32nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130199622 | Buckling pin valve - A buckling pin valve and associated methods are disclosed. More specifically, a buckling pin valve is disclosed with a valve body having an inlet and an outlet, a valve seat at the valve body inlet, a valve plug configured to sealingly engage with the valve seat, a pin cage attached to the valve body and configured to mount a buckling pin, and a shaft configured to transfer forces from the valve plug to the buckling pin. A buckling pin valve also is disclosed with a pin cage being made of a rigid all-in-one construction. A method of manufacturing a pin cage for a buckling pin actuated valve is disclosed, wherein the method comprises fabricating a pin cage from a single piece of metal. A method of manufacturing a buckling pin actuated valve also is disclosed. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199623 | TAP MOUNTING - A tap mounting ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199624 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE NACELLE - A method of designing a nacelle for a gas turbine engine includes defining an initial geometry for the nacelle, pivoting, at each of one or more positions on a highlight and in a plane of a respective longitudinal section, a front portion of a section of an intake lip lying in the respective longitudinal section about the highlight, and obtaining an altered geometry for the nacelle by adjusting surfaces of the intake neighbouring the pivoted front portion to smoothly blend the surfaces of the pivoted front portion to unadjusted surfaces of the intake further removed from the pivoted front portion. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199625 | FLUSHING HYDRANT - A device for flushing a hydrant includes a stem connected to a valve of the hydrant; and an actuation system including a biased translational system coupled to the stem. An actuation system for flushing a hydrant includes a fluid; a piston assembly movable by the fluid; and a biasing element at least indirectly biasing the piston assembly towards a stop position. A method of flushing a hydrant includes operating an actuation system coupled to the hydrant, the actuation system including a stored energy device, a piston assembly coupled to a stem of the hydrant; and a biasing element coupled to the stem, the stem connected to a valve of the hydrant; and opening the valve of the hydrant by releasing energy from the stored energy device against a piston plate of the piston assembly. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199626 | WATER-SAVING DEVICE STRUCTURE - A water-saving device structure is provided. When the pressure of an entry water is high, a water-barrier sheet body is pressed to cause a downwardly-moved elastic stopping portion to block a water-inflow opening of a water-outflow seat body, so that the water flow is conducted to a water-outflow opening through a water-conducting opening of the water-barrier sheet body. When the pressure of the entry water is low, the entry water is conducted to the water-outflow opening via one path traveling from the water-conducting opening of the water-bather sheet body to the water-outflow opening of the water-outflow seat body and the other path traveling along the clearances of stopping wall portions of the water-outflow seat body, a water-storage circular slot portion, the water-inflow openings of the water-outflow seat body and the water-outflow opening of the water-outflow seat body. Therefore, the outflow water with steady flow rate can be obtained. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199627 | Fluid Flow Control System - A fluid flow control system has a heating device for heating a fluid and a first flow path for providing the heated fluid from the heating device to a use region. A heat exchanger has a supply path that received fluid from a fluid supply, and an outlet path that receives fluid from the use region, whereby the fluid in the supply path is pre-heated by the fluid in the outlet path. A second flow path provides pre-heated fluid from the supply path of the heat exchanger to the heating device. Modulating devices control fluid flow through the outlet path along the supply path. A flow control device controls the modulating devices such that the fluid flow rates in the fluid supply path and outlet path of the heat exchanger are balanced, so as to be substantially the same. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199628 | ARRANGEMENT HAVING AT LEAST ONE VALVE - An arrangement having at least one valve, in particular a vacuum valve, with a closure member of the valve for closing a through-opening of the valve and a drive for adjusting the closure member between a closed position, in which the closure member closes the through-opening, and at least one open position, in which the closure member opens the through-opening at least in regions. For the application of heat to the closure member, the valve has a chamber for a heat transfer fluid, connected in a thermally conducting manner to the closure member and closed off, preferably permanently, in relation to the through-opening. A supply line of the arrangement opens into the chamber, supplying heat transfer fluid for the application of heat to the closure member to the chamber. At least one heat exchanger for the application of heat to the heat transfer fluid is arranged in the supply line. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199629 | LOW TEMPERATURE CAPABLE LPG TANK HEATER & PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR - A system for providing LPG fuel to a fuel consuming unit, the system comprising: a storage tank configured to contain the LPG fuel; a heater configured to transfer heat to at least a portion of the LPG fuel; an accumulator configured to receive a portion of the LPG fuel; wherein the accumulator can apply pressure to the LPG fuel within the accumulator and the pressure being greater than the vapor pressure of the LPG fuel within the accumulator. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199630 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE FUEL RETURN VALVE AND SYSTEM - A fuel return valve and system includes a flow-level select and shut-off valve and a servo control valve. The flow-level select and shut-off valve includes a first fuel inlet, a second fuel inlet, a return-to-tank fuel outlet, and a valve element movable between a shut-off position, a mid-flow position, and a max-flow position. The servo control valve is coupled to the flow-level select and shut-off valve and is configured to control relative fluid pressures therein to selectively move the valve element to the shut-off position, the mid-flow position, and the max-flow position. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199631 | Pressure/Flow Regulator - A pressure/flow regulator includes a pressure control valve, a flow control valve, and a first control connection configured to set a variable displacement pump. The control connection is configured to be discharged to a tank by the flow control valve via a control edge of the pressure control valve that is open in the idle position of a valve piston of the pressure control valve. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199632 | BALANCING VALVE IN FAUCET - A balancing faucet in a faucet includes a valve shell, a connecting cover, a rotating shaft, a ceramic valve set, a valve base and a balancing valve set. The ceramic valve set has a first valve piece and a second valve piece attaching to each other, and a collecting trough is formed at the direction from the first valve piece to the second valve piece, and the second valve piece has a hot water inlet, a cold water inlet and a water outlet. The valve base has a receiving chamber to receive the balancing valve set formed by two symmetric engaging shells to provide a valve-shaft hole for a valve cover. The valve cover has two water-guiding slots and a moving valve that has two flow restricting openings and a stopping wall to automatically adjust the flow of cold and hot water to further maintain the water temperature. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199633 | Pressure Release Valve Assembly for Pressure Cooker - A pressure release valve assembly for a pressure cooker including a pressure intake unit provided inside of (or under) the lid of a pressure cooker and a pressure control unit connected to the pressure intake unit and provided outside of the lid. The pressure intake unit includes a pressure outlet tube, a connecting plug substantially in a truncated conical shape and connected to the pressure outlet tube with the connecting plug in between, a pressure intake tube connected to the pressure outlet tube, and a filtering cap attached to the pressure intake tube; and the pressure control unit includes a cylindrical pressure release casing, a tubular pressure control element threadedly connected to the inside of the pressure release casing, a valve plunger provided inside the tubular pressure control element, and a pressure spring installed between the pressure control element and an externally expanding supporting flange of the valve plunger. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199634 | CONTROL VALVE FOR HYDRAULIC MEDIA - A control device for hydraulic media with a control valve, in particular, a proportional valve that has a sleeve housing provided with radial openings, wherein at least one pressurized flow feed line, at least one control line, and at least one return line are connected to the openings, and the opening for the pressurized flow feed line is connected to a ring-shaped groove, with a control slide that has control edges and is supported in the sleeve housing so that it can move in the axial direction and is actuated by an electromagnetically constructed control unit, advantageously for controlling a phase adjustment device for the variable adjustment of the control times of gas exchange valves of a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine. A non-return valve is installed in the pressurized flow feed line or in the ring-shaped groove that is arranged in the sleeve housing. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199635 | Pressure Release Valve - A pressure release valve including a holder element provided on the outside of the lid of a pressure cooker, a body packing disposed inside the holder element, a pressure release tube provided in the lower inside portion of the body packing, a valve plunger disposed in the body packing and comprising a shank portion and a beveled portion which is at the lower end of the shank portion and set on the upper end of the pressure release tube so as to allow the interior of the pressure release tube to be an empty space, a coil spring mounted on the valve plunger, a lock nut connected to the holder element, and a filtering cap provided fixedly or non-fixedly within the lock nut. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199636 | CHECK VALVE OF BRAKE SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a check valve of a brake system to enable easy processing and assembly through a simplified structure. The check valve for brake systems includes a valve sheet housing press-fitted to a step of a hydraulic block provided with an oil passage, the valve sheet housing including an upper part having an opening and a lower part having an open/close hole to form an oil channel in an inner part, a ball provided in the valve sheet housing to open or close the oil channel, and a spring to elastically support the ball, wherein the valve sheet housing is provided in the upper part thereof with a plurality of fixing protrusions that protrude in an inside diameter direction along a circumference of the opening to support the spring. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199637 | CONTROL VALVE FOR ADJUSTING A PROCESS MEDIUM FLOW OF A TECHNICAL PROCESS INSTALLATION - In a control valve for adjusting a process medium flow of a technical process installation, a housing is provided with an interior to be traversed by a process medium. A valve seat is disposed inside the housing interior. A valve number is provided obstructing or clearing the valve seat wherein a flow cross section of the control valve can be altered according to a relative position between the valve member and the valve seat for adjusting the process medium flow to initiate a pressure change in the process medium flow between an upstream and a downstream duct section. An electrical consumer is provided. A thermoelectric element is coupled to supply electrical power to the electrical consumer. The thermoelectric element is disposed at a position in the housing interior for generating the electrical power resulting from a temperature difference that accompanies a pressure difference at a location of said position of the thermoelectric element. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199638 | Integrated Supplying Apparatus For Gas and Sizing - The present invention discloses an integrated supplying apparatus for gas and sizing. It comprises a sizing barrel, a gas supply unit and a switching unit. The sizing barrel and the gas supply unit are both connected with the switching unit. When the switching unit is fixed in a first state by a safety cover, the gas supply unit can only output high pressure gas through the switching unit. When the switching unit is converted into a second state by releasing the safety cover, the gas supply unit in turn outputs some high pressure air into the sizing barrel through the switching unit, so that the sizing inside the sizing barrel is output under the action of the gas pressure and the gas inside the sizing barrel is then output when completing the output of the sizing. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199639 | Fluid Transfer Device - A disposable device for the sterile transfer of fluids, such as liquids or gases, includes a body, a bore formed through at least a portion of the interior of the body, and a linearly moveable plunger contained within the bore. The body is formed from a rotating section and a stationary section. Partial rotation of the rotating section around a portion of the stationary section and the plunger drives the plunger linearly within the bore, opening and closing the device. The plunger includes at least a first and a second opening, and a fluid channel in the interior of the plunger connecting the first and second openings forming a fluid pathway to downstream components when the device is open. A termination component at one end of the plunger connects to a downstream component. A flange at one end of the body attaches to an upstream component. When the device is closed, the upstream end of the plunger is in alignment with the upstream flange of the body, forming a steamable sterilized in place face and a sterile barrier. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199640 | FIXTURE FOR A SINK - A fixture for delivering a first fluid over the basin of a sink includes a supply inlet and a delivery outlet for the fluid, the inlet connected to the outlet through a hollow body of the fixture, the hollow body including two straight, hollow metal tubes: a first tube arranged to be mounted next to the basin of the sink in use, and a second tube joined to the wall of the first tube so as to project out over the basin of the sink in use. One or more inserts are provided inside the first metal tube and together define a curved elbow duct inside the first metal tube for guiding the fluid from the first metal tube into the second metal tube. The tubes can be cut at relatively low cost from conventional rolled steel tubing, and the curved elbow duct limits pressure losses inside the first tube. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199641 | MULTI FUNCTION OUTLET MECHANISM - A multi function outlet mechanism comprises the main body unit, the switch mechanism and the control mechanism. The main body unit comprises an inlet waterway, two outlet waterways and an outlet terminal, the outlet terminal is provided with a plurality of water division cavities, and the check valves are arranged in at least two water division cavities, and the first outlet waterway is communicated with a plurality of check valves, when the water pressure of the first outlet waterway is bigger than the control water pressure of the check valves, the check valves are opened, water flows into the water division cavities from the first outlet waterway. The switch mechanism and the control mechanism are mounted in the main body unit, the users can use the switch mechanism to control at least the first outlet waterway and the second outlet waterway communicating with the inlet waterway in a switching manner. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199642 | FINE CERAMIC SWITCH VALVE FOR BATHTUB - A fine ceramic switch valve for a bathtub includes a water control valve, a valve piece, a switch valve piece, a control shaft, a valve cover, and a valve shell. The water control valve has a first water outlet hole and a second water outlet hole for the bathtub and shower head. The first water outlet hole is smaller to form a smaller water channel, so the water pressure is higher to generate a stronger water flow and effectively reduce water output. The second water outlet hole is larger to form a larger water channel, so when the water passes through the second water outlet hole, as well as a fully open through hole of the bottom of the water control valve, the amount of water can be significantly increased to fill the bathtub and thus to increase the convenience and practicability of the switch valve structure. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199643 | System and method for mixing the contents of two containers - In one aspect, the invention is directed to a port assembly for establishing fluid communication between a first container and a second container. The port assembly includes a retainer for connecting a first container, where the retainer is positioned in a cavity defined by a port housing that includes an axially fixed actuator. The housing also includes a plug member constructed to seal a fluid passageway between the port housing and an interior of a second container. The plug member is configured to move axially relative to the actuator. Rotation of the retainer relative to the actuator causes the plug member to move to an open position in which it does not seal a fluid passageway between the port housing and an interior of a second container. The rotation of the retainer relative to the port housing also causes the retainer to move axially relative to the port housing so that the actuator forces a stopper associated with a first container connected to the retainer into a first container. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199644 | COUPLING ARRANGEMENT - A coupling arrangement for fluid coupling a worktool to a machine comprising at least one coupler assembly slideably mounted in a cavity for coupling a machine fluid circuit and a work tool fluid circuit, the coupler assembly partitioning the cavity to form a chamber; a diversion path connecting the machine fluid circuit to the chamber; and a check valve positioned in the diversion path for flow of fluid from the machine fluid circuit to the chamber to generate a force on the coupler assembly for maintaining the fluid coupling. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199645 | FAUCET STRUCTURE - An easy-to-install faucet structure includes an inner tube, a main body, a water control unit and a water outlet head. The inner tube is disposed in a through space of the main body, and has a tube base that has a plurality of rib units at an inner periphery thereof. A plurality of guiding slots are formed between each rib unit, so that when water inner tubes and a water outlet of the water control unit pass through the inner tube, they can be guided to directly pass through a second path of the connecting portion without further bundling to achieve the goal of easy tube connection and installation to simplify the assembly process. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199646 | VALVE PLUG - An active fluid component ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199647 | ARRANGEMENT FOR SUPPLYING A REDUCING AGENT IN GASEOUS FORM INTO A FLUE GAS - The invention relates to an arrangement for supplying a reducing agent in gaseous form into a flue gas flowing in a gas duct ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199648 | COMPOSITE ACCUMULATOR - A composite accumulator includes a base having a closed end and an open end, the base having an inner surface that defines a cavity and having a fluid port in communication with the cavity for communicating a hydraulic fluid in and out of the cavity. A cover is disposed over the open end of the base and is secured to the base by a fastener. A piston is disposed within the base and the cover. The piston is sealed to the inner surface of the cover and is translatable along an axis. A biasing member is disposed within the base and the cover and located axially between the piston and the cover. The base and the cover are plastic. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199649 | PRESSURE REDUCER - Pressure reducers are disclosed that, in some embodiments, are designed for use in a pressurized pipe line to provide variable resistance to flow of process fluid, such as steam or water, with no moving parts. The pressure reducers have an elongate outer shell and an inner sleeve spaced radially inwardly from the outer shell. The outer shell is defined by an outer annular wall having an open end and an end wall opposite the open end. The inner sleeve and the outer shell are connected near the open end. The inner sleeve defines a passageway that extends into a cavity defined by the outer shell and has an outlet that is spaced from the end wall. The outer annular wall and the end wall are perforated by a plurality of flow holes extending therethrough, and the sleeve is preferably not perforated. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199650 | Flow Regulating Applied Magnetic Envelope - A flow control method controls flow in a flow system. In one embodiment, a flow control method for a flow system includes creating a flow regulating applied magnetic envelope at a targeted point in the flow system. The method further includes introducing bridging and obstructing materials to the flow system. In addition, the method includes capturing the bridging and obstructing materials with the flow regulating applied magnetic envelope to create a framework at the targeted point. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199651 | PIPELINE ISOLATION TOOL AND METHOD - An isolation tool is adapted for location in a pipe and includes a first plug module and a second plug module. The first plug module is configurable to grip the pipe and permit fluid bypass, to prevent fluid bypass without gripping the pipe, and to isolate the pipeline with gripping and leak tight sealing allowing a section to be fully de-pressurised. In use, the first and second plug modules are inserted into opposite ends of the pipe. The first plug module is pigged to a location in the second mode with a seal against the pipe but no grip then is configured in the fluid bypass mode when the second plug module is travelling through the pipe so that fluid displaced by the second plug module bypasses the first plug module. The second plug module and first plug module are then sealingly secured to the pipe to isolate a section of the pipe wall having a restriction. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199652 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING PIPE - A liner tube is provided for repairing either a single pipe line or a main pipe line having a lateral pipe line connected thereto. The liner tube assembly includes a liner tube impregnated with a liquid material capable of curing and hardening. The liner tube includes a gasket or band positioned about the juncture of the pipe lines. The gasket or bands form a tight seal between the liner tube and the pipe line. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199653 | LINE GUIDE SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING AND GUIDING SUPPLY LINES AND MACHINE TOOL - A line guide system guides supply lines between a first body and a second body that are rotatable with respect to each other from a first rotation condition into a second rotation condition. A plurality of guiding lines respectively receive the supply lines, wherein respective ends of the guiding lines are disposed in first and second fixation portions axially spaced from each other with respect to a common rotational axis. The guiding lines form first and second coil-like segments when the line guide system is moved into the first rotation condition, which segments each extend at least partially around the rotational axis and are connected to each other via an arc-shaped connecting segment. When the line guide system is moved into the second rotation condition, the respective arc-shaped connecting elements unravel such that the guiding lines each have a coil-like extension on the whole along the first coiling direction. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199654 | PIPE MADE OF SYNTHETIC RESIN HAVING A PLURALITY OF INTERNAL TUBES - The present invention relates to a pipe made of synthetic resin having a plurality of internal tubes, wherein silicone coating layers are formed on the respective inner circumferential surfaces of the plurality of internal tubes which are accommodated in an external tube, such that long optical fibers or electrical wires or the like inserted in the same can be readily and easily accommodated while water repellency is maintained, and failure to fuse or deformation of any of the side surfaces of the internal tubes, which are fused to the inner circumferential surface of the external tube, can be prevented when the internal tubes are formed integrally on the external tube, and the plurality of internal tubes can be stably inserted into and joined by fusing onto the inner circumferential surface of the external tube, and deformation due to temperature differences between the external tube and the internal tubes during cooling can be prevented while the internal tubes are inserted into and joined by fusing onto the inner circumferential surface of the external tube in a hermetic state. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199655 | WATER-PERMEABLE PIPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A water-permeable pipe includes inner and outer tubular units cooperatively defining an outer passage therebetween. Each tubular unit includes a water-permeable outer layer coated with a waterproof inner layer, two end portions, and an interconnecting member including a plurality of spaced apart joints that interconnect the end portions. The end portions of the inner tubular unit are diametrically opposite to the end portions of the outer tubular unit. Each adjacent pair of the joints define an interstice therebetween that permits water to flow therethrough and that fluidly communicates an inner passage in the inner tubular unit and the outer passage, and the outer passage and an external environment, respectively. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199656 | Thermally Resistant Convoluted Sleeve and Method of Construction Thereof - A thermally insulative, reflective convoluted sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a resilient inner layer, an outer layer and a resilient intermediate layer sandwiched between the inner and outer layers. The inner layer has an inner surface exposed to an inner cavity of the sleeve and the outer layer has an outer reflective surface exposed to the surrounding environment. The intermediate layer is an impervious sheet material and is sandwiched in abutment with the inner and outer layers. The inner, outer and intermediate layers are convoluted to provide the sleeve with enhanced thermal protection properties and flexibility. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199657 | STEEL PLATE FOR PRODUCING PIPE HIGHLY RESISTANT TO FUEL VAPOR CORROSION, PIPE USING SAME AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PIPE - Provided are a pipe which exhibits corrosion resistance against vapor of fuel such as gasoline, diesel oil, bioethanol or a biodiesel fuel, a method for manufacturing the pipe, and a steel sheet for manufacturing the pipe. A method for manufacturing a pipe having a bent portion which has excellent corrosion resistance against fuel vapor includes the steps of; preparing a steel sheet for manufacturing a pipe which is characterized by having a zinc-nickel (Zn—Ni) alloy layer where a nickel content is 4 to 16 at % on at least one surface of the steel sheet; forming the steel sheet for manufacturing a pipe into a tubular shape such that the Zn—Ni alloy layer forms an inner surface of the pipe, and applying bending to the pipe such that the elongation of the bent convex portion generated at the time of bending the pipe falls within 20%. A steel sheet for manufacturing a pipe having excellent corrosion resistance against fuel vapor has a Zn—Ni alloy layer on at least an uppermost surface of a surface thereof which constitutes an inner surface of the pipe, and a nickel content in the Zn—Ni alloy layer is 4 to 16 at %. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199658 | Ice Hole Preservation Device - Disclosed is an ice hole plug comprising an elongated pipe member, an end cap closing off one end of the pipe and having a pneumatic valve, along with a bracket attachable to the pipe exterior. The pipe is placed through a hole in a layer of ice that provides access to a body of water therethrough, wherein the pipe bracket prevents the pipe from falling through the hole. An air pump is then connected to the pneumatic valve to pressurize the pipe and force liquid from its interior, preventing the pipe from freezing closed. The pipe brackets further provide a means to weight the device and counteract its buoyancy during pressurization. Once installed, the pipe retains the hole over a prolonged period, preventing hole closure due to freezing and ice accumulation. The hole and water under the ice is the accessible by removing the end cap. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199659 | Gripper Head for the Insertion of Weft Threads on a Gripper Weaving Machine - A thread clamp ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199660 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE ACTIVATED BY FUEL DOOR - A communication device or auxiliary ECU is activated when a fuel door of a fuel cell vehicle is open. Upon closing the fuel door, the communication device/ECU is shut off. The communication device/auxiliary ECU is operational regardless of whether the keys in the vehicle or not. This assures that communication of information can occur when a refueling station is most likely to request the information, i.e. when the fuel door is open. A temperature measurement device may monitor a vehicle tank temperature, communicate the tank temperature data to a filling station, and confirm that the tank temperature data is associated with the tank being filled. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199661 | Fuel Transfer System and Method of Using With Off-Road or Sport/Recreational Vehicles - A fuel transfer system and a method of using said system by an operator in transferring fuel from a fuel tank or fuel line of an off-road or sport/recreational vehicle to the fuel tank of a second vehicle, the fuel tank of auxiliary equipment or to some other reservoir is provided. The fuel transfer system generally comprises a fuel transfer fitting, a flexible conduit, and a nozzle. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199662 | REFILLABLE LIQUID PRODUCT CONTAINER - A refillable liquid product container system comprises a liquid product container ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199663 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPENSING MATERIALS - An exemplary system for dispensing liquid and solid materials can comprise a tank; one or more liquid feeders configured to dispense one or more liquids into the tank; a powder hopper comprising a powder inlet, a powder outlet, and a valve configured to open and close the powder outlet, the powder outlet being coupled to the tank; one or more powder feeders coupled to the powder inlet of the powder hopper; a first scale configured to measure the mass of powder dispensed into the powder hopper; a second scale configured to measure the mass of the liquids dispensed into the tank; and a control system configured to control the dispensing of liquids and powders based at least in part on the mass measurements from the first and second scales. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199664 | FILLING SYSTEM FOR AN ANESTHETIC DISPENSER - A filling system for an anesthetic dispenser has an improved anesthetic-specific code. The adapter neck of the cylinder adapter has polygonally arranged outer surfaces ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199665 | KIT FOR REPAIRING AND INFLATING INFLATABLE ITEMS - A kit for repairing and inflating inflatable items comprises a housing, a compressor assembly housed within the housing, a connecting device having an inlet connected to the compressor assembly and a seat adapted to be fluidically connected to a container assembly for a sealing liquid and to the inlet, a valve configured to be opened automatically when the container assembly is connected to the connection device and elastically maintained in a first position such as to fluidically disconnect the inlet from the seat when the container assembly is disconnected from the connecting device, and a flexible tube fluidically connected to the compressor assembly. In particular, the connecting device comprises an outlet fluidically connected to the valve so as to be fluidically connected to the inlet when the valve is in the first position, and in that the flexible tube is connected to the outlet. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199666 | PUNCTURE REPAIR KIT - A puncture repair kit that reduces the difference between a pressure displayed on a manometer of a compressor device and an actual tire internal pressure. The compressor device ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199667 | CANNING FUNNEL - A canning funnel includes an upper bowl that tapers downward to form a relatively narrower neck to direct the food items into a jar. A lower skirt surrounds the neck, forming a seat between the skirt and the neck. The skirt includes a cutaway portion with markings to allow a user to see headspace remaining in the jar. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199668 | DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING AND DOSING BIOMEDICAL FLUIDS BETWEEN HOSPITAL CONTAINERS - A device for transferring and dosing biomedical fluids between hospital containers includes a syringe body for containment of a biomedical fluid and a piston sealed fitted in a sliding way therein, the syringe body including a first extremity having joining elements to a first container and to a second container, and a second extremity opposite the first extremity, the device including:
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20130199669 | MEDICAMENT ADMIXING SYSTEM - A port assembly for enabling contents of a first container to be mixed with contents of a second container. The port assembly has a port housing that is configured to receive a first container. The port assembly further includes an actuator axially fixed within a cavity of the port housing. The actuator is configured to open a first container by forcing a stopper sealing an opening of a first container into a cavity of a first container during activation. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199670 | Marking device and harvesting arrangement - The invention relates to a marking device ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199671 | Work piece Guide for Woodworking Machines - An improved design for a featherboard. The featherboard exerts lateral pressure against a work piece, keeping it pressed against a guide fence of a power tool for improved accuracy of cut. The featherboard consists of a bracket, which can be fixed to and removed from the worktable without tools. It has one or more attachment posts. The bracket also has a guide that accepts a featherboard arm that can be locked in place with a locking knob when it is in the desired position. At the end of the featherboard arm is one or more flexible plates with guide marks. When the featherboard arm is properly positioned the flexible plate(s) is/are pressed into the work piece to hold the work piece against the guide fence and to prevent kick back of the work piece by the saw. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199672 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUDITING OPTIMIZERS TRACKING LUMBER IN A SAWMILL - An audit system and method audits operation of an optimizer system in a mill, for example auditing operation of a cant optimizer which optimizes sawing patterns. The audit system may be completely independent of the optimizer. For example, the audit system may acquire information (e.g., optically) indicative of a geometry of boards downstream from a piece of equipment such as a gangsaw. The audit system may computationally reconstruct a cant from which the boards were sawn, determine an outside dimension indicative of wane, and simulate alternative sawing patterns, determining a theoretical amount of recovery that would have resulted from each and comparing such to actual recovery from the log or cant. Alternative sawing patterns may take into account various wane rules and comparison may take into account current demand and/or prices for dimensional lumber. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199673 | PROCESS TO PREPARE METAL NANOPARTICLES OR METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES - The invention is directed to a process to prepare metal nanoparticles or metal oxide nanoparticles by applying a cathodic potential as an alternating current (ac) voltage to a solid starting metal object which solid metal object is in contact with a liquid electrolyte comprising a stabilising cation. The invention is also directed to the use of the nanoparticles as a catalyst. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199674 | ULTRA HIGH STRENGTH STEEL HAVING GOOD TOUGHNESS - Embodiments of the present disclosure comprise carbon steels and methods of manufacture. In one embodiment, a double austenizing procedure is disclosed in which a selected steel composition is formed and subjected to heat treatment to refine the steel microstructure. In one embodiment, the heat treatment may comprise austenizing and quenching the formed steel composition a selected number of times (e.g., 2) prior to tempering. In another embodiment, the heat treatment may comprise subjecting the formed steel composition to austenizing, quenching, and tempering a selected number of times (e.g., 2). Steel products formed from embodiments of the steel composition in this manner (e.g., seamless tubular bars and pipes) will possess high yield strength, at least about 175 ksi (about 1200 MPa) while maintaining good toughness. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199675 | MANUFACTURE METHOD OF HIGH-EFFICIENCY NON-ORIENTED SILICON STEEL WITH EXCELLENT MAGNETIC PERFORMANCE - A manufacture method of high-efficiency non-oriented silicon steel with excellent magnetic property, which comprises the following steps: 1) smelting and casting; chemical compositions of non-oriented silicon steel, by weight percent, are: C≦0.0040%, Si: 0.1˜0.8%, Al: 0.002˜1.0%, Mn: 0.10˜1.50%, P: ≦0.2%, Sb: 0.04˜0.08%, S≦0.0030%, N≦0.0020%, Ti≦0.0020%, and the rest is Fe and unavoidable inclusions; molten steel in accordance with the above compositions is smelted and then casted into billets; 2) hot-rolling and pickling; heating temperature for slab is 1100° C.˜1150° C. and finish-rolling temperature is 860° C.˜920° C.; after rolling, the hot-rolled product is air cooled, during which air cooling time t: (2+30×Sb %)s≦t≦7 s; thereafter reeling at a temperature ≧720° C. ; 3) cold-rolling; rolling to form cold-rolled plate with target thickness at a reduction ratio of 70˜18%; 4) annealing; heating up the cold-rolled plate to 800˜1000° C. at heating rate of ≧15° C./s, and holding time is 10 s˜25 s. Under the precondition to ensure magnetic properties, this invention implements low cost manufacture of high efficiency electric steel by adding elements advantageous to favorable texture during steel making, controlling contents of adverse elements and coordinating air cooling time control during hot-rolling with high temperature reeling. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199676 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HOT STAMPED BODY HAVING VERTICAL WALL AND HOT STAMPED BODY HAVING VERTICAL WALL - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a hot stamped body having a vertical wall, the method including: a hot-rolling step; a coiling step; a cold-rolling step; a continuous annealing step; and a hot stamping step, in which the continuous annealing step includes a heating step of heating the cold-rolled steel sheet to a temperature range of equal to or higher than Ac | 2013-08-08 |
20130199677 | MAGNESIUM-BASED ALLOY FOR WROUGHT APPLICATIONS - An improved magnesium-based alloy for wrought applications is disclosed, including a method of fabricating alloy sheet from said alloy. The improved magnesium-based alloy consists of: 0.5 to 4.0% by weight zinc; 0.02 to 0.70% by weight a rare earth element, or mixture of the same including gadolinium; and incidental impurities. The rare earth clement in some embodiments may be yttrium and/or gadolinium. In some embodiments the magnesium-based alloy may also consist of a grain refiner and in some embodiments the grain refiner may be zirconium. In combination, the inclusion of zinc and a rare earth element, into the magnesium alloy may have enhanced capacity for rolling workability, deep drawing at low temperatures and stretch formability at room temperature. The improved alloy may also exhibit increased tensile strength and formability while evincing a reduced tendency for tearing during preparation. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199678 | HIGH STRENGTH HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A high strength hot-rolled steel sheet with a tensile strength of not less than 590 MPa which exhibits excellent bake hardenability and stretch-flangeability has a chemical composition including, in terms of mass %, C at 0.040 to 0.10%, Si at not more than 0.3%, Mn at 1.7 to 2.5%, P at not more than 0.030%, S at not more than 0.005%, Al at not more than 0.1% and N at 0.006 to 0.025%, and microstructure wherein a bainite phase represents not less than 60%, the total of a ferrite phase and a pearlite phase represents not more than 10%, and the bainite phase includes grains among which cementite grains have been precipitated at not less than 1.4×10 | 2013-08-08 |
20130199679 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ULTRA HIGH STRENGTH MEMBER AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing an ultra high strength member includes heating a steel sheet at a first heating temperature within a temperature range of 700 to 1000° C.; forming the steel sheet into a shape of a member at the first heating temperature and simultaneously cooling the steel sheet; after completion of the cooling, shear punching the steel sheet into a desired shape to obtain an ultra high strength member; and after the shear punching, subjecting the ultra high strength member to a first heat treatment including heating the ultra high strength member at second heating temperature within a temperature range of 100° C. or higher, but lower than 300° C. and retaining the member at the second heating temperature for 1 second to 60 minutes, wherein the resulting ultra high strength member has a tensile strength of 1180 MPa or more. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199680 | Aluminum Die Casting Alloy - Aluminum die casting alloy comprising 2 to 6% by weight nickel, 0.1 to 0.4% by weight zirconium, 0.1 to 0.4% by weight vanadium, optionally up to 5% by weight manganese, optionally up to 2% by weight iron, optionally up to 1% by weight titanium, optionally total max. 5% by weight transition elements including scandium, lanthanum, yttrium, hafnium, niobium, tantalum, chromium and/or molybdenum, and aluminum as the remainder with further elements and impurities due to production total max. 1% by weight. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199681 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING A MOULD AND A TYRE - The invention relates to a method for designing a curing mould for a tyre comprising at least one audible wear indicator, including the following steps ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199682 | MOTORCYCLE TIRE - A motorcycle tire improved in transient characteristics when leaned is disclosed, wherein the tread portion has a unidirectional tread pattern comprising: inside oblique main grooves disposed on each side of the tire equator staggeredly, inclined to the axially outside toward the intended rotational direction (R) at an angle of 5 to 30 degrees with respect to the circumferential direction, and each having an inner end (Ai) at a distance of 0 to 30% of the half tread width (W) from the tire equator; and outside oblique main grooves 11 disposed on each side of the tire equator staggeredly, inclined to the axially outside toward the counter-rotational direction at an angle of 10 to 60 degrees with respect to the circumferential direction, and each having an inner end (Bi) axially inside the outer end (Ao). | 2013-08-08 |
