| 21st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
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| 20120125112 | PRESSURE TRANSMITTER - A pressure transmitter includes a sensor assembly having a hollow body housing a pressure sensor. The pressure transmitter also includes a support body which is made of a first material, and an interface body which is connected to the support body and which is made of a second material different from the first material. A first isolation diaphragm is fixed onto the interface body and is made of the same material of the interface body. The first isolation diaphragm is in fluid communication with the pressure sensor and is configured for interfacing with a process fluid. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125113 | PRESSURE TRANSDUCER HAVING STRUCTURE FOR MONITORING SURFACE CHARGE - A pressure transducer includes a substrate, a piezoresistive element, a first conductive element, a first terminal, and a test structure. The substrate has a surface and a cavity. A diaphragm layer is formed over the cavity and over the surface of the substrate. The piezoresistive element is formed in the diaphragm layer. The first conductive element is formed in the diaphragm layer, and has a first conductivity type. The first conductive element is coupled to the piezoresistive element. The first terminal is formed over a surface of the diaphragm layer and coupled to the first conductive element. The test structure has the first conductivity type and is formed in the diaphragm layer. The test structure has an edge spaced apart from an edge of the first conductive element by a predetermined distance. A surface charge accumulation on the diaphragm layer is detected using the test structure. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125114 | PRESSURE SENSOR - The present disclosure relates to sensors including pressure sensors. In some cases, the pressure sensor may include a membrane or diaphragm, multiple sense elements connected to one another in a bridge configuration and positioned on the membrane, and an amplifier coupled to an output of the bridge configuration and having an output, where the diaphragm, sense elements and amplifier may be formed on a singled substrate or formed integrally therewith, or both. In one example, the pressure sensor may sense a particular range of pressures applied to the sensor, and/or may include an amplifier that has a selectable gain for amplifying an output of the bridge. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125115 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING PROPERTIES OF WORKING FLUIDS - There are provided embodiments of a sensing device that comprise a sensing element, a substrate, and a bonding element, each being selected for environments that utilize caustic working fluids such as automotive fuel. Material for use as the bonding element can form molecular bonds with ceramics and glass. In one embodiment, the sensing device comprises a receptacle or cavity, in which are located the sensing element and the bonding element. This configuration facilitates the formation of bonds between the bonding element and each of the sensing element and a peripheral wall of the cavity. Such bonds are configured in a tensile bonding area and a shear bonding area, the combination of which is useful to secure the sensing element in the cavity. The sensing device can further comprise a seal such as an o-ring disposed in annular relation to the substrate to seal the sensing device to a peripheral device such as a fluid fitting, which may be found in a fuel system of an automobile. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125116 | SENSOR - The invention relates to a measuring apparatus for measuring a measurement variable of a fluid, in particular a sensor, such as a pressure sensor or a travel sensor. The measuring apparatus has a housing, a diaphragm which is arranged in and/or on the housing and an elastic element, which is designed in the manner of a leaf spring, for restoring the diaphragm. A signal transmitter is operatively connected to the diaphragm and/or to the elastic element, and a signal receiver interacts with the signal transmitter. Structures for providing reinforcement are arranged in the edge region and/or in the center of the elastic element. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125117 | Micromechanical component and production method for a micromechanical component - A micromechanical component includes: an adjustable element connected to a holder at least via a spring; a first sensor device with at least one first piezo-resistive sensor element, which first sensor device provides a first sensor signal relating to a first mechanical stress, the first piezo-resistive sensor element being situated on or in an anchoring region of the spring; and a second sensor device with at least one second piezo-resistive sensor element, which second sensor device provides a second sensor signal relating to a second mechanical stress, the second piezo-resistive sensor element being situated on or in an anchoring region of the spring. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125118 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING STRUCTURAL ASSETS - A system for detection of stress and deformation in a structural asset, for instance, one of reinforced concrete. An area on the asset may have a structure interface, such as a patch, attached to it with a fastening mechanism which may be a layer of an epoxy or other material, or be items such as screws, bolts, welds, or the like. One or more surface acoustic wave (SAW) strain sensors may be attached to the interface with an adhesive layer of epoxy or other material, or with mechanical items. Stress may be transmitted by the interface to the strain sensors. The sensors may be interrogated with a wire or wireless reader to obtain strain measurements. The measurements may indicate stress and deformations such as bulges and breaks in the asset. The measurements may also be a basis for determining location and extent of the stress and deformations. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125119 | YARN ENTANGLEMENT STRENGTH TESTER - A yarn entanglement strength tester includes first and second rolls that apply incrementally increasing elongation levels on a yarn in order to remove entanglements from the yarn. The yarn entanglement strength tester also includes a third roll, where the second and third rolls apply a constant tension on the yarn which enables optimum diameter measurements of the yarn by a camera. The camera captures images of diameters of the yarn after each of the incrementally increasing elongation levels is applied to the yarn. The yarn entanglement strength tester further includes a computing device that controls operation of the camera and the first, second, and third rolls, and determines an entanglement strength of the yarn based on the captured images of the diameters of the yarn after each of the incrementally increasing elongation levels is applied to the yarn. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125120 | SERIES CONFIGURED VARIABLE FLOW RESTRICTORS FOR USE IN A SUBTERRANEAN WELL - A well device can include a fluid diode having an interior surface that defines an interior chamber, and an outlet from the interior chamber, with the interior surface operable to direct fluid to rotate in a rotational direction through the outlet, and another fluid diode having an interior surface that defines an interior chamber in fluid communication with the outlet, the second interior surface operable to direct fluid to rotate in the rotational direction in response to receiving the fluid rotating in the rotational direction through the outlet. A method of controlling flow in a well can include communicating fluid through two or more fluid diodes in a flow path between an interior and an exterior of a well device in the well. Communicating the fluid through the fluid diodes can cause the fluid to rotate within the fluid diodes in a same rotational direction. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125121 | Chordal gas flowmeter with transducers installed outside the pressure boundary, housing and method - A flowmeter for detecting gas flow rates in a pipe. The flowmeter includes a container configured to be attached to the pipe having a channel through which the gas flows, and a plurality of recesses. Each recess has a window made of metal that is in acoustic communication with the channel. The flowmeter includes a plurality of transducers, with one transducer of the plurality of transducers disposed in each recess. The transducers transmit ultrasonic signals into and receive ultrasonic signals from the channel through the window in the housing recess in which a transducer is disposed. The flowmeter includes a controller in electrical communication with the plurality of transducers which determines the gas flow rate through the channel from signals received from the transducers. A housing for an ultrasonic transducer for a flowmeter which is inserted into a recess of a container. A method for detecting gas flow rates in a pipe. A transducer for an ultrasonic flowmeter. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125122 | Chordal gas flowmeter with transducers installed outside the pressure boundary, housing and method - A flowmeter for detecting gas flow rates in a pipe includes a container configured to be attached to the pipe having a channel through which the gas flows, and a plurality of recesses that extend through the container and a plurality of housings. Each recess has a housing which contains pressure in the channel. Each housing has a window that is in acoustic communication with the channel. The flowmeter includes a plurality of transducers, with one transducer of the plurality of transducers disposed in each recess. The transducers transmit ultrasonic signals into and receive ultrasonic signals from the channel through the window in the housing in which a transducer is disposed. The flowmeter includes a controller in electrical communication with the plurality of transducers which determines the gas flow rate through the channel by measuring transit times of signals transmitted by and received by the transducers. A housing for an ultrasonic transducer for a flowmeter which is inserted into a recess of a container that acoustically isolates the housing from the container. A method for detecting gas flow rates in a pipe. A transducer for an ultrasonic flowmeter. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125123 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AND COMPENSATING FOR A CHANGE IN A DIFFERENTIAL ZERO OFFSET OF A VIBRATING FLOW METER - A method for operating a vibrating flow meter system is provided. The method includes the step of receiving a first sensor signal from a first vibrating flow meter. A second sensor signal is received from a second vibrating flow meter. A first flow rate is generated from the first sensor signal and a second flow rate is generated from the second sensor signal. The method further includes the step of determining a differential zero offset of the first vibrating flow meter based on the first and second flow rates. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125124 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A ZERO OFFSET IN A VIBRATING FLOW METER - A method and apparatus for operating a vibrating flow meter is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving sensor signals from the vibrating flow meter and determining a current zero offset for the vibrating flow meter. The current zero offset can be determined based on the received sensor signals. The method also comprises the step of determining one or more current operating conditions. The one or more current operating conditions can be compared to one or more previous operating conditions of the offset correlation. The method also includes the step of generating an average zero offset if the offset correlation includes a previously determined zero offset corresponding to the current operating conditions. The average zero offset can be based on the current zero offset and the previously determined zero offset. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125125 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPECIMEN BOX - A modified multi-function specimen box is provided. The modified multi-function specimen box includes a box body ( | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125126 | FLUIDICS WITH THERMAL COMPENSATION FOR A FLOW-TYPE PARTICLE ANALYZER - The present invention provides an improved fluidic system for a flow-type particle analyzer, such as a flow cytometer or hematology analyzer, that enables adjustment of the system to compensate for changes in fluid viscosity resulting from changes in temperature. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125127 | Method and device for preparing substances for qualitative and quantitative analyses - A method and a device for preparing a qualitative and quantitative analysis of samples are presented. The device affords the possibility of delimiting and isolating a specific region of a solid or liquid sample. A liquid, e.g. a solvent or extracting agent, is added in the delimited and isolated region. Thereafter the created mixture of substance and liquid is, in a plug-shaped fashion, pressed out of the closed region by means of a neutral liquid or the same liquid, and supplied to the measuring instrument in the form of a highly concentrated solution. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125128 | SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING INSPECTIONS, REPAIRS, AND/OR OTHER OPERATIONS WITHIN VESSELS - A system is provided to facilitate inspections, repairs, and other operations within vessels without human entry into the vessels, and without introducing contaminants that could reduce the purity of materials held in the vessels below predetermined minimum levels. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125129 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR A TEST INSTALLATION - A protective device for a test installation, the test installation being used for testing objects that have a tendency to burn and emit gas, in particular for testing lithium-ion batteries, and the test installation having a test chamber that is sealable via a door-type opening element with the interposition of a sealing element, and having a testing device configured in the test chamber for the objects. The test chamber includes a venting device for gases and is surrounded by a sealed enclosure. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125130 | CONTACTING MODULE FOR SENSOR HAVING LIMITED INSTALLATION SPACE - A sensor which encompasses at least one sensing element for recording at least one measured quantity. The sensor also has one sensor body for holding the sensing element. The sensing element has at least one connecting lead. The sensor has a modular design and includes a contacting module, whose design is separate from that of the sensor body, for electrically contacting the sensing element. The contacting module has at least one connecting element and at least one connector contact pin, the connector contact pin being surrounded in at least one connection region by the connecting element. The connector contact pin is electrically connected to the connecting lead. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125131 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A SENSOR - A system for positioning a sensor through an inner barrier and an outer barrier includes a first collar configured for engagement with the inner or outer barriers, a collapsible coupling, and a sensor support connected to the collapsible coupling. The collapsible coupling or the sensor support is in sealing engagement with the first collar, and the first collar, collapsible coupling, and sensor support define a passage therethrough. A method for positioning a sensor includes engaging a first collar to at least one of the inner barrier or the outer barrier and inserting a sensor support connected to a collapsible coupling through the outer barrier. The method further includes connecting the sensor support or the collapsible coupling to the first collar and inserting the sensor through the sensor support. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125132 | Bearing system for a worm in a steering gear - Disclosed is a bearing system for a worm engaging with a worm wheel as part of a steering gear, wherein the bearing system comprises at least one bearing with an outer ring, an inner ring, and rolling bodies that are movably accommodated between the outer an inner rings, the bearing being pivotally arranged in a bearing seat for accommodating the outer ring of the bearing, and wherein the inner ring accommodates one of the two shaft ends of the worm in order to seat said shaft end of the worm radially in the housing of the steering gear. For an improved dampening of the worm at least one spring element, which exerts a spring force on a region of the outer ring of the bearing, is provided at the bearing, said spring force supporting a pivotal motion of the worm toward the worm wheel. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125133 | LOST MOTION CAM ACTUATING DEVICE - A lost motion cam assembly for a vehicle lock. The assembly includes a lever, pivotally mounted to the housing and movable between locked and unlocked positions. A motor drives a gear mounted to a shaft in the housing. A cam is also rotatably mounted to the shaft, and includes a pair of opposing cam arms. When a cam arm engages a first interaction surface on the lever, the lever actuates. A second interaction surface on the lever stops the cam. The cam is operably connected to the gear by a lost motion connection that defines a range of free travel of the cam relative to the gear. Manually pivoting the lever while one of the pair of cam arms is in contact with the first interaction surface on the lever causes the cam to rotate within the range of free travel. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125134 | BALL SCREW UNIT - A ball screw unit includes a screw shaft that includes a screw groove, a ball screw nut that is screwed to the screw shaft via balls and that rotates to move the screw shaft linearly in an axial direction of the screw shaft, a hollow shaft that rotates together with the ball screw nut, a housing that rotatably supports the hollow shaft via a rolling bearing, and an elastic member that is provided at a position between the rolling bearing and the housing. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125135 | INTERMEDIATE GEAR DEVICE - An intermediate gear device for a traction drive and/or spur gear drive of an internal combustion engine is provided, having an intermediate gear that has an at least two-track construction with a drive gear and a driven gear, an axle, and a needle bearing by which the intermediate gear is radially mounted on the axle. At least one supporting disk is provided on which the intermediate gear is axially supported, and a duct, that is connectable to the lubricant circuit of the internal combustion engine, to supply lubricant to the needle bearing. The support disk and the axle contact one another at the end faces, the mouth of the lubricant duct that opens toward the needle bearing is formed by one or more recesses on the contact surface of the support disk and/or on the contact surface of the axle. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125136 | ARRANGEMENT FOR CREATING A SHIFTING FORCE OR SELECTION FORCE IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION - A device for producing a shifting force or a selection force in a manual-shift transmission for a motor vehicle. The device comprises a contour element ( | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125137 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHAFT COUPLING - A method and system for a shaft coupling assembly is provided. The assembly includes a first coupling half coupled to a distal end of a first shaft wherein the first coupling half includes one or more projections extending away from the first coupling half. The shaft coupling assembly also includes a second coupling half coupled to a distal end of a second shaft wherein the second coupling half includes a media configured to matingly engage the one or more projections in an axial direction, the projections include a relatively large length to width ratio, the media displaces orthogonally to the insertion direction an amount sufficient to facilitate the insertion for each individual projection while substantially preventing gross movement of all of the projections in total such that a linear force or torque applied to one coupling half is transmitted through the mated projections and media. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125138 | TORQUE SENSING SYSTEM HAVING TORQUE SENSOR, AND STEERING SYSTEM - A torque sensing system having a torque sensor, and a steering system, are provided. The torque sensor includes a first rotor having apertures extending therethrough and bar magnets disposed in the apertures. The torque sensor further includes a second rotor defining an interior region with the first rotor being disposed in the interior region. The second rotor has tooth members extending toward the first rotor. The torque sensor further includes first and second Hall effect sensors disposed in an open region of the second rotor proximate to the first rotor. The first and second Hall effect sensors generate first and second signals, respectively, indicative of an amount of torque applied between the first rotor and the second rotor. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125139 | STEERING COLUMN TELESCOPE LOCK - A telescope lock mechanism for a steering column includes a plurality of column teeth operably connected to the steering column and an adjustment lever operably connected to the steering column to allow user adjustment of a position of the steering column. A locking bolt extends from the adjustment lever, and a cam is located at the locking bolt and rotatable thereon. The cam includes one or more tab features interactive with the locking bolt such that rotation of the locking bolt engages the tab features with the locking bolt to drive rotation of the cam between a locked and unlocked position. The tab further includes a plurality of cam teeth meshable with the plurality of column teeth when the cam is in a locked position. A spring is operably connected to the cam to maintain the cam position in the locked and/or unlocked position when the cam is rotated thereto. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125140 | TELESCOPE POSITIVE LOCK FOR STEERING COLUMN - A telescope lock mechanism for a steering column includes a plurality of strap teeth located at an upper jacket of the steering column, each strap tooth of the plurality of strap teeth having a strap tooth peak. A plurality of lock teeth are located at a lower jacket of the steering column. The plurality of locking teeth are rotatably secured at the lower jacket, such that when the plurality of locking teeth are rotated into an engaged position with the plurality of strap teeth, a plurality of lock teeth peaks are substantially non-parallel to the strap tooth peaks of the plurality of strap teeth. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125141 | Drive Control System - The present invention relates to a vehicle drive control system ( | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125142 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR VEHICLE - An acceleration pedal for a vehicle includes a pedal arm where a pedal is connected and that is rotatably mounted; a straight actuator that presses pedal arm in a return direction by moving straight; and a controller that controls straight actuator. Therefore, according to the acceleration pedal for a vehicle, it is possible to not only generate mechanical or electric signals to transmit driver's intention of acceleration to a power generator, but allow the driver to safely and economically drive and send specific signals to the driver by applying active action to the acceleration pedal. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125143 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ADJUSTABLE LEVER ASSEMBLY - Disclosed herein is an adjustable lever assembly with a lever having an adjustment section and a grip section, where the adjustment section includes a slide passage in communication with an adjuster passage, and an adjuster positioned at least partially inside the adjuster passage, the adjuster having a threaded inner passage extending therethrough. The adjustable lever assembly further includes a slide positioned substantially inside the slide passage, the slide including an outer wall surface that is keyed to the slide passage and a threaded outer portion for rotatably engaging the threaded inner passage of the adjuster, wherein rotation of the adjuster translates the slide about the adjuster passage, and wherein the slide includes a bottom portion configured for securing pivotally to a pushrod. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125144 | Jack Handle Systems - Jacks and handle systems for jacks are disclosed. In one embodiment, a jack includes a base, a pivotable handle sleeve, a lifting portion, coupling structure affixed to at least one of the base and the lifting portion, and a first elongate rigid member. The coupling structure defines a passageway extending generally perpendicular to the base and an opening generally perpendicular to the passageway. The first elongate rigid member has proximal and distal ends, and the distal end of the first elongate rigid member is configured to interact with the pivotable handle sleeve to actuate the lifting portion. The distal end is also configured to pass through the passageway and interact with the opening to operatively couple the first elongate rigid member to the lifting portion apart from the pivotable handle sleeve such that the first elongate rigid member extends generally perpendicularly to the base. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125145 | Pivotable Handlebar for Locking and Efficient Storage of a Bicycle - The present invention is a pivotable handlebar stem apparatus comprised of a clamp body, a cam lock, and a positioning component. The clamp body fits around a handlebar stem or portion of the handlebars of a bicycle. When the cam lock is unlocked and the positioning component is disengaged, the handlebars may be rotated from a riding position to a parked position for convenient storage, transport and parking. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125146 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE CONNECTING RODS, AND CONNECTING RODS PRODUCED ACCORDING TO THE METHOD - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a connecting rod including: a) manufacturing an inner body; b) adding one end of the inner body to the end of the reduced outer diameter of each end piece, said end of the inner body resting on the shoulder of the end piece; (c) inserting a first portion of a second mandrel in the hollow cylindrical portion of each end piece and placing a driving bit at the free end of a second portion of the second mandrel; d) winding said pre-impregnated fibres onto the outer surface of an assembly consisting of the inner body, the end piece(s) and the second part(s) of the second mandrel(s) which are free of bits, said fibres then forming an outer body; e) after removing the bit(s), polymerising the inner body and the outer body to form a polymerised integral body; f) removing the second mandrel(s) and cutting the polymerised integral body to the required length. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125147 | BICYCLE PEDAL - A bicycle pedal is provided with a pedal spindle, a pedal body, a cleat engagement member and an actuation member. The pedal body is rotatably mounted on the pedal spindle. The cleat engagement member is movably mounted relative to the pedal body between a release position and an engagement position. The cleat engagement member is biased towards the release position. The actuation member is mechanically connected to the cleat engagement member. The actuation member is movably mounted relative to the pedal body from a first position to a second position such that the actuation member moves the cleat engagement member from the release position to the engagement position. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125148 | BICYCLE PEDAL - A bicycle pedal is provided with a pedal spindle, a pedal body, a first cleat engagement member and a positioning member. The pedal body is rotatably mounted on the pedal spindle. The cleat engagement member is movably mounted to the pedal body between a release position and an engagement position. The positioning member is movably coupled relative to the pedal body between a first position and a second position. The positioning member moves the first cleat engagement member to the release position while the positioning member is moving from the second position to the first position. The positioning member moves the first cleat engagement member to the engagement position while the positioning member is moving from the first position to the second position. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125149 | MOTOR STARTER INCLUDING AN ARMATURE HAVING AN INTEGRAL DRIVE SYSTEM - A motor starter includes a housing having an exterior surface and an interior surface that defines an interior portion, a field coil mounted to the interior surface of the housing, and an armature is supported within the housing and rotatable relative to the field coil. The armature includes a shaft having an exterior surface and a hollow interior. A commutator is operatively connected to the shaft, and a drive system is arranged within the hollow interior of the shaft. The drive system includes a gear system. An output shaft is operatively connected to the gear system. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125150 | GEARBOX FOR A WIND TURBINE - A gearbox includes an input shaft connected to a rotor hub, an output shaft connected to a generator, and a first gear wheel rotation-locked to the input shaft and arranged inside a gearbox housing. A second gear wheel arranged inside the gearbox housing and meshing with the first gear wheel or coupled thereto via one or more additional gear wheels is rotation-locked to the output shaft. A flange radially surrounds the input shaft and/or the output shaft and has a circumferential groove on a side facing the input shaft and/or output shaft. An annular tubular sealing element made from an elastic material is fixed in the circumferential groove and can be expanded by an increase in the internal pressure. An intermediate space between the input shaft and/or output shaft and the circumferential groove is thus completely sealed by the sealing element when expanded. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125151 | INTEGRATED STEEL PLANT WITH PRODUCTION OF HOT OR COLD DRI - An integrated steelmaking plant design is disclosed for efficiently merging the continuous operation of a reduction reactor producing hot DRI with the batch operation of at least one DRI melting furnace. The direct reduction reactor is adapted for producing hot DRI for its consumption in a DRI melting furnace or for producing cold DRI when the continuous production of DRI will exceed the DRI consumption rate of the melting furnace or when it suffers long-term operational delays. The reduction reactor has a DRI cooling zone within the same reactor vessel which is selectively operable for cooling the DRI in the same reactor vessel when the hot DRI produced in said reactor will not be consumed by the DRI melting furnace and when the capacity of the hot DRI bin feeding the melting furnace is insufficient to accumulate the amount of hot DRI which will not be consumed. The need of a DRI cooling vessel with its associated gas compressor and gas cooling and cleaning system is dispensed with therefore decreasing the capital and operational costs of said steelmaking plant. The invention also allows for a flexible and modular construction and operation of a steelmaking plant and is applicable to reduction reactors whether designed to operate at high or low pressure. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125152 | ELECTRIC ARC MELTING FACILITY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLTEN METAL BY USING ELECTRIC ARC MELTING FACILITY - An electric arc melting facility includes a melting chamber configured to melt a source iron therein by an electrode, and a shaft-shaped preheating chamber directly connected to the melting chamber. The preheating chamber includes a bottom surface inclined downward toward the melting chamber. A shaft opening dimension is set to an optimum value for controlling the supply of the source iron. A pushing device is disposed at a lower side of the preheating chamber and configured to move the source iron toward the melting chamber. The supply of the source iron from the preheating chamber to the melting chamber is performed by operating the pushing device. The supply of the source iron from the preheating chamber to the melting chamber is stopped by halting the operation of the pushing device. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125153 | RECOVERY OF ELEMENTS FROM HYDROTHERMAL PRODUCTS - The invention generally relates to the extraction of rare earth elements and heavy metals from geothermal fluids used in geothermal electrical production. The invention provides systems and methods for extracting these elements from hydrothermal products by the application of one or more forces that affect different components of a condensate differently. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125154 | NOVEL COMPOSITE ANODE MATERIALS FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - The present invention provides compositions and methods of making Sn-MCx-C and Sb-MOx-C nanostructured anode compositions that exhibit excellent capacity retention with high capacity and rate capability that alleviate the volume expansion encountered with alloy anodes during the charge-discharge process. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125155 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECOVERING HYDROGEN PULVERIZED POWDER OF RAW-MATERIAL ALLOY FOR RARE-EARTH MAGNET - A method and a device for recovering hydrogen pulverized powder of a raw-material alloy for rare-earth magnets capable of lowering a possibility that hydrogen pulverized powder after hydrogen was pulverized remains in a recovery chamber and capable of enhancing magnetic properties by reducing an amount of oxygen of an obtained rare-earth magnet, a processing container | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125156 | METHODS FOR PRODUCTION OF SILVER NANOSTRUCTURES - Methods for producing silver nanostructures with improved dimensional control, yield, purity, monodispersity, and scale of synthesis. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125157 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DIRECT REDUCED IRON WITH LIMITED CO2 EMISSIONS - A method and apparatus for producing direct reduced iron (DRI), also known as sponge iron, by means of direct contact of iron oxides with a stream of recycled and regenerated hot reducing gases containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The invention provides a way for decreasing the uncontained emission of CO | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125158 | Method for the Recovery of Uranium from Pregnant Liquor Solutions - The present invention is directed to a new more environmentally friendly method for the recovery of uranium from pregnant liquor solutions that comprise high levels of chloride by using an amino phosphonic functionalized resin. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125159 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING IRON OXIDE TO METALLIC IRON USING COKE OVEN GAS AND OXYGEN STEELMAKING FURNACE GAS - A process for reducing iron oxide to metallic iron using coke oven gas (COG), including: a direct reduction shaft furnace for providing off gas; a COG source for injecting COG into a reducing gas stream including at least a portion of the off gas; and the direct reduction shaft furnace reducing iron oxide to metallic iron using the reducing gas stream and injected COG. The COG has a temperature of about 1,200 degrees C. or greater upon injection. The COG has a CH | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125160 | SILICA REMOVAL FROM PREGNANT LEACH SOLUTIONS - The present invention relates generally to a process for removing dissolved or colloidal silica from a pregnant leach solution (“PLS”). More particularly, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to a, process which mixes PLS with an acid source, preferably lean electrolyte, to induce formation of colloidal silica that can then be collected and removed. Additionally, in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, at least one silica seeding agent is added to induce formation of colloidal silica, at least one flocculant is added to induce aggregation of the colloidal silica, and a solid-liquid separation process is utilized to remove advantageous amounts or substantially all of the colloidal silica, thereby providing relief from supersaturation of dissolved silica in the metal recovery processes. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125161 | BULB CHANGING SYSTEM - A bulb changing system for elevated light bulbs is presented. The system has an elongate tube, a drive shaft with a drive handle, a drive gear, a driven gear, and a light receptacle configured to engage an exterior portion of the light bulb. In one aspect, the drive housing houses the drive gear and the driven gear therein a drive cavity and rotation of the drive handle causes the drive gear to rotate substantially along the longitudinal axis of the elongate tube, which in turn, causes the driven gear to rotate, which in turn, causes the light receptacle to rotate. As such, the light bulb is rotated into or out of engagement with a socket, depending upon the direction of rotation. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125162 | COMBINATION ER WRENCH - A combination ER wrench is disclosed for use in installing and tightening collet holders in connection with milling machines or machining centers. The disclosed wrench combines the function of multiple wrenches. The disclosed wrench has two open ends and two box ends that fit various collets and collet holders common in the industry, along with a box end to fit a retention knob. The open ends of the wrench have arcurate jaws and five points to contact the collet and/or collet nut. The box ends of the wrench are openings shaped to contact the collect and/or collet nut. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125163 | Fastening Sockets, Washers and Fasteners Used with the Washers and the Fastening Sockets - A fastening socket B includes an inner socket portion including engaging means for engaging a nut or the like, and an outer socket portion for engaging a washer A with an outer edge portion | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125164 | Extension Shaft For Hold a Tool for Rotary Driven Motion - A tool having a flexible extension shaft, a first end and, a second end and capable of being bent about its axis. The tool transfers rotary motion from a device to an implement. Both of the ends may be capable of independently being bent about the axis. The shaft may include a male member and a female member for a kit. Further, one end of the tool may include a rotatable member having a first and second implement. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125165 | MACHINING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF LOADING AND UNLOADING SAME - A machining apparatus has a frame defining a transfer station and a machining station thereabove, a spindle having a workpiece grab and vertically displaceable on the frame between an upper position with the grab in the machining station and a lower position with the grab in the transfer station, a tool holder horizontally displaceable on the frame toward and away from the machining station, and a workpiece conveyor extending through the transfer station. After shifting a deflector underneath the machining station into a side position out from underneath the grab, the grab is lowered to pick an at least partially unmachined workpiece in the transfer station off the conveyor and then raised with the workpiece into the machining station. The deflector is then shifted between a use position over the transfer station and under the machining station and a side position allowing the spindle to pass. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125166 | CLEAVERS FOR CLEAVING OPTICAL FIBERS, AND RELATED BLADES, COMPONENTS, AND METHODS - Embodiments disclosed in the detailed description include cleavers for cleaving optical fibers, and related blades, components, and methods. In this regard in one embodiment, a cleaver for cleaving an optical fiber is provided. The cleaver comprises a body and an actuator disposed in the body and configured to be actuated along an actuation path to move a blade in an at least partially arcuate cleaving path. The cleaver also comprises an optical fiber path disposed in the body and intersecting with the at least partially arcuate cleaving path, such that an end portion of an optical fiber disposed in the optical fiber path is cleaved when the actuator is actuated, moving the blade in the at least partially arcuate cleaving path and contacting the end portion of the optical fiber. Related methods and other cleaver components and related methods are disclosed. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125167 | IMBEDDED CARRIER BLADES FOR CLEAVING OPTICAL FIBERS, AND RELATED CLEAVERS AND METHODS - Imbedded carrier blades for cleaving optical fibers and related cleavers and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the blade includes a carrier body that defines a blade edge. At least one cleaving material is imbedded into at least a portion of the carrier body. The at least one cleaving material is additionally exposed on at least a portion of the blade edge to induce a flaw in a portion of an optical fiber contacted by the blade edge. The portion of the optical fiber can be broken about the induced flaw to create an end face for fiber optic termination preparations. Cleaving the optical fiber prepares an end face on the optical fiber to prepare fiber optic terminations, including in the field. The imbedded carrier blade can be disposed in a cleaver to cleave an optical fiber. Methods of cleaving an optical fiber using an imbedded carrier blade are also provided. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125168 | Cutting Device - A cutting device ( | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125169 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A movable stage on which an LED chip is placed is moved in horizontal directions (for example, the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction) under the control of a position adjusting section. A probe needle is brought into contact with a bonding electrode on the surface of the LED chip to apply a desired voltage to the LED chip. A light detecting section detects light from the LED chip. An optical characteristic measuring section measures, based on the results of detection by the light detecting section, optical characteristics of the LED chip. A laser light source removes a part of the surface of the LED chip by laser light. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125170 | CUTTING MACHINE - A cutting machine includes a housing accommodating a motor. In the housing, a cutting blade, an air duct, a dust collecting channel and a shutter member are provided. The cutting blade is operated with the driven motor to cut a workpiece, and the air duct allows cooling air generated by a cooling fan for the motor to be blown out onto a cutting place of the workpiece. The dust collecting channel has an opening at one end for serving as a dust collecting port located near the cutting place and an opening at the other end for permitting coupling of a dust collecting nozzle. The shutter member is movable between a closed position and an open position of the air duct and located in the open position in a normal state. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125171 | BORER FOR AN OSCILLATING TOOL - A borer for forming holes in a workpiece has a fastening portion for mounting on an oscillating tool and a cutter which is connected with the fastening portion. The cutter is driven in a vibrating manner by the oscillating tool such that a feeding direction of the cutter is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis about which the borer is driven in a vibrating manner. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125172 | CUTTING GRID - A cutting grid comprises a central cutting central grid element composed of a multiplicity of cutting blades arranged in a framework of quadrangular opening or in parallel with longitudinal passage openings, depending on the cutting desired result, with a central cutting element which is supported around the perimeter by an external frame and in a central position a central grid element incorporates a tubular rim. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125173 | FOLDABLE SCORING BASE WITH AN INTEGRATED MEDIA TRIMMER - A scoring base with an integrated media trimmer may be utilized to cut and/or score various types of media. The base may comprise an upper portion and a lower portion connected via a hinge. The lower portion may be configured to rotate with respect to the upper portion from a folded position to an unfolded position. A scoring implement, such as a bone folder, may be used to score a medium by tracing scoring grooves formed in the base. Additionally, the scoring base may include an integrated media trimmer comprising a cutting arm, a blade holder, and a cutting blade. The cutting arm may pivot from a cutting position to a storage position. The cutting arm may be configured to secure a bone folder within a depression during storage. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125174 | ACOUSTIC AND SEMI-ACOUSTIC STRINGED INSTRUMENTS HAVING A NECK-TO-BODY JUNCTION - An instrument comprising a neck-to-body junction including a solid upper body portion to which the instrument's neck and fingerboard are attached forming a neck member. The neck member is then engaged with a hollow cavity representative of the lower body an acoustic or semi-acoustic stringed instruments. The upper body portion of the neck member extends into the hollow cavity of the lower body to create a uniform body structure. A carve-out feature is then formed in close proximity to the base of the neck and extends into the underside of the upper body portion. The carve-out comprises a smooth and continuous surface that enables a player's hand to comfortably access higher positions on the instrument's neck when the instrument is played in the normal playing position. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125175 | CONVERTER FOR FRETTED INSTRUMENTS - A device for converting a conventional Spanish guitar into an instrument which can be played like a Hawaiian guitar and/or used to modify the tone, pitch, key, timber and/or chord of a stringed instrument by selectively engaging the strings of a stringed instrument and selectively raising and/or lowering such strings relative to a fret board. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125176 | Guitar Hammer and Method - A hand-held hammer for playing a guitar includes a handle, an arm and a head. The head has a head longitudinal axis and a striking surface that is generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of the arm. The striking surface is curved and equal to or longer than the distance between the first and fourth string of a six-string guitar. The player holds the guitar, selects the string length by fretting one or more strings, grips the hammer by the handle and strikes the strings with the striking surface. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125177 | MUSIC INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSE SERVER - An artificial intelligence song/music recommendation system and method is provided that allows music shoppers to discover new music. The system and method accomplish these tasks by analyzing a database of music in order to identify key similarities between different pieces of music, and then recommends pieces of music to a user depending upon their music preferences. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125178 | SCALABLE MUSIC RECOMMENDATION BY SEARCH - An exemplary method includes providing a music collection of a particular scale, determining a distance parameter for locality sensitive hashing based at least in part on the scale of the music collection and constructing an index for the music collection. Another exemplary method includes providing a song, extracting snippets from the song, analyzing time-varying timbre characteristics of the snippets and constructing one or more queries based on the analyzing. Such exemplary methods may be implemented by a portable device configured to maintain an index, to perform searches based on selected songs or portions of songs and to generate playlists from search results. Other exemplary methods, devices, systems, etc., are also disclosed. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125179 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SOUND MATERIAL CAPTURING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus is provided which includes a music analysis unit for analyzing an audio signal serving as a capture source for a sound material and for detecting beat positions of the audio signal and a presence probability of each instrument sound in the audio signal, and a capture range determination unit for determining a capture range for the sound material by using the beat positions and the presence probability of each instrument sound detected by the music analysis unit. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125180 | DIGITAL PIANO WITH DOCK FOR A HANDHELD COMPUTING DEVICE - A digital piano having a dock for a handheld computing device is disclosed. The digital piano includes a keyboard having a number of keys and at least one speaker. A sound engine is operative to make audio signal in response to key presses on the plurality of keys of the keyboard. The sound engine includes an audio output to transmit the audio signal. A dock is configured and arranged to connect to a handheld computing device. The handheld computing device has an audio port and a music program running thereon operative to play musical accompaniment to the pianist. A summing circuit is provided that has an input electrically connected to the audio port of the handheld computing device and audio output of the sound engine and an output electrically connected to the at least one speaker. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125181 | Electromagnetic Field Pickup for Musical Instruments - An electromagnetic field pickup ( | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125182 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR IGNITING EXPLOSIVES - Systems and methods are presented herein that provide for ignition of explosive devices through electric and/or electromagnetic discharge. In one embodiment, an electrostatic discharge is directionally propagated through air to conduct electric current to the explosive device. The electric current may ignite the explosive device via heat, via triggering of ignition circuitry, via induced electric current conduction to the explosive material therein and/or via direct electric conduction to the explosive material therein. Alternatively, or in addition to, electromagnetic energy may be directionally propagated to the device through a waveguide. Such electromagnetic energy may be in the microwave region and may heat and/or induce electric current in the explosive device. In either instance, the directionally propagated energy may be time varying. In one embodiment, a system is configured with a vehicle to distally position the directionally propagated energy to the explosive device such that damage caused by the device is inhibited. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125183 | ARRANGEMENT FOR STORING AND LAUNCHING PAYLOADS - An arrangement for storing and launching payloads. An elongate body includes at least one launch opening. The elongate body is configured to store the payloads in compartments. The compartments include openings. The arrangement is configured to be mounted on a vehicle with a longitudinal direction of the elongate body essentially coinciding with a direction of motion of the vehicle. The elongate body includes deflectors configured to act on an air stream and to permanently create an air covering layer across and over the compartment openings during use. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125184 | FLASH SUPPRESSOR APPARATUS - Flash suppressors having novel expansion features are disclosed. In one embodiment, a suppressor includes an attachment portion adapted to attach to a gun barrel, and a suppressor portion coupled to the attachment portion. The suppressor portion has a suppressor bore that is adapted to be aligned with a longitudinal axis of the gun barrel to allow a projectile from the gun barrel to pass therethrough. The suppressor bore is defined by at least one bore surface having at least one expansion groove disposed therein. The expansion groove may be partially-circumferentially disposed about the suppressor bore, or may include a plurality of expansion grooves. In another embodiment, a flash apparatus includes a suppressor portion having a plurality of longitudinally elongated members spaced apart about a circumference of the suppressor bore, each member being separated from adjacent elongated members by a longitudinal slot, at least one longitudinal slot having non-parallel sidewalls. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125185 | Firearm Camouflage System - The present invention provides a pre-packaged kit and a method for creating unique multi-toned custom patterns or camouflage on a surface, and in particular the surfaces of a firearm. The multi-toned custom patterns or camouflage are created by separating or peeling off pre-cut stencil/templates from sheet or roll stock adhesive backed masking material and applying the stencil/templates to a surface. The surface is subsequently sprayed with coatings, finishers and sealants. Additional layers of stencil/templates are then added and sprayed with various colors or tones of coatings, finishers and sealants to complete the desired effect on the firearm surface. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125186 | BLAST RESISTANT GLASS BLOCK PANEL - A glass block panel assembled, framed and attached to a substrate such that it resists the shock wave resulting from a blast event. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125187 | Armor Having Prismatic, Tesselated Core - An armor includes a core that, in turn, includes a first layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion and a second layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion. The armor further includes a smart component operably associated with a component of the armor. The first layer of prismatic elements is nested into the second layer of prismatic elements. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125188 | Extensible Protection System - An extensible protection system, comprises a frame that can be deployed around a central tube of longitudinal axis, comprising two ends, a frame covering fabric, the frame having at least two pairs of rigid tubes, two rigid tubes of one pair, in a respective axial plane passing through the longitudinal axis, being articulated by one of their ends to a respective yoke, of which yokes one is secured to one of the ends of the central tube, and the other is secured to the other end of said central tube, the other free ends of the rigid tubes being able to move in the axial plane of the pair, one semirigid tube per pair of rigid tubes, in said axial plane of the pair, comprising at each of its ends a piston, each piston of a semirigid tube being able to slide fluidtightly in each one of the rigid tubes of the pair in order to form a pressurizing chamber in each of the rigid tubes, the protection system further comprising a device for pressurizing the chambers of the rigid tubes in order to cause the pistons to move in the rigid tubes and cause the system to change from a folded position to a deployed position. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125189 | Firearm accessory part with tracking capability - A firearm accessory part has a locator module and a transmitter module. The locator module is operable to determine the locator module's position. The transmitter module is operable to transmit the position of the locator module. The firearm accessory part is a replacement part for a firearm. Removal of the firearm accessory part from the firearm may disable a feature of the firearm. Removal of the firearm from a storage device may activate the locator module and transmitter module. The invention also includes a method of assembling a firearm consisting of the steps of obtaining a firearm, obtaining a firearm accessory part, removing a part of the firearm corresponding to the firearm accessory part, and replacing the part removed from the firearm with the firearm accessory part. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125190 | Arrangement For Providing A Variable Throttle Cross-Section For A Fluid Flow - An arrangement for providing a throttle cross-section for a fluid flow. The throttle cross-section can be varied depending on a pressure difference present across the throttle cross-section. The arrangement is designed such that the polarity of the pressure difference, by which the throttle cross-section can be varied and/or changed. It is thereby possible to use the arrangement for fluid flows that alternate in the flow direction thereof. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125191 | ACTUATOR FOR OPENING AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE NACELLE COWL - Actuator (V) for opening an aircraft nacelle cowl ( | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125192 | DIAPHRAGM BELLOWS PRODUCED FROM PROFILED METAL STRIP - A profiled metal strip for a diaphragm bellows is made from a strip material having at least one border which is subjected to reverse bending. Such a metal strip is wound to produce a diaphragm bellows, with abutting borders of neighboring turns being connected with one another by a material joint, such as a welding seam. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125193 | PRESSURE TRANSFER MEANS AND PRESSURE MEASURING TRANSDUCER WITH A PRESSURE TRANSFER MEANS - A pressure transfer device comprises a hydraulic path, which is formed by a duct, which extends through a solid body arrangement from a pressure source to a pressure sink, wherein the pressure source comprises a separating diaphragm chamber, which communicates with the duct, and which is sealed with a flexible isolating diaphragm, wherein the isolating diaphragm is contactable with a pressure to be transferred, wherein the pressure sink comprises a sealed sink chamber, which communicates with the duct, wherein the separating diaphragm chamber, the duct and the pressure sink chamber are filled with a pressure transfer liquid, wherein the pressure transfer liquid has according to the invention a magnetically changeable viscosity, and wherein the pressure transfer means further comprises in at least one section of the hydraulic path at least one magnet for influencing the viscosity of the pressure transfer liquid. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125194 | AUTOTHERMAL CYCLE FOR CO2 CAPTURE - Provided herein are methods and apparatus for capturing or otherwise decreasing the amount of CO | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125195 | COMPRESSOR INSTALLATION WITH A DRYER AND METHOD FOR DRYING OF COMPRESSED GASSES - Compressor installation including a compressor and a dryer which are mutually connected via a pressure pipe. The dryer includes a housing with a drying zone and a regeneration zone, and a rotating drum with a drying agent. The regeneration zone includes a first subzone and a second subzone. Two regeneration conducts connect to the pressure pipe, respectively a first regeneration conduit which connects to an inlet of the first subzone and through which compressed gas having a first temperature is guided, and a second regeneration conduit which connects to an inlet of the second subzone. The second regeneration conduit has a heating element for heating compressed gas flowing through the second regeneration conduit to a second temperature which is higher than the first temperature. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125196 | METHOD FOR RECLAIMING OF CO2 ABSORBENT AND A RECLAIMER - A method for reclaiming CO2 absorbing chemical(s) from a lean aqueous CO2 absorbent leaving a regeneration column ( | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125197 | DECONTAMINATION APPARATUSES AND METHODS - A decontamination apparatus is disclosed. The decontamination apparatus comprises a mist generator configured to generate a mist, a first conduit in fluid communication with the mist generator and configured to receive the mist, a stream movement device configured to move a stream, and a heating device configured to heat the stream moved by the stream movement device. The decontamination apparatus comprises a second conduit in fluid communication with the stream movement device and configured to receive the heated stream. The first conduit comprises a first outlet configured to pass the mist therethrough and the second conduit comprises a second outlet configured to pass the heated stream therethrough. The second outlet is positioned proximate to the first outlet. A portion of the mist evaporates into a vapor for decontamination of an environment when mixed with the heated stream outside of the first outlet, the second outlet, and the decontamination apparatus. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125198 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRYING OF A GAS - Device for drying gas includes a dryer with a vessel which has at least three compartments at a first axial end of a rotor rotatably disposed in the vessel, the rotor arranged for conduction of at least three gas flows, including a main flow, a regeneration flow and a cooling flow, respectively. A first compartment of the vessel has an outlet for said main flow, a second compartment has an inlet for the cooling flow and a third compartment has an inlet for the regeneration flow. The vessel at the second axial end of the rotor has a first compartment which includes an inlet for the main flow and a second compartment with an outlet for the cooling flow and the regeneration flow. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125199 | Generator heat recovery for diesel fuel heated dessicant reactivation - Dessicants employed in dehumidifying moisturized air present within a water-damaged building are themselves dehumidified to liberate collected moisture through the use of heated air vented from an on-site electric generator to be drawn over and about a heat exchanger fired by diesel fuel. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125200 | APPARATUS HAVING A CANISTER AND A COMPONENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE CANISTER - An apparatus including a canister and an accessory component associated with the canister. The canister may be filled with an adsorption material for adsorbing fuel vapor generated within a fuel tank. A communicating pipe extends downwardly from a housing of the accessory component for communication with the canister. An engaging protrusion is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the housing. An outer peripheral portion of an upper portion of the canister includes a wall portion for engagement with the engaging protrusion. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125201 | SEPARATOR TANK FOR SEPARATING OIL AND GAS FROM WATER - A separator tank ( | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125202 | COFFEE MACHINE WITH A REFRIGERATED COMPARTMENT - The invention provides a device for connecting a refrigerated compartment wherein milk, or other perishable liquid is contained, to a device for supplying hot or emulsified milk, which can be associated to a coffee machine or the like. The connection device has at least a portion which can be refrigerated by the effect of the coupling of the compartment wherein the milk container is contained. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125203 | Water purification and enhancement systems - Water purification system comprising filtration media sized with respect to each other to allow a first contaminant in the water to saturate the first medium with a delay prior to saturation of the second medium with a second contaminant. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125204 | Coffee Machine with Integrated Water Purification System - The present invention is directed to a coffee machine comprising a system, inside or outside the coffee machine, for the purification of water based on a membrane, directly fed by the pump of the coffee machine. The invention is also directed to a kit for coffee machine which comprises a system for the purification of water based on a membrane. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125205 | Electrical Appliance for Preparing, Storing and Dispensing Hot Beverages - A hot beverage maker produces a brewed beverage in a sealed infusion compartment. An air pump and selector establish a first flow path by which a pressure differential established by the air pump displaces water from a container, through a heater to the infusion compartment and then to a brewed beverage container. A second flow path produces a pressure in the brewed beverage container that displaces brewed beverage out a delivery spout. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125206 | HEATING DEVICE - A heating device including a heat chamber to accommodate an object to be heated, a heater, an exhaust port, an exhaust fan to eject air from inside the heat chamber through an exhaust port, and a filter to eliminate oily smoke from an exhaust gas, the heating device further including a first temperature detector to detect a temperature inside the heat chamber, a second temperature detector to detect the temperature of the air ejected through the exhaust port, and a controller to judge whether the filter is clogged or not based on a rotation number of the exhaust fan, and a difference between a temperature T | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125207 | AUTOMATIC BREAD MAKING MACHINE - Disclosed is an automatic bread making machine ( | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125208 | AUTOMATIC BREAD-MAKER - The disclosed automatic bread-maker ( | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125209 | CHEESE PREPARATION APPARATUS HAVING A GUILLOTINE KNIFE FOR CUTTING OFF CURD BLOCKS - An apparatus ( | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125210 | EGG SEPARATOR - An egg separator includes a bowl sized to accommodate at least one egg. The bowl includes sidewalls extending upward in a vertical direction from a lower portion on the bowl. In some versions, a clip is provided to attach the egg separator to a mixing bowl or measuring cup. | 2012-05-24 |
| 20120125211 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST LAYERS FOR FUEL CELLS - The present invention relates to a method for producing continuous catalyst layers on substrate materials by gravure printing with the aid of catalyst-containing inks, a printing plate being used which has at least one print image with an interrupted line screen whose longitudinal lines are arranged at an angle α of from 10 to 80° relative to the printing direction. Preferably, the print images have dip volumes in the range from range from 100 to 300 ml/m | 2012-05-24 |
