52nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100326768 | FALL-ARREST LADDER SYSTEM - A safety-featured ladder, including taut rope wrapped over top of the top rung and under bottom of the bottom rung and fixedly connected to the ladder when downward force is applied to the rope in front of the ladder. In a first embodiment, a sleeve including a pulley subsystem is attached to a body harness worn by a climber and can move or slide along the rope only when climbing up ladder. In a second embodiment, a sleeve including a different pulley subsystem including a centrifugal brake is attached to a body harness worn by a climber and can move or slide along the rope when climbing up or climbing down. However, if the climber loses footing and starts to fall the sleeve grabs the rope, and/or the rope grabs the sleeve, which prevents the climber from falling more than a few inches and from injury. Hooks at top of the ladder can hook around transverse cables atop poles. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326769 | Hatchway safety grab post safety barrier and grate - A lift-up safety grab post mechanism for rooftop hatchway curbs having a mounting bracket on a hatchway curb and having an elongate opening having a pivot bolt for upward and downward grab post movement. A lift-up grab post has a pivot opening receiving the pivot bolt and having a stop member fixed thereto. The lift-up grab post is rotationally moveable between an upstanding position and a horizontal position relative to the roof hatchway curb. The mounting bracket defines a receiver seat and further defines a stop shoulder adjacent the receiver seat that prevents rotational movement of the grab post until the grab post has been raised from said receiver seat to a position above the stop shoulder. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326770 | ACCESSORY MOUNTING - The accessory mounting comprises a securable attachment device, principally front-loading, comprising two horizontally connected pairs of vertically (with respect to a standing ladder) connected and extendible diverging rung-gripping hooks, incorporating a horizontal member, the mid-section of a toolbar with attached arms extending into the horizontal ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326771 | PLATFORM UNIT HAVING LIFT-OFF PROTECTION AND METHOD FOR SECURING A PLATFORM UNIT AGAINST LIFT-OFF AND METHOD FOR RELEASING A PLATFORM UNIT SECURED AGAINST LIFT-OFF - A coating unit ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326772 | Lubrication Disc Assembly - A lubrication disc assembly for lubricating a rod includes a body that circumferentially surrounds the rod and defines a reservoir for storing a lubricant therein. An applicator is disposed within the body directly adjacent the reservoir and contacts the rod. The applicator transfers lubricant from the reservoir to the rod in response to axial movement between the lubrication disc assembly and the rod. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326773 | ELEVATOR GROUP CONTROL SYSTEM - Provided is an elevator group control system which is excellent in convenience and can prevent a decrease in operation efficiency even when an elevator is used by a group of a plurality of persons. For this purpose, there are installed in an elevator hall a destination operating panel by use of which users register their destination floors before boarding and a group boarding registering device for registering that users use an elevator as a group. The number of users expected when users use an elevator as a group is stored beforehand in a user head-count storage section. When registration of a destination floor by use of the destination operating panel has been performed at the same time with registration of a group use by use of the group boarding registering device, a car to be assigned to a hall car call is determined on the basis of the number of users stored in the user head-count storage section. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326774 | Braking assembly - There is described a vehicle braking assembly for a wheel which comprises a braking member arranged to move relative to the main body of the wheel between an inoperative and an operative position, blocking means adapted to prevent the braking member from moving to an operative position wherein the trigger means is operable by coded message passed by a separate transmitter as electromagnetic radiation and the assembly is provided with an EMR sensor. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326775 | BRAKE MECHANISM FOR STROLLER - A brake mechanism is applied to a stroller. The stroller comprises a first wheel. The first wheel has a first hub. The brake mechanism comprises a first wheel base, a ratchet, an operating member and a first engaging member. The first wheel is pivotally connected to the first wheel base. The ratchet is pivotally connected to the first wheel base. The ratchet comprises a plurality of first and second engaging teeth arranged interlacedly. The operating member is pivotally connected to the first wheel base and abuts against the ratchet. The first engaging member is pivotally connected to the first wheel base. When the operating member is pressed to drive the ratchet to rotate, the ratchet drives the first engaging member to move, so that the first engaging member is capable of selectively engaging with one of the first or second engaging teeth. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326776 | GARNISH PLATE MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A garnish plate mounting structure allows a garnish plate to be installed to a caliper body without the need for any special machining of the caliper body, thus achieving improved general versatility. An engaging member is disposed along an external surface of a second pad opposing an arm portion of the caliper body. The engaging member has engaging portions which engage the second pad. The engaging member is held between the arm portion and the second pad. The garnish plate is disposed at an external surface of the caliper body and connected to the engaging member through the intermediary of connecting portions provided extendedly on both sides of the engaging portion. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326777 | Disk brake - A disc brake that suppresses braking noises when a vehicle moves backward include an urging spring urging a friction pad toward a rotationally exiting side of a disc when the vehicle moves forward, the urging spring being arranged between a hook portion of the friction pad and a torque receiving portion of a carrier. The urging spring formed through bend of an elastic plate material has its spring constant that is set to be a small value to avoid resonance frequency causing noise where the base end side thereof is fixed to the hook portion of the backing plate while the top end side thereof elastically abuts to the torque receiving portion of the carrier. The urging spring is located at the position that is outside in the radial direction from the center position of the hook portion in its width direction. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326778 | Brake pedal simulator and brake system - A brake pedal simulator for a brake system of a motor vehicle has a chamber with hydraulic fluid which is limited by a first piston coupled to a brake pedal, a second piston having restoring means for producing a restoring force, and a third piston driving a pressure transducer. The first and second pistons are functionally connected together by the hydraulic fluid when a first valve is open to transmit the restoring force to the first piston upon movement against the hydraulic fluid. This first functional connection is interrupted when the first valve is closed. The first and second pistons are functionally connected together by the hydraulic fluid when a second valve is open to transmit movement of the first piston to the third piston. This second functional connection is interrupted when the second valve is closed. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326779 | Fluidic Dampening Device - An improved fluidic dampening device having a first clamp attached to the housing of a fluidic dampening device near the left side of such housing and a second clamp attached to such housing near the right side of the housing to create apertures for accommodating handlebars. Each upper segment is releasably connected to each respective lower segment, although a first end of each upper segment may be rotatably connected to each respective lower segment while a second end is releasably connected. The housing is preferably so attached to the first clamp and to the second clamp that the uppermost portion of the housing is lower the lowermost portion of the apertures. Preferably, the lower segments are attached to the top of a triple clamp; but neither the attachment of the first clamp to the housing nor the attachment of the second clamp to the housing involves the triple clamp. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326780 | Hydraulic Shock Absorber - In a hydraulic shock absorber, a damping force generating device is provided between a piston side oil chamber and a rod side oil chamber of a cylinder, and in a compression stroke, a compression side flow path for circulating oil in the piston side oil chamber of the cylinder through an outside flow path of the cylinder toward the rod side oil chamber is provided in the damping force generating device, while in an extension stroke, an extension side flow path for circulating the oil in the rod side oil chamber of the cylinder through the outside flow path of the cylinder toward the piston side oil chamber is provided in the damping force generating device. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326781 | PISTON VALVE ASSEMBLY OF SHOCK ABSORBER - Disclosed is a piston valve assembly of a shock absorber. The shock absorber includes an inner cylinder completely filled with an operating fluid, an outer cylinder disposed outside the inner cylinder and partially filled with the fluid, and a piston rod. The piston valve assembly is provided to a lower end of the piston rod to divide the inner cylinder into rebound and compression chambers. The piston valve assembly includes a compression valve body having a compression fluid passage, a rebound valve body having a rebound fluid passage, an upper disc valve on the compression valve body, a lower disc valve below the rebound valve body, and a sliding piston sealingly adjoining the inner cylinder and having a penetration fluid passage. The sliding piston is slidably disposed between the compression and rebound valve bodies to slide while opening or closing a space between outer surfaces of the compression and rebound valves. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326782 | Energy Absorber With Double-Acting Crush Lobes - An energy absorber includes opposing aligned crush lobes expandable in opposite directions, and when expanded, potentially collapse with different energy-absorbing rates and stroke distances. The energy absorber forms a subassembly design that is adaptable and easily modified for predetermined energy absorption crush curves and specific energy-absorbing circumstances, such that it can be used inside a vehicle passenger compartment or outside a vehicle in different locations, such as for a knee bolster on the instrument panel, or on a door inner panel, or on an under-knee seat component, or on a headliner or A-pillar cover, or hood-lifter for pedestrian safety. One version of the energy absorber includes formed sheets bonded along a perimeter to define two cavities and an inflator-holding pocket connected to the cavities by integrally-formed tunnels. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326783 | FREE-WHEEL CAGE RING WITH CENTRIFUGAL-FORCE LIFTING - A free-wheel cage ring, having two annular flanged disks ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326784 | TORQUE PROTECTION DEVICE AND TORQUE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY - A torque protection device is provided which includes an axial direction and a radial direction. The torque protection device further includes a driven element for connecting the torque protection device to a driven output member, a driving element for connecting the torque protection device to a driving input member, and at least one shear pin connecting the driving element to the driven element. The shear pin includes a first end held by the driven element and a second end held by the driving element. The shear pin extends from the driven element to the driving element in the radial direction of the torque protection device. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326785 | HYBRID DRIVE TRAIN - A hybrid drive train ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326786 | WET-TYPE MULTI-PLATE CLUTCH - In a wet-type multi-plate clutch comprising an externally-toothed plate and an internally-toothed plate each of which is formed by adhering a friction material on a core plate and in which torque is transmitted by engaging the externally-toothed plate and the internally-toothed plate, the friction materials are adhered on opposed surfaces of the externally-toothed plate and the internally-toothed plate which are opposed to each other. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326787 | OPERATING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE HAVING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND AN ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM - The invention relates to an operating device for a vehicle having an automatic transmission and an electrically actuated parking brake system, comprising at least one mechanical actuation element for inputting operating commands of the vehicle user and a control unit for converting the operating commands into control signals to the transmission and the parking brake system, wherein according to the invention the actuation element ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326788 | Bearing Assembly - A bearing assembly ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326789 | BANKNOTE HANDLING APPARATUS - A banknote handling apparatus | 2010-12-30 |
20100326790 | Escalator - Escalator with a series of steps connected to at least one drive chain, driven by a motor mechanism, travelling via an advanced track and a return track placed alongside, there being transition zones between two levels, said tracks respectively comprising a main set of guides and at least one set of additional guides for moving a movable step, via the bearing thereof, parallel to a non-movable step, so that they are positioned at the same height, creating a widened continuous platform which can accommodate a person with reduced mobility. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326791 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS/GOODS - Conveyor system for the transportation of passengers ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326792 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVEYING AND ROTATING IMPACT-SENSITIVE PANELS IN ULTRA CLEAN ROOMS - The invention relates to a method and a device for the contamination-free, precise-track conveying and rotating on one plane of thin, impact-sensitive crystalline panels, in particular glass panels, with the following features: a) a glass panel (6) is conveyed over parallel mounted carriers ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326793 | APPARATUS FOR FEEDING CONTAINERS TO A DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING UNIT - An apparatus ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326794 | Modular Conveying Plant - Modular conveying plant for elements or containers, comprises at least a conveyor ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326795 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVEYING PLANAR PRODUCTS - A method and to a device for conveying planar products ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326796 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR TRANSFERRING DISCRETE ARTICLES BETWEEN CARRIERS - An apparatus for transferring an article from a first carrier moving at a first speed to a second carrier moving at a second speed is provided. The apparatus comprises a support member comprising a track comprising an arcuate portion, and a carrier member configured to be moved relative to the track. The carrier member comprises a surface configured to receive the article from the first carrier in a receiving zone and deposit the article onto the second carrier in an application zone, an aperture in the surface, and a passage in fluid communication with the aperture. The apparatus further comprises a vacuum manifold in fluid communication with the passage. The carrier member is configured to be moved relative to the vacuum manifold. The apparatus also comprises a linear motor operably engaged with the carrier member and configured to move the carrier member relative to the track. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326797 | CARRIER FOR TRANSPORTING SOLAR CELL SUBSTRATES - A carrier for transporting a plurality of solar cell substrates comprising a peripheral frame defined by a pair of side members connected by first and second complementary end members, a plurality of cross struts, a plurality of standoffs for supporting the substrates, and at least one drive member coupled to one of the end members. The end members have alternating bends that provide a wave-like pattern of projections and indentations, are arranged in a spaced and substantially parallel orientation, and are constructed from metal wire. Each cross strut is connected to the first end member and the second end member between complementary projections and indentations. Rotation of the drive member causes both end members to rotate in a circular motion. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326798 | CLEATED CONVEYOR BELT - A belt conveyor includes a belt which is in a flat configuration for a part of its path and in a transversely curved or semi-circular configuration in a part of its path through a guide tube. The belt has a plurality of paddle members arranged together in longitudinally spaced positions to act as cleats for restricting back flow under gravity of the particulate material in the tube. The paddle members are arranged so that two paddle members of a front row define between them a space which is sufficient to allow the paddle members to lie side by side and to avoid contact when moved into the curved configuration and a third paddle member is positioned behind the space between the two paddle members of the front row to prevent flow or material between the front two paddle members from moving rearwardly beyond the third paddle member. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326799 | DEVICE FOR PREVENTING WITHDRAWING AND INSERTING OF A CIRCUIT BREAKER - Disclosed is a device for preventing withdrawing and inserting of a circuit breaker. The device for preventing withdrawing and inserting of a circuit breaker include: a lead screw is coupled between a carriage and a girder assembly and rotated by an external force to allow a breaker body to be closed or released while the carriage is moved with respect to a cradle, and a braking unit preventing the lead screw for operating when the girder assembly is released from the cradle. In an unstable state in which the girder assembly is not coupled to the cradle, a withdrawal handle is prevented from being inserted into the girder assembly. Therefore, an abnormal withdrawing operation can be prevented, and thus, various safety accidents, a contact resistance and temperature rise, damage to a device due to electrical breakdown can be prevented. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326800 | Switching Device, Especially Floor Switch, for a Production Device - The invention describes a switching device which can be variably positioned ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326801 | Electrical Switching Device - An electrical switch assembly includes a first pair of busbars, each busbar having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion disposed at an angle with respect to the second portion, and a wedge-shaped assembly configured to be repositionable to form an electrical circuit between the first pair of busbars. Also described herein is a non-destructive testing system including the electrical switch assembly. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326802 | SWITCHING DEVICE FOR LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to a switching device for low voltage systems comprising one or more accessory devices. The switching device according to the invention comprises a case containing at least one pair of contacts that can be reciprocally coupled/decoupled. The device furthermore comprises a containment structure to contain at least one accessory device of the switching device. Said structure is provided with means for interfacing with the accessory device which comprises a body that can be inserted in the containment structure. The accessory device also comprises coupling means to couple it to the containment structure and operating means which interact with the switching device via the interface means of the containment structure. The accessory device is also provided with disengagement means operatively connected to the coupling means. Said disengagement means, once activated, free the coupling means to permit extraction of the accessory device from the containment structure. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326803 | KEYPAD WITH A LIGHT GUIDE PAD - The present disclosure relates to a keypad, wherein the keypad includes a light guide pad, a light source allowing light to be incident on the light guide pad, a sensor detecting quantity of light having passed the light guide pad, and a light quantity changer changing the quantity of light having passed the light guide pad. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326804 | Hand-held power tool - A tool, in particular a hand-held power tool, having an actuating unit that has at least one set of input electronics and at least one actuating element. The input electronics are mechanically coupled to the actuating element according to the invention. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326805 | DEVICE FOR SWITCHING AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH ON AND OFF - A device is disclosed for switching an electrical switch on and off, with a drive shaft and with an output shaft. In at least one embodiment, the drive shaft and the output shaft running transversely with respect to one another and interacting in such a way that a rotation of the drive shaft entails a rotation of the output shaft, the drive shaft being rotatable between an ON position and an OFF position, and the output shaft being rotatable correspondingly thereto between a switch-on position and a switch-off position. In at least one embodiment, the output shaft is connected to the switch which can be switched on into the switch-on position as a result of the rotation of the output shaft and can be switched off into the switch-off position by rotation. In order to achieve a simple set-up and a force-saving actuation of the switch, it is proposed, in at least one embodiment, that the drive shaft and the output shaft be connected to one another via a displaceable sliding element which, during the rotation of the drive shaft, is displaced, and the output shaft is rotated by the sliding element in the course of displacement. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326806 | PUSHBUTTON FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A pushbutton for an electronic device includes a pushbutton cap, a pushbutton base, and an adhesive member. The pushbutton cap has a flange extending from an edge thereof. The pushbutton base engages with the flange of the pushbutton cap, thus enveloping the adhesive member between the pushbutton cap and the pushbutton base. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326807 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, LIGHT GUIDE KEY PLATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE LIGHT GUIDE KEY PLATE - A light guide key plate includes a light guide plate ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326808 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TWO KEYPADS - An electronic device with two keypads is provided. The electronic device includes a recessed portion and a pressable member rotatably attached to the recessed portion. A plurality of key switches is arranged on a surface of the recessed portion. A plurality of first pressable portions are formed on a first surface of the pressable member, and a plurality of second pressable portions are formed on a second surface of the pressable member. The first pressable portions and the key switches form the first keys, and the second portions and the key switches form the second keys. The electronic device further includes a switch unit and a processor. The processor is configured for assigning the key switches to correspond to the first pressable portions or the second portions according to the switch signal generated by the switch unit. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326809 | Safety switchgear for solar plants - The invention achieves the objective of ensuring that a solar installation mounted on a unit such as, for example, a residential house, can be safely switched off cost-effectively, whereby the consumers are to be galvanically disconnected from the solar installation, and the feed lines leading to the consumers are to be de-energized in case the safety switchgear has triggered a switch-off. A safety switchgear for a solar installation is proposed, whereby the solar installation consists of at least one photovoltaic element, of two connections, each to a feed line leading to a consumer, and said safety switchgear has a bypass that is situated between the two connections and upstream from the feed lines and that has at least one switching mechanism to close the contact points, whereby at least one additional switching mechanism for purposes of opening the contact points is arranged in each of the two feed lines. The invention is characterized in that the at least one switching mechanism in the bypass and the additional switching mechanisms present in each feed line of the photovoltaic installation are arranged, and can be jointly actuated by means of a coupler, in such a way that, when the safety switchgear is actuated, first the contact points of the at least one switching mechanism in each one of the two feed lines is opened and subsequently, with a time delay, the contact points of the at least one switching mechanism, which is situated in the bypass, are closed. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326810 | DISCONNECTOR - A disconnector is disclosed, including a first operating element. The operating element is provided with a pivoting element, including a cam wheel which is in the form of a disk and has two opposite cams, with the rotation axis of this cam wheel which is in the form of a disk being at right angles to the axis of the first operating element, and with the cam wheel which is in the form of a disk having two protuberances, which can in each case make contact with the pivoting element in different operating states. In at least one embodiment, the disconnector includes a holding opening, which is arranged on at least one end surface, which is in the form of a disk, of the cam wheel which is in the form of a disk, and including a second operating element, which is fitted in the holding opening, with this second operating element having a body, an operating opening which is located in the center part of the body, and two vane pieces which are fitted on both sides of the body. In at least one embodiment, the second operating element can rotate relative to the holding opening, and can produce a rotatary movement of the cam wheel which is in the form of a disk. The disconnector according to at least one embodiment of the invention can be operated both from the front and from the side, with side operation being independent manual operation. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326811 | METHOD FOR DISPOSAL OF ORGANIC WASTE MATERIAL AND APPARATUS FOR THE METHOD - Disclosed is an organic material disposal method comprising a step for thermally decomposing a raw organic material and a gas treatment step for treating a gas generated in the preceding step, wherein the thermal decomposition step comprises a substep of decomposing the raw organic material into a carbide and a gaseous component, and the gas treatment step comprises the following substeps (1) to (5): (1) catalytically oxidizing the gaseous component produced in the thermal decomposition step; (2) neutralizing/washing the oxidized gas; (3) subjecting a waste water produced in the neutralization/washing step to the solid-liquid separation; (4) further thermally decomposing a solid component separated in the solid-liquid separation step together with the raw organic material in the thermal decomposition step; and (5) re-using a liquid component separated in the solid-liquid separation step in the solid-liquid separation step and/or the neutralization/washing step. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326812 | Method and Apparatus for Phase Change Enhancement - A method of operating an evaporator is described. In evaporator feed water, a Taylor bubble is developed which has an outer surface including a thin film in contact with an inner surface of an outer wall of an evaporator tube. The Taylor bubble is heated as it rises within the evaporator tube so that liquid in the thin film transitions into vapor within the bubble. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326813 | Microwave Induced Functionalization of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes and Composites Prepared Therefrom - The invention is directed to a method of forming, producing or manufacturing functionalized nanomaterials, and, specifically, soluble functionalized nanomaterials. The presently described invention also relates to nanomaterial-based composites consisting of a target material, which can include ceramic, polymer, or metallic matrices incorporated into or grown on nanomaterials, as well as a method or synthesis technique for the formation, production, or manufacture of nanomaterial-based composites through microwave-induced reaction. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326814 | METHOD FOR ELIMINATING METALLIC LITHIUM - The method for eliminating metallic lithium on a support comprises a plasma application step. The plasma is formed from a carbon source and an oxygen source with a power comprised between 50 and 400 W. It transforms the metallic lithium into lithium carbonate. The method then comprises a dissolution step of the lithium carbonate in an aqueous solution. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326815 | High Power Pulse Ionized Physical Vapor Deposition - Methods and apparatus for high-deposition sputtering are described. A sputtering source includes an anode and a cathode assembly that is positioned adjacent to the anode. The cathode assembly includes a sputtering target. An ionization source generates a weakly-ionized plasma proximate to the anode and the cathode assembly. A power supply produces an electric field between the anode and the cathode assembly that creates a strongly-ionized plasma from the weakly-ionized plasma. The strongly-ionized plasma includes a first plurality of ions that impact the sputtering target to generate sufficient thermal energy in the sputtering target to cause a sputtering yield of the sputtering target to be non-linearly related to a temperature of the sputtering target. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326816 | LOW-MAINTENANCE COATING TECHNOLOGY - The invention provides methods and equipment for depositing a low-maintenance coating. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326817 | LOW-MAINTENANCE COATINGS, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING LOW-MAINTENANCE COATINGS - The invention provides a substrate bearing a low-maintenance coating. In some embodiments, the coating includes a low-maintenance film that includes both titanium oxide and tungsten oxide. The invention also provides methods and equipment for depositing such coatings. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326818 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SPUTTERING APPARATUS - The invention provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a sputtering apparatus which improve the composition of a film formed by a metal and a reactive gas without increasing the number of steps. An embodiment includes the steps of: placing a substrate on a substrate holder in a process chamber; and sputtering a target in the process chamber by applying electric power thereto while feeding a first reactive gas and a second reactive gas having higher reactivity than that of the first reactive gas into the process chamber, to form a film containing a target material on the substrate. The step of forming a film is conducted by feeding at least the first reactive gas from a first gas feed opening formed near the target, and by feeding the second reactive gas from a second gas feed opening formed at a position with the distance from the target larger than that of the first gas feed opening. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326819 | METHOD FOR MAKING A PATTERNED PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING DISK - A method for making a patterned-media magnetic recording disk uses nano-imprint lithography (NIL) for patterning a resist layer over the magnetic recording layer. A hard mask layer is located above the magnetic recording layer and an etch stop layer is located above the hard mask layer and below the resist layer. Residual resist material in the recesses of the patterned resist layer is removed by reactive ion etching (RIE) to expose the underlying etch stop layer. The etch stop material in the recesses is then removed by RIE to expose regions of the hard mask layer. A reactive ion milling (RIM) process removes the exposed hard mask material. The RIM process causes no undercutting of the unexposed hard mask material, which allows the very small critical dimensions of the patterned-media disk to be reliably achieved when ion milling is subsequently performed through the hard mask that has been patterned by the RIM process. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326820 | ELECTROPOLISHING APPARATUS - An electropolishing apparatus comprises a direct current electrical power supply and reservoirs of electrolyte and coolant, a lead which carries current to a cathode block and pumps which pump the electrolyte and coolant from their respective reservoirs through tubes to the block which is made of brass and is covered with an electrolyte absorbent boot knitted from Teflon coated fiber glass thread. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326821 | Electrolysis apparatus and device comprising the same - An electrolyte apparatus wherein an electric-field inducing material capable of forming a uniform electric field between electrodes is arranged between the electrodes, so as to obtain sufficient electrolysis, although a low voltage is applied thereto, based on the fact that a voltage applied to electrodes is closely related to an electric field generated therebetween, and a device including the same is provided. The electric-field inducing material includes a conductive material bound to a non-conductive material, wherein the conductive material is randomly distributed in the accepting area. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326822 | MULTILAYER ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL TECHNOLOGY USING SOL-GEL PROCESSING APPLIED TO CERAMIC OXYGEN GENERATOR - An electrochemical cell that receives an inlet stream of air and produces an outlet stream of a high oxygen concentration of gas. The cell is made up of a plurality of layers and preferably a porous electrolyte comprised of yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) that allows only oxygen ions to pass therethrough and which is covered on its sides with electrodes comprised of lanthanum strontium manganate (LSM) which in turn are coated with a layer of platinum to aid in the even distribution of the electrical current. An electrical current is passed through the electrodes to produce a voltage difference therebetween. The layers of YSZ and LSM are formed by a sol-gel process. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326823 | CYLINDRICAL SPUTTERING TARGET - To provide a cylindrical sputtering target, whereby cracking during sputtering can be remarkably reduced. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326824 | ANALYTE TEST STRIP WITH COMBINATION ELECTRODE CONTACT AND METER IDENTIFICATION FEATURE - An analyte test strip (e.g., an electrochemical-based analyte test strip for determining glucose in a bodily fluid sample) for use with a test meter includes a first insulating layer and a electrically conductive layer disposed on the first insulating layer. The electrically conductive layer includes at least one electrode portion and at least one electrical contact pad configured for an electrical connector pin of a test meter to travel therealong during insertion of the analyte test strip into the test meter. In addition, the electrical contact pad is in electrical communication with the electrode portion. The analyte test strip also includes at least one meter identification feature (such as stripes of visually transparent material) disposed on the electrical contact pad such that the electrical connector pin of the test meter travels across the meter identification feature during insertion of the analyte test strip into the test meter. The analyte test strip further includes a second insulating layer disposed above the first insulating layer and a patterned spacer layer positioned between the first insulating layer and the electrically conductive layer that defines a sample-receiving chamber therein. The electrical contact pad of the analyte test strip has a predetermined contact electrical characteristic value and the meter identification feature has a predetermined identification feature electrical characteristic value that is dissimilar from the predetermined contact electrical characteristic. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326825 | SOLID ION CONDUCTOR, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE USING A SOLID ION CONDUCTOR, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a solid ion conductor which can be used suitably for an electrochemical device or a hydrogen gas sensor. An electrochemical device wherein a pair of electrodes are formed in the state that a solid ion conductor is sandwiched therebetween, the conductor being obtained by subjecting, to curing treatment with ultraviolet rays, a mixture of a photocurable resin and an ionic liquid having one or more cationic moieties selected from imidazolium based ions, pyridinium based ions, aliphatic amine based ions, alicyclic amine based ions and aliphatic phosphonium ions, and having one or more anionic moieties selected from boric acid ions, triflate ions, halogen based ions, and phosphonate ions. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326826 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRAPPING BEAD BASED REAGENTS WITHIN MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS SYSTEMS - An on-chip packed reactor bed design is disclosed that allows for an effective exchange of packing materials such as beads at a miniaturized level. Also disclosed is a method of treating a sample within a microfluidic analysis system, comprising; providing a main channel having a trapping zone; providing a slurry of a reagent treated packing material; inducing a flow of said packing material into said trapping zone through a flow channel connected to said trapping zone to load said trapping zone and form a packed bed of said packing material; and flowing a sample containing analytes through said packed bed, said reagent treating the sample. The present invention extends the function of microfluidic analysis systems to new applications including on-chip solid phase extraction (SPE) and on-chip capillary electrochromatography (CEC). The design can be further extended to include integrated packed bed immuno- or enzyme reactors. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326827 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ISOLATING AND PURIFYING BIO-MOLECULES - Electrophoresis systems, apparatus, and methods for isolating or purifying a bio-molecule are provided. The method includes using an electrophoresis apparatus for isolating or purifying a bio-molecule, wherein the electrophoresis apparatus includes: a separation tube including a first section for containing buffer and a second section including an electrophoresis gel, and a collection tube including a solid phase, wherein the solid phase fully covers the cross-sectional area of the collection tube, and the collection tube is detachably connected to an end adjacent to the second section of the separation tube. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326828 | RAPID ELECTROPHORESIS BINDING METHOD AND RELATED KITS AND COMPOSITIONS - An improved staining method is described for staining a biopolymer such as a peptide, a protein, an RNA, a DNA, an oligosaccharide or a complex containing a peptide, a protein, an RNA, a DNA, or an oligosaccharide in a matrix. The method includes the step of moving a staining reagent into the matrix using an electric force. The staining time can be dramatically reduced relative to conventional technologies. The improved staining method can particularly be used, for example, to stain proteins after gel separation. Other related methods and related kits are also described. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326829 | MONOLITHIC ELECTROPHORESIS GEL SYSTEM - Apparatus, systems and methods for performing gel electrophoresis using a monolithic electrophoresis unit that at least includes first and second chambers containing one or more buffer solutions and a gel chamber containing a pre-cast gel, whereby all of these chambers are integrated into a pre-fabricated single unit that is ready for use. In performing gel electrophoresis, a top seal of this monolithic electrophoresis unit is removed, followed by optionally removing a gel chamber seal from over the gel chamber, such that, buffer solution contacts the pre-cast gel within the gel chamber. Target samples are loaded into the gel chamber for contact with the pre-cast gel, a reusable lid is attached to the top surface of the monolithic electrophoresis unit, and an electrical connection is provided through the reusable lid into the monolithic electrophoresis unit for performing electrophoresis on the pre-cast gel. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326830 | MONOLITHIC ELECTROPHORESIS GEL SYSTEM - Apparatus, systems and methods for performing gel electrophoresis using a monolithic electrophoresis unit that at least includes first and second buffer chambers containing buffer solution and a gel chamber containing a pre-cast gel, whereby all of these chambers are integrated into a pre-fabricated single unit that is ready for use. In performing gel electrophoresis, a top seal of this monolithic electrophoresis unit is removed, followed by removing a gel chamber seal from over the gel chamber, such that, buffer solution contacts the pre-cast gel within such gel chamber. Target samples are loaded into the gel chamber for contact with the pre-cast gel, a reusable lid is attached to the top surface of the monolithic electrophoresis unit, and an electrical connection is provided through the reusable lid into the monolithic electrophoresis unit for performing electrophoresis on the pre-cast gel. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326831 | ELECTRICALLY ENHANCED CELLULOSE FILTRATION SYSTEM - Electrostatic filters, systems and methods having separate positively and negatively charged filter elements within electrically isolated filter tanks for electrostatically filtering particles from a fluid flow. Both positive charged connections biased to earth ground and negative charged connections biased to earth ground are made to the respective positive and negative charged filter elements, along with triboelectric induced charge accumulations from the fluid flow, for separating charged particles within the fluid flowing parallel through these oppositely charged filter elements. Variable resistors of a power supply connected to such filters, systems and methods provide for controlling and adjusting for any undesired voltage excesses and/or shortfalls within these filter tanks so that the fluid flowing exiting these filter tanks is unbiased to generate a filtered fluid having balanced electrostatic charges. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326832 | Immersion Treatment System - The invention relates to an immersion treatment system, particularly an electrophoretic immersion coating system, comprising at least one immersion basin in a known manner that can be filled with a treatment fluid. A transport system guides the objects to be coated to the immersion basin, into the interior of the immersion basin, out of the immersion basin, and away therefrom. It comprises at least one transport car whereon a vertically displaceable carriage is disposed. A component defining a rotary axis is supported on the same, supporting a mounting device for the object to be treated. A motion sequence for the object can be achieved in said manner, comprising a superposition of a horizontal linear motion, a vertical linear motion, and a rotary motion about the rotary axis. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326833 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DEIONIZATION - There is provided herein a membrane package comprising a plurality of membranes, wherein said membrane package is adapted to facilitate a feed stream flow having a process stream flow wherein said hydrodynamic resistance of said feed stream flow is substantially the same as said hydrodynamic resistance of said process stream flow. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326834 | METHOD FOR THE ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION OF CARBON NANOTUBES - This invention relates to the electrochemical deposition of carbon nanotubes (“CNTs”) on a substrate using an electrochemical cell. A dispersion of a complex of CNTs and an anionic polymer is neutralized and thereby caused to deposit on the anode plate of the cell. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326835 | ANTIMICROBIAL PROVISION OF TITANIUM AND TITANIUM ALLOYS WITH SILVER - A method for the antimicrobial provision of implant surfaces with silver, in which the method comprises an anodizing of the implant surface with an electrolyte, in which the electrolyte has a silver-yielding substance. Alternatively, the method comprises a silver implantation or a silver PVD deposition. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326836 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SORTING AND/OR DEPOSITING NANOTUBES - Methods and apparatus for forming devices using nanotubes. In one embodiment, an apparatus for depositing nanotubes onto a workpiece comprises a vessel configured to contain a deposition fluid having a plurality of nanotubes including first nanotubes having a first characteristic and second nanotubes having a second characteristic. The apparatus further includes a sorting unit in the vessel configured to selectively isolate or otherwise sort the first nanotubes from the second nanotubes, and a field unit in the vessel configured to attach the first nanotubes to the workpiece. For example, the field unit can attach the first nanotubes to the workpiece such that the first nanotubes are at least generally parallel to each other and in a desired orientation relative to the workpiece. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326837 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ANODE FOIL OF ALUMINIUM ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing anode foil for aluminum electrolytic capacitors with high capacitance and decreased leakage current. The method has the following steps: dipping etched aluminum foil into pure water having a temperature of 90° C. or higher so as to form a hydrated film on the foil; attaching organic acid to the surface of the hydrated film; performing main chemical conversion on the aluminum foil with application of formation voltage after the attaching step; performing depolarization on the aluminum foil after the main chemical conversion step; and performing follow-up chemical conversion on the aluminum foil after the main chemical conversion step. The main chemical conversion treatment has two-or-more stages. In the first stage of the treatment, the foil is dipped into a phosphate aqueous solution, and in the last stage, it is dipped into an aqueous solution different from the phosphate aqueous solution. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326838 | PYROPHOSPHATE-CONTAINING BATH FOR CYANIDE-FREE DEPOSITION OF COPPER-TIN ALLOYS - A pyrophosphate-containing bath for the cyanide-free deposition of copper alloys on substrate surfaces, comprising a reaction product of a secondary monoamine with a diglycidyl ether, is described. The electrolyte bath is suitable for the galvanic deposition of glossy white, even and uniform copper-tin alloy coatings. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326839 | METHOD FOR ANODIZING ALUMINUM PIPE FOR BASE OF PHOTOCONDUCTOR DRUM, AND BASE OF PHOTOCONDUCTOR DRUM - An anodizing method of the present invention is characterized in that in a state in which an outer peripheral surface of an aluminum pipe | 2010-12-30 |
