| 22nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
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| 20100133185 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE FILTRATION OF BIOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS - A system, method and device are disclosed for bio-processing a feed stream and providing a constant output by operating a continuous single-pass tangential-flow process. The single-pass process provides high conversion concentration while operating at relatively low feed flow rates, and the process can also be used to provide constant output diafiltration. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133186 | High Performance Cross-Linked Polybenzoxazole and Polybenzothiazole Polymer Membranes - In the present invention high performance cross-linked polybenzoxazole and polybenzothiazole polymer membranes and methods for making and using these membranes have been developed. The cross-linked polybenzoxazole and polybenzothiazole polymer membranes are prepared by: 1) first synthesizing polyimide polymers comprising pendent functional groups (e.g., —OH or —SH) ortho to the heterocyclic imide nitrogen and cross-linkable functional groups in the polymer backbone; 2) fabricating polyimide membranes from these polymers; 3) converting the polyimide membranes to polybenzoxazole or polybenzothiazole membranes by heating under inert atmosphere such as nitrogen or vacuum; and 4) finally converting the membranes to high performance cross-linked polybenzoxazole or polybenzothiazole membranes by a crosslinking treatment, preferably UV radiation. The membranes can be fabricated into any convenient geometry. The high performance cross-linked polybenzoxazole and polybenzothiazole polymer membranes of the present invention are suitable for a variety of liquid, gas, and vapor separations. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133187 | Polybenzoxazole Polymer-Based Mixed Matrix Membranes - The present invention discloses new types of polybenzoxazole-based mixed matrix membranes and methods for making and using these membranes. The polybenzoxazole-based mixed matrix membranes are prepared by fabricating a polyimide-based mixed matrix membrane by dispersing molecular sieve particles in a continuous aromatic polyimide matrix with pendent hydroxyl groups ortho to the heterocyclic imide nitrogen; and then converting the polyimide-based mixed matrix membrane to a polybenzoxazole-based mixed matrix membrane by heating between 200° and 600° C. under inert atmosphere or vacuum. The polybenzoxazole-based mixed matrix membranes of the present invention can be fabricated into any convenient geometry such as flat sheet (or spiral wound), tube, hollow fiber, or thin film composite. These polybenzoxazole-based mixed matrix membranes exhibit high thermal stability, significantly higher selectivity than the neat polybenzoxazole polymer membranes, and much higher permeability than traditional mixed matrix membranes. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133188 | Polybenzoxazole Membranes Prepared From Aromatic Polyamide Membranes - The present invention discloses high performance polybenzoxazole membranes prepared from aromatic poly(o-hydroxy amide) membranes by thermal cyclization and a method for using these membranes. The polybenzoxazole membranes were prepared by thermal treating aromatic poly(o-hydroxy amide) membranes in a temperature range of 200° to 550° C. under inert atmosphere. The aromatic poly(o-hydroxy amide) membranes used for making the polybenzoxazole membranes were prepared from aromatic poly(o-hydroxy amide) polymers comprising pendent phenolic hydroxyl groups ortho to the amide nitrogen in the polymer backbone. In some embodiments of the invention, the polybenzoxazole membranes may be subjected to an additional crosslinking step to increase the selectivity of the membranes. These polybenzoxazole membranes showed significantly improved permeability for gas separations compared to the precursor aromatic poly(o-hydroxy amide) membranes and are not only suitable for a variety of liquid, gas, and vapor separations, but also can be used in catalysis and fuel cells. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133189 | DIALYSIS LIQUID CIRCUIT, DIALYSIS APPARATUS COMPRISING A DIALYSIS LIQUID CIRCUIT, METHOD FOR DETECTING AIR IN A DIALYSIS LIQUID FLOWING THROUGH A DIALYSIS LIQUID CIRCUIT, AND USE OF A GAS SENSOR IN A DIALYSIS LIQUID CIRCUIT - The present invention relates to a dialysis liquid circuit with conduits for conducting dialysis liquid and with means for detecting air in the dialysis liquid, wherein the means comprise at least one gas sensor traversed continuously by the dialysis liquid, which is configured such that it measures at least one property of the dialysis liquid which depends on the presence of air bubbles in the dialysis liquid, and which is arranged downstream of a region to be monitored of the dialysis liquid circuit, in which during operation of the dialysis liquid circuit a negative pressure exists with respect to atmospheric pressure, wherein the means comprise an evaluation unit which is connected with the gas sensor and which is configured such that the property measured by means of the gas sensor is evaluated with regard to the presence of air bubbles in the dialysis liquid. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133190 | METHOD TO IMPROVE THE SELECTIVITY OF POLYBENZOXAZOLE MEMBRANES - The present invention discloses a novel method to improve the selectivities of polybenzoxazole (PBO) membranes prepared from aromatic polyimide membranes for gas, vapor, and liquid separations. The PBO membranes that were prepared by thermal treating aromatic polyimide membranes containing between 0.05 and 20 wt-% of a poly(styrene sulfonic acid) polymer. These polymers showed up to 95% improvement in selectivity for CO | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133191 | SUPPORT FOR TANGENTIAL FLOW FILTRATION AND METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF - The disclosure relates to a porous support for tangential flow filtration with a covering surrounding the outer surface of the support, the covering having one or more holes for the evacuation of fluid through the outer surface. The disclosure also relates to a method for preparing such a support. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133192 | Polymer Membranes Prepared from Aromatic Polyimide Membranes by Thermal Treating and UV Crosslinking - The present invention discloses a new type of high performance polymer membranes prepared from aromatic polyimide membranes by thermal treating and crosslinking and methods for making and using these membranes. The polymer membranes were prepared from aromatic polyimide membranes by thermal treating under inert atmosphere followed by crosslinking preferably by using a UV radiation source. The aromatic polyimide membranes were made from aromatic polyimide polymers comprising both pendent hydroxy functional groups ortho to the heterocyclic imide nitrogen and cross-linkable functional groups in the polymer backbone. The membranes showed significantly improved selectivity and permeability for gas separations compared to the aromatic polyimide membranes without any treatment. The membranes can be fabricated into any convenient geometry and are not only suitable for a variety of liquid, gas, and vapor separations, but also can be used for other applications such as for catalysis and fuel cell applications. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133193 | DIESEL SULFUR FILTER-NANOADSORBER AND METHOD OF FILTERING A LIQUID FUEL - Disclosed herein is filter media that may be used for removing sulfur-containing compounds from a post-refinery fuel stream. The filter media comprises an inorganic oxide nanomaterial having a surface acidity characterized by a pK | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133194 | WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS WITH DUAL PURPOSE ION EXCHANGE RESIN - A low pressure point-of-use water treatment system may generally comprise at least one inlet port in fluid communication with at least one outlet port to establish a fluid pathway therethrough; an iodinated resin intermediate the at least one inlet port and at least on outlet port, wherein the iodinated resin transfers iodine into the fluid pathway for a volume of water corresponding to an effective life of the iodinated resin; and an ion exchange resin intermediate the iodinated resin and the at least one outlet port, wherein the ion exchange resin removes at least a portion of the iodine transferred by the iodinated resin into the fluid pathway for a volume of water corresponding to a breakthrough point as measured by iodide leakage; and wherein the ion exchange resin inactivates contaminants in the fluid pathway as the iodinated resin nears the end of its effective life. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133195 | SURFACE-REACTED CALCIUM CARBONATE IN COMBINATION WITH HYDROPHOBIC ADSORBENT FOR WATER TREATMENT - The present invention relates to a process for reducing the amount of organic components in water, wherein a surface-reacted naturalcalcium carbonate and a hydrophobic adsorbent, selected from the group consisting of talc, hydrophobised calcium carbonate, hydrophobised bentonite, hydrophobised kaolinite, hydrophobised glass, or any mixture thereof, are brought into contact with the water to be purified, the surface-reacted natural calcium carbonate being the reaction product of a naturalcalcium carbonate with an acid and carbon dioxide, which is formed in situ by the acid treatment and/or supplied externally, and the surface-reacted natural calcium carbonate being prepared as an aqueous suspension having a pH of greater than 6.0, measured at 20° C. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133196 | Combined gravity separation-filtration for conducting treatment processes in solid-liquid systems - This is a method and apparatus for combined gravity separation-filtration for conducting physical, physical-chemical, chemical, and biological processes in solid-liquid systems; including but not limited to separation of dispersed solids from liquids, separation of alkalinity from the liquid stream, chemical acid-base interactions, chemical oxidation-reduction, chemical dissolution-precipitation, physical chemical adsorption, ion exchange, mass transfer in any combinations of multiple liquid-solid-gas phases, biological oxidation-reductions, biological growth, and combinations of these processes; gravity separation steps can be conducted in rectangular horizontal unidirectional flow clarifiers, rectangular or circular radial flow clarifiers, rectangular or circular vertical flow clarifiers, lamella clarifiers, suspended sludge blanket clarifiers, fluidized bed separators, and combinations thereof, wherein the filtration step is disposed in the upper portion of the combined process or side-by-side with clarification step; filtration steps are conducted in single or multiple attachment media filters, including particulate filter media either heavier than liquid or floating; liquid filtered through the attachment media is collected by holed pipes, screens, or membranes. Reagents can be introduced before the gravity separation and/or before filtration steps. This method and apparatus can be used for municipal and industrial water purification and wastewater treatment for removal of a broad range of admixtures including BOD/COD, suspended solids, nitrogen and phosphorus, organics imparting color, salts of hardness, heavy metals, and other constituents of admixture. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133197 | APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING WASTE FROM CELLULOSE FIBRES IN PAPER RECYCLING PROCESSES - A contaminate separation apparatus for use in separating contaminant materials from cellulose and/or paper fibres in a paper recycling process includes a reservoir for receiving a waste paper slurry therein. The reservoir is provided with an inlet opening for the input of the slurry, one or more fibre discharge outlets or passages, and at least one waste outlet positioned vertically above the fibre discharge outlet opening. An agitator provided in a lower portion of the reservoir generates differential flow currents within the reservoir, to selectively divert plastics, waxes, adhesives and/or other sticky waste materials outwardly towards the waste outlet, while providing a flow of suspended paper and/or cellulose fibres to one or more of the fibre discharge outlets. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133198 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING WASTE PRODUCTS FROM CELLULOSE FIBRES IN A PAPER RECYCLING PROCESS - A contaminate separation apparatus for use in separating contaminant materials from cellulose and/or paper fibres in a paper recycling process includes a reservoir for receiving a waste paper slurry therein. The reservoir is provided with an inlet opening for the input of the slurry, one or more fibre discharge outlets or passages, and at least one waste outlet positioned vertically above the fibre discharge outlet opening. An agitator provided in a lower portion of the reservoir generates differential flow currents within the reservoir, to selectively divert plastics, waxes, adhesives and/or other sticky waste materials outwardly towards the waste outlet, while providing a flow of suspended paper and/or cellulose fibres to one or more of the fibre discharge outlets. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133199 | Method of Flocculating Sedimentation Treatment - A coagulation sedimentation process for water to be treated in which an inorganic coagulant used in a purified water treatment system is limited, and remaining micro flocks and flocks are made greater in density and finer in particle size, thus obtaining clear water better in quality and reducing the amount of sludge production, including a micro flocculation step for micro-flocculating in advance fine suspended particles in water to be treated, a flocculation step for the micro flocks, and a sedimentation separation step for the flocks, in which as a final stage of the flocculation step, a flock-forming inclined plate whose pitch width is from 5 mm or more to 50 mm or less is provided, and an inorganic coagulant is limited so that the turbidity of the water to be treated after passage of the inclined plate at a ratio to that before passage is 4/5 or less. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133200 | Online Contaminant Detection and Removal System - This invention refers to continuous flow devices for detecting and/or removal of contaminants from a liquid stream. The device comprises a cartridge with an inlet and outlet for the liquid stream, a radiation incident and emerging wall portion and optically transparent support material packed in the cartridge such that a liquid stream can pass between voids or spaces formed within the optically transparent material, as well as a radiation source and detector. The support material comprises molecules for capturing at least one contaminant on the surface of the support material and each of the capture molecules comprises at least one reporter group which emits a signal upon binding of the contaminant. Another form of the invention refers to a rotatable support within the liquid stream. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133201 | TREATING RUNOFF - Systems and methods for treating water passing through a catch basin may include first and second filters. In some embodiments, one or both of the filters can have a plurality of regions with different nominal flow rates. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133202 | WASTEWATER TREATMENT BY HIGH EFFICIENCY HETEROGENEOUS PHOTO-FENTON PROCESS - This invention presents the set-up of a heterogeneous photo-Fenton system for the abatement of organic pollutants in liquid wastewater by means of heterogeneous perovskite-based catalysts, both in powder and in structured form. The proposed method employs, preferably, structured honeycomb monoliths consisting of a perovskite-based material (unsupported catalyst), or structured honeycomb monoliths made of a refractory carrier or a foam impregnated with a solution of salts corresponding to the desired perovskite (supported catalyst). The removal of organic substances is carried out at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, through an oxidation to gaseous CO | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133203 | Blood bag system and process for the inactivation of pathogens in platelet concentrates by use of the blood bag system - The present invention relates to a blood bag system, a method for its manufacture, and a process for reducing pathogens and leucocytes in biological fluids in particular in therapeutic quantities of platelet concentrates (PC) contained in the blood bag system, using UV-light and agitation, wherein part of the plasma of the PC is optionally exchanged against a platelet additive solution. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133204 | REUSABLE FILTERS FOR FLUID LOSS MEASUREMENTS OF DRILLING FLUIDS - A reusable filter for testing drilling fluids including a non-porous filter medium configured to be disposed in a drilling fluid testing device. The non-porous filter medium having a plurality of perforations extending therethrough. Additionally, a method of cleaning a reusable filter medium for a drilling fluid test device including exposing the reusable filter medium to a washing fluid, and agitating the washing fluid with a mechanical agitator to break up solids disposed on the reusable filter medium. Also, a drilling fluid test device including a cell body having a fluid inlet configured to provide a test fluid, a filtrate outlet configured to discharge a filtrate, and a fluid outlet configured to discharge the fluid. The drilling fluid test device also having a non-porous filter medium disposed in the cell body. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133205 | Remote Actuator for a Fuel Water Separator on a Vehicle - An apparatus includes a remotely-actuable actuator connected to a drain valve of a fuel-water separator for manually remotely operating the drain valve, and an elongated drain tube connected to the separator's drain port for dispensing liquid separated by the separator to a desired remote location for collection. The apparatus can be installed in a convenient location in a vehicle, such as to the vehicle's fender well, where it is easily operated and where waste is easily collected. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133206 | GARNET EXTRACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - An extraction system for removing a particulate material (e.g., abrasive material, such as garnet) from a water jet tank includes a tank with a door movably coupled to the bottom end to seal the bottom end of the tank. The system also includes a pump operably coupled to the tank via one or more valves. An outflow line with an outflow opening coupled to the pump that can be placed in fluid communication with the water jet tank. The system also includes an inflow line with an inflow opening coupled to the tank. At least a portion of the inflow line is adjacent the outflow line so that the inflow opening and outflow opening are proximate each other. The pump is configured to pump water from the tank, once the tank has been filled with water, to the water jet tank via the outflow line to unsettle the particulate material in the water jet tank, said flow of water configured to draw a generally equal amount of water and particulate material into the tank via the inflow line in a closed-loop manner, without the particulate material passing through the pump. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133207 | Outboard Motor Transportation, Storage and Maintenance System - A cart for an outboard motor allows the motor to be installed on the cart, raised into a vertical position, and transported with relative ease. A storage, transportation and maintenance rack is also provided. The outboard motor cart fits into the storage, transportation and maintenance rack. When secured therein, the cart and rack, with the outboard motor installed, can be easily transported and/or stored. The cart and rack include additional features that fit within the profile of the cart and/or rack and allow for storage and transportation of fuel, oil and other components required for operation and maintenance of the motor. Methods for installing an outboard motor to an outboard motor cart and for installing the outboard motor cart and outboard motor into the storage, transportation and maintenance are also described. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133208 | SHELF FOR DEPOSITING A KEYBOARD - A keyboard storing shelf capable of not only receiving a computer keyboard but also storing various things at an upper part thereof above the keyboard, such that a user can more conveniently work with a computer especially in narrow spaces such as a public PC mom. In the keyboard storing shelf comprising a panel having a board form for putting things thereon, a leg supporting the panel, and a fixing member fixing the panel to an upper part of the leg so as to store a keyboard in a space formed at a lower part of the panel, the leg comprises a base placed at a mounting position, a supporter disposed at an upper part of the base to uphold the panel, and a connection member connecting the base to a rear end of the supporter, and supports the panel at both sides with respect to a length direction of the panel. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133209 | CONFIGURABLE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND MODULAR DISPLAY ARRANGEMENT FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A method of displaying consumer electronic devices comprises supporting a plurality of rails on a frame in a generally parallel, spaced relationship and configuring each rail for slidable movement relative to the frame in a direction generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of each rail. A first row of display units is supported between a first adjacent pair of the rails and a second row of display units between a second adjacent pair of the rails, with each display unit comprising at least one of a device support unit and a plate. The plurality of display units are reconfigurable by exchanging the display units between different lateral positions within at least one of the first and second rows of display units and/or by exchanging at least one display unit between the first row and the second row of display units. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133210 | Ladder section carrier construction - A carrier construction for disconnected sections of a hunter's tree ladder has a pair of spaced apart upright rails, joined at corresponding ends by upper and lower cross members. Each rail has a vertical slot terminating at its upper end in a transverse passage. Individual ladder sections may pass through the passages into the vertical slot and be accommodated therein for storage or transport. The carrier facilitates the handling of a plurality of disconnected ladder sections. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133211 | POINT-OF-SALE DEVICE INCLUDING PLURAL PANELS WITH SEVERAL PANELS HAVING INFORMATION ABOUT ARTICLE ON THE DEVICE - A point-of-sale device for an article sold at a retail shop is mounted on a horizontally extending rod on a pegboard. A structure enabling the device to be presented to a prospective purchaser of the article includes an arrangement enabling the device to be hung on the rod. The structure includes plural interconnected panels having a common edge. In different embodiments, the device includes two, three and four panels respectively having four, six and eight faces including graphical and text information about the article that is carried on an exterior face of a panel. The text is in different languages. A pair of panels includes a non-permanent fastener arrangement for holding the pair of panels in abutting relation. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133212 | Pool cue clamp - The pool cue clamp is a spring squeeze clamp having sturdy, flexible fingers extending therefrom for holding pool cues. The fingers are rotatable within the clamp and can be configured to comply with horizontal, vertical or angular surfaces. The pool cue clamp holds up to five cue sticks in a vertical position. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133213 | SUSPENSION DISPLAY RACK - A suspension display rack for hand tools has a rail and multiple sliding blocks. The rail has a back-strip and two hooks. The hooks are formed on the back strip and each hook has a longitudinal groove. Each sliding block has a base, two cylindrical slides and a seat. The cylindrical slides are respectively received in the grooves so that the hand tools can be hung on the sliding blocks to transversely slide along the rail. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133214 | DISPLAY UNIT WITH ROLLER ASSEMBLY SHELVING - A roller assembly for use with a commodity display unit, the roller assembly comprising at least one set of parallel rollers mounted on an inner casing. Each roller is a stub roller with a stub at each end, and the inner casing has opposed side walls projecting from a base. Each side wall having a series of notches at its upper free end for respectively receiving the stubs of the stub rollers, and the inner casing with the rollers mounted thereon slidably engagable within an outer casing such that the stub rollers are restrained from being removed from their respective notches by two inwardly projecting upper flanges of the outer casing. Each upper flange projects from a respective wall member of the outer casing. The inner casing is secured within the outer casing by two end caps, each slidable engagable with the outer casing at opposed ends thereof. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133215 | Rolling Quarter Pallet Display System and Shipping Container - A display system is provided having a base and a plurality of trays supported by posts. The base includes a pallet having a plurality of wheels extending from a lower surface. The base supports a first tray formed from a corrugated material. A plurality of posts extending from an upper surface of the pallet support a second tray formed from a corrugated material. Subsequent trays can be supported by additional posts. The trays support a plurality of goods for sale. Corrugated spacer pieces can be positioned in the trays as necessary depending on the size and shape of the goods supported in the tray. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133216 | Raised Attic Storage System - The current invention is a device to allow for storage of household goods and articles in an unfinished attic with additional insulation place above the top surface of the joists. The platform device of this application will not interfere with additional insulation and will allow additional storage space without the need for expensive building materials and/or support structure to preserve the integrity of the additional insulation. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133217 | HANGING CLOSET ORGANIZER - A hanging closet organizer includes a plurality of partition panels each having a plurality of vertical insertion slots, a plurality of suspending belts respectively inserted through insertion slots, and a plurality of stub rods inserted into transverse pockets at the suspending belts to support the partition panels at the suspending belts at different elevations. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133218 | SHELVING SYSTEM - A caddy for use in bathrooms is disclosed. The caddy can include removable shelf assemblies and/or accessory units for holding common household items. The removable shelf accessories can include knobs which can be turned to secure and free the shelf assemblies from a support member of the caddy. The accessory units can snap into place on the support member. The support member can include a telescoping section and biasing element which permits the caddy to adjust to different sized bathrooms. A sliding member can be incorporated to provide additional areas for attachment of shelf assemblies or accessory units. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133219 | MODULAR GRAVITY ACTUATED ROLLING SHELVING ASSEMBLY - A shelving assembly comprises a unit that comprises a base plate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The base plate has an integral one-piece configuration including a plurality of strengthening or reinforcing vertical and/or horizontal ribs disposed on the second side. A plurality of securing members are disposed in a parallel relationship on the first side. Each of the plurality of securing members has a plurality of snap fit openings. A plurality of rollers that each comprises a centrally disposed cylindrical portion and a pair of connection rods extending from opposite ends of the cylindrical portion. The connection rods are removably and fixedly insertable into a pair of oppositely disposed snap fit openings of adjacent securing members, thereby forming a row of rollers disposed on the base plate. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133220 | SHELF ASSEMBLY FOR FIRING - A shelf assembly for firing includes: plural struts for supporting shelf boards arranged upright in two or more rows in a cross direction and in three or more rows in a longitudinal direction on a longitudinally-long car; and tie-beams connecting between the struts. A thermal stress relief structure is provided in which the struts arranged upright in the adjacent rows in the longitudinal direction are connected only with tie-beams slanted in a cross direction between the struts, thereby solving the problems such as warpage or damage of the struts resulting from a bending stress generated in the longitudinal direction at the fixing parts of the struts whose tops are secured. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133221 | Modified disposable container - The present invention provides modifications to conventional disposable bottles such as disposable, water-filled bottles. One such modification includes a wider opening in the neck of the disposable bottle. Another modification comprises enlarging the size of the threads on the outside of the necks to allow the cover of the bottles to be replaced with other attachments. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133222 | Baby Bottle Preparation - A method of filling a baby bottle is provided which comprises providing a baby bottle containing a hermetically sealed bottle liner, which contains a measured amount of powdered infant formula. The bottle liner comprises a lip retainer for preventing the bottle liner from falling into the bottle. The hermetic seal on the bottle liner may be opened. The method includes disposing filtered, heated water into the liner to mix with the powdered infant formula. A cap and nipple assembly is applied to the bottle. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133223 | DISPOSABLE BOTTLE DEVICE WITH A NON-REMOVABLE NIPPLE - A system for permanently securing a nipple to a container, the system including an insertion element as part of a nipple or a container, a receiving element as part of the nipple or the container that does not include the insertion element, and a locking element as part of the insertion element and/or the receiving element to prohibit the nipple from being removed from the container. An apparatus for permanently securing a nipple to a container is also provided. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133224 | ELECTRONIC TAG HOLDER FOR CAPPED BOTTLE NECK - A housing assembly supports an electronic tag to the extending neck of a bottle. The housing assembly includes a housing for accommodating the electronic tag. The housing has an annular bearing surface for engagement with the extending neck of the bottle. A strap is coupled to the housing about the bottle neck. The strap has a bearing surface for engagement with the extending neck where the bearing surface of the strap is tapered to match the taper of the extending neck of the bottle. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133225 | Bottle Closure with Low Torque Assembly Feature - A closure system for a container reduces the needed torque for assembly by minimizing frictional resistance to rotation of the closure into its desired alignment with the container before the closure is driven home onto the container neck. The reduction in the torque resistance during the application of the closure allows the rotary filling machinery to work within its torque limits and minimizes damage to the parts during the filling and sealing operation in a bottle filling line. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133226 | HANDLE WITH A CLOSURE FUNCTION, CONNECTABLE TO A BOTTLE - A device to be detachably mounted on the neck of a bottle in replacement of the bottle's screw cap, and which as mounted provides a reversible closure function by which a flow communication to the interior of the bottle is shifted between open and closing modes, the device including a mounting part ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133227 | REMOVABLE CAP ASSEMBLY - A removable cap assembly has a cap with a curved side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, a top portion extending from the curved side wall, a boss extending perpendicularly from the top portion, with the boss having a bottom and a top. A first circumferential rib extends perpendicularly from the top of the boss, with the boss and rib defining an opening in the cap. A stopper is dimensioned to seal the opening having a shape complementary to the boss and a hole therein configured to allow a fluid to flow therethrough. The stopper is maintained in the cap by the shape of the boss and includes a disc shaped base, a cylindrical wall portion extending from the base, a first groove in the base surrounding the wall portion, the first groove dimensioned to receive the bottom of the boss. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133228 | Container and Method for Blowmolding a Base in a Partial Vacuum Pressure Reduction Setup - A base of a container may include a standing surface, a first wall, a second wall, a first hinge, and a second hinge. The first hinge may be positioned between the standing surface and the first wall, the first wall being rotateable about the first hinge relative to a longitudinal axis of the container. The second hinge may be positioned between the first wall and the second wall, the second wall being rotateable about the second hinge relative to the longitudinal axis of the container, where rigidity of the base prevents substantial net distortion of the base during rotation of the second wall. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133229 | Method of Manufacturing a Magnetic Recording Medium - A method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium avoiding degradation of magnetic performance due to a manufacturing process, including forming a mask protective film on a magnetic layer; forming a resist with a predetermined pattern on the mask protective film; forming a protective mask by etching the mask protective film using the resist as a mask; forming protrusions and recesses on a magnetic layer by etching the magnetic layer using the resist and the protective mask as masks; removing the protective mask; and forming a protective layer on the magnetic layer having the protrusions and recesses; where the magnetic recording medium is not exposed to the atmosphere during a period of time at least from the step of removing the protective mask to the step of forming the protective layer. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133230 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ADJUSTABLE LENS - The present invention provides method steps for manufacturing an assembly of adjustable lenses on a wafer. The method steps provide an easy manufacturing of such lenses, minimizing the cost of assembly, and at the same time provide a solution for mass production of compact adjustable lenses for use in mobile phones, etc. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133231 | Processing method and processing system - The present invention is a processing method including a processing step of performing predetermined processing for a workpiece; an unnecessary portion removal step of removing an unnecessary portion produced on a surface of the workpiece due to the predetermined processing; and a surface structure evaluation step of evaluating a surface structure of the workpiece from which the unnecessary portion has been removed by the unnecessary portion removal step. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133232 | DETERMINING ENDPOINT IN A SUBSTRATE PROCESS - An endpoint detection system for detecting an endpoint of a process comprises a polychromatic light source which emits polychromatic light. The light is reflected from a substrate. A light wavelength selector receives the reflected polychromatic light and determines a wavelength of light at which a local intensity of the reflected light is maximized during the process. In one version, the wavelength selector comprises a diffraction grating to generate a plurality of light beams having different wavelengths from the reflected polychromatic light and a light detector to receive the light beams having different wavelengths and generate an intensity signal trace of the intensity of each wavelength of the polychromatic reflected light. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133233 | DRY ETCHING METHOD - A dry etching method by which a substrate can be dry-etched on both sides without a crack is provided. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133234 | PLASMA ETCHING APPARATUS - A plasma etching method by using a plasma etching apparatus having a depressurizable processing chamber; a lower electrode for mounting thereon a substrate to be processed in the processing chamber; an upper electrode facing the lower electrode in the processing chamber with a plasma generation region formed therebetween; a radio frequency power supply unit for applying a radio frequency power between the upper electrode and the lower electrode to thereby form a radio frequency electric field in the plasma generation region, the method comprising: supplying a first gas including etchant gas to an upper gas inlet to introduce the first gas through the upper electrode into the plasma generation region; and feeding a second gas including dilution gas to a side gas inlet to introduce the second gas through a sidewall of the processing chamber into the plasma generation region. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133235 | DRY ETCHING APPARATUS AND DRY ETCHING METHOD - A dry etching apparatus having excellent in-plane uniformity and a high etching rate and a dry etching method are provided. A dry etching apparatus includes a vacuum chamber having an upper plasma generation chamber and a lower substrate processing chamber; a magnetic field coil disposed outside a sidewall of the plasma generation chamber; an antenna coil disposed between the magnetic field coil and the outside of the sidewall and connected to a high-frequency power source; and means for introducing an etching gas disposed on top of the plasma generation chamber, wherein the sidewall is formed of a material having a relative dielectric constant of 4 or more. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133236 | INSTALLATION SWITCHGEAR HAVING A DEVICE FOR MOUNTING THE SAME ON A BUS BAR - An installation switching device includes an installation device housing including a housing interior, a connecting terminal disposed on a narrow face of the installation device housing, a switching apparatus including a quenching chamber, a vent channel configured to allow switching gases from a switching operation to escape from the housing interior through an outlet opening disposed close to the connecting terminal, and an attachment element disposed on the narrow face. The attachment element includes an exhaust-gas channel having an inlet opening corresponding with the outlet opening of the vent channel so as to allow the switching gases to pass from the outlet opening of the vent channel through the exhaust-gas channel, the attachment element configured to attach the installation switching device to a busbar. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133237 | Wire-Discharge Machining Apparatus - A wire-discharge machining apparatus controls a short circuit between a wire electrode and a workpiece and wire-breakage, and makes it easy to improve productivity, by performing power supply control to mix an upper-side power supply state in which a high-frequency pulse voltage is applied from an upper-side power supplying unit, a lower-side power supply state in which the high-frequency pulse voltage is applied from a lower-side power supplying unit, and a both-sides power supply state in which the high-frequency pulse voltage is applied to the wire electrode from both power supplying units in synchronization with each other during a period of electric discharge machining. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133238 | Machining Fluid - A machining fluid is provided. A machining fluid for one of an electrical discharge machining process and an electrical discharge machining-polishing process, comprising a polymolecular powder, a hard particle and a carrier liquid, wherein a concentration of the polymolecular powder is lower than 500 g/L. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133239 | Submerged Arc Narrow Gap Welding With Oscillating Electrode - There is described a method for submerged-arc narrow-gap welding, in which the wire electrode is set in oscillating motion in the gap in order to produce a first bead, the arc moving backwards and forwards between one of the workpiece edges and a middle section of the gap so that the first bead does not extend from the first to the second workpiece edge. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133240 | Consumable Electrode-Based Gas-Shielded Arc Welding Method and Welding Torch Therefor - A method of consumable electrode type gas shield arc welding characterized in that a shield gas consisting of an inert gas is fed toward a consumable electrode and an addition gas consisting of a mixture of oxidizing gas and inert gas toward an outer edge of welding pool. Further, there is provided a welding torch for use in the method. Thus, in the welding of steel material in accordance with GMA welding technique, the dissolved oxygen concentration of the weld metal can be reduced to 100 ppm or less, and while maintaining arc stability, desirable bead formation can be attained. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133241 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PLASMA TAP HOLE WELDING - In connection with plasma tap hole welding, in which a plasma jet ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133242 | LASER PIGMENTS FOR CERAMICS - A coating containing metal phosphate-based compounds and mixtures, mixed compounds, mixed salts or adducts which contain such compounds as pigments for the production of single-coloured or multi-coloured markings, inscriptions and/or decorations by means of laser light in and/or on ceramic, stoneware, pottery, earthenware, porcelain, ceramic glazes, engobe, glass or glass paste (enamel). The method of marking by applying a laser to the coatings is also provided | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133243 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS - A laser processing apparatus including a detecting unit. The detecting unit includes a white light source for emitting white light, a focusing lens for focusing the white light to the workpiece, a first optical fiber for guiding the white light emitted from the white light source to the focusing lens, a detector for detecting the intensity of reflected light from the workpiece, and a second optical fiber for guiding the reflected light to the detector. Accordingly, the white light to be focused to the workpiece can be easily handled and only a wavelength component focused on the workpiece can be stably propagated. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133244 | METHOD OF MARKING OR INSCRIBING A WORKPIECE - The present invention provides a method of and apparatus for marking or inscribing a workpiece ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133245 | METHOD OF MARKING OR INSCRIBING A WORKPIECE - The present invention provides a method of marking or inscribing a workpiece ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133246 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIBEAM SCANNING - System and method of photoaltering a material. The system includes a laser source operable to produce a primary pulsed beam, a holographic optical element configured to receive the primary pulsed beam and transmit a plurality of secondary beams, and a scanner operable to direct the secondary beams to the material. The secondary beams are based on the primary pulsed beam. The method includes phase shifting a pulsed laser beam to produce an input beam, holographically altering the input beam to produce a plurality of transmission beams, and scanning a portion of the material with the transmission beams. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133247 | MONITORING OF A WELDING PROCESS - A method of monitoring a welding process, comprising detecting a selected portion of a light spectrum of plasma plume of a fusion welding process with a photo detector, processing the detected portion of the spectrum, comparing the detected portion of the spectrum with an expected spectra to determine whether a weld is acceptable, providing a signal to a welder control, and adjusting the weld process based on the signal. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133248 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR QUALITY CONTROL OF A WELD BEAD - A method for quality control of a weld bead made using a welding tool. The method collects, by an optical pyrometer having a high frequency acquisition sensor, at least one signal representative of the temperature of a melted portion of the weld bead, and includes a frequency phase for checking that the recurring frequencies are within an acceptable range of reference frequencies, to determine if the weld bead is defective. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133249 | Method and device for controlling a power source and power source having such a device - The invention relates to a method for controlling the power source of a welding, cutting or plasma coating system, wherein the power source comprises a measuring part and a controllable clocked power part and wherein a measure value, which represents a measure of a characteristic variable, that is to be controlled, of the power part, is determined by means of the measuring part, and wherein the measure value is used for controlling the power part. In order to develop the method in such a way that a measure of the characteristic variable to be controlled can be determined within a short time, it is proposed according to the invention that a measured variable correlating with the characteristic variable to be controlled of the power part is at least approximately integrated starting from a prescribed initial value over a prescribed integration time, the duration of which corresponds to one or more clock periods of the clocked power part, and the measure value is determined from the integration value obtained in this way, and that this process is continuously repeated. A device for carrying out the method and a power source having such a device are also proposed. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133250 | Welding method for carrying out a welding process - The invention relates to a welding method for implementing and monitoring a welding process, whereby a power source ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133251 | DEVICE HAVING A LARGE ELECTRICALLY HEATABLE HONEYCOMB BODY AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AT LEAST ONE SUCH DEVICE - A device includes an electrically heatable honeycomb body, particularly for treating an exhaust gas flow of a mobile internal combustion machine. The device includes sheet metal foils forming channels and being in electrical contact with a housing. The housing has a terminal for connection to a voltage source, a plurality of contact points disposed remotely from the terminal for contacting the sheet metal foils and a respective contact conductor between the terminal and each contact point. The contact conductors have the same electrical resistance. A motor vehicle having at least one such device is also provided. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133252 | GLOW PLUG AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a glow plug capable of preventing a deformation or eccentricity of the coil, thereby improving a durability of the coil and preventing a variation in temperature-rising characteristic. Also, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing the glow plug. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133253 | GLOW PLUG WITH IMPROVED SEAL, HEATER PROBE ASSEMBLY THEREFOR AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A heater probe assembly, a metallic glow plug assembly therewith and method of constructing the heater probe assembly is provided. The metallic glow plug assembly includes a metal shell having a through bore and a metal sheath extending between a distal end and a terminal end. The terminal end of the metal sheath is fixed in the through bore of the shell. Further, an electrode is provided having an end with a heating element attached to thereto. The heating element and end of the electrode are received in the sheath. A packing powder is disposed in the sheath about the heating element. Further, a ceramic seal has an outer surface attached to the sheath by a braze joint and an inner surface attached to the electrode by a braze joint. The ceramic seal provides a hermetic seal between the packing powder and an environment external to the sheath. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133254 | FOOD PRODUCT HEATING DEVICE - A compact portable heating device adapted to heat multiple food products simultaneously is provided. The heating device includes at least one heating element positioned opposite at least one other heating element to form a slot between heating surfaces of the elements for receiving food product. One heating element is mounted to move linearly along a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the heating surfaces. Preferably, a first set of movable heating elements are meshed with a second set of heating elements to form an alternating arrangement. One or more heat generators, e.g. steam generators, are positioned to provide heat while minimizing the size of the device. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133255 | APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT REMOVAL OF HALOGEN RESIDUES FROM ETCHED SUBSTRATES - An apparatus for removing volatile residues from a substrate is provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for removing halogen-containing residues from a substrate includes a chamber suitable for operating maintaining a vacuum therein and a heat module positioned to heat a substrate disposed in the chamber. The apparatus for removing halogen-containing residues from a substrate also includes at least one of A) a temperature controlled pedestal having a projection extending radially therefrom suitable for supporting the temperature control pedestal on a ledge of the chamber body, the projection thermally isolating the base from the chamber body; B) a pair of substrate holders that include two support flanges extending radially inward from an inner edge of an arc-shaped body, each support flange having a substrate support step that includes a sloped landing; or C) a domed window. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133256 | STAGE FOR SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS - A stage for a substrate temperature control apparatus having high responsibility at low cost by preventing thermal deformation of a plate while employing a material other than ceramics as a material of the plate. The stage for a substrate temperature control apparatus is a stage to be used for mounting a substrate in the substrate temperature control apparatus for controlling a temperature of the substrate, and the stage includes: a plate having a first surface facing the substrate and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a planar heater bonded to the second surface of the plate, wherein surface treatment is performed in a first thickness on the first surface of the plate, and the surface treatment is performed in a second thickness thinner than the first thickness or no surface treatment is performed on a predetermined area of the second surface of the plate. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133257 | Rapid Thermal Processing Chamber With Micro-Positioning System - Methods and apparatus for rapid thermal processing of a planar substrate including axially aligning the substrate with a substrate support or with an empirically determined position are described. The methods and apparatus include a sensor system that determines the relative orientations of the substrate and the substrate support. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133258 | Systems & Methods For Monitoring And Controlling Water Consumption - A system is disclosed that advantageously monitors a status of a relief valve coupled to a water heater or other pressure vessel. By monitoring the relief valve, the system can limit the energy and water wasted resulting from the relief valve's failure. The system can have first and second sensors that monitor a temperature and pressure within the relief valve, and a water flow from the relief valve, respectively. If the temperature or pressure within the relief valve exceeds predetermined thresholds, or a water flow from the relief valve continues for greater than a predetermined interval, the system can restrict a flow of gas, electric current, or water to the water heater. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133259 | Heater usable with cooker, method of manufacturing the same and cooker - Disclosed herein are a heater for cookers with high economical efficiency and improved performance, a method of manufacturing the same, and a cooker including the heater. The heater for cookers includes a heat-generator, and a heater body to house the heat-generator, a surface of the heater body having a prominence/depression pattern provided by surface-treating. The heater body is processed by sandblasting. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133260 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEM OF A COOKING APPLIANCE - A method for controlling an induction heating system of a cooking appliance provided with an induction coil, particularly for controlling it in connection with a predetermined working condition, comprises measuring the value of one electrical parameter of the induction heating system, feeding a computing model with actual switching frequency signals in order to estimate a temperature indicative of the thermal status of the heating system and to provide an estimated value of the electrical parameter, and comparing the measured electrical parameter with the estimated one and tuning the computing model on the basis of such comparison. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133261 | DEVICE FOR CURING A PLASTIC MATERIAL - The invention relates to a device for curing a plastic material, in particular a sealing compound and/or a filling compound for tolerance adjustment or gap filling, respectively, wherein the plastic material is at least partly inserted in a gap area between two components, and wherein at least one of the components is made of a fiber reinforced plastic material, in particular of a carbon fiber reinforced epoxy resin. According to the invention the device is provided with at least one electromagnetic inductor for a locally defined heating of the gap area and for curing the plastic material arranged in the gap area. Due to the electromagnetic inductor which might be a linear inductor or a circular inductor a contact-less and fast curing of the plastic material is possible. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133262 | SHRINKING COIL WITH DIRECT TOOL COOLING - The present invention relates to a device for tensioning or de-tensioning tools, having a tool shaft in a tool chuck which has a sheath section open on the free end thereof and which is made of electrically conductive material, for receiving the tool shaft in a friction connection, having an induction coil which surrounds the sheath section of the tool chuck, to which preferably high-frequency alternating current can be applied, and which is designed as a ring or cylinder coil, wherein the device has at least one channel running between the inner peripheral surface of the induction coil and the sheath section of the tool chuck, through which flows a cooling agent which cools the sheath section of the tool chuck. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133263 | DRAWER TYPE COOKING DEVICE HAVING TURNTABLE MECHANISM - The invention provides a drawer type microwave oven having a turntable functioning as a uniform heating mechanism with a visual effect, while maintaining the ceiling height of a heating chamber and having improved usability. A turntable drive mechanism | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133264 | Folding/Unfolding transport container and a method of folding and unfolding a transport container - A foldable transport container is provided which substantially folds horizontally against a side wall (SSI) and in which the process of folding can be facilitated using external automatic apparatus. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133265 | Electrical junction box - A bracket secured to a vehicle body is firmly attached to an electrical junction box without causing any loosening. The electrical junction box includes a bracket securing section provided integrally on a casing outer surface and a bracket made of a resin molding material fixed on the bracket securing section by a bolt and a nut. Bolt holes are provided in the bracket securing section and the bracket, respectively. Positioning pins project near the bolt hole in one of the bracket securing section or the bracket. The positioning holes are provided in the other of the bracket securing and the section or bracket to receive the positioning pins. After the positioning pins are fitted in the positioning holes to position and hold the bracket on the bracket securing section, a bolt is inserted into the corresponding bolt holes and is fastened by a nut. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133266 | CONTAINER WITH RETRACTABLE SUPPORTS - A container is provided which includes a base, a pair of opposed side walls, and a pair of opposed end walls which are transverse to the side walls. A support is pivotably mounted to each of the end walls. The support is configured to extend into the container and to fully retract out of the container. The support extends far enough into the container to reliably support another container thereon. The side and end walls may be pivotably connected to the base between an upright position generally perpendicular to the base and a collapsed position on the base. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133267 | COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER - A collapsible container is provided which includes a base, a pair of opposed side walls, and a pair of opposed end walls which are transverse to the side walls. The side and end walls are pivotably connected to the base between an upright position generally perpendicular to the base and a collapsed position on the base. A support is pivotably and slidably mounted to each of the end walls. The support is configured to extend into the container and to fully retract within the end wall. The support extends far enough into the container to reliably support another container thereon. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133268 | Fast Food Utensil - A device for blind retrieval of food is provided, the device having a single semi-rigid band with an opening, elastically conformable for attachment to a human thigh. A mount is disposed on the band, perpendicular to the opening. A food container having a ridge on the upper surface and a recessed surface on the lower surface, the recessed surface corresponding and conforming with said ridge of the upper surface. A connector is disposed in the recessed surface of the food container where the connector is slidably attachable to the mount of the band. The relative width between mount and the connector varies, providing a wedging or cinching effect upon sliding-attachment of the connector to the mount. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133269 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ISOLATING MATERIAL FROM ITS PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT - A container ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133270 | LID OPENING/CLOSING SYSTEM FOR CLOSED CONTAINER - The FIMS system is for use with a pod composed of a lid having an engaged portion provided on the outer surface thereof and a pod body having a latch mechanism including an engagement portion that engages the engaged portion as it moves along a predetermined axis to fix the lid to the pod. The FIMS system has a latch mechanism drive means for driving the latch mechanism along a certain axis and an engagement portion position sensor that can generate a signal indicating whether the engagement portion is at an engagement position or non-engagement position when the latch mechanism drive means drives the latch mechanism. The latch mechanism drive means and the engagement portion position sensor are provided in the vicinity of a first opening portion of the FIMS system. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133271 | DEVICE FOR PLACING AND CONTAINING SOILED OBJECTS THEREIN - The device ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133272 | ONE-PIECE SPLASH AND SPILL RESISTANT LID - A one-piece disposable cup lid enables drinking while inhibiting splashing and spilling by blocking straight-line paths through the lid and dispensing beverage through a well. A drinking spout can include a well having a sidewall, a bottom and a penetration into the cup, or a sloping lid section can intersect a raised rim to create a well therebetween, with a penetration in the sloping section or the rim configured to block straight-line paths, for example by upwardly hinging of a flap or depressing half of a split, convex bubble. Embodiments include baffles that force a beverage to flow through a convoluted path and/or through chambers before being consumed. Baffles can be formed in place, or by hinged movement of flaps after forming. Textures and/or protruding structures can intercept, direct, and/or influence surface tension as beverage flows across surfaces. Vent hole sizes and locations can further limit flow and spilling. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133273 | Self sealing bag in box cap assembly - A cap assembly comprising a body, a sealing membrane and a retaining ring. The body includes a top surface, a bottom surface. A spout engagement channel is positioned on the bottom surface. An opening is provided through the body and includes a recessed circumferential channel and a membrane engaging flange positioned proximate the recessed circumferential channel. The sealing membrane covers the opening and includes a body engaging flange and a pierceable surface. The sealing membrane is positioned upon the membrane engaging flange so that the body engaging flange and the membrane engaging flange are in overlying engagement. The retaining ring includes a tab, a sealing membrane engagement surface and an inner wall structure opposite the sealing membrane engagement surface. The retaining ring is positioned with the sealing membrane engagement surface in overlying engagement with the sealing membrane. Extension of the tab into the recessed circumferential channel of the body releasably maintains said overlying engagement and biases the retaining ring against the membrane. The inner wall structure of the retaining ring extends radially inward beyond the membrane engaging flange of the sealing membrane, to in turn, protect the membrane. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133274 | Fuel tank opening-closing device - A fuel tank opening-closing device includes a shutter mechanism situated inside a tank neck defining member and adapted to open a shutter body in response to insertion of a fuel nozzle. The shutter mechanism includes a push mechanism having a push member situated in an insertion passage; an interconnection mechanism having springs adapted to accumulate force of displacement of the push member as mechanical energy; and a nozzle sensing mechanism. The nozzle sensing mechanism has introduction pressure members adapted to receive displacement force of the fuel nozzle in the insertion direction, and lock portions that allow the shutter to move to the opening position. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133275 | CONTAINER - Containers comprising a closure system comprising a fixed element and a movable closure element are disclosed. The containers may be constructed to be resealable and improve sanitary conditions of the dispensing portion and allow for easier opening with the ability to be reclosed, over a conventional container. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133276 | Flexible container - A flexible container comprises a container wall and a handle attached to the wall. The handle includes multiple layers of thermoplastic material having stitching applied through the multiple layers and a portion of the handle is attached to the container wall. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133277 | CONTAINER FOR PACKAGING KIMCHI - A kimchi packaging container, in which a flexible pouch is coupled with an injection molding that can be produced by injection molding, can easily transport kimchi packaged and stored in a container in a sealed state. The kimchi packaging container includes a pouch section, which has a shape of a flexible bag whose upper side is open and in which kimchi is stored, a coupler section, which is enclosed by the open upper side of the pouch section, is bonded with the pouch section such that the open upper side of the pouch section has a predetermined area, and is formed in a looped shape so as to input kimchi after bonded with the pouch section, and a cover section, which is coupled with the coupler section and seals the open upper side of the pouch section. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133278 | CONTAINERS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A container is provided comprising a body defined, at least in part, by a film, the body including at least one side seal, at least two chambers separated, at least in part, by a peelable seal, and the film including a sealant layer having a bimodal thermal behavior such that the side seal is a permanent seal and the peelable seal can, at least in part, be separated. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133279 | Cryogenic Capable High Pressure Containers For Compact Storage Of Hydrogen Onboard Vehicles - A cryogenic-capable high pressure container which combines the use of cryogenic-capable high pressure vessels and ultra-thin thermal barrier(s) having a thickness less than about 5 mm because of the reduced thermal requirements of the container from flexible usage, for maximizing storage space. Additional increase in storage capacity may be obtained by using conformable pressure vessels having box-shaped configurations for further maximizing storage space and capacity. Further efficiencies may be achieved by nesting high pressure vessels inside box-shaped lower pressure vessels to utilize for storage the interstitial spaces form between them. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133280 | GAS PRESSURE VESSEL COMPRISING A MIXTURE COMPRISING A METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK AND ALSO A LATENT HEAT STORE - The present invention relates to a gas pressure vessel having a prescribed maximum filling pressure for the uptake, storage and release of a gas, which comprises the gas and a mixture comprising, in each case based on the total weight of the mixture,
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| 20100133281 | STORAGE CONTAINER WITH A COLLAPSIBLE BELLOWS UNIT - A storage container having a collapsible unit and a twist cap is described. The collapsible unit is a type of bellows which includes a base and a sidewall attached to the base. The sidewall has a spiral fold that traverses along a portion of the length of that the collapsible unit. The length can be compressed by folding the collapsible unit along the spiral fold. As the length of the collapsible unit is reduced, access to any remaining products, such as acne pad products, stored at the bottom of the collapsible unit can be more conveniently obtained. The cap of the storage container includes a ring collar; a sleeve attached to the ring collar; and a guide attached to the sleeve. When the cap is turned or twisted the guide and the spiral fold are configured to slidably engage each other which results in shortening the length of the collapsible unit. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133282 | System for Identifying One's Drinking Glass at a Party - A set of drinking glasses, preferably goblets, provided each with a prominent and permanent single number, letter, a combination and/or symbol from a sequential set of the same, which number, letter, combination symbol is etched, engraved or otherwise cut into the glass. The entire set can be distributed to guests at a dinner party such that each guest is provided with a unique symbol thereon and, yet, the other glasses are otherwise identical to one another. The guests will know the glass they have been served with and thus will know that they are meant to keep that glass and not drink from another glass of another guest. This is easily accomplished, once the glasses are distributed, by each guest having his or her own unique glass, i.e., a glass from the otherwise identical set with a unique, prominent and permanent symbol thereon. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133283 | WAVE ABSORBING STRUCTURE FOR FUEL TANK - A wave absorbing member including a cage-shaped container housing a sponge that imparts resistance to the passing of fuel is arranged inside a tank body. Therefore, an impact by collision of the fuel can be absorbed, noise caused by undulation of the fuel can be reduced, and violent undulation of a fuel level can be effectively suppressed by the wave absorbing member. The wave absorbing member is supported by a pipe that is arranged inside the tank body and passes through a through hole formed in the container. A movement restricting member is provided on the pipe to limit movement of the wave absorbing member along the pipe. Therefore, the wave absorbing member is reliably positioned along the pipe and within the tank body with a simple structure. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100133284 | RUPTURE RESISTANT TANK SYSTEM - A rupture resistant system is provided and comprises a tank comprising a top member, a combined body member, the combined body member forming a side and bottom of the tank, the combined body member comprising at least one curved non-linear surface to define a partially curved interior in at least a portion of the tank; and a component situated within the tank and susceptible to creating increasing pressure within the tank when under a fault condition. At least one of the top, sidewall, and bottom members is connected to another of the top, sidewall, and bottom members in a manner so as to cause an increase in inner volume of the tank under increased pressure conditions. | 2010-06-03 |
