33rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120205304 | Self-Unlocking Fluid-Tight Connector - A connector is used to connect a conduit to a threaded orifice of a fluidic component, such as a component of an apparatus for chromatography. The connector includes a flexible fitting, a deformable fitting, and a compression fitting. The flexible fitting fixes the position of the conduit with respect to the threaded orifice. The deformable fitting provides a fluid-tight seal between the fluidic conduit and the threaded orifice. The compression fitting includes an external-thread portion for attachment to the orifice, to urge the flexible fitting toward an outer surface of the fluidic conduit, and to urge the deformable fitting toward both the outer surface and the orifice, a cam portion in mechanical communication with the flexible fitting via a through-hole in the external thread portion, and a graspable portion in rotatable communication with the cam portion. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205305 | Filter Element - A filter element, and filter apparatus, include a filter pack, a seal member, and a seal support frame operatively connecting the seal member to the filter pack. The seal support frame includes an annular extension, which is preferably canted at an oblique angle to a longitudinal axis, for supporting the seal member. The seal support frame also preferably includes a first end thereof including the annular extension, and a second end thereof spaced from the first end thereof along the longitudinal axis, with the first and second ends of the seal support frame joined by a hub of the outer peripheral sidewall of the seal support frame to define a cavity within the seal support frame for receiving the filter pack. The first and second ends of the seal support frame, and the filter pack are preferably joined and sealed to one another by a single bead of adhesive. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205306 | MULTI-LAYERED BLOOD COMPONENT EXCHANGE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - A microfluidic separation device suitable for high throughput applications such as medical treatments, and associated methods and systems, are described. Embodiments are suitable for treatment of end stage renal disease. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205307 | FLUID TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method of treating a fluid comprises producing a permeate fluid ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120205308 | PROCESS FOR PURIFYING WASTEWATERS FROM THE WORKUP OF CRUDE AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUNDS - The invention relates to a process for working up wastewaters which are obtained in the purification of crude aromatic nitro compounds after the nitration of aromatic compounds, comprising the following steps:
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20120205309 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATING SOLVENT FROM LIQUID INCLUDING SOLVENT AND SOLUTE - According to one embodiment, a method for separating a solvent from an object solution includes the solvent and a solute is provided. The method includes preparing a forward osmosis membrane having a first surface and a second surface, and contacting the first surface of the membrane with the object solution and contacting the second surface with a liquid for collection. A substance having solidity is configured to exert a force for transferring the solvent in the object solution to the membrane, and disposed on the second surface of the membrane and/or dispersed in the liquid for collection to transfer the solvent in the object solution from the first surface to the liquid for collection. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205310 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECYCLING OF WASTEWATER - A method for treating wastewater including: flocculating and granulating the wastewater in a wastewater collection pool through a flocculation sedimentation tank; pumping the flocculated water with a high/low turbidity into a hair filter through a lift pump; pumping the pretreated water into an organic/inorganic membrane filter to yield clear water containing detergent; treating the clear water containing detergent with activated carbon and an ultraviolet lamp; raising the water pressure to 10-15 Kg using a high-pressure pump, and pumping the neutral clear water into a reverse osmosis apparatus for further removal of inorganic matters, organic matters, virus, and bacteria to obtain purified water. A device for recycling treatment of car-washing and laundry wastewater is also provided. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205311 | OPTIMIZATION OF SEPARATION FOR VISCOUS SUSPENSIONS - The present invention relates to methods and systems for optimization of dilution of a viscous starting material to isolate and/or concentrate the product of interest from the starting source material such that the process minimizes the volume of diluent and the total volume of the waste stream generated during the process as well as maximizing the yield of desired product. The system employs cross-flow filtration modules with sub-channels that are equidistant to the inlet and outlet of said modules and such modules are characterized by optimal channel height, optimal transmembrane pressure, etc., which are selected in order to achieve the best combination of product quality and production yield. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205312 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ACCESS DISCONNECTION - A dialysis system includes: a blood filter; a dialysate pump connected to a dialysate portion of the blood filter; a blood pump connected to a blood portion of the blood filter, the blood pump including a diaphragm that is moved in cycles to pump the blood, the cycles having a flow period and a no-flow period; a patient access device in fluid communication with the blood portion of the blood filter, the no-flow period having a first characteristic of a property when the patient access device is lodged in a patient and a second characteristic of the property when the patient access device is dislodged from the patient; and a logic implementer configured to determine that the patient access device has been dislodged from the patient when the second characteristic of the parameter is detected. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205313 | Sulfate removal from aqueous waste streams with recycle - This invention provides for sulfate removal from a water source by a reverse osmosis (RO) or nanofiltration (NF) process where the concentrate stream is treated to precipitate and remove reject sulfate and recycle the discharged concentrate water and any backwash water used to clean a filter used to prepare feed water for the RO or NF process. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205314 | GRADIENT START UP SYSTEM - To provide or maintain pump prime in a liquid chromatographic system when changing solvents or solvent reservoirs or starting up a chromatographic run, first and second solvents are supplied to a mixer through corresponding first and second lines and from the mixer to a chromatographic column. Air in one of the lines is removed by a pump and the line is filled with solvent. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205315 | NANOMETER SIZE CHEMICAL MODIFIED MATERIALS AND USES - There are provided ligand compositions and stationary phases comprising a polyhedral oligomeric silsequioxane moiety. Also provided are chromatographic devices comprising the stationary phases, and methods of making and using the ligands, stationary phases and chromatographic devices of the invention. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205316 | Packing Material For Hydrophilic Interaction Chromatography - The object of the present invention is to provide a packing material and a separation method that manifest excellent hydrophilic interactions. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205317 | METHOD OF TREATMENT OF COKE WASTEWATER - A method for treatment of coke wastewater, including (1) introducing wastewater into a regulating reservoir into which an acid liquor is added until the pH value of the wastewater ranges between about 5.5 and about 6.5; (2) introducing the wastewater into a three-dimensional electrode treatment device for electrolysis treatment; and (3) introducing the wastewater into a coagulation reaction tank into which an alkali liquor is added until the pH value of the wastewater ranges between 8 and 10, and as a coagulant polysilicate ferric magnesium is added into the wastewater for a hybrid reaction of between 5 and 15 mins; allowing the wastewater to flow into a sedimentation basin for plain sedimentation of between 4 and 6 hrs; and extracting a supernatant liquor to yield a processed effluent. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205318 | PRETREATMENT METHOD AND TREATMENT FACILITY FOR WASTEWATER THAT CONTAINS FLUORINE AND SILICON - Provided is a wastewater treatment technology (in particular, pretreatment technology) that, in comparison to existing technologies, can reduce the quantity of sludge generated as a result of processing wastewater that contains fluorine and silicon. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205319 | Apparatus and Method for Discharge of Treated Sewage Sludge from Bins - Treated sewage sludge containing a flocculant is discharged from bottom of a bin, with the discharge being facilitated by heating sloped walls of the bin an amount sufficient to increase the ability of the sludge to slide along sloped bin walls. The flocculant in the sludge includes a polymeric material which, when heated to a sufficient temperature effects a phase separation of the polymeric material from water, decreasing the viscosity of the polymeric material, facilitating its sliding along the sloped walls. The heating of the polymeric material in the flocculant enables the sloped walls of the bin to be flatter than they would otherwise be, allowing an enhanced volume of sludge to be present in the bin. A programmable logic computer controls the provision of heat to the sloped walls, as well as controlling an openable closure at the bottom of the bin and/or controlling the rotation of a displacement device in the bin. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205320 | DESALINATION USING SUPERCRITICAL WATER AND SPIRAL SEPARATION - The present application relates to systems and methods for the desalination of water. The systems and methods receive source water containing particles therein from a source of water such as, for example, the ocean. The source water may be pre-treated to remove suspensions and/or sub-micron organics in the source water. The source water is used to generate supercritical water having a pressure and temperature above a critical pressure and a critical temperature, respectively. The supercritical water is run through a spiral separator to generate effluent water and waste water containing aggregated particles therein. Energy may be recovered from the effluent water and used to generate additional supercritical water. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205321 | NITROGEN DOPED A2NB4O11, PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR DEGRADATION OF ORGANIC POLLUTANTS - The present invention relates to nitrogen doped A | 2012-08-16 |
20120205322 | METHOD FOR OXIDATION TREATMENT OF A SUBSTRATE FOR THE ADSORPTION OF RADIONUCLIDES - A process for the treatment of a substrate made of lignocellulosic material for the adsorption of radionuclides in fluids that are loaded with radionuclides, includes carrying out the following stages: preparation of lignocellulosic material that is divided by rinsing and subjected to granulometric sorting; submission of the lignocellulosic material to an oxidation; activation of the material by an acid treatment; and rinsing. The oxidation is more particularly a Fenton reaction. A method of using the lignocellulosic material treated by the process is also described. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205323 | SEPARATORLESS PLEATED FLUID FILTER - A fluid filter media including a first media layer, a second media layer, a filter layer disposed between the first media layer and the second media layer, and a plurality of spaced apart weld points that couple the first media layer, the filter layer, and the second media layer together, where the weld points distort the surface of the first media layer and the second media layer, the fluid filter media is folded back on itself to form a plurality of pleats, and the surface distortions permit fluid flow through the fluid filter media when adjacent surfaces of the fluid filter media touch. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205324 | METHODS OF PROCESSING ETHANOL BYPRODUCTS AND RELATED SUBSYSTEMS - In one aspect of the invention, a method recovers oil from a concentrated byproduct, such as evaporated thin stillage formed during a dry milling process used for producing ethanol. The method includes forming a concentrate from the byproduct and recovering oil from the concentrate. The step of forming the concentrate may comprise evaporating the byproduct. Further, the step of separating the oil from the concentrate may comprise using a centrifuge and, in particular, a disk stack centrifuge. Other aspects of the invention include related methods and subsystems for recovering oil from thin stillage. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205325 | PRODUCT DISPLAY SYSTEM - A product display system is configured to display small items and signage in a retail environment. The display system includes a front cover that is removably attached to a rear cover by using a key to disengage the front cover from the rear cover. The product display system includes a tether for securing the small item and includes space for attaching signage associated with the item. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205326 | POWERED SECURITY DISPLAY DEVICE - A powered security display device displays items in the retail environment. The display device is configured to removably attach to an item while simultaneously providing power to the device and including an alarm such that if the item is removed without authorization, the alarm is activated. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205327 | Stackable or nestable shelf with reinforced platform - A particularly styled shelf of a simplified design has a unique structure and appearance from a minimum of components. The shelf may be both stackable, one shelf upon the other, for the storage of goods, and can be easily nested into a compact state, when shelves are desired to be stored or shipped. Each of the shelves has a platform with spaced apart planks upon transverse ribs, and the platform provides a smooth transition for ready storage of goods. Each shelf has two closed loop wire legs, at each end, and the legs elevate the shelf when upon another shelf or a surface. The downward end of each leg has a foot portion of less width than the handle. The foot portions may be inserted through the handle to furnish interconnection of stacked shelves, even when subject to a lifting force. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205328 | FRAME FOR RECEIVING A FILTER ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING - Provided is an apparatus for receiving a filter member. The apparatus, in this embodiment, includes a plurality of discrete substantially rigid frame sections. In this embodiment, each respective section of the plurality of sections lies generally in a respective plane substantially oriented about a respective axis and has a respective length greater than a respective width. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the plurality of sections are joined width-to-width generally oriented with respect to a plane in an assembled orientation to circumscribe a quadrilaterally bound zone for effecting said receiving. Further to this embodiment, adjacent portions of respective joined sections in the assembled orientation establish respective joining structures. Even further to this embodiment, each respective joining structure maintains the adjacent portions oriented substantially about a respective axis. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205329 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat including: an intermediate leg portion provided between front and rear leg portions, one end portion of the rear leg portion is connected to the intermediate leg portion and provided diagonally; a connecting frame formed by connecting two short frames to each other provided between lower end portions of the front and rear leg portions, opposing end portions of the two short frames and a lower end portion of the intermediate leg portion are connected. If impact energy larger than a predetermined level is applied, a couple force acts in a direction where a connection portion between the opposing end portions of the two short frames and the lower end portion of the intermediate leg portion is pressed downward, which rotates the diagonally provided rear leg portion diagonally lower front around the lower end portion thereof, to improve impact absorbing efficiency. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205330 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MARKETING GREETING CARDS IN DISPLAY FIXTURES - A greeting card display includes an upper tier and a lower tier positioned below the upper tier. The upper and lower tiers include multiple rows of pockets for displaying greeting cards. Some of the pockets of the upper tier and the bottom tier, typically the pockets in each of the bottom rows, present greeting cards in a full-facing manner to display all or substantially all of the full face of each greeting card. The upper tier can include a card highlighter, positioned along one of the rows, configured with pockets to present and highlight cards placed therein. Shadowboxes capable of displaying a greeting card in a full-facing manner can be positioned above the upper tier on the display and are designed to attract the attention of the consumer. A display panel, designed to evoke emotions associated with greeting cards in the shadowboxes, can be positioned between one or more of the shadowboxes. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205331 | Modular Candle Stacks - A modular candle holder or support device for custom design and assembly by a user. A plurality of decorative modular units having specific designs and shapes can be combined to build unique support stacks, which may be utilized as candlestick holder, lamp supports or similar vertical support devices. To connect the modular units, each unit is equipped with at least one internally and female-threaded opening to receive a double-ended, male-threaded connector piece. The double-ended male-threaded connectors join two modular units together in series. The components can be combined in numerous variations to form different style holders and ornamental configurations. In additional to holding candles, the elements of the invention may be utilized to create light holders, flower holders, or individual modular units that can stand alone as a napkin ring or tea light candle holder. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205332 | EYEWEAR DISPLAY AND MODULES FOR SAME - An eyewear display including a plurality of pods. Each pod includes a pair of opposing sidewalls, a back wall, and a front wall to form a proximal opening. The front wall defines a plurality of apertures for receiving eyewear support fixtures. A base wall encloses a distal end of the pod to form a storage space for holding eyewear stock accessible by the proximal opening. A mounting mechanism attaches to the back wall by a hinge and has at least one mounting clip for coupling the pod to the display mounting fixture. Each pod is selectively pivotable away from the display mounting fixture to provide access to the storage space for restocking the eyewear display. Preferably, in a display position, the plurality of pods are arranged so that at least one of the proximal openings is at least partially blocked by an adjacent. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205333 | Rotary Fitting for a Corner Cupboard Comprising a Rotating Supporting Column - A rotary fitting for a corner cupboard comprises a lower and an upper mounting bracket; a supporting column having a main tube and being designed to be rotary mounted to the mounting brackets such that it rotates about its longitudinal axis; and at least two pie cut-shaped shelves to be supported by the supporting column fixed for rotation with the main tube. The supporting column includes a lower length adjusting assembly comprising a support element fixed in the main tube and comprising a recess; a screw element having a head fitting in the recess and a threaded shaft; a nut element arranged on the threaded shaft; and a lower end element fixed to the nut element and movable within the main tube; and an upper length adjusting assembly comprising a tube element partially arranged within the main tube; and a clamping element releasably clamping the tube element. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205334 | MODULAR SUPPORT DEVICE - A modular support device includes a plurality of interconnected inner bases each having an upstanding plate member, first and second slidable connecting members extending respectively on two opposite sides of the upstanding plate member, and two first support members each disposed between one of the first and second slidable connecting members and the upstanding plate member. The first slidable connecting member of one of the inner bases is slidably connectible to the second slidable connecting member of the other inner base to adjust a distance between the upstanding plate members. The first support members of each adjacent pair of the inner bases cooperate with each other for supporting an article thereon. The upstanding plate members of each adjacent pair of the inner bases cooperate with each other to sandwich therebetween the article. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205335 | SYSTEM FOR THE COMPARTMENTALIZATION OF OBJECT CARRYING CABINS - Provided are compartmentalization panels for attaching to other compartmentalization panels and forming compartmentalization systems for positioning and compartmentalizing object carrying cabins, such as drawers and car trunks. A compartmentalization panel includes a support bar having an insert interlocking element on one end and an end slot interlocking element on the other end for engaging to such ends of other panels and extending the length. A compartmentalization panel also includes multiple side slot interlocking elements attached to two opposite sides of the support bar in between the two ends. The side slot interlocking element of one panel is configured to engage with the insert interlocking element of another panel such that the two panels are supported with respect to each other at the right angle. Spaces in between side slot interlocking elements of one module may receive such elements of another module to extend the length of the panels. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205336 | CRANE JIB TRANSITION STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a crane jib transition structure, mainly including a jib section, a transition section and a supporting structure, wherein, said jib section matches with said transition section, and they fixedly connect to each other, the upper end of said supporting structure fixedly connects to the upper end of the side of said jib section, the bottom end of said supporting structure fixedly connects to the bottom end of the corresponding side of the transition section, the middle part of said supporting structure fixedly connects to the connection point between the side of jib section and the corresponding side of transition section. Therefore, the crane jib transition structure of the present invention can not only achieve the strength of a crane jib transition structure, but also achieve the strength and the overall stability of a crane jib, by using a supporting structure connecting to between the crane jib section and transition section, which have simpler structure, easier installation, lower production cost and can be widely used in various types of cranes. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205337 | VESSEL NECK CONSTRUCTION OF A PRESSURE VESSEL - The invention relates to a pressure vessel for the storage of liquid or gaseous media. The pressure vessel ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120205338 | SAFETY BOTTLE CAP STRUCTURE WITH ANTI-BURGLARY TEARING FLANGE - A safety bottle cap for preventing damage from anti-burglary tearing flanges has an opening, a cover and a two-layer tear ring between the opening and the aperture on the cover. A lower stop flange is protruded on the lower section of the opening. An upper stop flange is located at a spacing with the lower stop flange. A hooking edge is protruded on the inner side of the aperture. The tear ring has upper and lower rings, ribs arranged to link the rings, an outward flange protruded on exterior of the upper ring, an upper abutting edge protruded on the inner side of the upper ring and a lower abutting edge protruded on the inner side of the lower ring. The safety bottle cap allows the cover to be opened smoothly without spurs on the aperture, thus realizing anti-burglary identification and improving protection against mouth injury. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205339 | PRESSURE-MOTION COMPENSATING DIAPHRAGM FOR CONTAINERS - A pressure-motion compensating diaphragm for air and liquid tight sealing, in combination with a cap, of a container. The diaphragm has (1) an edge engaging at least one of the cap and the container, and positioning the diaphragm horizontally in the container proximate the neck of the container and under the cap; (2) a center deflector button; and (3) a plurality of silfon tori segments extending from the edge to the center deflector button. The dimensions and geometries of the edge, center deflector button, and tori segments are predetermined to compensate uniquely for forces applied to the diaphragm and created by pressure changes inside and outside the container that occur as the container is filled with a product and processed through filling, pasteurization, or cooling steps. Also provided is an apparatus including the cap, the container, and the diaphragm for releasably storing the product. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205340 | TIP RESISTANT BEVERAGE CONTAINER - A beverage container that includes at least a bottom portion with a side portion extending from the bottom portion, and a balance mass in pressing engagement with the bottom portion is disclosed. The balance mass is adjacent an inner surface of the bottom portion in a preferred embodiment, and adjacent an outer surface in an alternate preferred embodiment. In each embodiment, the balance mass includes at least a core portion encapsulated by an encapsulant, in which the density of the core is greater than the density of a beverage of the beverage container. In the alternate preferred embodiment, the balance mass further includes a tip lip portion with a condensate retention ridge, and a condensate aperture. The condensate retention ridge, in cooperation with a side portion of the balance mass, forms a condensate channel, and the condensate aperture drains condensate from the condensate channel. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205341 | VACUUM PANEL WITH BALANCED VACUUM AND PRESSURE RESPONSE - A container comprising a finish, a sidewall portion extending from the finish, a base portion extending from the sidewall portion and enclosing the sidewall portion to form a volume therein for retaining a commodity, and a panel area disposed in the sidewall portion. The panel area having a belt land portion and a pair of inset portions in mirrored arrangement relative to the belt land portion. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205342 | SHOULDER RIB TO DIRECT TOP LOAD FORCE - A container comprising a finish, a sidewall portion having a vacuum panel, a shoulder portion extending between the finish and the sidewall portion, a base portion extending from the sidewall portion and enclosing the sidewall portion to form a volume therein for retaining a commodity, and first inwardly-directed rib extending circumferentially and continuously about the container at an interface between the sidewall portion and the shoulder portion. The first inwardly-directed rib directing top loading forces exerted generally on the finish down the sidewall portion along opposing sides of the vacuum panel. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205343 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SILICA-BASED GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR IMPRINT MOLD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IMPRINT MOLD - The present invention relates to a method for producing a silica glass substrate for an imprint mold, containing: obtaining a glass body from a glass-forming raw material containing an SiO | 2012-08-16 |
20120205344 | Copper plating method - A method of activating a copper seed layer during a plating process is disclosed that comprises application of vapor generated by an ultrasonic wave nebulizer. The energized vapor droplets include water and a weak organic acid such as acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, uric acid, oxalic acid, or formic acid that have a vapor pressure proximate to that of water. The weak organic acid preferably has a pKa high enough to avoid Cu etching but is sufficiently acidic to remove copper oxide at a rate that is compatible with high throughput manufacturing. In one embodiment, weak acid/water vapor is applied to a substrate in a spin bowl and is followed by a deionized water rinse step in the same spin bowl. Improved wettability results in improved uniformity in subsequently plated copper films. Considerable cost savings is realized as a result of reduced chemical consumption and higher product yields. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205345 | TREATMENT SOLUTION FOR PREVENTING PATTERN COLLAPSE IN METAL FINE STRUCTURE BODY, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF METAL FINE STRUCTURE BODY USING SAME - There are provided a processing liquid for suppressing pattern collapse of a fine metal structure, containing a pattern collapse suppressing agent that has a hydrocarbyl group containing any one of an alkyl group and an alkenyl group, both of which may be substituted partly or entirely by a fluorine atom, and contains an oxyethylene structure, and a method for producing a fine metal structure using the same. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205346 | WELDING WIRE, USAGE OF WELDING WIRE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POWER TOWER - A welding wire is provided with a hollow section for accommodating flux. The flux has a composition including: Mn:5-20%, Si:1-5%, TiO2:5-25%, SiO2:0.1-10%, Mo:0.1-5% by weight, the balance being iron. When welding low alloy high strength steel by using the welding wire, the slag on the welding bead can be easily cleaned and a smooth surface can be formed on the welding bead which makes it easier to galvanize a zinc layer over the surface of the welding bead. The welding wire provides better welding operation performance and generates less welding spatters. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205347 | Scanned laser light source - The thermal processing device includes a stage, a continuous wave electromagnetic radiation source, a series of lenses, a translation mechanism, a detection module, a three-dimensional auto-focus, and a computer system. The stage is configured to receive a substrate thereon. The continuous wave electromagnetic radiation source is disposed adjacent the stage, and is configured to emit continuous wave electromagnetic radiation along a path towards the substrate. The series of lenses is disposed between the continuous wave electromagnetic radiation source and the stage, and are configured to condense the continuous wave electromagnetic radiation into a line of continuous wave electromagnetic radiation on a surface of the substrate. The translation mechanism is configured to translate the stage and the line of continuous wave electromagnetic radiation relative to one another. The detection module is positioned within the path, and is configured to detect continuous wave electromagnetic radiation. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205348 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR LINEAR FRICTION WELDING - A method and apparatus for fixturing an airfoil stub during linear friction welding are described. Critical clamping support structures are manufactured by a direct digital manufacturing process such as direct metal laser sintering to minimize time and expense of the process. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205349 | LASER IRRADIATION APPARATUS AND LASER MACHINING METHOD - A laser irradiation apparatus which is provided with: an environment isolation container, which houses a laser oscillator and is disposed in water; a laser irradiation head, which collects laser beams and irradiates a part to be machined with the laser beams; a light guide section which transmits the laser beams from the laser oscillator to the laser irradiation head; a power supply apparatus which supplies the laser oscillator with power; a cooling water supplying apparatus, which supplies the laser oscillator with cooling water through a cooling water supplying path; and a temperature sensor which measures the temperature inside of the environment isolation container. The temperature and/or the flow quantity of the cooling water to be supplied from the cooling water supplying apparatus is controlled on the basis of the measurement results obtained from the temperature sensor. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205350 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WELDING PARTS WITH SPOT CONTACT OR SHORT LINE CONTACT IN THE JOINING REGION AND JOINING DEVICE - Parts are welded by way of a laser beam, wherein the parts are oriented and fixed relative to each other, a laser beam is introduced into an upper part from above and centered relative to a joint point and fuses only the inner region directly above the joint point, while the upper part and the lower part are pressed against each other and therefore move toward one another, wherein the fused region of the upper part penetrates the material of the particular lower part, which has likewise fused in the meantime. Laser welding makes it possible to weld the parts so as to form products having nearly any type of geometry with much less effort than with resistance welding or capacitor discharge welding. The welding device needs only hold and fix the parts to be welded, and apply the slight surface pressure required. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205351 | STAINLESS STEEL JOINING METHOD - Disclosed is a stainless steel joining method which can make a welding bead narrow and deep and prevent fatigue strength from being lowered due to thermal stress, thereby preventing deformation of a product. A stainless steel joining method comprises: a first step of inserting and disposing a thin brazing filler metal between joining surfaces of two stainless steel pieces; a second step of radiating a laser beam onto the joining surfaces to perform a welding process by a contactless laser welder; a third step of filling the brazing filler metal molten in a brazing furnace between the joining surfaces to perform a brazing process; and a fourth step of cooling the brazing filler metal filled between the joining surfaces. According to the stainless steel joining method of the present invention, since a thin brazing filler metal is inserted between stainless steel base metals and a contactless laser welding operation is performed to joining portions, a welding bead can be formed narrow and deep, making it possible to prevent a fatigue strength from being lowered due to thermal stress and the product from being deformed. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205352 | COMPACT, COHERENT, HIGH BRIGHTNESS LIGHT SOURCES FOR THE MID AND FAR IR - Compact high brightness light sources for the mid and far IR spectral region, and exemplary applications are disclosed based on passively mode locked Tm fiber comb lasers. In at least one embodiment the coherence of the comb sources is increased in a system utilizing an amplified single-frequency laser to pump the Tm fiber comb laser. The optical bandwidth generated by the passively mode locked Tm fiber comb laser is further decreased by using simultaneous 2 | 2012-08-16 |
