| 14th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20120080340 | STAPLE CARTRIDGE COMPRISING A VARIABLE THICKNESS COMPRESSIBLE PORTION - A fastener cartridge can comprise a support portion, a tissue thickness compensator positioned relative to the support portion, and a plurality of fasteners positioned within the support portion and/or the tissue thickness compensator which can be utilized to fasten tissue. In use, the fastener cartridge can be positioned in a first jaw of a surgical fastening device, wherein a second jaw, or anvil, can be positioned opposite the first jaw. To deploy the fasteners, a staple-deploying member is advanced through the fastener cartridge to move the fasteners toward the anvil. As the fasteners are deployed, the fasteners can capture at least a portion of the tissue thickness compensator therein along with at least a portion of the tissue being fastened. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080341 | Syringe Assembly and Package for Distribution of Same - A package assembly includes a panel, an array of openings defined in the panel, and a plurality of syringe wells. The panel includes an upper surface. Each of the syringe wells is individually associated with a different one of the openings. The panel and the plurality of syringe wells are integrally formed as a unitary structure. Each of the syringe wells is configured to removeably receive a syringe assembly. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080342 | Syringe Assembly Carrier - A syringe assembly carrier includes a syringe-well holding fixture, a plurality of openings defined in the syringe-well holding fixture, and a plurality of syringe wells. Each of the syringe wells is configured to removeably receive a syringe assembly. The syringe-well holding fixture includes an upper surface and a plurality of mounting flanges coupled to the upper surface. Each of the plurality of mounting flanges is individually associated with a different opening in the syringe-well holding fixture and configured to receive a syringe well. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080343 | TAPERED PLANTER BOX - A tapered planter box includes a bottom surface extending in a plane and a plurality of sides extending upward from the bottom and defining an interior. Each of the plurality of sides tapers outward from the interior at a taper angle. Each of the plurality of sides includes a first plank extending along a longitudinal axis. The longitudinal axis extends generally parallel to the plane of the bottom surface. The first plank has a body and a tapered dovetail extending therefrom along the longitudinal axis. The tapered dovetail includes an outer trapezoidally shaped surface having a first size and an inner trapezoidally shaped surface having a second size, larger than the first size. The dovetail on the first plank on each side interconnects with the dovetail on the first plank on an adjacent side. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080344 | IMPLANTABLE FASTENER CARTRIDGE COMPRISING A SUPPORT RETAINER - A fastener cartridge can comprise a compressible, collapsible, and/or crushable cartridge body and fasteners embedded within the cartridge body which can be utilized to fasten tissue. In use, the fastener cartridge can be positioned in a first jaw of a surgical fastening device, wherein the first jaw can be positioned opposite a second jaw, or anvil. The anvil can be engaged with the fastener cartridge to compress, collapse, and/or crush the cartridge body and deform, or otherwise deploy, the fasteners contained therein. As the fasteners are deformed or deployed, the fasteners can capture at least a portion of the cartridge body therein along with at least a portion of the tissue being fastened. The staple cartridge can further comprise a support retainer. The support retainer can be detachably connected to the cartridge body such that the cartridge body can be implanted and the support retainer can remain with the first jaw. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080345 | IMPLANTABLE FASTENER CARTRIDGE COMPRISING BIOABSORBABLE LAYERS - A fastener cartridge can comprise a compressible, collapsible, and/or crushable cartridge body and fasteners embedded within the cartridge body which can be utilized to fasten tissue. In use, the fastener cartridge can be positioned in a first jaw of a surgical fastening device, wherein the first jaw can be positioned opposite a second jaw, or anvil. The anvil can be engaged with the fastener cartridge to compress, collapse, and/or crush the cartridge body and deform, or otherwise deploy, the fasteners contained therein. As the fasteners are deformed or deployed, the fasteners can capture at least a portion of the cartridge body therein along with at least a portion of the tissue being fastened. In various embodiments, the cartridge body can comprise a plurality of bioabsorbable layers. These bioabsorbable layers can be comprised of materials which can be bioabsorbed at different rates. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080346 | CONTAINER FOR SHIPPING FRAGILE PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A container for transporting glass sheets includes a bottom structure having a front edge and a back wall and first and second side walls extending upwardly from the bottom structure. The container also includes a floor support mechanism coupled to the bottom structure. The floor support mechanism includes a floor support member extending substantially horizontally from the back wall a first distance proximate to the front edge of the bottom structure. The floor support mechanism also includes a foam rail support member coupled to the floor support member. The foam rail support member extends substantially horizontally from the back wall a second distance proximate to the front edge of the bottom structure. The floor support mechanism further includes a foam rail coupled to the foam rail support member. The foam rail extends substantially horizontally from approximately the back wall a third distance that is less than the second distance. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080347 | CONTAINER FOR SHIPPING FRAGILE PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A container for transporting glass sheets includes a bottom structure, a back wall and first and second side walls coupled to the back wall, all three walls extending upwardly from the bottom structure. The container also includes a back support structure coupled to the back wall that is configured to constrain a plurality of glass sheets. The back support structure includes at least one back support member that extends in a substantially vertical direction and includes at least one offset member that includes a first/second side defining a first/second length extending inwardly a first/second distance from the back support member. The second length is greater than the first length. The back support structure also includes at least one foam rail coupled to a foam rail support member. The foam rail support member is coupled to the offset member. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080348 | PRODUCT PACKAGE UTILIZING AN INFORMATION INDICATOR HELD IN A PRODUCT TRAY - A product package having a product tray and an information indicator that can be mounted in the tray. The information indicator is operable to be held in the product tray and the product placed into the tray on top of the information indicator. The tray is operable to protect the product from damage during storage or transport as well as provide an enhanced appearance during display. The information indicator is operable to convey information to the consumer as well as assist in removal of the product from the product tray. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080349 | PACKAGING BOX CLOSING MEMBER - A packaging box closing member includes a flat panel portion that is placed on a pair of unsealed lid portions of a packaging box so as to intersect a closed portion formed by the pair of lid portions, the pair of lid portions being located on a top surface of the packaging box; and an upright portion that stands on a side of the flat panel portion, the side intersecting the closed portion, wherein, when stacking another packaging box on the top surface of the packaging box, a part of the another packaging box or a part of a transport device that transports the another packaging box contacts the upright portion, and the packaging box closing member is pushed toward an end of the top surface of the packaging box together with the flat panel portion and is dropped. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080350 | MEDICATION STORAGE LOCK BOX HAVING A SEVERABLE STRAP COUPLING THE LID TO A LOCKING CLASP - A medication storage lock box that can be easily opened in an emergency includes a storage chamber to which a lid is hingeably connected. A severable strap couples the lid to a clasp that engages the locking mechanism of a combination lock. The lid may be opened either by entering the proper lock combination and releasing the clasp or, in a medical emergency caused by the owner becoming incapacitated or forgetting the combination of the lock, by cutting the strap which couples the lid to the clasp. The lock box may be made of materials such as leather, imitation leather, fiberboard-reinforced fabric, fiberboard, thermoplastic resins, thermosetting resins, or resin impregnated paper. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080351 | PACKAGE FOR CAPSULE MEDICAL DEVICE - A package for a capsule medical device includes dome-shaped parts provided at two ends, a body locating between the two ends, and a plurality of retainers that are arranged at predetermined intervals so that a space in which the body of the capsule medical device is exposed to allow a grasp is formed and retain the body of the capsule medical device in a manner of allowing the capsule medical device to be taken out from the package. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080352 | CASSETTE AND APPARATUS FOR PACKING DISPOSABLE OBJECTS INTO AN ELONGATED TUBE OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL - A cassette ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080353 | RETAIL AND STORAGE PACK FOR ZINC-AIR BUTTON CELLS - A retail and storage pack of the blister card type for zinc-air button cells includes a support, and a transparent plastics film fixed thereon and has cup-shaped stamp-outs for reception of the button cells, wherein the pack is divided into single pack regions which can respectively be torn off separately and each of which respectively comprises at least one of the cup-shaped stamp-outs, and wherein the support is provided with an adhesive layer to which button cells received in the cup-shaped stamp-outs adhere by their base, which bases are provided with air inlet openings. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080354 | Cassette for Loading Substrate - Disclosed is a cassette for loading a substrate, which includes a cassette main body which includes upper and lower frames spaced apart at upper and lower sides, a plurality of internal support bars for supporting the substrate, side frames provided at opposite sides of the upper and lower frames and forms a box shape to internally receive the substrate; a center frame which includes a plurality of internal support bars for supporting the substrate and is vertically disposed in a back of the upper and lower frames; and a connecting member which is provided between the center frame and the cassette main body and detachably connects the center frame to the cassette main body, wherein the connecting member comprises a first fixing unit fixed to the cassette main body, and a second fixing unit fixed to the center frame and detachably coupled to the first fixing unit, the first fixing unit being installed at each of a front and a back of the cassette main body. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080355 | TWO-STAGE HYDROTREATING PROCESS - A process is provided to produce an ultra low sulfur diesel using a two stage hydrotreating reaction zone. The first stage hydrotreater may operate with a continuous liquid phase. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080356 | TWO-STAGE HYDROPROCESSING WITH COMMON FRACTIONATION - Two-stage hydroprocessing uses a common dividing wall fractionator. Hydroprocessed effluents from both stages of hydroprocessing are fed to opposite sides of the dividing wall. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080357 | HYDROCRACKING PROCESS SELECTIVE FOR IMPROVED DISTILLATE AND IMPROVED LUBE YIELD AND PROPERTIES - This invention relates to a process involving hydrocracking of a feedstream in which a converted fraction can exhibit relatively high distillate product yields and maintained or improved distillate fuel properties, while an unconverted fraction can exhibit improved properties particularly useful in the lubricant area. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080358 | Pipeline Crude Oil in Coal Liquefaction - The present disclosure provides methods and systems for coal liquefaction using a pipeline crude oil. A method of obtaining a de-ashed coal extract includes exposing a coal to a pipeline crude oil to form a slurry, elevating the temperature of the slurry to facilitate liquefying the coal and liberating a volatile matter, and separating the insoluble components from the slurry to obtain a de-ashed coal extract, wherein the coal extract is suitable for downstream processing. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080359 | Magnetic separator - A magnetic separator comprising a vibratory conveyor for vibratorily flowing non-ferrous articles and articles containing ferrous material within the magnetic field of a transverse extending magnet to magnetically capture the articles containing the ferrous material while allowing the non-ferrous articles to flow therepast. The magnet is periodically retractable to remove ferrous articles magnetically adhered thereto. The use of a set of transverse extending magnets enables a continuous on-the-go separation of articles containing ferrous material from non-ferrous articles without having to shut down the vibratory conveyor. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080360 | MANIPULATION OF PARTICLES IN CHANNELS - Systems and methods for the manipulation of particles within channels such as microfluidic channels are provided. In one set of embodiments, magnets are positioned around a channel. As a fluid containing magnetic and non-magnetic particles flows through the channel, the magnetic field created by the magnets can be used to transport the magnetic and/or non-magnetic particles to desired locations within the channel, which may useful in some cases for causing some separation of the particles. For example, the magnetic field may be used to transport magnetic or non-magnetic particles from a core fluid to a surrounding sheath fluid. In some cases, the magnetic field is used to transport non-magnetic particles to a small volume within the channel (e.g., a single-file row within the channel). The systems and methods described herein may find application in a variety of fields including, for example, continuous sorting of cells, removal of targeted cells from a stream of blood, or the arrangement of non-magnetic particles in channels for analysis. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080361 | PARTICULATE NANOSORTING STACK - Methods and devices for isolating and sorting nanoparticles are disclosed herein. Nanopores of a desired size can be formed in silicon dioxide membranes and used as filters to separate nanoparticles. Devices are also provided herein for sorting nanoparticles with multiple filters having various sized nanopores. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080362 | SCREEN MODULE FOR VIBRATORY SCREENING APPARATUS - A vibratory screening apparatus includes a screen module. The screen module includes: a panel frame having opposed side portions joined by opposed end portions, the end portions configured to locate the panel frame between spaced panel support rails; at least one intermediate portion extending between the opposed side portions and/or opposed end portions and dividing the panel frame into panel portions; the side portions and the at least one intermediate portion having engagement formations provided on upper surfaces thereof; and at least one pair of screen panels, the screen panels overlying respective panel portions of the panel frame and including complementary engagement formations on an underside periphery thereof for engagement with the peripheral panel engagement formations, defined by the engagement formations of the panel frame and panel support rails. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080363 | POSITIVE PRESSURE, CONDITIONED DRYING GAS, GRAVITY OPERATED, MOBILE, DEWATERING SYSTEM FOR HYDRAULIC, LUBRICATING AND PETROLEUM BASED FLUIDS - A high throughput, positive pressure, gravity operated dewatering system for hydraulic fluids, lubricating fluids, and petroleum based fluids comprises a gravity operated dewatering chamber receiving the industrial fluid and a source of positive pressure drying air coupled to the dewatering chamber. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080364 | WATER PROVISIONING SYSTEM FOR KITCHEN - The water provisioning system mainly contains a selection switch, a water volume switch, a human-machine interface (HMI), a RO waste water recycling device, an electromagnetic valve, a RO water purification device, an antichlor device, a aeration pipe assembly, a first ozone module, and a second ozone module. The selection switch selects a type of water to use. The RO water purification device filters water from a low-temperature water source, stores purified water in a storage barrel, and provides high-quality drinking water. The 70% water from the RO water purification process that fails the drinking water standard is recycled through the RO waste water recycling device. The low-temperature water source is connected to a antichlor device and the water is therefore dechlorinated. The first and second ozone modules are used to produce ozonated water and to release ozone through the aeration pipe assembly into the kitchen cabinet for deodorization and sterilization. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080365 | BIORETENTION BOX - The bioretention box includes a vault, a lid and a removable grate positioned within the lid, the combination of the vault, lid and grate being positionable with a dugout subgrade region and capable of supporting vehicular traffic within a parking area. Within the bioretention box is a treatment region to remove contaminants from storm water ingress. The treated water moves through openings in the bottom of the vault or through pipes to outside the vault, to a storm drain. The bioretention box includes overflow pipes which accommodate heavy storm water flows. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080366 | Device for filtering lubricants of a wind turbine transmission - A device for filtering lubricants of a wind turbine transmission includes a lubricant inlet and a lubricant outlet. Lubricants of the wind turbine transmission are carried from the lubricant inlet to the lubricant outlet. The device further includes a filter element which is arranged between the lubricant inlet and the lubricant outlet. The filter element is designed such that water is separated from the lubricants by the filter element. A water outlet is connected to the filter element, such that the separated water can be drained out of the device. A hydrocarbon adsorber is arranged between the filter element and the water outlet, such that it purifies the separated water of hydrocarbons. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080367 | IN-TANK FUEL DELIVERY MODULE HAVING AN ACCESSIBLE FUEL FILTER - A fuel delivery module includes a fuel filter housing and a cover. The fuel filter housing defines a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of a fuel filter. A first end portion of the fuel filter housing includes a flange configured to be disposed outside of and coupled to a fuel tank. A second end portion of the fuel filter housing is configured to be disposed within the fuel tank and includes an inlet connector configured to fluidically couple the cavity to a fuel pump. The cover is configured to be removably coupled to the first end portion of the fuel filter housing. The cover defines a first lumen and a second lumen. The first lumen is configured to fluidically couple the cavity to a fuel outlet line. The second lumen is configured to fluidically couple the cavity to a regulator. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080368 | DEVICE FOR PURIFYING WATER - The invention relates to a device ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080369 | SPOOL VALVE MANIFOLD INTERCONNECT FOR A FILTER SYSTEM - A filter cartridge and spool valve manifold assembly includes a filter cartridge and a spool valve manifold. The filter cartridge includes a filter element and inlet/outlet portion in fluid communication with the filter element. The inlet/outlet portion has a cartridge inlet port and a cartridge outlet port. The spool valve manifold includes a housing and a body. The housing has a housing inlet port and a housing outlet port adapted for fluid communication with a fluid supply system. The body is located within the housing and configured to rotate around a first axis relative to the housing. The inlet/outlet portion of the filter cartridge is fluidly coupled to the body via insertion of the inlet/outlet portion into the body in a direction perpendicular to the first axis. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080370 | Water Treatment Apparatus - A water treatment apparatus includes a tank, a driving unit, a filtered-water pipe, a filtering unit and at least one scraping unit. The tank includes a wall, an inlet pipe extending through an upper portion, and an outlet pipe extending from a lower portion. The driving unit is located on an external side of the tank. The filtered-water pipe extends throughout the tank and is connected to the driving unit. The filtering unit includes flat filtering bags located around the filtered-water pipe. The flat filtering bags can be spun together with the filtered-water pipe. The scraping unit includes scrappers each located between and in contact with two adjacent ones of the flat filtering bags. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080371 | LEAF FILTER SYSTEM AND REPLACEABLE FILTER LEAF APPARATUS - Filter and replaceable filter leaf apparatus are provided. The filter includes a housing defining a cavity having fluid inlet and outlet ports and a lid member with a manifold coupled to the outlet port and being adapted to conduct a fluid flow between the outlet port and a plurality of attachment areas. Replaceable filter leafs are selectively movable through an opening into the housing cavity and attachable with the manifold at the plurality of attachment areas. The replaceable filter leafs include a filter envelope consisting of a filter panel, a nozzle member on the filter panel and defining a passageway adjacent an opening in the filter envelope for conducting fluids therethrough. The nozzle member is selectively attachable onto the manifold of the polishing filter apparatus at any one of the plurality of attachment areas. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080372 | Filter System with Fuel-Water Separator - A canister filter system includes a base, a canister attachable to the base, and a fluid separator filter having filter media positioned inside the canister. A drain engages and forms a seal with the filter in a closed position. In an open position, the drain allows fluid to be removed from the canister. The structure of the filter is such that the filter may more efficiently separate fluids. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080373 | ANISOTROPIC FILTRATION MEDIA AND METHOD OF MAKING - A method of making an anisotropic filtration media includes, foaming a media, straining the media in a selected direction, and relieving strain of the media in the selected direction | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080374 | OZONE AND ANAEROBIC BIOLOGICAL PRETREATMENT FOR A DESALINATION PROCESS - In one embodiment, a method of treating a source water containing at least one toxin is provided, the method comprising: (i) exposing a source water to a gas comprising ozone under a condition that promotes an interaction between the toxin and the ozone; and then (ii) subjecting the treated source water to a biological treatment. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080375 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING FILTERED LIQUIDS - A method for producing filtered liquid, in particular sterile water, in a filtration device with at least one membrane unit during in each case a production cycle delimited by membrane backwash cycles of each membrane unit, in the production process at least one respective production liquid volume of a production cycle is temporarily stored before release for consumption until a verification of sterility has been obtained for the temporarily stored production liquid volume. In the device a membrane backwash system and a sterile-air test device are assigned to each membrane unit and at least one temporary store having a capacity corresponding at least to the production liquid volume arising during the production cycle is connected downstream. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080376 | USE OF DESALINATION BRINE FOR ION EXCHANGE REGENERATION - One embodiment provides a method of regenerating an ion exchange medium, the method comprising: (i) providing an ion exchange medium comprising at least one first multivalent cation; (ii) providing an effluent comprising at least one monovalent cation and optionally at least one second multivalent cation, wherein the effluent comprises a desalination brine, and wherein, if the second multivalent cation is present, the monovalent cation and the second multivalent cation in the effluent are present at a ratio of at least about 200; and (iii) contacting the ion exchange medium with the effluent to promote an interaction between the second cation and the ion exchange medium, whereby the ion exchange medium is regenerated. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080377 | BIOMIMETIC MEMBRANES AND USES THEREOF - A liquid membrane system is disclosed in the form of a biochannel containing bulk liquid membrane (BLM), biochannel containing emulsion liquid membrane (ELM), and biochannel containing supported (immobilised) liquid membrane (SLM), or a combination thereof, wherein said liquid membrane system is based on vesicles formed from amphiphilic compounds such as lipids forming a bilayer wherein biochannels have been incorporated and wherein said vesicles further contain a stabilising oil phase. The uses of the membrane system include water extraction from liquid aqueous media by forward osmosis, e.g. for desalination of salt water. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080378 | Thin film composite membranes for forward osmosis, and their preparation methods - Forward osmosis membranes having a hydrophilic support layer and a polyamide rejection layer in a thin film composite membrane are considered. Preferred support layer materials include aramid polymers and PVDF. A woven or non-woven mesh can be incorporated into the support layer to improve handling properties of the membrane. Flat sheet and hollow fiber configurations are possible. Antifouling techniques are provided. The polyamide layer can be formed on the hydrophilic support layer by interfacial polymerization. Applications include forward osmosis and pressure retarded osmosis applications, such as industrial product and/or waste concentration, hydration bags, energy/pressure generation, and controlled delivery of chemicals (e.g., for pharmaceutical applications). | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080379 | METHOD AND PRODUCTION PLANT FOR PRODUCING STERILE WATER - A method of producing sterile water from raw water during a production cycle in a production plant P, including adding a disinfectant to the produced sterile water during the production cycle to permanently monitor the condition of the sterile water and/or the production plant, and determining and evaluating a reduction of concentration of the disinfectant directly in the production stream. In a production plant suited for carrying out the method, a sterile sensor is provided directly in the production stream through which the reduction of concentration of the disinfectant added to the produced sterile water can be permanently measured and evaluated to provide a sterility evidence. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080380 | THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANES INCORPORATING CARBON NANOTUBES - Processes for manufacturing a thin film composite membrane comprising multi-walled carbon nanotubes include contacting under interfacial polymerization conditions an organic solution comprising a polyacid halide with an aqueous solution comprising a polyamine to form a thin film composite membrane on a surface of a porous base membrane; at least one of the organic solution and the aqueous solution further including multi-walled carbon nanotubes having an outside diameter of less than about 30 nm. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080381 | THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANES INCORPORATING CARBON NANOTUBES - Processes for manufacturing a thin film composite membrane comprising multi-walled carbon nanotubes include contacting under interfacial polymerization conditions an organic solution comprising a polyacid halide and carbon nanotubes with an aqueous solution comprising a polyamine to form a thin film composite membrane on a surface of a porous base membrane, wherein the organic solution additionally comprises a saturated cyclic C | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080382 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGENERATION OF EXTRACTION SOLUTION IN METAL EXTRACTION PROCESSES - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for restoring the extractive potential of organic hydroxyoxime-based extraction solution used in the recovery of metals by liquid-liquid extraction. The method is two-stage, in which an aqueous solution of hydroxylamine or some hydroxylamine compound is used in the reaction stage, and the removal of the undesirable compounds generated in the reaction occurs in the second stage by adsorption purification. The reaction stage and the adsorptive stage are carried out in a mixing tank. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080383 | WASTE TREATMENT PROCESS - A process for treating waste includes reacting a feedstock in a reactor to form an effluent. The feedstock is part of a reaction mixture that includes sulfuric and nitric acid. The effluent is separated into a liquid fraction and a solid fraction. Heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, mercury, molybdenum, and/or selenium are removed from the liquid fraction to form a cleaned liquid fraction. The reaction mixture, excluding solids, includes no more than 7.5 wt % of the total of the first oxidizing acid and the nitric acid. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080384 | Method and apparatus for a parallel bypass filtration system for internal combustion engines and similar systems - The present invention teaches a method and apparatus to quickly and inexpensively implement advanced filtration to engines and systems using spin-on oil filter by using a system adapter sandwiched between the spin-on oil filter and the engine block affixed by a nipple adapter. The system adapter has the ability to make quick hydraulic connection to the inlet and outlet of a bypass grade or advanced filter, where oil is super cleaned, without modifications to the engine as is the paradigm by traditional bypass filtration systems and without removing any lubricant from the engine or system that the present invention is connected to, as is the paradigm of traditional bypass filtering systems. A differential pressure between said inlet and outlet side of the advanced filter is complemented by a Venturi effect made possible by the special architecture of the nipple adapter as oil rushes through the nipple adapter to the lubricating galleries of an engine or system, further aided by the kinetic energy of the lubricant passing through the system adapter. These effects are supplemented by a controlled system that can increase said differential pressure by a spring biased diaphragm or stopper or though a plurality of solenoid biased plunger control system to ensure bypass filtration flow during loaded conditions. When connected to the normally provided stud for the spin-on oil filter in an engine or system, the net effect of interest to the present invention is that by simply placing the adapter at the point of connection of the spin-on oil filter, many of the necessary plumbing associated with the traditional bypass filter installation is obviated, as is the energy and labor intensive process of seeking for a pressure point and a return of the oil. Where the benefits of fine filtration are available to the general public due to its easy and quick installation, size, functionality, eliminated plumbing and reduced labor requirements. The system includes accessories to alarm for no flow condition, plugged filters, heat exchangers, oil condition sensor, booster pumping, prelubrication, oil evacuation, oil additive makeup, parallel connection of coolers and other apparatus, among others. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080385 | FACILITY FOR TREATING AN AQUEOUS FLUID BY CONTACT WITH A FLUIDISED BED OF COAGULATED ACTIVATED CARBON IN POWDER FORM - The present invention relates to a treatment installation of aqueous fluid, in particular to ensure elimination of organic micropollutants and natural organic matter, comprising a single reactor ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080386 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING WATER FROM FUEL - A fuel filter system having a fuel filter ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080387 | METHOD FOR TRACKING POLLUTION SOURCE IN PROCESS WATER - A method for tracking a pollution source in process water is presented. Firstly, variation curves of drain water drained from different rinsing tanks are respectively obtained, and a water quality concentration of the drain water drained to a buffer tank is detected, so as to output a water quality variation curve. Then, an analytical comparison is performed on each drain water amount variation curve and the water quality variation curve within a same time interval, so as to output an analytical result of each flow of drain water in a range exceeding a predetermined water quality standard. In this manner, the drain water that exceeds the predetermined water quality standard can be tracked in real-time according to the analytical result, thereby quickly improving the process for discharging the drain water. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080388 | Waste water storage and treatment system and method - A multi-chamber basin is sized to collect excess waste water exceeding the processing capacity of a sewage system. In order to disinfect the waste water exceeding the basin capacity, disinfectant is added at a point in the system after the first basin. After the rain event is over and there is excess sewage treatment capacity, the sewage treatment in the multi-chamber basin is returned to the sewage system. By not disinfecting the waste water in the first basin chamber, the overall disinfectant usage can be minimized. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080389 | SOx REMEDIATION IN MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS - Method for SOx remediation in a manufacturing operation includes providing a process stream including an organic compound and an amount of a sulfur-containing compound, an oxidation stream including at least one chemical oxidant, and combining at least a portion of the oxidant stream with at least a portion of the process stream to obtain an organic stripper feed stream, in which the amount of the sulfur-containing compound is reduced upon reaction with the at least one chemical oxidant. The method can further include directing at least a portion of the organic stripper feed stream to a combustion operation, and emitting a SOx remediated off gas from the combustion operation. A system using the disclosed method also is provided. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080390 | DESKTOP ORGANIZER - An organizer for a desk or other surface. In one aspect, the invention can be an organizer for a surface comprising: an elongated base assembly including a clamping member and a cover member for attaching to the surface; at least one fastening device for attaching the clamping member to the surface and for attaching the cover member to the clamping member; a pair of vertical supports attached to the cover member by the fastening device; and a plurality of horizontal rods extending between the pair of vertical supports. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080391 | JIG USED FOR INSTALLING INFORMATION EQUIPMENT ON RACK AND INSTALLATION METHOD - An installation jig used for installing information equipment in a rack, the installation jig has a pair of slidable members extending in a direction heading from a near side to a fore side of the rack, stoppers preventing the slidable members to be pushed over a predetermined position in the fore side and knobs pulling out the slidable members from the near side. The slidable members each have an inclined surface with a planar portion and each have a bottom with a planar portion, the bottom being formed at the side opposite to the inclined surface. A height between the bottom and the inclined surface is decreased from the near side to the fore side, and the inclined surface and the bottom is formed by using a material with a low friction coefficient. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080392 | Product Dispensing System With Biasing Assembly - A product dispensing system including a container that defines an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, the container housing a plurality of products within the internal volume, and a push member extending through the opening, the push member being biased into engagement with the products in the container. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080393 | FOLDING UTILITY TRAY - An adjustable folding utility tray for removable attachment to a tripod comprising a portable frame with attached collapsing or folding members is provided. The folding utility tray removably attaches to two legs of an easel or tripod. Once the device is positioned at the desired operational height, two slidingly attached arms are adjusted to engage and contact the easel or tripod legs. After use, the device is folded, or collapsed, into a compact size for transport or storage and removed from the easel or tripod. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080394 | DEVICE FOR HANGING ITEMS AND METHOD - An apparatus for hanging items is disclosed. The apparatus may include a first element configured to be fixed at an attachment end thereof to a surface, and to be oriented, when attached to the surface, in a direction substantially normal to the surface. The apparatus may also include a second element having a longitudinal axis. The second element may be coupled with the first element and may be configured to translate in a direction substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis away from and toward the attachment end. The second element may be configured to hang the items thereon. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080395 | POSITIONING DEVICE USED ON RACK - A positioning device is connected between an equipment unit and a vertical support column and includes a first board, a second board and a connection portion which is connected to the first and second boards. A first positioning portion extends from the first board and a second positioning portion extends from the second board. A hook extends from one of the first board, the second board and the connection portion. The hook contacts a rear end of the side wall of the equipment unit and the first and second positioning portions are connected to the vertical support column of the rack. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080396 | Article Transport Device - An article transport device having a housing space for housing an article retained by an article-retaining unit located in a raised position, is formed in a moving body of the article transport device, and an aperture for allowing the article-retaining unit to be raised and lowered between the raised position and a lowered position, is formed in the lower-end part of the housing space. The article transport device further comprising purified air ventilation means for ventilating purified air through an air purification filter, an opening/closing element capable of changing positions to an open position for opening the aperture and a closed position for blocking the aperture by pivoting around a lateral axis, and opening and closing control means for positioning the opening/closing element in the open position in a case in which the article-retaining unit is raised or lowered between the raised position and the lowered position. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080397 | LATTICE MAST CRANE AND LATTICE MAST BOOM - A lattice mast crane having a lattice mast boom which can be luffed up in a vertical luffing plane and which comprises a pivotal connection piece, a plurality of lattice pieces releasably connectable to one another, and a head piece, with the lattice mast boom having a two-strand or multi-strand region, wherein at least one side part is releasably arranged at the pivotal connection piece and the two-strand or multi-strand region is arranged directly or indirectly at the pivotal connection piece and/or directly or indirectly at least one side part. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080398 | LOTION BOTTLE - A lotion bottle in which different lotions are received for separate use or mixed use is provided. The lotion bottle includes an outer bottle and an inner bottle. Different lotions are received in the outer bottle and the inner bottle respectively. By pushing out a rotating assembly, a lotion received in the inner bottle moves towards a feeding head so as to be mixed with the other lotion received in the outer bottle. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080399 | TAMPER EVIDENT CAP - The present invention is an integrated hinged cover and locking snap to detect tampering of the bung plugs on plastic drums. The locking snaps will break upon an unauthorized attempt to remove the cap from the drum finish. The hinged cover also provides an annular locking ring on the inside surface for engaging an annular ring on the plastic drum finish. The living hinge allows the cap to fit over the annular ring on the drum finish. The living hinge also provides a tear tab member (pull-tab) to remove the cap from the annular locking ring. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080400 | MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A multilayer printed wiring board including a first interlayer resin insulation layer, a pad formed on the first interlayer resin insulation layer, a solder resist layer formed on the first interlayer resin insulation layer and the pad, a protective film formed on a portion of the pad exposed by an opening of the solder resist layer, and a coating layer formed between the pad and the solder resist layer. The pad mounts an electronic component. The coating layer has a metal layer and a coating film. The metal layer is formed on the surface of the pad and the coating film is formed on the metal layer. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080401 | METHOD OF FABRICATING MULTILAYER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A method of fabricating a multilayer printed circuit board includes preparing a first substrate, and preparing a second substrate, in parallel to the formation of the first substrate, that is, at the same time of the formation of the first substrate, by forming a third inner circuit pattern on one surface of a third insulating layer and forming a window on the other surface of the third insulating layer. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080402 | PLANARIZATION METHOD FOR MEDIA - A planarization process may planarize a media disk that has data trenches between data features and larger servo trenches between servo features. A filler material layer is deposited on the media disk and provides step coverage of the trenches. The filler material has data recesses over the data trenches and servo recesses over the servo trenches that must be removed to produce a planar media surface. A first planarization process is used to remove the data recesses and a second planarization process is used to remove the servo recesses. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080403 | GLASS FILM LAMINATE, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING GLASS FILM - A glass film laminate comprises a glass film ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080404 | BLOCK COPOLYMER AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNS BY USING THE SAME - A method of forming patterns includes forming a layer composed of a ketene based random copolymer on a substrate, forming a block copolymer on the ketene based random copolymer layer and patterning the ketene based random copolymer layer by removing a part of the block copolymer and a portion of the ketene based random copolymer layer. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080405 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A NANO FILTER STRUCTURE FOR BREATHING - In a nano filter structure for breathing and a manufacturing method of the nano filter structure, a semiconductor process technology is used for manufacturing a nano filter structure comprising a top gate, a bottom gate, a plurality of sidewall gates and a plurality of supports. The sidewall gates include a plurality of filterable gratings, and the filterable gratings are controlled precisely to a nanoscale by a semiconductor process technology. Therefore, the nano filterable gratings can be manufactured easily and quickly, and the multilayer design of the filterable gratings enhances the aperture ratio of a filter material, such that users can inhale or exhale easily through the filter material. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080406 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A LAMELA - A system and a method for preparing a lamella. The method may include aligning, by the manipulator, a mask and a sample. Positioning the mask and the sample in front of an ion miller while unchanging the spatial relationship between the mask and the sample. Milling a first exposed portion of the sample until exposing a first sidewall of the lamella. Positioning the mask and the sample in front of the ion miller so that the mask masks a second masked portion of the sample. Milling, by the ion miller, the second exposed portion of the sample until exposing a second sidewall of the lamella. Removing, by the miller, matter from both sides of the lamella; and detaching the lamella from the sample. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080407 | Multi-Source Plasma Focused Ion Beam System - The present invention provides a plasma ion beam system that includes multiple gas sources and that can be used for performing multiple operations using different ion species to create or alter submicron features of a work piece. The system preferably uses an inductively coupled, magnetically enhanced ion beam source, suitable in conjunction with probe-forming optics sources to produce ion beams of a wide variety of ions without substantial kinetic energy oscillations induced by the source, thereby permitting formation of a high resolution beam. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080408 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing method using a substrate processing apparatus includes a first step and a second step. The first step is to apply a negative voltage pulse from a pulsed power supply to be included in the apparatus. The second step is to apply floating potential for an interval of time between the negative voltage pulse and a positive voltage pulse from the pulsed power supply subsequent to the negative voltage pulse. In addition, the apparatus includes a chamber, a first electrode, a second electrode, an RF power supply, and the pulsed power supply. The second electrode is provided so that the second electrode faces the first electrode to hold a substrate. The RF power supply applies an RF voltage having a frequency of 50 MHz or higher to the second electrode. The pulsed power supply repeatedly applies a voltage waveform with the RF voltage to the second electrode. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080409 | OUTPUT CONTROL FOR AUTO-RECONNECT WELDING/CUTTING EQUIPMENT - Apparatus and methods for automatically recalibrating an output current range of a user output current control encoder of an auto-reconnect welding/cutting device. When an input power type connected to an auto-reconnect device is changed, the calibrated range of the user output current control encoder (e.g., output control knob) is automatically transformed in response to the auto-reconnect device sensing at least one characteristic of the input power type. As a result, when a user adjusts the encoder to its maximum full-scale setting, too much current will not be drawn by the auto-reconnect device which would cause a circuit protection component (e.g., a circuit breaker or a fuse) associated with the input power type to trip. Instead, the current that is drawn when the encoder is set to the maximum full-scale setting is no more than about a rated current of the circuit protection component. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080410 | LASER MARKING MACHINE - A laser marking machine includes a support portion, a laser marking device fixed on the support portion, a control chip and a fixing mechanism fixed on the support portion. The fixing mechanism includes a support board configured for supporting a workpiece, and four positioning blocks moved, and four motors being able to control the four positioning blocks to slide in the support board. The fixing mechanism further includes at least two position detectors. The two position detectors are able to position detector a distance data of the workpiece deviating from a center of the support board along X and Y axes, and transmit the distance data to the control chip. The control chip analyzes the distance data to control the four motors to respectively drive the four positioning blocks to slide in the support board until the workpiece is centered on the support board. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080411 | LASER ILLUMINATION SYSTEM WITH REDUCED SPECKLE - A despeckling device and method in which an optical path difference staircase element is disposed between a fly's eye lens array and the image plane in a position near the focus position of the fly's eye lens array, and a laser generating unit generates and transmits pulsed laser beams to the optical path difference staircase element, wherein the pulsed laser beams are driven at a very short pulsed rate. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080412 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A FLOW OF PLASMA - The present invention provides a hand-held device | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080413 | LASER WELDING APPARATUS - Together with a scanner device, an air blower is provided above a workpiece, and the air blower exhausts air in the shape of a ring toward the workpiece, the air in a ring shape surrounding an optical axis of a laser beam emitted from the scanner device. A housing of the air blower is formed in a ring shape, a ring-shaped cavity is formed in the housing, an inner ring member is attached to an undersurface of the housing, an outer ring member is attached to an outer peripheral side of the inner ring member, and a ring-shaped exhaust port is formed between the inner ring member and the outer ring member. An exhaust direction of the air is defined by inclination of an outer-peripheral-side end surface of the inner ring member and inclination of an inner-peripheral-side end surface of the outer ring member (FIG. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080414 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LASER PATTERNING A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - A method for laser patterning a sample is presented. The method includes coating at least one side of a substrate to form a sample, where coating the at least one side of the substrate forms an interface between the coating and the at least one side of the substrate. Further, the method includes configuring a scanning pattern for patterning the sample. In addition, the method includes determining settings for one or more laser beams of a laser based on the configured scanning pattern. Moreover, the method includes focusing the one or more laser beams of the laser at or near a surface of the substrate by selecting a focal point of the one or more laser beams near the surface of the substrate and setting a scribe depth near the surface of the substrate. The method also includes patterning the sample based on the configured scanning pattern using the one or more laser beams to generate one or more pixelated devices from the sample. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080415 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A HOLE IN AN OBJECT - A method and device for producing a hole in an object is disclosed. The method includes the generation of a beam for removing material such that a bottom of a borehole is placed in a focus position of the beam, and a removal of material by impingement of the beam on the bottom of the borehole. A repeated placing of the bottom of the borehole in a focus position of the beam in order to compensate for the increased depth of the hole as a result of the removal of material is combined with a step of changing a radiation characteristic of the beam when the bottom of the borehole is repeatedly placed in a focus position. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080416 | ARC WELDING DEVICE AND ARC WELDING SYSTEM - An arc welding device according to an embodiment carries out welding while repeatedly generating a short circuit state and an arc state between a consumable electrode and a welding member. The arc welding device includes a detection unit and an adjustment unit. The detection unit detects at least one of a length of a short circuit generation period of this time and a length of an arc generation period of this time. The adjustment unit adjusts an increase rate of a short circuit current in a short circuit generation period of next time according to at least one of the length of the short circuit generation period and the length of the arc generation period detected by the detection unit. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080417 | ADJUSTMENT AID FOR A COMPONENT OF A WELDING DEVICE - An adjustment aid ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080418 | IMPULSE SEALER INCLUDING CERAMIC-COVERED HEATER - A heat sealer includes a press mechanism, a heater, and an electric power circuit. The heater includes: a thin thermal-electrical insulator plate superposed on a heat dissipating base or on a jaw of the press mechanism; one or more heater wires each of which is a thin metal resistor plate superposed on the thin thermal-electrical insulator plate, each heater wire including an electrode and a heat generating portion; a thermally conductive electrical insulator superposed on the heat generating portion, the thermally conductive electrical insulator being an electrical insulator and having a thermal conductivity that is equal to or higher than that of alumina; a thermal-electrical insulator that covers exposed portions of the heater wires and the electrode; and a thin release film superposed on the thermally conductive electrical insulator. The elements of the heater are made to closely contact each other and fixed by using an adhesive or the like. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080419 | Clip-on Heater - A device is disclosed for the heat processing of cables, wires, fibers, and the like which is small, light, and configured to be disposed temporarily directly on the cable to be heated in situ. Typically the device comprises a heat generation element or elements and supporting shells arranged so as to form an elongated cavity, a housing to provide an insulating enclosure around the cable so as to form a heated chamber, temperature sensing means to monitor the heating for closed-loop control, and means to enable the heater to hold itself onto the cable or wire in situ. Power and control means with electrical processing capability are provided to supply power to the heater, monitor the temperature inside the heater cavity, and govern the time and temperature which the device applies to the cable or wire in order to process it, for instance to apply a heat shrink sleeve. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080420 | POWER CONTROL CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING A POWER SUPPLY - The present invention provides a power control circuit connectable to a load adapted to receive a power supply, the power control circuit adapted to absorb power from the power supply and adapted to deliver power to the power supply to stabilize at least one electrical parameter of the power supply. The present invention also provides an associated method of stabilizing at least one electrical parameter of a power supply connectable to a load, the method including absorbing power from the power supply or delivering power to the power supply. The at least one electrical parameter of the power supply includes parameters such as voltage and frequency. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080421 | Electrically heatable sheet of glass, method for production thereof and also window - The invention relates to an electrically heatable sheet of glass ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080422 | APPARATUS FOR MAKING HOT WATER USING CARBON HEATER - An apparatus for making hot water using a carbon heater is provided, which includes a carbon hater disposed at the center, a heat transfer pipe assembly surrounding in contact with the outer circumference of the carbon heater and heated by the carbon heater to make hot water, and a heat proof member covering the outer side of the heat transfer pipe assembly to prevent transmission of the infrared ray produced from the carbon heater. It is possible to achieve hot water sterilized by the far-infrared ray generated from the carbon heater, have high performance of making hot water at a short time with the carbon heater, and minimize heat loss due to heat dissipation by improving thermal insulation performance by an external anti-heat dissipation member, by disposing a heat transfer pipe in close contact to the outer circumference of the carbon heater, and circulating water through the heat transfer pipe. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080423 | ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION HEATING ELEMENT AND FIXING BELT - Disclosed is an electromagnetic induction heating element provided with a first heating layer ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080424 | Method for Inductive Heating of a Workpiece - A method for inductive heating of an electrically conducting workpiece, by rotating the workpiece in a magnetic field of a direct-current carrying coil arrangement comprising superconductive windings about a rotation axis that forms an angle with the principal axis of the magnetic field, allows temperatures that differ from each other along the workpiece to be obtained when the flux density of the magnetic field permeating the workpiece is set differently along the rotation axis. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080425 | Microwave Oven - The invention concerns a microwave oven ( | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080426 | FRAME FACE DISPLAY AND SHIPPING CONTAINER - The present invention is directed to an open-top container for shipping and displaying products which comprises a plurality of side walls. Bottom wall flaps are foldably joined to bottom edges of the side walls and are folded inwardly therefrom into overlapping relationship with one another to form a bottom wall closure. A respective plurality of triangularly-shaped beams foldably joined to upper edges of the respective plurality of side walls. Each of the plurality of the triangularly-shaped beams is defined by a shoulder panel and a flange panel foldably joined to one another. A bumper sticker panel is foldably joined to upper edge of one of the plurality of side walls forming a partial top closure when the open-top container is in the shipping position and partially prevents products from falling out when the open-top container is in the displaying position. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080427 | Self-Supporting Double Wall In Situ Tank System - A liner, a double-walled tank including such a liner, and a method for retrofitting or creating such a liner wherein the liner is designed to be self-supporting. Specifically, the liner is formed by adding structures to the inner surface of an existing single-walled or double walled tank which project from the inner surface of the tank into the internal volume. The combination of the surfaces of the structures and the remaining inner surfaces of the tank form a modified inner surface which then has a liner placed adjacent thereto. The liner is hardened or other fixed in form to provide for an internal liner which retains negatives of the shapes of the structures and is capable of resisting deformation should the original tank be removed and the liner be filled with material that originally would occupy the tank. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080428 | METHOD OF COVERING, PREVENTING DEBRIS AND INSECTS FROM ENTERING, MINIMIZING HEAT TRANSFER, AND STABILIZING A CUP OR CAN FILLED WITH A LIQUID BEVERAGE MATERIAL, AND DEVICE THEREFOR - A method of covering, preventing debris and insects from entering, minimizing heat transfer, and stabilizing a cup or can filled with a liquid beverage material, and device therefor. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080429 | Fluid dispensing vessel - A fluid dispensing vessel is described and which includes a container body which has a top dispensing opening, and a longitudinal axis; and a removable lid for selectively occluding the top dispensing opening of the container body. The removable lid has a first aperture which allows fluid to flow from the container body out through the removable lid, and a fluid flowing regulating valve which is slideably borne by the removable lid, and which may be moved by a user from a first position which prohibits fluid flow from the container body, to a second position which allows fluid flow from the container body and through the removable lid. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080430 | COOKING VESSEL WITH CONDENSATION COLLECTOR - A cooking vessel with a selectively configurable condensation collector. In one configuration, the condensation collector collects condensation impeding it from reaching the content of the cooking vessel. In another configuration, condensation is allowed to reach the content of the cooking vessel. A movable reservoir can be configured to either be flush with the lid preventing condensation from reaching the reservoir or configured to form a gap between the reservoir wall and the lid so that condensation can collect in the reservoir. Alternatively, a condensation collector can be detachably connected to a cooking vessel lid so that when it is attached condensation collects and when it is detached condensation reaches the content of the vessel. Alternatively, a condensation collector can be permanently attached to a replacement cooking vessel lid that is swappable with a conventional cooking vessel lid. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080431 | ANCHOR RAIL WITH PULL STRIP - A filler for an anchor rail, including an elongated filling element and a tear strip for removing the filling element from a cavity of the anchor rail, the tear strip being joined to the filling element in a joining area. The tear strip is joined to the filling element with extra length in at least part of the joining area. An anchor rail with such a filler as well as a method for the production of such a filler are also provided. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080432 | CONTAINER ASSEMBLY - A container system having a base unit and a removable container unit. The base unit includes a base container portion and a base handle having a first end portion attached to at least one of the opposing side walls of the base container portion, a second end portion attached to at least another of the opposing side walls of the base container portion, and an extending portion extending between the first end portion and the second end portion. The base unit also includes a first latch region. The removable container unit includes a second latch region constructed and arranged to latch with the first latch region. The removable container unit prevents access to the opening of the base unit when the removable container unit is attached to the base unit and permits access to the opening of the base unit when the removable container unit is removed from the base unit. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080433 | LID ASSEMBLY FOR CUP - A lid assembly of the present invention is used for clipping a rim flange of a cup. The lid assembly includes a lower member and an upper member. The lower member has a top clipping surface and several barbs. The upper member has a bottom clipping surface and at least a barb portion corresponding to the barbs. The barb portion is able to engage with the barbs. As such, the rim flange can be clipped between the top clipping surface and the bottom clipping surface. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080434 | FUEL CAP OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION DEVICE - A fuel cap of an internal combustion device includes a fuel cap body, a restraining element, a resilient element, and a positioning element. The slide block of the restraining element is normally resiliently pressed by the resilient element and therefore protrudes from the outer periphery of the main body portion of the fuel cap body. The fuel cap body can be inserted into a fuel tank when the engaging blocks of the fuel cap body are aligned with the gaps of the fuel tank, and the fuel cap body is subsequently secured when the slide block is engaged in a positioning notch formed on the outer projecting wall of the fuel tank. By pushing the pushing plate of the restraining element inward, the slide block is retracted into the slide groove of the fuel cap body to allow removal of the fuel cap body from the fuel tank opening. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080435 | SYSTEM FOR DISPENSING BAGS - When the removable horizontal wall is disposed within said receptacle, the horizontal wall provides a volume between the wall and the bottom of the receptacle to receive and store a supply of receptacle liners. The height is preferably such that many commercially available trash receptacle liners can be easily contained within the volume. The horizontal wall also provides a seal between itself and the vertical wall of the receptacle. Additionally, the horizontal wall should provide a durable bottom surface for holding trash. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080436 | FLUID-RETAINING ASSEMBLY AND PROCESS OF USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a bucket is described as including a primary reservoir and a secondary reservoir. A bottom of the secondary reservoir is located at a corresponding elevation between a top and a bottom of the secondary reservoir. The primary reservoir is disposed in selective fluid communication with the secondary reservoir. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080437 | SEALING MEANS FOR SEALING A VOLUME OF A MEDICAL TREATMENT ARRANGEMENT AGAINST ANOTHER VOLUME, AS WELL A S AN ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD - Disclosed is a sealing device for sealing at least one first volume of an arrangement for the treatment of at least one medical fluid against at least one second volume, wherein the first volume is provided for receiving at least one external functional device. The sealing device includes at least one first connection device whereby the sealing device may be connected to the arrangement. In addition an arrangement and a method are disclosed. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080438 | Devices and methods for causing turbulent flow in a tank assembly - Disclosed is a device for causing turbulent flow in a tank assembly that includes, inter alia, a base portion and a vane element that extends in an axial direction from the base portion. The vane element has a curved surface formed at a distal end thereof which is adapted and configured to redirect fluid traversing the device axially in a non-axial direction. Still further, a plurality of shoulder elements extend radially outward from the axis of the vane element and are adapted and configured for limiting that axial insertion of the device into a fitting associated with the tank assembly. In an embodiment of the present invention, the vane element includes lateral edges which are adapted and configured for press-fit engagement with an inside diameter of the fitting associate with the tank assembly. | 2012-04-05 |
| 20120080439 | Travel Mug for Microwave Oven - The present invention relates to a travel mug that is made of metal materials and can be used for microwave oven, comprising: a container having a double-layered structure with an inner shell and an outer shell, wherein said inner shell and said outer shell are joined by a joint in such a way that a cavity is provided therebetween, and a heat transfer medium is filled to at least part of said cavity; a first neat transfer member and a second transfer member formed from the bottom of said outer shell; a handle formed on one side of said outer shell; a pressure release device formed at one side of said outer shell; and a lid having a receiver part forming a concave portion to receive said joint. | 2012-04-05 |
