33rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120204904 | CLEANING SUBSTRATE AND CLEANING METHOD - A cleaning substrate that can prevent a decrease in the operating rate of a substrate processing apparatus. The cleaning substrate that cleans the interior of a chamber in the substrate processing apparatus has a removal mechanism that removes foreign matter in the chamber. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204905 | System and Methods Involving Fabricating Sheet Products - A system for fabricating a sheet product includes a first rotatable roller assembly operative to emit a pressurized fluid through an outer surface of the first rotatable roller assembly, and a second rotatable roller assembly having an outer surface arranged proximate to the outer surface of the first rotatable roller assembly, the second rotatable roller assembly and the first rotatable roller assembly are operative to rotate in opposing directions, the second rotatable roller assembly and the first rotatable roller assembly defining a gap therebetween through which a sheet material passes in contact with the outer surface of the first rotatable roller assembly and the outer surface of the second rotatable roller assembly, the emitted pressurized fluid operative to impinge a surface of the sheet material and separate contact between the outer surface of the first rotatable roller assembly and the sheet material. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204906 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A DECONTAMINATION PROCESS - A method of controlling a multi-step decontamination process is disclosed. The method comprises assigning articles into a plurality of groups, processing the articles through a first and/or second sub-process of the multi-step decontamination process, quantifying a biological analyte associated with residue on or in the processed articles, and setting action limits for the first and second sub-processes. A method and a system for monitoring the control of the decontamination process are also disclosed. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204907 | DISHWASHER WITH AN OPTIMIZED FILLING SEQUENCE - A dishwasher includes a control device controlling a dishwashing cycle for cleaning items to be washed, a dishwashing chamber for the items to be washed, an inlet valve for controlled filling the washing chamber with washing liquid, and a circulating pump for circulating the washing liquid in the dishwashing chamber. The inlet valve is opened during a primary filling phase having a duration sufficient to fill the dishwashing chamber with a nominal amount of washing liquid and allowing the circulating pump running to run concentrically at a rated speed. A concentricity monitoring unit performs a concentricity check at the end of the primary filling phase to ascertain whether the circulating pump is running concentrically at the rated speed. The filling sequence is terminated when the circulating pump is running concentrically, whereas the filling sequence is continued when the circulating pump is not running concentrically. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204908 | Method for Removal of a Hydrophobic and Particulate Soil Composition - The invention relates to a hydrophobic and particulate soil removal composition and method for removal of hydrophobic and particulate soil from an article. Stubborn hydrophobic greasy or oily soils, including associated organic particulate soils, such as finely divided elemental carbon, are frequently encountered on hard surfaces including vehicle parts. The composition is selected to provide enhanced soil removal, preferably in vehicle cleaning applications. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204909 | Removing Dust Using A Hand Pump - A manual air hand pump operated and powered by two hands of a user for blowing dust and debris from computer related equipment and accessories. The hand pump contains a cylinder, a handle, a piston movable inside the cylinder, and a cone shaped nozzle. The piston is attached to the handle at the first end of the cylinder; and the cylinder has the nozzle at the second end of the cylinder. The cone shaped hollow nozzle has a hole or opening at its tip of ideal size for blowing dust and debris from electronics, computer related equipment, and for general use in a clean manufacturing environment. A battery operated or rechargeable shake or crank flashlight or crank low voltage electric generator may also be attached to or combined with the pump to make it multifunctional and add to its utility. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204910 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING MAGNETIC PARTICLES TRAPPED ON A MAGNETIC PLUG - A device for recovering magnetic particles trapped on a magnetic plug, which includes a supporting end and a magnetized element for retaining the magnetic particles in a liquid resulting from the wear of parts with which the liquid has been in contact, the recovery device including a magnetization device and an enclosure having an opening, the enclosure to receive the magnetic plug via the opening such that the magnetized element is located inside the enclosure and the supporting end is located outside the enclosure. The opening is sized such that the supporting end blocks the opening. The device also includes an injection nozzle to inject a gaseous fluid inside the enclosure, the nozzle being oriented such that the flow of gaseous fluid expels the magnetic particles retained on the magnetized element toward the bottom of the enclosure. The magnetization device traps the particles urged toward the bottom of the enclosure. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204911 | DISHWASHER COMPRISING A HEAT TUBE - A dishwasher is provided that allows the dishes that are to be cleaned that have been placed in a cleaning container to be washed and dried efficiently from an economic perspective while keeping the energy consumption associated therewith as low as possible. The dishwasher includes a washing container and a conduit system that is connected in an air-conveying manner to the washing container. A heat tube of the conduit system is used for both cooling, and thus drying, and heating air penetrating the washing container and both ends of the heat tube protrude into the washing container. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204912 | WATER-USING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A STORAGE CONTAINER - A water-using household appliance includes a treatment chamber, a water softener for wash or rinse water, a regenerating device associated with the water softener and configured to contain a supply of brine, and a storage container disposed in a thermally conductive relationship with the treatment chamber. The storage container includes a liquor volume, a regeneration volume for producing the brine supply, and a first outlet operable for substantially emptying the storage container. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204913 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, DEVICE PRODUCTION METHOD, CLEANING APPARATUS, CLEANING METHOD, AND EXPOSURE METHOD - An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate with an exposure light through an exposure liquid. The exposure apparatus includes an optical element from which the exposure light exits; a stage which is movable on the light-exit side of the optical element; a certain member which is provided on the stage; and a vibration generator which vibrates the certain member to apply vibration to the liquid in the liquid immersion space formed on the certain member. It is possible to suppress the deterioration of the performance which would be otherwise caused by any contamination. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204914 | APPARATUS FOR CLEANING TUBES OF A HEAT EXCHANGER - An apparatus is disclosed for | 2012-08-16 |
