| 14th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
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| 20100084314 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATION OF A LIQUID FLUID BY CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATION AND EVAPORATION - A method and a device for separation of a fluid in the liquid state comprising two liquids that are not mutually miscible, with different densities, wherein a first liquid is to be cleansed from a second liquid, whereby the fluid in the liquid state is conducted through a rotor where centrifugal separation of the second liquid from the first liquid takes place, and is then conducted into a tank, with the proportion of the second liquid being reduced to less than 5%, and by conducting the fluid, after centrifugal separation, through a restriction, whereby the pressure of the fluid in the liquid state is reduced, which causes portions of the fluid in the liquid state to evaporate so that further portions of the second liquid escape in the form of a gas which is conducted away, thereby further reducing the proportion of the second liquid in the outgoing fluid in the liquid state. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084315 | PROCESS FOR TREATING ELEMENTAL SULPHUR FOR SMELL IMPROVEMENT - A process for treating a stream of elemental sulphur comprising an organic polysulphide and/or a thiol for smell improvement, the process comprising the following steps: (a) providing a molten stream of elemental sulphur comprising an organic polysulphide and/or a thiol at a temperature in the range of from 120 to 160° C.; (b) admixing a liquid unsaturated compound with the stream of molten elemental sulphur in an amount in the range of from 0.01 to 10.0 wt % based on the weight of sulphur to allow the organic polysulphide and/or thiol to react with the unsaturated compound. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084316 | Desulfurization of heavy hydrocarbons and conversion of resulting hydrosulfides utilizing a transition metal oxide - The present invention is a process for desulfurizing hydrocarbon feedstreams with alkali metal compounds and regenerating the alkali metal compounds via the use of a transition metal oxide. The present invention employs the use of a transition metal oxide, preferably copper oxide, in order to convert spent alkali metal hydrosulfides in the regeneration of the alkali hydroxide compounds for reutilization in the desulfurization process for the hydrocarbon feedstreams. Additionally, in preferred embodiments of the processes disclosed herein, carbonates which may be detrimental to the overall desulfurization process and related equipment are removed from the regenerated alkali metal stream. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084317 | Desulfurization of heavy hydrocarbons and conversion of resulting hydrosulfides utilizing copper metal - The present invention is a process for desulfurizing hydrocarbon feedstreams with alkali metal compounds and regenerating the alkali metal compounds via the use of a copper metal reagent. The present invention employs the use of a copper metal reagent to convert spent alkali metal hydrosulfides in the regeneration of the alkali hydroxide compounds for reutilization in the desulfurization process for the hydrocarbon feedstreams. Additionally, in preferred embodiments of the processes disclosed herein, carbonates which may be detrimental to the overall desulfurization process and related equipment are removed from the regenerated alkali metal stream. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084318 | DESULFURIZATION OF HEAVY HYDROCARBONS AND CONVERSION OF RESULTING HYDROSULFIDES UTILIZING COPPER SULFIDE - The present invention is a process for desulfurizing hydrocarbon feedstreams with alkali metal compounds and regenerating the alkali metal compounds via the use of a copper sulfide reagent. The present invention employs the use of a copper sulfide reagent to convert alkali metal hydrosulfides in the generation or regeneration of the alkali hydroxide compounds which may be utilized in a desulfurization process for hydrocarbon feedstreams. Additionally, in preferred embodiments of the processes disclosed herein, carbonates which form as byproducts of the desulfurization process, and are non-regenerable with copper sulfide, are removed from the alkali hydroxide stream. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084319 | Support Chain with Wear Protection for a Support Device for Separating Substances Having Different Flowabilities - A support chain for a device for supporting a compression belt in a separation device for separating substances having different flowability. The support chain includes an articulated chain having individual chain links that form a flat surface. The links include chain pins with chain plates threaded thereon. A locking device is attached to opposite ends of the chain pins to hold the chain plates together on the chain pins. End pieces are adapted to receive the locking device so that the support chain is planar on both sides facing transversely to the direction of conveying of the support chain. Each end piece connects adjacent chain pins to each other and includes a sliding element and compensating elements. The sliding element has recesses which each include a through-bore and a non-through bore for receiving a respective compensating element. Each recess is constructed to receive the compensating element and locking device therein. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084320 | PROCESS FOR SORTING DISPERSED COLLOIDAL STRUCTURES - A method of separating a mixture of discrete structures dispersed in a fluid material includes identifying a target structure and a non-target structure; providing a custom-shaped particle having at least a portion of a surface that is substantially shape-complementary to a portion of a surface of the target structure; introducing the custom-shaped particle into the fluid material; exciting reconfigurations of the custom-shaped particle with respect to the target structure and the non-target structure; binding the custom-shaped particle to the target structure through an attractive interaction to form an aggregate; and isolating the aggregate containing the target structure and the custom-shaped particle from the non-target structure. The custom-shaped particle preferentially binds with the target structure without binding with the non-target structure. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084321 | SIFTER APPARATUS - A sifter apparatus is provided that comprises a body having a crank fastener and a mesh sifter support, a lid configured to be attached to the body, a crank configured to be coupled to the crank fastener, a wire structure configured to be coupled to the crank, a bottom configured to be attached to the body, and a mesh sifter configured to be supported by the mesh sifter support. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084322 | METHOD OF SORTING USED TUBULAR GOODS PRIOR TO RECLAIMING OR RECONDITIONING - Methods for reclaiming or reconditioning used tubulars are disclosed. One method includes performing non-visual, non-destructive inspection of used tubulars at a site of a reconditioning or reclaiming plant prior to the used tubulars being cleaned in preparation for reclaiming or reconditioning, followed by sorting the used tubulars based principally on the inspection. The non-visual, non-destructive inspection may be selected from magnetic flux leakage inspection, ultrasonic inspection, Eddy current inspection, acoustic emission inspection, and combinations thereof. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084323 | CROSS FLOW AIR SEPARATION SYSTEM - A cross-flow air separation system comprises a conveyor configured to project material out over an end of the conveyor generally along a trajectory path into a far receiving bin. An optical sensing system is configured to identify particular objects in the projected material. A first air ejection system is configured to generate a first airstream that ejects the identified objects from the trajectory path into a second near receiving bin. A second cross air current system is configured to generate a second airstream that reduces air resistance for the materials projected along the trajectory path. The second airstream reduces certain aeronautic phenomena that would cause some of the projected materials to unintentionally fall into the wrong receiving bin, thus creating a higher purity/less contaminated materiel stream into the near bin. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084324 | CLEANING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084325 | Pool skimmer adapter - This invention describes a ring shaped adapter that is adapted to fit within a pool skimmer and have a pressure cap that will prevent debris from inadvertently being deposited within the pump system of the pool under construction. The ring shaped adapter and pressure cap will allow the pool to be drained using the pump system, without any additional equipment. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084326 | FORMING METHOD OF BODILY FLUID PURIFICATION CASSETTE - The present invention provides a forming method capable of inexpensively forming a bodily fluid purification cassette which is reduced in size as small as possible. A bodily fluid purification cassette is detachably attached to a bodily fluid purification apparatus body. The bodily fluid purification cassette includes a synthetic resin box-like body; a basic element incorporated in the box-like body; a selective element selected from a bodily fluid purification element such as a dialyzer, a plasma exchange module and an immunoadsorbent cylinder; and bodily fluid flow passages which connects the basic element and the selective element with each other. The box-like body and the bodily fluid flow passages are formed by primary molding such that a cross section of a split-type structure has a predetermined shape, and the split-type structure is integrally formed into a cassette by secondary molding. When the bodily fluid flow passages of the split-type structure are integrally formed by secondary molding, the basic element and the selective element are liquid-tightly connected to the bodily fluid flow passages. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084327 | RECOVERY AND PRECIPITATION OF VARIOUS ELEMENTS AND COMPOUNDS - Systems and methods are disclosed for extracting a plurality of materials from a solution. These include a plurality of extraction devices. The extraction devices use a resin suspended above at least one screen, and the resin is used to extract at least one material from a fluid. A liquid is forced through the plurality of extraction devices and a separate material is extracted in each of the extraction devices. The resin is selected for each of the extraction devices and is based upon the material for which that extraction device is designed to remove from the fluid. Each of the extraction devices operate in series to remove at least one material from the fluid. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084328 | PREPARATION OF POLYSACCHARIDE BEADS - The present invention relates a method of preparing agarose beads, which method results in a population of beads which are of relatively uniform particle size. In an advantageous embodiment, the beads are of a particle size less than 10 μm, and the coefficient of variation C.V. of the population is less than 15%. The beads according to the invention are advantageously used in biological separation methods, such as in the production of chromatographic packing materials; drug carriers; or in any method of biological engineering. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084329 | Screen clamp - This invention relates to a method for easy installation and removal of a screen assembly for vibratory machinery and more particularly to shake table screening. The screen assembly comprises a screen frame, a screen cloth and a screen bed, whereby no clamping components are visible on top of the screen. Each assembly section can be controlled independently and clamping force is controlled by a pneumatic regulator located near an air line connection on the side of a shaker. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084330 | Zirconium Phosphate Particles Having Improved Adsorption Capacity and Method Of Synthesizing The Same - Zirconium phosphate particles are synthesized by providing a solution of zirconium oxychloride in an aqueous solvent, adding at least one low molecular weight, oxygen containing, monofunctional, organic additive to the solution, and combining this solution with heated phosphoric acid or a phosphoric acid salt to obtain zirconium phosphate particles by sol gel precipitation. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084331 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING LEUKOCYTES FROM BLOOD - A device for reducing the number of leucocytes in blood comprising a plurality of hollow fibers based on organic polymers, whereby the hollow fibers have a lumen and a wall surrounding the lumen, said wall having an internal surface facing the lumen and an external surface, whereby the hollow fibers are arranged in a cylindrical housing with an inlet arrangement and an outlet arrangement and whereby an outer space is formed between the hollow fibers and the housing, which space is accessible for a fluid via the inlet arrangement and the outlet arrangement, characterized in that only the external surfaces of the hollow fibers are accessible for a fluid, that the lumina of the hollow fibers are not accessible for a fluid, that the arrangement of the hollow fibers shows a high degree of order and that the hollow fibers based on organic polymers cause a generation of the complement activation product C5a in a concentration of at least 10 μg per m | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084332 | FLEXIBLE HOUSING FILTER AND METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH FILTER - A method for manufacturing a blood filter assembly is provided that includes the steps of providing a first housing sheet and a second housing sheet. The method includes locating and sealing at least one port onto each of the first and second housing sheets. The method includes locating the filtration medium between the first housing sheet and the second housing sheet. The method includes applying heat and pressure to form at least one seal that commingles the first and second housing sheets along with the filtration medium, wherein the periphery of the seal commingles only the first and second housing sheets. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084333 | FABRICATION OF REINFORCED NANOPOROUS MEMBRANES - The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing ultra-thin reinforced membranes from a SOI wafer having a front side and a back side, the front side having an etch stop layer buried under a device layer, provided for by forming reinforcement bars by etching openings in the device layer down to the etch stop layer, filling the openings at least partially by deposition of a first filler, and then polishing the top surface to the silicon surface before depositing a membrane material. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084334 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A FILTER ELEMENT AND FILTER ELEMENT PRODUCED ACCORDING TO SAID METHOD - 1. A method for the production of a filter element. 2. A method for the production of a filter element ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084335 | Composite membrane for the separation of water and method for manufacturing same - A composite membrane is provided for the separation of water with at least one separation layer of cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol, with the separation layer being subjected in a separate process step to a post-crosslinking operation with an acid or an acid-releasing compound and at least one dialdehyde. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084336 | Dechlorinating Chitosan Fibers and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A method for manufacturing a dechlorinating chitosan fiber is provided. The method includes preparing a spinning solution and performing wet spinning with the spinning solution. The spinning solution is prepared by dispersing calcium sulfite and chitosan or derivates thereof in a solvent, wherein when the solvent is 100 parts by weight, the chitosan or derivates thereof is about 3-5 parts by weight and the calcium sulfite is about 3-5 parts by weight. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084337 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF WASTE TREATMENT PROCESSES - Waste-treatment processes are enhanced through generation and introduction of specific biological populations customized to perform or favor specific tasks either during the main process, for the formation or precipitation of certain biological nutrients, or to accomplish solids formation reduction in a post-treatment process. These bacteria may be grown from specialized mixes of activated sludge and waste influent by exposing these materials to controlled environments (e.g., in an off-line treatment area). They may then be returned to the main process to perform certain tasks such as converting particulate cBOD into soluble cBOD for utilization, to reduce high solids yield organisms by supplementing the population characteristics with low yield organism characteristics, to provide biological nutrients or oxygenation assistance, to improve nitrification/denitrification efficiency, or to disfavor filamentous biology such as | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084338 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING BALLAST WATER - At the time of loading a ship, ballast water is sent to a ceramic filter membrane having a mesh of 9 to 12 μm by a filtration pump, and at the time of unloading, ballast seawater is sent to the membrane by the filtration pump to be filtrated under pressure. Thus, marine organisms larger in size than this mesh are removed. The permeated water containing marine organisms smaller in size than the mesh is sterilized with a chemical agent made of chlorine or ozone in a facility for sterilizing with chemical agent, and then discharged into the sea or poured into the ballast tank. With this, it is possible to purify a large amount of ballast water, in a short time, into a level at which the water quality standard according to the guideline can be cleared without requiring any large-sized facility or any high-concentration chemical agent. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084339 | High cut-off hemodialysis membranes for the treatment of chronic hemodialysis patients - The present invention relates to high cut-off hemodialysis membranes for the treatment of chronic hemodialysis (CHD) patients, with the potential to improve long-term survival of these patients by reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, through down-regulation of monocyte activation in the blood. Monocytes are the major circulating blood cells involved in the progression of cardiovascular disease. High cut-off hemodialysis in chronic dialysis patients results in a sustained decrease in expression of monocyte cell-surface proteins that direct the movement of these cells from the blood to the walls of blood vessels, where they promote the progression of arterial disease (atherosclerosis) that leads to cardiovascular disease (CVD); heart disease, strokes and peripheral vascular disease. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084340 | ZERO WASTE REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM AND DOWNSTREAM RINSING - A system for regulating a reverse osmosis system to obtain zero wastewater includes a fresh water supply, a reverse osmosis apparatus, a concentrate storage tank and a permeate storage tank, a concentrate solenoid valve and a permeate solenoid valve, a permeate heater, an institutional dishmachine and a control system. The reverse osmosis apparatus filters water from the fresh water supply into a concentrate rinse stream and a permeate rinse stream. The concentrate storage tank and the permeate storage tank are downstream of the reverse osmosis apparatus and receiving the concentrate rinse stream and the permeate rinse stream, respectively. The concentrate solenoid valve and the permeate solenoid valve control the flow of the concentrate rinse stream and the permeate rinse stream, respectively, from their respective storage tank. The permeate heater heats the permeate rinse stream to a predetermined temperature. The institutional dishmachine successively receives the concentrate rinse stream and the permeate rinse stream during a rinse cycle of the institutional dishmachine. The control system is operatively connected to the concentrate solenoid valve and the permeate solenoid valve and control flow of the rinse streams into the institutional dishmachine. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084341 | CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMN METHOD OF VARIABLE SPEED OPERATION - A chromatography column is normally filled with a slurry of media for operation. A piston normally compacts the slurry in the column. The piston moves through a cavity in communication with both a slurry inlet and slurry ports which are in communication with the interior of the chromatography column. A controller is configured to automatically adjust piston speeds along elevation zones of operation. Furthermore, presetting specific speeds less the maximum speed can be accomplished with the controller. A pressure sensor may also be employed to assist in switching speed of operation of the piston under particular pressure events. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084342 | Method of and device for packing a chromatography column - A method and device for packing a chromatography column formed of one or more vibration devices attached to top and/or bottom flanges of the column. Media is added in one or more steps to the column, allowed to settle under the effects of gravity and then subjected to one or more treatments of vibration from the vibration devices until a suitably packed column is obtained. Liquid used to suspend the media while being placed into the column may be at least partially removed before or during the vibration step(s). The remaining liquid is then removed or replaced after the packing has been obtained. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084343 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR THE REMOVAL OF FLUOROCHEMICALS FROM WATER - Systems and processes for the removal of fluorochemicals from water are provided. Systems according to the invention include a vessel containing the ion exchange resin, the ion exchange resin including an insoluble matrix having functional groups bonded to the matrix, the functional groups being amines of the formula: N(R | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084344 | EXPANDED BED COLUMN AND DISPOSABLE CHROMATOGRAPHY - In the field of expanded bed adsorption chromatography, with particular but not exclusive relevance to disposable expanded bed chromatography columns, a method of conducting upward flow expanded bed chromatography comprising: supplying a liquid via an inlet to a stationary phase medium contained in a column, allowing adsorption of at least one component from the liquid by the stationary phase medium, withdrawing the liquid from the column via an outlet, regulating the expansion of the stationary phase medium by regulation of the flow rate of the liquid through at least the inlet, and restricting any overpressure in the headspace of the column to not more than the outside pressure plus 0.1 bar, is provided. In addition, apparatus for use in said method, in particular columns for use in expanded bed chromatography, are provided. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084345 | Method for the Manufacture of Agarose Gels - A method for the manufacture of an agarose separation gel: The method is characterized in comprising the steps of: i) providing a solution of agar, and ii) one, two or more substeps (ii.A, ii.B, ii.C etc) which each comprises desulphating thereby transforming agar to agarose having a degree of substitution of sulphate groups that is at most 75% of the degree of substitution of sulphate groups in native agar, iii) gelling the dissolved agar prior to step (ii) and/or securing so that the desulphated agar is in g form at least after one or more of the substeps of step (ii), and imperatively after step (ii). An agarose separation gel that exhibits a. a plurality of methoxy groups each of which are at the same position as in native agar and with a degree of substitution in the range of 1-100% of the degree of substitution of native agar, and b. sulphate groups with a degree of substitution which is <75% of the degree of substitution for sulphate groups in native agar. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084346 | PROCESS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF WATER - The present invention relates to a process for the purification of water by adding surface-reacted natural calcium carbonate or an aqueous suspension comprising surface-reacted calcium carbonate and having a pH greater than 6.0 measured at 20° C., to the medium, wherein the surface-reacted calcium carbonate is a reaction product of natural calcium carbonate with carbon dioxide and one or more acids and the use of the surface-reacted natural calcium carbonate for this process. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084347 | FLUID FILTER MONITORING DEVICE - An indicator for the status of the filter is provided. The indicator comprises at least one erodable member in contact with the source fluid and a visual indication arrangement that permits a viewer to gauge the appearance of the erodable member to thereby gauge the filter status. The erodable member is eroded by interaction with the fluid or with an element within the fluid. The indicator may be incorporated as an integral component of a filter or may be a stand-alone device to be incorporated into a filter or filtration system. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084348 | CLEANING DEVICE - A screen cleaning apparatus for use, for example, in connection with a discharge conduit of a sewage pumping station, may include a housing, a screen, a rake and a float. The housing may operate to contain a fluid (and/or define a container for the other components) and include a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The screen may be positioned in the housing and define one or more apertures. The rake may also be positioned in the housing and have one or more protrusions, with each protrusion extending into a respective aperture in the screen. The float may apply a force to the rake so that the rake moves relative to the screen and in dependence upon variations of a volume of fluid received in the housing. Accordingly, the rake may rise and fall will the fluid level to remove debris from the screen. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084349 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING WATER TRANSMISSION OF UV LIGHT IN DISINFECTION SYSTEMS - Some demonstrative embodiments of the invention include a system and a method for disinfection of a liquid including monitoring the disinfection process. The system may include a conduit to carry flowing liquid to be disinfected, wherein the conduit comprises an inlet to receive the liquid, an outlet to discharge the liquid and walls transparent to ultraviolet radiations; an illumination source located within a transparent sleeve, wherein the transparent sleeve is immersed in the flowing liquid and the illumination source is to disinfect the liquid when passing through the conduit, a first light detector located externally to the conduit to detect light emitted by the illumination source and a second light detector located externally to the conduit to detect light emitted by the illumination source. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084350 | Systems and Methods for Continuous Multiphase Reaction and Separation - The present invention relates to a slurry reactor system suitable for continuous multiphase reaction/separation, as well as a method for continuous reaction/separation of a multiphase reaction in a slurry reactor system. The system includes a reaction vessel, a separation device that includes a separation chamber and a filter element, and an agitation device. The filter element includes a filter, which is in contact with a slurry in the reaction vessel and on the surface of which a solid material from the slurry forms a filter cake in the reaction vessel. The agitation device generates a flow of the slurry in the reaction vessel. A flux of a liquid product from the slurry in the reaction vessel across the filter and into the separation chamber is maintained at a substantially constant level for long term continuous reaction/separation without interruption. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084351 | METHOD OF FILTERING PHOSPHATE UTILIZING A ROTARY TABLE FILTER OR HORIZONTAL TABLE FILTER - The present disclosure is directed to a filter support having a surface with a plurality of perforations therein. At least one spray bar may be substantially fixed adjacent to the surface of the filter support. A spray bar may include a plurality of nozzles for directing a pressured fluid toward the filter support. The filter support may further include a motor for causing the filter support to move in a cyclical manner while the spray bar directs pressurized fluid toward the filter support. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084352 | MULTIPLE VORTEX WASTE SEPARATOR APPARATUS - A multiple vortex separator for drawing a substantially moisture-free airstream from a waste stream having an annular channel defining a first vortex flow path for separating liquid and solid waste from this waste stream and an inverted conical cavity between nested inverted cones defining a second vortex flow path that is isolated from the first vortex flow path for separating additional liquid and solid waste from the waste stream before it exits the vortex separator. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084353 | Hanger for footwear - A hanger for a pair of sandals includes a pair of substantially rigid, foldable, planar wings, each wing having a support hook integrally formed with an elongate body member and a fold line extending between lateral sides of the body member for separating the support hook from the body member. An end portion of the body member remote from the support hook has a slot formed in one of its lateral sides for defining a laterally opening sandals engaging hook. The wings have substantially identical support hooks, which are arranged in overlapping registry and connected to each other. The wings fold outwardly along the fold lines for defining a cavity therebetween for accommodating a pair of sandals in sole-to-sole facing relationship therewithin, each sandal being supported by its thongs or straps from one of the sandals engaging hooks. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084354 | REDUCED WEIGHT STORAGE RACK - A lightweight cross-beam for a storage rack made of a single sheet of steel with a Z-style cross sectional configuration includes a generally vertical upper wall with upper and lower edges; a generally horizontal support wall extending inwardly from the lower edge of the upper wall; an angled intermediate wall extending downwardly and outwardly from the inner edge of the generally horizontal wall; and a generally vertical lower wall that extends downwardly from the outer edge of the angled wall. The angle between the generally horizontal support wall and the angled wall is about 60°. The upper and lower walls are generally in the same vertical plane. Upper and lower rivets extend outwardly from the upper and lower walls at each end of the cross-beam. The vertical distance between the upper and lower rivets is 3 inches. The length of the cross-beam is at least about 96 inches. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084355 | BAKING STONE RACK - A rack for an appliance comprises a main section including a support frame having a front wire, rear wire, and opposed side wires. A plurality of intermediate wires are attached to the support frame and at least one cross member is provided across a portion of the intermediate wires. The rack also includes a recessed section defined by a portion of the intermediate wires and adapted to removably receive a baking stone. In one example, the recessed section has a depth sufficient to accommodate a baking stone substantially completely therein. In addition or alternatively, an arrangement for supporting items within an appliance includes a rack having a main section and a recessed section, and a baking stone adapted to be received substantially completely within the recessed section of the rack. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084356 | Modular shelving system - A modular shelving system comprises multiple panels, multiple connection bars and multiple connectors. Each panel has multiple mortises. Each connection bar is connected to at least two panels and has multiple housing channels having slots. The connectors are respectively mounted in the housing channels of the connection bars and have four shoulders and multiple arms. The shoulders are formed at right angles to each other and one shoulder is mounted in a corresponding slot. The arms are formed on, protrude from the shoulders and respectively extend into corresponding mortises of the panels and two, three or four arms may be implemented. The modular shelving system can be conveniently assembled and disassembled in various combinations for different spaces while maintaining design consistency. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084357 | Trunnion Transportation System and Crane Using Same - A mobile lift crane includes a carbody and at least four crawlers attached to the carbody, each crawler having a crawler frame attached to the carbody by a trunnion having an axis. The crawler frame is attached to the carbody so as to be able to pivot with respect to the carbody about the axis of the trunnion. The crane also includes a rotating bed rotatably connected to the carbody such that the rotating bed can swing with respect to the crawlers and a boom pivotally mounted on a front portion of the rotating bed. A linear actuator is connected between the crawler frame and the carbody and extends through the trunnion. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084358 | JIB BOOM ROTATING TOWER CRANE - The invention relates to a jib boom rotating tower crane, wherein the counterweight/pinnacle system is divided into three trellises, a rotating frame trellis, a counterweight trellis, and a pinnacle trellis, wherein the counterweight trellis has a common side with each of the pinnacle trellis and the rotating frame trellis. The pinnacle trellis preferably comprises a beam to which a pulley block with a reeved lull cable can be attached. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084359 | Plastic Container - A plastic container, especially suitable for long-term storage of beverages that are hot filled into the containers, having in one embodiment four relatively flat vacuum panels, having in another embodiment a seven layer polymeric material with a nylon interior layer, and having in another embodiment a combination of the other embodiments. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084360 | Plastic Bottle and Similar Containers Made Of Plastic - A plastic bottle ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084361 | BIODEGRADABLE CONTAINER FOR LIQUID AND/OR SEMI-SOLID PRODUCTS - The present invention provides methods and systems for constructing a container for storage and transport and may be entirely biodegradable and/or recyclable. The body of the container and/or bottle may be manufactured from paper pulp and assembled from a plurality of dissimilar parts made of a biodegradable plastic resin and assembled to form a container and/or bottle. The paper pulp may be treated inside and outside to make it water and air tight but when exposed to extreme biodegrading influences it may breakdown into compostable material. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084362 | DRINKING BOTTLE ASSEMBLY - A drinking container including a bottom, a sidewall and a neck which define an interior of the container, wherein the bottom defines an opening and the bottom comprises a panel adapted to cover the opening and be removable from the opening such that with the panel removed from the opening access to the interior of the container is provided; another including a separation of the sidewall defined by the sidewall and positioned between the neck and the bottom wherein the separation provides access to the interior of the container; another container wherein at least a portion of the sidewall and at least a portion of the bottom define an opening and wherein at least a portion of the sidewall and at least a portion of the bottom comprise a panel adapted to cover the opening and be removable from the opening such that with the panel removed from the opening access to the interior of the container is provided; and another wherein the bottom comprises a surface of the container upon which the container rests when positioned on a support surface in an upright position, wherein the surface comprises at least one of, at least two spaced apart bottom surface sections wherein a portion of the sidewall extends between the at least two spaced apart bottom surface sections and a continuous projection surface which forms an encircling configuration, wherein a portion of the sidewall extends between two spaced apart portions of the continuous bottom surface, wherein the portion of the sidewall defines an opening in the container. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084363 | HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITIONS, METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME, INJECTION MOLDED ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM, AND METHOD OF MAKING SUCH ARTICLES - The instant invention is a high-density polyethylene composition, method of producing the same, injection molded articles made therefrom, and method of making such articles. The high-density polyethylene composition of the instant invention includes a first component, and a second component. The first component is a high molecular weight ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer having a density in the range of 0.920 to 0.946 g/cm | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084364 | Container Closure Comprising a Cable Tie - A tamper evident lid assembly ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084365 | VACUUM SEALING CAP - A vacuum sealing cap for a container includes an outer cap body, an inner cap body movable toward or away from the outer cap body, a sealing gasket compressible by the outer cap body to abut sealingly against the mouth of the container when the inner cap body moves toward the outer cap body, a slide member connected to the inner cap body, and an operating member connected pivotally to the slide member and pivotable between first and second positions, where the operating member pulls upwardly and pushes downwardly the slide member to move the inner cap body upwardly toward and downwardly away from the outer cap body. The sealing gasket is pressed and is not pressed sealingly against the mouth of the container in the first and second positions, respectively. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084366 | Self-righting cap for a beverage bottle - A bottle cap having internal threads compatibly engageable with external threads on soda or similar bottles and having lightweight, down-hanging thin strips formed from plastic or another suitable material depending from a lower edge of the cap structure. These plastic strips, in cooperation with an optional weight in the upper portion of the cap, cause a dropped cap to orient itself in an upward-facing direction. Such an orientation keeps the bottle engaging surfaces of the cap from contacting the floor or other surface upon which the cap may land. In alternate embodiments, the cap may be provided as a slip-on configuration for placing over an existing bottle cap to provide the same self-righting benefit to the existing bottle cap. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084367 | Bottle | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084368 | SPRAY BOTTLE WITH REFILL CARTRIDGE - A refill cartridge disposable within a spray bottle during usage thereof. The refill cartridge includes a cartridge body defining a cartridge reservoir. The cartridge body includes first and second openings, the second opening being defined by a projection of the cartridge body. A cap is connected to the cartridge body to substantially cover the first opening. The cap includes a cap base having a primary opening. A cap boss is connected to and extends from the cap base and defines a passage concentrically aligned with the primary opening. The refill cartridge additionally includes a plug having a plug body including a plug neck and a flared portion, with the plug neck defining a distal end. The plug is engageable with the cap and the cartridge body and is moveable relative to the cap and cartridge body between a sealing position and a dispensing position. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084369 | Spray Bottle with Refill Cartridge - A refill cartridge disposable within a spray bottle during usage thereof. The refill cartridge includes a cartridge body defining a cartridge reservoir. The cartridge body includes first and second openings, the second opening being defined by a projection of the cartridge body. A cap is connected to the cartridge body to substantially cover the first opening. The cap includes a cap base having a primary opening. A cap boss is connected to and extends from the cap base and defines a passage concentrically aligned with the primary opening. The refill cartridge additionally includes a plug having a plug body including a plug neck and a flared portion, with the plug neck defining a distal end. The plug is engageable with the cap and the cartridge body and is moveable relative to the cap and cartridge body between a sealing position and a dispensing position. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084370 | Receptacle Device With Means For Connecting A Fixture, Particularly A Handle - A receptacle device comprises a containment space at least partially defined by an inner surface of a containment wall made of glass or glass-ceramic material, and connecting means for connecting a handle to the containment wall. The connecting means comprise a connecting portion projecting from an outer surface of the containment wall opposite the inner surface, wherein the connecting portion is intended to be accommodated within a corresponding seat of the handle that can be mounted about the connecting portion and wherein the connecting portion has such a shape as to result non-extractable from the seat when mounted thereto. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084371 | METHODS FOR FABRICATION OF MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS ON PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS - Methods for fabrication of microfluidic systems on printed circuit boards (PCB) are described. The PCB contains layers of insulating material and a layer or layers of metal buried within layers of insulating material. The metal layers are etched away, leaving fully enclosed microfluidic channels buried within the layers of insulating material. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084372 | METHOD FOR FORMING A CONCAVO-CONVEX PATTERN AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PATTERNED MEDIUM TYPE MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The invention provides a method of forming a concavo-convex pattern by partly removing a magnetic layer and a carbon protective layer in an intermediate product of a magnetic recording medium having at least the magnetic layer and the protective layer formed on a substrate surface, wherein the magnetic layer is partly removed to form the concavo-convex pattern by a dry etching method using a etching gas of a mixture gas of argon and a deposition gas containing one or more types of carbon compounds. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a patterned medium type magnetic recording medium employing the method of forming a concavo-convex pattern. As a result a concavo-convex pattern free of after-corrosion and exhibiting good productivity is provided | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084373 | Method for manufacturing perpendicular magnetic recording medium - There is provided a method for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording medium that includes a step for forming a smooth substrate surface without generating abnormal protrusions or the like when forming a magnetic film or the like on the surface of the substrate, the method for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording medium characterized by including a polishing step in which the surface of a non-magnetic substrate is smoothed before forming the laminated structure on top of the non-magnetic substrate, wherein a polishing liquid used in the polishing step contains diamond particles within a range from 0.001 to 0.05% by mass and also contains a polishing accelerator within a range from 10 to 100 times the amount of diamond particles, and the polishing accelerator is an organic polymer material containing a sulfonic group or a carboxylic group and having an average molecular weight of 4,000 to 10,000. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084374 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium comprises forming a protective film on a ferromagnetic recording layer containing Cobalt (Co) on a substrate and forming a recess in both the protective film and the ferromagnetic recording layer at a part where a nonmagnetic layer is to be formed. The method further comprises removing Co from a part of the recess of the ferromagnetic recording layer to form the nonmagnetic layer that separates magnetic patterns made of the ferromagnetic recording layer containing Co. The nonmagnetic layer has an identical chemical composition as the ferromagnetic recording layer, except for the nonmagnetic layer having a lower Co concentration than the magnetic patterns. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084375 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A REFLECTIVE MASK - A method of producing a reflective mask is carried out by the use of a reflective mask blank which has a substrate, a multilayer reflective film formed on the substrate to reflect exposure light, a protective film formed on the multilayer reflective film, a buffer film formed on the protective film, and an absorber film formed on the buffer film to absorb the exposure light. The protective film is made of a ruthenium compound containing Ru and Nb. The method includes a step of patterning the buffer film by dry etching performed by the use of an etching gas containing oxygen. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084376 | NANO-IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY TEMPLATES - Porous nano-imprint lithography templates may include pores, channels, or porous layers arranged to allow evacuation of gas trapped between a nano-imprint lithography template and substrate. The pores or channels may be formed by etch or other processes. Gaskets may be formed on an nano-imprint lithography template to restrict flow of polymerizable material during nano-imprint lithography processes. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084377 | Method for Girth Welding Metallic Pipes - A method for girth welding of metallic pipes consists in beveling one pipe end in order that, when it is aligned with an identically beveled pipe end on another pipe, results in a bevel of a “cruet” design with a rounded bottom part larger than an upper part with parallel walls. The diameter of the welding wire used for the welding method is within 1.2 and 1.4 mm and the wire contains low levels of impurity including sulfur and phosphorus. The welding technique used is a “strip” technique which does not provide employ weaving or oscillation of the welding torch. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084378 | WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING APPARATUS - A machining-energy calculating unit accumulates a discharge current value for each discharge position to calculate a machining energy in a certain time period from the present time to the past time. An energy-distribution changing unit determines the presence or absence of imbalance in the energy by obtaining a machining energy distribution in an up-down direction of the machining gap based on the machining energy, and when there is imbalance, the energy-distribution changing unit produces a new open/close pattern in which a machining energy distribution that eliminates the imbalance. Power feeding is then performed based on the new open/close pattern. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084379 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR HARD-FACING - In a hard facing process, a core material is applied to the base material of an article, which may incorporate metal components. An additive is introduced into a molten puddle generated by the hard facing process. The additive functions to increase the wear resistant capabilities of the hard faced article. In one embodiment, the additive comprises mineral particulates, which may consist of diamond granules. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084380 | CONDUCTIVE STUD WELDING - A method for welding a first workpiece with a joining element, wherein the joining element and the first workpiece consist at least partially of a metal, includes moving the joining element relative to the first workpiece during welding and at the same time pressing the joining element against the first workpiece. This method for welding a joining element with a material permits a reliable firmly-bonded connection between joining element and workpiece, when the workpiece consists of a composite material or has low rigidity, and is achieved by generating an electrical current between workpiece and joining element during mechanical contact of the joining element with the first workpiece. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084381 | PROCESS FOR THE PLASMA SPOT WELDING OF SURFACE-TREATED WORKPIECES AND PLASMA TORCH - A process for plasma spot welding of surface-treated workpieces using a plasma torch comprises supplying a plasma-generating gas to the plasma torch, connecting a first terminal (−) of a current source to an electrode of the plasma torch, connecting a second terminal (+) of the current source to a workpiece, building up at least one plasma arc from the electrode of the torch toward the workpiece by applying electric current (I(t)) from the current source to an anode-cathode path between the electrode and the workpiece. The electric current (I(t)) is kept in a preprocessing current range (I | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084382 | LASER MICROMACHINING SYSTEM IN-LINE WITH A STAMPING PRESS - A first portion of a continuous material strip is indexed through a stamping press and the stamping press is cycled so as to undertake a stamping operation on a section of the material strip during each cycle. A length of the continuous strip is accumulated in an accumulator either upstream or downstream of the stamping press. A second portion of the strip is continuously fed at a non-zero speed through a laser micromachining station positioned such that the accumulator is between the stamping press and the laser micromachining station. The speed of the second portion of said strip is controlled so that this speed is constant for at least a portion of each cycle of the stamping press and so that the average speed of the first portion of said strip through the stamping press is equal to the average speed of the second portion of the strip through the laser micromachining station. A laser of the laser micromachining station irradiates the second portion of the strip while the speed of the second portion of said strip is constant. The timing of the laser processing event within the cycle of the stamping press may be such that the laser processing event occurs at a time when the ram of the stamping press is furthest away from actual material stamping event in order to avoid the deleterious effects of stamping vibration on the laser processing quality and reliability of the laser micromachining system. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084383 | METHOD FOR LASER INDUCED FUSION PIGTAILING OF OPTICAL FIBER TO OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - A method for instant splicing of an optical fiber to an optical waveguide or bulk material comprises forming a nanometric conductive layer at the interface between the optical fiber and the optical waveguide or bulk material to be spliced, and applying laser radiation to the interface through the fiber optical internally or through the bulk material externally, to produce an arc discharge due to the laser light electric field. The arc discharge melts and diffuses the conductive layer to produce a permanent splice having a low optical loss. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084384 | TRANSPARENT MATERIAL PROCESSING WITH AN ULTRASHORT PULSE LASER - Methods for ultrashort pulse laser processing of optically transparent materials. A method for scribing transparent materials uses ultrashort laser pulses to create multiple scribe features with a single pass of the laser beam across the material, with at least one of the scribe features being formed below the surface of the material. This enables clean breaking of transparent materials at a higher speed than conventional techniques. Slightly modifying the ultrashort pulse laser processing conditions produces sub-surface marks. When properly arranged, these marks are clearly visible with side-illumination and not clearly visible without side-illumination. In addition, a method for welding transparent materials uses ultrashort laser pulses to create a bond through localized heating. The ultrashort pulse duration causes nonlinear absorption of the laser radiation, and the high repetition rate of the laser causes pulse-to-pulse accumulation of heat within the materials. The laser is focused near the interface of the materials, generating a high energy fluence at the region to be welded. This minimizes damage to the rest of the material and enables fine weld lines. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084385 | MOVING ENCLOSURES FOR LASER EQUIPMENT - Moving enclosures for laser equipment are provided. A machine tool installation is disclosed including (a) a laser cutting head configured to be movable in three dimensions; (b) a workpiece support configured to support a workpiece in operative relationship with the laser cutting head (c) a skirt configured to surround the laser cutting head on three sides and intercept light that passes from the head and is reflected off of the workpiece or workpiece support; and (d) a protective cover positioned to intercept light that is reflected off of the workpiece or workpiece support and is not intercepted by the skirt. The skirt and protective cover are configured to move laterally with the laser cutting head. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084386 | LASER PROCESSING MACHINE - A laser processing machine is provided in which a flat plate-like mask is disposed between a mirror and a relay lens in an optical system so as to be perpendicular to the optical path of a laser beam. The mask is horizontally shiftable. The laser beam is allowed to pass through an elongate trapezoidal aperture formed in the mask to extend in the shifting direction. The sectional shape of a portion of the laser beam passing through the aperture of the wafer is focused on the wafer. Shifting the mask can adjust the width of an image of the laser beam focused on the wafer. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084387 | ENGINE DRIVEN WELDING MACHINE - An engine driven welding machine that includes a frame with lower tubular portions that extend across the ends of the frame. The lower tubular portions make it easier to lift the engine driven welding machine onto an elevated surface, such as the bed of a truck. The frame may include two different lifting portions that extend across the same side or end of the frame at different levels. For example, two tubular portions of the frame may extend generally horizontally across the same side or end of the frame to provide two lifting areas at different levels of the frame. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084388 | WELDING ELECTRODE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A welding electrode includes a sheath formed from a strip of metal having first and second edges. The sheath has an initial cross-sectional area and a second as-drawn cross-sectional area, and a core is received within the sheath. The second cross-sectional area is at least an 80% reduction of the initial cross-sectional area. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084389 | Systems And Methods For Modifying An Ice-To-Object Interface - A windshield deicer has a windshield with a substantially transparent heating element that generates heat in response to applied power in a magnitude sufficient to melt an interfacial layer of ice on the windshield; and a controller for limiting duration of the applied power such that a heat diffusion distance into the interfacial layer of ice and/or the windshield is less than about a thickness of the ice and/or the windshield. In an embodiment, the heating element is visually transparent semiconductor material having an electron gap larger than about 3 eV, and examples are given including ZnO and ZnS films. In another embodiment, the heating element is a transparent conductor made from indium tin oxide (ITO), tin oxide, metal, and mixtures thereof. In another embodiment, the heating element dissipates at least 2 kilowatts per square meter. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084390 | Heating System - The invention relates to a heating system ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084391 | SPARK PLUG, AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A spark plug of the present invention includes a cylindrical metal shell, a cylindrical ceramic insulator retained in the metal shell, a center electrode retained in the ceramic insulator and extending in an axial direction, and a ground electrode formed into a bent shape and having a rear end portion fixed to the metal shell and a front end portion facing a front end portion of the center electrode with a gap left therebetween. The ground electrode contains a large thickness region formed on a rear end side thereof with a large thickness, a small thickness region formed on a front end side thereof with a smaller thickness than that of the large thickness region, a protruding region formed on the small thickness region and facing the center electrode and a thickness changing region formed between the large thickness region and the small thickness region and located at a different position from a position of a minimum curvature radius region of the bent shape of the ground electrode. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084392 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORTING/TRANSFERRING TRAY - To provide a substrate supporting/transferring tray, which can be placed on a substrate supporting part arranged in a treatment chamber in which the heat treatment is performed to a substrate, especially on a substrate supporting part having a built-in heating means for heating the substrate, and on an upper side of which, the substrate is placed. At the time of heat-treating the substrate, the substrate can be more uniformly heated, and when the heat treatment is completed, the tray can be easily removed from the substrate supporting part without waiting for the temperature of the substrate to be reduced, and can transfer the substrate to other parts from the treatment chamber in which the heat treatment is performed. The substrate supporting/transferring tray, which has the disc-shaped substrate supporting part on an upper plane side, and is provided with a cylindrical side wall part extending from a periphery of the disc-shaped substrate supporting part to a lower side, and an annular part extending from a lower end side of the cylindrical side wall part to an outer side in a diameter direction. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084393 | AUTOMATIC HEAT TRACING CONTROL PROCESS - A method for controlling a heat tracing circuit automatically determines power off time durations. The method calculates the off time duration based on the temperature of a process pipe measured at the end of an initial predetermined power off time interval together with a particular process pipe set point temperature as well as a dead band temperature that is greater than the set point temperature. The set point temperature is based on the process media, heating cable parameters and installation environment of the process pipe. The power off cycle time duration is limited to the time it takes the process pipe temperature to reach the set point temperature, thus limiting the number of on/off cycles of the heat tracing circuit and consequently the life of the circuit components. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084394 | HEAT GENERATING UNIT AND HEATING APPARATUS - An objective of the present invention is to provide a heat generating unit that has a small size with high efficiency and high directivity, and carries out a uniform heating process with a fast temperature rise, and a heating apparatus using such a heat generating unit. The heat generating element ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084395 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A STATIC POWER CONVERSION UNIT AND INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEM FOR COOLING APPLIANCES USING SUCH METHOD - In a method for controlling a static power conversion unit to an inductor, particularly for an induction system used in cooking appliances, the value of an electrical parameter of the circuit is monitored at predetermined time intervals and at a predetermined duty cycle of the power transistor switching frequency, and on the basis of the monitored value, the duty cycle is modulated accordingly between the predetermined time intervals in order to keep the delivered power at a predetermined constant value. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084396 | Airtight container - An airtight container is provided with a venting apparatus. The venting apparatus includes a flexible housing unit and a check valve disposed in the housing unit. The flexible housing unit includes a chamber defined therein, an upper aperture in communication with the chamber, a lower aperture in communication with the chamber and an external annular groove defined in the periphery for receiving an edge of an aperture defined in an airtight container. The check valve prevents air from entering the airtight container through the upper and lower apertures sequentially but allows air to leave the airtight container through the lower and upper apertures sequentially. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084397 | LIQUID AGENT CONTAINER - In accordance with the present invention, a liquid agent container includes the container's main unit, a cap, an intermediate member, and an internal stopper. The cap is provided with a liquid agent discharging path and an air introducing path. The intermediate member has a tube projecting toward the interior of the main unit. Between a liquid agent introducing path and the liquid agent discharging path a hydrophilic filter is provided, and between an air supplying path communicating with the air introducing path and an air delivering path a filter is provided. The air delivering path communicates with the interior of the main unit via a check valve, with an annular valve having an inner circumferential surface in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the tube, to pass air only in a direction toward the interior of the main unit. The present invention can provide a liquid agent container including a check valve readily fabricated and ensuring preventing a liquid agent from flowing back. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084398 | BALANCED PURGE SLIT VALVE - Methods and apparatus for providing a gas to a slit valve opening are provided herein. In one embodiment, a slit valve is described. The slit valve includes a housing having an opening, the opening defined by a plurality of interior sidewalls and sized to allow a substrate to pass therethrough, a door adapted to selectively seal the opening, a gas inlet formed in the housing, and a plurality of nozzles disposed in or on at least one of the plurality of interior sidewalls, each of the plurality of nozzles in fluid communication with the gas inlet and the opening. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084399 | Closure with tamper evident strip for container - The present invention is a tamper evident closure for containers. The tamper evident closure is a perforated strip that is releasably attached to lids on the base. When the lid of the closure is opened, the strip is torn from the lids, thereby indicating that the item has been tampered with. The invention is manufactured to be employed on commonly available containers for food and personal care items. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084400 | Packaging Comprising A Tub And A Lid - A packaging comprising a tub having ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084401 | TAMPER EVIDENT CONTAINER - A tamper evident container includes a lid having top and outer walls configured to fit over a flange of a storage element with the outer wall extending below a bottom edge of the flange. The outer wall may include an inwardly extending locking indentation engaging the bottom edge of the flange of the storage element to retain the lid on the storage element. The lid further includes a line of reduced strength extending along a portion of the top wall and/or outer wall to detach a portion of the outer wall and disengage the locking indentation from the flange to allow the lid to be disengaged from the flange without further permanent deformation of the lid or the storage element. The line of reduced strength divides a pull tab. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084402 | CAP FOR VESSEL FOR PERFORMING MULTI-STAGE PROCESS - Embodiments of the invention provide a cap for a vessel for performing a multi-stage process for analyzing a sample, such as nested PCR or RT-PCR. In one embodiment, the cap comprises a body configured to be mated to the vessel to enclose a vessel interior, a cap cavity for holding reagents, and a cap cavity control portion that is adjustable with respect to the body between a first-stage position in which the cap cavity is enclosed and fluidicly isolated from the vessel interior and a second-stage position in which the cap cavity is fluidicly coupled with the vessel interior. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084403 | STORAGE CONTAINER - A storage container for hazardous material, such as transuranic waste, has a stainless steel can body covered by a stainless steel lid. The can body has a locking collar welded thereto and a locking ring fastened to the lid removably mounted within the locking collar. Locking tabs on the locking ring are received beneath locking shoulders on locking collar upon rotating the locking to hold the lid closed. A U-shaped handle is pivoted on the locking ring for rotating the locking ring to lock the lid to the locking collar and thus to the can body, the U-shaped handle being further used to lift the storage container. A spring biased locking pin with a thumb operated tab is coaxial with one pintle of the U-shaped handle, the tab being squeezed toward the handle by the operators thumb to unlock the pin against the bias of a coil spring so as to allow the locking ring to rotate to an unlocked position when it is desired to remove the lid from the can body. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084404 | THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS CONTAINING ORGANOCLAYS - A medical container seal comprising a styrene-isobutylene-styrene based thermoplastic elastomer nanocomposite is disclosed which has good processability and more effective barrier properties for oxygen and carbon dioxide transmission. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084405 | DEVICE FOR ACCOMMODATING RECEPTACLES AND ASSOCIATED CONTAINER - The invention relates to a device and a container for accommodating, filling, tempering, storing, emptying and transporting receptacles for biological, biochemical and biopharmaceutical substances, in particular liquids. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084406 | SHARPS CONTAINER - The disclosure relates to a multifunctional sharps container having a first dispensing compartment for storing unused sharps and a second compartment for receiving used sharps. The first and second compartments are separated by a generally liquid impermeable partition fixed to the walls of the container. In addition, the first and second compartments are provided with apertures and structures for conveying the sharps, out of and into the compartments respectively, which are functional in at least two orientations of the container. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084407 | Tank Structure - A double containment prismatic tank has outer and inner walls ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084408 | Pressure tank having plural access openings - A pressure tank includes a metallic vessel, a plastic liner received in the metallic vessel, a flexible diaphragm, two metallic joints, two anti-leak assemblies and a nozzle coupled to the metallic joints respectively. The metallic vessel includes upper and lower shells. The upper shell defines a first planar area on a side thereof and a second planar area on a top thereof. The lower shell defines a third planar area therebottom. The flexible diaphragm divides said metallic vessel into a storage space and a pneumatic room. The metallic joints are mounted on the side and top of the upper shell respectively and are in communication with the storage space. The two anti-leak assemblies provide leakproof connection between the metallic joints and the plastic liner. Additionally, the nozzle is mounted on the third planar area to be in communication with the pneumatic room. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084409 | WET WELL APPARATUS WITH BASE FORM AND INSTALLATION METHOD REGARDING SAME - A wet well apparatus, and installation method therefore, that includes a cylindrical body extending between a first end and a second end along a body axis defining an interior material holding volume and a base form closing the first end of the cylindrical body to define a base interior volume adjacent the interior material holding volume of the cylindrical body. The base form is configured to receive a flowable fill material in the base interior volume. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084410 | THERMAL PACKING CONTAINER - A thermal packing container that includes a plurality of walls formed from a single composite individual sheet. The composite sheet includes a corrugated substrate, a metalized barrier and an outer foam layer. The composite sheet can be transported in flat configuration and then formed into a container at a packing facility. The packing container is relatively impervious to fluids and has a high thermal impedance that minimizes heat flow into the contents of the container. The thermal packing container can be used to transport food items from the packing facility. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084411 | Water storage unit with dual bladders - A water storage unit includes an outer bag with an inlet defined in a top end thereof and an inner bag is received in the outer bag. A coolant bag is received in the inner bag and has coolant received therein. An outlet part is connected to the lower end of the outer bag and connected with a hose so that the user can suck the water in the outer bag. The water is cooled by the coolant in the coolant bag which is located at the lower end of the outer bag. A handle has a clamp slot with which a sealing rod is securely engaged. The inlet of the outer bag can be sealed by the cooperation of the clamp slot of the handle and the sealing rod. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084412 | ENERGY EFFICIENT RANGE - Techniques for designing and creating energy efficient cookware are provided. In accordance with the techniques cookware can include a base and a wall and a linear pattern of flame guide channels connected to the base bottom. The guide channels accept flames and guide them to the perimeter from the central region resulting in efficient heat exchange. The linear channel profiles provides significant surface area enhancement from a given area on the bottom to improve heat transfer while providing even heating and mechanical strength to the cookware. A flame entrance opening is provided in the center region of the base to allow easy entrance of the flame into the channels. A gas burner flame pattern is provided to work with the linear channels profiles of the cookware to further improve the energy efficiency. A method of making the efficient cookware is provided involving deep drawing an extruded fin plate; A method of making the efficient cookware is provided involving spin cutting and spin forming of an extruded plate. A plate with heat exchange features that can be used either as the base of a piece of cookware or attached to the base of a piece of cookware can improve efficiency of heat transfer to the cookware. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084413 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL FOR HOT-WATER TANK WITH WELDED STRUCTURE, AND HOT-WATER TANK - Disclosed is a ferritic stainless steel for hot-water tanks with welded structure, comprising, in terms of % by mass, at most 0.02% of C, from 0.01 to 0.30% of Si, at most 1% of Mn, at most 0.04% of P, at most 0.03% of S, from more than 21 to 26% of Cr, at most 2% of Mo, from 0.05 to 0.6% of Nb, from 0.05 to 0.4% of Ti, at most 0.025% of N, and from 0.02 to 0.3% of Al, and optionally containing at least one of at most 2%, preferably from 0.1 to 2% of Ni and at most 1%, preferably from 0.1 to 1% of Cu, with a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. | 2010-04-08 |
