| 31st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
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| 20100193071 | EROSION CONTROL DEVICE - Methods and apparatus related to an erosion control device for constructing a barrier bag for use in areas where erosion is likely to occur. The erosion control device can include an attachment member allowing the erosion control device to be operably mounted to a skid steer, front-end loader, tractor or similar vehicle for transportation and power. The erosion control device can include a loading box defining a material hopper for holding a filler material. The loading box can further comprise a beater bar assembly for agitating the filler material within the material hopper so as to continually feed an auger assembly within the loading box. The auger assembly transports and compacts the filler material within a filling chute. The compacted filler material exits the filling chute and enters into a barrier bag that is continually deployed from the filling chute. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193072 | FILLING DEVICE - A filling device for beverages includes a store tank for receiving a beverage supply, and a filling valve for filling packages with the beverage from the store tank. To reduce idle times in this filling device, a heat exchanger is integrated into the store tank and/or into the filling valve. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193073 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PET BULK RECEPTACLES - A method for producing containers filled with liquids, wherein the containers are filled with the liquid and closed with a keg fitting, includes supplying the keg fitting to the container by means of a relative movement between the container and the keg fitting and connecting the keg fitting with the container. A cleaning treatment of the keg fitting is carrier out at least prior to or during the supply process or the connection process. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193074 | DOSAGE-DISPENSING ELEMENT ON A CONTAINER FOR FREE-FLOWING OR POURABLE BULK MATERIALS - A dosage-dispensing element ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193075 | FILLER NECK - The invention relates to a filler neck ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193076 | CAPLESS FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE ASSEMBLY - A capless fuel tank filler pipe assembly includes a filler pipe and a bulkhead disposed on the filler pipe. The bulkhead includes a nozzle receiving portion. A flapper door is pivotally disposed on the filler pipe, and is biased to a closed position. The flapper door is configured to compress an annular seal disposed between the bulkhead and the flapper door. The annular seal includes a liquid/vapor sealing material bonded to a substantially impermeable material. The substantially impermeable material substantially blocks emission of hydrocarbon molecules that permeate the liquid/vapor sealing material. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193077 | CONTAINERIZED SILO - A portable silo adapted for dispensing and metering flowable materials integrated into a shipping container is described. After shipping to a concrete pouring site or other mixing application, doors on one end of the container may be opened, leveling legs deployed, and the container righted to a vertical position, wherein the leveling legs are placed in contact with the ground, a pad or another supporting surface. Metering devices mounted on the legs are used to weigh the combination of the container, the silo and the flowable material. The silo may then be filled with a flowable material through a door in the container on the other end thereof from the doors utilized for accessing the leveling legs, or by a pneumatic filling tube attached thereto. A dust filter which may be disposed within the container during transit, may now be deployed on the outside of the container. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193078 | DOSAGE-DISPENSING ELEMENT - The invention concerns to a dosage-dispensing element ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193079 | TREE STUMP GRINDING TEETH - Tree stump grinding teeth for use in tree stump grinding wheel assemblies and tree stump grinding wheel assemblies that include one or more such grinding teeth. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the grinding tooth includes a mounting base having a substantially flat surface from which a plurality of cleats project. The cleats are adapted to be received in corresponding bores formed in the wheel. A resilient impact pad is positioned between the mounting base of the grinding tooth and the wheel. The resilient impact pad protects the surface of the wheel from impact forces applied to the grinding tooth. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193080 | Method for Making Strain Aging Resistant Steel - A method for making a strain aging resistant steel comprises adding boron to the steel, wherein substantially all of the boron in the steel forms boron nitride. A method for making steel comprises adding a nitride-forming element to the steel to lower the free nitrogen content of the steel to a free nitrogen content specification. A high-carbon steel contains boron nitride, wherein the free nitrogen content of the steel is less than 80 ppm. A strain aging resistant steel wherein the carbon content of the steel is between about 0.54 percent and about 0.75 percent. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193081 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A GALVANNEALED STEEL SHEET BY DFF REGULATION - The invention deals with a process for manufacturing a hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet having a TRIP microstructure, and comprising, by % by weight, 0.01≦C≦0.22%, 0.50≦Mn≦2.0%, 0.5| 2010-08-05 | |
| 20100193082 | METHOD OF SURFACE TREATMENT OF METAL BASE MATERIAL - The method of surface treatment, as applied onto a metal base material, of the present invention includes a reduction treatment step of reduction-treating the oxide film formed on the metal base material and an oxidation treatment step of oxidation-treating the oxide film having been subjected to the reduction treatment. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193083 | HYDROGEN-RESISTANT HIGH STRENGTH MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A hydrogen-resistant high strength material made of a Ni-based alloy or an Fe—Ni-based alloy includes an aged portion and a hydrogen embrittlement suppressing layer that is to be exposed to hydrogen. The hydrogen embrittlement suppressing layer has a hydrogen embrittlement index of not less than 0.9, wherein the hydrogen embrittlement index is defined as a ratio of an elongation after hydrogen charging in relation to an elongation before hydrogen charging. The aged portion has a tensile strength exceeding 1000 MPa. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193084 | ALUMINUM-SILICON ALLOYS HAVING IMPROVED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES - A thermal treatment process for an article of a cast or wrought aluminum-silicon alloy with an eutectic phase. The process comprises a rapid heating of the article to an annealing temperature of 400° C. to 555° C. and maintaining the article at this temperature for a not more than 14.8 minutes. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193085 | SEAMLESS STEEL PIPE FOR USE AS VERTICAL WORK-OVER SECTIONS - The present invention describes a seamless steel tube for work-over risers comprising in weight percent, carbon 0.23-0.29, manganese 0.45-0.65, silicon 0.15-0.35, chromium 0.90-1.20, molybdenum 0.70-0.90, nickel 0.20 max, nitrogen 0.010 max, boron 0.0010-0.0030, aluminum 0.010-0.045, sulfur 0.005 max, phosphorus 0.015 max, titanium 0.005-0.030, niobium 0.020-0.035, copper 0.15 max, arsenic 0.020 max, calcium 0.0040 max, tin 0.020 max, hydrogen 2.4 ppm max, the rest are iron and inevitable impurities, consisting of a geometry in which ends of the tube have an increased wall thickness and outer diameter and having a yield strength of at least of 620 MPa (90 ksi) throughout the whole length of a tube body and in tube ends. The present invention also describes methods for manufacturing a seamless steel tube for work-over risers having a yield strength at least of 620 MPa (90 ksi) both in a tube body and in tube ends. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193086 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL PIPE OR TUBE - The method for manufacturing a martensitic stainless pipe includes heating the steel pipe until the external surface temperature thereof reaches a predetermined temperature not lower than A3 transformation point+20° C. and not higher than 980° C. The heated steel pipe is first water cooled until the external surface temperature thereof reaches a predetermined temperature not lower than 350° C. The water cooled steel pipe is air cooled until the external surface temperature thereof reaches a predetermined temperature not higher than 250° C. The air cooled steel pipe is either water or air cooled until the external surface temperature thereof reaches normal temperature. The cooling rate of the steel pipe in the first cooling step is determined according to the wall thickness of the steel pipe so that the amount of heat recuperation for the external surface temperature of the steel pipe in the second cooling step is not higher than 50° C. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193087 | MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL SEAMLESS PIPE FOR OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A seamless steel pipe for oil country tubular goods which simultaneously has a high strength of a 110 ksi grade of yield strength and a superior low temperature toughness and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. A quenching treatment is performed on a stainless steel seamless pipe having a composition which contains on a mass percent basis, less than 0.010% of C, 1.0% or less of Si, 0.1% to 2.0% of Mn, 0.020% or less of P, 0.010% or less of S, 0.10% or less of Al, 10% to 14% of Cr, 0.1% to 4.0% of Ni, 0.05% or less of N, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities in which after heating is performed to a heating temperature for quenching equivalent to or more than the Ac | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193088 | High Corrosion Resistance Precipitation Hardened Martensitic Stainless Steel - A precipitation-hardened stainless steel alloy comprises, by weight: about 14.0 to about 16.0 percent chromium; about 6.0 to about 7.0 percent nickel; about 1.25 to about 1.75 percent copper; about 0.5 to about 2.0 percent molybdenum; about 0.025 to about 0.05 percent carbon; niobium in an amount greater than about twenty times to about twenty-five times that of carbon; and the balance iron and incidental impurities. The alloy has an aged microstructure and an ultimate tensile strength of at least about 1100 MPa and a Charpy V-notch toughness of at least about 69 J. The aged microstructure includes martensite and not more than about 10% reverted austenite and is useful for making turbine airfoils. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193089 | HOT-WORKING TOOL STEEL HAVING EXCELLENT TOUGHNESS AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE STRENGTH AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - Disclosed is a hot-working tool steel having improved toughness and high-temperature strength. Also disclosed is a method for producing the hot-working tool steel. The hot-working tool steel comprises the following components (by mass): C: 0.34-0.40%, Si: 0.3-0.5%, Mn: 0.45-0.75%, Ni: 0-0.5% (exclusive), Cr: 4.9-5.5%, (Mo+1/2W): 2.5-2.9% (provided that Mo and W are contained singly or in combination), and V: 0.5-0.7%, with the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities. Preferably, the cross-sectional structure of the hot-working tool steel upon quenching contains a granular structure and an acicular structure, wherein the granular structure (A %) accounts for 45 area % or less, the acicular structure (B %) accounts for 40 area % or less, and the remaining austenite (C %) accounts for 5 to 20 volume %.; Also disclosed is a method for producing a hot-working tool steel, which comprises tempering the above-mentioned hot-working tool steel so that a value X determined by the following relational expression between a tempered hardness (HRC) and the percentages of the tissues becomes 40 or greater. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193090 | STEEL FOR MACHINE AND STRUCTURAL USE HAVING EXCELLENT MACHINABILITY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a steel for machine and structural use which is capable of maintaining mechanical characteristics such as strength by reducing a S content as well as of exhibiting excellent machinability (particularly tool life) in intermittent cutting (such as hobbing) with the high speed tool, and a method useful for producing the steel for machine and structural use. The steel for machine and structural use according to the invention secures 0.002% or more of solute N in the steel and has a chemical composition which is appropriately adjusted and satisfies a relationship of the following expression (1): (0.1×[Cr]+[Al])/[O]≧150 . . . (1), in which [Cr], [Al], and [0] represent a Cr content (mass %), an Al content (mass %), and an O content (mass %), respectively. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193091 | Heat treatment method - There is provided a heat treatment method in which high-quality tempering treatment can be performed in a short period of time. In this method, when an object to be treated is tempered after being quenched, the object to be treated is rapidly cooled to a 90% martensite transformation finishing temperature without being cooled to the ordinary temperature after quench heating, and then is subjected to 100% martensite transformation by using a 100° C. liquid, and thereafter, tempering treatment is performed after the whole of the object to be treated is soaked by using the 100 ° C. liquid. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193092 | COPPER ALLOY FOR ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A copper alloy for an electrical and electronic device in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that the copper alloy for an electrical and electronic device includes: nickel (Ni) between 1.5 mass % and 5.0 mass %; silicon (Si) between 0.4 mass % and 1.5 mass %; and a remaining portion formed of Cu and an unavoidable impurity, wherein a mass ratio between Nickel (Ni) and Silicon (Si) as Ni/Si is not smaller than two and not larger than seven, an average crystalline grain diameter is not smaller than 2 μm and not larger than 20 μm, and a standard deviation of the crystalline grain diameter is not larger than 10 μm. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193093 | THERMITE COMPOSITIONS, ARTICLES AND LOW TEMPERATURE IMPACT MILLING PROCESSES FOR FORMING THE SAME - A process for the preparation of composite thermite particles, and thermite particles and consolidated objects formed from a plurality of pressed composite particles. The process includes providing one or more metal oxides and one or more complementary metals capable of reducing the metal oxide, and milling the metal oxide and the metal at a temperature below −50° C., such as cryomilling, to form a convoluted lamellar structure. The average layer thickness is generally between 10 nm and 1 μm. The molar proportions of the metal oxide and metal are generally within 30% of being stoichiometric for a thermite reaction. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193094 | Scented Tires - Tires for vehicles comprising at least one scented rubber compound and/or at least one scented non-rubber component. Additionally disclosed is where one or more pheromones are used, in addition to or in place of, the scent or fragrance of the pertinent rubber compound(s) or non-rubber component(s), and where scent is used as a wear warning in place of, or in addition to, the novelty scented rubber compound and/or novelty scented non-rubber component. Wear warning mechanisms other than scent are presented. Also disclosed is a plug or insert comprising varied attributes including, or in place of, scent that enables customization, where at least one plug or insert may be installed in the above-mentioned vehicle tires, and in other vehicle tires as well. