35th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120216825 | Implant Flossing Guide - A dental hygiene threading tool used to insert floss between teeth of a user who has permanent oral implants. Traditional flossing for individuals with oral implants and the methods of flossing between implants and the gum line presently available are time consuming and difficult, due to the lack of the space between the two structures. The disclosed device comprises a hollow tube used to guide a floss threading line or pull through guide into these tight spaces. The tube is then removed once the threading line has been inserted. A user feeds a strand of dental floss through the threading line loop and pulls the threading line with the dental floss through the space. Once the dental floss has been fed through the teeth, the flossing procedure may commence. The device dramatically reduces time and effort required to thread floss between teeth and oral implants. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216826 | DENTAL CORD DISPENSER - This invention relates to an apparatus for dispensing a cord and comprises a housing having a cavity arranged to hold the cord. The housing also has a top cover and a bottom cover to enclose the cord. The dispenser further comprises a knob, handle or button on the dispenser, for example on the top cover or side for use in feeding the cord from the dispenser, an aperture that provides an outlet for the retraction cord to exit the housing, and a cutter near the aperture to cut the dispensed cord. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216827 | METHOD FOR DETECTING TIN - A method for the detection of tin is presented. A specimen is first contacted with a ruthenium-containing species to create a contacted region of the specimen. At least a portion of the contacted region is then irradiated by an excitation radiation and monitored for a relaxation radiation emitted in response to the excitation radiation. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216828 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE CLEANING METHOD - Disclosed is a substrate cleaning device provided with: a generation unit that generates ozone micro-nanobubble water; a nozzle header unit provided with a plurality of spray nozzles that spray the ozone micro-nanobubble water; and a substrate support unit that supports a substrate to be treated. The surface of the substrate supported by the substrate support unit is cleaned by spraying the ozone micro-nanobubble water from the plurality of spray nozzles onto the substrate. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216829 | MICRO FILAMENT CLEANING TOOL FOR EMERGING OPTICAL CONNECTORS - A cleaning tool for cleaning internal optical components of a fiber optic connector includes a cleaning strip that is advanced past one or more optical surfaces of the connector to wipe the connector free of contaminants. The cleaning tool includes a drive mechanism that is operated by rotating a drive, thereby advancing the cleaning strip along a cleaning strip path and into contact with the one or more optical surfaces. The cleaning tool comprises a cleaning tip that functions to place the cleaning strip in proper alignment within the connector in order to clean the optical surfaces that are not available for cleaning at the endface of the connector. Alignment features are provided in the cleaning tip to properly position the cleaning strip relative the optical surfaces. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216830 | WINDSHIELD WASHER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A WINDSHIELD WIPER DEVICE - The invention relates to a windshield wiper device ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120216831 | CLEANING APPARATUS WITH BRUSH HEAD DISENGAGER - A cleaning apparatus includes an elongated housing bounding a chamber with a motor disposed therein. A drive shaft is at least partially disposed within the chamber of the housing, the drive shaft being coupled with the motor such that during selective operation of the motor the drive shaft is rotated. A hub having a rotational axis about which the hub rotates is coupled with the drive shaft such that rotation of the drive shaft facilitates rotation of the hub. A cleaning head is removably coupled with the hub such that rotation of the hub causes rotation of the cleaning head. A disengaging system is movable between a first position where the cleaning head is securely engaged to the hub and a second position where the cleaning head is freely removable from the hub. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216832 | CLEANING IMPLEMENT BASED ON MELAMINE FORMALDEHYDE FOAM COMPRISING ABRASIVE PARTICLES - The present invention relates to a cleaning implement based on melamine formaldehyde foams comprising, abrasive particles and to a method of cleaning a hard surface with said cleaning implement. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216833 | REAL TIME LIQUID PARTICLE COUNTER (LPC) END POINT DETECTION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a method and apparatus for ex-situ cleaning of a chamber component. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a method and apparatus for endpoint detection during ex-situ cleaning of a chamber component used in a semiconductor processing chamber. In one embodiment, a system for cleaning parts disposed in a liner with a cleaning fluid is provided. The system comprises a portable cart, a liquid particle counter (LPC) carried by the portable cart, the LPC configured for detachable coupling to a fluid outlet port formed through the liner, the LPC operable to sample rinsate solution exiting the line, and a pump carried by the portable cart and configured for fluid coupling to the liner in a detachable manner, the pump operable to recirculate rinsate solution through the liner. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216834 | COMPOSITION FOR CLEANING A HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEM HAVING AN ALUMINUM COMPONENT - Disclosed herein is a cleaner concentrate comprising: greater than 10 weight percent of a freezing point depressant, 0.5 to 35 weight percent of oxalic acid, and an azole compound, wherein weight percent is based on the total weight of the cleaner concentrate. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216835 | CAR WASH SYSTEM - A automatic car washing apparatus is provided with a preparation station including a spray bar joined with an armature. The spray bar is manually moveable to selectively spray certain portions of a vehicle determined by the attendant. The armature provides forces to assist the user in manually manipulating the spray bar to prepare the vehicle to undergo subsequent and/or additional washing or cleaning procedures. A related method is also provided. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216836 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY FLUSHING A BULK DISPENSING SYSTEM IN A CLEANING APPLIANCE - A household cleaning appliance includes a bulk dispensing system configured to receive a removable cartridge containing multiple doses of treating chemistry and configured to deliver a charge of treating chemistry from the cartridge to a treating chamber and a water supply configured to be selectively coupled to the bulk dispensing system to flush at least a portion of the bulk dispensing system. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216837 | Method and System for Cleaning a Pond - The present invention is generally directed to a system, device and method for removing a layer of sediment formed on the bottom of a pond. A submersible vacuum unit associated with in-line import and export sections made from at least 2 inch diameter tubing is supported by a single ski or wheel that is in contact with the pond bottom surface, with a flexible hose connected to the export and directed outside the pond for disposal or filtering of suctioned water. In certain embodiments, leaf /debris bagging mechanisms or mulching mechanisms are employed to facilitate removal of large debris from pond bottoms, while fine silt material is contained in a region and suctioned off the bottom surface. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216838 | Method for Washing and Sanitizing Articles for an Infant - Disclosed is a portable and self contained washing and sanitizing apparatus. The apparatus finds particular application in washing small baby items such as bottles, nipples, teething rings or toys. The apparatus includes three primary components: a container for housing the items to be washed; a water reservoir for storing and collecting wash water; and a housing for interconnecting the container and reservoir. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216839 | HOT ROLLING HIGH-PRESSURE FLUID DESCALING METHOD AND DESCALING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a hot rolling high-pressure fluid descaling method and descaling apparatus. The apparatus comprises at least one descaling unit, a axial direction of a main pipe header of the descaling unit and a rolling stock transportation direction intersect. Each nozzle ejects fluid onto a surface of the rolling stock to form an impact region. The adjacent impact regions are presented in an alternate pattern on the surface of the rolling stock. The center lines of the impact regions along a longitudinal direction are spaced apart by a specific distance, and the center lines are essentially perpendicular to the rolling stock transportation direction. The interference caused by the rebounding of the jet sprays from the adjacent nozzles is reduced. Hence, the descaling quality is improved, that is, the roll-in-scale in the surface of the products is reduced and the surface quality of the products is enhanced. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216840 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT CLEANING DEVICE AND CLEANING METHOD - A plurality of spray units spray a cleaning liquid to a plurality of spray-target regions between which a site to be cleaned is interposed. The plurality of spray-target regions are linearly extending. The plurality of spray-target regions each has a spray pattern characterized in that a spray direction when viewed from a direction where the plurality of spray-target regions are linearly extending is perpendicular to a plane including the spray-target region. The spray units are disposed such that the plurality of spray-target regions are arranged in juxtaposition each other. The cleaning liquid sprayed from the spray units crashes against the plurality of spray-target regions and thereby generates cleaning liquid flows headed for the site to cleaned. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216841 | STEAM APPLIANCE - A steam appliance having a split handle with the upper part biased away from the handle base and an actuator for a water pump. When the appliance is pushed, the handle upper part is depressed and displaces a pump actuator to activate the pump. Use of a steam frame and steam towel allows an iron to be used as a steam cleaner. When a pole is mounted on the upper handle part, the appliance may be used as a steam mop that is activated by pushing the pole which depresses the handle to actuate the pump. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216842 | Nozzle Design On Mixproof Valves - A cleaning system for cleaning one or more valve seats in a valve and for cleaning one or more interior surfaces of said valve with a cleaning agent, where said cleaning system are preferably arranged in a mixproof valve ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120216843 | UV DISINFECTION SYSTEM WITH CONTACTLESS CLEANING - A UV disinfection system for waste water and drinking water, including a number of UV radiators arranged in cladding tubes and a cleaning device for the cladding tubes. The cladding tubes are configured essentially symmetrically to a longitudinal axis. The cleaning device for the cladding tubes includes (a) at least one cleaning ring for each cladding tube, which surround the cladding tube, (b) at least one drive for driving the cleaning ring in the direction of the axis, wherein the at least one cleaning ring is disposed at a distance (d) from the surface of the cladding tube, (c) openings directed in the cleaning ring towards the cladding tube, and (d) a supply of pressurised liquid under high pressure into the openings so that the pressurised liquid is directed as a cleaning jet onto the surface of the cladding tube. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216844 | PORTABLE PASSIVE ANTI-CORROSION VEHICLE ENCLOSURE - A portable passive anti-corrosion vehicle enclosure comprising a support frame system and a flexible enclosure. The support frame system is disposed within the flexible enclosure. The flexible enclosure comprises a floor sheet, a side sheet and a ceiling sheet, where the side and ceiling sheets are supported by the support frame system. The flexible enclosure further comprises a closure means configured for enabling entry and exit of a vehicle and/or a driver. When the vehicle enclosure is erected and sealed, the volume defined by the support frame system is substantially isolated from its surrounding environment. A non-powered passive corrosion protection means is provided within the volume to eliminate or reduce corrosion of exposed vehicle metal components within the volume. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216845 | HAY BALE HUNTING BLIND - In various exemplary embodiments, the present disclosure, addresses a hunting blind with the appearance of a hay bale having a frame comprising a plurality of and a covering with an fibrous outer surface having the appearance of baled hay, straw, or similar agricultural material. The frame components are preferably connectable by hand without the use of tools. In some exemplary embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a hay bale hunting blind that is relatively easy to assemble, disassemble, and transport through the use of detachably connectable frame components that are preferably easy to connect and disconnect by hand without the use of tools. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216846 | Portable Barrier - A portable barrier includes a pedestal assembly and a cover assembly. The pedestal assembly includes (i) a plurality of legs that are movable with respect to each other, the plurality of legs include a first lateral leg having a first free leg end, and a second lateral leg having a second free leg end, and (ii) a first limiter connected to the first lateral leg and the second lateral leg. The cover assembly including (i) a plurality of arms that are movable with respect to each other, the plurality of arms include a first lateral arm having a first free arm end and a second lateral arm having a second free arm end, and (ii) a covering connected to the first lateral arm and the second lateral arm. The portable barrier is configured to be moved between a protection mode and a storage mode. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216847 | PYROELECTRIC SOLAR TECHNOLOGY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method to increase the efficiency of a solar cell comprises applying one of a transparent pyroelectric film and a plurality of films in a stack on a front surface of the solar cell and applying one of an opaque pyroelectric film and plurality of films in a stack on another surface of the solar cell. An electromotive force is generated to bias the solar cell such that an open circuit voltage is created. The method also includes increasing a short circuit current through the pyroelectric film. A constant temporal temperate gradient is created in the pyroelectric film to increase the short circuit current with a temperature. The method also includes biasing a p-n junction of the solar cell with the electromotive force produced from the pyroelectric film. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216848 | THIN-FILM HETEROSTRUCTURE THERMOELECTRICS IN A GROUP IIA AND IV-VI MATERIALS SYSTEM - Embodiments of a thin-film heterostructure thermoelectric material and methods of fabrication thereof are disclosed. In general, the thermoelectric material is formed in a Group IIa and IV-VI materials system. The thermoelectric material includes an epitaxial heterostructure and exhibits high heat pumping and figure-of-merit performance in terms of Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity, and thermal conductivity over broad temperature ranges through appropriate engineering and judicious optimization of the epitaxial heterostructure. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216849 | Solar Photovoltaic Device - Disclosed is a solar cell apparatus. The solar cell apparatus includes a support substrate, a solar cell on a top surface of the support substrate, and a circuit board connected to the solar cell and provided on both the top surface of the support substrate and a lateral side of the support substrate. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216850 | FOLDABLE SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTOR - A foldable solar energy collector has a base and a panel body. The base has an elevatable telescopic shaft mounted thereon. The panel body has a bottom board and multiple side panels pivotally mounted around a perimeter of the bottom board. Two foldable panels are respectively and pivotally mounted on two edges of each side panel. A link assembly is pivotally mounted between the panel body and the telescopic shaft and has multiple inside and outside links pivotally connected to each other. One end of each inside link away from a corresponding outside link is pivotally mounted on the telescopic shaft. One end of each outside link away from a corresponding inside link is pivotally mounted between adjacent two of the foldable panels. When the telescopic shaft is elevated, the link assembly is pulled to drive the panel body to unfold or fold, rendering convenience in operation and storage. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216851 | Solar Power Generation Apparatus Capable of Tracking Sunlight - The present invention relates to a solar power generation apparatus, which comprises: torque tubes which are arranged to form a plurality of columns; a plurality of solar panels which are installed along each torque tube; posts which rotatably support each torque tube; lever arms which are coupled with each torque tube; a linkage which is disposed on the lower side of the torque tubes and is connected to each lever arm; an actuator which reciprocates the linkage in the longitudinal direction of the linkage, thereby rotating the torque tubes around an axis based on the longitudinal direction of the torque tubes; and a bed frame which is installed between some of the plurality of posts, wherein the actuator is supported thereon. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216852 | SOLAR TRACKER DRIVE - A solar energy collection system can include a drive configured to adjust a tilt position of a solar collector assembly so as to tract the sun. The drive can include hardware for providing feedback control of the orientation of the solar collector assembly. A method for calibrating the drive can include moving the drive to a reference position and saving an output value from a sensor configured to detect the orientation of the drive. The reference value output from the sensor can then be used in determining the target output value from the sensor required to achieve a desired orientation. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216853 | INTEGRATED SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM - The system is an integrated solar energy system which provides solar generated electricity by photovoltaic panels, provides solar generated hot water by solar collector thermal panels and which has a heat recovery ventilation system which can provide heated or cooled air. The system further provides a durable long lasting roof membrane. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216854 | Surface-Passivated Regenerative Photovoltaic and Hybrid Regenerative Photovoltaic/Photosynthetic Electrochemical Cell - A photoelectrochemical regenerative photovoltaic cell is provided that includes an electrode structure having a semiconductor photoelectrode layer, and a pinhole-free metal oxide layer disposed on the semiconductor photoelectrode layer forming the electrode structure, where the pinhole-free metal oxide layer is less than 10 nm in thickness, where the thickness of the pinhole-free metal oxide layer protects the semiconductor photoelectrode layer from i) oxidation, ii) dissolution, or i) and ii) when in contact with an electrolyte solution, where the pinhole-free metal oxide layer has a band gap that is transparent to solar radiation and provides band offsets that permit facile electron or hole transport between the electrolyte solution and the semiconducting photoelectrode. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216855 | SOLAR ARRAY SUPPORT METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for disposing and supporting a solar panel array are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for supporting a solar panel array includes the use of support columns and cables suspended between the support columns, with the solar panels received by solar panel receivers that are adapted to couple to the cables. The solar panel array may then be used to provide power as well as shelter. Cooling, lighting, security, or other devices may be added to the solar panel array. Embodiments of the invention include differing ways to support the solar panels by receivers of differing construction. Special installations of the system can include systems mounted over structure, such as parking lots, roads and aqueducts. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216856 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module, having a solar cell panel including a front-surface light-transmitting member, a rear-surface light-transmitting member, and a solar cell arranged between these members, and a terminal box for taking out an electric current from the solar cell panel, and further having a bus bar laid to transmit an electric current generated from the solar cell inside the solar cell panel through an end of the solar cell panel to a terminal plate inside the terminal box, wherein the terminal box is fitted to the panel in a manner so as to cover the end of the solar cell panel, through which the bus bar is passed, and further cover a light-receiving surface side region of the front-surface light-transmitting member, and a light-receiving surface side region of the rear-surface light-transmitting member, these regions being adjacent to the end. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216857 | Solar Cell Assembly with an Improved Photocurrent Collection Efficiency - Disclosed is a solar cell assembly with excellent photocurrent collection efficiency. The solar cell assembly includes a solar cell and a surface barrier layer. The solar cell includes a window layer. The surface barrier layer is provided on the window layer. The surface barrier layer is made of phosphide or arsenide. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216858 | PSEUDOMORPHIC WINDOW LAYER FOR MULTIJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS - Photovoltaic cells with one or more subcells are provided with a wide band gap, pseudomorphic window layer of at least 15 nm in thickness and with an intrinsic material lattice constant that differs by at least 1% from an adjacent emitter layer. This window layer has a higher band gap than a window layer with substantially the same intrinsic material lattice constant as the adjacent emitter layer, which increases the light transmission through the window, thereby increasing the current generation in the solar cell. The quality of being pseudomorphic material preserves a good interface between the window and the emitter, reducing the minority carrier surface recombination velocity. A method is provided for building a wide band gap, pseudomorphic window layer of a photovoltaic cell that has an intrinsic material lattice constant that differs by at least 1% from the adjacent emitter layer. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216859 | BACK SHEET FOR SOLAR CELL, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE - An object of the present invention is to provide a back sheet for a solar cell that improves weather resistance while also being advantageous in terms of cost. In a back sheet | 2012-08-30 |
