34th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080197038 | PACKAGE HAVING VACUUM PACKED ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND METHODS THEREOF - Vacuum packed absorbent articles including diapers, kits thereof, and retail packages including vacuum packed and non vacuum packed absorbent articles are disclosed. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197039 | FUEL FACTS INDICATOR FOR GASOLINE CONTAINERS - A fuel information system, e.g., for use in conjunction with fuel storage containers, is provided. The fuel information system will include a separate or stand alone system that can be fastened to, disposed about, or affixed, to the fuel storage container that is capable of providing data to a user of the container relating to the contents and/or characteristics of the fuel contained within the fuel storage container. The data on the fuel information system can include, without limitation: (1) the type of fuel being stored (e.g., leaded, unleaded, grade (e.g., regular, mid-grade, premium); (2) the fuel/oil mixture ratio, if applicable; (3) whether or not a stabilizing agent has been added to the fuel; (4) the date the fuel was added to the container; and (5) a location or place for “where used” information indicating the type(s) of equipment the particular fuel is intended to be used in. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197040 | Portable and Stackable Plastic Multipurpose Container - Portable and stackable multipurpose containers are disclosed. The containers have an oval base and an oval top in communication with sides of the wall extending perpendicularly from the base. The oval top is slidably positioned to open from both sides, which are perpendicular to the oval sides; the top is slidable. The multipurpose container is adapted for storing nails, screws, and similar items useful to craftsmen. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197041 | APPARATUS USING AIR CYLINDERS AS CUSHIONING MEDIUM - In an apparatus using air cylinders as a cushioning medium, an air cylinder sheet constructed by a plurality of air cylinders are divided into a first zone and a second zone, and a cutting line and a connecting line are disposed between the first zone and the second zone; the plurality of air cylinders of the first zone and the plurality of air cylinders of the second zone are separated from each other at the cutting line and connected to each other at the connecting line. Furthermore, bendable points are created on the air cylinders, in which the plurality of air cylinders of the second zone is formed with a bridge section between the two lines of bendable points. After the plurality of air cylinders of the first zone is bent along the plurality of bendable points and the plurality of air cylinders of the second zone are bent along the connecting line. This enables an article to be covered therein, and provides the article with a multi-facial cushioning. Parts of the plurality of air cylinders respectively at two ends of each of the plurality of bridge sections are bent along the plurality of bendable points to attach to each other so as to provide the article with double cushioning protection. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197042 | Blister Pack With Radio-Frequency Identification Device, and Method For Manufacturing Same - The invention specifies a blister pack ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080197043 | Electronic Compliance Packaging Systems and Methods - Taught herein is a package for electronically monitoring the removal of items. An item is placed in the receiving chamber of a tray. A circuit is positioned across a gate that spans the chamber. To access the item the user breaks the gate which in turn breaks the circuit. The breaking of the circuit is an event registered and stored by an electronic monitoring device in communication with the circuit. The information stored on the monitoring device may be directly viewed by the user through a display interface or communicated to a remote party for viewing. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197044 | BLISTER PACKAGES WITH FRAMES FOR DRY POWDER DRUG CONTAINMENT - Dry powder blister packages include sealed blisters with a piezoelectric active layer that flexes to vibrate the dry powder in a blister to facilitate active dispersion. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197045 | Medicament Blister - The present invention relates to medicament blisters for powder inhalers. The blisters according to the invention contain an inhalable powder comprising a medicament. The blisters are characterised by a reduced permeability for water vapour, which is achieved by decreasing the height of the sealing lacquer layer. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197046 | BOWL AND BASKET ASSEMBLY - A bowl and basket assembly is disclosed as including a perforated basket, and a bowl for supporting the basket, the basket including two annular wall parts and a bottom part which are engaged with each other, and the bowl including two annular wall parts and a bottom part which are engaged with each other. A bowl and basket assembly kit is also disclosed as including two annular wall parts and a bottom part which are engageable with each other to form a perforated basket, and two annular wall parts and a bottom part which are engageable with each other to form a bowl for supporting the basket. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197047 | Pedeatric medicine dosage cup, tray and fabrication method - A cup is provided for containing a liquid medicine. The cup includes a wall with a candy coated rim portion. The coating includes a mixture of sugar, water and agar, and a layer of flavored and/or colored powdered sugar. A plurality of inwardly extending spacer ribs are spaced around the wall of the cup. The spacer ribs preferably have a generally triangular shape. The cup is made by orienting the cup in an upside down position; dipping the cup into a heated liquid mixture of sugar, water and agar to coat the rim portion of the cup; removing the cup; allowing the liquid on the rim portion to partially cool to a tacky consistency; applying powdered sugar to the tacky liquid, and allowing the coating to completely cool. A tray is provided for holding a plurality of cups. The tray includes a bottom with a plurality of spaced, substantially upside down cup-shaped bosses projecting upwardly from the tray bottom. Each of the bosses includes a reinforced side wall. The tray has a reinforced peripheral wall. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197048 | Use of bone marrow stromal cells for the treatment of tendons and/or ligaments damages - Object of the present invention is the use of bone marrow stromal cells, in particular autologous stromal cells, for the treatment of injuries to tendons and/or ligaments in mammals, in particular horses and especially racehorses. A further object of the present invention is a process for the treatment of injuries to tendons and/or ligaments in mammals that includes the delivery of bone marrow stromal cells, which are preferably autologous, into the lesions and a composition of bone marrow stromal cells, which are preferably autologous, for the treatment of the injured tendons and/or ligaments of a mammal, in particular a horse. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197049 | ELECTRONICS DEVICE, REPLACEMENT PART THEREOF, PACKAGE OF REPLACEMENT PART, AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING IDENTIFYING SECTION - An ink cartridge used in a color printer, comprises at the surface, a convexity or convexities (identifying section) that correspond to a color of an ink, and that can be identified by tactile sense. A cartridge setting section of the color printer comprises at the surface, a convexity or convexities (identifying section) that correspond to the color of the ink of the ink cartridge that is to be set, and that can be identified by tactile sense. The user can identify the color of the ink of the ink cartridge, by touching the ink cartridge with his/her hand, and obtain information of the position where that ink cartridge should be set, by touching the cartridge setting section with his/her hand. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197050 | ADAPTABLE DIGITAL MUSIC PLAYER CRADLE - A digital music player cradle for sequentially supporting multiple digital music players includes a base with a cavity in an upper surface. The cavity accepts an end portion of a largest digital music player of the multiple digital music players. A support wall extends from the upper surface of the base for supporting one of the digital music players at a time. A trough in the back of the base extends through the support wall and into the cavity. The trough is provided to route a data cable connected to the one of the multiple digital music players. A plurality of ledges is within the cavity. The ledges are of decreasing size towards the bottom of the cavity and each ledge is sized to hold a different one of the multiple digital music players. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197051 | Desulfurizing Agent for Removing Organic Sulfur Compounds, Preparation Method thereof and Method for Removing Organic Sulfur Compounds Using the Same - Disclosed herein are a desulfurizing agent for removing organic sulfur compounds, a preparation method thereof, and a method for removing organic sulfur compounds using the same. The desulfurizing agent consists of a copper-zinc-aluminum complex free of alkaline metal, with a large surface area. When being contacted with organic sulfur compounds, such as t-butylmercaptan, tetrahydrothiophene, dimethylsulfide, etc., the desulfurizing agent exhibits excellent desulfurization ability and is not de-graded especially at high temperatures as high as 150˜350° C. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197052 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANTS FROM A COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to devices and methods for selectively removing contaminants from a crude product mixture. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method for removing free organic acids from a crude product mixture including contacting the crude product mixture with a metal oxide substrate, the metal oxide substrate having properties sufficient to bond with free organic acids in the crude product mixture, thereby removing free organic acids and forming a refined product mixture, and separating the refined product mixture from the metal oxide substrate. In an embodiment, the invention includes a device for removal of free organic acids from a crude product mixture including a first housing defining an interior volume, an input port, and an output port, and metal oxide media disposed within the first housing, the metal oxide media comprising a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of zirconia, alumina, hafnia, and titania. Other embodiments are also described herein. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197053 | FROTH FLOTATION PROCESS WITH pH MODIFICATION - This invention relates to the pH modifier in alkaline froth flotation processes to treat oxide and semi-soluble salt ores, such as phosphates, sulfates, carbonates and halides, to increase the recovery while generally maintaining or improving selectivity, thus the grade of desired minerals. The invented pH modifier is used to replace traditional alkaline pH modifiers—hydroxides, carbonates and bicarbonates, such as sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, lime and ammonia in anionic flotation processes. The pH modifier is aqueous solution, comprised of combinations of sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, and sodium silicate, along with sulfonated surfactant products, such as sulfonated petroleum oil, fatty acids, alkylates, ethoxylated alcohol ethers, and also sulfosuccinamates; and anionic polymers. The pH modifier is also used as a promoter for anionic collectors and as a depressant for gangue minerals. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197054 | Means and Method for Classifying Logs - A mechanism ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080197055 | Removable Liners for Waste Sorting Method - Methods for using a liner in a waste sorting and disposal system are provided. The liner includes an internal space and an opening that provides access to that internal space. In some embodiments, the liner may also include a machine-readable identification key that is configured to identify a type of waste that the liner may receive. In some embodiments, the machine-readable key is optical, color-coded, alphanumeric or graphical. The liner can include one or more closure members to allow a user to securely seal the liner when it is removed from the container. In some embodiments, the liner can include a flange, lip, hook or other protrusion to secure its position relative to a container. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197056 | Materials Recovery Facility Process Optimization Via Unit Operation Feedback - Methods and systems are provided for controlling an automatic separator apparatus of a Materials Recovery Facility. An input stream of recycled materials is provided, wherein the composition of the input stream is subject to variation during a time interval. The input stream passes through a separator machine having a plurality of adjustable machine operating parameters. Via a computerized control system the first one of the operating parameters is adjusted for monitoring the quality of separation achieved by the separator machine so as to select a value of the first parameter that improves the monitored quality of separation. This process is continued for each of the other adjustable parameters of the separator machine, and then the process is repeated so as to continuously adjust the operating parameters of the separator machine to optimize its efficiency of separation. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197057 | Evaluation of particulate material - The invention provides apparatus for determining and recording characteristics of particulate material in a batch of such material comprising a separator chamber having an inlet, means for reading an identifier on a batch of particulate material supplied to the inlet and providing the identifier as a digital output, means for causing a flow of gas in the separator chamber to separate the particulate material into a first fraction and a second fraction, first counting means, second counting means, means for weighing the first fraction and providing the result as a digital output, and means for integrating the digital outputs and for transferring them to a computer programmed to store data in prescribed format in a database, from which it may be manipulated to afford comparison of characteristics of batches of particulate material. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197058 | Materials Recovery Facility Process Optimization Via Unit Operation Feedback - Methods and systems are provided for controlling an automatic separator apparatus of a Materials Recovery Facility. A separator for separating a stream of recyclable paper and containers into a paper stream including primarily paper and a container stream including primarily containers is provided. The separator has at least one adjustable operating parameter. A first detector detects an amount of container contaminants in the paper stream. A second detector detects an amount of paper contaminants in the container stream. A control system operably connected to the separator and the first and second detectors adjust the adjustable operating parameter so as to reduce a combined measure of contaminants in the paper stream and in the container stream. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197059 | Removable Liners for Waste Sorting System - A liner for use in a waste sorting and disposal system is configured for placement in a container is provided. The liner includes an internal space and an opening that provides access to that internal space. In some embodiments, the liner may also include a machine-readable identification key that is configured to identify a type of waste that the liner may receive. In some embodiments, the machine-readable key is optical, color-coded, alphanumeric or graphical. The liner can include one or more closure members to allow a user to securely seal the liner when it is removed from the container. In some embodiments, the liner can include a flange, lip, hook or other protrusion to secure its position relative to a container. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197060 | Double Acting Fuel Filter Unit - Double acting fuel filter unit comprising a first pre-filter ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080197061 | Device For Filtering A Liquefied Synthetic Material - A device for filtering a liquid synthetic material. The device has a housing, a feed channel, a discharge channel, and backflow channels. The feed duct is subdivided into split-feed channels ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080197062 | COMPACT FLUID PURIFICATION DEVICE WITH MANUAL PUMPING MECHANISM - According to one exemplary embodiment, a compact fluid purification device includes a housing having an inlet for receiving unfiltered liquid and an open end and a first valve disposed within the inlet and being configured to only permit unfiltered liquid to flow into a hollow interior of the housing. The device has a plunger received within the open end such that it slides within the interior of the housing. The plunger is movable between a fully extended position and a fully retracted position, wherein the plunger has an elongated housing that includes a filter element, such as, a plurality of hollow filter elements that are open at a distal end of the plunger housing and are in communication with an outlet that is associated with the plunger. Movement of the plunger toward the fully extended position causes unfiltered liquid to be drawn into the interior of the housing and the device includes a second valve disposed within the outlet and being configured to only permit filtered liquid to be discharged from the plunger housing. The unfiltered liquid is filtered when the plunger is moved toward the fully retracted position causing the unfiltered liquid in the interior to flow into the inside of the filter elements and then across the filter elements and into the outlet. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197063 | Fluid Flow Interruption Means for Filter of Water Purifier - A water purifier includes a head which is defined with a guide passage in communication with an inlet port. an outlet port, and a filter body which purifies the fluid flowing therein through the guide passage of the head and transfers purified fluid to the outlet port of the head. The filter of the present invention includes a fluid flow interrupter which is disposed in the guide passage to controllably open and close the guide passage by spring force when the head and the filter body are coupled to and de-coupled from each other. There is at least one through-hole which is defined on an upper end of the filter body so that fluid having passed through the guide passage can flow through the through-hole into the filter body. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197064 | FILTER DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FLUID FILTER, WITH A HEATER - Disclosed is a filter device having a filter element disposed in a filter housing and a heater for heating a medium flowing through the filter device. The heater is disposed in the interior of the filter housing and is mounted on the filter element. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197065 | Sintered polymeric materials and applications thereof - The present invention provides sintered polymeric materials and methods of making the same which are useful in a variety of applications. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a sintered polymeric material comprising at least one plastic and at least one elastomer. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197066 | DIALYSIS APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A DIALYSIS APPARATUS - The invention relates to a dialysis apparatus, comprising:
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20080197067 | Reversible vacuum filter cartridge - A reversible vacuum filter cartridge for connection to a pair of tubes or other entities to filter a liquid medium placed in one of the tubes or other entities is described. The filter cartridge is comprised of a male coupling and a female coupling. The couplings are interconnected to one another by simply pushing a mating projection of the male coupling into a mating cavity of the female coupling. A connecting port is provided in the male and female coupling and has a conduit communicating with tube connecting ends of each of the couplings which communicate with an open end of a tube connected to each of the couplings. The connecting port is identical in each of the couplings and serves either as vacuum port or an air intake port. A filter disk is retained captive between perforated outer walls of each of the couplings when interconnected together in fluid-tight relationship. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197068 | Filtration device of water pump - The present invention relates to a filtration device of water pump comprising a water inlet at the water inlet end and a water outlet at the water outlet end, water flow being caused by the impeller, which is driven by the power source, to move from the water inlet to the water outlet, wherein one or more filtration device(s) is(are) assembled in at least one of the water inlet end and the water outlet end, and thereby clean water is obtained by the water passing through the filtration device along with the pumping action conducted by the water pump. Therefore, both effects of providing water flow with sufficient water pressure and clean water quality can be achieved therewith. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197069 | Ceramic Filter Element for Water Purification - In a ceramic filter element | 2008-08-21 |
20080197070 | Composite Membranes and Membrane Systems and Methods For Production and Utilization Thereof - Thin film composite membranes on polyolefin structures may be prepared by interfacial polymerization on a polyolefin support. Polyolefin structures may have hollow and/or solid portions. The polyolefin structure may be hydrophilized prior to interfacial polymerization. The hydrophilized structure may also be treated with an aqueous monomer containing solution first, followed by the organic monomer containing solution. Alternatively, an organic monomer solution may be introduced first, followed by the aqueous monomer containing solution when treating a hydrophilized structure. The formed membrane may possess advantageous characteristics, including stability, hydrophilicity, predetermined pore sizes and/or solvent resistance. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197071 | Nano Composite Hollow Fiber Membrane and Method of Manufacturing the Same - Disclosed are a nanofiltration composite hollow fiber membrane and a method of manufacturing the same. The nanofiltration composite hollow fiber membrane includes a reinforcement ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080197072 | Microfiltration Membrane With Improved Filtration Properties - Integrally asymmetric flat membrane for microfiltration comprising at least 40 wt. % of a hydrophobic first sulfone polymer and a hydrophilic second polymer with a pore size distribution over the membrane wall, having a separating layer in the wall's interior, and also having, in the direction from this separating layer, pore sizes increasing towards the surfaces, the second surface having pores with a mean diameter of at least 1 μm. The membrane comprises the hydrophilic second polymer in a concentration of 0.1-10 wt. %. The separating layer is located in an region facing the first surface, and the pore size passes through a maximum in the direction from the asymmetrical region towards the second surface. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197073 | Treating Pollutants By Photoleaching - The invention relates to a method of depollution by phytoremediation intended for treating wastewater, polluted air or soil comprising a first step of introducing the pollutants in solid, liquid or gaseous form in a planted filter bed, and characterised in that it also comprises a step of irrigation of said planted filter bed so as to define aerobic or anaerobic periods, and to a device for carrying out that method. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197074 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING DENITRIFICATION - A method of supporting denitrification includes receiving biological material at a pulsed electric field station and applying a pulsed electric field to the biological material within a treatment zone in the pulse electric field station to generate treated biological material. The method also includes transporting at least a portion of the treated biological material to an anoxic bioreactor in substitution, at least in part, for an external source of electron donor. A system for supporting denitrification is also provided. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197075 | REMOVING MERCURY AND OTHER HEAVY METALS FROM INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER - A method of removing one or more heavy metals including mercury from industrial wastewater by use of a filtration and/or a solid-liquid separation system by use of a water soluble ethylene dichloride ammonia polymer. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197076 | TWO STAGE HEMOFILTRATION THAT GENERATES REPLACEMENT FLUID - The present invention relates to a system for two-stage blood dialysis of a patient. In one embodiment, the system comprises a first filtration device for receiving the blood from the patient and for producing a first filtrate and processed blood. The system further comprises a second filtration device for receiving the first filtrate and producing replacement fluid and waste product. At least one of the first and second filtration devices preferably comprises a Taylor vortex-enhanced blood filtration device. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197077 | Low pressure drinking water purifier - An inexpensive device for removing microorganisms from drinking water includes an Ultrafiltration membrane filter equipped with a pressure regulating mechanism to supply purified water to a suitable low-pressure reservoir equipped with a bi-directional hydrophobic membrane vent filter having a 0.01-0.05-micron pore size. The purified water may be supplied to the storage reservoir at a static pressure in the range of 1 to 8 pounds per square inch. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197078 | Hplc Capillary Column Device - A high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) capillary column device, system and method for processing a HPLC sample with a cartridge housing a packed capillary column; at least one inlet connection to the capillary column for a sample fluid; and at least one outlet connection from the capillary column for the sample fluid. The outlet connection is able to accommodate either a spray tip for atomizing the sample fluid or a transport tube for transporting the sample fluid from a spray tip column to a spray tip. Inlet connections enable supply of electrical power to the capillary column through electrical connections disposed within the cartridge housing; and gas for evaporating the sample liquid is supplied to at least one outlet connection from the capillary column for the sample fluid through a gas supply line within the cartridge housing. The temperature of the sample liquid can be controlled through a heat connection. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197079 | Method of desorbing a volatile component from a spent adsorbent with rotating packed bed and method of recovering 2,2,3,3-tetrafluro-1-propanol from a gas stream by adsorption - A method of desorbing a volatile component from a spent adsorbent is disclosed, which includes flowing a stream of supercritical carbon dioxide through a rotating packed bed of the spent adsorbent; and collecting an effluent from the rotating packed bed, which contains supercritical carbon dioxide and the volatile component entrained therein. In one embodiment of the present invention a spent activated carbon from a process for recovering 2,2,3,3-tetrafluro-1-propanol from a gas stream containing 2,2,3,3-tetrafluro-1-propanol is regenerated by flowing a stream of supercritical carbon dioxide through a rotating packed bed of the spent activated carbon. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197080 | Ion exchange reactor - An ion exchange apparatus includes at least one fluid passage that extends between an inlet and an outlet for transporting a fluid having ions therein. At least one cartridge includes an ion exchange material and the cartridge has an ion removal rate of removing the ions from the fluid that varies in response to a concentration of the ions in the fluid. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197081 | Compositions and Methods For Removing Arsenic in Water - Compositions and methods and for contaminants from water are provided. The compositions comprise ferric hydroxide and ferric oxyhydride coated substrates for use in removing the contaminant from the water Contacting water bearing the contaminant with the substrates can substantially reduce contaminant levels therein. Methods of oxidizing the contaminants in water to facilitate their removal by the ferric hydroxide and ferric oxyhydride coated substrates are also provided. The contaminants include, but are not limited to, arsenic, selenium, uranium, lead, cadmium, nickel, copper, zinc, chromium and vanadium, their oxides and soluble salts thereof. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197082 | Aminocarboxylic Acid Esters Having Eo/Po/Buo-Blockpolymers and Use Thereof as Demulsifiers - The present invention relates to aminocarboxylic esters with EO/PO/BuO block polymers, processes for preparing such compounds and the use of these compounds as emulsion breakers, in particular for crude oil emulsions. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197083 | Method and Installation For Treating Community Effluents - The invention concerns a method for treating effluents of communities equipped with a wastewater system capable of collecting rain or infiltration water, such that the flow rate of effluents to be treated by a treatment station may greatly vary between a dry weather period and a rainy weather period, whereby is provided a purification plant ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080197084 | Reversibly switchable surfactants and methods of use thereof - Reversible switchable surfactants are provided. A surfactant is the salt of an amidine or guanidine having at least one R group that is a hydrophobic moiety selected from the group consisting of higher aliphatic moiety, higher siloxyl moiety, higher aliphatic/siloxyl moiety, aliphatic/aryl moiety, siloxyl/aryl moiety, and aliphatic/siloxyl/aryl moiety. The other R groups are smaller moieties such as H, C | 2008-08-21 |
