21st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120125712 | Support Membrane for Floors, Ceilings or Residential Walls - A support membrane designed to be arranged with a covering that can be applied to bearing areas such as floors or even under and on concrete screeds for a floor is provided. Said membrane can also be used in the composition of ceilings and in the composition of residential walls. The membrane includes a base layer made of fibers and designed to be arranged directly on the bearing area so as to absorb sound waves and to level the irregularities of the bearing area, a vapor barrier-anchoring membrane, and optionally an underlay designed to receive the covering and provide an anchor for the finishing products. Said support membrane is characterized in that the vapor barrier-anchoring membrane thereof is applied in liquid form by hot-melting directly on the base layer and on the underlay whenever the latter is used. Said support membrane improves heat transmission by reflectivity in the room in which the wall, floor or ceiling is located, as well as guaranteeing much more efficient predefined laying of the floor thanks to the anchoring membrane contained by the former, which reduces the tension effect the floor finish can cause. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125713 | Stair System for Oilfield Tank - A mobile oilfield storage tank includes a front wall and a removable stair system coupled thereto. The stair system includes a platform suitable for use as a walkway and a platform extension operably associated therewith. The platform extension creates a continuous walkway between the platform and a platform of an adjacent mobile oilfield storage tank. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125714 | Play Structure Safety Device - Many family homes, school and municipal parks have play structures for children. Typically these playground play structures have ladders. In the case of family homes in particular, toddlers typically enjoy climbing the ladders but then are stuck at the top and in danger of falling off the ladder. In order to prevent toddlers from climbing the ladder of the play structures when unattended by an adult, and ultimately preventing injury, an invention that prevents the ladder from being climbed by a toddler is presented here. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125715 | ERGONOMIC LIGHTWEIGHT CLIMBING STICK - A modular tree climbing ladder including a support member, at least one stabilizing bracket secured to the support member, and a pair of steps pivotally secured to the support member. The support member includes a front piece and a rear piece configured to form two channels that oppose one another and form an interior angle of less than 180 degrees. The steps are each pivotally secured to the support member within one of respective said opposing channels such that each of said steps oppose one another and form an angle equal to said interior angle. The steps are independently rotatable from a vertical (or storage) position to a horizontal (or operational) position. The steps include a stepping surface and are secured to said support member such that respective stepping surfaces are coplanar when both steps are in the horizontal position. The modular tree climbing ladder can further include a securing belt mounting bracket that is secured to the support member. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125716 | Scaffold plank and process of making same - The invention is a plank fabricated from a composite fiberglass material. The invention further comprises the method of making the composite fiberglass plank using a pultrusion process. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125717 | ENERGY STORAGE AND RELEASE SYSTEM - The technology is directed to an energy storage and release system that stores energy and enables a repeatable and accurately timed release of energy. A shaft member supports a drive assembly, a locking assembly and a lever member there between. The lever member and locking assembly are attached to the shaft. The drive assembly rotates freely about the shaft and loads energy into a torsion spring in communication with the lever member. The torsion spring connects at one end to the drive assembly and at the other end to the lever member without contacting the shaft member. The locking assembly provides a triggered release mechanism for selective release of stored energy from the torsion spring that accordingly rotates the lever member. The system can automatically reload the torsion spring once a signal is received from any number of events including, when the rotating lever member contacts a stop member or limit sensor that signals the end of travel for the lever member in either rotational directions. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125718 | ACTIVATION OF AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION OPERATING UNIT - A device and a method activates at least one operating unit of an elevator system, the operating unit or units having at least one switching element, a control unit and a switch element. The operating unit or units is or are connected to a controller via a communication network and the unit or units is or are located on a floor. The operating unit or units has or have a circuit for bypassing the switch element. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125719 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ELEVATORS IN AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM - System for controlling the elevators in an elevator system, which elevator system comprises a number of elevators ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120125720 | Rope Sway Mitigation Via Rope Tension Adjustment - A rope sway mitigation device for an elevator system includes a rope tension adjuster connected to a plurality of ropes operably connected to an elevator car. The rope tension adjuster is configured to adjust a tension of at least one individual rope of the plurality of ropes thereby mitigating excitation of natural frequencies of the plurality of ropes during sway of at least one component of the elevator system and or a building in which the elevator system is located. Further disclosed is an elevator system including a rope sway mitigation device and a method of rope sway mitigation in an elevator system. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125721 | Light weight bicycle brake assembly - A light weight brake assembly for bicycles is disclosed. Some embodiments of the invention are designed to enhance assembly adjustability, for example to accommodate geometric variations that occur with various bicycle frame and wheel geometries. Some embodiments of the invention are designed to allow for a brake leverage that can be non-linear and capable of multiplying during brake actuation so that braking force increases more rapidly than brake lever force applied by the user. Some embodiments of the invention are designed to provide a brake sensitivity that is adjustable in use. Some embodiments provide for a quick-release functionality, for example by quickly increasing the gap between the two brake pads so that the wheel can be easily/quickly removed. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125722 | Variable torque brake and drum system - A stationary shaft supports a fluid-tight rotatable drum which receives an elongated flexible restraining member. The shaft has a threaded portion which receives an actuating nut connected to rotate with the drum through a detent mechanism. Spaced compression springs extend axially between the nut and a stack of interfitting annular brake disks and brake plates, with the disks splined to the shaft and the plates rotatable with the drum. The stack is immersed in an oil-shear cooling fluid that contacts the drum, and the nut and springs are effective to compress the stack with increasing force in response to rotation of the drum for progressively increasing the resistance torque on the drum as the restraining member is pulled from the drum. The detent mechanism limits the compression force on the stack and the tension force on the restraining member while the drum continues to rotate. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125723 | DISK BRAKE ASSEMBLY - A disk brake assembly having a rotor and a caliper is provided. The caliper has first and second body portions and an intermediate portion coupled between the body portions. The first body portion has a first brake pad coupled thereto. The second body portion has a bore extending therein that defines an inner surface. The assembly further includes a piston disposed within the bore. The piston has an end portion and a tubular body coupled to the end portion. The end portion has a second brake pad coupled thereto. The assembly further includes a positioning sleeve member disposed on a portion of the inner surface within a portion of the groove. The assembly further includes a spring disposed in the groove that moves the piston and the second brake pad away from the rotor in response to a decreased fluid pressure in the piston. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125724 | STEEL SHEET FOR BRAKE DISC, AND BRAKE DISC - A steel sheet for a brake disc contains, on a mass percent basis, 0.02% or more and less than 0.10% C, 0.6% or less Si, more than 0.5% and 2.0% or less Mn, 0.06% or less P, 0.01% or less S, 0.05% or less Al, 11.0% to 13.5% Cr, 0.01% to 0.30% Ni, 0.10% to 0.60% Nb, 0.03% or more and less than 0.10% N, more than 0.0010% and 0.0060% or less B, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and the steel sheet after quenching has a hardness of 32 HRC to 40 HRC on a Rockwell hardness scale C (HRC). | 2012-05-24 |
20120125725 | BRAKE DISC VENTILATED - A brake disc of a rotation axis, comprising a support carrier, a braking band comprising two flanges connected by a plurality of connection elements which define ventilation channels for the braking band, at least one drive element able to connect the support carrier and the braking band to each other. The connection elements have a variable resistant section in an axial direction parallel to the rotation axis, the resistant section being measured in an area substantially parallel to the direction of the air flow inside the ventilation channels. Such resistant section progressively increasing as it moves from a median resistant section towards the respective connection resistant sections of the connection element to the flanges. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125726 | DISSIPATIVE STRUCTURES AND RELATED METHODS - Dissipative structures include at least one panel and a cell structure disposed adjacent to the at least one panel having interconnected cells. A deformable material, which may comprise at least one hydrogel, is disposed within at least one interconnected cell proximate to the at least one panel. Dissipative structures may also include a cell structure having interconnected cells formed by wall elements. The wall elements may include a mesh formed by overlapping fibers having apertures formed therebetween. The apertures may form passageways between the interconnected cells. Methods of dissipating a force include disposing at least one hydrogel in a cell structure proximate to at least one panel, applying a force to the at least one panel, and forcing at least a portion of the at least one hydrogel through apertures formed in the cell structure. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125727 | Article Securement System - An article securement system for attaching an article to another article, such as article of luggage to another article of luggage. The article securement system includes a cord, such as an elastic cord, that is inserted through a handle. A cord locking mechanism is mounted on the cord as well. A second handle may be mounted on the cord as well with the cord locking mechanism between the two handles. In use, the cord is secured to a first attachment point on the first article, such as on a luggage handle. The cord and handle are pulled over the second article and engages over a second attachment point on the first article, such as an extendible handle. The cord is then through the handle until the tension is sufficient on the cord to secure the second article. The cord locking mechanism is then used to lock the cord from movement relative to the handle. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125728 | CONVERTIBLE LUGGAGE BAG - An exemplary system configured convert from a luggage back to a standing clothing rack and back. First, the lids rotate 180 degrees along the top edge of the base from a closed position to extend the height of the rack. While configured as a rack, the system is supported on each side by a support structure which also extends from the base. The luggage bag may be double sided, such that both sides mirror each other, and fasten to the handle, base, or upright lids. One or more hanger bars may either swing out from, or be fastened to, the upright lids, to support hanging garments. The hanger bars may also be configured to keep hanging garments evenly spaced by equally spaced grooves along the top edge of the hanger bar. The system may later be converted back into a luggage bag. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125729 | UNIDIRECTIONAL CLUTCH - [Object] A unidirectional clutch can reduce a backlash without increasing the number of components, and also can improve silence and durability. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125730 | METHOD OF SYNCHRONIZING IN SPLIT TORQUE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A method including activating a first clutch assembly to connect a first rotatable member to a rotating final output member until a shift trigger point is reached to provide a rotational speed to the first rotatable member from the final output member. The first clutch assembly is then deactivated. The second clutch assembly that connected a synchronized second rotatable member with the final output member is then deactivated. A third synchronizer engaged with the first rotatable member, and the first clutch assembly is activated to connect the first rotatable member to the final output member. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125731 | TRANSMISSION ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE - A transmission configuration for a vehicle with at least a wet clutch ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120125732 | CLUTCH ACTUATING APPARATUS FOR DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A clutch actuating apparatus for a double clutch transmission, may include an operation rod that constructs an operation stroke for engaging a clutch while moving straight, an electric power unit that generates a rotational force, a straight converting unit that converts the rotational force of the electric power unit into a straight movement force for moving straight the operation rod, a supplement force supplying unit for increasing the straight movement force of the operation rod and removing increased straight movement force in accordance with whether the operation rod engages or disengages the clutch, a rod locating unit that changes a position of the operation rod relative to the straight converting unit, and a housing that accommodates the straight converting unit and the supplement force supplying unit and covers the operation rod with a portion exposed to the outside. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125733 | DEVICE FOR SCATTERING BULK MATERIAL - The invention relates to an apparatus for scattering poured goods, comprising a distributor chute ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120125734 | MONEY HANDLING APPARATUS - A money handling apparatus ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120125735 | VERTICAL ACTION SORTER AND METHOD OF SORTING ARTICLES - A vertical action sorter is provided along a transport conveyor for selectively diverting articles from the conveyor to a different location, such as a bin or another conveyor. Each sorter includes a sorter module that is selectively raised and lowered in response to an actuator, such as a linear actuator, that drives actuator members along respective tracks associated with the sorter module. Each track includes a contoured surface that controls the rate at which the sorter module will be raised and lowered in response to the linear actuator. A cross member may be provided for evenly supporting the sorter module as it is raised and lowered. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125736 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CONVEYOR BELT CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM - A system and method are disclosed for controlling a conveyor belt condition monitoring system, and for automatically providing user alarms and system trips when sensed conditions exceed acceptable values. The system may use sensors to measure magnetic disruptions (“events”) in belt components and an algorithm may be used to monitor changes in these disruptions over time. The magnitude of these changes can then be used to predict when belt failures will occur. The system may also be used to sense when imminent failure of the belt will occur and to automatically stop the belt before failure occurs. An integrated display provides detailed information on the measured belt events and enables the user to customize alarm/trip levels and to assess problem as conditions via a virtual private network or the Internet while the belt is operating. The system is modular so that its features may be selectively integrated into existing facility-wide monitoring systems. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125737 | STORE-TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR ELONGATED ROD SHAPED ELEMENTS - A device having a variable-capacity store ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120125738 | SCREW SEGMENT - There are provided screw segments | 2012-05-24 |
20120125739 | CONVEYOR - A conveyor is provided which is particularly suited for use in a helical conveyor path where limited footprint space available. The conveyor includes belt ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120125740 | ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING AND GUIDING CONVEYOR BELTS - The invention relates to a supporting and guiding assembly for conveyor belts comprising a frame ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120125741 | Coupling Arrangement for Self-Aligning Conveyor Belt Cover - A conveyor has a belt arranged to be urged around conveyor rollers, and a belt cover formed of an endless loop of fabric material and is in frictional communication over the belt. The belt cover is formed of two plies that are arranged to be adhered to one another in an edge region of the belt cover. The communication between the belt cover and the belt has a coefficient of friction of ˜0.50. A message is printed on the outer ply of the belt cover. In addition, an antimicrobial material is disposed on the belt cover, and is formed of silver nanoparticles embedded in a polyurethane film having a thickness of ˜0.5 mil. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125742 | MODULAR PLASTIC SPIRAL BELT - A modular spiral belt and method for molding belt modules for constructing a heat-resistant belt. The spiral belt is constructed of a series of hingedly interconnected belt modules. The modules have single hinge links at the outside of a turn and dual hinge links elsewhere. All the hinge links extend outward from opposite faces of a central transverse spine. The dual hinge links, which each have a pair of parallel legs joined at a distal end by a yoke, are separated by a transverse pitch greater than the transverse pitch of the single one-legged hinge links at the outside of a turn. When molded from a blend of a thermoplastic polymer and a nanoclay, belt modules are useful in heat-resistant applications without sacrificing beam stiffness. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125743 | INTEGRATED MULTI-FUNCTIONAL LINKS FOR CHAIN LINK CONVEYOR AND METHOD - A multi-link conveyor chain is provided that includes a first plurality of links and a second plurality of links positioned along the length of the conveyor chain and collectively defining the conveyor chain. The first plurality of links has a wear surface that has enhanced wear resistance in relation to a conventional wear surface of the second plurality of links. The first plurality of links may be spaced in a pattern or randomly in the chain, in various percentages in relation to the second plurality of links. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125744 | Conveyor Belt Guard Panel Blank Having Integrally Formed Handles and Method of Forming a Conveyor Belt Guard Panel - A conveyor belt guard panel blank comprises a monolithic planar sheet of material of uniform thickness having opposite facing primary surfaces. The sheet of material has a plurality of openings extending therethrough in a manner creating a mesh. The sheet also comprises at least two handle formations that are adapted and configured to be altered in a manner such that the handle formations extend outward from one of the primary surfaces of the sheet of material. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125745 | CONVEYED GOODS DISTRIBUTOR - The invention relates to a device for distributing or bringing together conveyance flows, in particular a conveyed-goods distributor, comprising at least one conveying element ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120125746 | HYBRID VEHICLE HIGH VOLTAGE MULTIPLE BATTERY DISCONNECT - An apparatus for selectively connecting and disconnecting a high voltage source includes a mechanical actuator including a plurality of stations. Each station includes connection elements that are electrically connectable to one or more corresponding high voltage modules which are part of a plurality of high voltage modules. The plurality of high voltage modules are electrically connectable to each other. The mechanical actuator has a connected position and a disconnected position for simultaneously electrically connecting each of the plurality of high voltage modules to each other, and for simultaneously electrically disconnecting each of the plurality of high voltage modules from each other. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125747 | MEMS SWITCH WITH REDUCED DIELECTRIC CHARGING EFFECT - The present disclosure provides in one embodiment, a semiconductor device that includes a MEMS switch having a substrate, a first dielectric layer disposed above the substrate, and a bottom signal electrode, a bump, and a bottom actuation electrode disposed above the first dielectric layer. The MEMS switch further includes a second dielectric layer enclosing the bottom signal electrode, and a movable member including a top signal electrode disposed above the bottom signal electrode and a top actuation electrode disposed above the bottom actuation electrode and the bump, wherein the top actuation electrode is electrically coupled to the bump. A method of fabricating a MEMS switch is also disclosed. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125748 | FULLY ENCLOSED ELECTRONIC TRIP UNIT FOR A MOLDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKER - A molded case circuit breaker having a trip unit with one or more integrally formed dielectric protrusions that are configured to slidably interconnect with corresponding dielectric members of the base when the trip unit is secured to the base. The dielectric protrusions extend from dielectric walls located between adjacent enclosure chambers that house the current transformers and are configured to remain in contact with the dielectric members of the base as the trip unit is being moved with respect with the base. By remaining in contact to one another while the trip unit is moved with respect to the base, the dielectric protrusions, along with the dielectric members, maintain a strong dielectric barrier within the exterior spaces between the CT enclosure chambers, thereby preventing debris from traveling between and accumulating on the trip unit and the base. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125749 | COMPOSITE LIGHT-PERMITTING PANEL STRUCTURE - A composite light-permitting panel structure includes a light-permitting substrate unit, a light-permitting printing unit and a light-permitting protruding unit. The light-permitting substrate unit includes at least one light-permitting body, and the light-permitting body has a top surface and a bottom surface. The light-permitting indicating unit includes a plurality of light-permitting printed indicators formed on the bottom surface of the light-permitting body. The light-permitting protruding unit includes a plurality of light-permitting protruding member members and at least one light-permitting frame member integrally formed on the top surface of the light-permitting body. The light-permitting protruding member members are selectively surrounded by the light-permitting frame. Thus, when the user touches and presses the top surface of the light-permitting body, the design of the light-permitting protruding members and/or the light-permitting frame can generate and provide 3D touch feeling for the user. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125750 | SWITCHING UNIT FOR A CIRCUIT BREAKER HAVING A ROCKER LEVER - An exemplary switching unit is disclosed for operation of a rocker lever of a circuit breaker, which is provided on the circuit breaker. The switching unit has a drive unit with a free-play distance, such that a slide of the drive unit, which slide is intended for operation of the rocker lever, does not impede the movement of the rocker lever. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125751 | MULTI DIRECTION SWITCH - A multi direction switch ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120125752 | SWITCH DEVICE OPERATING MECHANISM - Included are: a closing spring which provides a closing drive force for closing a contact of a switch device by rotating a camshaft by release of energy; a first semi-circular latch which retains stored energy of the closing spring via a closing lever; an output lever which pivots by being pressed by a cam provided on the camshaft when retention by the first semi-circular latch is released and the energy of the closing spring is released, and transmits the closing drive force to the switch device via a linking mechanism; and a second semi-circular latch which prevents the output lever from pivoting in a tripping direction via a tripping lever and retains stored energy of an interrupting spring provided on the linking mechanism, the pivoting of the output lever being caused by transmission of the stored energy of the interrupting spring. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125753 | SIDE BUTTON STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A side button structure includes a housing with switches, and a button assembly moveably fixed on the housing; the button assembly includes a flexible pin and at least one pressing blocks, the flexible pin passing through the pressing blocks. Pressing the button assembly enables the flexible pin to deform, the button assembly to move to the housing, and the pressing blocks to attach to the switches. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125754 | SWITCH DEVICE - In the switch device including the case in which switches are accommodated, tube portions provided on an upper surface of the case, operation knobs swingably provided to the tube portions, operation rods for transmitting movement of the operation knobs to the switches, and the cover covering the upper surface of the case while exposing the operation knobs, projections protruding on the side of the cover are provided on the upper surface of the case, projections protruding on the side of the case are provided on a back surface of the cover, and the projections are arranged in a space between the cover and the case formed when the case is covered by the cover so as to be overlapped with each other when seen from the front and back direction. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125755 | Operating Device of Switch - An operating device includes click feeling generation members provided on a base plate, a pusher that elastically deforms the click feeling generation members, a pressure receiving surface provided on the pusher, a shaft that is operable to tilt to directions with respect to a standing state, and an operating part provided on the shaft and engaged with the deepest part of the pressure receiving surface. The operating part is disengaged from the deepest part of the pressure receiving surface when the shaft is operated to tilt to any of the directions. When the operating part is disengaged from the deepest part of the pressure receiving surface, the operating part of the shaft pushes the pressure receiving surface to move the pusher toward the base plate, so that all of the click feeling generation members are elastically deformed from the first states to the second states. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125756 | FLOAT SWITCH - A float switch includes a floater ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120125757 | PYROLYSER - The present invention provides a pyrolysis system comprising an entrained flow pyrolyser having an opening through which biomass can be added. The pyrolyser also has an inlet for hot exhaust gas, an outlet for pyrolysed biomass and an outlet for syngas. The system has a burner for producing hot exhaust gas and a conduit between the burner and the hot exhaust gas inlet. A syngas extraction means for extracting syngas from the pyrolyser. The syngas extraction means extracts syngas from the pyrolyser at a rate such that the internal pressure within the pyrolyser never exceeds the pressure external to the pyrolyser. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125758 | Pyrolysis System - A process for the pyrolysis of at least one material includes: introducing the material into a pressurized rotary retort system, heating the material in the pressurized rotary retort system within a desired temperature range and within a desired pressure range for a desired period of time; and, advancing the heated and pressurized material from a first end to a second end of the pressurized rotary retort by rotating the pressurized retort about its longitudinal axis; where at least a quantity of the material is converted into one or more end products. Also the system generally includes: a pressurized rotary retort system configured for producing at least one gaseous product from pyrolysis of material, and having a pressurized furnace vessel and a retort positioned within the pressurized furnace vessel; and; a solids reactor system operatively connected to the rotary retort for receiving material from the pressurized rotary retort system. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125759 | Vertical Calcined Petroleum Coke Incinerator - A vertically situated incinerator for receiving heated kiln off gases from a petroleum coke calcining process and incinerating volatile matter and carbon fines entrained in the gases. The incinerator also functions as a hot stack through which the gases are vented to atmosphere at times when any downstream equipment for receiving the gases are off line. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125760 | PYROLYSIS APPARATUS OF WASTE MATERIAL - Disclosed is a pyrolysis apparatus of a waste material. The pyrolysis apparatus includes a pyrolysis furnace thermally decomposing an introduced waste material by using air, an upper gate installed at an upper portion of the pyrolysis furnace such that the upper gate is open or closed, and closed after the waste material has been introduced; a lower gate installed below the upper gate such that the lower gate is open or closed, a main valve connected with the exhaust pipe and installed in a main pipe communicating with an inner part of the pyrolysis furnace, a sub-valve connected with the exhaust pipe and installed in a sub-pipe communicating with the inner part of the pyrolysis furnace, and a gas purifying unit receiving gas exhausted from the pyrolysis furnace, aerating the gas into water, and purifying the gas through a filter. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125761 | HEAT INTEGRATED DISTILLATION APPARATUS - Provided is a heat integrated distillation apparatus in which energy efficiency and a degree of freedom in design is higher than a normal distillation column, and in which maintenance of the apparatus is simple. The heat integrated distillation apparatus includes: rectifying column ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120125762 | RECOVERY OF TETRACOSANOL FROM A MIXTURE DERIVED FROM TALL OIL PITCH - The invention is related to a process to obtain tetracosanol from a complex mixture derived from tall oil pitch that comprises terpenoids, rosin alcohols, rosin aldehydes, aliphatic alcohols, hydrocarbons and stilbene derivatives. The process comprises a mixture crystallization step from hexane and a fractional distillation of the crystallized solids, which yields tetracosanol with more than 90% purity. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125763 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE MAKING OF A FUEL | 2012-05-24 |
20120125764 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OXIDE THIN FILM - A method for producing an oxide thin film, including depositing sputtered particles from a metallic deposition source on a deposition area under the condition of a sputtering energy density of 9.5 W/cm | 2012-05-24 |
20120125765 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD MANUFACTURING METHOD - It is an object of the present invention to provide a wiring board plasma processing apparatus capable of improving throughput and achieving reduction in running cost while a sputtering process is employed in manufacturing a wiring board. The wiring board plasma processing apparatus of the present invention has, in a same plasma processing chamber, a surface processing portion provided with a plasma source and performing a pretreatment of a board to be processed, and a plurality of sputtering film forming portions forming a seed layer formed of a plurality of films. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125766 | Magnetron with non-equipotential cathode - In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a Magnetron Sputtering System consists of a Non-Equipotential Cathode with two or more group of segments made of one or different materials. Each group of segments is electrically insulated from others. At group or groups of segments called as Low-Voltage there is maintained a self-established electric voltage relating to anode that is less than voltages are maintained at remained cathode-target groups of segments called as High-Voltage. Such a Magnetron Sputtering System with a Non-Equipotential cathode makes possible to regulate energy of ions bombarding the cathode parts to control and substantially increase a local productivity of a Magnetron Sputtering System without increasing a discharge current and without change of magnetic field and pressure. Existing Magnetron Sputtering Systems can be adapted for application with this method. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125767 | Analyte Sensors and Methods of Use - Analyte sensors for determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample. The sensors have a sample chamber having an inlet with a projection extending from an edge of the sensor for facilitating flow of sample into the sample chamber. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125768 | DISSOLVED OXYGEN MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - Provided is a dissolved oxygen measurement system. The dissolved oxygen measurement system includes a hydrogen storage device storing hydrogen, a first hydrogen fuel cell in which the hydrogen stored in the hydrogen storage device and water supplied from the outside in real time react with each other to generate first electricity energy, a water storage tank storing the water supplied from the outside, a second hydrogen fuel cell in which the water supplied from the water storage tank and the hydrogen stored in the hydrogen storage device react with each other to generate second electricity energy, and a control unit analyzing a difference between the first electricity energy and the second electricity energy. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125769 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING PH AT TEMPERATURE - The invention relates to a measuring device ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120125770 | HYDROGEN GAS SENSOR - A hydrogen gas sensor comprising a detection electrode, a reference electrode, and an electrolyte contacting with these electrodes, in which the reference electrode and the detection electrode are composed of a material having a property that hydrogen molecule doesn't voluntarily dissociate into atomic hydrogen on a surface of the electrode in Standard State such as nickel, titanium, copper, tungsten and the like, in which hydrogen gas is detected by an electromotive force generated between the reference electrode and the detection electrode while at least the detection electrode is maintained at a temperature not less than a temperature that hydrogen molecule begins to dissociate into atomic hydrogen voluntarily on the surface of the detection electrode. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125771 | CARBON NANOTUBE SENSOR - The present invention provides a remote monitoring system for monitoring the operation of a fluid treatment system and/or the qualities, characteristics, properties, etc., of the fluid being processed or treated by the fluid treatment system. The present invention also relates to carbon nanotube sensors. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125772 | Printed Gas Sensor - A printed gas sensor is disclosed. The sensor may include a porous substrate, an electrode layer, a liquid or gel electrolyte layer, and an encapsulation layer. The electrode layer comprises two or more electrodes that are formed on one side of the porous substrate. The liquid or gel electrolyte layer is in electrolytic contact with the two or more electrodes. The encapsulation layer encapsulates the electrode layer and electrolyte layer thereby forming an integrated structure with the porous substrate. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125773 | Analysis Chip and Analysis Apparatus - An analysis chip that enables an apparatus to be small, analysis to be simple, analysis time to be short and analysis of both glycosylated hemoglobin and glucose to be highly accurate is provided. The electrophoresis chip includes an upper substrate | 2012-05-24 |
20120125774 | Analysis Chip and Analysis Apparatus - An analysis chip that enables an apparatus to be small, analysis to be simple, analysis time to be short and analysis of both glycosylated hemoglobin and glucose to be highly accurate is provided. The electrophoresis chip includes an upper substrate | 2012-05-24 |
