46th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090277831 | MICROBIAL BASED CHLORINATED ETHENE DESTRUCTION - A mixed culture of | 2009-11-12 |
20090277832 | Method for biological disposal of organic wastewater and biological disposal apparatus - A biological treatment method and device for organic wastewater, whereby the amount of minute organisms which reduce the amount of excess sludge and held within an activated sludge tank can be stabilized so that the treatment can be stabilized, are provided. Substrates for growing dispersed bacteria and/or dispersed bacteria are supplied to a sludge treatment tank | 2009-11-12 |
20090277833 | TANGENTIAL FLOW FILTRATION SYSTEM - A system, method and device are disclosed for bio-processing a feed stream providing a constant output by operating a continuous single-pass tangential-flow process. Embodiments are operated without large circulation pumps. Other embodiments use components which can be disposed after a single use. The system, method and device can also be used to provide constant output diafiltration. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277834 | RESIN CONTACTOR AND CONTAINMENT SYSTEM - The invention provides a method for contacting liquid with an ion exchange resin comprising introducing liquid into a process tank containing ion exchange resin at an inlet ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090277835 | Method for reducing performance variability of multi-layer filters - Multi-layer membrane devices with reduced performance variability, and method of reducing performance variability of such devices. The variability is reduced by combining two or more membranes with similar pore sizes, and carefully selecting the upstream membrane based upon its performance rating, in order to control the performance of the overall device. Selective layering reduces the capacity range of the device when compared to random layering, with the mean capacity greater than overall population mean. The flux range also can be reduced, with the mean near the overall population mean. The LRV range also can be reduced, with the mean LRV near or higher than the overall population mean. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277836 | Filter for Oil-Water Separation and Device for Oil-Water Separation - The present invention provides a filter for oil-water separation comprising water-repellent resin fiber and inorganic fiber. Further, the present invention provides a device for oil-water separation and a method for oil-water separation, using the filter. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277837 | Fluoropolymer Coated Membranes - The present invention discloses fluoropolymer coated membranes and methods for making and using these membranes. The fluoropolymer coated membranes described in the current invention are prepared by coating a porous asymmetric membrane layer with a thin layer of fluoropolymer coating. The porous asymmetric membrane layer comprises an asymmetric cellulosic membrane, an asymmetric polymer membrane, or an asymmetric molecular sieve/polymer mixed matrix membrane with a low selectivity and high permeance. The fluoropolymer coating improves the selectivity of the porous asymmetric membrane layer and maintains the membrane performance with time. The fluoropolymer coated membranes are suitable for a variety of liquid, gas, and vapor separations such as desalination of water by reverse osmosis, non-aqueous liquid separation such as deep desulfurization of gasoline and diesel fuels, ethanol/water separations, pervaporation dehydration of aqueous/organic mixtures, CO | 2009-11-12 |
20090277838 | Functionalized substrates with ion-exchange properties - The current invention provides compositions, which are useful as stationary phases for a variety of chromatographic applications, such as high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and solid-phase extraction (SPE). The compositions include a porous solid support (e.g., silica gels, silica monoliths or synthetic organic resins) having an exterior surface and pore openings defined by “interior walls”. To the solid support are covalently bound organic ion-exchange ligands (e.g., silyl ligands), which incorporate at least one ion-exchange group (e.g., ionic or ionizable group). The compositions further include micro-particles (e.g., latex particles) incorporating ion-exchange groups having a charge that is opposite to the charge found on the support. The micro-particles are bound to the exterior surface of the support (e.g., via electrostatic forces). The micro-particles have a size that is sufficient to minimize the number of particles that can enter the pores of the support thereby reducing or essentially preventing binding of the micro-particles to the interior walls of the pores. While the pores are essentially too small for the micro-particles, they can still be accessed by the analytes present in a chromatographic sample. The physical separation of ion-exchange groups located within the pores and the surface of the micro-particles, respectively, prevents reactions (e.g., formation of salt-bridges) between the oppositely charged groups and provides compositions with both anion-exchange and cation-exchange capabilities within the same stationary phase. The ligands bound to the solid support can optionally include additional (e.g., reverse-phase) functionalities creating multi-modal (e.g., trimodal) stationary phases. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277839 | POROUS COMPOSITE PARTICULATE MATERIALS, METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME, AND RELATED APPARATUSES - In an embodiment, a porous composite particulate material includes a plurality of composite particles. Each composite particle includes an acid-base-resistant core particle at least partially surrounded by one or more layers of acid-base-resistant shell particles. The shell particles are adhered to the core particle by a polymeric layer. The shell particles and/or core particles may be made from an acid-base-resistant material that is stable in harsh chemical conditions. For example, the shell particles and/or core particles may be made from diamond, graphitic carbon, silicon carbide, boron nitride, tungsten carbide, combinations of the foregoing, or other acid-base-resistant materials. The porous composite particulate materials disclosed herein and related methods and devices may be used in separation technologies, including, but not limited to, chromatography, and solid phase extraction. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277840 | Process for treating animal husbandry effluent slurry by pre-treatment and electroflotation - Described is a process for treating an animal husbandry effluent slurry, such as hog manure, containing suspended solid particles. The process includes a) providing a liquid portion of the effluent, b) diluting the liquid to a Newtonian fluid, c) assuring the pH is under 10, d) adding to the fluid i) a soluble salt of alkaline earth metal (e.g. CaCl | 2009-11-12 |
20090277841 | METHOD FOR MINIMIZING CORROSION, SCALE, AND WATER CONSUMPTION IN COOLING TOWER SYSTEMS - This invention is an improved process for operation of evaporative recirculating cooling systems. In addition to reducing the scaling and corrosive tendencies of the water, the method eliminates or reduces discharge from the system without creating any localized corrosive or scaling conditions as a result of the treatment process. The described measurement and control system generally comprises an array of measurements, a means of implementing control logic, and an array of control actions including activating an ion exchange device to treat makeup water. The measurements can include of physical measurements of flow rates, chemical measurements of water composition, and performance-related metrics such as water corrosiveness or scaling tendency. Preferably, the measurements include one or more of pH, conductivity, hardness, alkalinity, corrosiveness, scaling tendency, treatment additive dosage level, and treatment additive residual of the makeup, treated makeup, and recirculating water. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277842 | METHOD FOR REGENERATING IONIC EXCHANGE RESINS USED FOR SOFTENING WATER AND DEVICE FOR SOFTENING WATER - In a method for regenerating ionic exchange resins ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090277843 | POLYMER COMPOSITE, WATER-TREATMENT METHOD USING THE SAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A polymer composite is provided for a water treatment. The polymer composite with excellent workability is capable of adsorbing impurities in water, being rapidly separated from the water using magnetic forces. The polymer composite includes secondary aggregates. The secondary aggregates are formed of clumped particles, the particles being magnetic particles covered with a polymer. The polymer composite has porous structures suitable for adsorbing underwater impurities. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277844 | Mass/Volume Estimation of Contamination, Removal and/or in situ Treatment Using Subsurface Pressure Waves - A remediation process that a employs improved quantitative method(s) of estimating of the volume and/or mass of contaminant in the subsurface, removal and or in situ degradation of the contamination using subsurface pulsing treatment (“SPT”) technology, and evaluation of the degree of remediation by re-applying the quantitative contaminant evaluation methods. The process uses SPT technology with the addition of a vacuum or sub-atmospheric pressure to an extraction well in order to create a push-pull effect to remove free contaminant or residual in conjunction with the pressure wave driving force created in the excitation or excitation well. The process can quantitatively measure the amount of residual contaminant, which up until now has not been possible or tractable using in situ methods, as well as measure the amount of residual that can be removed by SPT. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277845 | PARTICLE SEPARATING METHOD - A particle separating method comprising the following steps is provided. A vibration chamber is vibrated by a vibrating element for changing a volume of the vibration chamber periodically, such that a suspension is pumped into the vibration chamber while the volume of the vibration chamber is increased and pumped out of the vibration chamber while the volume of the vibration chamber is decreased, and a net flow of the suspension in oscillating flow field and toward a trifurcate zone is obtained. Two vortices are generated in an upstream of a center channel of the trifurcate zone. Particles of the suspension are led toward two side channels of the trifurcate zone. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277846 | Water supply thermocline detection and mixing process - A means for mixing drinking water stored in large storage tanks, preventing stratification of the water, detects incipient stratification of water along thermoclines, and, responsive to thermocline detection, generates large mixing bubbles toward the bottom of the tank, causing mixing of layers of water in the tank through turbulence created as the bubbles rise through the tank. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277847 | FILTER DEVICE - The present invention relates to a filtering device, facilitating the filtration of media to be cleaned, and also the cleaning of the filter material or filter elements in a filtering device. Said filtering device comprises at least one filter element arranged in a housing, with at least one filter material and at least one rebound element. The invention further relates to a cleaning device, comprising at least one nozzle, which is arranged perpendicularly and/or angularly in relation to the filter element for removing a filter cake on the filter material, wherein the cleaning medium at least partially penetrates the filter material during cleaning. The rebound element deflects the cleaning medium at least partially for renewed penetration through the filter material, while at least partially removing the filter cake at the same time. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277848 | Water recycling apparatus and method - A water recycling tank | 2009-11-12 |
20090277849 | BIOLOGICAL CLEANING FILTER APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR AQUA-CULTURE - A filter apparatus may be provided. The filter apparatus may include a multi-port valve; a strainer coupled in flow communication to the multi-port valve, wherein the strainer may include a conical portion and an attachment portion extending away therefrom; a diffusing column coupled to the strainer and coupled in flow communication to the multi-port valve; and an equalizer column coupled in flow communication to the strainer. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277850 | Implantable Fluid Separation System - An implantable fluid separator having a housing holding a membrane which allows fluid to pass through. The fluid is drained from the housing and removed from the body. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277851 | Multiphase Particulate Separation Vacuum - A vacuum system for wastewater removal and filtration, comprising: (1) at least one velocity reducing gravity separator, comprising: (a) a water input line; (b) a water velocity reduction mechanism at an end of the water input line; (c) a settling tank; and (d) a water output line; and (2) at least one negative pressure filter pump, comprising: (a) a water input line; (b) a water velocity reduction mechanism at an end of the water input line; (c) a filtration tank; (d) a filter cloth in the filtration tank; (e) a sump pump disposed on an opposite side of the filter cloth from the water input line; (f) a water output line connected to the sump pump; and (g) an air vacuum exit line. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277852 | Storage System - A storage system for organizing containers and lids of varying sizes, depths and shapes through the use of compartments. The compartments are configured in a variety of practical dimensions such as square, circular and rectangular. Retractable legs and sliding tracks offer additional storage capability and adaptability for users dealing with limited kitchen and cabinet space. The storage system also is collapsible for increased durability and this function—coupled with at least one front retractable leg and at least one rear retractable leg—allow the user to adjust such aspects as the height of the system. The containers and lids relating to the storage system are preferably of the plastic variety. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277853 | Product Dispenser Assembly - A system of retail store fixtures having downwardly mounted spring feeding pusher devices for pushing products toward the front of shelves. In one embodiment, the pusher devices extend downward from shelves and push products in open tray type of bulk product shipment containers on a lower shelf forward toward the consumer. In another embodiment, the pushers and product trays are in a self-contained module for placement on shelves. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277854 | MODULAR RACK ASSEMBLY - An end support unit for supporting the ends of at least one front and one rear cross beam including: a front support post having a column of slots along its length for receiving at least one slot engaging member of the front cross beam; a rear support post having a column of slots along its length for receiving at least one slot engaging member of the rear cross beam; an upper brace fixedly extending from the upper end of the front support post to the upper end of the rear support post; a lower brace fixedly extending from the lower end of the front support post to the lower end of the rear support post; and a diagonal brace extending diagonally between the front support post and the rear support post. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277855 | HANGING DEVICE FOR ANODIZING - An exemplary hanging device for fixing workpieces for anodizing, includes a support frame, a hook module, and a resilient member. The support frame includes an upper frame portion and a lower frame portion formed at opposite ends thereof. The hook module includes a number of connecting hooks. The resilient member is fixed to the lower frame portion. The hook module and the resilient member are made of a conductive material. The hook module is configured for connecting workpieces in series via the connecting hooks. A first end of the hook module is hung on the upper frame portion and a second end of the hook module is connected to the resilient member. The resilient member is capable of creating an elastic force to tighten the workpieces to the hook module. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277856 | Foldable Placement Rack for a Rear Portion of a Car - A foldable placement rack includes a fixing seat, and a support unit detachably mounted on the fixing seat. The support unit includes a support bracket mounted on the fixing seat, two placement frames each pivotally connected with the support bracket, and two support links each pivotally connected between the support bracket and a respective one of the two placement frames. Thus, the support unit is mounted on and detached from the fixing seat easily and quickly, thereby facilitating a user mounting and detaching the support unit. In addition, the support unit is foldable when not in use, thereby facilitating packaging, transportation and storage of the placement rack. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277857 | PORTABLE CRANE AND TRAILER SYSTEM - A portable crane and trailer system is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the system includes a trailer, a crane post, and a crane. A first pair of outriggers is secured to a rear portion of the trailer and a second pair of outriggers is configured to be swung out rearward from the trailer to further increase the stability of the trailer, where the second pair of outriggers is deployed at approximately a 45 degree angle relative to the trailer. In addition, the system includes a removable A-frame removably connected between the rear portion of the trailer and the boom, where a first end of the A-frame is mounted to the rear portion of the trailer forming a base of the A-frame and a second end of the A-frame is connected at approximately the same location on the boom forming an apex of the A-frame. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277858 | Multilayer Bottle - There is provided a multilayer bottle including an outermost layer and an innermost layer which are each made of a thermoplastic polyester resin, and at least one barrier layer interposed between the outermost layer and the innermost layer. The barrier layer contains at least two components including a polyamide obtained by polycondensing a diamine component containing m-xylylenediamine as a main component with a dicarboxylic acid component containing an α,ω-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid as a main component, and a thermoplastic resin having a lower molecular weight than that of the polyamide. The multilayer bottle hardly suffers from delamination upon impact or dropping and, therefore, is not required to have a shape with less irregularities or less bends for preventing the delamination, and further has a large freedom of design choice. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277859 | Cap Closure - A sealing arrangement for a plastic bottle includes a blow-molded bottle having a body and a mouth that includes an opening, an injection molded neck that includes a continuous wall that defines a top wall-opening and a bottom wall-opening. The top wall-opening provides a pour spout for liquid contained within the body of the bottle. The bottom wall-opening is fused to the mouth of the bottle so as to surround the bottle's opening. A removable flange is located generally within the bottom wall-opening and a frangible region connects the flange to the wall. A foil is secured to a side of the flange that is generally adjacent to the bottom wall-opening, and the foil is adapted to close the bottom wall-opening. A plurality of foil-cutting teeth are carried by the wall generally adjacent to the bottom wall-opening, generally adjacent to the side of the flange and generally adjacent to the foil. A pull member is secured to the flange. Manual operation of the pull member separates the flange from the wall, as at least a portion of the foil is cut by the teeth. An injection-molded cap removably closes the top wall-opening. The wall includes a weakened portion that will break upon an attempt to physically remove the wall from the bottle. The cap includes a cover plate that covers the top wall-opening and a skirt that extends from the cover plate to cover the weakened portion of the wall. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277860 | SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT FOR PRODUCING AN OPENING APPARATUS - An apparatus for opening sealed packaging, including three parts, a pouring nozzle having a flange, a cylindrical cutting element and a screwcap. According to this invention, all three parts of the apparatus are produced in one piece as a semi-finished product. The teeth of the cutting element protrude into the pouring nozzle, while the screwcap is held on the flat edge of the cutting element. The three parts are connected to one another via predetermined breaking point bridges. This invention reduces the production costs and simplifies the assembly and the systems which are required for this purpose. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277861 | CLOSURE WITH TAMPER EVIDENT STRIP - The present invention relates generally to a closure for a container, such as a bottle or the like, and more particularly, to a resealable, tamper evident closure for a container. The closure consists of a top section connected to a lower skirt portion. The closure is structured such that it would be evident if one were to attempt to remove the closure or tamper with the closure and that the contents of the container should not be consumed due to the risk of possible contamination. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277862 | CAN CONTAINER WITH SCREW - To reduce a torque to open a closure of a can container having a step of a lap side seam on a thread. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277863 | PACKAGING - A packaging including a container body and a closure wherein the closure comprises upstanding wall portions on the upper face defining a receiving area for e.g. a pen. The packaging having first and second engagement means engaging each other for locking said closure to said container body. The closure further comprises release means for disengaging the first engagement means from the second engagement means wherein the release means being arranged such that a depressable portion thereof protrudes into a groove or receiving area. The release means being operable to disengage first engagement means from the second engagement means an elongated object being received by the receiving area or groove. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277864 | SYNTHETIC RESIN BOTTLE - There is provided a synthetic resin bottle in which an amorphous carbon film having good appearance without forming the brown mottled pattern on the surface thereof is deposited. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277865 | REUSABLE BOTTLE MOUTHPIECE AND CAP - A device for allowing a consumer to drink liquid from a beverage container without the consumer's mouth directly contacting the mouthpiece of the beverage container. A method for allowing a consumer to drink liquid from a beverage container without the consumer's mouth directly contacting the mouthpiece of the beverage container. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277866 | Method of enabling solder deposition on a substrate and electronic package formed thereby - An electronic package includes a substrate ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090277867 | Topography reduction and control by selective accelerator removal - Plating accelerator is applied selectively to a substantially-unfilled wide (e.g., low-aspect-ratio feature cavity. Then, plating of metal is conducted to fill the wide feature cavity and to form an embossed structure in which the height of a wide-feature metal protrusion over the metal-filled wide-feature cavity is higher than the height of metal over field regions. Most of the overburden metal is removed using non-contact techniques, such as chemical wet etching. Metal above the wide feature cavity protects the metal-filled wide-feature interconnect against dishing, and improved planarization techniques avoid erosion of the metal interconnect and dielectric insulating layer. In some embodiments, plating of metal onto a substrate is conducted to fill narrow (e.g., high-aspect-ratio feature cavities) in the dielectric layer before selective application of plating accelerator and filling of the wide feature cavity. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277868 | Producing method of wired circuit board - A producing method of a wired circuit board includes a laminating step of preparing a metal supporting board, forming an insulating base layer on the metal supporting board, forming a conductive layer including a terminal portion and a plating lead continued from the terminal portion on the insulating base layer, and forming an insulating cover layer on the insulating base layer so as to cover the conductive layer, a first etching step of etching the metal supporting board, and then etching the insulating base layer to expose the plating lead from the metal supporting board and the insulating base layer, and a second etching step of etching the exposed plating lead. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277869 | SOLID STATE MEMBRANE CHANNEL DEVICE FOR THE MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SIZED SAMPLES - A solid state device is formed through thin film deposition techniques which results in a self-supporting thin film layer that can have a precisely defined channel bored therethrough. The device is useful in the chacterization of polymer molecules by measuring changes in various electrical characteristics as molecules pass through the channel. To form the device, a thin film layer having various patterns of electrically conductive leads are formed on a silicon substrate. Using standard lithography techniques, a relatively large or micro-scale aperture is bored through the silicon substrate which in turn exposes a portion of the thin film layer. This process does not affect the thin film. Subsequently, a high precision material removal process is used (such as a TEM) to bore a precise nano-scale aperture through the thin film layer that coincides with the removed section of the silicon substrate. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277870 | Method of manufacturing magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording - A magnetic head includes a pole layer, and an encasing layer having a groove that accommodates the pole layer. A manufacturing method for the magnetic head includes the steps of forming a nonmagnetic layer that will later undergo formation of the groove therein and will thereby become the encasing layer; forming the groove in the nonmagnetic layer so that the nonmagnetic layer becomes the encasing layer; and forming the pole layer such that the pole layer is accommodated in the groove of the encasing layer. The nonmagnetic layer is formed of Al | 2009-11-12 |
20090277871 | PLASMA MEDIATED ASHING PROCESSES THAT INCLUDE FORMATION OF A PROTECTIVE LAYER BEFORE AND/OR DURING THE PLASMA MEDIATED ASHING PROCESS - Processes for stripping high dose ion implanted photoresist while minimizing substrate loss. The processes generally include passivation of the substrate surface before and/or during a plasma mediated stripping process. By passivating the substrate surface before and/or during the plasma mediated stripping process, oxidation is substantially reduced during plasma stripping thereby leading to reduced substrate loss. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277872 | PLASMA ETCHING METHOD CAPABLE OF DETECTING END POINT AND PLASMA ETCHING DEVICE THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a plasma etching method in which a special area for detecting an end point needs not to be set and an equipment therefor. At an etching step of forming SF | 2009-11-12 |
20090277873 | DRY ETCHING METHOD - The object of the present invention is to provide a dry etching method which permits the reduction of the amount of any etching product formed during the etching process to thus improve the in-plane etching uniformity with respect to an object to be etched. The dry etching method comprises the steps of providing an electrode equipped with an electrode-presser member which at least comprises a surface layer composed of an yttrium-containing oxide and which is disposed on the peripheral region of the upper surface of the electrode, placing a substrate on the electrode and then subjecting the substrate to dry etching, while preventing the formation of any etching product at the peripheral region of the electrode. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277874 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING POLYMER FROM A SUBSTRATE - A method and an apparatus for removing polymer from a substrate are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus utilized to remove polymer from a substrate includes a processing chamber having a chamber wall and a chamber lid defining a process volume, a substrate support assembly disposed in the processing chamber, a remote plasma source coupled to the processing chamber through an outlet port formed through the processing chamber, the outlet port having an opening pointing toward an periphery region of a substrate disposed on the substrate support assembly, and a substrate supporting surface of the substrate support assembly that substantially electrically floats the substrate disposed thereon relative to the substrate support assembly. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277875 | Method for the Determination of the Surface Occupation of a Silica Glass Component - A method known in prior art for determining the occupation of the surface of a silica glass component with impurities comprises taking a sample, a process in which at least some of the surface of the silica glass component is brought in contact with an acidic desorption solution, and surface impurities that are to be analyzed are accumulated therein and are subjected to an element-specific analysis. The aim of the invention is to create a method which is based on said method, allows the occupation of the surface of silica glass components to be determined accurately and reproducibly, and is suited for determining small amounts of impurities within the order of magnitude of 10 | 2009-11-12 |
20090277876 | ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING APPARATUS AND ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING METHOD - An electrical-discharge machining apparatus for machining a workpiece ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090277877 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WELDING OBJECTS - An apparatus and method for welding objects having a butt joint includes providing at least one welding torch, providing a fixture to hold at least one object to be welded, moving the at least one welding torch over the butt joint, heating the butt joint with the at least one welding torch, forming a bridge across a gap of the butt joint from heated parent material of the at least one object in a first welding operation, moving the at least one welding torch over the butt joint, and filling the gap of the butt joint with a filler material being fused with the bridge of the butt joint in a second welding operation to weld the butt joint together. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277878 | Insertion element, gas lens with such an insertion element, and welding torch with such a gas lens - The invention relates to an insertion element ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090277879 | Guiding and shaping system - A guiding and shaping system for producing welded pipes made from metallic strip material. The guiding and shaping system comprises several pairs of rolls that are disposed one behind another in the direction of travel of the workpiece and are used for increasingly cold-working and bending the edges of the workpiece as the workpiece advances. First pairs of rolls grip the top side and bottom side of the workpiece while pairs of rolls that grip the external faces of the bent edges and form the shape of a pipe are provided in the region where the bent edges form undercuts. The guiding and shaping system further comprises a welding device. The workpiece is supported by floatingly mounted lateral rolls until cooling off following the welding process. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277880 | Method and System for Welding Workpieces - A method of welding two or more workpieces employing a motion-controlled electrode that reduces temperature and residual stresses at a workpiece-to-electrode interface is disclosed. During a first period of time, a first electrode force is applied to the workpieces to be welded, and a weld current is applied that causes heating of an associated workpiece-to-workpiece faying surface, the first electrode force being applied at a first electrode stroke. A temperature of the faying surface indicative of a weld nugget formation thereat is determined, and in response thereto the electrode force is reduced to a second level during a second period of time while maintaining a constant electrode stroke. During a third period of time, the electrode force is further reduced to a third level while simultaneously reducing the electrode stroke to a second level. Welding is stopped after the third period of time, resulting in a weld joint having reduced residual stresses and reduced likelihood of stress crack formation. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277881 | PLASMA CUTTER WITH DISCONNECTABLE TORCH AND WORK ASSEMBLIES - Systems and methods relating to securing a torch assembly and a work lead assembly to a plasma cutting power supply are provided. The present disclosure relates to a system and method that allows the torch assembly and the work lead assembly to be readily replaced by the user since the power supply unit need not be opened or disassembled for removal. The present disclosure provides methods and systems for removably securing both the torch assembly and the work lead assembly to the plasma cutting power supply. In one embodiment, the torch assembly and the work lead assembly may be communicatively coupled to the plasma cutting power supply unit via a single cable and a single connector. The connection between the first connector and the first port may be of the quick disconnectable type. The connection between the second connector and the second port may be of the twist lock type, such as a dinse style connector. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277882 | INTEGRATED CONSUMABLE STORAGE SPACE WITHIN A PLASMA CUTTING SYSTEM - Methods and systems for housing a consumable storage bin in addition to structural, thermal management, pneumatic, and/or electronic system components in a single multifunctional component within a plasma cutting power supply are provided. One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a consumable storage bin, which fits into a consumable storage area in the power supply unit and is accessible to a user. In one embodiment, the consumable storage bin may be eliminated, leaving only the consumable storage area in which racks, snaps, friction-fit retention features, and so forth, may be placed to hold the consumables and ensure easy user access. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277883 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention provides means for controlling the temperature of a semiconductor wafer rapidly and uniformly in plane during etching processing by a large quantity of input heat by use of a refrigerating system by the heat of evaporation. A ring-shaped refrigerant passage is formed in a sample stand. Since the heat transfer rate and pressure loss of a refrigerant increase from a refrigerant supply port to a refrigerant ejection port as dryness degrees increase, these must be restricted. Therefore, constructionally, a supply refrigerant quantity is controlled to prevent the refrigerant from completely evaporating within the refrigerant passage, and the sectional areas of the refrigerant passage increase successively from a first passage to a third passage. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277884 | SURFACE MODIFICATION METHOD - The present invention relates to a surface modification method allowing the surface of a subject to be more effectively modified. In a pulsed-laser device suitable for use in this surface modification method, a semiconductor laser light source and a modulator constitute a seed light source. The seed light output from the seed light source is amplified by fibers for optical amplification, and the amplified light constitutes output from the pulsed-laser device. The pulsed-laser device allows the pulse width and repetition frequency of the output pulsed-laser light to be varied independently of each other. The pulse width of the pulsed-laser light output from the pulsed-laser device is preferably not more than 10 ns, and the repetition frequency is preferably at least 50 kHz. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277885 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention relates to a laser processing apparatus having a structure for effectively processing of objects by condensing a laser beam, and a laser processing method. A laser processing apparatus comprises a common mount surface on which plural objects are disposed in an array, a light source, a lens the reflection direction of which is changeable, and a condensing direction modifier. A laser beam from the light source arrives at the lens through a galvano-mirror. Herein, the galvano-mirror is arranged such that the reflection position thereof agrees with the front focal position of the lens. As the galvano-mirror reflects a laser beam toward the lens while the reflection direction is changed, the arriving position of the laser beam is scanned on the entrance surface of the lens. The condensing direction modifier modifies, according to the irradiation position of the laser beam arrived from the lens, an exit direction of the laser beam. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277886 | LASER DEVICE WITH PENDULUM-TYPE PRESSURE ROLLER - The invention concerns a laser device for joining work pieces made of plastic by means of beam welding technology, with a processing head that has focusing devices for the laser beam. Here, the focusing device that is closest to the work pieces has a rotatably supported cylinder lens in the shape of a roller that focuses the laser beam along a single axis and presses the work pieces together in the form of a line in an area around the impact point of the laser beam. In order to enable the cylinder lens to always contact the surface of the work piece facing the processing head in a precisely tangential manner, the processing head has a pendulum-type suspension for the rotatable cylinder lens. This also makes it possible for the contact pressure exerted by the processing head to always act perpendicularly on the work pieces so that they are pressed together in all welding places in the same way in a defined manner during the welding process. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277887 | JOINT METHOD USING LASER BEAM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF AIRTIGHT CONTAINER - Provided is a manufacturing method for an airtight container excelling in airtightness and adhesion and having small stress. An area where temperature easily rises compared to an area adjacent to an area of a part of a joint member and capable of melting the adjacent area by laser beam irradiation is provided in the area of a part of the joint member, and the laser beam irradiation is started therefrom. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277888 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WELDED STRUCTURES, AND A WELDING ADDITIVE MATERIAL FOR THIS PURPOSE - A system and method for manufacturing welded structures comprises components to be welded, a welding additive material which, before the welding, has a shaped profile and the shaped profile is disposed between components to be welded and conforms with at least one of the components to be welded. At least one heat source is used in the method to weld the components, producing a weld seam on at least one side of one of the components. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277889 | LASER BEAM MACHINING APPARATUS WITH DETECTION LASER BEAM OSCILLATOR - A laser beam machining apparatus includes a height position detecting unit configured to detect the height position of an upper surface of a workpiece to be machined which is held on a chuck table, and a controller configured to control a condensing point position adjusting unit on the basis of a detection signal from the height position detecting unit. The height position detecting unit includes a detection laser beam oscillating unit configured to oscillate a detection laser beam having a wavelength different from the wavelength of the machining laser beam, and a reflected beam analyzing unit which analyzes a reflected beam generated upon reflection of the detection laser beam on the upper surface of the workpiece and which sends an analytical results to the controller. The laser beam machining apparatus further includes a condensing point position displacing unit configured to displace the condensing point position of the detection laser beam and the condensing point position of the machining laser beam. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277890 | DRIVE ROLL FOR A WIRE FEEDER - A drive roll is disclosed that is useable in a wire feeder for advancing a wire. The drive roll includes a first side, a second side offset from the first side, and an annular surface between the first side and the second side. An annular groove is formed in the annular surface and defines an engagement surface. Pluralities of lands are spaced along the engagement surface and pluralities of notches are formed in the engagement surface for engaging and advancing the wire. An engagement ratio is defined between the total land area of the plurality of lands and the total notch area of the plurality of notches calculated at the engagement surface. The engagement ratio defines a drive roll that accurately engages and advances the wire over a longer period of use. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277891 | Pistol grip handle attachment for mig welding gun - A welding gun attachment which converts a straight grip handle of a mig gun to a pistol grip handle. The pistol grip handle trigger is mechanically linked to the straight grip handle trigger so that movement of the pistol grip trigger causes corresponding movement of the straight grip trigger. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277892 | COOLING OF A WELDING IMPLEMENT - A welding implement and a method of extracting heat from a welding implement are disclosed. The welding implement includes one or more heat pipes which transfer thermal energy away from the torch head. A fluid, such as a shielding gas, may then convectively transfer the thermal energy away from the welding implement. The present invention thus provides a handheld welding implement that is compact, such that it can be used in confined spaces, and operated for longer periods of time, since the improved heat dissipation helps to maintain the welding implement at a temperature that an operator may hold. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277893 | WELDING POWER SUPPLY WITH SCALED OUTPUT VOLTAGE - A method and system for adjusting the output voltage applied to a wire electrode during an automatic parameter selection mode in which the rate of advancement and output voltage is automatically determined. A control circuit determines appropriate power parameters in response to at least one configuration parameter. The control circuit generates a power command accordingly based on an expected, or nominal, input voltage. A sensor connected to the control circuit monitors the actual input voltage. If the actual input voltage is outside of an acceptable range, the control circuit scales the generated power command with a scaling factor calculated based on the actual input voltage. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277894 | METHOD FOR REDUCING STRAY LIGHT IN A RAPID THERMAL PROCESSING CHAMBER BY POLARIZATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus and method for reducing noises in temperature measurement during thermal processing. One embodiment of the present invention provides a chamber for processing a substrate comprising a chamber enclosure defining a processing volume, an energy source configured to direct radiant energy toward the processing volume, a spectral device configured to treat the radiant energy directed from the energy source towards the processing volume, a substrate support disposed in the processing volume and configured to support the substrate during processing, and a sensor assembly configured to measure temperature of the substrate being processed by sensing radiation from the substrate within a selected spectrum. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277895 | MOUNTING TABLE STRUCTURE, AND PROCESSING APPARATUS - A mounting table body made of ceramic includes power-receiving conductor portions and buried therein. A surface of mounting table body is formed with a recessed connection hole and a connection terminal electrically jointed to the power-receiving conductor portion and exposed into the connection hole, the connection terminal being made of a high-melting-point metal, an alloy thereof or a compound thereof. A power-feeding line member provided with a power-feeding connector portion is inserted at its leading end portion into the connection hole to feed electricity to the power-receiving conductor portion. A stress relaxing member is interposed between the connection terminal and the power-feeding connector portion. The stress relaxing member and the connection terminal are jointed together by a brazing material. The stress relaxing member is made of a metal free from cobalt and nickel or an alloy thereof. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277896 | MULTI-FUNCTION LIQUID CONTAINER - A container is provided for heating or otherwise processing the contents of the container. For example, the container may be a kettle or kettle for heating fluids therein. The container may receive a command, desired characteristic or desired range for processing the contents of the container. The container may further include at least one sensor such as a temperature sensor or pressure sensor for determining a corresponding characteristic of the contents of the container. Based on at least one determined characteristic and/or the input command, the container may heat or otherwise process the contents therein. The results and/or current status of the contents may further be provided through a display. Also, based on the current status of the contents, the container may further process/heat the contents or discontinue processing/heating of the contents. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277897 | NANOSTRUCTURE-BASED HEATING DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE - A heating device having a thermally conducting member made from a matrix of carbon nanotubes and having opposing ends. A connector portion can be positioned at each end of the conducting member, and can be capable of receiving a current from an external source to permit the conducting member to generate heat. A coupling mechanism can be included and associated with the connector portion so as to provide the connector portion with substantially uniform contact across a contact surface area with the conducting member. Methods of using the heating device are also disclosed. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277898 | MICROWAVABLE BAG OR SHEET MATERIAL - A microwavable material having a structure that may be used to enhance the browning and crisping, and thus improve the taste and appearance, of a food item cooked therein. The material may be in the form of a sheet material or formed as a container such as a bag, pouch, or other suitable structure. The material may comprise one or more features that help bring the material into close contact with the food item and help conform the bag around the food item. Furthermore, the material may comprise a structure that avoids substantial contact with liquid released by a food item, may have a venting system suitable for the exiting of moisture, may have a coating, a transparent surface, and when formed as a container, may have a gusseted surface. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277899 | Microwave energy interactive tray and wrap - A microwave heating apparatus for a food item comprises a panel for receiving the food item, a first susceptor joined to a side of the panel facing the food item, and a microwave energy interactive wrap comprising a second susceptor. The microwave energy interactive wrap may include a first portion attached to a side of the panel opposite the food item, the first portion being at least partially superposed with the first susceptor, a second portion adapted to overlie the food item on the panel, and a third portion adapted to be positioned beneath the first portion. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277900 | Container for storage and transport of liquids - A generally cuboid shaped container for storage or transport of bulk liquids including a textile bag having four side walls and a bottom face, all made of woven fabric, a frame attached to the bag and comprising a plurality of hoops, each hoop subtending a different vertically aligned corner of the bag; means retaining the hoops to the walls; and a collapsible bladder housed within the bag and sized and shaped such that a filled bladder substantially fills the bag. The frame has rigid members linking the top of each hoop to the tops of the other hoops to prevent the hoop tops from spreading apart from each other. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277901 | UNIT LOAD FOR THE TRANSPORT OF ABSORBENT HYGIENE ARTICLES - Unit load for transporting absorbent hygienic articles such as sanitary pads. The unit load includes a pallet, a bottom tray with one or more side flaps folded upwardly, a plurality of secondary packages loaded on the pallet and forming a stack, a top cap on top of the stack with one or more side flaps folded downwardly, and a plurality of corner posts each placed against a different vertical corner of the stack of secondary packages. A secondary package for transporting feminine hygiene articles, in particular sanitary pads, made of a flexible material is provided. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277902 | Lid Having A Utensil - A lid for use with a jar having an opening includes a closure member configured to cover the jar opening when the closure member is fastened to the jar. The lid includes an attachment member coupled to the closure member to selectively fasten the closure member to the jar. A catch is coupled to the closure member that extends toward the jar when the closure member is fastened to the jar. The lid includes a utensil having a use end and an opposed attachment end. A hook extends from the utensil attachment end so as to rotatably couple the utensil to the catch, each hook being removable from the catch only when the utensil is generally parallel to the closure member. The utensil has a length that prevents the utensil from being generally parallel to the closure member when the closure member is fastened to the jar. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277903 | Semi-finished product for producing a plastic closure from two parts - A semi-finished product for the rational manufacture and assembly of a two-part closure of a spout element and of a screw cap. The spout element and the screw cap are manufactured as one piece in a coherent manner via breakage bridges. Tooling costs for injection mold tools are thus saved, and the assembly of the closure of the semi-finished product is simplified because of the defined, radial alignment of both parts. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277904 | Universal Box Top Lid - A universal box top lid is adapted to be attached to the opened top of a variety of different sizes of food packaging boxes. The lid is designed to fit over the opened box top with an opened bag containing the food product inside the box being held open by an apron formed on an inner wall of the lid. The lid is provided with a cap closure that can be opened when it is desired to dispense the food product contained in the packaging box and bag, and can be closed to preserve the food product. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277905 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR A BOX - A locking device for a locking a lid to a body of storage box is disclosed. The locking device a key operated turnable portion and arms extending from the arms. Each arm has an end portion that is received in a first recess in the side of the body and a hook portion that is received in a second recess in the front face of the body. When the locking device is in an unlocked position the end portions do not extend into the first recesses and the hook portions are positioned so that they can move in and out of the second recess as the lid is lifted. In the lock position the end portions extend into the first recesses and the hook portion can engage a surface of the recess preventing their removal from the recess. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277906 | Vehicle Tray Having an Open-Prevention Mechanism - A vehicle tray having an open-prevention mechanism may include a rotating member integrally connected to a tray cover and rotatably coupled to the tray to support the tray cover, and an inertia detecting member pivotally coupled to the tray, a portion of the inertia detecting member being selectively engaged with a stopper portion of the rotating member according to an impact to prevent rotation of the rotating member when the impact greater than a predetermined level is applied to the tray. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277907 | CLOSURE FOR A DRINKING BOTTLE - The closure for a drinking flask comprises a closing cap ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090277908 | CLOSURE ARRANGEMENT FOR A CONTAINER - The closure arrangement is applied to a metallic container comprising a peripheral side wall which presents an upper edge surrounding an opening, in which is fitted a lid having a peripheral upper wall externally provided with a circumferential rib to be fitted in an inner circumferential recess of the peripheral side wall; and a circumferential groove located inferiorly to the circumferential rib and housing a sealing ring to be internally seated against the peripheral side wall upon the fitting and axial retention of the circumferential rib in the circumferential recess. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277909 | METER PIT APPARATUS - A plurality of water meter pit inserts and water meter pit enclosures are disclosed. A plurality of marker apparatus for the location of water meter pit enclosures are also disclosed. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277910 | METER PIT APPARATUS - A plurality of water meter pit inserts and water meter pit enclosures are disclosed. A plurality of marker apparatus for the location of water meter pit enclosures are also disclosed. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277911 | PACKAGING METHOD AND PACKAGING CONTAINER - A packaging container comprises an openable outer case and a bag for packaging a resin material in the outer case. The bag is partially turned back at fold portions so that part of the bag is turned inside out, and at least part of the out-turned part is fixed as a fixing part to any part other than the bag. The inner surfaces of the bag at the fold portions are placed in contact with each other, forming a contact portion, to seal the resin material. The contact portion is placed in correspondence with an openable part of an opening flap of the outer case. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277912 | Dual Tube Container with One Way Valves, and Method for Making Dual Tube Container with Applicator - A dual tube container with one way valves comprises an outer tube and a cap, wherein, the tube head of the outer tube is provided with a base plate; the base plate is provided with a left through hole and a right through hole connecting the outer tube and the inner tube; a connector extends downwards from the right through hole, and the inner tube body in the outer tube body is connected to the connector to form the inner tube; a pair of one way valves are fixed in the tube head; an applicator with a orifice is inserted into the tube head; when the cap is put on to close the tube head, the pintle or elastic gasket in the cap sealing the orifice on the daub part of the applicator to prevent the leaking of liquid contents. It is provided with a pair of one way valves, and the inner tube is fixed in the outer tube; via the opening or closing of the pair of one way valves, the contents of the outer tube and the inner tube are permitted or forbidden to flow out. By using the dual tube container to make a cosmetic apparatus, etc., the technology of filling two kinds of pastes can be implemented via the big holes in the tube head, so as to avoid adopting expensive special equipment for filling and sealing; the operation is greatly simplified, and the cost is reduced. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277913 | Ergonomic Paint Roller Tray With End Handles - A paint tray includes a cavity defined by a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall, and a second sloping end wall. Each of the first side wall, second side wall, first end wall, and second sloping end wall inclines upwardly and outwardly from the bottom wall. The cavity terminates at a top edge. The paint tray also includes a top tray rim adjacent the top edge of the cavity, a perimeter rim that inclines downwardly and outwardly from the top tray rim, a handle disposed at an edge of the perimeter rim proximate each end wall, and a leg panel extending downwardly and outwardly from each of a first side and a second side of the perimeter rim proximate the second sloping end wall. The leg panel has a bottom edge that is co-planar with the bottom wall. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277914 | Portable food warmer - An insulated, portable, hot food container maintains the temperature of cooked foods. The container has an insulated housing having an insulated base, insulated enclosing walls, and an insulated removable cover. The insulated removable cover engages the insulated enclosing walls to resist movement parallel to the insulated base. The insulated removable cover having grips to enable lifting of the insulated removable cover from the insulated base. The insulated base having grips to enable the container to be lifted and support both the insulated base and the insulated cover. A support carrier is inserted into and removed from the container, the support carrier having a base support surface and raised edges circumscribing the base support surface to restrict horizontal flow of liquids. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277915 | Personal hygiene wipe package - A package for holding personal hygiene wipes. A heater has a pair of packages each having one or more personal hygiene wipes placed against it with the access opening to the wipes faces away from the heater. The heater includes an inner actuation pouch and an outer heat generating pouch. A pressure differential between the outer pouch and the inner pouch causes the activation agent to be thrust into contact with the heat generating material. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277916 | PACKAGE WITH STRAP HANDLE - A package, and method of manufacturing the same, the package having an attached strap handle for ease in carrying and pouring of the contents. In one embodiment, the package includes a pair of panels separated by a gusseted panel portion. Each end of the strap handle is attached to the package through slits that are formed at the confluence of the gusset panel portion and a respective one of the panels. Seams or seals may be formed to effectively seal the slits and may bond the handles to the package. The handle may additionally include first and second strap handles, and a strap or member spanning between the first and second strap handles. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277917 | RACETRACK-SHAPED CONTAINER WITH LID - A container comprises a bottom, a sidewall extending up therefrom, and a top opening opposite the bottom. In one advantageous form, the sidewall of the container has a uniform racetrack dimension from the bottom to proximate the top opening. The top opening has the same racetrack shape as the bottom and the top opening is in the form of a complete racetrack defined by the sidewall of the container body. In another advantageous form, one or more lip portions, in the form of one or more flanges, extends radially outwardly from the sidewall along the opposing parallel sides which form a perimeter around the top opening. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277918 | PACKET DISPENSER - A dispensing container ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090277919 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING SHEETS OF FOIL - A dispenser for dispensing folded sheets ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090277920 | High Capacity Napkin Dispenser - A large capacity napkin dispenser for in counter mounting includes: (a) an elongate housing having a generally rectangular cross-section for receiving a stack of napkins; (b) a faceplate with a dispensing aperture, the faceplate being hinged to the housing so as to be movable between an open position for re-loading and a closed position for dispensing; (c) a movable support member mounted in the housing; (d) biasing means for urging the movable support toward the faceplate so that the stack of napkins is advanced to the aperture as it is depleted; and (e) sequestered means for locking the faceplate in the closed position. The locking means includes release means located adjacent the inner surface of the faceplate such that when the faceplate is in the closed position the release means is concealed in the interior of the dispenser, thereby eliminating the need for a key. The dispenser further includes internal gripping surfaces which facilitate re-loading and smooth operation as well as molded-in features which greatly reduce cost of manufacture. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277921 | Apparatus and Methods for Dispensing Items - An item dispenser and methods for dispensing the item. In some embodiments of the invention, the item dispenser may include a housing, an item carriage, and a movable support. The movable support may be indexed to position the item carriage at (1) a first position in which the item carriage is positioned to release only a first item; and (2) a second position in which the item carriage is positioned to release a second item. In some embodiments of the invention, the dispenser may include a housing, a pivotable cap and a snap fastener. The snap fastener may extend from the cap to the housing and engage the housing to lock the cap in the closed position. The cap may be opened by moving an interference block away from a snap fastener lever. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277922 | DISPENSER FOR DISPOSABLE ITEMS - The invention discloses an incorporated dispensing collecting device for dispensing clean or sterile unused disposable products. The device comprises inter alia at least two separated compartments: a disposable products stack of unused disposable products and a waste trash of used disposable products wherein said compartments are mutually connected by means of an open conduit, such that only unidirectional passage of used disposable products to the waste trash through the conduit is provided and contamination of said unused disposable products by the used ones is avoided. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277923 | DISPENSER FOR FLATTENED ARTICLES - A substantially moisture-proof, airtight dispenser for both storing and dispensing several flattened articles such as diagnostic test strips. The inventive dispenser includes a novel pivotable housing that a user need merely grab and squeeze to eject a test strip. Independent movement of the user's fingers to push a button or turn a knob is unnecessary to dispense a strip, which makes the present invention well suited for diabetics suffering from nerve damage in their extremities and other complications resulting from the disease. The invention includes a novel flexible arm member and pusher head that engage and push an article from the dispenser as the two parts of the housing are pivoted together. The articles are dispensed through an exit that is configured with a novel flexible seal that maintains the dispenser substantially airtight. Several inventive seal embodiments and methods of making the same are disclosed. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277924 | REAR LOADING GATE FOR MERCHANDISING SYSTEM - A merchandising and product display system includes a space defined between a pair of generally parallel dividers. At a rear end of each divider, a rear loading gate is mounted to permit product containers to be inserted through the rear into the opening and to prevent products from being pushed from within the space through the rear of the space. The loading gate includes a pair of wings extending less than halfway across the width of the opening. The wings are hingedly mounted to a central portion permitting the wing to be deflected forward and rearward, and include a rearward extending bulkhead that engages the central portion. The engagement of the bulkhead and the central portion prevents the wings from being deflected sufficiently to permit a product container from passing the gate. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277925 | ARRANGEMENT FOR DISPENSING COLOUR PASTE, APPARATUS AND METHOD - An arrangement for dispensing colour paste, a shading apparatus, a method, a computer program product, and a memory means. The arrangement comprises a piston pump comprising a dispensing channel. The dispensing channel is provided with a substantially different amount of colour paste per travelling length unit when the piston is moving towards the first end of the cylinder than when the piston is moving towards the second end of the cylinder. The arrangement further comprises a valve connected to a dispensing channel. The valve has a dispensing channel connected to a first outlet channel of the valve for conveying colour paste into a can and a by-pass feed channel connected to a second outlet channel of the valve For conveying colour paste past the can for the paste to be shaded. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277926 | FOIL CONTAINER WITH FOIL BAGS ARRANGED NEXT TO ONE ANOTHER - A foil container ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090277927 | holster assembly for a bar gun - A bar gun holster assembly for receiving a bar gun. Bar guns are used to dispense beverages, typically soda and/or water therefrom. A holster assembly is a device that provides a place for a user to put the bar gun, nozzle first when it is not being used. Applicant's bar gun includes three components: a mounting plate, a holster portion, and a drain portion. The mounting plate is designed to attach to a support surface, such as the underside of a table or bar. The holster portion includes a cylindrical bar gun nozzle receiving member for receiving the nozzle of a bar gun slideably therein. The drain body is adapted to receive fluids dripping from the end of a nozzle and passing them to a drain line. Applicant's device includes walls that releasably couple the three members one to the other. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277928 | DISPENSING DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT PREPARATIONS - The invention relates to a dispensing device ( | 2009-11-12 |
20090277929 | Multi-Chamber Container System for Storing and Mixing Fluids - The present disclosure is drawn to a multi-component container system and related methods for storing and mixing fluids and associated methods of use. The system provides individual component packaging which increases the shelf-life and usefulness of the multi-component system while reducing or eliminating hazards associated with increased component concentration. Specifically, the system can provide a multi-chamber container system for storing and mixing fluids in which at least one chamber is substantially encapsulated within another chamber. | 2009-11-12 |
20090277930 | CAP FOR CLOSING CONTAINERS - A cap for closing containers includes a dispenser placed in connection with the interior of a container for dispensing a fluid contained in the container, a first sleeve integral with the dispenser and able to be screwed on the neck of the container to make the dispenser integral with the container. The cap further includes a second sleeve coaxial and surrounding the first sleeve and coupling elements active between the first and the second sleeve to couple mechanically the second sleeve to the first sleeve during a rotation of the second sleeve ( | 2009-11-12 |