35th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120217125 | CHUTE FOR MATERIALS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A modular chute, down which to slide articles, that is made of: a a frame made of a rib, a bracket, a backbone member connected to either the rib or the bracket or to both the rib and the bracket, and a guide member connected to either the rib or the bracket or to both the rib and the bracket, and a curvilinear panel connected to the frame, and a lining disposed within the frame, where the lining is made from a plurality of sections. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217126 | COIN DETECTOR - A coin detector having the characteristics of simple structure, low cost and high recognition speed is disclosed to include a housing defining therein a coin passage, and a circuit module, which uses an optical pickup device consisting of an optical module and an analog-to-digital converter to detect the number and pitch of the parallel lines and grooves of the reeded edge of each inserted coin and a microprocessor to determine the authenticity and value of each inserted coin by means of comparing the data of the sensed number of pitch of parallel lines and grooves with a predetermined reference data. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217127 | COIN PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a coin processing apparatus, comprising: a storing section, a coin dispensing unit, a storage unit, a sensor and a drive unit. The storing section configured to house coins. The coin dispensing unit configured to dispense the coins housed in the storing section. The storage unit configured to store the coins dispensed from the coin dispensing unit. The sensor configured to detect coins in the storage unit. The drive unit configured to start driving the sensor if the coin dispensing unit starts to dispense coins, and stop driving the sensor if no dispensed coins are detected by the sensor. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217128 | METHOD OF OPERATING A FLOW LINE, AN ASSEMBLY TRAILER, A TOW BAR, A HEAVY MACHINE INSTALLED ON AN ASSEMBLY TRAILER AND A FLOW LINE - A technique of operating a flow line is provided. The flow line includes two or more assembly stations for the assembly of a heavy machine. The technique involves installing a prepared assembly trailer in the flow line before or at a first assembly station. The prepared assembly trailer is connected to at least one flow line tow bar. If the prepared assembly trailer is installed before the first assembly station, then the assembly trailer is moved to the first assembly station. If not, all the flow line assembly trailers are moved to the next assembly station. The steps of moving the flow line assembly trailers are performed timewise stepwise. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217129 | WORK SYSTEM - A work system according to embodiments includes a robot and work stations. The robot performs a predetermined work on a workpiece as a work target. The work stations are places where the predetermined work is performed on the workpiece. The robot performs conveying of the workpiece between the work stations. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217130 | DEVICE FOR HANDLING VALUE NOTES - The invention relates to a device ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120217131 | UNSCRAMBLING MACHINE FOR CONTAINERS AND RELATIVE PROCESS - There is described a machine for handling and unscrambling empty containers (C) provided with a bottom and with an opening, comprising: a carousel ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120217132 | CONVEYOR BELT RIP PANELS AND BELT RIP MONITORING - A conveyor belt rip monitoring system is disclosed. The system includes at least one rip panel having a conductive loop positioned in or on a conveyor belt so that the loop extends substantially across the width of the belt. The conductive loops may be formed from metallic or non-metallic materials. An RFDD chip is electrically coupled to the loop and provides a signal to an RFID interrogation unit positioned on the conveyor structure indicative of the health of the conductive loop. If a break is sensed in the loop, the RFID chip sends an appropriate signal to the interrogation unit which passes the information to a processing system. A unique resistor or diode may be included in the circuit between the chip(s) and the legs of the loop so that the interrogation unit can distinguish one leg or loop from another. If the break in the loop is determined to be due to a rip in the conveyor belt, the processing system alerts a user of the rip condition via an attached display device. For large scale rips the system may automatically stop the conveyor belt. Various embodiments of rip detection panels are also disclosed. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217133 | VARIABLE PHASE STEP FEEDER - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally provide a variable phase step feeder including a fixed set of stairs and a moving set of stairs. The fixed set of stairs may include a first fixed step, a second fixed step, and a third fixed step. The moving set of stairs may be interposed between the fixed set of stairs, and include a first moving step adapted to transport a workpiece from the first fixed step to the second fixed step and a second moving step adapted to transport the workpiece from the second fixed step to the third fixed step. The variable phase step feeder may further include a control mechanism for adjusting a phase relationship of the first moving step relative to the second moving step. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217134 | DEVICE FOR MECHANICALLY DRAWING AND RELEASING PLASTIC CONTAINERS - The invention falls in the field for transferring empty/full plastic containers provided with a collar or neck ring and, more particularly, it refers to a lever-shaped drawing device acting between the neck ring and the closing thread of the container. Said lever is kept pressed against a sliding channel ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120217135 | STOP DEVICE - This invention relates to a stop device including a swinging unit which includes a workpiece abutment portion which stops a workpiece being conveyed by abutting against the workpiece, and is pivotal between an abutment position and a retraction position, an elastic member for the swinging unit which gives a biasing force to the swinging unit, an electromotive drive unit including a movable portion and a driving portion, and a pivot restricting member which performs pivot restriction of the swinging unit by moving to engage with the swinging unit in response to movement of the movable portion and releases the pivot restriction. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217136 | VACUUM CONVEYOR APPARATUS FOR STABILIZING MULTIPLE LANES OF OBJECTS CONVEYED ON A CONVEYING SURFACE OF THE APPARATUS - A vacuum conveyor apparatus stabilizes multiple single file lanes of objects conveyed on a conveying surface of the apparatus by directing vacuum pressure through multiple slots beneath the conveying surface where the multiple slots are aligned with the multiple lanes of objects on the conveying surface. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217137 | Conveyor System with Interchangeable Drive Tube Couplings - A conveyor system is provided that comprises at least two types of drive tube couplings that are interchangeable. In one embodiment, the conveyor system comprises a plurality of first drive tube couplings and a plurality of second drive tube couplings. The first drive tube couplings comprise a base portion and an elongated portion that extends from the face of the base portion. The second drive tube couplings comprise a coupling spacer and a coupler comprising an elongated member that abuts the face of the coupling spacer and extends substantially perpendicular thereto. In this embodiment the thickness of the base portion of each of the first drive tube couplings is substantially equal to the thickness of the coupling spacer of each of the second drive tube couplings. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217138 | BELT CONVEYORS AND METHODS FOR CONVEYED PRODUCTS UNDERGOING A THERMAL TREATMENT - An environmentally controlled conveyor system including a sensor-instrumented conveyor belt conveying products continuously through a thermal-treatment process and a method for determining the instantaneous position of the sensors. Temperature or other sensors are embedded in the conveyor belt across its width and along its length to advance with the product through the thermal-treatment process, such as through a pasteurizer tunnel. The sensor measurements are transmitted wirelessly from the belt to a remote system controller for monitoring or controlling the system. Data from sensors measuring environmental or belt conditions are used to determine the instantaneous positions of the sensors to coordinate the sensor data with sensor position. