48th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100301197 | MONITORING SYSTEM - A system and method for monitoring user exposure to toxic compounds are described. Compounds monitored are preferable volatile organic compounds including benzene, toluene, or xylene. An adsorbent badge is provided for wearing by a user; this is subsequently analysed by means of a field asymmetric ion mobility spectrometer. Multiple badges may be provided to different users, each associated with a unique user identifier. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301198 | INTRINSIC RADIOACTIVITY IN A SCINTILLATOR AS COUNT RATE REFERENCE - Methods and related systems are described for the detection of nuclear radiation. The system can include a scintillator material that intrinsically generates radiation and a photodetection system coupled to the scintillator material and adapted to generate electrical signals based on light emitted from the scintillator material. A processing system adapted and programmed to receive the electrical signals, to generate a count rate reference value based at least in part on electrical signals generated in response to the light emitted from the scintillator material due to the intrinsically generated radiation. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301199 | Ultrasound ionization mass spectrometer - Methods and systems for ultrasound ionization mass spectrometry are provided. Analytes in a sample are ionized by subjecting them to ultrasound, facilitating their analysis by mass spectrometry. With these methods and systems, soft ionization of large analytes, including biological macromolecules and nanoparticles, can be achieved. Ionization efficiency can be improved by addition of chemicals such as, for example, organic solvents or acids to the sample. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301200 | Mass Spectrometer - An ion source, a mass spectrometer and a method of enhancing the performance of an ion source for use with a mass spectrometer. The ion source has a housing incorporating an ion source enclosure defining a chamber and an outer cover remote from the chamber. A fluid flow passageway is provided between the ion source enclosure and the outer cover. The method of the invention comprising supplying to the ion source housing a regulated flow of fluid through the fluid passageways so as to maintain the ion source enclosure within a predetermined temperature range of substantially between 60° c. and 80° c. and preferably at 70° c. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301201 | Mass Spectrometer And Method Of Mass Spectrometry - The invention relates to a method of derivina improved data from a mass spectrometer. The method includes operating the mass spectrometer in a mode enabling quantitation; assigning a threshold value for the total ion current (TIC) above which at least MS and/or MSMS data is desired; and triggering the mass spectrometer out of the mode enabling quantitation into at least an MS and/or MSMS mode when said TIC rises above the threshold but triggering only at such time at or after a confirmed TIC maxima has been reached. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301202 | Tandem TOF Mass Spectrometer With High Resolution Precursor Selection And Multiplexed MS-MS - A tandem TOF mass spectrometer includes a first TOF mass analyzer that generates an ion beam comprising a plurality of ions and that selects a group of precursor ions from the plurality of ions. A pulsed ion accelerator accelerates and refocuses the selected group of precursor ions. An ion fragmentation chamber is positioned to receive the selected group of precursor ions that is refocused by the pulsed ion accelerator. At least some of the selected group of precursor ions is fragmented in the ion fragmentation chamber. A second TOF mass analyzer receives the selected group of precursor ions and ion fragments thereof from the ion fragmentation chamber and separates the ion fragments and then detects a fragment ion mass spectrum. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301203 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC HEPARIC DISEASE BY SUGAR CHAIN ANALYSIS - It is intended to provide a novel diagnosis method for a hepatic disease, in particular, HCC. A serum sugar chain usable as a novel biomarker is provided by analyzing the relationship between the quantitative expression profiles of sugar chains in the serum and individual disease conditions and thus finding a sugar chain showing a change with the progression of a hepatic disease. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301204 | INTRODUCTION OF IONS INTO KINGDON ION TRAPS - In a Kingdon ion trap in which harmonic ion oscillation in a potential well in a longitudinal direction is completely decoupled from ion oscillation in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction, ions enter the trap via an entrance tube extending through, but electrically insulated from, one of the Kingdon trap housing electrodes and located outside the minimum of the potential well in the longitudinal direction. The geometry of the Kingdon trap is arranged so that the oscillating ions introduced through the entrance tube cannot return to the entrance tube until they have performed several longitudinal oscillations during which time heavy ions can be introduced into the trap. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301205 | LINEAR ION TRAP FOR MSMS - A method and apparatus for acquiring time profiles of ion intensities of product ions in a mass spectrometer is provided. The mass spectrometer comprises an ion trap, a fragmentation module connected to the ion trap, and a mass analyzer module positioned to receive ions from the fragmentation module. Precursor ions, trapped in the ion trap, are ejected from the ion trap in order of m/z ratio. At least of some the precursor ions are fragmented at the fragmentation module to form product ions. Time profiles of ion intensities of the product ions are acquired, the product ions received at the mass analyzer module, by recording a plurality of product mass spectra for each respective precursor ion. The plurality of product mass spectra is processed, using the time profile intensities, to associate respective product ions with the respective precursor ions. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301206 | Mass Spectrometer - An ion-ion reaction cell is provided comprising a plurality of electrodes ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100301207 | Mass Spectrometer - A detachable and replaceable ion source for a mass spectrometer. The ion source comprises a housing which defines an ion source chamber, an ion source mounting means complementary to mounting means on the mass spectrometer to detachably couple with the mass spectrometer. This allows movement of the housing to bring the ion source chamber into a position of use at the inlet of said mass spectrometer and to take the ion source chamber from said position of use into a retracted position. Sealing means is provided to create an air tight seal between the housing and the mass spectrometer when the ion source chamber is in its position of use. A release mechanism is provided which cooperates with the mass spectrometer to allow the said movement of said housing. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301208 | Mass Spectrometer - A fault detection system for protecting a mass spectrometer from the effects of temperature extremes. The system comprises an ion block, a thermal source for providing thermal energy to the ion source block, a temperature sensor providing a reading for the temperature of the ion source block, a temperature regulation means for controlling the thermal source in dependence of the reading and a control system for monitoring the temperature change produced by the energy source. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301209 | DISCONTINUOUS ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE INTERFACE - A method of interfacing atmospheric pressure ion sources, including electrospray and desorption electrospray ionization sources, to mass spectrometers, for example miniature mass spectrometers, in which the ionized sample is discontinuously introduced into the mass spectrometer. Discontinuous introduction improves the match between the pumping capacity of the instrument and the volume of atmospheric pressure gas that contains the ionized sample. The reduced duty cycle of sample introduction is offset by operation of the mass spectrometer under higher performance conditions and by ion accumulation at atmospheric pressure. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301210 | CONVERGING MULTIPOLE ION GUIDE FOR ION BEAM SHAPING - A multipole ion guide comprises rods disposed about an axis, each of the rods having a first end and a second end remote from the first end. Each of the rods is disposed at a respective greater distance from the axis at the first end than at the second end. The multipole ion guide comprises means for applying a radio frequency (RF) voltage between adjacent pairs of rods, wherein the RF voltage creates a multipole field in a region between the rods; and means for applying a direct current (DC) voltage drop along a length of each of the rods. A mass spectroscopy system is also disclosed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301211 | DUAL BEAM SYSTEM - A dual beam system provides for operation of a focused ion beam in the presence of a magnetic field from an ultra-high resolution electron lens. The ion beam is deflected to compensate for the presence of the magnetic field. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301212 | SUBSTRATE-FREE GAS-PHASE SYNTHESIS OF GRAPHENE SHEETS - A substrate-free gas-phase synthesis apparatus and method that is capable of rapidly and continuously producing graphene in ambient conditions without the use of graphite or substrates is provided. Graphene sheets are continuously synthesized in fractions of a second by sending an aerosol consisting of argon gas and liquid ethanol droplets into an atmospheric-pressure microwave-generated argon plasma field. The ethanol droplets are evaporated and dissociated in the plasma, forming graphene sheets that are collected. The apparatus can be scaled for the large-scale production of clean and highly ordered graphene and its many applications. The graphene that is produced is clean and highly ordered with few lattice imperfections and oxygen functionalities and therefore has improved characteristics over graphene produced by current methods in the art. The graphene that is produced by the apparatus and methods was shown to be particularly useful as a support substrate that enabled direct atomic resolution imaging of organic molecules and interfaces with nanoparticles at a level previously unachievable. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301213 | OPTIC HAVING A DICHROIC REFLECTOR - Various embodiments are disclosed that are related to an optic with a dichroic coating. In one embodiment, sn optic comprises a wedge-shaped light guide having opposing first and second faces and a turning film bonded to the wedge-shaped light guide. The turning film comprises a plurality of facets oblique to the first face of the wedge-shaped light guide and supports a dichroic coating. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301214 | INFRARED CAMERA FOR GAS DETECTION - An IR camera is disclosed, comprising two IR detectors for detecting a first and a second image of the imaged area. A beamsplitter is operable to split the incoming radiation into a first beam comprising a first wavelength spectrum and a second beam comprising a second wavelength spectrum different from the first wavelength spectrum. The first beam is received at the first IR detector and the second beam is received at the second IR detector. A processor is operable to calculate properties of the imaged area based on the first and the second image in relationship to each other. The information obtained may be used, for example, to detect the presence or identity of a gas or to determine the material properties of an imaged object. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301215 | PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR HAVING REDUCED SENSITIVITY TO INTERFERENCE - A physiological sensor having reduced sensitivity to interference includes a light source, a light detector in optical communication with the light source, and a sensor pad at least partially housing the light source and the light detector. The sensor pad is configured to be capacitively isolated from a patient. Moreover, the physiological sensor may be electrically connected to an amplifier having a signal ground and a monitor. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301216 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING LIGHT - A light detecting system is disclosed. The system comprises an arrangement of quantum dots forming an optically active region, a channel region and a charge carrier extractor between the active region and the channel region. The charge carrier extractor is characterized by a set of gradually decreasing energy levels between a characteristic excited energy level of the active region and a characteristic conductance energy level of the channel region. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301217 | MINIATURE PHASE-CORRECTED ANTENNAS FOR HIGH RESOLUTION FOCAL PLANE THz IMAGING ARRAYS - An array of backward diodes of a cathode layer adjacent to a first side of a non-uniform doping profile and an Antimonide-based tunnel barrier layer adjacent to a second side of the spacer layer have a monolithically integrated antenna bonded to each backward diode. The Antimonide-based tunnel barrier may be doped with, for example, a non-uniform delta doping profile. An imaging/detection device includes a 2D focal plane array of an array of backward diodes, wherein each backward diode is monolithically bonded to an antenna, which array is located at the back of an extended hemispherical lens, and wherein certain of the arrays are tilted for correcting optics aberrations. The antennas may be a bow-tie antenna, a planar log-periodic antenna, a double-slot with microstrip feed antenna, a spiral antenna, a helical antenna, a ring antenna, a dielectric rod antenna, or a double slot antenna with co-planar waveguide feed antenna. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301218 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL SPECTRAL GENERATION, PROJECTION AND CORRELATION - Systems and methods for generating, projecting or correlating thermal spectra use digital micro-mirror devices (DMDs) to controllably modulate input radiation such as long wave infrared light. An optical system for creating an output spectrum based upon an input light suitably includes a grating configured receive the input light and to spread the input light by wavelength into an input spectrum. A digital micro-mirror device (DMD) is configured to receive the input spectrum and to controllably activate mirrors in the DMD corresponding to selected wavelengths of the input light. Portions of the input light having selected wavelengths can be extracted from remaining portions of the input light for the output spectrum. By selecting and activating only certain mirrors on the DMD, particular wavelengths of light in infrared or other spectra can be optically switched for any number of subsequent applications, including spectral projection, simulation of solar or other spectra, detection of chemical substances, or the like. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301219 | Metal-Organic Scintillator Crystals for X-Ray, Gamma Ray, and Neutron Detection - New metal-organic materials are useful as scintillators and have the chemical formula LX | 2010-12-02 |
20100301220 | RADIATION DETECTOR - A gamma ray detector is disclosed. A scintillation layer ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100301221 | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR AND GAMMA RAY RECONSTRUCTION METHOD - Provided are a gamma ray detector and a gamma ray reconstruction method which can be used in SPECT and PET and which combine and reconstruct the information on “Compton-scattered” gamma rays, thereby remarkably increasing gamma ray detection sensitivity, decreasing the amount of a radioactive substance given to a subject, and remarkably reducing the concern about the amount of radiation exposure. The gamma ray detector comprises an absorber scintillator | 2010-12-02 |
