| 33rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20130206162 | Portable Oral Hygiene System - An integrated oral health hygiene system including at least one oral health care product such as an electric toothbrush, dental floss and dental rinse/wash. In addition, the system includes a retractable toothbrush and an aperture to storage multiple devices including but not limit to batteries, pills, toothpick and others. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206163 | Methods and Systems For Removing Contaminants From A Wire Of A Saw - A system for ultrasonically cleaning one or more wires of a wire saw for slicing semiconductor or solar material into wafers. The system includes an ultrasonic transducer connected to a sonotrode. The system also includes a sonotrode plate adjacent to one or more of the wires. The sonotrode plate has an opening that exposes the sonotrode to one or more of the wires. The system further includes a tank for delivering a flow of liquid to contact the sonotrode and one or more of the wires. The tank is positioned on the same side of the wires as the sonotrode plate. The ultrasonic transducer is configured to vibrate and form cavitations in the liquid for the removal of contaminants from a surface of one or more of the wires. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206164 | DUST REMOVING DEVICE AND DUST REMOVING METHOD - In a piezoelectric device, a first electrode and a second electrode are disposed to be opposed to each other on plate surfaces of the piezoelectric device, a first electrode plane of the piezoelectric device is fixedly bonded to a plate surface of a vibrating plate, a piezoelectric material forming the piezoelectric device is polarized in a direction parallel to the first electrode plane, the piezoelectric device is fixed to a base through a second electrode plane of the piezoelectric device, and the piezoelectric device generates a thickness-shear vibration with the fixed second electrode plane being a reference plane. The piezoelectric vibration generated by the piezoelectric device generates a flexural vibration in the vibrating plate, to thereby remove dust adhering to a surface of the vibrating plate. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206165 | Damage Free Cleaning Using Narrow Band Megasonic Cleaning - This invention relates to apparatuses and methods for cleaning surfaces, including the surfaces of semiconductor wafers, with ultrasonic and megasonic energies of defined profiles, capable of achieving said cleaning without causing damage to nanodimensioned features of the substrates. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206166 | ALUMINUM SAFE COMPOSITIONS FOR REMOVING CURED POLYSULFIDE RESINS - A metal-safe dissolving composition for cured resins, comprising a solvent blend that includes a metal safe solvent mixture with addition of a soluble alkali that exhibits a pKa value ≧12. The solvent mixture may include the preferred solvent for metal safety, gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), and the preferred soluble amine, 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene (DBU). The solvent, n,n-dimethylacetamide (DMAC) or others, are chosen for high penetration and solvency to polar resins. To this mixture, a surfactant, inhibitor, and cellulose derivative may be added to produce a gel-form property. The product may be used to remove coatings and sealants present on vertical and horizontal surfaces and hard to reach areas commonly encountered when performing maintenance on aviation fuel tanks and similar equipment. Of key importance for the remover is its safety to aluminum and aluminum alloy substrates as demonstrated by modified test methods for sandwich corrosion, for example, ASTM F1110. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206167 | CLEANING SYSTEM FOR SOLAR REFLECTORS/COLLECTORS - A system and method for cleaning a reflector/collector pivotally mounted on a pivoting mechanism, the system including a wiping device disposed on one side of the reflector/collector, and a counterbalance element coupled to the wiping device over a top end of the reflector/collector, wherein the pivoting mechanism causes the reflector/collector to pivot between a first state wherein the wiping device moves to the top end of the reflector/collector by means of gravity and cleans the reflector/collector, and a second state wherein the wiping device moves to a bottom end of reflector/collector by means of gravity and cleans the reflector/collector. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206168 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR SCRUBBING SUBSTRATES - One aspect of the present invention includes an apparatus for scrubbing substrates such as a roller scrubber. According to one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a scrubbing medium having an axial bore and a mandrel having a section disposed through the axial bore of the scrubbing medium. The mandrel is configured so that it exerts an adjustable axial compression on the scrubbing medium. According to another embodiment, the apparatus comprises a roller scrubber. The roller scrubber comprises a scrubbing medium comprising a plurality of discrete disks having a center hole. The disks are disposed side by side so that the center holes form an axial bore in the scrubbing medium. The combined outer edges of the plurality of disks form a scrubbing surface of the roller scrubber. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206169 | Device and Method for Cleaning a Wire - Device for scrubbing a metal wire, including means for feeding and running the wire (F), at least two pairs of rotary brushes ( | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206170 | COVERAGE ROBOT MOBILITY - An autonomous coverage robot includes a body having at least one outer wall, a drive system disposed on the body and configured to maneuver the robot over a work surface, and a cleaning assembly carried by the body. The cleaning assembly includes first and second cleaning rollers rotatably coupled to the body, a suction assembly having a channel disposed adjacent at least one of the cleaning rollers, and a container in fluid communication with the channel. The container is configured to collect debris drawn into the channel. The suction assembly is configured to draw debris removed from the work surface by at least one of the cleaning rollers into the channel, and the container has a wall common with the at least one outer wall of the body. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206171 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SCRUBBER, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A removal target can be effectively removed from a substrate. In a substrate processing apparatus | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206172 | OIL REMOVAL METHOD AND APPARATUS - A device for removing spilled oil, oily substances or other liquids from a surface has a main body with a pair of handles towards its upper end and a cleaning head at the lower end. The cleaning head is fitted with rotary brushes and also contains a motor and drive gear. At the upper end of the main body, a flexible pipe is connected to a hollow passage formed by and extending through the main body via a short flexible pipe to the cleaning head. In the opposite direction, the flexible pipe extends to remote air pressure, vacuum and sorbent material sources. The device has three main modes of operation which are used in sequence to supply absorbent material (e.g., chipped bark) to the contaminated ground; then the absorbent material is massaged into the surface of the ground; and finally the absorbent material together with the liquid is removed. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206173 | MOBILE CLEANING DEVICE FOR SOLAR PANELS - The invention concerns a mobile cleaning device suitable for displacing along and cleaning a series of adjacent tilted solar panels aligned in a row and requiring therefor no superstructure fixed to the row of solar panels. The device includes a supporting frame defining a cleaning plane, on which are mounted a cleaning device suitable for cleaning a surface parallel to the cleaning plane, a support device for maintaining the supporting frame substantially parallel to the surface to be cleaned during the displacement of the cleaning device along a row of solar panels; and a guiding device for guiding the displacement of the cleaning device along a row of solar panels. The guiding device includes at least two, preferably at least three, separate guiding wheels, which are aligned along a straight line parallel to the cleaning plane and adjacent to a first edge of the frame. Each guiding wheel is mounted such as to rotate about an axis substantially normal to the cleaning plane and suitable for resting and rolling on the upper edge of the aligned solar panels with the cleaning device in cleaning contact with the surface to be cleaned. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206174 | DUAL USE CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention provides a cleaning assembly for use in a media processing device. In various embodiments, the cleaning assembly includes a first roller that at least partially engages a second roller, and a transport path that passes between the first roller and the second roller. There may also be a third collection roller that at least partially engages the second roller. The third collection roller may also engage a drive assembly that may be used to drive a media substrate along the transport path. In one embodiment, the second roller defines a surface adherence that is greater than a surface adherence of the first roller and the third collection roller defines a surface adherence that is greater than the surface adherence of the second roller and the drive assembly. As a result, the present invention provides a cleaning assembly capable of cleaning the drive assembly and opposed surfaces of a media substrate in a single pass. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206175 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING INTERENGAGING STRETCH ROLLERS - To clean a pair of counterrotating stretch rollers having surface formations that interengage and that stretch a laminate web transversely to a travel direction in which the web passes between the interengaging rollers gas streams carrying dry-ice particles are directed at surfaces of the counterrotating rollers such that the particles free contaminants from surfaces of the rollers. The freed contaminants and dry-ice particles are aspirated from immediately adjacent each of the rollers while the rollers are rotating and, in fact while the production operation of the web is taking place. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206176 | Cleaning system and cleaning method - Provided is a cleaning system including an electrolysis unit that electrolyses a sulphuric acid solution, thereby generating persulphuric acid, an electrolytic solution storage unit that stores the electrolyzed sulphuric acid solution, a first circulation line that circulates the sulphuric acid solution between the electrolysis unit and the electrolytic solution storage unit, a cleaning device that cleans a material subject to cleaning by using the sulphuric acid solution containing the persulphuric acid, a heating unit that heats the sulphuric acid solution used for the cleaning device, a waste liquid storage unit that stores the sulphuric acid solution used by the cleaning device, a second circulation line that transports the sulphuric acid solution electrolyzed by the electrolysis unit via the heating unit to the cleaning device, and circulates the sulphuric acid solution used by the cleaning device for the cleaning via the waste liquid storage unit, and a third circulation line that transports the sulphuric acid solution electrolyzed by the electrolysis unit to the waste liquid storage unit without passing the sulphuric acid solution through the cleaning device, thereby circulating the sulphuric acid solution. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206177 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CLEANING IN ROBOTIC CLEANER - An operation of a robotic cleaner includes generating at least one map including information regarding a space to be cleaned by using information measured by at least one sensor. The operation also includes setting a cleaning path by using the at least one map, and cleaning according to the cleaning path. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206178 | LOW ENERGY SWEEPER SYSTEM - A sweeper assembly can include a plurality of holes drilled in one or more sweeper headers that can be angled downwards towards the basin floor to produce a gentle flow of fluid to keep particulate matter rolling along the basin floor. A centrifugal separator can include a curved velocity plate for smoothly directing flow from an inlet pipe to an inner wall of the separator and creating a downward vortex of particulate-laden fluid within the centrifugal separator. The centrifugal separator can include one or more reversal mechanisms for transferring particulate matter to a collection chamber and reversing the direction of particle-free fluid, which may upwardly exit through a discharge pipe. The centrifugal separator can include a bleed valve in the discharge pipe for automatically bleeding accumulated air in the “dead zone” between the inlet pipe and the top of the centrifugal separator. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206179 | WAREWASH MACHINE WITH REMOVAL ROTATING ARM AND RELATED METHOD - A warewash machine arm mechanism includes a liquid supply shaft assembly including a rotatable sleeve bearing mounted thereon, and an arm assembly including an elongated interior liquid flow space along an arm body and one or more liquid ejection orifices. The arm assembly is releasably mounted to the supply shaft assembly via a latch mechanism of the arm assembly that engages the rotatable sleeve bearing such that the arm assembly rotates with the rotatable sleeve bearing during ejection of liquid from the liquid ejection orifices. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206180 | DISHWASHER - A method of controlling a dishwasher having a tub defining a wash chamber and at least one dish rack located within the wash chamber. The dishwasher also has at least one spray arm located in the wash chamber and at least one nozzle located in the wash chamber and configured to provide a spray of liquid toward the dish rack. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206181 | AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING COMPOSITION - An automatic dishwashing composition offering good performance especially in the removal of stubborn stains, such as tea stains, comprises a chelating agent selected from hydroxyethyliminodiacetic acid, glucoheptonic acid, hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetic acid, poly(acrylic acid-co-hypophosphite), and salts, complexes and mixtures thereof; wherein the composition is substantially free of phosphate containing builders and substantially free of bleaching compounds. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206182 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING TECHNIQUE EMPLOYING MULTI-PHASE SOLUTION - Apparatus, methods, and computer programs for cleaning opposed surfaces of a semiconductor wafer are presented. One apparatus includes first, second, and third valves, and one or more second drains. The first valves are coupled to a supply of rinsing solution and to first throughways that are coupled to an immersion tank above a region in the immersion tank, the region being defined by an area occupied by the substrate when the substrate is disposed vertically on a support within the immersion tank. The second valves are coupled to first drains and to second throughways that are coupled to the immersion tank below the region, and the third valves are coupled to a supply of cleaning solution and to third throughways that are coupled to the immersion tank below the region. Further, the second drains are coupled to fourth throughways that are coupled to the immersion tank above the region. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206183 | BRUSH WITH STRUCTURE FOR HAIR REMOVAL - A hair brush that permits quick and easy removal of hair has a handle attached to a head. The head is made up of at least two frames that are mounted to the handle through cantilevers that permit movement of the frames relative to one another. The bristles are mounted to the frames, preferably in single rows. A force applied to one frame moves that frame relative to the other frame and the handle, thereby permitting the user to reach between the frames to remove any hair that is caught in the bristles. The brush allows a gap between the bristles to be enlarged, thereby making removal using human fingers much easier. Repeated movement and return of the frames to their resting position can cause the hair fibers to work away from the bristle bases and make removal much easier. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206184 | MITIGATING SOLID ACCUMULATION ON A SUBMERGED SCREEN - Mitigating solid accumulation on a screen includes jetting water upstream through a portion of the screen while water simultaneously flows downstream through another portion of the screen. The water is jetted via at least one submerged nozzle. Several submerged nozzles may be present in an array on a moveable trolley. The submerged nozzles may be configured to provide warm or hot water or cold water having temperatures of less than 1° C. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206185 | Substrate Processing Apparatus - A substrate processing apparatus is composed of an indexer block, a first processing block and a second processing block that are provided in parallel with one another. The indexer block is provided with an indexer robot. The first processing block is provided with a plurality of back surface cleaning units and a first main robot. The second processing block is provided with a plurality of end surface cleaning units, a plurality of top surface cleaning units and a second main robot. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206186 | DISHWASHER APPLIANCE WITH A DAMPENING BAFFLE - The present subject matter provides a dishwashing appliance having a flow of air through an air passageway defined between an inner panel and an outer panel of the dishwasher appliance. The inner panel has a condensation surface for assisting in drying dishes in the dishwasher appliance. A dampening baffle causes at least one change of direction in the flow of air through the air flow passageway. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206187 | TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR A GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND SINK DRAIN PIPE - A garbage disposal treatment system, preferably for use with a double basin sink comprising first and second basins, a garage disposal mounted under the first basin and a sink drain pipe mounted under the second basin and having a P-trap is provided. The treatment system comprises a refillable reservoir for holding sanitizing liquid, an electrically powered pump for pumping the liquid into the garbage disposal so that the liquid impinges on the garbage disposal blades and splashguard, and switch for activating the pump. The treatment system may also pump liquid into the sink drain pipe of the second sink. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206188 | DISHWASHER COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ROTATABLE SPRAY ARM - A dishwasher includes a dishwashing compartment and a rack provided in the dishwashing compartment for holding items to be cleaned. A rotatable spray arm is associated with the rack for applying water or wash liquor liquid upon the items. Water or wash liquor liquid is supplied to the spray arm via an upright supply tube having at least one region which flares in a direction of the spray arm and a peripheral terminal end facing the spray arm. The terminal end of the supply tube is configured to project into the cavity and thereby is extended into the spray arm. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206189 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher having a tub defining a wash chamber and at least one dish rack located within the wash chamber. The dishwasher also has at least one spray arm located in the wash chamber and at least one nozzle located in the wash chamber and configured to provide a spray of liquid into the dish rack. A diverter valve controls the supply of liquid from a liquid supply to the at least one nozzle. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206190 | ARRANGEMENT IN A DISHWASHER - The present invention relates to a spray arm ( | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206191 | Painting implement cleaning and support apparatus - A painting implement cleaning and storage apparatus | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206192 | SHORT FORCE ARM DEFLECTION DEVICE - A short force arm deflection device is mounted to a section of a center post of an umbrella between a top cap and a runner and includes an upper deflection member and a lower deflection member pivotally connected to each other, and a barrel receiving a compression spring, The upper and lower deflection members are respectively connected to a lower end of an upper post segment and an upper end of a lower post segment. The barrel, receives the compression spring and goes over the connection portion between the lower deflection member and. the lower post segment. To open, the runner is pulled upwardly by a pull cord to contact the barrel causing a relative rotation between the upper and lower deflection members for realizing deflection between the top cap and the runner for inclining a canopy. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206193 | SAND UMBRELLA DEVICE - The present invention is a sand umbrella device that includes an umbrella that protects and shields one or more users, a swivel mechanism that allows the umbrella to swivel to protect and shield one or more users in a plurality of positions, a top pipe piece that is integral to the swivel mechanism and a middle pipe piece. The sand umbrella device also includes a bottom pipe piece where the distal end of the middle pipe piece is removably slid into the proximal end of the bottom pipe piece, an auger blade that is disposed on the bottom pipe piece and is pushed and twisted into sand or other suitable ground surface to secure the sand umbrella device in an upright position and a 90 degree elbow wherein the proximal end of the 90 degree elbow is integral to the swivel mechanism. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206194 | LEVERAGE-BASED LARGE-SIZED UMBRELLA - An umbrella includes an internal shaft fit into an interior chamber of a central post. A cap is fixed to a top end of the internal shaft. An intermediate collar is movably fit to the central post and a runner located below the collar is fixed to the central post. Each of ribs has an inner end connected to the cap. Each of stretchers has two ends connected to the intermediate collar and the respective rib. Each of the driving bars has ends connected to the runner and the respective rib at a location between the connection of the rib to the cap and the connection of the rib to the respective stretcher. A connector is movably fit over the central post below the runner and is connected by a pull bar to the intermediate collar. The connector includes a fixing member engageable and fixable to the central post. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206195 | Walking aid with support - A walking aid for use on a support surface is provided. The walking aid includes an elongated member having an upper end and a lower end and defining an interior cavity and a longitudinal axis, a stopper coupled to the lower end of the elongated member, and a support apparatus for supporting the walking aid. The support apparatus is translatable through the stopper and the interior cavity to a retracted position within the stopper and interior cavity, and to an extended position projecting from the stopper. The support apparatus is also biased radially outward relative to the longitudinal axis, and configured to extend away from the longitudinal axis and contact the support surface in the extended position. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206196 | CLIMATIC PROTECTION OF FRACKING HYDRO TANKS - The present invention provides cold climatic protection to the hydro tanks and associated fluid conduits present on a frac pad. A modular endoskeleton is provided and covered by a plurality of rip resistant tarps. A heat entrapment canopy results which maintains an inner temperature above freezing even in extreme cold outside temperatures. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206197 | PORTABLE SHELTER AND FRAME - A portable shelter is provided for sheltering materials or human occupants at a remote location. The shelter includes, among other things, a flexible cover and a supporting frame. In operation, hinged members that are part of the frame are used to support a first portion and then a second portion of the shelter. Before the frame is raised up, the people who are constructing it can easily reach the top parts of the shelter without a stepladder or the like. By avoiding the need for a stepladder, the overall size and weight of the assembled components that have to be transported to the remote location can be reduced, and the shelter can be constructed more quickly and easily. Hinges, purlin connections, and corner closure systems for the shelter are also disclosed. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206198 | SLIDE-TOP TENT RETROFIT SYSTEM - A slide-top tent retrofit system for converting a frame tent to a slide-top tent is described. In some embodiments, the system comprises a retrofit end crown fitting that can attach to an original crown fitting using an original attachment means. In some embodiments this retrofit end crown fitting comprises a sliding channel and attaches to retrofit rafter beams, also comprising a sliding channel, which replace original rafter beams. The retrofit rafter beams can also attach to retrofit side eave fittings, which replace original side eave fittings. In larger tents comprising one or more original mid crown fittings, retrofit mid crown fittings can replace the original fittings and attach to retrofit rafter beams. In one embodiment, the retrofit end crown fitting attaches to the original end crown fitting using a pin and hole attachment system. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206199 | Device and Method for Hybrid Solar-Thermal Energy Harvesting - A thermoelectric generator and methods of fabricating a thermoelectric generator are disclosed. An exemplary thermoelectric generator includes an upper electrode, a lower electrode, and a thermocouple disposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode. The upper electrode, the lower electrode, and the thermocouple are configured to effect heat flux laterally through the thermocouple. In a further aspect, the thermoelectric generator is integrated with a solar cell to form a solar/thermal energy conversion device | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206200 | DEVICE FOR EXHAUST GAS HEAT UTILIZATION, EXHAUST GAS MODULE HAVING SUCH A DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DEVICE - A device for exhaust gas heat utilization in internal combustion engines of motor vehicles has an outer housing through which exhaust gas can flow and at least one thermoelectric generator module received in the outer housing. The at least one thermoelectric generator module is fastened onto a wavelike carrier wall. The invention further relates to an exhaust gas module having such a device, and to a method of manufacturing this device. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206201 | SOLAR CELL WITH LOW PROFILE POTTING BOX - A solar cell assembly provides a solar cell with a reduced size potting ring that retains the conductive contact strips that extend through the solar cell substrate and are coupled to the solar cell circuitry on the front surface of the solar cell substrate. A reduced volume of potting material is required and the solar cells are advantageously packed, shipped and stored in this configuration. Diode connections and power cable connections are made external the potting box once the solar cell assemblies are received at their installation location. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206202 | SOLAR CELL - According to example embodiments, a solar cell includes a photoelectric member on a passivation member. The photoelectric member is configured to convert incident light into current. The passivation member includes protection material for protecting the-photoelectric member and wavelength conversion material configured to convert light that passes through the photoelectric member into different wavelength. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206203 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE WITH INTEGRATED SOLAR CELL DIODES - A solar module having a plurality of series connected pn junction production solar cells, where at least one bypass diode ( | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206204 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module including two or more adjacent solar cells ( | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206205 | Solar Power System and Solar Energy Chasing Method Thereof - A solar power system and a solar energy chasing method. Errors may be corrected in the installation area of a solar energy collecting plate with solar cells, particularly, in the installation direction thereof. Therefore, a control angle may be operated and determined, so that the solar cells or the solar energy collecting plate may be rotated precisely in the desired direction. In the case of disposing a plurality of solar energy collecting plates, the solar energy collecting plates may be controlled according to a predetermined rotation angle, thereby increasing solar energy absorbing efficiency. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206206 | PHOTO VOLTAIC GENERATOR PANEL, METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method is provided of fabricating a photo voltaic generator panel ( | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206207 | Low Cost Focussing System Giving High Concentrations - There is disclosed a focussing system for concentrating radiation onto a target surface, comprising: a first reflective element forming part of the surface of a cone axially aligned along a first alignment axis, the first reflective element being positioned such that when planar radiation is incident on the first reflective element in a direction parallel to the first alignment axis, the planar radiation is focussed towards a first focus lying along the first alignment axis, wherein said part of the surface of a cone is contained within a sector having an included angle of less than 180 degrees; and a second reflective element having a reflective surface that at all points is flat in a direction parallel to a single reference direction, the second reflective element being positioned between the first reflective element and the first focus such that, when planar radiation is incident on the first reflective element in a direction parallel to the first alignment axis, radiation reflected from the first reflective element onto the second reflective element is focussed towards a second focus. A multiple target focussing system comprising a plurality of focussing systems, solar powered systems using focussing systems, kits, telescopes, defocussing light sources, and methods for assembling focussing systems are also disclosed. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206208 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PLACEMENT OF PHOTOVOLTAIC STRIPS USING DISPLACEMENT SENSORS - A method for forming a solar energy collection device includes receiving a sheet of glass comprising glass material, wherein the sheet of glass includes a plurality of light concentrating geometric features, measuring geometric characteristics for the plurality of light concentrating geometric features, mathematically calculating predicted light concentration characteristics for each of the plurality of light concentrating geometric features in response to the geometric characteristics, determining placement locations for a plurality of PV strips in response to the predicted light concentration characteristics for each of the plurality of light concentrating geometric features, and securing the plurality of PV strips relative to the sheet of glass in response to the placement locations for the plurality of PV strips. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206209 | Conversion of Solar Energy - A solar energy plant/system includes different combinations of solar energy receivers and arrangements of the receivers that make it possible to optimize solar energy collection and conversion into other forms of energy to maximise value. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206210 | SOLAR BATTERY MODULE, PHOTOVOLTAIC APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SOLAR BATTERY MODULE - A solar battery module includes a device array, a substrate, a first sealing portion, a rear-surface protective member, a second sealing portion, and a light scattering portion. The light scattering portion has wavelength selectivity such that an optical reflectivity is not more than 15% over a wavelength region of 500 nanometers to 600 nanometers inclusive, and an optical reflectivity becomes larger than 15% in a wavelength region overlapping on an absorption wavelength range of the photovoltaic device in one of wavelength regions of not more than 350 nanometers and equal to or larger than 700 nanometers, and total integrated scattering of the light scattering portion becomes equal to or larger than 50% in the wavelength region overlapping on the absorption wavelength range of the photovoltaic device in one of the wavelength regions of not more than 350 nanometers and equal to or larger than 700 nanometers. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206211 | Phosphors-Based Solar Wavelength-Converters - A solar wavelength-converter for converting higher energy shorter wavelength solar radiation to lower energy longer wavelength light, comprises: a transparent matrix having particles of at least one inorganic phosphor embedded in it in which the at least one phosphor is configured to absorb light of wavelengths between about 300 nm and about 480 nm and convert it to light with a wavelength greater than about 500 nm. The at least one phosphor can comprise: a YAG:Ce phosphor; a silicate-based phosphor of a form M | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206212 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides an energy production apparatus. The apparatus includes fuzzy focusing optics and a mounting plate having a generally planar surface. The planar surface is positioned relative to the fuzzy focusing optics such that at least a portion of light incident on the fuzzy focusing optics is directed onto the planar surface. The apparatus also includes a plurality of solar cells coupled to the planar surface of the mounting plate. A power transmission bus is coupled to the plurality of solar cells. A drive mechanism is coupled to the mounting plate and configured to rotate the mounting plate about an axis normal to the planar surface of the mounting plate. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206213 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE CONTAINING SHINGLED PHOTOVOLTAIC TILES AND FABRICATION PROCESSES THEREOF - A photovoltaic module is disclosed. The photovoltaic module comprises an array of shingled tiles disposed between a transparent front substrate and a back substrate, wherein the array of shingled tiles comprises a plurality of photovoltaic tiles in electrically contact with each other and positioned in overlapping rows. Each photovoltaic tile comprises a front metallic contact layer disposed on an epitaxial film stack disposed on a back metallic contact layer disposed on a support carrier layer. The photovoltaic module includes at least one busbar in electrical contact with the array of shingled tiles and disposed between the front and back glass substrates. The photovoltaic module also includes an encapsulation layer between the front and back glass substrates. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206214 | SOLAR BATTERY COVER FILM FOR AND SOLAR BATTERY MODULE MANUFACTURED USING SAME - Provided is a cover film for solar cells, with which solar cell modules are easy to produce, which comprises an encapsulant resin layer excellent in softness, transparency and heat resistance, and a weather-resistant layer excellent in weather resistance, moisture proofness, transparency and heat resistance and having high adhesiveness to the encapsulant resin layer, and is therefore excellent in handleability, and which is effective for reducing the weight of solar cell modules and for enhancing the impact resistance and the durability thereof; and also provided is a solar cell module produced by the use of the cover film for solar cells. Disclosed is production of a cover film for solar cells by laminating weather-resistant layer or a surface protective layer, and an encapsulant resin layer comprising a resin composition that contains an ethylene-a-olefin random copolymer and an ethylene-α-olefin block copolymer both having specific thermal properties. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206215 | QUANTUM DOT SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL - Photoelectrochemical solar cells (PECs) have been constructed and studied, the cells comprising a photoanode prepared by direct deposition of independently synthesized nanocrystal quantum dots (NQDs) onto a nanocrystalline metal oxide film, aqueous electrolyte and a counter electrode. It has been shown that the light harvesting efficiency (LHE) of the NQD/metal oxide photoanode is significantly enhanced when the NQD surface passivation is changed to a smaller ligand (e.g. butylamine (BA)). In the PEC the use of NQDs with a shorter passivating ligand leads to a significant enhancement in both the electron injection efficiency at the NQD/metal oxide interface and charge collection efficiency at the NQD/electrolyte interface. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206216 | TANDEM TYPE INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a tandem type integrated photovoltaic module. The tandem type integrated photovoltaic module includes: a first cell and a second cell, all of which are formed respectively by stacking on a substrate a lower electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer including a plurality of unit cell layers, and an upper electrode, wherein the lower electrode of the first cell and the lower electrode of the second cell are separated by a lower electrode separation groove, and wherein a plurality of through holes are formed to be spaced from each other in the photoelectric conversion layer of the second cell in order to connect the upper electrode of the first cell with the lower electrode of the second cell. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206217 | Photovoltaic Structures Having a Light Scattering Interface Layer and Methods of Making the Same - Photovoltaic (PV) cell structures having an integral light scattering interface layer configured to diffuse or scatter light prior to entering a semiconductor material and methods of making the same are described. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206218 | Photovoltaic Devices with Enhanced Exciton Diffusion - A photovoltaic device includes a first layer to generate excitons upon absorption of incident photons, the first layer having a first organic material diluted in a second different material, in which a highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) of the first organic material is closer to a vacuum level than a HOMO of the second different material, and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbit (LUMO) of the first organic material is farther from the vacuum level than a LUMO of the second different material. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206219 | COOPERATIVE PHOTOVOLTAIC NETWORKS AND PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL ADAPTATIONS FOR USE THEREIN - Photovoltaic cells ( | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206220 | Method For Generating Gridlines On Non-Square Substrates - A solar cell production method involves printing longer central gridlines and one or more pairs of shorter “side” gridlines such that end points of the two gridline sets form step patterns on octagonal (pseudo-square) substrates. A special printhead is used that includes a set of central nozzles which receive ink from a first valve by way of a first flow channel to print the longer central gridlines, and additional sets of side nozzles that receive ink from additional valves by way of additional flow channels to print the shorter “side” gridlines. The central nozzles have outlet orifices that offset in the process direction from side outlet orifices of the side nozzles. A start signal is simultaneously sent to the valves such that ink is substantially simultaneously extruded through both the central and side orifices, whereby the extruded ink produces gridline endpoints having the desired step pattern. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206221 | SOLAR CELL WITH METALLIZATION COMPENSATING FOR OR PREVENTING CRACKING - Solar cells comprise metallization patterns that compensate for or tend to prevent cracking of the solar cells that might otherwise reduce performance. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206222 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell includes a substrate of a first conductive type, a plurality of first electrodes which are positioned on one surface of the substrate and extending in a first direction, an emitter region which is electrically connected to the first electrodes and is of a second conductive type opposite the first conductive type, a plurality of second electrodes which are positioned on another surface of the substrate and extending in the first direction, and a back surface field region including a plurality of first field regions which are locally formed at locations corresponding to the second electrodes in the same direction as the second electrodes and are electrically connected to the second electrodes. A distance between adjacent first field regions is less than a distance between adjacent second electrodes. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206223 | Solar Array of Transparent Nanoantennas - Implementations and techniques for solar arrays of transparent nanoantennas are generally disclosed. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206224 | Electronic Device Module Comprising Film of Homogeneous Polyolefin Copolymer and Adhesive Property Enhancing Graft Polymer - An electronic device module comprising:
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| 20130206225 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS HAVING ELECTRICAL CONTACTS FORMED FROM METAL NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - Photovoltaic cells having copper contacts can be made by using copper nanoparticles during their fabrication. Such photovoltaic cells can include a copper-based current collector located on a semiconductor substrate having an n-doped region and a p-doped region. The semiconductor substrate is configured for receipt of electromagnetic radiation and generation of an electrical current therefrom. The copper-based current collector includes an electrically conductive diffusion barrier disposed on the semiconductor substrate and a copper contact disposed on the electrically conductive diffusion barrier. The copper contact is formed from copper nanoparticles that have been at least partially fused together. The electrically conductive diffusion barrier limits the passage of copper therethrough. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206226 | Back Contacted Photovoltaic Cell with an Improved Shunt Resistance - The invention relates to a photovoltaic cell, comprising a plate shaped substrate of a semiconductor material with a solar face and a connection face, a first volume of the substrate adjacent to the solar face is doted with a first polarity, the second volume is doted with a second polarity and the volumes are separated by a pn-junction, a number of apertures in the substrate extending between both faces and in which a plug has been positioned of which a part is conducting, contact tracks at the solar face of the substrate connected with the first volume and the conducting part of the plug, first contacts at the connection face of the substrate connected with the conducting part of the plug and second contacts located at the connection face of the substrate connected with the second volume, wherein the specific electrical conductivity of the plug decreases from its centre to the contact face with the substrate. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206227 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - [Object] To provide a transparent conductive film that has sufficiently low sheet resistance and a sufficiently high visible light transmittance, is capable of securing high conductivity on an entire surface thereof, and has excellent corrosion resistance to an electrolyte solution, a method of producing the transparent conductive film, and a photoelectric conversion apparatus and an electronic apparatus using the transparent conductive film. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206228 | SOLAR CELL - A connection part for connecting an interconnector is separated from a region having a photoelectric conversion layer formed thereon to improve a strength of the connection pad, thereby provide a solar cell suppressing cracks, breaks, and the like. A solar cell includes a photoelectric conversion layer, an electrode pad formed on the photoelectric conversion layer, an interconnector connected to the electrode pad, a metal thin film formed under the photoelectric conversion layer, a relay terminal being spaced apart from the photoelectric conversion layer and the metal thin film and connected to the metal thin film by connection conductor, and a connection pad formed on the relay terminal. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206229 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a solar cell, including the steps of: forming an SiNx film over a second principal surface of an n-type semiconductor substrate; forming a p-type diffusion layer over a first principal surface of the n-type semiconductor substrate after the SiNx film forming step; and forming an SiO | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206230 | Hermetically Sealed Electronic Device Using Solder Bonding - Solder can be used to wet and bind glass substrates together to ensure a hermetic seal that superior (less penetrable) than conventional polymeric (thermoplastic or thermoplastic elastomer) seals in electric and electronic applications. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206231 | ELECTRON-DEFICIENT FLUOROUS PORPHYRINS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND THEIR USE IN ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS - Electron-deficient fluorous porphyrin molecules may have dual functions of light harvesting and electron accepting or donating and may be ideally suited for use in organic solar cells. Methods of making electron-deficient fluorous porphyrin molecules are described. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206232 | NANOWIRES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING - Nanorod and nanowire compositions are disclosed comprising copper indium selenide, copper indium gallium selenide, copper indium sulfide, or a combination thereof. Also disclosed are photovoltaic devices comprising the nanorod and/or nanowire compositions. Also disclosed are methods for producing the nanorod and nanowire compositions, and photovoltaic devices described herein. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206233 | CHECKING THE STOICHIOMETRY OF I-III-VI LAYERS FOR USE IN PHOTOVOLTAIC USING IMPROVED ELECTROLYSIS CONDITIONS - The invention relates to manufacturing a I-III-VI compound in the form of a thin film for use in photovoltaics, including the steps of: a) electrodepositing a thin-film structure, consisting of I and/or III elements, onto the surface of an electrode that forms a substrate (SUB); and b) incorporating at least one VI element into the structure so as to obtain the I-III-VI compound. According to the invention, the electrodeposition step comprises checking that the uniformity of the thickness of the thin film varies by no more than 3% over the entire surface of the substrate receiving the deposition. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206234 | ELECTROLYTE FOR PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND DYE-SENSITISED SOLAR CELL USING SAME - The object of the present invention is to provide an electrolyte for a photoelectric conversion element capable of obtaining a dye-sensitized solar cell having excellent stability. The electrolyte for a photoelectric conversion element of the present invention is an electrolyte for a photoelectric conversion element that contains an organic salt compound (A) having a tertiary or quaternary cation and an organically modified lamellar double hydroxide (B). | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206235 | ELECTROLYTE FOR PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL USING SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide an electrolyte for a photoelectric conversion element that can achieve superior moisture resistance, and a photoelectric conversion element and a dye-sensitized solar cell using the electrolyte. The electrolyte for a photoelectric conversion element of the present invention includes an organic solvent (A) and a lamellar clay mineral (B). The organic solvent (A) has a boiling point of 150° C. or higher, and a relative dielectric constant of 20 or higher. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206236 | INTELLIGENT EMERGENCY SHUT DOWN SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR EMERGENCY CLOSING AND REGULATION OF FLUID STREAM IN FLUID STORAGE AND DISPENSING SYSTEMS DURING EARTHQUAKE - The various embodiments herein disclose a system and a method for regulating a flow of fluid stream in fluid storage and dispensing systems. The system comprising a valve arrangement including a compressed air unit bloated by a connecting air inlet tube, a frame and a valve elevating means to mount the valve arrangement on the frame, several sensors to detect one crisis factor, a communication unit, a data logger and processing unit, a remote management system and several actuators to regulate the operation of the valve arrangement. The valve arrangement shuts down the outflow of fluid stream on receiving a valve shutdown signal from one of the sensors and data processing unit in case of a crisis detection. The data processing unit informs the remote management system to take adequate safety measures through the communication unit. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206237 | ENERGY AND/OR MATERIAL TRANSPORT INCLUDING PHASE CHANGE - Techniques, systems and material are disclosed for transport of energy and/or materials. In one aspect a method includes generating gaseous fuel (e.g., from biomass dissociation) at a first location of a low elevation. The gaseous fuel can be self transported in a pipeline to a second location at a higher elevation than the first location by traveling from the first location to the second location without adding energy of pressure. A liquid fuel can be generated at the second location of higher elevation by reacting the gaseous fuel with at least one of a carbon donor, a nitrogen donor, and an oxygen donor harvested from industrial waste. The liquid fuel can be delivered to a third location of a lower elevation than the second location while providing pressure or kinetic energy | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206238 | Valve Assembly and Method of Using Same - A valve and method for use is provided. The valve has a valve body having an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter defining a flow path therethrough. The valve has a closure member within the inner perimeter configured to selectively close and open the flow path. The valve has a valve seat located at least partially within the inner perimeter and configured to engage a portion of the closure member when the closure member is in a closed position. The valve has a stem configured to support the closure member within the flow path wherein a portion of the stem has an actuator offset. The valve has a bearing pedestal configured to support the stem. The valve has a closure member-stem connector configured to rotationally couple the closure member to the stem while allowing the closure member to move relative to the stem along a longitudinal axis of the stem. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206239 | Valve assembly - The present invention regards a valve assembly ( | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206240 | VARIABLE-VOLUME INJECTION VALVE - Variable-volume injection valves include a stator and a rotor. The stator has a first port, a second port, and a contact surface with a groove therein. The first port opens into the stator groove. The rotor has a contact surface with a groove therein. The contact surface of the rotor is urged against the contact surface of the stator such that the rotor groove opposes the stator groove with one end of the rotor groove overlapping the stator groove and the opposite end of the rotor groove overlapping the second port of the stator. The overlapping grooves of the rotor and stator provide a fluidic channel between the first and second ports of the stator. The rotor is movable with respect to the stator in order to vary a length of overlap between their overlapping grooves. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206241 | FLUSHING HYDRANT WITH FAIL-SAFE - A device for flushing a hydrant includes a stem connected to a fluid valve of the hydrant and an actuation system including a biased translational system coupled to the stem, a compressed gas, and a normally-open gas discharge valve. An actuation system for flushing a hydrant includes a fluid, a piston assembly movable by the fluid, a manual bleed valve in communication with the fluid, and a biasing element at least indirectly biasing the piston assembly towards a stop position. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206242 | FLUID ACTIVATED FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS - Embodiments of a fluid flow regulating device and methods of using the same are described. Certain embodiments manages fluid flow between one or more input ports and output ports at least partly in response to fluid pressure changes and/or by a mechanism driven by fluid flow, optionally without using electrical power. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206243 | ACOUSTICALLY ACTUATED FLOW VALVE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF REED VALVES - The present disclosure is directed to an acousticaly actuated flow valve having temperature-sensitive reed valves thereon. The flow valve and reed valves are configured to impart acoustical energy into a fluid flowing through the flow valve and one or more fluids downstream of the valve, leading to increased mixing of the fluids. The reed valves are further configured to be temperature-sensitive, thereby allowing more fluid to flow through the flow valve as the result of a change in temperature. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206244 | Oil Filter Cap Removal and Drain Tool - An oil filter removal tool and system for the removal and drainage of an oil filter comprising: an oil drain connector, where said connector connects to an oil filter cap of the oil filter; a turn bolt at a distal end of the tool, where said bolt is used to turn the removal tool; a second turn bolt, where the second turn bolt turns counter clockwise to secure the connector to the filter cap; a drain tube provided at the distal end of the tool that inserts onto a drain plug; a body portion, where the body portion secures around the oil filter and surrounds the oil drain connector; and notches, where said notches are provided around a perimeter edge of the body portion of the removal tool. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206245 | Device and Method For Use In Controlling Fluid Flow - A flow control device comprises a housing, a flow restriction member, and a flow control ring defining a flow control port which is configured to receive the flow restriction member. The flow control ring is configured so as to be sealingly mounted onto a base pipe. The flow restriction member is at least partially inserted into the flow control port so as to at least partially define a predetermined flow restriction through the flow control ring. The housing is sealingly mounted on the flow control ring. The flow control device may be mounted on a base pipe. The flow control device may be used for controlling fluid flow, in particular, though not exclusively in oil and/or gas wells. A flow control system and method are also disclosed | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206246 | SYSTEM FOR LIQUID LEAK CONTROL AND/OR AIR FLOTATION SYSTEM - Appliance pedestal that contains liquid leaks due to condensation, overflow, or system failure originating from the supported liquid filled or handling appliance, provides for multiple methods of discharge of collected liquids, and reduces installation and maintenance requirements and their associated hazards and provides an improved ergonomic operating position for the appliance operator. There is also a system to facilitate the movement of an appliance or pedestal supporting an appliance along a supporting surface. That system includes a chamber located at or proximate to the bottom of the appliance or pedestal having a plurality of openings formed therein. The chamber is pressurized to create a plurality of jets where fluid passes outwardly from the jets toward the supporting surface. The jets raise or float the appliance or the pedestal raising the appliance upwardly off of the supporting surface and allows the easy movement of the appliance along that supporting surface. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206247 | Rough-In Adapter Clip Lock - A drain assembly includes a drain head, which includes a flange and a cylindrical stem, with the flange extending outwardly from the cylindrical stem. The assembly also includes an adapter. The adapter is configured to engage the cylindrical stem of the drain head to adjustably support the drain head on the adapter and has a support flange, the support flange having a top surface. The assembly further includes a clip having a top end and a bottom end. The top end of the clip is connected to an underside of the flange of the drain head and the bottom end is configured to engage the top surface of the support flange of the adapter to permit downward adjustment of the drain head with respect to the adapter and prohibit upward adjustment of the drain head with respect to the adapter. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206248 | CONNECTOR WITH A CONTAINER FOR PREPARING AN INDIVIDUALLY ADJUSTED SOLUTION FOR DIALYSIS - The invention relates to a connector for a container with a spiking solution for individual adjustment of dialysis solutions and/or dialysis concentrates. The connector ensures a contamination-free introduction of the spiking solution into the container of the dialysis solution and/or of the dialysis concentrate and reliable labeling of same as soon as the original contents have been altered by adding a spiking solution. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206249 | Air Valve Connector for Connecting Different Valves - An air valve connector is threadly engaged to a nozzle head of an air pump, which is eccentrically and pivotally connected with a cam lever. The cam lever is adapted to press against a plug and an airtight ring disposed in the nozzle head to compel the valve connector to connect with different types of air valves such as a French type valve, a German type valve, a English type valve, and an American type valve. The air valve connector of the present invention is reversed easily between first and second positions to be adapted to connect with the different type valves by the user. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206250 | BUBBLE-BASED MICROVALVE AND ITS USE IN MICROFLUIDIC CHIP - Provided are a bubble-based microvalve and a microfluidic chip using the microvalve. Also provided are methods of using the microvalve for manipulating fluid in a microfluidic channel by changing the volume and/or location of the gas in the microvalve. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206251 | CONTAINMENT DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTAINING AND DISPOSING OF LIQUIDS - Containment devices, for example for containing fluid or contaminant spills, are described. An example containment device includes a flexible absorbent structure which is configured to absorb a first liquid material, for example a liquid hydrocarbon, antifreeze, engine coolant, or combinations thereof, while being further configured to repel and/or resist the absorption of a second liquid material, such as water. The absorbent structure may be attached to a containment structure, which is made from a flexible material impervious to the first liquid material, and which may include a pocket for receiving a reinforcement member therein. During use, a reinforcement member is provided in a pocket along a perimeter of the containment structure, the containment structure being adapted to be collapsed into a compact configuration when not use. A method of forming a portable containment device includes overlaying a first sheet of plastic with a second sheet of plastic and attaching the two sheets of plastic to one another. An absorbent layer is provided and attached to the first and/or second sheets of plastic. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206252 | PIPING SYSTEM DRAIN DOWN TOOL - A piping system drain down tool allows for a controlled draining of any pipe or piping system in a safe, efficient and professional manner. Current methods for draining piping systems is messy, time-consuming and uncontrolled. The piping system drain down tool includes a boring shaft that can turn to penetrate a pipe clamped into the tool. A seal prevents water from leaking and directs draining water out through the tool and through a valve and a hose connector, where a hose can be connected to direct flow of the draining water. The tool can also be used to create a water supply tap at any location within a water system. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206253 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A microfluidic device and a method of producing it are proposed, in which a film covers a chamber in a carrier. The film is locally re-tightened in the region of the chamber after the film has been secured to the carrier. In this way it is possible to prevent undesirable bulging of the film into the chamber. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206254 | FLOW-REGULATING APPARATUS - A flow control device is capable of performing accurate flow control over a wide range of temperatures by using a housing made of resin with superior chemical resistance. The flow control device includes: a housing made of resin; a diaphragm which is supported in the housing so as to split the housing into a gas chamber side to which gas is introduced and a fluid chamber side through which fluid passes, and is activated by the differential pressure between the gas chamber side and the fluid chamber side; and a valve body which operates in integration with the diaphragm to regulate the flow of the fluid introduced into the fluid chamber side. The gas chamber side includes a holding member which holds the diaphragm between itself and an opposing surface of the fluid chamber side opposite to the diaphragm, the holding member being screwed to the inner peripheral wall of the gas chamber side through a screw part. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206255 | HYDRAULIC LOW-PASS FILTER FOR PRESSURE SENSORS - One embodiment relates to a hydraulic low-pass filter for a pressure sensor. The hydraulic low-pass filter includes a housing having an inlet and an internal fluid chamber configured to be filled with hydraulic fluid, the fluid chamber connected to a pressure sensor. The hydraulic low-pass filter further includes an adjustable flow restriction member provided between the inlet and the pressure sensor; and a compliant member provided within the chamber. A cut-off frequency of the low-pass filter is a function of a size of a flow restriction applied by the flow restriction member and a compliance of the compliant member. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206256 | BIASED SWING CHECK VALVE - The disclosure relates to a check valve having a housing, a connector mounted inside the housing, a flapper joined to the connector, and a biasing member joined to the connector at one end and joined to the flapper proximate another end. The biasing member is internal to the housing, and includes a compression spring. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206257 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - A fuel supply system includes a fuel gas tank; a temperature detecting portion; a fuel gas discharge flow path; a main stop valve that is provided in the fuel gas discharge flow path; and a control portion. The main stop valve includes an inlet portion and an outlet portion, a main valve that is arranged between the inlet portion and the outlet portion and that opens and closes the fuel gas discharge flow path, a pilot flow path that is provided so as to communicate the inlet portion with the outlet portion, a pilot valve that opens and closes the pilot flow path, and an actuator capable of opening and closing the main valve and the pilot valve at different timings. The control portion opens the pilot valve and closes the main valve when the detected temperature is equal to or lower than a first reference temperature. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206258 | VALVE WITH POSITION SENSOR - Valve comprising a shutter ( | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206259 | NONLINEAR AIR STOP VALVE STRUCTURE - A nonlinear air stop valve of an air sealing body includes an inner member having left arcs on one side and right arcs on the other side, and both left and right arcs are asymmetrically arranged sideway, and a breach is formed at the bottom of the left and right arcs and on a concave arc surface, and left and right arcs are arranged from top to bottom, such that air entering from an air inlet at the top of the inner membrane flows along an upper arc of the left and right arcs to a lower arc and is blocked by the concave arc surface to flow to the breach and pass through the right arc, breach, left arc and breach in turn from right to left or from left to right into an air outlet at the bottom of the inner membrane and enter into the sealing body. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206260 | SERVO-VALVE PILOT STAGE AND A TWO-STAGE SERVO-VALVE INCLUDING SUCH A STAGE - A pilot stage for a jet type servo-valve, the pilot stage including an ejector for ejecting a jet of fluid and that is movable facing a deflector suitable for generating a pressure difference that can be used for moving a spool of the servo-valve. The ejector extends radially projecting from a column to which the ejector is secured and is in fluid-flow communication with a central bore of the column through which the ejector is fed with fluid, the column having a first end that is embedded in the servo-valve and through which the fluid is introduced into the column, and the column has a second end that is subjected to drive from a torque motor for selectively twisting the column in one direction or the other about a rest position. | 2013-08-15 |
| 20130206261 | QUICK-CONNECT HYDRAULIC COUPLING SOCKET - The invention relates to a hydraulic coupling bush ( | 2013-08-15 |
