17th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120097614 | NORM REMOVAL FROM FRAC WATER - A method for treating low barium frac water includes contacting a frac water stream with a radium selective complexing resin to produce a low radium stream, passing the low radium stream through a thermal brine concentrator to produce a concentrated brine; and passing the concentrated brine through a thermal crystallizer to yield road salt. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097615 | Method and Apparatus for De-Oiling Magnetic Solid Waste - Disclosed are a method and apparatus for treating oil-containing particulates such as mill sludge comprising applying a treatment solution to a particulate feed stream to form a treated slurry, applying a mechanical disrupter to the treated slurry to reduce an average particulate size, applying a magnetic separator to the treated slurry to form a ferrous slurry, and applying a thermal separator to the ferrous slurry to extract a hydrocarbon portion and produce a ferrous product stream. This basic method and the associated apparatus may be modified in a number of ways including, for example, applying a sizing operation to the oil-containing particulates to remove larger particles from the particulate feed stream, condensing a volume of the hydrocarbon portion or using magnetic separators of varying strength to provide ferrous slurries of varying ferrous content. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097616 | HYDROCYCLONE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING CELLULOSE SUSPENSIONS - The present invention concerns a hydrocyclone for cleaning cellulose suspensions from light impurities i.e. a so called reverse hydrocyclone, having a base end and an apex end and a separation chamber having an elongated shape between the base end and the apex end, at least one inlet arranged at the base end and at least one underflow outlet at the apex end and at least one overflow outlet at the base end. The overflow outlet is provided with an additional, light reject outlet arranged concentrically to a length axis of the hydrocyclone. The invention also concerns a system and a method for producing and/or treating cellulose suspension comprising at least a reverse cleaning stage and at least a dewatering stage. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097617 | STORM WATER FILTER SYSTEMS - A filter system for a storm drain having an inlet is disclosed. The filter system may be configured to receive storm water having debris and to separate at least a portion of the debris from the storm water to produce filtered storm water. The filter system may include a pervious paver having a feed side and a permeate side, the pervious paver being configured to receive storm water on the feed side and to retain at least a portion of the debris on the feed side. The filtered storm water may be formed from the storm water that passes from the feed side to the permeate side. The filter system may additionally include a frame assembly configured to support the pervious paver adjacent to the inlet. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097618 | AERATION CONTROL VALVE SYSTEM FOR WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - An aeration control valve system may be used with a water treatment system to control aeration and flow of water in accordance with various operating cycles. The aeration control valve system pumps air into the water treatment system to provide an air charge for aerating the water to facilitate water treatment. The aeration control valve system may pump air into the water treatment system at atmospheric pressure or may pump air at higher pressures such that the air may be recharged while also treating the water. The aeration control valve may also control the release of air from the water treatment system. The operating cycles may include, for example, a service cycle, a backwash cycle, an air regeneration cycle, a service/air charge cycle, an air release cycle, and a rinse cycle. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097619 | METHOD FOR KEEPING OZONE OF HIGH CONCENTRATION WHILE TURNING ON AN ELECTROLYSIS-TYPE OZONE DEVICE - A method for keeping ozone of high concentration while turning on an electrolysis-type ozone device is provided with an ozone generator, a pure water tank, a pipe, another pipe, the other pipe, an ozone gas delivery pipe, and a DC power supply that provides electricity for the ozone generator and the controlling valve. When the ozone generator is turned off for a period, the DC power supply continues providing a half-loaded current for the ozone generator to operate; wherein, the half-loaded current is half smaller than a full-loaded current. When a predetermined time is reached, the DC power supply instantly offers the full-loaded current to the ozone generator, thereby triggering the ozone generator to automatically operate. The method automatically turns on the ozone generator to produce new ozone gas after the ozone device is turned off and stops discharging the ozone gas or the ozone water. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097620 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATING BALLAST WATER WITH ACROLEIN - A apparatus for treating ballast water with acrolein which is to be connected to a main ballast water line of a ballast water unit, comprises a reactor device to which acrolein derivate and water is to be fed for generating an aqueous acrolein solution, a branch line which is connected to the main ballast water line for branching off a partial ballast water stream, and a mixing device which is connected to the branch line and an acrolein solution supply line from the reactor device and is designed for diluting the aqueous acrolein solution from the reactor device, and a feed device for supplying the aqueous acrolein solution from the mixing unit to the main ballast water line. In the method for treating ballast water with acrolein, an acrolein derivate and hydrolysis water are mixed in a reactor device for generating an aqueous acrolein solution, a partial water stream branched of from the main ballast water stream at an branching location, is mixed with the acrolein solution supplied from the reactor device and mixed thereby, and the partial ballast water stream treated with the acrolein solution is fed back to the main ballast water stream downstream of the branching location. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097621 | Method for Filtering Sludge Solids from Sludge Liquids - A method of filtering sludge solids from sludge liquids utilizing a sludge filter comprised of a rigid, yet deformable, filter media and a support net. The support net includes a front surface adjacent the filter media and a rear surface opposite the filter media, the rear surface having a plurality of outwardly extending nodes to define flow channels for horizontal and vertical fluid flow intermediate the net and a surface. A border of the sludge filter comprises one part of a two-part fastener system with a second part of the two-part fastener system attached to a surface along the perimeter of the filter coverage area, so that the filter medium may be removably attached to the surface. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097622 | Theft Deterrent System - Described herein is technology for, among other things, a theft deterrent apparatus for cooperation with an elongate member attached to and extending outwardly from a forward-facing side of an article display panel. The apparatus includes a housing defining an internal chamber. The housing includes a first aperture passing through the housing into the internal chamber for receiving the elongate member, a second aperture for receiving a magnetic key, and a locking member that has a magnetic portion and is movably disposed within the internal chamber. The locking member is adapted to selectively: maintain the apparatus in locked and unlocked configurations in which the locking member respectively prevents or permits the elongate member from being at least partially withdrawn from the first aperture. Whether the locking member maintains the apparatus in the locked or unlocked configuration depends on whether or not the magnetic key is inserted into the second aperture. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097623 | HARD DISK DRIVE HOLDER - An exemplary holder for a hard disk drive includes a mounting frame and a handle. The mounting frame includes a first mounting arm, a second mounting arm, a connecting arm, and a clipping assembly. One end of the handle is pivotally connected with one end of the connecting arm. The clipping assembly is attached at another end of the connecting arm. The clipping assembly includes a base, a button, a elastic member and a sliding member. The button is slidable in the connecting arm. The resilient member is located between and abuts against the button and the base. One end of the sliding member is pivotally connected with the connecting arm. Another end of the sliding member is slidably connected with the button. The sliding member defines a locking groove, and the other end of the handle forms a locking hook received in the locking groove of the sliding member. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097624 | AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE WHEEL CHOCK HANGER - A vehicle wheel chock hanger for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car that is configured to hold various different chocks that are configured to secure vehicles in auto-rack railroad cars. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097625 | MODULAR WAVE SHAPED MERCHANDISER RACK - A display rack that permits a vendor of goods to display goods for sale in an advantageous way, that permits maximizing the number of items that can be displayed in a fixed linear space. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097626 | SHELF ITEM DISPLAY ACCESSORY - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for displaying items of goods on shelving systems. A shelf display accessory unit can include a top panel with a top surface configured for displaying an item of goods, and a bottom surface which is opposite the top surface, that includes a module that houses a cable. The shelf display accessory unit further can include a front panel having a display surface that is configured to display a label, and a back panel having a supporting surface that includes means for coupling the shelf display accessory unit to a front portion of a shelf. In embodiments, the shelf display accessory unit can include a cable that has one end anchored to the module and the other end connected to the item of goods. In embodiments, the shelf display accessory unit further can include a flap coupled to the front panel and configured to secure a label to the front panel of the shelf display accessory unit. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097627 | BEVERAGE SERVING TRAY INSERT - A tray insert device formed of a paper substrate is adapted for temporary insertion onto a correspondingly shaped serving tray. A top side of the insert device has an arrangement of designated beverage placement areas, each being intended for taking an individual customer's order. The beverage placement areas are color-coded and numbered for convenience. Customer orders are written in the beverage placement areas and then the drinks or dishes that were ordered by each customer are placed in their respective areas corresponding to the specific customers to make the taking and delivering of orders easier, organized and more efficient. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097628 | U-Rack - The “U-Rack” is a completely portable garment hanger with collapsible metal swing arm crossbar that support the garment, and telescoping sidebars that collapse down to a minimum height of 18 inches. This lightweight aluminum utility device can be packed away in a suitcase, the trunk of a car on in the back of the closet and readily extended for when a second closet is needed, for displaying items at a yard sale, fashion show or flea market event. A simple button release allows the “U-Rack” to be adjusted at the desired height and width to a maximum of 5″ in height by 4″ in length. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097629 | Method and Apparatus for a Floating Shelf Assembly - In one aspect, the present invention provides a “floating” shelf assembly that is configured for mounting on attic rafters or exposed wall studs. In at least one embodiment, the shelf assembly comprises a shelf that includes rotatable mounts at a first edge, which are configured to mount to adjacent rafters at a desired height above the attic floor or insulation. The shelf further includes flexible members which are configured to hang the opposing, second edge of the shelf from an overhead mounting point. The ability to rotate the shelf relative to its mounted first edge allows easy leveling of the shelf by adjusting the hanging length of the flexible members suspending the second edge of the shelf. The shelf assembly also permits direct use with wall studs, where the rotatable mounts are attached to the wall studs and the flexible members are pulled taught, diagonally back and above the shelf. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097630 | Modular Shelf System - A modular shelf system comprising: at least one shelf board defined between a first side end, a second side end, a front end, and a rear end, and having an upwardly facing surface and a downwardly facing surface, and having a space to display products on the upwardly facing surface; and at least one middle side wall which is configured to divide the space to display products between the first and second side end of the shelf board, wherein the middle side wall has at least one slit which is configured to accept the shelf board, and wherein the middle wall is configured to move laterally while accepting the shelf board through the slit. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097631 | Rotary Coupler for a Railway Car - A railcar coupler system that includes a yoke comprising a front end, a rear end, a top strap, and a bottom strap. The top strap and the bottom strap are positioned between the front end and the rear end. The front end comprises an internal bearing surface that is obliquely angled with respect to a central axis of the yoke that extends from the front end to the rear end of the yoke. The system also includes a connector configured to rotate within the yoke such that an axis of rotation of the connector is substantially aligned with the central axis of the yoke when the connector is positioned within the yoke. The connector includes an external bearing surface that is obliquely angled with respect to the axis of rotation of the connector and configured to correspond to the internal bearing surface of the yoke. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097632 | Paper Container Having A Reinforced Neck - A container ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120097633 | ANTI-DRIP DEVICE FOR A BOTTLE - A non-drip device for a bottle is in the form of an outwardly projecting peripheral lip. This peripheral lip has a triangular section of thickness that decreases out to an outer tip, the lip being defined by a top side and by a bottom side that, between them, form an angle lying in the range 5° to 45°. This outwardly projecting peripheral lip has a length advantageously lying in the range 0.1 mm to 0.8 mm. It may be provided at the top end of the skirt of a cover of the engagement type. In a variant embodiment, this lip may be formed integrally at the neck of the bottle. Such a lip structure makes it possible, at the time of pouring, and in effective manner, to avoid formation of drops that run down along the outside face of the bottle. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097634 | Collabsible Bottle, Method Of Manufacturing A Blank For Such Bottle And Beverage-Filled Bottle Dispensing System - The present invention concerns a double-skinned inflatable bottle blank and its method of manufacturing which comprises: (i) stacking two sheets of liquid impermeable, flexible foil material, preferably in coplanar arrangement; (ii) blanking the sheets to create respective, preferably shape-congruent blanks having each a contoured perimeter edge; (iii) bonding the two blanks along joining seams that follow the contoured perimeter edges, but for at one or more inflation locations, thereby to define a double skinned blank into which an inflating fluid can be introduced through the inflation location; (iv) additionally bonding the two blanks at a plurality of discrete stiffening seams which are arranged in a predetermined grid or pattern thereby defining a grid-work of intersecting, inflatable stiffener structures in at least such part of the double skinned blank which will provide an upstanding peripheral wall of the bottle when erected through inflation; (v) folding the double skinned blank; and (vi) selectively bonding together portions of the joined perimeter edge of the double skinned blank, but for at a predetermined filling/dispensing location, to define a double-skinned, inflatable bottle blank with an internal cavity surrounded by a bottom wall for standing the bottle upright, said peripheral wall and a top wall, the filling/dispensing location located preferentially in the top wall such as to define a dispensing orifice for filling and dispensing liquid into and from the internal cavity, the inflatable stiffener structures providing an exoskeleton about the internal cavity when inflated. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097635 | MULTI-SERVE HOT FILL TYPE CONTAINER HAVING IMPROVED GRIPPABILITY - A round, hot fillable plastic container includes an upper portion defining an opening; a bottom portion; and a main body portion having a plastic sidewall that has a plurality of vacuum panels defined therein. The main body portion has a generally hourglass shape with a central portion that is narrower than upper and lower portions thereof. The hourglass shape optimizes grippability of the container. Grippability is optimized further by the presence of indentations that are formed between columns that define the hourglass shape and pillow portions that are provided for finger support. The indentations permit a consumer to gain finger traction and purchase with respect to the container body, even when a label is positioned between the container body and the user's fingers. The main body portion further has a first groove defined in the upper portion thereof, a second groove defined in the lower portion thereof and a third groove that is defined in the central portion thereof. The grooves provide dimensional stability during handling and when the main body portion is gripped by a consumer. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097636 | ACOUSTIC SUBSTRATE - A micromachined microphone or speaker embedded within, or positioned on top of, a substrate suitable for carrying microelectronic chips and components. The acoustic element converts sound energy into electrical energy which is then amplified by electronic components positioned on the surface of the substrate. Alternatively, the acoustic element may be driven by electronics to produce sound. The substrate can be used in standard microelectronic packaging applications. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097637 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - Provided is a method of manufacturing a substrate for a liquid discharge head including a first face, energy generating elements which generate the energy to be used to discharge a liquid to a second face opposite to the first face, and liquid supply ports for supplying the liquid to the energy generating elements. The method includes preparing a silicon substrate having, at the first face, an etching mask layer having an opening corresponding to a portion where the liquid supply ports are to be formed, and having first recesses provided within the opening, and second recesses provided in the region of the second face where the liquid supply ports are to be formed, the first recesses and the second recesses being separated from each other by a portion of the substrate; and etching the silicon substrate by crystal anisotropic etching from the opening of the first face to form the liquid supply ports. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097638 | Method For Low Temperature Bonding And Bonded Structure - A method for bonding at low or room temperature includes steps of surface cleaning and activation by cleaning or etching. The method may also include removing by-products of interface polymerization to prevent a reverse polymerization reaction to allow room temperature chemical bonding of materials such as silicon, silicon nitride and SiO | 2012-04-26 |
20120097639 | CONTACT-HOLE FORMING METHOD - A contact hole forming method according to the present invention includes a process (a) of forming an insulating film on a substrate and a process (b) of forming a contact hole in the insulating film by etching. Here, the process (a) includes steps of (a | 2012-04-26 |
20120097640 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR PATTERN FORMATION, PATTERN FORMATION METHOD AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT - Disclosed are: a resin composition for pattern formation, which enables the stable formation of a pattern at a level of the wavelength of light; a method for forming a pattern having a sea-island structure using the composition; and a process for producing a light-emitting element that can achieve high luminous efficiency properties. The resin composition for pattern formation comprises: (a) a specific block copolymer containing an aromatic ring-containing polymer and a poly(meth)acrylate as block moieties; (b) a homopolymer of a specific aromatic ring-containing polymer; and (c) a homopolymer of a specific poly(meth)acrylate, wherein the ratio of the total amount of the aromatic ring-containing homopolymer (b) and the poly(meth)acrylate homopolymer (c) relative to the entire resin composition is 0% by weight to 90% by weight, and the total amount of an aromatic ring-containing polymer moiety contained in the block copolymer (a) as a block moiety and the aromatic ring-containing homopolymer (b) relative to the entire resin composition is 10% by weight to 60% by weight. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097641 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PLASMA TREATMENT OF A FLAT SUBSTRATE - Method and device for the plasma treatment of a substrate in a plasma device, wherein—the substrate ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120097642 | SELF-PRESSURIZED ARC DIVERTER - A self-pressurized arc diverter includes a vessel configured to enclose a fusible member disposed in a conductor and a pressure-activated arc diverter. The pressure-activated arc diverter is configured to provide access to a preferred arc path when actuated by pressure in the vessel caused by an arc that is created when the fusible member opens. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097643 | DEVICE FOR HANDLING POWDER FOR A WELDING APPARATUS - A welding device for powder welding is described, which comprises a welding head for transportation of at least one welding electrode to a welding area, and a powder transportation device for transportation of powder from a container to the welding area. The powder transportation device comprises at least a first pipe which at a first end has an opening which is arranged to be placed in the container in order to transport fluxing agent from the container. The powder transportation device comprises at least a first ejector which is connected to the second end of the first pipe and which is arranged to transport powder from the container via the first pipe using pressurized gas. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097644 | MODULAR DATA OVER POWER CONVERTER FOR WELDING POWER SUPPLY - An external control module is provided for interfacing a welding power supply with a wire feeder. The welding power supply is designed to exchange control signals, feedback signals, and so forth over a control cable when coupled to a standard wire feeder. However, the external control module allows the power supply to be used with a wire feeder that is designed to exchange data combined in a single cable with welding power. The module is coupled to welding and workpiece cables from the power supply, and to a control cable, such as from a multipin connector on the power supply. The module is further coupled to the wire feeder via a welding cable. The module combines data with welding power for transmission to the wire feeder, and extracts data from welding power for application to the power supply. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097645 | METHOD FOR BEAM WELDING ON COMPONENTS - In a method for beam welding on components with a laser beam or electron beam generated by a beam source, the heat treatment of the welded component required to remove stresses is integrated into the welding process. In a work cycle combined with the welding process, a regulated heat supply to a selected region takes place, according to its residual heat resulting from the welding process and the predicted stresses in that region, using the residual heat remaining from the welding process following the welding process from the same or other beam source(s). The welding region is cooled in a controlled manner, so that welded components which are likely to be subject to high stress in use, provided for example for a aircraft engine, can be made available without inherent stresses and with the desired microstructure in a single—combined—work step. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097646 | PLASMA IGNITION AND SUSTAINING METHODS AND APPARATUSES - An apparatus for generating plasma including a plasma generating vessel and a coil having a coil length and a first set of partially enclosing, longitudinally oriented conductive (PELOC) fingers and a second set of PELOC fingers. The PELOC finger sets are oriented along a longitudinal axis of the vessel with each partially enclosing a periphery of the vessel. The two sets of PELOC fingers are oriented fingertips facing fingertips and separated by an inter-set distance that is less than the coil length. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097647 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IGNITING AND SUSTAINING PLASMA - Atmospheric inductively coupled plasma torch comprising a vessel within which the plasma is generated and a coil wound around the periphery of the vessel. The coil has at least two spaced-apart winding layers. The coil is constructed such that all winding layers of a given multi-turn is wound before an adjacent multi-turn is wound. A first end of the coil is coupled to ground, and a second end of the coil is coupled to receive a RF driver signal that is configured to ignite the plasma to facilitate processing. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097648 | Inductively Coupled Plasma Arc Device - The present invention provides an inductively coupled plasma device with a cylindrical vessel having a first end and a second end, wherein at least a portion of the cylindrical vessel is transparent or semi-transparent to a wave energy. A tangential inlet is connected to or proximate to the first end. A tangential outlet is connected to or proximate to the second end. An electrode housing is connected to the first end of the cylindrical vessel such that a first electrode is (a) aligned with a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical vessel, and (b) extends into the cylindrical vessel. A hollow electrode nozzle is connected to the second end of the cylindrical vessel such that the center line of the hollow electrode nozzle is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical vessel. An electromagnetic radiation source that produces a wave energy and is disposed around or within the cylindrical vessel. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097649 | HAND SHIELD SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WELDING - A hand-held shield for welding. The shield includes a rigid metal frame for receiving a user's gloved hand. A substantially rectangular plate is detachably engaged over the rigid metal frame forming a shield to cover and protect the user's gloved hands from slags, molten flames and the like that are typically encountered during welding operations. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097650 | LASER LAP WELDING METHOD FOR PARTS MADE OF GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET - A laser lap welding method for parts made of galvanized steel sheet includes steps of press-forming two parts from galvanized steel sheet such that the two parts include elongated joining regions to be welded together on mutually opposed surfaces thereof and a plurality of protrusions are formed on at least any one of the joining regions of the two parts at predetermined intervals in a longitudinal direction of the joining region; retaining the two parts in a state in which the joining regions are overlapped one on the other such that a gap according to a height of the protrusions is formed between the joining regions; and irradiating a laser onto one surface of the overlapped joining regions of the two parts such that the overlapped joining regions are fused and welded by energy of the laser, and zinc gas produced with fusing is discharged through the gap. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097651 | LASER LAP WELDING METHOD FOR PARTS MADE OF GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET - A laser lap welding method for parts made of galvanized steel sheet includes steps of: press-forming two parts from galvanized steel sheet such that the two parts include elongated joining regions to be welded together on mutually opposed surfaces thereof and a plurality of protrusions are formed on at least any one of the joining regions of the two parts at predetermined intervals in a longitudinal direction of the joining region; retaining the two parts in a state in which the joining regions are overlapped one on the other such that a gap according to a height of the protrusions is formed between the joining regions; and irradiating a laser onto one surface of the overlapped joining regions of the two parts such that the overlapped joining regions are fused and welded by energy of the laser, and zinc gas produced with fusing is discharged through the gap. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097652 | COMBINED MACHINE FOR PUNCHING AND LASER CUTTING OF FLAT SHEET METAL - A combined machine is described, for punching and laser cutting of a flat sheet metal. The machine comprises a fixed base ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120097653 | Laser Refining Apparatus and Laser Refining Method - (Problem to be solved) | 2012-04-26 |
20120097654 | ARC WELDING CONTROL METHOD AND ARC WELDING APPARATUS - An arc welding control method for carrying out welding by generating an arc between a wire and a base material. The wire is fed at wire feed speed (Wf) of periodically repeating forward feeding and reverse feeding with predetermined frequency and amplitude from time point ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120097655 | METHOD TO CONTROL AN ARC WELDING SYSTEM TO REDUCE SPATTER - An electric arc welder and a method for performing a pulse welding process producing reduced spatter. The welder produces a current between an advancing electrode and a workpiece. The welder includes a short-detecting capability for detecting a short condition upon occurrence of a short circuit between the advancing electrode and the workpiece. The welder may also include a switching module in the welding circuit path of the welder having an electrical switch and a resistive path. Times of occurrence of short intervals can be tracked and a blanking signal can be generated based on the tracked short intervals to anticipate a next short interval in a next pulse period of the pulsed welding process. The blanking signal can be used to reduce a welding current in the welding circuit path by introducing additional resistance into the welding circuit path via the switching module, for example. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097656 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PULSE WELDING WITH AC WAVEFORM - A pulse welding welder is provided which provides a pulse welding waveform to a workpiece to be welded. The welding waveform has a plurality of welding cycles and each of the cycles has a droplet transfer peak pulse and a background portion with a first polarity and an opposite polarity portion which precedes the droplet transfer peak pulse and is after the background portion. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097657 | WIRE GUIDING LINER, AN PARTICULAR A WELDING WIRE LINER, WITH BIASING MEANS BETWEEN ARTICULATED GUIDING BODIES - A wire guiding liner, in particular a welding wire liner, having a plurality of guiding bodies ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120097658 | CHROMIUM FREE HARDFACING WELDING CONSUMABLE - Compositions for Chromium-free hardfacing welding consumables are provided that include between approximately 0.3% and approximately 1.5% Carbon, between approximately 0.2% and approximately 2.5% Manganese, between approximately 0.3% and approximately 1.3% Silicon, between approximately 1.3% and approximately 5.5% Boron, between approximately 1.0% and approximately 4.0% Nickel, between approximately 1.0% and approximately 6.0% of at least one of Titanium and Niobium, and between approximately 0.1% and approximately 2.0% Tungsten and/or Molybdenum. Additional welding consumable compositions and weld deposit compositions are also provided to provide hardfacing materials with little or no Chromium content. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097659 | HONEYCOMB BODY HEATABLE IN MULTIPLE STAGES, METHOD FOR HEATING A HONEYCOMB BODY AND MOTOR VEHICLE - An electrically heatable honeycomb body includes channels and at least one heating disk having at least one first and one second layer stack of electrically conductive material. The first and second layer stacks are interleaved with and electrically insulated from each other. The first layer stack forms a first current path for conducting an electrical current for a first heating circuit and the second layer stack forms a second current path for conducting an electrical current for a second heating circuit. The first heating circuit operates at a power of 300 W to 500 W and the second heating circuit operates at 500 W to 700 W. Exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine can be evenly heated by several independent heating circuits in a common heating disk even with different heating capacities using a simple construction. A method for heating a honeycomb body and a motor vehicle are provided. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097660 | LED torch - A LED torch includes a hand-held housing, an electrical power arrangement, and a multifunctional head unit. The electric power arrangement includes an electric power source and an electrical-powered operation head electrically linked to the electric power source. The multifunctional head unit includes an inhaler unit and a LED illumination unit detachably and interchangeably coupled with the hand-held housing to operatively link to the operation head. When the inhaler unit is operatively coupled with the operation head, the operation head forms a heating head for heating the treatment element in the treatment cavity to extract the treatment element for inhalation of an ingredient thereof via the mouthpiece. When the LED illumination unit is operatively coupled with the operation head, the operation head forms an electrical adapter to electrically link the LED illumination unit with the electric power source for generating illumination light. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097661 | METHODS OF FAULT DETECTION FOR MULTIPLEXED HEATER ARRAY - Described herein is a method of detecting fault conditions in a multiplexed multi-heater-zone heating plate for a substrate support assembly used to support a semiconductor substrate in a semiconductor processing apparatus. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097662 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A HEATING APPLIANCE - A device for monitoring a heating apparatus that includes a default deactivated motion detector for determining whether a person is proximate the heating apparatus. The device includes a default deactivated heat sensor for determining whether the heating apparatus has a temperature that is above a threshold. The device includes an internal timer for cyclically repeating a first countdown. The heat sensor is temporarily activated once during each of the repeated first countdowns. The internal timer performs a second countdown when the activated heat sensor determines that the heating apparatus has the temperature that is above the threshold. The second countdown is reset each time the motion detector determines that a person is proximate the heating apparatus. The device includes an alarm configured to notify a user when the internal timer reaches the end of the second countdown. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097663 | INDUCTION HARDENING CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention includes: a hardening control unit ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120097664 | INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE - Plural induction heating coils for inductively heating to-be-heated object are provided under a top plate on which to-be-heated object is placed, and plural inverter circuits for supplying high-frequency currents to the plural induction heating coils, respectively, are adapted to be cooled by cooling air flows from cooling portions, and placed in a longitudinal row along the cooling air flows, in air-flow blowing path spaces through which cooling air flows from the cooling portions are blown, so as to facilitate cooling designing for an induction heating device and to improve the cooling performance of the induction heating device. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097665 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENERGY - A method of irradiating a load comprising providing different amounts of energy at different frequencies by varying respective durations during which corresponding frequencies are transmitted. The method is useful for any form of heating including warming, drying and thawing using microwave and/or RF energy. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097666 | Systems for Operating Multiple Plasma and/or Induction Heating Systems and Related Methods - In some aspects of the invention, a system for operating a plurality of plasma and/or induction heating processing systems includes an operating unit that has a display device on which a graphic user interface can be displayed, at least two power generators that supply power to a plasma process or an induction heating process, and a network that connects the operating unit to the power generators to transmit signals between the operating unit and the power generators. The graphic user interface includes a static region and a dynamic region, and a selection device for selecting information to be displayed in the dynamic region. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097667 | Microwave Heating Apparatus and Method of Operating Such a Microwave Heating Apparatus - A microwave heating apparatus and a method of operating a microwave heating apparatus are provided. The microwave heating apparatus comprises a load receiving cavity, at least one microwave source, a plurality of feeding ports connected to the microwave source and the cavity for feeding microwaves to the cavity, a measuring unit and a control unit. The measuring unit measures, for at least one frequency or within a frequency range, the power of microwaves reflected back to the microwave source for at least part of the plurality of feeding ports. The control unit selects at least one of the feeding ports based on the measured powers of the reflected microwaves in order to feed microwaves to the cavity via the at least one selected feeding port during operation of the microwave heating apparatus at the at least one frequency or within the frequency range. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097668 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR COOKING RIBBED TORTILLA BOWLS IN A MICROWAVE - A device for cooking tortilla shells or other foods evenly to create bowls shaped for salads and the like. A two-piece cooking apparatus has two similarly configured rounded shaping members each with a flat top and a downward extending side wall. The top and side walls have a plurality of apertures. A tortilla, flatbread or potato is placed in between the two shaping members and heated in a microwave oven. Such cooking causes the item being cooked to retain the bowl-like shape of the two shaping members. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097669 | COOKING APPLIANCE EMPLOYING MICROWAVES - The prevent invention relates to a cooking appliance employing microwaves. The cooking appliance employing microwaves according to the present invention comprises: a first microwave generating unit for generating and outputting a plurality of microwaves so as to heat an object in a cavity; and a second microwave generating unit for generating and outputting microwaves differing from those of the first microwave generating unit, so as to heat the object in the cavity. In this way, operating efficiency can be improved. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097670 | METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING CONCENTRATED MASS LOADS BY CONTAINER - A shipping apparatus for transporting a coil in a shipping container. The apparatus includes a saddle and a base. The saddle has angled supporting plates and lateral bars upon which said coil is placed. The saddle is placed on a base and may be releasably connected. The base is adapted to be slid while supporting the saddle and the coil, along the floor of said container to a transport position fully inside the container. When the coil, saddle, and base are in a container, the base distributes the load of the coil and the saddle to permit conventional transport of said container. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097671 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH DETACHABLE DISPLAY MODULE - An exemplary display device includes a rear housing, a front frame, a display module, a connecting assembly pivotally connecting the front frame to the rear housing, a latching member, and a clamping member. The clamping member can be triggered to latch or release with the latching member for securing or releasing the front frame relative to the rear housing. The display module can be detached from or secured into the front frame when the display device is at an open position. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097672 | Wire Containment Structure Including Container And Bag - A wire containment structure includes a container and a bag. The container includes a sidewall that at least partially defines a container receptacle. The sidewall defines a first handle aperture and a second handle aperture. The bag is configured to entirely support a wire stack. The bag is disposed at least partially within the container receptacle and comprises a body, a first handle, and a second handle. The body defines a wire receptacle. The first handle is coupled with the body and is routed through the first handle aperture. The second handle is coupled with the body and is routed through the second handle aperture. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097673 | MODULAR CONTAINER ASSEMBLY - A modular container assembly is provided for packaging a plurality of products. The modular container assembly includes a frame and a portable container. The frame includes a plurality of edge portions that define a plurality of openings. The container includes a sidewall that defines a cavity. The container is sealable at a rim portion of the sidewall to retain a product within the cavity. The container is configured to fit within a first opening of the plurality of openings such that the rim portion is removably coupled to a first edge portion of the plurality of edge portions. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097674 | Solid Product Packaging - A product packaging for a solid product comprises a base, a lid, and a seal. The base has a top, sides, and a bottom forming a cavity configured and arranged to receive a solid product, and the base has an exterior surface. A texture is on the exterior surface of the base, whereby the texture enhances a user's ability to grip the base when the base is inverted. The seal interconnects the top of the base and the lid and allows the lid to be peeled away from the top of the base. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097675 | CLOSURE DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS FROM A FUEL TANK - A closure device, such as a fuel cap, for controlling evaporative emissions from a fuel tank. In one aspect, the invention comprises: a housing defining an internal chamber containing a hydrocarbon adsorbing media; a fuel vapor diffuser extending from a floor of the internal chamber and into the internal chamber, the fuel vapor diffuser comprising: (1) an inlet passageway extending from a fuel vapor inlet port to a plenum in a top portion of the fuel vapor diffuser; and (2) a downcomer passageway extending from the plenum to at least one aperture located at a bottom portion of the fuel vapor diffuser, the at least one aperture forming a passageway between the downcomer passageway and the internal chamber; and at least one outlet passageway extending from the internal chamber to an atmospheric air outlet port. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097676 | LID - A lid of the present invention is used for covering a cup. The cup has a cup body and a rim flange. The rim flange surrounds upper end of the cup body. A groove is defined between the rim flange and the cup body. A horizontal distance H | 2012-04-26 |
20120097677 | Hermetic Container - Hermetic container provided with an upper opening having a longitudinal axis and surrounded by a first folded edge coaxial to the longitudinal axis; and a closing assembly of the upper opening comprising a cap and a connector element; the connector element having a second folded edge coaxial to the longitudinal axis arranged in contact with the first folded edge and an external thread; the cap having an internal thread for screw type coupling with the external thread of the connector element; the closing assembly comprises an adapter which is coaxial to the longitudinal axis and has a third edge folded on the first edge with the interposition of the connector element so as to obtain a reinforced rim. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097678 | Non-Round Moisture-Tight Re-Sealable Containers with Round Sealing Surfaces - A hinged container is disclosed, including a base, a lid, and a hinge joining the base and lid, allowing the lid to pivot open or closed relative to the base. One of the base and the lid has a circular, outwardly tapered outer seal member disposed at least partially within its outer perimeter. The other of the base and the lid has a circular, inwardly-tapered inner seal member disposed at least partially within its outer perimeter. The inner and outer seal members are positioned to engage concentrically to wedge the inwardly and outwardly tapered surfaces together and form a seal when the base and the lid are closed, and to disengage concentrically to part the inwardly and outwardly tapered surfaces when the base and the lid are opened. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097679 | DRAIN PLUG - A drain closure device for a vessel having an interior surface and a drain hole defined in the interior surface. The drain closure device includes a drain plug configured to be telescopically received in the central throughshaft defined in the insert sleeve. The drain plug is moveable between a first contacted ceiling position and a second expanded, drain position. The drain plug includes a seal member that is attached to the first end and a connection member located on a second end. The connection member is configured to releasably engage with at least one lateral shoulder or a suitable lateral projection member associated with the drain opening when the drain plug the use position. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097680 | FUEL CAP - A cap assembly includes a body and a tether. The body is configured to be fastened to a container for closing an opening in the container. An aperture is formed in the body, and the tether has a fastener, where a portion of the fastener extends through the aperture in the body. A gap is formed between the portion of the fastener and the body that allows for venting of vapors from the container around the portion of the fastener that is extending through the aperture. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097681 | WATERPROOFING METHOD AND STRUCTURE - A waterproofing method and structure are applicable to an electronic device having a first casing and a second casing, the first casing having a first adjoining-brim peripherally disposed thereon, and the second casing having a peripheral second adjoining-brim for adjoining the first adjoining-brim. The method includes forming a convex portion circumferentially along the first adjoining-brim; forming a concave portion circumferentially along the second adjoining-brim, the concave portion corresponding in position to the convex portion; disposing a resilient unit in the concave portion, the resilient unit including a body and a soft interfering element protruding therefrom; coupling the first and second adjoining-brims together such that the convex portion presses against the soft interfering element to enable deformation thereof, thereby forming a first interfering structure. The waterproof effect achieved by coupling the first and second adjoining-brims together is not compromised by the stress resulting from the deformation of the soft interfering element. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097682 | SEALED, NON-PERMEABLE FUEL TANK FOR SPARK-IGNITION MOTORS - A fuel tank for a spark-ignition motor with a vapor intake port has a tank body having a tank wall enclosing a tank volume. A filler port in a first upper portion of the tank wall establishes a liquid fill-level limit for the tank volume. A vapor dome formed by a second upper portion of the tank wall subtends a vapor space above the liquid fill-level limit. A vapor vent valve is mounted in the vapor dome and is connectable to the vapor intake port. The vapor dome has a shape and size allowing the tank body to tilt from about a horizontal position to about thirty degrees in any direction from the horizontal position before a liquid filling the tank volume to the liquid fill-level limit contacts the vapor vent valve. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097683 | FASTENABLE FOOD DISH - According to at least one embodiment, a fastenable food dish for adjustably engaging a table, the fastenable food dish comprising a base having a bottom surface for placement on the table, an upper surface opposite the bottom surface, and a well defined in the upper surface; at least one clamp attached to the bottom of said base, the clamp having an adjustable pad facing the bottom surface of said base for engaging the table between the adjustable pad and the bottom surface of said base; and a tray removably seated in the well of said base, the tray defining at least one upper-facing food compartment. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097684 | REFRIGERATING ASSEMBLY - There is provided a refrigerating assembly for temporarily storing an item at a first temperature lower than an ambient temperature. The refrigerating assembly comprises a container for receiving the item and a shell adapted for removably receiving the container therein. The container comprises a sidewall having therein defined a cavity containing an amount of a refrigerant medium having a second temperature lower than the ambient temperature for temporarily maintaining the item received in the container at the first temperature. The shell has an outer surface which is at the ambient temperature and an inner surface which has a layer of thermally insulating material mounted thereon for thermally insulating the shell from the container, thereby maintaining the outer surface at the ambient temperature. There is further provided a method for temporarily storing an item at a first temperature lower than an ambient temperature. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097685 | Insulated Beverage Container - A container including a wall that defines an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, the wall including an internal surface and an external surface, and being formed as a layered structure that includes a first layer positioned proximate the internal surface and a second layer positioned proximate the external surface, the second layer including major bosses extending into engagement with the first layer to space the second layer from the first layer. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097686 | Temperature-Stabilized medicinal storage systems - Systems include one or more medicinal storage containers. For example, an integrally thermally sealed medicinal storage container may include one or more segments of at least one ultra efficient insulation material, the one or more segments having one or more surface regions, the one or more segments principally defining at least one storage region, one or more regions of substantially thermally sealed connections between at least one of the one or more surface regions of the one or more segments wherein the one or more regions of substantially thermally sealed connections and the one or more segments form at least one integrally thermally sealed medicinal storage region, one or more thermal variant units, and at least one selectively-operable thermal conduction unit. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097687 | HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A housing includes a bottom housing and a top housing. The bottom housing includes a connecting surface. The top housing includes a bottom surface. The connecting surface is fixed to the bottom surface by welding. A receiving groove is defined in the bottom surface, for receiving the molten slag generated and collected during a welding process. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097688 | Insulated Beverage Container - A container including a wall that defines an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, the wall including an internal surface and an external surface, and being formed as a layered structure that includes a first layer positioned proximate the internal surface and a second layer positioned proximate the external surface, the second layer including major bosses extending into engagement with the first layer to space the second layer from the first layer. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097689 | STORAGE SYSTEM - A storage system including a first component ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120097690 | Cup lid - The cup lid has a cup body, an annular mount, a sip-through opening and a sealing member. The cup body has an outer rim and a top surface. The annular mount is formed on and extends from the outer rim of the cup body. The sip-through opening is formed through the top surface of the cup body and has an inner wall and an outlet. The inner wall has a distal portion. The outlet is formed on the distal portion and sloping upwardly and outwardly. The sealing member is removably formed within the sip-through opening. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097691 | Arrangeable husbandry system and method - Arrangeable systems and methods that provide capabilities of utilizing a single husbandry container in multiple dispositions. The systems and methods are practiced in varying combinations by differing embodiments, with many of the embodiments' husbandry containers, for example, being well suited for both alterable suspension on a repositionable member as well as stable placement as tableware. Among the parts utilized in many of embodiments are base, arrangeable member, and container portions. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097692 | Support Device that will not Produce Holes in a Wall - A support device includes at least one fixture and at least one support member connected with the fixture. The fixture includes an intermediate layer, an adhesive layer mounted on a first surface of the intermediate layer, a printing layer mounted on the adhesive layer, an outer layer mounted on the printing layer, a bonding layer mounted on a second surface of the intermediate layer, and a releasing layer mounted on the bonding layer. Thus, the bonding layer of the fixture is directly bonded onto a smooth surface to attach the fixture to the smooth surface without having to nail or drill the smooth surface so as to prevent from producing holes on the smooth surface. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097693 | WATERPROOF BOX | 2012-04-26 |
20120097694 | Product Dispensing and Orienting System - A product dispensing system including a support structure, a product in rolling engagement with the support structure, the product having a first end and a second end spaced from the first end along a rolling axis, and a catch member positioned to engage the first end of the product and reorient the rolling axis as the product moves along the support structure. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097695 | PACKAGING BOX FOR STORING AND DISPENSING Z-FOLDED PRECUT WIPING MATERIAL WITH A HORIZONTAL OUTLET - Packaging box for storing and dispensing pre-cut wipe materials of the type having an ultimately parallelepiped shape and made from a one-piece body having a plurality of flanks that are articulated relative to each other by fold lines is distinctive in that the body ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120097696 | CHAMFER CUTTING DEVICE - Chamfer cutting devices are described. The chamfer cutting devices include a mounting bracket, an electromagnet rigidly attached to the mounting bracket, a hold/release arm magnetically coupled to the electromagnet, a chamfer former rigidly attached to the hold/release arm, wherein the chamfer cutter comprises two bending beams, each terminating in a chamfer point, and a blade rigidly connected to the mounting bracket and positioned between the chamfer points. Dispensers incorporating such chamfer cutting devices and methods of chamfer cutting are also described. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097697 | WIPES PRODUCT - A wipes product comprising a reusable container for storing and dispensing wipes. The wipes product including a lock portion disposed on the major lid and configured to engage with a key portion to form a substantially moisture impermeable barrier over the dispensing orifice when the lock portion and the key portion are engaged. The wipes product also includes a package of wipes comprising the key portion, the package of wipes being disposed in the interior storage space. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097698 | Business Card Case - In order to provide a card case in which cards can be automatically and promptly discharged one by one, the case has a case body capable of accommodating more than one cards inside, a card discharging plate mounted so as to proceed from and retreat into the case body via a card discharging opening provided on a side portion of the case body, with a card being placed on its upper surface, and an elastic piece for movably urging the card discharging plate in one direction. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097699 | APPARATUS WITH ARC GENERATOR FOR DISPENSING ABSORBENT SHEET PRODUCTS - A dispenser can include a charge collector, an arc gap and a ground, where the arc gap is between the charge collector and the ground. The arc gap provides high impedance and can be set to a distance of from about 0.1 to about 0.01 inches. The technology operates by collecting charge from at one charge generating site with at least one charge collector and sending the charge to ground through the arc gap, the arc gap being between the at least one charge collector and the ground. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097700 | MEDIUM PROCESSING APPARATUS - A bill processing apparatus is provided that can reduce the frequency of occurrences of removal of a leaf shaped medium (dispensed bill) being forgotten. Processing a medium handover port where a leaf shaped medium is handed over, and a medium handover port mechanism provided at the medium handover port and successively raising and lowering the leaf shaped medium, fed out from inside the machine (the automated teller machine), inside the medium handover port. The medium handover port mechanism notifies a user of the position of the leaf shaped medium with a visible action by successively raising and lowering the leaf shaped medium inside the medium handover port. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097701 | DISPENSER ASSEMBLY - A dispenser assembly | 2012-04-26 |
20120097702 | DISPENSER AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING DENTAL MATERIAL - The present invention is preferably directed to a dispenser of the type sold by 3M ESPE under the trade name Pentamix and as also described above. Such a dispenser preferably comprises at least a first and a second compartment for a first reservoir and a second reservoir, respectively, the first and the second reservoirs containing a first and a second component for the dental material, respectively. It further preferably comprises a first and a second plunger driven by a first drive for advancing the first and the second components from the first and the second reservoirs, respectively. Moreover, a dynamic mixer driven by a second drive for automatically mixing the first and second components to form the dental material from the first and second components is provided. Such a dispenser further preferably has a dispensing portion or mixing tip for dispensing the mixed dental material. The present invention is more particularly directed to a dispenser or method adapted for advancing and mixing at least one dental material, comprising at least one drive which is operated on a predetermined, non-uniform drive speed profile. Preferably an advancing speed profile is provided for advancing the components and/or a mixing speed profile is provided for mixing the components, and either profile may be a “drive speed profile” as that term is used herein. More preferably both profiles are provided. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097703 | Aerosol Systems and Methods for Dispensing Texture Material - Aerosol material for applying a repair coat to an uncoated portion of a substrate substantially to match a coated portion of the substrate using an aerosol assembly comprising a container defining a product chamber and a valve assembly operable in open and closed modes, the aerosol material comprising a base portion, a particulate portion, and a propellant portion. The particulate portion is made of at least one of urethane foam and melamine foam. With the valve assembly in the open mode, the propellant portion in the gas state gas state forces at least part of the base portion, the particulate portion, and the propellant portion in the liquid state out of the product chamber and onto the uncoated portion of the substrate to form the repair coat such that the repair coat substantially matches the coated portion of the substrate. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097704 | LINEAR-DRIVE TOY WATER GUN - A toy water gun has an energizable linear-drive piston mechanism selectively operable between anterior translational movement and posterior translational movement. The mechanism drives a piston assembly including a piston head within a piston housing to pressurize a piston chamber for impelling fluid therefrom. A discharge structure is in fluid-flow communication with the piston chamber. The mechanism includes a reversible, electric motor and an actuator switch for selectively actuating the reversible, electric motor. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097705 | Pouch Connector and Related Method - A pouch connector includes a safety cap having a cap base portion and a main connector disposed opposite the safety cap. The main connector and safety cap are configured to receive a portion of a pouch therebetween. The main connector includes a piercing member for piercing the pouch, an actuating portion for actuating the piercing member and a main connector base portion. The piercing member is configured to pierce through a portion of the pouch so as to provide fluid communication between a substance inside the pouch and the interior of the main connector. A polymeric membrane is coupled to at least one of the cap base portion and the main connector base portion. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097706 | Variable Volume Pocket, Fluid Dispensing Device Comprising Said Pocket and Method For Filling Said Device - The invention relates to a bag of variable volume able to contain fluids and designed to be introduced into a container through the container's neck, said bag consisting of a pouch with one closed end and one open end, the open end being dimensionally stable over temperature ranges of from −30 to 55° C., to a device incorporating said bag and to a process for filling it. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097707 | POCKET VIAL PACKAGING AND DISPENSING DEVICE - A pocket vial device for packaging and dispensing fluid products has a flexible pouch placed in a rigid vial ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120097708 | DUAL DISPENSING APPARATUS - A dual dispensing apparatus for dispensing two flowable components having a first storage chamber for the first component, and a second storage chamber for the second component. The two storage chambers are arranged next to one another and each have an outlet for the first or the second component respectively at their distal ends. The apparatus also has a first plunger for penetrating into the first storage chamber and a second plunger for penetrating into the second storage chamber. A respective piston for dispensing the respective component is molded to each plunger and is sealingly guided by the respective wall of the storage chamber. Each storage chamber has at least one first guide element at its end remote from the outlet and each plunger has at least one second guide element adjacent to the respective piston. The first and the second guide elements are configured for mutual engagement. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097709 | POUCH AND PUMP DISPENSING SYSTEM - A bellow actuated pump may be attached to a pouch using a pouch fitment integrated with a base of the pump or to which the pump may be attached, wherein the pouch fitment includes one or more curved wings and each of the wings has one or more weld ribs wherein at least two weld ribs cross to provide a contact for sealing with a pouch. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097710 | SQUEEZE DISPENSER - A squeeze food dispenser has a reusable body that holds food and a nipple that has a recessed opening that dispenses food to a user. Food is dispensed by the user squeezing the body and/or sucking on the nipple. | 2012-04-26 |
20120097711 | Dispenser And Refill Unit - A dispenser comprising a base unit ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120097712 | Packaging Element With A Hermetically Sealed Dosing Mechanism For Semi-Solid Products - Packaging element with a hermetically sealed dosing mechanism for semi-solid products, comprehending its body as a sole piece ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120097713 | SPRAY THROUGH CAP FOR A PRESSURISED FLUID CONTAINER - A spray through cap ( | 2012-04-26 |