10th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090057189 | CONTAINER FOR TRANSPORTING A BLISTER PACKAGE - A container for transporting a blister package is disclosed. The container may include a cover, a base, and a flanged element, the container being adapt to slidably accept a blister package between the base and the flanged element. The base may include a guide member that supports the underside of the blister package. The flanged element may laterally support the blister package by contacting the walls of the blisters of the blister package. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057190 | DETACHABLE IMPACT PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - A detachable protection system for protecting a data processing system under rough operation environment. The system includes a housing having a surface for supporting the data processing system, a securing device, disposed on the housing, configured to detachably secure the data processing system when the data processing system is supported by the surface, and a handgrip device disposed on each of two opposite sides of the housing. The parts of the protection system are made of materials that provide shock protection to the data processing system by means of elasticity, shape deformation and/or shock absorbance and deflection | 2009-03-05 |
20090057191 | Stackable and collapsible pallet container - The pallet container is stackable on similar containers, without resting on the goods within the containers below, preventing damage to the palleted goods. Side panels of the pallet container hinge upon fold onto the base of the stabilize the propellers of a wind machine or alternatively a wind powered generator, and more particularly a system. The invention comprises a transportable and collapsible storage container, sized to receive a pallet of stacked articles. The storage container is stackable, to support a similar container stacked on top, without damage to the palleted contents stored within the container. The load of the storage container stacked above is handled by the walls of the storage container below. Preferably, the four walls of the pallet container hinge at the base of each wall, to fold flat for compact storage. The walls may be solid, slatted, meshed or grate. The walls interlock, when raised from the flat, storage position, to prevent unwanted folding of the container. The storage container may be employed as a stand-alone rack system, or in a carrier, such as a rail car, flatbed truck or trailer combination. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057192 | Deasphalter unit throughput increase via resid membrane feed preparation - The present invention relates to a process for improving a deasphalting unit process by producing an improved feedstream for the deasphalting process via ultrafiltration of a vacuum resid-containing feedstream. In particular, the present invention produces an improved quality feedstream to a solvent deasphalting process which results in improved deasphalted oil (DAO) production rates and/or higher quality deasphalted oils. The present invention can be particularly beneficial when used in conjunction with an existing deasphalting equipment to result in improved deasphalted oil (DAO) production rates and/or higher quality deasphalted oils from the existing deasphalting equipment without the need for significant equipment modifications to the existing deasphalting unit. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057193 | Process for upgrading heavy oil using a highly active slurry catalyst composition - The instant invention is directed to a new residuum full hydroconversion slurry reactor system that allows the catalyst, unconverted oil and converted oil to circulate in a continuous mixture throughout an entire reactor with no confinement of the mixture. The mixture is partially separated in between the reactors to remove only the products and hydrogen, while permitting the unconverted oil and the slurry catalyst to continue on into the next sequential reactor where a portion of the unconverted oil is converted to lower boiling point hydrocarbons, once again creating a mixture of unconverted oil, converted oil, and slurry catalyst. Further hydroprocessing may occur in additional reactors, fully converting the oil. The oil may alternately be partially converted, leaving a highly concentrated catalyst in unconverted oil which can be recycled directly to the first reactor. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057194 | Process For Upgrading Heavy Oil Using A Reactor WIth A Novel Reactor Separation System. - Applicants have developed a new residuum full hydroconversion slurry reactor system that allows the catalyst, unconverted oil, hydrogen, and converted oil to circulate in a continuous mixture throughout an entire reactor with no confinement of the mixture. The mixture is separated internally, within one of more of the reactors, to separate only the converted oil and hydrogen into a vapor product while permitting the unconverted oil and the slurry catalyst to continue on into the next sequential reactor as a liquid product. A portion of the unconverted oil is then converted to lower boiling point hydrocarbons in the next reactor, once again creating a mixture of unconverted oil, hydrogen, converted oil, and slurry catalyst. Further hydroprocessing may occur in additional reactors, fully converting the oil. The oil may alternately be partially converted, leaving a concentrated catalyst in unconverted oil which can be recycled directly to the first reactor. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057195 | Systems and Methods for Producing a Crude Product - Systems and methods for hydroprocessing a heavy oil feedstock, the system employs a plurality of contacting zones and separation zones and a solvent deasphalting (SDA) unit for providing at least a portion of the heavy oil feedstock. The contacting zones operate under hydrocracking conditions, employing a slurry catalyst for upgrading the deasphalted oil, forming upgraded products of lower boiling hydrocarbons. In the separation zones which operates at a temperature within 20° F. and a pressure within 10 psi of the pressure in the contacting zones, upgraded products are removed overhead and optionally, further treated in an in-line hydrotreater. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057196 | Production of an enhanced resid coker feed using ultrafiltration - This invention relates to a high-pressure ultrafiltration process to produce an improved coker feed for producing a substantially free-flowing coke, preferably free-flowing shot coke from an atmospheric and/or vacuum resid feedstock. The process of this invention utilizes a high-pressure ultrafiltration process to produce an intermediate product stream with improved the Conradson Carbon Residue (CCR) content which is utilized in either an improved delayed coking or a fluid coking process. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057197 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Methods for conversion of a hydrocarbon feed to a total product are described. Contact of the hydrocarbon feed with one or more catalysts at selected contacting conditions produces the total product. The total product includes a crude product that is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa and has one or more properties that are changed relative to the respective property of the hydrocarbon feed. Selected contacting conditions include a partial pressure of at most 7 MPa. During contact a P-value of a hydrocarbon feed/total product mixture remains at least 1.0. The crude product has a residue content of at most 90% and/or a reduced viscosity of at most 50% as compared to the residue content and/or viscosity content of the hydrocarbon feed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057198 | Upgrade of visbroken residua products by ultrafiltration - This invention relates to a process of producing an upgraded product stream from the products of a resid visbreaking process to produce an improved feedstream for refinery and petrochemical hydrocarbon conversion units. This process utilizes an ultrafiltration process for upgrading select visbreaking process product streams to produce a conversion unit feedstream with improved properties for maximizing the conversion unit's throughput, total conversion, run-time, and overall product value. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057199 | Compositions and Processes for Reducing NOx Emissions During Fluid Catalytic Cracking - Compositions for reduction of NO | 2009-03-05 |
20090057200 | Production of an upgraded stream from steam cracker tar by ultrafiltration - This invention relates to a process of producing an upgraded product stream from steam cracker tar feedstream suitable for use in refinery or chemical plant processes or for utilization in fuel oil sales or blending. This process utilizes an ultrafiltration process for separating the steam cracker tar constituents resulting in a high recovery, low-energy process with improved separation and product properties. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057201 | HYDROPROCESSING BULK CATALYST AND USES THEREOF - A hydroprocessing bulk catalyst is provided. A process to prepare hydroprocessing bulk catalysts is also provided. The hydroprocessing catalyst has the formula (M | 2009-03-05 |
