32nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100200502 | SEPTIC SYSTEM REMEDIATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A wastewater treatment apparatus for a wastewater treatment system that includes a septic tank with a lower sludge layer, an upper effluent layer, and a tank floor. The wastewater treatment apparatus includes a positive pressure pump that is configured to pump a fluid, and a tube that has an outlet that is spaced from the tank floor. The tube is in fluid communication with the positive pressure pump. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200503 | CLEANING METHOD FOR SIMPLE FILTRATION SYSTEMS - A method of cleaning a permeable, hollow membrane ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100200504 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE PURIFICATION OF AN AQUEOUS FLUID - A method and device for the cleaning of spiral wound membranes. In the device two or more spiral wound membranes are included in series in pressure tubes. The membranes are cleaned by longitudinal rinsing with water, in which a well-dissolvable gas has been dissolved. In the device for the purification of an aqueous fluid with spiral wound membranes, the membranes can be longitudinal rinsed with water, in which a well-dissolvable gas has been dissolved. As gas that is well-dissolvable preferably CO | 2010-08-12 |
20100200505 | MEMBRANE FILTER FOR WATER TREATMENT - The invention relates to a membrane filter for water treatment, comprising a head piece including a permeate collecting chamber with a permeate outlet, and at least one fiber bundle made from capillary membranes, which are secured into the head piece with an end that is open towards the permeate collecting chamber and sealed on the opposite end thereof. The head piece contains an air duct to which the mouth piece that protrudes into the fiber bundle is connected with at least one air outlet. At its other end, the fiber bundle terminates in freely movable manner in the untreated water. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200506 | FLOW BALANCING AND SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD, ESPECIALLY FOR CITRATE - A renal failure therapy system includes a blood pump; a citrate pump; and a control unit configured to automatically control the blood pump and the citrate pump to achieve a citrate flowrate that is based on a blood flowrate, so that the flowrates are synchronized. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200507 | Media For Membrane Ion Exchange Chromatography Based On Polymeric Primary Amines, Sorption Device Containing That Media, And Chromatography Scheme And Purification Method Using The Same - Media and devices, such as anion exchangers including such media, wherein the media is a membrane having a surface coated with a polymer such as a polyallylamine. The resulting membrane offers stronger binding of protein impurities and superior removal of host cell proteins from biological samples than conventional ligands based on quaternary ammonium salts, including trimethylammonium ligands. Also described is a chromatography scheme and method for purifying monoclonal antibodies, wherein the anion exchange sorber is placed downstream of an affinity column (such as Protein A or Protein G affinity column) and optionally one or more polishing devices such as cationic exchange columns. Little or no dilution of the cation exchanger pool (or affinity column exchange pool where no cation exchanger is used) is necessary to lower the conductivity of the sample. The sorber functions well to strongly bind host cell proteins and other impurities in biological samples even at high conductivities and pH. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200508 | Perchlorate Ion Trapping Agent - The invention provides a heterocycle-substituted aromatic compound represented by the following Formula (I). In Formula (I), one of R | 2010-08-12 |
20100200509 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SAMPLE PREPARATION - The invention provides pipette tip extraction columns for the purification of a DNA vector from un-clarified cell lysate containing cell debris as well as methods for making and using such columns. The columns typically include a bed of extraction media positioned in the pipette tip column, above a bottom frit and with an optional top frit. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200510 | PROCESS FOR THE BENEFICIATION OF ORES BY MEANS OF HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES - The present invention relates to a process for separating at least one hydrophobic material from a mixture comprising this at least one hydrophobic material and at least one hydrophilic material, which comprises the steps:
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20100200511 | Apparatus and method for continuous separation of magnetic particles from non-magnetic fluids - An apparatus and method for continuous separation of magnetic particles from non-magnetic fluids including particular rods, magnetic fields and flow arrangements. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200512 | Mixed hydrophilic/hydrophobic fiber media for liquid-liquid coalescence - An immiscible lipophilic or hydrophilic liquid phase separated respectively from a continuous hydrophilic phase or a lipophilic phase liquid. Fibers having hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties are mixed, layered, etc., and formed into a filter. The separation mechanism involves capture of small droplets of the immiscible phase, coalescence of the small droplets into larger droplets as the immiscible liquid flows through the fiber filter, and release of the large immiscible droplets from the filter. With respect to separation of a hydrophilic immiscible fluid such as water in a lipophilic continuous fluid such as oil, the hydrophobic fibers will cause small water droplets to migrate towards the hydrophilic fibers whereby large droplets are formed on hydrophilic surface. The large droplets stay on hydrophilic fiber surface for extended periods of time and continue to coalescence until they are so large that they can no longer be maintained by the hydrophilic fibers and are released and drained off of the filter. In designing such filter, wettability of the filter media is an important parameter. The filter media can be designed by mixing hydrophilic and hydrophobic fibers in various proportions to achieve an optimum wettability range for separation of the immiscible liquid from the continuous phase liquid. The wettability of filter media can be characterized by a modified Washburn Equation. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200513 | SURFACE SEPARATION SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING FLUIDS - The present application relates to a surface separation system used to separate fluids such as oil, gas, water, and/or sand slurry produced from a well. The separation system may include a pumping system, such as a horizontal pumping system (HPS), a separator, and flow control hardware. The separator system may be mounted on a skid or incorporated directly into a production flow. The separator system may be used in conjunction and/or in parallel with a conventional surface separation facility. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200514 | Water Treatment System For Surface Cleaning Apparatus - The present invention relates generally to an environmentally sensitive mobile cleaning system, and more specifically relates to a closed loop water recirculation system for high or ultra-high pressure mobile cleaning apparatus. The system includes a water tank sized to contain an established volume of fluid sufficient to circulate through the system, a pump to pressure the fluid to a cleaning head, a vacuum system to return the contaminated fluid to the system, and a filter means to remove the contaminants from the fluid so that clean fluid can be reintroduced to the cleaning head. The method comprises the steps of increasing the pressure of a fixed volume of fluid in a closed-loop system, jetting or blasting the surface with the pressurized fluid, vacuuming the blasted fluid into the system, and removing the contaminants from the fluid. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200515 | TREATMENT OF THE REFINERY WASTEWATER BY NANO PARTICLES OF TIO2 - The embodiments herein relate to a photocatalytic reactor system and photo-degrading method for eliminating organic and high molecular oil contaminant (or pollutants) from industrial wastewater. A more economical and stable titanium dioxide (TiO | 2010-08-12 |
