28th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110168231 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL ARRAY WITH MECHANICAL UNCOUPLING OF THE CELLS FROM THE CARRIER THEREOF - A solution is provided for reducing the mechanical coupling of the photovoltaic array of the solar generator in relation to the latter's support substrate. Indeed, the photovoltaic cell is very slender (a few tens of microns) and very fragile. When the latter is glued onto a substrate, it undergoes all the geometric deformations due to vibrations but especially to thermo-elastic effects, possibly leading to the breakage of the cells. The cell is fastened via a flexible system making it possible to decouple the cell from the deformations of the substrate while ensuring sufficient radiative coupling of the cell toward the substrate to avoid heating thereof in flight and loss of effectiveness thereof. The solution includes using photovoltaic cells with high-emissivity rear face (rear use of a metallization or kaptoning of the Ge or Ag substrate) that is fixed with the aid of Velcro onto the substrate. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168232 | Method and System for Providing Tracking for Concentrated Solar Modules - According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a system for collecting solar energy. The system includes a solar panel, the solar panel comprising a plurality of photovoltaic strips, the plurality of photovoltaic strips including a first strip and a second strip, the first strip and the second strip being substantially parallel to each other, the plurality of photovoltaic strips being electrically coupled to one another, the solar panel including a front cover member, the front cover member including a plurality of concentrator elements, the plurality of photovoltaic strips being aligned to the plurality of concentrator elements, the plurality of concentrator elements including a first concentrator element and a second concentrator element, the first concentrator element and the second concentrator element being separated by a notch, the first concentrator being associated with a first angle and a second angle, | 2011-07-14 |
20110168233 | SOLAR PANEL HEAT-DISSIPATING DEVICE AND RELATED SOLAR PANEL MODULE - A solar panel heat-dissipating device for adjusting temperature of a solar panel includes a base for supporting the solar panel and a cooling plate disposed between the solar panel and the base. The cooling plate includes a cooling tube contacting a side of the solar panel so as to absorb heat generated by the solar panel. In addition, conductive fluid is accommodated inside the cooling tube for dissipating the heat of the cooling tube conducted from the solar panel. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168234 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE FOR A CLOSELY PACKED ARRAY - A photovoltaic device comprising a substantially planar photon source facing side, a plurality of edges extending around the perimeter defined by the photon source facing side, and an edge insulator arranged to prevent at least one edge of the plurality of edges from coming into electrical contact with a neighbouring electrically conductive element when the photovoltaic device is arranged as part of an array of photovoltaic devices. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168235 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY USING PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS - An apparatus ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110168236 | PORTABLE PHOTOVOLTAICS WITH SCALABLE INTEGRATED CONCENTRATOR OF LIGHT ENERGY - A luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) for receiving electromagnetic radiation of at least a first wavelength is disclosed. The LSC includes a core layer. A lower clad layer substantially underlies the core layer. At least one photovoltaic (PV) cell is partially embedded in at least one of the core layer and the lower clad layer. At least one dye layer substantially overlies the core layer. The at least one dye layer has embedded therein at least one absorption dipole and at least one emission dipole, the at least one emission dipole being coupled to the at least one absorption dipole. The at least one absorption dipole is configured to absorb the electromagnetic radiation of at least a first wavelength incident from any direction and the at least one emission dipole is configured to emit electromagnetic radiation of at least a second wavelength substantially within at least one of the core layer and the lower clad layer so that the electromagnetic radiation of at least a second wavelength is at least partially absorbed by the at least one PV cell. The at least one absorption dipole is coupled to the at least one emission dipole by Forster resonant energy transfer (FRET). | 2011-07-14 |
20110168237 | INTEGRATED THIN-FILM SOLAR BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An integrated thin-film solar battery, comprising:
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20110168238 | FLEXIBLE SOLAR MODULES AND MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A flexible solar cell assembly having solar cells that are positioned within a sealed module chamber. A sealed wiring chamber is positioned on an end of the sealed module chamber and is interposed between the sealed module chamber and a junction box. Wiring interconnecting the junction box to the solar cells in the sealed module chamber are routed through the sealed wiring chamber to inhibit water entry into the sealed module chamber via the wiring. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168239 | Method of Making a Laminated Glass/Polyolefin Film Structure - Laminated structures comprising a (i) glass layer, (ii) first alkoxysilane-containing polyolefin (PO) layer, (iii) catalyst layer, and (iv) second alkoxysilane-containing polyolefin layer, each layer having opposing facial surfaces, are prepared by a method comprising the steps of applying in adhering contact: A. One facial surface of the first PO layer to one facial surface of the glass layer; B. The catalyst layer to the facial surface of the first PO layer opposite the facial surface of the first PO layer in adhering contact with the glass layer; and C. The second PO layer to the facial surface of the catalyst layer opposite the facial surface of the catalyst layer in adhering contact with the first PO layer. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168240 | TRANSLUCENT COVER FOR SOLAR CELLS - An energy harvesting system includes at least one solar cell operable to harvest solar energy, and a translucent cover concealing the solar cell. The translucent cover exhibits a haze of at least 80% and a light transmission efficiency of at least 70%. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168241 | Photo-Voltaic Power Generation Equipment that Can Automatically Track the Sun - This invention relates to a type of solar energy photo-voltaic power generation equipment that can automatically track the sun. This device includes a pedestal installed on a mounting platform. On the pedestal, a main support frame is provided. On the support frame, a solar cell panel platform is provided. On this platform, a solar energy photo-voltaic assembly is installed. The pedestal is connected to the mounting platform and can rotate relative to the mounting platform. On the pedestal, a circumferentially driven planet reduction gear is installed. On the main support frame, a platform elevation angle adjustment lifter is installed. The end of the telescopic link on the lifter is hinged to the solar cell panel platform. The circumferentially driven planet reduction gear and platform elevation angle adjustment lifter are connected to an electric control device. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168242 | POROUS SEMICONDUCTOR FILM ON A SUBSTRATE - The invention relates to a method of producing a porous semiconductor film and the film resulting from such production. It furthermore relates to an electronic device incorporating such film and to potential uses of such film. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168243 | MOISTURE RESISTANT PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES WITH EXPOSED CONDUCTIVE GRID - The present invention provides strategies for improving the adhesion among two or more of transparent conducting oxides, electrically conductive grid materials, and dielectric barrier layers. As a consequence, these strategies are particularly useful in the fabrication of heterojunction photovoltaic devices such as chalcogenide-based solar cells. When the barrier is formed and then the grid is applied to vias in the barrier, the structure has improved moisture barrier resistance as compared to where the barrier is formed over or around the grid. Adhesion is improved to such a degree that grid materials and dielectric barrier materials can cooperate to provide a hermetic seal over devices to protect against damage induced by environmental conditions, including damage due to water intrusion. This allows the collection grids to be at least partially exposed above the dielectric barrier, making it easy to make electronic connection to the devices. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168244 | METHOD AND MEANS FOR A HIGH POWER SOLAR CELL - In methods and apparatus for improving the power generated, and thus efficiency of solar cells, a double or triple junction tandem solar cell that has one or two photon filters of the invention in between the solar cell layers, respectively. The photon filter is arranged to reflect photons with wavelength shorter than λ | 2011-07-14 |