20100301222 | RADIATION DETECTION - An instrument for detecting radiation is provided, which comprises an inner core housing a neutron detector, and an outer core comprising a neutron-moderating material, the instrument further including at least one elongate thermal neutron guide located within the outer core and having an inner end that terminates proximal to the neutron detector. In use, the elongate thermal neutron guide channels thermal neutrons towards the neutron detector. Also provided is a method for using said instrument. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301223 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiation imaging system includes a portable electronic cassette having a first cable that includes at least one of a signal line and a power line and is provided with a first connector for connecting to another connector, the electronic cassette being configured to acquire an image based on radiation transmitted through an object; a controller having a second cable that includes at least one of a signal line and a power line and is provided with a second connector for connecting to the first connector, the controller being configured to control an imaging operation of the electronic cassette viathese cables; and a patient platform having an electronic cassette-housing unit in which the electronic cassette can be installed and a connector holding unit in which the second connector can be fixedly fitted. Here, the first connector has a lock/unlock operation unit configured to detachably connect to the second connector. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301224 | X-ray imaging device having a polychromatic source - An X-ray imaging device includes a polychromatic X-ray source ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100301225 | Method and Apparatus for Accurate Calibration of VUV Reflectometer - A calibration technique is provided that utilizes a standard sample that allows for calibration in the wavelengths of interest even when the standard sample may exhibit significant reflectance variations at those wavelengths for subtle variations in the properties of the standard sample. A second sample, a reference sample may have a relatively featureless reflectance spectrum over the same spectral region and is used in combination with the calibration sample to achieve the calibration. In one embodiment the spectral region may include the VUV spectral region. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301226 | Optimized Detection of Fission Neutrons Using Boron Coated Straw Detectors Distributed in Moderator Material - The present invention includes an apparatus and method for neutron radiation detection. The apparatus comprises combining thin walled, boron-coated straw tubes with a plastic moderator material interspersed around the tubes. The method involves using such an apparatus through application of voltage to a central wire running inside the tubes and collecting electrical pulses generated thereby. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301227 | CURVED ION GUIDE WITH VARYING ION DEFLECTING FIELD AND RELATED METHODS - An ion guide includes a plurality of curved electrodes and an ion deflecting device. The electrodes are arranged about and radially spaced from a central curved axis, and circumscribe a curved ion guide region from an ion entrance to an ion exit. The ion deflecting device may include a device for applying a DC electric field to one or more electrodes in a radial direction. The magnitude of the DC electric field, and thus the ion deflecting force, varies along the curved axis. The ion guide may for example operate as a collision cell or like instrument. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301228 | PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY SYSTEM - There is provided a particle beam therapy system that can rapidly change beam energy without increasing the size of a deflection electromagnet even in the case where the number of required beam-energy changes is large. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301229 | OPTICAL ASSAY SYSTEM FOR INTRAOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF TUMOR MARGINS - The subject matter described herein includes an optical assay system for intraoperative assessment of tumor margins. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a biological sample containment and illumination apparatus for holding a biological sample for illumination by a plurality of electromagnetic radiation probes. The biological sample containment and illumination apparatus includes a plurality of frame members positioned with respect to each other to form an interior space for receiving a biological sample. At least one of the plurality of frame members includes a plurality of probe receiving locations for receiving a plurality of electromagnetic radiation probes. The probe receiving locations position the probes with respect to the biological sample to allow illumination of plural locations of the biological sample by the probes. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301230 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ULTRAVIOLET SCAN PLANNING - The invention provides method for locating one or more substantially circular-shaped tissue sample positioned on a solid support. The method involves the steps of transmitting light of a preselected wavelength onto a tissue sample, wherein the light induces the tissue sample to autofluoresce, identifying the center location of the tissue sample using the autofluoresced light, correlating the coordinates of the center location of the tissue sample on the solid support using an x, y-coordinate system, and mapping the coordinates of the tissue sample on the solid support to differentiate tissue sample containing regions from blank regions on the solid support. In a second aspect, the invention provides an apparatus for locating one or more substantially circular-shaped tissue sample positioned on a solid support. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301231 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR FLUORESCENCE CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY - There are provided an apparatus, a method and a computer program for fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS), which can reduce the number of times of fluorescence measurements of control samples as few as possible for a measurement by FCS in detecting existence ratios of the respective components contained in a sample. In the inventive apparatus, method and computer program for detecting an existence ratio of each of components with a fluorescent label contained in a solution sample by FCS, using a value of a ratio of a translational diffusion time of each of the components based upon the knowledge that a ratio of a translational diffusion time of each of the components is conservative under different measurement conditions etc. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301232 | LASER SCANNER APPARATUS FOR FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS - The invention relates to a laser scanner apparatus ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100301233 | ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION DEVICE - Prior to applying of ultraviolet rays to a surface of a wafer with a protective tape joined thereto that is placed and held on a holding table, an illumination sensor moves to a position below an ultraviolet irradiation unit having ultraviolet light emitting diodes arranged in one dimensional array to measure ultraviolet intensity in a position corresponding to a surface of the protective tape, and output voltage of each diode is controlled so as to maintain a uniform accumulated quantity of light in an area of the protective tape where ultraviolet rays are applied that is determined from the result of measurement and a turning velocity of the holding table. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301234 | Systems and Methods for Controlling Objects - Systems and methods for controlling an object are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system and method pertain to irradiating the object with polarized electromagnetic radiation for a duration of time sufficient to effect a physical change with the object. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301235 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IRRADIATION OF A MOVING TARGET VOLUME - A method of determining an actual, especially an actual effective, radiation dose distribution of a moving target volume includes detecting first and further positions of volume elements of the target volume in a first and at least one further motional state of the moving target volume, determining transformation parameters by transformation of the first positions into the further positions, irradiating the moving target volume in accordance with an irradiation plan which comprises a plurality of raster points to be irradiated, wherein during the irradiation of a raster point it is detected which of the motional states is occupied by the moving target volume, assigning raster points to subirradiation plans and determining the actual effective dose for each of the plurality of volume elements, in each case from contributions from the raster points of the subirradiation plans using the transformation parameters. Calculation and application of correction parameters which compensate for changes, caused by movement, to the position of the Bragg maximum and to the biologically effective dose applied. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301236 | Shorten Temperature Recovery Time of Low Temperature Ion Implantation - The present invention discloses a low temperature ion implantation by performing a heating process after the end of an implanting process and before the wafer is moved into the external environment. This invention actively raises wafer temperature at a time no later than implementation of the vacuum venting process, such that the condensed moisture induced by the temperature difference between a vacuum environment inside ion implanter and an external environment outside ion implanter is effectively minimized. The wafer can be heated at a loadlock, a robot for transferring wafer and/or an implantation chamber. The wafer can be heated by a gas, a liquid, a light and/or a heater embedded in a holder for holding the wafer. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301237 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF HEAT AND/OR MAGNETIC FIELD THROUGH PHOTON, POSITRON OR PARTICLE INFUSION - A method and device for producing heat and/or a magnetic field through photon, positron, or particle infusion. The device includes a cylinder including a side wall having an opening extending through and tangentially to the side wall providing access to the inner side. At least a portion of the volume of the cylinder comprises neodymium glass. An induction tube may be connected to and extending from the side wall providing a passageway for a stream of particles to the neodymium glass. A lens may be positioned at an end of the induction tube opposite the connection with the cylinder and source of the stream of particles may be positioned outside and aligned with the induction tube. When the source is activated to direct the stream of photons or particles through the induction tube and into the neodymium glass in the cylinder, the source of particles in the stream are infuse into their self in the neodymium glass and release heat. The inner surface of the cylinder may be reflective causing a portion of particles escaping from the neodymium glass to be reflected back into the neodymium glass. As the particles infuse, the density of the particles within the neodymium glass increases thereby increasing the number of cycled infusions and amount of heat produced. The heat may be used to produce steam for powering a steam turbine and also produce electrical energy through magnetic induction. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301238 | BI-DIRECTIONAL OVERPRESSURE SHUT-OFF VALVE - A valve assembly includes a valve body, a valve element, a valve actuator, and a fluid-operated switch. The valve body defines a flow passage. The valve element is disposed at least partially within the flow passage and is moveable between an open position and a closed position. The valve actuator is coupled to the valve element and is responsive to pressurized fluid supplied thereto and vented therefrom to move the valve element between the open position and the closed position, respectively. The fluid-operated switch has a first fluid inlet, a second fluid inlet, a third fluid inlet, an actuator port, and an actuator vent port. The fluid-operated switch is in fluid communication with the valve actuator and is operable to selectively supply pressurized fluid to the actuator via the actuator port, and vent the pressurized fluid from the actuator via the actuator port and the actuator vent port. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301239 | Water flushing device for floor toilet - A water flushing device includes a membrane engaged onto an upper portion of a housing for blocking the housing, a casing extended in the housing for forming an outer peripheral space between the housing and the casing, a valve device for selectively blocking and opening an opening of the membrane, and a barrel mounted to the membrane and engaged in the casing and having a passage communicative with the bore of the barrel and the chamber of the casing for allowing the water in the bore of the barrel to flow out through the passage of the barrel and to flow out into the chamber of the casing and for preventing the valve device from being opened by the internal water pressure in the barrel or in the casing. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301240 | VALVE TRIM APPARATUS FOR USE WITH VALVES - A valve trim apparatus for use with valves is described. An example valve trim apparatus includes a cage having an upper portion removably coupled to a lower portion. A closure member is disposed within the cage and has a first seating surface and a second seating surface. A seal assembly is fixed between the upper and lower portions of the cage. The first sealing surface of the closure member sealingly engages the seal assembly when the closure member is in a closed position to prevent leakage between the closure member and the cage. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301241 | VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH DUMMY ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PORT - A valve assembly includes a valve body, a valve element, a valve actuator, a main connector port, and a dummy connector port. The main connector port is coupled to the valve body and is electrically coupled to the valve actuator. The main connector is also adapted to mechanically and electrically mate to an electrical harness. The dummy connector port is coupled to the valve body and is disposed proximate the main connector port. The dummy connector port is electrically isolated from the valve actuator and is adapted to at least mechanically mate to the electrical harness in a manner that is at least substantially identical to the manner in which the electrical connector mechanically mates to the main connector port. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301242 | VALVE ASSEMBLY - A valve assembly ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100301243 | ROTARY CONTROL UNIT, IN PARTICULAR NOMINAL VALUE ROTARY CONTROL UNIT, FOR A VEHICLE HEATING SYSTEM AND IN PARTICULAR VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - The rotary control unit to which the invention relates, in particular nominal value rotary control unit for a vehicle heating system and in particular vehicle air conditioning system, is provided with a rotatable rotary control element ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100301244 | POLE TUBE - A pole tube of a solenoid actuator including a non-magnetic intermediate piece having a first intermediate end face and a second intermediate end face, a pole piece having a pole end face configured to join the first intermediate end face at a first joining region, and a tube piece having a tube end face configured to join the second intermediate end face at a second joining region. At least two of the intermediate piece, the pole piece and the tube piece are configured to be connectable to each other using electric fusion. At least two of the intermediate piece, the pole piece and the tube piece have a different conductivity. A respective part of the pole and tube pieces disposed in corresponding first and second joining regions are configured to each have an electrical resistance substantially equal to an electrical resistance of a part of the intermediate piece. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301245 | Assembly For Mounting Of Tube Pinch Type Solenoid Valve - An assembly for mounting tube pinch type solenoid valves. The assembly comprises a mounting panel, a rear panel, and at least one rod for connecting the mounting panel to the rear panel. The mounting panel has at least one aperture for receiving a tube pinch type solenoid valve. The rear panel has at least one power jack in register with the at least one aperture. The assembly makes it possible for tube pinch type solenoid valves to be inserted and removed from the front of the mounting panel. The rear panel incorporates an integral solenoid driver module for each solenoid valve in a given assembly. Each integral solenoid drive module can accommodate a plurality of valves. The arrangement provides a sufficient amount of clear space for efficient cooling flow of air between the mounting panel and the rear panel. An unobstructed flow of air is desired in order to dissipate heat generated by the tube pinch type solenoid valves. Also disclosed are tube pinch type solenoid valves comprising a core tube, a core, a core spring, a solenoid enclosure, a slide shaft, an electrical connector, a snap-in mount having at least one flexible mounting ear, and a valve plunger. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301246 | SOLENOID VALVE - The invention relates to a solenoid valve with a magnet assembly and a valve cartridge having a pole core, a valve insert connected to the pole core, an armature which is guided within the valve insert in an axially movable manner between a closed position and an open position and is coupled to a closing element, and a valve body which is connected to the valve insert and has a main valve seat which is arranged between at least one first flow opening and a second flow opening. The axially movable armature, when the magnet assembly is energized, is moved by a generated magnetic force within the valve insert in the direction of the pole core counter to a spring force of a resetting spring and counter to a fluid force in order to lift the closing element out of the main valve seat; and to permit a flow of fluid between the at least one first flow opening and the second flow opening. The axially movable armature is moved away from the pole core by the spring force of the restoring spring and by the fluid force within the valve insert in order to press the closing element into the main valve seat in a sealing manner and to interrupt the fluid flow between the at least one first flow opening and the second flow opening. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301247 | ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTUATABLE VALVE - An electromagnetically actuatable valve, e.g., a fuel injector for fuel injection systems, includes an electromagnetic actuating element having a solenoid, a fixed core, a valve jacket, and a movable armature for actuating a valve closing body, which cooperates with a valve seat surface provided on a valve seat body. In addition, the valve has a restoring spring for resetting the valve closing body to its resting position on the valve seat surface. The restoring spring and an internal longitudinal bore hole of the armature are paired in such a way that the armature is guided during its axial movement only along the restoring spring. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301248 | SOLENOID VALVE - A spool is constituted by an outer spool | 2010-12-02 |
20100301249 | BUTTERFLY VALVE PLATE SEALING ASSEMBLY - Butterfly valve plate sealing assemblies are provided that include a sealing ring and a retention spacer disposed at least partially within a sealing ring groove formed about a periphery of a butterfly valve plate. The sealing ring includes a first portion, a second portion configured substantially perpendicular to the first portion, and a substantially L-shaped cross-section. The sealing ring is positioned at least partially within a groove opening and a groove body defining the sealing ring groove. The retention spacer is positioned at least partially within the groove opening and adjacent the first portion of the sealing ring. The retention spacer is configured to limit expansion of the sealing ring when under the influence of a pressurized fluid flow. The second portion of the sealing ring may be configured to optimize stiffness for a desired sealing ring tension. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301250 | REVERSIBLE FLOW VALVE ASSEMBLY - A flow valve is provided that comprises a valve chamber including first and second valve port openings in communication with first and second inlet/outlets. The valve further includes a shaft rotatably disposed in the valve chamber, and a first valve plate rotatably coupled to the shaft that is disposed in the valve chamber over the first valve port opening. The first valve plate has a first tapered slot positioned therein so as to align with the first valve port opening. The first valve plate is configured to rotate from its closed position covering the first valve port opening to an open position, where rotation of the first valve plate adjustably positions a wider or narrower portion of the first tapered slot over the first valve port opening. The valve further includes a second valve plate that is configured to rotate with the first valve plate, and to cover the second valve port opening. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301251 | PLUG VALVE WITH FLOW AREA EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE FLOW AREA OF THE CONNECTED PIPING - An apparatus is provided that in some embodiments provide an improved plug valve having a plug with a curved cylindrical sealing surface and a substantially flat second surface. An inlet region of the housing has a constant cross-sectional flow area. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301252 | Universal Valve System - The universal valve disclosed herein operates as both an actuated and non-actuated valve embodiment, both of which are assembled using a common universal valve body. When functioning in the actuated valve embodiment, the invention includes components which open a small orifice to provide pressurization or de-pressurization before the disk is lifted off the seat and the poppet valve is opened. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301253 | VALVE SEAT APPARATUS FOR USE WITH FLUID VALVES - A valve seat apparatus for use with fluid valves is described. An example valve seat apparatus includes a flexible seal disposed between a cage and a valve body such that an outer seating surface of a closure member slidably coupled to the cage slidingly engages the flexible seal to prevent fluid flow through the valve body when the valve is in a closed position and an end of the closure member is not driven into abutting engagement with another seating surface when the valve is in the closed position. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301254 | BARRIER COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES PRODUCED WITH THE COMPOSITIONS - A stable, aqueous barrier coating composition includes: (a) prolamine; (b) cold water insoluble polymer; (c) water; (d) water-soluble co-solvent; and (e) stabilizer. The composition, when applied to a substrate, produces an article having a high surface energy and resistance to oil and grease penetration. A method of producing the article involves applying the composition to a substrate. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301255 | Processes For Making Stable Ferric Chloride Solutions - Processes for forming ferric chloride solutions that are stable at relatively low temperatures and suitable for transportation without precipitation are provided. The stable ferric chloride solutions have an iron content of about 16 to about 23 weight percent and a hydrochloric acid content of about 11 to about 17 weight percent, wherein the ferric chloride solution is a stable solution and/or reversibly freezes at −10° C. Also disclosed are processes for reconstituting the stable ferric chlorides solutions to provide a final iron content of 10 to 14 weight percent and lower the concentration of hydrochloric acid contained therein. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301256 | BINDERS - An un-reacted substantially formaldehyde free curable binder solution for binding loose matter consists essentially of a solution obtainable by dissolving a reducing sugar, an ammonium salt acid precursor optionally a carboxylic acid or a precursor thereof and optionally ammonia in water | 2010-12-02 |
20100301257 | MONODISPERSE SUBMICRON POLYMER PARTICLES - This invention relates to monodisperse cross-linked polymer particles, comprising particles with a substantially smooth outer surface and an average diameter of less than 1 μm, wherein the particles are solid or porous, and wherein the coefficient of variation (CV) % of the particles, when measured by CPS disk centrifugation analysis, is less than 15%. These monodisperse cross-linked polymer particles may comprise magnetic material and are useful in various application. This invention also relates to monodisperse polymer particles for use as seed particles in the Ugelstad process. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301258 | POLYMER SHEETS AND OTHER BODIES HAVING ORIENTED CHAINS AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SAME - that are made up of oriented polymer chains are provided. Chains of polymer may be oriented or substantially aligned in one or more directions exhibiting enhanced thermal conductivity along the direction of orientation. Orientation of polymers within sheets may lead to a wide range of thermally relevant applications. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301259 | PHOSPHORUS-CONTAINING STABILIZERS FOR FLUOROOLEFINS - The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising at least one fluoroolefin and an effective amount of a stabilizer comprising at least one phosphorus-containing compound selected from the group consisting of thiophosphates, butylated triphenylphosphorothionates, and organophosphates. The stabilized compositions may be useful in cooling apparatus, such as refrigeration, air-conditioning, chillers and heat pumps, as well as in applications as foam blowing agents, solvents, aerosol propellants, fire extinguishants, and sterilants. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301260 | Thermal interface material having a patterned carbon nanotube array and method for making the same - A method for making a thermal interface material includes following steps. A substrate having a plurality of CNT arrays arranged thereon and a number of first interspaces defined between the CNT arrays is provided. A container is provided and the substrate with the CNT arrays is disposed into the container. A number of low melting point metallic nanoparticles is provided and filled in the first interspaces. The low melting point metallic nanoparticles in the container is heated into a liquid state, and the low melting point metal nanoparticles in liquid state is combined with the CNT arrays to form a composite material on the substrate. The composite material is peeled off from the substrate, and a thermal interface material is obtained. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301261 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBING AND HEAT DISSIPATION MATERIAL - An electromagnetic wave absorbing and heat dissipation material includes thermal conductive grains, electromagnetic wave absorbing particles, and thermal conductive adhesive to bond the thermal conductive grains and the electromagnetic wave absorbing particles together. Weight of the thermal conductive grains accounts for total weight of the electromagnetic wave absorbing and heat dissipation material in a range from about 15% to about 25%, weight of the electromagnetic wave absorbing particles accounts for the total weight of the electromagnetic wave absorbing and heat dissipation material in a range from about 25% to about 30%, and weight of the thermal conductive adhesive accounts for the total weight of the electromagnetic wave absorbing and heat dissipation material in a range from about 50% to about 60%. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301262 | Composition and process for controlling particle size of metal oxides - Composition and processes to prepare a polishing medium to be used in chemical and mechanical polishing applications. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301263 | Slurry composition for a chemical mechanical polishing process and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the slurry composition - A slurry composition for a chemical mechanical polishing process and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor memory device using the slurry composition are provided. The slurry composition may include about 0.001 percent by weight to about 5 percent by weight of a ceria abrasive, about 0.001 percent by weight to about 0.1 percent by weight of a nonionic surfactant adsorbed onto a polysilicon layer forming a passivation layer on the polysilicon layer, the nonionic surfactant having a chemical structure of a triblock copolymer including a first polyethylene oxide block, a polypropylene oxide block and a second polyethylene oxide block and a remainder of water. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301264 | PYROGENIC OXIDES DOPED WITH POTASSIUM - A method for producing potassium-doped pyrogenic oxides involves mixing a gaseous mixture including a pyrogenic oxide precursor and an aqueous aerosol containing a potassium salt to form an aerosol-gaseous mixture which is then reacted in a flame under conditions suitable for producing pyrogenic oxides by flame oxidation or flame hydrolysis to form the potassium-doped pyrogenic oxides product. The particle product is spherical, has a BET surface between 1 and 1000 m | 2010-12-02 |
20100301265 | POLISHING SLURRY AND METHOD OF POLISHING - A polishing slurry comprises a metal-oxidizing agent, a metal anticorrosive agent, an oxidized metal dissolving agent and water. The oxidized metal dissolving agent is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of an acid in which the negative value of the logarithm of the dissociation constant Ka (pKa) of a first dissociable acid group is 3.5 or more, an ammonium salt of the acid and an organic acid ester of the acid. The pH of the polishing slurry is within the range of 3 to 4. The concentration of the metal-oxidizing agent is within the range of 0.01 to 3 percent by weight. In the wiring-formation process of the semiconductor device, the conductor used for the barrier layer can be polished at a high polishing rate by using the polishing slurry having the low polishing particle concentration and the low metal anticorrosive agent concentration. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301266 | Coal Topper Dust Control Formulation, System and Method - This disclosure describes formulations, systems and methods for coal topping, a term which refers to the application of liquid products to the top of coal loads, such as those in open topped coal hopper railcars as commonly used today to transport coal. Disclosed herein are controlled viscosity fluid formulations suitable for use as a coal topper. The fluids include water as a base solvent, polymer and, optionally, crosslinking agents and plasticizer. The polymer is a water-soluble polymer with reactive groups capable of producing viscosity in the solvent and reacting with crosslinking agents and the plasticizer. The polymer is one capable of manipulation to produce appropriate viscosity levels on a consistent basis. Crosslinking agents consist of chemicals capable of reacting with the reactive polymer to produce complexes that become essentially insoluble on drying. The plasticizer is an agent capable of providing for a dried matrix with flexibility without loss of strength. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301267 | METHODS OF MAKING LITHIUM VANADIUM OXIDE POWDERS AND USES OF THE POWDERS - Methods relate to making lithium vanadium oxide powders. Applications for the lithium vanadium oxide powders include use as a negative electrode or anode material for lithium ion batteries. Liquid phase reactions and reduction in vanadium oxidation state of precursor material facilitate in the making of the lithium vanadium oxide powders. Particles forming the lithium vanadium oxide powders may further contain carbon to provide electrical conductivity. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301268 | MULTI-PART SUBSTITUTION INFUSION FLUIDS AND MATCHING ANTICOAGULANTS - A multi-part substitution infusion fluid for an extracorporeal blood treatment and methods for using same are provided. Generally, the multi-part substitution fluid comprises a first solution composed of electrolites but without divalent cations and a second solution comprising divalent cations. Another embodiment includes a third solution comprising a matching citrate/citric acid anticoagulant. The described methods of using the multi-part substitution infusion fluids significantly reduce risks associated with various extracorporeal blood treatments. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301269 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF CARBONYL SULFIDE FROM ACID GAS CONTAINING SAME - Novel solvent composition for selective removal of COS from a gas stream containing same, said composition comprising
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20100301270 | LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDUIM - The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds having negative dielectric anisotropy (Δε), which contains at least one compound selected from the group of compounds of the formula I, IIA and IIB | 2010-12-02 |
20100301271 | FLUORENE DERIVATIVES - The invention relates to novel fluorene derivatives, which are especially suitable for use in birefringent films with negative optical dispersion, to novel liquid crystal (LC) formulations and polymer films comprising them, and to the use of the fluorene derivatives, formulations and films in optical, electrooptical, electronic, semiconducting or luminescent components or devices. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301272 | Phosphor and manufacturing method for the same, and light source - To provide a phosphor having an emission characteristic such that a peak wavelength of light emission is in a range from 580 to 680 nm, and having a high emission intensity, and having a flat excitation band with high efficiency for excitation light in a broad wavelength range from ultraviolet to visible light (wavelength range from 250 nm to 550 nm). For example, Ca | 2010-12-02 |
20100301273 | BIOMASS GASIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF SYNGAS WITH A RICH HYDROGEN CONTENT - A biomass gasification method and apparatus for production of syngas with arich hydrogen content. In the gasification process the gasification energy is supplied by the sensible heat carried by a high temperature agent combined with the heat released by the chemical reaction between calicined lime and carbon dioxide. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301274 | Method For Producing Synthesis Gas by Steam Reforming - The present invention relates to a process for the steam reforming of a hydrocarbon mixture in order to produce synthesis gas. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301275 | METHOD FOR REDUCING METAL CORROSION - Mitigating or preventing corrosion of metal may be achieved in systems that are alkaline, such as carbon dioxide capture systems. The method may include adding an additive to a system wherein the system is at an alkaline pH; the system has both O | 2010-12-02 |
20100301276 | METHOD OF PREPARING BUNDLE TYPE SILICON NANOROD COMPOSITE THROUGH ELECTROLESS ETCHING PROCESS USING METAL IONS AND ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY CELLS COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method of preparing a porous silicon nanorod structure composed of columnar bundles having a diameter of 50-100 nm and a length of 2-5 μm, and a lithium secondary cell using the porous silicon nanorod structure as an anode active material. The present invention provides a high-capacity and high-efficiency anode active material for lithium secondary cells, which can overcome the low conductivity of silicon and improve the electrode deterioration attributable to volume expansion because it is prepared by electrodepositing the surface of silicon powder with metal and simultaneously etching the silicon powder partially using hydrofluoric acid. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301277 | Imidazole Derivatives and Their use as Dopants for Doping an Organic Semiconductor Matrix Material - The present invention relates to imidazole derivatives and their use as dopants for doping an organic semiconductor matrix material, organic semiconductor materials and electronic or optoelectronic structural elements. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301278 | CARBON NANOTUBE ASSEMBLY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An aggregate of carbon nanotubes satisfying all of the following requirements (1) to (3):
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20100301279 | STABLE DISPERSIONS OF SINGLE AND MULTIPLE GRAPHENE LAYERS IN SOLUTION - Disclosed is a method for producing colloidal graphene dispersions comprising the steps of
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20100301280 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVED ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY PERFORMANCE - The invention is directed to novel methods and compositions useful for improving the performance of electrophoretic displays. The methods comprise adding a high absorbance dye or pigment, or conductive particles, or a conductive filler in the form of nanoparticles and having a volume resistivity of less than about 10 | 2010-12-02 |
20100301281 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF POROUS CRYSTALLINE LITHIUM-, VANADIUM AND PHOSPHATE-COMPRISING MATERIALS - The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of compounds of general formula (I): Li | 2010-12-02 |
