25th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110146766 | SOLAR CELLS BASED ON QUANTUM DOT OR COLLOIDAL NANOCRYSTAL FILMS - Solar cells and methods for use and making these solar cells are disclosed. An exemplary solar cell includes a first electrode. The solar cell also includes a nanocrystal film of a single material disposed in contact with the first electrode. The solar cell also includes a second electrode disposed in contact with the nanocrystal film, not in contact with the first electrode. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146767 | SILICON THIN FILM SOLAR CELL HAVING IMPROVED HAZE AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A method of increasing the haze of a coating stack having a top layer and an undercoating layer using a chemical vapor deposition coating process includes at least one of: increasing a precursor flow rate; decreasing a carrier gas flow rate; increasing a substrate temperature; increasing a water flow rate; decreasing an exhaust flow rate; and increasing a thickness of at least one of the top layer or undercoating layer. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146768 | SILICON THIN FILM SOLAR CELL HAVING IMPROVED UNDERLAYER COATING - A silicon thin film solar cell includes a substrate and an undercoating formed over at least a portion of the substrate. The undercoating includes first layer having tin oxide or titania and a second layer having a mixture of oxides of at least two of Sn, P, Si, Ti, Al and Zr. A conductive coating is formed over at least a portion of the first coating, wherein the conductive coating includes oxides of one or more of Zn, Fe, Mn, Al, Ce, Sn, Sb, Hf, Zr, Ni, Zn, Bi, Ti, Co, Cr, Si or In or an alloy of two or more of these materials. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146769 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE COMPRISING COMPOSITIONALLY GRADED INTRINSIC PHOTOACTIVE LAYER - Photovoltaic devices and methods of making photovoltaic devices comprising at least one compositionally graded photoactive layer, said method comprising providing a substrate; growing onto the substrate a uniform intrinsic photoactive layer having one surface disposed upon the substrate and an opposing second surface, said intrinsic photoactive layer consisting essentially of In | 2011-06-23 |
20110146770 | ENHANCED PASSIVATION LAYER FOR WAFER BASED SOLAR CELLS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A solar cell module layer stack is described. The layer stack includes a doped silicon wafer substrate, a further layer of the substrate or deposited on the substrate, wherein the further layer is doped for generation of a p-n-junction with the doped silicon wafer substrate; and a first sputtered passivation layer deposited on the doped silicon wafer substrate or the further layer, wherein the passivation layer is selected from the group consisting of: an aluminum-containing oxide layer, an aluminum-containing oxynitride layer, and mixtures thereof; and wherein the passivation layer being plasma treated under a hydrogen-containing atmosphere and/or wherein the layer stack further comprises a hydrogen-containing cap layer on the passivation layer. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146771 | NANONEEDLE PLASMONIC PHOTODETECTORS AND SOLAR CELLS - The present disclosure provides a catalyst-free growth mode of defect-free Gallium Arsenide (GaAs)-based nanoneedles on silicon (Si) substrates with a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible growth temperature of around 400° C. Each nanoneedle has a sharp 2 to 5 nanometer (nm) tip, a 600 nm wide base and a 4 micrometer (μm) length. Thus, the disclosed nanoneedles are substantially hexagonal needle-like crystal structures that assume a 6° to 9° tapered shape. The 600 nm wide base allows the typical micro-fabrication processes, such as optical lithography, to be applied. Therefore, nanoneedles are an ideal platform for the integration of optoelectronic devices on Si substrates. A nanoneedle avalanche photodiode (APD) grown on silicon is presented in this disclosure as a device application example. The APD attains a high current gain of 265 with only 8V bias. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146772 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL ELECTRODE, QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL ELECTRODE AND QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL - Provided is a manufacturing method for a quantum dot-sensitized solar cell electrode for the production of a quantum dot-sensitized solar cell far more excellent in solar energy capture efficiency than ever before. Also provided is a quantum dot-sensitized solar cell electrode obtained by such manufacturing method. Also provided is a quantum dot-sensitized solar cell using such electrode. Also provided is a quantum dot-sensitized solar cell electrode for the production of a quantum dot-sensitized solar cell far more excellent in solar energy capture efficiency than ever before. Also provided is a quantum dot-sensitized solar cell using such electrode. The manufacturing method of the present invention is a manufacturing method for a quantum dot-sensitized solar cell electrode including quantum dots being semiconductor nanoparticles and having loaded on a porous n-type semiconductor electrode, the method including subjecting the porous n-type semiconductor electrode to photoirradiation while the electrode being immersed in a metal ion-containing solution. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146773 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A photoelectric conversion device comprising: a pin-type photoelectric conversion layer constituted of a p-type semiconductor layer, an i-type semiconductor layer and an n-type semiconductor layer, wherein the p-type semiconductor layer contains silicon atoms and nitrogen atoms, which is possible to improve photoelectric conversion efficiency. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146774 | Solar Cell Having Quantum Dot Nanowire Array and the Fabrication Method Thereof - The present invention relates to a solar cell having quantum dot nanowire array and the fabrication method thereof. The solar cell according to the present invention includes quantum dot nanowire array with a heterostructure including matrix and semiconductor quantum dots, and p-type and n-type semiconductor and electrodes each contacting the quantum dot nanowires. With the solar cell according to the present invention, the band gap energy of the semiconductor quantum dot can be easily controlled, the semiconductor quantum dots having different sizes are provided in the quantum dot nanowire so that the photoelectric conversion can be performed in the wide spectrum from visible rays to infrared rays, the quantum dot is embedded in the high density quantum dot nanowire array so that light absorption can be maximized, and the quantum dot nanowire contact p-type and n-type semiconductor over a wide area, conduction efficiency of electrons and holes can be improved. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146775 | Quantum Dot Photovoltaic Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof - The present invention provides a semiconductor based photovoltaic device and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor based photovoltaic device is able to absorb light with a wide band wavelength, and has high photoelectric conversion efficiency since it has high electron-hole pair separation efficiency. More specifically, the method for manufacturing the photovoltaic device comprises the steps of: a) forming a thin semiconductor quantum dot film on a p or n-type semiconductor substrate, wherein the thin semiconductor quantum dot film includes semiconductor quantum dots inside a medium at which the same type of impurities as the semiconductor substrate are doped; b) forming a pore array through partial etching, wherein the pore array penetrates the thin semiconductor quantum dot film; c) depositing a semiconductor in which complementary impurities to the semiconductor substrate are doped on the thin semiconductor quantum dot film at which the pore array is formed; and d) forming sequentially a transparent conductive film and an upper electrode on the semiconductor in which the complementary impurities are doped and forming a lower electrode at a lower portion of the semiconductor substrate. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146776 | GLASS COMPOSITIONS USED IN CONDUCTORS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS - The invention relates to glass compositions useful in conductive pastes for silicon semiconductor devices and photovoltaic cells. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146777 | COUNTER ELECTRODE FOR SOLAR CELL - Disclosed are solar cells and methods for making solar cells. Also disclosed are counter electrodes for solar cells including dye-sensitized and/or nanocrystal-sensitized solar cells. An example counter electrode for a solar cell may include a substrate, a microstructured template disposed on the substrate, and a layer of catalytic material disposed on the microstructured template. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146778 | SHIELDING OF INTERIOR DIODE ASSEMBLIES FROM COMPRESSION FORCES IN THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES - A method and apparatus for protecting a diode assembly of a photovoltaic module from compressive and tensile forces by providing at least one interior shielding element are provided. According to various embodiments, a photovoltaic module including a first encasing layer, a second encasing layer, at least one photovoltaic cell disposed between the first and second encasing layers, at least one shielded diode assembly disposed on the at least one photovoltaic cell and electrically connected to the at least one photovoltaic cell, and a pottant disposed between the at least one photovoltaic cell and the second encasing layer is provided. A localized shielding element may be used to shield the diode assembly. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146779 | Sub-wavelength structure layer, method for fabricating the same and photoelectric conversion device applying the same - The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a sub-wavelength structure layer, including: forming a metal film on a passivation layer, an n-GaN layer or a transparent conductive oxide layer; performing thermal treatment to form self assembled metal nano particles; using the metal nano particles as a mask to remove a partial area of the passivation layer, the n-GaN layer or the transparent conductive oxide layer to form a sub-wavelength structure of which the cross-sectional area increases along the thickness direction of the passivation layer, the n-GaN layer or the transparent conductive oxide layer; and removing the metal nano particles. In addition, the present invention further provides the obtained sub-wavelength structure layer and a photoelectric conversion device using the same. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146780 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solar cell module and a method of manufacturing the solar cell module are disclosed. The method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes forming a conductive bump on a conductive pad formed on one surface of a solar cell, forming a circuit pattern on one surface of a transparent substrate, in which the circuit pattern corresponds to a position of the conductive bump, adhering the solar cell to the transparent substrate in such a way that the conductive bump is in direct contact with the circuit pattern, and forming a protective resin layer on one surface of the transparent substrate in such a way that the solar cell is covered. By using the above steps, a thinner solar cell module can be implemented while improving the manufacturing efficiency. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146781 | PROCESS OF FORMING A GRID CATHODE ON THE FRONT-SIDE OF A SILICON WAFER - A process for the production of a grid cathode on the front-side of a silicon wafer by applying and firing a metal paste on the silicon wafer in a front-side grid electrode pattern to form a seed grid cathode and subsequently subjecting the silicon wafer to a LIP process, wherein the metal paste comprises an organic vehicle and an inorganic content comprising (a) 90 to 98 wt.-% of at least one electrically conductive metal powder selected from the group consisting of nickel, copper and silver, and (b) 0.25 to 8 wt.-% of at least one glass frit selected from the group consisting of glass frits containing 47.5 to 64.3 wt.-% of PbO, 23.8 to 32.2 wt.-% of SiO | 2011-06-23 |
20110146782 | METHODS TO PATTERN DIFFUSION LAYERS IN SOLAR CELLS AND SOLAR CELLS MADE BY SUCH METHODS - Methods exploiting a Self Aligned Cell (SAC) architecture for doping purposes, use the architecture to direct the deposition and application of either a dopant or a diffusion retarder. Doping is provided in regions that will become metallization for conducting fingers. Dopant may be treated directly into metallization grooves. Or, diffusion retarder may be provided in non-groove locations, and dopant may be provided over some or all of the entire wafer surface. Dopant and metal automatically go where desired, and in register with each other. The SAC architecture also includes concave surfaces for light absorbing regions of a cell, to reduce reflection of light energy, which regions may also be treated with dopant in the concavities, to result in semiconductor emitter lines. Alternatively, diffusion retarder may be treated into the concavities, leaving upper tips of ridges between the concavities exposed, thereby subject to deeper doping. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146783 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A dye-sensitized solar cell module is disclosed. The dye-sensitized solar cell module includes a solution capable of being selectively printed on only a desired region and used in the formation of a metal oxide film. The solution for the metal oxide film formation can be selectively printed on only the surface of metal oxide nano-particle without affecting the electrical conductivity of the electrode and a sealant interposed between transparent electrodes. Therefore, the dye-sensitized solar cell module can greatly improve the output efficiency. Moreover, the dye-sensitized solar cell module can prevent the output efficiency deterioration at an enlarged size. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146784 | Photovoltaic device back contact - A method for manufacturing a photovoltaic device may include depositing a semiconductor absorber layer on a substrate, depositing a molybdenum in the presence of a nitrogen to form a molybdenum nitride in contact with the semiconductor absorber layer, and doping the molybdenum nitride with a copper dopant. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146785 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE INCLUDING DOPED LAYER - A photovoltaic cell with a doped buffer layer includes a metal oxide and a dopant. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146786 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE INTERLAYER - A photovoltaic module may include a substrate including a coating; and an interlayer placed in contact with the substrate, where the interlayer includes an acid-modified polyethylene. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146787 | SILICON CARBIDE-BASED ANTIREFLECTIVE COATING - The present invention relates to an antireflective coating comprising an amorphous silicon carbide-based film, which film further comprises hydrogen atoms and optionally further comprises oxygen and/or nitrogen, the film having an effective refractive index (n) between 2.3 and 2.7 and an extinction coefficient (k) of less than 0.01 at a wavelength of 630 nm. The present invention also relates to methods for preparing the antireflective coating and to solar cells comprising the antireflective coating. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146788 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - A photovoltaic (PV) cell is disclosed. The PV cell comprises, a plurality of ultrafine structures electrically coupled to, and embedded within, a polycrystalline photo-active absorber layer comprising a p-type compound semiconductor. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146789 | MOLECULAR PRECURSOR METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR OPTOELECTRONICS - This invention relates to compounds and compositions used to prepare semiconductor and optoelectronic materials and devices. This invention provides a range of compounds, compositions, materials and methods directed ultimately toward photovoltaic applications, as well as devices and systems for energy conversion, including solar cells. In particular, this invention relates to molecular precursor compounds, precursor materials and methods for preparing photovoltaic layers and thin films thereof. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146790 | MOLECULAR PRECURSOR METHODS FOR OPTOELECTRONICS - This invention relates to compounds and compositions used to prepare semiconductor and optoelectronic materials and devices. This invention provides a range of compounds, compositions, materials and methods directed ultimately toward photovoltaic applications, as well as devices and systems for energy conversion, including solar cells. In particular, this invention relates to molecular precursor compounds, precursor materials and methods for preparing photovoltaic layers. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146791 | EPITAXIAL GROWTH OF SILICON FOR LAYER TRANSFER - Methods of preparing a thin crystalline silicon film for transfer and devices utilizing a transferred crystalline silicon film are disclosed. The methods include preparing a silicon growth substrate which has an interface defining substance associated with an exterior surface. The methods further include depositing an epitaxial layer of silicon on the silicon growth substrate at the surface and separating the epitaxial layer from the substrate substantially along the plane or other surface defined by the interface defining substance. The epitaxial layer may be utilized as a thin film of crystalline silicon in any type of semiconductor device which requires a crystalline silicon layer. In use, the epitaxial transfer layer may be associated with a secondary substrate. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146792 | COMPOSITE LAMINATES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention generally relates to composite laminates and uses thereof in articles in need of protection from mechanical damage and water or oxygen based degradation. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146793 | FRAMED DEVICE, SEAL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A framed device includes a substrate, a frame, and a seal. The substrate has a first length, a first width, and a peripheral edge. The frame has a single, contiguous lengthwise piece having a first end and a second end, wherein the lengthwise piece is configured to form three corners by bending and is substantially equal to the length of the substrate. The frame further includes an attachment means connecting the first end and second end of the frame when in the bent position and a groove that runs along a length and a width of the frame, wherein the groove is substantially engaged with the peripheral edge of the substrate. The seal is disposed within the groove of the frame, wherein the seal runs contiguously from the substrate to the frame and the seal includes a foamed polymer. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146794 | THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOF - A thin-film solar cell and a manufacture method thereof are provided. The thin-film solar cell comprises a transparent substrate, a first transparent conductive layer, a photovoltaic layer, a second transparent conductive layer and a light reflecting structure. The transparent substrate has a light incident surface and a back surface opposite to the light incident surface. The first transparent conductive layer is disposed on the back surface of the transparent substrate. The photovoltaic layer is disposed on the first transparent conductive layer. The second transparent conductive layer is disposed on the photovoltaic layer. The light reflecting structure is disposed on the second transparent conductive layer. The manufacture method forms the light reflecting structure having a texture structure on the thin film to enhance utilization of light beams in the thin-film solar cell so as to further improve photoelectric conversion efficiency of the thin-film solar cell. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146795 | STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION OF CIGS-BASED SOLAR CELLS USING AN ANODIZED SUBSTRATE WITH AN ALKALI METAL PRECURSOR - A template of a thin-film solar cell includes a substrate and an anodized layer. The anodized layer is formed on the substrate, and includes plural pores, wherein alkali halide precursor is filled into the pores for controlling diffused alkaline content. A preparation for fabricating a template of a thin-film solar cell includes steps of: a) providing a substrate; b) anodizing a surface of the substrate to form an anodized layer with plural pores; and c) filling alkali halide precursor into the pores. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146796 | PHOTOELECTRIC DEVICE - This invention aims to provide a photpelectrical device with a superior conversion efficiency, which comprises an electron transport layer giving a superior electron-transporting performance and a sufficiently large dimentional interface. The photoelectric device further comprises a pair of electrode and a hole transport layer with the electron transport layer and the hole transport layer being interposed between electrodes. The electron transport layer is made of an organic compound having a redox moiety capable of being oxidized and reduced repeatedly. The organic compound is included in a gel layer containing an electrolyte solution which stabilizes a reduction state of the redox moiety. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146797 | FLEXIBLE PIPE SUPPORT - A method and apparatus are disclosed for supporting a flexible pipe. The method includes the steps of responsive to a change in at least one condition experienced by a flexible pipe, varying an amount of support provided at least one location on the flexible pipe. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146798 | PURGE MANIFOLD - A purge manifold for mounting between a source of pressurized process fluid and an instrumentation manifold is described. The purge manifold includes a manifold body and various passageways therein including a purge fluid inlet, process fluid inlet(s) and test and bypass valves. In the most preferred use of the invention the purge manifold is mounted directly to an instrumentation manifold, winch instrumentation manifold is fluidly coupled directly to a differential pressure transmitter. The purge manifold permits introduction of a purging fluid to evacuate the passageways of the purge manifold and force the process fluid at least towards the taps of the source of process fluid. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146799 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A PROCESS FLUID STREAM AND POSITIONER - In a method or system for controlling a process fluid stream within an industrial process plant, a pump is provided in series with a control valve having an associated positioner to control the fluid stream. A required fluid passage quantity for the process fluid stream is set by positioning the control valve with the positioner into a respective valve position and capturing an actual position of the valve. A physically sensible actual property value related to passage of the process fluid through the control valve is determined. The actual property value as well as the actual valve position are evaluated by an evaluation routine with respect to a predetermined optimization parameter specific to the valve with its associated positioner. If a deviation occurs from the optimization parameter, a pump drive value for the pump and control valve position drive value for the valve positioner are tuned to each other in such a way that the optimization parameter is approached. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146800 | DOMESTIC WATER RECYCLING APPARATUS AND FLUID CONTAMINATION DETECTION SYSTEM THEREFOR - A domestic water recycling system using a combination of an optical detector to detect certain smaller sized (non-filtered) contaminants and a filter to remove larger sized (filtered) contaminants provides an efficient wastewater recycling system. Optical detection of contaminants determines whether water is discharged or filtered and recycled. The optical detection system can use several discrete optical wavelengths that are passed through the fluid, and can determine a relative presence of the contaminants based on the resulting wavelength response. A recycling shower using optical detection, an electronically actuated directional device and pump and a controller allows for automatic recycling or discharging of water without requiring user input. The system may include a turbulence reduction baffle in a collection chamber, and a disinfection unit for the recycled water. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146801 | INJECTION ADDITIVES INTO CLOSED SYSTEMS - A method for introducing additives into a closed system though a high pressure side service port is disclosed. In a first example, a method of introducing an additive into a closed system is disclosed comprising the steps of connecting a fluid flow path with the high pressure side service port of a closed system and transporting the additive from a fluid reservoir through the fluid flow path into the high pressure side service port of the system. The method may further comprise purging the closed system prior to introducing the additive into the system. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146802 | WATER INTAKE STRUCTURE - Water intake structures for power plants and other industrial facilities may include an inflow channel, a deep well, an outflow channel, and an intake channel. These structures include a fish screen, such as a wedge-wire screen or the like, positioned between the deep well and the intake channel to separate fish, fish larvae and fish eggs from water supplied to the intake channel from the deep well. One or more circulating or sweep flow pumps are positioned proximate an outlet of the outflow channel. The sweep flow pumps are used to maintain a sweep flow through the deep well of the intake structure to help sweep fish, fish larvae and fish eggs away from the fish screen and into the outflow channel. The screens are provided in multiple embodiments to include symmetrical shaped bars or wires, and asymmetric shaped bars or wires. One configuration of the asymmetric shaped bars or wires includes a trailing edge protrusion that creates centrifugal forces in the flow of water to enhance separation of particles from the water stream. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146803 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL OFFSHORE BASE WITH LIQUID DISPLACEMENT SYSTEM - A liquid displacement system includes a storage tank, a volume of a first gas, and a volume of a second gas. The storage tank has at least one water ballast compartment to store water and at least one liquid storage compartment to store liquid and is configured symmetrically. A pump module may also be coupled to the storage tank. The pump module has at least one pair of loading pumps operating substantially at equal mass flow rate to displace the water with the liquid, and at least one pair of offloading pumps operating substantially at equal mass flow rate to displace the liquid with the water. Also, a gas valve module may be coupled to the storage tank to control pressure of the first gas and the second gas in the storage tank. The first gas is natural gas or inert gas. The second gas is natural gas. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146804 | FLUID OPERATED ACTUATOR SYSTEM - An actuation system ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110146805 | Flow control device and flow control method - A water flow control device ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110146806 | Method and device for reducing water friction on the hull of a ship - The invention relates to a method for reducing water friction on the hull of a ship, particularly a canal boat, in which a gas is introduced between the hull and the surrounding water below the water level. The inventive method is characterized in that the gas is introduced into the water in an upper area of the hull close to the water level and that, when the ship is in motion with a resulting water flow along the hull, the introduced gas is guided aftwards into a lower lying area of the hull, particularly below the ship's bottom. The invention also relates to a device for reducing water friction on the hull of a ship. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146807 | Method for rinsing a fuel system of a gas turbine and associated fuel system - A method for flushing a section of a fuel system of a burner of a gas turbine is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a feed line for feeding fuel from a fuel source to the burner, providing a first feed point close to the burner and a second feed point remote from the burner in the feed line in each case for feeding a medium into the feed line, feeding the medium via the first feed point, and discharging, via the burner, the fuel which is in the feed line between the first feed point and the burner, and also feeding the medium via the second feed point, and discharging, via the first feed point, the fuel which is in the feed line between the second feed point and the first feed point. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146808 | Bi-Directional Valve with Cavity Pressure Relief - A valve operable to control flow between two adjacent pipe sections and having a system for relieving pressure from an enclosed cavity within the valve. The valve includes a first pressure port, a second pressure port, and a seal. When the valve is closed, the first pressure port is in fluid communication with one pipe section and the second pressure port in fluid communication with the enclosed cavity. The seal isolates the second pressure port from the first pressure port when fluid pressure within the enclosed cavity is less than a pre-selected valve and is displaceable to enable fluid communication between the second pressure port and the first pressure port when fluid pressure in the enclosed cavity is equal to or greater than the pre-selected value. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146809 | TAP FOR FLUIDS AND VALVE FOR USE IN SAID TAP - The invention relates to a tap ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110146810 | SEWAGE FLUSHING - A sewer flushing device | 2011-06-23 |
20110146811 | AIR RELEASE VALVE - The air release valve | 2011-06-23 |
20110146812 | THERMOSTATIC VALVE CONTROL STRUCTURE - A thermostatic valve control structure mainly has an axial movement element movable axially to control opening size of a hot water inlet and a cold water inlet. The axial movement element has a ceramic layer which has a smooth surface to reduce friction with a sealing ring. The ceramic layer provides advantages of resisting acid and alkali, less likely to accumulate water dregs, simpler structure and longer life span. Thus the total life span and durability of the thermostatic valve control structure can be enhanced. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146813 | TAMPER-RESISTANT VALVE AND CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT - A gas cylinder valve | 2011-06-23 |
20110146814 | ELBOW PLUG EXTERNAL SLEEVE VALVE - An elbow fluid flow valve exhibiting reduced flow loss and including a body having a specified shape and size and defining a short radius associated with an elbow shaped fluid passageway characterized by a first fluid flow inlet and a second fluid flow outlet. A cover secures over the valve body, and such that a generally sleeve shaped annulus is defined therebetween. A light-weight and linearly translatable sleeve is mounted exteriorly of the valve body and within the intermediately defined annulus. The sleeve is operable to be displaced between a first location permitting fluid flow to the outlet and a second location interrupting fluid flow. A control element is operably connected to a pair of access ports, in turn communicated with one or a pair of interior regions in communication with locations of the displaceable sleeve and, upon experiencing at least one of a pressure and flow disparity between valve inlet and outlet, facilitates displacement of the sleeve to the second (flow interrupting) location | 2011-06-23 |
