| 18th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
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| 20100108196 | SOFT MAGNETIC RIBBON, MAGNETIC CORE, MAGNETIC PART AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SOFT MAGNETIC RIBBON - A soft magnetic ribbon that especially in a relatively low magnetic field region of 500 A/m or less, is high in the squareness of magnetic flux density-magnetization curve. There is disclosed a soft magnetic ribbon of 100 μm or less thickness comprising a parent phase structure in which by volume ratio, 30% or more of crystal grains of 60 nm or less (not including 0) crystal grain diameter are dispersed in an amorphous phase and comprising an amorphous layer disposed on the surface side of the parent phase structure. Preferably, the soft magnetic ribbon is represented by the composition formula Fe | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108197 | HIGH-STRENGTH PC STEEL STRANDED WIRE, PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND CONCRETE STRUCTURE UTILIZING THE WIRE - The present invention provides a prestressing strand that has higher strength and is more suitable for practical use than known prestressing strands, and a concrete construction using the prestressing strand. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108198 | METHOD FOR HARDENING THE SURFACES OF WORK PIECES MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL, AND A MOLTEN SALT BATH FOR REALIZING THE METHOD - A method for hardening the surfaces of work pieces made from stainless steel includes submerging the work pieces into a molten salt bath having the composition: potassium acetate 60-100 weight %; sodium acetate 0-100 weight %; metal salt 0-2 weight %, and are subjecting the work pieces to the molten salt bath for a period of 24 to 240 hours, during which the temperature of the molten salt bath is maintained less than 400° C. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108199 | Ferrous abrasion resistant sliding material - A ferrous abrasion resistant sliding material capable of improving seizing resistance, abrasion resistance and heat crack resistance is provided. The ferrous abrasion resistant sliding material has a martensite parent phase which forms a solid solution with carbon of 0.15 to 0.5 wt %, and the martensite parent phase contains one or more types of each special carbide of Cr, Mo, W and V dispersed therein in a total content of 10 to 50% by volume. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108200 | HIGH YIELD RATIO AND HIGH-STRENGTH HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET EXCELLENT IN WORKABILITY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet excellent in workability according to the present invention: contains C, Si, Mn and other elements; has a dual phase structure containing ferrite and martensite as the metallographic structure; and, in the ferrite structure, satisfies the expression 0.2≦(L | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108201 | HIGH-STRENGTH HOT ROLLED STEEL SHEET BEING FREE FROM PEELING AND EXCELLENT IN SURFACE PROPERTIES AND BURRING PROPERTIES, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - This hot rolled steel contains, in terms of mass %, C: 0.01 to 0.1%, Si: 0.01 to 0.1%, Mn: 0.1 to 3%, P: not more than 0.1%, S: not more than 0.03%, Al: 0.001 to 1%, N: not more than 0.01%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.08%, and Ti: 0.001 to 0.2%, with a remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities, wherein a formula: [Nb]×[C]≦4.34×10 | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108202 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH THICK STEEL PLATE - In a method of manufacturing a high tensile strength thick steel plate, a steel slab contains 0.03-0.055% of C, 3.0-3.5% of Mn, and 0.002-0.10% of Al, the amount of Mo is limited to 0.03% or less, the amount of Si is limited to 0.09% or less, the amount of V is limited to 0.01% or less, the amount of Ti is limited to 0.003% or less, the amount of B is limited to 0.0003% or less, and of which Pcm value representing a weld cracking parameter is fallen within the range of 0.20-0.24% and DI value representing a hardenability index is fallen within the range of 1.00-2.60, is heated to 950-1100° C. The steel slab is subjected to a rolling process with a cumulative draft of 70-90% when a temperature is in a range of 850° C. or more, and then, the steel slab is subjected to a rolling process at 780° C. or higher with a cumulative draft of 10-40% when a temperature is in a range of 780-830° C., and subsequently, accelerated cooling at a cooling rate of 8-80° C./sec is started from 700° C. or higher and is stopped at a temperature between room temperature and 350° C. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108203 | Ultra-High Strength Stainless Alloy Strip, a Method of Making Same, and a Method of Using Same for Making a Golf Club Head - A stainless steel strip article is disclosed. The article is formed from a corrosion resistant alloy having the following composition in weight percent, about: | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108204 | ZIRCONIUM ALLOY COMPOSITION FOR NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING TUBE FORMING PROTECTIVE OXIDE FILM, ZIRCONIUM ALLOY NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING TUBE MANUFACTURED USING THE COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ZIRCONIUM ALLOY NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING TUBE - Disclosed herein is a zirconium alloy composition for nuclear fuel cladding tubes, comprising: 1.6˜2.0 wt % of Nb; 0.05˜0.14 wt % of Sn; 0.02˜0.2 wt % of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cr and Cu; 0.09˜0.15 wt % of O; 0.008˜0.012 wt % of Si; and a balance of Zr, a nuclear fuel cladding tube comprising the zirconium alloy composition, and a method of manufacturing the nuclear fuel cladding tube. Since the nuclear fuel cladding tube made of the zirconium alloy composition can maintain excellent corrosion resistance by forming a protective oxide film thereon under the conditions of high-temperature and high-pressure cooling water and water vapor, it can be usefully used as a nuclear fuel cladding tube for light water reactors or heavy water reactors, thus improving the economical efficiency and safety of the use of nuclear fuel. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108205 | Method and device for tempering electronic components - Disclosed are a method and a device for tempering electronic components ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108206 | Preferential hardening of single crystal blades - A method for improving the strength, creep and failure resistance of a single crystal component, such as a turbine engine component, is provided. The method comprises the steps of forming a component, such as a turbine engine component, having a single crystal microstructure with a plurality of γ′ cuboids forming a limited amount of oriented platens in a particular direction prior to the component being placed into service to delay coalescence of the platens relative to the applied load. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108207 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF HIGH STRENGTH FERRITIC/MARTENSITIC STEELS - Provided is a method of manufacturing a high strength ferritic/martensitic steel. The method includes melting a ferritic/martensitic steel, hot-working the melted ferritic/martensitic steel, normalizing the hot-worked ferritic/martensitic steel at a temperature of about 1050° C. to about 1200° C., tempering the ferritic/martensitic steel at a temperature of about 600° C. or less, and leaving MX precipitates while preventing a M | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108208 | Methods for the Manufacture of a Titanium Alloy for Use in Combustion Engine Exhaust Systems - Methods for the manufacture of the above-mentioned titanium alloy for use in combustion engine exhaust systems are disclosed herein. An exemplary method of the disclosed subject matter for the manufacture of titanium alloy for use in a high temperature and high stress environment includes performing a first heat treatment of the titanium alloy at a first temperature, rolling the titanium alloy to a desired thickness, performing a second heat treatment of the titanium alloy at a second temperature, and performing a third heat treatment of the titanium alloy at a third temperature. In some embodiments, the first temperature is selected such that recrystallization and softening of the titanium alloy is optimized without substantial coarsening of second phase particles and can be approximately 1500-1600° F. In some embodiments, the rolling of the titanium alloy reduces the thickness of the titanium alloy by at least than 65%. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108209 | ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL FOR USE IN THERMAL CONDUCTION APPLICATION - An aluminum alloy material for use in thermal conduction to which improved castability has been imparted by silicon addition. It has improved thermal conductivity and improved strength. The material has a composition containing 7.5-12.5 mass % Si and 0.1-2.0 mass % Cu, the remainder being Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein the amount of copper in the state of a solid solution in the matrix phase is regulated to 0.3 mass % or smaller. The composition may further contain at least 0.3 mass % Fe and/or at least 0.1 mass % Mg, provided that the sum of (Fe content) and (content of Mg among the impurities)×2 is 1.0 mass % or smaller and the sum of (Cu content), (content of Mg among the impurities)×2.5, and (content of Zn among the impurities) is 2.0 mass % or smaller. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108210 | COVER FOR DOORS - Cover, for doors, designed to cover doors and to serve as a decorative and/or protective element without preventing closure or opening of a door. The cover consists of a sheet closed by coupling means and has an overlap, which, in turn, has, at its ends, connecting devices that collaborate with corresponding connecting devices located on the actual sheet, such that said overlap is non-removably joined by one of said ends to the sheet and removably joined thereto by the other end. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108211 | RFID TAG PACKAGE AND TIRE ASSEMBLY - A tire and RFID tag combine as an assembly to include a tire and a tag package mounted to a tire tag mounting surface. The tag package includes a carrier substrate having a die receiving surface and one or more interconnection tabs mounted to the die receiving surface. The tag package further includes a dipole antenna or other antenna configuration formed by first and second antenna members having inward ends connected to respective first and second interconnection tabs on the die receiving surface and outer antenna segments extending outward from the carrier substrate. An integrated circuit die mounts to the die receiving surface and has electrical contact(s) in contacting engagement with the interconnection tab(s). A cap member or, alternatively, a cylindrical encapsulating member, may be utilized for enclosing the integrated circuit die, the carrier substrate, and the inward ends of the first and second antenna members; the outer antenna segments of the first and second antenna members extending outward from the cap member or encapsulating member in operable position against respective portions of the tire tag mounting surface. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108212 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic tire enabling an easy estimation of the presence or absence of an internal failure of the tire only by the observation of the external appearance of the tire, by interposing a detection layer mainly composed of at least one of a thermoplastic elastomer and a thermoplastic resin, which has a softening point of 50° C. to 150° C., in an interlayer between materials constituting the tire. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108213 | RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE - The present invention has its object to provide a rubber composition excellent in low-exothermic property, breaking strength, and crack growth resistance, and a pneumatic tire including at least one of a base tread, a cushion, a carcass and a tie gum that are prepared using the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition including: a rubber component which contains | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108214 | TYRE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The tread band of a tyre has two circumferential portions, a central one and an inner intermediate one, respectively, that are subdivided into centre and intermediate blocks respectively; an inner-shoulder circumferential portion has first and second inner-shoulder cuts, axially offset from each other and distributed in an alternated sequence, to confine a continuous inner-shoulder rest surface with an undulated course; and an outer intermediate circumferential portion has first and second intermediate cuts, and an outer-shoulder circumferential portion has first and second outer-shoulder cuts. The first and second intermediate cuts and the outer-shoulder cuts, respectively, mutually converge at an angle of about 20° and are axially offset from each other and circumferentially distributed in an alternated sequence, to delimit continuous rest surfaces, an intermediate and outer-shoulder surface respectively, with an undulated course. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108215 | MULTIPLE HARDNESS NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE - A non-pneumatic tire comprising one or more radial regions have differing Shore A/Shore D hardness. The non-pneumatic tire comprises side cavities that are staggered with respect to laterally opposing side cavities, and laterally extending tread grooves that are in substantial radial alignment with or substantially offset relative to the cavities. One radial region may comprising the side cavities, while another radial region with a different hardness comprises the tread grooves. Also provided are processes for making such tires and to off-the-road (OTR) vehicles employing such tires. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108216 | Vehicle Rim for Mounting a Tire - A vehicle rim ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108217 | Dual-chambered inner tube and valve system - A dual-chambered inner tube and valve system comprising a primary tube and a secondary tube joined by a common valve assembly is installed into the wheel cavity. The primary and secondary tubes are positioned side-by-side throughout the circumference of the cavity with the valve assembly positioned in the rim's aperture. The chambers inflate independently and can be selected by a tube selector valve within the main valve assembly. Since there is one valve assembly of standard dimension for both tubes, rim modification is unnecessary. With the primary tube inflated, the secondary tube is devoid of air and stowed between the primary tube and the wheel, which may be used as normal. In the event of a flat tire, the selector valve is moved to a secondary position and the secondary tube is inflated, effectively repairing the wheel without removing the tire from the wheel or wheel from the bicycle. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108218 | EXTENSIBLE NON-LOAD BEARING CUT RESISTANT TIRE SIDE-WALL COMPONENT COTAINING ELASTOMERIC FILAMENT, TIRE CONTAINING SAID COMPONENT, AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME - This invention relates to a cut resistant tire side-wall component and processes for making such components, and a tire containing such component, the side-wall component comprising a textile fabric wherein a single layer of said fabric provides multi-directional cut resistance in the plane of the fabric, | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108219 | TIRE WITH COMPONENT CONTAINING POLYBENZOBISOXAZOLE SHORT FIBER AND EPOXIDIZED PALM OIL - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component, the at least one component comprising a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and from 1 to 30 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer, of a polybenzobisoxazole (PBO) short fiber having a length ranging from 0.5 to 20 mm and a thickness ranging from 10 to 30 microns, and from 1 to 30 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer, of an epoxidized palm oil. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108220 | TIRE WITH COMPONENT CONTAINING POLYBENZOBISOXAZOLE SHORT FIBER AND EPOXIDIZED POLYISOPRENE - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of apexes, flippers and chippers, the at least one component comprising a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and from 1 to 30 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), of a polybenzobisoxazole (PBO) short fiber having a length ranging from 0.5 to 20 mm having a thickness ranging from 10 to 30 microns, and from 1 to 50 phr of an epoxidized polyisoprene having a number-average molecular weight of 5000 to 100000. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108221 | PNEUMATIC TIRE AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A pneumatic tire and a process for manufacturing the same which enable, in the use of a film of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by blending an elastomer in a thermoplastic resin as an air permeation preventive layer, formation of the air permeation preventive layer excelling in gas barrier performance, and molding of the tire through a simple molding operation without generating any unnecessary scraps. For the pneumatic tire of the present invention, a cylindrical molded article composed of a film of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by blending an elastomer in a thermoplastic resin is crushed into a sheet-like laminate; and the sheet-like laminate is used as the air permeation preventive layer. In the manufacturing operation, the sheet-like laminate is wrapped around a making drum so that an unvulcanized tire having the sheet-like laminate as an air permeation preventive layer is molded, and the unvulcanized tire is vulcanized. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108222 | TIRE AND METHOD OF SECURING AN OBJECT THERETO - A tire and a method of securing an object thereto includes a two-piece fastening system having a first portion which is applied to an innerliner of a green tire prior to the green tire being cured and a second portion which includes an object, such as a radio frequency identification chip, attached thereto. The first portion of the two-piece fastening system is attached to the innerliner of the tire with an adhesive or by curing. The green tire is then cured and the second portion of the two-piece fastening system with the object attached thereto is then attached to the first portion of the two-piece fastening system. In an alternative embodiment, the object may be sandwiched between the first and second portions of the fastening system. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108223 | ASSEMBLY OF PNEUMATIC TIRE AND RIM - A pneumatic tire and rim assembly is provided in the cavity with a noise damper in which a sponge material extending in a circumferential direction of the tire and having a volume V | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108224 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LOW NOISE PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire having a noise damper, a method for manufacturing the same, and a method for fixing the damper to the tire are disclosed. The inner surface of the tread portion of the vulcanized tire is buffed, and the noise damper is fixed to the buffed inner surface, using a double-sided adhesive tape which has specific characteristics such as adhesive force, tensile strength, thickness, cold-resistant property, heat-resistant property and water-resistant property. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108225 | Non-Load Bearing Cut Resistant Tire Side-wall Component Comprising Knitted Textile Fabric, Tire Containing Said Component, and Processes for Making Same - This invention relates to cut-resistant tire side-wall components and tires having same, the tire side-wall components comprising at least a single layer of knitted textile fabric providing multi-directional cut resistance; the fabric comprising a first yarn having cut resistant polymeric fiber and a second yarn having inorganic fiber; the fabric further having a coating for good adhesion of the fabric to rubber such that the cut resistant tire side wall component has a free area of from 18 to 65 percent. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108226 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Fatigue breakdown of reinforcing cords embedded in a pair of folded reinforcing layers wrapping around an end of a belt layer in the width direction of a tire based on repeated compressive forces. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108227 | LIGHT WEIGHT STEEL BELTED TIRE DEVICE - The present invention generally relates to light weight tire devices comprising a plurality of layers of steel belts. The layers are each a predetermined fraction of the footprint width, and the width of each layer can vary from one layer to another. Some embodiments also include a pair of wedge strips disposed between two reinforcing layers. Furthermore, some embodiments can include a split belt, wherein the gap between the split belts is substantially occupied by a gum strip. Additionally, the belt ply cords can be angled according to one or more patterns. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108228 | TIRE HAVING AN IMPROVED BEAD STRUCTURE - A heavy load vehicle tire includes a bead structure having two reinforcing layers adjacent to the inner side of the carcass turned up ply and a chafer layer including reinforcing elements. The reinforcing layers are preferably made of steel cords including preformed filaments, the cords being inclined at angles between +10° to +35° and −10° to −35° with respect to the radial plane of the tire. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108229 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire is provided which includes: a carcass that is formed from at least one layer including a plurality of organic fibrous cords or metallic cords and that has a segmented portion segmented at a tread portion; a belt layer; and a carcass segmented portion reinforcing layer that covers the segmented portion, wherein the carcass segmented portion reinforcing layer is formed from a thermoplastic resin or from a thermoplastic elastomer in which a thermoplastic resin component and an elastomer component are blended. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108230 | SYNTHESIS OF SOLUBLE FUNCTIONALIZED LITHIUM INITIATORS - This invention discloses a process for making dilithium initiators in high purity. This process can be conducted in the absence of amines which is desirable since amines can act as modifiers for anionic polymerizations. The dilithium compounds made are highly desirable because they are soluble in aromatic solvents. The present invention also discloses a tire which is comprised of a generally toroidal-shaped carcass with an outer circumferential tread, two spaced beads, at least one ply extending from bead to bead and sidewalls extending radially from and connecting said tread to said beads, wherein said tread is adapted to be ground-contacting, and wherein said tread is a cured the rubber formulation which is comprised of (a) at least one rubbery polymer containing functional groups of the structural formula: | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108231 | NON-LOAD BEARING CUT RESISTANT TIRE SIDE- WALL COMPONENT AND TIRE CONTAINING SAID COMPONENT, AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME - This invention relates to a cut resistant tire side-wall component and processes for making such components, and a tire containing such component, the side-wall component comprising a textile fabric wherein a single layer of said fabric provides multi-directional cut resistance in the plane of the fabric, the fabric comprising at least one single yarn having a sheath/core construction, the sheath comprising cut-resistant polymeric staple fibers and the core comprising an inorganic fiber, the fabric further having a coating for improved adhesion of the fabric to rubber such that the cut resistant tire side-wall component has a free area of from 18 to 65 percent. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108232 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING ELECTROWETTING DISPLAYS - A method for fabricating an electrowetting display is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of hydrophilic ribs on a first substrate, forming a retaining wall surrounding the hydrophilic ribs, filling a non-polar solution within the hydrophilic ribs, forming a polar solution over the non-polar solution and the hydrophilic ribs within the retaining wall, providing a second substrate and assembling the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108233 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MULTILAYER INDUCTOR - A production method of a multilayer inductor is provided as one capable of readily producing a multilayer inductor which can achieve satisfactory inductance and de bias characteristics together. In this production method of the multilayer inductor, there occurs interdiffusion of a Ni component in a magnetic layer and a Zn component in a nonmagnetic sheet to form an interdiffusion layer in a region of the nonmagnetic sheet inside a conductive pattern. This method allows the interdiffusion layer to be formed without need for complicated processing of the nonmagnetic sheet. Furthermore, there is no boundary region between the magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic sheet around it, which suppresses occurrence of cracking. In the multilayer inductor, the nonmagnetic layer is located between turns of a coiled conductor to suppress degradation of dc bias characteristics and a magnetic body penetrates in a region inside the coiled conductor to suppress reduction in inductance due to provision of the nonmagnetic layer between turns of the coiled conductor. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108234 | Dual-character shock isolation methodology - A shock-mitigating method which is practiceable in a connective interface existing between a pair of interconnected structures, wherein the fundamental practice steps include (a) on one side of that interface, engaging any shock-transmission event with a cushioning material which is characterized by kinetic-energy-to-heat conversion behavior, and (b), on the other side of the interface, engaging such an event with a material which is in shock communication with the cushioning material, and which is characterized by shear-lock behavior. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108235 | COATING FOR ARCHITECTUAL PIECES, COATED PECES, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEM - A peelable thermoplastic coating ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108236 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FUEL CELLS - An apparatus and method for substantially continuously manufacturing fuel cells are provided. Each cell generates electrical power from reactions of reactants therein. Each cell includes component parts assembled and/or laminated together in a stacked configuration. The apparatus includes an assembly zone for receiving rolls of material and/or pre-formed component parts for fabricating the cells, and assembly devices for, commencing from a starting layer, progressively assembling and/or laminating layers of material and/or pre-formed component parts from the rolls to the starting layer to manufacture the fuel cells, a testing zone for applying a test procedure to the cells to identify functional cells thereof or parts thereof, a separating zone for mutually separating the functional cells into individual fuel cells, parts thereof or groups of such fuel cells, and a stacking zone for mutually assembling the functional fuel cells or the groups of such functional cells into stacks of such fuel cells to manufacture fuel cell packs. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108237 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR JOINING SUBSTRATES - A device for joining substrates ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108238 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPREGNATING A LINING MODULE PROVIDED WITH A RESIN-ABSORBING LAYER - A method and an apparatus impregnate a lining module for repairing a pipe. An end area of the lining module provided with a resin-absorbing layer and an air-tight, outer coating, is introduced into an air-tight sleeve, and an auxiliary introduction device is fixed at an introduction area of the lining module. The transitions between the lining module and the sleeve and between the introduction area and the auxiliary introduction device are closed off in an air-tight manner by at least one sealing device. The auxiliary introduction device is closed off with respect to the ambient by a releasable blocking device in an air-tight manner in such a way that the chamber, formed by the sleeve and the auxiliary introduction device and optionally also the lining module, is closed in an air-tight manner and an introduction chamber accessible from the outside is provided for filling with resin. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108239 | Tire composition with improved vulcanizing agent - A tire composition with a Shore A hardness, according to DIN 53 505 and ASTM D2240, of not less than 40 and not greater than 95 and a glass-transition temperature T | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108240 | Method of Forming an Electrode Including an Electrochemical Catalyst Layer - A method of forming an electrode having an electrochemical catalyst layer is disclosed. The method includes etching a surface of a substrate, followed by immersing the substrate in a solution containing surfactants to form a conditioner layer on the surface of the substrate, and immersing the substrate in a solution containing polymer-capped noble metal nanoclusters dispersed therein to form a polymer-protected electrochemical catalyst layer on the conditioner layer. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108241 | MEMBRANE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING - A membrane structure is provided. The membrane structure includes a first layer having a plurality of pores; and a second layer disposed on the first layer. The second layer has a plurality of unconnected pores. At least a portion of the plurality of unconnected pores of the second layer is at least partially filled with a filler such that the first layer is substantially free of the filler. At least a portion of the plurality of unconnected pores of the second layer is in fluid communication with at least one of the pores of the first layer. A method of making a membrane structure is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a first layer having a plurality of interconnected pores; disposing a second layer on the first layer, and filling at least a portion of the unconnected pores of the second layer with a filler such that the first layer is substantially free of the filler. Disposing a second layer includes depositing a metal layer on the first layer; and anodizing the metal layer to convert the metal layer into porous oxide layer. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108242 | FILM STICKING APPARATUS AND FILM STICKING METHOD - The film sticking apparatus includes: a gripping member; a pressing member pressing the adhesive face of the film being held in a planar state against one end face of a cylindrical honeycomb structure having a plurality of cells, and thus sticking the film to the one end face; and a folding member having an opening portion formed that allows an end of the honeycomb structure on the side to which the film is stuck to be inserted, wherein the folding member folds a protruding portion of the film protruding from the one end face of the honeycomb structure by inserting the honeycomb structure into the opening portion, toward a side face of the honeycomb structure, and simultaneously presses at least a part of the folded protruding portion against a part of the side face of the honeycomb structure to stick the film to the side face. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108243 | Hose retainer for thermal blanket - An inflatable convective thermal blanket is designed to have at least one section on its top surface that has securely mounted thereon at least one fluid absorbent mechanism for absorbing fluids from a subject that is placed onto the blanket, or from fluids fallen onto the blanket from other sources. The one section is configured onto the blanket in such a way that it forms a well for collecting the fluids. The fluid absorbent mechanism, which may be in the form of a pad, would absorb the collected fluid to thereby minimize evaporative and cooling effects on the subject. Instead of mounting it on top of the blanket, the fluid absorbent pad may be mounted to the underside of the blanket, with appropriate holes and/or openings provided at the fluid collecting section, so that the collected fluids are drained onto the fluid absorbent pad. To enhance the input flow of air to the blanket, as well as to enable the blanket to be flatly folded for storage or shipping, a collapsible retainer mechanism is provided at the input port(s) of the blanket. The retainer mechanism opens up to a shape that facilitates the mating of an air hose to the input port. When folded to its collapsed position, the retainer mechanism, and the input port, would lie substantially coplanarly with the blanket. When configured to the position for accepting the air hose, the retainer mechanism is positioned substantially orthogonal to the blanket. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108244 | Enhanced Thickness Fabric and Method of Making Same - The present invention provides thickened fabrics and reinforcements for use as a spacer or reinforcement for a matrix system. The fabric includes in a first embodiment a woven fabric comprising weft and warp yarns containing glass fibers. A portion of the weft yarns are undulated into a sinusoidal path forming a generally “C” shaped bridge between adjacent warp yarns which results in an increased thickness for the fabric. The fabric is coated with a polymeric resin or bonding agent, for substantially binding the weft yarns in the undulated condition. This invention also includes methods for making such fabric by increasing the thickness of a woven or non-woven material by such methods as applying tension to warp yarns having opposite twists during weaving operations, or using unbalanced yarns, for example. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108245 | METHOD OF VACUUM-ASSISTED RTM - A method of vacuum-assisted RTM includes disposing a resin distribution medium on one surface of a reinforcing-fiber substrate, covering the whole with a bag material, reducing the pressure inside the bag material, and injecting a resin into the resin distribution medium to distribute the resin substantially in in-plane directions and then impregnate the resin into the reinforcing-fiber substrate in the thickness direction. The method is characterized in that the flow resistance of the resin distribution medium itself during resin distribution is changed in in-plane directions of the reinforcing-fiber substrate, in accordance with a difference in fiber weight per unit area or density between parts to be impregnated with resin of the reinforcing-fiber substrate present in a plane direction of the reinforcing-fiber substrate, or in accordance with a difference in distance from a resin impregnation initiation part to a resin impregnation completion part between parts to be impregnated with resin of the reinforcing-fiber substrate present in a plane direction of the reinforcing-fiber substrate. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108246 | Manufacturing method of a complex geometry panel in prepreg composite material - The method comprises: a first stage in which the layers of the prepreg are spread over a mold having cavities corresponding to reliefs ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108247 | Method and Apparatus for a Retro-reflective Material - A process of making a micro glass beaded retro-reflective material comprising micro glass beads lenses, which are partially embedded in graphic matrixes of binding material. The pre-fixed rotating axes of the micro glass beads lenses lie at varying angles to the general plane of the graphic matrix to achieve uniform visibility in broad range of entrance and observation angles. The gaps between the graphic matrixes allow the permeability, flexibility, softness and color of the base material to be maintained. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108248 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE - A method for producing a piezoelectric composite substrate having a single-crystal thin film of a piezoelectric material includes an ion-implantation step and a separation step. In the ion-implantation step, He | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108249 | Method and Apparatus For Making Sealed Pouches - A method and apparatus for making pouches is disclosed. It includes using one or more of the following features: using two servo motors to drive a platen, providing a calibration routine is run at start-up and/or after the machine has been operating; controlling in response to feed back from the servo motor(s) such as feedback indicative of the distance the platen travels; the feedback is not of force exerted by the platen; and/or the platen is controlled to prevent unacceptable fracturing of the film laminate. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108250 | ADHESIVE TAPE STAMP AND METHOD FOR STAMPING AN ADHESIVE TAPE SECTION ONTO AN OBJECT - The invention is based on the aim of providing a novel office tool, and a corresponding method, wherein various application advantages of known office tools are combined. The invention provides an adhesive tape stamp | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108251 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN ABSORBENT DISPOSABLE INCONTINENCE DIAPER - We disclose a method for the production of a diaper, with an absorbent body, a front portion, a back portion and a crotch portion arranged in-between, and with lateral back portions bilaterally attached to the back portion and lateral front portions bilaterally attached to the front portion, which extend in transverse direction of the diaper beyond the main body, and are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the diaper, where the lateral back and front portions may be detachably connected to one another to apply the diaper, where a separation process including the lateral back portion, the main part and the lateral front portion is implemented to contour the bilateral leg opening areas of the diaper, so that a connected offcut is formed, characterized in that the offcut is gripped and conveyed away by a transfer roller having pin-, needle-, knob-, hook- or barb-shaped mechanical elements protruding from its surface. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108252 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING A PREFORM FOR A LOAD PATH ALIGNED FIBER COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a process and a device for manufacturing a perform ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108253 | Sealing material to metal bonding compositions and methods for bonding a sealing material to a metal surface - A downhole well tool having a component with a metal surface to which a sealing material is adhered is disclosed. The sealing material is bonded to the metal surface through the use of an energetic material disposed between the sealing material and the metal surface. Upon activation or initiation of the energetic material, the sealing material becomes bonded to the metal surface. A plastic layer may be disposed between the sealing material and the metal surface to facilitate bonding sealing material to the metal surface. The energetic material is used to bond the plastic layer to the metal surface and may be used to bond the plastic layer to the sealing material. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108254 | Tailorable titanium-tungsten alloy material thermally matched to semiconductor substrates and devices - The present invention relates generally to a metallic alloy composed of Titanium and Tungsten that together form an alloy having a Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE), wherein the content of the respective constituents can be adjusted so that the alloy material can be nearly perfectly matched to that of a commonly used semiconductor and ceramic materials. Moreover, alloys of Titanium-Tungsten have excellent electrical and thermal conductivities making them ideal material choices for many electrical, photonic, thermoelectric, MMIC, NEMS, nanotechnology, power electronics, MEMS, and packaging applications. The present invention describes a method for designing the TiW alloy so as to nearly perfectly match the coefficient of thermal expansion of a large number of different types of commonly used semiconductor and ceramic materials. The present invention also describes a number of useful configurations wherein the TiW material is made as well as how it can be shaped, formed and polished into heat sink, heat spreaders, and electrodes for many applications. The present invention also discloses the direct bonding of a TiW substrate to a semiconductor substrate. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108255 | Method For Making an Article of Armor - A method of using a hot isostatic press to make an article of armor is disclosed. A plurality of fiber layers interposed with a plurality of resin layers is laid in the hot isostatic press as a layered combination. An omnidirectional pressure is applied to the layered combination, and the combination is degassed as the pressure is applied. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108256 | CLOSED LOOP CONTROL OF ADHESIVE DOT CHARACTERISTICS - A plurality of adhesive dots are dispensed, and a characteristic for each of the plurality of adhesive dots is measured. An average and statistical dispersion for the measured characteristics of the plurality of adhesive dots are determined. The average in then compared to a function of a reference characteristic value and the statistical dispersion. A change to be made to a physical parameter of a subsequent adhesive dot is determined based at least in part on the comparison, and the subsequent adhesive dot is dispensed onto a subsequent disk drive suspension based at least in part on the change. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108257 | LIQUID ADHESIVE - A low-expanding adhesive composition comprising: a diisocyanate, a surfactant and an activator is provided. The provided adhesive composition cures upon exposure to water. The adhesive composition can be used to bond wood, metal, glass, ceramic, leather, acrylic, PVC and combinations thereof. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108258 | HOT-CURING EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITIONS THAT CAN BE USED AS BODYSHELL ADHESIVE OR STRUCTURAL FOAM - Hot-curing epoxy resin compositions are disclosed which firstly are solid in a hardened state at room temperature and secondly form an adhesion-free surface and are impact-resistant and can have high glass transition temperatures, above, for example, 110° C. An exemplary hot-curing epoxy resin composition can form separate phases on hardening, a continuous phase being formed by epoxy resins. If the compositions include a blowing agent, they can have excellent suitability for production of foams, such as structural foams. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108259 | Low Temperature Curing Of Toughened Adhesives - Surfaces are bonded together using a thermoplastic toughened epoxy adhesive wherein the adhesive contains an epoxy component, a thermoplastic component, a core/shell particle component and a curing agent. The thermoplastic toughened epoxy adhesive is only heated during bonding to a relatively low curing temperature of between 140° C. and 160° C. for a sufficient time to cure the adhesive and provide surfaces that are bonded together with a high-strength bond. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108260 | Two-Component Adhesive - Two-component adhesive for bonding wood materials, comprising an isocyanate-containing component A and an amine-containing component B, component A comprising an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer having an isocyanate functionality of ≧1.7, preferably of 1.7| 2010-05-06 | |
| 20100108261 | LOWER ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY OF PLASMA PROCESSING CHAMBER - A lower electrode assembly for use in a plasma processing chamber comprises a metal base and upper and lower edge rings. The metal base comprises metal plates brazed together and forming a brazed line on a lower side surface of the base, an edge ring support surface extending horizontally inwardly from the lower side surface and an upper side surface above the edge ring support surface. The upper edge ring comprises a lower surface mounted on the edge ring support surface and the lower edge ring surrounds the lower side surface of the base with a gap between opposed surfaces of the upper and lower edge rings and between the lower edge ring and the outer periphery of the base. The gap has an aspect ratio of total gap length to average gap width sufficient to impede arcing at the location of the braze line. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108262 | APPARATUS FOR IN-SITU SUBSTRATE PROCESSING - A plasma processing system (system) for processing a substrate is provided. The system includes a gas distribution system and a gas flow control assembly coupled to the gas distribution system. The gas flow control assembly is configured to control the input gases provided by the gas distribution system. The plasma processing system also includes a first set of nozzles coupled to the gas flow control assembly and configured to supply a first set of gases for processing a first portion of the substrate. The plasma processing system further includes a second set of nozzles coupled to the gas flow control assembly and configured to supply a second set of gases for processing a second portion of the substrate. The flow rate of the first set of gases is different from a flow rate of the second set of gases. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108263 | EXTENDED CHAMBER LINER FOR IMPROVED MEAN TIME BETWEEN CLEANINGS OF PROCESS CHAMBERS - Embodiments of liners for semiconductor process chambers are provided herein. In some embodiments, a liner for a semiconductor process chamber includes a first portion configured to line at least a portion of an inner volume of the semiconductor process chamber and a second portion configured to line at least a portion of a pump port of the semiconductor process chamber. In some embodiments, the first portion and the second portion are coupled together. In some embodiments, the first portion and the second portion of the liner may be fabricated a single piece. In some embodiments, the liner may be disposed in a process chamber having an inner volume and a pump port fluidly coupled to the inner volume. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108264 | BI-LAYER, TRI-LAYER MASK CD CONTROL - A method for controlling critical dimension (CD) of etch features in an etch layer disposed below a functionalized organic mask layer disposed below an intermediate mask layer, disposed below a patterned photoresist mask, which forms a stack is provided. The intermediate mask layer is opened by selectively etching the intermediate mask layer with respect to the patterned photoresist mask. The functionalized organic mask layer is opened. The functionalized organic mask layer opening comprises flowing an open gas comprising COS, forming a plasma, and stopping the flowing of the open gas. The etch layer is etched. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108265 | DEVICE FOR SEPARATING AND DISCHARGING TRIMMINGS CUT IN A PRE-IMPREGNATED STRIP - The invention comprises separating the strippings of a strip of paper and of a precut prepreg into strippings to be discarded and blanks to be kept using a suction roller that is tangent to the strip along an action line. In a downstream position, a device collects the blanks on said rectilinear path, and a device closer to the roller discharges the strippings. The paper runs through the device along said rectilinear path while maintaining the blanks thereon, and a strip temporary diversion device, capable of orthogonal movement relative to the strip, temporarily diverts the strip and brings it closer to the roller in order to facilitate the initial peeling of the strippings. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108266 | Tire sidewall stitcher - A hand tool for closing splices and correcting flaws arising during tire fabrication includes an elongated body member having a butt end, a front end, a top, and at least one side at a substantially right angle to the top; and a handle member is disposed at the butt end of the body member. An arm is fixedly attached to the handle or an interior side of the elongated body member and a metal wheel is rotatably attached to a protruding portion of this arm. A gripping knob is disposed atop the front end of the elongated body member for enabling downward pressure on the wheel. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108267 | Tape dispenser - A tape dispenser includes a body, a tape holder and a cutter holder respectively mounted in two ends of the body to hold a tape or a cutter blade, and an adhesion member disposed between the cutter holder and the cutter blade for sucking and securing the lead end of the tape after each tape dispensing operation and cut of the dispensed tape by the cutter blade. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108268 | PROCESSING APPARATUS - A single-unit processing apparatus | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108269 | CORRECTION TAPE APPLICATOR - Disclosed herein is a correction tape applicator or a transfer tape dispenser which is adapted to be used to correct markings, for example, such as characters, numerals, and the like recorded on a sheet of paper, or adhere sheets of paper to each other. According to the correction tape applicator of the present invention, a tape cartridge directly applied to the application work is completely protectively accommodated within a casing so that it can be used more stably for a long time period to improve durability to thereby achieve economic efficiency. Also, the tape cartridge can be easily disengaged from and engaged with the casing to enhance convenience of use, and an opening/closing space of a cover can be minimized to achieve miniaturization of the casing. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108270 | INSTALLATION FOR APPLYING GLUE TO FIBERS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FIBERBOARD - The invention relates to an installation for applying glue to fibers for the production of fiberboard, especially MDF board or similar wood material board. Said installation comprises a fiber feed unit having at least one fiber feed conduit which opens into a fiber exit tube via an arched fiber deflection element and receives the air that is used to transport the fibers, a chute which is located downstream of the fiber exit tube, a glue application device which is located e.g. between the fiber exit tube and the chute and which has spray nozzles for spraying the fibers that emerge from the fiber exit tube and enter the chute with drops of glue, and a collection device, located downstream of the chute and having a transport device for collecting and optionally carrying off the fibers. The installation is characterized in that at least a part of the fiber deflection conduit is configured as a subdivided conduit having a plurality of partial conduits, said conduit being subdivided by one or more dividing walls that extend in the axial direction. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108271 | Tire-changing machine for fitting and removing vehicle wheels - The tire-changing machine for fitting and removing vehicle wheels comprises a base frame for supporting gripping and rotating means for a vehicle wheel with a rim and a tire to be fitted/removed, an operating head operatively associated with the base frame and having at least a fitting/removal tool, operating means or actuators suitable for positioning the operating head in a work configuration in which the tool is arranged in contact against the tire substantially near the flange of the rim. The actuators are responsive to a processing and control unit which positions the operating head in the work configuration, so that the fitting/removal tools can fit, and/or remove, a tire from the rim of a vehicle wheel. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108272 | AIR BARRIER FOR DATACENTER USAGE WHICH AUTOMATICALLY RETRACTS WHEN FIRE SPRINKLERS ARE ACTIVATED - An air barrier structure located in an airflow passageway for datacenter usage, which is automatically retractable upon activation of fire sprinklers in the event of a conflagration. The barrier structure is a shade-type roll up member, which in the absence of any complex mechanical structure, will automatically retract about a spring-loaded roller upon the activation of a fire sprinkler, and whereby the barrier incorporates water-soluble structural aspects which will facilitate such automatic retraction upon being impinged upon and dissolved by a flow of water emanating from the fire sprinkler. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108273 | Collapsible auto shade support structure - A support assembly for a collapsible automobile shade such as a pleated or folding screen which can be selectively moved between a collapsed position for storage and an open position for placement in a vehicle window. The support assembly consists of one or more arcuate compressible members which extends beyond the perimeter of the pleated or folding screen. Each of the arcuate compressible members is resiliently compressible, for the purpose of conforming to an edge or perimeter of an automobile window in which the shade is installed, while maintaining the screen in an open position, thereby supplying an expansive force to hold the shade in place in the open position. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108274 | DISPOSAL PROCESS FOR SULFIDE-FREE BLACK LIQUORS - Lignin is flocculated and batched off from a sulfide-free black liquor discharged out of a pulp digestion step by water disposal techniques, and organic matters remaining in the filtrate are removed to recover water, acids and caustic soda. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108275 | POLYMER COMPOSITION FOR PEROXIDE BLEACHING OF CELLULOSIC FIBRE MATERIAL AND PROCESSES FOR PEROXIDE BLEACHING - The present invention relates to a polymer composition for peroxide bleaching of a cellulosic fibre material, said composition being in the form of a stable aqueous polymer solution obtained by bringing in an aqueous medium a first polymer (A) comprising a partly or totally acidic homopolymer of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or maleic acid, or a copolymer of acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid with an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid, into contact with a second polymer (B) comprising a polylactone of a poly-alfa-hydroxyacrylic acid in solid form or as a moist powder or as a slurry, said polymer solution having a pH of at most 5. The invention also relates to peroxide bleaching processes. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108276 | BORON NITRIDE-BASED FIBER PAPER AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - A boron nitride fiber paper having a very small fiber diameter and exhibiting excellent heat resistance, mechanical properties and heat conductivity. The fiber paper is composed of a fiber assembly which contains boron nitride fibers having a fiber diameter of not more than 1 μm in an amount of not less than 40 wt %. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108277 | PAPER PRODUCTION WITH MODIFIED SILICA GELS AS MICROPARTICLES - Use of silica sols containing sulfonic acid groups and/or mercapto groups as microparticles in paper production, in particular for paper retention. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108278 | PATTERNING ON SURFACE WITH HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MATERIALS - The present invention provides for high thermal conductivity paper that comprises a host matrix ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108279 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PAPER, PAPERBOARD AND CARDBOARD HAVING HIGH DRY STRENGTH - Process for the production of paper, board and cardboard having high dry strength by separate addition of a polymer comprising vinylamine units and of ligninsulfonic acid and/or a ligninsulfonate to a paper stock, draining of the paper stock and drying of the paper products. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108280 | NEWSPRINT PAPER FOR OFFSET PRINTING - A method of manufacturing a newsprint paper for offset printing, includes: selecting a filler or fillers having an average grain size of 0.5 to 5 μm and a zeta potential of 0 mV or above; providing a pulp slurry for making a base paper; adding the filler or fillers to the pulp slurry in an amount of more than 15 percent by weight but less than 40 percent by weight as ash relative to the dry weight of the base paper; and subjecting the resultant slurry to a papermaking machine to obtain the base paper. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108281 | Tube bank apparatus for distributing stock - A tube bank apparatus is disclosed for distributing stock in a headbox of a papermaking machine. The apparatus includes a tube having a first and a second portion for the flow therethrough of the stock. The first portion defines a bore for the flow therethrough of the stock, the bore having an upstream and a downstream end. The second portion defines a passage for the flow therethrough of the stock, the passage having an upstream and a downstream extremity. The upstream extremity of the passage cooperates with the downstream end of the bore so that the stock flows from the upstream end to the downstream end of the bore and then through the upstream extremity and then the downstream extremity of the passage. A first, second and third edge define at least a part of the downstream extremity of the passage, the second edge extending between the first edge and the third edge such that a sum of a first angle defined between the first edge and the second edge and a second angle defined between the second edge and third edge is less than 180 degrees. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108282 | PRESS FABRIC - The present invention relates to a papermakers felt including a support structure with an upper and a lower side and functional batt layers, wherein at least one of the functional batt layers is needled to the upper side and at least one functional batt layer is needled to the lower side of the support structure. The present invention is characterized in that the support structure includes a base layer and two coarse batt layers, the coarse batt layers mainly including coarse fibers of approximately 67 dtex or more, the two coarse batt layers being disposed on opposite sides of the base layer to provide the upper side and the lower side of the support structure and coarse fibers of each of the two coarse batt layers being embedded in the base layer. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108283 | LOW-PRESSURE CASTING APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR FILLING IT WITH AN INERT GAS - The present invention is aimed to provide a low-pressure casting apparatus which can prevent the molten metal that is a residue in a conduit from being oxidized. A conduit in the apparatus is connected to a lower part of a pressure chamber in which the molten metal is pressurized. Also, the end of the conduit is made so that it can communicate with a sprue for a mold. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108284 | CASTING ROLL - Intended is to provide a casting roll having an outer periphery capable of being efficiently cooled. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108285 | DEVICE FOR LOW-PRESSURE CASTING, A METHOD FOR FILLING INERT GAS IN THE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CAST - The object of the present invention is to provide a device for low-pressure casting wherein the stalk or the guiding hole is filled with inert gas by causing the space formed over the molten metal in the pressurizing room to communicate with the stalk or the guiding hole. The device for low-pressure casting ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108286 | STRIP CASTING APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED SIDE DAM FORCE CONTROL - Apparatus for continuously casting metal strip includes a pair of counter-rotatable casting rolls laterally positioned to form a nip there between through which thin strip can be cast, a pair of confining side dams adjacent the ends of the casting rolls capable of confining a casting pool of molten metal supported on the casting rolls and formed on the casting surfaces above the nip, a metal delivery system disposed above the nip and capable of discharging molten metal to form the casting pool supported on the casting rolls, side dam actuators each capable of applying cyclical axial force to the side dams without leakage, and a control system capable of actuating at least one side dam actuator to cyclically vary the apply force of the side dam against the ends of the casting rolls during a casting campaign. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108287 | STRUCTURE FOR COOLING - A structure for cooling having a cover and a water-retentive member, wherein the water-retentive member includes a bag and a water-absorptive material disposed inside the bag, wherein the water-retentive member is disposed inside the cover, wherein the first side of the cover having a moisture-permeability of 500 to 3,000 g/m | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108288 | AIR-HANDLING LUMINAIRE - An air-handling luminaire comprises a recessed troffer housing having a first pair of opposed walls and a second pair of opposed walls, the housing having a light output opening and a lens extending across the light output opening, at least one of the walls of the first pair of opposed walls and the second pair of opposed walls being substantially vertical and having at least one flow through opening for fluid communication from a volume beneath the recessed troffer housing to a plenum above the recessed troffer housing and, a rail extending from near a lower edge of the recessed troffer housing upwardly within the recessed troffer housing and adjacent the at least one flow through and concealing the at least one flow through opening. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108289 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAT EXCHANGER COOLING PASSAGES IN AERO PROPULSION STRUCTURE - Methods and apparatus of an improved cooling structure having cooling passages are provided. A method includes forming pilot holes with an electrical discharge machine (EDM) drill near a heated flow surface. The pilot holes are then shaped with a wire EDM into cooling passages having a desired shape. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108290 | METHODS AND EQUIPMENT FOR HEATING AND COOLING BUILDING ZONES - As discussed herein, a first aspect of the present invention provides a device for enabling an HVAC component to be easily connected to, and disconnected from, an HVAC system. The device can include a modular distribution box, hot and cold HVAC fluid inlet pipes, HVAC component supply and HVAC component return pipes, and hot and cold HVAC fluid outlet pipes, each of which can be coupled to the modular distribution box, and each of which can have a connector. The hot HVAC fluid inlet pipe's connector can be configured to connect to a hot HVAC pipe, and the cold HVAC fluid inlet pipe's connector can be configured to connect to a cold HVAC pipe. The HVAC component supply pipe's connector can be configured to connect to an inlet pipe of the HVAC component, and the HVAC component return pipe's connector can be configured to connect to an outlet pipe of the HVAC component. The hot HVAC fluid outlet pipe's connector can be configured to connect to the hot HVAC pipe, and the cold HVAC fluid outlet pipe's connector can be configured to connect to the cold HVAC pipe. The hot and cold HVAC fluid inlet pipes, the HVAC component supply and HVAC component return pipes, and the hot and cold HVAC fluid outlet pipes, permit the entire modular distribution box to be connected to and disconnected from the HVAC component and the HVAC system as a whole unit. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108291 | Method and apparatus for embedded battery cells and thermal management - Battery cells are embedded in a device to control thermal management of the device. One embodiment includes an embedded battery arrangement that improves thermal management of a portable computer, such as heat transfer and dissipation from heat generating components of the portable computer (including, for example, central processing unit chips or graphics processing unit chips). In one specific embodiment, a printed circuit board is mounted to a battery pack to cause improved radiation of heat from heat generating components of the portable computer to outside of the portable computer housing. In another embodiment, battery cells are distributed within the housing of a portable computer that improves thermal management. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108292 | Heat sink system with fin structure - A heat sink apparatus includes a heat conductive base plate and a plurality of fins in thermal communication with the heat conductive base plate. The plurality of fins is configured to form a plurality of curved and branching channels extending radially on the base plate. At least two of the plurality of fins are configured with a gap between them to trip a gas boundary layer formed on a first one of the at least two fins, when a gas boundary layer is present. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108293 | HIGH PRECISION AUTOMATIAC FLOW BALANCING DEVICE - A high precision automatic flow balancing device comprises a flow balancing valve set at pipeline which is controlled by an actuator. A flow sensor at the same pipeline is connected to a control terminal. The control terminal compares the preset value with the output signals of sensors from each pipeline and gives a control signal to the actuator forming a closed control loop to control the flow of fluid. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108294 | HEAT TRANSFER UNIT FOR HEATING SYSTEMS AND SUREFACES AND RAILWAY POINT HEATER - The invention relates to a heat transfer unit ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108295 | Process And Apparatus For Transferring Heat From A First Medium to a Second Medium - A process of transferring heat from a first relatively cold medium to a second relatively hot medium features rotating a contained amount of a compressible fluid about an axis of rotation, thus generating a radial temperature gradient in the fluid, and heating the second medium by means of the fluid in a section of the fluid relatively far from the axis of rotation. An apparatus for carrying out the process includes a gastight drum having a lumen for holding a compressible fluid and rotatably mounted in a frame, and a first heat exchanger mounted inside the drum relatively far from the axis of rotation of the drum. | 2010-05-06 |
