30th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090184190 | Reel device with music play function - A reel device with music play function includes a reel box, a music player and an earphone. The reel box has a shell and a reel element mounted in the shell. The music player is combined with the shell of the reel box. The earphone has a cable electrically connected with the music player and an audio output unit electrically connected with the cable. The reel element can reel in the cable of the earphone. Basing on the above structure, the present invention can provide a music play function and is convenient for carry, use and collection of the cable of the earphone. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184191 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ROLLING UP A METAL STRIP - The invention relates to a method for rolling up a metallic strip ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090184192 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONNECTING STRIP-LIKE MATERIAL - The invention enables to automatically connect a terminal end portion of a strip-like material drawn out from a winding member constituting an apparatus of supplying the strip-like material and a start end portion of a succeeding strip-like material, at supply support portions | 2009-07-23 |
20090184193 | INSULATION SPOOL APPARATUS FOR LINING DUCTWORK - The present insulation spool apparatus is adapted for lining ductwork with insulation material and includes a pair of spaced apart first and second spool plates for holding and mounting a plurality of rolls of insulation material at one time, each individual roll of insulation material being rotatable into operative position for use. Each spool plate includes a plurality of receptacles for engaging and holding one end portion of an insulation roll support shaft. The spool apparatus may further include a plurality of hook plates for guiding the support shafts into locking engagement with the spool plates, locking mechanisms for holding the support shafts in a locked position with the spool plates, one or more paddle assemblies for providing sufficient tension force to each respective roll of insulation material for preventing premature unwinding during use, and a feeder mechanism for feeding and loading such rolled material onto the spool apparatus. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184194 | SIGNAL CONDUCTOR INSTALLATION TOOL AND METHOD - A signal conductor installation tool includes a chassis; a tracking system in operable communication with the chassis; a spool rotatingly supported on the chassis; and a through hole in the chassis sized to pass a conductor from the spool to a target tubular member and method thereof | 2009-07-23 |
20090184195 | Hydrazine Monopropellant Decomposition Air Turboprop Engine - An engine for use in operating an aircraft is disclosed, the engine comprising a decomposition chamber configured to decompose into at least one combustible constituent element a first chemically unstable substance in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the decomposition of the first chemically unstable substance releases a first amount of heat; a first turbine configured to accept the constituent elements and the first amount of heat from the decomposition chamber and thereby rotate; a compressor rotationally connected to the first turbine, and configured to compress air when the first turbine rotates; and a combustion chamber configured to accept the compressed air and constituent elements and combust the combination, substantially regardless of an altitude above sea level and ambient air pressure, and output the combustion products into a power turbine, causing it to rotate, whereby the rotation of the first turbine and/or the power turbine rotate a propeller rotationally coupled to the first and power turbines. Alternately, a nozzle can be used in place of the power turbine, thereby creating a jet engine. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184196 | WIDE AREA AERIAL CRANE SYSTEM - A tether-based system for utilizing the aerostatic lift of a light-than-air balloon for the transport of payload across a wide area without having to translate the balloon along with the payload. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184197 | PYLON AND ENGINE MOUNT CONFIGURATION - A mounting arrangement for a gas turbine engine includes a pylon mount structure that has a fore mount portion and an aft mount portion. A first engine mount beam is integrally formed with the fore mount portion as a single-piece component, and a second engine mount beam is integrally formed with the aft mount portion as a single-piece component. The first engine mount beam is attachable to the engine case at a fore attachment interface, and the second engine mount beam is attached to the engine case at an aft attachment interface. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184198 | CONNECTING A PROPULSION SYSTEM TO A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT OF AN AIRCRAFT - An aircraft propulsion system ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090184199 | Shielding arrangement for lines, in particular electrical lines, in aircraft - A shielding arrangement for the lightning protection of electrical lines and components in an aircraft includes a protected installation space for receiving the lines that is arranged in the region of a floor framework, at least one delimiting surface of the installation space being provided at least in certain regions with an electrically conductive shielding, the at least one delimiting surface of the installation space being formed with at least one floor panel and a further delimiting surface of the installation space being formed with at least one ceiling panel. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184200 | VIBRATION DAMPING FOR WING-TO-BODY AIRCRAFT FAIRING - A wing-to-body fairing for aircraft is formed from a sandwich structure having integrated vibration damping. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184201 | JOINING FUSELAGE SKINS USING FRICTION STIR WELDING - Fuselage skins of aircraft are joined using friction stir welding. A strip of cladding is removed from the skins along an abutment between the skins before the skins are welded in order to prevent the cladding from interfering with the welding process. The cladding is replaced after the welding is completed. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184202 | STRUCTRUAL ELEMENT MADE OF AN ALUMINUM ALLOY INCLUDING AN OPTICAL SENSOR - Provided herein is a method for manufacturing a worked product comprising a fiber sensor therein. Also provided is a wrought product comprising a fiber sensor as well as structural elements and other products including fuselage skin and a wing panel. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184203 | COOLING CHANNEL FORMED IN A WALL - A wall element having at least one cooling channel formed therein, the wall element presenting an inside surface and an outside surface, the channel comprising a hole and a diffusion portion, the hole opening out at one end in the inside surface, and at the other end in a diffusion portion where it forms an orifice, the diffusion portion flaring around said orifice and being defined by a bottom wall and a side margin. Said bottom wall presents a first plane portion into which the hole opens out, and a second plane portion situated in front of the first plane portion, said first and second plane portions being inclined in the thickness of the wall. The oriented angle of inclination of said first plane portion is less than the positive oriented angle of inclination of said second plane portion. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184204 | DISTRIBUTION OF POINT LOADS IN HONEYCOMB PANELS - Composite panels used in aircraft are formed by a sandwich including a lightweight honeycomb core reinforced by a solid plank in medial regions of the panel. The plank is bonded to the honeycomb and forms an integral part of the core where a strut is attached to the panel. The plank distributes point loads imposed on the panel by the strut. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184205 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AERIAL FUEL TRANSFER - A method and apparatus for transferring fuel onto or off of an aircraft. A refueling transfer duct is deployed from an aft station of the aircraft being serviced while the aircraft is flying, wherein the transfer apparatus comprises a hose with a controllable drogue attached to its free end. The refueling duct is positioned through control signals sent by a tanker aircraft to the controllable drogue to form a favorably positioned refueling duct capable of a finite final docking maneuver. The positioned refueling duct is connected to the tanker aircraft positioned behind the aircraft to form a connection. The fuel is transferred through the connection to a fuel tank or fuel storage system located within the aircraft. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184206 | PARTICLE-FILLED WING-TO-BODY FAIRING - A wing-to-body fairing for reducing noise due to wing-to-body fairing vibrations in an aircraft, spacecraft, or vehicle may include a honeycomb center having a cavity which is at least partially filled with particle material. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184207 | Synchronously self deploying boom - A deployable boom with adjacent panels hinged together typically in an end to end configuration. A first longeron is attached to at least two panels and a second longeron is also attached to at least two panels. Each longeron includes a self locking hinge between adjacent panels. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184208 | AERODYNAMIC SEALING MEMBER FOR AIRCRAFT - A sealing member for forming a seal in an aircraft, the sealing member comprising: a sealing material; and a stiffening element which provides structural support to the sealing material and comprises a material with a glass transition temperature below +50° C. The stiffening element is relatively flexible when the aircraft is at low altitude (high temperature) but becomes relatively stiff (increasing resistance to seal flutter) when the aircraft is at cruise altitude (low temperature). | 2009-07-23 |
20090184209 | Constant-Velocity Drive System for Gimbaled Rotor Hubs - A constant-velocity drive system for a rotary-wing aircraft rotor comprising a differential torque-splitting mechanism and a gimbal mechanism is disclosed. A rotary-wing aircraft having a rotary-wing aircraft rotor comprising a differential torque-splitting mechanism and a gimbal mechanism is disclosed. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184210 | Method for Isolation of Vital Functions in a Centralized Train Control System - A method and system for reducing, in a centralized train control system, the portion of a centralized server application that is considered vital while not reducing the overall vitality of the system. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184211 | Method to Monitor a Plurality of Control Centers for Operational Control and Backup Purposes - The present invention provides a way to automate the hand-off of train control in a rail system and handle failover. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184212 | Method for Managing Vital Train Movements - A method for communicating safety critical train authorization under the conditions of limited communications capability is disclosed. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184213 | Vital Method for Exiting and Re-entering a Mapped Guideway Territory - A system and method for controlling a train in a manner that accommodates transitions from and to railway-controlled territory at designated locations, as well as operating within the proximity of those locations in a vital manner. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184214 | System and Method for Train Operation Approaching Grade Crossings - A system and method that enables trains to rapidly accelerate through grade crossings from station stops or civil speed restrictions is disclosed. In some embodiments, equipped trains and grade-crossing controllers communicate wirelessly to address operational limitations pertaining to the grade crossings. In conjunction with the train's equipment, conventional crossing controllers are augmented with a communications capability and logic to accept commands to operate in a “Prediction” mode or a “Motion-Sensing” mode. The Prediction mode is the default operating mode for conventional constant-warning grade-crossing prediction controllers. The Motion-Sensing mode is an operating mode whereby the crossing is actuated as soon as an approach circuit detects train motion. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184215 | LUG-MOUNT SYSTEM FOR FREE STANDING DISPLAY STAND ARM - A lug mount system in which a generally U-shaped lug engaging member is secured to a display panel member so that information presented by the display panel member is easily viewed. The system is mounted to the proximal end of an arm of a conventional free standing display stand by engagement with a lug on the proximal end of the arm. The lug engaging member and the display panel member may be releasably or permanently secured to one another. The display panel member may include provisions for lighting, animation, electronic displays, and print media. When the display panel member and the lug engaging member are releasably secured together the connection therebetween may be configured so that compound motion is required to release them. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184216 | Hinge Device of Plane Display - A hinge device of a plane monitor is capable of manually rotating a plane display in lateral horizontal direction, manually inclining (tilting, laying) in longitudinal direction, or manually adjusting the height in vertical direction, being simple in structure and easy in manual operation. The structure includes a mechanism for supporting a plane display in lower part, and rotating it manually in lateral horizontal direction, in which the rotary mechanism in the lateral horizontal direction includes horizontal rotary position holding means, and transmitting means for transmitting rotary motion in lateral horizontal direction of the plane display to the horizontal rotary position holding means. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184217 | STAND SYSTEM FOR HOLDING PARTS, SUCH AS AUTOMOBILE PARTS, DURING PAINTING - A painting stand system for support various forms of vehicle body parts or accessories for painting. The system includes a base unit and at least one mounting unit removably assembled to an upright post of the base unit. Available mounting units include a pivotable mounting units to which a variety of different auxiliary support devices are assembled and pivotably maintained, with the support device(s) configured for optimal use with certain body part formats. Other tools or holding devices, such as clamps and hanging bars, are optionally also included with the system. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184218 | Portable ventilated inclined laptop stand - A portable, easily disassembled support platform for a laptop computer, having two identical inclined planes that interlock at a midpoint mortise joint, creating an interlocking X shaped support platform for laptop computers. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184219 | DISPLAY HOOK ASSEMBLY WITH FLEXIBLE HOOK - A display hook assembly includes a flat body which includes an extension extending therefrom and the extension shares a common plane with the flat body. The extension includes a metal plate received therein so that the extension can be bent to form a hook. A positioning member such as a suction disk is connected to the flat body so as to connect the display hook assembly on a wall. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184220 | SUCTION CUP - Herein disclosed a suction cup including: a suction cup body having at least one surface having a gel, the surface being a suction surface; and an elastically deformable spring element provided in or on the suction cup body, having a concave shape so as to make the suction surface have a concave shape, and energizing a central part of the suction surface away from a surface to be sucked in the condition where the suction surface is in suction contact with the surface to be sucked, wherein the spring element is formed from a material having a modulus of elasticity higher than those of natural rubber and synthetic rubbers. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184221 | Flat panel display mounting - A television mounting system includes a wall plate, at least one monitor arm mountable on the wall plate, and a locking mechanism including a rotating locking element permanently connected with the monitor arm. The rotating element is moveable, by rotation of the rotating element a portion of a revolution, between an unlocked position for enabling dismounting of the at least one monitor arm from the wall plate, and a locked position for preventing dismounting of the at least one monitor arm from the wall plate. The rotating element includes a first side having a different height than a second side. In the locked position of the locking element, the first side is less of a distance from a contact portion of the wall plate than a distance the monitor arm must be moved for dismounting the monitor arm from the wall plate, such that the locking element contacts the contact portion before the monitor can be moved for being dismounted from the wall plate. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184222 | FLANGE-ENGAGING CLAMP - A clamp for engaging a structure flange includes a clamp body having a slot between a pair of body sections, a spring clip on the clamp body that extends into the slot, and a pair of screws threadedly engaged with the clamp body. The spring clip holds a structure flange in place when the clamp is placed on a structure flange, with the flange in the slot. This allows the installer to tighten the screws to engage the flange, without having to simultaneously hold the clamp in place. The screws may bite into the flange, providing a more secure coupling between the clamp and the structure flange. The clamp may be used to mount a variety of objects, such as sway braces for seismic bracing. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184223 | FIXING DEVICE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES ON SLOPING ROOFS - A fixing device for fixing a photovoltaic module on a sloping roof having a roof structure and a roof covering with individual roof covering elements includes a roof-side connecting piece disposable beneath the roof covering and a module-side connecting piece disposable on an edge of the photovoltaic module. A flexible retaining element interconnects the roof-side connecting piece and the module-side connecting piece. The flexible retaining element is loadable by pulling and adapted to be guided through the roof covering without altering a position or shape of the individual roof covering elements. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184224 | SUPPORT STAND FOR FLAT DISPLAY MONITOR AND ELEVATOR USED FOR SUPPORT STAND - An exemplary elevator ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090184225 | POOL FLOAT SUPPORT DEVICE - A support device is disclosed for storage of elongated pool floats (“noodles”) or other items having an elongated structure. The support device includes a body having a plurality of openings along its length. The openings may be cylindrical in shape having a wider portion within the body of the support device and a narrower portion at the edge of the support device. The items are inserted into the openings and held in place by friction and the narrower portion of the openings. Two support devices may be used jointly to hold the ends of the items. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184226 | CEILING GRID SPANNER - A suspended ceiling fixture for hanging items from a suspended ceiling that is adjustable in multiple degrees of freedom includes a body spanning a distance between adjacent frame members of a suspended ceiling. The fixture also includes brackets for hanging the body from the adjacent frame members. Additionally included is a hanger assembly for hanging an item from the fixture, where the hanger assembly is adjustable along the body of the fixture. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184227 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN ARTICLE - A display system and method for displaying a clothing accessory in which the system includes a support member with a generally planar base frame. An elongated support arm extends outwardly from a forward portion of the base frame. The base frame may be positioned, at least partially, within an interior portion of the clothing accessory while the support arm is positioned to extend outwardly from an opening in a facial portion of the clothing accessory. A free end portion of the support arm may be coupled with a display structure so that the support member and the clothing accessory depend from the display structure. A free end portion of a secondary arm, which extends outwardly from a rearward portion of the base frame, may be positioned to extend outwardly from a rear opening in a rearward portion of the clothing accessory. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184228 | MULTI-PURPOSE TRIVETS - A multi-purpose trivet comprising a base and at least one insulating pad removably coupled to the base. The base comprises a support surface and optionally a peripheral wall, wherein the peripheral wall elevates the base to define an air space. The at least one insulating pad is removably coupled to the base and is adapted to be separately used for gripping and handling hot objects having a temperature of up to 580° F. when removed from the rigid base. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184229 | ISOLATION MOUNTING APPARATUS - An isolation mounting apparatus is disclosed that includes a first resilient mounting pad, a second resilient mounting pad, a substantially rigid mounting plate, and a second substantially rigid mounting plate. The first resilient mounting pad is positioned between the mounting plate and a support component to limit the vibration transmitted from the support component to another component mounted onto the isolation mounting apparatus, and vice versa. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184230 | CONCRETE FORMWORK SYSTEM FOR FORMING CAST IN PLACE HORIZONTAL SLABS - A system for forming Cast In Place horizontal concrete slabs, having multiple embodiments together comprising: plywood support modular elements, mounted on joists and/or joist sections, having flanges protruding beyond the joist edges and supporting top plywood sheathing; perpendicular joist support modular elements engaging with plywood support modular elements and providing vertical support to one end of a perpendicular joist and/or joist section; a first set of rows and a second perpendicular set of rows of joists and/or joist sections forming a grid structure for supporting top plywood sheathing further comprising use of the said modular elements to reduce plywood deflection; shoring means; means for rendering a level top horizontal surface of the formwork; means for setting the camber at each intersection perpendicular joists; and means for disassembly of the second set of rows and joists and/or joist sections after the formed slab has partially cured. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184231 | CONCRETE EDGE FORMING SYSTEM - A concrete forming system is provided for use in connection with conventional concrete forming materials in order to impart a clean finished appearance to the exposed face and lower exposed edge of a cantilevered concrete slab. The edge form is an extruded forming component that is installed into a concrete edge form by hanging the extrusion over the edge forming material. The interior surface of the extrusion is smooth and includes a radius that extends downwardly and outwardly from the bottom edge thereof. The smooth vertical face of the extrusion and the radiused lower edge cover the inner face of the traditional slab edge form creating a new exposed profile against which the concrete will be placed. When the edge form is removed a smooth edge face and a radiused bottom edge are revealed. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184232 | Solar Sensor - The invention pertains to a solar sensor that includes a first modulator that is transparent to electromagnetic waves within a spectrum, and an additional modulator that is at best slightly transparent to the electromagnetic waves within the spectrum. The additional modulator features a belt-shaped region of varying widths that is arranged on the outside of the first modulator and partially covers the first modulator, and a photodetector that receives the electromagnetic waves and is covered by the first modulator. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184233 | OPTICAL MODULE, HOST BOARD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE HOST BOARD - The present invention provides an optical module, a host board, and a method of manufacturing the host board, where the number of man-hours required for manufacture has been reduced. Accordingly, the present invention need not have such type of optical transceiver module as the conventional host board since the host board on which the optical module has been mounted may automatically perform a control corresponding to property data of a light emitting element and a light receiving element by mounting a memory circuit on the optical module. As a result, it may be achieved to provide an optical module, a host board, and a method of manufacturing the host board, where the number of man-hours required for manufacture has been reduced. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184234 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING POSITION OF LASER EMITTING DEVICE - Performed is a process of setting, on a mounting table, an adjustment substrate, which is provided with a slit of a preset width extended toward a center from a peripheral portion of the adjustment substrate; irradiating the laser beam toward a light receiving surface of a light energy measuring device, which is disposed on a front surface side of the adjustment substrate, from a rear surface side of the adjustment substrate through the slit; and measuring a variation in an energy amount of the laser beam irradiated onto the light receiving surface by the light energy measuring device while moving the laser emitting device in the optical axis direction, and adjusting a position of the laser emitting device in the optical axis direction to a desired position based on the variation in the energy amount on the light receiving surface. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184235 | MEROCYANINE DYE AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - A merocyanine dye is provided. The merocyanine dye is represented by formula (1). | 2009-07-23 |
20090184236 | SOLID STATE IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A solid state image pickup element includes a pixel unit having a plurality of pixels for photoelectric conversion disposed in a matrix shape and a pixel signal read circuit for reading pixel signals in the unit of a plurality of pixels from the pixel unit. The pixel signal read circuit includes a plurality of comparators disposed in correspondence with a pixel column layout for performing comparison judgment between a read signal potential and a reference voltage and outputting a judgment signal and a plurality of counters each for counting a comparison time of a corresponding one of the comparators, an operation being controlled by an output from a corresponding one of the comparators. The comparators include a first amplifier for performing a comparison operation between the reference voltage and the read signal potential and inverting an output at a predetermined comparison point, a second amplifier for forming a current path when an output of the first amplifier is inverted, to output an output of the first amplifier by gain up, and a current control circuit for shutting the current path of the second amplifier when an output level of the second amplifier exceeds a predetermined threshold level. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184237 | Photodetector - The present invention aims at providing a photodetector which can detect the incident light intensity with a high speed while having a wide dynamic range for incident light intensity detection. Each photodiode PD | 2009-07-23 |
20090184238 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus including: a pixel section having a plurality of pixels arranged into a matrix, each pixel containing a reset section for resetting an accumulation section by supplying a potential retained at a reset line; a correlation double sampling circuit for suppressing a noise signal contained in the pixel signal; and a control section where, of a first one of the pixels and a second one of the pixels connected to the same one of a signal output line, when the first pixel is determined as a pixel subject to reset operation for obtaining an output of the pixel signal corresponding to a first potential supplied by the reset section, a voltage level of the same one signal output line at the time of the reset operation is set with using a pixel signal corresponding to a second potential supplied by the reset section of the second pixel. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184239 | Boost circuit capable of controlling inrush current and image sensor using the boost circuit - In one embodiment, the boost circuit includes a boost unit configured to perform a charge pumping operation based on a control signal. A controller is configured to control the boost unit such that the boost unit performs a lesser charge pumping operation from an initial time when power is supplied to the boost circuit until a desired time than after the desired time. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184240 | POLARISCOPIC PHASE MICROSCOPE - The present invention relates to a polariscopic phase microscope that can precisely observe a specimen, and more specifically, to a polariscopic phase microscope that can observe a structure and change of a physiological cell by using a phase contrast of light passing through components of the physiological cell. There is provided a polariscopic phase microscope according to the present invention comprising: an optical image generator that acquires images for a specimen to be observed; an object plane onto which light beams of the images acquired from the optical image generator are projected; a first transform lens that performs primary Fourier transformation on the light beams passing through the object plane; a λ/4 wavelength plate that is positioned to be spaced by a focal distance of the first transform lens from the first transform lens; a secondary transform lens that performs secondary Fourier transformation on the light beams passing through the λ/4 wavelength plate; and a phase image generator including a photo detector on which the images of the light beams subjected to the secondary Fourier transformation is focused. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184241 | Ion mobility spectrometer - The present invention achieves an ion mobility spectrometer which is small-sized but has higher selectivity. In an interior of a drift tube, air flow moving from a detector side to an ion source side is generated, and there are arranged, in order from an upstream side of the air flow to a downstream side thereof, a first region where a flow rate increases in a flow direction, a second region where the flow rate is constant, and a third region where the flow rate decreases. Light irradiation mechanisms for dissociating an ion are provided in the second region. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184242 | OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM FOR MICROMECHANICAL CANTILEVERS, ESPECIALLY IN SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES - The optical detection system typically used in micromechanical cantilever-based instruments, e.g. scanning probe microscopes, chemical or biological sensing probes like “artificial noses”, or molecular force probe instruments, can hardly cope when measuring samples immersed in a fluid, i.e. a gas, gel, or liquid having another refractive index than the environment. Optical readout or detection becomes problematic as soon as the refractive index of the fluid changes, because signals can shift significantly. The invention provides an improved optical means at the interface between the fluid and the environment, avoiding signal shifts, and thus avoiding time-consuming and difficult re-calibration or re-adjustment of the microscope or other cantilever-based instrument. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184243 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - A charged particle beam apparatus having an aberration correction capability at high acceleration voltages. The charged particle beam apparatus comprises a charged particle beam source; an extraction electrode to extract charged particles from the charged particle beam source; a charged particle beam gun including a means for converging a charged particle beam; an acceleration means for accelerating a charged particle beam emitted from the charged particle beam gun; and an aberration correction means disposed between the charged particle beam gun and the acceleration means, in which an aberration enough to cancel out an aberration of a charged particle beam on the specimen surface is provided to an extraction electrical potential or an equivalent beam at the initial acceleration stage. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184244 | SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING AND/OR GUIDING PERSONS IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS - The invention provides a system and process in which more than only one category of information must be made available in an optically simultaneously recognizable form to a person in a portable system ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090184245 | ABSORBER WITH HOLE FOR METALLIC MAGNETIC CRYOGENIC DETECTOR AND ALIGNING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is an absorber with a hole for a metallic magnetic cryogenic detector and an aligning method. More specifically, the present invention is to provide an absorber with a small hole as an aligning mark for a temperature sensor used in a metallic magnetic cryogenic detector. A temperature sensor is bonded on the small hole of the absorber punched by a laser. Using the hole as an aligning mark the temperature sensor can be accurately positioned on the pick-up coil of the measuring means. Thus, the aligning method provides a magnetic measurement with an ideal coupling between the sensor and the pick-up loop. It eventually presents a precise measurement of the energy spectrum absorbed in a metallic magnetic cryogenic detector. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184246 | Infrared detector and fabricating method of infrared detector - There is provided an infrared detector including: a silicon substrate provided with a concave portion; an infrared receiver having a polysilicon layer; and a beam that supports the infrared receiver above the concave portion, and extends along a side of the infrared receiver from the infrared receiver to connect with the silicon substrate, the beam having at least two bent portions, wherein at least one of the bent portions of the beam is disposed at a position on a side opposite to the concave portion with the polysilicon layer as a reference point. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184247 | METHOD OF INSPECTING FOOD AND INSPECTION APPARATUS IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - A method of inspecting food which can evaluate quality of the food with improved precision includes steps of irradiating probing light having near infrared wavelengths on the food; detecting light diffusively reflected by the food to obtain a reflectance spectrum; obtaining an absorbance spectrum based on the reflectance spectrum; and evaluating the food using the reflectance spectrum and the absorbance spectrum. An apparatus for implementing the method includes: a light source unit to generate probing light which has near infrared wavelengths and illuminates the food; a detector unit to detect light diffusively reflected by the food to obtain a reflectance spectrum of the food; and a processing unit to evaluate the food based on the reflectance spectrum and an absorbance spectrum calculated from the reflectance spectrum. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184248 | Thin type vacuum chamber device - The present invention is to provide a thin type vacuum chamber device, wherein two hollow slabs are fastened by a claw fastener to form a thin type simple structure that can maintain a high vacuum state, and wherein the air inside the chamber is pumped out to attain a vacuum state with a high pressure suction activity. The thin-chamber design of the present invention can decrease the number of the components and reduce the cost. The special assembly design of the vacuum chamber of the present invention can effectively decrease the length of the transmission cable and thus can reduce signal attenuation and noise interference. The present invention has the advantage of convenient operation and is very suitable to a two-dimensional infrared sensor. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184249 | Pulverized Bulk Material Planetary and Double Helix Analyzer System - A system for analyzing a bulk material including a tube for transporting a stream of a bulk material, a plurality of illuminators for directing radiation through the stream and arranged about a circumference of the tube, a plurality of detectors arranged substantially opposite the illuminators, and at least one spectrometer for receiving and analyzing data from the plurality of detectors. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184250 | RADIATION DETECTOR, X-RAY CT APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RADIATION DETECTOR - A radiation detector includes: a base plate; and a radiation detection unit provided on one major surface side of the base plate and configured to output an electrical signal proportional to intensity of radiation. The base plate includes a buffer section at a junction with the radiation detection unit, the buffer section being configured to absorb stress generated at the junction due to temperature variation. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184251 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A RADIATION DETECTOR - The invention is directed at a radiation detector which includes a grid electrode located within the detector to assist in the charge collection process. The grid electrode is preferably embedded within a semiconductor layer between two electrode layers, one of the electrode layers being a charge collecting electrode and the other being a common electrode. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184252 | X-RAY ANALYZER - Provided is an X-ray analyzer capable of significantly suppressing an influence of an external magnetic field on a transition edge sensor (TES). The X-ray analyzer includes: a TES ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090184253 | LIGHT OR RADIATION IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A light or radiation image pickup apparatus comprises a first arithmetic unit | 2009-07-23 |
20090184254 | ULTRAVIOLET SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ULTRAVIOLET SENSOR - An ultraviolet sensor capable of separately detecting amount of ultraviolet irradiation of two wavelength range of a UV-A wave and a UV-B wave is provided. The ultraviolet sensor includes: a pair of photodiodes in which a high concentration P-type diffusion layer formed by diffusing a P-type impurity with a high concentration and a high concentration N-type diffusion layer formed by diffusing an N-type impurity with a high concentration, which are formed in a first silicon semiconductor layer on an insulation layer, are opposed to each other with a low concentration diffusion layer, which is formed in a second silicon semiconductor layer thinner than the first silicon semiconductor layer by diffusing one of the P-type impurity or the N-type impurity with a low concentration, interposed therebetween; an interlayer insulation film which is formed on the first and second silicon semiconductor layers; a filter film which is formed on the interlayer insulation layer of one of the photodiodes and formed of a silicon nitride film transmitting rays of a wavelength range of the UV-A wave or a longer wave; and a sealing layer which covers the interlayer insulation film of the other of the photodiodes and the filter film and transmits rays of the wavelength range of the UV-B wave or a longer wave. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184255 | INSPECTION METHOD AND INSPECTION SYSTEM USING CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM - In an electric immersion lens having high resolution capability, secondary electrons generated from a specimen are accelerated to suppress the dependency of rotational action of the secondary electrons applied thereto by an objective lens upon energy levels of the secondary electrons and when selectively detecting low and high angle components of elevation and azimuth as viewed from a secondary electron generation site by means of an annular detector interposed between an electron source and the objective lens, the secondary electrons are adjusted and deflected by means of an E×B deflector such that the center axis of secondary electrons converged finely under acceleration is made to be coincident with the center axis of a low elevation signal detection system and the secondary electrons are deviated from an aperture of a high elevation signal detection system. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184256 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a scanning electron microscope having a function for positioning an object point of an objective lens at a defined position even under an electronic optical condition in which it is difficult to accurately control the position of the object point of the objective lens. A deflector is provided to deflect an electron beam in order to detect the object point and located at a desired position of the object point of the objective lens. The deflector is not used to scan a sample with the electron beam. The scanning electron microscope has a function for automatically adjusting the position of the object point to ensure that the object point of the objective lens is located at the position of the object point detection deflector by using a characteristic in which a displacement of an image by the deflector is minimal when the object point is located at the position of the deflector. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184257 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND/OR CONTROLLING ULTRAVIOLET-ACTIVATED MATERIALS IN A PAPER-MAKING PROCESS - A method includes illuminating a mixture of materials in a wet-end of a paper process, where the mixture includes an ultraviolet-activated material. The method also includes measuring light from the mixture and determining a property of the ultraviolet-activated material based on the measured light. The method may further include adjusting an operation in the wet-end of the paper process based on the determined property of the ultraviolet-activated material. The determined property could include a quantity of fluorescent material in recycled material used to form stock for a paper machine and/or a quantity of fluorescent material in stock provided to a headbox in the paper process. Adjusting the operation in the wet-end could include adjusting an amount of one or more materials used to form stock provided to the headbox, such as a fluorescent whitening agent, fixative, fluorescent fiber, fluorescent pigment, fluorescent particle, fluorescent highlight, fluorescent planchette, or fluorescent quencher. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184258 | Remote Laser Assisted Biological Aerosol Standoff Detection in Atmosphere - A system for detecting atmospheric contamination, the system comprising a laser operable to generate an infrared light beam comprising a longitudinal component and a transverse component the laser remote from the atmospheric contamination, and a processor operable to process a flouresence resulting from contact between the atmospheric contamination and an ultraviolet light being generated from the longitudinal and transverse components of the infrared light of the laser, wherein the processor determines the identity of the fluorescence by comparing the fluorescence to known fluorescence. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184259 | METHOD OF DECOMPOSING CONSTITUENTS OF A TEST SAMPLE AND ESTIMATING FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME - The present invention relates to a method of decomposition of a test sample into constituents thereof. The method proceeds by optically imaging the test sample to obtain a corresponding unknown time-domain resolved signal and decomposes the unknown time-domain resolved signal by comparing the unknown time-domain resolved signal with time-domain resolved reference signals. Furthermore, the method allows the determination of the presence or absence of constituents. Relative quantities may also be determined if sample material properties are known or taken into account. Lifetime decay of the constituents may also be estimated by handling effect of light diffusion in the test sample as time decay. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184260 | Positioning device for positioning a patient and method for operating a positioning device - The invention relates to a positioning device for positioning a patient in a medical device comprising a patient receiving device for placing a patient and a robot arm having a plurality of movement axes for positioning the patient receiving device in a room. The positioning device can be placed into a manual operating mode in which a position of the patient receiving device in the room can be changed manually. The invention also relates to a method for operating the positioning device, comprising: providing a normal operating mode for positioning the patient receiving device automatically at a position predefined by a control device; providing a manual operating mode for manually changing a position of the patient receiving device; and switching from the normal operating mode into the manual operating mode if a switchover condition is present. The invention further relates to an irradiation device having the positioning device. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184261 | IMAGING WITH A PLURALITY OF SOURCES TO A COMMON DETECTOR - An image scanning system including a plurality of spatially-distributed radiation beam sources, each source operative to emit a radiation beam characterized by a distinguishing parameter unique to each radiation beam source, and a common detector arranged with respect to the radiation beam sources such that the radiation beam sources emit their radiation beams onto the common detector which is operable to receive and distinguish the radiation beams on the basis of their respective distinguishing parameters so as to acquire partial projections sets of an object through which the radiation beams pass, wherein a union of the partial projections sets forms a projection set sufficient for reconstruction of an image of the object. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184262 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ALTERING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED PARTS USING ELECTRONS AND USE OF SAID METHOD - The invention relates to a device and a method for altering the characteristics of a three-dimensional molded part by means of electrons, including at least one electron accelerator for generating accelerated electrons and two electron exit windows, wherein the two electron exit windows are arranged opposite one another, wherein the two electron exit windows and at least one reflector delimit a process chamber in which the surface or an edge layer of the molded part are bombarded with electrons, wherein an energy density distribution inside the process chamber can be detected at least over one spatial dimension by means of a sensor system. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184263 | Charged Particle Beam Irradiation System - A charged particle beam irradiation system comprises a high-speed steerer (beam dump device) | 2009-07-23 |
20090184264 | LASER ANNEALING FOR 3-D CHIP INTEGRATION - A laser annealing method for annealing a stacked semiconductor structure having at least two stacked layers is disclosed. A laser beam is focused on a lower layer of the stacked layers. The laser beam is then scanned to anneal features in the lower layer. The laser beam is then focused on an upper layer of the stacked layers, and the laser beam is scanned to anneal features in the upper layer. The laser has a wavelength of less than one micrometer. The beam size, depth of focus, energy dosage, and scan speed of the laser beam are programmable. Features in the lower layer are offset from features in the upper layer such that these features do not overlap along a plane parallel to a path of the laser beam. Each of the stacked layers includes active devices, such as transistors. Also, the first and second layers may be annealed simultaneously. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184265 | ELECTRON BEAM WRITING METHOD, FINE PATTERN WRITING SYSTEM, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF UNEVEN PATTERN CARRYING SUBSTRATE - A fine pattern, to be formed on a discrete track medium, which includes servo patterns, each constituted by servo elements, and groove patterns, each for separating adjacent data tracks, is formed on a substrate applied with a resist and placed on a rotation stage by scanning an electron beam on the substrate. While rotating the substrate in one direction, the electron beam is X-Y deflected to scan servo elements corresponding to a plurality of tracks during one rotation of the substrate. Each groove pattern is set as a line-up of a plurality of groove elements divided at a predetermined angle, and groove elements corresponding to the plurality of tracks following the writing of the servo elements are sequentially written by deflection scanning the electron beam largely in a circumferential direction during the same rotation. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184266 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF AN INFRARED AREA EMITTER - A method for production of an infrared area emitter which can be used for defense against guided missiles with infrared homing heads, for example for ships. According to the invention, an aerosol cloud which is emissive in the infrared range is produced by the reaction of a first primary aerosol composed of an aqueous solution of an electron acceptor with a second primary aerosol composed of an aqueous solution of an electron donor in order to produce the infrared area emitter. The use of primary aerosols such as these leads to emission at 3-5 and 8-14 μm, and does not produce any visual signature either. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184267 | IRRADIATION DEVICE - Radiation apparatus for technical use, with a large number of stretched-out radiation sources emitting in or between the UV and IR ranges and a large number of main reflector segments that are bent and/or folded out of metal sheet in a shape adapted to that of the radiation sources, while the main reflector segments are formed as separate main reflectors and are held, singly replaceable and independently of the radiation sources, in a radiation source housing. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184268 | DISINFECTING DEVICE UTILIZING ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION - A disinfecting device is presented having a UV light source for radiation of a cleaning medium to eradicate the medium of infestation agents such as molds, viruses, bacteria and dust mites. The device enhances the disinfection of the medium by providing mechanisms for enhanced penetration of the UV light into the cleaning medium. The device also offers enhanced heat dissipation to promote effective use of the device. Also provided are safety mechanisms to promote the safe and advantageous use of the UV device. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184269 | System and Method For Providing a Suspended Personal Radiation Protection System - A system for providing radiation protection is provided that includes a garment that contours to an operator's body. The garment protects the operator from radiation. The garment is supported by a suspension component that reduces a portion of weight of the garment for the operator, the garment including a belt, which includes a release mechanism that offers an entry into the garment. In more specific embodiments, the release mechanism is a quick release that allows the operator to disengage from the garment using a single hand movement. The belt can include at least one flexible joint. The belt opens to allow the operator to enter the garment, and the operator, in entering and exiting the garment, is able to limit his contact to components on or near a front of the garment such that the operator can operate the release mechanism for the garment without losing sterility. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184270 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method - A map of the surface of a substrate is generated at a measurement station. The substrate is then moved to where a space between a projection lens and the substrate is filled with a liquid. The substrate is then aligned using, for example, a transmission image sensor and, using the previous mapping, the substrate can be accurately exposed. Thus the mapping does not take place in a liquid environment. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184271 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL VALVE - A fluid-flow control valve comprising: an inlet (E) for connecting to a feed duct; an outlet (S) for connecting to an evacuation duct; a valve member ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090184272 | NORMALLY CLOSED PNEUMATIC DIAPHRAGM VALVE WITH MECHANICAL OVERRIDE WITH LOCKOUT - A pneumatic valve with lockout for controlling the flow of a fluid includes a housing, a fluid flow passage extending through the housing between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a valve movable along an axis to open and close the flow passage. A pneumatic actuator is operable to move the valve to open and close the flow passage. A manual lockout device is actuable to selectively enable and actuation of disable the valve. The device includes a locking member movable to prevent the lockout device when the valve is disabled. A fitting on the housing to convey a pressurized gas to the pneumatic actuator is mounted to swivel about the housing for connection to an air source on any radial within 360°. The valve is compact, simple to connect in a system and safe. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184273 | Self Adjusting Valve Catch With Valve Seating Control - A variable valve actuation system to actuate and control the seating velocity of an internal combustion engine valve is disclosed. The system comprises: a housing having a bore formed therein; an outer piston slidably disposed in the bore, said outer piston having an internal hydraulic passage, an internal chamber defined by an outer piston side wall, and an internal orifice connecting the internal hydraulic passage and the internal chamber; a catch piston slidably disposed in the outer piston; and a cone-shaped extension extending from the inner piston, wherein the cone-shaped extension is adapted to provide a variable flow area through the outer piston orifice to provide improved engine valve seating. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184274 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT FOR VACUUM VALVE - An electrical contact comprising a contact layer for making a contact with an opposite electrical contact and a high conductive layer in an opposite side of the contact layer, the layers being integrally connected to each other, wherein the contact layer contains Cr, Cu and Te, and the high conductive layer contains copper as a main component, and wherein the high conductive layer is provided with a means for suppressing warp of the contact layer at the time of turning on of the contacts. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184275 | FLUID HANDLING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A fluid handling device, such as a needlefree access device, includes a housing having an inlet and an inlet channel; and a flow control member comprising a combination outlet, biasing and piston member. The flow control member includes a piston section moveable between a closed position in which the piston section is in the inlet channel and an open position in which the piston section is inside the housing below the inlet channel but allows fluid to flow through the inlet channel; a biasing section connected to the piston section that normally biases the piston section into the inlet channel; and an outlet section connected to the biasing section having an outlet fitting in fluid communication with the inside of the housing. The piston section, biasing section and outlet section are connected together such that they can be handled as one piece when assembled with the housing to make the needlefree access device. The access device can be configured as a Y-site access device, or used on other devices such as an IV bag. A check valve made by a two shot molding process is also disclosed. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184276 | APPARATUS TO BIAS VALVE CLOSURE MEMBERS - Apparatus to bias valve closure members are described. An example biasing apparatus includes a first spring seat that has a first seating surface and a first protruding member extending a predetermined distance from the first seating surface and a second spring seat that has a second seating surface and a second protruding member extending a predetermined distance from the second seating surface. The first and second protruding members engage to slidably couple the first and the second spring seats. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184277 | Valve - There is a closure member for rotating or reciprocating movement between upstream and downstream passageways of a valve. A device, which consists of two or more elongated tubes whose cross sections form up into one or more files in moving direction of the closure member to divide the upstream passageway into many channels capable of leading the fluid to flow through, is disposed in the upstream passageway of the valve upstream of the closure member, consequently the upstream surface of the closure member can respectively open or close each channel in sequence while the closure member is rotating or reciprocating in the valve. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184278 | Bidirectional Sealing Mechanically Shifted Ball Valve for Downhole Use - A downhole ball valve is mounted n a string and features a rotating ball that turns on its axis as it is held against an upstream and a downstream seal by a cage. The cage accepts a slide that engages the ball off-center to rotate it between the open and closed positions. The slide is operated by a sleeve attached to a piston assembly. The sleeve is mechanically operated in opposed directions such as by a wireline shifting tool. Differential pressure on a closed ball does not affect the actuation piston because pressure across the actuating piston is balanced while holding pressure differential across the closed ball. A check valve allows the actuation piston to be in pressure balance as the ball stays closed. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184279 | WEDGE AND COVERED INSERT ASSEMBLY - A partial valve assembly includes a wedge and a disk assembly that is assembled with at least one covered insert assembly and at least one O-ring. The insert assembly is covered with ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber or is covered with at least one of the following materials: styrene-butadiene (SBR), nitrile, neoprene rubber, adhesive backed rubber, cork, cork-rubber, Buna-n rubber, Buna-s rubber, nylon, silicon sponge rubber, fiber board, leather, natural rubber, synthetic rubber, plastic, polypropylene, polystyrene, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), polyurethane, silicone, Teflon, urethane, and the like. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184280 | Low Thermal Conductivity, CMAS-Resistant Thermal Barrier Coatings - A thermal barrier coating composition including a base oxide; a primary dopant including ytterbia; a first co-dopant including samaria; and a second co-dopant including at least one of lutetia, scandia, ceria, gadolinia, neodymia, or europia. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184281 | METHOD OF FORMING NON-STOICHIOMETRIC NANOSCALE POWDER COMPRISING TEMPERATURE-PROCESSING OF A STOICHIOMETRIC METAL COMPOUND. - Nanotechnology methods for creating stoichiometric and non-stoichiometric substances with unusual combination of properties by lattice level composition engineering are described. The modified properties described include electrical conductivity, dielectric constant, dielectric strength, dielectric loss, polarization, permittivity, critical current, superconductivity, piezoelectricity, mean free path, curie temperature, critical magnetic field, permeability, coercive force, magnetostriction, magnetoresistance, hall coefficient, BHmax, critical temperature, melting point, boiling point, sublimation point, phase transformation condition, vapor pressure, anisotropy, adhesion, density, hardness, ductility, elasticity, porosity, strength, toughness, surface roughness, coefficient of thermal expansion, thermal conductivity, specific heat, latent heat, refractive index, absorptivity, emissivity, dispersivity, scattering, polarization, acidity, basicity, catalysis, reactivity, energy density, activation energy, free energy, entropy, frequency factor, bioactivity, biocompatibility, thermal coefficient of any property and pressure coefficient of any property. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184282 | NANOPARTICLE NICKEL ZINC FERRITES SYNTHESIZED USING REVERSE MICELLES - A method for making monodispersed magnetic nanoparticles of nickel zinc ferrite (NZFO) at room temperature by mixing together two micelle solutions. The first micelle solution comprises zinc, nickel, and iron metal salts; a surfactant; and a hydrocarbon. The second micelle solution comprises and aqueous hydroxide, a surfactant, and a hydrocarbon. After mixing the two micelle solutions, the ferrite precipitates. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184283 | Antioxidants for phase change ability and thermal stability enhancement - Phase change ability and thermal stability enhancement have been attained by use of antioxidants and solid component. The phase change component consists essentially of secondary antioxidant (preferably with a minor proportion of primary antioxidant). Both said secondary antioxidant and said primary antioxidant are not dissolved in a liquid solvent. Thus, phase change materials exhibiting high heat of fusion, high thermal stability of the liquid (phase after melting), good phase change cyclability and melting temperature below about 50° C. are provided. By the combined use of the phase change component and second solid that remains a solid above the melting temperature of said phase change component, a phase change composite is provided. Said composite, wherein said second solid is dispersed in said phase change component, is effective for use as a thermal interface material for enhancing thermal contacts at use temperatures above the melting temperature of said phase change component. By using secondary and primary antioxidants, both dissolved in polyol ester liquid, in combination with dispersed solid (dispersed in said liquid) that enhances the thermal stability of said liquid, polyol-ester-based pastes that exhibit high thermal stability at temperatures up to at least 220° C. are provided. The secondary antioxidant, whether it is dissolved in a liquid solvent or not, is preferably thioether, most preferably thiopropionate. The primary antioxidant is preferably half-hindered phenolic. In case that antioxidants are dissolved in polyol ester liquid, the primary antioxidant and secondary antioxidant in combination preferably amount to less than 5% by weight of the liquid part of the polyol-ester-based paste. Both said second solid in said phase change composite and said dispersed solid in said paste are selected from the group: boron nitride, zinc oxide, alumina, carbon black, carbon fiber, carbon nanotube, graphite, diamond, silver, gold, aluminum and nickel. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184284 | Heat transfer medium composition - The present invention provides a pH stabilizing heat transfer medium composition comprising a main component of water, glycol, alcohol or glycol ether, and a pH buffer agent. The pH buffer agent is comprised of an alicyclic compound where a single ring-constituting carbon atom is bonded to two identical members or two different members selected from the group consisting of carboxymethyl and its salts, or where at least two ring-constituting neighboring carbon atoms are each bonded to a single member selected from the group consisting of carboxymethyl and its salts. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184285 | Preparation of Additive Mixtures For Mineral Oils and Mineral Oil Distillates - The present invention provides a continuous process for preparing additive mixtures for mineral oils and mineral oil distillates, comprising | 2009-07-23 |
20090184286 | HEAT EXCHANGE FLUIDS - Carboxylate salts of amines are used as components of heat exchange fluids. The amines may have a ratio of N to C of 1:0 to 1:12 and the carboxylate anion may be derived from an acid of the formula H(CH | 2009-07-23 |
20090184287 | SARCOSINE COMPOUND USED AS CORROSION INHIBITOR - The sarcosine compounds used as a corrosion inhibitor according to the present invention include sarcosine and salt compounds thereof. The corrosion inhibitor is used in chemical mechanical polishing compositions or post CMP clean agents, which forms a protective film on the surface of a work piece to prevent the work piece from corrosion in chemical mechanical polishing, and thus common residue defect on the surface of a work piece due to the use of a conventional corrosion inhibitor (e.g. benzotriazole (BTA)) can be improved or the surface of a work piece can be protected from corrosion in post-CMP cleaning. | 2009-07-23 |
20090184288 | Flocculant and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A flocculant including, as a principal component, unit particles obtained by breaking down aggregates of mineral particles in a mineral raw material principally comprising fine particles of a hydrous aluminum silicate including soils or weathering products of rocks including volcanic eruptives | 2009-07-23 |
20090184289 | 2-Cyanophenylboronic Acid or Ester Thereof in Which Impurities Are Decreased, and Production Method Thereof - A method for producing high-purity 2-cyanophenylboronic acid, characterized by reacting benzonitrile, lithium 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidide, and trialkoxyborane, adding an aqueous acidic solution to a reaction solution containing the obtained 2-cyanophenylboronic acid, carrying out a contact treatment at a pH of below 7 in the presence of a water-immiscible organic solvent, and then obtaining the 2-cyanophenylboronic acid from the organic layer. | 2009-07-23 |