23rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130139790 | TWO-PHASE FUEL INJECTION VALVE FOR DIESEL ENGINE AND GAS ENGINE INCLUDING NOZZLE HAVING PUMPING FUNCTION - The present invention relates to a dual fuel injection valve having a pumping nozzle for a diesel engine and a gas engine, and an objective of the present invention is to provide a fuel injection valve in which, by using two kinds of fuel entering into a fuel valve, a warming up and injection of pilot fuel may be performed in an initial injection and injection of main fuel may be performed subsequently such that subsequent dual fuel is used for combustion, thereby increasing fuel injection performance. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139791 | DRIVE UNIT OF FUEL INJECTION DEVICE - In a drive unit of a fuel injection device, an electric current is supplied to the fuel injection device by applying a high voltage to the fuel injection device from a high voltage source whose voltage is boosted to a voltage higher than a battery voltage at the time of opening a valve of the fuel injection device. Thereafter, the electric current supplied to the fuel injection device is lowered to a current value at which a valve element cannot be held in a valve open state by stopping the applying of the high voltage from the high voltage source. Thereafter, in a stage where a supply current is switched to a hold current, another high voltage is applied to the fuel injection device from the high voltage source. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139792 | SAMPLE TUBE STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMOTIVE FUEL TANK LEAK DETECTION - A vapor management system ( | 2013-06-06 |
20130139793 | EXHAUST GAS PROCESSING DEVICE - An exhaust gas treatment system includes: confirming that an engine stops operation; sensing present pressure difference between front and rear sides of an EGR value; setting learning value by performing large offset learning, if the present pressure difference exceeds an absolute value of a first lower or upper values; setting learning value by performing step learning, if the present pressure difference exists between first and second lower values that is larger than the first lower value or the present pressure difference a between first and second upper values that is smaller than the first upper value; and setting the present pressure difference value as a learning value, if the present pressure difference exists between the second lower and second upper values. The exhaust gas treatment method accurately learns the pressure difference of the EGR system to improve the quality of the exhaust gas and securely control the EGR system. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139794 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust gas recirculation device for an internal combustion engine includes: an opening command signal output unit | 2013-06-06 |
20130139795 | FAILURE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS OF EGR SYSTEM - In the engine including an MPL-EGR system having an HPL-EGR mechanism | 2013-06-06 |
20130139796 | FOUR-STROKE ENGINE - A four-stroke engine for a working machine with a rod is provided, where a tool is attached to one end of the rod in a longitudinal direction and the four-stroke engine is fixed to the other end of the rod in use. The four-stroke engine includes: an oil circulation pathway; and a gas-liquid separating chamber configured to separate oil from blowby gas. The gas-liquid separating chamber includes: an inflow part into which the blowby gas is introduced from the oil circulation pathway; oil discharge parts configured to flow the oil separated from the blowby gas back to the oil circulation pathway; and a blowby gas discharge part configured to discharge the blowby gas not containing oil mist from the gas-liquid separating chamber and supplies the blowby gas to an intake passageway to a combustion chamber. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139797 | REVERSE WELT BALL | 2013-06-06 |
20130139798 | Arrow Rest Locking Mechanisms - An arrow rest for a bow, according to various embodiments, comprises ( | 2013-06-06 |
20130139799 | Arrow Rests With Brushes - A launcher for a bow, according to various embodiments, comprises (1) a base, (2) at least one brush that is disposed on the base and defines an arrow support surface, and (3) a linking mechanism between the bow and the base. The linking mechanism is adapted to move the launcher from a first position to a second, ready-to-fire position, and the launcher is adapted to lift an arrow when moving from the first position to the second, ready-to-fire position. The brush may, for example, serve as a support surface for an arrow being fired from the bow. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139800 | Methods For Controlling Surface Profiles Of Wafers Sliced In A Wire Saw - Methods are disclosed for controlling surface profiles of wafers cut in a wire saw machine. The systems and methods described herein are generally operable to alter the nanotopology of wafers sliced from an ingot by controlling the shape of the wafers. The shape of the wafers is altered by changing the temperature and/or flow rate of a temperature-controlling fluid circulated in fluid communication with bearings supporting wire guides of the saw. Different feedback systems can be used to determine the temperature of the fluid necessary to generate wafers having the desired shape and/or nanotopology. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139801 | Methods For Controlling Displacement Of Bearings In A Wire Saw - Methods are disclosed for controlling the displacement of bearings in a wire saw machine. The systems and methods described herein are generally operable to alter the nanotopology of wafers sliced from an ingot by controlling the shape of the wafers. The shape of the wafers is altered by controlling displacement of bearings in the wire saw by changing the temperature and/or flow rate of a temperature-controlling fluid circulated in fluid communication with bearings supporting wire guides of the saw. Different feedback systems can be used to determine the temperature of the fluid necessary to generate wafers having the desired shape and/or nanotopology. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139802 | GRAVITY-STYLE FURNACE SUBUNIT INSIDE A GAS-INDUCED DRAFT FURNACE - A gravity-style furnace subunit for a gas-induced draft furnace. A heat conduction tube configured to be located inside of a gas-induced draft furnace cabinet, the heat conduction tube being separated from a row of draft-induced heat conduction tubes inside the cabinet. A burner assembly having a burner tube located within the heat conduction tube through an inlet opening of the heat conduction tube. The burner assembly permits air flow through the inlet opening into the heat conduction tube. A pilot assembly located within the heat conduction tube and adjacent to the burner tube. A thermopile module having located adjacent to a flame outlet of the pilot assembly within the heat conduction tube. A gas valve configured to control gas flow to the burner assembly, the gas valve electrically coupled to the thermopile module and to actuate gas flow there-through when the thermopile module generates a predefined voltage difference. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139803 | CABINET FOR A HEATING APPLIANCE WITH INTEGRATED VIEWING WINDOW - A cabinet for a heating appliance. The cabinet has an integrated viewing window to permit inspection of the interior components of the appliance. The viewing window comprises an elongate transparent viewing member integrated into the cabinet. The viewing member is generally aligned with a burner or burner tray of the appliance such that the functionality and operation of the burner or burners can be viewed and inspected exterior to the cabinet. The viewing member is positioned at an angle relative to both the top and the front surfaces to facilitate the viewing and inspection of the burners through the viewing member and from an elevated position in front of the cabinet. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139804 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL AND CALIBRATION OF A SOLAR POWER TOWER SYSTEM - A solar energy collection system can include a plurality of heliostats configured to reflect sunlight to a target mounted on a tower. Each of the heliostats can have a heliostat controller configured to control a respective heliostat so that the sunlight reflected therefrom is directed to at least one of a plurality of cameras. The cameras can be oriented to image the heliostat. A second controller can be configured to compute geometry data that defines a geometry of the surface of the heliostat from captured images thereof. The geometry data can designate a plurality of subsections of the surface. The computing by the second controller can include storing data indicating sections of the captured images corresponding to the plurality of subsections of the heliostat. The second controller can also calculate data indicating respective surface normals of each of said subsections of each of said heliostat. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139805 | Solar Concentrator with Support System and Solar Tracking - The invention relates to a solar concentrator with a supporting and solar tracking system, which proposes a solar concentrator comprising one or several lenses and one or several collectors and at least two attachment structures ( | 2013-06-06 |
20130139806 | SYSTEM FOR SOLAR HEATING WATER USING A GLASS ABSORBER - A system of passively heating water using solar energy and an absorber formed from two identical halves of molded darkened glass that are fused together. The absorber is essentially a plurality of black glass struts that are sandwiched between two black glass surfaces. The struts act as baffle plates and define cells. Water is carried through the system via the thermosiphoning effect. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139807 | THERMAL ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM - A thermal energy generation system having a working fluid and a system fluid, including an energy system for heating the working fluid by applying heat thereto, a main heat exchanger assembly for transferring heat from the working fluid to the system fluid, a thermal energy consumption system for receiving the heated system fluid from the main heat exchanger assembly when the temperature of the system fluid is at or above a predetermined temperature, and a thermal energy conservation assembly for receiving the heated system fluid from the main heat exchanger assembly and for reintroducing the system fluid thereto when the temperature of the system fluid is less than the predetermined temperature. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139808 | SOLAR HEATING DEVICE - The disclosure relates to a solar heating device comprising at least one incidence collector and a thermal container. The thermal container includes at least one light absorbing recess, wherein at least one of the incidence collectors focuses solar beams on a focal point, which is located inside the light absorbing recess. The inner surface of the light absorbing recess converts the energy of the solar beams into radiant heating. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139809 | LINEAR SOLAR ENERGY CONCENTRATOR - A linear solar energy concentrator includes a fastening rack, a concentrating lens, and a line-shaped solar panel. The concentrating lens is fastened on the fastening rack. When sunlight irradiates on and penetrates through the concentrating lens, the light is concentrated onto a focal line parallel to a direction of the linear geometric structure of the concentrating lens. The solar panel is installed under the concentrating lens and located at the focal line, wherein when an incident angle of sunlight constantly changes, the light irradiating on and penetrating through the concentrating lens still is able to be concentrated onto a same location or onto locations slightly shifted each other along the focal line on the solar panel, so as to perform an energy conversion from solar energy to electricity at a substantially same amount of light without being affected by the incident angle of sunlight. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139810 | OXYGEN TRANSPORT REACTOR-BASED OVEN - The oxygen transport reactor-based oven is an oven for heating articles, such as bread, using oxygen transport reactor-based combustion in order to recycle carbon dioxide, rather than releasing the carbon dioxide into the environment. The oven includes an upper furnace chamber having a plurality of oxygen transport reactors disposed therein. A mixture of fuel and gaseous carbon dioxide is delivered to the interior of each oxygen transport reactor. Pressurized air is then delivered to the upper furnace chamber, so that oxygen from the pressurized air is driven through an ion transport membrane of each oxygen transport reactor to combust with the fuel. This combustion produces carbon dioxide, water vapor and heat. The generated heat is used to heat the articles to be heated, which are received within a heating chamber positioned beneath the upper furnace chamber. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139811 | System and Process for Refining Sugar - A system and process for refining raw sugar, comprising a melting unit configured to receive the raw sugar and an eluent to produce a melt liquor, a decolorization unit configured to receive the melt liquor and to produce a fine liquor, a crystallization unit configured to fractionate high-purity crystalline sucrose from the fine liquor and to provide a run-off syrup, a softening unit configured to receive the run-off syrup to produce a softened syrup, at least one separation unit configured to receive the softened syrup to produce a low-invert sucrose product, and a recycle line configured to relay the low-invert sucrose product from the at least one separation unit to the melting unit. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139812 | METHOD FOR LIQUEFYING BIOMASS - The disclosure provides a method for liquefying biomass, including: (a) mixing a solid organic ammonium salt containing single nitrogen with at least one organic compound which is capable of forming a hydrogen bond with the solid organic ammonium salt to form a first mixture; (b) heating the first mixture until the first mixture becomes a solution; (c) mixing a biomass and an acid catalyst with the solution to form a second mixture; and (d) heating the second mixture to make the biomass therein convert into a liquefied product. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139813 | VAPORIZER WITH COMBINED AIR AND RADIATION HEATING - A hot air extraction vaporizer that is provided with a heat exchanger, a filling chamber for accommodating a substance generating an aerosol when subjected to heat, and a vaporizer outlet for inhaling the aerosol/air mixture. The heat exchanger is in a thermally conductive connection with the filling chamber that when heated up subjects the substance to radiant heat. The heat exchanger is provided with at least one airflow channel generating a hot airflow. The filling chamber comprises at least one of airflow passages and a mesh allowing the hot airflow to pass through the filling chamber and the substance provided therein. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139814 | INHALER ASSIST DEVICE - The present invention is directed to an inhaler assist device shaped and dimensioned for supporting a metered dose inhaler and an associated anti-static chamber in a manner allowing for assisted compression of the metered dose inhaler to dispense a dosage therefrom. The inhaler assist device includes an L-shaped housing assembly pivotally connected to a lever actuator. The housing assembly includes a planar base wall and lateral side walls extending from base wall, wherein the base wall and the lateral side walls create a cavity shaped and dimensioned for receipt of the metered dose inhaler and an anti-static chamber. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139815 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A FLUID PRODUCT - A fluid dispenser device comprising: a dose counter for indicating the number of doses that have been dispensed or that remain to be dispensed, said counter comprising: at least one rotary counter element provided with indicator means, such as digits or numbers, and provided with a first set of teeth and with a second set of teeth; a movable actuator element adapted to co-operate with said first set of teeth of said counter element so as to turn it; and anti-return means adapted to co-operate with said second set of teeth so as to prevent said counter element from turning in the direction opposite to the direction that is imposed by said actuator element; said anti-return means comprising a tip that is substantially V-shaped, and that, after each actuation of the counter, co-operates with a respective tooth of said second set of teeth in a blocking position, said tip comprising a first branch that is adapted to co-operate in the blocking position with a blocking shoulder of said tooth, and a second branch that is plane and adapted to co-operate with a plane surface of said teeth, said plane second branch and said plane surface being coplanar when said tip is in the blocking position, said tip being urged resiliently towards said blocking position so as to ensure accurate positioning of said counter element after each actuation of the counter. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139816 | PORTABLE RESPIRATORS SUITABLE FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKERS - Portable personal respiratory protection devices include a self-contained head gear member with a chin collar that has a front segment that defines a mouth portion and attaches to a back segment that resides over ears of a user and extends about a lower back segment of a head of the user. The head gear includes a visually transmissive face mask extending upwardly from the front segment of the chin collar that, in position, sealably engages a face of the user. The head gear has an open upper portion residing between an outer upper perimeter of the face mask and the back segment of the chin collar that, when worn, is adapted to expose a top and upper rear portion of a head of the user to environmental conditions. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139817 | OXYGEN REGULATION WITH AT LEAST TWO SPO2 MONITORS AND AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION OF A SIGNAL HAVING A HIGHER RATING - A process and a device for oxygen regulation of a patient having at least two SPO | 2013-06-06 |
20130139818 | SPLIT FLOW FILTERING DEVICE - A filtering device 10, 10′ that has a fluid inlet 12, a plenum 14, first and second filter layers 16 and 18, first and second fluid outlets 20 and 22, and a housing 24. The plenum 14 receives air that passes through the fluid inlet 12, and the first and second filter layers 16 and 18 are located on opposing sides of the plenum 14. The first and second fluid outlets 20 and 22 are located downstream to the first and second filter layers 16 and 18, respectively, on a side of each filter layer 16, 18 opposite the plenum 14. The housing 12 supports the first and second filter layers 16, 18 on opposing sides of the plenum 14. Very good distribution of fluid through the device 10 may be achieved because the plenum 14 and the filtering layers 16, 18 maintain their original relative positioning throughout use. Complex shapes can be produced, which enable the filtering device to accommodate devices of various configurations. Thicker filter media beds may be used on each side of the plenum to improve filtration performance and service life. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139819 | SLEEP APNEA TREATMENT DEVICE - A sleep apnea treatment device that includes a first chamber, a second chamber, and an energy storage component. The first chamber receives a patient's exhaled breath, which causes the second chamber to be expanded with fresh air that is drawn in during expansion of the second chamber. Energy from the patient's exhaled breath is stored in the energy storage component and then used to expel the air in the second chamber under positive pressure into the patient's airway. The first chamber can expand during the patient's exhaled breath which causes a plate or other movable member to simultaneously expand the second chamber to thereby draw in the fresh air that is subsequently expelled to the patient using the energy in the energy storage component. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139820 | MANUALLY ACTUATED TALK VALVE FOR A RESPIRATORY DEVICE - An interface system for use in providing a flow of pressurized gas to a patient. The interface system comprises a mask ( | 2013-06-06 |
20130139821 | PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE STORAGE SYSTEM - A patient interface storage system ( | 2013-06-06 |
20130139822 | MASK SYSTEM - A mask system including a headgear and cushion module and a seal and frame module provided to the headgear and cushion module. The seal and frame module includes a sealing portion adapted to form a seal with the patient's face and a frame portion adapted to form a breathing chamber. The headgear and cushion module includes a cushion region adapted to support and shape the sealing portion and a headgear region adapted to support and stabilize the mask system on the patient's face. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139823 | RESPIRATOR HAVING FOAM SHAPING LAYER WITH RECESSED REGIONS SURROUNDING AIR PASSAGEWAYS - A filtering face mask | 2013-06-06 |
20130139824 | FILLED HOLLOW STRUCTURE AND METHOD/TOOL FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Methods and tools for producing a filled hollow structure, comprising producing an open hollow structure from a first material, providing a closing structure to at least partially close the open hollow structure, filling the hollow structure with a filler medium, and overmoulding the filled hollow structure with a second material as well as hollow structures obtainable by said methods and the use of said tools. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139825 | DEVICE FOR SECURING A BREATHING TUBE - A device for securing a tube in position includes a strip of material and first, second, and third attachment members. The strip of material defines a first surface and a second, opposed surface. The strip of material further includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion. The first attachment member is disposed on the first surface of the strip of material and is positioned adjacent the first end portion. The second attachment member is disposed on the first surface of the strip of material and is positioned adjacent the second end portion. The third attachment member is disposed on the second surface of the strip of material and is positioned adjacent the intermediate portion. The strip of material is configured to wrap around a tube with the first, second, and third attachment members releasably engaging a strap member to secure the tube in position. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139826 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL STABILIZATION DEVICES AND METHODS - The various embodiments of the present inventions provide stabilization devices and methods for use of the stabilization devices with minimally invasive gynecological procedures such as methods of preventing pregnancy by inserting intrafallopian contraceptive devices into the fallopian tubes. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139827 | OCCLUSION DEVICES AND METHODS - The invention provides intrafallopian devices and non-surgical methods for their placement to prevent conception. The efficacy of the device is enhanced by forming the structure at least in part from copper or copper alloy. The device is anchored within the fallopian tube by a lumen-traversing region of the resilient structure which has helical outer surface, together with a portion of the resilient structure which is biased to form a bent secondary shape, the secondary shape having a larger cross-section than the fallopian tube. The resilient structure is restrained in a straight configuration and transcervically inserted within the fallopian tube, where it is released. Optionally, permanent sterilization is effected by passing a current through the resilient structure to the tubal walls. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139828 | MEDICAL INSERTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - An insertion device and method of use for treating obstructive sleep apnea. The device includes an outer tubular element with a tissue penetrating end and a side opening, an inner tubular element positioned partially within the outer member and movable longitudinally relative to it, a grasping device fixedly coupled to the inner element, and a central shaft extending through the inner tubular element and movable longitudinally relative to the inner and outer tubular elements. The central shaft is slidably coupled with the grasping device. The inner tubular element is further movable between a retracted position wherein the grasping device is positioned entirely within the outer tubular element, and an extended position wherein it extends outwardly therefrom through the side opening. In the extended position, the grasping device is adapted to grasp a filamentary element positioned external of the outer tubular element and in proximity thereto. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139829 | Liner for Use with Respiratory Mask - A liner for use with a respiratory mask having a face-engaging portion, such as a CPAP mask, includes a body constructed from an absorbent material, the body having an outer edge, an inner edge, and an opening bounded by the inner edge. A perimeter of the outer edge is larger than a perimeter of the face-engaging portion of the respiratory mask for forming an extending portion of the body, and the liner is configured to be releasably held by the mask and a user's face such that the outer edge extends beyond the face-engaging portion. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139830 | MASK AND A PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A mask and a method of manufacturing the same that intercept a virus are provided. The mask includes: a mask body; an exhalation module that is formed at one surface of the mask body; and an inhalation module that is formed at the one surface of the mask body and that includes an inhalation filter. The inhalation filter includes an anodized aluminum oxide film. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139831 | RETENTION DEVICE - This application presents retention devices that afford the user quick and easy placement. These retention devices may accommodate objects of various shapes and sizes. The device provides sturdy means for retaining and securing an object to a surface without the need to handle and position flaps of tape. The device allows easy removal from the retained object without adhesives directly contacting or damaging it sensitive surfaces. The retention described here may be used to quickly secure anatomic structures during operations, such as securing the penis against the abdomen during vasectomy, without causing discomfort or damage to sensitive skin during application or removal. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139832 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC-ASSISTED THERAPEUTIC AGENT DELIVERY - Devices, systems and methods for magnetically assisted agent delivery are included. These devices, systems, and methods make use of a plurality of magnets or magnetic configuration. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139833 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - An electronic cigarette includes a battery assembly, an atomizer assembly and a cigarette bottle assembly. An external thread electrode is located in one end of battery assembly. An internal thread electrode is located in one end of atomizer assembly. The battery assembly and the atomizer assembly are connected by the screwthread electrode. The cigarette bottle assembly is inserted into the other end of the atomizer assembly and both form a cigarette type or cigar type body. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139834 | Polymers Selective for Nitro-Containing Compounds and Methods of Using the Same - Porous beads are provided of a polymer of a non-acidic monomer and a cross-linker having polar functionality, one of which is hydrophilic, the other of which is hydrophobic, further comprising residues of polyvinyl alcohol. The beads may be molecularly imprinted or non-molecularly imprinted. The use of such beads in the removal of nitroso-containing compounds from material containing them is also disclosed. Also disclosed is a non-molecularly imprinted polymer which is selectively adsorbent for at least one tobacco specific nitrosamine in the presence of nicotine, said polymer being a polymerization product of a non-acidic monomer and a cross-linker having polar functionality, one of which is hydrophilic, the other of which is hydrophobic. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139835 | Polymers Selective for Tobacco Specific Nitrosamines and Methods of Using the Same - A class of molecularly imprinted polymers that specifically recognizes and binds to TSNAs are useful, for example, in analysis and separation of TSNAs from biological fluids. Such polymers are also useful in methods of treating and manufacturing tobacco products and materials. Also disclosed are selectively adsorbent non-molecularly imprinted polymer of a non-acidic monomer and a cross-linker having polar functionality, one of which is hydrophilic, the other of which is hydrophobic, and the use of such polymers in the treatment of materials containing nicotine and nitrosamine. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139836 | Smoking Article - A smoking article ( | 2013-06-06 |
20130139837 | Embossing Techniques - An embossing apparatus for applying an embossing pattern to a wrapper for a smoking article, the embossing apparatus configured so as to act to at least partially minimise the reduction, in at least one direction, in the tensile strength of the wrapper resulting from the application of said embossing pattern. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139838 | Cigarette Paper Having a High Diffusion Capacity During Thermal Decomposition - The invention relates to cigarette paper which contains a water-soluble salt, preferably sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate or ammonium carbonate, as a result of which a high diffusion capacity during thermal decomposition, and thus a reduction in harmful carbon monoxide in the cigarette smoke, is achieved. The invention relates in particular to cigarette paper comprising at least one water-soluble salt which has lost more than 15% of its initial mass after heating to 230° C. The invention further relates to a cigarette produced from the cigarette paper, to a method for producing the cigarette paper and to the use of the water-soluble salt. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139839 | Multiple Style Nail Applique - A nail appliqué and a method for decorating a natural fingernail or toenail. The nail appliqué generally has a distal end, a proximal end opposite the distal end, a distal decorative portion disposed adjacent the distal end and a proximal decorative portion disposed adjacent the proximal end. The nail appliqué has a length greater than the length of the fingernail or toenail to which the appliqué is to be attached. The distal end has a convex curvature substantially matching the curvature of the cuticle end of the fingernail or toenail to which the appliqué is to be applied and the proximal end has a convex curvature substantially matching the curvature of the distal end such that either the distal end or the proximal end of the appliqué can be applied to the same fingernail or toenail. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139840 | Multiple Style Nail Applique - A nail appliqué and a method for decorating a natural fingernail or toenail. The nail appliqué generally has a distal end, a proximal end opposite the distal end, a distal decorative portion disposed adjacent the distal end and a proximal decorative portion disposed adjacent the proximal end. The nail appliqué has a length greater than the length of the fingernail or toenail to which the appliqué is to be attached. The distal end has a convex curvature substantially matching the curvature of the cuticle end of the fingernail or toenail to which the appliqué is to be applied and the proximal end has a convex curvature substantially matching the curvature of the distal end such that either the distal end or the proximal end of the appliqué can be applied to the same fingernail or toenail. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139841 | Method for Caring for and/or Making-up Wrinkles - A method for caring for and/or making up wrinkles includes the application to a wrinkled skin using an applicator of a mixture formed at the time of use from a composition in the form of a powder includes at least one antiwrinkle active principle and from a supplementary composition includes a solvent medium for the said antiwrinkle active principle. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139842 | Pubic Patches - A pubic patch is provided to apply to the public area of a woman, particularly the mons pubis (Pubic Mound) area of the pelvic region. The pubic patch includes an adhesive base with a front side and a back side with decorative material attached to the front side, and the back side attached to human body. The pubic patch may further comprise fragrances and/or illuminating devices. The decorative material may be hairs attached to supporting sheet or LED material. Further, a products kit is provided which contains a plurality of pubic patches. The product kit may include an instruction booklet. A method of using the pubic patch is also provided comprises the steps of selecting a pubic patch and applying the pubic patch to the human surface in the pubic area. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139843 | HAIR COSMETIC COMPOSITION - The present invention presents a hair cosmetic composition, which contains (A) equal to or higher than 0.01 mass % and equal to or lower than 20 mass % of a quaternary ammonium or its salt; (B) equal to or higher than 0.01 mass % and equal to or lower than to 20 mass % of ether-type tertiary amine or its salt; (C) equal to or higher than 0.005 mass % and equal to or lower than 6 mass % of branched aliphatic acid or its salt; and (D) equal to or higher than 0.05 mass % and equal to or lower than 10 mass % of aromatic sulfonate and water, in which the mass ratio of the component (C) and the component (D) being (C)/(D) is 0.05 to 1. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139844 | METHOD FOR STRAIGHTENING HUMAN HAIR FIBERS USING HEATING MEANS AND AN -HYDROXY ACID DERIVATIVE - The invention concerns a method for straightening keratinous fibers including: (i) a step of applying on the keratinous fibers a hair straightening composition containing at least one alpha-hydroxy and/or keto acid derivative, the pH of said composition being not more than 9 (ii) a step of increasing the temperature of the keratinous fibers, using heating means, to a temperature ranging between 110 and 250° C. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139845 | METHOD FOR STRAIGHTENING KERATINOUS FIBERS USING HEATING MEANS AND AN ACID DERIVATIVE - The invention concerns a method for straightening keratinous fibers including: (i) a step of applying on the keratinous fibers a hair straightening composition containing at least one alpha-hydroxy and/or keto acid derivative, the pH of said composition being not more than 9 (ii) a step of increasing the temperature of the keratinous fibers, using heating means, to a temperature ranging between 110 and 250° C. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139846 | COMPOSITION FOR DYEING KERATIN FIBERS, INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE ORTHO-DIPHENOL DERIVATIVE, ONE PARTICULAR METAL DERIVATIVE, AND ONE ALKALINIZING AGENT - A subject-matter of the invention is a composition comprising a) at least one ortho-diphenol derivative, b) at least one specific metal derivative and c) at least one basifying agent, a method for dyeing keratinous fibres by treatment of the said fibres using the ingredients a), b) et c) and the use thereof for dyeing keratinous fibres. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139847 | CLEANING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FRICTION ROLL FEEDERS - With a cleaning system/method, a user places a printing device in a cleaning mode, inserts a cleaning apparatus that includes a cleaning sheet into a paper supply tray of the printing device, and executes a cleaning operation on the printing device. With the system, a set of instructions is stored on a machine-readable medium. The set of instructions causes the printing device to execute a cleaning operation on a feed nip of the printing device. The cleaning sheet cleans the feed roller and the retard roller when it is positioned within the feed nip during the cleaning operation. The set of instructions cause the printing device to move the cleaning sheet into the feed nip and to rotate the feed roller and the retard roller for a predetermined time period, when the printing device is placed into a cleaning mode. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139848 | Cleaning bucket system for flat mops - A double bucket cleaning system for use with microfiber mat mops. One bucket contains clean water; the second holds dirty water. The second bucket has a slide press for extracting dirty water from the mop. The system can use a connector to connect the two buckets together, or a single bucket with two compartments can be used. Both designs use a footpad upon which the user stands during the pressing operation. This ensures that the device remains in place during the sliding. Finally, once the dirty water has been extracted from the mop, the user can pick up clean water from the first bucket for the next portion of the floor to be cleaned. In this way, the user is able to quickly clean a large floor with clean water, instead of repeatedly dipping the mop back into dirty water. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139849 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING DIRT FROM A FLOOR - A device for removing dirt from a floor includes a carrier frame moveable over the floor, a motor mounted on the carrier frame, and a rotating body drivable by the motor and connected with the carrier frame. Several shovel-holders for shovelling dirt from the floor are mounted on the rotating body spaced apart from each other in the peripheral direction, are moveable along a path along the floor, and each have an open end in the rotation direction of the rotating body. A sweeper device for sweeping dirt out of one of the shovel-holders is arranged along the path of the shovel-holders on the carrier frame at a position substantially stationary in relation to the carrier frame, and is fitted with a sweeper element which, on rotation of the rotating body, moves between the shovel-holders and sweeps through one of the shovel-holders in order to sweep out dirt therefrom. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139850 | CLEANING DEVICE USED FOR CLEANING AN IMPLANT OR FOR THE DEBRIDEMENT OF AN IMPLANT SURFACE - The present invention describes a cleaning device used for cleaning an implant or for the debridement of an implant surface | 2013-06-06 |
20130139851 | POST CMP SCRUBBING OF SUBSTRATES - A cleaning method is provided for brush cleaning a surface of a substrate. The method comprises scrubbing a first surface of the substrate with a brush having a first surface geometry; and then scrubbing the first surface of the substrate with a brush having a second surface geometry, wherein the first and the second surface geometries are different. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139852 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOVING A LAYER FROM A SURFACE OF A BODY - A method for removing a layer made of a first material from a surface of a body made of a second material is disclosed. The body is subjected to a pressurized jet containing a blasting medium composed of particles, where the pressurized jet at least intermittently has an Almen intensity of at most 0.35 Almen A, preferably at most 0.3 Almen A and particularly preferably at most 0.25 Almen A. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139853 | Device and Method for Dispensing Dry Ice Snow - The invention relates to a device for dispensing dry ice snow, comprising a storage container ( | 2013-06-06 |
