11th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130061864 | DENTAL FLOSSING DEVICE AND FLOSSING METHOD - The present invention provides a novel dental flossing device ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130061865 | SKIN TREATMENT COMPOSITION - The invention is in the field of skin hygiene, especially hand hygiene and/or hand soap compositions. It remains to be desired to prepare skin hygiene compositions having a high anti-microbial effect, with a low dosage of anti-microbial essential oils. It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a skin hygiene composition, having good anti-microbial properties, at low levels of essential oil. Surprisingly it has been found that composition comprising a low amount of essential oil and a polymer complex or mixture provides improved hygiene efficacy. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061866 | Method for Colouring Hair - A method for colouring hair, wherein the method comprises: (i) the formation of a first plurality of coated hair fibre portions, wherein the coating comprises a first composition, wherein the first composition comprises a first hair colouring agent, a hydrophobic phase, a hydrophilic phase, a surfactant, and a thickener capable of interacting with the hydrophobic phase and the hydrophilic phase; and subsequently (ii) styling the hair wherein the first plurality of coated hair fibre portions is contacted with a second plurality of hair fibre portions; wherein the method does not comprise the application of a solid barrier means in order to separate the first plurality of coated hair fibre portions from the second plurality of hair fibre portions, and wherein the first composition is substantially free of persulfate. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061867 | COLOR HIGHLIGHTING COSMETICS CONTAINER INCLUDING A DETACHABLE MAKEUP BRUSH - The present invention relates to a color highlighting cosmetics container including a detachable makeup brush, and more particularly to a color highlighting cosmetics container including a body having a plurality of receiving grooves partitions for storing contents and a cover for closing/opening the body. The body includes a plurality of brushes, a brush supporter from which the plurality of brushes is detachable, and brush-receiving grooves and a brush-supporter-receiving groove on which the plurality of brushes and the brush supporters are mounted, respectively. As a result, the plurality of brushes are detachable from the brush supporter. Therefore, the brushes can be replaced using the brush supporter. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061868 | FOLDABLE FLOSS PICK - A foldable floss pick includes a grip having a first connection section at one end and a floss arch having a second connection section rotatably connected to the first connection section of the grip. A dental floss is connected between two ends of the floss arch. The floss arch defines a virtual face. When not folded, the floss arch is positioned in a first relative position where the virtual face is substantially coplanar with the grip and the floss pick is in a straight form to facilitate package. In use, the floss arch is first folded toward the grip and fixed in a second relative position by means of a latch structure disposed between the grip and the floss arch. Then a user can conveniently use the folded floss pick to clean the teeth. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061869 | USE OF MEGASONIC ENERGY TO ASSIST EDGE BOND REMOVAL IN A ZONAL TEMPORARY BONDING PROCESS - New methods of weakening the bonds between a bonded pair of wafers or substrates are provided. The substrates are preferably bonded at their outer peripheries. When it is desired to separate the substrates, they are contacted with a solvent system suitable for weakening, softening, and/or dissolving the bonding composition at their outer peripheries. Megasonic energy is simultaneously directed at the substrates (and preferably the bonding composition itself), so as to increase solvent penetration into the composition, thus decreasing the time needed for substrate separation and increasing throughput. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061870 | METHOD OF CLEANING FILM FORMING APPARATUS - In one embodiment, a method of cleaning a film forming apparatus includes: plasmatizing cleaning gas having at least one of the group consisting of chlorine gas, hydrocarbon gas, and chlorinated hydrocarbon gas; and supplying the plasmatized cleaning gas to a heated inner part of the film forming apparatus. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061871 | PLASMA PURGING AN IDLE CHAMBER TO REDUCE PARTICLES - During each idle period in which a plasma processing tool is not used in succession, upon lapse of a selected period of inactivity by the plasma production tool of between 10 and 60 minutes, a plasma is generated within the plasma processing tool to heat the vacuum enclosure to an operating temperature reached during production use of the plasma processing tool. A gas-only purge is then performed, and the vacuum enclosure is pumped down to a base vacuum to remove small particles of less than 0.12 microns that may otherwise generate on the interior walls of the vacuum enclosure. Extended operation of the plasma processing tool without failure of particle qualification or reduced availability is achieved. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061872 | ION BOMBARDMENT TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING OF SURFACE OF BASE MATERIAL USING THE SAME - In an ion bombardment treatment apparatus ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130061873 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIQUID TREATMENT OF WAFER SHAPED ARTICLES - In an apparatus and method for treating a wafer-shaped article, a spin chuck is provided for holding a wafer-shaped article in a predetermined orientation wherein a lower surface of the wafer-shaped article is spaced a predetermined distance from an upper surface of the spin chuck. A heating assembly comprising at least one infrared heater is mounted above the upper surface of the spin chuck and below a wafer-shaped article when mounted on the spin chuck. The heating assembly is stationary in relation to rotation of the spin chuck. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061874 | Cap Sanitizer and Method of Use Thereof - A cap sanitizer with an anti-bacterial sponge therein for sanitizing a dispenser bottle tip or other similar device. The inner side portions of the cap are lined with a continuous sponge (or absorbent foam) ring soaked with antibacterial solution. An o-ring is disposed below the sponge to prevent solution from leaking from the dispenser bottle when the cap is in place. A cavity within the dispenser cap serves as a reservoir for the antibacterial solution, which is slowly channeled to the sponge ring via a perforated separating film. Alternatively, the reservoir may be disposed between the sponge and the sides of the dispenser cap sanitizer, with a perforated separating film between the sponge and the antibacterial solution. Solution from the reservoir is channeled through the perforated separating film into the sponge. In an alternative, a sanitizer cap for a toothbrush is provided having stiff fibers extending through the perforated membrane. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061875 | COMPONENT CLEANING IN A METAL PLATING APPARATUS - A plating apparatus includes a vessel for holding a bath of plating liquid. A head is adapted to hold a work piece, such as a silicon wafer, in the vessel, with a seal on the head sealing against the work piece. A component cleaner assembly may be used to automatically clean a component of the plating apparatus, such as a seal or a contact ring. The cleaner assembly has a component contactor, such as a brush, on an arm. An arm actuator is linked to the arm for moving the arm from a retracted position, to a deployed position, where the contactor is in physical contact with the component. A method for cleaning a component of a plating apparatus includes moving a scrubber or contactor into contact with the component and applying a cleaning liquid onto the component adjacent to the contactor. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061876 | Semiconductor Device Surface Clean - A system and method for cleaning a surface of a semiconductor device is disclosed. An embodiment comprises buffing the first surface with a cleaning solution comprising a reactant that will remove a portion of the first surface and also change the first surface from hydrophobic to hydrophilic. The first surface may further be cleaned using a brushing process that also utilizes the cleaning solution. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061877 | CLEANING METHOD - The present invention relates to a cleaning method using dry ice pellets that make it possible to efficiently peel off a UV resin. The cleaning method according to the present invention is a method for cleaning a surface of an object to be cleaned that is fixed to a fixture by blowing dry ice pellets against the above-described object using dry air. The dry air has a dew point of −60° C. to −80° C. A nozzle for jetting the dry air and the dry ice pellets against the surface of the object is provided, and the distance between the nozzle and the surface of the object is 5 mm to 70 mm. The shape of the nozzle in a cross-section is circular, elliptical or rectangular. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061878 | HIGH THROUGHPUT PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR CHEMICAL TREATMENT AND THERMAL TREATMENT AND METHOD OF OPERATING - A high throughput processing system having a chemical treatment system and a thermal treatment system for processing a plurality of substrates is described. The chemical treatment system is configured to chemically treat a plurality of substrates in a dry, non-plasma environment. The thermal treatment system is configured to thermally treat a plurality of substrates chemically treated in the chemical treatment system. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061879 | REDUCTION OF ENTRANCE AND EXIT MARKS LEFT BY A SUBSTRATE-PROCESSING MENISCUS - A substrate is placed on a plurality of support pins within an opening of a carrier, such that a gap exists between the radial perimeter of the substrate and the carrier. The substrate and carrier are passed in a linear direction through a meniscus generated between respective faces of upper and lower proximity heads. Each of the upper and lower proximity heads includes a plurality of meniscus nozzles configured to supply liquid to the meniscus. A plurality of vacuum ports are formed on the respective face of each of the upper and lower proximity heads and are arranged to completely surround the plurality of meniscus nozzles. Liquid of the meniscus is evacuated from the gap between the radial perimeter of the substrate and the carrier so as to reduce a size and a frequency of at least one of entrance or exit marks on the substrate. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061880 | Continual Flow Pin Washer - A multi-chambered deposition pin wash station is provided. The wash station includes a lower chamber and an upper drain basin connected by a plurality of wash tubes. Cleaning fluid is provided to the lower chamber and passes through the cleaning tubes into the upper drain basin. The cleaning tubes are adapted to clean a single deposition pin with a single tube per wash cycle. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061881 | Method of Improving Purity and Yield of Chemical Product in Automatic Radioactive Medicine Synthesis System - The present invention increases a number of target reaction containers from one into many. Coordinated with increased reaction times, total reaction volume is increased. By modifying an affinitive column of an automatic synthesis system, a production in a single batch is increased. The products obtained can be conformed to quality check specifications with cost saved. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061882 | Cleaning Formulations and Method of Using the Cleaning Formulations - A water-rich hydroxylamine formulation for photoresist and post-etch/post-ash residue removal in applications wherein a semiconductor substrate comprises aluminum. The cleaning composition comprises from about 2 to about 15% by wt. of hydroxylamine; from about 50 to about 80% by wt. of water; from about 0.01 to about 5.0% by wt. of a corrosion inhibitor; from about 5 to about 45% by wt. of a component selected from the group consisting of: an alkanolamine having a pKa<9.0, a water-miscible solvent, and a mixture thereof. Employment of such composition exhibits efficient cleaning capability for Al substrates, minimal silicon etch while protecting aluminum for substrates comprising both materials. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061883 | ENCAPSULATES - The present application relates to encapsulated, preformed peracids and products comprising such encapsulates, as well as processes for making and using such encapsulates and products comprising such encapsulates. Such products deliver bleaching that results in superior whiteness and stain removal without the stability issues that are normally associated with certain bleaching systems. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061884 | METHOD FOR CLEANING WAFER AFTER CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION - A method for cleaning wafer after chemical mechanical planarization that includes placing the wafer in the wafer holder and rotating the wafer holder and the wafer simultaneously, cleaning with chemicals by providing the wafer surface with chemical detergent through the detergent supply cantilever that keeps a certain distance away from the wafer surface, cleaning with deionized water by providing the wafer surface with deionized water through the detergent supply cantilever to remove the chemical detergent and cleaning products. The method also includes the second clean for better cleaning effect and drying the wafer out. According to the wafer cleaning method, the non-contact detergent and deionized water supply cantilever used for wafer cleaning reduces or eliminates the possible problems in making macro scratches on wafer surface in the scrubbing process and increases the yield for wafer devices. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061885 | Method for removing overspray of thermal spray coatings - A method for removing the overspray of a coating which has been sprayed onto a workpiece directs at least one liquid jet from a jet lance as a hydrodynamic wedge in the parting plane between the workpiece and the overspray onto those regions of the workpiece which have overspray. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061886 | POWDER COATING BOOTH - A powder spray for lengthy parts includes a booth wall structure comprised primarily of doors. A moveable roof may be raised and lowered to clean powder overspray from the interior surfaces of the booth. A cleaning process may be performed with a sideways extraction mode and a downward extraction mode. The mode change occurs when a bulkhead that travels with the moveable roof blocks the inlet duct to the recovery system. The recovery system may be a cyclone system for example. The doors of the booth are hinged so that they can be positioned for spraying operations and cleaning operations. Live hinge designs are provided and hose stress relief designs are also provided. The roof may carry accumulators for pressurized air that feed cleaning nozzles as the roof descends. In addition, exhaust air may be used to assist cleaning the interior surfaces as the roof descends. All of the energy provided for cleaning and color change may be provided by accumulators. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061887 | METHOD FOR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A pressure is maintained within a volume within which a semiconductor wafer resides at a pressure that is sufficient to maintain a liquid state of a precursor fluid to a non-Newtonian fluid. The precursor fluid is disposed proximate to a material to be removed from the semiconductor wafer while maintaining the precursor fluid in the liquid state. The pressure is reduced in the volume within which the semiconductor wafer resides such that the precursor fluid disposed on the wafer within the volume is transformed into the non-Newtonian fluid. An expansion of the precursor fluid and movement of the precursor fluid relative to the wafer during transformation into the non-Newtonian fluid causes the resulting non-Newtonian fluid to remove the material from the semiconductor wafer. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061888 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A particle level varied depending on a drying processing condition can be suppressed to be stably lowered. A batch type substrate processing apparatus include a cleaning processing unit | 2013-03-14 |
