| 23rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
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| 20090139604 | Kit for Repairing and Inflating Inflatable Articles, and Featuring a Control Device - A kit for repairing and inflating an inflatable article has a compressor assembly for producing compressed air; a canister assembly containing sealing fluid and connected releasably to the compressor assembly; an electric circuit for turning the compressor assembly on; a first line connecting the compressor assembly to the canister assembly; a second line connected, parallel to the first line, to the compressor assembly, and connectable to the inflatable article; a selector device connected fluidically between the compressor assembly and the first and second line; and control means user-operated to turn the compressor assembly on and off by means of the electric circuit, and integrated in the selector device. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139605 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A CLEANING COMPOSITION - An apparatus, notably, an automatic self-service filling machine, for providing cleaning composition, preferably, a liquid laundry detergent composition and a method of dispensing liquid composition using said machine. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139606 | CONTOURED DOOR WITH SEAL - A compact closure assembly for a capless filler tube for a fuel tank includes a housing having a passageway extending therethough for receiving a fuel filler nozzle, and a door moveable from a first position sealing the passageway to a second position permitting insertion of the fuel filler nozzle into the passageway. The door is contoured such that when in the second position, the outer surface of the door is generally concentric with a wall of the housing about a longitudinal axis of the passageway. Accordingly, much of the additional space found in conventional closure assemblies that is needed for accommodating the flat door in the open position can be eliminated. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139607 | BRAZE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - Braze compositions containing flux compositions and processes for using such braze compositions, such as for use in the manufacturing, coating, repair, and build-up of superalloy components. The braze composition contains an aqueous binder system, multiple inorganic compounds, titanium hydride, and a metallic braze alloy. The braze composition is useful when brazing superalloys that are prone to oxidation at elevated brazing temperatures. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139608 | Conductive Filler and Solder Material - There is provided a conductive filler with high heat resistance which can be melt-bonded under reflow heat treatment conditions for a lead-free solder and, after the bonding, does not melt under the same heat treatment conditions. The conductive filler is characterized in that, as measured by differential scanning calorimetry, it has at least one metastable metal alloy phase observed as an exothermic peak and has at least one melting point observed as an endothermic peak in each of the 210 to 240° C. range and the 300 to 450° C. range, and that the filler, upon heat treatment at 246° C., gives a bonded object which has, as measured by differential scanning calorimetry, no melting point observed as an endothermic peak in the 210 to 240° C. range or has a melting endotherm calculated from an endothermic peak area in the 210 to 240° C. range, the melting endotherm being 90% or less of the melting endotherm of the filler before bonding calculated from an endothermic peak area in the 210 to 240° C. range. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139609 | Method for Producing Grain Oriented Magnetic Steel Strip - A method, which makes it possible to economically produce high-quality grain oriented magnetic steel sheet, utilizes a steel alloy with (in wt %) Si: 2.5-4.0%, C: 0.01-0.10%, Mn: 0.02-0.50%, S and Se in contents, whose total amounts to 0.005-0.04%. The method utilizes an operational sequence whose individual routine steps (secondary metallurgical treatment of the molten metal in a vacuum—or ladle facility, continuous casting of the molten metal into a strand, dividing of the strand, heating in a facility standing inline, continuous hot rolling in a multi-stand hot rolling mill standing inline, cooling, coiling, cold rolling, recrystallization and decarburization annealing, application of an annealing separator, final annealing to form a Goss texture) are harmonized with one another, so that a magnetic steel sheet with optimized electromagnetic properties is obtained using conventional apparatus. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139610 | Method for hardening groove walls of the ring groove of a steel piston - A method for hardening groove walls of the ring groove of a steel piston by a laser beam consists of conducting process gas that contains oxygen onto a groove wall of the steel piston, and putting the steel piston into rotation. The groove wall is irradiated with the laser beam until an oxide layer has formed on the groove wall. Subsequently, the feed of the process gas is turned off, and the groove wall is heated and hardened, in tracks. The degree of heat conductivity of the groove wall is improved by the oxide layer on the groove wall, thereby bringing about faster heating and hardening of the groove wall. The reflectivity of the groove wall is also reduced in this way, so that only little light is reflected by the groove wall onto other regions of the groove, so that these regions are not unintentionally heated and hardened. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139611 | Galvanized Steel Sheet and Method for Producing the Same - A galvanized steel sheet excellent in strength-ductility balance and bake-hardenability as well as a method for producing the same are provided. The chemical components thereof include C, Si, Mn, P, S, Al, N and Cr at content ratios of 0.005 to 0.04%, 1.5% or lower, 1.0 to 2.0%, 0.10% or lower, 0.03% or lower, 0.01 to 0.1%, less than 0.008% and 0.2 to 1.0%, respectively, with Mn (mass %)+1.29Cr (mass %) being in the range of 2.1 to 2.8, and further include iron and unavoidable impurities as the balance. The structure thereof consists of a ferrite phase and a martensite phase with a volume fraction being at least 3.0% and less than 10%, the average particle diameter of the ferrite is larger than 6 μm and not more than 15 μm, and 90% or more of the martensite phase exists in a ferrite grain boundary. In addition, in the production process of such a galvanized steel sheet, a steel sheet obtained in a cold rolling step is annealed at a temperature being at least the Ac1 point and not more than the Ac3 point. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139612 | ZR-BASED AMORPHOUS ALLOY AND A PREPARING METHOD THEREOF - In one aspect, a Zr-based amorphous alloy comprises Zr, Ti, Cu, Ni, Fe, Be, and Sn. In another aspect, a Zr-based amorphous alloy comprises about 30-75 atomic percent of (Zr | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139613 | HYPERELASTIC SHAPE SETTING DEVICES AND FABRICATION METHODS - Shape-setting methods for fabricating devices made of single crystal shape memory alloys. The method include drawing a single crystal of a shape memory alloy from a melt of the alloy. This is followed by heating and quenching the crystal sufficiently rapid to limit the formation of alloy precipitates to an amount which retains hyperelastic composition and properties of the crystal. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139614 | METHOD OF CHARACTERIZING PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS IN SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS - A method of characterizing phase transformations of a shape memory material specimen entails recording data from the specimen during heating and cooling. The temperature of the specimen is changed in a first direction to a first temperature sufficient to define a first inflection and a second inflection in the data being recorded. The temperature of the specimen is changed in a second direction to a second temperature sufficient to define a third inflection in the data. The third inflection is formed by overlapping primary and secondary sub-inflections. The temperature of the specimen is changed in the first direction to a third temperature sufficient to define the first inflection but not sufficient to define the second inflection. The temperature of the specimen is then changed in the second direction to a fourth temperature sufficient to define the secondary sub-inflection in the data being recorded. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139615 | LEAF SPRING MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a leaf spring material superior in mechanical characteristics and a manufacturing method of the leaf spring material capable of reliably achieving the same, utilizing induction hardening. The manufacturing method of the leaf spring material comprises the steps of imparting tensile stress on a first surface along the longitudinal direction of the first surface and compressive stress on a second surface along the longitudinal direction of the second surface of a substantially strip-shaped steel plate, and subjecting the first surface to induction hardening. With this induction hardening, an induction-hardened structure having a higher average hardness than that of a parent material structure in the vicinity of the second surface and comprising martensite and finely and evenly dispersed austenite is imparted on a surface layer in the vicinity of the first surface. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139616 | Method and Device for the Continuous Creation of a Bainite Structure in a Carbon Steel, Particularly in a Strip Steel - The invention relates to a method for continuously creating a bainite structure in a carbon steel, especially a strip steel. The method comprises the following steps: the carbon steel ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139617 | Binary Titanium-Zirconium Alloy for Surgical Implants and a Suitable Manufacturing Process - The present invention relates to a binary single phase titanium-zirconium alloy suitable for the production of surgical implants. The alloy includes a zirconium content of less than 25% but more than 5% by weight, and 0.1% to 0.3% by weight of oxygen as a strength enhancing additive, and not more than 1% by weight of other strength enhancing additives and technical impurities. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139618 | N-hydroxy-N'-nitrourea and related compounds as high energy density materials - Novel compounds are provided in the form of a salt having the structure of formula (I) or formula (II) | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139619 | Golf club head protective cap - The protective cap for a golf club head comprises a thin-walled shell having a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface. The thin-walled shell preferably has an opening at an end portion thereof for receiving a shaft portion of the golf club with the portion of the golf club head to be protected being enclosed by the thin-walled shell. The thin-walled shell has at least one projection having an end extending away from the concave inner surface. An adhesive is applied to the end of the projection, which is formed such that the adhesive contacts a portion of the golf club head when the shaft extends through the opening to retain the protective cap mounted to a selected portion of the golf club head. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139620 | Tire cavity resonance restricting device and pneumatic tire - A tire cavity resonance restricting device to be mounted on the inner surface of the tread portion facing to the cavity of a pneumatic tire. The tire cavity resonance restricting device includes a cross-sectional area changing member for changing the cross-sectional area of the cavity in tire meridian cross section, and an elastic fixing member in the form of a ring for fixing the cross-sectional area changing member to the inner surface of the tread portion. The elastic fixing member has an attachment portion to which the cross-sectional area changing member is attached and a non-attachment portion to which the cross-sectional area changing member is not attached. The non-attachment portion is greater in mass than the attachment portion. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139621 | TIGHTENING MECHANISM FOR ANTI-SKID AND TRACTION ENHANCEMENT DEVICES - A tightening system ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139622 | Run-Flat Tire - A run-flat tire of improved load bearing capacity after being punctured is disclosed. The tire has two circumferential sidewalls, at least one circumferential intermediate wall interposed between the sidewalls, and a transverse base extending from one sidewall to the other and defining a compartment between a sidewall and an adjacent intermediate wall or between two adjacent intermediate walls. Each compartment is adapted to assume an expanded symmetrical configuration when an adjacent sidewall or intermediate wall is punctured. A carcass portion is provided within each sidewall, each intermediate wall and base. A shock absorber is provided in the vicinity of a junction connecting each intermediate wall to the base. A padding element is affixed to the inner liner portion applied to the bead wrap of each intermediate wall. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139623 | PNEUMATIC VEHICLE TIRE WITH RUNFLAT CHARACTERISTICS - A vehicle pneumatic tire with run-flat characteristics is formed of a profiled tread, multilayered belting, an air-tight inner layer, a carcass wound around high-tensile strength cores and core profiles on cores in the bead area, axially from inside to outside as a carcass riser, side walls within which there is at least one reinforcing profile with a crescent-shaped cross section closed annularly over the circumference of the side wall, and a bead reinforcing element with a reinforcement. The bead reinforcing element that is axially inside of the core profile has reinforcements oriented at a 90 degree angle to the tread periphery, and the carcass is configured as a single layer. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139624 | Tube-shaped tubeless tire - A tube-shaped tubeless tire includes a tire body having two sidewalls and an inner surface, each of the two sidewalls being externally provided along a radially inner edge with an annular recess; a lining belt having two outer edges separately connected to the inner surface of the tire body, making the tire body a closed tube-shaped body; and a wheel rim being provided along two opposite annular outer edges with a laterally inward protruded annular rib each to face toward the annular recess on the sidewalls of the tire body. When pumping air into the tire body, the tire body and the lining belt are gradually expanded to push the annular recesses on the tire body against the annular ribs on the wheel rim, so that the tire body is completely held to the wheel rim. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139625 | PNEUMATIC RADIAL TIRE - Disclosed is a pneumatic radial tire having improved flat spot resistance without sacrificing its high-speed durability, when a belt auxiliary reinforcement layer thereof is constituted of a hybrid fiber cord including a general-purpose nylon as a low-elastic fiber yarn. In the pneumatic radial tire, the belt auxiliary reinforcement layer is formed by winding an organic fiber cord around the outer periphery of belt layers in the tire circumferential direction. The organic fiber cord constituting the belt auxiliary reinforcement layer is obtained by twisting a highly-elastic fiber yarn with an elastic modulus of 10000 MPa or more and a low-elastic fiber yarn made of nylon 46. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139626 | PNEUMATIC RADIAL TIRE - Disclosed is a pneumatic radial tire having improved high-speed durability and flat spot resistance in a well-balanced manner. Its carcass layer is constituted of a hybrid fiber cord obtained by imparting a first twist to a single nylon 46 fiber yarn and two aramid fiber yarns, and subsequently by twisting together the three fiber yarns while imparting a second twist to the three fiber yarns in a direction reverse to a direction of the first twist imparted to the three fiber yarns. In addition, a second twist coefficient K (expressed with T×D | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139627 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic tire which is lighter in weight and exhibits increased flat-spot resistance while keeping its durability and driving stability. The pneumatic tire according to the present invention includes a carcass layer being laid between paired right and left bead sections, and at least two belt layers being arranged at an outer peripheral side of the carcass layer in a tread section. The pneumatic tire is characterized in that a hybrid cord, used as reinforcement cords of the carcass layer, is obtained by imparting second twists, in a reverse direction of the first twists, to a bundle of: at least one rayon first twist yarn being obtained by imparting first twists to a bundle of rayon fibers; and at least one aramid first twist yarn being obtained by imparting, to a bundle of aramid fibers, first twists in the same direction of the first twists of the rayon first twist yarn. The total fineness of the hybrid cord is in a range of 3500 dtex to 9000 dtex, the second twist coefficient K of the hybrid cord expressed by Equation 1 is in a range of 1700 to 2400, the tensile strength of the hybrid cord is not less than 5.5 CN/dtex when absolutely dry, and the elongation percentage of the hybrid cord under a load of 1.8 cN/dtex is 2% to 4% when absolutely dry, | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139628 | Tire For Heavy Vehicles - A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, at least one protective layer being radially to the outside of the working crown layers, said crown reinforcement being topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls. The tire additionally comprises in each shoulder at least one layer of reinforcement elements which are parallel to each other in the additional layer and are oriented circumferentially, the axially inner end of said additional layer being radially adjacent and external to the radially outermost working layer and said axially inner end of the additional layer being radially adjacent and internal to at least part of the protective layer. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139629 | Extended-Mobility Tyre Comprising A Flexible Sidewall - A tire for a vehicle wheel, in which at least one of the tire's beads includes: an anchoring zone for anchoring the reinforcement structure and including an upturn of the reinforcement structure around the bead wire, a bearing zone disposed radially and axially external to the bead wire and surrounded by the turned-up portion of the reinforcement structure, and an anchoring closure zone disposed substantially radially to the outside of the bead wire. The location of the anchoring closure zone is defined on one hand by an imaginary bead wire axis (At) which is substantially axial and passes substantially radially externally to the bead wire, and on the other hand an imaginary axis alpha which passes substantially radially externally to the bearing zone. The angle alpha has an angle alpha of less than 50° and preferably less than 45° as measured between the bead wire axis (At) and the axis alpha, in a clockwise direction. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139630 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component, the at least one component comprising a rubber composition contacting one or more reinforcing textile cords, the textile cords comprising a resorcinol-formaldehyde-latex (RFL) adhesive disposed on the surface of the textile cords, wherein the RFL adhesive comprises polyvinylpyrollidone and at least one other elastomer, and the RFL adhesive comprises from 0.4 to 4 weight percent of polyvinylpyrrolidone, based on the total weight of the elastomers in the RFL adhesive. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139631 | Tyre Comprising a Bielastic Reinforcing Element - The invention relates to a tire comprising at least one, and preferably at least two, reinforcing structures of the carcass type, one inner one and one outer one, possibly one or more crown reinforcing structures, at least one circumferential bielastic reinforcing element consisting of a bielastic fabric in which the said fabric used is a bielastic knit, namely a loop mesh fabric the mesh-forming loops of which are able to move relative to one another in the direction of knitting and in the direction perpendicular to the direction of knitting, the said bielastic reinforcement being positioned in such a way as to run substantially parallel along a portion of a reinforcing structure. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139632 | Multi-Burnish Applicator For And Method Of Applying A Sheet Material To A Substrate - A method and applicator for applying sheet material to a substrate. The applicator comprises two outwardly facing burnishes, each having an outwardly facing surface. The surfaces are disposed at an included angle of at least 180°, and preferably at least 270°. This geometry allows for positioning sheet material, such as wallpaper, into a corner to begin application at a desired position. Further, this geometry allows the user to conveniently and ergonomically effectively rotate the applicator as the sheet material is being applied. The applicator and sheet material may be provided together in a kit. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139633 | Method for Lining a Container and Lining of a Container - The invention relates to a method for lining a container, especially a reservoir, a tank or a basin in a water-tight manner. In order to avoid possible leakages and/or contaminations, the walls of the large container are provided with hook-and-loop-type fastening elements. Sealing webs are attached to these fastening elements by means of fastening elements. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139634 | Single Stage Glass Lamination Apparatus and Process - A glass sheet assembly including a first glass sheet arranged in an opposing parallel configuration with respect to a second glass sheet is provided, with a heat sensitive layer of adhesive laminating film disposed between the first glass sheet and the second glass sheet, the glass sheet assembly having a leading edge and a trailing edge and being of a fixed length and width, the laminating film having a bonding temperature at which melting of the laminating film is initiated. The glass sheet assembly is heated using an array of heating elements so as to cause differential heating along the length of the glass sheet assembly such that the temperature at the leading edge of the glass sheet assembly is higher than the temperature at the trailing edge of the glass sheet assembly with uniform heating across the width of the glass sheet assembly. The first and second glass sheets are pressed toward each other to purge air or moisture from the glass sheet assembly until the first and second glass sheets adhere together via the adhesive laminating film, the step of pressing being initiated at the leading edge of the glass sheet assembly when the temperature of the laminating film at the leading edge of the glass sheet assembly reaches the bonding temperature of the laminating film. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139635 | Method of Processing Wooden Piece - A method is of processing a wooden piece into a predetermined three dimensional shape by compressing the wooden piece. The method includes compressing a first wooden piece and a second wooden piece in a water vapor atmosphere of a temperature and a pressure higher than a temperature and a pressure of an atmospheric air, by placing the first and the second wooden pieces one on another, the first wooden piece having a shape including a curved surface, and the second wooden piece having a flat board-like shape in which a large part of fiber components run in a direction substantially parallel to a surface. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139636 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WINDING ELECTRICAL COILS - A winding machine for electrical coils to be wound into layers has a device which supplies a material to the coil to be wound in order to separate adjacent layers of the coil from one another. The device has a device for producing a predetermined breaking point in the material, and a measuring unit. The measuring unit determines when the device for producing a predetermined breaking point is to be activated in order to produce a predetermined breaking point in the material. The device also has a guide device which fixes the material on the coil to be wound in the vicinity of the predetermined breaking point at a predetermined time, in order to sever the material at the predetermined breaking point. The winding machine therefore anticipates when a layer change is required, in order to then produce a predetermined breaking point in the material at a distance from the coil. The predetermined breaking point is pulled through as far as the coil, and this enables the material to be guided in a controlled and reliable manner. The material is torn off at the predetermined breaking point only after the material is secured on the coil. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139637 | NOISE-SUPPRESSING AND HIGHLY ABRASION-RESISTANT TAPE INTENDED ESPECIALLY FOR THE BANDAGING OF CABLE HARNESSES IN MOTOR VEHICLES - Noise-suppressing and highly abrasion-resistant tape, preferably for wrapping elongated products such as, in particular, leads or cable looms, comprising a backing which is composed at least of three layers, specifically a first outer layer A, a second outer layer B, and an interlayer C, which is located between outer layers A and B and is firmly connected at least in sections to the outer layers A and B. The outer layer A is composed of a stitchbonded nonwoven, the outer layer B is composed of a nonwoven, and the interlayer C is composed of a film which is coated on both sides with a viscoelastic adhesive. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139638 | METHODS FOR ADHESIVE HEIGHT SETTING - Methods for adhering parts together using part gap spacers are provided herein. Part gap spacers are formed in a selected pattern and a selected height on a surface of at least one surface of two parts to be oppositely disposed. When disposed opposite each other, at least some of the part gap spacers contact the opposite surface, and establish a standoff distance that is generally uniform, and thereby creating voids. Adhesive is disposed in at least some of the voids to adhere the part surfaces to each other. Further methods comprise forming part gap spacers on multiple sides of a third part to be disposed intermediate two surfaces. The part gap spacers can be formed in a variety of shapes, including bumps, tapers, ribs, and flange edges. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139639 | Method of Producing a Sheet - A method of producing a plastic sheet equipped with electrical conductors is disclosed. The method that enables automatic production includes (a) fixing in a frame an electrically conducting wire in a sinusoidal, square wave pattern and in a single plane, (b) bringing into contact the single plane and a surface of a plastic sheet under conditions calculated to bond the plastic to said conductor, and (c) removing the frame. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139640 | Process for Producing Partially Metallized Substrates - Process for producing a partially metalized substrate, characterized by the following process steps: a) provision of a first substrate, b) partial printing or coating of the substrate with a surface coating which adheres only weakly to the substrate, c) application of a full-area metal layer, d) lamination to an adhesive-coated second substrate and e) detachment of this second adhesive-coated substrate, as a result of which the weakly adhering surface coating with the metallic layer on top of it is detached from the first substrate and a structured metallic layer thus remains on the first substrate. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139641 | COMPOSITE SECTIONS FOR AIRCRAFT FUSELAGES AND OTHER STRUCTURES, AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH SECTIONS - Composite sections for aircraft fuselages and other structures, and methods and systems for manufacturing such sections, are disclosed herein. A method for manufacturing a shell structure in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes applying composite material to an interior mold surface of a tool to form a skin extending 360 degrees around an axis. The method can further include positioning a plurality of stiffeners on an inner surface of the skin. After the stiffeners have been positioned, a vacuum bag can be installed over the stiffeners and evacuated to press the stiffeners and the skin outwardly against the interior mold surface of the tool. Next, the skin/stiffener combination can be cocured to bond the stiffeners to the skin and harden the shell structure. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139642 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING A MOULDING FROM A PLASTIC - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a moulding from a plastic, preferably a fibre-reinforced plastic, which method comprises at least the steps of stacking at least one plastic layer to form a laminate; arranging the laminate between at least two membranes, at least one of which comprises heating elements; bringing the thus formed assembly to a first temperature by heating the heating elements of at least one membrane; forming the assembly by making use of a shaping tool brought to a second temperature. The invention also relates to a device for performing the method and a heatable membrane to be applied in the method. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139643 | GOLF CLUB HEAD - The invention prevents a resin member from being broken so as to improve durability. The invention provides a golf club head ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139644 | PROCESS AND TOOLS FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE RING FRAMES - The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing composite ring frames for aeronautical fuselages by means of the application of the RTM technology to two preforms with C- and L-shaped sections manufactured using two tools ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139645 | Method for maintaining vacuum-tight inside a panel module and structure for the same - This invention provides a method for maintaining vacuum of a panel module and a structure of the panel module. A sealing material is suspended inside the panel module right above an exhaust opening of the panel module connecting with an exhaust tube. After exhausting the inside of the panel module, the sealing material is heated and molten so as to drop down to seal the exhaust tube. As such, the panel module becomes vacuum-tight. During a subsequent annealing process to heat the exhaust tube to its melting temperature, ambient air is prohibited from flowing into the panel module. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139646 | BONDING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A nitrogen gas tank, a rotary pump and a mechanical booster pump are connected to a bonding vessel that constitutes a bonding apparatus for carrying out diffusion bonding, the apparatus further comprising a pressure sensor. A nitrogen gas atmosphere is formed inside the bonding vessel, and under control operations of a control circuit, a nitrogen introduction rate is controlled so that a pressure is substantially fixed at a predetermined pressure between 3-10 | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139647 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING PLASTIC PALLETS - A preformed laminate is provided having first and second outer layers that sandwich a cellular or honeycomb shaped core. The peripheral edge of the preformed laminate may be inserted into the heating apparatus having one or more heating elements surrounded by a reflective back panel and one or more heat shields, which function to focus heat onto the peripheral edge. Once heated, the peripheral edge of the preformed laminate may then be inserted into a molding press having one or more adjustable pinch rails for forming the peripheral edge of the laminate into an enclosed pallet. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139648 | Film for Applying on Handrail of Conveyor - A film for applying on a handrail of a conveyor is prepared, which comprises a substrate film comprising a soft resin and a first sticky layer formed on a first surface of the substrate film and has a Young's modulus of 50 to 500 MPa and shows no yield point strength at the range of an elongation of not more than 100%. The film may have, for example, a 2% modulus of not less than 10 MPa and a strain at zero stress in a 15% elongation test of not more than 5%. The substrate film may comprise an olefinic resin and an elastic polymer. The first sticky layer may comprise at least a polyisobutylene. The film for applying on a handrail of a conveyor may comprise an adhesive layer comprising a soft adhesive resin and formed on a second surface of the substrate film and an ink receiving layer which is formed on the adhesive layer. The film for applying on a handrail of a conveyor has a high conformability to the changing shape of the handrail of the conveyor and an excellent removability. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139649 | Device And Method For Patterning A Workpiece - The invention relates to a device ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139650 | REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANE AND MEMBRANE STACK ASSEMBLY - A method is provided for making a reverse osmosis membrane comprising flow modifier structures on one or more of its surfaces. The surface modifier structures are disposed on the membrane surface using a direct-write technique. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of making a reverse osmosis membrane, the method comprising providing a first membrane layer having an active surface and disposing on the active surface one or more flow modifier structures suing a direct-write technique. In an alternate embodiment, the present invention provides a method for making a polyethersulfone membrane comprising surface structures created using a direct-write technique. In yet another embodiment, the present invention provides a method for making a membrane stack assembly comprising a membrane layer and a feed carrier layer wherein a direct-write technique is used to create surface structures (flow modifier structures) on each of the membrane layer and the feed carrier layer. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139651 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an optical information recording medium. The method includes laminating plural layers successively on a substrate having a through-hole at its center; and fitting center caps each having a predetermined radius in the through-hole to form at least two of the plural layers by a spin coat method. A radius of a first center cap used for forming an upper layer of the at least two layers is larger than a radius of a second center cap used for forming a lower layer thereof. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139652 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ULTRAVIOLET CURING OF ADHESIVES WITH LIGHT BEAM SHAPING IN DISK DRIVE MANUFACTURING - UV curing of adhesives with light beam shaping utilizes a spot curing process that focuses a limited amount of UV light onto a target area, such as glue dots. A focusing lens may be used to direct the UV light beam to the target area. The target areas have different geometrical shapes, and the UV light is advantageously concentrated in a more efficient manner. Beam-shaping optics or lenses are used to facilitate re-shaping and re-defining the UV-light beam. The UV beam may be defined and limited to a rectangular spot to improve the spot process quality and efficiency. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139653 | Method and Device for Creative Art using Nylon or Plastic Waste - A way of using nylon or plastic materials for creative art by a device for melting the nylon or plastic materials up to a degree of melting or partially melting all or part of the materials and applying them on nylon, plastic, canvas or any other desired surface, creating drawings or sculptures with different depths and or three dimensions forms. The melting of the nylon or plastic might be externally or internally to the device with a nozzle or head of a brush with various shaped and sizes to assist the application of the melted or partially melted plastic or nylon. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139654 | MATERIAL PLACEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - A material placement head for dispensing and compacting a plurality of strips of a material onto a surface with a plurality of independently movable roller assemblies. Each roller assembly of the placement head comprises a compacting roller and may be rotatably and linearly moved in six-degrees of freedom independent of the other roller assemblies of the placement head. The roller assemblies may be arranged in a staggered configuration and substantially simultaneously apply the plurality of strips of the material to the surface, such that the strips of the material are applied to adjacent paths on the surface. Each compacting roller may be malleable and substantially crowned around its outer circumferential surface to provide even compaction to the strips of the material. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139655 | Adhesive seal peeling device for a hard disk drive - The present invention provides a system and method for peeling off a adhesive seal for sealing a evacuation hole in the cover of a hard disk drive without damaging the seal in the fabrication and manufacture of hard disk drives. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139656 | Substrate processing apparatus - The present invention provides a substrate processing apparatus for processing substrates by immersing the substrates in a processing liquid. This substrate processing apparatus includes a processing tank having a pair of side walls arranged to be opposed to each other; and a pair of processing-liquid supply mechanisms provided respectively corresponding to the pair of side walls. The pair of processing-liquid supply mechanisms are respectively configured for supplying the processing liquid toward a central portion of the processing tank in the width direction connecting the pair of side walls, thereby to create a rising flow of the processing liquid in a central area in the width direction of the processing tank. Each inner wall face of the pair of side walls includes a main body, a projecting portion located above the main body, and a discharge guide portion located uppermost and providing a discharge port configured for allowing the processing liquid to overflow. The discharge guide portion is inclined upward, opposite to the central portion in the width direction. The projecting portion includes an inner end portion located nearer to the central portion in the width direction, as compared with the main body and discharge guide portion. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139657 | ETCH SYSTEM - A semiconductor processing system includes a factory interface. A central transfer chamber is coupled to the factory interface. A first number of etch chambers are coupled to the central transfer chamber. The first number of etch chambers are configured to etch a substrate at about a first processing time. A second number of post-etch treatment chambers are coupled to the central transfer chamber. The second number of post-etch treatment chambers are configured to process the substrate at about a second processing time, wherein a ratio of the first number to the second number is substantially proportional to a ratio of the first processing time to the second processing time. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139658 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A slotted conducting cylinder ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139659 | CENTER MECHANISM OF TIRE VULCANIZER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A center mechanism of a tire vulcanizer is provided with a screwing mechanism provided with a screw shaft and a screw nut screwed onto the screw shaft, a motor for rotating the screw shaft so as to raise and lower an upper ring body, an inverter for controlling the motor, and a mechanical brake for retaining a predetermined position of the upper ring body so that a bladder retains a shaping state. Within a time range from start of a closing action of the upper die to contact between the upper die and the upper ring body, an operation of the mechanical brake is released and position control of the upper ring body by the inverter is started, and at least after the release of the operation of the mechanical brake, a position of the upper ring body is controlled by the inverter. By such a configuration, even when there is an erroneous operation of the brake or incorrect setting, it is possible to prevent damage and breakage of constituent parts and have a simple structure. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139660 | Tyre Building Drum - A tyre building drum, wherein two coaxial half-drums move in opposite directions along a common axis, and each half-drum has an expandible bead clamping device defined by a ring of sectors, each having a radial rod; the sectors are movable to and from an expanded position, clamping a respective bead bundle, by an actuating device having a powered body movable back and forth along the axis and supporting a number of individual guide members, each of which is connected positively to the radial rod of a respective sector to move the relative sector to and from the expanded position in response to axial displacements of the powered body. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139661 | PVC/CPVC Composite Pipe With Metal Interlayer And Process For Making It - A composite pipe has a metal conduit sandwiched between inner and outer conduits of PVC/CPVC, each of which are adhesively secured to the interlaying metal conduit with a dried, solvent-free thin layer of a thermosetting bilayer adhesive which provides a bond with the metal, which bond fails in cohesive failure. Narrowly defined limits on the thickness of each conduit are found to provide a bendable composite pipe with an aluminum interlayer; and to provide a rigid non-bendable composite pipe with a steel interlayer. Making the composite pipe which meets required ASTM and NSF test considerations requires unexpectedly critical process steps. A process for making the pipe is disclosed, as are PVC/CPVC fittings which allow lengths of pipe to be solvent-cemented in them so as to seal the terminal ends of the pipe against infusion of fluid under pressure in the pipe, thus preventing delaminaton. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139662 | SEPARATING DEVICE - A separating device according to the present invention separates a support plate ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139663 | Covering System - The present application relates to a covering apparatus for covering an outdoor area comprising a screen ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139664 | Blind with Pockets - A vertical blind comprising a single fabric sheet having a series of vertical panels. The vertical panels include at least one relatively translucent panel and a plurality of vertical pocket panels. Each vertical pocket panel includes a vertical pocket. A vane is disposed and contained within the pocket for moving the associated pocket panel between open and closed positions. The vertical pocket panel along with the vane form a relatively opaque panel such that the vertical blind includes relatively translucent and relatively opaque panels. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139665 | BLIND OF UNITED BLIND BY WEAVING - The present invention provides a textile blind united by weaving, which is formed as a single body by weaving slat textiles along a width between a front textile and a back textile in parallel with each other, wherein the slat textiles are arranged along the height of the front and back textiles to make the textile blind easily block lights. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139666 | ADJUSTABLE BOTTOM RAIL FOR VENETIAN BLINDS AND USE OF ADJUSTMENT MEANS THEREFOR - Known bottom rails fulfil the requirements stiffness and adjustability at the time of installation, but a noted inequality in the load on the individual raising cord cannot be corrected without a complex dismantling of the bottom rail. According to the invention the bottom rail is suspended in clips ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139667 | Blind With Pockets - Forming, by weaving or warp knitting, a vertical blind comprising a single fabric sheet having a series of vertical panels. The vertical panels include at least one relatively translucent panel and a plurality of vertical pocket panels. The vertical blind can be formed by weaving or knitting a fabric in width-for-width or width-for-length arrangements on a weaving loom or a double needle bar knitting machine. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139668 | FIRE CURTAIN SYSTEM - A fire curtain system comprises a fire-resistant fabric curtain ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139669 | SHADELINE PERSONAL SHADE - A Shadeline™ personal shade is described. The shade may include a visor attached to an arm. The visor may be at least semi-transparent, and may be configured to inhibit incident light from passing through the visor while allowing sufficient light to pass through the visor such that a user can see through the visor. The arm may be flexible, such that the visor may be positioned to inhibit incident light from different source directions. The shade may further include a clamp, such that the shade may be attached to another object such as an article of furniture. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139670 | Blind for windows of motor vehicles - A blind for windows of motor vehicles, in particular of motor vehicle doors or tailgates is provided. The blind comprising a blind web which at least partially covers the window surface, a winding shaft for receiving the blind web, and a blind adjustment mechanism with blind guides for the blind web, a blind drive for winding up and unwinding the blind web, and actuating means for transferring the driving force from the blind drive to the blind web, and an installation unit which receives at least the blind adjustment mechanism and can be connected to parts of the motor vehicle body. The installation unit is connected in at least to part of the interior lining to be fastened to a motor vehicle body, in particular an inner panel of a motor vehicle door or tailgate. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139671 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR THE CONTINUOUS STEAM PRE-TREATMENT OF CHIPS DURING THE PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE PULP - The arrangement and method are for the steam pre-treatment of chips during the production of cellulose pulp to avoid the blow-through of gases in the steam pre-treatment vessel. This prevents foul-smelling gases from being released into the atmosphere. Spreader nozzles for the injection of cooling fluid are arranged in the gas phase of the steam pre-treatment vessel. In the event of the risk for blow-through of steam, cooling that is proportional to the risk is activated. It is possible to avoid the emission of gases from the chip bin when interruptions in the process occur, whereby the release of odours into the surroundings can be minimised. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139672 | CREPING AND CUTTING PROCEDURE AND EQUIPMENT - Creping and cutting procedure and equipment, for paper manufacture which consists of a creping doctor ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139673 | Sheet formation process and wet end to produce a pulp web - A sheet formation process and associated wet end to produce a pulp web with improved fibre orientation in a paper or board machine. A fluid is added to the pulp suspension from the side through openings ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139674 | LIGNOCELLULOSE FIBER-RESIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A method of making a formed, dried lignocellulose fiber material comprising (a) providing an aqueous lignocellulose fiber pulp slurry having an effective consistency; (b) de-watering the slurry to provide a de-watered material at an effective de-watering rate under an effective pressure to prevent or reduce the formation of fissures and voids within the material; (c) drying an effective amount of the de-watered material at an effective temperature and period of time to provide the formed, dried lignocellulose fiber material having a thickness of at least 5 mm. The formed, dried lignocellulose material may be used to make a lignocellulose fiber-resin composite material of use as a cost effective structural member, as a substitute for steel, in, for example, bridges, processing equipment, and the like. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139675 | Fine-Particled Polymer Dispersions Containing Starch - Finely divided, starch-containing polymer dispersions obtainable by emulsion copolymerization, with redox initiators, of ethylenically unsaturated monomers from the group consisting of
