25th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090151785 | SOLAR CELL AND ITS SPECTRUM CONVERTER - A solar cell is disclosed to include a single crystal silicon chip, an electrode system, a glass plate cover, a polymer film set between the single crystal silicon chip and the glass plate cover, and a spectrum converter containing an inorganic phosphor, which absorbs radiation in purple, blue and green light of the Sun's solar radiation and converts the absorption into a photoluminescent light in yellow, orange-yellow and infrared area in the electromagnetic spectrum. The architecture characteristic of the solar cell increases the efficiency by about 20%. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151786 | SOLAR CELL AND ITS TRANSPARENT LIGHT CONVERSION FILM - The present invention discloses a solar cell which can enhance the absorption of the short-wavelength range radiation λ<400 nm of the sun and re-radiate in the wavelength range λ=500˜780 nm to enhance the solar cell's capability in absorbing more long-wavelength radiation and form separate electron-hole pairs so as to increase the output power of the solar cell assembly. Furthermore, the present invention also provides a transparent light conversion film for solar cells. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151787 | Organic thin-film photoelectric conversion element and method of manufacturing the same - The objectives of the present invention are to enable the manufacturing of an organic thin-film photoelectric conversion element under normal atmosphere, improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the element, and enhance its durability. A hole-blocking TiO2 layer is created between the photoelectric conversion layer and the electrode by a wet process. In the manufacturing process, the hole-blocking TiO2 layer is air-dried so that it will be an amorphous layer. It is possible to provide a concentration gradient layer of PCBM/P3HT in which the PCBM concentration is higher in a region close to the hole-blocking TiO2 layer. This structure will reduce the electric resistance of that region and minimize the current loss within the photoelectric conversion element. In the vicinity of the hole-blocking TiO2 layer, the PCBM concentration is increased, which in turn makes it easier for electrons to flow into the TiO2 layer since PCBM is electrically conductive. Due to these features, the organic thin-film photoelectric conversion element having the gradient structure of the present embodiment has a high level of photoelectric conversion efficiency and good durability. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151788 | P-TYPE DOPED LAYER OF PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A P-type doped layer of a photoelectric conversion device is provided. The P-type doped layer is a double layer structure including a seeding layer and a wide band gap layer disposed thereon. The P-type doped layer with the double layer structure has both high conductivity and high photoelectric performance. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151789 | HEAT DISSIPATION - A method and apparatus are disclosed for dissipating heat from a region of flexible pipe covered by a bend stiffener. The method includes the steps of, via at least one channel in an outer surface around a flexible pipe, providing a flow path for water to flow from a region of the flexible pipe covered by a bend stiffener to an uncovered region of the flexible pipe. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151790 | ELECTRO-MAGNETIC MULTI CHOKE POSITION VALVE - An electromagnetic valving system includes a manifold having one or more flow passages therein; a sleeve disposed relative to the manifold so that movement of the sleeve inhibits or allows fluid flow relative to the manifold; and an electromagnet positioned relative to the sleeve such that a magnetic field generated by the at least one electromagnet produces a motive force in the sleeve and method. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151791 | Method of Constructing a Secondary Containment Area - The method of the present invention results in a secondary containment area for above ground storage tanks. The method involves leveling the site, laying a foundation bed, building a retaining barrier around the site, covering the foundation bed and retaining barrier with a liner cloth, and applying a layer of polyurea to the liner cloth and retaining barrier. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151792 | Liquid Feeding Method and Cartridge To Be Used Therein - A liquid feeding method for feeding liquid in a minute flow path is provided. The minute flow path includes flow paths | 2009-06-18 |
20090151793 | Method and Apparatus for the Disposal of Waste Fluids - An innovative method and apparatus for disposing of waste fluids, especially human body fluids such as are generated during surgery, into a hospital's sanitary sewer system is provided. A conduit system is adapted to transport waste fluid from a receptacle to a sanitary sewer using an eductor having a venturi device. The conduit system includes first and second conduits. First and second connectors are used to easily connect the first conduit to the second conduit. The second connector includes a flap that acts as a check valve. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151794 | Compressor Arrangement With Bypass Means for Preventing Freezing of the Cooling Unit - Compressor arrangement for generating compressed air by means of a motor-operator compressor unit, down stream of which at least one cooler unit is connected for cooling the generated compressed air, which enters the cooler unit via at least one inlet, flows there through a cooling structure, around which cooling air flows, from a plurality of cooling passages connected in parallel and leaves the cooler unit via at least one outlet, wherein a permanently open bypass pipe is provided between the region of the inlet and the region of the outlet, the inner cross section of which bypass pipe is matched to the delivery capacity of the compressor unit and to the pressure difference between inlet and outlet in such a way that the bypass pipe, at normal ambient temperatures, causes a higher flow resistance than the cooling structure, whereas, as freezing of the cooling structure progresses, the compressed air flows increasingly via the bypass pipe in order to maintain the generation of compressed air with minimum loss of cooling of and delivery capacity. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151795 | ICE TRAY WITH WATER LEVEL DETECTING DEVICE - An ice tray with water level detecting device includes an ice trench and a water level detecting device for detecting the water level of the water in the ice trench. The water level detecting device includes a radio frequency detecting device and a parameter setting unit. The radio frequency detecting device emits a radio frequency wave to the ice tray and the water and receives the reflection wave from the ice tray or the water. Here, the radio frequency detecting device has a decision level for deciding the strength of the reflection wave, so as to output a stop signal to stop the water supplying schedule. And, the parameter setting unit can alter the decision level for changing the water level of the ice tray. Therefore, through the structure described above, the water amount in the ice tray can be detected and controlled in an effective way. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151796 | Fluid Level Control Toggle Valve Device and Method - A water level control device has connected tubular housings, one serving as a support for a hose connection and the other serving to support a valve housing assembly for operation of a toggle valve within the valve housing. An airtight float serves to raise the one extreme of a float rod when buoyed by sufficient water level admitted through apertures in the valve housing. The other extreme of the float rod is attached to a rod holder to hold the float rod. The rod holder passes through an outlet apertured valve seat wherein a valve washer attached to the rod holder within the toggle valve cavity is urged against the outlet valve seat by water pressure from a water hose. When the water level in a pool or spa, and thus the float, is lowered, the one extreme of the float rod will also be lowered lowering the other extreme of the float rod and the attached rod holder to cause the attached valve washer to tilt away from the valve seat and permit water from the hose to enter the pool. A water flooded water keel attached to the float serves to hold a threaded float connector attached to the float rod for vertical adjustment, the water keel also serves to resist float rotation due to surface waves or wind playing on the float. In the preferred embodiments, the float is configured in the shape of a natural aquatic object (e.g., duck, frog, dolphin, lotus blossom, etc.), a natural or unnatural object or the like. The valve washer has free movement within the valve cavity such that siphoning from the pool to the water supply is eliminated when the freely positioned valve washer is seated against the valve inlet pressure reducer thus stopping siphoning action. The inlet pipe supplying make-up water to the pool enters the pool above or below water level. The device is provided for easy placement in a pool by suspension of the float and attached valve housing from an outrigger water supply assembly resting on a pool deck adjacent to the pool. Zinc ballast weights are positioned within the outrigger and water supply for stopping metal erosion and plaster discoloration due to electrolysis. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151797 | PRESSURE REGULATOR - The present invention discloses a pressure regulator comprising: a housing having an inlet opening for the supply of pressurized fluid under primary pressure from a pressurized fluid source and an outlet opening for discharging the pressurized fluid under a secondary reduced pressure, a channel between the aforementioned inlet opening and outlet opening; and a pressure-regulating mechanism for reducing the aforementioned primary pressure to the aforementioned secondary pressure. The pressure regulator's pressure-regulating mechanism has a movable body that comprises a diaphragm which is displaceable in response to pressure fluctuations, the inlet opening and the movable body being in line with each other in the direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the diaphragm displacement. The present invention is reduces the dimensions while extending the service life of a pressure regulator intended for decrease of fluid pressure even when the pressure regulator operates with fluids such as high-pressure gas with corrosive properties. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151798 | IRRIGATION SYSTEM EMITTER - The current invention provides a emitter with an internal passage for a drip irrigation system that delivers an irrigation fluid such as water from a fluid source to one or more plants. The emitter is capable of being operably attached to a tube or other conduit of an irrigation fluid. Optionally, the emitter includes a means for reversibly attaching a side portion of a tube to the emitter. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151799 | CHECK VALVE - A check valve in which a valve opens to allow a fluid to flow out when a differential pressure of a pressure in one area with respect to that in the other area becomes large and remains closed even when the pressure in the other area becomes higher than that in the one area includes a lip in contact with an opposed face provided at a position opposite to the check valve, wherein the lip is constructed so as to be in contact with the opposed face in such a way that the tip of the lip is bent to a side of the other area and a satin finish is given to the whole area of a surface of the lip that could be brought into contact with the opposed face. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151800 | Flow regulator device - A fluid flow regulator of the present invention comprises in combination a stationary hollow duct housing having a first end and a second end through which fluid flows. The device also incorporates a movable member aligned concentric with the duct having an end essentially similarly shaped and sized to the first end of the housing. The member may be spaced apart from the duct so that fluid can enter the duct housing through an opening defined by the space between the end of the member and the first end of the duct, with the movement of the member serving to change the size of opening. The movement of the member is controlled by the movement of a float located within the duct. The position of the float can be preset by the operator of the invention so that when fluid flow into the duct is at a predetermined amount the float will remain stationary, and when the fluid flow increases above such predetermined level the float will be moved in the direction of the fluid flow and when fluid flow into the duct is below said predetermined amount, the float will move the member opposite the direction of fluid flow. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151801 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR AN EFFICIENT DESIGN AND OPERATION OF A PUMP MOTOR - A method of operating a controller for a pool pump motor includes the steps of setting an operating mode for the pool pump motor, setting a torque value for the pool pump motor corresponding to the operating mode, setting a high operating threshold and a low operating threshold corresponding to the torque value, operating the pool pump motor in a constant torque mode using the torque value, monitoring an operating parameter of the pool pump motor corresponding to a load on the pool pump motor, discontinuing operating the pool pump motor when the operating parameter is higher than the high operating threshold or lower than the low operating threshold and signaling a pool pump motor fault upon the discontinuing operating the pool pump motor. The operating parameter of the pool pump motor is RPM or current supplied to the pool pump motor. Additionally disclosed are energy efficient pool hydraulic design techniques that increase the energy efficiency of hydraulic systems. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151802 | Impulse charger for motor vehicle engines - An impulse charger for motor vehicle engines include impulse valves driven using driving force continuously generated by a driving apparatus so as to be instantaneously opened and closed at a high speed by a link unit in which link members are interconnected, and in which the impulse valves for all cylinders are simultaneously driven. Thus, the impulse charger provides simple drive control, reduction in necessary components, and an efficient mounting space, guarantees easy manufacturing and mounting at a low cost, and prevents noise from being generated when the impulse valves are operated. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151803 | HYBRID SPOOL VALVE FOR MULTI-PORT PULSE TUBE - The problems of reducing the torque required to turn the valve, eliminating wear dust, and extending the life of the valves in Gifford McMahon (G-M) type multi-port pulse tube refrigerators are solved by using a rotary spool valve having radial clearance to control flow to and from the regenerator, and using face seal ports on the end of the spool to control flow to and from the pulse tubes. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151804 | Cooling medium flow path - The present invention provides a cooling medium flow path for improving cooling efficiency of a cooling medium used for liquid-cooling systems for motors, radiators and the like. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151805 | BLOW-OUT PREVENTION HOSE BUNDLE FOR OFFSHORE OIL RIGS - Flexible thermoplastic hose bundle for use in the operation and control of Blow-Out Prevention (BOP) valves and other devices located on subsea well heads. The bundle includes a plurality ⅛-inch inner diameter (ID) hoses which are cabled around a central hose and sheathed in an outer jacket. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151806 | Methods, Apparatus and Articles for an Air Jet Loom - In some embodiments, a method includes providing a first controller; providing a second controller; using the second controller to control a plurality of valves to provide a sequence of air jets that propel a weft thread across at least a portion of a weft insertion region of an air jet loom; and using the first controller to control at least one aspect of the air jet loom not controlled by the second controller. In some embodiments, a method for a controller in an air jet loom includes (a) defining a reference loom configuration; (b) determining a characterization of the reference loom configuration; (c) determining a modified loom configuration by at least one change to the reference loom configuration; (d) determining a characterization of the modified loom configuration; and (e) revising the reference loom configuration if the characterization of the modified loom configuration satisfies a criteria. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151807 | Container Insert for Zero Headspace - A container suitable for containing a liquid composition and comprising an insert located in the neck of said container, and wherein when said container is filled with a liquid composition, zero headspace exists below said insert. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151808 | DELIVERY AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR THE AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING OF HIGH PERFORMANCE NANOFLUIDIC SEPARATION DEVICES - A multi-column packing system and packed bed assessment system for producing small bore LC columns of superior quality, improved column-to-column reproducibility, and lower cost than current commercially available columns. The process utilizes an automated multi-column packing system with an integrated sensor that detects when the slurry-packed bed has reached the desired length. The optical packed bed assessment system examines the packed bed within the column and detects any packing inconsistencies or voids within the column. The multi-column packing system makes automated connections to tubes via an automated compression mechanism. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151809 | METHOD FOR FILLING GASEOUS HYDROGEN STORAGE TANKS - The present invention discloses methods for filling gaseous hydrogen storage tanks. The methods of the present invention include methods for refilling gaseous hydrogen storage tanks utilizing a cascade fill. The methods of the present invention provide for the efficient refilling of the gaseous hydrogen storage tanks and the efficient dispensing of gaseous hydrogen to hydrogen vehicles. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151810 | Balloon Inflation System - Apparatus for inflating a balloon ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090151811 | Systems and methods for facilitating loading of bags - Systems, methods and media for faster filling of bags with material are disclosed. An accelerating mechanism accelerates material flowing through a chute from a material supply to a bag of a bag supplier. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151812 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILLING A TANK WITH A PRESSURIZED GAS - Method for filling a tank with a pressurized gas, in particular a vehicle tank with hydrogen, including the step of compressing the gas from a first gas source in order to fill said tank directly or via at least one buffer vessel, wherein the compression step is carried out using the energy from a working fluid, said method being characterized in that it comprises a step of heat exchange between said compressed gas and said working fluid. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151813 | LIQUID RECLAMATION APPARATUS - A liquid reclamation apparatus for use in changing automobile oil includes a container, a portable receptacle within the container and dimensioned to hold a volume of oil sufficient to perform an oil change and a cover releasably secured to the container. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151814 | Dosing apparatus - A dosing apparatus in a form-fill-seal packaging machine comprises a delivery nozzle ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090151815 | Modular, adaptive funnel with storaging lid - A funnel that is both functional and storage-efficient is disclosed. A funnel when properly stored takes up no more space than the funnel body itself; when its fully extended can be as long as 30 inches long—longer than any funnel seen in the general consumer market. At its most flexible posture the funnel can be made snake-like to reach the most hard-to reach areas, such as the underside of an automobile or the backside under the kitchen sink. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151816 | Adjustable Work Benches for Power Tools - A work bench for a power tool includes a beam for supporting the power tool, the beam having a first end, a second end, and a top surface extending between the first and second ends, and legs for supporting the beam over a surface. The work bench includes a first extension arm extendable from the first end of the beam, the first extension arm including a first main arm that telescopes within the first end of the beam, a first auxiliary arm that telescopes within the first main arm, and a first support leg that is pivotally connected with the auxiliary arm and that telescopes within the main arm. The work bench includes a second extension arm extendable from the second end of the beam, the second extension arm including a second main arm that telescopes within the second end of the beam, a second auxiliary arm that telescopes within the second main arm, and a second support leg that is connected with the second auxiliary arm and that telescopes within the second main arm. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151817 | DEBARKING MECHANISM - The invention relates to a debarking mechanism ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090151818 | Combination Planer/Moulder With Adjustable Vertical Support and Method of Adjustment - A combination planer/moulder having means to raise, lower and lock a cutting member at a desired position is provided. The device includes a platform onto which a table for holding materials and an adjustment system are attached. The adjustment system includes at least one column having a rectilinear wall. A cutterhead is provided, having cooperative openings and a locking means, such that it may move along the at least one column of the adjustment system and locked in place. The rectilinear wall of the column cooperates with a similarly shaped opening in the cutterhead, such that by pressing the rectilinear shaped side of the opening against the rectilinear wall of the column the cutterhead may be fixed in desirable positions to permit work on materials and released for adjustment. The device includes a window such that the placement of the cutting knives on the materials can be viewed and debris can be seen and removed therefrom. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151819 | METHOD FOR BONDING COMPONENTS OF MEDICAL DEVICES - A method of bonding a first component of a medical device to a second component of the medical device, where at least one of the components comprises a shape memory material, includes positioning the components in close proximity to each other to obtain an assembled configuration, and heating the assembled configuration at a temperature in the range of from about 800° C. to about 1100° C. to obtain a diffusion bond at a region of contact between the two components. The assembled configuration is formed into a desired set shape and heat-set at a temperature in the range of from about 350° C. to about 550° C. to impart a memory of the desired set shape to the shape memory materials without substantially impairing the diffusion bond. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151820 | Method of Production of Hot Dip Galvannealed Steel Sheet with Excellent Workability, Powderability, and Slidability - The present invention provides a method of production of hot dip galvannealed steel sheet with excellent workability compared with the Sendzimir method or non-oxidizing furnace method and further with excellent powdering or slidability, that is, a method of production of hot dip galvannealed steel sheet with excellent workability, powdering, and slidability characterized by processing a slab containing, by mass %, C: 0.01 to 0.12%, Mn: 0.05 to 0.6%, Si: 0.002 to 0.1%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.03% or less, sol. Al: 0.005 to 0.1%, and N: 0.01% or less and having a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities by hot rolling, pickling, cold rolling, then annealing at 650 to 900° C., cooling to 250 to 450° C., holding at said temperature range for 120 seconds or more, then cooling to room temperature, pickling, preplating Ni or Ni—Fe without intermediate temper rolling, heating by 5° C./sec or more down to 430 to 500° C., galvanizing in a galvanization bath, wiping, then heating by a rate of temperature rise of 20° C./sec or more up to 460 to 550° C., not providing any soaking time or holding for soaking for less than 5 seconds, then cooling by 3° C./sec or more, and final temper rolling by a 0.4 to 2% elongation rate. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151821 | Method and Device Adjusting Targeted Combinations of Properties of Polyphase Steel - Compared to conventional steel products, polyphase steels have a significantly improved combination of resistance and ductility and are therefore becoming more and more important—especially for the automobile industry. The currently most important steel groups for the automobile industry are dual phase steels and TRIP steels. The production of different polyphase steel resistance categories, carried out directly on a hot strip, for meeting various requirements, requires a highly extensive know-how and firstly a corresponding adaptation of the alloy elements. According to the invention, a heat treatment ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090151822 | TITANIUM ALUMINIDE ALLOYS - Alloys based on titanium aluminides, such as γ (TiAl) which may be made through the use of casting or powder metallurgical processes and heat treatments. The alloys contain titanium, 38 to 46 atom % aluminum, and 5 to 10 atom % niobium, and they contain composite lamella structures with B19 phase and β phase there in a volume ratio of the B19 phase to β phase 0.05:1 and 20:1. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151823 | RAPID THERMAL TREATMENT FOR COLORING SURGICAL NEEDLES - An apparatus for thermally treating and coloring a plurality of curved suture needles. The apparatus includes a conveyer for transferring the plurality of curved suture needles from a source of curved suture needles to a receiver, a housing positioned adjacent the conveyer, the housing having a first end, a second end, and an opening running from the first end to the second end, the opening aligned with the conveyer to enable the plurality of curved suture needles to pass therethrough, a heat source located within the housing for heating the plurality of curved suture needles as the plurality of curved suture needles are transferred by the conveyer from the first end of the housing to the second end of the housing and a system for providing a gas mixture containing a fractional concentration of oxygen to oxidize and colorize the surfaces of the plurality of curved suture needles as the plurality of suture needles pass through the housing. A process for thermally treating and coloring a plurality of curved suture needles to colorize and enhance the stiffness and yield moment of the curved suture needles is also provided. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151824 | HIGH STRENGTH WIRE ROD EXCELLENT IN DRAWABILITY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - A wire rod which is mainly composed of pearlite and has an area fraction of 5% or less of a non-pearlite structure composed of pro-eutectoid ferrite, degenerate-pearlite or bainite in a section, or has an area fraction of 10% or less of a non-pearlite structure in a portion from the surface to a depth of 100 μm. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151825 | Ignition Composition and Applications - An ignition composition and its applications, the ignition composition including at least (a) an explosive fraction that includes at least one primary explosive, (b) an oxidation-reduction system and (c) an agglomerate. In the ignition composition the explosive fraction represents 9 to 35% by weight of the composition, the primary explosive at least is tetrazene, and tetrazene represents at least 95% by weight of said explosive fraction. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151826 | Handbag, a system a method for interchanging storage containers - A handbag, a system and a method interchange storage containers which hold personal items and/or professional items. The handbag may have an outer shell that may have walls defining a cavity. The handbag has an insert with portions defining three or more containers. The handbag has a purse insert with sides defining an inner volume of the purse insert. The handbag has a purse shell with sections defining a chamber. The purse insert fits within the insert, and the insert fits within the outer shell. The purse insert may be transferred into an alternate insert, placed in a purse shell or carried independently. The insert is transferrable between the outer shell and an alternate outer shell. Moreover, the purse insert fits within the purse shell and is transferrable from the insert to the purse shell. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151827 | Removable protective cover door guard - A device for the protection of vehicle door interiors while transporting things that might damage the door is provided. In exemplary form, the device may be removably installed on the interior of vehicle doors and at least temporarily secured in place while the door is open. Closing the door may further serve to secure the device in place, preventing it from being accidentally dislodged. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151828 | TIRE WITH ANTENNA ENCAPSULATED WITH RUBBER COMPOUND CONTAINING THERMOPLASTIC - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising an electronic sensing device at least partially encapsulated by an elastomeric composition, the elastomeric composition comprising:
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20090151829 | TIRE WITH INTEGRAL SENSOR MOUNT - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising two spaced inextensible beads; a ground contacting tread portion; a pair of individual sidewalls extending radially inward from the axial outer edges of said tread portion to join the respective beads, the axial outer edges of the tread portion defining a tread width; a supporting carcass for the tread portion and sidewalls; an innerliner disposed radially inward of the carcass; and an electronic sensor mounted in a foamed sensor mount disposed radially inwardly of the innerliner and exposed to the inner cavity of the tire, the foamed sensor mount comprising a foamed rubber composition co-vulcanized and integral with the innerliner, the foamed rubber composition having a density ranging from 0.1 to 1 g/cm | 2009-06-18 |
20090151830 | TIRE WITH TREAD RUBBER COMPOSITION WHICH CONTAINS DUAL SILICA MOIETIES - The invention relates to a tire having a tread of a cured rubber composition which contains dual silica moieties in a sense of containing both hydrophilic precipitated silica and in situ hydrophobated precipitated silica. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151831 | TIRE WITH TREAD RUBBER COMPOSITION WHICH CONTAINS DUAL SILICA MOIETIES - The invention relates to a tire having a tread of a cured rubber composition which contains dual silica moieties in a sense of containing both hydrophilic precipitated silica and in situ hydrophobated precipitated silica. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151832 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic tire in which left- and right-side lateral grooves extend between first main grooves and second main grooves, and in which left- and right-side sub grooves extend halfway from the second main grooves toward the first main grooves. The lateral grooves and the sub grooves are disposed alternately with each other at predetermined pitches in tire circumferential directions. The left- and right-side lateral grooves respectively include: first groove portions extending from the first main grooves; and second groove portions extending from the second main grooves while curving inwardly toward tire width directions. The left- and right-side lateral grooves are offset from each other in the tire circumferential directions. Opening portions at both ends of each of the lateral grooves, which are opened to the first main grooves and the second main grooves, are shifted from one another in the tire circumferential directions. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151833 | PNEUMATIC TIRE, TIRE MOLD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PNEUMATIC TIRE - There is provided a pneumatic tire having a shallow groove provided between zigzag sipes adjacent in the circumferential direction of the tire, a tire mold used for production of the pneumatic tire and a method of producing the pneumatic tire with the tire mold, which can reduce production cost of the mold, facilitate trimming operation and decrease waste from trimming while reduction of driving stability during turning on a wet road surface and occurrence of curing trouble are suppressed. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151834 | CENTRAL TIGHTENING SYSTEM FOR ANTI-SKID DEVICES AND AN ANTI-SKID DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A tightening system of straps for use in anti-skid and traction enhancement devices is disclosed. The tightening system comprises a central node which is located on the principle axis of the axle of a wheel and which has a plurality of extensions adapted to fasten a plurality of radially extending straps around its periphery. A plurality of radially extending flexible straps, which are attached to a surface contact member at their first 10 ends and to the central node at their second ends, are used to tighten the anti skid device. The flexible straps are passed through a buckle for tightening the surface contact members in the radial direction in order to eliminate outward bulging on the surface contact members as well as to avoid eccentricity in the strap system. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151835 | Hub-Enclosed Tire Pump - A tire pump that is housed within the hub of a wheel is described. The pump includes a piston that moves axially with respect to the wheel's axle. The pump also includes a pressure switch configured to stop the pump when sufficient tire pressure is reached. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151836 | Tire wheel assembly - Provided is a tire wheel assembly making it possible to effectively reduce cavity resonance noise without causing either negative influence on deformation of a tire or deterioration in rim assembling workability. A tire wheel assembly of the present invention includes a pneumatic tire, and a wheel provided with a rim fitted with the pneumatic tire, and forms a cavity portion between the pneumatic tire and the rim. The tire wheel assembly comprises at least one tube, which has one end thereof closed while having a length of 55% to 110% of a reference length L | 2009-06-18 |
