| 21st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
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| 20110120301 | METHOD OF MEASURING INFORMATION FOR ADSORPTION ISOSTERE CREATION, ADSORPTION ISOSTERE CREATION METHOD, ADSORPTION HEAT CALCULATION METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - Information used for creating an adsorption isostere of a substance to be measured in a measuring system (container) is obtained by repeating alternately a first control step of changing temperature or pressure of the measuring system by a fixed amount by adjusting a gas amount supplied to/discharged from the measuring system, and a second control step of changing pressure or temperature of the measuring system by adjusting the gas amount supplied to/discharged from the measuring system until a gas adsorption amount of the substance to be measured becomes the same as before execution of the first control step. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120302 | METHOD FOR REMOVING GASES FROM A CONTAINER HAVING A POWDERED CONCENTRATE FOR USE IN HEMODIALYSIS - An apparatus and a method for filling a container containing a dry powdered salt concentrate for use in dialysis with purified fluid and removing the trapped air or gases generated during the filling of the container, while maintaining the required fluid level in the container and without the need for evacuating gases from the container prior to filling. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120303 | Device and Method For Particle Separation - A separation device with a gas inlet port that accepts an inlet gas. The inlet gas is composed of a mixture of at least two separable particle components with each component having a different mass. A rotating separation rotor accepts the inlet gas and uses a separator to substantially separate the gas according to mass into two fractions, a heavier and a lighter fraction. One of the fractions is passed to a second separator that further separates that fraction into another two fractions consisting of heavier and lighter fractions. The desired fractions are collected and exhausted from the separation device for use. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120304 | POLYMER MEMBRANE - The invention relates to a method for producing membrane, in particular gas separation membrane, wherein the membrane comprises a selective separating layer. The following steps are carried out: a) a polymer solution is produced from at least one polymer and at least one polyglycol ether, b) the polymer solution is cast into a film, c) in a further step, the selective separating layer is produced from the film, preferably by drying. The invention, among other things, further relates to a membrane, in particular gas separation membrane, comprising a selective separating layer. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120305 | AMINO ACID SALT ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEM - An article comprising a substrate; and an amino acid salt disposed on the substrate. The article may be useful, for example, in the removal of an acid gas component from a gas. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120306 | CARBOXYLIC ACID SALT ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEM - An article comprising a substrate; and a carboxylic acid alkali salt disposed on the substrate, wherein the carboxylic acid alkali salt is derived from a carboxylic acid having at least one dissociation constant greater than or equal to 5. The article may be useful, for example, in the removal of an acid gas component from a gas. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120307 | Composite Perfluorohydrocarbon Membranes, Their Preparation and Use - Composite porous hydrophobic membranes are prepared by forming a perfluorohydrocarbon layer on the surface of a preformed porous polymeric substrate. The substrate can be formed from poly(aryl ether ketone) and a perfluorohydrocarbon layer can be chemically grafted to the surface of the substrate. The membranes can be utilized for a broad range of fluid separations, such as microfiltration, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration as membrane contactors for membrane distillation and for degassing and dewatering of fluids. The membranes can further contain a dense ultra-thin perfluorohydrocarbon layer superimposed on the porous poly(aryl ether ketone) substrate and can be utilized as membrane contactors or as gas separation. membranes for natural gas treatment and gas dehydration. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120308 | SINGLE ABSORBER VESSEL TO CAPTURE CO2 - A system for removing carbon dioxide from a flue gas stream is provided, the system comprising an absorber vessel configured to receive a flue gas stream, the absorber vessel comprising a first absorption stage configured to receive the flue gas stream and contact it with a first ionic solution, a second absorption stage configured to receive flue gas which has passed the first absorption stage and contact it with a second ionic solution, a first sump vessel, and a second sump vessel. Furthermore, a method for removing CO | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120309 | ADVANCED INTERCOOLING AND RECYCLING IN CO2 ABSORPTION - The present invention relates processes of removal of acidic gases from a gas stream, comprising the steps of
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| 20110120310 | CYCLONIC AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY - An apparatus and method utilize a fan to direct air through a screen to cool an engine. A cyclonic air cleaner assembly receives air from the blower fan and directs the air towards an air-fuel mixing device of the engine. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120311 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARTICULATE FILTRATION - Devices, systems, and methods improve particulate filtration. A particulate filtration system is implemented within a fossil fuel power plant combustion system. A gas containing particulates flows through the filtration system. The filtration system comprises a collection hopper for collecting the particulates. Within the collection hopper, a particulate trap, upper baffles, and lower baffles are provided to retain collected particulates in the hopper and, thereby, improve the filtration of particulates from the gas flow. The particulate trap can include two sets of variously oriented, interconnecting retaining members crossing the interior of the collection hopper. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120312 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SELF-CLEANING FILTER - A method and apparatus for removing fine particulate matter from a fluid stream without interrupting the overall process or flow. The flowing fluid inflates and expands the flexible filter, and particulate is deposited on the filter media while clean fluid is permitted to pass through the filter. This filter is cleaned when the fluid flow is stopped, the filter collapses, and a force is applied to distort the flexible filter media to dislodge the built-up filter cake. The dislodged filter cake falls to a location that allows undisrupted flow of the fluid after flow is restored. The shed particulate is removed to a bin for periodic collection. A plurality of filter cells can operate independently or in concert, in parallel, or in series to permit cleaning the filters without shutting off the overall fluid flow. The self-cleaning filter is low cost, has low power consumption, and exhibits low differential pressures. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120313 | SEALED AIR PURIFIER - A sealed air purifier is disclosed. A housing is formed by connecting a first shell and a second shell. The first shell and the second shell communicate via separable connecting base and connector. A retractable bag encloses the connecting base and the connector. A sealing structure is provided between both ends of the bag. The first shell has an air inlet connecting the inside and the outside and a gate to control the airflow. A compression assembly is disposed in the first shell. The second shell has an air outlet connecting the inside and the outside and a blocking element to control the air outlet. The second shell has a sterilizing device and a super ULPA filter. When the gate closes the air inlet, the compression assembly, sterilizing device, and the air outlet close correspondingly, so that the inside of the housing is isolated. Thus, the viruses remaining therein do not spread with air. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120314 | ULTRA-VIOLET VENTILATION SYSTEM HAVING AN IMPROVED FILTERING DEVICE - An air ventilation system, comprising an air inlet for admitting contaminated air into the ventilation system, an air outlet for discharging decontaminated air from the ventilation, and an ultra-violet light source disposed therebetween. The ventilation system has a filter disposed upstream of the ultra-violet light source. The filter has a grease particle separator with at least two layers of expanded metal associated therewith. Each has a predetermined number of apertures forming a reticulum. A cartridge filter may be provided for each grease particle separator and disposed upstream thereof. Each cartridge filter and associated grease particle separator preferably forms an integral filtering unit and may be placed at any location of the system. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120315 | CO2 RECOVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120316 | MACHINE FOR DISPENSING BEVERAGES - The machine ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120317 | Self Contained Popcorn Popper - An improved popcorn popper ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120318 | FOOD COOKING OVEN - A food cooking oven includes a cooking chamber, two heaters located in the cooking chamber for cooking food in the chamber, and a control circuit for controlling operation of the heaters, individually, in terms of at least one of time of operation and power supplied to the heaters. A conveyor in the cooking chamber conveys food successively past the heaters for cooking. Also included is a user control device for entering a cooking control signal for the control circuit to control the operation of the heaters as the conveyer conveys food past the heaters, thereby determining how the food is cooked. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120319 | LOW-OIL FRYER AND HEATING COVER THEREOF - In a low-oil fryer ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120320 | COCONUT OPENER DEVICE - A coconut opening device for creating an opening in a coconut having a tapered end portion formed in an outer husk surrounding an internal shell housing coconut water. The device includes a motor, shaft, and cutting mechanism. The shaft has a proximal end portion coupled to the motor and a distal end portion connected to the cutting mechanism. The cutting mechanism is rotatable with the shaft when the shaft is rotated by the motor. The cutting mechanism is positionable over the tapered end portion of the husk, and operable when so positioned (and rotated by the motor) to cut an opening in both the husk and the shell to provide access to the coconut water housed inside the shell. The coconut may be positioned by a coconut holder when the opening is cut. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120321 | BACK-TO-BACK BUNDLE STRAPPING MACHINE - A strapping machine that includes a strap chute defining an arch through which loads are conveyed, the arch having an entrance and an exit, infeed and outfeed conveyors positioned at the arch entrance and exit, respectively, the conveyors defining a work surface, and a strapping head disposed at about the arch for conveying the strap around the loads, tensioning the strap, and securing the strap. The machine further includes a sensor disposed above the work surface and a controller. During operation in a back-to-back mode, the infeed and outfeed conveyors are actuated to move a first, strapped load, and a second, to be strapped load, through the arch, wherein the outfeed conveyor is driven at a faster speed than the infeed conveyor to create a gap between the first and second loads. The sensor senses the gap between the first and second loads and the infeed and outfeed conveyors are stopped when the second load is properly positioned within the arch, wherein the controller determines that the second load is properly positioned within the arch based on the sensing of the gap. The controller initiates a strapping operation for the second load during which the strap is pulled from the strap chute onto the second load, the strap is tensioned on the second load, and the strap is secured. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120322 | ELECTRIC HAND-HELD BINDING APPARATUS - This utility model discloses an electric hand-held binding apparatus, comprising a headpiece, a wire-feeding device, and cutoff device, and an electric motor and interlock steering device. The wire-feeding device comprises a material feeding device, a wire-feeding channel, and a transmission device. The transmission device comprises mutually-meshed driving and driven wire-feeding wheels and a wire-feeding bevel gear set up on the driving wire-feeding wheel shaft. The twisting device comprises a twisting head and a twisting head control device. The twisting head control device comprises a twisting shaft spur gear and a twisting shaft bevel gear. The twisting shaft spur gear is meshed with the twisting shaft bevel gear. The interlock steering device comprises a single-direction bearing A and a single-direction bearing B. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120323 | VERTICAL PRESS FOR GRAPES AND OTHER FRUIT - A press is provided including a perforated draining drum; a juice collecting vat on a bottom of which the perforated drum is rested; a mobile member, located above the drum and activated with a vertical movement by powering device; a presser plate, which descends in the drum, to press the load; raising mechanism for raising the drum to extract the pressed product residue. The press also includes: a stem, carried by the mobile member, having a lower end to which the plate is fixed and having a variable length between a maximum and a minimum length which is reached following descent of the mobile member and an elastic member acting on the stem to increase its length, thereby displacing the residue of pressed product out of the drum. The residue is evacuated automatically by simple bodies which do not require operating liquids which might undesirably fall into the collecting vat. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120324 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING PRINT QUALITY ON MAIL PIECES HAVING LOW REFLECTIVITY - A printing system is provided that dynamically adjusts the method of printing an image based on the lightness or darkness of the medium upon which the image will be printed. The reflectivity of the medium upon which an image is to be printed is determined, and the way in which the image will be printed is adjusted based on the determined reflectivity of the medium. For lighter colored mediums, on which sufficient contrast will be provided, the image can be printed directly onto the medium. For darker colored mediums, on which the ink used to print the image will not provide enough contrast with respect to the medium to produce a reliably readable image, the method of printing the image is modified to ensure that sufficient contrast is always provided to produce a reliably readable image. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120325 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING A SUBSTRATE SUPPORT - A stencil printer for printing viscous material on a substrate includes a frame, a stencil, and a print head to deposit and print viscous material over the stencil. A substrate support supports a substrate in a print position. A substrate support movement assembly includes a first movement mechanism configured to move the substrate support in a first direction, a second movement mechanism configured to move the substrate support in a second direction, the second direction being generally perpendicular to the first direction, and a third movement mechanism, spaced from a first movement mechanism, configured to move the substrate in the first direction. The stencil printer further includes a controller coupled to the substrate support movement assembly to move the substrate support by the first, second and third movement mechanisms in an x-direction, a y-direction and a rotational direction to align the substrate. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120326 | SCREEN PLATE, INTERLAYER INSULATION FILM, CIRCUIT BOARD, ACTIVE MATRIX CIRCUIT BOARD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed is a screen plate for printing two-dimensionally arranged opening patterns by screen printing. The screen plate includes a dummy printing region in which a predetermined pattern is singly or plurally arranged along an edge part of one side or edge parts of two sides parallel to a printing direction of the screen plate; a full-surface printing region for performing full-surface printing, the full-surface printing region being formed into a belt shape at a position closer to a central side of the screen plate than the dummy printing region; and a printing region that is formed at a position closer to the central side than the full-surface printing region and in which the opening patterns are two-dimensionally arranged. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120327 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus includes a plate forming member that forms a rewritable plate, a latent image forming unit, a projection forming unit configured to selectively adhere ink-repellent particles to a portion of a surface of the plate forming member where a latent image is formed in order to form a projection, a recording material supply unit, an intermediate transfer member for transfer of a recording material, a pressing unit configured to press the recording material on a surface of the intermediate transfer member during transfer of the recording material to a recording medium, and a conveying unit configured to convey the medium. The printing apparatus further includes a particle storage unit configured to store the particles, and a particle washing unit configured to wash at least part of the removed particles. At least part of the removed and washed particles is filled into the particle storage unit. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120328 | PRINTING MODULE FOR USE IN AN OFFSET PRINTING APPARATUS AND OFFSET PRINTING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SUCH A PRINTING MODULE - A printing module for use in an offset printing apparatus, wherein the printing module is provided with an offset plate cylinder provided with an image to be transferred onto a substrate, wherein the printing module is further provided with an ink system for applying ink onto the offset plate cylinder, at least onto the image provided thereon, and with an impression cylinder, wherein the impression cylinder is arranged, at least in use, to hold the substrate passing between the cylinders against the offset plate cylinder to transfer the image from the offset plate cylinder directly onto the substrate. The invention further relates to an offset printing apparatus provided with such a printing module. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120329 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROLL-TO-ROLL TYPE PRINTING - A method and apparatus for high-speed roll-to-roll printing, ensuring high-precision printing previously available only under a static condition. In the present invention, a pattern mask is wound on a print roll, and an ink injector and the roll are configured to maintain a substantially zero linear speed difference between the pattern mask and a print substrate at the moment the ink injector injects ink onto the print substrate through a perforated pattern in the pattern mask. The ink injector may be mounted on the print roll, may rotate separately from the rotating roll with a different rotational speed and direction, and may axially move to ensure no relative movement existing between the pattern mask and the substrate at the moment of printing. The roll may move linearly in the same direction as the substrate. A position sensor may be employed for more precise alignment between substrates in a multilayer printing. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120330 | PRINTING PRESS WITH MULTIPLE INKING UNITS - The invention describes a printing press comprising a plurality of inking systems ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120331 | IMAGE TRANSFER BLANKETS FOR PRINTING APPARATUSES - An image transfer blanket for use in a printing apparatus. In one embodiment, the blanket includes an inner layer and an outer layer that overlies the inner layer and that defines an outer surface from which an ink image can be transferred to a print medium, the outer layer not bonded to the inner layer to enable removal and replacement of the outer layer independent of the inner layer. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120332 | MACHINE-PLATE MOUNTING DEVICE FOR PRINTER, AND PRINTER - The present invention provides a machine-plate mounting device for a printer which can attach a cylindrical machine plate to the printer more easily and accurately. A machine-plate mounting device | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120333 | DIRECT INKJET IMAGING LITHOGRAPHIC PLATES AND METHODS FOR IMAGING THE PLATES - Wet lithographic printing members for imaging by an inkjet printer using pigment-based aqueous ink and method for calibrating the amount of the inkjet ink to be injected in solid areas of an image are disclosed. An exemplary printing member can be a lithographic printing plate that comprises a base substrate and a top hydrophilic coating layer having a thickness in the range of 2 to 10 microns above the base substrate. A volume of 10 nl/mm | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120334 | Process and Device for Printing a Substrate - The invention relates to a method and device for printing a substrate. The printable substrate is moved through at least one printing mechanism in order to print a static or non-variable printing image. According to the invention, the printable substrate is moved through at least one printing device, which is coupled in-line to the printing mechanism to individualize the static pattern with at least one dynamic or variable printing image. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120335 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND DIRECTING VERY LOUD SOUNDS - An improved system and method for controlling and directing sound waves is provided. A fuel-oxidant mixture is supplied to at least one detonator having at least one spark initiator. The fuel-oxidant mixture flows through the at least one detonator and into the closed end of at least one detonation tube also having an open end. The timing at least one spark initiator is controlled to initiate at least one spark within the at least one detonator while the fuel-oxidant mixture is flowing through the at least one detonator thereby initiating a detonation wave at the closed end of the at least one detonation tube. The detonation wave propagates the length of the at least one detonation tube and exits the open end of the at least one detonation tube as a sound wave. When multiple detonation tubes are detonated with controlled timing, the resulting sound waves are directed to a desired location. Sound waves can be directed from groups of detonation tubes and from a sparse array of detonation tubes. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120336 | SABOT PROJECTILE - A sabot projectile with a subcaliber penetrator and a sabot, which has a propulsion element that acts on the rear end of the penetrator, a segmented, essentially cylindrical guide cage, which is connected to the front end of the propulsion element, and a segmented, disk-shaped metal guide element that extends radially inward in the front area of the guide cage and holds the penetrator. The disk-shaped guide element has a slightly convex contour in the direction of flight of the projectile and the material and the wall thickness of the guide element are chosen in such a way that convex area of the guide element is pushed back slightly when the sabot projectile is fired, so that the outer marginal area of the guide element rests against the inside wall of the gun barrel from which the sabot projectile is fired, and/or the inner marginal area of the guide element, which faces the penetrator, rests against the outer surface of the penetrator. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120337 | ARTILLERY PROJECTILE WITH SEPERATELY CONTROLLED BOOSTER ACTUATION AND FRAGMENT DISPERSION - An artillery projectile for firing from an artillery gun, mortar or artillery rocket launcher. The artillery projectile includes a body, a payload with a number of inert fragments located within the body, a booster motor associated with the body for accelerating the body with the payload to a penetration velocity, and an opening arrangement associated with the body and deployed for initiating release of the fragments. The artillery projectile further includes a control system causally associated with the booster motor and the opening arrangement. The control system is configured to generate a first command to actuate the booster motor and a second command to actuate the opening arrangement. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120338 | DRAG STABILIZED LOW LETHALITY IMPACT MUNITIONS AND METHODS - A drag stabilized low lethality impact munition includes a sub-munition packaged in shell case. The sub-munition includes a main body having a trailing feature that is folded to extend at least partway around at least one of the sides of the main body toward the top of the main body. After folding, the sub-munition is inserted into the shell case, bottom first, while maintaining at least a portion of the trailing feature along at least one of the sides of the main body. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120339 | CLEAN ROOM-SUITABLE LINEAR GUIDE - A linear guide including a rail and a carriage joined to an application platform by a plurality of screws, wherein at least one of the plurality of screws is a vacuum screw with an axial channel through which particles can be vacuumed out of an air gap between the rail and the carriage. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120340 | Anti-Roll Back Assembly with Linear Magnetic Positioning - An anti-roll back (ARB) assembly for use with vehicles that ride on a track, which has inclined portions that include a set of ARB or lift pins. The assembly includes a linear magnet assembly positioned along the track in the ARB portion, and this assembly includes spaced apart magnet arrays that define a slot or elongated magnetic force zone. The ARB assembly includes an ARB element with a body pivotally supported on a vehicle frame and further includes an electrically conductive reaction plate supported on the vehicle frame, and the plate passes through the magnet assembly slot when the vehicle travels on the track. The reaction plate is connected to the ARB body to pivot it in response to displacement of the reaction plate in response to magnetic forces to rotate it up into a suspended position in which the ARB body is spaced apart from the ARB pins. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120341 | RAILWAY SERVICE VEHICLE HAVING WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINT - A railway service vehicle for transporting material into or wheelchair-bound or injured persons away from train accident sites or tunnels includes a body having a platform. Wheels rotatably connected to the body support the body on first and second rails of a railroad track system for non-self propelled movement of the body. At least one mounting device is connected to the platform. A hold-down member releasably connected to the mounting device restrains a wheelchair supported by the platform. A storage/tool container is supported by the platform. At least one passenger seat is connected to the storage/tool container. Opposed first and second containment members are connected to the platform outboard of the mounting device. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120342 | MOVING PLATFORM ON RAIL VEHICLE - A rail vehicle having a single frame assembly and a movable platform coupled thereto is provided. The rail vehicle indexes, i.e. advances intermittently, along railroad rails. The movable platform advances in a single direction at a generally steady speed as the rail vehicle indexes along a railroad. The platform is the floor of, or a base for, a cabin preferably having a seat, roof support, and controls for the operator. The platform rides longitudinally with the machine on rollers or slides, thus separating the operator and controls from the rest of the machine. Thus, while the rail vehicle moves in an abrupt stop-and-go manner, the platform and the operator move generally consistently in a single direction. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120343 | Group 3a ink and methods of making and using same - A Group 3a ink, comprising, as initial components: a polyamine solvent; a Group 3a material/organic complex; and, a reducing agent; wherein the molar concentration of the reducing agent exceeds the molar concentration of the Group 3a material/organic complex; wherein the Group 3a ink is a stable dispersion and wherein the Group 3a ink is hydrazine and hydrazinium free. Also provided are methods of preparing the Group 3a ink and of using the Group 3a ink to deposit a Group 3a material on a substrate for use in a variety of semiconductor applications, such as metallization of silicon devices in VLSI technology, the growth of semiconducting III-V alloys, thin film transistors (TFTs), light emitting diodes (LEDs); and infrared detectors. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120344 | SURFACE ACTIVE BLOCKED ISOCYANATES AND COATING COMPOSITIONS THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a surface active adhesion promoting agent and a coating composition comprising the surface active adhesion promoting agent. The adhesion promoting agent is a blocked isocyanate functional siloxane containing material. Addition of small amount of the adhesion promoting agent to a coating composition, especially clearcoat compositions, helps to provide adhesion to a variety of materials that may be subsequently applied to the coating composition. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120345 | COLOR DEVELOPING COMPOSITION CONTAINING MOLECULAR COMPOUND, AND RECORDING MATERIAL - Provided is a color-developing composition containing a molecular compound which has as a component compound a compound represented by formula (I) | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120346 | AQUEOUS UNIVERSAL PIGMENT PASTE - The present invention relates to aqueous pigment compositions comprising—based in each case on the total weight of the composition—
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| 20110120347 | Cement-graphite composite materials for vibration damping - This invention provides a material for vibration damping, said material comprising a composite, said composite comprising a cement matrix, and exfoliated graphite that is distributed in said composite. Said cement is preferably hydraulic cement containing calcium silicate. Said exfoliated graphite exhibits a morphology that enables the physical units of exfoliated graphite to connect mechanically. The proportion of exfoliated graphite in the composite is high enough for the exfoliated graphite to connect mechanically in the presence of cement. The proportion of cement in the composite is high enough for the cement to form a continuous matrix in the composite. This invention also provides a material for vibration damping, said material comprising a composite, said composite comprising a continuous cement matrix and a graphite network, said network being mechanically connected. In addition, this invention provides a method for making a material for vibration damping, said method comprising compressing a mixture of exfoliated graphite and cement particles at a pressure that is sufficient to cause the exfoliated graphite to bind the cement particles through mechanical connection between the physical units of exfoliated graphite, and curing the cement in the presence of water that is adequate for the cement particles to bond cementitiously to one another. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120348 | UPGRADED COMBUSTION ASH AND ITS METHOD OF PRODUCTION - Described and claimed herein is a method of producing enhanced combustion ash for use in pozzolanic applications or cement clinker manufacture. The method employs a primary process in which wet or dry feedstock is pulverized with sonication using one or more grinding media having a maximum component size of about 2 mm. Alternatively, the media may have a true grinding medium volume to chamber volume ratio of at least 0.29. Also disclosed an claimed is an enhanced combustion ash produced by the method, whereby the enhanced combustion ash has one or more qualities that make it particularly suitable in pozzolanic applications or cement clinker manufacture. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120349 | EXTRUDED FIBER REINFORCED CEMENTITIOUS PRODUCTS HAVING STONE-LIKE PROPERTIES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A cementitious composite product that can function as a substitute for stone and solid surface materials, such as granite, marble, and engineered stone is provided. Furthermore methods for manufacturing the cementitious composite product using an extrudable cementitious composition that can be extruded or otherwise shaped into stone-like building products that can be used as a substitute for many known stone products is disclosed. In one embodiment, the cementitious composite products can be manufactured more cheaply to be as tough or tougher and more durable than stone and solid surface materials. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120350 | ALGINATE-BASED BUILDING MATERIALS - The present disclosure describes various building materials used in the building and construction industry, and to buildings or objects constructed therefrom, and to methods of making these building materials. The building materials comprise a polymeric material, such as sodium alginate and/or calcium alginate which confers significant flame-, fire- and heat-resistance or imperviousness to the materials. Other substances can be added to the materials to improve cross-linking and/or to produce resistance to fungal degradation. The building materials which can be produced, processed, or treated using the alginate polymers of the invention include, but are not limited to, wood products; masonry products; wall, roofing, flooring and siding products; and paint products. Further, sodium alginate in the form of a gel may be used as a firebreak to effectively stop the advance of grass fires, wildfires, and forest fires. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120351 | Ergonomic Filmless Radiology Work Station with Keyboard Sanitizer - An ergonomic radiology work station has front and back tables or work platforms that can be raised or lowered electrically to adjust for optimum posture and comfort of the user. Video monitors on the rear platform displays medical images. Interface equipment, e.g., keyboard and mouse, are situated on the front work platform. A pull-out sanitizer hood irradiates the keyboard and other interface devices with ultraviolet radiation after a radiology work session. An interlock arrangement ensures that the work platforms cannot be moved up or down when the hood is pulled out, and ensures that UV lamps in the hood are disabled when the hood is pushed back in to its home or withdrawn position. The hood with slide(s) and interlock(s) may be provided as a kit to retrofit an existing work station. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120352 | TABLE - Disclosed herein is specialized furniture, including a table having a sliding top. The table may be adapted for use in medical procedures, such as for use as a phlebotomy table. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120353 | PLASTIC RACKABLE PALLET - A rackable pallet having an upper deck, a lower deck, and a center frame connecting the upper and lower decks together to form a rackable pallet. At least one of the upper deck, lower deck, and center frame comprises a structural foam molded thermoplastic resin material. A reinforcement support structure may be disposed between the center frame and lower deck. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120354 | FIRING PRODUCT FEED DEVICE FOR FURNACES WITH CAPACITIES LESS THAN 1 kW - A feed device for a granular firing product for furnaces with a minimum capacity of 1 kW, includes a conveyor screw disposed in a pipe for conveying a granular firing product. A central screw axis pipe has an outer wall with a volution mounted thereon and with the conveyor screw disposed in the pipe so that it can rotate and which is at least a quarter of the pipe diameter. The screw pipe axis has a conical shape at its tip, where a circular grating with a central circular hole and air feed openings on the outer region of the grating are horizontally disposed. The central circular hole is smaller than the diameter of the conveyor screw and a conically expanding funnel-shaped wall is guided downwardly from its edge as a sliding wall for a firing product to be conveyed. The conically expanding funnel-shaped wall runs substantially parallel to the cone of the upper end of the screw axis. The inside of the conveyor pipe is provided with a rough surface, preferably longitudinal ribs, so that the firing product is supported and does not rotate with the conveyor screw. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120355 | BURNING METHOD OF WOODY PELLET AND BURNING APPARATUS THEREOF - To suppress the generation of clinker so as to prevent the generation of a burning trouble, ceramic particles | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120356 | Directly Driven Seed Meter Hub Drive - A direct drive electric seed metering system is provided for use with a row crop planter or seed planter that intakes a volume of multiple seeds from a seed hopper, draws individual seeds from the volume of multiple seeds and discharges them into a seed furrow formed in an agricultural field. The direct drive electric seed metering system includes a meter assembly having a meter housing and a seek disk rotatably mounted concentrically in the housing for singulating the seeds. A direct drive mechanism is mounted to the meter assembly for interfacing and driving the seek disk at an angular velocity which corresponds to the travel velocity of the seed planter. A single seed planter can have multiple direct drive electric seed metering systems, and each of the multiple direct drive electric seed metering systems preferably has its own prime mover to effectuate driving the seek disk. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120357 | Down Pressure Adjustment Assembly For A Disc Opener Of An Agricultural Implement - A down pressure adjustment assembly for a disc opener of an agricultural implement includes a rockshaft to which one or more disc opener units are mounted and an actuator that rotates the rockshaft. Rotation of the rockshaft causes the disc opener units to be raised or lowered. When the disc opener units are lowered into a field engagement position, further rotation of the rockshaft will cause compression of down pressure springs for each of the disc opener units. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120358 | PLANTER ASSEMBLY WITH SELECTIVELY ACTUATED OUTPUT - An actuating system for a planting device. The actuating system has an electric motor that provides an actuating force for a seed shaft. A pneumatic acting member is connected to a source of compressed air through a valve and positioned to engage the electric motor to actuate the electric motor. The source of compressed air and electric motor can thus be connected to a controller that operates the source of compressed air and the electric motor in order to provide selective actuation to control planting of the planting device. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120359 | CONTROLLER, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM, AND SEWING MACHINE - A controller is disclosed that is communicably connected to a plurality of sewing machines and that includes a display device displaying at least information pertaining to a sewing operation. The controller includes a display controller provided with a queue allocated to each of the plurality of sewing machines and displaying sew pattern data stored in each of the queues to the display device such that the sew pattern data is organized by the sewing machine associated therewith; a specifier specifying one or more sew pattern data from a source queue associated with one of the sewing machines displayed on the display device; a data modifier transferring or copying the One or more sew pattern data specified by the specifier to the destination queue associated with another sewing machine and a data transmitter transmitting the sew pattern data stored in the modified queues to the sewing machines associated therewith. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120360 | Fitted tablecloth - A method for making a fitted tablecloth for covering a utility or card table is disclosed. The steps include providing a primary panel having a plurality of sides, providing a rail panel having a plurality of side panels and a plurality of pleats, such that the plurality of side panels are separated by the plurality of pleats, folding the plurality of pleats against the plurality of side panels such that the plurality of side panels meet at a plurality of joints, connecting the primary panel to the rail panel such that the plurality of side panels are connected to one another at a plurality of top joints, and stitching the side panels from the plurality of top joints to a portion of the side panel forming an inner seam. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120361 | FORESHIP ARRANGEMENT FOR A VESSEL OF THE DISPLACEMENT TYPE - A foreship arrangement for a vessel of the displacement type, which foreship consists of the part of the ship in front of the vessel's midship mark ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120362 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING BOATS FROM FOULING - The invention is an ecological friendly apparatus and method for preventing the fouling of the submerged part of a boat hull by creating a pocket of still and dark water around the boat hull. The darkness prevents algae, seaweed, and other types of sea life, such as plankton, from growing and developing by depriving them of the light needed for their existence. The absence of algae, light, and current caused by the present invention eliminates the food necessary for barnacles and mussels to survive, so barnacles and mussels are also prevented from fouling the boat hull. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120363 | APPARATUS FOR COUPLING A PUSHBOAT TO A BARGE - Apparatus for coupling a pushboat to a barge having a notch in its stern for receiving the bow of pushboat. The pushboat has three coupler units, two on the opposite sides and one at the bow end, each of which h an extensible and retractable connecting pin. The side connecting pin has hemi-spherical part at its outer end part which comes into tight contact with the similar hemi-spherical part of the holes in side socket on the side wall of the notch when it is extended out and inserted into the hole for connection. The bow connecting pin has wedge-shaped end which engages with the teeth of the center rack located in the barge's centerline at the deepest point of the notch when it is extended out for connection. The motions of connecting pins are remotely controlled from a control panel located in the navigation bridge. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120364 | Watercraft steering mechanism and trimmer - A method for controlling a watercraft with a steering wheel, a steering device and twin motors, the method includes: maneuvering the watercraft at a first speed using side thrusters, controllable pitch propellers, or side thrusters with a deflection device as the steering device, wherein, when the watercraft travels in reverse and the watercraft makes a turn at the first speed, the steering wheel and the watercraft turn in a same direction, and maneuvering the watercraft at a second speed higher than the first speed using the controllable pitch propellers as the steering device, wherein, when the watercraft makes a turn at the second speed, a constant speed is maintained for both of the twin motors. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120365 | PROCESS FOR REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANTS FROM A MELT OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND APPARATUS FOR GROWING HIGH PURITY SILICON CRYSTALS - A process for removal of contaminants from a melt of non-ferrous metals comprising the following steps: providing an apparatus ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120366 | SUSCEPTOR, FILM FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An outer peripheral portion of the silicon wafer is supported by the first susceptor part. The second susceptor part is a close fit in the opening of the first susceptor part to support a portion other than the outer peripheral portion of the silicon wafer. The second susceptor part comes into contact with the outer peripheral portion of the first susceptor part and is disposed in such a manner that a clearance having a predetermined size is formed between the first susceptor part and the second susceptor part and between the opening and the outer peripheral portion thereof. A gas exiting the clearance, which was expanded by heating, is expelled into the chamber via through holes. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120367 | SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL PULL-UP APPARATUS - A silicon single crystal pull-up apparatus includes a pull-up furnace, a sample chamber in which a sublimable dopant is housed, a sample tube which can be raised and lowered between the interior of the sample chamber and the interior of the pull-up furnace, a raising and lowering means for raising and lowering the sample tube, a supply pipe which is installed inside the pull-up furnace and supplies the sublimable dopant to a melt, and a connection means for connecting the sample tube and the supply pipe. The connection means is constructed from a ball joint structure comprising a convex member which projects from one end of the sample tube and a concave member which is provided at one end of the supply pipe and is formed to be engageable with the convex member. The contact surfaces of the convex member and the concave member are formed to be curved surfaces. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120368 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPERSING DRY POWDERS - A device for dispersing a sample of dry powder onto a surface in a dispersion chamber. The device includes a dispersion chamber situated in an environment, and a pressure source that provides a pressure difference between the environment and an inside of the dispersion chamber. The surface is positioned in the dispersion chamber. The sample of dry powder is introduced into the dispersion chamber through a membrane that is interposed between the environment and the inside of the dispersion chamber and on which the sample is disposed. The membrane is rupturable so as to open into the dispersion chamber when a predetermined pressure difference across the membrane is exceeded. This permits entry of a fluid in the environment through the ruptured membrane, and movement of the dry powder sample in an evenly dispersed manner without producing an ordered movement of powder grains in the dispersion chamber. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120369 | SHIELDING TOOL - A shielding tool protects a non-sprayed surface of a workpiece including a coating surface and defining a groove in the coating surface, with a bottom surface of the groove is the non-sprayed surface of the workpiece. The shielding tool includes a first shield member positioned in the groove of the workpiece, and a second shield member positioned on the first shield member. The first shield member includes an abutting surface. The second shield member includes a resisting surface abutting the abutting surface of the first shield member. The abutting surface and the resisting surface are substantially the same shape and size as the bottom surface of the groove. A gap is formed between the abutting surface and the resisting surface. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120370 | THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A thin-film solar cell manufacturing apparatus includes a film forming chamber which stores a substrate; and an electrode unit which performs film formation using a CVD method on the substrate in the film forming chamber. The electrode unit has an anode and a cathode; and a side wall portion which holds the anode and the cathode and forms a part of a wall portion of the film forming chamber, and is attachable to and detachable from the film forming chamber. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120371 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHEMICAL DEPOSITION - Embodiments of the present system and method are useful for chemical deposition, particularly continuous deposition of thin films. Disclosed systems typically comprise a micromixer and a microchannel applicator. A deposition material or materials is applied to a substrate, such as an oxidized silicon substrate, a flexible substrate useful for forming flexible devices, such as flexible transistors, and combinations of different substrates. Uniform and highly oriented surface morphologies of films deposited using disclosed embodiments are clearly improved compared to films deposited by a conventional batch process. The process can be used to tailor the composition and morphology of the material deposited on a substrate. The present process can be used at low temperatures as a post-deposition, high-temperature annealing step is obviated. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120372 | PLASMA DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND DEPOSITION METHOD UTILIZING SAME - A plasma deposition apparatus is provided. The plasma deposition apparatus comprises a chamber. A pedestal is placed in the chamber. A plasma generator is placed in the chamber and over the pedestal. The plasma generator comprises a plasma jet for plasma thin film deposition having a discharge direction angle θ | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120373 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PROCESSING A PRECURSOR LAYER IN A GROUP VIA ENVIRONMENT - Methods and devices for high-throughput printing of a precursor material for forming a film of a group IB-IIIA-chalcogenide compound are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises forming a precursor layer on a substrate, the precursor is subsequently processed in one or more steps in a VIA environment. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120374 | System and Method for Mitigating Oxide Growth in a Gate Dielectric - Oxide growth of a gate dielectric layer that occurs between processes used in the fabrication of a gate dielectric structure can be reduced. The reduction in oxide growth can be achieved by maintaining the gate dielectric layer in an ambient effective to mitigate oxide growth of the gate dielectric layer between at least two sequential process steps used in the fabrication the gate dielectric structure. Maintaining the gate dielectric layer in an ambient effective to mitigate oxide growth also improves the uniformity of nitrogen implanted in the gate dielectric. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120375 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE - An apparatus for processing a substrate includes: a process chamber providing a reaction space by a combination of a lid and a body; a susceptor in the reaction space and having a substrate thereon; a plurality of plasma source electrodes over the reaction space; a plurality of first lower protruding portions under the lid; and a plurality of first gas injecting means corresponding to the plurality of plasma source electrodes and a plurality of second gas injecting means alternately disposed with the plurality of first gas injecting means. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120376 | EPITAXIAL GROWTH SYSTEMS - Disclosed is about an epitaxial growth system, including an epitaxial growth reactor chamber, a susceptor including a supporting surface and disposed in the epitaxial growth reactor chamber, and a plurality of wafer fixing elements disposed on the supporting surface. The supporting surface of the susceptor includes a rim, and each of the wafer fixing elements includes a boundary. At least three first heating elements are disposed under the susceptor and arranged in parallel to the supporting surface. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120377 | REMOTE PLASMA PROCESSING OF INTERFACE SURFACES - Embodiments related to the cleaning of interface surfaces in a semiconductor wafer fabrication process via remote plasma processing are disclosed herein. For example, in one disclosed embodiment, a semiconductor processing apparatus comprises a processing chamber, a load lock coupled to the processing chamber via a transfer port, a wafer pedestal disposed in the load lock and configured to support a wafer in the load lock, a remote plasma source configured to provide a remote plasma to the load lock, and an ion filter disposed between the remote plasma source and the wafer pedestal. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120378 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY OBTAINING A MILK SAMPLE AND PERFORMING CLEANING | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120379 | Gripper device, robot arm, and milking robot - A griper device mountable on a robot arm of a milking robot provided for automatically attach teat cups to the teats of a milking animal, the gripper device comprises an electromagnet from gripping teat cups made of a magnetic material, the electromagnet including a coil feedable with a current a core of a magnetic material arranged at least partly within the coil; and a support structure for holding the electromagnet. The core comprises two end and portions in a single face of the electromagnet wherein the two end portions constitute different poles of the electromagnet and are shaped to be engagable with each of the teat cups in a close fit. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120380 | SECTION ANIMAL FEEDER - A sectional animal feeder including an external frame assembly having a base, a series of adjustable spaced openings, and a series of panels. The sectional feeder further includes a movable internal frame assembly having a series of spaced openings, a series of panels and a drive system adapted to engage and move the internal frame assembly relative to the external frame assembly between a closed and opened position. A safety gating assembly may be mounted to the external frame assembly and may include a biased gate adapted to engage the animal during the moving of the movable internal frame assembly to a closed position. The sectional feeder also includes a Pavlovian response signal system having a timed auditory signal. The activation of the drive assembly moves the movable internal frame assembly whereby the series of spaced openings align with the series of adjustable space opening of the external panel and coincides with the timed auditory signal allowing access to the feeder. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120381 | PREPARATION OF FEED COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides a method of producing an aquaculture feed composition which method comprises causing water, optionally together with a lipid, to be taken up by protein-containing feed pellets, characterised in that said pellets contain as a binder a plant seed flour. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120382 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESCUE OF AQUATIC MAMMALS - An aquatic mammal rescue device and method includes an array of suction cup lifters that adapt to contact and adhere to the body of an aquatic mammal on land or at the surface of water. The array is lifted to raise the aquatic mammal from the ground or water for transport. The rescue device may be part of a vehicle capable of land, sea, and/or air travel or it may be movable by attachment to a separate vehicle of other lifting mechanism (e.g., crane). The device may be used to transport a beached mammal (e.g., a whale) back to the water or to a treatment facility. It may also be used to take an injured animal from the wild or a tank to a treatment facility. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120383 | Automated Systems for Feeding Animals and Collecting Animal Excrement - An automated feeding station feeds an animal in a feeding event. An automated collection system, such as a urine collection system, fecal collection system, or combination urine/fecal collection system, collects and excrement from the animal in an excrement elimination event. The feeding event and excrement elimination events provide insights into the health of the animal. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120384 | Portable Corral - Ranchers and other owners of livestock commonly have a need for a transportable means of setting up a corral for numerous purposes. Sorting must take place in a remote location or a location without a permanent corral, which are prohibitively time consuming and expensive to build. A preferred embodiment of the Portable Corral is comprised of a central chute, a left corral area, and a right corral area. The central chute is comprised of a back chute, a front chute, a left central chute panel and a right central chute panel. The front chute is comprised of a breakaway hitch that in turn is comprised of a left breakaway hitch section and a right breakaway hitch section. The left and right breakaway hitch sections are collapsed together to comprise the breakaway hitch used to connect to the towing vehicle. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120385 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISPENSING A LIQUID - A method and apparatus for dispensing a liquid onto an object using the weight of the object, such as an animal, to compress the sides of an inflatable mat together to create a source of pressurized air that operates a pump to dispense liquid on to the object from a dispensing conduit. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120386 | System, apparatus, and kit for washing pets - A pet wash kit enables a user to outfit a shower head for washing pets adjacent the shower head. The pet-washing kit and/or apparatus comprises a head-to-funnel interface device, a funnel structure, and a length of conduit. The interface device comprises conduit-engaging and head-engaging portions for respectively receiving adjacent portions of a shower head assembly. The funnel structure has a water inlet, a water outlet, and structure for engaging the interfacing device for removably attaching the funnel structure to the shower head assembly. The length of conduit is attachable to the water outlet and extendable therefrom. The funnel structure receives water from the shower head assembly, and the length of conduit directs water away from the funnel structure for enabling a user to selectively discharge water via an optionally nozzled end of the conduit for washing a pet. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120387 | ANIMAL GUIDE - An animal guide device, such as a leash assembly, includes a body part that can be placed on the body of the animal, for example a collar, a harness or a head piece, and a leash that can be attached to the body part. The pulling force exerted by the animal is determined by way of an in-line force measuring device. To limit the amount of pulling force exerted on the person leading the animal a signal generator or a tone generator is activated when a given pulling force is exceeded. The generator(s) can generate sound waves that are either only detected by the animal or are detected by the animal and by the person leading the animal. Alternatively, a spraying device can be activated through the signal generator. The animal guide device according to the invention is designed specifically for domestic animals, preferably for dogs. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120388 | Illuminated/multi-faceted pet leash assembly - A multi-purpose customizable, protective and retractable dog leash combining the following integral features into a single lightweight hand-held item: 1) a retractable luminescent fiber optic filament in the leash material to aid in illumination and visibility providing a higher margin of safety for pets and their owners while walking in dimly lit environments where vehicles are encountered; 2) a rechargeable nano beam flash light component that provides additional illumination and further alert to oncoming traffic to the presence of the user; 3) a pepper spray component that the user can operate for additional safety in the event of a attack/assault and as a potential deterrent; and 4) an alarm/panic horn component that the user can operate for additional safety in the event of a attack/assault and as a potential deterrent. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120389 | Method and apparatus for pet tethering device - A tether device allows a pet to roam freely within a pre-defined area of space while restricting the pet from moving beyond the perimeter of a pre-defined area. The location of the perimeter is programmed into the tether device by providing distance and angular coordinates of the distal end of the tether from the tether device. The location of the pet, once attached to the tether device is likewise determined by the combination of coordinates. When the microcontroller senses the pet is nearing the perimeter of the pre-defined area, a lock mechanism is activated which prevents further movement in a direction that will exceed the perimeter, and only allows movement of the pet away from the perimeter. The lock mechanism may have a cushioning mechanism to prevent a hard stop. The tether device can also generate alarm tones to alert the user and/or train the pet. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120390 | Pet Strap Assembly Having Buffering Effect - A pet strap assembly includes a drawing unit and a pulling unit detachably connected with the drawing unit. The drawing unit includes an elastic strap. The elastic strap includes an outer layer, at least one inner layer mounted in and surrounded by the outer layer and a plurality of resilient strips mounted in and surrounded by the at least one inner layer. Thus, the elastic drawing unit provides an elastic buffering effect to the user by the elastic action of the resilient strips to reduce the reaction applied by the pet on the user's hand to the minimum extent, thereby preventing the user's wrist from being hurt when the pet is running violently. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120391 | DRY DOG BAG - A garment including a back opening section, a bottom section and a front opening section. The head of the animal is passed through the back opening section toward the front opening section. Via the front opening section placket, the mobile neck strap is adjusted on the fix neck strap accordingly to the animal's neck size using a hook and loop fastener. The animal is lead to enter completely into the dry dog or animal garment bag garment having its paws on the bottom section. The garment is covering the back, the sides, the legs and the paws of the animal. The back opening section is closed by wrapping the garment with the mobile belt strap and securing the closing with the hook and loop fastener of the mobile belt strap. The animal is rubbed thoroughly with the absorbent material, and then released when the moist and the debris are removed from the fur. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120392 | Animal collar - A novel animal collar includes an outer sleeve, and an inner band of absorbent material positioned within the outer sleeve that may be used to receive and temporarily retain liquids, and then diffuse vapor from that liquid, for various purposes. A series of holes are defined on an outer surface of the outer sleeve, positioned on the side of the collar that faces away from the animal's skin, in order to provide access for a user to apply liquid droplets through the holes directly to the absorbent layer. This collar may be used in conjunction with such substances as perfumes or colognes, insect repellants (including flea and tick treatments), germicides, and the like. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120393 | MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE FUEL STEAM GENERATOR WITH WATERWALL FURNACE PLATENS - A steam generator includes a furnace configured and adapted to generate a stream of furnace exit gases from the combustion of municipal solid waste fuel. At least one superheater is disposed within an upper portion of the furnace or backpass. The superheater is configured and adapted to superheat fluids within the superheater by facilitating heat transfer between fluids within the superheater and furnace exit gases outside the superheater. At least one waterwall furnace platen is disposed within the furnace upstream from the superheater, the waterwall furnace platen is configured and adapted to lower furnace exit gas temperature at the superheater by facilitating heat transfer between fluids within the waterwall furnace platen and furnace exit gases outside the waterwall furnace platen. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120394 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ENGINE - A cooling system includes a cooling portion for flowing a coolant therethrough, a coolant sensitive sensor portion detecting a temperature of the coolant, a heat exchanging device using a heat of the coolant, a circulation flow varying device for varying a circulation flow, a circulation path for flowing the coolant therethrough, and a controller for regulating the circulation flow by controlling the circulation flow varying device while referring to the temperature of the coolant upon a receipt of a request for a requested flow from the heat exchanging device. The controller determines a condition for warming-up when the warming-up of the engine is performed in accordance with the temperature of the coolant, controls the circulation flow varying device for warming-up the engine without circulating the coolant, and increases the circulation flow to the requested flow for a predetermined period of time when the requested flow is requested during the warming-up. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120395 | FLAP CONTROL APPARATUS OF VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A flap control apparatus of a vehicle and a control method thereof are disclosed. The flap control apparatus can control flaps, disposed at the front side of the vehicle to adjust inflow of air into a radiator, and can perform a fail-safe operation by releasing a corresponding flap from a locked state so that the corresponding flap can be opened by drive wind pressure upon occurrence of a malfunction making the flaps substantially non-operative, thereby preventing the engine from overheating. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120396 | INTEGRATED COOLANT FLOW CONTROL AND HEAT EXCHANGER DEVICE - A coolant flow control system ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120397 | CRANKCASE VENT NOZZLE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A crankcase ventilation system is provided. The crankcase ventilation system is fluidly coupled between an engine block assembly and an axially extending air inlet adapter. A crankcase vent nozzle is provided as one aspect of the system and extends into the air inlet adapter. The crankcase vent nozzle has a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion extending radially into an axially extending flow path in the air inlet adapter. The trailing edge portion extending further into the flow path than the leading edge portion. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120398 | Valve Control Apparatus for Internal Combustion Engine - A valve control apparatus includes a variable mechanism configured to vary operating states of two intake valves by varying a swing range of a single swing cam; a primary swing arm configured to receive swinging force from the swing cam by becoming in contact with the swing cam, and configured to open/close one of the two intake valves; a secondary swing arm configured to open/close another of the two intake valves; and a connection changeover mechanism configured to connect/disconnect the primary swing arm with/from the secondary swing arm in accordance with an operating state of engine. The connection changeover mechanism disconnects the primary swing arm from the secondary swing arm to maintain the another of the two intake valves in a non-lifted state, when the variable mechanism controls a swing amount of the primary swing arm within a range below a predetermined amount. The connection changeover mechanism connects the primary swing arm with the secondary swing arm to open and close both of the two intake valves together, when the variable mechanism controls the swing amount of the primary swing arm within a range greater than or equal to the predetermined amount. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120399 | CAMSHAFT ADJUSTING ARRANGEMENT - A camshaft adjusting arrangement for varying angular position of a camshaft relative to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine which has a drive element that is driven by the crankshaft and is rotatable in relation to the camshaft, at least two hydraulic chambers, to which a hydraulic fluid can be admitted to set a defined relative rotational position between the drive element and camshaft, formed between the drive element and camshaft, a first component and a second component. The first component has a cylindrical receiving face which receives a cylindrical seating face of the second component. To keep the resulting radial compressive stress between the components within an admissible range, at least one compensating element is arranged in the cylindrical receiving face of the first component and/or in the cylindrical seating face of the second component. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120400 | DEVICE FOR VARIABLY ADJUSTING THE VALVE TIMING OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A device for variably adjusting valve timing of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine which has an input element an output element and a camshaft. The input element can be brought into driving connection with a crankshaft. The output element is non-rotationally connected to the camshaft and swivelable in relation to the input element. At least one first pressure chamber is provided. A phase position between the output and input element is modifiable by supplying a pressure medium to or discharging a pressure medium from the pressure chamber. An axial lateral face of the camshaft rests against an axial lateral face of the output element. The camshaft has at least one first pressure medium line with a first opening on the axial lateral face. The output element has at least one second pressure medium line with a second opening, axially opposite the first opening, on the axial lateral face. | 2011-05-26 |
