| 15th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20120085598 | Caliper brake - A caliper brake including a pair of opposed service stators and a hydraulic service piston positioned adjacent to each service stator. The caliper brake also includes a pair of opposed parking stators and a spring applied hydraulic release parking piston positioned adjacent to each parking stator. The service stators and the parking stators are independently movable to apply a braking force to a rotor positioned therebetween. The service stators and parking stators may be positioned on first, second and third torque pins, and may share one of the torque pins. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085599 | Disk Brake - There is provided a disk brake that can hold a required thrust force and maintain a stop state of a vehicle without increasing complexity in the disk brake even if the disk brake is operated in a high temperature state of a brake pad and then a temperature of the brake pad is reduced. In the disk brake | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085600 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CALIPER BODY OF FLOATING-TYPE DISK BRAKE AND THE CALIPER BODY - A caliper body of a floating-type disk brake includes a cylinder having a cylinder bore into which piston pressing brake pads are disposed against a disk rotor, a bridge extending from the cylinder part including a through-hole, and a claw part formed on a leading end side of the bridge and disposed opposite to the cylinder part. The caliper body of the floating-type disk brake is made in a mold with sprues provided in at least two places spaced apart from each other in a disk rotor circumferential direction on a region corresponding to the claw part. Molten metal is poured from the sprues in at least two places of the mold, and starts to solidify from a side of the cylinder part. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085601 | SHUT-OFF VALVE FOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - A hydraulic system for an aircraft includes a master cylinder, a wheel brake, a pressure supply, a reservoir, and a shut-off valve in communication with the master cylinder, the wheel brake, the pressure supply and the reservoir. The shut-off valve can include a seal that is configured to preclude fluid flow between the pressure supply and the reservoir through the valve. The shut-off valve can be operable in a first position which blocks fluid flow between the pressure supply and the wheel brake through the valve and a second position which allows fluid flow between the pressure supply and the wheel brake through the valve. Fluid pressure from the master cylinder can control operation of the valve between the first position and the second position. Failure of the seal can result in fluid flow from the brake pressure supply toward the master cylinder. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085602 | Braking Device of a Golf Bag Cart - A braking device of a golf bag cart includes a fixing member, a compression spring and a curved tube. The fixing member is connected with a connecting plate of a swing-arm of the golf bag cart, having a chamber formed in one side. The compression spring is installed in the chamber of the fixing member. The curved tube is formed nearly L-shaped, with a horizontal portion fitted in the chamber of the fixing member so as to enable the curved tube to rotate freely against the fixing member, and has a vertical portion used to let a braking wire extend out. With the curved tube to rotate freely, the braking wire can be protected from improperly bent or squeezed to get broken while folding or unfolding the golf bag cart. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085603 | Brake Disk - A brake disk for a motor vehicle is provided. The brake disk includes a brake disk chamber and a friction ring arranged coaxially thereto, an outer casing surface of the brake disk chamber having a profile, which for torque transmission, engages in a complementary profile of an inner casing surface of the friction ring, and the friction ring being arranged axially secured to the brake disk chamber. At least one tab for axial securing is formed on the outer casing surface of the brake disk chamber. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085604 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING BRAKE LININGS, MANUFACTURING MOULDS AND PRODUCT OBTAINED - A process for manufacturing brake linings that comprises the stage of cold heating of the friction material and compaction by using a punch with a surface having sinuosity ( | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085605 | FRICTION COUPLE - A friction couple including a frictionally rubbing member that contains at least one of a binder and a filler, in which the binder and the filler have a modulus of elasticity of 1 GPa or higher and 15 GPa or lower, no softening point or no glass transition point in the range of −50° C. or higher and 200° C. or lower, and a compressive strength of 50 MPa or higher at 25° C. and 25 MPa or higher at 200° C.; and a frictionally rubbed member. The ratio of the maximum value tan δ(Max) to the minimum value tan δ(Min) of the loss tangent tan δ of the frictionally rubbing member obtained through a dynamic viscoelastic measurement performed at a frequency of 0.1 Hz or higher and 20 Hz or lower and in the range of −50° C. or higher and 250° C. or lower after thermoforming is 5 or less. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085606 | Damper device for a two-wheeled vehicle - A damper device for a two-wheeled vehicle and a corresponding method are provided wherein a first damper chamber and a second damper chamber are coupled to one another through at least one flow duct. A ferromagnetic fluid is provided in the flow duct. A magnetic device is assigned to the flow duct to allow exposing at least part of the flow duct to a magnetic field. A magnetic field-generating device is provided wherein a permanent changing of the magnetic field strength of the magnetic device can be carried out through magnetic pulses. In this way, the damper only requires energy for adjusting the damping, normal operation may occur without an external energy supply. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085607 | DAMPER FOR FURNITURE - The invention relates to a damper ( | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085608 | Luggage Inflatable Structure - A luggage inflatable structure includes a sleeve fixedly mounted in the housing of a luggage, an air bag received in a bottom lining and the periphery of the housing of the luggage, and a pull rod having a piston located on the bottom end thereof and movable up and down in the sleeve for pumping air into the air bag so that storage items are held firmly in position when the air bag is inflated, avoiding storage item damage or noises during carrying or delivery of the luggage. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085609 | Strap System and Method for Securing a Child Safety Seat to Wheeled Luggage - One or more adjustable-length straps are used to secure a child safety seat to wheeled luggage, to facilitate transporting a child, the child's safety seat, and luggage, all at the same time. Depending on the features available on the child safety seat, different types of straps may be utilized in different ways. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085610 | GROUND-BASED POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The ground-based electric power supply system ( | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085611 | ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM - An energy recovery system including a device that produces a magnetic field adapted for mounting to a vehicle and a stationary conductor adapted for placing in or adjacent the path of the vehicle wherein the magnetic field induces current to flow through the conductor when the vehicle moves past the conductor. The vehicle may be an automobile, a truck, a train, or other type of vehicle. When used in conjunction with a train, the energy recovery system may be designed to recover energy from non-locomotive train cars in addition to, or in lieu of, the train locomotive. Kinetic energy that would otherwise be lost to heat energy through the application of brakes to the non-locomotive cars can thereby be recovered and re-used. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085612 | VEHICLE PROPULSION ENERGY AND UTILITY POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM - Designs introduced to three sectors that relate to the distribution network and support structures for delivering energy and utilities services to buildings, distributed renewable energy generation and its supply to electrical vehicles, and public transportation including roadway services and mass transportation infrastructure, including the application of aerially supported utilities whereby the implementation and distribution of utility and municipal services are now integrated with the objective of a more efficient installation, maintenance and operation. Disclosed is an aerial modular support system that can accommodate all categories of utility services whether handling fluids, solids, energy or digital signals. An electrified roadway power distribution for vehicles, an electrified train in a semi-continuous tunnel and a solar energy collector used to provide electricity and to protect roadways are also disclosed. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085613 | SWITCHABLE MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL TORQUE OR FORCE TRANSMISSION DEVICE, THE USE THEREOF, AND MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL TORQUE OR FORCE TRANSMISSION METHOD - The present invention relates to a magnetorheological torque transmission device comprising two device parts separated by at least one transmission gap for transmitting torque, said gap being fillable and/or filled with a magnetorheological material, rotating relative to each other about an axis of rotation, wherein the magnetic circuit system of the torque transmission device comprises at least one permanent magnet having variable magnetization in addition to at least one electromagnet for generating the magnetic flux in at least one part of the transmission gap, wherein the electromagnet and the permanent magnet are designed and disposed such that the magnetization of the permanent magnet can be adjusted by changing the coil current of the electromagnet. The present invention further relates to a correspondingly designed force transmission device. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085614 | PRESSURE MEDIUM SUPPLY DEVICE OF A HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED SHIFTING ELEMENT - A pressure medium supply device of a hydraulically actuated shifting element (K | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085615 | DOUBLE CLUTCH - A double clutch for a double clutch transmission in the drive train of a motor vehicle, with single clutches that are arranged behind each other in the axial dimension and actuated hydraulically, including a single clutch arranged on the drive side, a single clutch arranged on the gear side, a driven clutch housing and two piston-cylinder units. The first of the two single clutches connects the clutch housing to the first transmission input shaft and the second single clutch connects the clutch housing to a second transmission input shaft, wherein both connections can be switched. The clutch housing is connected on the drive side to a drive shaft and on the gear side to input disk carriers. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085616 | ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE DOG CLUTCH - An arrangement comprising at least one dog clutch which is shiftable for coupling and decoupling a shaft and a component at a transmission. An actuating piston ( | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085617 | PASSIVE MECHANICAL LAUNCH DEVICE - A device is provided that includes a torque-transmitting mechanism selectively engageable by centripetal force to transfer torque between a rotatable input member and a rotatable output member. A mass is connected for rotation with the output member and is configured to move radially outward as the output member rotates to reduce torque transfer from the input member to the output member as the speed of the output member approaches the speed of the input member. Furthermore, the mass connected for rotation with the output member may create a force that causes torque transfer between the input member and the output member when the output member rotates faster than the input member. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085618 | RELEASABLE STEP LOCKING SYSTEM - A passenger conveyor includes a releasable step locking system having a clamp, a lock, and an actuator. The clamp couples a step to a propulsion mechanism, the lock secures the coupling between the step and the propulsion mechanism, and the actuator changes the state of the lock so that the propulsion mechanism can be either engaged or disengaged from the step. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085619 | Method for Transferring an Article - A method for transferring an article from a first conveying device to a second conveying device, where at least one conveying device comprises at least one motor, including determining a load of the at least one motor, and adjusting the relative positioning of the first conveying device with respect to the second conveying device depending on the determined load. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085620 | DEVICE FOR ORIENTING OBJECTS - A device and a method for orienting objects, in particular preforms for the manufacture of plastic containers, where the preforms are handed over to the entry side of an orientation section via a feeding conveyor, and a discharge means is provided which returns non-oriented preforms via a return feeder. For a constructively simple and quick return, the discharge means is connected directly with the entry side of the orientation section via the return conveyor. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085621 | Belt Cleaning System and Method for Laser Cutting Device - A belt cleaning system to clean a conveyor belt carrier surface includes a first cleaning assembly having a cleaning web sub-assembly. The cleaning web sub-assembly includes a supply roller, a take-up roller, a cleaning web and an applicator. The cleaning web extends from a supply of clean cleaning web wound on the supply roller to the take-up roller. The applicator is disposed intermediate the supply roller and the take-up roller to bias the cleaning web into contact with the conveyor belt carrier surface. The belt cleaning system may also include a second cleaning assembly positioned after the first cleaning assembly in the direction of travel of the conveyor belt. The cleaning webs of the first and second cleaning web sub-assemblies may be dry or wetted with a cleaning liquid. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085622 | Belt Cleaning System for Laser Cutting Device - A belt cleaning system to clean the carrier surface of a conveyor belt. The system includes a roller assembly and a liquid supply subsystem. The roller assembly includes a cleaning web composed of a hydroscopic material and a roller to bias the cleaning web into rotating contact with the conveyor belt carrier surface. The liquid supply subsystem provides a cleaning liquid to the cleaning web. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085623 | DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING PRODUCTS FROM A FEEDER CONVEYOR BELT TO A DISCHARGE CONVEYOR BELT USING GRIPPERS, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE DEVICE - The invention relates to a device for transferring products from a feeder conveyor belt ( | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085624 | Toothed belt drive system for augers - An auger assembly for transporting bulk material includes an auger rotatably mounted in a tube. A toothed belt drive pulley is secured to a drive shaft and is rotatably driven about a drive pulley rotational axis. The drive shaft is generally parallel to the auger. A toothed belt driven pulley is secured to the auger for rotation therewith about a driven pulley rotational axis. A toothed belt extends around the driven pulley and the drive pulley and the auger is thereby rotatably driven for transporting bulk material through the tube. The drive shaft is selectively adjustable for tensioning the belt and for placing the drive pulley rotational axis generally parallel with the driven pulley rotational axis. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085625 | DEVICE FOR INPUTTING SECURITIES INTO A CONTAINER - The invention relates to a device for the input of notes of value into a container. The device comprises a supply unit for supplying the notes of value and a stacking unit for stacking the supplied notes of value. Further, the device has a vane wheel ( | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085626 | CONVEYING DEVICE AND PUSHER SHOE FOR USE IN THE DEVICE - The invention relates to a conveying device for objects. The device comprises a frame provided with a series of carriers ( | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085627 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BREAKER HAVING A LOCKING AND UNLOCKING MECHANISM AND METHODS OF OPERATING SAME - Embodiments provide an electronic circuit breaker. The electronic circuit breaker has main electrical contacts configurable between an opened and a closed condition, a handle coupled to at least one of the main electrical contacts, the handle moveable between at least an ON configuration and an OFF configuration, secondary electrical contacts configured to engage each other in the ON configuration, and a moveable stop operable to maintain separation of the main electrical contacts initially when moved toward the ON configuration, and operable to unlock and allow closing of the main electrical contacts upon successful completion of a self-test. A method of operating the electronic circuit breaker is provided, as are other aspects. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085628 | ELECTRICAL APPARATUS, AND RACKING ASSEMBLY AND COUPLING THEREFOR - A coupling is provided for a racking assembly for racking an electrical apparatus into and out of an enclosure with an actuator. The electrical apparatus includes a housing. The racking assembly includes a safety interlock, which is movable between a locked position, and an unlocked position corresponding to the racking assembly being operable to rack the electrical apparatus into or out of the enclosure. The coupling includes an adapter having a first portion coupled to the racking assembly, and a second portion coupled to the actuator. A sleeve is movably disposed on the adapter. The sleeve moves the safety interlock from the locked position to the unlocked position. When the safety interlock is disposed in the unlocked position, the adapter transfers movement of the actuator to the racking assembly to move the electrical apparatus. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085629 | MULTI FUNCTION NAVIGATIONAL SWITCH - An assembly includes an electronic device having depressible controls and a navigation button which is positioned over the electronic device. The navigation button has a central portion, and directional lobes extending from the central portion. The navigation button initially resides in a non-pivoting orientation in which none of the depressible controls are actuated. The navigation button (i) pivots about a first axis in response to depression of a first directional lobe to actuate a first depressible control of the electronic device without actuating a second depressible control of the electronic device, and (ii) pivots about a second axis in response to depression of a second directional lobe to actuate the second depressible control of the electronic device without actuating the first depressible control of the electronic device. Each of the first axis and the second axis is offset from a midpoint of the navigation button. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085630 | MAIN SWITCH FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS OF VEHICLES - A main switch for electrical systems of vehicles, comprising an outer casing projecting from which is a plurality of electrical contacts that are to be connected to cables of the electrical system, wherein the casing has a base that is to rest on a supporting plate of the vehicle, said base being fixed by means of screws to the supporting plate, wherein the base is provided with two pairs of fixing elements having respective holes that are to be engaged by said screws, said fixing elements being insertable in the respective seats of the base in two different positions to which there correspond different distances between the centres of the fixing elements of each pair. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085631 | Waterproof Structure for Press Switch of Flashlight - A waterproof structure for a press switch of a flashlight is disclosed. The flashlight to be used in water or high-moisture environments has a flashlight body formed as a whole by using a rigid plastic material and the press switch integratedly formed, by using a non-rigid plastic material, about a border between a lighting segment and a handle segment of the flashlight body, so that the press switch combined with the flashlight body as an integrated member is able to form a circuit between conductive contacts inside the flashlight body and batteries assembled between the conductive contacts or break the circuit, so as to turn on or off a light bulb of the flashlight, without the concern that external rainwater or moisture may intrude into the flashlight. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085632 | KEYPAD APPARATUS FOR PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Provided is a keypad apparatus for a portable communication device structured to have a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) including a plurality of dome switches and a plurality of Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs). The keypad apparatus includes a waveguide sheet portion provided on the dome switches, a plurality of printed surfaces which are printed on a top surface of the waveguide sheet portion and adjust a brightness of light from the LEDs, in a stepwise manner from a position distant from the LEDs to a position adjacent to the LEDs, and a keypad provided on the printed surfaces. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085633 | DRIVE MECHANISM FOR ELECTRIC SWITCHING DEVICES HAVING THREE SEPARATE POSITIONS - A switching device assembly has an encapsulation housing. Movable active conductors are located inside the encapsulation housing. A drive unit with a gearbox is located outside of the encapsulation housing. The gearbox is part of a kinematic chain for moving an active conductor. The kinematic chain penetrates the encapsulation housing. In order to reverse the direction of a movement of the gearbox that can be transmitted, the gearbox is turned around a reversing axis and coupled into the kinematic chain. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085634 | DRY CLEANING SOLVENT - Described herein is a solution for use in cleaning articles comprising, a dry cleaning agent, wherein the dry cleaning agent comprises a siloxane solvent, a hydrocarbon solvent or a combination thereof, and an enhancer, which raises a KBV value of the solution. The enhancer can be soluble in the dry cleaning agent and water. Also described herein is a dry cleaning system that utilizes the solution, as well as a purification system for purifying the solution. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085635 | LARGE SCALE INSULATED DESALINATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for the distillation of ocean and brackish water that includes insulation means for preventing heat from escaping to the atmosphere is disclosed. The insulation means comprises a second wall surrounding the basic assemblies of a desalination system in which the space between the second wall and basic assemblies is under low partial vacuum and is partially or totally filled with an insulation material for structural support. The system provides a means for flash evaporation of heated input water and condensing the resultant vapors into pure distilled water. A means for recapturing and using the heat of condensation as well as heat from the salt byproduct to preheat the input contaminated water is also disclosed. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085636 | INCREASED EFFICIENCY IN THE SYNTHESIS OF CARBON NANOMATERIAL - Disclosed is a system or method of increased efficiency in carbon nanomaterial synthesis. In one embodiment, a system or method of automated collection of deposited carbon nanomaterial is disclosed. According to one or more embodiments, a method of automated collection of deposited nanomaterial may comprise using cleaner blades to clean the wall of a deposition chamber and the surface of a central body where carbon nanomaterial has been deposited. The method of automated carbon nanomaterial collection may be used in connection with a method of carbon nanomaterial synthesis, to create a more efficient synthesis process. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085637 | METHOD FOR GENERATING OZONE USING HEMIMORPHIC CRYSTAL AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - A method and apparatus for easily generating ozone with a high concentration in the air without requiring a high voltage power supply or a vacuum apparatus, wherein an ozone gas with a high concentration is generated in the atmosphere around a hemimorphic crystal of which the direction of polarization is uniform by placing the crystal in the air and repeatedly heating and cooling the crystal, are provided. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085638 | Multi-Station Sputtering and Cleaning System - A multi-chamber processing system is described for depositing materials on multiple workpieces (wafers, display panels, or any other workpieces) at a time in a vacuum chamber. The system includes a sputtering chamber and a separate pre-clean chamber, where wafers can be transferred between the two chambers by a robotic arm without breaking a vacuum. The wafers are mounted one-by-one onto a rotating first pallet in the pre-cleaning chamber through a single entrance/exit port. After a batch cleaning, the robotic arm transfers the wafers one-by-one to a rotating second pallet in a sputtering chamber through a single entrance/exit, where the wafers are subjected to a batch sputtering process. After the sputtering process, the robotic arm transfers the wafers one-by-one to a load lock. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085639 | CATHODE BOTTOM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CATHODE BOTTOM, AND USE OF THE SAME IN AN ELECTROLYTIC CELL FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM - A cathode bottom for an electrolytic cell for producing aluminum, includes a material which can be disposed on at least one cathode block. The material includes a pre-compressed plate based on expanded graphite. A method for producing a cathode bottom includes providing at least one cathode block and placing a material, including at least one pre-compressed plate based on expanded graphite, on at least one surface of the at least one cathode block. The cathode bottom is used in an electrolytic cell for producing aluminum. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085640 | Fluorine Gas Generation Device - A fluorine gas generation device includes an electrolytic cell that electrolyzes hydrogen fluoride in an electrolytic bath constituted of a molten salt containing hydrogen fluoride. The fluorine gas generation device liquefies and circulates a hydrogen fluoride gas vaporized from the molten salt and mist derived from the molten salt which is entrained on the gases generated by using a circulating device connected to a pipe on an upper portion of the electrolytic cell, thereby returning the hydrogen fluoride gas and the mist derived from the molten salt to the electrolytic cell. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085641 | Sputtering Target Having Amorphous and Microcrystalline Portions and Method of Producing Same - A sputtering target is provided which ensures the production of unvaryingly homogenous layers of the sputtering material during the lifespan of the sputtering target. The sputtering target includes a mixture of oxides of indium, zinc, and gallium, the mixture containing at least one ternary mixed oxide of indium, zinc, and gallium and at least one amorphous phase. The portion of ternary mixed oxides of indium, zinc, and gallium is at least 50 weight percent, relative to the total weight of the mixture, and the portion of amorphous phase is at least 20 weight percent, relative to the total weight of the mixture. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085642 | POLAROGRAPHIC INSTRUMENT SYSTEM FOR OXYGEN AND HYDROGEN MEASUREMENT - A system for measuring hydrogen (H | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085643 | ELECTROLYTIC CELL AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - In one embodiment of the present invention an electrolytic cell is provided comprising a containment vessel; a first electrode; a second electrode; a source of electrical current in electrical communication with the first electrode and the second electrode; an electrolyte in fluid communication with the first electrode and the second electrode; a gas, wherein the gas is formed during electrolysis at or near the first electrode; and a separator; wherein the separator includes an inclined surface to direct flow of the electrolyte and the gas due to a difference between density of the electrolyte and the combined density of the electrolyte and the gas such that the gas substantially flows in a direction distal to the second electrode. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085644 | FLUID DELIVERY MANIFOLDS AND MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS - Embodiments of fluid distribution manifolds, cartridges, and microfluidic systems are described herein. Fluid distribution manifolds may include an insert member and a manifold base and may define a substantially closed channel within the manifold when the insert member is press-fit into the base. Cartridges described herein may allow for simultaneous electrical and fluidic interconnection with an electrical multiplex board and may be held in place using magnetic attraction. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085645 | DIGITAL MICROFLUIDIC LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - Methods and devices for liquid-liquid extraction using digital microfluidic arrays are provided. A polar droplet is transported to a separation region containing a substantially non-polar solvent, where non-polar impurities may be extracted from the polar droplet while maintaining a distinct phase separation. In a preferred embodiment, biological samples containing hormones are dried on a digital microfluidic array, lysed by a lysing solvent, dried, subsequently dissolved in a polar solvent, and further purified in a separation step in which droplets are transported through a volume of non-polar solvent. The method disclosed herein provides the distinct advantage of an automated sample preparation method that is capable of extracting hormones from low sample volumes with high precision and recovery. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085646 | Electrophoresis Separation Methods - An improved method of separating a macromolecule by isoelectric focusing comprising subjecting the macromolecule to electrophoresis in an isoelectric-focusing medium including a substantially thiol-free reducing agent, preferably a trivalent phosphorous compound and more preferably tributyl phosphine, the improvement being the solubility and focusing of the macromolecule is enhanced compared to isoelectric focusing of the same macromolecule in a similar isoelectric-focusing medium containing a thiol-reducing agent. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085647 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MINERALISING BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - An apparatus and method for mineralising demineralised and hypo-mineralised biological material such as tooth or bone. The apparatus has a probe electrode for receiving a mineralisation agent and a counter electrode. It is also provided with a controller to control the electrical signal provided to the probe such that the extent of mineralisation of the biological material is controlled by modulating or changing the electrical signal provided by the probe based upon the measured output of the circuit formed from the probe, counter electrode and biological material. The electrical output provides a measure of the extent of mineralisation of the biological material which is compared with data from a reference technique which gives 3D structural information on an area of interest in the biological material. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085648 | MICROFLUIDIC FLUID SEPARATOR AND RELATED METHODS - A microfluidic fluid separator for separating target components of a fluid by filtration is described. Methods for separating target components of a fluid by filtration and methods for processing blood on a large scale with the microfluidic fluid separator are provided. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085649 | DIELECTROPHORESIS DEVICES AND METHODS THEREFOR - Devices and methods for performing dielectrophoresis are described. The devices contain a sample channel which is separated by physical barriers from electrode channels which receive electrodes. The devices and methods may be used for the separation and analysis of particles in solution, including the separation and isolation of cells of a specific type. As the electrodes do not make contact with the sample, electrode fouling is avoided and sample integrity is better maintained. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085650 | Apparatus and Method for Water and Wastewater Treatment Using Electrocoagulation - A system for treating wastewater using electrocoagulation in which fouling of the electrodes is greatly reduced or eliminated. The system comprises an anode comprising an anode surface, with an anode surface area, and a cathode comprising a cathode surface, with a cathode surface area greater than or equal to the anode surface area. A power supply is connected to the anode and the cathode and provides direct current at a current density of between 0.2 and 3.0 A/cm | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085651 | METHOD OF PREPARING NEUTROPHIL-DEPLETED PLATELET-RICH PLASMA - Methods of producing neutrophil-depleted platelet-rich plasma by passing a blood, platelet or platelet-rich plasma fraction through a narrow, twisted and/or charged environment to remove neutrophils and produce neutrophil-depleted platelet-rich plasma is described. The neutrophil-depleted platelet-rich plasma may be depleted in neutrophils by 75% or more and includes at least 0.5×10 | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085652 | MODIFIED METAL SURFACE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME USING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS - The present invention relates to a metal or alloy substrate having a modified surface, and more particularly a stainless steel substrate, produced by the use of an electrochemical process. The invention also relates generally to a method for producing a stable and covalent association between self-assembled layers and a surface of a metal substrate, and more particularly a stainless steel substrate. The metal or alloy substrate, and more particularly the stainless steel substrate, is modified by the covalent attachment of self-assembled monolayers on the surface by using an electrochemical process. These functionalized self-assembled monolayers provide a link to irreversibly attach or immobilize an active or nonactive agent. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085653 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE POLYMER FILM - A method for producing a conductive polymer film using an apparatus comprising a prism having a working electrode, a light-emitting means, a light probe disposed on both sides of the prism, a container having an electrolytic solution containing a conductive-polymer-forming monomer and a dopant, a counter electrode immersed in the electrolytic solution, a power supply connected to a working electrode and the counter electrode, and a controller connected to the light probe and the power supply means. The method comprises determining an absorption spectrum from light reflected by the conductive polymer film, storing the relation between the absorbance of the conductive polymer film obtained from the absorption spectrum and a parameter of the conductive polymer film in the controller, and controlling current supply to the electrodes based on the relation of the absorbance and the parameter to obtain a desired parameter. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085654 | COATING MASK FOR ELECTROLYTICALLY COATING A PERIPHERAL REGION ON AN OUTER SURFACE OF A CYLINDRICAL BODY - The invention relates to a coating mask ( | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085655 | INTERPOSER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - In a manufacturing method for an interposer, a seed layer is formed at an opening portion in a through hole on back surface side of a substrate, an electrode layer for electroplated coating is formed based on the seed layer, and an electroplated coating layer is formed to fill the through hole from the electrode layer for electroplated coating layer to a front surface side. As a result, a manufacturing method for an interposer is provided in which the manufacturing process is simple and the void is not generated inside of the through hole. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085656 | COLOR FILTER BY COPPER AND SILVER FILM AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - The present invention discloses a color filter by copper and silver film, comprising: a lower copper layer; a lower silver layer formed on the lower copper layer; a medium formed on the lower silver layer; an upper copper layer formed on the medium; and an upper silver layer formed on the upper copper layer. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085657 | CHEMICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL WITH AN ACIDIC ANOLYTE - An electrochemical cell having a cation-conductive ceramic membrane and an acidic anolyte. Generally, the cell includes an anolyte compartment and a catholyte compartment that are separated by a cation-conductive membrane. A diffusion barrier is disposed in the anolyte compartment between the membrane and an anode. In some cases, a catholyte is channeled into a space between the barrier and the membrane. In other cases, a chemical that maintains an acceptably high pH adjacent the membrane is channeled between the barrier and the membrane. In still other cases, some of the catholyte is channeled between the barrier and the membrane while another portion of the catholyte is channeled between the barrier and the anode. In each case, the barrier and the chemicals channeled between the barrier and the membrane help maintain the pH of the liquid contacting the anolyte side of the membrane at an acceptably high level. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085658 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL WITH AN ACIDIC ANOLYTE - An electrochemical cell having a cation-conductive ceramic membrane and an acidic anolyte. Generally, the cell includes a catholyte compartment and an anolyte compartment that are separated by a cation-conductive membrane. While the catholyte compartment houses a primary cathode, the anolyte compartment houses an anode and a secondary cathode. In some cases, a current is passed through the electrodes to cause the secondary cathode to evolve hydrogen gas. In other cases, a current is passed between the electrodes to cause the secondary cathode to evolve hydroxyl ions and hydrogen gas. In still other cases, hydrogen peroxide is channeled between the secondary cathode and the membrane to form hydroxyl ions. In yet other cases, the cell includes a diffusion membrane disposed between the secondary cathode and the anode. In each of the aforementioned cases, the cell functions to maintain the pH of a fluid contacting the membrane at an acceptably high level. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085659 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE ELECTROLYSIS OF AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF HYDROGEN CHLORIDE OR ALKALI CHLORIDE IN AN ELECTROLYTIC CELL - In a process for chlorine-alkali electrolysis, use is made of an oxygen depletion cathode. The process is run with a high excess of oxygen. The oxygen needed for this is provided for a device of the gas separation, for example a VPSA plant or an air fractionation plant. The large quantities of oxygen produced lead to considerable costs of the process. According to the invention, the oxygen-rich atmosphere remaining after passing through the process is fed back into the device for gas separation as input gas. The device the gas separation is therefore operated with an oxygen-rich input gas and therefore produces a larger quantity of oxygen-rich gas, which in turn is fed to the oxygen depletion cathode. As a result of the circulation of the gas, the economy of the overall process is increased considerably. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085660 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS USING FET ARRAYS - Methods and apparatuses relating to large scale FET arrays for analyte detection and measurement are provided. ChemFET (e.g., ISFET) arrays may be fabricated using conventional CMOS processing techniques based on improved FET pixel and array designs that increase measurement sensitivity and accuracy, and at the same time facilitate significantly small pixel sizes and dense arrays. Improved array control techniques provide for rapid data acquisition from large and dense arrays. Such arrays may be employed to detect a presence and/or concentration changes of various analyte types in a wide variety of chemical and/or biological processes. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085661 | POUCH TYPE FOOD PAD AND FOOD TRAY - This invention relates to a pouch-type food pad for use in a food tray to absorb and withhold liquid, comprising an absorbing kernel ( | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085662 | CASE FOR STERILIZING CONTACT LENSES - A case for sterilizing contact lenses wherein a contact lens sterilization process using a hydrogen peroxide solution can be carried out easily and rapidly while effectively preventing both damage to the lenses and deposition of a heavy metal from a metal catalyst on the lenses. The contact lenses are horizontally supported in the hydrogen peroxide solution on a bottom surface of a lens containing portion which opens upward, and a contact preventing member which prevents the contact lenses from coming into contact with the metal catalyst is provided between the metal catalyst and the lens containing portion. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085663 | Amusement Attraction in a Pre-Constructed Container - Amusement attractions are entertaining and sometimes challenging games that are designed to excite patrons. Attractions may be constructed inside portable, pre-constructed containers designed to be moved over short or long distances. Portability allows attractions to be constructed off-site, moved between a plurality of sites, or moved into different locations at a single site. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085664 | Drink Caddy - A drink caddy has an assembled mode and a deployed mode and includes a lower bucket, a sealed beverage held within the lower bucket, a liner having a liner upper edge and a liner lower edge, a lid connected to the liner upper edge and a lid handle disposed on the lid. The liner is held to the lower bucket at a liner lower edge. The liner separates from the bucket when a user deploys the product in a deployed mode. An intermediate separator can be fitted inside the liner and a pair of glassware retained on the intermediate separator. The sealed beverage can be a bottle of alcoholic beverage. The lower bucket is preferably made of a clear transparent plastic to allow viewing of the bottle. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085665 | Multi-Purpose Tool - A multi-purpose tool may be comprised of a body having a gripping configuration on the outer surface of the body and a lengthwise bore through the center of the body for a sleeve. The multi-purpose tool has a socket located in the sleeve at a first end of the sleeve and a crown located at the second end of the body to receive various fasteners, such as flange and wing nuts. The sleeve has a lengthwise bore through the center of the sleeve for long bolts or to accept a tool shaft. The tool shaft may accept various tool bits, and the tool shaft may be inserted into and engaged with the sleeve bore along its length. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085666 | GOLF BAG AND ATTACHMENT THEREFOR - A golf bag includes a housing having a side wall and a bottom wall and a strap receiver attached to the side wall. The strap receiver includes an outer wall connecting opposing receiver side walls, wherein the receiver side walls are attached to the golf bag. The strap receiver further includes first and second open ends formed by the outer wall and the receiver side walls and forming an opening perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the golf bag, wherein the opening is adapted for insertion of a strap therein. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085667 | Arrow Securing Devices and Quivers and Methods of UseThereof - Arrow securing devices and quivers along with various methods of using and making the same are disclosed herein. An exemplary arrow securing device typically includes a cord, one or two nock coupling end. Additionally, the exemplary arrow securing device typically includes a locking mechanism and a one of an anchor point and an anchor member operatively coupled to the cord. Each nock coupling end is typically located proximal an end of the cord. The locking mechanism can be connected to the cord and is releasably lockable. The one of the anchor point and the anchor member is adapted to couple the cord to a portion of a quiver. Arrow securing devices having the locking mechanism or the one of an anchor point and an anchor member, such as a hooking mechanism, can be attached to various portions of a quiver. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085668 | Small hand carried barrel shaped case used for the storage and dispensing of spools of electrical wire - The Invention is a hand carried barrel shaped plastic molded case with two mating sides connected with a hinge, which when the case is closed around a spool of wire, protect the wire from damage during storage, transport and use. The case has an integral handle to make transport of the wire easier and helps protect the spool from damage if the case is dropped. The case incorporates locking tabs on the two sides of the case. The case also comes with a locking hole in the handle through which a padlock can be placed to prevent theft of the wire. The case has a dispensing hole or slot for the wire. The case can be translucent or molded of different colors to correspond to specific types or gauges of wire. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085669 | Indicator for a Drink Container - A drink container, such as a baby bottle, having a time indicator is described. The container includes a body and nipple assembly, and further includes the ability to display a relevant time. The body is suitable for retaining an amount of a drinkable fluid and has an opening therein. The nipple assembly detachably connects to the body over the opening using a securing collar. Alternatively, a detachable lid having a liquid dispensing opening may connect to the body. A numerical array integral to one of either the body, the securing collar or the lid, and an indicator cooperating with the numerical array, wherein at least one of the numerical array and the indicator are movable to align the indicator with any point on the array, provide the ability to indicate a relevant time on the container. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085670 | PLASTIC PREFORMS WITH MARKING FOR POSITION DETECTION - A plastic container ( | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085671 | RECLOSABLE ONE TIME SECURITY TRAP SEAL BLISTER PACKAGE - A package is disclosed comprising a reclosable blister attached to a paperboard card. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085672 | PAPER BOARD SECURITY CARD WITH FORMED CONTENT RETAINING ELEMENTS - Paperboard security packages are disclosed wherein content items are contained between two cards and held in place by one or more straps. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085673 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SOFTENING, FRESHENING, PREVENTING STATIC, AND DE-WRINKLING CLOTHES - A device and process for softening, freshening, preventing static and de-wrinkling clothes in a timely and non-labor-intensive manner. The device includes a generally spherical holder with an exterior support with an exterior support surface, generally bounding the interior of the holder. Absorbent material is in the interior of the holder. The exterior support surface has one or more retainers to secure a fabric softener sheet on the outside of the holder. The absorbent material may also include a chamber to hold a nested stack or roll of fabric softener sheets. The fabric softener sheets are dispensed through an opening in the chamber and then through an opening in the exterior support. A user moistens the holder with water, dispenses a fabric softener sheet and secures the sheet to the outside of the holder using the at least one retainer. He then places the holder in the laundry dryer with wrinkled, stale or staticky clothes and operates the laundry dryer. The heat from the laundry dryer causes moisture to be released from the absorbent material to relax wrinkles and fabric softener to release from the sheet to soften, freshen and prevent static. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085674 | Stackable Cup Assembly - A cup assembly configured to be coupled to a second cup assembly is provided. The cup assembly includes a container having an open top, a closed bottom base, and a sidewall extending between the open top and the base. The open top, the base, and the sidewall define a cavity of the container. The cup assembly further includes a lid configured to removably couple to the container. The lid includes a lower portion configured to be received within the cavity of the container to couple the lid to the container. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085675 | Circulating Fluid Amusement Device - A circulating fluid amusement device is provided having a transparent globe stirred using a stirring motor, and preferably a magnetically coupled stirring system, which also includes LED lighting, in order that the circulating fluid amusement device can also act as a nightlight. The globe is removable from the base, and can be replaced with other globes, to create different effects. Additionally, the circulating fluid amusement device of the present invention is preferably provided in a packaging system which allows the circulating fluid amusement device to be tested and/or its functionality demonstrated without having to remove it from its shipping packaging. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085676 | Activatable Packaged Articles - A packaged article comprising in combination the article retained within packing having at least a portion by which the article may be visually observed; wherein the article has (i) operation means to effect operations of a desired function of the article; and (ii) control means by which the packing operation means is controlled and the packing allows of access to the control means to effect operation of said operation means to produce the desired function. As a result, the desired function of the article can be tested and seen by a potential purchaser even though the article is still sealed in its package. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085677 | Food Storage Container System - A food storage container system including a plurality of food containers and a tray is provided. Each food container includes a container body defining an interior space for holding a product therein and a lid configured to open and close the interior space. The container body is formed from a material including a silicone elastomer. The tray includes a plurality of holders. Each holder defines a recess sized and shaped to removably hold one container of the plurality of containers therein. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085678 | PACKAGING BOX - A packaging box includes a box body having a bottom board, side boards, and bending flaps; and a cushioning material having a bottom surface section and side surface sections. A restrainer is formed at least one of the bending flaps, the restrainer having a portion that is separated from and opposes the bottom board when the portion of the restrainer is bent into an accommodation space of the box body. A restrain portion is formed at the side surface section of the cushioning material opposing the restrainer formed at the at least one of the bending flaps, the restrain portion having a portion that is positioned at a side of the bottom board so as to abut upon the portion of the restrainer and that opposes the portion of the restrainer when the cushioning material is fitted in the accommodation space of the box body. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085679 | PROTECTION COVER FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL - A protection cover for a portable terminal preferably includes a rear cover, on and from a surface of which the portable terminal is mountable and removable, and a front cover pivotally coupled to the rear cover to open or close access to the portable terminal mounted on the rear cover. Friction members may be provided on at least one of the rear cover and the front cover, respectively, in which the front cover is disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to the rear cover while facing another surface of the rear cover to support the friction members on a planar surface, thereby opening the portable terminal and cradling the portable terminal inclinedly with respect to the planar surface. The protection cover provides both a cradle and a cover in one device. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085680 | PROCESS FOR DETERMINING PRESENCE OF MESOPHASE IN SLURRY HYDROCRACKING - A process and apparatus is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a catalyst comprising iron oxide and alumina to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked to produce lighter hydrocarbons. The slurry hydrocracking reaction can be controlled by measuring the production of mesophase using X-ray diffraction. Upon a mesophase yield fraction reaching a predetermined level, reaction conditions should be moderated to avoid excessive coke production. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085681 | SUPPORT FOR HYDROCRACKING CATALYST OF HYDROCARBON OIL, HYDROCRACKING CATALYST, AND METHOD FOR HYDROCRACKING OF HYDROCARBON OIL - The invention is to provide a support which can give a zeolite-based hydrocracking catalyst having a stable catalyst life and showing high cracking activity over a long period, and to provide a hydrocracking catalyst employing the support and a method for hydrocracking of hydrocarbon oil containing aromatics using the catalyst. The invention relates to a support for hydrocracking catalyst of hydrocarbon oil, which comprises a modified zeolite obtained by incorporating titanium into a faujasite-type zeolite, wherein the modified zeolite satisfies the followings (a) to (e), and to a hydrocracking catalyst employing the support and a method for hydrocracking of hydrocarbon oil containing aromatics using the catalyst. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085682 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR HEATING OR COOLING STREAMS FOR A DIVIDED DISTILLATION COLUMN - One exemplary embodiment can be a system for separating a plurality of naphtha components. The system can include a column, an overhead condenser, and a side condenser. Generally, the column includes a dividing imperforate wall with one surface facing a feed and another surface facing at least one side stream. Typically, the wall extends a significant portion of the column height to divide the portion into at least two substantially vertical, parallel contacting sections. Typically, the overhead condenser receives an overhead stream including a light naphtha from the column. Usually, a side condenser receives a process stream from the column and returns the stream to the column to facilitate separation. A cooling stream may pass through the overhead condenser and then the side condenser. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085683 | METHOD FOR ELECTROSTATICALLY SEPARATING A GRANULE MIXTURE MADE OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS, AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - A method and a device for electrostatically separating polyvalent granular insulating materials that have good properties, are energy efficient, and easily adapt to ambient atmospheric conditions and to physiochemical properties of the granules to be separated. The method includes: a) injecting a current of air between two electrodes in a separation chamber defined by walls and having an air inlet and outlet; b) placing the granule mixture, made of different materials, into the air current; c) controlling the air current so that the granules levitate in the air current in a turbulent mode and become electrically charged by contact therebetween and/or by contact with the walls of the separation chamber; d) generating an electric field between two electrodes, substantially perpendicular to the direction of the air current, such that the charged granules in c) move, either in the direction of the electric field if the granules are positively charged or in the opposite direction if the charge thereof is negative; e) adhering the charged granules to the surface of the electrodes; and f) discharging and collecting the granules adhering to each electrode. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085684 | Method and Apparatus for Separating a Non-Ferous Metal-Comprising Fraction from Ferrous Scrap - Method for separating a non-ferrous metal-comprising fraction from ferrous scrap, wherein the ferrous scrap is conveyed to a processing device for separating the non-ferrous metal-comprising fraction from the remainder of the ferrous scrap. The processing device supplies a beam of water, and the ferrous scrap is conveyed and released into the waterbeam so as to cause that the ferrous scrap is allowed to fall and move further, subject to the forces of gravity and the waterbeam. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085685 | Use of an Apparatus for Separating Magnetic Pieces of Material - An apparatus for separating magnetic pieces of scrap-material of a first group from magnetic pieces of scrap-material of a second group, wherein a mixture of pieces of scrap-material from the first group and from the second group is collectively transported with a conveyor to a separating zone, in which separating zone the pieces or scrap-material are subjected to forces induced by a magnetic field and to gravitational forces. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085686 | APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING AND SORTING ARTICLES TRAVELING ON A CONVEYOR - There is provided an apparatus for grouping randomly oriented articles traveling on a conveyor, said conveyor having an in-feed end, an out-feed end and a predetermined width. The apparatus comprises an inspection head located in a fixed position above the conveyor, the inspection head for capturing images of the articles traveling on the conveyor, a grouping unit located in a fixed position relative to the conveyor and downstream of the inspection head and a control unit for receiving and processing the captured images from the inspection head. The grouping unit comprises a plurality of individually controllable pins, the individually controllable pins each moveable between a buffering position wherein the pin arrests movement of an article in alignment with the pin and a grouping position wherein the pin allows the article to move to a grouping location. The processing of the captured images for identifying the location of the articles traveling on the conveyor and for controlling the individual activation of the pins between buffering position and the grouping position. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085687 | UNIHOUSING PORTABLE WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM - A water improvement/purification container has:
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| 20120085688 | GRINDER PUMP BASIN SYSTEM - A grinder pump basin system is provided which includes a basin; a cover plate; a bracket secured to the cover plate; and a grinder pump with cutter plate with openings and a cutter blade secured to the bracket above a bottom surface of the basin. The bracket includes a front portion, which prevents waste water from interacting adversely with the grinder pump when it enters the basin. A discharge system for the grinder pump is secured to an outlet of the grinder pump and includes a discharge pipe and a flexible discharge coupling. Flow directional jets are also provided in an elbow of the pump discharge system to direct waste water and solids away from the grinder pump. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085689 | OIL FILTERING AND DISTRIBUTING DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING TWO OIL PUMPS OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE - An oil filtering and distributing device for supplying a first oil pump and a second oil pump of an aircraft engine, the pumps sucking up oil in a common housing, the device including a casing with a lower part and an upper part; a first sleeve coupling for supplying the first pump; a second sleeve coupling for supplying the second pump; the casing including a first compartment receiving oil via a first screen and supplying the first pump with oil via the first sleeve coupling, a second compartment receiving oil via a second screen and supplying the second pump with oil via the second sleeve coupling, an isolator arranged between the first compartment and the second compartment. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085690 | Primary Treatment Unit and System for Maximising the Amount of Methane-Containing Biogas Collected from Sewage - The invention provides a primary treatment unit and system for the collection of methane-containing biogas from sewage. The primary treatment unit is configured to separate sewage settling and sludge digestion into separate regions or chamber of the tank. The settling region is adapted to receive the sewage and output liquid effluent and the digestion region is adapted to receive solid components of the sewage from the settling region and output methane-containing biogas substantially generated in the digestion. The primary treatment unit is designed such that the methane-containing biogas is outputted without coming into substantial contact with sewage scum. The system further comprises a biogas collection system configured to receive the methane-containing biogas from the digestion region of the primary treatment unit. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085691 | Fluid Treatment Apparatus - Fluid purification or treatment apparatus ( | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085692 | INTEGRATED HIGH THROUGHPUT SYSTEM FOR THE ANALYSIS OF BIOMOLECULES - Described is an affinity microcolumn comprising a high surface area material, which has high flow properties and a low dead volume, contained within a housing and having affinity reagents bound to the surface of the high surface area material that are either activated or activatable. The affinity reagents bound to the surface of the affinity microcolumn further comprise affinity receptors for the integration into high throughput analysis of biomolecules. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085693 | AUTOMATIC TILTING OIL SKIMMER FRAME - An oil skimmer includes a frame for attaching a porous collection bag. The frame automatically tilts in response to water flow, relative to the frame, and the frame automatically returns to its original (“neutral”) position when the water flow ceases. In the tilted position, the frame orients a portion of the mouth of the bag below the surface of the water, so the bag collects floating contaminants. However, in the neutral position, the frame orients the mouth of the bag upward and such that the mouth is above the surface of the water to prevent previously captured contaminants from escaping from the bag and floating away. Optionally, the frame may be releasably locked in the neutral position to facilitate bag replacement or when no collection is desired. The skimmer may be mounted between hulls of a catamaran. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085694 | ALGAE HARVESTING DEVICES - Systems and methods for filtering and collecting algae from fluid including a piston and pressurized air system to scrape and clean algae from the filter. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085695 | Carbon nanotube wetlaid depth media - Disclosed is a media (such as a filter media) having one or more carbon nanotube (CNT)-containing layer. Each CNT-containing layer contains high temperature refractory fibers (e.g., staple quartz fibers and/or ceramic refractory fibers) that have melting temperatures greater than about 600° C. and in situ grown CNTs. Substantially all of the in situ grown CNTs have one end thereof associated with the fibers. This results in substantially all of the in situ grown CNTs extending away from substantially all of the fibers. Moreover, substantially all of the in situ grown CNTs are dispersed throughout the fibers. In one embodiment the media also includes one or more supporting layer. Each supporting layer contains high temperature refractory fibers that have melting temperatures greater than about 600° C., optionally bulk refractory fibers, optionally E-glass fibers, and optionally microglass fibers. The media can be tailored as a filter media to remove different size particles and have different dirt loading capacities depending upon the desire of the consumer. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085696 | FILTER ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A filter element includes a pleated filter medium including pleat valleys and pleat walls. The filter medium has a base body including a first flank and a first plastic reinforcement joined to the first flank of the pleated filter medium and accommodating the pleat valleys and pleat walls of the filter medium. | 2012-04-12 |
| 20120085697 | CAST-ON-TRICOT ASYMMETRIC AND COMPOSITE SEPARATION MEMBRANES - The present invention the manufacture of a membrane for gas and liquid separations in which a polymer layer is applied directly to a tricot fabric instead of the conventional cloth or glass or metal substrate. | 2012-04-12 |