20100200516 | CONCURRENT DISPOSAL AND CONSOLIDATION OF DREDGED SEDIMENT USING HORIZONTAL DRAINS AND VACUUM LOADING - For secure disposal of contaminated sediment, dredged sediment can be consolidated, concurrently as it is discharged to a disposal pond, using horizontal drains installed in the settled sediment and vacuum loading. Horizontal drains are connected to a vacuum pump via collector pipes and a header pipe. Vacuum pump operation consolidates the settled sediment and reduces the volume, enabling continued discharge of dredged sediment. Successive installation of horizontal drains within accumulating sediment and consolidation by vacuum pumping may continue until the disposal pond is filled with consolidated sediment. Vacuum pumping is continued for some period after final cover installation to enhance containment performance by overconsolidation. Also, the horizontal drain system may be used to deliver liquid reagents for sediment treatment or to circulate water for flushing. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200517 | OZONE-ASSISTED FLUID TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR A RESERVOIR - The invention is an apparatus and method for treating fluid in a pool, spa, or water tank, etc., using ozone and treated air. A fluid filter is placed in an auxiliary reservoir or a smaller fluid tank located in or next to the pool, spa, or main water tank. An ozone generator pumps a combination of ozone and air into the smaller fluid tank. Fluid in the smaller fluid tank passes through a filter and back into the main reservoir without the use of any fluid pump. More specifically, a vertical lift tube is placed beneath the smaller fluid tank so that the open top of the lift tube is within the smaller fluid tank. Fluid from the main reservoir is piped to the bottom of the lift tube. Ozone and air from the ozone generator is also piped into the lift tube near its bottom. The fluid flows through the filter due to the effect of ozone and air bubbles released by a diffuser at the bottom of the lift tube. The diffuser releases thousands of tiny bubbles into the lift tube, which cause the fluid in the tube to rise and mix with fluid already in the smaller fluid tank. This rising fluid also causes fluid to flow through the filter. The ozone treated fluid output from the filter is piped back into the main storage tank/pool. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200518 | FILTER ELEMENT, SECURING RING AND METHOD FOR FILTERING - The invention relates to a filter element for a press filter comprising first and second filtering means, each having at least one opening for the passage of a slurry to be filtered, and first and second connecting means for connecting the openings of the first and second filtering means. Each of the first and second connecting means comprises a flange portion and a tubular portion, wherein the flange portion of the first connecting means is fixedly attached to the first filtering means and the flange portion of the second connecting means is fixedly attached to the second filtering means, and wherein the tubular portion of the first connecting means is insertable into the tubular portion of the second connecting means. A securing ring is provided, which is insertable into the tubular portion of the first connecting means and is adapted to exert a radial force on the tubular portion of the first connecting means, pressing the tubular portion of the first connecting means against the tubular portion of the second connecting means. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200519 | FILTERS FOR SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF LARGE PARTICLES FROM PARTICLE SLURRIES - A method for removing the high particle size tail of the particle size distribution of a slurry while leaving desirable smaller particles in the slurry. The method involves providing a filter media having a first and second side and being formed of at least one sheet of a fabric that has at least one layer comprising polymeric fibers having a mean number average fiber diameter of less than 1000 nm. A slurry stream is then supplied to one face of the fabric. The stream has a multiplicity of particle sizes comprising a first set of particles of maximum dimension less than 0.1 microns and a second set of particles of maximum individual dimension of greater than 0.45 microns to the first side of said filter media. The slurry stream is passed through said filter media to the second side thereof whereby at least a portion of the larger particles in the slurry are retained on the first side of said media. The filtration efficiency of the fabric towards the first set of particles is less than 0.05 and the filtration efficiency towards the second set of particles is greater than 0.8. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200520 | Method and a Device for the Dewatering of a Fibre Suspension in a Vertical Elongate Container Formed of Two Endless Wire Bands - A fiber suspension is dewatered by being introduced from above into a container formed of a wider endless flexible wire band and a more slender endless flexible wire band, which mutually are lap joined at adjacent border parts, which carry a respective part of a coupling, the wider band being reshaped to a C-shape, by folding its border parts over one of the main surfaces, and bringing them into overlapping contact with the overlapping border parts of the extended more slender band. The screening pipe is established along a common longitudinal section of the tracks of the two wire bands, the lower end part of the screening container being kept substantially sealed, and the fiber suspension being introduced by elevated pressure to a centrally placed nozzle assembly with spray nozzles spaced-apart around the nozzle assembly, toward the screening pipe's inside. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200521 | CYCLONIC SEPARATOR AND A METHOD OF SEPARATING FLUIDS - A cyclonic separator for separating fluids comprises an inlet chamber ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100200522 | System and Method for Water Treatment Regeneration Stage - Embodiments of the invention provide a method and system for providing a regeneration stage in a water treatment system. The method can include entering a first air bleed state to allow pressurized, deoxygenated air to exit the water treatment system, entering a second air bleed state to equalize a first air pressure of remaining deoxygenated air inside the water treatment system with a second air pressure outside the water treatment system, entering a backwash state to expel remaining deoxygenated air and particulates from inside the water treatment system, and entering an air draw state to allow oxygenated air to enter the water treatment system. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200523 | Tool-less Rack Mounting Apparatus and Systems - A bracket for mounting to a rack is disclosed wherein the bracket includes a first surface for coupling to a rail of the rack and a second surface forming a protrusion element adapted to engage with a mounting slot defined by the rack. The protrusion element has a first end and a second end with a cross section of the second end being greater than that of the first end. The bracket may further include a latching mechanism having an elastic member, the latching mechanism adapted to secure the protrusion element within the mounting slot and wherein the latching mechanism is disposed on an external side of a post of the rack. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200524 | STORAGE CELL AND MAGAZINE - The deep cell ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100200525 | Adjustable Display Device - An adjustable display device ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100200526 | Self Contained Retail Pusher - A self contained retail pusher is provided. The self contained retail pusher is situated on a retail structure in a typical retail environment. The self contained retail pusher may be quickly incorporated into permanent or temporary retail structures such as retail shelves having existing adjacent dividers and a front fence without having to completely disassemble the shelf, dividers, and front fence. The self contained retail pusher also optimizes retail structure space usage by allowing the user to selectively incorporate a single self contained retail pusher or a plurality thereof in a retail structure. Due to its modularity and ability to mount separately and independently from an existing shelving divider system, the self contained retail pusher may be supplied as a stand alone unit, and without a new divider system. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200527 | LUG WRENCH MERCHANDIZING DISPLAY RACK - A merchandising rack for displaying a plurality of four-way lug wrenches is described, comprising, a plurality of ribs connected to each other; a plurality of upward support elements, for restraining a four-way lug wrench from moving downwardly and laterally; and a plurality of downward support elements, for restraining a first arm of the wrench from moving upwardly, laterally, and from moving away from the rack; and a plurality of stubs positioned to restrain the wrench from rotating about an axis extending along the first arm of the wrench. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200528 | MOBILE INDUSTRIAL RACK SYSTEM - A mobile industrial rack system which includes a flue spacer, a carriage spacer, and a synchronous motor control that individually and collectively allows the rack system to be used on unleveled surfaces. The industrial rack system is therefore well suited for storage facilities in which it is not possible or not desired to level an otherwise unleveled floor. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200529 | Removable Truck-Mounted Crane - A truck-mounted crane is disclosed. The truck-mounted crane may include an elongated pole member, a pivoting arm pivotally attached to the elongated pole member, a support member secured to the elongated pole member, an extension member secured to the support member, an elongated securing member, and an anchoring member. When secured to a truck, the support member may rest on the rim of a truck bed with the secured extension member being positioned within a socket of the truck bed rim. In such configuration, one end of elongated pole member may be pivotally attached to the pivoting arm and the other end of the elongated pole member may be secured to a cargo loop of a truck using the elongated securing member and an anchoring member. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200530 | Nipple For Feeding Liquids To Calves And Other Mammals - An improved nipple for feeding liquids to newborn and young bovine calves and other mammals. A horizontal flat portion of an upper end of the nipple has a downward curving periphery that merges into a vertical portion of a barrel at an exterior radius of 9 to 10 mm and an interior radius of 6.5 to 7.5 mm. The thickness of a wall of the upper end of the nipple is between 5 and 10% less than the thickness of the wall of the barrel. The flat portion of the upper end of the nipple | 2010-08-12 |
20100200531 | HEAT- AND PRESSURE-RESISTANT POLYESTER BOTTLE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A process for producing a heat- and pressure-resistant polyester bottle, comprising a primary blow-molding step of obtaining a primary molded article by biaxially stretch-blow-molding a preform of a polyester resin, a heat-treating step of obtaining a secondary molded article that is heat-shrunk by heat-treating the primary molded article, and a secondary blow-molding step of obtaining a finally molded article by biaxially stretch-blow-molding the secondary molded article, wherein the primary blow-molding step biaxially stretches the neck portion of the primary molded article to a size nearly the same as the neck portion of the finally molded article, and the heat-treating step does not cause the neck portion of the secondary molded article to be heat-shrunk. The heat- and pressure-resistant polyester bottle has a slender neck portion of the shape of a so-called crane neck and is suited for containing beer without eradicating the impression of the traditional glass-bottled beer, wherein the length of the neck portion is in a range of 10 to 40% of the height of the bottle, the crystallinity of the neck portion is in a range of 20 to 35%, and the crystallinity of the body portion is in a range of 35 to 50%. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200532 | LOW WEIGHT CONTAINER CLOSURE - A container closure comprising a top wall portion and a skirt portion depending from the top wall portion is provided. The skirt portion can include corrugation on an interior and exterior thereof, and the corrugation can reduce the weight of the container closure and provide strength of the skirt portion. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200533 | VIAL WITH PUSH-BUTTON RELEASE CLOSURE - A child-resistant package includes a vial and a closure configured to mount on the vial to cover a mouth opening into a product-storage chamber of the vial. A child-resistant feature cooperates with the closure and the vial to prevent unwanted removal of the closure from the vial. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200534 | EASY PULL BOTTLE CAP - A crown for a bottle or other container, the crown comprised of a pull tab ring and a pull tab secured to the crown by a rivet and one or more cut lines between the rivet and the rim of the crown. A pull tab ring seat is formed in the top of the crown such that the pull tab ring disposed in the seat is substantially flush with the top of the crown. Cut or tear lines are configured to reduce the production of sharps. The crown may be formed from tinplate with a hardness of T4 as measured by the Rockwell 30T Hardness Scale so that the crown may be opened and removed from the container the a force of approximately 2.5 Kg. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200535 | CONTAINER CLOSURE COMPRISING A SOUND PRODUCER - A sound-producing container closure for closing a container is provided. The closure is made at least partially of a brittle material. Furthermore, the closure is configured to be deformed upon opening the container such that the brittle material is deformed and thus produces a sound. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200536 | CAP FOR BOTTLES WITH BOX FOR POWDER MATERIAL FOR PREPARATION OF BEVERAGES - Caps for bottles with the box for powder material for preparation of beverages is the cap by which the basic box with the basic substance is closed, as e.g. drinking water and which contains the other box with the other liquid or powder substance shown in FIG. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200537 | Nano-patterned metal electrode for solid oxide fuel cell - The current invention provides a method of fabricating nano-pore structured dense Pt electrodes using particle masking and LB deposition methods. The pore size and TPB density are easily tunable by changing initial size of the masking silica particles and the spacing between them. Compared to the solid oxide fuel cell MEAs with porous Pt electrode deposited by conventional DC sputtering method, fuel cell MEAs with the nano structured electrodes fabricated according to the current invention showed thermal and microstructural stability and superior I-V performance at 400˜450° C. Also, EIS spectra showed significant improvement in the oxygen reduction kinetics by increasing the density of charge transfer sites at the TPB. A nearly linear scaling relationship between TPB density and fuel cell performance was also demonstrated. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200538 | Analyte Sensor and Fabrication Methods - Methods for fabricating analyte sensor components using IC- or MEMs-based fabrication techniques and sensors prepared therefrom. Fabrication of the analyte sensor component comprises providing an inorganic substrate having deposited thereon a release layer, a first flexible dielectric layer and a second flexible dielectric layer insulating there between electrodes, contact pads and traces connecting the electrodes and the contact pads of a plurality of sensors. Openings are provided in one of the dielectric layers over one or more of the electrodes to receive an analyte sensing membrane for the detection of an analyte of interest and for electrical connection with external electronics. The plurality of fabricated sensor components are lifted off the inorganic substrate. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200539 | PLASTIC CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A method of removing portions of a conductive layer comprising a transparent conductive material and/or a metallic material disposed on a plastic substrate used for capacitive touchscreen devices includes providing a plastic substrate having a conductive layer disposed on a surface thereof and removing portions of the conductive layer at the surface of the plastic substrate to establish a pattern of electrically isolated conductive portions on the surface of the plastic substrate. The conductive portions or traces are electrically connected to a touchscreen controller, which is operable to determine a location of a touch or proximity of an object at or near the surface of the plastic substrate responsive to a detected change in capacitance. The removal process may comprise etching or laser ablating portions of the conductive layer at the surface of the plastic substrate. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200540 | Large substrate structural vias - An electronic package and methods by which the package reduces thermal fatigue failure of conductors in the electronic package. The electronic package includes a carrier substrate having first and second surfaces and a plurality of anchor vias having a via material extending from the first surface toward the second surface. The electronic package includes a first conducting layer having a length and a width extending laterally in two dimensions across a major part of the first surface of the carrier substrate. The anchor vias have plural attachments along the length and the width of the first conducting layer to secure the first conducting layer to the carrier substrate. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200541 | Method for Preparing the Surface of a Lens Including an Anti-Soiling Coating for Edging the Same - The invention relates to a method for treating an optical lens coated onto at least one of the main surfaces thereof with an outer hydrophobic and/or oleophobic coating, and for making it capable of undergoing an edging process, comprising a step of treating the peripheral area of said coated main surface which results in the removal of the hydrophobic and/or oleophobic coating and/or in the modification of said coating that lowers the hydrophobic character thereof, and a step of depositing a temporary polymeric coating onto said main surface of the lens so as to cover at least partially the hydrophobic and/or oleophobic coating and the peripheral area treated during the previous step, in order to provide an optical lens having onto at least one of the main surfaces thereof an outer hydrophobic and/or oleophobic coating and, in direct contact with said hydrophobic and/or oleophobic coating, a temporary polymeric coating adhering to the surface of the coated lens. The invention also relates to an edging method and to a lens capable of undergoing an edging process. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200542 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH ADHERENT COATING, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME - A medical device such as a wire guide has a lubricious and/or therapeutic coating adhered to an etched, carbonaceous polymeric surface, for example a sodium-etched polymer surface. A method for preparing a lubricious and/or therapeutic coating on a medical device includes etching a polymeric portion of the device to create a carbonaceous surface and applying a lubricious and/or therapeutic coating on the etched surface. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200543 | CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR PIECE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a crystal oscillator piece in which the cross section of its vibrating tine, while not symmetrical in shape, has a principal axis that is oriented parallel to an X axis to suppress the generation of leakage vibration, and a method for manufacturing such a crystal oscillator piece. More specifically, the invention provides a crystal oscillator piece includes a vibrating tine having an upper surface, a lower surface having a larger width than the upper surface, a first side face, and a second side face, and a balance adjusting groove formed in the vibrating tine, wherein the first and second side faces are formed in sloping fashion so that the width of the vibrating tine gradually increases from the upper surface toward the lower surface, and the balance adjusting groove is formed in accordance with the sloping of the first and second side faces so that at least one of two dynamically perpendicular principal axes passing through a centroid on a cross section taken perpendicularly to a longitudinal direction of the vibrating tine becomes substantially parallel to the upper surface or the lower surface. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing such a crystal oscillator piece. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200544 | PRODUCTION PROCESS OF STRUCTURE - A process for producing a structure containing silicon oxide includes a step of forming a first layer of organic spin-on glass on a substrate and a step of forming a second layer of inorganic spin-on glass on the first layer. Thereafter, the first layer is etched by using a pattern formed on the second layer as a mask and then the first layer and the second layer are calcined to prepare the structure containing silicon oxide. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200545 | NON-CONTACT SUBSTRATE PROCESSING - Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus and methods for supporting, positioning or rotating a semiconductor substrate during processing. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for processing a substrate comprising positioning the substrate on a substrate receiving surface of a susceptor, and rotating the susceptor and the substrate by delivering flow of fluid from one or more rotating ports. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200546 | METHOD OF ETCHING MATERIALS WITH ELECTRON BEAM AND LASER ENERGY - We disclose a method of electron-beam induced of etching the surface of a specimen in a charged-particle beam instrument, where the charged-particle beam instrument has first and second laser beams, an electron beam, and a gas-injection system for applying etchant gas to the surface. Etching is accomplished by applying a photolytic pulse from the first laser to the surface; applying a pyrolytic pulse from the second laser to the surface; and, applying an etchant gas to the surface at least during the pyrolytic pulse. Two or more alternating pyrolytic laser pulses and photolytic laser pulses may be applied to the surface. The stage supporting the specimen may be tilted relative to the axis of the electron beam before applying the electron beam to the surface of the specimen. The electron beam is applied to the surface of the specimen during the time the etchant gas is present at the surface. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200547 | LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LIQUID PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed is a liquid processing apparatus to perform liquid processing by supplying a processing liquid from a nozzle formed on an irrotational member to a substrate while the substrate is rotated horizontally in a state where a back surface of the substrate faces downward. The liquid processing apparatus prevents droplets from remaining on the member. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200548 | FABRICATION METHOD OF ELECTRODE FOR SPARK SURFACE MODIFICATION, AND SPARK SURFACE MODIFICATION ELECTRODE | 2010-08-12 |
20100200549 | Microplasma Spray Apparatus and Method for Coating Articles Using Same - A microplasma spray coating apparatus includes a microplasma apparatus with an anode, cathode, and an arc generator for generating an electric arc between the anode and cathode. An arc gas emitter injects inert gas through the electric arc. The electric arc is operable for ionizing the gas to create a plasma gas stream. A powder injector nozzle extends through the anode and injects powdered material into the plasma stream for transfer to the workpiece. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200550 | LASER PROCESSING METHOD - A modified region | 2010-08-12 |
