33rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090200119 | Quick-release device of a bicycle brake cable - A quick-release device of a bicycle brake cable includes a main frame mounted to a handlebar of the bicycle, a lever pivotally mounted to the main frame and a push device mounted in the main frame to normally push the lever for selective changing the position between the lever and the push device and the tension of the brake cable. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200120 | Self-energizing disk brake and control method for a self-energizing brake - A self-energizing disk brake having an electric actuator in which an activation force applied to the actuator is amplified using a self-energizing device arranged between the actuator and brake lining is described. The device has a brake application unit for applying at least one brake lining to one side of a brake disc by carrying out an application movement of the brake lining relative to the brake disc, the application movement having at least a first movement component in a direction parallel to a rotational axis of the brake disc and a second movement component in a direction tangential to the rotational axis of the brake disc. The device also has at least one electromotive drive for activating the brake application unit. Rotation of the shaft of the electromotive drive is converted to a non-linear displacement of the brake pad in the tangential direction. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200121 | HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKE CALIPER WITH ONE WAY PLUMBING - A hydraulic disc brake caliper housing that includes first and second side portions and first and second end portions that cooperate to define a fluid path defined therein that extends between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid path extends from the fluid inlet, through the second side portion, through the first end portion, through the first side portion and to the fluid outlet. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200122 | SLIDING ARRANGEMENT FOR A DISK BRAKE - A sliding arrangement for a disk brake includes a caliper adapted to engage a brake disk, and a first and a second support bearing for fixing the caliper to a brake support of the vehicle so that the caliper is axially slideable relative to the brake disk, where the first support bearing includes a first guide pin and a first guide bushing and the second support bearing includes a second guide pin and a second guide bushing, where the first guide pin and guide bushing have substantially no play between their sliding surfaces and the second guide pin and guide bushing have a play between their sliding surfaces, wherein the second guide bushing include an inner and an outer annular metal member with an annular member of resilient material therebetween, and wherein the bushing is mounted such that the center of the bushing is offset to the center of the guide pin. Hereby, brake noise created by vibrations when the brake is inactive is eliminated. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200123 | Actuating assembly - An actuating assembly, including a rotatable core and an electric drive for driving the rotatablecore are disclosed. The rotatable core is arranged for engagement with a cable disposed within a pair of conduit sections and the cable can connect with a pair of actuatable devices. The rotatable core is arranged to be operable to pull the cable on each side of the core upon rotation thereof in a first direction, and to extend the cable on each side of the core upon rotation thereof in a second direction. The assembly further includes a pair of reaction abutments disposed on opposite sides of the rotatable core and to which a respective end of each conduit section can be connected. The assembly is arranged to be fixedly mounted and the reaction abutments are mounted for movement relative to the rotatable core for equalisation of cable load transmitted through the conduit sections. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200124 | Parking Brake System for Motor Vehicles - A parking brake system for a motor vehicle comprising a control element and at least two electromechanical actuators. Each electromechanical actuator is configured for generating a parking brake force at one wheel of the motor vehicle. The electromechanical actuators are each provided with wheel electronic systems. The control element is connected via a brake controller to the wheel electronic system of a first electromechanical actuator by at least a first signal line. The control element is connected via a brake controller to the wheel electronic system of a second electromechanical actuator by a second signal line. At least a third signal line connects the control element directly to the wheel electronic systems or to one of the electromechanical actuators to convey a driver's request. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200125 | Arrangement, device and method at a disturbance-eliminating valve for damper - An electronically-controlled damper arrangement includes a valve assembly. The valve assembly features a valve slide that carries at least two pistons. The first piston controls flow through two separate flow paths while the second piston controls damping provided by the valve slide. The first piston being both axially moveable and radially moveable within a valve housing. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200126 | Variable damping-force damper and manufacturing method of the same - A variable damping-force damper includes a cylinder tube filled with magnetic particles (MRF), a piston that is slidably disposed within the cylinder tube, a piston rod connected with the piston and is disposed so as to protrude out of one end of the cylinder tube and a rod guide that closes one end of the cylinder tube and slidably supports the piston rod. The cylinder tube has a Ni plating film whose Vickers hardness is 800 VHN or more on its inner peripheral surface and the piston slides relative to the Ni plating film. The rod guide has a structure having a predetermined base material portion and a fluorine resin contained Ni plating film that is treated by heat and is provided on the surface of the base material portion. The piston rod slides relative to the fluorine resin contained Ni plating film. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200127 | SHOCK ABSORBER WITH PRESSURE-CONTROLLED DAMPING | 2009-08-13 |
20090200128 | HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKE CALIPER WITH ONE WAY PLUMBING - A hydraulic disc brake caliper housing that includes first and second side portions and first and second end portions that cooperate to define a fluid path that extends between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid path extends from the fluid inlet, through the first side portion, through the second end portion, through the second side portion and to the fluid outlet. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200129 | MULTI-POSITION CLUTCH - A multi-position clutch allows selectively coupling at least two of at least three rotatable shafts is described herein. The clutch comprises at least three cooperation elements respectively associated to one of the at least three rotatable shafts for selective engagement therebetween; the at least three cooperation elements are mounted to the at least three rotatable shafts so as to be sequentially positioned for selective coupling of at least two adjacent cooperation elements. An actuating mechanism is provided for selectively coupling at least two adjacent cooperation elements from the at least three cooperation elements. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200130 | Friction Control Element Having a Stroked State - A control element for opening and closing a drive connection between a first member and a second member includes a first ring engaged with the first member, displaceable among a disengaged position, a stroked position and an engaged position and formed with first serrations, a second ring engaged with the first member and including second serrations, a third ring engaged with the second member and including third serrations for alternately engaging with and disengaging from the first and second serrations, and a detent for resisting displacement of the first ring relative to the second ring when the first ring is in the stroked position and permitting displacement of the first ring relative to the second ring when the first ring moves from the stroked position to the engaged position. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200131 | OUTER HOUSING GEOMETRY FOR ALIGNING CLUTCH PLATES - An outer housing for a clutch assembly that allows for the housing to be placed over an already assembled multi-disc clutch pack. The outer housing incorporates a plurality of internally splined grooves, a lead-in chamfer to assist in the alignment of the center line between the housing and the center line of the clutch pack, and an index chamfer on elevated ridges that reside between the splined grooves to assist in the alignment of the splined teeth of outer clutch plates in the assembled clutch pack with said splined grooves. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200132 | Friction clutch - A pull-type friction clutch having an annular part that is axially clamped to a disk spring and is axially fixedly connectable to an actuation sleeve of an actuation system. The annular part has axially raised lugs on its face bearing against the disk spring, and the lugs engage in slots that are provided between the disk spring tongues where the tongues are appropriately widened, to provide a form locking connection in the peripheral direction. As a result of the peripherally fixed attachment of the annular part to the disk spring, wear caused by a relative twist between the annular part and the disk spring is prevented. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200133 | TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPER HUB FOR A VEHICLE CLUTCH - A torsional vibration damper hub for a vehicle clutch includes a first row of springs extending substantially in the clutch rotating direction and disposed in openings formed in first inner annular plate and first pair of outer annular plates; second row of springs extending substantially in the clutch rotating direction and disposed in openings formed in the second inner annular plate and the second pair of outer annular plates; the first and second row of the springs being arranged on same radius from center of rotation of the clutch; the springs in the first row of springs arranged in one first axial level are axially overlapping the springs in the second row of springs arranged in a second axial level with the purpose to decrease a total axial length of the clutch. In an alternative embodiment the damper hub is substantially identical to a dual damper hub in conventional twin-plate clutches. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200134 | Vehicular transmission - A vehicular transmission, includes: an input shaft; a drive gear, fixed to the input shaft; an output shaft; a driven gear, brought in mesh with the drive gear, and provided at the output shaft; a hub configured to rotate along with the output shaft; a sleeve configured to rotate integrally with the hub, and configured to slide in an axial direction so as to connect the driven gear to the output shaft to drive; a parking gear, integrally formed with the sleeve; a claw member, provided at a vicinity of an outer periphery of the parking gear engageably with and disengageably from the parking gear; and a sleeve restricting member, provided with the claw member, and configured to restrict the sleeve from a movement in the axial direction when the claw member is moved in a direction of being engaged with the parking gear. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200135 | FREEWHEEL CLUTCH - The invention relates to a freewheel clutch having rags which are located between an inner locking track and an outer locking track and two sliding discs which each feature one inner axis adjacent to the inner locking tack, one outer axis adjacent to the outer locking track as well as one middle section which connects the axes, and has an axial inwardly directed bending. The bending extends from the outer axis to the inner axis and preferably features a maximum embossing depth which is lower than the wall thickness of the middle section. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200136 | DEVICE FOR STORING OBJECTS - A device for storing articles with two conveyor tracks that can be driven in opposite directions and a transfer mechanism that can be moved along the conveyor tracks for transferring the articles between the two conveyor tracks // with this device at least one functional control unit that monitors the device is provided. This significantly improves the possibility of detecting damage and trouble and prevents serious consequences, damages and downtime. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200137 | VERTICALLY STAGGERED PALLET STACKING ASSEMBLY LINE AND METHOD - A pallet stacking assembly line having at least two pick-and-place robots are used. The first robot has a relatively low position. The second robot is in an elevated position. A pallet dispenser dispenses a first pallet onto a pallet conveyor The pallet conveyor moves the first pallet to a first build position in front of the first robot. The first robot picks products from a first pick position and stacks them on the first pallet. Once the stack of products on the first pallet reach approximately half the finished stack height, the pallet conveyor carries the first pallet to a second build position in front of the second robot. At the same time, the pallet dispenser dispenses a second pallet which is carried to the first build position. The second robot picks products from a second pick position and places them on the upper portion of the stack on the first pallet to complete the stack. Meanwhile, the first robot is picking and placing products on the lower portion of the second pallet. The process continues indexing, with both robots ideally being busy all the time. Each robot builds half the stack on the pallet, | 2009-08-13 |
20090200138 | Apparatus for and Method of Arranging Bakery Products - An apparatus for longitudinally arranging elongated items may include a plurality of parallel rotatable members having at least two radially enlarged portions and a channel portion disposed between adjacent radially enlarged portions. The rotatable members are disposed transverse to the desired longitudinal arrangement. The apparatus may also include a drive mechanism coupled to at least one of the rotatable members. Longitudinally arranging items, such as bakery products having an elongated shape, may be accomplished by receiving a plurality of items that are randomly oriented, introducing the plurality of items into at least one longitudinal channel formed by a plurality of channels portions on parallel rotating members, conveying the items along the at least one channel, narrowing a width of the at least one channel while conveying the items, aligning the items within the at least one channel, and outputting at least one row of longitudinally aligned items. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200139 | ARTICLE-ROTATING BELT CONVEYOR - A conveyor ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200140 | Conveying device for vertically transporting piece goods - A conveying device ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200141 | Panel Sorting Method And Panel Sorting Device - In sorting workpieces by using a panel sorting device, a lateral movement amount of a cross shuttle is approximately half of a width W of the workpiece, which is remarkably smaller than that in a conventional device. Therefore, the workpieces can be efficiently transferred to the panel chute in a short cycle time, thereby improving the productivity of a press line. Further, since the workpieces are transferred to two lateral places adjacent to each other on the panel chute and the laterally adjacent workpieces are not unnecessarily separated from each other, the size of the panel chute can be reduced. This, along with the small movement amount of the cross shuttle, enables the whole panel sorting device to be reduced in size and the installation space for the panel sorting device to be also reduced. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200142 | Belt conveyor comprising support stations spaced at a distance from one another - The invention relates to a belt conveyor comprising a longitudinal conveyor belt and a plurality of stations for supporting the conveyor belt distributed longitudinally along said conveyor belt. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200143 | ARRANGEMENT FOR INFLUENCING DEVICE FUNCTIONS BY MEANS OF A FOOT MOVEMENT - An apparatus for triggering, changing or ending device functions by means of foot movements can include a resting surface for the sole of a foot and at least one switch, arranged in the region of the resting surface and at a fixed distance from the resting surface, for closing or | 2009-08-13 |
