51st week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080308453 | CATALYST WITHDRAWAL METHOD FOR REGULATING CATALYST INVENTORY IN A FLUID CATALYST CRACKING UNIT - A catalyst withdrawal method for regulating catalyst inventory in a fluid catalytic cracking catalyst (FCC) unit is provided. In one embodiment, a catalyst withdrawal apparatus for removing catalyst from a FCC unit includes a pressure vessel having a metering device coupled to a fill port. A heat dissipater is located adjacent the metering device and is adapted to cool catalyst entering the pressure vessel. A sensor is coupled to the pressure vessel arranged to provide a metric indicative of catalyst entering the pressure vessel through the metering device. In another embodiment, a method for regulating catalyst inventory in a FCC unit includes the steps of determining a change of catalyst present in a FCC unit, withdrawing catalyst from the FCC unit into an isolatable storage vessel coupled to the FCC unit, measuring the amount of catalyst disposed in the storage vessel, and removing the measured catalyst from the storage vessel. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308454 | Basic Cracking Compositions Substantially Free Of Large Pore Zeolites - Novel catalytic compositions for cracking of crude oil fractions are disclosed. The catalytic compositions comprise a basic material and at least one intermediate and/or small pore zeolite, and comprises little to no large pore zeolite. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308455 | Catalyst and a Method for Cracking Hydrocarbons - The invention discloses a catalyst and a method for cracking hydrocarbons. The catalyst comprises, calculated by dry basis, 10˜65 wt % ZSM-5 zeolite, 0˜60 wt % clay, 15˜60 wt % inorganic oxide binder, 0.5˜15 wt % one or more metal additives selected from the metals of Group VIIIB and 2˜25 wt % P additive, in which the metal additive is calculated by metal oxide and the P additive is calculated by P | 2008-12-18 |
20080308456 | Oxidic Metal Composition, Its Preparation And Use As Catalyst Composition - Oxidic composition consisting essentially of oxidic forms of a first metal, a second metal, and optionally a third metal, the first metal being either Ca or Ba and being present in the composition in an amount of from about 5 to about 80 wt %, the second metal being Al and being present in the composition in an amount of from about 5 to about 80 wt %, the third metal being selected from the group consisting of La, Ti, and Zr, and being present in an amount of from 0 to about 17 wt %—all weight percentages calculated as oxides and based on the weight of the oxidic composition, the oxidic composition being obtainable by
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20080308457 | CATALYTIC PROCESS FOR CONVERTING RENEWABLE RESOURCES INTO PARAFFINS FOR USE AS DIESEL BLENDING STOCKS - A process for converting renewable resources such as vegetable oil and animal fat into paraffins in a single step which comprises contacting a feed which is a renewable resources with hydrogen and a catalyst which comprises a non-precious metal and an oxide to produce a hydrocarbon product having a ratio of odd-numbered hydrocarbons to even-numbered hydrocarbons of at least 2:1. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308458 | CATALYTIC PROCESS FOR CONVERTING RENEWABLE RESOURCES INTO PARAFFINS FOR USE AS DIESEL BLENDING STOCKS - A process for converting renewable resources such as vegetable oil and animal fat into paraffins in a single step which comprises contacting a feed which is a renewable resources with hydrogen and a catalyst which comprises a non-precious metal a first oxide and optionally a second oxide wherein at least one of the first oxide or second oxide comprises a zeolite, through hydrodeoxygenation and one or both of hydroisomerization and hydrocracking. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308459 | Process for Producing Hydrorefined Gas Oil, Hydrorefined Gas Oil, and Gas Oil Composition - A process of the present invention for producing a hydrotreated gas oil has a step for obtaining a product oil having a total aromatic content of 3% by volume or less by hydrogenating a hydrotreated oil including 95% by volume or more of fraction having a boiling point range of 150-380° C., a sulfur content of 2-15 ppm by mass, a total aromatic content of 10-25% by volume, and a naphthene of 20-60% by volume in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst; and a step for obtaining, by hydrogenating the above-described product oil in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst containing a crystalline molecular sieve component, a product oil satisfying the conditions that the content of petroleum fraction having a boiling point range of lower than 150° C. is 16% by volume or less, and the sum of the total aromatic content and the total naphthene content is 80% or less relative to the sum of these in the hydrotreated oil. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308460 | ENCLOSURE CONTAINING A GRANULAR BED AND A DISTRIBUTION OF A GAS PHASE AND OF A LIQUID PHASE CIRCULATING IN AN ASCENDING FLOW IN THIS ENCLOSURE - The present invention relates to an enclosure ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080308461 | Method for On-Line Removal of Corrosive Components of Transformer Oil - A method for removal of corrosive compounds from insulating oil. The insulating oil is exposed to at least one reducing agent. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308462 | Bulk Catalyst Composition And A Process Preparing The Bulk Catalyst Composition - The invention relates to a bulk catalyst composition comprising metal oxidic particles comprising one or more Group VIII metals and two or more Group VIB metals, which bulk catalyst composition comprises first metal oxidic particles comprising one or more first Group VIII metals and one or more first Group VIB metals and separately prepared second metal oxidic particles comprising one or more second Group VIII metals and one or more second Group VIB metals, wherein the composition of Group VIB and Group VIII metals in the first and second metal oxidic particles are different, wherein the first and second oxidic bulk particles-are separately shaped to separate first and second shaped bulk catalyst particles, which are combined, preferably into a homogeneous blend, to form the bulk catalyst composition. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of the bulk catalyst composition and to hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon feed using the bulk catalyst composition. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308463 | Oxidative Desulfurization Process - Disclosed is a process which reduces the sulfur and/or nitrogen content of a distillate feedstock to produce a refinery transportation fuel or blending components for refinery transportation fuel, by contacting the feedstock with an oxygen-containing gas in an 5 oxidation/adsorption zone at oxidation conditions in the presence of an oxidation catalyst comprising a titanium-containing composition whereby the sulfur species are converted to sulfones and/or sulfoxides which are adsorbed onto the titanium-containing composition. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308464 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGENERATING ADSORBENTS USED IN THE PURIFICATION OF FUEL - A method of regenerating an adsorbent used to remove nickel and/or vanadium impurities from fuel comprise washing the adsorbent with a low boiling solvent, heating the adsorbent in a device to a temperature of about 300° C. to about 700 C wherein the adsorbent comprises nickel and/or vanadium impurities, and fluidly mixing the adsorbent with a carrier gas stream to remove at least a portion of the nickel and/or vanadium impurities from the adsorbent. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308465 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOVING METALS FROM LOW GRADE FUEL - A method for removing metals from fuel containing vanadium or nickel including intimately mixing an adsorbent with the fuel and isolating the treated fuel. The treated fuel has reduced levels of vanadium, nickel and other metals. Systems for fuel treatment are also provided. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308466 | Mineral Recovery from Ore - A metal or mineral compound collector for use in a froth flotation process so as to recover one or more desired minerals or metals; the collector comprising a functional group attached to a carbon chain; the functional group being a nitrile and the said chain having ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080308467 | METHYL ISOBUTYL CARBINOL MIXTURE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Methods and compositions for separating materials are provided. The present invention provides a method of separating a first material from a second material such as mixing the first material and the second material in a slurry with a beneficiation composition. The beneficiation composition can comprise methyl isobutyl carbinol mixture derived from a methyl isobutyl ketone and/or methyl isobutyl carbinol manufacturing process. Additionally air bubbles can be provided in the slurry to form bubble-particle aggregates with the first material and the bubble-particle aggregates can be allowed to be separated from the second material. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308468 | Ore Beneficiation Flotation Processes - A method for optimizing an ore beneficiation flotation process through which a comminuted ore slurry, which includes a sulphide mineral, passes to produce a final flotation concentrate and a final flotation tail. The method comprises measuring oxygen demand in two or more locations in one or more of ore slurry, the final flotation concentrate and the final flotation tail, the locations being based on the potential for oxygen demand in the locations to be significantly different from each other, which would indicate that sulphide mineral particle oxidation can be manipulated. If sulphide mineral particle oxidation can be manipulated, flotation of the sulphide mineral is either promoted or suppressed (activated or deactivated) by manipulation of sulphide mineral particle oxidation depending on whether or not the sulphide mineral includes a valuable metal. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308469 | SIFTER - A sifter comprising: a receiver having a supply chamber; a sieve assembly having a sieving chamber coupled to the supply chamber; a rotator having a rotating shaft laterally arranged to pass through the supply chamber and the sieving chamber; a drum having a circular cross-section and having a larger diameter than the diameter of the rotating shaft, the drum being extended in at least space of the sieving chamber and arranged coaxially with the sieve; a cylindrical sieve located inside the sieving chamber and arranged coaxially with the rotating shaft; a stirring rotor located in an inner area of the sieving chamber inside the sieve comprising a rotating blade attached to the rotating shaft; an extraction member; and an outlet for discharging powder passing through the sieve from the inner area to the outer area. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308470 | Logistics System for Transporting Postal Items and Method for Determining a Transport Path - There is provided a logistics and method a logistics system for transporting a mailpiece along a transportation route within a postal distribution network, the transportation route comprising several nodes of the postal distribution network. An exemplary logistics system comprises a node that corresponds to a delivery point, the node being associated with a first unambiguous identifier and a node that corresponds to a sorting point, the second node being associated with a second unambiguous identifier. The exemplary logistics system further comprises a node that corresponds to a subsequent node in the transportation route being associated with a third unambiguous identifier, the node that corresponds to the subsequent node in the transportation route being associated with another node that either precedes or follows the subsequent node in the transportation route. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308471 | Method for Detecting and Removing Foreign Bodies - To create a method that can be carried out using known broken glass sorting and detecting devices so the advantages of these devices with respect to robustness and interchangeability are retained but enhanced blow-out accuracy compared with the known method is made possible, it is provided that each of the light sources ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080308472 | APPARATUS FOR TEXTILE COUNTING, SORTING AND CLASSIFYING SYSTEM - An apparatus is provided for transporting textile items into sorting bins with reduced energy consumption and improved load measuring accuracy and which provides textile item counting and sorting for a commercial laundry using vacuum air systems to move textiles into sorting bins and using a variable frequency drive to increase on/off response time of vacuum in the system. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308473 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIQUID PURIFICATION - An apparatus for purifying a liquid including:
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20080308474 | Diesel Fuel Filter - A diesel fuel filter comprising an outer casing ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080308475 | Demineralizer - The present invention provides a demineralizer capable of leveling out product water quantity and product water quality through the year regardless of raw water temperature, cutting down running costs, and improving the rate of operation. The demineralizer includes: a second reverse osmosis membrane module for separating primary concentrated water into secondary product water and secondary concentrated water; a product water supply pipe for guiding primary product water to a product water tank located downstream thereof; a secondary product water supply pipe for guiding the secondary product water downstream; a return pipe whose one end is connected to one end of the secondary product water supply pipe, and whose other end is connected to a raw water supply pipe; a by-pass pipe whose one end is connected to said one end of the secondary product water supply pipe, and whose other end is connected to the product water supply pipe; and a valve connected at some point in the return pipe and/or the by-pass pipe. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308476 | Aesthetic conduit end cap structure having concealed anchor attachments - A conduit end cap structure (e.g., a floor drain assembly) that is securely attached to the conduit and aesthetically pleasing. The end cap of the conduit comprises a perforated plate. Anchor supports extend from the substantially concealed underside of the plate, each providing support for an anchor that is received by an anchor receiving structure on the conduit to securely attach the plate to the conduit near its opening. The anchor may be in the form of a fastener (e.g., a set screw), and the anchor receiving structure is in the form of a channel provided on the inside wall of the conduit opening. The fastener extends into the channel, thereby securely retaining the plate to prevent it from dislodging from the conduit end. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308477 | CASCADING STORM DRAIN FILTER - In one aspect of the present invention, a fluid filter comprises a primary filter configured to filter water passing therethrough, the primary filter having first and second ends. A mount holds the planar filter in a chamber adjacent to an opening in the chamber, such that fluid passing through the opening substantially passes through the primary filter. The mount also holds the primary filter at an angle with respect to the opening such that the first end is closer to the planar surface than the second end and such that the second end, but not the first end, is in contact with a wall of the chamber. A downstream filter may also be used to provide a cascading effect permitting water to flow over the edge of the primary filter onto the downstream filter. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308478 | SCREEN FOR SWIMMING POOL SKIMMER AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A skimming screen for a swimming pool filtration system is disclosed. The skimming according to the invention includes a support frame having a central opening and a mesh fabric or screen material attached to the support frame so as to extend over substantially the entire area of the central opening. The support frame and the screen material are shaped and dimensioned to cover the intake orifice of the suction line when a strainer basket is removed for cleaning. A method of using the skimming screen to facilitate cleaning of the strainer basket is also disclosed. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308479 | Biological treatment and filtration system equipment - The present invention provides a biological treatment and filtration system equipment that can reliably remove most of materials harmful to the human body and arsenic components not capable of being removed until now, which are contained in the raw water, by a series of purification operations. A biological treatment and filtration system equipment includes a filter sand layer | 2008-12-18 |
20080308480 | Rotor Unit of a Centrifugal Separator - Rotor unit for a centrifuge for purifying flowing fluids, which rotor unit ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080308481 | DRAIN VALVE FOR FILTER SERVICE AND METHOD - A fluid filter is described, where a drain valve is configured to move back and forth into open and closed positions. The drain valve and a filter cartridge are in a structural arrangement such that the drain valve is put in an open position before the filter and/or a filter element therein can be serviced or replaced. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308482 | Electric Deionized Water Production Apparatus - An electric deionized water production apparatus in which a direct current field is applied to a deionizing chamber packed with an ion-exchange material such that ions to be discharged are allowed to migrate in the direction identical or opposite to the direction of the water flow in the ion-exchange material, whereby ionic impurities adsorbed in the ion-exchange material are discharged from the system, the ion-exchange material being a mixture of a monolith-shaped organic porous ion-exchange material and ion-exchange resin particles. The electric deionized water production apparatus has a simple structure that can reduce material cost, process cost, and assembly cost, capable of accelerating migration of the adsorbed ionic impurities to facilitate discharge of the adsorbed ions and free from a deflected flow due to swelling or shrinkage accompanying an ion-exchanging reaction, and from poor contact with an ion-exchange membrane. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308483 | FLUID TREATMENT ELEMENTS - Fluid treatment elements substantially inhibit electrical charge imbalances and/or build-ups of electrical charges. A fluid treatment element may comprise a multilayer composite including an electrically conductive fibrous matrix, having an upstream side and a downstream side, disposed on a porous substrate, also having an upstream side and a downstream side, which supports the fibrous matrix. The fibrous matrix may include a combination of conductive and nonconductive fibers. The multilayer composite may also include a drainage layer positioned along one of the upstream side of the fibrous matrix and the downstream side of the porous substrate. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308484 | Filtering Device for the Removal of Arsenic from Water - A filtering device for the removal of arsenic from the ground water/surface water. The filtering device of the present invention uses steel wool and sand as the raw material for the removal of arsenic from water and the entire outer body of the device can be made from cheaper material like plastic material or stainless steel. The filtering device works on the simple principle of co-precipitation of arsenic with metals, followed by adsorption and filtration through treated sand. The metal, steel wool, used in the device is a processed waste generated from a steel plant thereby making the device extremely cheaper and versatile. In the filtering device of the present invention, iron arsenate and iron arsenite are co-precipitated by the reaction of steel wool with arsenic in water. The device uses treated river sand simultaneously for the removal of iron leached out during reaction. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308485 | Self-adjusting minimum load filter cartridge and bypass valve - A combination full flow media and bypass media filter cartridge for filtering fluid in an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes a venturi filter having a full flow media attached to and extending between a first endplate and a second endplate. The second endplate includes an orifice. The apparatus further includes a stack of disks extending between a compression end and a venturi end. The stack of disks has a flow path defined by a plurality of openings wherein each disk includes at least one opening. The flow path extends between the compression end and the venturi end. The venturi end is substantially adjacent the second endplate of the venturi filter. The apparatus further comprises means connected to the venturi filter for maintaining a minimum sealing force on the stack of disks. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308486 | LIQUID FILTER ARRANGEMENT AND METHODS - A filter element includes filter media, first and second end caps, a latch arrangement projecting from the first end cap, a tubular neck extending from the first end cap and a valve head oriented within the first end cap aperture constructed and arranged to move between a position sealing the first end cap aperture and exposing the first end cap aperture. A filter assembly includes a filter element, as characterized herein, and including a filter base and a service cover. A method of servicing includes removing an old filter element, operably mounting a new filter element in a filter base including engaging a valve head against a spring member in the filter base, and operably mounting the service cover over the new filter element and filter base. A method of filtering includes directing liquid into a filter assembly, blocking a first end cap aperture by using a spring member in the filter base to urge the valve head against a rim of a tubular neck extending from the filter element, and directing liquid through the filter media to filter the liquid. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308487 | Filtering device for liquids - A filtering device for filtering liquids features a pot-shaped filter housing for receiving a filter element contained therein, the filter housing being removably engaged with a connecting component (such a cover or a flange) by means of a bayonet connection. The bayonet connection includes a first positive-engaged element at the filter housing and a second positive-engaged element secured to the connecting component. The positive-engaged elements are to be brought into an axially positive locking position by axially shifting and rotating them around the housing's longitudinal axis. Furthermore, a blocking stage with a projection extending in axial direction is realized in one positive-engaged element; the allocated positive-engaged element abuts the projection in locking position, which allows also a positive locking position in circumferential direction. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308488 | Filter Apparatus and Filter Body - A filter apparatus is composed such that a filter element is housed and held in a cylindrical housing, which has one side open, so as to separate a flow-in side and a flow-out side of a fluid from each other. A filter element is basically composed of a filter body that is made by laminating and arranging plural sheet-like filter media with a gap. The filter element is formed by shaping the filter body into a pleated shape, and retaining the pleated shape. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308489 | POT OR PAN LID WITH A DRAINING FUNCTION AND A LARGE AREA VIEW - A culinary vessel lid in the form of a cover that is adapted for covering the vessel and that includes a transparent covering part, a metal covering part provided with through openings intended for draining foods and a silicone retaining ring. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308490 | Thermally Bound Non-Woven Material - The invention relates to a thermally bound non-woven material containing a low-shrinkage dual-component core-sheath fibre consisting of a crystalline polyester core and a crystalline polyester sheath which has a melting point at least 10° C. lower than the core, the heat-shrinkage characteristic of said fibre being less than 10% at 170° C. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308491 | Electrolyte - The invention relates to membranes made from polybenzimidazole, doped with low-molecular-weight phosphonic acids and optionally with phosphoric acids. Membranes, doped with phosphoric acid and an aminophosphonic acid have an increased proton conductivity with relation to doping with only one of the components. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308492 | Filter Medium for Technical Applications, and Method for the Production Thereof - The invention relates to a method for producing a filter medium for technical applications. According to said method, a bellows made of a filter paper is impregnated with a resin, and the resin-impregnated bellows is then radiation-cured. The invention also relates to a filter medium for technical applications, which is provided with a radiation-cured resin layer. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308493 | Wastewater treatment - A system and method for treating wastewater by continuously flowing wastewater into a chemostat and continuously discharging clean water out of the chemostat. The system can include sensors and an electronic controller for on-line measuring ambient parameters in the chemostat and adjusting the chemostat's operating conditions accordingly. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308494 | Fluid sampling interface apparatus - A sampling apparatus and method for sampling is provided that achieves automatic, aseptic, extractive sampling of fluid samples from fluid sources containing high solids and/or high viscosity fluid without failing due to adverse interactions between the fluid and the sampling device such as clogging or fouling due to mechanical means or to physicochemical reactions between the fluid and the materials of construction of the sample device. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308495 | Removal of contaminants from water using sugar based surfactant enhanced ultrafiltration - Embodiments of the present invention relate to the removal of contaminants from water using sugar based surfactant enhanced ultrafiltration. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308496 | INTEGRATED HEATED PREVAPORATION MODULE - An integrated heating system for adding heat to a feed fuel within a module by way of an integrated heating element within the body or casing of the module. The heat may be selectively added to maintain a selected temperature. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308497 | Filter Element - A radial flow filter element ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080308498 | CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMN AND METHOD OF MAINTENANCE - A chromatography column and method of maintenance is described which does not require the use of a hoist or crane for disassembly. The method provides improved operator safety by reducing the need for the operator to work below a suspended or supported load within the column. Furthermore, the removal or replacement of column components is facilitated by providing access to the interior of the column and by the provision of a handling device. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308499 | METHOD AND SORBANT FOR REMOVING CONTAMINATES FROM WATER - A method and corresponding sorbant for removing dissolved contaminants, such as arsenate, from water. The sorbant comprises an oxide of titanium and a sulfate salt, such as calcium sulfate. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308500 | Device and Method for Separating Magnetic or Magnetizable Particles form a Liquid | 2008-12-18 |
20080308501 | Liquid/Solid Separator and Method - A liquid/solid separator system mounted on a mobile cart and connected to a process tank for reducing the rate at which fluids are consumed in manufacturing processes. The system may include automation and also may include a shear-stepped screen including tilted wire wedge wires arranged at varying cant angles. The system may include a fine screen basket received in a settling box. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308502 | Method and Apparatus for Contacting Bubbles and Particles in a Flotation Separation System - A flotation separation apparatus for separating particles in suspensions, feeds slurry containing the particles through an inlet ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080308503 | Separation process - A separation process for separating two or more immiscible liquids using fiber-film technology is disclosed. This separation process is especially useful in the separation of disulfide oil formed during the oxidation of spent caustic solution that was used to remove sulfur contaminates from light hydrocarbons. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308504 | ELEMENT LOADING MECHANISM AND METHOD - A loader for moving a filter element between loaded and unloaded positions with respect to a pressure vessel is provided. The loader includes a connection section associated with a loader section. The connection section is operative to be secured in coaxial alignment with the pressure vessel. The loader section is operative to receive a filter element and move the filter element between the loaded and unloaded positions. The loader section includes a cradle assembly for supporting a filter element and a carriage assembly operative to engage the filter element and move it between the loaded and unloaded positions. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308505 | System and Process for Removal of Phosphorous and Ammonia from Aqueous Streams - We disclose a process for the removal of phosphorous and ammonia from an aqueous stream by contacting the aqueous stream with magnesium and base in a first zone having a first pH, to form an (n−1)th mixed stream and a first portion of struvite; separating the (n−1)th mixed stream from the first portion of struvite; removing at least some struvite from the first portion of struvite; contacting the (n−1)th mixed stream with base in an nth zone, wherein n is an integer incrementing from 2 to n | 2008-12-18 |