20080197085 | REDUCTION OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE IN WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS OR OTHER SYSTEMS THAT COLLECT AND TRANSMIT BI-PHASIC FLUIDS - A method for reducing noxious sulfur species including hydrogen sulfide in sewage collection systems including force mains is disclosed, where the method involves administering a an effective amount of a composition including a water soluble sulfur scavenger and an oil soluble sulfur scavenger in the presence of sufficient surfactant to produce a homogeneous product. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197086 | Assembly for the Treatment of a Polymerizable Material - The present invention relates to an arrangement ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080197087 | Swivel Cactus Table - The invention is an apparatus and method for distributing a surface to facilitate the display of objects. By utilizing an aesthetically pleasing multifunctional swivel device, with various detachable extensions and surfaces, which are also interchangeable and may be rearranged in order to distribute a flat functional surface within a more condensed vertical space, food items and beverages may be organized and displayed buffet-style at social gatherings. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197088 | Housing Structure of Acoustic Controller - A housing structure of an acoustic controller having a lower case which is lightweight, high in the degree of freedom in shape design, and capable of suppressing a deformation of side walls thereof after being molded. The lower case is integrally formed from resin into a rectangular dish shape having front, rear, left, right, and bottom plates. An upper unit is attached to an open upper part of the lower case. The left and right plates of the lower case have upper parts thereof formed into brim portions protruding outward in the left-to-right direction. Front and rear parts of each brim portion are further protruded outward and formed into flanges that function as mounting portions used for mounting the acoustic controller to a rack. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197089 | Display Rack Structure - A display rack structure comprises: a rack, at least two restricting pieces and two reinforced pieces. With the restricting pieces, the display racks can be stacked more firmly, and the reinforce pieces are provided with weight-sharing piece to evenly distribute the weight of the stacked racks, thus prolonging the service life of the racks. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197090 | Telescoping cue holder - A telescopic pool stick holder includes upper and lower blocks which may be disassembled for cleaning and maintenance purposes. A telescopic member is arranged between the blocks such that either block or the telescopic member may be easily replaced. Each end of the telescopic member is detachable from a respective block and replaceable. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197091 | Storage bin for use with shelving system - A shelving system has a plurality of shelves, with each shelf having a plurality of intersecting wire rods. The shelving system also has a plurality of posts connected to the shelves and separating the shelves. A storage bin is adapted for use with the shelving system. The storage bin has a bottom wall, at least one side wall, an interior space enclosed by the at least one side wall and the bottom wall, and a plurality of rails provided on the bottom surface of the bottom wall. Each rail has a groove, with the groove of each of the rails aligned to form a row of grooves. The storage bin is seated on one of the shelves, with one of the wire rods in the one of the shelves positioned in the row of grooves to maintain the storage bin at a desired position on the shelf. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197092 | Storage Unit and Storage Structure - In a storage unit ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080197093 | TRUSS HANDLING APPARATUS - An apparatus and method for handling completed trusses. The truss handling apparatus moves completed trusses from a conveyor system to selected stacks in a staging area. The truss handler has an extendable boom crane mounted for rotational movement. The crane includes a truss engaging assembly which engages a completed truss such that it can be lifted by the boom crane. The engagement assembly rotates and tilts the engaged truss such that it can be aligned with a stack of trusses. The truss engaging assembly has movable arms to engage trusses of varying size and shape and has hooks for grappling the truss. The apparatus can stack the completed trusses in any of multiple stacks in a staging area. The trusses in each stack can be oriented horizontally, vertically or otherwise. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197094 | Aerial lift including a stowable jim boom and stowable work platform - An aerial lift is provided which includes a stowable jib boom and a stowable work platform. The stowable jib boom may be stowed at one side of the main boom and the work platform may be stowed at the other side of the main boom. The jib boom is easily brought into position through the use of a mounting apparatus on the outer end of the innermost boom section of the boom assembly. The work platform may also be moved between its stowed and working positions through the use of the mounting apparatus on the outer end of the inner boom section. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197095 | Foldable portable hoist system - A foldable portable hoist system includes a foldable portable hoist assembly and a mounting base. The foldable portable hoist assembly includes a substantially vertical support, an upper support arm, and a diagonal brace assembly. Hinged attachment of slidable collars on either end of the diagonal brace enables the foldable portable hoist assembly to be folded up for ease of transport and storage. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197096 | YOKE FOR A RAILWAY DRAFT GEAR AND METHOD OF MAKING - Yokes utilized in railway coupling apparatus are designed according to the invention to have improved stress profiles and increased service life. Investment casting techniques used to make the yokes and other components of the coupling apparatus yield improved surface finishes and tighter dimensional tolerances of the parts without requiring hammering, coating or other post-casting treatment. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197097 | Modular baby bottle system - A baby bottle has features facilitating its use with a number of different types of baby bottle accessories including a liner system insertable within a baby bottle to ensure sterility of baby formula placed in it. The bottle also has elongated threads at an upper portion designed to render the bottle compatible with a sub-system with the ability to reduce the incidences of bubbling within the baby formula. The bottle also includes a chamber in its bottom portion, sized and configured to removably receive a pacifier. In a further aspect, the chamber may be enclosed by a dummy cap. Alternatively, the chamber may be closed by a device comprising a combined program player and vibration source. The program player includes a port allowing music or other programs to be downloaded into a memory included in the device so that desired music may be re-played as desired. A sleeve made of an elastic material can be stretched over the baby bottle to serve as an insulating cover. The sleeve may also include a pocket to contain the music and vibratory playing device. Alternatively, the sleeve may include a threaded coupling at the end remote from its opening to which the music player and vibration source device may be releasably attached. A heat sensor may be incorporated into the baby bottle so that the user may see a visual display of the temperature before providing the bottle to a baby. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197098 | Cap Enabling Reusable Pacifiers And Feeding Bottles To Be Sterilized In A Microwave Oven - A cap for reusable pacifiers and feeding bottles, where the cap is advantages in that it enables same to be quickly sterilized in a microwave oven. The cap is characterized in that it includes a conventional body suitable for fitting over a nipple holder. A port is provided in the upper cap portion to enable steam to escape. A valve attached to the top of the cap port is characterized in that it has a small ventilated cap housing an upside-down flexible vessel. The cap can be attached either to a feeding bottle or to a pacifier to enable the sterilization in a microwave oven. A feeding bottle or pacifier can be sterilized simply by filling the same with a small amount of water, closing the valve cap and boiling the water in a microwave oven. The water turns into steam and sterilizes the inside of the entire feeding bottle or pacifier and the pressurized steam escapes through the valve. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197099 | Non-removable closure - The present invention is a non-removable closure. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197100 | Stopper device for a receptacle neck, a receptacle fitted with such a device, and a method of fabricating such a device - The skirt ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080197101 | Screw Top Closures - A screw top closure for a two liter bottle containing carbonated drink comprises a conventional hard plastic main member with a resilient ring therearound. The ring provides a purchase to enable the closure to be tightly closed on to the neck of the bottle. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197102 | Beverage Container - A beverage container comprising a container body ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080197103 | Sealing Element for Vessel or Container Closures Having Improved Barrier Properties - Described is a closure for a container. The closure element has a sealing element which contains a thermoplastic polymer; an effective absorbing amount of a cyclodextrin material; and at least one amide lubricant. The cyclodextrin material may be α-cyclodextrin, β-cyclodextrin, γ-cyclodextrin, derivatives of α-cyclodextrin, derivatives of β-cyclodextrin and derivatives of γ-cyclodextrin and mixtures thereof. The sealing element forms an effective barrier against volatile migrant contaminants, such as aromatic substances, trichloroanisole, aldehydes or ketones, and reduces the contamination with oxidative decomposition products resulting from the lubricant. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197104 | Bottle stopper - A bottle stopper includes a cover body, a shaft rod and a rotatable member. The shaft rod is fixed inside the cover body and the rotatable member is secured on the cover body by means of an insert pin, which leans on two opposite oblique faces of the projecting base of the cover body. When the rotatable member is turned clockwise, the insert pin will be actuated to slide upward along the oblique faces of the projecting base and drive the shaft rod to move upward and squeeze a soft clogging member to expand outward and clog the bottle mouth of a bottle. The bottle stopper of this invention can be closely clogged in the bottle mouth, and its shaft rod and soft clogging member are hidden in the cover body, meeting sanitation, convenient in use and able to be placed horizontally for facilitating storing. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197105 | Container, in Particular a Bottle, Made of Thermoplastic Material - A thermoplastic container ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080197106 | Method for manufacturing semiconical microneedles and semiconical microneedles manufacturable by this method - A method for manufacturing semiconical microneedles in an Si-semiconductor substrate and a semiconical microneedles manufacturable made by this method. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197107 | Method of fabricating a grayscale mask using a wafer bonding process - A method of fabricating a grayscale mask includes preparing a quartz wafer; depositing a layer of Si | 2008-08-21 |
20080197108 | Fluid Ejection Assembly - A fluid ejection assembly includes a first layer, and a second layer positioned on a side of the first layer. The second layer has a side adjacent the side of the first layer and includes barriers defining a fluid chamber on the side, a drop ejecting element formed within the fluid chamber, and a thermal conduction path extended between the fluid chamber and the barriers. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197109 | Etch pattern definition using a CVD organic layer as an anti-reflection coating and hardmask - A multilayer antireflective hard mask structure is disclosed. The structure comprises: (a) a CVD organic layer, wherein the CVD organic layer comprises carbon and hydrogen; and (b) a dielectric layer over the CVD organic layer. The dielectric layer is preferably a silicon oxynitride layer, while the CVD organic layer preferably comprises 70-80% carbon, 10-20% hydrogen and 5-15% nitrogen. Also disclosed are methods of forming and trimming such a multilayer antireflective hard mask structure. Further disclosed are methods of etching a substrate structure using a mask structure that contains a CVD organic layer and optionally has a dielectric layer over the CVD organic layer. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197110 | PULSED-PLASMA SYSTEM WITH PULSED SAMPLE BIAS FOR ETCHING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES - A pulsed plasma system with pulsed sample bias for etching semiconductor structures is described. In one embodiment, a portion of a sample is removed by applying a pulsed plasma process, wherein the pulsed plasma process comprises a plurality of duty cycles. A negative bias is applied to the sample during the ON state of each duty cycle, while a zero bias is applied to the sample during the OFF state of each duty cycle. In another embodiment, a first portion of a sample is removed by applying a continuous plasma process. The continuous plasma process is then terminated and a second portion of the sample is removed by applying a pulsed plasma process. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197111 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING FLASH MEMORY DEVICE - A method for fabricating a nonvolatile memory device includes forming a gate stack over a substrate, the gate stack including an aluminum oxide layer as a dielectric layer, and etching the aluminum oxide layer of the gate stack using a gas containing silicon. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197112 | CHEMICAL ASSISTED LAPPING AND POLISHING OF METALS - Compositions for lapping gears and methods for preparing the same are described. These compositions contain a salt of polyaspartic acid and may contain additional components that are useful for lapping gears. Also provided are processes for using the compositions described herein. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197113 | Electromechanical Circuit Breaker and Method of Breaking the Current in Said Electromechanical Circuit Breaker - The electromechanical circuit breaker is intended to establish and break the current in a main circuit ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080197114 | Contact Arrangement for a Vacuum Switch - A contact configuration for a vacuum switch includes cup-shaped contacts, which are movable one after another in a longitudinal direction and provided with slots for producing a radial magnetic field. A contact carrier whose side wall is provided with a front surface faces the opposite contact and a bottom section. Each contact has at least partially erosion-resistant contact elements, which cover at least the front surface and the internal bottom surface of the bottom section of the contact carrier facing the opposite contact. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197115 | Electrical Discharge Machine - An electrical discharge machine feeds an electrode wire received within a guide tube to a process region of a machined article. The electrical discharge machine includes a cylindrical hollow driving shaft arranged in a vertical direction, which has a space for receiving the guide tube with the electrode wire along a vertical central axis. A head assembly includes a first holding member for holding the guide tube, and a second holding member for holding the electrode wire extending from a bottom opening of the guide tube. The head assembly is detachably coupled with a bottom portion of the driving shaft. Therefore, the electrode wire can be replaced by replacing the head assembly. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197116 | TIG WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention provides a welding arrangement designed to respond the need of an improved welding system that aids in supplying filler material to a weld location. Provided is a welding system including a welding gun and a welding wire feed directly coupled to the welding gun. The welding gun includes a filler material housing, a filler material positioning extension, and a manual advancement device configured to advance a filler material through the welding wire feed. Further provided is a method of operating a welding gun. The method includes passing a current between an electrode and a work piece at a weld location, and advancing a filler material toward the weld location via a channel of a positioning extension in response to engagement of a manual advancement device. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197117 | Bonding Apparatus and Method of Metal Plate - A bonding apparatus and method of metal plates simplifies a bonding process and improves bonding strength of metal plates. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197118 | Laser Machine Tool - A laser machine tool for carrying out cutting or welding operations includes a laser head carried by a moving member which is displaceable with respect to a workpiece along two horizontal cartesian axes in a relatively wide space with movements involving relatively low accelerations. The laser head is displaceable on the moving member, along a pair of horizontal cartesian axes in a relatively restricted space with high speeds and accelerations, via a pair of slides to which respective balancing weights are operatively associated. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197119 | Method for Welding a Sintered Shaped Body - A method is described for welding a sintered molded body ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080197120 | Method For Producing a Hole and Associated Device - Conventional methods for producing a hole in a component make use of special lasers with short laser pulse lengths. The aim of the invention is to reduce the time and money required for producing a hole. According to the inventive method, the laser pulse lengths are varied, short laser pulse lengths only being used in the area to be removed in which an influence on the throughflow or exhaust behavior is noticeable. This is, e.g., the inner surface of a diffuser of a hole that can be produced in a very precise manner using short laser pulse lengths. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197121 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF A SUBSTRATE USING AN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE - A substrate, thermal treatment assembly and method of operating the thermal treatment assembly are described for controlling the temperature of a substrate An electrical potential is applied across two or more locations on the substrate in order to generate an electrical current through a portion of the substrate, thereby altering a temperature of the substrate. The electrical current may dissipate electrical energy in the form of thermal energy due to the intrinsic resistance of the portion of substrate to the flow of electrical current. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197122 | Combination defroster panel and sunshade for vehicle glass - The combination defroster panel and sunshade for vehicle glass includes an electrically heated element disposed upon one side of a rigid panel and a reflective surface disposed upon the opposite side of the panel. The device is placed adjacent to the interior surface of the window glass of a vehicle for operation. The panel may be placed with the heating element facing the interior surface of the glass, and electrical power (battery, power grid, etc.) provided to melt ice and/or snow from the exterior of the glass and/or to evaporate condensation from the interior surface of the glass. Alternatively, the device may be placed with the reflective surface facing the interior of the glass, to reduce the interior temperature of the vehicle. The combination panel may be formed as a single rigid panel, or, alternatively, as a plurality of smaller panels hinged together to facilitate storage. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197123 | NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR - The present invention describes a no-frost refrigerator device capable of preventing the formation of ice on the upper wall of the refrigerator itself. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197124 | Heater Jacket For Heat Convection - The present invention generally relates to an insulating heater jacket, and more particularly, to a silicone rubber and a heater controller for an insulating heater jacket. According to the present invention, the use of the silicone rubber molded out of a mixture of polymethyl vinyl silica oxide solutions improves durability. Furthermore, a duplex heating pad is provided using first and second heaters, and a microprocessor and a temperature sensor monitor malfunction of the dual heating wires and perform control in such a manner that upon malfunction of one of the heating wires, the other heating wire can be operated. Therefore, there are advantages in that temperature can be accurately controlled and reliable performance can be always ensured without any malfunction. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197125 | SUBSTRATE HEATING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Embodiments of substrate heating methods and apparatus are provided herein. In one embodiment, a substrate heater is provided including a heater plate having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface, a recess formed in the top surface, the recess having a feature having an upper surface for supporting a substrate, wherein the depth from a bottom surface of the recess to the upper surface of the feature is at least 5 mils. One or more pads may be disposed in the recess for supporting a substrate. The heater plate may have a thickness of about 19 mm. One or more indentations may be formed in the bottom surface of the recess for altering the rate of heat transfer to a portion of a substrate disposed above the indentation during processing. The heater plate may be utilized in a process chamber for performing heat-assisted processes. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197126 | INDUCTIVELY HEATED CLOTHING - Induction heatable clothing items such as footwear ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080197127 | MICROWAVE HEATING SYSTEM - A heating system is provided for heating a heating media and domestic hot water. The hating system includes an enclosure. A tank is located within the enclosure. A magnetron chamber is located in the enclosure above the tank. At least one heating rod with a hollow interior extends from the magnetron chamber into the lower compartment. The heating rod has a top located in the magnetron chamber and a bottom located in the tank. A heat absorbing media is located within each heating rod. A microwave guide located at the top of each heating rod. A magnetron is mounted on each microwave wave guide. A heating media inlet and a heating media outlet serve for conveying the fluid heating media into and out of the tank. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197128 | Microwave energy interactive insulating structure - A microwave energy interactive structure for heating, browning, and/or crisping a food item in a microwave oven, comprises a plurality of layers including a layer of microwave energy interactive material and a substantially continuous tie layer. The tie layer comprises a thermoplastic material. Upon sufficient exposure to microwave energy, the tie layer softens and allows the adjacent layers to separate from one another to define a void between the respective layers. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197129 | Telecommunications Enclosure System - Telecommunications enclosure system comprising a first enclosure and second enclosure with each halving a pair of vertical mounting flanges. Bach mounting flange comprises a row of identical round apertures with a slotted aperture disposed at the end of each row of round apertures so that a bolt or screw is used to mount first enclosure to a backboard or equipment rack enclosing pre-selected equipment. The first enclosure further comprising a plurality of U-shaped perforated knock-outs so that existing cabling can be routed outside said first enclosure. The telecommunications enclosure system is configured to mount on an equipment rack having a first side and second side wherein said first enclosure is mounted on said first side of said telecommunications rack and said second enclosure is mounted on said second side of said telecommunications equipment rack so that telecommunications equipment is completely enclosed on all sides thereby preventing unauthorized access. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197130 | Multilevel sheet metal container with outwardly beaded end faces - A multilevel container is disclosed which comprises circumferentially continuous wall or bottom elements of sheet metal with radially outwardly beaded end faces. The wall and bottom elements are placed on top of each other on butt joints so as to seal the end faces and are detachably braced with a minimum of one neighboring container level. The multilevel container also comprises one or more sealing rings and bracing components that act on neighboring end faces. In order to provide a readily manufacturable and form a stable multilevel container without multiple beads in alternating directions or weldings in the butt joint portions, a separate and independent shape retaining ring is provided. This ring reinforces the container and has shape retaining surfaces on its two end faces. In the region of their end faces, the neighboring wall and bottom elements are set on and tightly braced against the shape retaining surfaces of the reinforcing shape retaining ring. Radially inside or radially outside the reinforcing shape retaining ring, a separate sealing ring is inserted between the radially outwardly beaded sheet metal end faces of the neighboring bottom or wall elements of the multilevel container or between these end faces and the reinforcing shape retaining ring. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197131 | Vertical Tool Storage Device With a Curved Handle - A vertical tool storage device with a partially curved handle is disclosed. It comprises a hollow upright pivot shaft having two ends. The bottom end is attached to a base, the top end is end capped and protruding from the end cap is a handle. The pivot shaft is pivoted with a plurality of tool container. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197132 | Easily-Openable Can Lid - An easy open can lid comprises an outer multilayered portion folded into three layers and enclosing the panel portion from outside of the score line, and an inner multilayered portion folded into three layers and enclosing the panel portion from inside of the score line. A leading edge of an outer protection portion as a folding portion between the first and second outer layers is flush with or situated outside of the score line, and a leading edge of an inner protection portion as a folding portion between the second and third inner layers is flush with or situated inside of the score line. An opening width of an inner interspace between the first and second inner layers is wider than that of an outer interspace between the second and third outer layers. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197133 | FIRE SPRINKLER HEAD PAINT COVER - An easily removable fire sprinkler head paint cover to be temporarily installed over and around a fire sprinkler head so as to prevent paint or other finishing materials from coming into contact with a fire sprinkler head and to allow for uniform and systematic painting or finishing of walls or ceilings in which fire sprinkler heads are installed. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197134 | Venting Container - A venting container including a lid and base having an inner cavity and a side wall that terminates in a rim, the lid including a central panel and a peripheral sealing lip that surrounds the panel, the peripheral sealing lip having a generally inverted U-shaped cross section that defines a lid channel into which the container rim fits, the sealing lip including at least one venting feature in the form of a flexible venting button that is adapted to transition from a first position to a second position upon application of an actuation force, the venting button being further adapted and positioned whereby when the container rim is positioned in the lid channel and the venting button is in the first position, sealed engagement of the lid to the container is effectuated and when the venting button is in the second position a venting air passage is provided from the container cavity to the container surroundings. In a second embodiment, the venting feature is in the form of a downwardly protruding venting boss provided to the lid closure and a boss seat formed in the base closure whereby the venting boss is received with the boss seat when the lid is oriented in a first non venting attachment position and the venting boss abuts against a surface of the base closure to provide a vent passage between the lid and base upon removal and repositioning of the lid to a second venting attachment position. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197135 | Beverage spout with safety tether - A beverage spout and threaded cap are joined by a safety tether that further acts as a guarantee strip to establish the integrity of the contents prior to opening. The safety tether as it is wrapped around the pour spout is connected by a series of break-away tabs the cooperate to form the guarantee strip, whereupon when the cap is unscrewed off the tabs are ruptured to unfurl the safety tether. The break-away tabs can be selected to promote ordered extension of the safety tether as the cap is removed from the spout. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197136 | BAG HOLDER - A trash receptacle is disclosed, wherein the trash receptacle includes a container and a means for holding a liner in the trash receptacle, the means for securing disposed on an exterior of the trash receptacle and adapted to receive a portion of a liner disposed in the trash receptacle for securely and detachably securing the liner in place and militating against an unintended movement of the liner. | 2008-08-21 |
20080197137 | CRYOGENIC STORAGE TANK WITH THERMAL SHIELD - A cryogenic fluid storage tank having an inlet conduit, an outlet conduit, and a thermal shield in thermal contact with the inner vessel is disclosed, wherein the thermal shield is adapted to militate against heat transfer from the atmosphere to a cryogenic fluid by the inlet conduit and the outlet conduit. | 2008-08-21 |