35th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080203016 | Cleaning in Membrane Filtration Systems - A projectile of non-lethal composition includes an outer casing that is substantially sealed prior to impact with a target both when the projectile is in a static condition and when the projectile is in a dynamic condition. A marking material is encapsulated within the outer casing prior to impact. The outer casing is configured to deform and unseal upon impact such that the marking material disperses forward via hydraulic action. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203017 | Chemical Clean For Membrane Filter - A method of cleaning a porous polymeric membrane having a feed side and a permeate side including the steps of introducing a fluid containing a cleaning agent to the permeate side of a membrane allowing the cleaning agent to contact the permeate side of the membrane for a predetermined time, and contact the pores of the membrane, or introducing a fluid containing a cleaning agent to the feed side of a membrane; applying a transmembrane pressure to force the fluid containing the cleaning agent from the feed side to the permeate side of the membrane; allowing the cleaning agent to contact the permeate side of the membrane for a predetermined time, and contact the pores of the membrane. Preferably a concentration gradient between the feed side fluid and the lumen side fluid containing the cleaning agent causes cleaning agent to diffuse into the feed side fluid. Pressure may be applied to the fluid containing a cleaning agent to dislodge, where present, dissolved and undissolved solid from the membrane pores. The pressure may be applied in a pulsed fashion, and can be by way of compressed air at a pressure not more than the membrane's bubble point. The methods of the present invention may be preceded by, or followed with a backwash. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203018 | Monopersulfate Treatment of Membranes - A method of improving the water permeability and/or cleaning a porous polymeric microfiltration or ultrafiltration membrane, preferably a hydrophobic/hydrophilic blended membrane, eg P VdF/PVP comprising the step of contacting the porous polymeric membrane with a source of monopersulfate, preferably an aqueous solution of | 2008-08-28 |
20080203019 | MEMBRANE BATCH FILTRATION PROCESS - A membrane batch filtration process has a step of reducing the water level in the tank by permeation prior to emptying the tank to reduce the volume of water drained after each batch. Permeation may continue even after a portion of the membranes is exposed to air to further lower the water level. The membranes may be backwashed after the water level has been lowered. The water level may be lowered again after the backwash. The tank drain may begin with a portion of the membranes exposed to air. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203020 | Processes Employing Movable Particles - The invention is directed to an industrial process, for instance a process for the separation of compounds from a fluid mixture or a process for cleaning parts of equipment, using movable particles, as well as to said particles per se, which may be used in such processes. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203021 | SEPARATION - The invention refers to method for selectively binding and separating at least one component from whole blood or a body fluid, whereby the blood or body fluid is allowed to pass through a rigid integral separation matrix without being excluded therefrom. The matrix has a porous structure with a pore size ranging from 5 micron to 500 micron as well as an active surface ranging from 0.5 cm | 2008-08-28 |
20080203022 | Systems and Methods Using Multiple Solvents for the Removal of Lipids from Fluids - This invention is directed to systems and methods for removing lipids from a fluid or from lipid-containing organisms from a fluid, such as plasma. These systems combine a fluid with at least one extraction solvent, which causes the lipids to separate from the fluid or from the lipid-containing organisms. The separated lipids are removed from the fluid. The at least one extraction solvent is removed from the fluid or at least reduced to a concentration enabling the fluid to be administered to a patient without undesirable consequences. Once the fluid has been processed, the fluid may be administered to a patient who donated the fluid or to a different patient for therapy. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203023 | LAST-CHANCE QUALITY CHECK AND/OR AIR/PATHOGEN FILTGER FOR INFUSION SYSTEMS - Blood treatment system and method for high rate hemofiltration ensures against pyrogenic patient reaction by providing various mechanisms for filtering replacement fluid to remove endotoxins and other safety features including detecting incorrect fluid administration. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203024 | Method for the Elimination of Leukocytes from Blood - The invention relates to a method for reducing the number of leukocytes in blood through treating the blood in an arrangement of a plurality of fibers based on organic polymers, whereby the blood is channeled along the fibers and whereby the reduction in leukocytes from the blood occurs essentially through adsorption on the fibers, characterized in that the plurality of fibers based on organic polymers is fixed in a housing with an inlet arrangement and an outlet arrangement, and that the blood is channeled via the inlet arrangement into the housing, flows through the housing with the plurality of fibers made from organic polymers, and exits the housing via the outlet arrangement, that the arrangement of the fibers shows a high degree of order, that the blood flows along the external surface of the fibers, and that the fibers cause a generation of the complement activation product C5 | 2008-08-28 |
20080203025 | LOW PRESSURE PRODUCTION OF DRINKING WATER - An apparatus and methods for producing purified drinking water are disclosed. A hand pump is used in a closed system to generate pressure sufficient to pass the untreated water through a system of filters and a reverse osmosis membrane. The system preferably includes an ultrafiltration filter. The resulting water is substantially pure, being free of bacteria and having a significant amount of minerals and salts removed to make it safe for drinking. The system can produce enough potable water to supply the daily needs for a small village. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203026 | Reverse Osmosis Filtration System Storage Tanks - A reverse osmosis product water storage tank having first and second molded shells coupled together to form an enclosure, a bladder within the enclosure and coupled to separate product water from squeeze water within the enclosure, a first port through a wall of the enclosure to provide water access to the product water side of the bladder, a second port through a wall of the enclosure to provide squeeze water access to the squeeze water side of the bladder and wherein the inner surfaces of the enclosure having a topography configured to define a plurality of channels between the inner surfaces of the enclosure and the bladder when the bladder is full of product water for accommodating squeeze water flow into the enclosure between the enclosure and the bladder when the bladder is full of product water. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203027 | Organosilanes and substrate bonded with same - The present invention, provides novel silicon compounds, methods for making these novel silicon compounds, compositions comprising these novel silicon compounds attached to substrates, methods for attaching the novel silicon compounds to substrates and methods for using the compositions in a variety of chromatographic applications. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203028 | Electroluminescent Device with Iridium Complex - An iridium complex Ir(III)L | 2008-08-28 |
