36th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090218138 | Drilling rig structure installation and methods - A method for installing rig structure (e.g. cabin, house, a doghouse) on a drilling rig, the method including: connecting support apparatus to a substructure of a drilling rig, supporting a drilling floor; moving a movement apparatus supporting a rig structure to position it adjacent the support apparatus, by moving movement apparatus on ground adjacent the substructure, moving the support apparatus into a connecting orientation with respect to the structure; connecting raising apparatus to the structure, the raising apparatus connected to the support apparatus; raising the structure up to the drill floor with the raising apparatus; and securing the structure to the support apparatus. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b). | 2009-09-03 |
20090218140 | Reamer With Balanced Cutting Structure For Use In A Wellbore - A reamer bit for use in earth boring operations comprising a body, four cutter mounts, rolling cutters on each mount, and cutting elements disposed on each cutter arranged so adjacent cutting swaths formed by the bit are created by cutting elements on cones of oppositely disposed cutter mounts. The swaths are generally curvilinear, wherein the outermost swaths are formed by cutting element rows on the outer portion of the cutters. The reamer bit can further comprise a pilot bit. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218141 | Method and System for Helicopter Portable Drilling - There is provided a system for helicopter portable drilling comprising: a drill frame, a drill mast affixed a first end of the drill frame, a drill operatively coupled to the drill mast and operable using one of compressed air, pressurized hydraulic fluid and both compressed air and pressurized hydraulic fluid and a unified power source for providing compressed air and pressurized hydraulic fluid coupled to the drill, the total operating weight of the system being approximately 3000 pounds for allowing a single-pick move by a helicopter. A method of seismic line drilling comprising the steps of placing a first single-pick drilling system at a first location with a single pick, placing a second single-pick drilling system at a second location with a single pick, when finished drilling, moving the first single-pick drilling system to a third location with a single pick, when finished drilling, moving the second single-pick drilling system to a fourth location with a single pick. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218142 | Method and system for helicopter portable drilling - There is provided a system for helicopter portable drilling comprising: a drill frame, a drill mast affixed a first end of the drill frame, a drill operatively coupled to the drill mast and operable using one of compressed air, pressurized hydraulic fluid and both compressed air and pressurized hydraulic fluid and a unified power source for providing compressed air and pressurized hydraulic fluid coupled to the drill, the total operating weight of the system being approximately 3000 pounds for allowing a single-pick move by a helicopter. A method of seismic line drilling comprising the steps of placing a first single-pick drilling system at a first location with a single pick, placing a second single-pick drilling system at a second location with a single pick, when finished drilling, moving the first single-pick drilling system to a third location with a single pick, when finished drilling, moving the second single-pick drilling system to a fourth location with a single pick. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218143 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING EXTENDED LATERAL CHANNEL WELL STIMULATION EQUIPMENT - Disclosed is a movable boring assembly and a boring tool positioner for drilling a plurality of holes in a well casing and jetting a well production zone through the plurality of holes. All of the holes can be drilled in the casing at different angular positions, as well as different levels within the casing. The drilling tool can then be removed and a perforation jet can be reliably and accurately reoriented into the drilled holes to perforate a production zone in multiple directions and at multiple levels. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218144 | Drilling rig masts and methods of assembly and erecting masts - Methods for connection parts of a mast of a drilling rig without using a crane or other lifting machine are disclosed. In certain aspects, these methods include moving parts of a mast to be assembled with trucks and positioning the parts with the trucks to facilitate their connection. This Abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, | 2009-09-03 |
20090218145 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING METAL CUTTINGS FROM AN OIL WELL DRILLING MUD STREAM - An improved method and apparatus for removing metal cuttings from an oil well drilling mud stream provides a magnetic body or “ditch magnet” having end plates that extend radially and circumferentially from the magnetic body, the plates being positioned at end portions of the magnetic body. A third plate in the form of a wiper is used to dislodge metal cuttings and other metallic material from the magnetic body after the magnetic body has accumulated such metallic parts. One of the end plates can be removable to facilitate a complete scraping or wiping of the metallic parts from the metallic body by the wiper plate. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218146 | Polycrystalline Abrasive Composite Cutter - A polycrystalline abrasive composite cutter, including a tool body with a top cutting surface and a flank surface. The composite cutter, joined to a substrate, constitute a shear cutter for a PDC bit, roller-cone bit insert, or other tool that can be highly useful for petroleum drilling or other applications. The body of the polycrystalline abrasive composite cutter includes a plurality of polycrystalline abrasive layers ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090218147 | GRAIN DRILL WITH ACCURATE METERING OF THE RATE OF PLANTING OF SEED - The present invention is an improved grain drill and a method retrofitting a previously manufactured grain drill to provide accurate weight determination of seed in a seed hopper of the grain drill. A grain drill in accordance with the invention includes a frame having a plurality of wheels for supporting the grain drill during rolling over a surface of ground to be planted with seed grain; a hopper for containing the seed grain to be planted in the ground; a support which is joined to opposed sides of the frame and to spaced apart locations of the hopper to transfer weight of the hopper to the frame, the support including at least one weight sensing device which senses a weight of seed grain in the hopper transferred through the support to the frame and provides an output of the sensed weight of the seed grain in the hopper; and a display, coupled to the output, for displaying the weight of the seed grain contained in the hopper. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218148 | Detection of Attack Velocity Features in Capacitive Touch Sensor Data - Systems and methods for detecting attack velocity features from a single capacitive touch sensor or an array of capacitive touch sensors. In one example, the method uses sequential capacitive touch sensor data to estimate the velocity at which the sensor was touched. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218149 | Modular multi-purpose machine - A modular multi-purpose machine includes a body, a chassis device, a height adjustment device and a modular apparatus. The body has an elongated hole. The chassis device is connected to the bottom of the body and comprises a movement device. The movement device is demountably connected to the bottom of the body and c includes a driving device and multiple moving members. The driving device is connected to the moving members. The height adjustment device is mounted in the body and comprises a first connection portion and an elevating device. The first connection portion is movably mounted and partially held in the elongated hole, and is connected to the elevating device. The modular apparatus includes a machine body and a second connection portion. The machine body is connected to the second connection portion and is demountably connected to the first connection portion. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218150 | PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH POWERED WHEEL - A patient support apparatus has a first frame and a second frame supported above the first frame and movable relative to the first frame. A plurality of casters are coupled to the first frame. A wheel is movable relative to the first frame between a lowered position engaging the floor and a raised position spaced from the floor. A drive assembly is coupled to the wheel and is operable to drive the wheel to propel the patient support apparatus along the floor. A foot pedal is coupled to the first frame and is movable to raise and lower the wheel relative to the floor. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218151 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method is for operating a vehicle having a hybrid drive, in which the hybrid drive has an internal combustion engine and at least one electric motor as drive units, and the units cooperate with one another. To achieve a negative drivetrain setpoint torque, the negative drivetrain setpoint torque is applied by the electric motor, and the internal combustion engine is operated to the greatest extent possible outside its overrun mode. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218152 | MOTORCYCLE AND INTAKE DEVICE THEREOF - According to some embodiments, a motorcycle includes a vehicle body frame | 2009-09-03 |
20090218153 | STRADDLE-TYPE WHEELED VEHICLE AND FRAME THEREOF - A straddle-type three-wheeled vehicle has a frame having an upper frame member, a lower frame member, a forward cross member interconnecting a forward portion of the upper frame member with a forward portion of the lower frame member, and a rearward cross member interconnecting a rearward portion of the upper frame member with a rearward portion of the lower frame member. A strut extends diagonally from the forward cross member to the lower frame member. The vehicle has an engine mounted to the frame. An air box of the vehicle has at least a portion thereof disposed above at least a portion of the engine. A fuel tank of the vehicle is disposed rearwardly of the air box. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218154 | MOTORIZED BICYCLE - The invention is directed at a power assist module for a bicycle comprising a power source; a motor, connected to the power source; an output drive gear, controlled by motor through gear reduction; a multi-geared hub, mounted on a wheel of the bicycle; and a motor drive system connecting the output drive gear with the multi-geared hub; wherein rotation of the output drive gear by the motor, causes the drive chain to rotate the hub, thereby rotating the wheel of the bicycle. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218155 | MOTORCYCLE - To provide a compact fuel tank including a fuel pump in accordance with one or more embodiments. For example in an embodiment, a motorcycle includes a tank rail forming an upper part of a body frame, a fuel tank having a pair of tank sections disposed across the tank rail in a vehicle width direction and mounted on and across the tank rail, and a fuel pump disposed in the fuel tank for supplying fuel to an engine, in which a mounting surface for the fuel pump is formed on a bottom of one of the pair of tank sections and the mounting surface is formed to be tilted in an in-and-out direction with respect to the vehicle width direction. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218156 | Motorcycle fluid cooler - A motorcycle fluid cooler assembly includes a heat exchanger and a mounting member coupled to the heat exchanger. The mounting member is adapted for mounting the heat exchanger to a first footrest mounting point of a motorcycle frame so that the heat exchanger transversely extends externally to the motorcycle frame when mounted. Fluid ports are coupled to the heat exchanger, and a footrest member is coupled to the heat exchanger. The footrest member is positioned as a rider footrest when the heat exchanger is mounted. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218157 | Radar Deployed Fender Air Bag - An air bag deployment system incorporated within a vehicles bumpers that may be deployed prior to impact of a static or dynamic object as determined by radar based proximity and velocity sensors. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218158 | Occupant protection apparatus for vehicle - An occupant protection apparatus for a vehicle includes: a plurality of communication devices for communicating an external device; and a controller for determining a collision of the vehicle based on information transmitted from the external device via the plurality of communication devices and for activating an occupant protection device corresponding to the collision. The controller prohibits activation of the occupant protection device when the controller detects communication anomaly occurred at more than one communication device. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218159 | Vehicle Pedestrian Impact Sensor With Proximity Arming - A pedestrian impact sensor system includes a first plate and a second plate both connected to an outer surface of a vehicle such that a capacitance between the first plate and the second plate is dependent upon whether a body proximate the vehicle is animate. A crush sensor senses a force exerted by the body on the vehicle. A monitoring circuit monitors the capacitance between the first plate and the second plate and an output signal of the crush sensor. The monitoring circuit issues a safety countermeasure signal dependent upon the capacitance between the first plate and the second plate and the output signal of the crush sensor. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218160 | Adjustable Vehicle Transmission Shifters - Disclosed herein are embodiments of a vehicle transmission shifter and methods of adjusting the vehicle transmission shifter. The vehicle transmission shifter comprises a stalk, a paddle extending from the stalk, and an adjustment mechanism responsive to a driver input to position the paddle in relation to the steering wheel. The paddle is configured to receive a driver's fingers while manually engaging the steering wheel. The method comprises providing driver input to the adjustment mechanism through a user control and adjusting the adjustment mechanism in response to the driver input to position the paddle in relation to the steering wheel. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218161 | Control Valve Assembly for Electro-Hydraulic Steering System - A steering system includes a fluid pump and an electro-hydraulic steering circuit in selective fluid communication with the fluid pump. The electro-hydraulic steering circuit defines a first flow path having a first proportional valve and a first load-sense passage in selective communication with the first proportional valve. The first proportional valve includes a closed position. A hydrostatic steering circuit is in selective fluid communication with the fluid pump and defines a second flow path having a second proportional valve and a second load-sense passage in selective fluid communication with the second proportional valve. The second flow path is in a parallel flow configuration with the first flow path. An isolation valve is disposed in the first flow path in series with the first proportional valve. The isolation valve includes a closed position and is piloted to the closed position by fluid communicated through the second load-sense passage. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218162 | Magnetostrictive torque sensor device, manufacturing method thereof, and vehicle steering apparatus - A magnetostrictive torque sensor device which detects a torque applied to a rotary shaft is provided. The magnetostrictive torque sensor device includes a magnetostrictive portion provided on a surface of the rotary shaft, a coil and a cylindrical back-yoke disposed in outer periphery of the coil. The coil includes a bobbin arranged in outer periphery of the magnetostrictive portion, and a wire wound around the bobbin. A slit is provided on the back-yoke. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218163 | PRESSURE DETECTION DEVICE AND PRESSURE DETECTION METHOD - The pressure detection device includes a buffer member deformable by a pressure change, including one or more magnets, and a sensor assembly including one or more magnetic sensors to detect a variation of a magnetic field accompanied by deformation of the buffer member. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218164 | DOUBLE THROAT PULSATION DAMPENER FOR A COMPRESSOR - A method of attenuating fluid dynamic pulsations that propagate through a flow of fluid at a convective velocity of the fluid, the pulsations having an organized vortical structure includes directing the flow to a pulsation dampener inlet having a first area and transitioning the organized vortical structure to a small-scale turbulent structure by squeezing the vorticies by passing the flow of fluid through a passage having a second area that is smaller than the first area, then rapidly expanding the flow of fluid by passing it into a chamber having a third area measured at an inlet of the chamber that is substantially larger than the second area. The method also includes discharging the flow of fluid from the chamber. The flow of fluid includes substantially attenuated fluid dynamic pulsations and acoustic pulsations that travel through the flow of fluid at the speed of sound. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218165 | CLIMBING AID - An assembly allowing a person to climb up and/or down an object, such as a high-voltage mast comprises an elongate, rail-type profiled element ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090218166 | SCAFFOLD AUXILIARY SHELF - An auxiliary shelf attachment for mobile scaffolds having a platform member and at least two vertically extending posts with multiple axially spaced apertures includes a substantially planar shelf member having a proximal edge, two side edges, and a distal edge adjacent which two legs are hingedly secured. Also included are attachment rods or hooks disposed adjacent corners of each of the two side edges and the proximal edge for removable attachment of the planar shelf member to two of the elongated posts. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218167 | Executive escape system from high rise and process for making same - The present invention relates to an escape system from a high rise building. More specifically, but without limitation, the present invention relates to a process for developing a concept, design, and manufacturing method for the high rise escape system. The escape system offers high rise dwellers the ability to escape from emergencies caused by fire or other unexpected accidents that result in disabled elevators and blocked stairways. It also provides peace of mind for the persons whose office or residence is 50-100 stories above the ground. According to emporium.com, the world's 100 largest cities have more than 70,000 high rise (12 stories or higher) buildings. This furniture-like device, when it is needed, allows up to 2 persons to escape from a high rise. The system breaks window glass and allows the aluminum cage component containing the escapees to descend to the ground safely. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218168 | COMPONENT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A SHEET METAL PART AND A NUT ELEMENT ATTACHED THERETO AND ALSO A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SUCH A COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - A component assembly comprising a sheet metal part and a nut element attached thereto, the nut element being arranged in an opening of the sheet metal part and being adapted to receive a bolt element having a shaft part with a thread and a head part of larger radial dimensions is wherein the sheet metal part has at least one hole adjacent to the nut element which is not covered over by the nut element but can be covered over by the head part of the screwed-in bolt element. A component assembly of this kind is in particular suitable for an oil pan since the oil can flow through the holes. A method is also claimed. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218169 | ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM - An engine lubrication system for a multi-cylinder engine, comprising: plurality of crank chambers that are partitioned by crankshaft bearing portions of the engine; pumps that take out oil from a lower portion of the engine; oil collection passages that are respectively provided for the crank chambers, a designated number of the oil collection passages being merged and connected to at least one of suction ports of the pumps; an oil storage section that temporarily stores the oil taken out from the lower portion of the engine; a lubrication part that supplies the oil in the oil storage section to a portion to be lubricated of the engine; and a pressure variation suppression section that is provided between the suction ports of the pumps and the designated number of the crank chambers to be merged, the pressure variation suppression section suppressing pressure variations in the crank chambers. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218170 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM - A lubrication system for a component is disclosed herein. The disclosed lubrication system can be applied relatively high temperature operating environments, relatively low temperature operating environments, or both. The lubrication system includes a tank operable to contain lubricant and having at least one tank outlet. The lubrication system also includes a tube extending between first and second ends. The first end of the tube is in fluid communication with at least one tank outlet. The lubrication system also includes an atomizer in fluid communication with the second end of the tube to receive lubricant from the tank. The atomizer is operable to dispense atomized lubricant on the component. The tank, the tube, and the atomizer are all adjacent to the component. A method for practicing the invention is also disclosed. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218171 | PROTECTION METHOD BY PUNCTUALLY ADDING AN ADDITIVE AND THE THEREBY PROTECTED MECHANICAL MACHINE - The Invention relates to a method for protecting a mechanical machine operation by punctually adding the determined quantity of at least one type of additive into said machine consisting in using an additive injection system (G | 2009-09-03 |
20090218172 | E-Z shim machine - My invention makes it easy to force units of mass to jump-up along a vertical line by means of seesaw-like frames, central stationary gear, planetary gears, springs, cylinders and pistons, blockers, triggers, cables, pulleys and cable's slack takers, in order to create imbalance on the same side of the frames that propels the frames to rotate continuously in the same direction and, thus, provide usable rotational energy. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218173 | Aerial Work Platform with Compact Air Compressor - An aerial work platform, in one embodiment, includes a platform, including a hydraulic lift, and a base unit. The base unit includes a combustion engine and a hydraulic pump driven by the combustion engine. The hydraulic pump may be configured to drive the hydraulic lift. The base unit may also include a rotary screw type compressor, belt-driven by the combustion engine. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218174 | Pop-up lift pedestal for a television - The lift pedestal is used to raise and lower a television or video monitor between a retracted storage position and an extended viewing position. The lift pedestal can be used as a stand alone support device or incorporated into cabinetry or a furniture enclosure. The lift pedestal includes a stationary back plate and an extensible support plate to which the television or video monitor is mounted. A pair of cabinetry drawer slides allow vertical translational movement of the support plate relative to the back plate between the retracted storage position and the extended viewing position. The drawer slides are mounted between angled sides of the back plate and support plate. The lift pedestal is actuated by a gas prop mounted to a third drawer slide. A cable and pulley operate in conjunction with the gas prop to increase the effective travel of the gas prop piston. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218175 | Elevator Power System - A power system ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090218176 | CONDITION MONITORING METHOD - Method for the condition monitoring of the safety switches of the safety circuit of an elevator. Inferences can be made about the condition of a safety switch by measuring and examining the current of the safety circuit of the elevator after the state of the safety circuit has changed. The current signal is filtered, after which the amount of interference caused by contact malfunctions of the switch is determined from it. Based on the amount of interference it is possible to determine in what condition the switch is. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218177 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a method, a device, a computer program and a system for detecting the arrival in the elevator car/departure from the elevator car of elevator passengers. In the method the vertical acceleration values of the elevator car are received from the acceleration sensor and the passengers arriving in the elevator car and/or leaving the elevator car are detected on the basis of the vertical acceleration measurements of the acceleration sensor. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218178 | Remotely Performed and/or Assisted Restoration of Elevator Service - An elevator ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090218179 | Electric Brake - Provided is an electric brake capable of accurately estimating the brake pad temperature and securing a sufficient braking force and response. An electric brake has a disc rotor rotating with a wheel, an actuator for rectilinearly actuating a piston in the axial direction of the disc rotor by using an electric motor, a drive controller for controlling the drive of the actuator, a brake pad pressed by the piston to give a frictional resistance to the disc rotor in the direction of rotation, and a braking start position detector for detecting a braking start position of the piston where the disc rotor is brought into contact with the brake pad. The drive controller stores the braking start position detected by the braking start position detector as the maximum braking start position. When the braking start position shifts in the pressing force-increasing direction, the drive controller updates the value stored as the maximum braking-start position. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218180 | BRAKE CALIPER - A brake caliper has a brake pad having a backplate with a friction material attached to one side and a loading face on an opposite side. The caliper further includes a piston that applies a force to the loading face. The brake pad is releasably attached to the piston, thereby eliminating a separate brake pad retaining structure in the caliper. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218181 | SERVO MOTOR BRAKE DEVICE - A small-sized, lightweight servo motor brake device ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090218182 | SEGMENT BRAKE - The invention rotates to a mounting of one or more electromagnetically bleeding spring-loaded brakes (a, b) on a machine wall or the like. The invention is characterized in that the brakes are, while distributed over the periphery on the face, act upon an axially moving brake rotor ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090218183 | BRAKE ROTOR AND ABS TONE RING ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY THAT PROMOTES IN PLANE UNIFORM TORQUE TRANSFER DISTRIBUTION - A brake assembly for use on vehicles includes a rotor having connection tabs and a hub having bobbins, integrally formed or separate, with the rotor connection tabs being positioned between the hub bobbins and clamped together with a top plate. An ABS tone ring is fastened to the hub and is circumscribed by the rotor. Alternatively, an ABS tone ring can be formed as part of the top plate. A spring clip can be used with the top plate to accommodate thermal expansion of the rotor and eliminate rotor rattling. Torque is transferred from the brake rotor to the hub in a common plane to prevent twisting in the fastener connection. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218184 | Brake - A two-piece brake shoe is disclosed wherein each piece of the brake shoe has a free end and an end portion opposite the free end that is designed to be inter-fitting with an end portion of the other piece of the brake shoe. Each piece of the brake shoe has a brake lining on its outer surface. The two pieces of the brake shoe can be assembled together to form a C-shaped brake shoe having a gap between the free ends of the two pieces of the brake shoe. An actuator enlarges the gap between the free ends of the two pieces of the brake shoe to apply a brake in which the two-piece brake shoe is installed. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218185 | Resilient shock-absorbing device - A resilient shock-absorbing device includes an absorber body having top and bottom faces and including first and second absorber layers. The first absorber layer includes a plurality of juxtaposed resilient first outer tube halves heat-sealed to each other, and a plurality of first foam members filled respectively in the first outer tube halves. The second absorber layer includes a plurality of juxtaposed resilient second outer tube halves heat-sealed to each other, and a plurality of second foam members filled respectively in the second outer tube halves. The first and second absorber layers form respectively the top and bottom faces of the absorber body. Each of the first and second outer tube halves is made of a thermoplastic elastic material. Each of the first and second foam members has a segment-shaped cross section. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218186 | Access compartment having inwardly opening magnetic closure flap for carry case - A magnetic closure device for a compartment of a carry case, the compartment having an access opening, the access opening having at least one first predetermined dimension. The flap is attached to the carry case and positioned inside the compartment, the flap having at least one dimension greater than the corresponding first dimension of the access opening to retain the flap inside the compartment and to thereby prevent movement of the flap outside the opening. The flap is hingedly attached at one end to the carry case and is arranged to move inwardly to provide access to the compartment through the opening. Mutually magnetically attractable devices are respectively attached to a wall portion of the compartment and to the flap in correspondingly opposed positions to retain the flap in engagement with the wall portion of the compartment to provide closure to the compartment, whereby the flap is manually movable inwardly to provide user access to the compartment. A carry case incorporating such flap is also disclosed, as well as a method of opening and closing the flap. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218187 | Tilted Push-Pull Wheeled Luggage with a Removable Front Swingable Wheel with an Elongated Neck for the Removable Front Swingable Wheel - A wheeled luggage is configured to be pushed or pulled using a handle attached to the wheeled luggage. The wheeled luggage has a main luggage body with a plurality of fixed wheels and one or more swingable wheels in front of the plurality of fixed wheels. In one or more embodiments of the invention, one or more swingable wheels in front of the plurality of fixed wheels are easily removable and re-attachable by a user. Furthermore, each swingable wheel has an elongated neck attached or attachable on-demand to a lower front portion of the main luggage body, which creates a higher ground clearance (i.e. backward tilt) in the lower front portion of the wheeled luggage relative to a lower rear portion of the wheeled luggage. This backward tilt enables a user to push the wheeled luggage ergonomically by applying a “pushing” force to the handle. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218188 | CLUTCH UNIT - A clutch unit which has a friction clutch, that includes a pressure plate, which is rotationally fixed to the housing, yet displaceable to a limited extent in the axial direction. The housing can be connected to a counter-pressure disk, and lever elements which are positioned in an annular arrangement and which are disposed between the housing and the pressure plate. The elements are supported on a rolling support carried by the housing and to which pressure can be applied at the radially inner lever tips thereof in order to close the friction clutch. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218189 | Friction Element - The invention relates to a friction element, in particular a clutch disk or brake disk, having: a disk-shaped lining carrier which supports or has at least one friction lining and has a central opening, and at least one hub part with a central receiving opening, which is formed with a hub toothing, for receiving a shaft which is formed with a shaft toothing, wherein the hub part and the lining carrier are arranged adjacent to one another so as to rotate together with the shaft, and wherein the central opening of the lining carrier is embodied as a shaft receiving opening with a lining carrier toothing for engaging into the shaft toothing of the shaft. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218190 | CLUTCH SYSTEM - The clutch system relates to an automatic friction clutch with a hydrostatically actuator-controlled clutch withdrawal. In such clutch release systems, a slave cylinder pressurized by a master cylinder in an engaged state is in connection with a reservoir (tank) via a connection opening uncovered by the master cylinder piston. To determine the opening deviations and location of the connection opening, it is proposed that actuation of master cylinder be velocity-dependent and pressure patterns of the hydrostatic clutch release system be evaluated. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218191 | CASH RECEIVER FOR CONSUMPTION SYSTEM - A cash receiver installed in an amusement machine for controlling the operation of the machine, including a face panel that has a coin slot, a coin-return slot and a vertical bill slot, a coin receiver unit that is affixed to the rear side of the face panel and has a coin entrance passage connected to the coin slot and a coin-return passage connected to the coin-return slot, and a bill receiver unit that is affixed to the rear side of the face panel and abutted against one side of the coin receiver unit and has a bill passage connected to the vertical bill slot. The client can insert a coin or a bill into the cash receiver to play the amusement machine. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218192 | HANDRAIL - The invention encompasses a handrail for escalators or moving walkways that includes a grip piece of a thermoplastic elastomer including soft segments and hard segments and optionally a sliding layer arranged on the underside of the grip piece relative to the mounting orientation of the handrail. A ratio of the proportions of the soft segments to the hard segments is selected from a range with a lower limit of 1:1 and an upper limit of 9:1, or, in a variation, from a range with a lower limit of 1.5:1 and an upper limit of 6:1, or, in another variation, from a range with a lower limit of 2.5:1 and an upper limit of 4:1. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218193 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ORIENTING ARTICLES - An apparatus comprises a moving arrangement for supporting and moving along an advance direction a plurality of articles; and orienting units movable along said advance direction and such as to contact and orient the articles by displacing angularly each article around an axis thereof so as to position the articles in respective output positions, the orienting units being such as to maintain the articles in contact with the moving arrangement, a detector being provided for each orienting unit for detecting an initial angular position of a respective article associated thereto and for promoting a desired angular displacement such that each article is brought in the output position. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218194 | BOTTLE INVERTING AND BOTTLE DRAINING STATION CONFIGURED TO DRAIN RINSED BOTTLES FROM A RINSER IN A CONTAINER FILLING PLANT - A bottle converting and bottle draining station configured to drain rinsed bottles from a rinser in a container filling plant. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218195 | Star Wheel - The present invention relates to a star wheel for bottle-processing machines, such as filling machines, labelling machines and the like. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218196 | Scraper Blade and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A scraper blade adapted to scrape off material from a surface has a scraper tip at one end and a mounting base at its other end and is tapered towards the tip at least in the outer end of the scraper blade, its scraper blade portion which extends from the tip and to a point adjacent to or in the mounting base being made with at least two layers, which extend longitudinally along said scraper blade portion, and is characterised in that at least one first layer is made of polyurethane with a lower hardness and a higher abrasion resistance than at least one second layer which is mainly made of polycarbonate plastic, said at least one second polycarbonate plastic layer being adapted to reinforce and stiffen said at least one first layer, which constitutes a main contact surface against said surface. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218197 | Conveyor, Particularly Tubular Conveyor - A conveyor, in particular tubular conveyor, includes a conveyor belt ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090218198 | CONVEYOR BELT GUIDE - A belt guide apparatus for attachment to a belt conveyor comprises top and bottom plates. Walls extend between the top and bottom plates. The plates and walls form a belt envelope that defines a belt opening that substantially corresponds to a cross-section of the endless belt such that the endless belt can slide freely through the belt opening yet is substantially prevented from moving laterally or vertically. A front entrance of the belt envelope is configured to funnel the endless belt into the belt opening, and when attached to the belt conveyor the belt envelope is oriented such that the right and left walls are aligned with a desired path of the endless belt, and the endless belt passes through the belt opening. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218199 | Powder coating components to reduce friction, increase wear resistance, and improve cleanability - A component subjected to wear during use includes a powder coating formed of a polymer selected from the group consisting of a polyamide, polyolefin, polyester, urethane, epoxy, acrylic, and mixtures thereof to provide improved wear resistance, enhanced cleanability, and reduced surface friction. Preferably, the component is for use in conveying product, such as in a conveyor system, and includes: (1) a metal core and a nylon powder coating; or (2) a stainless steel core and a powder coating. Most preferably, the coating is generally clear or translucent so as to give the appearance that the underlying component, which is typically made of metal, is neither coated nor made entirely of a polymer. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218200 | MODULAR CONVEYOR MAT AND CONVEYOR MAT MODULE - A module for a modular conveyor mat ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090218201 | Transition Plate Position Sensor For Safe Check-Out Counter Conveyor Operation - A transition plate assembly and a position sensor assembly are used to detect a dislodged or removed transition plate from a gap between the discharge end of a conveyor and the first end of a run-out ramp. The position sensor assembly may detect a safe seated position of a hinged transition plate protecting the gap and generate a motor-enabling signal to a drive motor that drives the conveyor. An interrupted motor-enabling signal, corresponding to an unsafe condition, may turn off the drive motor to prevent damage to articles or persons until an enabling signal is restored. In one embodiment, the termination of the power to the drive motor continues until a delay period has elapsed following the detection of an enabling signal. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218202 | HOUSING WITH A SLIDING SWITCH - A housing with a sliding switch with at least three positions and a sliding element that partially projects through an opening in the housing as provided. In order to protect the sliding element against accidental activation, on both sides of the opening, parallel to the direction of movement of the sliding switch, there are flanks. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218203 | Keypad Shield - The present invention provides a shield for overlying a keypad and restricting the view of third parties. The shield comprises a main body connectable to the keypad and a screen defined in the main body and overlying the keypad. The keypad may only be viewed through the screen by the user of the keypad. The screen may be slidable and may be provided with a film that restricts the viewing angle such that the keypad may only be viewed through the screen from within a range of angles, which range is approximately 20° centered normal to the surface of the screen. The main body further provides an opening through which manual access to the keypad is permitted. The present invention finds particular use on the keypad of ATMs and point of sale PIN units. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218204 | LUMINOUS MICRO-SWITCH - A luminous micro-switch mainly includes a case which holds a depressing member and at least a first pin and a second pin inside that are spaced from each other. There is a bridging member interposed between the two pins and the depressing member to form electric connection with the first pin in regular conditions and output a signal when the bridging member is connected to the second pin due to depressing of the depressing member. The depressing member has a depressing end which has a holding trough to hold a lighting element which has two conductive terminals to receive electric power to generate light. By holding the lighting element in the holding trough the size of the micro-switch can be made smaller to be used on smaller electronic devices to overcome the bulky problem of conventional micro-switches caused by disposing the lighting element beneath the depressing member. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218205 | Switch Actuation Device - A switch actuation device for use in connection with electrical switch mechanism having an actuatable structure. The device includes an actuation mechanism in operable communication with the actuatable structure for use in urging the actuatable structure of the electrical switch mechanism from a first position to a second position. An actuatable electrical switch arrangement is also disclosed. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218206 | Emergency off switching device - In an emergency off switching device ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090218207 | Switch with recessed push-button and gaming machine with recessed push-button switches - A recessed push-button actuatable switch is disclosed. In one embodiment, the recessed switch includes a body having a first end and a second end, a push-button supported by the body having a user-actuatable portion, a switch activated by actuation of the push-button, and a protector mounted to the body and extending around at least a portion of the push-button. The protector prevents the push-button from being accidentally or inadvertently pressed by allowing the button to be pressed only from a substantially perpendicular direction. At the same time, the button remains easily accessed. The recessed switch is also disclosed mounted to a housing such as a gaming machine and a method is disclosed to retrofit existing buttons to have the protection afforded by the protector of the recessed switch. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218208 | DISCONNECTOR AND A SUPPORT INSULATOR THEREFOR - A disconnector for interrupting a current path on a voltage of at least 100 kV with respect to earth. Two groups of elongated post-like support insulators are adapted to rest on the ground and support an end of a conductor each on a high level above the ground. A disconnector arm is connected to one or both of the conductor ends and is moveable for connecting and disconnecting these conductor ends. At least the external parts of the support insulators are made of a hydrophobic rubber composite insulating material. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218209 | Thermolysis of organic waste in a ball furnace - The method is characterised in that the thermal energy necessary for thermolysis of the waste carried out in the absence of air is provided by a heating mass, comprising steel balls ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090218210 | ENERGY-EFFICIENT DISTILLATION SYSTEM - Methods and devices are provided for an energy-efficient distillation system ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090218211 | Recess Waveguide Microwave Chemical Plant for Production of Ethene From Natural Gas and the Process Using Said Plant - A recess waveguide microwave chemical plant for production of ethene from natural gas and a process for production of ethene using the plant. The plant includes a recess waveguide, a mode transducer and coupling orifice plate, an adjustable short-circuiting plunger, and a chemical reactor; wherein with the recess waveguide as a main body, the mode transducer and coupling orifice plate is at the left side of the recess waveguide, the adjustable short-circuiting plunger is at the right side of the recess waveguide, and the chemical reactor is across the recess waveguide. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218212 | HOLLOW CATHODE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING THE DEVICE TO CONTROL THE UNIFORMITY OF A PLASMA PROCESS - A chamber component configured to be coupled to a processing chamber is described. The chamber component comprises one or more adjustable gas passages through which a process gas is introduced to the process chamber. The adjustable gas passage may be configured to form a hollow cathode that creates a hollow cathode plasma in a hollow cathode region having one or more plasma surfaces in contact with the hollow cathode plasma. Therein, at least one of the one or more plasma surfaces is movable in order to vary the size of the hollow cathode region and adjust the properties of the hollow cathode plasma. Furthermore, one or more adjustable hollow cathodes may be utilized to adjust a plasma process for treating a substrate. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218213 | SPRAYED Si- OR Si:Al-TARGET WITH LOW IRON CONTENT - A sputter target for sputtering a silicon-containing film is provided. The target includes a silicon-containing sputter material layer, and a carrier for carrying the sputter material layer, wherein the sputter material layer contains less than 200 ppm iron. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218214 | BACKSIDE COATING PREVENTION DEVICE, COATING CHAMBER COMPRISING A BACKSIDE COATING PREVENTION DEVICE, AND METHOD OF COATING - A backside coating prevention device adapted for a coating chamber for coating plate-shaped substrates is provided, said coating chamber being adapted for coating continuously or discontinuously transported plate-shaped substrates, comprising a front wall having a substrate feeding opening and a rear wall having a substrate discharge opening, a coating material source adapted for dispensing coating material into the coating chamber, and a transport system, a front side of the transport system facing the coating material source, the transport system being adapted for continuously or discontinuously transporting a plurality of plate-shaped substrates along a transport path on the front side of the transport system, wherein said backside coating prevention device is adapted for providing a gas barrier at the front side of the transport system and adjacent to the backsides of the plurality of plate-shapes substrates for preventing backside coating of the plate-shaped substrates. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218215 | LAMINATE FOR FORMING A SUBSTRATE WITH WIRES, SUBSTRATE WITH WIRES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THEM - A laminate for forming a substrate with wires in which a silver type material is used for a conductor layer and the layer is covered with a conductive protection layer for protection, the laminate for forming a substrate with wires exhibiting an extremely low contact resistance between the conductive protection layer and a cathode superposed thereon, is presented. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218216 | ELECTROLYTIC CELL FOR OBTAINING ALUMINIUM - The invention relates to an electrolytic cell for obtaining aluminium, including a pot shell, at least one cathode block arranged at least partially in the pot shell, at least one anode suspended above the cell and dipping into the upper portion of the electrolytic cell, and an insulation at least partially covering the internal surface of the pot shell and located between the cathode block and the pot shell, the pot shell and the elements that it contains delimiting a crucible intended to receive an electrolytic bath in contact with the cathode block, characterised in that the insulation is at least partially made of carbon-based blocks having a heat conductivity lower than 1 W/m/K. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218217 | SPUTTERING APPARATUS FOR DEPOSITING A HIGHER PERMITTIVITY DIELECTRIC FILM - A method of depositing a high permittivity dielectric film on a doped silicon or silicon compound layer of a wafer. The method includes a first step of nitriding a specific element (A) such as hafnium Hf to form a nitride film (A | 2009-09-03 |
