25th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120152851 | POLYMER AND METHODS FOR PREPARING AND USING THE SAME - The invention relates to a polymer comprising structural units of formula | 2012-06-21 |
20120152852 | PROCESSES FOR REMOVING HYDRAZINE FROM HYDROXYLAMINE SOLUTIONS - The present invention relates to processes for reducing or eliminating the amount of hydrazine from a hydroxylamine-free base containing hydrazine by treating said hydroxylamine-free base with a scavenger agent, and to the hydroxylamine-free base thereby obtained, as well as to its use for producing microdispersions containing a hydroxamated polymer for use as a flocculant in the Bayer process. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152853 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS IN A HOG CONFINEMENT FACILITY - A system and method of reducing ammonia emissions. The system and method include a facility having a waste storage compartment below a floor comprised of slats with openings therebetween. A plurality of injection pipes are attached to a bottom surface of the slats. Each of the plurality of injection pipes includes a plurality of precipitation nozzles. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152854 | Method for Processing Sludge - This invention relates to a method for processing sludge involving the addition of a lime-based basic agent to a sludge having a first pH value in order to raise the pH to a second value higher than the first one, adding at least one anionic organic flocculating agent that is active at the second pH value, flocculating the sludge, and separating the flocculated sludge between dehydrated sludge and a liquid phase. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152855 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR SEAWATER ORGANICS REMOVAL - A non-filtration pre-separation device and method for the removal of algae using the same, comprising a system having a hydrodynamic separator including at least one curved structure for the removal of bio-organisms from seawater, such structure having an inlet in operative connection with a source of raw seawater and a bifurcated outlet operative for passing pre-treated effluent fluid to a downstream filtration system and the removal of waste fluid. Various fluidic structures, implementations and selected fabrication techniques to realize such a device, whether singular or in stacked and/or packed parallel configuration are also provided. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152856 | BOTTLE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STERILIZING A LIQUID - A bottle, a system and a method sterilize a liquid. The bottle has an interior to hold the liquid and an ultraviolet light emitting lamp that extends into the interior. A cord may be attached to the bottle so that pulling the cord may power the ultraviolet light emitting lamp and/or charge a battery used to power the ultraviolet light emitting lamp. The bottle may have a status light that indicates that the ultraviolet light emitting lamp may have an amount of power equal to or greater than a threshold value, such as, for example, an amount of power necessary for the ultraviolet light emitting lamp to operate for ninety seconds. The bottle may have a removable lid located opposite to the ultraviolet light emitting lamp. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152857 | Non-Nitrogen Sulfide Sweeteners - A process for removing a sulfur species from a stream selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon stream, an aqueous stream, and mixtures thereof is disclosed herein, which may include introducing a treating mixture into the stream. The treating mixture may include a compound of the general formula selected from the group consisting of: | 2012-06-21 |
20120152858 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATION OF WHOLE BLOOD INTO PLASMA OR SERUM AND CELLS - A microfluidic device comprising a flow channel that utilizes various principles of fluid dynamics to simplify the processes of preparing a sample prior to in vitro diagnostic analysis. A flow channel wherein flow conditions result in a Reynolds number no greater than about 2000, preferably no greater than about 1000, provides enhanced separation of blood cells from a liquid medium, i.e., serum or plasma. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152859 | FILTER MEDIA WITH FIBRILLATED FIBERS - Filter media suitable for various applications (e.g., hydraulic) and related components, systems, and methods associated therewith are described. The filter media may include a fiber web having a mixture of glass fibers and fibers that are fibrillated. The fibrillated fibers, for example, may be formed of lyocell. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152860 | Method and Apparatus for Separating and Removing Fluids from Drill Cuttings - A method and apparatus is provided for removing fluids, particularly entrained and/or adherent fluids, from drill cuttings created during the well drilling process. An apron assembly collects drill cuttings and deposits such cuttings on a central rotor having multiple distinct chambers. A first chamber is loaded with drill cuttings. The central rotor thereafter cycles to a second position wherein a pressure seal is formed around the loaded first chamber. An air knife or similar device is used to blast compressed gas at the cuttings in the sealed chamber and force the cuttings against a screen. Solid components of the cuttings remain in the sealed chamber, while liquid components pass through the screen and are collected using an auger assembly. Following such separation, the rotor is cycled again, allowing dried cuttings to empty from the first chamber. The process is repeated for each chamber of the rotor. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152861 | WASTE SEPARATION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM - A multi-stage method of reducing solids and contaminants from liquid waste and other suitable streams without the use of chemical flocculants or polymers is disclosed. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152862 | Non-blocking Filter System - A non-blocking filtration system wherein the suspension filtered continuously scrubs the filter, keeping it free of deposits of solid deposits while the filtrate is removed in a variety of biological and chemical applications, substantially reducing the cost of unit operations. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152863 | LIQUID EXTRACTION FILTER AND METHOD FOR CLEANING IT - A liquid extraction filter, more particularly a continuous-action, top-feed, vacuum drum filter includes a drum structure and filter elements, the filtration surface of which filter elements is formed of microporous hydrophilic material such that when filtering with a partial vacuum it is impervious to the surrounding air. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152864 | Self-disposal of solids in an immiscible liquid separator - A separator for separating oils from waste water and solids. Waste liquids are drained into a baffle tube of the separator so that the oils rise and the waste water and solids migrate to the bottom of the separator. A collection head having a restriction is located at the bottom of the separator and is adapted for suctioning the waste water and the solids therein and carrying the same to a discharge outlet of the separator. Waste liquids drained into the separator provide the hydraulic force to accelerate the waste water and solids into the collection head. Liquids drained into the separator also provide the hydraulic force that allows the oils to be drained from the top of the separator. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152865 | STACKABLE FILTER CUP APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method to perform multiple filtration steps with a modular filtration apparatus and single cycle. A stackable modular filter cup has features to allow stacked cups to be separated without the need for substantial effort yet without diminishing the effect of vacuum assisted filtration. Each cup is formed with a slip seal segment and/or a series of substantially vertical channels or ridges on an inner or outer wall to reduce surface contact between nested filter cups. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152866 | Modular Pump and Filter System and Method - Embodiments of the invention provide a pump and filter system and method. The system includes a housing with a housing cavity and a filter cartridge, and a pump positioned in the housing cavity. The filter cartridge splits the housing cavity into a filtered region and an unfiltered region and the pump is located in the filtered region. The method includes operating the pump to pull fluid through a housing inlet into the unfiltered region, to pull fluid across the filter cartridge into the filtered region via suction pressure of the pump, and to force the fluid through the pump to a housing outlet. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152867 | INSTALLATION ASSEMBLY FOR HARD DISK DRIVE - An installation assembly for hard disk drives (HDDs) includes a rack and a number of holding members. The rack defines a receiving space and respectively defines two rows of through holes in opposite sides bounding the receiving space. Each holding member includes a frame for receiving a HDD and two arms pivotably installed to opposite sides of the frame. Opposite sides of the frame respectively define two through holes therein. Two pins extend from an inner side of each arm. The frame is received in the receiving space of the rack and movably up and down in the rack. The pins of the arms extend through the corresponding through holes of the rack and the frame to engage with the HDD. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152868 | CABLE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A cable management apparatus includes a securing board and a cable management tray. The securing board includes three clipping pieces located along a straight line. A clasping portion extends from the securing board and includes a connecting flange and a clasping flange. The connecting flange is substantially perpendicular to the clasping flange and the securing board. The cable management tray defines a first receiving space for receiving a first cable and a second receiving space for receiving a second cable. The cable management tray includes two handles and three securing tabs. The two handles are elastic and engaged with the clasping flange, for preventing the cable management tray from moving along a direction substantially parallel to the securing board. The three securing tabs are engaged with the three clipping pieces, for preventing the cable management tray from moving along a direction substantially perpendicular to the securing board. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152869 | READING STAND - The invention provides a reading stand. The reading stand may comprising a base portion including at least one base portion sidewall, the base portion sidewall being supported by the base portion; and a platform portion forming a support surface to support the document, the platform portion including at least one page holder to retain the document. The reading stand may further include a side support clip extending from the platform portion such that the base portion sidewall is receivable between the platform portion and the side support clip in an assembled position, the side support clip having a protuberance disposed thereon, the protuberance engageable with the base portion sidewall. The assembled position affords side reading. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152870 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING TUBULAR MEMBERS - Systems and methods for supporting one or more tubular members are provided. The system can include a frame and one or more flexible support members, each having a first end and a second end. The first ends and the second ends can be connected to the frame to provide one or more supports for one or more tubular members. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152871 | TOOL HANGER ASSEMBLY - A tool hanger assembly has a frame and a hanger. The frame has a back plate and a bracket. The bracket is mounted securely on the back plate and has a recess formed in the bracket. The hanger is connected securely with the frame and has a base plate and multiple tool mounts. The base plate is mounted securely in the recess. The tool mounts are securely mounted on the base plate to allow screwdrivers to be hung on. Accordingly, to assemble the hanger having the multiple tool mounts with the frame is quick, reduces manufacturing cost and is convenient. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152872 | TENSION ROD MECHANISM WITH OPPOSING THREADS - A tension rod mechanism for a tension rod having a first outer shaft with a second inner shaft slideable therein. A first collar receiveable in the first outer shaft of a tension rod for rotational movement therewith and slidable axial movement relative thereto threadingly engages a tapered first threaded shaft and is configured to apply a outwardly-directed radial force to the first outer shaft. A second collar fixedly receivable in the second inner shaft for movement therewith engages the second threaded shaft. A first rotation of the first outer shaft relative to the second inner shaft increases the outwardly-directed radial force applied by the first collar to the first outer shaft, and a second rotation in an opposite direction increases the axial distance between the first and second collars. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152873 | UNIDIRECTIONAL TENSION ROD MECHANISM - A tension rod mechanism for a tension rod having a first outer shaft with a second inner shaft slideable therein has a unidirectional slip-lock configured to be received in the first outer shaft for rotational movement therewith and unidirectional slidable axial movement relative thereto. A threaded shaft is fixedly connected to the unidirectional slip-lock. A collar is threadingly engaged with the threaded shaft and configured to be fixedly received in the second inner shaft for movement therewith. When the unidirectional slip-lock is in the first outer shaft and the collar is fixedly received in the second inner shaft, slidable axial movement of the unidirectional slip-lock relative to the first outer shaft may occur only in an expansion direction A rotation of the first outer shaft relative to the second inner shaft increases the axial distance between the unidirectional slip-lock and the collar. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152874 | MOLDED TENSION ROD MECHANISM WITH SINGLE LOCK NUT - A tension rod mechanism for a tension rod having a second inner shaft slideably received by a first outer shaft and rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the tension rod. An expandable collar is threadingly engaged with a tapered first threaded shaft is configured to be received in the first outer shaft for rotational movement therewith and slidable axial movement relative thereto. A second attachment shaft fixedly connected to the tapered first threaded shaft is configured to be received in the second inner shaft for rotational and slidable axial movement therewith. When the expandable collar is in the first outer shaft and the second attachment shaft is fixedly received in the second inner shaft, a first rotation of the first outer shaft relative to the second inner shaft expands a diameter of the collar fixedly attaching the expandable collar to the first outer shaft for axial movement therewith. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152875 | PUSH-BACK CART STORAGE SYSTEM WITH A TOP CART ROLLING ON TOP OF PUSH-BACK RAILS - In a push back cart rack storage system, the top or first cart, as well as the second cart, may be made with less material, and may be significantly simpler and lighter in comparison to existing designs. A push-back cart storage system has a single pair of push-back rails in each lane. A third cart has front and back wheels rolling on a lower inside flange of the push-back rails. A second cart has front wheels rolling on a lower inside cart flange of side rails of the third cart, and has rear wheels rolling on the lower inside flange of the push-back rails. A first or top cart has front and rear wheels rolling on a top surface of the push-back rails. The wheels on the first cart may be inner facing wheels while the wheels on the other carts may be outer facing wheels. The push-back rails and the side rails of the carts may be generally C-shaped channel sections. The top cart and the second cart may be made of angle sections to reduce the weight of the cart and the amount of material needed to manufacture the cart. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152876 | MODULAR DISPLAY UNIT - A modular display unit that may be assembled without tools and without attachment hardware includes two or more shelves having spaced-apart elongate apertures, and two or more pairs of upright members. Each of the pairs of upright members extend through two or more of the elongate apertures. The upright members may include notches or other features that are configured to engage the associated shelf. One or more wedges extend through the elongate apertures between each of the pairs of upright members, and urge the upright members against the shelf. Optionally, one or more dowels slidably engage apertures in the shelves to provide a back support for display items. The shelves may optionally include a longitudinal groove along an upper surface to support display items such as compact and/or digital video disk cases. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152877 | Robot for Solar Farms - The solar energy and solar farms are used to generate energy and reduce dependence on oil (or for environmental purposes). The maintenance and repairs in big farms become very difficult, expensive, and inefficient, using human technicians. Thus, here, we teach using the robots with various functions and components, in various settings, for various purposes, to improve operations in big (or hard-to-access) farms, to automate, save money, reduce human mistakes, increase efficiency, or scale the solutions to very large scales or areas. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152878 | CRANE - A crane includes a limiting device to limit a raising/lowering angle of the mast during suspending work to be equal to or less than an upper limit angle which is less than a value of the raising/lowering angle when the mast extends vertically; a release device into which a release instruction for causing the limiting device to release the limitation on the raising/lowering angle of the mast is input; and a first detection section adapted to detect that the mast support device is at an overhanging position where the mast support device pushes up and sets the mast in the work posture. The limiting device is operable whenever the first detection section does not detect that the mast support device is at the overhanging position, even if the release instruction is input into the release device, to prohibit the mast from being tilted rearward beyond the upper limit angle. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152879 | Screw-Driven Vertically-Elevating Cab - A lifting system for a vertically-elevating cab, the lifting system includes a frame assembly having a first and a second support column, first and a second lift screws which are attached to the, respective, first and second support columns, a cab-lifting beam that has a first and a second end attached to the, respective, first and second lift screws. A vertically-elevating cab is mounted on the cab-lifting beam in such a manner that a center of gravity of the cab is not aligned with a center of the cab-lifting beam. A plurality of rollers are located on each end of the lifting beam. Each one of the plurality of rollers is in contact with a guide bar on each of the respective first and second support columns, and a first and a second power system is connected to the, respective, first and second lift screw. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152880 | TELESCOPING SYSTEM FOR CRANE JIB AND AUXILIARY JIB - A crane jib system having a main jib, an auxiliary jib, and a telescoping cylinder. The main jib is comprised of main telescoping portions and the auxiliary jib is attached to the main jib and comprises auxiliary telescoping portions. The telescoping cylinder has a first telescopic part locking unit disposed on a base portion of the telescoping cylinder. The first telescopic locking unit is adapted to selectively engage the main telescoping portions. A second telescopic part locking unit is disposed on the telescoping cylinder above the first telescopic part locking unit. The second telescopic part locking unit is adapted to selectively engage the auxiliary telescoping portions. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152881 | READY TO FEED CONTAINER AND METHOD - A container including a body defining an outflow opening and at least one chamber adapted for storing a product, such as a fat containing liquid product, and a container closure including a primary seal for hermetically sealing the product within the chamber during storage. The container closure includes a sealing member forming a substantially fluid-tight seal between the container closure and the body, and a dispensing member in fluid communication with the chamber. The container closure and body move relative to each other between a first position where the primary seal is seated about the outflow port to hermetically seal the product in the chamber during storage, and a second position where the primary seal is displaced from the outflow port to allow product to pass from the chamber through the outflow port and into dispensing member to dispense the product. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152882 | Medicine bottle with grip - A bottle for a medicine is disclosed. The bottle may have a base portion, a threaded neck portion, a child resistant cap and a grip portion. The bottle may be part of a kit having other bottles without a grip section. The bottle may be part of a retail display system. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152883 | SECURITY DEVICE - An anti-theft security device is particularly useful with bottles and is typically secured to a bottle neck. The device may carry an onboard alarm. The device typically includes a catch member which engages the bottle neck to secure the device to the bottle and a blocking structure to help block access to the catch member. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152884 | BOTTLE COVER ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a stopper assembly, and more particularly, to an improved stopper to prevent a sloshing of an its liquefied content when a bottle is tilted to allow a predetermined amount of the content to be poured and to allow the content to be easily discharged. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152885 | VARIABLE-VOLUME BELLOWS BOTTLE - The invention relates to a variable-volume bottle made from PET and having an elastically deformable and plastic-deformation-resistant bellows structure, which allows the volume of the bottle to be adjusted according to the degree to which the peripheral annular folds are folded. The invention comprises one or more sectors without peripheral annular folds, intended for identification labels. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152886 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE FOR CAPACITOR-EMBEDDED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND CAPACITOR-EMBEDDED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A method of manufacturing a capacitor-embedded printed circuit board, the method including providing a substrate on which a first metal layer, a dielectric layer and an adhesive resin layer are stacked on the order thereof; etching a part of the first metal layer to form a first electrode and a first circuit pattern; compressing a surface of the substrate, on which the first electrode is formed, onto a core board by interposing an insulation resin layer; forming a second electrode and a second circuit pattern on the adhesive resin layer; stacking an insulation board on the substrate such that the second electrode and the second circuit pattern are covered; and forming a third circuit pattern on the insulation board. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152887 | Method Of Manufacturing Nanoimprint Stamp - Methods of manufacturing a nanoimprint stamp are provided. The method may include forming a pattern on a surface of a master substrate, depositing an etch barrier layer on a surface of a stamp substrate, coating a photoresist on one of the surfaces of the master substrate and the stamp substrate on which an etch barrier layer is formed, forming a photoresist pattern by pressing the master substrate against the stamp substrate, forming a hard mask by etching the etch barrier layer using the photoresist pattern, and etching the stamp substrate using the hard mask as an etch mask. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152888 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MASTER MOLD WHICH IS USED TO FORM A MICROPATTERNED FILM APPLIED TO AN EXTERIOR OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF THE FILM USING THE MASTER MOLD - An apparatus and a method of manufacturing a micropatterned film are disclosed. More particularly, a method for manufacturing a master mold capable of forming a micropattern on a film applied to an exterior of a household appliance, an apparatus and a method for production of a micropatterned film using the above master mold, and appliances having such micropatterned films attached thereto are disclosed. The method for manufacturing a master mold used for forming a micropatterned film applied to an exterior of a household appliance includes, applying photoresist ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120152889 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - A method for manufacturing a piezoelectric element, in which a ferroelectric film is processed in an appropriate shape by plasma etching, is provided. A metal mask made of a metal thin film which is hard to be etched by oxygen gas is placed on an object to be processed formed by laminating a lower electrode layer and a ferroelectric film on a substrate in this order. An etching gas containing a mixture gas of the oxygen gas and a reactive gas including fluorine in a chemical structure is turned into plasma and is brought into contact with the metal mask and the object to be processed. An AC voltage is applied to an electrode disposed beneath the object to be processed so that ions in the plasma are caused to enter the object to be processed to perform anisotropic etching on the ferroelectric film. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152890 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) POWDER - The present disclosure provides methods for manufacturing a radio frequency (RF) powder including a plurality of RF particles, each of which includes a circuit element. A plurality of circuit elements, each corresponding to a different RF particle, may be formed on a first surface of a substrate. Grooves may be etched into the first surface of the substrate between the plurality of circuit elements. A protection film may be formed on each of the plurality of circuit elements and a portion of the substrate between a second, opposite surface of the substrate and bottoms of the grooves may be removed so that each of the plurality of circuit elements is associated with the remaining portion of the substrate. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152891 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MAGNETIC TAPE HEAD USING A TMR SENSOR - A method for manufacturing a magnetic tape head having a data sensor and a servo sensor. The data sensor and servo sensor are each separated from first and second magnetic shields by a non-magnetic gap layer, and the gap thickness for the servo sensor is larger than the gap thickness for the data sensor. The method involves depositing a first gap layer over shield structures, then depositing a second gap layer using a liftoff process to remove the second gap layer over the data sensor region. A plurality of sensor layers are then deposited, and a stripe height defining mask structure is formed over the data and servo sensor regions, the mask having a back edge that is configured to define a stripe height of the data and servo sensors. An ion milling is then performed to define the stripe height and to remove gap material from the field. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152892 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ELEMENT - Provided is a method for manufacturing an optical element, the method including: an electrode forming step of forming metal films on the plus z face and minus z face of a ferroelectric substrate to fabricate electrodes; a periodic electrode forming step of forming the metal film on the plus z face into a periodic electrode; a polarization reversal forming step of applying a voltage between the periodic electrode and the electrode on the minus z face to form polarization-reversed regions in the ferroelectric substrate; a surface treating step of removing the electrode, the periodic electrode, and surface layers on the plus z face and minus z face of the ferroelectric substrate; and an annealing step of applying predetermined heat to the ferroelectric substrate having the surface layers removed therefrom. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152893 | METHOD FOR SECURING A SHEATH TO A BLADE - A method for bonding a sheath made of a first metallic material to an airfoil made of a second metallic material includes treating the bonding surface of the airfoil; treating the bonding surface of the sheath; placing an adhesive between the bonding surfaces of the airfoil and the sheath; and pressing the airfoil and sheath together so that the adhesive bonds the sheath to the airfoil. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152894 | MICRO-FLUID EJECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A MICRO-FLUID EJECTION DEVICE BY A WAFER-TO-WAFER BONDING - A micro-fluid ejection device is assembled by wafer-to-wafer bonding at a temperature below about 150° C. a first silicon oxide layer of a first wafer, having flow features patterned in the first silicon oxide layer on an actuator chip in a first silicon substrate of the first wafer, to a second silicon oxide layer of a second wafer, defining a nozzle plate on a second silicon substrate of the second wafer. Nozzle holes are formed in the nozzle plate in alignment with actuator elements of the actuator chip of the first wafer either before or after bonding the first and second wafers together. The second silicon substrate of the second wafer is used as a handle and then removed from the silicon oxide layer of the second wafer after bonding the first and second wafers together. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152895 | METHODS FOR ETCHING A SUBSTRATE - Methods for etching a substrate in a plasma etch reactor may include (a) depositing polymer on surfaces of a feature formed in substrate disposed in the etch reactor using first reactive species formed from a first process gas comprising a polymer forming gas; (b) etching the bottom surface of the feature of the substrate in the etch reactor using a third reactive species formed from a third process gas including an etching gas; and (c) bombarding a bottom surface of the feature with a second reactive species formed from a second process gas comprising one or more of an inert gas, an oxidizing gas, a reducing gas, or the polymer forming gas while at least one of depositing the polymer to remove at least some of the polymer disposed on the bottom surface or etching the bottom surface to at least one of chemically or physically damage the bottom surface. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152896 | HIGH DENSITY PLASMA ETCHBACK PROCESS FOR ADVANCED METALLIZATION APPLICATIONS - A physical vapor deposition (PVD) system and method includes a chamber including a target and a pedestal supporting a substrate. A target bias device supplies DC power to the target during etching of the substrate. The DC power is greater than or equal to 8 kW. A magnetic field generating device, including electromagnetic coils and/or permanent magnets, creates a magnetic field in a chamber of the PVD system during etching of the substrate. A radio frequency (RF) bias device supplies an RF bias to the pedestal during etching of the substrate. The RF bias is less than or equal to 120V at a predetermined frequency. A magnetic field produced in the target is at least 100 Gauss inside of the target. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152897 | METHOD OF THINNING GLASS SUBSTRATE - A method of thinning a glass substrate includes following steps. A glass substrate is provided. A first etching process is performed on the glass substrate, so as to reduce a thickness of the glass substrate. A polishing process is performed on the thinned glass substrate, so that the thickness of the glass substrate is reduced again. A first treated surface is formed on the glass substrate. The center-line average roughness of the first treated surface ranges from about 100 angstroms (Å) to about 300 angstroms (Å). A second etching process is performed on the first treated surface of the glass substrate, so as to form a second treated surface. The center-line average roughness of the second treated surface ranges from about 10 angstroms (Å) to about 50 angstroms (Å). | 2012-06-21 |
20120152898 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - In a supercritical fluid method a supercritical fluid is supplied into a process chamber. The supercritical fluid is discharged from the process chamber as a supercritical fluid process proceeds. A concentration of a target material included in the supercritical fluid discharged from the process chamber is detected during the supercritical fluid process. An end point of the supercritical fluid process may be determined based on a detected concentration of the target material. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152899 | ALIGNMENT FILM REPAIR APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an alignment film repair apparatus. The alignment film repair apparatus comprises a detection device and a plasma device. The detection device is employed for detecting an edge area of an alignment film to define at least one defect area. The plasma device is employed for generating a plasma reaction to the at least one defect area of the alignment film for removing the at least one defect area. A repair method utilizing the alignment film repair apparatus is also disclosed. With the detection device and the plasma device in cooperation for partially removing the at least one defect area of the alignment film, the issue that removing the whole alignment film with a stripper solvent is the only method according to prior art can be solved. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152900 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GAS DELIVERY INTO PLASMA PROCESSING CHAMBERS - Methods and apparatus for gas delivery into plasma processing chambers are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for processing a substrate includes a process chamber having a processing volume, a substrate support disposed in the processing volume, an inductively coupled plasma source to generate an electric field within the processing volume that includes one or more regions of local maxima in the magnitude of the electric field, and one or more gas injectors to selectively direct a predominant portion of a process gas flowed through the one or more gas injectors into the one or more regions of local maxima. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152901 | INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA SOURCE FOR PLASMA PROCESSING - Plasma processing apparatus and methods are disclosed. Embodiments of the present disclosure include a processing chamber having an interior space operable to receive a process gas, a substrate holder in the interior of the processing chamber operable to hold a substrate, and at least one dielectric window. A metal shield is disposed adjacent the dielectric window. The metal shield can have a peripheral portion and a central portion. The processing apparatus includes a primary inductive element disposed external to the processing chamber adjacent the peripheral portion of the metal shield. The processing apparatus can further include a secondary inductive element disposed between the central portion of the metal shield and the dielectric window. The primary and secondary inductive elements can perform different functions, can have different structural configurations, and can be operated at different frequencies. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152902 | FORMING NANOMETER-SIZED PATTERNS BY ELECTRON MICROSCOPY - A method for forming nanometer-sized patterns and pores in a membrane is described. The method comprises incorporating a reactive material onto the membrane, the reactive material being a material capable of lowering an amount of energy required for forming a pore and/or pattern by irradiating the membrane material with an electron beam, thus leading to a faster pore and/or pattern formation. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152903 | Breaking Device with Arc Breaking Shield - A breaking device with an arc breaking shield comprising at least one stationary contact collaborating with a movable contact supported by a contact-holder arm and an actuating device of the movable contact in a casing. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152904 | ENCAPSULATED SWITCHGEAR - An encapsulated switchgear that includes a housing defining, an insulating space, and an electrical active part arranged in the insulating space, the insulating space with an insulation medium. The switchgear is characterized in that the insulation medium with a dielectric compound having a boiling point of above −25° C. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152905 | Method for Reduced Cycle Times In Multi-Pass Welding While Providing an Inert Atmosphere to the Welding Zone - This disclosure describes a method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of a welding zone for welding together pipe sections. The temperature is controlled by a flow of inert gas through the pipes. The inert gas flow is cooled and acts as a heat sink to remove heat from the weld zone thereby controlling the weld zone temperature. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152906 | WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING APPARATUS - A wire electric discharge machining apparatus includes guide rollers and a single electrode wire that is wrapped around each of the guide rollers to form cut wire portions that are spaced from one another between pairs of the guide rollers. A processing power supply feeds electric power to the individual cut wire portions through a power feed element. A high frequency insulator includes wound coils of the electrode wire that are located between adjacent cut wire portions, and cores which close respective magnetic circuits of the individual coils. The magnetic circuits are magnetically insulated from one another. The power feed element is arranged between the individual cut wire portions and the individual coils, and the individual cut wire portions are insulated from one another at high frequencies by the individual coils. Voltages are impressed on the individual cut wire portions independently, so discharges can be generated simultaneously, in parallel. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152907 | SELF-ADJUSTING POWER DEVICE FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING AND METHOD THEREOF - A self-adjusting power device for high efficiency electrical discharge machining and method thereof is disclosed. A high-voltage arc unit and a low-voltage discharge unit provide a high voltage arc pulse and a low voltage discharge pulse to an electrode respectively. The electrode machines a workpiece and feeds back a gap voltage to a discharge pulse generation unit. The discharge pulse generation unit determines whether the gap voltage is lower than a predetermined voltage or not. If yes, a discharge channel between the electrode and the workpiece is conducted, and the discharge pulse generation unit shuts down the high-voltage arc unit and the low-voltage discharge unit is still operating at ON time and shuts down at OFF time. If no, looping the determination of the discharge pulse generation unit. Therefore, discharge machining energy is accurately controlled and high efficient power saving is achieved. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152908 | ELECTRODE FOR HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE FORMING DIE - [Problems] To provide an electrode which enables obtaining a die including thin or narrow slits by electric discharge machining and which does not easily cause breakage or deformation in the die during the electric discharge machining. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152909 | TUNGSTEN INERT GAS WELDING TORCH WITH IMPROVED AIR COOLED HANDLE - Embodiments of a tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding torch with an improved air cooled handle are provided. The welding torch may include a body, a cable assembly, and a torch head, with a handle placed over the body and the cable assembly. The handle may feature a curved end designed to fit near the torch head without contacting the torch head, providing a closer gripping point to allow greater control of the torch. In addition, the handle may be spaced from the body and the cable assembly to form an air space within the handle through which air may flow to cool the handle. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152910 | WELDING GROUND CONNECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A grounding system is provided for welding applications. The system comprises a pair of contacts that are brought into close grounding contact with a workpiece, and a measurement circuit coupled to the contacts. The contacts may be urged into intimate contact with the workpiece by a biasing structure that pulls the contacts tightly against the workpiece. The measurement circuit may include a center-tap transformer having a secondary coupled to a ground lead and to the contacts. A primary winding of the transformer is coupled to an oscillator that executes a measurement test. The system may provide an indication of the quality of the ground in the form of an operator perceptible notification, a digitized value, or any other suitable form. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152911 | AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY AND WELDING OF STRUCTURES - A system for automated assembly and welding is disclosed. The system includes a pallet for receiving incoming workpieces; a workpiece holder having a plurality of electromagnets; a handling robot configured to transport incoming workpieces from the pallet to the workpiece holder; and a controller in communication with the workpiece holder and the handling robot. The controller is configured to determine an orientation of a workpiece positioned on the workpiece holder, and to selectively adjust an activation state of one or more electromagnets of the workpiece holder based upon the orientation of the workpiece. A method of assembling and welding workpieces is also disclosed. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152912 | ELECTRODE FOR A CONTACT START PLASMA ARC TORCH AND CONTACT START PLASMA ARC TORCH EMPLOYING SUCH ELECTRODES - An electrode for a contact start plasma arc torch includes an elongated electrode body formed of an electrically conductive material. The electrode body is movable relative to the torch. A resilient element, contacting a proximal end of the electrode body, is used for imparting a separation force to the electrode body. The electrode body is adapted to overcome the separation force and engage a contact element of the torch when the torch is operated in a transferred arc mode. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152913 | ELECTRODE FOR A CONTACT START PLASMA ARC TORCH AND CONTACT START PLASMA ARC TORCH EMPLOYING SUCH ELECTRODES - An electrode for a contact start plasma arc torch includes an elongated electrode body formed of an electrically conductive material. The electrode body is movable relative to the torch. The electrode and torch can include a contact element having a first surface in electrical communication with the power contact and a second surface characterized by (i) physical contact with the electrode body during transferred arc mode and (ii) absence of physical contact with the electrode body during initiation of a pilot arc. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152914 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A plasma processing apparatus includes: a process chamber which accommodates a substrate to be processed; a lower electrode disposed in the process chamber; an upper electrode including an electrode plate that is detachable and discharges a process gas inside the form of shower into the process chamber; a gas supply unit including a central pipe and a edge pipe for supplying the process gas to the upper electrode; a first high frequency power source which applies high frequency power for plasma generation to the lower electrode; pressure indicators which detect pressures inside gas supply pipes; and a controller which measures a degree of consumption of the electrode plate based on the pressures detected by the pressure indicators and calculates a variation in process rate resulting due to the consumption of the electrode plate to adjust process conditions to resolve the variation in process rate. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152915 | SINGULATION OF LAYERED MATERIALS USING SELECTIVELY VARIABLE LASER OUTPUT - Systems and methods for processing, selectively ablating, and singulating layered materials. According to some embodiments, methods for selectively ablating a layered material may include selectively varying a wavelength of at least a portion of a primary ultrafast laser beam to create a secondary ultrafast laser beam with a second wavelength, the primary ultrafast laser beam being configured to ablate a layer of the layered material, the secondary ultrafast laser beam being configured to ablate an additional layer of the layered material and applying the first and second ultrafast laser beams to the layered material to create a singulated product. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152916 | LASER WELDING QUALITY DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Welding quality of a welding section W welded by laser welding is determined by acquiring an image of the welding section W and its surrounding region by means of a high-speed camera | 2012-06-21 |
20120152917 | METHOD FOR MAKING AND REPAIRING EFFUSION COOLING HOLES IN CUMBUSTOR LINER - A method for making or repairing a laser drilled hole in a component of gas turbine engines, to meet requirements of air flow through the hole, includes deformation of an excess material melted during the laser drilling process and remaining around an opening end of the hole, thereby causing a marginal reduction in an effective diameter of the hole. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152918 | REDUCING BACK-REFLECTION IN LASER MICROMACHINING SYSTEMS - Systems and methods reduce or prevent back-reflections in a laser processing system. A system includes a laser source to generate an incident laser beam, a laser beam output to direct the incident laser beam toward a work surface along a beam path, and a spatial filter. The system further includes a beam expander to expand a diameter of the incident laser beam received through the spatial filter, and a scan lens to focus the expanded incident laser beam at a target location on a work surface. A reflected laser beam from the work surface returns through the scan lens to the beam expander, which reduces a diameter of the reflected beam and increases a divergence angle of the reflected laser beam. The spatial filter blocks a portion of the diverging reflected laser beam from passing through the aperture and returning to the laser beam output. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152919 | Laser Machining Apparatus Using Laser Beam Introduced into Jet Liquid Column - A laser machining apparatus comprising jet liquid, a laser beam, and a laminar flow forming channel for supplying jet liquid to a nozzle. The channel includes a distribution channel formed by a cavity, an interconnecting channel disposed to communicate with said channel downstream in an axial direction of the nozzle and formed by an annular cavity around the axis of the nozzle to provide a narrower flow passage, and a liquid reservoir chamber. Said chamber has an outer peripheral edge communicating with the interconnecting channel over an entire circumference of the annular shape. An outer peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface of the chamber form a continuous surface and an inner peripheral wall surface and an inner peripheral surface of the channel are both formed as an inclined inward surface that is downstream, the inner peripheral surface and the inner peripheral wall surface forming a planar continuous surface. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152920 | WIRE FEEDER WITH ELECTRODE POWER ROUTING - An apparatus is provided which is a wire feeder for a welding operation having two or more wire driving devices and a switching device which directs the welding current to the appropriate wire driving device for a welding operation. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152921 | DUAL WIRE WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of welding is provided where at least two welding electrodes are provided to and passed through a single orifice on a single contact tip and a welding waveform is provided to the electrodes through the contact tip to weld simultaneously with both electrodes. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152922 | HIGH FLOW POWER CABLE FOR SMALL WELDING TORCH - The invention provides a high flow power cable for a welding system designed for effective cooling of the power cable while maintaining maneuverability of the cable. Provided is a power cable having two segments, the first segment being larger in diameter than the second segment. The first segment is generally coupled to the power source and the second segment is coupled to the welding torch. The first segment includes a thicker wire, which has less resistance and dissipates less heat while the second segment includes a thinner wire, allowing for easier handling. Additionally, cooling fluid is conducted through the first segment and the second segment, further cooling the cable. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152923 | SPOOL GUN ADAPTER - The present disclosure provides a welding system having a welder, a welding gun, and a welding gun adapter, the welding gun being a spool gun with an attached motor. The welding gun adapter receives welding power from the welder, and converts it to output power suitable for driving the motor of the welding gun. The welding gun adapter also uses received welding power from the welder for control power. The present techniques allow for the use of welding guns requiring motor power to be used with any ordinary welder. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152924 | WELDING WIRE FEEDER WITH TONGUE AND GROOVE FEATURE - A welding wire feeder including an alignment tongue and groove connection between a clamp arm and a welding drive assembly housing is provided. In certain embodiments, an alignment tongue extends from an end of the clamp arm opposite a pivot point about which the clamp arm rotates relative the assembly housing. A corresponding alignment groove may be formed in the assembly housing to receive the alignment tongue when the clamp arm is rotated such that a drive wheel mounted on the clamp arm contacts a drive wheel mounted on the assembly housing. In addition, a tensioner may be pivoted into a groove in the clamp arm to transfer a compressive force through the clamp arm, forcing the drive wheels together. The alignment tongue and groove may reduce lateral displacement of the clamp arm relative to the assembly housing that may be caused by a force transferred to the clamp arm as the tensioner is pivoted. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152925 | WELDING WIRE FEEDER WITH IMPROVED WIRE GUIDE - A wire guide for use in a welding wire feeder is provided. The wire guide may consist of a pair of vertical pins mounted to a wire drive assembly to form a slit through which welding wire is guided toward a set of drive rolls. Another embodiment may consist of a generally conical piece with oblong entrance and exit ends mounted to the wire drive assembly. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152926 | PUSHBUTTON WIRE GUIDE HOLDER FOR A WELDING WIRE FEEDER - Embodiments of a welding wire feeder including a pushbutton wire guide holder are provided. The wire guide holder may allow for the insertion and removal of a welding wire guide by depression of a spring-biased pushbutton and hold the wire guide with force applied by a spring. The pushbutton is disposed in a body, and a stop placed in contact with the pushbutton may prevent the pushbutton from being forced out of the body by the spring force. Some embodiments are directed toward holding inlet wire guides or intermediate wire guides, and therefore include different configurations of the body, pushbutton, spring, and stop. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152927 | TUNGSTEN INERT GAS WELDING TORCH WITH IMPROVED LIQUID COOLING - Systems and methods for improved liquid cooling of a tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding torch are provided. The improved welding torch may feature conduits for conveying coolant from a cooling system to a collar, which holds a tungsten electrode of the welding torch, and back. A coolant return conduit may be disposed in a coolant supply conduit to improve thermal insulation of an outer surface of the welding torch. Some embodiments may feature a helical channel formed in the collar for conveying coolant around the electrode multiple times before returning the coolant through the return conduit. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152928 | Auxiliary Material for Soldering Sheets - The invention relates to an auxiliary material for soldering steel sheets, wherein the auxiliary material comprises weight percentages of 15 to 40% Zn, 5 to 30% Mn, 0.01 to 10% Ni, and typical impurities no greater than 1%, and the remainder Cu. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152929 | COVERING SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A COVERING SYSTEM - A covering system, in particular for a motor vehicle, with a sheet-like structure which can be shifted between a stowage state and a use state. The covering system is designed as a roller blind system, wherein the sheet-like structure is flexible, and wherein the roller blind system has a roller blind shaft, to which an edge of the sheet-like structure is fastened and onto which the sheet-like structure can be wound into a stowage stage and from which the sheet-like structure can be unwound into a functional state. An electrically operated heating device is provided on the sheet-like structure and/or on an extension rod which closes off the sheet-like structure on the end side. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152930 | ELECTRICALLY HEATED WINDOW - An electrically heated window comprising at least two plies of a glazing material; at least one ply of an interlayer material; a grid of at least one electrically conductive pathway attached to a film; and an electrical connector for supplying current to the grid in order to heat the window; wherein the at least one ply of an interlayer material, the grid and the film are laminated between the at least two plies of a glazing material. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152931 | ELECTRICAL HEATING DEVICE - An auxiliary electrical heating device for a motor vehicle includes a heating block that includes parallel layers of at least one heat emitting element and at least one heat generating element. The heating block is held in a housing having oppositely situated housing openings. In order to permit the electrical heating device to be operated safely even at high operating voltages, a contact protection of an insulating material covers the respective housing openings. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152932 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PRECISE MULTI-STAGE PROGRAMMABLE INDUCTION COOKTOP - Embodiments of an exemplary induction cooktop apparatus or system, may include an induction cooking unit; an interface adapted to receive, store, and execute a plurality of instructions of a multistage programmable recipe using said induction cooking unit; a power supply adapted to be coupled to a power source; a controller coupled to said power supply, said interface, and said induction cooking unit adapted to control said induction cooking unit according to said plurality of instructions of said multistage programmable recipe. An embodiment may include a system, method, and computer program product comprising: an induction cooking unit; receiving at an interface a plurality of instructions of a multistage programmable recipe; storing instructions in a memory; executing instructions in a controller coupled to the memory and induction cooking unit, so as to control the induction cooking unit in accordance with instructions of the multistage programmable recipe. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152933 | INDUCTION COOKING APPLIANCE - To reduce the air exhausted to outside a main body after cooling a heat generating component from being taken in again from an intake port. The flow of cooling wind cooled the heat generating component is discharged from an exhaust port | 2012-06-21 |
20120152934 | INDUCTION HEATING FUSER UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An induction heating fuser unit including a series resonance circuit that includes an induction coil and condenser includes a phase comparing unit that compares a phase of a pulse for driving the series resonance circuit with a phase of a current flowing through the induction coil to obtain a phase difference; a resonant frequency following oscillation unit that changes an oscillation frequency such that a driving frequency of the series resonance circuit follows a resonant frequency of the series resonance circuit by using the phase difference obtained by the phase comparing unit; and a PWM signal generating unit that generates a pulse for driving the series resonance circuit based on the oscillation frequency. The phase comparing unit, the resonant frequency following oscillation unit, and the PWM signal generating unit are controlled digitally. Accordingly, PWM control is accomplished without considering a temperature change or a change of numerical value of component. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152935 | INDUCTION HEATING APPARATUS - It is an object of the present invention to provide an induction heating apparatus that can enable a plurality of heating coil to perform heating by sharing a inverter having semiconductor switches in use, thereby adjusting a power without increasing losses of the semiconductor switches so much with respect to the respective heating coils, the present invention being configured such that the inverter alternately outputs drive signals respectively having each of two operating frequencies to the plurality of heating coils in every predetermined operation lapse of time and the plurality of heating coils are respectively connected to capacitance circuits in the inverter to have the different frequency characteristics. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152936 | IMPINGEMENT/CONVECTION/MICROWAVE OVEN AND METHOD - A combination oven that is operable with convection air, impingement air and microwave energy in various combinations thereof. The oven has an oven chamber and a fan box that are located front to back. A fan in the fan box circulates heated air by discharging via openings in a top and a bottom and taking in via an intermediate opening of a baffle plate. Impingement plates are easily installed and removed in the oven chamber to provide impingement air upwardly or downwardly. At least one of the impingement plates is installed and removed by a sliding motion. Microwave energy is provided through the side walls of the oven chamber. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152937 | METHODS OF CONTROLLING COOLING IN A MICROWAVE HEATING APPARATUS AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A microwave heating apparatus and methods of controlling cooling of a microwave heating apparatus are provided. The microwave heating apparatus typically includes a microwave source for generating microwaves, a cooling unit for cooling the microwave source and a control unit. According to one embodiment, the control unit is configured to determine the efficiency of the microwave source and then to control the cooling based on the determined efficiency. The methods and the microwave heating apparatuses of the present invention are advantageous with respect to energy consumption. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152938 | CONTROL OF MICROWAVE SOURCE EFFICIENCY IN A MICROWAVE HEATING APPARATUS - A microwave heating apparatus and a method of operating a microwave heating apparatus are provided. The microwave heating apparatus includes a microwave source for generating microwaves, a transmission line for transmitting the generated microwaves from the microwave source to a cavity, a measuring device that measures the power of microwaves transmitted from the microwave source and a receiving device that receives operational data indicative of the power supplied to the microwave source. The microwave heating apparatus further includes a control unit adapted to adjust the impedance of the transmission line and/or the impedance matching between the microwave source and the transmission line based on the measured power of the transmitted microwaves and the received operational data in order to control the efficiency of the microwave source. The microwave heating apparatus improves control of the microwave source efficiency. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152939 | MICROWAVE HEATING DEVICE - A microwave heating device according to the present invention includes a microwave oscillation portion including a reference-signal oscillator formed from a quarts oscillator, phase variable portions and phase-locked loops and, further, includes a control portion for controlling the microwave oscillation portion, and plural radiation portions placed on a wall surface of a heating chamber for housing a to-be-heated object, wherein microwaves supplied to plural microwave feeding points provided in the radiation portions are controlled in phase and electric power, thereby controlling the aspect of radiations of microwaves radiated from the radiation portions. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152940 | MICROWAVE HEATING DEVICE - In a microwave heating device, a control portion performs an operation for alternately repeating a sweeping operation for detecting reflected electric power with an electric-power detection portion while changing an oscillation frequency of an oscillation portion and fixing a phase value of a phase variable portion for detecting a reflected-electric-power characteristic with respect to the oscillation portion, and a sweeping operation for detecting reflected electric power with the electric-power detection portion while changing the phase value of the phase variable portion and fixing the oscillation frequency of the oscillation portion for detecting a reflected-electric-power characteristic with respect to the phase value, in order to determine an oscillation frequency and a phase value for use in heating a to-be-heated object. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152941 | Microwave Energy Interactive Heating Sheet - A microwave energy interactive heating sheet includes at least two layers of microwave energy interactive insulating material joined to one another, where each layer includes microwave energy interactive material supported on a first polymer film layer, a support layer joined to the microwave energy interactive material, and a second polymer film layer joined to the support layer in a predetermined pattern, so that a plurality of expandable cells are defined between the support layer and the second polymer film layer. The expandable cells are operative for inflating upon sufficient exposure to microwave energy. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152942 | VAPOR CHAMBER - A vapor chamber includes a first board, a second board sealed with the first board, and a cavity formed between the first and second boards, and the cavity contains a first support arm and a second support arm corresponding to the first and second boards respectively, and the first support arm and the second support arm are engaged with each other along the first and second boards and arranged adjacent to each other. With the engagement of the first and second support arms, the first and second boards of the vapor chamber can be supported and pulled to achieve effect of preventing the first and second boards from being recessed or protruded. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152943 | FLEXIBLE CONTAINER HANDLING SYSTEM - A container for a flexible bag of liquid that supports the bag during transportation, storage and use in dispensing of the liquid. The container is made from two generally similar pans that form lower and upper parts of the container. Each pan includes a plurality of generally similar multiple projections that function to support the container on a surface as well as in a stable stacked formation. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152944 | SEALABLE STORAGE CONTAINER - A storage container has a container body with an upwardly facing opening and a lid connected to the container body that is pivotally movable between open and closed positions. At least one latch is provided at each of the front side, left side, and right side of the container body to secure the lid to the container body. A seal structure is disposed at an interface between the lid and an upper portion of the container. The seal structure generally surrounds the upwardly facing opening and is compressed when the lid is latched in the closed position by the latches. The container body may also include a plurality of compartments each with upper edges defining an upwardly facing opening. The upper edges can be positioned to engage an inner surface of the lid when the lid is in the closed position so that the lid closes off the compartments. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152945 | ENCLOSURE HAVING DETACHABLE NUTS - An enclosure includes a sidewall and a nut assembly. The sidewall defines a through hole therein. The nut assembly is detachably positioned on the sidewall. The nut assembly includes a nut and a resilient tab. The nut includes a base and a post extending from the base. The post extends through the through hole. The tab is secured on the post. The sidewall is sandwiched between the base and the tab. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152946 | CAGE FOR HANDLING OR STORING GOODS - A collecting cage has a front end to which at least one door is pivoted with the aid of a pivoting device. The cage also has at least three lateral walls. The pivoting device is adapted to pivot the door to an opened position and to a closed position thus covering at least part of it. The pivoting device is adapted to guide the door in an opened position to a direction parallel to a lateral wall and at a clearance therefrom for flanking the cage. The pivoting device includes at least two angle members connected to the door at a distance from each other and having a first portion protruding from the door and having a second portion in an angled position relative to the first portion, and at least two corresponding rails connected to a lateral wall. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152947 | Box with Foldable Sidewalls and Locking Mechanisms with Overload Protection - A foldable box includes a floor and two longitudinal and transverse side exterior walls each lying opposite in pairs and foldable relative to the floor, each longitudinal side exterior walls including a protrusion at a transverse side end extending toward the transverse side exterior walls when upfolded, limiting foldability of the transverse side exterior walls to the outside. Each transverse side exterior wall including a locking mechanism at the outside of the transverse side exterior wall, including when upfolded, a snap-in element movable in a vertical direction relative to the floor surface, latchable with the protrusion. The protrusion and/or the snap-in element includes contact surfaces, inclined relative to the vertical direction when upfolded wherein the locking mechanism opens against a spring pretensioning when exceeding a predetermined inward force acting upon the transverse side exterior wall. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152948 | Fuel inlet including a nozzle retention device - One embodiment of a fuel inlet includes a tube including a side wall having an interior surface that defines an interior adapted for receiving a fuel nozzle therein and for receiving fuel there through, and the side wall including a raised region that extends circumferentially around the interior surface of the side wall and inwardly into the interior. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152949 | CONTAINER LID HAVING A PRESSURE EQUALIZING DEVICE - The invention relates to a lid ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120152950 | BUOYANT PLUG FOR EMERGENCY DRAIN IN FLOATING ROOF TANK - A floating plug emergency drain valve for a floating roof used with a storage tank for volatile fluid, where the floating roof includes vertically spaced apart top and bottom surfaces and a duct having open top and bottom ends that extends through the roof for drainage through the roof of water accumulated atop the roof, the valve having an open state for allowing the accumulated water to drain downward through the duct and a closed state for blocking vapors from rising upward through the duct, the valve including:
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