19th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100116380 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING STRIPS OF SILICON STEEL OR MULTIPHASE STEEL - The invention relates to a method for producing strips ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100116381 | INTERNAL HIGH HARDNESS TYPE PEARLITIC RAIL WITH EXCELLENT WEAR RESISTANCE AND ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE RESISTANCE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - An internal high hardness type pearlitic rail that has a composition containing 0.73% to 0.85% by mass C, 0.5% to 0.75% by mass Si, 0.3% to 1.0% by mass Mn, 0.035% by mass or less P, 0.0005% to 0.012% by mass S, 0.2% to 1.3% by mass Cr, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, in which the value of [% Mn]/[% Cr] is greater than or equal to 0.3 and less than 1.0, where [% Mn] represents the Mn content, and [% Cr] represents the Cr content, and in which the internal hardness of a rail head that is defined by the Vickers hardness of a portion located from a surface layer of the rail head to a depth of at least 25 mm is greater than or equal to 380 Hv and less than 480 Hv. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116382 | AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT IN INTERGRANULAR CORROSION RESISTANCE AND STRESS CORROSION CRACKING RESISTANCE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL MATERIAL - An austenitic stainless steel excellent in intergranular corrosion resistance and stress corrosion cracking resistance, comprising: C: 0.005 wt % or less; Si: 0.5 wt % or less; Mn: 0.5 wt % or less; P: 0.005 wt % or less; S: 0.005 wt % or less; Ni: 15.0 to 40.0 wt %, Cr: 20.0 to 30.0 wt %, N: 0.01 wt % or less; O: 0.01 wt % or less; and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the content of B included in the inevitable impurities is 3 wt ppm or less. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116383 | METHOD OF HEAT TREATMENT FOR DESENSITIZING A NIKEL-BASED ALLOY RELATIVE TO ENVIRONMENTALLY-ASSISTED CRAKING, IN PARTICULAR FOR A NUCLEAR FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ASSEMBLY AND FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR, AND A PART MADE OF THE ALLOY AND SUBJECTED TO THE TREATMENT - A heat treatment method for desensitizing a nickel-based alloy with respect to environmentally-assisted cracking, the alloy having the following composition in percentages by weight: C≦0.10%; Mn≦0.5%; Si≦0.5%; P≦0.015%; S≦0.015%; Ni≧40%; Cr=12%-40%; Co≦10%; Al≦5%; Mo=0.1%-15%; Ti≦5%; B≦0.01%; Cu≦5%; W=0.1%-15%; Nb=0-10%; Ta≦10%; the balance being Fe, and inevitable impurities that result from processing, characterized in that the alloy is held at 950° C.-1160° C. in an atmosphere of pure hydrogen or containing at least 100 ppm of hydrogen mixed with an inert gas. A part made of a nickel-based alloy having the composition and that has been subjected to the heat treatment. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116384 | GAS GENERATING COMPOSITIONS HAVING GLASS FIBERS - Compositions and methods relate to gas generants used in inflatable restraint systems. The gas generant grains include a fuel mixture having at least one fuel and at least one oxidizer, which have a burn rate that is susceptible to pressure sensitivity during combustion. The gas generant composition further includes a plurality of pressure sensitivity modifying glass fiber particles distributed therein to lessen the pressure sensitivity and/or to increase combustion stability of the gas generant. Such gas generants can be formed via spray drying techniques. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116385 | Methods of forming a sensitized explosive and a percussion primer - A sensitized explosive that comprises an explosive precipitated onto a sensitizer. The explosive is CL-20, PETN, RDX, HMX, or mixtures thereof and the sensitizer is aluminum, titanium, zirconium, magnesium, melamine, styrene, lithium aluminum hydride, or mixtures thereof. The sensitized explosive is used in a percussion primer that includes a bismuth compound and a melt binder. The bismuth compound is bismuth oxide, bismuth subnitrate, bismuth tetroxide, bismuth sulfide, or mixtures thereof and the melt binder is a wax having a melting point above ambient temperature, trinitrotoluene, poly(3,3-bis(azidomethyl)oxetane), poly(3-azidomethyl-3-methyloxetane), ethyl-3,5-dinitrobenzoate, or mixtures thereof. A gun cartridge and other primer-containing ordnance assemblies employing the percussion primer are also disclosed. Methods of forming the sensitized explosive and the percussion primer are also disclosed. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116386 | PROTECTIVE ELEMENT - A protective element for a cross member or shaft housing of a frame in a screening arrangement. The protective element is attachable to the cross member or shaft housing by wrapping the protective element around the cross member or shaft housing and clamping a first portion of the protective element to a second portion of the protective element by at least one clamping device. The protective element has an outwards facing surface, which is wear-resistant to withstand wear from piece goods or particle goods impinging or sliding on the outwards facing surface. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116387 | PROTECTIVE SECONDARY ENCLOSURE APPARATUS WITH MODULAR FACE PROTECTIVE OPTIONS FOR HANDHELD DEVICES - The present disclosure provides a protective secondary enclosure apparatus with modular face protective options for use with a mobile phone, iPhone, smart device, personal handheld unit, or the like. The protective secondary enclosure apparatus provides environmental protection from scratches, bumps, and the like. The modularity of the protective secondary enclosure apparatus enables different levels of environmental protection and different designs to enhance the fashion appeal of the device being protected. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116388 | TRUCK RACING TIRE - The invention is directed to a pneumatic radial ply truck tire having a tread with a tread depth D, at least two circumferential grooves dividing the tread into at least a first shoulder circumferential rib, an intermediary circumferential rib, and a second shoulder circumferential rib, the tire being characterized by the tread having a base region disposed at depth D and a cap region over the base region, the base region and the cap region adjoining along a boundary, the cap region comprising a cap rubber composition having properties measured at 23° C. of: elongation of 400 to 500%, true tensile of 77 to 83 MPa, 300% modulus of 9 to 11 MPa, tensile strength of 14 to 15 MPa, shore A hardness of 63 to 68, rebound of 20 to 25%; and the base region comprising a base rubber composition having properties measured at 23° C. of: elongation of 470 to 520%, true tensile of 135 to 150 MPa, 300% modulus of 13 to 15.5 MPa, tensile strength of 22 to 25 MPa, shore A hardness of 63 to 67, rebound 50 to 55%. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116389 | CUSHION COMPOUND FOR COLD-RETREADING TYRES - A cushion compound for cold retreading tyres, having a polymer base, a reinforcing filler, a curing system, and 0.5 to 15 phr of a para-t-butylphenolacetylene tackifier resin. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116390 | DECOUPLING GROOVE FOR PNEUMATIC TIRE TREAD - A pneumatic radial ply truck tire for use on medium truck trailers includes a tread, a casing with two sidewalls, one or more radial plies extending from, and wrapped about, two annular beads, and a belt reinforcement structure located radially between the tread and the one or more radial plies. The tread includes a plurality of circumferentially extending tread grooves, a pair of circumferentially extending shoulder ribs, a pair of radially recessed ribs being radially recessed and non-road contacting under static load disposed at a lateral edge of the shoulder ribs, and a pair of circumferentially extending decoupling grooves. Each decoupling groove defines a transition between a corresponding shoulder rib and a corresponding recessed rib. A lateral edge of one of the shoulder ribs has a first radius of curvature forming a transition from a radially outer surface of the shoulder rib to a first side surface of the corresponding decoupling groove. A base surface of the decoupling groove has a second radius of curvature forming a transition from the first side surface to a second side surface of the decoupling groove. A radially outer surface of the corresponding recessed rib has a third radius of curvature forming a continuous transition from the second side surface to a third outer side surface of the shoulder portion of the tread. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116391 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The heat resistance of carcass cords is enhanced, whereby the runflat durability is enhanced. A pneumatic tire has a carcass | 2010-05-13 |
