22nd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150144502 | ELECTROCHEMICALLY-ASSISTED MEGASONIC CLEANING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An electrochemically-assisted megasonic cleaning method includes applying an electrical potential to a conductive surface immersed in solution to form bubbles of gaseous molecules produced by electrochemical reaction, and applying a megasonic field to the solution to oscillate the bubbles and clean the conductive surface without causing damage. An electrochemically-assisted megasonic cleaning system includes an electrical supply for applying electrical potential to a conductive surface immersed in solution to induce bubble formation in the solution and at the surface through an electrochemical reaction, and a transducer for applying a megasonic field to the solution to induce oscillation of the bubbles. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144503 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING PETROLEUM FEEDSTOCK CONTAINING ORGANIC ACIDS AND SULFUR - Methods and systems of treating petroleum feedstock contaminated with naphthenic acids and sulfur are disclosed. The methods and systems include heating the petroleum feedstock to decompose the naphthenic acids, pressurizing to minimize the portion in the vapor phase, sweeping water vapor and carbon dioxide into a headspace with a non-oxidizing gas, removing water vapor and carbon dioxide from the headspace, reacting the sulfur with an alkali metal and a radical capping gas to convert the sulfur into alkali sulfides, and removing the alkali sulfides. Also disclosed is reacting the naphthenic acid with water and an oxide or hydroxide of an alkaline earth element to convert the naphthenic acid into naphthenates, removing water, ketonizing, removing oxides or carbonates, reacting the sulfur with an alkali metal and a radical capping gas to convert the sulfur into alkali sulfides, and removing the alkali sulfides. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144504 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - An electrochemical detection system for determining a concentration of a gas in exhaust gases of a combustion process. The system includes an electrolyte, a reference electrode, and a sense electrode that cooperate to form an electrochemical sensor that exposes both the reference electrode and the sense electrode to the exhaust gases. The electrochemical sensor is configured to output a sensor signal indicative of a species concentration of a species gas in the exhaust gases. The sensor signal exhibits a transient error in response to a change in a reference concentration of a reference gas in the exhaust gases. The processor is configured to determine the species concentration based on the sensor signal, and to determine an estimate of the transient error based on an operating condition of the combustion process. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144505 | DUAL-CHAMBER ANALYTICAL TEST STRIP - An analytical test strip can include a patterned definition layer defining two fluidically-separated sample cells having respective ports, a common electrode arranged over the definition layer and in electrical communication with each of the cells, and respective cell electrodes. Surface portions of each electrode can be exposed. A method for testing a fluid sample using such a strip includes receiving a first fluid sample in the first sample cell and detecting a first electrical property thereof. It is then determined whether a second fluid sample should be added to the other sample cell. An analyte measurement system can include such a strip and test meter to receive the strip. The test meter can detect respective electrical properties of fluid samples in the cells. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144506 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYSIS OF CARBOHYDRATES - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to recognition tunneling methods, systems and devices for the detection of carbohydrates by measuring tunneling currents of sugars which give distinct electronic signals in a tunnel gap functionalized respectively with, for example, in some embodiments, 4(5)-(2-mercaptoethyl)-1H imideazole-2-carboxamide and 4-mercaptophenylboronic acid molecules on at least one, and preferably each electrode. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144507 | FOLDED BIOSENSOR - A test strip comprising two electrodes having conducting surfaces facing inwardly toward each other in a distal portion of the test strip adjacent a sample chamber. A pair of spacers are disposed, each adjacent one side of the sample chamber, between the electrodes. The electrodes each face in one direction at a proximal end of the test strip so that their conducting surfaces form electrical contacts of the test strip. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144508 | Underfill Detection System For A Biosensor - A biosensor has an underfill detection system that determines whether a sample of a biological fluid is large enough for an analysis of one or more analytes. The underfill detection system applies an excitation signal to the sample, which generates an output signal in response to the excitation signal. The underfill detection system switches the amplitude of the excitation signal. The transition of the excitation signal to a different amplitude changes the output signal when the sample is not large enough for an accurate and/or precise analysis. The underfill detection system measures and compares the output signal with one or more underfill thresholds to determine whether an underfill condition exists. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144509 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR TRANSPORT AND DELIVERY OF A MEDICATION - In one embodiment, the invention provides a device for housing both a portable electronic device and a medication delivery device, the device comprising: a body having: a first compartment for holding a portable electronic device; and a second compartment for holding a medication delivery device. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144510 | Packages For Tooth Treatment Products - A package for a tooth treatment product is disclosed. The package includes an inner container and an outer sleeve having at least one open end for receiving the inner container, the outer sleeve including a window through which the tooth treatment product is visible to a consumer. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144511 | DISPENSING CAP FOR ATTACHING TO A CONTAINER - The present invention provides a dispensing cap for attaching to a container, which includes a dispensing chamber having an interior compartment for holding an ingredient to be dispensed into the container. The top end of the dispensing chamber has a flexible diaphragm and an actuator button and the lower end of the dispensing chamber is connected to an s-shaped frangible membrane member. The dispensing chamber includes a threaded bottle cap for attaching the container to the dispensing cap. A piercing shaft includes four rectangular shaped vanes which engage and pierce the center of an s-shaped frangible membrane at the bottom of the dispensing chamber. This causes the s-shaped frangible membrane to rupture and thereby form an opening in the bottom of the interior compartment of the dispensing chamber so that the ingredient housed within the compartment freely passes through the dispensing opening and into the container. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144512 | PACKET FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS - Described is a packet for tobacco products comprising two containers of tobacco products each substantially having the shape of a parallelepiped and provided with two larger side walls, two smaller side walls, a bottom wall and a top wall, the packet has an outer wrapper having at least one connection panel and at least two additional panels, in particular the containers are connected to the outer wrapper at the at least one connection panel; the packet is provided with a lid, hinged along a first hinge to one of the additional panels, which is able to rotate between a closed position and an open position of the packet and, in the closed position, keeping each of the two additional panels in contact with a respective larger side wall of each container. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144513 | GOLF BAG - According to the invention, a golf bag is disclosed. The golf bag may include a frame and a removable cover. The frame may include a top member at a top most portion of the frame, and a bottom member at a bottom most portion of the frame. The removable cover may include a central portion, a first coupling member, and a second coupling member. The first coupling member may be coupled with at least a portion of a top of the central portion. The second coupling member may be coupled with at least a portion of a bottom of the central portion. The first coupling member may be reversibly coupled with a top most portion of the top member. The second coupling member may be reversibly coupled with a bottom most portion of the bottom member. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144514 | OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES - The disclosure herein provides ophthalmic surgical systems, methods, and devices. In one embodiment, a surgical apparatus for use by a surgeon during a surgical procedure comprises one or more sealed sterilized surgical packs configured to be disposed of after a single or a limited number of surgical procedures, the one or more sealed sterilized surgical packs comprising: a sterile surgical instrument; and a sterile surgical tray comprising a top surface configured to be part of a sterile field of the surgical procedure, the top surface comprising a receiving structure for positioning therein of the sterile surgical instrument, the sterile surgical tray further comprising walls that define a recess sized and configured to receive a reusable non-sterile module, the recess configured to encapsulate the reusable non-sterile module to isolate the reusable non-sterile module from the sterile field of the surgical procedure. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144515 | ENDOSCOPE VALVE CONTAINER - A single use container ( | 2015-05-28 |
20150144516 | DUAL CHAMBER DRINK CONTAINER - A beverage container having at least two compartments separated by a partition, allowing the container to hold two separate liquids at once. A top open end of the container is secured via a rotatable threaded ring and a gasket fitted cap, the cap having two openings each positioned over a separate chamber, and with a means for securing the cap in a liquid-tight and secure fashion that ensures proper positioning of the cap openings over each compartment. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144517 | Packaged Consumer Product - A packaged consumer product comprising: a package container; a consumer product disposed within the package container; a package closure disposed in communication with the package container; and an indicia comprising an array of visual elements disposed upon adjacent surfaces of the package container and package closure. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144518 | STICK PACK POUCH PACKAGING - A stick pack pouch package comprising a foil sheet having side edges and first and second edges extending transversely between the side edges, a longitudinal sealing joint extending between the side edges to form the foil sheet into a tube, wherein the tube has a front side and a back side, and wherein the longitudinal sealing joint is on the back side, first and second transverse sealing joints sealing the first and second edges, respectively, a weakened pattern which extends over/across at least a portion of the longitudinal sealing joint, the back side of the tube, and the front side of the tube, wherein the weakened pattern enables the package to be opened along the pattern and wherein the weakened pattern includes nonlinear portions on the front side, back side, or front and back sides of the tube. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144519 | Transport and Display Container - The present invention includes a transport and display container comprising a display base with peripheral edge; an inner step positioned on a base having an inner step edge about the periphery of inner step parallel to peripheral edge, wherein outer lip extends from peripheral edge to inner step edge; a block securing holder positioned on inner step comprised of 4 adjacent walls extending from inner step to form a block fitting area of about 4″×12″×9″; an inner lip extending from inner step edge to 4 adjacent walls; one or more high-density foam blocks positioned in securing holder, wherein 4 adjacent walls each extend above one or more high-density foam blocks; and transparent cover comprising a top cover connected to 4 side walls and having a bottom peripheral edge supported by outer lip and fit about inner step edge to secure the cover about the container. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144520 | FOLDABLE AIR CUSHIONED STRUCTURE - A foldable air cushioned structure formed by two outer films, comprises a plurality of heat-sealing lines, air cylinders, nodes and clasp points. The heat-sealing lines are arranged in order for attaching parts of two outer films. The air cylinders are positioned between heat-sealing lines. The nodes are formed inside the air cylinders for attaching parts of the inner surfaces of two outer films, and arranged in lines perpendicular to the heat-sealed lines to form foldable lines. The clasp points are formed on the outer surface of two outer films for attaching parts of the outer surfaces of two outer films. After folding the air cylinder along the folding lines, the air cylinders forms two side portions, at least one supporting portion, and at least two bottom portions. The supporting portion forms at least one convex for supporting an object by the pressure along the long-axis of the air cylinder. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144521 | STORAGE AIDS COMPRISING PLANT PROTECTANTS AND THEIR USE - A storage aid which is finished with a plant protectant so as to extend the shelf-life of agricultural produce, and to the use of said storage aid. The storage aid includes at least: a. a carrier film and/or a carrier paper, b. a permeable cover layer, the carrier film and the cover layer being joined together by an adhesive layer, the adhesive layer including between 0.1 and 70% by weight of a plant protectant. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144522 | NUCLEATION AND DESTABILIZATION OF LIQUIDS ON LIQUID-IMPREGNATED SURFACES - A container for housing a contact liquid includes a liquid-impregnated surface in contact with a contact liquid. The liquid-impregnated surface includes a first surface having a first roll off angle. A plurality of solid features are disposed on the first surface, such that a plurality of interstitial regions are defined between the plurality of solid features. An impregnating liquid is disposed in the interstitial regions and the interstitial regions are configured such that that the impregnating liquid is retained in the interstitial regions by capillary forces. The impregnating liquid disposed in the interstitial regions defines a second surface having a second roll off angle less than the first roll off angle. The container further includes a nucleation mechanism configured to nucleate and destabilize a film of the contact liquid disposed on the liquid-impregnated surface, such that the film of the contact liquid can be rapidly removed from the container. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144523 | BLOW-MOLDED CONTAINER WITH PINCH-OFF PART - There is provided a blow-molded container having a pinch-off part and having, as an innermost layer, a layer of resin composition comprising an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) and a soft resin (B), characterized in that the soft resin (B) is a thermoplastic styrenic elastomer or α-olefinic polymer; a mass ratio of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) to the soft resin (B) [(A)/(B)] is within the range of 75/25 to 90/10; the resin composition has a matrix and domain structure in which the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) is a matrix phase and the soft resin (B) is a domain phase; and a surface-to-surface interparticle distance in the domain phase is 0.3 μm or less. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144524 | SOLID ANTIPERSPIRANT COMPOSITION WITH AN ENHANCED EVAPORATIVE COMPONENT - Materials and apparatus are provided that include an enhanced evaporative mechanism. A solid antiperspirant composition includes an antiperspirant agent disposed within the solid antiperspirant composition. Further, the solid antiperspirant composition includes an enhanced evaporative component disposed within the solid antiperspirant composition. The enhanced evaporative component includes a spreading agent configured to reduce the surface tension of perspiration molecules. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144525 | PRODUCT DISPLAY TOWER WITH SUPPORT BASE THAT FOLDS FLAT FOR SHIPPING - A shipping and display container comprises an elongate display tower having an upper end, a lower end, a plurality of vertically spaced shelves, and a stabilizing base attached on the lower end to stabilize the tower in an upright position. The base has a first position folded against the tower so that the base has a small footprint for shipping, and a second position unfolded to a larger footprint to define a support for stabilizing the tower in an upright position. The base is in two separate base parts attached to respective opposite sides of the lower end of the tower. Triangularly shaped fins extend outwardly from opposite side edges of each base part so that a fin extends diagonally outwardly from opposite corners of the tower. The fins are foldable to the first position and unfolded to the second position. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144526 | FISCHER-TROPSCH DERIVED HEAVY HYDROCARBON DILUENT - The invention provides a process for making a heavy hydrocarbon feed pipeline transportable, said process including blending the heavy hydrocarbon feed with a diluent including a hydrocarbon stream having at least 0.5% by mass of a C | 2015-05-28 |
20150144527 | METHOD FOR ENHANCED UPGRADING OF HEAVY OIL BY ADDING A HYDROTREATING STEP TO AN UPGRADING PROCESS - The invention relates to methods for enhancing the upgrading of heavy oils. In essence, a hydrotreating step is added to an upgrading process, so that process severity can be increased, product yields and quality improve, and hydrogen can be produced and serve as a source for the entire process. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144528 | PROCESS TO PREPARE A GAS OIL FRACTION AND A RESIDUAL BASE OIL - The present invention provides a process to prepare a gas oil fraction, a heavy distillate fraction and a residual base oil fraction, which process at least comprises the following steps: (a) subjecting the feedstock to a hydroprocessing step to obtain an at least partially isomerised feedstock; (b) separating the isomerised feedstock by means of distillation into at least a gas oil fraction, a heavy distillate fraction and a residual fraction, wherein the residual fraction has a T10 wt % boiling point of between 200 and 450° C.; (c) recycling part of the residual fraction to step (a); and (d) catalytic dewaxing of remaining residual fraction to obtain a residual base oil. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144529 | VACUUM DISTILLATE HYDROTREATMENT PROCESS EMPLOYING A CONCATENATION OF CATALYSTS - A process for the hydrotreatment of a vacuum distillate type hydrocarbon feed containing nitrogen-containing compounds is described, comprising a first step in which the feed is brought into contact with a catalyst in its oxide form, then a second step in which the feed is brought into contact with a dried catalyst comprising at least one organic compound containing oxygen and/or nitrogen. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144530 | DELAYED COKING OF OIL RESIDUES - This invention relates to petroleum processing, in particular to producing coke with a delayed coking process and to an assembly for trapping the products formed during the coke steaming and cooling processes. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144531 | PROCESS FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF MICRO CARBON RESIDUE CONTENT OF HEAVY HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCKS AND A LOW SURFACE AREA CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR USE THEREIN - An improved process for the hydroconversion of micro carbon residue content of heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks by the use of a catalyst composition that is especially useful in the conversion of micro carbon residue of such feedstocks. The catalyst composition is a low surface area composition that further has a specifically define pore structure the combination of which provides for its enhance micro carbon residue conversion property. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144532 | RESID HYDROTREATING CATALYST CONTAINING TITANIA - Improved catalyst supports, supported catalyst, and method of preparing and using the catalysts for the hydrodesulfurization of a residuum hydrocarbon feedstock are disclosed. The catalyst supports comprise titania alumina having 5 wt % or less titania and have greater than 70% of their pore volume in pores having a diameter between 70 and 130 and less than 2% in pores having a diameter above 1000. Catalysts prepared from the supports contain Groups 6, 9 and 10 metals or metal compounds, and optionally phosphorus, supported on the titania alumina supports. Catalysts in accordance with the invention exhibit improved sulfur and MCR conversion in hydrotreating processes. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144533 | PROCESS FOR THE HYDROTREATMENT OF DIESEL EMPLOYING A CONCATENATION OF CATALYSTS - A process for the hydrotreatment of a diesel type hydrocarbon feed containing nitrogen-containing compounds is described, comprising a first step in which the feed is brought into contact with a catalyst in its oxide form, then a second step in which the feed is brought into contact with a dried catalyst comprising at least one organic compound containing oxygen and/or nitrogen. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144534 | SEQUENTIAL MIXING PROCESS FOR IMPROVED DESALTING - A process and system for desalting crude oil includes delivering a stream of salty crude oil and wash water into a mixing valve, mixing the stream of salty crude oil and wash water through the mixing valve to create a mixed stream of desalted crude oil and salty wash water, delivering the mixed stream of desalted crude oil and salty wash water to a static mixer, and mixing the mixed stream of crude oil and wash water in the static mixer. Within the static mixer, the mixed stream is mixed in a coalescing regime to coalesce smaller droplets of water into larger droplets of water. The mixed stream is then directed to a desalter where the salty wash water is separated from the desalted crude oil. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144535 | METHOD FOR REDUCING ACID IN HYDROCARBONS - A method, and use of, a surfactant is provided for reducing the total acid number (TAN) of produced hydrocarbons. The method may include introducing a surfactant to produced hydrocarbons, separating the surfactant from the produced hydrocarbons, and removing the surfactant and associated acid from the hydrocarbons. The cloud point of the surfactant may be used in the separating step of the method, and removal of the precipitate from the hydrocarbons may reduce the TAN of the hydrocarbons. The separation step may include forming an aqueous or intermediate phase that comprises the surfactant and associated acid. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144536 | MODULAR HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A modular handling system and method for transporting cases is disclosed. The system includes at least one mobile base including a base frame with a base diverter thereon and at least one collapsible wing. The base frame is supported by wheeled legs. The collapsible wing includes a wing frame. The wing frame is operatively connectable to the mobile base, and is supported by collapsible legs. The wing frame and the collapsible legs are movable between an operational position and a collapsed position whereby a configurable path is movably positionable about a work space. A sorting system including at least one sorter mounted to the mobile base(s) may also be provided. Each sorter is operatively connectable to the mobile bases to identify and route the cases. The sorters are interactively coupled for communication therebetween whereby the cases are selectively movable about the configurable path. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144537 | MATERIAL CLASSIFICATION USING OBJECT/MATERIAL INTERDEPENDENCE WITH FEEDBACK - The present disclosure relates to classification of a material type of an object. A first phase applies an object classifier and a material classifier to obtain first object and material probabilities of the object. A second phase applies an interdependent object/material classifier to the first object and material probabilities to obtain further object and material class probabilities. The interdependent object/material classifier performs multiple iterations of calculating the further object and material class probabilities, and utilizes feedback in which an immediately preceding calculated prior further object class probability is included in a next iteration of calculating a further material class probability, and an immediately preceding calculated prior further material class probability is included in a next iteration of calculating a further object class probability. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144538 | X-RAY DETECTION OF FLAWS IN CONTAINERS AND/OR IN THEIR CONTENTS - Method and system for x-ray detection of flaws in containers or their contents wherein containers are conveyed on a circular path around a central axis upon which an x-ray source is situated below the plane of the base of the containers. The x-ray source emits x-ray radiation obliquely upwards through the containers to a plurality of imaging x-ray detectors. Analysis of the images provided by these x-ray detectors determines the presence of a flaw in a container or its contents and is used to command a rejection mechanism to reject the container in question. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144539 | Parallel Modules for In-Line Recharging of Sorbents Using Alternate Duty Cycles - Parallel modules for in-line recharging of sorbent materials using alternate duty cycles for a sorbent cartridge. The sorbent cartridge can have two or more modules contained therein having connectors connecting each of the modules. One or more of the modules can be reusable and the sorbent materials therein can be recharged. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144540 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGENERATION OF EXTRACTION SOLUTION IN METAL EXTRACTION PROCESSES - A method and apparatus for restoring the extractive potential of organic hydroxyoxime-based extraction solution used in the recovery of metals by liquid-liquid extraction are provided. The method is two-stage, in which an aqueous solution of hydroxylamine or some hydroxylamine compound is used in the reaction stage, and the removal of the undesirable compounds generated in the reaction occurs in the second stage by adsorption purification. The reaction stage and the adsorptive stage are carried out in a mixing tank. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144541 | WATER FILTER SAND LEVEL SENSOR - A water filter sand level sensor is positioned inside a water filter and detects if a sand level in the water filter is above or below a critical level. The sand level sensor is connected to an indicator outside the water filter that provides a visual or audible signal regarding the sand level in the water filter. The sand level sensor may be a light dependent resistor detecting light from a light emitting diode and having a resistance that decreases with increasing incident light intensity. The sand level sensor also may be an ultrasonic transducer transmitting ultrasonic energy bursts vertically down through the water filter to the sand level and determining a time difference between a transmitted and a reflected signal. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144542 | Module for In-Line Recharging of Sorbent Materials with Optional Bypass - A module for optionally recharging sorbent materials in-line, including zirconium phosphate, with an optional bypass and conduits for a sorbent cartridge. The sorbent cartridge can have one or more modules contained therein having connectors connecting each of the modules. One or more of the modules can be reusable and the sorbent materials therein recharged. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144543 | FLOWMETER, DIALYSIS MACHINE AND MEDICINAL SOLUTION INJECTION DEVICE - Provided are a flowmeter that can measure a flow rate of a liquid with high accuracy and that is easy to carry and handle, and a dialysis machine and a medicinal solution injection device that employ the flowmeter. A flowmeter includes a tube connection member and a measurement instrument body. The tube connection member includes a tube-shaped body, a plurality of resonators that are arranged with gaps there between on an inner wall surface of the body, resonator-side antennas that are connected to the plurality of resonators and a heating element that is arranged between the pluralities of resonators. The measurement instrument body includes measurement-instrument-side antennas, temperature measurement units that are connected to the measurement-instrument-side antennas and measure a temperature, and a flow rate calculation unit that calculates a flow rate on the basis of the temperatures measured by the temperature measurement units. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144544 | WASTEWATER SCREEN FILTER AND CHAIN TENSIONER - A screen filter for wastewater applications includes a chain tensioner assembly configured to provide a tensioning force for a screen filter chain. The chain tensioner assembly includes a slide plate configured to move axially with respect to the screen filter chain, and a shaft mount attached to the slide plate and configured to mount a shaft. The chain tensioner assembly additionally includes an abutment member attached to the slide plate. The chain tensioner assembly further includes a spring adjuster having at least one spring and configured to contact the abutment member to provide a bias force to the slide plate. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144545 | FILTERING MEMBRANE MODULE AND FILTERING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A filtering membrane module and a filtering apparatus having the same, which is capable of remarkably reducing a vibration of filtering membrane module during an aeration process for a maintenance cleaning of filtering membrane, and preventing a crack from occurring in the filtering membrane module by the vibration, wherein the filtering membrane module comprises a filtering membrane; a header, to which the filtering membrane is potted, including a first lateral side and a second lateral side opposite to the first lateral side; a first coupling unit provided at the first lateral side; and a second coupling unit provided at the second lateral side. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144546 | DISK FILTER AND FILTER DISK USED FOR SAME - A disk filter ( | 2015-05-28 |
20150144547 | SPIRAL FLOW WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - A spiral flow water treatment apparatus including: a core collector comprising a first portion and a second portion; a spacer spirally wound around the core collector; a separator spirally wound around the core collector and alternately with the spacer; a first spiral flow conduit located outside the separator, connected with the first portion, and decreasing in volume thereof from far to close to the core collector; and a second spiral flow conduit located within the separator, in fluid communication with the first spiral flow conduit, and connected to the second portion. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144548 | Tank Vent Filter With Downpipe - The invention relates to a tank vent filter ( | 2015-05-28 |
20150144549 | FILTER DEVICE - A filter device having a filter housing having at least two housing parts ( | 2015-05-28 |
20150144550 | SEPARATION MEMBRANE ELEMENT - A separation membrane element includes a water collecting pipe, a separation membrane main body having a feed-side face and a permeate-side face, a feed-side channel material and permeate-side channel materials. The separation membrane main body, the feed-side channel material and the permeate-side channel materials are spirally wound around the water collecting tube. A plurality of the permeate-side channel materials are discontinuously provided on the permeate-side face of the separation membrane main body, along a first direction that is a longitudinal direction of the water collecting pipe. The feed-side channel material has a thickness of from 0.15 to 0.5 mm. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144551 | POLYMER RESIN COMPOSITION FOR PREPARING HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE, PREPARATION METHOD OF HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE, AND HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE - The present invention relates to a polymer resin composition for preparing a hollow fiber membrane, including: a vinylidene fluoride-based polymer resin; a good solvent; a poor solvent; and one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a bicycloalkane having 5 to 15 carbons mono- or poly-substituted with a carboxylic acid metal salt functional group and a peroxide, a preparation method of a hollow fiber membrane using the polymer | 2015-05-28 |
