49th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080295912 | BEND STIFFENER - A bend stiffener | 2008-12-04 |
20080295913 | Support for the Reed of a Seam-Weaving Machine for Rolling-In the Seam-Weft Thread Alternatively by Tilting the Reed Dents or a Movable Roll - The support is provided for the reed of a seam weaving machine used for joining two opposite ends of a synthetic fabric by means of a woven seam. The reed is provided with pivotally mounted reed dents ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295914 | ANTI-SPLATTER PAD FOR DRAIN PAN - A drain pan for oil and other automotive fluids comprises a collection pan having a liner pad consisting essentially of a layer of non-woven synthetic polyester fiber bonded sin binders. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295915 | Smart oil cap with adaptive plug - The smart cap includes at least one replaceable rubber band that is used to plug the smart cap into the oil inlet of the automobile. Because the rubber band can compress and expand inside the oil inlet, the band provides a snug fix to various number oil cap sizes, i.e., the diameter of the oil inlet. Furthermore, the band can be used to grip the inner threads of the oil inlet and plugged in the ear, slot type oil inlets. Once the smart cap is inserted, a funnel can be inserted into the opposite end of the rubber band for pouring the motor oil. The smart cap can also be implemented with slots. These slots are used to insert an adaptor. This adaptor can be made with a wing, ear, and slot type oil cap. Hence, when a car is a wing type oil cap, the smart cap can be inserted with a wing type oil cap to be screwed into the oil valve, and a funnel can be inserted in the opposite end for pouring of the engine oil. The inventive smart cap is particularly useful on engines with baffle plates under the oil valve. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295916 | VAPOR-RECOVERY-ACTIVATED AUTO-SHUTOFF NOZZLE, MECHANISM AND SYSTEM - A vapor-recovery-activated auto-shutoff nozzle comprises a manually operable trigger that permits selective operation of a normally closed valve between a valve-closed configuration and a valve-open configuration. Linkage arms connect the trigger and the valve, and are re-configurable between an enabled configuration and a disabled configuration. In the enabled configuration, the trigger and the valve are operatively connected such that the rest position of the trigger corresponds to the valve being closed, and the in-use position of the manually operable trigger corresponds to the valve being open. In the disabled configuration, the manually operable trigger is precluded from controlling the valve. A deactivation mechanism is for re-configuring the linkage means from the enabled configuration to the disabled configuration, in response to a condition of the fluid in a vapor recovery conduit of the nozzle, thereby precluding the valve from being controlled until the linkage arms are reset to the enabled configuration. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295917 | Tool assembly for evacuating, vacuum testing and charging a fluid system through a bleeder valve - A tool assembly includes a body supporting a rotatable nut which receives and mates with a bleeder valve threaded into a hydraulic fluid system such as a caliper wheel brake or a clutch for a motorcycle. The nut is sealed to the system, and the nut is rotated to move the bleeder valve to an open position while maintaining the seal between the nut and the fluid system. A passage within the body and the nut provides for evacuating the system and then charging fluid into the system. The nut is rotated to move the bleeder valve to its closed position, and the nut is then unclamped and unsealed from the fluid system. In one embodiment, the bleeder valve is gripped to clamp and seal the nut to the fluid system, and in another embodiment, the nut is sealed to the system using a clamping member opposing the nut. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295918 | Router With Lighted Base - A hand operated router having a base, with a portion that is transparent. Disposed within the base is at least one light emitting source, where the light emitting source is designed to partially emit light towards a workpiece. The light emitting source may be battery operated or may receive power from the same source as the router. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295919 | Log splitter with pressure adjustment - A log splitter is being proposed for splitting a piece of wood into individual logs, with a platform for the piece of wood that is delineated on the axial sides by two stops ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295920 | High Tension Steel Plate with Small Acoustic Anisotropy and with Excellent Weldability and Method of Production of Same - The present invention provides a high tension steel plate of a tensile strength of 570 MPa or more with a small acoustic anisotropy and with excellent weldability tensile strength and a method of production of steel plate predicated on the high productivity accelerated cooling stop process, which steel sheet is a high tension steel plate with a value of 0.045%≦Nb+2Ti≦0.105%, A=(Nb+2Ti)×(C+N×12/14) satisfying 0.0025 to 0.0055 and with a steel composition containing bainite in an amount of 30 vol % or more and pearlite+martensite-austenite constituent (MA) in an amount of less than 5 vol %. The steel is heated to 1200° C. or more, rough rolled at 1020° C. or more, then rolled at a cumulative reduction rate from over 920° C. to less than 1020° C. of 15% or less and a cumulative reduction rate from 860 to 920° C. of 20 to 50%, then starting accelerated cooling giving a cooling rate of 2 to 30° C./sec at 800° C. or more, stopping the accelerated cooling at 600 to 700° C., then cooling by 0.4° C./sec or less. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295921 | Shaped direct chill aluminum ingot - Method and apparatus for forming aluminum ingot having shaped ends to avoid alligatoring during rolling. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295922 | Aluminum Alloy Sheet Excellent in Resistance to Softening by Baking - An aluminum-magnesium alloy sheet having a high strength prior to baking treatment, and having a high bake softening resistance. Contains, as a percentage of mass, 2-5% magnesium, more than 0.05% and 1.5% or less iron, 0.05-1.5% manganese, and crystal grain refiner, the remainder comprising aluminum and inevitable impurities, and among the inevitable impurities, less than 0.20% silicon being contained, the total amount of iron and manganese being greater than 0.3%, the amount of iron dissolved in solid solution being 50 ppm or greater, 5000 or more intermetallic compounds with a circle-equivalent diameter of 1-6 μm existing per square millimeter, and the average diameter of the recrystallized grains being 20 μm or smaller. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295923 | Carbon Steel Sheet Superior in Formability and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A carbon steel sheet having high formability due to a microscopic and uniform carbide distribution and having a good characteristic of final heat treatment, and a manufacturing method thereof. The carbon steel sheet having excellent formability, includes, in wt %, C at 0.2-0.5%, Mn at 0.1-1.2%, Si at less than or equal to 0.4%, Cr at less than or equal to 0.5%, Al at 0.01-0.1%, S at less than or equal to 0.012%, Ti at less than or equal to 0.5×48/14×[N]% when the condition of B(atomic %)/N(atomic %)>1 is satisfied or by 0.5×48/14×[N]% to 0.03% when the condition of B and N is not satisfied, B at 0.0005-0.0080%, N at less than or equal to 0.006%, Fe, and extra inevitable elements; an average size of carbide is less than or equal to 1 μm; and an average grain size of ferrite is less than or equal to 5 μm. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295924 | Steel Sheet Excellent in Workability and Method for Producing the Same - The present invention provides a steel sheet excellent in workability, which may be used for components of an automobile or the like, and a method for producing the same. More specifically, according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a steel sheet excellent in workability, including in mass, 0.08 to 0.25% C, 0.001 to 1.5% Si, 0.01 to 2.0% Mn, 0.001 to 0.06% P, at most 0.05% S, 0.001 to 0.007% N, 0.008 to 0.2% Al, at least 0.01% Fe. The steel sheet having an average r-value of at least 1.2, an r-value in the rolling direction of at least 1.3, an r-value in the direction of 45 degrees to the rolling direction of at least 0.9, and an r-value in the direction of a right angle to the rolling direction of at least 1.2. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295925 | PT/PD ALLOY WIRES, STRIPS OR RESHAPED PARTS HARDENED BY OXIDE DISPERSION, AND PROCESS OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A wire, strip or reshaped part is produced from an alloy based on platinum, palladium or a mixture of platinum and palladium and hardened by oxide dispersion. The wire, strip or reshaped part cross-section exhibits a peripheral zone in which at least one relatively easily volatilized oxide generator is depleted by at least 25%. In addition, a process is provided for production of such a wire, strip or reshaped part, in which a porous skin is produced thermally on the wire, strip or reshaped part, and the porous skin is compacted by conversion into a soft or impermeable skin. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295926 | Thermal Process to Improve Metallurgical Characteristics - A thermal process for treating a metal to improve at least one structural characteristic of the metal comprising: placing a metal with a metal temperature within a thermal control apparatus, introducing a cryogenic material to decrease the metal temperature, while preventing over-stressing of the metal, to a first target temperature ranging from −120 degrees Fahrenheit to −380 degrees Fahrenheit at a first temperature rate, ranging from degrees Fahrenheit per minute to 20 degrees Fahrenheit per minute, stopping the introduction of cryogenic material once the first target temperature is reached, and increasing the chamber temperature to a second target temperature ranging from 0 degrees Fahrenheit to 1400, and increasing the metal temperature to the second target temperature at a second temperature rate ranging from 0.25 degrees Fahrenheit per minute to 20 degrees Fahrenheit per minute, resulting in a treated metal without fractures. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295927 | THERMAL FORMING OF REFRACTORY ALLOY SURGICAL NEEDLES AND FIXTURE AND APPARATUS - A method of thermal forming of refractory alloy suture needles is disclosed. Needle blanks made from refractory alloys are used to form surgical needles, which are heated to a temperature above the ductile to brittle transition temperature but below the recrystallization temperature of the refractory alloy. The heated needle blanks are then mechanically formed into a surgical needle. A Fixture and an apparatus for forming refractory alloy surgical needles using this method are also disclosed. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295928 | Method for Manufacturing High Strength Steel Strips with Superior Formability and Excellent Coatability - A method for manufacturing a steel sheet used for structural members, elements, etc. of automobiles including a front side member, pillar, and the like, and more particularly, a method for manufacturing a steel sheet having a high strength and formability as well as hot-dip galvanizing properties is disclosed. In the method, after an aluminum killed steel slab, which comprises, by weight %,: C: 0.05% to 0.25%; Si: 0.1% to 1.5%; S: 0.02% or less; N: 0.01% or less; Al: 0.02% to 2.0%; Mn: 1.0% to 2.5%; P: 0.001% to 0.1%; Sb: 0.005% to 0.10%; the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, is subjected to a homogenization treatment at a temperature range of 1050° C. to 1300° C., the aluminum killed steel slab is subjected to a hot rolling under a finishing hot rolling temperature of 850° C. to 950° C. and a coiling temperature of 400° C. to 700° C., followed by a cold rolling under a cold rolling reduction ration of 30% to 80%, and annealing the cold rolled steel sheet. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295929 | Storage Bag - The invention concerns a bag ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295930 | Two in one handbag - A two-in-one handbag has different color patterns in two different closed positions. The handbag's two connected halves have inner rectangular facades and have outer arcuate façades having multiple horizontal segment, the first and second halves each having a substantially D-shaped cross-section. Flaps alternately cover the contiguous horizontal segments have outer sides of a first color and undersides of a second color so that a different color pattern emerges in the first closed position as compared to the second closed position. After the handbag is opened normally into two halves, it can continue to be opened when the halves continue to be rotated away from each to reach the second closed position by rotating the first outer arcuate façade along an entire surface of the second outer arcuate façade or vice versa. Each half's compartment is covered by a zippered cover to store objects. Reinforcing closure devices include magnets, snaps, Velcro. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295931 | Handbag insert and method of use - The present patent disclosure is directed to a removable handbag or purse insert for storage and removal of personal effects, to an assembly of the insert itself and a handbag, and to a method for use of the handbag and insert. The handbag insert is secured within a handbag by one of a number of securement features, which may be zippers, hooks, buttons, clips, clasps, catches or Velcro, as examples. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295932 | Data collection device enclosure - An enclosure for housing a portable data transfer device, such as a bar code scanner, data collection device, or other equipment, for use in environments requiring a certain level of cleanliness, for protection against transmission of infection or merely dust or dirt, while allowing a full range of functional capability of such devices and equipment. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295933 | Tire Tread Support Element Comprising A Recess For An Electronic Module, And An Electronic Module Adapted Thereto - Insert for supporting the tread of a tire and intended to be positioned around the bearing surface of a wheel and including a housing for an electronic module opening radially internally relative to the insert, characterized in that the insert comprises a support part intended to bear the load of the tire under runflat conditions, and an axially adjacent locking part intended to lock one of the beads of the tire onto its wheel seat and in that the housing is positioned in the bead locking part. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295934 | Pneumatic tire - A pneumatic tire wherein at least 75% by weight of tire-constituting components based on the tire overall weight are made of nonpetroleum-based materials and wherein, at least, base rubber | 2008-12-04 |
