| 36th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
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| 20090220639 | PREVENTING DISEASES IN INFANTS DELIVERED VIA CAESAREAN SECTION - The present invention provides the use of a composition comprising non-digestible oligosaccharide for the manufacture of a composition for enteral administration to an infant delivered via caesarean section. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220640 | Method of Supplementing Animals with Carotenoids by Drinking Water - The present invention provides a method of supplementing animals with carotenoids by drinking water, comprising the following steps of: (1) making yellow and/or red pigments into the microencapsulated dry powders or beadlets; (2) mixing the aforementioned microencapsulated dry powders or beadlets in a certain proportion and dissolving them in water to prepare for a pigment solution; (3) administering the prepared pigment solution to animals by drinking. The method of supplementing the carotenoids according to the present invention has the advantages of easy absorption, economical dosages of pigments, high efficiency of coloration, stable coloration and small effects on the process of pigments in comparison with conventional methods currently. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220641 | Selective starch feeding protocol - The present invention includes a method for improving milk production in a ruminant. An amount of ruminally digestible starch in relation to the dry matter of a feed is manipulated to include a first selected ratio of ruminally digestible starch in relation to the dry matter of the feed which is fed to the ruminant during a first time interval after parturition. After the first time interval, the amount of ruminally digestible starch component in the dry matter of the feed is adjusted to a second ratio, lower than the first ratio, and fed to the ruminant. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220642 | Compressible gum based delivery systems for the release of ingredients - A compressible chewing gum is formulated to include a delivery system providing modified release of at least one ingredient. The delivery system can be altered to provide the desired release. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220643 | METHOD OF PRODUCING BREAD - A method of producing bread includes a step of preparing an intermediate dough material comprising wheat flour, 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of rice flour to 100 parts by weight of the wheat flour, salt and free of skimmed powdered milk, a step of adding 80 to 120 parts by weight of hot water to 100 parts by weight of the wheat flour to the intermediate dough material, a step of kneading the intermediate dough material added the hot water, a step of cooling an intermediate dough prepared by kneading until an internal temperature thereof becomes −5 degree C. to 10 degree C. and storing the intermediate dough for 24 to 72 hours with the internal temperature thereof kept in the temperature region; and a step of adjusting a temperature of the intermediate dough cooled in the cooling/storing step to 13 degree C. to 30 degree C., and wherein the intermediate dough whose temperature is adjusted to the temperature range in the temperature-adjusting step is utilized as a part of an end dough of the bread. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220644 | MICROFOAMED FRESH DAIRY PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - The invention concerns a microfoamed fresh dairy product containing native defatted soluble seric proteins and microcrystalline cellulose, the overrun being less than 20%, the average diameter of the bubbles being less than 200 μm and the microfoamed fresh dairy product being stable for a period ranging between 12 days and 6 weeks, at a temperature between 1 and 10° C. The invention also concerns a method for making same. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220645 | Quality Enhancement of Coffee Beans by Acid and Enzyme Treatment - The subject invention provides methods for treating unroasted or green coffee beans to improve their quality of flavor to the palate, including reduced bitterness, better tasting, and improved aroma. In one embodiment, the invention pertains to the treatment of either green and un-dried, or green and dried, coffee beans with enzymes in a pH adjusted environment. According to the subject invention, the enzymes to be used, the pH of the treatment medium, and the times of treatment are parameters that are optimized based on different desired flavor and/or aroma outcomes. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220646 | Enzyme Formulations For Animal Feed - The present invention relates to a method for producing an improved enzyme containing product for use in the manufacture of animal feed. The present invention further provides a product obtainable by a method of the present invention, a method for preparing an animal feed comprising combining a product obtainable by a method of the present invention with suitable feed ingredients and an animal feed so produced. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220647 | Method for preventing of formation of abnormal odor in beverage composition - A beverage composition is disclosed that comprises a mixture of a protein hydrolysate and vitamin B2, and also contains an amount of ascorbic acid sufficient to prevent the generation of an off-flavor when the mixture is exposed to light. The off-flavor generated upon exposure to light can be reduced in accordance with the beverage composition of the present invention. Alss disclosed is a method for preventing an off-flavor in a beverage composition containing a protein hydrolysate and vitamin B2, and a process for producing a beverage composition containing a protein hydrolysate and vitamin B2. Furthermore, an agent for preventing an off-flavor in a beverage composition containing a protein hydrolysate and vitamin B2, wherein the agent comprises ascorbic acid as an active ingredient is disclosed. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220648 | Nutritional additive for animals - The present invention relates to a method for producing a co-granulate of mono calcium phosphate and gypsum comprising: providing a mixture of at least burnt lime and gypsum and granulating said mixture with an aqueous solution of phosphoric acid. The invention further relates to a granulate obtainable according to the above method for both compound feed and premixes. Further, according to the invention a mixture of at least CaCO | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220649 | Nutritionally Balanced Food or Beverage Product - A nutritionally balanced food or beverage product suitable for use as a partial or total meal replacement, wherein for any given quantity consumed the relative ratios of calories, protein, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate, sugar, fibre and one or more vitamins and minerals are nutritionally balanced. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220650 | CAPSULE FOR THE PREPARATION OF A BEVERAGE - Capsule for the preparation of a beverage in a beverage machine comprising an enclosure ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220651 | METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING FOODS AND DRINKS - This invention relates to the labeling of wine for descriptive, educational, and informational purposes. Specifically, in preferred embodiments, labels are provided that display graphically the multifactorial components of taste intensity, taste location on the palate, and tasting descriptors, optionally with supplementary information (type of grape, region where wine is produced, smell of the wine, etc). The methods described herein are further extended to a wide variety of foods and drinks. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220652 | Meat Brines - Disclosed are methods for treating brine products with ultrasonic energy. The methods may be utilized to prepare a reduced viscosity brine product. The methods also may be used to prepare an enhanced meat product by combining a meat product with the reduced viscosity brine product. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220653 | Shortening system - A shortening system, such as a spray shortening system; for instance, a shortening system containing unhydrogenated or non-hydrogenated vegetable oil, such as a highly unsaturated, non-hydrogenated or unhydrogenated vegetable oil, e.g., soybean oil or canola oil and a minimum or minor amount (e.g., by weight about 3-10%, advantageously about 3-7%, more advantageously about 3-6% or about 3-5% or less than about 6% or less than about 8%) of conserved trans monoglyceride and/or diglyceride, advantageously a monoglyceride or a mono- and diglyceride that is mostly monoglyceride, based on a highly unsaturated ‘oil, such as a highly unsaturated vegetable oil, e.g., canola or soybean oil,’ which has been selectively and partially hydrogenated so as to result in conservation of the geometric isomer of the C18:1 ester, namely the C18:1t or elaidic ester, as well as to methods for making and using such a shortening system, products from the use of such a shortening system, and the monoglyceride and/or diglyceride constituent of the shortening system, and methods for making and uses thereof. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220654 | FILLED, BAKED CRISPY SNACK HAVING A HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT - A shelf-stable, filled, baked crispy snack which possesses a crispy textured casing and a moist, soft textured filling over a prolonged period of time is obtained by formulating a casing which when baked has a high glass temperature (Tg) at a high moisture content. Increasing the degree of starch gelatinization to increase the Tg may be achieved during baking and by the addition of a pregelatinized starch. The high Tg baked casing permits the use of a high moisture content filler in high amounts to provide a shelf-stable substantial textural dichotomy in the filled, baked, crispy snack. The filled, baked snack exhibits an unexpectedly high resistance to deformation or peak force at high baked casing moisture contents. The baked snack is ready-to-eat out of the packaging and does not have to be toasted, microwaved or further baked, cooked, or heated for consumption, or to achieve a crisp textured casing. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220655 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING GUT WITH MARKS AND A MEAT PRODUCT WITH MARKS, GUT AND MEAT PRODUCTS THUS OBTAINED - The invention describes a process to produce a casing with marks and a meat product with marks. Said process starts from a casing by way of pleated tubular wrapping, where a colouring composition is impregnated on at least one sector of its surface to produce a casing with marks, which is optionally transferred to the stuffed meat product in said casing. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220656 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CENTER-FILLED CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS - The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for the production of center-filled confectionery pieces. The apparatus includes an extruder, a feedback system, and a forming device. The feedback system ensures that a strand of center-filled confectionery produced by the extruder has a substantially uniform size when the strand enters the forming device. The forming device forms the strand into center-filled confectionery pieces having 15%-25% by weight of a center-fill material without producing leakers. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220657 | Automatic Pizza Shaping Conveyor Device and Method - An automatic pizza shaping conveyor device and process of making a pizza are disclosed. The device has a dough machine, a shaping component, a heater and a conveyor. The dough machine receives handmade dough or machine-kneaded dough and processes the dough into pizza ready dough. The processed dough is sent by the conveyor to the shaping component, which processes the dough into 45 wedges and receives toppings which are added to the wedges. The heater then receives the wedges to which the toppings have been added, heats and cooks the wedges to produce the completed pizza product. The process takes uncooked or raw dough and produces an elongate sheet of pizza dough, cuts alternately oriented 45 degree shaped pie-shaped segments from the sheet of dough, but keeps the segments touching each other, applies pizza sauce, cheese and other ingredients to the cut segments to produce coated segments, and then conveys the coated segments through an oven. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220658 | Removal of cooking oil from the fried food by centrifugation process - The invention consists in a process for removing cooking oil from food. The cooked food is positioned in a rotatable basket and the basket is rotated whilst air flows over the food, to remove a substantial portion of the cooking oil from the body of the food. The food is then removed from the basket. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220659 | EQUIPMENT FOR THE PREPARATION OF A HOT BEVERAGE - Equipment ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220660 | Process and Installation for Making a Restructured Meat Article, Device for Compacting Meat Fragments and Device for Compressing an Unfinished Meat Article - In the process, at least one piece of meat is destructured by fragmenting it, and the meat fragments are transformed into a restructured meat article. The fragments are transformed into a restructured meat article by: forming a block of meat fragments by cohesive compaction of the meat fragments; removing at least a portion of the block, termed a preform; and compressing the preform between complementary surfaces for molding the preform. The meat fragment compacting device comprises two conveyor belts for cohesive compaction of the meat fragments, the belts converging from upstream to downstream relative to a direction of movement of the meat fragments. The device for compressing a preform for a meat article comprises pistons having surfaces for molding the preform, which surfaces vary from one piston to another. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220661 | MICROPOROUS CRYSTALLINE MATERIAL, ZEOLITE ITQ-37, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE - The present invention relates to a microporous crystalline material characterized in that it has the following chemical composition in the calcined from: | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220662 | ISOSORBIDE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS FLAVOR MODIFIERS, TASTANTS, AND TASTE ENHANCERS - The present invention provides isosorbide derivatives having the formula shown below and certain subgenera or species thereof, as flavor or taste modifiers, particularly, savory (“umami”) taste modifiers, savory flavoring agents and savory flavor enhancers in foods, beverages, and other comestible compositions, | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220663 | Process and composition of preparing granular sucralose for emulating table sugar - A low-calorie solid, pourable composition for emulating sugar, the composition comprising an intense sweetener and at least one low-calorie bulking agent selected from maltodextrin, magnesium oxide, magnesium carbonate, calcium stearate, colloidal silicon dioxide and starch or combinations thereof, and a process for the preparation of said composition. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220664 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SWEETENERS - A sweetener in the dried form is described. Methods for drying sweetener in the liquid form into sweetener in the dried form are presented. The methods may include introducing the sweetener in the liquid form into a gas stream and recovering sweetener in the dried form from the gas stream. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220665 | Citrus fruit fibers in processed meat - The current invention relates to a mixture of citrus fruit fibers and soy protein flour, use of such mixtures in processed meat and to increase the functionality of soy protein flour. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220666 | Utilization of stabilized bran in high protein products - The present invention relates to meat product compositions, including meat analog products, including at least one type of bran material as a meat extender. Use of the bran material, such as a stabilized rice bran, provides an extender with added nutritional and cost-effective benefits, while retaining the organoleptic properties of the resulting meat product or meat analog product composition. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220667 | Herbal formulations and methods for supplementing caffeinated beverages - Herbal formulations for use in caffeinated beverages are disclosed. A formulation for improving cognitive functions can include | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220668 | CLARIFIED TEA EXTRACT AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A method of making a clarified tea extract to reduce the cloudiness of a beverage containing the clarified tea extract by producing an aqueous tea extract that contains tea insolubles, adding a food-acceptable acid and a salt to the aqueous tea extract simultaneously and thereafter holding the aqueous tea extract with minimal agitation to produce a precipitate and clarifying the aqueous tea extract. Another method of making a clarified tea extract by adding a base to extraction water, contacting the base-containing extraction water with a tea source to produce an aqueous tea extract, adding a food-acceptable acid to the aqueous tea extract, and thereafter holding the aqueous tea extract with minimal agitation to produce a precipitate and clarifying the aqueous tea extract. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220669 | Low Trans Fat Oil Blend - A low trans fat oil blend is prepared with partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, palm kernel oil and palm oil. The oil blend comprises: at least about 50% partially hydrogenated vegetable oil having a trans fatty acid content from about 2% to about 8%, from about 20% to about 50% palm kernel oil, and from about 5% to about 20% palm oil. The low trans fat oil blend can be used to make a low trans fat margarine, or a spread. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220670 | PROMOTER-BASED SILENCING - The present invention relates to unique strategies and constructs for producing a nucleic acid product that downregulates or prevents expression of a desired target polynucleotide. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220671 | Soybean Cultivar 7614385 - A soybean cultivar designated 7614385 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 7614385, to the plants of soybean 7614385, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 7614385 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 7614385 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 7614385, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 7614385 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 7614385 with another soybean cultivar. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220672 | Soybean Cultivar 306924721 - A soybean cultivar designated 306924721 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 306924721, to the plants of soybean 306924721, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 306924721 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 306924721 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 306924721, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 306924721 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 306924721 with another soybean cultivar. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220673 | Soybean Cultivar 7043182 - A soybean cultivar designated 7043182 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 7043182, to the plants of soybean 7043182, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 7043182 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 7043182 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 7043182, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 7043182 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 7043182 with another soybean cultivar. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220674 | Egg protein product - An expanded extruded high protein product comprising an extrudate of a composition comprising about 10-50% by dry weight of egg white and about 50-90% by dry weight of an edible starch, wherein the product has a moisture content of less than 8%, a protein content of at least 10%, and a density of less than 100 grams per liter. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220675 | Apparatus for producing a biomimetic coating on a medical implant - An apparatus for producing a biomimetic coating on an implantable article is provided. The apparatus includes an outer reactor for containing a biomimetic coating solution and an inner reactor arranged within the outer reactor. The inner reactor is smaller than the outer reactor so as to define a space between the inner and outer reactors. The apparatus also includes a pump system for circulating the biomimetic coating solution. The pump system is arranged to operate in the space between the inner and outer reactors. The inner reactor includes a flow control system that is selectively operable to control the flow of biomimetic coating solution between the outer and inner reactors. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220676 | Multi-stage coating device for moulded bodies - The invention relates to a quasi-continuously operating coating device for the coating of moulded bodies, in particular for pharmaceutical products, such as tablets, drops, pressed moldings and granulates. The coating device comprises a rotating coating drum, divided into several drum longitudinal sections by a transport element, whereby the introduction of the process medium for all segments occurs individually and depending on the appropriate stage of the coating process. The moulded bodies are conveyed through the drum in an axial direction by means of said transport element. In an ideal embodiment the transport element is in the form of a cylindrical screw. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220677 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COVERED STENT - A method of manufacturing a covered stent having a sufficiently thick covering to retain a therapeutically effective amount of a therapeutic agent. The covering is applied to the entire outer surface of the stent to provide sufficient volume for retention of the therapeutic agent. In certain embodiments, the stent has a plurality of openings that are covered by the covering. The invention is particularly suited for certain applications, such as for the manufacture of non-vascular stents. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220678 | Positive electrode for use in lithium cell and lithium cell using the same - A positive electrode for use in a lithium battery using water as a dispersion medium, not causing a problem of deteriorating the battery performance due to corrosion of a collector or the like and not forming unevenness on the coating surface, as well as a lithium battery using the positive electrode, the positive electrode used being formed from a positive electrode paste containing a positive electrode active material represented by the following formula (I), a binder ingredient comprising a water dispersible elastomer and a water soluble polymer as a viscosity improver, water as a dispersion medium and a dispersing agent: | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220679 | Display apparatus, and display apparatus manufacturing method and apparatus - A method of manufacturing a display apparatus including an optical element having an optical material layer between a first electrode and a second electrode which are formed on a substrate, includes an aligning step of making the substrate oppose a plate which has a wettability changeable layer and to which a droplet of an optical material containing liquid sticks in accordance with a pattern based on a difference in wettability. The substrate and the plate are aligned with each other, and the droplet is bring into contact with the substrate to transfer the droplet to the substrate side, thereby forming the optical material layer. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220680 | OLED DEVICE WITH SHORT REDUCTION - A method of making an OLED device includes providing a substrate having a first electrode into a controlled environment; baking the substrate in the controlled environment to remove moisture; forming an inorganic short reduction layer over the moisture reduced substrate in the controlled environment after baking the substrate, such short reduction layer having a resistivity greater than the resistivity of the first electrode; forming an organic electroluminescent media over the moisture reduced substrate in the controlled environment; forming a second electrode over the organic electroluminescent media in the controlled environment wherein the OLED device is formed; and encapsulating the OLED device. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220681 | Method for Production of a Multi-Layered Object - Described is a process for the production of a multi-layer object ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220682 | CATALYSTS FOR FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS USING ELECTROLESS DEPOSITION - The present disclosure is directed to a process for electroless deposition of metal atoms on an electrode. The process includes treating a carbon-containing support by contacting the carbon-containing support with a treatment, impregnating the carbon-containing support with a precursor metal component to form seed sites on the carbon-containing support, and depositing metal atoms on the seed sites through electroless deposition by contacting the carbon-containing support with a metal salt and a reducing agent. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220683 | Method of manufacturing electronic part and electronic part - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an electronic part in which on that side of an insulating member sandwiched between conductor film and a lower conductor layer which is adjacent to the conductor film, a conductor portion connected from the lower conductor layer is exposed. In this method, an opening portion having the lower conductor layer as a bottom is formed on the formed area of the conductor portion from the conductor film side, and metal plating is grown from the bottom of the opening portion with the lower conductor layer as an electrode. After this metal plating has reached the conductor film to thereby form a conductor portion in the opening portion, the metal plating is grown on the upper surfaces of the conductor film and the conductor portion with the conductor film and the conductor portion as electrodes, to thereby form a thickness enough to form an upper conductive layer. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220684 | PROCESS OF APPLYING A COATING SYSTEM - A coating process for an article having a substrate formed of a metal alloy that is prone to the formation of a secondary reaction zone (SRZ). The coating process forms a coating system that includes an aluminum-containing overlay coating and a stabilizing layer between the overlay coating and the substrate. The overlay coating contains aluminum in an amount greater by atomic percent than the metal alloy of the substrate, such that there is a tendency for aluminum to diffuse from the overlay coating into the substrate. The stabilizing layer is predominantly or entirely formed of at least one platinum group metal (PGM), namely, platinum, rhodium, iridium, and/or palladium. The stabilizing layer is sufficient to inhibit diffusion of aluminum from the overlay coating into the substrate so that the substrate remains essentially free of an SRZ that would be deleterious to the mechanical properties of the alloy. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220685 | MIRROR WITH EPOXY PAINT LAYER HAVING GOOD RESISTANCE TO HANDLING - Mirrors having a glass substrate, a silver coating layer on a surface of the glass substrate and an exposed epoxy paint layer overlaying the silver coating layer. The mirrors show a scratch resistance determined by the Clemen test showing scratches of less than 10 μm when applying a weight of 1500 g; a hardness determined by the Persoz pendulum of at least 250 s; and a commercially acceptable resistance to at least three glues amongst oxime, alcoxy, MS polymer and rubber. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220686 | COMPRESSED AIR SPRAY GLUE GUN - An adhesive spray gun is provided for spraying an adhesive material into a web-like pattern over a substantial distance. The spray gun comprises an adhesive pathway for receiving an adhesive material and a heating element for melting the adhesive material into an adhesive stream. The spray gun further comprises an air pathway for an airstream, and a nozzle including ends of the adhesive pathway and the air pathway. The adhesive pathway and the air pathway are configured within the nozzle such that the air stream and adhesive stream exit the nozzle in a substantially laminar direction relative to one another. By providing an air stream flowing substantially laminar to the adhesive stream, in accordance with the Venturi Effect, a bead of adhesive is drawn from the adhesive stream into the air stream. The bead of adhesive is strewn and extended into a fine strand which may travel over a substantial distance to achieve a web-like pattern on the surface of impact. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220687 | BLISTER PACKAGE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A system and method for providing adhesive to a pre-formed blister tray having shoulders and recesses between the shoulders, the system having at least one pallet, each pallet of the at least one pallet having with holes to accommodate recesses within the blister tray and support for the shoulders of the blister tray; a pallet loading station for loading the pallet with the pre-formed blister tray; a printer unit for printing adhesive to the shoulders of the blister tray; a drying station for drying the adhesive; and an unloading station for unloading blister trays with adhesive printed on the shoulders thereof. Further a pallet for use in the system. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220688 | DRYWALL TAPE AND JOINT COMPOUND DISPENSER - A dispenser for dispensing drywall tape and joint compound includes a first port configured to deposit the joint compound on a first region of the tape at a first thickness, and to deposit the joint compound on a second region of the tape at a second thickness, wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220689 | ARTICLES HAVING IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE - The present application relates to a method for enhancing metal corrosion resistance of a metal deposited on a substrate, the method comprises contacting the metal coated substrate with a treating composition comprising a film forming organic component which treating composition forms a hydrophobic film on the metal coated substrate with a thickness of less than 1 μm. Furthermore, the present application relates to a method for making a mirror comprising a substrate having a metal coated thereon, the method comprises contacting the metal coated substrate with a treating composition comprising a film forming organic component which treating composition forms a hydrophobic film on the metal coated substrate with a thickness of less than 1 μm. Preferably, the film forming organic component is selected from the group consisting of an aromatic triazole compound and a silicone resin. In addition the present application relates to the products obtainable by these methods. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220690 | COMPOSITE POLYAMIDE MEMBRANE WITH BRANCHED POLY(ALKYLENE OXIDE) MODIFIED SURFACE - Composite membranes that exhibit long-term resistance to biofouling comprise a porous support and a crosslinked polyamide discriminating layer having an external surface, the discriminating layer comprising a branched poly(alkylene oxide) (PAO) polymer attached to its external surface. The branched PAO polymer typically has the structure of a molecular comb or brush, and is made by polymerization of a PAO macromonomer of the following formula: | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220691 | Evaporation apparatus and thin film forming method using the same - Provided are an evaporation apparatus and a thin film forming method using the same. The evaporation apparatus and the thin film forming method are used to form a uniform thin film, even for a large substrate, and can be easily employed without changing equipment even if a substrate size is changed. The evaporation apparatus includes a first evaporation source, a second evaporation source separated from the first evaporation source, and a compensation member disposed between a target object and the first and second evaporation sources. The compensation member performs a linear movement simultaneously with the first and second evaporation sources. The compensation member includes a first compensation plate disposed in a position corresponding to the first evaporation source, and a second compensation plate disposed in a position corresponding to the second evaporation source. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220692 | METHOD OF SUBSTRATE TREATMENT, RECORDING MEDIUM AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS - A method of processing a substrate by a substrate processing apparatus is disclosed. The substrate processing apparatus includes a processing container including a first space where a first processing gas or a second processing gas is supplied onto the substrate and a second space formed around the first space; a first exhaust unit configured to evacuate the first space; and a second exhaust unit configured to evacuate the second space. The method includes a first step of supplying the first processing gas into the first space; a second step of discharging the first processing gas from the first space; a third step of supplying the second processing gas into the first space; and a fourth step of discharging the second processing gas from the first space; wherein the pressure in the second space is adjusted by a pressure-adjusting gas supplied into the second space. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220693 | Water-Based Inks for Ink-Jet Printing - The present invention relates to (A) a water dispersion for ink-jet printing including particles of a waster-insoluble crosslinked polymer which contain a colorant, and a water-insoluble organic compound, wherein the water-insoluble crosslinked polymer is (1) a polymer produced by crosslinking a water-insoluble polymer with a crosslinking agent; (2) a polymer produced by crosslinking 100 parts by weight of the water-insoluble polymer with 0.5 to 9.5 parts by weight of the crosslinking agent; or (3) a polymer having a weight-average segment molecular weight of from 1,400 to 20,000 as calculated from [(weigh-average molecular weight of the water-insoluble polymer)/(number of molar equivalents of the crosslinking agent to be reacted with 1 mol of the water-insoluble polymer+1)]; (B) an ink for ink-jet printing containing the above water dispersion which is excellent in gloss and storage stability; and (C) particles of the water-insoluble crosslinked polymer. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220694 | AQUEOUS INKJET INK AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An embodiment of the invention is concerned with an aqueous inkjet ink containing an ink solvent containing water and a water-soluble organic solvent containing glycerin and triethylene glycol and a pigment dispersed in the ink solvent. The water-soluble organic solvent accounts for from 30 to 80% by weight of the ink solvent, a weight of the triethylene glycol is from 0.5 to 1.5 times the weight of the glycerin, and the pigment is blended in an amount of from 2 to 20% by weight of the total weight of the ink. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220695 | METHOD OF FORMING OPAQUE LAYER, RECORDING PROCESS, INK SET, INK CARTRIDGE, AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A method of forming an opaque layer includes forming a first layer by discharging droplets of an ink composition containing a metallic pigment on a record medium by an ink-jet recording process and forming a second layer by discharging droplets of an ink composition containing a white pigment on the record medium by an ink-jet recording process. The opaque layer is formed on the record medium on the side where the first layer and the second layer are formed in a region where the first layer and the second layer overlap each other. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220696 | Compositions for Forming Reflecting Layer Having Organic Silver Complexes, and Method for Preparing Reflecting Layer Using Same - The present invention relates to compositions for forming reflecting layer having organic silver complexes, and method for preparing reflecting layer using the same. More specifically, it relates to compositions for forming reflecting layer including silver complexes that have distinct structures and the method for preparing reflecting layer, where primary coating is applied to promote the adhesive force to materials such as plastic, ceramic, metal, etc. and then a high-reflecting layer is formed by using the silver coating fluid, followed by transparent coating for protection. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220697 | Washcoat composition and methods of making and using - Washcoat compositions and methods for the preparation and use thereof. A washcoat composition comprising a soluble washcoat salt species, a polar organic solvent, and an insoluble particulate material is disclosed. Also disclosed is a substrate at least partially coated with the inventive washcoat composition. A method for making a washcoat composition comprising contacting a soluble washcoat salt species, a polar organic solvent, and an insoluble particulate material is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for coating a substrate with a washcoat, the method comprising contacting at least a portion of a substrate with the inventive washcoat composition. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220698 | NANOPARTICLES OF RARE EARTH OXIDES - Rare earth compositions comprising nanoparticles are described along with various nanotechnology applications of such nanoparticles. The compositions of the nanomaterials discussed may include scandium (Sc), yttrium (Y), lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), and lutetium (Lu). | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220699 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND COATING MATERIAL USED FOR THE METHOD - A method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure includes the steps of: forming the outer periphery of a ceramic structure having a plurality of cells separated by ceramic porous partition walls into a predetermined shape; applying a coating material containing at least a ceramic powder, water, and a high-boiling additive having a higher boiling point than that of water on an outer periphery of the cell structure | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220700 | Coating Composition And Method Of Application - A coating composition is provided to improve the integrity of paint coatings applied to a substrate. The composition comprises a polyurethane uniformly mixed with a polysulfide. The disclosed subject matter may be utilized as an aircraft substrate is provided with a primer coating applied. The coating composition is then applied over the primer coating. Lastly, a top paint coating is applied over the coating composition to complete the layering process. The coating composition provides the top paint coat with the ability to flex and deflect when stresses are applied by adverse environmental conditions. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220701 | LIQUID APPLICATION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND LIQUID APPLICATION METHOD - The liquid application apparatus applies liquid to media of a plurality of types having different widths in a widthwise direction that is perpendicular to a direction of conveyance of the media. The liquid application apparatus includes: a liquid application member which has an application surface applying the liquid to the media; and a liquid holding member which has a plurality of recesses arranged in the widthwise direction, a plurality of liquid supply ports arranged respectively in the recesses, and a plurality of liquid discharge ports arranged respectively in the recesses, the liquid holding member forming a plurality of liquid chambers with the recesses by abutting against the application surface of the liquid application member. The liquid is supplied through the liquid supply ports and discharged through the liquid discharge ports, respectively and independently for the liquid chambers as selected in accordance with one of the widths of the media so that the liquid is applied only to a region that is inside a range of the one of the widths of the media, of the application surface of the liquid application member. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220702 | METHOD FOR PREPARING METAL OXIDE CRYSTALLINE NANOPARTICLE FILMS FOR DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL PHOTOANODES - A method for manufacturing a dye sensitized nanocrystal film having the steps of exposing a tin oxide layer on a surface of a substrate to a flame for a time sufficient to form a layer of mesoporous, crystalline titanium oxide on the fluorinated tin oxide layer followed by sintering the substrate at a temperature of from about 300 to about 500° C. The flame contains a fuel gas, such as ethylene and oxygen and titanium organometallic. The concentration of titanium organometallic is from about 10 to about 2000 ppm. During the flame exposure step, the substrate is rotated about a central axis at a speed of from about 100 to about 600 RPM, and the flame is kept at a constant distance from the surface of the substrate. The temperature of the substrate is maintained at a temperature of less than 200° C. via the rotation and jets of gas. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220703 | OPERATING METHOD FOR AN ATOMISER AND A CORRESPONDING COATING APPARATUS - The invention relates to an operating method for an atomiser ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220704 | POWDER COATING SYSTEM FOR MDF PANELS - The present invention provides a process for powder coating shelving panels made of MDF or other particle board materials, peg board panels and other articles made of MDF, peg board or other wood-based products. The process comprises first mounting of the panel on a hanger assembly attachable to an overhead conveyor. The panel is passed through a preheat oven having a temperature of preferably from about 260° F. to about 280° F. for a period of from about 15 minutes to about 30 minutes. The preheated panel preferably having a surface temperature preferably of about 110° F. to 112° F. is then carried through a powder coating booth on a preferred hanger assembly where electrostatically charged particles are sprayed onto the surfaces of the panel. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220705 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC EL DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for manufacturing an organic EL display device is provided, which includes forming a first emission layer via a hole injection transport layer over a substrate having first, second and third anode electrodes formed thereon, irradiating the second and third anode electrodes with light, to remove the first emission layer selectively to expose the hole injection transport layer on the second and third anode electrodes, forming a second emission layer, on the first emission layer and on the exposed hole injection transport layer, irradiating the third anode electrode with light to remove the second emission layer selectively, to expose the hole injection transport layer on the third anode electrode, forming a third emission layer, on the second emission layer and on the exposed hole injection transport layer, and forming a cathode electrode over the first, second and third anode electrodes via at least one of the emission layers. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220706 | Film-Formation Method and Manufacturing Method of Light-Emitting Device - A film-formation method whereby a minute pattern thin film can be formed on a deposition substrate, without provision of a mask between a material and the deposition substrate. Moreover, a light-emitting element is formed by such a film-formation method, and a high-definition light-emitting device can be manufactured. Through a film-formation substrate in which a reflective layer, a light-absorbing layer and a material layer are formed, the light-absorbing layer is irradiated with light, so that a material contained in the material layer is deposited on a deposition substrate which is disposed to face the film-formation substrate. Since the reflective layer is selectively formed, a film to be deposited on the deposition substrate can be selectively formed with a minute pattern reflecting the pattern of the reflective layer. A wet process can be employed for formation of the material layer. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220707 | LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNING AGENT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE EMPLOYING IT - To provide a liquid crystal aligning agent useful to obtain a liquid crystal alignment film excellent in liquid crystal alignment properties, alignment controlling power and rubbing resistance, having high voltage retention characteristics and having reduced charge accumulation, and a liquid crystal display device which is less susceptible to display failure, to lowering of contrast or to image persistence. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220708 | SYSTEM FOR LENTICULAR PRINTING - A method of making a printed product having an optical effect based on light refraction has the steps of applying an embossable coating to face of a substrate in an image zone, embossing an optical structure in the embossable coating, curing the embossed coating, and printing an image on the substrate in the image zone. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220709 | SHEET FOR THERMAL TRANSCRIPTION - A sheet for thermal transcription including a substrate ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220710 | PROCESS OF MAKING A MICROTUBE AND MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES FORMED THEREWITH - A process for producing a micromachined tube (microtube) suitable for microfluidic devices. The process entails isotropically etching a surface of a first substrate to define therein a channel having an arcuate cross-sectional profile, and forming a substrate structure by bonding the first substrate to a second substrate so that the second substrate overlies and encloses the channel to define a passage having a cross-sectional profile of which at least half is arcuate. The substrate structure can optionally then be thinned to define a microtube and walls thereof that surround the passage. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220711 | Bio-degradable cup and method for making the same - A bio-degradable cup includes an IXPE foam cup and a paper cup which is securely received in the foam cup. The paper cup includes a bio-degradable film coated to an inside thereof. The paper cup is made from a paperboard with a bio-degradable film coated and the paperboard is cut, folded and heat-pressed to be the paper cup. The foam cup is made from a foam board made by IXPE and the foam board is cut, shaped and folded into pieces and each piece is made to be the foam cup by way of heat pressing. A heat treatment is applied to an inside of the foam cup to obtain a sticky inner surface of the foam cup and the paper cup is securely connected to the sticky inner surface of the foam cup. A lip is made around an outer top edge of the foam cup. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220712 | Polyester composition comprising silica particles and use thereof for making packaging articles - The polymeric composition comprising (A) a polyester resin and (B) micrometrical silica particles, preferably particles made of cristobalite or quartz, dispersed in the polyester resin preferably at concentration of at least 2 wt %. The polyester resin preferably comprises a PET homo or copolymer. Packaging articles, especially biaxially stretched blow moulded containers, made with the said polymeric composition exhibit high opacity to UV and visible light radiations as well as improved barrier properties to O | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220713 | High Strength Foam Glass - Disclosed herein are foam glasses and compositions comprising such foam glasses, which can be used, for example, in structural applications. The foam glass can have one or more properties, such as a density ranging from about 20 Ib/ft | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220714 | RESIN-COATED SEAMLESS ALUMINUM CAN AND RESIN-COATED ALUMINUM ALLOY LID - The present invention provides a resin coated seamless aluminum can and a resin coated aluminum can lid having adhesiveness and corrosion resistance by applying a non-chromium chemical conversion coated film to an aluminum alloy sheet and by applying an organic resin layer to the non-chromium chemical conversion coated film. For this end, an organic-inorganic composite surface treated layer containing 2 to 20 mg/m | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220715 | TITANIUM DIOXIDE BASED COLOUR CONCENTRATE FOR POLYESTER MATERIALS - The invention is directed to a titanium dioxide based colour concentrate, suitable for colouring polyester materials, said concentrate comprising, based on the weight of the concentrate, more than 50% of titanium dioxide, up to 20% of at least one wax selected from the group of glycerol monostearate, hydrogenated castor oil and polyethoxylated glycols, and up to 30% of at least one polyester. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220716 | LINE OF SIGHT HOSE COVER - A hose cover for a high pressure hose is disclosed. The hose cover includes an outer sheath and an inner sheath disposed within the outer sheath. The inner and outer sheaths have a woven construction, each have a plurality of warp threads, and a weft thread that it interwoven between the warp threads. The weft thread is woven between the warp threads of the inner and outer sheaths in a pattern such that weft thread is shared between the inner and outer sheath and the inner and outer sheaths are interwoven together. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220717 | CONTAINERS HAVING CROSSLINKED BARRIER LAYERS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Coated articles that can include one or more coating layers, and methods of making thereof, are disclosed herein. One or more coating layers can include a UV-curable material and a crosslinking initiator. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220718 | FUEL CONTAINER - Provided is a fuel container containing a biodiesel fuel comprising at least one fatty acid ester selected from the group consisting of fatty acid methyl esters and fatty acid ethyl esters, wherein the fuel container is made of a multilayer structure wherein layers of high density polyethylene (a) are located on both sides of a layer of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (c) via layers of adhesive resin (b). This fuel container is excellent in barrier performance and brittle degradation resistance against biodiesel fuels. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220719 | LOW FUEL-PERMEABLE THERMOPLASTIC VESSELS BASED ON POLYOXYMETHYLENE - The present invention relates to thermoplastic hollow vessels, tanks, drums and other industrially applicable housings. The invention is adaptable as plastic fuel tanks with low fuel permeability, e.g., less than 5 g.·mm/m2 day as a mono-layer structure. These vessels exhibit good sub 0 0C impact properties and are formed by relatively inexpensive blow molding or rotomolding processes. Disclosed are mono-layered hollow vessels comprising an uncompatibilized, fused blend composition of polyoxymethylene, thermoplastic polyurethane and a copolyester. In one embodiment mono-layered hollow vessels comprise uncompatibilized, fused polyoxymethylene, thermoplastic polyurethane and copolyester in the respective wt. amounts of 100, 5-15 and 5-15. According to a more preferred aspect the wt. ratio of thermoplastic polyurethane to copolyester is from 1:3 to 3:1. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220720 | Roofing material with release liner having adhesive - A roofing material having release tape having a substrate with adhesive capable of transfer from the substrate to the roofing material, and a method of producing same. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220721 | Ceramic Member, Method of Forming Groove in Ceramic Member, and Substrate for Electronic Part - A ceramic member with high strength grooves and method of manufacturing same is disclosed. A heat ray may be used in combination with a blown gas to form grooves in the surface of the ceramic member while eliminating or minimizing depletion of a sintering aid. A high concentration of the sintering aid is formed in a surface region of the ceramic member extending a distance from the surface of the grooves into the ceramic member. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220722 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING MONOLITHIC POROUS CARBON DISKS FROM AROMATIC ORGANIC PRECURSORS - Disclosed are processes for producing monolithic and metal doped monolithic porous carbon disks from prepolymer organic precursors in the powder form composed of either or both polyimide and polybenzimidazole. The powders are consolidated (compressed) into disks and then pyrolyzed to form the desired porous carbon disk. Porous carbon-carbon composite disks are also prepared by adding carbon to the prepolymer organic precursors. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220723 | Moulding Device and Method - An injection-moulding device is disclosed, comprising at least a first ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220724 | Flexible VCD Having Domed Center and Flat Central Bottom Ring and Method of Making Thereof - A Flexible VCD Having Domed Center and Flat Central Bottom Ring and Method of Making Thereof is disclosed. The disc will has a flat data storage section of its substrate that is less than 0.7 millimeters thick, while the central region of the disc is defined by a dome structure adjacent to the spindle aperture that is of standard digital disc thickness. The disc is thin enough such that its substrate is flexible. The dome structure is shaped to provide the widest compatibility with player/recorders, as well as with disc printing systems. Disc versions are available that provide conical dome structures, as well as slivered dome structures of both conical and rectangular cross-section, and a combined design having a plurality of raised protrusions on the top surface of the disc, and a flat central ring protruding from the bottom surface of the disc. The method for manufacturing the discs simply requires the replacement of the conventional stamper holder with a stamper holding having a non-flat face. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220725 | CLOSING AND DAMPING DISKS - The invention refers to closing and damping disks, designed to fit gas compressor valves. According to this invention, the disks are made of both one wearing layer (d) with a thickness of 0.1-0.3 mm and one layer made of an antifriction material (e). They have a centering hole (b), some slots (a) marked out by some arc-shaped walls, at least one blocking hole (c) preventing disk's rotation inside the valve, so that the disk could be used on both sides in turn, and some beams (l) of equal strength resulting from the material remaining at the end of the slots (a). | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220726 | CONDUCTIVE SEAM COVER TAPE - The present invention is generally directed to tapes designed for use in conjunction with lighter-than-air vehicles, platforms or other inflated structures. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to conductive seam cover tape that can be, for example, used to protect and/or cover one or more seams in a lighter-than-air vehicle, platform or other inflated structure. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a conductive seam cover tape that can be, for example, used to protect and/or cover fabric panels or sections that are used to form lighter-than-air vehicles, platforms or other inflated structures that are in, one instance, designed for deployment at high altitudes. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220727 | Random installation carpet tiles - Carpet tiles having patterns and color schemes that obviate the need to orient the tiles relative to each other. The tiles exhibit orthogonal ambiguity, meaning that they may be laid in any side-by-side orientation with respect to adjacent tiles without looking out of place to the ordinary viewer and thereby still achieving an appearance of continuity like broadloom carpet. Each tile has patterns of shapes having some straight sides and that appear to be randomly positioned but oriented with some straight sides parallel to carpet tile sides. The shapes are formed from a color or combination of colors so that adjacent shapes on each tile have at least one color in common. Furthermore, each tile has at least one color in common with every other tile, so that when the tiles are laid, the colors on adjacent tiles coordinate. All of the colors have similar intensities so that no one color will significantly stand out from the other colors. Moreover, because the pattern on each tile appears random, placement of the tiles on the floor in any side-by-side orientation simply creates a larger, apparently random pattern, rendering it impossible for any tile to look out of place. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220728 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF THE BACKING FEED FOR A TUFTING MACHINE - A method of controlling the feeding of the backing material moving through a tufting machine in order to produce tufted articles such as carpets having a woven look or appearance. The backing material is indexed forwardly along its path of travel through the tufting machine by at least the stitch length for each stitch in a stitch cycle of the programmed pattern. At a desired point in the stitch cycle, the backing material can be indexed forwardly by a greater distance approximately equal to the program stitch length and a calculated jump distance to achieve a desired pattern effect. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220729 | Needle-Punched Glass Mat - The invention relates to a mat made of needle-punched strands comprising a strand made of mineral glass that has been sized by a composition comprising water, where the solids content of said composition comprises 1-30 wt % coupling agent and 30-99 wt % polyvinylpyrrolidone. The invention also relates to a method for the preparation of a mat comprising
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| 20090220730 | Material Plate - A material plate suitable for use as a floor covering comprises a middle substrate layer having two sides and a first and second decor layer on each side of the substrate. The decor layers may be advantageously different in aesthetic appearance. A transparent overlay layer is provided over the one and preferably both decor layers. Either the decor layers or the overlay layers, or both, comprise abrasion-resistant particles to extend wear. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220731 | FIBROUS STRUCTURES - Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Elongation of greater than 15.8% as measured according to the Elongation Test Method are provided. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220732 | MANUFACTURING PROCESS IMPROVEMENT - A method of manufacturing an article using stereolithography in which the article includes at least one feature that defines an isolated volume is described. The method includes the step of forming one or more removable structures within said isolated volume from cured resin during the stereolithography process. The removable structures restrict the flow of liquid resin within said isolated volume. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220733 | Dispersion-toughened cordierite for filter and substrate applications - A porous ceramic substrate includes a first phase of microcracked cordierite ceramic material and a second phase of non-cordierite metal oxide particles dispersed in the cordierite ceramic, wherein at least a portion of the interface between the first and second phases is wetted by glass and the particles of the second phase have a size in the range of from about 0.1 to about 10 μm. A method for toughening a porous microcracked cordierite ceramic includes the steps of providing a cordierite batch composition; adding to the cordierite batch composition at least one non-cordierite forming metal oxide or metal oxide precursor; mixing the batch composition with a pore former, binder, and water into a paste; shaping the paste into a green body; firing the green body; and annealing the fired green body at a temperature below the firing temperature to form a toughened cordierite ceramic honeycomb having a second phase of crystallized non-cordierite particles dispersed within the cordierite ceramic, wherein at least a portion of the interface between the first and second phases is wetted by glass. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220734 | Anisotropic Porous Ceramic Article And Manufacture Thereof - An aluminum titanate-based ceramic is provided having an anisotropic microstructure which includes the reaction products of a plurality of ceramic-forming precursors. The batch contains at least one precursor in fibrous form. The inorganic ceramic has low thermal expansion. Porous ceramic bodies and the method of manufacture are also provided. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220735 | SEALING MATERIAL FOR HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE, HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A sealing material for a honeycomb structure includes inorganic fibers, oxide sol, and inorganic particles. The inorganic fibers include at least one of an alkali metal compound, an alkaline earth metal compound and a boron compound. The sealing material has a pH of at least about 4 and at most about 6. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220736 | Stabilized Low-Microcracked Ceramic Honeycombs And Methods Thereof - Disclosed are high-porosity cordierite honeycomb substrates having a narrow pore size distribution, little or no microcracking, and high thermal shock resistance. The porous ceramic honeycomb substrates generally comprise a primary cordierite ceramic phase as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods for making and using the cordierite substrates. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220737 | STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM - Disclosed are various embodiments of a structural reinforcement system. The system reinforces hollow cavities within various products to increase the structural rigidity of the product. The system generally includes a rigid carrier, an expandable material, and an adhesive. The expandable material and the adhesive are placed within the carrier such that when the expandable material expands, the adhesive moves to be positioned to bond the rigid carrier to the cavity walls. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220738 | Conductive paste and multilayer printed wiring board using the same - The present invention provides a conductive paste comprising flake conductive fillers having a 99% cumulative particle size of 25 μm or less and a binder resin as essential components. The flake conductive fillers are metal particles having a silver-copper alloy surface layer. The conductive paste according to the present invention is fused with a part of a copper foil circuit to which the conductive paste is to be connected during connection by heating and pressurization, and has high electrical conductivity and high fill ration in a via hole. Thus, the conductive paste according to the present invention provides a multilayer printed wiring board that has high reliability of connection and excellent interlayer connection. | 2009-09-03 |
