21st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100126828 | CONVEYOR COMPRISING A CURVE - A conveyor includes at least one workpiece carrier, a drive provided for the workpiece carrier and defining a plane of conveyance; an inner guide and an outer guide having a curved outer guide section and defining a conveyor track for the workpiece carrier; the inner guide includes a curved inner guide section that is assigned to the curved outer guide section. The convexly curved inner guide section is situated such that it is offset radially inwardly relative to the curved outer guide section and opposite an imagined tangential extension of a first and a second straight inner guide section. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126829 | Holding Means, Device and Method for Transporting Substrates, in Particular Printed Circuit Boards - In order to transport printed circuit boards ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126830 | Gas-Ejecting Bearings for Transport of Glass Sheets - Non-contact, gas-ejecting bearings ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126831 | SELF CLEANING BELT CONVEYOR - Apparatus and methods relating to a self cleaning belt conveyor for transporting a substrate through a chamber are provided. One embodiment of the apparatus provides a belt conveyor apparatus for transporting a substrate through a chamber comprising at least one endless belt having a conveying surface, wherein the conveying surface comprises one or more raised components for supporting the substrate and maintaining a gap between the conveying surface and the substrate, and two or more cylindrical shafts coupled with the at least one endless belt wherein the at least one endless belt is tensioned around the two or more cylindrical shafts and wherein the two or more cylindrical shafts are rotatable to move the conveying surface. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126832 | REINFORCED CLEANING BLADE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A reinforced conveyor belt cleaning blade is provided. In one form, the reinforced cleaning blade includes a blade body and a metal insert that is of a substantially constant cross-sectional configuration extending between the ends thereof. The ends are surrounded by molded material of the blade body so that the blade body and insert have a secure connection therebetween. The preferred insert is a formed sheet metal member that has smooth surfaces extending along its length without projections or sharp corners. In another aspect, a method of manufacturing a conveyor belt cleaning blade is provided including placing a metallic insert for the cleaning blade in a mold and molding the body of the cleaning blade with polymeric material extending completely around ends of the insert. Preferably, the insert is magnetically held in position in the mold such as on a rail on which magnets are mounted. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126833 | Method for Assembling a Portable Device Configured with an Energy Storage Device | 2010-05-27 |
20100126834 | SWITCH AND ESD PROTECTION ELEMENT - The switch of an aspect of the present invention including first and second electrodes provided on a substrate, an anchor provided on the first electrode, a movable structure of which a first end is supported by the anchor, extending from the anchor to a position above the second electrode, using a conductor, and configured to move in a vertical direction with respect to the second electrode, a contact portion provided at a second end of the movable structure and disposed above the second electrode, a film having a different stress value with respect to the stress value of the movable structure, and warping the contact portion toward the second electrode, and a cap provided on the substrate to cover the movable structure, configured to be in contact with the film, and functioning as a driving electrode. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126835 | Padstacks Capable of Receiving Domes of Dome Keypads in a Plurality of Locations and Printed Circuit Boards Utilizing the Padstacks - Disclosed is a printed circuit board configured for a dome-utilizing keypad configuration including at least one padstack having a plurality of dome switch targets and a plurality of target rings capable of accommodating different key dome locations of a dome keypad. Also disclosed is a padstack capable of accommodating different key dome locations. The disclosed padstack has a single dome switch targets input/output line for the plurality of dome switch targets of the padstack. The padstack also includes a single target rings input/output line for the plurality of target rings of the pad stack. In this way the disclosed printed circuit board includes a single circuit arrangement available for a plurality of different key pad designs. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126836 | KEYPAD APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A keypad apparatus for an electronic device permits a thinner construction. The keypad apparatus includes a first light guide plate having key buttons molded in one body attached onto the first light guide plate, a second light guide plate disposed under the first light guide plate, a first light source disposed at one side of the first light guide plate, a second light source disposed at one side of the second light guide plate, and key input switches associated with the key buttons. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126837 | KEY ASSEMBLY AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A key assembly comprises a base plate, two elastic elements and a key body. Each elastic element has a securing portion and two compressing portions protruding from two ends of the securing portion. The securing portions are latched to the base plate. The key body is slidably mounted to the base plate between the two elastic elements. The key body includes a first key section resisting one of the two elastic elements and a second key section resisting another elastic element. When the first key section slides toward and compresses the corresponding elastic element, the second key section slide away from the corresponding elastic element. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126838 | ROCKER SWITCH AND ACTUATOR SUBASSEMBLY THEREFOR - An actuator subassembly is provided for a rocker switch including a housing, a plunger and a number of contact elements. The actuator subassembly includes an operating member movably coupled to the rocker switch housing at or about an opening, and including at least one projection which extends into a cavity of the housing. A sub-actuator is removably coupled to such projection and includes a shaped portion, a number of contacting portions and a depth. The shaped portion cooperates with a plunger to provide a plurality of operating characteristics of the operating member, including a plurality of positions thereof. Each contacting portion contacts a corresponding one of the contact elements when the operating member is disposed in a corresponding one of the positions. When the actuator subassembly is coupled to the housing, the depth of the sub-actuator occupies less than one-third of the width of the cavity. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126839 | ELECTRONIC MANUALLY CONTROLLABLE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - An electronic manually controllable adjustment device for adjusting electric power provided to an electric load connectable to the device is described. The device comprises first switching elements, a tilting control button which may interact with the first switching elements, and first hinge elements for defining a first hinge axis allowing rotation of the control button around the first axis between a first operating position and a second operating position. The control button can interact with the first switching elements when reaching the first and second operating position. The device further comprises second switching elements and second hinge elements. The second hinge elements can define a second hinge axis perpendicular to the first hinge axis and allow rotation of the control button around the second hinge axis for actuation of the second switching elements. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126840 | Woven Manually Operable Input Device - A manually operable sensor for providing control signals to an electronic device. A fabric has a length substantially longer than its width with insulating yarns and electrically conductive yarns included therein, such that the conductive yarns define three conductive tracks running the length of the fabric. The conductive tracks are configured to interface with an electronic device at a first end and, at a second end, an active region of the fabric forms part of a sensor assembly that is receptive to a manually applied pressure. The sensor comprises first and second conductive regions to which a first and a second conductive track are connected respectively, to apply an electric potential to each conductive region. A conductive path is formed between a connected conductive track and the third conductive track of said active region when manual pressure is applied to one of the conductive regions. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126841 | Dome sheet unit and membrane switch having the same - A membrane switch can attach an elastically deformable dome to a board in a reliable manner such that the dome is not detached even if a fixing sheet is made thinner and smaller and therefore has a smaller footprint. This switch has: a dome ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126842 | HIGH TEMPERATURE NAPHTHENIC ACID CORROSION INHIBITION USING ORGANOPHOSPHOROUS SULPHUR COMPOUNDS AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF - The present invention relates to the field of processing hydrocarbons which causes corrosion in the metal surfaces of processing units. The invention addresses the technical problem of high temperature naphthenic acid corrosion and sulphur corrosion and provides a solution to inhibit these types of corrosion. The composition formed by reacting high reactive polyisobutylene (HRPIB) with phosphorous pentasulphide in presence of catalytic amount of sulphur provides high corrosion inhibition efficiency in case of high temperature naphthenic acid corrosion inhibition and sulphur corrosion inhibition. The invention is useful in all hydrocarbon processing units, such as, refineries, distillation columns and other petrochemical industries. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126843 | PROCESS FOR DISTILLATIVELY OBTAINING PURE 1, 3-BUTADIENE FROM CRUDE 1, 3-BUTADIENE - A process is proposed for distillatively obtaining pure 1,3-butadiene from crude 1,3-butadiene in a plant comprising one or more distillation columns, comprising supply of a feed stream of crude 1,3-butadiene to the one distillation column or the first of the plurality of distillation columns, the one distillation column or the plurality of distillation columns having a flange with an internal diameter of ≧80 mm, comprising two mutually opposite plane-parallel surfaces ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126844 | Method and Apparatus for Processing Wastewater - An apparatus for processing wastewater includes a pump driven by a motor, a gas/liquid separator, a liquid entrainment section, and a gas/solid separator The inventive method includes Introducing air and a liquid into the pump, where they are subjected to high heat and pressure, then delivered to the gas/liquid separator to separate the hot air from the hot liquid The hot air is then expanded through a nozzle to atmospheric pressure The liquid to be treated is injected into the hot air stream in the entrainment section The hot liquid from the gas/liquid separator passes through a valve to lower the high pressure liquid to near atmospheric pressure, thereby achieving flash evaporation of the hot liquid to produce hot water and hot steam, which is combined with the liquid to be treated and the hot air in the entrainment section This combined stream Is then delivered to the gas/solid separator | 2010-05-27 |
20100126845 | COATINGS BASED ON HYDRAULIC BINDERS WITH AN OPTIMAL RHEOLOGY AND HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY - There is described a cement composition, based on hydraulic binders, adapted to obtain coatings with a high photocatalytic activity and improved rheologic characteristics, including a hydraulic binder, a polycarboxylic or acrylic superfluidifying agent, a cellulosic ether with a viscosity in the range between 10000 and 120000 mPa·s, an adhesive agent, a calcareous, silicic or silicic-calcareous filler and a photocatalyst. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126846 | Method and apparatus for an efficient Hydrogen production - Disclosed is a method, apparatus and system for sorting ions. According to some embodiments of the present invention, ions may be sorted to produce hydrogen gas from water. The apparatus may include a first electric field source, an insulation layer to electrically isolate the first field sources from the water, a first deionization surface within a field line of the first field source; and a conductor connected to the first deionization surface and adapted to discharge charge built up due to attracted ions at the first deionization surface. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126847 | Apparatus and Method for Controlling Plasma Density Profile - A number of RF power transmission paths are defined to extend from an RF power source through a matching network, through a transmit electrode, through a plasma to a number of return electrodes. A number of tuning elements are respectively disposed within the number of RF power transmission paths. Each tuning element is defined to adjust an amount of RF power to be transmitted through the RF power transmission path within which the tuning element is disposed. A plasma density within a vicinity of a particular RF power transmission path is directly proportional to the amount of RF power transmitted through the particular RF power transmission path. Therefore, adjustment of RF power transmitted through the RF power transmission paths, as afforded by the tuning element, enables control of a plasma density profile across a substrate. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126848 | MAGNETRON SPUTTERING APPARATUS - A magnetron sputtering apparatus is provided whereby film formation speed can be improved by increasing instantaneous erosion density on a target, and the target life can be prolonged by moving an erosion region over time to prevent local wear of the target, and realize uniform wear. Multiple plate-like magnets are installed around a columnar rotating shaft, and the columnar rotating shaft is rotated, thereby forming a high-density erosion region on a target to increase film formation speed, and the erosion region is moved along with rotation of the columnar rotating shaft, thereby wearing the target uniformly. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126849 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING 3D NANOSTRUCTURE ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL BATTERY AND CAPACITOR - Embodiments described herein generally relate to an electrode structure for an electrochemical battery or capacitor, particularly, apparatus and methods of creating a reliable and cost efficient 3D electrode nano structure for an electrochemical battery or capacitor that has an improved lifetime, lower production costs, and improved process performance. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126850 | ELECTRODE AND SINGLE-ROD MEASURING CHAIN FOR DETERMINING ELECTROCHEMICAL POTENTIALS - An electrode comprising: a least a first, preferably cylindrical, glass body, in which at least a first chamber is formed; at least a first electrolyte, which is located in the first chamber; at least a first potential-forming element, which is arranged in the chamber, and forms a first potential when contacted by the first electrolyte; at least a first closing element, which is axially fixed in the first chamber for enclosing the first electrolyte and the first potential-forming element and sealedly closes the first chamber; wherein, additionally, the first closing element is conductive, the first potential-forming element conductingly contacts the first closing element, and the electrode furthermore includes at least a first electrical conductor, which electrically contacts the first closing element on the side of the first closing element facing away from the first electrolyte. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126851 | Electrode for electrochemical processes and method for producing the same - An anode provided with an electrocatalytic coating comprising tin, preferably tetravalent and in form of mixed oxide, prepared by the method for the manufacturing of an electrode, comprising applying a solution of a precursor for the pyrolytic formation of a tin-containing coating to a substrate of a valve metal, followed by the execution of thermal treatment, wherein the precursor solution comprises stannic hydroxychioride and a method of preparing the same. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126852 | ROTARY MAGNET SPUTTERING APPARATUS - In a rotary magnet sputtering apparatus, a target consumption displacement quantity is measured, and corresponding to the measurement results, a distance between a rotating magnet group and a target is adjusted, and uniform film forming rate is achieved over a long period of time so as to reduce the change of a target surface due to consumption of the target and to reduce the change of the film forming rate with time. An ultrasonic sensor or a laser transmitting/receiving device may be used as a means for measuring the consumption displacement quantity of the target. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126853 | RF SPUTTERING ARRANGEMENT - Apparatus for sputtering comprises a vacuum chamber defined by at least one side wall, a base and a cover, at least one first electrode having a surface arranged in the vacuum chamber, a counter electrode having a surface arranged in the vacuum chamber and a RF generator. The RF generator is configured to apply a RF electric field across the at least one first electrode and the counter electrode so as to ignite a plasma between the first electrode and the counter electrode. The counter electrode comprises at least a portion of the side wall and/or the base of the vacuum chamber and an additional electrically conductive member. The additional electrically conductive member comprises at least two surfaces arranged generally parallel to one another and spaced at a distance from one another. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126854 | SPUTTERING TARGET - Embodiments of the present invention generally include a sputtering target capable of substantially reducing the amount of wasted material associated with conventional sputtering targets. In one embodiment, the sputtering target includes a fluidized bed of sputtering material that constantly maintains a planar sputtering surface throughout the sputtering process. In one embodiment, the fluidized bed of sputtering material is either periodically or constantly supplied with sputtering material to both maintain a planar sputtering surface and reduce downtime of the sputtering equipment. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126855 | ENDBLOCK FOR A MAGNETRON DEVICE WITH A ROTATABLE TARGET - To achieve an improved end block, in which heating by induction eddy currents, which may occur during AC sputtering, for example, is significantly reduced relative to known end blocks, an end block for a magnetron configuration having a rotating target comprises an end block housing having an attachment surface for attaching the end block on a support apparatus, a pivot bearing for rotatable mounting of the rotating target, and at least one current conduction apparatus which conducts current through the end block housing in operation of the end block. The end block housing is implemented so that each current path in the end block housing which encloses the current conduction apparatus has an interruption at at least one point. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126856 | Analyte Test Instrument Having Improved Versatility - An analyte test instrument that has a test strip circuitry that can be configured using information provided by a calibration strip to perform assays with test strips having two electrodes and test strips having three electrodes. The analyte test instrument of this invention comprises:
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20100126857 | ANALYSIS INSTRUMENT - An analysis instrument for processing a microfluidic device, having sample storage means, a microfluidic device holder, sample loading means for loading sample into a microfluidic device disposed in the holder, processing means for enabling a reaction in a microfluidic device, and detection means for detecting and/or measuring the reaction is disclosed. The microfluidic device holder is adapted to hold the microfluidic device including a tape in position for processing and/or detection. A microfluidic processing device is also disclosed which includes a reaction chamber, and a sample loading chamber into which a sample is injectable. The reaction chamber is operatively connected to the sample loading chamber. A cover extends across at least part of the sample loading chamber. The cover and the reaction chamber include pierceable material and are separated by an overspill cavity configured to accept any overspill of an injected sample. A kit is also disclosed which has the analysis instrument and the microfluidic processing device as described above. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126858 | CHEMICAL SENSOR TYPE MEASURING APPARATUS - There is disclosed means for quickly solving instability of sensor sensitivity performances found in an initial stage and stabilizing the sensor sensitivity performances, when immersing a chemical sensor kept under a dry state in a buffer solution used as a storage liquid and applying a measurement bias between a working electrode and a reference electrode to make first use of the chemical sensor for measurement in which the chemical sensor is used. To make the first use of the chemical sensor, after immersing the chemical sensor kept under a dry state in the buffer solution used as the storage liquid, a first initial treatment bias having the same direction as that of the measurement bias and possessing an absolute value larger than that of the measurement bias is applied between the working electrode and the reference electrode for a first initial treatment time. Subsequently, the bias is changed to a second initial treatment bias which is the same as the measurement bias, and the second initial treatment bias is applied for a second initial treatment time. When such a two-step initial treatment operation is carried out, the stabilized sensor sensitivity performance is achieved. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126859 | Electrochemical probes for corrosion monitoring in hydrogen sulfide systems and methods of avoiding the effect of electron-conducting deposits - Electrochemical probes for corrosion monitoring in an environment that may cause the formation of electron-conducting deposits and the method for making such probes were described. The probes have long exposed electrodes. Except for the tip section, all surfaces of the exposed electrodes are coated with a coating or covered with electrically insulating tubing, so that only the tip section has uncovered metal that serves as the active areas of the electrodes. The coating or tubing material is such that the deposits cannot easily form on its surfaces. Because the electrical bridging between the active areas of any two electrodes requires the deposition of an evenly distributed layer of the electron-conducting deposits along the path from one area to the other area, the coated surface reduces the possibility of short-circuiting for the active areas of the electrodes. These probes are especially suitable for applications in systems containing hydrogen sulphide (H | 2010-05-27 |
20100126860 | PCB Droplet Actuator Fabrication - Alternative approaches to fabricating printed circuit boards for use in droplet actuator operations are provided. In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a droplet actuator for conducting droplet operations includes positioning a dielectric material between a first metal layer configured to include an electrode and a second metal layer configured to include an interconnect pad. The method additionally includes forming a connection between the first and second metal layers. Droplet actuators and methods of fabricating and supporting printed circuit boards of droplet actuators are also provided. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126861 | Polypeptide Markers for the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Vascular Diseases - A process for diagnosing vascular diseases (VD), comprising the step of determining the presence or absence of at least one polypeptide marker in a sample, wherein said polypeptide marker is selected from markers 1 to 526, which are characterized by values for the molecular masses and migration times (CE times). | 2010-05-27 |
