| 36th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
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| 20080210612 | AQUARIUM FILTER CARTRIDGE AND FILTRATION SYSTEM - An aquarium filter cartridge including activated carbon or the like and a housing wherein the water traces an S-shaped path is disclosed. In the S-shaped path the water flows horizontally through a floss type filter, downward to the bottom of the housing, horizontally into the bottom of the carbon cartridge, up through the carbon filter, and out the top or upper side of the housing back into the aquarium. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210613 | System and method for removing dissolved contaminants, particulate contaminants, and oil contaminants from industrial waste water - A system for removing dissolved contaminants, particulate contaminants, and oil contaminants from industrial waste water, the system including a gas floatation and primary oil contaminant removal subsystem including a tank for receiving a flow of the industrial waste water and a flow of gaseous microspheres, wherein the gaseous microspheres combine with oil droplets in the waste water to form flocs which float to the surface and are removed to provide processed waste water with the majority of the oil contaminants removed, and a contaminant removal subsystem for removing dissolved contaminants, particulate contaminants, and any remaining oil contaminants from the processed waste water. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210614 | SEPARATION DEVICES AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING PHOSPHORYLATED PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to articles of manufacture, devices, methods and apparatus for performing liquid chromatography featuring a chromatographic sorbent having one or more pentafluorophenyl groups, wherein said one or more pentafluorophenyl groups are a bonded phase on a sorbent selected from the group comprising silica, organic polymers or hybrid organic silane material and said pentafluorophenyl groups are in a mono-, bi-, and tridentate forms. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210615 | Hydrophilic Crosslinked Polymer - The present invention relates to a hydrophilic crosslinked polymer, preferably in the form of porous particles, and to the preparation and use thereof. The polymer according to the invention is produced by polymerisation from chain-forming hydrophilic vinyl ethers and crosslinking, preferably heterocyclic divinyl ethers. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210616 | Flash chromatography cartridge - A low pressure liquid chromatographic cartridge is provided having a tubular polymer container adapted to receive a chromatographic packing material. The container has an outlet port located at a downstream end of the container and container threads formed on an upstream end of the container. A polymer cap having cap threads located on the cap threadingly engage the container threads. An inlet port is located on an upstream end of the cap. A resilient fluid tight seal is interposed between the polymer cap and container suitable for use in low pressure liquid chromatography. A locking tab on a skirt of the cap engages a recess on the container when the seal engages the cap and container to lock the cap in position relative to the container. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210617 | MUST CLARIFICATION MACHINE - A must clarification device is provided comprising a vat into which the must is introduced in either a continuous flow or in batches. Located within a circular chamber in the vat is a turbine rotatable by external means. The must is introduced into the chamber by a centrally located pipe. An air pipe is located concentrically within the must pipe. The pipes are arranged to create a venturi effect to suck the are into the chamber. The turbine mixes the air and must and expels it from the chamber so that the air bubbles cause the impurities to rise to the surface where they are removed. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210618 | Fuel Filter - A fuel filter has a housing having an intake and an outlet. A filter element is arranged in the housing such that a filtered area is separated seal-tightly from an unfiltered area. A flow passage is provided between the unfiltered area and the filtered area. A porous filter member closes off the flow passage, wherein the porous filter member is arranged seal-tightly on a wall arranged about the flow passage. The filter element has a filter medium and a geodetically upper and a geodetically lower terminal disks arranged at end faces of the filter medium. The filter medium is connected seal-tightly to the terminal disks. The flow passage is arranged in the geodetically upper terminal disk that forms the wall. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210619 | Constructive disposition applied to sample collector for the purposes of feces parasitological exam - The present application is about a new construction disposition applied to sample collector for the purposes of feces parasitological exams, more precisely to one new construction form which is manufactured with a reduced number of parts, helping with its low cost, since it is a product discharged after its utilization; collector which includes a container which receives the attachment of a cover which contemplates a central conic sector from whose top a cylindrical duct is developed which can be closed by an over-cover or cap; it is predicted a concave filtering element, formed by polyester net or mesh in the order of 220 to 280 μ, preferably 266 μ, which represents the same radius of internal bending of the conic portion of the cover, affixed to it by means of fitting or another equivalent mean. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210620 | Device For Treating Fluids, Especially Waste Water, Comprising a Stack of Disks - The invention relates to a device for treating waste water, said device comprising a closed housing ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210621 | Filter for cleaning machines - The invention relates to a filter insert ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210622 | Method for Assembling a Water Filter Cartridge to a Water Dispensing Appliance - A method for assembling a water filter cartridge to a water dispensing appliance. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210623 | Square Mbr Manifold System - A membrane module ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210624 | The Preparation Method Of Exo-Pressure Type Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride) Hollow Fiber Membrane Spinned Utilizing A Immersion-Coagulation Method And The Product Thereof - The invention relates to a preparation method of exo-pressure type poly(vinylidene fluoride) hollow fiber membrane spinned utilizing an immersion-coagulation method and the product thereof. The invention is performed mainly through the following steps: dissolving and stirring at a certain temperature to obtain a membrane forming solution; by means of a double-tube orifice, spinning the membrane forming solution together with a composite supporting solution which is in the inner tube of the orifice; after a rapid evaporation, performing the two-stage phase-separating coagulations; after a potch, hydrophilizating the resulted phase inversion membrane; thus, obtaining integrally and continuously the exo-pressure type hollow fiber membrane having double barrier layers and a completely spongy supporting layer. Therefore, the invention is provided with a lot of characteristics, such as the formulation of the membrane forming solution being reasonable, the evaporation and immersion spinning method, the two-stage phase-separation coagulations, and the hydrophilization treatment, as well as the technique for forming membrane integrally and continuously being simple and easy without high restricts to device, the technique process being controlled easily, etc. And the membrane is provided with high compression strength and large water permeation flux, and its property is deteriorated very slowly, and cut-off deposits are difficult to formed on the membrane surface. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210625 | Micro-Perforated Laminae and Method - A micro-perforated laminae includes a layer of material having a plurality of spaced-apart perforations, in which the total open orifice area of the perforations is about 0.1% to 17.0% of the total surface area of the layer of material. The layer of material can be a thermoplastic material, metal foil, cellulosic film, paper and/or nonwoven. The perforations can be slits, with each slit having a length of no more than about 100 mils (2.54 mm). Alternatively, the perforations can be holes, in which each hole has a diameter of no more than about five mils (0.13 mm). The total open orifice area of perforations can be in the range of about 0.1 mm | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210626 | Porous Cured Epoxy Resin - A porous object comprising a three-dimensional network skeleton of a cured epoxy resin and having interconnecting pores, characterized in that the three-dimensional network skeleton forms a non-particle-aggregation type porous object constituted of a three-dimensional branched columnar structure, the proportion of aromatic-ring-derived carbon atoms to all the carbon atoms as a component of the cured epoxy resin is 0.10-0.65, and the porous object has a porosity of 20-80% and an average pore diameter of 0.5-50 μm. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210627 | Process for the Aerobic-Thermophilic Stabilization and Disinfection of Sludge - Disclosed is a method for the aerobic-thermophilic stabilization and decontamination of sludge, in which a) raw sludge having a dry substance concentration of 3 to 7 percent by weight is fed to a first stage and remains there for an average dwell time of four to ten days at minimum temperatures of 42° C. while an oxygen-containing gas is added so as to obtain partially stabilized sludge, b) said partially stabilized sludge is fed to a second stage in which the same is further stabilized and decontaminated for an average dwell time that amounts to 30 to 70 percent of the average dwell time of the first stage at temperatures exceeding 500° C. while adding an oxygen-containing gas. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210628 | Process for the Biological Treatment of Ammonium-Rich Aqueous Media - The invention relates to a process for the biological treatment of ammonium-rich aqueous media in the presence of ammonia oxidizing bacteria, by supplying nitrogen dioxide (NO | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210629 | Biogeochemical reactor - A new and improved in situ biogeochemical reactor, methods for constructing such reactors, and methods for using such reactors, for biodegradation, detoxification and mineralization of toxic organic and inorganic compounds, especially dioxins, in contaminated geologic settings, such as waterways is disclosed. The system includes both an anaerobic component and an aerobic component that are coupled to each other. The system is enriched with carbon, nutrients and growth factors in sufficient amounts to establish a full spectrum oxidation-reduction gradient thereby enabling, promoting and providing indigenous microbial populations to biodegrade, detoxify, and mineralize toxic organic and inorganic compounds in a contaminated geological site. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210630 | METHODS AND KITS FOR BIOREMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL - The present invention relates to apparatus, methods, and applications for treating wastewater, and more particularly to biological processes for removing pollutants from wastewater. This invention further relates to apparatus and methods for growing microbes on-site at a wastewater treatment facility, and for economically inoculating sufficient microbes to solve various treatment problems rapidly | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210631 | Polypeptides Having an Activity in the Mtbe Degradation Path and Uses Thereof - The invention concerns an isolated or purified polypeptide having an activity in the MTBE degradation path, and/or at least one of the catabolic intermediates of MTBE, preferably selected from the group consisting of tert-butyl alcohol (TBA), 2-methyl 1,2-propanediol (2-M1, 2-PD), hydroxyisobutyraldehyde, hydroxyiso-butyric acid (HIBA), said polypeptide being selected from the group consisting of: a) a polypeptide comprising a sequence of amino acids selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:8 or SEQ ID NO:10; b) a polypeptide comprising a sequence of amino acids having at least 70% identity, preferably 75%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 98% or 99% with the sequence of amino acids of a polypeptide as defined in a); a polypeptide as defined in a) or b) whereof the sequence of amino acids comprises a substitution, deletion, insertion, addition or mutation of one or several amino acids over its entire length. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210632 | PROBIOTIC SYSTEM AND AQUACULTURE DEVICES - An aquaculture or wastewater effluent water quality device to improve water quality and food supply in an aquaculture pond or body of water by incubating beneficial microbes in a temperature controlled environment and systematically releasing them to the surrounding water, allowing the beneficial microbes to perform sanitation functions and to help such systems or water bodies overcome the natural production of harmful microbial species without substantially heating or cooling the entire system any more than is required by the present state of the system or body of water or the inhabitants thereof. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210633 | FLUID STORAGE AND PURIFICATION METHOD - A method of storing and dispensing a fluid includes providing a vessel configured for selective dispensing of the fluid therefrom. The vessel contains an ionic liquid therein. The fluid is contacted with the ionic liquid for take-up of the fluid by the ionic liquid. There is substantially no chemical change in the ionic liquid and the fluid. The fluid is released from the ionic liquid and dispensed from the vessel. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210634 | Semi-permeable membrane for use in osmosis, and method and plant for providing elevated pressure by osmosis to create power - The present invention concerns a semi-permeable membrane for use in osmosis consisting of one thin layer of a non-porous material (the diffusion skin), and one or more layers of a porous material (the porous layer), where the porous layer has a structure where porosity φ, thickness of the porous layer (m), and tortuosity τ, are related to one another as given by the expression: | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210635 | Process and system for removal of contaminants from industrial streams - A method and system for removing from an aqueous system which is contaminated therewith: (1) mercury present as colloids, ions and/or organically bound compounds, and (2) hydrocarbons solubilized, dispersed, and/or emulsified in the said system. Pursuant to the invention the aqueous system to be treated (such as “produced water”) is passed successively through three filtration stages. The first filtration stage is provided with absorption media which effects reduction/removal of dispersed organically bound mercury species and of the dispersed and partially dissolved hydrocarbon phases, as well as of some colloidal mercury and other dissolved metallic species. The second filtration stage utilizes a salt modified reticulated granular filtration media for reduction/removal of slightly dissolved hydrocarbon phases, mercury in colloidal and ionic form and other dissolved metals. The third filtration stage is a polishing stage, which serves to further reduce by electroless or voltaic reduction residual elemental mercury and/or residual colloidal and ionic mercury. At this third stage metallic mercury is incorporated into a metallic matrix from which the mercury may preferably be recovered. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210636 | Fluid Filter - A fluid filter comprises a filter housing, having an inlet end ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210637 | Adsorbent,Method for Producing Same, and Method for Processing Oil-Containing Waste Water - The present invention provides an adsorbent comprising calcined coke with a BET surface area of 20 m | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210638 | DUAL INJECTION OF TWO POLYMERIC FILTRATION AIDS FOR GYPSUM REMOVAL FROM PHOSPHORIC ACID/GYPSUM SLURRY - A process to improve the polymeric filtration aid performance used in removal of gypsum from phosphoric acid/gypsum slurry. A synergistic effect has been observed by using a Dual Injection method. This method more specifically involves using two polymers (A & B) of different chemistry and injecting into slurry at a different time. The polymer chemistry of filtration aid A is selected from the group consisting of non-ionic, anionic, and cationic polymers and the polymer chemistry of filtration aid B is selected from the group consisting of sulfonated polymers. The polymer (A & B) usage is reduced by around 50% and performance improved. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210639 | ON-BOARD SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING A BODY OF WATER - An on-board system and method for treating lakes and ponds with chemicals is disclosed. The system is contained on a watercraft and can operate continuously without interruption. Water is pumped on board from the pond or lake and strained. Treatment product is introduced into the flow stream by a controlled mixing means to form a prescribed treatment solution, which is then delivered into the pond or lake. The mixing means includes a Y fitting coupled upstream from the pump. In another application, an inductor is provided downstream from the pump for mixing solid product with the flow stream to form a treatment mixture. The solution or mixture, whichever the case may be, is discharged into the pond or lake via a boom and/or a hand line outfitted with a nozzle(s). A conduit system with pump(s), valves, and manifolds connects the intake and the discharge ends of the system. The system is adaptable to apply any phase of treatment product to most any size of water body, including retention ponds, lakes, streams and so forth. In its smallest set up, the system may be contained on a frame as a single unit for converting smaller watercraft to temporary water treatment vehicles. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210640 | Process for eliminating nitrogenous organic compounds from salt-containing water - The invention relates to a process for eliminating nitrogenous organic compounds from a salt-containing water which contains more than 0.5% by weight of salt in the form of CaCl | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210641 | Method for controlling bacterial growth in process water - A system for reducing or preventing the growth of organisms in the process water used to coat glass fibers with a formaldehyde-free binder composition. One or more biocides is added to the process water that mitigates the growth of microbes in the water. The biocides are added in an amount sufficient to minimize growth of organisms without adversely affecting the application of the binder composition to the glass fibers. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210642 | Method For Treating Water, In Particular Drinking Water, And Water Treatment Plant - The invention concerns a water treatment method including a step of clarification, followed by an ozonization step and at least one filtration step, wherein after the clarification step ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210643 | SYSTEM FOR GROWING CRUSTACEANS AND OTHER FISH - A recirculated marine aquaculture system for growing crustaceans within a body of water includes a wholly submerged chamber situated in the body of water having a filtering wall connecting the chamber floor and ceiling permitting water to flow from the water body into the first chamber while excluding particulate materials. A second chamber is situated above the first chamber having a plurality of water outlets below the body of water upper surface, and a top having an air inlet above the body of water upper surface. A stand pipe has an open lower end opening into the first chamber and a plurality of laterally directed openings into the top of the second chamber. An impeller coupled to the stand pipe moves filtered water from the first chamber through the laterally directed openings into the second chamber adjacent to the air inlet, the water exiting the second chamber into the body of water through the plurality of water outlets after mixing with air drawn in through the air inlet. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210644 | Blood Separator and Method of Separating a Fluid Fraction from Whole Blood - A novel composite of glass fiber paper and reinforcing material that is useful for high speed manufacturing of devices comprising it is disclosed. The composite is formed by pressing into a glass fiber paper, having multimodal (at least bi-modal) composition, a hydrophilic reinforcing material. The composite has anisotropic separation properties that are particularly useful for preparing a fluid fraction from whole blood. The preferred glass fiber paper comprises glass fibers such that there are a plurality of short fibers ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210645 | FLUID CONCENTRATOR - A concentrator is used for concentrating a fluid, particularly a plasma component out of blood, for treatment of a patient. The concentrator apparatus includes a main housing defining a centrifuge chamber, that also holds the filter. The concentrator allows viewing of the fluid after centrifuging, with an outlet port positionable at a height corresponding to the level of the fraction of the fluid to be further concentrated. Once the fluid is centrifuged, a portion of the fluid is drawn through the outlet, and then pressured past the filter to further concentrate the fluid using the same vessel as used for centrifuging. The same plunger is preferably used to draw centrifuged fluid from the centrifuge chamber as to pressure the centrifuged fluid past the filter. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210646 | Centrifuge Rotor and Method of Use - The present invention is directed to a centrifuge rotor ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210647 | DRYING PLATFORM SYSTEM AND POTTERY BAT - The invention pertains to a Drying Platform System with breathable top attached to a carrier base. The carrier base allows passage of air or gas through the breathable top. The carrier base includes features to allow snap or friction attachment to apposing surface, were simple tool is used to release. The carrier base provides precision positioning on a rotating devise. The drying platform can be a standalone device or pottery bat which attaches to a pottery wheel head. The drying platform system can be of any size or shape. The top when shaped concave or convex, allows part-shape formation. Carrier base construction provides a rigid structure to the top to prevent twisting and provide a light weight assembly reducing mailing costs. When the carrier base is used with a non-breathable top it creates a structure which when used as a pottery bat has all the same functionally without breathable function. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210648 | Collapsible dish and utensil rack - The dish or utensil rack includes a base member and a rack member formed of flexible material. The base member has a first end portion and a second end portion. The rack member has means for holding one or more dishes and/or utensils and first and second ends. Tab ands slot sets are provided for engaging the ends of the rack member and the end portions of the base member. When the members are so engaged, the rack member is retained in a substantially arcuate condition so as to receive dishes and/or utensils. When the members are disassembled, the base member fits into the interior opening in the rack member to form a planar unit for easy storage. A dish mat with a shape similar to that of the rack member can be used with the rack. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210649 | STORAGE SYSTEM FOR TOOL HOLDERS - A tool storage system stores tool holders for use in machine tools. The tool holders hold tools such as milling cutters, taps, drills, reamers, chamfering or deburring tools or the like. The tool holders may have standard taper-shanks. A receptacle is provided for each tool holder. The receptacles are arranged on a generally vertical array and hold the tool holders generally horizontally. The tool holders may be retained by engagement of a pull stud in the receptacle. The generally vertical array arrangement permits storing a large number of tools in a small footprint. In embodiments, a computer system provides functions for managing the tools and/or jobs in which the tools are used. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210650 | Bar Soap Lift - A bar soap lift made of a rigid, predominantly flat base with smooth rounded edges and slight concave bottom, concave interior, and a ledge formed where base and neck meet, where neck is smaller in diameter than base with multiple protuberances evenly spaced extending perpendicularly from the base on the neck sides upwards, all formed in one piece. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210651 | Stepless shelf adjusting structure for rack - A stepless shelf structure for rack includes a main post having a longitudinal and forward opened and reduced slide way; a plurality of sliding members movably connected to the slide way for connecting to a shelf each. Each of the sliding members includes a rearward slide block having an expanded rear portion for slidably receiving in the forward reduced slide way. A locating recess is formed at a lower side of each slide block to receive a transverse locating body. An adjusting lever is forward extended from the locating body for controlling the locating body to press or not press against two lateral outer wall surfaces of the forward reduced opening of the slide way. When the locating body is controlled not to press against the outer wall surfaces of the slide way, the shelf connected to the slide member may be adjusted to a different height. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210652 | Hydraulic Motors for Actuating and Controlling an Anti-Swing System in Container-Handling Granes - The invention relates to hydraulic motors for actuating and controlling an anti-swing system in container-handling cranes. Container-handling cranes pose the following problem, namely that, when the trolley moves, the cables supporting the load spreader oscillate longitudinally in relation to the aforementioned movement. Systems currently used to reduce said swinging movement are inconvenient because (i) they comprise numerous power transmission elements, thereby generating maintenance problems, and (ii) the main two functions thereof are performed separately, i.e. movement transmission and oscillation reduction. The aforementioned problems can be resolved with an autonomous, independent drive system using hydraulic motors, thereby rendering the power transmission drive chain simple, robust, reliable and easy to maintain. In addition, the motors perform the main functions simultaneously, i.e. producing the movement and reducing the oscillations. According to the invention, pressure-limiting devices are used to dampen the pressure points applied to the motors during the swinging movement. The system balances the pressure on the motors and, in this way, offsets the oscillating movement. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210653 | Radio Remote Control Device for a Working Machine - The invention relates to a radio remote control unit for an operating device, comprising a radio transmitter for transmitting control command signals for the operating device and a radio reception unit assigned to the operating device for receiving control command signals of the radio transmitter and for converting the control command signals into control signals for controlling the operating functions of the operating device, characterized in that the radio transmitter has a sensor unit for detecting at least one irregular force induction state and/or an irregular movement state and/or at least one irregular positional state of the radio transmitter and is equipped to change its radio transmission performance in a specific manner on detection of the irregular state, and the radio reception unit is equipped to trigger an emergency control signal on detecting the specific change in the radio transmission performance of the radio transmitter to influence the operating functions of the operating device in a predetermined manner. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210654 | Trolley for loading - The object of the present invention is to provide a trolley for loading able to comply with a force other than a direction of movement based on a premise of usage of a circular pipe as a rail. The present invention is a single-track suspension trolley for loading applied to a single rail, of which at least an upper half part is formed in arch, having a V-shaped groove having symmetric taper planes slanting to a center at midspan, having a drum-shaped wheel running on the rail while the taper plane of the V-shaped groove is in a contact condition with the upper half part in two points, having a flame provided with a pivot side plate enabling to roll the wheel, and having a cargo handling member provided with the flame beneath the wheel. A wheel is connected integrally with a pair of piece having a conical surface, each of which is faced or a V-shaped groove is produced at a center of a cylindrical member by abrading thereof. Further, a wheel is formed from a material such as a rubber and a synthetic resin having a sound absorption effect of a rolling noise. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210655 | Teat - According to a first embodiment, a nipple for a feeding bottle or a soother comprises a base portion, a teat portion, an areola portion and a flex region allowing flexing of the teat portion towards and away from the areola portion. According to a second embodiment, a nipple for a feeding bottle or soother is provided with a helical flow formation on the inner face of the teat, which allows continuous flow of liquid even when the teat is collapsed via the helical flow path which allows extension at the teat, in particular rotational or torsional extension. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210656 | Closing Device with Integrated Rotary Closure for Feeding Bottle and Bottle - The invention concerns a device for hermetically and safely closing a feeding bottle to avoid any leakage of the liquid. Said closing device comprises: a rotary closure consisting of an inner ferrule and of an outer ferrule each having an offset opening respectively and, the inner ferrule being lodged in the outer ferrule. An internal thread of the inner ferrule enables the rotary closure to be fixed to the threaded neck of the feeding bottle. A nipple, inserted in a retaining ring comprising an internal thread, is fixed to the threaded neck of the rotary closure. A cap is provided, which enables the nipple to be protected. The inventive device is particularly designed for hermetically closing the feeding bottle. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210657 | Closure and package for high-temperature applications - A plastic closure includes a plastic closure shell having a base wall with a central opening and a skirt for securing the closure to a container neck finish. A plastic disk includes angularly spaced fingers extending into the central opening of the shell base wall and external beads on the fingers for engaging an inner periphery of the central opening to retain the disk within the shell. The beads have flat undersurfaces and the inner periphery of the central opening has a ledge with a conical surface engaged by the beads. Any doming that occurs in the disk and/or the closure shell base wall increases the surface contact between the finger beads and the opposing surface of the ledge so that removal of the shell from a container neck finish will simultaneously lift and remove the disk from the neck finish without having the beads snap through the central opening in the shell so that the shell is removed while the disk is retained on the neck finish. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210658 | Liquid Container - Disclosed is a liquid container for containing liquid contents. The liquid container comprises a body with a desired volume for containing liquid contents; a narrow neck formed at an upper side of the body; an opening formed at an inside of the neck so as to be communicated with an inside of the body; and an air path extended from the upper side of the body to an upper side of the neck so as to be opened at upper and lower end thereof so that an entrance of the opening is communicated with an inside of the body, wherein a lower opening of the air path has an inclined section which is inclined upward at a desired angle relative to a reference surface of the liquid contents in the body. Additionally, the air path has a length so that the lower opening thereof is not contacted with the reference surface of the contents. When a user tilts the container after removing the cap so as to pour out the contents, since the external air can smoothly enter through the air path, a sudden pressure change in the container is prevented. Thus, the contents can be smoothly and quietly discharged without sputtering and splashing about inside. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210659 | Reusable beverage container - A beverage container has a body with a hollow interior. A spout is positioned at one end of the body and is configured to selectively dispense liquid from the interior of the body. The body also has a closed end opposite the one end. A seam is formed on the body between a first body section and a second body section and the two body sections are separable from one another along the seam. A liquid-tight seal is formed along the seam. Each body section is configured to define a part of the hollow interior of the body and to directly contact a liquid held in the hollow interior. A mechanism on the container can be manipulated to secure the body sections together sufficient to maintain the liquid-tight seal along the seam and to permit separation of the two body sections exposing their respective interior surfaces. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210660 | Medium For Etching Oxidic, Transparent, Conductive Layers - The present invention relates to a novel dispensable medium for etching doped tin oxide layers having non-Newtonian flow behaviour for etching surfaces in the production of displays and/or solar cells and to the use thereof. In particular, it relates to corresponding particle-free compositions by means of which fine structures can be etched selectively without damaging or attacking adjacent areas. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210661 | Method For Forming Via Hole in Substrate For Flexible Printed Circuit Board - There is provided a method for forming a via hole ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210662 | THICK POROUS ANODIC ALUMINA FILMS AND NANOWIRE ARRAYS GROWN ON A SOLID SUBSTRATE - The presently disclosed invention provides for the fabrication of porous anodic alumina (PAA) films on a wide variety of substrates. The substrate comprises a wafer layer and may further include an adhesion layer deposited on the wafer layer. An anodic alumina template is formed on the substrate. When a rigid substrate such as Si is used, the resulting anodic alumina film is more tractable, easily grown on extensive areas in a uniform manner, and manipulated without danger of cracking. The substrate can be manipulated to obtain free-standing alumina templates of high optical quality and substantially flat surfaces. PAA films can also be grown this way on patterned and non-planar surfaces. Furthermore, under certain conditions the resulting PAA is missing the barrier layer (partially or completely) and the bottom of the pores can be readily accessed electrically. The resultant film can be used as a template for forming an array of nanowires wherein the nanowires are deposited electrochemically into the pores of the template. By patterning the electrically conducting adhesion layer, pores in different areas of the template can be addressed independently, and can be filled electrochemically by different materials. Single-stage and multi-stage nanowire-based thermoelectric devices, consisting of both n-type and p-type nanowires, can be assembled on a silicon substrate by this method. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210663 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PROBE - The present invention provides a probe manufacturing method in which, after a metal material for a probe is deposited on a base table, the probe can be detached from the base table relatively easily. A sacrificial layer is formed on a base table. The sacrificial layer is partially removed so as to form a recess in the sacrificial layer. A mask that exposes an area formed in a desired probe flat surface shape containing the recess is formed on the sacrificial layer. A probe material exhibiting different etching resistance characteristics from those of the sacrificial layer is deposited in the area exposed from the mask. By the deposition of the material, a coupling portion corresponding to the recess and a probe that is integral with the coupling portion are formed. After the mask is removed, the sacrificial layer is removed with use of etchant. Thereafter, the probe held on the base table at the coupling portion is detached from the base table together with the coupling portion. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210664 | Method of Surface Treatment and Surface-Treated Article - Plasma generated in water vapor bubbles present in a water-containing liquid is brought into contact, in the liquid, with an article having a contact angle with water of 90° or less. The plasma is contacted with an organic substance adhering to the article to thereby remove the organic substance from the article. By bringing the plasma into contact with the article, the surface of the article is etched without breaking the article. The article may comprise a material composed of both a hydrophobic part having a contact angle with water exceeding 90° and a hydrophilic part having a contact angle with water of 90° or less. In this case only the hydrophobic part is etched by bringing the plasma into contact with the article. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210665 | POLISHING COMPOSITION AND POLISHING METHOD - A polishing composition includes an abrasive, phosphoric acid, and an oxidizing agent and has a pH of 6 or less. The polishing composition has the capability for polishing an alloy containing nickel and iron with a high stock removal rate. Accordingly, the polishing composition is preferably used in an application for polishing an object including the alloy containing nickel and iron. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210666 | Joined component, in particular a pilot boss for a force transfer device, method for manufacture of a continuous material connection and a force transfer device - A joined component, in particular a rotation symmetrical component for connecting to another second joined component into a unit for creating a continuous material, non-disengageable connection through compression welding, comprising a joined surface and a joint portion, provided at the joined surface, for contacting the other, second joined component. A recess for receiving weld bead material is provided at the joined surface around the joint portion. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210667 | RAPID THERMAL PROCESS METHOD AND RAPID THERMAL PROCESS DEVICE - A rapid thermal process method contains providing a substrate, performing a pre-heating process to at least a first portion of the substrate by means of a first laser beam, and performing a rapid heating process to the pre-heated first portion of the substrate by means of a second laser beam. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210668 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A LASER DEPOSITION SYSTEM - A method of calibrating a high energy beam with a material source, the method comprising the steps of: | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210669 | Plasma Arch Torch Cutting Component With Optimized Water Cooling - A nozzle or retaining cap for a plasma arc torch that includes a surface defining a conductive contact portion for exchanging heat with an adjacent torch component. The adjacent torch component can be a retaining cap, electrode or nozzle. The surface of the nozzle or retaining cap can also at least partially define a cooling channel having a curvilinear surface. A sealant portion can be positioned between the conductive contact portion and the cooling channel. The sealant portion can form or create a fluid barrier between the cooling channel and the conductive portion. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210670 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC GAS CONTROL FOR A PLASMA ARCH TORCH - A method and apparatus for controlling a gas supply to a plasma arc torch uses a proportional control solenoid valve positioned adjacent the torch to manipulate the gas flow to the torch, thereby extending electrode life during arc transfer and shutdown. Swirl ring design can be simplified and gas supply and distribution systems become less complicated. The invention also allows manipulation of shield gas flow to reduce divot formation when making interior cuts. The system can be controlled with a digital signal processor utilizing a feedback loop from a sensor. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210671 | Fast axis beam profile shaping by collimation lenslets for high power laser diode based annealing system - A dynamic surface anneal apparatus for annealing a semiconductor workpiece has a workpiece support for supporting a workpiece, an optical source and scanning apparatus for scanning the optical source and the workpiece support relative to one another along a fast axis. The optical source includes an array of laser emitters arranged generally in successive rows of the emitters, the rows being transverse to the fast axis. Plural collimating lenslets overlie respective ones of the rows of emitters and provide collimation along the fast axis. The selected lenslets have one or a succession of optical deflection angles corresponding to beam deflections along the fast axis for respective rows of emitters. Optics focus light from the array of laser emitters onto a surface of the workpiece to form a succession of line beams transverse to the fast axis spaced along the fast axis in accordance with the succession of deflection angles. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210672 | Method For Connecting Components by Local Cold Joining, Using For Example Rivets or Screws and Laser Welding - An embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for connecting two or more components including overlapping surface sections via a laser beam. In the method, prior to the laser welding, the components are fixed in a positive fit to at least one of the overlapping surface sections by local cold joining, preferably via rivets or screws and are then laser welded, a laser weld seam being created in close proximity to each fixing point that has been produced by cold joining, in particular as close as possible to the rivet or screw. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210673 | Femtosecond Laser Micromachining Device with Dynamic Bean Conformation - The device comprises a laser-type coherent light radiation source transmitting ultrashort pulses, a dynamic beam shaping arrangement and an arrangement for using and processing a laser beam. The dynamic beam shaping arrangement comprises an optical system including a part for actively modifying the laser beam wavefront and a detecting part, excepting a phase meter, used for three-dimensionally shaping the beam. These parts are connected by a feed-back circuit and the active modifying part comprises a first fixed or active component and a second active component. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210674 | OPTICAL SENSOR FOR QUALITY MONITORING OF A WELDING PROCESS - Disclosed is the design and working principle of a welding monitoring system that can monitor the spectra of zinc and iron in the plasma generated during a welding process involving zinc-coated steel. The monitoring system is capable of monitoring multiple parameters, including spectral line intensity, electron temperature, and ratio of zinc and iron composition in the plasma. The results can then be used individually or in combination to predict resulting weld quality and generate appropriate feedback control signals. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210675 | LASER PROCESSING DEVICE, LASER PROCESSING HEAD AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed is a laser processing device. The laser processing device includes a laser beam source irradiating a laser beam, and a laser processing head. The laser processing head includes a transmitting window through which the laser beam passes, an aperture formed in a bottom of the laser head and allowing the laser beam to pass through via the transmitting window, an introducing hole introducing a gas into the laser processing head, and an exhausting hole discharging a gas in the laser processing head to outside. The laser processing head further includes a air hole introducing the gas to the periphery of the laser irradiating area, an air hole allowing to discharge the ambient gas of the laser irradiating area, and a masking shield having an opening placed between the transmitting window and the aperture, and an aerating portion communicated with the introducing hole and exhausting hole. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210676 | Portable welder - A portable welder including a housing having a handle, a power supply contained within the housing, and welding wire stored within the housing that receives welding current from the power supply. An end portion of the welding wire extends from an opening in the housing so that the end portion of the welding wire can be placed in contact with a workpiece. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210677 | Vertical-position welding method - A pair of thick steel plates are set up side by side such that an I groove with a narrow gap is formed between the facing edges of the plates, and a welding wire projecting from a welding torch of an arc welding unit with a constant voltage characteristic is inserted into the I groove obliquely from above with respect to the thickness direction of the plates. The welding torch is moved vertically while the distal end of the welding wire is caused to reciprocate inside the I groove in the thickness direction. At this time, the wire feed rate Vf is varied and also the extension L of the welding wire is increased or decreased so as to keep welding current Iw at a target value. Further, the wire feed rate Vf is subjected to incremental/decremental correction according to the moving direction of the torch. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210678 | Towel and garment warmer - A towel and garment warmer comprising an elongated cabinet having sidewalls that define a warming chamber with an open upper end that is closed by a lid pivotally attached to a sidewall. The cabinet is configured to allow the articles to be warmed to hang in the warming chamber. Attached to the bottom surface of the lid is one or more hooks or other securing mechanisms configured to secure the articles in the warming chamber. A source of warm air is located at the lower end of the heating chamber to direct warm air upward so as to substantially evenly warm the articles. Air is discharged from the warming chamber through vents located in the lid. A cooling system has a source of cool air in communication with the warming chamber to allow the user to inject cool air so as to cool and freshen the articles therein. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210679 | Panel Heating Device - The invention relates to a panel heating device ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210680 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus of which through holes in a mounting stage can be properly sealed. A substrate processing apparatus comprises a plate-like mounting stage having a plurality of first through holes, a base member including a plurality of second through holes that have female thread portions, a plurality of pin-shaped members being passed through and fitted into the first and second through holes and including flange portions, a plurality of sealing surfaces, and a plurality of sealing members disposed such as to enclose openings of the first through holes. One ends of the pin-shaped members project out from the sealing surfaces, and the other ends have male thread portions capable of engaging with female thread portions of the base member. When the base member moves away from the mounting stage, an end of each of the female thread portions comes into abutment with an end of each of the male thread portions. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210681 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEATING DEVICE OF AN ELECTRIC HEATING APPLIANCE HAVING A PLURALITY OF HEATING DEVICES - In an operating method for a hob having a plurality of heating elements, an operating action for a heating element, such as heating with an additional region on the cooktop or invoking a parboiling step, is selected in an initial step by providing input to a general input sensor element that is not associated with any specific heating element. In a subsequent step, the selected operating action is allocated or associated with a specific heating element by operating a cooking element specific sensor element, for example when setting the power level for that heating element. Therefore, sensor elements can be provided with an advantageous multiple-use effect for general operating actions. Furthermore, the operating sequence permits simple and convenient operation. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210682 | ELECTRIC TRACE TUBE BUNDLE WITH INTERNAL BRANCH CIRCUIT - An electric trace tube bundle characterized by an internal branched circuit or circuits wherein power to the branched circuit or circuits is supplied via leads contained within a tubular jacket surrounding an insulation layer and an inner core containing one or more process tubes and the heater circuits. Such an arrangement allows the power connection to the heater circuits to be made at a proximal end of the bundle, thereby eliminating the need to cut through the jacket to make branched circuit power connections at a location remote from the proximal end of the bundle. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210683 | HEATER ASSEMBLY FOR SUTURE WELDER - Disclosed is a heater device for thermally welding suture strands, including: a substrate extending from a first end to a second end along a substrate axis, and having a substantially planar heater support surface; a joinder layer disposed on the heater support surface; a heater element extending from a first end to a second end along a heater axis thereof and disposed on the joinder layer, the heater element being a layer and being coupled to the support surface by the joinder layer; an electrical interface including a first electrically conductive element coupled to the first end of the heater element, and a second electrically conductive element coupled to the second end of the heater element. in some embodiments, the heater element is elongated along the heater axis, | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210684 | Ceramic Heater and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A ceramic heater is provided that has a heat generating resistor and a lead member which supplies electric power to the heat generating resistor buried in a ceramic body, and exhibits excellent durability by controlling the cross sectional shape and plan configuration of the heat generating resistor. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210685 | Household Appliance, Especially Cooking Apparatus, Comprising a Device For Measuring a Physical Parameter - A household appliance has a housing and a door that define an interior, and an electric controller. A measuring device is disposed in the interior for measuring a physical parameter and includes a measuring probe and a probe antenna. A lighting device for illuminating the interior of the household appliance includes a cover and a transmit or receive antenna. The transmit or receive antenna is disposed on the housing and sealed from the interior in a substantially airtight manner using the cover. The transmit or receive antenna is in signal communication with the electric controller allowing wireless signal transmission between the measuring probe and the electric controller. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210686 | Multi-Component Packaging System and Apparatus - A multi-component packaging system includes a lower containing assembly, an upper containing assembly, and a cover. The lower containing assembly defines an interior cavity that is adapted to receive a first food component. The upper containing assembly defines an interior that is adapted to receive a second food component. The upper containing assembly is adapted for engagement with the lower containing assembly. The cover is engaged with at least one of the lower containing assembly and the upper containing assembly. The cover includes a passage portion that defines a plurality of apertures. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210687 | Demountable Stub Post - A demountable post extension ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210688 | UV RESISTANT MULTILAYERED CELLULAR CONFINEMENT SYSTEM - The present disclosure generally relates to a polymeric cellular confinement system which can be filled with soil, concrete, aggregate, earth materials, and the like. More specifically, the present disclosure concerns a cellular confinement system characterized by improved durability against damage generated by UV light, humidity, and aggressive soils, or combinations thereof. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210689 | SELF-SEALING APPARATUS FOR CHEMICAL REACTION VESSEL - According to an aspect of the invention, an apparatus for self-sealing of a reaction vessel, such that the reaction vessel may be repeatedly accessed by a fluid transfer mechanism and subsequently self-sealed, is detailed. The reaction vessel has an access opening, and the apparatus comprises a cap, a ball which is comprised of a magnetizable material (such as a ferrous metal), and a ring magnet. The cap is sized to fit over the reaction vessel access opening, and has an access port. The cap has an internal surface which faces the reaction vessel, and an external surface, which faces away from the reaction vessel. The ball is sized to fit over the cap access port, such that a portion of the ball seats partially in the cap access port on the cap internal surface, thus sealing the cap access port. According to an aspect of the invention, the ball may be comprised of a ferromagnetic material, or a magnetizable material that is preferably magnetized. The ring magnet produces a magnetic field, and is mounted to the cap on the cap external surface. The ring magnet is spaced from the cap such that the magnetic field is sufficient to hold the ball in the cap access port, and to reseat the ball in the cap access port after the reaction vessel is accessed. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210690 | Safety Closure for Steam Pressurized Containers of Household Appliances - A safety closure for steam-pressurized containers of household appliances, such as steam irons, steam cleaners and the like. The safety closure is provided with an inner part that can be screwed onto the filling hole of the container, and with an outer part in the shape of a grip cap. A coupling element is provided between the inner part and the outer part and can be axially displaced against the effect of a spring by a drive controlled by the internal container pressure in such a manner that the outer part and the inner part are interconnected in a rotationally fixed manner when the container is not pressurized The connection being neutralized when the container is pressurized. The aim of the invention is to provide a safety closure whose components that are exposed to the pressure are more solid and therefore function more reliably and whose drive at the same time serves as a protection from an inadmissibly high excess pressure. For this purpose, the drive for the coupling element is configured by a valve support which is axially mobile inside the inner part and which can be placed on the coupling element against the axial effect of a spring. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210691 | Sheet Having Elastic Property and Slip Property, and Solvent Dispensing Container Using the Sheet - The object of the present invention is to provide a sheet applicable for closing an opening of a liquid dispensing container for a liquid handling system used in chemical experiments, in which the sheet is capable of preventing natural volatilization of a liquid in the container even if the tip is frequently inserted and drawn, and also facilitating inserting and drawing of the tip. The composite. sheet of the present invention comprises a sheet having elastic property and another sheet having slip property wherein the sheets are stacked. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210692 | Opening structure of fuel tank and fabricating method thereof - There are provided a structure of an opening portion for integrally forming an opening portion to a fuel tank main body made of a thermoplastic synthetic resin having at least an outer layer, an inner layer and a middle layer therebetween and its fabricating method. The opening portion is constituted by a cylindrical portion and a folded portion folded in a hairpin shape. At least a portion of the folded portion includes a compression portion compressed from a direction orthogonal to an opening face and more thin-walled than other portion. An outer layer of the cylindrical portion is integrally embedded with a portion of a lid lock member made of a metal in a ring-like shape having a plurality of lock holes, an engaging claw portion of an attaching member made of a metal in a ring-like shape having the engaging claw portion engaged with the lock hole of the lid lock member is engaged with the lock hole, and a lid member for closing the opening portion is clamped by the opening portion and the attaching member. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210693 | Premeable cooking surface - A cooking device including a permeable cooking layer having an outer cooking side and an inner side on the opposite surface from the outer side. A plurality of apertures are formed through the cooking layer from the inner side to the outer side. A heating layer is located adjacent to the inner side of the cooking layer. A plurality of passages are formed between the heating layer and the cooking layer so as to channel a non-stick fluid beneath the cooking layer. A non-stick fluid reservoir is in fluid communication with the passages. The reservoir adapted to store a non-stick fluid. In one embodiment, the non-stick fluid is a liquid hydrogen. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210694 | DRINKING VESSEL - A drinking vessel has a hollow cylindrical shell dimensioned to enable a user to ergonomically grasp the drinking vessel and a beverage-containing cup mounted inside the hollow cylindrical shell, the cup and hollow cylindrical member defining an annular air gap to thermally insulate the beverage contained in the cup of the drinking vessel. This drinking vessel is stable, fits in cup-holders, for example at sports events, and provides an outer surface for displaying advertising or other information. The beverage-containing cup can be shaped, for example, like the cup portion of a wine glass, martini glass, champagne flute, shot glass, beer glass or other desired shapes. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210695 | Insulated folding trivet and method of use - An insulated folding trivet comprising a bottom panel and side panels made of decorative fabric stores flat and folds up to form a trivet for use with hot or cold serving dishes. The sides are foldably attached to the bottom and include releasable connectors to hold the sides in their upright position during use. The trivet may be designed to encase multiple serving dishes with a variety of shapes and sizes. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210696 | Metal reinforcement fiting - A metal reinforcement fitting | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210697 | Container With Concertina Side Walls And Base - A collapsible container or reservoir including at least one side wall region ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210698 | TOROIDAL CONTAINER BAND - A toroidally shaped container band provides the ability to easily distinguish a container upon which the band is placed. A strip of flexible material having a first end and a second end is obtained. The strip of flexible material is formed into a toroidal shape. The first end is attached to the second end. The strip of flexible material is placed onto a container. Once placed onto the container, the flexible material assumes a shape of the container. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210699 | Container Applied In Medical Drugs And Cosmetic Items Packaging - Constructive disposition applied in medical drugs and cosmetic items packaging, or more particularly, the present Utility Model presents constructive and functional enhancements, specially developed for the utilization of the whole medical drugs or cosmetic items content, and for such, it is formed by two pieces, being one container ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210700 | Thermocycler - A thermocycler having a base fitted with a temperature-controlled receiving segment for reaction vials is provided. The thermocycler further includes a top, which can be moved into its operational position above the receiving segment and a hermetic seal or wall configured in the top in its operational position that extends between the top and the base thereby sealing both the top and the base. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210701 | Medicinal Organizer - A medicinal organizer having a base and a plurality of containers. The base includes an alert system and a hanging arrangement. The plurality of containers is configured to be placed on the hanging arrangement. Each container is configured with at least one access opening disposed on a bottom section of each container allowing for the retrieval of medicinal item held within each respective container. Methods of using a medicinal organizer are also provided. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210702 | Integrated Product Inventory and Dispensing System, and Personal Dental Care Unit Having Disposable Containers with State-Sensitive Elements - The various aspects of the invention include embodiments of an integrated consumer or household product dispensing system which include one or more releasable product containers which are preferably disposable, and which include state-sensitive elements in communication with a processor, and which provide for the enhancement of the convenience, safety and efficiency of product use and re-supply. Certain embodiments of the dispensing system can automatically and/or semi-automatically manage a users inventory of one or more products and determine when re-supply is needed. Further embodiments of the dispensing system can automatically and/or semi-automatically place re-supply transactions with E-commerce suppliers and/or carry out related transactions with shippers and financial institutions, so as to provide for convenient product container re-supply. Further exemplary embodiments including a personal dental care dispenser system are described. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210703 | Wipes Being Formed Into A Non-Planar Form And Dispenses For Storing Said Wipes - The invention relates to a wipe comprising a generally flat piece of material ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210704 | Top or bottom loading container - A container including: a container top having a dispensing opening formed from a plurality of top flaps; a container bottom disposed opposite the container top formed from a plurality of bottom flaps; and a plurality of decorative panels forming a sidewall of the container having a continuous decorative surface. The container is formed from a substantially symmetrical blank. As a result, the container can be loaded from either end on a cartoner. The container's continuous decorative surface on the sidewall allows for graphics on the container's sidewall to continue unimpeded. Advantageously, the container is designed for use on high speed cartoners and can be filled from either the top or the bottom as required. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210705 | Powder feed system - A powder feed system includes a housing that defines a feed chamber to hold powder, the feed chamber having a powder inlet and a powder outlet, at least one feed wheel in the feed chamber, the feed wheel rotating about a feed wheel axis, at least one agitator in the feed chamber positioned to move the powder from the feed wheel to the powder outlet of the feed chamber, the agitator rotating about an agitator axis, and a drive mechanism to rotate the feed wheel about the feed wheel axis and to rotate the agitator about the agitator axis. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210706 | Process for Controlling a Dosing Device for Liquid or Pasty Media; Dosing Device; and Industrial Robot - A dosing apparatus includes a feed device for a liquid or pasty medium, which supplies the medium at a given preliminary pressure. A pressure control valve communicates with the feed device, a dosing pump, particularly a gear pump, is fluidically connected to the pressure control valve, a driving motor that drives the dosing pump, a discharge valve which communicates with the dosing pump and via which the medium is discharged as a volume flow modifiable over time. A control and regulation device feeds a control signal to the pressure control valve in accordance with a predefined setpoint volume flow value. A first pressure sensor detects the input pressure of the medium upstream from the dosing pump, a second pressure sensor detects the output pressure of the medium downstream from the dosing pump. A comparator of the control and regulation device compares the pressure values detected by the first and second pressure sensor, and a control unit modifies the control signal fed to the pressure control valve in order to drive the difference between the first and second pressure values to a given value, especially zero. An industrial robot includes such a dosing apparatus and we disclose a method for controlling such a dosing apparatus. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210707 | Dispensing spout - A dispensing spout for dispensing pourable contents from a package is described. The spout comprises a shaft having a mouth at its distal end and a flange extending radially around an aperture at its proximal end. The spout is characterized by the flange having an adhesive layer upon its underside for retrofitting the spout to an outer surface of the package. Pourable contents are dispensable from the package in a controlled manner after puncturing the surface of the dispensable package through the aperture. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210708 | COMPRESSED GAS / CARBON DIOXIDE / HYDRAULIC FLUID DISPENSER - A fluid dispensing apparatus having a) a compressed gas or CO | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210709 | Rotatable, Reclosable Closure - Disclosed is a rotatable, reclosable closure ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210710 | Aerosol actuator - An improved actuator is disclosed for actuating an aerosol valve for dispensing an aerosol product from an aerosol container. The improved actuator comprises a base for mounting to the aerosol container. A unitary actuator button supports a nozzle extending between the aerosol valve and a terminal orifice. The actuator button is rotatable about the base between a locked rotational position and an unlocked rotational position. The unitary actuator button is movable for pivoting the nozzle button to actuate the aerosol valve for dispensing aerosol product from the terminal orifice when the actuator button is in the unlocked rotational position. The unitary actuator button is inhibited from pivoting the nozzle button when the actuator button is rotated into the locked rotational position. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080210711 | Dispenser for liquid to paste-like masses - A dispenser for liquid to paste-like masses has a dispensing opening, a supply chamber, and a piston disposed in the supply chamber, which moves in the direction of the dispensing opening with a decreasing supply. A spring acts on the piston, in the movement direction of the piston. The mass therefore constantly stands under the pressure that is exerted on the piston by means of the spring. | 2008-09-04 |