20130061889 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DOSING SYSTEM WHICH CAN BE POSITIONED INSIDE A WATER-CONDUCTING DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - The invention relates to a method for controlling a dispensing system positionable in the interior of an automatic dishwasher, encompassing a cartridge filled with at least one preparation, a dispenser that is couplable to the cartridge, the dispenser encompassing at least a temperature sensor and a conductivity sensor, such that the temperature sensor and/or the conductivity sensor can be arranged in and/or on and/or outside the dispenser; and a delivery means for releasing a preparation from the cartridge into the interior of the automatic dishwasher. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061890 | FILTER CLEANING METHOD - Apparatus for filter cleaning including a filter element surface ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130061891 | UMBRELLA CASE - An umbrella case comprising a pouch having a bottom end and a top end, such that a collapsed umbrella can be inserted into the pouch through an aperture in the top end, an enclosure member configured to selectively close the aperture of the top end, and one or more connecting members configured to be selectively coupled with components of a stroller or other device. The pouch can have corresponding fasteners that can be selectively coupled with one another to adjust the length of the pouch. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061892 | HEIGHT SELF-ADJUSTING WALKING AID - The present invention discloses a height self-adjustable walking aid, comprising two oppositely arranged U-shaped stands which are connected by a front stand, wherein the two ends of each U-shaped stand are sleeved with two outer pipes respectively, and each outer pipe is mounted with a height adjusting apparatus and a control apparatus for height adjusting; the walking aid of the present invention is adjustable in height according to the heights of users, so as to satisfy the requirement of allowing the patients or elders with different heights to use a same equipment, whereby providing great convenience for users; meanwhile, the heights of the two ends of each U-shaped stand could be adjustable respectively, to generate a height difference between the front end and rear end of the walking end, so as to enable the patients or elders to walk up and down the stairs with it. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061893 | FOLDABLE SEAT FOR A ROLLATOR OR A WHEELCHAIR - A foldable seat for a rollator or a wheelchair includes a first plate and a second plate. The plates are rotatably moveable between an unfolded position and a folded position. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061894 | Ferrule for Ambulatory Aids - A ferrule is disclosed which includes a housing having an aperture at a first end which is adapted to receive a leg of an ambulatory aid. The ferrule includes a gliding component having a gliding surface at a second end of the housing. The gliding surface is adapted to slidably engage a floor surface. The ferrule also includes a traction component located at the second end of the housing. The traction component selectively engages the floor surface with a traction surface. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061895 | PORTABLE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE SEASONAL ROLL-UP AWNING SNAP-ROOM AWNING ADDITION - A partition includes a plurality of panels and an elongate panel joiner. The plurality of panels includes a first panel and a second panel that are adjacent about one another. The elongate panel joiner joins the first panel and the second panel. The panel joiner includes two end members and a corrugated portion there between. The end members are configured along opposite ends of the panel joiner. One of the two end members is configured to connect to the first panel and the other of the two end member is configured to connect to the second panel. The corrugated portion is configured such that the panel joiner can move in an accordion-like manner. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061896 | VENTILATION PANELS HAVING CURVED OPENINGS AND STRUCTURES INCORPORATING SUCH VENTILATION PANELS - Pliable ventilation panels having curved openings provided at opposing locations with respect to a midline that are selectively openable and closeable are disclosed. The ventilation panels are generally fabricated from pliable materials and may be opened at one or more locations along the opening(s) to provide ventilation and/or access at different locations along the opening(s). | 2013-03-14 |
20130061897 | SHELTER STRUCTURES, SUPPORT SYSTEMS THEREFOR, KITS, ACCESSORIES AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING SUCH STRUCTURES - Shelter structures having a shelter portion supported (internally or externally) at an apex and one or more peripheral support elements supported by an external suspension web provided externally of a perimeter of the shelter portion are provided. One or more external suspension webs may be provided at a transition region of the structure formed at the interface of upper and lower portions, or at a base portion of the structure, or intermediate transition and base regions of the structure. A lower enclosure portion may provide wall-like structures, or may form an open network of lines, straps, wires, or bands. In some embodiments, the upper and/or lower shelter portion(s) are provided as fabric structures; in some embodiments the upper and/or lower shelter portions are provided as rigid or semi-rigid panel-like structures. Support systems, kits for assembling structures, reinforcement features and methods for assembling structures are also disclosed. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061898 | SHELTER STRUCTURES, SUPPORT SYSTEMS THEREFOR, KITS, ACCESSORIES AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING SUCH STRUCTURES - Shelter structures having an upper shelter portion supported (internally or externally) at an apex and one or more peripheral support elements supported by an external suspension web provided externally of a base region of the upper shelter portion are provided. The upper shelter portion provides a roof-like structure, while a lower enclosure portion may be connected, directly or indirectly, to the upper shelter portion and may provide wall-like structures that may include doors, vents, windows, and the like, or that may comprise an open network of lines, straps, wires, or bands. In tent embodiments, the upper shelter portion and the lower enclosure portion may be provided as fabric structures that, when erected, form tensioned fabric structures. Support systems, kits for assembling structures, reinforcement features and methods for assembling structures are also disclosed. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061899 | Apparatus, System and Method For Generating Power In A Wellbore - An apparatus, system and method provides electrical power in a subterranean well. A radioisotope thermoelectric generator may be positioned and installed in a downhole location in a wellbore. The location of the radioisotope thermoelectric generator may be within a completion string. A radioisotope thermoelectric generator comprises a core having a radioisotope for producing heat, and a thermocouple. The thermocouple comprises at least two different metals, and is positioned adjacent to the core. The radioisotope thermoelectric generator flows heat from the core to the thermocouple to produce electricity that may be stored in an energy storage device, or used to power a component. The produced electrical power may be employed to activate downhole sensors, valves, or wireless transmitters associated with the operation and production of an oil or gas well. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061900 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE - A thermoelectric device absorbs heat from an object coming into contact with a heat absorber, moves the heat absorbed via a thermoelectric module to a radiator, and radiates the heat from the radiator. The support member has a lower surface that is bonded to a radiator upper surface, and a side surface that is placed so as to face the side surface of the heat absorber. The support member forms a tilling region between the support member and the side surface, and a sealing member fills the filling region. The thermoelectric module is placed in an internal space | 2013-03-14 |