20130199683 | MOTORCYCLE TIRE - A motorcycle tire includes a tread portion having a first region and a second region divided by the tire equator, with the tread portion being provided with first inner inclined grooves provided in the first region and second inner inclined grooves provided in the second region, first and second inner inclined grooves alternately arranged in a tire circumferential direction, the inner inclined groove extending from an axially inner end Ai toward an anti-designated rolling direction to an axially outer end Ao at an angle α of 0-20 to the tire circumferential direction, and first outer inclined grooves provided in the first region and second outer inclined grooves provided in the second region, and first and second outer inclined grooves alternately arranged in the tire circumferential direction, the outer inclined groove extending from an axially inner end Bi toward a designated rolling direction to an axially outer end Bo. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199684 | Pneumatic Tire - A circumferential narrow groove of a pneumatic tire is disposed at a position that partitions an outer side second land portion and an outer side shoulder land portion. A center land portion is a rib that is continuous in a tire circumferential direction, and an inner side second land portion and the outer side second land portion are rows of blocks divided in the tire circumferential direction by pluralities of lug grooves. Additionally, a groove area ratio S | 2013-08-08 |
20130199685 | Central Tire Inflation System Rotary Air Union - A central tire inflation system for maintaining tire inflation on a vehicle is provided. The central tire inflation system includes a rotary union assembly having a housing that is coupled to and rotates with the hubcap. The housing is rotationally coupled to a stationary shaft. A flexible torque transfer shaft is connected to the stationary shaft on one end and to an axle plug on the other end. The axle plug has a hub forming, a bore where the hub is movable on a web of material. The flexible torque transfer shaft and hub have cooperative non-circular shapes to resist rotation. An air vent is provided in the rotary union assembly that is isolated from the lubrication area, which inhibits the pressurized air from the central tire inflation system from pressurizing the lubrication area. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199686 | FILM FOR A TIRE INNER LINER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a film for a tire inner liner, particularly to a film for a tire inner liner including: a base film including a copolymer or a mixture of polyamide-based resin and a polyether-based resin; and an adhesive layer including a resorcinol-formalin-latex (RFL)-based adhesive, wherein the base film has a tensile recovery rate of 30% to 80%. The film for a tire inner liner of the present invention may exhibit an excellent gas barrier property with a thin thickness, and thus enables light weight of a tire and improvement in automobile mileage, and enables easier forming during a tire manufacturing process. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199687 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes an inner liner disposed inwardly in the tire relative to a carcass ply bridged between a pair of bead portions, the inner liner being formed of a first layer disposed inwardly in the tire, and a second layer disposed in contact with a rubber layer of the carcass ply, the first layer being a thermoplastic elastomer composition mainly containing a styrene-isobutylene-styrene block copolymer, the second layer being a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer composition, (a) at least one of the thermoplastic elastomer compositions of the first and second layers containing a tackifier by 0.1 part by mass to 100 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of a thermoplastic elastomer component, or (b) the second layer containing the styrene-isobutylene-styrene block copolymer by 10 mass % to 80 mass % relative to a thermoplastic elastomer component thereof. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199688 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire has a belt cross-sectional width BW as a total width in a tire width direction of a belt layer and a distance Wl as a distance in the tire width direction from an edge on the tread portion side of a run flat liner to an edge of the belt layer. The belt cross-sectional width BW and the distance Wl are such that 0.25≦Wl/(BW/2)≦0.45 is satisfied. A thickness Wr in each of the side wall portions of the pneumatic tire is a thickness in the tire width direction of the run flat liner at a maximum width position, a thickness Ws is a thickness in the tire width direction of a rubber layer at the maximum width position, and the thickness Wr and the thickness Ws are such that 1.2≦Wr/Ws≦1.9 is satisfied. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199689 | Crown Reinforcement for Aircraft Tire - An improvement in an airplane tire to obtain a more even distribution of temperature within the crown of the tire. An airplane tire comprises a crown reinforced by a working reinforcement ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199690 | High-Permeability Elastic Multistrand Metal Cable - Multistrand metal cable of 4×(4+M) construction, which can especially be used for reinforcing tire belts for industrial vehicles, formed from four elementary strands assembled in a helix with a helix pitch P | 2013-08-08 |
20130199691 | TIRE COMPRISING A PROTECTIVE REINFORCEMENT - The invention relates to a tire with a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement, itself radially capped with a tread, the said tread being connected to two beads via two sidewalls. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199692 | Surface Functionalization of Polyester - Methods for surface treatment of polyester substrates are described. Treatment methods include adherence of a polymer layer on a surface of the polyester so as to increase the hydrophilic properties of the surface. Polymers can be polyelectrolytes that are adsorbed at the surface or polymer brushes that are polymerized at the surface. Further surface functionalization can include the adherence of inorganic nanoparticles to the surface. The polyester substrates can be recycled polyester such as recycled polyethylene terephthalate that has been subjected to a partial saponification reaction during the recycling process. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199693 | WEAR PART - A tool component comprising a wear part covered at least in part by a connection member, the wear part having a specified hardness and the connection member being a metal or alloy, and the wear part comprising a surface that includes one or more depressions or projections therefrom, and the connection member having been pressed against that surface so that at least the surface of the connection member that faces the wear part surface follows the profile of the wear part, whereby relative movement between the wear part and connection member is substantially prevented. The metal or alloy connection member may be readily attached to a tool body for example by brazing of the like. The wear part may comprise a material that is not readily brazeable, for example a ceramic material or a cermet or a superhard material or a composite of such materials. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199694 | METHOD OF MAKING ANNEALED DOOR SKINS AND COMPOSITE DOOR ASSEMBLIES, AND RELATED ARTICLES - A method is provided for making an annealed door skin or composite door assembly. At least the door skin is formed of a composition comprising a thermoset binder and fiberglass. The door skin, alone or in combination with other parts of a door assembly, is subjected to annealing to make the annealed door skin. The process of annealing comprises the step of heating the door skin, alone or in combination with other parts of the door assembly, above the glass transition temperature yet below the thermal degradation temperature of the thermoset binder for a sufficient amount of time to cause release internal stresses in the door skin, then the step of cooling the door skin. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199695 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TRIM ELEMENT HAVING A DECORATIVE AREA WITH A PARTICULAR APPEARANCE - A vehicle interior trim element has at least one substrate layer covered with a skin having an outer surface containing a plurality of asperities, regularly distributed on the outer surface. The outer surface of the skin defines an outer surface of the trim element that is visible within the vehicle interior. The trim element may be processed by applying a heat source on part of the outer surface forming a decorative area, the application of the heat source being arranged to at least reduce the height of the asperities in the decorative areas such that the decorative area has a different appearance from the rest of the outer surface. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199696 | Apparatuses and Methods for Fabricating Elastomeric Laminates - The present disclosure relates to methods for manufacturing absorbent articles, and in particular, to methods for making elastomeric laminates that may be used as components of absorbent articles. The methods and apparatuses according to the present disclosure may be configured to automatically rethread elastic materials that may break during the assembly process. The apparatuses and methods herein may also utilize various types of inspection systems and methods that detect breaks in the elastic material during the manufacturing process. Such systems and methods may report on the broken elastic material, and in some instances, may stop the manufacturing process if the broken elastic material is not automatically rethreaded after a predetermined period of time. In addition, the inspection system may also track a length of the laminate containing the broken elastic material (referred to herein as a defect length) as the defect length advances through additional converting processes. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199697 | Device for Adjusting a Layer Front - An improved tire manufacturing technique of laying a reinforcing ply on a receiving surface of generally cylindrical shape, said ply comprising a front edge and a rear edge which are intended to be butted against each other, after a complete rotation of the receiving surface, between a maximum tolerance and a minimum tolerance measured relative to a reference source. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199698 | TRAY SEALING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present application relates to tray sealing apparatus ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199699 | Conductive Adhesive For A Floorcovering - The invention relates to an adhesive for a floorcovering, comprising, based on the entire adhesive, from 5 to 30% by weight of at least one component selected from graphite and carbon black and/or from 0.2 to 3% by weight of conductive carbon fibers, from 25 to 50% by weight of a polyurethane dispersion with solids content of from 25 to 65% by weight, where less than 5% by weight of an aqueous dispersion of polyhydroxyether polymer, grafted with at least one acrylic or methacrylic monomer, with solids content of from 25 to 40% by weight, is present. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199700 | Low Modulus Shrink Compliant Films - A label assembly for application to heat shrink containers and materials is described. The label assembly is adhered to the heat shrink material prior to heat shrinking that material. During heat shrinking of the container or material, the label assembly adapts to and accommodates dimensional changes and stresses in the container or material. After shrinking, the label assembly remains adhered to the container or material and is free of wrinkles or other undesirable defects. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199701 | Integrated Optical Vapor Cell Apparatus for Precision Spectroscopy - An optical waveguide is provided comprising a non-solid core layer surrounded by a solid-state material, wherein light can be transmitted with low loss through the non-solid core layer. A vapor reservoir is in communication with the optical waveguide. One implementation of the invention employs a monolithically integrated vapor cell, e.g., an alkali vapor cell, using anti-resonant reflecting optical waveguides, or ARROW waveguides, on a substrate. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199702 | CORE JOINER AND CUTTER APPARATUS - An automatic core joiner and cutter apparatus for use in the recycling of used cores and the manufacture of new conjoined cores is disclosed. The apparatus combines an infeed unit, a milling unit, and an outfeed unit, all controlled by a PC. The used core is milled by the infeed milling bit and the core remnant is milled by the outfeed milling bit. A glue applicator applies glue to at least one of the milled surfaces and the milled surfaces are mated together to produce a new conjoined core. The infeed cutting and milling operations and the outfeed cutting and milling operations are controlled by the controller and performed at the same time. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199703 | Needle for Inserting a Wire Into a Tire - The needle ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199704 | System and Method for Customizing Vehicle Tires on Demand at Point-of-Sale - Methods and systems for on demand, customized manufacture of vehicle tires at a point-of-sale are disclosed. At a point-of-sale, tire casings and tire treads that have been manufactured separately to enhance certain performance characteristics are assembled to provide a final customized tire. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199705 | METHOD OF POLISHING A METAL SURFACE OF A BARRIER DOOR OF A GATE VALVE USED IN A SEMICONDUCTOR CLUSTER TOOL ARCHITECTURE - The method of preserving the anodized finish of a barrier door of a process module includes bonding a seal to a metal surface, anodizing the metal surface, and then using a CNC machine to polish the metal surface without damaging the seal. The metal surface is polished by traversing a polishing path along the metal surface with a polishing head maintaining frictional contact with the metal surface. The integrity of the seal is preserved by bounding the polishing head to skirt the edge of the seal by following the polishing path. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199706 | METHOD TO APPLY RETRO-REFLECTIVE MATERIAL ON ELASTIC MATERIALS AND FABRICS - A method allowing retro-reflective material to be applied on elastic materials, bodies and fabrics by which it is possible to manufacture retro-reflective products that do not suffer from deterioration, cracking or breaking of the applied retro-reflective material when stretched, and that allows, at the same time, to fully retain the properties, color and shape of the elastic material or fabric upon which the procedure was conducted, that comprises the following steps: a) thermal application of retro-reflective material, which includes an amount of retro-reflective material that varies from 0.5 and 3.5 cm | 2013-08-08 |
20130199707 | Apparatuses and Methods for Fabricating Elastomeric Laminates - The present disclosure relates to methods for manufacturing absorbent articles, and in particular, to methods for making elastomeric laminates that may be used as components of absorbent articles. And the methods and apparatuses according to the present disclosure may be configured to automatically rethread elastic materials that may break during the assembly process. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199708 | Method For Molding Tensile Strand Elements - Articles of footwear and a variety of other products may incorporate tensile strand elements. In manufacturing an element, such as the tensile strand elements, a strand, a first layer, and a second layer may be located between a first surface and a second surface of a press. The first surface includes a first material and the second surface includes a second material, with the first material having greater hardness than the second material. The strand, the first layer, and the second layer are then compressed between the first surface and the second surface. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199709 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL STRUCTURE FORMING METHOD - Provided is a composite material structure forming method capable of improving the shape and dimension accuracy inside a composite material structure. The method includes: winding a prepreg ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199710 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING WET WIPES - In a method for manufacturing wet wipes, ridge regions raised along the conveyance direction are formed in sheets by causing each of the sheets to pass through between upper folding plates and a lower folding plate and folding the sheet multiple times on itself; each of the sheets having the ridge regions formed therein is impregnated with a predetermined chemical solution; and each of the sheets having been impregnated with the predetermined chemical solution is stacked on each other. After passing through between the upper folding plates and the lower folding plate, each of the sheets makes contact at a surface thereof with a conveyance roller, the surface being located opposite an extended plane across the surface having the ridge region formed therein, the extended plane being a plane obtained by extending the surface of the lower folding plate. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199711 | MOLD ASSEMBLY FOR MIDSOLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A mold assembly includes an upper portion having an upper recess in a lower surface thereof; an insert having an upper surface configured to mate with the upper portion's lower surface; a first channel in one of the upper portion and the insert and in fluid communication with an exterior of the one of the upper portion and the insert and with the upper recess when the upper portion and the insert are in contact with one another. A lower portion has a lower recess in an upper surface thereof, the upper surface configured to mate with the insert's lower surface. A second channel in one of the lower portion and the insert, the second channel is in fluid communication with an exterior of the one of the lower portion and the insert and the lower recess when the lower portion and the insert are in contact with one another. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199712 | Method of Fabricating an Armor Panel - A fabricating method for an armor panel uses a template to position tiles on an adhesive surface. The template includes an L-shaped frame and cells having precise wall thickness. Tiles are fitted in the cells against the surface. The template is repeatedly repositioned so new tiles can be fitted into unoccupied cells to form a desired tile array. A border is placed around the array, forming a cavity. Resin is poured into the cavity. A back plate placed over the array presses against the resin. Excess resin exits the cavity through an interface between the border and the adhesive surface and through a gap between the back plate and border. After the resin cures the border is removed. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199713 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MEDICAL DEVICE - A method for producing a medical device with a lattice structure, connected at least in some areas to a cover. The lattice structure is arranged on a substrate via the side to be connected to the cover, the lattice structure has the side arranged on the substrate pressed at least partially into the substrate, the lattice structure is coated with a first layer of a sacrificial material. At least some of the interstices of the lattice structure are covered by the first layer, and the first layer with the lattice structure on the side to be connected to the cover forms a substantially closed surface, the substrate is removed, making the side of the lattice structure accessible for connection to the cover. A second layer for forming the cover is applied to the side of the lattice structure previously pressed into the substrate, and the sacrificial material is removed. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199714 | PROTECTIVE MATERIAL APPLICATOR DEVICE - Devices, methods and systems disclosed herein relate to the application of a protective film on a surface of an electronic device that instantly reduces air bubbles and eliminates the waiting time usually required when using a wet fluid solution. In one embodiment, a roller device may include a carriage or housing and one or more rollers coupled or integrated with the housing, configured to apply a protective material to a surface of the electronic device in a first orientation, and configured to function as a device stand in a second orientation. In addition or alternatively, a roller guide apparatus and/or a wedge may be utilized to assist the roller device in applying the protective material to the surface of the electronic device. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199715 | SYSTEM FOR REINFORCING STRUCTURE USING SITE-CUSTOMIZED MATERIALS - System and method for reinforcing structures includes basalt textile ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199716 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR APPLYING ADHESIVE LINER-LESS SECURITY LABELS TO ARTICLES - A liner-less seal application system is programmed to generate a real time seal, the serial number of which is data-matched with product label data on an approach product article. The image is printed in the required position (to suit the article being sealed), onto the adhesive surface of the seal tape. A vacuum drive belt has both low and high vacuum sections to assist in moving the sealing tape along a vacuum drive belt toward the print head. The real-time seal is printed while the belt drive indexes the tape, and the cutting action is done while the system collects data and the belt drive is stationary. There is only one stepper motor employed to drive the vacuum belt. The vacuum belt drive pulls the tape from the unwind assembly and feeds the tape through the print head and onto the vacuum drum applicator. A perforator device bursts perforation across the round element of the seal image. This is to apply a weak point on which the seal will break if tampered with. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199717 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MONOLITHIC CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A ceramic green sheet laminate is produced by stacking ceramic green sheets, each including conductive films for forming first or second internal electrodes on a surface thereof. A first cutting step is performed in which the ceramic green sheet laminate is cut to form first and second end surfaces at which the first or second internal electrodes are exposed. A second cutting step is performed in which the ceramic green sheet laminate is cut to form first and second side surfaces at which the first and second internal electrodes are exposed. In the second cutting step, the ceramic green sheet laminate is pressed and cut by moving a cutting blade in a length direction or a width direction. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199718 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITE STRUCTURE OBTAINED THEREBY - An example of a composite structure is a containment case | 2013-08-08 |
20130199719 | DRAWING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - A drawing apparatus which performs drawing on a substrate with a plurality of charged particle beams includes: a blanking device configured to individually blank the plurality of charged particle beams; a scanning deflector configured to deflect the plurality of charged particle beams to scan the plurality of charged particle beams on the substrate; and a controller configured to generate a periodic signal to control a periodic deflection operation of the plurality of charged particle beams by the scanning deflector. The controller is configured to adjust an amount of deflection of the plurality of charged particle beams by the scanning deflector in a period of the periodic signal so that a scanning speed of the plurality of charged particle beams becomes a target speed. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199720 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING AN RF TAG TO A SPONGE ITEM - The subject matter discloses a method of attaching a tag to a disposable item such as a sponge, the method comprising obtaining a tag and a disposable item; attaching the tag to the disposable item using an adhesive material. The adhesive material is cured by ultraviolet radiation. The method also comprises applying the ultraviolet radiation on the tag attached on the disposable item. The tag may be an RE tag. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199721 | CONSOLIDATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A consolidation device has a dispensing assembly configured to dispense a composite precursor material onto a surface of a mould, and a first nozzle assembly configured to direct a fluid stream onto the free surface of the dispensed composite precursor material. The use of a fluid flow to consolidate the dispensed composite precursor material onto the surface of the mould makes the device simpler, more cost effective and causes less damage to the surface of the composite article. | 2013-08-08 |