| 18th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
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| 20100108597 | Cover with integral seal - A cover device includes a cover plate having at least one recessed section defining an internal volume. A separating element is inserted in the recessed section and delimits the internal volume. The separating element is configured to permit the internal volume to fluidly communicate through the separating element. At least an edge portion of the cover plate is provided with a sealing element for abutment on an opposing surface of a structure to be sealed by the cover device. The sealing element is disposed at least along an edge of the recessed section and fixedly connects the cover plate with the separating element in a sealed manner. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108598 | Filter with Variable Pleat Depth - A filter is provided by pleated filter media having a plurality of pleats defined by wall segments extending axially along an axial direction along an axis and extending transversely along a transverse direction between first and second sets of pleat tips at first and second sets of axially extending bend lines. The pleated filter media spans laterally along a lateral span along a lateral direction, with the wall segments being spaced from each other by lateral gaps. The pleats have a pleat depth along the transverse direction along the wall segments between the first and second sets of pleat tips. The pleat depth varies as the pleated filter media spans laterally along the lateral direction. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108599 | FILTRATION MEMBRANE WITH TUBULAR SUPPORT - A membrane generally comprises a tubular support, and a polymeric membrane film on the support. The polymeric membrane film comprises three zones cast simultaneously from a single dope. The three zones include an inner zone on the support comprising macro-void pores, an intermediate zone on the inner zone comprising macro-void pores smaller than the macro-void pores of the inner zone, and a skin on the intermediate zone comprising pores of less than 1 micron. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108600 | METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF WATER-CONTAINING MATERIAL - A method and apparatus for treatment of a water-containing material. The method includes: (A) bringing a liquid of a substance in a gaseous state under normal temperature and pressure conditions into contact with a water-containing material; (B) obtaining a liquid layer through solid-liquid separation from a treated product resulting from (A); (C) vaporizing and extracting at least a portion of the substance that is in the gaseous state under normal temperature and pressure conditions as gas from the liquid layer obtained from (B); and (D) collecting a lower layer resulting from liquid-liquid separation conducting on a liquid layer resulting from (C). The method and apparatus achieve efficient treatment of a water-containing material and allow the material after the treatment to be recycled as a resource. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108601 | Method for Treating Ballast Water with a Membrane - To provide a method for treating ballast water with a membrane, which can reliably remove a fouling substance derived from a gel-like substance and a fouling substance of mineral origin, the fouling substances attached to a membrane, by separating or breaking down the fouling substances, and can maintain the membrane flux for long periods. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108602 | PROCESSES FOR THE RECOVERY OF FUEL-GRADE ETHANOL FROM DILUTE AQUEOUS STREAMS - A method for recovery of fuel-grade ethanol from dilute aqueous ethanol feed in a continuous or batch-wise process includes providing a feed tank containing a dilute aqueous ethanol liquid phase and a vapor phase, removing a portion of the vapor phase from the tank and circulating it through a membrane contactor having an inner lumen and an outer shell, recovering from the membrane contactor a feed phase substantially reduced in ethanol and a solvent phase substantially enriched in ethanol, separating an enriched ethanol phase from the solvent phase, and removing a substantial amount of water from the enriched ethanol phase to produce a fuel-grade ethanol stream. A Venturi nozzle may be used in lieu of the membrane contactor. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108603 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF WATER CONTAMINATED WITH SULFATE IONS AND WITH HEAVY METAL IONS - In a device and a process for purifying water which is contaminated with sulphate ions and heavy metal ions, the water is collected in a water reservoir and a substance having basic activity in water is fed to the water reservoir in such a manner that a precipitant having heavy metal ions is precipitated from the water, wherein at least a subquantity of water is taken off from the water reservoir and is separated into pure water which is substantially freed from sulphate ions and heavy metal ions and dirty water which is enriched with sulphate ions and heavy metal ions. The dirty water is at least in part recirculated to the water reservoir, as a result of which a concentration of sulphate ions in the water reservoir is achieved such that a precipitant having sulphate ions is precipitated from the water. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108604 | MEMBRANES FILLED WITH POROUS HOLLOW PARTICLES - The present invention provides a new composite material comprising a polymer matrix comprising dispersed molecular sieve porous particles of which at least part are hollow particles, meaning that the particles comprise a shell enclosing cavities, of which the volume is at least two times larger than the average volume of the pores comprised in the shell of such particle. The invention further relates to membranes comprising such materials as well as the use of such membranes. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108605 | Ethanol stable polyether imide membrane for aromatics separation - The present invention relates to a polymeric aromatic selective membrane comprising an cross linked polyether imide membrane that comprise the reaction of a polyether amine with an dianhydride, and that may be utilized in a process for selectively separating aromatics from a hydrocarbon feedstream comprised of aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons and at least one alcohol, typically ethanol. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108606 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING HEMODIALYSIS - Systems and methods for performing hemodialysis to remove metabolic waste from the blood of a patient are disclosed. The systems and methods preferably comprise at least one blood processing apparatus that receives whole blood from a patient. Cellular blood components are removed from the whole blood by hemofiltration, to provide filtered plasma comprising metabolic waste that is substantially reduced of blood cells. The cellular blood components may be returned to the patient. The filtered plasma comprising waste may be removed from the blood processing apparatus through a waste path for further processing in a separate apparatus, or in the same apparatus in a second stage processing procedure to remove metabolic waste components and excess water from the plasma by hemodialysis. At least one of the hemofiltration and hemodialysis processing apparatus comprises a Taylor vortex-enhanced separation apparatus. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108607 | POLYSULFONE MEMBRANES METHODS AND APPARATUSES - The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for water filtration comprising contacting a water stream with a membrane comprising a polysulfone having structural units of Formula I | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108608 | CO-SINTERED POLYMER STRUCTURES - A co-sintered porous polymer includes at least one molecule specific powder for adsorbing at least one target molecule from a complex liquid mixture when the liquid is passed through the porous co-sintered polymer. The co-sintered polymer can include a sintered porous polyethylene substrate. The or each molecule specific powder can be an immobilising adsorbent powder, for example a molecularly imprinted polymer or a rationally designed polymer. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108609 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SLURRY TREATMENT - Wastewater streams from semiconductor processing operations are treated to reduce the concentration therein of one or more metal species to a satisfactory level. The disclosed systems and technique utilize complexing ion exchange media to treat the wastewater streams having a significant concentration of oxidizing species and high solids concentration. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108610 | Method for Treating a Diamine Absorbent Stream - A diamine absorbent that contains heat stable salts is regenerated using an ion exchange process wherein the concentration of heat stable salts in the feed stream provided to the cation exchange unit is limited. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108611 | ASSAY AND KIT AND DEVICE FOR REMOVING AMYLASE FROM BODY FLUIDS - The invention is directed to separation of amylase from body fluid by contacting said body fluid with starch under conditions enabling binding between the amylase and the starch, separating between the starch-amylase bound complexes and the free components, thereby removing the bound amylase, and collecting the non-bound components. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108612 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING SMALL MOLECULE ORGANIC PHARMACEUTICALS FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS - A swellable sol-gel composition includes a plurality of interconnected organosilica nanoparticles. The swellable sol-gel composition is capable of removing a small molecule organic pharmaceutical having a log K | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108613 | Methods and Compositions to Remove Coal Fines From Aqueous Fluids - Nanoparticle-treated particle packs, such as sand beds, may effectively remove coal fines from aqueous fluids, such as contaminated water. A porous substrate treated with nanoparticles, such as alkaline earth metal oxides/hydroxides, transition metal oxides/hydroxides, post-transition metal oxides/hydroxides, piezoelectric crystals, and/or pyroelectric crystals, may remove a substantial portion of coal fines from an aqueous fluid. It is believed that the nanoparticles capture and hold the coal fines in the particle pack due to surface forces, including van der Waals and/or electrostatic forces. The nanoparticles may be applied to the substrate via a coating agent, such as alcohol, glycol, polyol, olefin, vegetable oil, fish oil, and/or mineral oil. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108614 | INJECTOR FOR FLOTATION CELL - An injector for a flotation cell, comprising a feed channel for feeding a fiber suspension flow to the flotation cell, a flow distribution element for distributing the fiber suspension flow fed to the injector into partial flows, a mixing apparatus for mixing air with the fiber suspension flow, and at least one air input point for sucking air to be mixed with the fiber suspension flow into the injector. The feed channel, the flow distribution element and the mixing apparatus are in the injector arranged with respect to one another such that a flow direction of the fiber suspension flow in the feed channel is substantially opposite to a flow direction of the fiber suspension flow through the flow distribution element and the mixing apparatus. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108615 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF A SUBSTANCE HAVING ORGANIC CONTENT - The present invention relates to a method for treatment of substance having a content of organic material, e.g. manure from stables (1). The substance is initially separated into a first liquid phase and a first sludge phase, and an oxidation is performed, preferably by ozone, on at least one of the phases of the substance. From the first sedimentation process or flotation process the first sludge phase is separated, and a second sedimentation or flotation process is performed on the first liquid phase, preferably by addition of a polymer, and from the second sedimentation process or flotation process a second liquid phase is passed on to a further separation process, in which separation process a further oxidation, preferably by ozone, is performed on the second liquid phase. Preferably, the ozonation is substantially saturated. An important advantage is that malodour from the substance may be significantly reduced, possibly even eliminated. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108616 | CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR TREATING GEOTECHNICAL SLURRIES - The invention relates to a dispersing agent composition and to a process for treating liquid slurries of bentonite particles, optionally comprising contaminating solids, in order to remove any contaminating solids and/or the bentonite particles, wherein said dispersing agent composition is added to said slurry causing contaminating solids and/or the bentonite particles to settle without flocculation. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108617 | Stormwater filtration system - A novel method to filter stormwater in existing and new facilities. The system is generally an insert or series of inserts which include lightweight aggregate (“LWA”) in a manner such that the aggregate is retained in the insert. The insert includes openings to allow water to flow into the insert and through the LWA such that contaminants are captured by the aggregate and removed from the water which exits the insert. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108618 | THICKENER AND METHOD FOR THICKENING - The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for thickening liquids carrying suspended particles, such as a slurry containing minerals. The thickening apparatus comprises a tank ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108619 | PHOTOPOLYMER SERUM SEPARATOR - Contemplated whole blood separators tubes include a curable composition with a density intermediate to the density of serum and the cell-containing fraction. After centrifugation, the curable composition is located between the serum and the cell-containing fraction and preferably irradiated with UV light to initiate a curing reaction in which the curable composition solidifies to a barrier that is immobilized and resistant to breakdown at freezing temperatures and extended storage. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108620 | DUAL SIDE CLEANING AND TRAVERSING SCREEN FILTRATION SYSTEM - A dual-side cleaning traversing screen filtration system which generally comprises a main trough water containment housing, a traversing manifold having a multitude of top and bottom disposed spray heads, flexible plumbing, a substantially planar, rectangular supported screen which is disposed over, and spans the opening of, the main trough water containment housing which, in the preferred embodiment, has a rectangular box like shape, with the combined assemblage functioning as a filter to separate unwanted debris from the water that passes through the screen into the slightly inclined main trough water containment housing where it can be continually removed and re-used. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108621 | SELF-CONTAINED PARTICLE SEPARATOR DEVICE - A concentrator of particles dissolved or suspended in a liquid includes a top surface having a hole array therethrough and a bottom surface fused to the top surface to define an intermediate volume accessed only through the hole array. A concentrator of particles dissolved or suspended in a liquid is also provided that has an inner channel and an exterior surface and a tube having a hole array providing liquid communication between the inner channel and the exterior surface. A liquid-impermeable sheath surrounds the hole array and forms a seal to the exterior surface to define a volume between said sheath and the exterior surface. A process for concentrating particles from a liquid with these concentrators is also provided. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108622 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY - A locking assembly for securing and retaining a cage to a rack. The locking assembly is supported by a rack and includes a lock member. The lock member includes an obstruction member. The lock member is movable from an unlocked position to a locked position, wherein the default position of the lock member is the locked position. The lock member is designed and constructed such that the insertion of a person's hand into the hand space between the lock member and a cage is sufficient to cause the lock member to pivot into the unlocked position and move the obstruction member so that the cage can be removed from the rack. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108623 | FOLDING SHELF DISPLAY - A presentation display for use in displaying products, samples, premiums or the like comprises a center panel, a left tray, and a right tray wherein the center panel is hingedly attached to the left tray on one side and hingedly attached to the center panel on an opposite side such that the display can easily pivot between an open and closed position, whereby the closed position eliminates all non-product space and increases shipping efficiency to 100%. The presentation display is made from three pieces of paperboard or like flexible material and has a compact shipping or storage position that folds out to a larger open or presentation position. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108624 | SPRING FEED SHELF DISPLAY WITH LATERAL ADJUSTMENT - A product display for displaying and supporting a product or plurality of products. The product display includes a base having a longitudinal axis, a pusher slidable along the longitudinal axis of the base, a first side wire laterally adjustable relative to the base assembly, and second side wire laterally adjustable relative to the base assembly. The product display may also include a stop member coupled to the base to limit laterally-outward adjustment of both the first side wire and the second side wire. Further, the first side wire may be substantially identical. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108625 | MERCHANDISING SYSTEM - A scoop includes a side member and lower blade that cooperate with each other to secure and hold a row of packages at one time. The packages are stored within a container that has a pivotable front wall to allow access to divided rows of packages within an interior of the container. During transport, the containers are supported on a rack structure that allows access to the pivotable front wall. During delivery, the front wall is pivoted into an open position and the scoop is inserted into the container to remove a row of packages for placement on a display. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108626 | PORTABLE AND ADJUSTABLE STORAGE DEVICE - A portable and adjustable storage device includes a plurality of storage containers secured on at least one support beam running substantially perpendicular to the storage containers. The at least one support beam may be lengthwise adjustable, providing an adaptable storage device that may be mounted inside various different spaces, for example, interior cabins of different vehicles. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108627 | RETRACTABLE GARAGE STORAGE CONTAINER - An overhead storage container in a closet like form that utilizes unused space inside a garage, above a garage door. The storage container is raised to a horizontal position and lowered through a 90-degree rotation to a vertical position through the use of two ropes, one of which is connected to a safety ratchet. The container will not lower or rise unless the safety ratchet is disengaged by the rope it is connected to. The second rope allows for lowering or raising of the container until more rope must be released through the use of the safety ratchet. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108628 | HANGER WITH A DISPLAY LIGHT BAR - A hanger includes a display light bar and a hanging bar defining a support portion pivotally connected to the display light bar. The display light bar may be raised and lowered via the hinge pin. The display light bar defines a channel in which one or more LEDs may be arranged to emit lights of a desired color or colors, providing a method for identifying goods hung on the hanging bar at a distance. A tagger is provided at an opposed end of the display light bar for hanging a tagging plate providing additional information regarding the goods. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108629 | ROTARY SHELF SYSTEM - A shelf system is shown and described. In one embodiment, the system is for use with a post having at least one aperture. The system comprises a first head and a second head configured to mount to the post. The system also includes a collar configured to encircle the post and rest on the first and second heads. The collar may engage a shelf or may be integral with a shelf. The collar has an inner track configured to contact the first head and an outer track configured to contact the second head. The collar is configured to allow the shelf to rotate around the post from a first rest-position and return to the first-rest position without encountering a second rest-position. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108630 | Tray Insert Movable Between Collapsed And Erected Positions - A collapsible insert includes a series of adjacent cells. Each cell may include a support surface capable raised to an elevated position above the bottom of the tray by a pair of legs. Each leg may have a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion of each leg extends below the support surface and can rest on the bottom of the tray, and functions to raise the support surface to the elevated position. The upper portion of each leg extends above the support surface and is used to divide each cell and partially constrain food product within a cell while the insert is in the erected position and disposed within a tray. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108631 | MULTI-COMPONENT CONICAL CORNER STRUCTURE FOR SHELVING - A shelving unit comprises a plurality of upright support posts and shelves having multiple corners with multi-component corner structure at each corner of the shelf for releasably connecting the shelf to the posts. Each corner structure comprises a two piece base segment and a substantially frictionless outside interlocking segment. The two piece base segment includes a housing fixedly connected to a shelf corner and a substantially frictionless inner liner within the housing. The outside interconnecting segment includes outwardly extending flanges that engage vertically oriented opposed undercut slots on the inner liner to facilitate interconnection of the base and interlocking segments. Both segments include partial frusto conical surface portions that engage a frusto conical clamping sleeve on the support posts to facilitate releasable connection of the shelf to the posts. The substantially frictionless material of the inner liner and outside interlocking segment enables ease of assembly and disassembly as well as a tight wedging fit of the components. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108632 | Pipelayer Crane Excavator Apparatus and Methods - The pipelayer crane apparatus comprises a lower, the lower comprising a lower frame, a pedestal, a lower bearing portion, a telescoping axle, a track roller, and a track shoe, an upper, the upper comprising a frame, a body, a cab, a pedestal, a upper bearing portion, and a counterweight, a lifting assembly, the lifting assembly comprising an adjacent portion, a remote portion, a joint, and a cylinder and a weldment, the weldment comprising a body, an extension, a winch, and securing members. A method for a pipelayer crane apparatus to rotate about the track shoes comprising a lower, the lower having a pedestal attached to a lower bearing surface; an upper, the upper having a pedestal attached to a upper bearing portion; bearing formed by the interaction of the upper bearing surface and the lower bearing surface; a pipe lifting assembly, the pipe lifting assembly attached to a weldment, the weldment attached to the upper; and the upper rotating about the bearing formed by the upper bearing surface and the lower bearing surface. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108633 | CAP STRUCTURE AND CONTAINER WITH THE CAP - A cap structure includes a capping body, for covering a container mouth of a container. The capping body includes a base layer, a plurality of protruding members disposed on the base layer, and a sidewall joined to a periphery of the base layer. A liner layer having coupling structures is locked with the protruding members. A space is formed between the base layer and the liner layer. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108634 | FUEL BOTTLE FOR A FUEL CARTRIDGE USING THE SAME. - A fuel bottle | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108635 | CONTAINER WITH AN INTEGRATED SPOUT - A bottle comprising a body capable of containing a fluid; a spout fluidly connected to the body; a collar comprising at least one attachment area, said collar capable of removably securing a cap; a skirt functionally connected to the collar; and a drip concentrator concentrically interposed between the spout and the collar; wherein the bottle is continuous. In one embodiment, the skirt visually engages with the body | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108636 | Integrated Tool for Fabricating an Electronic Component - A tool for use in fabricating an electronic component includes a plurality of processing modules and a transfer chamber in communication with each of the plurality of processing modules. The transfer chamber includes a component for transferring a structure to each of the plurality of processing modules. The plurality of processing modules and the transfer chamber are sealed from the surrounding environment and are under a vacuum. The plurality of processing modules includes a first module configured to perform a first process on the structure and a second module configured to perform a second process on the structure. The first process includes performing at least one shaping operation on the structure. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108637 | MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A multilayer printed wiring board manufacturing method including forming conductor posts, which are of substantially uniform thickness and with which the top surfaces are protected by a resist, on a conductor pattern disposed on an upper surface of a build-up layer formed on a core substrate, shaping the conductor posts to have a constriction by adjusting the time of immersion in an etching solution that etches the conductor posts, forming a low elastic modulus layer of substantially the same height as the conductor posts after removing the resist at the top surfaces, and forming mounting electrodes on upper surfaces of the conductor posts. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108638 | Method for producing a mould for nanostructured polymer objects - A mould for objects made of polymer material is produced by successively depositing a barrier thin layer and a thin layer of diamond-like carbon on at least a part of a metal support. The thin layer of diamond-like carbon is then nanopatterned with a predetermined pattern presenting a form factor of more than 1. Nanopatterning is performed by selective chemical etching in dry phase through a hard mask and etching stops at an interface between the thin layer of diamond-like carbon and the barrier thin layer. The hard mask used was formed beforehand on a free surface of the thin layer of diamond-like carbon by selective chemical etching in dry phase performed through a void lattice delineated by nanoparticles deposited beforehand on a free surface of said hard mask. The barrier thin layer and the nanopatterned thin layer of diamond-like carbon form a bilayer coating presenting a thickness comprised between about 100 nm and about 10 μm. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108639 | IMPRINTING MOLD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING IMPRINTING MOLD - An imprinting mold having a recess/protrusion surface. The recess/protrusion surface is made up of a plurality of regions different in the ratio of the area of recesses to the area of protrusions, and a recess/protrusion surface of a region where the recess area percentage is relatively small is formed deeper in recess/protrusion depth than a recess/protrusion surface of a region where the recess area percentage is relatively large. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108640 | DRAWING METHOD, STAMPER MANUFACTURING METHOD, INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DRAWING APPARATUS - A drawing method and a drawing apparatus use a drawing beam to draw a pattern, which will be used when forming a concave/convex pattern, on a resin layer formed on a substrate. When doing so, to prevent insufficient exposure to the drawing beam in certain parts of the pattern that tend to be insufficiently exposed, the number of irradiation of the drawing beam is changed. By doing so, the production of defects in the concave/convex pattern is avoided and the pattern can be made finer. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108641 | LAVACOAT PRE-CLEAN AND PRE-HEAT - Embodiments described herein provide methods of surface preparation using an electromagnetic beam prior to modification of the surface of a component which advantageously improve the quality of the final texture in those places and correspondingly reduces particle contamination. In one embodiment a method of providing a texture to a surface of a component for use in a semiconductor processing chamber is provided. The method comprises defining a plurality of regions on the surface of a component, moving an electromagnetic beam to a first region of the plurality of regions, scanning the electromagnetic beam across a surface of the first region to heat the surface of the first region, and scanning the electromagnetic beam across the heated surface of the first region to form a feature. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108642 | METHOD FOR REMOVING FINE-GRAIN SILICON MATERIAL FROM GROUND SILICON MATERIAL AND APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method and an apparatus for removing fine-grain silicon material from coarse-grain ground silicon material are disclosed. In the method, ground silicon material is selected that exhibits a predominantly brown color in an aqueous suspension, indicating that a considerable fraction of the ground silicon material has a grain size of less than 0.25 μm, and the ground silicon material is supplied to a reaction vessel. An aqueous or water-containing solution of a base is added to the ground silicon material, causing an etching process which chemically removes a fine fraction with a grain size of less than approximately 1 μm. Acid or water is then added to terminate etching and cause rapid sedimentation of a suspension in form of a relatively coarse-grain solid, which can be removed for further processing. The solution formed above the relatively coarse-grain solid can also be withdrawn. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108643 | SWITCHING DEVICE WITH A VACUUM INTERRUPTER CHAMBER - The disclosure relates to a switching device with a vacuum interrupter chamber in which at least one moving contact piece is arranged. To considerably increase the switching rating and the dielectric strength, the disclosure proposes that two series-connected contact arrangements with a total of two contact levels which can be opened are arranged within a vacuum interrupter chamber. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108644 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING BORES IN AN EDGE OF A TURBINE BLADE - An apparatus for making bores in a turbine blade edge is provided. The apparatus includes a drilling device and a guide for the drilling device. The guide includes a bearing element with a gap which is delimited by bearing faces and has the shape of a turbine blade edge. Further, the apparatus includes two guide modules which lie opposite one another and are brought to bear with a side face of the turbine blade and which together form a tension device for fixing the guide on the turbine blade. Furthermore, a method for making bores in a turbine blade edge using such an apparatus is provided. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108645 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC UNDERWATER WELDING FOR MAKING A WELDING JOINT ON A SURFACE - The invention relates to a device for automatic under-water welding for making a welding joint ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108646 | Method For Arc Welding With Consumable Electrode - Methods for arc welding unalloyed or low-alloy steels with consumable electrode under protective gas are suggested, in which the protective gas is a mixture comprising at least helium and an active gas as well as a further inert gas. In the general case, the proportion of the active gas in the total volume of the protective gas is to be in the range from more than 0.5% to approximately 1,5% and the proportion of helium in the total volume of the protective gas is to be more than 30%. In case an electrode having a lowered or medium Si content of approximately 0.2% to approximately 0.4% is used, the proportion of the active gas in the total volume of the protective gas is to be approximately 1% to approximately 5%. If an electrode with a low Si content of approximately 0.05% to approximately 0.1% is used, the proportion of the active gas in the total volume of the protective gas is to be approximately 3% to approximately 10%. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108647 | Heat Transferring Member for Solder Handling Device, and Electric Soldering Iron and Electric Desoldering Tool with the Heat Transferring Member - A heat transferring member comprises a heat transfer body for melting solder, and a pipe inserted into a hole formed in the heat transfer body, wherein heat from a heating member is conducted to the heat transfer body. The pipe includes a tubular-shaped substrate made of copper or copper alloy, and an aluminum oxide film formed at least on a peripheral surface of the tubular-shaped substrate. The pipe may be press-fitted in the hole. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108648 | Hybrid laser processing apparatus - A processing table | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108649 | PROCESSING APPARATUS USING ULTRASHORT PULSE LASER - The present invention relates to an ultrashort pulse laser processing device. The ultrashort pulse laser includes a stage a transfer member, a front confocal microscope, a front laser generating unit, and a front highpowered lens. A sample is provided on the stage to be processed, the transfer member transfers the stage, and the front confocal microscope is provided above the stage. The front laser generating unit is provided between the front confocal microscope and the stage to generate an ultrashort pulse laser, and the front high-powered lens focuses the laser provided from the front laser generating unit. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108650 | Automatic Positioning/Engraving Method For A Laser Engraving Machine - An automatic positioning/engraving method for a laser engraving machine is provided. A pen carriage of the laser engraving machine is moved above a provided workpiece. Before engraving, at least two positioning points on the peripheries of the workpiece are first positioned. A processor is used to calculate and determine a center for the positioning points. Finally, a driving unit is utilized to move the pen carriage to the center point and begin pattern engraving or cutting operation. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108651 | METHOD FOR INCORPORATING A STRUCTURE INTO A SURFACE OF A TRANSPARENT WORKPIECE - The invention relates to a method for incorporating a structure (M) into a surface (O) of a workpiece (W) that is transparent in a certain wavelength range. For this purpose the surface (O) to be structured is brought into contact with a target surface ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108652 | SYSTEM METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRY-IN, DRY-OUT, LOW DEFECT LASER DICING USING PROXIMITY TECHNOLOGY - A substrate processing system includes a first, movable surface tension gradient device, a dicing device and a system controller. The first, movable surface tension gradient device is capable of supporting a first process within a first meniscus. The first meniscus being supported between the first surface tension gradient device and a first surface of the substrate. The first movable surface tension gradient device capable of being moved relative to the first surface of the substrate. The dicing device is oriented to a desired dicing location. The desired dicing location being encompassed by the meniscus. The system controller is coupled to the dicing device and the surface tension gradient device. The system controller includes a process recipe. A method for dicing a substrate is also described. The method of dicing a substrate including placing a substrate in a substrate dicing system, forming a meniscus between a proximity head and a first surface of the substrate, dicing the substrate at a desired dicing location and simultaneously capturing any particles and contaminants generated by dicing the substrate within the meniscus, the meniscus including the desired dicing location and moving the meniscus in a desired dicing direction. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108653 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING RESIDUAL STRESS IN TUBULAR BODY AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING RESIDUAL STRESS IN TUBULAR BODY - An object is to provide a method and an apparatus for improving a residual stress in a tubular body, which are enabled to improve the residual stress reliably by clearly defining controlling rage for treatment conditions without depending on an installation state and configuration of the tubular body. When an outer-circumferential surface of a welded portion of a cylindrical tubular body ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108654 | WELD PARAMETER INTERFACE - A system and method for determining settings or parameters for a welding-type power source are provided. By presenting an operator with an interface that is positioned along the path of a weld cable and configured to input weld characteristics, an operator is not required to determine electrical parameters for setting a welding-type power source output at the power source. The interface is presented to the operator at a remote welding-type device, such as a wire feeder, a weld robot, a torch, or the like. From the operator-specified weld characteristics, the system and method determine appropriate settings for the power source. In some embodiments, the system and method may automatically set the power source accordingly. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108655 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERMANENTLY CONNECTING COMPONENTS OF HEAT- MELTABLE, METALLIC MATERIALS - The invention relates to a method for permanently interconnecting components from a heat-meltable metal material, using a robot-controlled welding unit for carrying out a hybrid welding process. According to the method, a high performance metal active gas welding process (high performance MAG) is carried out. A component ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108656 | CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING WELDING TORCH - The invention relates to a connector ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108657 | ELECTRICALLY HEATABLE HONEYCOMB BODY WITH ZONES OF INCREASES RESISTANCE AND MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AT LEAST ONE HONEYCOMB BODY - An electrically heatable honeycomb body is formed with at least one wound stack of sheet-metal foils. A first end of the stack is connected to an electrical terminal and a second end is connected to an electrical ground. The stack has a plurality of sheet-metal foils which are in electrical contact with one another and which are at least partially structured and determine, in the direction of the structures, a height of the stack. The stack has at least one curvature with a small radius of curvature and a relatively large radius of curvature. A curvature section including the at least one curvature has at least one zone with increased electrical resistance starting from the small radius of curvature and extending over part of the height of the stack. A motor vehicle having at least one honeycomb body, is also provided. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108658 | Dual voltage regulating system for electrical resistance hot surface igniters and methods related thereto - Systems and methods for energizing a low voltage electrical resistance igniter are disclosed. The systems and methods determine the line voltage into the system and control the voltage being applied to the electrical resistance igniters so a first regulated voltage is applied initially and for a time period and thereafter a second regulated voltage is applied, the second voltage being the operating voltage for the igniter. The systems and methods decrease the amount of time required to heat-up the low voltage electrical resistance igniter to a temperature sufficient to ignite a fuel-air mixture while regulating the output voltage being delivered to the igniters to prevent over voltage damage to the igniters. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108659 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING HEAT TO A SURFACE - A heating apparatus is disclosed having a first region containing a heat source and a second region that is separate from and thermally coupled with the first region via an interface element. The heating apparatus also includes a convection deflector disposed within the interior of the first region to direct convective heat towards the interface element. The deflector can have a geometric shaped cross-section with a first side oriented towards the heat source and an opposing second side oriented away from the heat source. The first and second sides are adapted to reflect radiant and convective heat. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108660 | BUILT-IN COOKING APPLIANCE AND INSTALLATION APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - Provided is a built-in cooking appliance. According to the built-in cooking appliance, the inside of the cooking appliance is effectively cooled and the inside can be waterproofed without protruding the top plate above the cabinet. Therefore, cooling efficiency, stability in using, convenience in cleaning, esthetic feeling, and reliability of a product can be improved. The built-in cooking appliance includes a top plate, a main body below the top plate, a fan, a cabinet, a gap portion, and a top frame. At least a heating unit is disposed inside the main body. The fan forms a cooling passage inside the main body. The plate is installed on the cabinet. The gap portion defines at least a portion of the cooling passage, and is formed by at least an edge on one side of the top plate and the cabinet separated from each other. The top frame covers the gap portion. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108661 | MULTI-LAYER HEATING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A multi-layer heating assembly, configured to be embedded inside or mounted on a component and to provide ice protection for the component, includes a first heating element, a second heating element, and a dielectric support having opposed first and second surfaces. The first heating element is located on the first surface and the second heating element is located on the second surface. The multi-layer heating assembly is configured to provide failure immunity or variable watt density. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108662 | Plasticating Barrel With Integrated Exterior Heater Layer - A plasticating barrel is provided with a primary heating system having at least one laminated ceramic heater, where the ceramic heater has an electrical insulating layer interposed between the ceramic heater layer and an outer wall of the barrel, and the longitudinal length of the ceramic heater is arranged over a portion of the barrel length. A secondary heating system may also be provided and overlaps, at least in part, the primary heating system. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108663 | Positioning rack for thin-type electrothermal straps - The positioning rack for electrothermo straps includes a base with multiple arms extending radially from the base and each arm is connected with a board. Two engaging members each have a neck connected to the arm and an enlarged block IS connected to the neck. Each board is made of thermal insulation material and has multiple positioning recesses defined in two sides thereof. Each board has two holes and two secure slots which communicate with the two holes respectively. The block passes through the hole and the neck is moved to be engaged with the secure slot to connect the board to the arm. At least two electrothermal straps are engaged with the positioning recesses and spirally mounted to the boards. The boards can be easily replaced without use of rivets. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108664 | Carbon nanotube heater - An apparatus includes a hollow heater. The hollow heater has a hollow supporter, a heating element and at least two electrodes. The at least two electrodes are separately and electrically connected to the heating element. The hollow supporter defines a hollow space, the hollow supporter has an inner surface and an outer surface. The heating element disposed on one of the surfaces of the hollow supporter. The heating element includes a carbon nanotube structure. The carbon nanotube structure includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes combined by wan der Waals attractive force. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108665 | INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEM AND INDUCTION HEATING METHOD OF METAL PLATE - A system for induction heating a metal plate passing through an inside of an induction coil, which induction heating system arranging at least two sections of the induction coil adjacent in a longitudinal direction of said metal plate, wherein when vertically projecting the induction coil of the front surface side and back surface side of said metal plate onto said metal plate, said front surface side and back surface side conductors are arranged offset so as not to overlap in the longitudinal direction of said metal plate in that vertical projection, further, said front surface side conductors being in proximity and said back surface side conductors being arranged having a distance apart more or said back surface side conductors being in proximity and said front surface side conductors being arranged having a distance apart more, said induction heating system able to control the heating temperature distribution even for thin metal plate without regard to being magnetic or nonmagnetic, in particular an induction heating system able to control the temperature at the ends of the metal plate, and an induction heating method for the same. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108666 | Method for high pressure/high velocity welding or joining first and second metal workpieces before welding/joining; article of manufacture made thereby - A method is provided for forming a metallurgical bond. A first metal workpiece ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108667 | Fuzzy Logic-Based Control of Microwave Dryers - A fuzzy logic-based system and method for controlling the drying of material by a microwave applicator. The system includes power output controller that controls applicator output power; material sensor that detects amount of material in the applicator; and fuzzy logic controller that receives a signal from the material sensor indicating the current amount of material in the applicator and adjusts the microwave output power based on the current amount of material in accordance with fuzzy logic rules by sending a control signal to the power output controller. A membership function divides the expected range for the amount of material into multiple regions, each region having precomputed regional output settings. The regional output settings of the regions that include the current amount of material are used to compute the control signal. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108668 | DEVICE FOR MICROWAVE HEATING OF A FOOD PRODUCT - A container | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108669 | Assembly box structure - An assembly box structure includes two first side boards and two second side boards. Symmetric protruding portions are outwardly extended from two short sides of the first side boards. Symmetric recession portions are inwardly caved at two sides of a longer edge of the second side board. The protruding portion of one side of the first side board is embedded with the recession portion of the second side board through the two first side boards interlaced and assembled to the two second side boards, thereby rapidly assembling the hollow box body. Side bottom boards are extended from the bottoms of the first and second side boards. A plurality of through holes is arranged according to the proper distance spaced at interval. A plurality of expansion cylinders is at the periphery of the bottom of a bottom board, and corresponds to the through holes of each side bottom board. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108670 | CONTAINER - A container ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108671 | Pressure Relief System - A pressure relief system including a container having (a) at least two layers sealed together to form a closed cavity and (b) a stress point area is disclosed. The stress point area is configured to rupture upon sufficient pressure being generated in the closed cavity so that venting of pressurized contents of the container cavity may occur without explosive bursting of the container. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108672 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT - The present invention provides a valve arrangement for location on a vessel for holding liquids, comprising: a supporting member configured to form a valve seat; a deformable sealing member located against said valve seat and arranged for deformation under an applied pressure to present a first gap between said sealing member and said valve seat in a region where pressure is applied to allow a liquid to be dispensed from the vessel via said valve arrangement, and a second gap between said sealing member and a valve seat in a region where pressure is applied, to allow air to enter said valve arrangement. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108673 | PLASTIC CAP WITH IC TAG AND METHOD OF ATTACHING IC TAG TO THE CAP - [Problem] To provide a plastic cap with an IC tag without interrupting transmission and reception of information to and from the IC tag, reliably inputting product information to the IC tag and reliably outputting product information that is input. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108674 | LID, IN PARTICULAR FOR A DISPOSABLE CUP - A lid for a cup which provides for use of a beverage bag unit comprising a beverage bag and a drawstring connected to the beverage bag, the lid comprising: a flange for attachment to a cup; and a body unit comprising a body section including an aperture through which the drawstring is slideable, and at least one wing member operable to allow a user to squeeze and/or hold the beverage bag when in a raised position. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108675 | MEDICAL WASTE CONTAINER - In one example of the present invention, a medical waste container assembly includes a container having a base portion and an upper edge and a secondary lid located adjacent the upper edge of the container having a door hingeably attached to the secondary lid with the door being trimmed from a portion of the secondary lid. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108676 | BOX WITH RETRACTABLE LID FOR COSMETIC OR TOILETRY PRODUCTS - A box for cosmetic or toiletry products includes a body having a bottom and a free edge | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108677 | CHILD RESISTANT BLISTER PACKAGE HOUSING WITH REMOVABLE TAB STRIPS - A child resistant product package includes a first panel, a second panel, a tab strip insert, and a blister package. The first panel incorporates at least one blister aperture and at least one tab strip access pad. The second panel includes at least one product access aperture and at least one tab strip grasping pad. The tab strip insert has at least one tab strip. The first panel and the second panel are fastened together. Once fastened together, the first panel and the second panel collectively form a housing for the tab strip insert and the blister package. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108678 | EASISLY OPENABLE CAN AND METHOD OF OPENING THE CAN - An easily openable metal can largely openable in the arranged state of two sheet metal-made cans in series. A means such as a projection for opening the drinking mouth of another can is formed at the lower part of a can body, and a break line and a means for guiding the means such as the projection are formed at the upper part thereof. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108679 | Can, and a Body and Panel Therefor - The invention relates to a can, comprising a body provided with a panel, wherein the panel is provided with a tab comprising a front tab part and a rear tab part for gripping in forming by engagement of the front tab part with the panel of an opening in the panel, wherein the panel is provided with a flip panel area at least beneath the rear tab part, which panel area forms a depression beneath the rear tab part dependent on a negative pressure difference over the panel, and to a body and panel for such can. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108680 | Enhanced tamper evident container with tear-apart parts - A container clearly indicates that it has been opened after a store clerk loads food into the base of the container and closes a covering of the container onto the base. The covering ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108681 | Port Assembly for Use With Needleless Connector - A port assembly includes a housing with an opening and a bore therethrough, a slit septum disposed in the opening to control access through the opening, a base joined to the housing and having a membrane attached thereto, a perforator having a first end abutting the slit septum and a second end aligned with the membrane, and a resilient member disposed between the perforator and the base. The perforator has first and second lumens, the first lumen extending between the first and second ends of the perforator and the second lumen extending between a point between the first and second ends and the second end. The perforator also has a seal disposed about the first lumen at the first end of the perforator, and a valve associated with the second lumen to limit flow of fluid through the second lumen in the direction of the second end. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108682 | Waterproof cover assembly - A waterproof cover assembly has a frame and a lid. The frame has a pivoting recess and two mounting notches. The mounting notches are formed respectively in ends of the pivoting recess. Each mounting notch has a polygonal pivoting hole, an opening and an extending slot. The opening and the extending slot are formed oppositely in the corresponding end of the pivoting recess and align to each other. The lid is connected pivotally to the frame and has a pintle with two polygonal positioning ends. The positioning ends are mounted rotatably in the pivoting holes of the mounting notches. When the lid is pivoted and the positioning ends and the pivoting holes are unmatched to each other, the openings and the extending slots are expanded to loose the pivoting holes. Therefore, the pivoting holes and the positioning ends are kept from being worn down to provide long-term positioning function. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108683 | STORAGE ENCLOSURES - Enclosure for storing sensitive materials are disclosed. They may be in a special container ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108684 | ARTICLE HOLDING DEVICE FOR AERIAL WORK PLATFORM - An article holding device, for an elevated work platform having a railing configured by a plurality of horizontal bars, includes a body member and at least one bracing member. The body member is adapted to be disposed on the railing and the at least one bracing member is capable of supporting the body member on the elevated work platform. The body member includes a first compartment, a second compartment and a channel unit disposed therebetween. The first compartment and the second compartment include a plurality of adjustable sections configured therein. The first compartment, the second compartment and the channel unit are capable of receiving articles therein. The at least one bracing member is capable of being adjustably positioned between at least two horizontal bars of the plurality of horizontal bars of the railing for supporting the body member on the elevated work platform. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108685 | Paint Pal Assembly - The main components of the Paint Pal assembly is an oversized an inner paint pan, an organizer tool tray for storing tools, and a storage container with an airtight sealed lid. The container is adapted and dimensioned to store the inner paint tray and the organizer tool tray therein. The organizer tool tray has a plurality of compartments for storing several brushes and a specific compartment designed to store the paint roller. The inner paint tray is larger than the conventional paint tray and has legs which allow the pan to sit level on a flat surface. The inner tray is tapered and walled. The assembly further comprises specially designed ergonomic paint brushes. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108686 | TWO CELL CUP - A two cell cup for a cup holder is provided. The two cell cup includes a first cavity housing, a second cavity housing and a first rim. The first cavity housing forms a first cavity with a first opening. The second cavity housing forms a second cavity with a second opening. The first rim is generally circular in shape. Moreover, the first rim partially defines the first and second openings to the first and second cavities. The first and second openings of the first and second cavities are located within the first rim. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108687 | ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM FOR TANK FILLING, WITHDRAWAL AND PRESSURE MANAGEMENT OF A CRYOGENIC LIQUID - A tank for a cryogenic liquid is fitted with a conduit assembly that provides for flow of the cryogenic liquid into and out of the tank, venting of the tank and control of the fill level in the tank. The conduit assembly includes serpentine tubes that extend into an upper region within the inner shell. Within the inner shell, one of the tubes extends downwardly to a lower opening and provides for liquid flow into and out the tank; the other tube has an end with a downwardly facing opening in the upper region whereby vapor can be conducted out of the tank and the fill level is established. A system for effecting pressure management of the cryogenic liquid in the tank includes a conduit network that provides for pressure build as pressure in the conduit network drops and provides for delivery of liquid only to, e.g., a vehicle engine. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108688 | Underground Storage Tank with Sediment Trap - The Invention is an underground storage tank apparatus and method. A buried underground storage tank has a tank sump and a manway defined by a manhole skirt side wall communicating from the surface of the ground to the tank sump. A sediment trap is disposed annularly within the manway and intercepts water and sediment flowing down the manhole skirt wall. An inside wall of the sediment trap is in an annular spaced-apart relation with a tank sump perimeter watt, which together define an annular space interior volume that receives water that overtops the sediment trap inside wall and which receives liquid that overtops the tank sump perimeter wall. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108689 | EMBOSSED METAL FOIL - A metal sheet at least part of which is embossed with an embossing pattern that includes undulations which are mutually arranged closely adjacent to each other so that in use egress of fluid from the plane of the sheet is omnidirectionally controlled. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108690 | Stainless Steel-Carbon Steel Enamelized Cookware - Cookware made from a composite metal sheet having a stainless steel or titanium layer defining a cooking surface bonded to a low carbon steel layer having a porcelain enamel layer applied thereto and forming an exterior of said cookware. An intermediate layer of copper or nickel may also be bonded between the layers of stainless steel or titanium and the low carbon steel layer. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108691 | PRESSURE VESSELS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS AND A METHOD FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE - The invention relates to a pressure vessel consisting of a housing and an insulating layer lining the inner surface of the housing. The housing is formed from a fiber composite material which has a high mechanical and thermal resistance and the insulating layer is formed from a gas-tight silicone elastomer, with the housing and the insulating layer being bonded to each other. The invention also relates to a method for the manufacture of such pressure vessels. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108692 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MAKE A FUEL TANK INERT - A method and system used to make a fuel tank inert that includes a chiller assembly coupled in flow communication with a vehicle fuel tank, and a system controller assembly operatively coupled to the chiller assembly. More specifically, the chiller assembly includes a pump configured to extract a quantity of a fluid from the vehicle fuel tank, and an evaporator configured to receive a flow of the extracted quantity of fluid from the pump and further configured to reduce a temperature of the fluid. The chiller assembly also includes a chiller controller configured to activate and deactivate the pump. The system controller assembly is operatively coupled to chiller controller, wherein the system controller assembly is configured to transmit to the chiller controller one of a start signal to start chiller operations or a stop signal to stop chiller operations. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108693 | INSULATED DOUBLE-WALLED DISPOSABLE PLASTIC CUP - A thermally insulated double-walled disposable plastic container includes a container body having an inner cup and outer cup fixedly separated by an insulating space. The thermally insulated double-walled disposable plastic container is open at the top and enclosed at the bottom. The insulating space includes a gas for providing thermal insulation. A preferred gas is air. Preferred methods for making the insulated disposable double-walled plastic container includes blow-molding, thermoforming or injecting molding an inner cup and outer cup then fixedly connecting the inner cup and outer cup to define an insulation space there between. | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108694 | HEAT-INSULATING CONTAINER - The invention relates to a heat-insulating container with a surrounding wall ( | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108695 | AIR-POCKET INSULATED DISPOSABLE PLASTIC CUP - An air pocket insulated double-walled disposable plastic container having an inner sheet and an outer sheet. The inner sheet is formed having inwardly protruding indentations that create a plurality of uniformly spaced air pockets when the inner sheet is attached to an inner surface of the outer sheet in a manner whereby the indentation contacts the inner surface of the outer sheet | 2010-05-06 |
| 20100108696 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROTATIONALLY RESTRAINING A MIXING CONTAINER - A container for containing food and/or beverage ingredients is described. The container is of a type which may be supported in a support while the ingredients inside the container are processed, such as by a rotating blade or other mechanism. The container includes anti-rotation elements positionable in anti-rotational contact with a corresponding protruding portion in a container support in a manner which restricts rotational movement of the vessel relative to the container support. The off-set between each of the anti-rotation elements is an angle other than 180°. | 2010-05-06 |