20100200551 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CUTTING HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL WORKPIECE - A rotatable workpiece holder for holding a hollow cylindrical workpiece thereon functions as a chiller for cooling the hollow cylindrical workpiece. A coolant, e.g., water, is supplied to the hollow cylindrical workpiece through second coolant passages and branch passageways defined in the workpiece holder, thereby cooling the hollow cylindrical workpiece. The coolant forms a film in a clearance between the outer surface of an annular side wall of the workpiece holder and the inner circumferential surface of the hollow cylindrical workpiece. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200552 | Method for Determining Focal Position - A method for determining a reference focal position of a focused laser beam passing through an opening in a nozzle body of a laser processing nozzle relative to a workpiece, in which the method includes: simultaneously cutting off a portion of the workpiece using the focused laser beam to form an edge on the workpiece and altering a distance between a focal point of the focused laser beam and the workpiece in a direction of an axis of the laser beam; determining coordinates of the edge formed on the workpiece; based on the determined coordinates, determining a section of the edge that protrudes the furthest from the workpiece; and establishing a reference focal position FL of the laser beam based on the determined coordinates corresponding to the section of the edge that protrudes the furthest from the workpiece. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200553 | WELDING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR PULSE ARC WELDING OF CONSUMED ELECTRODE TYPE, ARC LENGTH CONTROL METHOD FOR USE WITH THE SAME, AND WELDING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE WELDING CONTROL APPARATUS - A welding control apparatus according to the present invention includes an integrator for starting calculation of a voltage error integral value Sv | 2010-08-12 |
20100200554 | WELDING EQUIPMENT AND WELDING METHOD - Welding equipment includes a torch for irradiating a laser beam, wire feeding means for feeding a filler wire, and tracking means for controlling the moving tracks of the torch and the wire feeding means so as to make the moving tracks follow a welding line. The tracking means has a contactor provided so as to be advanceable/retractable for making contact with a joint object resiliently. The torch and the wire feeding means are moved so as to follow the welding line by touching the contactor of the tracking means resiliently to the joint object while feeding the filler wire to a welding portion and irradiating that portion with the laser beam, thereby joining the joint objects. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200555 | REFRIGERATOR-OVEN COMBINATION FOR AN AIRCRAFT GALLEY FOOD SERVICE SYSTEM - A refrigerator-oven combination for an aircraft galley food service system includes a housing with a thermally insulated compartment, a heating device for heating the compartment in a heating mode, and a refrigeration device for cooling the compartment in a refrigeration mode. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200556 | DEVICE FOR HEATING AN AIR FLOW - The invention relates to a device for heating an air flow, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a frame which extends substantially in a plane, at least one heating section, which is held on the frame and which can be traversed by a first, heatable partial air flow, with an electrical heating element, in particular PTC element, and with at least one flow resistance element which is arranged in the plane adjacent to the heating section and which is held on the frame and which can be traversed by a second, non-heatable partial air flow, wherein a flow means is provided on the device, by means of which flow means the two partial air flows are mixed downstream of the device. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200557 | BUILT-IN TYPE COOKER - Provided is a built-in type cooker including a heat dissipation part connected to an electronic component and exposed to the outside of the cabinet. The built-in type cooker include a cabinet having an upwardly opened polyhedral shape, a top plate covering a top surface of the cabinet, the electronic component installed within the cabinet, and the heat dissipation part in which at least portion thereof is exposed to the side of the cabinet, the heat dissipation part being connected to the electronic component. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200558 | ELECTRICAL HEATING BLANKET - An electrical heating blanket includes an electrical heating layer and a sheath layer, wherein the electrical heating layer includes a fabric incorporating with a plurality of woven carbon fibers, and power wires are electrically connected in parallel with each of the carbon fibers. The sheath layer encapsulates the electrical heating layer. The electrical heating blanket may be operable with a DC voltage of about 10V to 20V supplied through the power wires to cause the carbon fibers to produce heat without emitting electromagnetic radiations. This structure may be suitable to fabricate clothes, belts or like products that can protect the human's health. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200559 | Hose heater - A hose heater for use in outdoor or unheated interior spaces of a home, construction office or farm. The hose heater includes an enclosure having a hose reel for storing the hose also having an electrical heating unit to warm the stored hose between uses. A heating core located in the center of the reel provides heat, keeping the hose from freezing. The enclosure which itself may be heated or unheated, blankets the hose to provide heat to the outer hose coils to ensure that the extremities are maintained at a freeze-free temperature. This can be used in small scale farming, outside use, and other areas where animals and ice rinks need watering in winter with a hose. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200560 | APPARATUS FOR HEATING PLASTIC PREFORMS - An apparatus for heating at least one plastic preform for manufacturing containers may include a reflection body, a source of energy for emitting thermal radiation for heating the plastic preform, and a holding member for holding the plastic preform. The holding member may be moved relative to the reflection body, wherein the reflection body has a first surface allocated to the plastic preform and the source of energy is disposed in such a way that the radiation thereof reaches the reflection body. The reflection body may be constructed of at least two components, wherein a first component has the first surface which is at least partially transparent to the radiation emitted by the source of energy and which has a second structured surface on the side facing away from the first surface. At least a portion of the second component is capable of reflecting the radiation, and this second component abuts against the first component at least in sections. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200561 | Thermal Treatment System Instrument Rack and Method of Selectively Thermally Treating Medical Instrument Portions - A system according to the present invention includes a cabinet, a basin positioned within the cabinet to contain and thermally treat a liquid bath, and a rack or tray disposed on the cabinet that supports exposed scope optics above the liquid bath within the basin. The scope optics resides outside of the bath in a dry state, thereby permitting the remaining scope portions within the bath to be thermally treated. This enables accurate temperature warming of the scope to reduce trauma of tissue and retrieval of enhanced images by the scope during a medical procedure. The present invention permits medical personnel or operating room staff to warm scopes in a controlled environment while maintaining scope optics in a dry state. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200562 | System for Keeping a Hose Ice Free - A system for keeping a hose ice free has a flexible housing for holding a garden hose. The housing has an interior space that holds a heater. A thermostat controls the heater. The heater may be a foil heater. An insulating layer is placed between heater and the housing. The system may have two thermostats that control the heater. One thermostat measures an exterior temperature and when the temperature is just above the freezing point of water the thermostat turns off the power to the heater. A second thermostat is in series with the first thermostat. The second thermostat measures a temperature of the interior space. The second thermostat is set to turn off the power to the heater when the interior temperature reaches around room temperature, approximately eighty degrees Fahrenheit. The housing may have a drawstring or zipper to allow access to the interior space. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200563 | DRAWER TYPE COOKING DEVICE - The invention provides a drawer type cooking device having a cooling fan | 2010-08-12 |
