| 25th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20110146665 | Solar Water Heater - A lightweight and low cost solar water heating apparatus which is comprised of an insulated container with a transparent cover enclosing a folded tank is provided. The tank is comprised of a lightweight material which is folded into a shape that allows any seams in the material to be held above the surface of fluid within the tank. The folded tank further contains a working fluid which absorbs solar energy when the tank is exposed to sun light through the transparent cover. A length of lightweight pipes is coiled in a serpentine fashion within the folded tank and is surrounded by the working fluid. Pressurized supply water flows through the serpentine length of pipe and absorbs heat from the working fluid as it travels through the folded tank. The heated supply water is then used as pre-heated supply water for a standard hot water heater. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146666 | LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURE VACUUM SOLAR THERMAL PANEL - Vacuum solar thermal panel comprising a vacuum envelope defining a sealed volume, able to withstand atmospheric pressure when evacuated, said vacuum envelope comprising a first plate made of glass, a second plate facing the first plate, a perimeter frame disposed between the first and second plate close to their edge, a metallic perimeter belt joining the perimeter frame to the first plate, a plurality of spaced apart bearing elements disposed against the edges of the first and second plate, a plurality of traction rods joining said bearing elements with said perimeter frame to pull the perimeter frame toward the bearing elements, in order to limit the deformation of the perimeter frame under the external atmospheric pressure, when the envelope is evacuated. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146667 | HIGH EFFICIENCY EVACUATED SOLAR PANEL - Evacuated solar panel ( | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146668 | Solar fence - A solar fence with a plurality of fence panels, wherein one or more of the fence panels includes one or more solar panels inside the wall of the fence panels. The top or sides of the fence panels include a plurality of optical lenses to receive and collect sun rays. Fiber optic lines are connected to the optical lenses and to the solar panels to transmit the solar rays collected by the optical lenses to the solar panels for storage. Electric lines are connected to the solar panels and to a meter for measuring the amount of electric energy collected and produced by the solar fence. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146669 | SOLAR THERMAL PANEL - A solar thermal panel includes an integrally formed base including a rectangular bottom, four walls, four corners, and a top lip. Four corner brackets each have a leg portion coupled to adjacent walls and a foot portion extending outwardly from the leg portion. A spacer is disposed atop the top lip and a cover is disposed atop the spacer. A trim strip has a first leg that abuts a top edge of the corner bracket and a second leg that overlaps an outer edge of the cover. A layer of sealant is disposed within a space at least partially defined by the trim strip, the cover, the spacer, and the top lip. Parallel supply and return headers extend through an enclosure defined at least partially by the base and the cover, and a plurality of fin-tubes extend between the supply and return headers. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146670 | NEBULISER FOR VENTILATION MACHINES AND A VENTILATION MACHINE COMPRISING SUCH A NEBULISER - Atomizer for a ventilation machine with a ventilator ( | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146671 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF DELIVERING THE SAME - The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a chemical compound or a herb extract or the combination having at least one of the activities of antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergy, anti-cancer, promoting membrane healing or immunomodulating, for the treatment and prevention of a disease of a mammal. The present invention also provides a system for delivering the composition to the hard-to-reach sinuses of a mammal to reduce the load of the pathogen, to reduce the amount of inflammatory mediators, to heal pathological changes, and collectively to treat a disease of a mammal, such as allergic fungal rhinosinusitis. The invented method of treating a human disease reduces infectious and inflammatory agents without causing antibiotic resistance or adverse event. The present invention additionally provides a kit for collecting the nasal wash specimen to analyze how much drug is administered into sinonasal cavities or to determine the load of microbes in rhino-sinuses. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146672 | Breathing aid - In accordance with the principles of the present invention, breathing aid is provided. The breathing aid includes a middle portion that defines a breathing aperture that provides air flow out of the mouth of the user. An incisor is defined on the top of the middle portion and sized to receive the upper incisors teeth of the user. The location of the incisor aperture along the middle portion providing proper placement of the breathing aid in the user's mouth. An inside end of the middle portion is provided at an angle. A pair of wing-like protrusions extend sideward from the middle portion, the protrusions sized to extend outwardly beyond the sides of a user's mouth in order to prevent the breathing aid from entering the mouth. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146673 | METHODS FOR TREATING CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE - The methods and devices disclosed altering gaseous flow within a lung to improve the expiration cycle of individuals having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146674 | DEVICES FOR DELIVERING SUBSTANCES THROUGH AN EXTRA-ANATOMIC OPENING CREATED IN AN AIRWAY - Devices and methods for delivering substances to lung tissue through an extra-anatomic passage created in an airway. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146675 | DIVING SNORKEL-MOUNTED WATER STOPPER WITH MULTIPLE SEPARATED AIR VALVE OPENINGS INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLABLE BY FLOAT UNITS ARRANGED IN ONE-TO-ONE CORRESPONDENCE THERETO - A diving snorkel-mounted water stopper includes a sleeve unit defining a plurality of circumferentially spaced receiving chambers and a plurality of separated air valve openings corresponding to the tops of the receiving chambers; a ring-shaped housing externally located around the sleeve unit and having a plurality of air intakes formed at positions separately corresponding to the receiving chambers and the air valve openings; a plurality of float units separately disposed in the receiving chambers to normally locate below the air valve openings, and a cap closed onto a top of the ring-shaped housing. The separated air valve openings are independently controllable to open or close by the float units arranged in one-to-one correspondence thereto. When one of the air valve openings is closed, other air valve openings are not affected and air from above water surface can still be supplied via the remaining open air valve openings to a diver. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146676 | OPERATING ROOM/INTERVENTION ROOM - A hospital layout comprising a plurality of adjacent OR/intervention rooms ( | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146677 | AEROSOL FORMULATION FOR COPD - The stable aerosol solution formulations comprising glycopyrronium chloride are useful for administration to patients with COPD and other respiratory conditions. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146678 | PROCESS FOR IMPROVING CRYSTALLINITY - This invention provides a process for increasing the crystallinity of at least one solid material which is less than 100% crystalline, comprising contacting said solid material with solvent in which the solid material is insoluble or poorly soluble (a non-solvent); and applying ultrasound to the solid material when in contact with said non-solvent. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146679 | RESPIRATOR - A respirator with a breathing gas block ( | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146680 | SILICONE CATHETER CONTAINING CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE - The invention relates to a silicone catheter including chlorhexidine gluconate, methods of making this catheter, and methods of using it. The method of making the catheter includes contacting a silicone catheter with a liquid containing chlorhexidine gluconate. Chlorhexidine gluconate is stably incorporated into the silicone catheter. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146681 | Adaptive Flow Sensor Model - The disclosure describes a novel approach of estimating patient sensor data for sensors in sensor tubing or sensor lines during purging or autozeroing or any other situations under which no measurement is provided by the sensor. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146682 | SENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD TO REGULATE AIR FLOW IN A POWERED AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR - A probe assembly of a sensor is arranged in an airflow channel. A first probe of the assembly has an inlet. The inlet is at a first point in the airflow channel. A second probe of the assembly has an inlet. The inlet is in fluid communication with the airflow channel. The second probe inlet is closer to a surface defining a perimeter of the channel than is the first probe inlet. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146683 | Sensor Model - The disclosure describes a novel approach of utilizing a model-based approach for estimating a parameter at the wye without utilizing a sensor at the wye in the circuit proximal to the patient. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146684 | FOAM-BASED INTERFACING STRUCTURE METHOD AND APPARATUS - A cushioning component for use with a mask is constructed of foam material. A patient contacting surface, that is adapted to contact a patient, in use, has a rounded cross sectional profile and a base surface opposed to the patient contacting surface. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146685 | PATIENT INTERFACE AND ASPECTS THEREOF - A patient interface has a single loop headstrap and a mask for covering at least the nostrils of the user. The single loop headstrap extends from the mask at either end. A short length of supple conduit is coupled to the mask by a swivel or ball joint to allow rotation of the conduit relative to the mask through different angles and orientations. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146686 | AUTONOMOUS O2 CHANNEL EXTENDING IN THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION - The present invention is concerned with a system for the oxygen supply of persons in an aircraft. In order to provide the simplest possible system, which is suitable in particular for a reconfiguration of the seat devices ( | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146687 | OXYGEN SUPPLY DEVICE - An oxygen supply device includes: an oxygen tank ( | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146688 | RESPIRATORY MASK - A respiratory mask includes: a mask body for covering a part of a user's face; left and right wing portions, extending respectively from two opposite sides of the mask body and each having a rear surface adapted for attachment to the user's face; and an adhesive layer formed on the rear surfaces of the wing portions. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146689 | CUFFLESS TRACHEAL TUBE - According to various embodiments, a tracheal tube ventilating device includes a sealing portion near a distal end of the tube. The sealing portion has an electroactive polymer configured to undergo a clinically effective change in volume, thickness, or both upon application of an electrical potential. Such a change in volume, thickness, or both enables sealing of the device against an inner surface of a trachea while permitting the free passage of ventilating gas through the tube. In addition, at least one electrical conductor is coupled to the electroactive polymer and is configured to apply the electrical potential. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146690 | SUPRAGLOTTIC FIXATION DEVICE FOR ENDOTRACHEAL TUBES - According to various embodiments, an endotracheal tube ventilating device with a sealing cuff includes an anchoring device. The anchoring device may be secured to the tube above the sealing cuff and extend outwardly from the tubular body. In addition, the anchoring device may be configured to be positioned completely within the hypopharynx of a patient, in contact with the piriform fossa and a laryngeal surface of the epiglottis without creating an airtight seal of the hypopharynx or the esophagus. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146691 | Tracheal Catheter With Suction Lumen Port in Close Proximity to the Cuff - Endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes have an inflatable cuff for sealing the trachea so that a patient may be ventilated through a respiratory lumen of the tube. As a result of sealing the trachea outside of the tube, liquids accumulate above the cuff. If these liquids are allowed to move into the lungs, they may cause ventilator acquired pneumonia (VAP). The liquids may be removed by suction applied to a suction lumen terminating in a port above the cuff, but suctioning can cause damage to the trachea if the tube is sucked up against the tracheal wall. A tracheal catheter having a unique method of attaching the balloon cuff is provided. The cuff is to attached so that an upper part (collar) of the cuff is used to cover the distal end of a suction lumen port. This allows the port to be located closer to the cuff and so provides more thorough liquid removal and reduces the possibility that the tube may suck itself onto the tracheal wall. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146692 | Implant Delivery Device - Devices and methods are disclosed for the delivery of a compressible implant into a bodily lumen. The delivery device includes an enlarged section that is configured to house the implant during delivery thereof into a patient. In certain embodiments, the implant is kept within the delivery device in a substantially uncompressed configuration prior to the delivery thereof. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146693 | INTRAUTERINE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR CONTRACEPTION - The invention relates to a method for contraception and for reducing menstrual problems and inducing amenorrhea, wherein an intrauterine delivery device is used for the controlled release of a combination of progestogen or a drug having a progestogenic activity and at least one therapeutically active substance capable of preventing or suppressing abnormal and/or irregular endometrial bleeding over a prolonged period of time. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146694 | PATIENT EXTREMITY DRAPE - A drape for covering a patient extremity. The drape comprises (a) a flexible tube having at least one open end and (b) an elongated bandage. At least one end portion of the elongated bandage is permanently affixed in a position on the outer surface of the tube. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146696 | CIGAR PUNCH - A cigar punch with retractable plunger that includes a housing that has a cutting edge and an end-to-end passage having two sub-passages with different cross-sectional area. The cigar punch further includes a plunger extending through the housing and protruding from the cutting edge of the housing. The plunger includes at least one locking pin and a knob. The cigar punch further includes a biasing means to bias the plunger head for movement towards the cutting end when the plunger is in retracted position. To cut the cigar plug, the plunger is retracted and locked using locking means, thereby compressing biasing means and exposing the cutting edge to cut and hold a cigar plug. The plunger is unlocked by twisting the knob. The biasing means effects movement of the plunger head towards the cutting end, thereby automatically ejecting plug from within the cigar punch. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146697 | Method and apparatus for the plasma processing of filter material - One embodiment of the invention provides a method of manufacturing a filter material such as carbon suitable for use in a smoking article. The method includes modifying the filtration properties of the filter by altering the surface of the filter material. The surface alteration is performed by plasma processing and can be used, for example, to increase the acidic or basic properties of the surface. Another embodiment of the invention provides a filter produced by such a method. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146698 | METHOD FOR ATTACHING HAIR EXTENSIONS; APPLICATION CLAMP, PINCH APPLICATOR, AND HAIR EXTENSION ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method for attaching hair extensions into basic hair comprising the following steps: providing a carrier foil with a number of hair extensions into the lower arm having lower recesses of an application clamp, closing the application clamp by clamping together the—hingingly interconnected—upper arm and lower arm heating the connection elements by pressing heating projections of an pinch applicator in and through the upper openings of the application clamp onto the connection elements of the hair extensions. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146699 | Composition and method for hair straightening - A composition and method of use therefor that allows for permanent straightening or curl of human hair that is not irritating to the skin, that does not have an obnoxious odor, that is significantly less damaging to hair, that allows for the immediate shampooing of hair thereafter and that provides for re-treatment of the hair without additional damage, primarily using urea and high temperatures to break and reform disulfide bonds as a means to allow for the penetration of low molecular weight proteins into the shaft of the hair. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146700 | COLOR AND HARD ANODIZING PROCESS FOR APPLICATION ON METAL PLATES OF HAIR STRAIGHTENING AND MODELING MANUAL EQUIPMENT - “COLOR AND HARD ANODIZING PROCESS FOR APPLICATION ON METAL PLATES OF HAIR STRAIGHTENING AND MODELING MANUAL EQUIPMENT”, refers to the present invention for improvement applied in hard and color anodization process, especially used in metallic elements of equipment normally employed to straighten and modeling hairs, also traditionally known as “hair straightener”, “board” or “straightening plate” and it can be optionally applied also in other type of equipment of same kind used to produce curly hair. These equipments have two heating units; each of the heating units comprises, in turn, an electric resistance which heats a flat metal plate, component which gets into direct contact with hair during the straightening process, being the concerned improvement wherein the contact face of each one of the flat metallic plates of straightening and modeling equipment, has a coating in the shape of a layer formed by aluminum oxide and ceramic material (Al | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146701 | HAIR BAND WITH A FIRMLY POSITIONED DECORATIVE STRIP - A hair band with a firmly positioned decorative strip includes a band body and a decorative strip. The band body has a long hole, a grooved edge respectively formed in two sides of the long hole, plural lateral bridges extending to the grooved edges, an engaging recess respectively formed near two ends of the long hole, and a positioning projection formed on each engaging recess. The decorative strip is shaped as the long hole to be fitted above the grooved edges and the bridges, having two stop ridges respectively located near to two ends, two engaging ears respectively formed at two ends to correspond to the engaging recesses, and a positioning hole bored in each of the engaging ears. Thus, with the positioning holes locked by the positioning projections, the decorative strip can be fixedly positioned on the band body without possibility to fall off the band body. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146702 | EXTENDING COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING BEHENYL ALCOHOL AS THICKENER - The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition for make-up and/or care of keratin fibres comprising at least one emulsifying system free from triethanolamine stearate, characterized in that it contains behenyl alcohol, and in that the texture value measured by texture analysis counting from preparation of said composition, namely 24 hours after manufacture of the composition, is greater than 20 g at room temperature. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146703 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING BEVEL EDGE - A method and apparatus for processing a bevel edge is provided. A substrate is placed in a bevel processing chamber and a passivation layer is formed on the substrate only around a bevel region of the substrate using a passivation plasma confined in a peripheral region of the bevel processing chamber. The substrate may undergo a subsequent semiconductor process, during which the bevel edge region of the substrate is protected by the passivation layer. Alternatively, the passivation layer may be patterned using a patterning plasma formed in an outer peripheral region of the processing chamber, the patterning plasma being confined by increasing plasma confinement. The passivation layer on outer edge portion of the bevel region is removed, while the passivation layer on an inner portion of the bevel region is maintained. The bevel edge of the substrate may be cleaned using the patterned passivation layer as a protective mask. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146704 | METHODOLOGY FOR CLEANING OF SURFACE METAL CONTAMINATION FROM AN UPPER ELECTRODE USED IN A PLASMA CHAMBER - A method for cleaning metallic contaminants from an upper electrode used in a plasma chamber. The method comprises a step of soaking the upper electrode in a cleaning solution of concentrated ammonium hydroxide, hydrogen peroxide and water. The cleaning solution is free of hydrofluoric acid and hydrochloric acid. The method further comprises an optional step of soaking the upper electrode in dilute nitric acid and rinsing the cleaned upper electrode. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146705 | UV LAMP ASSEMBLY OF DEGAS CHAMBER HAVING ROTARY SHUTTERS - A UV lamp assembly having rotary shutters. Each rotary shutter has a concave wall with a reflective concave surface. The rotary shutters can be collectively rotated between an open position and an closed position. At the open position, the rotary shutters do not block UV light of UV lamps from leaving the UV lamp assembly while at the closed position the rotary shutters block UV light from leaving the UV lamp assembly. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146706 | ECONOMIC SECONDARY DESCALING - This process for the secondary descaling of running metal strips, especially made of steel, during the hot-rolling thereof, by spraying water onto the surface thereof using spray rails having nozzles supplied with pressurized water, is characterized in that the nozzles are supplied at low hydraulic pressure, not exceeding 30 bar (preferably below 10 bar, but without going below 4 bar), and in that for the purpose of providing a thermal effect of the water sprayed onto the surface to be descaled quantitatively similar to the thermal effect obtained with the usual known method of secondary descaling at high pressure, namely a cooling of the strip which reduces its surface temperature to approximately 600° C., so that the heat flux density extracted from the strip (HF) resulting from the cooling of its surface by the sprayed water is similar to that achieved with said known high-pressure practice. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146707 | LIQUID ACIDIC HARD SURFACE CLEANING COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a liquid acidic hard surface cleaning composition having a pH of above 2.0 and comprising formic acid, citric acid and an alkaline material. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146708 | Mechanical Support Rail Cleaners for Cleaning Support Rails of Workpiece Supports in Machine Tools - The disclosure relates to mechanical support rail cleaners for cleaning support rails of workpiece supports in machine tools, such as in machine tools for thermally cutting workpieces. The cleaners include one or more cleaning member carriers, which carry at least one cleaning member, and a parallel drive, by means of which the cleaning member and the support rail can be moved relative to each other in parallel with a lateral longitudinal face of the support rails and transversely relative to a longitudinal axis of the support rail to remove deposits from the support rail by means of the cleaning member. The support rail cleaner further includes a transverse drive configured to periodically move the one or more cleaning member carriers and the support rail towards and away from each other transversely relative to the lateral longitudinal face of the support rail. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146709 | ALL-PURPOSE CLEANING COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to surfactant-based all-purpose cleaners useful for cleaning surfaces including household hard surfaces as well as glass. The cleaning compositions comprise an anionic sulfonate surfactant, a non-ionic aliphatic ethoxylated surfactant, an alcohol, and a residue-reducing agent. The cleaning compositions of the invention are effective in removing soils such as grease soil and in leaving un-rinsed or unwiped surfaces residue free. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146710 | Carboy Cleaner - A device for cleaning carboys, kegs, and similar containers is disclosed. The device includes a pair of cleaning pads pivotally attached to a rod. Each pad has a fabric exterior, a stiffening insert, and the absorbent sponge. The insert and sponge are placed on one side of the fabric exterior. The opposite side of the fabric exterior is folded over the stiffening insert and the sponge and then sewn together. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146711 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING CULVERTS - An apparatus and method for cleaning culverts or pipes employing an extendable mechanism for generally horizontal cleaning of a culvert or pipe that might be blocked by debris. The apparatus may be powered by tractor-like devices and insertable into a debris filled culvert or pipe and rotated to dislodge debris. The apparatus may include one or more tines or screw-like blade that bites into and dislodges debris. A pull-out device and brush tool is also provided. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146712 | FERRIC CHLORIDE RECOVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A pickling process for descaling metal includes a two-stage filtering process to remove pickling liquor fog, mist, and/or vapors from a gas collected during the descaling process. The process includes a two-stage filtering arrangement that includes a first stage filter, which is arranged to remove a liquid phase of the pickling liquor from the gas, and a second stage filter, which is arranged to remove a gaseous phase of the pickling liquor the said gas. The recovered pickling liquor can advantageously be recycled for reuse because it is recovered in a relatively higher concentration that has heretofore been possible. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146713 | Method for cleaning tanks and other containers - A closed-loop system for cleaning tanks and other enclosures utilizing adjustably mounted nozzles for spraying water, other wash fluid and/or beneficial chemical additive within the tanks or other enclosures to be cleaned. Effluent wash fluid leaving a tank is directed to a separator unit for separation of liquids and solids. Solids are disposed of or otherwise removed, while recovered liquids are directed for re-use. Exposure of personnel to the inside of such tanks or other enclosures to be cleaned is minimal. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146714 | ROTATING FILTER FOR A DISHWASHING MACHINE - A dishwasher with a tub at least partially defining a washing chamber, a liquid spraying system, a liquid recirculation system defining a recirculation flow path, and a liquid filtering system. The liquid filter system includes a rotating filter disposed in the recirculation flow path to filter the liquid. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146715 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTROLLING THE RELEASE OF CLEANING AGENTS INTO A DISHWASHER CYCLE - A dishwashing machine includes a dispenser configured to receive a dishwashing tablet having a cleaning agent and a sensor operable to identify the dishwashing tablet in the dispenser. An electronic controller selects a dishwasher cycle based on the identity of the dishwashing tablet. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146716 | DISHWASHER WITH DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLED CYCLE OF OPERATION - An automatic dishwasher having a sensor that indicates a degree of turbidity of liquid in the dishwasher is dynamically controlled. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146717 | Systems And Methods For Analysis of Water and Substrates Rinsed in Water - A system and method are disclosed for predicting the amount of contaminants deposited on a substrate, such as a semiconductor wafer, after contact the wafer with water in a container. The contaminants may includes materials that negatively affect the properties of the wafer even when the amount of contaminants deposited on the surface of the wafer is below the threshold level of detection of known systems. The method includes contacting the wafer with water for a first period of time, the wafer having wafer surfaces, drying the wafer, analyzing the wafer to determine contaminants on the wafer surfaces, and predicting the amount of contaminants deposited on the wafer when contacting the wafer with water for a second period of time shorter than the first period of time. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146718 | DOMESTIC DISHWASHER WITH A SORPTION DRYING DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - A domestic dishwasher is provided, which has a main controller, a sorption drying device, and an additional controller to specifically control an electrical component of the sorption drying device. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146719 | Bio hazard spill cleanup system for home and institutional use - A compact, self-contained, apparatus resembling a small wet-dry vacuum having a disposable liner within the body thereof. The body houses pullout drawers designed to hold required cleanup supplies such as tools and supplies. Further storage elements such as gloves, paper towels, cleaning implements, disposable scoops, plastic bags, disposable liners, etc. A spray bottle holder may be provided. A bag-retaining holder securely holds a plastic bag adapted to receive waste manually picked up from the soiled surface. Specialized disposable scoops are provided for such pickup. A vacuum cleaner unit may be utilized to extract the remaining portions of the spill, the aforementioned disposable liner receives and retains all matter extracted by the vacuum cleaner. When the cleaning operation is complete, the disposable liner fits within the durable plastic bag so that the all debris and all supplies associated with the cleanup may be disposed of in the single durable plastic bag. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146720 | DRY VACUUM CLEANER WITH SPOT CLEANING - A vacuum cleaner has a cleaning powder distribution system and an actuator connected to the powder distribution system for selectively dispensing powder from the powder distribution system to soiled spots on a floor surface. In addition, a cleaning fluid distribution system is adapted to selectively distribute a liquid cleaning solution to the soiled spot. A propellant, in the in the form of an aerosol or compressed gas can be used to distribute the cleaning powder to the floor. A method of cleaning a spot on a surface comprises applying a selected volume of fluid cleaning solution to a selected area on the surface to be cleaned, applying a selected amount of cleaning powder to the selected area and extracting the applied cleaning solution and cleaning powder from the selected area on the surface to be cleaned. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146721 | FILTER CLEANING TOOL AND METHOD - A tool for removing particulate matter from a diesel particulate filter (DPF) includes a container defining a chamber that has an open end, and a support associated with the open end that supports a first axial end of the DPF and forms a seal around an outside surface of the can of the DPF and the container. An air nozzle mounted proximate to a second axial end of the DPF directs a narrow flow of air through the DPF that passes through a portion of the DPF element bundle and exits through the first axial end into the container. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146722 | CATALYST CLEANING TOOL - A device for cleaning a selective catalyst reduction unit by directing air or a cleansing solution directly into or out of honeycomb cells of the selective catalyst reduction unit. The device utilizes a plurality of orifices which are sufficient in diameter and number to cleanse honeycomb cells thereby directing air or cleansing solution into or out of each individual honeycomb cell. The device also utilizes a plurality of probes which are sufficient in number and diameter to cleanse the honeycomb cells. The invention also involves a method for cleaning the honeycomb cells and a method for producing the catalyst cleaning tool. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146723 | Bleach Catalyst Mixtures Consisting Of Manganese Salts And Oxalic Acid Or The Salts Thereof - The invention relates to bleach catalysts containing a manganese compound and oxalic acid, or the salt or derivatives thereof. The presence of the oxalic acid reinforces the action of the manganese compound as a bleach catalyst. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146724 | PHOTORESIST STRIPPING SOLUTIONS - The present invention discloses a photoresist stripper for removing positive and negative tone photoresist, bonding adhesive, ink mark and post etch residue etc. from semiconductor substrates. The photoresist stripper comprises:
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| 20110146725 | Hard Surface Cleaning Composition Having A Malodor Control Component And Methods Of Cleaning Hard Surfaces - A hard surface cleaning composition comprising a malodor control component, and methods of cleaning hard surfaces are provided. In some embodiments, the hard surface cleaning composition comprises at least one volatile aldehyde and an acid catalyst. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146726 | PROCESS FOR CLEANING SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT - In a wiring formation process for a semiconductor device, the resist residue forming in dry etching with a reactive gas and aching with a plasma gas is removed, not corroding the members of the semiconductor device such as the interlayer insulating material and the wiring material thereof, and the device is protected from after-corrosion to occur after left for a given period of time after the treatment. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146727 | COMBINATORIAL APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLEANING FORMULATIONS FOR GLUE REMOVAL IN SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of the current invention describe cleaning solutions to clean the surface of a photomask, methods of cleaning the photomask using at least one of the cleaning solutions, and combinatorial methods of formulating the cleaning solutions. The cleaning solutions are formulated to preserve the optical properties of the photomask, and in particular, of a phase-shifting photomask. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146728 | HIGH TEMPERATURE CHUCK AND METHOD OF USING SAME - Improved resistance to temperature-related degradation or deformation in a wafer-supporting chuck is provided by at least one shielding member that physically and/or thermally shields chuck components from effects of elevated temperature processing fluids. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146729 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING THE CORE ENGINE OF A JET POWER PLANT - The object of the invention is a device for cleaning the core engine of a jet engine, having a supply unit, which provides the cleaning medium, a nozzle unit, which is configured for feeding the cleaning medium into the core engine, and a line connection ( | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146730 | ROTATING DRUM FILTER FOR A DISHWASHING MACHINE - A dishwashing machine includes a housing in fluid communication with a washing chamber and a cylindrical filter positioned in the housing that is operable to rotate about a longitudinal axis. A flow diverter is positioned within the inner chamber at a location between the housing and the rotary filter and is spaced apart from the rotary filter so as to create a gap. During rotation of the filter, the angular velocity of fluid advanced through the gap is increased relative to the angular velocity of the fluid prior to entering the gap. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146731 | ROTATING DRUM FILTER FOR A DISHWASHING MACHINE - A dishwasher with a tub and a recirculation pump, which includes a housing defining a chamber and having an inlet fluidly coupled to the tub and an outlet fluidly coupled to the tub, an impeller rotatably mounted within the chamber and expelling liquid from the chamber through the outlet, and a filter fluidly disposed between the inlet and the outlet and operably coupled to the impeller for co-rotation. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146732 | Workpiece Surface Treatment System - A workpiece surface treatment system, which obtains a surface-treated workpiece by sequentially carrying a treatment cell containing a workpiece to a series of apparatuses for operations in the respective apparatuses, is characterized by including: a carrying apparatus for sequentially carrying the treatment cell to a series of the apparatuses in the system; a carrying-in/out apparatus for carrying the treatment cell in and out of the carrying apparatus; a surface treatment apparatus for performing a surface treatment on the workpiece by receiving the treatment cell from the carrying apparatus and supplying a surface treatment liquid to the inside of the treatment cell while rotating the treatment cell; and a workpiece collection apparatus for collecting the workpiece by receiving the treatment cell from the carrying apparatus, inverting the treatment cell, and squirting the inside of the treatment cell with water from below to flow out the workpiece, wherein the carrying apparatus carries the treatment cell to the surface treatment apparatus, and then to the workpiece collection apparatus. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146733 | MAGNETIC DRIVE CONTROLLED ROTATION FOR DISHWASHER SPRAY ARM - A motorized system drives rotation of a rotatable sprayer of a dishwasher. The drive system includes a magnetic coupler. The magnetic coupler includes a first portion that resides inside the wash chamber of the dishwasher, and a second portion that resides outside the wash chamber, such that the motor and the output shaft of the drive system are located entirely outside of the wash chamber. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146734 | SPRAY ARM ASSEMBLY FOR A DISHWASHER - A dishwasher includes a spray arm assembly positioned in the wash chamber of the dishwasher's tub. The spray arm assembly includes a corner arm that is driven by a gear train. The transfer gear assembly of the gear train is operable to decouple the gear train from its input when rotation of the corner arm is obstructed. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146735 | WAREWASHING SYSTEM ARM - A rinse arm or wash arm includes a tubular body connected to a fluid source. The tubular body has at least a first aperture and a second aperture therethrough. The first aperture forms a first spray and the second aperture forms a second spray when the fluid flows through the tubular body from the fluid source. The first aperture has a first aperture axis therethrough and the second aperture has a second aperture axis therethrough. The first aperture axis forms a first angle with a first vertical axis and the second aperture axis forms a second angle with a second vertical axis. The first angle is greater than 0 degrees, so that the first aperture directs the first spray towards the second spray forming an overlapping spray of the first spray and the second spray. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146736 | Walker - A walker has a wheel rotatably mounted to the lower end of each of a pair of front legs, each wheel having a series of end to end smaller diameter rollers mounted about the axis of wheels | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146737 | Collapsible Shade Device - A shade device for protecting a user from harmful sunrays is provided. The shade device may be held in the erected position with nubs such that to erect the shade device, frame support members are pushed to the erected position. To collapse the shade device, the frame support members are pushed past nubs. Accordingly, the shade device incorporates a simple push release mechanism to erect and collapse the shade device such that no assembly or disassembly of the shade device is required for tear down or set up. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146738 | Covering for a Portable Toilet Structure - A method and system for providing an aesthetically pleasing covering for construction site structures, such as portable toilets and/or construction waste bins, includes expanses of material designed to encompass and/or encircle such structures. Various embodiments are directed to retractable, weather-resistant fabrics that, when employed in accordance with the present invention, create a cabana-like structure to obscure the undesired aesthetics of underlying structures. Other embodiments relate to camouflaging such structures to avoid the unpleasant visual appearance of reconstruction/remodeling projects where such structures are utilized. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146739 | Outdoor Canopy - An outdoor canopy includes a canopy frame, a canopy shelter and a side entrance arrangement. The canopy frame includes a roof frame and a legs frame downwardly extended from the roof frame to form a canopy area. The canopy shelter, which is made of waterproof fabric, is detachably fastening at the canopy frame to define a ceiling wall, a front wall, a rear wall and two sidewalls for enclosing the canopy area therewithin. The side entrance arrangement is formed on one of the sidewalls of the canopy shelter for a user to gain entry to and exit the canopy area without having to pass through the front entrance, wherein the side entrance arrangement contains a side entrance opening formed on the corresponding sidewall of the canopy shelter, and comprise at least one entrance fabric operatively mounted on the corresponding sidewall. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146740 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE ARCHITECTURE - A thermoelectric device ( | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146741 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A thermoelectric conversion module includes: p-type semiconductor blocks, each including a p-type thermoelectric conversion material, a first column portion and a first coupling portion that projects in a horizontal direction from an end of the first column portion; and n-type semiconductor blocks, each including an n-type thermoelectric conversion material, a second column portion and a second coupling portion that projects in a horizontal direction from an end of the second column portion, wherein the first coupling portions of the p-type semiconductor blocks are respectively coupled to the other ends of the second column portions of the n-type semiconductor blocks, and the second coupling portions of the n-type semiconductor blocks are respectively coupled to the other ends of the first column portions of the p-type semiconductor blocks, and the p-type semiconductor blocks and the n-type semiconductor blocks are alternately arranged and coupled to each other in series. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146742 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - A thermoelectric conversion element is configured to have two types of conductors with different Seebeck coefficients physically connected alternately with an electrode via one or more electrical resistance layers formed by electrical resistor having electrical resistance rate of 1×10 | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146743 | EXHAUST SYSTEM WITH THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR - The present invention relates to an exhaust system for a combustion engine, more preferably of a road vehicle, with at least one exhaust gas-conducting component having a ring-shaped closed inner wall in circumferential direction, whose inner side is exposed to the exhaust gas. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146744 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - A photovoltaic (PV) cell is disclosed. The PV cell comprises a plurality of ultrafine structures embedded within a photo-active absorber layer comprising a n-type compound semiconductor. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146745 | SOLAR BATTERY PANEL - A solar battery panel wherein cracking of solar battery cells can be reduced without reducing the power generating capacity per unit area. The solar battery panel consists of a plurality of solar battery cells ( | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146746 | SOLAR ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING THE SAME - A solar electric power generation system includes a photovoltaic array, a voltage sensing transmission unit, a wireless signal receiving device and a diagnosis unit. The photovoltaic array includes photovoltaic modules, each of which transforms solar power into an output voltage. The voltage sensing transmission unit senses the output voltage from each photovoltaic module and transforms the sensed output voltage into a wireless signal. The wireless signal receiving device receives and transforms the wireless signal into transmission data. The diagnosis unit analyzes the transmission data to generate analysis data. A method of monitoring a solar electric power generation system is also disclosed herein. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146747 | Solderless back contact solar cell module assembly process - In order to better and more efficiently assemble back contact solar cells into modules, the cell to cell soldering and other soldered connections are replaced by electro and/or electroless plating. Back contact solar cells, diodes and external leads can be first laminated to the module front glass for support and stability. Conductive materials are deposited selectively to create a plating seed pattern for the entire module circuit. Subsequent plating steps create an integrated cell and module metallization. This avoids stringing and tabbing and the associated soldering steps. This process is easier for mass manufacturing and is advantageous for handling fragile silicon solar cells. Additionally, since highly corrosion resistant metals can be plated, the moisture barrier requirements of the back side materials can be greatly relaxed. This can simplify and reduce the cost of the back side of the module. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146748 | SOLAR CELL-STRING - The invention concerns to a solar cell-string, wherein a “string” describes a series of solar cells which are connected by electrical conducting strips. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146749 | INTEGRATED THIN-FILM SOLAR BATTERY - An integrated thin-film solar battery, comprising:
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| 20110146750 | INTEGRATED THIN-FILM SOLAR BATTERY - An integrated thin-film solar battery, comprising:
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| 20110146751 | Portable, self-sustaining power station - A self-sustaining, portable, power station that may be moved by land, air, or sea to an area that has no utilities. The station is provided with solar panel arrays in communication with at least one electrical distribution and storage means. The derived electricity is used to power various systems including, albeit not limited to, a communications system, a water filtration system, a water distribution system to allow the public to draw potable water and provide basic hygiene. The electricity derived may also be used to run outside systems, such as schools, hospitals, or the like. The solar panel arrays are mounted on roller assemblies that can be easily slide between a stowed and deployed condition. The solar arrays include a plurality of solar panels that are supported by one or more hydraulic actuators to counter balance the weight of the solar panel whereby the solar panel can be easily positioned into the desired tilted orientation. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146752 | Solar module and solar array - A solar module includes a plurality of plate-shaped solar cells adjacent to each other, each solar cell having a polygonal cross-section from a plan view and at least one outer surface facing away from an interior of the solar module, and a fluid circulation tube along the outer surfaces of the solar cells, the fluid circulation tube including cooling fluid. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146753 | SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM - Embodiments of a solar energy generation system are disclosed. The solar energy generation system may be adapted for use with a right of way or may be adapted to at least partially cover buildings or objects. In one embodiment adapted for use with a right of way, the solar energy generation system includes a plurality of support members that extend over at least some of the right of way and are configured to support an array of solar cell modules. The solar cell modules may be elongated units that are disposed substantially parallel to each other and to the local direction of the right of way. The solar cell modules can include one or more photovoltaic panels on an upper surface and can have a lower surface that is aerodynamically shaped to provide a downward aerodynamic force when wind flows past the solar cell module. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146754 | SOLAR CONVERSION SYSTEM HAVING SOLAR COLLECTOR FOR FORMING A TRANSPOSED IMAGE - A solar collector for concentrating reflected solar energy into an image that is converted into electricity. The collector is configured so that solar energy reflecting from regions of the collector farthest from the image is directed towards the middle region of the image. Alternatively, one or more segments of the collector can be configured to form a corresponding discrete portion of the image; the solar energy forming the portion of the image can be inverted from the solar energy reflecting from the one or more segments. Optionally, the portions created by the one or more segments can overlap. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146755 | VERTICALLY STACKED PHOTOVOLTAIC AND THERMAL SOLAR CELL - According to some embodiments, the present invention provides a novel photovoltaic solar cell system from photovoltaic modules that are vertically arrayed in a stack format using thin film semiconductors selected from among organic and inorganic thin film semiconductors. The stack cells may be cells that are produced in a planar manner, then vertically oriented in an angular form, also termed herein tilted, to maximize the light capturing aspects. The use of a stack configuration system as described herein allows for the use of a variety of electrode materials, such as transparent materials or semitransparent metals. Light concentration can be achieved by using fresnel lens, parabolic mirrors or derivatives of such structures. The light capturing can be controlled by being reflected back and forth in the photovoltaic system until significant quantities of the resonant light is absorbed. Light that passes to the very end and can be reflected back through the device by beveling or capping the end of the device with a different refractive index material, or alternatively using a reflective surface. The contacting between stacked cells can be done in series or parallel. According to some embodiments, the present invention uses a concentrator architecture where the light is channeled into the cells that contain thermal fluid channels (using a transparent fluid such as water) to absorb and hence reduce the thermal energy generation. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146756 | THIN-FILM PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERTER AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREFOR - A conventional thin-film photoelectric converter using amorphous germanium or crystalline silicon as a photoelectric conversion layer is problematic in that light having a long wavelength of 1100 nm or more cannot be used for photoelectric conversion, and is inefficient. The problem is solved by a thin-film photoelectric converter including one or more photoelectric conversion units each having a photoelectric conversion layer sandwiched between a p-type semiconductor layer and an n-type semiconductor layer, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer of at least one photoelectric conversion unit includes an intrinsic or weak n-type crystalline germanium semiconductor, and the absorption coefficient of infrared-absorption peak at wave number of 935±5 cm | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146757 | LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATOR - A solar concentrator device comprising a solar concentrator element comprising a radiation transmissive surface, a radiation absorptive material and a radiation concentrating/collection point and disposed on the incident radiation side thereof a recapture element for recapturing at least a portion of radiation lost from the concentrator element has improved solar radiation collection efficiency by reintroducing recaptured radiation into the concentrator element or by propagating said recaptured radiation through the recapture element to a radiation concentration point associated with the recapture element. It has been found that planar elements having a grooved or corrugated outer surface make for very good recapture elements for planar concentrator elements. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146758 | REFLECTING MULTILAYER ENCAPSULANT - A solar cell module comprises a solar cell assembly and a reflecting back encapsulant that is laminated to the back non-sun-facing side of the solar cell assembly. The reflecting back encapsulant comprises a co-extrusion or extrusion coated multilayer sheet, and the multilayer sheet comprises a reflecting layer, a first tie layer and optionally a second tie layer that are co-extruded or extrusion coated on the reflecting layer. The multilayer sheet has a total thickness of about 2 to about 50 mil (about 51 to about 1270 μm). The tie layer(s) comprise polymeric material(s) that have a melting temperature of about 80° C. to about 165° C. and an adhesion to glass of at least about 30 lb/inch when measured with the T-peel test. The reflecting layer has a thickness of about 1 to about 35 mil (about 25 to about 889 μm); comprises a polymeric material having a melting temperature between 80° C. and 165° C.; and further comprises about 4 to about 90 wt %, based on the total weight of the reflecting layer composition, of a filler having a refractive index above 1.6 and a mean particle size of 0.1 to 20 μm. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146759 | SOLAR BATTERY MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solar cell mode and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The solar battery module in accordance with the present invention includes a plurality of solar cells arranged in row and column directions; and a conductive ribbon electrically connecting the plurality of solar cells, wherein each of the solar cells has a structure in which a first photoelectric element including a polycrystalline semiconductor layer and a second photoelectric element including an amorphous semiconductor layer are stacked. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146760 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - The invention concerns a photovoltaic module with a transparent cover, that forms a first main surface of the module, a protective layer, that runs parallel and with a distance to the cover and forms a second main surface of the module, a first adhesive layer between the cover and a photovoltaic layer formed from a multitude of cells, a second adhesive layer between the protective layer and the photovoltaic layer, wherein the first and second adhesive layer are extending into an area between the cells of the photovoltaic layer and around the cells and are projecting the module circumferentially at the edge by 0.1 to 3 mm. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146761 | SOLAR MODULE ARRAY AND GROUNDING STRUCTURE THEREOF - A solar module array includes a plurality of solar cell modules. Each solar cell module includes a solar cell panel and a metal frame for securing the solar cell panel. The metal frame includes an upper horizontal member, a lower horizontal member and a vertical member. The upper horizontal member is for holding the solar cell panel. The vertical member is interconnected between the upper and lower horizontal members, and a set of bolt and nut electrically connect any adjacent-two vertical members. In an alternate way, the auxiliary member extends from the vertical member, and a set of bolt and nut electrically connect two overlapped auxiliary members of any adjacent-two vertical members. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146762 | HIGH PERFORMANCE BACKSHEET FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a high performance backsheet (alternatively referred to backing sheet) for photovoltaic applications and method for manufacture of the same. The high performance backsheet includes a compounded thermoplastic polyolefin or compounded ethylene vinyl acetate (“EVA”). The compounded thermoplastic polyolefin or EVA may be used by itself as one layer, or incorporated into a layer, or as a layer in multilayer laminate. The compounded thermoplastic polyolefin or EVA is useful in eliminating the necessity of using polyester in the backing sheet. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146763 | SOLAR CELL MODULE ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE AND SOLAR CELL APPARATUS - A solar cell module attachment structure according to one embodiment of the present invention is a solar cell module attachment structure for attaching, face-to-face, edges of two solar cell modules ( | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146764 | MOLECULAR PRECURSOR METHODS AND ARTICLES FOR OPTOELECTRONICS - This invention relates to compounds and compositions used to prepare semiconductor and optoelectronic materials and devices. This invention provides a range of compounds, compositions, materials and methods directed ultimately toward photovoltaic applications, as well as devices and systems for energy conversion, including solar cells. In particular, this invention relates to molecular precursor compounds, precursor materials and methods for preparing photovoltaic layers. | 2011-06-23 |
| 20110146765 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solar cell and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The solar cell includes a first conductive type substrate, an emitter layer of a second conductive type opposite the first conductive type, the emitter layer and the substrate forming a p-n junction, a plurality of first electrodes electrically connected to the emitter layer, and a second electrode electrically connected to the substrate. At least one of the plurality of first electrodes includes a first electrode layer, a plurality of first electrode auxiliaries separated from the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer positioned on an upper surface and a lateral surface of the first electrode layer and on an upper surface and a lateral surface of each of the plurality of first electrode auxiliaries. | 2011-06-23 |