20080203029 | Chromatographic Media - This invention concerns the preparation and use of novel polymeric chromatographic media and preferably mixed mode polymeric chromatographic media. In accordance with the present invention, polymeric media is prepared using polymeric particles derivatized with polyethyleneimine, and preferably such polyethyleneimine derivatized polymeric particles further functionalized with appropriate reactants. The polymeric chromatographic media is especially useful for bioseparations. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203030 | Method of Extracting Organic Chemicals from Water or Air Using Polar Polyurethane as a Solid Extraction Medium - A method of extracting sparingly soluble organic contaminants from a water or gas stream is provided. Contaminants are removed from a contaminant stream by passing the stream through hydrophilic polyurethane or a composite comprising an open cell hydrophobic polyurethane foam having a plurality of surfaces defining a plurality of pores which have disposed thereon a coating of a substantially open cell hydrophilic polyurethane foam. The hydrophilic polyurethane or composite may then be regenerated when saturated with contaminant. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203031 | Foam Composite for Absorption of Hydrocarbon and Process for Making Same - A foam composite adapted to remove sparingly soluble hydrocarbon contaminants from water is provided. The adapted foam composite comprises a scaffold of an open cell hydrophobic polyurethane foam having a plurality of pores with a plurality of surfaces which have a coating of hydrophobic polyurethane disposed thereupon. The foam composite may be made by preparing a hydrophobic polyurethane prepolymer comprising the reaction product of a C8-C12 monohydric alcohol with a polyisocyanate, contacting an open cell hydrophobic polyurethane foam having a plurality of pores having a plurality of surfaces with the hydrophobic polyurethanes prepolymer and a polyol, and curing the prepolymer to form a coating of hydrophobic polyurethane on the surfaces of the pores of the hydrophobic polyurethane foam. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203032 | METHOD FOR REMOVING MANGANESE FROM NICKEL LATERITE WASTE LIQUORS - A method and system of removing or decreasing waste liquor manganese concentration to less than about 1 mg/L total manganese without the precipitation of significant amounts of magnesium. The method and system include steps for treating the waste liquor using three separate circuits in which in the first circuit, manganese is reduced, for example, from about 2 g/L to <500 mg/L using pH adjustment with a suitable neutralizing agent; and in the second circuit, the final target manganese level is achieved by oxidative precipitation using a suitable oxidizing agent. Part of the precipitated manganese product, e.g., MnO | 2008-08-28 |
20080203033 | Encapsulated Water Treatment System - A water treatment system is provided having an encapsulate manifold with a reverse osmosis cartridge and one or more filter cartridges. The filter cartridge includes a detent for being received within a slot in the manifold head for secure locking engagement. The water treatment system further includes a single probe conductivity monitoring system for monitoring the performance of a reverse osmosis membrane. The water treatment system is also provided in a modular arrangement wherein manifold heads are physically and fluidly coupled together via a clip which interfaces with the modular manifold heads. The water treatment system also allows for a retrofit application to include a permeate pump. The cartridges are also designed to provide a minimum annular inlet gap to minimize spillage during changing of the cartridges. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203034 | Method of Inhibiting the Growth of Microorganisms - The invention relates to a method of inhibiting the growth of microorganisms in fresh or circulating water by adding to the water, separately and essentially continuously, (1) an oxidant and (2) a bromine source. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203035 | WATER TREATMENT METHOD AND WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - To minimize an amount of hydrogen peroxide required for controlling the production of bromic acid in an ozone/hydrogen peroxide treatment. The ozone/hydrogen peroxide treatment is performed at an ozone injection rate by which a predetermined dissolved ozone concentration of the water subjected to an ozone treatment alone can be maintained or at an ozone injection rate by which a specific ratio of absorbance at a specific wavelength of the water to absorbance at a specific wavelength of the water subjected to the ozone treatment alone can be achieved. It is preferable that the injection rate of hydrogen peroxide is 0.01 to 5 times the ozone injection rate on a mass basis. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203036 | C02 RECOVERY SYSTEM AND SOLID-PARTICLES REMOVING METHOD FOR USE IN THE SAME - A solution contained in a regeneration tower is supplied to a filtering unit. The filter unit filters out solid particles contained in the solution. A washing unit washes out with backwash water solid particles filtered out by the filter unit. An evaporating unit receives the backwash water containing the solid particles, and heats received backwash water thereby obtaining solid-particles concentrated backwash water. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203037 | PASSIVE GREASE TRAP USING SEPARATOR TECHNOLOGY - A grease trap for separating grease and solid waste from waste water. The grease trap includes a tank having a downwardly shaped bottom. An upwardly shaped divider divides the tank into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. A hole near an upper part of the divider allows waste into the upper chamber. An inlet invert in the tank receives incoming waste water, while an outlet invert removes water from the tank. A lid covers the tank. A pipe extends through the lid, upper chamber, and lower chamber for sucking solid waste out of the lower chamber. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203038 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR RETAIL GOODS - A gravity feed product display device having product chutes and supported by an easel. Embodiments of the device may include a center easel or side easels formed from the back and bottom panels of the outer body of the display device. Either a one piece or a two piece construction may be used to form the device, which may be front loaded with product. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203039 | Junction box assembly with T-shaped aligning protrusion - A junction box assembly includes first and second structures, such as upper and lower cases. T-shaped aligning protrusions extend beyond an edge of a sidewall of the second structure and mate with a receiving member contained in the first structure. When the first structure is being aligned with the second structure, chamfers on the T-shaped aligning protrusion may be provided to help start the alignment process before the first and second structures are joined together. This allows for faster and easier assembly of the junction box and helps to reduce the mating forces between the first and second structures. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203040 | DISPLAY BAR ASSEMBLY FOR MERCHANDISING DISPLAYS - A display bar assembly for mounting on spaced apart slotted uprights on a merchandising gondola or the like. A tubular display bar of polygonal cross section is fitted with a pair of mounting brackets, which are slideable along the bar to enable spacing of the mounting brackets to agree with the spacing between the slotted uprights, which can be somewhat variable. The mounting brackets are formed with openings which closely and non-rotatably receive the display bar and are provided with hooks which engage slots in the uprights. Flanged end plugs are received tightly in each end of the display bar to prevent removal of the slideable brackets, such that the display bar and brackets form a permanent assembly. The mounting brackets may have multiple slot-engaging hooks for installation on uprights of different thicknesses in different rotary positions of the assembly. Where necessary to maintain a predetermined orientation of the display bar, the display bar can be formed with an axially limited portion of reduced cross section, enabling the mounting brackets, when positioned thereat, to be rotationally reoriented relative to the display bar. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203041 | Variable shelf assembly and refrigerator having the same - A variable shelf assembly includes a mounting member mounted in a storage compartment of a refrigerator, a shelf support member coupled to the mounting member such that the shelf support member is vertically movable, a shelf mounted on the shelf support member, and a lifting unit to lift the shelf support member. The mounting member and/or the shelf support member has a plurality of cool air circulation holes through which cool air circulating in the storage compartment passes. The lifting unit includes a driving gear, a driven gear rotatable by the driving gear, a screw shaft coupled to the driven gear, at least one moving member movable by the rotation of the screw shaft, and at least one rotary link having one end rotatably coupled to the moving member and the other end rotatably coupled to the mounting member. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203042 | Shelving system - A shelving system includes first and second side frames, each of said side frames having at least one upwardly extending prong; a shelf frame having at least two connector sections, wherein each of said connector sections is in communication with one of said side frames; and wherein each connector section defines a vertical hole therein to receive one of said upwardly extending prongs. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203043 | Apparatus and Method for Dismantling Shelving Units - An apparatus ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080203044 | Toy organizer pole - A support pole holds and organizes a wide variety of sizes, shapes, and types of toys in a vertical array. Two vertical shaft sections screw together to form a vertical pole with elasticized loops attached along the length of the pole in four vertical arrays at cardinal points around the pole. Four triangular support brackets act as legs screwed onto the bottom of the pole at cardinal points aligned with the loop arrays. Each of two opposing pairs of triangular support brackets are screwed onto the pole with the same pair of screws. The support pole may be can be knocked down for compact shipping and storage. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203045 | Mobile Lift Crane With Variable Position Counterweight - A mobile lift crane includes a carbody; a rotating bed; a boom; a moveable counterweight unit; at least one linear actuation device; and at least one arm pivotally connected at a first end to the rotating bed and at a second end to the linear actuation device. The arm and linear actuation device are connected between the rotating bed and the counterweight unit such that extension and retraction of the linear actuation device changes the position of the counterweight unit compared to the rotating bed. In one method of operation, the counterweight is never supported by the ground during crane pick, move and set operations other than indirectly by the ground engaging members on the carbody. The linear actuation device can include at least one rack and pinion assembly or hydraulic cylinder. In another embodiment, the crane comprises a counterweight movement structure including a rack and pinion assembly having a housing and a rack, the rack having a rectangular cross section with first and second sides opposite one another and third and fourth sides opposite one another, and having teeth on the first side and second sides, and at least first and third pinion gears engaged with the teeth on the first side of the rack and second and fourth pinion gears engaged with the teeth on the second side of the rack, and wherein each pinion gear is driven by a separate hydraulic motor, and wherein the motor driving the first pinion gear is mounted on the housing adjacent an opposite side of the rack from the motor driving the third pinion gear, and wherein the motor driving the second pinion gear is mounted on the housing adjacent an opposite side of the rack from the motor driving the fourth pinion gear. In another embodiment the crane includes a counterweight support structure attached to the counterweight unit. The counterweight support structure includes at least two ground engaging members that can provide support to the counterweight in the event of a sudden release of the load. The support structure comprises a telescoping structure connected to and between the ground engaging members such that the distance between the ground engaging members can be adjusted between a first and second position. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203046 | Overhead lift storage device - Certain exemplary embodiments provide for an overhead lift storage device comprising a longitudinal track for overhead mount and a pulley system for guiding at least one cable-like element therethrough. Each cable-like element has a connection end configured for connection with an article to be stored in a suspended storage position. An activation system is used to operate the pulley system causing the cable-like element to raise or lower a connected article between a lowered connecting position and a suspended storage position. A weight limiting clutch is used to limit the maximum force which can be used to lift a load thereby decreasing the risk of failure of the pulley system or cable-like element. A safety catch may be incorporated into the overhead lift storage device for taking the load off of the pulley system and/or cable-like element when the article is in the suspended storage position. The safety catch interacts directly with the cable-like element or a component thereof to take the load of the suspended article and does not support the article from below. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203047 | Guiding Device for Masts Sliding in Each Other, Telescopic Arm and Guiding Process - A device fixed to a first mast cooperates with a contact area located on the outside face of a second mast sliding substantially coaxially in the first mast. The device includes guide units including a roller mounted free to rotate about an axis orthogonal to the axis of the masts, a pad with a bearing face, and a device for displacing the axis of the roller perpendicular to the contact area of the mast, as a function of forces applied by the mast on the roller. The bearing area of the unit on the mast is thus formed by the roller only, or the roller and the pad. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203048 | ADJUSTABLE CONTAINER - An adjustable container is disclosed, wherein a plunger assembly disposed the container body cooperates with a support formed on an interior of the body to force the contents of the container upwardly towards a top thereof and to militate against the downward movement of said plunger assembly. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203049 | STIMULATING FEEDING DEVICE FOR A CHILD - An example feeding device includes a container and a controller that determines an orientation of the container. The controller activates a first stimulus when the container is in a first orientation and a second stimulus when the container is in another orientation. The first stimulus may please a child, and the second stimulus may displease a child. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203050 | Nursery Bottle with Automatic Shut off Mechanism for Inhibiting Tooth Decay - A nursery bottle with an automatic shut off mechanism for inhibiting tooth decay. A nipple is attached to a shut off valve, and the shut off valve is attached to a bottle body. The nipple, the bottle body and the shut off valve are in fluid communication with each other. The shut off valve includes a timing mechanism, where the timing mechanism is coupled to a reset actuator that operates the timing mechanism to open the shut off valve for a feeding time period, and where the shut off valve closes to shut off fluid flow into the nipple after the feeding time period expires. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203051 | Jar or Tin Lid - The invention relates to a lid for jars or tins having a screw-lock or twist-lock mechanism for sealing the content of the jar or tin in an air-tight manner. The lid is made up of a rubber or plastic seal between the inside of the lid and the upper peripheral edge of the jar or tin. The lid has a discoid plate having a continuous opening or alternatively-no opening is inserted between the lid and the upper edge of the jar or tin. The peripheral edge representing the upper edge of the jar or tin is configured to form a tight seal with the discoid plate when the jar or tin is closed. The opening of the plate is associated with a seal facing the inside of the lid and blocking air from penetrating the opening. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203052 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A MICRORESONATOR - A method of fabricating a microresonator is disclosed. Initially, silica is deposited on a substrate, and the substrate is etched to form a pillar, the top portion of which supports the silica. The microresonator is then formed from the silica. Next, the pillar is etched to reduce the overall diameter of the top portion of the pillar so that the microresonator can be disengaged from the pillar. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203053 | Method for manufacturing magnetic recording medium, stamper, transferring apparatus, and method for forming resin mask - A reliable magnetic recording medium manufacturing method is provided in which a resin material used for processing a recording layer into a concavo-convex pattern can be removed reliably. In the magnetic recording medium manufacturing method, an energy ray curable resin material is spread over a continuous recording layer. Then, a stamper having a predetermined concavo-convex pattern is brought into contact with the resin material to transfer the concavo-convex pattern to the resin material, and the resin material is irradiated with energy rays such that the irradiation energy on a portion excluding the edge portion of the resin material is greater than that on the edge portions. The curing reaction proceeds to a greater extent in the portion excluding the edge portions than in the edge portions. Then, the resin material is etched and removed such that more resin material is removed from the edge portions than from the other portion. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203054 | PLANARIZATION OF A LAYER OVER A CAVITY - A method for fabricating a micro structure includes disposing a sacrificial material in a recess formed in a lower layer and forming a layer of compensatory material on the sacrificial material in the recess. The compensatory material is higher than the upper surface of the lower layer. A first portion of the compensatory material is removed to form a substantially flat surface on the sacrificial material. The substantially flat surface is substantially co-planar with the upper surface of the lower layer. An upper layer is formed on the lower layer and the substantially flat surface. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203055 | Method of forming one or more nanopores for aligning molecules for molecular electronics - A technique is provided for forming a molecule or an array of molecules having a defined orientation relative to the substrate or for forming a mold for deposition of a material therein. The array of molecules is formed by dispersing them in an array of small, aligned holes (nanopores), or mold, in a substrate. Typically, the material in which the nanopores are formed is insulating. The underlying substrate may be either conducting or insulating. For electronic device applications, the substrate is, in general, electrically conducting and may be exposed at the bottom of the pores so that one end of the molecule in the nanopore makes electrical contact to the substrate. A substrate such as a single-crystal silicon wafer is especially convenient because many of the process steps to form the molecular array can use techniques well developed for semiconductor device and integrated-circuit fabrication. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203056 | METHODS FOR ETCHING HIGH ASPECT RATIO FEATURES - Methods for forming features for high aspect ratio application in etch process are provided in the present invention. In one embodiment, the method for etching a dielectric layer disposed on a substrate includes placing a substrate having a portion of a dielectric layer exposed through a patterned photoresist layer in an etch chamber, supplying a gas mixture containing argon (Ar) gas into the etch chamber, forming a plasma from the gas mixture using dual frequency RF power and etching the exposed dielectric layer using the plasma formed from the gas mixture. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203057 | WET CLEANING PROCESS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - A wet cleaning process is provided. The wet cleaning process includes at least one first rinse process and a second rinse step. The first rinse step includes rinsing a substrate using deionized water containing CO | 2008-08-28 |
20080203058 | SUBSTRATE DEVELOPING METHOD AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS - A method for developing a substrate includes a developing step for supplying a developer to the substrate, and a neutralizing and removing step for supplying a treating solution containing a neutralizing material to the substrate to neutralize the developer, and neutralizing the developer and removing the developer from the substrate. In the neutralizing and removing step, the developer is neutralized by the treating solution. This neutralization reaction forms a product (salt) which easily melts into the treating solution and does not precipitate. Thus, the product is removable from the substrate along with the treating solution. Therefore, the developer is inhibited from remaining on the substrate. As a result, it is possible to prevent post-develop defects due to “residues of the developer” or the developer remaining on the substrate. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203059 | DILUTABLE CMP COMPOSITION CONTAINING A SURFACTANT - The inventive polishing composition comprises an abrasive, an aqueous medium, a surfactant in an amount above its critical micelle concentration, and a hydrophobic surface active compound. The invention also provides a method of using a polishing composition. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203060 | ETCHING METHOD AND ETCHING COMPOSITION USEFUL FOR THE METHOD - In etching of silicon nitride with a phosphorus type, if etching is carried for a long time, silicon oxide tends to precipitate, and it has been impossible to constantly carry out the etching for a long period of time. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203061 | Gas-circuit breaker - A gas-circuit breaker includes a cylinder, a stationary piston, and a moving piston. The cylinder has a moving contact that is fixed on one end of a rod and has a gas exhaust that faces a stationary contact. The rod is inserted into the cylinder. The stationary piston is fixed to the container, and is fitted in an opening of the cylinder to create a puffer chamber. Due to movement of the rod, the stationary piston compresses arc-extinguishing gas, and the gas blows onto the arc through gas exhaust. The moving piston partitions the puffer chamber into a first puffer chamber and a second puffer chamber. Sliding of the moving piston changes the capacity of the first puffer chamber and the second puffer chamber according to the difference in pressure in the first puffer chamber and the second puffer chamber. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203062 | SWITCHGEAR - A switchgear having interrupters wherein at least two moving contacts are capable of being open and close with respect to respective fixed contacts. The switchgear comprises a non-earthed metal vacuum chamber enclosing the interrupters therein, a connection conductor for connecting the moving contacts, an operating rod connected to the connecting conductor by means of an insulator and protruding from the non-earthed metal vacuum chamber, a sealing means for sealing the protrusion of the operating rod at the non-earthed metal vacuum chamber, circuit terminals protruding from the non-earthed vacuum chamber, an earth layer surrounding an outer periphery of the insulating mold, and apotential control means. The control means for controlling the potential of the non-earthed metal vacuum chamber is connected between the circuit terminals and is connected to the non-earthed metal vacuum chamber at the intermediate point of the potential control means. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203063 | Vacuum interrupter chamber - The disclosure relates to a vacuum interrupter chamber having an insulating ceramic wall, within which contact pieces which move in a vacuum are arranged and are surrounded by a screen between the contact piece and the interrupter chamber wall. In order in this case to improve on the one hand the erosion resistance of the screen and on the other hand the dielectric strength of the arrangement, the disclosure proposes that coatings composed of high-melting-point material or composed of refractory metals be fitted at least partially in the area of the screen or other components within the vacuum interrupter chamber. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203064 | Bundle Drawn Metal Fiber with Three Layers - A bundle drawn metal fiber has a radial cross section comprising at least three concentric metal layers, being a core layer, a surface layer and at least one intermediate layer. The intermediate layer or layers envelop the core layer. The surface layer envelops the intermediate layer or layers. The surface layer provides the outer surface of the bundle drawn metal fiber A bundle drawn metal fiber is characterized in that its surface layer has an average thickness of less than 30% of the equivalent diameter of the metal fiber. The invention further relates to a method to provide such bundle drawn metal fibers. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203065 | System and Method For Controlling And Coordinating Welding-Type Processes and Gouging-Type Processes - A system and method for an integrated structural welding system includes a welding-type power source configured to deliver welding-type power for a variety of welding-type processes. The system also includes a gouging torch connected to the welding-type power source to receive welding-type power during a gouging-type process and a wire feeder connected to the welding-type power source to receive welding-type power during a welding-process. Furthermore, the system includes a controller configured to coordinate operation of the wire feeder, the gouging torch, and the power supply to perform only one of the gouging-type process and the welding-type process at a given time. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203066 | MULTI-CABLE UMBILICAL CORD SYSTEM - A system and method for an integrated structural welding system is designed to improve work flow efficiency. Accordingly, a multi-cable umbilical cord system is provided that combines and couples a number of power, control, and gas deliver cables. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203067 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING WELDING AND GOUGING OPERATIONS - A system and method for an integrated structural welding system includes a user interface and controller configured to coordinate both welding and gouging operations. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203068 | Power Supply-Control Device for Electrical Discharge Machining Apparatus - A power-supply control device includes a high-frequency component detecting unit, a machining voltage level detecting device, and a pulse control device. The high-frequency component detecting unit detects a high-frequency component of discharge voltage at a machining gap. The machining voltage level detecting device detects a discharge voltage level at the machining gap. The high-frequency component is compared with a reference high-frequency component to obtain a first comparison result. The discharge voltage level is compared with a reference voltage level to obtain a second comparison result. The pulse control device controls pulse off time based on the first comparison result, and cuts off a discharge pulse based on the second comparison result. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203069 | EDM process for manufacturing reverse tapered holes - A electrical discharge machining apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus may have an electrode, an actuator configured to advance the electrode, and a power supply. The apparatus may also have a controller in communication with the actuator and the power supply. The controller may be configured to negatively charge the electrode, and regulate the actuator to advance the negatively charged electrode toward a positively charged workpiece, thereby initiating erosion of the positively charged workpiece. The controller may also be configured to positively charge the electrode and negatively charge the workpiece to erode the electrode to a desired condition after workpiece erosion has been initiated. The controller may also be configured to continue advancing the electrode toward the workpiece after the electrode has been eroded to the desired condition. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203070 | ARC RECOVERY WITHOUT OVER-VOLTAGE FOR PLASMA CHAMBER POWER SUPPLIES USING A SHUNT SWITCH - A system and method for over-voltage protection is described. In one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus includes an output port configured to deliver power to a plasma chamber to ignite a plasma. The apparatus also includes a shunt switch in parallel with the output port and a processor configured to receive an indicator of an arc in the plasma. The processor is configured to close the shunt switch for a period of time to divert current away from the arc. The processor is also configured to trigger a pulse of the shunt switch to limit a voltage of an increasing voltage condition associated with the arc. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203071 | LINK PROCESSING USING LASER PULSES WITH SPECIALLY TAILORED POWER PROFILES - A laser pulse with a specially tailored temporal power profile, instead of a conventional temporal shape or substantially square shape, severs an IC link. The specially tailored laser pulse preferably has either an overshoot at the beginning of the laser pulse or a spike peak within the duration of the laser pulse. The timing of the spike peak is preferably set ahead of the time when the link is mostly removed. A specially tailored laser pulse power profile allows the use of a wider laser pulse energy range and shorter laser wavelengths, such as the green and UV, to sever the links without appreciable damage to the substrate and passivation structure material located on either side of and underlying the links. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203072 | Method and a Device for Providing Feedback on Weaving Parameters - A method and a device for providing feedback on weaving parameters in connection with programming an industrial robot provided with a tool to perform a weaving movement. The device includes a simulation unit receiving the weaving parameters and on basis thereof performing a simulation of the weaving movement with a mathematical model of the weaving movements, a graphical unit receiving the calculated trace and on basis thereof producing a graphical representation of the weaving movement, and a display unit displaying the graphical representation of the weaving movement. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203073 | WELDING-TYPE SYSTEM HAVING A WIRE FEEDER SYSTEM HAVING INTEGRATED POWER SOURCE CONTROLS AND A WELDING-TYPE POWER SOURCE THAT IS FREE POWER PARAMETER SELECTION INTERFACES - A system and method for an integrated structural welding system is designed to protect improve work flow efficiency. Specifically, a welding-type power source is provided that is free of user interface devices designed to select power parameters. Instead, a wire feeder is provided that includes a user interface configured to receive operational and power parameters and a controller configured to control operation of the welding-type power source based on the feedback received through the user interface. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203074 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A WELDING-TYPE SYSTEM FROM STRAIN - A system and method for an integrated structural welding system is designed to protect the components of the system against accidental damage and undue stresses. Specifically, portable structure and a strain protection system are provided. The strain protection system is supported by a portable structure and engages one or both of a welding-type cable and a power cable to transfer forces applied to the welding-type cable or power cable when adjusting a position of the portable structure to the support structure. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203075 | PORTABLE STRUCTURAL WELDING SYSTEM HAVING INTEGRATED RESOURCES - A system and method for an integrated structural welding system is designed to improve work flow efficiency. Specifically, a portable support structure is provided that includes a number of integrated components, such as transmission power receptacles and gas supply connections, that provide ready access to resources to perform a number of welding-type processes. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203076 | Method and Apparatus for Heating an Object - Rapid heating of a surface of an object is achieved by moving the surface of the object proximate to one or more flexible baffles. The one or more flexible baffles are in fluid communication with a pressurized and heated flow of air. The one or more baffles are arranged to contact the surface of the object in the absence of the flow of air. The flow of air creates a gap between the one or more flexible baffles and the adjacent portions of the surface. The flow of air traveling through the gap heats these portions of the surface with a high thermal transfer efficiency. Objects to be heated may include substantially two-dimensional planar objects such as thin plates, as well as three-dimensional objects such as cylinders. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203077 | Heating System Comprising a Ptc Element, Especially For a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a heating system ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080203078 | WINDSHIELD HEATER - The present invention is a vehicle windshield assembly for assisting a vehicle defroster in melting ice or snow on a vehicle windshield by engaging and heating an outer circumference area of an inner side of the windshield using a flexible electrical heating element, an adhesive for adhering the heating element to the windshield, an electrical conductor for electrically connecting the heating element to an electrical outlet in the vehicle, and an electrical control device for controlling operation of the heating element at a plurality of heating levels. The heating element may be capable of plugging directly into a universal vehicle power outlet, lighter socket, fuse box, or the vehicle's electrical system. A heating element is held to an outer perimeter of the windshield using a flexible adhesive tape, a permanent adhesive, or may be sandwiched between two panels of glass forming the windshield. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203079 | Vehicle window with de-icing feature and method - A window such as a vehicle window (e.g., windshield) has a de-icing feature. In certain example embodiments, a conductive structure is provided on an interior surface of a substrate of the window, AC tuned to an ice removal frequency is caused to run through the conductive structure, and fields generated by the AC passing through the conductive structure propagate through the substrate to an exterior surface of the window and can be absorbed by ice thereby causing the ice to melt and/or be removed from the window. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203080 | Patient Warming Blanket - The present invention provides a patient warming device and method of application that may be used to retain and provide heat to a patient to prevent the onset of hypothermia. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203081 | VARIABLE THERMAL RESISTOR SYSTEM - A variable thermal resistance system having a hermetically sealed enclosure around a component. There may be a gap or space between the internal surface of the enclosure and the external surface of the component. A gas, such as a gas from a low vapor pressure solid placed on the internal surface of the enclosure or liquid on a porous internal surface of the enclosure, may fill the space or gap. The gas may have low thermal conduction at low temperatures and high thermal conduction at high temperatures. This may reduce an amount of energy required by a constant temperature maintaining mechanism for the component. At low temperatures less heat is conducted from the component and at high temperatures more heat is conducted from the component so as to reduce the heating and cooling requirements of the temperature maintaining mechanism. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203082 | BANQUET CART INCLUDING HEAT RETENTION MATERIAL - A banquet cart includes a heater received in an opening in the bottom panel of the banquet cart. Plates of food are loaded into the interior compartment of the banquet cart in the kitchen. The heater includes a central heater unit and two heat retention material heating panels. The central heater unit heats the interior compartment of the banquet cart for twenty minutes. The central heater unit is turned off, and smaller heaters are turned on to heat the heat retention material heating panels for forty minutes. The smaller heaters are turned off and the banquet cart is rolled from the kitchen to a hallway proximate to the dining area for serving the plates of food to guests. The heated heat retention material heating panels can maintain the temperature of the air in the interior compartment of the banquet cart warm for approximately two hours and forty minutes, keeping the food in the banquet cart warm. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203083 | SINGLE WAFER ANNEAL PROCESSOR - A thermal processor is adapted for annealing substrates. The processor has a sealed process chamber. Air is excluded from the process chamber during processing to avoid oxidation of substrate surfaces, such as copper surfaces. The substrate temperature is controlled by selectively positioning the substrate between a hot plate and a cold plate operating at steady state conditions. During loading and/or unloading, the air flow is induced over the substrate. This keeps the substrate at a temperature low enough to avoid oxidation, even though the heater may remain on. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203084 | Heating apparatus for heating objects to be heated, heating method for heating the objects to be heated, and storage medium in which computer-readable program is stored - The present invention provides a heating apparatus for heating objects to be processed, which can detect a temperature of the objects to be processed with higher precision and accuracy, thereby to achieve higher precision temperature control. A heating apparatus | 2008-08-28 |
20080203085 | TOASTER WITH SUPPLEMENTAL CYCLE - A toaster has a user selectable supplementary toasting cycle that is intended to change the shade of a food after or during a toasting cycle. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203086 | Attaching Unit and Knob for a Heating Unit of a Cigar Lighter - The invention relates to a unit for fixing a base body provided with a housing of a cigar lighter heating element, in particular for motor vehicles. The inventive fixing unit is used for fixing a button actuating said heating element. Said fixing unit comprises a fixing element fixable to the housing of the base body of the heating element and an adapter for fixing the button, wherein said adapter is adjustably inserted into the fixing element and is guided in such a way that it is axially displaceable with respect thereto. The fixing unit makes it possible to mount the button only at a last operation for assembling said heating element, thereby enabling the button, which is embodied in the form of a decorative element, not to be exposed to mechanical stresses produced during an assembling process and to prevent the button damage by assembling operations. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203087 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for operating an induction heating device. The induction heating device comprises an induction coil and a frequency converter for producing a control voltage for the induction coil. The frequency converter comprises a rectifier rectifying an alternating supply voltage (UN), an intermediate circuit capacitor, looped in between output terminals of the rectifier and equalizing the rectified voltage (UG), and at least one controllable switching element, looped in between the output terminals of the rectifier. According to the invention, in a predetermined discharge interval (INT) before a zero crossing (ND) of the alternating supply voltage (UN), the intermediate circuit capacitor is discharged to a threshold value by controlling the at least one switching element before the induction coil is controlled in order to produce an adjustable heating capacity. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203088 | HEATING APPARATUS AND INDUCTION HEATING CONTROL METHOD - In an aspect of this invention, a fixing device includes a heating member including a first area and a second area formed of conductive members (e.g., aluminum and iron) having different magnetic permeability ratios, and an induction heating unit which generates a magnetic field from a coil to induction-heat this heating member, and the fixing device changes a frequency of a high-frequency current to be supplied to the coil to thereby control a heating area of the heating member. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203089 | COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER FOR TRANSPORT AND STORAGE - Collapsible container which includes a base member, collapsible side walls, which adjacent side walls are inter-connectable. The base member is provided with feet members, a circumambient edge and a mainly horizontal load surface. The load surface is provided with recesses extending downwards from the load surface, said recesses being arranged adjacent the edge. At least one side wall is provided with downwards extending protrusions, said protrusions being arranged to interact with said recesses. Said at least one side wall engages the base member through vertical motion. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203090 | SHIPPING CONTAINER, SYSTEM AND PACKING METHOD, ALONG WITH REUSABLE PACKING ACCESSORY FOR USE THEREWITH - A reusable shipping system comprises a closable shipping container and a packing ensemble disposed in the container's interior which includes an expandable cushioning assembly and at least one reusable packing accessory. The expandable cushioning assembly may be a layered arrangement having at least one foam layer and an inflatable bladder, while the packing accessory may be one or more cushioned bags or the like. Methods are also described for preparing a shipping container having a padded interior and a layered cushioning assembly. One or more items are inserted into the shipping container, and its cushioning assembly is thereafter expanded, for example by inflating a bladder, to compress the container's padded interior against the item(s). | 2008-08-28 |