20110168245 | Four Terminal Multi-Junction Thin Film Photovoltaic Device and Method - A multi-junction photovoltaic cell device. The device includes a lower cell and an upper cell, which is operably coupled to the lower cell. In a specific embodiment, the lower cell includes a lower glass substrate material, e.g., transparent glass. The lower cell also includes a lower electrode layer made of a reflective material overlying the glass material. The lower cell includes a lower absorber layer overlying the lower electrode layer. In a specific embodiment, the absorber layer is made of a semiconductor material having a band gap energy in a range of Eg=0.7 to 1 eV, but can be others. In a specific embodiment, the lower cell includes a lower window layer overlying the lower absorber layer and a lower transparent conductive oxide layer overlying the lower window layer. The upper cell includes a p+ type transparent conductor layer overlying the lower transparent conductive oxide layer. In a preferred embodiment, the p+ type transparent conductor layer is characterized by traversing electromagnetic radiation in at least a wavelength range from about 700 to about 630 nanometers and filtering electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range from about 490 to about 450 nanometers. In a specific embodiment, the upper cell has an upper p type absorber layer overlying the p+ type transparent conductor layer. In a preferred embodiment, the p type conductor layer made of a semiconductor material has a band gap energy in a range of Eg=1.6 to 1.9 eV, but can be others. The upper cell also has an upper n type window layer overlying the upper p type absorber layer, an upper transparent conductive oxide layer overlying the upper n type window layer, and an upper glass material overlying the upper transparent conductive oxide layer. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168246 | THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thin-film solar cell, comprising a light transmissive substrate, a transparent electrode, a first photovoltaic layer, a second photovoltaic layer and a back electrode, is provided. The light transmissive substrate has a light incident surface and a back surface opposite to the light incident surface, and the transparent electrode is disposed on the back surface. The first photovoltaic layer is disposed on the transparent electrode, and the material of the first photovoltaic layer is an amorphous semiconductor, and the first photovoltaic layer has a first energy gap. The second photovoltaic layer is disposed on the first photovoltaic layer and has a second energy gap lower than the first energy gap. The material of the second photovoltaic layer is a micro-crystalline semiconductor, and the crystallization ratio of the second photovoltaic layer is between 30%˜100%. The second photovoltaic layer can absorb a light ray with a wavelength between 600 nm-1100 nm. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168247 | Techniques for Cooling Solar Concentrator Devices - Solar concentrator devices and techniques for the fabrication thereof are provided. In one aspect, a solar concentrator device is provided. The solar concentrator device comprises at least one solar converter cell; a heat sink; and a liquid metal between the solar converter cell and the heat sink, configured to thermally couple the solar converter cell and the heat sink during operation of the device. The solar converter cell can comprise a triple junction semiconductor solar converter cell fabricated on a germanium (Ge) substrate. The heat sink can comprise a vapor chamber heat sink. The liquid metal can comprise a gallium (Ga) alloy and have a thermal resistance of less than or equal to about five square millimeter degree Celsius per Watt (mm | 2011-07-14 |
20110168248 | USE OF DIBENZOTETRAPHENYLPERIFLANTHENE IN ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS - The present invention relates to the use of dibenzotetraphenylperiflanthene as an electron donor material in an organic solar cell. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168249 | WET-PROCESSIBLE METAL OXIDE SOLUTION, METHOD OF USING THE SAME, AND ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL OF USING THE SAME - A method of preparing a wet-processible metal oxide solution and a method of fabricating a film using the same are provided. A metal oxide that has been widely used as a photocatalyst is improved and a metal oxide solution having new functionality is formed. The metal oxide solution is transparent, wet-processible, and facilitates electron transfer. The metal oxide solution can be applied in various ways to an electronic device and is well-suited for application to an electronic device using organic materials. Also, a titanium oxide solution functions to remove and block oxygen and moisture. Thus, when it is applied to an electronic device using organic materials that are vulnerable to oxygen and moisture, the lifetime of the device can be increased. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168250 | SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A solar cell including a photovoltaic layer, a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, an insulating layer and a light-transparent conductive layer is provided. The photovoltaic layer has a first surface and a second surface. The first electrode layer having at least one gap is disposed on the first surface, wherein the at least one gap exposes a portion of the photovoltaic layer. The second electrode layer is disposed on the second surface. The insulating layer having a plurality of pores is located on the photovoltaic layer exposed by the at least one gap, wherein the holes expose a portion of the photovoltaic layer. The light-transparent conductive layer covers the insulating layer and is connected with the first electrode layer. The transparent electrode is connected with the photovoltaic layer through at least a part of the pores. A method of fabricating a solar cell is also provided. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168251 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module is disclosed. The solar cell module comprises a first protective layer, a solar cell layer, a sealing material layer and a second protective layer, wherein the sealing material layer is composed of polyurethane formed by reacting an acrylic resin with a curing agent such that the yield of the solar cell module can be improved. Depending upon its practical application, the solar cell module may use the sealing material layer in the absence of the Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) | 2011-07-14 |
20110168252 | Textured coating with etching-blocking layer for thin-film solar cells and/or methods of making the same - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a front electrode for solar cell devices (e.g., amorphous silicon or a-Si solar cell devices), and/or methods of making the same. Advantageously, certain example embodiments include a layer that acts as an etch-stop layer. In certain example embodiments, the blocking layer is provided between a transparent conductive oxide layer including AZO and a conductive layer. In certain example embodiments, a weak acid may be used to texture the layer including AZO. A semiconductor may be provided over the textured layer including AZO. The blocking layer provided between the layer of AZO and the IR reflecting layer may be more resistant to etching by weak acids than the layer based on AZO. Therefore, in certain example embodiments, the blocking layer may substantially reduce the risk of the semiconductor coming into contact with the conductive layer (which may be based on Ag). | 2011-07-14 |
