| 29th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20120180877 | Non-invasive Thermal Dispersion Flow Meter with Chronometric Monitor for Fluid Leak Detection - A non-invasive thermal dispersion flow meter with chronometric monitor for fluid leak detection includes a heater, an ambient temperature sensor and a flow rate sensor which are configured to sense the temperature of a fluid in a conduit, and then monitor the flow of that fluid through the conduit. The fluid flow sensor is incorporated into a Wheatstone bridge circuit which is used to provide increased sensitivity to the outputs of the sensors. Based upon the ambient temperature sensor readings, the flow rate sensor and heater may be adjusted to optimize the operation of the system to detect leaks. An alternative embodiment utilizes a single sensor and separate heater which work together to determine heat propagation times which in turn is used to calculate flow rate. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180878 | Valve Control Valve Circuit For Operating a Single Acting Hydraulic Cylinder - A system for operating a single acting hydraulic cylinder includes a directional valve that has one extreme position in which a workport is connected to a tank return conduit, another extreme position where the workport is connected to a pump supply conduit, and a closed intermediate a position where the workport is disconnected from both the pump and the tank. The directional valve is pilot operated and is biased toward the one extreme position by a spring. An electrically operated primary applies pilot pressure to the directional valve alternately from the pump supply conduit and the tank return conduit. A pilot operated check valve has a first state which restricts fluid flow only from the workport toward the chamber and a second state in which fluid can flows from the chamber to the workport. The system has a pressure compensation that also provides self priming of the directional valve. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180879 | SOLENOID VALVE - A solenoid valve for controlling a fluid has a first housing part ( | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180880 | DUAL PLATE WAFER CHECK VALVE - A check valve including a housing comprising a fluid passage along a housing axis, a check valve cartridge disposed in the fluid passage, and a retainer that limits axial movement of the check valve cartridge in the fluid passage, wherein the retainer allows rotational movement of the check valve cartridge. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180881 | Overflow Valve For Prevention Of Water Vapor Loss - A system and valve for regulating the level of a fluid. The valve having a floating head member that is connected via a rotatable member to a drain member, where fluid may drain from the valve. The system having the valve and a tank, where the fluid drains from the tank once the fluid level reaches the level of the drain member of the valve. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180882 | FLUIDIC DEVICES AND FABRICATION METHODS FOR MICROFLUIDICS - A method of fabricating a fluidic device comprises providing a fluidic device including a body having a surface and one or more channels located in the body. Recesses are defined on said surface. The one or more channels can have respective boundaries. A layer of adhesive including one or more panel-shaped pieces having a pattern based on the pattern of boundaries of the channels can be formed and applied on the surface of the body. It is further controlled that the layer of adhesive has respective boundaries surrounding the boundaries of the one or more channels. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180883 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus, which is provided with a processing chamber configured to process a substrate and capable of being depressurized, includes a substrate placing table configured to place a substrate; a baffle plate disposed around the substrate placing table so as to divide an inside of the processing chamber into a processing space and an exhaust space; and an exhaust port configured to exhaust the inside of the processing chamber. A gap is formed between the substrate placing table and the baffle plate and a plurality of communication holes are formed in the baffle plate so that the processing space and the exhaust space communicate with each other. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180884 | Interconnection of Microfluidic Devices - A microfluidic device ( | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180885 | Rail Vehicle with Sewage Tank Which can be Emptied from on Board - A rail vehicle with a sewage tank and a pump is provided, wherein the pump is located on board of the rail vehicle for the purpose of emptying the sewage tank. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180886 | BLEED VALVE MODULE WITH POSITION FEEDBACK AND COOLING SHROUD - A bleed valve control system for mounting to a support structure adjacent to a fan air plenum within an aircraft includes a bleed valve module, a pneumatic valve controller, and a fan air duct. The bleed valve module includes a pipe, a plurality of bleed valves connected to the pipe, and a plurality of pneumatic actuators connected to the bleed valves. The pneumatic valve controller includes a plurality of electrical control elements and a cooling shroud. The cooling shroud is attached to the pipe and at least partially surrounds the plurality of electrical control elements. The fan air duct connects the cooling shroud to the fan air plenum such that fan air flows through the cooling shroud to cool the plurality of electrical control elements. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180887 | Temperature controlling device - A temperature controlling device contains a base including a top wall and a peripheral wall; the top wall including a first hole and a second hole; a temperature balance valve retained in the base and including a first inlet, a second inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet; a lower ceramic member installed on the top wall and including a second cavity, a first orifice, and a second orifice to flow the hot water; an upper ceramic member fixed on a top end of the lower ceramic member and including a third cavity; the third cavity including a close face; a control shaft including an extension, a radial extending disc, and a forcing end disposed on a top end thereof to input a rotating power; a housing served to cover the base, between the housing and the base being defined a receiving space, and the housing includes an aperture. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180888 | HIGH FLOW SERVICE VALVE - A high flow service valve is provided that does not rely on the use of a valve core. The high flow service valve allows a condensing unit to be evacuated and charged very quickly. The high flow service valve utilizes a second movable obturator positioned at least partially in the valve body having a first position wherein a charge passageway is fluidly connected to a charge port and a second position wherein the charge passageway is fluidly disconnected from the charge port. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180889 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ROUTE AIRFLOW THROUGH DYNAMICALLY CHANGING DUCTS - The invention generally relates to ventilation systems and methods, and more particularly to selectively configurable climate control systems and methods for use in data centers and the like. A system includes a first structural element and a second structural element spaced apart from first structural element to define a space between the first and second structural elements. The system also includes a plurality of partitions moveable into the space between the first and second structural elements and a controller arranged to control movement of the plurality of partitions. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180890 | ROTARY VALVE - A movable valve element is provided so as to rotate about a predetermined shaft center. A first valve seat and a second valve seat are respectively arranged apart from the movable valve element with predetermined clearances on both sides of the movable valve element in a direction along the shaft center. A first sealing member is arranged around a communication path so as to seal a space inside the communication path from a space defined by the clearance on a side close to the first valve seat. A second sealing member is arranged around the communication path so as to seal the space inside the communication path from a space defined by the clearance on a side close to the second valve seat. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180891 | MALE JOINT MEMBER FOR PIPE JOINT - A male coupling member is configured such that, even if a front end surface of a valve member is hit with a hammer, the valve member cannot bite into an opening surface of a coupling body. The male coupling member has a coupling body, a valve member, and a spring member. The valve member has a front end portion fitted into a front end opening of the coupling body, and a valve body. The front end portion has a circular front end surface, a front end annular surface having a smaller diameter than an opening surface of the coupling body, and a reduced-diameter surface having a smaller diameter than the front end annular surface. The reduced-diameter surface is configured such that when the valve member is tilted and, consequently, the reduced-diameter surface engages a rear end edge of the opening surface, the length b from the point of engagement between the reduced-diameter surface and the rear end edge to the outer peripheral edge of the front end surface of the valve member through the axis of the valve member is not larger than the diameter a of the front end surface. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180892 | RAIN CATCH FOR COLLECTING AND DIVERTING RAINWATER FROM A RETRACTABLE AWNING - A rain catch is disclosed that collects and diverts rainwater from the perimeter of a retractable awning having an awning canopy that is tilted so as to have a lowest corner. The rain catch has a body that includes a body cavity and an awning beam collar, the body cavity having an opening that receives rainwater flowing off the lowest corner of the awning canopy. The awning beam collar is attached to the awning beam of the retractable awning at the lowest corner of the canopy. The rain catch is attached to the awning beam such that the opening of the collector body cavity is disposed in a space between the edge of the awning canopy and a bracing member at the lowest corner of the awning. The rain catch can include an extended downspout coupled to the downspout port to direct received rainwater away from the retractable awning. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180893 | FAUCET EXTENDER - A device and method for delivering water to a person who is unable to reach household or other types of water dispensing faucets. In some embodiments, the device comprises a trough for delivering the liquid and an attachment member for attaching the trough to a faucet. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180894 | VALVE AND ACTUATOR EMPLOYING CAPILLARY ELECTROWETTING PHENOMENON | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180895 | Whip stop - The whip stop is made of a flexible, rust resistant galvanized sheet metal, that is preformed/bent to its permanent shape, which is a rectangular shape with four sides and a small flap which overlaps one of the sides, but is not connected to it, allowing whip stop to be flexed open and placed around a 4″×4″ wooden post, then to, on its own, snap shut protecting the post from weedeater damage. There is no folding, or unfolding needed. The user simply flexes open whip stop and whip stop snaps back to its original shape, no screws or nails are needed to hold whip stop in place. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180896 | FLEXIBLE TUBE FOR ENDOSCOPE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A flexible tube | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180897 | REFRIGERANT LINE - A refrigerant line for carrying a mixture of refrigerant and lubrication oil. The line includes an inner casing made of a material impermeable to the refrigerant/oil mixture, an outer casing made of a material that is highly permeable to the refrigerant in its gaseous state, and an intermediate layer between the inner and outer casings made of a material that is high permeable to the gaseous refrigerant but that is able to retain the admixed oil. In this way, any oil contained in a refrigerant/oil mixture leaking through the inner casing is retained by the intermediate layer, while the refrigerant gas is allowed to escape through the outer two layers. The intermediate layer may retain the oil by absorption, by adsorption, or by binding of the oil. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180898 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILLING A PLURALITY OF ISOLATED VEHICLE FLUID CIRCUITS THROUGH A COMMON FLUID FILL PORT - A vehicle having multiple isolated fluid circuits configured to be filled through a common fill port includes a first fluid circuit disposed within the vehicle, the first fluid circuit having a first fill port, a second fluid circuit disposed within the vehicle, and a conduit defining a fluid passageway between the first fluid circuit and second fluid circuit, the conduit including a valve. The valve is configured such that the first and second fluid circuits are fluidly coupled via the passageway when the valve is open, and are fluidly isolated when the valve is closed. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180899 | SYTEM AND METHOD FOR LIQUEFYING A FLUID AND STORING THE LIQUEFIED FLUID - A Dewar system is configured to liquefy a flow of fluid, and to store the liquefied fluid. The Dewar system is disposed within a single, portable housing. Disposing the components of the Dewar system within the single housing enables liquefied fluid to be transferred between a heat exchange assembly configured to liquefy fluid and a storage assembly configured to store liquefied fluid in an enhanced manner. In one embodiment, the flow of fluid liquefied and stored by the Dewar system is oxygen (e.g., purified oxygen), nitrogen, and/or some other fluid. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180900 | SYTEM AND METHOD FOR LIQUEFYING AND STORING A FLUID - A fluid is liquefied from a gaseous state to a liquid state, and the liquefied fluid is stored. In one embodiment, the fluid is oxygen. Mechanisms are employed that enhance the durability, longevity, reliability, efficiency, of a system used to liquefy the fluid. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180901 | SYTEM AND METHOD FOR LIQUEFYING AND STORING A FLUID - A fluid is liquefied from a gaseous state to a liquid state, and the liquefied fluid is stored. In one embodiment, the fluid is oxygen. Mechanisms are employed that enhance the durability, longevity, reliability, efficiency, of a system used to liquefy the fluid. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180902 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH A FILLING MATERIAL COMPOSED OF AT LEAST ONE FIRST AND ONE SECOND LIQUID COMPONENT AT A PREDETERMINED RATIO - The invention relates to a method and an associated device for filling containers ( | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180903 | SAFE BEVERAGE DISPENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention provides a system and methods for safe dispensing of a hot liquid, the system comprising a receptacle for holding a liquid, an apparatus for heating the liquid in the receptacle and a dispensing apparatus, disposed outside said receptacle, for dispensing said liquid from the receptacle to a receiving vessel, wherein the dispensing apparatus comprises a safety device for safe release of the liquid to the receiving vessel. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180904 | Filling Machine Provided with a Cleaning in Place Device with Individual Collecting Elements - A machine for filling containers, including a plurality of filling spouts, and a cleaning device comprising a plurality of individual tubular collecting elements rigidly mounted on a collection tube, and a device for moving the collection tube between a retracted position and a service position in which the collecting elements are in contact, via the upstream ends thereof, with the filling spouts. The collection tube laterally supports the collecting elements, such that, in the retracted position, the collecting elements are arranged between the filling spouts. The moving device capable of moving the collection tube from the retracted position thereof to the service position thereof by at least one downward vertical translational movement, followed by a horizontal movement. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180905 | BOX STATION - An aboveground fueling facility for storing and dispensing a combustible fluid such as gasoline includes a double-wall storage tank that is constructed and arranged to store the combustible fluid in a fire resistant tank and box. The double-wall storage tank may have a first head and a second head that act as ends of the box. The box may have paneling that is fire resistant and can withstand varying weather conditions. The double-wall storage tank may be fluidly connected to a pumping system. The aboveground fueling facility may include a collapsible canopy, among other features. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180906 | ROOT RESURFACING ATTACHMENT FOR HAND HELD GAS POWERED EDGERS - A rotating cutting head includes multiple, separate, spaced-apart, parallel loops of chainsaw chains positioned around a central hub. The hub is attached to a spindle of a lawn edger. A safety shield is provided adjacent to the rotating cutting head. As the cutting head rotates, the chainsaw chains cut the tree roots. The rotating cutting head is used for resurfacing exposed tree roots to avoid tripping hazards and tree root strike damage to residential and commercial lawn maintenance equipment. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180907 | Level Adjusting Device for Worktable of Jointer/Planer Machine - A woodworking machine includes a base, an adjusting device, and an adjustable worktable. The adjusting device is engaged with the base and includes a platform, a plurality of adjusters, and a plurality of fastening members. The platform is slidably engaged with the base. The plurality of adjusters are adjustable, and the plurality of fastening members are releasably inserted through the plurality of adjustors respectively. The adjustable worktable is engaged with the adjusting device. Moreover, the platform bears the adjustable worktable and the plurality of adjusters are abutted against the adjustable worktable. Additionally, the adjustable worktable is adjustably moved upon adjusting of the adjustors, and prior to adjusting each adjustor, the fastening member engaged therewith is removed. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180908 | Bamboo Material Embossing Method - The invention discloses one bamboo material embossing method, which includes following steps; a. Preparing material: bleached or carbonized bamboo material is cut into segments according to demand; b. Embossing: bamboo material cut in step a is placed into rolling mill and is conveyed at speed of 8-12 m/min when press roller of rolling mill is heated to 80-95° C.; pattern pressing is made at pressure of 5˜8 mpa; c. Stress releasing; bamboo material with embossing completed is placed for twelve hours for stress releasing; d. Varnish painting; varnish is painted for bamboo material with stress releasing completed. Through the method of the invention, woody texture can be produced on the surface of bamboo material and decoration material having elegant woody texture can be produced through using energy-saving and environmental-protection bamboo material. Furthermore, the method does not pollute environment and has low energy consumption and very low cost. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180909 | HIGH STRENGTH COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A multiphase steel sheet has a steel composition containing, in percent by mass, more than 0.015% to less than 0.100% of carbon, less than 0.40% of silicon, 1.0% to 1.9% of manganese, more than 0.015% to 0.05% of phosphorus, 0.03% or less of sulfur, 0.01% to 0.3% of soluble aluminum, 0.005% or less of nitrogen, less than 0.30% of chromium, 0.0050% or less of boron, less than 0.15% of molybdenum, 0.4% or less of vanadium, 0.02% or less of titanium, wherein [Mneq] is 2.0 to 2.8, the balance being iron and incidental impurities. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180910 | MICROSTRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION OF AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURES - A process for hot stamping a steel component is described. The hot stamping process enables the formation of one or more regions of the component to exhibit specific physical properties different than other regions of the component. The various processes are particularly well suited for forming a variety of automobile structural members. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180911 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HOLE IN PLATE MEMBER - The present invention is premised upon a method of piercing a hole through a plate member by removing at least 10% of the hole offal material prior to piercing the hole. In the case of high strength steel plating (e.g. armor plating), the step of annealing before punching may be included, as well as the step of hardening the steel after the punching operation. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180912 | HIGH STRENGTH AND HIGH TOUGHNESS CAST STEEL MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A high strength and high toughness cast steel material of the invention has a composition comprising 0.10 to 0.20% by mass of C, 0.10 to 0.50% by mass of Si, 0.40 to 1.20% by mass of Mn, 2.00 to 3.00% by mass of Ni, 0.20 to 0.70% by mass of Cr, and 0.10 to 0.50% by mass of Mo, and further comprising Fe and unavoidable impurities. The high strength and high toughness cast steel material of the invention is produced by subjecting an ingot having the above composition to annealing at 1,000 to 1,100° C., quenching at 850 to 950° C., tempering at 610 to 670° C., and then, if desired, stress-relief annealing at less than 610° C. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180913 | TITANIUM ALLOY MICROSTRUCTURAL REFINEMENT METHOD AND HIGH TEMPERATURE-HIGH STRAIN RATE SUPERPLASTIC FORMING OF TITANIUM ALLOYS - A method for refining the microstructure of titanium alloys in a single thermomechanical processing step, wherein the titanium alloy comprises boron. In some embodiments, the method comprises the steps of first adding boron to the titanium alloy then subjecting the boron-containing titanium alloy to a thermomechanical processing step. Also provided is a method for achieving superplasticity in titanium alloys comprising the steps of selecting a boron-containing titanium alloy, determining the temperature and strain rate necessary to achieve beta superplasticity, and applying sufficient temperature and strain rate to the boron-containing titanium alloy to deform the alloy to the desired shape. Also provided methods of forming titanium alloy parts and the parts prepared by these methods. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180914 | INSENSITIVE MUNITION-TYPE BNCP EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - Insensitive munition-type explosive material and methods for forming insensitive munition-type explosive material are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, an insensitive munition-type explosive material comprises a particle of BNCP and a surfactant-comprising shell that encapsulates the particle of BNCP. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180915 | EXPLOSIVE EMULSION COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A detonator sensitive explosive emulsion composition includes an oxidizing phase including a supersaturated solution of ammonium nitrate and a fuel phase including sufficient emulsifying agent to permit dispersion of the oxidizing phase in the fuel phase. The detonator sensitive explosive emulsion composition further includes a crystallization temperature depressant consisting essentially of at least one of an amine and an amine nitrate. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180916 | Multi-use convertible forearm purse - Disclosed is a convertible forearm purse which can be securely worn on the forearm of the user, or which, alternatively, may be carried, by means of a strap, in a different configuration as a shoulder bag. The convertible forearm purse attaches to wearer's forearm by a tubular opening that accommodates insertion of the hand and forearm and by smaller openings which facilitate hooking to the thumb, fingers, and the lower part of the wearer's palm. The convertible forearm purse extends over the wrist, upward to the forearm, and continues in length, stopping just short of the elbow. The forearm purse comprises at least one zipper or other means for accessing an internal compartment, a storage compartment for the shoulder strap, an interiorly-contained wallet, and further includes a pair of closeable exterior pockets. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180917 | Wallet - A moulded wallet formed using at least two layers of plastics materials includes a first part having a free end and a fixed end, and a second part having a free end and a fixed end. The fixed ends cooperating to form a pivot bridge about which the first and second parts pivot between a first folded state and a second open state. A first of the layers of plastics materials includes a semi rigid plastics and a second includes a softer plastics which is less rigid than the first layer said plastics materials. Each of the first and second parts include an outer face and an inner face, the inner face at least partially formed of the semi rigid plastics. The semi rigid plastics co operates with the soft plastics material to define at least one compartment in each of the first and second parts. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180918 | ZONED TREAD FOR RACING TIRES - A racing tire comprising a tread having a new tread thickness of no greater than about 0.375 inch. The tread defines a running surface that includes a first circumferential portion of a first rubber compound and a second circumferential portion of a second rubber compound situated adjacent one another. The first rubber compound has a greater stiffness than the second rubber compound so as to provide the tread with greater wear resistance along the first circumferential portion, and the second rubber compound provides the tread with greater traction along the second circumferential portion. The tread may be substantially free of a tread pattern. The second rubber compound may have a greater DIN abrasion value than the first rubber compound. The second rubber compound may have a higher tan delta at 100° C. and/or a higher J″ traction value than the first rubber compound. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180919 | Tire Provided with Colored Appliques - The invention concerns a tire ( | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180920 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes sipes extending in a tire width direction on a road contact surface of blocks, the sipes having at least one end open to a circumferential main groove. The sipes are positioned at an edge portion of the blocks, and have a first sipe portion open to the circumferential main groove and a second sipe portion positioned at a center portion of the blocks. The first sipe portion has a linear form when viewed as a cross-section from a direction perpendicular to a sipe length direction, and has a pair of mutually mating, opposing first sipe wall faces with a protrusion and a recess respectively disposed thereon. The second sipe portion has a form bent in the sipe width direction when viewed as a cross-section from a direction perpendicular to the sipe length direction, and has a pair of mating mutually opposing second sipe wall faces. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180921 | Pressure-Sensitive Composite Reinforcement - Composite reinforcement (R- | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180922 | INNER TUBE OF TIRE AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SUCH INNER TUBE OF TIRE - An inner tube of tire includes a stick-shaped hollow tube body. For installing the inner tube of tire, the tube body is wound into a ring-shaped body having an adjustable size by crossing two lateral ends through each other, so that the tube body is applied to at least two wheel rims of different diameters. Since the user or the manufacture does not need to prepare many kinds of inner tube of tires with different lengths and the inner tube of tire could be easily replaced without the need of disassembling the wheel axle component, the process of replacing or repairing the inner tube of tire is time-saving. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180923 | PNEUMATIC TYRE WITH BUILT-IN SELF-SEALING PLY - Pneumatic tyre with built-in self-sealing layer comprising an outer rubbery tread, a carcass reinforcement, a gastight layer positioned on the inside relative to the carcass reinforcement, a protective layer positioned innermost and a self-sealing layer adjacent to the protective layer and positioned on the inside relative to the gastight layer, characterized in that said protective layer is a thermoplastic film comprising a copolymer containing hard blocks and soft blocks corresponding to the formula: | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180924 | Flat-Running Device for an Automobile, Mounted Assembly Including Same and Related Mounting/Removal Method - The present invention relates to a flat-running device intended for being fitted on an assembly mounted on a tubeless one-piece rim for an automobile, said mounted assembly including said device, and to a method for mounting and/or removing said mounted assembly. The device according to the invention ( | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180925 | PNEUMATIC TIRE AND METHOD OF FORMING CIRCUMFERENTIAL BELT LAYER OF THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method of forming at least one circumferential belt layer of a pneumatic tire comprising: winding the strip for a half length of an outer circumferential length of the crown portion of the carcass along the tire equatorial plane from a widthwise inner side of the belt end region; winding the strip for the remaining half length while shifting the strip for the width of the strip from a widthwise inner to outer side; winding the strip for the outer circumferential length of the crown portion of the carcass along the tire equatorial plane; winding the strip for the half length of the outer circumferential length of the crown portion of the carcass while shifting the strip for the width of the strip from the widthwise outer to inner side; and winding the strip for the remaining half length along the tire equatorial plane. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180926 | Composite Cord and Method of Making and Support Structure and Tire Containing Same - A composite hybrid cord comprising a core comprising of a first bundle of synthetic filaments having a filament tenacity of from 10 to 40 grams per decitex and a plurality of cabled strands helically wound around the core, each cabled strand comprising of a plurality of metal strands helically wound around a center second bundle of synthetic filaments that have a filament tenacity of from 10 to 40 grams per decitex. The ratio of the largest cross sectional dimension of the first bundle of synthetic filaments to the largest cross sectional dimension of the second bundle of synthetic filaments is from 1.5:1 to 20:1. The metallic filaments of the cabled strands have an elongation at break that is no more than 24 percent different from the elongation at break of the synthetic filaments of the first and second bundles. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180927 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE BODY OF BABY CARRIERS, CARRYCOTS AND THE LIKE - A method includes a first stage manufacturing a first receptacle that is lightweight, corresponding to the inner part of the body. In a second stage a second receptacle is manufactured, that is resistant, corresponding to the outer part of the body. In a third stage the first receptacle is attached to the second receptacle, and they are joined peripherally by the edges of the mouths thereof. The first receptacle is to be manufactured advantageously by extruding a foamy material, and the second receptacle by injecting a resin with fibre glass. And the attachment between the first and the second receptacles is made with any conventional system. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180928 | METHOD OF DETERMINING BOND COVERAGE IN A JOINT - A method of determining bonding agent coverage in a joint between a first substrate ( | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180929 | ULTRASONIC WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING A WELD JOINT UTILIZING THE ULTRASONIC WELDING SYSTEM - An ultrasonic welding system and a method are provided. The system includes an ultrasonic welding device having an ultrasonic welding horn. The system further includes a controller generating control signals for inducing the welding device to form a first weld joint. The system further includes a power adjusting unit that induces the ultrasonic welding controller to increase a power level output by the ultrasonic welding controller to the ultrasonic welding device if a first displacement of the welding horn is less than the desired displacement during partial completion of forming the first weld joint, such that upon completion of the first weld joint an ending position of the ultrasonic welding horn is at a desired ending position. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180930 | ROLL OF OPTICAL FILM LAMINATE, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A roll of optical-film laminate that increases accuracy, speed and yield in the production of liquid-crystal display elements. The roll of optical film laminate is for use in an apparatus for continuously producing liquid-crystal display elements. The optical film comprises a polarizing composite film of a laminate having a continuous web of polarizer and a protective film superposed on one side of the continuous polarizer, an adhesive layer disposed on one side of the laminate; and a carrier film superposed on the adhesive layer of the polarizing film in a peelable state. Defective and normal regions in the polarizing film are determined. According to these determined regions, coded information that specifies positions of slit lines to be formed in the optical-film web are recorded on the continuous web. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180931 | Thermoforming Web Accumulator and Method - A thermoforming web accumulator is provided having a frame, a web guide element, an arm, and an actuator. The frame is configured to be provided within a thermoforming line. The web guide element is configured to be provided beneath a web of thermoformable material being delivered along the thermoforming line. The arm is carried by the frame and is configured to articulate the web guide element between raised and lowered positions. The actuator is operatively coupled with the arm to articulate the arm to controllably move the web guide element between raised and lowered positions to accumulate an extra length of web and discharge the extra length of web during a web splicing operation. A method is also provided. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180932 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE POSITION OF A TRANSPARENT ELEMENT - The invention relates to a method for adjusting the position of a transparent element ( | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180933 | Waterproofing Membrane - Disclosed is a waterproofing membrane that comprises a carrier sheet, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on one surface of the carrier sheet, and a protective coating layer on the adhesive layer. The protective coating layer comprises polyvinyl acetate (PVAc). The protective coating layer protects the membrane against weather exposure, tolerates foot traffic and strongly adheres to concrete cast against it. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180934 | METHOD FOR PERFORATING HEAT MELTABLE MATERIAL - A method for making holes in a layer of heat-fusible material is described, wherein a layer of absorbent material is placed in contact with a layer of heat-fusible material, following which the layer of heat-fusible material is heated locally so that holes are formed in the material. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180935 | ROBOTIC PLACEMENT MACHINE FOR OPTICAL BONDING, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A robotic placement machine including a base operably connected to the Y axis actuator and the X axis actuator, a first Z axis actuator coupled to the first end of the base, the first Z axis actuator capable of moving up and down a first Z axis, a second Z axis actuator coupled to the second end of the base, the second Z axis actuator capable of moving up and down a second Z axis, and a pick and place plate operably connected to the first Z axis actuator and the second Z axis actuator, wherein the first Z axis actuator and the second Z axis actuator are each capable of moving independently of each other to tilt the pick and place plate is provided. Furthermore, a system comprising a first machine, second machine, and third machine to eliminate air bubbles when bonding two substrates is also provided. A method of optical bonding is further provided. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180936 | Method for Producing an Insulating Glass Pane - The invention relates to a method for producing an insulating glass pane comprising a plastic spacer, wherein two glass panels ( | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180937 | FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS AND TIRES THEREFROM - A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising providing a reactive polymer, where the reactive polymer includes an oxygen anion, a sulfur anion, or a nitrogen anion, reacting the reactive polymer with carbon disulfide to form a polymer including a dithio carboxyl group, and reacting the polymer including the dithio carboxyl group with a blocking agent. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180938 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING ELASTIC FILM SLEEVES TO CONTAINERS - A device and method for applying elastic film sleeves to containers, where a plurality of stretching units for stretching the film sleeves and a plurality of removal units for removing the containers that have been provided with the film sleeves are mounted on a labeling carousel. Furthermore, a label dispenser is provided for equipping the stretching units with the film sleeves. Due to the fact that the removal units include gripping units that can be moved back and forth with respect to the labeling carousel between a gripping position for gripping the containers and an avoidance position for avoiding a collision with the label dispenser, the size and shape of the gripping units can be varied flexibly. Also, an evasion movement of the stretching units in the area of the label dispenser is dispensable. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180939 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETTED STRUCTURE - An apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional netted structure, the three-dimensional netted structure including a plurality of filaments of resin, the filaments being helically and randomly entangled and thermally bonded together, the apparatus including: an extrusion molding machine including a plurality of dies each having a mouthpiece with a plurality of holes; a pair of endless conveyors provided with endless members; a motor adapted to drive the endless members; and a tank adapted to partly submerge the endless conveyors therein. A method of manufacturing a three-dimensional netted structure using the apparatus by extruding molten filaments of a thermoplastic resin downward from the dies via the mouthpiece, helically entangling the molten filaments by entangling actions of the endless members, and cooling the entangled filaments in a liquid in the tank. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180940 | Method to produce stab and ballistic resistant composite structures - The present invention relates to a method for producing fiber composites impregnated with a thermoplastic resin to be used as stab and ballistic composite structures. If compared with the manufacturing processes of the state of the art, the method according to the present invention enables to prepare stab and ballistic resistant composite structures in a more efficient way by reducing the complexity of the manufacturing machine and at a lower cost. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180941 | COMPOSITE SWING BUCKET CENTRIFUGE ROTOR - A centrifuge rotor includes a rotor body having a central hub and first and second bucket receiving spaces defined on diametrically opposed sides of the rotor body. A first pair of bucket supports is supported by the rotor body for pivotally supporting a swing bucket in the first bucket receiving space, and a second pair of bucket supports is supported by the rotor body for pivotally supporting a swing bucket in the second bucket receiving space. The rotor further includes reinforcing material wound around oppositely disposed ones of the first and second pairs of bucket supports. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180942 | Composite Sections for Aircraft Fuselages and Other Structures and Methods and Systems for Manufacturing Such Sections - Composite sections for aircraft fuselages and other structures, and methods and systems for manufacturing such sections, are disclosed herein. A method for manufacturing a shell structure in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes applying composite material to an interior mold surface of a tool to form a skin extending 360 degrees around an axis. The method can further include positioning a plurality of stiffeners on an inner surface of the skin. After the stiffeners have been positioned, a vacuum bag can be installed over the stiffeners and evacuated to press the stiffeners and the skin outwardly against the interior mold surface of the tool. Next, the skin/stiffener combination can be cocured to bond the stiffeners to the skin and harden the shell structure. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180943 | Preheated Gas Evacuated High Pressure Plastic Laminating System - An inventive lamination method for producing laminates from a plurality of layers of laminatable material. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180944 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING PANELS AND PANEL OBTAINED HEREBY - A method for manufacturing panels, which, at least at one side, include a motif, which is formed by a print, and a relief, may involve matching the print to the relief. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180945 | AIR ELECTRODES FOR HIGH-ENERGY METAL AIR BATTERIES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are embodiments of lithium/air batteries and methods of making and using the same. Certain embodiments are pouch-cell batteries encased within an oxygen-permeable membrane packaging material that is less than 2% of the total battery weight. Some embodiments include a hybrid air electrode comprising carbon and an ion insertion material, wherein the mass ratio of ion insertion material to carbon is 0.2 to 0.8. The air electrode may include hydrophobic, porous fibers. In particular embodiments, the air electrode is soaked with an electrolyte comprising one or more solvents including dimethyl ether, and the dimethyl ether subsequently is evacuated from the soaked electrode. In other embodiments, the electrolyte comprises 10-20% crown ether by weight. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180946 | METHOD FOR ATTACHING AN ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY TO A BOTTOM OVERLAY IN THE MANUFACTURE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for adhering an electronic assembly to a bottom cover sheet in the manufacture of an electronic device is presented. According to the method, the electronic assembly is attached to the bottom overlay using a modified ultra violet (“UV”) cured adhesive. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180947 | METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The method for continuously manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, includes:
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| 20120180948 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE DEPOSITION OF GRANULES ON AN ASPHALT-COATED SHEET - A method of making shingles that have an overlay portion and an underlay portion includes establishing a continuous shingle overlay sheet having a repeated pattern of tabs and cutouts. A continuous shingle underlay sheet having a repeated pattern of granule patches is also established. The presence of the pattern of tabs and cutouts on the continuous shingle overlay sheet is sensed and the presence of the pattern of granule patches on the continuous shingle underlay sheet is also sensed. The position of the continuous shingle overlay sheet relative to the continuous shingle underlay sheet is synchronized in response to the sensed presence of the repeated pattern of tabs and cutouts and the sensed presence of the repeated pattern of granule patches. Each granule patch in the pattern of granule patches is then aligned with one of the tabs in the pattern of tabs and cutouts. The continuous shingle overlay sheet is laminated to the continuous shingle underlay sheet to define a laminated sheet, and the laminated sheet is cut into a plurality of shingles. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180949 | Microelectromechanical Device Packages with Integral Heaters - A microelectromechanical device package with integral a heater and a method for packaging the microelectromechanical device are disclosed in this invention. The microelectromechanical device package comprises a first package substrate and second substrate, between which a microelectromechanical device, such as a micromirror array device is located. In order to bonding the first and second package substrates so as to package the microelectromechanical device inside, a sealing medium layer is deposited, and heated by the heater so as to bond the first and second package substrates together. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180950 | PRIMER COMPOSITIONS TO TOUGHEN ADHESIVE BONDS - A primer composition including a toughening agent can be applied to a surface to be bonded using a separate curable adhesive composition. The primer composition toughens cured reaction products of the adhesive composition. In some embodiments the primer composition can also enhance reactivity of the curable adhesive composition. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180951 | AUTOMATIC SPACERS MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR FIELD EMISSION DISPLAY AND METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY MOUNTING SPACERS - An automatic spacers mounting system is provided which comprises a horizontal arraying device; a vertical arraying device comprising a vertical arraying pallet and a reversing device; a mounting base which fixes the vertical arraying pallet and a panel; a vacuum absorbing device to absorb a plurality of spacers vertically arrayed in the vertical arraying pallet; a guiding and pressing device which guides a plurality of spacers from the vacuum absorbing device to the panel and a pressing plate that presses the plurality of spacers. A first loader allows the vacuum absorbing device to move from the vertical arraying pallet to above the panel, and a second loader allows the guiding and pressing device to move above the panel. A controller controls the vertical arraying device, the vacuum absorbing device, the guiding and pressing device, and the first and second loaders to mount the plurality of spacers on the panel. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180952 | LAMINATING ADHESIVE - [Solution to Problem] The laminating adhesive of the present invention includes a polyisocyanate component (A) and a polyol component (B), wherein the polyisocyanate component (A) contains a polyisocyanate (A1) that does not contain an aromatic ring, and the polyol component (B) contains a macropolyol (B1) that does not contain an aromatic ring but contains a cyclohexane ring. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180953 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND WAVE RETARDATION PLATE USED THEREIN - A plasma processing apparatus includes a planar antenna member, which introduces electromagnetic waves generated by means of an electromagnetic wave generator into a processing chamber; a waveguide which supplies the electromagnetic waves to the planar antenna member; and a wave retardation plate, which is provided on the planar antenna member, and changes the wavelength of the electromagnetic waves supplied from the waveguide; a cover member which covers the wave retardation plate and the planar antenna member from above. The wave retardation plate is configured using a dielectric material, and the permittivity of the region between the planar antenna member and the cover member is not uniform on the plane parallel to the upper surface of the planar antenna member. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180954 | SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHODS USING CAPACITIVELY COUPLED PLASMA - Substrate processing systems are described that have a capacitively coupled plasma (CCP) unit positioned inside a process chamber. The CCP unit may include a plasma excitation region formed between a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode may include a first plurality of openings to permit a first gas to enter the plasma excitation region, and the second electrode may include a second plurality of openings to permit an activated gas to exit the plasma excitation region. The system may further include a gas inlet for supplying the first gas to the first electrode of the CCP unit, and a pedestal that is operable to support a substrate. The pedestal is positioned below a gas reaction region into which the activated gas travels from the CCP unit. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180955 | CORRUGATING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING CORRUGATED BOARD AND RELATED METHOD - The machine for producing a corrugated board includes a first corrugating roller ( | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180956 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING COMPOSITE PROTECTIVE MATERIAL - The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for manufacturing a composite, foam/fabric material for use as protective material in products, and utilizes an apparatus which includes a punch press with punches arranged in rows and correspondingly aligned dies for receiving the punches therethrough. The system operates by punching a sheet of foam material into a plurality of discrete foam elements which are transferred onto a heated fabric substrate, and retained thereon by heat bonding. The apparatus consists, in one preferred embodiment, of a clamp plate which clamps a sheet of foam material onto a die plate, and after a punching sequence, the sheet of foam material, along with the sheet of fabric material, are indexed downstream, and the process repeats. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180957 | Adjustable All-Season Window Awning/Light Shelf and Operating Mechanism Therefor - An adjustable window awning/light shelf includes a canopy attached to support elements installed on both sides of the window. The support elements are engaged with vertical drive screws providing for the possibility of moving the canopy up and down. Each drive screw is connected with a common drive shaft. During the cooling season, when the window needs to be shaded, the canopy is disposed at the top of the window. When shade is not required, the canopy is brought down to the bottom of the window by rotating the drive shaft, which in turn rotates the drive screws and moves the support elements with the canopy down. When in the bottom position, the awning performs as a light shelf, reflecting sunlight from its top surface into the window and increasing the amount of sunlight and solar heat entering the building through the window. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180958 | Sunshade Assembly Having a Buffer Unit - A sunshade assembly includes a housing having a top opening, a winding shaft mounted rotatably in the housing, a sunshade cloth wound around the winding shaft, a pull rod connected to the sunshade cloth and disposed external to the top opening, a tubular casing mounted below the housing, a guide rod extending downward from the pull rod and slidable in the tubular casing, a buffer disposed beside the tubular casing to provide a buffer resistance to the guide rod, and a driven member driven by the guide rod and moving the buffer. When the sunshade cloth is moved by the winding shaft to a wound position from a stretched position external to the housing, the guide rod is moved downward along with the pull rod until the guide rod pushes downward the driven member, thereby reducing a downward moving speed of the guide rod. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180959 | Aperture Closure Arrangements - An aperture closure arrangement | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180960 | SHADE DEVICE - Included are: a shade; a housing member to which the shade is mounted so as to be extended/housed through an opening; a lid body disposed in the housing member so as to open/close the opening and configured to rotate about a rotation axis of a shaft portion between an opened position and a closed position along with an extending/housing movement of the shade; and a spring member configured to bias the lid body in a rotation direction. The spring member is disposed so as to change a direction of a biasing force along with a rotary movement of the lid body so that a rotational biasing force in an opening direction is exerted on the lid body in a state in which the lid body is opened and that a rotational biasing force in a closing direction is exerted on the lid body in a state in which the lid body is closed. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180961 | Frame-mounted sunshade device - A sunshade device for a vehicle includes a sunshade cloth that has two opposite lateral ends inserted respectively into two track rails, a fixed end fixed to a winding shaft assembly, and a pull end interconnecting the lateral ends oppositely of the fixed end. A cross bar is attached to the pull end and extends between the track rails. A tensioning unit includes a spring disposed within the cross bar, a buffer sleeve disposed around the spring, and two tension cords each having an intermediate section attached to one of two lateral ends of the sunshade cloth, a first end section connected to one end of the spring, and a second end section connected to the winding shaft assembly. The tension cords prevent the sunshade cloth from becoming slack. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180962 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR TREATMENT OF FIBERS - A process for treatment of fibers is disclosed. The treatment comprises simultaneously and continuously macerating the fibers and exposing the fibers to superheated steam, ammonia gas and ethylenediamine gas. The treatment is carried out in a chamber where the fibers are subjected to the mechanical rubbing and crushing action of a plurality of rotating pins against channels disposed on the chamber interior wall. The treatment results in improved fiber water holding capacity and improved conversion efficiency in the production of biofuels from the treated fibers. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180964 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR BAMBOO PULPING - Disclosed herein are compositions, methods and systems for bamboo pulping. Bamboo biomass materials that are exclusively or largely uniform are used for bamboo pulping. In some embodiments, the bamboo biomass materials are derived from a pure stand or monoculture of bamboo. In some embodiments, the bamboo pure stand or monoculture is generated by micropropagation comprising meta-topolin or an analogue thereof and/or thidiazuron or an analogue thereof. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180965 | Method of Making a Fabric-Creped Absorbent Cellulosic Sheet - A method of making a fabric-creped absorbent cellulosic sheet includes compactively dewatering a papermaking furnish to form a nascent web having a random distribution of papermaking fiber, applying the nascent web to a translating transfer surface that is moving at a transfer surface speed, fabric-creping the nascent web from the transfer surface at a consistency of from about 30 to about 60 percent utilizing a patterned creping fabric that is traveling at a fabric-creping speed that is slower than the transfer surface speed, the fabric-creping step occurring under pressure in a fabric creping nip defined between the transfer surface and the creping fabric, such that the nascent web is creped from the transfer surface and redistributed on the creping fabric to form a creped web with a drawable reticulum having a plurality of interconnected regions of different local basis weights. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180966 | Fabric-Creped Absorbent Cellulosic Sheet Having A Variable Local Basis Weight - A fabric-creped absorbent cellulosic sheet having a variable local basis weight includes a papermaking-fiber reticulum provided with (a) a plurality of fiber-enriched regions of a high local basis weight, interconnected by way of (b) a plurality of lower local basis weight linking regions, wherein the sheet has been drawn such that the fiber-enriched regions are attenuated or dispersed in the machine direction (MD). | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180967 | Method Of Making A Belt-Creped Absorbent Cellulosic Sheet - A method of making a belt-creped absorbent cellulosic sheet includes compactively dewatering a papermaking furnish to form a nascent web having an apparently random distribution of papermaking fiber orientation, applying the nascent web having the apparently random distribution of fiber orientation to a translating transfer surface that is moving at a transfer surface speed, belt-creping the web from the transfer surface at a consistency of from about 30% to about 60% utilizing a patterned creping belt, the belt-creping step occurring under pressure in a belt creping nip defined between the transfer surface and the creping belt, the web being creped from the transfer surface and redistributed on the creping belt to form a web with a reticulum having a plurality of interconnected regions of different local basis weights. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180968 | NONWOVEN ARTICLE WITH RIBBON FIBERS - Ribbon fibers, nonwoven articles derived therefrom, and their process of manufacture are provided. The ribbon fibers are derived from multicomponent fibers having a striped configuration and have a length of less than 25 millimeters, a minimum transverse dimension of less than 5 microns, and a transverse aspect ratio of at least 2:1. The ribbon fibers are formed from a water non-dispersible synthetic polymer. The nonwoven articles containing the ribbon fibers may be used for a wide array of products. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180969 | COPOLYMER, TREATMENT AGENT FOR PAPER, AND TREATED PAPER - Disclosed is a treatment agent for paper comprising a fluorine-containing copolymer having a repeat unit (a) derived from a fluorine-containing monomer represented by general formula (I): CH | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180970 | FINELY DIVIDED STARCH-CONTAINING POLYMER DISPERSIONS, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF AND USE THEREOF AS SIZING AGENT IN PAPER MANUFACTURING - Finely divided, starch-containing polymer dispersions which are obtainable by free radical emulsion polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of at least one redox initiator and starch,
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| 20120180971 | Patterned framework for a papermaking belt - A patterned framework for a papermaking belt is disclosed. The patterned framework has a continuous network region having a pattern formed comprising a plurality of tessellating unit cells and a plurality of discrete regions isolated from one another by the continuous network region. Each cell has a center and at least two continuous land areas extending in at least two directions from the center. At least one of the continuous land areas at least bifurcates to form a continuous land area portion having a first width before the bifurcation and at least two continuous land area portions having a second width after the bifurcation in continuous communication with the continuous land area portion. Removing and drying the embryonic web of paper fibers disposed upon the patterned framework provides a paper product having a residual water value, R | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180972 | METHOD OF LOST-WAX MANUFACTURE OF AN ANNULAR BLADED TURBOMACHINE ASSEMBLY, METAL MOULD AND WAX MODEL FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD - A method of manufacture of a wax model of an annular bladed turbomachine stator assembly includes in succession the positioning, in a mould, of a core intended to form the impression of a cavity of a blade of the assembly, the injection of a wax in the mould, and the removal of the wax model fitted with the core from the mould. The core is manufactured in metal and is positioned such that its radially internal end is housed in the portion of the mould defining the blade including the cavity, away from the radially internal end of this portion of the mould. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180973 | VACUUM DIE-CASTING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A VACUUM DIE-CAST SYSTEM - The invention relates to a vacuum die-casting system and a method for operating a vacuum die-casting system. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180974 | Method of producing a hybrid tile metal matrix composite armor - A Method of Producing a hybrid tile metal matrix composite armor is disclosed. First, dense ceramic plates are placed within the mold cavity and may rest on spacer(s) that separate the bottom surface of the ceramic plates from the base of the mold cavity to create a space therebetween. The plates are further positioned within the mold cavity to create a controlled space between any adjacent plates. A second set of spacers may be placed on the plates top surface to create a space between the mold cavity cover and the ceramic plates top surface. A plurality of ceramic plates and spacers may also be stacked into multiple layers according to the shape of the mold cavity and desired ballistic resistance. The mold cavity is next infiltrated with liquid metal under pressure forming a hybrid metal matrix composite structure with an encapsulating aluminum rich skin. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180975 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR MANUFACTURING STEEL PLATES WITHOUT INTERRUPTION - Process and related plant for manufacturing steel plates with thickness<100 mm and width of up to 4000 mm from a continuous casting step for slabs, comprising a liquid core reduction step, without interruptions until completion of a finishing rolling step with high reduction ratios in at least one stand. The average temperature when entering the rolling step is ≧1250° C., but can be reduced for unalloyed or low alloyed steel greatest. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180976 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECT CHILL CASTING - An apparatus for direct chill casting of metal having an open ended mold cavity formed by a casting surface, a refractory sleeve adapted to receive molten metal, a coolant delivery system for supplying coolant to chill the descending hot metal body, and a boron nitride ring mounted between the refractory sleeve and the peripheral wall of the mold cavity. A downspout may be used instead of a refractory sleeve having a flow control rod or floating baffle to control the amount of molten metal entering the mold cavity. A process for direct chill casting of a metal including continuously filling the cavity with molten metal and permitting the metal to move downwardly through the mold to form an ingot, and simultaneously chilling the ingot by spraying coolant on the ingot from the coolant delivery system. | 2012-07-19 |
| 20120180977 | LIQUID COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method of cooling a mixture, the mixture comprising a liquid having a gas dissolved therein, the method comprising the steps of providing the mixture along an input mixture line ( | 2012-07-19 |
