| 21st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20110120502 | Substrate Washing Apparatus and Methods of Use - Embodiments of the invention generally relate to apparatus and methods for washing substrates. In particular, apparatus and methods for washing solar cell substrates are described, the apparatus including a detergent mixing circuit to control detergent concentration during washing. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120503 | RINSING/SANITIZING SYSTEM FOR A WASHING MACHINE - A rinsing and/or sanitizing system for a washing machine, such as a pot and pan washing machine, is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes two sections of conduit with fluid-dispensing openings or nozzles and a third section of conduit connecting the other two sections. The nozzles spray fluid into the space between the conduits, creating a curtain of fluid, in a common plane. In a preferred embodiment, the fluid sprayed is water to rinse items. In another preferred embodiment, the fluid sprayed is a sanitizing agent to sanitize items. In still another embodiment, the system sprays both water and a sanitizing agent. Another aspect of the invention is a method of rinsing and/or sanitizing an item by moving the item through the curtain of fluid of the rinse system. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120504 | Complete sanitary system for the toilet; floor base collection and drain structure, mechanical apparatuses and plumbing method - A complete sanitary system for any toilet site area which allows for the utilization of pressurized domestic running water transferred through a hose connected to a water valve diverting structure further connected to the main toilet domestic water feed line to that particular toilet's water closet. A floor structure with the aforementioned toilet mounted to its top surface side provides the structure to collect, retain and drain the spent waste water from the hose after the water has been used to cleanse the toilet site area. An alternative drainage location in the retention basin of the floor structure with coinciding plumbing piping method allows for a possible solid waste contamination scenario by an overflow toilet or otherwise to be effectively transferred directly into the main sewer pipe. The use of pressurized domestic running water in an effective manner to clean a toilet site without flooding the general bathroom floor area with water and therein providing a structure to collect and drain the spent waste water after cleansing usage provides for a totally novel and prudent sanitary cleansing approach unto the sanitation requirement of the bathroom toilet area. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120505 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FRONT SIDE PROTECTION DURING BACKSIDE CLEANING - Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus and method for front side protection while processing side and backside of a substrate. One embodiment of the present invention provides a showerhead configured to provide a purge gas to a front side of a substrate during a backside etch processing. The showerhead comprises a body configured to be disposed over the front side of the substrate. The body has a process surface configured to face the front side of the substrate. The process surface has an outer circular region, a central region, a middle region between the outer central region and the central region. The first plurality of holes are distributed in the outer circular region and configured to direct the purge gas towards an edge area of the front side of the substrate. No gas delivery hole is distributed within a substantial portion of the middle region. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120506 | Apparatus and method for washing polycrystalline silicon - Disclosed is a polycrystalline silicon washing apparatus that sequentially immerses polycrystalline silicon into a plurality of acid baths each of which is filled with an acid to wash the polycrystalline silicon. The temperatures of the acids in the acid baths are set such that the temperature of the acid in a later acid bath of adjacent acid baths is equal to or lower than that of a former acid bath and the temperature of the acid in the last acid bath is lower than that of the acid in the first acid bath. Each of the acid baths is provided with a temperature adjusting unit that controls the temperature of the acid at a constant value. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120507 | CLEANING APPARATUS AND HIGH PRESSURE CLEANER FOR USE THEREIN - A cleaning apparatus in which a cleaning process is simplified, a time required for the cleaning process is reduced and which has an excellent cleaning effect, and a high pressure cleaner for use therein are provided. The cleaning apparatus comprises a liquid carbon dioxide (CO | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120508 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher is provided that effectively cleans a filter. The dishwasher may include a rack positioned in a washing space and at least one nozzle that directs washing fluid into the washing space, a sump that receives washing fluid to be supplied to the washing space, and a filter device provided in the sump, including a first filter and a second filter. A driver rotates the first filter or the second filter so as to separate foreign materials from the filter device and prevent the filter device from clogging. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120509 | WATER-BEARING DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - A water-bearing domestic appliance is provided which has an appliance element and an appliance component that is attached to the appliance element at a suspension point. The suspension point is disposed in a region of the center of gravity of the appliance component. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120510 | DISHWASHER WITH SORPTION DRYING DEVICE - A dishwasher is provided that includes a washing compartment and a sorption drying system to dry items to be washed, wherein the sorption drying system has a sorption container that contains reversibly dehydratable sorption material. The dishwasher further includes an air ducting channel to connect the sorption container with the washing compartment in order to generate an air flow. The air ducting channel has an inlet-side tube section and the sorption container and/or the inlet-side tube section has flow conditioning elements. Each flow conditioning elements has an air passage such that, to a large extent, an equalization of a local cross-sectional profile of an air flow is effected when air flows through the sorption container in a throughflow direction of the sorption container. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120511 | DISHWASHER MACHINE COMPRISING A SORPTION DRYING DEVICE IN A SUB-MODULE - A dishwasher is provided that has a washing compartment for items to be washed, wherein the washing compartment has a base. The dishwasher also includes a drying device to dry items that have been washed, wherein the drying device has a sorption container to hold a reversibly dehydrated sorption agent. The dishwasher further includes an air-transmitting air duct between the drying device and the washing compartment to generate an air exchange between the washing compartment and the sorption container, and a bottom sub-module underneath the base of the washing compartment that accommodates the sorption container. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120512 | DISHWASHER WITH SORPTION DRYER DEVICE - A dishwasher having a washing container; a sorption dryer device connected to the washing container in an air-conducting fashion; at least one flow-conditioning device to homogenize a flow cross-section profile of an airflow as the airflow flows through the sorption dryer device. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120513 | DISHWASHER MACHINE COMPRISING A SORPTION DRYING DEVICE - A dishwasher having a washing compartment; an air-guiding channel to generate an airflow; and a sorption drying system to dry items to be washed. The sorption drying system has a sorption compartment with reversibly dehydratable sorption material and the sorption compartment is connected to the washing compartment by the air-guiding channel. The reversibly dehydratable sorption material in the sorption compartment is layered in form of a sorption unit that has an inlet cross-sectional area such that the substantially identical respective air volume flow value that is applied to each entry point of the inlet cross-sectional area. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120514 | COVERING SYSTEM - The present invention concerns apparatus and methods for covering and uncovering a desired object. Particular embodiments include a covering system comprising: a cover operably connected to a plurality of translational members translationally positioned along a track; two or more hangers having a vertically extending portion and an outwardly extending portion, the track being operably attached to the outwardly extending portion; means for mounting hangers in a rotatable arrangement to a structure about a vertical axis. A further embodiment of the present invention includes a method for covering and uncovering a desired object, the steps including: mounting each of two or more hangers to a structure in a rotatable arrangement, the two or more hangers having a vertically extending portion and an outwardly extending portion; suspending a track from the outwardly extending portion of the two or more hangers; suspending a cover from the track, the cover being translatable along the track; rotating the two or more hangers between a covering position and a stored position, the covering position being arranged to position the track above an object to be covered, and the stored position being arranged to position the track to a side of the object to be covered. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120515 | CORNER BRACE - The corner brace of a framework of a quickly erectable canopy shelter is connected between portions of a perimeter truss assembly connected to a leg of the framework of the canopy shelter. The corner brace includes a corner brace mounting pin on a first link member of an outer truss of the perimeter truss assembly, and a support truss tube member pivotally and rotatably connected at one end to an outer truss on one side of the leg. The other end of the support truss tube member is removably connected to an outer truss on the other side of the leg. The support truss tube member of the corner brace may include a support truss clip that fits to a link member of the framework. The framework may also include a canopy framework support assembly for supporting a canopy. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120516 | Thermoelectric Device and Thermoelectric Generator - The invention describes a novel thermoelectric composite material containing electrically conductive polymeric fibrils in a polymer matrix with a high thermoelectric coefficient. The invention also includes a thermoelectric device using the composite. The invention also includes a thermoelectric device containing a thermoelectric layers and a thermoelectric device in which a thermal barrier isolates a thermoelectric layer from a structurally supporting substrate. The thermoelectric devices can be used to generate electricity or to control temperature. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120517 | Synthesis of High-Efficiency Thermoelectric Materials - A process for the fabrication of high efficiency thermoelectric materials using non-equilibrium synthesis routes is described. In one embodiment a molten alloy comprising a predetermined ratio of elements which will constitute the thermoelectric material is quenched at a cooling rate in excess of, for example, 10 | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120518 | Manufacturing Photovoltaic Devices And Devices Formed - Photovoltaic cells can be manufactured using a pattern region that substantially covers the usable surface area of a crystalline workpiece. Bars can be etched into the workpiece that extend substantially the entire length of the workpiece. These bars then can be diced to form die or micro-tiles having a width substantially equal to the thickness of the workpiece, and having an edge ratio of about 20:1 or less. Such a process can maximize conversion area, thereby extracting more energy from a given volume of photovoltaic conversion material. Contacts can be placed on opposing edges of the die or micro-tiles to form photovoltaic cells, which in some embodiments can function regardless of orientation in a solar panel. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120519 | Method of Manufacturing a Photovoltaic Cell - A method of manufacturing a photovoltaic cell using a semiconductor wafer having a front side and a rear side, wherein the photovoltaic cell produces electricity when the front side of the semiconductor wafer is illuminated., the method comprising the steps of: | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120520 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - The present invention provides a photoelectric conversion element in which current collection is conveniently performed without degrading a photoelectric conversion characteristic. The photoelectric conversion element in accordance with the present invention has: a structural body composed of at least a conductive first electrode provided with a porous oxide semiconductor layer supporting a sensitizing dye, a second electrode provided opposite the first electrode, and an electrolyte provided in at least part of the space between the first electrode and the second electrode; a cover member that covers the structural body and forms a separation portion between the cover member and the second electrode, and a conductive member provided in the separation portion, and having a connection site that is electrically connected to either the first electrode or the second electrode. Moreover, the conductive member is sandwiched between the cover member and the first electrode or the second electrode. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120521 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - Provided is a photoelectric conversion device in which the conductivity after hydrogen-plasma exposure is set within an appropriate range, thereby suppressing the leakage current and improving the conversion efficiency. A photoelectric conversion device includes, on a substrate, a photoelectric conversion layer having at least two power generation cell layers, and an intermediate contact layer provided between the power generation cell layers. The intermediate contact layer mainly contains a compound represented by Zn | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120522 | BRIGHT WHITE PROTECTIVE LAMINATES - Laminates of having a first outer layer of weatherable film, at least one mid layer, and a second outer layer containing an opacifying quantity of white pigment. The laminates are particularly useful for protecting photovoltaic cells, solar panels, and circuit boards. In photovoltaic cells, the laminates result in increased power generation. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120523 | Solar photovoltaic support and tracking system with vertical adjustment capability - Installation of solar energy systems is made easier through the use of augur tubes. The base augur tube accommodates telescoping sections which enable these systems to exhibit a smaller footprint with enhanced power ratings. A tracking head is provided in which dual axis tracking is provided using a single drive mechanism. These features are employed either together or independently. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120524 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SOLAR POWER GENERATION - A photovoltaic device comprising an array of elongate reflector elements mounted substantially parallel to one another and transversely spaced in series, at least one of the reflector elements having an elongate concave reflective surface to reflect incident solar radiation towards a forward adjacent reflector element in the array. The at least one reflector element includes a photovoltaic assembly which is removably and replaceably mounted on the reflector element. The photovoltaic assembly includes a photovoltaic receptor to receive reflected solar radiation from a rearward adjacent reflector element. The photovoltaic assembly also includes a heat sink in heat transfer relationship with the photovoltaic receptor, thermally isolating the photovoltaic receptor, at least partially, from the reflector element. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120525 | MOLDING PROCESSES FOR LIGHT CONCENTRATING ARTICLES THAT ARE USED IN SOLAR CELL MODULES - Light concentrating articles capable of concentrating about 1.02 to about 2000 sun equivalents of solar energy onto a solar cell comprise a thermoplastic composition, preferably an ionomer composition. The light concentrating articles may be made by a variety of processes, which are provided herein, such as for example an injection molding process, an injection overmolding process, an extrusion process, a cast film or sheet process, a blown film or sheet process, a vacuum forming process, a compression molding process, a transfer molding process, or a profile extrusion process. Secondary forming processes, such as bending, stamping, embossing, machining, laminating, adhering, metallizing, and the like may also be used in forming the light concentrating articles. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120526 | Monolithic Low Concentration Photovoltaic Panel Based On Polymer Embedded Photovoltaic Cells And Crossed Compound Parabolic Concentrators - A concentrating photovoltaic panel including an encapsulating polymer layer, an array of photovoltaic cells, a plurality of first interconnects and an optical layer, each of the photovoltaic cells is embedded within the encapsulating layer, the plurality of first interconnects is coupled with each of the photovoltaic cells and with the encapsulating layer, the plurality of first interconnects electrically interconnecting all the photovoltaic cells of the array there-between, the optical layer is coupled on top of the encapsulating layer and the array of photovoltaic cells, the optical layer concentrating light radiation onto the array of photovoltaic cells, at least one of the first interconnects remains exposed out of the protective layer. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120527 | SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM - The invention provides a solar energy system. A flexible transparent body includes a top surface, a bottom surface and two edges, wherein the top surface is a light receiving surface for receiving light with a first wave-length. A plurality of solar cells is disposed on at least one of the edges of the flexible transparent body, wherein the solar cells can covert light having a second wave-length into electrical energy. A wavelength converting layer is provided for converting light with the first wave-length to light with the second wave-length. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120528 | ENERGY TRANSFER MODULE UTILIZING THERMAL POWER GENERATED BY SOLAR PANELS - An energy transfer module coupled to a thermal solar module includes a body having a first end member, a second end member, and four side members configured to enclose a first spatial region within a vicinity of the first end member and a second spatial region within a vicinity of the second end member. The first spatial region is in communication with the second spatial region. The module further includes one or more inlet openings provided at the first end member for inputting fluid flow from the thermal solar module. The module also includes an air filter disposed within the first spatial region to remove one or more impurities from the fluid flow. Additionally, the module includes a fan disposed between the first spatial region and the second spatial region to draw the fluid flow through the air filter. The fan is coupled to a drive motor. The module further includes a heat exchanger disposed in the first spatial region and an outlet provided on the second end member. Furthermore, the module includes an electrical source coupled to the fan. The electrical source is configured to power the drive motor to draw fluid flow through the heat exchanger. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120529 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120530 | BACK SURFACE CONTACT TYPE SOLAR CELL, BACK SURFACE CONTACT TYPE SOLAR CELL WITH WIRING BOARD, SOLAR CELL STRING, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE - A back surface contact type solar cell having a first conductivity type region and second conductivity type region formed alternately at one surface of a semiconductor substrate, includes an electrode for first conductivity type arranged on the first conductivity type region, and an electrode for second conductivity type arranged on the second conductivity type region. The back surface contact type solar cell includes a first non-connection region between electrodes for second conductivity type adjacent in an aligning direction of the first conductivity type region and the second conductivity type region, impeding electrical connection with the electrode for first conductivity type, and a second non-connection region between electrodes for first conductivity type adjacent in the aligning direction, impeding electrical connection with the electrode for second conductivity type . A back surface contact type solar cell with a wiring board, a solar cell string, and a solar cell module are also provided. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120531 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF WAFER BASED SOLAR PANELS - This invention relates to a method for producing solar cells, and photovoltaic panels thereof. The method for producing solar panels comprises employing a number of semiconductor wafers and/or semiconductor sheets of films prefabricated to prepare them for back side metallization, which are placed and attached adjacent to each other and with their front side facing downwards onto the back side of the front glass, before subsequent processing that includes depositing at least one metal layer covering the entire front glass including the back side of the attached wafers/sheets of films. The metallic layer is then patterned/divided into electrically isolated contacts for each solar cell and into interconnections between adjacent solar cells. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120532 | SOLAR MODULE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A solar module system having a flexible solar film formed from a layer of photovoltaic film that is adhered to a magnetic member with pressure sensitive adhesive. A junction box is electrically connected to a magnetic member and electrical system of a vehicle such that electricity is transferred from the flexible solar film to the electrical system of the vehicle. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120533 | SOLAR MODULE, SOLAR MODULE SUPPORT, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A solar module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a solar cell panel | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120534 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thin film solar cell including a substrate, a first conductive layer, a photovoltaic layer, an interlayer and a second conductive layer is provided. The first conductive layer is disposed on the substrate. The photovoltaic layer is disposed on the first conductive layer. A plurality of electron-hole pairs are generated as the photovoltaic layer is illuminated. The interlayer disposed between the first conductive layer and the photovoltaic layer reduces dangling bonds on the surface of the photovoltaic layer, so as to prevent surface recombination of the electron-hole pairs from occurring on the surface of the photovoltaic layer. The second conductive layer is disposed on the photovoltaic layer. A manufacturing method of the thin film solar cell is also provided. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120535 | ALUMINUM PASTES AND USE THEREOF IN THE PRODUCTION OF PASSIVATED EMITTER AND REAR CONTACT SILICON SOLAR CELLS - An aluminum paste comprising particulate aluminum, an organic vehicle and glass frit selected from (i) lead-free glass frits with a softening point temperature in the range of 550 to 611° C. and containing 11 to 33 wt.-% of SiO | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120536 | ROUGHNESS CONTROL OF A WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE REFLECTOR LAYER FOR THIN FILM SOLAR APPLICATIONS - A method and apparatus for forming a roughened wavelength selective reflector layer are provided. In one embodiment, a method of forming a solar cell device includes forming a wavelength selective reflector layer between a first p-i-n junction and a second p-i-n junction formed on a substrate, and performing a post treatment process on the wavelength selective reflector layer to form the uneven surface with the roughness greater than 20 nm. In another embodiment, a photovoltaic device includes a wavelength selective reflector layer disposed between a first p-i-n junction and a second p-i-n junction formed on a substrate, wherein the wavelength selective reflector layer has an uneven surface having a surface roughness greater than 20 nm. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120537 | SILICON INKS FOR THIN FILM SOLAR CELL FORMATION, CORRESPONDING METHODS AND SOLAR CELL STRUCTURES - High quality silicon inks are used to form polycrystalline layers within thin film solar cells having a p-n junction. The particles deposited with the inks can be sintered to form the silicon film, which can be intrinsic films or doped films. The silicon inks can have a z-average secondary particle size of no more than about 250 nm as determined by dynamic light scattering on an ink sample diluted to 0.4 weight percent if initially having a greater concentration. In some embodiments, an intrinsic layer can be a composite of an amorphous silicon portion and a crystalline silicon portion. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120538 | SILICON GERMANIUM SOLAR CELL - A device, system, and method for a silicon germanium solar cell structure. An exemplary silicon germanium solar cell structure has a substrate with a graded buffer layer grown on the substrate. An absorber layer is grown on the graded buffer layer and an emitter layer is grown on the absorber layer. A first junction is provided between the emitter layer and the absorber layer. A second junction may be provided between the substrate and the graded buffer layer. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120539 | ON-WINDOW SOLAR-CELL HEAT-SPREADER - An optoelectrical device, which may be a luminaire or a photovoltaic concentrator, has a transparent cover plate. A target with an optoelectrical transducer that produces waste heat in operation is mounted at an inside face of the transparent cover plate. A primary mirror reflects light between being concentrated on the target and passing generally collimated through the cover plate. A heat spreader is in thermal contact with the target. The heat spreader has heat conductors that thermally connect the target with the inside surface of the cover plate. The heat conductors may be arms extending radially outwards, and may be straight, zigzag, or branching. An array of targets may be mounted on a common cover plate, and their heat spreaders may be continuous from target to target. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120540 | QUANTUM DOT DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL - A quantum dot dye-sensitized solar cell (QDDSSC) including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte between the anode and the cathode is provided. The anode includes a semiconductor electrode layer adsorbed with a dye, a plurality of quantum dots distributed within the semiconductor electrode layer, and a plurality of metal nanoparticles distributed within the semiconductor electrode layer. Because the absorption spectra of the quantum dots, the dye, and the semiconductor electrode layer cover the infrared (IR), visible, and ultraviolet (UV) regions of the solar spectrum, IR to UV light in the solar spectrum can be effectively absorbed, and accordingly the conversion efficiency of the solar cell can be improved. Moreover, the metal nanoparticles can increase the light utilization efficiency. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120541 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH HETEROJUNCTIONS AND AN INTERDIGITATED STRUCTURE - A Semiconductor device including, on at least one surface of a layer made of a crystalline semiconductor material of a certain type of conductivity, a layer made of an amorphous semiconductor material, doped with a type of conductivity opposite to the type of conductivity of the crystalline semiconductor material layer, characterized in that the concentration of the doping elements in the amorphous semiconductor layer varies gradually. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120542 | METHOD FOR SELECTIVE DEPOSITION AND DEVICES - A chemical vapor deposition method such as an atomic-layer-deposition method for forming a patterned thin film includes applying a deposition inhibitor material to a substrate. The deposition inhibitor material is a hydrophilic poly(vinyl alcohol) having a degree of hydrolysis of less than 95%. The deposition inhibitor material is patterned simultaneously or subsequently to its application to the substrate, to provide selected areas of the substrate effectively not having the deposition inhibitor material. A thin film is substantially deposited only in the selected areas of the substrate not having the deposition inhibitor material. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120543 | METHOD FOR SELECTIVE DEPOSITION AND DEVICES - A chemical vapor deposition method such as an atomic-layer-deposition method for forming a patterned thin film includes applying a deposition inhibitor material to a substrate. The deposition inhibitor material is a hydrophilic polymer that that has in its backbone, side chains, or both backbone and side chains, multiple hydrophilic groups that are represented by the following structure: | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120544 | DEPOSITION INHIBITOR COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USE - A deposition inhibitor composition includes two compatible solvents. The first solvent has a vapor pressure of at least 10 mm Hg at room temperature and the second solvent has a vapor pressure of less than that of the first solvent. The composition further includes a hydrophilic deposition inhibitor material that is dissolved in the composition. This material is soluble in an aqueous solution that comprises at least 50% by weight of water and has a free acid content of less than 2.5 meq/g. This composition is useful to provide a deposition inhibitor pattern for chemical vapor deposition methods such as an atomic-layer-deposition method for forming a patterned thin film includes applying a hydrophilic deposition inhibitor material to a substrate. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120545 | PHOTOVOLTAIC COMPOSITIONS OR PRECURSORS THERETO, AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - A process for forming at least one photovoltaic component on a substrate is described. The substrate comprises a polyimide and a sub-micron filler. The polyimide is derived substantially or wholly from rigid rod monomers and the sub-micron filler has an aspect ratio of at least 3:1. The substrates of the present disclosure are particularly well suited for photovoltaic applications, due at least in part to high resistance to hygroscopic expansion and relatively high levels of thermal and dimensional stability. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120546 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY COATINGS AND ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING ENERGY - UV-curable coatings for photovoltaic systems, photovoltaic systems having a UV-curable coating, and methods of generating energy through photovoltaic systems having a UV-curable coating are disclosed. The UV-curable coating includes a urethane acrylate blend, a montmorillonite platelet, a light stabilizer, a UV absorber, and a photoinitiator. The coating is substantially transparent to visible and near infrared light and provides a barrier to oxygen and moisture and the coating is configured to adhere to an acrylic film. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120547 | Photoelectric device - The present invention provides a photoelectric device, including a photoelectric semiconductor thin film having a light facing surface and a back light surface; and a photoelectric converter having a medium and photoelectric converting particles mounted on the medium, wherein the photoelectric converter is disposed at an outer side of the light facing surface of the photoelectric semiconductor film for absorbing and converting solar energy so as to enhance photoelectric conversion efficacy. The photoelectric converter absorbs the wavelength that the photoelectric semiconductor thin film cannot absorb, and emits the frequency band that the photoelectric semiconductor thin film can absorb. Thus, the photoelectric device of the present invention decreases the interference of light absorption, increases the light emission, eliminates the wastes of incident light, and increases the photoelectric conversion efficacy. Hence, the fabrication method of the solar cell is simplified, and the cost is decreased in the present invention. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120548 | SOLAR CELL STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING - A solar cell structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode and at least one via extending through the semiconductor substrate. The first electrode is located in the at least one via, and includes a glass phase and lead oxide, wherein the lead oxide is present in a first weight percentage amount relative to the weight of the glass phase of the first electrode. The second electrode includes a glass phase and lead oxide, and covers the first electrode, wherein the lead oxide of the second electrode is present in a second weight percentage amount relative to the weight of the glass phase of the second electrode. The first weight percentage amount is less than the second weight percentage. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120549 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THREOF, METHOD FOR INCREASING CARRIER MOBILITY IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A thin film solar cell including a substrate, a first conductive layer, a photovoltaic layer and a second conductive layer is provided. The first conductive layer is doped with boron atoms so as to have a texture structure. Isotope B | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120550 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - The present invention provides a photoelectric conversion element in which bending resistance and impact resistance can be improved. The photoelectric conversion element of the present invention comprises a structure, a case into which the structure is built, and a deformable body disposed between the structure and the case. The structure is composed of at least a conductive first electrode provided with a porous oxide semiconductor layer on which a sensitizing dye is supported, a second electrode disposed opposing the first electrode, and an electrolyte arranged at least at a portion between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120551 | PROCESS FOR THE FORMATION OF A SILVER BACK ELECTRODE OF A PASSIVATED EMITTER AND REAR CONTACT SILICON SOLAR CELL - A process for the formation of an electrically conductive silver back electrode of a PERC silicon solar cell comprising the steps:
