33rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090200219 | Apparatus for removing impurity in oil using air cooler - An air cooler type apparatus of removing impurities from oil is disclosed. The air cooler type apparatus of removing impurities from oil comprises: a body having an enclosed space for storing oil; a cool air injecting portion formed at a upper portion of the body and for injecting an air, which is cooled at a predetermined temperature corresponding to a temperature of the oil stored in the body, into an inside of the body; an absorption means mounted on a supporting structure of absorption means mounted to a lower portion of the body and for absorbing the impurities, which are deposited by descending a temperature owing to the injected air through the cool air injecting portion; a separating and discharging portion formed at one side of the body and above the absorption means and for separating and collecting the oil, in which the impurity is removed; and an impurity discharging portion formed at a lower end portion of the body and for discharging the impurity, which is deposited by descending temperature owing to the injected air through the cool air injecting portion and is not absorbed in the absorption means, to an outside thereof. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200220 | Removal of magnetic particles from a fluid - An apparatus ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200221 | LIQUID FILTER ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - A filter element includes a tubular extension of pleated media, a first end cap, a second end cap, a porous-inner filter support oriented to line the pleated filter media, a latch arrangement, and a seal member. The inner filter support has an end wall adjacent to the first end cap, with the end wall defining an opening. The latch arrangement projects from the end wall of the filter support. The seal member is secured to the second end cap and circumscribes the second end cap aperture. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200222 | System and method for filter containment - A filter container comprises a top cap, and a bowl formed of a rigid material. The top cap includes a top cap flange that includes a first path around at least a portion of the top cap flange. The bowl includes a bowl flange that includes a second path around at least a portion of the bowl flange. At least one of the first path and the second path include a reduced thickness of material by comparison with surrounding material. The first path is at a different radial distance from a central axis of the filter container than the second path around the extent of both the first path and the second path, such that exerting a force on an opening member creates a tear through the top cap flange and bowl flange, the tear forming between the first path and the second path and allowing opening of the filter container. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200223 | Filter device for filtering a liquid and filter element for such a filter device - The invention relates to a filter device for filtering a liquid, in particular, a hydraulic oil, comprising a filter housing having a least one inlet for liquid to be filtered and at least one outlet for filtered liquid, a filter element positioned in the flow path of the liquid between the inlet and the outlet, and a sealing device having a sealing element and a first sealing surface, the sealing element in a sealing position being positioned in a sealing manner on the first sealing surface. In order to further develop the filter device in such a way that the sealing element also lies reliably on the first sealing surface under alternating pressure loads, it is proposed, in accordance with the invention, that the filter device comprise a locking device, and the sealing element be adapted to be locked in its sealing position at least in the axial direction relative to the first sealing surface by means of the locking device. A filter element for the filter device is also proposed. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200224 | COMBINATION FILTER FOR DIESEL FUEL - A combination filter ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200225 | DIALYSIS DEVICE WITH ACCESS PORT - A device for dialysis of a sample includes a sample chamber formed by a gasket and dialysis membranes affixed to each side of the gasket in facing relationship. A housing supports the dialysis membranes and gasket. An air chamber causes the device to float in a generally upright position when the device is immersed in a dialysate. An access port is provided through the gasket and between the dialysis membranes. The access port is accessible from outside the housing and in communication with the sample chamber such that a dispensing end of a dispensing device can be inserted through the access port to dispense sample into the sample chamber. In one embodiment, the gasket is impermeable or essentially impermeable to the sample being dialyzed. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200226 | Multifiltration cartridge filtration apparatus - A filtration apparatus is provided comprising a housing having an inlet and an outlet and a plurality of spirally wound filtration cartridges. The filtration cartridges include two filter layers, a feed spacer layer and a permeate spacer layer. Seals are provided to prevent admixtures of feed and permeate and to permit recovery of permeate. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200227 | PLEATED FLUID TREATMENT ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS FOR STABILIZING THE PLEATS - Pleated fluid treatment arrangements may comprise a stabilizing arrangement coupled between a support and some or all of the pleats. The stabilizing arrangement may include a plurality of projections, each projection extending through an opening in the support and into an open end of a pleat. Methods for stabilizing pleat legs may comprise inserting a projection of a stabilizing arrangement through an opening in a support and into an open end of a pleat. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200228 | Method for the Stabilization of Folded Filter Media and a Filter Medium Stabilized by Said Method - In a method for stabilizing folded filter media, a thread is coated with a hot melt adhesive to prepare a coated thread. The coated thread is wound in a plastic state about fold tips of a folded filter medium. The plastic state of the coated thread is maintained by applying heat. The heat is applied in the form of hot air, infrared radiation, or generated by microwaves. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200229 | Lattice Structure, Use of the Lattice Structure and Vessel With Lattice Structure - A lattice structure for the passage of a first medium against a second medium with transverse webs and longitudinal webs, lattice openings with a clear width of ≦300 μm being arranged between the transverse webs and the longitudinal webs. On at least one side of the lattice structure, the transverse webs and/or the longitudinal webs have a rib arrangement of ribs projecting vertically to the lattice plane, at least one first group and a second group of ribs being arranged which differ from one another at least by their heights H | 2009-08-13 |
20090200230 | METHOD FOR REMOVING POLLUTANTS FROM PRODUCED WATER - A method which improves the quality of effluent from the process of the industrial production of petroleum, usually referred to as produced water. This method makes it possible to reduce the concentration of pollutants in produced water requiring treatment by removing these pollutants through the use of cultures of microalgae that have passed through a process of natural selection and are naturally adapted to the hostile environment offered by produced water. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200231 | Methods And Device For Enhancement Of Anaerobic Digestion - Methods of enhancing anaerobic digestion of wastewater are provided. The methods comprise pressure oxidation of digester material to remove sulfide and/or regenerate iron. Also provided are a pressure oxidizer device and a wastewater treatment system having one or more of such devices. The methods, device, and system have application in treatment of municipal wastewater, wastewater of agricultural and livestock operations, and in biofuels production. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200232 | Process for absorption-based separation of bioparticles from an aqueous suspension - A process for adsorption-based separation of bioparticles from an aqueous suspension containing such bioparticles is disclosed which process comprises | 2009-08-13 |
