23rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110132194 | Partial Wall-Flow Filter and Method. - A partial wall-flow filter having some unplugged flow-through channels and some plugged channels. Desirable combinations of filtration efficiency and back pressure may be provided by combinations of t wall≦305 urn, MPD≦20 μm, % P≧50%, and CD≧250 cpsi wherein t wall is the transverse thickness of the porous walls, MPD is a mean pore diameter of the porous walls, % P is the total porosity of the porous walls, and CD is the cell density of the channels. In one embodiment, some of the plugged channels are located adjacent to the inlet end and some are located adjacent to the outlet end. Systems and method including the partial wall-flow filter are also described. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132195 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROSTATIC NON-WOVEN INTAKE FILTER AND ELECTROSTATIC NON-WOVEN INTAKE FILTER USING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing an electrostatic non-woven intake filter, may include a fabric preparation process that weaves at least a kind of fiber fabric into a web, and a filter fabric manufacturing process that weaves the web into a felt that has at least a layer, and manufactures an electrostatic non-woven intake filter material that is a non-woven fabric having a fiber tissue having a semipermanent electrostatic force by allowing a binder and an electrostatic material to permeate the felt. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132196 | GAS CHROMATOGRAPH COLUMN AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a gas chromatograph column. The gas chromatograph column includes: a flow passage through which gas subjected to gas chromatography is absorbed, wherein an inner wall surface of the flow passage is at least partially provided with a plurality of pores whose sizes are substantially uniform. The gas chromatograph column further includes: a first substrate made of silicon and provided with a groove therein; a second substrate disposed on the first substrate to cover the groove; and a porous layer having the pores therein and formed on an inner wall surface of the groove. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132197 | EXHAUST RECYCLE SYSTEM - Provided is an exhaust recycling system, which can burn and remove efficiently a VOC in an exhaust gas discharged from a predetermined zone and which can recycle the clean air after the removal of VOC. Also provided is a technique capable of stabilizing the concentration of the VOC contained in the exhaust gas to be fed to an adsorption apparatus. The exhaust recycling system comprises a coating zone ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110132198 | FILTER ASSEMBLY - A filter assembly for filtering a fluid entering an intake of a device. The filter assembly includes a first filter frame that is engaged with the device adjacent the intake, a first filter disposed in the first filter frame, a second filter frame engaged with the first filter frame, and a second filter disposed in the second filter frame. When the filter assembly is positioned on the device, fluid entering the intake is drawn through one or both of the first and second filters. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132199 | CARTRIDGE-HOLDER ASSEMBLY, AND CARTRIDGE FOR THE PREPARATION OF A BEVERAGE, PARTICULARLY COFFEE - The cartridge-holder assembly ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110132200 | Liquid dispenser that stores and serves garnishes - The Liquid Dispenser that Stores and Serves Garnishes represents a device which will store garnishes within the dispenser allowing the natural infusion between the liquid and the garnish. The liquid will become naturally flavored by the garnish, while the garnish becomes naturally flavored by the liquid. The device will utilize a tap comprising a valve and spout to regulate the delivery of the infused liquid. The screw on cap, which secures the liquid within the dispenser, will be attached to a plunger and permeable catch tray. The catch tray will hold the garnish without letting the garnish interfere with the tap. When the handle located on the screw on cap is pulled up, the garnish becomes available to be served. Serving the garnish is accomplished by two methods, the consumer can take the garnish from the catch tray, or the garnish will naturally fall onto the garnish serving tray. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132201 | Programmable cooking system and method - A programmable cooking system includes a controller, at least one of a cooking range and an oven interfacing with the controller, a set of scales interfacing with the controller, a timer interfacing with the controller and at least one data entry component interfacing with the controller. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132202 | MANUAL BREAD-TOASTER, WITH LID - The bread toaster includes a toaster frame defining at least one toaster slot for selectively receiving the bread slice, a heating device, and a lid arrangement. The lid arrangement includes a front and a rear sliding member, a plurality of sliding guiders, and at least one toaster lid. The toaster lid is coupled with the front and the rear sliding members in such a manner that the toaster lid is arranged to move between a closed position and an opened position, wherein in the closed position, the toaster lid is moved by the front and the rear sliding members to close the toaster slot, wherein in the opened position, the toaster lid is moved by the front and the rear sliding members to expose the toaster slot to an exterior of the toaster frame. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132203 | BOILER ASSEMBLY FOR A GRIDDLE - A griddle for cooking a food product includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side, a second side, a front side and a rear side. A serpentine passageway is formed on the lower surface. A collector tank is juxtaposed and secured directly in touching contact with the lower surface adjacent to the first side of the griddle and is in communication with the serpentine passageway. A boiler is juxtaposed and secured directly in touching contact with the lower surface adjacent to the second side of the griddle and is in communication with the serpentine passageway. Heat applied directly to at least one of the collector tank and the boiler for heating a fluid disposed therein and supplying the heated fluid to the serpentine passageway for providing heat for cooking a food product disposed on the upper surface of the griddle. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132204 | GREASE STRAINER - A grease strainer that will allow grease to drain from food through the strainer and into a food cooking apparatus such as a skillet when cooking pre-selected food items as the food cooks or as the strainer is raised above the level of grease in the food cooking apparatus. The grease strainer having a substantially flat plate like member of a predetermined shape and thickness with a plurality of apertures formed through the strainer to allow grease to drain. A handle having a predetermined shape is attached at a first end thereof to an upper surface adjacent an outer edge of the substantially plate like member. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132205 | COOKING GRID ASSEMBLY - A cooking grid assembly includes a frame having first and second frame portions. The first and second frame portions each have one of a plurality of notches and a plurality of holes formed therein. A plurality of rods have first and second ends, such that the first end of each rod is disposed in one of the notches and holes of the first frame portion. The second end of each rod is disposed in one of the notches and holes of the second frame portion. A locking bar is removably attached to one of the first and second frame portions. The locking bar is movable between a closed position wherein the rods are retained in the one of the notches and holes, and an open position wherein the rods may be inserted and removed from the one of the notches and holes. An extension member is provided that is fixed to and outwardly movable relative to the frame to provide support to the frame. The extension member is movable between a storage position, an extended position, and a plurality of positions intermediate of the storage position and the extended position. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132206 | STRAP EXCHANGER FOR A STRAPPING SYSTEM - A strapping system includes a strap exchanger that is capable of delivering one or more straps to a component of the strapping system. The strap exchanger feeds a strap to a downstream component of the strapping system. A track assembly receives the strap and uses that strap to bundle product. The strap exchanger is capable of repeatedly delivering straps to the strapping system to reduce, limit, or substantially eliminate downtime associated with manually loading straps into the strapping system. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132207 | Plunger drive with load profile adaptation - A method of operating a servo press and apparatus therefore, including a press plunger and a servo drive and such a press, the press plunger is operated in accordance with a predetermined guide angle/position-curve based on a guide angle α and the movement of the plunger is controlled in accordance with this curve with a tolerance which depends on the guide angle α. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132208 | Controlling Device for Servo Press, Controlling Method for the Same and Servo Press Equipped with the Controlling Device - There is provided a controlling technique for a servo press capable of optimal forming for handling variability in a sheet thickness and material property of a workpiece and for handling each workpiece. A controlling device for controlling a servo press in accordance with a slide motion data includes: measurement equipment for measuring a forming state of a workpiece, attached to a die for forming the workpiece; a measurement result receiving portion for receiving a measurement result sent from the measurement equipment; and a slide motion data changing portion for changing a slide motion data for forming the same workpiece at scheduled measuring time in accordance with the measurement result received by the measurement result receiving portion. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132209 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC SERVO PRESS - Provided is a controller for an electric servo press for linearly driving a slide through an intermediation of a rotary-to-linear motion converting mechanism for rotating a decentering shaft by a rotational output of a servo motor to convert rotation of the decentering shaft into linear motion, to perform press working, including : a press load sensor for detecting a pressure force of the slide; a pressure-force determination device for determining whether the pressure force of the slide reaches one or a plurality of different pressure-force setting values based on the one or the plurality of different pressure-force setting values and an output signal of the press load sensor, and for generating a pressure-force achievement signal each time the pressure force of the slide reaches each of the one or the plurality of different pressure-force setting values; a servo motor drive controller for controlling driving of the servo motor; and a motion command device, in which: in respond to generation of the pressure-force achievement signal, at least one of switching of a drive control mode by the servo motor drive controller and switching of a motion to be commanded by the motion command device is performed. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132210 | Sign Press and Method for Assembling The Same - A press and a method for assembling the same are provided. The press includes a first plate, a second plate, and a coupling portion. The first plate includes a first side, a second side, and a substantially convex surface extending therebetween. The convex surface includes a plurality of openings extending therethrough that provide a vacuum force. The second plate includes a first side, a second side, and a substantially flat surface extending therebetween. The coupling portion couples the first plate to the second plate such that the first side of the first plate and the first side of the second plate are substantially aligned. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132211 | TRANSFER PRINTING MACHINE FOR TRANSFERRING PRINTING ON HOCKEY STICK - A transfer printing machine for hockey sticks include a base, a transmission unit connected to the lower portion of the base and five stations located on the top of the base. The five stations are located along the transmission direction of the transmission unit. The first station prints patterns on a top surface of a straight handle of the hockey sticks which are moved by the transmission unit. The second station prints patterns on a left side and a right side of the straight handle. The third station and the fourth station print patterns on a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface of the straight handle respectively. The fifth station prints patterns on a bottom surface of the straight handle of the hockey sticks. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132212 | SQUEEGEE DEVICE AND SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE - A squeegee device includes a squeegee that has a sliding contact portion in sliding contact with a screen mask, and that prints a solder on a circuit board through the screen mask, wherein an attack angle of the squeegee is adjustable. In the squeegee device, when adjusting the attack angle during a tooling change in which the type of circuit board is changed, positions of the sliding contact portion before and after adjustment substantially match. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132213 | Apparatus and Methods for Controlling Application of a Substance to a Substrate - Apparatus and methods for controlling application of a substance to a substrate involve the use of a gating agent that blocks the substance from or attracts the substance to the substrate. The apparatus and methods may utilize ink jet technology to apply the gating agent directly to the substrate or to an intermediate surface. The substance may be an ink, an electrically conductive material, a magnetic material, a carrier for a therapeutic, diagnostic, or marking substance other than an ink, or a carrier for any other type of substance. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132214 | PRINTING UNIT - A printing unit contains a dampening unit and an inking unit which includes a screen roller with a circumference and an ink applicator roller with a circumference and a gap having an arc length or curve length, the ink applicator roller resting against the screen roller. The circumference of the screen roller and the circumference of the ink applicator roller and the arc length or curve length of the gap are dimensioned in predetermined proportions relative to each other so as to avoid ghosting. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132215 | WEB OFFSET PRESS AS WELL AS METHOD FOR OPERATING THE WEB OFFSET PRESS - A web offset press includes several printing units through which a web passes essentially in a horizontal direction. The printed web then passes to at least one first folding unit. Each of the printing units has at least one plate cylinder and one transfer cylinder which interacts with the web being printed. An effective plate width of the plate cylinder corresponds to the print image of at least eight upright or prone printed pages in a BIN 4A format. The printed web is slit longitudinally into a plurality of web strands: A first number of these web strands are supplied to the first folding apparatus. At the same time, a second number of web strands, produced by the slitting of the same web, are supplied to a second folding apparatus for further processing. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132216 | STACK ANGLE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT FOR A SKEWING ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM IN AN OFFSET PRINTING PRESS - A stack angle compensation arrangement is disclosed. This arrangement is for use with a skewing adjustment system in an offset printing press unit that is configured and disposed for receiving plate and blanket cylinders of various diameters. The arrangement keeps the rotation axis of the skewing adjustment system in line with a reference plane, which reference plane is defined by the rotation axis of a plate cylinder (before skewing) and the rotation axis of a blanket cylinder, when the stack angle changes. A method of automatically compensating a change in the stack angle in an offset printing press unit having a skewing adjustment system is also presented. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132217 | MINIMIZE CARBONIZATION OF DEVELOPER LIQUID - An apparatus designed to minimize carbonization of developer liquid within a printing plate developer device ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110132218 | METHOD FOR REGULATING THE INK IN A PRINTING PRESS - The ink in a printing press, in which a stock of material is being printed in an ongoing printing process, is registered. At least one ink is applied to the stock in several inking zones. A measured value, indicating an ink density, is determined for the at least one ink which is being applied to the stock in the printing process and within the printing press. A relation is formed between the measured ink density for a specific ink in a selected ink zone and a measured ink density value determined for the same ink in at least one other inking zone. The relation between the measured ink density values in different inking zones is formed only if the majority of the inking zones of a specific inking unit of the printing press supply one respective measured ink density value for an ink supplied by that inking unit, and when the measured ink density value reaches at least a predetermined fraction of a preset, desired value in the respective inking zone. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132219 | PRINTING PRESS COMPRISING SOUND ABSORBING ELEMENTS - The invention describes a printing machine with at least one central impression cylinder, to which several inking units are allocated, in which a printing material sheet can be fed along a feed path to the impression cylinder in the area between the first inking unit and the last inking unit, and an unwinding station, from which the printing material sheet can be unwound, in which a passable area is provided between the impression cylinder and the unwinding station, at which the printing material sheet can be passed. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132220 | POLYMER PEN LITHOGRAPHY - The disclosure relates to methods of printing indicia on a substrate using a tip array comprised of elastomeric, compressible polymers. The tip array can be prepared using conventional photolithographic methods and can be tailored to have any desired number and/or arrangement of tips. Numerous copies (e.g., greater than 15,000, or greater than 11 million) of a pattern can be made in a parallel fashion in as little as 40 minutes. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132221 | METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE PLAUSIBILITY OF AT LEAST ONE MEASURED VALUE DETERMINED IN A PRINTING PRESS - The plausibility of at least one measured value, that is determined in a printing press, and that includes a density of an ink applied to a stock, is assessed. The stock is conveyed through the printing press and the ink is applied to the stock in several inking zones. A relation is formed between a measured ink density value, which is determined for a specific ink in a selected ink zone, and a measured ink density value determined for the same ink in at least one other inking zone. The measured ink density value for the specific ink in the selected ink zone is rejected as being implausible, and is not used for automatically regulating the ink in the printing press, if the relation between the measured value and the measured value for the same ink in the at least one other inking zone inadmissibly either exceeds or lies below at least one predefined threshold value. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132222 | ENHANCED BLAST EXPLOSIVE - A thermobaric munition including a composite explosive material, the composite explosive material having a high-explosive composition, and a detonable energetic material dispersed within the high-explosive composition, the detonable energetic material in the form of a thin film, the thin film having at least one layer composed at least in part by a reducing metal and at least one layer composed at least in part by a metal oxide. A related method includes tailoring the blast characteristics of high explosive composition to match a predetermined time-pressure impulse, the method including disbursing a detonable energetic material having a preselected reaction rate within the high-explosive composition, the detonable energetic material in the form of a thin film, the thin film having at least one layer composed at least in part by a reducing metal and at least one layer composed at least in part by a metal oxide | 2011-06-09 |
20110132223 | Non-explosive power source for actuating a subsurface tool - A power source for actuating a subsurface tool is described herein, the power source comprising thermite in a quantity sufficient to generate a thermite reaction, and a polymer disposed in association with the thermite. The polymer produces a gas when the thermite reaction occurs, the gas slowing the thermite reaction. The slowed thermite reaction enables a continuous pressure to be provided to the subsurface tool over a period of time, providing superior actuation over a conventional explosive power charge, through a non-explosive reaction. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132224 | Suspended Cable Amusement Ride - An suspended cable amusement ride is disclosed. The cable is supported by turning beam assemblies and moved by turning beam drive assemblies. The turning beam assemblies and turning beam drive assemblies each have multiple sheave wheels supported in brackets along a turning beam. In the turning beam drive assembly the sheave wheels are driven by motors operably attached to the sheave wheels. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132225 | ALTITUDE COMPENSATION SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SMOKE EMISSIONS FROM A NATURALLY ASPIRATED RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE - A railroad locomotive includes a naturally-aspirated reciprocating internal combustion engine, and a traction generator driven by the engine. A throttle position sensor produces a signal corresponding to the throttle position selected by the locomotive's operator. A load regulator receives a speed signal derived from the throttle position signal and outputs an excitation signal for the traction generator which is modified by a controller in response to air availability so that engine speed and load are controlled independently of the selected throttle position, so as to limit the exhaust smoke output of the engine. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132226 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING RAILROAD RAILS - A rail saw comprising a mounting boom having a pivotable arm and pivotably connected to a railroad machine with at least two pivotable axes, a saw frame rotatably connected to the pivotable arm with at least 180 degrees of rotation, a cutting frame pivotably connected to the saw frame, and a saw blade rotatably connected to the cutting frame. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132227 | NANO GEL WAX - An aqueous gel wax formulation includes a cationic wax microemulsion and an anionically charged polishing agent having a particle size less than about 200 nanometers and optimally a quaternary ammonium substituted silicone and an amino functional silicone. The components combine to form a gel wax formulation which can be applied without buffing. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132228 | INK SET, RECORDING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING METHOD - An ink set includes a cyan ink composition containing C. I. Pigment Blue 15:6 as a pigment; a magenta ink composition containing a quinacridone pigment or a quinacridone solid solution pigment; a light magenta ink composition containing a quinacridone pigment selected from the group consisting of C. I. Pigment Violet 19, C. I. Pigment Red 122, C. I. Pigment Red 202, and C. I. Pigment Red 209 or a quinacridone solid solution pigment composed of at least two selected from the group, the pigment concentration being lower than that of the magenta ink composition; a light cyan ink composition containing C. I. Pigment Blue 15:3 as a pigment at a pigment concentration lower than that of the cyan ink composition; an orange ink composition containing a pigment selected from the group consisting of C. I. Pigment Orange 43 and C. I. Pigment Red 242: a green ink composition containing a pigment selected from the group consisting of C. I. Pigment Green 36 and C. I. Pigment Green 7. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132229 | Coating composition and process for preparing it - The invention relates to an acid-free coating composition comprising one or more fluoroalkylsilane compounds, volatile substance, salt and water, a process for preparing it and its use. Applied to a substrate, the coating composition provides an easy-to-clean and dirt-repellent surface. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132230 | GEOPOLYMER PRECURSOR DRY MIXTURE, PACKAGE, PROCESSES AND METHODS - The present invention generally relates to a geopolymer precursor dry mixture, geopolymer precursor package, a process of preparing a geopolymer composition, and a method of providing a geopolymer composition to a geopolymer composition preparation site. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132231 | CEMENT ADMIXTURE, AND CEMENT COMPOSITION AND CONCRETE CONTAINING THE CEMENT ADMIXTURE - It is an object of the invention to provide a cement admixture that can form concrete having a sufficient self-healing capability and satisfactorily maintaining its self-healing capability for prolonged periods. The cement admixture of the invention contains an expanding material and an alumina-silicate with swelling properties. The cement admixture is combined with cement to form a cement composition. The cement composition is mixed with water and an aggregate to provide concrete with an excellent self-healing capability. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132232 | Polyol-Based Admixtures for Hydraulic Cement - Described herein is a composition including a substantially potash-free hydraulic cementitious material and at least one polyol compound having an acyclic polyhydroxy backbone chain comprising four or five adjacent carbon atoms, wherein a hydroxyl group is attached to each carbon of the backbone chain, and wherein the composition includes an effective amount of at least one calcium silicate or calcium aluminate material in a crystalline phase. Also described herein is a composition including a substantially calcium hydroxide-free hydraulic cementitious material and at least one polyol compound having an acyclic polyhydroxy backbone chain comprising four or five adjacent carbon atoms, wherein a hydroxyl group is attached to each carbon of the backbone chain, and wherein the composition includes at least one alkali-activated binder. Also described herein are methods and admixtures for increasing the strength of a hydraulic cementitious material. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132233 | MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM FLY ASH - Methods of forming a shaped article having a matrix that contains sintered fly ash are disclosed that include forming a fly ash dough that includes fly ash and water. In one form a superplasticiser is added in the dough. A green article is formed in a desired shape from the fly ash dough that is subsequently fired so that the shaped article is hardened by sintering its fly ash matrix. In one form, the green article is cured under conditions of moderate heating and high humidity. A building element having a matrix of sintered fly ash is also disclosed. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132234 | HYDRAULIC CEMENTS COMPRISING CARBONATE COMPOUND COMPOSITIONS - Hydraulic cement compositions that include a carbonate compound composition, e.g., a salt-water derived carbonate compound composition containing crystalline and/or amorphous carbonate compounds, are provided. Also provided are methods of making and using the hydraulic cements, as well as settable compositions, such as concretes and mortars, prepared therefrom. The cements and compositions produced therefrom find use in a variety of applications, including use in a variety of building materials and building applications. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132235 | GYPSUM-CONTAINING PRODUCT AND GYPSUM BOARD - The invention provides a set gypsum-containing product having increased resistance to permanent deformation and a method for preparing it comprising forming a mixture of a calcium sulfate material, water, and an appropriate amount of one or more enhancing materials chosen from condensed phosphoric acids, each of which comprises 2 or more phosphoric acid units; and salts or ions of condensed phosphates, each of which comprises 2 or more phosphate units. The mixture is then maintained under conditions sufficient for the calcium sulfate material to form a set gypsum material. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132236 | Panel Structure with Scored and Folded Facing - A panel structure having a low-density core that can withstanding loads normal to a first primary surface, and a first facing of high-density sheet material that can extend along the first primary surface. The high-density sheet material can be laminated on the core such that the laminated core and facing cooperatively resist bending loads and loads along the primary surface. The first facing can extend from the first primary surface on a side of the core along a secondary surface, which can be non-parallel to the first primary surface. The first facing can bend along a score line between the first primary surface and the secondary surface. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132237 | WOODEN PALLET WITH NAIL PLATES AND RELATED METHODS - A wooden pallet includes a base layer, and a cargo layer. The cargo layer includes a pair of spaced apart connector boards, and a pair of spaced apart end deck boards orthogonal to the pair of connector boards. Respective ends of the pair of end deck boards overlap respective ends of the pair of connector boards. Nail plates are coupled between the respective ends of the pair of connector boards and the respective ends of the pair of end deck boards. Each nail plate has a first surface having projections extending outwards therefrom and embedded into one of the end deck boards, and a second surface opposite the first surface devoid of any projections and contacting an end of one of the connector boards. Spaced apart support blocks are between the base layer and the pair of connector boards in the cargo layer, and form a gap therebetween for receiving a lifting member. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132238 | Pallet Structure with Protective Shell - A pallet structure having a deck having an upper surface that can hold or bear a load, a first runner core below the deck, and a shell of sheet material that can cover a portion of a surface of the first runner core or deck, wherein the shell comprises a material that provides a higher impact resistance than the material comprising the first runner core or deck covered by the shell. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132239 | Wind turbine hub transportation device - A wind turbine hub transportation device is provided. The transportation device includes a hub receiving surface for receiving a wind turbine hub, a first beam, a second beam, and a center part connecting the first beam and the second beam. The first and second beam each have at least one first beam connector adapted for connecting the respective beam with a first lifter for lifting the transportation device. The center part includes a center connector adapted for making a connection to a second lifter for lifting the transportation device. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132240 | WORKTABLE APPARATUS - The invention relates to a worktable apparatus employing primary and secondary worktop members ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110132241 | SLAG RUNNER ON BURNERS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST DRIPPING SLAG - With a slag runner on burners or burner niches for protection against dripping slag, which occurs during the gasification of fine-particle fuels that contain ash, within a gasifier, reliable protection of the burner exits or the burner niches to prevent them from becoming clogged with slag is supposed to be made available. This is achieved in that the slag runner ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110132242 | FURNACE CHUTE - A moving distribution furnace chute for use with a furnace has a tube ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110132243 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTROLLING EXHAUST GAS IN OXYFUEL COMBUSTION BOILER - In an apparatus of controlling an exhaust gas in an oxyfuel combustion boiler having the boiler | 2011-06-09 |
20110132244 | VOLUMETRIC METERING SYSTEM WITH CLUTCH BASED SECTIONAL SHUT-OFF - A volumetric meter for seed or fertilizer having a plurality of roller segments driven by a common drive shaft is provided with clutch mechanisms radially between each roller segment and the drive shaft to enable the roller segments to be individually shut-off to provide section or swath control to the machine. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132245 | CNT-TAILORED COMPOSITE SEA-BASED STRUCTURES - An apparatus having a composite sea-based structure with a first carbon nanotube infused material and a second carbon nanotube infused material. The first and second carbon nanotube infused materials each having a range of carbon nanotube loading selected to provide different functionalities. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132246 | Variable Geometry Fin - A variable geometry fin for use in a ship stabilization system is provided. A stabilization element adapted to extend below the water line of a ship. The stabilization element has a foil body and a trailing edge assembly extending from inside of the foil body. The trailing edge assembly includes an extension body having two opposing surfaces, a trailing edge attached to an end of the extension body, a vortex generator having protrusions and/or recesses on the two opposing surfaces, and at least one support guide located on an outboard side of the extension body. A deploy mechanism is attached to the foil body and the trailing edge assembly. The trailing edge assembly extends laterally from the foil body producing an additional surface area. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132247 | BOAT TILLER PRESENTMENT - An apparatus and associated method relating to a tiller for steering a boat. The tiller has an elongated body proximally connected to a steering mechanism portion of the boat and cantilevered therefrom, terminating at a distal end that is ergonomically responsive to a sailor's manual steering of the boat. The tiller also has a navigational device mounted to the body and thereby operably presented to the sailor at a desired viewing angle to facilitate the sailor reading an output display of the navigational device while steering the boat. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132248 | Chock Insert For a Maritime Craft - A chock insert for a maritime craft comprises a body | 2011-06-09 |
20110132249 | Boat fender positioning process - A method for adjustably positioning a boat fender on the side of a boat utilizes a flexible strap having a plurality of openings therein having a boat fender rope threaded therethrough. The boat fender rope can be quickly moved through the openings in the strap to raise or lower the boat fender to lock the boat fender in place on the side of the boat. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132250 | Floating Buildings - A floating base for a building, the base comprising at least one buoyant basement unit defining a basement level, and a reinforced concrete transfer slab atop the or each basement unit. The basement level provides habitable or functional space for the building, and the transfer slab has at least one access opening giving access to the basement level. Preferably, the base comprises at least two buoyant basement units, wherein each of the basement units is independently buoyant for assembly with at least one other basement unit during construction of the base, said basement units thereby assuming a final position in which said units are closely adjacent or in contact to define a basement level comprising two or more of said units. The invention also extends to a method for constructing a floating base for a building, and a method for launching a buoyant basement unit. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132251 | Pontoon planer - The pontoon planer is a planer assembly for a pontoon boat that includes a pair of planer foils attached to the undersurface of the boat. Each foil presents a wedge-shaped profile, and a respective foil is disposed between the motor mount and a respective pontoon. The planers function to channel water in a downward direction to provide a lifting force to allow the pontoons to plane at lower speeds. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132252 | PORTABLE BOAT CASTING DECK - Removable deck assemblies for boats, boats having removable deck assemblies, and permanently installed deck assemblies for boats are disclosed. A removable deck assembly includes a deck panel and a structure for removably attaching the deck panel in a bow of the boat. The structure supports the deck panel in a stable, substantially horizontal manner. The removable deck assembly can be adapted to be attached to various types of boats, including rigid inflatable boats, collapsible boats, inflatable boats, and rigid boats. The removable deck assembly can include additional features, for example, a deployable swim ladder, a pedestal seat support fitting, an outboard motor mount, a fishing pole holder, and/or an anchor line management fitting. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132253 | COUPLING - A coupling for coupling a fall ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110132254 | METER DEVICE FOR MOTORCYCLE - A meter device is disposed on an upper surface of a fuel tank that is disposed between a steering handlebar and a rider's seat. The meter device includes a dial substrate having a scale and a pointer that is rotated by a drive portion and points to the scale corresponding to a measurement output. The pointer includes a ridge that extends in a longitudinal direction and a spine portion having two surfaces that cross each other so as to form the ridge. An angle β, at which the two surfaces forming the ridge cross each other, is formed into an acute angle, so that a side farther from the ridge as viewed from a side of a rider is not visible. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132255 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING EPITAXIAL SILICON WAFER - Since vapor-phase growth of an epitaxial film is performed on the surface of a mirror surface silicon wafer which is not subjected to final polishing, and the surface of the epitaxial film is thereafter subjected to HCl gas etching, the mirror polishing step is simplified, and the productivity is improved, that enables a reduction in cost, and it is possible to suppress the surface roughness of the epitaxial film as well. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132256 | CAPSULE AND ELEMENTS FOR SYNTHESISED DIAMOND PRODUCTION - The present invention consists in obtaining, with the capsule described, a vertical gradient favorable for diamond growth that prevails over any radial gradient by means of heating discs placed at the ends of the heating area, which implies a considerable control over the growth conditions. More specifically, in regard to the rate of growth, it allows for a better control of the quality of large crystals. Another important novelty is to use a source of carbon with a special design formed by cylindrical and conical hollows (graphite, amorphous carbon, diamond or other) with a solvent metal with a number of gases that are introduced in the capsule. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132257 | SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL PULL-UP APPARATUS - A silicon single crystal pull-up apparatus is used to pull up a doped silicon single crystal from a melt by means of the Czochralski process and includes a pull-up furnace, a sample chamber which is externally mounted on the pull-up furnace and houses a sublimable dopant, a shielding means for thermally isolating the interior of the pull-up furnace and the interior of the sample chamber, a sample tube which can be raised and lowered between the interior of the sample chamber and the interior of the pull-up furnace, and a raising and lowering means which is provided with guide rails on which the sample tube can slide and a wire mechanism by which the sample tube is raised and lowered along the guide rails. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132258 | Pellicle for lithography and a method for making the same - There is provided a pellicle in which the frame is chamfered along all of its horizontal edges (as viewed when the pellicle frame is laid flat), and in particular those edges of the frame where the membrane-bonding frame face meets the external side walls of the frame are chamfered to the extent of C:0.01 mm-C:0.12 mm; in relation to this chamfer, a method is also provided wherein, after attaching a preformed pellicle membrane to the membrane-bonding frame face, the excessive part of the preformed membrane which extends beyond outer edges of the frame face is cut off in a manner wherein a blade of a knife is caused to scour the chamfer over the membrane in a manner such that the knife blade is kept in such an angle that the blade gets in a face-to-face contact with the chamfer face or that the blade touches only that edge of the frame where the chamfer face meets the first frame face while the knife blade is moved along the chamfered edge of the frame. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132259 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK AND VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS - An electrostatic chuck is provided which is arranged that, at the time of performing processing treatments of irradiating light to a to-be-processed substrate while holding the translucent to-be-processed substrate, the to-be-processed substrate can surely be held even in case the attraction force lowers due to photoelectric effect. An electrostatic chuck has a chuck plate made of a dielectric material, and a first electrode and a second electrode, both electrodes being disposed in the chuck plate. A voltage is applied between the first and the second electrodes to thereby attract the to-be-processed substrate S to the surface of the chuck plate. The electrostatic chuck has, on part of the surface of the chuck plate, a substrate holding section | 2011-06-09 |
20110132260 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A manufacturing apparatus is provided, which can improve a utilization efficiency of an evaporation material, reduce manufacturing costs of a light emitting device having an organic light emitting element, and shorten manufacturing time necessary to manufacture a light emitting device. According to the present invention, a multi-chamber manufacturing apparatus having plural film forming chambers includes a first film forming chamber for subjecting a first substrate to evaporation and a second film forming chamber for subjecting a second substrate to evaporation. In each film forming chamber, plural organic compound layers are laminated, thereby improving the throughput. Further, it is possible that the respective substrates in the plural film forming chambers are subjected to evaporation in the same manner in parallel, while another film forming chamber undergoes cleaning. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132261 | System and Method for Depositing a Material on a Substrate - A method and apparatus for depositing a film on a substrate includes introducing a material and a carrier gas into a heated chamber. The material may be a semiconductor material, such as a cadmium chalcogenide. A resulting mixture of vapor and carrier gas containing no unvaporized material is provided. The mixture of vapor and carrier gas are remixed to achieve a uniform vapor/carrier gas composition, which is directed toward a surface of a substrate, such as a glass substrate, where the vapor is deposited as a uniform film. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132262 | System and Method for Depositing a Material on a Substrate - A method and apparatus for depositing a film on a substrate includes introducing a material and a carrier gas into a heated chamber. The material may be a semiconductor material, such as a cadmium chalcogenide. A resulting mixture of vapor and carrier gas containing no unvaporized material is provided. The mixture of vapor and carrier gas are remixed to achieve a uniform vapor/carrier gas composition, which is directed toward a surface of a substrate, such as a glass substrate, where the vapor is deposited as a uniform film. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132263 | System and Method for Depositing a Material on a Substrate - A method and apparatus for depositing a film on a substrate includes introducing a material and a carrier gas into a heated chamber. The material may be a semiconductor material, such as a cadmium chalcogenide. A resulting mixture of vapor and carrier gas containing no unvaporized material is provided. The mixture of vapor and carrier gas are remixed to achieve a uniform vapor/carrier gas composition, which is directed toward a surface of a substrate, such as a glass substrate, where the vapor is deposited as a uniform film. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132264 | MILK SAMPLING AND TESTING - A method of collecting a sample of milk while milking a succession of animals comprises diverting a portion of milk from an animal into a flowpath ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110132265 | VENT FOR MILKING LINER - A vent plug for a milking liner has an outlet that discharges the vent air in the downstream direction. The vent plug has an outlet disposed in the downstream portion of the inner flange of the vent plug so that vent air is directed toward the outlet of the short milk tube. The vent plug outlet also may be disposed in the upstream portion of the inner flange while being configured to direct the vent air in a downstream direction. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132266 | PET ACTIVATED FEEDER SYSTEM - A feeder includes a vertical housing enclosing a feed reservoir. The upper portion of the feed reservoir is secured by a hinged horizontal extension of the vertical housing. The hinged portion of the vertical housing contains a lid through which the feed reservoir may be replenished. The feed reservoir narrows at its lower end to form a funnel. A shaft with helical screw extends through the feed reservoir, secured to the hinged portion of the housing at its upper end and is restrained by the funnel outlet of the reservoir at its lower end. The shaft protrudes through the outlet of the reservoir where the horizontal lever is affixed to the protruding end of the shaft. The animal dispenses feed through the back-and-forth motion of this lever. A chute is secured to the lower portion of the housing to direct dispensed feed into the animal's feed bowl. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132267 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHIFTING SCATTERED MATERIAL TOWARDS A BARRIER - A material-shifting system for shifting scattered material, such as livestock feed, closer to a barrier. The system includes at least one traveling unit having an angled push-head which is coupled to a shuttle. Preferably, the shuttle is driven along a rail by a remote driving. As the shuttle travels along the rail, the push head pushes material scattered over a surface towards the barrier. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132268 | Pet Watering Device with Filter - An animal watering system including a water tank, interior container and base for connecting to a bowl. The interior container fluidly connects the water tank and the base/bowl. The interior container in addition to supplying water from the water tank to the bowl, also receives water from the bowl as it circulates. The interior container includes a filter to filter the water as it leaves the water tank and enters the bowl and as it flows from the bowl into the interior container. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132269 | RIGID CASE WITH INTEGRATED PET WASTE BAG DISPENSER, STORAGE SYSTEM AND ACCESSORIES STORAGE - A pet waste disposal system incorporates a rear molding having an interior volume for a rear compartment and includes a bag roll containment chamber moiety adjacent an aperture in a bottom wall. A center molding has an extrusion received in a circumferential lip of the rear molding in a closed position and provides a center wall. The center molding also includes a bag roll containment chamber mating moiety extending from the center wall for engagement of the bag roll containment chamber moiety of the rear molding in the closed position. The extrusion houses a second interior volume for a portion of a forward compartment. A front molding has a sealing surface to engage a front sealing surface on the center molding. The front molding is closely received against the center molding in a closed position opposite the rear molding. A first closure element releasably secures the rear molding and center molding in the closed position and a second closure element releasably secures the center molding and front molding in the closed position. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132270 | NOVEL DESIGN FOR A HANDLE CAPABLE OF BEING OPENED BY A HOUSEHOLD PET - A handle capable of being used by a household pet to access food or litter is described. The handle includes: (i) a front portion capable of supporting thereon features to attract the household pet; (ii) a back portion that is disposed on or capable of being disposed on an opposite side of the front portion and the back portion protrudes outwardly away from the front portion such that a space is created between the front portion and the door when the back portion is connected to the door; and (iii) wherein the space allows the household pet to open the door and access the food or litter. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132271 | METHOD FOR THE MASS PRODUCTION OF CHROMOBOTIA MACRACANTHUS - A method for the mass production of fish belonging to the order of Cypriniforms, notably to the family of Cobitidae, from spawners which are raised in closed circuit. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132272 | DISPOSABLE CAGE - A disposable rodent cage used in both static and/or ventilated cage and rack systems, wherein the disposable cage includes a cage bottom. The cage may further be provided with a grommet disposed on the cage bottom and a bonnet constructed and arrange to fit over the cage bottom. The bonnet may further include a feeding and watering assembly. The cage may further include a filter cover that may be placed over an opening in the bonnet to cover the feeding and watering assembly. The bonnet may also include one or more elevated ribs disposed thereon to create an air seal when it is inserted into a canopy of a rack. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132273 | Animal Cage And Method Of Assembly Thereof - The present invention relates to a method of forming an enclosure assembly without using tools or fasteners to complete the assembly. The method includes forming a base from a side support, front support, and a plurality of casters. A door assembly and back wall are coupled to the base by aligning a plurality of pegs therefrom with corresponding openings defined in the base. A plurality of protruding wires of a bottom wall are aligned and inserted into corresponding openings defined in the door assembly and back wall. In addition, a plurality of pegs that protrude from a side wall are inserted into a plurality of corresponding openings defined in the door assembly and back wall such that the side wall couples to the door assembly and back wall. The method also includes coupling a top wall to the door assembly, side wall, and back wall. A shelf assembly can be coupled to the side wall and/or back wall, and a ramp can be pivotably coupled to the shelf assembly. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132274 | ANIMAL ENCLOSURE - An animal enclosure including a frame having a first frame end, a second frame end, and a biasing member between the frame ends, wherein the biasing member biases the first frame end away from the second frame end; a shell overlying the frame to define an enclosed space within the frame, the shell being flexible such that the frame and the shell are movable between a collapsed condition and an opened condition; wherein the first frame end defines an opening through which the animal enters the enclosed space. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132275 | COLLAR USED FOR PET TRAINING - A pet training collar includes a pet collar ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110132276 | TREATMENT PLATFORM FOR ANIMALS - The invention relates to a treatment platform for animals, particularly for hoofed animals, comprising two side walls ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110132277 | Animal Restraint System - An animal restraint system for use during the transportation of animals comprising a region in which an animal is confined, one or more inflatable restraining means located within the region, at least one regulator for selectively increasing and/or decreasing the size of the one or more restraining means, and wherein a preselected value of inflation or deflation of the restraining means is maintained by the regulator. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132278 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RELEASE AND DISPERSION OF FLIES OR OTHER BIOLOGICAL CONTROL - A system and method of release and dispersion of genetically altered flies or other insects to control insect population. Disclosed is an apparatus designed to be carried by an aircraft which implements a method of insect population control. The apparatus features one or more removable fly chambers that contain fly containment cylinders. The fly chambers are seated upon one or more nesting chutes. A refrigeration system operates to physically retard the fruit flies. Once the flies have been successfully immobilized by the refrigerated air, they are released from the fly containment cylinders and fall to the bottom of the fly chamber. Gates on the bottom of the fly chamber are opened manually or remotely to allow the refrigerated flies to fall through the nesting chute into the spiral release controllers. The spiral release controllers dispense the genetically altered flies into the exit chute. The genetically altered flies travel through the exit chute, fall to the earth below and mate with the population thus serving to decrease population by capitalizing on a weakness in the reproductive cycle of the fruit fly or other insect. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132279 | EQUIPMENT FOR PRODUCING DOMESTIC HOT WATER - The equipment of the invention includes a boiler, a hot water storage tank, a duct for supplying domestic cold water, and a duct for tapping domestic hot water, wherein said equipment is characterized in that the duct for supplying cold water comprises a T-shaped connector connected by a duct provided with a storage vessel to a re-circulation duct connecting the tank to the inlet duct, provided with a pump, of the boiler, and in that the outlet duct of the boiler is provided with a three-way valve connected by a by pass duct to said T-shaped connector, wherein said valve can selectively assume a position in which it ensures communication between the boiler outlet and the central portion of the tank, or a position in which it ensures communication between the boiler outlet and said bypass duct. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132280 | Carbo-free fire tube boiler - The carbon-free fire tube boiler is a boiler for heating water by combustion of hydrocarbon fuels with oxygen. The boiler includes a housing defining first and second heat transfer stages. At least one oxygen transport reactor is received within the first heat transfer stage. The oxygen transport reactor includes an outer wall and an inner cylindrical ion transport membrane. The membrane receives pressurized air and separates gaseous oxygen therefrom, transporting the oxygen into an annular region between the membrane and the outer wall. The gaseous hydrocarbon fuel is delivered into the annular region for combustion, producing gaseous carbon dioxide and water vapor. A water reservoir is defined within the first and second stages, with the at least one oxygen transport reactor and at least one transfer tube passing therethrough. The carbon dioxide and the water vapor are delivered through the at least one transfer tube for heating water contained therein. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132281 | BOILER STRUCTURE - Provided is a boiler structure with which, by reducing the pressure drop in boiler evaporation tubes correspondingly to the heat flux, which varies in accordance with the distance in the boiler height direction, it is possible to reduce auxiliary power for a water feed pump and so forth, in addition to improving the flow stability and the natural circulation characteristics. The boiler structure includes a number of boiler evaporation tubes that are arranged on a wall surface of a furnace and that form a furnace wall, water pumped into the boiler evaporation tubes being heated in the furnace during flowing inside the tubes to produce steam, wherein the boiler evaporation tubes are formed by connecting tubes of a plurality of types, in which tube wall thicknesses are adjusted on the basis of furnace heat flux such that the higher the furnace heat flux in a region is, the smaller the tube inner diameter becomes. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132282 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INJECTING COMPOUND INTO UTILITY FURNACE - This disclosure may relate generally to systems, devices, and methods for a injecting a solid compound in line with a pressurized fluid, typically through a sootblower, to be delivered to targeted areas on the inside of a utility furnace. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132283 | Ignition Control for Reformate Engine - During operation of a spark ignition engine, an ignition system produces an output (e.g., breakdown voltage, peak secondary coil current, and spark duration) used to combust a charge (e.g., mixture of air and fuel) in an engine cylinder. Ignition output is important to consider in engines including a second fuel with high ignitability, for example in engines with a fuel reformer system. Example methods, devices and systems are included for adjusting ignition output. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132284 | Method for Operating an Engine with Variable Charge Density - A method for operating an engine with a fuel reformer is presented. In one embodiment a first fuel is reformed into a gaseous fuel comprising H, CO, and CH | 2011-06-09 |
20110132285 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ENGINE - A method for operating an engine with a fuel reformer is presented. In one embodiment a first fuel is reformed into a gaseous fuel comprising H, CO, and CH | 2011-06-09 |
20110132286 | Method for Operating a Charge Diluted Engine - A method for operating an engine with a fuel reformer is presented. In one embodiment a first fuel is reformed into a gaseous fuel comprising H, CO, and CH | 2011-06-09 |
20110132287 | Pump Control for Reformate Fuel Storage Tank - Various systems and methods are described for a controlling a flow of reformate fuel in a fuel system which includes a reformer and a storage tank coupled to an engine in a vehicle. The system includes a pump located between the reformer and the storage tank that is selectively operated in order to reduce parasitic losses on the system. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132288 | Engine Fuel Reformer Monitoring - Systems and methods for monitoring a fuel reformer which reforms ethanol into a reformate gas comprising H | 2011-06-09 |
20110132289 | Selectively Storing Reformate - Systems and methods are provided for selectively storing gaseous reformate output by a fuel reformer for fueling an engine. Carbon monoxide produced by a fuel reformer may be continuously combusted in the engine and/or engine exhaust rather than being stored. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132290 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE WITH A FUEL REFORMER - A method for operating an engine with a fuel reformer is presented. In one embodiment a method for operating an engine by injecting a gaseous fuel and a liquid fuel to at least an engine cylinder is presented. The method may prioritize the injection of the gaseous fuel in response to an amount of gaseous fuel stored in a fuel storage tank. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132291 | AUXILIARY PUMP SCHEME FOR A COOLING SYSTEM IN A HYBRID-ELECTRIC VEHICLE - Various systems and methods are described for a cooling system coupled to an engine in a vehicle. One example method comprises, during engine off, operating an auxiliary pump to flow coolant through a heater core; and, during engine running, operating an engine pump to flow coolant through the heater core and radiator, and selectively operating the auxiliary pump to assist flow through the heater core based on operating conditions. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132292 | COOLING FAN CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for reducing aerodynamic drag on a moving vehicle. One example method comprises, during a first vehicle moving condition, operating the cooling fan, and during a second vehicle moving condition, selectively applying a braking torque on the fan. | 2011-06-09 |
20110132293 | FLUID INJECTOR WITH THERMAL LOAD CONTROL - A common rail single fluid injection system includes fuel injectors and control valve assemblies with an internal cooling fluid circuit to improve overall life and performance of the injector. This is accomplished by supplying cooling fluid to the injector and allowing the same to come in direct contact with one of the hottest locations within the fuel injector; the high-pressure leak split spot. By providing cooling fluid directly to this location and then allowing the cooling fluid to drain out of the injector, the present disclosure effectively and efficiently manages thermal loads within the injector. | 2011-06-09 |