20100116392 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes a pair of first circumferential main grooves formed in the center region of a tread, a pair of second circumferential main grooves formed respectively outward of the corresponding first main grooves, a plurality of first lug grooves which each extend from one of the two shoulder ends of the tread inward in the tire-width direction and communicate with the corresponding first main groove, a plurality of second lug grooves alternately arranged in the tire circumferential direction which each extend from one of the two shoulder ends of the tread inward in the tire-width direction but do not communicate with the corresponding first main groove, a center rib defined between the pair of first main grooves and extends continuously in the tire circumferential direction, a shoulder block row defined between each of the second main grooves and a corresponding one of the shoulder ends and includes a plurality of blocks, and an intermediate block row defined between each of the first main grooves and a corresponding one of the second main grooves. Each intermediate block row includes long blocks each of which has a tire-circumferential-direction length equivalent to the total length of each two blocks included in the corresponding shoulder block row. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116393 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire has a tread pattern including a plurality of main grooves extending along a tire circumferential direction, and a shoulder land portion constructed by a rib or a block row formed in an outer side in a tire width direction of the main groove positioned in an outermost side. A circumferential sipe is provided in each of the shoulder land portions in both sides in the tire width direction. The number of the circumferential sipes provided in the shoulder land portion in a vehicle inner side is larger than the number of the circumferential sipes provided in the shoulder land portion in a vehicle outer side. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116394 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire has a tread pattern having shoulder blocks arranged in a tire circumferential direction in a shoulder portion of a tread surface, and slits to sectionalize the shoulder blocks. Slit wall surfaces in a trailing side and a leading side of the shoulder blocks are inclined to the slit side from both end portions in a width direction of the shoulder block toward a center portion in the width direction. A notch portion is provided in the center portion in the width direction in the slit wall surface in the trailing side or the leading side of the shoulder block. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116395 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A thin groove | 2010-05-13 |
20100116396 | Pneumatic sealing ring having an inner tube and expandable liner for a tube-type tire - A tube-type tire to be mounted on the rim of a (e.g., spoke-type) wheel such as that commonly used by a bicycle or a motorcycle, whereby the tube-type tire will operate without a conventional inner tube and as if it were tubeless. The tire includes a main tire section that is seated upon the generally flat shelf of the rim and a pneumatic sealing ring having an inner tube that is seated upon the beadwell of the rim. An air chamber of the inner tube of the sealing ring is inflated to a greater pressure than an air chamber of the main tire section so as to isolate the air chamber of the main tire section from the rim and force the main tire section against the vertical lip of the rim. The sealing ring also has an outer inflatable liner that is located in surrounding engagement with the inner tube to separate the inner tube from the air chamber of the main tire section. The outer liner has one or more O-ring seals projecting outwardly from the side walls thereof and a centering lip projecting downwardly from the side walls. The O-ring seals are moved into sealing engagement with the inside of the main tire section when the air chamber of the inner tube is inflated and the liner is expanded. The centering lips of the liner are seated upon the beadwell of the rim to cause the liner to be automatically centered over the inner tube. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116397 | Run-flat Support System for a Pneumatic Tired Wheel and Method for Installing Same - A run-flat support system and method for installing the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the run-flat support system includes a torque assembly removably coupled to a split wheel rim of a pneumatic tired wheel. Support segments are adapted for attachment to the torque assembly in order to support the pneumatic tired wheel in a flat condition such as an under-inflated condition or deflated condition. Lateral support structures, which may include the form of a wedge, are secured to the support segments to provide a bead lock between beads of the interior side walls of the pneumatic tired wheel and the split wheel rim. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116398 | Puncture-resistant bulletproof and leakproof safety tire and its preparation method, and a leakproof and hermetically-repairing macromolecular material utilized in the method - The present disclosure provides a safety tire having a puncture-resistant, bulletproof, and leakproof capability between about −45° C. to about 120° C. without any damaging process to the inside wall of the tire, but just by spray coating a layer of leakproof and hermetically-repairing macromolecular material with a thickness of about 2 mm to about 8 mm to the inside wall of the tire that does not have an inner tube. The present disclosure also provides the components of the leakproof and hermetically-repairing macromolecular material and the method to prepare the puncture-resistant bulletproof and leakproof safety tires. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116399 | Pneumatic Tire and Rim - To provide a tire tube having excellent sealing performance and long lasting durability. The tire tube contains a primary and secondary cavity, each having multiple ports. In the event of a tire rupture or puncture within the primary cavity, the secondary cavity can be inflated manually through a secondary tire valve, or via a rapid pressurization utilizing an actuation value and a pressurized cavity within the rim structure. An adhesive impregnated rubber or synthetic layer bonded to a tubular layer will form the boundary between the wall separating the primary and secondary cavities, and provide a filler to seal the leak in the primary cavity tube outer wall, and into the tire itself. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116400 | RUN-FLAT TIRE - A run-flat tire is provided in which the tire uniformity is improved, as well as the durability during run-flat traveling may be improved drastically without deteriorating the ride quality during normal traveling. The run-flat tire comprises a side reinforcing rubber layer having a crescent-shaped meridional cross section which layer extends all over or almost all over the both side portions along the inside of the carcass ply. The carcass ply cord contains at least 50% by mass of polyketone fibers, has a heat shrinkage force of 0.1 to 1.8 cN/dtex as a cord subjected to a dipping process, and the heat shrinkage rate of the polyketone fiber in a dry heat treatment at a temperature of 150° C. for 30 minutes is in a range of 0.3 to 6.5%; and the carcass ply includes a weft which crosses the cords arranged approximately along the radial directions, and the weft is cut at a plurality of points at regular intervals along the tire circumferential direction. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116401 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire has an annular bead core, a bead filler, a carcass ply rolled up in such a manner as to pinch the bead core and the bead filler, and a white rubber arranged in an outer side of the carcass ply of the side wall portion. The white rubber has an inner peripheral end positioned in an outer side of the bead filler. The bead filler has a main body rubber portion running into the bead core from a leading end, and a soft rubber portion constructing a part of an outer surface of the bead filler and positioned in an inner side of the inner peripheral end of the white rubber. The soft rubber portion is harder than the white rubber and softer than the main body rubber portion. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116402 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes two cross belts having codes forming 5 to 30 degrees to a tire circumferential direction; a circumferential reinforcing layer having a width smaller than the cross belts, and having codes forming 0 to 5 degrees to the tire circumferential direction; and a carcass located inside, in a tire diameter direction, relative to a cross belt being inside among the cross belts. At 100% internal inflation pressure, a distance X1 between an equatorial plane and an outer edge of the circumferential reinforcing layer is 60% to 75% of a distance W between the equatorial plane and an outermost section of the carcass, and at 5% internal inflation pressure, a distance Y between the equatorial plane and a separation section of the carcass and a belt outwardly adjoining the carcass is 95% to 105% of a distance X2 between the equatorial plane and the outer edge. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116403 | TIRE WITH COMPONENT CONTAINING POLYKETONE SHORT FIBER AND EPOXIDIZED POLYISOPRENE - 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 (phr), of a polyketone short fiber having a length ranging from 0.5 to 20 mm having a weight ranging from 0.5 to 5 decitex, and from 1 to 30 phr of an epoxidized polyisoprene having a number-average molecular weight of 5000 to 100000. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116404 | TIRE WITH COMPONENT CONTAINING POLYKETONE SHORT FIBER AND FUNCTIONALIZED ELASTOMER - 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:
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20100116405 | UTILITY MATERIALS INCORPORATING A MICROPARTICLE MATRIX FORMED WITH A SETTING AGENT - A composition, utility material, and method of making a utility material is disclosed. A composition having an improved setting time may include a plurality of microparticles mixed with a sodium silicate binder and an isocyanate setting agent, where the microparticle composition has a setting time of less than or equal to one hour. A utility material may be a wallboard that includes the composition. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116406 | Wax Emulsion for Use in Building Products - Provided herein are an aqueous wax emulsion, comprising water; a paraffinic hydrocarbon; polyvinyl alcohol and a wax component comprising synthetic olefin wax component. The synthetic olefin wax component may be selected from the group consisting of (i) a synthetic normal α-olefin wax; (ii) a synthetic olefin wax of a carbon chain length of about 20 or more carbon atoms, that is modified by oxidizing and/or by refining through distillation or stripping; and (iii) combinations thereof. Such emulsions are also useful for and disclosed herein are settable gypsum compositions and water-resistant wallboard formed therefrom. Also included herein is a montan wax substitute for use in an aqueous montan-based wax emulsion having paraffinic hydrocarbon, a wax component, water and polyvinyl alcohol wherein the wax component includes the montan wax substitute in place of use of a montan wax in the wax component such that the montan wax substitute is about 1 part to about 100 percent of the wax component and includes a synthetic olefin wax. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116407 | Method Of Producing A Thermoplastically Moldable Fiber-Reinforced Semifinished Product - A continuous method for producing a thermoplastically moldable semifinished product of a thermoplastic material and reinforcing fibers, comprises blending thermoplastic fibers and reinforcing fibers together to form a nonwoven blend, consolidating the nonwoven blend by needling or by a thermal treatment, heating the consolidated nonwoven blend to a temperature above the softening temperature of the thermoplastic, compressing the consolidated nonwoven blend successively in a heated compression mold and in a cooled compression mold at a pressure of less than 0.8 bar for at least 3 seconds, and optionally applying functional layers to the semifinished product. The preferred product is a thermoplastically moldable semifinished product of a thermoplastic material and reinforcing fibers with an average length of 20 to 60 mm and an air pore content of 35 to 65 vol %. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116408 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR APPLYING PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE LINER-LESS LABELS TO ARTICLES - A label application system for liner-less pressure sensitive adhesive-backed labels comprises a label sensor disposed at a junction between a drive roller and a vacuum belt. When the leading edge of a passing label is detected, the drive roller is stopped, while the vacuum drive belt continues to advance, thus pulling the label in question distally, relative to its trailing connected label, which is stopped on the drive roller. This applied force functions to separate the label from its trailing label, along a micro-perforation between the two labels, following which the separated leading label travels along the vacuum belt and is applied to an article passing on an adjacent conveyor system. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116409 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ABSORBENT ARTICLE - In the present invention, ultrasonic vibration is outputted to predetermined regions of a first web and a second web from an output surface of an ultrasonic horn so that the predetermined regions may be bonded. The output surface includes a central output portion in a center region of three equal regions into which each predetermined region is divided, and both-ends output portions in both-ends regions at sides of the center region. A central maximum amplitude of the ultrasonic vibration outputted from the central output portion is smaller than an end maximum amplitude of the ultrasonic vibration outputted from each of the both-ends output portions. A central bonding strength of the center region is smaller than an end bonding strength of each of the both-ends regions. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116410 | Two-piece container seal and method of manufacture - The present invention provides an improved method of preparing a two-piece container seal. The method comprises contacting a first thermoplastic surface of a moving web of a first flexible sheet material with a second thermoplastic surface of a moving web of a second flexible sheet material, the webs of first and second flexible sheet material moving at substantially the same speed and in the same direction; ultrasonically forming at least one array of spaced, frangible ultrasonic welds between the first and second thermoplastic surfaces, thereby producing a flexible multilayer sheet material having an adhesive-free interface between the first and second thermoplastic surfaces thereof; and cutting a container seal from the multilayer sheet material. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116411 | CONTINUAL MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR SWABS - A continual manufacturing process includes steps of preparing a combined band consisting of two-layers of material sheets and plural swab sticks having their heads sandwiched orderly between the two layers of material sheets, a step of placing the combined sheet together with the sticks and moved on the table by a conveying roller to pass between a roller-type knife mold and a supersonic vibrating head to let the roller-type knife mold press a part of the two layers at the head of each stick, and a step of cutting the part of the material sheets at the head of each stick by means of punch knives of the roller-type knife mold and of being heated by the roller-type knife mold to soften and to be adhered to the head of each stick to make finished swabs. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116412 | Methods for synthesizing bulk, composite and hybrid structures from polymeric ceramic precursors as well as other polymeric substances and compounds - This invention relates to polymer derived ceramics (PDC's) and more particularly, to methods and product made by using polymeric derived ceramic precursors to synthesize dense, crack-free bulk ceramics in a technique using sacrificial molds, coating processes, replication processes, assembly processes and finishing processes; where gas release paths are created and maintained during these processes to release gases generated during pyrolysis of the ceramic precursor. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116413 | Methods of manufacturing ceramic board and electronic device - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a ceramic board comprises the steps of forming a green ceramic board | 2010-05-13 |