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217139 | CONVEYOR LOCKING CLIP AND METHOD OF RELEASABLY INTERLOCKING CONVEYOR LOOP FASTENERS - The conveyor locking clip is used for releasably interlocking first and second conveyor loop fasteners and comprises first and second rigid arms for respective engagement in corresponding intermeshed loops of the first and second conveyor fasteners that are located at registering extremities of the first and second conveyor loop fasteners. A bridge rigidly linking the first and second arms. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217140 | END PROTECTOR LINK - A nested end protector link for capturing first and second elongate link pins of a multi-link conveyor chain that includes a first link segment having an outer wall in a first vertical plane defining a protective bearing surface having a forward-facing convex face, and a rearward-facing concave face and a first pin access bore extending perpendicularly through the link between the forward-facing convex face and the rearward-facing concave face. A second link segment is integrally-formed with the first link segment and has an outer wall in a second vertical plane defining a protective bearing surface having a forward-facing concave face. A rearward-facing convex face is provided and has a second pin access bore extending perpendicularly through the link between the forward-facing concave face and the rearward-facing convex face. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217141 | SWITCH - A switch is coupled to a switch support and includes a push button, a lock assembly, a tab, and a hook. The lock assembly includes an operation ring, which is rotated about the button between an unlock position to permit actuation of the button and a lock state to prohibit actuation of the button, and a lock ring, which is rotated integrally with the operation ring. When the operation ring is located at the lock position, the hook and the tab are arranged at the same position in a circumferential direction, which creates interference between the hook and the tab and blocks actuation of the button. When the operation ring is located at the unlock position, the hook and the tab are separated from each other in the circumferential direction, which avoids interference between the hook and the tab and permits actuation of the button. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217142 | TURN SIGNAL SWITCH DEVICE - A turn signal switch device includes an operation lever, a holding member configured to support a base portion of the operation lever and to be turnable together with the operation lever, a housing configured to support the holding member such that the holding member is turnable, a cancel lever provided in the housing and configured to be advanceable, retractable, and turnable along with the turning of the holding member, and a cam member provided in the housing and facing the base portion of the operation lever. The housing holds a third elastic member configured to elastically urge the cancel lever toward a turning locus of a cancel projection. The third elastic member is a coil spring. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217143 | SWITCH AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A switch has a manipulator that is supported by a housing and swung on one side and the other side, a power switch mechanism that brings contact portions of a movable piece and a fixed terminal into contact with each other when the manipulator is swung onto one side, the movable piece and the fixed terminal being disposed opposite each other in the housing, a returning spring that biases the manipulator in a swing manipulation direction when the manipulator is swung onto the other side, and a power retaining and releasing mechanism that includes a retaining portion and a releasing portion, the retaining portion regulating a restoring force of the returning spring according to the swing manipulation of the manipulator onto one side to retain a contact state of the contact portions of the movable piece and the fixed terminal. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217144 | SWITCH DEVICE - A switch device includes a rockable operating body held in a case, a driving body held within the case and made rockable by the operating body, and a switch element pressed by the driving body. The rockable operating body is held with respect to the case by a first rotating portion apart by a predetermined distance from a position where the operating body is operated. The rockable driving body is held with respect to the case by a second rotating portion apart by predetermined distance from a position where the driving body presses the switch element. A rocking portion that makes the operating body and the driving body rockable relative to each other between the first rotating portion and the second rotating portion is constituted by the operating body and the driving body. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217145 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSITIVE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A capacitive touch sensitive housing comprises: a housing wall; an array of capacitive touch sensor pads formed on the housing wall; a plurality of conductive bonding pads formed on the housing wall; and a plurality of conductive lines formed on the housing wall. Each conductive line extends from a respective one of the touch sensor pads to a respective one of the bonding pads and cooperates with the respective one of the capacitive touch sensor pads and the respective one of the bonding pads to define a touch sensor unit having a layered structure including an active metal layer and an electroless deposited metal layer. The active metal layer contains an active metal capable of initiating electroless deposition. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217146 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHES AND METHODS - Generally described, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to switch assemblies and methods for switching from one state to another. In some examples, a switch assembly may switch from one electrical contact to another electrical contact by moving a conductive spring or member from a first conductive contact on a printed circuit board (PCB) to a second conductive contact on the PCB. For instance, in one embodiment, a conductive member moves within a slot in the PCB. In another embodiment, a compression force applied to a conductive spring is reduced while the conductive spring moves from a first conductive contact to a second conductive contact. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217147 | PHYSICAL FORCE CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSORS HAVING CONDUCTIVE PLANE AND BACKLIGHTING - A physical force capacitive touch sensor comprises a capacitive sensor element on a substrate, a physically deformable electrically insulating spacer over the capacitive sensor element and a conductive plane over the physically deformable electrically insulating spacer. A protective fascia may be placed over the conductive plane provides an environmental seal for physical and weather protection, but is not essential to operation of the capacitive touch sensor. Back lighting is accomplished with a light transmissive layer having a suspended metal target proximate to the capacitive touch sensor plate. When the light transmissive layer and metal target are displaced toward the capacitive touch sensor plate the capacitance value of the capacitive touch sensor plate changes and that change is detected. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217148 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A COKE OVEN ARRANGEMENT - The invention pertains to a method for operating a coke furnace arrangement, wherein the coke oven gas accumulated during the coking process is utilized as a working gas. According to the invention, a synthesis gas produced from fossil fuel, preferably coal, by means of a gasification process is supplied as fuel gas in order to provide at least part of the thermal energy required for the coking process. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217149 | DECOMPOSITION OF WASTE PLASTICS - Far infrared ray heating technology is used to breakdown waste plastic and resultant heavy oils into usable products. Waste plastics may thus be processed into petroleum products and used to generate energy. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217150 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PYROLYZING MATERIAL - Methods and systems for substantially continuously treating comminuted material containing carbon and hydrogen, for example, used tires, are provided. The methods include the steps of introducing the tire material to an elongated chamber, transferring the tire material through the elongated chamber, heating the tire material to a temperature sufficient to pyrolyze the material to produce a gaseous stream; discharging the gaseous stream from the chamber, and cooling at least some of the gaseous stream to liquefy components of the stream. The transfer may be effected by a flexible, center-less screw conveyor to minimize material buildup in the vessel. The cooling of the gaseous stream may be practiced by reverse condensation. The apparatus may further comprise an agitator positioned in a conduit operatively connected to an outlet from the chamber, the agitator adapted to displace any condensate formed in the conduit. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217151 | PHOTORESPONSIVE IONIC ORGANIC COMPOUND, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND PHOTORESPONSIVE CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSANT COMPRISING SAID IONIC ORGANIC COMPOUND - A photoresponsive ionic organic compound of formula (I); a method of producing the same; a photoresponsive carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersant; a CNT dispersion containing the dispersant; and a method of separating a CNT from the dispersion: | 2012-08-30 |
20120217152 | Method for Rapid Switching between a High Current Mode and a Low Current Mode in a Charged Particle Beam System - A method for rapid switching between operating modes with differing beam currents in a charged particle system is disclosed. Many FIB milling applications require precise positioning of a milled pattern within a region of interest (RoI). This may be accomplished by using fiducial marks near the RoI, wherein the FIB is periodically deflected to image these marks during FIB milling. Any drift of the beam relative to the RoI can then be measured and compensated for, enabling more precise positioning of the FIB milling beam. It is often advantageous to use a lower current FIB for imaging since this may enable higher spatial resolution in the image of the marks. For faster FIB milling, a larger beam current is desired. Thus, for optimization of the FIB milling process, a method for rapidly switching between high and low current operating modes is desirable. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217153 | Self-Tuning Power Supply - A pulse width encoded switching power supply, which may be electrically connected to an electroluminescent (EL) material is described. The power supply exploits both mechanical and electronic resonance principles to provide maximum emission from EL phosphor crystals using an LC tank circuit power supply design at specific frequency to maximize photon emission. Other possible applications are also described. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217154 | Electrolyzer utilizing waste fuel and thermoelectric module - A novel electrolyzer utilizing direct conversion of heat to electrical energy and heat production by waste fuel combustion is disclosed. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217155 | GAS GENERATING DEVICE - An electrochemical device for generating gas is disclosed. The device may be used as a source of economical and clean energy. The device includes an anode, a cathode and an applied magnetic field in proximity to the anode and the cathode. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217156 | HIGH-PRESSURE HYDROGEN PRODUCING APPARATUS - A high-pressure hydrogen producing apparatus includes a cell device and a piston member. The piston member is to apply a pressing force to the cell device from an end of the piston member in a stacking direction in which unit cells are stacked. The piston member is provided with a first hydrogen passage, at least one second hydrogen passage, and a hydrogen lead-out passage. The first hydrogen passage and the second hydrogen passage are spaced at substantially equal angular intervals on a virtual circle centered on a center of an end face of the piston member. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217157 | SPUTTERING TARGET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | 2012-08-30 |
20120217158 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TITANIUM-CONTAINING SPUTTERING TARGET - A method of manufacturing a titanium-containing sputtering target is disclosed, with the method being capable of reducing the frequency of occurrence of abnormal discharge caused by lattice defects. A first metal powder containing a high melting point metal and a second metal powder containing titanium are manufactured. Subsequently, a mixed powder of the first metal powder and the second metal powder is sintered at a temperature of 695° C. or higher, and then heat-treated at a temperature of 685° C. or lower. After the sintering, the sintered body is heat-treated at a temperature of 685° C. or lower, thereby decreasing plate-like structures (lattice defects) in a sintered phase. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain a titanium-containing sputtering target with which abnormal discharge occurs less frequently. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217159 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING OXIDATION-REDUCTION POTENTIAL - Methods and systems for measuring the oxidation-reduction potential of a fluid sample are provided. The system includes a test strip with a sample chamber adapted to receive a fluid sample. The sample chamber can be associated with a filter membrane. The test strip also includes a reference cell. The oxidation-reduction potential of a fluid sample placed in the sample chamber can be read by a readout device interconnected to a test lead that is in electrical contact with the sample chamber, and a reference lead that is in electrical contact with the reference cell. Electrical contact between a fluid sample placed in the sample chamber and the reference cell can be established by a bridge. The oxidation-reduction potential may be read as an electrical potential between the test lead and the reference lead of the test strip. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217160 | GAS SENSOR ELEMENT AND GAS SENSOR - There is provided a gas sensor element, including a solid electrolyte layer, a pair of sensor electrodes arranged on a front side of the solid electrolyte layer, a pair of sensor leads arranged on a rear side of the solid electrolyte layer and connected to the respective sensor electrodes; and insulating layers, one of which is arranged between one of the sensor leads and the solid electrolyte layer and the other of which is arranged between the other sensor lead and the solid electrolyte layer. The sensor electrodes have rear end portions located on the insulating layers and overlapping front end portions of the sensor leads, respectively. The sensor leads are denser than the sensor electrodes and have front ends located in the same positions as or positions rear of front ends of the insulating layers, respectively. There is also provided a gas sensor with such a gas sensor element. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217161 | Methods and Products for Analyzing Polymers - Methods and products for analyzing polymers are provided. The methods include methods for determining various other structural properties of the polymers. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217162 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING NITROGEN COMPOUND-CONTAINING ACIDIC LIQUID - A nitrogen compound-containing acidic liquid such as a monoethanolamine-containing dilute hydrochloric acid waste liquid discharged during the regeneration of condensate demineralizers in nuclear power plants or thermal power plants is efficiently and economically treated. A neutralization dialysis device | 2012-08-30 |
