34th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090205997 | Play Construction Kit - A play construction kit includes modules, connector parts and a storage box. The modules may be sized so that a child or adult requires two hands to move a module while in another embodiment, the modules may be sized so a small child can play with the modules at a desk or somewhere inside a room. The modules are either primary modules or secondary modules. Primary modules have at least one full aperture or at least one half-aperture. The primary modules have an aperture diameter that ranges in size but is sufficient to allow the connector part to pass through. The connector part may fit in any aperture diameter with or without friction. Secondary modules serve to support or work with said primary modules or connector parts. | 2009-08-20 |
20090205998 | PACKAGING UNIT WITH SUPPORT SECTION - A packaging unit having two planar elements arranged on each other that form, by virtue of being spaced apart in certain regions, a closed chamber between each other and are joined to each other in a collar region encircling the chamber, the collar region being bounded by an outer edge. The chamber has, for a controlled dispensing of a medium stored therein, an opening element that is disposed on a side of the chamber facing away from a first edge section of the outer edge. Provision is made that the collar region has a support section that is deflectable from an initial position, about a deflection region away from the opening means into a supporting position, in which the support section together with the first edge section form spaced-apart leg means whereby the packaging unit is rendered standable. | 2009-08-20 |
20090205999 | Sealed Transport or Storage Package - A base for a sealed package used to ship or store a large and valuable asset is formed by drilling the base to receive a bolt array, placing the bolts in the drilled bolt holes, punching holes in a sealing layer to fit over the bolts and rest on the base; applying sealant material around each bolt below and above the sealing layer to seal the junctures between the bolts and the sealing layer; and preferably arranging a protective layer over the sealing layer to leave an exposed perimetal region of the sealant layer extending continuously around a protective layer. The bolts are used to fasten the asset or a carriage for the asset to the base, and a flexible top cover with a bottom region engaging the peripheral region of the sealing layer is then bonded to the sealing layer to seal the asset within the package. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206000 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CARRIER TAPE - One aspect provides a carrier tape configured to transport semiconductor packages having a semiconductor package thickness. The carrier tape includes a film having a film thickness extending between a first major surface and a second major surface that is less than the semiconductor package thickness. The film is structured to define at least a first structure and a second structure extending between the first and second major surfaces, the first and second structure(s) each having a structure height that is at least equal to the semiconductor package thickness. A hole is punched entirely through the film thickness to define a pocket positioned between the first and second structures, the pocket having a depth equal to the structure height. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206001 | SUBSTRATE CONTAINER - A container includes: a container body for storing substrates of semiconductor wafers; a door element detachably fitted to an open front portion of the container body; and a compressively deformable gasket for sealing between the container body and the door element. While a sealing surface for the gasket is formed on an inner periphery of an open front portion of the container body so that the difference between the maximum and minimum of a flatness is less than 0.50 mm, a fitting portion for the gasket is formed in a frame shape. The gasket is formed of a base fitted to the fitting portion; a flexible sealing part extended from the base toward the sealing surface; and a contact portion that is curvedly formed at a distal end of the sealing part and put in press-contact with the sealing surface. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206002 | Collapsible product display container - An apparatus is provided for a collapsible product display container with foldable opposing sides, detachable front and back sides, and a detachable front panel. The front and back sided front panel are attachable without bolts, screws, or other separate hardware. The front panel comprises an opening to allow product to pass through the front side. The front panel is attached via pins and receiving means, creating a hinge mechanism, allowing the front panel or door to open and close the container for loading and unloading product in larger quantities. The front panel can lock or unlock via a locking pin mechanism. The front panel is configured to hold signage with marketing materials in its grooved side and bottom edges. A pallet bottom is configured to allow traditional lifting and moving of the display container. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206003 | METHOD FOR REDUCING HYDROGEN SULFIDE EVOLUTION FROM ASPHALT - Hydrogen sulfide evolution from asphalt may be reduced or eliminated using an additive to act as a scavenger. Metal borate complexes when used as an additive in asphalt production, are an effective component in preventing or mitigating the evolution of hydrogen sulfide from asphalt. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b) | 2009-08-20 |
20090206004 | Aromatic hydrogenation process - An MCM-41 catalyst having a crystalline framework containing SiO | 2009-08-20 |
20090206005 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND CATALYSTS FOR PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Contact of a crude feed with one or more catalysts produces a total product that includes a crude product. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa. The one or more catalysts may include a catalyst that has a median pore diameter of at least 90 Å. One or more properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206006 | Process and Apparatus for Upgrading Heavy Hydrocarbons Using Supercritical Water - Heavy hydrocarbons are upgraded more efficiently to lighter, more valuable, hydrocarbons with lower amounts of solid carbonaceous by-products in supercritical water using two heating stages, the first stage at a temperature up to about 775K and the second stage at a temperature from about 870K to about 1075K. The temperature is preferably raised from the first temperature to the second temperature by internal combustion using oxygen. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206007 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR UPGRADING COAL USING SUPERCRITICAL WATER - Coal is converted into hydrocarbon compounds using supercritical water. The process involves two stages; a first stage in which carbonaceous material is reacted with supercritical water at above 850K to produce a first supercritical fluid reaction mixture comprising hydrocarbon compounds; and a second stage in which hydrocarbon compounds are extracted from coal mixed with at least a portion of the first supercritical fluid at a temperature within a range of from the supercritical temperature of water to about 695K. Char from the second stage is finely divided and may be either be used outside the process, e.g. in a coal fired power station or a gasifier, or used as at least a portion of the carbonaceous material used in the first stage. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206008 | AIR CLASSIFIER - An air classifier contains a cylindrical casing provided with at an upper part thereof a feed port to feed high pressure air and a powder material, an umbrella-shaped center core in the casing, and an umbrella-shaped separator core arranged downstream of the center core in the casing and including an opening at center thereof. The air classifier has a configuration containing a dispersion chamber to disperse the powder material, being surrounded by an inner wall of the upper part casing and the center core, and a classification chamber to classify the powder material into fine and coarse powders by centrifugation, being surrounded by the center core, separator core and inner wall of the casing. In the dispersion chamber provided are a louver ring containing guide slats circularly arranged at regular intervals, and a space encircling the louver ring and serving as flow passage of the air and powder material. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206009 | APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING THE ORGANIC MEMBRANE PORTION AND THE MINERAL PORTION OF BROKEN EGG SHELLS - Apparatus for separating the organic membrane portion and the non-organic mineral portion of broken egg shells includes at least one separating tank into which a slurry of water and finely ground egg shells is introduced. A plurality of overlapping vanes is in the interior of the tank. Separated low specific gravity membrane is withdrawn from near the top of the tank for dewatering and drying; the separated high specific gravity mineral portion is withdrawn from near the bottom of the tank for drying. Water from the dewatering means is returned to the bottom of the tank with sufficient force to cause an upward serpentine flow past the vanes, but not so as to preclude the settling of the mineral portion. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206010 | REVERSE FROTH FLOTATION OF CALCITE ORE - The invention relates to a reverse froth flotation process for treating a calcium carbonate ore containing silicates. The process comprises the use of two collectors selected from the group consisting of fatty tri-lower-alkyl quaternary ammonium compounds, fatty di-lower-alkyl benzyl quaternary ammonium compounds, fatty lower-alkyl di-benzyl quaternary ammonium compounds, di-fatty di-lower-alkyl quats, di-fatty lower-alkyl benzyl quats, and fatty bis-imidazoline quats. The use of a combination of different quats was found to result in a synergetic performance of the collectors. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206011 | Vibrating Screen Apparatus - A vibrating screen apparatus for sizing materials is shown that has a minimum of moving parts therein. A vibrating motor is mounted below longitudinal vibrating rails. The vibrating rails rest on top of shoes attached to air mounts, which air mounts are between the vibrating rails and cross braces connected to the frame. The shoes are located inside of angled clips and attached on the underside of the vibrating rails. The angled clips hold the vibrating rails in position. The vibrating rails press against the underside of a vibrating screen to form a crown therein when the air mounts are inflated. The vibrating screen is stretched between the sides of the frame by tensioning rails. Multiple size materials can be produced by stacking multiple vibrating screen apparatuses. Access is provided to lower vibrating screens by pivoting upper vibrating screens out of the way. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206012 | SORTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SORTING RFID TAGS - sorting device for RFID tags, comprising a dispensing unit for supplying RFID tags which are applied to a transport belt to a dispensing area, in which the RFID tags are detached from the transport belt; a pick-up unit having a plurality of transport units for respectively picking up the RFID tags in a respective pick-up area onto a corresponding transport belt of the transport units and a positioning device for positioning the dispensing area and a selected pick-up area with respect to one another so that the RFID tags detached from the transport belt in the dispensing area are picked up by the pick-up area of the selected transport unit. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206013 | SORT PLAN OPTIMIZATION - Aspects of the invention relate to systems and methods for improving a sort plan. According to one embodiment, several groups are formed where each group contains articles having an identifier of a hierarchical structure. In certain embodiments, the identifier may include a geographical indication, such as a postal or ZIP code. Further aspects relate to systems and methods for conducting sort plan optimization where at least some prior data is known or otherwise obtainable. In one embodiment, data relating to the quantity of groups within the sort plan, the quantity of articles associated with each identifier, and/or the quantity of articles within each group may be estimated or known. In certain embodiments, such data may be utilized to assign articles to specific bins, including any available bin, and then optimize the sort plan by selecting at least one bin for improvement. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206014 | Memory Module for Flat Objects - A storage module for flat articles, has a storage region for a stack of articles, an introduction unit for the introduction of articles from an article stream into the storage region, and a draw-off unit arranged at the same end of the stack as the introduction unit, for drawing off articles from the storage region. The storage module has a movement device for moving the stack away from the introduction unit toward the draw-off unit. The storage module thus provides for an intermediate storage of the articles, which is protective of the mail items. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206015 | FLOW INDICATOR FOR SHOWING BLOCKING OF FILTER COTTON - A flow indicator for showing blocking of filter cotton, being installed in a pipe line of a spraying head for the purpose of showing and controlling blocking of filter cotton in a filter in connecting with a submerged pump for the spraying head, it has a tri-branch tube to connect the pipe line, and to connect to a housing provided therein with an electric power source, an indicating device, an igniting switch and a triggering device, the tri-branch tube is provided therein with a pusher rod that can detect the pressure of water and can thus be moved. When the filter cotton is blocked to lower the water pressure, the pusher rod is moved and makes the triggering device to turn on the indicating lamp device, in order to warning a user to clean or change the filter cotton of the filter. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206016 | PROCESSING WASTE LIQUID TREATING APPARATUS - In a processing waste liquid treating apparatus, a housing includes a bottom wall, an upper wall, a left lateral wall, a rear wall and an opening/closing door for opening/closing a front opening. A waste liquid tank is disposed on the bottom wall and close to the rear wall. A clear water storage tank is disposed adjacently to the waste liquid tank and at the central portion of the bottom wall. A pure water generating unit is disposed on the bottom wall adjacently to the clear water storage tank and close to the front opening. A waste liquid filtering unit is disposed above the pure water generating unit. A pure water temperature adjusting unit is disposed above the waste liquid tank. A control unit and a console panel are disposed above the waste liquid filtering unit and the console panel is disposed on the front side of the housing. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206017 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM INCLUDING MULTI-HEATER POWER COORDINATION - A dialysis system includes a first fluid heater, a second fluid heater, and a logic implementer configured to synchronize the duty cycles of the first and second heaters so that (i) power is not supplied to the first heater when power is supplied to the second heater and (ii) power is not supplied to the second heater when power is supplied to the first heater. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206018 | STRAINERS FOR AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - A strainer provided in a refrigerant piping of an air condoning device through which refrigerant flows includes a cylindrical shell disposed in the refrigerant piping, a cage type filter which includes an opening at one end and a bottom at the other end facing with each other relative to the flowing direction of the refrigerant and a meshed circumferential portion for allowing the refrigerant to pass through, but preventing sludge to pass through an annular passage provided between an outer circumferential portion of the filter and an inner circumferential portion of the cylindrical shell for the refrigerant to flow through and a leading pipe inserted into the refrigerant piping for letting the refrigerant and sludge and having an opening disposed in the cylindrical shell adjacent and opposing to the bottom of the filter and an inner circumferential wall along which sludge flows. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206019 | WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - An apparatus for an ozone-based treatment of polluted water is disclosed. The apparatus generally comprises three stages. The first stage is an ozone treatment stage wherein the polluted water is treated with ozone gas. The second stage is a degassing stage wherein excess undissolved gases are removed from the water whereby the water exiting the degassing stage is essentially saturated with gases. The last stage of the apparatus is a membrane filtration stage wherein the gas-saturated water generally undergoes micro-filtration or ultra-filtration. Microbubbles formed during this final stage generally prevent the accumulation of particles and pollutants on the surface of the membranes and/or inside the openings or pores thereof; thereby acting as a self-cleaning mechanism for the membrane filter. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206020 | Device for Producing Magnetized Water - Provided is a device for producing magnetized water which can be installed outside a water feed pipe for supplying drinking water, or inside a shower head or water purifier to magnetize the water being supplied into healthful functional water by utilizing characteristics of magnetic ions, so that the magnetized water enhances skin care and prevention and therapeutic effects on skin infections when used to shower, or the magnetized water detoxicates or neutralizes poisonous substance, and is excellent in anti-inflammation effect when used as a drinking water, thereby increasing natural healing force against diseases. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206021 | Magnetic Filter Adapter - A magnetic filter adapter is provided and which is adapted for use with a fluid filter having a cylindrical housing which filter includes a closed end, a semi-open end for communicating with a fluid system, and cylindrical filter side walls. The filter adapter has a non-magnetic semi-rigid hollow adaptive housing, including a truncated conical side wall between a housing open end and a housing closed end, having an interior diameter at its closed end which is at least equal to the diameter of the filter closed end diameter, and a gradually increasing interior diameter, and an overall axial height sufficient for extending from the filter closed end towards the filter semi-open end, and spaced away from the side wall surface of the filter, a grasping ring located around the perimeter of the housing open end; a magnet holder located at the housing closed end-field for holding a magnet; and a magnet, held within the adapter by the magnet holder. The adapter is held in operative contact with a filter by magnet attraction from said magnet. The adapter side walls extending radially away from the filter side walls which facilitates removal of the device, after use, so that it can be reused on replacement filters. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206022 | DRAIN MECHANISM AND FLUID FILTER INCLUDING DRAIN MECHANISM - A drain mechanism includes: a cap that is attached detachably to a case of a fluid filter and formed with a drain hole, and includes an engaging projecting portion to which an engaging portion of a drain pipe inserted into the drain hole is engaged; and a valve member that is provided in the interior of the cap so as to close the drain hole and displaced in a direction for releasing closure of the drain hole upon contact with a tip end portion of the pipe inserted into the drain hole. The valve member is provided with a holding recess portion for holding the tip end portion of the pipe. A contact portion contacted by the tip end portion of the pipe is provided inside the holding recess portion of the valve member. When a tip end side of the engaging portion of the pipe inserted into the drain hole is in contact with a rear end side of the engaging projecting portion of the cap, an interval between a contact tip end of the engaging portion and the engaging projecting portion and an open end of the holding recess portion of the valve member closing the drain hole is longer than an interval between the contact tip end of the engaging portion and the engaging projecting portion and a tip end of the pipe. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206023 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM INCLUDING SUPPLEMENTAL POWER SOURCE - A dialysis system includes: a water purification unit; a dialysate generation unit configured to use water purified by the water purification unit; a dialysate delivery unit configured to deliver dialysate prepared by the dialysate generation unit; a supplemental power source; a first electrical connection configured to electrically connect a branch power source with at least one of the water purification unit, the dialysate generation unit and the dialysate delivery unit; and a second electrical connection configured to electrically connect the supplemental power source with at least one of the water purification unit, the dialysate generation unit and the dialysate delivery unit. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206024 | ADDITIVE DISPENSING DEVICE AND A THERMALLY ACTIVATED ADDITIVE DISPENSING FILTER HAVING THE ADDITIVE DISPENSING DEVICE - An additive dispensing device is provided. The additive dispensing device includes a reservoir configured to contain a supply of an additive. The reservoir is in fluid communication with a dispensing chamber of a metering valve device by a first one-way valve. The metering valve device is configured to dispense a portion of the additive from the dispensing chamber into a housing by a second one-way valve. The additive dispensing device further includes a thermal expanding member disposed in the dispensing chamber. The thermal expanding member is configured to expand and contract between expanded and contracted positions, respectively, in response to temperature. The thermal expanding member decreases a pressure in the dispensing chamber as the thermal expanding member moves toward the contracted position, such that additive is drawn from the reservoir into the dispensing chamber through the first one-way valve. The thermal expanding member increases the pressure in the dispensing chamber as the thermal expanding member moves toward the expanded position, such that additive previously drawn from the reservoir chamber into the dispensing chamber is dispensed through the second one-way valve. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206025 | SEPARATION MEMBRANE-POROUS MATERIAL COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A separation membrane-porous material composite | 2009-08-20 |
20090206026 | External pressure type hollow fiber membrane having reinforcing supporter with monofilament for gas separation and water treatment, and method and apprtatus for preapring the same - Disclosed are external pressure type hollow fiber membrane having a reinforcing supporter for gas separation and water treatment, and method and apparatus for preparing the same. The reinforcing supporter is woven only with mono-filaments or by mixed spinning of mono-filaments and multi-filaments. The hollow fiber membrane of the present invention has excellent pressure resistance and high tension force by using the rigid and tubular supporter, an improved softness by using the mono-filaments, and an increased bonding force between the supporter and the coating layer by increasing the concave-convexo degree of the reinforcing supporter. Additionally, the hollow fiber membrane can prevent detachment of the separating filtration layer, which is the coating layer, through the surface weight deduction treatment of the reinforcing supporter, and control the inner pore size of the membrane by treating the internal coagulating solution, thereby providing an excellent water-permeability. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206027 | Apparatus for removing cuttings from drilling fluids - An apparatus for use with settling tanks for recycling drilling fluids used in the drilling of wells is provided where the tank includes a plurality of compartments. Used drilling fluid containing well cuttings or “solids” is pumped into a receiving compartment of the tank and directed towards a flow-reversing barrier. Reversal of the flow causes heavier solids to settle to the bottom of the tank. As fluid fills the receiving compartment, it flows downstream into an adjacent compartment by passing through a flow-restricting baffle that causes more solids to settle to the bottom of the tank. As fluid overflows from compartment to compartment in the tank, it passes through successive flow-restricting baffles causing further solids to settle to the bottom of the tank. Fluid is removed from the collecting compartment of the tank to be used again in drilling operations. A conveyor extending along the bottom of the tank is used to move the settled solids through an outlet that can be passed through a centrifuge to recover residual fluids. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206028 | COMBINED NUTRIENT RECOVERY AND BIOGAS SCRUBBING SYSTEM INTEGRATED IN SERIES WITH ANIMAL MANURE ANAEROBIC DIGESTER - An economical, integrated system works in series with anaerobic digestion of animal waste to recover nitrogen and phosphorous, while also scrubbing the produced biogas. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206029 | Processing system to facilitate the decomposition of organic waste with anerobic bacteria - A method to prepare an organic composition for a digestor minimizes injury to and enhance the decomposition function of anaerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria in the organic composition. The method is utilizes at an animal processing facility. Manure produced at the facility is periodically collected at at least seven day intervals and at a temperature greater than thirty-two degrees F. Large pieces of inorganic material are removed from the manure while preserving a significant proportion of the living anaerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria in the manure. The decomposition activity of anaerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria is facilitated by, at a temperature in the range of fifty degrees F to one hundred and five degrees F, adding water to produce a slurry including seventy-five to ninety-five percent by weight water and twenty-five to five percent by weight of organic material. Organic material in the slurry is separated into particles having a length in the range of one micron to one-eighth of an inch. Inorganic material is removed from the slurry at a temperature in the range of fifty degrees F to ninety degrees F and while preserving the living anaerobic and facultative bacteria in the slurry to produce a slurry product comprised of less than twenty-five percent by weight of said organic material. The slurry product is transported to a digestor. The anaerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria in the slurry product to decompose in the digestor organic material in the slurry product. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206030 | Filter assembly, bioreactor catch basin and method of using the same - Provided is a filter assembly for a bioremediating catch basin. The filter assembly comprises a container having at least one inlet and at least one outlet; a carrier substance, such as a foam, which carries a microorganism capable of digesting hydrocarbons; and optionally an adsorbent material. The filter assembly also optionally has structures for overflow conditions which allow the exit of water, but not floating contaminants from the catch basin. Also provided is a replaceable cartridge for the filter assembly. Also provided is a method for bioremediation of polluted water. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206031 | Bioreactor system for multi-stage biological wastewater treatment - A bioreactor system for microbiological treatment of wastewater including: at least one highly-flexible substrate for providing a superficial environment conducive for supporting biomass growth, the substrate including: (a) a large plurality of threads disposed in a generally longitudinal direction and including a plurality of synthetic filaments, and (b) at least two cross-support elements disposed across and associated with the plurality of threads, so as to provide support for and loosely associate the threads, wherein openings defined by (i) adjacent threads of the threads, and (ii) adjacent cross-support elements of the elements, have an aspect ratio exceeding 50 to 1. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206032 | Solid Digesting Waste Treatment Unit - The wastewater treatment tank results in high quality effluent meeting what is referred to as “Secondary Treatment Standard. The tank deploys in combination an Facultative Aerobic Bacterial Generators (FABG) that includes a plurality of surrounding horizontally extending bacteria supporting filters disposed in a vertical array along with a second vertical filter media disposed between the FABG and the outlet port. A facultative bacteria generator and additional bacteria supporting filters are also deployed adjacent the FABG and between the second vertical filter media. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206033 | Method for Treating Milbemycin Compounds and Avermectin Compounds with Active Sludge - The present invention provides a method for treating industrial wastewater containing milbemycin compounds or avermectin compounds such as a culture filtrate generated after microbial production of milbemycins and avermectins efficiently, safety and at low running costs. This method removes milbemycin compounds or avermectin compounds by treating industrial wastewater containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of milbemycin compounds and avermectin compounds with active sludge. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206034 | MODIFIED SILICA GEL AND USE THEREOF - A modified silica gel, in which a surface of a silica gel is partially or entirely coated with a polymer or a copolymer of at least one alkyldisilane compound selected from the group consisting of:
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20090206035 | Vinylidene Fluoride Resin Hollow Filament Porous Membrane, Water Filtration Method Using the Same, and Process for Producing Said Vinylidene Fluoride Resin Hollow Filament Porous Membrane - A hollow-fiber porous membrane, comprising a hollow fiber-form porous membrane in a network texture of vinylidene fluoride resin showing a pore size distribution in a direction of its membrane thickness including an outer surface-average pore size P1 as measured by a scanning electron microscope and a membrane layer-average pore size P2 as measured by half-dry method giving a ratio P1/P2 of at least 2.5. The hollow-fiber porous membrane is excellent in long-term water filtration performance including efficiency of regeneration by air scrubbing. The hollow-fiber porous membrane is produced through a process, wherein a mixture of vinylidene fluoride resin, a plasticizer and a good solvent for vinylidene fluoride resin, is melt-extruded in a hollow-fiber film and cooled and formed into a solidified film within a cooling medium containing at least a certain proportion of a good solvent for vinylidene fluoride resin. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206036 | METHOD FOR CLEANING RECLAIMED WATER REUSE DEVICE - A method for cleaning a reclaimed water reuse device, the reclaimed water reuse device comprising a clean water supply device, a first aeration device, a backwash device and a membrane module, the method comprising detecting an operating signal of the clean water supply device; enabling the first aeration device or the backwash device according to the operating signal, so as to perform backwash of the membrane module; and completing washing back and restoring to a normal operating state. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206037 | METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR REGULATING THE MODIFIER LEVEL IN CHROMATOGRAPHY OR SUPERCRITICAL EXTRACTION WITH RECYCLING - A chromatography or supercritical extraction method is disclosed, in which the eluent comprises a mixture of a fluid and a modifier and in which the fluid is recycled. One exemplary method comprises an operation consisting in determining at least one quantity linked to the level of modifier that is mixed with the recycled fluid and, if necessary, a correction operation in order to limit variations in the level of modifier in the eluent at the inlet of the column or the extractor. The disclosure also relates to a chromatography or extraction installation. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206038 | USE OF A COLLOIDAL SUSPENSION OF A CATIONIC POLYMER TO TREAT A SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL USE - The invention concerns a composite support comprising a base support for the treatment of a biological fluid, in which: “the base support is essentially-constituted by a first polymer carrying anionic or anionizable groups;” at least a part of the surface of the base support is coated with a second polymer ionically bonded to the first polymer, the second polymer carrying the cationic or cationizable groups which are capable of forming an ionic bond with the anionic or anionizable groups of the first polymer; in which the second polymer is in the colloidal form and in mixture with a polyacid during application to the support, allowing the composite membrane to adsorb at least one entity containing anionic or anionizable groups by bonding with cationic or cationizable groups of the second polymer. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206039 | Device and method for the elimination of magnetic particles from a liquid - Device for the separation of magnetic particles from a liquid, comprising a first vessel ( | 2009-08-20 |
20090206040 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING FINELY DISPERSED PARTICULATE MATTER FROM A FLUID STREAM - Disclosed herein are systems for removing particulate matter from a fluid, comprising a particle functionalized by attachment of at least one activating group or amine functional group, wherein the modified particle complexes with the particulate matter within the fluid to form a removable complex therein. The particulate matter has preferably been contacted, complexed or reacted with a tethering agent. The system is particularly advantageous to removing particulate matter from a tailing solution. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206041 | METHOD FOR REMOVING ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS FROM THE BOTTOM OF A WATERY AREA - Method for removing alluvial deposits from the bottom of a watery area, whereby the layer of alluvial deposits ( | 2009-08-20 |
20090206042 | Manganese Oxide-Cerium Oxide Composite - A process which comprises providing a porous matrix, mixing said porous matrix with a precursor solution containing manganese and cerium ions dissolved therein, triggering the formation of a non-fluid phase which contains manganese and cerium in the interior of said porous matrix, separating said porous matrix from a liquid phase containing soluble metals, completing the formation of said non-fluid phase which contains manganese and cerium in the interior of said porous matrix, heat treating said porous matrix to convert said non-fluid phase containing manganese and cerium placed therein into a manganese oxide-cerium oxide composite, and isolating said composite from said porous matrix. The resulting composite, and its use as a catalyst, are also provided. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206043 | Method and a Device for Collection of Floating Waste on a Water Surface - A method and a device for collection of floating waste ( | 2009-08-20 |