20120204915 | WATER BROOM - A surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The cleaning apparatus connects to a liquid source under pressure, such as a garden hose, and disperses liquid on to a surface to remove debris from the surface. The surface cleaning apparatus comprises a handle member and a manifold. The manifold is connected to the liquid source at one end and the other end is connected to the manifold. The manifold has a right and a left section each of which is pivotally combined to the handle member. The right and left sections rotate between an extended position substantially perpendicular to the handle member and a retracted position parallel with the handle member. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204916 | CLEANING COMPOSITIONS FOR REMOVING POLYMERIC CONTAMINANTS FROM PAPERMAKING SURFACES - Embodiments of cleaning compositions for removing polymeric soils comprise at least one surfactant, at least one amine, and a solvent blend comprising at least one aromatic alcohol, at least one dibasic ester, and at least one terpene solvent. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204917 | PRODUCTION WASHING ASSEMBLY VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A master verification assembly includes a plurality of plunger devices. Each of the plunger devices includes a piston that is axially moveable between a raised position and a depressed position. When placed in a washing assembly, each of the plunger devices is aligned with a nozzle. The nozzles dispense a cleaning fluid under pressure. An axial force applied by the dispensed cleaning fluid depresses the pistons into the depressed position, whereupon the pistons disposed in the depressed position are axially secured in an indicator position. Upon removal of the master verification assembly from the washing assembly, depressed pistons in the indicator position indicate proper function of the nozzles, whereas pistons disposed in the raised position indicate improperly functioning nozzles. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204918 | Plant for Cleaning Bins Used for Vegetable Produce - A bin cleaning plant includes a bin destacking and overturning station, a plurality of bin washing stations, the whole being connected to a conveyor that transfers the bins in an orderly, continuous and sequential manner through the stations; and means that sense and measure the level of dirt present in each of said bins and that modify the washing process selectively for each of said bins according to the level of dirtiness detected. Preferably, the measurement and control means are connected to optical devices oriented toward the internal surfaces of the bins, and detect the optical/luminous/chromatic image reflected from their internal surfaces. The image is converted into one or more electrical signals with representative characteristics, which signals are compared with corresponding levels selectively predetermined and previously memorized. The measuring and control means control actuators suitable to control/drive one or more of the operating parameters of the washing station. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204919 | STICK ALLOWING AN UMBRELLA TO BE INSTALLED THEREIN - An easily detachable stick has an umbrella installed therein. The stick includes a grip element having a root portion extending therefrom, the root portion having a platform along an axis direction and a leaf spring installed on the platform, the leaf spring having one end fixed to the platform and the other end being a free end; and a supporting pole having a hollow cavity installed therein, the cavity having an opening at one end thereof, into which the root portion is inserted, a sliding groove disposed in the opening along an axis direction of the cavity, a sliding button embedded in the sliding groove, an elastic element installed in the sliding groove between the sliding button and the opening of the cavity, and an inner flange inward protruding from the opening of the cavity, allowing the free end of the leaf spring to be supported by the inner flange. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204920 | Operation system for umbrellas - An operation system for umbrellas includes a multiple-section shaft with a top cap connected to a top thereof and the top cap has a first extension which includes a flexible part formed thereto. A protrusion extends from a distal end of the flexible part. A runner is movably mounted to the shaft and the first extension. The runner has a second extension which has a positioning hole so as to receive the protrusion to stop the runner from moving downward. A hollow sleeve is movably mounted to the second extension and drives the runner to move along the shaft. The sleeve has a compressing member to compress the protrusion inward to disengage the protrusion from the positioning hole when folding the umbrella. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204921 | RAINTROUGH CLIP FOR A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AWNING - A raintrough support clip includes a generally cylindrical main body made from an elastically resilient material, and having a circumferential gap to facilitate mounting around an awning reel having a flexible valance sheet extending downward from the outer edge of the awning reel. The raintrough support clip also has an outrigger member extending outwardly from a lower region of the main body, with an upturned portion forming a generally U-shaped space between the outrigger and the main body. When a suitable number of the raintrough support clips are mounted along the length of the awning reel, the valance sheet may be readily deformed to form a rainwater drainage trough for receiving runoff from the awning. The drainage trough thus formed will carry runoff to one or both ends of the awning reel, thereby preventing the runoff from falling over the awning reel and forming a runoff curtain therebelow. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204922 | THERMOELECTRIC ROOFING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY - A thermoelectric roofing apparatus and method for generating electricity as a byproduct of heat exchange. A thermoelectric coating can be applied on a heat exchanger material (e.g., a roofing material, a shingle, etc.) located on a budding utilizing a thermoelectric coating process (e.g., spray-on coating) in order to capture waste heat from a heat source and generate an electrical energy. The thermoelectric coating can be a semiconductor material that can be applied to the heat exchanger material in a printed circuit format. The charge carriers with respect to the semiconductor material can be excited when heat flows through the thermoelectric coating which can be harvested to generate the electrical power. Electrical conductors can be attached to the thermoelectric coating to transmit the electrical energy generated as a byproduct of heat exchange. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204923 | THERMOELECTRIC PIPING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY - A thermoelectric piping apparatus and method for generating electricity as a byproduct of heat exchange. A thermoelectric coating can be applied on a tubular heat exchanger wall (e.g., a pipe) utilizing a thermoelectric coating process (e.g., spray-on coating) in order to capture waste heat from a heat source and generate an electrical energy. The thermoelectric coating can be a semiconductor material that can be applied to the tubular heat exchanger wall in a printed circuit format. The charge carriers with respect to the semiconductor material can be excited when heat flows through the thermoelectric coating which can be harvested to generate the electrical power. Wires can be attached to the thermoelectric coating to transmit the electrical energy generated as a byproduct of heat exchange to an electrical grid. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204924 | Photovoltaic module and method - A photovoltaic module has solar cells electrically interconnected by string ribbons and bus ribbons adhered to a dielectric strip are located on both ends of the solar cell strings and are electrically connected to the string ribbons. The bus ribbon assembly includes a dielectric strip having a length for disposal coextensively with the photovoltaic module side and the bus ribbons are configured on the dielectric strip to register with corresponding string ribbons when the dielectric strip is disposed coextensively with the photovoltaic module. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204925 | SOLAR CELL, MODULE, ARRAY, NETWORK, AND POWER GRID - The present invention teaches a solar cell, a solar module, a solar array, a network of solar arrays, and also a solar power grid suitable for providing power for industrial, residential and transportation use. A solar cell or solar module including a plurality of solar cells can be made in a structure configured to have the appearance of natural foliage. Accordingly, a solar array including a plurality of solar modules each including at least one solar cell can be made to resemble a palm tree, a deciduous tree, an evergreen tree, or other type of natural foliage. A network of solar arrays can be made to resemble a row or grove of palm trees, and thus meet the functional and aesthetic demands of landscape architecture. The network of solar arrays can extend for many miles alongside roads, highways, railways, pipelines, or canals, and can further include means for storing and transmitting electric power. In particular, a network of solar arrays can be in communication with recharging stations for use by electric and hybrid transportation vehicles. Accordingly, a network of solar arrays can form at least a portion of a solar power grid. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204926 | PROCESS AND STRUCTURES FOR FABRICATION OF SOLAR CELLS - Contact holes of solar cells are formed by laser ablation to accommodate various solar cell designs. Use of a laser to form the contact holes is facilitated by replacing films formed on the diffusion regions with a film that has substantially uniform thickness. Contact holes may be formed to deep diffusion regions to increase the laser ablation process margins. The laser configuration may be tailored to form contact holes through dielectric films of varying thicknesses. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204927 | Photovoltaic Shingle - A photovoltaic shingle integrates a photovoltaic assembly within a roofing shingle. The shingle includes a first encapsulating material layer disposed on a substrate followed by the photovoltaic cell assembly and a second encapsulating material layer disposed on the photovoltaic assembly. A transparent superstrate such as a resin with polymer film is formed on the second encapsulating material layer. In one advantageous form, the photovoltaic shingle has at least two channels formed completely through the shingle in a stacking direction of the respective layers but only partially through in a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction thereby defining at least two tabs. In alternative forms, there may be additional channels such as but not limited to, two channels defining three tabs or five channels defining six tabs. The photovoltaic shingles may be arranged in an array to form a primary waterproof layer of a suitably pitched roof structure. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204928 | Solar Cell, Solar Module and Method for Manufacturing a Solar Cell - In various embodiments, a solar cell is provided. The solar cell may include a base region doped with dopant of a first doping type; an emitter region doped with dopant of a second doping type, wherein the second doping type is opposite to the first doping type; a plurality of regions in the emitter region having an increased dopant concentration of the second doping type compared with the emitter region; and a plurality of metallic soldering pads, wherein each soldering pad is at least partially arranged on a region having an increased dopant concentration. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204929 | Solar Battery and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A solar battery according to the embodiment of the present invention comprises a plurality of solar battery cells formed on a first area of a substrate to include an rear electrode pattern, an light-absorbing layer, an buffer layer and an front electrode layer respectively; a metal film pattern formed on a second area of the substrate to electrically connect to each a plurality of solar battery cells and space each other; and a connection unit formed between the mutually spaced metal film patterns. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204930 | THIN-LAYER SOLAR MODULE HAVING IMPROVED INTERCONNECTION OF SOLAR CELLS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A thin-layer solar module includes a plurality of interconnected solar cells, having in the order indicated the layers (a) a substrate | 2012-08-16 |
20120204931 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC THIN FILM SOLAR CELL MODULE - Provided is an organic thin film solar cell module that does not impair functions and in which layers are isolated. A method is for manufacturing an organic thin film solar cell module ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120204932 | THIN-FILM SOLAR BATTERY MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin-film solar battery module that can avoid a decrease in power generation efficiency caused by influences of meandering of a wiring material, relax a stress due to a difference in a thermal expansion coefficient between a substrate material and the wiring material, and suppress warpage of a substrate and separation of a joined part of an electrode and a wiring. The thin-film solar battery module includes a thin-film solar battery device including serially connecting a plurality of thin-film solar battery cells to each other and a bus bar wiring provided at a positive-side end and a negative-side end of the thin-film solar battery device. Additionally, the bus bar wiring couples a plurality of conductive members to each other in a partially superimposed manner. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204933 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - In order to provide a see-through solar cell module in which the manufacturing costs can be reduced and transmittance can be readily modified without modifying the manufacturing steps, there is provided a solar cell module comprising solar cells in which are layered a conductive substrate, and a lower electrode layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, and an upper electrode layer in the stated order on the conductive substrate; the solar cell module having a configuration in which a plurality of through-openings that pass through the conductive substrate to the upper electrode layer in the layering direction is formed over the entire surface of the solar cells. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204934 | Bearing Based Solar Tracker - A solar tracker includes a base having an upper surface, a collector support structure having a lower surface adjacent to the upper surface of the base, a conduit in fluidical communication with a space between the upper surface of the base and the lower surface of the collector support structure, a pump for pumping fluid into or out of the conduit, wherein injecting fluid into the conduit forms a fluid layer between the collector support structure and the base, and a solar collector supported by the collector support structure. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204935 | HIGHLY EFFICIENT SOLAR ARRAYS - In an example, a solar energy system includes multiple PV modules, multiple reflectors, and a racking assembly. Each of the reflectors is positioned opposite a corresponding one of the PV modules. The racking assembly mechanically interconnects the PV modules and the reflectors to form an interconnected system. The racking assembly defines gaps within the racking assembly and between adjacent PV modules and reflectors. The interconnected system includes multiple contact points associated with the gaps. The gaps and contact points configure the interconnected system to accommodate surface unevenness of an installation surface up to a predetermined surface unevenness. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204936 | COLOR BUILDING-INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC (BIPV) PANEL - In one aspect of the present invention, a photovoltaic panel includes a substrate, a reflective layer formed on the substrate, a first conductive layer formed on the reflective layer, an active layer formed on the first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer formed on the active layer. The reflective layer has an index of refraction and a thickness such that the reflectance spectrum of the photovoltaic device for light incident on the substrate has a maximum in a selected wavelength range in the visible spectrum. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204937 | LEAKY SOLAR ARRAY WITH SPATIALLY SEPARATED COLLECTORS - A leaky travelling wave array of optical elements provide a solar wavelength rectenna. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204938 | INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES FOR BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELLS AND MODULES - Methods and systems for interconnecting back contact solar cells. The solar cells preferably have reduced area busbars, or are entirely busbarless, and current is extracted from a variety of points on the interior of the cell surface. The interconnects preferably relieve stresses due to solder reflow and other thermal effects. The interconnects may be stamped and include external or internal structures which are bonded to the solder pads on the solar cell. These structures are designed to minimize thermal stresses between the interconnect and the solar cell. The interconnect may alternatively comprise porous metals such as wire mesh, wire cloth, or expanded metal, or corrugated or fingered strips. The interconnects are preferably electrically isolated from the solar cell by an insulator which is deposited on the cell, placed on the cell as a discrete layer, or laminated directly to desired areas of the interconnect. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204939 | Structure and Method for High Efficiency CIS/CIGS-based Tandem Photovoltaic Module - A tandem thin-film photovoltaic module includes a bottom device having a first PV junction including a p+ type absorber having an energy band-gap ranging from 1.0 to 1.2 eV, sandwiched between a first transparent electrode and a lower reflective electrode. The tandem module also includes a top device mechanically coupled to the bottom device. The top device is a bi-facial device having a second PV junction sandwiched by transparent conductive oxide electrodes. The second PV junction includes a second p+ type absorber engineered with an energy band-gap within 1.7 to 2.0 eV. A tandem thin-film photovoltaic module is configured have a superstrate for the top device for receiving sunlight radiation. The tandem thin-film photovoltaic module is configured to covert high-energy electromagnetic radiation to electric current at the top device and convert low-energy electromagnetic radiation to electric current at the bottom device with a combined conversion efficiency of 18% or greater. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204940 | POLYVINYL ACETAL LAMINATE AND USE THEREOF - It is an object of the present invention to provide a laminate of a layer that contains a polyvinyl acetal and a layer that contains a polyolefin (hydrocarbon polymer), which exhibits excellent adhesion between the layers. The present invention relates to a laminate obtained by laminating a layer A that includes a composition A containing a polyvinyl acetal and a layer B that includes a composition B containing a polyolefin and/or an adhesive functional group-containing olefinic polymer, wherein a mass ratio of (the polyolefin)/(the adhesive functional group-containing olefinic polymer) is 0/100 to 99.95/0.05. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204941 | ALLOTROPIC CHANGES IN SI AND USE IN FABRICATING MATERIALS FOR SOLAR CELLS - A method provides forming a photovoltaic (PV) cell. The PV cell may be, e.g. a heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer (HIT) cell. The method includes forming a crystalline semiconductor layer over a substrate. The crystalline semiconductor layer is heated above a melting temperature of the semiconductor. A portion of the crystalline semiconductor layer is thereby converted to a quenched amorphous semiconductor layer. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204942 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING HETEROJUNCTION AND INTERMEDIATE LAYER - Embodiments generally relate to optoelectronic semiconductor devices such as solar cells. In one aspect, a device includes an absorber layer made of gallium arsenide (GaAs) and having only one type of doping. An emitter layer is located closer than the absorber layer to a back side of the device and is made of a different material and having a higher bandgap than the absorber layer. A heterojunction is formed between the emitter layer and the absorber layer, and a p-n junction is formed between the emitter layer and the absorber layer and at least partially within the different material at a location offset from the heterojunction. An intermediate layer is located between the absorber layer and the emitter layer and provides the offset of the p-n junction from the heterojunction, and includes a graded layer and an ungraded back window layer. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204943 | Hybrid Solar Cell and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A hybrid solar cell is disclosed, which is capable of preventing a defect from occurring in a surface of a semiconductor wafer when forming a thin-film type semiconductor layer on the semiconductor wafer, to thereby improve cell efficiency by the increase of open-circuit voltage, the hybrid solar cell comprising a semiconductor wafer having a predetermined polarity; a first semiconductor layer on one surface of the semiconductor wafer; a second semiconductor layer on the other surface of the semiconductor wafer, wherein the second semiconductor layer is different in polarity from the first semiconductor layer; a first electrode on the first semiconductor layer; and a second electrode on the second semiconductor layer; wherein the first semiconductor layer comprises a lightly doped first semiconductor layer on one surface of the semiconductor wafer; and a highly doped first semiconductor layer on the lightly doped first semiconductor layer. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204944 | SOLAR SUBSTRATE WITH HIGH FRACTURE STRENGTH - The invention discloses a solar substrate with high fracture strength. The solar substrate according to the invention comprises an upper surface, a plurality of first protrusions and a plurality of first recess regions. The first protrusions are formed on the upper surface and each of the plurality of first recess regions being formed on the surrounding of the plurality of first protrusions, such that the deflection required to crack the solar substrate by bending thereto being increased in comparison with the solar substrate without the plurality of first protrusions and first recess regions formed thereon. By the combination of the protrusions and the recess regions, the fracture strength of the solar substrate is enhanced for enduring a high tension. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204945 | LIGHT COLLECTION MODULE AND SOLAR ENERGY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A light collection module and a solar energy device are provided. The light collection module includes a light guiding material and a solar energy receiving element. The light guiding material has a first surface and a second surface opposite thereto. The first surface includes a first light guiding structure and a second light guiding structure. The first light guiding structure includes a first light guiding surface and a first auxiliary surface connected to each other and intersected in a first angle. The second light guiding structure includes a second light guiding surface and a second auxiliary surface connected to each other and intersected in a second angle. The inclination directions of the first and the second light guiding surfaces are opposite to each other. The solar energy receiving element is disposed on the first surface or the second surface. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204946 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN EMITTER ELECTRODE FOR A CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELL AND CORRESPONDING SILICON SOLAR CELL - In a method for producing a front-side emitter electrode as front contact for a silicon solar cell on a silicon wafer, a depression is produced in the front side of said silicon wafer. A front-side n-doped silicon layer and an antireflection layer are then produced. A paste is then introduced into the depression, said paste containing electrically conductive metal particles and etching glass frit. Said paste, as a result of momentary heating, etches through the antireflection layer to the n-doped silicon layer making electrical contact with the latter. Afterwards, electrically conductive front contact metal is galvanically attached as front contact onto the heat-treated paste in the depression. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204947 | Solar Cell and Manufacturing Method Thereof - There is provided a solar cell according to an exemplary embodiment includes: an upper substrate placed on cells of the solar cell; and a hologram pattern placed on the upper substrate. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204948 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A SOLAR CELL | 2012-08-16 |
20120204949 | Zinc Ferrite Thin Film, Method for Manufacturing the Same and Application Thereof - Electrochemical methods for manufacturing a zinc ferrite (ZnFe | 2012-08-16 |
20120204950 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE COATINGS FOR OPTOELECTRONIC AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The invention provides processes for the manufacture of conductive transparent films and electronic or optoelectronic devices comprising same. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204951 | PHOSPHOR-CONTAINED SOLAR CELL AND METHOD THEREOF - A phosphor-contained solar cell comprises a photoelectric conversion layer for conversing the photo energy to electrical energy; a phosphor layer, disposed on at least one side of the photoelectric conversion layer, for improving the photoelectric conversion efficiency; the phosphor is up conversion phosphor or down conversion phosphor; wherein the up conversion phosphor is selected from X | 2012-08-16 |