20100126862 | MULTICHANNEL PREPARATIVE ELECTROPHORESIS SYSTEM - The invention provides an electrophoresis cassette, methods for making the electrophoresis cassette, and method of fractionating analytes from a sample based upon electrophoretic mobility in a single application of the sample to an electrophoretic system. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126863 | System and method for fully automated two dimensional gel electrophoresis - A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support a fully automated two dimensional gel electrophoresis instrument with modular scalability to support laboratory needs. Each instrument integrates a plurality of “plug-n-play” removable all-in-one precast “unigel” cassettes that each houses one or more of first and second dimension gels casted on a gel supports, wherein the cassette capacities of the instrument can be expanded to accommodate increasing numbers of cassettes. Here, each of the cassettes integrates a first dimension gel unit of the isoelectric focusing process and a second dimension gel unit of the polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis process and allows for automatic insertion, removal, cooling, staining and distaining of the gels as well as addition of samples and operational buffers. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126864 | PROCESS TO PREPARE AMINO ACID-N, N-DIACETIC ACID COMPOUNDS - The invention relates to a process for the production of an amino acid having at least one secondary or tertiary amino group and three or more carboxyl groups or its salt with less than an equivalent of alkaline metal based on the number of carboxyl groups, said process comprising reducing alkali metal ions from an aqueous solution of an alkali metal salt of an amino acid having at least one secondary or tertiary amino group and three or more carboxyl groups and acidifying the amino carboxylate starting material by first performing a chemical acidification step using an organic or inorganic acid to get a compound in which at least one of the groups is protonated, and in a subsequent step further acidifying the amino carboxylate starting material and reducing alkali metal ions from an aqueous solution of the partially acidified alkali metal salt of the amino acid having at least one secondary or tertiary amino group and three or more carboxyl groups by electrodialysis, wherein the electrodialysis is performed using a hydrogen ion permselective membrane on the anode side and a cation-permeable membrane on the cathode side. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126865 | Electrode for dielectrophoretic apparatus, dielectrophoretic apparatus, method for manufacturing the same, and method for separating substances using the electrode or dielectrophoretic apparatus - To provide an electrode for a dielectrophoretic apparatus in which a background detected by reflecting an excited light on an electrode present under the substance (molecule) is reduced and an S/N ratio is enhanced. Also, there is provided an dielectrophoretic apparatus, in an apparatus in which a liquid containing substances to be separated is present in a non-uniform electric field formed by a dielectrophoretic electrode, and separation is carried out by a dielectrophoretic force exerting on the substances, wherein the collecting ability of substances is enhanced. The present invention is characterized in that a vacant space is provided in an electrode whereby substances subjected to influence by a negative dielectrophoretic force can be concentrated in said vacant space of an electrode, or above or below portion of the space. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126866 | METHODS OF DETERMINING POLYDISPERSITY AND/OR MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION OF A POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL SAMPLE - Disclosed herein are methods of determining polydispersity (PDI) and molecular mass distribution (MMD) of reactive PEG samples using mass spectrometry. More specifically, a mass spectrometry method called GEMMA is used to determine PDI and MMD of PEG samples which provides more accurate measurements for high molecular weight PEG samples than prior known MALDI-TOF analysis. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126867 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRODEIONIZATION LAYERED CHAMBERS - The present invention relates generally to the deionization of liquids through the use of electrodeionization methods and apparatuses. The apparatuses may be configured to minimize the fouling of the electrode chambers and to provide continuous regeneration of the ion exchange materials. The apparatuses may be configured according to the desired levels of deionization for anions, cations, or both. Finally, methods are presented for various uses of the apparatuses. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126868 | FLUID HEAD HEIGHT AND FOAM/GAS LEVEL CONTROL IN ELECTROCOAGULATION APPARATUS - Fluid head height and foam/gas level control apparatus associated with a primary reaction chamber of an effluent processing electrocoagulation assembly is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of rotatable disks each having an orifice located therethrough toward an outer circumference of the disk. The disks are mounted in a horizontal array of openings located at an upper portion of the primary reactor chamber, the orifices communicating through the openings, height of the orifices in the chamber being selectable by rotation of the disks. Rotatable restrictor plates are mounted on the disks for selective restriction of flow through the orifice. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126869 | ELECTROCOAGULATION APPARATUS WITH INTEGRATED SLUDGE CHAMBER AND FEED CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY - Electrocoagulation and sludge control apparatus and feed controller assembly for effluent treatment are disclosed, the apparatus including a primary reaction chamber having electrodes mounted therein and a treated effluent output. A sludge chamber is defined below and integrated with the primary reaction chamber and has a selectively openable outlet. The feed controller assembly is intermediate the primary reaction chamber and the sludge chamber and has a length selected for distribution of all effluent feed water across substantially an entire length of the primary reaction chamber. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126870 | CONTROLLED ELECTRODEPOSITION OF NANOPARTICLES - Deposition of nanoparticles onto carbon surfaces is described. Metal and/or metal oxide ions are deposited on a carbon surface by electrodeposition, such as by immersing a carbon and an anode in a salt bath, and applying a number of electrical pulses having a defined pulse width. The size, coverage density, and metallic composition of the nanoparticles may be affected by the pulse width of the electrical pulses, the number of electrical pulses, and the chemical composition of the salt bath, respectively. The carbon may be anodized before electrodeposition. If the carbon is a carbon precursor, after electrodeposition, the carbon precursor is carbonized to form a carbon. After electrodeposition, the carbon may be activated to form an activated carbon. The nanoparticles may serve as catalysts for activation rugosity of mesoporous carbons. The catalytically activated carbon materials may be used in all manner of devices that contain carbon materials. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126871 | DISCHARGING SURFACE PREPARATION METHOD AND REPAIRING METHOD - Generating pulsed discharge between an end surface of an electrode | 2010-05-27 |
20100126872 | ELECTRODEPOSITION OF COPPER IN MICROELECTRONICS WITH DIPYRIDYL-BASED LEVELERS - A method for metallizing a via feature in a semiconductor integrated circuit device substrate, wherein the semiconductor integrated circuit device substrate comprises a front surface, a back surface, and the via feature and wherein the via feature comprises an opening in the front surface of the substrate, a sidewall extending from the front surface of the substrate inward, and a bottom. The method comprises contacting the semiconductor integrated circuit device substrate with an electrolytic copper deposition chemistry comprising (a) a source of copper ions and (b) a leveler compound, wherein the leveler compound is a reaction product of a dipyridyl compound and an alkylating agent; and supplying electrical current to the electrolytic deposition chemistry to deposit copper metal onto the bottom and sidewall of the via feature, thereby yielding a copper filled via feature. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126873 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF 3D SHAPE STRUCTURE HAVING HYDROPHOBIC INNER SURFACE - The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of a three dimensional structure having a hydrophobic inner surface. The manufacturing method includes anodizing a three dimensional metal member and forming fine holes on an external surface of the metal member, forming a replica by coating a non-wetting polymer material on the outer surface of the metal member and forming the non-wetting polymer material to be a replication structure corresponding to the fine holes of the metal member, forming an exterior by surrounding the replication structure with an exterior forming material, and etching the metal member and eliminating the metal member from the replication structure and the exterior forming material. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126874 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING METALLIC NUCLEAR FUEL MATERIALS FROM SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL AND METHOD FOR REPROCESSING SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL - A spent oxide form nuclear fuel in a spent nuclear fuel assembly which has been taken out from a light water reactor is reacted with fluorine in fluorination treatment process and then separated into gaseous UF | 2010-05-27 |