20080295935 | Rubber Composition and Tire - A rubber composition comprising: (A) a rubber component including 30 to 100 mass % of diene rubber having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of an amino group, an alkoxysilyl group, an epoxy group, a hydroxyl group, and a carboxyl group in an amount of 0.01 to 5.0 mmol per 100 g of the diene rubber; (B) silica in an amount of 5 to 130 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component; and (C) an aliphatic component having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, and an epoxy group in an amount of 3 to 15 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the silica. The rubber composition and a tire using the rubber composition exhibit excellent scorching properties before vulcanization and exhibit excellent rolling resistance and wet skid properties after vulcanization. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295936 | ELASTOMERS CONTAINING SURFACE METALATED SILICEOUS FILLERS - This invention is based upon the concept of modifying the surface of silica with a metal, such as titanium or zirconium, which will catalyze silanol condensation reactions on the surface of the silica. In other words, modifying the surface of silica with titanium or zirconium provides a catalyst for the silanol condensation reaction between the silica surface and silane coupling agents used in silica filled compounds. The utilization of such metalated silica as a filler in rubber compositions results in improved polymer filler interaction and in turn improved physical properties. For instance, such surface metalated siliceous fillers can be used in tire tread compounds to attain improved rolling resistance and treadwear without compromising traction characteristics. The present invention more specifically discloses an elastomeric composition which is comprised of (1) a rubbery polymer, (2) a silica coupling agent, and (3) a surface metalated siliceous filler. The subject invention further reveals a tire which is comprised of a generally toroidal-shaped carcass with an outer circumferential tread, two spaced beads, at least one ply extending from bead to bead and sidewalls extending radially from and connecting said tread to said beads, wherein said tread is adapted to be ground-contacting, and wherein said tread is comprised of (1) a rubbery polymer, (2) a silica coupling agent, and (3) a surface metalated siliceous filler. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295937 | Pneumatic Tire - A sipe is formed in a block provided in a tread surface, wide portions extending in a sipe length direction are formed in each of a kick-out side and a step-in side of the sipe, and a total of heights of the wide portions in the kick-out side of the sipe is made larger than a total of heights of the wide portions in the step-in side of the sipe. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295938 | Tire/Wheel Assembly - Disclosed is a tire/wheel assembly allowed to still further enhance run-flat durability thereof with a simple configuration. A tire/wheel assembly of the present invention is a tire/wheel assembly where a run-flat support member inserted, coaxially with a rim, in a cavity portion of a pneumatic tire. The tire/wheel assembly is formed of a configuration where a retention groove for lubricant on an inner peripheral surface of the pneumatic tire is provided in a manner that the retention groove is faced at least to an apex of the run-flat support member. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295939 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING SLIPPAGE OF A TIRE ON A TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY, AND TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY OBTAINED THEREBY - The present invention relates to a method for preventing rotatory slippage between a tire and wheel assembly, wherein said method comprises:
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20080295940 | INNER TUBE OF A TIRE - The present invention is an environment-friendly inner tube The inner tube is formed by a constituent including a Thermoplastic Elastomer TPE that efficiently improves toughness and oxidation resistance. When the inner tube is penetrated by a sharp article, its gas retaining property postposes air leakage and stiffens the inner tube, thus prolonging service life of the tire. The inner tube is fabricated by an injection molding machine with improved productivity. Thermoplastic Elastomer will not produce toxic substances, and overflow and wastes generated from manufacturing process can be recycled, thus avoiding waste of resources, saving the materials and lowering manufacturing costs with better industrial efficiency. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295941 | Run Flat Tire - A run flat tire which comprises a ply layer ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295942 | Optimized Support Element - Support element designed to be fitted to a rim inside a vehicle tire, for supporting the tread of this tire in the event of loss of inflation pressure, including a base, a cover and an annular body in which each supporting partition of the annular body is in the form of an oblique parallelepiped with two circumferentially oriented outer faces arranged on either side of said support element and two faces inclined relative to the circumferential direction by an angle α, two adjacent supporting partitions form a V-shaped pattern, and, at the base of the V, two adjacent supporting partitions are separated by a narrow axial slit extending radially through the whole of the annular body. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295943 | BELT PACKAGE FOR SUPER SINGLE TRUCK TIRES - A medium truck tire ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295944 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic tire improved in a performance against the flat spot with a high-speed durability desirably maintained. The pneumatic tire of the present invention includes: a belt reinforcing layer which is disposed on an outer circumferential side of a belt layer buried in a tread portion, and which is composed of an organic fiber cord wound in a circumferential direction of the tire. At least 60% of the total count of the organic fiber cord composing the belt reinforcing layer is a polytetramethylene adipamide fiber cord. The creep set strain of the polytetramethylene adipamide fiber cord is 2.5% or less. The twist coefficient K of the polytetramethylene adipamide fiber cord satisfies a condition of 600≦K≦1700, and is represented by the following formula (1): | 2008-12-04 |
20080295945 | BELT PACKAGE FOR SUPER SINGLE TRUCK TIRES - A medium truck tire ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295946 | Pneumatic Vehicle Tire with Reinforced Tread - A vehicle tire contains a tread part, a bead region which is radially formed inside the tread part and having a bead core, a bead filler formed radially outside the bead core, and a bead reinforcing layer extending over a periphery of the vehicle tire and containing at least one resistance carrier spirally wound radially outwardly from the inside towards the periphery. A further bead reinforcing strip is formed radially inside the bead core, the further bead reinforcing strip extending axially over the entire axial length of the bead core and being radially outwardly folded back towards the two axial outer sides of the bead core. The further bead reinforcing strip having a first folded-back section extending up to a radial extension height from a vertex of the wheel rim and a second folded-back section up to a radial extension height from the vertex X of the wheel rim. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295947 | METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC WELDING AND ULTRASONIC WELDING FASTENER AND JOINING SYSTEMS - There is provided a method for forming joints between components, comprising selecting the components; selecting an ultrasound emitting source; and exposing a region of contact between the components to ultrasounds emitted by the ultrasound emitting source, to form a melted phase, a structural interface at the region of the joint being formed by engagement of the melted phase with the components. The two components may be of similar or dissimilar materials. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295948 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CRYSTALLOGRAPHICALLY-ORIENTED CERAMIC - A method for producing a crystallographically-oriented ceramic includes the steps of forming a first sheet with a thickness of 10 μm or less containing a first inorganic material in which grain growth occurs at a first temperature or higher and a second sheet containing a second inorganic material in which grain growth occurs at a second temperature higher than the first temperature, laminating one or more each of the first and second sheets to form a laminated body, firing the laminated body at a temperature equal to or higher than the first temperature and lower than the second temperature to cause grain growth in the first inorganic material, and then firing the laminated body at a temperature equal to or higher than the second temperature to cause grain growth in the second inorganic material in the direction of a crystal plane of the first inorganic material. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295949 | Production method of multilayer electronic device - A production method of a multilayer electronic device, comprising the steps of forming a lower side green sheet | 2008-12-04 |
