| 25th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20120152351 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - In general, a photovoltaic module may include a binary semiconductor layer formed from a vapor rich in one component of a binary semiconductor source. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152352 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES WITH AN INTERFACIAL GERMANIUM-CONTAINING LAYER AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - A germanium-containing layer is provided between a p-doped silicon-containing layer and a transparent conductive material layer of a photovoltaic device. The germanium-containing layer can be a p-doped silicon-germanium alloy layer or a germanium layer. The germanium-containing layer has a greater atomic concentration of germanium than the p-doped silicon-containing layer. The presence of the germanium-containing layer has the effect of reducing the series resistance and increasing the shunt resistance of the photovoltaic device, thereby increasing the fill factor and the efficiency of the photovoltaic device. In case a silicon-germanium alloy layer is employed, the closed circuit current density also increases. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152353 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A solar cell is provided. The solar cell includes a silicon substrate, a back electrode, a doped silicon layer, and an upper electrode. The silicon substrate includes a lower surface, an upper surface opposite to the lower surface, and a plurality of three-dimensional nano-structures located on the upper surface. Each three-dimensional nano-structure has a stepped structure. The back electrode is located on and electrically connected to the lower surface of the silicon substrate. The doped silicon layer is attached to the three-dimensional nano-structures and the upper surface of the silicon substrate between the three-dimensional nano-structures. The upper electrode is located on at least part of the doped silicon layer. A method for making the solar cell is also provided. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152354 | SILICON-BASED SOLAR CELL WITH EUTECTIC COMPOSITION - Growth and characterization of low cost, and high efficiency micro- and nanostructured p-n heterojunction solar cells through eutectic solidification are provided. Eutectic solidification results in self-assembly of lamellar or rod-like domains with length scales from hundreds of nanometers to micrometers that can be used for efficient extraction of minority carriers in metallurgical-grade materials. The material having a eutectic or near-eutectic composition can be used in making a low-cost and efficient inorganic solar cell. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152355 | ORGANIC SOLAR CELL - An organic solar cell is provided. The organic solar cell includes a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode and a photoelectric conversion layer. The first electrode is disposed on the substrate. The second electrode is disposed on the first electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer contains a fully conjugated block copolymer including a block having an electron withdrawing group and a block having an electron donating group. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152356 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL - A photoelectric conversion element comprising: a substrate; a first electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer comprising a semiconductor layer containing a dye and a semiconductor and a charge transport layer; and a second electrode, in this order, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer comprises a compound represented by Formula (1), wherein R | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152357 | FLUORO MONOMERS, OLIGOMERS, AND POLYMERS FOR INKS AND ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES - High performance organic photovoltaic cells based on donor acceptor polymers in the active layer. A composition comprising: at least one copolymer comprising at least one first donor moiety and at least one first acceptor moiety in the copolymer backbone, wherein the first acceptor moiety comprises at least one first ring which is bivalently linked to the copolymer backbone and at least one second ring fused to the first ring and not bivalently linked to the copolymer backbone, wherein the first ring or the second ring comprises two adjacent fluoro ring substituents, and optionally, wherein the donor comprises at least one fused ring system. High efficiency, high Voc, and a combination of both can be achieved. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152358 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUID DURING A PLACEMENT CYCLE - A component placement machine that includes a movable housing that is adapted for movement in an X and a Y axis above a printed circuit board. The housing includes a rotatable frame having at least one pick and place head configured to pick up a component and place the component on the printed circuit board. The housing further includes a fluid application station configured to apply fluid to the component after being picked up by the pick and place head and before being placed on the printed circuit board. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152359 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WATER TREATMENT - A method and apparatus for the treatment of water and, more particularly, to the mineralization of water in order to improve pH, hardness, turbidity, and/or alkalinity is described. More particularly, a system is provided for the treatment of water that needs additional hardness, alkalinity, and/or pH adjustment while also meeting turbidity requirements. The use of sodium hydroxide and other methods for avoiding turbidity problems can be eliminated and/or minimized. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152360 | Pulsation Dampening System for a Reciprocating Pump - A pressure pulsation dampening system for a pump that pressurizes a working fluid. In some embodiments, the dampening system includes a hydraulic cylinder, a valve, and a controller. The hydraulic cylinder has a piston that is movably disposed within a housing and divides the housing into a working fluid chamber and a hydraulic fluid chamber. An outlet of the pump is in fluid communication with the working fluid chamber, and the valve is in fluid communication with the hydraulic fluid chamber. The controller is operable to actuate the valve to a first configuration, wherein pressurized hydraulic fluid is supplied to the hydraulic fluid chamber, and to a second configuration, wherein hydraulic fluid is exhausted from the hydraulic fluid chamber. The piston is movable under fluid pressure, whereby working fluid is relieved from the outlet to the working fluid chamber or supplied to the outlet from the working fluid chamber. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152361 | Inertia Enhanced Pumping Mechanism And Method - A device and method are provided for pumping fluid through a channel of a microfluidic device. The channel has an input and an output. The channel is filled with fluid and droplets under pressure are sequentially directed at the input of the channel so as to cause fluid to flow in the channel towards the output. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152362 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REDUCING OXYGEN INFILTRATION - Configurations and methods of reducing oxygen infiltration into an oxygen-sensitive process environment of a plant are presented in which carbon dioxide is isolated from a process stream within the plant, and in which a small portion of the isolated carbon dioxide is used in the plant as a transport gas or a seal gas for devices that are known to exhibit air in-leaking. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152363 | PIPING INTERNALS TO CONTROL GAS-LIQUID FLOW SPLIT - Structures and methods are provided for improving the distribution of fluids between exit flows from a split junction, such as a tee-junction. The improved distribution of fluids can result in a more equal distribution of both gases and liquids between the exits of the junction. The improvement can be provided by using a baffle structure, such as an annular baffle structure, upstream from the desired junction. The baffle structures can improve the distribution of fluids in the exit flows in various manners, such as by reducing the amount of vorticity or “swirl” in the input flow to the junction or by reducing the separation of gases from liquids within a flow. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152364 | GAS CONCENTRATION CONTROLLER SYSTEM - The present invention is one that prevents standard gas from remaining in a standard gas line to prevent a concentration of standard gas from being reduced due to adsorption, modification, or the like, and has: a diluent gas line provided with a diluent gas flow rate controlling mechanism; a standard gas line provided with a standard gas flow rate controlling mechanism; an output gas line joined by the diluent gas line and standard gas line and outputs the standard gas having a predetermined concentration; an exhaust gas line connected to an upstream side of the standard gas flow rate controlling mechanism in the standard gas line and provided with an on/off valve and a flow rate control part; and a control part that, depending on a flow rate of the standard gas flowing through the standard gas line or the type of the standard gas, switches on/off the on/off valve. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152365 | BUTTON WATER-STOPPING DEVICE AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - A button water-stopping device has a button mechanism that can be glidingly connected to a main body, a shaking plate that can be asway set in the main body. The main body has a water channel that can penetrate the main body and a division board that is hermetically set in the water channel and has the first water hole that penetrates the division board. The button mechanism has a button and an elastic rod which is fixed under the button, and reaches into the water channel. The shaking plate has the second water hole that penetrates the shaking plate and a control groove which has two cooperative grooves. The elastic rod reaches into the control groove and can alternatively resist one of the two cooperative grooves to make the shaking plate swing left or right. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152366 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OFFLOADING A HYDROCARBON FLUID - Disclosed are various apparatus and method for transferring a hydrocarbon fluid between two bodies. An offloading system for facilitating hydrocarbon fluid transfer between two bodies includes a transfer skid and a lifting system. The transfer skid is movable from a first body to a second body to be installed thereupon to facilitate hydrocarbon fluid transfer to and from the first and the second bodies. The lifting system may be provided on the first body, and includes an extendable lifting arm; a spreader frame attachment which includes at least a first and a second lifting device to support the transfer skid, wherein the spreader frame attachment is rotatably coupled to the extendable lifting arm to allow angular or rotatable adjustment of the transfer skid in a horizontal plane. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152367 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A VALVE - A valve arrangement is provided, ( | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152368 | Independent Metering Valve with Flow Limiter - An independent metering valve (IMV) assembly is disclosed that includes a metering stem including an inlet. The IMV assembly also includes a hydro-mechanical control valve in communication with a fluid source and the inlet. The control valve also including a spool with a closed end and an open end. The control valve includes a biasing member that biases the control valve or spool towards an open position thereby establishing communication between the fluid source and the inlet. The control valve also including a load signal line providing communication between an outlet of the control valve upstream of the inlet and the closed end of the spool. Wherein high pressure in the load signal line allowing the control valve to move towards a closed position thereby overcoming bias of the biasing member and reducing flow to the inlet during a high pressure condition. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152369 | SYSTEM FOR FORMING EMULSIONS - System, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for forming emulsions. The system may include an instrument and a microfluidic chip received by the instrument. The instrument may apply pressure to prospective emulsion phases held by the chip, to drive formation and collection of emulsions in the chip. In some embodiments, the instrument may stop applying pressure to the chip when a change in pressure meeting a predefined condition is detected by the instrument. The change may indicate that an endpoint of droplet generation has been reached. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152370 | PRESSURE TANK SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A pressure tank system for a motor vehicle has a fuel tank ( | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152371 | Rupture protection device for a frost-free hydrant - A fitment for providing leak protection at a frost-free hydrant has a protective sheath having a bore of a first diameter. An escutcheon plate is formed at an outer end of the sheath to define an aperture for receiving a frost-free hydrant into the sheath. The sheath is made longer than any of a range of frost-free hydrants to be received therein and has an end cap sealingly connected to an inner end of the sheath. The end cap has a reducing section and an end section having a bore of a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, and dimensioned to receive a link pipe in a sealing connection, the link pipe being of a length to bridge the distance between an inner end of the hydrant and building water supply equipment. In use, the hydrant with link pipe attached is inserted into the protective sheath and the combination of the hydrant and sheath is fully into the wall through a hole in the wall. The link pipe is then sealingly connected at the second diameter bore and to the building water supply equipment. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152372 | SPRINKLER WATER SAVING SYSTEM - A sprinkler water saving system comprising: a water collector, wherein said collector includes a tray to collect a specified amount of rainwater; a neck attached beneath said tray; a base situated beneath said neck to support said tray, where said base is attached to a stationary outdoor structure to enable said tray to collect said specified amount of rainwater; and a sensor within said water collector to send a signal when said tray collects said specified amount of rainwater; and a controller, where said controller activates and deactivates a sprinkler system, based upon the status of the water collector; a plurality of components attached to said controller; and a microprocessor within said controller to operate said plurality of components, said microprocessor transmits signals for the activation and deactivation of the sprinkler system. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152373 | DIRECT DRIVE HOSE REEL ASSEMBLY - A hose reel assembly includes a reel spool having a pair of inner and outer halves. The spool is supported on a hub of a support member or mounting frame having a single stub axle, bearing and multiple stud hub assembly. By this arrangement, simplicity of servicing is provided and ease of assembly and disassembly of the reel is accomplished, because access for servicing involves simply removing the outer spool half. Full access to a riser assembly is accomplished without any disassembly as the riser assembly sits exposed in use in the hollow of the outer core. If removal of the riser assembly is required for servicing, access is immediate and easy for the operator. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152374 | AUTOMATIC SMART WATERING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a smart water flow apparatus capable of maintaining a desired level of water in a reservoir while having an override or shutoff feature that is programmable to address variations in water pressure or to prevent flooding. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152375 | FUEL TANK WITH INTERNAL FUEL SHUT-OFF SYSTEM - A gas fuel tank with an internal emission fuel system includes a fill-and-vent valve system inside the fuel tank that controls fuel vapor through an exterior carbon canister and prevents spit back. This inventive system prevents exposure of the carbon canister to liquid or fuel. The fill valve assembly has a nylon wedge float that causes the fuel fill nozzle to shut off once the liquid level seals the valve opening. The vent valve assembly also has a nylon wedge float that shuts off vapor once the liquid level seals the valve opening. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152376 | Fluid Flow Detection Device - A fluid flow detection device includes a housing of non-magnetic metal, a flow passage through the housing and a valve seat in the flow passage. A magnetic valve element emits a magnetic field. The valve element is movable relative to the valve seat between a closed position blocking fluid flow through the flow passage and an open position allowing fluid flow through the flow passage. The magnetic valve element is biased toward the closed position. A magnetic field enhancer is movable with the magnetic valve element for enhancing the magnetic field. A magnetic field sensor on the housing is operable to signal a change in position of the valve element as it moves between its open and closed positions. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152377 | FLUID BYPASS VALVE SYSTEM - A fluid bypass valve system includes a blocking valve having an inlet, an outlet, and a vent. The blocking valve is configured to allow a fluid to pass from the inlet to the outlet when there is a fluid pressure drop from the inlet to the vent. An electro-mechanical valve having a first fluid path and a second fluid path is configured to toggle between the first fluid path and the second fluid path in response to an electrical signal. A fluid conduit couples the blocking valve to the electro-mechanical valve such that the vent is communicatively coupled to an area of lower pressure via the first fluid path and receiving fluid via an orifice path when the electro-mechanical valve is toggled to the first fluid path, and such that the vent is communicatively coupled to an area of higher pressure fluid via the orifice path and via an additional path when the electro-mechanical valve is toggled to the second fluid path. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152378 | NON-RETURN VALVE - A non-return valve mechanism comprises a tubular member ( | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152379 | SUCTION VALVE WITH UNLOADER - In order to prevent the unloader from rotating relative to the valve seat, it is proposed to design the anti-rotation lock for the unloader as an anti-rotation locking disk ( | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152380 | Portable Water Container with Pump and Filter - A portable filter container for manually transporting large quantities of a liquid is described. The container includes an extendible handle that allows for easy transportation of the container on a set of wheels. The handle also actuates a pump to provide pressure to the inside of the container in order to force the liquid through a filter. The handle can actuate the pump either using a piston or a lever motion. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152381 | MODULAR CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FLUIDIC CONTROL DEVICES - A modular checking system for fluidic control devices has a display and/or operating unit which includes an inductive interface. The display and/or operating unit is adapted to be detachably connected to a fluidic control device in such a relative position to the latter that the inductive interface is coupled to a corresponding interface of the control device. Encoded signals can be transmitted via the inductive interfaces, the signals containing both information and energy from the control device to the display and/or operating unit for operating the latter. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152382 | BOILING WATER REACTOR FUEL SUPPORT CASTING FLOW LIMITER - A flow limiter may include a head and a fin extending from a bottom of the head. The head may include a side surface having at least one first hole and the side surface may be symmetric about a first axis. The fin may include at least one second hole and the at least one second hole may have an axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis. The flow limiter may be inserted into a support casting that may interface with a nuclear fuel bundle to reduce the flow of water to the nuclear fuel bundle thereby reducing a moisture carry over (MCO) level at an exit of a fuel bundle of a nuclear reactor. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152383 | THRUST BEARING SHAFT FOR THRUST AND JOURNAL AIR BEARING COOLING IN AN AIR MACHINE - A thrust bearing shaft has a radially enlarged thrust disk to be mounted between two static housing surfaces in an air cycle machine. A first portion of the thrust bearing shaft extends from a first face of the thrust disk. A second portion extends from a second opposed face of the thrust disk. The second portion has sealing ribs and six holes. The sealing ribs are spaced closer to the thrust disk than are the holes. A ratio of a distance from an end of the second portion to a center of the holes compared to a distance from the end of the second portion to the second face of the thrust disk is between 0.20 and 0.22. In addition, an air cycle machine incorporating the thrust bearing shaft, and a method of assembling the thrust bearing shaft into an air cycle machine are disclosed. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152384 | TWO-STAGE PRESSURE REGULATOR - Two-stage regulators for substantially reducing high pressures introduced into the regulator The reduced pressure is exerted against a first stage and second stage, each of which includes a spring-coil, plunger actuated diaphragm that urges an actuator to open a ball valve at a selected pressure to allow fluid to flow out of the regulator at a desired and much reduced pressure | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152385 | FLUID TREATMENT DEVICE - Fluid treatment device and valve assembly therefore. The fluid treatment device comprises rotary columns or other containers which are alternately subjected to different fluid streams. In order to effect the required connection to different feed and discharge lines on the stationary part of the device, a valve assembly is proposed comprising a stationary and rotary valve plate. The front surfaces of these valve plates are directed towards each other. Optimum mating properties have been realised by producing one front surface from a plastic material and more particular a Teflon based material whilst the other front surface is produced from a polyethylene and more particular ultra high molecular weight polyethylene. This combination allows for a wide temperature range and a large number of fluids to be conveyed. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152386 | MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR PNEUMATIC TOOL - A valve arrangement includes an inlet conduit defining an inlet passage adapted for communication with a supply of pressurized motive fluid, a first planar surface spaced radially from the inlet conduit, first and second supply passages communicating through the first planar surface, and a rotary valve. The rotary valve includes a second planar surface abutting against the first planar surface and a valve passage communicating through the second planar surface. The rotary valve is rotatable to place the inlet passage in communication with a selected one of the first and second supply passages through the valve passage, and is adapted to conduct the pressurized motive fluid from the inlet passage to the selected one of the first and second supply passages. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152387 | Automatic water distributor - An automatic water distributor contains a base including a chamber, a first outlet channel, a second outlet channel, and at least one inflow channel; between the chamber and the first outlet channel being defined a hole; a valve member including a valve core, the valve core including a plunger portion, a shaft portion, and a first passage, the first passage including a spout; a distributing plug retained on the top end of the shaft portion; a buffer device fixed in the chamber of the valve member and including a second passage, the second outlet channel, and a stop wall, wherein the stop wall keeps a buffer distance from the spout so that after the water sprayed from the spout flushes the stop wall, a watering reaction is forced on the plunger portion so that a downward movement of the valve core at a shifting instant is decreased. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152388 | Drain trap seal - An embodiment providing one or more improvements includes a drain trap seal which allows passage of fluids through a drain into a waste pipe while preventing backflow of fluid or gas from the waste pipe, as well as preventing evaporation or a water-containing trap seal located below the drain trap seal in the waste pipe. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152389 | Mixed Water Control Valve Having A Water Pressure Balance Function to Stabilize Water Temperature - A mixed water control valve for a faucet includes a control unit and a balance unit. The control unit includes a housing and a sealing cap mounted on the housing. The balance unit includes a fixed sleeve secured in the housing, a pressure regulating sleeve movably mounted in the fixed sleeve, a balance baffle mounted in the pressure regulating sleeve, and two elastic members each mounted in the pressure regulating sleeve and each biased between the balance baffle and a respective one of the housing and the sealing cap. Thus, the balance baffle is compressed between the elastic members which provide a buffering force to counteract the larger pressure applied on the balance baffle when the water only flows through one of two water inlet holes of the housing, so that the pressure regulating sleeve is moved smoothly and stably without producing resonant noise. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152390 | Mixed Water Control Valve Having A Water Pressure Balance Function to Stabilize Water Temperature - A mixed water control valve for a faucet includes a control unit and a balance unit mounted in the control unit. The control unit includes a valve housing. The balance unit includes two mounting seats each mounted in the valve housing, a hollow fixed sleeve secured in the mounting seats, a pressure regulating sleeve movably mounted in the fixed sleeve, a balance baffle mounted in the pressure regulating sleeve, and two elastic members each mounted in the pressure regulating sleeve and each biased between the balance baffle and a respective one of the mounting seats. Thus, the balance baffle is compressed between the elastic members which provide a buffering force to counteract a larger pressure applied on the balance baffle, so that the pressure regulating sleeve is moved smoothly and stably without producing resonant noise in the faucet. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152391 | FLUID PURGE IN A MEDICAL INJECTION SYSTEM - One embodiment of the invention provides a method to purge air or liquid from a powered injection system. In this embodiment, the method includes driving a first pumping device in a first operational mode to inject an amount of a first liquid medium through disposable tubing and a disposable valve, driving the first pumping device in a second operational mode to deform the disposable valve, and driving a second pumping device to inject an amount of a second liquid medium through the disposable tubing and the deformed valve. In one embodiment, the first pumping device comprises a first syringe, the second pumping device comprises a second syringe, and the disposable valve comprises an elastomeric valve. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152392 | DEVICE FOR THE CONTROLLED SUPPLY OF A LIQUID TO A MEDICAL FLOW LINE - A device for the controlled supply of a liquid within a medical flow line, includes a retaining body rotatable on an intermediate tubular connector arranged between a tubular inlet connector and a tubular outlet connector of a primary liquid and within which a bottle pierceable and containing a secondary liquid can be fitted. The retaining body includes a hollow piercing spike, rotation blocking means of the retaining body disengageable following insertion of the bottle, axial stop means of the inserted bottle, and progressive opening means of a flow passage from the hollow spike to a flow line of the primary liquid during the rotation of the retaining body with the bottle inserted therein from a first angular position of complete closure to a second angular position of complete opening. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152393 | Frost-Free Vent Assembly - A rotatable vent assembly system for areas where breathable airflow is required is disclosed herein. The rotatable vent assembly system improves airflow in any structure where breathable airflow may be a concern, including but not limited to air vacuum vaults, valve vaults, water tanks, pressure reducing valve units, or other confined structures. The rotatable vent assembly system helps reduce frost accumulation within riser pipes during winter months and improves breathable air within confined spaces. By reducing the accumulation of frost, the potential for pipe breakage is reduced, also reducing maintenance and replacement costs to municipalities and property owners for burst pipes. Rotating the vent control component at the top of a riser pipe connected to a pipe system controls the flow of breathable air by increasing or reducing airflow within the pipe system. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152394 | TURNING VANE FOR AIR DUCT - An air turning vane and rail assembly including a pair of rails, a plurality of tabs having a height distance H, a plurality of air turning vanes, each of the turning vanes including a single sheet of metal that is folded in a U-bend to form elongated generally rectangular upper and lower walls, each wall having opposite end edges, the upper wall in end view defining an arc of a first radius of curvature, and the lower wall in end view defining an arc of second radius of curvature greater than the first radius of curvature, and a plurality of crimp spots spaced apart from each other in the lengthwise direction extending transversely through the marginal portions of the upper and lower walls each. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152395 | CONDUIT BODY COVER SCREW RETENTION - An improved mechanism for retaining screws for a conduit body cover is disclosed. The screws are retained by a layer of PVC lining the inner surface of holes in the cover. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152396 | PRESSURE CAST CONCRETE OR MORTAR LINED STEEL PIPES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Pressure cast lined steel pipes comprise an annular concrete or mortar liner along an inside diameter, and a metal shell surrounding the liner, wherein the liner is in direct contact with the metal shell. The wall thickness of the liner can be from 10 to 50 times the thickness of the metal shell. The pipe may be coated with a dielectric material. A mold assembly used to form the pipe includes an annular concrete or mortar composition chamber formed between the metal shell and an inner mold member. Pressurized water is used in the mold assembly to pressurize the concrete or mortar composition and exert a desired pressure force onto the metal shell while the composition cures in the mold. Once a desired degree of cure is achieved, the pressure is removed causing the metal shell to exert a desired compression force onto the cured liner. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152397 | Frame Tube for Light-Weighted Bicycle Frame - A frame tube for a light-weighted bicycle frame includes a spiral tube body having multiple spiral turns and made by processing 6-4 titanium, ASTM A313 or ASTM A564 high-strength stainless steel alloy sheet material of thickness under 1 mm. Each two adjacent spiral turns of the spiral tube body is bonded together by welding. A plurality of pores is formed in the spiral tube body to reduce the weight of the frame tube and to enhance its shock-absorbing capability. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152398 | 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 |
| 20120152399 | F.U.N tunnel(s) - A pipe of unique design capable of augmenting any flow, including but not limited to: gas, liquid, particulate, plasma, and/or other fluid state or any combination thereof whether the flow is human and/or naturally made such that the tunnel produces a net decrease in pressure and a net increase in speed of a flow. The tunnel(s) can be used to augment flow to, from, in, at, and/or around turbines and/or rotors. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152400 | MACHINING METHOD FOR AUSTENITE STAINLESS STEEL EQUIPMENT AND PIPING, AND NUCLEAR POWER PLANT EQUIPMENT AND PIPING MACHINED BY USE OF THE SAME - A machining method for austenite stainless steel equipment and piping, and nuclear power plant equipment and piping machined by use of this method are provided to suppress occurrence of a hardened layer due to machining, and capable of suppressing occurrence of SCC without performing an after treatment and reducing working hours and cost. The machining method for austenite stainless steel equipment and piping according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a finishing treatment process for performing a machining operation by use of a throw-away tip ( | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152401 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A SPRING UNIT - Apparatus and methods for use in the manufacture of a spring unit for incorporation into an upholstered article, for example, a mattress, cushion or the like. Coil formation apparatus includes a drive shaft to control movement of a coil pitch guide member and a link member comprising a connecting rod adjustably connected to a radius arm of the drive shaft. A coil interlinking process comprises compressing a first coil to define a clearance, extending a second coil passed the first coil via the clearance, allowing the first coil to extend across the clearance, and contracting the second coil to engage the first coil thereby interlinking the first and second coils. Spring unit manufacturing apparatus comprises a plurality of jaw pairs each comprising a first fixed jaw and a pivotal second jaw, the pivotal second jaw being pivoted by a cam and linkage assembly operated by a rotary drive shaft. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152402 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FILLING CONTAINERS - Method for filling containers with liquids, wherein the containers are filled using a plurality of controllable filling elements and the liquid is fed to these filling elements starting from a reservoir, common to the filling elements, for storing the liquid, wherein during the filling the containers are transported at least in sections along a circular track and wherein the filling of the containers by at least one filling element is controlled as a function of at least one first parameter characteristic of the liquid in the reservoir and this parameter is determined repeatedly at given intervals of time during the filling operation. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152403 | MICROSCOPE ACCESSORY AND MICROPLATE APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PHOSPHORESCENCE AND CELLULAR OXYGEN CONSUMPTION - A microplate apparatus having a bottom plate defining a plurality of very small microwells (for example, each having a volume of 0.02 or less) for containing sample material and a top plate defining a plurality of domes, each of which housing a sensors for measuring biological parameters, such as cellular oxygen consumption, pH changes, calcium uptake, and metabolic reduction of fluorescent dyes. The top and bottom plates may be composed of quartz. The microplate assembly may be fabricated using a method involving applying an etching solution to each of the top and bottom plates to create the domes and microwells. Additionally, etching solution may be applied to the bottom plate to create a raised lip region around each of the microwells. The etched-away areas surrounding the lip regions facilitate the changing of microwell solution without disrupting the samples. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152404 | DEVICE AND METHOD TO DELIVER FLUID PRODUCTS - Device to deliver fluid products, comprising a plurality of canisters, each containing a predetermined fluid, and connected to an associated delivery unit. The device comprises a rotating support, on which the plurality of canisters and the delivery units are mounted, able to position at different moments of time and according to one or more predetermined sequences, one or more desired and selected delivery units in a corresponding delivery position, in order to deliver predetermined quantities of fluid in an exit container so as to obtain a final product with a desired final composition and/or formula. The device further comprises mixing means for mixing the fluids contained in the canisters and a movement member, for moving the mixing means. The movement member comprises a mixing cam element, substantially circular, concentric to said rotating support and rotatable with respect to it, in at least a reciprocal condition of release between the rotating support and said mixing cam element. The mixing cam element is provided with at least a shaping able to cooperate, during its rotation, with all the mixing means of each canister, so that its activation in rotation determines the activation of all the mixing means of the fluid products inside all the canisters. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152405 | FLUID FILLING ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure relates to a fluid filling assembly with improved assembly and serviceability features. The fluid filling assembly comprises one or more bosses, a fill neck, a retainer plate, at least one fastener, a fill cap and a gasket. The one or more bosses are present at a top surface of a fluid tank. The gasket and the fill neck are coaxial with an opening present at the top surface of the fluid tank. The retainer plate is present above the fill neck where the position of the fill neck is retained with the aid of the one or more fasteners and one or more washers. The fill cap is removably coupled to the fill neck. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method to assemble the fluid filling assembly is disclosed. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152406 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CUSTOM COSMETIC DISPENSING - Improved custom cosmetic formulation dispensing system including ingredients reservoirs for syringe dispensing. The ingredients reservoirs are carried by a translatable carrier to bring the respective reservoirs into dispensing alignment with a package, into which a preselected amount of the ingredient is dispensed. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152407 | FUEL TANK WITH INTERNAL EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM - A gas fuel tank with an internal emission fuel system includes a fill-and-vent valve system inside the fuel tank that controls fuel vapor through an exterior carbon canister and prevents spit back. This inventive system prevents exposure of the carbon canister to liquid or fuel. The fill valve assembly has a nylon wedge float that causes the fuel fill nozzle to shut off once the liquid level seals the valve opening. The vent valve assembly also has a nylon wedge float that shuts off vapor once the liquid level seals the valve opening. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152408 | Oil collection assembly - A funnel and drain hose are interengaged in a specific orientation. The drain hose is positioned on the funnel with the opposed ends of the drain hose vertically positioned when the funnel is properly hung on a wall. The opposed ends of the drain hose face upwardly so that any residual oil trapped in the drain hose collects at the bottom of a U-shaped portion of the drain hose positioned on the funnel. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152409 | SURFACE TREATMENT OF MAGNESIUM ALLOY CASTINGS FOR CORROSION PROTECTION - A method is disclosed for improving the corrosion behavior of cast magnesium alloy articles in which the magnesium alloy comprises an average composition of more than about 5 per cent by weight of aluminum. A microstructure with regions of varying aluminum content is developed during solidification. The microstructure comprises magnesium-rich grains generally surrounded by an aluminum-enriched phase on the boundaries between adjacent grains The magnesium-rich grain interiors are then selectively chemically or electrochemically attacked to leave a more corrosion resistant aluminum-enriched surface on the articles. The corrosion resistance of the articles may be further enhanced by one or more of anodizing, aluminizing or painting the corrosion-resistant aluminum-enriched surface. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152410 | Method And Device for Energy-Efficient Hot Forming - The invention relates to a method for hot forming of steel parts, in particular blanks or semi-finished products of steel, in which the steel parts are heated in a furnace for at least partial austenitisation to a temperature above the Ac1 temperature and hot formed in a forming tool. The object of providing a method for hot forming of steel parts which allows an energy-efficient performance of the hot forming while at the same time reducing the cycle times for producing a hot formed component, is achieved in that the waste heat from the furnace is used for further heat treatment steps of the steel part before and/or after the at least partial austenitisation of the steel part. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152411 | HIGH-STRENGTH GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a galvanized steel sheet having a tensile strength of 770 MPa or more including a steel sheet portion, and a plated layer formed on the surface of the steel sheet portion, in which the plated layer is a galvanized plated layer or an galvannealed plated layer, the steel sheet portion has a soft layer that directly adjoins the interface with the plated layer and an inside layer that is other than the soft layer, the thickness D of soft layer is 0.001% to 5% of thickness t of the steel sheet portion, and, when the hardness of the soft layer measured by nano-indentation method is indicated by H1, and the representative hardness of the steel sheet portion measured by the nano-indentation method is indicated by Ha in cross section that goes along the thickness direction of the steel sheet portion, H1 is 5% to 75% of Ha. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152412 | MEDICAL IMPLANTS - The current invention is directed to a medical implant made of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys and methods of making such medical implants, wherein the medical implants are biologically, mechanically, and morphologically compatible with the surrounding implanted region of the body. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152413 | METHOD OF PRODUCING LARGE COMPONENTS FROM AUSTEMPERED DUCTILE IRON ALLOYS - A method by which properties of a component ( | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152414 | MULTI-ELEMENT HEAT-RESISTANT ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL WITH HIGH STRENGTH AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - A heat-resistant aluminum alloy material with high strength and preparation method thereof are provided. The aluminum alloy material comprises (by weight %): Cu: 1.0˜10.0, Mn: 0.05˜1.5, Cd: 0.01˜0.5, Ti: 0.01˜0.5%, B: 0.01˜0.2 or C: 0.0001˜0.15, Zr: 0.01˜1.0, R: 0.001˜3 or (R | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152415 | ALUMINUM COPPER LITHIUM ALLOY WITH IMPROVED RESISTANCE UNDER COMPRESSION AND FRACTURE TOUGHNESS - The invention relates to a manufacturing process for flat-rolled products made of an alloy containing aluminum, including the steps of production, casting, homogenization, rolling at temperature greater than 400° C., solution heat treating, quenching, stretching between 2 and 3.5% and aging. The invention also relates to flat-rolled products obtained by this process, which offer a favorable compromise of properties between mechanical resistance under compression and stretching and fracture toughness. The products according to the invention are useful in particular for the manufacture of upper wing skins. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152416 | PROCESS FOR FORMING ALUMINIUM ALLOY SHEET COMPONENTS - The method relates to a method of forming an Al-alloy sheet component. The method comprises heating an Al-alloy sheet blank to its Solution Heat Treatment temperature at a heating station and, in the case of alloys not in a pre age hardened temper, maintaining the SHT temperature until Solution Heat Treatment is complete. The sheet blank is then transferred to a set of cold dies and forming is initiated within | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152417 | Inversible handbag - An accessory bag having a central compartment accessible from either a top access hole or a bottom access hole is disclosed. In one embodiment, the connection system uses straps affixed in a vertical position to each side of said handbag respectively. Accordingly, the handbag is used in an upright position or an upside down position. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152418 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PNEUMATIC TIRE AND PNEUMATIC TIRE - A manufacturing method of a pneumatic tire in which a tread rubber formed by a nonconductive rubber is arranged in a tread portion, and a conductive portion which is formed by a conductive rubber and reaches a carcass layer or a belt layer from a ground surface is buried in the tread rubber, wherein a step of forming the carcass layer includes a step of forming a strip-like carcass ply by coating a plurality of carcass cords which are arranged in parallel, with a topping rubber constructed by a nonconductive rubber portion which is along an extending direction of the carcass cord, and a conductive rubber portion which is narrower than the nonconductive rubber portion, and a step of lining up a lot of the strip-like carcass plies in a ply width direction so as to bond the strip-like carcass plies sequentially. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152419 | PNEUMATIC TIRE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A pneumatic tire has a conductive portion formed by a conductive rubber is provided in the tread rubber formed by a nonconductive rubber. The conductive portion has an outer skin portion and a projection portion. The outer skin portion is formed on a surface of the tread rubber, and extends to an inner side in a tire width direction from a side surface of the tread rubber so as to terminate at a position which goes beyond a contact end. The projection portion spirally extends from a position in an outer side than contact end so as to reach a position in an inner side in the tire width direction than the contact end, and protrudes to an inner side in a tire diametrical direction from the outer skin portion so as to terminate without reaching a bottom surface of the tread rubber. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152420 | Tire with Protective Appliques | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152421 | TIRE TREAD HAVING DEVELOPING GROOVES - A tire having a tread comprising two shoulder ribs and at least one main rib, wherein the two shoulder ribs and the at least one main rib form at least two shoulder grooves. The two shoulder grooves each have a plurality of inboard walls and a plurality of outboard walls, each disposed at a substantially constant angle from a base of the shoulder groove to a shoulder rib surface. Further, the plurality of inboard walls includes a first set of walls disposed at a first angle from the base of the shoulder groove to a main rib surface and a second set of walls disposed at a second angle from the base of the shoulder groove to the main rib surface. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152422 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTEGRATION OF A CENTRAL TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM MANIFOLD INTO A WHEEL - A system. The system includes a wheel, and a valve assembly secured to an exterior surface of the wheel. The wheel defines a first air passageway. The valve assembly includes a valve member, and an adapter member connected to the valve member. The adapter member adjoins a vehicle wheel hub if the wheel is connected to the vehicle wheel hub. The valve assembly defines a second air passageway and a third air passageway. A first end of the first air passageway adjoins a first end of the second air passageway. A first end of the third air passageway adjoins an air passageway of the vehicle wheel hub if the wheel is connected to the vehicle wheel hub. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152423 | TIRE HAVING RUBBER COMPONENT CONTAINING SHORT FIBER REINFORCEMENT WITH COMPATABLIZER - The invention relates to a tire having a rubber component which contains short fiber reinforcement with a compatabilizer for the fiber reinforcement. Desirably said short fiber reinforcement is an aramid pulp. Desirably said compatabilizer is an epoxy functionalized natural rubber. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152424 | TIRE WITH COMPONENT CONTAINING POLYBENZOBISOXAZOLE SHORT FIBER AND EPOXIDIZED POLYISOPRENE - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of apexes, flippers and chippers, the at least one component comprising a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and from 1 to 30 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), of a polybenzobisoxazole (PBO) short fiber having a length ranging from 0.5 to 20 mm having a thickness ranging from 10 to 30 microns, and from 1 to 50 phr of an epoxidized polyisoprene having a number-average molecular weight of 5000 to 100000. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152425 | RUN FLAT TIRE - Provided is a run-flat tire in which a higher compatibility between the riding comfort and the run-flat travel durability during normal travelling can be attained. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152426 | RUN-FLAT TIRE - Provided is a run-flat tire in which a side-reinforcing rubber is arranged on the inside of the carcass in the tire width direction on both sidewall portions. The carcass plies include cords made of a material having a heat shrinkage rate of 2% to 8% at 177° C., and the run-flat tire further includes a reinforcing cord layer which includes cords made of a material having a heat shrinkage rate of less than 2% at 177° C., the reinforcing cord layer being arranged on the outside of the side-reinforcing rubber in the tire width direction on both sidewall portions. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152427 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion extending in a tire circumferential direction and a pair of sidewall sections on both sides of the tread portion, respectively, with regard to a tire width direction. At least one of the sidewall sections includes partitions and a plurality of first and second minute regions. The partitions have a prescribed spacing in the tire circumferential direction and extend linearly in a tire radial direction. The first and second minute regions are provided in each of a plurality of partitioned regions and are visually distinguishable from surrounding sidewall surface regions. The first minute regions are also visually distinguishable from the second minute regions. The first and second minute regions are provided alternately along the tire radial direction, and the radial positions of the first minute regions and the second minute regions are varied with respect to the tire circumferential direction. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152428 | TIRE AND TIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A tire is provided suppressing air incorporation and raising durability without a detrimental effect on running performance. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152429 | Self-Sealing Electrical Cable Using Rubber Resins - An electrical cable and a method for manufacturing the electrical cable are provided in which a plurality of insulated conductors have an inner protective layer extruded thereabout. A plurality of longitudinally extending ribs or fins or exterior ribbed or finned surfaces are formed outward of the inner protective layer between which exist a plurality of voids. An outer insulation layer can be formed in the same operation as the fins or ribbed surface and the inner layer or in a subsequent operation. A self-sealing elastomeric material is applied to the conductor surface or is present between the fins and between the inner protective layer and the outer insulation layer. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152430 | AUTOMATED DOOR ASSEMBLY SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention is directed to a method of making a door having first and second door facings and an internal doorframe. An interior side of a first facing is coated with quick acting adhesive. A frame is placed on the coated interior side about the periphery of the first facing. The frame is then coated with quick acting adhesive. An interior side of a second facing is placed on the coated frame. The facings and frame assembly are then compressed to form a door. The present invention also provides for an automated system of making the door. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152431 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL USING SAME - A fuel cell comprising a unit cell, in which an anode for oxidizing a fuel and a cathode for reducing oxygen disposed to sandwich a solid polymer electrolyte membrane; the anode is an electrode catalyst layer formed by mixing microbubbles controlled in particle diameter to an electrode catalyst slurry including the anode materials; and the cathode is an electrode catalyst layer formed by mixing microbubbles controlled in particle diameter to an electrode catalyst slurry including the cathode materials, can achieve a high power generation by controlling the capillary structure of the electrode catalyst layer, by improving the diffusion of matters to be consumed and the rejection of created water in the electrode catalyst layer, and by enhancing use efficiency of the catalyst metal. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152432 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FIBER PLACEMENT USING A STATIONARY DISPENSER - A fiber placement system is described. The system includes a motion system having a robotic arm, a fiber-placement layup mandrel mounted on the robotic arm, and a fiber-placement delivery system having a delivery head. The robotic arm is operable for movement of the mandrel with respect to and proximate the delivery head for fabrication of a composite fiber part. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152433 | DUAL WAFER SPIN COATING - A method of bonding a first substrate and a second substrate includes the steps of rotating first substrate with an adhesive mass thereon, and second substrate contacting the mass and overlying the first substrate, controlling a vertical height of a heated control platen spaced apart from and not contacting the second substrate so as to control a temperature of the adhesive mass, so as to at least one of bond the first and second substrates in alignment with one another, or achieve a sufficiently planar adhesive interface between the first and second substrates. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152434 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONSTITUENT MEMBER OF A TIRE - Side portions of strip-shaped members to be arranged on a drum are positioned and joined with accuracy while sufficient joint strength is assured. The drum is rotated each time the strip-shaped member is arranged by arranging means, and the strip-shaped members are sequentially arranged in a drum peripheral direction. The side portions of the adjacent strip-shaped members are joined by joining means so as to manufacture a constituent member of a tire. A joint portion is provided on one of the side portions of the strip-shaped member, and the strip-shaped members are arranged by overlapping the joint portion on one of the side portions and the other side portion. A width between both side portions of each strip-shaped member is measured, the drum is rotated based on the measurement result of the width, and the positions of the side portions to be overlapped and arranged are matched. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152435 | METHOD OF MAKING A TEXTILE WEB FROM WHICH ELASTICALLY STRETCHABLE DIAPER CLOSURES CAN BE STAMPED - A textile web from which elastically stretchable diaper closures can be stamped is made by first passing a pair of nonwoven textile webs longitudinally through a first laminating station at a predetermined first speed and inserting a plurality of longitudinally extending and transversely spaced strips of an elastic polymer between the webs at the first laminating station. This laminates the webs and strips together into an intermediate laminate having longitudinally extending zones where the webs are directly laminated to each other alternating with longitudinally extending stretch zones where the elastic strips are laminated between the webs. This intermediate laminate then passes through a second lamination station downstream of the first lamination station at a predetermined second speed smaller than the first predetermined speed. In the second lamination station respective inelastic strips are adhered to opposite faces of the intermediate laminate in the zones between the stretch zones. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152436 | Methods for Assembling Disposable Diaper Pants - A method for assembling diaper pants is disclosed. Each diaper pant may include a chassis and two side panels extending from the chassis. The side panels join a first waist region and a second waist region of the chassis. The method may include the steps of connecting first end regions of the side panels with a first waist region of the chassis, advancing the chassis in a machine direction, folding the chassis about its lateral axis, transferring the folded chassis to a drum comprising a first folding member and a second folding member, moving the first and second folding members toward each other and radially outward relative an outer surface of the drum to position second end regions of the side panels in contact with a second waist region of the chassis, and connecting second end regions of the side panels with the second waist region. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152437 | Induction Welded Waterproofing - In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, A water-proofing laminate includes a drainboard having a first surface positioned against a hydraulic source and a second surface opposed to the first surface, a fastener plate positioned against the second surface of the drainboard securing the drainboard to the hydraulic surface, the fastener plate comprising a conductive element and a thermoplastic resin, and a self-healing hydraulic barrier comprising a thermoplastic surface adjoined to a geotextile and carrying a water-absorbent material, the thermoplastic surface inductively welded to the fastener plate. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152438 | Method of Repairing an Aircraft Structure Component - A method is provided for repairing an aircraft structural component which has a component fault in a portion adjoining a cavity of the aircraft structural component. The method includes removing a region of the aircraft structural component that has the component fault, introducing an expansion body into the cavity of the aircraft structural component through an opening that has been formed by the removal of the region of the aircraft structural component having the component fault, wherein the expansion body while being introduced into the cavity of the aircraft structural component is in a non-expanded state, converting the expansion body that has been introduced into the cavity of the aircraft structural component to an expanded state, and closing the opening by means of a repair material. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152439 | SURFACE REPAIR PATCH - This invention is a method and apparatus for repairing a hole in a surface with a perforated repair patch. The repair patch, which is affixed to and substantially cover over the hole, is indented inwards by applying cement compound into its perforations and pushing the repair patch into the hole as the cement compound hardens. A layer of drywall compound is then applied over the indented repair patch to smooth it with the rest of the wall. The perforated repair patch may include an additional layer of mesh sheet material to minimize cracking of the drywall compound. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152440 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF APPLYING RIBBON IN A NONLINEAR PATTERN TO A WEB - Apparatus for applying ribbon in a nonlinear pattern to a web includes a guide assembly having a roller adapted to guide the ribbon onto the web as the web is moving in a first direction. A reciprocating device is provided to move at least the roller of the guide assembly back and forth along an axis of motion. The axis of motion is other than parallel to the first direction. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152441 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF BONDING RIBBON IN A NONLINEAR PATTERN TO A WEB - A ribbon applicator configured to guide ribbon to a web includes a support structure and a cantilever arm supported by the support structure. The cantilever arm is moveable through a range of motion relative to the support structure. A guide roller guides the ribbon onto the web. The guide roller is pivotally mounted on the cantilever arm for pivotal movement of the guide roller with respect to the cantilever arm. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152442 | CORRUGATED METALLIC FOIL TAPE - A metallic foil tape having a top surface and a bottom surface with an adhesive applied to at least one of the top surface or the bottom surface of the metallic foil tape and corrugations in the metallic foil tape providing for expansion of the corrugated metallic foil tape in a circular or semi-circular shape. The corrugated metallic foil tape is suitable to be applied to contoured or three-dimensional surfaces, and is particularly suitable for use in sealing or joining components of heat, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) units. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152443 | METHOD FOR MAKING A NETWORK OF DRAINAGE PIPES AND ACOUSTIC PROCESSING PANEL INCLUDING SUCH A NETWORK OF DRAINAGE PIPES - A process for producing a panel for acoustic treatment including an acoustically resistive porous layer, at least one alveolar structure, a reflective layer with openings, and a drainage plate having at least one furrow for delimiting at least one evacuation pipe when the drainage plate is flattened against the free surface of the reflective layer, includes: shaping, if necessary, the reflective layer according to its final geometry, affixing a demolding film on at least one portion of the free surface of the reflective layer, positioning on the demolding film at least one core whose cross-section is adapted to that of the evacuation pipe so that the at least one core covers the openings of the reflective layer, molding the drainage plate on the demolding film and the at least one core, demolding the drainage plate and removing the at least one core and the demolding film, and making the drainage plate integral with the free surface of the reflective layer. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152444 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHANGING THE CONDITION OF A WEB OF FOIL - A device and a method for coating a printing material include a foil engaged with a printing material on an impression cylinder using guide rollers. The foil and the printing material are guided together in an engagement area and a functional layer, such as glue or varnish, is dried, i.e. activated or polymerized, through the foil in the engagement area using a drier. The guide rollers are disengaged from the impression cylinder to avoid contact between the foil and grippers of the impression cylinder. To improve a detachment behavior of the foil from the functional layer, an angle of detachment between the foil and the sheet is varied by pivoting the guide rollers about an external geometrical pivot axis or an internal geometrical pivot axis, or at least assisting the disengagement of the foil from the impression cylinder by a change of a pneumatic condition of a foil-guiding element. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152445 | MULTI-PLY DISINTEGRATABLE ABSORBENT SHEET, ASSOCIATED ROLL AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A process for manufacturing multi-ply disintegratable absorbent sheets is provided. Each said sheet includes at least five plies including two exterior plies and at least three interior plies. Each of at least three of the plies in the sheet is in at least one group of plies and each of the at least three plies is joined to another ply by mechanical deformation. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152446 | METHOD OF INCORPORATING OSCILLATING ELASTIC INTO DISPOSABLE GARMENTS - A method for manufacturing a composite garment web is disclosed. The method can include attaching elastic members to an elastomeric web, and optionally covering the elastic members with a covering web. One or more of the elastic members define an oscillating pattern. The method embodiment further comprises longitudinally slitting the composite chassis web to split it into body panel webs, and thereafter a bridging panel, such as an absorbent composite, is attached to the body panel webs to bridge the gap therebetween. During the slitting operation, one, both, or none of the elastic members may be slit by the slitter. If a covering panel is present, it may be slit by the slitter. In another aspect, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a plurality of pant-like disposable absorbent garments. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152447 | Belt Attachment Process for an Absorbent Article - A method and device for assembling diapers of intentionally varied size. The method may comprise providing a series of waist belts having a fixed longitudinal length, and a series of chassis having a fixed longitudinal length. The waist belts may be aligned with the chassis with varying degrees of overlap, such that diapers having different lengths are manufactured by varying only the relative placement of the waist belts and chassis. The method may be used to vary diapers within a production run (e.g., to produce packs of diapers in a range of sizes) or between production runs (e.g., to produce different size diapers on the same line with reduced equipment changes or adjustments). A diaper produced according to the method is also described. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152448 | METHOD OF FORMING NANOSTRUCTURES - Layered nanostructures are constructed by imprinting material with a mold, while selectively modifying and removing a portion of the mold. The mold, which includes a pattern of features, is modified so that the portion of the mold that includes the features is made chemically and/or physically distinct from the rest of the mold. That portion of the mold that includes the features is retained while the rest of the mold is removed. The retained portion of the mold provides mechanical support for any adjoining layer or layers. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152449 | METHOD FOR COUPLING BUILT-IN COMPONENTS TO EACH OTHER IN HOLLOW CONTAINER - The present invention provides a method for coupling built-in components in a hollow container, comprising: a hollow container forming step of forming the hollow container, the hollow container forming step including securing the built-in components to parisons transferred onto mold pieces and closing the mold pieces with the built-in components in a pre-in the pre-coupled state state; and a built-in components coupling step of coupling the built-in components, the built-in components coupling step including pressing an outer surface of the hollow container to displace the hollow container while cooling the hollow container after removing the hollow container from the mold pieces. | 2012-06-21 |
| 20120152450 | Wood panel coating method - The present disclosure relates to a wood panel coating method for coating a wood panel hot-pressed and shaped into a curved shape. The wood panel coating method includes: hot-pressing a wood panel with a press machine to shape the wood into a curved shape; coating primer for a base coat on a surface of the wood panel; curing the primer coated on the surface of the wood panel; and coating intermediate top coats on the surface of wood panel. | 2012-06-21 |