20110168253 | ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE AND PHOTOELECTRIC TRANSFORMATION DEVICE - An electrode substrate of a photoelectric transformation device includes a transparent conductive substrate, a current-collecting electrode disposed on the transparent conductive substrate, and a coating film coating the surface of the current-collecting electrode. The coating film includes a combustion product of a glass paste composition applied on the current-collecting electrode. The glass paste composition includes a filler made of a material that does not melt at a temperature which is not higher than a glass transition temperature or a phase transition temperature of the transparent conductive substrate. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168254 | Electrode Plate And Dye-Sensitized Photovoltaic Cell Having The Same - An electrode plate for a dye-sensitized photovoltaic cell includes a transparent substrate and a transparent conductive film. The transparent conductive film includes a zinc oxide thin film layer formed over the transparent substrate, the zinc oxide thin film layer being doped with gallium, and a tin oxide thin film layer formed over the zinc oxide thin film layer, the tin oxide thin film layer being doped with a dopant. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168255 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE OF SOLAR CELL - An electrode structure is disposed on a substrate of a solar cell. The electrode structure includes a plurality of bus electrodes and a plurality of finger electrodes. The bus electrodes are separately disposed on the substrate. The finger electrodes are disposed on two sides of the bus electrodes and electrically connect to the bus electrodes. The bus electrodes and the finger electrodes are formed by at least two screen printing processes, and at least one of the screen printing processes does not form the bus electrodes. Thus, the thicknesses of the finger electrodes are greater than those of the bus electrodes. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168256 | Photonic Device And Method Of Making Same Using Nanowires - A photonic device, a method of making the device and a nano-scale antireflector employ a bramble of nanowires. The photonic device and the method include a first layer of a microcrystalline material provided on a substrate surface and a second layer of a microcrystalline material provided on the substrate surface horizontally spaced from the first layer by a gap. The photonic device and the method further include, and the nano-scale antireflector includes, the bramble of nanowires formed between the first layer and the second layer. The nanowires have first ends integral to crystallites in each of the first layer and the second layer. The nanowires of the bramble extend into the gap from each of the first layer and the second layer. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168257 | Solar Cell Structure - Utilization of the near percolation plasmonic nanostructures near the photoconversion layer in photovoltaic device provide significant enhancement in the efficiency. Photovoltaic devices utilizing efficiency enhancement due to utilization of near percolation plasmonic nanostructures and methods of photovoltaic device fabrication provide an improved solar cells that can be used for power generation and other applications. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168258 | LAYER SYSTEM FOR SOLAR CELLS - The present invention relates to a layer system ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110168259 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thin film solar cell is employed having a power generation layer formed with a microcrystalline silicon film including, in its plane, a first region and a second region in which a percentage of crystallization is lower than the first region and a carrier lifetime is higher than the first region. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168260 | REFLECTIVE POLYHEDRON OPTICAL COLLECTOR AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Various embodiments relate to reflectors comprising a tapered polyhedron including a plurality of substantially planar facets. The reflector may comprise an input end or aperture that is larger than an output end or aperture. The input aperture or end may have a different shape and/or orientation than an output end or aperture. Some embodiments relate to “developable” geometries made of substantially planar facets which, when folded, form a tapered hollow polyhedron that can efficiently receive light (e.g., from a primary reflector or lens) and direct light onto a photovoltaic cell. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168261 | HIGH TRANSMITTANCE OPTICAL WINDOWS AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING THE SAME - Designs for ultra-high, broadband transmittance through windows over a wide range of incident angles are disclosed. The improvements in transmittance result from coating the windows with a new class of materials consisting of porous nanorods. A high transmittance optical window comprises a transparent substrate coated on one or both sides with a multiple layer coating. Each multiple layer coating includes optical films with a refractive index intermediate between the refractive index of the transparent substrate and air. The optical coatings are applied using an oblique-angle deposition material synthesis technique. The coating can be performed by depositing porous SiO | 2011-07-14 |
20110168262 | ETHYLENE-VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER COMPOSITION, ETHYLENE-VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER FILM AND PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF - [Problem to be Solved] The object of the present invention is to provide an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer film having excellent adhesion properties and improved film formation properties. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168263 | DESIGN OF HIGHER EFFICIENCY SILICON SOLAR CELLS - Higher efficiency, lower cost silicon based solar cells are provided by modifying the absorption coefficient of Silicon so that it strongly overlaps with the solar spectrum. In one embodiment this is achieved by co doping of the silicon with appropriate impurities. In another embodiment it is achieved by modifying the structure of silicon whereby a portion is converted into Silicon XII having the R8 structure. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168264 | POLY(5,5'-BIS(THIOPHEN-2-YL)-BENZO[2,1-B;3,4-B']DITHIOPHENE) AND ITS USE AS HIGH PERFORMANCE SOLUTION PROCESSABLE SEMICONDUCTING POLYMER - Poly(5,5′-bis(thiophen-2-yl)-benzo[2,1-b;3,4-b′]dithiophene) comprising as repeating units the group of the formula (I) wherein R is independently selected from a) a C | 2011-07-14 |
20110168265 | Water Hammer Prevention Valve and Method - A valve for preventing water hammer includes a speed reduction device for reducing a speed at which the valve may be closed. A method of preventing water hammer includes closing a valve at a fire hydrant after extracting water from the fire hydrant, in which the valve comprising a speed reduction device that increases an amount of time needed for closing the valve, and operating the valve to close the valve comprises operating the speed reduction device. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168266 | Closed System Water Conservation Apparatus - A closed system water conservation apparatus for connection to a hot water supply and delivery system includes a first valve disposed along the hot water conduit upstream of the delivery opening for selectively directing water between a first path for receipt and distribution by the delivery opening and a second path for use by a toilet; a second valve disposed along the hot water conduit upstream of the toilet, the second valve being in fluid communication with the cold water source and the first valve for selectively directing water to the toilet from at least one of the second path and the cold water source, and a water transfer conduit extending in fluid communication between the first valve and the second valve along the second path for intermediate cold water flow therethrough between the first valve and the second valve. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168267 | Fluid Delivery Device and Method - A fluid delivery device ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110168268 | Elevator control for inductor pump - An inductor pump system comprises a fluid activated ram, an inductor pump platen, a fluid activated motor and a fluid control. The inductor pump platen is driven by the fluid activated ram. The fluid activated motor is coupled to the platen. The fluid control comprises an inlet for receiving a source of pressurized fluid, a first circuit and a second circuit. The first and second circuits are configured to receive pressurized fluid from the inlet. The first circuit comprises a switching valve connected to the inlet; an actuator line connected to the ram and the switching valve; and a blow-off line connected to the inductor pump platen and the switching valve. The second circuit is connected to the inlet to receive pressurized fluid and to the motor. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168269 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - The present invention provides a microfluidic device. The microfluidic device comprises a first fluidic compartment ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110168270 | EXTENDED RANGE FLUID FLOW RESISTOR - In one aspect, an extended range fluid flow resistor includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet and defining a fluid passageway therebetween A plunger is slidably received within the fluid passageway and an actuator is rotatably coupled to the housing and the plunger, such that rotation of the actuator causes sliding movement of the plunger within the fluid passageway The plunger has a sealing region and a variable flow region axially adjacent the sealing region Fluid flow through the fluid passageway is prevented when the sealing region is aligned with the inlet and fluid flow through the fluid passageway is permitted when the variable flow region is aligned with the inlet The variable flow region includes a helical groove extending from a first end of the variable flow region adjacent the sealing region and away from the sealing region to a second end of the vanable flow region. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168271 | Adjustable Doser Valve - A doser valve with a seat comprising at least one axially located slot from an outer surface of the seat and at least one radial/tangential extending passage in fluid communication with the at least one axially located slot and an exit passage out of the seat. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168272 | LOW TEMPERATURE, HIGH PRESSURE RUBBER HOSE - Flexible reinforced rubber hose adapted for conveying fluids under low temperatures and high pressures. The hose includes a inner tube formed of an acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) or other low temperature rubber compound having an elastic modulus of not greater than about 8.4 MPa (1200 psi), and an outer jacket formed of a chloroprene rubber (CR) or other low temperature rubber compound having a durometer of not greater than about 75 Shore A. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168273 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR REGULATING THE FLOW RATE AND FOR SLOWING DOWN NON-FERROMAGNETIC, ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTING LIQUIDS AND MELTS - The invention relates to a method for regulating the flow rate and for slowing down non-ferromagnetic, electrically conducting liquids and melt streams through magnetic fields, in particular in the tapping of metallurgical containers such as blast furnaces and melt furnaces. The method is characterized in that the melt stream is routed in a closed routing element using at least one stationary magnetic field with a constant polarity, at least one stationary magnetic alternating field or using a multi-poled magnetic travelling field, in such a way that the magnetic field lines transversally penetrate the melt flow across the entire cross section thereof and such that a voltage is induced in the melt stream by the magnetic fields, there being eddy currents induced thereby in the melt stream that are disposed radially and axially when a stationary magnetic field of constant polarity is used and that are disposed axially when a stationary alternating magnetic field or electromagnetic travelling field is used, and that due to the interactions between the magnetic fields and the eddy currents forces are generated that can affect the flow rate of the melt stream. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168274 | Method For Producing A Multi-Chamber Tank - The invention relates to a method for producing a multi-chamber tank for fuels of motor vehicles, said tank comprising at least one internally coated first and at least one internally coated second chamber. The method comprises the following steps: making a first metal tank segment available, said segment containing the first chamber and an externally protruding peripheral collar, rotolining the first tank segment ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110168275 | GAS IMPULSE BLOWER - A gas impulse blower for cleaning a surface within a vessel is fillable with a combustion gas-oxi-dizer mixture. The blower comprises: (a) a combustion assembly configured to generate a deflagration wave; and (b) an impulse generator having an inlet and an outlet and adapted to receive the deflagration wave into said inlet and eject the wave from said outlet onto a surface to be cleaned. The impulse generator has a compartmentalized housing comprising at least two serially-connected compartments. The compartments are configured for being fed with said gas-oxidizer mixture by the combustion assembly in an individual manner so as to conduct the wave to the outlet. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168276 | OIL CONTROL VALVE MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT - An oil control valve mounting arrangement includes a resin cover | 2011-07-14 |
20110168277 | PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WITH REVERSE THREADED INLET - A safety discharge system comprises a pressure relief valve having an inlet, designed to mate with an outlet of a heating appliance, and a relief outlet, wherein at least the inlet of the pressure relief valve and the outlet of the heating appliance include a threaded region, and wherein the threaded region is threaded with a reverse or left handed thread. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168278 | GAS CUTOFF DEVICE - An object of the invention is to avoid a gap between the total using amount of gas and the sum of a plurality of change amounts held in a gas cutoff device. The gas cutoff device includes a flow rate detection unit | 2011-07-14 |
20110168279 | FLOW RATE CONTROLLER AND PROPORTIONAL ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVE - A flow rate controller is arranged such that a control circuit controls a proportional electromagnetic valve so that a flow rate detected by a flow rate sensor reaches a target flow rate. The proportional electromagnetic valve includes a coil supported in a holder, a bobbin and a fixed core, a valve element and a plate spring placed on a movable core, the valve seat, lead-in path, lead-out path, and orifice being formed in a body. The movable core is displaced by balance between an attractive force of the fixed core generated by excitation of the coil and an urging force of the plate spring, thereby adjusting the position of the valve element with respect to the valve seat to adjust the flow rate of a fluid. The orifice has an inside diameter set to a value of “φ1 mm or more” and an axial length set to a value to have a ratio of “from 0.1 to 0.6 inclusive” to the inside diameter. The lead-out path has an inside diameter set to be larger than the inside diameter of the orifice. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168280 | TANK FOR STORING A LIQUID ACTIVE INGREDIENT - The invention relates to a tank for storing a liquid active ingredient for operating an aggregate of a motor vehicle, particularly a unit for post treatment of exhaust gases of the motor vehicle, comprising a container and at least one functional element ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110168281 | WATER SAVER SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND ELIMINATING LIQUIDS, SEMI-SOLIDS AND SOLIDS, INTEGRATED BY AT LEAST ONE WATER CLOSET AND A WASHBASIN - A water-saving system for the management and disposal of liquid, semi-solid and solid wastes is described that comprises an open-rim toilet bowl for allowing the flow of greywater containing food residues, small pieces of soap, soapy water, toothpaste residues, shaving residues, hair and the like, without allowing the formation of obstructions throughout the length of the open rim; an anti-sedimentation tank placed above and connected to the toilet bowl, said anti-sedimentation tank being capable of receiving and storing greywater that will be reused to flush the toilet to clean the toilet bowl and flush the wastes contained therein; a washbasin-shaped tank lid located above and closing the upper part of the anti-sedimentation tank; and mixer valve installed in the washbasin-shaped lid and connected to cold and hot water supplies, where the mixer valve includes a third water supply intake which is also connected to a water outlet of the intake valve of the anti-sedimentation tank by means of a flexible hose. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168282 | Mobile material transfer system for delivery and receiving of solid and liquid material or combinations thereof - A material transfer unit including:
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20110168283 | Hydraulic Circuit For Working Machine - A working vehicle, wherein flows of hydraulic oil delivered under pressure from two or more hydraulic pumps are joined together and the joined hydraulic oil can be taken out. A working vehicle is provided with two hydraulic pumps independent of each other and adapted to deliver hydraulic oil under pressure, a mode switching valve ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110168284 | System and Method to Reduce Standby Energy Loss in a Gas Burning Appliance and Components for Use Therewith - A system to reduce standby losses in a hot water heater is presented. The system utilizes a dual safety relay valve between the combination gas controller and the burner. The dual safety relay valve bypasses gas to a rotary damper actuator valve to position a damper flapper valve located over/inside the flue pipe. Once the flapper valve has opened to ensure combustion, the gas is allowed to flow back to the dual safety relay valve. Some of the bypass gas may be diverted to boost the pilot or to supply a booster. The dual safety relay valve is then opened to allow the gas supply to the burner. Once the burner is turned off, bypass gas bleeds out of the rotary damper actuator valve to close the damper flapper valve to reduce standby losses through the flue pipe, and to allow the dual safety relay valve to close tightly. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168285 | MODULAR COOLING FLUID MANIFOLD - A modular fluid manifold for accommodating a flow of fluid from a fluid source to at least one distribution point comprises at least two modules. Each module includes a body, openings, at least one fixture port, at least one through-hole, and at least one fastener. The body includes a pair of opposed end faces, a bottom face and an opposed top face, and a pair of opposed side faces. An opening in each of the opposed end faces is fluidly coupled to define a portion of an interior chamber extending through the body. The fixture ports are fluidly coupled with the portion of the interior chamber. The through-hole extends through the body between the opposed end faces. The at least one fastener can be inserted through the at least one through-hole to fixedly join the at least two modules into the modular fluid manifold. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168286 | THREADED CONNECTION - The invention relates to a screw connector for a screw engagement, comprising an external thread applied to a core and flanks of the external thread form an ellipse. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168287 | Flexible tubing with dual-level imbedded helical conductors and method of making - A smooth-bore plastic tubing with an outer helical support bead is resistant to collapse and incorporates plural conductors disposed outside of the tubing bore and insulated both from ambient and from one another. The conductors may have a desired relatively high thermal conductivity to tidal air flow within the tubing, while also having a comparatively high thermal resistance to ambient. The conductors may be electrical conductors, or may include fiber optic conductors as well in the same tubing structure. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168288 | Flexible pipes made of a polyaryletherketone/perfluoropolymer composition - Flexible pipe (fP) suitable for transporting hydrocarbons, said flexible pipe comprising at least one polymer layer (L) composed of a polymer composition (C) comprising at least one poly(aryl ether ketone) (P1), and at least one per(halo)fluoropolymer (P2). The poly(aryl ether ketone) (P1) and the per(halo)fluoropolymer (P2) are advantageously homogeneously distributed in the polymer composition (C). The polymer composition (C) is profitably prepared by a method comprising tumble blending the per(halo)fluoropolymer (P2) on one hand, and the poly(aryl ether ketone) (P1) or part of the poly(aryl ether ketone) (P1) on the other hand. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168289 | METHOD OF CONNECTING PIPING MEMBERS AND PIPING MEMBERS MADE FROM POLYPHENYLENE ETHER-BASED RESIN COMPOSITION CONNECTED BY THAT METHOD OF CONNECTION - A method of connection of piping members made from a polyphenylene ether-based resin composition characterized in that the piping members made from a polyphenylene ether-based resin composition are comprised of a polyphenylene ether-based resin composition which has a polyphenylene ether-based resin in “a” parts by mass and a polystyrene-based resin in “b” parts by mass as essential ingredients, has the “a” and “b” satisfying the relationships of a+b=100 and a:b=(10 to 90):(90 to 10), and has a melt flow rate after kneading of 1.0 to 10.0 g/10 min, comprising heating and melting an outer circumferences of the pipe part and an inner circumferences of the mouth part of the piping members made from a polyphenylene ether-based resin composition parts by mass/100 parts by mass)}]±10° C. then inserting the pipe part into the mouth part to melt bond them. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168290 | MACHINE RETROFITS AND INTERACTIVE SODA FOUNTAINS - Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture for machine retrofits and interactive soda fountains are provided. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168291 | DEVICE FOR FILLING A FILTER, AND METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for the filling of a medical filter, wherein the filter has at least one first space and one second space which are semipermeably separated by one or more membranes, wherein the spaces each have at least one inflow and outflow, and wherein a detection unit having first and second means is provided, with liquid discharge from at least one of the spaces being able to be detected by means of the first means and the state of the filling of the filter being able to be determined by means of the second means with reference to the detected liquid discharge. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168292 | Container with Sealed Cap and Venting System - A bulk feed adapter cap for a collection container comprises: (a) a housing defining both at least one fluid-communication opening and one or more air-release openings and (b) a membrane defining an annular, self-sealing fluid-valve for sealing said fluid-communication opening, where the fluid-valve defines at least one aperture. The bulk feed adapter cap may further comprise at least one fluid-communication cap. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168293 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR MAKING UP PREPARATIONS - The invention relates to a method for filling a container ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110168294 | RESERVOIR FILLING DEVICE - The invention relates to a filling device for a reservoir which reservoir is to be filled from a cartridge such as cartridges having rigid walls e.g. made of glass and provided with a membrane which can be penetrated by a needle for protection of the entrance. According to the present invention the filling device comprises—a housing ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110168295 | STATIC SENSING FUEL PUMP LEVER BRACE - A removable brace wedges between a fuel nozzle activating lever and the nozzle handle finger guard. A static electricity sensing circuit has antennas on both protruding sides of the brace. Visual and audible warning signals activate when a user approaches the nozzle with an electrostatic charge in the user's body. Light emitting diodes in upwardly extending protruding side portions are highly visible. A piezo-electric sounding device gives a loud warning. A magnet enables the brace to be attached to a metal part of the vehicle, such as inside the fuel cover door, when not in use. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168296 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING LUMBER DERIVED FROM A LOG - In some embodiments, the disclosure includes method for optimizing lumber derived from a log. The method may include the steps of debarking the log and cutting the log to provide a plurality of boards. The plurality of boards are then scanned to determine knot properties and/or warp stability for each of the plurality of boards and a lumber upgrade process is selected based on the knot properties and/or warp stability. Finally, one or more of the plurality of boards are planed after being subjected to the lumber upgrade process. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168297 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURE FOR WOODEN GUNSTOCKS - An improved method for the manufacture of wooden gunstocks comprising the steps of first heat treating the wood and then fashioning the wood into a gunstock, whereby the resulting gunstock is more weather and rot resistant, more stable, and lighter than gunstocks fashioned from untreated wood. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168298 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURE FOR WOODEN GUNSTOCKS - An improved method for the manufacture of wooden gunstocks comprising the steps of first heat treating the wood and then fashioning the wood into a gunstock, whereby the resulting gunstock is more weather and rot resistant, more stable, and lighter than gunstocks fashioned from untreated wood. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168299 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING A SOURCE OF CHROMIUM (III) - In a method for manufacturing an aqueous solution containing a source of chromium (III) according to the present invention, an aqueous solution containing trivalent chromium is added to an aqueous solution of an inorganic alkali under the condition of a reaction liquid temperature of 0° C. or more and less than 50° C., so that the amount of the trivalent chromium is not locally excessive with respect to the amount of the alkali, to produce chromium hydroxide, and then the chromium hydroxide is dissolved in an aqueous solution of an acid to obtain an aqueous solution containing a source of chromium (III). Preferably, after production of the chromium hydroxide, filtration is performed, and the chromium hydroxide is washed with water until the conductivity of the filtrate is 5 mS/cm or less. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168300 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR VERY HIGH-STRENGTH COLD-ROLLED DUAL-PHASE STEEL SHEETS AND SHEETS SO PRODUCED - The invention relates to a cold-rolled and annealed Dual-Phase steel sheet having a strength between 980 and 1100 MPa, and a breaking elongation greater than 9%, of which the composition comprises, the contents being expressed by weight: 0.055%≦C≦0.095%, 2%≦Mn≦2.6%, 0.005%≦Si≦0.35%, S≦0.005%, P≦0.050%, 0.1≦Al≦0.3%, 0.05%≦Mo≦0.25%, 0.2%≦Cr≦0.5%, it being understood that Cr+2Mo≦0.6%, Ni≦0.1%, 0.010≦Nb≦0.040%, 0.010≦Ti≦0.050%, 0.0005≦B≦0.0025%, and 0.002%≦N≦0.007%, the remainder of the composition consisting of iron and the inevitable impurities resulting from the smelting. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168301 | ULTRAHIGH STRENGTH HOT DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET HAVING MARTENSITIC STRUCTURE AS MATRIX, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a hot dip galvanized steel sheet and a manufacturing method thereof. The hot dip galvanize steel sheet includes a steel sheet including a martensitic structure as a matrix, and a hot dip galvanized layer formed on the steel sheet. The steel sheet includes C of 0.05 wt % to 0.30 wt %, Mn of 0.5 wt % to 3.5 wt %, Si of 0.1 wt % to 0.8 wt %, Al of 0.01 wt % to 1.5 wt %, Cr of 0.01 wt % to 1.5 wt %, Mo of 0.01 wt % to 1.5 wt %, Ti of 0.001 wt % to 0.10 wt %, N of 5 ppm to 120 ppm, B of 3 ppm to 80 ppm, an impurity, and the remainder of Fe. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168302 | HIGH-STRENGTH ULTRATHIN STEEL WIRE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a steel wire, including chemical components of: C: 0.7-1.2 mass %; Si: 0.05-2.0 mass %; and Mn: 0.2-2.0 mass %, with a balance including Fe and inevitable impurities, in which the steel wire has a pearlite structure, the average C concentration at a center portion of a ferrite phase in an outermost layer of the steel wire is 0.2 mass % or lower, and a residual compressive stress in the longitudinal direction of the steel wire in the outermost layer is 600 MPa or more. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168303 | HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH STEEL FOR CONTAINER AND PRODUCING METHOD OF THE SAME - A steel sheet for containers that has a hardness of 500 MPa or more and superior workability and a method for producing the steel sheet are provided. A steel containing, in percent by mass, 0.01% to 0.05% carbon, 0.04% or less silicon, 0.1% to 1.2% manganese, 0.10% or less sulfur, 0.001% to 0.100% aluminum, 0.10% or less nitrogen, and 0.0020% to 0.100% phosphorus, the balance being iron and incidental impurities, is subjected to hot rolling at a finishing temperature of (Ar | 2011-07-14 |
20110168304 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH STRENGTH STEEL PLATE - A high strength steel plate containing 0.02 to 0.08% C, by mass, and has substantially a two phase microstructure of ferrite and bainite. The ferrite contains precipitates having a particle size of 30 nm or smaller grain size. The steel plate has a yield strength of 448 MPa or higher. A method for manufacturing the high strength steel plate which comprises hot rolling, accelerated cooling and reheating. The accelerated cooling is conducted down to a temperature of 300 to 600° C. at a cooling rate of 5° C./s or higher. The reheating is conducted up to a temperature of 550 to 700° C. at a heating rate of 0.5° C./s or higher. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168305 | NON-LETHAL PAYLOADS - Non-lethal payloads may be customized for particular uses and desired visual and audible incapacitation based upon the selection of igniter/activators and illuminants used with the non-lethal payloads. Non-lethal payloads employing high flame temperature igniter/activators and illuminants of powder metals, powdered metals combined with oxidizers, and powdered metals combined with heat-activated chromophores may produce improved “flashes” and “bangs” for non-lethal payloads used with diversionary or other devices. Such devices and methods of producing illuminance and noise are also disclosed. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168306 | CAST EXPLOSIVE COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a cast explosive composition comprising a polymer-bonded explosive and a defoaming agent, and to a process for reducing the number and/or total volume of voids in a cast explosive composition comprising the steps of: combining a polymer-bonded explosive and a defoaming agent; and casting the explosive composition. The defoaming agent may be used for reducing the number and/or total volume of voids in a cast explosive composition and the cast explosive composition may be used in an explosive product. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168307 | SMOKELESS FLASH POWDER - A flash powder formulation for use in flash grenades that produces reduced smoke containing from about 10 percent by weight to about 60 percent by weight of zirconium hydride, from about 40 percent by weight to about 90 percent by weight CAN, and from zero percent by weight to about 5 percent by weight of a binder material. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168308 | ENHANCED BLAST EXPLOSIVE - A thermobaric munition including a composite explosive material, the composite explosive material having a high-explosive composition, and a detonable energetic material dispersed within the high-explosive composition, the detonable energetic material in the form of a thin film, the thin film having at least one layer composed at least in part by a reducing metal and at least one layer composed at least in part by a metal oxide. A related method includes tailoring the blast characteristics of high explosive composition to match a predetermined time-pressure impulse, the method including disbursing a detonable energetic material having a preselected reaction rate within the high-explosive composition, the detonable energetic material in the form of a thin film, the thin film having at least one layer composed at least in part by a reducing metal and at least one layer composed at least in part by a metal oxide | 2011-07-14 |