20120216860 | INTERCONNECTION SHEET, SOLAR CELL WITH INTERCONNECTION SHEET, SOLAR CELL MODULE, AND INTERCONNECTION SHEET ROLL - Provided are an interconnection sheet, a solar cell with the interconnection sheet, and a solar cell module. In the interconnection sheet, a wire for p type and a wire for n type are disposed in a second direction alternately one by one with a distance therebetween to configure an alternating array portion, and an outflow suppression portion is provided outside the alternating array portion. Also provided are a solar cell with an interconnection sheet having a bonding layer provided between a back electrode type solar cell and the interconnection sheet, and the outflow suppression portion provided outside the bonding layer, as well as a solar cell module using the solar cell with the interconnection sheet. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216861 | SOLAR BATTERY CELL - In a solar battery cell, a plurality of silver electrodes are formed in a dot shape with a predetermined gap therebetween linearly along a rear surface tab line. Pitches among the silver electrodes are set so as to be large in a central part of a silicon substrate and small at the ends of the silicon substrate. By arranging many silver electrodes at ends of the silicon substrate having a large stress, the rigidity at the ends is improved, and the warpage is decreased, thereby suppressing cell cracking. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216862 | Silicon: Hydrogen Photovoltaic Devices, Such As Solar Cells, Having Reduced Light Induced Degradation And Method Of Making Such Devices - A method of producing a photovoltaic device includes providing a stretchable substrate for the photovoltaic device; and stretching the substrate to produce a stretched substrate. The method further includes depositing a structure comprising hydrogenated amorphous silicon onto the stretched substrate; and subjecting the deposited hydrogenated amorphous silicon structure and the stretched substrate to a compressive force to form a compressively strained photovoltaic device. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216863 | SOLAR ENERGY CONCENTRATOR ARCHITECTURES - Solar energy concentrator architectures employ an array of electro-optical liquid prism modules to deflect sunlight onto PV cells. Without any mechanical moving parts, the dynamic liquid prism allows the concentrator to adaptively track the daily changes of the sun's orbit. The liquid prism modules may be arranged, for example, into a sheet-shaped beam steering array; a condenser device such as a Fresnel lens is then used to focus the light deflected by the modules onto one or more PV cells—preferably CPVs. Another possible concentrator architecture requires arranging a plurality of liquid prism modules into a semi-spherical pattern, such that light impinging on the modules is directed onto one or more PV cells or CPVs. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216864 | Apparatus and Method for Extending Polyolefin Containing Photovoltaic Panel Life Span - A photovoltaic cell containing at least one substrate, two electrode layers, an organic photovoltaic layer situated between the two electrode layers, and an oxygen scavenger composition. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216865 | HETEROJUNCTION DEVICE - A solid-state p-n heterojunction comprising an organic p-type material in contact with an n-type material wherein said n-type material is surface-sensitised by at least two sensitizing agents comprising an energy donor sensitizing agent and an energy acceptor sensitizing agent and optionally at least one intermediate sensitizing agent, wherein the emission spectrum of the donor sensitizing agent overlaps with the absorption spectrum of the acceptor sensitizing agent and/or at least one intermediate sensitizing agent where present, and the emission spectrum of at least one intermediate sensitizing agent where present overlaps with the absorption spectrum of the acceptor sensitizing agent and wherein the acceptor sensitizing agent individually has a maximum Absorbed Photon to electron Conversion Efficiency of no less than 40% in an equivalent heterojunction when used as sole sensitizing agent. The invention also provides optoelectronic devices such as solar cells or photo sensors comprising such a p-n heterojunction, and methods for the manufacture of such a heterojunction or device. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216866 | ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - An organic photovoltaic cell which comprises an anode, a cathode, and an organic active layer provided between the anode and the cathode. The organic active layer comprises a first electron-donor compound, a second electron-donor compound and an electron-acceptor compound, and the difference between HOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital) energy level of the first electron-donor compound and HOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital) energy level of the second electron-donor compound is 0.20 eV or less. The organic photovoltaic cell has high photovoltaic efficiency. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216867 | FULLERENE DERIVATIVES - A fullerene derivative having two or more structures represented by the formula ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120216868 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - A method of manufacturing an organic photovoltaic cell is provided that prevents organic layer deterioration during manufacture, wherein the organic photovoltaic cell contains: a pair of electrodes including a first electrode provided on a first substrate and a second electrode provided on a second substrate; and an active layer placed between the pair of electrodes. The method includes: forming a first electrical charge transport layer on the first electrode; forming a first layered structure body by forming an active layer on the first electrical charge transport layer; forming a second layered structure body by forming a second electrical charge transport layer on the second electrode; and joining the first layered structure body and the second layered structure body by bringing the active layer provided on the first layered structure body and the second electrical charge transport layer provided on the second layered structure body into contact with each other. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216869 | ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic photovoltaic cell comprising: an operative part containing a pair of electrodes and an active layer that is located between the pair of electrodes and containing an organic compound; and a sealing layer covering at least a part of the operative part, in which the sealing layer contains a substance having an oxygen absorption property and/or a water absorption property has excellent photovoltaic efficiency. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216870 | INTERLAYER FOR ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS - An organic PV solar cell that has an anode double interlayer situated between an electrode and an organic photoactive layer displays superior power conversion efficiency over that of equivalent devices with an anode single interlayer. The anode double layer can comprise a hole extraction layer adjacent to the anode and an organic hole accepting electron blocking material layer that comprises an aromatic amine compound with a plurality of N atoms. The hole extraction layer can be a metal oxide or an n-type organic semiconductor. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216871 | SPLIT VALVE PUMP CONTROLLED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - A hydraulic system that includes a controller controlling multiple hydraulic pumps to power multiple hydraulic functions. Any ratio of flow can be directed from each of the pumps to each of the functions, including having a pump dedicated to each function, or having one pump dedicated to one function and another pump supplying multiple functions including the one function. The controller can receive machine feedback and failure data indicating regions of the system with functional disruptions, and can direct flow from the pumps to the functions along routes that avoid the functional disruptions. The system can include operator input devices that provide operator inputs to the controller for controlling the system. The system can operate the hydraulic system in different modes, including modes to improve fuel efficiency and to improve productivity. The system can include a mode switch for operator selection of a desired mode. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216872 | VARIABLE BUOYANCE SETTING FLAPPER - A flush valve is provided for discharging fluid from a tank. The flush valve includes a flapper. The flapper includes a frame portion and a hollow float portion rotatably connected to the frame portion. A relative rotational position between the frame portion and the float portion adjusts at least one opening formed between the frame portion and the float portion, and controls an amount of fluid discharged from the tank by variably adjusting buoyancy of the flapper. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216873 | FLUID TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH BULK MATERIAL BEDS OPERATED IN PARALLEL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A SYSTEM - A fluid treatment system having bulk beds. The fluid to be treated essentially streams from the bottom up through a bulk bed, while the bulk material migrates through the bulk beds in countercurrent to the fluid essentially from the top down. This is accomplished by removing partial quantities of bulk material at the lower end of the bulk bed, and delivering partial quantities of the bulk material to the bulk bed at the top. At least one charging wagon provided with optionally sealable bulk material outlets is able to traverse a charging channel between a charging position and several partial bulk bed release positions above the bulk beds. Provided below the bulk material outlets and the bulk material valve of the charging wagon are bulk material through pipes, the bulk material outlet mouths of which end on bulk material cones of an underlying bulk bed. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216874 | Delivery of Iodine Gas - A method and system for delivering iodine gas is presented. The pure iodine gas flow can be at a controlled, known flow rate, and furthermore be held at a positive pressure in relation to a process chamber. In an exemplary embodiment, pure iodine gas is transported without the use of an inert carrier gas. This is facilitated in part by maintaining the iodine gas chamber at a higher pressure than the processing chamber. In one exemplary embodiment, an iodine vessel receives solid iodine supplied by an iodine fill source and is heated to produce pure iodine gas. In addition, a control system monitors and controls the operating conditions in the iodine vessel and maintains a positive pressure in the iodine vessel. The iodine delivery system may include a valve system configured to control the flow of iodine gas through the iodine delivery system and into a process chamber. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216875 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING, TRADING AND TRANSPORTING WATER - Methods and systems for producing, trading, transporting, and storing commodities are disclosed. More specifically, methods and systems for producing, trading, transporting, and storing large quantities of water having specific characteristics are provided. Methods for transferring title and trading commodities in the form of water are disclosed. Various transport systems are disclosed, including devices and methods for utilizing preexisting vessels to carry different liquid cargoes which should not contact one another. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216876 | Suppression and Separation of Interactive Acoustic Modes in a Fluid-Filled Resonator - A method and an apparatus for systematic suppression and separation of interactive acoustic modes within a liquid-filled spherical resonator are described. The method and apparatus allow for augmenting the response and acoustic energy of liquid-filled spherical shell resonators. In some aspects, manipulation of acoustic resonant modes is used to achieve desirable conditions. The response of a system can be influenced by one or more of the interactive modes, which are more sensitive to a change in the speed of sound. This is attained in some cases by changing parameters, which are a function of the speed of sound in a liquid medium, such as, temperature and pressure. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216877 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC SENSOR FAIL SAFE - A fail-safe system and method for an electro-hydraulic system. The system includes a controller, sensor, directional control valve, interlock, hydraulic valve and movement actuator. The directional control valve moves when the controller is moved. The interlock is hydraulically coupled to the directional control valve; and is in active position when the directional control valve is moved, and in shutoff position when the directional control valve is not moved. The hydraulic valve has an input side coupled to a flow source and an output side coupled to a hydraulic function. The movement actuator moves the hydraulic valve to a desired position as directed by the controller when the interlock is in the active position, and does not move the hydraulic valve when the interlock is in the shutoff position. The sensor detects movement of the controller and sends a control signal to the first valve actuator. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216878 | VALVE FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF STEAM AND OTHER FLUIDS - A device for controlling fluid flow includes a conduit that defines a channel through which fluid flows opposing upstream and downstream directions of fluid flow. A rupture valve obliquely disposed in the channel to selectively prevent fluid flow through the channel, the rupture valve resisting rupture in response to pressure exerted on the rupture valve in the upstream direction and selectively rupturing in response to pressure exerted on the rupture valve in the downstream direction. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216879 | GAS VALVE - Provided is a valve including a housing fitted with a valve coupling port being in flow communication with a gas inlet valve component and an independent gas discharge valve component. The gas inlet valve component includes a normally closed valve inlet port and an outlet barrier configured for spontaneous opening to thereby facilitate only ingress of ambient gas into the housing upon pressure drop at the valve coupling port The gas discharge valve component including a valve discharge port and a displaceable float member to thereby facilitate spontaneous egress of substantially only gas from the housing and remain closed upon presence of liquid within the housing. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216880 | COOKING APPLIANCE SURFACES HAVING SPILL CONTAINMENT PATTERN AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A pattern of high temperature hydrophobic surfaces for use with cooking and baking appliances, such as kitchen cooktops, stoves and oven interior walls. The pattern of hydrophobic surfaces confines overflowed liquids to the enclosed non-hydrophobic surface areas and away from protected areas, such as around burner control knobs, burner surfaces, cal rods, fan and vent openings, countertops, and the like. The hydrophobic materials used are able to withstand and effectively repel liquids at high operating temperatures. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216881 | System and Method for Harvested Water Irrigation - A system and method for harvested water irrigation is provided. The irrigation system generally collects harvested water from a variety of sources and disperses it from a tank to a landscape for irrigation. The irrigation may be managed using a system controller. The system controller interacts with a variety of devices, including a level controller, a pump or valve, and at least one zone valve. The system may be configured to end irrigation cycles in response to certain events and to supplement harvested water irrigation with potable water as needed or selected. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216882 | PILOT-OPERATED QUICK EXHAUST VALVE - A fluid flow control device has an inlet, an outlet and an exhaust port all for an operating fluid. A pilot inlet receives a pilot pressure signal which operates a valve stem actuator via a piston. The valve stem is operable to open a supply valve between the inlet and outlet and, to open an exhaust valve disposed between the outlet and the exhaust. In a further position both the valves are closed. A first fluid leak path is provided between the valve stem and the supply valve for allowing fluid to leak through the supply valve chamber when the supply valve is open and a second fluid leak path is defined by the exhaust valve for allowing fluid to leak through the exhaust valve chamber. The leak paths provide for a force balancing arrangement. A quick exhaust feature allows exhaust flow through the device. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216883 | HYDRAULIC CONTROLS FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A system for controlling a transmission fluid circuit includes a lube circuit, a source of control pressure, a first valve for engaging and disengaging a control element whose engagement produces desired forward gears, and a control valve, responsive to control pressure, that alternately connects the lube circuit to a sump and disconnects fluid feed to the first valve, and disconnects the lube circuit from the sump and feeds fluid to the first valve. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216884 | Check valve construction - A check valve construction is provided having:
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20120216885 | Spring Mounting Cradle and Valve Guide For Overpressure Relief Valve Assembly - A spring mounting cradle for an over-pressure valve assembly has integral valve-element camming surfaces provided adjacent the lower ends of a pair of the bent legs forming the cradle. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216886 | PRIMARY PISTON CORRECTION DURING TRANSFER - A method for controlling operation of a pump unit, where the pump unit includes a primary piston pump having a primary piston and a secondary piston pump having a secondary piston. The primary piston pump is fluidically connected with the secondary piston pump. The primary piston pump includes an inlet valve and an outlet valve, and the pump unit operates periodically according to a pump cycle. The method includes determining a fluid pressure of fluid dispensed by the pump unit, and performing a closed loop control of a position of the primary piston in dependence on the fluid pressure of the fluid dispensed by the pump unit during a first time interval of the pump cycle. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216887 | Noise Control via Outlet Jet Frequency Dispersal - A stackable noise attenuating disk includes an inner perimeter edge and an outer perimeter edge. A plurality of inlet passages is disposed along the inner perimeter edge and a plurality of outlet passages is disposed along the outer perimeter edge. The plurality of outlet passages includes a plurality of first outlet passages and a plurality of second outlet passages. Each of the plurality of first outlet passages have a first width and each of the plurality of second outlet passages have a second width that is greater than the first width. Fluid entering the inlet passages passes through a plenum section of adjacent disks to exit through the first and second outlet passages. The first outlet passages and second outlet passages cooperate to disperse the noise peak frequencies of fluid exiting the plurality of outlet passages, thereby reducing the overall noise level of fluid exiting the plurality of outlet passages. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216888 | System for and Method of Fast Pulse Gas Delivery - A system for delivering pulses of a desired mass of gas to a tool, comprising: a mass flow controller including flow sensor, a control valve and a dedicated controller configured and arranged to receive a recipe of a sequence of steps for opening and closing the control valve so as to deliver as sequence of gas pulses as a function of the recipe. The mass flow controller is configured and arranged so as to operate in either one of at least two modes: as a traditional mass flow controller (MFC) mode or in a pulse gas delivery (PGD) mode. Further, the dedicated controller is configured and arranged to delivery pulses of gas in accordance with anyone of three different types of pulse gas delivery processes: a time based pulse delivery process, a mole based pulse delivery process and a profile based pulse delivery process. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216889 | PRESSURE INTENSIFIER SYSTEM FOR SUBSEA RUNNING TOOLS - A system to pressurize barrier fluid of a submersible installation to provide a differential pressure between the ambient pressure surrounding the submersible installation and the pressure of the barrier fluid internally in the submersible installation during submersion of the system, wherein the differential pressure fits within a predetermined differential pressure range. The system comprises a pre-charge arrangement and a pressure intensifier which is adapted to start working at a start-up pressure. The pre-charge arrangement is adapted, during submerging of the system, to provide a differential pressure within the predetermined differential pressure range until the ambient pressure equals the start up pressure of the pressure intensifier, while the pressure intensifier is adapted to provide a differential pressure within the predetermined differential pressure range when the ambient pressure equals the start-up pressure of the pressure intensifier during further submersion of the system. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216890 | PUMP FOR A HIGH-PRESSURE CLEANING APPARATUS - A pump for a high-pressure cleaning apparatus for delivering cleaning liquid is provided. The pump has at least one pump chamber into which at least one reciprocally movable piston plunges. The pump chamber is connected via at least one inlet valve to a suction conduit and via at least one outlet valve to a pressure conduit. A bypass conduit leads from the pressure conduit to the suction conduit. A bypass valve is arranged in the bypass conduit. The valve body of the bypass valve is connected to a control member which displaces the valve body to a closed or an open position and displaces a switch plunger which is coupled to the valve body to a first or a second switch position. The valve body opens a passage upstream of the valve seat which becomes wider when the valve body is at a predetermined distance from the valve seat. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216891 | CLAMPING SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS - A clamping apparatus is provided for use with a fluid flow device, such as a blood separation system. The clamping apparatus includes a clamp head at least partially defining first and second tube openings each to receive tubing. The clamping apparatus also includes a first actuator coupled to a first flow control member. The first flow control member is configured to be movable via the first actuator relative to the first tube opening to control fluid flow through tubing located in the first tube opening. The clamping apparatus further includes a second actuator coupled to a second flow control member. The second flow control member is movable via the second actuator relative to the second tube opening to control fluid flow through tubing located in the second tube opening. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216892 | SAFETY VALVE OF LOW-PRESSURE GAS PIPE - Disclosed is a safety valve of a low-pressure gas pipe which can be installed in a large-scale pipeline through which waste gases generated in a large-scale factory such as a steel mill flow and can reduce maintenance/management costs. The safety valve of a low-pressure gas pipe installed in a waste gas pipeline to discharge condensate includes: a first pipeline connected to a bottom surface of the waste gas pipeline and having a waste gas outlet on an inner wall thereof at one side thereof; a second pipeline extending from the first pipeline to be bent and extending in a direction parallel to the first pipeline; and an opening/closing unit for opening or closing the waste gas outlet. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216893 | Household Electronic Mixing-Valve Device - A household electronic mixing-valve faucet including a faucet body having hot and cold water inlets, and an outlet; a controller; powered valves responsive to the controller; an arrangement adapted to determine an extent of opening of each valve; temperature sensors and pressure sensors disposed upstream of the valves; and a third pressure sensor disposed downstream with respect to the valves; the controller adapted to receive: extent of opening information, from the arrangement, and temperature and pressure information from the sensors, the controller having calibrated relationships relating (i) a flowrate of hot water flowing through a hot water flowpath, to the extent of opening of the powered valve thereof, as a function of a first pressure differential, and (ii) a flowrate of cold water flowing through a cold water flowpath, to the extent of opening of the powered valve thereof, as a function of a second pressure differential, and wherein, during operation, the controller controls the powered valves based upon the temperature information and upon actual pressure differentials within faucet flowpaths. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216894 | Valve Assembly - The invention relates to a valve assembly that can be provided of a length to meet conventional fitting dimensions and requirements. The valve assembly includes a valve body housing, at least first and second valve balls. Between the first and second valve balls are provided first and second valve seats. The valve seats are biased towards their respective valve balls by common biasing means. The valve seats, that lie between the valve balls, are typically provided as part of a common valve seat assembly that includes the biasing means. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216895 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL DEVICE - A fluid flow control device has an inlet, an outlet and an exhaust port all for an operating fluid. A pilot inlet receives a pilot pressure signal which operates a valve stem actuator via a piston. The valve stem is operable to open a supply valve between the inlet and outlet and, to open an exhaust valve disposed between the outlet and the exhaust. In a further position both the valves are closed. A first fluid leak path is provided between the valve stem and the supply valve for allowing fluid to leak through the supply valve chamber when the supply valve is open and a second fluid leak path is defined by the exhaust valve for allowing fluid to leak through the exhaust valve chamber. The leak paths provide for a force balancing arrangement. A quick exhaust feature allows exhaust flow through the device. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216896 | SERVO VALVE - It is an object to provide a servo valve that can be manufactured at low cost by simplifying adjustment of the relative position between a nozzle and a flapper and simplifying the configuration of a valve-element driving circuit. Provided is a servo valve ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120216897 | TOOTHED GATE VALVE SEAT - In accordance with the present invention, there is provided is a fluid control valve configured to attenuate acoustic resonance generated by a fluid flow. The fluid control valve includes a valve body defining a fluid passageway. A pair of seat rings are coupled to the valve body, with each seat ring defining an opening disposed about the fluid passageway. Each seat ring includes a plurality of vortex generators disposed about the radial periphery thereof for generating streamwise vorticies which suppress acoustic resonance. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216898 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BYPASSING A POSITIONER IN AN ACTIVE CONTROL LOOP - Methods and apparatus for bypassing a positioner in an active control loop are described. An example actuator assembly includes a pneumatic actuator and a transfer station. The transfer station includes a body defining flow paths that enable fluid to flow between a supply pressure, a valve positioner, and the pneumatic actuator and between the supply pressure and the pneumatic actuator to bypass the valve positioner without disrupting a process loop including the valve positioner. The transfer station also includes a plurality of fluid flow control devices to control the fluid flow through the flow paths. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216899 | Piggable Static Mixer Apparatus and System for Generating a Hydrate Slurry - Provided are piggable static mixers, apparatus for generating a non-plugging hydrate slurry, systems incorporating the same, and methods of using the same. Piggable static mixers include an inlet orifice, an outlet orifice in fluid communication with the inlet orifice, and a mechanism fluidly coupled between the inlet and outlet orifices. The mechanism is configurable between a first state and a second state. Fluid flow between the inlet and outlet orifices is substantially unimpeded when the mechanism is in the first state. A static mixer element impinges upon the fluid flow when the mechanism is in the second state. The system further includes a production facility and a production line. The system and methods provided are useful for production of wellstream hydrocarbons from subsea and arctic environments. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216900 | INTEGRATED HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR ARRANGEMENT - A compact and light-weight hydraulic accumulator configuration for a hydraulic brake includes a high-pressure storage chamber, a medium-pressure storage chamber and an atmospheric-pressure storage chamber. The high-pressure storage chamber, the medium-pressure storage chamber and the atmospheric-pressure storage chamber are disposed in a common housing which delimits the high-pressure storage chamber along with a high-pressure piston movably guided within the housing while delimiting the medium-pressure storage chamber along with a medium-pressure piston movably guided within the housing. A high-pressure spring located in the housing rests on the high-pressure piston outside the high-pressure storage chamber and a medium-pressure spring located in the housing rests on the medium-pressure piston outside the medium-pressure storage chamber. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216901 | CLOSURE MEANS FOR PIPE - A closure means ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120216902 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FLUOROPOLYMER TUBE WITH LINING - A hose assembly and a method of manufacturing a hose assembly are provided. The method includes providing an inner corrugated lining composed of a polymeric material, providing an outer hose assembly having a length that exceeds the target length and configured to receive the inner corrugated lining therethrough, concurrently drawing the inner lining through a reducing die and the outer hose assembly, and expanding the inner lining within the outer hose assembly to form an interference fit at least at ends of the inner lining and outer carcass. The outer hose assembly length is sufficient to compress to the target length upon the expansion of the inner lining. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216903 | MULTI-LAYER TUBING AND METHOD FOR JOINING - A multi-layer tube (MLT) to inhibit transmission of water vapor and for flame resistance greater than UL-94 HB includes an inner layer having a melt-extrudable polymeric material including a fluoropolymer and at least one additional layer positioned radially outward of the inner layer and including a flame resistant melt-extrudable polymeric material configured to minimize oxygen permeation. Additional layers may be configured to provide flexibility, oxygen and/or nitrogen barriers, thermal insulation, non-reactive materials, transparency, translucency, structural reinforcement, thermal and/or electrical conductivity, and/or dissipative properties. The MLT may be encased in a bundle cover with another tube element and/or electrically conductive element to form a tube bundle. A method for connecting a MLT to a fluid supply system includes positioning an end of the MLT in proximate contact with a connector interface and joining the MLT to the interface to form a hermetic seal or a low water vapor transmission seal. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216904 | HIGH-STRENGTH UOE STEEL PIPE EXCELLENT IN DEFORMABILITY AND LOW-TEMPERATURE TOUGHNESS OF HEAT AFFECTED ZONE - A method of making an UOE steel pipe having excellent deformability and low-temperature toughness includes providing a steel composition with a controlled composition consisting essentially of C: 0.03-0.07%, Si: 0.05-0.50%, Mn: 1.6-2.2%, P: at most 0.020%, S: at most 0.003%, Cu: 0.20-0.60%, Cr: at most 0.10%, Ni: 0.20-0.80%, Nb: 0.005-0.030%, Ti: 0.005-0.030%, N: at most 0.0070%, Al: 0.005-0.060%, and a remainder of Fe and impurities, a hardenability index Pcm of at most 0.22%, Cu+Cr+Ni is 0.4-1.5%, and Nb+Mo+V is at most 0.05%. The pipe has a yield strength in the longitudinal direction of at least 480 MPa, a yield-tensile ratio of at most 85% and a Charpy absorbed energy of the heat affected zone at −40° C. of at least 40 J. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216905 | Methods Of Drug Loading A Hollow Stent With A High Viscosity Formulation - A method of loading a composition into a structural element of a stent, where the structural element is defined by a lumen and at least one opening to access the lumen. The composition may include a therapeutic agent. In some embodiments, the composition has characteristics such that at a temperature of 20° C. to 30° C. and a pressure of one atmosphere, the viscosity of the composition is about 10 cP or greater than 10 cP. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216906 | METHOD AND FILLING SYSTEM FOR FILLING CONTAINERS IN A PRESSURIZED MANNER - The invention relates to a filling system for filling bottles, cans, or similar containers ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120216907 | Methods Of Loading A Hollow Stent With A Drug Or Drug Formulation - A method of loading a composition into a structural element of a stent, where the structural element is defined by a lumen and at least one opening to access the lumen. The composition may comprise a therapeutic agent, and wherein at a temperature of 30° C. and at one atmosphere, the composition may be in a solid state or semi-solid state. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216908 | Methods Of Drug Loading A Hollow Stent By Immersion - A method of loading a composition into a structural element of a stent, where the structural element is defined by a lumen and at least one opening to access the lumen. The structural element, or a stent having such a structural element, is immersed in a solution or a composition, and the composition or solution is allowed to fill the lumen. The composition or solution may comprise a therapeutic agent. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216909 | Dosing Adapter for Use with Oral Syringe - An oral syringe of the type having a syringe barrel terminating in a syringe neck with a blunt orificed end is combined with a medication bottle provided with a self resealing elastomeric closure designed for admitting the syringe neck into the bottle while maintaining a sufficient liquid tight seal against the syringe neck to allow a dose of medication to be drawn from the bottle in an inverted condition of the bottle without significant leakage, the closure resealing itself upon withdrawal of the syringe neck. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216910 | GAS CHARGING APPARATUS AND GAS CHARGING METHOD - There is disclosed a gas charging apparatus including a gas supply source | 2012-08-30 |
