26th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100163460 | MICROORGANISM MEDIATED LIQUID FUELS - A method for producing a liquid fuel from a hydrocarbon source. In one embodiment, the method comprises disintegrating a hydrocarbon source, treating the disintegrated hydrocarbon source, solubilizing the disintegrated hydrocarbon source, admixing a biochemical liquor, wherein the biochemical liquor comprises at least one conversion enzyme to form liquid hydrocarbons, separating liquid hydrocarbons, and enriching the liquid hydrocarbons to form a liquid hydrocarbon product. Further, the method comprises producing a liquid fuel in-situ. In certain embodiments the method comprises modified enzymes for producing the liquid fuels. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163461 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE AMOUNT OF ANTI-FOULING ADDITIVE FOR PARTICULATE-INDUCED FOULING MITIGATION IN REFINING OPERATIONS - A method and system for controlling fouling in a hydrocarbon refining process that includes measuring a level of a particulate in a process stream of the hydrocarbon refining process in communication with a hydrocarbon refinery component, identifying an effective amount of additive capable of reducing particulate-induced fouling based at least in part on the measured level of the particulate in the process stream, and introducing the effective amount of additive to the hydrocarbon refining process. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163462 | METHODS TO RECOVER AND PURIFY SILICON PARTICLES FROM SAW KERF - The present disclosure generally relates to methods for recovering silicon from saw kerf, or an exhausted abrasive slurry, resulting from the cutting of a silicon ingot, such as a single crystal or polycrystalline silicon ingot. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to methods for isolating and purifying silicon from saw kerf or the exhausted slurry, such that the resulting silicon may be used as a raw material, such as a solar grade silicon raw material. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163463 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING CONTAMINATING PARTICLES FROM AN INCOHERENT MASS OF WOODY MATERIAL AND/OR VEGETABLE FIBERS - An apparatus and method for separating contaminating particles from an incoherent mass of woody material. The apparatus comprises a separation chamber into which the incoherent mass is introduced, first blowers associated with the separation chamber, to deliver a first flow of air in a direction substantially transverse to the direction of fall of the incoherent mass, and to divert the direction of fall of the woody materials and/or vegetable fibers with at least a first specific weight from the heaviest contaminants materials with a second specific weight, and dividing members disposed inside the separation chamber, in order to define different passage channels. The apparatus comprises first suction means associated with the first blowers, to perform a further separation on the woody and fiber materials with first specific weight. The apparatus comprises second blowers disposed so as to perform a third separation on a first part of the materials already separated by the first blowers. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163464 | Separation Apparatus - Disclosed is a separation apparatus comprising a conveyor; and a material separator positioned above a conveyor, the conveyor being arranged to convey a mixture of materials to the material separator; the material separator comprising a suction duct comprising a sidewall which defines a passageway linking an inlet positioned adjacent the conveyor to an outlet positioned away from the conveyor; and an airflow generator arranged to blow air through a slit in the sidewall into the passageway at a position between the inlet and the outlet; wherein, in use, the airflow generator blows air through the slit in a direction which is towards the outlet for creating a pressure difference between the inlet and the outlet thereby generating an airflow which causes relatively low density materials to be lifted from the conveyor and sucked into the passageway. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163465 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIVIDING A STREAM OF SOLIDS - A method for dividing a stream of solids includes discharging the stream of solids via a first downer. The stream of solids are fluidized at a bottom of the first downer by supplying a first conveying gas. By the first conveying gas, a part of the stream of solids are conveyed to a top of a first riser branching off from the first downer. A remaining part of the stream of solids are discharged via a second downer adjoining the first downer. The remaining stream of solids are fluidized at a bottom of the second downer by supplying a second conveying gas. By the second conveying gas, a part of the remaining part of the stream of solids are conveyed to a top of a second riser branching off from the second downer. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163466 | APPARATUS FOR ANALYSING A SECURITY DOCUMENT - We provide an apparatus and method for analysing a security document. An x-ray source is adapted to illuminate at least one inspection region of the security document when located at an inspection position. An x-ray detector adapted to receive x-rays from the at least one inspection region of the document and to generate a corresponding detector response. A processor analyses the detector response and generates an output signal indicative of the structure of the document in the at least one inspection region. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163467 | Laser system for pellet-shaped articles - A pellet-shaped article inspection unit is structured for use with a conveyer mechanism having a plurality of carrier bars, each carrier bar being structured to convey a plurality of pellet-shaped articles along a predetermined path. The article inspection unit includes a first camera unit positioned adjacent a first side of the conveyer mechanism. The first camera unit is configured to sense a first predetermined characteristic, e.g., laser holes, of the plurality of pellet-shaped articles. A removal mechanism, downstream from the first camera unit, is structured to remove or maintain at least a selected one of the plurality of pellet-shaped articles from at least a selected one of the plurality of carrier bars depending on whether the first predetermined characteristic is sensed by the first camera unit. A laser unit may be provided to create unique holes in the pellet-shaped articles, e.g., those by a larger exposed surface to improve time-release characteristics of the pellet-shaped articles. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163468 | WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - It is an object of the invention to provide a optimized rational water treatment technique for chemically treating water to be treated. A representative water treatment apparatus is adapted for chemically treating water by using chemicals. In a water treatment apparatus, a disinfectant within a chemical cartridge dissolves out in water to be treated in a disinfecting chamber so that the water is disinfected. Further, a magnet is disposed within the chemical cartridge. The accommodated position of the magnet within the chemical cartridge is changed according to the remaining amount of the disinfectants. The magnetism of such magnet is detected by a magnetic sensor disposed on the outside of the chemical cartridge, so that information on consumption of the disinfectant can be detected. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163469 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MONITORING LOCALIZED CORROSION IN AN INDUSTRIAL WATER SYSTEM - A control system is disclosed for monitoring and controlling localized corrosion in an industrial water system, comprising: measuring quantitative localized corrosion rate and at least one controllable water chemistry variable; identifying mathematical correlations between the quantitative localized corrosion rate and the at least one controllable water chemistry variable; establishing mathematical correlations between the controllable water chemistry variable and at least one chemical treatment feed; defining an index derived from current and future values of the localized corrosion rate and an index derived from current and future values of the at least one chemical treatment feed; utilizing a processor to minimize the index of the localized corrosion rate and the index of the at least one chemical treatment feed and determine current and future values of the at least one chemical treatment feed; and implementing only a current value of the at least one chemical treatment feed within the water system. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163470 | WATER DISPENSER AND FILTER CARTRIDGE FOR USE THEREIN - A water dispenser including a water inlet adapted to receive water from a water supply, a water filter operative to filter water received from the water supply via the water inlet, a water outlet operative to provide filtered water received from the water filter, a water spill collector and a pivotably mounted drainage-equipped water container support having a first operative orientation underlying the water outlet and defining a downwardly inclined water spill drainage pathway communicating with the water spill collector and a second, non-operative, orientation not underlying the water outlet. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163471 | WATER DESALINATION PLANT AND SYSTEM FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PURE WATER AND SALT - The present invention discloses a desalination plant that operates with a sea water or brackish water feed and produces a concentrated and selectively improved salt reject stream and a pure water permeate stream from a first treatment section that is arranged to produce primarily water at high recovery using membrane desalination processes. The reject stream from the first treatment line has a component distribution that is substantially reduced in native di- and polyvalent scaling ions, essentially depleted of sulfate, has substantially higher total dissolved solids than a traditional sea water reverse osmosis reject, yet is suitable for thermal treatment processes. The system may be enhanced by monovalent salt components. The unit may be integrated with a second treatment section, in which the first reject stream is further concentrated, purified, and processed to produce a high purity salt product. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163472 | WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for water purification. The system can include devices and methods for reducing scale accumulation in a water distillation system. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163473 | APPARATUS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND A PLANT EQUIPPED WITH SUCH AN APPARATUS - An apparatus for treating wastewater includes a treatment tank having a first edge region and a second edge region opposite the first edge region, a feed line configured to provide the wastewater to the treatment tank, a movable wastewater distributor connected to an end of the feed line and configured to distribute the wastewater in the treatment tank, and a traction mechanism. The wastewater distributor includes a plurality of outlet openings and is moveable within the treatment tank and the traction mechanism is configured to move the wastewater distributor in a reversing manner between the first and second opposite edge regions of the treatment tank. The feed line is elastically deformable so as to allow a movement of the wastewater distributor in a direction of back and forth movement. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163474 | Circulating water washing system toilet - A system in which human waste in toilet water is decomposed and the treated water is circulated as wash water includes a toilet bowl body portion, a soil water storage tank configured to store the soil water discharged from a toilet bowl temporarily, a pump configured to pump up and deliver the soil water in the soil water storage tank, a reaction treatment tower containing filter elements as a microorganism carrier and performing a biological treatment by dispersing the soil water fed from the pump from an upper portion of the tower to bring the same into contact with the filter element, a water storage tank under the reaction treatment tower and configured to receive and store water passed through the reaction treatment tower, and a pump configured to pump up the water in the water storage tank and deliver the same as the wash water. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163475 | Device for Focusing a Magnetic Field to Treat Fluids in Conduits - Three magnet casings are adjustably and removably attached to one another such that the device may snuggly fit about fluid conduits of differing diameters. An outer casing wall of ferrous content stainless steel confines the magnetic field. An inner magnet holder frame attached to the outer casing wall holds a magnet to the conduit and is fabricated of non-ferrous stainless steel to allow maximum trans mission of the magnetic field to the fluid in the non-ferrous section of the conduit around which the casings are attached together. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163476 | Filter device - The invention relates to a filter device comprising at least one filter chamber ( | 2010-07-01 |
20100163477 | Filter Assembly - Disclosed is a filter assembly including a filter cartridge including a housing, a filter provided inside the housing, and a cartridge connection portion provided at an upper portion of the housing, a head portion including a head connection portion to be coupled to the cartridge connection portion so that the filter cartridge can be attached and detached, a water inlet which introduces water to the filter cartridge, and a water outlet which discharges the water filtered by the filter cartridge, the head portion including a filter attaching and detaching lever which is movable between a first position, at which the head connection portion and the filter cartridge connection portion are coupled to each other, and a second position, at which the head connection portion and the filter cartridge connection portion are separated from each other, and can be supported by the head portion. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163478 | WATER-FLOW FILTERING STRUCTURE - A water-flow filtering structure is provided, including three main built-up members: a filter ring, a water-saving piece, and a water-filtering upper cover, which are removable relative to each other. A plurality of water-filtering holes are disposed in a central region of the water-filtering upper cover, a inner chamber is disposed on an inner side of the water-filtering upper cover for making the water-filtering holes communicate with each other, a control gap is formed between the inner chamber and a throttle body on the water-saving piece, and a plurality of diverging holes are disposed at a periphery of the throttle body of the water-saving piece, so that a water-flow can flow from the respective water-filtering holes of the water-filtering upper cover towards the filter ring via the inner chamber, the control gap and the respective diverging holes. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163479 | COLD WATER TANK AND WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a cold water tank and a water treatment apparatus. The cold water tank includes a tank body, a water inlet pipe provided at the tank body to convey water into the tank body, a water outlet pipe provided at the tank body to convey the water out of the tank body, and including an air vent hole, and a floating member movably provided at the water outlet pipe to block the air vent hole when the water filling the tank body reaches a height of the air vent hole. The water in the upper portion of the tank body is prevented from passing through the air vent hole and draining through the water outlet pipe, thereby preventing the cooler water in the lower portion from mixing with the hotter water in the upper portion. Only the cooler water in the lower portion can be supplied to a user. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163480 | BACKFLUSH DEVICE FOR A FILTER SYSTEM - The invention relates to a backflush device ( | 2010-07-01 |