20110168309 | Rear View Mirror Protective Cover - A rear view mirror protective cover includes a main body ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110168310 | Tire for Driving on Ice | 2011-07-14 |
20110168311 | VARIABLE SURFACE AREA TIRE TREAD AND TIRE - Particular embodiments of the present invention include a multi-stage tire tread having a plurality of wear layers, each said layer being located at a different depth of the tire tread, the tread including one or more tread elements including a contact surface and having a first wear layer and a second wear layer, wherein the second wear layer is located below the first wear layer. The tire tread also includes a longitudinal groove extending in a longitudinal direction within the second wear layer of the tread element, wherein said longitudinal groove becomes exposed after a depth of the first wear layer has been worn. The tire tread further includes one or more lateral grooves extending from the longitudinal groove in a lateral direction within the second wear layer of the tread element. The invention also provides a mold element for forming portions of the multi-stage tread. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168312 | Tire Tread with Directional Pattern - A tread for a tire provided with a pattern comprising a plurality of main grooves formed on each half of the tread on each side of a median plane X-X′, each of these main grooves, of mean width L, opening axially to the outside and extending axially inward as far as a distance from the median plane X-X′ that is comprised between 2.5 and 10% of the width TW of the tread, these main grooves giving this tread a preferred direction of running, this tread further comprising a plurality of additional grooves comprising a first and a second end, the mean direction connecting the first and second ends forming, with the circumferential direction, a small angle A greater than zero degrees and at most equal to 20 degrees, this tread being characterized in that opening onto each main groove is at least one additional groove and in that the axially innermost end of each additional groove comes into contact with the road surface before the axially outermost end of the same additional groove. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168313 | ULTRALIGHTWEIGHT RUNFLAT TIRES BASED UPON NEGATIVE POISSON RATIO (NPR) AUXETIC STRUCTURES - Negative Poisson's ratio (NPR) or auxetic are used to make lightweight wheels and runflat tires. The NPR tires can be tailored and functionally-designed to optimally meet the runflat requirements for both military and commercial vehicles. NPR-runflat tires may be fabricated using standard materials and simple manufacturing processes, resulting in low-cost and high-volume production. In preferred embodiments the runflat tire designs are fully compatible with Central Tire Inflation Systems (CTIS), while providing a performance equivalent to current military vehicle solutions but at half the weight. An auxetic wheel according to the invention comprises a line defining an axis of rotation; and a plurality of concentric rings of unit cells surrounding the axis, each unit cell being constructed of a plurality of members defining a Negative Poisson's Ratio (NPR) structure. The outermost ring of unit cells is arranged to facilitate rolling terrain contact, such that the stiffness of the structure in the localized region of loading due to terrain contact increases as the wheel rotates. A layer of material may be disposed between the concentric rings of unit cells which in preferred embodiments comprise a plurality of nested-V shapes. A cover may be provided over the outermost ring of unit cells forming a tire which may, or may not, be inflated. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168314 | VALVE, TIRE, RIM AND WHEEL - The invention is based on a valve with a valve body ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110168315 | Bicycle Tire - A bicycle tire comprising a carcass reinforcement, each edge of which is anchored in two beads by a turn-up around a bead core, each bead being continued radially by sidewalls which lead into a tread. Each of the bead cores is formed by winding a saturated non-wrapped metal cable made of filaments, the diameter of said cable being less than 1.5 mm and the diameter of the filaments being less than 0.25 mm. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168316 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A first film adhesive between actuator units and a supply port plate, a second film adhesive between a reservoir plate and the supply port plate, and a third film adhesive between the reservoir plate and a nozzle plate are each provided with round holes having an equal size and formed in correspondence to the locations of nozzle communication ports. Thanks to the round holes having the equal size one another, irregularity in capacities of spaces formed by layers of the first film adhesive, the second adhesive, and the third film adhesive are reduced, thereby reducing a difference of passage resistance caused in the nozzle communication ports. Accordingly, it is possible to realize a printing head capable of reducing irregularity in an amount of ejected ink and a speed of ink drops between nozzles. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168317 | Controlled Bond Wave Over Patterned Wafer - A method of bonding two substrates includes placing a separating member between a first substrate and a second substrate, applying pressure to the first substrate to initiate a bond wave between the first substrate and the second substrates with the separating member between the first substrate and the second substrate, and controlling movement of the bond wave by translating the separating member away from a center of the first substrate or the second substrate. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168318 | REFASTENABLE PANT-LIKE ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND A METHOD FOR MAKING IT - A pant-type absorbent article including a first body panel having a body facing side and a garment facing side and a second body panel having a body facing side and a garment facing side, the body facing sides of first and second body panels are held together in a face-to-face relationship along lateral edges to form side connections. The article further including a first fastening member hingedly attached to or near a lateral edge of the body facing side of the first body panel and having a portion which is unattached to said first body panel, said portion is refastenably attached to a complementary second fastening member provided on the body facing side of the second body panel. A recess forming a finger grip may be provided in the lateral edge of the first body panel. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168319 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE TEXTILE ADHESIVE - A method of wash-durably bonding integrated textile emblems such as patches, emblems, labels and cut textile parts to another textile article by laminating a pressure sensitive acrylic polymer adhesive to the back surface of the textile emblem. The acrylic polymer adhesive has a storage modulus that is greater than a loss modulus throughout a frequency range of from 0.1885 Hz to 628 Hz where bonding and debonding are expected to occur, and is devoid of any cross linking additives or reagents. The integrated textile emblem with laminated pressure sensitive acrylic polymer adhesive has improved adhesion to low-to-high energy surfaces, is not water soluble and is of adequate thickness to provide a wash-durable textile-to-textile bond capable of seaming or permanently attaching items such as textile panels, appliqué bearing text, numbers, logos and other indicia for the apparel, accessory and other industries. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168320 | Self adhering fabric patch - A flame retardant patch for repairing a tear or hole in clothing or gear includes a flame resistant fabric and a pressure sensitive adhesive bonded to the fabric by hot melt lamination. The pressure sensitive adhesive contains halogenated flame retardant compounds. A release paper covers the pressure sensitive adhesive and is removed to allow application of the flame retardant patch to the clothing or other item being repaired. The patch is attached by applying pressure to the top fabric surface of the patch for approximately 45 seconds using the convex surface of a spoon-like object. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168321 | POLYURETHANE ADHESIVE FOR WINDSHIELD APPLICATIONS - A polyurethane adhesive which is useful in bonding porous and non-porous surfaces is provided. The adhesive is especially useful in bonding windshield glass into automotive frames under a variety of environmental conditions, particularly in after market windshield replacement applications. The polyurethane includes at least one urethane prepolymer which is based on at least one thermoplastic polyol. In one embodiment, the urethane prepolymer may be formed from one or more polyisocyanates, one or more polyetherpolyols and one or more thermoplastic polyesterpolyols, wherein the prepolymer has a free isocyanate content of from about 0.6 to about 3.5% by weight, based on the weight of the polyurethane. In another embodiment, a one-part adhesive composition is provided which includes an isocyanate-functional and thermoplastic polyurethane prepolymer having a free isocyanate content of from about 0.6 to about 3.5% by weight, based on the weight of the polyurethane, and a combination of several catalysts which are capable of catalyzing the reaction of isocyanate moieties with isocyanate-reactive moieties while providing less temperature dependent catalyzing of the reaction between isocyanate moieties and water. Also provided is a process for bonding two or more substrates together utilizing the polyurethane adhesive. In automotive windshield replacement applications, the polyurethane adhesive allows for a sufficient working time and development of green strength to provide a safe drive-away time within 1 hour at a temperature from about 0 to about 100° C. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168322 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR BUILDING TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS - A plant for building tyres of at least two different models for vehicle wheels, includes at least a tyre building line, which in turn, includes: a plurality of work stations arranged according to a sequential series, each work station being adapted for building at least one structural component of each tyre and assembling at least one elementary component; at least one handling device for the tyres being processed on the respective forming supports associated to each work station; and at least one transfer device adapted for transferring the tyre being processed on its forming support from any first work station of the sequential series to any other second work station not adjacent thereto of the sequential series, so that the tyre being processed on its forming support only passes in the first and second work stations. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168323 | PU COMPOSITE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A PU composite and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The fabrication method includes: (a) providing a release paper; (b) coating a fabric layer on the release paper, the fabric layer containing a PU resin, an abrasion resistant, and a colorant; (c) drying the fabric layer; (d) coating a first laminated layer on the fabric layer; (e) drying the first laminated layer; (f) laminating a wet PU foam layer on the first laminated layer; (g) releasing the release paper to form a semi-product; (h) providing a plastic layer, which is of a thermoplastic; (i) coating a second laminated layer on the plastic layer; (j) drying the second laminated layer; and (k) laminating the semi-product of Step (g) on the second laminated layer, so as to form a PU composite. Compared with conventional PU composites, the PU composite of the present invention has better UV resistance, solvent resistance, and abrasion resistance. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168324 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN INTEGRAL FIBER COMPOSITE PART - The method according to the invention allows the production of a complex, integral (onepiece) fibre composite part having a plurality of internal and undercut stiffening elements employing removable cores. Because connection elements are no longer necessary, a high weight savings potential results, because, for example, rivets and rivet flanges required for this purpose, as in the case of conventional assembly from individual parts (differential construction), become superfluous. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168325 | Process for Recycling Waste Film and Product Made Therefrom - The present disclosure is directed to a process for recycling film materials, and is particularly directed to collecting spent release liners for labels and constructing new release liner stock from the spent materials. In order to use the waste film, the film is subjected to a process for increasing the intrinsic viscosity. In addition, a coloring agent may be incorporated into the film in order to mask yellowing. In one embodiment, a multilayered composite film is formed. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168326 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A PANTS-TYPE DIAPER - A method for producing disposable undergarments is disclosed. The method generally comprises combining a first layer, comprising an elastic material sandwiched between layers of nonwoven material, and a second layer, comprising a backing material and a graphically printed applied patch of material layer. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168327 | Method of forming solid state electrolyte having high lithium ion conduction and battery incorporating same - A method for making ion conducting films includes the use of primary inorganic chemicals, which are preferably water soluble; formulating the solution with appropriate solvent, preferably deionized water; and spray depositing the solid electrolyte matrix on a heated substrate, preferably at 100 to 400° C. using a spray deposition system. In the case of lithium, the deposition step is then followed by lithiation or addition of lithium, then thermal processing, at temperatures preferably ranging between 100 and 500° C., to obtain a high lithium ion conducting inorganic solid state electrolyte. The method may be used for other ionic conductors to make electrolytes for various applications. The electrolyte may be incorporated into a lithium ion battery. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168328 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAYER BONDING OF DISPLAY ASSEMBLY - A method and apparatus for the bonding of one or more material layers ( | 2011-07-14 |
20110168329 | NOVEL POLYAMIDE-BASED HOT-MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION - 1) Hot-melt adhesive composition comprising from 20 to 95% of a polyamide and from 5 to 80% of a supramolecular polymer capable of being obtained by reaction between 1-(2-aminoethyl)-2-imidazolidone (UDETA) and a mixture comprising: —from 51 to 100% of one or more dimers and/or trimers of fatty acids; and—from 0 to 49% of one or more monomers of fatty acids. 2) Use of said composition with a view to manufacturing disposable hygiene articles. | 2011-07-14 |
20110168330 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE, LOAD LOCK APPARATUS, PROCESSING APPARATUS AND TRANSFER MECHANISM - A support structure for supporting a processing target object includes a support main body that supports a weight of the processing target object and recess-shaped supporting body accommodating portions formed on a top surface of the support main body. The support structure further includes supporting bodies accommodated in the respective supporting body accommodating portions to be protruded above the top surface of the support main body. The supporting bodies are rollable in the respective supporting body accommodating portions while supporting the processing target object of which bottom surface is in contact with upper peak portions of the supporting bodies. | 2011-07-14 |