| 21st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
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| 20110120900 | Storage and dividing device for baby food powder with optional connection to food powder container or baby feeding bottle - The present invention innovates with a device that enables storage of baby food powder, with the device having at least one connector enabling the device to be connected to a box of baby food powder, for example, as a cover, with the device being composed of at least two separable or fixed parts, which are enabled by rotating on their axis, in such way as the interior of the device that connects the two parts is hollow in part of its area, and thus enables pouring of the powder from the storage box, through the attachment, which is a part of the device attached to it, and which connects to the upper part of the device, and serves as a measuring unit as needed, and can be replaced with other measuring units, based on the user's needs and requirements. Optionally, the device can also be attached to the openings of baby bottles, where at least one storage compartment is used to store the baby food powder. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120901 | DEVICE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A device housing for an electronic device is provided. The device housing includes a main body and a decorative member. The main body and the decorative each has a metallic coating with a different color. The decorative member is positioned within the main body to form a desired symbol, logo, or pattern thereon. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120902 | Sustainable Packaging for Consumer Products - Disclosed herein is a sustainable article substantially free of virgin petroleum-based compounds that includes a container, a cap, and a label, each made from renewable and/or recycled materials. The article has a shelf life of at least two years, and is itself entirely recyclable. The container can include polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, or polypropylene. The cap can include polypropylene or polyethylene. The label can include polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene, or paper. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120903 | Method And Machine For Forming A Sealed Wrapping About An Article, And Package So Formed - A method of forming a sealed wrapping about an article, whereby a sheet of wrapping material is folded and sealed about the article to form a substantially tubular partial wrapping having two open ends, and a sealing flap projecting outwards crosswise to the partial wrapping; the sealing flap is folded onto a major lateral portion of the partial wrapping; and the open ends of the partial wrapping are then gripped and sealed. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120904 | HOME PHARMACY KITS - A package set is provided. The package set includes a holder; a container removably coupled to the holder; and a correlator including at least one container label coupled to the container and at least one holder label coupled to the holder, each container label and each holder label includes a description portion and an indicator, the indicator of the holder label is substantially identical to the indicator of the container label to facilitate matching at least one container to at least one holder. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120905 | WEEKLY DISPENSER FOR MEDICAMENTS - Disclosed is a storage device for medicaments, comprising a rectangular bottom part with 7 compartments ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120906 | DRAWER STORAGE WITH MAGNETIC CONNECTORS - A tray unit includes a main body including at least one storage space and a wall structure surrounding the at least one storage space. The wall structure includes a bottom wall and a sidewall surrounding the bottom wall to define the at least one storage space. The tray unit further includes a magnet arranged with the wall structure at a location along a perimeter of the main body. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120907 | PACKAGE FOR COLORED PRODUCTS - Disclosed are packages including transparent containers such as bottles and jars comprising a coating that reduces transmission of light through the container. The containers further comprise a product viewing area or window through which the product is visible to a consumer or purchaser. The containers are disclosed as being useful for protecting photo-sensitive products while allowing the color of those products to be displayed to the user. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120908 | HYDROCONVERSION PROCESS FOR HEAVY AND EXTRA HEAVY OILS AND RESIDUALS - A hydroconversion process includes feeding a heavy feedstock containing vanadium and/or nickel, a catalyst emulsion containing at least one group 8-10 metal and at least one group 6 metal, hydrogen and an organic additive to a hydroconversion zone under hydroconversion conditions to produce an upgraded hydrocarbon product and a solid carbonaceous material containing the group 8-10 metal, the group 6 metal, and the vanadium and/or nickel. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120909 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS-DERIVED PYROLYSIS OILS HAVING INCREASED PHASE STABILITY - A process for stabilizing pyrolysis oil has been developed. The process involves heating the pyrolysis oil at a temperature of about 40° C. to about 85° C. under a reducing atmosphere for a time to stabilize the oil. The reducing atmosphere or gas is preferably hydrogen. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120910 | Process for middle distillate production from fischer-tropsch waxes using a modified-zeolite-based catalyst by a basic treatment - This invention describes a process for the production of middle distillates from a paraffinic feedstock that is produced by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, implementing a hydrocracking/hydroisomerization catalyst that comprises at least one hydro-dehydrogenating metal that is selected from the group that is formed by the metals of group VIB and group VIII of the periodic table and a substrate that comprises at least one dealuminified Y zeolite that has an initial overall atomic ratio of silicon to aluminum of between 2.5 and 20, a starting extra-lattice aluminum atom fraction by weight that is greater than 10%, relative to the total mass of aluminum that is present in the zeolite, a starting mesopore volume that is measured by nitrogen porosimetry that is greater than 0.07 ml.g | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120911 | GASOLINE SULFUR REDUCTION CATALYST FOR FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING PROCESS - The invention is a composition that is suitable for reducing sulfur species from products produced by petroleum refining processes, especially gasoline products produced by fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) processes. The composition comprises zeolite, yttrium, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of zinc, magnesium and manganese, wherein the yttrium and element are present as cations. The yttrium and zinc are preferably present as cations that have been exchanged onto the zeolite. The zeolite is preferably a zeolite Y. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120912 | METALLIC CLAY BASED FCC GASOLINE SULFUR REDUCTION ADDITIVE COMPOSITIONS - Compositions and processed for their use as additives for reducing the sulfur content of FCC gasoline employ a support material having deposited on its surface (a) a first metal component from Group IIB of the Periodic Table and (b) a second metal component from Group III or Group IV of the Periodic Table. The additive composition is preferably made of a montmorillonite clay support containing zinc and gallium, zinc and zirconium. Alternatively, the additive composition includes support material having deposited on its surface a metal component from Group III of the Periodic Table, preferably a montmorillonite clay support containing gallium. The clay is impregnated with the metal(s) using the known incipient wetness method and the dried powdered additive composition is preferably formed into shapes suitable for use in the FCC unit. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120913 | Method and device for electrostatic desalter optimization for enhanced metal and amine removal from crude oil - A method for removing calcium, iron, other metals, and amines from crude oil in a refinery desalting process includes the steps of: running a plurality of tests to determine at least one statistically significant processing characteristic of the refinery desalting process; adding a wash water to the crude oil; adding the wash water to the crude oil to create an emulsion; adding to the wash water, the crude oil or the emulsion an acid additive consisting of at least one of the following: oxalic acid, citric acid, water-soluble hydroxyacid selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, gluconic acid, C.sub.2-C.sub.4 alpha-hydroxy acids, malic acid, lactic acid, poly-hydroxy carboxylic acids, thioglycolic acid, chloroacetic acid, polymeric forms of the above hydroxyacids, poly-glycolic esters, glycolate ethers, and ammonium salt and alkali metal salts of these hydroxyacids, and mixtures thereof; resolving the emulsion containing the acid additive into a hydrocarbon phase and an aqueous phase; and adjusting a control setting of the processing characteristic as a function of the tests. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120914 | HYDROGENATION OF SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS USING MIXED CATALYSTS - This invention encompasses systems and methods for converting solid carbonaceous material to a liquid product, comprising maintaining a solid carbonaceous material in the presence of at least one active source of zinc at a reaction temperature of greater than 350° C. and at a pressure in the range of 300 to 5000 psig for a time sufficient to form a liquid product. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120915 | HYDROGENATION OF SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS USING MIXED CATALYSTS - This invention encompasses systems and methods for converting solid carbonaceous material to a liquid product, comprising maintaining a solid carbonaceous material in the presence of at least one active source of copper and at least one active source of a second metal at a reaction temperature of greater than 350° C. and at a pressure in the range of 300 to 5000 psig for a time sufficient to form a liquid product. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120916 | HYDROGENATION OF SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS USING MIXED CATALYSTS - This invention encompasses systems and methods for converting solid carbonaceous material to a liquid product, comprising maintaining a solid carbonaceous material in the presence of at least one active source of cobalt and at least one active source of a second metal at a reaction temperature of greater than 350° C. and at a pressure in the range of 300 to 5000 psig for a time sufficient to form a liquid product. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120917 | HYDROGENATION OF SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS USING MIXED CATALYSTS - This invention encompasses systems and methods for converting solid carbonaceous material to a liquid product, comprising maintaining a solid carbonaceous material in the presence of at least one active source of titanium and at least one active source of a second metal at a reaction temperature of greater than 350° C. and at a pressure in the range of 300 to 5000 psig for a time sufficient to form a liquid product. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120918 | HYDROGENATION OF SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS USING MIXED CATALYSTS - This invention encompasses systems and methods for converting solid carbonaceous material to a liquid product, comprising maintaining a solid carbonaceous material in the presence of at least one active source of nickel and at least one active source of a second metal at a reaction temperature of greater than 350° C. and at a pressure in the range of 300 to 5000 psig for a time sufficient to form a liquid product. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120919 | INORGANIC PARTICLES COMPRISING AN ORGANIC COATING THAT CAN BE HYDROPHILICALLY/HYDROPHOBICALLY TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED - The present invention relates to a process for separating at least one first material from a mixture comprising this at least one first material and at least one second material, which comprises the following steps:
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| 20110120920 | FLANGED PERFORATED METAL PLATE FOR SEPARATION OF PELLETS AND PARTICLES - A perforated plate for a vibratory sifter, the perforated plate including a base plate comprising a plurality of openings formed therethrough, and a flange integrally formed with the base plate. A method of forming a screen assembly for a vibratory sifter, the method including forming a base plate, forming a plurality of openings extending from a top surface to a bottom surface of the base plate, and foaming an integral flange on the base plate. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120921 | CIRCULATION TYPE WATER PURIFIER - There is provided a circulation type water purifier which maximally prevents production of bacteria and microbes by periodically circulating water in the water purifier, and improves lifetime and power saving of a pump by varying the number of circulation times depending on an amount of water used. The circulation type water purifier includes a clean water filter; a storage tank in which water purified through the clean water filter is stored; a cold/hot water supply tank cooling and heating the water supplied from the storage tank to drain the cooled and heated water to respective drain outlets; a drain pipe | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120922 | Segmental bio-retention basin system - A retention basin enclosure includes a plurality of prefabricated concrete vertical wall segments, a baffle unit and at least one steel connecting dowel. Each wall segment includes a horizontal top end that defines a notch and two vertical edges that define at least one cylindrical bore. The baffle segment includes a vertical edge surface that defines a plurality of cylindrical bores and a horizontal planar member from which a plurality of protrusions extend upwardly therefrom so that the baffle segment reduces water flow velocity. Two baffle vertical wall members each have a planar vertical surface that defines a plurality of cylindrical bores disposed so that at least one of the cylindrical bores defined by concrete baffle segment can be placed in alignment with at least one of the cylindrical bores defined by the planar vertical surface. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120923 | Storm drain anchored grate cover - A drain grate filter assembly having a filter sheet member, wedging anchors and mechanical fasteners, whereby the assembly is connected to a drain grate by inserting wedging anchors into the apertures of the grate, placing the filter sheet member atop the grate and inserting fasteners through the filter sheet member and into the wedging anchors. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120924 | DRAIN COVER WITH LOCKING MECHANISM - A drain cover with a locking mechanism which has a cylindrical body with a first end, a second end, an end wall at the first end and a peripheral sidewall that extends between the first end and the second end. The peripheral sidewall has an exterior surface and an interior surface which defines an interior bore. A wedge member positioned at the second end of the peripheral sidewall and is movable from a release position to a locking position. In the release position each wedge member is positioned at the second end of the peripheral sidewall. In the locking position each wedge member is moved up the exterior surface of the peripheral sidewall toward the first end. Means are provided for moving each wedge member from the release position to the locking position. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120925 | Exchangeable Media Filter - A filter element for positioning in a filter compartment of a spa includes a plastic mesh outer cylinder and a plastic mesh inner cylinder, the inner cylinder being positioned coaxially with respect to the outer cylinder to define an annular interior chamber with a filter element of annular cross-section disposed in the chamber and having keyed landings formed on the top and bottom thereof, which respectively mate and interlock with one or more keyed landings on top and bottom caps of the filter element. The apparatus may further include a plurality of vertically disposed mesh compartments interlinked in a ring and disposed within the filter element, the compartments being filled with a selected filter medium or filter media. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120926 | PRE-ASSEMBLED SEPARATION COLUMNS - There is provided an integrated system for liquid separation, such as LC, CE, affinity chromatography, and ion exchange chromatography, comprising a column and end-fittings embedded in a plastic material, such as a thermoplastic polymer. The system may further comprise an electrospray emitter directly connected with the outlet of the column, wherein a substantial part of the emitter is covered with the polymer material. There is also provided a method by which a separation column along with the accompanying end fittings for connection with adjacent liquid conduits is embedded in a polymer matrix. This configuration e.g. ensures that the factory-made, correct attachment of the fittings to the column is preserved (since the matrix prevents further user intervention, accidental or otherwise). Accordingly, the responsibility for the correct attachment of the fittings is shifted from the end user to the manufacturer. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120927 | Combined Sedimentation and Pressure Floatation Wastewater Treatment Tank - A combined sedimentation and pressure floatation wastewater treatment tank includes a tank body, a sedimentation treatment device and a pressure floatation treatment device. The tank body contains a predetermined amount of wastewater for treatment. The sedimentation treatment device is used to remove relatively heavier sludge from the wastewater by means of sedimentation treatment and the pressure floatation treatment device is used to remove relatively lighter sludge from the initially treated wastewater by means of pressure floatation treatment. In operation, the wastewater is initially treated by the sedimentation treatment device and is further treated by the pressure floatation treatment device. Alternatively, the wastewater is initially treated by the pressure floatation treatment device and is further treated by the sedimentation treatment device. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120928 | EASY CHANGE FILTER ASSEMBLY FOR REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANE WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM - A filter head including a lid extending along a central axis. The lid includes a filter bowl receptacle positioned coaxially about the central axis, a central receptacle positioned coaxially within the filter bowl receptacle, and an intermediate receptacle positioned coaxially between the central receptacle and the filter bowl receptacle. A conduit portion connects to the lid and extends along another axis that is normal to the central axis of the lid. The conduit portion includes a first pathway extending between the first end and the filter bowl receptacle, a second pathway extending between the first end and the central receptacle, a third pathway extending between the second end and the central receptacle, and a fourth pathway extending between the second end and the intermediate receptacle. Couplings allow the filter head to be pivoted about the central axis of the conduit portion. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120929 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING WATER USING IRON - Systems and associated methods for treating contaminant-containing wastewater are provided. The systems generally include a reducing zone for reducing the oxidation-reduction potential of the water and a clean-up zone comprising zero valent iron for removing at least a portion of the contaminant from the contaminant-containing water. The systems are operable to remove one or more contaminants from the contaminant-containing water and are operable for extended durations without clogging due to the formation of iron hydroxides. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120930 | DOUBLE FIBER BUNDLE DIALYZER - A dialyzer composed of: first and second dialyzation chambers, and an intermediate chamber interposed between the first and second dialyzation chambers. Each dialyzation chamber has opposed first and second ends and contains a filter member that separates the chamber into a blood compartment and a dialysate compartment. Each of the compartments extends between first and second ends. Each of the chambers has a respective one of a blood inlet or outlet and a dialysate inlet or outlet arranged so that blood and dialysate flow in counter-current to one another in both chambers. The intermediate chamber is connected to form a dialysate-free blood flow passage between the blood compartments. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120931 | Filter Module and System Having Spirally Wound Membrane Filters, and Method for the Production Thereof - The invention relates to a filter module having one or more spirally wound flat filter elements comprising permeate outlet openings on one or two edges, a method for the production of the filter module, and a filtration system formed from one or more filter modules | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120932 | DIFFUSION AND/OR FILTRATION DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a diffusion and/or filtration device, such as a dialyser, hemofilter, or ultra-filter, having improved flow characteristics. The invention also relates to an end cap for the device. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120933 | OIL STRAINER WITH STRUCTURE FOR PREVENTING AIR ACCUNULATION - An oil strainer includes a body member which includes a circumferential wall projecting in a first (downward) direction toward an oil pan, and a cover member covering an inside space surrounded by the circumferential wall, and including a suction hole to suck an oil from the oil pan. The body member further includes a communication hole opened into the inside space surrounded by the circumferential wall and adapted to lead to the inlet side of an oil pump, and a discharge hole opened into the inside spaces, and adapted to receive the oil discharged from a pressure regulating valve. The body member further includes a partition wall extending from the circumferential wall, and separating the communication hole and the discharge hole. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120934 | METHOD OF PRODUCING MULTIPLE CHANNELS FOR USE IN A DEVICE FOR EXCHANGE OF SOLUTES BETWEEN FLUID FLOWS - The present invention relates to a method of producing multiple channels for use in a device for exchange of solutes between at least two fluid flows. The invention further relates to such a device. At least a first and a second sheet are comprised. The method comprises the steps of providing at least one of the first and second sheets with at least one profiled surface and joining the first and second sheets together with the profiled surfaces facing against each other. Channels are formed by the shape of the profiled surfaces. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120935 | CRYSTALLINE POLYMER MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FILTRATION FILTER - A crystalline polymer microporous membrane containing a crystalline polymer microporous film containing a crystalline polymer, and having an asymmetric pore structure; polyhydric alcohol covering at least part of an exposed surface of the crystalline polymer microporous film; and a crosslinking agent, wherein the polyhydric alcohol is crosslinked with assistance of the crosslinking agent. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120936 | Anti-Biofouling Materials and Methods of Making Same - Anti-biofouling nanocomposite material at least partially loaded with copper or silver ions and methods for making same are disclosed. Metal affinity ligands are covalently bound to the polymers that are charged with the metal ions to allow for slow release of metals. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120937 | FILTRATION FILTER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A filtration filter including a cartridge, which contains a crystalline polymer microporous membrane having a plurality of pores, where the average pore diameter of a first surface of the crystalline polymer microporous membrane is larger than that of a second surface thereof, and the average pore diameter of the crystalline polymer microporous membrane continuously changes from the first surface thereof to the second surface thereof, wherein at least part of the crystalline polymer microporous membrane forming the cartridge is subjected to surface modification after the crystalline polymer microporous membrane is formed into the cartridge. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120938 | CRYSTALLINE POLYMER MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FILTERATION FILTER - A crystalline polymer microporous membrane containing a crystalline polymer microporous film containing a crystalline polymer, and having an asymmetric pore structure; fluorine alcohol covering at least part of an exposed surface of the crystalline polymer microporous film; and a crosslinking agent, wherein the fluorine alcohol is crosslinked with assistance of the crosslinking agent. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120939 | CRYSTALLINE POLYMER MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FILTRATION FILTER - A crystalline polymer microporous membrane containing a crystalline polymer microporous film containing a crystalline polymer, and having an asymmetric pore structure; a surfactant covering at least part of an exposed surface of the crystalline polymer microporous film; and a first crosslinking agent, wherein the surfactant is crosslinked with assistance of the first crosslinking agent. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120940 | POLYMERIC FILMS MADE FROM POLYHEDRAL OLIGOMERIC SILSESQUIOXANE (POSS) AND A HYDROPHILIC COMONOMER - A composite membrane includes a filtration membrane and a layer on a surface of the filtration membrane. The layer includes a polymer including a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) derivative with a hydrophilic moiety attached to at least one vertex thereof. A method for making a composite membrane includes applying to a surface of a filtration membrane a photopolymerizable composition including a POSS compound, a hydrophilic comonomer, and a photoinitiator. The composition is cured to form a hydrophilic layer on the filtration membrane. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120941 | COMPOSITE MEMBRANES WITH PERFORMANCE ENHANCING LAYERS - A composite membrane includes a filtration membrane with a surface; and a layer on the surface of the filtration membrane. The layer includes a polymer including a poly(ethylene glycol) moiety cross-linked with an ammonium salt or a precursor of an ammonium salt | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120942 | MODIFIED POLYAMIDE MEMBRANE - A modified polyamide membrane and method for making and using the same. The present invention includes many embodiments including methods comprising contacting a polyamide membrane with certain modifiers, including but not limited to certain oxazoline and/or thiazoline-based compounds, derivatives and polymers thereof. In one embodiment, the surface of a polyamide membrane is coated with a solution including a polyoxazoline and optionally a polyalkylene oxide material, followed by optional heating. Preferred embodiments may exhibit improved performance, e.g. increased rejection of certain species, (e.g. sodium chloride and/or boric oxides such as boric acid or various borate salts), reduced fouling, improved antimicrobial properties, and/or improved storage stability. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120943 | BIOCOMPATIBLE FILTER MEMBER FOR BODY FLUID DIALYSIS AND FABRICATION AND USE THEREOF - A biocompatible filter member for body fluid dialysis is provided. The filter membrane comprises a porous substrate comprising a metal oxide, and the filter member has all exposed surfaces provided with a biocompatible coating. A method of making the biocompatible filter member is further provided. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120944 | Bioremediation System and Methods - Algae-based bioremediation systems and methods in which algae is grown in a photobioreactor with nutrients supplied from a nutrient system. An effluent stream in need of remediation is ported to a pond or lagoon and the lagoon is inoculated repetitively with algae grown in the photobioreactor. In an embodiment, a first stage comprises an anaerobic digester which generates combustible gas that can be burned to generate at least a portion of the gas and electricity needed to operate some or all of the nutrient system, the photobioreactor and the lagoon or pond. In some embodiments, the pond or lagoon is multiphasic, and comprises anaerobic and aerobic remediation zones. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120945 | Apparatus and Process for Wastewater Treatment and Biological Nutrient Removal in Activated Sludge Systems - An apparatus ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120946 | METHOD FOR REMOVING GASES FROM A CONTAINER HAVING A POWDERED CONCENTRATE FOR USE IN HEMODIALYSIS - An apparatus and a method for filling a container containing a dry powdered salt concentrate for use in dialysis with purified fluid and removing the trapped air or gases generated during the filling of the container, while maintaining the required fluid level in the container and without the need for evacuating gases from the container prior to filling. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120947 | HYDROPHOBIC CELLULOSE MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND USE OF SAME IN HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY - There is provided a crosslinked cellulose hydrate membrane having a porous double structure which consists of micropores having a diameter in the range from >100 nm to 20 μm and ultrapores which have a diameter of <100 nm and which are not accessible to Blue Dextran having an average molecular weight Mw of 2 000 000, wherein the fraction of the volume of the ultrapores is more than 15% of the entire pore volume accessible to water, and wherein hydrophobic ligands, selected from C | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120948 | TRAPPING NANOSTRUCTURES - A trap Including: an inlet configured to receive a fluid conveying nanostructures; ionic liquid configured to trap the nanostructures; and an outlet for the fluid. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120949 | HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULE, HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULE UNIT, AND WATER TREATMENT METHOD - A hollow fiber membrane module, a hollow fiber membrane module unit using the hollow fiber membrane module, and a water treatment method using the module or the module unit enable the efficient contact of microorganisms on the surface of a membrane with a gas, the module and the unit having excellent durability. The hollow fiber membrane module is formed in such a manner that the end parts of sheet-form hollow fiber membranes are formed in a substantially rectangular shape and the end face of the anchoring member on a side where the hollow fiber membranes open is formed in a substantially circular shape. The hollow fiber membrane module unit is formed in such a manner that a plurality of modules is disposed. The water treatment method is used to purify treated water with the microorganisms adhered onto the outer surfaces of the hollow fiber membranes by using the module or the unit. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120950 | Processing and Analysis Techniques Involving In-Vessel Material Generation - In at least one embodiment, the inventive technology relates to in-vessel generation of a material from a solution of interest as part of a processing and/or analysis operation. Preferred embodiments of the in-vessel material generation (e.g., in-vessel solid material generation) include precipitation; in certain embodiments, analysis and/or processing of the solution of interest may include dissolution of the material, perhaps as part of a successive dissolution protocol using solvents of increasing ability to dissolve. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120951 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PACKING CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMNS - A chromatographic apparatus may include a hydraulic lifting mechanism axially movable from a lowered position to a raised position such that a column and flange of the apparatus are axially movable with the hydraulic lifting mechanism. In a packing system, a mobile column module may be moved into engagement with a packing station by engaging a flange of the column module with a fixture of the packing station. After packing a column of the column module, the column module may be removed from the packing station with a piston head locked in the column to maintain packing pressure. The packing station may be utilized to unpack the column. A hydraulic lifting mechanism may be operated to lower one or more portions of the column module such that the one or more portions may be separately removed from the packing system. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120952 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TARGET SUBSTANCE USING A SIMULATED MOVING BED CHROMATOGRAPHY SEPARATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method for producing a target substance by separating it from a mixture using a simulated moving bed chromatography (SMBC) separation system, which can minimize decreases in separation performance due to interference from a liquid accumulation portion. A material, in which the target substance in the material can be separated using a first SMBC separation system that meets a first condition, is processed to separate and produce the target substance from the material using a second SMBC separation system that meets a second condition, wherein the particle size of a separating agent and fill length of a column tube are both greater, the pressure loss by the column is substantially the same, and the volume ratio of liquid accumulation portions in the endless flow passage of the SMBC separation system is lower. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120953 | WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for producing purified water. Treated water may be provided for domestic use wherein the water may be treated by removing selected dissolved species while retaining properties that may improve the properties or aesthetics of the water. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120954 | SELECTIVE MATERIALS SEPARATION USING MODIFIED MAGNETIC PARTICLES - The present invention relates to a process of the invention for separating at least one first material from a mixture comprising this at least one first material and at least one second material, which comprises the steps:
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| 20110120955 | METHODS FOR REMOVING FATS, OIL AND GREASE AND RECOVERING TALLOW FROM WASTEWATER - A method for recovering tallow from food or animal processing wastewater includes adding a flocculant to the wastewater to agglomerate suspended fats, oil and grease particles in the wastewater, separating solid waste materials from the wastewater and processing the solid waste materials to recover tallow. The flocculant includes polyacrylamide or an acrylamide copolymer. A process for separating fats, oil and grease from food or animal processing wastewater is also provided. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120956 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING BALLAST WATER - Ballast and/or cooling water biocidal treatment and disinfection systems and techniques are provided. The systems utilize oxidation reduction potential control to regulate addition, or concentration of an electrocatalytically generated biocidal agent to disinfection levels in ship buoyancy and to biofouling levels in ship cooling water systems. The disinfection and biofouling control systems provide suitable treatment while reducing the potential for corrosion of ship components and, in some cases, undesirable disinfection byproducts. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120957 | Method for Treating Liquids - The present invention relates to a method for treating fluids, characterised in the steps of radiating the fluid with UV light, producing and dispersing gas bubbles in the fluid in the rays of the UV light, in order to increase the scattering of the UV light in the liquid. The invention also relates to a device for performing the method. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120958 | Wastewater Treatment - A method for treating wastewater treats wastewater. In an embodiment, the method for treating wastewater includes treating wastewater comprising a chemical oxygen demand. The method includes dissolving an iron compound in the wastewater. The method also includes adjusting the pH of the wastewater to reduce the chemical oxygen demand of the wastewater. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120959 | HYDROCLONE BASED FLUID FILTRATION SYSTEM - A variety of improved hydroclone based fluid filtering systems are described. The hydroclones generally include a tank having an internal chamber and a filter (preferably a surface filter) that is positioned within the internal chamber. The filter defines a filtered fluid chamber within the internal chamber of the tank. The hydroclone may be operated such that a vortex of flowing fluid is formed between the chamber wall and the filter with the filter being located in the center of the vortex. With this arrangement, the filter acts as a cross-flow filter. In one aspect of the invention, the filter is a stepped filter. In another aspect of the invention, the filter is an surface filter, as for example, an electroformed metal surface filter. In some preferred embodiments, the openings in the filter are arranged as slots that extend substantially vertically so that they are oriented substantially perpendicular to the flow path of fluid flowing in the adjacent portion of the vortex. In another aspect of the invention, a circulating cleaning assembly is provided in the hydroclone region. The cleaning assembly is arranged to help clean the filter and is driven by the vortex of flowing fluid formed in the hydroclone region of the internal chamber. In yet another aspect of the invention, improved hydroclone intake structures are described. The described hydroclones may be used to filter water and other fluids in a wide variety of applications. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120960 | Processes for water and wastewater treatment, Including stationary cloth media filtration - The present invention relates to stationary cloth media filtration systems and devices, as well as processes and devices for uniform flow distribution and improved cloth media filter backwashing. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120961 | Method for storing sandals and other loose items - A method for storing and displaying footwear including, without limitation, flip-flops and thong-type sandals, as well as other loose items, is provided. An elongate central body, such as a length of ribbon or other similar structure, having a number of upwardly facing hooks—typically combined in pairs—arrayed along the length of the central body, is suspended from a support. Sandals and other loose items are hung on the hooks. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120962 | GARMENT HANGER MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A garment hanger management device provides convenient, secure, and organized storage for garment hangers, including garment hangers having various sizes of hook portions, such as for use in a retail clothing environment. The device includes locking mechanisms with movable pins or mounting members that support a retainer element in spaced arrangement relative to a hanger support rod on which the garment hangers are hung. The pins and retainer element are positionable between a fully open configuration and a fully closed configuration, or substantially any position in between the fully opened or closed configurations, and are lockable or fixable in a desired configuration by a locking tab that is capable of engaging the pins substantially anywhere within a region along the length of the pins. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120963 | ANGLED PACKAGE AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A product display system and method includes a support and at least one product container supported by the support. The product containers incorporate one or more wings or flanges that enhance viewability of the containers from the side. The wings of the product containers may project forwardly or rearwardly from card portions of the containers, such as at angles of at least 20 degrees relative to the card portions. The containers may be supported at a support arm or the like, and have a center of gravity located behind a header for suspending the packages from the support arm, causing the packages to angle or tilt with their front faces angled somewhat upwardly, such as toward an illumination source, when suspended from the support arm. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120964 | MEDIA RACK CONFIGURATION - A media rack system is disclosed that generally includes a rack configured to receive a plurality of components that are selectively connected via a plurality of media, e.g., optical fibers or any other wired communication link. An exemplary system may further include one or more media loop retention housings, which include a spool configured to selectively support one of the media, and a media loop retainer defined by the spool. The media loop retainer includes a predetermined radius for selectively retaining a loop of the media. The predetermined radius is greater than or equal to a minimum bend radius associated with the fiber. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120965 | Roll-up closure - A drum for a roll-up closure, the closure having a door of hinged together slats, one end of the door adapted to be mounted on the drum, the door adapted to be wound on the drum as the drum is rotated. The drum has a wall defining its shape with a depression in the wall extending both inwardly and across the width of the drum. The cross-section of the wall defines an increasing spiral from one side of the depression to the other side of the depression. An extension of the wall extends from the one side of the depression towards the other side to partially close the depression. The partially closed depression is shaped to receive the one end of the door to mount the door on the drum. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120966 | PORTABLE FOLDING DISPLAY RACK - A portable display rack is provided with a frame having a front side, a rear side, a left side, a right side, a top side, and a bottom side. A plurality of shelves positioned between the left and rights sides and extending from the rear side towards the front side. Each shelf has a width defined such that the front portion extends between first and second vertical posts defined by the front side. The left and right side of the frame is pivotally hinged to the rear side, such that when the shelves are removed, the left and right sides of the frame are capable of being folded along the pivotally hinges against the rear side of the frame. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120967 | CONVEYOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOVING A WEIGHT USING THE CONVEYOR DEVICE - A method for moving a weight using a conveyor device unseats an air admittance valve of a manual valve, loads compressed air into a cylinder, moves the cylinder along with a beam and a plurality of movable pulleys, to locate the cylinder on the top of the weight. The method further moves the cylinder and a hanging ring down to connect the hanging ring and the weight, moves the cylinder along with the beam and the plurality of movable pulleys, to locate the weight on the top of an electronic scale, and moves the cylinder and the hanging ring down to place the weight on the electronic scale. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120968 | Method for Controlling a Hoisting or Paying Out Movement and Hoisting Frame Having Tiltable Cable Shreave for Use Therein - A method for controlling a hoisting or lowering movement of a load, which is suspended from a hoisting mechanism of a crane by means of at least two hoisting cables trained round cable sheaves on the load, by monitoring the position of the load and braking and/or stopping the hoisting mechanism upon detection of an undesirable position, wherein the cable sheaves are each connected to the load for pivoting about a horizontal axis, and the position of the load is monitored by detecting a pivoting movement of at least one of the cable sheaves. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120969 | Process of manufacturing ceramic substrate - The present invention relates to a manufacturing process for the ceramics substrate, more particularly attaching a dry membrane to a surface of the metallic layer of the ceramics substrate, and removing the dry membrane from the circuit portion after exposure and development process to expose the metallic layer therein. Furthermore, the conductive metallic layer coated onto the surface of the metallic layer of the circuit, and the etching resistance layer is coated onto the surface of the conductive metallic layer, and further the dry membrane is removed and the conductive metallic layer and the metallic layer are etched. The etchant is blocked by the etching resistance layer to prevent etchant from directly contacting the surface of the conductive metallic layer. Thus, the predetermined width of the circuit will not be reduced and the precision of the circuit size can be upgraded. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120970 | NANOPOROUS ANTIREFLECTION THIN FILM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME USING BLOCK COPOLYMERS - Disclosed herein is a method of producing an antireflection thin film using a block copolymer and an antireflection thin film prepared by the method. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method of producing a nanoporous antireflection film by spin-coating using a block copolymer solution and subsequent processing and a preparation by the method. The antireflection film of the present invention is prepared by coating a substrate with a block copolymer and selectively removing at least one block in the coated block copolymer to produce a nanoporous thin film with a pore size of 5 to 100 nm. When the thin film is applied to a substrate, an antireflection substrate which has a very low reflectance within a broad range of wavelength can be prepared. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120971 | MICROMACHINED TRANSDUCERS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - In accordance with an illustrative embodiment, a method of fabricating a transducer is described. The method comprises providing a transducer over a first surface of a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a thickness. The method further comprises patterning a mask over a second surface. The mask comprises an opening for forming a scribe etch. The method comprises etching through the opening in the mask and into but not through the thickness of the substrate to provide the scribe etch. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120972 | REPLACEMENT PROCESS FOR FLUORIDE ION CLEANING - Processes for removing a metal oxide product from a crack with an opening in an outer surface of a part, such as a turbine component. The process includes exposing the metal oxide product to a solution effective to remove a first portion of the metal oxide product from surfaces inside the crack. After the metal oxide product is exposed to the solution, the metal oxide product is heated to a temperature and in an atmosphere effective to remove a second portion of the thermal oxide product from the surfaces inside the crack. The cleaning process may be a substitute for fluoride ion cleaning. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120973 | RAZOR BLADES AND RAZORS - Razors are described herein. In some instances the razors include a safety razor blade unit comprising a guard, a cap, and at least two blades with parallel sharpened edges located between the guard and cap. A first blade defines a blade edge nearer the guard and a second blade defines a blade edge nearer the cap. The first blade has a cutter force greater than the cutter force of the second blade. In some instances the razors provide a comfortable shave having improved closeness. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120974 | Method For Atomizing A Surface Of A Substrate - A method for atomizing a surface of a substrate includes the steps of: coating a proper quantity of chemical solvent onto the surface of the substrate to react with substrate material of the substrate for a certain time; then rinsing off the remaining chemical solvent on the substrate with water to obtain an atomized surface on the substrate. Therefore, it can achieve a simple process, a high productivity and a low manufacture cost without any effect on properties of the substrate. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120975 | GAS-INSULATED HIGH-VOLTAGE SWITCH - A high-voltage switch contains two contact members, which can be moved relative to one another along an axis, a nozzle for blowing out a switching arc with quenching gas, and a stationary direction-changing transmission, which is connected to the nozzle and to the second contact member. The nozzle has a hollow insulating body, and a metallic annular body which is arranged at a blowing-out end of the nozzle, is connected in a formfitting manner to the insulating body, and supports an input or output drive element of the direction-changing transmission. This switch can be manufactured easily and at low cost, and provides good mechanical and electrical characteristics. The annular body has a concentrically arranged intermediate ring, which causes the form fit with the insulating body, and a ring, which is pushed onto the intermediate ring and is attached to the intermediate ring, for supporting the input-drive or output-drive element. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120976 | POLE PART OF A MEDIUM-VOLTAGE OR HIGH-VOLTAGE SWITCH GEAR ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A pole part of a switchgear assembly having a vacuum interrupter chamber is provided. To ensure that heat is dissipated to the exterior for convection, a thermally conductive heat transmission element in the form of a cylindrical casing is provided between the vacuum interrupter chamber, a contact holder and an encapsulation casing. An inner surface of the heat transmission element rests on the vacuum interrupter chamber and the contact holder, and an outer surface of the heat transmission element rests on an inner surface of the encapsulation casing inner surface. The heat transmission element can be produced from a thermally conductive plastic using an injection-molding or molding-compound production process. The heat transmission element can be connected to the pole part through openings. The heat transmission element can be arranged before the encapsulation of with an encapsulation compound, and be cast in the encapsulation casing. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120977 | Alloy, Overlay, and Methods Thereof - An alloy comprising about 0.5 weight percent to about 2 weight percent carbon, about 15 weight percent to about 30 weight percent chromium, about 4 weight percent to about 12 weight percent nickel, up to about 3 weight percent manganese, up to about 2.5 weight percent silicon, up to about 1 weight percent zirconium, up to about 3 weight percent molybdenum, up to about 3 weight percent tungsten, up to about 0.5 weight percent boron, up to about 0.5 weight percent impurities, and iron. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120978 | SPOT WELDING SYSTEM - A spot welding system including a spot welding gun having a pair of electrodes disposed opposite to each other, and a servo motor for allowing the pair of electrodes to approach each other and separate from each other; a robot for movably holding either a spot welding gun or a workpiece so that a workpiece is disposed between the pair of electrodes of the spot welding gun; a physical quantity detection section for detecting a physical quantity correlative to torque or velocity of the servo motor; a position detection section for detecting positions of the pair of electrodes; a mode switching section for switching, by a switching command, an operation mode of the spot welding system between a spot welding mode for spot-welding the workpiece and a position correction mode for correcting a spot welding position of the workpiece; and a processing section for performing a spot welding process in the spot welding mode and a position correction process in the position correction mode. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120979 | MASH SEAM WELDING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A pair of upper and lower electrode wheels | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120980 | System and Method for Aerodynamic Flow Control - A vortex generator system comprises one or more plasma streamwise vortex generators (PSVGs) or plasma wedge vortex generators (PWVGs). The PSVGs and PWVGs each comprises a first electrode and a second electrode separated by a dielectric layer. The first electrode extends in a longitudinal direction. The PSVGs and PWVGs can be installed on a surface arranged to receive airflow in a certain flow direction. The PSVGs have a rectangular first electrode is exposed and extends at least somewhat parallel to the expected flow direction, whereas the first electrode of the PWVGs is more triangular in shape. When an AC voltage is applied to the first and second electrodes, a plasma forms along edges of the first electrode. The plasma imposes a body force in a cross-flow direction, which induces a cross-flow velocity that, in combination with the mean flow, produces streamwise-oriented counter-rotating vortices. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120981 | LASER MACHINING MACHINE - A machine for machining workpieces by a laser beam. The optical fibre terminates at an optical output head ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120982 | Oblique Laser Beam Cutting - A method for oblique laser beam cutting of a workpiece and system for performing the same, in which a supersonic flow of cutting gas discharged from a cutting gas nozzle is orientated at an oblique cutting angle with respect to a surface of a workpiece, and in which the workpiece and the laser beam are moved relative to each other during the oblique laser beam cutting operation. The oblique cutting angle extends along a plane that is perpendicular to a direction of advance. During operation, the position of the laser beam on the workpiece surface is adjusted in such a manner that the laser beam strikes the workpiece surface in a high-pressure region formed within the supersonic flow of the cutting gas. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120983 | VEHICULAR MIRROR WITH HEATER CIRCUIT MODULE - A reflective element assembly for a vehicle exterior rearview mirror system comprises a reflective element having a reverse face and an obverse face, and a reflective element carrier. A power distributor disposed between the reflective element and reflective element carrier includes an integrated heater/power supply, a support member having a reverse face and an obverse face, an array of electrically-conductive tracings, and a plurality of discrete contact points for electrical coupling of the array with at least two functional elements. At least one of the plurality of discrete contact points is adapted for electrical communication with at least one functional contact point of a first functional element. At least one of the plurality of discrete contact points is adapted for electrical communication with at least one functional contact point of a second functional element. The power distributor comprises a singular module connection. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120984 | Method and Apparatus for Rapidly Thawing Frozen NOx Reductant - According to one aspect of the present invention, a liquid reductant tank for supplying liquid reductant to a selective catalytic reduction system is disclosed. The tank includes a tank cavity for holding a liquid reductant and being at least partially defined by one or more side walls; a liquid reductant supply line at least partially situated within the tank cavity and for communicating liquid reductant from the tank cavity to outside of the tank cavity; and a heating element situated at least partially within the liquid reductant supply line and for thawing frozen reductant situated within the supply line during cold start conditions to obtain liquid reductant for use in a selective catalytic reduction system. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120985 | Heater power control circuit and burn-in apparatus using the same - Provided is a heater power control circuit which switches on/off a voltage signal supplied from a direct-current power source to control a power of a heater by controlling a voltage applied to the heater. The heater power control circuit includes a voltage smoothing circuit that is disposed between the heater and a switching circuit which switches on/off a voltage supplied from the direct-current power source. The voltage smoothing circuit converts the voltage into an analog voltage signal by smoothing a voltage signal obtained by switching on/off the voltage. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120986 | ELECTRICAL HEATER FOR HEATING SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL OBJECTS - The present invention relates to an electric heater ( | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120987 | SUBSTRATE FOR A HEATER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A substrate for a heating assembly comprising a mixture of a mica material with an electrically insulating material, the substrate having a thermal coefficient of expansion that is higher than pure mica. A method of manufacturing the substrate is also disclosed. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120988 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONVEYING AND HEATING OBJECTS - Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for heating objects. The apparatus may include two conveyer belts. Each conveyer belt may include a plurality of teeth. At least a portion of the two conveyer belts may be in parallel to each other. In the parallel portion, the conveyer belts may include opposite teeth that are symmetrical to each other and the object may be fitted in the opening of the symmetrical teeth and secured by the surrounding teeth. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120989 | METHOD AND INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A TEMPERATURE OF A COOKING VESSEL BASE WHICH IS HEATED BY MEANS OF AN INDUCTION HEATING COIL - An induction heating device comprises a frequency converter that generates a high-frequency drive voltage from an intermediate circuit voltage generated at least temporarily as a function of an AC mains voltage, a resonant circuit having an induction heating coil, with the drive voltage applied to the resonant circuit, and a temperature detection device that determines a temperature of a cooking vessel base which is heated by means of the induction heating coil. An auxiliary voltage source generated the intermediate circuit voltage over predefined time periods at a constant level. The frequency converter generates the drive voltage over time periods such that the resonant circuit oscillates at a natural resonant frequency in a substantially de-attenuated manner, and the temperature detection device further measuring at least one oscillation parameter over the time periods, and to evaluate the at least one measured oscillation parameter in order to determine the temperature. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120990 | MICROWAVE OVEN POWER SHARING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A microwave oven and methods are presented in which the duty cycle of the current to the primary winding of a transformer in a half-wave voltage doubler feeding the magnetron is controlled according to the current drawn by auxiliary devices in the microwave oven to control the average current consumption of the microwave over time during a heating operation so an associated protection device will not trip. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120991 | Methods For Drying Ceramic Materials - Methods for drying ceramic materials are provided. In one embodiment, a first power set-point of a first microwave applicator of a drying apparatus is determined Power set-points for at least two additional microwave applicators in the drying apparatus are determined such that a power distribution among the microwave applicators provides an energy per unit of water profile for the additional microwave applicators that is substantially uniform. The microwave applicators may be operated at the determined power set-points as the ceramic material is passed through the drying apparatus. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120992 | MICROWAVE COOKING PACKAGE - Microwave cooking packages suitable for use as microwave popcorn packages include at least one panel (e.g., first and second panels) formed of a vertically rigid material. A flexible portion is attached to the panels. The flexible portion may be formed of a polyester film material such as a biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, which may be at least partially transparent. The flexible portion (and panels) defines a bag construction configured to contain a popcorn charge and to be expandable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration when the popcorn charge is subjected to a popping operation. The microwave cooking package may include a vent assembly configured to at least partially open when the bag configuration is in an expanded configuration to vent the bag construction. The vent assembly includes a first portion a second portion of the bag construction that is configured to be folded against the first portion. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120993 | Multi-Component Food Packaging For Microwave Oven - A multi-component package is provided which enables simultaneous heat cooking of a food product which does not require a long cooking time and a food product which requires a longer cooking time. The multi-component package includes a lower container comprising a bottomed, lower container main body for containing a first food product. The container further includes an upper container comprising an upper container main body for containing a second filled food product. A flange of the lower container main body and a flange of the upper container main body are engaged with each other so that the lower container and the upper container are combined integrally. A vapor vent is provided in a lower container lid material, whereby water vapor generated upon heating of the first food product heats the second food product in the upper container. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120994 | BOX ASSEMBLY - A box assembly has a bottom board respectively connected to a pair of first side boards and a pair of second side boards. The bottom board has a foldable slot at its four edges, and each two facing edges are respectively connected to the pair of first side boards and the pair of second side boards. The pair of first side boards respectively has an assembling end at its two outer sides, and the inner edge of the assembling end has a plurality of engaging protrusions. The pair of second side boards respectively has an engaging end at its two outer sides, the engaging end has an engaging slot, and the inner edge of the engaging end has a plurality of assembling apertures connecting to the engaging slot. The assembling end and the engaging end of the first side boards and the second side boards can be alternated, such that the first side boards respectively has the engaging end, and the second side boards respectively has the assembling end. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120995 | CUP HOLDER TRAY - A cup holder tray having a plurality of cup pockets for receiving beverage cups therein, a finger spacing provided between two cup pockets, and a thumb-receiving surface above the finger spacing. The thumb-receiving surface can have friction protrusion to enhance friction with the thumb. Each one of the cup pockets having a circular wall and a system of cup holding surfaces protruding inwardly from the circular wall and cooperating in holding a beverage cup to be pushed downwardly therein. At least one of the cup holding surfaces can be connected to the circular wall by a lateral wall on each side, the lateral walls having a planar section oriented roughly normal to the beverage cup during use. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120996 | Waste Grease Disposal Bin - A grease waste container has a main body forming an interior space; the container having vertical side walls, an enclosed base end, and an upper end that is wider than the base end. the upper end including a removable cover that is capable of releasably enclosing the interior space, and at least one bracket member attached to one of the vertical side walls and including an upper pin and a lower pin both adapted to releasably connect to a lifting system of a grease removal truck. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120997 | FOOT ACTUATED DOOR OPENER FOR WASTE RECEPTACLE - A foot actuated door opener for a waste receptacle includes a foot pedal, a door position adjustment device, and a force transfer device. The foot pedal is coupled to the waste receptacle. The door position adjustment device is coupled to a pivoting door of the waste receptacle to move the door between a closed position and an open position. The force transfer device is connected to an exterior of the waste receptacle to transfer a force applied to the foot pedal to the door position adjustment device to move the door from the closed position to the open position. A foot actuated door opener kit, a waste receptacle, and methods of installing and using the same are also disclosed. | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120998 | LID FOR CLOSING AN OPENING OF A CONTAINER, PACKAGING INCLUDING A CONTAINER WITH SUCH A LID AND PROCESS FOR SEALING A CONTAINER WITH SUCH A LID | 2011-05-26 |
| 20110120999 | Double open ended screw cap - When one has liquid in a screw top container this open ended screw cap can make salvaging the contents simple, and save time. By locking one container vertically over the other and allowing gravity to do the work. Twin containers may be used with a single size screw cap, or varying size containers may be joined by the use of screw caps with different sized ends. These caps could be manufactured in any material that is in use today to manufacture single closed end screw caps. | 2011-05-26 |
