27th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100170823 | BOTTLE CRATE - A nestable crate for bottles which includes a floor member and first and second pairs of opposed sidewalls integrally formed with the floor member. Each sidewall includes a side band member which is defined by a centrally disposed upper edge and lower edge. The lower edge is spaced above the floor member by a predetermined distance to define a sidewall nesting area therebelow. The upper and lower edges each contoured downwardly to form a corner band portion having a corner upper edge and corner lower edge, wherein each nesting area matingly receives a corresponding side band member of a crate nested subjacent thereto. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170824 | CONTAINER - The container can be locked into a stack of containers. A container cover locks onto the top of a container base to define a sealed area for storage. Additionally, the bottom of a second container base can be locked onto the top of the cover of a first container. In this fashion, when closed containers are stacked, they form a locked stack that is more structurally rigid and therefore less precarious than a traditional, non-locked container stack. When not in use, the bases can be formed into a nested stack, and their covers can be locked together to form a locked cover stack. The locked cover stack can be locked to either the top or bottom of the nested base stack to form a rigid stack. In some embodiments, a cover can be turned upside down and its bottom face locked onto the bottom face of a base. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170825 | Merchandise Packaging and Display - A merchandise display is shipped in a compact package of limited longitudinal length complete with merchandise items pre-loaded in place, and selectively expanded for displaying the merchandise items at a point-of-purchase location wherein there is a shelf which makes available at the point-of-purchase location a predetermined longitudinal shelf length exceeding considerably the limited longitudinal length of the compact package. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170826 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES - Described herein are methods for cracking a biocrude, particularly catalytically cracking a biocrude that primarily includes olefmic hydrocarbons. Also described herein are compositions and methods of producing such compositions that are useful as fuels or fuel production feedstock. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170827 | Selective Cracking and Coking of Undesirable Components in Coker Recycle and Gas Oils - Undesirable gas oil components are selectively cracked or coked in a coking vessel by injecting an additive into the vapors of traditional coking processes in the coking vessel prior to fractionation. The additive contains catalyst(s), seeding agent(s), excess reactant(s), quenching agent(s), carrier(s), or any combination thereof to modify reaction kinetics to preferentially crack or coke these undesirable components that typically have a high propensity to coke. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention also provide methods to control the (1) coke crystalline structure and (2) the quantity and quality of volatile combustible materials (VCMs) in the resulting coke. That is, by varying the quantity and quality of the catalyst, seeding agent, and/or excess reactant the process may affect the quality and quantity of the coke produced, particularly with respect to the crystalline structure (or morphology) of the coke and the quantity & quality of the VCMs in the coke. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170828 | HYDROCRACKING CATALYST AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FUEL BASE MATERIAL - Provided is a catalyst for hydrocracking a paraffinic hydrocarbon which provides satisfactorily high cracking activity and middle fraction yield as well as the low pour point of the fuel base material (the middle fraction) all together. The catalyst of the present invention comprises a USY zeolite derived from NaY used as the raw material and having a peak intensity of 30 or lower, appearing on the 111 surface upon X-ray diffraction, and a noble metal of Group VIII of the periodic table. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170829 | POLYALKYL SUCCINIC ANHYDRIDE DERIVATIVES AS ADDITIVES FOR FOULING MITIGATION IN PETROLEUM REFINERY PROCESSES - The present invention provides a method for reducing fouling, including particulate-induced fouling, in a hydrocarbon refining process including the steps of providing a crude hydrocarbon for a refining process; adding at least one polyalkyl succinic anhydride derivative additive disclosed herein. The additive can be complexed with a boronating agent, such as boric acid, to yield a boron-containing polyalkyl succinic anhydride derivative. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170830 | Mitigation of top of catalyst bed fouling - This invention relates to reactors with mitigation of fouling-related pressure buildup, the reactors having a reactor bed containing at least one catalyst layer through which reactants flow. The mitigation of fouling which occurs at the top of the reactor bed is accomplished by using at least one blowback ring located near the top of the reactor bed. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170831 | A MAILPIECE CONVEYOR DEVICE WITH SERVOCONTROL ON REJECT RATE - A device for conveying flat articles, in which device the flat articles are moved in series while being at a pitch one from the next that is normally constant, includes a synchronization device for compensating for a certain amount of variation in said pitch. This device includes:
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20100170832 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF SCREENING FOR INDIVIDUAL BALLS - A device and a method of screening for individual balls are provided. The device for screening for individual balls has a supply device, a slope, and a recovering part jointed to a gas-tight chamber, and has a pressure reducing device for decompressing and maintaining the pressure of the gas-tight chamber lower than 1000 Pa in the gas-tight chamber. The supply device is used for supplying the balls, the slope is used for enabling the balls to roll down, and the recovering part is used for recovering the balls from the slope. Further, the method for screening for individual balls includes supplying the balls from the supply device to the slope, rolling the balls down the slope, screening for the balls according to the speed is difference and/or the direction difference of the balls, and recovering the balls in the recovering part, in the gas-tight chamber with the pressure below 1000 Pa. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170833 | POWERED CARTRIDGES AND OTHER DEVICES WITHIN HOUSINGS - The present invention describes a system and method for supplying electrical power to a device, such as a filter element, located within a housing. In one embodiment, a conductive coil is embedded into the housing base, and a second coil is embedded into the filter element. Current is then passed through the coil in the housing base. Through induction, a current is created in the second coil in the filter element, in much the same way as a transformer functions. This inductive field may interfere with the operation of the various electronic functions, such as communications, sensing or other activities. To overcome this issue, an energy storage component, such as a capacitor, is included in the filter electronics. In this way, the power generated by the inductive field can be stored, and used when the inductive field is no longer present. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170834 | Portable fluid filtration device - Portable apparatus, systems and methods for the selective removal of contaminants from a fluid medium through the use of hollow fiber media (“HFM”). Apparatus embodiments include a housing defining an inlet portion, an outlet portion and a chamber fluidly coupled there between for receiving hollow fiber media, in either bulk or cartridge form, wherein the media is hydrophilic and/or hydrophobic. Passive, i.e., gravity fed or active, i.e., mechanically pressurized versions are disclosed. Apparatus may further include user reversible/replaceable check valves, a receptacle fitting adaptor to allow the use of a variety of receiving containers with a single filtration device, and configurations wherein at least 80% of a maximum flow rate through the filter can be achieved when an inlet fluid pressure is about 0.2 bar. A buoyant pre-filter with an optional hydrophilic filter element may also be used to establish a system. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170835 | Water Purification System And Method - The invention concerns a hydraulic connector ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100170836 | Wastewater Vent Gas Adsorption Filter - The objective of the unit | 2010-07-08 |