20120217163 | ELECTRODES, COMPONENTS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR BURR-FREE OR SUBSTANTIALLY BURR-FREE ELECTROCHEMICAL MACHINING - Electrodes, components, apparatuses, and methods for electrochemical machining (ECM) are disclosed. ECM may be employed to provide burr-free or substantially burr-free ECM of electrically-conductive workpieces (e.g. shrouds). As one non-limiting example, the electrically-conductive workpiece may be a shroud that is used as an electrical component in electronics boards. While the ECM components, apparatuses, and methods disclosed herein reduce burrs, ECM can provide imprecise machining and cause stray erosions to occur in the machined electrically-conductive workpiece. In this regard, the electrodes, components, apparatuses, and methods for ECM disclosed herein provide features that allow for precise machining of the machined electrically-conductive workpiece and also allow avoidance of stray erosions in the machined electrically-conductive workpiece. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217164 | Apparatus and Method for Electroplating - A processed product is continuously partially plated without being covered. Electroplating is carried out on a portion other than a head of a processed product also having a lower part and a constricted part between the head and the lower part. A pair of rails has an opening between the rails narrower than the head and broader than the constricted part, and electrodes are arranged thereon. A plating bath is positioned below the rails, and electrode plates are arranged in a plating solution. The constricted part of the processed product is positioned at the opening between the rails, and a pushing element extending from above the rails through the opening contacts the processed product at a position lower than the center of gravity at the lower part. The pushing element is displaced along the rails to plate a portion of the processed products positioned below the rails. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217165 | Metal deposition using seed layers - Methods of forming a conductive metal layers on substrates are disclosed which employ a seed layer to enhance bonding, especially to smooth, low-roughness or hydrophobic substrates. In one aspect of the invention, the seed layer can be formed by applying nanoparticles onto a surface of the substrate; and the metallization is achieved by electroplating an electrically conducting metal onto the seed layer, whereby the nanoparticles serve as nucleation sites for metal deposition. In another approach, the seed layer can be formed by a self-assembling linker material, such as a sulfur-containing silane material. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217166 | PROCESS FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC COPPER PLATING OF ZINC DIECASTING HAVING A REDUCED TENDENCY TO BLISTER FORMATION - In the electroplating of zinc diecastings with a copper layer, the electrolyte penetrates into the pores of the zinc diecasting. When the temperature is increased later, this leads to vaporization of the electrolyte liquid in the pores and to blistering or flaking of the copper layer. It is proposed that plating be carried out in two steps. In the first step, only a thin copper layer of less than 1 μm is applied and the plated parts are then treated at a temperature which leads to vaporization of the electrolyte liquid. The thin copper layer is still sufficiently porous for the vapour to be able to escape. Only the solid constituents of the electrolyte remain. The copper layer is then thickened to a final thickness of from about 20 to 30 μm. In this plating step, electrolyte liquid no longer penetrates into the pores of the zinc diecasting. The parts which are coated in this way display no blistering or flaking of the copper layer after storage at a temperature of 150° C. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217167 | METHOD FOR PAINTING ARTICLE TO BE TREATED - An object of the present invention is to unify sealing treatment and degreasing treatment by treating an anodic oxide film of an article to be treated made from aluminum or an aluminum alloy with a strongly basic treatment liquid containing a lithium ion, and simplify a pretreatment step for painting. A method for painting the article to be treated, by forming the anodic oxide film on the article to be treated made from aluminum or the aluminum alloy, and painting the article to be treated by using the anodic oxide film as a substrate, includes a first step including anodic treatment S | 2012-08-30 |
20120217168 | HIGH SPEED TIN PLATING PROCESS - Methods for the electrolytic preparation of tin coated metals are disclosed. Organic polybasic acids, such as methanedisulfonic acid [CH | 2012-08-30 |
20120217169 | Molecular Molybdenum Persulfide and Related Catalysts for Generating Hydrogen from Water - New metal persulfido compositions of matter are described. :In one embodiment the metal is molybdenum and the metal persulfido complex mimics the structure and function of the triangular active edge site fragments of MoS | 2012-08-30 |
20120217170 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF IONS - An apparatus to remove ions, the apparatus comprising an inlet to let water in the apparatus, an outlet to let water out of the apparatus, a capacitor, and a spacer to separate a first and a second electrode of the capacitor and to allow water to flow in between the electrodes. The apparatus comprises a regeneration mode controller configured to control, during a regeneration mode in which ions previously attracted to the capacitor are released in a waste water stream, one or more of: the electrical current flowing to the capacitor; the voltage on the capacitor; and/or the water flowing in between the electrodes. The regeneration mode controller is constructed and arranged to control one or more of the electrical current, the voltage, and/or the water flow during the regeneration mode such that scaling is reduced or minimized in the apparatus. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217171 | Sensor with Movable Part and Biasing - Methods and apparatuses are provided wherein a sensor which comprises at least two electrodes and a movable part is alternately biased with at least two different voltages. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217172 | METHOD FOR PROPORTIONING NITRATES AND/OR NITRITES IN A NEUTRAL MEDIUM - The present invention relates to a method for proportioning nitrate and/or nitrite ions in a solution using a copper electrode, said method being characterized in that it is carried out in constant potential mode and moreover in that it includes the steps of: i. applying a first potential to the copper electrode so as to reduce the copper oxides present on the surface of the metal copper electrode; ii. applying a second potential to the copper electrode so as to oxidize the metal copper formed in Step i into cupric ions; iii. applying a third potential to the copper electrode so as to reduce the copper oxides possibly formed in Step ii. Steps i through iii being carried out in a support electrolyte; and iv. proportioning the nitrate and/or nitrite ions of a solution to be analyzed by means of immersing the copper electrode, obtained in Step iii, in said solution to be analyzed while applying a fourth potential to the copper electrode so as to reduce the nitrate and/or nitrite ions, the support electrolyte of Steps i through iii, and the solution to be analyzed in Step iv, having a substantially neutral pH. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217173 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING OXIDATION-REDUCTION POTENTIAL - Methods and systems for measuring the oxidation-reduction potential of a fluid sample are provided. The system includes a test strip with a sample chamber adapted to receive a fluid sample. The sample chamber can be associated with a filter membrane. The test strip also includes a reference cell. The oxidation-reduction potential of a fluid sample placed in the sample chamber can be read by a readout device interconnected to a test lead that is in electrical contact with the sample chamber, and a reference lead that is in electrical contact with the reference cell. Electrical contact between a fluid sample placed in the sample chamber and the reference cell can be established by a bridge. The oxidation-reduction potential may be read as an electrical potential between the test lead and the reference lead of the test strip. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217174 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROTECTION DEVICE FOR A FLAT VIDEO PRODUCT - The present invention discloses a multifunctional protection device for a flat video product, including an e-book. Through assembling a plastic back cover and a soft plastic front cover, the flat video product, especially a tablet personal computer, is enclosed, so as to fully protect the tablet personal computer. Through a rotational bracket on the plastic back cover and convex-concaved grooves on the soft plastic front cover, a user can adjust the tablet personal computer vertically or horizontally by various angles, depending on his or her preference. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217175 | COMPUTING DEVICE CASE WITH INTEGRATED STAND | 2012-08-30 |