20080308506 | Delivery system and method of making article - A water treatment composition comprised of a metal ion yielding material secured to an adhesive, with the adhesive secured to a structure, so that when the structure is placed in a body of water the concentration of metal ions is maintained at level sufficient to kill bacteria and sufficient to permit release of metal ions over an extended period of time. Also, a method of securing a metal ion yielding material, as well as a method of manufacture of an article, by first adhering the metal ion yielding material to a structure and then forming the structure into an article for placement in a body of water to maintain the desired metal ion concentration therein. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308507 | Water Purification Apparatus - A water purification apparatus comprising: a water source; a dispenser for dispensing water to fill a container; conduit means connected to the source and the dispenser for the transport of water from the source to the dispenser; filter means interposed between the source and the dispenser for filtering the water that is dispensed to the container; sanitising means for sanitising the container; and delivering means for delivering the sanitising means to the container, wherein the sanitising means comprises a gas, and wherein the delivering means delivers the sanitising means to the container prior to filling of the container. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308508 | Dual purpose rack and divider assembly - The dual purpose rack and divider assembly of this invention has a base, wings, base slats, and cross slats which can be assemble in either a rack or a divider configuration. A mortise on the base and tenons on the wings and base slats provide an interlocking mechanism that allow transformation from a divider to a rack and to provide stability when in the rack configuration. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308509 | Plate, Glass and Cutlery-Holding Unit - A plate, glass and cutlery-holding unit ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080308510 | DISHWASHER TINE, TINE EXTENDER AND RACK - There is provided in one embodiment of the invention a removable, adjustable-height dishwasher tine for holding objects in an automatic dishwasher rack, where the dishwasher rack has at least one receiving element for receiving the dishwasher tine and where the tine comprises an elongated tube with a first end and a second end, such that the first end has a securement means for securely attaching the tine to the receiving element of the dishwasher rack, and such that the elongated tube is adjustable in height via an adjusting means. In another embodiment of the invention there is provided a dishwasher rack for use in an automatic dishwasher, where the dishwasher rack has a plurality of spaced receiving elements for receiving a plurality of corresponding removable dishwasher tines. The tines each comprise an elongated tube with a first end and a second end, where the first end has a securement means for securely attaching each tine to the receiving element, such that the dishwasher tines can be arranged to securely hold objects in the dishwasher rack. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308511 | Bra organizer and protector - A device for storing, protecting and organizing bras consisting of multi-level beams with storage hooks distributed along the length of the beams and suspended by a central hook. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308512 | Retrofit Shelf - A retrofit shelf and method are disclosed for converting an existing towel bar, commonly found in a bathroom, into a storage platform. Versions of the retrofit shelf are configured to be universally useful with a plurality of support bar configurations in an unobtrusive and cost effective manner without the use of an adhesive. The retrofit shelf is configured to load the support bar with directional forces for which the support bar is designed to support. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308513 | Device for Displaying Objects - An object display device comprising a leg ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080308514 | TRAY TRANSPORTATION DEVICE - A tray transportation device is disclosed in this invention. The tray transportation device includes a transfer stage, a loading handler, an operation handler and an unload stage. The transfer stage has a buffer area and an operation area. The loading handler is disposed on the buffer area to handle a tray in the buffer area. The operation handler is disposed on the operation area to handle a tray in the operation area. The unload stage is used to carry the tray transferred from the transfer stage. The loading handler and the operation handler move together, when the operation handler transfers the tray from the operation area to the unload stage; the loading handler transfers the tray from the buffer area to the operation area. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308515 | ADJUSTABLE SHELF - A shelf includes a first shelf section and a second shelf section that slidingly fits with the first shelf section such that the first shelf section and second shelf section are configured to form a shelf surface having a usable shelf surface area that is variable. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308516 | Storage Rack with Multiple Tiers - A storage rack with multiple tiers includes at least two rack portions and at least a connecting member. The two rack portions include an upper rack portion and a lower rack portion. The rack portions respectively include at least three support beams and at least a rack tier fixed thereon. Two female screw threads are respectively formed on a bottom of the support beams of the upper rack portion and on a top of the support beams of the lower rack portion. The at least a connecting member is connecting the upper rack portion and the lower rack portion. The connecting member includes a handheld portion and two screw portions. The screwing portions are respectively disposed on two sides of the handheld portion and each having a male screw thread thereon. The male screw threads are configured for threadly engaging the female screw threads of the support beams. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308517 | Track ceiling clip apparatus - A track clip hanger assembly is composed of two parts that are mated together in a slidable manner to attach the assembly to a hanging ceiling track. Each of the two track clip hanger parts include an arrangement for mating one part to the other and each of the two parts include an arrangement for attaching the assembly to a ceiling track such that the assembly hangs from the bottom of the track when the two parts are in the mated position and the two parts of the track clip hanger assembly are mated in such a manner that the two parts will not accidentally come apart or un-mate. The track clip hanger assembly is designed to allow an electronic device to be attached to it so that the device can not accidentally become un-attached. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308518 | CONTAINER HAVING AN AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING THE CONTENTS THEREIN - A container that has an automatic identification device for identifying the contents therein includes a bottom that has an outer periphery and a neck that defines an opening at a top portion thereof for receiving a product and a shoulder proximate a bottom portion thereof. The neck has a radially inwardly extending flange on an inner surface thereof. The flange is located at a predetermined distance away from the top portion of the neck. The container further includes a sidewall that extend generally upwardly from the periphery of the bottom to the shoulder of the neck. A cap is removably engageable to the neck and an automatic identification device is removably mountable on the flange of the neck. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308519 | Beverage Container - A beverage container for the storage of a carbonated drink comprising a container body ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080308520 | Universal container closure - A universal container closure capable of sealing containers with various opening sizes and configurations. The universal container closure includes a solid body with a first opening in the exterior surface that opens into a first cylindrical cavity. A second cylindrical cavity is fluidly connected and coaxial with the first cylindrical cavity. The second cylindrical cavity has a smaller diameter than the first cylindrical cavity. A second opening is also provided in the solid body which opens into a third cylindrical cavity. The third cylindrical cavity has a diameter that is larger than the diameter of the second cylindrical cavity but smaller than the diameter of the first cylindrical cavity. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308521 | Bottle/stick pack combination - A drink bottle and stick pack combination includes a generally elongated, cylindrical container having an elongated recess located along the outer wall of the container. The recess extends axially along a portion of the height of the container. An elongated package is releasably held within the recess by the container label that normally surrounds the same. The package may contain a natural or artificial flavoring, a medicament, or an edible substance. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308522 | EASY GRIP BOTTLE - An easy open bottle having grooves for the fingers. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308523 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE MEDICAL DEVICE CONDUIT - A method for manufacturing a flexible medical device conduit includes forming an elongated framework of flexible material (e.g., Nitinol), and creating a sharp head on a distal end of the elongated strip using, for example, an isotropic etching technique, a stamping technique and/or a coining technique. The method also includes the step of jacketing the elongated framework with a flexible tube such that the flexible tube and the elongated framework define at least one conduit therebetween. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308524 | Electrochemical Fabrication Methods With Enhanced Post Deposition Processing - An electrochemical fabrication process for producing three-dimensional structures from a plurality of adhered layers is provided where each layer comprises at least one structural material (e.g. nickel) and at least one sacrificial material (e.g. copper) that will be etched away from the structural material after the formation of all layers have been completed. A copper etchant containing chlorite (e.g. Enthone C-38) is combined with a corrosion inhibitor (e.g. sodium nitrate) to prevent pitting of the structural material during removal of the sacrificial material. A simple process for drying the etched structure without the drying process causing surfaces to stick together includes immersion of the structure in water after etching and then immersion in alcohol and then placing the structure in an oven for drying. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308525 | POTASSIUM NIOBATE DEPOSITED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM RESONATOR, FREQUENCY FILTER, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A method for manufacturing a potassium niobate deposited body includes: forming a buffer layer above a substrate composed of an R-plane sapphire substrate; forming above the buffer layer a potassium niobate layer or a potassium niobate solid solution layer that epitaxially grows in a (100) orientation in a pseudo cubic system expression; and forming an electrode layer above the potassium niobate layer or the potassium niobate solid solution layer, wherein a (100) plane of the potassium niobate layer or the potassium niobate solid solution layer is formed to tilt with a [11-20] direction vector as a rotation axis with respect to an R-plane (1-102) of the R-plane sapphire substrate. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308526 | Minimization of mask undercut on deep silicon etch - A method for forming features in a silicon layer is provided. A mask is formed with a plurality of mask openings over the silicon layer. A polymer layer is deposited over the mask by flowing a hydrogen free deposition gas comprising C | 2008-12-18 |
20080308527 | ADVANCED MASK PATTERNING WITH PATTERNING LAYER - An imaging structure such as a mask or reticle may be fabricated using a patterning layer on an imaging layer. The patterning layer may have substantially different etch properties than the imaging layer. A first etch process may be selective of the patterning layer with respect to a resist layer. A second etch process may be selective of the imaging layer with respect to the patterning layer. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308528 | Nanoporous ultrafine alpha-alumina powders and sol-gel process of preparing same - The present invention provides α-alumina powders comprising α-alumina particles of which at least 80% of the α-alumina particles have a particle size of less than 100 nm. The invention also provides slurries, particularly aqueous slurries, which comprise α-alumina powders of the invention. The invention further provides methods of manufacturing α-alumina powders and α-alumina slurries of the invention and methods of polishing using same. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308529 | Polymerase chain reaction kit and method of manufacturing the same - The present invention provides a kit employed for polymerase chain reaction. The kit has a cavity and a flow channel on a substrate. The flow channel is separated from the cavity by at least a barrier formed along the cavity. Such a structure allows the cavity to be filled with a sample solution even in minute quantities. At the same time, the structure can provide a sample solution with a rapid temperature-control. The structure can therefore contribute to accelerated polymerase chain reaction. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308530 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS - A substrate treating apparatus for heating a treating solution formed of a chemical and a diluent, and immersing substrates in the treating solution for treatment. The apparatus includes a treating tank for storing the treating solution, a heater for heating the treating solution, a temperature detector for detecting temperature of the treating solution, a temperature controller for controlling the heater so that a detected temperature of the treating solution reaches a set temperature, a supplementing device for supplement the treating tank with the diluent, a concentration detector for detecting concentration of the treating solution, and a concentration controller, operable only when the temperature detector detects the treating solution being in a temperature range close to the set temperature, for controlling the supplementing device to adjust an amount of the diluent supplemented so that the concentration of the treating solution detected by the concentration detector becomes slightly higher than a boiling-point concentration corresponding to the set temperature of the treating solution. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308531 | VACUUM INSULATED SWITCHGEAR - A vacuum insulated switchgear comprising a vacuum container accommodating at least a pair of movable contacts and a pair of fixed contacts, wherein the movable contacts are capable of taking three positions, the switchgear being a double-break three-position type switch having breaking and disconnecting functions. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308532 | Vacuum insulated switchgear - A vacuum insulated switchgear comprising a vacuum container accommodating at least a pair of movable contacts and a pair of fixed contacts, wherein the movable contacts are capable of taking three positions, the switchgear being a double-break three-position type switch having breaking and disconnecting functions. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308533 | SPOT WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING WELDING-GUN CLOSING SPEED - A spot welding system including a welding gun with an electrode pair actuated by a servo-motor, a robot carrying the welding gun or objective workpieces and operating to change the relative positions and orientations of the welding gun and the workpieces, and a gun motion controller controlling the servo-motor to actuate the electrode pair to open or close. The gun motion controller includes a motion commanding section outputting a motion command to the servo-motor in accordance with a speed set-value designating a closing speed of the electrode pair, and a set-value adjusting section automatically adjusting the speed set-value to an appropriate value. The set-value adjusting section includes a force-data obtaining section obtaining force data representing, in a time-series manner, the pressurizing force generated in the electrode pair when the servo-motor actuates the electrode pair to close in accordance with the motion command, and an appropriate-value computing section determining the appropriate value of the speed set-value based on pre-convergence transient data in the force data. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308534 | PYROMETER FOR LASER ANNEALING SYSTEM COMPATIBLE WITH AMORPHOUS CARBON OPTICAL ABSORBER LAYER - In a laser annealing system for workpieces such as semiconductor wafers, a pyrometer wavelength response band is established within a narrow window lying between the laser emission band and a fluorescence emission band from the optical components of the laser system, the pyrometer response band lying in a wavelength region at which the optical absorber layer on the workpiece has an optical absorption coefficient as great as or greater than the underlying workpiece. A multi-layer razor-edge interference filter having a 5-8 nm wavelength cut-off edge transition provides the cut-off of the laser emission at the bottom end of the pyrometer response band. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308535 | Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jet - A plasma jet apparatus for performing plasma processing of an article includes: an elongated central electrode ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080308536 | Approach for assembling and repairing probe assemblies using laser welding - An approach for assembling and repairing probe assemblies using laser welding includes aligning a beam element to a post element on a probe substrate. The beam element is positioned in contact with the post element on the probe substrate. The beam element is then attached to the post element on the probe substrate by laser welding the beam element to the post element on the probe substrate. The approach may include the use of a vacuum capillary pickup tool to align and position the beam element. The vacuum capillary pickup tool may also operate in conjunction with a laser beam delivery system for guiding the laser beam to the correct location for welding and also to assist in removing gases and debris attributable to the laser welding process. The approach allows probe elements to be connected directly to a probe substrate without requiring an intermediate layer. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308537 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FAST AND LOCAL ANNEAL OF ANTI-FERROMAGNETIC (AF) EXCHANGE-BIASED MAGNETIC STACKS - A method (and structure) of thermally treating a magnetic layer of a wafer, includes annealing, for a predetermined short duration, a magnetic layer of a single wafer. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308538 | Powder Delivery Nozzle - A powder delivery nozzle ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080308539 | TANDEM WELDING CARRIAGE WITH CHANGEABLE WHEEL CONFIGURATION AND MODULAR CONSTRUCTION - An invention is provided which comprises a tandem welding carriage having at least two welding carriages coupled to each other. Each of the welding carriages having a base, rear wheel assemblies disposed at one end of the base, and welding attachment portions. The two welding carriages are coupled to each other using a coupling member, and each welding carriage is carrying an arc welding device and/or spool to allow for tandem arc welding. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308540 | Engine driven welding machine - An engine driven welding machine which is favorable in operability and has high reliability and reliably performs idle stop and restart is provided. An engine driven welding machine in which a welding generator is driven by an engine, and the aforesaid engine performs an idle operation when a welding operation is stopped is characterized by including an engine stop signal forming circuit IT which forms a stop signal for stopping an operation of the aforesaid engine when time of the aforesaid idle operation exceeds a predetermined time, a direct-current power supply PS connected to an output terminal of the aforesaid welding machine, voltage detecting means VS which detects a voltage change of the aforesaid output terminal, a restart detecting circuit RS which forms a restart signal for restarting the aforesaid engine when the detected voltage by the aforesaid voltage detecting means shows a predetermined change mode for starting the welding operation, and an engine control circuit EC which stops the aforesaid engine in response to the aforesaid stop signal, and restarts the aforesaid engine in response to the aforesaid restart signal. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308541 | Engine driven welding machine - An engine driven welding machine which is favorable in operability and has high reliability and reliably performs idle stop and restart is provided. An engine driven welding machine in which a welding generator is driven by an engine, and the aforesaid engine performs an idle operation when a welding operation is stopped is characterized by including an engine stop signal forming circuit IT which forms a stop signal for stopping an operation of the aforesaid engine when time of the aforesaid idle operation exceeds a predetermined time, a direct-current power supply PS connected to an output terminal of the aforesaid welding machine, voltage detecting means VS which detects a voltage change of the aforesaid output terminal, a restart detecting circuit RS which forms a restart signal for restarting the aforesaid engine when the detected voltage by the aforesaid voltage detecting means shows a predetermined change mode for starting the welding operation, and an engine control circuit EC which stops the aforesaid engine in response to the aforesaid stop signal, and restarts the aforesaid engine in response to the aforesaid restart signal. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308542 | Heated Glass Guard with Sensorless Control for Forklift Trucks - An open forklift truck is provided having an elongated windshield that protects the operator from wind chills experienced when operating the truck in a cold storage environment. The windshield is a laminate having a plurality of heating elements disposed therein that are electrically connected to a control that monitors speed, battery voltage, temperature, and ambient feedback and adjusts the power supply to the windshield based on this feedback. Accordingly, the windshield is maintained at a predetermined temperature selected to limit condensation and fogging of the windshield. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308543 | CIGARETTE LIGHTER FOR VEHICLES - A cigarette lighter for a vehicle includes a socket electrically connected to a vehicle battery; and a plug, removably disposed in the socket. The plug includes a push button and an outer housing. The push button is slidable within the outer housing, and includes a heating element. The outer housing includes a plug holder that surrounds the push button. The lighter also includes a handle on the plug holder for extraction of the plug from the socket. The plug holder may include a rim that interferes with the socket to act as a stopper. The handle may be hinged to the plug holder, and rotatable between a first, usable position, and a second, rest position, at which it is seated against the rim. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308544 | Multifunctional Roasting Oven - A multifunctional roasting oven comprises a housing with a door that can be opened and closed, and a roasting chamber provided inside the housing, with a heater provided at the lower portion of roasting chamber, and a plurality of horizontal roasting tubes provided at the upper portion of the roasting chamber, the food products can be placed over the roasting tubes. The roasting tubes driven by a drive device may be rotated with the axes, respectively. The advantage is to resolve the problem of single-acting and discommondiousness use. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308545 | Cooking apparatus with divider - Disclosed herein is a cooking apparatus that is capable of partially heating a cooking chamber depending upon an amount of food to be cooked through a relatively simple mechanical structure without using an additional control unit. The cooking apparatus includes a cooking chamber, a hot air supply unit to supply hot air into the cooking chamber, and a divider to divide the cooking chamber. The hot air supply unit includes a heater, a blowing fan to supply air heated by the heater into the cooking chamber, a fan cover having inlet holes and outlet holes, an opening and closing cover to partially open and close the inlet holes and the outlet holes of the fan cover, and interlocking units operating together with the attachment and detachment of the divider to move the opening and closing cover. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308546 | Indexing method and apparatus for an electroheating technology oven - An oven includes: an inlet elevator having multiple receiving bays for receiving a piece to be heated in the oven where the receiving bays are stacked vertically and the elevator is configured to move up or down to align a receiving bay; a mandrel having multiple shelves to correspond a shelf to a bay of the inlet elevator, each shelf configured to support a piece received from the inlet elevator, the mandrel configured to rotate each piece on a shelf between a loading position, a baking position, and an unloading position; an outlet elevator having multiple receiving bays for unloading a piece heated in the oven, the unloading bays are stacked vertically and the elevator is configured to move up or down to align an unloading bay with a material handling system moving the heated pieces; and a microwave generator configured to heat at least one of the pieces when the pieces are in the baking position. A method of heating a material is also provided. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308547 | Method of Controlling Electric Kettle for "Dry" Burn Prevention - A method of controlling an electric kettle for “dry” burn prevention during heating process, including the steps of: providing a temperature sensor, a microprocessor, and a control circuit; detecting the water temperature; determining the temperature rate change and comparing the temperature rate change with the rate change threshold; and when the temperature rate change is larger than the preset rate change threshold, sending a control signal to the control circuit. The microprocessor determines the temperature rate change and the acceleration rate change that when the temperature rate change and acceleration rate change are larger than the corresponding thresholds respectively, the microprocessor sends the control signal to the control circuit to stop the heating process. Therefore, the present invention accurately determines the increasing temperature of the water and simultaneously cuts off the heating power to prevent the electric kettle from being burnt. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308548 | Active Matrix Temperature Controller Array - In an array for temperature controlled cells the cells are driven in an active matrix array. A temperature processing array may be employed in biochip, such as underneath a biosensor or underneath reaction chambers. Due to the active matrix complex driver circuitry may be positioned outside the actual array of cells. Each cell is provided with a switch for coupling the cell circuitry to the driver circuitry. When coupled to the driver circuitry, a memory element in the cell circuitry may be provided with a heating setting. Then, the cell circuitry is uncoupled from the driver circuitry and a heating element is controlled to heat the cell in accordance with the setting stored in the memory element. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308549 | Method of Manufacturing Resistance Film Heating Apparatus and Resistance Film Heating Apparatus Formed by the Same - The present invention discloses a method of manufacturing a resistance film heating apparatus and a resistance film heating apparatus formed by the same. The method comprises: preparing the liquid resistance material; acid washing the surface of the base material; cleaning the surface of the base material; heating and activating the base material; spraying the liquid resistance material on the surface of the base material; after the base material cooling down naturally, testing by the four-point method whether the actual heating power of the surface high-density resistance film on the base material is in accord with the designed heating power, and correcting the spacing, size, shape and baking temperature of the designed conductive electrodes, thereby ensuring that the heating power is in accord with the designed heating power; printing the conductive silver slurry in a predetermined manner on the base material according to the calculated correction value; sintering and solidifying the conductive silver slurry in a baking process so as to form electrodes; testing again after the electrodes cooling down naturally, and mending the electrodes using the conductive silver slurry and adjusting the baking temperature again if the actual heating power is yet not in accord with the designed heating power, and, if it is in accord with the designed heating power, forming an eligible finished product. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308550 | Magnetic flux guide for continuous high frequency welding of closed profiles - A magnetic flux guide for improvement of continuous induction tube welding process is provided having a magnetic body made from one or several plates of soft magnetic composite (magnetodielectric material) that has permeability of at least 15, saturation flux density greater than about 0.2 T and service temperature of at least 180° C. The device also comprises internal channels for water or gas cooling or one or two water-cooled plates, which are located in the middle of the magnetic body, on one side or both sides of the body. The device preferably has a fixture for its positioning above the edges of the welding tube or profile. The device may be incorporated into the welding coil, which provides to the device mechanical support and cooling. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308551 | INDUCTION FURNACE SUSCEPTOR FOR HEATING A WORKPIECE IN AN INERT ATMOSPHERE OR IN A VACUUM - A susceptor is provided for an induction furnace having a cylinder, a top and bottom cover sealing the top and bottom ends of the cylinder, and coolant passages within the cylinder and the covers. A coil surrounds the chamber and is hollow to allow flow of coolant therethrough. A susceptor susceptible to induction heating is located in the chamber and includes a top piece and a bottom piece. The top piece and the bottom piece can define a bell shape and a bowl shape. A thermal insulator is disposed between the susceptor and the inner walls of the chamber within which the susceptor and the workpiece are contained. The thermal insulator can also include infrared reflectors and insulators on the ends of the susceptor to reduce heat leakage. | 2008-12-18 |
20080308552 | CONTAINER - A collapsible container includes a plurality of walls collapsible onto the base. A first wall has a support pivotable between a support position where it is partially supported on an adjacent wall and a retracted position. An adjacent wall has a stop formed thereon which forces the support into the support position when the first wall is moved to the upright position. | 2008-12-18 |