20100163481 | Drainage or Filter Layer for Well Screen Assembly with Integrated Stand-off Structure - An integral structure including woven wire cloth or non-woven metal filter medium for use as a drainage layer or filter layer in a well screen assembly is provided. A plurality of elongated members are welded on the woven metal cloth or non-woven metal filter medium to provide reduced resistance to flow parallel to a layer of the woven cloth. Segments of the woven or non-woven metal materials having elongated members joined thereto may be rolled into a cylinder to form a part of a well screen assembly. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163482 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING AMMONIA-BASED WASTEWATER - A system for treating ammonia-based wastewater is provided. The system includes a first reactor, including: denitrification bacteria for denitrification; a second reactor disposed on the back of the first reactor, wherein the second reactor includes an aerator and aerobic heterotrophic bacteria, and has an HRT of less than 6 hours; a third reactor disposed on the back of the first reactor, wherein the third reactor contains nitrification bacteria carried on the carriers for improving nitrification; and a solid-liquid-separating reactor disposed on the back of the third for separating the solids and liquids in the effluent of the third reactor. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163483 | FOOD PROCESSING RESOURCE RECOVERY - A method of hydrolyzing peptide bonds in waste material from dissolved air flotation (DAF float) wastewater treatment systems is disclosed. The method according to the disclosure comprises controlling the pH of said DAF float; adding a lytic agent to said pH controlled DAF float; and incubating the lytic agent/DAF float mixture. The hydrolyzed peptide bonds allow for the cleaving of oil molecules from protein material thereby increasing oil extraction from wastewater streams. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163484 | Compound for denitrifying wastewater - Disclosed is a method of denitrifying a solution including introducing into the solution an amount of a carbon source within a duration and at a frequency so that indigenous heterotrophic bacteria deplete dissolved oxygen in the solution and decompose oxygen from nitrate in the solution to obtain its combined oxygen. Related apparatuses and compounds also are disclosed. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163485 | SYSTEM FOR TREATING WASTEWATER AND A CONTROLLED REACTION-VOLUME MODULE USABLE THEREIN - A wastewater treatment system including a biological reactor is disclosed. At least one controlled-reaction-volume module is provided to the biological reactor. The at least one controlled-reaction-volume module includes a fixed-film media for supporting a biological growth. At least one mixer, such as, for example, a high momentum mixer, for communicate a fluid to the at least one controlled-reaction-volume module so that wastewater and the biological growth communicate to thereby treat the wastewater. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163486 | METHOD OF OBTAINING A COAGULANT PRODUCT, PRODUCT INTENDED TO PRODUCE SAID COAGULANT, AND METHOD OF TREATING WASTE WATER AND/OR INDUSTRIAL WATER USING SAID COAGULANT - The invention relates to a method of producing a coagulant product. It is characterized in that a starting material is prepared containing sludge resulting from the treatment of drinking water and an ore containing iron and/or aluminum, said starting material undergoing acid attack to form iron salts, aluminum salts or a mixture thereof. Application of said coagulant during implementation of a physico-chemical step of the treatment of waste water and/or industrial water. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163487 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING A USED SLURRY - Foreign substances which are not inherently contained in a polishing slurry are selectively separated and removed from a polishing slurry component comprised of abrasives, a solvent and an additive which are inherently contained in the polishing slurry. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163488 | HOLLOW FIBER CAPILLARY MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A hollow fiber membrane made of two coextruded layers A and B, wherein layer B has a non-woven type structure having a mesh size of 0.1 to 10 μm and layer A has a porous structure. A method for producing a membrane according to the invention and the use thereof is also disclosed. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163489 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT - The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods for the treatment of wastewater. A system in accordance with one particular embodiment may include at least one resin tank including an ion exchange resin configured to target a particular metal. The at least one resin tank may be configured to receive an output from an oxidation reactor configured to receive a flow of wastewater from a wastewater producing process. The system may further include a vacuum filter band system configured to receive a saturated resin tank and to apply a water rinse to the resin to generate a resin slurry, the vacuum filter band system including a vacuum filter band configured to receive the resin slurry. Numerous other embodiments are also within the scope of the present disclosure. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163490 | MODULAR CHROMATOGRAPHY DEVICE - The subject of the invention is a chromatography device comprising: (i) a unit column intended to receive a chromatographic bed, (ii) a removable reservoir for a bed slurry, and (iii) a base comprising a cylinder adapted to a piston, said piston sliding in the removable reservoir and the column to compress the slurry of solid particles into a chromatographic bed; the column, reservoir and base being connected in series in this order, the piston acting to compress the slurry of solid particles into a chromatographic bed in the column. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163491 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT - The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods for the treatment of wastewater. A system in accordance with one particular embodiment may include an oxidation reactor configured to receive a flow of wastewater from a wastewater producing process. The oxidation reactor may be further configured to oxidize a chemical associated with the flow of wastewater with an oxidation agent. The oxidation reactor may include at least one reaction member configured to pressurize at least a portion of the oxidation reactor. The system may further include at least one resin tank configured to contain an ion exchange resin configured to target a particular metal, the at least one resin tank configured to receive an output from the oxidation reactor. Numerous other embodiments are also within the scope of the present disclosure. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163492 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF HARDSCAPE WATER COLLECTION - A method for processing water, including, collecting contaminated water from a first water collection site; collecting contaminated water from a second water collection site; transferring the contaminated water collected from the first and second water collection sites to a water treatment site; and processing the contaminated water to produce a processed water. Also, a system for processing rainwater, the system including a separation unit configured to receive a flow of rainwater from hardscape; a storage tank in fluid communication with the separation unit; a primary filtration unit in fluid communication with the storage tank; a secondary filtration unit in fluid communication with the primary filtration unit; an adsorption unit in fluid communication with the secondary filtration unit; and a disinfection unit in fluid communication with the adsorption unit. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163493 | Method and Device Employing Centrifugal Force - The present invention includes a container and a method of separating one or more components of interest bound to magnetic particles using centrifugal forces. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163494 | PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE SCALE INHIBITORS - Alkyl phosphonates prepared from amino acids suitable for use in inhibiting scale. The phosphonates are obtained as reaction mixtures where the level of alkyl phosphonation is deliberately controlled to provide only partial alkyl phosphonation of the amino acid. The resulting alkyl phosphonates exhibit improved environmental properties compared to the fully substituted species, while still exhibiting acceptable efficacy in the control of scale. The compositions possess advantages over existing phosphonates in that they exhibit higher biodegradation by method OECD 306. They also offer lower toxicity to marine life compared to the fully substituted species and are not expected to bioaccumulate. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163495 | System and method for filtration of liquids - The present invention relates to a system and a process of running the system that allows for the long term filtration of product without loss of filtration capability due to clogging or fouling. The system is a normal flow filtration system having one or more filter cartridges attached to an outlet of a housing in the system. The filter cartridge(s) are contained within a bowl and depend preferably vertically from the outlet. Liquid enters the bowl of the housing and contacts the outer surfaces of the one or more cartridges. Impurities are trapped on or in the surface of the filter and the filtered liquid flows through the filter and through the outlet. One or more parameters such as flow rate, transmembrane pressure drop and/or time are measured and when the desired parameter(s) are met, the filtration ceases. A backflushing occurs back through the filter cartridges so as to remove the trapped impurities on or in the filter surface. This backwashed material is directed to an outlet of the bowl that is connected to a drain. Additionally a port formed in the side of the housing adjacent an outer surface of the cartridge(s) can be used to provide a lateral washing of the filter surfaces. The system is then recirculated in a downstream manner to reestablish equilibrium and filtration is the restarted. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163496 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVAL OF SOOT FROM LUBRICATING OIL - An oil filtration assembly for filtering oil comprises a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port defining a flow path for oil to flow therethrough. A diatomaceous earth filtering media layer is disposed in the oil flow path, intermediate of the inlet port and the outlet port and is configured to filter soot and contaminants from oil passing through the oil filtration assembly. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163497 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT - The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods for the treatment of wastewater. A system in accordance with one particular embodiment may include a front end system including at least one resin tank having an ion exchange resin configured to target a particular metal. The at least one resin tank may be configured to receive an output from an oxidation reactor configured to receive a flow of wastewater from a wastewater producing process. The system may further include a radio frequency identification (RFID) system associated with the front end system, the at least one resin tank including one or more radio frequency identification (RFID) tags configured to record at least one characteristic associated with the at least one resin tank. Numerous other embodiments are also within the scope of the present disclosure. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163498 | Skim Tank Configurations And Methods - A skim tank includes a flow-control structure that forces a solid-depleted phase of a mixed-phase feed into a toroidal motion within the container to thereby provide an up-flow movement within the structure. Most preferably, at least a portion of the solid-depleted phase is recirculated to further increase up-flow movement within the structure. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163499 | OPTIMIZING SOLID / LIQUID SEPARATION WITH SOLVENT ADDITION - A process to upgrade heavy oil and convert the heavy oil into lower boiling hydrocarbon products is provided. The process employs a catalyst slurry comprising catalyst particles with an average particle size ranging from 1 to 20 microns. In the upgrade process, spent slurry catalyst in heavy oil is generated as an effluent stream, which is subsequently recovered/separated from the heavy oil via membrane filtration. In one embodiment, a sufficient amount of solvent is first added to the stream comprising the spent slurry catalyst in heavy oil to break up the colloidal suspension of the heavy oil, reduce the effective viscosity and density of the continuous liquid phase and hence enhance the separation into two phases with the bottom phase comprising catalyst particles in solvent and with a reduced heavy oil concentration. Valuable metals can be recovered from catalyst particles for subsequent re-use in a catalyst synthesis unit, generating a fresh slurry catalyst. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163500 | Measuring Tape Notepad - A Measuring Tape Notepad is disclosed. The notepad is attachable to the side of the housing of a conventional measuring tape. The notepad assembly is designed to fit a wide variety of measuring tape configurations. The assembly includes a durable, hard, non-scratching writing surface, with a pencil clip protruding from its face. The clip for the writing implement may also be available with a lanyard or chain interconnecting the writing implement with the notepad assembly. The notepad is available in a variety of different shapes, including rectangular and round, among others. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163501 | Convertible Card Row - When displayed, greeting cards are typically organized on a display fixture having multiple rows or levels upon which to sit the cards. Each row then has a front wall to hold in the card, yet is short enough to still view a portion of the greeting card above the wall. Because display fixtures are manufactured to have a specified amount of rows or levels at a specified depth, in order to adjust the specifications of a display fixture, other pieces may be used, for example, by attaching to the display fixture a convertible row to add another level or tier between set rows of the display fixture. By providing another row using a convertible row, another set of greeting cards may be displayed between cards displayed on other rows of the original display fixture, increasing the density of the overall display. Further, when an extra row is not desired, such a convertible row may be pushed flush against the back of the display fixture, while still attached, allowing the full depth of the row of the display fixture to be used. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163502 | Wrench Rack - A wrench rack includes a main body, a mounting frame mounted on the main body, a plurality of locking units mounted on the mounting frame, a plurality of wrenches mounted on the mounting frame and detachably locked onto the locking units respectively, and a plurality of magnetically attractive members mounted on the main body. Thus, the main body is attached to a metallic surface on a working place by the magnetically attractive members to facilitate a user identifying and operating the wrench rack. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163503 | COMPUTERIZED LOCKING SYSTEM FOR STORAGE OF BICYCLES AND ACCESSORIES - A computerized locking system for storage of bicycles and accessories includes: plurality of receiving bays to releasably secure the bicycles; a plurality of equipment storage units; a support surface for the receiving bays and the equipment storage units; and a computerized access box. The access box controls the locking and releasing of the bicycle and the storage unit. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163504 | Wall bracket and accessory system - A wall system for displaying product in retail establishments and the like is disclosed. The wall system employs strips that are positioned on a wall. The strips have slots for receiving hook members on one or more brackets. The brackets are in the form of a flat plate with an orifice through the plate. The plate has a first arm and a second arm around the orifice and the arms are separated at their ends forming an opening between the arms leading to the open area representing the orifice a rod is inserted between the arms and rotated to lock the rod into position in the orifice. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163505 | CLOSET ORGANIZER - A closet organizer includes a shelf that has horizontal partition panels fixedly connected between two vertical side panels thereof to divide the internal space of the shelf into multiple vertically spaced receiving spaces, and | 2010-07-01 |