20090057202 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOVING VANADIUM FROM LOW-GRADE FUELS - A method for treating fuel containing vanadium including extracting vanadium from the fuel with an adsorption material and fractionating the fuel into a light oil fraction and a heavy fuel fraction. The light fuel fraction has a reduced amount of vanadium. Systems for fuel preparation are also provided. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057203 | Enhancement of saturates content in heavy hydrocarbons utilizing ultrafiltration - This invention relates to an ultrafiltration process for separating a heavy hydrocarbon stream to produce an enriched saturates content stream(s) utilizing an ultrafiltration separations process. The enriched saturates content streams can then be further processed in refinery and petrochemical processes that will benefit from the higher content of saturated hydrocarbons produced from this separations process. The invention may be utilized to separate heavy hydrocarbon feedstreams, such as whole crudes, topped crudes, synthetic crude blends, shale oils, oils derived from bitumen, oils derived from tar sands, atmospheric resids, vacuum resids, or other heavy hydrocarbon streams into enriched saturates content product streams. The invention provides an economical method for separating heavy hydrocarbon stream components by molecular species instead of molecular boiling points. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057204 | SAND DEWATERING DEVICE AND METHOD - A dewatering device for aggregate products such as sand and gravel to allow dewatering to a moisture within the range of 8% by weight. This energy efficient dewatering system uses an inclined rotatably mounted dewatering screw to initially dewater, followed by an associated vibratory dewatering screen to achieve combined results that neither an inclined dewatering screw or a vibratory screen can achieve separately. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057205 | Vibratory separators and screens - A screen for a vibratory separator, the screen including at least two layers of screening material, at least part of the at least one layer of screening material coated with a coating containing nickel or chromium, the at least two layers of screening material including a first layer and a second layer, the first layer made of a plurality of intersecting first wires, the second layer made of a plurality of intersecting second wires, the first wires including first shute wires and first warp wires, each of the first shute wires at a right angle to first warp wires, each of the first warp wires at a right angle to first shute wires, the second wires including second shute wires and second warp wires, each of the second shute wires at a right angle to second warp wires, each of the second warp wires at a right angle to second shute wires, each of the first warp wires aligned with a second warp wires, and each of the first shute wires aligned with a second shute wire. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 CFR 1.72(b). | 2009-03-05 |
20090057206 | Shale shaker screens with aligned wires - A screen for a vibratory separator, the screen including at least two layers of screening material, including a first layer and a second layer, the first layer made of a plurality of intersecting first wires, the second layer made of a plurality of intersecting second wires, the first wires including first shute wires and first warp wires, the second wires including second shute wires and second warp wires, certain of the first warp wires aligned with a second warp wire, and/or certain of the first shute wires aligned with a second shute wire. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 CFR 1.72(b). | 2009-03-05 |
20090057207 | MAIL PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR ADDRESS CHANGE SERVICE - Systems and methods are disclosed for processing a mailing including one or more mail pieces. The exemplary systems and method include capturing address data, addressee data, or address and addressee data associated with each respective mail piece of the mailing. A delivery point address code and a unique identifier are determined for the respective mail piece based at least in part on the captured address data, addressee data, or address and addressee data. In addition, a machine readable code is generated comprising at least a mailer identifier for the mailing and the unique identifier. The machine readable code is then printed on the respective mail piece. Also disclosed are exemplary systems and methods for retrieving a delivery point address code from a move data file. A machine readable code is generated from the delivery point address code and a unique identifier, and is printed on the mail piece. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057208 | SORTING TABLE WITH SORTER ROLLS FOR ELIMINATION OF FOREIGN MATTER REMAINING MIXED IN A HARVEST OF SMALL FRUIT - Sorting table with sorter rolls eliminates foreign matter remaining mixed in with the products of the harvest of small fruit. The present invention features a sorting system constituted by a succession of rotating rolls of cylindrical shape arranged in parallel so as to form a mobile sorting plane, and a locomotion device, allowing the rotating drive of the rolls in the same direction, so as to allow transporting the grapes dumped on the upstream part of this sorting plane, in a direction that is perpendicular to the axis of the rotating cylindrical rolls and over the entire length of the sorting plane. The rotating cylindrical rolls are laid out so as to allow the passage and drop-off of only the small fruit to be sorted, whereas the foreign matter of a size larger than that of the latter remains on the surface of the mobile sorting plane and is evacuated at the downstream end of it. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057209 | CYCLONE SEPARATOR - Described is a cyclone separator comprising a cyclone housing ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090057210 | IN-LINE FILTRATION SYSTEMS - A filtration system is disclosed that uses a combination of dead end filtration across opposing membranes with a sample take-off in the middle and cross-flow to prevent cake formation on these opposing filters. In one embodiment is a system that uses opposing filters with a central collection chamber that flips flow back and forth between the sides at a frequency that minimizes filter cake formation. In another embodiment, a combination flip-flip, cross flow system is disclosed. An additional embodiment discloses an actuator valve driven sampling system, in which valves collect the cross flow/counter flow filter cake samples as they are liberated from a filter surface and a quick through filter fluid pulse loosens the sample cake from the filter material. The invention increases effective operation time, allows for continuous filtration operation without interruption, and provides filtered samples that accurately represent the concentration of macromolecular species in industrial systems. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057211 | Water treatment apparatus - It is an object of the invention to provide an effective technique for detecting the quality of water with high accuracy. A representative water treatment apparatus includes an aerobic treatment region that treats water aerobically, a downstream region in which the water aerobically treated in the aerobic treatment region flows, a water quality sensor that is submerged in the downstream region and detects the water quality and a sensor washing arrangement that washes the water quality sensor by supplying the water of the downstream region to the water quality sensor at a flow rate higher than water flowing around the water quality sensor. As a result, sludge generated due to aerobic treatment can be prevented from being deposited on the water quality sensor and/or deposited sludge can be removed, so that the accuracy of water quality detection of the water quality sensor can be enhanced. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057212 | TREATMENT SYSTEM OF LOW CONCENTRATION SANITARY SEWAGE - This invention relates to a treatment system of low concentration sanitary sewage, mainly comprising a primary filtering device, a cyclone separator assembly and an aerobic biochemical treatment fluidized bed. The primary filtering device, cyclone separator assembly and aerobic biochemical fluidized are connected orderly. The primary filtering device is composed of several filtering modules, the cyclone separator assembly is composed of several cyclone separators, and the aerobic biological treatment fluidized bed is composed of several aerobic biochemical treatment modules. Such a system is suitable for small-scale and low-concentration sanitary sewage treatment, which has the advantages of good treatment effect, compact structure, flexible installation and small land used. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057213 | LIQUID FILTER ASSEMBLY; AND METHODS - A liquid filter assembly is provided. The preferred assembly includes a serviceable filter cartridge having a primary filter section and a secondary or bypass filter section. The preferred assembly includes a bypass valve arrangement and a suction filter arrangement. The suction filter arrangement preferably includes a dimensionally biased valve arrangement, preferably one which is devoid of a helical coiled spring, to control flow through the suction filter. A flow/pressure regulation valve, to allow flow from an interior of the assembly to a reservoir if needed, is preferably provided. Preferred serviceable filter cartridges are shown. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057214 | Surface skimmer with flotation support - A handheld surface skimmer with flotation support to lighten the load on the operator. Other improvements include a hinge or swivel for ease of positioning the skimmer, and optional brushes to allow cleaning the sides of a swimming pool. If desired, a drawstring may be added to raise the skimmer's screen element for movement around the pool and for stowage. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057215 | LOW CONCENTRATION SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM COMBINED WITH LANDSCAPE - This invention concerns a low concentration sewage treatment system combined with landscape, comprising a primary filter unit, a rotation flow separator combination and a primary aerobic aeration tank, wherein the back of said primary aerobic aeration tank is connected with a wetland bio-landscape facility of residential plot, the said wetland bio-landscape is equipped with aeration plants. This system adopts wetland, a kind of bio-landscape in a residential district, as a meaning of sewage purification to reduce capital investment and land occupation and to beautify the environment. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057216 | Chemical Additive Carrier for Filter - A delivery device for a chemical additive is provided for an oil filter. A carrier supporting a chemical additive is arranged within a central opening of a pleated filter media. The carrier interlocks with a center tube, also arranged within the central opening, that supports that filter media. The carrier includes fingers that axially and radially locate the carrier to prevent movement of the carrier within the filter. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057217 | Apparatus for contaminant recovery - A contaminant recovery apparatus may have a sprayer attached to a front portion of the apparatus and operative to delivery droplets of molten wax to oil spilled in water or on ground. The apparatus may further comprise a take up system which picks up wax after it has solidified and absorbed the oil. The take up system may be attached to the rearward portion of the apparatus. The apparatus may also have a separation system which separates the wax and the oil. The reclaimed wax can be reused to pick up more spilled oil. The reclaimed oil may be refined for fuel. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057218 | PROTECTOR AND FLUID FILTER USING SAME - The present invention provides a protector and a fluid filter using the protector in which the protector, which supports a cylindrical filter element so as to prevent the filter element from being crashed, can be assembled easily by a manual operation, the number of components of the protector can be reduced, and the protector can be assembled easily even with differing length. A fluid filter comprising a protector for supporting a filter element, the protector includes a support having a cylindrical portion and a first joint portion, a pedestal having a pedestal main body and a second joint portion joined to the first joint portion, a valve body provided in a valve body housing portion, and a spring that biases the valve body to a through hole side, wherein the first joint portion and the second joint portion are connected to each other by a snap fit structure. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057219 | Replaceable filter elements including unique interfaces and filtration systems including same - One embodiment is a replaceable filter element including a filter media having a first end, a second end and an interior cavity, and an endplate coupled to the first end of the filter media, the endplate including a projection extending from the endplate, the projection including a first portion, a flange and a second portion, the first portion extending from the endplate to the flange, the second portion extending from the flange. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the following description and drawings. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057220 | FILTER ASSEMBLY - A filter assembly for a household water filtration apparatus, and a method for filtering water using a household water filtration apparatus are provided. The filter assembly comprises a through-flow cartridge, which has an accessible cavity. The cartridge is removably received in the household water filtration apparatus. The filter assembly further comprises a water permeable enclosure that contains filter media, which is removably received in the accessible cavity. The method comprises opening a through-flow cartridge, depositing a filter packet in the cartridge, closing the cartridge, depositing the cartridge in the household water filtration apparatus, and passing water through the cartridge. Alternately, the filter assembly may be fabricated using polylactic acid. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057221 | Pleated Woven Wire Filter - A pleated woven wire filter for use in a process vessel of a given process includes: a) a perforated core; b) a pleated woven wire filter media wrapped around the perforated core, the filter media having spaced apart pleats and an external filter media surface comprising the external peaks of the pleats; c) horizontal bands adjacent to and encircling the external peaks, the horizontal bands spaced apart and welded to vertical supports; and d) top and bottom end caps connected to the vertical supports, and sealed against top and bottom ends of the filter media with Vermiculite-coated fiberglass felt gaskets. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057222 | MEMBRANE CARD AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - Processes are provided for producing porous track membranes, membrane cards, membrane packages, separation elements, separation units and separation systems, for using the same for the separation of materials from fluids, and for determining the maximum pore diameter of membranes. Porous track membranes are produced by exposing a polymeric film to a bombardment of heavy ions to provide the film with a track density, etching pores into the resulting tracked film with an etching solution to provide the film with a density of the pores corresponding to the track density and laminating the resulting porous track membrane to a porous backing by means of an adhesive to produce membrane cards. Membrane packages and a turbulizer are spirally wound around a fluid collection tube to form a separation unit. The separation unit is included in a separation system with a processed fluid accumulator, pipes for the source, unprocessed, and processed fluids, a pressure transducers in fluid communication with the pipes for the processed and unprocessed fluids to control the timing of back flushing of the separation system when the membranes reach a high level of retention of materials separated from the source fluid. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057223 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING INJECTION FLUID - An apparatus for treating a fluid to be injected into a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing formation includes a filtration unit having one or more filtration membranes including either or both ultra-filtration membranes and microfiltration membranes, and an ionic species removal plant, wherein fluid to be injected is first treated by the filtration unit and then treated by the ionic species removal plant. In a preferred embodiment, the ionic species removal plant is a sulfate removal plant which incorporates nano-filtration membranes. A method of treating fluid to be injected into a subterranean formation is also disclosed. A cleaning system and method for use in an apparatus for treating injection fluid is also disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057224 | Dehydration processes using membranes with hydrophobic coating - Processes for removing water from organic compounds, especially polar compounds such as alcohols. The processes include a membrane-based dehydration step, using a membrane that has a dioxole-based polymer selective layer or the like and a hydrophilic selective layer, and can operate even when the stream to be treated has a high water content, such as 10 wt % or more. The processes are particularly useful for dehydrating ethanol. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057225 | Filtration Membrane - The invention is directed to a ultrafiltration membrane that is capable for the retention of endotoxines and cytokine inducing substances (CIS) including bacterial DNA and/or DNA fragments from fluid and/or liquid media. The invention is further directed to a method of manufacturing such ultrafiltration membranes in a high quality and in an effective and time saving procedure, and to the use of such membranes for the retention of substances from fluids or liquids. The ultrafiltration membrane of the invention consists of a polymer blend comprising at least one hydrophobic polymer containing sulfur in its back bone, at least one hydrophilic, uncharged homo-polymer of polyvinylpyrrolidone and at least one polymer containing cationic charges. The method of manufacturing such a ultrafiltration membrane comprises dissolving at least one hydrophobic polymer containing sulfur in its back bone and at least one hydrophilic, uncharged polyvinylpyrrolidone and at least one polymer containing cationic charges in at least one solvent to form a polymer solution, subjecting the formed polymer solution to a diffusion-induced phase separation to prepare a ultrafiltration membrane, washing and subsequently drying of the ultrafiltration membrane. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057226 | Reduction of conradson carbon residue and average boiling points utilizing high pressure ultrafiltration - This invention relates to a process for producing a product stream with improved reduction of Conradson Carbon Residue (“CCR”) and a reduced average boiling point from a heavy hydrocarbon feedstream utilizing a high-pressure, low-energy separation process. The invention may be utilized to reduce the CCR content and reduce the average boiling point in heavy hydrocarbon feedstreams, such as whole crudes, topped crudes, synthetic crude blends, shale oils, bitumen, oil from tar sands, atmospheric resids, vacuum resids, or other heavy hydrocarbon streams. This invention also results in a process with an improved CCR separation efficiency while maintaining permeate flux rates. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057227 | LIQUID DELIVERY DEVICE, LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH, AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF LIQUID DELIVERY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid delivery device for liquid chromatographs which, by performing liquid delivery at an accurate flow rate with limited pulsation, gives accurate results of analyses. The present invention, with a view to preventing erroneous operation due to errors in measurements at the time of judgment of completion of compression of liquid, establishes the judgment point before the pressure measured by a cylinder pressure detector agrees with the pressure measured by a discharge pressure detector and also calculates the point of completion of compression. Control in this manner prevents pressure fluctuation. It also calculates for control the point of completion of compression from the history of compression performed previously. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057228 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FILTERING USING STRATIFIED ACTIVATED CARBON - A stratified bed of activated carbon having regions of functionalized and non-functionalized activated carbon can be utilized to remove contaminants from fluids such as groundwater. The functionalized region has activated carbon particles comprising a cationic or anionic compound that can remove organic or inorganic anionic or cationic compounds from the fluid to be treated. The non-functionalized region comprises powdered or granular activated carbon or adsorbent media downstream of the functionalized region and captures any leaching species or compounds from the functionalized region. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057229 | Method and system of destruction of volatile compounds in wastewater - The invention proposes a method of destruction of volatile organic and inorganic compounds in wastewater, this method includes following stages: stripping the aforementioned volatile compounds in a stripping-chemisorption column; preliminary heating the gaseous medium containing these volatile compounds in a first heat regenerator; thermal, flare or thermo-catalytic oxidation of the volatile compounds in circulating gaseous medium; cooling the gaseous medium in a second heat regenerator; chemisorption of acidic gases from the gaseous medium in the stripping-chemisorption column with stripping at the same time additional amount of the volatile compounds from the wastewater. After specific period, direction of the gaseous medium flow is alternated. The proposed method can be executed at elevated temperature. The invention includes as well systems realizing the proposed method. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057230 | Method and system for removing inpurities from a urea solution - A method of removing impurities from a urea solution comprising contacting the aqueous solution with an ion exchange resin and adsorbing the impurities from the urea solution, and the system therefore. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057231 | MONODISPERSE BORON-SELECTIVE RESINS - The present invention relates to macroporous, monodisperse boron-selective ion exchangers having improved boron uptake kinetics and improved boron capacity, containing N-methylglucamine structures, having a median diameter D between 550 and 750 μm and a volumetric fraction of beads between 0.9 D and 1.1 D of at least 75%. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057232 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REMOVING METAL CONTAMINANTS - A method for removing a metal from a metal-containing solution comprising contacting the metal-containing solution with a metal-removing composition comprising a substrate, an organic ion, and a metal binding agent, and recovering a solution having a lowered metal concentration when compared to the metal-containing solution. A composition comprising a substrate, an organic ion, and a metal binding agent, wherein the substrate comprises a natural clay, a synthetic clay, a natural zeolite, a synthetic zeolite, a polymer resin, lignite, kaolinite, serpentine, illite, chlorite, smectite, montmorillonite, saponite, sepiolite, nontronite, beidellite, hectorite, fuller's earth, attapulgite, bentonite, analcime, chabazite, heulandite, natrolite, phillipsite, stilbite, diethyl aminoethyl, quaternary aminoethyl, or combinations thereof, wherein the organic ion comprises quaternary amines, imidazolium salts, phosphonium salts, tetra alkyl ammonium, bis-(hydrogenated tallow)-dimethyl-ammonium chloride, bis-(hydrogenated tallow)-benzyl-methyl-ammonium chloride, 4,5-dihydro-1-methyl-2-nortallow-alkyl-1-(2-tallow-amidoethyl)-imidazolium methyl sulfate, 1-ethyl-4,5-dihydro-3 -(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-(8-heptadecenyl)-imidazolium ethyl sulfate, or combinations thereof, and wherein the metal-binding agent comprises mercaptan, carboxylic acid, chelating agents, amines, esters, carboxylic acids, alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, alkenes, alkynes, mercaptans, thiols, tert-dodecanethiol, nonanethiol, octanethiol, n-stearic acid, iso-stearic acid, palmitic acid, or combinations thereof. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057233 | Polyazacrown-based materials for mercury capture and synthesis of those materials - Polyazacrown polymers based on the azacrown monomer 1,4,7,10,13,16,21,24-octaazabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane (“H | 2009-03-05 |
20090057234 | METHOD FOR MAKING BROWN GREASE - A method and system for recovering grease from wastewater is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method includes receiving wastewater comprising an aqueous phase and an organic phase, wherein the organic phase comprises solids and grease; pretreating the wastewater to produce a waste sludge stream comprising water, solids, and grease, wherein a substantial amount of the solids and grease from the wastewater are extracted into the waste sludge stream; separating the waste sludge in a first separation stage to provide a first separation phase consisting essentially of solids, and a second separation phase comprising an immiscible liquid mixture of grease and water; and separating the second separation phase to provide a third separation phase consisting essentially of water and a fourth separation phase consisting essentially of grease. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the system includes a pretreatment facility capable of extracting a substantial portion of the solids from the wastewater stream to produce a waste sludge; a first separator capable of separating the waste sludge into a first separation phase consisting essentially of solids from the waste sludge, and a second separation phase comprising an immiscible mixture of water and grease; a second separator capable of separating the second separation phase into a third separation phase consisting essentially of water, and a fourth separation phase consisting essentially of grease. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057235 | SLUDGE THICKENING DEVICE AND SLUDGE THICKENING METHOD - A differential rate rotary thickener; a power detector which is disposed in a sludge receiver tank for thickened sludge thickened in the differential rate rotary thickener; a discriminator which receives an electric signal for a thickened sludge concentration (X) detected by the power detector and which calculates and discriminate the data; a first controller which receives an instruction signal being a discriminated result in the discriminator and which operates an outer cylinder driving machine and a screw driving machine; a ratio setter which receives a discriminated signal of the discriminator and which increases or decreases a chemical feed rate (α) of flocculant stepwise; and a second controller which receives an instruction signal from the ratio setter and which operates a flocculant-feeding pump are provided. Thickening of sludge is performed by controlling the chemical feed rate (α), a rotational speed (S) of a screw, and a rotational speed (C) of an outer cylinder screen. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057236 | Cleaning and purifying compositions and associated method for purifying process water from the refinement of petroleum - A cleaning and purifying composition including at least one solvent, an alkaline agent, a deflocculant, at least one surfactant selected from the group comprising an alcohol ethoxylate surfactant, an alkylamino-polyethoxy-sulfate surfactant, a polyether-phosphate ester surfactant, a surfactant that is a phosphate ester of an ethoxylated alcohol, and a surfactant that is a polyethyleneglycol monoaklyl ether, and a bonding agent. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057237 | Mobile systems and methods of sufficiently treating water so that the treated water may be utilized in well-treatment operations - A system is provided that includes: (a) a mobile platform; (b) an input pump operatively connected to be capable of pumping a treatment stream through the system; (c) a centrifugal separator operatively connected downstream of the input pump to centrifugally treat the treatment stream; (d) a borate filter operatively connected downstream of the centrifugal separator to filter the treatment stream capable of removing at least some of a borate when the treatment stream is at a pH of 8 or above; and (e) a chemical-additive subsystem operatively connected to be capable of: (i) selectively adding one or more chemical agents to the treatment stream upstream of the centrifugal separator, wherein the chemical agents can be selected to be capable of precipitating dissolved ions selected from the group consisting of: sulfate, calcium, strontium, or barium, magnesium, iron; and (ii) selectively adding a chemical agent to the treatment stream upstream of the borate filter to increase the pH of the treatment stream to 8 or above. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057238 | Pool cleaning robot - A pool cleaning robot adapted to move in a direction along the bottom surface of a pool. The robot comprises a compass, a rate gyroscope, and a controller adapted to determine the orientation of the robot, relative to a reference orientation thereof, based on readings of the compass and the gyroscope. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057239 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WATER DISTRIBUTION - A water distribution apparatus comprises a water user outlet facility and a water recirculation loop. The water re-circulation loop comprises a water supply, a water pump for establishing and maintaining a flow of water in the loop, a water delivery path extending from the pump to a water user outlet facility, a water return path extending from the water user outlet facility to the water supply, and a thermal disinfection apparatus disposed in the water delivery path for improving the potability of the water within the loop. A thermal heating apparatus and control is provided in the water delivery path or water storage tank to add thermal energy to prevent freezing of the stored water as well as the water flowing in the water re-circulation loop. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057240 | Process for electrolytic production of chlorine products and byproducts - An integrated process separates salts from salty waters and electrolyzes the salts to produce chlorine products such as chlorine, hypochlorites, chlorates and/or caustic soda. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057241 | FILTER ASSEMBLY - A filter assembly for a household water filtration apparatus, and a method for filtering water using a household water filtration apparatus are provided. The filter assembly comprises a through-flow cartridge, which has an accessible cavity. The cartridge is removably received in the household water filtration apparatus. The filter assembly further comprises a water permeable enclosure that contains filter media, which is removably received in the accessible cavity. The method comprises opening a through-flow cartridge, depositing a filter packet in the cartridge, closing the cartridge, depositing the cartridge in the household water filtration apparatus, and passing water through the cartridge. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057242 | Method and Apparatus for Removing Debris from Septic Waste - The system involves a transitionary septic tank. The transitionary septic tank includes an enclosed containment body having an interior portion. An inlet opening is formed in the enclosed containment body. A first outlet opening is formed in the enclosed containment body. A divider is positioned in the interior portion between the inlet opening and the first outlet opening. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057243 | Lumber storage and stacking protection device - A cover device is used to cover bolts and welded plate edges on a lumber stacking rack to prevent damage to the lumber when it is placed in the stacking rack. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057244 | Merchandise display with time delay mechanism - A merchandise display system for displaying items of merchandise on a support has vertically spaced first and second rods extending outwardly from the support. A time delay mechanism is mounted on the upper rod and includes a pair of pivotally mounted plates which are selectively moveable into and out of blocking engagement with the lower plate on which the items of merchandise are slidably supported. An item of merchandise is moveable past the forwardmost plate from a space between the plates for removal from a free end of the lower rod while the rearward plate prevents movement of another item of merchandise into the intervening space until the forward plate moves to the blocking position and the rear plate moves to an unblocking position. A magnetically actuated lock mechanism locks the rear plate in an adjusted linear position with respect to the front plate to adjust the intervening space. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057245 | ROUND TABLE STORAGE RACK - A storage rack for round tables having foldable legs, that maintains each table in a vertical position, includes a base fabricated from first and second parallel pairs of tubing sections which are welded together to form a rectangular arrangement. The rim of a round table positioned vertically on the base makes contact with both tubing sections of the first pair, which are spaced apart a distance calculated to maintain the lowermost point of the rim above the level of the floor on which the base rests. A horizontally disposed bar having a welded notched plate welded thereto is supported at each end by a vertical support post, which is secured to one of the tubing sections of the second pair. The notched plate has a number of equally-spaced, downward-facing notches, each of which is sized to receive the rim of a single round table. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057246 | Space-saver pot lid hanging storage device - The invention is a unit that comprises of a poll or rod made out of any material such as wood, metal, heavy duty plastic, and the like. This rod can be suspended from the ceiling by chains or be secured by direct installation to the surface such as a wall or the side of a cabinet. This rod can also be installed in combination of direct surface attachment with chains suspended from the ceiling for extra support. This rod can be shortened or lengthened to fit the chosen space for hanging. Along the rod are U shaped groove that is wedged in my solid piece of rubber to prevent the pot lid holding means from sliding during usage. The second part of invention is pot lid holding means that has a hook on top in that allows the pot lid holding means to be slide directly onto the rod. On the bottom of the pot lid holding means has two hook-like extensions that curl upward in order to secure the lid. The shape of the pot lid holding means is of an upside down wishbone. The hook can vary in shapes and sizes to accommodate the many available hanging racks on the market. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057247 | Space-saver pot lid hanging storage pouches - The present invention relates a pot lid space saving storage unit. This invention is a hanging storage for pot and pan lids. The invention can be made of flexible and sturdy fabrics, plastics, and other synthetic materials. It can also be made of rigid materials such as plastic, metal, or wood. The hanging storage unit has numerous pouches to accommodate the different sizes and shapes of pot lids. The storage unit gradually tapers at the top. Across each pouch is an elastic band that can securely hold the pot lids for those pouches are made of flexible materials. On the back of the flexible pouches are various supporting members that can be used in combination with each other and be removed before washing and be reinserted after washing. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057248 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING WATER BOTTLES - Apparatus for supporting water bottles including a support hub including first and second support faces axially spaced from and generally parallel to one another, and a plurality of support ribs radially extending from and spaced about a periphery of the support hub, the support ribs including support portions that extend axially beyond both the first and second support faces, such that when a water bottle is placed on either of the first and second support faces, the support portions are outwards of and support an external periphery of the water bottle. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057249 | Rotating stand (carousel) bottle and tube holder - A holder for displaying and conveniently using consumables is disclosed, in which a two or more disks having corresponding, but differently sized, holes, arranged in rows, are ganged into a pair of disks, thereby allowing users to place bottles and tubes containing consumables into such holes for easy storage and access. The pair of disks is provided with rotational means, additional pairs of disks may be added in a modular fashion to increase storage capacity, and the rows of holes may be non-radially arranged, or even spirally arranged, to increase view and access to bottles and tubes. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057250 | Ball glove organizer - This is a ball glove organizer. It organizes players' gloves into pockets so as to provide an easy means to locate a particular player's glove at the end of an inning. There are connectors at the top of the support panel of the ball glove organizer so it can be attached to a fence. A unique emblem identifying the player's position is sewn to the front of each pocket so as to allow a quick identification of the player's glove. A strap is attached to the ball glove organizer so as to provide a convenient method to carry the ball glove organizer from ball field to ball field. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057251 | UNIVERSAL SPORT BOARD RACK AND HANGING SYSTEM - A rack for storing and displaying surfboards, sailboards and other kinds of sport boards and sporting equipment. The rack is conveniently though not necessarily wall-mountable, and can also support an additional system for the hanging, drying, storage and display of wet suits and other dampened gear. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057252 | Multifunctional lazy susan - The present invention is directed to a multifunctional lazy susan comprising a multifunctional lazy susan that includes a pedestal, a tray rotatably and detachably fastened to the pedestal, and an arrangement of assembled plates positioned about an axis of rotation that extends through the tray and the pedestal. Each plate includes an aperture radially spaced about and proximate the axis of rotation, and a food or condiment dish is releasably coupled to each assembled plate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057253 | SUPPORT TRAY WITH INFINITE MOUNTING POSITIONS - A tray for supporting a peripheral at a workstation has T-slots extending across the tray. The T-slots are used with corresponding T-nuts to mount the tray on an articulating support arm and mount a mouse support onto the tray. The mounting positions are infinite in each slot as the T-nuts can be tightened at any location. Preferably, the T-slots extend from side to side across the tray. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057254 | INTEGRATED SHELF ALLOCATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Apparatuses for the efficient and safe organization of product on shelves. The present invention encompasses shelving allocation units that are adjustable in a longitudinal direction to accommodate varying shelf depths. The present invention also provides for shelving allocation units that are adjustable in both the longitudinal direction, but also along an orthogonal axis. By being adjustable along an orthogonal axis, the shelving allocation units of the present invention may be adapted to accommodate various sizes of product. The present invention also includes novel backstop assemblies that may be adapted for use in shelves of various dimensions. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057255 | Interlocking Component Assembly for an Expandable Rack Assembly - An interlocking component assembly of an expandable rack assembly is proposed, including a plurality of horizontally-deposed panels each formed with a first opening, a plurality of vertically-deposed panels each disposed between two horizontally-deposed panels, a plurality of middle joint components each disposed in vertically-deposed panels, and a plurality of interlocking components each adapted for interconnecting two middle joint components to interconnect and fasten the horizontally-deposed panel to the vertically-deposed panel, wherein the height of the vertically-deposed panel is greater than the length of the middle joint component, such that the vertically-deposed panel can be coupled to the interlocking component to securely engage the horizontally-deposed panel with the vertically-deposed panel, thereby enabling the rack assembly to be free from limitations of assembling locations or dimensional specifications while the structural rigidity and strength of the assembled rack unit is enhanced. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057256 | Nursing bottleholder improvement - An improvement to a nursing system for baby animals including a soft cylinder or rope-like extension detachably affixed to fabric sleeve or toroidal donut shaped ring surrounding a nipple-topped nursing bottle. The soft-cylinder or rope-like extension may be formed into a platform for the nipple-topped nursing bottle to enable baby animals to obtain liquid from the nipple-topped nursing bottle without assistance. Alternatively, the soft cylinder or rope-like extension provides a resting place for the baby animals or a series of surfaces on which the baby animal may climb to position itself where it can obtain liquid from the nipple-topped nursing bottle. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057257 | PROTECTIVE SLEEVES FOR CONTAINERS - Aspects of the invention include a sleeve or wrap for protecting a container. In certain embodiments, the sleeve or wrap is a protective encasement for protecting a container, such as a bottle. In certain embodiments, the sleeve or wrap includes a body with a lumen, wherein the body is configured for holding and/or containing the container. For instance, in one embodiment, the protective sleeve includes a tubular body and at least a first opening in the protective body that is adapted for receiving the container. In certain embodiments, the body of the sleeve includes silicone. Accordingly, in certain embodiments, the sleeve is a protective silicone sleeve that is adapted to hold and/or contain a container, thereby protecting the container from damage (e.g., breaking). Also provided is a system for protecting a container that includes a protective sleeve, as described above, and a container that is configured for being associated, e.g., fit within, the protective sleeve. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057258 | Device, Sealing Member and Fluid Container | 2009-03-05 |
20090057259 | SEPTA - A system includes a cap having an opening, and a septum configured to engage with the cap. The septum includes a first portion having a first width, and a second portion having a second width smaller than the first width. The second portion is sized and shaped to be received by the opening of the cap. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057260 | Tamper-Evident Container - A container includes a finish having a mouth and a first engagement structure that secures a closure to the finish. The container is characterized by a frangible portion of the finish that engages the closure when the closure is secured to the container such that the frangible portion must be separated from the finish at a frangible connector to remove the closure from the container. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057261 | TAMPER EVIDENT BOTTLE CAP - A closure for sealing the opening of a container. The closure may include an angled plug. The container includes an external thread configuration and the closure includes an internal thread configuration which are adapted to pass over each other with one of the external and internal thread configurations having at least one thread lead and the other having at least twice as many thread leads. The closure includes an inwardly turned retaining rim extends at least partially upwardly. The retaining rim has an attachment boss and an upwardly extending line of weakness adjacent the attachment boss such that when the closure is removed from the container, the line of weakness tears allowing the tamper-evidencing band to remain with the closure upon removal from the container. The closure may include a top having a periphery, an annular skirt depending downwardly from the periphery and including a lower edge and a line of weakness extending upwardly from the lower edge, a tear tab extending downwardly from the skirt below the lower edge, and a tamper-evidencing locking member including an inwardly extending locking ring that extends radially inwardly from the skirt intermediate the top and the bottom edge, the retaining rim including a free edge that is adapted to engage the radially extending locking bead of the container when the closure is removed from the container neck. A method of molding a closure including a tamper-evidencing band is also disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057262 | Bottle cap with additive supplying structure - A bottle cap including an additive holding unit which is supported in a mouth of a bottle has in a lower portion thereof an opening for discharging the additive, and is open at the top. An open-and-shut unit is seated to be coaxial with the additive holding unit and moves up and down to open or shut the opening. An outer cap unit includes a sealing tube which is placed between the open-and-shut unit and the additive holding unit and performs a sealing function. A skirt having a forgery preventing function is integrally provided on a lower end of the outer cap body. A delay hook retains the skirt for a period when the opening is opened, thus delaying separation of the skirt. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057263 | HOT FILL CONTAINER - The plastic container according to the present disclosure is an aesthetically pleasing plastic container suitable for premium hot fill beverages, such as teas and fruit juices. The plastic container defines a body and includes an upper portion having a finish. Integrally formed with the finish and extending downward therefrom is a shoulder region. The shoulder region merges into and provides a transition between the finish and a first vacuum absorbing region. The first vacuum absorbing region merges into a waist region. The waist region merges into a second vacuum absorbing region. The second vacuum absorbing region transitions into a base portion having a base. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057264 | HIGH THROUGHPUT LOW TOPOGRAPHY COPPER CMP PROCESS - Embodiments described herein generally provide a method for processing metals disposed on a substrate in a chemical mechanical polishing system. The apparatus advantageously facilitates efficient bulk and residual conductive material removal from a substrate. In one embodiment a method for chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) of a conductive material disposed on a substrate is provided. A substrate comprising a conductive material disposed over an underlying barrier material is positioned on a first platen containing a first polishing pad. The substrate is polished on a first platen to remove a bulk portion of the conductive material. A rate quench process is performed in order to reduce a metal ion concentration in the polishing slurry. The substrate is polished on the first platen to breakthrough the conductive material exposing a portion of the underlying barrier material. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057265 | Method of manufacturing multilayer printed circuit board - In a method of manufacturing a multilayer printed circuit board, a plurality of insulating substrates each having a first surface and a second surface is prepared. A circuit pattern is formed on each of the first surfaces of the insulating substrates. A plurality of via holes is provided so as to extend through respective ones of the insulating substrates from a side of the second surfaces in such a manner that the via holes reach corresponding ones of the circuit patterns. Ones of a plurality of sintered bodies made of conductive particles is inserted into corresponding ones of the via holes and is fixed in the via holes. The insulating substrates are stacked so that the circuit patterns are electrically coupled through the sintered bodies. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057266 | LINE EDGE ROUGHNESS CONTROL - In one embodiment, a method includes providing a plasma etch reactor including a vacuum chamber and an electrode disposed inside of the chamber, and providing a stack to be etched over the electrode, the stack including a patterned photoresist over a dielectric layer. The method further includes providing a chamber pressure between about 75 mT and about 150 mT, flowing gases including CF | 2009-03-05 |
20090057267 | Imprint lithography - A chuck apparatus for holding a substrate is the disclosed. The chuck apparatus includes a first surface portion on which the substrate is to be held and a second surface portion adjacent to the first surface portion and extending at least partially around an edge of the first surface portion and which, in use, is arranged to deflect gas over the first surface portion and thus the substrate that is to be held on the first surface portion. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057268 | ENGRAVING OF PRINTING PLATES - An optical imaging apparatus ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090057269 | Method of processing a workpiece in a plasma reactor with independent wafer edge process gas injection - The disclosure concerns a method of processing a workpiece or in a plasma reactor chamber, using independent gas injection at the wafer edge. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057270 | ETCHING PROCESSING METHOD - The etching processing method is characterized in that, when performing an etching processing on a resin member by using a desmear liquid containing an alkaline permanganate etching liquid, the etching processing is performed by dipping the resin member into the desmear liquid of which an etching rate for a resin forming the resin member is adjusted by using at least one of an accelerator for accelerating the etching rate of the desmear liquid and a suppressor for suppressing the etching rate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057271 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF METAL INTERCONNECTION - A manufacturing method of a metal interconnection is provided. A dielectric layer having an opening therein is formed on a substrate and a barrier layer is then formed on the dielectric layer by performing an ALD process. An Al layer and an Al/Cu layer are formed on the substrate by performing a chemical vapor deposition process and a physical vapor deposition process sequentially, and the Al/Cu layer fills the opening through hot-reflow. A metal line and a plug are formed at the same time after patterning the metal layers and the barrier layer by photolithography and etching processes. Alternatively, the metal layers and the barrier layer outside the opening are removed by a chemical mechanical process, so as to form a plug. The manufacturing method simplifies the processes of forming the metal interconnection and is adapted to the metal interconnection having the opening at a relatively high aspect ratio. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057272 | SHIPPING CASE AND CONNECTING DEVICE FOR USE WITH CASE - A connecting device for attachment to an inside surface of a container wall in order to secure products therein, includes a plate member adapted to engage the inside surface and having fastener holes formed therein for attaching a product supporting member to the plate member. A clip is attached to the plate member and extends over a rear surface thereof. During use of the device, the clip can be inserted into a recess or hole formed in the inside surface and it can be moved to engage a section of the container wall having an exposed planar surface which engages the plate member. A shipping case is also disclosed in which one or more of these connecting devices can be used. This case includes a bottom, side walls and a top cover. At least one of the case sides has at least one wall section on an inner side thereof which has a plurality of connecting holes formed therein. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057273 | ARC EXTINGUISHING DEVICE OF CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR MANUAL MOTOR STARTER - Disclosed is an arc extinguishing device of circuit breaker for manual motor starter capable of swiftly extinguishing and discharging an arc generated by a fault current flowing into a motor circuit during an interruption operation of a circuit breaker, thereby enhancing the performance of interruption. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057274 | ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINE AND ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING METHOD - In an electric discharge machining apparatus that machines a workpiece ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090057275 | Method of Repairing Nickel-Based Alloy Articles - Methods for repairing nickel based alloy articles such as gas turbine rotors generally includes a removing a damaged portion of the articles and laser cladding a high temperature nickel based alloy powder thereto to form a solid layer. The process can be repeated until a desired thickness is obtained. Optionally, a peening process subsequent to laser cladding can be implemented to introduce compressive stress to the solid layer formed by laser cladding. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057276 | HYBRID SHIELD DEVICE FOR A PLASMA ARC TORCH - Methods and devices for controlling the flow of gases through a plasma arc torch are provided. A flow of plasma gas is directed to a plasma chamber, a first flow of auxiliary gas is directed around a plasma stream that exits a tip in one of a swirling manner and a radial manner, and a second flow of auxiliary gas is directed around the first flow of auxiliary gas and the plasma stream in one of a coaxial manner, an angled manner, and a radial manner. The first flow of auxiliary gas functions to constrict and shape the plasma stream to improve cut quality and cut speed, and the second flow of auxiliary gas functions to protect the plasma arc torch during piercing and cutting and to cool components of the plasma arc torch such that thicker workpieces may be processed with a highly shaped plasma stream. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057277 | DRAG TIP FOR A PLASMA CUTTING TORCH - A drag tip for use in a plasma cutting torch is provided that includes an inner tip portion defining a distal end face, an inner cavity through which a plasma gas flows, and an orifice disposed between the distal end face and the inner cavity. An outer tip portion surrounds the inner tip portion and defines an inner chamber to accommodate a flow of secondary gas and also a distal end portion. The distal end face of the inner tip portion is adapted for contact with a workpiece and extends distally beyond the distal end portion of the outer tip portion, and the flow of secondary gas exits the outer tip portion proximate the distal end portion. Variations of the drag tip and methods of operation are also provided. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057278 | Machining head with integrated powder supply for deposition welding using laser radiation - The invention relates to a machining head with integrated powder supply for deposition welding using laser radiation. A machining head in accordance with the invention can in particular be used for deposition welding at a high deposition rate. In the machining head in accordance with the invention, the laser radiation is directed to supplied powder and to a material surface with a focal spot. The powder supply takes place symmetrically to the axial feed direction with a plurality of channels arranged oppositely. The channels are aligned at an obliquely inclined angle so that powder discharged from them is supplied into the focal spot of the laser radiation from two mutually oppositely disposed sides over the total width of the focal spot with respect to the axial feed direction. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057279 | Method of cutting with a laser - A method of forming an aperture in an article the method comprising the steps of directing a laser at the article and traversing the high energy beam to form a cut extending along the periphery of the aperture in a first direction to a second point on the periphery and then reversing the direction of cutting along the periphery till the aperture is formed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057280 | Method for Embellishing Surface of Handle via Laser Engraving Machine - A method for embellishing surface of a handle includes: first step: preparing a body of the handle injected from a mold; second step: laser-engraving the body of the handle to form a plurality attached portions thereon; third step: preparing a skin with pattern or color and laser-cutting the skin to form a plurality of ornamental skins corresponding to the attached portions; fourth step: attaching the ornamental skins to the corresponding attached portions on the body and getting a finished handle. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057281 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING HOLE - In a method of forming a hole on a work piece, a laser beam is directed from a laser head to a predetermined portion of the work piece to form a pilot hole having a first surface condition, and then the predetermined portion of the work piece is punched using a die and a punch having a cross-section greater than a cross-section of the pilot hole. Thus, a finished hole having a cross-section greater than the cross-section of the pilot hole is formed over the pilot hole. The finished hole has a second surface condition, and the second surface condition is formed by transforming the first surface condition by the punch to have a precise dimension. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057282 | Laser machining method utilizing variable inclination angle - A method of laser machining is disclosed. The method of laser machining may include directing a laser beam emitted by an optical device onto a workpiece at an inclination angle to create a cut in the workpiece and varying the inclination angle of the laser beam. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057283 | Laser Processing Machines and Methods of Processing Workpieces - A laser processing machine for processing workpieces, in particular metal sheets, includes a workpiece support and a beam receiver for the laser beam used as a processing tool. The distance between a workpiece lying on the workpiece support and the beam receiver is variable, owing to the fact that the workpiece support and the beam receiver are positionable relative to one another along the beam axis of the laser beam by means of an adjusting drive of an adjusting device with a positioning movement of a variably definable magnitude. A method for processing workpieces, in particular metal sheets, is also provided. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057284 | LASER PROCESSING METHOD AND LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for efficiently processing in patterning of an electronic circuit board even when laser beams of differing intensities and wavelengths are irradiated in multiple stages. A laser processing apparatus is provided with first and second laser oscillators for emitting laser beams of which at least the wavelength or the intensities are different from each other; a stage apparatus for moving a workpiece to be processed; and optical systems for guiding the laser beams to prescribed positions of the workpiece. The optical systems can be moved by means of an adjusting device according to the relative moving direction of the laser beams and the workpiece to permit the prescribed position of the subject to be irradiated with laser beams in that order so that the workpiece can be processed by the laser beams. Thus, efficient laser processing can be performed without limiting the relative moving direction of the laser beams and the workpiece and without unnecessary movement. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057285 | PORTABLE BATTERY POWERED WELDER - A portable battery powered welder is disclosed that is configured to operate without an external power source. The portable battery powered welder may include a battery coupled to a welding circuit and a wire feeder. Further, the portable battery powered welder may include a suitcase to integrally support and completely enclose the welding circuit, the battery, and the wire feeder. The suitcase may include a lateral access door having a hinge and a latch. Additionally, the wire feeder and a wire spool may be disposed in a region accessible by the lateral access door. The suitcase may also include an access panel disposed over a region containing the battery. The access panel may be mounted to the case via a snap mount and/or secured via fasteners. Finally, the suitcase may include a top handle and may be made of a lightweight, impact resistant, and flame retardant material. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057286 | WELDING DEVICE - A welding device has a welding source and a welding-source peripheral device. The welding source has a welding-source-side storage section for storing a welding condition item and a transmitter for transmitting the welding condition item. On the other hand, the welding-source peripheral device has a receiver for receiving the welding condition item; a peripheral-device-side storage section for storing the welding condition item; a display for displaying the welding condition item; and a selecting section for selecting a proper item from the welding condition item. The structure above allows the welding device to be connected to various types of welding sources. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057287 | METHOD AND APPARATUS RELATED TO JOINING DISSIMILAR METAL - A method to join a first and second item that are made from different materials is disclosed. The method includes using a dual alloy member disposed between the first item and the second item, the dual alloy member comprising a first material, a second material different from the first material, and a wrought region between the first material and the second material. The method further includes melting together a localized area of material of the first item and the first material, thereby creating a first weld joint substantially absent intermixing of the first material with the second material, and melting together a localized area of material of the second item and the second material, thereby creating a second weld joint substantially absent intermixing of the second material with the first material, and thereby joining the first item to the second item. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057288 | Clothing Heating Device Whose Output Power can be Switched - A clothing heating device includes a plurality of heating plates, a battery charger, a battery, a temperature controller, and a plurality of switching wires. Thus, the power output of the clothing heating device is switched between a larger power output wherein the battery charger provides a larger electric power to the larger power heating zone of the heating plates and a smaller power output wherein the battery provides a smaller electric power to the smaller power heating zone of the heating plates so that a user can select the power output of the clothing heating device according to the practical requirement. | 2009-03-05 |