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| 20110120552 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MONOCRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELL - A method for producing a monocrystalline solar cell having a passivated back side and a back side contact structure, having the following steps: applying a passivating dielectric layer onto the back side of the cell over the entire surface; removing the passivating layer locally in the area of bus bars and local contact locations; coating the back side of the cell homogeneously to develop an unpatterned, thin metal layer, which touches the surface of the substrate material in the areas free of the passivating layer; generating a thick layer from a conductive paste in the area of the bus bars and the local contact locations; and sintering of the thick layer at a temperature above a predefined eutectic temperature, and the formation of a eutectic, low-resistance connection of the thin metal layer to the surface of the substrate material as well as to the conductive particles of the thick layer paste. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120553 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a solar cell, includes a scribing step in which grooves electrically-separating a photoelectric converter into a plurality of compartment sections are formed after the photoelectric converter is formed on a substrate by stacking a first-electrode layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second-electrode layer in this order; a first groove, a second groove, a third groove, and a fourth groove are formed in the scribing step; the method including an insulating-layer forming step in which an insulating layer is formed after the scribing step and a wiring layer forming step in which a wiring layer is formed; the wiring layer passes from the first-electrode layer that is exposed at a bottom face of the second groove, through the inside of the second groove and a surface of the insulating layer, to a surface of the second-electrode layer that is disposed so as to be lateral to the fourth groove opposite to the second groove; and the wiring layer electrically connects the plurality of compartment sections to each other. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120554 | ULTRA-LOW REFLECTANCE BROADBAND OMNI-DIRECTIONAL ANTI-REFLECTION COATING - An anti-reflection coating has an average total reflectance of less than 10%, for example less than 5.9% such as from 4.9% to 5.9%, over a spectrum of wavelengths of 400-1100 nm and a range of angles of incidence of 0-90 degrees with respect to a surface normal of the anti-reflection coating. An anti-reflection coating has a total reflectance of less than 10%, for example less than 6% such as less than 4%, over an entire spectrum of wavelengths of 400-1600 nm and an entire range of angles of incidence of 0-70 degrees with respect to a surface normal of the anti-reflection coating. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120555 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND LIGHT SCATTERING SUPERSTRATES - Photovoltaic devices having light scattering articles having a smooth surface are described herein. Glass frits on glass superstrates can provide planar surfaces for subsequent layer deposition such as TCO layers and yet provide light scattering functions within, for example, silicon tandem photovoltaic devices. Methods of making the light scattering articles with a planar surface include depositing unfilled or filled glass frits on planar or surface-textured superstrates and sintering of the glass frit. The compositions of the glass frits can be tailored to match, for example, the expansion properties and physical properties of the glass superstrates. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120556 | Thin-Film Photovoltaic Cell - Micro-protrusions, in micron-meter scale, are produced on a surface of the photovoltaic cell to produce scattering effect and multiple reflecting effect of incident light. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120557 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THIN FILM TYPE LIGHT ABSORBING LAYER, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THIN FILM SOLAR CELL USING THEREOF AND THIN FILM SOLAR CELL - Disclosed is a manufacturing method for a thin film type light absorbing layer of a solar cell. The manufacturing method for a light absorbing layer includes: filling CIGS crystal powder in an evaporation source of a chamber; simultaneously evaporating the CIGS crystal powder; and depositing the evaporated CIGS crystal powder on a substrate to form a CIGS thin film. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120558 | SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS PREPARED FROM RYLENE-(PI-ACCEPTOR)COPOLYMERS - Disclosed are new semiconductor materials prepared from rylene-(π-acceptor) copolymers. Such copolymers can exhibit high n-type carrier mobility and/or good current modulation characteristics. In addition, the polymers of the present teachings can possess certain processing advantages such as solution-processability and/or good stability at ambient conditions. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120559 | Device and method for controlling an electromagnetic valve - In a method for controlling an electromagnetic valve, the temperature of the valve is detected, and activation of and/or the current feed to the valve are performed as a function of the temperature of the valve. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120560 | FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a fluidized bed reactor system made up of at least two fluidized bed reactors, comprising at least one main reactor ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120561 | COMBINED WATER STORAGE AND DETENTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRECIPITATION HARVESTING AND MANAGEMENT - A combined water storage and detention (CWSD) system for maximizing storm water control and availability for use. The CWSD system includes a plurality of water conduits, remotely controllable water pumps, water storage drain valves, auxiliary bypass discharge valves, and, in pertinent part, a storage/detention system for storing/retaining a first volume of storm and sewer drain water, a sensing device for estimating a second volume of storm and sewer drain water within the storage/detention system, the second volume being less than or equal to the first volume, a precipitation forecast device for forecasting an expected time-dependent volume of water being added to or to be added to the system, and a controller that is structured and arranged to control the operating states of the plurality of controllable water pumps, water storage draining valves, and auxiliary bypass discharge valves. Preferably, the precipitation forecast device provides weather precipitation parameter data from a network source such as the World Wide Web, the Internet, a local area network (LAN), and a wide area network (WAN) and the sensing device is adapted to determine at least one of whether the second volume is below a pre-established minimum storage volume and whether the second volume is above a pre-established maximum storage volume. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120562 | FLUID MIXING AND DELIVERY IN MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS - The specification generally discloses systems and methods for mixing and delivering fluids in microfluidic systems. The fluids can contain, in some embodiments reagents that can participate in one or more chemical or biological reactions. Some embodiments relate to systems and methods employing one or more vent valves to controllably flow and/or mix portions of fluid within the microfluidic system. Advantageously, fluid control such as a sequence of fluid flow and/or a change in flow rate, can be achieved by opening and closing one or more vent valves and by applying a single source of fluid flow (e.g., a vacuum) operated at a substantially constant pressure. This can simplify the operation and use of the device by an intended user. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120563 | GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND GAS SUPPLY METHOD - A gas supply system for supplying a gas into a processing chamber for processing a substrate to be processed includes: a processing gas supply unit; a processing gas supply line; a first and a second branch line; a branch flow control unit; an additional gas supply unit; an additional gas supply line; and a control unit. The control unit performs, before processing the substrate to be processed, a processing gas supply control and an additional gas supply control by using the processing gas supply unit and the additional gas supply unit, respectively, wherein the additional gas supply control includes a control that supplies the additional gas at an initial flow rate greater than a set flow rate and then at the set flow rate after a lapse of a period of time. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120564 | IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THEREOF - The present invention discloses an irrigation system comprising a plurality of valve stations that are operatively coupled with a controller operative to control the operation of the plurality of valve stations. The valve stations are grouped into a plurality of valve station groups, each group comprising at least two valve stations. The at least two valve stations are operatively coupled in parallel with a hotwire to a respective output port of the controller; and the at least two valve stations respective of the plurality of valve station groups are operatively coupled in parallel with a common wire to a corresponding input port of the controller. The controller is operative to change the operational mode of a selected one of the valve stations. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120565 | Reservoir For Liquid Dispensing System With Enhanced Mixing - Reservoir for a dispense system designed to maintain a suspending fluid flow within the reservoir. The fluid dispense system is particularly well suited to be manufactured in a single-use format comprising a fluid reservoir and fill tube assembly, particularly comprising a reservoir, tubing, fittings and connectors, and a needle. The system ensures uniformity within the liquid by moving the fluid through the product reservoir such as with a continuous or pulsating flow, and is designed to maintain the fluid in motion in order to maintain a homogenous solution. The reservoir is designed to minimize any fluid dead zones. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120566 | DISCONTINUOUS SWITCHING FLUID FLOW RATE CONTROL METHOD USING PRESSURE TYPE FLOW RATE CONTROL DEVICE - A fluid flow rate control method is provided that uses a flow rate range variable type pressure type flow rate control device provided with at least two or more parallel fluid passages disposed between the downstream side of a control valve of the control device and a fluid supply pipe passage, and orifices having different fluid flow rate characteristics are respectively interposed in parallel fluid passages to pass fluid in a first flow rate region through one orifice for flow rate control, and to pass fluid in a second flow rate region through at least another orifice for flow rate control. Flow rate characteristics of the respective orifices are selected so that a maximum controllable flow rate of fluid in the first flow rate region at low flow rate is smaller than 10% of a maximum controllable flow rate in the second flow rate region at high flow rate. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120567 | DIFFERENTIAL AIR PRESSURE SYSTEMS - Described herein are various embodiments of differential air pressure systems and methods of using such systems. The differential air pressure system may comprise a chamber configured to receive a portion of a user's lower body and to create an air pressure differential upon the user's body. The differential air pressure system may further comprise a user seal that seal the pressure chamber to the user's body. The height of the user seal may be adjusted to accommodate users with various body heights. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120568 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OF A TRANSMISSION UNIT, COMPRISING A MAIN TRANSMISSION PUMP AND AN AUXILIARY PUMP - A hydraulic system of a transmission comprises a main transmission pump that can be driven by torque transmitted via the transmission unit and with an auxiliary pump that can be driven by an electric machine, by which primary and secondary pressure circuits can be supplied with hydraulic fluid. Pressure sides of the main transmission pump and the auxiliary pump are connected to the primary pressure circuit upstream of a pressure relief valve provided for adjusting a main pressure in the primary pressure circuit. The pressure relief valve is arranged between the pressure sides of the main transmission pump and the auxiliary pump and the secondary pressure circuit. The pressure side of the auxiliary pump can be actively connected with the secondary pressure circuit, via a hydraulic line which can be blocked in the direction toward the primary and secondary pressure circuits, and which bypasses the pressure-relief valve. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120569 | Fuel Tank System For Gasoline And Flexible Ethanol Powered Vehicles Using On-Demand Direct Ethanol Injection Octane Boost - A fuel tank system for gasoline or flexible gasoline/ethanol powered vehicles that use independently controlled direct ethanol injection to provide a large on-demand octane boost is disclosed. The on-demand octane boost is used when needed to prevent knock. The ethanol can be in the form of 100% ethanol or E85 (a 85% ethanol, 15% gasoline mixture) and is stored in a second tank that is separate from the tank that which contains the primary fuel. The primary fuel can be gasoline, E85, ethanol or a mix of these fuels. The fuel tank system enables convenient, quick, flexible and minimal cost refueling of the separate fuel tank. A range of fueling options is available to provide the driver with the maximum freedom to choose fuels depending upon price and availability. Valves may be utilized to direct the flow in fuel to the various tanks. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120570 | CLEANER FOR INSIDE OF WATER TANK - A cleaner for the inside of a water tank utilizing a siphoning action is provided, in which the interior of a water passage ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120571 | Liquid Filled Tap Handle - A tap handle includes a chamber that can be filled with liquid, which may be colored to represent a beverage associated with the tap handle. The material of the handle may be transparent or semi-transparent, allowing a consumer to readily identify a characteristic of the beverage, such as whether it is a dark or light beer. The body of the handle may be formed in the shape of a bottle, a glass, or any other ornamental design. The body of the handle may also include an insert in the lower portion for connecting the handle onto the tap. Alternately, the body may be secured to a fitting that, in turn, connects to the tap. The chamber may also include particles that float to top of the liquid, such that the liquid inside the chamber resembles beer or any other liquid, such as soda, that can be dispensed via a tap. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120572 | FLUID SUPPLY - A fluid supply includes a container ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120573 | SILL COCK PROTECTION ARRANGEMENT - An arrangement for protecting a sill cock on the outside of a building structure from damage caused by water freezing in the sill cock includes an actuating rod extending through an exterior building wall having a handle disposed on its outer end with its inner end coupled to an inner valve in the sill cock's water line. Manually moving the rod by means of the handle in a first direction opens the inner valve allowing water to flow into the sill cock, while moving the rod in a second opposed direction prevents water from flowing to the sill cock to prevent damage to the sill cock by water freezing therein. A drain line with a second outer valve coupled to the water line outside of the building allows for draining water from the sill cock water line when the inner valve is closed. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120574 | INTELLIGENT THERMOSTATIC WATER OUTFLOWING DEVICE - The present invention discloses an intelligent thermostatic water outflowing device in the field of sanitary wares. By using said intelligent thermostatic water outflowing device, the defects of the current thermostatic water outflowing devices are overcome, such as a relatively complicated whole structure, a high cost and a poor applicability to ordinary valves. The intelligent thermostatic water outflowing device of the invention comprises a body provided with a hot water inflowing passage, a cold water inflowing passage and a water outflowing passage, and a valve core assembly provided between the cold water inflowing passage, the hot water inflowing passage and the water outflowing passage within the body. The present device further includes a motor, a water temperature control circuit and a temperature sensor. The valve core rod of the valve core assembly is connected with the output shaft of the motor fixed within the body. The temperature sensor is placed in the water outflowing passage and connected with the water temperature control circuit. The water temperature control circuit is connected with the motor and has an external power source connected thereto for supplying the power. The operation of the motor could be controlled by the water temperature control circuit according to the outflowing water temperature detected by the temperature sensor. The device has advantages such as a high precision, good safety and an excellent visual effect. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120575 | CHECK VALVE FOR TRANSPORT AND STORAGE CONTAINERS FOR FLUIDS - A transport and storage container for fluids having a check valve that allows the contents of the storage container to be substantially completely emptied. A valve housing of the check valve has a valve face against which a valve flap rests against in its closed state. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120576 | FLUID TRANSFER DEVICE HAVING LEAK INDICATION AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A fluid transfer device and methods and apparatuses for making same is provided. The fluid transfer device comprises a conduit configured to transfer a fluid. The fluid transfer device further comprises a sheath surrounding the perimeter of the conduit and extending along at least part of the length of the conduit. In some embodiments, the interior of the sheath may be grooved to facilitate movement of the fluid from the location or locations of a leak or leaks along the length of the fluid transfer device. The sheath comprises one or more leak detection portions configured to provide an indication of fluid leaking from the conduit. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120577 | Nuclear Grade Air Accumulation, Indication and Venting Device - A device for accumulating, isolating, indicating and venting accumulated gas in a fluid system pipe includes a main pipe fitting affixed to a system pipe in which a hole has been drilled. A stand pipe attached to the pipe fitting houses a magnetic float. A magnetic-float level indicator exterior to the pipe and responsive to the magnetic float indicates the magnetic float's level. A valve attached to the stand pipe above the magnetic float allows controlled ventilation of the gas in the standpipe and thus in the piping system. Gas from the system pipe accumulates in the standpipe, removed from the primary fluid flow path of the system pipe. In the standpipe, as the liquid/gas interface drops, the float drops to a pre-determined level, at which point the user vents the gas from the piping system, causing the magnetic float to rise to a level indicating that gas is again at acceptable levels in the piping system. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120578 | MANIFOLD FOR REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A manifold, for a refrigeration system, includes a body comprising a bore hole extending through the body, and a plurality of ports including a first process port for adding and removing refrigerant, and a first side port for mechanical connection thereto. The manifold also includes a first ball valve disposed in the body, between the first process port and the first side port. The first ball valve includes a ball recess aligned with the bore hole through the body, and a ball port extending generally transverse to the ball recess and in fluid connection therewith. The ball port includes a narrow end and wider end. The first ball valve is moveable between an open position in which the ball port is aligned with the first side port and the first side port is in fluid connection with the bore hole through the body, and a closed position in which the ball port is out of alignment with the first side port. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120579 | FOUR-WAY VALVE - In a four-way valve having a simple structure, even if a high-temperature refrigerant and a low-temperature refrigerant flow close to each other, heat loss between both refrigerants is suppressed. The valve comprises a housing member including a valve chamber, a valve seat including a bearing surface portion located in the valve chamber, a first channel through which a high-temperature fluid flows and a second channel through which a low-temperature fluid flows at a predetermined time, including openings adjacent to each other at a bearing surface portion of the valve seat, passing through the valve seat and extending outside of the valve chamber, and a valve element moving to the bearing surface portion of the valve seat. A thermal resistor portion suppressing heat transfer between these channels is located near the openings, between the first and second channels. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120580 | LIQUID CHANNEL DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a liquid channel device capable of easily opening the liquid channel from the closed mode, including a base plate in which a liquid channel, through which a liquid containing at least one of a sample and a reagent, flows, and a metering chamber for holding the liquid, are formed to at least one side thereof, the metering chamber has a liquid transport section for transporting the liquid inside the chamber downstream, and this liquid transport section is operated by means of external pressing on a cover plate in the area opposite the metering chamber. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120581 | Faucet assembly - The faucet assembly employs a sensor on the side of the spigot to control the flow of water from the spigot. An initial waving of a user's hand across the sensor causes the spigot to be opened and a subsequent waving of the user's hand across the sensor causes the spigot to be closed. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120582 | CONFIGURABLE CONDUIT BODY - A conduit body may include a body portion including at least one side and a bottom to form a cavity. The side of the body portion may include an outer surface and a recessed surface forming a set of grooves between the outer surface and the recessed surface. The recessed surface may include an opening into the cavity to receive a cable. The conduit body may further include a hub portion that may include an annular tube forming an opening to receive the cable. The hub portion may include a plurality of edges. The body portion may be configured to receive the edges of the hub portion in the grooves such that movement of the hub portion in a linear direction may move the hub portion through the grooves to couple the hub portion to the body portion. When the hub portion is coupled to the body portion using the grooves, the conduit body may be configured to receive the cable through the annular tube of the hub portion and through the opening in the recessed surface into the cavity. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120583 | PIPE WITH SHEATH HAVING REDUCED PERMEABILITY TO ACID COMPOUNDS - The pipe is intended for carrying a petroleum effluent comprising at least one of the acid compounds CO | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120584 | LOW-NOISE PLASTIC INTERCOOLER PIPE HAVING MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURE - The present invention provides a low-noise plastic intercooler pipe. In preferred embodiments, the present invention preferably provides a low-noise plastic intercooler pipe having a multi-layered structure including: a skin layer including a thermoplastic etherester elastomer (TEEE) and a soundproof core layer including glass bubbles. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120585 | MULTILAYERED TUBE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF BASED ON HIGH PRESSURE TUBE HYDROFORMING - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a multilayered tube, including: preparing an outer tube, an inner tube having an outer diameter of 95˜98% of an inner diameter of the outer tube, and dies with a shaping void having a diameter of 100.20˜100.30% of an outer diameter of the outer tube; mounting the outer tube on the shaping void, with the inner tube inserted into the outer tube; plastically expanding the inner tube to be brought into contact with the outer tube by injecting a fluid into the inner tube until a pressure of the fluid reaches a first forming pressure inside the inner tube; elastically expanding the outer tube to be brought into contact with the shaping void by increasing the pressure of the fluid until the pressure of the fluid reaches a second forming pressure inside the inner tube; and elastically recovering the outer tube to allow the outer tube and the inner tube to be coupled to each other by removing the fluid from the inner tube, wherein the first forming pressure is in the range of 10˜20% of yield strength of the inner tube, and the second forming pressure is in the range of 10˜20% of yield strength of the outer tube and is maintained for 2˜3 seconds. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120586 | DOWNHOLE RECOVERY PRODUCTION TUBE SYSTEM - A coiled tubing system may comprise a first continuous length of coiled tubing and a second continuous length of coiled tubing, the first continuous length of coiled tubing having a larger diameter than the second continuous length of coiled tubing, the second continuous length of coiled tubing being embedded within the inner diameter of the first continuous length of coiled tubing. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120587 | PROCESS FOR COATING A PIPE WITH HIGH THROUGHPUT USING MULTIMODAL ETHYLENE COPOLYMER, AND COATED PIPES OBTAINED THEREOF - The present invention deals with coated pipes having a layer of multimodal polyethylene. The multimodal ethylene copolymer is a copolymer of ethylene with one or more alpha-olefin comonomers having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms and has a weight average molecular weight of from 70000 g/mol to 250000 g/mol, the ratio of the weight average molecular weight to the number average molecular weight, Mw/Mn, of from 15 to 50, a melt index MFR | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120588 | STRETCHABLE FABRIC - First warp yarns and second warp yarns are each interwoven with weft yarns to produce a one-layer, lightweight, stretchable fabric. The first warp yarns include stretchable yarns that are activatable to achieve a contracted state, and the second warp yarns include non-stretchable yarns. The first warp yarns may include a stretchable core yarn with non-stretchable wrap yarn wrapped around the stretchable core yarn. The first warp yarns may be in an alternating arrangement with the second warp yarns. When the yarns are woven together, the first warp yarns are in an extended state and the second warp yarns are in an unbunched state. The fabric then undergoes a finishing procedure during which the first warp yarns are activated to achieve a contracted state. The second warp yarns thus achieve a bunched state, and the resulting fabric is stretchable in the warp direction. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120589 | LIQUID TRANSPORTATION - A liquid transportation system includes a loading station where a liquid is loaded into a container of a delivery vehicle, and a drop off location where the delivery vehicle transfers the liquid into a storage tank. The storage tank includes a tank marker including a first identification device that generates a first signal. The first signal identifies a type of liquid to be stored in the storage tank. The delivery vehicle includes a product marker having a control system and a second identification device. The second identification device identifies a type of liquid contained in the container. The control system receives the first signal and the second signal and determines whether the type of the liquid stored in the container is the same as the type of liquid to be stored in the storage tank. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120590 | Inflator Apparatus, System and Method for Utilizing the Same - An inflator apparatus for inflating more than one un-inflated tire-wheel assembly is disclosed. The inflator apparatus includes a support structure; an interface portion rotatably-attached to the support structure, wherein the interface portion includes a plurality of inflator heads, wherein each inflator head of the plurality of inflator heads includes a fluid inlet; a plunger portion movably-connected to the support structure, wherein the plunger portion is movably-connected to the support structure to permit selectively coupling of the plunger portion with one inflator head of the plurality of inflator heads; and a fluid conduit connected to the plunger portion, wherein the fluid conduit is fluidly connectable with the fluid inlet of the one inflator head of the plurality of inflator heads. A system for processing more than one un-inflated tire-wheel assembly is also disclosed. A method for utilizing an inflator apparatus for inflating more than one un-inflated tire-wheel assembly is also disclosed. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120591 | VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR A FUEL RECIRCULATION LINE - A fuel system includes a fuel tank, a fill head, a vapor canister, and a valve assembly. The fill head is in fluid communication with the fuel tank. Fluid flows from the fill head to the fuel tank. The vapor canister is configured for absorbing vapor therein. A recirculation line is configured to fluidly extend between the fuel tank and the fill head. A vapor line is configured to fluidly extend between the fuel tank and the vapor canister. The valve assembly is operatively disposed along the vapor line or the recirculation line. The valve assembly includes a filter having a membrane formed from a micro-porous element that is fluid impermeable and vapor permeable. Fluid is prevented from flowing through the membrane and into the vapor canister while allowing vapor to flow through the membrane and into the vapor canister. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120592 | Fluid inlet apparatus - An apparatus for the introduction and for the distribution of a fluid into an inner space of a container includes an inlet passage and a distribution passage, wherein the inlet passage opens into the distribution passage so that the fluid can be guided from the inlet passage into the distribution passage. The distribution passage has a jacket which has at least one outlet opening. The inlet passage is connected to the distribution passage via at least one opening which is arranged in the jacket of the distribution passage. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120593 | Method for Optimizing Stem Merchandizing - The present disclosure relates to methods for reducing warp potential of lumber derived from a raw material, such as a log or stem are provided. In some embodiments, the methods involve examining the log or stem for shrinkage properties and/or properties of spiral grain. The location of the shrinkage properties and/or properties of spiral grain may be used to determine how the log is oriented relative to a cutting device. In some embodiments, these characteristics may determine what cutting pattern is selected for creating the lumber or how a stem is bucked. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120594 | BONDING WIRE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR - It is an object of the present invention to provide a multilayer wire which can accomplish both ball bonding property and wire workability simultaneously, and which enhances a loop stability, a pull strength, and a wedge bonding property. A semiconductor bonding wire comprises a core member mainly composed of equal to or greater than one kind of following elements: Cu, Au, and Ag, and an outer layer formed on the core member and mainly composed of Pd. A total hydrogen concentration contained in a whole wire is within a range from 0.0001 to 0.008 mass %. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120595 | METHOD FOR FORMING CONVERSION COATING ON OUTER SURFACE OF MAGNESIUM OR MAGNESIUM ALLOY - Disclosed is a method for forming a conversion coating on the outer surface of magnesium or a magnesium alloy by surface treatment with acidic and alkaline solutions. The method is carried out in an environmentally friendly manner to improve the corrosion resistance of the magnesium or magnesium alloy. The method minimizes the damage to the appearance of the magnesium or magnesium even after surface treatment and maximizes the attractive appearance of the magnesium or magnesium alloy. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120596 | Manufacturing process of a structural component for a motor vehicle, plate bar for hot forming and structural component - The present invention relates to a manufacturing process of a structural component for a motor vehicle, wherein a plate bar is heated, is fed to a die in the heated state and is shaped in the die. The process is characterized in that the plate bar is subjected to a nitriding process before the shaping. Furthermore, a plate bar for hot-forming for manufacturing a structural component for a motor vehicle is described, wherein the surface of the plate bar has a nitrided layer. Finally, the present invention relates to a structural component of a motor vehicle, which is manufactured by hot forming from a plate bar having a nitrided layer. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120597 | LOW RHENIUM NICKEL BASE SUPERALLOY COMPOSITIONS AND SUPERALLOY ARTICLES - Low rhenium nickel base superalloy compositions and articles formed from the superalloy composition are provided. The nickel base superalloy composition includes in percentages by weight: about 5-8 Cr; about 6.5-9 Co; about 1.3-2.5 Mo; about 4.8-6.8 W; about 6.0-7.0 Ta; if present, up to about 0.5 Ti; about 6.0-6.4 Al; about 1-2.3 Re; if present, up to about 0.6 Hf; if present, up to about 0-1.5 C; if present, up to about 0.015 B; the balance being nickel and incidental impurities. Exemplary compositions are characterized by an Re ratio defined as the weight % of Re relative to the total of the weight % of W and the wt % of Mo, of less than about 0.3. Exemplary articles include airfoils for gas turbine engine blades or vanes, nozzles, shrouds, and splash plates. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120598 | High-strength steel sheets with excellent resistance to delayed fracture after forming, method for manufacturing the same, and high-strength automotive part manufactured of the same - Steel sheets containing residual austenite of not more than 7 vol. %, crystallized and/or precipitated compounds with particle diameters of 0.01 to 5.0 μm of 100 to 100000 particle/mm | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120599 | METHOD AND WORK PIECE - Method for austempering at least one part of a work piece, which method comprises the steps of: a) heating at least one part of the work piece to an initial austenitizing temperature (T | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120600 | COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND BACKLIGHT CHASSIS - A cold-rolled steel sheet includes, on a percent by mass basis: C: 0.0010% to 0.0030%, Si: 0.05% or less, Mn: 0.1% to 0.3%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.02% or less, Al: 0.02% to 0.10%, N: 0.005% or less, and Nb: 0.010% to 0.030% and the remainder composed of Fe and incidental impurities, wherein r values in a rolling direction and a direction perpendicular to the rolling direction are within a range of 1.0 to 1.6, and a mean value El | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120601 | Dental and Medical Instruments Comprising Titanium - Endodontic instruments for use in performing root canal therapy on a tooth are disclosed. In one form, the instruments include an elongate shank having a cutting edge extending from a distal end of the shank along an axial length of the shank. The shank comprises a titanium alloy, and the shank is prepared by heat-treating the shank at a temperature above 25° C. in an atmosphere consisting essentially of a gas unreactive with the shank. In another form, the endodontic instruments have an elongate shank having a cutting edge extending from a distal end of the shank along an axial length of the shank. The shank consists essentially of a titanium alloy selected from alpha-titanium alloys, beta-titanium alloys, and alpha-beta-titanium alloys. The instruments solve the problems encountered when cleaning and enlarging a curved root canal. | 2011-05-26 |