20100200564 | Overheat Protection Control Component for Liquid Heating Vessel - The invention provides an overheat protection control component for a liquid heating vessel which includes a control body ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100200565 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENTS - A cooking appliance including two or more independently controllable heating elements disposed on a cooktop of the cooking appliance; and a control circuit including two or more switches and configured to be operative in a first mode to enable each switch to independently control a respective one of the two or more independently controllable heating elements, and operative in a second mode to disable independent control of the two or more independently controllable heating elements, and enable one of the switches to simultaneously control the respective ones of the two or more independently controllable heating elements as a single unit. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200566 | HEATING APPARATUS - The present invention is to provide a heating apparatus available to reduce temperature quickly with efficient cooling effects in the case of reducing the temperature of a chamber or the like. A substrate processing apparatus | 2010-08-12 |
20100200567 | Carbon nanotube heater - An apparatus includes a planar heater. The planar heater includes a heating element and at least two electrodes. The heating element includes a matrix and a plurality of linear carbon nanotube structures dispersed in the matrix. The at least two electrodes are electrically connected to the plurality of linear carbon nanotube structures. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200568 | Carbon nanotube heater - A planar heater includes a planar supporter, two electrodes and a heating element. The heating element is supported by the planar supporter and electrically connected between the two electrodes. The heating element includes at least one carbon nanotube structure and a matrix. The at least one carbon nanotube structure includes a carbon nanotube film including of a plurality of carbon nanotubes. An angle between a primary alignment direction of the carbon nanotubes and a surface of the carbon nanotube film is about 0 degrees to about 15 degrees. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200569 | CONTROLLED FORCE PTC HEATER - A self-regulating heater assembly comprises a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heating element and a pair of spaced electrodes. Each electrode includes a first surface. The first surfaces of the pair of electrodes are spaced from one another. The PTC element is located between and supported by the first surfaces of the pair of electrodes and is energized by the pair of electrodes. Means for limiting a compressive force on the PTC element is provided. The means includes an electrically insulative spacer member positioned between the first surfaces of the pair of electrodes. A first pair of power leads, one power lead being connected to each of the pair of electrodes, energizes the pair of electrodes. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200570 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING CROSSTALK BETWEEN WORKCOILS IN INDUCTION HEATING APPLICATIONS - A system includes a roll formed from a conductive material, where the roll is configured to rotate about an axis and has a direction of rotation. The system also includes multiple induction heating workcoils each configured to induce one or more magnetic fluxes within the roll to generate one or more electrical currents within the roll. Each induction heating workcoil can be oriented so that a mean magnetic flux induced by the workcoil is oblique to the roll's direction of rotation. Each of the induction heating workcoils could represent an unbalanced induction heating workcoil, or each of the induction heating workcoils could include a core having a shape that is not substantially dependent on the roll's diameter. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200571 | CROSS-FIELD SHRINK-FIT DEVICE WITH MEANS FOR LIMITING MAGNETIC FLUX LOSSES - The invention relates to a device for inductive heating of an electrically-conducting component section symmetrical relative to an axis, in particular, a sleeve section of a tool clamping chuck for clamping a tool by means of a press fit, wherein the device has several pole pieces made from a magnetically-conducting material arranged in the circumferential direction around the symmetry axis of the component section introduced as required into the device and an induction device for supplying the pole pieces with magnetic flux such that the magnetic flux in pole pieces which are adjacent in the circumferential direction is opposed. The pole pieces are all mounted on the device such as to be movable about an axis (adjustment rotation axis) running essentially parallel to the axis of symmetry of the component section, such that each of the pole pieces can be adjusted in the direction of the surface region of the individual workpiece by means of a rotation about the provided adjustment rotation axis. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200572 | HEAT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM BASED ON ELECTORMAGNETIC RADIATION AND A FOOIL FOR USE IN A TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a heat transmission system based on electromagnetic radiation, which heat transmission system comprises an oven cavity and a foil with at least two layers, said at least two layers of the foil comprising a radiation-absorbing layer, wherein the wavelength spectre of the electromagnetic radiation of the radiation-absorbing layer and wavelength spectre of the electromagnetic radiation of the oven cavity are attuned to each other. The invention also relates to a foil for use in a heat transmission system, said foil comprising at least two layers, and wherein the wavelength spectre of the electromagnetic radiation of the foil is attuned to that of a heat source, eg the wavelength spectre of the electromagnetic radiation of an oven. The foil may be provided with a radiation-absorbing surface that may be configured both as a flexible foil and as an inflexible foil that may be of either metal or of a polymer, paper, cardboard or other materials that are based on wood. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200573 | WIDE WAVEGUIDE APPLICATOR - A microwave waveguide applicator and a method for heating, drying, or curing generally planar materials or products. The applicator comprises a waveguide having a pair of opposing broad sides perpendicular to a pair of opposing narrow sides bounding a rectangular exposure chamber. A microwave source generates and propagates microwaves through the chamber in a propagation direction and with an electric field generally directed from one broad wall to the other. Slotted openings in the narrow sides act as entrance and exit ports for a conveyor transporting a product along a conveying path through the chamber perpendicular to the propagation direction and perpendicular to the electric field. The waveguide may be ridged to focus or bend the electric field, especially for heating thin materials. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200574 | REMOVABLE LID FOR COOKING OR HEATING FOOD IN A MICROWAVE OVEN - The invention relates to a removable lid for defining a food cooking or heating enclosure ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100200575 | DRAWER TYPE COOKING DEVICE - The invention provides a drawer type cooking device, wherein the mounting positions of roller-shaped shock absorbing members | 2010-08-12 |