20080203091 | Flipping Trash Can - The present invention relates to a new design for a trash can designed to be used in fast food restaurants, in particular. Most trash cans have lids that need to be opened manually, whereas the current invention has a pedal that when stepped on, is used to open the lid. A tray loaded with rubbish will be laid on a board that is placed at a certain angle. When the foot pedal, which is attached to the lid by a spring, is released the board moves and touches the tray at the tip, which flips the tray over and causes all the rubbish to fall in the hole designed for the trash bag. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203092 | Container sealing system - An easily closable and openable container system includes a number of features which facilitate easy opening and closing while maintaining a high seal. In a first embodiment, the opening forces can be concentrated on one narrow side which includes a lip on one side of a lid flange and with an angled portion on the opposite side of the flange to give ease of opening with less force involved. In a second embodiment where one side is not significantly shorter than a longest side, the lid flange is located at a corner to concentrate the leverage for opening. A continuous flange surrounds a generally planar member and mates with a outwardly projecting rim. The flange includes a pair of surfaces, including an inwardly angled surface which acts to form a stable seal, and actually urges the lid downward as the natural sealing force from the flange is applied. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203093 | Sea containers including at least one dissolvable and/or pressure-sensitive sacrificial plug and/or vent - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to sea containers. More particularly, certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a sea container including an interior region suitable for storing one or more movable goods. At least one sacrificial plug is located in a first side of the container. At least one vent is located in a second side of the container. The at least one sacrificial plug and/or the at least one vent is/are suitable for allowing water to enter into and/or air to exit out of the sea container. The at least one sacrificial plug and/or vent may be a pressure-sensitive sacrificial plug. Alternatively or in addition, the at least one sacrificial plug and/or vent may be dissolvable (e.g., dissolvable in water). Thus, when such sea containers fall off of a ship, they may provide a suitable window for recovery but also reduce the likelihood that damage will be done to other ships. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203094 | CAN END WITH IMPROVED OPENABILITY AND DRINKABILITY - Disclosed is a can end with an improved opening and drinking convenience. The can end includes a body having an opening piece defined in a predetermined region of an upper surface thereof by scores, and a tab coupled to the body by means of a rivet. The tab has a first end located at one side of the rivet to form a grip portion, and a second end located at the other side of the rivet to form a pressure portion for pressing the opening piece. The scores include a center score formed at the center of the opening piece and having a center axis extending in the same direction as an extending direction of the tab, a first boundary score continuously extended symmetrically left and right from a first end of the center score adjacent to the rivet, and a second boundary score having a drinking line portion continuously extended symmetrically left and right from a second end of the center score opposite to the rivet, and lengthened line portions extended downward from both ends of the drinking line portion to the vicinity of both ends of the first boundary score. The first and second boundary scores divide the opening piece from the remaining region of the upper surface of the body. At least a region between the first boundary score and the second boundary score forms a stay portion. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203095 | VAPOR-GUIDING LID FOR COOKWARE - A vapor-guiding lid has a cover portion for removably covering an upper opening of a cookware the cover portion having an outer perimeter. The lid has a rigid canalized guiding member in fluid communication with the inside of the cookware to guide vapors out. The guiding member extending away from the cover portion and having an outlet located approximately at or past the outer perimeter of the cover portion for expelling the vapors. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203096 | 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. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203097 | Universal system for underground storage and elevation of solid waste containers - The present invention applies to the collection of solid waste into underground equipment and it refers to a system by which an underground pit is used to house one or more solid waste container(s). | 2008-08-28 |
20080203098 | Reservoir mixing system - A drinking water distribution reservoir has a new draft tube mixing arrangement. An intermediate opening in the draft tube enables water to flow between the central passage of the draft tube and an intermediate portion of the tank. Directional walls can provided on the intermediate opening to help direct flow, and a check valve can be used to prevent flow from the intermediate section of the tank into the draft tube or prevent flow from the draft tube into the intermediate section of the tank. A venturi portion can also be provided on the draft tube to help draw water from the intermediate portion of the tank into the draft tube. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203099 | Anti-choking plate and method of preventing choking - The present invention in one embodiment is a dinner plate with a gauge in the form of a “test cylinder” or the outline of a ring attached to the plate that is used to gauge firm food size for children or other people susceptible to choking to keep them from choking on the firm food. In one embodiment, the “test cylinder” is molded into a child's dinner plate as a slightly raised ring on the surface of the plate. In another embodiment, a ring is printed on to the surface of the plate. The “test cylinder” and the printed ring may take a variety of shapes and sizes in addition to cylindrical or circular so long as they provide a gauge against which to measure the size of firm food that is intended to be eaten by the child or person susceptible to choking. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203100 | FOLDING DISH - The invention comprises a dish that can be folded to a compact size for use when camping or traveling. The dish is preferably folded along a central axis via living hinges that allow the dish to be collapsed and held in a collapsed position by snaps or other fasteners. In use, the dish is unfolded and formed into a stable position. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203101 | Gas storage tank and method of manufacturing the same - The technique of the invention manufactures a gas storage tank, which includes a gas absorbent/adsorbent and is capable of storing a high-pressure gas. The manufacturing process of a hydrogen storage tank first assembles a heat exchanger unit and packs the particles of hydrogen storage alloy into the heat exchanger unit. The manufacturing process then blocks hydrogen storage alloy filling holes used for packing the hydrogen storage alloy in the heat exchanger unit and attaches a detachable cover member to a hydrogen inlet. The manufacturing process subsequently locates the heat exchange unit filled with the hydrogen storage alloy in a cylindrical tank and narrows both ends of the tank to form joint openings. The manufacturing process then heat-treating the tank under water cooling and detaches the cover member. The manufacturing process attaches joint assemblies to the joint openings and forms a reinforcement layer around the outer circumference of the tank to complete the hydrogen storage tank. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203102 | Cask and Chime Assembly - There is disclosed a cask and chime assembly wherein the cask has end surface side wall portions of reduced diameter relative to the central wall surface portion of the cask. The reduced diameter portions of the cask are separated from the central wall surface portion of the cask by an annular groove whereby a protruding shoulder is provided in the groove adjacent the central portion of the cask. Chimes the cask and have a flange adapted to be snapped fitted into the groove. The shoulders provide for support against vertical of forces that might otherwise displace the chimes from the grooves. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203103 | Portable reverse isolation box (PRIB) - A portable reverse isolation box (PRIB) for protecting an object from the environment and/or protecting a user from the object, the PRIB comprising:
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20080203104 | Drinking Straw Holder - A drinking straw holder cut and formed from flat sheet material comprising a means for securely grasping a straw and a means for securely positioning the straw with respect to a beverage container. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203105 | PACKAGING - A packaging sleeve for a beverage pouch having a spout through which the pouch can be filled and a removable cap for closing the spout until it is desired to consume the beverage. The sleeve is configured to define a cavity arranged to receive the pouch so that the spout projects from the sleeve at one end and the sleeve is capable of standing unsupported on a surface at the other end while the pouch is supported in the sleeve. The sleeve is flexible to allow the pouch to be squeezed while consuming the beverage. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203106 | Closure with Elastic Hinge - An articulated structure to connect a cover to a support, which may be installed on a container or is formed from a single piece with an opening section of the container, comprising an articulated joint to guide the cover between a closed position and an open position with a pivot point situated on the outer side of the cover and/or the support, and an elastomer spring part, which grips the outer side of the cover as well as the support and is prestressed at least in the closed position of the cover under tension, characterized in that a force application point of the elastomer spring part to the cover and/or to the support at least in the closed position of the cover is displaced to the outside beyond the pivot point of the articulated joint. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203107 | Patient controlled timed medication dispenser - A medication on demand dispenser. The dispenser provides patient access to medications prescribed to be available on an as-needed basis but with a prescribed minimum time interval between doses. The dispenser permits access to a single medication dose after each minimum time interval has elapsed. After a drug dose is presented to the patient, the dispenser prevents access to the next dose until the minimum time interval has elapsed. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203108 | Programmable Item Dispensing Device Used in Life Management - A programmable item dispensing device is provided to assist in managing one's personal life. The device includes an enclosed housing having an access opening. A dispensing structure is movably mounted within the enclosed housing and provided with a series of dispensing compartments holding items used in managing one's personal life. A drive assembly is connected to the housing for driving the dispensing structure within the enclosed housing to move certain of the dispensing compartments into alignment with the access opening so as to enable dispensing of the items therethrough. A programmable control arrangement is attached to the housing for periodically controlling the drive assembly to move certain of the dispensing compartments into alignment with the access opening. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203109 | Can manipulating system - This invention structurally includes an adjustable guide rail system for laterally adjustably guiding and axially rotatably manipulating containers, such as cans, passed axially between the guide rail systems and with structure to simply and easily facilitate adjustment of the system to adjust to various series of different size cans. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203110 | DUAL CHAMBERED FLUID DISPENSER WITH MIXING CHAMBER - A dispensing device is provided that includes at least two separate reservoirs therein and a dispenser for mixing and delivering a substantially equal metered dose of fluid material from the reservoirs with each dispensing operation. In one example, the present invention relates to a dispenser for mixing and delivering hair colorant that allows the user to dispense a metered dose of the hair colorant components in a manner that measures and mixes those components with each dispensing operation. An optional applicator may be provided for even distribution of the dispensed hair colorant material. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203111 | Multichamber Dispensing System - Disclosed is a multichamber dispensing system for dispensing a mixture containing several substances. Said dispensing system comprises a receiving unit ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080203112 | System for Storing and Dispensing of a Substance - The present invention is directed to a system for storing and dispensing a substance and a method for air free filling of the same. The system comprises at least one compartment for storing a predetermined amount of a substance, wherein said compartment has a back end and a front end for filling and dispensing the substance, respectively. The system further comprises a vent, a movable front plug and a displaceable piston for sealing the compartment at the back end, wherein the compartment defines a predetermined volume between the vent and the movable front plug within the compartment downstream of said piston. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203113 | Beverage tap plug - The present invention relates to a beverage tap plug for occupying and disinfecting, cleaning, or sanitizing a faucet opening of a beverage tap. The beverage tap plug comprises a support member supporting a resilient absorbent member. The absorbent member comprises a generally cylindrical column of absorbent material. The support member of the beverage tap plug comprises a relatively flat, disk-shaped base supporting a thin post in which the post defines a longitudinal axis with a first base end and second distal end. The post protrudes outwardly from the center of the base at the base end. Additionally, the outside diameter of the absorbent member is larger than the diameter of the diameter of the outer rim of the faucet opening. The absorbent member of the beverage tap plug is impregnated with a disinfectant, sanitizer or cleaner. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203114 | FLUID DISPENSER WITH DOCKING STATION - The fluid dispenser includes a storage pouch that defines a storage container with fluid residing therein. The storage container has an exit port. A docking support includes a seat for removably receiving the storage container. The docking support has an input port. The exit port of the storage container is in fluid communication with the input port of the docking support. A conduit is fluidly connected to the input port of the docking support whereby fluid is delivered from the storage container through the docking station and through the conduit and out through the nozzle. A nozzle is preferably attached to the free end of the conduit with a metering pump positioned thereat to control flow of fluid therefrom. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203115 | BOTTLE FOR CONTAINING AND DISPENSING LIQUIDS - The present invention is a fluid dispensing device that includes a flexible and compressible outer housing that defines a bladder-receiving region. An independently deformable bladder, that contains media to be dispensed therein, resides in the bladder-receiving region. Compression of the outer housing exoskeleton causes the inner bladder to collapse and urge liquid, contained therein, to exit through the nozzle dispensing. A pump, which is accessible from the outside of the housing by a user, may be installed in fluid communication with the bladder to assist in dispensing media from the bladder for use. | 2008-08-28 |