| 15th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
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| 20090090211 | Steering hanger beam - The steering hanger beam extending in a width direction of a vehicle and connected to left and right vehicle-body members, is provided with: a main member which supports a steering device; a pair of front and rear transverse beam portions connected to the main member in the width direction of the vehicle so as to be offset from an axis of the main member to front and rear; and an opening which is formed between the pair of front and rear transverse beam portions so as to penetrate in substantially a vertical direction. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090212 | QUICK RELEASE STEM - A stem connecting the handlebars and steerable fork of a cycle has one tube attached to the handlebars and another tube attached to the steerable fork with the tubes capable of being rotated and locked with respect to one another. This arrangement allows for various configurations of the handlebars and fork including the typical riding configuration as well as an alternate configuration where the handlebars are ‘folded’ with respect to the fork. Change in configuration is accomplished without tools by way of a biased locking arrangement for the tubes. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090213 | STEERING WHEEL COVER - A steering wheel cover includes: an inner sleeve; an outer cover provided with a plurality of intersected stitching lines so as to form a plurality of recesses at intersections of the intersected stitching lines and a plurality of convex portions among the recesses, each of the convex portions protruding in a direction away from the inner sleeve; and a plurality of shape-retaining pieces, each of which is disposed securely in a respective one of the recesses in the outer cover and each of which engages the outer cover in such a manner so as to retain the shape of the respective one of the recesses. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090214 | Method for forming nano-scale metal particles - A method for forming nano-scale metal particles by a novel reducing agent is described. The method can be carried out at room temperature and under an atmospheric environment by relatively simple processes to prepare nano-scale metal particles with a diameter less than 20 nm. This method comprises the following steps. At first, a first blending process is performed to blend a metal salt and a first solvent together to form a first solution. Then, a second blending process is performed to blend a reducing agent and a second solvent together to form a second solution. The reducing agent comprises one compound selected from the group consisting of the following or combination thereof: boron-containing hydride and boron-containing hydrocarbon. Following that, a third blending process is performed to blend the first solution and the second solution together to form a third solution. Finally, the reducing agent is used to reduce the metal salt in the third solution to form the nano-scale metal particles. In addition, if a dispersing agent is added after the nano-scale metal particles are formed, the nano-scale metal particles can have a particle diameter less than 10 nm. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090215 | Method and Unit for Continuously Producing Metal Microparticle - The producing unit for continuously producing metal microparticles formed of a multicomponent alloy accompanied by the generation of a byproduct gas through an early reaction of the formation of the metal particles comprises a first mixing unit for continuously supplying and mixing a plurality of solutions for conducting the early reaction, a second mixing unit for continuously supplying another solution to the reaction liquid containing the metal microparticles formed in the early reaction and for mixing the two solutions, to introduce dissimilar metal atoms into the crystal lattices of the metal microparticles, and a gas-liquid separation unit that is installed in a midway of the pipe which is made so as to have enough length to finish the early reaction, and which continuously passes the reaction liquid to the second mixing unit from the first mixing unit, and that continuously removes the byproduct gas generated with the proceeding of the early reaction. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090216 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MOLTEN IRON AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING MOLTEN IRON - A process for producing molten iron with a combination of a moving-hearth reducing furnace and an iron bath-type melting furnace includes a step of charging a bedding carbonaceous material having an average particle diameter of 1 to 5 mm on a hearth of the moving-hearth reducing furnace and placing carbonaceous material-containing agglomerates containing a powdery iron oxide source and a powdery carbonaceous reductant on the bedding carbonaceous material; a step of thermally reducing the carbonaceous material-containing agglomerates while moving the hearth in the moving-hearth reducing furnace to generate solid reduced iron and simultaneously thermally carbonizing the bedding carbonaceous material to generate char; a step of continuously charging the solid reduced iron and the char into the iron bath-type melting furnace from thereabove without substantial cooling; and
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| 20090090217 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID PIG IRON OR LIQUID STEEL INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS FROM FINE-PARTICLED MATERIAL CONTAINING IRON OXIDE - A method for producing liquid pig iron or liquid steel intermediate products from fine-particled material containing iron oxide. Fine-particled material containing iron oxide is prereduced in at least one prereduction stage with the aid of a reduction gas and is subsequently reduced in a final reduction stage to sponge iron. The sponge iron is melted in a melt-down gasification zone, with carbon carriers and oxygen-containing gas supplied. A CO- and H | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090218 | Device for Tattooing and Method of Using the Same - The present invention relates to a tattoo device having a single DC coil with a pulse width modulation (PWM) circuit to control when the single DC coil is energized. Such arrangement eliminates the need for a set screw as in traditional tattoo machines and allows for a lighter device having fewer vibrations, better balance, and improved precision when being used. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090219 | SCREWDRIVER EXTENSION - A screwdriver extension includes a supporting plate, a transferring part, a transmission shaft, and a receiving sleeve. The transferring part includes a housing and a plurality of meshed gears mounted in the housing. The supporting plate connects the transferring part to an electric screwdriver. The transmission shaft is driven by the electric screwdriver and drives the gears, which in turn drives the receiving sleeve. The sleeve receives a screwdriver head. The screwdriver extension helps the electric screwdriver to tighten screws along axes of corresponding holes. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090220 | REMOTE OPERATED CLOSED-END WRENCH - A powered wrench is configured to rotate fasteners and includes a drive and a closed-end wrench. The closed-end wrench includes a wrench case, a socket rotatably mounted in the case, and a driveshaft rotatably mounted in the case and attached to the drive. The driveshaft includes a worm gear drivingly connected to a toothed external face of the socket so that rotation of the driveshaft by the pneumatic drive causes rotation of the socket. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090221 | Device for Handling Pipes - The invention relates to a device for handling pipes, comprising a clamping device ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090222 | Sink sprayer holder installer - The Installer head notches carry a standard two or four winged nut. The control shaft has a pull ring in the very top and holes for a handle to be inserted as needed. The controller is pinned in support ring diameter, inverted up the cavity centered and cemented into the lower body diameter. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090223 | Quick switch device for connecting driving member to hand tool - A hand tool includes a handle having a first connection end and a second connection end of a driving member is shaped to be engaged with the first connection end by a connection unit which is connected to the second connection end. A control unit is connected to the first connection end and cooperated with the connection unit. A push member is located between the connection unit and the control unit. The push member is moved by the control unit to push the connection unit to disengage from the first connection end. The control unit is operated by a switch unit which is located on a side of the first connection end. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090224 | Tool with extendable handle - A tool includes a working tool portion and an extendable handle joined with the working tool portion. The extendable handle includes a shaft, a tube, and an anti-rotation member that is unbiased so as to prevent, during application of relative rotational force between the shaft and tube, relative rotation between the shaft and tube and to prevent removal of a portion of the anti-rotation member from an axially arranged groove. A lock device is movable from a first position to a second position wherein when the lock device is in the first position the tube is prevented from moving axially relative to the shaft and wherein when the lock device is in the second position the tube can be moved axially relative to the shaft. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090225 | Tool And Associated Bit Driver - A tool and an associated bit driver are provided. The tool includes a handle and a bit driver carried by the handle. The bit driver can include a body defining a cavity for receiving a bit and a pivotable lock configured to move between a locked position in which the lock engages the bit and an unlocked position in which the lock is spaced and thereby disengaged from the bit. The pivotable lock can include a pivot pin, an engagement member for engaging the bit and an actuation member with the engagement and actuation members extending along the body in opposite directions from the pivot pin. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090226 | Tool revolver - The invention relates to a tool revolver, in particular for a machine tool, comprising a tool disk ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090227 | Shear Device - A shear device is disclosed. The shear device includes a material guiding mechanism, a shear head including a shear blade disposed proximate the material guiding mechanism, and means for translating a first movement of one of the shear head and the material guiding mechanism into a second movement of the other of the shear head and the material guiding mechanism. A method is also disclosed. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090228 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ALLOCATING PACKAGING MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a method for allocating packaging material, in particular paper, to apportioned foods, having these steps: delivery of portions of a food onto a first conveyor belt, delivery and allocation of packaging material to the portions, characterized in that the packaging material is fed to the first conveyor belt and allocated to the portions without first being cut, and that the packaging material is then cut between two portions. The invention also relates to a corresponding device. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090229 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SIZE AND ALIGNMENT OF PRECISION GROUND PLATES - An apparatus for maintaining alignment between precision ground plates includes a first plate including a main body portion having plurality of passages. The first plate also includes a first heating device mounted to heat the main body portion to a selected temperature. A second plate including a main body portion having a plurality of passages is positioned adjacent the first plate. The second plate includes a second heating device mounted to heat the main body portion to a selected temperature. A controller operatively connected to the first and second heating devices selectively establishes a desired temperature in each of the first and second plates to facilitate a desired alignment between the plurality of passages in the first plate and the plurality of passages in the second plate. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090230 | Device for Cutting a Ribbon Made of Paper, Plastics or Similar Material - A device for cutting a ribbon made of paper, plastics or similar material, comprising a blade connected to actuation means which are adapted to give the blade a motion toward the ribbon, the blade comprising a component parallel to the surface of the ribbon. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090231 | Band Saw Machine - A band saw machine is provided with a body frame, two wheels provided on the body frame and rotating by driving force on an inclined plane which is inclined to a basic plane which is flush with a cutting plane, a saw blade formed in loop and strained between the two wheels, a stabilizing member bringing a portion of the saw blade which runs around a cutting section which is fixed between the wheels and on an edge intersected the inclined plane with the basic plane close to the basic plane in near-parallel, and a depressing mechanism fixed up adjacent to the cutting section side of the stabilizing member to clear the gap between the saw blade and the basic plane. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090232 | BELL STRING DECORATION ASSEMBLY - This invention provides a bell string decoration assembly, and different sized bells are connected appropriately into a string, and colors of the bells are arranged to give a special stylish decoration. The assembly is made by passing at least two metal wires through a hanging portion of each bell and bending the wires into halves and twisting appropriately into a multiple of wires. The wires are used for connecting the bells into a string and then the bells are collectively twisted and fixed to complete connecting each layer of bells sequentially. With a variation of number and size of the bells at each layer, and an appropriate arrangement of colored bells a special stylish bell string decoration. In addition to connecting each layer of the bells into a string, the invention also provides appropriately sufficient moving spaces, such that the bells can be swung or twisted freely. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090233 | Hi-Hat Cymbal Fine Adjuster - A high-hat cymbal fine adjustment device is disclosed comprising an assembly of an outer vertical shaft or sleeve with an inner vertical shaft or sleeve to allow fine adjustment of the position of the lower cymbal with respect to the upper cymbal. Each shaft has threads machined into its inner or outer surface respectively so that by rotation of the upper inner shaft with respect to the upper outer sleeve, the distance between cymbals may be set precisely and rapidly, and adjustments made in the course of performance if desired. Incorporation of a locking ring secures the positions of the components so that they do not move due to vibration during performance or use. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090234 | Storage medium storing music playing program, and music playing apparatus - The game apparatus stores music data which indicates at least a pitch of each of sounds which form a melody of a predetermined piece of music and an output timing to output each of the sounds. The game apparatus sequentially detects, among the sounds included in the music data, a target sound which is a sound an output timing of which comes after start of playing by the music data. In the case where a first input is performed when or after the output timing of the target sound comes, the game apparatus outputs the target sound. On the other hand, in the case where a second or later input is performed after the output timing of the target sound comes, the game apparatus determines a pitch of an ad-lib sound, and outputs the ad-lib sound at the determined pitch. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090235 | Waterproof cartridge seal - A closure wad is placed at the mouth of the launching end of a shotgun cartridge before the mouth is crimped down to seal the launching end of the cartridge. Both the walls of the closure cap and the walls at the mouth of the plastic envelope are crimped down together, thereby forming a substantially impermeable seal at the launching end of the cartridge. In addition, the inventive closure cap substantially reduces the detritus which is sometimes expelled when a launcher cartridge is fired. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090236 | MODULAR BLAST-RESISTANT PANEL SYSTEM FOR REINFORCING EXISTING STRUCTURES - Various embodiments of the present invention provide a blast-resistant reinforcement assembly and/or system for engaging a surface of an existing structure to protect the structure from an applied force, such as an explosive detonation. The assembly includes one or more energy absorbing panels that may be attached to the structure. The energy absorbing panels include a core material configured to absorb some portion of the applied force by pulverizing in response to the applied force. In some embodiments, the energy absorbing panels also include one or more ballistic-resistant composite panels configured to protect the core material and the underlying existing structure from debris. Some embodiments further provide one or more energy deflecting panels engaged with the plurality of energy absorbing panels so as to be disposed between the energy absorbing panels and the location of the applied force for at least partially deflecting the applied force. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090237 | CONTROL UNIT FOR WORK MACHINE - A control unit for a work machine that allows automatically obtaining optimal operability even when the weight of a work arm in the work machine is changed. In a work machine where at least a part of a work arm to be operated by a fluid pressure actuator is provided so as to be replaceable, a control unit for a work machine includes: a pilot-operated control valve that controls the fluid pressure actuator; a proportional solenoid valve that pilot-controls the pilot-operated control valve by a pilot control pressure according to an electrical signal corresponding to a manual operation amount; a measuring means that measures a weight of at least the part of the work arm; and a controller that converts characteristics between the manual operation amount and the pilot control pressure of the proportional solenoid valve to characteristics according to the weight of the work arm measured by the measuring means. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090238 | Torque Motor - The present invention relates to a rotary motor, preferably a pivot drive for construction machinery, hoisting gear, trucks and the like, comprising an elongate, approximately tubular housing, at least one piston which is axially displaceably received in the housing and which can be axially driven by the charging of a pressure medium in a pressure chamber as well as at least one shaft which is received axially fixedly in the housing and rotatably around an axis of rotation, with the piston having a shaft passage cut-out by which the piston is axially displaceably seated on the shaft. In accordance with the invention, the shaft forms a crankshaft whose axis of rotation is offset with respect to the shaft passage cut-out. The shaft piece respectively passing through the shaft passage cut-out has a lever arm which is opposite the axis of rotation of the shaft and which translates the radial force at the engagement between the shaft and the piston which arises due to the axial displacement of the piston and the pitch of the spiral engagement track between the shaft and piston and/or between the piston and the housing into a rotary movement of the shaft with respect to the housing or vice versa. To achieve favorable force output conditions, provision is in particular made in this respect for the shaft passage cut-out to be arranged approximately centrally in the piston with respect to the cross-sectional surface of the piston, with a security against rotation of the piston being omitted so that a rotatability of the piston with respect to the housing is given. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090239 | FLUID ACTUATOR - A fluid actuator for mechanical components in general comprises at least one piston ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090240 | BIOFILTRATION PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR ODOUR OR VOC TREATMENT - A bioreactor and process is described which offers a transition or continuum between one or more of (a) from biotrickling filter conditions to biofilter conditions, (b) changing media characteristics, c) liquid or nutrient recirculation rates or frequency, (d) pH, (e) gas velocity, (f) retention time along the gas flow passage or (g) cross-sectional area. For example, media may be arranged in sections of a rectangle, with gas flow in a horizontal direction sequentially through the sections, and liquid flow in a vertical direction from top to bottom in one or more sections. Zonal control of process conditions may be provided as the gas passes from inlet to outlet and liquid is introduced at the top of one or more zones and flows down by gravity. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090241 | GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANES CONTAINING A MICROPOROUS SILICA LAYER BASED ON SILICA DOPED WITH A TRIVALENT ELEMENT - The subject of the present invention is a method for producing a gas separation membrane, comprising the deposition of a film from a silica sol onto a porous support followed by heat treatment of the film thus deposited, in which the silica sol deposited is prepared by hydrolysing a silicon alkoxide in the presence of a doping amount of a precursor of an oxide of a trivalent element, especially boron or aluminium. The invention also relates to the membranes as obtained by this method, and also to their uses, especially for the separation of helium or hydrogen at high temperature, and in particular for removing impurities in helium streams. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090242 | GAS ADSORBING DEVICE, VACUUM HEAT INSULATOR MAKING USE OF GAS ADSORBING DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING VACUUM HEAT INSULATOR - A jacket material into which a gas adsorbing device and core material are inserted is decompressed in a vacuum chamber, the opening is sealed, and then the jacket material is exposed to the atmosphere. In the atmospheric pressure, a pressure of about 1 atm which is equivalent to the pressure difference between the inside and outside is applied to the jacket material of the heat insulator. The jacket material is made of a plastic laminated film and is deformed by pressure. A protruding portion is plunged into a container to drill through holes, and a gas adsorbent in the container communicates with the inside of the jacket material. Thus, both during holding and in applying to the vacuum heat insulator, the gas adsorbent can be applied to the vacuum heat insulator without degradation, and the high degree of vacuum can be kept for a long time. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090243 | CANISTER - A canister, for inhibiting a diffusion phenomenon in an adsorbent layer as much as possible and certainly adsorbing fed evaporated fuel to inhibit blow-by of the evaporated fuel into the atmosphere, is constituted by filling a first adsorbent layer of the canister with activated carbon A having a large evaporated fuel adsorption and a weak holding power, and filling a second and a third adsorbent layers with activated carbon B having an intermediate evaporated fuel adsorption and a weak holding power and therefore having characteristics that the residual amount of the low boiling point components in the evaporated fuel after purge is small, whereby after the high temperature standing of the canister, the discharge of the evaporated fuel into the atmosphere can be inhibited. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090244 | Desiccant Bag and Filter Assembly - Desiccant bag and filter assembly adapted for insertion into an integrated condenser dryer chamber of a vehicle or mobile air conditioning system or the like. A support member ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090245 | FILTER ASSEMBLY - The present invention is directed to a seal configured to be placed over an opening in an electronic enclosure. In certain embodiments the seal covers a depression in the surface of the electronic enclosure, wherein the seal is configured to be adhesively secured along its perimeter to the surface of the electronic enclosure. An absorbent-containing filter element integral with the seal is configured to be placed within the depression in the surface of the electronic enclosure. A channel is configured to be in fluid communication through the seal, said channel further in fluid communication with the adsorbent-containing filter element. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090246 | COFFEE MAKER BREWBASKET WITH CARAFE LOCKING MECHANISM - According to an example embodiment, a coffee maker includes a housing, the housing structured to hold a carafe in a first position within a brewing area of the coffee maker. The coffee maker further includes a brewbasket adapted to connect to the housing and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism is structured to engage the carafe and lock it into the first position in the brewing area, such that the carafe remains in the first position relative to the brewbasket, and the brew basket remains in first position locked directly to the housing by the locking mechanism as a second position of the brewbasket changes with respect to a reference point that is external to the coffee maker. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090247 | TWO-CHAMBERED AUTOMATIC PASTA-COOKER - The present invention relates to an automatic pasta-cooker comprising a cooking chamber ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090248 | ROTISSERIE COOKER - A horizontal axis rotisserie oven with versatile electronic controls. The rotisserie further includes: an improved spit for quick mounting of food, and a door which hides blemishes due to normal use, and easily referenced food cooking indexes, and means for keeping countertops clean. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090249 | BAKING TRAY WITH SERRATED SURFACE - A baking tray is a rectangular metal tray and includes a top surface and a bottom. The top surface includes a plurality of protrusions extending therefrom and the protrusions are continuously arranged in latitude and longitude directions. A plurality of recesses is defined between the protrusions so that the bottom of the food on the top surface does not stick on the baking tray and is not burned. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090250 | Multi Grill - A multi grill is disclosed in the present invention. The multi grill includes a main grill comprising a first shell, a first frying plate mounted on the first shell, a first electric heating device mounted inside the first shell for heating the first frying plate, and a power cord connecting a first electric heating device and a power source; at least a secondary grill comprising a second shell, a second frying plate mounted on the second shell, a second electric heating device mounted inside the second shell for the second frying plate; the main grill connects the secondary grill via a power plug and a power socket, and the secondary grill gains power supply for heating the second electric heating device from the main grill. A main grill can couple with multi secondary grills, and only the main grill is needed to connect with the power source via a power cord. The secondary grills need not any connecting power cords, without the multifarious power cords, so they are suitable for multi-people having dinner at the same time | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090251 | Portable food cooling device - A food cooling device includes a cover, an electric motor powering a fan, and an automatic switch. The cover defines air intake openings beneath a motor housing, a bottom orifice, and vents between the air intake openings and the orifice. The bottom opening rests on a table, covering a plate containing hot food. A fan blade directs air toward the food, the air cools the food, and the heated air escapes through the vents. The cooling device is portable, light in weight, and easy to operate, making it suitable for use by small children as well as handicapped persons of all ages. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090252 | Food tray and method - A food tray adapted for holding previously cooked food items is provided. The food tray has one or more sidewall structure openings to allow venting of the interior volume of the tray through the tray sidewall structure openings. The food tray allows food items contained in the volume of the food tray to be stored over an extended period of time at an elevated temperature without significant deleterious effects to the appearance, taste and texture of the food. The food tray may also include a slide member for adjusting the amount of venting through the sidewall structure openings. Also provided is a method of storing food within a food tray to be contained in a heated compartment. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090253 | SHEETING HEAD - Sheeting head apparatus for rolling and flattening a quantity of dough, includes a sheeting head, an infeed conveyor, and an outfeed conveyor. The sheeting head defines a dough path therethrough and includes a plurality of opposed roller pairs, a first roller of each pair being positioned on a first side of the dough path and a second roller of each pair being positioned on a second side of the dough path. The first roller of each roller pair is mounted for rotation and for independent movement toward and away from the dough path. The second roller of each roller pair is mounted for rotation adjacent the dough path. The infeed conveyor conveys a quantity of dough to the sheeting head, and the outfeed conveyor for conveying a quantity of rolled and flattened dough from the sheeting head. A sensor, adjacent the infeed conveyor, senses an unduly thick or double quantity of dough being conveyed by the infeed conveyor to the sheeting head. A control is responsive to the sensor and causes the sheeting head to move the first roller of each roller pair away from the dough path. Undesired jamming of the sheeting head by an unduly thick quantity of dough or by a double quantity of dough is prevented. Each of the rollers may be coated with a coating of polytetrafluoroethylene and nickel co-deposits, preferably between 12% and 25% by volume of polytetrafluoroethylene particles in a high phosphorous electroless nickel matrix. The coating has a thickness of substantially between 0.0002 inches and 0.0003 inches, with a Rockwell hardness of substantially 65 to 75 on the C scale. Each of the rollers is preferably made of a mild steel with a finish smoothness, before depositing of the coating, of substantially 4μ-inch RMS. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090254 | DEVICE FOR PROCESSING FOODSTUFFS - The present disclosure relates to a working unit or a device that includes a working unit of this type for processing foodstuffs. The working unit can be driven and made to rotate by means of a drive unit of said device. The working unit preferably has at least two working elements that are situated on a working axis and that act in the peripheral direction of said working axis. At least one of the working elements can be pivoted about the working axis in relation to at least one additional working element within a restricted pivoting angle. The pivoting mobility of the blades, which are preferably interspaced and positioned axially one above the other, permits said blades to be brought into a common radial resting position in order to fill the container with the product to be cut, in such a way that practically the entire container volume is exposed and can be filled. The pivoting mobility of the second blade on the bearing axis allows the initial expenditure of energy to be significantly reduced in the start phase, as not all the blades are required to start cutting simultaneously. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090255 | Agricultural product peeling apparatus - An agricultural product peeling apparatus includes an alignment supply unit, a peeling unit, and a plurality of urging plates. The alignment supply unit aligns and supplies agricultural product such as potatoes. The peeling unit includes a pair of parallel rotary members with a cutting body on their outer surfaces and peels with the cutting body the agricultural products, sequentially supplied from the alignment supply unit to a convey path formed between the rotary members. The urging plates move the agricultural products supplied to the start side of the convey path to the end side of the convey path. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090256 | Sludge Dewatering System - The device of the present invention removes liquid from sludges, such as water from an industrial pretreatment sludge. The device includes a chamber with an inlet for introducing the sludge to be dewatered into the chamber. The device includes a hydraulically driven reciprocating piston which functions as a containment wall at one end of the chamber and as a means to subject the sludge to mechanical pressure for dewatering, with seals sufficient to contain the sludge within the chamber during operation. The device includes a reciprocating end cap which functions as a containment wall at the end of the chamber opposite the reciprocating piston. The end cap includes a micro porous membrane filter assembly for retention of solids, support structure for the filter, a void area for vacuum pump evacuation to assist in dewatering, and an outlet for the liquid displaced from the sludge. At the conclusion of the dewatering process the end cap is retracted and the dewatered sludge is discharged from the chamber by the extension of the reciprocating piston. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090257 | Combined stencil and digital printing system - A carousel and station-based printing system for textiles comprises one or more stations with a digital printing apparatus and optionally other stations with a stencil printing apparatus. The system allows for high speed printing of images having details of high resolution, rich colors, or variability, optionally also comprising a wetting apparatus operative to wet at least a part of the printed object prior to the digital printing. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090258 | Cylinder throw-on/off apparatus and cylinder throw-on/off method for printing press - In a cylinder throw-on/off apparatus for a printing press, a cylinder throw-on/off motor is driven while the notch of a blanket cylinder opposes the notch of a plate cylinder to throw on/off the blanket cylinder with respect to the plate cylinder, and driven while the notch of the blanket cylinder opposes the notch of an impression cylinder to throw on/off the blanket cylinder with respect to the impression cylinder. A throw-on operation control unit drives the cylinder throw-on/off motor, to control throw-on operation of the blanket cylinder for the plate cylinder and the impression cylinder. A motor drive amount calculation unit obtains a drive amount of the cylinder throw-on/off motor, while controlling the throw-on operation of the blanket cylinder, in accordance with the rotation phase of the printing press. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090259 | Segmented Gravure Print Cylinder System - A print station has print cylinder with axially spaced segments for printing different coating materials on a substrate at a single print station. The coating material is stored in adjacent wells separated by walls within a trough. The walls may be notched to receive the shaft of the print cylinder with each of the print cylinder segments disposed in one of the wells for receiving the coating material. Each of the print cylinder segments can receive the coating material from its respective well and then simultaneously in the respective well and applying it to a substrate. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090260 | FORMER ARRANGEMENT - A former arrangement for a rotary printing press is disclosed. The former arrangement includes a former arrangement module with a base element which is mountable on a stationary element of the rotary printing press. A former is connected to the base element. A first web lead device provides for guidance, on the former entry side, of a printing substrate web to be directed in the case of operation over the former. A second web lead device provides for guidance, on the former exit side, of the printing substrate web. The former rests on a cantilevered support element which is fastened with a first end to the base element and which extends cantilevered transverse to a web feed direction over the former. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090261 | Inking unit of a rotary press, comprising a film roller - An inking unit of a rotary printing press includes a film roller. The film roller has a structured outer surface that has a Shore D hardness ranging between 80 and 90 and a stochastic surface. The stochastic surface is incorporated into the outer surface of the film roller by peening. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090262 | METHOD FOR FORMING AN IMAGE IN STONE - An application for a method of imbedding an image in a stone substrate includes printing an image onto a print image using a computer printer and placing the print image face down on the surface of the stone substrate. A moist towel is placed over the print image and a weight is placed over the moist towel then time is provided for the image to transfer from the print image to the surface of the stone substrate. The moist towel and the print image are then removed and the above steps are repeated until a quality image is imbedded in the stone substrate. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090263 | HEAT INSULATING CONTAINER FOR A DETONATOR - An apparatus for use in a wellbore comprises a heat insulating container having an inner space and having a structure defining a hollow containing a vacuum. The apparatus further comprises a reflective layer arranged on a surface of the heat insulating container to reflect heat for reducing radiated heat originated in the wellbore from reaching the inner space. Also, a signal-activated detonator is provided in the inner space of the heat insulating container. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090264 | PYROTECHNIC SIGNALING MEANS - Pyrotechnic signaling means ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090265 | DEVICE FOR NEUTRALIZING AND DESTROYING BUILDINGS FOR STORING NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES - The invention relates to the field of penetrative projectiles capable of penetrating buildings whose structures are reinforced such as anti-aircraft shelters for example. The invention consists in a projectile comprising a solid penetrative body designed to perforate a wall of the building, the roof for example. Inside the projectile according to the invention are housed sub-munitions enclosing the charge in the form of bomblets, a device for plugging the hole formed in the wall by the passage of the projectile, and a sequencing and command device. When the wall is penetrated, the rear portion of the penetrative body is separated from the rest of the penetrative body and the plugging device is deployed so as to block the hole that has been passed through. After penetration, the front portion of the penetrative body continues its route toward the ground while the sub-munitions enclosing the bomblets remain suspended in the air under the wall. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090266 | RAILWAY VEHICLE AND DEVICE FOR ACCESSING SAID VEHICLE - Railway vehicle ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090267 | Vehicle towing apparatus switchably couplable to guideways - Generally and not exclusively, there is disclosed a system and a method for towing (pushing or pulling) a roadway vehicle on a road by a towing apparatus. The towing apparatus is coupled to a roadway guideway displaced generally above a roadway surface. In an embodiment, the system includes an apparatus to couple a vehicle to the roadway guideway, a force generation unit to move the coupled vehicle along the roadway guideway, and a brake unit to decelerate the apparatus and a coupled vehicle. In an embodiment, the system includes a coupling unit to separately couple or not couple the vehicle to one of multiple roadway guideways. In an embodiment, the towing apparatus includes a capability to yaw the vehicle to a determined position by yawing the structure that engages the vehicle to the towing apparatus. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090268 | Hopper car having double-curved side walls - A hopper car having double-curved side walls for transporting bulk solids. The car has side walls, end walls, and a bottom which are all joined to present a container for transporting the bulk solids. The bottom presents at least one opening for discharge of the bulk solid. Each side wall presents upper and lower convex sections forming an indentation at approximately the vertical center of the side wall. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090269 | Hopper car gate with enlarged discharge and increased capacity - A hopper car having an increased volume. The car has side walls, end walls, a bottom, and first and second sloping surfaces. The bottom lies at least partially in a horizontal plane and includes a plurality of spaced apart openings. The side walls, end walls, and horizontal plane define a volume X. The first and second sloping surfaces are located between adjacent openings and joined to the bottom adjacent the openings. The sloping surfaces extend upwardly from the bottom to present an inverted V enclosing a volume Y. The volume Y is no more than approximately 1 to 5% of the volume X. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090270 | W/O emulsion ink for inkjet - A water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion ink which is suitable for use in inkjet printing and is low in viscosity and superior in storage stability is provided. The ink comprises an oil phase and a water phase emulsified in the oil phase using a nonionic surfactant, in which the water phase contains a salt of at least one metal selected from potassium or calcium. The metal salt is preferably a calcium salt, and particular preferably calcium chloride. The nonionic surfactant is preferably a polyglycerin fatty acid ester, and particularly preferably an esterification product of a polyglycerin and a hydroxy fatty acid. Preferably, the ink comprises 40-99 mass % of the oil phase and 60-1 mass % of the water phase, and contains a polyglycerin fatty acid ester in an amount of 0.5-40 mass % based on the total of the ink. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090271 | STABLE NON-AQUEOUS INKJET INKS - A non-aqueous inkjet ink includes a pigment and a mixture of at least two polyalkyleneglycol dialkylethers represented by Formula (I): | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090272 | CONDUCTIVE PATTERN FORMATION INK, CONDUCTIVE PATTERN AND WIRING SUBSTRATE - A conductive pattern formation ink which can be stably ejected from a liquid droplet ejection head, a conductive pattern having high reliability, and a wiring substrate provided with the conductive pattern and having high reliability are provided. The conductive pattern formation ink is used for forming a conductive pattern on a base member using a liquid droplet ejecting method and comprised of a dispersion solution. The dispersion solution includes a water-based dispersion medium, metal particles dispersed in the water-based dispersion medium, and a drying suppressant contained in the water-based dispersion medium, the drying suppressant being contained for preventing drying of the dispersion solution. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090273 | Silver Organo-Sol Ink for Forming Electrically Conductive Patterns - The present invention relates to solution type silver organo-sol ink for forming electrically conductive patterns. The present invention provides silver organo-sol ink of solution type for forming electrically conductive pattern comprising effective amount of silver CO to C16 aliphatic carboxylate saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, unsubstituted or substituted with amino, nitro and/or hydroxy group(s) having 1 to 3 carboxyl groups or silver aromatic carboxylate; and organic solvent. By the present invention, silver organo-sol inks of solution type basically having higher content of silver for various reducing or metallizing temperatures are obtained. The solution type ink of the present invention can be used for forming conductive patterns in flat panel display such as plasma display panel(PDP) to reduce the numbers of steps for pattern forming. Some of the solution type ink of the present invention can be used for forming conductive patterns on a milder substrate such as thermoset plastic at a lower reducing temperature. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090274 | COMPOSITION FOR LOW DIELECTRIC MATERIAL, LOW DIELECTRIC MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A low dielectric material is produced by using a composition including a borazine ring-containing compound and a compound represented by the following formula as a solvent, and/or by annealing a composition comprising a borazine ring-containing compound under atmosphere of oxygen concentration not higher than 0.1 vol % at 200 to 600° C. In the following formula, R | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090275 | PIGMENT HAVING ANGLE DEPENDENCE OF THE INTERFERENCE COLORS AND THE PRODUCTION PROCESSES THEREOF - The invention discloses multilayer allochroic pigments having angle dependence of the interference colors and the production processes thereof, in which a synthetic flake of silicate is used as the substrate, and a metal oxide coating with refractive index of more than 1.8 and an oxide coating with refractive index of less than 1.8 are deposited alternately on a surface of the flake of silicate, the number of the coatings is at least three, and said oxide coating with refractive index of less than 1.8 always lies between two metal oxide coatings with refractive index of more than 1.8. The processes involve a wet chemical hydrolysis step to alternately deposit said oxide coating with high refractive index and said oxide coating with high refractive index on the surface of the flake of silicate. The present pigments, which exhibit different strong interference colors as observed at different view angles, could be produced at a low cost and by a simple process. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090276 | Cementitious Formulations and Products - Cementitious formulations and their products with enhanced reactivity are provided. Formulations in certain embodiments may include at least one calcium source, a reactant and a filler in a hydrated environment, wherein the reactant, in one form, is crystalline silica that has been modified for reactivity. Enhancement of a reactant may include one or more modifications to its content, grind and/or the cement to silica ratio, as well as addition of one or more additives in the formulation, additives in the form of at least one alumina source, defoamer, catalyst and/or a clay. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090277 | Coal Fired Flue Gas Treatment and Process - A process for treating flue gas containing fly ash and carbon dioxide is disclosed. In the process, carbon dioxide and fly ash are contacted with an aqueous metal hydroxide solution to convert carbon dioxide into a metal carbonate, and wherein the metal carbonate and the metal hydroxide cause the fly ash to undergo a geopolymerization reaction and form a geopolymerized fly ash. The geopolymerized fly ash is recovered for disposal or for further use, such as a concrete additive. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090278 | AQUEOUS SUSPENSION BASED ON HYDRAULIC BINDER AND A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - Method for producing an aqueous suspension, which is based on a hydraulic binder, and a hardened binder product. According to the invention, a composition of blending agents is added in the aqueous phase into the binder, which composition comprises calcium carbonate particles having an average particle size of 2-200 nm, in order to generate an aqueous suspension and, if needed, mineral fillers are added into this suspension, in order to produce a hardening plaster or concrete mixture. Besides calcium carbonate, the composition of blending agents can comprise calcium hydrogen carbonate and meta-kaolin sinter, too. By using the present invention, it is possible to improve the properties of products which are bound by hydraulic binders; with the described combination of blending agents it is possible to affect for instance the early strength, the frost resistance, the phenomenon of bleading, the plasticizing, the size of the transition zone and the durability of concrete or plaster, and to reduce the quantity of the hydraulic binder. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090279 | Support assembly connectable to a base structure - A support assembly connectable to a base structure preferably disposed in an attic or other like location of a house, dwelling, and/or other building to provide or facilitate storage and or standing, walking, or crawling thereon. The support assembly comprising at least one or a plurality of mounting devices and at least one panel member having an upper surface and a lower surface. The support assembly further comprising at least one anchoring assembly structured to connect the mounting device to the panel member such that the mounting device is disposable in a plurality of orientations relative to the panel member. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090280 | STACKABLE PALLET ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY AND USE THEREOF - A pallet assembly for use with a stacking frame includes an upper deck for receiving material to be held by the pallet assembly. The upper deck defines two opposing edges and two opposing ends with the two ends of the upper deck includes at least one notch along a lower edge dimensioned for receiving a toe of a stacking frame positioned above the upper deck. A plurality of stringers extend a length of the upper deck, each stringer having an elongated body with two ends, a central portion, an upper surface, a lower surface, and a notch along the lower surface about the central portion. The stringers include an edge stringer on each of the two opposing edges of the upper deck and two intermediate stringers positioned apart and on opposing sides of a midpoint between the two edges. A support member is positioned beneath the upper deck between the two intermediate stringers and an end of the upper deck. The support member has a column extending upwardly for engaging a portion of the upper deck and a notch along a bottom surface. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090281 | Anti-Tilt Pallet and Method for Shipping and Installing a Computer Rack Therewith - An anti-tilt pallet includes a first sub-frame and a second sub-frame. The first sub-frame has a first vertical support member, a first extension member and a second extension member. The second sub-frame has a second vertical support member, a third extension member and a fourth extension member. The first through fourth extension members each have an alignment hole therethrough. A plurality of first alignment members are disposed in the alignment holes of the first extension member and the third extension member to align the first extension member with the third extension member, and a plurality of second alignment members are disposed in the alignment holes of the second extension member and the fourth extension member to align the second extension member with the fourth extension member. A slot is configured to removably receive a weight in at least one of the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090282 | Waste energy conversion system - An on-site modular method and system for processing waste typically including food from a food services facility. The waste is processed in a size reduction unit and subsequently dried in a dryer. The dried shredded waste is processed to produce densified pellets. The food binds the non-food waste in the pellets. The pellets are burned in a thermal conversion unit to produce a gas and waste heat. The waste heat is directed to the dryer for use therein. The gas is fed to a generator or turbine to produce electricity. A portion of the electricity produced is used to energize the process. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090283 | GROUND DRIVEN SEED METERING SYSTEM WITH A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - An agricultural seeding machine includes at least one tool bar, and a plurality of row crop units, with each row crop unit coupled with a respective tool bar. Each row crop unit includes a seed meter; a ground engaging wheel; a continuously variable transmission (CVT) driven by the wheel; and a rotatable drive element coupled between the CVT and the seed meter. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090284 | AGRICULTURAL SEEDING SYSTEM - A seeding machine having at least one tool bar, a plurality of row units and a processing circuit. Each of the plurality of row units are connected to the toolbar. Each of the row units have a seed metering device, a seed placement device and a seed sensor. The seed metering device includes a seed disk providing a metering action to a plurality of seeds. The seed placement device receives the seeds from the seed metering device. The seed sensor is positioned to detect the passage of seeds through either the metering device or the seed placement device. The seed sensor producing a signal indicative of the passage of the seeds. The processing circuit is receptive of the signal from each of the seed sensors of each of the plurality of row units. The processing circuit determines a seed placement parameter dependent upon the signal, the processing circuit alters the metering action of the seeds dependent on the seed placement parameter. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090285 | METHOD OF SEWING A DECORATIVE SEAM AND TRIM COMPONENT MADE BY THAT METHOD - A method of sewing a decorative seam includes providing a material suitable for receiving stitches, folding a first portion of the material onto a second portion of the material to form a bend, sewing a first stitch to join the first portion to the second portion, the stitch being substantially parallel to the bend and spaced apart therefrom, the first stitch forming a seam, unfolding the material and sewing a second and third stitch into the material such that the second and third stitches are substantially parallel to the seam and arranged such that the second and third stitches are on opposite sides of the seam. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090286 | Armed Remotely Operated Vehicle - A remotely operated vehicle system includes a vehicle having a propulsor and a steering means. A remote operating console is provided that is capable of providing power, receiving sensor signals and controlling the vehicle. The vehicle is connected to the console by a tether. The tether having elements supporting power, sensor and control transmission. The vehicle has video sensors and sonar sensors. An underwater gun is positioned on the vehicle and joined to the console to fire in response to control signals. In further embodiments the vehicle can be provided with a turret for aiming the gun and the video sensor. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090287 | Retractable bowsprit for a sailing vessel - A bowsprit for a sailing vessel having a deck and a hull. A supporting member of the bowsprit has first and second opposing ends and is pivotably attachable to the deck such that the opposing ends of the supporting member extend outwardly past the hull. First and second movable members of the bowsprit are joined at an apex. First and second movable members are for disposition substantially adjacent to respective outer sides of the sailing vessel such that the apex is forward of the vessel and the first and second movable members are supported by and are slidable over the supporting member. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090288 | Transfer of wheeled objects - According to the invention, a system is provided for connecting two vessels to each other or for connecting a vessel to a land-based structure for the transfer of objects. The system according to the invention comprises at least one projecting body adapted for attachment to one of the vessels and at least one receiving means adapted for attachment to the other vessel or to the land-based structure, the receiving means also comprising side members with recesses for cooperation with the projecting bodies. The invention also comprises a method for transferring material and a landing vessel for connecting to a cargo vessel. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090289 | Apparatus for affixing a dock to an inboard mooring pole - An apparatus is disclosed especially configured and adapted for mooring a floating dock to an inboard mooring pile—a pile positioned within and extending through the top deck of a floating dock—. The apparatus minimizes damage to both dock and mooring piles caused by changes in tide, waves, wake and other water disturbances while, simultaneously, adding stability to the floating dock—especially in regarding to listing—. The apparatus is comprised of a cylindrical sleeve which is coaxially applied to a mooring pile, a dock mounted mooring bracket comprised of a base plate which connects to the sleeve mounted upon the pile via at least one “U” shaped arm. The arm, in turn, extends, and is mounted upon a vertical planar portion of the base plate and is disposed in a parallel relation to the top surface of the floating dock. An inner, semi-circular portion of the “U” shaped arm engages selected and parallel circumferential grooves formed in the outer surface of the sleeve. The base plate, in turn, is affixed to a structurally sound portion of the floating dock adjacent to a pile aperture through which the mooring pile extends. In certain alternate preferred embodiments, an elongated rod is utilized to firmly engage a selected circumferential groove of the columnar sleeve. In such embodiments, the elongated rod is mounted to the floating via a mounting means at both termini of the elongated rod. Embodiments utilizing elongated rods for engagement of the columnar sleeve utilize at least two such rods and engage the columnar sleeve on opposite sides thereof. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090290 | KAYAK-STABILITY SYSTEM - A kayak stability system that stabilizes a kayak and supports a kayaker in water such that he or she can more conveniently enter or re-enter the kayak from the water. The device includes at least one sponson attached to the kayak and retractably moveable from a stored position along an exterior surface of a hull of the kayak to a deployed position over the water to provide added buoyancy to the kayak for stabilizing the kayak and a stability arm for supporting the kayaker in the water. At least one stabilizing arm is also pivotally attached to the kayak and retractably moveable from a stored position along a surface of the hull to a deployed position over the water in spaced relation to a corresponding sponson. A combination of the deployed sponson and stabilizing arm provides support to a kayaker to allow the kayaker to more conveniently enter or re-enter the kayak from the water. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090291 | SIGNAL AND MARKER TOOL - A marking and signaling tool may include one or more lights and a sound generating device within a housing. A protective sheath may be positioned about the housing and permit light and/or sound to exit from the housing. An actuator may be provided to permit a user to select one of a plurality of illumination modes. One or more of the illumination modes may include the creation of sound. The housing may include a plurality of magnets for adhering the tool to a magnetic surface. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090292 | ELECTROPNEUMATIC HORN WITH AIR VENTING CHANNELS - The present electric horn system includes a monolithic rigid housing member having a receiving opening for fixably housing, in a non-removable and secure manner following assembly, a compressor member, thereby preventing unintended separation and improving a reliability of the electric horn system. An acoustic sound wave generator includes an acoustic duct chambering system associated throughout with the monolithic rigid housing member. The acoustic sound wave generator receives compressed air from the compressor member to produce sound and propagate the same externally. A horn mounting system enables ready attachment of the system to a consumer-desired surface: mechanically, magnetically, adhesively, or via any other known attachment or mounting system. Optional weather and water resistant systems prohibit unintended water access to the electric horn system enabling use of the system in exposed weather conditions for improved user convenience. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090293 | VEHICLE EMERGENCY EXIT MARKING SYSTEM - A marking device for vehicle seats located adjacent emergency exits includes a panel associated with a cover for a seat. For example, seat covers for the upright back of school bus seats include a strip panel coupled between two facing panels. The strip panel is adapted to cover the top and opposite ends of the seat back and the two facing panels are adapted to cover the front and rear faces of the seat back. The strip panel portion of seat covers for seats located adjacent an emergency exit include a tactile feature. The tactile feature distinguishes emergency exit row seats from seats from those seats that are not located adjacent an emergency exit. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090294 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING AN ULTRA LOW DEFECT SEMICONDUCTOR SINGLE CRYSTALLINE INGOT - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an ultra low defect semiconductor single crystalline ingot, which uses a Czochralski process for growing a semiconductor single crystalline ingot through a solid-liquid interface by dipping a seed into a semiconductor melt received in a quartz crucible and slowly pulling up the seed while rotating the seed, wherein a defect-free margin is controlled by increasing or decreasing a heat space on a surface of the semiconductor melt according to change in length of the single crystalline ingot as progress of the single crystalline ingot growth process. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090295 | METHOD FOR GROWING SILICON INGOT - Provided is a method for growing a silicon ingot. According to an exemplary method, the method includes charging silicon in a quartz crucible, melting the silicon by heating the quartz crucible and applying a magnetic field of 500 Gauss or higher in the quartz crucible, and growing a single crystalline silicon ingot from the melted silicon while applying a magnetic field lower than 500 Gauss in the quartz crucible. As a result, by appropriately controlling the internal pressure of the quartz crucible or the application time and the magnitude of the magnetic field, it is possible to easily accelerate crystallization of the internal surface of the quartz crucible to thereby prevent flaking of the crystals. Consequently, it is possible to grow the silicon ingot of good properties. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090296 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING POLY CRYSTALINE SILICON INGOT FOR SOLAR BATTERY HAVING DOOR OPEN/CLOSE DEVICE USING HINGE - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for manufacturing a polycrystalline silicon ingot for solar batteries having a door control device using a hinge. The apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a crucible, a susceptor which surrounds the crucible, a heater which heats the crucible, and an insulation plate which is disposed below the susceptor and has an opening therein. The apparatus further includes a cooling plate which moves upwards through the opening of the insulation plate and comes into close contact with or approaches the lower end of the susceptor, a cooling plate moving unit which actuates the cooling plate, a temperature sensor which measures the temperature of the crucible, and a control unit which controls the temperature in the crucible and the cooling plate moving unit. Furthermore, a door is provided on the insulation plate to open or close the opening of the insulation plate. The hinge is provided between the door and the insulation plate. Thus, after the raw silicon material is melted, when the cooling plate moves upwards to cool the crucible and thus pushes the lower surface of the door upwards, the door is opened by the hinge in a swinging manner, and when the cooling plate approaches or comes into contact with the lower end of the susceptor, one end of the opened door is leaned on a corresponding surface of the cooling plate. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090297 | Air brush - To provide an air brush that can maintain a stable spray without a clog of a nozzle for discharging a coating material. In the air brush for atomizing and spraying the coating material by the compressed air inducted into the main body of the air brush, an air valve that is mounted in an air induction part provided on the main body of the air brush is opened by pushing of an operational button and an adjusting device for adjusting a discharge amount of the coating material is provided on a position deviated from an axis line of the nozzle in a passage of the coating material communicated with the nozzle. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090298 | Apparatus for Anisotropic Focusing - A substantially planar assembly for depositing material. The assembly comprises plates which, when assembled, define at least one aerosol channel, a sheath gas plenum, and a nozzle. These components are preferably anisotropic, and preferably rectangular. The aerosol channel may be divided further to improve uniformity of aerosol flow. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090299 | Apparatus for Holding a Medical Device During Coating - The present invention is directed towards the holding of medical devices during manufacture to enable the application of therapeutic and/or protective coatings. More specifically, the present invention provides medical device holders that securely retain stents and other medical devices during the application of a coating while minimizing compressive and tensile forces applied to the stents. The invention avoids disruptions to coating quality due to holder blockage during coating deposition. The invention discloses an improved device containing a mandrel and frame that may improve coating uniformity by eliminating shadowing from the frame of the medical device holder when applying coatings to stents and other medical devices. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090300 | METHOD FOR USING FILM FORMATION APPARATUS - In a method for using a film formation apparatus for a semiconductor process, process conditions of a film formation process are determined. The process conditions include a preset film thickness of a thin film to be formed on a target substrate. Further, a timing of performing a cleaning process is determined in accordance with the process conditions. The timing is defined by a threshold concerning a cumulative film thickness of the thin film. The cumulative film thickness does not exceed the threshold where the film formation process is repeated N times (N is a positive integer), but exceeds the threshold where the film formation process is repeated N+1 times. The method includes continuously performing first to Nth processes, each consisting of the film formation process, and performing the cleaning process after the Nth process and before an (N+1)th process consisting of the film formation process. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090301 | COMPENSATION PLATE USED IN A FILM COATING DEVICE - A compensation plate used in a film coating device includes a main body defining a plurality of guiding holes, a plurality of moveable blades connected to the main body, and a plurality of connectors. Each of the plurality of moveable blades defines two through holes corresponding to one of the plurality of guiding holes. The plurality of connectors engage in the through holes and the guiding holes, fix each of the plurality of moveable blades to the main body when each of the plurality of connectors is fastened, and slide in each of the plurality of guiding holes with each of the moveable blades when each of the plurality of connectors releases. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090302 | PET CO-SLEEPER - A pet co-sleeper is designed to be connected to a human's bed for use by small to medium sized animals. Pets such as dogs and cats can use this sleeper to sleep beside their owners instead on of the bed. The pet co-sleeper has a frame which is substantially rectangular in shape. The frame has three horizontal bars forming a three-sided top frame and a fourth horizontal bar on the fourth side is lower than the other three horizontal bars. Fabric materials attached to the frame form a floor, four side walls and a horizontal divider located just below the fourth horizontal bar. A first mattress is placed over the horizontal divider to form a sleeping surface. A second mattress is placed on the fabric floor, such that the four side walls, the second mattress and the horizontal divider form a pet house. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090303 | Primate restraint device - A restraint device for primates capable of providing accurate visual psychological results of experiment by reducing stress given to the primates as subjects and stabilizing the psychological state of the primates. A box-like body ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090304 | Animal Bedding Additive and Animal Bedding Containing the Same - An animal bedding mixture is disclosed herein. The animal bedding mixture includes a bedding material and a bedding material additive. Bedding material is preferably straw, sawdust, sand or recycled manure solids. The bedding material additive is preferably 60-99% by weight absorbent clay powder, 0.1 to 35% by weight chlorite salt, and 0.01-35% by weight sodium bisulfate or sodium percarbonate. The bedding material additive of the present disclosure is inert when dry and neither germicidal or acidic. However, when the additive is exposed to moisture, such as animal urine, the sodium bisulfate will acidify the liquid, causing the formation of hypochlorous acid and chlorine dioxide. Hypochlorous acid and chlorine dioxide are very powerful, broad spectrum germicides that have proven efficacy against | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090305 | System for humans and pets to interact remotely - A system that allows humans to interact with and send touch remotely to their pets. The system has a tangible interface for humans that allow both visual and tactile modes of communication on one end, and a haptic pet wearable jacket on the other end. It allows humans to interact remotely with pets even when they are not physically at the same place as the pets. On the tangible interface for humans, human views the real time movement of the pet in the form of a pet doll sitting on a mechanical positioning system. The movement of the actual pet is tracked using a web camera. The pet doll has embedded touch sensing circuit that senses and transmit data wirelessly to the computer. This touch data is sent across the Internet to another computer which is connected to the haptic pet wearable jacket. The real pet wears the pet jacket, which is able to reproduce the touching sensation via vibrating motors. The pet owner can tangibly touch the pet doll, sending touch signals to the pet in a remote location. Also, the pet owner receives a visual feedback from the movement of the pet via the pet doll interface. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090306 | MOBILE EQUINE ASSISTANT - A mobile support apparatus for an animal comprising an adjustable frame for securing the animal in position, a tailgate assembly for preventing egress of a secured animal from the adjustable frame and protects an individual positioned at the posterior of the secured animal, an adjustable head support, a hydraulic system for adjusting the frame and at least one pair of wheels. The support apparatus may further comprise a power supply for powering the hydraulic system and a storage compartment. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090307 | ANIMAL PROTECTIVE DEVICE AND METHOD - An animal protective device and method are provided for preventing contact of the animal's head with other parts of the animal. The device includes a body formed in a truncated cone shape. A pressure strap maintains contact with the upper portion and back portion of the animal's head in order to keep the device aligned with the nose and mouth area of the animal. An integral attachment strap is provided that is routed around the neck of the animal to further stabilize the device on the animal. The device may be adjusted at the attachment strap as well as the body to ensure that the device is correctly fitted to the animal. The device is of one-piece construction and does not require use of a separate collar, such as the identification collar of the animal. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090308 | Accessory for animal collars - An ornamental accessory includes a retainer member adapted to fit at least partially around a length of material, the retainer member including a first connector element, and an ornament including a second connector element adapted to removably connect with the first connector element. A method of attaching an ornamental accessory to a length of material is also disclosed. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090309 | Animal Urine Specimen Collector - The invention is a device that facilitates the collection of urine and other such specimens from animals for the purpose of testing. It features a pod for collecting and holding the waste, a handle for manipulating the pod during testing, a base for resting the pod while testing is being performed, and a light source for illumination of the animal's waste emitting regions as well as the collection pod during the testing. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090090310 | Heating System - A heating system comprising a fuel burner in co-operation with a primary heat exchanger, a reservoir for storing warmed water in, and a blending valve, and a controller wherein in use a user can signal to the controller to warm the water in the water store using a heater or by the primary heat exchanger, and when hot water is required water is removed from the water store and mixed with water from a cold main prior to being or after the water from the cold main has been admitted to a further heat exchanger for heating the water. | 2009-04-09 |