20080295950 | Open Grid Fabric Resin Infusion Media and Reinforcing Composite Lamina - An open grid fabric resin infusion medium and reinforcing composite lamina used in the manufacture of fiber reinforced polymer resin composites. The use of the open grid fabric as at least one of a composite lamina provides significant improvements in both the resin infusion rate and resin distribution uniformity throughout the laminate. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295951 | SPIRAL REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANE ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ITS USE METHOD - A spiral reverse osmosis membrane element that improves impregnation property of a sealing resin at edges of a membrane leaf and can effectively prevent micro-leaks, by using, for example, a porous support having a structure capable of sufficiently impregnating therein a sealing resin, a method for manufacturing the same, and a use method of the same are disclosed. The spiral reverse osmosis membrane element comprises a cylindrically wound body comprising a perforated core tube and, spirally wound therearound, a separation membrane, a feed-side passage material and a permeation-side passage material in a laminated state, and a sealing portion for preventing a feed-side liquid and a permeation-side liquid from being mixed together, wherein the separation membrane facing through the permeation-side passage material has a structure that a porous support and a skin layer are successively laminated on a non-woven fabric layer, and the sealing portion sealed with a sealing resin is provided at the edges of the separation membrane, wherein the separation membrane is impregnated with the sealing resin at least up to the vicinity of the skin layer through the porous support. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295952 | AUTOMATIC LABELING AND PACKAGING SYSTEM LABEL FOLDING AND APPLICATION - A method of labeling of a container including a medication includes, in at least one embodiment, reducing the size of the label using a label apparatus and reducing the label size using the label apparatus, applying a surface securing adhesive to at least one surface securing section of the label using an adhesive application apparatus, and attaching the at least one surface securing section of the label to the container with the securing adhesive. The method also includes applying a label securing adhesive to the label to maintain the label in the reduced orientation. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295953 | Device and method for sheathing a ply of threads - A device for continuously sheathing a ply of threads, said ply being formed by an array of approximately mutually parallel threads (F). The device comprises a thread guide ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295954 | END EFFECTOR AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING COMPOSITE MEMBERS - An end effector, and methods for constructing composite members, in which a compaction roller and redirect rollers translate synchronously along the compaction axis. Additionally, the end effector includes an advantageous arrangement of spools and rollers that directs tow to the redirect rollers at substantially a right angle. Movement of the compaction roller along the compaction axis induces little, if any, changes in tow tension. The substantially constant tow tension advantageously reduces rewinding of the tow supply spools, which can degrade the quality of the lay up and contribute to despooling problems. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295955 | Composite materials - A composite material, the composite material comprising at least one prepreg, said prepreg comprising at least one polymeric resin and at least one fibrous reinforcement; and conducting particles dispersed in the polymeric resin. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295956 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LAMINATING ESSENTIALLY PLATE-SHAPED WORKPIECES UNDER THE EFFECT OF PRESSURE AND HEAT - A method and a device for laminating essentially plate-shaped workpieces | 2008-12-04 |
20080295957 | Method of making electronic component and heat conductive member and method of mounting heat conductive member for electronic component - A bonding material is placed on an electronic component. a heat conductive member is superposed on the surface of the bonding material so that a thermosetting adhesive is interposed between the heat conductive member and a substrate. The thermosetting adhesive is then cured at a temperature lower than the melting point of the bonding material. The bonding material melts after the thermosetting adhesive has cured. While a distance is maintained between the heat conductive member and the substrate, the thermosetting adhesive is cured. The heat conductive member is thus reliably prevented from a downward movement regardless of the melting of the bonding material. A space is maintained between the heat conductive member and the electronic component. The cured bonding material is reliably prevented from suffering from a reduction in the thickness. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295958 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING LAMINATED COMPOSITE - A polyolefin resin drawn sheet | 2008-12-04 |
20080295959 | Thermally Conductive Adhesive Composition and Adhesion Method - A thermally conductive adhesive composition contains a polymerizable (meth)acrylic compound (A) comprising at least one of a (meth)acrylic monomer and a (meth)acrylic oligomer, an organic peroxide (B), a thermally conductive filler (C) and a vanadium compound (D). The volume ratio α of the polymerizable (meth)acrylic compound (A) to the thermally conductive filler (C) determined by the following formula (1) is 0.40 to 0.65. 40 to 100% by mass of the thermally conductive filler (C) is subjected to hydrophobic surface treatment. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295960 | Silicone Adhesive For Adhesion To Wet Surfaces - A silicone adhesive composition used for adhering a device or a substance to a wet surface contains (i) a silicone resin that is cohydrolysis product of a trialkyl hydrolyzable silane and an alkyl silicate in which the cohydrolysis product contains a plurality of silicon-bonded hydroxy groups; (ii) a linear organopolysiloxane fluid containing terminal silicon-bonded hydroxy groups having a viscosity above 200,000 mm | 2008-12-04 |