20090200144 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL ELEMENT AND ELECTROMECHANICAL SWITCH USING THE SAME - A microelectromechanical element of a hydrophobic surface structure with a long life and high reliability and an electromechanical switch using the microelectromechanical element are provided. The surface of an electrode has a composite surface structure of a first area made of a first material forming the electrode and a second area made of a second material at least having hydrophobicity. The surface structure is the composite surface structure of the electrode material and a monolayer, whereby physical compression of the monolayer is avoided. A structure wherein the monolayer is not formed on the propagation path of a radio frequency signal is adopted, so that an increase in an insertion loss and electric field damage are avoided. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200145 | Control unit with a monitoring apparatus - A control unit including a monitoring apparatus is disclosed, with the monitoring apparatus having an operating element and an attachment element. In at least one embodiment, the control unit is in two parts and includes an operating unit and switching elements. The required spatial association between the operating unit and the switching element is intended to be monitored in a cost-effective and reliable manner. For this purpose, when the monitoring apparatus is installed correctly, at least one second switching element can be operated by way of an operating member, and a first switching element is operated at the same time by way of the operating element of the monitoring apparatus. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200146 | LUMINOUS SWITCH AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A luminous switch using an inorganic EL material is provided with a plurality of switch sections so as to reduce acoustic noise. The switch sections are provided with a plurality of protruding parts ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200147 | PUSH BUTTON SWITCH - A push button switch includes a base part provided with a fixed contact and a snap dome, a light source disposed on a lower surface of the base part, a cover member disposed to cover the base part and having at one side surface an opening, and an operating controller disposed to slide inside the opening in a lateral direction and configured to press the snap dome downwardly. The light source is contained in a cutout provided in a motherboard on which the push button switch is mounted, to illuminate the operating controller brightly. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200148 | KEY SHEET - Provided is a key sheet allowing reliable sliding operation input through accurate coordinate position detection and depressing operation input of satisfactory depression operability through clear click feel. Fixation layers are formed at positions under depressing operation portions, and there are no fixation layers in portions around the depressing operation portions but gaps are formed. With this construction, it is possible to suppress a depression operation load to a low level at a time of depressing input operation, and, when contact switches with click feel are depressed, the click feel can be easily transmitted. Further, a surface sheet has movable contact portions which enter the gaps at a time of sliding input operation and which are displaced so as to be capable of coming into contact with a sensor sheet. With this construction, it is possible to sense, in a stable manner, capacitance at an in-plane position of a sliding operation surface of the sensor sheet. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200149 | Operation device for vehicle - An operation device for a vehicle is provided that enables switching over of a plurality of operation menu display screens and switching over of a plurality of function display screens for in-vehicle equipment displayed on a monitor by tilting of an operating knob ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200150 | WASTE-TIRE RECYCLING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a system for recycling waste tires, which are industrial wastes, so as to protect our environment against pollution and promote recycling of industrial material. The waste-tire recycling system includes a pyrolyzing unit for pyrolyzing a waste tire by using a pyrolysis reactor, in which a CO or N gas circulates as a carrier gas, a decomposed residue processing unit for crushing a decomposed residue pyrolyzied by the pyrolysis reactor to separate the decomposed residue into carbon and an iron core, an oil collecting unit for cooling and condensing an exhaust gas discharged from the pyrolysis reactor to recover heavy oil from the gas, a carbon processing unit for supplying a heat source to the circulating carrier gas by using a hot exhaust gas generated when the carbon separated from the decomposed residue is burned up, and operating a steam turbine and an absorption refrigerator to generate electricity and cold water, an exhaust gas processing unit for clarifying the exhaust gas discharged from the carbon processing unit to discharge the clarified gas in an atmosphere, and recovering a part of the CO or N gas from the exhaust gas. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200151 | Apparatus for Purification of Water - Apparatus for purification or water having an evaporation chamber ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200152 | Remotely Controlled Decoking Tool Used in Coke Cutting Operations - The present invention relates to a system that allows an operator to remotely switch between cutting and boring while removing solid carbonaceous residue from large cylindrical vessels called coke drums comprising a cutting head for ejecting high pressure fluids into the coke bed; a flow diversion apparatus; and a shifting apparatus. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200153 | Method for producing and dehydrating cyclic formals - Processes are described which comprise: (a) providing a mixture comprising a cyclic formal and water, wherein the mixture has a cyclic formal concentration and a water concentration; (b) bringing the mixture into contact with an aqueously selective membrane; (c) creating a pressure differential across the membrane; and (d) obtaining a permeate having a higher water concentration and a lower cyclic formal concentration than the mixture, and a retentate having a lower water concentration and a higher cyclic formal concentration than the mixture. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200154 | Process for purification of 2-chloro-5-chloromethyl-1,3-thiazole - The present invention provides a process for purifying 2-chloro-5-chloromethyl-1,3-thiazole represented by the formula (I): | 2009-08-13 |
