure. When the separation of the adhesive tape from the ring frame is detected, the adhesive tape is joined again with the joining roller provided in the cutter mechanism. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078115 | Use of a Device for Torsional Ultrasonic Welding - The invention relates to the use of a device for torsional ultrasonic welding for joining parts ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078116 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE TEXTILE - A method of manufacturing a composite textile having a textile face layer and a non-woven backing layer. The textile face layer may be bonded to the non-woven backing layer using various techniques such as by providing an adhesive or adhesive material associated with at least one of the layers. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078117 | METHOD FOR ADHESIVE BONDING WITH FOAMABLE MIXTURES CONTAINING ALKOXYSILANE-TERMINATED PREPOLYMERS - Surfaces are adhesively bonded by employing a highly reactive alkoxysilyl-functional foamable mixture, and pressing the surfaces together with the foam prepared from the foamable mixture between the surfaces. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078118 | REPAIR AND STRENGTHENING OF SMALL DIAMETER PIPES WITH FRP LAMINATES - A method is disclosed for repairing or strengthening a damaged portion of a pipe. A patch of required dimensions is prepared from a composite laminate having a fabric layer with a plurality of fibers embedded into a cured resin. The pipe is then prepared to receive the patch and the epoxy resin is applied to an outside surface of the patch. The patch is then coiled and secured around a mandrel and transported thereby to the damaged portion of the pipe through an open end thereof, such that during transport through the pipe the patch does not contact the inside surface of the pipe. A bladder inside the coiled patch is pressurized to force the unrolling of the patch to contact the inside surface of the patch. The pressure is maintained against the patch until the epoxy resin is substantially cured, whereupon the bladder is deflated and removed with the mandrel from the pipe. A method of repairing such a pipe while fluid flows therethrough, and a method of repairing a corrugated steel pipe, is also disclosed. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078119 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ABSORBENT ARTICLE - Included is a tip end portion being a feeding position from which a filiform elastic member is fed. By an arm member guiding the elastic member, the tip end portion is alternately moved in a first direction and a second direction, and thereby the elastic member is brought into contact with the web and is arranged in a gather waveform. Here, the first direction is from the center portion of a web being conveyed in a predetermined direction and having sequentially-arranged component parts forming one part of an absorbent article, to a first end portion in a cross direction crossing with a conveyance direction, and the second direction is from the center to a second end portion which is an end portion opposite to the first end portion. At this time, in a planar view of a composite web, when a nip point exceeds a position where an angle between the conveyance direction and a tangent to the gather waveform is largest, a distance between the tip end portion and the nip point is largest. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078120 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ABSORBENT ARTICLE - A manufacturing method of an absorbent article according to the present invention includes the steps of: splitting an elastic member bundle having line-splitting strength within the predetermined range into multiple first elastic members by feeding the elastic member bundle in an MD via a line splitter, the line-splitting strength measured by a predetermined measuring method, applying an adhesive at least on a predetermined curved line on a web continuously conveyed; and placing the multiple elastic members thus split on the web while swinging the elastic members in a CD. The elastic member bundle is formed by splitting a single original elastic member with a slit into the multiple elastic members, and bundling and pressurizing the multiple elastic members. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078121 | MULTI-COLOR PRINTING MACHINE WITH FILM-TRANSFER DEVICE - In a method for transferring layers from a carrier foil onto printed sheets, an imaging or covering layer is to be transferred from the carrier foil onto the printed sheet in an adhering manner in a sheet processing machine. A more flexible production method is provided in a sheet offset printing machine. To this end, each printed sheet is provided on at least one printed or unprinted first side with a foil coating. Each printed sheet is further turned before or after the coating in the sheet processing machine, and at least printed or coated on the side opposite of the foil coating, and provided with a film coating in a further coating device ( | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078122 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING FLUID STORAGE COMPONENTS - Embodiments of the invention relate to a method of manufacturing a fluid enclosure. The method includes reducing the size of active material particles sufficient to provide a maximum active material particle size substantially within the same order of size as the active material particle decrepitation size, contacting the particles with a binder sufficient to provide a mixture, pressing the mixture sufficient to provide a compacted mixture, heating the compacted mixture sufficient to form a fluid storage component and conformably coupling an outer enclosure wall to the fluid storage component sufficient to provide a fluid enclosure. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078123 | MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING BONDING REGIONS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - Medical devices comprised of bonded joints are disclosed. The bonded joints comprise two surfaces bonded by a layer of phenoxy resin therebetween. In the preferred embodiments, bonded surfaces are comprised of materials that are suitable for medical devices. Most preferably, Nitinol comprises at least one bonded surface, however, other preferred materials may include, but are not limited to cobalt chromium, stainless steel, titanium, tantalum, and plastic. An intraluminal device comprised of a plurality of locations with a phenoxy resin layer is also disclosed wherein the phenoxy resin is further comprised of a radioopaque additive, a lubricious additive, or both radioopaque and lubricious additives. Also disclosed is an intraluminal device comprised of contiguous heterogeneous structural elements comprised of metallic members and non-metallic sections that are bonded together by a layer of phenoxy resin therebetween. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078124 | Removable Protective Barrier System and Method - A removable protective barrier system and method utilizes a roll of protective polyethylene plastic barrier material called having a water soluble adhesive on one side. In one embodiment a pair of core inserts fit within each end of the roll. Next, the removable protective barrier is applied to a selected portion of the vehicle and pulled and tucked under any curved portions therein. In one embodiment, clear plastic is used with no need to trim lights, license plates, etc since the covered portions remain visible. If an air intake portion such as a grill portion is covered, an opening is cut in the barrier to allow proper air flow. After use, the protective barrier is removed along with any contaminants and bugs that have lodged on the barrier. Multiple layers may be applied. Other vehicle parts may be covered such as mirrors, antennas, etc. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078125 | Method for securing a curved circuit board in die bonder and recording medium containing program for securing a curved circuit board in die bonder - A method and a program (recorded on a recording medium) for securing a curved circuit board in a flat fashion on (a film application stage and) a bonding stage of a die bonder provided with suction cavities formed in a substrate suction surface of the bonding stage that suctions the curved circuit board, including the steps of evacuating air from the vacuum suction cavities using a vacuum device, and moving a die collet provided at a tip end of a bonding arm to press the circuit board down and thus sealing at least one of the vacuum suction cavities by the circuit board so as to allow the remaining vacuum suction cavities to be sealed successively by the flattened circuit board, thereby sealing the upper surfaces of all the vacuum suction cavities by the flattened circuit board, so that the circuit board is suction-held and secured on the bonding stage. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078126 | Compaction of Prepreg Plies on Composite Laminate Structures - A flexible compaction sheet is used to compact uncured composite plies onto the surface of a ply layup. The compaction sheet includes a peripheral seal that seals the perimeter of the sheet to the surface of the part layup and forms a vacuum chamber over the plies which is evacuated through the sheet to apply compaction pressure to the plies. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078127 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF ABSORBENT ARTICLE - The present invention provides a method includes the steps of: conveying in a conveyance direction MD a second web in which components forming one part of an absorbent article are sequentially arranged; swinging an elastic member in a cross direction CD at a predetermined cycle by using a swing guide mechanism for guiding the elastic member; and pressing, between one pair of press rollers, the second web on which the elastic member is arranged. The swing guide mechanism has a motor with a rotational shaft, an arm member for guiding the elastic member to a predetermined position on the second web in the cross direction, and a speed reducer provided between the rotational shaft and a base of the arm member to make a rotational speed of the arm member slower than a rotational speed of the rotational shaft. | 2010-04-01 |
| 20100078128 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A gas flow of a gas pipe is indicated before an electromagnetic valve is actually opened, so that the electromagnetic valve can be prevented from being opened or closed by a wrong manipulation or hazards caused by undesired mixing of gases can be avoided so as to improve safety. The substrate processing apparatus includes a state detection unit configured to detect an opening/closing request state and an opening/closing state of a valve installed at a gas pipeline; and a indication unit configured to indicate a gas flow state of the gas pipeline predicted according to the opening/closing request state and a gas flow state of the gas pipeline when the valve is opened, in a way that each state is distinguished. | 2010-04-01 |
