43rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090261022 | SYSTEM, METHODOLOGY, AND PRODUCT TO SORT, ORGANIZE, AND STORE TOY BUILDING/CONSTRUCTION SETS - A system, methodology, and product to sort, organize and store individual members of building/construction toy sets utilizing a multi-level system of bins with sieves at different heights using user applied forces and gravity to automatically sort and organize pieces into bins, while providing a fun hands-on sorting experience for kids. The location, size and shape of the sieves can be designed to optimize sorting speed and user experience for specific toy manufacturer brands including Lego™ bricks made by Lego Corporation. The system also functions as a storage unit for the pieces, during and after sort. A flexible binding mechanism holds the system together during sort. The system is designed with see-through materials to monitor the status of the sort and find specific pieces in respective bins. A set of wheels enables mobility. The “hands-on” involvement in sorting also makes this an entertaining and educational apparatus for kids. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261023 | Method for the Classification of Water Absorbent Polymer Particles - A process for continuously classifying water-absorbing polymer beads by means of at least one screen, at least one screen having at least one guide device on the screen surface. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261024 | Method and Apparatus for Sorting Materials According to Relative Composition - Disclosed herein is a metal sorting device including an X-ray tube, a dual energy detector array, a microprocessor, and an air ejector array. The device senses the presence of samples in the x-ray sensing region and initiates identifying and sorting the samples. After identifying and classifying the category of a sample, at a specific time, the device activates an array of air ejectors located at specific positions in order to place the sample in the proper collection bin. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261025 | FEED AND SORTING DEVICE FOR PACKAGING MACHINES - The feed and sorting device for tablets has a base unit, a plurality of vertically extending filling tubes each of them having a guiding channel for the tablets, and a blocking slide unit detachably mounted to the base unit. The blocking slide unit has a blocking slide plate which is movable back and forth by means of a drive arranged in the base unit and thus serves for temporarily blocking the guiding channels of the filling tubes. The drive is connected to a first magnetic coupling element which is engageable with a second magnetic coupling element arranged on the blocking slide plate so that the blocking slide plate is securely connected to the drive when the first or the second magnetic coupling element is activated. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261026 | BI-PHASIC BIORETENTION SYSTEM - An anaerobic to aerobic sequence enhances biological degradation of many organic pollutants. Exemplary embodiments provide systems and methods for effective treatment of storm-water runoff pollutants such as hydrocarbons, nitrates, phosphorus, and heavy metals using sediment filtration and adsorption, and biochemical processes under bi-phasic bioretention conditions. By integrating these pollution cleanup pro-usages into a single unit, this apparatus optimizes retention time of the runoff through the system and maximizes removal rates of runoff pollutants, resulting in more reliable and efficient treatment mechanism than previous systems. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261027 | SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR WITH CONTINUOUS MEMBRANE FILTRATION AND SOLIDS REDUCTION - A method and system of treating wastewater that can provide operating flexibility is disclosed. The system is operated with a sequencing batch reactor, which is typically cycling to any of fill, react, settle, decant, and idle stages, to treat the wastewater. The system can further utilize a membrane filtration system to further treat water from the sequencing batch reactor and produce suitable water. A solids-reducing system can be connected to the sequencing batch reactor and reduce an amount of biodegraded solids by converting the character or distribution of microorganisms population in the biomass. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261028 | MAGNETIC FIELD FORMING DEVICE FOR ACTIVE WATER AND FLUID TREATMENT APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic field forming device for active water capable of uniformly forming a high magnetic field free from any unevenness in its intensity, activating a fluid regardless of the orientation of magnetic polarity of the magnets, bringing about excellent assembling efficiency not requiring assembling while checking the orientation of the magnets, being manufactured at a high product yield ratio without occurrence of defective products resulting from a difference in the orientation of the magnets, remarkably easily taking out the magnets without use of any exclusive special tool, and removing rust and stains adhered to the magnets by wiping off the magnets one by one, the maintenance efficiency of which is excellent. The magnetic field forming device for active water in which a flow path of a fluid is formed in a through hole, and the same magnetic field forming device includes a rod-shaped magnet 2 disposed with predetermined spacing from the inner wall of the through hole and having a fluid flow path formed between the inner wall and the side 3; a guide member 5 adhered to and fixed to the end part of the magnet 2, which is inserted into the interior of the through hole; and a communication portion 8 formed at the guide member 5, which communicates with the fluid flow path. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261029 | Fluid Filtration Apparatus and Method - An apparatus and method for filtering a liquid utilize a filter apparatus including a bypass filter, a full flow filter, and a flow balancing element for dividing a total inlet flow of fluid to the filter apparatus into a bypass portion, passing through the bypass filter, and a full flow portion, passing through the full flow filter. The bypass filter has a lower filtering efficiency than the full flow filter element, so that a venturi tube is not required for causing the bypass portion to pass through the bypass filter. The flow balancing element divides the flow into a desired bypass portion and a desired full flow portion, at a predetermined operating temperature. Below the operating temperature, the bypass portion increases and the full flow portion decreases, the bypass portion becoming greater that the full flow portion at a second predetermined temperature below the operating temperature. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261030 | Storage and process container made up of an inner part and an outer part - The invention relates to a storage and process container ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090261031 | FILTER DEVICE - A filter device includes a housing ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090261032 | Filter element with active carbon coating - A filter element has a first filter layer that has an active carbon layer, a top cover layer connected to the active carbon layer and a bottom cover layer connected to the active carbon layer opposite the top cover layer, wherein the first filter layer is folded to a first bellows. At least one second filter layer having an active carbon layer, a top cover layer connected to the active carbon layer and a bottom cover layer connected to the active carbon layer opposite the top cover layer is provided. The at least one second filter layer is folded to a second bellows. The first and second bellows are folded identically. The at least one second filter layer is arranged on the first filter layer in a positive-locking way by fold alignment of the first and second bellows to form a composite of filter layers. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261033 | FLUID TREATMENT ELEMENT - A hollow cylindrical fluid treatment element ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090261034 | Vinylidene Fluoride Resin Hollow Fiber Porous Membrane and Method for Production Thereof - A hollow-fiber porous membrane comprising a hollow-fiber form of vinylidene fluoride resin and satisfying the following properties (A) and (B), is provided as a hollow-fiber porous membrane of vinylidene fluoride resin having an average pore size and a further uniform pore size distribution (A) and a large water permeation rate regardless of good efficiency of blocking minute particles (bacteria) (B), as represented by: (A) a ratio Pmax (1 m)/Pm of at most 4.0 between a maximum pore size Pmax (1 m) measured at a test length of 1 m according to the bubble point method and an average pore size Pm of 0.05-0.20 μm measured according to the half dry method; and (B) a ratio F (L=200 mm, v=70%)/PM | 2009-10-22 |
