| 27th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20090165884 | Trimming Strip for the Shaping of Cigarettes and/or Filters - The invention relates to a trimming strip for the shaping of cigarettes and/or filters, comprising at least one warp thread and several weft threads. The at least one warp thread comprises several fibres made from a liquid crystal polymer and at least one further fibre which has a greater roughness than the fibre made from liquid crystal polymer. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165885 | Method for Insertion of a Weft Thread on a Weaving Loom, and a Weaving Loom - A method for insertion of a weft thread ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165886 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE DILUTION AND PREPARATION OF ANTIBLASTIC DRUGS - A device and a method for the dilution and preparation of antiballistic drugs, the device comprises a drug preparation unit connected to a controlling device; the drug preparation unit comprises a first central tank, in which there is a solvent, typically a physiological and/or glucosate solution, a first positive-displacement pump, an emptying unit connected to a positioning and locking arrangement provided with a housing suitable for receiving various dimensions and formats of dimensions and formats of bottles of drug; the first positive-displacement pump transfers in a dosed manner the solvent from the central tank to the bottle, and in succession from the bottle to a further tank of semifinished drug; the diluted drug solution in the further tank is then transferred to a container of prepared drug in a determined quantity for infusion into a patient. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165887 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HYDROGEN AT A HIGH PRESSURE - An apparatus and method for providing a hydrogen rich gas stream at a high pressure for use by hydrogen vehicles or other devices requiring hydrogen rich feed streams are disclosed in the present invention. As the pressure of gaseous hydrogen is increased, the temperature of the gaseous hydrogen also increases due to the heat of compression. The apparatus and method of the present invention utilize localized cooling via a vortex tube to cool the gaseous hydrogen caused by the increase in pressure. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165888 | GAS FILLING APPARATUS - This invention is about a gas filling apparatus for filling a gas into a storage apparatus for storing a semiconductor element or a reticle. The gas filling apparatus comprises a base and a port. The storage apparatus is loaded on the base. The port comprises a receiving part, which is connected with an air entrance of the storage apparatus. The contact portions of both the top of the receiving part and the air entrance of the storage apparatus are cambered surfaces and these two portions contacts in a ring fashion. The port also comprises a hole for the gas to pass through, and a joint port to connect with the air source. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165889 | CLEANING DEVICE FOR FILLING A MACHINE - The invention relates to a cleaning device for a receptacle filling machine comprising a plurality of filling spouts, and a corresponding machine. The cleaning device comprises a plurality of cleaning agent recovery tubes, each recovery tube being movable between a service position in which said tube is able to recover a cleaning agent delivered by a spout, and a retracted position in which said tube is at a distance from said spout, collecting means to which said tubes are connected, means for moving the tubes between their service position and their retracted position, and sealing means comprising tubular adaptors designed to fit between the spouts and the upper ends of the tubes in their service position, and to reduce axially in length, in an elastic manner, to absorb the height differences between the spouts. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165890 | Supply and collection system for an organic hydride or liquid fuel containing an organic hydride - A fuel supply and collection system comprising: a delivery vehicle having a supply-fuel tank, a collection-fuel tank, a remaining supply-fuel quantity sensor for detecting a remaining fuel quantity of the supply-fuel tank, a remaining collection-fuel quantity sensor for detecting a remaining fuel quantity of the collection-fuel tank, and a display unit; a plurality of fuel stations having a supply-fuel tank, a collection-fuel tank, a remaining supply-fuel quantity sensor for detecting a remaining fuel quantity of the supply-fuel tank, and a remaining collection-fuel quantity sensor for detecting a remaining fuel quantity of the collection-fuel tank; and a central information processing center having an information processing apparatus;
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| 20090165891 | SOCKET FOR AVOIDING AN ERRONEOUS INTRODUCTION OF SUBSTANCES IN ANY RESERVOIR OR CONTAINER - Socket for reservoir or container, able to be associated to a specific nozzle which fills reservoir or container with suitable substances, provided with a mechanical device for avoiding the introduction of substances of nature different from those of the specific nozzle, characterized by fact that said device comprises a socket closure system maintained in the closure position by blocking means, that in the same socket deblocking means are present which are activated by means of the introduction of the specific nozzle having the external diameter section corresponding to that of internal section of the socket where the deblocking means are placed. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165892 | Power router tool - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a power router tool having an output shaft with a mechanism for attaching a working tool for engaging a work portion for performing a work operation thereon, comprising a generally cylindrical housing having a motor therein configured to drive the output shaft during operation, the housing having a nose portion from which the output shaft extends and a rear end portion opposite the nose portion, at least one switch in the housing operatively connected to the motor for controlling the operation thereof, an adjustable and removable depth guide mounted to the nose portion of the housing, the depth guide having an axial portion that is generally parallel to the output shaft and an end portion that is generally perpendicular to the output shaft, the axial and end portions having a construction that provided minimal visual obstruction during use. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165893 | PASTE COMPOSITION FOR ALUMINUM BRAZING - A paste composition for aluminum brazing of the invention contains 40 to 65% by weight of a metal powder for brazing (a), 5 to 35% by weight of a fluoride type flux (b), 1 to 10% by weight of a methacrylic acid ester type polymer (c), and 10 to 40% by weight of an organic solvent (d); and the component (d) is a hydrocarbon type organic solvent having no aromatic ring and no hydroxyl group and the composition is in a paste-like state having a viscosity of 6,000 to 200,000 mPa·s at 23° C. and accordingly, the storage stability and applicability (practically, discharge property and pressure stability by using a dispenser) and brazing property can be improved in good balance. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165894 | Methods of fabricating exchange-coupling film, magnetoresistive element, and thin-film magnetic head - The method of fabricating an exchange-coupling film in accordance with the present invention comprises a multilayer body forming step of forming a multilayer body having an antiferromagnetic layer and a ferromagnetic layer laminated on the antiferromagnetic layer; and an annealing step of annealing the multilayer body in a magnetic field with a maximum temperature higher than a blocking temperature of the multilayer body by 15 to 60° C. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165895 | Method of production of grain-oriented electrical steel sheet with high magnetic flux density - The present invention provides a method of production of grain-oriented electrical steel sheet comprising making a slab heating temperature 1280° C. or less, annealing hot rolled sheet by (a) a process of heating it to a predetermined temperature of 1000 to 1150° C. to cause recrystallization, then annealing by a temperature lower than that of 850 to 1100° C. or by (b) decarburizing in annealing the hot rolled sheet so that a difference in amounts of carbon of the steel sheet before and after annealing the hot rolled sheet becomes 0.002 to 0.02 mass % and performing the heating in the temperature elevation process of the decarburization annealing under conditions of a heating rate of 40° C. or more, preferably 75 to 125° C./s while the temperature of the steel sheet is in a range from 550° C. to 720° C. and utilizing induction heating for rapid heating in the temperature elevation process of decarburization annealing. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165896 | Carbonitriding Method, Machinery Component Fabrication Method, and Machinery Component - A carbonitriding method that allows the permeating rate of nitrogen to be increased to improve the efficiency of the carbonitriding process is directed to carbonitriding a workpiece formed of steel containing at least 0.8 mass % of carbon, including an atmosphere control step of controlling the atmosphere in a heat treatment furnace, and a heating pattern control step of controlling the temperature history applied to a workpiece. The atmosphere control step includes an undecomposed ammonia concentration control step of controlling the undecomposed ammonia concentration in the heat treatment furnace, and a partial pressure control step of controlling the partial pressure of at least one of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in the heat treatment furnace. In the atmosphere control step, the undecomposed ammonia concentration control step and partial pressure control step are carried out such that the γ value defined by γ=a | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165897 | AUSTENITIC STEEL HAVING HIGH STRENGTH AND FORMABILITY, METHOD OF PRODUCING SAID STEEL AND USE THEREOF - Substantially austenitic steel having high strength and good formability for cold rolling including (in weight percent): 0.05 to 1.0% C; 11.0 to 14.9% Mn; 1.0 to 5.0% Al; O to 2.5% Ni the remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities, wherein the microstructure includes at least 75% in volume of austenite, and wherein (Ni+Mn) is from 11.0 to 15.9%. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165898 | FATIGUE-RESISTANT NICKEL-TITANIUM ALLOYS AND MEDICAL DEVICES USING SAME - Superelastic and/or shape memory nickel-titanium alloys having an increased fatigue life that is superior to known nickel-titanium alloys are disclosed. The nickel-titanium alloys have a minimum fatigue life that may be at least about 10 million strain cycles at a strain of at least about 0.75. The minimum fatigue life may be due, at least in part, to the nickel-titanium alloy having at least one of an oxygen concentration of less than about 200 ppm, a carbon concentration of less than about 200 ppm, the absence of oxide-based and/or carbide-based inclusions having a size greater than about 5 microns (μm), the presence of an R-phase, or combinations of the foregoing. Articles manufactured from such fatigue-resistant nickel-titanium alloys can be more durable because they are more resistant to repetitive strain and crack propagation. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165899 | COPPER BASE ROLLED ALLOY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A copper base rolled alloy has a copper base alloy composition containing 0.05 percent by mass or more, and 10 percent by mass or less of at least one type of element selected from Be, Mg, Al, Si, P, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zr, and Sn, wherein the X-ray diffraction intensity ratio I(111)/I(200) of (hkl)plane measured with respect to a rolled surface is 2.0 or more. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165900 | Method fo the Heat Treatment of a Profile, Device for the Heat Treatment of a Profile and Profile - A method and device for the heat treatment of a profile, in particular an extruded profile for aircraft. The profile may be formed by one or more different, in particular curable, aluminium alloys. The method provides that at least two regions of a profile are subjected to a different heat treatment. The device includes a first chamber that encloses a first region of a profile and a second chamber that encloses a second region of the profile, wherein different temperatures can be set in the first and second chambers. The profile has at least two regions that each have different material properties and are formed by differential heat treatment. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165901 | ALUMINUM ALLOY CLAD SHEET FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD - Disclosed herein is an aluminum alloy clad sheet for a heat exchanger including a core layer, a sacrificial layer formed on one surface of the core layer, and a filler layer including an Al—Si based alloy formed on the other surface of the core layer. The core layer includes a predetermined amount of Si, Cu, Mn, Ti, and Mg, the remainder including Al and inevitable impurities, and the sacrificial layer includes a predetermined amount of Si, Mn, and Zn, the remainder including Al and inevitable impurities. The core layer has a crystal grain size after the brazing heat treatment at 595° C. for 3 minutes of at least 50 μm and less than 300 μm. The filler layer and the sacrificial layer are defined for their thickness, and the number of intermetallic compounds in the core layer is also defined to a predetermined range. By such constitution, the aluminum alloy clad sheet has improved fatigue life and post-braze strength, high corrosion resistance, and excellent erosion resistance and brazeability. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165902 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A COPPER ALLOY WIRE ROD AND COPPER ALLOY WIRE ROD - A method of producing a copper alloy wire rod, containing: a casting step for obtaining an ingot by pouring molten copper of a precipitation strengthening copper alloy into a belt-&-wheel-type or twin-belt-type movable mold; and a rolling step for rolling the ingot obtained by the casting step, which steps are continuously performed, wherein an intermediate material of the copper alloy wire rod in the mid course of the rolling step or immediately after the rolling step is quenched. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165903 | Material Having Ultrafine Grained Structure and Method of Fabricating Thereof - In the present invention, there is provided a fabrication method of a material having an ultrafine grained structure characterized by including a step of providing a metal or an alloy having a stacking fault energy no greater than 50 mJ/mm | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165905 | Ferritic Stainless Steel Sheet Excellent in Press Formability and Secondary Formability and its Manufacturing Method - A ferritic stainless steel sheet has a composition of C up to 0.02 mass %, Si up to 0.8 mass %, Mn up to 1.5 mass %, P up to 0.050 mass %, S up to 0.01 mass %, 8.0-35.0 mass % of Cr, N up to 0.05 mass %, 0.05-0.40 mass % of Ti and 0.10-0.50 mass % of Nb with a product of (% Ti % N) less than 0.005. Precipitates of 0.15 μm or more in particle size except TiN are distributed in a steel matrix at a rate of 5000-50000/mm | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165906 | Homogenization and heat-treatment of cast metals - A method of casting a metal ingot with a microstructure that facilitates further working, such as hot and cold rolling. The metal is cast in a direct chill casting mold, or the equivalent, that directs a spray of coolant liquid onto the outer surface of the ingot to achieve rapid cooling. The coolant is removed from the surface at a location where the emerging embryonic ingot is still not completely solid, such that the latent heat of solidification and the sensible heat of the molten core raises the temperature of the adjacent solid shell to a convergence temperature that is above a transition temperature for in-situ homogenization of the metal. A further conventional homogenization step is then not required. The invention also relates to the heat-treatment of such ingots prior to hot working. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165907 | Removable Shoe Guard - The invention is a removable motorcycle gear shifter covering that prevents marring of a motorcyclist's shoe during upshifting operation. The device is elastic and designed to securely fit many different shift levers. It provides for weather resistant implementation, non-marring cushioned contact on upshifting, and non-slip tread on downshifting. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165908 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire is provided which has sufficient total properties and mass productivity of a tire without reducing drainage capability due to narrowed circumferential grooves, achieves high design flexibility of tread patterns and stiffness of land portion as intended, and also effectively reduces undesired air column resonance noise produced by the circumferential grooves. The pneumatic tire includes a circumferential groove | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165909 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - In a pneumatic tire provided on a groove surface with at least one main groove continuously extending in the circumferential direction of the tire, the air column resonance noise is effectively reduced without reducing the volume of the main groove, and the design flexibility is enhanced in consideration of the entire property of the tire. A pneumatic tire of the present invention is provided on a tread surface | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165910 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire maintaining excellent traction performance for the entire life of the tire. The tire ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165911 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - An object of the present invention is to provide a pneumatic tire capable of reducing the narrowing of the openings of sipes and increasing ground-contact performance by ensuring the edge effect and the water removal effect thereby increasing on-ice braking performance while providing a satisfactory durability to a sipe-forming blade mounted on the tire manufacturing die. To achieve the above object, each of the sipes formed in a land portion of a tread surface which a pneumatic tire comprises has: a first sipe portion in which a first wide portion having a bottom portion thereof is formed, a second sipe portion in which a second wide portion having a bottom portion thereof and extending in a depth direction from a depth position closer to the tread surface side than the bottom portion of the first wide portion is formed at the side opposite to the first wide portion as viewed in a sipe width direction, the second sipe portion being positioned on the side of the bottom portion of the first sipe portion, and a third sipe portion in which a third wide portion having a bottom portion thereof and extending in a depth direction from a depth position closer to the tread surface side than the bottom portion of the second wide portion is formed at the same side as the first wide portion as viewed in a sipe width direction, the third sipe portion being positioned on the side of the bottom portion of the second sipe portion. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165912 | TIRE WITH RETRACTABLE STUD - A retractable stud pin assembly is described for use in a conventional tire. The stud pin assembly includes a housing having an elastomer compartment and a spring in cooperation with the elastomer. A stud pin is mounted to the spring. The assembly may further optionally include a fluid compartment in cooperation with the elastomer compartment and the spring. The assembly may further include a second compression spring, which cooperates with the first spring and stud pin. An optional adjustment nut may be used to manually raise and lower the pin height as desired. An optional adjustment pin may also be used to extend into an optional fluid compartment to fine tune the pin height. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165913 | AMINO ALKOXY-MODIFIED SILSESQUIOXANE ADHESIVES FOR IMPROVED METAL ADHESION AND METAL ADHESION RETENTION TO CURED RUBBER - Amino alkoxy-modified silsesquioxanes (amino AMS), and/or amino co-AMS compounds that also comprise a mercaptosilane or a blocked mercaptosilane, are excellent adhesives for coating plated or unplated metal wire for adherence of the wire to a rubber stock. The amino AMS and/or the amino/mercaptan co-AMS adhesives can be used with all types of rubber and there is no requirement for the use of special adhesive additives to the rubber vulcanizates, such as, but not limited to, cobalt, resins and high sulfur levels. In particular, the use of amino AMS and/or amino/mercaptan co-AMS compounds as adhesives for bonding wire to rubber also improves the adherence performance of the reinforcements to obtain sufficient bonding that is resistant to degradation over the course of time, especially resistance to thermal aging and/or thermo-oxidizing aging, in particular corrosion in the presence of water. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165914 | PNEUMATIC TIRE AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME - A pneumatic tire having an air permeation preventive layer formed by adhering a resin film containing thermoplastic resin as a main component thereof to a tire inner wall surface, wherein the resin film is laminated, as a narrow width slit film shape, with an elastomer and the resultant ribbon-shaped laminate is continuously and spirally wound in a tire circumferential direction so that the edges thereof partially overlap to thereby form the air permeation preventive layer, whereby a pneumatic tire having a light weight and superior air permeation preventive property, no splice openings of the air permeation preventive layer at the time of tire processing, and capable of shortening the processing time can be obtained as well as the production method thereof. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165915 | Tire and Crosslinkable Elastomeric Composition - A tire includes: a carcass structure including at least one carcass ply, of a substantially toroidal shape, having opposite lateral edges associated with respective right-hand and left-hand bead structures, the bead structures including at least one bead core and at least one bead filler; a belt structure applied in a radially external position with respect to the carcass structure; a tread band radially superimposed on the belt structure; a pair of sidewalls applied laterally on opposite sides with respect to the carcass structure; at least one layer including a crosslinked elastomeric material having air barrier properties, wherein the crosslinked elastomeric material is obtained by crosslinking a crosslinkable elastomeric composition including: (a) 10 phr or 100 phr, preferably 20 phr to 60 phr, of at least one butyl rubber; (b) 0 phr to 90 phr, preferably 40 phr to 80 phr, of at least one diene elastomeric polymer; (c) 5 phr to 120 phr, preferably 15 phr to 90 phr, of at least one reinforcing filler; (d) 2 phr to 20 phr, preferably 5 phr to 15 phr, of at least one copolymer of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof with at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing at least one polyoxyalkylene side chain. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165916 | Run Flat Tire - Provided is a run flat tire having an enhanced ride comfort in running on general road surfaces and an enhanced driving stability on snowy road surfaces at the time when the tire is not punctured, as well as an enhanced maneuverability, particularly starting ability, on icy road surfaces in run-flat running where the tire is punctured. Three belt layers ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165917 | Multifunctional tire support device - A tire assembly inserted in a conventional pneumatic tire that allows the driven vehicle to be operated in a normal operating condition as well as in both a low tire pressure and a “run flat” condition. The tire embodies a multifunctional tire support device that permits the tire even when punctured to continue to support the vehicle and never allows the tire to go entirely flat. The support device when installed reinforces the tire tread and its side walls by applying internal pressure against them should they collapse when tire is punctured. The invention embodies a means for supporting the tire with the multifunctional device and provides an additional embodiment that uses the same device with a backup redundant inner tube to provide support to the punctured or ruptured tire and permits it to be operated in a run flat condition. The inner tube is located in the assembly at a distance away from the tread so that any puncture of the tread would not also puncture the inner tube. This provides safety and security for the vehicle operating with this assembly installed in a conventional tire and a standard tire wheel rim. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165918 | Tire For Heavy Vehicles - A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, which itself is topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls. The tire additionally comprises at least in each shoulder a layer of reinforcement elements which are parallel to each other in the layer and are oriented substantially perpendicular relative to the reinforcement elements of the working layer radially adjacent to said additional layer, said additional layer being radially adjacent to the edge of the radially outer working crown layer, and the axially outer end of said additional layer being located at a distance from the equatorial plane of the tire which is equal to the distance between said plane and the end of the working layer to which it is adjacent. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165919 | TYRE BELT INCORPORATING AN ANTIOXIDANT AGENT - Tyre belt comprising a rubber composition based on at least one isoprene elastomer, a reinforcing filler, a crosslinking system and an antioxidant agent, characterized in that said antioxidant agent comprises a 4,4′-bis(alkylamino)triphenylamine corresponding to the formula (I): | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165920 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE DOUBLE-COATED SHEET - A pressure-sensitive adhesive double-coated sheet comprising a substrate, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (A) formed on one side of the substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (B) formed on the other side of the substrate, wherein at least the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (A) is formed with a pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a butyl rubber as base material, and after the pressure-sensitive adhesive double-coated sheet is allowed to stand at 60° C. for five days while being placed between a moisture vapor-permeable waterproof sheet attached to the adhesive layer (A) and an aluminum plate attached to the adhesive layer (B), an expansion coefficient of the moisture vapor-permeable waterproof sheet is 0.5% or less. The pressure-sensitive adhesive double-coated sheet can allow the moisture vapor-permeable waterproof sheet to less expand over time when attached between the moisture vapor-permeable waterproof sheet and the adherend in a waterproof airtight structure of a construction. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165921 | COCHLEAR IMPLANT ASSEMBLY - A method of forming electrode structures comprising a plurality of electrode pads and a plurality of electrically conducting wires extending from the electrode pads. The method comprises coating an electrode structure with a relatively electrically insulating material, arranging each of the electrode pads in a first arrangement; arranging the wires relative to each other to provide a sufficient gap of separation between neighboring wires; securing the wires to a remotely positioned anchor member to preserve a gap of separation between neighbouring wires, and applying a coating of relatively electrically insulating material to the electrode structure. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165922 | Medical Wraps - A method of forming a medical wrap including a flexible, sheet-form substrate with a discrete medical function delivery region having a surface adapted to be placed against a patient's skin to provide a desired medical effect. The substrate carries a field of fibers exposed for engagement by an array of fastener elements. The fastener elements each have a respective stem extending integrally from a band of resin extending along the substrate. The fastener elements are constructed to snag the exposed fibers when the substrate is wrapped about a patient in an overlapping manner, securing the wrap about the patient with the medical function delivery region in a desired position. The wrap is configured for use as a hot or cold pack, a medical dressing, or drug delivery device. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165923 | METHOD OF APPLYING ASPHALT WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE MATERIAL FOR BUILDINGS AND BRIDGE DECKS - Disclosed herein are a method of applying an asphalt waterproofing membrane material for buildings and bridge decks using sawdust. More specifically, disclosed is a method for applying a waterproofing membrane composition having excellent waterproofing ability using sawdust, such that the composition is not broken down by external force and can function as a waterproofing material. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165924 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CMC ARTICLES HAVING SMALL COMPLEX FEATURES - A method for forming a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component for gas turbine engines. The method contemplates replacing a plurality of plies with insert material. The insert material can be partially cured or pre-cured and applied in place of a plurality of small plies or it may be inserted into cavities of a component in the form of a paste or a ply. The insert material is isotropic, being formed of a combination of matrix material and chopped fibers, tow, cut plies or combinations thereof. The use of the insert material allows for features such as thin edges with thicknesses of less than about 0.030 inches and small radii such as found in corners. The CMC components of the present invention replace small ply inserts cut to size to fit into areas of contour change or thickness change, and replace the small ply inserts with a fabricated single piece discontinuously reinforced composite insert, resulting in fewer defects, such as wrinkles, and better dimensional control. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165925 | Carryable Plastic Mattress Bag - A method for manufacturing a mattress carrier includes forming a bag from a sheet of plastic film material. The bag is sized to receive a mattress and has an opening for placing the mattress into the bag. An extension is formed on at least one side or end of the bag. The extension comprises a plurality of layers of the plastic film material. Handles are formed as openings in the extension. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165926 | Method and assembly for bonding metal layers in a gas turbine engine using a polyimide adhesive - A method and system is described herein for using a polyimide adhesive to bond a first metal layer to a second metal layer used in a gas turbine engine. The polyimide adhesive may be a film or a paste and is able to withstand operating temperatures in excess of 600 degrees Fahrenheit (315 degrees Celsius). In an exemplary embodiment, the second metal layer is an outer face skin of an exhaust nozzle and the first metal layer is a metal doubler configured to cover a damaged portion of the outer face skin. In some embodiments, the first and second metal layers may be formed of titanium. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165927 | Installation Of Cured In Place Liners With Dual Gland Air Inversion And Steam Cure Apparatus - Installation of a flexible cured in place liner by inverting the liner with air and curing the liner with steam introduced through a perforated lay flat hose without deflating the liner between the inversion and cure. The installation is performed with an apparatus having two independently operable glands with at least one fluid inlet port installed on the line downstream of the second gland liner. As the liner reaches the distal end of the conduit to be lined, it enters a sample and porting pipe with an exhaust pipe gland and exhaust pipe and it is pierced by a rigid porting tool. Steam is then introduced into the lay flat hose to cure the resin and is exhausted through an exhaust hose connected to a controllable exhaust pipe. After curing steam is replaced with air to cool the liner, the ends are cut to restore service through the host pipe. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165928 | Tire Patch Applicator - Methods and apparatus for applying a patch to an interior surface of a tire, the apparatus comprising a patch holder having the top surface shaped to a contour of the interior surface of the tire, the patch holder comprising a patch receptacle and a plurality of orifices extending there through in fluid communication with a vacuum source, and, an adhesive barrier surrounding the patch receptacle. The steps of a method include placing a patch into a patch receptacle in a tire patch holder, the patch holder having the top surface shaped to a contour of the interior tire surface, directing the patch holder to obliquely contact the interior surface of the tire, and, pressing the patch into substantial adhesive contact with the interior tire surface. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165929 | Process and apparatus for manufacturing a pneumatic tyre - A process and an apparatus for building a pneumatic tyre for vehicle wheels, in which the tyre includes a carcass structure including at least one carcass ply, at least one annular reinforcing structure associated with the carcass structure, a tread band at a position radially external to the carcass structure, and a pair of sidewalls at axially opposite positions on the carcass structure. The apparatus has a toroidal support and at least one turning-up device provided with an annularly continuous presser element axially translatable along the axis of the toroidal support and radially expandable and contractible relative to the axis of the toroidal support to contact the axially internal surfaces of the strip-like elements and turn them up around at least one reinforcing element. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165930 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR MAKING TAPE USEFUL AS A TIRE CAP PLY FROM GREIGE FABRIC - An apparatus and process are used to make a ready-to-apply tape from greige fabric. This tape can be used as cap plies, breakers and reinforcement in the carcass of tires. The tape is made by dipping a greige mini-fabric which comprises a plurality of single end cords in a solvent-based cement. The cement, which comprises solvent and an elastomeric composition, is dried so that the majority of the solvent evaporates. The elastomeric composition remains, encapsulating the fabric, thereby forming the tape. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165931 | Method For Molding Composite Structures - Method for making, modifying and using machinable composite molds for use in molding composite structures. The mold includes a mold body having a tool surface that is shaped to provide the molded surface of the composite structure. The mold body is made up of at least one mold layer composed of a quasi-isotropic material composed of a plurality of randomly oriented fiber bundles or chips impregnated with a resin. The use of randomly oriented fiber chips allows post-cure machining of the mold body. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165932 | PROCESS FOR APPLYING A LAYERED STRUCTURE ON A LENS - The invention relates to an improvement for applying a layered structure ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165933 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MEMBRANE ELECTRODE UNIT FOR A FUEL CELL - A process for producing a membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell. The process (a) produces at least one multilayer field on a support, with the at least one multilayer field including at least one electrode layer and at least one membrane layer and the at least one multilayer field being applied to the support such that the at least one multilayer field is surrounded by channels on the support that are bounded on at least one side by edges of the at least one multilayer field, and (b) introduces a flowable, curable sealing material into the channels, which sealing material becomes distributed there to produce a seal surrounding the edges of the at least one multilayer field. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165934 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINT - A method for producing a print includes a step of thermally bonding a thermally transferrable image-protecting layer onto an image surface of an image-receiving sheet so as to form a protective layer. In this step, thermal energy applied is changed so that the resulting protective layer has a first glossy region and a second glossy region having a glossiness lower than that of the first glossy region. The first glossy region has a glossiness a, which is a 20° mirror-surface glossiness measured according to Japanese Industrial Standard Z8741. The second glossy region has a glossiness b, which is a 20° mirror-surface glossiness measured according to Japanese Industrial Standard Z8741. The value obtained by subtracting the glossiness b from the glossiness a is 60 or more. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165935 | FILTER TUBE MAKING - A hollow filter tube is produced with a longitudinal seam and a fixed diameter. In the formation of the hollow tube glue is applied along a longitudinal side edge portion of an endless strip, and the strip is then formed into a tubular shape with an unglued longitudinal edge portion tucked directly under and against the glued side edge portion. The hollow tube is then heated to drive moisture from the glue and size and shape the hollow tube. Ultimately the formed hollow tube is cut into specific lengths. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165936 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR RECTANGULAR BATTERY - In a method of manufacturing an electrode assembly for a rectangular battery, in which positive electrodes and negative electrodes are alternately laminated so that a separator exists between the respective positive and negative electrodes, the manufacturing method includes the steps of: arranging a plurality of guide members in zigzag form in a perpendicular direction; inserting a continuous member of the separator between one and another one rows of the guide members; folding, into zigzag form, the continuous member by intersecting the rows of the guide members in a horizontal direction; inserting alternately the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes in respective valley grooves of the zigzag-folded continuous member; withdrawing the guide members from the respective valley grooves of the continuous member; and pressing, thereafter, the continuous member in the zigzag direction so as to make flat the continuous member. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165937 | Liquid application apparatus, liquid application method, inkjet recording apparatus and inkjet recording method - A liquid application apparatus has: a rotatable coating cylinder which has a circumferential surface onto which an application liquid is supplied; a base member which is conveyed continuously while making contact with the rotatable coating cylinder; a blade which scrapes off excess liquid of the application liquid in such a manner that a prescribed amount of the application liquid remains on the rotatable coating cylinder, before the rotatable coating cylinder transfers, onto the base member, the application liquid; a blade holding body which holds the blade, is supported on a supporting shaft and is rotatable in a rotation direction; and a plurality of biasing devices which are disposed in an axial direction of the rotatable coating cylinder and bias the blade holding body in the rotation direction of the blade holding body in such a manner that the blade makes contact with the circumferential surface of the rotatable coating cylinder. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165938 | METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE BY HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER SYSTEM - A method of producing an image, having superposing an ink sheet on an image-receiving sheet, and applying thermal energy,
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| 20090165939 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPLEX INCLUDING A SUPPORT LAYER HAVING A SPECIFIC TEXTURE - A method for manufacturing a complex including a support layer, based on a textile, a foam or a heavy mass, combined with a surface layer based on a polymeric material having a predefined surface state. The method of consisting of: (i) depositing a coating film of the said polymeric material of the surface layer on a sheet of paper having a surface state complementary to the predefined surface state of the complex to be obtained; (ii) calendering the support layer with an intermediate layer based on a second polymeric material obtained by extrusion upstream of the calender, and the assembly formed from the sheet of paper and the coating film; and (iii) withdrawing the sheet of paper. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165940 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPACING CELLULAR MATTER IN A CELL BLOCK - Methods and apparatus for bonding block of paraffin having cellular material embedded at one end thereof with an additional amount of paraffin are disclosed, including a method comprising placing the paraffin block in a well of a mold with the paraffin-embedded cellular material positioned on a support structure that elevates the cellular matter from a bottom surface of the well; heating the mold to thereby soften and at least partially melt and blend together the embedding paraffin and additional paraffin located in the well, the support structure sized such that some of the additional paraffin flows on the bottom surface of the well at least partially surrounding the support structure; and cooling the mold to thereby bond the additional paraffin to the embedding paraffin and re-solidify the paraffin block, wherein the retained cellular matter is spaced apart from an end of the re-solidified paraffin block defined by the bottom surface of the well. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165941 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING WORN ARTICLE - A method for producing a worn article, capable of providing a desirable wearability while reducing the cost of production. The method includes the steps of: placing leg elastic members F along a first waveform α on a web W being carried, the first waveform α being continuous in a longitudinal direction L of the web W and having a predetermined wavelength λ and predetermined first amplitudes α | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165942 | Insulation and Method of Installing - Insulation blankets having preapplied thereon a reactivatable hot melt adhesive. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165943 | REDUCING MOIRE EFFECT IN AN LCD DEVICE COMPRISING A LIGHT CONTROL FILM - The invention includes a method for reducing moire effect of an LCD device. An LCD device is provided comprising a liquid crystal panel having a front side and a back side. A light control film is placed on one side of the liquid crystal panel. The light control film comprises louver elements. A polarizer is placed on at least one side of the liquid crystal panel. At least one of the optical components placed on a front side of the liquid crystal panel is subjected to a haze treatment. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165944 | COATING METHOD FOR PIPE HAVING WELD BEAD - Method of coating pipe having a raised weld bead. Curable resin polymer is applied to the pipe and allowed to bond to form a cured or partially cured polymer layer on the pipe. Powder form adhesive composition is applied on the polymer layer while hot, with fusion into a film bonding to the polymer. Powder form polyolefin is applied to the adhesive while hot with fusion into a film bonding to the adhesive to form a powder-based coating. Following forming of the powder-based coating, the pipe is cooled from the inside. An outer polyolefin covering is bonded to the powder-based coating and the pipe cooled to ambient temperature. This procedure can avoid voids, cavities or pinholes forming in the coating adjacent the weld bead. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165945 | TOOL FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF TURBINE BUCKET SHROUD AND RELATED METHOD - A tooling assembly for preforming a CMC composite component includes: a female tool having a substantially flat base and a pair of upstanding sides; a substantially rigid breather frame adapted to surround a preform seated in said female tool; release sheets adapted for placement above and below the preform; a breather mat adapted to overlie the release sheet placed above the preform; and a vacuum bag adapted to enclose the female tool and preform for compaction of the preform and extraction of solvents and excess air from the preform. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165946 | DECORATIVE SHEET, DECORATED FORMED PRODUCT, METHOD OF MAKING THE DECORATIVE SHEET AND METHOD OF MAKING THE DECORATED FORMED PRODUCT - A decorative sheet includes a decoration layer having air permeability and an adhesive layer on the decoration layer arranged to bond the decoration layer onto an object. The decoration layer has an adhesive permeated portion permeated with the adhesive that has diffused from the adhesive layer. The adhesive permeated portion is about one-fifth to about one-third as thick as the decoration layer. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165947 | Crank for bicycle and method for manufacturing the same - Disclosed are a method for manufacturing a crank for a bicycle by bonding structural members to each other with an adhesive comprising; a step for applying the adhesive in a line-like or dot-like form in correspondence with an intervention region of the adhesive; a step for disposing a fabric in correspondence with the intervention region of the adhesive; a step for expanding the adhesive applied in a line-like or dot-like form in the fabric; and a step for bonding the structural members to each other with the adhesive expanded in the fabric, and a crank for a bicycle manufactured by the method. When the crank for a bicycle is manufactured by bonding the structural members to each other with the adhesive, the adhesive can be applied easily at a high accuracy and a good repeatability, variations of application condition and amount of used adhesive can be suppressed, and variation in quality can be suppressed. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165948 | CURABLE COMPOSITION - A curable composition is provided which is excellent in adhesion to a substrate and mechanical strength and which has a low viscosity and thus is excellent in workability even without incorporating a solvent or a plasticizer. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165949 | METHOD OF BONDING MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION USING NANOSCALE, SUPERPARAMAGNETIC POLY(METH)ACRYLATE POLYMERS - The invention relates to a method of bonding different materials of construction using hybrid materials comprising nanoscale, superparamagnetic, ferromagnetic, ferrimagnetic or paramagnetic powders enveloped or in part not enveloped by poly(meth)acrylates, and to their use. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165950 | Apparatus for treating substrate and method for transferring substrate using the same - A substrate treating apparatus and a method for transferring a substrate are provided. The substrate treating apparatus includes a first treating unit having a dual layer structure in which a first treating portion performing a coating process and a second treating portion performing a developing process are arranged in a vertical direction, a first buffer unit providing a place where substrates treated at the first treating portion stand by, a second buffer unit providing a place where the substrates treated at the second treating portion stand by, a second treating unit performing an exposing process, and an interface unit transferring the substrates between the first and second buffer units and the second treating unit. The interface unit includes a frame disposed adjacent to the first treating unit and a first substrate receiving portion disposed in the frame and receiving the substrates that are received in the first buffer unit and will be transferred to the second treating unit. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165951 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING VARIATION OF PROCESSING CHARACTERISTICS - A plasma processing apparatus includes a reaction container with the inner side wall thereof insulated, a sample rest and an antenna arranged in the reaction container. The high-frequency power is supplied to the antenna from a plasma generating power supply, the processing gas is introduced into the reaction container and converted to a plasma, and the sample placed on the sample rest is processed by the plasma. A matching unit for securing the impedance matching is inserted between the plasma generating power supply and a load circuit including the antenna. The matching unit includes a sensor for measuring the impedance characteristic on the load circuit side and a unit for changing the match point and the matching track leading to the match point on the input side of the matching unit in accordance with the measurement by the sensor. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165952 | VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS - The invention provides a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus having a high productivity per installed area. In a vacuum processing apparatus provided with a plurality of cassettes on which a cassette is stored, a vacuum feed chamber arranged in a back face side of the atmospheric air feed chamber in a state of being coupled thereto, having a polygonal plane shape and structured such that the wafer is fed in a depressurized inner portion, and a plurality of vacuum processing chambers detachably coupled to a side surface of the vacuum feed chamber, arranged in adjacent thereto and processing the wafer fed to an inner portion from the vacuum feed chamber, a plurality of vacuum processing apparatuses includes a plurality of etching processing chamber carrying out an etching process of the wafer and at least one ashing processing chamber carrying out an ashing process of the wafer, the ashing processing chamber is coupled to a side surface in one of right and left sides as seen from the front face of the vacuum feed chamber, and the atmospheric air feed chamber is arranged so as to be biased to the one side to which the ashing processing chamber is coupled. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165953 | Plasma Reactor - A plasma reactor ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165954 | ELECTRICALLY ENHANCING THE CONFINEMENT OF PLASMA - A vacuum plasma processor includes a chamber having a grounded wall and an outlet port. Plasma is excited at a first RF frequency in a chamber region spaced from the wall and outlet port. A. structure confines the plasma to the region while enabling gas to flow from the region to the outlet port. RF electric power at a second frequency connected to the confining structure causes the confining structure to be at a potential different from ground to increase the size of a sheath between the plasma and confining structure and increase the confining structure effectiveness. The region includes an electrode connected to ground by a circuit that is series resonant to the first frequency and includes capacitance of the sheath. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165955 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH CONTROLLED BIASING FUNCTIONS - A plasma processing apparatus including: a phase controller for controlling a phase difference between biasing power supplied to the antenna biasing electrode and biasing power supplied to the substrate electrode to have a difference of 180°±45°; wherein the biasing power supplied to the antenna biasing electrode and the biasing power supplied to the substrate electrode have a same frequency, which same frequency is lower than a frequency of the RF power for plasma generation. A plurality of filters is included, to perform a variety of filtering. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165956 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrostatic chuck for an apparatus for treating a substrate includes a body; an insulating plate attached onto a top surface of the body, wherein the substrate is disposed on the insulating plate; an electrode in the insulating plate; a temperature controlling unit including a heating unit and a cooling unit under the electrode and in the insulating plate; and a thermal conduction unit disposed between the electrode and the temperature controlling unit. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165957 | Apparatus for laminating substrates - An apparatus for laminating substrates includes a laminating fixture having an open-topped recessed space formed by a pair of corresponding sidewalls for holding a target substrate therein. The recessed space is communicable with an air evacuation passage. A supporting structure is formed in the recessed space for supporting two opposite ends of a flexible substrate thereon, such that a bottom of the flexible substrate is spaced from a laminating surface of the target substrate by a predetermined distance. A soft plate is disposed over the open-topped laminating fixture to form an airtight chamber in the laminating fixture. When the airtight chamber is vacuumed using a vacuum pump via the evacuation passage, the soft plate is subjected to a suction pressure and downward deformed to press the flexible substrate downward, causing the flexible substrate to deflect to attach its bottom on the laminating surface of the target substrate. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165958 | TAPE STICKING APPARATUS AND STICKING METHOD - A raw sheet L, in which a strip-shaped tape base material TB having a die bonding sheet portion DS with a size of substantially corresponding to the shape of a semiconductor wafer W is temporarily stuck to a strip-shaped release liner S, is fed out, and a cut-line detecting device | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165959 | APPARATUS FOR DECORATING OBJECTS - An apparatus for decorating objects through sublimation comprises a kiln for heating the objects, a carousel comprising a plurality of arms having a supporting arrangement for supporting the objects, each object being associated with a transferring sheet provided with a sublimable decoration and further comprises a sucking arrangement for sucking air between the transferring sheet and the object. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165960 | Tape binding device - A tape binding device includes a table. The table includes a tape passage groove allowing to pass a tape having a greater width than a width of a material to be bound. A loop forming mechanism for forming a loop of the tape includes a first belt conveying mechanism disposed below the table. The first belt conveying mechanism includes a plurality of conveying belts provided with spaces to be spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the tape. The tape is sucked to the conveying belts and conveyed by sucking air through the spaces. Placing portions of plurality of placing members driven to an upper position by a driving mechanism place the material to be bound thereon located above the conveying belts of the first belt conveying mechanism. At least one of the placing portions is arranged to advance above the conveying belts through a space between the corresponding conveying belts. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165961 | Mould for Producing Door Cores - Especially when it is necessary to provide voids ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165962 | Label producing message center and personal shopping device - The present invention is directed to a one-touch label-dispensing device for dispensing labels marked with time information, such as the month, day and year, that can be attached or integrated into the panel of a refrigerator so that labels automatically marked and dispensed can be used to mark food items placed in the refrigerator and/or cabinets. The present invention is also directed to a one-touch label-dispensing device for dispensing labels that can be equipped with a recording device for recording audible and text messages, such as e-mails, to be played back at a later time. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165963 | FIRE-RESISTANT SMOKE-SUPPRESSANT DEVICE - In general, the detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise form disclosed above. While specific embodiments of, and examples for, the disclosure are described above for illustrative purposes, various equivalent modifications are possible within the scope of the disclosure, as those skilled in the relevant art will recognize. The teachings of the disclosure provided herein can be applied to other systems, not necessarily the system described herein. The elements and acts of the various embodiments described herein can be combined to provide further embodiments. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165964 | SEALING CURTAIN ASSEMBLY FOR DOOR OR WINDOW OPENINGS - A sealing curtain assembly for door or window openings having a pair of tracks attached to frame members which are fixed to a base, a curtain having edges slidably engaging the tracks and being reversibly insertable into covers over each track, and hinges on each cover, whereby the hinges facilitate the lowering and raising of the curtain. Each track has a raised lip over which the curtain slides as the curtain moves up or down, the lip maintaining a seal against air flow, even when the curtain is distended upon the application of pressure. The bottom of the curtain has a weighted member and the base has spring clamps. As the curtain is lowered the weighted member engages the spring clamps causing the covers to press against the tracks, thereby providing a tight seal against airflow. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165965 | BLIND ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a blind assembly comprising a blind web ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165966 | FOLDING PLASTIC CLIP FOR PLEATED BLINDS - Traditional fixing of raising cords on pleated blinds occurs by means of plastic flaps sewn in place that hold knots on the raising cords. Adjustment of tension in the raising cords is difficult, because it may be required to loosen the knot and re-tie it i a better location. According to the invention this is avoided in that a plastic clip has slits, in which the raising cords are pinched and locked after being wound 1½ turn around an interjacent tongue in the plane of the plastic clip. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165967 | Use of Modified Inorganic Particles in Deinking - The present invention provides methods for deinking printed waste paper—particularly methods that use a deinking composition that includes a hydrophobically-modified inorganic particle (“MIP”) to improve ink collection efficiency under traditional alkaline, reduced alkali, and true neutral deinking conditions. Deinking compositions are provided that include a hydrophobically-MIP substrate, a nonionic surfactant and a fatty acid, or mixtures thereof. The improved ink collection of the present invention can result in deinked pulp of high quality and/or yields that has excellent brightness and effective residual ink concentrations (“ERIC”) values. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165968 | MODIFIED KRAFT FIBERS - A method of producing a modified pulp comprising treating wood chips in an extraction process to remove hemicellose to form treated wood chips; and subjecting said treated wood chips to chemical or semichemical pulping to form a modified Kraft pulp wherein the amount of hemicellulose contained in the modified Kraft pulp is from about 5 to about 10% by dry weight of the modified pulp. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165969 | Enzymatic treatment of pulp for lyocell manufacture - Bleached and unbleached pulps are treated with an enzyme in one or more stages of the bleaching process to yield a low DP pulp suitable for lyocell manufacture. This allows higher throughput of fiber an economy of manufacture. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165970 | Solidifying Agent for Fibrous Treatment Object and Method of Fixing Treatment Therefor - An object of the invention is to provide a solidifying agent for fibrous treatment objects to be treated or a method of fixing treatment for fibrous treatment objects to be treated. According to the present invention, the solidifying agent for the fibrous treatment objects to be treated mainly contains an aqueous sulfide solution, in which one or a mixture of Group 1 or Group 2 metals or other alkali metal substances is ionically bonded with sulfur. Further, according to the present invention, the solidifying agent for the fibrous treatment objects to be treated mainly contains an aqueous solution of polysulfide of one or a mixture of Group 1 or Group 2 metals or other alkali metal substances. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165971 | METHODS FOR PREPARING ALKALI CELLULOSE AND WATER-SOLUBLE CELLULOSE ETHER - Provided is a method for preparing cellulose ether which is transparent as dissolved in water and has low water-insoluble content. More specifically, provided are a method for preparing alkali cellulose comprising a contact step of bringing a pulp sheet having a pore volume of 1.0 ml/g or greater, or chips into which the pulp sheet has been converted, into contact with an alkali metal hydroxide solution to obtain an alkali cellulose reaction mixture, and a drain step of draining the alkali cellulose reaction mixture; and a method for preparing water-soluble cellulose ether comprising a step of reacting the alkali cellulose with an etherifying agent. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165972 | METHODS FOR PREPARING ALKALI CELLULOSE AND WATER-SOLUBLE CELLULOSE ETHER - Provided is a method for preparing cellulose ether which is transparent as dissolved in water and has low water-insoluble content. More specifically, provided is a method for preparing alkali cellulose, comprising a contact step of bringing a pulp sheet having a sheet density of 0.60 g/ml or less or being formed from pine, or chips into which the pulp sheet has been converted, into contact with an alkali metal hydroxide solution at 5 to 70° C. for 10 to 600 seconds to obtain an alkali cellulose reaction mixture, and a drain step of draining the reaction mixture, wherein an amount of the alkali metal hydroxide solution to be used for the contact step is selected so that the alkali cellulose obtained by the drain step has a ratio of a weight of alkali metal hydroxide component determined by neutralization titration of the alkali cellulose to a weight of solid component in the pulp {(alkali metal hydroxide component)/(solid component in the pulp)} of 0.3 to 1.5. Also provided is a method for preparing water-soluble cellulose ether, comprising a step of reacting the resulting alkali cellulose with an etherifying agent. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165973 | Web-Forming Section and Method for Manufacturing Multi-Layer Web - A web-forming section of a paper or board machine has a first web-forming unit with a first fiber layer (W | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165974 | Methods for blending dried cellulose fibers - Methods for blending first and second fibers to provide fiber blends that include blended fiber flocs composed of a substantially homogeneous blend of first and second fibers. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165975 | FUNCTIONALIZATION OF PAPER COMPONENTS - Compositions and methods of producing paper-based materials are disclosed. In general, the techniques utilize an amine-containing polymer, such as chitosan, to functionalize one or more components of a mixture used to form materials such as paper-based materials. Such components can include the fibers of a pulp and/or filler particles. In one instance, either the pulp or the filler particles are functionalized, but not both. Such functionalization can improve the qualifies of a paper-based material relative to when such functionalization is not utilized. Techniques and compositions are also described to further improve the qualities of a paper material by utilizing a complementary polymer which can couple with the amine-containing polymer. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165976 | EXPANSION AGENTS FOR PAPER-BASED MATERIALS - Compositions and methods of producing paper-based materials are disclosed. The techniques can utilize an amine-containing polymer, such as chitosan, to functionalize one or more components of a mixture used to form materials such as paper-based materials. Such components can include the fibers of a pulp and/or filler particles. Techniques and compositions are also described to further improve the qualities of a paper material by utilizing a complementary polymer which can couple with the amine-containing polymer. Other compositions and methods are directed to forming paper-based materials that are expandable. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165977 | Paper Substrate containing a wetting agent and having improved print mottle - The present invention relates to a sizing composition that, when applied to paper substrate, creates a substrate, preferably suitable for inkjet printing, having increased print density, enhanced print mottle, as well as print sharpness, low HST, and/or image dry time, the substrate preferably having high brightness and reduced color-to-color bleed as well. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of reducing the HST of a paper substrate by applying the sizing composition to at least one surface thereof. Further, the application relates to methods of making and using the sizing composition, as well as methods of making and using the paper containing the sizing composition. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165978 | BLENDS OF GLYOXALATED POLYACRYLAMIDES AND PAPER STRENGTHENING AGENTS - Compositions comprising a blend of two or more paper strengthening agents have improved stability compared with previously known paper strengthening agents. One component is a polymeric paper strengthening agent, preferably a wet strengthening agent. The other component is a stabilized polyacrylamide prepared by (1) reacting a first portion of glyoxal with a polyacrylamide having pendant amide groups to form a first reaction mixture comprising polyacrylamide; (2) adding an acid to the first reaction mixture to form a second reaction mixture having a reduced pH and comprising the polyacrylamide; and (3) adding a second portion of glyoxal to the second reaction mixture to form the stabilized polyacrylamide. If desired, an aldehyde scavenger can be included in one or more of step (1), step (2), step (3), or the stabilized polyacrylamide. Such compositions can be used to enhance the strength of paper, particularly the wet strength of paper. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165979 | ADVANCED DEWATERING SYSTEM - System for drying a tissue or hygiene web. The system includes a permeable structured fabric carrying the web over a drying apparatus. A permeable dewatering fabric contacts the web and is guided over the drying apparatus. A mechanism is used to apply pressure to the permeable structured fabric, the web, and the permeable dewatering fabric at the drying apparatus. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165980 | ADVANCED DEWATERING SYSTEM - System for drying a tissue or hygiene web. The system includes a permeable structured fabric carrying the web over a drying apparatus. A permeable dewatering fabric contacts the web and is guided over the drying apparatus. A mechanism is used to apply pressure to the permeable structured fabric, the web, and the permeable dewatering fabric at the drying apparatus. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165981 | Process For Recycling Light Metal Parts - A process for recycling light metal parts with gas inclusions or non-metallic particles. In order to convert different waste products into high class products in a process-technically simple manner, without requiring cleaning/purifying of the used materials, that from at least one light metal part with gas inclusions and at least one light metal part with largely dense, non-metallic particles, a gas containing metal melt is produced and a metal melt is allowed to solidify at an under-pressure for at least sometime under formation of a light metal foam body. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165982 | Method for Predicting and Preventing Shrinkage Cavity of Iron Casting - A method for predicting and preventing occurrence of shrinkage cavity in an iron casting of any of various shapes or in each part of an iron casting precisely prior to casting. The shape of an iron casting is approximated entirely or partially to a rectangular parallelepiped or a cube, to the sum of the two long sides is divided by the short side to determine a shape coefficient, and occurrence of shrinkage cavity is predicted by determining whether the value exceeds a predetermined value (determination coefficient) or not. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165983 | Method for mounting a mould for casting a cast part from a metal melt - A method for mounting a mould composed of mould parts for casting a cylinder block of an internal combustion engine from a metal melt, includes at least one chill, which forms at least one part section of inner surfaces of a cylinder space of the cylinder block, and is positioned and retained at a wall of one of the mould parts. This method provides for moulds to be mounted with chills provided in a mould cavity. This is achieved by holding the at least one chill in its position at least for a specific duration by magnetic forces, which are exerted by a magnet which is arranged on a side of the wall of one of the mould parts facing away from the at least one chill. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090165984 | INJECTION CYLINDER IN INJECTION APPARATUS FOR MOLDING METAL MATERIAL - Leakage of molten metal material from between a cylinder body having a tight-fitting liner and a nozzle member of an injection apparatus is prevented through the interaction of the nozzle member and a coupling ring with the liner. | 2009-07-02 |