20090206044 | ANTI-VORTEX DOUBLE DRAIN SYSTEM - Enhancements to the Double Drain technology used for separation of settle-able solid wastes previously developed. Anti-vortex fins are added to the central clarified effluent water manifold to minimize re-suspension of settled solids. A further aspect includes the addition of a slotted horizontal cover plate to a solid waste collection sump below the tank floor. These additions significantly increase the effectiveness of the Double Drain system for separation of settle-able solid waste from fish culture water. The enhanced Double Drain Tank design with the anti-vortex feature could also be used in non-fish culture applications to enhance the separation of settle-able solids from any liquid waste water flow. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206045 | FILE ORGANIZER WITH DIVIDER BAR - A file divider is provided for dividing a series of file folders having hanging rods with opposed ends slidably supported for movement on a file support edge of a file organizer. The file divider includes a body having opposed ends slidably supported for movement on the file support edge between a pair of file folders. The opposed ends have fingers projecting therefrom that are engageable with certain of the hanging rods of the file folders to maintain the stability of the divider bar when the file folders and the file divider bar are slidably moved on the file support edge. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206046 | Adjustable stand for a planter - One embodiment relates to an adjustable stand for supporting plants for display in a container. The adjustable stand includes a base, configured for placement in the container; a plurality of risers extending generally upwardly from the base; a series of projections extending from each of the risers, and a platform having a portion configured to removably engage the projections on the risers. The projections are spaced apart from one another at predetermined intervals to define a plurality of elevations above the base. The platform removably engages the projections on the risers at each of the plurality of elevations. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206047 | Height adjustable workstation - A height adjustable workstation comprising a frame, a console supported by and movable up and down with the respect to the frame, and a keyboard tray supported by the console and pivotable with respect thereto when the console is moved down. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206048 | Suspended platform for overhead traveling carriage - A suspended platform is provided which can prevent an article from overturning and falling even when a great quake such as an earthquake occurs. The suspended platform according to the present invention is intended for an overhead traveling carriage which transfers an article having an abutting surface facing upward in a transfer direction on a horizontal plane and mounts the article on the suspended platform, the suspended platform including a tilt regulating part positioned, in relation to a receiving part on which the article is mounted, such that the tilt regulating part (i) does not touch the article when the article is transferred and mounted on the suspended platform, (ii) is above the abutting surface of the article when the article is transferred and mounted on the suspended platform, (iii) and regulates, by abutting the mounted article at the abutting surface, the tilt range of the article. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206049 | SAFETY LOCKING DEVICE FOR A LIFTING HOOK - A safety locking device ( | 2009-08-20 |
20090206050 | Lock for preventing unintentional removal of a cap from a bottle by utilizing a conventional padlock - A lock for preventing unintentional removal of a cap from a bottle by utilizing a conventional padlock. The lock includes a stationary portion and a movable portion. The movable portion is hingedly attached to the stationary portion, and has an open position and a closed position. The movable portion is pivoted away from the stationary portion when the movable portion is in the open positioned thereof allowing the cap of the bottle to be nestled against the stationary portion. The movable portion is pivoted from the open position thereof to engagement against the stationary portion forming a hollow and generally cylindrical-shape therewith when the movable portion is in the closed positioned thereof allowing the cap of the bottle to be captured between both the stationary portion and the movable portion and be maintained thereat by the padlock being operatively connected to both the stationary portion and the movable portion, thereby preventing the unintentional removal of the cap from the bottle. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206051 | Capacitive substrate and method of making same - A capacitive substrate and method of making same in which first and second glass layers are used. A first conductor is formed on a first of the glass layers and a capacitive dielectric material is positioned over the conductor. The second conductor is then positioned on the capacitive dielectric and the second glass layer positioned over the second conductor. Conductive thru-holes are formed to couple to the first and second conductors, respectively, such that the conductors and capacitive dielectric material form a capacitor when the capacitive substrate is in operation. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206052 | Method for manufacturing a mirror device by means of a plurality of sacrificial layers - A method for manufacturing a device comprising an elastic member on a substrate includes steps of: forming a sacrificial layer by forming a plurality of sacrificial sub-layers on the substrate; forming a plate member in or on the sacrificial layers connected to the substrate and substantially parallel to a top surface of the substrate; and removing the sacrificial sub-layers after forming the plate member by removing the sacrificial sub-layers in an order different from the reverse order of forming the sacrificial sub-layers. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206053 | PLASMA ETCHING METHOD, PLASMA ETCHING APPARATUS, CONTROL PROGRAM AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A plasma etching method etching an organic underlayer film formed on a target substrate by using a plasma of a processing gas via a pattered mask layer formed on the underlayer film. The processing gas includes a gaseous mixture of an oxygen-containing gas and a sulfur-containing gas not having oxygen. The oxygen-containing gas is one of O | 2009-08-20 |
20090206054 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR CREATING IMAGING LAYERS - The present invention provides patterned features of dimensions of less than 50 nm on a substrate. According to various embodiments, the features may be “Manhattan” style structures, have high aspect ratios, and/or have atomically smooth surfaces. The patterned features are made from polymer brushes grafted to a substrate. In some embodiments, the dimensions of the features may be determined by adjusting the grafting density and/or the molecular weight of the brushes. Once the brushes are patterned, the features can be shaped and reshaped with thermal or solvent treatments to achieve the desired profiles. The chemical nature of the polymer brush is thus independent of the patterning process, which allows for optimization of the polymer brush used for specific applications. Applications include masks for pattern transfer techniques such as reactive ion etching. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206055 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND BAFFLE PLATE OF THE PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a plasma processing apparatus for performing a plasma process on a target substrate, a baffle plate has an opening through which the process passes and partitions the internal space of the processing container into a plasma process space and an exhaust space, the opening being a single continuous slit. The baffle plate is disposed in an annular gas exhaust path around the mounting table, and the slit includes a plurality of linear slit portions extending in a radial direction of the annular baffle plate and a plurality of curved slit portions, each of which interconnects ends of a pair of the adjacent linear slit portions, so that the slit is formed in a wave shape in its entirety. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206056 | Method and Apparatus for Plasma Process Performance Matching in Multiple Wafer Chambers - A multi-station workpiece processing system provides a targeted equal share of a regulated input process gas flow to each active processing station of a plurality of active processing stations using a single gas flow regulator for each gas and irrespective of the number of inactive processing stations. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206057 | Method To Improve Mask Critical Dimension Uniformity (CDU) - A method and system for fabricating a substrate is disclosed. First, a plurality of process chambers are provided, at least one of the plurality of process chambers adapted to receive at least one plasma filtering plate and at least one of the plurality of process chambers containing a plasma filtering plate library. A plasma filtering plate is selected and removed from the plasma filtering plate library. Then, the plasma filtering plate is inserted into at least one of the plurality of process chambers adapted to receive at least one plasma filtering plate. Subsequently, an etching process is performed in the substrate. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206058 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A plasma processing apparatus includes a vacuum evacuable processing chamber, a first electrode divided into an outer electrode and an inner electrode, a second electrode, a first and a second high frequency power application unit for applying to the second electrode a first and a second high frequency power having a relatively high frequency and a relatively low frequency, respectively, a first and a second DC voltage application circuit apply a DC voltage to the outer and the inner electrode, respectively, and a processing gas supply unit. A space between the first electrode and the second electrode serves as a plasma generation space, and frequency-impedance characteristics of the outer electrode are set such that the impedance increases at the frequency of the second high frequency power and decreases at the frequency of the first high frequency power as the DC voltage applied to the outer electrode increases. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206059 | Intelligent circuit breaker apparatus and methods - A system and associated components for providing an intelligent circuit breaker being adapted to communicate with, monitor and control various devices within a commercial or residential premises. In one embodiment, the system is adapted for low cost, ease of installation and operation, and ease of manufacture. The intelligent circuit breaker may also be adapted to send data relating to sensed parameter or conditions to, and receive commands from, a user interface. Methods for operating such breakers and converting existing circuit breakers to intelligent circuit breakers consistent with the aforementioned system and components are also described. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206060 | Arc Welding Torch And Method Of Using Same - The present invention relates to a welding torch that includes an electrode ( | 2009-08-20 |
20090206061 | Method of controlling the fusing and fusing apparatus - A method of controlling fusing by executing a process of peeling a coating by correspondingly controlling the electric current flowing into a coated electric wire | 2009-08-20 |
20090206062 | Portable Plasma Sterilizer - A handheld air plasma spray is designed. Plasma is generated by a magnetized arc torch running at 60 Hz and is in non-equilibrium state; thus, the plasma effluent has relatively low temperature (touchable) and yet contains high energy electrons (>5 eV) capable to dissociate oxygen molecules to atomic oxygen. The emission spectroscopy of the torch indicates that the plasma effluent carries an abundance of atomic oxygen, which can effectively kill all kind microbes. Moreover, the experimental results show that this plasma can rapidly clot blood. This invention is for sterilization and blood coagulation applications. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206063 | Highly Ordered Structure Pyrolitic Graphite or Carbon-Carbon Composite Cathodes for Plasma Generation in Carbon Containing Gases - A DC plasma torch which includes a long lasting thermionic cathode and has a high thermal efficiency. The DC plasma torch employs a solid cathode made of graphite with highly ordered structure such as Pyrolitic Graphite or Carbon-Carbon composites. Furthermore, carbon containing gases will be used as plasma gas. The cathode will allow for theoretically an unlimited lifetime of the cathode. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206064 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING THERMAL ENERGY - The invention relates to a method for producing thermal energy, wherein, by means of a plasma arc which is located between a cathode and an anode, light initial material that is suitable for fusion processes is put into the plasma state by supplying electric energy. Use is made of a cathode made of a metal that is suitable for allowing the particles which are produced in the plasma to be diffused and for allowing a fusion process to take place in the metal grid. The invention has a high degree of efficiency in corresponding systems such that said methods can be used anywhere where fossil and/or renewable and/or chemical fuels are used, in order to use the thermal energy directly or by conversion. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206065 | Procedure and apparatus for in-situ monitoring and feedback control of selective laser powder processing - The present invention relates to a method and a device to monitor and control the Selective Laser Powder Processing. A Selective Laser Powder Processing device comprising a feedback controller to improve the stability of the Selective Laser Powder Processing process is presented. A signal reflecting a geometric quantity of the melt zone is used in the feedback controller to adjust the scanning parameters (e.g. laser power, laser spot size, scanning velocity, . . . ) of the laser beam ( | 2009-08-20 |
20090206066 | Position-Based Laser Triggering for Scanner - A method of directing a laser beam along a desired path on a workpiece and at spaced intervals delivering a pulse of laser energy comprising the steps of: using a position command stream and position feedback to control the positioning of galvanometer scanned mirror or mirrors to define the path a laser beam will travel to intersect the desired path on the workpiece; and using position feedback alone to determine when a pulse of laser energy is delivered to strike the workpiece at locations such that are uniformly overlapped along the path notwithstanding variations in galvanometer mirror velocity. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206067 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL, HEATING PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR MAKING - Uniform heating with low voltage electrical power supply is provided by sheet form products as free standing films, coatings, or embedded in laminates, foams and the like and comprising a carbon black/graphite composite dispersed in a plastic carrier. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206068 | Window-glass heating device - A window-glass heating device for providing each adequate heat amount in accordance with each parts of the glass and for securing the good visibility to a driver, comprises: a first heater having a transparent heating film attached on the whole surface of the vehicle window glass; a second heater having a transparent heating film attached on a part of the surface of the vehicle window glass and being arranged at least overlapped with the first heater; a heating-requirement detector for detecting at least one of heating requirements such as the outside temperature, the inside temperature and any input through the operational equipments of vehicle inside; and a heating controller for controlling heat amount of the first and second heaters depending on the heating requirement. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206069 | Heating element systems - New heating systems are provided that include a mating block element that reliably encases a resistive igniter element. Preferred igniter systems can prevent undesired moisture and other materials from contacting electrical lead portions of the igniter element. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206070 | Electronic Control For Range - An electronic control for a range including a control panel with a display surface, at least one control, and a display module. The display surface is substantially reflective, but allows transmission of light from an inside to an outside of the range. The display module includes an augmentation element to illuminate a display and transmit the illuminated display through the display surface. The display module can be disposed at an angle to the display surface. The display surface mimicking the surrounding material to allow the display surface to blend into the surface of the display module, with the surface being illuminated through designed to be camouflaged into the background. The at least one control can be a knob, a button, or a series of buttons or knobs. The display can provide function status of an item in the range. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206071 | MICROWAVE HEATING APPARATUS - A high-frequency heating apparatus of the present invention includes a heating chamber to which a heating plate for loading a subject to be heated thereon is detachably attached, a microwave generating unit, a waveguide for transmitting a microwave from the microwave generating unit, a rotation antenna for radiating the microwave into the heating chamber from the waveguide, a driving unit for turning/driving the rotation antenna, an operating portion capable of choosing the grill menu by which the subject to be heated put on the heating plate is heated and a hot-up menu by which the subject to be heated is heated without the heating plate, and a controlling unit for controlling the driving unit based on an output signal form the operating portion, wherein the controlling unit controls to vary a direction of a sharp portion of a radiation directivity of the rotation antenna in response to the output signal from the operating portion. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206072 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SHORT COOKING TIME RICE - A process for the production of short cooking time rice is characterized by that hulled rice of at least 10% moisture content, if required in packaging suitable for ready cooking, is heat treated for 1 to 30 minutes continuously or interrupted by equal or alternating capacity microwave radiation, to reach maximum 130° C. An apparatus for the production of short cooking time rice comprises a microwave furnace with a tunnel made from a suitable material, wherein the rice packed into packages is movable within the tunnel by a conveyor. Regarding the easy and short process, a remarkable energy safing is possible. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206073 | INVERTER CONTROLLER AND HIGH-FREQUENCY DIELECTRIC HEATING APPARATUS - Occurrence of a defect of the moding phenomenon, etc., accompanying rise in output of a magnetron after power down control is prevented and the reliability of a high-voltage dielectric heating apparatus is further improved. After power down control, when the temperature of a thermistor T | 2009-08-20 |
20090206074 | Apparatus for Cooking Raw Food Items in a Microwave Oven - An apparatus for preparing a food item in a microwave oven comprises a tray including an interior space defined by a base and an upstanding peripheral wall, and a cover pivotably connected to the tray for pivoting the cover relative to the tray between an open position and a closed position. The tray and/or cover includes a plurality of protrusions extending into the interior space. A microwave energy interactive material overlies the protrusions on the tray and/or cover. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206075 | Apparatus for preparing a food item in a microwave oven - An apparatus for preparing a food item in a microwave oven comprises a tray including a plurality of elevated heating areas and a plurality of channels disposed between the elevated heating areas, the elevated heating areas each including a microwave energy interactive material, a cover pivotably connected to the tray for pivoting the cover relative to the tray between an open position and a closed position, and a locking feature operative for releasably maintaining the cover in the closed position. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206076 | COOKING DEVICE - A cooking device comprises: a first electromagnetic generating unit and a second electromagnetic generating unit for generating electromagnetic waves to cook; a heating chamber that introduces electromagnetic waves generated by each of the electromagnetic generating units to heat an object; and fans for cooling each of the electromagnetic generating units, wherein the first electromagnetic generating unit is arranged in an upper position and the second electromagnetic generating unit is arranged in a lower position, a first blowing path and a second blowing path are arranged to guide air blown out by the fans to the peripheries of the respective electromagnetic generating units, and two of the electromagnetic generating units are cooled in the same condition. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206077 | Protective Camera Enclosure - The invention relates generally to a protective enclosure for electronic devices, for example, optical devices such as cameras. More specifically, the present invention is a protective enclosure featuring a customized hard or semi-hard front and rear shells for the camera body. The two components are attached at one end by a hinge and secured at the other end by a latch. An elastomeric skin, which can cover some or all of the camera body, serves a gasket between the front and rear shell. The lens is protected by customized enclosures made of elastomeric, and hard or semi-hard materials. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206078 | CRATES - A collapsible crate for transporting goods, the crate having an upstanding wall, at least a portion of which is movable, locating means and releasable locking means for releasably securing the movable wall portion relative to the crate, wherein the locating means has a projection receivable within a recess or aperture to align, in use, the movable wall portion relative to the crate such that the movable wall portion is releasably securable by the locking means. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206079 | Pressure Closure for Beverage and Food Containers - A container and its airtight closure. By crimping an open container a new rim ( | 2009-08-20 |
20090206080 | Universal Lids and Methods for Making and Using the Same - Universal lids, as well as methods of making and using the same, are provided. Universal lids of the invention are compliant and to accommodate multiple different sizes of containers, such that they may effectively cover at least two different containers that differ from each other in terms of size of the opening of the container. In certain embodiments, the lids are fabricated from a compliant material. In certain embodiments, the lids include an undercut. Embodiments of the lids include one or more of a detector component, e.g., for detecting temperature, time, etc.; a gas permeable component, e.g., for allowing certain gases to pass into and out of the sealed container; etc. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206081 | System and Method for Inhibiting Vaporization from Liquids - A liquid tank such as a liquid fuel tank, as well as a method of operating such a tank and a structure for implementation in such a tank, are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the liquid tank is a liquid fuel tank that includes a housing have an inner chamber capable of containing liquid fuel as well as an air space above an upper surface of the liquid fuel, and a floating member included within the inner chamber, where the floating member is configured to float proximate the upper surface of the liquid fuel when the liquid fuel is present within the inner chamber. The floating member includes at least one tapered surface, and the floating member covers a majority of the upper surface of the liquid fuel, whereby the liquid fuel evaporates to a lesser degree than would occur if the floating member was absent. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206082 | TAMPER-EVIDENT PACKAGING SYSTEM - A container system suitable for food can comprise a tray, a lid and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism may comprise locking means, means to impede access to the locking means and a skirt with a skirt edge. A container system can comprise a tray, a lid, an aperture, a flap and an activation member. The activation member of the a first container system can be configured to release heated gases from a second container system by depressing the flap of the second system when the first system is stacked on top the second system. The container system can also comprise a dome surface, at least one stacking rib and an aperture surface. The aperture surface can comprise the aperture and flap. The aperture surface can be at least partially above the dome surface and below the at least one stacking rib. The aperture surface may be sloped. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206083 | CONTAINER CLOSING DEVICE - A container closing device suitable for cans of drink, having an opening tab provided in a container wall, and an opening element suitable for pressing in the opening tab and a fixing device, whereby the opening tab can be detachably fixed to the container wall. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206084 | PROGRAMMABLE LIQUID CONTAINERS - The invention relates to liquid containers comprising a plurality of sealed additive chambers in communication with a vessel tillable with a liquid. The additive chambers comprise independently selected additives that may be added to a liquid in the container at the option of the user. The user can manually open the additive chambers of their choice and release the additive into a liquid in the vessel without destroying the integrity of the container. In this manner, the liquid containers are programmable by the users and various aspects of the liquid in the container, such as color and/or flavor, is controlled by the user. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206085 | ITEM HOLDER FOR FILE ORGANIZER AND RING BINDER - An item holder used within a retaining device, such as a file organizer or a ring binder, and adapted to hold a variety of office supplies. The item holder includes a main body having a front face provided with a first set of pockets, and a rear face joined to the front face and provided with a second set of pockets. The main body includes an upper edge joined to an elongated sleeve that enables removable attachment of the main body to the retaining device. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206086 | Portable container - A portable container includes a triangular prism shaped transparent case comprising an open bottom and three structural elements each extending downward from one of three angles of its top to an intermediate position of one of three longitudinal edges of the case; a handle secured to the top of the case; a triangular bottom member fitted onto the bottom of the case; and a shelf comprising an inclined top for dividing an internal space of the case into an upper space and a lower space, a side surface, and a continuous projecting edge extending downward from two edges of its top and extending toward one of the three longitudinal edges of the case. The shelf is secured between bottom ends of the structural elements and the bottom member. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206087 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - The present invention relates to an implantable device for valuables. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206088 | CRATE FOR CONTAINERS - A crate includes a bottom wall including a plurality of dividers defining a plurality of container pockets and a peripheral wall extending upward from a periphery of the bottom wall. The bottom wall and peripheral wall are thermoformed from a single sheet of plastic, such as recycled PET bottles. Optional features include stabilizing feet, a peripheral lip that prevents shingling and flexible retainers protruding into the pockets to provide a tighter fit with bottles. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206089 | Cup Lid - A lid for removable attachment to a cup having an upper rim defining an opening includes a generally horizontal portion configured to cover the opening. The horizontal portion includes upper and lower faces and is generally circular. The horizontal portion includes a pour opening and a secondary opening to equalize internal air pressure. The lid further includes a connection portion extending downwardly from the generally horizontal portion, the connection portion having a circumference with a configuration complementary to a configuration of the upper rim so as to selectively couple the generally horizontal portion to the upper rim. The includes an enclosed compartment configured to house a breath freshening device, the compartment being accessible when the connection portion couples the generally horizontal portion to the upper rim. The enclosed compartment includes a removable flap. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206090 | Multi-piece compartmented container with venting - A compartmentalized container includes a base, an insert and a lid. The base includes a bottom and a sidewall. The sidewall encompasses and extends generally upwardly from the bottom. The insert is coupled with the base in which the coupled insert and base form a venting area. The lid is coupled with at least one of the insert and the base. The lid forms at least one vent that is in communication with the venting area formed with the insert and the base. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206091 | Shopping bag storage and dispensing unit - A shopping bag storage and dispensing unit consisting of a topwise open box component, a partition component therein, a hole in the front side thereof, a hole in the backside thereof, a lid component fittable over the top edging of the box component, two holes in the lid component each being amenable to receipt of a dagger component, as well as a support bracket receivable by the backside hole, with holes in the support bracket for receipt of affixation members in turn receivable by a vertically inclined hard surface and pieces of hook and fastener material affixable to one another as well as to the vertically inclined hard surface and to the backside of the box component respectively. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206092 | NOVEL FOOD CONTAINER ASSEMBLY - The present invention is food container assembly comprising, a container having a food compartment, a semi-flexible sheet fitted within the container, a doily attached to one edge of the semi-flexible sheet with the opposite edge attached to the container and one or more moistened towelettes or sanitizing agent sealed within an airtight enclosure affixed to the flexible sheet. The doily is folded in a manner that maintains the doily under the flexible sheet and away from the food such that when the flexible sheet is withdrawn from the container the doily is extended across an eating or food preparation surface. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206093 | NON-STICK COOKING DEVICE - A self-contained high-temperature non-stick cooking device includes a heat-conducting platform having a first side and a second side, and a hardened layer on the first side of the heat-conducting platform and having a polished surface, and a non-stick layer on the polished surface, and a non-reflective coating disposed on the second side of the heat-conducting platform, and a heat source adjacent to the non-reflective black-body coating for heating the heat-conducting platform. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206094 | PROPANE GAS CYLINDER ASSEMBLY - A propane gas container assembly includes a bottle adapted for containing about 16.4 ounces of propane gas having a substantially circular outlet nozzle for exiting propane gas, on which a plurality of threads are formed, and a cap having a circular top section, a substantially circular sidewall extending from the top section, and a plurality of threads formed on an internal surface of the sidewall for complementary engagement with the threads formed on the exterior surface of the outlet nozzle of the bottle. A rubber sealing member is positioned on the internal surface of the top section of the cap, and is adapted for forming a substantially gas tight seal to prevent the escape of propane gas from the bottle when the cap is threadingly engaged to the outlet nozzle of the bottle. The rubber sealing member can cover the entire internal surface of the top section of the cap, and can be made of nitrile. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206095 | Thermally Insulating Transportation Box - A thermally insulating transportation box, including a base part, two longitudinal side parts, two transverse side parts and at least one top part, which parts bound a transportation space and are produced from a thermally insulating material. The longitudinal side parts and the transverse side parts are pivotably mounted on the base part about pivot axes which each run parallel to the base part, so that they can be folded open from a folded-together arrangement, which extends parallel to the base part, into an arrangement which is perpendicular to this and in which they bound the transportation space, and the transportation space can subsequently be closed by the at least one cover part. | 2009-08-20 |
20090206096 | THREE-PIECE SQUARE CAN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a three-piece rectangular can which can overcome drawbacks (joint defect) of a can body joint portion of a three-piece can, and is of a new type which overcomes shortage of a can body strength which a two-piece can possesses, and exhibits excellent liquid leakage resistance, excellent can body strength and excellent heat radiation property or the like even when the can is used as a casing of a battery or electric equipment. For this end, the three-piece rectangular can of the present invention is formed such that a circular blank formed of an aluminum plate which forms an organic film on at least one surface thereof is formed into a bottomed circular can by deep drawing such that the organic film forms an inner side of the can, a cylindrical sleeve having no seam on a side surface thereof is formed by cutting a can bottom of the bottomed circular can, a rectangular can body portion having no seam on a side surface thereof is formed by deforming the cylindrical sleeve into a rectangular shape, a necking formed portion is formed by applying necking forming to opening portions at both ends of the rectangular can body, and a top lid and a bottom lid are mounted on the opening portions at both ends of the rectangular can body by double seaming by way of an organic compound. | 2009-08-20 |