20090261035 | NANOWEBS - A nonwoven web of fibers that have a number average diameter of less than 1 micron. The web can have a Poisson Ratio of less than about 0.8, a solidity of at least about 20%, a basis weight of at least about 1 gsm, and a thickness of at least 1 micrometer. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261036 | BIORETENTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A bioretention system and method are provided for removing phosphorus, nitrogen and other materials from effluent such as wastewater and stormwater. The system and method can include a filtration media comprising water treatment residuals and other fill such as soil. Plants can be growing in the soil. The system can also include a drainage system to regulate outflow, to function during both low and high throughputs of water. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261037 | Biomass treatment of organic waste or water waste related application data - A method, system, apparatus and program for effecting the decomposition of organic waste material comprises: providing a treatment tank for decomposition of organic waste material, the treatment tank containing an active biomass comprising at least one bacteria that decomposes organic material; providing at least two inlets to the treatment tank, a first inlet comprising an inlet for organic material and a second inlet comprising an inlet for an aqueous stream; a processor that receives and stores information on: the status of chemical oxygen demand of the active biomass; and the oxygen provision capability of a first organic material that can be fed into the treatment tank through the first inlet; a mass flow control system controlled by the processor which feeds the at least one organic material through the first inlet at a rate based at least in part upon the status of chemical oxygen demand in the treatment tank as recognized by the processor. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261038 | Steam-Sterilizable Blood Separating Device - The invention relates to a device ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090261039 | METHOD OF TREATING WATER EFFLUENT FROM PURGING OR CLEANING STEAM GENERATOR CIRCUITS, AND A MOBILE UNIT ENABLING THE METHOD TO BE IMPLEMENTED - The invention relates to a method of treating water effluent from purging or cleaning steam generator circuits. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261040 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING AN AQUEOUS STREAM IN THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBON - A method and system for treating an aqueous stream in the production of hydrocarbon are provided. An osmotic operation is performed between the stream of produced water and a stream of draw fluid to transfer water from the produced water to the draw fluid, thereby diluting the draw fluid to form a stream of diluted draw fluid and concentrating the produced water to form a stream of concentrated produced water. The concentration of the produced water can facilitate the subsequent removal of contaminants therefrom, and, in some cases, the diluted draw fluid can be re-used, e.g., for injection into the well of the hydrocarbon production operation or as a fertilizing fluid. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261041 | Composition for Filtering and Removing Particles and/or Constituents from a Fluid - Filter-aid materials are disclosed herein, and processes, systems, and methods using such filter-aid materials for filtering and removing particles and/or constituents from a fluid, wherein the filter-aid material comprises at least one filterable composite adsorbent comprising at least one adsorbent component formed in-situ on at least one filtration component. Further disclosed herein are filter-aid materials and processes, systems, and methods using such filter-aid materials for filtering and removing particles and/or constituents from a fluid, wherein the filter-aid material comprises at least one filterable composite adsorbent comprising at least one adsorbent component formed in-situ on at least one filtration component, and wherein the filter-aid material further comprises an at least one additional filtration component mixed with the at least one filterable composite adsorbent. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261042 | METHOD FOR ADSORPTION OF FLUID CONTAMINANTS AND REGENERATION OF THE ADSORBENT - The invention provides methods for treating a fluid, particularly water, contaminated with organic compounds, organisms, toxic substances, hazardous substances, ammonia, or mixtures thereof, by adsorption with an adsorbent material and regeneration of the purified adsorbent material. The contaminants may be first adsorbed onto the adsorbent material, which is then regenerated by treatment with nanoparticles of at least one transition metal oxide catalyst and at least one oxidant; or the contaminants are adsorbed onto particles of the adsorbent material loaded with at least one transition metal oxide, which is then regenerated by treatment with an oxidant; or the contaminated fluid is treated with an oxidant first and then with particles of the adsorbent material loaded with at least one transition metal oxide. The adsorbed contaminants are converted into environmentally compatible products. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261043 | CHELATING COMPOUNDS AND IMMOBILIZED TETHERED CHELATORS - Novel di- and tripodal compounds useful as chelators, intermediates for their production and a method for treating an aqueous solution to remove trivalent metal ions are presented. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261044 | ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - An environmental monitoring and control system and method are provided for preventing overflow of fluid from a compartment continuous with a settling tank. The system includes an improved pump configuration to minimize pump failure and maintenance, as well as monitoring of fluid volume within the compartment and adjustment of pumping rate as necessary to maintain an appropriate fluid volume. Operators on or off-site may be notified of compartment fluid volume to provide further redundancy. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261045 | DUAL GENERATOR SINGLE POWER SOURCE FOR TANDEM POOL AND SPA - A sanitizer generation system supplies power to a first and a second sanitizer generator. Each of the sanitizer generators is connected to a body of water by a circulation system. The system includes a power supply and a control system connected to the power supply and the sanitizer generators. The control system selectively delivers electric current from the power supply to the first and second sanitizer generators. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261046 | FILTRATION METHOD AND INSTALLATION - The invention provides a method for the separation of liquid from a three phase slurry bubble column. The method includes the step of charging the inside of a hollow filter element with a rinsing fluid to clean the inside of the filter for catalyst fines followed by a backflushing step. The invention also provides an installation for the separation of liquid from a three phase slurry bubble column. The installation includes at least one hollow and enclosed filter element and one or more conduits in fluid communication with the internal volume of filter, with at least one conduit being configured or connected for inflow of rinsing fluid and at least one conduit being configured or connected for outflow of rinsing fluid. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261047 | Enclosed Operating Area For Disk Drive Testing Systems - A disk drive testing system includes one or more test racks, and one or more test slots housed by the one or more test racks, each test slot being configured to receive and support a disk drive transporter carrying a disk drive for testing. The disk drive testing system also includes a transfer station for supplying disk drives to be tested. The one or more test racks and the transfer station at least partially define an operating area. The disk drive testing system can also include automated machinery that is disposed within the operating area and is configured to transfer disk drives between the transfer station and the one or more test slots, and a cover at least partially enclosing the operating area, thereby at least partially inhibiting air exchange between the operating area and an environment surrounding the test racks. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261048 | Jar Dispenser - A jar dispenser includes a housing defining a row that accommodates multiple jars of baby food in single file atop a planar floor. A pushplate is configured for movement along the row. A biasing member is in communication with the pushplate to bias the pushplate from a housing back side toward a housing front side. The device includes a door adjacent the row at the housing front side, the door being pivotal to restrict access to the row when at a closed position and to allow access to the row when at open and load positions. A first biasing member biases the door toward the closed position. A door catch is positioned to interact with the door when the door is at the load position. A second biasing member biases the door to bias the door to interact with the door catch when the door is at the load position. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261049 | Kitchen Utensil Organizer and Utensil Support Rack - A kitchen utensil organizer is provided by a block member. The block member includes an elongate base, a rib, an array of intermittently spaced-apart male members and a complementary array of interlocking female members. The rib extends from the base and has an array of spaced apart slots each sized to receive individual utensils. The array of intermittently spaced-apart male members extends laterally from one side of the base. The complementary array of interlocking female members extends laterally from another side of the base, opposite the one side. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261050 | BAG STORAGE AND LOADING UNIT - A bag storage and loading unit includes a first arm and a second arm substantially parallel with and spaced a distance from the first arm to define an interior space having a width measured between the first and second arms. A first upwardly-open hook member extends laterally from the first arm into the interior space. The first hook member is configured to retain a plurality of handles of a plurality of bags that are in a storage orientation in the interior space. A second upwardly-open hook member extends laterally from the second arm into the interior space. The second hook member is configured to retain one handle of one of the plurality of bags that is in a loading orientation, such that the plurality of bags may be opened with a side-to-side movement. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261051 | Toolless Rail Mounting For A Computer System Rack - A rack for supporting electronic devices and modules with adjustable rails. The rack has a vertical wall with a set of holes at various elevations, each set of holes including at least a proximal hole evenly spaced apart from a distal hole. A longitudinally-extending rail has a set of clips for selectively securing the rail to the vertical wall, wherein the set of clips includes at least a proximal clip selectively receivable in the proximal hole at a selected elevation for supporting a proximal end of the rail and a distal clip selectively receivable in the distal hole at the selected elevation for supporting a distal end of the rail. The system may include a second rail for securing to an opposing vertical wall of the rack to form a shelf or bay for an electronic device. Each rail may be latched in place and can be selectively installed and removed without use of tools. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261052 | Method and Apparatus for Deep Water Deployment Operations - A method of deploying an object ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090261053 | Lattice mast crane and lattice mast boom - This invention relates to a lattice mast crane with a lattice mast boom to be luffed up in a vertical luffing plane, which comprises a pivot piece, a plurality of lattice pieces releasably connectable with each other, and a head piece. In accordance with the invention, the lattice mast boom includes a first and a second region, wherein in the first region the lattice mast boom includes at least two first strands of interconnected first lattice pieces extending in parallel in longitudinal direction of the boom, which are connected with the pivot piece via a lower cross-beam and with the head piece via an upper cross-beam, and wherein in the second region the lattice mast boom only consists of a second strand of interconnected second lattice pieces. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261054 | Infant Feeding Pouch - The present invention is an infant feeding pouch that is a transparent low-density polyethylene or polypropylene bag. The pouch has two sections, a middle section and two side wings. The middle section of the pouch is collapsible. The wings are sealed close and do not contain any fluid. The entire device is disposable. The middle oval section is able to contain 8 to 9 ounces of fluid. As the fluid enters the middle section it enlarges. As the fluid exits the pouch it collapses. The middle section of the feeder has an opening; it is here were the fluid is deposited. The opening is located in the center of the middle section at the bottom. The middle section has a non-removable threaded fitting welded onto the pouch enabling the toppro to be attached. The toppro is a bottle cap with screwable threads in the interior. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261055 | PLASTIC CLOSURE COMPRISING A SLIDE OPENING FOR A BOTTLE NECK OR CONTAINER NECK - The plastic closure consists of a rotating cap ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090261056 | TWIST OFF CROWN - A bottle sealed with a crown cap that has a soft feel during removal of the crown cap from the bottle is provided. Such a bottle may include a body and a neck extending up from the body. The neck may include a threaded portion, and a crimped crown cap may be removeably affixed onto the threaded portion. The crimped crown cap may include a circular top member, and a skirt depending downwardly from a periphery of the top member. The skirt may include alternating flutes and lands that are configured such that recesses are formed in a majority of the flutes. Preferably a majority of the recesses contact the threaded portion of the bottle neck. Because of the recesses formed in the flutes, the crown cap may have a soft feel during removal of the crown cap from the bottle. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261057 | Closure with Barrier Liner - The present invention is directed to a closure ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090261058 | Volumetrically Efficient Hot-Fill Type Container - A volumetrically efficient plastic hot fill container at least one vacuum panel defined by a vacuum panel area of a sidewall that is constructed and arranged to flex inwardly in order to accommodate volumetric shrinkage that may occur within the container as a result of the conventionally known hot fill process. Advantageously, at least a portion of the vacuum panel area of the sidewall is formed as a plurality of undulations. The undulations preferably have a vertical component and provide an increased surface area to the vacuum panel area relative to what a flat surface would provide. As a result, the amount of volumetric shrinkage that may be accommodated through inward deflection of said vacuum panel area of said sidewall is increased relative to a flat surface would provide. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261059 | Volumetrically Efficient Hot-Fill Type Container - A volumetrically efficient plastic hot fill container at least one vacuum panel defined by a vacuum panel area of a sidewall that is constructed and arranged to flex inwardly in order to accommodate volumetric shrinkage that may occur within the container as a result of the conventionally known hot fill process. Advantageously, at least a portion of the vacuum panel area of the sidewall is formed as a plurality of undulations. The undulations preferably have a horizontal component and provide an increased surface area to the vacuum panel area relative to what a flat surface would provide. As a result, the amount of volumetric shrinkage that may be accommodated through inward deflection of said vacuum panel area of said sidewall is increased relative to a flat surface would provide. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261060 | Production Method of Suspension Board with Circuit - A production method of a suspension board with circuit includes the steps of forming, on a metal supporting board, an insulating layer formed with a first opening, forming a metal thin film on the insulating layer and on the metal supporting board exposed from the first opening, forming, on a surface of the metal thin film, a conductive layer having terminal portions forming, on the terminal portions, a metal plating layer by electrolytic plating using the metal supporting board as a lead, forming a second opening in a portion of the metal supporting board opposing the first opening, and partially etching the metal supporting board to form the suspension board with circuit and a support frame. In the step of forming the insulating layer, the first opening is formed in the insulating layer in which the supporting frame is formed. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261061 | Method for preventing fencing during process of forming an air-bearing surface on a slider substrate - The invention provides a method for preventing fencing during process of forming an ABS on a slider substrate includes the steps of: (a) providing a slider substrate having a photo-resist covered thereon, the photo-resist having a plurality of trenches developed thereon, the plurality of trenches collectively defining an air bearing surface pattern, the plurality of trench each having at least a non-vertical sidewall, the at least non-vertical sidewall including a zigzag-shaped edge adjoining the slider substrate; (b) etching the photo-resist by oxygen ions, such that the zigzag-shaped edge is trimmed to be a straight edge and the at least non-vertical sidewall is trimmed to be a vertical sidewall; and(c) etching the slider substrate exposed from the trenches such that a fencing-free air-bearing surface is formed on the slider substrate. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261062 | CARRIER SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a carrier substrate which can be recycled and a method of manufacturing a flexible display apparatus using the same. The carrier substrate includes a rigid substrate, an adhesive layer, and a sacrificial layer. The adhesive layer is formed on the rigid substrate and has an adhesive property. The sacrificial layer is interposed between the rigid substrate and the adhesive layer. The sacrificial layer includes a material selected from the group consisting of a transparent metal oxide, an alkaline water-soluble polymer compound, and an acid water-soluble polymer compound. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261063 | Method for Producing a Nanostructure on a Plastic Surface - A nanostructure is produced at a surface of a substrate composed of a plastic by means of a plasma etching process. A thin layer is applied to the plastic substrate and the plasma etching process is subsequently carried out. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261064 | PROCESS FOR BONDING BY MOLECULAR ADHESION - The invention relates to a process for bonding by molecular adhesion of two substrates to one another during which the surfaces of the substrates are placed in close contact and bonding occurs by propagation of a bonding front between the substrates. The invention includes, prior to bonding, a step of modifying the surface state of one or both of the surfaces of the substrates so as to regulate the propagation speed of the bonding front. The surface can be modified by locally or uniformly heating or roughening the surface(s) of the substrate(s). | 2009-10-22 |
20090261065 | COMPONENTS FOR USE IN A PLASMA CHAMBER HAVING REDUCED PARTICLE GENERATION AND METHOD OF MAKING - Components entirely of ceramic with etched surfaces wherein the etched surface has a surface roughness value or at least about 100 microinches (about 2.54 microns) Ra, and methods of forming such. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261066 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRY ETCHING - The present invention herein provides an apparatus and a method for dry etching, which can solve such a problem that an object to be processed undergoes cracking during the etching procedures due to the heat deformation thereof and thermal shocks, possibly encountered when subjecting, to dry etching procedures, the object having a high thermal expansion coefficient. A dry etching apparatus is provided with an electrode structure having a convex-shaped surface, the convex-shape is one concentric with the cross section of the electrode structure and the height thereof falls within the range of from 0.2 to 1.0 mm. An object consisting of a material having a thermal expansion coefficient of not less than 30×10 | 2009-10-22 |
20090261067 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROTOTYPING THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS FROM A PLURALITY OF LAYERS - The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for prototyping three dimensional objects from a plurality of sequential layers that satisfies the need for an inexpensive method for producing both appearance models and functional parts. The method of the present invention includes building cross sectional portions of a three dimensional article, and assembling the individual cross sectional areas in a layer wise fashion to form a final article. The individual cross sectional areas are built by using an ink jet print head to deliver an aqueous solvent to cut the construction material to be adhered to previous cross sectional areas | 2009-10-22 |
20090261068 | METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY REMOVING COATINGS FROM METAL SUBSTRATES - A method for selectively removing an aluminum-poor overlay coating from a substrate of a component, which as a result of its low aluminum content is highly resistant to a selective stripping solution. The method entails diffusing aluminum into the overlay coating to form an aluminum-infused overlay coating having an increased aluminum level in at least an outer surface thereof. The diffusion step is carried out so that the increased aluminum level is sufficient to render the aluminum-infused overlay coating removable by selective stripping. The outer surface of the aluminum-infused overlay coating is then contacted with an aqueous composition to remove the aluminum-infused overlay coating from the substrate. The aqueous composition includes at least one acid having the formula H | 2009-10-22 |
20090261069 | GAS-INSULATED SWITCHING APPARATUS - [Object] A compact gas-insulated switching apparatus in which the space for arranging a gas breaker module may be reduced, and the space for arranging a circuit wiring may be reduced in the vertical direction is proposed. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261070 | Insulating Nozzle, Comprising a First Material and a Second Material - An insulating nozzle is formed with a first and a second material. The first material has a lower erosion resistance than the second material. The insulating nozzle has an insulating nozzle duct. The surfaces defining the insulating nozzle duct are at least partially made out of the second material. The insulating nozzle duct is formed with a hollow cylindrical section. An inner casing surface and an outer casing surface of the hollow cylindrical section is made out of the second material at least partially. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261071 | GAS-BLAST CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH A RADIAL FLOW OPENING - A gas-blast circuit breaker is disclosed which includes a first contact and a second contact which can move relative to one another along a longitudinal axis. A blowout volume is arranged around the first contact. The blowout volume can be connected via a gas channel to an arc zone, in order to blow out an arc which is struck when the first contact is disconnected from the second contact. The blowout volume can be bounded radially on an outside by a separating element which separates the blowout volume from a low-pressure area. A flow opening, which allows a gas exchange, can lead in a radial direction from the low-pressure area into the blowout volume. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261072 | DE-STACKER WITH A LIFTER TABLE AND WELDING DEVICE FOR CONTAINER BODIES INCLUDING A DE-STACKER - Thus a lifter table de-stacker | 2009-10-22 |