20100200576 | MICROWAVE OVEN INCLUDING HOOD - A microwave oven including a hood. The hood adapted to be withdrawn from or inserted into a hood casing. The microwave oven further including an elastic member that applies an elastic force on the hood to facilitate the withdrawal of the hood from the hood casing. The insertion of or withdrawal of the hood from the hood casing provides for a more efficient hood function. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200577 | BUILT-IN COOKING DEVICE - The invention provides a built-in cooking device comprising a door | 2010-08-12 |
20100200578 | MICROWAVE OVEN INCLUDING HOOD - A microwave oven including an extendable/retractable hood assembly is provided. The microwave oven draws contaminated air through intake ports that are provided in a hood casing and a hood. The hood is slidably received in the hood casing. Thus, the hood is retracted or extended from the hood casing to more efficiently perform an air exhaust function. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200579 | PALLET CONTAINER - A pallet container for the storage and transport of liquid or free-flowing goods, includes a thin-walled inner container of thermoplastic material, a tubular lattice frame closely surrounding the inner plastic container in the form of a support jacket, and a bottom pallet upon which the inner plastic container rests and with which the tubular lattice frame is securely fixed. The inner plastic container includes for withdrawal of liquid goods at the lower side, approximately in mid-section in a side wall near its bottom a blown, calibrated tubular pipe for allowing attachment of a closeable discharge fitting which is fixedly welded with its tubular housing to the calibrated tubular pipe of the inner container. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200580 | CRATE WITH BLOW-MOLDED BASE - A crate is provided with a base, sides, front, and back that form an enclosure. The front includes and opening and a door positioned within the opening in the closed position. The door is hung by hinges, which are associated with uninterrupted rails on the top of the crate. To open the crate, the bottom of the door is swung outward and upward to pivot the door toward the horizontal position on the hinges. Then, the door can be slid into the enclosure along the uninterrupted guides. The door may also include locks that can secure the door in the closed position. Both of the sides or both the front and back can be releasably connected with the top and pivotable into the base. After both sides or both the front and back are pivoted into the base, the remaining walls and top can be pivoted to fold into the base as a unit. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200581 | Box that is held and opened with one hand - A box that is held and opened with one hand includes: a first lid; a second lid; a hinge that rotatably connects the first lid to the second lid so that the box is transitionable between an open orientation, where the lids are apart, and a closed orientation, where the lids are together; a biasing member to urge the first lid and second lid apart, thereby transitioning the box into the open orientation; and a closure to releasably hold the first lid and second lid together, thereby retaining the box in the closed orientation, the first lid and second lid thereby forming a cavity for storing the item. When the closure is released, the biasing member transitions the box into the open orientation. Boxes may be for fishing flies or lures, or for jewelry such as earrings. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200582 | Multiple-Container Bundle - A multi-container bundle has at least two can-type individual containers, which are connected by way of their end-side pouring openings, facing one another. They are releasably connected to one another via a coupling element to form a structural unit. At least one of the can-type individual containers is equipped with a lid that can be ripped open completely. The multi-container bundle already contains all the individual components which are required for a defined mixed beverage and are present in metered form in the individual containers. Here, alcoholic and non-alcoholic components and components which are incompatible with one another are accommodated in separate individual containers. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200583 | BAKED GOODS CARRIER - A carrier for covering and transporting baked goods or other food products includes a base for supporting a pie, cake, cupcakes, or other baked goods. A cover is configured to be attached to the base to generally enclose the carrier, thereby protecting the baked goods for transport or storage. The cover is formed with a flexible membrane that makes it collapsible for more convenient storage. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200584 | PACKAGING UNIT - The packaging unit comprising a receiving chamber for popcorn or the like and a pocket which is arranged on the receiving chamber on the outside and is square in ground plan and is dimensioned such that a beverage cup can be inserted in a clamp seat into the pocket is characterized in that on the lower end portion of the pocket at least one strip-shaped wall section, preferably two strip-shaped wall sections are cut free laterally from the side walls of the pocket, the incisions extending in parallel with the lower edge of the pocket each time at both sides of the corners of the pocket, which are spaced apart from the receiving chamber, the incisions extending at the same height of the pocket, and that at the two ends of the strip-shaped wall sections fold lines are respectively formed extending in a direction perpendicular to said sections, so that the strip-shaped wall sections can be bent around the fold lines into the interior of the pocket. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200585 | ERGONOMIC PLASTIC CONTAINER AND PACKAGE SYSTEM - A packing that includes a bottle and/or a bottle and box combination wherein the container may have a first handle portion, a second handle portion, and a bottom grip portion. The first handle portion can extend in a front to back direction and the second handle portion can extend in a transverse direction to the first handle portion. The bottom grip may include a protrusion and recess on the bottom of the container. The box can be configured to have openings to provide access to the first and second handle portions such that the container need not be removed from the box to utilize the contents contained therein. The box may also include a bottom opening and a push-up portion to provide access to the bottom grip portion. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200586 | SYNTHETIC RESIN DOUBLE CONTAINER MOLDED BY DIRECT BLOW MOLDING PROCESS - The technical problems of this invention are to overcome a limitation in the aspect of the shape of conventional synthetic resin double containers comprising an inner container and an outer container and to solve a problem of additional steps required to assemble the outer and inner containers. A principle means taken to solve these problems comprises a double container made by a direct blow molding process wherein a space is formed between the outer layer and the inner layer made of synthetic resins that are mutually non-adherent, thus allowing both layers to be left in a detached state due to a difference in mold shrinkage factors between the two layers during the direct blow molding step. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200587 | BIODEGRADABLE RESIN CONTAINER WITH A VACUUM-EVAPORATED FILM AND METHOD OF FORMING A VACUUM-EVAPORATED FILM - A biodegradable resin bottle having a container wall ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100200588 | VACUUM STORAGE CONTAINER - A thin-walled vacuum storage container made of a plastic material may have a base providing a storage cavity and a detachable lid connectable to the base for covering the storage cavity. To evacuate the storage cavity, the container also includes a valve element communicating with the storage cavity and that may be adapted to interface with a vacuum device. The base and/or the lid can have at least one wall made by a thin-wall manufacturing process wherein the wall thickness is about 2.5 millimeters or less. Alternately, the base and/or lid can have at least one wall with a flow-length-to-wall-thickness ratio of about 90:1 or greater. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200589 | Vented Non-Spill Fuel Cap Assembly - A vented non-spill fuel cap assembly includes a self-sealing, releasable fluid coupling and a visible fill indicator. The fuel cap assembly permits transfer of fuel from a storage vessel such as a gas canister to a fuel tank equipped with the cap assembly in a manner which prevents escape and spillage of liquid fuel and vapors. Fuel is introduced from a supply canister or other source via a hose and coupling releasably matable with the self-sealing coupling on the cap assembly, without removal of the cap assembly. The indicator visibly indicates when the tank is full. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200590 | Container Closure System - A method of forming a lid for use on a container comprises obtaining a base configured to be attached to the container and forming a slide channel, including: forming as part of the base a pair of sidewalls defining lateral sides of the slide channel; and defining an open top section of the slide channel between upper portions of the sidewalls. A slidable portion can be inserted through the open top section and into the slide channel such that the slidable portion is slidably movable within the slide channel. The slidable portion can be positioning over the cover portion and the cover portion can be attached to the base. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200591 | CONTAINER - The present invention relates to a container ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100200592 | GARBAGE CAN LINER - An embodiment of a garbage collection system includes a receptacle comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and an interior cavity, the top portion comprising an opening into the interior cavity, a liner for insertion through the opening into the interior cavity of the garbage receptacle, and an attachment mechanism disposed between the bottom portion of the garbage receptacle and the liner, the attachment mechanism for detachably securing the liner to the bottom portion of the garbage receptacle. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200593 | Smart cap for a container to track and dispense a medication while self-verifying and counting units thereof, alerting and instructing a consumer on timing and cautions - A smart cap for a container to dispense a medication and for automatically (a) self-verifying at least an obverse side and a converse side of the medication once the smart cap has been programmed for the medication so as to prevent improper dispensing of the medication, (b) indicating and verifying the number of pills in the container, (c) indicating and verifying timely compliance for taking the medication as prescribed and | 2010-08-12 |
20100200594 | Thermal Radiation Shield, a Cryostat Containing a Cooled Magnet and an MRI System Comprising a Radiation Shield - The present invention provides a thermal radiation shield ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100200595 | FUEL DELIVERY MODULE - Fuel delivery modules are already known having a tank flange and having an accumulator pot which is connected to the tank flange by means of at least one guide rod and which is mounted so as to be axially movable along the guide rod, where the guide rod is pressed with one end into a receptacle of the tank flange. It is disadvantageous that the receptacle is expanded over the entire longitudinal extent as the guide rod is pressed in. As a result of tolerance fluctuations in production, excessively high pressures can occur in the receptacle here, which pressures can cause cracks in the receptacle. This leads to rejects and therefore to high production costs. In the fuel delivery module according to the invention, damage to the receptacle during assembly is prevented. According to the invention, it is provided that that end of the guide rod which faces toward the tank flange has a bead, which interacts in a retentive manner with the receptacle, and a constriction situated behind the bead in a direction facing away from the tank flange. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200596 | Multilayer Thermoformable Materials and Shaped Articles and Containers Made Therefrom - The disclosure relates to containers and other shaped articles that have a relatively thick substrate layer and one or more relatively thin liner sheets peelably adhered thereto at least a shaped surface of the substrate. The article can have multiple, independently peelable liner sheets adhered thereto, such as in an overlapping stack that covers the shaped surface. Peeling the uppermost liner sheet exposes the underlying clean surface. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200597 | PARTITIONED CEREAL BOWL - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for partitioning food containers, such as cereal bowls. Some embodiments may include a system with a food container, which may be a cereal bowl. The system may also include a flexible membrane having a top surface and a bottom surface. The membrane may partition the food container into a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion may be for holding liquid content. The upper bowl portion may be adapted for holding edible solid content. The membrane may have multiple passageways extending from the membrane bottom surface through the membrane top surface. The multiple passageways may be normally closed and then expand to an open configuration allowing fluid transmission from below the membrane to above the membrane when the membrane is flexed in a first direction normal to a resting plane parallel to the top surface and the bottom surface. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200598 | Fuel storage tank protection system - A Fuel Storage Tank Protection System that maintains the thermal stability for oil-fired heating systems with above ground oil storage tanks. This device maintains a system fluid temperature through a series of functions. When a thermal sensor detects a drop in fluid temperature in the above ground oil storage tank and the oil-fired heating system is operating, a switching device and temperature controller supplies heating power to the fluid heating coil. When a prescribed temperature of the fluid is achieved, the device deactivates until the next drop in fluid temperature is detected. The fluid temperature is maintained through the de-active cycle with a protective, thermally insulating oil tank blanket. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200599 | Vacuum insulated container - A two component box has a lid and a lower body portion; both the lid and the lower body portion have an interior compartment substantially surrounded by at least one interior wall and at least one exterior wall. At least one interior wall and at least one exterior wall of the lid are attached one to the other by a first connecting portion and at least one interior wall and at least one exterior wall of the lower body portion being attached one to the other by a second connecting portion. Disposed between the at least one interior wall and the at least one exterior wall is a vacuum. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200600 | BOX-SHAPED DEVICE FOR HOLDING WATER, SUCH AS A RAINWATER BOX, AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A box-shaped device for holding water, such as a rainwater box, comprising at least four partially open side walls and a panel extending between the side walls and having a rectangular shape, the width of which is half the length. The panel is provided with an inspection passage which is positioned centrally in one of the two square panel halves of the panel defined by the rectangular shape, so that whenever the rainwater boxes are stacked, a vertical passage is always provided for passing through, for example, an inspection camera. | 2010-08-12 |
20100200601 | LOW COST SPILL-RESISTANT CUP - The improved low cost cup and container for storing and dispensing liquids has a scoop-like-baffle that separates the body of the cup with the mouth opening of the cover. It resists spilling when shaken or vibrated suddenly. When the improved cup and container is tilted for pouring, such that the liquid level inside the storage chamber of the cup chamber is higher than the liquid level at the mouth opening, no liquid pours out of the cup. The liquid starts to flow out of the mouth opening after the cup is tilted beyond a start-to-pour angle. The start-to-pour angle is reached when the cup is tilted permitting the outside air to pass through the scoop-like-baffle and into the storage chamber. The improved cup has a removable cover with a scoop-like-baffle bended downward toward the body of the cup. | 2010-08-12 |