33rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100206712 | CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR PREPARING MENTHOL IN PURE OR ENRICHED FORM - The present invention relates to a continuous process for preparing racemic or optically active menthol in pure or enriched form by distillatively separating menthol from substance mixtures which comprise essentially menthol and diastereomers thereof. This distillatiive separation is performed in a dividing wall column with 50 to 300 theoretical plates and one or more side draw points at an absolute operating pressure of 5 to 500 mbar. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206719 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL - A method for manufacturing a solar cell provided with an upper electrode which functions as an electrode for extracting electric power at a light incidence side of the solar cell and includes a ZnO-based transparent conductive film, the method comprising: forming the upper electrode by sputtering a target on which a formation material of the transparent conductive film is provided while applying sputtering voltage of 340V or less and generating a horizontal magnetic field on a target surface. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206720 | METHOD OF PRODUCING INORGANIC NANOPARTICLES - A method of producing inorganic nanoparticles includes: (a) providing a layered structure including a substrate and an inorganic layer; (b) disposing the layered structure in a vacuum chamber, vacuuming the vacuum chamber, and introducing a gas into the vacuum chamber; and (c) applying microwave energy to the gas to produce a microwave plasma of the gas within the vacuum chamber so that the inorganic layer is acted by the microwave plasma and formed into a plurality of inorganic nanoparticles on the substrate. A system for producing the nanoparticles is also disclosed. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206723 | PHOTOCATALYST ELEMENT, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A photocatalyst according to the invention comprises a photocatalytic film of a compound of titanium and oxygen and is characterized in that the photocatalytic film is made porous and has 0.02 or higher value as a value calculated by dividing the arithmetical mean deviation of profile Ra with the film thickness. The photocatalytic film can also be specified by the intensity ratio between x-ray diffraction peaks of the anatase structure of titanium oxide. Such a porous photocatalytic material can be obtained by a reactive sputtering method in conditions of adjusting film formation parameters such as the film formation rate, the sputtering pressure, the substrate temperature, the oxygen partial pressure and the like in proper ranges, respectively, and the photocatalyst material is provided with excellent decomposition and hydrophilization capability. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206724 | Method of Producing Sintered Compact, Sintered Compact, Sputtering Target Formed from the same, and Sputtering Target-Backing Plate Assembly - Provided is a method of producing a sintered compact including the steps of mixing raw material powders respectively composed of a chalcogenide element and a Vb group element or raw material powders of an alloy of two or more elements including a chalcogenide element and a Vb group element, and hot pressing the mixed powder under conditions that satisfy the following formula: P(pressure)≦{Pf/(Tf−T | 2010-08-19 |
20100206725 | SPUTTERING TARGET FOR FORMING ZRO2-IN2O3 BASED PROTECTIVE FILM FOR OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIUM - A sputtering target for forming a ZrO | 2010-08-19 |
20100206726 | MAGNET TARGET AND MAGNETRON SPUTTERING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A magnet target comprising a fixing plate, a plurality of shafts arranged in an array, a plurality of connecting rods pivotably provided onto a plate surface of the fixing plate at one end and capable of rotating about corresponding one of the shafts, and a plurality of magnets that are each attached to the other fee end of one connecting rod. The magnets comprise magnets having external S poles and magnets having external N poles, and the magnets having external S poles and magnets having external N poles are arranged alternatively in an array. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206727 | TEST STRIP COMPRISING PATTERNED ELECTRODES - Described herein is an analyte test strip and method for making the test strip. The test strip utilizes isolated conductive areas to define electrode whiskers. The method utilizes laser ablation to define electrode patterns. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206728 | BIOCHEMICAL TEST SYSTEM, MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND BIOCHEMICAL TEST STRIP - A biochemical test system, a measurement device, and a biochemical test strip are provided. The biochemical test strip includes an insulating substrate, a conductive layer, and at least one open-circuit part. The conductive layer is disposed on the insulating substrate and includes a plurality of electronic elements, wherein one end of the conductive layer is formed as a connection region. The at least one open-circuit part is disposed on at least one of the plurality of the electronic elements within the connection region. The type of the biochemical test strip is determined by the number and location of the at least one open-circuit part(s). | 2010-08-19 |
20100206733 | Method of Manufacturing Metal with Biocidal Properties - Metal objects are treated by anodising the metal object in contact with an acidic solution, and then subjecting the anodised metal object to a reversed voltage (compared to the anodising voltage). The thus-treated metal object is then contacted with a biocidal metal-containing solution. Biocidal metal is deposited on the surface of the metal object, resulting in improved biocidal properties. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206734 | System and Method for Producing Ultrafine Metal Particles Suspended in Aqueous Medium - The present disclosure is drawn to methods and systems for producing solutions containing ultrafine metal particles. The method for producing ultrafine metal particles in an aqueous medium includes providing a reaction chamber having a transition metal anode and a transition metal cathode disposed therein. The reaction chamber can also contain an aqueous medium. An anode and cathode are associated at a distance with respect to one another such that when activated by a power source, a discharge arc occurs between the anode and cathode within the aqueous medium. Activation of a power source causes the discharge arc to occur between the anode and the cathode, thereby generating ultrafine metal particles suspended within the aqueous medium. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206737 | PROCESS FOR ELECTRODEPOSITION OF COPPER CHIP TO CHIP, CHIP TO WAFER AND WAFER TO WAFER INTERCONNECTS IN THROUGH-SILICON VIAS (TSV) - A process of electrodepositing high purity copper in a via in a silicon substrate to form a through-silicon-via (TSV), including immersing the silicon substrate into an electrolytic bath in an electrolytic copper plating system in which the electrolytic bath includes an acid, a source of copper ions, a source of ferrous and/or ferric ions, and at least one additive for controlling physical-mechanical properties of deposited copper; and applying an electrical voltage for a time sufficient to electrodeposit high purity copper to form a TSV, in which a Fe | 2010-08-19 |