20090200155 | AIR PURIFYING VACUUM CLEANER SYSTEM - An air purifying system for a vacuum cleaner. An airflow reduction chamber is insertable along an airflow passage of the vacuum cleaner so that air pumped by the vacuum cleaner passes in the airflow reduction chamber prior to being released out in the open. The airflow chamber has an air inlet and an air outlet and an inner wall extending therebetween. An air deflector plate is positioned in front of one of the air inlet and the air outlet inside the airflow reduction chamber. A UV lamp of a type emitting radiations killing germs and bacteria extends inside the airflow reduction chamber. At least a portion of the inner wall of the air chamber at a level of the UV lamp has a surface reflective to UV radiations emitted by the UV lamp. A control circuit controls operation of the UV lamp. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200156 | Treatment of fly ash from coal combustion to improve its marketability - A system and method for treating unmarketable fly ash and improve its properties as an additive for concrete is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a gas stream containing ionized air, and an amount of fly ash containing carbon having all adsorption capacity. The fly ash is then exposed to the gas stream to expose the carbon to the ionized air to promote the attachment of the ions to the carbon to reduce the adsorption capacity of the carbon. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200157 | Method for the production of diamond - [Problems] An object of this invention is to provide a method for the production of diamond at a high rate and in a high efficiency using in-liquid plasma. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200158 | HIGH POWER IMPULSE MAGNETRON SPUTTERING VAPOUR DEPOSITION - Method and apparatus for physical vapour deposition (PVD) and in particular high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS) deposition is described. The present apparatus and process provide for the creation of a weaker magnetic field in the region of the cathode which reduces the confinement of a significant part of the plasma near the target surface. By weakening the magnetic field in the region of the target, the deposition rate of materials at a substrate has been found to increase by a factor of 9 relative to that of conventional HIPIMS processes employing typical magnetic field strengths. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200159 | REACTIVE SPUTTERING METHOD - In a reactive sputtering apparatus, an inert-gas supplying hole is provided in a movable target unit whose one end is open and whose conductance is controlled, and a reactive gas containing at least fluorine or oxygen can be supplied to a space between the target and a substrate. The apparatus is constructed so as to emit the reactive gas toward the substrate. A reactive-gas emitting location is in the space between the target and the substrate such that a concentration of the reactive gas on the substrate surface can be maintained at a higher level. When the target is moved, a reactive-gas emitting port is moved or the reactive-gas emitting location is changed. The concentration of the reactive gas on the substrate surface can be effectively kept constant, and a high-quality optical thin film can be formed. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200160 | Thermal Reaction Type Smell Emitting Device and Electrical Equipment Using the Same - A thermal reaction type smell emitting device | 2009-08-13 |
20090200161 | FLUID-CONFINING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - The fluid-confining apparatus includes at least a substrate holder, at least a confining fluid supplying tube, at least a confining fluid recovering tube, at least a process fluid supplying tube, and at least a process fluid recovering tube. The process fluid supplying tube supplies at least a process fluid, and makes the process fluid contact with at least a treatment region of a wafer. The confining fluid supplying tube continuity supplies at least a confining fluid. The confining fluid does not dissolve the process fluid. The flowing confining fluid can contact with at least a non-treatment region of the wafer, and confines the process fluid into a predetermined space. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200162 | Anode for Electrolysis - The invention relates to an anode comprising a titanium alloy substrate coated with noble metals by thermal decomposition of precursors thereof. The alloy of the substrate includes elements which can be oxidised during the thermal decomposition step, allowing electrical energy savings and a prolonged duration in industrial electrolytic processes. The anode of the invention is suitable for chlor-alkali electrolysis, allowing to produce chlorine with a lower oxygen content and a lower energy consumption than the anodes of the prior art. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200163 | Chemical Sensor - The invention concerns a chemical sensor comprising at least one cantilever sensor unit with a capture surface for a chemical substance to be detected. The cantilever comprises a piezoresistor of doped single crystalline silicon with a pair of wires for applying an electrical field over the piezoresistor, and a current shield capable of shielding the piezoresistor electrically from a liquid for a sufficient time to performing a measurement when a liquid sample is applied in contact with the capture surface. The current shield comprises one or more of the materials selected from the group consisting of nitrides, such as silicon nitride, metal oxides, such as aluminum oxide, ceramics, diamond films, silicon carbide, tantalum oxide, single crystalline silicon, glass mixtures and combinations thereof, said current shield preferably comprises one or more of the materials silicon nitride and single crystalline silicon. The invention also relates to methods of preparing such chemical sensor. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200164 | GAS SENSOR - A gas sensor includes a plate-like sensor element having solid electrolyte layers; a circuit board having a processing circuit for processing an output signal from the sensor element; terminals connected to the sensor element and to the circuit board and serving as electric junctions therebetween; and a metallic casing which encloses the sensor element, the circuit board, and the terminals and has attachment portions for attachment to an external object. The attachment portions are attached to an inlet pipe at a position located downstream of an EGR gas inlet or to a cylinder head. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200165 | USE OF POLYMER REAGENTS TO MODULATE AND CONTROL ELECTROKINETIC FLOWS IN A MICRO- OR NANOFLUIDIC DEVICE - The invention concerns the field of microfluidics and in particular that of electrophoresis on a micro- or nanofluidic device. More particularly, the invention concerns the use of a reactive polymer coating adapted to be submitted to a phase separation under the influence of an external stimulation of chemical or physical type, to modulate the electrokinetic flows (electroosmotic or electrophoretic flows during electrophoresis for example) in a micro- or nanofluidic device. The invention also concerns a method for varying the electrokinetic flows in such a device using said coating, as well as the micro- or nanofluidic devices comprising at least one channel or one capillary tube whereof the inner surface is covered at least partly with such a coating. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200166 | Method of Analyzing Hemoglobin by Capillary Eletrophoresis - The present invention is directed to methods of analyzing hemoglobin by capillary electrophoresis involving electrophoresing a hemoglobin-containing sample in the presence of chaotropic anion. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200167 | Protein Analysis Using A Polymethine Marker Dye - A kit for optically detecting proteins, in particular lipoproteins, in a sample, the kit comprising: a chip for performing a separation of the proteins, in particular of the lipoproteins, wherein the chip comprises at least one well for receiving the sample, and a separation channel coupled to the at least one well and being adapted for separating different compounds and a marker dye which contains a polymethine of the general formula (I) wherein Z is a substituted derivative of benzooxazole, benzodiazole, 2,3,3-trimethylindolinine, 2,3,3-trimethyl-4,5-benzo-3H-indolinine, 3- and 4-picoline, lipidine, chinadine and 9-methylacridine derivatives with the general formula IIa or IIb or IIc and wherein X is selected from the group consisting of O, S, Si, N-alkyl and C(alkyl) | 2009-08-13 |