20150144552 | IMMOBILIZED MULTI-LAYER ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE FOR PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENTS (PAMPA) - With the subject invention, a method is provided for preparing a filter membrane including the steps of dispersing a liquid which is generally hydrophobic into the pores of a porous membrane, and applying a solution containing lipids onto at least a first surface of the porous membrane containing the liquid. Advantageously, the subject invention allows for filter membranes to be prepared which can be stored for periods of time without degradation in performance. The subject invention may have applicability in various contexts, but is well-suited for preparing filter membranes for permeability screening, particularly Parallel Artificial Membrane Permeability Assay (PAMPA). | 2015-05-28 |
20150144553 | HOLLOW FIBER MODULE HAVING TFC-AQUAPORIN MODIFIED MEMBRANES - The present invention relates to a hollow fiber (HF) module having fibers modified with a thin film composite (TFC) layer comprising aquaporin water channels. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144554 | WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS WITH MOVING BED BIOREACTOR (MBBR) - In a wastewater treatment system, feed water is processed by anaerobic digestion, preferably in an anaerobic moving bed bioreactor (AnMBBR). Effluent from the AnMBBR passes through one or more solid-liquid separation units. A solids portions is treated by hydrolysis or suspended growth anaerobic digestion. A liquid portion of the hydrolysis or suspended growth anaerobic digestion effluent is returned to the AnMBBR or blended with effluent from the AnMBBR. The AnMBBR effluent may be treated with an aerobic moving bed bioreactor (MBBR) before the one or more solid-liquid separation steps. Membrane filtration may provide a first solid-liquid separation step. A thickened waste stream may be withdrawn from a recirculation loop flowing from the first solid-liquid separation unit to the MBBR. Optionally, a solids portion separated from the feed water upstream of the AnMBBR may also be treated by hydrolysis or suspended growth anaerobic digestion. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144555 | FILTRATION APPARATUS - A filtration apparatus ( | 2015-05-28 |
20150144556 | ANTISCALANT COMPOUND AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - The antiscalant compound is a dianionic polyelectrolyte (DAPE), namely, poly[disodium 3-(N,N-diallylamino)propanephosphonate]. The cationic polyelectrolyte (CPE) polydiallyl(diethylphosphonato)propylammonium chloride is synthesized by cyclopolymerization of the monomer. The CPE contains a pendant having a three-carbon spacer separating the diethylphosphonate and NH | 2015-05-28 |
20150144557 | Organic Solvent Purifier And Method Of Using - A purifier for removing metal, such as chromium, from an organic solvent is disclosed. The purifier comprises a housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet in fluid communication with the fluid inlet; a volume of ion-exchange resin disposed within the housing downstream of the fluid inlet; and a filtration member downstream of the volume of ion-exchange resin, the filtration member comprising at least one microporous membrane having a substantially neutral surface and a microporous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane downstream of the at least one microporous membrane. A method for removing metal, including chromium, from an organic solvent using a purifier of the invention is also disclosed. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144558 | SLOW DIALYSATE ADAPTOR APPARATUS FOR INTERMITTENT HEMODIALYSIS - A system and method for providing slow dialysate flow with an intermittent hemodialysis delivery (IHD) system are disclosed. The system includes a dialysate slow-flow fluid pump having an outlet for connection to an inlet port of a hemodialyzer and an inlet for connection to a dialysate bulk flow line in association with the IHD. The system further includes an outlet line for coupling an outlet port of the hemodialyzer back to the dialysate bulk flow line, wherein the dialysate slow-flow fluid pump is configured to control the rate of delivery of dialysate to the hemodialyzer. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144559 | MEMBRANE SEPARATION DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD FOR MEMBRANE SEPARATION DEVICE - A membrane separation device includes a separation membrane unit A that has a separation membrane unit component | 2015-05-28 |
20150144560 | SEPARATION MEMBRANE UNIT AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME TO PRODUCE FRESH WATER - There is provided a separation membrane unit wherein a plurality of separation membrane subunits ( | 2015-05-28 |
20150144561 | BLOOD SEPARATION AND CONCENTRATION SYSTEM - This invention provides an apparatus and methods to consistently separate and concentrate selected blood components. The system includes, e.g., a computerized fluid handling system to transfer blood components between a centrifugal blood separation disc, containers and a concentrator. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144562 | Systems and Methods for Data Center Cooling and Water Desalination - The present disclosure provides systems for data center cooling and water desalination. In some aspects, the systems include a data center having a water cooling subsystem configured to receive cool water and output warm water and a desalination plant co-located with the data center and configured to receive and desalinate the warm water. Aspects of the invention also include methods for cooling a data center using a water cooling subsystem and desalinating water with a desalination plant that is co-located with the data center. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144563 | Articles Comprising Soil Absorbing Polymers and Processes for Making Same - Articles containing soil adsorbing polymers, and more particularly, articles, for example nonwovens, such as paper towels, wovens, and/or sponges and/or article-forming components thereof that comprise a durably bonded soil adsorbing polymer, article-forming components used to make such articles, and processes for making same are provided. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144564 | BIOCHAR WATER TREATMENT - Disclosed herein are embodiments of a system for treating water. The system comprises a biochar inlet, and optionally a metal salt inlet, ozone inlet, organic carbon compound inlet or any combination thereof. The biochar may be produced by biomass pyrolysis and the pyrolysis may be coupled to energy generation. The system also comprises a filtration device, such as a reactive filtration device. The system produces a treated water stream and a reject stream, which may be further separated into a recycled water stream and a solid product. The solid product may be suitable as a soil amendment for application to agricultural land, or for recycling. A method for using the system to treat water also is disclosed. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144565 | Methods to Separate Brine From Invert Emulsions Used in Drilling and Completion Fluids - Methods to separate or recover brine that is present in an invert emulsion are described. The brine is present as an internal phase in the invert emulsion. The brine can be a valuable component, such as an alkali metal formate, and separation and recovering of the brine from the invert emulsion permits the brine to be reused. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144566 | SYSTEM FOR REMOVING MINERALS FROM A BRINE - A system includes an ion exchange softener fluidly coupled to a wastewater treatment system. The first ion exchange softener may receive a first brine stream from the wastewater treatment system and to remove a plurality of minerals from the first brine stream to generate a second brine stream including the plurality of minerals and a third brine stream. The system also includes a mineral removal system disposed downstream from the ion exchange softener and that may receive the second brine stream and to generate a sodium chloride (NaCl) brine stream and an acid and caustic production system disposed downstream from and fluidly coupled to the mineral removal system. The acid and caustic production system includes a first electrodialysis (ED) system that may receive the NaCl brine stream from the mineral removal system and to generate hydrochloric acid (HCl) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) from the NaCl brine stream. The system also includes a second ED system disposed downstream from the ion exchange softener and upstream of the acid and caustic production system. The second ED system is fluidly coupled to the ion exchange softener and to the acid and caustic production system, and the second ED may generate desalinated water from the third brine stream and an ED concentrate stream. The second ED system may direct the ED concentrate stream to the acid and caustic production system. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144567 | Method and System for Oil Release Management - Method and system is described for enhanced oil release management system by using one or more booms, one or more skimmers and one or more floating burners. The method and system may include skimmers to capture a fluid that is supplied to the floating burner. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144568 | COLUMN MATERIAL FOR THE CAPTURE OF HEAVY METAL AND PRECIOUS METAL IONS - Composite ion-exchange materials for use in an ion-exchange column are provided. Also provided are ion-exchange columns packed with the materials and methods for using the materials to remove metal ions from samples, such as waste water samples. The composite ion-exchange materials comprise a composite material comprising a metal chalcogenide and an alginate, wherein the composite material is mixed with a granular material. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144569 | POLY(ZWITTERION-ALT-SULFUR DIOXIDE) COPOLYMER - The poly(zwitterion-alt-sulfur dioxide) copolymer includes a structural unit having the structural formula: | 2015-05-28 |
20150144570 | GLYCERIDES AND FATTY ACID MIXTURES AND METHODS OF USING SAME - The invention provides methods and compositions for green compositions and technologies. In an embodiment, the present invention provides a method of separating a first material from a second material. For example, the method can comprise mixing the first material and the second material in a slurry with a beneficiation composition. The beneficiation composition can comprise one or more glyceride and fatty acid mixtures extracted from a fuel ethanol process. Air bubbles can be provided in the slurry to form bubble-particle aggregates with the first material and the bubble-particle aggregates can be allowed to be separated from the second material. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144571 | DISPERSION AND CONDITIONING TECHNIQUES FOR THICK FINE TAILINGS DEWATERING OPERATIONS - Techniques are described that relate to enhancing flocculation and dewatering of thick fine tailings, for example by reducing process oscillations. One example method includes dispersing a flocculant into thick fine tailings having a turbulent flow regime to produce turbulent flocculating tailings; subjecting the turbulent flocculating tailings to shear to build up flocs and increase yield stress, to produce a flocculated material having a non-turbulent flow regime; and shear conditioning the flocculated material to decrease the yield stress and produce conditioned flocculated tailings within a water release zone; and dewatering the conditioned flocculated tailings, for example by employing sub-aerial deposition. The thick fine tailings may have a Bingham Reynolds Number of at least 40,000 upon flocculant addition. Inhibiting process oscillations may include providing turbulent tailings feed, configuring a downstream pipeline assembly to reduce backpressure fluctuations and/or reducing air content in the flocculant solution, for example. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144572 | PARTICLE SUSPENSIONS OF FLOCCULATING POLYMER POWDERS AND POWDER FLOCCULANT POLYMER BLENDS - Powder blends are described comprising blends of particulate water soluble high molecular weight polymer flocculants. The polymer flocculants can include polyethylene oxide, polyDadmac, Dadmac-acrylamide copolymers, copolymers thereof and combinations thereof. The powder blends allows the use of fine powders while reducing potential air quality and safety issues. The powder blends can be used for waste water purification, fiber dewatering, and the like. The powder blends can be diluted by a water dilution flow prior to entering a waste water stream. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144573 | CONSOLIDATION AND DEWATERING OF PARTICULATE MATTER WITH PROTEIN - A method of treating a suspension of particles in a fluid including the steps of promoting flocculation of the particles, and dewatering the flocs to form a cake with a solids content, an improvement including the step of exposing the suspension to chemicals of the protein family. The suspension can include a suspension of biological sludge in water. The suspension can be a suspension of non biological material. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144574 | POLYSACCHARIDE AGENTS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE FOR REMOVING SOLIDS FROM WATER - Polysaccharide agents for removing solids from an aqueous suspension and methods for using the polysaccharide agents to remove solids from an aqueous suspension. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144575 | UVA GERMICIDAL DEVICE - Disclosed fluid purification systems can comprise a treatment vessel configured to contain a fluid to be purified, a source of ultraviolet radiation with at least 50% of its emitted spectral energy at wavelengths between 315 nm and 400 nm positioned exterior to the treatment vessel, and a portion of a wall of said treatment vessel that is substantially transparent to the ultraviolet radiation emitted by the source of ultraviolet radiation, located so that at least 50% of the ultraviolet radiation propagates through the substantially transparent portion of the wall and is configured to propagate into fluid to be treated within the vessel for the purpose of killing or disabling pathogenic microorganisms in the fluid. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144576 | Mechanical filtering process for dehydrating muds and filter press implementing said process - A mechanical filtering process for dehydrating muds includes the step of introducing a mass of mud to be dehydrated between mechanical filtering porous plates and the step of applying a compression force on the mass of mud by the porous plates, thus causing a liquid fraction to be removed from the mass of mud, the liquid fraction being filtered through the porous plates while the solid fraction remains between the plates. The compression force is combined with a twisting moment on the mass of mud by the porous plates, which causes the additional removal of a residual liquid fraction from the mass of mud. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144577 | DEVICE FOR THE FRACTIONATION OF A FLUID CONTAINING PARTICLES AND FOR THE EXTRACTION OF A VOLUME OF INTEREST - A device for fractionation of a fluid containing particles and extraction of a particle-lean volume and a particle-rich volume, including: a cylindrical reservoir including an inlet orifice to supply the reservoir with fluid in a pumping direction from first to second ends of the reservoir; a fractionation body extending along a central axis of the reservoir, an upstream end positioned in vertical alignment above the inlet orifice, a cross section of the fractionation body reducing sharply at its downstream end; the fractionation body defining, with the reservoir, a first passage opening at the downstream end onto a recirculation zone with a geometric singularity; and an extraction mechanism downstream of the fractionation body to separate and extract the lean and rich volumes, including a partition delimiting an extraction volume configured, as fluid circulates in the pumping direction, to receive the particle-lean phase formed in the recirculation zone. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144578 | STORAGE SHELF FOR INTERNET EQUIPMENT - The storage shelf of the present invention is comprised generally of a flat horizontal bottom panel having opposed ends and opposed lateral sides; a flat horizontal middle panel parallel to and spaced above the bottom panel having opposed ends and opposed lateral sides; a top horizontal panel parallel to and spaced above the middle panel having opposed ends and opposed lateral sides; a first pair of upstanding opposed side walls about the perimeter of said bottom, middle and top horizontal panels; a second pair of upstanding opposed side walls about the perimeter of said bottom, middle and top horizontal panels; and a plurality of male and female connectors for individually engaging opposite ends of each respective one of said side wall members with the adjacent respective opposed ends and opposed lateral sides of each of the horizontal panels whereby each of the side walls is securable in an upright position. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144579 | GLASS SUBSTRATE STORAGE PLATFORM - A glass substrate storage and transportation system is provided, including a storage platform and a transportation platform. The storage platform includes a plurality of storage housings for receiving the upright glass substrates. A glass substrate storage platform is also provided. The glass substrate storage and transportation system and the glass substrate storage platform adopt a vertical storage mode to store the glass substrates for solving the technical problems of the space utilization rate being low and the product having defect resulted by the particle pollution. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144580 | PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM - A photovoltaic system includes a pole member which stands on an installation surface, a connecting support member disposed on an upper end section of the pole member, a rail member supported by the connecting support member, and a photovoltaic cell module disposed on the rail member, wherein the pole supporting member includes a lower section that covers at least a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the upper end section of the pole member. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144581 | BEAUTY PRODUCT DISPLAYS - Devices and methods for displaying beauty and other visual products are disclosed. A display system can comprise a frame and a sample portion. Traits such as color and texture of a beauty product can be displayed on the sample portion, and the frame portion can interface with product shelving to align samples with relevant products in the display. The sample portion can be releasably attached to the frame to be removed by a user and be placed above a body part of the user to which a beauty product may be applied, or a body part can be placed in proximity to the sample portion even while it is attached to the frame. The user can advantageously view the beauty product as applied to the body part without applying the beauty product. The system is useful for fingernail polish display, for example. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144582 | CRANE AND RELATED METHOD OF OPERATION - The present invention relates to a crane ( | 2015-05-28 |
20150144583 | BOOM EXTENDING AND RETRACTING APPARATUS OF A CRANE - There is provided a boom extending and retracting apparatus that can improve the convenience of the telescopic boom while reducing the burden on the operator. The boom extending and retracting apparatus of the crane chooses the mode of the fluid circuit between the normal fluid circuit and the differential fluid circuit to slide a plurality of boom members by one telescopic cylinder. After the operating lever is turned to an extension side and the controller starts extending the telescopic boom using the differential fluid circuit, when the operating lever is turned to the extension side again via the neutral position, the controller chooses the normal fluid circuit to extend the telescopic boom using the normal fluid circuit. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144584 | Bottle Feeding Device - A bottle feeding device, including a bottom piece of a bottle body having a first perimeter wall and a top piece of a bottle body having a second perimeter wall. The top piece is pivotally affixed to the bottom piece and is rotatable with respect to the bottom piece about an axis extending generally orthogonally through the first perimeter wall and the second perimeter wall. A pair of detent features is provided to restrain the bottom piece and the top piece into either a first relative rotational position or a second relative rotational position. A nipple is operatively affixed to the top piece of the bottle by a nipple ring threaded onto the top piece of the bottle. A method of feeding an infant and of manufacturing the bottle are also provided. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144585 | BOTTLE - Provided is a bottle ( | 2015-05-28 |
20150144586 | Packaging System and Methods of Alerting a Practitioner - A packaging system includes a container having a closed end an open end, a longitudinal axis running through the closed end and the open end, and an outer surface. A closure assembly fitted to the open end of the container has an access port. The system also includes a detachable cap disposed over the access port, and a label disposed about the container, characterized in that the label has a first region angled relative to the longitudinal axis, which first region consists essentially of a name of an injectable drug product, and a second region angled relative to the longitudinal axis, which second region consists essentially of a concentration of the injectable drug product, whereby the said first and second regions are angled such as to lie in planes that make non-zero as well as non-right angles with the longitudinal axis. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144587 | Swirl Bell Bottle With Wavy Ribs - An apparatus is provided for a container comprising a base, a bell, a sidewall between the base and the bell, a neck and a finish which define an opening to an interior of the container, and a shoulder between the sidewall and the bell. Strap ribs extend from a central portion of the base and terminate at the sidewall. The strap ribs cooperate with vertically aligned recessed columns of the sidewall to resist bending, leaning, crumbling, or stretching along the sidewall and the base. An inwardly offset portion of the sidewall is disposed between each pair of adjacent recessed columns. The inwardly offset portions of the sidewall are configured to resist outward bowing of the sidewall due to internal pressure of contents within the container. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144588 | Voltage Tunability of Thermal Conductivity in Ferroelectric Materials - A method to control thermal energy transport uses mobile coherent interfaces in nanoscale ferroelectric films to scatter phonons. The thermal conductivity can be actively tuned, simply by applying an electrical potential across the ferroelectric material and thereby altering the density of these coherent boundaries to directly impact thermal transport at room temperature and above. The invention eliminates the necessity of using moving components or poor efficiency methods to control heat transfer, enabling a means of thermal energy control at the micro- and nano-scales. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144589 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIGHT BARRIER GLASS SHEET - A manufacturing method of a light barrier glass sheet, comprising: farming a metal layer ( | 2015-05-28 |