20130139854 | DISHWASHER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A dishwasher capable of efficiently washing dishes is provided. A dishwasher includes a washing tub, a rack, an area input unit and a spray module. The washing tub forms a space in which dishes are washed. The rack has the dishes loaded thereto, being provided inside the washing tub. The area input unit receives an area selected from a plurality of areas into which the rack is divided. The spray module sprays washing water toward the selected area input to the area input unit in the plurality of areas of the rack. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139855 | METHOD FOR COMPLETING A CHEMICAL POWER PLANT CLEANING - A method is provided for cleaning at least a part of a water-steam circuit of a power plant. The method includes introducing a cleaning solution into the part requiring to be cleaned and subsequently draining off the cleaning solution. While the cleaning solution is being drained off or immediately thereafter, steam for flushing is injected via a steam injection device into the part requiring to be cleaned at at least one high point of the part requiring to be cleaned and low-point drains are opened or remain open in the part requiring to be cleaned and steam continues to be injected until steam emerges from the low-point drains and those low-point drains from which steam emerges are closed, and steam continues to be injected until steam has emerged from all low-point drains, upon which the steam injection device is closed and all low-point drains are reopened. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139856 | LOW FOAMING SOLID SINK DETERGENT - The present disclosure relates to compositions for use in open washing devices and methods of cleaning articles in open washing devices using the disclosed compositions. The disclosed compositions are effective at cleaning articles using the relatively less intense mechanical action of an open washing device (versus the more intense mechanical action of a closed automatic dishwasher). The disclosed compositions also generate some foam to provide visual confirmation that there is a composition in the sink, but not so much foam that the foam becomes excessive when the agitator is turned on or that the generated foam overflows the sink. Finally, the disclosed compositions are less irritating to an operator's skin, which is at least partly attributed to the lower levels of free alkalinity in the composition as measured as percent sodium oxide. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139857 | AUTOMATIC WAX REMOVING DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC WAX REMOVING METHOD USING SAME - An automatic wax removing device includes a base, a heating plate, a cooling plate, a first actuator, a second actuator, and an operation plate. The base includes a base plate and a framework. The heating plate is arranged on the base plate. The cooling plate is arranged on the base plate and separated from the heating plate. The first actuator includes a sliding rail and a elongated sliding member on the sliding rail. The sliding rail is fixed on the frame and parallel with the heating plate. The second actuator includes a main body and a rotation shaft arranged on the main body. The main body is slideable along the length of the sliding member. One end of the rotation shaft is connected to the main body. The operation plate is fixed to the other end of the rotation shaft. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139858 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS - A substrate cleaning apparatus includes a transport section that transports a substrate in a predetermined direction, and an ultrasonic oscillation section that can clean the front surface side of the substrate by applying ultrasonic waves to the back surface of the substrate which is transported in the predetermined direction by the transport section. The ultrasonic oscillation section includes a liquid supply section that brings liquid into contact with the back surface of the substrate by surface tension, and a vibrator that applies ultrasonic vibrations to the liquid. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139859 | DISHWASHER - A capable of efficiently disposing nozzles spraying washing water is provided. A dishwasher includes a washing tub, an upper rack, a lower rack and a middle nozzle. The washing tub forms a space in which dishes are washed. The upper rack has the dishes loaded thereto, being provided inside the washing tub. The lower rack is provided below the upper rack, being provided inside the washing tub. The middle nozzle sprays washing water toward the upper and lower racks, being provided on side walls of the washing tub. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139860 | WASH ARM ARRANGEMENT FOR A DISHWASHER - A wash arm arrangement ( | 2013-06-06 |
20130139861 | Crutch Apparatus and Ergonomic Retrofit Handle Kit for Adjustable Crutches - In one embodiment of the invention, extension brackets are attachable to existing crutch support members in order to outwardly extend the handle location of the crutch a given distance from the vertical plane of the support members of the crutch. An extended handle is attachable between the extension brackets by way of conventional fasteners such as wing nuts and bolts. The design and implementation of the ergonomic crutch handle kit of the present invention are significantly less complicated than designs which are known to exist in the prior art. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139862 | Portable Shelters, Related Shelter Systems, and Methods of Their Deployment - Portable shelters, shelter systems, and methods of deployment of such shelters are described. The shelters or housing units may be deployed in emergency housing situations and may be grouped into systems of shelters. One particular embodiment comprises a rigid top frame structure, a rigid bottom frame structure, and one or more collapsible support arms connecting the top frame structure to the bottom frame structure. The frame structures and the collapsible support arm(s) are sized and configured to form a shelter frame when the collapsible support arm(s) are in a fully extended position, and the top frame structure is brought into proximity with the bottom frame structure when the collapsible support arm(s) are in a collapsed position. Methods of rapid deployment of the shelters and systems of shelters are also described. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139863 | Modular Tent Door Assembly with Collapsible Frame - A tent door panel assembly incorporating a pliable, soft material operatively connected to collapsible tubular frame to define an internal swinging door. The door panel of pliable material may be connected to the door opening or vestibule opening of the tent using well known attachment mechanisms. The collapsible tubular frame may be disassembled and reassembled for removal and portability. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139864 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES - Provided is a thermoelectric device including two legs having a rough side surface and a smooth side surface facing each other. Phonons may be scattered by the rough side surface, thereby decreasing thermal conductivity of the device. Flowing paths for electrons and phonons may become different form each other, because of a magnetic field induced by an electric current passing through the legs. The smooth side surface may be used for the flowing path of electrons. As a result, in the thermoelectric device, thermal conductivity can be reduced and electric conductivity can be maintained. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139865 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURE OF GRAPHENE AND POLYMER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A composite structure of graphene and polymer and a method of manufacturing the complex. The composite structure of graphene and polymer includes: at least one polymer structure having a three-dimensional shape; and a graphene layer formed on the at least one polymer structure. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139866 | Ceramic Plate - In one embodiment, a method for forming a metallized ceramic includes thermal spraying metal directly onto a first side of a ceramic plate. The metal comprising aluminum. The method also includes densifying the thermally ceramic plate after spraying the metal onto the first side of the ceramic plate. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139867 | CONDENSING LENS, COMPOUND-EYE LENS CONDENSER, AND COMPOUND-EYE CONCENTRATING SOLAR CELL ASSEMBLY - A condensing lens, compound-eye lens condenser, and compound-eye concentrating-type solar cell assembly. The condensing lens is a convex lens that can reflect mutually parallel incident lights ( | 2013-06-06 |