20100163506 | STORAGE RACK BEAM - A storage rack beam includes top and bottom flanges and at least one web that interconnects the flanges. The web includes at least one stiffening formation arranged to stiffen an intermediate region of the web along at least a substantial portion of its length so as to resist lateral loading applied to the beam. The racking beam may take various forms, including first and second U-shaped sections in opposed abutting relationship, or formed as a closed S-shaped profile. Also disclosed is a storage rack beam that has a vertical loading capacity and a horizontal loading capacity, wherein at least part of the horizontal loading capacity is independent of the vertical loading capacity applied to the beam. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163507 | DUAL COMPARTMENT CONTAINER HAVING A ROTATING COVER - A dual compartment container, such as a drink bottle, including a container body as a primary compartment for receiving and storing matter, having a mouth, a base and a side wall. The sidewall is substantially cylindrical except for a portion of the side wall that is indented into the container body that forms a recess on the outer surface of the container body. The dual compartment container also has an arcuate rotating cover structured and arranged to rotate from an open position, overlying an arcuate portion of the side wall, to a closed position, overlying the recessed portion of the side wall. The auxiliary side compartment is formed in the recess on the outside of the side wall between the side wall and the rotating cover. The rotating cover is guided in its rotation between the open and closed positions by a channel and following member. Preferably, a locking mechanism is included to lock the rotating cover in open and closed positions. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163508 | VENTED TEAT - A teat for a feeding bottle has a one-way valve located remotely from the nipple of the teat to allow air to enter the feeding bottle to replace liquid sucked out of the bottle through the nipple while preventing liquid from leaking from the bottle. The one-way valve comprises an inwardly-oriented depression having opposed mutually inclined side walls meeting along a ridge having a slit. In the invention, when undeflected, the side walls make line contact with one another at the ridge and the thickness of the side walls is less than 0.4 mm so that, when acted upon by an increased pressure in the feeding bottle, the side walls collapse against one another and make sealing contact along a surface that extends from the ridge in the direction away from it. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163509 | HERMETIC CLOSING SYSTEM, ADDITIVE DISPENSER, FOR CONTAINERS AND/OR BOTTLES - A system for closing containers of the bottle and/or jar type, which also dispenses active formulas from an airtight tubular space in its interior, into liquid or other content of a container when a mix is required. The system includes a movable push-cut carriage that is driven mechanically by an external puller to cut the seals of the tubular space and push the active formulas towards the interior of a bottle or jar. The closing system can be used for the incorporation of elements such as vitamins or minerals, which need to be stored separately from the content of the container in order to increase their useful life and improve their effectiveness, and in medical and/or pharmacological applications, to form mixtures of active formulas when they are required, thereby avoiding the rapid degradation of the final composition. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163510 | UNIVERSAL CLOSURE DEVICE FOR BOTTLES - A universal closure device for bottles, includes a number of external components, namely coaxial and concentric cylinders, which are connected together to define an external member or enclosure; the external member operating via tongues and a toroidal spring and being used for attachment to the lip of the bottle; and two internal components, namely a suitably conformed cylinder and a piston, operating by two springs. The piston further includes a head which is adapted to mate with a ring connected to the cylinder; the head ( | 2010-07-01 |
20100163511 | INSERT FOR CROWN OR SCREW CAPS FOR THE CLOSURE OF BOTTLES. - An insert ( | 2010-07-01 |
20100163512 | COMPOSITE SYNTHETIC CORK UTILIZING AN INTERLOCKING COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A composite synthetic cork is provided, wherein the synthetic cork is operatively coupled with a decorative handle via an interlocking component. In an exemplary embodiment, the interlocking component is molded within an interior space of said synthetic cork component, such that the interlocking component is not readily apparent or not visible upon assembly with the decorative handle. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163513 | HOT-FILLABLE PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH FLEXIBLE BASE FEATURE - A base for a plastic container including an outer support portion; a structured formation ring including a plurality of sequential formations; an inner inversion portion disposed radially inwardly of the structured formation ring; and a central portion. In an embodiment, the sequential formations are disposed in a substantially ring-like configuration and at least the inner inversion portion is configured to flex in response to internal vacuum forces associated with said container. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163514 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPRESSION MOULDING PARISONS AND BLOW MOULDING MULTI LAYERED BOTTLES - Compression moulding apparatus is described in which the female mould ( | 2010-07-01 |
20100163515 | SYNTHETIC RESIN CONTAINER - A synthetic resin container including a mouth part | 2010-07-01 |
20100163516 | Beverage bottle illuminator - The Beverage Bottle Illuminator is an illumination device, designed to market bottled beverages, by attaching the illuminator to any area or specific location on the beverage bottle. The intent of the Beverage Bottle Illuminator is to attract attention to the bottle by use of illumination. The Beverage bottle Illuminator can be made to fit any shape, size, color, or type of bottle or any other type of application. The Beverage Bottle Illuminator uses the use of a Mylar backing in order to reflect the light up throughout the bottle capturing the maximum amount of glow. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163517 | METHOD TO FORM A RECESS FOR A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - A method includes forming a recess in a first surface of a substrate, the recess having a width, depth, and height selected to correspond to a width, depth, and height of a fluid chamber, forming a sacrificial material in the recess, forming a first heater element, forming a metal layer overlying the first heater element, and forming a nozzle opening in the metal layer to expose the sacrificial material. The method also includes forming a path from a second surface of the substrate to expose the sacrificial material and removing the sacrificial material from the recess to expose the chamber with the selected width, depth, and height, the chamber in fluid communication with the path, the nozzle opening, and a surrounding environment. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163518 | Method For Fabricating Probe Tip - Disclosed is a method for fabricating a probe tip, capable of preventing a rapid increase of a surface size of a front end of the probe tip as the probe tip is worn out by a frequent contact with a wafer chip and, also, capable of improving the precision of the front end of the probe tip. The method for fabricating a probe tip includes forming a front end of the probe tip on a silicon wafer; forming a first protective layer which is patterned to expose a part of the front end of the probe tip; and forming a body of the probe tip in a portion opened by the pattern of the first protective layer. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163519 | Method for manufacturing CPP-type magnetoresistance effect element - A method for manufacturing a thin film magnetic head includes a step for forming an MR layered body; a step for forming a first sacrificial layer made of material removable by wet etching, and subsequently, forming a cap layer on the upper surface of the first sacrificial layer; further, a step for patterning the MR layered body and the cap layer and then filling part of the removed areas of the MR layered body and the cap layer with a bias magnetic layer and the remaining with insulating layers; a step for removing the cap layer by dry etching and, subsequently, removing the first sacrificial layer by wet etching; and a step for forming a second shield layer above the MR layered body and the bias magnetic layer. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163520 | STRUCTURE FORMATION USING METAL DEPOSITED ON A RIE-ABLE SEEDLAYER - Methods for fabricating a device component are provided. A substrate comprising a RIE stop layer, an oxide layer formed on the RIE stop layer, and a RIE-able layer formed on the oxide layer may be provided. A resist layer may be patterned on the RIE-able layer. A metal layer may be formed on portions of the RIE-able layer that are not covered by the resist layer. The resist layer may be removed and an RIE performed to remove exposed portions of the RIE-able layer and portions of the oxide layer beneath the exposed portions of the RIE-able layer. Thereafter, the metal layer may be removed, and the component may be formed in an opening in the oxide layer formed during the RIE. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163521 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING A C-APERTURE OR E-ANTENNA PLASMONIC NEAR FIELD SOURCE FOR THERMAL ASSISTED RECORDING APPLICATIONS - A method of fabricating a c-aperture or E-antenna plasmonic near field source for thermal assisted recording applications in hard disk drives is disclosed. A c-aperture or E-antenna is built for recording head applications. The technique employs e-beam lithography, partial reactive ion etching and metal refill to build the c-apertures. This process strategy has the advantage over other techniques in the self-alignment of the c-aperture notch to the c-aperture internal diameter, the small number of process steps required, and the precise and consistent shape of the c-aperture notch itself. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163522 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WRITE POLE OF A MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD FOR MAGNETIC DATA RECORDING - A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head. The write head is constructed by a method that includes depositing a magnetic write pole material and then depositing a hard mask over the magnetic material. An inorganic image transfer layer is formed over the hard mask. SiC, alumina, SiO | 2010-07-01 |
20100163523 | FORMATION OF LOW RESISTANCE DAMASCENE COILS - In one embodiment and method of the present invention, a coil of a write head is created by forming a P1 pedestal layer and a back gap layer and further forming a coil pattern consistent with the coil to be formed and insulator spacers dispersed in the coil pattern, using a non-damascene process, thereafter the coil is formed by plating using a damascene process. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163524 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUSCEPTOR - A method for manufacturing a susceptor includes: forming a concave pattern in a surface of a substrate to be processed; applying a SiC paste containing a SiC powder and a sintering agent to the surface of the substrate to be processed to fill the concave pattern to form a SiC coating layer; laminating a SiC substrate on the SiC coating layer; and firing the SiC coating layer to form a SiC layer having at least one convex section on the surface of the SiC substrate. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163525 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Disclosed is a substrate processing method of etching a substrate including a target layer, and a mask layer and an intermediate layer that are stacked on the target layer, to form a pattern on the target layer via the intermediate layer and the mask layer. The intermediate layer is etched under a processing pressure of 100 mTorr (1.33×10 Pa) to 150 mTorr (2.0×10 Pa) by using as a processing gas a mixture gas of CF | 2010-07-01 |
20100163526 | Patterning Processes Comprising Amplified Patterns - The present invention is directed to substrates comprising amplified patterns, methods for making the amplified patterns, and methods of using the amplified patterns to form surface features on the substrates. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163527 | HIGH VOLTAGE GAS CIRCUIT BREAKER - The present invention relates to a high-voltage gas circuit breaker, and there is provided a gas circuit breaker including a movable arc contact and a fixed arc contact engaged with the movable arc contact; a cylinder rod coupled with the movable arc contact; an insulating rod connected to the cylinder rod through a link mechanism in which an end thereof is connected to an operating mechanism; and an ejection nozzle for ejecting an arc-extinguishing gas between the movable arc contact and the fixed arc contact, wherein the link mechanism is reduced in a length direction of the insulating rod to pull the cylinder rod to a side of the insulating rod when the insulating rod is moved apart from the cylinder rod. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163528 | BUSHING TERMINAL OF VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKER AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a bushing terminal of a vacuum circuit breaker used for interrupting current, which includes: a terminal body having a cylinder that can be inserted into the interior of a contactor and annular protrusions formed to be protrude from an outer circumferential surface of the cylinder; and a flange having an insertion hole through which the cylinder is inserted, wherein the annular protrusions are plastic-deformed so as to be fixed to the insertion hole of the flange. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163529 | ELECTRODE WIRE FOR WIRE ELECTRODISCHARGE MACHINING, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACUTRING BASE WIRE FOR THE SAME - An electrode wire for wire electrodischarge machining includes a core made of copper or copper alloy, a pure zinc layer formed by hot-dip galvanizing the core, and a relatively thin copper-zinc alloy layer formed by mutual thermal diffusion across the interface between the pure zinc layer and the core and having a zinc concentration gradient. The electrode wire is not cracked during its production. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163530 | Dual Dual Welder - An apparatus and method to create a plurality of parallel joints by providing a carriage which traverses along the joints. The carriage has two or more welding tips for each joint. Alignment of the welding tips with the joints is maintained by rollers secured to the carriage. These rollers traverse along the surfaces of the work piece. The work pieces are secured on a pair of turntables having a common access of rotation which is parallel with the joints. The joints in both the top and bottom of the header can be created by rotating the work pieces in to the bottom side once the welds in the topside have been completed. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163531 | METHOD FOR THERMAL WELDING OF JACKET MEMBER OF ENDOSCOPE FLEXIBLE TUBE - A flexible tube is placed in large and small furnaces separated by a heat-shield panel, and two kinds of jacket resin of the flexible tube are heated separately at different temperatures for their own softening points. A connecting area of the jacket resin enters the small furnace to a predetermined distance. In this connecting area, the jacket resin fails to reach the softening point temperature, and is not firmly welded to a blade. A cylindrical attachment is used to surround the spot that has lower temperature than the softening point, and hot air of approximately 250° C. is supplied from a spot heater into the cylindrical attachment. The spot in the cylindrical attachment reaches the softening point in a short time, and the jacket resin is welded to the blade. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163532 | METHOD OF DETECTING DUST AND METHOD OF PREVENTING ERRONEOUS DETERMINATION OF DUST DETECTION - A method of detecting dust includes: a first step of monitoring a resistance value welding and determining if a variation amount of the resistance value per unit time is equal to or more than a first threshold; a second step of monitoring the resistance value after the first step and determining if a variation amount of this resistance value per unit time is equal to or less than a second threshold; a third step of determining if a difference value between a resistance value for calculating the variation amount equal to or more than the first threshold and a resistance value for calculating the variation amount determined equal to or less than the second threshold is equal to or more than a third threshold; and a fourth step of determining that dust is generated when the difference value is equal to or more than the third threshold. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163533 | INCREASING HEAD TRANSDUCTION VIA SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE BY MODULATING RESONANT CONTINUOUS-WAVE IRRADIATION - The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for increasing the conversion efficiency of irradiation incident on metal particles to an ambient environment. More specifically the invention relates to methods and apparatus for increasing the heat conversion efficiency from irradiation incident on metal particles to an ambient environment through modulating radiation incident upon the metal particles. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163534 | ATMOSPHERIC-PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD FOR PROCESSING MATERIALS - A plasma treatment method for processing a material includes a step of subjecting the material to a substantially atmospheric-pressure plasma, thereby obviating the need of providing expensive vacuum apparatus and pumping assemblies, while facilitating a continuous and quick treatment even in a controlled working environment. Depending on the materials to be processed, several processing methods can be used. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163535 | Method of forming a pattern on a work piece, method of shaping a beam of electromagnetic radiation for use in said method, and aperture for shaping a beam of electromagnetic radiation - A method of forming a pattern ( | 2010-07-01 |
