40th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090241734 | METHOD OF LEACHING COPPER SULFIDE ORES CONTAINING CHALCOPYRITE - An object of the present invention is to provide a method of recovering copper from primary copper sulfide ores containing chalcopyrite as a main constituent under versatile conditions for real operation in all efficient and cost-effective manner. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241735 | PROCESS OF LEACHING GOLD - A process of leaching gold comprising the steps of: a) leaching copper from copper sulfide ore material that contains gold or contains silicate ore containing gold until the copper grade is reduced to 7.9 wt % or less; b) mixing the resulting material having a copper grade of 7.9 wt % or less with a gold leaching solution selected from the group consisting of a first solution containing chloride ions and ferric ions, and a second solution containing chloride ions and iron ions, the iron ions having been oxidized to trivalent ferric ions by air bubbled into the second solution; c) adjusting the pH of the gold leaching solution to 1.9 or less with stirring to leach at least gold in the material into the gold leaching solution by the oxidative activity of the ferric ions contained in the gold leaching solution, wherein the concentration of gold is reduced by selectively removing gold from part or all of the gold leaching solution during gold leaching. This process efficiently leaches at least copper and gold from a copper sulfide ore. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241736 | Method for recovering metal from ore - The copper sulfide ore is leached in the halide bath without using a special oxidant but with the use of only air. The copper and gold in the copper sulfide ore can be leached at high leaching ratio. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241737 | Cork extractor - A cork extractor significantly reduces the countervailing forces that must be applied to a bottle during extraction of a cork by providing a handle having a rotational axis substantially perpendicular to the vertical, longitudinal axis of a cork as it is removed from a bottle. A handle rotates about an axis and comprises gripping portions on opposite sides of the rotational axis. The corkscrew is prevented from spiraling out of the cork during the application of upwardly directed forces independently of the screw carrier. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241738 | TIRE PUNCTURE REPAIR DEVICE - Provided is a tire puncture repair device capable of injecting a puncture sealing agent into a tire stably and speedily. A container is compressed between plate members by placing one of the plate members on the ground and pressing down the other one of the plate members with a foot. Thereby, the puncture sealing agent is discharged from the container and is injected into the tire through an injection tube. Discharge amount control means is attached to the injection tube to level an amount of the puncture sealing agent to be discharged. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241739 | Hand tool with detachable structure for removing a head portion from handle - A hand tool with a detachable structure for removing a head portion from a handle comprises a handle formed with a pivotal end at one end thereof; the pivotal end being formed with an insertion groove for receiving a tool head; a lateral wall of the pivotal end having a sliding groove for slidably receiving a control unit; a bottom of the sliding groove having a through hole which is communicated to the insertion groove; and the tool head being installed with a combining end; the combining end being installed with a resisting unit. By pushing the control unit to resist against the resisting unit, the resisting unit will separate from the through hole so that the tool head can be replaced. The control unit is pivoted to the sliding groove. The resisting unit is formed by an elastic body and a post. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241740 | Universal ratchet wrench - A ratchet wrench with an improved universal handle comprising a ratchet head and two pivotally interactive handle parts. A first handle part works as a linkage between the ratchet head and a second handle part and is dually connected to the ratchet heads center axis for universal movement. The second handle part includes a receiving channel along its length and is pivotally connected to house the first handle part in a foldable relationship. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241741 | VEHICLE AND CARGO TRANSPORT RATCHETING TIE DOWN APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A ratcheting tie down apparatus and system. Exemplary embodiments include a ratcheting tie down system, including a ratchet assembly affixed to an end of a tie down shaft having a longitudinal axis, a pawl mechanism coupled to the ratchet assembly, wherein the ratchet assembly includes a ratchet gear, a ratchet head coupled to the ratchet gear, wherein an inner face of the ratchet gear is positioned in opposition to and in mechanical contact with an inner race of the ratchet head, and wherein the ratchet gear, the ratchet head and the shaft are configured to rotate as a single integral unit when rotated in a forward direction about the longitudinal axis, and the ratchet head is configured to rotate with respect to the ratchet gear and the shaft when the ratchet head is rotated in a reverse direction about the longitudinal axis. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241742 | APPARATUS FOR USE IN AND METHOD OF SETTING THE TENSION IN A DRIVE BELT OF A MOTORCYCLE - A specially configured wrench is fitted to the fork structure of the rear wheel of a motorcycle to transmit rotational torque to the axle and move the rear wheel axle and sprocket to adjust and accurately set the tension in the drive belt of the motorcycle to a desired level. Further, a method is disclosed for reducing slack, changing, and/or setting a desired tension in the flexible power transmission mechanism of a motorcycle, the mechanism exemplified by a chain or drive belt having upper and lower reaches wrapped about respective of a rotatable forward motor drive sprocket and a rotatable rear wheel drive sprocket and used in cooperation with a fork structure for mounting the rear wheel and a cam-operated structure for repositioning the rear sprocket and associated axle. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241743 | ELECTRONIC TORQUE SPANNER WITH EXPANSION MEMBER - An electronic torque spanner includes a spanner body and an expansion member. The spanner body includes a driving head and a handle. A display and control unit and a receive port are install on the handle. The display and control unit connects with the receive port electrically. A sensor is installed within the driving head and connects with the display and control unit electrically to transmit the operation information to display and control unit. The expansion member corresponds with the receive port to launch the display and control unit. The expansion member and the display and control unit transmit data each other by the receive port. For difference purpose, the expansion member has the function of operation statistics, identification, anti-theft, or seeking. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241744 | TIGHTENING TOOL AND TIGHTENING TOOL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A tightening tool for tightening a fastener is disclosed which comprises a motor and a main shaft that engages with the fastener. A clutch is disposed between the motor and the main shaft so that the clutch rotates the main shaft by transmitting torque from the motor to the main shaft when a load acting on the main shaft is less than a predetermined value. The clutch shuts off torque transmission from the motor to the main shaft when the load acting on the main shaft reaches or exceeds the predetermined value. When in use, the current flowing to the motor and rotation angle of the main shaft of the motor are detected. The detected current and rotation angle are used to determine whether the tightening torque of the fastener is normal. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241745 | GUARD, RIVING KNIFE, AND ANTI-KICKBACK PAWL ASSEMBLY - In various embodiments, a saw accessory assembly can be configured to be attached to a saw. In at least one embodiment, the assembly can include a first component and a second component, wherein at least one of the first and second components can include a visual guide configured to assist an operator in assembling the first and second components. In other various embodiments, at least one of the first and second components can include a visual guide configured to assist the operator in adjusting the first and second components in a predetermined sequence. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241746 | SAW ACCESSORIES AND CLAMP FOR USE THEREWITH - In at least one form of the invention, a clamp can be used to attach a saw accessory to a saw. In various embodiments, the clamp can comprise first and second clamping members, an actuator, and a controller. In various embodiments, the saw accessory can be disposed between the first and second clamping members where at least one of the first and second clamping members can be moved by the actuator in order to clamp the saw accessory therebetween. In at least one such embodiment, the controller can be in electrical and/or fluid communication with the actuator to activate the actuator. In various embodiments, the controller can be activated by an operator from a location proximate to the operator but remote from a blade of the saw. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241747 | Method and apparatus for cutting a ribbon of rubber-coated fabric - A method for cutting a ribbon of rubber-coated fabric includes dragging a free end of the ribbon past a working position of a punching device, forming a notch between two adjacent reinforcing cords of the ribbon using the punching device, moving a counter-blade of the punching device away from the working position, inserting at least one cutting blade through the notch, and performing first and second cuts of the ribbon. An associated apparatus includes a punching device and a cutting device. The punching device includes an incision tool, an abutting counter-blade, and control devices for moving the incision tool and the abutting counter-blade toward and away from the ribbon. The cutting device includes at least one cutting blade and a control device for moving the at least one cutting blade toward and away from the ribbon. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241748 | SAFETY DEVICES FOR SAWS - In various embodiments, a saw can include a work surface and a blade at least partially extending through the work surface. In at least one embodiment, the saw can further include a sensor and a light emitter, wherein the light emitter can be configured to emit a first light beam and a second light beam onto at least a portion of the work surface. In various embodiments, the sensor can be can be configured to detect a plurality of saw conditions and, owing to communication between the sensor and the light emitter, the light emitter can be configured to emit the first light beam onto the work surface when the sensor detects a first saw condition and emit the second light beam onto the work surface when the sensor detects a second saw condition. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241749 | STAMPING MACHINE - A stamping machine for punching parts from a workpiece strip and having a punch and complementary die, a workpiece strip feeder for advancing the workpiece strip between the punch and the die, a punch actuator for forcing the punch through the workpiece strip to shear a part from the workpiece strip, a controller for initiating and synchronizing actuation of the workpiece strip feeder and the punch actuator, and also having a horizontal stacking rail aligned with the die to receive and support parts forced from the die as each expelled part forces previously expelled parts along the horizontal stacking rail, thereby maintaining the alignment of each part and thereby eliminating any need to manually or otherwise realign the parts in preparation of a subsequent assembly. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241750 | HOLDING FIXTURE - A holding fixture includes a first part, a securing member and a second part. The first part includes a first end face and a sleeve extending from the first end face, the sleeve defines a plurality of radial through holes each receiving a ball therein, and each ball has a diameter larger than the wall thickness of the sleeve therein. The securing member located around the sleeve includes a plurality of protrusions configured on an inner wall thereof, with every two neighboring protrusions defining a notch therebetween. The second part includes a body and a tail fixed on the body, with seating thereof in the sleeve enabled by an annular groove in the periphery thereof. The protrusions guide the balls into the annular groove to secure the second part on the first part. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241751 | MICROTOME HAVING A VARIABLE SECTIONING STROKE, USING A LINEAR MOTOR AS A DRIVE SYSTEM - A microtome for generating thin sections of a specimen is suggested, comprising: a sectioning knife with a knife edge coming into engagement with the specimen during generation of the thin sections along a sectioning plane, an advance unit that generates at an angle to the sectioning plane between two thin sections an advance that defines the thickness of the thin section, a linear motor having a linear stator and a linear rotor, the linear motor generating a linear relative motion between the knife edge and the specimen in order to create the thin section, wherein the linear stator generates a traveling magnetic field that drives the linear rotor, and a control unit for controlling the linear motor for performing a relative back-and-forth motion along a predetermined displacement traveling path and for controlling the advance unit between two thin sections. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241752 | Capo tasto - To provide a capo tasto for fixing on a neck of a stringed musical instrument, comprising a string contact device, a tensioning band for fixing the string contact device on the neck of the stringed musical instrument and a fixing device for fixing the tensioning band on the string contact device, which is universally usable and easy to operate, it is proposed that there be disposed on the string contact device at least one clip, by means of which the capo tasto may be hooked on the neck of the stringed musical instrument. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241753 | ACOUSTIC, HYPERACOUSTIC, OR ELECTRICALLY AMPLIFIED HYDRAULOPHONES OR MULTIMEDIA INTERFACES - An instrument in which an acoustic or otherwise measurable disturbance or change is made in physical matter is disclosed. In one embodiment an oscillatory vortex shedding phenomenon is formed in water, in association with each of a plurality of finger holes. Water flows past a branch point where it can either flow over a labium, edge or the like in a resonant pipe, or out a finger hole, the finger hole being the path of lesser resistance to the water. Obstruction of the finger hole forces the water past an underwater sound production mechanism. Blocking water from coming out of a given hole produces a given note, which, in some embodiments, is electrically amplified by a hydrophone. In one embodiment there is a further processing of each hydrophone signal. Embodiments with various kinds of acoustic or optical pickups are also disclosed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241754 | DRUM PAD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A drum pad has a knitted material that is strechable and has a top surface to be beaten by a stick and a rear surface opposite to the top surface, a resin member that is strechable and thinner than the knitted material and that is capable of being thermally fused and bonded to the knitted material, and a rubber. The drum pad is formed of a first layer portion, a second layer portion, and a body portion. The first layer portion is formed in a region of the knitted material including the top surface thereof but not including the rear surface, and is permeated with the melted resin member such that the resin member and the knitted material monolithically solidify with each other. The body portion is formed of the rubber. The second layer portion is formed in a remaining region of the kitted material other than the first layer portion and formed between the body portion and the first layer portion, the second layer portion being impregnated with the rubber such that the body portion is bonded to the rear surface of the knitted material. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241755 | OPERATING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT - An operating device for use with a musical instrument may allow for a supporting member configured to be supported by a user to be operatively connected to a percussion instrument with a case, which may contain an electronic circuit for processing a signal produced by striking a striking surface of the percussion instrument. The case may be arranged between the electronic percussion instrument and the supporting member. The case and the electronic percussion instrument may be configured to be moveable relative to the user. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241756 | Electronic Keyboard Instrument - Electronic piano includes speakers arranged on its front side region and another speaker provided at a back position of the piano. Waveform memory provided in a tone generator section has prestored therein sets of four-channel waveform data, each of the sets corresponding to a tone. The four-channel waveform data are data recorded from a natural musical instrument via four microphones installed at sampling positions corresponding to the above-mentioned speakers. The microphones are installed with the on-microphone setting in which the microphones are positioned close to sounding members of the natural musical instrument. In response to depression of a key, any one of the sets of four-channel waveform data, corresponding to a tone pitch designated by the key depression, is read out from the waveform memory, so that the four-channel waveform data are supplied in parallel to the individual speakers. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241757 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SIGNALS REPRESENTATIVE OF SOUNDS OF A KEYBOARD AND STRINGED INSTRUMENT - A device for digitally producing signals representative of sounds having a sonority simulating that of an instrument with keyboard and strings that are linked to a sounding board of the instrument, these sounds each corresponding to a note of the instrument. The device produces at least one signal representative of a keyboard and stringed instrument sound on the basis of at least one trigger signal and parameters, termed physical parameters. The physical parameters include at least one parameter, the so-called sounding-board parameter, characteristic of a sounding board of a keyboard and stringed instrument to be simulated. Furthermore, the physical parameters according to the invention comprise at least one parameter, termed the string(s) parameter, characteristic of at least one string of the keyboard and stringed instrument to be simulated. The device includes elements ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090241758 | SOUND-OBJECT ORIENTED ANALYSIS AND NOTE-OBJECT ORIENTED PROCESSING OF POLYPHONIC SOUND RECORDINGS - A method of sound-object oriented analysis and of note-object oriented processing a polyphonic digitized sound recording present in the form of a time signal F(A, t) includes the following analytical and processing steps: portion-wise readouts of the time signal F(A, t) using a window function and overlapping windows; Fourier-transforming the readout signal into frequency space, in particular by applying a discrete Fourier transform; calculating an energy value E at each bin from the frequency amplitude resulting from the Fourier transformation, in particular by squaring the real and imaginary parts or forming energy values derived from them; generating a function F(t, f, E); identifying event objects; identifying event objects; identifying note objects; comparing the temporal occurrence of event objects and note objects and associating event objects to note objects in the case of plausible time occurrences; calculating spectral proportion factors for each note object. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241759 | Slide Manipulation Device and Slide Control Console - A slide manipulation device is mountable in a manipulator panel and includes a manipulator, a frame configured to slidably support the manipulator, and a circuit board. The frame has an opposing part facing the inside of the manipulation panel when the frame is mounted to the manipulation panel, the frame extending in a direction intersecting the opposing part and extending in a slide direction of the manipulator. The manipulator extends outward from the interior of the frame and is slidable in the slide direction to indicate a parameter for use in an electronic equipment. The circuit board is disposed at the outside of the frame along the extending direction of the frame, and is mounted to the frame for carrying out overall control to signalize a parameter set by the manipulator and to transmit the signalized parameter to the electronic equipment, and otherwise to receive the parameter from the electronic equipment and to slide the manipulator in response to the received parameter. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241760 | Interactive digital music recorder and player - A digital multi-media device provides features for a user unskilled in musical arts or sound handling techniques that provides automatic musical score composition in accordance with contained composition instructions. Stored sound samples and interfaces for obtaining external signals provide signals for merger with visual and sound presentations to obtain altered presentations either time shifted or in real time. In this fashion the user can create simulated radio stations for playback of prearranged and composed audio material. Further, the automatically composed musical score may be mixed with synthesized, digitized signals from the stored sound samples and external signals obtained through the device interfaces. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241761 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT - Each of a plurality of pad devices that can be moved independent of each other includes: a sensor section for detecting a strike; and a transmitting section for transmitting operation information according to an output of the sensor section with wireless communication. A receiving section is provided in connection with a sound generating device to receive the operation information transmitted from each of the pad devices with wireless communication. The sound generating device generates a musical tone signal in accordance with the received operation information. A pad location detecting section detects a location of each of the pad devices. The sound generating device carries out tone generation control, for example, sound image localization control, for the musical tone signal generated in correspondence with each of the pad devices in accordance with the location of each of the pad devices detected by the pad location detecting section. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241762 | METHOD FOR REMOVING TOXIC MATERIAL FROM TOXIC WEAPON PROJECTILES - An apparatus useful in the removal of toxic materials from toxic weapon projectiles has a base, a projectile retaining container and a ram. The projectile retaining container has a projectile retainer opening, a ram opening and a drain opening. The projectile retaining container is adapted to retain a toxic weapon projectile in the projectile retainer opening. The ram is adapted to extend into a toxic weapon projectile disposed within the projectile retaining container to crush the projectile's burster well and to thereby release toxic materials to the drain opening in the projectile retaining container. The ram alternatively includes high pressure water nozzles for breaking up any coagulant particles and for thoroughly rinsing the interior side walls of the toxic weapon projectile. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241763 | MULTI-PARTY MISSILE FIRING CONTROL SYSTEM - A system under international control is in possession of the firing codes required to launch missiles owned by the parties to the system. Upon a request to the international authority for the release of its firing codes so that it may launch a first strike, the target party is advised of the request and given the opportunity to launch its own missiles first. The system deters first strikes. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241764 | Composite Armor Plate and Ceramic Bodies for Use Therein - The invention provides a composite armor plate for absorbing and dissipating kinetic energy from high-velocity projectiles, the plate comprising a single internal layer of pellets which are bound and retained in plate form by an elastic material, substantially internally within the elastic material, such that the pellets are bound in a plurality of spaced-apart rows and columns, the pellets being made of ceramic material, and the pellets being substantially fully embedded in the elastic material so that the pellets form an internal layer, wherein the solidified material and the plate are elastic, and wherein a majority of each of the pellets is in direct contact with six adjacent pellets in the same layer to provide mutual lateral confinement therebetween, each of the pellets being characterized by a body having a substantially regular geometric cross-sectional area and first and second end faces, each of the end faces projecting from the body and having an outwardly decreasing cross-sectional area wherein the height of the end face disposed substantially opposite to an outer impact receiving major surface of the plate is less than 15% of the length of the diameter of the pellet body from which it projects | 2009-10-01 |