20100206738 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SURFACE TREATED MEMBER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR LIQUID CRYSTAL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a surface treated member used for semiconductor liquid crystal manufacturing apparatus, capable of forming an anodized film at a higher hardness than that of an anodizing film formed of an existent method, with no problem in view of the generation of cracks, and excellent in the balance between a high hardness and reduced cracks by a simple and convenient method by forming an anodized film to the surface of a member having an aluminum alloy or pure aluminum as a basic material, then dipping the same in pure water, and applying a hydrating treatment to the anodized film, wherein the hydrating treatment is conducted under the conditions satisfying that a treatment temperature is 80° C. to 100° C. and a treatment time (min)≧−1.5×treatment temperature (° C.)+270. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206741 | PROCESS FOR MULTIPLE STAGE DIRECT ELECTROWINNING OF COPPER - A system and process for recovering copper from a copper-containing ore, concentrate, or other copper-bearing material to produce high quality cathode copper from a leach solution without the use of copper solvent/solution extraction techniques or apparatus. A process for recovering copper from a copper-containing ore generally includes the steps of providing a feed stream containing comminuted copper-containing ore, concentrate, or other copper-bearing material, leaching the feed stream to yield a copper-containing solution, conditioning the copper-containing solution through one or more physical or chemical conditioning steps, and electrowinning copper directly from the copper-containing solution in multiple electrowinning stages, without subjecting the copper-containing solution to solvent/solution extraction prior to electrowinning. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206742 | ULTRASONIC TREATMENT CHAMBER FOR TREATING HYDROGEN ISOTOPES - A system is disclosed for treating hydrogen isotopes. Specifically, the system includes a treatment chamber that has an elongate housing through which liquid and gas isotopes flow longitudinally from an inlet port to an outlet port thereof. An elongate ultrasonic waveguide assembly extends within the housing and is operable at a predetermined ultrasonic frequency and a predetermined electrical potential to ultrasonically enhance the concentration of dissolved hydrogen gas isotopes within the housing or energize and electrolyze the liquid and gas isotopes within the housing. An elongate ultrasonic horn of the waveguide assembly is disposed at least in part intermediate the inlet and outlet ports, and has a plurality of discrete agitating members in contact with and extending transversely outward from the horn intermediate the inlet and outlet ports in longitudinally spaced relationship with each other. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206743 | SEPARATION PROCESS - A process for separating dissolved components from a solution, said process comprising a) introducing a first solution into a solar pond and irradiating the solution with solar energy, such that temperature and concentration gradients are established, whereby the temperature and concentration of solute at the base of the pond is greater than the temperature and concentration of solute at the surface of the pond, b) introducing a portion of the first solution from the pond into a first osmosis unit, and contacting the portion with one side of a selectively permeable membrane, c) contacting the other side of the selectively permeable membrane with a second solution having a lower solute concentration than the portion of first solution from the pond, such that solvent from the second solution passes across the membrane to dilute and pressurise the portion of first solution, d) removing the diluted portion of first solution from the first osmosis unit, and e) using the pressure generated in the diluted portion of first solution to drive a solution of dissolved components through a membrane to separate at least some of the dissolved components from the solution. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206744 | BRINE PURIFICATION - Process of reducing organic content of brine which includes subjecting a brine solution containing an organic content to an electrochemical process for a sufficient period of time and at a sufficient voltage to reduce the organic content of the brine to obtain a reduced organic content brine. Also provided is a process for reducing organic contamination of brine in a chemical process comprising subjecting a brine stream of the chemical process to electrochemical oxidation to obtain a reduced organic content brine stream. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206747 | Test Sensors and Methods of Using Side Mounted Meter Contacts - An electrochemical test sensor includes a lid and a base. The base has a length and a width. The length of the base is greater than the width of the base. The base includes at least a working electrode, a counter electrode and at least three test-sensor contacts for electrically connecting to a meter. The at least three test-sensor contacts are spaced along the length of the base from each other. The base and the lid assist in forming a fluid chamber for receiving the fluid sample. The electrochemical test sensor further includes a reagent to assist in determining the concentration of the analyte in the fluid sample. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206748 | Stress Measurement Kit and Stress Measurement Method - Provided is a stress measurement kit that is economical and that has good sensitivity. The stress measurement kit for measuring a stress level of a test subject includes: (A) a sensor chip including an electrically insulating substrate, and an electrode system that is placed on the electrically insulating substrate and that includes at least a working electrode and a counter electrode, wherein glucose dehydrogenase (GDH) and an electron mediator are immobilized on the working electrode; (B) a polysaccharide; and (C) a sensor body including an insertion hole into which the sensor chip is inserted, an electrical measurement means that is electrically connected to the electrode system of the sensor chip in a state where the sensor chip is inserted into the insertion hole, and a conversion means by which a current value or an electric quantity measured by the electrical measurement means is converted into an amylase activity value. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206751 | SUPPLY ORGANIZERS AND METHODS FOR HEALTH MANAGEMENT - In some aspects, a health management supply organizer is provided. The supply organizer is adapted to receive health management supplies including an analyte meter and analyte sensors (e.g., glucose test strips) and a removable disposal container which is adapted to receive used analyte sensors therein. The removable disposal container is mounted on an end portion of the body and may include a viewing window. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206759 | STACKABLE LIQUID CONTAINER WITH TUNNEL-SHAPED BASE - According to one embodiment, a liquid container generally includes a base member, a sidewall member, a neck member, a spout, and a handle. The sidewall member is attached to and extends upwardly from the base member. The neck member couples the sidewall member to the spout. The base member has a recessed portion and at least one slot. The recessed portion extends upwardly into the container such that the base member may rest upon the neck member of another container. The slot may be tunnel-shaped to conform to one or more ribs of the neck member of another container. The tunnel shape may form a cavity that extends across the base member. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206760 | ADHESIVE ARTICLE - An adhesive article comprises a rupturable container and a moisture-curable composition. The rupturable container defines an enclosed cavity. The moisture-curable composition is disposed within the enclosed cavity. The moisture-curable composition comprises a prepolymer comprising the reaction product of an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component. The moisture-curable composition further comprises a catalyst component and an acid halide component. The adhesive article may be used in various industries and for various applications, such as for construction and remodeling of commercial, industrial, and residential buildings. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206763 | Receptacle Particularly for Solid or Pasty Products, its Method of Manufacture and Packaging Comprising this Receptacle and a Container Receiving Same - The invention relates to a receptacle particularly for solid or pasty products, its method of manufacture and a packaging for such a product comprising a receptacle supporting it and a container removably receiving this receptacle. The invention applies to the packaging of all solid or semi-solid products and in particular to food products such as unripened cheeses or cheese specialties. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206764 | Dehydrated and Semi-Hydrated Personal Care Items - A personal care item is disclosed. The personal care item includes at least one partially dehydrated personal care item formulated without at least one aqueous ingredient to thereby allow travelers to bring personal care items while complying with present security restrictions regarding the transport of liquids on transportation means and when said at least one partially dehydrated personal care item is combined with at least one aqueous ingredient, the personal care item is in a usable form. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206765 | Medical compliance chart, organizer and dispenser - A medical compliance chart and dispenser for storing and dispensing medication that is easy and efficient to use and, if desired, carry from one place to another. The chart comprises a backing sheet having a plurality of medication containers attached thereto in a row and column arrangement which defines a calendar configuration so the user may have each day's medication inside a container designated for that day. The chart is utilized with packets of medication cooperatively sized with the containers to fit within a container chamber defined by walls of the container body. The packets are marked for the time of day to help the user remember to take medication and to avoid double taking it. The chart can be made out of stiff, hard materials or relatively soft, flexible materials that are easy to fold and carry. The chart can be mounted to a wall or inside a cabinet. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206766 | PILL TRAY ATTACHABLE TO A PILL STORAGE CONTAINER - A pill tray that facilitates dispensing of pills from a pill storage container. The tray can be configured to attach to a pill storage container that stores the pills, and have a first aperture positioned immediately proximate to a second cavity defined in the pill storage container. The first aperture can facilitate the transfer of the pills from the pill storage container into the first cavity. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206767 | LID BODY FOR SUBSTRATE STORAGE CONTAINER AND SUBSTRATE STORAGE CONTAINER - A substrate storage container includes a locking mechanism, provided in a lid for opening and closing an opened front portion of a container body which stores a substrate of three sheets or less, for locking the lid fitted into the front portion of the container body. The locking mechanism is supported by the lid which is substantially laterally long when viewed from the front. The locking mechanism includes an advance/retreat engaging body that opposes an inner periphery of the front portion of the container body when the lid is fitted into the front portion of the container body, and a spring member that causes the advance/retreat engaging body to advance from the lid to the inner periphery of the front portion of the container body and thus causes a tip end portion side thereof to interfere when the lid is fitted into the front portion of the container body. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206768 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING AND HOLDING A PLURALITY OF SINGULATED SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS IN RECEIVING POCKETS OF A TERMINAL CARRIER - In a device and a method for aligning and holding a plurality of singulated semi-conductor components in receiving pockets of a terminal carrier ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206769 | HIGH STRENGTH, HIGH DENSITY CARRIER PLATE - A carrier plate for supporting electronic components during processing includes hexagonally-arranged holes for supporting the components. Walls of the holes comprise a gripping resilient material. The hexagonal arrangement provides a strong carrier that improves production yield through an increase in per batch processing and improved locational accuracy over conventional carriers. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206770 | HYDROREFINING METHOD FOR HYDROCARBON OIL - The invention provides a hydrocarbon oil hydrorefining method, characterized by including providing a mixture of a heavy hydrocarbon oil and a hydrocarbon oil exhibiting an effect of increasing dissolved hydrogen concentration; mixing the oil mixture, which is subjected to hydrorefining, with hydrogen; and causing the resultant mixture to pass through a reactor for carrying out hydrorefining. The method can enhance performance in hydrorefining of the heavy oil. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206771 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS - For the production of hydrocarbons, in particular C | 2010-08-19 |
20100206772 | Process for the fractionation of diluted bitumen for use in light sweet refinery - This is a unique way of upgrading an existing refinery to process heavy bitumen. The upgrade utilizes a diluent recovery unit (DRU) in front of a Resid Hydrocracker. The diluent is light enough that the DRU does not require significant metallurgy upgrades. The corrosive, heavier material is neutralized in the Resid Hydrocracker eliminating need for metallurgical upgrades in downstream units. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206777 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR COAGULATING SILICA FROM MINERAL PROCESSING STREAMS - This idea relates to the use of polyalkylene glycols and non-salt polyether amines to improve the effectiveness of silica removal by coagulation and agglomeration of colloidal silica particles in aqueous mineral process streams. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206778 | Sorting Mined Material - A method of sorting mined material for subsequent processing to recover valuable material, such as valuable metals, from the mined material is disclosed. The method includes a combination of selective breakage of mined material (for example, by using microwaves and/or high pressure grinding rolls), subsequent size separation, and then particle sorting of a coarse fraction of the separated material based on differential heating and thermal imaging. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206785 | Cart and installation for treating biological liquid - The cart comprises a lateral face by which it is adapted to be juxtaposed against another cart. It further comprises a first pump, a second pump disposed below said first pump and laterally offset relative thereto, and a tank adapted to receive a feed container provided to contain said biological liquid, said tank being disposed above said first pump and offset laterally relative thereto. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206786 | SOLID SEPARATION SYSTEM - An aggregating agent injector ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206791 | APARTMENT-SHAPED ANAEROBIC DIGESTER FOR PRODUCING BIOGAS - Disclosed herein is an anaerobic digester. More specifically, disclosed is an apartment-shaped anaerobic digester configured to include a first input reactor | 2010-08-19 |