20090200168 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT ELEMENT FOR MICROFLUIDIC CHIP - A contacting device, comprising a contacting element ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200169 | CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to prevent a variation in heat dissipating effect of a capillary between a holder part and an oven, to improve reproducibility of migration time, and to reduce a variation of migration time among capillaries in a single electrophoresis run. A cylindrical wall is formed in an upper part of a septa that covers a container holding a solution, and the cylindrical wall surrounds a capillary hole through which a capillary penetrates. Accordingly, the capillary is prevented from being directly affected by wind generated between the septa and the oven. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200170 | ELECTROCHEMICAL NANOWIRE ASSEMBLY - A method of growing a crystalline nanowire is disclosed. The method includes providing a pair of electrodes, immersing the electrode pair in a salt solution, and selectively applying a voltage signal to the electrode pair to induce growth of the nanowire between the electrode pairs. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200171 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSING AND DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR METAL PLATING - An electrochemical sensing and data analysis system (and apparatus and methods) adapted for control of electroplating of various metal(s) on a wafer or other suitable substrate. Components of the system utilize multi-variate analysis (MVA) and galvanostatic, potentiodynamic or other electrical measurements (or combinations thereof) to predict, adjust or control plating parameters, e.g., to achieve improved yield of plated substrates with acceptable levels of defects (or lack thereof). | 2009-08-13 |
20090200172 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL - A method of manufacturing a fuel cell includes thermally treating a hydrogen permeable membrane in a given temperature higher than an actual operating temperature of the fuel cell, and forming an electrolyte layer on the hydrogen permeable membrane subjected to the thermal treatment. The hydrogen permeable membrane is composed of a polycrystalline metal. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200173 | Cleaning, pickling and electroplating apparatus - A continuous electro-cleaning, pickling and electroplating apparatus and method using a plurality of elongate tubes that are electrically conductive. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200174 | METHOD FOR HOT-DIP GALVANIZING A STEEL SHEET - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention can provide a galvanization method for hot-rolled steel sheet, cold-rolled steel sheet, or plating sheet of various compositions, which can avoid nonplating defects by using an Ni preplating procedure. For example, an exemplary galvanization method can be provided for pickled hot-rolled steel sheet or annealed cold-rolled steel sheet which is free from non-plating defects which includes cleaning the surface of the plating sheet, preplating it with Ni, rapidly heating the sheet in a nonoxidizing or reducing atmosphere to a sheet temperature of about 430 to 500° C. at a heating a rate of about 20° C./sec or more, and then hot dip plating the sheet in a galvanization bath. The exemplary amount of Ni preplating can be determined based on the plate type and amount of Si in the sheet steel to produce a hot dip galvanization that is free from non-plating defects. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200175 | Multicolor anodizing treatment - A multicolor anodizing treatment for treating the surface of an aluminum workpiece includes the steps of (1) anti-oil procedure where dirty oil is removed from the aluminum workpiece, (2) rinsing where the aluminum workpiece is cleaned with running water in a rinsing trough, (3) chemical polishing where the aluminum workpiece is polished by means of a chemical solution, (4) anodizing where the aluminum workpiece is anodized to produce an oxide surface layer, (5) coloring where the aluminum workpiece is colored with at least one color, (6) drying where the aluminum workpiece is dried, and (7) finishing where the aluminum workpiece is sealed with a layer of sealant. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200176 | RADIAL COUNTERFLOW SHEAR ELECTROLYSIS - Coaxial disk armatures, counter-rotating through an axial magnetic field, act as electrolysis electrodes and high shear centrifugal impellers for an axial feed. The feed can be carbon dioxide, water, methane, or other substances requiring electrolysis. Carbon dioxide and water can be processed into syngas and ozone continuously, enabling carbon and oxygen recycling at power plants. Within the space between the counter-rotating disk electrodes, a shear layer comprising a fractal tree network of radial vortices provides sink flow conduits for light fractions, such as syngas, radially inward while the heavy fractions, such as ozone and elemental carbon flow radially outward in boundary layers against the disks and beyond the disk periphery, where they are recovered as valuable products, such as carbon nanotubes. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200177 | PROCESS FOR FORMING AN IMPROVED METAL ALLOY STENT - A method and process for at least partially forming a medical device that is at least partially formed of a novel metal alloy which improves the physical properties of the medical device. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200178 | ELECTROPOLISHING METHOD - The present invention describes a cost-saving and environmentally conserving process for the electrochemical polishing of steel, in particular of low-alloy steels. The workpieces are rinsed after electropolishing in an arid phosphoric acid-sulfuric acid-bath in a first rinsing step with a phosphoric acid-containing solution, whereby a chemical attack on the freshly polished surfaces is avoided without the use of environmentally harmful and unhealthy inhibitors such as chromates. By recycling of the acids and the rinsing solution, these acids and solutions can be regenerated, whereby the process can be designed effluent-free. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200179 | Method for the Cathodic Protection of the Reinforcements of Ferroconcrete Edifices Against Corrosion - Disclosed is a method for the cathodic protection (KKS) of the reinforcements of ferroconcrete edifices against corrosion. According to said method, a) one side of the structural joints of the concrete supporting elements is sealed, b) the KKS anodes are introduced into the structural joints, c) an ionically conductive gel is introduced into the joints that are closed on one side, and d) the structural joints are optionally sealed as a whole. Surprisingly, the required electrical conductivity can be reliably ensured during the entire application period with the aid of the ionically conductive gel, which is a prerequisite for effectively and reliably protecting the steel reinforcements of concrete structures against corrosion. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200180 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF TREATING WASTE - A waste treatment system processes waste upon the application of energy. The system includes a vessel that has an open space that receives waste feedstock. At least two plasma electrodes are mounted to the vessel. An electrode movement control system may position the plasma electrodes to facilitate a pryolysis process to treat the waste feedstock. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200181 | Platform for analysis liquid samples - The present application relates to apparatus for sampling and analysis of analytes in a liquid sample. A liquid sample is pre-concentrated using a chromatographic column prior to analysis via a two stage analysis apparatus. A high-performance liquid chromatography system with ultra violet detection may be used in conjunction with electrochemical detection for the analysis of environmental contaminants, including explosive residues. The present invention also provides for on-site analysis of such contaminants. The present invention also provides for methods of analyzing the components of a liquid sample, including methods for on-site analysis. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200182 | PRE-FILLED CONTACT LENS CONTAINER - A pre-filled contact lens container is provided with at least a single sealed receptacle at least partially filled with multi-purpose lens cleaning solution. The container includes a lid that snap fits to the base to seal the receptacle after the receptacle seal has been removed. A person uses the container by removing the seal to expose the solution in the receptacle, placing a lens in the solution, and sealing the receptacle with the lid of the container. The container may be provided in pairs or groups so that multiple lenses may be stored and cleaned. The individual containers may be provided in the form of a perforated sheet so that the user may tear off the number of containers to be used. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200183 | Personalizeable presentation apparatus for jewelry or other article - A jewelry or other item presentation device that has a housing having a top section and a bottom section and a platform therein configured to hold jewelry or another item for presentation. A light source, sound source, platform drive motor and control logic are preferably provided within the housing. Through the control logic, a user may program aspects of the light, sound and/or platform movement to personalize the experience that occurs upon opening the device. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200184 | VENTILATED TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER - A ventilated toothbrush holder having filtered ventilation is provided. The toothbrush holder has a container, or first web, and a re-closable cover, or second web flexibly coupled to the first web. In a first embodiment, the second web has an opening that is covered by a fine-mesh polymeric filter that resists the entry of water and other liquids but allows the flow of air. In a second embodiment, the first web also has an opening covered by the same type of filter to enhance air flow into the first web and out of the second web. An exemplary shape is claimed, but other embodiments are not limited as to shape. An insert for supporting toothbrushes, adapted in shape to the first web, is disclosed. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200185 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING A MEDICAL REGIMEN - A medical regimen can be administered with a diagnostic and medication delivery system. In one form the system includes a medication delivery pen with a controller and a monitor for monitoring a characteristic of a bodily fluid with a controller. A case includes a compartment for removably storing the medication delivery pen and the monitor. The case includes a communications link for establishing communication between the controller of the pen and the controller of the monitor. The medication delivery pen and monitor are operable in a first mode cooperative with one another and in a second mode independent of one another. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200186 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY - A catheter assembly is provided comprising a catheter including a catheter tube and a connector arranged in one end of the catheter tube. The catheter is preferably a urinary, hydrophilic catheter. Further, the assembly comprises a catheter receptacle, a compartment accommodating the wetting fluid, the compartment being an integrated part of the receptacle but is separated from the cavity, the separation between the wetting fluid compartment and the cavity accommodating the catheter providing a rupturable sealed enclosure with at least one point of weakness. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200187 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY - A catheter assembly includes a catheter, part of which forms an insertable length to be inserted through a body opening and a catheter receptacle to accommodate at least part of the catheter such that an insertable portion of the catheter is enclosed but part of the catheter is left outside of the receptacle. Also disclosed is a method for producing a catheter assembly which includes providing a receptacle having an opening, providing a catheter which has a catheter tube and a connector on one end thereof, arranging the catheter tube in the receptacle, and connecting the receptacle to the connector to close the opening. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200188 | HOLDING AND PACKAGING DEVICE FOR A TOOTH IMPLANT - The invention relates to a holding and packaging device for a tooth implant, with an elongate cylindrical receiving element ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200189 | Ladder cap - A ladder toolbox used to help people who need to carry miscellaneous materials and tools up an A frame ladder and remain safe and hands-free. It consists of four sides slanting upwards to a flat top with handle. It is shaped in a flat topped pyramid style to shape to the form of an A frame ladder. The toolbox has compartments on all four sides that can be removable or permanent. The top is flat with handle and can be used as a resting tray for miscellaneous objects as big as a quart can or small as a tack. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200190 | Socket holder - A socket holder is adapted for retaining a socket thereon. The socket has an internal surrounding surface. The socket holder includes a first retaining portion extending along a first axis, a second retaining portion extending along a second axis parallel to the first axis and in the same direction as the first retaining portion, and movable relative to the first retaining portion, and a biasing component for biasing the second retaining portion to move away from the first retaining portion. The second retaining portion cooperates with the first retaining portion to abut against the internal surrounding surface of the socket to retain the socket on the socket holder. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200191 | STERILE PACKAGE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND PRODUCTION APPARATUS - The present invention is directed to providing a sterile package ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200192 | PACKAGING UNIT AND A DISPENSER FOR DISPOSABLE ARTICLES - A packaging unit for holding a plurality of articles, preferably disposable articles, such, as plasters, tissues, gauze, etc. The packaging unit comprises a holding member ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200193 | Container Having a Helical Grip - Containers for containing a laundry product, having a helical grip translating down the container. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200194 | SERVING PLATTER HAVING DISPOSAL OPENING AND SHALLOW SEALING LID - A serving platter includes a main body and a shallow lid. The main body portion includes a top portion defining a serving area comprising a plurality of primary serving wells for receiving food items therein for presentation to a person for eating, 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 |