20130061901 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERTING MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a high temperature thermoelectric converting module including a plurality of p type thermoelectric elements; a plurality of n type thermoelectric elements; a plurality of electrodes; and a lead line. The plurality of p type thermoelectric elements, the plurality of n type thermoelectric elements, and the plurality of electrodes are electrically serially connected to each other, a pair of connecting lines that connects the lead line to one of the plurality of electrodes to output to the outside is further included, at least one electrode which is disposed at the high temperature side and the plurality of p type and n type thermoelectric elements are bonded with an intermediate layer therebetween. The plurality of p type and n type thermoelectric elements contain silicon as a component and the intermediate layer is formed as a layer containing aluminum and silicon and components other than silicon of the thermoelectric elements. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061902 | SOLAR POWER SYSTEM - The solar power system includes one or more solar panels removably installed atop the roof or upper surface of a motor vehicle or non-motorized vehicle (e.g., a trailer). In one embodiment, the vehicles (semi-trailers, passenger buses, vans, etc.) are parked in a yard or terminal, and the electrical power produced by the solar panels atop the vehicles is delivered to a fixed local distribution system in the yard or terminal area. The power produced may be used for the normal electrical needs of the operation, and any excess power may be sold to the local municipal electric company or other relatively wide area electrical grid. In another embodiment, the solar panels generate electrical power while the vehicles are traveling, and the electrical power is stored aboard the vehicles until the vehicles reach a destination where the power can be transferred to the fixed local distribution system for use. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061903 | Heat Treatment Process and Photovoltaic Device Based on Said Process - Low-temperature sulfurization/selenization heat treatment processes for photovoltaic devices are provided. In one aspect, a method for fabricating a photovoltaic device is provided. The method includes the following steps. A substrate is provided that is either (i) formed from an electrically conductive material or (ii) coated with at least one layer of a conductive material. A chalcogenide absorber layer is formed on the substrate. A buffer layer is formed on the absorber layer. A transparent front contact is formed on the buffer layer. The device is contacted with a chalcogen-containing vapor having a sulfur and/or selenium compound under conditions sufficient to improve device performance by filling chalcogen vacancies within the absorber layer or the buffer layer or by passivating one or more of grain boundaries in the absorber layer, an interface between the absorber layer and the buffer layer and an interface between the absorber layer and the substrate. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061904 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module includes a plurality of solar cells. M first bus bar electrodes are disposed on a first surface of each of the solar cells. N second bus bar electrodes are disposed on a second surface of each of the solar cells. M is a natural number that is equal to or larger than 1, and N is a natural number that is larger than M. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061905 | Photovoltaic Devices Comprising an Anti-Reflective Layer Containing Dispersed Objects Having Areas with Different Refractive Indices - The present invention relates to photovoltaic devices which comprise:
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20130061906 | BACKSIDE PROTECTIVE FILM FOR SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE - Disclosed is a backside protective film ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130061907 | PORTABLE SOLAR ENERGY CURTAIN WITH PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION - The invention relates to a portable solar energy curtain with photoelectric conversion, which provides an easy-carried and easy-expanded structure and a photoelectric conversion circuit combined with a design of a plurality of thermoelectric cooling chips for efficiently helping indoor or car-inner heating or cooling. The present invention provides appropriate cold air for cooling the temperature inside the cars and keeping at room temperature when the cars stop with doors closed. Further, the present invention provides cold air or hot air at anytime and anywhere for keeping tents or indoor spaces in the better temperature state. Therefore, the present invention is easy to use and carry without energy consumption. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061908 | ANGLE ADJUSTMENT CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS - A photovoltaic power system includes one or more photovoltaic cells that supplies an output power, a controller that controls an angle of the one or more photovoltaic cells with respect to an incident light, and a power converter that converts the output power of the photovoltaic cells to converted output power, wherein the power converter has a threshold input power. The controller is configured to control the angle of the one or more photovoltaic cells with respect to the incident light such that a total output power of the photovoltaic cells is at or below the threshold input power of the power converter. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061909 | DEVICE SHAPED SO THAT IT CAN BE USED ALONE TO SECURE A SOLAR PANEL TO A SINGLE BEAM OF A SUPPORT STRUCTURE, AND UNIT COMPRISING ONE SUCH DEVICE - The invention relates to a device which is shaped so that it can be used alone to secure a solar panel ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130061910 | Concentrating Solar Photovoltaic-Thermal System - Systems, methods, and apparatus by which solar energy may be collected to provide heat, electricity, or a combination of heat and electricity are disclosed herein. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061911 | PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION APPARATUS COMPRISING A CYLINDRICAL LIGHT-COLLECTING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a photovoltaic power generation apparatus comprising a light-collecting device which collects light to solar cell modules regardless of the migration path of the sun. Photovoltaic power generation involves enabling solar energy to be absorbed into solar cell modules and generating electricity from the solar energy. The photovoltaic power generation apparatus of the present invention comprises: said light-collecting device, which eliminates the need for tracking and moving along with the sun; a small number of solar cell modules which track and move along with the sun; and a device for moving the modules, wherein the photovoltaic power generation apparatus of the present invention generates electricity by means of the light-collecting device, the solar cell modules, and the device for moving the modules, thus significantly reducing the cost of installing and operating photovoltaic power generation facilities. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061912 | DIAGONAL MOUNTING BRACKET FOR A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A photovoltaic module has a diagonal mounting bracket for structural attachment of the module to a support structure. The photovoltaic module has a back cover with an outer surface and a diagonal mounting bracket is attached to the back cover and extends along at least a portion of a diagonal of the back cover. A method of forming a photovoltaic module with a diagonal mounting bracket is also described. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061913 | ARCHITECTURAL PANELS WITH ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC INTERLAYERS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - A method of making a photovoltaic panel includes previously preparing one or more pre-formed substrates with a first temperature and pressure to be non-planar, textured, embossed, colored, or combinations thereof. A manufacturer can then prepare a laminate assembly comprising one or more organic photovoltaic components one or more pre-formed substrates, and a barrier layer with one or more thermally-activated thermoplastic tie layers there between. The manufacturer can then finish the photovoltaic panel lamination by subjecting the assembly to a second set of temperatures and pressures sufficient to activate and bond the pre-formed substrate, barrier layer, and photovoltaic components without significantly softening the pre-formed substrates or otherwise degrading/damaging the organic photovoltaic components. A non-planar panel made by this method can be used in both exterior and interior decorative and/or structural applications where electrical generation is desired. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061914 | Flux capacitor solar cell module - A solar cell module ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130061915 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thin film silicon solar cell including: a front transparent electrode stacked on a transparent insulating substrate; a p-type layer stacked on the front transparent electrode; an i-type photoelectric conversion layer stacked on the p-type layer; an n-type Saver stacked, on the i-type photoelectric conversion layer; and a metal back electrode layer stacked on the n-type layer, wherein the n-type layer includes: an n-type amorphous silicon first n layer which is stacked on the i-type photoelectric conversion layer and has a thickness of 3 nm to 7 nm; and an n-type silicon second n layer which is stacked on the first n layer and has a thickness of 15 nm to 30 nm and is more highly hydrogen-diluted than the first n layer. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061916 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS WITH COPPER GRID - A photovoltaic device, such as a solar cell, having improved performance is provided. The photovoltaic device includes a copper-containing layer that contains an amount of impurities therein which is sufficient to hinder the diffusion of copper into an underlying semiconductor substrate. The copper-containing layer, which is located within a grid pattern formed on a front side surface of a semiconductor substrate, includes an electroplated copper-containing material having an impurity level of 200 ppm or greater located atop at least one metal diffusion barrier layer. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061917 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES WITH METAL SEMICONDUCTOR ALLOY METALLIZATION - A photovoltaic device, such as a solar cell, having improved performance is provided. In one embodiment, the photovoltaic device includes a multimetal semiconductor alloy layer located on exposed portions of a front side surface of a semiconductor substrate. The multimetal semiconductor alloy layer includes at least a first elemental metal that forms an alloy with a semiconductor material, and a second elemental metal that differs from the first elemental metal and that does not form an alloy with a semiconductor material at the same temperature as the first elemental metal. The photovoltaic device further includes a copper-containing layer located atop the multimetal semiconductor alloy layer. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061918 | PROCESS FOR THE FORMATION OF A SILVER BACK ELECTRODE OF A PASSIVATED EMITTER AND REAR CONTACT SILICON SOLAR CELL - A process for the formation of an electrically conductive silver back electrode of a PERC silicon solar cell comprising the steps:
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20130061919 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL ELECTRODE - A method of manufacturing an n-type electrode comprising the steps of: preparing an N-type base semiconductor substrate, comprising an n-base layer, a p-type emitter on the n-base layer, a first passivation layer on the p-type emitter, and a second passivation layer on the n-base layer; applying a conductive paste onto the second passivation layer on the n-base layer, wherein the conductive paste comprises, (i) 100 parts by weight of a conductive powder, (ii) 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of an aluminum powder with particle diameter of 2 to 12 μm, (iii) 3.5 to 25 parts by weight of a glass frit, and (iv) an organic medium; and firing the conductive paste at temperature of 910° C. or lower. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061920 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL WITH POROUS SEMICONDUCTOR REGIONS FOR ANCHORING CONTACT TERMINALS, ELECTROLITIC AND ETCHING MODULES, AND RELATED PRODUCTION LINE - A photovoltaic cell ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130061921 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF - A solar cell and a method of fabricating solar cells. The method includes a step of separating neighbor solar cells formed on a semiconductor wafer by scribing the wafer to form scribe lines on the wafer and applying a force at, or adjacent to, the scribed lines to separate the solar cells. The scribing is effected on a cap layer covering a window layer of solar cells, thereby minimizing damage to the window layer and mitigating propagation of defects into p-n junctions formed in the solar cells. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061922 | DIFFUSION AGENT COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING IMPURITY DIFFUSION LAYER, AND SOLAR CELL - A diffusion agent composition used in forming an impurity diffusion agent layer on a semiconductor substrate, and containing an impurity diffusion component, a silicon compound, and a solvent containing a solvent having a boiling point of 100° C. or less, a solvent having a boiling point of 120-180° C., and a solvent having a boiling point of 300° C. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061923 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - To provide a photoelectric conversion device having high conversion efficiency and a method for manufacturing the same. The photoelectric conversion device includes a working electrode that has a transparent electrode ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130061924 | SOLAR CELL HAVING DIELECTRIC BACK REFLECTIVE COATING AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - In a method for producing a solar cell, a layer stack of dielectric layers is applied to a back of a solar cell substrate and the layer stack is heated and is held at temperatures of at least 700° C. during a time period of at least 5 minutes. The novel solar cell has a layer stack of dielectric layers on its back. At least one of the dielectric layers of the layer stack is densified so that its resistivity to firing-through of pastes with glass components is enhanced. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061925 | Photoelectric Conversion Element Using Thermosetting Sealing Agent For Photoelectric Conversion Element - Disclosed is a photoelectric conversion element which comprises: a first conductive supporting body that has a semiconductor-containing layer; a second conductive supporting body that has a counter electrode which is arranged at a position where the counter electrode faces the semiconductor-containing layer at a predetermined distance; a charge transfer layer that is held in a space between the first and second conductive supporting bodies; and a sealing agent that is provided in the peripheral portions of the first and second conductive supporting bodies so as to seal the charge transfer layer. The photoelectric conversion element is characterized in that the sealing agent is a thermosetting sealing agent for a photoelectric conversion element, said thermosetting sealing agent containing (a) an epoxy resin and (b) at least one heat curing agent that is selected from the group consisting of aromatic hydrazides and aliphatic hydrazides having 6 or more carbon atoms. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061926 | SOLAR CELL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE - Provided is a solar cell element comprising a semiconductor substrate which has a p-type semiconductor region, wherein one or more surface layer-internal regions which have Si—O bonds are formed in the surface layer part of the p-type semiconductor region and a passivation layer is formed on the surface layer-internal regions. Also provided is a solar cell module comprising the solar cell element. A method for producing a solar cell element is further provided, said method comprising: a substrate preparation step for preparing a semiconductor substrate which has a p-type semiconductor region; a surface treatment step for exposing the surface of the p-type semiconductor region to plasma produced using an oxygen-containing gas, and forming surface layer-internal regions which have Si—O bonds in the surface layer part of the p-type semiconductor region; and a layer formation process for forming a passivation layer on the surface layer-internal regions. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061927 | Multilayer Thin-Film Back Contact System For Flexible Photoboltaic Devices On Polymer Substrates - A polymer substrate and back contact structure for a photovoltaic element, and a photovoltaic element include a CIGS photovoltaic structure, a polymer substrate having a device side at which the photovoltaic element can be located and a back side opposite the device side. A layer of dielectric is formed at the back side of the polymer substrate. A metal structure is formed at the device side of the polymer substrate. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061928 | ORGANIC SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to example embodiments, an organic solar cell includes a first electrode, a second electrode on the first electrode, and a photoactive layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoactive layer includes a photoactive material and an ultraviolet (UV) absorber. The ultraviolet (UV) absorber may be represented by Chemical Formula 1, disclosed herein. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061929 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, AND SOLAR CELL - A photoelectric conversion element, includes a substrate, a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer including semiconductors and sensitizing dyes, a positive bole transport layer including a solid positive hole transport substance, and a second electrode, wherein the solid positive hole transport substance contains a conductive polymer with a structure represented by the following Formula (1), and wherein the sensitizing dyes includes a compound with a structure represented by the following Formula (2) and at least one of compounds with respective structures represented by the following Formulas (4) to (9). | 2013-03-14 |
20130061930 | SURFACE-MODIFIED ELECTRODE LAYERS IN ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS - An organic solar cell structure comprising at least one electrode which comprises a layer which is surface-modified with a dye is provided; said surface-modified layer being selected from a transparent conductor layer, a hole collecting layer (HCL), and an electron collecting layer (ECL). Uses of said solar cell structures and methods for their manufacture are also provided. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061931 | EFFICIENT ORGANIC SOLAR CELL USING CORE/SHELL METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a photoactive layer solution for an efficient organic solar cell including core/shell metal oxide nano-particles, to a method for manufacturing same, and to an organic solar cell including the photoactive layer solution and to a method for manufacturing same. Uniform coating of a substrate having a large area is difficult using the existing PEDOT:PSS. However, using the photoactive layer solution according to the present invention enables P-type metal oxide nano-particles to be directly dispersed on the photoactive layer, thereby having efficiency similar to the existing layer-by-layer (LbL)-type organic solar cell, and enabling a reduction in costs, since there is no need to deposit a separate p buffer layer such as PEDOT:PSS, and the organic solar cell to be manufactured by means of just a simple wet process. Also, application products can be selected through various types of coating methods. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061932 | DUAL POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMP PRESSURE REGULATING CONTROL - A hydraulic system, including fluid flow generated by a primary pump and a secondary pump, utilizes a regulator control assembly to control fluid flow from each of the primary and secondary pumps such that a desired fluid flow and pressure is maintained at the outlet for varying actuator demands. The regulator control assembly controls the transition from using only the primary pump, to using both the primary and secondary pumps to provide a desired fluid flow and pressure through the outlet to the actuator. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061933 | FLUID TRANSFER SYSTEM - This disclosure comprising: a tubular member ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130061934 | IN-TANK EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM - An evaporative emission control system includes a fuel vapor adsorption unit in physical contact with a heat generator inside a fuel tank. The heat generator can be a fuel pump that heats the adsorption unit during a purge cycle, thereby increasing the rate of desorption of captured fuel vapor during the purge cycle. The fuel vapor adsorption unit and/or an additional fuel vapor adsorption unit may be located inside the tank volume proximate a tank inlet opening so that incoming fuel can cool the adsorption unit(s) during a refueling event, thereby increasing the adsorption efficiency of the adsorption unit(s) during the refueling event. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061935 | SUCTION DEVICE AND SUCTION METHOD - The invention relates to a device and a method for drawing off liquids and/or suspensions below the surface of water, with a bell element disposed at the end and a suction pipe disposed thereon. According to the invention, at least one compressed air supply line ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130061936 | GENERATING FLUID FLOW IN A FLUIDIC NETWORK - In one embodiment, a method of generating net fluid flow in a microfluidic network includes, with a fluid actuator integrated asymmetrically within a microfluidic channel, generating compressive and tensile fluid displacements that are temporally asymmetric in duration. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061937 | TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED ACCUMULATOR - A temperature compensated accumulator is provided. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061938 | PRESSURE CONTROLLING SYSTEM AND PRESSURE CONTROLLING METHOD - A pressure controlling system includes a pressurized device, a piston device, and an electromagnetic routing valve. The pressurized device includes a moving cavity, and a receiving cavity adapted to receive liquid. A pipe is connected to the receiving cavity, and the pipe is adapted to connect a hydraulic cylinder plate. A connecting pipe, a noise elimination pipe, a first gas transmitting pipe, and a second gas transmitting pipe are connected to the electromagnetic routing valve. The first gas transmitting pipe and the second gas transmitting pipe are connected to the pressurized device. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061939 | IN-TANK FLUID TRANSFER ASSEMBLY - A fluid transfer assembly includes a housing within which at least a portion of a pump element can be disposed. The housing includes a first surface and a second surface and defines a cavity therethrough. The housing is configured to be coupled to a reservoir such that the first surface is disposed within an interior volume of the reservoir and the second surface is disposed outside the interior volume of the reservoir. The housing includes a seal portion configured to fluidically isolate the first surface from the second surface. The cavity is configured to receive at least a portion of the pump element such that movement of the pump element produces a fluid flow from an inlet opening defined by the first surface and an outlet opening defined by the second surface. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061940 | Fuel System and Method for Assembling the Same - A fuel system is disclosed. The fuel system includes a fuel tank having a chamber defined by a wall and an electrical circuit associated with the fuel tank. The electrical circuit includes means for determining an amount of fuel disposed within the fuel tank chamber. A portion of the electrical circuit includes a sensor for detecting whether or not the fuel line is properly connected to the fuel tank. A method for assembling a fuel system is also disclosed. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061941 | PACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMNS - The invention relates to a system for packing chromatography columns with a chromatography medium and packing method for use in such columns. In particular, the invention relates to a method and system for packing chromatography columns where the column and chromatography media are pre-sterilized. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061942 | RESETTABLE RELIEF VALVE - A resettable relief valve is provided that includes a valve body having a valve seat and forming a pressure chamber, a poppet valve coupled to a poppet shaft slidably received in the valve body, a main spring mounted on the poppet shaft and seated against the valve body for urging the poppet valve into a closed position against the valve seat, and at least one spring loaded ball detent mounted in the valve body to apply pressure against the poppet shaft. A method of resetting a pressure relief valve is also provided, and includes mounting a resettable relief valve so that a pressure chamber of the resettable valve is exposed to a pressurized fluid flow and pushing a poppet valve toward the valve body when the poppet valve is in the open position so that a spring loaded ball detent disengages from a second groove on a poppet shaft and reengages with a first groove. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061943 | VALVE DEVICE FOR THE ASSEMBLY IN IN-SERVICE PIPELINES AND THE ASSEMBLY PROCEDURE OF SAID DEVICE - This device comprises a mounting assembly including an operative subset, a deposit subset, and lateral sets which are assembled on a pipeline so that, without shutting down the pipeline service, the pipeline can be perforated with cutting means, and valve means can be arranged to enable the control of the fluid circulation through the pipeline. The invention also includes an assembly procedure, through which sets and subsets are mounted on the pipeline, the pipeline is perforated, the valve means is positioned, and the valve seats are displaced until the device is in-service. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061944 | Systems and Methods for Water Conservation - A system is described herein comprising a diverter valve operable to divert at least a portion of water flowing through a first water line to a first volume; a first float valve controlling water flow from a second water line to a second volume; and a second float valve controlling water flow from the first volume to the second volume. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061945 | Tire valve - The invention relates to a tire valve ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130061946 | DIGITAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - A digital hydraulic system including a fluid having three portions each at a pressure and a digital hydraulic transformer having a first and second element. The first element has a first end and a second end. The first and second elements operating along a common axis, and together defining at least four variable volume working chambers. The at least two of the at least four variable volume working chambers containing fluid directing force on the second element in a direction toward the first end. Another two of the at least four variable volume working chambers containing fluid directing force on the second element toward the second end. A control system individually selectively fluidically connects and disconnects each of the four variable volume working chambers to and from the three portions of the fluid at the three pressures. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061947 | VEHICLE BRAKE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A vehicle brake hydraulic pressure control unit includes a base body incorporating therein a brake fluid flow path and an electromagnetic valve which is an assembled part assembled into a mounting hole portion which is formed in the base body in such a manner as to communicate with the flow path. A hole wall of the mounting hole portion has a plastically deformed portion formed by pressing the hole wall in a downward direction of the mounting hole portion. A locking groove for the plastically deformed portion to enter is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the electromagnetic valve. An outside diameter of the electromagnetic valve at an upper side of the locking groove is made smaller than an outside diameter of the electromagnetic valve at a lower side of the locking groove. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061948 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT FOR METERING A FLUID MEDIUM IN AN EXHAUST LINE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to a valve arrangement ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130061949 | SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION SYSTEM - A selective catalytic reduction system that can defrost urea aqueous solution without interruption of warm air of an engine or heating of a vehicle cabin. The system includes a defrosting control unit to open a tank heater valve at the time of starting the engine and close the tank heater valve when the temperature of the urea aqueous solution detected by a temperature sensor reaches a predetermined defrosting completion determination value, and a warm air priority control unit to prohibit the opening of the valve by the defrosting control unit when the temperature of the cooling water is less than a predetermined defrosting permission value and permit the opening of the valve by the defrosting control unit when the temperature of the cooling water is equal to or more than the defrosting permission value. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061950 | EVAPORATED FUEL CONTROLDEVICE FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE STRADDLED - There is provided a vaporized fuel control device for a straddle type vehicle that can prevent a situation that liquid fuel in a fuel tank flows into an engine and a situation that oil in the engine flows into the fuel tank while adapting the vaporized fuel control device to the layout of the straddle vehicle. A vaporized fuel passage | 2013-03-14 |