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193095 | PNEUMATIC TIRE FOR MOTORCYCLE - The present invention provides a pneumatic tire for motorcycle, in which driving properties and braking properties when a moderate camber angle is imparted to the tire on a dry road surface are improved without deteriorating stability in running, relatively large lateral force is reliably generated, and excellent wet performance is demonstrated without deteriorating dry performance of the tire, so that stable running is constantly enabled. The pneumatic tire for motorcycle, comprises: a tread portion | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193096 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic tire having further improved ice performance achieved by narrow grooves. The pneumatic tire of the present invention is provided, in a tread, with land sections formed by partitioning the tread by grooves, and each of the land sections is provide with narrow grooves in a ground contact surface of the land section. The angle of tilt of the narrow grooves relative to the tire's circumferential direction is set to be larger in end regions located at both sides of a center region in a tire's lateral direction in each of the land sections than in the center region. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193097 | ELASTIC SHEAR BAND WITH CYLINDRICAL ELEMENTS - A shear band that may be used as part of a structurally supported wheel is provided. More particularly, a shear band constructed from resilient, cylindrical elements attached between inextensible members is described. In certain embodiments, the shear band may be constructed entirely or substantially without elastomeric or polymer-based materials. Multiple embodiments are available including various arrangements of the cylindrical elements between the members as well as differing geometries for the cylindrical elements. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193098 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire using, as an inner liner layer, a thermoplastic elastomer comprising a thermoplastic resin matrix, in which a rubber component is dispersed a surface of the inner liner layer is covered with a protective layer, whereby a weathering resistance, damage resistance and fatigue resistance of the film liner of the inner liner layer at the time of tire storage are improved. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193099 | RUN-FLAT PNEUMATIC TIRE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A run-flat pneumatic tire assembly includes a pneumatic tire having an elastomeric casing and a tire cavity formed therein. A longitudinally-extending and approximately planar length of strip material is helically arranged within the tire cavity to pre-stress the length of strip material for usage of the pneumatic tire during under-inflated and non-inflated conditions. A method of making a run-flat pneumatic tire assembly is also included. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193100 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire with improved steering stability without raising air columnar resonance noise is provided. The pneumatic tire comprises first oblong holes | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193101 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193102 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention includes a run-flat tire | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193103 | AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT USING NETWORKED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - A composite laminate is laid up by applying differently configured courses of composite tape over different sectors of a tool surface using a plurality of independently controlled tape application vehicles. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193104 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TRANSITION METAL OXIDE HAVING SPINEL STRUCTURE - A novel method of manufacturing a transition metal oxide having a spinel structure is provided. A mixture of powdery metals of metal elements constituting the transition metal oxide is heated in an oxidizing atmosphere to generate the transition metal oxide. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193105 | FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF PREFORMED DIELECTRIC INSERTS FOR LIGHTNING STRIKE PROTECTION - A fabrication method for providing a relatively smooth surface associated with lightning strike protection for composite materials joined with fasteners recessed below the surface is described. The method includes coating at least one of a head of the fastener and a preformed dielectric insert with an adhesive, inserting the preformed dielectric insert into the recess such that the adhesive engages both contours of the recess and the preformed dielectric insert, and removing any excess adhesive from the surface area of the composite material and a top surface of the insert. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193106 | POLYMER SHRINK TUBES AND NOVEL USES THEREFOR - Novel polymer shrink tubes, such as fluoropolymer shrink tubes and novel uses thereof. The polymer shrink tubes include at least one three-dimensional pattern formed along at least a portion of the inner surface of the tube. The polymer shrink tubes can be used for, for example, embossing a pattern into a polymer tube. Further use includes, for example, forming a catheter with at least one channel located in the catheter wall. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193107 | ELECTRIC FUNCTIONAL UNIT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A method of producing an electrical component includes forming a stack of ceramic green films, where the stack has a hole that is accessible from external to the stack, inserting a cover into the hole, and sintering the stack together with the cover. The method may also include boring the hole through the stack of ceramic green films. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193108 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A VEHICULAR INTERIOR PART - A manufacturing method of a vehicular interior part in which a cover member is attached to a base material, comprising the steps of forming a skin material, comprising a plurality of skin pieces sewn together, in accordance with a surface shape of said base material; and forming said cover member by attaching a soft material to a backside of said skin material after forming said skin material in accordance with said surface shape of said base material; and attaching said cover member to said base material. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193109 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A REINFORCING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE TYRES - During tyre manufacture, a belt structure is made according to the following steps: preparing strip-like elements, each including longitudinal thread elements disposed parallel to each other and at least partly coated with at least one layer of elastomeric material; applying the strip-like elements in mutually approached relationship along the circumferential extension of a toroidal support, following a predetermined laying trajectory identified on the toroidal support itself so as to form at least one reinforcing layer having a continuous circumferential extension around a geometric rotation axis. During application of each of the strip-like elements, the toroidal support is moved following a predetermined three-dimensional path in order to make the strip-like elements adhere to the outer surface of the toroidal support according to a longitudinal extension line of the strip-like element coincident with the predetermined laying trajectory. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193110 | Method for High-Speed Continuous Application of a Strip Material to a Substrate Along an Application Path on the Substrate - Disclosed are examples of a method for applying a flexible longitudinal strip material, having longitudinal side edges and a width therebetween, along an application path on a substrate, comprising the steps of: continuously drawing the strip material longitudinally from a continuous supply; continuously urging the strip material into a concave shape across its width; and continuously bringing the strip material into contact with the substrate along the application path. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193111 | DISPOSABLE WEARING ARTICLE - A method comprising a step of manufacturing an elastic laminated body by laminating two webs and while inserting an elastic member in an extended state in a web length direction in between; a step of cutting the elastic laminated body in a length direction so that a concave portion and a convex portion appear alternately; a step of attaching a cover sheet to bridge between the concave portion and the convex portion of cut first elastic laminated body and second elastic laminated body, respectively; a step of widening the first elastic laminated body and the second elastic laminated body to which the cover sheet is attached; and a step of attaching an absorber onto the cover sheet, lessens the occurrence of wrinkles and creases produced when webs are cut, and eliminates a problem attributed to the occurrence of wrinkles and arising when an absorber is attached. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193112 | METHOD FOR STICKING A FILM ONTO A CURVED SUBSTRATE - A method sticks onto a curved surface of a substrate a functional film ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193113 | SHEET FINISHING APPARATUS, SHEET FINISHING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet finishing apparatus includes a cutter unit which is disposed on a conveyance path of a sheet, and forms a cut for tag formation in the sheet from a starting point close to a center line of the sheet orthogonal to a conveyance direction, a folding unit which is disposed downstream of the cutter unit on the conveyance path, bends the sheet around the center line, and raises an area defined by the cut in the sheet by the bending to form the tag. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193114 | Apparatus and Method for Forming Fibre Reinforced Composite Structures - A method and apparatus for forming a fibre reinforced composite structure comprising at least two components, a hard base tool presenting a first tool face, a second tooling element presenting a second tool face to locate the second component against the first component. Components are of a dry fibrous form and are to be injected with a liquid resin. A flexible bagging blanket forms with the tools a sealed enclosure into which the resin is injected to form the structure by resin transfer infusion. To maintain the relative dispositions of the components without the need for elaborate mandrel plates, control rods are inserted at least partially through the two components to act as fasteners and to maintain the relative disposition of the components during resin injection. After injection the assembly is cured and the control rods may remain in situ or be removed from the structure. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193115 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CURVED ELEMENT MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A method of manufacturing a curved element made of composite material includes: preparing at least one dry, flat reinforcing layer with curved fibres. A resin film is combined with the dry, flat reinforcing layer, and heat and pressure are applied in controlled manner to bring about the infusion of the resin into the reinforcing layer and to obtain at least one layer of pre-infused material. At least one prepreg layer is prepared with straight fibres impregnated with resin compatible with the resin of the pre-infused material. The layer of pre-infused material and the prepreg layer are superimposed on one another to obtain a layered structure. The layered structure, arranged on a shaped support tool is subjected to a polymerization cycle to obtain the curved element. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193116 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE MATERIAL HAVING REDUCED MECHANOSORPTIVE CREEP, THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL, USE OF THE METHOD AND THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A method for manufacturing a composite material having reduced mechanosorptive creep includes the following steps: | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193117 | PROCESS FOR MAKING RESILIENT PAD COMPOSITE - The present application discloses a composite pad structure that includes a substrate bonded to a plurality of discrete, spaced-apart, resilient elements engaged to at least one reinforcing structure. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193118 | HEAT WELDING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method is provided for heat welding plastic material. A welding tip is provided and is configured to slidably receive a welding rod and to direct a flow of hot air toward such a welding rod from a hot air source to melt a leading end of the rod as the welding rod is advanced therethrough. Plastic sheets are positioned edgewise adjacent one another to form a seam therebetween. A v-shaped groove is cut into and along the seam, and the sheets are then welded together along the seam by feeding a welding rod through the welding tip while positioning and moving the welding tip adjacent and along the seam as the welding tip directs hot air to heat the welding rod and the sheets along the groove such that the welding rod flows into the groove and welds to respective sheet surfaces defining the groove. Also provided is an insert for making the v-shaped groove. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193119 | HANDLE APPLICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for attaching a handle to a container includes a handle supply mechanism configured to supply one or more handles in an open configuration; a container conveyance mechanism configured to provide a container to a handle application location; and a handle applicator configured to attach or connect a handle that supplied initially in an open configuration to a portion of a container. In an embodiment, a heater is included that is configured to provide energy/heat to at least a portion of the one or more handles prior to application. In other embodiments, handles are supplied for application at an elevated temperature. Methods for attaching a handle to containers are also disclosed. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193120 | BONDING METHOD, BONDED BODY, DROPLET EJECTION HEAD, AND DROPLET EJECTION APPARATUS - A bonding method of manufacturing a bonded body is provided. The bonding method comprises: after providing a first object on which a first plasma polymerization film is formed on a first base member, and the first plasma polymerization film having a surface, selectively applying an energy to a part of a predetermined region of the surface of the first plasma polymerization film to activate the part of the predetermined region of the surface of the plasma polymerization film; after providing a second object having a surface; and bonding the surface of the second object and the surface of the activated first plasma polymerization film so that the surface of the first plasma polymerization film is partially bonded to the surface of the second object at the part of the predetermined region to obtain the bonded body. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193121 | Laser welding of resin members using a ridge for enhancing weld strength - A method of laser welding two resin members includes the steps of: providing a first and a second resin member each having a joining surface; forming a ridge with a length on the joining surface of one of the first and second resin members, the ridge including a base portion and a tip portion that has smaller width and expansion rate in width than those of the base portion; placing one of the first and second resin members on the other so that the joining surfaces of the first and second resin members face each other with the ridge interposed therebetween; pressing one of the first and second resin members against the other so as to completely crush the tip portion of the ridge; and irradiating the base portion of the ridge with a laser beam while continuously pressing one of the first and second resin members against the other. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193122 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided a process for manufacturing an electronic device, comprising an electronic component (a light receiving unit | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193123 | CONNECTION DEVICE FOR CONNECTION BETWEEN PIPE AND CONNECTION MEMBER - A connecting device | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193124 | Method of Lining a Well or a Pipe Using an Inflatable Bladder - According to the method, a cylindrical tube ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193125 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TUBES BY WELDING - The invention relates to a method of welding a laminate for the production of flexible tubular plastic bodies, which method comprises the following operations:
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| 20100193126 | METHOD OF CEMENTING ALUMINIUM OBJECTS - This invention provides a method of securing to a substrate a metal object having an uncoated surface, which method comprises contacting said substrate and said surface with an unset hydraulic cement composition and allowing said composition to set, characterized in that said surface is an aluminum surface and in that said composition comprises pulverulent aplite. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193127 | HMPSA FOR REMOVABLE SELF-ADHESIVE LABEL - Hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive (HMPSA) composition comprising:
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| 20100193128 | SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS - A surface treatment apparatus generates resonance on a line including an electrode. The surface treatment apparatus has a vacuum container ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193129 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE GAS - An apparatus for generating a dielectric-barrier discharge gas including a high-energy radical gas, at a high density and with high efficiency. A flat-plate-like first electrode and a flat-plate-like second electrode are arranged in opposite positions, and a dielectric body is arranged between the two electrodes. A discharge space is located between the first electrode and the dielectric body, within a gap between the first electrode and the dielectric body. The discharge space has three sides which are gas shielded and a fourth side which opens to end surfaces of the first electrode and the dielectric body. A cooling section cools at least the first electrode and a gas supply section supplies a raw material gas to the discharge space part. A dielectric-barrier discharge is generated in the discharge space part by applying an AC voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193130 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a plasma processing apparatus including a vacuum chamber, a sample table for mounting a member to be processed thereon, the sample table having a coolant path to control a temperature of the member to be processed, an electrostatic chuck power supply for electrostatically adsorbing the member to be processed on the sample table, and a plurality of gas hole parts provided in the sample table to supply heat transfer gas between the member to be processed and the sample table and thereby control a temperature of the member to be processed, each of the gas hole parts includes a boss formed of a dielectric, a sleeve, and a plurality of small tubes, and the small tubes are arranged in a range of 10 to 50% of a radius when measured from a center of the gas hole part toward outside. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193131 | ASHING DEVICE - An ashing device that prevents the ashing rate from changing over time. The ashing device ashes organic material on a substrate including an exposed metal in a processing chamber. The ashing device includes a path, which is formed in the processing chamber and through which active species supplied to the processing chamber pass. The path is defined by a surface on which the metal scattered from the substrate by the active species is collectible, with the surface being formed so as to expose a metal that is of the same kind. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193132 | MULTI-WORKPIECE PROCESSING CHAMBER AND WORKPIECE PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A multi-workpiece processing chamber according to the present invention comprises a chamber housing which forms at least two internal processing spaces therein; at least one partition member which is provided in the chamber housing and partitions the chamber housing into at least two internal processing spaces; and the respective internal processing spaces being coupled with the partition member and having a symmetric shape to generate a processing reaction uniformly. The multi-workpiece processing chamber according to the present invention has internal processing spaces that have a symmetric shape by being coupled with a partition member. Thus, a processing reaction uniformly occurs across the internal processing areas and reproducibility and uniformity of a workpiece processing process may improve. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193133 | SUPPORT FOR AT LEAST ONE BRUSH ELEMENT AND LABELING MACHINE - A support for at least one brush element. The support includes at least one carrier, to which the at least one brush element is removably attached on a flat front side of the at least one carrier, and at least one bar, which is removably attached to the at least one carrier on a rear side opposite the front side of the at least one carrier. To the rear side of the at least one carrier at least one elastic locking element is attached, which is lockable with a plurality of parallel flutes of the at least one bar. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193134 | VACUUM CONTAINER FOR A TYRE CURING MOLD - A vacuum container for a tyre curing mold having two sidewalls and a number of lateral sectors; the container having an inclined-surface actuating device, which moves the lateral sectors radially, is activated by a press having a movable plate with a central airtight chamber, and has, for each lateral sector, a wedge integral with the lateral sector, and a conical bell fitted in sliding manner to the wedges; and the container having: an air shut-off plate integral with the movable plate of the press to transmit motion to the conical bell; an adjusting ring integral with the air shut-off plate and the conical bell; a static first annular seal interposed between the conical bell and the adjusting ring; and a static second annular seal interposed between the air shut-off plate and the movable plate of the press. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193135 | System and Method for High-Speed Continuous Application of a Strip Material to a Moving Sheet-Like Substrate Material at Laterally Shifting Locations - Disclosed are examples of a system for regulating the longitudinal strain in an elastic longitudinal material being applied to a sheet material in continuous fashion. The system may include a continuous supply of the sheet material; a continuous supply of the elastic longitudinal material; first and second feed rollers having a feed nip therebetween through which the elastic longitudinal material passes longitudinally, and downstream first and second joining rollers having a joining nip therebetween through which the sheet material and the elastic longitudinal material pass. The linear velocity of the circumferential surface of at least one of the first or second feed rollers is controlled relative to the linear velocity of the circumferential surface of at least one of the first or second joining rollers, to regulate longitudinal strain in the elastic longitudinal material. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193136 | ASSEMBLY OF UNITS FOR BUILDING AN UNVULCANISED OR GREEN TYRE FOR VEHICLES - Assembly of units for building a vehicle tyre. The assembly has a first unit ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193137 | DEVICE FOR FOLDING BODY PLY - In a body ply turn-up device, a plurality of arm components are circumferentially arranged to be movable in the axial direction of an operating shaft and to be pivotable radially of the operating shaft, guide members are respectively supported at both sides on an end portion of each arm component to be rotatable about an axis parallel to a pivot axis of each arm component, coil springs are interposed in respective spaces each between two guide members respectively supported on the arm components adjoining to be rotatable about respective arc axes around the operating shaft, and pressing members, which supplementarily cover respective spaces between the coil springs are rotatably supported on the arm components ahead of or behind the coil springs. Thus, the turn-up device can turn up both width-end portions of the body ply by an even pressing force without leaving any spaces in the circumference even in the case of being high in turn-up height. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193138 | System for High-Speed Continuous Application of a Strip Material to a Moving Sheet-Like Substrate Material at Laterally Shifting Locations - Disclosed are examples of a system for laterally shifting a longitudinally moving strip material as it enters a joining mechanism that urges the strip material into contact with a moving sheet material. The system may include a continuous supply of the strip material longitudinally moving in a downstream direction toward and into the joining mechanism, an electric motor having a drive shaft; and a strip guide arm connected to the drive shaft and situated upstream of the joining mechanism, the strip guide arm having a downstream strip retainer that slidably retains the strip material on the strip guide arm at a downstream location on the strip guide arm. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193139 | Strip Guide for High-Speed Continuous Application of a Strip Material to a Moving Sheet-Like Substrate Material at Laterally Shifting Locations - Disclosed are examples of a strip guide for laterally shifting a longitudinally moving strip material as it enters a joining mechanism that urges the strip material into contact with a moving sheet material, the strip guide comprising a surface over which the strip material passes longitudinally, the surface defining a U-shape. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193140 | ROTARY EVAPORATOR - The invention relates to a rotary evaporator having an apparatus for the securing of a ground joint including a ground sleeve and a ground core between an evaporator flask and a steam leadthrough, wherein the securing device has a fastening section at the ground core side and a snap connector at the ground sleeve side and pivotably supported at the fastening section at the ground sleeve side between a release position and a holding position in order selectively to release or firmly hold the piece of laboratory equipment at the ground sleeve side. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193141 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR QUICKLY RELEASING CONTROL ROPES OF ROMAN SHADES - A safety device for Roman shades includes multiple loop members connected to each of the folding lines on the shade and multiple restriction members are connected to multiple loop members. Each restriction member includes multiple extensions which spirally wrap to each other so as to define an opening therebetween. Multiple engaging members are connected to the loop members located at a lower end of the shade. Multiple control ropes each have a top end connected to the top box of the Roman shade and the lower end of each control rope extends through the openings of the restriction members and is connected to a collar. The collars can be disengaged from the engaging members. When the control ropes are pulled laterally, the collars are disengaged from the engaging members and the control ropes are disengaged from the extensions of the restriction members. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193142 | RETRACTABLE ARCHED WINDOW COVERING - A shade for an arched window including an arched track with a movable slide base and a pleated blind attached to the slide base. A cord actuates the slide base to move along the track and pull the blind between retracted and extended positions. A top rail of the blind is removably connected to the slide base by a connector and one or more pleats of the blind include connectors which are received within a groove along an inner wall of the track. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193143 | PULP COMPRISING POLYPYRIDOBISIMIDAZOLE AND OTHER POLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - The present invention relates to fibrous pulp comprising a combination of polypyridobisimidazole fibrous structures and fibrous structures derived from another polymer. The invention further relates to processes for making such pulp and articles comprising the pulp | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193144 | POLYARENEAZOLE/THERMOPLASTIC PULP AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - The present invention relates to thermoplastic and polyareneazole pulp for use as reinforcement material in products including for example fluid sealing materials, as a processing aid including its use as a thixotrope, and as a filter material. The pulp comprises (a) irregularly shaped, thermoplastic fiber fibrous structures, (b) irregularly shaped, polyareneazole fibrous structures and (c) water, whereby thermoplastic fiber fibrils and/or stalks are substantially entangled with polyareneazole fibrils and/or stalks. The invention further relates to processes for making such thermoplastic and polyareneazole pulp. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193145 | POLYARENEAZOLE/THERMOSET PULP AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - The present invention relates to thermoset and polyareneazole pulp for use as reinforcement material in products including for example fluid seals and friction materials, as a processing aid including its use as a thioxotrope, and as a filter material. The pulp comprises (a) irregularly shaped, thermoset fiber fibrous structures, (b) irregularly shaped, polyareneazole fibrous structures and (c) water whereby thermoset fiber fibrils and/or stalks are substantially entangled with polyareneazole fibrils and/or stalks. The invention further relates to processes for making such thermoset and polyareneazole pulp. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193146 | High security paper and process of manufacture - The invention relates to high security paper wherein the security feature(s) is/are incorporated into the paper during the manufacturing process using a polymeric film as a carrier for the security feature(s). The invention enables the security feature(s) to be delivered at precise places into security paper used for such diverse applications as bank notes, passport paper, visa paper, security documents, etc. The polymeric film may be a cold water soluble film or hot water soluble film or water insoluble hydrophilic film or a or a non soluble non hydrophilic film or a combination of these films or slit strips of any of these woven or intertwined offline and incorporated into the paper during the paper making process. Alternatively the polymeric film may comprise zone coating or discreet printing or zone extrusion striping or formation of hot water soluble film on preformed cold water soluble film which is then inserted into paper during the paper making process. The combination of polymeric films may be plain or wholly or partially perforated. The security features may be light source readable or machine readable or both. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193147 | ANIONIC FUNCTIONAL PROMOTER AND CHARGE CONTROL AGENT WITH IMPROVED WET TO DRY TENSILE STRENGTH RATIO - The invention relates to a composition comprising (a) a functional promoter comprising a water-soluble anionic polymer having a molecular weight of at least about 50,000 daltons and a molecular weight charge index value of at least about 10,000; (b) a cationic surfactant component; such that when the composition treats a fibrous substrate, in conjunction with a cationic strength agent, the treated fibrous substrate exhibits (i) a ratio of wet tensile strength to dry tensile strength ranging from about 1:5 o to about 1:2 and (ii) an increase in a ratio of wet tensile strength to dry tensile strength of at least about 10%, as compared to when the fibrous substrate is treated with the functional promoter and without a surfactant. The invention also relates to a paper product made with such a system, and method for imparting wet strength to a paper product with the functional promoter. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193148 | Quaternary Vinylamine-Containing Polymers as Additives in Papermaking - Vinylamine-containing polymers are disclosed where the amine groups are substituted with cationic functional groups. Processes for preparing such polymers, as well as compositions comprising such polymers are also disclosed. Among other applications, these polymers can be used in papermaking applications as dry strength additives, wet strength additives, retention aids, drainage aids, and pitch and stickies control agents. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193149 | STRUCTURED FORMING FABRIC, PAPERMAKING MACHINE AND METHOD - A fabric for a papermaking machine, the fabric including a machine facing side and a web facing side having pockets formed by warp and weft yarns. Each pocket is defined by four sides on the web facing side, two of the four sides each formed by a warp knuckle of a single warp yarn that passes over three consecutive weft yarns to define the warp knuckle, the other two of the four sides each formed by a weft knuckle of a single weft yarn that passes over three consecutive warp yarns to define the weft knuckle, a lower surface of each pocket being formed by first and second lower warps yarns and first and second lower weft yarns, a first warp knuckle being of the first warp yarn passed over by a first weft knuckle and the first lower warp yarn being of the second warp yarn passed over by the first weft knuckle and the second lower warp yarn being of the third warp yarn passed over the first weft knuckle, a second weft knuckle being of the first weft yarn passed over by the first warp knuckle and the second lower weft yarn being of the second weft yarn passed over by the first warp knuckle and the first lower weft yarn being of the third weft yarn passed over by the first warp knuckle, the first lower warp yarn passing under the first and second lower weft yarns, and the second lower warp yarn passing over the first and second lower weft yarns. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193150 | CASTING METHOD - In the casting of a single crystal component, such as a turbine blade, by the lost wax casting technique, one or more ceramic pieces are positioned on a wax pattern at locations corresponding to parts of the cast component where relatively quick solidification of molten metal may occur during casting. A coating is subsequently formed around the wax pattern to define a mould, whereupon the wax is removed to leave the one or more ceramic pieces within the formed mould. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193151 | METHOD AND MOULD FOR STRATIFIED MOULDING WITH METALOSTATIC PRESSURE COMPENSATION - A mould for stratified moulding with metalostatic pressure compensation formed by one or more stackable moulds formed by a tapping cavity of a generally rhomboidal truncated cone shape and one or more moulding cavities connected to the tapping cavity by one or more supply conduits; in such a way that each tapping cavity of each stackable mould interconnects to form a central filling collector, and each tapping cavity compensates for the metalostatic pressure of the molten metal as it is drained by the central filling collector to achieve generally uniform filling of each of the moulding cavities of each of the stackable moulds. In addition, the generally rhomboidal double truncated cone shape serves to keep a temperature distribution in the mould during the pouring of molten metal. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193152 | Sawyer-singleton geothermal energy tank - One embodiment of a compact, closed loop geothermal energy exchange system, which is used in conjunction with geothermal heat pumps to heat and cool interior spaces, is provided. Conduit ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193153 | Swimming pool heater and attic chiller - An forced-air to liquid heat exchanger is used in or adjacent to the attic space of an unmodified residential or commercial building to transfer the latent solar gained heat to a swimming pool, while cooling the attic space and thereby lowering the energy cost of cooling the living space of the said building. The roof material serves as a solar collector, while the attic space provides a temporary storage medium. The present invention allows the transfer of this solar energy to a swimming pool in a very low cost method. The present invention can lower the building summer cooling utility costs by cooling the attic space of the building, while very inexpensively raising the swimming pool temperature and extending the usability season of the swimming pool. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193154 | RAPID COOLING OF A SUBSTRATE BY MOTION - Methods for cooling a substrate are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for cooling a substrate includes heating a substrate in a process chamber from an introductory temperature to a peak temperature of greater than about 900 degrees Celsius; and cooling the substrate from within about 50 degrees Celsius of the peak temperature by moving the substrate at a rate of at least about 3 millimeters/second in a direction normal to an upper surface of the substrate. In some embodiments, cooling the substrate by moving the substrate further comprises moving the substrate to a first position having a first distance from an upper surface of the process chamber; and subsequently moving the substrate to a second position having a second distance that is further away from the upper surface than the first distance. In some embodiments, a residence time proximate the peak temperature is about 0.6 seconds or less. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193155 | LIQUID CIRCULATION HEATING SYSTEM - A liquid circulation heating system includes a heat pump for producing a heated liquid and a heating radiator. The heat pump has a heat pump circuit for circulating a refrigerant to heat a liquid. The refrigerant contains tetrafluoropropene and difluoromethane as main components. According to the liquid circulation heating system having such a configuration, a negative impact on global warming can be reduced. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193156 | LIQUID CIRCULATION HEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A liquid circulation heating system includes a heat pump for producing a heated liquid and a heating radiator. The heat pump has a heat pump circuit in which a compressor, a radiator, a decompressor, and an evaporator are connected in series. The heat pump circuit is charged with a zeotropic refrigerant mixture of at least two refrigerants having different boiling points. The system is configured so that the composition ratio of a higher boiling point refrigerant in the refrigerant circulating through the heat pump circuit increases when the liquid supplied to the radiator has a relatively high temperature. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193157 | COOLING STAND - A cooling stand includes a base and a top plate made of a crystal glass material. At least one support member is provided on an upper face of the base for supporting the top plate above the base. One face of the top plate facing away from the base is an inclined supporting face, and the top plate and the base together define a rearward expanded space between them. A heat-producing article can be positioned on the inclined supporting face of the top plate, allowing a user to operate the heat-producing article in a position meeting the ergonomics. Meanwhile, heat produced by the heat-producing article can be highly efficiently absorbed by and then dissipated from the crystal glass material of the top plate through air convection at the rearward expanded space. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193158 | COOLING FAN RACK - A cooling fan rack includes a frame defining a union section; a plurality of stoppers arranged at four corners in the frame to cooperate with the frame to define an accommodating space; and a plurality of airflow paths formed between two adjacent stoppers to communicate with the accommodating space. The frame is provided at two lateral lower sides with a notch each, which communicate with the accommodating space. The two notches are sized for straddling two upper outer sides of a radiating fin assembly, so that the radiating fin assembly with a reduced volume can be upward fitly received in the accommodating space. A cooling fan is downward firmly fitted in the union section. Part of the cooling airflow produced by the cooling fan can flow through the airflow paths to two opposite ends of the radiating fin assembly, enabling upgraded heat dissipation effect. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193159 | VIBRATION ACTUATION SYSTEM WITH INDEPENDENT CONTROL OF FREQUENCY AND AMPLITUDE - Vibrational energy generated with a pneumatic vibrator is controlled to independently adjust the amplitude and the frequency. A mechanical resonator is used to adjust the frequency. The controlled vibrational energy can be applied to equipment, such as a heat exchanger to mitigate fouling. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193160 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR A VARIABLE VACUUM CAPACITOR - In a cooling system for a variable vacuum capacitor, a liquid is arranged inside a cooling reservoir, a first part of the reservoir is designed to absorb heat energy from first bellows of the variable vacuum capacitor, the first bellows being responsible for transporting electrical energy to a second electrode of the variable vacuum capacitor, a second part of the reservoir is designed to dissipate heat energy towards a cooling circuit, and heat pipes are arranged between the first part of the reservoir and the second part of the reservoir. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193161 | Heat Pipe Body Assembly Having Wick Structure - A wick structure of a heat pipe is constituted of woven meshes and fibers. The wick structure is constituted of two stacked layers of woven meshes and a plurality of fibers. The two woven meshes are adhered to the inner wall face of the heat pipe body, and each fiber is sandwiched between the two woven meshes and located on an axial stripe-like region within the heat pipe body. With a pulling rod, the woven meshes and the fibers can be driven to penetrate through the heat pipe body, so that the wick structure can be smoothly disposed into the heat pipe body. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193162 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device adapted for dissipating heat generated by a heat source is provided. The heat dissipation device includes a base and a heat dissipation fin assembly. The base is disposed on the heat source. The heat dissipation fin assembly is disposed on the base and includes a plurality of parallel fins. The heat dissipation fins assembly has opposite air inlet side and air outlet side. A turbulence generating structure is formed by at least a part of the fins or holes at the air inlet or the air outlet of the heat dissipation fin assembly. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193163 | Integrated Fan Drive System For Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger (ACHE) - An integrated fan drive system for air-cooled heat exchangers. The integrated fan drive system has a high-torque, low speed permanent magnet motor having a rotatable shaft, a fan that is directly connected to the rotatable shaft, and a variable frequency drive device in electrical signal communication with the permanent magnet motor to control the rotational speed of the permanent magnet motor. The high-torque, permanent magnet motor comprises no more than two bearings in operative association with the shaft. The variable frequency drive device has a variable frequency controller that has an input for receiving AC power and an output for providing electrical signals that control the operational speed of high-torque, permanent magnet motor. The variable frequency drive device also includes a user interface in electronic data signal communication with the variable frequency controller to allow a user to input motor speed control data. Other embodiments of the invention are described herein. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193164 | OUTDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER - The inside of an outdoor unit body is partitioned, by a partitioning wall, into a heat exchange chamber in which a heat exchanger and a blower are accommodated and a machine chamber in which a compressor and pipes are accommodated. An electronic component box is mounted between the outdoor unit body and the upper end of the partitioning wall. A control board is accommodated in the electronic component box in a horizontal posture so that a surface mounted with electronic components faces downward. An opening used for a lead wiring operation is opened in the bottom surface of the electronic component box. A wire cover is slidably attached to the bottom surface of the electronic component box to allow the opening for the lead wiring operation to freely open and close. According to this constitution, the electronic components can be prevented from falling to outside when electronic problems occur. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193165 | HIGHLY EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY AIR TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER - Disclosed herein is an eco-friendly high-efficiency heat exchanger for exchanging indoor air with outdoor air. The heat exchanger includes a housing which defines a main body of the heat exchanger and has on both sides thereof an indoor air inlet for introducing the indoor air into the housing and an indoor air outlet for discharging the indoor air from the housing. A first plate is inserted into the housing, and has a thin sheet and a protrusion which is provided along an edge of the thin sheet in such a way as to protrude out and is open at predetermined positions on the protrusion to provide an entrance and an exit. A second plate is placed on the upper or lower portion of the first plate, and has a thin sheet and a plurality of protrusions which protrude along the length of the thin sheet in parallel. Here, a plurality of first and second plates is alternately layered. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193166 | INSULATOR - An insulator is provided with a housing section integrated with an insulating section at a lower portion thereof. The housing section forms a part of a housing of an acceleration pump. Accordingly, the acceleration pump can be disposed at a space around the insulator, which is conventionally a dead space. Thus, a dedicated space for installing the acceleration pump is not required, which achieves space saving. Further, since the acceleration pump is disposed directly around the insulating section, even when a duct that intercommunicates an insulator leading-air passage and the acceleration pump is used, the length of the duct can be reduced to simplify a structure of the interconnection. Furthermore, since the housing section is integrated with the insulating section, the number of components can be reduced to reduce costs and facilitate assembly of the acceleration pump. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193167 | SHORT-CIRCUIT-PROOF HEAT-EXCHANGER WITH HELICAL BAFFLES - The present invention relates to a short-circuit-proof heat-exchanger with helical baffles, which comprises a housing, helical baffles and heat exchange tubes extending through the helical baffles, wherein two straight sides of the sector baffles with a projection of 360°/4 are respectively widened and overlap in turn, and the heat exchange tubes pass through the overlapping parts. The present invention is characterized in that the short-circuit-proof heat-exchanger with helical baffles also comprises pull rods, wherein one pull rod is positioned on the central axis of the housing and extends through the widened overlapping parts of the helical baffles, and the other pull rods extend through both end areas of the central line of the projection of the widened overlapping parts of the helical baffles; one end of each pull rod is fixed to the internal surface of a tube sheet arranged at one end of the housing, and the other end is fixed to the last corresponding helical baffle; distance tubes are segmentally sheathed on the pull rods. The present invention has the advantages of reasonable structure, increased heat exchange efficiency, enhanced integral rigidity and shockproof performance, simplified assembly technology, saved cost and increased work efficiency. The shell-tube heat exchanger with helical baffles can be extensively used in the technical processes of petroleum industry, chemical industry, power generation industry, metallurgical industry, food industry, pharmaceutical industry, etc. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193168 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Inner and outer shells having plural channels therebetween form an annular heat exchanger. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193169 | PLATE LAMINATE TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER - Problem to be Solved A plate laminate type heat exchanger having high heat exchange efficiency is provided. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193170 | Heat exchanger tube and method for producing it - The invention relates to a heat exchanger tube with a tube axis and with a tube wall having a tube outside and a tube inside, axially parallel or helically encircling inner ribs, with a groove which lies in each case between adjacent inner ribs, being formed from the tube wall on the tube inside, the helix angle, measured with respect to the tube axis, of the inner ribs being smaller than or equal to 45°, the region of the inner ribs which is remote from the tube wall being deformed at regular intervals asymmetrically on one side essentially in the tube circumferential direction, the deformed material of the inner ribs forming protrusions above the groove, the protrusions extending in each case over a finite deformation zone along an inner rib, the markedness of the deformation changing continuously within the deformation zone, the deformation being marked to a greater extent in the middle of the deformation zone then at the margins, and cavities which assist the formation of bubbles being located between the groove bottom, the sides of the inner ribs and the protrusions formed. | 2010-08-05 |