20090200195 | SERVING PLATTER HAVING DISPOSAL OPENING AND SHALLOW SEALING LID - A serving platter includes a rectangular, single molded piece having a top portion defining a serving area and a bottom portion. The top portion includes four primary serving wells and four secondary serving wells. The bottom portion defines an enclosed interior space, and the top portion defines a rounded opening centrally located relative to the serving area and configured to receive food waste for deposit into the interior space. The top portion includes four dividing walls defining and separating the four primary serving wells, each dividing wall extending generally linearly away from the rounded opening to an outer peripheral wall of the main body. The top portion further includes four partitioning walls, each partitioning wall extending between adjacent sides of the outer peripheral wall. Each serving well has a volume that is less than half of the volume of each primary serving well. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200196 | USING SERVING PLATTER HAVING DISPOSAL OPENING AND SHALLOW SEALING LID - A method of serving food includes arranging food on a serving area of a serving platter having a main body including a top portion defining the serving area comprising a plurality of primary serving wells and a bottom portion defining an interior space, the top portion defining a disposal opening configured to receive food waste into the interior space, wherein the top portion includes a plurality of dividing walls defining and separating the primary serving wells. The serving platter includes a shallow lid configured to be removably coupled to the main body such that the lid seats off the serving area, wherein each dividing wall is engaged by the lid such that two serving wells are isolated. The method includes securing the lid to seat off the serving area; and removing the lid to uncover the serving area and expose the food and disposal opening. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200197 | USING SERVING PLATTER HAVING DISPOSAL OPENING AND SHALLOW SEALING LID - A method of serving food includes arranging food on a serving area of a serving platter having a main body including a top portion defining the serving area comprising a plurality of primary serving wells and secondary serving wells, and a bottom portion defining an interior space, the top portion defining a disposal opening configured to receive food waste into the interior space, wherein the top portion includes a plurality of dividing walls defining and separating the primary serving wells and a plurality of partitioning walls defining the secondary serving wells. Each serving well has a volume that is less than half of the volume of each primary serving well. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200198 | Dual compartment pouch - The invention provides a dual compartment pouch having first and second compartments that are separated from each other by an impervious inner sheet having a breathable membrane. The breathable membrane comprises a breathable material that is pervious to moisture and gases, and impervious to liquids as well as microorganisms. The breathable membrane allows a sterilizing gas to be introduced between the first and second compartments. The front and back sheets are sealed to the inner sheet to define the first and second compartments in which the inner sheet forms a common wall between the compartments. The breathable membrane is disposed towards a central portion of the inner sheet and is spaced apart from the seams joing the front and back sheets to the inner sheet. In one embodiment, a sterilized article is disposed in one compartment, and an absorbent packets are disposed in the other compartment. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200199 | Carrier for jigsaw puzzle - A carrier for use with a jigsaw puzzle that includes an outer cover repositionable between closed and open positions and having first and second flaps. A sidewall structure extends about a substantial portion of the first and second flaps. The carrier also includes an assembly panel and at least one sorting panel. Registration of alignment surfaces on the assembly and sorting panels positions the sorting panel relative to the assembly panel whereby puzzle pieces on the assembly panel are engaged between the assembly and sorting panels. When the outer cover is open, the assembly and sorting panels are positionable in a side-by-side configuration within the sidewall structure. When the outer cover closed, a first portion of the puzzle pieces are securely engageable between assembly and sorting panels and a second portion of the puzzle pieces are securely engageable between the sorting panel and one of the flaps. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200200 | DUMP BIN INSERT - An aesthetically pleasing dump bin insert that allows for fast, economical resupply, and increased marketing opportunities is provided along with systems and methods utilizing such a dump bin insert. One embodiment of the invention is directed to a dump bin insert comprising one or more walls, a bottom coupled with the one or more walls to define a display region, and one or more products received within the display region. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200201 | METHOD OF UPGRADING HEAVY HYDROCARBON STREAMS TO JET AND DIESEL PRODUCTS - The present invention is directed to a process for converting heavy hydrocarbonaceous feeds to jet and diesel products: using a single reactor, dual catalyst system; or using a single reactor, multiple catalyst system. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200202 | Ring opening process - A single stage process for desulfurization and ring opening of a sulphur containing hydrocarbon feedstock comprising:
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20090200203 | PROCESS FOR HYDROCRACKING AND HYDRO-ISOMERISATION OF A PARAFFINIC FEEDSTOCK - A process for hydrocracking and hydro-isomerisation of a paraffinic feedstock obtained by Fischer-Tropsch hydrocarbon synthesis comprising at least 50 wt % of components boiling above 370° C. to obtain a hydro-isomerised feedstock, the process comprising contacting the feedstock, in the presence of hydrogen, at elevated temperature and pressure with a catalyst comprising a hydrogenating compound supported on a carrier comprising amorphous silica-alumina, the carrier having a pore volume of at least 0.8 ml/g, wherein at most 40% of the pore volume comes from pores having a pore diameter above 35 nm and wherein at most 20% of the pore volume comes from pores having a pore diameter below 50 Å and above 37 Å, the carrier having a median pore diameter of at least 85 Å, wherein the product of (surface area per pore volume) and (median pore diameter as measured by mercury intrusion porosimetry) of the carrier is at least 34,000 Å·m | 2009-08-13 |
20090200204 | Hydroprocessing Bulk Catalyst and Uses Thereof - A hydroprocessing catalyst is provided. The hydroprocessing catalyst has the formula (M | 2009-08-13 |
20090200205 | SULFUR EXTRACTION FROM STRAIGHT RUN GASOLINE - A process for reducing the sulfur content of a gasoline fraction comprising one or more organic sulfur compounds including mercaptans, thiophenes, and mono- and di-sulfides, the process including: contacting a gasoline fraction having an initial organic sulfur content with a sulfuric acid-rich composition to extract organic sulfur compounds from the gasoline fraction and produce a gasoline fraction having reduced sulfur content and a sulfuric acid fraction having increased organic sulfur content; and separating the gasoline fraction having reduced organic sulfur content and the sulfuric acid-rich fraction having increased organic sulfur content. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200206 | Catalytic Process for Deep Oxidative Desulfurization of Liquid Transportation Fuels - Sulfur-containing compounds, including specifically thiophenic compounds, in a liquid hydrocarbon feedstream are catalytically oxidized by combining the hydrocarbon feedstream with a catalytic reaction mixture that includes a peroxide that is soluble in water or in a polar organic acid, at least one carboxylic acid, and a catalyst that is a transition metal salt selected from the group consisting of (NH | 2009-08-13 |