20100116414 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING TYRES - A plurality of strip-like elements is applied onto a forming drum externally having a substantially cylindrical laying surface. The strip-like elements are disposed in mutually approached relationship to form at least one first annular reinforcing layer on the forming drum itself set to a first work diameter at which each of the applied strip-like elements on the laying surface subtends an arc of a circumference of a width as large as a submultiple integer of the overall circumferential extension of the laying surface itself. Adjustment devices operating on the forming drum subsequently carry out expansion of the latter to a second work diameter larger than the first work diameter, while maintaining its laying surface substantially cylindrical. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116415 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TIRE - In forming a green tire by arranging a plurality of carcass cords on a support member and disposing bead cores, the carcass cords are precisely and accurately disposed at predetermined positions. A plurality of carcass cords (C) are arranged over the entire circumference of a core ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100116416 | METHOD OF APPLYING AN ANTI-FREEZE FILM TO A TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE - The invention relates to: a method of adhering a flexible film to a substrate, in which a sufficient quantity of a liquid is disposed between the film and the substrate such that no bubbles are trapped therebetween once the film has been applied to the substrate with the aid of a scraper, said method being characterised in that the liquid does not freeze at a substrate temperature of less than 0° C.; the mutually-adhered substrate and flexible film which is characterised by the continued absence of frost in the event of the substrate and film being moved into an atmosphere in which the temperature thereof is less than 0° C., from an atmosphere having a temperature that is at least equal to 0° C. and residual moisture of at least 25%; glazing comprising same; and the applications of said glazing, including for example exposure to temperatures of less than 0° C. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116417 | MULTI-LAYER CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An electronic component and method for manufacture thereof is disclosed. A plurality of electrodes are positioned in stacked relation to form an electrode stack. The stack may include as few as two electrodes, but more may be used depending on the number of subcomponents desired. Spacing between adjacent electrodes is determined by removable spacers during fabrication. The resulting space between adjacent electrodes is substantially filled with gaseous matter, which may be an actual gaseous fill, air, or a reduced pressure gas formed through evacuation of the space. Further, adjacent electrodes are bonded together to maintain the spacing. A casing is formed to encapsulate the stack, with first and second conducting surfaces remaining exposed outside the casing. The first conducting surface is electrically coupled to a first of the electrodes, and the second conducting surface is electrically coupled to a second of the electrodes. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116418 | Stretch Composites and Methods of Making the Composite - A stretch composite having one or more elastomeric members disposed on at least one region of an extensible fibrous substrate to provide stretch properties to a targeted region of the substrate. The composite has been incrementally stretched to at least partially break up the structure of the substrate in order to reduce its resistance to stretch. The stretch composites are useful for disposable and durable articles, such as disposable absorbent articles including diapers, pull-on diapers, training pants, incontinence briefs, catamenial garments, baby bibs, and the like, and durable articles like garments including sportswear, outerwear and the like. The present invention also relates to methods of forming such stretch composites. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116419 | Method and apparatus for simulating electrical characteristics of a coated segment of a pipeline - Method and apparatus for simulating electrical pipe-to-soil impedance of a coated segment of a pipeline includes simulating a current injection point to a buried pipe section, simulating a first output signal from a magnetometer positioned at a first location over the buried pipe section, simulating a second output signal from a magnetometer positioned at a second location over the buried pipe section, simulating bonding of pipe coating of the pipe section, and simulating soil resistance of a soil environment surrounding the buried pipe section. The invention includes both field-test simulation with calibration pipe samples, and bench-test simulation using electronic simulation of the pipe coating. The simulations may be used for test and general calibration of MEIS pipeline coating inspection systems. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116420 | TANK FOR VERY LOW TEMPERATURE LIQUIDS - The present invention relates to a tank for holding a cryogenic liquid. According to the present invention, there is provided a light and durable tank which is airtight even at cryogenic temperatures without generating cracks. The tank includes: a pressure-resistant layer having an inner shell and an outer shell; and an airtight resin layer on an inner surface of the inner shell, wherein the inner shell is comprised of a fiber-reinforced resin composite which can withstand temperatures above the melting point of the airtight resin layer, and the outer shell is comprised of another fiber-reinforced resin composite which can be cured at a temperature below the melting point of the airtight resin layer. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116421 | METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY FORMING COMPOSITE MATERIAL SHAPE MEMBER HAVING VARIED CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE - The invention provides a method for continuously forming a composite material shape member having a varied cross-sectional shape. A C-shaped movable mold | 2010-05-13 |
20100116422 | METHOD OF FORMING LARGE DIAMETER THERMOPLASTIC SEAL - A method of forming a seal ring includes heating an extruded rod to a temperature above a glass transition temperature. The extruded rod has first and second ends. The method further includes bending the extruded rod into a circular structure while the temperature is above the glass transition temperature, joining the first and second ends of the extruded rod to form a semi-finished ring, and annealing the semi-finished ring. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116423 | MICRO-FLUID EJECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A MICRO-FLUID EJECTION DEVICE BY WAFER-TO-WAFER BONDING - A micro-fluid ejection device is assembled by wafer-to-wafer bonding at a temperature below about 150° C. a first silicon oxide layer of a first wafer, having flow features patterned in the first silicon oxide layer on an actuator chip in a first silicon substrate of the first wafer, to a second silicon oxide layer of a second wafer, defining a nozzle plate on a second silicon substrate of the second wafer. Nozzle holes are formed in the nozzle plate in alignment with actuator elements of the actuator chip of the first wafer either before or after bonding the first and second wafers together. The second silicon substrate of the second wafer is used as a handle and then removed from the silicon oxide layer of the second wafer after bonding the first and second wafers together. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116424 | ORGANIC PHASE CHANGE CARRIERS CONTAINING NANOPARTICLES, PHASE CHANGE INKS INCLUDING SAME AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - Disclosed is an organic phase change carrier and a method for forming same, and a phase change ink including same. The organic phase change carrier comprises a colloidal dispersion of nanoparticles exhibiting a substantially uniform distribution of said nanoparticles discretely distributed therewithin, at least one curable monomer; a phase change inducing component, and an initiator. The organic phase change carrier exhibits a substantially uniform distribution of the nanoparticles so that they are discretely distributed therewithin, and are substantially resistant to the aggregation of the nanoparticles distributed therewithin. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116425 | STACK OF ADHESIVE LABELS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING SAME TO SUBSTRATES - A linerless stack of adhesive labels comprising a plurality of labels, each label comprising a sheet having front face and rear face and a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on only a portion of the rear face, each label having a separable tab portion and label portion is provided. Also, a method for labeling an article comprising: providing a linerless stack of labels; providing an article; removing the uppermost label from the stack by lifting or pull on its tab portion so as to cause the adhesive on the uppermost label to separate from the front face of the underlying label; then positioning the removed label in desired position on an article; adhering the label to the article with the adhesive; and separating the tab portion of the label from the label portion of the label. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116426 | LABELING DEVICE - The invention relates to a labeling device and method for attaching in particular elongated narrow labels. In the labeling device, a respective label dispensed from a dispensing edge is only partially received by a conveying belt. The conveying belt is moved into a position in which a portion of the label projecting from the conveying belt is attached at an item to be labeled. The conveying belt may be crossed by 90° while it passes a drive roll and a roller. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116427 | HONEYCOMB SEGMENT-FORMING DIE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A honeycomb segment-forming die includes: an introducing portion provided on an introduction face side and having a plurality of back holes, and a forming portion provided on an formation face side and having slits communicating with the back holes. The forming portion has a polygonal outer peripheral shape and forms a prismatic honeycomb segment by passing kneaded clay for forming which is introduced from the back holes of the introducing portion through the slits of the forming portion, and a gap between slits formed in each of corner portions including a vertex of the polygonal forming portion is larger than a gap of slits formed in the central portion of the forming portion. This enables to form a honeycomb segment having high compressive strength. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116428 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FILTRATION UNITS AD ASSOCIATED APPARATUS - A method for manufacturing filtration units ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100116429 | METHOD FOR LAYERED GLASS MICRO-REACTOR FABRICATION - Embodiments of a method of fabricating a micro-reactor comprise providing a base layer comprising glass or glass ceramic material, providing a plurality of layers comprising glass or glass ceramic material, adhering the plurality of layers together to form a multilayer substrate, cutting a serpentine pattern of channels into the multilayer substrate, forming a plurality of serpentine layers by separating the serpentine patterned multilayer substrate, and forming a micro-reactor by bonding together the base layer, at least one serpentine layer, and one or more additional layers. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116430 | ADHESIVES WITH MECHANICAL TUNABLE ADHESION - The invention concerns a method for making an article having a tunable adhesive, said method comprising applying strain to mechanically deform a substrate in at least one direction; applying a rigid coating layer on the substrate; and releasing the strain to form an article having a rippled surface. Ripple characteristics can be altered by mechanical strain in real time which further changes the adhesion properties. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116431 | THERMOCONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION FOR RF SHIELDING - A thermally conductive polymer composition is applied to mounted components to provide both thermal control and RF radiation attenuation. In order to improve the RF attenuation performance, a plurality of discrete conductive elements may be incorporated into the polymer composition, with the sizing, spacing and configuration of the suppressed most efficiently by the particular composition. The discrete conductive elements are significantly larger, on the order of 1-5 mils (approximately 25-127 μm) than the filler materials utilized to render the base polymer conductive. Also disclosed is an apparatus and a method for preparing and applying such a polymer composition to an electronic component. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116432 | ADHESIVE METHOD OF PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET FOR VEHICLE COATINGS - Provided is an adhesive method of pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for vehicle coatings, giving a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet highly adhesive even to a coating surface easily causing the low adhesion by bleed-out of leveling agent or the like. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116433 | Low-Temperature Impact Resistant Thermosetting Epoxide Resin Compositions With Solid Epoxide Resins - The invention relates to compositions containing at least one solid epoxide resin A, at least one polymer B of formula (I), at least one thixotropic agent C made from a urea derivative and at least one curing agent for epoxide resins D activated by high temperatures. The compositions are particularly suitable for use as adhesives. Low-temperature impact-resistant adhesives can be produced for use in particular as structural adhesives. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116434 | PITCH RESISTANT HOT MELT POLYURETHANE - The present invention relates to hot melt polyurethanes. The polyurethane can include a polyol and both a pure and polymeric polyisocyanate. Generally the polyurethane can be used to improve pitch resistance in building materials. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116435 | COMPOSITION FOR STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE - The invention relates to a composition for an acrylic structural adhesive containing a mixture of block copolymers, of elastomer and of elastomeric polymer particles. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116436 | RING-SHAPED MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A ring-shaped member is used in a chamber of a substrate processing apparatus for performing a plasma processing on a substrate by generating a plasma in the chamber. The ring-shaped member includes a plurality of circular arc-shaped members made of single crystalline material and arranged along a circumferential direction of the ring-shaped member. Each of the circular arc-shaped members includes a surface exposed to the plasma when the plasma is generated in the chamber and an easily erodible crystal plane of the single crystalline material is not exposed at the surface. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116437 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONSTITUENT PART THEREOF - A constituent part is included in a plasma processing apparatus for performing a plasma process on a substrate mounted on a susceptor by using a plasma generated in a processing chamber. The constituent part has at least one recessed corner formed by intersection of two surfaces. The recessed corner is exposed to the plasma when the plasma is generated in the processing chamber. An intersection angle of the two surfaces seen from a plasma side is 115 degrees to 180 degrees. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116438 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A HOLLOW FRP ARTICLE BY INTERNAL PRESSURE MOLDING - An apparatus for forming a hollow FRP article by internal pressure molding includes a vacuum chamber, a forming die positioned in the vacuum chamber, a vacuum-chamber opening/closing mechanism, a composite-body support device for supporting a composite body without making the composite body come into contact with the forming die in a state where the forming die is opened by the vacuum-chamber opening/closing mechanism, the composite body including an airtight internal-pressure holding tube and a prepreg fitted on said airtight internal-pressure holding tube, an evacuation system for evacuating the vacuum chamber, an internal-pressure supplying device for applying pressure to an inside of the internal-pressure holding tube, and a controller for actuating the vacuum-chamber opening/closing mechanism to clamp the forming die to thereby bring the forming die and the composite body into intimate contact with each other. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116439 | TIRE BUILDING CORE - A tire building core assembly is provided including a segmented toroidal core formed by a plurality of core segments configured in a closely adjacent array defining an outer tire-building toroidal surface. The tire building surface is configured having tire tread and sidewall build locations. Adjacent core segments provide adjacent and opposed annularly directed peripheral edge surfaces, opposed edge surfaces having interlocking elements that selectively engage to operatively deter relative radial movement between the adjacent core segments. The interlocking elements selectively disengage to operatively facilitate a disassembly of the segmented toroidal core. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116440 | TRANSFER TOOL - A transfer tool A in the present preferred embodiment is provided with a refill | 2010-05-13 |