20090241765 | Holding Control Valve - A holding control valve of the present invention is configured such that: a spool is configured to perform strokes by a piston configured to operate by introduction of pilot pressure and have a larger diameter than the spool; the piston is divided into a pilot piston configured to receive the pilot pressure and a relief operation piston disposed adjacent to the spool to receive pressure of relief oil discharged when a relief valve operates; and the relief oil is introduced to between the pilot piston and the relief operation piston. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241766 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR - A variable displacement compressor includes a housing, a rotary shaft, a bearing, a seal member, a shaft seal chamber, a discharge refrigerant passage and a partition. The partition is provided in the shaft seal chamber for partitioning the shaft seal chamber into a first seal chamber to which the discharge refrigerant passage is opened and a second seal chamber part of the periphery of which is formed by the bearing and the seal member. The partition is provided with a first guide passage through which refrigerant containing lubricating oil flowed from the discharge refrigerant passage into tho first seal chamber is substantially all supplied to the seal member of the second seal chamber. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241767 | DIAPHRAGM CYLINDER DEVICE - A diaphragm cylinder device may include a cylinder chamber, a piston disposed in an inside of the cylinder chamber, and a diaphragm for forming a chamber in the cylinder chamber where fluid is flown into and flown out. A fixed body includes an outer peripheral side deformation restricting part for restricting deformation of an outer peripheral side ring portion of the diaphragm when the piston is displaced, and the piston includes an inner peripheral side deformation restricting part for restricting deformation of the inner peripheral side ring portion of the diaphragm when the piston is displaced. Displacement of the piston in a direction toward a top dead point for decreasing an internal volume of the chamber and in a direction toward a bottom dead point for increasing the internal volume of the chamber is interlocked with flowing-out and flowing-in of the fluid in the chamber. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241768 | Master cylinder - A master cylinder comprises a bottomed cylindrical cylinder body, a piston formed into a bottomed cylindrical shape by the forging method and slidably disposed in the cylinder body, and a spring assembly comprising a spring urging the piston toward an opening side of the cylinder body. A length of a spring of the spring assembly is determined by a retainer which can abut against an inner bottom portion of the piston. An annular groove is formed on the most outer side of the inner bottom portion of the piston by the forging method. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241769 | COOLING CHANNEL PISTON FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A method for producing a one-piece, lightweight piston consisting of steel and having a small compression depth (S) forms piston with at least one cavity in a shaft aperture region. A piston blank is produced in a first step using a forging or casting method. To form a cooling channel between an annular region and a combustion chamber recess an annular section is formed in one piece onto the wall of a cooling channel in the vicinity of the piston base. The joint produced between the annular section and an outer wall of the cooling channel is sealed by welding. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241770 | POWER ASSEMBLY FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH WELDED-IN PISTON SCRAPER - A power assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a piston housed within a cylinder, with the cylinder having a welded cylinder head, with the cylinder also including a one-piece piston scraper which is welded to the cylinder head, as well as to the cylinder, with a common weld bead. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241771 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GAS SEPARATION USING HIGH-SPEED PERMANENT MAGNET MOTORS WITH CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS - Systems and processes are provided for gas separation using high-speed permanent magnet variable-speed motors to accelerate and decelerate centrifugal compressors suitable for use in pressure swing adsorption (PSA) or vacuum pressure swing adsorption (VPSA) processes. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241772 | Particle Separator for Separating Drill Cuttings From an Air Flow and a Drill Rig as Well as a Method for Controlling a Particle Separator - The invention relates to a particle separator for separating drill cuttings from an air flow, including a main separator ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090241773 | Use of Hydraulic Turbocharger for Recovering Energy from High Pressure Solvents in Gasification and Natural Gas Applications - The invention provides a process and system for regenerating a solvent used to remove carbon dioxide from feed gases, such as natural gas and synthesis gas. The invention employs one or more hydraulic turbochargers to transfer energy from a higher energy solvent stream to a lower energy solvent stream. This provides for a significant reduction in operating expenses. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241774 | Method of Removing Sulfur Dioxide From A Flue Gas Stream - A method of removing SO | 2009-10-01 |
20090241775 | NON-THERMAL PLASMA PARTICULATE REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF - The present invention is broadly directed to non-thermal plasma-based systems for reducing the amount of particulate matter in a gas stream, as well as to methods for using such systems. The present invention is particularly directed to such non-thermal plasma-based particulate matter reduction systems with self-cleaning surfaces. Particularly contemplated are self-cleaning surfaces that reduce particulate matter buildup such as is likely to cause the reduction of non-thermal plasma production in the system, and therefore the ability of such systems to reduce the amount of particulate matter in the gas stream. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241776 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SMOKE REMOVAL - A smoke removal apparatus, capable of operating in a confined space without ventilation of the apparatus to the atmosphere to provide removal of smoke from air to be treated. The apparatus comprises one or more of the following filters: a mechanical filter ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090241777 | FILTER STRUCTURE FOR FILTERING A PARTICLE-CONTAINING GAS, METHOD OF ITS MANUFACTURE AND USE OF POROUS PAPER - The invention relates to a novel gas filter structure, a filtering method and a method of producing the filter structure. The structure according to the invention comprises a planar, porous isolation material layer ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090241778 | Use of Solvent Stream as Motive Fluid in Ejector Unit for Regenerating Solvent for Absorption Unit - The invention provides a process and system for regenerating a solvent used to remove carbon dioxide from feed gases, such as natural gas and synthesis gas. The process and system employs an eductor or ejector as an alternative to the prior art's vacuum compressor that is placed on the vapor stream from a vapor flash. This process and system saves substantial capital and operating costs over the prior art. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241779 | Use of a Biphasic Turbine in a Process for Recovering Energy in Gasification and Natural Gas Applications - The invention provides a process and system for regenerating a solvent used to remove carbon dioxide from feed gases, such as natural gas and synthesis gas. The process and system employ a biphasic turbine to recover energy following pressure let down. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241780 | MAINTENANCE METHOD FOR PARTICULATE FILTER - Provided is a method for performing maintenance of a particulate which can reliably remove combustion residue by means of backwash air without use of hot water and the like while cutting equipment expenses, so that substantial increase in exhaust pressure and deterioration of fuel economy during operation can be prevented. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241781 | HYBRID WET ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR - A hybrid, wet electrostatic precipitator has multiple precipitation zones for removing particulate and contaminants from a flue gas stream. A first precipitation zone has at least one discharge electrode and at least one collection plate made of a metal or a fiber glass reinforced plastic. A second precipitation zone has at least one discharge electrode and at least one collecting electrode which is a porous membrane sheet. The precipitation zones are in series with one another. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241782 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND KIT FOR RETROFITTING AN INDOOR WATER DISPENSER OF AN EXISTING REFRIGERATOR - Apparatuses, methods and systems for retrofitting an indoor water dispenser of an existing refrigerator having a water outlet with one or more components to provide secondary water conditioning to dispense an enhanced beverage using water from the water outlet of the indoor water dispenser are provided. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241783 | FILTER FOR EXTRACTING ONE'S FAVORITE DRINK AND BAG FOR EXTRACTING ONE'S FAVORITE DRINK - A filter for extracting one's favorite drink constituted of a polyester based monofilament and having a woven fabric construction or a knitted fabric construction, with the polyester based monofilament comprising a polyester based monofilament having a flat sectional shape, and a bag for extracting one's favorite drink using the filter for extracting one's favorite drink. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241784 | Marshmallow toasting apparatus and method - A marshmallow toasting apparatus and method caramelizes the outer skin of marshmallow and is designed for countertop use. The apparatus comprises a housing, a spit or skewer, and a heat source. The housing includes top and front walls having a common slot extending therebetween. The common slot defines a marshmallow-receiving cavity and a spit-receiving plane. The spit or skewer may be rotated by way of a rotisserie assembly, as an optional feature. The spit is receivable in the spit-receiving plane and is rotatable therein substantially parallel to the top wall. The heat source is positioned adjacent the cavity for caramelizing the outer skin of marshmallow via directed heat energy. The cavity is sized and shaped for enabling structurally free thermal expansion of marshmallow during application of heat to the cavity. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241785 | Plastic, resealable elongate valve opening for a vacuum food package - A flexible, plastic food package is provided having an elongate opening check valve with an air removal port that allows repeated opening and resealing of the package for removal of air and moisture by vacuuming. The vacuum is established by removing air through the air removal port which encloses a compressible foam material that can be repeatedly penetrated by a blunt-tip aspiration needle associated with a vacuum pump. Following closure of the check valve and inducing a vacuum, the foam material will be compressed to seal the package. The closing force of the valve is sufficient to maintain a vacuum in the package, e.g., −90 kPa at a low temperature of e.g., −60 C for a long period of time. The closing force of the valve can be overcome by hand to enable opening of the food package and access to food therein. Loss of vacuum by migration of air into the package can be reestablished by means of the aspiration needle. The compressed foam in the air removal port will seal along the entry area of the needle when it is withdrawn, and enables repeated use for long periods of time and at extremely low temperatures while still retaining the flavor and edibility of the food due a considerable reduction of ice formation on the frozen food. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241786 | Device for performing the wetting operation for offset printing - Device for performing the wetting operation for offset printing, comprising a main receptacle ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090241787 | Printing Press, Folder, and Methods of Operation - Systems and methods for allowing existing rotary printing press units to produce smaller pages at a faster rate of speed without having to replace the press unit. Specifically, the systems and methods relate to retrofitting an existing press unit to produce three pages of material in each full rotation instead of the traditional two pages. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241788 | DEVICE FOR COATING A PERIPHERAL SURFACE OF A SLEEVE BODY - A coating device for coating a peripheral surface of a sleeve body with a coating formulation includes a vertical support column for supporting a sleeve body in a vertical position coaxial with a coating axis, a carriage slideable along the vertical support column, and an annular coating stage attached to the carriage and moveable therewith for containing the coating formulation and for coating a layer of the coating formulation onto the peripheral surface of the sleeve body during a sliding movement of the carriage along the vertical support column. The coating device includes an irradiation stage that is arranged to be moveable with the annular coating stage and to provide radiation to at least partially cure the layer of coating formulation onto the peripheral surface so as to prevent flow off of the coating formulation. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241789 | RUBBER ROLLERS WITH ROUGH SURFACE - A rubber-coated ink transfer roll having a hardness range of from 20 to 80 Shore A and a mean depth of roughness Rz of from 30 to 80 μm and a maximum depth of roughness R | 2009-10-01 |
20090241790 | Printing Press, Folder, and Methods of Operation - Systems and methods for allowing existing rotary printing press units to produce smaller pages at a faster rate of speed without having to replace the press unit. Specifically, the systems and methods relate to retrofitting an existing press unit to produce three pages of material in each full rotation instead of the traditional two pages. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241791 | PLATE TRANSPORT SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM - An apparatus for preventing printing plate deformation ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090241792 | Method and Apparatus for Feeding Printing Plates to a Plate Cylinder of a Processing Machine - In an apparatus for feeding printing plates to a plate cylinder of a printing press, the printing plate is prealigned on stops outside the plate cylinder with a lateral offset and with an oblique skew. Then the printing plate is fed, in the thusly aligned position to the register pins of the plate cylinder, wherein the printing plate is finally aligned by lateral displacement and by a pivoting movement about the first register pin, until the printing plate bears with its receptacles against both register pins. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241793 | Printing Press, Folder, and Methods of Operation - Systems and methods for allowing existing rotary printing press units to produce smaller pages at a faster rate of speed without having to replace the press unit. Specifically, the systems and methods relate to retrofitting an existing press unit to produce three pages of material in each full rotation instead of the traditional two pages. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241794 | NOISE GENERATING DEVICE TO SCARE BIRDS OR TRIGGER AVALANCHES - A noise generating device ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090241795 | PROJECTILES WITH SEALED PROPELLANT - Projectiles with sealed propellant are described herein. In one embodiment of the invention, a projectile includes a chamber having a propellant charger, an exit from the chamber for release of propellant gases into a barrel when the propellant is ignited to fire the projectile, and a seal to block the exit which is opened by ignition of the propellant within the chamber but is resistant to ignition of other propellant in the barrel, where the seal is carried from the barrel by the projectile after the ignition. Other methods and apparatuses are also described. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241796 | PROJECTILE SEALING ARRANGEMENT - A projectile sealing arrangement for a barrel assembly of a weapon in which a plurality of projectile assemblies are axially disposed in abutting relationship within a barrel. Each projectile assembly is associated with a discrete propellant charge. The sealing arrangement includes a rearward opening communicating with a cavity provided in each projectile assembly for containing the discrete propellant charge, and a forward portion of an abutting projectile assembly arranged for operative sealing engagement with the rearward opening. During application of a compressive load to abutting projectile assemblies, the discrete propellant charge is sealed within the cavity. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241797 | Ecological Goods Logistics System - A system for transporting goods uses public transportation infrastructure. The public transportation infrastructure includes rolling stock, transportation networks for the rolling stock, and passenger platforms. The goods transporting system includes a plurality of containers that receive the goods for transport, and container space in the rolling stock that is sized to receive the containers. The container space is either additional rolling stock or dedicated space in the existing rolling stock of the transportation infrastructure. Goods platforms are provided separate from the passenger platforms. When the rolling stock comes to a station stop, the container space is positioned near the goods platforms. The system also includes structure for moving the containers on and off the rolling stock, and structure for controlling the loading/unloading assemblies to load/unload the containers on/from the rolling stock according to a desired destination for the goods in the respective containers. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241798 | Method and device for transporting toy moving object between dislocated slot track segments - A motor driven transporter for transporting a moving toy object over an interruption in a slot track system where the interruption is between an incoming track segment and an outgoing track segment. The transporter includes a dock having a holding member for holding the toy object on a track surface of the dock and a restraining member for restraining the toy object from moving forward and backward on the dock, and a motor for moving the dock linearly or through an arc of up to 180° between the incoming track segment and the outgoing track segment. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241799 | Tank car stub sill attachment - A head brace and a method for attaching a stub sill to a tank of a railroad tank car by the use of such a head brace. A stub sill includes side plates having ears that extend upward to support the tank near where the head of the tank is attached, and a head brace is welded to the side plates and to the head of the tank in a weld joint that can be continuous along the head brace from the ears of the side plate to the center of the head brace. Doublers may be provided on the sill where the head brace is welded to the side plates. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241800 | METHOD OF PRODUCING AN ORGANIC PIGMENT FINE PARTICLE DISPERSION, AND INK-JET RECORDING INK AND PAINT USING THE ORGANIC PIGMENT FINE PARTICLE OBTAINED BY THE SAME - A method of producing an organic pigment fine particle dispersion, including feeding at least three liquids, which are a solution containing an organic pigment dissolved in an organic solvent in the presence of an alkali, a solution containing a dispersant, and an aqueous medium, into separate channels and bringing the at least three liquids into junction with each other in a channel simultaneously to produce fine particles of the organic pigment. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241801 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING FINE PARTICLES - A method for producing fine particles by allowing a dissolved solution prepared by dissolving a material for forming the fine particles into a solvent with the use of a dissolution auxiliary agent and a poor solvent for varying a solubility of the material for the fine particles to mix each other, wherein the fine particles are generated by flowing the dissolved solution, the poor solvent and a dispersing agent solution for dispersing the fine particle through respectively independent supply channels to join each other at one joining channel and flow together. A decomposition and deterioration caused by a reaction between the dispersing agent and a component of the solution is suppressed and fine particles with high monodispersing property can be produced. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241802 | HIGH-CHROMA C.I. PIGMENT RED 254 AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to C. I. Pigment Red 254 for coloring, which can color an object to be colored so as to have a higher chroma than that with conventional technology and a production method for easily producing it. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241803 | OIL AND GAS WELL CEMENT SYSTEMS USING ELEMENTAL SULFUR - A cement composition for cementing an oil or gas well includes Portland cement, water and a sulfur component. The cement composition may be used to cement a well bore by creating a cement slurry including the sulfur component, pumping the slurry into the well bore to a selected location and allowing it to solidify. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241804 | Composition and Its Use for Improving the Processibility of Hydraulically Setting Compositions - The invention relates to a composition comprising at least one plasticizer for a hydraulically setting composition and at least one polyalkylene glycol. The invention also relates to a process that uses the composition for improving the processibility, in particular for extending the processing time, of hydraulically setting compositions. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241805 | Folding Table Assembly - A folding table assembly having an open configuration and a closed configuration. Spring loaded hinges provide the folding table assembly with an automated approach to unfolding the table assembly. Casters provide the table assembly with structure making the assembly portable. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241806 | DUAL-PURPOSE TABLE WITH REVOLVING TOP - This invention relates to the technical area of sports and recreational apparatus, which reveals the dual-purpose and turnover ping-pong table. This dual-purpose table includes the table support and table surface, two sides of which are different tables. The center of short frame on both sides of the table surface hinges the baffle means on the upper end of the table support through the pivot components. Its characteristics lie in that the baffle means on the upper end of table support is equipped with the positioning device for table surface turning over, which has a stand bar that can be turned around. The stand bar can withdraw if the table surface needs turning around so that the table surface turn over. When the table surface has turned around, it can stretch out below the surface and stabilize the table surface. The structure is very simple and convenient for application. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241807 | OVERBED TABLE FOR USE WITH PATIENT SUPPORT - An overbed table is provided for use with a bed. The bed includes a first connector that mates with a second connector of the overbed table. When the first and second connectors mate, an electrical connection is established for an electrical device supported by the overbed table. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241808 | RECONFIGURABLE PALLET USING PIN SUPPORTS WITH LOCKING MECHANISMS AND LOCATOR BASES - A pallet includes a platform and a plurality of support assemblies located at multiple positions on the platform. One support assembly is associated with each location of the component to be supported. Each support assembly has a linkage assembly to support and enable movement of a support element. The support assemblies also each include multiple bases secured to the platform, to position the support element in a desired location for each version of a component. An alignment mechanism on each base allows for rotational alignment of the support element relative to the pallet. A locking mechanism on each support element prevents vertical movement of the support element during pallet use. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241809 | MATERIALS SAFETY CAGE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The technology described herein provides a materials safety cage and associated methods. A safety cage assembly for storage, distribution, transportation, and handling of various goods includes a cage having vertical sides connected rectangularly and a base configured to receive a load-bearing pallet, or the like, and upon which the cage is lowered and to which the cage is attachably engaged and secured. The safety cage assembly includes a multiplicity frame rails to support the cage. The safety cage assembly also includes metal plates having a handle grip and pin slot and disposed on the cage and connected to the cage with a cage pin, each metal plate configured for attachability to a base pin on the base. The safety cage assembly also includes a loop opening to receive a hook. The safety cage assembly is configured for transport by both a crane and a forklift. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241810 | Locking Mechanism For Reconfigurable Pallets - A pallet includes a platform and a plurality of support assemblies located at multiple positions on the platform. One support assembly is associated with each location of the component to be supported. Each support assembly has a linkage assembly to support and enable movement of a support element. The support assemblies also each include multiple bases secured to the platform, to position the support element in a desired location for each version of a component. A locking mechanism on each support element allows for selectively preventing vertical movement of the support element relative to the pallet. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241811 | COLLAPSIBLE TABLE - A collapsible table comprising a table top that is both removable and foldable and a leg assembly that is fully collapsible and that comprises six sliding points. The table top attaches to the leg assembly by inserting hooks on horizontal arms of the leg assembly into apertures on the side surfaces of the folding table top and then pressing the table top flat onto the leg assembly. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241812 | EXTENDABLE SHELF APPARATUS - The present disclosure discloses an extendable shelf comprising: plastic upper covers, joinable net sheets, clamping pieces, bamboo-shaped pipes, threaded connectors, seamless cone sleeves, and adjusters etc. The extendable shelf may be configured to be extended along a left and right direction, and along an upward and downward direction. The present disclosure provides many advantages such as a simple and compact structure, good stability, high weight-bearing capability, convenience for disassembly and assembly, saving bamboo-shaped pipes, low cost, elegant appearance, and good structural integrity. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241813 | Combination Digging Implement and Valuables Container - The invention is a container for safely holding personal items of a user at the beach. The container includes a hollow shell with a pointed lower end, an aperture at a top end, and a cover. With the personal items inserted into the hollow shell through the aperture and the cover closed, the container may be grasped by the user to dig into the ground surface and then be buried below the ground surface. A marker strap is fixed to the shell, such that the marker strap may protrude from the ground surface to mark the location of the buried container. The hollow shell includes a pair of finger apertures for facilitating gripping of the container. The hollow shell further includes a plurality of divider slots and divider panels to divide the container into compartments, allowing the user to organize personal items within the container. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241814 | Method and System for Heating of Water Based on Hot Gases - Heat can be recovered from hot gas produced in a thermal reactor ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090241815 | Heat Protection Body for a Protection System for an Interior Wall of a Furnace - A heat protection body for a protection system for an internal wall of a furnace includes a front, a rear, and edge sides that connect the front to the rear. The heat protection body is characterized in that at its rear it comprises at least one retaining element which is made from the same material as is the heat protection body. The heat protection body can be used within a protection system for a boiler tube wall as well as in a method for installing such a protection system. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241816 | Process for improved combustion of fuel solids - The invention provides a combustion process using comminuted fuel solids from a steam-driven shear field, with controlled water content and optionally coated with a combustion catalyst. The method allows fuel solids to burn for energy production at low temperatures. The lower temperatures avoid emissions of nitrogen oxides, and the process also yields a clean, friable ash that has economic value. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241817 | SYSTEMS FOR THE CONTROL AND USE OF FLUIDS AND PARTICLES - To mix immiscible materials at low pressure, the materials are applied from separate inputs of a fixture to separate channels where they are permitted to flow to and spread over surfaces or edges at selected thicknesses. On the surfaces or edges the materials are each subject to flowing air that forms small particles or drops even though the materials may be viscous. The particles or drops are mixed together and may be applied to a combustion device or spray device or any other device utilizing the mixture. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241818 | Crop Residue And Soil Conditioning Agricultural Implement - A ground opener that is allowed to caster in one direction is associated with a pair of arms connected by a pivot connection that allows one arm to move relative to the other arm. The movable arm is forced against the stationary arm when the ground opener impacts the soil as the ground opener is pulled along a relatively straight travel path. When the ground opener is turned radially from the straight travel path, the movable arm may cast away from the stationary arm. The disc opener is coupled to the movable arm through a central hub and, as such, the trailing edge of the disc opener will move away from the stationary arm as the disc opener is turned. When the disc opener has completed the turn, the torque on the disc opener will lessen thereby allowing the movable arm to move back toward the stationary arm. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241819 | Device for coloring a thread body, and sewing machine having the same - A device for coloring a thread body includes a thread-feeding unit adapted for feeding the thread body at a predetermined speed such that the thread body is transported along a feeding path. A coloring unit is disposed fixedly adjacent to the feeding path, and is operable so as to spray a coloring material onto the thread body. A control unit is connected electrically to the coloring unit, and is operable so as to control the coloring unit to spray the coloring material, which has a desired one of a plurality of different colors. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241820 | MAGNUS ROTOR - The present invention concerns a Magnus rotor comprising a drive and a control means which controls the drive in such a way that the Magnus rotor attains a peripheral speed which is greater than the mean wind speed by a factor λ. In addition the present invention concerns a method of operating a Magnus rotor comprising a drive which causes the Magnus rotor to rotate, and a control means, as well as a ship. In order better to utilise the action of the Magnus rotor than occurs in the state of the art, λ is greater than 4. In that respect the present invention is based on the realisation that the assumption that, above a high-speed factor of four, there would no longer be a significant increase in the lift coefficient, which above all is in relation to the drive power to be used, is based on a technical prejudice. It was possible to empirically ascertain that an increase in the high-speed factor leads to a significantly higher lift coefficient. Accordingly there is also a higher power output from the Magnus rotor. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241821 | Pallet storage installation for stock keeping of goods to be stored, in particular for the use in ships - A pallet storage installation for stock keeping of goods to be stored for use in a ship includes storage rows placed on both sides of a storage aisle, a transport device movable in the storage aisle for storing in and out pallets with a carrier plate into the storage rows, wherein storage rows for forming several store rooms separated by walls which can be separated by walls are placed on both sides of the storage aisle, wherein each pallet is configured as a box with a carrier plate and with side walls, whereby the carrier plate is provided with stands placed in the carrier plate corner areas. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241822 | PERSONAL WATERCRAFT BALLAST - A personal watercraft has a hull and a deck. The deck includes a pedestal, two gunnels, two footrests, and a rear platform. A straddle-type seat is disposed on the pedestal. A steering assembly is disposed at least in part forwardly of the seat. An engine is supported by the hull. A propulsion system is connected to the hull and is operatively connected to the engine. A ballast tank is disposed at least in part on the rear platform. The ballast tank includes a rigid ballast tank body, and at least two apertures in the ballast tank body. A connector releasably connects the ballast tank to one of the hull and the deck. A pump fluidly communicates with one of the at least two apertures in the ballast tank body. A ballast tank having a generally L-shaped rigid ballast tank body is also disclosed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241823 | Steering System for a Marine Vessel - A steering system for a marine vessel includes one or more steering devices operable to turn a marine vessel; a steering input device arranged to generate a desired turn rate signal; a rate sensor arranged to generate a turn rate signal indicative of vessel turn rate; and a control system configured to receive the vessel and desired turn rate signals and to control the steering device(s) to turn the marine vessel so as to minimise any difference between the signals. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241824 | FRAMELESS MODULAR FLOATING DOCK WITH INFLATABLE PONTOONS - A modular buoyant support apparatus is comprised of buoyant support modules of inflatable pontoons. The pontoons comprise inflatable cylindrical tubular chambers, typically fabricated of polymer coated fabric sheet material. Pontoons are fashioned so that they may be connected directly, in a modular fashion, to the underside of an appropriately configured dock platform. In some embodiments, a pontoon presents a relatively planar surface to the underside of the dock platform. The pontoons connect with attachment mechanisms depending from the dock platform via attachment points integral to or connected to the pontoons. Advantageously, the pontoons may be shipped deflated to the location for the dock and, in situ, both inflated for deployment and deflated for maintenance or relocation. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241825 | SURFACE EFFECT HULL CONFIGURATION UTILIZING REBOUND HUMP SEAL - A boat hull configuration for a boat includes a hull body having an air cavity created on an underside thereof that receives pressurized air from a blower through a blower inlet or plenum. The plenum is positioned in the cavity such that it divides the air cavity into a bow portion and an aft portion. The upper surface of the bow portion of the air cavity is configured to form a seal with a rebound hump produced by the hull body moving across a water surface when the ship is operating in a given speed range. This seal prevents air from venting from the forward portion of the air cavity when the bow of the hull rises during start up. The upper surface of the aft portion of the air cavity is positioned such that it does not come into contact with the rebound hump as the hump moves toward the aft of the hull as the boat accelerates. At high speeds, the rebound hump is behind the boat and the entire air cavity is pressurized and providing the maximum amount of lift and drag reduction. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241826 | SUBMERSIBLE VEHICLES AND METHODS FOR TRANSITING THE SAME IN A BODY OF LIQUID - A submersible vehicle for use in a body of liquid includes a vehicle body, a pair of fins coupled to the vehicle body on opposed sides thereof, and a dihedral angle control system. The dihedral angle control is system operative to vary a fin dihedral angle of each of the fins. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241827 | ROWING BOAT FOOTREST ASSEMBLY - A rowing boat footrest assembly includes a footrest member coupled to a boat structure and a shoe retaining mechanism supported to the footrest member. The shoe retaining mechanism includes a permanent magnet mechanism operable between a shoe retaining mode and a shoe releasing mode. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241828 | Mechanics for haybella tech automated distress-flag system - This invention pertains to the boating industry. More specifically the sports realm. It is intended to automatically control the flag. knowing when a boarder is up or down with out any electronics use is this inventions most unique aspect. It specifically usestension to identify the status of the boarder, skier, etc. weather they are up riding, or down in the water. It is designed to look nice while giving the boaters a more enjoyable and hassle free time while insuring the safety of their friends or family to the highest degree possible which is mounting at the top of the tower where there are no object obstructing the view. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241829 | CRYSTAL GROWTH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LEAD-CONTAINED COMPOSITIONS USING BATCH AUTO-FEEDING - This invention includes a system and a method for growing crystals including a batch auto-feeding mechanism. The proposed system and method provide a minimization of compositional segregation effect during crystal growth by controlling growth rate involving a high-temperature flow control system operable in an open and a closed loop crystal growth process. The ability to control the growth rate without corresponding loss of volatilize-able elements enables significantly improvement in compositional homogeneity and a consequent increase in crystal yield. This growth system and method can be operated in production scale, simultaneously for a plurality of growth crucibles to further the reduction of manufacturing costs, particularly for the crystal materials of binary or ternary systems with volatile components, such as Lead (Pb) and Indium (In). | 2009-10-01 |
20090241830 | LUBRICANT APPLYING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A lubricant applying unit has a residual-toner collection rate X of 50% when the lubricant applying unit has not been used. The collection rate X is obtained by X=(Ta−Tb)/Ta×100, where Ta is weight per unit area of the residual toner on an area of the image carrier that has not come into contact with the lubricant applying unit, and Tb is weight per unit area of the residual toner on an area of the image carrier that has come into contact with the lubricant applying unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241831 | Apparatus for the uniform distribution of fibers in an air stream - An apparatus for the manufacture of an air laid web in which individual cellulose fibers or textile fibers or their blends can be conveyed and distributed by air uniformly to any desired width onto a forming zone composed of either a foraminous screen or a fibrous polymer matrix on top of a consolidating vacuum box. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241832 | COATING MECHANISM AND DROPLET JETTING DEVICE - A coating mechanism is provided with a supply roller that rotates in contact with, and applies treatment liquid to, conveyed paper. A control section controls the rotational velocity of the supply roller such that the rotational velocity when applying the treatment liquid to a first sheet of paper after commencement of application of the treatment liquid is slower than the rotational velocity when applying the treatment liquid to a second sheet of paper. An increase in the coating amount caused by an initialization operation is offset by a reduction in the amount of treatment liquid supplied caused by decreasing the rotational velocity of the supply roller, thereby inhibiting the occurrence of a disparity between the coating amount of treatment liquid applied to the first sheet of paper after commencement of treatment liquid application and the coating amount of treatment liquid applied to the second sheet of paper. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241833 | DRILLED CVD SHOWER HEAD - A shower head for a chemical vapor deposition chamber can comprise a plurality of first injectors for a first reactant gas and a plurality of second injectors for a second reactant gas. The first and second injectors can be interspersed among one another so as to enhance control of the mixing and delivery of reactant gases within the chemical deposition chamber. Cooling water can be communicated through a plurality of gun drilled bores formed intermediate injectors of the shower head. In this manner, enhanced control of the mixing and delivery of reactant gases can be provided. | 2009-10-01 |