20090200207 | Absorption Composition and Process for Removing Mercury - Mercury and/or arsenic or compounds thereof are removed from streams of matter by contacting them with an absorption composition containing silver and aluminium oxide, which absorption composition is characterized in that the aluminium oxide is at least 50% by weight theta-aluminium oxide. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200208 | METHOD OF PRODUCING MINERAL OILS BASED ON HYDROCARBON DISTILLATES - A process for producing a purified aliphatic product from an aromatic-containing feedstock is disclosed. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200209 | Upgrading Bitumen In A Paraffinic Froth Treatment Process - The invention relates to an improved bitumen recovery process. The process includes adding water to a bitumen-froth/solvent system containing asphaltenes and mineral solids. The addition of water in droplets increases the settling rate of asphaltenes and mineral solids to more effectively treat the bitumen for pipeline transport, further enhancement, refining, or any other application of reduced-solids bitumen. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200210 | Method Of Removing Solids From Bitumen Froth - A paraffinic solvent, gravity-based process is disclosed for removing solids content from bitumen froth streams comprising the steps of placing particle-sizing instrumentation in a bitumen froth inlet stream to a gravity settling vessel subsequent to the addition of paraffinic solvent. The addition of solvent forming aggregates. A representative particle size distribution of entrained aggregates is measured with the particle-sizing instrumentation. The settling rate of the aggregates from the particle size distribution is determined mathematically. Operating data is collected while repeating one or more times the foregoing process steps and while changing one or more process conditions of the gravity-based process. A set of operating conditions are then established based upon particle size and settling rate from the generated data. The paraffinic solvent, gravity-based process is operated by adjusting process conditions to optimize the settling rate of the aggregates based upon the established set of operating conditions. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200211 | Process for improved liquefaction of fuel solids - The invention provides a liquefaction process using comminuted fuel solids from a steam-driven shear field, with controlled water content and optionally coated with a catalyst. The method allows fuel solids to be liquefied efficiently during comminution or when they are supplied in the form of a slurry or as free-standing solids. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200212 | METHOD FOR RECYCLING MATERIALS COMING FROM USED OBJECTS - The recycling method according to the invention involves, when manufacturing the objects ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200213 | Oil/Water Separation of Full Well Stream By Flocculation-Demulsification Process - A process for the separation of production fluids is provided. The production fluids comprise an oil/water emulsion stabilized with fine solids. The emulsion may further comprise asphaltenes and naphthenic acids and resins. The process includes subjecting the emulsion to a flocculating agent to flocculate solids within the emulsion, and separating water and solids from crude oil in a first separator. The process further includes subjecting the separated crude oil to a demulsifier after subjecting the emulsion to a flocculating agent, and further separating water from the crude oil in a second separator. A process for producing fluids from a hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir is also provided, using the separation processes herein. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200214 | Adjustable slide width reducer for gravity slide sorter - An apparatus, and method of use, for reducing the operable width of the inclined slide of a gravity fed sorting machine includes an upper section for reducing the flow rate into the slide and for directing the reduced flow to the operable portion of the slide and a lower section for delimiting the operable portion of the slide. The upper section includes a body proximate the gravity fed sorting machine and which is connected to a product flow rate adjustment assembly and a partition so the product flow into the slide may be controlled and the flow of materials directed to the operable portion of the lower section, which includes a slide width control guide to limit the operable width of the inclined slide. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200215 | Integrated portable water purifier - The present invention relates to an integrated portable water purifier. The water purifier uses advanced microprocessor based technology. The present invention also relates to a method for purifying water, by filtration through adsorption media to remove harmful chemicals followed by ultraviolet treatment to disinfect the water. The object of the present invention is to provide a water purifier, which effectively removes the contaminants found in drinking water and overcomes many disadvantages stated above. The integrated portable water purifier, has raw water chamber ( | 2009-08-13 |
20090200216 | STORM DRAIN FILTER - A treatment station for a water drainage conduit has a chamber with an inlet and outlet in fluid communication with upstream and downstream sections of the conduit and a sediment collection portion. Water enters the chamber via the inlet, collecting in the sediment collection portion until it reaches a level in the chamber such that it flows out of the outlet. A filter is mountable above the sediment collection portion for the upwards-flowing filtration of water passing through the chamber to remove organic contaminants. Access means are provided for removal and replacement of the filter and removal of solid material deposited in the sediment collection portion. The treatment station may also have by pass means which operate where the flow of water exceeds a rate which can flow through the filter and preliminary sediment collection chamber for collecting large quantities of sediment. Uses of the treatment station are also described. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200217 | WATER PURIFICATION FILTER ASSEMBLY - A water purification filter assembly is disclosed. The water purification filter assembly of the present invention includes a manifold, which is provided in a water purifier, and a circular cap, which is provided under the manifold and has a slide slot, with a protrusion provided under the circular cap. The filter assembly further includes a filter cartridge which has a head part-coupled to the circular cap and has a filter part provided with a filter therein. The filter assembly further includes a fastening member, which fastens the head part of the filter cartridge to the circular cap, and a guide groove, into which the protrusion is inserted. The fastening member is formed in the upper surface of the filter part of the filter cartridge. Therefore, processes of coupling and removing the filter cartridge are made easy and convenient. | 2009-08-13 |
20090200218 | Aquarium sump arrangement - A sump arrangement for use with an aquarium. The sump arrangement including a dedicated skimmer area that maintains a constant water level to increase operational efficiencies of protein skimmers. The sump arrangement further including a sump tank having an elongated water flow pathway that aspirates air bubbles and improves the clarity of filtered water returning to the aquarium. | 2009-08-13 |