20120204952 | FRONT SHEET OF SOLAR CELL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE COMPRISING THE SAME - A front sheet of solar cell, a method of manufacturing the same and a photovoltaic module are provided. The front sheet of solar cell can effectively block infrared rays (IRs) by forming an IR blocking layer including a cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) material on a substrate. Thus, an increase in temperature of a cell can be suppressed so that the power generation efficiency of the cell can be improved. Also, the multi-layered sheet can be configured so that a UV blocking layer including a fluorine-based polymer and a wavelength conversion material can be formed on the IR blocking layer. Thus, wavelengths of a UV region can be converted into wavelengths of a VR region so that the power generation efficiency of the cell can be improved, and discoloration and deformation caused by UVs can be prevented so that the weather resistance can be improved. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204953 | OPTICAL STRUCTURE WITH A FLAT APEX - A photovoltaic device having at least one active layer and a cover plate that contains on one side an array of optical structures and that is in optical contact with the light receiving surface of the active layer(s) in order to reduce the reflection losses of the surface. The plate or sheet may also be used in combination with luminescent molecules, which are inside or in contact with the plate, to improve the spectral response of the photovoltaic device. The optical relief structures having a base and a single flat apex that are connected by at least three n-polygonal surfaces where n is equal to 5 or higher. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204954 | QUADRATIC PHASE WEIGHED SOLAR RECEIVER - A leaky travelling wave array of optical elements provide a solar wavelength rectenna. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204955 | LEAKY MODE SOLAR RECEIVER USING CONTINUOUS WEDGE LENS - A leaky travelling wave array of optical elements provide a solar wavelength rectenna. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204956 | CORRECTION WEDGE FOR LEAKY SOLAR ARRAY - A leaky travelling wave array of optical elements provide a solar wavelength rectenna. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204957 | METHOD FOR GROWING AlInGaN LAYER - A method for growing an In | 2012-08-16 |
20120204958 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - A photovoltaic device includes a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and an active layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The active layer comprises a polyarylamine biscarbonate ester of Formula (I): | 2012-08-16 |
20120204959 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT COMPRISING BINUCLEAR RUTHENIUM COMPLEX DYE HAVING SUBSTITUTED BIPYRIDYL GROUP, AND PHOTOCHEMICAL CELL - The present invention relates to a binuclear ruthenium complex dye having a substituted bipyridyl group and represented by the general formula (1): | 2012-08-16 |
20120204960 | ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic photovoltaic cell including an anode, a cathode, and an organic active layer provided between the anode and the cathode and formed by using a solution containing a first p-type semiconductor material, an n-type semiconductor material and a solvent, wherein a difference between a solubility parameter of the first p-type semiconductor material and a solubility parameter of the solvent is from 2.9 to 6.5, and a difference between a solubility parameter of the n-type semiconductor material and the solubility parameter of the solvent is from 0 to 5. The organic photovoltaic cell of the present invention has high photovoltaic efficiency. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204961 | ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - Provided is an organic photovoltaic cell having a long lifetime. An organic photovoltaic cell | 2012-08-16 |
20120204962 | System and Method for Improved Hydrothermal Upgrading of Carbonaceous Material - Methods and apparatus are arranged to increase thermal efficiency, reduce waste water treatment, reduce net usage of fresh water, and improve operational reliability during direct hydrothermal upgrading of carbonaceous materials, including low-rank coals. Drain water collected from the hydrothermal upgrading system is passed through a reboiler system to generate steam which can be returned to the hydrothermal processor system for use therein. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204963 | FIRE SUPRESSION FLUID CIRCULATION SYSTEM - An arrangement for testing a fire suppression sprinkler system includes a supply conduit for supplying a fire suppression fluid to a plurality of sprinklers. A sensor senses a flow of fire suppression fluid through the supply conduit. A drain conduit drains fire suppression fluid when the fire suppression system is tested. A drain valve controls the flow of the fire suppression fluid so that when the fire suppression system is tested the fire suppression fluid is controlled to enter the drain conduit. A fire suppression fluid collection tank collects the fire suppression fluid which has entered the drain conduit for reintroducing the collected fire suppression fluid to the supply conduit. A circulation valve controls the flow of the fire suppression fluid so that when the fire suppression system is tested the fire suppression fluid enters the fire suppression fluid collection tank. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204964 | CONTROL OF OPERATION CONDITIONS WITHIN FLUIDIC SYSTEMS - The invention provides methods of controlling environmental conditions within a fluidic system, where such environmental conditions can affect the operation of the system in its desired function, and fluidic channels, devices, and systems that are used in practicing these methods. Such methods are generally directed to environmental control fluids, the movement of such fluids through these systems, and the interaction of these fluids with other components of the system, e.g., other fluids or solid components of the system. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204965 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A PROCESSING SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for controlling a processing system are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of controlling a processing system may include operating a vacuum pump coupled to a process chamber at a first baseline pump idle speed selected to maintain the process chamber at a pressure equal to a first baseline pump idle pressure; monitoring the pressure in the process chamber while operating the vacuum pump at the first baseline pump idle speed; and determining whether the first baseline pump idle pressure can be maintained in the process chamber when the vacuum pump is operating at the first baseline pump idle speed. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204966 | Fluidic interface - An embodiment of this disclosure relates to a fluidic interface for a fluid cartridge comprising a single cast comprising a fluidic needle. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204967 | Device For Ventilating A Compartment - A ventilation device for a compartment, preferably a compartment of an aircraft engine, the device including an air intake adapted to capture a flow of air outside the compartment, an air diffuser adapted to guide the air flow into the compartment, and an air distributor adapted to distribute the air flow within the compartment, the air distributor in this device being separated from the air diffuser, and being placed inside the compartment at a distance from the air diffuser | 2012-08-16 |