20130139868 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MATERIAL AS ENCAPSULATE FOR SOLAR MODULE SYSTEMS TO ENHANCE SOLAR HARVESTING EFFICIENCY - This invention relates to an encapsulation structure comprising a luminescent wavelength conversion material for at least one solar cell or photovoltaic device which acts to enhance the solar harvesting efficiency of the solar cell device. The luminescent wavelength conversion material comprises at least one chromophore and an optically transparent polymer matrix. Application of the encapsulation structure, as disclosed herein, to solar harvesting devices, including solar cells, solar panels, and photovoltaic devices, improves the solar harvesting efficiency of the device by widening the spectrum of incoming sunlight that can be effectively converted into electricity by the device. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139869 | CLIP FASTENER FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM - A photovoltaic system includes a photovoltaic module including a plurality of photovoltaic cells, and a frame surrounding the photovoltaic cells. The frame includes a lower flange. A module rail includes a module-support portion supporting the lower flange of the photovoltaic module. A clip fastener defines a press-fit channel in which the lower flange of the photovoltaic module and the module-support portion of the module rail are press fit to secure the module to the module-support portion of the module rail. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139870 | PIER CONNECTION SYTEM FOR PIER CAPS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM - A racking assembly for a photovoltaic system includes an elongate pier having a length extending from a lower end to an upper end of the pier. A pier cap is securable to the pier. The pier cap includes an elongate support beam and at least one pier cap hanger secured to the support beam. The at least one pier cap hanger is configured to engage the upper end of the pier to hang the pier cap in a selected position on the pier. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139871 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL MODULE - The solar cell module comprises: a string including solar cell elements, each including a first main surface being rectangular in shape and an electrode extending along a longitudinal direction on the first main surface, and an interconnection connecting the solar cell elements adjacent to each other along the longitudinal direction; a light-transmitting member located to cover the string; and a sealing material located between the string and the light-transmitting member. Each of solar cell elements includes a silicon substrate with the first and second main surface, and a first and second side surfaces each connecting the first and second main surface, the second side surface being located on the back side of the first side surface. The first and second side surfaces are arranged along the longitudinal direction, where silicon is exposed on the first side surface and the second side surface is covered with an insulating layer. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139872 | SOLUTION-BASED SYNTHESIS OF CsSnI3 THIN FILMS - This invention discloses a solution-based synthesis of cesium tin tri-iodide (CsSnI | 2013-06-06 |
20130139873 | PASTE COMPOSITION FOR A SOLAR CELL ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE FABRICATED USING THE SAME, AND SOLAR CELL INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE - A paste composition for a solar cell electrode, a solar cell electrode fabricated using the same, and a solar cell including the electrode, the paste composition including a mixture of conductive powders, the mixture of conductive powders including about 30 wt % to about 55 wt % of a first spherical powder having an average particle diameter D50 of 1.5 μm or less; about 3 wt % to about 8 wt % of a flake powder having an average particle diameter D50 of about 2 μm to about 3.5 μm; and a balance of a second spherical powder having an average particle diameter D50 of greater than 1.5 μm; glass fit; and an organic vehicle. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139874 | CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE SHEET, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, COLLECTOR ELECTRODE, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE - A conductive adhesive sheet includes a conductor layer including a projecting region that projects curvedly toward at least one side in the thickness direction; a low-melting-point metal layer that is formed on at least one surface in the thickness direction of the projecting region; and an adhesive layer formed on at least one surface in the thickness direction of the low-melting-point metal layer. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139875 | THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a thin-film solar cell and a method for forming the same. The thin-film solar cell includes a substrate and a semiconductor layer containing a P-type crystalline silicon layer over the substrate, a first I-type crystalline silicon layer on the P-type crystalline silicon layer, a first N-type crystalline silicon layer on the first I-type crystalline silicon layer, a second I-type crystalline silicon layer on the first N-type crystalline silicon layer and a second N-type crystalline silicon layer on the second I-type crystalline silicon layer. Wherein, the semiconductor layer is formed with additional I-type and N-type crystalline silicon layers, thereby enhancing the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the thin-film solar cell. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139876 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL - A manufacturing includes forming an insulating layer covering a portion of a first semiconductor layer on a semiconductor substrate, removing a portion of the first semiconductor layer which is not covered with the insulating layer with an etchant to expose a potion of the first main surface, and cleaning the first main surface using a cleaning liquid containing hydrofluoric acid. An etching rate by the etchant to etch the first semiconductor layer is higher than an etching rate by the etchant to etch a first surface layer of the insulating layer, the first surface layer being on the side opposite to the first semiconductor layer. An etching rate by the cleaning liquid to etch a second surface layer of the insulating layer, the second surface layer being on the first semiconductor layer side, is lower than an etching rate by the cleaning liquid to etch the first surface layer. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139877 | INVERTED METAMORPHIC MULTIJUNCTION SOLAR CELL WITH GRADATION IN DOPING IN THE WINDOW LAYER - A multijunction solar cell including a window layer with a gradation in doping; an upper first solar subcell having a first band gap adjacent to the window layer; a second solar subcell adjacent to said first solar subcell; a first graded interlayer adjacent to said second solar subcell, said first graded interlayer having a third band gap greater than said second band gap; a third solar subcell adjacent to said first graded interlayer; a second interlayer adjacent to said third solar subcell, said second graded interlayer having a fifth band gap greater than said fourth band gap; a fourth solar subcell adjacent to said second graded interlayer, such that said fourth subcell is lattice mismatched with respect to said third subcell. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139878 | USE OF A1 BARRIER LAYER TO PRODUCE HIGH HAZE ZNO FILMS ON GLASS SUBSTRATES - Embodiments of the invention provide a method for forming a solar cell including forming a layer comprising alumina on a substrate and forming a transparent conductive layer on the layer comprising alumina. The method may also include forming a transparent conductive seed layer on the layer comprising alumina and forming a transparent conductive bulk layer on the transparent conductive seed layer. Embodiments of the invention also include photovoltaic devices having a substrate, a layer comprising alumina adjacent to the substrate, a zinc oxide-containing transparent conductive seed layer adjacent to the layer comprising alumina, and a zinc oxide-containing transparent conductive bulk layer adjacent the zinc oxide-containing transparent conductive seed layer. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139879 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell with an electrode lead-out structure that a unitary cell to be easily mounted on and removed from a connection side substrate is provided. A solar cell | 2013-06-06 |
20130139880 | ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - Provided is an electrode substrate that has a transparent conductive layer, a current-collecting metal layer that is provided on the transparent conductive layer, and an insulating layer that covers the current-collecting metal layer on a base plate, wherein, when a thermal expansion coefficient of the base plate is defined as α, and a thermal expansion coefficient of the insulating layer is defined as β, α>β is satisfied, and in which the thickness of the transparent conductive layer is 0.05 to 5 μm. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139881 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A In a photovoltaic device, a second electrode includes an aluminum-based electrode that is made of a material including aluminum and is electrically connected to an other surface side of a substrate by being embedded in at least openings on the other surface side of the substrate, and a silver-based electrode that is made of a material including silver, that is provided in a region between the openings on the other surface side of the substrate in a state where the silver-based electrode eats into a back surface insulating film such that the silver-based electrode is insulated from the other surface side of the substrate by the back surface insulating film, and that is electrically connected to the aluminum-based electrode via the back surface reflective film. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139882 | TRANSPARENT PROTECTIVE SHEET AND SOLAR CELL MODULE USING THE SAME - Provided is a transparent protective sheet ( | 2013-06-06 |
20130139883 | HYDROLYSIS-RESISTANT POLYESTER FILM - Provided is a hydrolysis-resistant polyester film having a low acid value due to suppression of acid value-increase during film formation. The hydrolysis-resistant polyester film of the present invention is a polyester film comprising a polyester resin composition, wherein the polyester resin composition that forms the films comprises 0.03 to 6.7 eq/ton of hindered phenol structural units, an acid value of a polyester that forms the film is less than 25 eq/ton, and an intrinsic viscosity of a polyester that forms the film is more than 0.64 dL/g and not less than 0.90 dL/g. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139884 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a solar cell according to an embodiment of the present invention includes preparing a semiconductor substrate having a first conductive type dopant; ion-implanting a pre-amorphization elements into a front surface of the semiconductor substrate to form an amorphous layer; and forming an emitter layer by ion-implanting second conductive type dopant into the front surface of the semiconductor substrate. The method then further includes heat-treating the layers to activate the second conductive type dopant. The method further includes forming a back surface field layer at a back surface of the semiconductor substrate by ion-implanting a first conductive type dopant. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139885 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - This photoelectric conversion device comprises a glass substrate ( | 2013-06-06 |
20130139886 | HIGH PERFORMANCE ANTI-SPALL LAMINATE ARTICLE - Provided is a high performance anti-spall laminate article comprising a bi-layer polymeric composite. The bi-layer composite includes a polymeric sheet and a poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) film laminated to each other. The PET film has a tensile modulus of about 600,000 psi or higher in both the machine direction (MD) and the transverse direction (TD), a shock brittleness index of about 55 Joules or higher in the machine direction and about 25 joules or higher in the transverse direction, and a percent elongation at break (EOB) of about 110-160 in the machine direction and about 60-110 in the transverse direction. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139887 | SCALABLE PRODUCTION OF DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS USING INKJET PRINTING - Methods, systems, and apparatus regarding Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC) formed using nanocomposite organic-inorganic materials deposited by inkjet printing. Exemplary DSSC embodiments include long, narrow strips of titanium oxide and platinum inkjet-printed on fluorine-tin-oxide (FTO) conductive glass substrates. An exemplary deposition of organic materials may be made at ambient conditions, while the plate of printer where the FTO glass substrates were placed may be kept at 25° C. Exemplary FTO glass substrates with dimensions of about 1×1 m | 2013-06-06 |
20130139888 | STUFFING BOX FLOW DIVERTER AND METHODS THEREFOR - A stuffing box flow diverter including a body including first, second, and third connector portions. The third connector portion is configured for connection to a stuffing box. A first passage extends from the first connector portion to the third connector portion and a second passage extends from the first connector portion to the third connector portion. The first and second passages are coaxial, wherein the second passage includes an annular portion extending along at least a portion of the first passage. The first passage is defined by a tube extending from the first connector portion and through a bore formed in the third connector portion, the bore having a bore diameter larger than an outer diameter of the tube. The second passage includes the annular region defined by the bore diameter and the outer tube diameter. | 2013-06-06 |
20130139889 | SELF POWERED AND AUTOMATED ATTACHMENT TO A WATER SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention relate to an attachment mechanism adapted to be attached to fluid system having a hydroelectric generator adapted to convert a flow of a fluid through the fluid system into electrical power. The attachment mechanism further includes a control unit coupled to the hydroelectric generator, capacitor to store the electrical power generated by the hydroelectric generator, and a motor coupled to the control unit. In addition, the attachment system includes a pinch valve coupled to the motor, such that the control unit is adapted to automatically control the motor for actuating the pinch valve for regulating the fluid flow within the fluid system. The attachment mechanism further includes sensor unit to detect the condition in vicinity to the attachment mechanism. As further disclosed herein, the control unit is powered by the flow of the fluid through the fluid system. | 2013-06-06 |