20120205353 | CYLINDRICAL WORKPIECE CUTTING APPARATUS - A cylindrical workpiece cutting apparatus is provided with a holder in which a metal made cylindrical workpiece is mounted on an outer periphery of the holder and which is adapted to hold the workpiece over an entire length of the workpiece; annular recesses formed on the outer periphery of the holder at a predetermined interval; a laser outputting part provided at a position opposed to the holder and adapted to output laser beam to the workpiece; and a cover portion provided on surfaces of the annular recesses and adapted to prevent attachment of metal particles which are scattered during cutting the workpiece by the laser beam. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205354 | REDUCING DROSS WELDING PHENOMENON DURING IRRADIATION ENGRAVING OF A METAL SHEET - A groove is formed in a metal sheet by performing an irradiation engraving operation on a first surface area of the metal sheet. The irradiation engraving operation displaces metal particles from the first surface area onto a second surface area of the metal sheet. The environment of the irradiation engraving operation is controlled to reduce the number of displaced metal particles that would otherwise weld to the second surface area. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205355 | Method for producing an asymmetric diffuser using different laser positions - A process for producing a hole with an asymmetrical diffuser is produced. The angular position of the laser with respect to the substrate is changed discontinuously during the processing. The production of complex holes in a substrate is simplified by using a laser in five different angular positions relative to a substrate to be processed. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205356 | LASER MACHINING APPARATUS WITH SWITCHABLE LASER SYSTEM AND LASER MACHINING METHOD - A laser machining apparatus and method for producing from a workpiece a rotating cutting tool having a cutting edge and a flank. The laser machining apparatus works in two different operating modes. In the first operating mode, a first laser head is used for machining the workpiece at high advance speeds of the workpiece relative to the first laser head to form a rough desired contour with pulses having a duration in the nanosecond range resulting in laser melt cutting. Subsequently, the laser machining apparatus is operated in the second operating mode generating laser pulses with having a pulse duration in the picosecond range. In the second operating mode, a second laser head is activated by means of an optical scanner system and directs the laser pulses onto a two-dimensional pulse area on the surface of the workpiece, the material removal is accomplished by laser ablation. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205357 | LASER PROCESSING METHOD AND LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS - A laser beam machining method and a laser beam machining device capable of cutting a work without producing a fusing and a cracking out of a predetermined cutting line on the surface of the work, wherein a pulse laser beam is radiated on the predetermined cutting line on the surface of the work to cause multiple photon absorption and with a condensed point located inside of the work, and a modified area is formed inside the work along the predetermined determined cutting line by moving the condensed point along the predetermined cut line, whereby the work is cut with a small force by cracking the work along the predetermined cutting line starting from the modified area and, because the pulse laser beam is hardly absorbed onto the surface. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205358 | METHOD OF CUTTING AN OBJECT TO BE PROCESSED - A method of cutting an object which can accurately cut the object is provided. An object to be processed | 2012-08-16 |
20120205359 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR MONITORING WELD QUALITY - An arc welding system and methods. The system is capable of monitoring variables during a welding process, according to wave shape states, and weighting the variables accordingly, detecting defects of a weld, diagnosing possible causes of the defects, quantifying overall quality of a weld, obtaining and using data indicative of a good weld, improving production and quality control for an automated welding process, teaching proper welding techniques, identifying cost savings for a welding process, and deriving optimal welding settings to be used as pre-sets for different welding processes or applications. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205360 | Computer Aided Beam Fabrication Machine - A beam working apparatus, includes opposed vice assemblies for holding and rotating a beam about a long axis thereof and a number of gantries that are arranged for translational motion along the beam. At least one tool head mount is provided fast with each of the gantries for a tool for working upon the beam. A number of motors are provided to selectively rotate the vice assemblies and move the gantries in order that the apparatus can be operated by a computerized control system. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205361 | Method of Heating Plated Steel Plate - When applying a current to a plated steel plate, plating often biases. In the present invention, when applying a current, the current is applied with a flux guiding member arranged in proximity to a side surface of the plated steel plate. The direction of the magnetic flux at the side surface of the plated steel plate is corrected, and the bias of the plating is efficiently suppressed. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205362 | Electric Heater and Assembly Therefor - The invention relates to an electric heater for a motor vehicle, the heater includes at least one branch circuit in which a field effect transistor is connected in series to the resistor, and a control circuit for regulating power, wherein the control circuit taps a voltage signal between the field effect transistor and the resistor and, on the basis thereof and in combination with a setpoint value signal, generates an output signal which is present at a control input of the field effect transistor. According to the invention, the resistor is a ceramic PTC resistor which is mounted with the field effect transistor on a common heat sink. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205363 | CANNED PRODUCT HEATING APPARATUS - A canned product heating apparatus includes: a non-contact type temperature detecting element which is not in contact with a surface of a can container; a directional microphone oriented to a closure of the can container; an interrupting circuit which interrupts an electrical supply to a high-frequency induction heating coil based on a signal transmitted from the directional microphone. The electrical supply to the high-frequency induction heating coil is stopped by the interrupting circuit in case the directional microphone captures sonic waves within a predetermined range. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205364 | METHOD FOR HEATING A WORKPIECE AND A CORRESPONDING TOOL - A method and a corresponding tool for heating a metallic workpiece. In the method, the metallic piece is heated in a machine tool by attaching thereto an induction heating tool comprising a permanent magnet structure and by rotating and/or moving the metallic piece to be heated and the induction heating tool relative to each other at a suitable distance. In this case, heating eddy currents are induced in the piece, wherein the energy needed for heating is obtained from the motor of the machine tool. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205365 | COOK TOP COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO HEATING ELEMENTS AND A POWER ELECTRONICS ARRANGEMENT - A cook top with at least two heating elements includes a power electronics arrangement connected to a domestic single phase AC supply. The power electronics arrangement includes several power supply units, which each supply heating currents to one or more heating elements, and a switch arrangement with several electromechanical relays for connecting/disconnecting the power supply units to/from the heating elements. Output poles of at least two electromechanical relays associated with different power supply units are connected in parallel, wherein the parallel connection is permanently connected to at least one of the heating elements. This arrangement reduces the number of switching processes required for alternating use of a power supply device with several heating elements, and simplifies compliance with electromagnetic compatibility standards. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205366 | MICROWAVEABLE PACKAGING FOR FOOD PRODUCTS INCLUDING A FROZEN COMPONENT - Packaging and a dessert food product combines a hot portion and a cold portion. In one embodiment, the dessert combines hot pie with a topping of ice cream in a single package. In one aspect of the invention, the microwaveable food product and package incorporates a food package that simultaneously includes various susceptor films that allow for differential heating of food. The susceptor film(s) shield the cold-portion food products from being heated in the microwave while they provide even heating of the hot portion of the product. The packaging provides a quick, convenient and tasty dessert with minimal effort. In another aspect of the present invention, the pie and ice cream formulation has been optimized to maintain superior flavor and texture properties after freezing and microwave reheating. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205367 | RETAINER AND NOISE CURRENT ABSORBER - A retainer includes a pair of housings having opening surfaces; a connecting portion connecting outer peripheral surfaces of the pair of housings. The retainer is configured to be at a closed state with the opening surfaces of the pair of housing put together and to be at an open state with the opening surfaces of the pair housings separated. Parts of wall surfaces, constituting the housings, are structured as flexible walls capable of deforming, and the connecting portion is connected to the flexible walls. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205368 | HINGE MECHANISM AND CLAMSHELL DEVICE THEREOF - A hinge mechanism and a clamshell device thereof are disclosed. The clamshell device includes a first cover and a second cover and the first cover can rotate with respect to the second cover via the hinge mechanism. The hinge mechanism includes a main body, an elastic component, and a base. The main body is connected to the first cover and includes a shaft and a projecting part. The elastic component covers the shaft. An internal diameter of the elastic component matches with an outer diameter of the shaft so as to generate a friction force. The first cover can be maintained at any angle by the friction force. The elastic component has a groove used for connecting with the projecting part when the main body rotates to a specific angle. The base is connected to the second cover and has a stop structure used for fixing the elastic component. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205369 | Bulk Bin Container with Removable Side Wall - A bulk bin container having a side wall that is removable when the container is set up is disclosed. The side wall can be lifted straight upward and removed from the container. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205370 | COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINMENT STRUCTURE - A containment structure with three sides and a triangular end is collapsible to a significantly smaller profile for ease in storage and transportation, yet keeps all major sections connected. Unique means of folds and hinging provide these advantages. Special applications (oriented upright or lying horizontal) from cleanup of lawn debris to emergency shelter of personnel and instruments can utilize the compact storage, ease of transport, quick setup, and shape advantages of the containment structure. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205371 | LEAK PROOF COLLAPSIBLE CUP - Provided are collapsible compact cups and sealing cup lids for everyday use. The cups are designed with two or more rigid portions that are used to engage with the cup lids and support the cup. The rigid portions are interconnected by one or more flexible middle portions configured to support the upper rigid portion when the cup is in the upper operational position. At the same time, the flexible portion may bend under a certain force exerted by the user during collapsing of the cup and may allow one rigid portion to slide over another rigid portion. Even in this lower collapsed position, all rigid and flexible portions of the cup may remain connected to each other, thereby preventing any spills from the cups (e.g., residual liquids) creating a pocket sized cup with a sealing lid. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205372 | FOOD AND CONDIMENT CONTAINER - A food and condiment container having a first storage space for a food item and a second storage space for a condiment. The container includes a paperboard carton and an appliqué fold-out pocket affixed thereto and moveable between open and closed positions for receiving a condiment The pocket includes a front panel, a back panel, and first and second side panels extending therebetween. The back panel is joined to the carton, and the front panel is joined to the back panel along a portion thereof to hinge forward from the back panel. The side panels are connected between the front and back panels and are collapsible along a crease extending the vertical length of the side panels. Prior to use, the appliqué pocket remains flush with the carton and is opened along a perforation line to form a storage space for a condiment. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205373 | Sound-dampening container - There is provided a rigid container, comprising: a vessel having an inner surface; a cap having an underside; a first film substantially covering the inner surface of said vessel; and a second film on the underside of said cap, wherein said first and second coatings are substantially non-porous and have a Shore A durometer measurement of 10-90. There is also provided a method for making sound-dampened container, comprising: forming by blow molding a vessel having an inner surface comprising at least one polymer; coating the inner surface of said vessel form a film with a thickness of at least one silicone rubber; and curing said film at a temperature for a period of time to form a cured film with a Shore A durometer measurement of 10-90. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205374 | ELASTOMERIC CLOSURE WITH BARRIER LAYER AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - An elastomeric closure ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120205375 | PERSONAL SIZE CONTAINER - A container assembly for holding, shipping, and consuming a product, such as a frozen confection, is provided. The container assembly includes a container, a lid, and a utensil. The utensil is connected to the assembly so that a consumer is able to spoon the product from the container. A consumer may purchase the assembly containing a product, open the container, remove the utensil, and consume the product using the self-contained utensil. The assembly may also include a membrane for ensuring freshness and to indicate tampering of the product. The utensil may be attached directly to the lid, or in a pocket between sealed membranes. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205376 | BEVERAGE PACKAGING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - Disclosed are packages for serving and storing powdered beverages and associated methods. A package for storing a powdered instant beverage comprises a first container, a utensil, and a lid. The lid is configured to engage with the first container so that the lid and the container enclose an interior volume. The lid comprises a lid body, a lid insert configured to be secured to the lid body, and a utensil-holding structure on the lid insert. The lid insert comprises a utensil recess configured to receive at least a portion of the utensil, and a handling recess configured to facilitate the removal and securing of the utensil to the lid. The utensil-holding structure is configured to removably secure the utensil to the lid insert. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205377 | FLIP CLOSURE FOR SEALING A CONTAINER - A flip closure for sealing a container is provided. The flip closure comprises:
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20120205378 | Can End - A can end for a beverage container has a circumferential curl positioned about a longitudinal axis, a wall extending downwardly from the curl, a strengthening member joined to the wall, and a center panel joined to the strengthening member and extending radially inwardly relative to longitudinal axis. A rivet is located at a center position of the center panel. A frangible score has terminal ends located on a common side of the rivet. The terminal ends are separated by a non-frangible hinge segment. A displaceable tear panel is defined by the frangible score and the non-frangible hinge segment. A non-detachable tab has a nose and a lift end. The nose overlies a portion of the displaceable tear panel. A deboss groove is located on the public side of the center panel and extends downwardly in a direction towards the product side. The deboss groove is located adjacent the score line. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205379 | BAND COUPLING AND PRESSURE CONTAINER WITH SAME - A pressure container is provided with a container body, a container lid, and a band coupling ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120205380 | RAIL VEHICLE HAVING A DETACHABLY ATTACHED HOUSING LID - A rail vehicle having an equipment housing is provided. A housing lid is detachably attached to a housing base body of the equipment housing. The housing lid is respectively fastened to two opposite sides of the housing by fasteners on the housing base body. The fasteners are each fastened to the housing base body by hinges which are secured at an end by one of their limbs to the housing base body and the fasteners are rotatably mounted at the end on their other limb. A hinge axis and a bearing axis for the fasteners are oriented essentially parallel to one another. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205381 | FOIL FOR PROVIDING A PEEL-SEAL VALVE, PACKAGE COMPRISING THE FOIL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE FOIL - A foil made of two plastic films and an adhesive layer laminating the two films together, wherein the first plastic film has a first side and a second side and comprises punctures therebetween. The foil is of a dual peel-seal type such that the first plastic film realizes a first peel-able seal within the foil at its first side in the form of an adhesion peel seal in an open state and/or in the form of a cohesion peel seal in a sealed state, and wherein the adhesive layer leaves open the punctures such that gas can penetrate through the punctures in-between the two films towards the first peel-able seal. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205382 | FROZEN FOOD ITEM HOLDER - The present invention relates to a holder for frozen food items and confections. The holder includes a grippable shaft having a first receptacle at a first end of the shaft and a second receptacle at a second end of the shaft. The first receptacle is adapted to receive a cone, such as those served with ice cream, or other frozen confection. The second receptacle is adapted to receive a stick, such as those served with frozen ice confections and ice cream bars. The receptacles are further adapted to receive drippage from melting frozen food items and confections. Furthermore, the holder is invertible to conveniently use either the first or second receptacle for receiving frozen food items supported in a cone, or on a stick. The receptacle not in use may be used as a support member to place the holder on a table or similar flat surface, if desired. The holder also includes a mounting cap that attaches to the holder for preparation and consumption of a frozen food item. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205383 | SERVING TRAY ASSEMBLY WITH DISPOSAL OPENING - A food tray assembly comprises a serving platter and a receptacle platter. The serving platter has a central aperture disposed there through and a serving area defined between the central aperture and a perimeter thereof. The receptacle platter has a bottom and a peripheral wall extending from the bottom at a perimeter thereof. The serving platter and the receptacle platter are releasably coupled to one another. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205384 | Hot beverage container assembly, insert, and methods - An insert assembly is outfitted upon a lidded beverage container for enabling the user to transfer heat from a relatively hot assembly-contained beverage so as to prevent scalding prior to consumption. The insert assembly comprises a damming structure and a rim-engaging structure. The damming structure is formed from a semi-rigid material and is sized and shaped for receipt within the upper rim perimeter of a container structure. The rim-engaging structure is formed from a flexible material and extends outwardly from the beverage-damming structure. The rim-engaging structure is received intermediate the upper container rim and a lid for defining beverage-containing and beverage-cooling compartments. The insert structure comprises first and second apertures for outletting beverage and inletting air intermediate the beverage-containing and beverage-cooling compartments. The beverage-cooling compartment receives heat from the beverage received therewithin and thereby enables the beverage to cool before being outlet via a primary outlet of a lid. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205385 | MOLDED PLASTIC CONTAINER - A container is disclosed having a top rim, a sidewall, and a bottom panel, wherein the sidewall extends at least from the top rim to the bottom panel, the top rim is generally circular, the bottom panel is generally rectangular, and the sidewall transitions from a circular portion adjacent to the top rim to a generally rectangular portion adjacent to the bottom panel. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205386 | Thermochromic Coatings With Resin Vehicle - Thermochromic coatings are improved by mixing thermochromic capsules with polymer resins in a manner that imparts shelf stability to flowable precursors that may be cured to form relatively hard coatings that are capable of withstanding machine operations, such as the operations needed to make beverage can lids, bottle caps, pull tabs and the like. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205387 | LAMINATE PRODUCTION METHOD, LAMINATE, AND PACKAGING CONTAINER USING SAME - A substrate which is either a first substrate or a second substrate consisting of a different kind of thermoplastic resin film or cellophane film, and which is drawn out from rolled films where the first substrate and the second substrate are rolled respectively. The substrate has a surface of the hot gluing reforming layer which was formed with the surface modification with an atmospheric pressure plasma processor, and the other substrate has a surface with which an air corona processor is possessed. And the substrate and the other base member are opposed, and are attached together with a heating roll with spreading neither an adhesive nor an anchor agent. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205388 | Recyclable Thermoplastic Packaging - Methods and apparatuses disclosed herein relate to a recyclable thermoplastic unit that includes a casing body composed of a first thermoplastic having a first melting point. The casing body also includes a first locking mechanism that is configured to mate with a second locking mechanism of a sacrifice layer. The sacrifice layer is composed of a second thermoplastic and includes the second locking mechanism. The sacrifice layer has a melting point that is greater than the melting point of the casing body. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205389 | Straw Holder for Beverage Cup or Beverage Cup Lid - The invention is a container or container lid, including but not limited to a container or lid or container-lid combination of the kind commonly used to distribute bulk-dispensed beverages that features an integrated component used for attaching and holding a straw vertically to the outside of the container. The integrated component may be made a part of the container or a part of the lid, and may take any of a variety of shapes as described in the specification. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205390 | Container lid for beverage preparation and related methods - Apparatus and methods for the controlled preparation of a beverage from one or more beverage bags within a variety of containers and the quick and sanitary storage of the bag or bags once the beverage preparation has been completed. The apparatus may include a drinking aperture, an even retention structure profile, and a bag retention aperture that is openable such that at least a portion of the bag may be drawn within and thereby retained in a position elevated above the beverage so that the beverage can be consumed even with the apparatus in place on the container and the bag or bags retained within the apparatus. The apparatus also may include a depressed wall section sized and shaped such that, when a bag is secured by the bag retention aperture, the bag is prevented from blocking a drinking aperture even when the container is rotated for drinking. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205391 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LOSS-IN-WEIGHT INGREDIENT ADDITION - Dispensing systems and methods contemplated herein are configured to adjust a first continuous product flow rate to a second continuous but variable flow rate in at least two control modes. Most preferably, a moving average is determined for the second flow rate to provide a first level of control, and a loss-in-weight feedback is determined for the first flow rate to provide a second, finer level of control, which will be abandoned when the feedback moves beyond a predetermined threshold relative to a calculated product flow rate. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205392 | Apparatus and Method for Dispensing Discrete Amounts of Viscous Material - Apparatus and methods for dispensing small amounts of a viscous material onto a workpiece. The narrow-profile dispensing apparatus includes a fluid chamber, a nozzle, and a valve seat disk representing individual components that are removable from a main body of the dispensing apparatus for cleaning and/or replacement. The nozzle is coupled with the fluid chamber by a heat transfer body that may be cooled by, for example, a cooling fluid routed through an air pathway defined in the heat transfer body. The main body of the dispensing apparatus may be cooled by air exhausted from an air cavity of a pneumatic actuator regulating the movement of a needle to control the flow of viscous material in the dispensing apparatus. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205393 | VISUAL, BI-AUDIBLE, AND BI-TACTILE METERED-DOSE TRANSDERMAL MEDICAMENT APPLICATOR - A bi-audible, bi-tactile, and visual transdermal delivery apparatus for delivering specific desired quantities of cream-base medicament or any flowable composition; comprising: a revolving platform with equispaced side tabs stemming from an outer and inner base rim responsible for yielding said bi-audible and bi-tactile sensations upon interaction with ticker tabs projecting form the bottom exterior wall of the house; a threaded screw-complex that interacts with an elevator to transport the medicament upwards; a house that confines an inner chamber to store the medicament; an applicator pad with a center outlet where the composition exits the chamber; and a safety cap. Equispaced digit tabs on the outer side wall of the rotatable platform indicate the amount to be delivered. The platform rotates 18° clockwise per actuation against equispaced line demarcations on the house delivering roughly a 1/20 | 2012-08-16 |
20120205394 | ELECTRONICS MODULE FOR A FUEL DISPENSING UNIT - It is presented an electronics module ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120205395 | Apparatus for Dispensing Food Product - An apparatus for dispensing ice cream includes a seating for a container and a plunger for extruding product from the container. An actuator controls movement of the plunger between retracted and extended positions. An output member of the actuator moves from an extended position to a retracted position to drive the plunger to its extended position, for a dispensing operation. The output member is arranged for upward movement to move the plunger to its retracted position. The output member and plunger have respective axes of movement which are off set from one another, one behind the other. The actuator is arranged in a housing and the plunger is located at a height generally above the actuator. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205396 | Bag In Box Packaging Having an Insertable Tray - A bag in box packaging comprising an outer box, an inner bag and a tray member. The outer box includes an opening at the lower end of the front wall and onto the bottom wall. A pair of opposing slits extend along the lower edge on opposing sides of the opening thereat. The spout and/or the tap extend through an opening in the base so that the tap and the inner bag are on opposite sides of the base. A pair of opposing channels are defined between the respective flange and the dispensing wall interfacing surface of the tray. The tray member can be slid into position by extending the front wall between the respective flange and the dispensing wall interfacing surface and into the respective opposing channels defined thereby, to, in turn, secure the tray to the outer box. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205397 | Liquid Food Dispenser System and Method - A system and method for dispensing fluids is introduced. A preferred embodiment comprises a sealed tank, a bag containing fluid inside the sealed tank, an outlet for dispensing the liquid in the bag, and a pressure generating device to create pressure in the sealed tank. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205398 | DRY GRANULAR MATERIAL DISPENSER - A hand-held dispenser for dry granular materials consists of a reservoir for the material, a removable telescoping rigid tube assembly, and a flexible valve assembly at the bottom of the tube assembly which allows passage of material when the inner tube is pushed into the outer tube. The reservoir includes a handle which allows the apparatus to be hand-held with the valve assembly end pointed downward. The inner tube is rigidly attached to the removable reservoir and can be pumped up and down to a pair of stops to dispense a measured amount of material at the bottom end of the telescoping tubes. The flexible valve can be constructed of a rubber sheet with radial fingers or spring loaded closure which will flex open to dispense material when the inner tube is pushed downward, but will not allow material to flow by gravity alone. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205399 | Foam Oxidative Hair Colorant Composition - An oxidative hair colorant composition to be dispensed from a manually-actuable, non-aerosol dispenser as a foam. The oxidative hair colorant composition contains a foam stabilizing agent and is essentially free of surfactant. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205400 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR DELIVERING BUILDING MATERIALS - There is disclosed a system for depositing building materials comprising a motor vehicle, a container comprising a material depositing system and at least one device for removing the container from the motor vehicle. The device can comprise one or more outriggers which are adapted to remove the container from the motor vehicle and which can be used to deposit the container on a job site, There is also disclosed a process as well, which includes at least one of the following steps providing a base slab floor; bull floating the base slab floor, inspecting the base slab floor for debris, utilizing a measuring device to survey height dimensions, applying an adhesive intermediary, inserting plastic pins with respect to survey measured points, mixing a self leveling compound, pumping the mixed compound through a conveying system, and smoothing the mixed compound to create a uniform surface and floor which is cured. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205401 | Methods, Devices and Systems for Refilling a Fluid Dispenser - A fluid dispensing system including a parent dispenser and a child dispenser, wherein the parent dispenser has a parent body with a parent reservoir containing fluid, a first magnetic coupling member, a passage, a parent pump mechanism and a parent actuator. The parent actuator has an outlet, a second magnetic coupling member, and actuator inlet tube. The actuator inlet tube is removably received within the passage. The first and second magnetic coupling members cooperate to removably couple the parent actuator and the parent body. The child dispenser has a child body with a child reservoir, a child pump mechanism, and a child inlet tube. The child inlet tube is removably received within the passage when the child dispenser is coupled to the parent body. When the child dispenser is coupled to the parent body, the parent pump is actuated to transfer fluid from the parent to the child reservoir. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205402 | CONTAINER AND ASSOCIATED DISPENSER FOR LIQUID MATERIALS - A container and associated dispenser for liquid is configured to dispense residual liquid from the container after the bulk of liquid has been dispensed from the container. This is accomplished by having a conical projection on the bottom of the container which causes residual liquid to flow into a gutter defined by the wall of the container and the surface of the conical projection. A dip-tube is connected to the dispenser and is rotatable in order to revolve the open free end of the dip-tube to access any circumferential location in the gutter in order to pick up residual liquid. | 2012-08-16 |
20120205403 | DISPOSABLE CONTAINER WITH FITTING ATTACHMENT - The invention relates to a single use container for pressurised liquid, in particular beer, comprising a receptacle providing a storage volume for the liquid, a top attachment unit which is arranged on top of the receptacle, and a fitting which is arranged sealingly in a filling hole that is formed in the receptacle for the feeding and tapping of liquid. | 2012-08-16 |