20120204968 | Priming System and Method for Dialysis Systems - The application is directed to an extracorporeal blood processing system capable of using dialysate to prime the system. A plastic molded compact manifold supports molded blood and dialysate fluidic pathways along with relevant sensors, valves and pumps. The compact manifold is also disposable in one embodiment and can be detachably installed in the dialysis machine. A two-way valve in the manifold is used to direct the dialysate flow through the blood circuit to prime the circuit for use in treatment. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204969 | PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE HAVING SUPPORT MEMBER WITH RECESSED AREAS - An apertured rupture disc support member ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120204970 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING PRESSURE IN AN INFLATABLE DEVICE - In one aspect, the invention provides a method for a user to adjust a pressure in an inflatable device. The method includes acts of adjusting the pressure in the inflatable device with a control device to a pressure preferred by the user, where the pressure preferred by the user has a first value, and establishing a first setting corresponding to the pressure preferred by the user with the control device, and automatically establishing a second setting corresponding to a second pressure having a second value once the first setting is established, where the second value differs from the first value by a predetermined amount. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204971 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPRESSED GAS FUEL HANDLING - A system includes a cooler configured to cool a first gas portion of a compressed gas fuel and discharge a cooled fluid. The cooled fluid comprises a cooled gas portion and a cooled liquid portion. The system also includes a separator configured to separate the cooled fluid into the cooled gas portion and the cooled liquid portion and a mixing tank configured to mix a second gas portion of the compressed gas fuel with the cooled gas portion in direct contact with one another to produce a superheated gas fuel. The superheated gas fuel comprises a degree of superheat above a lower threshold for a combustion system. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204972 | Strengthened Inlet/Outlet Swivel Union Fluid Conduit For A Hose Reel - The instant invention describes an improved inlet/outlet fluid conduit assembly having an inlet and outlet conduit for providing transportation of a fluid from a fluid supply source, i.e. a water spigot, to a fluid dispensing source, such as a hose. The inlet/outlet fluid conduit assembly uses a minimal number of interconnecting parts, thereby reducing the need for continued maintenance. When maintenance is required, the improved inlet/outlet fluid conduit assembly is quickly and easily disassembled to provide quick replacement of worn parts. In addition, the improved inlet/outlet fluid conduit assembly is constructed in such a manner that wear and tear of the outlet conduit resulting from long-term use is minimized. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204973 | SCHRADER VALVE/PRESTA VALVE DUAL-PURPOSE VALVE CAP - A Schrader (American) valve/Presta (French) valve dual-purpose valve cap includes a casing comprising an axle hole, an end portion, and a through hole; a rotating device comprising a rod-like body and two heads, each head having a screw hole, the screw hole of one head being adapted for receiving a Presta valve, the screw hole of the other head being adapted for receiving a Schrader valve, the rod-like body comprising an accommodation chamber, two through holes and an annular groove, the annular groove defining an annular air passage, the rod-like body defining a through hole; two O-shaped seal rings sealed the annular air passage; and a ball accommodated in the accommodation chamber; wherein two semispherical recesses respectively formed on an inside wall of the accommodation chamber; the ball has a radius smaller than the radius of the semispherical recesses and greater than the radius of the through hole of each of the two heads. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204974 | FLOW CONTROLLER - A flow controller includes a flow detection unit that includes a detection unit for detecting the flow rate of a fluid; and a flow control unit that is coupled to the flow detection unit and that is capable of adjusting the flow rate of the fluid. The detection sensor constituting the detection unit includes a thermal flow sensor using MEMS technology, and the flow rate of the fluid that has been detected by the detection sensor is output to a control unit. In addition, in the flow control unit, the supply state of air to a supply room is switched by each of a supply-use solenoid valve and an exhaust-use solenoid valve, and on the basis of the supply state of the air, a control valve opens and closes. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204975 | LEAK MITIGATION FOR PRESSURIZED BI-DIRECTIONAL SYSTEMS - A bi-directional pressurized system with devices for and configured to mitigate issues associated with leak and creep phenomena at various stages throughout the system, including valves and controls to distribute a leaked amount of fluid prior to delivery to a pressure-sensitive destination and a pressure relief valve to bring an initial pressure within an acceptable range for distribution to reach a target pressure is disclosed. A startup method for mitigating leakage of the system during a rest phase, including selectively reducing the initial pressure upstream of a pressure-sensitive destination, is disclosed. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204976 | Compressed Gas Regulator Apparatus - Regulators for regulating gas that is delivered in discrete charges from a tank that contains compressed gas to a paintball gun, marker, or other application that utilizes or is activated by pressure controlled discrete charges of gas. The regulator has holding, discharge, and fill configurations, controlled by the movement of a piston member in a pressurized chamber, and the activation of a poppet valve on the discharge of the system. One or two low side pressure relief members are provided to prevent the over-pressurization of the pressurized chamber. An externally threaded sleeve member is non-rotatably, but axially slidably received on a distal portion of the body of the regulator so that the sleeve member and distal portion may be axially slidably disengaged, and the regulator can be rotationally positioned so that the pressure gauge is easily viewed by an operator. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204977 | Self-Boosting, Non-Elastomeric Resilient Seal for Check Valve - A check valve for gas lift applications can be attached externally to a side pocket mandrel or can be a gas lift valve used in the mandrel. The valve has a seat with a non-elastomeric element and a metal element. A biasing element resiliently biases the non-elastomeric element to provide resiliency to the seal produced. A metal dart moves in the bore relative to the seat and allows or prevents flow through the valve body. When exposed to a first differential pressure, the dart engages the non-elastomeric element resiliently biased by the biasing element. When exposed to a greater differential pressure, the dart engages the metal element, which can be part of the valve in the bore. In one arrangement, the non-elastomeric element can be a thermoplatistic component with a metal spring energized seal as the biasing element. Alternatively, the non-elastomeric element can be the jacket of metal spring energized seal with a coil spring as the biasing element. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204978 | Management system for managing bulk material inside a silo - Management System for managing bulk material inside a silo, that includes: load cells bolted to brackets that are welded to the legs of the silo; an electronic device that measures the weight from the load cells and transmits that information via radio to a gateway that connects to the Internet, a photovoltaic panel to obtain power from solar energy; a set of Supercaps to operate at night-time, a thermistor to compensate for temperature, a XYZ accelerometer to detect movement of the silo and its inclination, a real time clock and a radio communications channel. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204979 | MULTI-CHANNEL STEPPED MOTOR OPERATED GAS ADJUSTING VALVE - A multi-channel stepped motor operated gas adjusting valve includes a valve shell, a reduction motor, a locator, a gas flow distributor and a locator rotation angle detecting mechanism. The gas flow distributor has a disk which is tightly attached to a hard hollow washer. An inner wall of the valve shell is provided with locating ends corresponding to a group of locating nodes to form the locator rotation angle detecting mechanism. Each locating node is placed corresponding to a gas flow distribution groove of the same sequence. The inner wall of the valve shell is also provided with stopping blocks at a beginning state and an ending state of the locator. The valve enables accurate control by utilizing an action position feedback signal and a control circuit, and enables multi-position stepped adjustment on gas flow rate upon multi-channel gas passages simultaneously. The valve can independently cut the multi-channel gas passages. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204980 | FUEL TANK SYSTEM AND FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - A fuel tank system comprises a fuel tank which stores a water soluble fuel in a liquid state, detection devices which detect a temperature and pressure inside of the fuel tank, and a moisture content estimation device for estimating the moisture content in the fuel inside of the fuel tank based on the temperature and pressure which were detected by the detection devices. Due to this, it is possible to detect the moisture content or the amount of moisture in the fuel even when using a water soluble fuel. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204981 | DRINKING AND DOMESTIC WATER SYSTEM - A drinking or domestic water system has a conduit system with a connection to a public water supply system, at least one riser conduit with at least one floor-by-floor conduit branching therefrom and at least one circular conduit branched in the flow direction of the water from the floor-by-floor conduit, at least one consumer connected in the circular conduit, and a return conduit into which the floor-by-floor conduit enters, by means of which it can be secured, avoiding high water consumption and thus operating costs, so that the water in the system meets hygienic conditions. The conduit system composed of supply conduit or riser conduit and return conduit forms a closed circulation conduit in which unit for cooling the water flowing through is integrated so that the drinking or domestic water can be cooled to a predetermined temperature. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204982 | WELD-LINE ELIMINATION ON MOLDED PLASTIC PARTS - An injection molded pump housing defines an interior chamber operable to contain pressurized fluid and to permit selective drainage of fluid from the chamber. The pump housing includes a unitary housing body presenting an outer margin, with the body including a drain-port boss. The boss defines a hole that extends axially therethrough and communicates with the chamber to thereby permit fluid drainage, with at least part of the boss being disposed along the outer margin of the body. The body includes a protrusion that extends outwardly from the boss to define a portion of the outer margin of the body and thereby prevent a weld-line from being formed on the boss, such that the boss is devoid of a weld-line. A method of injection molding an element so as to eliminate weld-lines in a hole-defining portion of the outer margin of the element is also disclosed. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204983 | PROCESSING DEVICE - A processing apparatus for performing a specified process on a target object at a predetermined process pressure, the apparatus having an evacuable processing chamber having a gas exhaust port formed in a bottom portion thereof, a mounting table provided within the processing chamber for holding the target object, a pressure control valve connected to the gas exhaust port, the pressure control valve including a slide-type valve body for changing an area of an opening region of a valve port, and a gas exhaust system connected to the pressure control valve. The pressure control valve is arranged such that a center axis of the mounting table lies within an opening region of the pressure control valve formed over a practical use region of a valve opening degree of the pressure control valve. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204984 | FUEL TANK FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention concerns a fuel tank ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120204985 | INTERNALLY DAMPENED PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE - A valve assembly for a fluid system is provided. The valve assembly includes a damping component to reduce undesired pressure fluctuations within the system. The valve assembly includes a valve guide member and a valve member at least partially situated around the valve guide member. The valve member may be slidable relative to the valve guide member. The valve member is configured to move between a first valve member position that substantially permits fluid flow from the fluid system through the valve assembly, and a second valve member position that substantially prevents fluid flow from the fluid system through the valve assembly. A metering hole is formed on the valve member and adapted to dampen the motion of the valve member from the first valve member position to the second valve member position. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204986 | WATER DETECTION DEVICE - A water sensing device for positioning at or over a waste outlet to provide an indication of the duration of water flow out of the outlet. The device may be configured as a plug or waste cover. The indication may be by light sources on the top surface of the device. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204987 | FAUCET ASSEMBLY - A faucet assembly has: a faucet body having a containment space with an opening, the opening having a water outlet with an assembly tube extending into the containment space; a connecting tube disposed in the containment space of the faucet body, an end of the connecting tube having a connecting section connected to the assembly tube, another end of the connecting section having a securing section adjacent to the opening, the securing section having an inner threaded section on an inner sidewall; and a tube-shaped coupling member having an axial connecting aperture, an end of the coupling member having an outer threaded section, another end of the coupling member having a narrowed section with an axial screw aperture connected to the connecting aperture, a screw member locked with the screw aperture, and the inner threaded section of the connecting tube locked with the outer threaded section of the coupling member. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204988 | PLUMBING FITTING TO CONTROL PEST INFESTATIONS IN BUILDINGS, ESPECIALLY TERMITES - A plumbing fitting ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120204989 | HYDROPHILIC END SEAL - A kit, apparatus, and method for sealing a junction between a manhole and a pipe within a sewer system are provided. In a first embodiment, the end of a pipe adjacent a manhole is sealed by the use of a pipe liner and a tubular sleeve made of a hydrophilic material. In a second embodiment, a majority of the area surrounding a junction of a pipe and a manhole is sealed by the use of a tubular sleeve made of a hydrophilic material including a flange portion, a pipe liner, and a manhole liner. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204990 | Sterile Docking Device, Medical Fluid Flow System With Sterile Docking Device and Method Of Using Same - Method and apparatus are disclosed for forming a sealed communication between conduits or conduit subassemblies, each of which has a wall with an exterior surface, and at least one of the walls includes an electrically conductive portion. The exterior surfaces may be brought into a facing relationship, and each conductive portion is heated sufficiently to sterilize the exterior surfaces of the walls by generating electrical current in the conductive portion, such as by application of a voltage or by induction. An aperture is then provided, as by an aperture-forming member, through the facing walls to provide communication between the conduits or conduit subassemblies. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204991 | Flexible Tube Comprising An Electronic Component - The invention relates to a flexible tube head ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120204992 | WATER PIPE FOR WHICH HYDROFORMING IS EMPLOYED, AND A PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed are a double water pipe manufactured via hydroforming and a method of manufacturing the same via hydroforming The method includes (a) inserting an inner pipe into an outer pipe made of steel, the inner pipe being made of a corrosion resistant material selected from among stainless steel, titanium and aluminum, and having a smaller outer diameter than an inner diameter of the outer pipe; (b) placing the outer pipe on a die unit and sealing opposite ends of the die unit with sealing members each having a through-hole connected to a fluid supply unit for supplying a fluid to the inner pipe; (c) supplying the fluid to the inner pipe to perform plastic expansion of the inner pipe and elastic expansion of the outer pipe; and (d) discharging the fluid from the inner pipe to allow frictional coupling between the inner pipe and the outer pipe through elastic restoration of the outer pipe. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204993 | CURVILINEAL CLOSED STRUCTURE PARTS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing includes a polygonal shape closed structure part with a bent shape in the longitudinal direction only by press forming. The method uses two metal plates for manufacturing a curvilineal closed structure part and includes a press forming process of forming straight or bent folding lines in the longitudinal direction of the two metal plates at positions corresponding to a polygonal bent shape with a flange formed at least at one of the ends of the width direction of each plate, a process of forming a closed structure by laying the two metal plates to overlap each other flange to flange and end to end for ends without flanges and by welding the portions laid to overlap each other in the longitudinal direction of the metal plates, and a process of forming a polygonal shape closed structure having a bent shape in the longitudinal direction by holding both ends of the closed structure and by compressing it toward its central axis. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204994 | HEAVY WALL STEEL PIPES WITH EXCELLENT TOUGHNESS AT LOW TEMPERATURE AND SULFIDE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING RESISTANCE - Embodiments of the present disclosure comprise carbon steels and methods of manufacturing thick walled pipes (wall thickness greater than or equal to about 35 mm) there from. In one embodiment, a steel composition is processed that yields an average prior austenite grain size greater than about 15 or 20 μm and smaller than about 100 μm. Using this composition, a quenching sequence is provided that yields a microstructure of greater than or equal to about 50% by volume, and less than or equal to about 50% by volume, lower bainite, without substantial ferrite, upper bainite, or granular bainite. After quenching, pipes may be tempered. The quenched and tempered pipes may exhibit yield strengths greater than about 450 MPa (65 ksi) or 485 (70 ksi). Mechanical property measurements find the quenched and tempered pipes suitable for 450 MPa grade and 485 MPa grade, and resistance to sulfide stress corrosion cracking. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204995 | Tube head provided with an air non-return grid - The present invention relates to a tube head for product of fluid to pasty consistency comprising
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20120204996 | Adhesive and Peripheral Systems and Methods for Medical Devices - A repeater system may control a pump by using a repeater and a user interface. An adhesive patch system may be used for affixing a pump or other object to a human body. Such an adhesive patch system may include two sets of adhesive members, each member including an adhesive material on at least one side so as to attach to the body. The members of the first set are spaced to allow the members of the second set to attach to the body in spaces provided between the members of the first set, and the members of the second set are spaced to allow members of the first set to detach from the body without detaching the members of the second set. Also, fill stations and base stations are provided for personal pump systems. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204997 | MONITORING INJECTOR OPERATION - Embodiments of the present invention monitor resistance to the movement of the ram and detect one or more injector operation conditions based on that resistance. Some embodiments automatically detect whether a syringe is present in each syringe chamber of an injector based on ram movement resistance so that subsequent steps in the inject process can be automatically initiated or delayed based on the presence or absence of the syringe(s). Other injector operation conditions that can be detected include the injector's syringe sleeve being misaligned for operation, the syringe's wiper being misaligned within the syringe barrel, an occlusion within the syringe, overpressure during injection, and so on. A common way to measure resistance of the ram's movement is how much current is required by the motor driving the ram. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204998 | CONTAINED TRANSFER OF MATERIALS - A coupler assembly ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120204999 | Method and device for contamination-free transport of pourable bulk product - A method for substantially contamination-free transport of pourable bulk product from a dosing unit into a container is proposed, wherein the dosing outlet of the dosing unit is connected in a detachable manner with the receiving inlet of the container, the dosing outlet and the receiving inlet are opened, and the bulk product is transported into the container from the dosing unit via its dosing outlet and via the receiving inlet of the container. The receiving inlet of the container is disposed at the dosing unit by means of an elastic joining element to prevent transfer of forces between the dosing unit and the container during the dosing process. A device for carrying out such a method is also proposed. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205000 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND ASSEMBLIES FOR FILLING DISPENSERS WITH SEMILIQUID MATERIALS - Described are filling station assemblies for filling dispensers with semiliquid materials, wherein the filling station assemblies include a housing with a drive system and a brake assembly, a shaft releasably coupled to the drive system and adjacent the brake assembly, and a push rod coupled to the shaft. The drive system includes a leveraging plate that is configured to couple to the shaft so as to lower the shaft and push rod from a rest position to an advanced position when a driving force is applied to the drive system. The brake assembly includes a friction surface that is configured to maintain the shaft and push rod in the advanced position when the driving force is removed from the drive system such that the shaft is released from the drive system. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205001 | VISCOUS-MATERIAL FILLING METHOD - A method and apparatus are disclosed for transferring and filling a viscous material from a container into a syringe while preventing the ingress of gas into the viscous material during the process of filling the syringe with the viscous material, but without requiring a housing for holding both the container and the syringe in an air-tight manner. The method includes inserting a plunger into the container that holds the viscous material and inserting a first plug, which permits gas flow in one direction, into the syringe. Then, the container is coupled to the syringe, a rod is inserted into the syringe such that the rod engages with the first plug, and the plunger is pushed within the container, thereby extruding the viscous material from the container. As a result, the extruded viscous material is transferred into the syringe and the syringe is filled with the viscous material. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205002 | Antiperspirant Compositions And Methods For Making Same - A consumer product comprising packaging including a product chamber and an outer jacket at least partially surrounding the product chamber; and an antiperspirant composition disposed within the product chamber, wherein the composition exhibits an average standard deviation of less than or equal to about 5 of penetration peak force measurements taken in accordance with a penetration test method as defined herein. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205003 | GAS FILLING DEVICE, GAS FILLING SYSTEM, GAS FILLING METHOD AND MOVING DEVICE - A gas filling device comprises a gas supplier configured to supply the gas to gas filler passages and a controller configured to separately open and close each of the valves provided in the respective gas filler passages, so as to control a gas flow supplied from the gas supplier, wherein the controller comprises a heat dissipation information acquirer configured to obtain heat dissipation information regarding heat dissipation capacity of each of the plurality of tanks and an in-tank information acquirer configured to obtain information regarding at least one of temperature and pressure in each of the plurality of tanks, and the controller is characterized to cause opening and closing the valves to allow communication between the separate gas filler passages, based on the heat dissipation information obtained by the heat dissipation information acquirer and the information in the tank obtained by the in-tank information acquirer. | 2012-08-16 |