20090200233 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR THE REMOVAL OF ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS FROM WATER - Compositions, methods and devices for the removal of organic contaminants from fluids using hydrophobic micro-porous adsorbents, which are regenerated by advanced oxidation. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200234 | METHODS FOR CLEANING SURFACES WITH ACTIVATED OXYGEN - The present invention provides methods for cleaning surfaces that are sensitive to high temperatures and/or that have pH limitations. Exemplary surfaces to be cleaned using the methods of the present invention include membranes. The methods of the present invention include applying an active oxygen use solution including an active oxygen source to the surface. An activator complex and an alkaline override use solution are applied to the surface, either in combination, or in a stepwise manner, before, after or simultaneously with the active oxygen use solution. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200235 | PERVAPORATION MEMBRANES AND METHODS OF USE - Pervaporation membranes including poly(acrylamide)-grafted alginate membranes, which may be optimized for the separation of alcohols from water, low viscosity sodium alginate membranes containing PEG and PVA, which may be optimized for the separation of organic acids from water, and copolymeric PAN-grafted PVA membranes, which may be optimized for the separation of DMF from water, and methods of making such membranes. Use of such membranes in pervaporation and pervaporation devices containing such membranes. Use of such membranes alone or in combination with ion-exchange membranes for recovery of organic compounds or for water purification applications such as production of potable water or industrial waste treatment. The membranes of the present invention may be used to remove trace amounts of water from organic compounds. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200236 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A COMPOSITE MEMBRANE - A process for the production of a composite membrane, one or more microporous separation layers comprising a zeolite of the MFI type being produced by hydrothermal synthesis on a porous substrate, wherein one or more additives from the group consisting of linear (C | 2009-08-13 |
20090200237 | ENERGY SAVING SPIRAL ELEMENT - A filter media, in particular a separation module, characterized by a flow control strip ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200238 | TWIN TANK WATER-ON-WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM - A water-on-water filtration system that includes a filter member and two storage vessels. The system includes a plurality of valves that are controlled to place a first of the storage vessels in a fill state in which the first storage vessel is being filled with filtered water, and concurrently place the second of the storage vessels in a service state in which filtered water held in the second storage vessel is delivered as an output of the filtration system. The filtration system can be configured to supply a constant output of filtered water to meet a constant demand while using a relatively small filter member and relatively small storage vessels. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200239 | METHOD FOR GENERATING METAL CHELATING AFFINITY LIGANDS - The present invention relates to a method for generating at least one polydentate metal chelating affinity ligand, which method comprises the steps of | 2009-08-13 |
20090200240 | METHOD OF EXTRACTING DOMOIC ACID BY SELECTIVE ADSORPTION USING A HALOGENATED CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE - Domoic acid is selectively bound by an adsorbent which comprises units derived from one or more halogenated carboxylic acids (preferably having an α-trihalomethyl group) or derivatives thereof. The adsorbent may be a polymer, or a solid support onto which the carboxylic acid, derivative or polymer has been grafted. The preferenced acid is 2-trifluoromethyl acrylic acid. Domoic acid can be selectively bound from a mixture (e.g. seafood extract, seawater or urine) in the presence of potential interferents such as aminoacids, and recovered using an eluant comprising an organic acid. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200241 | REMOVAL OF OILS FROM SOLID SURFACES AND WATER WITH A SUBSTANCE HAVING A HIGH HUMATE LEVEL - The present invention relates to a method for removing oil from water or a solid surface. This involves contacting the water or the solid surface with a substance in the form of a sheet and having a high humate level under conditions effective for the substance to absorb oil from the water or the solid surface. The substance, having absorbed oil, is then recovered from the water or solid surface. In an alternative embodiment this method can be carried out where the substance is manure which may or may not be in the form of a sheet. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200242 | Protein skimmer with stationary fan - A protein skimmer having a water column chamber and a fixed deflector. The fixed deflector including a plurality of blades that impart a swirling action on water flowing through the deflector. The deflector further providing an even distribution of bubbles within the water column chamber during protein filtering operation. The deflector including a central hub that aids in maintaining the velocity of water flowing through the deflector. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200243 | METHOD OF TREATING SEALING COMPOUND AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING THE SAME - [Problem to be Solved] To provide a method of treating a sealing compound that can efficiently separate and recover a used sealing compound into rubber latex and a liquid constituent, and also simplify the treatment of the rubber latex and liquid constituent separated from the used sealing compound. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200244 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SHEAR-THINNING OF SOLIDS CONTAINING MATERIAL - This invention relates to a method and device to be used in connection with thickening and clarifying apparatuses for shear-thinning of solids containing material such as slurry. According to the invention the flow area of the shear-thinned material ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200245 | System for Controlling Water in an Aquatic Facility - A system for controlling water within an aquatic facility includes a water chemistry controller, a variable rate water pump adapted to move water in the facility, and a variable rate motor driver operationally coupled to the water pump for variably energizing the water pump. The variable rate motor driver is coupled to the water chemistry controller to allow the water chemistry controller to manage the operation of the water pump. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200246 | ION enhancement - A method and apparatus for treating a body of water to kill microorganisms by enhancing the concentration metal ions therein. The apparatus comprising a dispenser with a first housing having a water accessible compartment containing a source of a N-halohydantoin compound for releasing the N-halohydantoin compound when contacted by the body of water with the at least one N-halohydantoin having the formula: | 2009-08-13 |