20100126875 | ELECTROLYZER, ELECTRODES USED THEREFOR, AND ELECTROLYSIS METHOD - An electrolyzer is comprised of an anode and a cathode which are in contact with an electrolytic solution, wherein at least one of the anode and the cathode is composed of an electric conductor having a gas permeable structure comprising a gas generating surface at which gas is generated by electrolysis of the electrolytic solution, a plurality of through holes leading from the gas generating surface to a different surface and allowing the gas generated on the gas generating surface to selectively pass therethrough, and a gas releasing surface which is the different surface for releasing the gas supplied from the gas generating surface via the through holes. At least one of a surface treatment which causes the gas generating surface to be lyophilic for the electrolytic solution and a surface treatment which causes the gas releasing surface to be lyophobic for the electrolytic solution is performed. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126876 | Water Purification - A water purification system has a water electrolysis system, combustion evaporation, and condensation chambers; hydrogen and oxygen channels; and a water vapor conduit. The water electrolysis system generates hydrogen and oxygen from water. The hydrogen and oxygen are transported to the oxygen chamber in channels. The hydrogen is combusted in the oxygen in the combustion chamber to generate heated water vapor. The evaporation chamber generates water vapor from water. The water vapor conduit is disposed between the evaporation chamber and the condensation chamber. Heated water vapor from the combustion chamber traveling from the combustion chamber into the condensation chamber generates a vacuum on the water vapor conduit, drawing water vapor from the evaporation chamber into the condensation chamber. The condensation chamber receives water vapor from both the combustion chamber and the evaporation chamber. Water vapor from the combustion chamber and the evaporation chamber are condensed into purified liquid water. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126877 | ELECTROCHEMICAL GRINDING ELECTRODE, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD USING THE SAME - An electrochemical grinding electrode comprises an electrically conductive material; an arc resistance material; and an abrasive material different from the arc resistance material. An electrochemical grinding apparatus and a method are also presented. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126878 | Method for Electrolytic Stripping of Spray Metal Coated Substrate - A method for stripping a fused thermal spray metal coating from the surface of a soft metallic substrate. The steps for the method include: immersing the coated metallic substrate in an aqueous solution of chromic acid, peroxide, and a second acid; immersing a metal cathode in the aqueous solution; applying a positive potential to the fused spray metal coated substrate and a negative potential to the metal cathode to generate a direct current between the substrate and the cathode; where the current is applied for a sufficient time to remove the coating. This method permits the electrochemical removal of fused and impermeable thermal spray metal coatings. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126879 | Solid Electrode - The present invention provides a solid diamond electrode, a reactor, in particular a reactor comprising an anode, a cathode and at least one bipolar electrode having first and second major working surfaces positioned therebetween wherein the at least one bipolar electrode consists essentially of diamond, and methods in which the reactors are used. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126880 | DNA COMPLEXING AGENTS - The invention provides a compound of structure (I): wherein X is S, O or NR | 2010-05-27 |
20100126881 | Method for Determination of Analyte Concentrations and Related Apparatus - A method is provided for determining analyte concentrations, for example glucose concentrations, that utilizes a dynamic determination of the appropriate time for making a glucose measurement, for example when a current versus time curve substantially conforms to a Cottrell decay, or when the current is established in a plateau region. Dynamic determination of the time to take the measurement allows each strip to operate in the shortest appropriate time frame, thereby avoiding using an average measurement time that may be longer than necessary for some strips and too short for others. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126882 | ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSOR MEASURING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is an electrochemical biosensor measuring device which comprises at least two photodiodes for emitting light beams at regular time intervals in a sequential manner, with the insertion of an electrochemical biosensor thereto, and a detector for sensing the emitted light beams, thereby identifying the production lot information recorded on a production lot information identification portion on the electrochemical biosensor. Thus, the device enjoys economic advantages of not requiring a high-priced optical filter in detecting the light absorbed through or reflected from the production identification information recorded in biosensor and a complicated software algorithm to recover the production lot information. Also, the measuring device automatically identifies the production lot information recorded on the biosensor, so that the frequency of inconvenience and error that occur when a user personally inputs the production lot information of the biosensor can be reduced, with the result that the measured values can be conveniently and accurately acquired. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126883 | SENSOR ELEMENT HAVING SUPPRESSED RICH GAS REACTION - A sensor element for determining at least one physical property of a gas mixture is provided. The sensor element has at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode, and at least one solid electrolyte that connects the at least two electrodes. The at least one first electrode is connected via at least one diffusion-resistance element to the at least one gas chamber and/or to at least one reference chamber. The at least one second electrode is connected via at least one flow-resistance element to the at least one gas chamber. The at least one flow-resistance element and the at least one diffusion-resistance element are designed in such a way that the limit current of the at least one first electrode is smaller than the limit current of the at least one second electrode. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126884 | Analyte Sensor with Insertion Monitor, and Methods - A sensor, and methods of making, for determining the concentration of an analyte, such as glucose or lactate, in a biological fluid such as blood or serum, using techniques such as coulometry, amperometry, and potentiometry. The sensor includes a working electrode and a counter electrode, and can include an insertion monitoring trace to determine correct positioning of the sensor in a connector. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126885 | SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MEASURING A SOLUTION - A sensor device includes a porous insulating layer formed of a porous insulating material; a first electrode having a first opening portion formed on a first side of the porous insulating layer; a second electrode having a second opening portion corresponding to the first opening portion formed on a second side of the porous insulating layer; an insulating layer formed on the second electrode; and a molecular recognition material disposed on internal walls of an opening in the porous insulating layer. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126886 | Child Resistant Package - A child-resistant package ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126887 | RUPTURING DEVICES - The invention provides rupturing devices for mitigating the explosive reaction of a casing ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126888 | ALGINATE IMPRESSION METHOD FOR DENTAL TREATMENT - An alginate impression method for dental treatment is provided. The method comprises steps of: separating a first portion and a second portion in a squeezable pouch with a separator; providing alginate in the first portion; providing water in the second portion; breaking the separator by squeezing the squeezable pouch; kneading the squeezable pouch so as to mix the alginate and the water inside; and squeezing out the mixed alginate and water onto a mold so as to make an impression. The squeezable pouch comprises a container portion, an opening, and a lid. The lid is configured to fit air-tightly with the opening of the squeezable pouch. The opening of the squeezable pouch comprises male threads inside the opening, and the lid of the pouch comprises female threads fitting with the male threads in the opening. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126889 | Pack for Smoking Articles - One embodiment of the invention provides a hinged-lid pack ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126890 | STORAGE CONTAINER FOR MULTIPLE DATA STORAGE MEDIA - A container for storing data storage media in accordance with an embodiment of the present application includes a front cover, a rear cover and a plurality of removable trays operable to support data storage media, wherein each removable tray is rotatably connected to at least one other removable tray, and the plurality of removable trays is rotatably connected to at least one of the front cover and the rear cover such that the data storage media stored on the plurality of removable trays is accessible based on rotation of at least one removable tray. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126891 | PACKAGING DEVICE AND PACKAGING SYSTEM FOR ESSENTIALLY FLAT OBJECTS, FOR EXAMPLE LITHIUM-ION CELLS - Packaging device ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126892 | MOTORCYCLE FUEL TANK PACKAGING SYSTEM - A motorcycle fuel tank packaging system may include a carton for housing the motorcycle fuel tank during shipment. The carton may have a plurality of walls. The motorcycle fuel tank packaging system may include a panel fixedly positioned within the carton in a position that is substantially parallel to one of the walls of the carton, a clamp within the carton that is configured to releasably secure the motorcycle fuel tank, and a clamp base attached to the clamp at a location on the clamp base that causes the motorcycle fuel tank when secured by the clamp to be substantially spaced from each of the walls of the carton. The clamp base may include one or more rigid cross-beams sandwiched snuggly between the panel and the wall of the carton that is substantially parallel to the panel. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126893 | Vacuum Sealed Paint Roller Cover Package and Method of Making the Same - A compactly packaged paint roller cover and a method of compactly packaging a paint roller cover are disclosed which require significantly reduced shipping and display shelf space volumes. A semi-rigid paint roller cover manufactured from a small diameter tubular knitted pile fabric is placed within a vacuum sealable plastic bag, which is subsequently evacuated and sealed, collapsing the semi-rigid paint roller cover to a flattened configuration. Such compactly packaged paint roller covers require significantly reduced shipping and display shelf space volumes. To use the compactly packaged paint roller cover, the vacuum sealed plastic bag is opened upon which the semi-rigid paint roller cover resiliently resumes its round cross-section. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126894 | Tamper-evident sealing for seals of nozzle-shaped ports of a container - The invention concerns the tamper-evident sealing ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126895 | DISPLAY PACKAGING SYSTEM - A display packaging system includes a front panel, a rear panel, and a blister cavity. The blister cavity has a product holding chamber configured to receive at least one product and a sealing flange that extends outwardly from the product holding chamber. The sealing flange includes a series of apertures and is sandwiched between the interior surface of the front panel and the interior surface of the rear panel. Respective portions of an interior surface of the front panel and an interior surface of the rear panel are then adhered only to each other with the respective portions including portions of the interior surface of the front panel and portions of the interior surface of the rear panel that are disposed on opposite sides of the series of apertures. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126896 | NESTABLE CRATE - A nestable crate provides increased protection to the goods stored inside the crate. Panel portions connect the base to an upper band on each of the walls, while slats are oriented and positioned to provide stack/nest functionality. In an aligned orientation, a pair of crates will stack on one another. With one crate rotated one-hundred-eighty degrees relative to the other, the crates will nest with one another. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126897 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING ROTOR BLADES - An apparatus is provided for handling rotor blades of wind power installations. An apparatus for simplified handling of rotor blades is afforded by a carrier element and at least one rotor blade receiving structure coupled to the carrier element. A rotor blade is received in the apparatus during a blade fitting procedure. The apparatus may reduce the effect of wind and the effect of mass inertia during the blade fitting procedure. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126898 | Hermetically Sealed Glass Package and Method of Manufacture - A method for manufacturing a hermetically sealed package is provided, the method comprising the steps of: using a laser to heat a frit, disposed in a pattern between two substrates, such that the heated frit forms a hermetic seal which connects the substrates and further comprising: directing the laser to enter the frit pattern, then to trace the frit pattern, then to retrace a portion of the frit pattern, and then to exit the frit pattern; and selecting an initial laser power which, when the laser enters the frit pattern, is insufficient to heat the frit to form a hermetic seal; then increasing the laser power over a first section of the frit pattern to a target laser power at least sufficient to heat the frit to form a hermetic seal; and then decreasing the laser power over a second section of the frit pattern until the laser power is insufficient to heat the frit to form a hermetic seal before the laser exits the frit pattern. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126899 | OXYGEN-ABSORBING RESIN COMPOSITION, OXYGEN-ABSORBING SHAPED ARTICLE, PACKAGING MATERIAL AND PACKAGING CONTAINER - [PROBLEMS] To provide: an oxygen-absorbing resin composition which needs no transition metal compound, exhibits excellent oxygen absorbability at room temperature, produces little unpleasant odor during the absorption of oxygen, and enables to produce a molded article having excellent transparency; an oxygen-absorbing molded article comprising the oxygen-absorbing resin composition; and a packaging material and a packaging container each comprising the molded article. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] Disclosed is an oxygen-absorbing resin composition comprising: a resin composition (A) which comprises an oxygen-absorbing resin (A1) having a cycloene structure in the molecule and a softening agent (A2) and has a glass transition temperature of −30 to +30° C.; and a resin (B) having an oxygen permeability of 100 to 500 cc 20 μm/m | 2010-05-27 |
20100126900 | EGC COMPLIANT WIRE MESH CABLE TRAY SYSTEM - A component for bends and elevation offsets modifications to a wire mesh cable tray system that maintains the cross-sectional area and conductivity of the original wire mesh cable tray before the bends and elevation offsets modifications is presented. By maintaining the cross-section area, equipment-ground conductor compliance is preserved. The component can be easily and quickly modified as needed while maintaining the cross-sectional area of the wire mesh cable tray system. The component can be modified and installed either by the manufacturer or in the field by a technician. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126901 | Thermofrom a tray insitu with an article - The objective of this invention is to eliminate the stacking of the trays into nests and removing the trays from the nest. Another objective is to eliminate the need for an increase size of the indentations and achieve a more snug fit. These objectives are accomplished by forming the tray insitu with the articles. This insures a snug fit and at the same time allows the articles to be removed from the tray as a unit. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126902 | Excercise Kit - A kit is provided so a person can exercise anywhere the person may be located. Body rockers have a handle to grip, which body rockers alone may be used by a user for many exercises. Elastic cords of varying lengths and strength may be attached to the body rockers with carabiners. By securing a part of the elastic cord to a stationary object, the limbs of the body can be exercised as well as abs and upper body. Door stops may be used to secure the elastic cords between a door and door frame. A rocker cover can be used for back and forth rocking motion of the user. All of these items may be loaded in a workout bag and carried with the user to exercise wherever the user may be located. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126903 | PRODUCT CUSHIONING DEVICE FOR PACKAGING SHOCK SENSITIVE PRODUCTS - Disclosed is a product cushioning device for supporting a shock sensitive product during shipping, said product cushioning structure being made of a moldable resilient plastics material. The device comprises a plurality of device surfaces suitably shaped and sized to accommodate the shock sensitive product, one of the plurality of device surfaces including a product supporting region at least partially surrounded by product contacting walls, and having a product supporting platform in the lower region thereof; and a three-dimensional structural feature formed into a least one of the plurality of device surfaces; wherein the three-dimensional structural feature serves to control the amount and rate of deflection in the event of impact. In one embodiment, the three-dimensional structural feature comprises a plurality of lines of weakness in a projecting part protruding from at least one device surface being formed of a male mold, wherein in use a top portion of the projecting part rests against the product. In another embodiment, the three-dimensional structural feature comprises at least one donut shaped cavity in the product receiving cavity. Also disclosed is a method of making a product cushioning device in accordance with the teachings of this invention. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126904 | Thin-plate container - A thin-plate container comprises a container body with an opening and an interior area and being pivotally connected to at least a pair of swing hooks near its opening; a container door for closing the opening of the container body; and a latch component disposed in the container door, which is movable in a to-and-fro direction between a first position and a second position when the container door closes the opening of the container body, wherein in the first position, the latch component is contained in the container door, and in the second position, the latch component extends beyond the container door and is in contact with the pair of swing hooks of the container body for making the container door to move in a sealing direction by using the swing hooks to achieve a sealed status between the container door and the container body. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126905 | STORAGE APPARATUS FOR STORING SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT OR RETICLE - The present invention provides a storage apparatus for storing a semiconductor element or a reticle. The storage apparatus comprises a first cover, a second cover and a flange. The first cover has a top and a plurality of laterals around the top. The second cover is for being assembled with the first cover to form an inner space for accommodating the reticle. As to the flange, it is provided on the first cover for being mechanically held and placed. The characteristic of the disclosed storage apparatus is that the flange and the first cover are integrally formed. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126906 | Process For Recovering Solvent From Ashphaltene Containing Tailings Resulting From A Separation Process - A process for recovering paraffinic solvent from tailings produced in the treatment of bitumen froth comprising introducing the tailings into a tailings solvent recovery unit (TSRU), the TSRU having internals, and distributing the tailings over the internals. An inert gas or steam is then introduced below the internals and above the liquid pool for enhancing the vaporization of the contained solvent. Solvent is vaporized from asphaltene agglomerates. In one embodiment, the process is affected in the absence of mechanical means used to substantially break up asphaltene agglomerates or to prevent the agglomeration of asphaltene. In another aspect, the process comprises introducing the tailings into a first TSRU as described above and then into a second TSRU operated at a lower pressure. In another aspect, internals are optionally present and steam or inert gas is injected in the liquid pool. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126907 | Heat Stable Formed Ceramic, Apparatus And Method Of Using The Same - In one aspect, the invention includes a heat stable, formed ceramic component that includes a multimodal grain distribution including (i) at least 50 wt % of coarse grains including stabilized zirconia, the coarse grains comprising a D50 grain size in the range of from 5 to 800 μm, based upon the total weight of the component; and (ii) at least 1 wt % of fine grains comprising a D50 average grain size not greater than one-fourth the D50 grain size of the coarse grain, dispersed within the coarse grains, based upon the total weight of the component; wherein after sintering, the component has porosity at ambient temperature in the range of from 5 to 45 vol. %, based on the formed volume of the component. In other embodiments, the invention includes a process for the manufacture of a hydrocarbon pyrolysis product from a hydrocarbon feed using a regenerative pyrolysis reactor system, comprising the steps of: (a) heating a pyrolysis reactor comprising a bi-modal stabilized zirconia ceramic component to a temperature of at least 1500° C. to create a heated reactive region, wherein after exposing the component to a temperature of at least 1500° C. for two hours the component has a bulk porosity measured at ambient temperature in the range of from 5 to 45 vol. %, based on the bulk volume of the component; (b) feeding a hydrocarbon feed to the heated pyrolysis reactor to pyrolyze the hydrocarbon feed and create a pyrolyzed hydrocarbon feed; and (c) quenching the pyrolyzed hydrocarbon feed to produce the hydrocarbon pyrolysis product. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126908 | NOVEL STEAM REFORMING FURNACE USING POROUS BURNERS - The present invention describes a steam reforming furnace for the production of hydrogen, which employs a set of porous burners interposed between the tubes to be heated, improving compactness of the furnace. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126909 | METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF MERCURY FROM HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCKS - The invention provides a method for removing mercury from a liquid or gas hydrocarbon stream, mixtures thereof, including mixtures of liquid streams with a solid carbonaceous substance, by contacting the hydrocarbon stream with a composition comprising silver and a support material, wherein the composition as measured by ammonia chemisorption has a surface acidity in the range of 0.1-10.0 μmole of irreversible NH | 2010-05-27 |
20100126910 | PROCESS FOR FLOCCULATION OF A TAILINGS STREAM - A process for the treatment of a tailings stream is provided. The tailings stream comprises water, sand and clay fines and is produced from bitumen extraction process of an oil sands ore. The process for treating the tailings stream comprises contacting a polysilicate microgel, a polyacrylamide and one or both of a multivalent metal compound and a low molecular weight cationic organic polymer with a tailings stream to flocculate sand and clay fines. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126911 | Method For Using Native Bitumen Markers To Improve Solvent-Assisted Bitumen Extraction - In solvent-assisted bitumen extraction, a native marker, for example: sulfur, nickel, vanadium, iron copper, or manganese, is used to control the solvent to bitumen ratio in a process stream such as a stream from a froth separation unit (FSU) and/or to measure hydrocarbon loss in a tailings solvent recovery unit (TSRU). | 2010-05-27 |