20090151837 | PNEUMATIC TIRE AND CONFIGURATION FOR REDUCING A TIRE NOISE - A pneumatic tire is provided for reducing a tire noise having an annular cavity and at least one acoustic damper, situated in the cavity, made of an open-celled material. The acoustic damper is removably connected to an inner face of the pneumatic tire facing toward the cavity using at least one removably connectable connection device. Furthermore, a wheel rim is provided having a pneumatic tire drawn thereon, an annular cavity being shaped between wheel rim and pneumatic tire, as well as at least one acoustic damper made of open-celled material, which is situated in the cavity, which is distinguished in that the acoustic damper is removably connected on an inner face facing toward the cavity using at least one removably connectable connection device. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151838 | TIRE CONTAINING AN INTERNAL CORD REINFORCED RUBBER COMPONENT - This invention relates to a tire having an internal component comprised of a cord reinforced polyisoprene-based rubber composition containing silica reinforcement. Such cord reinforced rubber internal tire component may be, for example, at least one of a tire carcass ply, circumferential overlay ply and circumferential belt ply underlying its tread. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151839 | Rubber Composition For Adhering Steel Cord - A rubber composition for adhering a steel cord that improves wet heat-resistant adhesioness, particularly heat-resistant adhesioness, by preventing adhesion deterioration due to heat, as well as initial adhesioness between a steel cord and a rubber, is disclosed. The rubber composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a diene rubber component and from 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of composite graphite particles containing boron, obtained by heating and graphitizing carbon black together with boron or a compound containing boron. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151840 | TIRE WITH COMPONENT CONTAINING SHORT FIBER - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one of an apex, flipper, and chipper, the at least one of an apex, flipper, and chipper comprising a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and from 5 to 40 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer, of a short aramid fiber having a length ranging from 0.5 to 20 mm and having a thickness ranging from 2 to 30 microns, said fiber having disposed on at least part of its surface a composition comprising an aliphatic fatty acid or synthetic microcrystalline wax; a Bunte salt; a polysulfide comprising the moiety —[S] | 2009-06-18 |
20090151841 | CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING TIE LAYER - This invention relates to a vulcanizable layered composition comprising at least two layers and at least one tie layer, wherein the first layer of the two layers comprises an fluid permeation prevention layer, the second layer of the two layers comprises at least one high diene rubber, and the tie layer comprises a mixture of:
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20090151842 | PNEUMATIC RUN-FLAT RADIAL TIRE - Disclosed is a pneumatic run-flat radial tire of side reinforcing type, which has significantly improved run-flat durability without adversely affecting actual vehicle properties such as ride comfort. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151843 | PNEUMATIC TIRE WITH INCREASED LOWER SIDEWALL DURABILITY - A pneumatic tire may use a combination of high modulus and low modulus plies to provide increased fatigue compression durability without significantly increasing the weight of the tire. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151844 | Rubber Composition for Bead Apex and Tire Having Bead Apex Prepared Using Same - There is provided a rubber composition for a bead apex which can enhance extrusion processability by optimizing a rate of vulcanization during a vulcanization process, and can improve rigidity, steering stability and a low fuel consumption property, a tire having a bead apex prepared by using the rubber composition for a bead apex and being capable of enhancing steering stability and reducing rolling resistance and a tire for a sports utility vehicle (SUV) having further enhanced durability. The rubber composition for a bead apex comprises a diene rubber, a phenol resin and/or a modified phenol resin, sulfur, hexamethylenetetramine, a vulcanization accelerator, and at least one kind of vulcanization acceleration auxiliary selected from the group consisting of a citraconimide compound, a condensate of alkyl phenol and sulfur chloride, an organic thiosulfate compound and a compound represented by the general formula: R | 2009-06-18 |
20090151845 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic radial tire has a chipper in place of a traditional apex, the chipper located between a carcass main portion and turnup portion. The chipper layer may be composed of a chopped carbon fiber and aramid composite reinforced elastomeric layer. The tire sidewalls have a radial height SH and a section width SW located within a range of 0.4 to 0.44 of the sidewall radial height SH measured from the bead core. The section width SW may further be located within a range of 0.1″ to 0.3″ inches from a radially outward end of the chipper layer in a radial direction. The tread may of a dual layer construction, having a radially inward first layer formed of a relatively low rolling resistance compound and a radially outward second layer formed of a compound containing silica. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151846 | TIRE WITH INNERLINER CONTAINING LOW MELTING POLYAMIDE - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising a carcass and an innerliner in direct contact with the carcass, the innerliner comprising a rubber composition comprising:
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20090151847 | Process for producing laminated exfoliated graphite composite-metal compositions for fuel cell bipolar plate applications - A process for producing an electrically conductive laminate composition for fuel cell flow field plate or bipolar plate applications. The process comprises: (a) feeding a thin metal sheet, having a first surface and a second surface, into a consolidating zone; and (b) feeding a first exfoliated graphite composite sheet onto the first surface of the metal sheet to form a two-layer precursor laminate in this consolidating zone; wherein the exfoliated graphite composite sheet comprises (i) expanded or exfoliated graphite and (ii) a binder or matrix material to bond the expanded graphite to form a cohered. The process preferably further comprises (c) feeding a second exfoliated graphite composite sheet onto the second surface of the metal sheet to form a three-layer precursor laminate. Both the first and second exfoliated graphite composite sheet may further comprise particles of non-expandable graphite or carbon in the amount of between 3% and 60% by weight based on the total weight of the non-expandable particles and the expanded graphite. Surface flow channels and other desired geometric features can be built onto the exterior surfaces of the laminate to form a flow field plate or bipolar plate by a procedure such as in-line embossing or molding. The resulting laminate has an exceptionally high thickness-direction conductivity and excellent resistance to gas permeation. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151848 | Method for bonding components made of high silica material - The present invention relates to a method for bonding components made of high silica material by way of integral joining by forming a high-silica bonding mass between connecting surfaces of the components. A method is provided which permits an inexpensive production of a mechanically and thermally stable composite of components made of a high silica material, particularly for large-area bonded connections for which a contact pressure of more than 5 N/cm | 2009-06-18 |