20110146815 | FLUID VALVE ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a pressure controlling valve comprising a slidable spool ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110146816 | DEVICE FOR DISINFECTING A MOTOR VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a device ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110146817 | WASTEWATER VALVE ARRANGEMENT - The present invention relates to a wastewater valve arrangement. The valve arrangement includes a first receptacle for receiving a filter to filter wastewater. A second receptacle receives the filtered wastewater. A valve is provided for impeding the egress of filtered wastewater from the second receptacle. In one embodiment, the valve is configured to be normally open, and is configured to permit the release and ingress of air relative to the second receptacle. The valve may include a float that defines a recess. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146818 | Torque Indicator - Torque indicator markings incorporated with handwheel devices connected to actuators or valve assemblies provide visual indication of the amount of torque being applied to an actuator or valve assembly by the handwheel device. Tattletale torque indicators incorporated with a handwheel device further provide a persistent indication of the maximum amount of torque applied to an actuator or valve assembly connected to the handwheel device. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146819 | Substance Communicating Device with Mechanically Energized Connector System - Systems and components for providing or receiving a service through a service connector system. A first substance communicating device has a first service connector component and a first switch component. A second substance communicating device has a second service connector component operably actuatable by the first service connector component to permit the communication of a service between the first and second service connector components. One of the substance communicating devices further has a second switch component operably associated with the second service connector component, the second switch component being configured to be actuatable by the first switch component when the first service connector component is adjacent the second service connector component to selectively draw the first and second service connector components into engagement to permit the communication of the service between the substance communicating devices. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146820 | TRANSMISSION HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING AN ACCUMULATOR BYPASS VALVE ASSEMBLY - A system for providing pressurized hydraulic fluid includes a pump. A bypass valve assembly includes an inlet port in communication with the pump and an outlet port in communication with an accumulator. The pump and the accumulator are both in communication with a hydraulic control system that controls, lubricates, and cools a transmission of a motor vehicle. The bypass valve assembly has a valve moveable between at least a two positions. The bypass valve assembly is operable to bypass the accumulator when the vehicle is first started such that the pump charges the hydraulic control system before charging the accumulator. The accumulator provides pressurized hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic control system after vehicle start. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146821 | INSERTION FOR SINGLE-GRIP MIXING FAUCET WITH INCREASED COMFORT ANGLE - The invention relates to single-grip mixing faucet comprising a control unit with ceramic insertion piece, so-called cartridge, one side of the cartridge is connected to a footing, the other side to an operating arm, the cartridge comprising a fixed, stationary inlet disc one side of which is connected to one side of a movable control disc and the two discs forming together a plane sealing, and forming a mixing space at the same time the opposite side of the inlet disc is in connection with the footing, whereas at the opposite side of the control disc is in driving connection with a ceramic disc mover, which, in turn, is connected to the operating arm, further on the footing cold water inlet and hot water inlet and an outlet for water flowing out are arranged. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146822 | WATER DISCHARGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A water discharge management system for a water processing system is provided. The water processing system is connected to a first solution supply and to a second solution supply. A first multi-way valve is connected to a discharge outlet of the water processing system. A second multi-way valve is connected to the first multi-way valve and to a first water storage container. A third multi-way valve is connected to the second multi-way valve and to a second water storage container. The third multi-way valve is also connected to the first water supply. Additional water discharge management systems are also provided. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146823 | Control System - A fuel control system comprises a metering valve operable to control the flow of fuel between a supply line and a delivery line, a spill valve operable to control fuel flow within the supply line, a pressure raising valve connected to the delivery line, and a control servo valve movable between a thrust control mode in which it modifies the control of the spill valve to reduce the fuel flow delivered via the metering valve and an outlet of the pressure raising valve, and a windmill relight position in which it modifies the control of the pressure raising valve to allow fuel delivery through the outlet of the pressure raising valve at a reduced system pressure. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146824 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF A SHIFT CYLINDER - A control system for a pneumatically or hydraulically actuated shift cylinder of a transmission or transmission-related auxiliary drive output, namely, for controlling at least one valve associated with the shift cylinder, such that each shift position of the shift cylinder can be produced. The control system includes: a) devices of a first type with which valve requirements corresponding to a plurality of functions demanded from the shift cylinder can be calculated at the same time, or in parallel, for the valve; b) devices of a second type which logically link the valve requirements calculated for the valve individually for each valve so that, from the valve requirements calculated in parallel for the respective valve, the devices of the second type determine an effective control measure for the valve concerned. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146825 | CONDUIT CLOSURE - A conduit closure serving for the closure of a fluid conduit includes a closure element ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110146826 | DOSING DEVICE AND PROCEDURE FOR PLUGGING BRANCHES IN FLUID TRANSPORT CONDUITS BASED ON SAID EQUIPMENT - A device and a process reduce losses of fluid in transport conduits, caused by the installation of branches connected directly to conduits. The process includes injecting in the current of the fluid geometric elements of diverse materials and forms, in particular spheres, with densities similar to that of the fluid, by a special doser. The elements are circulated through the fluid, and because of hydraulic effects, the obstruction of the branches prevents or hinders extraction of the product. Recovery of the geometric elements at the end of the conduit uses a filter as a trap. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146827 | HIGHLY-DURABLE TUBE USABLE FOR MOVEMENT UNIT FOR ROTATION, FLEXION, AND THE LIKE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - This invention provides a tube having durability against harsh flexion, shrinkage, torsion, or the like and reduced slip resistance between tubes or upon contact with another member. Such tube is used for a product comprising a site at which a plurality of tubes are fixed at both ends and tied together with each other and/or in contact with another member, and the sites of fixation at the both ends are sites of motion at which reciprocal movement is repeated. Such tube is obtained via extrusion molding of a thermoplastic polyether ester elastomer and has a satin-finished outer surface. The invention also provides a method for preparing such tube. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146828 | Flexible duct and means of production - A helically formed flexible duct primarily directed to applications in ducted heating, ventilating and air conditioning, of three dimensions including a predetermined length, an inner diameter reinforced with a helically laminated wire member between self laminating substrate, an outwardly radial compartment formation constructed with strip portions of substrate material which form gaps to accommodate outwardly expanding radial dimensions and containing an insulating member, and an outer covering member delivered to a larger radial circumference at an applied circumferential speed exceeding the circumferential speed of the inner diameter substrate tube formation rate. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146829 | GARDEN HOSE WITH BACKBONE - An improved garden hose including an elongated generally cylindrical inner core being made of a first material, the inner core having an integrally formed backbone being made of a second material. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146830 | Shear Increasing System - A piping system employs a friction layer of windings, beads or pellets placed between insulation layers and/or on the outermost layer, that being the insulation layer if no jacket is employed or the jacket if it is employed. The windings, beads or pellets are wrapped or applied while the layer is uncured or warm so as to embed themselves into the surface and create a uneven, bumpy or undulating surface. The resulting product increases friction both internally and externally to better restrain or inhibit pipe movement in underground, marine, or subsea applications or provide restraint to the surrounding environment (earth, concrete, etc.). | 2011-06-23 |
20110146831 | Corrosion Resistant Oil Field Tubulars for Use as an Oilfield Screen and Other Products and Method of Application - A corrosion resistant waste-water disposal or chemical injection screen is fabricated from extruded, double cold pilgered N06625 or N07716 nickel alloy in a standard oilfield tubular length. After providing each end with a premium thread for a box and a pin end, and slotting the body of the well screen with slits no wider than 0.015 inches and no longer than 2.5 inches, the well screen is ready for deployment in a well. Other types of oilfield tubulars in standard OCTG lengths could be fabricated in the manner described herein. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146832 | PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING ULTRA-SOFT YARN AND FABRIC THEREOF - A process of manufacturing a ultra-soft yarn includes wrapping a roving material with a yarn by a low twist-multiplier of about 1˜4, wherein the roving material is drawn at a draw ratio preferably between 1 and 10, wherein the ultra-soft yarn has a fluffy structure, which can provide better softness, draping property, and hand feel to users. Fabric including the ultra-soft yarn is also provided. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146833 | OPERATING METHOD OF REINFORCING BAR BINDING MACHINE - An operation method of a reinforcing bar binding machine includes an initializing operation. During the initializing operation, a cutter of a wire cutting mechanism shuts off a wire passageway, a wire is fed by a wire feed mechanism while the wire passageway remains shut off, and the wire feed mechanism is stopped when a leading end of the wire butts against the cutter. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146834 | Wire Nut Driver Tool - A combination wire-nut driver tool configured with a long hollow shank with a flared tip containing two slots which securely grip a wire-nut for the purpose of positioning and tightening a pair of electrical wires. The combination wire-nut driver tool further includes an axial bore, through which an electrical wire can pass, and a removable handle-cap which can be converted to a small screwdriver. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146835 | AUTOMATED PHARMACY DRUG HANDLING AND PRESCRIPTION VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An intake to exit security system for high-volume pharmacies provides maximum security from tampering and assures accuracy. The system immediately assigns bar codes to shipments upon arrival and then tracks them through warehousing, bulk distribution, prescription dispensing and shipping to patients, hospitals and drugstores. Bar-coded lock neck devices secure bulk drug canisters to bar-coded dispensing machines at specified dispensing stations where the machines dispense drugs into pre-labeled prescription bottles according to prescription indicia on the labels. Bottles then undergo content analysis and certification before packaged and shipped to customers. A Ramon laser spectral analysis contrasts the bottle contents to a library of known spectral signatures of drugs, and the pharmacist is alerted to any detected difference. A simultaneously captured visual image of the pills enables the pharmacist visually to compare the contents to a library of known visual appearances of the drugs. Both analyses are recorded for prescriptions certified and forwarded to customers. Deviations are excised without disrupting flow of other prescriptions, and the system automatically reassigns an incorrectly filled prescription to another bottle which starts anew through the system. Full bottles of commonly used drugs and specialized containers for irregularly shaped objects, creams and ointments may be pre-filled and inventoried for later collation with prescription bottles at the packaging and shipping stage. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146836 | Piston setting device and method - A system comprises a piston setting device and a cartridge comprising a piston and a cartridge chamber which can be filled by a filling mass. The cartridge chamber further comprises a closeable outlet opening for the discharge of the filling mass whereby the filling mass is storable in said cartridge chamber when the outlet opening is closed and the piston is inserted into the cartridge chamber. The piston comprises a first piston part which rests in sealed manner against the cartridge wall and a second piston part, which forms venting valve comprising a valve plug together with the first piston part, wherein said valve plug opens when a pressure is exerted on the side of the piston opposite to the filling mass by a piston setting device. Furthermore a piston setting device is provided, wherein the piston setting device comprises a housing, a conduit arranged in said housing, said conduit having a first end and a second end, said first end comprising an attachment element connectable to a vacuum source and said second end comprising a plunger, said plunger being connectable to a valve plug of the piston for opening said valve plug when said piston setting device is attached to said piston. Furthermore the invention relates to a piston setting device and a method for setting a piston in a cartridge by means of said piston setting device. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146837 | COOLING DEVICE FOR STABILISING A CONTAINER STRUCTURE - The invention relates to an apparatus for filling containers, in particular bottles, comprising at least one transport device ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110146838 | BEVERAGE VENDING MACHINE - A beverage vending machine having a pickup compartment accessible from the outside and having a beverage mixing station; a beverage dispensing device having at least one outlet located at the mixing station in a fixed position facing the pickup compartment; a first member for feeding a cup into position beneath the outlet; and a second member which is movable, past the outlet and with respect to the first member, to and from a position separating the outlet from the pickup compartment. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146839 | INTERMITTENT ROTATING MACHINE FOR FILLING CAPSULES WITH PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS - In an intermittent rotating machine for filling capsules with pharmaceutical products, each capsule is opened in a respective pocket of a conveying wheel, is filled with a pharmaceutical product, is closed and is finally released from the pocket itself; a supporting block fitted above the conveying wheel defining an upper stopping device for stopping the capsules during the closing thereof, and further defining an upper diverting device for moving the capsules outside the conveying wheel, and supporting a sucking pneumatic device for cleaning the pockets. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146840 | INTERMITTENT ROTATING MACHINE FOR FILLING CAPSULES WITH PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS - An intermittent rotating machine for filling capsules with pharmaceutical products is provided with a conveying wheel having a plurality of pockets adapted to each receive and keep a respective capsule, and a hopper delimited by a bottom wall provided with a plurality of holes, each of which is obtained through the bottom wall to feed a powdery pharmaceutical product contained in the hopper within a respective capsule, and is closed at the bottom by a respective closing member vertically mobile between an opening position and a closing position of the hole. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146841 | INTERMITTENT ROTATING MACHINE FOR FILLING CAPSULES WITH PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS - An intermittent rotating machine for filling capsules with pharmaceutical products is provided with a conveying wheel having a plurality of pockets each defined by an upper seat adapted to receive and keep a cap of a relative capsule and by a lower seat placed beneath the upper seat to receive and keep a bottom of the capsule itself; each upper seat being radially mobile between an advanced position, wherein the upper seat is vertically aligned with the relative lower seat, and a retracted position, wherein the upper seat and the relative lower seat are vertically mutually offset. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146842 | INSTRUMENT FOR IMPERMANENT SEALED PERFORATION OF THIN-WALLED PACKAGING - An instrument for impermanent sealed perforation of thin-walled, hermetically sealed packaging. The instrument includes a longitudinally tapered needle and a septum with a hole. The underside of the septum is coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive. The hole through the septum is configured and arranged to permit unrestricted passage of the distal longitudinal end portion of the needle through the hole, while sealingly engaging the longitudinal midsection of the needle. The septum is incapable of sealing the hole through the septum after withdrawal of the needle from the hole. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146843 | INTERMITTENT ROTATING MACHINE FOR FILLING CAPSULES WITH PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS - An intermittent rotating machine for filling capsules with pharmaceutical products is provided with a conveying wheel having a group of pockets distributed according to at least two mutually parallel rows and a feeding device for feeding a capsule into each pocket; the feeding device having a hopper for containing the capsules, at least two rows of extraction channels of the capsules from the hopper, and a plurality of orienting channels adapted to transfer each capsule from the respective extraction channel to the relative pocket and each provided with at least two respective inlet portions, which are aligned to two extraction channels of two different rows, and are limited by respective bottom walls mutually parallel and distinct. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146844 | DUST COLLECTION ATTACHMENT - A dust collection attachment is disclosed that is adapted to be coupled to a base. A barrier coupled to the pan includes a plurality of bristles that create an opening to the pan between the base and the barrier in order to prevent debris generated by a tool from passing through the barrier, yet allowing passage of the tool through the barrier. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146845 | FLUX AND METHOD FOR THE REDUCTION OF OXIDE LAYERS ON METALLIC SURFACES - A flux for application on and for reduction of oxide layers on a metal surface. The flux includes potassium fluoride, sodium fluoride, remaining moieties of water and gelatin. The can also include a reactant comprising moieties of at least one of the compositions of zirconium fluoride, lithium fluoride, sodium fluoride, potassium cryolite and potassium aluminum fluoride (KaAlF | 2011-06-23 |
20110146846 | METHOD FOR CUTTING WITH GAS AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING WITH GAS - The object of the present invention is to provide a method for cutting with gas which uses a cutting tip including a preheating hole for forming a preheating flame with a fuel gas and an oxygen gas for preheating, and an oxygen gas hole for cutting a workpiece by injecting oxygen gas for cutting, and which can decrease an amount of hydrogen gas used by supply a fuel gas to the preheating hole, which is appropriate in both heating and cutting the workpiece, and an apparatus for cutting with gas, and the present invention provides an apparatus for cutting with gas ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110146847 | CHEMICAL CONVERSION TREATMENT LIQUID - A chemical conversion treatment liquid which can stably form a phosphate-type chemical conversion film on a steel material for a joint portion of an oil well steel pipe containing 0.5-13% Cr is developed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146848 | OXIDE-FORMING PROTECTIVE COATIGNS FOR NIOBIUM-BASED MATERIALS - Coatings suitable for use as protective oxide-forming coatings on Nb-based substrates exposed to high temperatures and oxidative environments. The coatings contain chromium and/or molybdenum, preferably contains silicon, and optionally contains niobium, titanium, hafnium, iron, rhenium, tantalum, and/or tungsten, which in combination form multiple intermetallic phases, which in combination form one or more intermetallic phases that promote the formation of a slow-growing oxide scale. Depending on the particular coating composition, the intermetallic phases may be: a silicon-modified Cr | 2011-06-23 |
20110146849 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A HIGH TENACITY METAL WIRE MATERIAL - A method of producing a high tenacity metal wire material having improved bending and torsional properties as well as high toughness and excellent fatigue resistance is provided without losing tenacity and elongation property. In the method, when a heat treatment is performed at a temperature range of 90-300° C. on a metal wire material of high-carbon steel containing 0.5-1.1% by mass of carbon atoms and having a processing strain of 2.5 or greater and tenacity of 3,000 MPa or greater, a relationship between heat treatment time t(s) and heat treatment temperature T(K) at said temperature range represented by the equation: 0.1≦Ln(t)−10100/T+20≦11 is satisfied. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146850 | Method for Producing A Steel Strip Having A Dual-Phase Microstructure - A method for producing semi-finished product, particularly steel strip, having a dual-phase microstructure and a tensile strength between 500 and 1000 MPa. Elements such as carbon and nitrogen which are interstitially dissolved in a ferritic matrix are bound by alloying elements such as Al, Mo, Nb, Ti and V which form carbide, nitride or carbonitride in order to adjust a microstructure of hard components such as martensite, bainite, carbide with low fractions of residual austenite in a ferritic matrix, which is substantially free from interstitially dissolved elements (IF character). | 2011-06-23 |