20120217176 | DISPENSING PACKAGES FOR MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING TWO COMPONENTS THAT ARE MECHANICALLY INTERLOCKED AND METHODS THEREFOR - A package for a flat medical implant includes a flexible outer component, such as Tyvek®, including a first panel and a second panel foldable over said first panel for closing the package, and an inner component, such as paper, mechanically interlocked with the flexible outer component. A flat medical implant is held by the inner component. While the outer and inner components remains mechanically interconnected to one another, the upper ends of the first and second panels of the outer component are peelable away from one another for opening the package and accessing the flat medical implant at an upper end of the package. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217177 | UNIT DOSE BREAKABLE VIAL WITH INTEGRATED BRUSH APPLICATOR - A disposable sterile breakable vial includes a handle section and a vial section which are completely separable in response to a manually applied separation force. The vial section includes a sterile void dimensioned to contain a unit dose of a sterile therapeutic topical agent. An elongated member comprises a proximal portion supported by the handle section and a distal portion provided with a sterile applicator element, such as a brush. At least the applicator element is completely enclosed within the vial section with the applicator element immersed within the therapeutic topical agent. A hermetic seal between the handle and vial sections maintains sterility of at least the vial section prior to handle and vial section separation. Complete separation of the handle section and the vial section exposes the elongated member and the applicator element for topical application of the therapeutic agent saturating the applicator element. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217178 | Universal Domed Closure to Supply Dose - The present invention relates to a universal closure capable of fitting various sized container openings in sealed engagement. The present invention also relates a universal dispensing closure capable of fitting various sized container openings in sealed engagement and used to house a secondary supply or dose of product and when the closure is activated dispense the secondary product or dose into a receiving vessel to which it is attached. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217179 | Residential interior tool kit and box - A toolkit that is specifically engineered for consumer indoor residential use. This toolkit case is designed to be sturdy but non-marring to sensitive interior finishes with a selection of tools limited to those appropriate for common interior maintenance. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217180 | MEDICINE PACKAGING BAG AND SHEET FOR THE SAME - There is provided an elongated sheet ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120217181 | Hybrid Sol-Gel Coated Glass Containers - A glass container and related methods of manufacturing and coating glass containers. The glass container includes a hybrid sol-gel cross-linked on at least a portion of an exterior glass surface of the glass container. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217182 | TABLET MANUFACTURE - A method of making a tablet wherein a measured volume of a settable fluent wax or polymer matrix is placed in an upwardly facing mould cavity under controlled conditions to ensure that an upper surface of a resulting bead, in the cavity, has a shape and size which are substantially the same as the shape and size of a lower surface of the bead is determined by the mould cavity. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217183 | DUAL INSERTION PLASTIC SHELL CONTAINER - Disclosed is a container having an interior chamber and partial openings ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120217185 | TRANSPORTABLE CONTAINER FOR BULK GOODS AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A transportable container for flowable bulk goods is formed by disposing an outer wrap around a bottom support and a portion of a vertically spaced slip frame former. One of the slip frame former and the bottom support moves vertically relative to other in response to the fill level of the bulk goods. As bulk goods are added to the transportable container, the position of the slip frame former is radially adjusted to modify the shape of the transportable container. As the fill level increases in the transportable container, previously disposed portions of outer wrap are disengaged from the slip frame former to squeeze the filled portions of the transportable container. Additional portions of outer wrap are disposed around a portion of the slip frame former to maintain the transportable container for receiving bulk goods as the previously disposed portions of outer wrap are disengaged. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217186 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LUBRICANT BASE OIL - A method for producing a lubricant base oil includes contacting feedstock containing normal paraffins having not less than 20 carbon atoms with a first catalyst in the presence of molecular hydrogen to obtain a first produced oil, and contacting the first produced oil with a second catalyst in the presence of molecular hydrogen to obtain a second produced oil. The first catalyst includes a first carrier in which a fraction of an amount of NH | 2012-08-30 |
20120217187 | Optimizing Heavy Oil Recovery Processes Using Electrostatic Desalters - The invention relates to improved bitumen recovery processes and systems. The process may include providing a bitumen froth feed stream, separating the stream in a froth separation unit to produce a diluted bitumen stream, treating the diluted bitumen stream in an electrostatic desalter to produce a treated bitumen stream, and separating the treated bitumen stream into a solvent recycle stream and a bitumen product stream. The system may include a combined AC/DC desalter with a control unit for optimizing the treatment process to produce a product bitumen stream using less solvent and smaller separators than conventional bitumen froth treatment plants and processes. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217188 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SORTING AND ACQUIRING IMAGE DATA FOR DOCUMENTS - An apparatus is provided for processing documents, such as mail contained in envelopes. The operator drops the documents toward a conveyor that serially convey the documents to an imaging device that acquires image data relating to the image of each document. A conveyor conveys the documents from the imaging device to one or more output bins. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217189 | DEVICE FOR EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT - The invention is related to an apparatus for extracorporeal treatment of blood with a dialyzer which is separated by a semipermeable membrane into a first and a second chamber, wherein the first chamber is disposed in a dialysis fluid pathway and the second chamber is connectable to the blood circulation of a patient by means of a blood inflow conduit and a blood outflow conduit, a feed for fresh dialysis fluid, a discharge for spent dialysis fluid, a means for estimation of a flow Q | 2012-08-30 |