20090261073 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USING VARIABLE WAVEFORM AC ARC WELDING TO ACHIEVE SPECIFIC WELD METAL CHEMISTRIES - A system and methods for overlaying metal in an arc welding operation to achieve a resultant weld metal chemistry of the resultant weld metal. Various combinations of DC+/DC− balance settings and DC offset settings for an AC Waveform of an arc welding overlaying process may be correlated to resultant chemistries of resultant weld metals. The correlations may be subsequently used to select a combination of a balance setting and an offset setting for an AC waveform that results in a desired weld metal chemistry for an arc welding overlaying process using an overlay metal and a base substrate metal. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261074 | THERMODE DEVICE FOR A MULTITUDE OF SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS - A thermode device for connecting and/or electrically contacting a plurality of first semiconductor components to at least one support element and/or to a plurality of second semiconductor components by heating an adhesive under the application of pressure. An example thermode device includes a basic body and a heating element which can be extended out of the basic body and which, under the application of pressure, acts on at least one of the first semiconductor components, wherein the basic body has on its underside a plurality of heating plates which are oriented vertically and are arranged next to one another. Each heating plate has on its end and underside a plurality of the extendable heating elements, to the underside of each of which there is assigned a first semiconductor component. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261075 | Bolt for projection welding and method of welding the same - Provided are a bolt for projection welding and a method of welding the same in which a portion of large fusion depth is formed in a small region and in which junction to a steel sheet part is secured in other regions, thereby realizing high weld strength and stable junction state. A bolt includes a shaft part, an enlarged diameter part, and a fusion bonding projection, the fusion bonding projection including an initial fusion part having at an end surface thereof a tapered portion and a main fusion part continuous with the initial fusion part. Energization with welding current for fusing the fusion bonding projection only is effected on the fusion bonding projection, and in which through pressurization of the fusion bonding projection against a steel sheet part and subsequent energization thereof, a region of the fusion bonding projection is fusion-bonded to the steel sheet part, and an end surface of the enlarged diameter part on the outer peripheral side thereof is brought into junction with a surface of the steel sheet part. With this structure, it is possible to realize a satisfactory welding in an appropriate fused state. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261076 | METHOD AND WELDING APPARATUS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE STRENGTH OF THE WELDING CURRENT TO BE USED IN THE WELDING OF CONTAINER BODIES - For the determination of the welding current to be used for the resistance welding of the overlap seam of container bodies, welding with a test body is carried out with a changing strength of welding current which in the test body produces a varying welding of the seam. The current strength varies from welding of this seam with a too high temperature to welding with a too low temperature. Along with this the welding current strength used in the welding is determined so that it is further determined at which point of the seam the welding has been accomplished and with what strength of welding current. By means of a mechanical and/or optical investigation of the welded seam it can then be easily determined where the seam has been correctly welded for the series production of container bodies from the same sheet material as the test bodies. When such a point or such a region of the seam is known the welding current used in the test welding can be taken as the welding current for serial production. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261077 | HEAT TREATMENT HOLDER AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - The object of the present invention is suppression of a cost increase of a heat treatment holder as well as achievement of equalization of heater output and improvement of thermal efficiency by broadening the selection scope of materials of the heat treatment holder (particularly, materials of the resistance heating element). In the present invention, in the case of performing heat treatment on an object to be treated, as a heat treatment holder that holds the object to be treated and heats the object to be treated by undergoing resistance heating by carrying electric current from an external source, one is used that is formed by a resistance heating material having a specific resistance higher than a base material of the resistance heating element being mixed in the base material. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261078 | RADIANT ANNEAL THROUGHPUT OPTIMIZATION AND THERMAL HISTORY MINIMIZATION BY INTERLACING - The time between illumination of adjacent zones of a workpiece edge is extended by a long cool-down period or delay, by interlacing a radiation beam scanning pattern. During the cool-down period, the beam successively scans (along the fast axis) two rows separated by about half the wafer diameter, and travels back and then forth (along the slow axis) across the distance between the two rows, while the radiation beam source continuously generates the beam. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261079 | PROCESS FOR HIGH-ENERGY DENSITY BEAM WELDING - A high-energy density beam welding process for two panels includes a step that include placing a metal band on the upper face of at least one panel, in the axis of the desired welded joint before welding the panels, so that the metal band is inserted between the panels and the high-energy density beam during the welding step, and so that the thickness of this metal band integrates all of the geometric faults present on the surface of the welded joint. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261080 | ENHANCED PLASMA FILTER - A device is provided for compressing a plasma stream flowing in a plasma flow direction and maintaining the plasma stream in the compressed state. The device has a plasma compression region; a plurality of first magnets positioned around the plasma compression region for compressing the plasma stream, each of the first magnets having a dominant magnetic force direction that is non-parallel to the plasma flow direction; a reaction region positioned down stream from the plasma compression region; and a plurality of second magnets positioned around the reaction region for maintaining the plasma stream in its compressed state. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261081 | TRANSFERRED-ARC PLASMA TORCH - A transferred-arc plasma torch comprising a sheath cooled using a cooling fluid and an electrode inserted in said sheath. The electrode is made of a consumable material and the torch comprises means to supply the electrode with this material so as to offset its erosion. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261082 | Methods and systems for forming microstructures in glass substrates - A method for forming microstructure cavities in a glass substrate includes directing a first laser pulse onto the glass substrate thereby forming a first microstructure cavity having a tapered configuration. The first laser pulse may have first spot area on the surface of the glass substrate. A second laser pulse having a second spot area on the surface of the glass substrate may be directed onto the glass substrate thereby forming a second microstructure cavity having a tapered configuration. The second spot area may be substantially the same as the first spot area and may overlap the first spot area such that a portion of the sidewall disposed between first microstructure cavity and the second microstructure cavity is ablated. After the portion of the sidewall is ablated, the diameter of each of the first and second microstructure cavities may be less than the diameter of the first spot area. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261083 | LASER PROCESSING METHOD AND LASER PROCESSING DEVICE - In the laser processing method, the cross-sectional form of laser light L at a converging point P is such that the maximum length in a direction perpendicular to a line to cut | 2009-10-22 |