20090200247 | FILTER ELEMENT WITH COATING FOR SURFACE FILTRATION - A method for filtering out foreign particles from a cooling lubricant used in a process of machining a workpiece includes providing an inherently stable, flow-porous filter element. The filter element comprises a porous main body made of joined plastics particles and having an afflux surface and a porous coating on the afflux surface for surface filtration. The porous coating first component particles and/or fibres, second component anti-adhesion particles to mitigate the adhesion of filtered out material to the porous coating and to facilitate cleaning of the filter element, with the first component particles and/or fibres and the second component particles being mixed in the porous coating, a solidified inorganic binder, and a set adhesive. The solidified inorganic binder and the set adhesive bind the first component particles and/or fibres and the second component particles to each other and to the porous main body. The cooling lubricant is first passed through the porous coating and thereafter through the porous main body of the filter element. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200248 | Belt Filter Apparatus - The invention concerns a belt filter apparatus comprising a first belt filter section on which a mixture of fine material and a liquid can be placed hydraulically to create partially dry fine material and a second belt filter section on which the partially dry fine material can be placed in order to undergo a second drying cycle. The belt filter apparatus also includes means for mechanically placing the partially dry fine material from the first belt filter section onto the second belt filter section as well as a liquid collection arrangement for providing fluid communication between the first and second belt filter sections and a vacuum. In use the vacuum dries the fine material by drawing liquid through the permeable fabric of the first and second belt filter sections and into the liquid collection arrangement. The belt filter apparatus includes an agitator formation for increasing the permeability of the fine material to enhance the ability of the liquid to be released from the fine material and be collected by the liquid collection arrangement. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200249 | DESALINATION SYSTEM AND PRESSURE STORAGE SYSTEMS THEREFOR - The disclosure provides a desalination system comprising an energy source, a pump, an accumulator and at least one desalination unit, the pump being coupled to the energy source to provide a pressurized feed of water downstream towards the at least one desalination unit, wherein the feed of water from the pump passes through the accumulator before reaching the at least one desalination unit. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200250 | Cleanliness-improved wafer container - A wafer container made from a polymer material with inner walls of the container coated with a thin easily washable wear-resistant and scratch-resistant barrier layer of SiO | 2009-08-13 |
20090200251 | CLAMPING MECHANISM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A clamping mechanism for a semiconductor substrate includes: a C-shaped pickup plate; a susceptor top plate having a periphery adapted to receive and support an inner periphery portion of the C-shaped pickup plate thereon; and a clamp comprising (i) a top ring portion for clamping the substrate by sandwiching a periphery of the substrate between the top ring portion and the susceptor top plate and (ii) a pickup plate supporting portion adapted to support an outer periphery portion of the C-shaped pickup plate, wherein the C-shaped pickup plate is movable between the top ring portion and the pickup plate supporting portion, and the clamp is movable upward together with the C-shaped pickup plate and the susceptor top plate. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200252 | Assembly structured to support and display a plurality of garments including lingerie - An assembly structured to support and display a plurality of lingerie and other type garments including a frame having an open configuration and including at least one but preferably a plurality of elongated support members. When in an operative position, the frame is connected in depending relation to any one of a plurality of support structures. A plurality of mounting members extend along a length of each of said support members preferably in a predetermined spaced relation to one another. A plurality of containers include a base and a handle assembly wherein the base is dimensioned and configured to contain at least one of the lingerie or other type garments therein. The structure of each of the plurality of containers is such as to facilitate viewing of the garments contained therein, wherein the containers may be formed of a washable, fluid permeable material so as to facilitate concurrent washing of the containers with the garments contained therein. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200253 | INTERCHANGEABLE RETAIL STORE DISPLAY - An interchangeable retail store display for creating changeable wall coverings for retail stores. The interchangeable retail store display may be formed from a support structure coupled to a generally vertical wall in a retail store and a display panel removably attached to the support structure on an inner surface of the display panel and including a display on an outer surface of the display panel that is generally opposite to the inner surface. The outer surface of the display panel may include an aesthetic design or advertisement. The display panel may be easily replaced with another panel having a different design enabling a store to easily change appearances. Shelving may be attached with magnetism, and in another embodiment may be attached to the support structure with feet extending through slots in the display panel. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200254 | Wall Mounting Decorative Shelf assembly - A wall mounting decorative shelf assembly includes a mounting face, a support frame mounted on the mounting face, a mounting bracket mounted in the support frame, and a decorative shelf adjustably mounted on the support frame and combined with the mounting bracket by a plurality of threaded fastening members. The support frame has two upright sides each provided with a plurality of adjusting slots to allow passage of the fastening members. Thus, the fastening members are movable in the adjusting slots of the support frame so that the decorative shelf is movable relative to the support frame to adjust the position between the decorative shelf and the support frame so that the position of the decorative shelf can be adjusted slightly, and the decorative shelf can be mounted on the support frame easily and conveniently. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200255 | Clothes Line Assemblies - A clothes line assembly including: a support; a line carrier which is adapted to have attached thereto a plurality of lines to which clothing or other articles can be secured, the line carrier being operatively mounted to the support for movement between an in-use position in which it extends laterally from the support and a non-use position; the support including a support frame which is mountable to a wall or similar structure, the line carrier being pivotally mounted to the support frame for pivotal movement between the in-use and non-use positions; and a cover arranged so that when the line carrier is in the non-use position the cover and line carrier can adopt a stowed position in which the cover can conceal the line carrier from view, and in which the cover substantially abuts the lines and/or the line carrier, wherein the cover includes a panel operatively connected to the line carrier so that in an operative position with the line carrier in the in-use position the cover is disposed above and in spaced relation from the lines on the line carrier. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200256 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR CABLE-LIFTING APPARATUS - A safety device for application to cable lifting apparatus, where the apparatus comprises a mobile tackle to which, via a system of cables, a grappling element for a load is connected, the safety device being characterised in that it is provided with means for detecting a displacement from a vertical of at least a cable of the cables supporting the grappling element for the load, alarm means of acoustic and/or visual and/or lifting operation shutdown type, which are associated to the means for detecting the displacement from the vertical, being destined to enter into function if the displacement from the vertical of the at least a cable exceeds at least a first predetermined threshold. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200257 | VENTED BABY BOTTLE - Baby bottles can have a single container, or two containers to create a space for thermal isolation, as selected by the user. The baby bottle can be vented to allow air to enter the bottle through a passageway as liquid is removed. A filter and one-way valve can be provided in the passageway. The passageway can be formed by radially aligning a vent opening in a top cap with a vent opening in a nipple flange, or by providing a channel in the top cap which is always in radial alignment with both the top cap vent opening and the flange vent opening. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200258 | CAP LOCKING DEVICE - Conventionally, to lock a cap onto a container with a minute interval of degree rotation, it is necessary to provide a large number of engaging teeth at minute intervals and to engage minute locking teeth thereto, but there is the problem that adequate locking force is not attained so the lock is disconnected, making a secure lock impossible. There is also the problem that high-precision forming technology is required, making it difficult to provide the neck or shoulders of a container with teeth using a plastic blow-forming process. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200259 | PLASTIC PLUG WITH OVERCAP, INCLUDING WRENCH AND METHOD - A closure for a container opening according to one embodiment comprises a plug including a series of projections and being constructed and arranged to be received within the container opening and an overcap constructed and arranged for being attached to the plug so as to close off an interior of the plug and create an assembly. The projections being constructed and arranged for interfit with a specialized wrench socket for threadedly advancing the plug into the container opening. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200260 | Bottle closure assembly - A closure assembly that connects to a bottle, the closure assembly comprising a cap with a top and a bottom, said cap having an opening that communicates with the top and the bottom; a straw that fits within the cap opening; a cover that removably attaches to one side of the cap top whereby the cover surrounds one end of the straw. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200261 | BOTTLE CONTAINER WITH HANDLE - The invention relates to a bottle container with a handle which includes a bottle body and a handle member mounted on the bottle body. A mounting projecting portion which forms a polygonal cross-sectional shape is provided so as to project from the bottle body, and the handle member is provided with a mounting hole which forms a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape and which allows the mounting projecting portion to be inserted thereinto. An outer peripheral edge of the polygon formed by the cross-section of the mounting projecting portion is provided with a pair of lateral pressure-contacting portions which extend along a central axis of the bottle body, and a pair of axial pressure-contacting portions which extend in a direction orthogonal to the central axis. The handle member is mounted on the bottle body in a state where four side portions of the mounting hole are brought into pressure contact with the pair of lateral pressure-contacting portions and the pair of axial pressure-contacting portions, respectively, by inserting the mounting projecting portion into the mounting hole, and then rotating the bottle body and the handle member relative to each other. According to the invention, a bottle container with a handle having simple structure and capable of firmly fixing the bottle body and the handle member to each other can be provided. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200262 | Method for Producing Porous Microneedles and their Use - A method for producing porous microneedles ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200263 | METHOD FOR METALLIZING INSULATING SUBSTRATES WHEREIN THE ROUGHENING AND ETCHING PROCESSES ARE CONTROLLED BY MEANS OF GLOSS MEASUREMENT - The invention relates to a control of etching processes of insulating substrates by means of gloss measurement. By this method a surface roughness can be achieved which leads to good adhesion of metals layers deposited in subsequent metallization steps. This method is particularly suited for the production of printed circuit boards. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200264 | Method For Making A Spin Valve Nano-Contact Entering The Constituition Of A Radio-Frequency Oscillator - This method for making a nano-contact on a spin valve for the purposes of constituting a radio-frequency oscillator, consists, after deposition of the magnetic stack constituting the spin valve on a lower electrode in depositing on said magnetic stack a metal layer known as a “barrier” layer; in depositing on this “barrier” layer another metal layer; in depositing locally on this metal layer a hard mask; in subjecting the assembly to a first selective etching step of the metal layer constituting the injector through the hard mask, said metal layer being over-etched during this step under the hard mask in order to give the nano-contact its final dimension; in subjecting the assembly so obtained to a second selective etching step, able to induce the partial removal of the barrier layer and of the magnetic stack substantially on the periphery of the hard mask; in encapsulating the assembly obtained in a dielectric; in planarizing the encapsulated assembly so obtained until ending plumb with the residual layer of the hard mask or of the injector; and finally in putting the conductive upper electrode in place. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200265 | Lead Frame Fabrication Method - The present invention discloses a lead frame fabrication method, wherein a metallic plate is locally fabricated in double sides to form accurately aligned and closely spaced circuits; the metallic plate is also locally fabricated in single side to form patterned trenches; a filling material is filled into the trenches to provide extra mechanical support and separate the metallic plate into a plurality of conductive regions or regions with special electric properties. The present invention can overcome the conventional problems in lead frame fabrication and has the advantages of a superior heat-dissipating ability, multi-leads and diversified applications. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200266 | Template Pillar Formation - Materials for forming an imprint lithography template may be etched at different rates based on physical properties of the layers. Additionally, reflectance of the materials may be monitored to provide substantially uniform erosion of the materials. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200267 | INJECTION TYPE PLASMA TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an injection type plasma treatment apparatus. An object of the present invention is to provide an injection type plasma treatment apparatus capable of treating work pieces with a variety of areas, sizes and shapes without damages due to micro arc streamer by using a method of injecting plasma, which is generated through dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) under the normal pressure condition, toward the work pieces. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200268 | ADJUSTABLE GAP CAPACITIVELY COUPLED RF PLASMA REACTOR INCLUDING LATERAL BELLOWS AND NON-CONTACT PARTICLE SEAL - A plasma processing chamber includes a cantilever assembly and at least one vacuum isolation member configured to neutralize atmospheric load. The chamber includes a wall surrounding an interior region and having an opening formed therein. A cantilever assembly includes a substrate support for supporting a substrate within the chamber. The cantilever assembly extends through the opening such that a portion is located outside the chamber. The chamber includes an actuation mechanism operative to move the cantilever assembly relative to the wall. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200269 | PROTECTIVE COATING FOR A PLASMA PROCESSING CHAMBER PART AND A METHOD OF USE - A flexible polymer or elastomer coated RF return strap to be used in a plasma chamber to protect the RF strap from plasma generated radicals such as fluorine and oxygen radicals, and a method of processing a semiconductor substrate with reduced particle contamination in a plasma processing apparatus. The coated RF strap minimizes particle generation and exhibits lower erosion rates than an uncoated base component. Such a coated member having a flexible coating on a conductive flexible base component provides an RF ground return configured to allow movement of one or more electrodes in an adjustable gap capacitively coupled plasma reactor chamber. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200270 | ENCAPSULATED POLE UNIT CONDUCTOR ASSEMBLY FOR AN ENCAPSULATED POLE UNIT AND MEDIUM VOLTAGE CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER INCLUDING THE SAME - A medium voltage circuit interrupter includes a circuit interrupter housing and a plurality of poles. Each of the poles includes an encapsulated pole unit. The encapsulated pole unit includes a first unit having a first conductor, a second conductor, a vacuum interrupter electrically connected between the first conductor and the second conductor, and a first housing housing the vacuum interrupter. A removable second unit includes a third conductor, a fourth conductor having a first portion electrically connected to the third conductor and a second portion removably electrically connected to one of the first conductor and the second conductor, an electronic device structured to sense a characteristic of the pole, and a second insulative housing encapsulating the third conductor, the first portion of the fourth conductor and the electronic device. An operating mechanism is structured to open and close the vacuum interrupter of each of the poles. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200271 | Self-Adjusting Plug-In Line Terminal - A line terminal for a circuit breaker includes a body forming two opposing legs and a third leg. The opposing legs are configured to form a passage for receiving a stab from a panel board. The two opposing legs are biased toward each other, and each of the opposing legs has a convex surface facing the passageway for engaging and maintaining alignment of the stab. A fixed contact is attached to the third leg. The fixed contact connects to a moveable contact of a circuit breaker. An arc runner is connected to the third leg and at least partially encloses a perimeter of the fixed contact. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200272 | ARC-EXTINGUISHING PROCESSED RESIN ARTICLE AND CIRCUIT BREAKER THAT USES SAME - An arc-extinguishing processed resin article is disclosed that exhibits an excellent arc-extinguishing behavior, heat resistance, pressure resistance, and molding processability, and a circuit breaker that uses this arc-extinguishing processed resin article are provided. The circuit breaker includes a stationary contactor that has a stationary contact point, a movable contactor that has a movable contact point contacting the stationary contactor and that carries out a switching operation with the stationary contactor, and an arc-extinguishing device that extinguishes the arc generated when the stationary contactor and movable contactor engage in a switching operation. The circuit breaker uses, as the arc-extinguishing device, an arc-extinguishing processed resin article obtained by molding a resin composition containing (A) polyolefin resin that has the hydroxyl group substituted for a portion of the hydrogen atoms in the methylene chain and that contains 0.2 to 0.7 mole hydroxyl group per mole methylene group, (B) a crosslinking agent that has a terminal unsaturated group, and (C) metal hydroxide whose surface has been treated with higher aliphatic acid, wherein the resin composition contains 5 to 60 mass parts of the metal hydroxide (C) per 100 mass parts of the polyolefin resin (A), and radiation-induced crosslinking is executed on the resin composition after the molding thereof. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200273 | Mounting Base With Arc Plenum - The present invention relates generally to a switchgear apparatus. More particularly, the invention encompasses a mounting base with are plenum for a switchgear apparatus. The present invention also relates to enclosures for switchgear, panel boards, circuit breakers, and more particularly to an enclosure for low voltage switchgear and switchboard assemblies. The enclosure can be a walk-in type enclosure or a non-walk-in type enclosure. This invention further provides a method and apparatus for channeling plasma (hot arc gasses) that are generated from an arc. The switchgear mounting base with internal arc plenum can be an integral part of an arc resistant switchgear assembly and is preferably located under the switchgear. The switchgear mounting base works in conjunction with a ventilation system in the switchgear apparatus to channel hot arc gasses (plasma) from the lower breaker compartments in the front of the switchgear in the event of an internal arcing fault in one of the breaker compartments. The hot arc gasses exit downward from the bottom of the switchgear and into the plenum. The gasses then are channeled to travel backward through the plenum and then up again into the switchgear rear compartment where they can be routed to and safely discharged from the roof of the switchgear apparatus. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200274 | Electrode Arrangement for Electrical Discharge Machining on an Electrically Non-Conductive Material - The invention relates to an electrode arrangement for the electrical discharge machining of an electrically non-conductive material, which comprises a first component for removing the electrically non-conductive material and a second component for depositing an electrically conductive substance on the electrically non-conductive material. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200275 | Solid state additive manufacturing system - A process for solid state deposition of a material onto a workpiece includes the steps of providing a rod of metallic deposition material, exerting pressure at one end of the rod to move the metallic deposition material into a deposition zone, rotating the rod while the pressure is being exerted to generate frictional heat when the rod contacts a surface of the workpiece, and raising the temperature of the metallic deposition material to reduce the amount of frictional heat which needs to be generated during the rotating step and to produce a microstructure which is substantially free of porosity and which has a fine grain size. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200276 | WATER-VAPOR PLASMA TORCH, AND WEAR-DETECTION AND PROCESS-CONTROL METHOD TO BE USED WITH SUCH A WATER-VAPOR PLASMA TORCH - The invention relates to a water-vapor plasma torch ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200277 | UNDERWATER REPAIR WELDING METHOD - A protection plate is welded to a metal structure in water so that the protection plate covers the surface of the structure including a portion to be repaired. The welding is carried out such that the periphery of the protection plate is welded in water by laser welding while inactive gas is supplied to portion to be welded to seal the portion to be repaired by the protection plate. Welding is carried out while the inactive gas is supplied to the portion to be welded coaxially with a laser beam during the laser welding. The plate is provided therein with an opening in advance so as to release vapor produced from water remaining during welding between the protection plate and the structure and the opening is sealed after the periphery of the protection plate is welded to the structure. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200278 | LASER WELDING SYSTEM - A laser welding system includes a free-spacing beam delivery laser head having a linear array of at least two laser diodes. Each of the diodes generates a laser beam of a predetermined wavelength and spectral width, the laser beams adapted to weld a workpiece having a first component and at least one other component to be welded to the first component, the first component being substantially transmissive to the wavelength, the other component being substantially absorptive of the wavelength. A lens is spaced a predetermined distance from each of the laser diodes, each of the lenses adapted to focus the respective laser beam into a focused laser beam segment, thereby forming a continuous line of laser energy from a substantially serial combination of each focused laser beam segment. The continuous line of laser energy is in a plane containing the workpiece, and is substantially orthogonal to the workpiece translation direction. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200279 | AUTOMATIC FOCUS AND EMISSIVITY MEASUREMENTS FOR A SUBSTRATE SYSTEM - An apparatus for thermally processing a substrate includes a first radiation source configured to heat a substrate and emit radiation at a heating wavelength, focusing optics configured to direct radiation from the first radiation source to the substrate, and a second radiation source configured to emit radiation at a second wavelength different from the heating wavelength and at a lower power than the first radiation source. Radiation from the second radiation source is directed onto the substrate. The apparatus further includes a first detector configured to receive reflected radiation at the second wavelength and a computer system configured to receive an output from the first detector and adjust a focus plane of the first radiation source relative to the substrate. The second radiation source is configured to have substantially the same focus plane as the first radiation source. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200280 | DEVICE FOR LASER CUTTING A CONTINUOUS STRIP - A continuous strip ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200281 | WELDING POWER SUPPLY WITH NEURAL NETWORK CONTROLS - A method controls a welding apparatus by using a neural network to recognize an acceptable weld signature. The neural network recognizes a pattern presented by the instantaneous weld signature, and modifies the instantaneous weld signature when the pattern is not acceptable. The method measures a welding voltage, current, and wire feed speed (WFS), and trains the neural network using the instantaneous weld signature when the instantaneous weld signature is different from each of the different training weld signatures. A welding apparatus for controlling a welding process includes a welding gun, a power supply for supplying a welding voltage and current, and a sensor for detecting values of a plurality of different welding process variables. A controller of the apparatus has a neural network for receiving the welding process variables and for recognizing a pattern in the weld signature. The controller modifies the weld signature when the pattern is not recognized. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200282 | WELD SIGNATURE MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method monitors a weld signature of a welding apparatus by processing the signature through a neural network to recognize a pattern, and by classifying the weld signature in response to the pattern. The method determines if the weld signature is sufficiently different from training weld signatures stored in a database, and records the weld signature in the database when sufficiently different. The method tests a weld joint to determine values of different weld joint properties, and then correlates the signature with the weld data to validate the database. An apparatus monitors a weld signature during a welding process to predict welding joint quality, and includes a welding gun, a power supply, and a sensor for detecting welding voltage, current, and wire feed speed (WFS). A neural network receives the welding process values and classifies the signature into different weld classifications each corresponding to a predicted welding joint quality. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200283 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A WELDING SYSTEM - A wireless control system ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200284 | CABLE CASTING FOR THE GUIDANCE OF A WIRE - The invention concerns a cable casing for the guidance of a wire ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200285 | Panel Heating Device - The invention depicts and describes a panel heating device ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200286 | METALLIC SHEATHED-ELEMENT GLOW PLUG INCLUDING TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT - A sheathed-element glow plug, in particular for starting a self-igniting internal combustion engine, including a glow element having a tip that projects into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, the glow element including a glow tube. Disposed inside the glow tube is a glow filament, which has a specific electric cold resistance in the range of between 0.2 to 1.0 μΩm, the specific electric resistance increasing as the temperature rises. Furthermore, a device for detecting the temperature of a sheathed-element glow plug and a method for detecting the temperature of a sheathed-element glow plug, the resistance of the glow filament during operation being detected and the temperature at the tip of the glow tube being determined from the resistance. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200287 | HEATING UNIT FOR OVEN - Provided is a heating unit for an oven that does not employ conventional heat rays, lamps, and high frequency to cook food, but instead uses a ceramic heater and a heating element coated with ceramic to cook food, so that far-infrared radiation and anions are emitted during cooking to increase the taste of cooked food and allow food to be properly cooked without being burnt, thereby increasing the overall effectiveness of the oven. The heating unit includes a heating element, a controller, and a heat blocking plate. The heating element includes a ceramic heater that emits heat using supplied electrical power, and a heat radiating plate that radiates the heat emitted by the ceramic heater toward food. The heat blocking plate blocks the heat emitted by the ceramic heater from being conducted outside the oven. The controller blocks the electrical power supplied to the ceramic heater and sounds an alarm or illuminates a warning light, according to a control command issued by a microprocessor, when a temperature of the heat radiated by the heat radiating plate exceeds a preset temperature. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200288 | Heater - A heater has a smooth heating surface and a recess formed on a second surface opposite to the heating surface. The recess is formed between opposite side walls in a lengthwise direction of the heater. Formation of the recess improves the electrical resistance of the heater and the opposite side walls reinforce the heater and prevent deformation of the heater when it is subjected to high temperatures in a semiconductor wafer processing device. The heater has substantially the same width along its lengthwise direction. This improves the control of heat pattern design, because the terminal end portions do not have an expanded shape. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200289 | HEATING UNIT - A heating unit includes: a base having an upper surface; a first heating element buried in an upper part of the base, the upper part including the upper surface, the first heating element having a flat shape almost parallel to the upper surface; and a second heating element buried in a lower part of the base and arranged in a location lower than the first heating element with respect to the upper surface, the lower part being joined to the upper part, and the second heating element having a flat shape. First and second projection patterns have an overlapping portion where the first projection pattern and the second projection pattern partially overlap each other, the first projection pattern representing the first heating element projected on the upper surface of the base, and the second projection pattern representing the second heating element projected the upper surface of the base. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200290 | VARIABLE VOLTAGE LOAD TAP CHANGING TRANSFORMER - Power supply systems for subsurface heaters are described herein. The power supply system includes a variable voltage, load tap changing transformer. Systems and methods for supplying electrical power to subsurface heaters using the variable voltage transformers are also described herein. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200291 | Oven - A baking oven for producing baked molded products. The baking oven has an input station, a baking area and an output station. In addition, the oven has baking plates, which are arranged along a circulation path passing through the baking area, and a conveying device for the baking plates. The baking plates are in the form of susceptor plates, which can be heated inductively without contact. An induction heating device is provided in the baking area. This device includes at least one elongated inductor, which is arranged parallel to the circulation path of the baking plates and extends along the circulation path over a plurality of susceptor plates. The elongated inductor produces a large-area, broad magnetic field, which simultaneously inductively heats a plurality of baking plates in the form of susceptor plates without any contact. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200292 | MICROWAVABLE BAG OR SHEET MATERIAL - A microwavable material having a structure that may be used to enhance the browning and crisping, and thus improve the taste and appearance, of a food item cooked therein. The material may be in the form of a sheet material or formed as a container such as a bag, pouch, or other suitable structure. The material may comprise one or more features that help bring the material into close contact with the food item and help conform the bag around the food item. Furthermore, the material may comprise a structure that avoids substantial contact with liquid released by a food item, may have a venting system suitable for the exiting of moisture, may have a coating, a transparent surface, and when formed as a container, may have a gusseted surface. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200293 | MICROWAVABLE BAG OR SHEET MATERIAL - A microwavable material having a structure that may be used to enhance the browning and crisping, and thus improve the taste and appearance, of a food item cooked therein. The material may be in the form of a sheet material or formed as a container such as a bag, pouch, or other suitable structure. The material may comprise one or more features that help bring the material into close contact with the food item and help conform the bag around the food item. Furthermore, the material may comprise a structure that avoids substantial contact with liquid released by a food item, may have a venting system suitable for the exiting of moisture, may have a coating, a transparent surface, and when formed as a container, may have a gusseted surface. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200294 | MICROWAVABLE BAG OR SHEET MATERIAL - A microwavable material having a structure that may be used to enhance the browning and crisping, and thus improve the taste and appearance, of a food item cooked therein. The material may be in the form of a sheet material or formed as a container such as a bag, pouch, or other suitable structure. The material may comprise one or more features that help bring the material into close contact with the food item and help conform the bag around the food item. Furthermore, the material may comprise a structure that avoids substantial contact with liquid released by a food item, may have a venting system suitable for the exiting of moisture, may have a coating, a transparent surface, and when formed as a container, may have a gusseted surface. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200295 | MICROWAVE OVEN WITH A DRAIN ORIFICE - The microwave oven of the invention comprises a food-cooking cavity, microwave-generating means, a floor with a discharge orifice to which is removably fixed a protective strainer ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200296 | Cover, a container assembly including the cover, a molding device for molding the cover and a method for manufacturing the cover | 2009-08-13 |
20090200297 | HEATING COOKER HAVING DRAWER TYPE AUTOMATIC DOOR - There is provided a cooking device having a drawer type automatic door in which delicate control is carried out when the door is opened and closed, whereby an influence (falling, overflowing, or the like) exerted on an object to be cooked such as a food by a shock produced at the time of door opening and closing can be reduced or eliminated. When a before-stop position (full opening detection switch Pso at the time of full opening, intermediate switch Psi at the time of full closing) provided before the stop position of the door is detected by specific position detecting means, speed control means controls driving means to reduce the travel speed of a drawer body. For the door opening and closing at the time of start and finish of cooking, a position at which the drawer body is to be stopped automatically (fully opened position Po, fully closed position Pc) is recognized, and the opening/closing speed leading to the stopping is controlled. Therefore, the sudden stop of the drawer body at the stop position is prevented, and the degree of shock at the time of stopping is restrained, by which the influence on the object to be cooked such as a food can be reduced or eliminated. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200298 | BOX WITH COMPONENT INTERNALLY HOUSED - A box includes a first cover, a second cover, and an interior component housed in an internal space formed when the first cover and second cover are fit to each other. The first cover and the second cover have engaging mechanisms which engage the one end of the first cover to the one end of the second cover, and have retaining mechanisms which retain the other end of the first cover to the other end of the second cover. The first cover and the second cover are fit to each other in a normal state in a case that the engaging mechanisms are engaged with each other in a state where the retaining mechanisms are normally retained to each other. A projection is provided on at least one of the one end of the first cover and the one end of the second cover. When an engagement between the engaging mechanisms is in an abnormal state, the projection abuts against at least the other of the one end of the first cover and the one end of the second cover so that a gap between the one end of the first cover and the one end of the second cover is assured and the interior component housed in the internal space can be seen through the gap. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200299 | PRESSURE CYLINDER - A pressure cylinder which is formed from two sections which are joined together to enclose a volume which is bounded by two spaced walls with a settable filler between the walls. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200300 | PROTECTIVE CASE - A protective case which includes two mating case components and a liner extending between a peripheral area for mating engagement to ensure a relatively sealed relationship when the case components are closed. A latch face is a single elongated element on the front and has two spaced interlocking components to cooperate with hooks in the opposite case component. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200301 | Containers and Container Assemblies - The present invention relates generally to containers for storing and shipping food and, more particularly, pertains to nesting containers and container assemblies. According to one embodiment, a container assembly includes an outer container and an inner container. The outer container includes an outer container wall extending upwardly from an outer container base. The outer container wall transitions into a ledge extending outwardly from the outer container wall. The inner container includes an inner container wall extending from an inner container base and transitioning into a support flange. When the container assembly is assembled, the support flange of the inner container rests upon the ledge of the outer container such that the inner container is removably nested within the outer container. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200302 | SEALING MACHINE - Foil blanks are used in the packaging industry in the form of covering for metal lid rings. The invention relates to a method and processing machine for adhering a foil blank onto a lid ring comprising a first partial adhering step and a second completing adhering step, and the lid rings so formed. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200303 | DISPOSABLE FLUID CONTAINER - A disposable container for an edible fluid defines a top edge and a bottom edge. The container includes a side wall extending between the bottom edge and the top edge. The fluid is stored in a chamber of the container. A layer of flexible film defines a channel extending between the bottom edge and the top edge. The channel is positioned next to the side wall. The layer of flexible film may be fixed to the side wall. The layer of flexible film may be made from a sheet defining the side wall. A disposable container may be provided with an optional mouthpiece. The mouthpiece moves between 3 positions. In the first position, the mouthpiece is closed and has not been opened. When the mouthpiece moves to the second position, the user gains access to the contents of the container. The mouthpiece may be moved to a third position, in which the mouthpiece is closed, but it is apparent that the container has been opened. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200304 | Integrated container protection tab - A stay-tab is adapted to be attached to a container and to be manipulated to create a dispensing opening in the container. The stay-tab includes a protection feature adapted to be moved into substantial juxtapositional orientation with the opening to substantially prevent objectionable objects from entering through the opening while still allowing dispensation of contents through the opening. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200305 | Can with bottom venting structure - A can having a generally cylindrical hollow body, a top cover at one end and a bottom cover at the other end, said top cover being openable and said bottom cover having a pull-out tab for creating a vent hole for venting the can to the atmosphere. A pull tab can be fixed to the top cover for pulling the top cover away from the can. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200306 | EASY-OPEN PULL TAB CONTAINER LID - Disclosed is a lid having a perimeter, a pre-scored line that defines a rupturable tear panel, and a pull tab rotatably and pivotally attached to the lid. The pull tab is rotatable between a closed position in which the entire length of the pull tab is contained within the perimeter of the lid, and an opening position in which the handle portion of the pull tab extends beyond the perimeter of the lid. In the opening position, the lid-piercing portion of the pull tab is juxtaposed with the pre-scored panel and is configured to pierce the rupturable tear panel when the handle portion of the pull tab is lifted. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200307 | SLIDING CHILD SAFETY FEATURE - The invention is a container | 2009-08-13 |
20090200308 | VENTING LINER AND METHOD - A venting liner is connectable in fluid communication between a closure and an interior of a device for venting gas from the interior into the ambient atmosphere. The venting liner has an outer foam layer defining an inner surface and an outer surface, a plurality of fluid-flow apertures spaced relative to each other, extending between the inner and outer surfaces, and forming substantially vertical fluid-flow paths through the outer layer, and a plurality of relatively raised portions extending outwardly relative to the outer surface adjacent to respective fluid-flow apertures. A plurality of the relatively raised portions are engageable with the closure, define a substantially horizontal, tortuous fluid-flow path between the outer surface and the closure, and are in fluid communication with a plurality of fluid-flow apertures for venting gas flowing substantially vertically through the fluid-flow aperture(s) and, in turn, substantially horizontally between the outer surface and the closure. An inner layer defines a plurality of pores in fluid communication with a plurality of the fluid-flow apertures of the outer layer that substantially prevent the flow of liquid through the inner layer and allow the flow of gas from the interior of the device through the pores, into a plurality of the fluid-flow apertures and, in turn, through the substantially horizontal fluid-flow path and into the ambient atmosphere. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200309 | FLUID SUPPLY ASSEMBLY - A fluid supply assembly. The fluid supply assembly includes a disposable cup and lid, and a reusable cup holder and outer lid. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200310 | Food Container With a Holder for a Condiment Cup - A food container in combination with a condiment container having a lip, a lower lip edge and a top edge. The food container includes at least one wall. A bottom connected to the wall defines a containment space. A slit formation is formed in the wall, the slit formation has a lower slit and an upper slit substantially parallel to the lower slit. The slits define a loop that is displaceable into the containment space for supporting the condiment container by urging the condiment container against the wall. The lower slit defines a wall lower ledge disposed for supporting the lower lip edge of the condiment container. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200311 | Recycling divider - A recycling bin divider that uses shape to indicate to the user that several types of recycling material that were previously required to be separated are now collected in one stream of refuse. Combining two standard geometric figures in a Boolean union produces a novel hole shape that indicates that both paper and drinking beverage containers are accepted in the associated area of the bin. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200312 | Enhanced Vapor Recovery Ventline Screen/Enclosure - An EVR ventline enclosure is described herein. The EVR ventline enclosure may provide a substantially sealed lower end portion to mitigate damage of the EVR System from fire or heat. The EVR ventline enclosure may encapsulate a line tapped out of the ventline routed to the EVR System. The EVR ventline enclosure may also encapsulate the canister of the EVR System. In this manner, the entire EVR System is protected from fire damage via the EVR ventline enclosure. The EVR ventline enclosure may be mounted to the ventline and not to the EVR System. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200313 | Microwave oven rupture-resistant food container - A food container for preparing food in a microwave oven of plastic construction material that resists rupturing by its shape modification that is subjected to forces generated by the microwaving process. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200314 | Cooking Vessel with Handle - A cooking vessel has a handle, in particular for a pot or a pan, wherein the grip region of said handle is composed of metal. In this case, the handle has at least one first substantially metal fixing section for being fixed to the cooking vessel, a transition section and a substantially metal grip section. The transition section has a reduced metal cross section compared to the adjacent sections, wherein said transition section respectively comprises either a metal section, which is integrally connected to the adjacent sections, and a ceramic piece, or comprises only a ceramic piece, and the ceramic pieces are connected to the adjacent adjoining metal sections in an interlocking manner. The result of this is a reduction in thermal conductivity in the grip region without reducing the stability of the handle. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200315 | SET OF PLASTIC EATING AND/OR DRINKING AIDS - A plastic set ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200316 | MAKING SERVING PLATTER HAVING DISPOSAL OPENING AND SHALLOW SEALING LID - A method of making a serving platter includes molding a hand portable main body and molding a shallow lid. The main body portion includes a top portion defining a serving area comprising a plurality of primary serving wells, and a bottom portion defining a substantially enclosed interior space. The top portion also defines a disposal opening configured to receive there through food waste for deposit into the substantially enclosed interior space. The top portion also includes a plurality of dividing walls that define and separate the primary serving wells. The shallow lid is configured to be removably coupled to the main body such that the lid is positioned above and extends over and seats off the serving area. Each dividing wall is engaged by the lid such that two serving wells are isolated from one another by a dividing wall engaged with the lid. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200317 | End fitting for pressure vessel - An end fitting for a cylindrical high pressure vessel made from components all having thin walls, thereby tripling the practical diameter of such pressure vessels. The end fitting includes a toroidal shell defining a hole; centrally disposed piece for closing the hole comprising a pipe and a center end fitting and structural members. In a first embodiment, the structural members comprise slices of an end of the pipe welded to the outer cylindrical wall of the vessel. In a second embodiment, the structural members are plates connecting the pipe to the outer cylindrical walls. In the third embodiment, the plates connect an extension of the outer cylindrical wall beyond the toroidal shell to an extension of the outer cylindrical wall of the pressure vessel. The center end fitting may be hemispheric or ellipsoidal. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200318 | HIGH-PRESSURE TANK - A high-pressure tank is provided capable of simply and inexpensively suppressing gas leaks under low temperature condition. The high-pressure tank | 2009-08-13 |