20100326840 | PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF TELLURIUM FROM MINERALS AND/OR ACIDIC SOLUTIONS - A process and method for recovering elemental tellurium from minerals and acidic solutions using a reducing sugar as the reducing agent in order to reduce and precipitate tellurium as tellurium dioxide (TeO | 2010-12-30 |
20100326841 | MOVING ELECTRODE ELECTROFLOCCULATION PROCESS - The present invention provides a high volume, foul-resistant electrolytic process for treating contaminated water comprising at least one upflow electroflocculation cell consisting of (i) a lower (or “bottom”) electrode ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326842 | Extruded Electrode Structures and Methods of Using Same - The present disclosure provides electrode structures and integrated electrode structures having one or more conductive materials coextruded with one or more dielectric materials. The disclosed electrode structures can be configured for use as analyte sensors. Also provided, are methods of making and using the electrode structures and integrated electrode structures described herein. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326843 | EXTRUDED ANALYTE SENSORS AND METHODS OF USING SAME - The present disclosure provides electrode structures and integrated electrode structures having one or more conductive materials coextruded with one or more dielectric materials. The disclosed electrode structures can be configured for use as analyte sensors. Also provided, are methods of making and using the electrode structures and integrated electrode structures described herein. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326844 | CHANNEL FOR CAPILLARY FLOW, BIOSENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING AN OBJECT HAVING A CHANNEL FOR CAPILLARY FLOW - A channel is provided for conveying fluid by capillary action between a first end of the channel and a second end of the channel, in which the channel is fully enclosed within an object and the cross-section of the channel has a concave shape, encouraging capillary flow. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326845 | METHOD AND ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSING STRIP WITH SCREEN-PRINTED THREE ELECTRODES FOR DETERMINING CONCENTRATION OF DISSOLVED OXYGEN IN A SOLUTION - A new electrochemical method for determining dissolved oxygen concentration is developed. It employs cobalt based oxide or complex to modify a conductive electrode surface. This method can be applied to determine dissolved oxygen in regard to medical and environmental demands. The chemical formula of the cobalt based oxide or complexes can be shown as Co | 2010-12-30 |
20100326846 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ANALYTE IN A BODILY FLUID SAMPLE USING AN ANALYTE TEST STRIP WITH COMBINATION ELECTRODE CONTACT AND METER IDENTIFICATION FEATURE - A method for determining an analyte in a bodily fluid sample includes inserting the analyte test strip into a test meter. The insertion is such that an electrical connector pin of the test meter travels along an electrical contact pad of the analyte test strip, and across a meter identification feature disposed on the electrical contact pad, during the insertion. Moreover, during the insertion, a signal processing module of the test meter measures an electrical characteristic via the electrical connector pin as the electrical connector pin travels along the electrical contact pad and across the meter identification feature. The method also includes identifying the analyte test strip, using the signal processing module, based on the electrical characteristic measured as the analyte test strip is inserted into the test meter and, thereafter, applying the bodily fluid sample to the analyte test strip upon notification by the test meter that the identification indicates that such applying is appropriate. The method then includes determining an analyte in the bodily fluid sample using the test meter only if the identification indicates that such determining is appropriate. The electrical contact pad of the analyte test strip employed in the method has a predetermined contact electrical characteristic value and the meter identification feature of the analyte test strip has a predetermined identification feature electrical characteristic value that is dissimilar from the predetermined contact electrical characteristic, thus providing for identification of the analyte test strip by the test meter. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326847 | Monolithic Polymer Materials for Gas Storage - The invention relates to a porous polymeric monolith based on a polymerised high internal phase emulsion (polyHIPE) which is hypercrosslinked, and to the preparation and use thereof, preferably as gas storage material. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326848 | Clip Scoop - A scoop has a bowl and a handle. The bowl has a bowl edge and a bowl width. The handle has a proximal handle edge connecting to the bowl edge. The handle has a distal handle edge opposite the proximal handle edge. The handle has a handle width. The handle has a clip with a clip base which connects the clip base to the distal handle edge. The clip protrudes from the distal handle edge toward the proximal handle edge. The clip has a free edge opposite the clip base. The handle width is from about 50% to about 100% of the bowl width. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326849 | OUTDOOR UMBRELLA SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED SOLAR POWER SUPPLY - Briefly stated, a pool to be assembled and emplaced in a slightly concaved location is available in a container. Similarly, an integrated beach cart and cooler system can house the self-assembly pool, and various other articles enabling parents to travel to and from the beach. Process, products and electronic commerce methods thereby are likewise disclosed, allowing consumers to make informed choices to review and purchase the instant teachings conveniently. A customer rewards function is exchanged for data-sharing about age and size of children to allow creation of a database of children for ongoing monitoring of upcoming purchasing needs. The integrated beach cart and cooler system may comprise an outdoor umbrella including a plurality of photovoltaic cells disposed on the upper surface of the umbrella. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326850 | DISPOSABLE STETHOSCOPE GLOVE AND METHOD - A stethoscope glove provides a simple and effective way to improve the hygienic practice of medicine by promoting universal precaution in disease prevention. The single use glove is designed to shield the stethoscope bell or diaphragm, thereby preventing direct contact of the stethoscope to one patient and then to the next. Practicing universal precaution by everyone in the medical community can help eliminate serious healthcare-associated and community-acquired diseases, such as the staphylococcal infection called MRSA (Methicillin Resistant | 2010-12-30 |
20100326851 | Packaged Product with Scoop - A packaged product has (a) a solid product and (b) a scoop for dosing the solid product, and (c) a flexible package containing the solid product and the scoop therein. The scoop has a bowl and a handle. The bowl has a proximal bowl edge. The handle has a proximal handle edge and a distal handle edge. The proximal handle edge connects to the proximal bowl edge. The scoop bowl has a yield point from about 7 MPa to about 70 MPa. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326852 | CASING FOR A MULTIMEDIA STORAGE MEDIUM AND/OR DATA STORAGE MEDIUM - A housing for a multimedia carrier and/or a data carrier includes first and second members ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326853 | Disc Case - A disc case for a CD or DVD disc has a first portion separated from a second portion by a fold-line which enables the portions to move about the fold-line relative to each other. Each portion has at least one pocket to hold the disc. The case is made from a flexible textile sheet material. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326854 | BALL CARRIER - The ball carrier has a case and a strap. The case has a chamber, a connecting seat, a locking seat and a frame. The chamber is spherical and formed in the case. The connecting seat is formed on the case and has a pivoting recess. The locking seat has a locking assembly corresponding to the pivoting recess of the connecting seat. The frame is mounted between and connecting the connecting seat and the locking seat and has two fencing boards and a door board. The two fencing boards and the door board are formed around and shaped the chamber of the case. The door board is connected pivotally on the pivoting recess of the connecting seat and connected detachably on the locking assembly of the locking seat. The strap is connected to the case and provides a carrying effect. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326855 | FASTENER, FASTENER ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD FOR FEEDING SAID FASTENERS TO A FASTENER DRIVING TOOL - The invention relates to a method for feeding fasteners to a fastener driving tool, comprising the steps of determining the number (x) of fasteners required for an operation, assembling a fastener assembly comprising at least two fasteners, wherein the number of fasteners in said fastener assembly is a multiple of the number (x) of fasteners required for the operation and feeding said fastener assembly to said fastener driving tool. The invention also relates to a fastener assembly comprising at least two fasteners, wherein the number of fasteners is a multiple of the number (x). Finally, the invention relates to a fastener comprising attachment means for snap fitting said fastener to another fastener. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326856 | Herb keeper - The present invention provides a herb keeper that allows a user to easily access the herbs, or other items, kept within it. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326857 | SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING BOTTLES IN A BASKET - A display system for holding a plurality of bottles has a container having a side wall. A first support piece has a side edge to engage the side wall of the container. The first support piece has a center point and a plurality of openings or cut-outs spaced from the center point by a first set distance. Each opening or cut-out is adapted to receive a bottle. A second support piece has a side edge to engage the side wall of the container. The second support piece has a center point and a plurality of openings or cut-outs spaced from the center point by a second set distance which is greater than the first set distance. Each opening is adapted to receive a bottle. The positioning of the openings in the first support and the second support is such that bottles when placed in the display system are oriented non-perpendicular to the plane of the support piece. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326858 | SHIPPING CONTAINER FOR BOTTLES - A shipping container for glass bottles such as are used with wine or juice is provided. The shipping container has a lower tray and an upper tray which fit inside of a cardboard box. The upper tray engages the shoulder of the bottle rather than the neck or cap of the bottle and thus holds the bottle more securely and with less risk of damage to the bottle or shipping tray when the cardboard box is dropped or when weight is placed thereon. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326859 | BOTTLE CARRIER - A bottle carrier includes a base wall and a pair of side walls extending upwardly from side edges of the base wall. Front and rear openings are defined at front and rear ends of the base wall. Upper edges of the side walls may protrude outwardly to form lips. A plurality of bottles may be supported on the base wall between the side walls. A wrap may be wrapped around the bottles and the side walls to retain the bottles in the carrier. The wrap may include a tear strip to facilitate removal of the wrap from the carrier. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326860 | Surgical Cable Packaging System And Method - A surgical cable packaging system and method are provided including, in one aspect, a cable holder having an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper and lower portions may have cooperating structures configured to be coupled together to form an interior space in which the cable is coiled. The cable holder may have an opening through which the cable extends to allow the cable to be removed from the interior space. In another aspect, a method of inserting a surgical cable into a cable holder comprising wrapping the cable around a body portion of a fixture and sliding the cable into an interior space of the cable holder in a coiled configuration. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326861 | SHEET PACKAGE - A sheet package for supplying sheets to a printing apparatus has stacked sheets, and a package member that includes a first flat surface portion covering the sheets, a first side face portion extended from the first flat surface portion, a second flat surface portion extended from the first side face portion, a second side face portion extended from the first flat surface portion, a third flat surface portion extended from the second side face portion, a first cut-out portion formed in the first flat surface portion, a second cut-out portion formed in the second flat surface portion, and a third cut-out portion formed in the third flat surface portion, wherein at least one of an end of the second cut-out portion and an end of the third cut-out portion is disposed more toward the opposite side of the transfer direction of sheets than an end of the first cut-out portion. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326862 | APPARATUS FOR PROTECTION OF MICROARRAYS FROM OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION - A slide cover for enclosing a region comprising an active region on a slide is provided. A slide cover and a slide are also provided. A slide cover for enclosing a region comprising an active region on a slide, where the slide is placed in a clamshell slide holder is also provided. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326863 | SYSTEM FOR RAPID IDENTIFICATION AND USE OF PROPER SPILL REMEDIATION MATERIALS - Material spill remediation packages ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326864 | CONTAINER WITH COMBINED LOCKING AND INDICATING FASTENER - A container with a combined locking and indicating fastener is provided. A slide fastener ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326865 | INTERCHANGEABLE TAB INDEXING SYSTEM FOR STORAGE DEVICES - An interchangeable tab system for dividing an internal compartment of an organizer including a section divider and an index. The section divider includes a first panel and a second panel defining a card receiving slot. The index card adapted to fit in the card receiving slot including indicia. The card receiving slot and the index card may be constructed to span across an entire length of the internal compartment of the organizer and/or may be shorter in dimension than a height or a length of the second panel of the section divider. Alternatively, a plurality of narrow card receiving slots may be vertically defined across the length of the section divider, each having an opening formed in an upper end of the section divider that is adapted to receive smaller index cards. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326866 | Multi-layer label for affixing to a curved surface, particularly to a cylindrical surface, of an object - A multi-layer label ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326867 | PROTECTIVE AND PACKAGING WRAPPER FOR A CONTAINER, THE WRAPPER BEING CONSTITUTED BY A SLEEVE OF HEAT-SHRINK PLASTICS MATERIAL - The invention relates to a protective and packaging wrapper for a container, the wrapper being constituted by a sleeve of heat-shrink plastics material for shrinking onto the container, said sleeve being obtained from a film that is folded in half and looped by bonding together two corresponding end zones. In accordance with the invention, the film constituting the sleeve is opaque to light over its entire area with the exception of a window zone, and the above-mentioned window zone is covered on the outside face of the sleeve by a detachable adhesive strip that is opaque to light, removal of said adhesive strip giving access to the window zone and making it possible to observe the substance present inside the container directly by eye. | 2010-12-30 |