20100206792 | Above-curb emitter - An above-curb emitter for directing water away from a landscaped area having a curb or other obstruction at the edge thereof in a manner that prevents water from pooling on the landscaped area. The emitter comprises a body member having an inlet at the bottom end thereof, one or more sidewalls extending upward from the inlet, a protruding section extending outward from the sidewalls, an outlet at the distal end of the protruding section and a top wall. The sidewalls and top wall are closed to direct water out the outlet. The protruding section is generally perpendicular to the axis of the inlet and extends over the top of the curb to direct water into a gutter or the like. An insert section, preferably made out of plastic, is sized to be received in a drainage system riser. The upper portion of the body member can be rubber. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206793 | SUCTION FILTER AND FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE - A suction filter may comprise a bag-shaped filter member and a passage member. The passage member is disposed in an internal space of the filter member. The passage member has a fuel passage and a plurality of openings, and guides fuel from the internal space to the outside of the internal space. The openings communicate the internal space of the filter member to the fuel passage. When the passage member is cut along a surface thereof perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the passage member in each of the openings, a position on an outer circumferential surface of the passage member in the cut surface, in which the distance between the outer circumferential surface and the filter member is the smallest, is distant in a circumferential direction from a position on the outer circumferential surface where the opening is formed. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206794 | MELT FILTER - A melt filter, for the purification of plastic melts, particularly dispensed from extruders, comprises a housing ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206795 | DISTRIBUTOR FOR DOMESTIC WATER FILTERS - A generally cylindrical hub with a vertical axis has a bottom and a top and a side wall. The side wall has a plurality of circumferentially spaced radial extending minor cavities. The top has an axial aperture forming a major cavity. A vertically extending hollow cylindrical tube has a lower end received by and supported by the axial aperture. A plurality of generally cylindrical hollow arms extend radially in a common horizontal plane. Each cylindrical arm has a closed exterior end and an interior end received by and supported by an associated radial minor cavity. Each cylindrical arm has a plurality of rows of perforations for the flow of a fluid through the cylindrical tube, the hub, the arms and the rows of perforations. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206796 | FILTER DEVICE FOR FLUIDS, PARTICULARLY HYDRAULIC FLUIDS, LUBRICATING OILS, AND FUELS - The invention relates to a filter device for fluids, particularly hydraulic or lubricating oils, having a filter element ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206797 | SUPERFICIALLY POROUS PARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Disclosed are porous-shell particles, methods of making the particles, and uses thereof. In one aspect, the porous-shell particles are superficially porous particles. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206798 | Method And Apparatus For Preparing Platelet Rich Plasma And Concentrates Thereof - The PRP separator-concentrator of this invention is suitable for office use or emergency use for trauma victims. The PRP separator comprises a motorized centrifugal separation assembly, and a concentrator assembly. The centrifugal separator assembly comprises a centrifugal drum separator that includes an erythrocyte capture module and a motor having a drive axis connected to the centrifugal drum separator. The concentrator assembly comprises a water-removal module for preparing PRP concentrate. The centrifugal drum separator has an erythrocyte trap. The water removal module can be a syringe device with water absorbing beads or it can be a pump-hollow fiber cartridge assembly. The hollow fibers are membranes with pores that allow the flow of water through the fiber membrane while excluding flow of clotting factors useful for sealing and adhering tissue and growth factors helpful for healing while avoiding activation of platelets and disruption of any trace erythrocytes present in the PRP. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206803 | Multi-Layer, Fluid Transmissive Fiber Structures Containing Nanofibers and a Method of Manufacturing Such Structures - A multi-layer, fluid transmissive structure is provided that comprises first and second fiber layers each comprising a plurality of polymeric fibers bonded to each other at spaced apart contact points. The polymeric fibers of these fiber layers have diameters greater than one micron and collectively define interconnected interstitial spaces providing tortuous fluid flow paths through the first and second fiber layers. The structure also comprises a plurality of nanofibers disposed intermediate at least a portion of the first fiber layer and at least a portion of the second fiber layer. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206804 | NONWOVEN MATERIAL WITH PARTICLE FILLER - A ply includes a fibrous nonwoven web fabric forming a foundational structure, wherein the foundational structure includes fibers forming first pores and is partially filled with particles, wherein the particles at least partially fill the first pores so as to form regions filled with particles, wherein the particles in the filled regions form second pores, and wherein an average diameter of the particles is greater than an average pore size of more than 50% of the second pores. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206805 | HOLLOW-FIBER MEMBRANE ASSEMBLY HAVING THE FUNCTION OF PREVENTING THE MEMBRANE FILAMENTS FROM CRACKING - A hollow-fiber membrane assembly having the function of preventing the membrane filaments from cracking, which comprises: hollow-fiber membrane filaments ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206806 | HYDROPHILIC POROUS SUBSTRATES - Hydrophilic porous substrates, methods of making hydrophilic porous substrates from hydrophobic polymers are disclosed. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206809 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING ORGANIC MATTER-CONTAINING WATER - There are provided a method and an apparatus for treating organic matter-containing water, the method and apparatus being capable of inhibiting the multiplication of microorganisms in an activated carbon column and a reverse osmosis membrane separator and performing stable treatment over long periods of time in a process including active carbon treatment and subsequent RO membrane separation treatment with an ultrapure water production system for use in electronic device manufacturing plants. The method for treating organic matter-containing water includes an oxidizer addition step of adding an oxidizer to organic matter-containing water, an activated carbon treatment step of treating the organic matter-containing water that has been subjected to the oxidizer addition step with activated carbon, and a reverse osmosis membrane separation step of feeding the organic matter-containing water that has been subjected to the activated carbon treatment step into a reverse osmosis separation means, in which a combined-chlorine-based oxidizer is used as the oxidizer. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206810 | FLUID TREATMENT ELEMENTS AND FLUID TREATMENT ARRANGEMENTS WITH SPACES BETWEEN FLUID TREATMENT ELEMENTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - Fluid treatment arrangements and methods for making and using fluid treatment arrangements are disclosed. A ribbon including a permeable fluid treatment medium may be spirally wound in a plurality of windings to form a fluid treatment element having a disk-shaped body. For some embodiments, the ribbon may comprise a composite having first and second layers. At least two and as many as many as fifty or more fluid treatment elements may be positioned along a core assembly with spaces between at least some of the adjacent fluid treatment elements. Many, most, or substantially all of the spaces may be substantially free of structure. A fluid treatment arrangement may be contained in a housing to form a fluid treatment assembly. The housing may include an inlet port and an outlet port and may define a fluid flow path between the inlet port and the outlet port. The fluid treatment arrangement may be positioned in the housing across the fluid flow path. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206815 | Method and apparatus for disinfecting hot water - A method for disinfecting hot water, in recirculating systems, includes producing monochloramine directly in hot water, at a temperature higher than 30° C. in a hot water circulating system The method is implemented by an apparatus for disinfecting hot water, in recirculating systems, having a main hot water circuit, one or more water delivery points and a water feed point, adapted to maintain the circulating water volume constant, a drawing point, where a portion of water of the main circuit is drawn and an intake point where water added with monochloramine is reintroduced into the main circuit; and an adding circuit formed between the drawing point and the intake point; the adding circuit has a control and adding system, adapted to add monochloramine producing reagents to the hot water. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206816 | SEPARATING SAND FROM FLUIDS PRODUCED BY A WELL - A settling system may be used to separate and/or remove solid particles, such as sand, from fluids produced by wells. The container of the settling system may be cleaned without need for manned-entry. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206817 | PORTABLE SETTLING AND DEWATERING TANK - A settling tank for dewatering a thin slurry is provided in a lined portable container and with a disposable filtering means. A novel method of processing the slurry by settlement of the solid phase and removal of the liquid phase in cycles avoids the clogging of the filtering means. The settling tank can be easily transported and dumped without requiring the transferring of residue sludge or the cleaning of equipment. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206818 | ULTRASONIC FILTRATION FOR CMP SLURRY - The present invention relates to semiconductor processing. In particular, it relates to a tunable ultrasonic filter and a method of using the same for more effective separation of large particles from slurry. In one embodiment a standing wave is produced in the filter and large particles are accumulated at the nodes of the standing waves while the slurry is flowed out of the filter. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206821 | PROCESS FOR PURIFYING REMOVAL OF A CHEMICAL TARGET COMPOUND FROM A SUSPENSION OF CRYSTALS THEREOF IN MOTHER LIQUOR - A process for purifying removal of a chemical target compound from a suspension of crystals thereof in mother liquor in a wash column with forced transport of the crystal bed from the top downward, in which crystals are removed from the lower end of the crystal bed with a rotating removal device and melted, and a portion of the crystal melt is conducted back toward the crystal bed as wash melt, the removal device being secured with a drive shaft conducted into the wash column from the bottom through an inlet having a seal, said drive shaft being driven about its longitudinal axis by a drive unit for rotation and being mounted so as to be rotatable about its longitudinal axis in more than one bearing, such that the mounting in one of the bearings absorbs the downward force acting on the drive shaft, the mounting in two or more bearings absorbs forces acting radially outward from the drive shaft, and the mounting in one bearing is additionally capable of absorbing an upward force acting on the drive shaft. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206822 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR THE SEPARATION OF OIL/WATER MIXTURES - The invention describes a process for the separation of an oil/water mixture into an oil rich phase and a water rich phase using an inline separation device, an inlet, a vortex generating chamber, a central separation chamber, and an outlet and providing an oil rich phase discharge pipe and a water rich phase discharge pipe. The process further also comprising a) the provision of an additional tangential or axial inlet into the vortex generating chamber or the central separation chamber and introducing an additional amount of oil/ater mixture tangentially and/or axially into the vortex generating chamber or the central separation chamber, or b) adjusting the vortex generating means to control the rotation of the vortex, or a combination of a) and b). The invention further relates to a device for carrying out the above process and to the use of such a device in the separation of oil/water mixtures. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206827 | GARMENT HANGING DEVICE - A garment hanging device includes an elongated bar, having a plurality of receptacles defined in the bar, configured to receive a garment hanger. Each receptacle has a receiving portion open at the top edge of the bar, and a retaining portion between the top and bottom edges in communication with receiving portion. At least one hook is provided, having a coupling end pivotably coupled to the bar, a hooking portion extending from the coupling end through an apex portion opposite the coupling end to a terminal end. A distance between the hook's pivot point on the bar and a corresponding receptacle corresponds to a distance between the coupling end and the apex portion such that the hook is pivotable into a stowed position wherein the apex portion is disposed within the corresponding receptacle, and into a deployed position wherein the apex portion is removed from the corresponding receptacle. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206828 | Rotatable Shelf - The invention relates to a rotatable shelf bottom that has a tablet function ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206829 | PRODUCT DISPLAY - A product display includes an elongated member having at least one channel extending in a direction substantially parallel with the length of the member, a product support engaged with the elongated member, and a product divider engaged with the elongated member. At least one of the product support and the product divider is at least partially received within the channel. The product support and the product divider are independently movable relative to one another along the length of the elongated member to adjust the respective positions of the product support and the product divider relative to the elongated member. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206830 | HEAVY CONSTRUCTION INSTALLATION METHOD - There is provided a heavy construction installation method which does not need a secondarily transport in a construction field even if an installation position of a heavy construction is apart from a berthing position of a transport ship. A movable area where a ground plane is reinforced so that a heavy hoisting machine for installing a heavy construction in a building is movable is constructed so as to include a circle drawn around an installation position in the building with a maximum operating radius of the heavy hoisting machine relative to a weight of the heavy construction being as a radius, and a circle drawn around a loaded position of the heavy construction at a transport ship coming alongside a landing place with the maximum operating radius being as a radius. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206831 | Control and Regulation Device for Safeguarding a Conveyor Device, Conveyor Device and Crane Unit - A control and regulation arrangement for protection of a conveyor or other hoisting or crane device that assures a safe reaction to overloading. A brake apparatus is provided that acts on the conveyor under control of an overload sensor. If the load approaches a predetermined threshold, a signal is emitted from the overload sensor and transmitted to a speed sensor that limits the conveyor speed. Simultaneously the control transmits a signal to the brake apparatus to actuate and stop the conveyor. Upon receipt of a subsequent signal that a load relief state is to be established, the control brakes the conveyor in accord with the speed signal such that the object in transport moves toward a safe position at a constant speed. A conveyor with multiple hoisting devices may include duplicate control and regulation arrangements for each hoisting device. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206832 | DELIVERY TOWER CRANE JIB WITH FURLING DEVICE - The jib is made up of at least two jib elements connected by a pivot pin, the furling device includes an actuating cylinder one end of which is permanently articulated to the first jib element and, secured to the second jib element, a set of attachment points laid out on one and the same circle centred on the pin, the other end of the actuating cylinder is selectively and detachably connected to one of the attachment points so that the jib can be furled or unfurled through a succession of rotations corresponding to the angular spacing between two consecutive attachment points, where means temporarily immobilize one jib element with respect to the other in intermediate furling positions when the actuating cylinder has been detached from one attachment point in order to be attached to the next one. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206839 | BOTTLE - According to a bottle of the present invention, grooves are formed at each of an upper and a lower end portions of a column; the grooves extend along a circumferential direction; both end portions of each of the grooves in the circumferential direction are in contact with each of both end edges of the column in the circumferential direction, whereby occurrence of local deformation in the column can be suppressed. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206840 | BONDING A MICRO-FLUID EJECTION HEAD TO A SUPPORT SUBSTRATE - A substantially planar micro-fluid ejection device, where the micro-fluid ejection head is covalently bound to a substantially planar support material, and a method of making the same. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206843 | RESTORING OF STRENGTH AND WEAR RESISTANCE OF A METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE (MMC) - The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for restoring strength and wear resistant of a metallic matrix ceramic ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206844 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A PTFE SEAL ELEMENT AND A SHAFT SEAL ASSEMBLY THEREWITH - A method of fabricating a PTFE seal element and rotary shaft seal assembly therewith. The method includes providing a PTFE seal element and a vacuum chamber having electrodes therein. Next, placing the PTFE seal element on one electrode and drawing a vacuum pressure in the chamber and introducing a first process gas into the chamber. Further, applying a high frequency signal to the electrodes and producing a discharge plasma and etching and chemically modifying a surface of the PTFE seal element with the discharge plasma. Then, purging the vacuum chamber with a second process gas and restoring the vacuum chamber to an atmospheric pressure. Thereafter, rinsing the seal element and applying an adhesion promoter to the etched and chemically modified surface. Lastly, attaching the etched and chemically modified surface of the PTFE seal element to the carrier by molding an elastomeric material between the seal element and the carrier. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206845 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - The invention provides a plasma processing apparatus and a method for purging the apparatus, capable of preventing damage of components caused by pressure difference during purging operation of a vacuum reactor, and capable of preventing residual processing gas from remaining in the vacuum reactor. Inert gas is introduced through an inert gas feed port | 2010-08-19 |
20100206846 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus that can appropriately carry out desired plasma processing on a substrate. The substrate is accommodated in an accommodating chamber. An ion trap partitions the accommodating chamber into a plasma producing chamber and a substrate processing chamber. High-frequency antennas are disposed in the plasma producing chamber. A process gas is introduced into the plasma producing chamber. The substrate is mounted on a mounting stage disposed in the substrate processing chamber, and a bias voltage is applied to the mounting stage. The ion trap has grounded conductors and insulating materials covering surfaces of the conductors. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206851 | WELDING OBSERVATION DEVICE - A welding observation apparatus is provided to use partial darkening by a telecentric optical system and a photochromic filter (PCF) as an optical system for filtering light emission from arc discharge in order to verify the welding condition under the welding arc discharge, without forming an image on the PCF, so that light reducing performance can be secured even if a focus shifts from on the PCF, with satisfactory monitoring of welding condition. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206852 | Forced Pressure Power Supply Torch - A welding torch | 2010-08-19 |
20100206853 | CONTOURED SHIELD ORIFICE FOR A PLASMA ARC TORCH - A component for use in a plasma arc torch is provided that includes an orifice that defines a continuously changing cross-sectional size along the length of a surface of the orifice from an inlet portion to an outlet portion. The surface extends along the component and directs a flow of shield gas at a predetermined angle to result in a specific pierce or cut location on a workpiece. In one form, the component is a shield cap. The continuously changing surface may be convergent, divergent, or a combination of convergent and divergent according to the principles of the present disclosure. Additionally, the shield cap may comprise a single, unitary piece or alternately a plurality of pieces or components. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206854 | LASER SOLDERING APPARATUS - By irradiating laser light | 2010-08-19 |