20130061951 | CONTAINER HAVING A DISCHARGE LINE FOR AN OPERATING LIQUID OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE CONTAINER AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING THE CONTAINER - A container for an operating liquid or fluid for a motor vehicle includes a container wall which delimits an interior space or chamber of the container. The container has a first wall section, a second wall section and at least one discharge line for discharging the operating liquid out of the container. The discharge line extends from the first wall section to the second wall section and can be adjusted in its length to a distance between the first wall section and the second wall section. A method for producing the container and a motor vehicle having the container are also provided. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061952 | REAR INTEGRATION OF A SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND FUEL TANKS IN FUEL CELL VEHICLES - A fuel cell powered vehicle fuel storage system is disclosed having a suspension system, a fuel tank, and a support system, wherein the suspension system, fuel tank, and support system cooperate to carry vehicle structural loads and the reaction loads of the suspension system and to maximize a volume of the fuel tank. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061953 | EMERGENCY SHUT-OFF - A control system includes a first valve configured to block a fluid flow between a first section of a flow line and a second section of the flow line in response to a first emergency shut-off signal of a first signal type. A second valve is configured to block the second section of the flow line and a third section of the flow line in response to a second emergency shut-off signal of a second signal type, wherein the first signal type differs from the second signal type. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061954 | VALVE PACKING FUGITIVE EMISSION DETECTION SYSTEM - In accordance with the resent invention, there is provided a fugitive emission detection system for use in conjunction with a valve having a packing deign which includes a primary packing and a secondary packing. The valve further includes a leak port which is disposed within the valve bonnet between the primary and secondary packings. The detection system is operative to maintain the leak port in a normally open state. As a result, any fluid leakage past the primary packing is normally sent to the detection system, as opposed to being applied to and thus pressurizing the secondary packing. In the event of that a prescribed level of fluid leakage beyond the primary packing is detected, the leak port will be closed. The closure of the leak port facilitates the pressurization of the secondary packing. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061955 | HYDRAULIC VALVE WITH PRESSURE LIMITER - An assembly of valve sections | 2013-03-14 |
20130061956 | FLUSHING MECHANISM - A flushing mechanism includes a housing, an upper cover on the housing, a sleeve, a first piston, a first piston sealed module, a first piston loading spring, a second piston and a second piston loading spring. Wherein a pressure-relief and/or ejection-proof part is provided in the housing, the second piston sealed module are respectively provided surround the periphery of the bottom end and the central hole of the second piston. The bottom end of the second piston, the second piston sealed module and the lower end of the housing define an exterior lower cavity and an interior lower cavity used for cooperating with the second piston loading spring in curse of drainage, sequentially the second piston are moved upward and the outlet is opened. A toilet bowl employing said flushing mechanism can reduce the flushing water consumption. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061957 | CHECK VALVE - A check valve system including a plumbing assembly and a check valve assembly. The plumbing assembly has at least three portals including a first portal, a second portal and a third portal. The check valve assembly is positioned to block a fluid flow entering the second portal from flowing out of the first portal. The check valve assembly includes a securing mechanism positioned in the third portal. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061958 | PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE - A valve assembly includes a housing with a housing control bore, a supply port in selective fluid communication with the housing control bore for receiving working fluid from a working fluid source, a control port in fluid communication with the housing control bore for communicating the working fluid to and from a working device switchable from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation at a predetermined pressure, and a vent port in fluid communication with the housing control bore for selectively returning the working fluid to the working fluid source. A supply valve member is selectively seated and unseat with a supply valve seat. A bleed orifice is provided for communicating the working fluid from the supply port to the control port at a second pressure that is less than the predetermined pressure when the supply valve member is seated with the supply valve seat. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061959 | HYDRAULIC VALVE WITH AN ANNULAR FILTER ELEMENT SECURED BY A HELICAL SPRING - An hydraulic valve has a body with a longitudinal bore therein. An annular recess is formed within the longitudinal bore and has a circumferential surface through which a fluid port opens. A filter band, with a plurality of apertures there through, is located within the annular recess abutting the circumferential surface. A helical spring has spaced apart convolutions that engage the filter band and exert an outward radial force which holds the filter band against the circumferential surface of the bore recess. A valve element, such as a spool, is slideably received within the longitudinal bore to control flow of fluid through the fluid port. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061960 | FUEL PUMP MODULE FOR SUPPLYING DIESEL FUEL - Provided is a fuel pump module for supplying diesel fuel. The fuel pump module in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention is configured to include a flange assembly fixed to an inlet of a fuel tank and a reservoir body assembly disposed in the fuel tank, wherein the reservoir body assembly includes: a filter that removes foreign objects included in the diesel fuel; a fuel pump that forcibly circulates the diesel fuel passing through the filter to a diesel engine; and a pump connection return passage that supplies fuel toward a diesel engine through a supply line of fuel but supplies the diesel fuel that is returned without being consumed by the diesel engine between the filter and the fuel pump to supply the fuel to the fuel pump without passing through the filter. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061961 | Method for Producing a Microfluidic Device - A method for producing a microfluidic device includes the following method steps: a) arranging a thermoplastic elastomeric film between a base substrate and a cover substrate, at least one of the substrates has at least one depression configured to form a microfluidic chamber with a depression opening on the side of the substrate facing the elastomeric film, b) applying pressing power to the arrangement to compress the elastomeric film between the base substrate and the cover substrate, in which process the thickness of the elastomeric film is reduced, c) forming, by laser beam welding, at least one weld joining the thermoplastic elastomeric film, the base substrate and the cover substrate, and d) removing the pressing power to prevent capillaries from forming between the base substrate and the cover substrate. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061962 | MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS - In one embodiment, a microfluidic system includes a fluidic channel coupled at each end to a reservoir. A fluid actuator is located asymmetrically within the channel to create a long side and a short side of the channel and to generate a wave propagating toward each end of the channel, producing a unidirectional net fluid flow. A controller is to selectively activate the fluid actuator to control the unidirectional net fluid flow through the channel. | 2013-03-14 |
20130061963 | SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING FRAC WATER AT HIGH PRESSURE - A system for delivering frac water at high pressure is provided, including a first pump positionable within a tank, the first pump configured to receive water from within the tank and output the water at pressure to a first pressure tank; a second pump positionable above the first pressure tank, the second pump configured to receive water from the first pressure tank and output the water at pressure to a second pressure tank; and a third pump positionable above the second pressure tank, the third pump configured to receive water from the second pressure tank and output pressurized water to a discharge piping, the discharge piping leading said pressurized water over a wall of said tank. | 2013-03-14 |