20090151849 | Cosmetic Wipe that Provides a Visual Indication of its Effectiveness - A cosmetic wipe that contains a first nonwoven layer having first and second opposing surfaces is provided. The first nonwoven layer contains fibers formed from a polymer composition and is generally opaque in nature. A second nonwoven layer is laminated to the first surface of the first nonwoven layer. The second nonwoven layer contains a colorant that imparts a certain color to the second layer. Prior to use, the colored second layer is not generally visible when viewed from the second surface of the first layer due to the opaque nature of the first layer. However, sebum or other bodily oils absorbed by the first layer during use can prevent light from adequately reflecting from the layer. Thus, at least a portion of the first layer becomes translucent or transparent so that the color of the second layer becomes visible to a user. This provides a variety of benefits, including the ability for a user to evaluate if or how much sebum was removed from the skin so that makeup, etc. can be applied with confidence. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151850 | Process for fabrication of a fully dense electrolyte layer embedded in membrane electrolyte assembly of solid oxide fuel cell - This invention describes the process for fabrication of a fully dense electrolyte layer (8YSZ/GDC/LSGM) embedded in a high performance membrane electrolyte assembly (MEA) (Unit Cell) of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell. An air-tight electrolyte layer (8YSZ/GDC/LSGM) is mainly prepared via tape casting technique and modified by thin film technologies, such as sputtering coating, spin coating, plasma spray/Coating etc., as well as combined with the sintering scheme and operation control. The gas permeability of electrolyte layer is less than 1×10 | 2009-06-18 |
20090151851 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING TEXTURED LAMINATE PRESS PLATES - Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for creating textured laminate press plates that account for growth of the press plate and growth of the laminate's decorative layer. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention involve printing a two-dimensional representation of the three-dimensional surface of the proposed press plate, assuming a certain amount of expansion, onto a transparent overlay, such as a cellulose acetate sheet or a plate of glass. Embodiments of the present invention further involve positioning the overlay over an un-textured sample decorative laminate to examine the alignment of the press plate's proposed texture design with the sample laminate's decorative design. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151852 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MOLDING MADE OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The invention relates to a method for producing a molding with tapered thickness made of a laminate comprising at least one metal layer and one fiber-reinforced plastic layer connected thereto. The method at least comprises partly pressurizing the laminate at least in the direction of thickness using a pressurizing means, provided that deformation in the plane of the laminate is substantially unimpeded. The invention also relates to a device for implementing the method. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151853 | Evacuation and port sealing techniques for vacuum insulating glass units, and/or vacuum oven for accomplishing the same - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to evacuation and sealing techniques for VIG units, and/or multi-chamber vacuum ovens for accomplishing the same. In certain example embodiments, a VIG assembly is inserted into a multi-chamber apparatus to successively reduce the chamber pressure and thus the pressure between substrates comprising the VIG assembly until a final evacuation pressure is reached. Once the final evacuation pressure is reached, a pump-out port or tube of the VIG assembly is sealed forming a VIG unit while the VIG assembly is still in the vacuum chamber. After sealing, chamber pressures are gradually increased to atmospheric while the gap between the substrates of the VIG unit remains at a pressure less than atmospheric which is close to the final evacuation pressure. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151854 | Localized heating of edge seals for a vacuum insulating glass unit, and/or unitized oven for accomplishing the same - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to edge sealing techniques for vacuum insulating glass (VIG) units. More particularly, certain example embodiments relate to techniques for providing localized heating to edge seals of units, and/or unitized ovens for accomplishing the same. In certain example embodiments, a unit is pre-heated to one or more intermediate temperatures, localized heating (e.g., from one or more substantially linear focused IR heat sources) is provided proximate to the peripheral edges of the unit so as to melt frits placed thereon, and cooled. In certain non-limiting implementations, the pre-heating and/or cooling may be provided in one or more steps. An oven for accomplishing the same may include multiple zones for performing the above-noted steps, each zone optionally including one or more chambers. Accordingly, in certain example embodiments, a temperature gradient proximate to the edges of the unit is created, thereby reducing the chances of breakage and/or at least some de-tempering of the substrates. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151855 | Localized heating via an infrared heat source array of edge seals for a vacuum insulating glass unit, and/or unitized oven with infrared heat source array for accomplishing the same - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to edge sealing techniques for vacuum insulating glass (VIG) units. More particularly, certain example embodiments relate to techniques for providing localized heating to edge seals of units, and/or unitized ovens for accomplishing the same. In certain example embodiments, a unit is pre-heated to one or more intermediate temperatures, localized heating via at least one substantially two-dimensional array of heat sources is provided proximate to the peripheral edges of the unit so as to melt frits placed thereon, and cooled. In certain non-limiting implementations, the pre-heating and/or cooling may be provided in one or more steps. An oven for accomplishing the same may include multiple zones for performing the above-noted steps, each zone optionally including one or more chambers. Accordingly, in certain example embodiments, a temperature gradient proximate to the edges of the unit is created, thereby reducing the chances of breakage and/or at least some de-tempering of the substrates. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151856 | TIRE HAVING SIDEWALL WITH INTEGRAL COLORED MARKING COMPOSITE - This invention relates to a tire with a rubber sidewall having at least one layered rubber composite integral with a portion of its outer surface as a means of visibly identifying the tire. The layered composite is an integral composite in a sense of being comprised of a base rubber layer and a contrastingly colored marking rubber layer being partially pre-cured together prior to application to the outer surface of an uncured rubber sidewall. The integrally layered composite and tire rubber sidewall are integral in a sense of being co-cured together with the surface of the base rubber layer facing the rubber sidewall surface. The base rubber layer is a black colored carbon black reinforced rubber layer. The marking rubber layer is of color which contrasts with the black color of the base rubber layer. The base layer is a protective rubber layer which extends beyond the peripheral edges of said marking layer and is protective in a sense of inhibiting, or retarding, discoloring materials from migrating through it to the contrastingly colored marking layer. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151857 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF RUBBER MEMBER FOR TIRE - The invention can reduce a step between rubber strips even in the case that the rubber strip is made thick, and inhibits a reduction of uniformity and tire quality, a deterioration of a tire outer appearance, and the like. A rubber strip ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090151858 | Inkjet head and method for manufacturing the same - An inkjet head includes a channel unit and actuator units. Inside the channel unit, individual ink channels are formed so that ink supplied from ink inlets is ejected from nozzles via pressure chambers. The actuator units are bonded to the upper surface of the channel unit. The actuator units have a configuration of four piezoelectric sheets laminated to one another. On the upper surface of the piezoelectric sheet, individual electrodes are disposed in positions opposed to the pressure chambers respectively. A FPC for supplying driving signals to the actuator units is connected to the individual electrodes. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151859 | Temperature Sensor - A temperature sensor including a housing and a temperature sensing element at least partially disposed in the housing. A particulate media, which may include a blend of differently sized particles, is disposed in the housing and at least partially surrounds the temperature sensing element. The particulate media may entrain oxygen to avoid a reducing atmosphere in said housing. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151860 | FLEXIBLE POLYMER ELEMENT FOR A CURABLE COMPOSITION - A flexible polymer element for a curable composition wherein the flexible polymer element is in solid phase and adapted to undergo at least partial phase transition to fluid phase on contact with a component of the curable composition in which it is soluble at a temperature which is less than the temperature for substantial onset of gelling and/or curing of the curable composition; a method for the preparation thereof, a support structure or carrier for a curable composition comprising the at least one flexible polymer element together with reinforcing fibres, configurations of support structures and carriers, methods for preparation thereof, a curable composition comprising the at least one flexible polymer element or the support structure or carrier and a curable resin matrix, a kit of parts comprising the components thereof and a method for selection thereof, a method for preparation and curing thereof, and a cured composite or resin body obtained thereby, and known and novel uses thereof. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151861 | FABRIC SEAMS - A method of manufacturing a fabric seam in a fabric for use as papermachine clothing, the fabric having loops at each of the fabric's transverse ends adapted for interconnection by way of a pintle to make the fabric endless, including the steps of bringing the ends into end-to-end disposition in order to interdigitate the loops, inserting a pintle in the interdigitated loops, heat setting to fix base yarns and the loops of the fabric in place, inserting at least one stuffer yarn, at least a part of which includes a low melt component, into selected void areas in the loops adjacent the pintle, adhering at least one batt layer to the seam by needling, and further heat setting to at least partially melt the stuffer yarn such that it deforms to substantially take on the shape of the void areas at the pintle joint, to bind fibers of the batt needled into the void areas and to bind adjacent yarns of the fabric. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151862 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY STRETCHING POLYMER FILMS - A rear end of a preceding film and a front end of a trailing film are overlapped with an overlap length Lo. Each of a pair of welding heads has a contact surface and a film heating surface. The contact surface has a length Lp in a conveying direction. The film heating surface has a length Lh in the conveying direction. The lengths Lh, Lo, and Lp satisfy Lh2009-06-18 | |
20090151863 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CYLINDRICAL BATTERY AND GROOVE-FORMING PROCESSING DEVICE OF CYLINDRICAL BATTERY - A method for manufacturing a cylindrical battery includes allowing a cylindrical battery case ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090151864 | REAGENT STRIPE FOR TEST STRIP - A test strip having a small sample-receiving chamber on the order of less than 1 microliter. The inventive test strip includes a reagent layer that extends across the width of the test strip and also extends to the sample-receiving end, such that the edges of the reagent layer are aligned with the side and dose receiving edges of the test strip. The hydrophilic reagent extending to the dosing edge of the strip promotes wicking of the sample into the test strip. The end and side edges of the reagent layer are preferably formed as part of a cutting process that forms individual test strips from a larger web, which results in a smooth and thin reagent layer with a uniform thickness, substantially covering the entire floor of the sample-receiving chamber. The inventive mass production process helps improve the reproducibility of the quantity, location, thickness and other properties of the reagent layer, which in turn improves the accuracy of the test result. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151865 | Jig and out-of-autoclave process for manufacturing composite material structures - The invention relates to a jig ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090151866 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING TEXTURED LAMINATES - Embodiments of the present invention provide an improved and economical system and method for viewing proposed texture designs for textured decorative laminates without having to make a press plate and a sample laminate. Embodiments of the present invention further provide systems and methods for making sample laminates and for registering a sample press plate with the laminate's decorative design when manufacturing a sample laminate. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention utilize transparent sheets, such as acetate films, in novel ways during the design of textured laminate press plates and during the registration of the press plate and the laminate's decorative layer. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151867 | PRESSURE DEBULKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A pressure debulking system includes a debulking chamber having a debulking chamber interior, a pressure bladder having a bladder interior provided in the debulking chamber interior, a vacuum port disposed in fluid communication with the debulking chamber interior and a pressure port disposed in fluid communication with the debulking chamber interior. A pressure debulking method is also disclosed. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151868 | ENCAPSULATED ORGANIC LUMINESCENT DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a display panel comprised of a white color organic luminescent element and a color filter for full color implementation, wherein a substrate in which an organic luminescent element is formed and a color filter are assembled and fixed to face each other with an adhesive pattern therebetween, and liquid oil is filled between the color filter and the substrate inside of the adhesive pattern so as to block external moisture or oxygen, so that deterioration of luminous characteristics due to the external moisture or oxygen may be prevented by encapsulating the organic luminescent element and the color filter with the liquid oil, which leads to enhance reliability and stability of the element, and also allows the encapsulation process to be performed with relatively simple steps and low cost. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151869 | Apparatus and method for applying strips of thermoplastic material to thermoplastic membranes - A method for applying thermoplastic strips to thermoplastic membranes, the method comprising applying a first strip to a membrane, providing apparatus comprising a housing having drive wheels thereon, a guide assembly fixed to the housing and comprising a first pair of guide wheels for disposition around the first strip and a second pair of guide wheels for disposition around a second strip to guide the second strip to a welding station mounted on the apparatus to heat weld the second strip to the membrane, mounting the first pair of guide wheels on the first strip, mounting the second pair of guide wheels on the second strip, moving the housing on the drive wheels, the first pair of guide wheels riding along the first strip and the second pair of guide wheels channeling the second strip therebetween and into the welding station for attachment to the membrane by the heat weld, the second strip thereby extending equidistantly from the first strip. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151870 | Silicon carbide focus ring for plasma etching system - A high resistivity silicon carbide focus ring for use in a plasma etching system is described. The focus ring comprises an upper surface, a lower surface, an inner radial edge, and an outer radial edge, and is configured to surround a substrate on a substrate holder in a plasma processing system. The focus ring comprises high resistivity silicon carbide having a resistivity greater than or equal to about 100 ohm-cm. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151871 | SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING UNCONFINED-PLASMA EVENTS - A system for detecting unconfined-plasma events in a plasma processing chamber is disclosed. The system may include a sensor disposed in the plasma processing chamber for providing a current when unconfined plasma is present in the plasma processing chamber. The system may also include a converter for converting the current into a voltage and a filter for removing noise from the voltage to provide a first signal. The system may also include a detector for determining presence of the unconfined plasma using an amplified level of the first signal and/or the first signal. The system may also include a conductor for coupling the sensor and the converter to conduct the current from the sensor to the converter. The system may also include a shield for enclosing at least a portion of the conductor to at least reduce electromagnetic noise received by the conductor. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151872 | LOW COST HIGH CONDUCTANCE CHAMBER - A process chamber having high conductance and a method of manufacturing the process chamber are disclosed. The process chamber is machined from a single piece of aluminum where a process cavity and a pump cavity are created by intersecting cylinders. A substrate opening is also created at a bottom of the process cavity to provide conduit for services, such as cooling gas and electrical connections. A large undercut area is formed at a top of the pump cavity between the pump cavity and the process cavity. The undercut extends past the process chamber centerline at the process cavity. A circular saw is used to remove material and create a plenum which extends beyond the process cavity centerline. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151873 | SLEEVELESS TIRE BUILDING DRUM - The invention provides in a first aspect a method of converting a tire building drum into a sleeveless tire building drum. The method comprising the steps of providing a tire building drum having a center sleeve, removing the center sleeve, providing a plurality of cover plates and a plurality of segments located underneath the coverplates, the segments connected to radially oriented pistons for radial movement of the center section; Providing a plurality of holes on said coverplates, connected the holes to a fluid manifold, and connecting the manifold to a vacuum source. The invention provides in a second aspect, a sleeveless tire building drum which includes a rotatable drum comprising a left and right section and a center section. The center section is radially expandable, and the left and right sections are axially movable. The center section has a plurality of coverplates mounted on the circumference of the center section, the coverplates having an outer surface having a plurality of holes, and a inner surface having a manifold connected to the plurality of holes, said manifold connected to a vacuum source, wherein the center section of the tire building drum does not have an outer sleeve. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151874 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A STAMPABLE REINFORCED COMPOSITE SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT - A process for producing a stampable reinforced composite semi-finished product comprising one or more plastics and chopped fibres or continuous filaments, the softening temperature of which is above the highest of the softening temperatures of the materials, comprises the steps of: depositing the fibres or filaments, especially by gravity, onto a conveyor; sprinkling particles of a powder of the plastics onto the fibres or the filaments, in a proportion of between 5% and 90% of the total weight; blending the particles with the fibres or the filaments; and heating the blend to a temperature above the softening temperatures of the materials. The blending step includes subjecting the blend to at least one electric field approximately perpendicular to the direction of advance of the conveyor. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151875 | SHEET CUTTING TABLE - A sheet cutting table | 2009-06-18 |
20090151876 | Apparatus for Securing a Tire to a Wheel - An apparatus for securing a tire bead of a tire to a wheel is disclosure. The apparatus utilizes tire bead clamping structure to secure a the tire bead of a tire to the mounting flange of the wheel. The tire bead mounting flange contains a circumferential protrusion that extends axially outward from the fire bead mounting and makes contact with the tire bead. The removable, tire bead clamping ring makes contact with the opposite side of the tire bead and is secured to the wheel utilizing removable fasteners. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151877 | FLEXIBLE FURNITURE SYSTEM - An article of flexible furniture having a core formed from a plurality of laminar panels of a flaccid material and each panel having a pair of oppositely directed major faces, adjacent faces of said panels being inter-connected to provide a cellular structure upon movement of abutting faces away from each other, a pair of supports at opposite ends of said core and connected to respective ones of said faces, said supports being self-supporting to provide rigidity to said core whereby said supports may be moved apart to expand said cellular and extend the length of said partition. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151878 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE PASSAGE OF RADIANT ENERGY INTO ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES - An assembly for controlling the passage of radiant energy through a skylight, a roof or a wall including at least two linked control members positioned across the defined region mounted for generally parallel linked movement relative to each other between a closed position and an open position. The control members have a plurality of transmitting areas and blocking areas arranged so that the respective transmitting areas and blocking areas of the control members are aligned when the members are in the closed position and the transmitting areas of the first control member are aligned with the transmitting areas of the second control member when the panels are in the open position. A motorized motion unit may be used for producing relative movement between the control members. The assembly is particularly well-adapted to be used with a series of adjacent dual panel glazing units where assemblies associated with each adjacent dual panel glazing unit are linked to and controlled by a single motion control device. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151879 | MOTORIZED SYSTEM FOR CLOSING A BUILDING - The invention relates to a motorized system for closing a building, of the roller shutter type with the particular feature that it has a two-phase asynchronous motor which comprises two windings ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090151880 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ENHANCE FIBER DEVELOPMENT BY ADDITION OF TREATMENT AGENT DURING MECHANICAL PULPING - A mechanical pulping method including: defibrating a comminuted cellulosic material; mechanically refining the defibrated cellulosic material in a primary refining step; introducing to the cellulosic material at least one of a chemical agent and a biological during the defibration step or the mechanical refining step, and producing pulp from the refined and defibrated cellulosic material. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151881 | High absorbency lyocell fibers and method for producing same - High absorbency lyocell fibers are obtainable by hydrothermal treatment. The fibers can be treated with water at temperatures of at least 60° C. to provide lyocell fibers that can be formed into a random fibrous plug having a mass of 2 g, a density of 0.4 g/cm | 2009-06-18 |
20090151882 | Disposable dishwashing towel with soap and scouring power - Soft, absorbent, paper webs and processes for making them. In the process, an aqueous dispersion of the papermaking fibers is formed into an embryonic web on a first foraminous member such as a Fourdinier wire. This embryonic web is associated with a second foraminous member known as a deflection member. The surface of the deflection member with which the embryonic web is associated has a macroscopic monoplanar, continuous, patterned network surface which defines within the deflection member a plurality of discrete, isolated deflection conduits. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151883 | Method of Manufacturing Coated Paper - There is provided a method of manufacturing coated paper. While a roll coater coating facility and two coating facilities of which coating methods are different from that of the roll coater coating facility are used, the method makes a moisture percentage before a flattening process be stably kept at a moisture percentage in a predetermined range, and improves the stability of quality in the flattening process. Further, the method prevents the contamination of the feed line that is caused by the increase of the length of a feeding line after a coating layer is formed by the roll coater coating facility, and a paper break trouble that is caused by the paper break while the contamination or the moisture percentage of the feed line is high, thereby improving production efficiency. | 2009-06-18 |
20090151884 | Friction Papers Comprising Pipd Fiber - The invention concerns a paper comprising (a) 40 to 70 parts by weight of polypyridobisimidazole fiber, polypyridobisimidazole pulp, or mixtures thereof and (b) 30 to 60 parts by weight of friction modifiers, structural resins, wet-strength resins, processing aids, fillers, and mixtures thereof; the parts by weight being based on the total amount of a) and b) in the paper. | 2009-06-18 |