20100163536 | Substrate treatment device and method and encoder scale treated by this method - The invention provides a substrate treatment method and apparatus. Embodiments show a substrate in the form of a rotary encoder ring having a pattern of marks producable by means of a laser treatment device controllable to produce the pattern in the correct manner whilst there is continuous relative displacement between the ring and the laser treatment device. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163537 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LASER MACHINING - A laser machining device includes a laser oscillator, a laser machining head, an optical fiber transmitting the laser beam oscillated by the laser oscillator to the laser machining head, and an assist gas supply supplying an assist gas of oxygen to the laser machining head. The optical fiber includes a remover removing a clad transmitting beam or reducer for reducing the beam. The laser beam leaked from the core of the optical fiber into the clad is absorbed by a beam absorber at the remover. The structure ensures a high quality surface with no irregularity on the metal surface cut by the laser beam projected from the machining head. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163538 | LASER CUTTING SYSTEM - A workpiece cutting apparatus includes a laser source, a first suction system, and a first finger configured to guide a workpiece as it moves past the laser source. The first finger includes a first end provided adjacent a point where a laser from the laser source cuts the workpiece, and the first end of the first finger includes an aperture in fluid communication with the first suction system. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163539 | Machining method and machining system for micromachining a part in a machine component - When forming a micromachined part by water jet guided laser machining at a machine component | 2010-07-01 |
20100163540 | Method for Laser Machining Transparent Materials - A method for machining a transparent material by the non-linear absorption of pulsed laser radiation, in the region of a laser focus, includes the following steps: a laser wavelength of between 300 and 1000 μm is selected; and laser impulses having a temporally flat beam profile are applied. The method is characterized in that the irradiation intensity is selected from an interval predetermined for the material to be machined, in which plasma is formed without plasma luminescence. An apparatus for laser treating a transparent material includes structure to set an irradiance and inspect the treatment as being within a defined interval. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163541 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING LEAD TERMINAL FOR CAPACITOR - A process for manufacturing a leadfree lead terminal for capacitor, in which whisker generation can be avoided. There is provided a process for manufacturing a lead terminal for capacitor, comprising bringing metal wire ( | 2010-07-01 |
20100163542 | Electronic device having case capable of controlling colors and method of controlling colors thereof - An electronic device includes a case that is capable of controlling colors. The electronic device includes a case containing thermochromic pigments. The case includes a plurality of thermoelectric elements disposed at an internal surface. The case is coupled to a power source unit that supplies power to the plurality of thermoelectric elements and a temperature sensor that measuring a temperature of the plurality of thermoelectric elements. The electronic device includes an input unit for setting a color of the case and a controller for controlling power supply of the power source unit such that a temperature of the plurality of thermoelectric elements measured by the temperature sensor is included in a temperature range corresponding to a color input from the input unit. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163543 | NON-CONTACT RAIL HEATER - An assembly that is adapted to position a track heater in spaced relation proximate to a surface of a track rail of a railroad. The assembly includes at least one heating element, and a hood or housing that is operable to at least partially surround the heating element while positioning the heating element near to track rail. The hood positions the heating element relative to the rail section such that a gap exists between the heating element and the rail section. As the heating element does not contact the rail, the heating element cannot form an electrical by-pass for signals passing through the rail section. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163544 | TUBE FOR FIXATION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - A tube for fixation, which has increased durability and a method of producing the same are provided. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163545 | FULLY INTEGRATED TEMPERATURE REGULATOR FOR BIOCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS - The invention is an integrated temperature regulator that can be fabricated using conventional semiconductor processing technology. The integrated temperature regulator can include a reaction chamber, for example fabricated from PDMS, in which chemical or biochemical reactions of interest can be carried out. The temperature regular can also be used to regulate the temperature of some circuits, e.g. an effective-inductance-change based magnetic particle sensor, to achieve a stable operation performance, such as an improved sensitivity. The integrated temperature regulator includes as subcomponents a temperature sensing circuit that receives a thermal signal from the vicinity of the reaction chamber, a temperature reference circuit, and a temperature control circuit that controls a heater based at least in part on the difference between the sensed temperature and the reference temperature. The various subcomponents can be programmable. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163546 | WIRING STRUCTURE, HEATER DRIVING DEVICE, MEASURING DEVICE, AND CONTROL SYSTEM - The number of wirings and the number of switching elements are decreased in a heater, a sensor, and the like. First to ninth heaters that heat a hot plate are connected into a matrix form between first power lines in a row direction and second power lines in a column direction. The first power lines are connected to one end of a power supply through three switching elements, respectively. The second power lines are connected to the other end of the power supply through three switching elements, respectively. On-off control is performed to the switching elements to select the heater to be driven. Therefore, the number of power lines and the number of switching elements are decreased compared with a conventional technique in which the heaters are separately wired. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163547 | Carbon nanotube heater - This disclosure related to a heater. The heater includes a carbon nanotube composite structure and at least two electrodes connected to the carbon nanotube composite structure. The carbon nanotube composite structure defines a hollow space. The carbon nanotube composite structure includes a matrix and at least one carbon nanotube film. The at least one carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes entangled with each other. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163548 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INDUCTIVELY APPLYING HEAT TO FOOD - Inductive food heating devices and methods of cooking food with inductive heating devices are disclosed herein. An embodiment of an inductive food heating device configured in accordance with the present disclosure includes a base structure, a food rotating system, an inductive food heating system, and a plurality of rollers. The inductive food heating system includes an electromagnet that can generate a magnetic field. The rollers include a magnetic material that generates heat when positioned in the magnetic field. The food rotating system turns the rollers, and thus food supported on the rollers is turned and cooked by the inductively heated rollers. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163549 | Low Profile Induction Cook Top with Heat Management System - An induction cook top with a heat management system is disclosed. The heat management system controls heat produced both internally by the electronic components within the cook top as well as heat produced above the cook top when cooking. The heat management system provides improved air flow past and around the internal electronic components. The cook top features an efficient removal of generated heat and may optionally provide a vented housing and direct airflow into and out of the housing or provide a thermoelectric cooling device which permits a ventless housing. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163550 | Heating and Melting of Materials by Electric Induction Heating of Susceptors - Apparatus and method are provided for heating and melting of materials by electric induction heating of susceptor components in a crucible of the furnace. The susceptor components comprise at least an array of susceptor rods arranged around the inner perimeter of the crucible. A susceptor base may also be provided in the crucible with connection to one end of the susceptor rods. One or more susceptor tubes may also be used within the interior volume of the crucible. Alternating current flow through one or more induction coils surrounding the exterior of the crucible generate magnetic flux fields that couple with the susceptor components to inductively heat the susceptor components. Heat from the susceptor components transfers to the material in the crucible to heat and melt the material. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163551 | Induction heater and induction heating method - An object of the present invention is to provide an induction heater and an induction heating method capable of heating by induction a work in which a gear portion and a shaft are integrated. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163552 | Electromagnetically-countered microwave heating systems and methods - The present invention relates to an electromagnetically-countered microwave heating system which includes at least one wave source irradiating harmful electromagnetic waves and at least one counter unit emitting counter electromagnetic waves for countering the harmful waves by the counter waves. More particularly, the present invention relates to counter units for such electromagnetically-countered microwave heating systems and to various mechanisms for countering the harmful waves by the counter units such as, e.g., by matching configurations of the counter units with those of such wave sources, matching shapes of such counter waves with shapes of the harmful waves, and the like. The present invention also relates to various methods of countering the harmful waves with the counter waves using the source and/or wave matching and various methods of providing the counter units and emitting suitable counter waves. The present invention further relates to various processes for providing such systems, such counter units thereof, and the like. The present invention relates to various electric and/or magnetic shields which may be used alone or in conjunction with such counter units to minimize irradiation of the harmful waves from the system. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163553 | MICROWAVE STEAM COOKING CONTAINER SYSTEM - A microwave steam cooking container system for cooking foodstuff, comprising a water reservoir, a food container comprising a plurality of apertures on a bottom thereof, an outer wall portion and an inner wall portion, and a microwave shielding material encapsulated between said inner and outer wall portions, a cover comprising an inner wall portion and an outer wall portion, and a microwave shielding material encapsulated between said cover inner and said cover outer wall portions, wherein said food container is stacked and removably placed within said water reservoir, wherein in the assembled position the foodstuff to be cooked is shielded from cooking by direct exposure to microwave energy. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163554 | Rapid and homogenous heat treatment of large metallic sample using high power microwaves - A system for heat-treatment of large metallic samples including a microwave heating apparatus with a wave guide, means for monitoring and measuring temperature, holding means for holding the metallic sample. The holding means comprises a casket configuration made of low density alumina fiber board and wrapped with low density alumina fiber material to define a cavity and provided with susceptors along the inner walls of the cavity. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163555 | Microwave T-Junction Applicator - A T-junction microwave applicator and a method for making a T-junction microwave applicator with a microwave source supplying electromagnetic energy through a junction arm to a pair of collinear arms extending in opposite directions from their junction with the junction arm. The two collinear arms form a main waveguide terminated in end walls in which entrance and exit ports are formed for a conveyor to convey material to be heated through the main waveguide for exposure to electromagnetic energy. A rectangular conductive ridge in the wall of the main waveguide opposite the junction arm extends the length of the applicator. A cylindrical tuning bar spanning the junction is positioned vertically in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the main waveguide to maximize power transfer to the material to be heated. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163556 | HIGH-FREQUENCY HEATING APPARATUS - An object of the invention is to detect the temperature of food and offer a good finish of cooking even in case a steam generator is arranged in a heating chamber. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163557 | TANK LINER - A liquid-tight tank liner for use with elongate tanks with rounded end walls is disclosed. The liner is configured to carry the hydrostatic pressure loading which would otherwise be applied to longer side walls of the tank when the tank is filled with water or other liquid. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163558 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER CLOSURE - There is provided a beverage container closure which comprises a circumferentially disposed cup engagement means configured for releasable engagement about a beverage container opening. The closure further comprises an upper closure surface disposed intermediate the cup engagement means and a beverage container support extending from the closure surface a pre-determined height thereabove. The container support is surrounded at a bottom end by a gutter being disposed a pre-determined depth below the upper closure surface and the gutter is configured to support a bottom end of the beverage container. The beverage container support is configured to support and releasably engage the base of the beverage container. | 2010-07-01 |
20100163559 | SINGLE SERVING BEVERAGE CONTAINER - A single serving beverage container has a body with a first end and an opposite second end that is relatively smaller than the first end. The first end is open and the second end is closed. The body defines an interior cavity of a predetermined volume for containing a beverage. A protective film is removably mounted to a rim at the first end and forms a liquid-tight seal therewith. The container includes an end cap having a first mounting structure for detachably mounting the end cap to the first end of the body when in a first assembled condition, and a second mounting structure for detachably mounting the end cap to the second end of the body when in a second assembled condition. When in the first assembled condition, the end cap does not interfere with the protective film. | 2010-07-01 |