20080295961 | ACCELERATED ORGANOBORANE INITIATED POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITIONS - The invention is a two part polymerizable composition comprising in one part an organoboron compound capable of forming free radical generating species and in the second part one or more compounds capable of free radical polymerization and from about 20 to about 30 parts by weight based on the weight of the second part of i) a halogenated polyolefin having halosulfonyl groups or ii) a mixture of a halogenated polyolefin and an organic sulfonyl halide. The second part may further contain a compound capable of causing the organoboron compound to form free radical generating species upon contacting the two parts. The first part may further comprise one or more compounds capable of free radical polymerization. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295962 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MASK HANDLING IN HIGH PRODUCTIVITY CHAMBER - A structure for independently supporting a wafer and a mask in a processing chamber is provided. The structure includes a set of extensions for supporting the wafer and a set of extensions supporting the mask. The set of extensions for the wafer and the set of extensions for the mask enable independent movement of the wafer and the mask. In one embodiment, the extensions are affixed to an annular ring which is capable of moving in a vertical direction within the processing chamber. A processing chamber, a mask, and a method for combinatorially processing a substrate are also provided. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295963 | Gas supply system and gas supply accumulation unit of semiconductor manufacturing apparatus - A gas supply system | 2008-12-04 |
20080295964 | EXHAUST ASSEMBLY FOR A PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEM - An exhaust assembly is described for use in a plasma processing system, whereby secondary plasma is formed in the exhaust assembly between the processing space and chamber exhaust ports in order to reduce plasma leakage to a vacuum pumping system, or improve the uniformity of the processing plasma, or both. The exhaust assembly includes a powered exhaust plate in combination with a ground electrode is utilized to form the secondary plasma surrounding a peripheral edge of a substrate treated in the plasma processing system. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295965 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - An inner medium passage | 2008-12-04 |
20080295966 | Electrode Assembly For The Removal Of Surface Oxides By Electron Attachment - An apparatus and a method comprising same for removing metal oxides from a substrate surface are disclosed herein. In one particular embodiment, the apparatus comprises an electrode assembly that has a housing that is at least partially comprised of an insulating material and having an internal volume and at least one fluid inlet that is in fluid communication with the internal volume; a conductive base connected to the housing comprising a plurality of conductive tips that extend therefrom into a target area and a plurality of perforations that extend therethrough and are in fluid communication with the internal volume to allow for a passage of a gas mixture comprising a reducing gas. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295967 | MULTI-LEVEL LAMINATING PRESS - A multi-layer laminating press for laminating essentially planar work pieces under the influence of pressure and heat, including: a number of hot plates arranged over top of each other and movable in reference to each other; a number of conveyers revolving around the hot plates each having an upper run and a lower run; sealing elements each arranged between the hot plates and the conveyers to form vacuum chambers between each of a first hot plate and a respectively adjacent second hot plate arranged thereabove when the press is closed. The lower run of the second conveyer of the second hot plate rests on the upper run of the first conveyer of the first hot plate and the work piece to be laminated is arranged between the upper run of the first conveyer and the lower run of the second conveyer in the vacuum chamber. Connections are provided to pressurize and/or evacuate the vacuum chambers. The vacuum chambers each are limited without any interposition of a membrane by, on the one hand, the first hot plate and, on the other hand, the lower run of the second conveyer, or, on the one hand, the second hot plate and, on the other hand, the upper run of the first conveyer. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295968 | Foil transfer apparatus - A foil transfer apparatus includes: a transport cylinder supporting a paper sheet on its outer circumferential surface; and a press roller opposing the transport cylinder and having a notch portion formed in its outer circumferential surface, wherein the paper sheet and a web-like transfer foil made by attaching foil on a base film travel through the nip between the transport cylinder and the press roller, thereby transferring the foil of the transfer foil onto the paper sheet. The foil transfer apparatus also includes a feeding guide being disposed at a position near the nip portion P between the transport cylinder and the press roller, and being disposed on the upstream-side of the traveling direction of the transfer foil on the press-roller side, in order to guide the transfer foil. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295969 | Foil transfer apparatus - A foil transfer apparatus includes: a transport cylinder supporting a paper sheet on its outer circumferential surface; and a press roller opposing the transport cylinder and having a notch portion formed in its outer circumferential surface, wherein the paper sheet and a web-like transfer foil made by attaching foil on a base film travel through the nip between the transport cylinder and the press roller, thereby transferring the foil of the transfer foil onto the paper sheet. The foil transfer apparatus also includes a discharging guide disposed near a nip portion between the transport cylinder and the press roller, on the downstream side of the traveling direction of the transfer foil, at the press-roller side, in order to guide the transfer foil so that the transfer foil can travel closer to the press-roller side than a tangent line passing through the nip portion. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295970 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANSFER PRINTING AN ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR - The present invention provides a substrate having thereon a patterned small molecule organic semiconductor layer. The present invention also provides a method and a system for producing a substrate having thereon a patterned small molecule organic semiconductor layer. The substrate having thereon a patterned small molecule organic semiconductor layer is produced by exposing a donor substrate having thereon a small molecule organic semiconductor layer to energy to cause the thermal transfer of a small organic molecule onto an acceptor substrate. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295971 | HANDHELD WELDING TOOL WITH EXTERNAL AIR SUPPLY - The invention relates to a handheld welding tool with external air supply for welding thermoplastic synthetic material, with a preferably wand-shaped housing containing at least one hot air generating device, and with flexible supply lines for air and power supply that are combined in a supply line package. The supply lines of the supply line package are connected with rear connection elements on the housing, to the supply line for the air supply encasing the power supply line as a sheath. The invention proposes to connect the supply line package rotatably to a common rear non-rotatable connection piece of the housing. This makes it possible to rotate the handheld welding tool with little force in relation to the supply line package in order to facilitate the handling of the handheld welding tool. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295972 | Label remover - The present invention relates to a hand held label removal apparatus, which provides a safe and easy removal of otherwise hard to remove labels that are affixed to various types of containers such as carton packaging, plastic products and similar materials. The distinctive features of the device include high productivity, the ability to remove various parts of the label as well as the label in its entirety, is completely safe and ecologically harmless. The invention comprises of a flat grinding circlet or a face mill, which is put in a circular motion by an electric motor. The design of the invention ensures that the area of the label that is being processed is insulated from the outside environment and byproducts formulated as a result of the label removal process are evacuated by the vacuum method such as a standard vacuum cleaner hose connected to a vacuum cleaner. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295973 | Method and apparatus for producing pleats in curtains and pleated curtains and hanging said curtains using said apparatus - A method and apparatus, for pleating curtains and pleated curtains using the apparatus, are described. The apparatus may be provided as a parts kit which includes a stiffener, pleat-forming members, and fasteners. The stiffener is attached to a curtain and bent into a series of pleat-shaped formations. The pleat-forming members and fasteners are used to hold the stiffener and support the curtain, forming the created pleats in place. The curtain may then be hung on a curtain rod by a separate hanging element which couples the pleat-forming members to a curtain rod. The hanging element may form an integral part of the pleat-forming member. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295974 | Method and apparatus for producing pleats in curtains and pleated curtains and hanging said curtains using said apparatus - A method and apparatus for pleating curtains are described. The apparatus may be provided as a system which includes pleat-forming members and associated fasteners. A curtain is bent into a series of pleats which are secured in position by pleat folding members and associated fasteners. The curtain may then be hung on a curtain rod by a hanging element which couples the pleat-forming members to a curtain rod. The hanging element may form an integral part of the pleat-forming member. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295975 | Cordless roman shade - A cordless Roman shade includes a head rail internally provided with a tension lifting mechanism for providing a balancing force or a tension force; a shade connected at an upper portion to the head rail and including a plurality of horizontal cells; a plurality of lines associated with the shade and controlled by the tension lifting mechanism to rewind or release, so as to lift or lower the shade to a desired height; and at least one bracing system mounted on the lowest cell of the shade to stretch open and thereby stiffen the lowest cell. A user may apply an upward or downward force at the stiffened lowest cell to lift or lower the shade. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295976 | ORGANIZING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An organizing system and method is described. In one embodiment, the organizing system includes a plurality of divider panels, where at least two of the divider panels have a plurality of corrugations. The organizing system also includes a plurality of connectors that join the divider panels in order to form a plurality of compartments, where the divider panels function as walls of the compartments, and where the at least two divider panels overlap along their corrugations in order to vary the dimensions of at least one wall of at least one compartment. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295977 | Control mechanism for slats of blinds - A control mechanism for a cordless blind includes a transmission unit, a scrolling unit and a tilt unit. The transmission unit has a transmission cable which is connected with a scrolling rod. The scrolling unit includes two scrolling cables which have respective one of two ends thereof wrapped to two ends of the rod, and the other end of each scrolling cables extends through the top rail, extends through parallel slats and is connected to a bottom rail. The tilt unit includes a tilt member with two tilt cables connected to two ends thereof the tilt member, the other end of the tilt cable extend through the top rail and are connected to the parallel slats. A tilt wand is used to rotate the tilt member to move the tilt cables moved upward and downward so as to tilt the slats. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295978 | Device and method for repairing a vertical louver - A device and method permits repair of a vertical louver having a non-functioning opening. The device comprises a face having a replacement opening thereon, with the face being coupled to a vertical louver and positioned so that the replacement opening is substantially in the position of the non-functioning opening. Re-coupling of the vertical louver to a track through the replacement opening is then permitted. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295979 | INDEPENDENTLY OPERABLE SECURE VENTILATING GARAGE DOOR - An invention is provided for an independently operable ventilating security garage door system. The invention includes a ventilating security garage door that is permeable to light and air, and is wider than the existing garage door. The system also includes a plurality of ventilating security garage door rails that allow the ventilating security garage door to move between open and closed positions. Each rail is disposed to an outside of an existing garage door rail. Connected to the ventilating security garage door via cables is a rear torsion assembly, which is disposed behind the ventilating security garage door. In operation, the rear torsion assembly provides torque to assist in opening and closing the ventilating security garage door. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295980 | CONTINUOUS COUNTER-CURRENT ORGANOSOLV PROCESSING OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCKS - A modular process for organosolv fractionation of lignocellulosic feedstocks into component parts and further processing of said component parts into at least fuel-grade ethanol and four classes of lignin derivatives. The modular process comprises a first processing module configured for physico-chemically digesting lignocellulosic feedstocks with an organic solvent thereby producing a cellulosic solids fraction and a liquid fraction, a second processing module configured for producing at least a fuel-grade ethanol and a first class of novel lignin derivatives from the cellulosic solids fraction, a third processing module configured for separating a second class and a third class of lignin derivatives from the liquid fraction and further processing the liquid fraction to produce a distillate and a stillage, a fourth processing module configured for separating a fourth class of lignin derivatives from the stillage and further processing the stillage to produce a sugar syrup. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295981 | SINGLE VESSEL REACTOR SYSTEM FOR HYDROLYSIS AND DIGESTION OF WOOD CHIPS WITH CHEMICAL ENHANCED WASH METHOD - A reaction vessel including: a material input receiving cellulosic material and a material discharge for the cellulosic material, wherein the cellulosic material flows through the reaction vessel from the material input to the material discharge; a hydrolysate and liquid extraction screen; a hydrolysis zone between the material input and the hydrolysate and liquid extraction screen; a wash zone between the hydrolysate and liquid extraction screen and a wash liquid extraction screen; a wash liquid inlet port for introducing a wash liquid into the wash zone, wherein at least a portion of the wash liquid entering the wash liquid inlet port flows through the wash zone and is extracted by the hydrolysate and liquid extraction screen; a cooking zone between the wash zone and the material discharge and a cooking liquor extraction screen at or below the cooking zone and above the material discharge. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295982 | Process for Producing Fiber Pulp Utilizing Bamboo and Pulp Produced Using the Same - Disclosed is a process for producing pulp utilizing bamboo, comprising finely cutting the bamboo into short segments and subjecting the cut bamboo to screening and washing processes to thereby produce dissolving pulp capable of achieving reduced consumption of chemical agents used during pre-hydrolysis and pulping processes and case of reaction, and having superior quality and high yield. Further, provided are also a process for producing fiber (dissolving) pulp utilizing bamboo, capable of preventing generation of dioxin by bleaching the pulp via ECF or TCF bleaching, and a pulp produced using the same. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295983 | Security Paper - The invention relates to an optically variable security paper for the production of documents of value which comprises a cellulose-containing substrate which comprises core/shell particles, to processes for the production of a security paper of this type and to the use thereof for the production of documents of value. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295984 | Method for Producing Identification Marks on Paper or Board and a Marked Material Made with the Method - The invention comprises a method for producing identification marks ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080295985 | Cellulose Articles Containing an Additve Composition - In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of forming a cellulose article having a specific volume of less than 3 cc/gm. The method includes the step of incorporating cellulose fibers with a compound, wherein the compound includes an aqueous dispersion. The aqueous dispersion may have at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-based thermoplastic polymer, a propylene-based thermoplastic polymer, and mixtures thereof; at least one polymeric stabilizing agent; and water. In certain embodiments, a combined amount of the at least one polymer and the at least one stabilizing agent comprises about 25 to about 74 volume percent of the aqueous dispersion. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295986 | Method of Producing Paper and Cardboard - A method of producing paper or cardboard using a bleached cellulosic pulp, which contains hemicelluloses. According to invention a significant portion, at least 5 wt-%, preferably about 8 to 30 wt-%, of the hemicelluloses are removed from the pulp. The hemicelluloses taken from one bleached pulp can then be transferred to another resulting in two pulps with varying properties, one pulp with properties related to low hemicelluloses content in the fiber wall and the other with properties related to high hemicelluloses content on the fiber surface. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295987 | Method of Making Surface-Sized Paper/Board - The invention relates to a method of making surface-sized paper/board. The web to be treated in the method is after surface sizing passed to a treatment process for providing a desired drying shrinkage and/or increase of drying stresses to create thereby a desired effect on the flexural strength and/or bulk of paper/board. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295988 | METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF CORES FROM NIOBIUM-BASED PART, AND RELATED CASTING PROCESS - A method of removing an yttria-based core from a niobium-based part is described. In the method, the core is treated with an effective amount of a leaching composition. The leaching composition is based on nitric acid, or a combination of nitric acid and phosphoric acid. The core material is effectively removed from the niobium-based part, and the process of removing the core does not detrimentally affect the quality of the part. Related casting techniques for various niobium-based parts are also described. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295989 | Near-Liquidus Rheomolding of Injectable Alloy - Disclosed is a process having an operation. The operation includes near-liquidus rheomolding of a molten light-metal alloy being injectable, under pressure, into a mold. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295990 | Oscillating Table - Oscillating table in which the oscillation drive, comprising a hydraulic actuator, transmits the oscillating motion to the mould via a spring subject to bending stress, for example a fitted rod. The body of the hydraulic actuator is also anchored to the floor by means of a fitted spring subjected to bending stress. Thus thanks to the absence of any mechanical bearings in the drive mechanism, all disadvantageous movements caused as a result of bearing play, which increases at high oscillation frequencies, are eliminated. Moreover, the use of mould guide elements having a much simpler design and consisting of straightforward bars, also ensures greater guidance precision and enables a reduction in the oscillation marks on the cast product, a reduction that is even more noticeable when working at higher oscillation frequencies. Advantageously, the presence of an anti-roll device, consisting of two or more pairs of bars, for example two pairs, ensures good torsional rigidity of the table. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295991 | Process for Producing Metal-Containing Castings, and Associated Apparatus - The invention relates to the field of materials sciences and relates to a method such as can be used, for example, for producing molded articles from metallic glasses. The object of the present invention lies in disclosing a method and an apparatus in which a good mold filling during casting is achieved in addition to high cooling rates. The object is attained by a method in which a metal-containing melt is introduced into an electrically conducting casting mold, the metal-containing melt and the mold being connected in an electrically conducting manner to the outputs of the same voltage source during the introduction into a casting mold, so that a preset current flows through the boundary interface between the melt and the mold. The object is furthermore attained through an apparatus in which there is an electrically conducting connection to a voltage source between a metal-containing melt and an electrically conducting mold for the melt. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295992 | Air conditioning apparatus for vehicle - An air conditioning apparatus has a blower, a unit case, a cooling heat exchanger and a heating heat exchanger. The heat exchangers are disposed in the unit case such that ends thereof are adjacent to the blower. The unit case has a side opening on its side wall and a tubular part between the end of the heating heat exchanger and a casing of the blower. The tubular part has a communication portion for allowing communication between a hollow space provided therein and a space downstream of the second heat exchanger. The unit case has a passage opening at an end of the tubular part and adjacent to the side opening for allowing the air introduced in the hollow space to flow out from the hollow space. Further, a door is provided in the unit case to open and close the side opening and the communication portion simultaneously. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295993 | HEAT DISSIPATION APPARATUS WITH HEAT PIPES - A heat dissipation apparatus adapted for removing heat from a heat-generating electronic component, includes a conducting core, a plurality of conducting arms, a plurality of fins and a heat pipe assembly. The conducting core comprises a heat-absorbing portion contacting with the heat-generating electronic component. The conducting arms extend radially and outwardly from the conducting core. The fins extend outwardly from the respective conducting arms. Each of the heat pipes comprises an evaporating section thermally attached to the heat-absorbing portion of the conducting core and at least one condensing section thermally coupled to the respective conducting arm. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295994 | Heat-dissipating fin assembly and assembling method thereof - A heat-dissipating fin assembly including a first fin and a second fin is provided. Each of the first fin and the second fin respectively includes a body, a bending part and a connecting part. The bending part is bent from an end of the body to form a turning portion along a predetermined direction. The connecting part, located near a turning portion of the bending part from the end of the body, extends opposite to the predetermined direction. When the first fin is connected to the second fin, the connecting part of the first fin is connected with the second fin. Also, an assembling method of the heat-dissipating fin assembly is provided. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295995 | HEAT SINK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A heat sink includes a plurality of heat dissipation fins. Each of the heat dissipation fins includes a sheet body, at least one bent part, and at least one first combined part. The bent part is formed from a terminal end of the sheet body. The first combined part protrudes from the bent part along a direction opposite to the bent direction of the bent part. A manufacturing method of the heat sink is also disclosed. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295996 | STABLE CAVITY-INDUCED TWO-PHASE HEAT TRANSFER IN SILICON MICROCHANNELS - The stable cavity-induced two-phase heat transfer in silicon microchannels mitigates the flow of instabilities associated with two-phase (liquid/vapor) flow in microchannels. This is accomplished by etching microscopic cavities in the base of each microchannel using photolithography techniques. Each cavity is used to promote controlled nucleation activity. The microchannels with cavities are able to be used in heat sinks to cool a variety of electronic components. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295997 | Synthetic jet ejector with viewing window and temporal aliasing | 2008-12-04 |
20080295998 | INTEGRATED WATER CURRENT CONNECTION FOR MOTOR DRIVE - A system for cooling a multi-cell power supply, the system including a water pump, a water-to-air heat exchanger in fluid communication with the water pump, and a supply water manifold in fluid connection with the water-to-air-heat exchanger. The system further includes a plurality of power cells in fluid communication with the supply water manifold via one or more water hoses, and a multi-winding device in fluid communication with the plurality of power cells via at least one water-cooled bus, wherein the at least one water cooled bus electrically connects the power cells to secondary windings of the multi-winding device. The water-cooled buses provide both electrical current as well as cooling fluid to each winding of the multi-winding device, thereby eliminating a need for separate cooling and power connections. | 2008-12-04 |
20080295999 | COOLING MECHANISM - A cooling mechanism for cooling an object includes a duct that leads a fluid for cooling, multiple fans that are placed on a channel in the duct and send forth the fluid for cooling, and a bypass channel that detours at least one of the multiple fans. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296000 | COOLING DEVICE FOR COMPUTER - A cooling device ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296001 | Cooling device for CPU - A cooling device includes a base connected on a CPU and a pipe unit | 2008-12-04 |
20080296002 | Heat exchanger core, heat exchanger, and evaporator of refrigeration cycle apparatus - A heat exchanger core includes a first tube, a second tube, a first fin, a second fin, and a connection member. The second tube is provided upstream of the first tube in a direction of air flow. The first fin is coupled to an outer surface of the first tube for facilitating heat exchange of the first tube. The second fin is coupled to an outer surface of the second tube for facilitating heat exchange of the second tube. The second fin is located upstream of the first fin to define a clearance therebetween. The connection member connects peaks of the first and second fins or connects valleys of the first and second fins. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296003 | Heat exchanger - A heat exchanger used as an evaporator includes a refrigerant inlet header section having a refrigerant inlet at a right end portion, and a plurality of heat exchange tubes connected to the refrigerant inlet header section. The interior of the refrigerant inlet header section is divided by a partition plate into an upper space into which refrigerant flows via the refrigerant inlet and a lower space into which the heat exchange tubes project. A communication opening is formed in the partition plate on the left side of a heat exchange tube at the left end so as to establish communication between the upper and lower spaces. A guide portion is formed at a left edge portion of the communication opening such that the guide portion projects from a lower surface of the partition member into the lower space so as to guide the refrigerant toward the right end side. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296004 | Wound Heat Exchanger with Anti-Drumming Walls - A wound heat exchanger is disclosed. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of tubes which are wound in several concentric tube layers about a central tube, and a container cover which defines an external chamber about the tube. A first anti-drumming wall is shaped as a cylinder cover or a cylinder cover segment and is arranged on the external side of a first layer of tubes. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296005 | Parallel Flow Heat Exchanger For Heat Pump Applications - A parallel flow heat exchanger system ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296006 | ADJUSTABLE HEAT EXCHANGE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE - A pipe-within-a-pipe and method of use are provided. The pipe-within-a-pipe comprises a first tube overlaying a second tube. The first tube and the second tube have different structures in some respect. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296007 | LOW PROFILE HEATER CORE CONNECTOR - A low profile heater core connector is disclosed which facilitates installation in a plurality of positions, wherein a size, a weight, and a cost of production of the heater core connector is minimized. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296008 | Heat Transfer Fin for Heat Exchanger - A heat transfer fin ( | 2008-12-04 |
20080296009 | Computer Systems and Related Methods for Cooling Such Systems - Methods for cooling computer systems are provided, in which the computer system has a processor and a fan. An exemplary method comprises: determining a temperature threshold for operating the fan at greater than low speed; determining a temperature of the computer system; and throttling the processor if the temperature corresponds to the temperature threshold for operating the fan at greater than low speed. Systems also are provided. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296010 | Method and Device For Determining the Capacity of a Heat Exchanger - A method and arrangement for determining the capacity of a heat exchanger is provided. The effective heat transfer coefficient for the heat exchanger is calculated from the measured inlet and outlet temperatures of the product and the measured inlet and outlet temperatures of the auxiliary medium. By means of the value, the outlet temperature of the product set for maximum flow of the auxiliary medium is determined as that at which the change in the heat content of the product is at least approximately the same as the change in the heat content of the auxiliary medium and the amount of heat transmitted by the heat exchanger for the product flow. The value is displayed to the user and permits a decision as to how much longer the heat exchanger can reliably be operated. | 2008-12-04 |
20080296011 | Cam-Actuated Centrifugal Brake for Preventing Backspin - A cam assisted centrifugal brake or clutch system provides increased mechanical advantage to improve the output torque relative to prior art devices such as leading brake shoes. The brake or clutch engagement is cammed radially outwardly to engage a brake housing in one direction and guided to a disengaged position in the other direction. Centrifugal forces retain the brake in the disengaged position. Embodiments of the present invention are applied as a backspin braking system that is incorporated into a drive head for a progressing cavity pump drive system. | 2008-12-04 |