| 28th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
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| 20110168630 | GRAFT COPOLYMERS, METHODS FOR GRAFTING HYDROPHILIC CHAINS ONTO HYDROPHOBIC POLYMERS, AND ARTICLES THEREOF - The present invention relates to synthetic methods for grafting hydrophilic chains onto polymers, particularly hydrophobic polymers such as poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF), and chlorinated polypropylene (cPP). Resulting polymers include comb polymers which can have a microphase-separated structure of hydrophilic domains provided by the hydrophilic chains. Articles prepared from these comb polymers, particularly derived from PVDF, include membranes for water filtration in which the hydrophilic domains provide a pathway for water transport. PVC can be plasticized by grafting the PVC with hydrophilic chains. In addition, such articles, particularly articles having biomedical applications, can display anti-thrombogenic properties. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168631 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR WATER FILTRATION USING POLYARYLETHER MEMBRANES - Membranes for use in methods and apparatuses for water filtration are composed of at least one polyarylethernitrile membrane having structural units of formula 1 | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168632 | Method and device for separating fractions of a mixture - The invention concerns a method for separating fractions of a mixture to be separated, in a device ( | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168633 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING LIQUID SURFACE LEVEL IN ION-EXCHANGE RESIN TOWER AND INTERFACE LEVEL SENSOR - A liquid surface level control method for an ion-exchange resin tower according to the present invention comprises steps of determining an operation signal (S | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168634 | PROCEDURE FOR THE PREPARATION OF CONSTANT HEIGHT CALCITE BEDS WITH TURBID WATER CONTROL - The present patent refers to a new procedure for the preparation of constant height calcite beds through the continuous dosing of calcite by gravity under water, along with the control of whatever turbid waters might be generated during use of the procedure. The procedure is characterized by the use of a structure of dosing cones that allows for the continuous dosing of calcite by gravity under water and directly onto the surface of the bed. It also incorporates a grid for supporting the dosing cones, a silo with a floor made up of these dosing cones, an inner perimetric spillway below the cone support structure, a filtering floor for the uniform distribution of water or air below the calcite bed and, finally, a turbid water collection and recirculation circuit. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168635 | METHOD FOR REMOVING IMPURITIES FROM BIOPOLYMER MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a method for removing impurities from biopolymer material, e.g. polysaccharides, polypeptides or polynucleotides. More particularly, the present invention provides a method of reducing lipopolysaccharide levels in a lipopolysaccharide containing biopolymer material, comprising the successive steps of: a) providing an aqueous solution containing 0.05-50 wt. % of dissolved lipopolysaccharide-containing biopolymer material; 0.001-10 wt.% of a surfactant; 0.05-15 wt. % of solid adsorbent; and at least 50 wt. % of water; b) allowing the adsorbent to adsorb lipopolysaccharides; c) separating the solid adsorbent containing adsorbed lipopolysaccharides from the remaining aqueous solution; and d) recovering the biopolymer material containing a reduced level of lipopolysaccharide from the separated aqueous solution. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168636 | CHELATING COMPOUNDS AND IMMOBILIZED TETHERED CHELATORS - Methods are described for removing aluminum from a solution using novel di- and tripodal compounds as chelators. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168637 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE SIZED WATER SOFTENING TANKS - A water softening system including a first treatment tank having a first water capacity, a second treatment tank in parallel with the first treatment tank and having a second water capacity that is less than the first water capacity, a flow meter connected to the first and second treatment tanks, the flow meter configured to determine a demand flow rate of water entering the system and a controller in communication with the flow meter, the controller configured to direct the water into the first treatment tank when the demand flow rate is greater than a designated flow rate, and to direct the water into the second treatment tank when the demand flow rate is equal to or less than the designated flow rate. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168638 | METHODS OF USING ADSORPTION MEDIA FOR SEPARATING OR REMOVING CONSTITUENTS - Methods of using an adsorption medium to remove at least one constituent from a feed stream. The method comprises contacting an adsorption medium with a feed stream comprising at least one constituent and removing the at least one constituent from the feed stream. The adsorption medium comprises a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) matrix and at least one metal hydroxide homogenously dispersed therein. The adsorption medium may comprise from approximately 15 wt % to approximately 90 wt % of the PAN and from approximately 10 wt % to approximately 85 wt % of the at least one metal hydroxide. The at least one metal hydroxide may be selected from the group consisting of ferric hydroxide, zirconium hydroxide, lanthanum hydroxide, cerium hydroxide, titanium hydroxide, copper hydroxide, antimony hydroxide, and molybdenum hydroxide. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168639 | WASTEWATER TREATMENT METHOD AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - A wastewater treatment method in which magnetic flocs are formed by adding to wastewater an inorganic flocculant, magnetic particles, and a high molecular polymer as a polymeric flocculant, and the magnetic flocs are collected with magnetic force to thereby obtain treated water having the magnetic flocs removed from the wastewater, wherein the improvement comprises that
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| 20110168640 | GAS BUBBLE GENERATION FOR COALESCING - Apparatus is provided for introducing gas bubbles | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168641 | METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TREATING LIQUID CONTAINING IMPURITIES - A method and a computer program product performs a backwash process, which facilitates a reduction in a reject rate associated with a water treatment tank. A determination is made as to whether or not the water treatment tank is in need of a backwash process, and if so, the following functions are performed. An upper burst solenoid is operated to start an airlift flow in a first airlift path at a first position and at a first point in time, at a bottom portion of the water treatment tank. A lower burst solenoid is operated to start an airlift flow in a second airlift path at a second position and at a second point in time, at a bottom portion of the water treatment tank, the second position being below the first position and the second point in time being after the first point in time. The airlift flow in the first and second airlift paths enables suitable water flow within the water treatment tank. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168642 | DYNAMO POWERED ULTRAVIOLET WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM - A system and method for powering an ultraviolet (UV) water purification system utilizing a dynamo. A dynamo, operably attached to the UV water purification system, generates power from a rotatable crank which is actuated by a user around an axis of the rotatable crank. When the crank is rotated, the dynamo produces an electrical current that activates and powers the UV lamp, which in turn, produces UV light to purify the water. To ensure that the water has been purified appropriately, a microcontroller, employed within the UV water purification system, tracks both the “on” time and the intensity of the UV lamp as the dynamo is cranked. Once the lamp has been “on” at a sufficient intensity and for an appropriate period of time to administer a required dose of UV light, the microcontroller disables the lamp and provides the user with notification that the process has completed. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168643 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING LIQUID CONTAINING IMPURITIES - A method and an apparatus for treating a liquid containing impurities may include a filtering chamber configured to permit granular media to interact with liquid containing impurities, thereby removing impurities from the liquid to produce filtrate; a filtrate section for receiving the filtrate; a gas supplying system for delivering gas to the granular media in the filtering chamber for transport of a portion of the granular media to a granular media washer; a reject section in fluid communication with the granular media washer for receiving a reject mixture comprising liquid and impurities from the granular media washer; and a control unit that is configured to determine whether the portion of the granular media is being transported properly based on an amount of reject mixture in the reject section. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168644 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONAL WATER FILTRATION - A portable vessel for fluids has an integrated filtration system. A pressing assembly fitted to the vessel includes a stopper, a rod having a top end and a filtration assembly. A vessel top receives the pressing assembly such that the rod of the pressing assembly is slidably attached to a bearing of the vessel top. A gasket attached to the filtration element maintains a seal between the inner surface of the vessel and an outer perimeter of the filtration assembly and the orientation of the rod is maintained by the gasket and the bearing. In use, pressure applied to the pressing assembly drives the filtration assembly through the vessel causing water to be filtered as it passes through the filter element. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168645 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A FLUID FRACTION FROM BLOOD - A novel composite of glass fiber paper and reinforcing material that is useful for high speed manufacturing of devices comprising it is disclosed. The composite is formed by pressing into a glass fiber paper, having multimodal (at least bi-modal) composition, a hydrophilic reinforcing material. The composite has anisotropic separation properties that are particularly useful for preparing a fluid fraction from whole blood. The preferred glass fiber paper comprises glass fibers such that there are a plurality of short fibers ( | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168646 | Land Based and Pontoon Based Forced Air Thermal Evaporator - A method of evaporating waste water utilizing waste heat employs a forced air thermal evaporator system having an air heat exchanger with: a waste heat inlet, a waste heat outlet, a cold air inlet and a hot air outlet; a compressor connected with the cold air inlet to force air into the cold air inlet; and a distribution header having a hot air inlet connected with the hot air outlet, a waste water inlet connected to a waste water source, and air/water mixing nozzles connected with the hot air inlet and the waste water inlet. Engaging the compressor forces air through the heat exchanger and into the distribution header where the waste water is admixed with the hot air which then exits through spray nozzles as water vapor. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168647 | Modular Filter Elements for Use in a Filter-in-Filter Cartridge - Disclosed are modular filter-in-filter elements, namely an outer filter element and an inner filter element which may be assembled to form a filter cartridge for use in separation methods and systems. The outer filter element typically functions as a coalescing element and the inner element typically functions as a particulate filter element. The disclosed filter cartridges may be structured for separating water from a hydrocarbon-based liquid fuel as the fuel moves through the cartridge from outside to inside. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168648 | GASIFICATION APPARATUS WITH CONTINUOUS SOLIDS DISCHARGE - A process for the discharge of slag and ash from a gasification reactor is disclosed. These solids are directed from the gasification reactor into a water bath housed with the gasification reactor in a pressure vessel. There are at least two lock hoppers underneath the water bath which are fed with a stream of water/solids via a pipe and a flow divider element, it being possible to supply the lock hoppers individually and in a controlled manner with a stream of water/solids via shut-off devices. The filling is performed in a manner that encourages the sett-ling process by withdrawing a stream of liquid from the lock hopper being filled, the filling time being controlled so as to prevent the solids settling above the valves and lock hoppers. Also disclosed is an apparatus with at least two lock hoppers underneath the water bath of a gasification reactor, there being, in an advantageous embodiment, a flow divider element and shut-off devices between the water bath and the lock hoppers. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168649 | GUN STORAGE RACK - A gun storage rack comprising an elongated support base mounted on a wall or door. The upper end of the base includes a muzzle housing, and the lower end includes a stock housing. The stock housing has a movable floor, resiliently biased upwardly. Under downward pressure from the stock of a gun, the downward travel of the floor allows the muzzle end of the gun to clear the lower edge of the muzzle housing. Upon release of the pressure, the muzzle enters the muzzle housing. Locking means then restrains the floor in the stock housing from being moved downwardly, effectively locking the upper and lower ends of the gun within the muzzle housing and the stock housing. A selectively positionable trigger housing encloses the lateral portions of the gun's trigger, preventing access thereto. Release of the locking means allows instantaneous removal of the gun from the rack. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168650 | Communication rack - A communication rack includes a stand, at least one support plate, a board, and a plurality of retainers. The stand forms at least two insertion slot rows and a plurality of positioning sections arranged between the insertion slot rows. Each insertion slot row comprises at least one insertion slot. The support plate is movably inserted in the insertion slot of the stand. The board is positioned on and supported by the support plate and the board includes a plurality of retention sections. Each retainers includes at least one counterpart positioning section and at least one pawl. The counterpart positioning section corresponds to the positioning section so as to be fixed together. The pawl corresponds to and engages with the retention sections to be fixed together. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168651 | Shelving System and Components Thereof - A shelving system and components thereof is disclosed. Preferably, the shelving system is a reverse cantilever shelf mounting system, wherein one or more shelves are supported by and extend rearwardly from an inner face of upright vertical standards. The vertical standards are of two piece construction having a triangular cross-sectional shape and an inner face having vertically oriented slots along its length for mounting shelf brackets. Tensioned cross braces lock together welded side frames of the shelving system. A base facia or “kick plate” panel may be mounted to the base of the shelving system frame, and optional open-sided rod bookstops mate with punched out mounts that are integral with the shelf top surface to securely mount the bookstop to the shelf. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168652 | Trackless Retail Pusher System - A pusher system for biasing retail merchandise forward is provided. The pusher system includes a front wall structure, a pair of walls, a pusher, and a spring. The pair of walls are operably coupled to the front wall structure. The pair of walls are in opposing spaced relation to each other. The pair of walls are also transverse to and extend rearwardly from the front wall structure to define a receptacle for the retail merchandise. The pusher is interposed between the pair of walls. The spring acts upon the pusher such that the pusher is movable toward the front wall structure between the pair of walls under the action of the spring. The pusher is movable laterally between and guided by the walls so that the pusher is free of a central track. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168653 | Display transformation assembly for a visualization system - A display retraction assembly for a multi-display visualization device is provided comprising a first track in a first vertical plane, a second track in a second vertical plane offset from the first track, a display support member operably connected to the first track and second track and a display connected to the display support member wherein the display is movable simultaneously with the display support member along the first track and second track. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168654 | METHOD FOR HANDLING AND/OR SERVICING COMPONENTS OF A WIND TURBINE AND A GRIPPING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - The Invention relates a method and an apparatus for handling and/or servicing components of a wind turbine, such as installing and/or dismantling components into or from a wind turbine nacelle or such as servicing exterior components such as blades, hub, tower and nacelle of the wind turbine. The gripping apparatus comprising at least one arm for gripping around the wind turbine tower, said at least one arm capable of forming a gap between gripping elements of the gripping apparatus. The at least one arm extends around the entire outer circumference, seen perpendicular to a horizontal plane, of the wind turbine tower. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168655 | USE OF NO-BAKE MOLD PROCESS TO MANUFACTURE RAILROAD COUPLERS - A railroad coupler assembly having at least a body and a knuckle both formed in a no-bake manufacturing process, the body and the knuckle having dimensional tolerances of distances between features that wear during operation that are about half those obtained from a body and a knuckle manufactured by a green sand process, resulting in increased fatigue life compared to the body and the knuckle manufactured by a green sand process. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168656 | Feeding Bottle - The invention relates to a feeding bottle having a drinking teat made of a flexible plastic, a bottle made from plastic having higher strength than the flexible plastic and connected to the drinking teat in one piece by means of injection molding, and a reinforcement thread extending from the bottle through the drinking teat up to the drinking opening. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168657 | Materials and Food Additives Free of Endocrine Disruptive Activity - The present invention describes plastic materials and food additives that are free or substantially free from endocrine disruptive chemicals. The plastic materials may be used in products which are exposed to individuals in which endocrine disruptive activity is particularly disadvantageous, such as baby bottles, baby toys, food containers, medical containers, animal cages and medical products. The food additives may be used in food products that are ingested by individuals in which endocrine disruptive activity is particularly disadvantageous, such as newborns or the physically infirm. The present invention also describes a series of assays which, when performed in combination, provide a novel method for determining the presence of endocrine disruptive activity. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168658 | Straight-finned flying beverage bottles - Disclosed herein are beverage bottles having fins incorporated within the wall of a bottle body providing for aerodynamic guidance in a direction defined by a vector passing through the neck, each of the fins defining a plane passing through the substantial center of each fin, the defining vector locatable within each of the planes of each fin such that the intersection of each of the planes and the defining vector is a line. Those bottles may incorporate a base section adapted for transport in a track or conveyor of bottling machinery; aerodynamic noses and nosecones, attachable to the neck or bottom of a bottle or other location, optionally holding an object, prize or additive, and a production sleeve permitting transport through a track or conveyor. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168659 | Bottle Cap Device - A bottle cap device for a container includes a bottle cap, a subpackage vessel, a guiding structure, and a linkage structure. A retainer groove and a retainer member form a clutch structure, wherein the retainer groove and the retainer member are mated with each other and are disposed between said bottle cap and an outside surface of a top periphery of the subpackage vessel. A circular slotting tool is disposed within a containing cavity, wherein said circular slotting tool has a center hole and a cutting edge protruded on the bottom thereof. The guiding structure is disposed between said slotting tool and said subpackage vessel, wherein when the slotting tool is turned anticlockwise, the guiding structure limits the slotting tool to move downwards. The linkage structure includes a neck-shrinking helical block protruded downwardly from the bottom surface of the cover, and has a helical groove provided in a sidewall of a center hole of the slotting tool for mating with the helical block, wherein when the bottle cap is turned anticlockwise, the helical block pushes said helical groove to force the slotting tool to move under limitation of the guiding structure, and thus a cutting edge of the slotting tool opens a bottom separator of the subpackage vessel. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168660 | Tamper Evident Cap for Shipping and Storage Containers - A tamper evident cap adapted to close an opening on a vessel includes a main body having an outer circumference, a pull tab extending from the main body, and a flange, forms an annulus around the main body and connected to the main body. The flange includes an outer circumference that is larger than the outer circumference of the main body. It is essential to the present invention that the flange is made of a very thin layer of material. In addition, the flange includes at least a pair of perforation lines. Further, the present invention includes a bump in the pull-tab for enabling a person grasping the pull-tab, to obtain a firmer hold thereon. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168661 | FLIP CAP - A cap is received on an associated bottle opening. The cap preferably includes an annular body and a sidewall that includes a thread member extending around at least a portion of an inner surface thereof. A closing surface extends substantially perpendicular to the sidewall and is dimensioned to cover the associated bottle opening. As disclosed, an opening in the cap closing surface has first, second, and third portions that each form distinct interconnected narrow, intermediate, and large pour opening portions. A lid is selectively received on the closing surface and includes a seal extending outwardly from a surface thereof. The seal includes similarly dimensioned first, second, and third portions that conform to and selectively seal with the first, second, and third portions of the cap opening. Another exemplary embodiment includes a tear-away panel portion that includes a tab to aid in removal of the panel portion and forming the opening. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168662 | HEAT SET CONTAINER - A heat set container comprising a base portion, a shoulder portion, and a sidewall portion extending from the shoulder portion to the base portion. The shoulder portion, the sidewall portion and the base portion cooperate to define a receptacle chamber within the container into which product can be filled. A plurality of vacuum panels are equidistantly disposed about the sidewall portion. A plurality of transition lands are disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of vacuum panels and spaced outwardly relative thereto. The plurality of vacuum panels and the plurality of transition lands cooperate to be inwardly collapsible from a first outside diameter to a second outside diameter in response to at least internal vacuum forces. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168663 | Angled-finned flying beverage bottles - Disclosed herein are aerodynamic beverage bottles having fins incorporated within the wall of a bottle body providing for aerodynamic guidance in a direction defined by a vector passing through the neck, each of the fins defining a plane passing through the substantial center of each fin, the defining vector being non-positionable within any of the planes of defined by each fin. Those bottles may incorporate a base section adapted for transport in a track or conveyor of bottling machinery; aerodynamic noses and nosecones, attachable to the neck or bottom of a bottle or other location, optionally holding an object, prize or additive, and a production sleeve permitting transport through a track or conveyor. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168664 | Finned beverage containers having narrowed portion - Disclosed herein are beverage bottles having a bottle body including a narrowed portion, the narrowed portion dividing the volume of the bottle body between a first portion including fins and a second portion containing a majority of volume. Bottles may also include one or more of: fins that are molded in, attached individually or in a finned section; a base section adapting a finned bottle for transport in a track or conveyor of bottling machinery; aerodynamic noses and nosecones, attachable to the neck or bottom of a bottle or other location, optionally holding an object, prize or additive, also optionally acting as a stand; a production sleeve permitting transport through a track or conveyor; and noses, fins and finned sections that are reversible. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168665 | Creation of mirror-image patterns by imprint and image tone reversal - Mirror-image patterns for use one patterned media. Methods are implemented to create a mirror-image on the top and bottom of a media disk. These mirror images simplify the creation of electronics for patterned media. Further, the methods allow for a single e-beam master disk to be used to create the stamper for the top and the bottom of the media disk. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168666 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - A method of manufacturing an optical waveguide is disclosed. The method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes providing a carrier, fixing a base substrate to the carrier by using a first insulation layer such that the base substrate is directly stacked on the carrier, stacking an optical waveguide layer on at least one of the base substrate and the first insulation layer, and severing the base substrate such that the base substrate and the optical waveguide layer are separated from the carrier. Accordingly, the optical waveguide layer can be formed with a uniform thickness since wrinkles in the base substrate supporting the optical waveguide layer are prevented from forming during the manufacturing process. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168667 | Anti-Reflective Surfaces And Methods For Making The Same - In an embodiment, a method of forming an anti-reflective surface includes providing conditions for a plasma, and exposing a surface of an organic-inorganic optical material to the plasma. A treated optical material formed thereby exhibits lower reflectivity relative to the material prior to the step of exposing, forming the anti-reflective surface. In an embodiment, a method of forming an anti-reflective surface includes depositing an etch mask on a surface of an optical material, providing plasma conditions for a plasma such that the plasma etches the optical material preferentially over the etch mask, and exposing the etch mask to the plasma using the plasma conditions to form a treated optical material having a plasma-affected zone. The optical material exhibits lower reflectivity relative to said optical material prior to the step of exposing, and forms the anti-reflective surface. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168668 | DECORATIVE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING DECORATIVE MATERIAL, AND MOLDED ARTICLE - Disclosed is a decorative material in which a metal layer (e.g., a radio-wave-transmitting metal layer) on a non-metallic-lustrous part can be removed readily and sufficiently even when the metal layer is formed partially by a process involving an etching treatment, and can decorate a molded article with a desired pattern readily and satisfactorily. Also disclosed is a method for producing the decorative material. Further disclosed is a molded article produced by using the decorative material. Specifically disclosed is a decorative material (1) which mainly comprises: a support (2) having a first main surface (S1) and a second main surface (S2) both of which are opposed to each other; a metal oxide layer (12) which is arranged on the first main surface of the support (2) and comprises aluminum oxide; a radio-wave-transmitting metal layer (14) which is arranged on the metal oxide layer (12) and contains at least one member selected from the group consisting of Sn and In as a constituent component; a mask layer (16) which is arranged on the radio-wave-transmitting metal layer (14) and comprises a synthetic resin; and an adhesive layer (20) which is arranged on the mask layer (16) and comprises a synthetic resin. In the decorative material (1), the mask layer (16), the radio-wave-transmitting metal layer (14) and the metal oxide layer (12) are so laminated that all of these layers have almost the same pattern when observed in an almost normal direction of the main surface of the support (2). | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168669 | METHOD OF PREPARING LOW RESISTANCE METAL LINE, PATTERNED METAL LINE STRUCTURE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a method of preparing a low resistance metal line, in which a wet plating technique is used instead of a vacuum film forming process in order to simplify the process and decrease the manufacturing cost. In addition, a self-assembled monolayer is formed that facilitates the increased adsorption density and strength of the metal catalyst resulting in the formation of a high-density metal catalyst layer, thereby obtaining a high-quality metal line. Also disclosed herein, are a patterned metal line structure, and a display device using the same. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168670 | Patterned Sapphire Substrate Manufacturing Method - A patterned sapphire substrate manufacturing method uses two-section dip etching procedure to improve the lateral etching rate at each etching position, so as to produce a concave-convex pattern composed of a plurality of triangular pyramid structures protruded from a surface onto an upper surface of a sapphire substrate, such that less planar area of the sapphire substrate surface will remain, and a mixed solution of sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid is used in a first dip etching step, and pure phosphoric acid or a mixed solution of sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid is used in a second dip etching step for etching the sapphire substrate to control the inclination of each triangular pyramid structure precisely, and providing a better light extraction rate for later manufactured light emitting diodes. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168671 | PROCESS CONTROL USING SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF A THROTTLE VALVE POSITION - In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a step in a fabrication process can be conducted so as to determine when the process has reached an end point. End point detection can be performed by detecting when a operating process condition changes. For example, in one embodiment, a step in a fabrication process (e.g., an etching step) can be conducted in a chamber by varying a position of a throttle valve connected to the chamber so as to maintain a desired pressure within the chamber. In such method, it can be determined when the etching step has reached an end point by detecting when a signal representative of the throttle valve position changes in a particular way which matches an expected signature. In another embodiment, a step in a fabrication process can be conducted in a chamber by maintaining a desired flow within the chamber, such as by controlling a throttle valve, and allowing the pressure within the chamber to vary. In such method, it can be determined when the step has reached an end point by detecting when a signal representative of the pressure changes. In a particular embodiment in which end point detection is based on change in pressure, the throttle valve can be maintained at a particular position when conducting the step in the fabrication process. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168672 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE EDGES - A method and apparatus for processing substrate edges is disclosed that overcomes the limitations of conventional edge processing methods and systems used in semiconductor manufacturing. The edge processing method and apparatus of this invention includes a laser and optical system to direct a beam of radiation onto a rotating substrate supported by a chuck, in atmosphere. The optical system accurately and precisely directs the beam to remove or transform organic or inorganic films, film stacks, residues, or particles from the top edge, top bevel, apex, bottom bevel, and bottom edge of the substrate. An optional gas injector system directs gas onto the substrate edge to aid in the reaction. Process by-products are removed via an exhaust tube enveloping the reaction site. This invention permits precise control of an edge exclusion zone, resulting in an increase in the number of usable die on a wafer. Wafer edge processing with this invention replaces existing solvent and/or abrasive methods and thus will improve die yield. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168673 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD, AND MECHANISM FOR REGULATING TEMPERATURE OF DIELECTRIC WINDOW - Provided are a plasma processing apparatus, a plasma processing method, and a mechanism for regulating a temperature of a dielectric window, which can achieve a better plasma processing characteristic by more precisely controlling the temperature of the dielectric window through which a microwave used for plasma processing is transmitted. The plasma processing apparatus is provided with a processing container, a dielectric window (shower plate), an antenna, a waveguide, a cooling block, a substrate holder, and a holding ring (upper plate) attached to the upper portion of the processing container. A circumferential portion of the dielectric window is engaged with the holding ring. The cooling block provided with a cooling flow path through which a heat medium can flow is provided on the antenna. A temperature sensor is provided around the waveguide, and a temperature of the antenna or the like is detected. A lamp heater is provided in an inside of the holding ring. The dielectric window is controlled to have a predetermined temperature distribution, by a cooling means of the cooling block and a heating means of the holding ring which are controlled by a control means. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168674 | PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - In atmospheric-pressure plasma processing, fluctuation of a recovery rate or a recovery concentration of a fluorine raw material is restrained to secure stability of processing. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168675 | WELDING UNIT FOR WELDING RAILS OF A TRACK - A welding unit for welding rails of a track includes two unit bodies that can be moved in relation to each other by displacement cylinders along unit guides running parallel to the rails. The displacement cylinders are connected both to pull rods and to a crossbeam. Thus a simple design having high tensile forces is possible. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168676 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WELDING WITH CURTAIN ELECTRODES AND STRIP ELECTRODES - A system and method of welding is provided where a first welding power supply provides a first welding waveform to a strip electrode for welding a work piece and a second welding power supply provides a second welding waveform to at least one curtain electrode for welding the work piece. The at least one curtain electrode is positioned adjacent to a side of said strip electrode during welding. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168677 | ELECTRIC WELDING OF ALUMINIUM OR ALUMINIUM ALLOY - Electric welding method is provided of aluminium or aluminium alloy in a magnetic field, the aluminium or aluminium alloy adjacent to a weld joint under formation has an oxide layer, and the free end of a welding wire is supplied with a surrounding shielding gas. Furthermore, a welding wire is used that comprises aluminium or aluminium alloy provided with an oxide-inhibiting coating, which forms the outer covering or sheath of the welding wire and/or that as said shielding gas there is used a shielding gas with oxygen incorporated therein, or that the shielding gas is supplied with oxygen during the welding process. When the process is carried out in a magnetic field, the minimum frequency of the welding current is selected as a function of the strength of the magnetic field. A method is also provided for producing the welding wire and necessary material conditions for a usable welding gun. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168678 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WELDING COPPER - A method for welding copper includes steps of spraying an inert gas to copper that is an object to be welded to cover a portion to be welded on the copper with the inert gas, and performing electrical discharge to weld the portion to be welded. The inert gas that covers the portion to be welded passes a dehumidifying process that removes moisture contained in the inert gas. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168679 | METHODS FOR TREATING SUPERALLOY ARTICLES, AND RELATED REPAIR PROCESSES - A method is described, for treating a superalloy substrate which includes at least one cavity containing adherent metal oxide material on its surface. A short-pulsed, high repetition rate laser beam is directed against the cavity surface for a period of time sufficient to remove substantially all of the adherent metal oxide material. The laser beam is characterized by a peak power density in the range of about 10 megawatts/cm | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168680 | RESISTANCE WELDING ELECTRODE - The invention relates to a resistance welding electrode ( | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168681 | HYBRID SHIELD DEVICE FOR A PLASMA ARC TORCH - A shield device for a plasma arc torch includes an inner shield member defining an inner auxiliary gas chamber and an outer shield member surrounding the inner shield member. An outer auxiliary gas chamber is defined between the inner shield member and outer shield member. The shield device allows an auxiliary gas flow to be split into a first flow of auxiliary gas through the inner auxiliary gas chamber and a second flow of auxiliary gas through the outer auxiliary gas chamber. The inner shield member and the outer shield member are configured to be mounted to the plasma arc torch as an integral unit. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168682 | LASER LAP WELDING METHOD FOR GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET - A laser lap welding method, for a galvanized sheet, includes, irradiating a laser beam while traveling at a laser traveling speed (v) mm/sec which leads a power per volume in unit time (P/øtv) of the laser beam within a range from 0.07 to 0.11 kWsec/mm | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168683 | Method And Device For Processing A Movable Substrate By Means Of Laser - The invention relates to a method for processing a movable substrate by means of laser, wherein the processing results in the release of material separated from the substrate, wherein during processing of the substrate a higher pressure prevails on the side of the substrate where the substrate is impinged by the laser beam than on the other side of the substrate, and to a device for performing such a processing, wherein the device comprises guide means for guiding the substrate and laser processing means adapted to cast onto the substrate a laser spot which processes the substrate in a laser processing zone, and comprises means for generating a higher pressure on the side of the substrate where the substrate is impinged by the laser beam than on the other side of the substrate. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168684 | WELD CURRENT GENERATING APPARATUS - A weld current generating apparatus includes a voltage conversion circuit, a control circuit, and a charge/discharge circuit. The voltage conversion circuit receives an AC voltage from an AC voltage input terminal and converts the AC voltage to a DC voltage. The control circuit receives the DC voltage and outputs control signals. The charge/discharge circuit receives the DC voltage and is charged by the DC voltage or discharged according to the control signals. The charge/discharge circuit outputs a continuous weld current during discharging process. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168685 | Thermal Pixel Array Device - A thermal pixel array stimulating device is disclosed providing flexibility between the different pixels of the array to enable wrapping of the device over a curved surface of the human body by connecting the pixel substrates by flexible material or linkages. The distance between the pixels may further optionally be adjustable. A controller may control the temperature pattern generated by the array. The controller may be programmable to provide a temperature pattern. Individual pixels may be provided with sensors to measure stimulus, with the outputs from such sensors being directed to data recordal and display devices. Stimulation modes provided may include at least one of vibratory stimulation, actuation stimulation, thermal stimulation or a combination of two or more of them. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168686 | CARTRIDGE SOLDERING IRON ASSEMBLY AND A SOLDERING IRON - An approach is provided for adaptively indicating users to operate a cartridge-type soldering iron with a proper setting temperature. The cartridge soldering iron assembly includes a sleeve and a color indicator. The sleeve coupled to a connector and a tip. The color indicator indicates a setting temperature of the tip, is disposed on an outer surface of the sleeve and is associated with the sleeve at a predetermined position. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168687 | Heaters for Automotive Mirrors and Rearview Assemblies Using the Same - A vehicular rearview assembly with a heating element. The heating element is affixed behind and in thermal communication with the mirror element of the assembly. The heating element includes a plurality of heating zones that operate in alternation according to a pre-determined time-sequence. A peripheral area of the mirror element is heated up to at least as high a temperature as an inner area of the mirror element. Switching the heating zones on and off so as to have only one heating zone on at a time is determined by a controlling circuitry at least a portion of which may be separated from the assembly and disposed in a different part of the vehicle. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168688 | ENGINE CYLINDER SLEEVE HEATER AND METHOD - A method for installing a heated piston into a cylinder sleeve that is initially smaller than the piston includes: receiving the engine block at a heating station, heating the engine cylinder sleeve with heated air for a predetermined time at a predetermined temperature such that a temperature of the cylinder sleeve is equal to or greater than a temperature of the piston, and inserting the piston into the heated cylinder sleeve. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168689 | OVEN AND PROCESS TO CONTROL THE AIR-FLOW OVER THE BELT WIDTH IN A SPIRAL OVEN - The present invention relates to an oven comprising a first chamber and a second chamber, which are separated by separation means, conveyor means for guiding products from the inlet through these chambers to the outlet, temperature control means for controlling the temperature in each chamber individually using a fluid, respectively, and means to adjust the flow distribution over the width of the conveyor means depending on at least one process parameter or recipe. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168690 | HEATING COOKER - In a process in which cooking is performed under a first heating condition under which superheated steam produced by a steam heater ( | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168691 | FUEL GAS CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A feed gas conditioner includes a pressure vessel that encloses at least part of a pre-heater. The pre-heater has an inlet for connection to a source of feed gas and an outlet for delivering the feed gas into the interior of the pressure vessel. An electrical heater element located within the pre-heater increases the temperature of the feed gas as it flows through the pre-heater. An expansion valve reduces the pressure of the feed gas as it flows from the pre-heater so as to initiate condensation. A super heater is at least partially located within the pressure vessel and has an inlet within the interior of the pressure vessel. A filter is in a flow path in the pressure vessel leading from the pre-heater heater to the super heater for removing condensate from the feed gas. An electrical heater element is in the super heater for heating the feed gas. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168692 | ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT AND A METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - The invention relates to an electrical heating element which is in the form of a flat piece and has the following layers: a first ceramic substrate in a burnt state, a resistance layer composed of a resistance material which is applied to the first ceramic substrate, a low-melting-point glass layer, which completely covers the resistance layer | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168693 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A WELDING PROCESS PARAMETER - A method of determining a welding process parameter for an object comprises subjecting a specimen removed from the object to a controlled specimen welding process, measuring a property of the specimen, and determining a welding process parameter associated with the object from the measured specimen property and the controlled specimen welding process. In one disclosed embodiment the method permits the determination of a welding process parameter of a full scale pipe by use of a specimen removed from the pipe, or a similar pipe. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168694 | ELECTROMAGNETIC COOKING DEVICE - An induction heating cooker includes a top plate adapted to have an object placed thereon, plural heating coils provided below a lower surface of the top plate, an inverter for supplying high-frequency power to the heating coils, a data memory, and a controller controlling the inverter. The data memory stores first and second heating coil patterns. Each of the first and second heating coil patterns defines one or more heatable regions and one or more non-heatable regions. The controller selects a heating coil pattern from the first and second coil patterns. The controller controls the inverter such that high-frequency power can be supplied to one or more first heating coils out of the plural heating coils located in the one or more heatable regions of the selected heating coil pattern. The controller controls the inverter such that high-frequency power cannot be supplied to one or more second heating coils out of the plural heating coils located in the one or more non-heatable regions of the selected heating coil pattern. This induction heating cooker can adjust at least one of the location, the size, and the number of the heatable regions for induction-heating objects in response to at least one of the location, the size, and the number of the objects to be heated, thereby heating the objects efficiently. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168695 | RADIO-FREQUENCY HEATING APPARATUS AND RADIO-FREQUENCY HEATING METHOD - A radio-frequency heating apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes: radio-frequency power generation devices ( | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168696 | Computer With Electric Heating Unit - The present invention discloses a computer with an electric heating unit, wherein the casing of a computer unit is integrated with an electric heating unit. The electric heating unit has an electric heating plane on the casing. The electric heating plane heats a heatable article placed on the casing. A support device is arranged on the casing to hold a heatable article preventing the heatable article from being accidentally knocked over. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168697 | ELECTRIC POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS AND INDUCTION HEATING APPARATUS - To aim to reduce ripple current flowing through a capacitor in a power converter apparatus including a converter, the capacitor and an inverter. A current sensor | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168698 | Construct for Supporting Food Items - A construct for supporting a food item comprises a plurality of divider walls and a plurality of base panels. The divider walls are spaced from one another along a length of the construct. Each base panel is located between a pair of adjacent divider walls and connecting the adjacent divider walls. A microwave energy interactive element may overlie a surface of the construct. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168699 | MICROWAVE HEATING APPARATUS - In a microwave heating apparatus of the invention, microwaves from oscillation parts | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168700 | HEAT TREATING OF MANUFACTURED COMPONENTS - An apparatus for heat treating manufactured components using microwave energy and microwave susceptor material is disclosed. The system typically includes an insulating vessel placed within a microwave applicator chamber. A moderating material is positioned inside the insulating vessel so that a substantial portion of the exterior surface of each component for heat treating is in contact with the moderating material. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168701 | Storage System for Emergency Equipment - A storage system for an emergency apparatus provided in a conveyance includes at least one structure-holder connectable to a structural component of the conveyance. A frame is attached to the at least one structure-holder, and a carrier is configured to receive the emergency apparatus. A locking apparatus has a locking position in which the carrier is fastened to the frame, and an unlocking position in which the carrier is detached from the frame. A belt element is fixedly connected to the carrier. A first end of a retaining belt is connectable to a structural component of the conveyance via a belt-winder, and a second end of the retaining belt is fastenable in a detachable manner via a belt lock to the belt element. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168702 | FOLDING SEED BOX - A collapsible bulk container for dry, flowable particulate material is provided with a frame to support a bottom wall having a discharge opening and a gate moveable between opened and closed positions relative to the discharge opening. Four side walls are pivotally connected to the frame, with the pivot axes being at different elevations, such that the side walls can be folded between an upright use position and a substantially flat storage position. Lid panels are pivotally connected to opposite side walls for moving between an open position adjacent the connected side wall and a closed position over the bottom wall. Multiple containers can be stacked one upon another in both the use and storage positions. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168703 | Limited Flow Cup - Limited flow cups are provided which deliver a metered amount of fluid to a user during a drinking motion. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168704 | DOUBLE WALLED TANKS WITH INTERNAL CONTAINMENT CHAMBERS - A double-walled above-ground storage tank includes a primary tank and a secondary tank, and an interstitial space; an containment chamber formed by a primary chamber wall and a secondary chamber wall, forming a chamber interstitial space therebetween, and an exterior door assembly; and at least one pipe and valve assembly wherein the pipe originates in the tank interior volume and the valve is disposed within the chamber. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168705 | FUEL FILLER SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A fuel filler system for an automotive vehicle includes a filler pipe connected with a fuel tank and an interceptor mounted about an open end of the filler pipe, with the interceptor and filler pipe defining a generally annular contaminant collector having a drain extending from the collector. A filler cap closes both the open end of the filler pipe and the open end of the interceptor, so as to prevent ambient contamination from entering either the contaminant collector or the filler pipe. Removal of the filler cap from the filler pipe first causes venting of the fuel tank into the collector before a sealing condition between the filler cap and the interceptor is released. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168706 | Material feed container for a thick-matter pump - The invention relates to a material feed receptacle for a thick matter pump comprising a receptacle lower part and a receptacle top that is detachably connected to the receptacle lower part, a two-part front wall, a rear wall, two two-part lateral walls, an upwardly pointing material feed opening delimited by a peripheral edge, and a pipe junction, which is situated inside the receptacle, can, on the entry side, swivel in an alternating manner in front of the delivery cylinder openings and which, on the output side, leads to a pressure pipe. The invention provides that the receptacle top has an upper lateral wall part and upper lateral wall parts, which have free ends and which extend away from the front wall part. The invention also provides that the peripheral edge has a first edge part, which forms an upper edge of the receptacle top, and ha a second edge part on the receptacle lower part, which is situated on the rear wall and is joined to the first edge part. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168707 | Molten metal containment structure having movable cover - An exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a molten metal containment structure, including a vessel having an internal volume for containing molten metal and an open upper end. The structure further includes a cover for the vessel having an underside facing the internal volume, the cover being movable between a closed position, covering the open upper end of the vessel with the underside of the cover, and an open position in which the cover is remote from the open upper end of the vessel to allow access to the internal volume from one side of the structure. The cover is attached to at least one lifting arm (preferably two or more) and at least on rotation control arm (preferably two or more). The lifting arm(s) operates to guide the cover from the open position to the closed position, and vice versa. The rotation control arm(s) operates to control pivoting of the cover during movement from the closed position to the open position, and vice versa, to prevent exposure of the underside of the cover, which in operation is very hot, to a person positioned adjacent to the structure at the aforesaid one side thereof. The lifting arm(s) and/or rotation control arm(s) provide a force that at least partially counterbalances a weight of the cover. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168708 | Overcap For A Container - An overcap is provided for removably covering an access opening into the interior of a container. The opening in the container defines a peripheral rim and includes an outwardly projecting bead for releaseably retaining the overcap. The overcap is defined by a body portion formed to cover the opening of the container and a depending skirt. The skirt extends from the bottom surface of the body portion for a distance sufficient to cover the projecting bead of the container rim. An inwardly directed retaining ring is formed on an inside surface of the skirt for engagement with the projecting bead on the container. A vent is formed within the retaining ring to define a flow path past the retaining ring. The vent may be a spacing rib formed on the inside surface of the skirt with one or more flow channels formed within the retaining ring. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168709 | Resealable easy open end for containers - An easy-open beverage container which can be selectably reclosed and reopened, after it has been opened. A unitary opening and reclosure structure attached to the end wall by a hinge connection permitting selectable movement of the unitary member on a first path normal to the end wall and on a second path parallel to the wall. The end wall having a selectively separable region of predetermined weakness forming an openable panel recessed a limited distance below the level of the wall. A portion of the openable panel retained to the wall by a hinge formed by a disruption in the separable region on predetermined weakness. The recessed region being surrounded by a platform and side wall located a limited distance from the openable panel. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168710 | Rotatable access closure element - The present invention relates to a closure for an aperture. More specifically, the present invention relates to a closure for an access aperture in a panel, such as a closure for an oil filter access aperture in an engine cover. The present invention comprises a single-piece rotatably-engageable access closure element having a plurality of tension arms and adapted to seal an access aperture having cutouts corresponding to each of the plurality of tension arms. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168711 | DRAIN COVER WITH LOCKING MECHANISM - A drain cover with a locking mechanism which includes a cylindrical body with a first end, a second end, an end wall at the first end and a peripheral sidewall that extends between the first end and the second end. The peripheral sidewall has an exterior surface and an interior surface which define an interior bore. Rotatable fasteners extend from the end wall to the second end. Drain cover is adapted to fit into a pipe. A cam member extends radially from each rotatable fastener. The cam member is movable from a release position to a locking position upon rotation of each rotatable fastener such that in the release position the cam member is spaced from an interior wall of the pipe and in the locking position the cam member is engaged with the interior wall of the pipe. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168712 | DISPENSING CONTAINER - The invention provides a dispensing container including an outer casing having an open end, a top, a bottom, sidewalls extending between the top and bottom, and an interior compartment, wherein the outer casing further includes a depressible button in the top or bottom and at least one projection adjacent to the depressible button that extends into the interior compartment; and an inner tray slidably received within the interior compartment of the outer casing. The inner tray includes a first end received within the outer casing, an opposing second end extending outwardly from the outer casing, a flexible locking tab positioned proximal to the first end, and an opening adjacent to the flexible locking tab, the flexible locking tab including a first segment extending toward the second end of the inner tray and a second segment extending transversely from the first segment. The second segment is positioned to engage the projection. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168713 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING PEEL-OFF LIDS - In the area of manufacturing peel-off lids ( | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168714 | VENT VALVE ASSEMBLIES FOR BABY BOTTLES - A vent valve, and a vent valve assembly, for a liquid dispensing container, employ a vent disc having small open vent holes in cooperation with an overlying thin flexible flap that covers and closes the vent holes to limit liquid pressure on the holes when the container is upright, yet require little suction pressure to move the flap to draw liquid or vent through the holes. The vent valve can be used in a bottom cap that is attachable to the bottom open end of the container. The vent valve assembly includes such a bottom cap, a sealing member for sealing the bottom cap to the container, and a vent valve. The vent valve and/or bottom cap have an elevated vent disc and a top portion having the thin flexible flap. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168715 | FUEL CAP WITH EMISSIONS PROTECTION - A fuel tank cap for use with a fuel storage tank includes: a vapor storage receptacle; a purge path in fluid communication with the vapor storage receptacle; and a liquid discriminating membrane configured to be disposed at least in part between the vapor storage receptacle and fuel in the fuel storage tank. A fuel storage system includes: a fuel storage tank; a fill inlet connected to the fuel storage tank; and a fuel tank cap. The fuel tank cap includes: a vapor storage receptacle; a purge path in fluid communication with the vapor storage receptacle; and a liquid discriminating membrane configured to be disposed at least in part between the vapor storage receptacle and fuel in the fuel tank. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168716 | GROUND LEVEL CLOSURE - A ground level closure (GLC) that can address deficiencies found with traditional pedestal installations is disclosed. The GLC can combine benefits of a sealed (e.g., hermetically sealed) system with functionality of a pedestal style enclosure. Additionally, the GLC can provide an ability to store slack cable in an internal cavity of the base assembly. Further, the GLC can provide simplified access to and isolation of grounding elements without disrupting the sealed portion (e.g., internal organizer assembly) of the enclosure during inspection and troubleshooting. Moreover, spacers can be employed to adjust height and/or angle of installation. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168717 | CONTAINER FOR WATER-BASED PAINT - A container for water-based paint. The container includes a housing having an open top with a seal surface extending around the open top. The housing defines a chamber and includes a vent opening open to that chamber. A flexible bag is disposed in the chamber and the bag includes an open top with a seal formed around the open top. This seal abuts against the seal surface on the housing. A lid is attached to the housing so that the lid covers the open top of the housing and compresses the seal against the seal surface. A dispensing opening is formed in the lid. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168718 | STRUCTURE OF TRASHCAN - An improved structure of trashcan includes a main body, a bearing seat, and a slipped-on cap. The main body being a container with chopped-head-cone in shape furnishes a plurality of recess portions at equal spaces at the bottom edge thereof and a fastening part inside and at the bottom thereof. The fastening part further includes an opening, a first flange, a second flange, and a sliding track. A neck part being formed at the top open end of the container has a plurality of perforations. The bearing seat, being a member capable of slipping in a roll of trash bag further includes a first wrapping part, a second wrapping part, a slot part, a first supporting end, and a second supporting end. The slipped-on cap being a wrapping member is capable of slipping on the neck part. When it comes to use, the user slips a roll of trash bag into the bearing seat, then places the bearing seat into the bottom of the main body through the opening of the fastening part and turns an appropriate angle horizontally to position the bearing seat in place. Afterwards, the user pulls the leading edge of the roll of trash bag through the slot part and over the top edge of the neck part and draws down over the peripheral thereof to hold the leading edge of the trash bag in place by inserting through the perforation of the neck part. Finally, the user has the slipped-on cap cover the top of the main body by slipping thereon and in the same time squeezing the pull-through ends of the trash bag to hold the trash bag firmly in place. In this way, the invention is capable of accomplishing a sanitary, speedy trashcan structure that is convenient to store spare bags and change a new bag after the usied trash bag is full of trash. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168719 | LID WITH COMPARTMENT - A lid with a compartment for housing a breath mint, pill, toothpick, or similar item. The lid may comprise a standard lid of various sizes and configurations as is known in the art, such as for a cup for coffee, tea, soda, or other food item, solid or liquid. The compartment or indentation may be open or closed, such as with a flap. If open, the indentation may be sized to securely hold a mint or other item until removed by the user. If a flap or similar cover is used, it may have a ridge, tab, protrusion or corner that the user can use to lift the flap or cover and expose the mint or other item. The indentation or compartment may be square, circular, oval, triangular, or other polygonal form. The flap or cover may be perforated for tearing off. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168720 | Ready-Made Meal Package - A meal package includes a reusable bag and first and second inserts arranged in the reusable bag to form compartments. The first insert has a first side edge and a second side edge and includes bottom and top portions bent out-of-plane from a side portion at first and second score lines. The second insert has a top edge and a bottom edge and includes two side portions bent out-of-plane from a middle portion at first and second score lines. The bottom portion of the first insert is located adjacent a bottom of the bag and the side portion of the first insert is located adjacent a first side of the bag. The bottom edge of the second insert abuts an interior surface of the bottom portion of the first insert. An interior surface of the top portion of the first insert abuts the top edge of the second insert. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168721 | Transportable Wastewater Treatment Tank - The disclosed embodiments provide a fiberglass (i.e., fiberglass-reinforced polymer) wastewater treatment tank that has at least one lower portion and an upper portion that are joined above the tank water line. The lower portion or portions is/are tapered to allow a plurality of tanks to be nested in a shipping configuration. The top portions may optionally be tapered to allow them to also nest during shipping. Interior tank elements such as clarifier walls, risers, BAT media, aerators, divider walls, piping, etc. can be stacked and shipped within the uppermost of the nested lower portions or possibly used as packing material between nested tanks. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168722 | FULL CONTAINMENT TANK - A tank that may include an inner containment membrane defining a containment volume, an exterior structural shell enclosing the inner containment membrane, and a contingent containment membrane sandwiched between the shell and the inner membrane. The tank may further include a first insulation layer between the contingent membrane and the shell, and a second insulation layer between the inner membrane and the contingent membrane. The tank may further include first or second insulation layers that include a reinforcing beam comprised of foamed or block insulation. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168723 | RESERVOIR FOR A FUEL TANK - Reservoirs for fuel tanks, which can be filled via an opening that can be closed by a closing element, are already known. Such a closing element interacts with a sealing seat and is arranged on a bearing that is located in the region of the opening and is fixed to an edge area of the opening by at least two struts. In prior art, the opening, with the bearing and the struts, is often produced as a single-piece together with the reservoir and the base by injection moulding. A disadvantage thereof is that the struts can undergo material shrinkage during production, which leads to a tension of the struts between the edge area of the opening and the bearing. This can lead to an irregular deformation and hence to an uneven sealing seat, so that the closing element does not seal in a tight manner and that the valve has a leak. In the reservoir according to the invention, the sealing of the opening is improved by at least one strut not having a rectilinear form, thus obtaining elastic expansion compensation. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168724 | SECURITY DEVICE FOR STORAGE TANKS - A security device protects the vulnerable portions or accessories of a bulk storage tank or container against unauthorized access. The device includes a housing that covers the vulnerable portions of the tank, the housing having two or more lockable doors that selectively permit access to the tank or container via two or more respective apertures. A first door is openable after unlocking a readily-accessible lock, while the second movable door is openable after an elongate lock member that is positioned internally within the housing is moved to an unlocking position. The elongate lock member can be moved to its unlocking position after the first door is opened. Certain tank operations, such as dispensing fuel, may be carried out after unlocking and opening a single door, while other operations, such as refilling the tank, may be accomplished after opening a second door once the first door has been opened. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168725 | AUTONOMOUSLY ROTATING COOKWARE - An autonomously rotating cookware adapted to more evenly cook a food item within a cooking space presenting variable temperatures, includes a rotatable member and a thermally activated active material element, such as a shape memory alloy wire, drivenly coupled to the member, such that heat by-product during the cooking process causes the element to activate and activating the element causes the member to rotate, so that the food item is alternatively exposed to the variable temperatures. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168726 | HYBRID PRESSURE VESSELS FOR HIGH PRESSURE APPLICATIONS - A pressure vessel is provided including an inner tank formed from a tank liner surrounded by a wound layer of composite filaments. A protective jacket is disposed on the inner tank that facilitates stacking and portability of the pressure vessel and helps to define an air passage for convective heat transfer between the hybrid tank and the environment. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168727 | Package Having Phase Change Materials and Method of Use in Transport of Temperature Sensitive Payload - The present invention is directed to a transport package which efficiently maintains payload temperature within a predetermined temperature range during delivery through regions having ambient temperatures outside the desired range. The transport package is used for transporting temperature sensitive materials and thermally protecting the materials from cold and hot ambient temperatures in a manner that does not require a power source or other mechanical devices. Aspects of the invention relate to a temperature maintaining packaging system having an outer container, thermal insulation materials and two or more different phase change materials. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168728 | INTERNAL TIE FOR A FLUID STORAGE TANK - A fluid storage tank having opposite upper and lower ends, a tank wall extending between the ends, and an internal tie assembly to assist the tank wall to resist hydrostatic pressure induced by fluid in the tank, the internal tie assembly comprising an elongate tie having spaced apart couplings, and a plurality of retaining formations fixed to, or integrally formed on, an inner surface of the tank wall, wherein the couplings of said tie are arranged to be received in respective ones of said retaining formations to connect said tie to said tank wall so that said tie is able to resist outward deformation of said tank wall. | 2011-07-14 |
| 20110168729 | Portable Container - A portable container ( | 2011-07-14 |