20100126912 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING MEMBRANES FROM EGGSHELLS - A system and method for separating membranes from eggshells including a supply conduit supplying eggshells and eggshell membranes, a pulsed energy separation unit receiving the eggshells and eggshell membranes in a liquid medium and applying pulsed energy thereto via the liquid medium, thereby causing separation between the membranes and the eggshells in the liquid medium and allowing the membranes to move relatively upwardly in the liquid medium and the eggshells to move relatively downwardly in the liquid medium and a separator for separating the membranes from the liquid medium. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126913 | Wire Recovery System - An automated system for sorting dissimilar materials, and in particular for sorting plastics from other materials and for sorting different types of plastics from one another comprises, depending upon the embodiment, combinations of a sizing mechanism, a friction separation, an air separator, a magnetic separator, a dielectric sensor sortation bed, shaker screening, a ballistic separator, an inductive sensor sortation system and a float/sink tank. The dielectric sensor sortation system may be either analog or digital, depending upon the particular implementation. One or more float/sink tanks can be used, depending upon the embodiment, each with a media of a different specific gravity. The media may be water, or water plus a compound such as calcium chloride. In addition, multiples of the same general type of module can be used for particular configurations. A heavy media system or a sand float process can be used either alternatively or additionally. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126914 | Plastic Separation Module - An automated system for sorting dissimilar materials, and in particular for sorting plastics from other materials and for sorting different types of plastics from one another comprises, depending upon the embodiment, combinations of a sizing mechanism, a friction separation, an air separator, a magnetic separator, a dielectric sensor sortation bed, shaker screening, a ballistic separator, an inductive sensor sortation system and a float/sink tank. The dielectric sensor sortation system may be either analog or digital, depending upon the particular implementation. One or more float/sink tanks can be used, depending upon the embodiment, each with a media of a different specific gravity. The media may be water, or water plus a compound such as calcium chloride. In addition, multiples of the same general type of module can be used for particular configurations. A heavy media system or a sand float process can be used either alternatively or additionally. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126915 | BANKNOTE HANDLING APPARATUS - An object is improving handling efficiency of a banknote handling apparatus and reducing operator's work load. A banknote handling apparatus has a receiving unit receiving banknotes, a recognition unit recognizing kinds of banknotes, a first, a second, and a reject stacking units stacking banknotes to be bundled, a batch of banknotes, and rejected banknotes, a transport unit transporting banknotes, a bundling unit bundling banknotes to be bundled, a setting unit setting kinds of banknotes, and a controller performing a transport, a bundling, and a batch controls. In the transport control, banknotes are transported to a destination of transport. In the bundling control, banknotes to be bundled are bundled when a predetermined number of banknotes is stacked in the first stacking unit. In the batch control, temporarily stopping or switching destination of transport is performed when a predetermined number of banknotes to be removed as a batch are stacked in the second stacking unit. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126916 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING OXYGENATED WATER - An apparatus for generating oxygenated water by dissolving oxygen in water is disclosed. The apparatus includes a reservoir ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126917 | CLAMP COLLAR DESIGN - A floor drain having a drain body that receives a rotatable frame with a grate. The orientation of the grate and frame about an axis of the drain body may be adjusted by rotating the frame relative to the drain body and clamping the frame in the desired orientation. Adjustments to the orientation of the grate and frame can be made to align the grate and frame with floor tiles or other flooring materials and with walls surrounding the floor drain. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126918 | FLOW SELECTION DEVICE FOR USE WITH POOLS AND THE LIKE - A flow selection device for removal of detritus from a body of water, the device including at least one inlet manifold having a forward face with an opening, at least one outlet located in an upper rear portion of the device and at least one chamber located between the at least one inlet and at least one outlet and defining an annodated flow path between the opening in the forward face and the at least one outlet. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126919 | FILTER ELEMENT WITH THREADED TOP ENDPLATE - A filter assembly where the filter element is designed to connect directly to the spud of a vehicle fluid system, for example an engine lubrication system, a fuel system, or a hydraulic system. This provides a direct connection between the filtered fluid and the fluid system. The need for a seal between the top endplate and the nutplate, as well as the coil spring within the shell, which are found in conventional spin-on filter assemblies can be eliminated, which reduces inventory and the number of parts forming the filter assembly, and facilitates manufacturing of the filter assembly. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126920 | Fuel Filter - The invention concerns a fuel filter | 2010-05-27 |
20100126921 | MULTIPLE SEGMENT CHROMATOGRAPHY ASSEMBLY FOR PACKING A CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMN - A slurry chamber is fastened to and held in coaxial alignment with a chromatography column by a V-band. One end of the column has an end cap and fit. A slurry of fluid and chromatographic media is placed in the column and chamber. A piston is forced through the chamber and into the column by a hydraulic ram to expel the fluid and form a media bed in the column. The slurry chamber is removed, and a split end cap is fastened to the column. A threaded recess in the split end cap receives a split, threaded collet. The collet is tightened until it pushes against the piston with the same force as the ram, at which point the ram is released and the column removed for use. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126922 | COMPONENT SEPARATION DEVICE - A component separating device includes a flow channel, an acoustic wave generator for generating an acoustic wave in the flow channel, a first inlet channel for introducing a fist solution containing solid particles into the flow channel, a second inlet channel for introducing a second solution, and outlet channels for discharging a solution from the flow channel. A density grade generator is provided at the first inlet channel for forming a density grade of the solid particles. This component separating device extracts the solid particles into a high-purity solution at a high collecting rate. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126923 | BIOARTIFICIAL LIVER SYSTEM USING BIOREACTOR PACKED WITH GEL BEADS - The present invention discloses a bioartificial liver system comprising a fixed-bed bioreactor packed with gel beads containing hepatocytes of an animal, a plasma reservoir, a plasma separator, and an efflux chamber, wherein the plasma reservoir is located at a position higher than the bioreactor, a ventilation filter in contact with atmosphere is provided at the top of the plasma reservoir, and the top of the plasma reservoir is directly connected to the efflux chamber via a connecting line. The inventive system satisfactorily performs the essential liver functions without the problems of gel bead damage or channeling. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126924 | ANTI-ROTATION OF SHELL RELATIVE TO NUTPLATE - A filter assembly having anti-rotation features that prevent rotation of a shell relative to a nutplate and a method of forming the disclosed filter assembly are described. The disclosed method radially deforms a flange of the housing to the shape of the pre-formed anti-rotation features, and does not utilize a secondary operation such as a staking operation to stake selected edge portions. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126925 | FLOTATION DEVICE - Flotation device for the separation (purification or removal) of dispersed particles in a fluid, in particular removal of dispersed oil in water. The device includes a flotation cell ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100126926 | ELECTROCOAGULATION APPARATUS HAVING INTEGRATED CLARIFIER - An electrocoagulation apparatus is disclosed integrated with a plate clarifier for effluent treatment. The clarifier includes first and second tanks, an electrocoagulation reactor positioned in the first tank. | 2010-05-27 |
20100126927 | DEVICE FOR THE INTAKE OR MANIPULATION OF A LIQUID - A device for the intake or manipulation of a fluid, in particular, a liquid, and a method for the production of a device of this type in which a flat, non-preformed covering film is laminated onto a carrier, a three-dimensionally shaped or convex chamber wall being formed solely by means of the laminating process. The chamber wall which forms a boundary of a chamber for the fluid is partially deformable. The device is simple to produce and can be used universally. | 2010-05-27 |