20100301282 | CONDUCTIVE ELASTOMER MATERIAL, AND CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND CONDUCTIVE SEAMLESS BELT EACH MADE OF THE MATERIAL - Disclosed is a conductive elastomer material from which a molded material having good conductivity and excellent bending resistance can be obtained. This conductive elastomer material is capable of reducing variations in in-plane electrical resistively of sheet-like molded articles. Specifically disclosed is a conductive elastomer material which is characterized by being obtained by dispersing carbon nanotubes into a base component which is composed only of a thermoplastic elastomer. The conductive elastomer material is also characterized in that the carbon nanotubes have a diameter of 30-300 nm and an aspect ratio of 10-1000, and 0.01-10 parts by mass of the carbon nanotubes are blended per 100 parts by mass of the base component. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301283 | HYDROGEN STORAGE ALLOY, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR AND NICKEL-HYDROGEN SECONDARY BATTERY-USE CATHODE - The present invention relates to hydrogen storage alloys, methods for producing the same, and anodes produced with such alloys for nickel-hydrogen rechargeable batteries. The alloys are useful as electrode materials for nickel-hydrogen rechargeable batteries, excellent, when used as anode materials, in corrosion resistance or activity such as initial activity and high rate discharge performance, of low cost compared to the conventional alloys with a higher Co content, and recyclable. The alloys are of a composition represented by the formula (1), and has a substantially single phase structure, and the crystals thereof have an average long axis diameter of 30 to 160 μm, or not smaller than 5 μm and smaller than 30 μm. The present anodes for rechargeable batteries contain at least one of these hydrogen storage alloys. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301284 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ACTIVE MATERIAL AND ELECTRODE, ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND ELECTRODE - An active material, an electrode, and a battery which exhibit high safety in overcharging tests, and methods of manufacturing them are provided. The active material comprises a first metal oxide particle | 2010-12-02 |
20100301285 | POLYMERIC NANOPARTICLES COMPRISING A MEDIUM FOR PHOTON UP-CONVERSION - The present invention relates to a polymeric nanoparticle comprising a medium for photon up-conversion, and to a method of producing such polymeric nanoparticle. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301286 | FLAME RETARDED THERMOSETS - The present invention relates to flame retarded thermoset formulations with good viscosity performance. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301287 | Process for Treating Spent Nuclear Fuel - Process for treating spent nuclear fuel (SNF) to make mixed metal oxides of UO | 2010-12-02 |
20100301288 | PREPARATION OF NUCLEAR FUEL COMPOSITION AND RECYCLING - A composition is prepared by heating particles of a nuclear fuel material in a metal salt that decomposes below 1000° C. to form a metal oxide. Magnesium nitrate hexahydrate is an example of such a metal salt. A resulting composition includes the particles homogeneously dispersed in a matrix of magnesium oxide. After the composition is used in a nuclear reactor, the now spent composition is removed, cooled, and the matrix is dissolved away from the spent particles, which can be reused in another nuclear fuel composition. The recovered fuel particles also contain some fission products that provide a radiation barrier that discourages theft of the recovered fuel particles. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301289 | Anchorage extractor - The present invention is directed to an anchorage extractor. The extractor is used to remove post, anchorage or stake from the ground without using a force generated by a motor. The anchorage extractor comprises a base disposed on the ground to provide a stable support. A lever is connected to a driving wheel that is connected to a rack. The anchorage is attached to the rack and when the lever is actuated, the drive wheel drives the rack upward, removing the anchorage from the ground. An advantage of the present invention is that the direction of the extraction force is parallel to the anchorage axis by adjusting the angle of the extractor. The extractor may be folded on itself or dismantled to be transported. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301290 | ELECTRICALLY-OPERATED ASSIST DEVICE FOR RAISING UPPER BODY - An electrically-operated assist device for raising an upper is disclosed. The assist device includes a pipe member of a predetermined length and having a handgrip or a shoulder belt and a sliding pipe inserted into the pipe member and having a hooking member in one end portion. The assist device further includes a nut in the other end portion, a motor disposed in one end portion of the pipe member, a threaded rod mounted to a drive shaft of the pipe member and threadably engaged with the nut; and an operating switch for said motor. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301291 | FENCE STRETCHER SYSTEM - A fence stretcher system and method are shown and described. In one embodiment, the fence stretcher system comprises a body. A rod having a diameter configured to allow the rod to be woven into a fence's links may be attached to the body. A rod-holder having a diameter sized to receive the rod may also be attached to the body. A plurality of hooks configured to engage the rod when the rod is woven into the fence may also be attached to the body. An interface may also be attached to the body. Using this system, fence may be quickly and easily stretched with minimal link displacement. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301292 | LIFT ASSEMBLY, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A lift assembly system and method can include a substantially rectangular tube, a motor operably connected to first and second traction drives and a rotatable drum and structurally connected to one end of the tube, a head block fixed to the opposite end of the tube, and a plurality of loft blocks positionable at an infinite number of locations within the tube. An elongate member attached on one end to the drum can be routed through a generally horizontal path from the drum to the first and second traction drives, the head block, and the loft blocks, and then through a generally vertical path from the loft block to an attached article. The elongate member can be wound about the drum to raise the article, and unwound from the drum to lower the article. The system can further include a load-side braking mechanism. The tube can include a compressible material adapted to absorb at least a portion of a horizontal load placed on the lift system. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301293 | HOIST LOCKING MECHANISM - A cylinder assembly for supporting a device above a surface, the device including a base, the cylinder assembly including a cylinder, mounted on the base, and extendable perpendicular to the base. The cylinder assembly further includes a foot at the end of the cylinder away from the base, and a locking mechanism for locking the cylinder in its fully extended position, the locking mechanism comprising a track attached to the base, and a track rod connected to and movable along the track, between a cylinder retraced position and a cylinder extended position. The locking mechanism also includes a brace pivotally attached at one end to the track rod, and pivotally attached at another end to the foot, and a fixing mechanism for fixing the track rod in the cylinder extended position. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301294 | Construction site fence panel foot boot - A construction site fence, or barrier foot plate base unit or foot cover attachment for separating the barrier from traffic and to guide traffic. The base unit attaches a traffic delineator thereon top of the base unit. Also, the base unit may include a pad that is tapered away from the construction site barrier panel foot, creating a gentle sloping ramp, including a combination of the sloping ramp and the delineator mount. | 2010-12-02 |
20100301295 | CROWD BARRIER - A portable barrier ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100301296 | ENCLOSURE GATE ASSEMBLY - An enclosure gate assembly includes an extended surface flexible sheet material having a leading edge and a trailing edge, a columnar member having spaced apart ends and a longitudinal axis extending between the spaced apart ends, fastening means for attaching the trailing edge of the sheet material to the columnar member along the longitudinal axis thereof, a housing for enclosing and mounting the columnar member for rotation about the longitudinal axis of the columnar member, the housing including an elongate opening to allow serial travel of the sheet material therethrough, a spring mounted to the columnar member to normally maintain the sheet material rolled on the columnar member within the housing, and mounting means for positioning the longitudinal axis of the housing normal to a supporting surface. | 2010-12-02 |