20120125775 | CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF PROTEINS FOR THEIR MORE ACCURATE MOLECULAR-WEIGHT DETERMINATION BY ELECTROPHORESIS - Disclosed herein is a composition and method for sample preparation of proteins for their size separation by electrophoresis, suitable for molecular-weight determination of proteins in the range between about 14,000 and 500,000. In an embodiment, proteins, particularly those exhibiting biased migration, are modified to change their intrinsic charge, or carbohydrate component to improve accuracy of their molecular weights as determined by electrophoretic size separation via their interaction with ionic surfactants. In a preferred embodiment, the proteins are carbamylated with potassium cyanate and their carbohydrate components are oxidized with sodium periodate. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125776 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF IONS - An apparatus to remove ions, the apparatus having a housing comprising a water inlet to let water in the housing, a water outlet to let water out of the housing, a first electrode comprising a first current collector, a second electrode, a spacer to separate the first and second electrodes and allow water to flow in between the first and second electrodes, and a metal connector connected to the first current collector, wherein multiple first current collectors are fed through the housing to connect to the metal connector outside the housing. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125777 | SULFONATE- OR SULFATE-CAPPED ANTI-MISTING AGENTS - Sulfonate- or sulfate-capped, alkoxylated anti-misting agents having the structures: R((AO) | 2012-05-24 |
20120125778 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A THERMAL BARRIER - The invention relates to a method of fabricating a thermal barrier comprising a ceramic coating layer covering at least a portion of the structure of a substrate, wherein the ceramic coating layer is deposited on the substrate solely by a cathodic electrodeposition process between at least one cathode ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120125779 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN - The electrolysis occurs as a high-pressure electrolyzer, oxygen being produced on one side and hydrogen on the other side, with corresponding pressure. The gases may optionally be stored without additional compression. The PEM fuel cell process is used in reverse for the process. It is advantageous that excess energy may be used by wind power plants. In the associated device, a high-pressure electrolyzer ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120125780 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN GAS USING RENEWABLE ENERGY - A hydrogen generation system has a transparent cover and has a photovoltaic panel in the vessel. The photovoltaic panel generates the electricity for powering the electrolysis process. The photovoltaic panel may be submerged in the electrolyte solution, which acts to concentrate light rays onto the panel. The photovoltaic panel may have a protective coating that both protects the photovoltaic structures, as well as increases conversion efficiency. Other structures, such as the cover, may be configured to further concentrate light rays onto the panel. In some examples, oxygen gas may also be collected, stored, and used. The generation system may also use an external electricity source for powering the electrolysis process when insufficient electricity is produced by the internal photovoltaic cell. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125781 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SYNTHESIS OF HYDROGEN FUEL - The invention provides new methods and compositions for synthesizing hydrogen fuel using simple and inexpensive materials. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125782 | GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE EQUIPPED ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE ELECTROLYZER - Provided is a gas diffusion electrode equipped ion exchange membrane electrolyzer including an anode, an ion-exchange membrane, and a cathode chamber in which a gas diffusion electrode is disposed, wherein in a cathode gas chamber formed between a back plate of the cathode chamber and one side of the gas diffusion electrode opposite to the electrolytic surface, a gas-permeable elastic member is disposed between the gas diffusion electrode and the back plate, and the elastic member forms a conductive connection between the gas diffusion electrode and the back plate by making contact with corrosion-resistant conductive layers formed on the surfaces of a plurality of conductive members which are joined to the back plate. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125783 | REAL SPACE MAPPING OF IONIC DIFFUSION AND ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITY IN ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSION MATERIALS - A method and system for probing mobile ion diffusivity and electrochemical reactivity on a nanometer length scale of a free electrochemically active surface includes a control module that biases the surface of the material. An electrical excitation signal is applied to the material and induces the movement of mobile ions. An SPM probe in contact with the surface of the material detects the displacement of mobile ions at the surface of the material. A detector measures an electromechanical strain response at the surface of the material based on the movement and reactions of the mobile ions. The use of an SPM tip to detect local deformations allows highly reproducible measurements in an ambient environment without visible changes in surface structure. The measurements illustrate effective spatial resolution comparable with defect spacing and well below characteristic grain sizes of the material. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125784 | GROOVED ANODE FOR ELECTROLYSIS CELL - The subject of the invention is an anode block ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120125785 | Cathode for Electrolytic Processes - The invention relates to an electrode for electrolytic applications, optionally an oxygen-evolving anode, obtained on a titanium substrate and having a highly compact dual barrier layer comprising titanium and tantalum oxides and a catalytic layer. A method for forming the dual barrier layer comprises the thermal decomposition of a precursor solution applied to the substrate optionally followed by a quenching step and a lengthy thermal treatment at elevated temperature. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125786 | Electrolyte solution and electrochemical Surface Modification Methods - An aqueous electrolyte solution including a concentration of citric acid in the range of about 1.6 g/L to about 982 g/L and an effective concentration of ammonium bifluoride (ABF), and being substantially free of a strong acid. Methods of treating the surface of a non-ferrous metal workpiece include exposing the surface to a bath of an aqueous electrolyte solution including a concentration of citric acid less than or equal to about 300 g/L and a concentration of ammonium bifluoride greater than or equal to about 10 g/L, and having no more than about 3.35 g/L of a strong acid, controlling the temperature of the bath to be greater than or equal to about 54° C., connecting the workpiece to the anode of a DC power supply and immersing a cathode of the DC power supply in the bath, and applying a current across the bath. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125787 | Electrolyte solution and electrochemical surface modification methods - An aqueous electrolyte solution including a concentration of citric acid in the range of about 1.6 g/L to about 982 g/L and an effective concentration of ammonium bifluoride (ABF), and being substantially free of a strong acid. Methods of treating the surface of a non-ferrous metal workpiece include exposing the surface to a bath of an aqueous electrolyte solution including a concentration of citric acid less than or equal to about 300 g/L and a concentration of ammonium bifluoride greater than or equal to about 10 g/L, and having no more than about 3.35 g/L of a strong acid, controlling the temperature of the bath to be greater than or equal to about 54° C., connecting the workpiece to the anode of a DC power supply and immersing a cathode of the DC power supply in the bath, and applying a current across the bath. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125788 | ELECTROCHEMICAL AFFINITY BIOSENSOR SYSTEM AND METHODS - The present invention provides novel osmium-based electrochemical species for the detection of wide variety of analytes using immunological techniques. The present invention also provides diagnostic kits and test sensors supporting electrode structures that can be used with the osmium-based electrochemical species. The test sensor can be fabricated to support interdigitated arrays of electrodes that have been designed to provide amplification of the electrical signal amplification desired to analyze analytes that may be present at low concentrations. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125789 | ENZYME STABILIZATION IN ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS - The present invention relates to a composition for forming an electrode, an electrochemical sensor comprising the same, and a method for determining an analyte using the electrochemical sensor. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125790 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR FOR MEASURING THE OXYGEN PARTIAL PRESSURE IN A PROCESS FLUID AND A METHOD FOR TESTING ITS FUNCTION - An electrochemical sensor for measuring the oxygen partial pressure in a process fluid, comprises
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20120125791 | CARRYING CASE FOR DISPLAY APPARATUS - A carrying case for a display apparatus which includes a frame for receiving the display device and a folding stand mechanism secured to the frame for supporting the frame on a support surface. The folding stand mechanism includes a folding stand base, a major folding support rotatably mounted on the folding stand base, with the major folding support being movable between a closed position adjacent the folding stand base and at least one open position. A minor folding support is rotatably mounted on the major support, with the minor folding support being moveable between a closed position near the major folding support and at least one open position. When the major support is moved to it's at least one open position, the minor support is movable to it's at least one minor open position where the minor support is disposed between the major folding support and the folding stand base. The display apparatus is supported on a surface by any one of four edges of the display apparatus along with the opened folding stand mechanism. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125792 | DEVICES, KITS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL FASTENING - Devices, kits and methods used to deliver provide radioactive material and a buttress element in a variety of procedures that typically involve the use of a stapler to fasten the buttress material to tissue are described herein. The radioactive material is provided to deliver radiation energy to the tissue. One or more medically useful agents may be provided in addition to the radioactive material. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125793 | Blade Storage Devices and Methods - A device is provided for storing a blade. The device may include a casing and a lid. The casing and lid may cooperate to form a cavity. The lid may be pivotally connected to the casing so as to be movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The cavity may be configured to receive one or more blades when the lid is in the open configuration and to securely store the one or more blades in the cavity when the lid is in the closed configuration. The stored blades may be at least partially submerged in a fluid positioned in the cavity when the lid is in the closed configuration. A seal may be formed between the casing and the lid such that the cavity is sealed when the lid is in the closed configuration. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125794 | All-in-one hand held wrap material dispensing and storage apparatus - A cylindrical tube for dispensing wrap material, comprising an outer surface having a flat portion, the flat portion for resting on a surface; an inside diameter sized for receiving the wrap material; a cut-out in the cylindrical tube for exposing an end of the wrap material; and a groove formed in an outer surface of the cylindrical tube. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125795 | DISPENSER - A dispenser including a housing and a door pivotally attached to the housing via a substantially vertically arranged hinge. The housing includes a hinge wall, an upper end wall, a substantially vertical wall and a lower end wall. The walls define an edge delimiting a lateral charge opening. The housing is provided with a dispensing opening at the lower end wall. The door includes an essentially vertical portion, a free end opposite the hinge and a door rim at lest partly adjacent the edge of the housing when the door is in a closed position. The edge of the housing has a free edge portion extending along the upper end wall, the substantially vertical wall and the lower end wall. The free edge portion includes a guiding element for co-operation with a region of the door rim during pivoting of the door towards the closed position and for vertically positioning the free end of the door. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125796 | TWIST RECLOSABLE BLISTER PACKAGE - A package is disclosed comprising a blister with a flange enclosed between paperboard cards, arranged so that upon rotation of the blister the flange emerges from between the cards allowing the blister to be separated from the cards. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125797 | ORGANIZING STRAP SET - An organizing device is designed to be arranged to surround sides or edges of one or more items to securely hold the items together. The organizing device includes a first strap and a second strap. The first and second straps are held together at an attachment area in the mid-section of each strap. The organizing device also includes connection means located at each end area of the first and second straps. The connection means allow the areas of the first strap and end areas of the second strap to connect together and form an engaged closure around a group of items. The organizing strap device also features a method of identifying the group of items contained within the straps, such as a pre-printed label, a small pocket configured to hold an insert or an area on which may be written the contents of the organizing device. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125798 | PRODUCT HAVING BIORESORBABLE CARRIER MATERIALS AND PACKAGING - The present invention relates to a product containing bioabsorbable carrier materials especially for tissue regeneration and to a packaging, and also to processes for the production of the product. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125799 | Polyester Polymer and Coating Compositions Thereof - A polymer and coating compositions containing the polymer are provided that are useful in coating applications such as, for example, food or beverage packaging coatings. The polymer preferably includes a polyester backbone and at least one deblockable isocyanate group attached to the backbone. In one embodiment, the polymer includes a polyester-carbamate backbone, one or more pendant deblockable isocyanate groups, and one or more terminal or pendant isocyanate-reactive groups. The deblockable isocyanate groups may be provided, for example, through use of a partially blocked polyisocyanate. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125800 | Polyester-Carbamate Polymer and Coating Compositions Thereof - A polyester-carbamate polymer and coating compositions containing the polymer are provided. The polyester-carbamate polymer preferably includes a polyester-carbamate backbone and one or more blocked isocyanate groups. A coating composition is provided that preferably includes the polyester-carbamate polymer and a thermoplastic dispersion. In a preferred embodiment, the coating composition is an organosol. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125801 | COATED CONTAINER DEVICE, METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - The instant invention provides a coated container device, and method of making the same. The coated container device according to the instant invention comprises: (1) a metal substrate; and (2) one or more coating layers associated with the metal substrate, wherein the one or more coating layers are derived from the application of one or more aqueous dispersions to at least one surface of the metal substrate, and wherein the one or more aqueous dispersion comprise: (a) one or more a base polymers; (b) one or more a stabilizing agents; and (c) optionally one or more neutralizing agents, and (d) water. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125802 | MATERIAL TRANSPORT AND STORAGE DEVICE - The Material Transport and Storage Device takes the place of a pallet. Its form is in the general shape of a rectangular slab with multiple legs extending down from each side. The Material Transport and Storage Device is made from high strength plastic or other composite materials. The Material Transport and Storage Device is designed to act as a pallet during transport and a shelf or table when it has reached the destination. The Material Transport and Storage Device can be lifted and moved while loaded by a standard powered fork lift or by a hand operated fork lift. The Material Transport and Storage Device will greatly reduce the time of handling of the product resulting in cost savings in terms of efficiency and job related injures. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125803 | DEVICE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A device housing is provided. The device housing includes a substrate, and an anti-fingerprint film formed on the substrate. The anti-fingerprint film is a nano-composite coating consisting essentially of tin oxide. A method for making the device housing is also described. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125804 | FOLDABLE PACKAGING CONTAINER - A foldable packaging which may include a liquid-resistant paperboard form that is foldable to provide an attractive stackable container that resists water leakage, can be assembled without fastening hardware and has concealed gussets. The packaging can be folded into overlapping flaps and wings which are folded and interlocked to define a generally trapezoidal packaging which can receive a variety of different pot sizes and types. The die cut pattern forming the packaging can be of a universal shape but formed in a variety of different sizes to accommodate different sized potted plants. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125805 | PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGE HAVING A TWISTABLE ACTUATOR AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF ACCESSING MEDICATION - A pharmaceutical package and an associated method are provided that is child resistant, but that may be readily accessible for users having arthritis or otherwise having limited mobility in their fingers. The pharmaceutical package includes a housing and a card carrying medication that is slidably disposed at least partially within the housing such that the at least one medication is positioned within the housing. The pharmaceutical package also includes an engagement member configured to engage the card in an instance in which the card is disposed within the housing. For example, the card may define an opening and the engagement member may be configured to extend into the opening defined by the card when the card is in the housing. The pharmaceutical package also includes a twistable actuator configured to disengage the card and the engagement member in response to rotation of the twistable actuator relative to the housing. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125806 | PRESS-THROUGH PACK PACKAGE - The press-through pack package of the invention has a covering material composed of a stretched film with at least one layer comprising a thermoplastic resin and an inorganic filler at 5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125807 | PACKAGE HAVING A SUSPENSION PLATFORM FOR AN ARTICLE, PACKAGING KIT HAVING A SUSPENSION PLATFORM, AND METHOD OF PACKAGING AN ARTICLE - An article suspension package for receiving an article is provided and this article receiving package can be provided as a standalone component on which an article is displayed, stowed, or carried, as a component for use in conjunction with other components such as, for example, a storage box or a shipping box in which the article suspension package and the article are disposed, and as an integral component with a packaging kit that is configured such that a platform tier of the article suspension package and the other components of the package kit can be wholly or substantially formed from the same sheet material such as, for example, a cardboard sheet material. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125808 | WORKPIECE SUPPORT STRUCTURES AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING SAME - The present invention comprises a workpiece container for storing at least one workpiece having a bottom surface and a peripheral edge. In one embodiment, a workpiece support structure is located within the container enclosure, which forms multiple vertically stacked storage shelves within the enclosure. Each storage shelf includes, in one embodiment, a first tine and a second tine for supporting the workpiece in a substantially horizontal orientation. The bottom surface and peripheral edge of a workpiece seated on a storage shelf extends beyond the outer edge of both the first tine and the second tine. An end effector according to the present invention may engage these extended portions or “grip zones” of the workpiece. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125809 | Protective case for a tablet computer - A protection case for tablet computer, includes a foldable cover, and a protection shell that could be connected to the cover in different ways. The protection shell includes a curve-shaped base plate that could perfectly fit the back of the tablet computer, and four hooks that located at the corners of the base plate. This protection case is easy to use and can prevent the tablet computer from damages. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125810 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention includes a display apparatus including an item retention wall defining a cavity, and a suspension member coupled to the item retention wall, wherein the item retention wall is configured to retain an item within the cavity by a retention seal between the item and the item retention wall. | 2012-05-24 |
20120125811 | Process for Cracking Heavy Hydrocarbon Feed - A process for cracking a heavy hydrocarbon feed comprising a vaporization step, a coking step, a hydroprocessing step, and a steam cracking step is disclosed. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is passed to a first zone of a vaporization unit to separate a first vapor stream and a first liquid stream. The first liquid stream is passed to a second zone of the vaporization unit and contacted intimately with a counter-current steam produce a second vapor stream and a second liquid stream. The first vapor stream and the second vapor stream are cracked in the radiant section of the steam cracker to produce a cracked effluent. The second liquid stream is thermally cracked in a coking drum to produce a coker effluent and coke. The coker effluent is separated into a coker gas and a coker liquid. The coker liquid is reacted with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst to produce a hydroprocessed product. The hydroprocessed product is separated into a gas product and a liquid product. The liquid product is fed to the vaporization unit. | 2012-05-24 |