20110146851 | METHOD FOR GALVANNEALING STEEL MATERIALS - Method for use when galvannealing a steel material ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110146852 | HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A high-strength steel sheet has good ductility and stretch-flangeability and has a tensile strength (TS) of 980 MPa or more. The steel sheet contains 0.17%-0.73% C, 3.0% or less Si, 0.5%-3.0% Mn, 0.1% or less P, 0.07% or less S, 3.0% or less Al, and 0.010% or less N, in which Si+Al is 0.7% or more. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146853 | Titanium Alloy Microstructural Refinement Method and High Temperature, High Strain Rate Superplastic Forming of Titanium Alloys - A method for refining the microstructure of titanium alloys in a single thermomechanical processing step, wherein the titanium alloy comprises boron. In some embodiments, the method comprises the steps of first adding boron to the titanium alloy then subjecting the boron-containing titanium alloy to a thermomechanical processing step. Also provided is a method for achieving superplasticity in titanium alloys comprising the steps of selecting a boron-containing titanium alloy, determining the temperature and strain rate necessary to achieve beta superplasticity, and applying sufficient temperature and strain rate to the boron-containing titanium alloy to deform the alloy to the desired shape. Also provided methods of forming titanium alloy parts and the parts prepared by these methods. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146854 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING CONTOURED NEW AND NEAR-NET SHAPE TITANIUM PARTS - A system and method for shaping a net or near-net titanium part, the method comprising machining a piece of titanium into a titanium part having non-uniform thickness, heating the titanium part to a target temperature within a target temperature range between an auto-relief temperature of the titanium part and a minimum temperature required for super plastic forming of the titanium part, and lowering a die into the titanium part with sufficient force to shape the titanium part. The system for shaping the titanium part may comprise a multiple-axis machine, a die, electrical clamps, sensors, and a control system for adjusting heating temperatures based on information received from the sensors regarding the titanium part. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146855 | Cu-Mg-P based copper alloy material and method of producing the same - A copper alloy material includes, by mass %, Mg of 0.3 to 2%, P of 0.001 to 0.1%, and the balance including Cu and inevitable impurities. An area fraction of such crystal grains that an average misorientation between all the pixels in each crystal grain is less than 4° is 45 to 55% of a measured area, when orientations of all the pixels in the measured area of the surface of the copper alloy material are measured by an EBSD method with a scanning electron microscope of an electron backscattered diffraction image system and a boundary in which a misorientation between adjacent pixels is 5° or more is considered as a crystal grain boundary, and a tensile strength is 641 to 708 N/mm | 2011-06-23 |
20110146856 | Handbag with separate compartment - The present invention is a woman's handbag with a bottom, a single side, a second side and an inside wall to store one or more items, which can be a pair of woman's shoes or other woman's handbag related item or items. The woman's handbag has a separate compartment with a dividing member to store one or more items disposed on the bottom of the woman's handbag, a means for closing the separate compartment, a means for securing the separate compartment and a means for protecting the item while stored in the separate compartment to maintain a definitive shape for the separate compartment. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146857 | Personal Artifact Tethering Device - A personal artifact tethering device includes a casing having an open wrist-receiving area for allowing the casing to be worn as a bracelet on a person's wrist, the casing having an enclosed interior area. A reel is positioned inside the enclosed interior area and is movable between retracted and extended configurations. A spring connects the spring and casing and biases the reel to the retracted configuration. The tethering device includes a flexible tether having a first end coupled to the reel and a second end coupled to a hook, the tether passing through the enclosed interior area of the casing such that at least a portion of the hook is always outside the enclosed interior area, relatively less of the flexible tether being outside the enclosed interior area of the casing when the reel is at the retracted configuration. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146858 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR GOGGLES - A protective cover for goggles is described. The protective cover comprises three elements: a first fabric piece for covering the front part of a pair of goggles in a goggle assembly; a second fabric piece joined to the first fabric piece for further enveloping the rest of the goggle assembly, and an elastic band installed in the second fabric piece in a channel for securing the protective cover to the goggle assembly. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146859 | TIRE WITH COMPONENT CONTAINING CARBON NANOTUBES - The present invention is directed to a method of conducting static electricity in a pneumatic tire, comprising the steps of mixing a rubber compound comprising at least one diene based rubber, from 60 to 150 phr of precipitated silica, less than 40 phr of carbon black, and from 1 to 10 phr of carbon nanotubes having a length of at least 5 microns; forming a tire tread from the rubber compound; and including the tire tread in the tire; wherein the volume resistivity of the tire tread is less than 1×10 | 2011-06-23 |
20110146860 | PNEUMATIC TIRE WITH BUILT-IN INNERMOST ADHESIVE LAYER AND POST CURE APPLIED SEALANT - The present invention is directed to a cured pneumatic tire having a built-in innermost adhesive layer co-cured and thereby integral therewith and post tire cure applied sealant thereon. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146861 | LOW-RUNNING TEMPERATURE TYRE - A tyre for a wheel of a vehicle comprises a toroidal carcass provided with axially opposite sidewalls and beads for anchoring the tyre to a rim of the wheel, a tread band located crownwise on the carcass, comprising a surface with a plurality of hollows and grooves defining a raised tread pattern, and a belt structure interposed between the carcass and the tread band, axially extending between the sidewalls. The tread band comprises at least first and second circumferential axially-contiguous portions arranged to contact a road surface. The first portion is formed of a first composition comprising a reinforcing filler having at least 40%-by-weight carbon black and at least some white filler, the second portion is formed of a second composition comprising a reinforcing filler having at least 20%-by-weight white filler, and the first composition is different from the second composition. A difference of compositions between the at least first and second portions achieves a tyre operating temperature lower than a reference temperature. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146862 | LOW NOISE TIRE - This invention is a tire having a first shoulder tread and a second shoulder tread and at least one intermediate tread positioned between the first shoulder tread and the second shoulder tread such that the treads extend around the circumference of the tire and form grooves that extend around the circumference of the tire, the treads comprising reinforcing fibers aligned substantially parallel to each other and oriented in a manner to decrease tire tread noise. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146863 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - In a present invention, in a pneumatic tire | 2011-06-23 |
20110146864 | TIRE TREAD HAVING BALANCED STIFFNESS - A tire includes a first rib having a first circumferential shear stiffness, wherein the first rib has a first plurality of lugs. Each of the first plurality of lugs has a first length. The tire further includes a second rib having a second circumferential shear stiffness substantially equal to the first circumferential shear stiffness. The second rib has a second plurality of lugs, each of the second plurality of lugs having a second length different from the first length. Additionally, the first rib has a different number of lugs from the second rib. | 2011-06-23 |
20110146865 | Tire Stud Provided with Recesses Configured to Improve its Retention in the Tire | 2011-06-23 |