20100206861 | PRESSURE WELDING MACHINE AND PRESSURE WELDING METHOD - A pressure welding method is provided and a pressure welding machine ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206862 | Portable sterilizing towel warmer - The present invention comprises a portable apparatus for warming and sterilizing a towel or other fabric article. Provided is an enclosure having at least five sides an opening at the top and means for using the unit in either a free standing or hanging configuration. The present invention is formed of lightweight heat resistant material, the invention's overall size is only slightly larger than that of a standard bath towel, and moreover, the overall size and weight of the device are conducive to travel and allow the unit to be stored compactly under a bed or in a small closet when not in use. The device features a door, a pivoting towel support with integrated heating means and a sterilizing means. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206865 | HEATING DEVICE WITH A MULTI POWERING CONFIGURATION - A combination including a heater, a first connection device and a second connection device. The heater has heating elements or resistors; and a heater connector with electric heater conductors connected to the electric heating elements. The first and second connection devices have first and second output connectors with conductors for connection to the conductors of the heater connector and first and second input connector for connection to first and second standard connectors of first and second power sources with first and second voltage levels. The electric conductors of the first output connector have a first connection configuration in the first connection device and the electric conductors of the second output connector have a second connection configuration in the second connection device different to the first connection configuration. At least two heating elements are so connected to the first electric conductors as to be powered: in the first connection configuration via the first connection device to the first power source; and in the second connection configuration via the second connection device to the second power source. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206866 | Control Panel for a Cooking Device - A control panel for controlling the operation of hotplates situated on a cooking appliance. The control panel has a translucent plate that permits the location of operating elements to be visually displayed on a top surface thereof only when lighting elements associated with the operating elements are energized. The lighting elements are selectively energized and/or de-energized so that only the operating elements of a particular hotplate are visible on the top surface of the translucent plate while a user is in the process of selecting or otherwise altering an operating parameter of the particular hot plate. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206869 | HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER CONTROL - Systems and methods for controlling a heat pump water heater (HPWH) are disclosed. The systems include an interface for accepting a user input and configured to indicate a mode of operation, and indicate at least one error condition when an error condition exists. The systems are operative to diagnose various failure conditions and as advise a user that maintenance may be needed and to adjust operation for varying environmental or other external conditions. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206870 | ALUMINIUM COOKING VESSEL FOR USE ON INDUCTION PLANES - An aluminium cooking vessel comprises a vessel bottom coupled to a steel plate for providing an electric induction plane heating, the steel plate including a plurality of plate holes and being subjected, about each plate hole to a force applied with an annular pattern to deform the steel plate about each hole with a Z deforming arrangement, the vessel material, displaced as the steel plate is deformed assuming a mushroom arrangement to cover the perimeter of the plate holes. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206871 | INDUCTION HEATING APPLIANCE FOR COOKING - An infrared permeable window | 2010-08-19 |
20100206872 | MICROWAVE HEATING DEVICE AND HEATING METHOD - In a heating device having a microwave generator for generating microwaves, a waveguide for propagating the microwaves, a matching element for adjusting the impedance inside the waveguide and a flow pipe for passing a substance to be heated, an outer pipe of low dielectric constant is arranged to circulate a heat transfer medium for heat exchange around the flow pipe adapted to pass the heated substance and a circulation constant temperature bath is provided for adjusting the temperature of the heat transfer medium for heat exchange and for circulating it, so that microwaves are irradiated while adjusting the temperature of the heat transfer medium for heat exchange to a desired value by means of the circulation constant bath and circulating the heat transfer medium around the flow pipe. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206873 | ANTI-THEFT DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TANK - An anti-siphoning device for vehicle fuel tanks includes a barrier in the form of a honeycomb with hexagonal openings located between the fuel tank inlet and the tank itself. The device includes a retractable extension to accommodate a fuel refilling nozzle and openings to allow air in and out of the tank, which makes the refilling process easier. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206874 | CLOSURE DEVICE FOR A FLUID VESSEL - A closure device ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206881 | APPARATUS FOR MIXED BEVERAGES - The present invention combines two containers into a single container with two compartments or chambers, for the purpose of providing alcohol-based “shooters” that are not mixed until consumed. In some variations, containers can be pre-filled with an alcohol-containing liquid and another liquid, joined with a container top assembly, and distributed to a bar, night club, or restaurant for sale and consumption. In some embodiments, all-glass dual-chamber containers are provided. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206882 | MULTI CHAMBER COOLANT TANK - A coolant tank for receiving a fluid from the cooling system of an internal combustion engine includes a pressurized tank having a pressurized reservoir configured to contain the fluid and an overflow tank integrated with the pressurized tank. The pressurized reservoir includes an inlet port configured to receive the fluid from the cooling system, an outlet port configured to direct the fluid from the pressurized reservoir to the cooling system, a fill neck in fluid communication with the pressurized reservoir, and a pressure cap removably coupled to the fill neck. The overflow tank includes an overflow reservoir maintained at atmospheric pressure and configured to receive overflow fluid from the pressurized reservoir when the liquid of the cooling system expands. At least a portion of the fill neck is positioned within the overflow reservoir. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206883 | Fluid Container - Fluid container for a motor vehicle, with a tank ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206884 | GAS BURNER BOILING POT - A pot, having a bottom and a continuous sidewall, defining a fluid or substance containing space therein. The pot further includes a plurality of fins extending along the bottom exterior surface of the pot, in various configurations, but preferably in a series of raised, curved arms that radiate out from the center of the pot and terminate at its outer edge, defining a plurality of spaces between each radiating arm. This configuration of raised, radiating arms along the exterior bottom wall of the pot increase the surface area of the bottom of the pot and absorbs the heat from the gas burner into the pot, thereby increasing the heating performance of the liquid or substance being heated therein. There may be further provided small mounds or waves on the interior bottom of the pot for further increasing the surface of the pot interior, which helps channel the heat in a circular motion, and helps induction of heat into the substance. A second embodiment includes a plurality of metal dowel members secured to the bottom of a container to absorb the heat from the gas burner into the pot, thereby increasing the heating performance of the liquid or substance being heated therein. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206889 | SELF-HEATABLE CONTAINER - The invention comprises an outer metallic body containing a product for consumption after heating and a second container which holds a reagent and receives a heating module formed by a housing which holds another reagent and is closed by a seal piercable by the pressure from the fingers before consumption of the product. Useful for preparation of packaged products which can be rapidly heated using an integrated heating module. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206890 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER WITH COOLING MEANS - A beverage container, comprising a casing and an outer holder included therein, wherein against the outside of the outer holder a cooling line is included, which is at least partly wound in contact with the outer holder and is included within the casing, wherein dispensing and filling means are provided on the outer holder, wherein at least a cover is provided which can seal off an opening of the casing and can cover the dispensing and filling means such that the dispensing and filling means are cooled during use. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206891 | CAN BODY AND PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING IT - In at least one embodiment, an inward edge flange with an inserted sealing ring is arranged in the form of a valve seat at the free end of a constricted can neck on a can body. The inward edge flange holds the sealing ring without completely surrounding it, and the sealing ring is therefore accessible from the interior of the can lateral surface. After the crimping of a valve part, an inner stop is formed between the sealing ring and the connecting shell flange. Since the sealing ring is elastic, the connecting shell flange bears against the sealing ring without gaps along the entire circumference. The sealing ring also bears tightly against an inner contact surface of the inward edge flange of the can body. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206892 | Hot-Fill Container - A one-piece plastic hot-fill container may employ a shoulder portion, a base portion and a sidewall portion, which may be integrally formed with and extend from the shoulder portion to the base portion. The container may further have a plurality of compression ribs molded into the sidewall portion in vertical and horizontal directions—at least the vertical compression ribs being operable to change from a first shape to a second shape in response to cooling of the liquid and further extending inwardly within the container. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206897 | Process for Metering Superabsorbents - Superabsorbents are metered by a process using a screw conveyor, wherein the superabsorbent is selected, or treated with a cohesion control agent, to have an unconfined yield strength of from 0.75 to 1.5 kPa at consolidation stress of 6 kPa. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206898 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE METERED DISPENSING OF A MEDIUM - A method for the metered dispensing of a medium from an opening ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206899 | AUTOMATED ICE DELIVERY APPARATUS AND METHODS - An ice vending apparatus that includes a holding vessel, an ice metering device, an ice transferring device, and a device for facilitating the movement of ice through the aperture, such as an ice circulation device or moisture inhibiting device, are provided. The ice circulation device inhibits or prevents the freezing together and buildup of ice pieces within the apparatus, while the moisture inhibiting device inhibits or prevents the undesirable transfer of moisture to different parts of the apparatus. Methods of delivering ice to a consumer are also included. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206900 | PAPER-BASED BEER CONTAINER AND DISPENSING APPRATUS THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a self supporting closed beverage container ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206901 | FILLING SYSTEM FOR THE METERED DELIVERY OF A LUBRICANT - A description is given of a filling system for the metered delivery of a lubricant, comprising a container for receiving the lubricant, wherein a rod interacts with the container, is mounted movably with respect to it and forces the lubricant out of an outlet opening arranged in the container. The invention also relates to cartridges for use in the filling system. One of the underlying objects of the invention was that of providing a filling system which can be supplemented by simple workshop means and enables the operator to fill up a lubricating system in a vehicle effortlessly within a short time. This object is achieved by a filling system in which the rod is rotatably mounted with respect to the container and turning of the rod in a predetermined direction of rotation brings about a reduction in the storage volume in the container or a handheld device and in which the rod has means for establishing a rotationally fixed connection with an adaptable turning tool. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206902 | Valve Assembly for Dispensing Flowable Materials - A valve assembly for dispensing a plurality of flowable materials, such as viscous fluids or powders, comprising a valve member having a plurality of inlets for the plurality of flowable materials and dispense outlets communicating with the inlets and a closure having one or more openings in a pattern that corresponds to the pattern of at least some of the outlets. The valve member and the closure are movable relative to each other between a closed position in which the outlets are closed and at least one dispensing position in which one or more openings in the closure are at least partially in register with the dispense outlets thus clearing the latter. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206905 | DUAL FLUID DISPENSER - A dual fluid cartridge for storing and dispensing fluids. With the disclosed dual fluid cartridge, a hand-held applicator may be used to dispense and mix two component end products (e.g., an adhesive) in unequal ratios. The dual fluid cartridge is configured as a syringe. Such an ability to dispense a two component end product is especially useful in the dental field. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206906 | METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR GUIDING A DISPENSING LINE THROUGH A BEVERAGE DISPENSER - An assembly for dispensing a beverage from a beverage container includes a cooling chamber containing a pressure chamber configured to accommodate the container and having a lid with a lid opening. The assembly further includes a dispensing tower and a dispensing line channel extending between a lower opening in the cooling chamber and an upper end in the tower. The lid opening is alignable with the lower opening of the channel so that the lid opening provides a guiding element for the passage of a dispensing line between the pressure chamber and the tower through the channel. A method of guiding the dispensing line includes opening the lid of the pressure chamber; aligning the lid opening with the lower opening of the channel: and guiding the dispensing line so that it extends through the lid opening and the channel. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206909 | DISPENSER MECHANISM - A dispenser mechanism ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206910 | DISPENSER OF FLUID PRODUCTS - A Dispenser of fluid product includes a ring nut ( | 2010-08-19 |