20150144590 | Process For Improving The Electrical And Optical Performance Of A Transparent Electrically Conductive Material Based On Silver Nanowires - The invention relates to a process for improving the electrical and optical performance of a transparent electrically conductive material having silver nanowires. The invention also relates to a process for manufacturing a film made of a transparent electrically conductive material, such as a transparent electrode, a transparent heating film, or a film for electromagnetic shielding. The process of the invention includes the following steps: a) a step of bringing silver nanowires into contact with an acid solution, this solution having a pH lower than 7, preferably lower than 3; and b) a step of eliminating the acid. The field of application of the invention is in particular the field of optoelectronics. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144591 | ETCHING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED-WIRING BOARD USING THE SAME - The present invention can provide an etching composition for a chemical copper plating for the production of a printed-wiring board according to a semi-additive process, which comprises 0.2 to 5% by mass of hydrogen peroxide, 0.5 to 10% by mass of sulfuric acid, 0.001 to 0.3% by mass of phenylurea, 0.1 to 3 mass ppm of halogen ion and 0.003 to 0.3% by mass of tetrazoles, and wherein the ratio of the dissolution rate of the chemical copper plating (Y) to the dissolution rate of an electrolytic copper plating (X) at a liquid temperature of 30° C. (Y/X) is 4 to 7. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144592 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC HEAD - According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a reproducing unit to detect a medium magnetic field recorded in a magnetic recording medium. The reproducing unit includes first and second magnetic shields, a stacked body, and a side wall film. The stacked body is provided between the first and second magnetic shields and includes first and second magnetic layer and an intermediate layer provided between them. The stacked body has a side wall. The side wall intersects a plane perpendicular to a stacking direction from the first magnetic shield toward the second magnetic shield. The side wall film covers at least a part of the side wall of the stacked body. The side wall film includes at least one of Fe and Co, and has a composition different from a composition of the first magnetic layer and different from a composition of the second magnetic layer. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144593 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POLISHING AND STRENGTHENING SUBSTRATE - An apparatus and method for polishing and strengthening a substrate are disclosed. In one aspect, the apparatus includes a table on which a substrate is placed, a powder supply portion for polishing a surface of the substrate, a substance supply portion, and an injector. The powder supply portion is placed over the table. The substance supply portion is configured to supply a substance onto the polished surface of the substrate. The injector is configured to inject the powder from the powder supply portion onto the surface of the substrate and the substance from the substance supply portion onto the polished surface of the substrate. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144594 | Plasma Processing Apparatus and Plasma Processing Method - A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber which plasma-processes a sample, a first high-frequency power supply which supplies first high-frequency power for plasma generation to the processing chamber, a second high-frequency power supply which supplies second high-frequency power to a sample stage on which the sample is placed and a pulse generation device which generate first pulses for time-modulating the first high-frequency power and second pulses for time-modulating the second high-frequency power. The pulse generation device includes a control device which controls the first and second pulses so that frequency of the first pulses is higher than frequency of the second pulses and the on-period of the second pulse is contained in the on-period of the first pulse. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144595 | GAS CLUSTER IRRADIATION MECHANISM, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING SAME, AND GAS CLUSTER IRRADIATION METHOD - A gas cluster irradiation mechanism includes at least one nozzle unit having a plurality of gas injection nozzles, and a gas supply unit for supplying the gas to the nozzle unit. The plurality of the gas injection nozzles is set such that when the gas is supplied from the gas injection nozzles at a preset flow rate a pressure in the processing chamber remains below a limit at which the gas cluster begins to be destroyed. Further, the gas injection nozzles are arranged with a preset interval between neighboring gas injection nozzle such that respective areas in which residual gas from the neighboring gas injection nozzles spreads do not overlap with each other, the residual gas being part of the gas injected from the gas injection nozzles and not contributing to generation of the gas cluster. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144596 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ION ENERGY DISTRIBUTION - Methods for regulating ion energies in a plasma chamber are disclosed. An exemplary method includes placing a substrate in a plasma chamber, forming a plasma in the plasma chamber, controllably switching power to the substrate so as to apply a periodic voltage function to the substrate, and modulating, over multiple cycles of the periodic voltage function, the periodic voltage function responsive to a desired distribution of energies of ions at the surface of the substrate so as to effectuate the desired distribution of ion energies on a time-averaged basis. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144597 | CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH LOW-CLEARANCE CONNECTIONS - A vacuum circuit breaker includes a frame and a vacuum interrupter supported by the frame. A control wiring harness exits from an opening in a top face of a housing portion of the frame and a terminal block is disposed on the top face of the housing portion and includes first terminals connected to wires of the control wiring harness and second terminals configured to be connected to external wires. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144598 | AIR CIRCUIT BREAKER - An arc guider configured to provide an arc movement path, one side thereof forming a fixation projection and a center thereof forming a groove in a longitudinal direction, a fixation element sequentially including a main contact, an arc contact being spaced apart from the main contact and an insertion groove accommodating the arc guider and a plurality of projection fixing units being formed on both sides of the insertion groove and being curved toward the accommodated arc guider through an outer force so that the fixation projection does not escape wherein triangle V shaped groove marks by the outer force are formed in the plurality of the projection fixing units. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144599 | WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINE - A wire electric discharge machine configured to perform machining while swinging a wire electrode and comprising a swing frequency counting unit configured to count a swing frequency of the wire electrode, a machining stop unit configured to stop machining by the wire electrode when the swing frequency reaches a predetermined value, and a machining resuming unit configured to drive an axis drive unit to move the wire electrode by a predetermined distance relative to a workpiece after the machining is stopped by the machining stop unit and thereafter to return the wire electrode to a position where the machining is stopped and resume the machining. | 2015-05-28 |
20150144600 | Stainless steel weldment and pad combined welding method - A stainless steel weldment and pad combined welding method includes steps of: (a) respectively processing and pairing butts of to-be-welded portions of two weldments, wherein, during pairing, inner walls of the two weldments are aligned at the same plane; the butts of the two weldments are opposed to form a V-shaped groove with an angle α; and between bottoms of the butts of the two weldments is kept a gap L of | 2015-05-28 |
20150144601 | RESPOT JIG - A respot jig is capable of easily moving a welding gun to any welding position and controlling positions of various kinds of workpieces. The respot jig includes: a jig having a flat shape; welding systems installed at both sides of an upper portion of the jig and including a five-shaft rotating unit and a welding gun connected to an upper end of the five-shaft rotating unit, respectively; and an aligning and controlling system installed on the jig between the welding systems and including at least one swivel clamp unit and at least one aligning unit. | 2015-05-28 |