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| 20090139676 | ASA EMULSIFICATION WITH ULTRASOUND - The invention provides a method and apparatus for optimally feeding an ASA emulsion into a papermaking process. An intense transmission of ultrasonic energy rapidly and efficiently forms an ASA emulsion. Nearly simultaneous to forming the emulsion, the emulsion is fed into a high-speed dual conduit feeding apparatus, which quickly mixes the ASA emulsion with other chemicals and feeds the mixture directly into a papermaking process. The invention operates so fast that virtually no hydrolysis of the ASA occurs. This both prevents damage to the papermaking machinery and improves the quality of the produced paper. The invention operates 10-20 times faster than mechanical based emulsion methods and requires 1/7 as much energy to operate. The invention also self-monitors the process and can automatically correct any detected problems with the fed ASA emulsion. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139677 | AQUEOUS ALKYLKETENE DIMER DISPERSIONS - Aqueous alkyl ketene dimer dispersions which comprise at least 15% by weight of an alkyl ketene dimer and at least one water-soluble cationic starch, aluminum sulfate and at least one condensate of naphthalenesulfonic acid and formaldehyde or lignin sulfonic acid or in each case salts thereof, the dispersions comprising, based in each case on alkyl ketene dimer, from 2 to 50% by weight of aluminum sulfate, and in which the dispersions additionally comprise from 0.1 to 5% by weight of a saturated carboxylic acid having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, benzenesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid and/or a mineral acid at an aluminum sulfate content of from 2 to 15% by weight, and the use of the dispersions as engine size and surface size for paper and paper products. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139678 | PULP MOULD AND USE OF PULP MOULD - This invention relates to a porous pulp mould comprising sintered particles and a plurality of drainage channels. The pulp mould of the invention can be produced in a fast and cost effective way. The moulding surface of the invention comprises small pore openings, to evacuate fluid and prevent fibres from entering the pulp mould. Furthermore the pulp mould of the invention comprises drainage channels improving the drainage capabilities of the pulp mould. The moulding surface can be heated to at least 200° C., due to high heat conductivity of the pulp mould and its ability to withstand high temperatures. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139679 | FORMING SCREEN FOR USE IN A PAPER MACHINE - The invention relates to a forming screen for use in the forming section of a paper machine, comprising a paper and a machine side as well as longitudinal threads extending in the intended running direction and binding cross threads extending transversely thereto, wherein the longitudinal threads are divided in the ratio of the number of threads of 1:1 in a longitudinal thread layer on the machine side and a longitudinal thread layer on the paper side, and the binding cross threads bind in both longitudinal thread layers, which is characterized in that the forming screen has a fiber support index (FSI) which is in the range of 230 to 250 and has an air permeability which is in the range of 5700 to 10600 m | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139680 | Method of Installing Sand Core for Casting in Mold and Sand Core for Casting - An upper surface of a skirting base section | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139681 | Device and Method for Producing a Metal Strip by Continuous Casting - The invention relates to a device for producing a metal strip ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139682 | Casting Apparatus and Method - A nucleated casting apparatus including an atomizing nozzle configured to produce a droplet spray of a metallic material, a mold configured to receive the droplet spray and form a preform therein, and a gas injector which can limit, and possibly prevent, overspray from accumulating on the mold. The gas injector can be configured to produce a gas flow which can impinge on the droplet spray to redirect at least a portion of the droplet spray away from a side wall of the mold. In various embodiments, the droplet spray may be directed by the atomizing nozzle in a generally downward direction and the gas flow may be directed in a generally upward direction such that the gas flow circumscribes the perimeter of the mold. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139683 | Multi-Piece Piston for a Cold Chamber Casting Machine - A multi-piece piston ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139684 | LIQUID-COOLED PERMANENT CHILL MOLD FOR THE CONTINUOUS CASTING OF METALS - A liquid-cooled permanent chill mold for the continuous casting of metals, including a permanent chill mold plate ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139685 | CONTINUOUS CASTING APPARATUS AND CONTINUOUS CASTING METHOD - A continuous casting apparatus having a pair of drums rotating in opposite directions, and bearing housings for rotatably supporting drum shafts protruding from opposite end surfaces of the drums,
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| 20090139686 | Cooling System, Control Method of Cooling System, and Vehicle Equipped With Cooling System - A cooling system is equipped with a circulation flow path arranged to flow a coolant into an engine, a motor drive system flow path branched off from the circulation flow path and arranged to flow the coolant into a motor drive system, a flow rate distribution regulator provided at a junction of the circulation flow path and the motor drive system flow path, and an electric pump configured to pressure-feed the coolant through the circulation flow path. In the cooling system, the procedure of flow rate control sets an engine flow rate demand Vwe based on a rotation speed Ne and a torque te of the engine and a coolant temperature Te (step S | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139687 | Heat exchange system - A system and a method for heating two buildings using geothermal energy comprises pumping a heat transfer liquid through conduits located in a water filled well and then passing the heat transfer liquid through floor conduits located in a first building, subsequently pumping the heat transfer liquid through a reservoir and then back to the well, pumping a second heat transfer liquid through a compressor and using the warm side of the compressor to heat a second building, the second heat transfer liquid being passed through a serpentine arrangement in the reservoir. The first building is normally an outbuilding and the second building is a residence. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139688 | WASTE WATER DRAIN HEAT EXCHANGER PREHEATING COLD WATER SUPPLY TO A THERMOSTATIC CONTROL VALVE - A bath waste assembly is that unit that occupies the lowest point in a vessel or tray used for bathing and drains away water to a sewage system, often in concert with an overflow waste drain. The horizontal portion of the waste water assembly terminates in a P-trap that separates the assembly from the rest of the drain and sewer apparatus. The horizontal pipe running from the bath drain hole to the fitting leading to the P-trap can become nearly as hot as the hot water originally entering the vessel, particularly when the bath is being used as a shower vessel. Replacement of this pipe with a copper waste water pipe wrapped with narrower copper pipe through which cold supply water runs, absorbing heat on its way to a thermostatic control valve, allows the amount of hot water balancing this cold water to be decreased automatically since the temperature of the cold water has been increased. Since the heat transfer avoids the hot water supply entirely, various benefits are involved including complete independence from the water heating technology, reduction of heat loss and pressure loss, better heat transfer, and a decreased risk of cross-contamination. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139689 | SIDE PANEL FOR HEATING ROOM AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS - The present invention relates to edge panel blocks for room heating consisting of an edge panel block (Ia) comprising a heat transmitting plate ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139690 | HEAT SINK AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HEAT SINK - A heat sink includes a base body of an electrically insulating material and one or several metallic molded parts having a mounting portion and a heat-transfer portion, wherein the heat-transfer portion is mechanically connected to the base body. The heat sink can be inserted on a printed circuit board having several heat sources that can be at different electrical potentials, wherein the mounting portions of the molded parts are soldered to respective heat sources or close to the respective heat sources. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139691 | HEAT DISSIPATION APPARATUS - A heat dissipating apparatus includes a heat sink and a fan attached to a top of the heat sink. The heat sink includes a thermally conductive base having a top surface, and a plurality of spaced thermally conductive fins extending from the top surface thereof. The fan includes a frame and at least two impellers rotatably installed inside the frame. Each of the at least two impellers slopes toward a center of the frame. Thus when airflow from the at least two impellers is blown toward the heat sink, a part of the airflow directly flows toward an inner region of the heat sink. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139692 | Heat radiating fin - A heat radiating fin includes a flat body having a front side and a rear side, a plurality of protruded portions formed on the front side of the flat body, and a plurality of recessed portions correspondingly formed on the rear side of the flat body behind the protruded portions. The protruded portions on the flat body of a first heat radiating fin are partially extendable into corresponding recessed portions on the flat body of a second heat radiating fin located before the first one, allowing the first and the second heat radiating fins to be easily and stably stacked. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139693 | TWO PHASE MICRO-CHANNEL HEAT SINK - A method and system for providing a heat sink are described. The heat sink includes at least one inlet, at least one outlet, a plurality of flow micro-channels, and at least one cross-connect channel. The plurality of flow micro-channels are defined by a plurality of channels walls, connect the inlet(s) with the outlet(s) and accommodate a flow of coolant between the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet. The at least one cross-connect channel is configured to connect at least a portion of the plurality of flow micro-channels. The cross-connect channel(s) also at least partially equilibrate a pressure field for boiling of the coolant across the portion of the plurality of flow micro-channels. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139694 | Regenerative Heat Exchanger - A regenerative heat exchanger for gas streams in heat exchange with one another, the heat exchange occurring via a buffer continuously immersed in all participating gas streams, which is cleanable by a pivotable blowing arm carrying spray nozzles on its free end, a bearing axis of the blowing arm being situated axially parallel to the flow direction of the gas streams in the area of the buffer and its imaginary extension penetrating the buffer, the buffer forming an axis of symmetry for two blowing arms, lying in a mirror image opposite to one another, each having at least one nozzle each for compressed air and for pressurized water. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139695 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COOLING OF EXTRUDED THERMOPLASTICS PIPES - The invention relates to a method and a device for cooling an extruded thermoplastics pipe ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139696 | FLAT HEAT PIPE WITH MULTI-PASSAGE SINTERED CAPILLARY STRUCTURE - The flat heat pipe with multi-passage sintered capillary structure includes a flat pipe, which is a hollow pipe with a flat cross section and two sealed ends. Two flat surfaces and two lateral parts are defined. The flat pipe forms a heating section and a cooling section. A hollow chase is formed within the flat pipe. The sintered capillary structure is prefabricated into the hollow chase and is provided with at least two coupling sides for mating with two flat surfaces of the flat pipe. At least two flow passages are formed at intervals onto a preset location of the sintered capillary structure and arranged along the extension direction of the flat pipe. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139697 | HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A capillary structure for a heat transfer device, such as a heat pipe is provided having a plurality of particles joined together by a brazing compound such that fillets of the brazing compound are formed between adjacent ones of the plurality of particles and one or more vapor vents are defined in the capillary structer. In this way, a network of capillary passageways are formed between the particles and vapor-vents through the capillary structure so as to aid in the transfer of working fluid by capillary action, while the plurality of fillets provide enhanced thermal transfer properties between the plurality of particles so as to greatly improve over all heat transfer efficiency of the device. A method of making the capillary structure according to the invention is also presented. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139698 | Carbon-based waterlock with attached heat-exchanger for cooling of electronic devices - A cooling device for an electric component or components, includes a coolant liquid circulation system, a carbon-based heat intake block for transferring heat from said electrical component or components, a top layer on the carbon block for increasing thermal inertia during heat transfer via said layer by system coolant, and means whereby the heated coolant transfers heat to a heat remover. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139699 | Annular intercooler having curved fins - An air-to-fluid intercooler is disclosed. The air-to-fluid intercooler may include a core assembly including an outer circumference and an inner circumference, at least one annular tube body configured to direct flow of a cooling fluid within the core assembly, and at least one curved fin coupled to an exterior surface of the at least one annular tube body and configured to direct a flow of charge air through the core assembly. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139700 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger that is applicable to a pump and a system where a plurality of tubular elements or cores, each comprising a support cylinder or half-cylinder and at least one curved heat exchange plate. Each plate separating a first cavity from a second cavity where the first cavity contains a liquid and the second cavity receiving a coolant causing the thermal expansion or contraction of the plate. The heat exchanger according to the invention makes it possible to withstand high mechanical stresses. This design makes it better to withstand high pressures despite a large diameter of the cylindrical heat exchange plates without an increase to the thickness of these plates. The pressure being exerted on the tubular elements is primarily radially, more particularly from the outside to the inside for the thinnest cylindrical heat exchange plate in contact with the cavity containing cold coolant or air. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139701 | TWO-PHASE CROSS-CONNECTED MICRO-CHANNEL HEAT SINK - An improved two-phase micro-channel heat sink has a plurality of flow micro-channels extending in parallel in a longitudinal direction for accommodating a flow of liquid coolant therein, and a plurality of cross-connected micro-channels extending in parallel in a transverse direction formed at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction for cross-connecting with the flow micro-channels. The cross-connected micro-channels enable a uniform pressure field to be maintained for two-phase flow boiling of liquid coolant in the heat sink. In a preferred embodiment, the heat sink contains flow micro-channels with width of 100 μm, wall thickness of 100 μm, and height of 600 μm, and cross-connected micro-channels of similar width and height cut at 1 mm intervals along the flow direction. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139702 | Heat exchanger - A heat exchanger element for a heat exchanger includes a curved thermally conductive sheet having a curved end and a pair of legs extending contiguously from the curved end. The sheet has a substantially horizontal base edge along a lower edge of the sheet when, in an operational position, the curved end and the pair of legs are substantially horizontally aligned relative to one another. The base edge lays on a horizontal floor surface of a fluid filled cavity in a fluid reservoir when the sheet is operably positioned in the operational position in the cavity. The curved end and the pair of legs form substantially vertically extending walls. A plurality of horizontal tubes are mounted in the sheet so as to extend substantially horizontally in a vertically spaced apart array of tubes spaced apart along a height of the walls when the sheet is in the operational position. Each tube is mounted in a corresponding sleeve formed in the sheet. Each sleeve is sized to snugly encase a corresponding tube in heat conducting contact between the tube and the sleeve. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090139703 | AUTOMOTIVE HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to an automotive heat exchanger comprising a) a heat exchange core ( | 2009-06-04 |