20120217190 | Pulsed Induction System for Fluids to a Combustion Chamber - An apparatus for magnetic pre-treating of a first or second flow of fluid ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120217191 | FILTER DEVICE - A filter device may include a filter housing having at least one filter element configured to separate the filter housing into a raw side and a clean side. A bypass valve may control a bypass for circumventing the at least one filter element, wherein the bypass valve may have a valve member for controlling a bypass opening connecting the clean side of a coupling chamber of the bypass valve with the raw side. The valve member may be configured to close the bypass opening via a pretension generated by a closing spring. The bypass valve may be an actuating device for changing the pretension acting on the valve member and the actuating device may be coupled with at least one control chamber and configured to set the pretension acting on the valve member based at least in part on a control pressure of the control chamber. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217192 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARATION OF LIQUID MIXTURES - A method for preparing a liquid flow having pre-defined characteristics by mixing liquid flows of at least two different component stock solutions with each other comprises the steps of determining a selected property value for one or more of the stock solutions by sensing, in a flow of each stock solution separately, at least one characteristic related to the property value for the stock solution, and based on the determined property value or values, mixing the stock solution flows in mixing ratios giving the desired mixed liquid flow. A system for carrying out the method comprises sensor means and a control unit, wherein the control unit is arranged to evaluate the characteristics sensed by the sensor means and provide relative ratios of stock solutions required to obtain a mixed liquid flow having the pre-defined characteristics. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217193 | In-Place Material Recovery and Separation Apparatus - An apparatus to convey and seal a material recovery and separation container (MRSC) that is water and air permeable for in-place material recovery and separation of a primary product of clean water and clean air and a secondary product of floating contaminants such as an oil spill or other pollution from a composite mixture of products at the surface of water or at depths (oil plume). The apparatus has a horizontal platform base for support and to provide a lay-down area, provide an operator support area, and provide a structure for connecting to a local containment boom and standoff. One embodiment is a hook and rail conveying system brings the MRSC to the composite mixture, through the composite mixture for collection, to a container closing area and to a lay-down area. The MRSC is closed after filling. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217194 | Porous Pavement for Water Quality and Quantity Management - A sorptive-filtration system for removing at least one of negatively or positively charged ions, complexes or particulates from an aqueous stream. The system includes a) flow formed substantially from at least one of rainfall-runoff or snowmelt-runoff; b) a filter containment communicating with the runoff stream such that at least part of the stream passes through the filter containment; and c) a granular filter media disposed within the filter containment, the filter media having an amphoteric material applied thereto, wherein the amphoteric material comprises a metal selected from at least one of Fe, Al, Mn, or Si. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217195 | DEEPWATER DISPERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME BACKGROUND - A system comprising a surface vessel floating on a body of water; an oil leak located in the body of water; a remotely operated vehicle located near the oil leak; a connection between the surface vessel and the remotely operated vehicle; wherein the remotely operated vehicle comprises a mixer and a dispersant injector | 2012-08-30 |
20120217196 | Exchangeable Filter Element, Filter Part Fixed with Respect to System, and Filter System - The invention describes an exchangeable filter element ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120217197 | END OF WATER PURIFICATION CARTRIDGE LIFE APPARATUS - End-of-life apparatus for use in water purification cartridges are disclosed. The apparatus includes a water-disintegrable tablet configured to disintegrate a predetermined amount after contacting a predetermined volume of water flow. The tablet prevents the stoppage of water until the tablet has been contacted by the predetermined amount of water. The various end-of-life apparatus use different means to stop the water flow when the tablet has disintegrated a predetermined amount. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217198 | BI-FLOW FILTER DRIER - Disclosed herein is a bi-flow filter drier including a cartridge and a filter core located inside the cartridge. A filter sheet is provided at each of two ends of the filter core. The bi-flow filter drier further includes at least one intermediate filter sheet positioned between the cartridge and the filter core. In the bi-flow filter drier of the application, the refrigerant flows into the filter core after being filtered by the intermediate filter sheet, and flows through the center hole of the filter core towards the filter sheet at one end of the filter core, and then flows out of the filter drier after being re-filtered. This bi-flow filter drier allows the refrigerant to pass through the filter sheets twice, and the filtration capacity and the filtration precision are improved. The intermediate filter sheet may protect the filter core to prolong the service life thereof. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217199 | HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MATS WITH FLUID IMPERMEABLE SEGMENTS AND RELATED METHODS - In at least one embodiment, the invention preferably relates to a hollow fiber membrane mat having hollow fiber membranes arranged parallel to one another and adjacent to one another, the membranes having a wall and a continuous lumen, wherein the hollow fiber membranes are connected to one another by means of a plurality of linear connecting elements which are arranged spaced apart from one another and parallel to one another and the membranes are kept apart from one another by the linear connecting elements and wherein the hollow fiber membranes are composed of a thermoplastic polymer and wherein the walls of the hollow fiber membranes arranged adjacent to one another are fluid-tight in at least one stripe extending parallel to the linear connecting elements, inside of which stripe the hollow fiber membranes are fluid-tight, preferably have a superheated steam shrinkage of at most 5%. Other embodiments of the invention preferably relate to a method for producing and/or using such hollow fiber membrane mats. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217200 | ONE-WAY FILTER DRIER - Disclosed herein is a one-way filter drier comprising a cartridge having an inlet and an outlet, a molecular sieve being provided inside the cartridge, a first filter sheet being provided between the molecular sieve and the outlet, a spring and a second filter sheet being provided between the inlet and the molecular sieve in sequence, wherein at least one piece of third filter sheet is provided in the spring. In the one-way filter drier provided by the present application, the third filter sheet is provided in the spring, the refrigerant still has relative large flowing space after entering via the inlet, which may ensure the requirement of the fluid flux; at the same time, the third filter sheet combining with the first filter sheet and the second filter sheet may maximize the filter capacity. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217201 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT - A mixture for treating water in a biological water treatment process is provided comprising an organic-based flocculant, a micronutrient; and a polymer. The flocculant, the micronutrient and the polymer are mixed in a predetermined ratio to enhance said biological water treatment. The mixture is particularly suited to enhancing flocculation of particles, reducing fouling on a surface of a membrane in a membrane bioreactor, improving uptake of phosphorous and/or nitrogen by a biomass in a biological water treatment system, improving bioactivity of a biomass and/or floc in a biological water treatment system and improving flux in a membrane bioreactor. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217202 | Wastewater treatment method for increasing denitrification rates - A method of conditioning, separating, drying, and comminuting sulfurous acid treated wastewater suspended solids for addition to aerobic and anaerobic digesters to provide electron donor carbon and sulfur compounds to increase the removal rate of ammonia, nitrates/nitrites, and BOD compounds. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217203 | SELF-CONTAINED DIALYSIS SYSTEM - A dialysis system including a generally sealed vessel configured to receive a buffer, and a dialysis device positioned in the generally sealed vessel. The dialysis device includes an inner member and an outer member trapping a dialysis membrane between the members. The dialysis device is configured to receive a sample to enable dialysis of the sample with respect to the buffer across the membrane. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217204 | MAGNETIC IN-LINE PURIFICATION OF FLUID - Methods for in-line purification of surfactant from a first fluid, such as a microemulsion are disclosed. Magnetic particles coated with surfactant molecules may be used to bind surfactants from a fluid. A magnetic field may be used to separate the bound materials from the fluid. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217205 | Storm Water Pretreatment Chamber - A storm water pretreatment chamber is provided. The storm water pretreatment chamber includes; one or more filter sidewalls; one or more optional water-impermeable sidewalls; one or more optional chamber grates; and one or more catch rails. Methods of treating storm water are also provided. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217206 | Treatment System and Method for Shallow Water and Saturated Soil Environments - The present application is directed to a system for collecting surface material in marine environments, comprising (1) one or more arm members extendable from an operation platform; (2) at least one sprayer releasably attachable to a distal end of at least one arm member; (3) at least one skimmer releasably attachable to a distal end of at least one arm member, the skimmer being operationally configured to collect material from a water surface; and (4) a fluid delivery means in fluid communication with the sprayer, the sprayer being operationally configured for linear discharge of fluid to a target, the direction of fluid discharge being adjustable in relation to the location of the operation platform. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217207 | WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM - A water treatment system is provided. The system includes a container having a removably coupled cover. A conduit is coupled to the cover. At least one UV germicidal light bulb is coupled to the conduit, wherein the conduit and at least one UV germicidal light bulb cooperate to arranged the at least one UV germicidal light bulb to be within the container when the cover is coupled to the container. A funnel is coupled to the cover opposite the at least one UV germicidal bulb. A filter is coupled to the cover and fluidly coupled to the funnel, the filter arranged to be within the container when the cover is coupled to the container. At least one electrical generator is configured to couple with a bicycle frame, the at least one electrical generator being electrically coupled to provide electrical power to the at least one UV germicidal bulb. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217208 | INTERCHANGEABLE MULTI-LEVEL RETAIL DISPLAY AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention is directed to a retail display having a surface with different elevations. The surface can further be divided into quadrants. A plurality of posts can be mounted in various positions on the different elevations of the top of the surface. The posts can be different heights and have merchandising display holders attached to display a variety of items. Both the posts and the merchandising display holders can be configured in different manners to achieve different themed display zones for each quadrant. The configuration of different elevations provide for improved viewing of items on display and a more aesthetically pleasing display of items. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217209 | SOLAR COLLECTOR MODULE - Improvements in the design and construction of solar collector modules. Aspects of the invention include improvements in the layout of a frame for a solar collector module, and in the joining of structural members of the frame at nodes. In one example, a module of a solar collector includes a reflector and a three-dimensional structural frame that supports the reflector. The frame is made up of substantially rigid elongate frame members interconnected at nodes. Improved node connection components include hubs or frame members having tabs for receiving frame member connections. A tab may have a width that is substantial in relation to its height. The frame may incorporate asymmetry in its layout, in the size or presence of frame members, or in the positioning of the nodes. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217210 | SUPPORT METHOD, HIGH-TEMPERATURE TREATMENT METHOD USING SAME, AND SUPPORT JIG - A method for supporting a support to which a wafer is attached, by supporting the support against gravitational force by supporting three or more support points of an inner circumference section of a support surface of the support. The support surface of the support is opposite to a side on which the wafer is attached to the support. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217211 | METHODS FOR MAKING SLIP RESISTANT FILE FOLDERS - Methods for producing easily and securely gripped slip-resistant file folders, including file pockets and hanging folders. The methods include providing folder paper stock; conveying the folder paper stock in the process of folder manufacture; providing a curable slip-resistant material in a melt state; applying the slip-resistant material at predetermined areas of the folder paper stock; and curing the slip-resistant material; such that the slip-resistant portion comprises cured slip-resistant material. Another method includes providing folder paper stock; providing embossing dies in spaced, operable, mating relationship; positioning the folder paper stock appropriately in the embossing dies; applying force to at least one of the embossing dies so as to decrease the spaced relationship; and deforming the folder paper stock. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217212 | DISPLAY ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRAL ROLLER BASE - A display assembly and shelving unit. The display assembly includes a base with one or more channels that extend between the front and back of the base. The back is higher than the front so that the base is retained at an angle to the horizontal within the shelving unit. A conveyor mechanism operable under force of gravity is provided across the channels. The conveyor mechanism includes roller assemblies that have rods with a plurality of small rollers thereon. The rollers are able to rotate about the stationary rod individually and independently. When a product for sale is removed from a front end of a first channel, then the products remaining in that first channel slide downwardly on the rollers until they engage a stop. Products in adjacent channels will remain stationary as the rollers in those additional channels will not rotate when product is removed from the first channel. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217213 | Product Dispenser and System Configured for Reduced Shelf Height - A product dispenser including a frame having a front end and a rear end, the frame including an upper support deck and a lower support deck, the lower support deck being positioned below the upper support deck and defining a product display area proximate the front end, the upper support deck defining a longitudinal axis that is declined from the front end to the rear end, the upper support deck including a front end portion that is disposed at a non-zero angle relative to the longitudinal axis. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217214 | Spice Cabinet Library - A spice container storage system comprising of a series of frame shelving units arranged adjacent to one another that slide in and out of a cabinet on drawer guides located on the top and/or bottom of each frame. The front of each frame has a unit retrieval hole which serves as a handle. The device has two positions: a storage position and a spice access position. In the accessible position, the spice containers stored on the shelves are easily visualized and can be removed from either side of the frame shelving unit. Each shelf employs railings and an open central channel to keep the spice containers aligned and prevent them from accidentally becoming dislodged. The spice containers store in a compact, vertical space to improve storage efficiency of the cabinet, which can be an independent structure or integrated into existing cabinetry. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217215 | Shower Caddy System - A shower caddy system includes a tension pole, a number of shelves and a number of clips for attaching and reattaching the shelves to the tension pole. The clips are opened and closed when attaching and reattaching the shelves to the tension pole. Repositioning a shelf to a new location on the tension pole therefore does not require the removal of the tension pole from a shower stall or bathtub/shower area, thereby saving a user a significant amount of time and effort. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217216 | Multi-Use Truck Mounted Rack System - A multi-use vehicle mounted loading rack system adapted to safely lift and move loads onto and off of a truck. The system includes a support which rests on bed rails which rest on a truck bed, a horizontal member, a trolley which is reversibly extendable relative to the horizontal member, a hoist mounted on the trolley, and an electrical control system including a tilt sensor and other safety features. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217217 | KNUCKLE FORMED WITHOUT A FINGER CORE - A method for manufacturing a railcar coupler knuckle includes providing a cope mold portion and a drag mold portion, the cope and drag mold portions having internal walls defining at least in part perimeter boundaries of a coupler knuckle mold cavity, wherein the mold cavity includes a finger section; positioning at least one internal core within either the cope mold portion or the drag mold portion, the at least one internal core configured to define a kidney cavity and a pivot pin cavity within a coupler knuckle; closing the cope and drag mold portions with the single core therebetween; and at least partially filling the mold cavity with a molten alloy, the molten alloy solidifying after filling to form the coupler knuckle, wherein the at least one core defines the kidney and pivot pin cavities, and the finger section of the mold cavity defines at least one finger cavity of the coupler knuckle. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217218 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATING REED, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATING REED MANUFACTURING METHOD, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND RADIO TIMEPIECE - An electrode forming step of forming a pair of electrodes by patterning an electrode film on an outer surface of a piezoelectric plate includes: an electrode film forming step of forming the electrode film; a photoresist film forming step of forming a photoresist film on the electrode film; a first exposure step of exposing the photoresist film through a mask; and a second exposure step of further exposing the photoresist film through a correction mask on which a second opening is disposed at a position overlapping with a part of the first opening. An opening width of the second opening corresponding to a clearance between the pair of electrodes is equal to or less than an opening width of the first opening corresponding to the clearance. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217219 | REFERENCE WAFER FOR CALIBRATION AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A reference wafer maintains laser accuracy and calibrates a camera and a laser of a semiconductor equipment. The reference wafer includes a first anti-reflection layer, an adhesive layer, a light absorption layer and a second anti-reflection layer that are stacked over a substrate, a light reflection layer formed over the second anti-reflection layer, and a protection layer formed over the light reflection layer. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217220 | METHOD USING BLOCK COPOLYMERS FOR MAKING A MASTER MOLD FOR NANOIMPRINTING PATTERNED MAGNETIC RECORDING DISKS WITH CHEVRON SERVO PATTERNS - A method for making a master mold used to nanoimprint patterned magnetic recording disks that have chevron servo patterns with minimal defects uses directed self-assembly of block copolymers. A pattern of chemically modified polymer brush material is formed on the master mold substrate. The pattern includes sets of slanted stripes and interface strips between the sets of slanted stripes. A block copolymer material is deposited on the pattern, which results in directed self-assembly of the block copolymer as lamellae perpendicular to the substrate that are formed into alternating slanted stripes of alternating first and second components of the block copolymer. This component also forms on the interface strips, but as a lamella parallel to the substrate. One of the components is then removed, leaving the remaining component as a grid that acts as a mask for etching the substrate to form the master mold. The disks nanoimprinted by the master mold have reduced defective areas in the transition regions of the chevron servo patterns. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217221 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ION ENERGY DISTRIBUTION OF A PROJECTED PLASMA - Systems, methods and apparatus for regulating ion energies in a plasma chamber are disclosed. An exemplary method includes placing a substrate in a plasma chamber, forming a plasma in the plasma chamber via a remotely generated ionizing electromagnetic field that extends into the plasma chamber from a remote projected source, controllably switching power to the substrate so as to apply a periodic voltage function to the substrate, and modulating, over multiple cycles of the periodic voltage function, the periodic voltage function responsive to a desired distribution of energies of ions at the surface of the substrate so as to effectuate the desired distribution of ion energies on a time-averaged basis. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217222 | PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEMS INCLUDING SIDE COILS AND METHODS RELATED TO THE PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEMS - A plasma processing system for generating plasma to process a wafer. The plasma processing system includes a set of top coils for initiating the plasma, a set of side coils for affecting distribution of the plasma, and a chamber structure for containing the plasma. The chamber structure includes a chamber wall and a dielectric member. The dielectric member includes a top, a vertical wall, and a flange. The top is connected through the vertical wall to the flange, and is connected through the vertical wall and the flange to the chamber wall. The set of top coils is disposed above the top. The set of side coils surrounds the vertical wall. A vertical inner surface of the vertical wall is configured to be exposed to the plasma. The inner diameter of the vertical wall is smaller than the inner diameter of the chamber wall. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217223 | INTERLOCK APPARATUS FOR VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKER - An interlock apparatus for a vacuum circuit breaker includes a pair of hindering units configured to allow or prevent a motion of a breaker body to an connection position or a disconnection position; a pair of first interlock bars configured to change a width of the breaker body to be greater than the predetermined spacing distance of the hindering units in a first position where the first interlock bars are spaced from each other, or to change the width of the breaker body to be smaller than the predetermined spacing distance; and a second interlock bar vertically movable to an up position and a down position, the up position for moving the first interlock bars to the first position, and the down position for returning the first interlock bars to the second position by being separated from the interposed position between the first interlock bars. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217224 | WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING APPARATUS, WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING METHOD, THIN BOARD MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER MANUFACTURING METHOD - A wire electric discharge machining apparatus is constructed in such a manner as to include: a wire electrode having a plurality of cutting wire portions that are separated from one another in parallel and are opposed to a workpiece; a machining power supply that generates a pulsed machining voltage; a plurality of power feed contact units that are electrically connected to the cutting wire portions and apply the machining voltage between the cutting wire portions and the workpiece; and a nozzle that ejects machining liquid from an ejection opening toward an electrode gap along the cutting wire portions. | 2012-08-30 |
20120217225 | SPARK GAP CONTROL FOR ELECTRO-DISCHARGE MACHINING - A control module for an EDM device, comprises: controls for managing power supplied to the EDM device, taking voltage measurements, calculating responses, and controlling advancement of an electrode of the EDM device. The EDM device may include a piezoelectric crystal that electrically in parallel with the voltage applied to a spark gap between the electrode and a workpiece. | 2012-08-30 |