20120216911 | AUTOMATED CUSTOMIZED COSMETIC DISPENSER - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the creation and dispensing of a custom formulation within a package at a retail point of sale. In one aspect, the invention includes an automated dispensing apparatus including at least a two-axis robot arm. In another aspect, the invention includes an automated mixer adapted to mix the dispensed custom formulation within the package. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216912 | Cover Sleeve and Apparatus for Loading Material into a Stent Strut - An apparatus for loading material into a stent strut can comprise a cover sleeve. The cover sleeve is elastic so that it can reduce in diameter so as to press against the stent strut, and expand in diameter so as to be spaced apart from the stent strut. The stent strut can include a lumen into which material is injected. When pressed against the stent strut, the cover sleeve seals side openings to the lumen and prevents injected material from leaking out of the side openings during the injection process. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216913 | Vacuum Chamber And Apparatus For Loading Material Into A Stent Strut - An apparatus for loading material into a stent strut can comprise a chamber capable of maintaining an internal pressure below pressure external to the chamber. The chamber carries within it the stent and the material to be loaded into a lumen within the stent strut. Pressure within the chamber is decreased. The decreased pressure can draw the material into lumen. The decreased pressure can draw air out of the lumen so that, after a subsequent increase in pressure in the chamber, the material is drawn into the lumen. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216914 | Suction Pump And Apparatus For Loading Material Into A Stent Strut - An apparatus for loading material into a stent strut can comprise a suction pump connected to an opening to a lumen within the stent strut. The stent strut is immersed in the material. As the suction pump draws gas out of the lumen, the material is drawn into side openings to the lumen. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216915 | HYDROGEN HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A HYDROGEN FILLING SYSTEM - This invention has its aim in providing a hydrogen heat exchanger for a hydrogen filling system which is of a small size and has high heat transfer performance. The hydrogen filling system, in which a hydrogen tank ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120216916 | Pressure Chamber And Apparatus For Loading Material Into A Stent Strut - An apparatus for loading material into a stent strut can comprise a chamber in which a pressure gradient is formed when gas moves through the pressure chamber. While injecting material into a lumen within the stent strut, the pressure gradient inhibits material from leaking out of side holes to the lumen. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216917 | LOADING STATION FOR TRANSPORT BAGS TRANSPORTED IN AN OVERHEAD CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A loading station for transport bags transported in an overhead conveyor system comprises an upper supply rail for the transport bags, a vertical conveyor which adjoins the supply rail for moving the transport bags into a lower loading position, a device for opening the transport bags in the loading position and a lower discharge rail which adjoins the vertical conveyor for discharging the transport bags from the loading position. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216918 | SYNTHETIC RESIN BOTTLE, AND A COMBINATION OF REGULARLY USED CONTAINER AND REFILL CONTAINER - A bottle shape is provided that allows for volume-reducing deformation of a peripheral wall of the body, while maintaining stable posture of the bottle by making use of a combination of a refill container and a regularly used container having an upright discharge cylinder segment. The body is formed to have a thin peripheral wall so that volume-reducing deformation would take place along with the depressurization going on inside the bottle. The peripheral wall has three ridge lines formed in a mountain fold at approximately equal intervals in the vertical direction and has three panel walls connected to one another. Each panel wall is bordered by two adjacent ridge lines, and has a valley fold line that diagonally connects an upper end of one ridge line to a lower end of another adjacent ridge line so that three valley fold lines are disposed obliquely in parallel along a circumferential direction. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216919 | LNG FUEL TANK SYSTEM FOR AT LEAST ONE GAS ENGINE USED FOR SHIP PROPULSION - An LNG fuel tank system for at least one gas engine used for ship propulsion is comprising at least one LNG fuel tank ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120216920 | AUTOMOBILE PART MANUFACTURING METHOD USING QUENCHED STEEL SHEET - Disclosed herein is method of manufacturing an automobile part having different local strengths, more particularly, a method of manufacturing an automobile part using a steel sheet subjected to heat-treatment hardening and having different local thicknesses. The method includes preparing blank sheets using steel sheets subjected to heat-treatment hardening and having different thicknesses or different material properties according to desired strength; forming a blank assembly by joining the blank sheets to each other via laser welding; cold-pressing the blank assembly; and heating the cold-pressed part to a temperature of AC | 2012-08-30 |
20120216921 | COMPOSITE ARTICLE AND METHOD - Method, and articles therefrom, for providing a hard, abrasion-resistant, attractive, oxide surface layer of selectable thickness and having an outer appearance within the scale from gray to black, to a zirconium titanium alloy article by heating the article in an oxygen containing atmosphere. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216922 | Ni3(Si, Ti)-BASED INTERMETALLIC COMPOUND TO WHICH W IS ADDED, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a structural material having enhanced ductility characteristics at high temperatures and enhanced strength characteristics. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216923 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET - The present invention provides a manufacturing apparatus of a hot-rolled steel sheet capable of cooling control of a steel sheet even when disposing a cooling device capable of cooling from inside a finishing mill. | 2012-08-30 |
20120216924 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET - The present invention provide a manufacturing method of a hot-rolled steel sheet capable of providing a target temperature for temperature of a rolled material in a final stand in a row of hot finishing mills, even when disposing a cooling device capable of cooling from inside the row of hot finishing mills. The method comprises: rapidly cooling the rolled material by spraying cooling water at inside of the final stand on a lower process side of the final stand in the row of hot finishing mills; obtaining an entry-side surface temperature of the rolled material on an entry side of the final stand; and calculating a target surface temperature on the entry side of the final stand, from a target surface temperature on the exit side of the final stand, based on generated heat and temperature reductions by contact of work rolls with the rolled material and by air cooling. | 2012-08-30 |