20100170837 | GUTTER FILTER - A rain gutter filter apparatus and method utilize a filter element of a reticulated foam material adapted for insertion into a gutter having an open top defining a top width of the gutter. The filter element has a flat top surface with a width substantially matching the top width of the gutter, a bottom surface having a width less than the top width of the filter element, and front and rear surfaces extending upward from the bottom surface of the filter element to thereby form a front and a rear open passage for water on front and rear sides of the bottom surface of the filter element when the filter element is installed into the gutter. The reticulated foam material of the filter element has a composition that is flame resistant, germicidal, mold resistant, and resistant to degradation by exposure to ultraviolet rays. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170838 | Vessel for Magnetically Treating A Fluid - A vessel for magnetically treating a fluid is generally cylindrical, having an open end and a bottom end closed by a wall; and a magnet disposed at the bottom wall of the vessel. The fluid may be a beverage in a container such as a bottle or a can which fits into the open top end of the vessel. Or, the vessel may hold the fluid. The vessel may be formed of plastic or neoprene. The magnet may be a neodymium magnet in the form of a disc. The magnet may be disposed in the vessel with its north pole facing up, may be removable so that its orientation can be changed, may be disposed on an interior or exterior surface of a bottom wall of the vessel, and may be embedded in the bottom wall. The vessel may function as a bottle holder, a cup holder, or a cup. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170839 | Water bottle with filter - A disposable and recyclable water bottle formed of a non-toxic plastic composition includes a flexible sidewall, a neck with an open top and cap, and an open bottom end. A filter cartridge is received within the open bottom and contains activated carbon sandwiched between 0.7 to 50 microns filtration membranes, all contained between upper and lower perforated plates. A lower portion of the filtration cartridge provides a filling chamber for receiving a flow of unfiltered water on to the lower perforated plates for passage through the filter. An arrangement of slots in the walls of the filling chamber allows a portion of the flowing water to bypass the filter in order to prevent overflow when filling the bottle. A cap containing internal screw threads attaches to the external screw threads of the open bottom end, sealing the interior of the bottle. Once sealed, the contained water is allowed to move around in a fluid motion between the interior of the bottle and the filling chamber. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170840 | COLLAPSIBLE COLANDER & BOWL - A collapsible container consists of three parts: a rigid top rim, a flexible center band, and a rigid base. This combination of sections allows the container to easily collapse to about one-third of its original height. The container is also quite stable when expanded and is self-supporting. In various embodiments of the invention, for example, the upper rim may be expandable, the base may include holes or mesh to serve as a colander or strainer, or the base may be configured as a tube to function as a funnel. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170841 | Filter assembly, valve assembly, and water purifying system having the same - A water purifying system having a bypass path supplies raw water to an outlet when a filter assembly is separated from a valve assembly. The water purifying system includes a valve assembly having a valve cover with an inlet and an outlet, and a head member moved up and down within the valve cover to form an inflow path and an outflow path, and a filter assembly removably connected to the valve assembly and mounted with a filter. When the filter assembly is connected to the valve assembly through a linear motion, the filter assembly advances the head member so that a fluid flown in through the inlet is guided to the outlet passing through the filter. When the filter assembly is separated from the valve assembly, the head member is retreated so that the fluid flown through the inlet is guided to the outlet bypassing the filter. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170842 | Exchangeable Filter Insert - The invention concerns a filter insert ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100170843 | COMPOSITION FOR POLYURETHANE RESIN FORMATION, SEALING MATERIAL, AND HOLLOW-FIBER MEMBRANE MODULE - A polyurethane resin forming composition comprising: a main agent (A) containing an isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer obtained by reacting an isocyanate group-containing compound (a1) with a polyfunctional polyether polyol (b1) having a specific molecular weight distribution obtained by the use of a compound having a functional group number of 8 as an initiator; and a curing agent (B) containing a castor oil-modified polyol (b2) obtained from castor oil and/or a castor oil fatty acid and a trimethylolalkane. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170844 | APPRATUS FOR HYDROCARBON REMOVAL - A hydrocarbon removal apparatus includes a plurality of fibers and a backing substrate. Each of the plurality of fibers includes a proximal end and a distal end. Each proximal end is secured to the backing substrate. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170845 | WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE PHOSPHORUS AND MAGNESIUM STRIPPING PROCESS AND STRUVITE PRODUCTION SYSTEM - A method of treating a mixture of microorganisms with readily biodegradable carbon compounds (RBCs) in the form of one or more volatile fatty acids (VFAs), by first inducing the mixture microorganisms to release phosphorus and magnesium which is then tapped o as the mixture is thickened, to produce a phosphorus/magnesium-nch liquid and a phosphorus/magnesium-reduced treated mixture This treated mixture is placed in an anaerobic digester where ammonia is formed, but combines very little with phosphorus or magnesium Next the high-ammonia mixture is dewatered to produce an ammonia-rich liquid, which is combined with the phosphorus and magnesium-rich liquid and reacted to form struvite In one preferred embodiment, VFAs are formed in situ via an upstream unified fermentation and thickening (UFAT) process and added to the waste sidestream to strip phosphorus and magnesium found therein In another preferred embodiment a usable struvite product is harvested. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170846 | WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - Disclosed is a system for treating wastewater. The system includes a microorganism clad structure positioned in a body of wastewater such that the microorganism clad structure is at least partially submerged in the body of wastewater. The apparatus also includes an aeration device, such as a propeller-type, surface mounted aeration device, supplying a horizontal flow of oxygenated water to the microorganisms attached to the microorganism clad structure such that the microorganisms may carry out a biological process. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170847 | MEMBRANE CLEANING USING AN AIRLIFT PUMP - A membrane module ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100170848 | System and Method for Removing a Cryporotectant from a Liquid - A system for removing cryoprotectant from a cryoprotectant-containing liquid stored a container comprises a cryoprotectant removal device that receives the cryoprotectant-containing liquid and a cryoprotectant-free dialysate liquid and that is operable to transfer cryoprotectant to the dialysate liquid. A differential conductivity device is arranged to continuously measure the difference in conductivity between dialysate liquid entering the device and dialysate liquid that has received cryoprotectant transferred by the dialyzer discharged from the device. A controller is operable to control the flow of the liquids through the device in response to the measured difference in conductivity, and particularly to stop the flow of the cryoprotectant-containing liquid when the measured differential conductivity indicates that the cryoprotectant has been substantially removed from the liquid. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170849 | BUFFERED COMPOSITIONS FOR DIALYSIS - Acid concentrates, and dialysate compositions prepared therefrom, contain citric acid and an effective amount of a buffering agent selected from acetate and/or lactate. The buffering agent allows a physiologically acceptable amount of citrate to maintain the desired pH of the dialysate. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170850 | FILTER DEVICE, PREFERABLY A HOLLOW FIBER DIALYSER WITH CURLED HOLLOW FIBERS - The invention relates to a filter device, preferably for hemodialysis, that consists of a cylindrical filter housing and a bundle of curled hollow fibers. The bundle is arranged in the filter housing. According to the invention, the curled hollow fibers are provided with an essentially sinusoidal texture and a wavelength that is defined by means of certain limits. The invention also relates to a curled hollow fiber and a method for filling a hollow fiber dialyser. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170851 | MEMBRANE STRUCTURES AND THEIR PRODUCTION AND USE - A method is provided for forming zeolite membranes in internal surfaces of a plurality of conduits in a cylindrical porous ceramic monolith, the conduits extending from one end of the monolith to the other and being disposed in a single annulus, said method including a step of: flowing a pre-treatment liquid ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100170852 | Method and Device for Gravity Flow Chromatography - The invention provides gravity chromatographic columns for the purification of a material (e.g., a biological macromolecule, such as a peptide, protein or nucleic acid) from a sample solution, as well as methods for making and using such columns. The columns typically include a bed of media positioned above a bottom frit or between a bottom and top frit. In some embodiments, the columns employ modified pipette tips as column bodies. In some embodiments, the columns employ modified plates or racks as column bodies. In some embodiments, the invention provides methods and devices for gel filtration, desalting, buffer exchange, ion exchange, ion-pairing, normal phase and reverse phase chromatography. In some embodiments, the invention provides multiplexing gravity flow chromatography on a liquid handling robotic system. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170853 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT - The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods for the treatment of wastewater. A system in accordance with one particular embodiment may include a vacuum filter band system configured to receive a saturated ion exchange resin tank and to apply a water rinse to the resin to generate a resin slurry. The vacuum filter band system may further include a vacuum filter band configured to receive the resin slurry. The vacuum filter band system may also be configured to generate a mixed metal solution. The system may further include a metal specific purification system including a plurality of purification units configured to receive a continuous flow of the mixed metal solution, each of the purification units configured to target a particular metal from the mixed metal solution. Numerous other embodiments are also within the scope of the present disclosure. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170854 | Sludge Dewatering and Drying - Methods, apparatus and systems for dewatering and drying the dewatered sludge. Sludge pumped into the sludge dewatering apparatus is mixed in-line with a pre-measured quantity of polymers to agglomerate solids entrained in the sludge. The agglomerated sludge is routed to a filtration station comprising filtration chambers. The filtration chambers are fitted with industry standard filter bag. The agglomerated sludge is subjected to dewatering in the filter bags and the dewatered sludge is subsequently compacted, dried and discarded. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170855 | MODIFICATION OF PRECIPITATE MORPHOLOGY AND SETTLING CHARACTERISTICS IN ACID CONDITIONS - The current invention relates to the modification of precipitate formed from an acidic slurry or solution resulting in decreased settling times and final solids bed volumes. The current invention uses an aqueous synthetic mixture comprising a phosphate, phosphonate, anionic polymer, anionic/cationic polymer blend or combinations thereof in the slurry and/or solution to improve clarification of the process stream. The claimed invention has a significant effect on precipitate morphology consequently improving settling characteristics and allowing for superior solid-liquid separation and process throughput. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170856 | IMPROVEMENT SEPARATION OF SOLIDS FROM LIQUIDS BY THE USE OF QUICK INVERTING AND DISPERSING FLOCCULANTS - This invention is directed to methods for quickly inverting and dispersing a flocculant in a digestion process prior to the production of an aqueous slurry to achieve settlement of solids and clarification of the slurry water. In particular, this invention relates to methods for quickly inverting a flocculant-containing emulsion in-line without significantly destabilizing the emulsion. The methods comprise dosing water with at least one water-in-oil emulsion containing at least one of a flocculant polymer and a hydrophilic surfactant and subjecting the water and emulsion to a high shear, turbulent reverse flow, such that the combination of the surfactant and shear synergistically inverts the emulsion, so the flocculant may be directly injected. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170857 | Apparatus for filtering and/or conditioning and/or purifying a fluid such as water - An apparatus for filtering water has a valve head and a filtration/purification canister removably mountable thereon. Connecting the canister to the valve head automatically opens a check valve in the valve head to permit water to flow from the valve head into and through the canister, and then back to and through the valve head to an outlet port. Disconnecting the canister from the valve head automatically closes the check valve, stopping the flow of water. A bypass valve is provided in the valve head to permit a sanitizing solution to flow through the valve head and along the lines of the water distribution system to sanitize the system, while bypassing the canister. The outlet port may be directly connected to an appliance that uses water, to eliminate possible contamination that may occur when water is brought indirectly from the outlet port to the appliance instead. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170858 | CARTRIDGE AND CENTRIFUGE HAVING A CARTRIDGE - The invention relates to a cartridge ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100170859 | SAND SCREW DRYER - An apparatus and process for separating drilling fluid from drill cuttings are disclosed. The separations are performed in a drying auger unit, including: an inclined housing having side walls joined by a bottom and having an inlet end and an outlet end; at least one inlet for feeding a cuttings slurry to the inlet end; a helical auger located in the housing for transporting drill cuttings from the inlet end of the housing to the outlet end of the housing, and a drive for rotating the auger, an elevated pan disposed in and extending the length of the housing and having an arcuate cross section with a radius greater than a radius of the helical auger, wherein the pan is disposed proximate at least a lower quadrant of the helical auger; the housing further comprising a liquid recovery zone adjacent to the pan for transporting drilling fluids, separated from the drill cuttings during transport along the pan by the helical auger, to a liquid collection zone disposed adjacent to the inlet; an outlet for recovering drilling fluids from the liquid collection zone; and at least one fluid inlet nozzle for injecting a fluid into the liquid recovery zone to facilitate transport of any solids in the liquid recovery zone to the liquid collection zone; and at least one outlet for recovering drill cuttings having a reduced content of drilling fluids. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170860 | Rack Body with Engaging Mechamism - Disconnected slits are disposed between one end of at least one of the first and the second side plates coupled to a retaining pin and a bottom plate of a rack body with an engaging mechanism to form a free end thereby allowing an operation of an insertion of the retaining pin into or a separation thereof from the screw hole to be more convenient by offsetting the free end outward to lengthen a distance between the two opposite retaining pins. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170861 | ROUND TABLE STORAGE RACK - A storage rack for round tables having foldable legs, that maintains each table in a vertical position, includes a base fabricated from first and second parallel pairs of tubing sections which are welded together to form a rectangular arrangement. The rim of a round table positioned vertically on the base makes contact with both tubing sections of the first pair, which are spaced apart a distance calculated to maintain the lowermost point of the rim above the level of the floor on which the base rests. A horizontally disposed bar having a welded notched plate welded thereto is supported at each end by a vertical support post, which is secured to one of the tubing sections of the second pair. The notched plate has a number of equally-spaced, downward-facing notches, each of which is sized to receive the rim of a single round table. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170862 | Cue Holder - A cue holder includes a shelf having a major surface configured to be mounted facing upward. The shelf includes an opening extending through the shelf from the major surface to another major surface in a direction perpendicular to the major surfaces. The opening also extends from an outside perimeter. The opening is configured to receive a cue through the opening extending from the outside perimeter. The shelf is configured to support the entire weight of the received cue within the opening. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170863 | Cue Holder - A cue holder includes a shelf having a major surface configured to be mounted facing upward. The shelf includes an opening extending through the shelf from the major surface to another major surface in a direction perpendicular to the major surfaces. The opening also extends from an outside perimeter. The opening is configured to receive a cue through the opening extending from the outside perimeter. The shelf is configured to support the entire weight of the received cue within the opening. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170864 | Drawer Partition Kit - A drawer partition kit is described. The drawer partition kit comprises at least one partition board and a partition rack. The partition rack, applied in a drawer having a space, has a U-shaped space for storing things. The U-shape space has a size. The partition rack has slots under the U-shaped space for positioning the partition board and for reducing the size of the U-shaped space. The partition board has a first side plate for being positioned and has a vertical plate capable of being moved to change the space of the drawer. A plurality of such partition racks may be connected with each other. The materials of the partition rack may alternatively be metals or other materials having excellent weather-resistance and supporting forces. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170865 | Structural members for forming various composite structures - Structural members widely adaptable for use to build various composite structures and assemblies having horizontal and vertical supports, such as columns, beams and rails, are shown and described. The composite structural members include a longitudinal channel having a web and first and second legs. Each leg includes a plane that extends from a side of the web and is inclined relative to the web, and a cylinder is located at an edge of the leg that is spaced from the web. Various fittings can be used to engage at least one of the cylinders of the channel to fix the channel in position relative to a second, third and/or fourth channel to form the column, beam or rail. Further, select brackets can be used to attach together columns, beams and rails of the assembly. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170866 | Artificial Nipple - An artificial baby-feeding nipple including a substantially solid nipple portion with one or more ducts formed therethrough for conveying fluids through the nipple. The nipple is radially compressible so as to prevent passage of fluids through the one or more ducts when so compressed through use of a material having a low durometer material. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170867 | PACKAGING CONTAINER AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - There is provided a packaging container which reserves an acidic beverage having a relatively high acidity and allows spore to remain properly without corrupting and the acidic beverage can be aseptically filled and reserved at a normal temperature with low cost without utilizing a container having high heat-proof property and expensive manufacturing equipment. An interior of a container | 2010-07-08 |
20100170868 | SPIN-ON SPACER MATERIALS FOR DOUBLE- AND TRIPLE-PATTERNING LITHOGRAPHY - Novel double- and triple-patterning methods are provided. The methods involve applying a shrinkable composition to a patterned template structure (e.g., a structure having lines) and heating the composition. The shrinkable composition is selected to possess properties that will cause it to shrink during heating, thus forming a conformal layer over the patterned template structure. The layer is then etched to leave behind pre-spacer structures, which comprise the features from the pattern with remnants of the shrinkable composition adjacent the feature sidewalls. The features are removed, leaving behind a doubled pattern. In an alternative embodiment, an extra etch step can be carried out prior to formation of the features on the template structure, thus allowing the pattern to be tripled rather than doubled. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170869 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC HEAD - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a perpendicular recording magnetic head, more particularly, to a method for manufacturing a main magnetic pole film with a wrap-around structure. After the main magnetic pole film with a body portion of a large plane area and a write magnetic pole portion continuous with the body portion and elongated in a plane area is formed on one face of a non-magnetic film, the one face of the non-magnetic film is etched. Then, it also includes the step of further etching the one face of the non-magnetic film with an undercut, which is caused by the etching around the body portion and beneath the write magnetic pole portion, being at least partially filling with an organic filler. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170870 | IMPRINT PROCESS OF THERMOSETTING MATERIAL - An imprint process of a thermosetting material is described, comprising: providing a mold including pattern structures, wherein convex portions and concave portions of the pattern structures are covered with a transferred material layer; providing a substrate, wherein a thermosetting material layer and a sacrificial layer cover the substrate in sequence; performing an imprint step to transfer the transferred material layer on the convex portions onto a first portion of the sacrificial layer; etching a second portion of the sacrificial layer and the underlying thermosetting material layer by using the transferred material layer as a mask; and performing a wet stripping step by using a stripper to completely etch the sacrificial layer and the overlying transferred material layer, wherein the stripper has a first etching rate and a second etching rate to the thermosetting material layer and the sacrificial layer respectively, and a ratio of the second etching rate to the first etching rate is greater than or equal to 30. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170871 | FINE PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A disclosed fine pattern forming method includes steps of: forming patterns made of a first photoresist film, arranged at a first pitch on a film; trimming the patterns made of the first photoresist film; depositing a protection film on the patterns made of the first photoresist film on the trimmed patterns made of the first photoresist film, the protection film being made of reaction products of an etching gas, thereby obtaining first patterns; forming other patterns made of a second photoresist film, arranged at a second pitch, on the protection film, the other patterns made of the second photoresist film being shifted by half of the first pitch from the corresponding patterns made of the first photoresist film; trimming the other patterns made of the second photoresist film into second patterns; and etching the film using the first patterns and the second patterns. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170872 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - The plasma processing apparatus includes: a processing container including a metal; an electromagnetic wave source outputting an electromagnetic wave; a dielectric plate facing an inner wall of the processing container and transmitting the electromagnetic wave, which is output from the electromagnetic wave source, into the processing container; and a groove formed in an inner surface of the processing container and functioning as a propagation disturbing portion. If a low frequency microwave is supplied, the propagation of a conductor surface wave can be suppressed by the groove. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170873 | Mountable, demountable and reuseable box - Mountable, demountable and reusable box, of those consisting of wood boards or any other similar material employing grooves on the boards and metal clamps, which can be inserted in said grooves for joining the boards to each other, forming straight dihedron, such that they are properly assembled. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170874 | VACUUM INSULATED SWITCHGEAR - A vacuum insulated switchgear comprising a vacuum container accommodating at least a pair of movable contacts and a pair of fixed contacts, wherein the movable contacts are capable of taking three positions, the switchgear being a double-break three-position type switch having breaking and disconnecting functions. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170875 | ARC RUNNER ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND METHOD INCORPORATING SAME - A circuit breaker includes a conductor, a fixed contact connected to the conductor, and an arc runner disposed on the conductor adjacent the fixed contact. The arc runner includes a first portion abutting the fixed contact and a second portion disposed in a recess of the circuit breaker housing. The arc runner is adapted to draw an arc from the fixed contact. A circuit breaker operating mechanism cooperates with a movable contact for opening and closing the fixed contact and the movable contact. An arc chute is adjacent the arc runner. A trip unit cooperates with the operating mechanism to trip open the fixed and movable contacts. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170876 | CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH SWITCHING GAS COOLING - A circuit breaker has at least one housing having at least one opening, and at least one pair of contacts located in the housing, the contacts of the pair of contacts being mobile in relation to each other for opening and closing an electric circuit. An open-pore metal foam ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100170877 | LASER SHOCK HARDENING METHOD AND APPARATUS - There is provided an improved laser shock hardening method and apparatus which can eliminate spattering of a liquid and waving of the liquid surface upon laser irradiation, and can stably irradiate a workpiece with a laser beam. Thus, the present invention provides in a laser shock hardening method for carrying out surface processing of a workpiece in contact with a liquid by irradiating through the liquid the surface of the workpiece with a pulsed laser beam intermittently emitted from a laser irradiation device, the improvement comprising: providing a solid transparent to the wavelength of the laser, serving as an entrance window to the surface of the liquid; allowing the liquid to be present in the light path of the laser beam between the solid and the surface of the workpiece; and allowing the laser beam to enter through the solid and irradiating through the liquid the surface of the workpiece with the laser beam, thereby shock-hardening the surface of the workpiece. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170878 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIR OF COMPONENTS - A method is disclosed including operations for repairing a component. The method includes providing a component including one of titanium and a titanium alloy, providing a laser deposition device, and providing a shielding means that ensures an oxygen content remains below a first threshold and that a water vapor content remains below a second threshold in a target area of the component. The method further includes depositing a metal material on the component, where the depositing includes operating the deposition device along a tool path including a plurality of tool passes, wherein the tool path further comprises a deposition device velocity specification, a laser power specification, and a specified delay time between each of the plurality of tool passes. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170879 | SEAM WELDING METHOD AND SEAM WELDING APPARATUS - The seam welding apparatus welds a workpiece held by a robot while delivering the workpiece between a pair of electrode rolls. The seam welding apparatus includes a load cell mounted on the robot, for detecting a load imposed along a Y direction which is perpendicular to a pressing direction Z along which the electrode rolls press the workpiece at a weld point and a delivering direction X along which the robot delivers the workpiece at the weld point, a robot controller and an arithmetic unit, a turning mechanism for turning the electrode rolls about the pressing direction Z, and a control device for controlling the turning mechanism to operate depending on the magnitude of the load in the Y direction detected by the load cell. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170880 | CAPACITOR CHARGE AND DISCHARGE CIRCUIT FOR FASTENER WELDING - A capacitor discharge (CD) fastener welding circuit including: an input voltage source; a rectifier bridge of diodes receiving the input voltage source; at least two capacitor charge switches linked with the rectifier bridge; at least one capacitor linked with the at least two capacitor charge switches; and at least two capacitor discharge switches linked with the capacitor and to welding output terminals. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170881 | System and Method of Computing the Operating Parameters of a Forge Welding Machine - A method for setting the operating frequency of a forge welding machine for a preferred width of the of the heat affected zone during a forge weld. A computer program executes a self-tuning routine to determine the operating frequency in response to an inputted value of a preferred width of the heat affected zone. The operating power setting for the forge welding machine may also be determined in combination with the operating frequency in response to an inputted value of weld temperature. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170882 | SYSTEM FOR SECURING A DEICER TO A GUARD - A deicing system includes a heating element configured to impart heat to water within a water-retaining structure, a guard configured to prevent the heating element from abutting surfaces of the water-retaining structure, and a securing spring that securely fastens the heating element to the guard. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170883 | HAIRDRESSING APPARATUS - Hairstyling appliance comprising a grasping means ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100170884 | Wafer Heating Apparatus and Semiconductor Manufacturing Apparatus - A wafer heating apparatus which is capable of quickly cooling by improving the cooling rate of the heater section is provided. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170885 | FOOD HEATERS WITH REMOVABLE ROLLERS - Food heating devices and methods of removing one or more rollers from food heating devices are disclosed herein. An embodiment of a food heating device configured in accordance with the present disclosure includes a base structure, a food rotating system, a food heating system, and a plurality of rollers. One end of a roller can be left unsupported, either by separating a sidewall of the base structure or by separating an insert from the sidewall. In turn, an opposite end of the roller can be disconnected from the food rotating system, and the roller can be displaced axially with respect to the food heating system, which remains fixed relative to base structure. Accordingly, the roller(s) can be removed, cleaned separately, and subsequently reinstalled or replaced with respect to the base structure. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170886 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL CONDUCTING POLYMER STRUCTURES - The present invention includes the use of conducting polymers as sensors in distributed sensing systems, as sensors and operating elements in multifunctional devices, and for conducting-polymer based multifunctional sensing fabrics suitable for monitoring humidity, breath, heart rate, blood (location of wounds), blood pressure, skin temperature, weight and movement, in a wearable, electronic embedded sensor system, as examples. A fabric comprising conducting polyaniline fibers that can be used to distribute energy for resistive heating as well as for sensing the fabric temperature is described as an example of a multifunctional sensing fabric. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170887 | CONNECTOR FOR HEATER - A connector for incorporation into a heater system for inlet struts includes a body having a tapered forward end and an opposite rear end. A plurality of forward electrical terminals are formed on the outer surface of the tapered end. A plurality of rearward electrical terminals are formed on the rear end of the body. The rearward electrical terminals are in electrical connection with the forward electrical terminals. The forward electrical terminals on the tapered end are in electrical contact with a plurality of electrical contacts connected to heating elements formed in a heating mat. The heating mat entirely envelops the connector. The heater mat is formed within a substantially rigid outer shell. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170888 | MICRO HEATER, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME AND ENVIRONMENT SENSOR USING THE SAME - Provided is a micro heater, which includes an elastic thin film formed by sequentially depositing a first silicon oxide layer, a silicon nitride layer and a second silicon oxide layer, a heating part, a heat spreading structure and a heating part electrode, which are patterned on the elastic thin film, and an insulating layer formed on the heating part, the heat spreading structure and the heating part electrode. Here, the heat spreading structure is perpendicularly connected to the heating part at a connection portion. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170889 | Heated planar element and method for its attachment - A double-sidedly bondable planar element which has an electrical contacting layer via which it is self-regulatingly intrinsically heatable and at the same time has a high flexibility. The particular features of this planar element are that the planar element in the storage condition is adhesive on one side only, and is therefore particularly easy to handle, and that, on bonding, the adhesive passes through cutouts in the contacting layer, and the planar element thus becomes double-sidedly bondable. The invention further provides a method for the bonding of this planar element, including as a key step the passage of the adhesive through the cutouts in the contacting layer, thus turning a single-sidedly adhesive planar element into a double-sidedly adhesive planar element. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170890 | Carbon nanotube heater - This disclosure is related to a heater. The heater includes a hollow supporter, at least one linear carbon nanotube composite structure and at least two electrodes connected to the at least one carbon nanotube composite structure. The at least one linear carbon nanotube composite structure is disposed on a surface of the hollow supporter. The at least one linear carbon nanotube composite structure includes a matrix and a linear carbon nanotube structure. The linear carbon nanotube structure includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined by van der Waals attractive force therebetween. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170891 | Carbon nanotube heater - A planar heater includes a planar supporter, two electrodes and a heating element. The heating element is supported by the planar supporter and electrically connected to the two electrodes. The heating element includes at least one carbon nanotube structure and a matrix. The at least one carbon nanotube structure includes a carbon nanotube film including of a plurality of carbon nanotubes entangled with each other. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170892 | Induction Heating Apparatus with Suspended Induction Plate - An apparatus and method for induction heating of a liquid. The apparatus includes a vessel having a volume for receiving a liquid, an induction plate and an induction base. The induction plate is positioned proximate to an induction base and suspended within the vessel, so that it is completely surrounded by the liquid to be heated. The apparatus may also include a filter column positioned within the vessel and for receiving an infuser. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170893 | Induction Hob - An induction hob for inductively heating cookware, having an induction coil fed with high-frequency alternating current for supplying the electromagnetic heating power, and a generator device for generating the high-frequency alternating current. In order to prevent noise developing at the cookware, the present disclosure provides for smoothing or eliminating an amplitude modulation of the high-frequency alternating current which flows through the coil. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170894 | MICROWAVEABLE POUCH CAPABLE OF CONTROLLED RESPIRATION FOR EXTENDED SHELF LIKE OF PRODUCE CONTAINED THEREIN - The present document describes a cooking container for foodstuff in the form of a pouch made of a microwaveable heat-sealable polyester film. The polyester film comprises micro-perforations allowing controlled respiration of the film while maintaining atmospheric pressure inside the pouch. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170895 | VENTILATION HOODED MICROWAVE OVEN - A ventilation hooded microwave oven is provided. In the ventilation hooded microwave oven, a pull-up door is attached to a cavity assembly. The pull-up door is supported by a door support device when the pull-up door is pulled to open a cooking chamber of the ventilation hooded microwave oven. Therefore, a place where the ventilation hooded microwave oven is installed can be more efficiently used, and loading and unloading food into and out of the cooking chamber can be carried out more easily. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170896 | Collapsible cargo organizer - An organizer for holding and organizing cargo comprises a case and a collapsible wall. The case comprises two hinged case components that are adapted to contain the collapsible wall. The collapsible wall comprises at least two end walls and at least one side wall. Each side wall can include two or more side wall panels that can be pivotally joined together. The collapsible wall is configurable into a generally rectangular-in-plan-view open configuration, or a generally flat, collapsed configuration. Together, the case and the collapsible wall form an open-top bin for holding cargo. One or more restraining poles can be used to assist in securing cargo. The collapsible wall can be set to the collapsed configuration and stored in the case along with the pole(s). The case can then be placed in the closed position, whereupon the organizer is contained within the closed case, facilitating storage and transport thereof. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170897 | Food container - There is provided a food container for use in containing a food portion for freeze storage thereof comprising a body defining a compartment for receipt of said food portion; a sealing lid for reversible sealing of said compartment; and provided to said body, one or more connectors, each said connector arranged for reversible mating connection to a mating connector provided to the body of a second similar food container. There is also provided an assembly of plural such food containers, each reversibly connected to at least one second similar food container by a mating connection. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170898 | TAMPER-EVIDENT CLOSURE - A tamper evident closure for a container is provided. The closure comprises a first portion including inner and outer parts, and a second portion. The outer part is movable relative to the inner part from a first position in which at least part of the first and second portions are adjacent each other to a second position in which there is a gap therebetween. The closure comprises locking means for locking it in the second position upon first opening so that the gap cannot easily be closed. The closure further comprises indicator means for providing a visual indication if the locking means is overridden to close the gap. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170899 | LID FEATURING EASE OF USE AND IMPROVED RELEASE FROM A TRAY OR CONTAINER - A lid is reliably engagable with a tray while being easily releasable without disturbing tray contents and without undue lid stress. At least two lift tabs or indentations are provided at separated locations about the lid periphery, thereby providing two distinct initial disengagement locations and overcoming any tendency of the elastic lid to reactively grip the tray when disengagement is initiated. Initial disengagement at the two locations thereby enables easy removal of the entire lid. Lid release can require simultaneous and/or sequential actuation of tabs and/or indentations. Embodiments further include locations that can be pressed while corresponding tabs are lifted. Some embodiments include a peripheral skirt that is short enough to allow a user's fingers to pass beneath and support the tray sidewalls when lifting the tray-lid assembly from a horizontal surface, avoiding any need for the lid engagement to bear the weight of the tray and its contents. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170900 | SLIDER FOR ACTUATING PROFILED SHAPES WITH STIFFENING BARS - The invention relates to a slider for actuating profiled closure shapes, especially for a closure assembly equipping a sachet, comprising a base, two flanks, and means adapted for stressing respectively said profiled closure shapes, by moving towards or moving away according to the direction of displacement of the slider along the profiled shapes, for moving the profiled shapes between a closed latch position and an open separated position. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170901 | SLIDER FOR ACTUATING PROFILED CLOSING SHAPES WITH PREFERRED FOLD LINES - The invention relates to a slider for actuating profiled closure shapes, especially for a closure assembly equipping a sachet, comprising a base, two flanks, and means adapted for stressing respectively said profiled closure shapes, by moving towards or moving away according to the direction of displacement of the slider along the profiled shapes, for moving the profiled shapes between a closed latch position and an open separated position, comprise a longitudinal groove which subdivides its internal space into two corridors, characterised in that said corridors extend according to rectilinear and parallel median axes, which represent preferred fold lines when said flanks are moved away from each other. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170902 | DRINKING CONTAINER WITH STRAW - A drinking container including a main body and a removable lid. The lid includes an opening configured to receive a straw. The lid includes a removable cover having an opening configured to receive an upper portion of the straw. The cover includes a slide mechanism adapted to move and bend the straw to close the opening. The straw is bent at an angle to prevent closing or kinking of the straw. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170903 | TRASH RECEPTACLE INCLUDING AN ORNAMENTAL COVER - An apparatus for receiving refuse therein may include a body portion; a first cover portion coupled to the body portion, the first cover portion has a substantially cylindrical shape; and a second cover portion hingedly coupled to the body portion using a hinge, the second cover portion has a substantially hemispherical shape, wherein the first cover portion and the second cover portion substantially resemble a helmet. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170904 | TRASH CAN RESTRICT TOP - The subject invention relates to a trash can that comprises a base and a liner supported by the base to receive and store trash. A body, supported by the base, houses the liner and a top comprising a support wall supported by the body and two doors rotatably supported by said top support wall, wherein each door is hinged on one side to said support wall. At least one L-shaped bracket is positioned against one top door and connected to the body via a pin. At least one lift rod with a first end operatively connected to each of the L-shaped brackets. A lift bar interfaces with a second end of each of the two lift rods. A pedal mechanically connected to the lift bar moves the lift bar in a downward motion to pull the lift rods down thereby rotating the L-shaped bracket about the pin to extend each L-shaped bracket in an upward motion to open each top door. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170905 | CONTAINER FOR A SLUSH BEVERAGE - A container for a slush beverage ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100170906 | TANK - A tank for storing gas is provided with a dye capsule layer including capsules containing dye or with an impact recording layer formed on the outer surface of the tank body. The impact recording layer has, for example, a hear-insulating material layer formed on the outer surface of the tank body, having a heat-insulating function, and capable of holding deformation, a dye capsule layer formed on the outer surface of the heat-insulating layer and including capsules containing dye, and a dye absorbing layer formed on the outer surface of the dye capsule layer and capable of absorbing dye. By an impact, the dye released from the dye capsule layer is absorbed into a dye absorbing layer of the tank. The dye exudes on the surface of the dye absorbing layer and spreads. The degree of impact given to the tank is estimated from the degree of spread of the dye or the degree of density of the dye. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170907 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STORING HYDROGEN FOR AN AIRCRAFT - The present invention relates to a tank device for storing hydrogen for an aircraft. The tank device comprises an outer tank and an inner tank. The inner tank is held in the outer tank. The outer tank is arranged such that the hydrogen with first physical characteristics can be stored. The inner tank is designed such that the hydrogen with second physical characteristics can be stored. The outer tank is connected to the inner tank such that the hydrogen can be fed to the inner tank from the outer tank. The inner tank is designed such that the hydrogen with the first physical characteristics can be converted to the hydrogen with second physical characteristics. The inner tank is arranged such that the hydrogen comprising the second physical characteristics can be fed to a consumer. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170908 | Storage container cover - Molded plastic cover pieces and mating fabric or hard-side sidewall panel assemblies are disclosed for mounting over a storage container. The cover piece provides several raised rails at perimeter edges and rails defining tine receiving lifting channels that contain sub-frame members that stiffen the cover and facilitate attachment of the cover and side walls to form a complete cover assembly. Single panel and thermally bonded multi-panel cover assemblies are disclosed. Bracing members and/or embossed surfaces at the rails and tine receiving channel cover pieces strengthen the covers and direct water runoff Fabric or expansible hinges provide flexible transitions at intersecting sidewall corners. Alternative cover assemblies provide lifting towers, panels with tine receiving apertures or interconnected tension members. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170909 | SHIELD FOR MIXER - A shield for use with a cup is disclosed and comprises a tubular member having first and second open ends, the first end, in use, being disposed in close-fitting relation within the open end of said cup and the second end, in use, projecting out of said cup. The tubular member can have at least two axes for permitting said tubular member to fold into a flattened condition and can be constructed out of a compostable material, sheet material secured upon itself, recyclable plastic material or biodegradable material. The tubular member can be dimensioned such that, in normal use, the portion thereof projecting out of the cup captures substantially all of the splatter produced in the creation of a blended soft serve product. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170910 | HINGED CLOSURE - A hinged closure for a container, particularly a drinking bottle, includes a lower part and an upper part, a hinge section, with which the upper part can be pivoted from a first position to a second position, in which the upper part is pivoted away from the lower part by an opening angle, and a retaining device, having a first retaining section and a second retaining section, both being detachably connected when the upper part is moved into the second position. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170911 | Apparatus And Method For Adding Note Dispensing Positions To A Secure Cash Dispenser - A note presenter ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100170912 | BANDAGE PACKAGE AND DISPENSER - An element dispensing package suitable for dispensing adhesive strips or bandages. Each element is contained within an envelope formed by opposed upper and lower sheets. The lower sheet has a release liner secured thereto to protect the element while it is within the dispenser. The element is releasably secured to a pull cover and is separated from the lower sheet and release liner when the envelope is opened. The pull cover has one or more gripping means to facilitate dispensing of the element contained within the package. Additionally, the lower sheet and upper sheet have optional gripping means to facilitate dispensing of the element contained within the package. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170913 | Dispenser for female hygiene accessories - The present invention relates to a dispenser for female hygiene accessories. More particularly, the present invention relates to a dispenser, sanitary napkins, pads, tampons and so forth, which enables pulling out of the dispenser sanitary napkins or a female hygiene accessory by operating a handle or a mechanical operation or pulling out manually. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170914 | Apparatus And Method For Storing, Managing, And Rapidly Dispensing Energy Cells - A novel apparatus for storing, managing and rapidly dispensing one or more energy cells (such as batteries), that comprises a generally elongated housing with an internal chamber for storing the cells in one or more substantially parallel stacked positions, a dispensing section configured to enable and facilitate quick and convenient removal of one or more of the cells from the housing by a user (preferably utilizing only a single hand), and that also includes a retention/feeding mechanism for retaining the cells in the internal chamber during storage, and, after each cell is removed through the dispensing section, for automatically advancing the remaining cells, and readying the next cell for rapid and easy retrieval. The inventive apparatus securely stores the cells therein and substantially protects them from impact likely to occur during ordinary use thereof, and, in various embodiments thereof, enables quick, and easy identification of the size, and/or assessment of the remaining quantity, of the cells stored therein, enables quick and easy loading of one or more replacement cells therein, and comprises one or more additional features: for example facilitating low-light operation, other electronic features (e.g., recharging, flashlight, radio, USB recharger, etc.), decorative, promotional, and/or advertising elements on the outer casing, indication of the remaining capacity of one or more stored cells. In at least one embodiment thereof, the inventive apparatus is configured for fabrication and use as an inexpensive disposable product for storing, managing and rapidly dispensing one or more energy cells, that is preferably suitable for retail packaging. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170915 | CUTLERY UTENSIL DISPENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A cutlery utensil dispenser has a dispensing tray with a floor and a region housing a cutlery utensil. The cutlery utensil has first and second portions and is moved by an engagement portion of an actuator from a first orientation to a second orientation. In the first orientation, the cutlery utensil rests on the floor in the region and is within the cutlery utensil dispenser, inaccessible to a user. In the second orientation, the second portion of the cutlery utensil projects from the cutlery utensil dispenser and is accessible to the user. A wall of the region has a fulcrum end dimensioned to engage the cutlery utensil. The cutlery utensil rotates about the fulcrum end responsive to the engagement portion toward an exit of the dispenser. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170916 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A BEVERAGE DISPENSING APPARATUS - A control system for a beverage dispensing apparatus, wherein the beverage dispensing apparatus comprises at least one line system with at least one rising line and a tapping line and at least one holder for beverage, wherein the control system comprises a flow sensor, wherein the control system comprises operating means for switching between a first condition in which beverage can be dispensed from the holder via the tapping line and the rising line is separated from the tapping line and a second condition in which rinsing liquid and/or water can be introduced via the rinsing line into the tapping line and the holder is separated from the tapping line and the rinsing line. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170917 | PUMPING TYPE COSMETIC CONTAINER - The invention relates to a pumping type cosmetic container. The pumping type cosmetic container according to the invention includes a storage container in which contents are stored; a fastener that is fitted to an upper portion of the storage container and includes an insertion hole formed at the center of the fastener so as to pass through the fastener; a piston rod that is fitted to the insertion hole; a dispenser that is fitted to a lower portion of the piston rod, has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the insertion hole, and includes a check valve, into which the contents flow due to pressure; and a cap that is fitted to an upper portion of the piston rod and includes an outlet through which the contents are discharged. A scraper is provided at a lower portion of the storage container, and a stopper of which the diameter is equal to or larger than the diameter of the insertion hole is formed at an upper portion of the piston rod. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170918 | VALVE DEVICE OF AN APPLICATION DEVICE FOR APPLYING FLUID TO A SUBSTRATE, AND APPLICATOR - A valve device of an application device for applying fluid to a substrate comprises a valve body, a valve housing with inner chamber and valve seat, a supply fluid chamber, an electromagnetic valve actuating device with valve piston and an adjusting piston. The valve nozzle is detachably mounted on the nozzle side of the valve device. The valve device has a nozzle plate which closes the valve body at the bottom on the nozzle side, with mounting opening for the valve piston. The valve housing is designed in the form of a nozzle orifice which is a closure member that can be fitted on the mounting opening from below and removed. The valve nozzle forms part of the valve housing. The valve piston is exposed through the mounting opening of the nozzle plate for removal and fitting when the closure member is removed. The valve device is provided with at least one rectilinear fluid duct that connects the supply fluid chamber to the valve seat. The valve piston and part of the adjusting piston together form a wall of the straight fluid duct which, when the nozzle orifice closure member is removed, is exposed for cleaning through the mounting opening. An application device comprises the valve devices arranged in a row. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170919 | CONSTANT FORCE MATERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems, devices, and methods are provided for dispensing material from a container. Devices can include driving means for providing one or more forces, and actuator means for activating the driving means whereby the driving means causes material to be dispensed from the container. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170920 | SQUIRTING TOY INCLUDING A SUPPLEMENTAL RESERVOIR SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF - A squirting toy capable of squirting water received from a reservoir and/or from an external source. The squirting toy can include a housing, a piston, a shaft, and an handle portion. As the piston is slidably moved through the housing the water can be squirted out of the housing. Water can be drawn in from an external source by placing a part of the housing in the water and slidably moving the piston through the housing. Water can also be drawn in from a water reservoir (e.g., a standard water bottle). | 2010-07-08 |
20100170921 | AIR-PUMP TYPE DISCHARGER AND DISPENSER FOR DAILY NECESSARIES INCLUDING THE SAME - An air-pump type discharger capable of discharging a dose of contents, such as toothpaste, using pneumatic pressure and a dispenser for daily necessaries including the same are disclosed. The air-pump type discharger includes a housing inserted in a dispenser body, and provided with a plurality of air vent holes around a piston receiving portion formed on a bottom surface of the housing; a piston having a pushing part with an opened lower portion and inserted in an upper opening of the housing, and a connector extending from a bottom surface of the pushing part, inserted in the piston receiving portion, and contacting the bottom surface of the housing, in which an air passage is formed in the pushing part and the connector, through which air passes; and a spring, installed within the housing, for resiliently supporting the piton upwards. Since the discharger is easily detached from the dispenser body, the assembling workability and the recycle of resources can be improved. | 2010-07-08 |
20100170922 | Valve and Dispenser - A valve comprising an inlet and an outlet, the valve having a valve element moveable between a first equilibrium position and a second open position, wherein when the valve element is in the first position, the inlet and the outlet are not in flow communication and when the valve element is in the second position the inlet and the outlet are in flow communication, and wherein the valve element is moveable between the first position and the second position in response to the pressure at the inlet and the outlet. | 2010-07-08 |