20090261084 | Laser Dicing Sheet and Manufacturing Method For Chip Body - An object of the present invention is to provide a laser dicing sheet which is capable of preventing cutting of dicing sheet by laser beam, damage of the chuck table and fusion of the dicing sheet to the chuck table. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261085 | PURE AR GAS SHIELDED WELDING MIG FLUX-CORED WIRE AND MIG ARC WELDING METHOD - A pure Ar-MIG welding wire for welding steel according to the present invention is formed of a flux-cored wire. The flux-cored wire is formed in the manner that a formation formed by welding a carbon steel hoop into a pipe shape or a seamless pipe is used as an outer sheath, the outer sheath is filled with a flux, and a wire drawing process is performed. The flux accounts for 7 to 27 mass % of the total wire mass. The wire contains graphite in the amount of 0.16 to 2.00 mass % on the basis of the total wire mass and iron powder in the amount of 20 mass % on the basis of the total flux mass. According to the construction, neither expensive metal resource nor a greenhouse effect gas is used, slag and fume generation is inhibited, and a weld joint having a high static tensile strength and fatigue strength can be obtained. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261086 | Laser Heating of Aqueous Samples on a Micro-Optical-Electro-Mechanical System - A system of heating a sample on a microchip includes the steps of providing a microchannel flow channel in the microchip; positioning the sample within the microchannel flow channel, providing a laser that directs a laser beam onto the sample for heating the sample; providing the microchannel flow channel with a wall section that receives the laser beam and enables the laser beam to pass through wall section of the microchannel flow channel without being appreciably heated by the laser beam; and providing a carrier fluid in the microchannel flow channel that moves the sample in the microchannel flow channel wherein the carrier fluid is not appreciably heated by the laser beam. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261087 | Cooking appliance having a broiling element with loops of non-uniform length - An electric resistance heating element for an oven is provided. The electric resistance heating element includes a sinuous-shaped element having a front side flank portion and a front side flank portion and at least one front side interior portion. The at least one front side interior portion is disposed intermediate the front side flank portion and the front side flank portion as viewed in a width direction perpendicular to the depth direction of the oven from the front of the oven to the rear of the oven and the front side flank portion and the front side flank portion each being located closer to the front of the oven than the at least one front side interior portion. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261088 | HEATING COOKER - An appliance including a top plate has its operability improved and prevents an operation error. The appliance includes electrostatic touch keys provided on a lower surface of the top plate, the electrostatic touch keys including electrodes made of conductive films having predetermined light-blocking property, respectively, operation-unit illuminators emitting light toward the electrodes, which are partially cut, from a direction opposite to the top plate, respectively, and an illumination controller controlling illumination of the operation-unit illuminators. The illumination controller changes the illumination state of the shapes of key indicators above the electrodes to allow a user to identify function and validity of the electrostatic touch keys. The illumination controller controls the illumination state of operation-unit illuminators, such as lighting-on, blinking, lighting-off, and adjusting the brightness, to provide information required for operation. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261089 | HEATING DEVICE HAVING DUAL-CORE HEATING CABLE - The heating device mainly contains a dual-core heat cable and a control circuit. The dual-core heating cable mainly contains a core, a heating wire winding spirally around the core, a NTC (negative-temperature-coefficient) layer wrapping around the core and the heating wire, a PTC heating wire winding spirally around the NTC layer, and an insulating layer wrapping around the NTC layer and the PTC heating wire. The control circuit monitors the PTC heating wire's current for constant temperature control, and the leakage current through The NTC layer as a second over-temperature protection. As such, the heating device has a superior constant temperature effect and avoids the problem of burning down the heating cable. The heating device therefore has a longer operational life span. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261090 | HEAT TREATMENT OVEN WITH INDUCTIVE HEATING - The invention relates to a heat treatment oven comprising a loading or treatment zone, at least one gas inlet, a gas preheater chamber situated in the oven between the gas inlet and the loading or treatment zone, a susceptor comprising at least a side wall surrounding the preheater chamber and the loading or treatment zone, and a field winding suitable for heating the side wall by induction. The portion of the side wall of the susceptor that is situated around the preheater chamber presents at least two recesses spaced apart circumferentially from one another so as to form portions of reduced thickness in said portion of the side wall. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261091 | BACK BOX - An electrical socket back box | 2009-10-22 |
20090261092 | COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER - A collapsible container is provided that incorporates various features for improving the stability of the container and for reducing damage to the items carried by the container. The container may include a stabilizing hinge assembly including a stabilizing ledge and a stabilizing hook that securely engage the respective sidewalls to the base of the container to stiffen the container and distribute the loads more evenly. The sidewalls and base of the container may also define contact areas to support the carried items without bruising or damaging the items. Non-contact areas of the container that do not come into contact with the items may include openings that are aligned with other openings in the container and other adjacent containers to provide a consistent flow of air through a number of containers stacked beside one another. The sidewalls may also include various latching features to maintain the container in the expanded configuration. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261093 | Correlated Magnetic Container and Method for Using the Correlated Magnetic Container - A correlated magnetic container and method are described herein that use correlated magnets to enable a container having at least two sections to be assembled, disassembled or releasably secured to an external object. Some examples of the two sections of the container that can be assembled and disassembled utilizing the correlated magnets include a wall panel, top panel, side panel, bottom panel, door panel, a handle, a tool, a belt, a frame member or locking member. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261094 | Collapsible structure - A collapsible structure having an open top, a relatively rigid handle frame member, and a handle member used for ease in transporting goods, along with a method of collapsing same. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261095 | Duo twin-containers drinking disposable cup system - The Duo Twin-Containers Drinking Disposable Cup system allows customers to order two different beverages—cold and/or hot—and have them served in two independent and disposable receptacles hosted in a single disposable cup. The twin-containers disposable cup system is comprised of four pieces: two containers in the shape of half cups that neatly fit inside a disposable cup; a disposable cup that hosts the two said half-cup shaped receptacles; and a lid with perforations to allow use of straws or direct lips-to-lid consumption in the case of hot drinks and a diametrical extrusive panel that serves to separate at the top the two half cups to prevent. An empty space between the facing flat sides of the two half-cup-shaped receptacles improves thermal insulation, thus allowing the coexistence of hot and cold beverages without noticeable thermal interference. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261096 | STORAGE SYSTEM - A storage system for storing a plurality of fluids or other goods has a plurality of containers adapted to fit within a receptacle. Each of the containers has an inner sidewall, an outer sidewall, and a top sidewall having a spout sealable with a cap such that the container contains the fluid or other goods when the cap is engaged with the spout. The plurality of containers are shaped such that the containers are stackable or nestable within the receptacle such that the containers tessellate, the inner sidewalls of the containers abutting each other, and the outer sidewalls abutting the inner surface of the receptacle, filling substantially all of the receptacle. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261097 | SYNTHETIC RESIN HOLLOW BODY - A synthetic resin hollow body which includes a hollow molding body made of a resin, the hollow molding body capable of holding a liquid material, and a resin sheathing body formed outside the hollow molding body in an integrating manner with the hollow molding body, wherein the resin sheathing body is made of a highly transparent synthetic resin having a total ray transmittance of at least 80%. The synthetic resin hollow body can exhibit a satisfactory decorating property and a satisfactory recycle property and is hardly damaged. In addition, the product cost and operation cost can be suppressed. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261098 | Multiple sided food container - A container for enclosing food products includes a main body with a wall defining an inner space, a first aperture and a second aperture for accessing the inner space. The container also includes a first cap operable to engage the main body and enclose one of the first aperture and second aperture, and a second cap operable to engage the main body and enclose the other of the first aperture and second aperture. Engagement of the first cap and the second cap with the main body encloses a food product within the inner space. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261099 | EXPANDABLE CONTAINER HAVING LID FOR PROVIDING HEADSPACE CONTROL IN A FOOD CAN - Expandable Container having Lid for Providing Headspace Control in a Food Can The invention relates to lids for cans for receiving foodstuff which are to be subjected to a thermal treatment above 50° C. as sterilization or at least pasteurization. The lid ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090261100 | CONTAINER FOR SCENTED PRODUCTS AND BUSINESS METHOD FOR RETAILING SCENTED PRODUCTS - A closure for containers in which scented products are housed, and a business method for using such containers in the retail promotion of scented products. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261101 | VENTABLE RESEALING CAN END CLOSURE - A can end for a container has a metallic main portion and a polymeric separable cap. The metallic main portion is positioned about a longitudinal axis and has a curl defining a radially outer perimeter of the can end. A center panel is joined to the curl. A dispensing aperture is in the center panel, and a plurality of projections extend radially inwardly into the dispensing aperture. The polymeric separable cap is in the dispensing aperture and has a plurality of angled channels. The channels have an entry portion opposite a terminal end and a vent region therebetween. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261102 | Cover for Cooking Vessel - Disclosed is a cover for a cooking vessel. The cover includes a screen having a dome-shaped structure and a frame coupled to a peripheral edge of the screen. The frame is adapted to be received on a top portion of the cooking vessel, thereby disposing the cover on the cooking vessel. Also disclosed is a cover for cooking vessels, which is adapted to be disposed on a top portion of cooking vessels of various sizes. The cover includes a first portion and a second portion slidably coupled to the first portion. The first portion includes a first screen, a first frame coupled to a bottom peripheral edge of the first screen, and a retracting mechanism configured on the first frame. The second portion includes a second screen, and a second frame coupled to a bottom peripheral edge of the second screen. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261103 | E. E. Z. Z. automatic bag feed trash system - An Automatic trash bag feed process requiring a false bottom vented, unvented, or open that allows trash bag box to be inserted into bottom to allow automatic trash bag feed process to occur. A grab bag stick for easy reach of first bag in 13 gallon and up sizes with stick holder built onto inside of trash can for handy reach and loss prevention. A trash can lid with holding tank or reservoir with fill spout to allow user to fill tank with sanitizing or deodorizing liquids to provide effective germ, bacteria, and odor control of trash can. This applicator can be manually or time activated and any type of liquids can be used for germ, bacteria and odor control. This complete trash system is designed for both indoor and outdoor use. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261104 | Trash Can Capable of Feeding Trash Bags Thereon - A trash can capable of feeding trash bags thereon comprises a main body including a raised mounting holder formed on the bottom thereof and having a storage tank arranged therearound, and having a receiving chamber provided therein, and having an elongated slot disposed on the top surface thereof, and having two sidewalls, each including two opposite retaining holes fixed thereon, the main body further including a gap mounted on the periphery of the top thereof; at least one locking member including two ends, each having a snap-on hook affixed thereon for engaging with the retaining hole of the mounting holder; a rolling member fixed in the receiving chamber and including a plurality of trash bags, each connected together and rolled in a cylinder shape for being supported by the locking members, and the trash bags of the rolling member being pulled out of the elongated slot of the mounting holder. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261105 | WASTE CAN - A waste can comprises a receptacle having a rim. A shroud is removably mounted on the receptacle for retaining a trash bag in the receptacle. A lid is secured to the shroud for covering at least a portion of the trash bag. The shroud has an interior opening that is substantially coextensive with an opening of the receptacle. The shroud includes a bag ring extending upwardly from the shroud for receiving the open upper edge of a bag. The lid extends over the bag ring such that the bag is hidden from view when the lid is closed. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261106 | Apparatus for Holding Trash Can Liners in Place - A device for holding in place a flexible bag, such as a plastic garbage bag, that is attached to the outside wall of a trash can, or molded into the top portion of a trash can. The invention is a resilient one piece clamp formed of an elastomeric material. The clamp has complementary projections and indentations respectively on mating surfaces of the first and second portions of the clamp that hold the bag in place. The present invention can have two embodiments: one being a clamp attached to adhesive material that attaches to the outside wall of a trash can, the other embodiment is where the entire garbage can and clamp is of one piece construction. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261107 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A GAS TANK - The invention proposes a vehicle ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090261108 | HINGED OVERFLOW PAN - The operation of certain appliances and machinery includes the flow of water through the appliance or storage of fluid within the appliance, leading to the risk of significant fluid leakage. An overflow pan may be provided beneath the appliance to contain any fluid leakage. The overflow pan may include a movable portion which is configured to permit passage of a horizontally-extending portion of the appliance, such as a drawer. This movable member may be biased to return to a closed position when the horizontally-extending portion of the appliance is retracted, so as to form a fluid-retaining seal with the remainder of the overflow pan. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261109 | FLUID DRAIN PAN - A drain pan including a reservoir, a tray extendable from the oil pan, retractable legs of the bottom of the reservoir and a drain near the bottom of the reservoir. When oil is being drained into the reservoir, the tray catches spills and channels spilled liquid into the reservoir. When the reservoir is to be emptied, the legs are extended, allowing simplified flow from the drain to a storage container for used drained fluid. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261110 | Cooker Cover - The cooker cover enables a food material in a cooker to be turned over in the cooker or withdrawn from the cooker through an opening formed cut thereon, while the cooker cover is seated on the top periphery of the cooker during cooking, thereby making it very convenient to cook, enables the steam generated in the cooker to be emitted through an outer door and a plurality of ventilation holes formed on the outer door, thereby improving the taste of the cooked food material, and prevents oil from being scattered to the outside of the cooker during cooking, thereby making the surrounding places from being maintained in a clean state and preventing a fire or burn from occurring. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261111 | Collapsible container useful as a cooler - A collapsible self-supporting container, useful as a cooler includes a lid, a base panel, a front wall, a rear wall and a pair of side walls together forming a collapsible box defining an interior chamber for receiving items to be stored and/or cooled, and a rigid rectangular frame below the lid and surrounding an opening for accessing the chamber. The body is selectably configurable between collapsed and expanded configurations. The front and rear walls are flexibly attached to both the frame and the base panel and have separate top and bottom panels flexibly joined together. The side walls are flexibly attached to the frame and are engageable with the base panel. An optional collapsible liner is insertable within the container body. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261112 | Self-lifting/lowering transport container - A self-lifting/lowering transport container according to the present invention includes: a container body ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090261113 | CONTAINER WITH INTEGRALLY-FORMED LEVELING MEMBER - A product container is configured with an integrally-formed means for facilitating the leveling of a product in a spoon or other measuring utensil as the spoon or measuring utensil is removed from the container. The product container permits the leveling means to be incorporated into a sidewall of the container or within the opening of the container. The product container provides the configuration of this type of structure while also allowing for unimpeded use of a sealing cover for use with the container to protect the container contents and to prevent inadvertent spillage of the container contents. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261114 | Package and Merchandising System - A sensory interactable packaging assembly having a base and a container. The base has a power supply. The container may contain a consumer product. The container is removably attachable to the base. The container has an outer surface and a sensory interactable element disposed on the outer surface and a control system having an output. The control system is s in electrical communication with the sensory interactable element and the sensory interactable element is responsive to the output of the control system when the container is proximate to the base and the control system is in electrical communication with the power supply. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261115 | Device for Aiding the Removal of a Bag from a Container - The present invention provides a device for aiding the removal of a bag from a container. The device comprises a body having a rear wall and a plurality of side walls that define a receiving area. A lever is pivotably coupled to the body of the device and the lever pivots from a raised position whereby the lever is disposed in the receiving area to a lowered position. Pressure can be applied to the lever in the lowered position to substantially prevent the container from lifting upwards as the bag is lifted from inside the container. The device also comprises a mechanism for removably mounting the body to the container so that the device can be reused and/or used on multiple containers. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261116 | SAFETY STRAW AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A safety straw comprising a barrier for use with or incorporated as part of a straw, wherein the straw comprises a bendable segment, and wherein the barrier prevents the straw from being inserted too far into a person's mouth. The barrier comprises a mouthpiece that retains the conventional shape of a straw and is preferably molded as a unit with the straw. Alternatively, the barrier may be separately formed and installed on an existing straw. Further, the barrier may comprise a circular disk with a hole in the center thereof. To use, a user inserts the straw with the barrier into their mouth, wherein the barrier prevents the user from inserting the straw too far into their mouth. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261117 | DISPOSABLE TEACUP SHAPE PAPER CUP HOLDER - A paper cup holder having a disposable teacup shape for a cup is provided. The paper cup holder includes inner and outer lining portions, finger portions, intermediate supporting portions, first and second half crossing cuts, and fastening portions. The inner lining portion wraps around the cup. The outer lining portion is provided around the inner lining portion, and the outer lining portion is configured to wrap around the inner lining portion so as to shield heat from the cup, and wherein the out lining portion comprises first and second edges. The finger hole portions accept one or two fingers. The intermediate supporting surface is provided between the finger hole portions. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261118 | MODULAR DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISPENSING AND EJECTING PRODUCTS STORED IN PARALLEL LONGITUDINAL ROWS | 2009-10-22 |
20090261119 | SHOTGUN SHELL STORING AND DISPENSING DEVICE - A shotgun shell storage and dispenser device in the form of a hollow elongated housing to hold the shotgun shells in vertical array, the housing adjusted for loading and dispensing shotgun shells through a loading end of the housing. Shotgun shells are positioned by structural elements on a rear wall of the housing and constant force springs in conjunction with a follower to urge the shotgun shells toward a loading and discharge end of the housing. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261120 | Stereoscopic Video Vending Machine - A vending machine with a stereoscopic three-dimensional display and a method for vending wares in conjunction with a video presentation shown on the display. The video presentation is divided into left and right views for the left and right eyes, respectively. A face plate with left and right ocular apertures is disposed on an exterior surface of the vending machine in an optimal position for viewing. A divider plate is centered between the left and right views and the left and right ocular apertures so that a viewer's left eye can only see the left view of the video presentation and vice-versa. When a purchaser buys a product from the vending machine, the purchaser may view a short video presentation through the stereoscopic display, which depicts something of interest to the viewer. | 2009-10-22 |
20090261121 | VALVELESS LIQUID DISPENSER - An apparatus includes a valveless cartridge assembly that has a housing with an opening at a proximal end and an outlet port for dispensing the liquid at a distal end, with the opening being configured to accept a cartridge of the liquid therethrough and communicating with an interior space of the housing. A metered dispensing device is coupled to the valveless cartridge assembly and includes a positive displacement pump in fluid communication with the interior space and the outlet port for selectively dispensing the liquid through the outlet port. The apparatus may be such that at least a portion of the metered dispensing device is disposed within the housing or it may alternatively be coupled to an exterior of the housing. The positive displacement pump may be a gear pump. | 2009-10-22 |