20090218218 | MAGNET UNIT FOR MAGNETRON SPUTTERING SYSTEM - A magnet unit for a magnetron sputtering system includes a base plate and a plurality of magnet parts each including a first magnet and a first supporting member. The first supporting member supports the first magnet and fixes the first magnet to the base plate. The magnet parts confine a plasma. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218219 | Manufacturing Apparatus - A manufacturing apparatus in which an organic thin film such as a light emitting layer is formed with high material use efficiency or high operating efficiency and a light emitting device is manufactured, is provided. The manufacturing apparatus includes a load chamber, a common chamber connected to the load chamber, a plurality of treatment chambers connected to the common chamber, and a laser light source, in which deposition is selectively performed on a first substrate by forming a material layer on a second substrate in the treatment chamber in advance; aligning the second substrate and the first substrate in the common chamber; and then scanning the second substrate with laser light. In the manufacturing apparatus, selective deposition is performed on the first substrate more than once in the common chamber. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218220 | Amperometric Electrochemical Cells and Sensors - Amperometric ceramic electrochemical cells comprise, in one embodiment, an electrolyte layer, a sensing electrode layer, and a counter electrode layer, wherein the cell is operable in an oxidizing atmosphere and under an applied bias to exhibit enhanced reduction of oxygen molecules at the sensing electrode in the presence of one or more target gases such as nitrogen oxides (NO | 2009-09-03 |
20090218221 | Method And Apparatus For The Manipulation Of Particles In Conductive Solutions - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for manipulation and/or control of the position of particles by means of fields of force of an electrical nature in electrically conductive solutions. The fields of force can be of (positive or negative) dielectrophoresis, electrophoresis, electrohydrodynamics or electrowetting on dielectric, characterized by a set of points of stable equilibrium for the particles. Each point of equilibrium can trap one or more particles within the attraction basin. Said forces dissipate by the Joule effect an amount of power proportional to the square of the voltages applied, causing in a short time the death of the biological particles contained in the specimen. According to the present invention, the dissipated power can be removed through at least one of the substrates in order to maintain the temperature in the liquid suspension constant or reduce it during the entire step of application of the forces. According to the present invention, the amount of heat to be extracted can be controlled by means of a temperature sensor internal to the microchamber or external thereto, which supplies information on the temperature of the system in order to establish a feedback control on the heat pump. In a second embodiment of the method, a flow constantly replaces the buffer, transporting by convection the heat outside the microchamber. Forming the subject of the present invention is likewise a method for minimizing the dissipated power given the same levels of performance by dividing the forces into classes, falling within one of which classes are the forces used for controlling particles in a static way whilst falling within a further class are the forces necessary for displacement of the particles. This can occur in a practical way by increasing the number of potentials that supply the electrodes of the device or else by appropriately modulating the amplitudes of the applied phases or by means of a timed management of the phases. Forming the subject of the present invention are likewise some practical implementations of the method that leads to an apparatus for manipulation of particles in conductive solutions. Said apparatus requires the use of a heat pump, which can be obtained by means of a Peltier-effect device or by means of the convective transport of the flow of heat absorbed by the substrate. Said convective flow uses a liquid or a gas. Forming the subject of the present invention is likewise an apparatus that exploits the gas law for reducing the temperature by varying the pressure of the gas having the function of performing the convective transport or by means of a change of phase from vapour to liquid or vice versa. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218222 | Free flow electrophoresis microchip, system and method - The present invention relates to a free flow electrophoresis microchip for the electrophoretic separation of charged components, a free flow electrophoresis separation system incorporating the same, and a free flow electrophoresis method of separating charged components, the microchip comprising: a separation chamber in which charged components are in use separated; a plurality of separation medium inlet channels having outlets fluidly connected to one, inlet side of the separation chamber through which flows of a separation medium are in use introduced into the separation chamber such as to develop a laminar flow having a flow direction through the separation chamber; a sample inlet channel having an outlet fluidly connected to the inlet side of the separation chamber through which a flow of a sample containing charged components is in use introduced into the separation chamber; a plurality of outlet channels having inlets fluidly connected to another, outlet side of the separation chamber opposite the inlet side thereof; and a magnetic field unit for providing a magnetic field substantially orthogonal to the flow direction of the separation medium; whereby charged components introduced into the separation chamber are deflected laterally across the separation chamber in dependence upon the charge, typically the electrophoretic mobilities or the iso-electric points, of the charged components. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218223 | Method And Apparatus For Characterizing And Counting Particles, In Particular, Biological Particles - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the characterization and/or the counting of particles by means of non uniform, time variable force fields and integrated optical or impedance meter sensors. The force fields can be of positive or negative dielectrophoresis, electrophoresis or electro-hydrodynamic motions, characterized by a set of stable equilibrium points for the particles (solid, liquid or gaseous); the same method is suitable for the manipulation of droplets (liquid particles) by exploiting effects known to the international scientific community with the name of Electro-wetting on dielectric. The aim of the present invention is to act on the control of the position of each particle which is present in the sample, for the purpose of displacing such particles in a deterministic or statistical way, in order to detect their presence with the integrated optical or impedance meter sensors and/or characterize their type, for the purpose of counting or manipulating them in an efficient way. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218224 | METHOD FOR ELECTROPHORESIS INVOLVING PARALLEL AND SIMULTANEOUS SEPARATION - An electrophoresis method is provided involving a parallel and simultaneous multiple process, using multiple separation sub-spaces within a separation chamber. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218225 | WATER PURIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS INVOLVING GENERATION OF BIPOLAR LAYER - Water treatment method and apparatus according to which supply water containing dissolved matter is delivered to at least one treatment surface. An electric field is created in the vicinity of the treatment surface to cause a hydration layer to be established due to the bipolar nature of the water molecules. Water is then extracted from the hydration layer. Such extraction may be effected by osmosis or by removal of the element (s) from the supply water with the hydration layer water thereon, dehydration layer water subsequently being extracted from the element (s). The method has been devised to reduce energy consumption for the purpose of providing potable water from seawater. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218226 | Separation device of molecules and production method thereof - Separation device of molecules and production method thereof. A molecule is separated from a liquid sample containing said molecule and at least one additional molecule having a larger hydrodynamic diameter than the hydrodynamic diameter of the molecule to be separated, by means of a separation device comprising a substrate, at least one circulation channel arranged in said substrate, and at least one nanotube associated with said molecule to be separated and formed on a free surface of the substrate. Separation is achieved by means of the internal channel of a nanotube, such as a carbon nanotube, presenting an effective diameter chosen in predetermined and controlled manner. The effective diameter of the internal channel is chosen such as to be larger than the hydrodynamic diameter of the molecule to be separated and smaller than the hydrodynamic diameter of the additional molecules of larger hydrodynamic diameters. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218227 | DEIONIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A capacitive deionization apparatus, wherein a spacing distance between electrodes of cells is uniformly maintained and a flow in the cells is optimized to improve efficiency of the deionization apparatus and contact resistance between a carbon material and a collector is reduce to improve electrical conductivity, is disclosed. The capacitive deionization apparatus which includes a plurality of electrode modules, each having a collector and electrodes disposed on upper and lower surfaces of the collector to electrically and chemically remove ions from liquid, includes a plurality of plates made of a stiff material are alternately stacked with the electrode modules such that the electrode modules are spaced at specific intervals, wherein the collector and the electrodes are pressed by a pair of adjacent plates among the plurality of plates to maintain a contact therebetween. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218228 | Composition for Metal Surface Treatment, Metal Surface Treatment Method And Metal Material - An easily handleable composition for metal surface treatment is provided which achieves foundation surface concealment, coating adhesion and corrosion resistance equal to or higher than those obtained by the conventional metal surface treatment compositions. This composition for metal surface treatment places no burden on the environment. A method for treating the surface of a metal material in which such a composition for metal surface treatment is used, and a metal material treated by such a metal surface treatment method, are also provided. Specifically disclosed is a metal surface treatment composition used for a treatment of a metal surface, which composition contains a zirconium compound and/or titanium compound substantially not containing fluorine, and an inorganic acid and/or a salt thereof. This metal surface treatment composition has a pH of not less than 1.5 but not more than 6.5. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218229 | COATING PROCESS AND APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO BACTERIA - A coating process using an aqueous coating or aqueous rinse includes a step in which at least a part of the aqueous coating, aqueous rinse, and/or an aqueous component added to the aqueous coating or aqueous rinse is pasteurized. The pasteurization may be carried out continuously in a circulation loop of a tank containing the material or in a line carrying the material to a sprayhead. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218230 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A method of producing an electronic component includes forming a film of a first metal above a substrate; converting partly the film of the first metal into a film containing a second metal by replacement of at least part of the first metal with the second metal; forming a film of a third metal above the film containing the second metal; and removing the film of the first metal other than the film containing the second metal by wet etching using the film of the third metal as a mask. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218231 | Plating apparatus - A plating apparatus according to the present invention has a plating tank for holding a plating solution, an anode disposed so as to be immersed in the plating solution in the plating tank, a regulation plate disposed between the anode and a plating workpiece disposed so as to face the anode, and a plating power supply for supply a current between the anode and the plating workpiece to carry out plating. The regulation plate is disposed so as to separate the plating solution held in the plating tank into a plating solution on the anode side and a plating solution on the plating workpiece side, and a through-hole group having a large number of through-holes is formed in the regulation plate. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218232 | Method for the Pre-Treatment of Titanium Components for the Subsequent Coating Thereof - A method for the pre-treatment of titanium components for the subsequent coating thereof is provided. The method includes at least the following steps: a) etching of the component in an acidic solution containing fluoride and nitric acid (HNO3); b) activation pickling of the etched component in a solution containing at least sodium nitrate (NaNO3) and tetrafluoroboric acid (HBF4); and c) activation of the activation-pickled component in a bath containing acid or in an acidic bath containing nickel. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218233 | Method of Forming a Multilayer Structure - Method of forming a multilayer structure by electroetching or electroplating on a substrate. A seed layer is arranged on the substrate and a master electrode is applied thereto. The master electrode has a pattern layer forming multiple electrochemical cells with the substrate. A voltage is applied for etching the seed layer or applying a plating material to the seed layer. A dielectric material ( | 2009-09-03 |
20090218234 | Methods Of Making Titania Nanostructures - Electrochemical methods for making titanium oxide (TiO | 2009-09-03 |
20090218235 | Gas sensor - Metal-oxide gas sensor. According to one embodiment, the sensor includes a layer or pellet of tungsten trioxide (WO | 2009-09-03 |
20090218236 | MEDIATOR-MODIFIED REDOX BIOMOLECULES FOR USE IN ELECTROCHEMICAL DETERMINATION OF ANALYTE - Compositions and methods for electrochemical detection of an analyte comprising a transition metal compound | 2009-09-03 |
20090218237 | LITHIUM ION-SELECTIVE MEMBRANE - The invention relates to a lithium ion-selective membrane, including a polymer carrier, a plasticizer, a conductive compound and a lithium ion specific ionophoric compound. The invention consists in that said ionophoric compound is dibenzyl-14-crown-4 and derivatives thereof, and represents between 0.5 and 3% by weight of the total composition of the membrane, the polymer carrier representing 25 to 30% by weight of the total composition of the membrane, the plasticizer from 65 to 72% by weight of the total composition of the membrane and the conductive compound from 0.2 to 1.5% by weight of the total composition of the membrane. Said invention can be used to determine the lithium ion concentration of a fluid, such as a primary fluid for a pressurized water reactor in a nuclear power plant. | 2009-09-03 |
20090218238 | ION DETECTOR AND SYSTEM - Apparatus and method for detecting current or potential generated in a liquid sample suitable for use in a chromatography or other liquid sample analytical system. One embodiment is an electrolytic ion transfer device with a signal detector in communication with the electrodes of the transfer device. Another is a combination ion transfer device/electrolyte generator. Another substitutes a detector for the ion transfer device in the combination. | 2009-09-03 |