20100116441 | PORTABLE HEAT SEALING APPARATUS - The present invention is a portable heat sealing apparatus. The portable heat sealing apparatus comprises a body, a heating module, an upper case and a power module. The heating module has an elongated heating element held taut by two elastic elements to ensure a smooth, continuous bond between facing surfaces of a plastic bag. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116442 | REFLECTIVE HUNTING BLIND - An improved hunting blind having a mirrored outwardly facing surface and a camouflaged inwardly facing surface. The blind includes four panels that are hingedly connected together with invisible hinges for allowing the blind to be foldably compacted in the manner of an accordion for conveniently storing and transporting the blind. The top edge of the blind is formed with an irregular, zig-zag shaped contour for allowing the blind to blend in with a natural surrounding environment. When the blind is expanded and erected for use, the mirrored front surface of the blind is tilted forward. A game animal looking onto the front of the blind from a distance therefore sees only a reflection of the terrain surrounding the blind, thereby making the blind substantially indiscernible from the surrounding terrain and effectively obscuring a hunter positioned behind the blind. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116443 | THROUGH SHADE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A trough shade system and method of use provide improved support for a roller tube and shade material. The roller tube and wound shade material are located within a support cradle to minimize unwanted deflection by the roller tube and associated wrinkling and deformation of the shade material. Various mechanisms allow the roller tube a limited range of movement within the support cradle. The system is suitable for shading larger areas than other shading systems which rely on roller tubes with fixed supports at the ends. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116444 | SCREENING ARRANGEMENT HAVING AN END PIECE WITH AN INTEGRATED ROLLER SHAFT - In a screening arrangement comprising a top element, a bottom element, and a screening body, the top element includes two end pieces ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100116445 | TRACK ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING FABRICS - A track assembly for supporting fabric on a surface includes a base track defining a first half of a hinge and a first half of a snapping clamp. An upper track defines a second half of the hinge and is pivotally connectable to the base track. The upper track defines a second half of the snapping clamp for releasably engaging the fabric. The upper track includes a strut extended downwardly towards the base track such that when high tension forces are applied to the upper track, due to fabric tensioning, the strut contacts the base track to reinforce the track assembly. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116446 | WINDSCREEN ASSEMBLY FOR ATTACHMENT TO FENCE - A windscreen system includes mounting panels for affixation to a fence, and a main windscreen sheet removably attachable to the mounting panels. Each mounting panel comprises an elongate panel of material having grommets disposed in spaced relation along the length thereof and hook-and-loop fastening material disposed generally adjacent to said grommets along at least a portion of the length of the panel. Upper and lower mounting panels are affixed to a fence in horizontally disposed, vertically spaced relation, in proximity to the top and bottom portions of the fence, and the main windscreen sheet is removably attached thereto by hook-and-loop fastening. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116447 | BLIND FOR A WINDOW - A black out blind ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100116448 | TENSIONING SYSTEM FOR RETRACTABLE SCREENS AND SHADES - A tensioning apparatus and method for retractable screens and shades that includes a tensioning member disposed upon the end of a screen or shade. The tensioning member frictionally engages a sidewall within a guide rail, thereby tensioning a screen or shade in place against the wind or other force. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116449 | SCREENING ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING MEANS FOR MOUNTING SIDE RAILS AND METHOD OF MOUNTING SUCH A SCREENING ARRANGEMENT - A screening arrangement ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100116450 | BLEACHED FIBER PRODUCT PRODUCTION METHOD, APPARATUS TO BE USED THEREFOR, AND BLEACHED FIBER PRODUCT PRODUCED THEREBY - An inventive method includes the steps of: loading a fiber product in an appropriate form into a treatment vessel; wetting the fiber product; forcibly circulating an ozone-containing liquid in contact with the wetted fiber product to thereby bleach the fiber product; and forcibly circulating an ozone decomposing chemical agent liquid in contact with the ozone-treated fiber product to decompose ozone. This method ensures efficient bleaching of the fiber product with the ozone. Further, the method is advantageous in that the resulting bleached fiber product is less liable to be yellowed over time. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116451 | Multi-Ply Paper Product with Moisture Strike Through Resistance and Method of Making the Same - A paper product with absorbency and moisture strike through resistance is disclosed. More particularly, a multi-ply paper product with improved strike through resistance is disclosed, wherein at least one ply is a wetting resistant ply comprising at least one wetting resistant compound and at least one ply is an absorbent ply possessing greater absorbency than the wetting resistant ply. In addition, a two-ply paper napkin with improved moisture strike through resistance is disclosed, wherein the wetting resistant ply comprises alkyl ketene dimer and the two plies are separately microembossed, glue laminated together in a point to point configuration, and macroembossed with coin edging. Furthermore, a multi-ply paper product with improved strike through resistance is disclosed, wherein a first ply comprises at least one wetting resistant compound and a second ply possesses greater absorbency than the first ply. Methods of making paper products with absorbency and moisture strike through resistance are also described. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116452 | Investment casting cores and methods - A method involves forming a core assembly. The forming includes molding a first ceramic core over a first refractory metal core to form a core subassembly. The subassembly is assembled to a second ceramic core. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116453 | INTEGRATED QUIESCENT PROCESSING OF MELTS - A quiescent melt handling system includes a melting furnace and a holding furnace communicating with the melting furnace for holding a molten metal melt. The holding furnace has a relatively large surface area and a relatively shallow depth, having a width to depth ratio in the range of 4-100 to 1. Also provided is structure in the holding furnace for separating inclusions from the melt in the holding furnace. A mold communicates with the holding furnace. A counter gravity casting system, which might comprise a vacuum assisted casting system, draws the melt into the mold. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116454 | Centrifuge Casting Device - A centrifugal casting method and apparatus for casting molten metal into a mold. The casting apparatus includes a housing provided with a bottom surface and a retaining wall for minimizing a number of projectiles that escape the housing during casting operations. A prime mover is provided for imparting a centrifugal force on the molten metal, and an arm is coupled to the prime mover adjacent to a proximate end to be rotated about a rotational axis and to support a cradle for receiving the mold adjacent to a distal end. A crucible is to be coupled to the arm for supporting the molten metal to be cast into the mold, while a catch surface is disposed between the arm and the bottom surface of the housing to collect molten metal that is cast but not received within the mold. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116455 | BATTERY PARTS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Battery parts, such as battery terminals, and associated systems and methods for making same. In one embodiment, a battery part has a sealing region or sealing bead located on a lateral face of an acid ring for increasing resistance to leakage therepast as the battery container shrinks. Another embodiment includes a forming assembly for use with, for example, a battery part having a bifurcated acid ring with spaced apart lips. The forming assembly can include movable forming members that can be driven together to peen, crimp, flare or otherwise form the lips on the bifurcated acid ring. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116456 | PROCESS AND A PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF METAL STRIP - A process and an ultracompact plant for the endless production of hot rolled steel strip comprising an ingot mould ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100116457 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LATENT HEAT STORAGE MATERIAL - A method for producing a latent heat storage material from a graphitic starting material selected from the group consisting of natural graphite, expanded graphite, and/or graphite fibers, and from a phase-changing material selected from the group consisting of sugar alcohols, water, organic acids and the mixtures thereof, aqueous salt solutions, salt hydrates, mixtures of salt hydrates, salt hydrates with paraffins, inorganic and organic salts and eutectic salt mixtures, clathrates and alkali metal hydroxides, as well as mixtures of these materials. The graphitic starting material is treated with a plasma before being impregnated with the phase-changing material. A latent heat storage material is produced according to the method. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116458 | Integrated hybrid heat exchanger using water head difference - An integrated hybrid heat exchanger may include a first radiator and a second radiator disposed up and down in parallel, a first radiator tank connected to both first end portions of the first and second radiators in common, a first baffle installed in the first radiator tank and separating an inner space of the first radiator tank into an upper space and a lower space, wherein the upper and lower spaces of the first radiator tank include a coolant inlet respectively and a first air bypass member having a passage therein, the first air bypass member installed on the first baffle and extending upwards with a predetermined length and configured to remove bubbles collected in the lower space of the first radiator tank through the passage of the first air bypass member by pressure difference between the upper and lower spaces of the first radiator tank. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116459 | Ground Water Restoration Type Terrestrial Heat Exchanger Using Auto Temperature Bypass Apparatus - A pipe well; a ground water outlet pipe inserted into the pipe well; a submerged pump installed at the ground water outlet pipe; a heat exchanger in which the ground water is circulated and terrestrial heat of the ground water is heat-exchanged; a collection pipe collects the ground water circulated through the heat exchanger into the pipe well; a connection pipe which connects the submerged pump and the heat exchanger; an auto temperature bypass apparatus which is installed at the connection pipe to automatically bypass the ground water from the connection pipe when a temperature of the ground water arrives at a predetermined value; a discharge pipe through which the ground water bypassed is discharged; and a ground water restoration hole adjacent to the pipe well in which the discharge pipe is inserted to fill up the ground water nearby. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116460 | SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED VENTILATION BOUNDARY USING ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC FLUID ACCELERATORS - In thermal management systems that employ EHD devices to motivate flow of air through an enclosure, spatial distribution of a ventilation boundary may facilitate reductions in flow resistance by reducing average transit distance for cooling air from an inlet portion of the ventilation boundary to an outlet portion. Some thermal management systems described herein distribute a ventilation boundary over opposing surfaces, adjacent surfaces or even a single surface of an enclosure while providing a short, “U” shaped, “L” shaped or generally straight through flow path. In some cases, spatial distributions of the ventilation boundary facilitate or enable enclosure geometries for which conventional fan or blower ventilation would be impractical. In some cases, provision of multiple portions of the ventilation boundary may allow the thermal management system to tolerate blockage or occlusion of a subset of the inlet and/or outlet portions and, when at least some of such portions are non-contiguous spatially-distributed, tolerance to a single cause of blockage or occlusion is enhanced. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116461 | AIR CONDITIONER - Disclosed is an air conditioner for attempting to improve on the corrosion of the outdoor unit. The air conditioner of the present invention for performing a cooling operation and a heating operation by switching a four side valve, that includes an outdoor side heat exchanger operating as a condenser during the cooling operation and an evaporator during the heating operation, and having fins and heat transfer tubes, wherein the outdoor side heat exchanger is placed on a baseboard which configures a lower portion of a chassis of the outdoor unit, comprises the fins and the heat transfer tubes of the outdoor side heat exchanger that are constructed with aluminum or aluminum alloy, and the baseboard that is constructed with Zn—Al plated steel board or Zn—Al—Mg plated steel board. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116462 | HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM - A heat dissipation system comprises a printed circuit board and at least a heat dissipation device mounted on the printed circuit board for dissipating heat generated by an electronic member mounted on the printed circuit board. The at least a heat dissipation device comprises a base, a plurality of fins extending upwardly from the base and an air guiding member located at a corner of the base. These fins are spaced from each other to define a plurality of heat exchange passages. Non-fins are disposed at a side of the base to define a cooling air passage. The cooling air passage is parallel to the heat exchange passages of the fins. The air guiding member is located in the cooling air passage for controlling open and close of the cooling air passage. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116463 | SELF-CLEANING DEVICE OF FILTERING NET AND AIR CONDITIONER HAVING IT - A self-cleaning device of a filtering net is disposed in a wall-hanging type air conditioner and includes a filtering net with an upper filtering net and a front filtering net, which is disposed outside a heat exchanger and is used for absorbing dust in the air passing through the heat exchanger. A dust sweeping assembly with a detachable brush is disposed outside the filtering net, and is used for sweeping the dust adhered on the filtering net. A drive device with a drive motor and a transmission mechanism is used for driving the dust sweeping assembly to slide on the filtering net to sweep off the dust. A dust box is used for collecting the dust and is detachably disposed in the air conditioner to clear up the dust in the box. A dust exchanging device is disposed on the left or right side of the filtering net, and is used for transferring the dust swept out by the sweeping assembly into the dust box. The self-cleaning device of a filtering net of an air conditioner can clean up the dust on the filtering net in a short time with good clearance effects, and less noise. The structure of the device has high reliability and durability, and is simple. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116464 | REVERSIBLE FLOW ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC FLUID ACCELERATOR - Reversible flow may be provided in certain EHD device configurations that selectively energize corona discharge electrodes arranged to motivate flows in generally opposing directions. In some embodiments, a first set of one or more corona discharge electrodes is positioned, relative to a first array of collector electrode surfaces, to when energized, motivate flow in a first direction, while second set of one or more corona discharge electrodes is positioned, relative to a second array of collector electrode surfaces, to when energized, motivate flow in a second direction that opposes the first. In some embodiments, the first and second arrays of collector electrode surfaces are opposing surfaces of individual collector electrodes. In some embodiments, the first and second arrays of collector electrode surfaces are opposing surfaces of respective collector electrodes. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116465 | Heat Exchanger with Bypass Valve - A heat exchanger for cooling a liquid has an inlet and an outlet for a liquid to be cooled. A bypass is provided that bypasses the heat exchanger. A valve controls flow of liquid into the heat exchanger or into the bypass. The valve has a valve seat, a valve cone, and at least one spring made of a shape memory material. The at least one spring counteracts a liquid pressure existing in the inlet. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116466 | Axial Heat Exchanger for Regulating the Temperature and Air Comfort in an Indoor Space - The present invention offers an axial heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a gas medium and a fluid or liquid medium. The axial heat exchanger comprises a longitudinal and substantially axially extended outer channel that is adapted to enclose a flow of a first gas medium. The heat exchanger also comprises a plurality of substantially parallel inner channels that are adapted to enclose a flow of a second liquid medium. The inner channels are arranged inside the outer channel so as to extend substantially axially along the inside of said outer channel for enabling a transfer of heat between said first gas medium and said second liquid medium. At least one of the inner channels is joined with at least one elongated sheet. The sheet is arranged to extend substantially axially along the inner channel so as to substantially coincide with the direction of flow of the first gas medium through the outer channel. The sheet has a first component directed from the centre of the outer channel to the wall of the outer channel and a second component extending from the end of the first component along the wall of the outer channel. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116467 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device includes a plurality of fins stacked together, a plurality of heat pipes extending through the fins, and solder filled in gaps between the fins and the heat pipes. Each fin includes a plate defining a plurality of holes therein for extension of the heat pipes therethrough, respectively. A collar extends from a periphery of each of the holes. The collar includes a columned portion attached to an outer surface of each of the heat pipes, and a taper portion interconnecting the plate and the columned portion. The solder fills in a gap between the columned portion and a corresponding heat pipe and a space between the taper portion and the corresponding heat pipe. The collar has a height slightly smaller than a distance between two adjacent fins. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116468 | TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM, AND VEHICLE - A temperature adjustment mechanism has: a case containing a power source and a first heat transfer medium for cooling the power source and integrated with or contacting a heat transfer portion; and a drive device for delivering the first heat transfer medium between the inside and the outside of the case. The drive device delivers the first heat transfer medium to the outside of the case to establish a first state in which a layer of a second heat transfer medium is created in a region of the case on the heat transfer portion side of the power source, and the drive device delivers the first heat transfer medium to the inside of the case to establish a second state in which at least a portion of the region of the case is filled with the first heat transfer medium. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116469 | ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC FLUID ACCELERATOR WITH HEAT TRANSFER SURFACES OPERABLE AS COLLECTOR ELECTRODE - In thermal management systems that employ EHD devices to motivate flow of air between ventilated boundary portions of an enclosure, it can be desirable to have some heat transfer surfaces participate in electrohydrodynamic acceleration of fluid flow while providing additional heat transfer surfaces that may not. In some embodiments, both collector electrodes and additional heat transfer surfaces are thermally coupled into a heat transfer path. Collector electrodes then contribute both to flow of cooling air and to heat transfer to the air flow so motivated. The collector electrodes and additional heat transfer surfaces may be parts of a unitary, or thermally coupled, structure that is introduced into a flow path at multiple positions therealong. In some embodiments, the collector electrodes and additional heat transfer surfaces may be proximate each other along the flow path. In some embodiments, the collector electrodes and additional heat transfer surfaces may be separate structures. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116470 | Screw-Driven Fan Device - A screw-driven fan device includes a screw, a screw nut, a fan, and a connecting unit. An external edge of the screw has a rolling groove formed thereon and a groove formed alternately with the rolling groove. The screw nut, disposed on the screw, has a linking portion located on one end of the screw nut. The fan has a rotary axle with a hole formed thereon for screw passing through. The fan further has blades surrounding the rotary axle. The hole has a flange formed on an interior side thereof, and the flange is engaged with the groove. When the screw rotates, the coordination of the flange and the groove causes the fan rotates simultaneously. The connecting unit has one side mounted on the linking portion of the screw nut. The connecting unit has a space therein such that the fan can be placed in the space, thereby the fan and the screw nut move together. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116471 | COMPOSITE ARTICLE WITH MAGNETOCALORICALLY ACTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A composite article ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100116472 | HEAT EXCHANGER TUBE - A heat exchanger tube comprising an Al alloy extruded tube, and a flux layer including Si powder, Zn-containing flux, and binder formed on an outer surface of the Al alloy extruded tube, wherein an amount of the Si powder applied on the Al alloy extruded tube is in a range of 1 g/m | 2010-05-13 |
20100116473 | HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS AND CORROSION INHIBITOR FORMULATIONS FOR USE THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a heat transfer fluid comprises: a freezing point-depressant; an aliphatic carboxylic acid, a salt thereof, or a combination of the foregoing; an inorganic phosphate; a magnesium compound; deionized water; and a component selected from the group consisting of azole compounds, copper alloy corrosion inhibitors, phosphonocarboxylates, phosphinocarboxylates, and combinations of two or more of the foregoing components. Also described is a heat transfer system comprising the heat transfer fluid. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116474 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger is provided, particularly for a heating or air conditioning system for motor vehicles, comprising at least one inlet channel and at least one outlet channel and at least one collector, which has at least two metal sheets or plates abutting each other, and a flow device, through which a first medium can flow, while a second medium can flow around said flow device. The first medium is distributed by an inlet channel to the collector and to the flow device and can be conducted to an outlet channel, whereby at least one further channel for distributing the coolant is provided, which is connected in a communicating manner via at least one opening to the inlet channel. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116475 | Radiator - The present invention pertains to a radiator comprising a base body and a plurality of protruding fins outward extended from the base body. Wherein, each protruding fin is densely structured by a plurality of stacked fin pellets in company with apertures defined therebetween. Whereby, the fin pellets conduce to expand the surface area of the protruding fins to assist the communication of the outer air therebetween, so as to promote the heat dissipation of the radiator. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116476 | TUBE BUNDLE HEAT EXCHANGER OF CONSTANT TEMPERATURE GRADIENT FOR THERMOPHORETIC DEPOSITION OF AEROSOL PARTICLES - This invention is a tube bundle heat exchanger for thermophoretic deposition of aerosol particles. It has a housing with an internal chamber, and several cold and hot tubes. The cold and hot tubes are arranged in a staggered manner in the internal chamber of the housing. Low and high temperature fluids flow inside the cold and hot tubes, respectively. When the exhaust gas passes through the chamber, temperature gradient between the cold and hot tubes causes aerosol particles suspended in the exhaust gas to deposit on the surface of cold tubes to achieve the treatment of exhaust gas. Staggered arrangement of cold and hot tubes can maintain nearly constant temperature gradient in the direction of the gas flow thereby enhances the overall removal efficiency of particles. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116477 | ASSEMBLY OF BAFFLES AND SEALS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A HEAT EXCHANGER - An assembly ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100116478 | DISPLACEABLE BAFFLE FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR REDUCING VIBRATION FOR THE SAME - A tube bundle device having at least one displaceable baffle which supports the tubes in the bundle device is disclosed in order to reduce tube vibration. The displaceable baffle includes at least two displaceable portions, which can be moved to installed position such that tubes in a tube bundle are deflected. | 2010-05-13 |
20100116479 | Heat exchanger of crossflow type - The invention relates to a heat exchanger ( | 2010-05-13 |