| 37th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
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| 20080219802 | Bookbinding apparatus and image forming system - A bookbinding apparatus for producing a booklet by coating an adhesive onto a back side of a bundle of sheets and by pasting a book cover onto the back side of the bundle of sheets, comprises: an oblique cutout portion forming section to form a cutout on an edge of each sheet of the bundle of sheets in such a way that an oblique cutout portion is formed along the width of the back side of the bundle of sheets; a sheet bundle accommodating section to accommodate the bundle of sheets on which the oblique cutout portion is formed; a coating section to coat an adhesive on the back side of the bundle of sheets accommodated in the sheet bundle accommodating section; and a bookbinding section to paste a book cover on the adhesive-coated back side of the bundle of sheets so as to produce the booklet. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219803 | Weighing Device for a Packaging Machine - The invention relates to a weighing device for a packaging machine. Empty capsules that are still closed are removed from a capsule holder, weighed on a gravimetric scale, placed back into an empty capsule holder, and then taken apart. The device makes it possible to remove empty capsules and replace them at full machine speed, without a loss of any consequence in output. It is possible to use a gravimetric measurement method to carry out a tare weighing of the capsules. An additional weighing device for filled capsules is integrated into a capsule transport device to determine the net weight based on the tare weight and the weight of the full capsules. Such a combination of a gravimetric tare weighing and a gross weighing to statistically determine the net weight is particularly well-suited to an intermediate capsule filling device. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219804 | Container crane apparatus and method for container security screening during direct transshipment between transportation modes - A crane apparatus installed on a pier, wharf, bulkhead wharf or other foundation directly transships containers from a vessel moored alongside the foundation to another transportation mode without ground placement of the containers. The crane apparatus includes a parent crane displaceable along the foundation for unloading containers from the vessel and placing them on a first platform of the parent crane, and a sibling crane displaceable along the foundation independently of displacement of the parent crane for loading containers from the first platform directly onto over-the-ground vehicles or onto another vessel moored alongside the foundation. The parent crane has a first trolley-hoist-spreader movable along an outreach boom for unloading containers from the vessel and placing them on either the first platform or a second platform of the parent crane, and a second trolley-hoist-spreader movable along a backreach boom for loading containers from the second platform onto another vessel or onto over-the-ground vehicles. A container security scanning system may be provided on the second platform for scanning the containers while on the second platform to determine whether one or more preselected chemical, biological, explosive or nuclear materials are present in the containers. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219805 | Stage Device for a Vacuum Chamber - The invention relates to a transfer stage for moving an object in a vacuum chamber in at least a plane of movement, comprising at least a first and a second rod each having a first and a second end, the first and second rod being connected one to the other with their first ends by means of a first hinge, the second end of the first rod being provided with a first hinged support and the second end of the second rod being provided with a second hinged support, the first and second hinged supports being roller supports and the first hinge being provided with attachment means for the object. Particularly when using this transfer stage in lithography systems fast and reliable movements are possible. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219806 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS MODULES - A variety of process modules are described for use in semiconductor manufacturing processes. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219807 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS MODULES - A variety of process modules are described for use in semiconductor manufacturing processes. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219808 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS MODULES - A variety of process modules are described for use in semiconductor manufacturing processes. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219809 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS MODULES - A variety of process modules are described for use in semiconductor manufacturing processes. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219810 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS MODULES - A variety of process modules are described for use in semiconductor manufacturing processes. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219811 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS MODULES - A variety of process modules are described for use in semiconductor manufacturing processes. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219812 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS MODULES - A variety of process modules are described for use in semiconductor manufacturing processes. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219813 | HINGED AND BIFURCATED CART DOCUMENT HANDLING APPARATUS UTILIZED WITH A LAZY-PORTRAIT DOCUMENT PRINTING SYSTEM - For use with lazy-portrait narrow-end to narrow-end (LPEE) formatted document pages printed on a continuous web of material, an apparatus and method of use for assembling correctly page-sequenced document sets that utilizes a slitter for separating the LPEE formatted document pages into two separate streams of continuous sheets that are loaded onto a document transfer cart that has two side-by-side and hinged-together document receiving trays, for each tray a removable bottom support plate assembly having casters on the lower portion of one of the bottom support plates, a top document delivery roller for each tray, a central hinge connecting the two trays to each another, support rack pivot rods, a handle secured to each tray, and cart transfer wheels. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219814 | HANDLING DEVICE FOR POSITIONING A TEST HEAD AT A TEST STATION - A handling device for positioning a test head, in particular at a test station, is provided with positioning means enabling the test head to be positioned with respect to three dimensions. The handling device also has a mounting on which the test head can be attached and which is connected to the positioning means. The handling device is also provided with a fastening plate which is movably mounted and a compliance module by means of which the fastening plate can be moved between a starting position (I) and an end position (II, III) against the effect of a return force. The compliance module comprises a housing, a spindle, a first sliding bushing and a second sliding bushing which are arranged in a movable manner on the spindle between a first stop and a second stop, and a spring element arranged between the sliding bushings and which impinges on the sliding bushings. The sliding bushings are movable relative to the housing. The compliance module permits bi-directional compliance of the test head. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219815 | HIGH TEMPERATURE ANTI-DROOP END EFFECTOR FOR SUBSTRATE TRANSFER - Embodiments of the present invention relates to high temperature anti-droop end effectors for transferring semiconductor substrates. One embodiment of the present invention provides an end effector for using with a substrate handler. The end effector comprises a free end having a substrate supporting plane configured to support a substrate and positioned that substrate at a first angle relative to a horizontal plane. The end effector comprises a fixed end configured to be mounted to the substrate handler, wherein the end effector is mounted to the substrate handler at a position that the substrate supporting plane is at a second angle relative to the horizontal plane when no substrate is disposed on the free end, and the first angle is different from the second angle. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219816 | SMALL LOT LOADPORT CONFIGURATIONS - A substrate handling apparatus and method include a small lot loadport configuration having a plurality of small lot loadports adapted to be coupled to an equipment front end module (EFEM) designed for use with a large lot substrate carrier and having a large lot loadport envelope, where the small lot loadport configuration has a combined envelope substantially similar to the large lot loadport envelope, and where each small lot loadport is adapted to dock with a small lot substrate carrier. A system also is provided that includes (1) the (EFEM) and (2) the small lot loadport configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219817 | Particle Spreader System - A particle spreader system for efficiently evenly distributing particles (i.e. grain, seed, etc.) within a storage bin. The particle spreader system generally includes a manifold including a plurality of discharge openings and a lower opening, a plurality of gates attached to the manifold, wherein the gates incrementally adjust about the discharge openings and a plurality of chutes attached to the manifold, wherein the plurality of chutes extend outwardly from the plurality of discharge openings. The manifold suspendedly attaches to an inlet of a storage bin, wherein the manifold receives a mass of particles via the inlet and wherein the gates regulates a flow of the mass of particles through the discharge openings. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219818 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FREIGHT CONTAINER LOADING - Disclosed are apparatuses and methods for use thereof for loading bulk material into freight containers. One apparatus comprises a hopper configured to receive bulk material that is sized and shaped to be at least partially enclosable by a container to occupy a substantial volume of the container and a ram. The rain comprises a plate and a driver configured to move the plate from a back end of the hopper to an open end of the hopper to expel material into a container. Another apparatus comprises a hopper configured to receive bulk material that is sized and shaped to be at least partially enclosable by a container to occupy a substantial volume the container and a reciprocating conveyor floor system. Optionally, the apparatus further include a stand and/or collapsible legs to further support the hopper. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219819 | Security compactor truck system - This invention includes in some embodiments a secure compactor truck system with a truck cab operationally attached to a truck chassis, a generally enclosed framework operationally attached to the chassis, the framework including a feedstock inlet and a feedstock outlet, a feedstock lift attached to one of the framework and the chassis, and disposed to lift feedstock containers to the feedstock inlet, and a normally closed secure feedstock inlet door which is configured to open when the feedstock lift provides a feedstock container to the feedstock inlet. Additional embodiments may further include a generally enclosed feedstock container compartment within the framework for storing at least one feedstock container. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219820 | Work machine, preferably a wheeled loader - The present invention relates to a work machine, preferably a wheeled loader, having a bucket which is movable via lifting arms having at least one lift cylinder, on the one hand, and which is pivotable via a tilt mechanism actuable via at least one tilt cylinder, on the other hand, having a selectable fully automatic or semi-automatic bucket filling process in which the bucket is movable by a superimposition of the tilt movement of the bucket and of the lift movement of the lifting arm for the filling. In accordance with the invention, material-dependent target tilt cylinder speed values and target lift cylinder speed values stored in a memory are associated with the measured lift cylinder pressure values and/or the pulling force for the regulation of the bucket filling process. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219821 | Cable hoisting apparatus - A cable hoisting apparatus for loading and unloading of containers with respect to vehicles including a modular assembly allowing the apparatus to be easily attached or detached with respect to the vehicle. This modular assembly includes a subframe directly attachable detachably to the vehicle which includes a reeve cylinder and a lifting cylinder mounted therewithin. A top frame is included which is pivotally movably mounted to the subframe. The lifting cylinder powers pivotal movement of the top frame. Loading and unloading of the container is powered by the reeve cylinder. The reeve cylinder moves a shoe within a shoe track which extends or contracts a cable attached to a container which is positioned about a plurality of sheaves one of which is attached to the slideable shoe. A positively engaging locking construction is included defined between the subframe and the top frame for positively retaining the container. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219822 | MATERIAL DELIVERY SUPPORT DEVICE FOR BOOM AND METHOD OF USE - A material delivery support device is provided for supporting a tubular delivery system from an outermost end of an extendable boom arm. The material delivery support device includes a rigid support arrangement having an upper rigid portion attached to the outermost end of the boom arm, and a lower rigid portion secured to the tubular material delivery system below the upper rigid portion. A flexible support assembly extends between the upper and lower rigid portions and surrounds the tubular material delivery system. The tubular material delivery system is substantially supported from the upper rigid portion of the rigid support arrangement. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219823 | LIFTGATE MOUNT ASSEMBLY WITH RETRACTABLE PIN INTERFACE - A liftgate assembly may include a mount assembly for use in mounting the liftgate assembly to an associated vehicle. The mount assembly may include a mounting structure that has: (a) first and second beams where the first beam has a first opening; (b) a cross member operatively connected to the first and second beams; and, (c) a retractable pin mechanism including a first pin that can be extended through the first opening in the first beam and through a first opening formed in an associated vehicle to secure the liftgate assembly to the associated vehicle. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219824 | MULTIPLE SUBSTRATE TRANSFER ROBOT - Embodiments of multiple substrate transfer robots and substrate processing systems have been disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a multiple substrate transfer robot is provided and may include an arm capable of extending along a horizontal direction; and a wrist coupled to the arm and having a plurality of blades coupled thereto, each blade configured to horizontally support a substrate thereupon and vertically disposed with respect to each of the other blades. In some embodiments, a substrate processing system is provided and may include a substrate processing chamber having a plurality of susceptors, wherein each susceptor is vertically disposed and capable of holding a semiconductor substrate; and a substrate transfer robot having a plurality of blades for transferring a plurality of substrates to and from the processing chamber, each blade configured to horizontally support a substrate thereupon and vertically disposed with respect to each of the other blades. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219825 | Article Transport Facility - An article transport facility includes an article carrier movable along a track, and an article rack arranged along the track. Each article rack has a fixed frame, and a movable frame supported to be movable relative to said fixed frame between an extended position projecting toward the track and a retracted position retracted away from the track. A movable guide shiftably supports and guides the movable frame to be movable relative thereto in a shifting direction. A fixed guide is mounted on the fixed frame for supporting and guiding the movable guide to be movable in the shifting direction. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219826 | Apparatus for Automatic Transfer of Textile Articles from a Linking Machine to a Boarding Machine - An apparatus ( | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219827 | Inline terminal, hub and distribution system - An inline terminal system ( | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219828 | Method for securing saddlemount to vehicle - A method for transporting vehicles is disclosed. The method uses inner or outer securing plates, or both, in cooperation with frame rails of a towing vehicle to secure a towing device to the towing vehicle. Towing vehicles typically include a frame that is made from strong robust channels on both sides of the towing vehicle. The securing plates generally have a right-angle bend in order to butt up against a web or a flange of the channels. This prevents inner or outer movement of the securing plates and allows users to secure a towing saddle and its load without using extended U-bolts around the channels. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219829 | Conveying and stacking device for corrugated boards - The present invention discloses a conveying and stacking device for corrugated boards, which is used in a conveyor of a corrugated board production line to stack corrugated boards by a specified number and comprises an exhaust facing the downstream of the conveyor and a sucker arranged at the upstream of the exhaust and facing the procession of the corrugated boards. The sucker and the exhaust are arranged in an elevator for elevating the corrugated boards and respectively suck air and exhaust air simultaneously. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219830 | CHANNEL SLIDE CARGO HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A cargo handling system and method employing a plurality of slide units and tracks. The tracks are mounted in or on a floor of a cargo area of a mobile platform, and also on a ramp of the mobile platform. The slide units slide within the tracks and enable container roll in, roll out platforms (CROPs) and 1077 flatracks to be slidably moved into and out from the cargo area. The slide units are arranged at the four corners of each CROP or 1077 flatrack and can be positively locked to a CROP or 1077 flatrack by a standard ISO twist lock assembly. The slide units eliminate the need for a K-loader and a crane to be present at the site where loading or unloading is to occur. Instead, suitable vehicles such a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTTs), which are more readily transported to remote cites, can be used to assist in slidably loading and offloading CROPs and 1077 flatracks. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219831 | Pipe flow-driven power generator - A pipe flow-driven power generator includes a vane wheel pivotally mounted in a water chamber in a water pipe and rotatable by a flow of water running through the water pipe, a dynamo pivotally mounted on the outside of the water chamber and coupled to the vane wheel through a transmission gear set for generating electricity upon running of water through the water pipe, and a storage battery for storing electricity generated by the dynamo. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219832 | SMALL RADIAL PROFILE SHROUD FOR VARIABLE VANE STRUCTURE IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A shroud for supporting a variable vane in a compressor section for a gas turbine engine includes a pair of components which are secured together by a threaded fastener extending into a blind hole in one of the two components. Additional material forms on the component which includes the blind hole extends beyond a pivot axis for the vane such that there is an increased length of engagement between the threaded fastener and the blind hole. The blind hole eliminates the need for multiple nuts and reduces the radial height of the shroud to save additional weight. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219833 | Inducer for a Fan Blade of a Tip Turbine Engine - A fan-turbine rotor assembly for a tip turbine engine includes an inducer with an inducer inlet section and an inducer passage section in communication with a core airflow passage within a fan blade. Each inducer inlet section is canted toward a rotational direction of the fan-turbine rotor assembly such that the inducer inlet section operates as an air scoop during rotation of the fan-turbine rotor assembly. Both axial and centrifugal compression of the airflow occurs within the inducer passage section to effectively pump the airflow through the inducer section and into the core airflow passage. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219834 | Rotor Shaft Assembly for Magnetic Bearings for Use in Corrosive Environments - Rotor and stator assemblies that utilize magnetic bearings for supporting the rotor shaft during operation can be suitably used in corrosive environments, such as sour gas. The rotor and stator assemblies include NACE compliant magnetic bearing arrangements for sour gas applications. In one embodiment, a rotor shaft assembly for a magnetic bearing arrangement comprises a rotor shaft formed of a ferromagnetic material comprising a plurality of rotor laminations disposed on the rotor shaft; and a barrier layer formed on selected exposed surfaces of the rotor shaft, wherein the barrier layer is effective to resist corrosion relative to the surface without the barrier layer. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219835 | ABRADABLE COMPONENT FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine component includes an airfoil having a radial outward end and a radial inward end. A seal member is positioned adjacent to the radial inward end of the airfoil. A tip of the radial inward end of the airfoil is coated with an abradable material. The seal member is coated with an abrasive material. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219836 | Fan with heat dissipating outlet guide vanes - A method for designing a fan having a motor which drives an impeller comprises providing an outlet guide vane assembly which includes a hub and a plurality of guide vanes that extend radially outwardly from the hub, attaching the hub to the motor, determining an approximate amount of heat which is generated by the motor during operation of the fan, determining an approximate surface area which is required to dissipate the heat into a surrounding air stream, and configuring the guide vanes to comprise a total surface area which is approximately equal to the required surface area. In this manner, the heat generated by the motor during operation of the fan can be dissipated by the guide vanes. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219837 | FAN AND FAN FRAME THEREOF - A fan has a fan, an impeller and a motor. The impeller is disposed in the fan frame, and the motor is disposed in the fan frame for driving the impeller. The fan frame has a housing, a base and at least one connecting element. The housing has an inlet and an outlet, and the base is disposed in the housing and at the outlet. The connecting element is disposed between the housing and the base. The base has a first airflow guiding structure disposed on the circumference of the base. The housing has a second airflow guiding structure disposed on the inner circumference thereof and adjacent to the outlet. The first airflow guiding structure and the second airflow guiding structure are correspondingly disposed. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219838 | CENTRIFUGAL FAN - A centrifugal fan includes an impeller having a plurality of blades around a predetermined central axis, a motor that rotatably drives the impeller, a control circuit that controls the rotation of the motor, and a casing that houses the impeller, the motor, and at least a portion of the control circuit. A plurality of electronic components of the control circuit are disposed in an electronic component mounting portion provided between a circumferential wall of the casing and a virtually extending plane of an opening end surface of an exhaust port along a direction substantially perpendicular to the central axis. In the centrifugal fan, the electronic components are disposed radially outside an air passage, and thus the centrifugal fan can be reduced in its axial size, so that downsizing of the fan can be achieved. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219839 | Centrifugal Pump - The invention relates to a centrifugal pump ( | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219840 | Fan Motor Assembly and Air Guide Apparatus Thereof - An air guide apparatus includes a body installed at a discharge side of a rotary fan for sucking air, a plurality of first vanes arranged at one surface of the body to guide air sucked by the rotary fan toward the outer circumferential surface of the body, and a plurality of second vanes arranged on the other side of the body to guide air which has been guided by the first vanes from the outer circumferential surface of the body toward a central portion, formed in a spiral shape from the central portion of the body toward the outer circumferential surface of the body, and having disconnected portions formed at middle portions thereof. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219841 | Fan with strut-mounted electrical components - A cooling fan comprises a fan housing, a motor which is positioned within the fan housing, a plurality of electronics components which are associated with the motor, and at least one strut which extends radially between the motor and the fan housing, and on which the electrical components are mounted. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219842 | Turbine Part of a Turbocompressor and a Method of Avoiding Carbon Build-Up in the Turbine Part of a Turbocompressor - A turbine unit of a turbocompressor comprises a turbine wheel having blades and a flow channel for directing exhaust gas onto the turbine wheel. The turbine unit additionally comprises injection means for injecting carbon build-up preventing substance into the flow channel. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219843 | Centrifugal impeller with forward and reverse flow paths - A centrifugal impeller having an inlet and a plurality of outlets the outlets including at least one outlet in a forward direction of the Impeller and at least one outlet in a rearward direction of the impeller. A flow path distance of the outlet in the forward direction can be greater than a flow path distance of the outlet in the rearward direction in order to provide a greater pressure in the outlet having the greater flow path distance. In another embodiment, the flow path volume in the forward direction can be greater than the flow path volume in the rearward direction in order to provide a greater flow volume in the forward direction In another embodiment, the number of flow paths in the forward direction can be greater than the number of flow paths in the rearward direction in order to provide a greater flow volume in the forward direction. The impeller is also used in a gas turbine engine in which the impeller also includes a turbine blade, and the forward directing outlets deliver compressed air to a combustor while the rearward directed outlets bypass the combustor. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219844 | Reverse flow cooling for fan motor - An air mover, such as a cooling fan, comprises a motor and an impeller which is driven by the motor to generate a flow of air through a flowpath. The motor comprises at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening, each of which is in fluid communication with the flowpath. In operation of the air mover, a pressure difference between the inlet and outlet openings causes a portion of the flow of air to flow into the inlet opening, through the motor and out the outlet opening to thereby cool the motor. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219845 | FAN - A fan includes an impeller, a motor, a plurality of first engaging members and a plurality of second engaging members. The impeller includes a hub and a plurality of blades disposed around the hub. The motor includes a rotor housing coupled with the hub, and the motor is for driving the impeller to rotate. The first engaging members are disposed on an inner side of the top surface of the hub, and the second engaging members are disposed on the top surface of the housing. When the impeller and the rotor housing are assembled, the second engaging members are disposed corresponding to the first engaging members, so that parts of the first engaging members are engaged into and assembled with the second engaging members. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219846 | Apparatus for Hydraulically Adjusting the Blades of an Impeller of an Axial-Flow Fan - An apparatus for hydraulically adjusting the blades of an impeller of an axial-flow fan, comprising an adjustment cylinder that on both sides of a piston displaceably disposed in the cylinder has a first chamber and a second chamber respectively provided with a connection to control oil lines connected to four-way valves. Not only a feed line leading to one of the control oil lines, but also a return line connected to the other control oil line, is each divided into two parallel branch lines. Two redundant four-way valves are provided, each being disposed in one of the parallel branch lines. Disposed in each branch line of each control oil line, between the respective connection and the respective four-way valve, is a seat valve that closes by spring force. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219847 | Method and apparatus for propelling an intercepted fluid - An apparatus that is rotatable around a first axis to propel an intercepted fluid in a radial direction. The apparatus has a support capable of being rotated around the first axis, a first blade assembly, and a second blade assembly. The first blade assembly has a first blade with a first substantially flat surface residing in a first plane that is substantially parallel to the first axis. The second blade assembly has second and third blades respectively having second and third substantially flat surfaces residing respectively in second and third planes, each extending substantially parallel to the first axis with the second blade assembly in an operative position on the support. A single piece defines at least a part of the second and third substantially flat surfaces. The second blade assembly is separate from the first blade assembly and joined to the support in the operative position so that the first, second and third blades cooperatively propel intercepted fluid in a radial direction relative to the first axis as the apparatus is rotated around the first axis. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219848 | Propeller - The inventive propeller consists of a shaft comprising at least two hubs which are mounted thereon and provided with blades fixed to each of them. Each blade has a front and rear sharp edges and is embodied in such a way that the greater airfoil thickness thereof is equal to (0.10-0.25)b along the blade span, wherein b is the mean chord of the blade. The greatest airflow thickness of each blade is located in the middle of each mean chord and is twisted around an axis passing through the middles of the mean chords along the blade span. The blade can be fixed to each hub at an angle of <90° with respect to the radius thereof, thereby reducing a local aerodynamic drag and aerodynamic loads. The inventive propeller can be provided with a fixed cylindrical enclosure which embraces all blades and extended in front of the blades of the front hub at a distance which is equal to or greater than the blade span, thereby increasing a torque effect value. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219849 | Low camber microfan - A cooling fan comprises an impeller which includes a plurality of radially extending blades, each of which includes a blade hub, a blade tip and a blade midspan approximately midway between the hub and the tip. In addition, each blade comprises a blade suction surface, and substantially the entire blade suction surface is visible from the forward looking aft direction. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219850 | Wind Turbine - A method of designing a rotor for a horizontal axis wind turbine. The method combines an actuator disk analysis with a cascade fan design method to define the blade characteristics, including the shape and size of the blades, such that the maximum amount of energy is extracted from the air at the lowest rotational speed. A method of manufacturing a wind turbine and a turbine designed in accordance with the method are also disclosed. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219851 | INTEGRATED SHEAR WEBS FOR WIND TURBINE BLADES - The present invention includes a method for fabricating elongated wind turbine blades and wind turbine blades formed by the method. The method includes providing a first shell reinforcing fiber structure. At least one shear web reinforcing fiber structure is positioned adjacent to the first shell reinforcing fiber structure. The method includes infusing the first shell reinforcing fiber structure and shear web reinforcing fiber structure with a matrix material and curing the matrix material to form a unitary composite first shell component. Thereafter a composite second shell component is attached to the composite first shell component to form an elongated composite airfoil suitable for use as a wind turbine blade. The wind turbine blades formed include unitary components providing reduced number of adhesive joints. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219852 | Fluid-flow machine and rotor blade thereof - A fluid-flow machine, especially for an aircraft engine, includes a rotor having rotor blades | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219853 | Multi-alloy turbine rotors and methods of manufacturing the rotors - A dual alloy turbine rotor is provided and includes an integrally formed blade ring and a disk. The blade ring is made of a first alloy and includes a ring portion and a plurality of airfoils extending therefrom, where the ring portion includes an inner surface, and each airfoil includes an internal cavity formed therein. The disk is made of a second alloy and may have a beveled outer peripheral surface. The disk is disposed within the ring portion such that the disk outer peripheral surface contacts at least a portion of the ring portion inner surface. Methods of manufacturing the turbine rotor are also provided. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219854 | TURBINE COMPONENT WITH AXIALLY SPACED RADIALLY FLOWING MICROCIRCUIT COOLING CHANNELS - An airfoil for a gas turbine engine component such as a turbine blade or a vane includes at least one microcircuit cooling channel having a plurality of sub-channels extending along a radial direction of the airfoil. The plurality of channels are axially spaced, and are fed by radially spaced inlets. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219855 | Turbine blade with micro-turbine nozzle provided in the blade root - A turbine blade, in the blade root ( | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219856 | Pumped Drainage Apparatus - Pumped drainage apparatus ( | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219857 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR A CONTROLLING SYSTEM OF A SEWAGE PUMP - A protective device for a controlling system of a sewage pump has a protective unit to protect a start capacitor and to avoid the start capacitor from burnout when an overload is occurred by actuating power source or when a transient voltage is occurred by malfunction of a controlling circuit after actuating the sewage pump. Therefore, the start capacitor is certainly protected and significantly improved in lifespan. The characteristic of this invention is that the protective device comprises an analogic or digital electronic circuit with a cutter efficiency. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219858 | Washer Fluid Pump for a Window Cleaning System of a Motor Vehicle - In the case of a washer fluid pump ( | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219859 | Automatic pressure-relieving apparatus for suction pump - An automatic pressure-relieving apparatus for a suction pump comprises a pipework provided at the cap. A first rod positioned in the pipework has an upper sealing ring arranged around the top periphery thereof, whereby the first rod can detachably seal the upper opening of the pipework. Moreover, the first rod is coupled with a second rod, which is pierced through the lower opening of the pipework and extending into the oil reservoir of the cylinder. The second rod further has a sealing component arranged at the periphery thereof for moving. upward and detachably sealing the lower opening of the pipework. Also, a control device is fastened to the bottom of the second rod so that when the raising oil surface lifts a float of the control device, the float can in turn drive the first and second rods to move upward. Thereby, the upper and lower openings of the pipework are opened and closed respectively, and the pressure in the pump can be automatically released through the opened upper opening. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219860 | PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR AIR COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY - An air compressor assembly is described for providing compressed air to work tools and the like. The compressor assembly is surrounded by a frame structure made from elements of tubular stock. The frame structure is used for storing compressed air produced by the compressor assembly. In a novel and inventive aspect of the device, the frame structure is coated with a layer of PVC which in a preferred embodiment may be 3 mm to 7 mm thick. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219861 | Cam Driven Piston Compressor - A cam driven piston compressor includes one or more cams powered by a motor, the cams being adapted to rotate through 360 degrees, and one or more cam followers, each of which is in contact with one of the cams. The compressor also includes one or more pistons wherein each of the pistons is attached to one of the cam followers, one or more cylinders wherein each of the cylinders encloses one of the pistons, and a compressor head in contact with the cylinders. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219862 | Compressor - A compressor is provided. The compressor includes a motor that generates power to rotate a crank shaft. The motor includes a rotor rotating about a stator supported in a hermetic vessel by an elastic member. A roller is provided eccentric to the center of rotation of the crank shaft and rotates eccentrically to divide the compression chamber into two regions with a vane so as to allow working fluids to be drawn into, compressed discharged from the compression chamber. A compressor so configured minimizes fluidity and friction losses, thereby improving compression efficiency. The working fluids do not have influence upon/from the inside of are not influenced by an environment with the hermetic vessel, and vibration is minimized, thus enhancing compression efficiency and reducing associated noise. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219863 | Connector for hermetic compressor and suction device of working fluid using the same - A connector for a hermetic compressor and a working fluid suction device using such a connector are provided. The compressor includes a suction pipe coupled to a casing so as to transfer working fluids into a silencer housed in the casing to attenuate noise. The connector includes a connector pipe extending between the suction pipe and the silencer and coupled to a communication pipe provided on an outer surface of the silencer, an enlarged-diameter part extending from the connector pipe toward the suction pipe at a predetermined angle; and a contact skirt provided at a leading edge of the enlarged-diameter part. The contact skirt comes into close contact with an inner circumferential surface of the casing, allowing working fluids to flow into the silencer without leakage, thus improving fluid flow into the compressor. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219864 | Centrifugal Drainage Pump - A pump assembly constructed to allow unloaded starting of the pump. The assembly includes a pump body, a permanent magnet rotor, a rotor shaft, a pump cover, a shaft sleeve and an impeller. The impeller includes a holding chamber for holding the shaft sleeve which is arranged proximate a center of the impeller. A stopping rib extends inwardly from an internal wall of the holding chamber of the impeller. The shaft sleeve includes a tubular body with a starting rib extending laterally from the body. During operation of the pump, the starting rib interferes with the stopping rib. A number of shock absorbing pads are disposed between the starting rib and the stopping rib and maintained thereat by a notch and ridge association that extends along each rib and pad. The pump includes a space that allows rotation of the starting rib relative to the stopping rib which provides unloaded starting of the pump. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219865 | COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY HAVING VIBRATION ATTENUATING STRUCTURE - A compressor may include a shell, a compression mechanism, a motor, a base member, and a mounting foot. The compression mechanism may be disposed within the shell and the motor may be drivingly engaged with the compression mechanism. The base member may be coupled to the shell and a mounting foot may be fixed to the base member. The mounting foot may include a mounting aperture extending therethrough and a slot intersecting said aperture that attenuates vibrations within an operating frequency range of the compressor. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219866 | Generation and Management of Mass Air Flow - Systems and methods for generating high velocity mass air flows are disclosed. High velocity mass air flow (air charging) devices are needed in a variety of research, industrial, commercial, and consumer applications. The exemplary systems and apparatus described incorporate an electric motor subassembly, an air effector subassembly, a highly intelligent apparatus controller subassembly (and interfaces), and linked sensors, connectors, and wiring. The exemplary method described includes the operational apparatus controller subassembly (e.g., elements, logic, and behavior) that controls the entire apparatus' functions and interactions. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219867 | Electric motor and electric pump unit - The invention provides an electric motor including a tubular insulator that insulates coils of each of U, V, and W phases that makes a rotor rotated by an electromagnetic force, and a stator core around which the coils are wound; and a plurality of busbars that are fixed to the insulator to relay feed of power to the coils that constitute each phase. Ring-shaped terminals directly connected to an external driving circuit board for controlling a driving current leading to each phase of the coils, without via separate connecting members, are integrally formed in the busbars, respectively. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219868 | Linear Compressor Cylinder and Head Construction - A cylinder assembly for a linear compressor includes a cylinder chassis with an inner surface defining a cylinder space extending along an axis from a cylinder head end. The cylinder space is at least substantially cylindrical. A cylindrical cylinder liner, open at both ends is located within the chassis. The outer surface of the liner is engaged against the cylinder space defining portion of the inner surface of the chassis. A valve plate is being bonded or fused to the cylinder head end of the cylinder liner. The valve plate sealingly closes the cylinder head end of the cylinder space. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219869 | COAXIAL PUMPING APPARATUS WITH INTERNAL POWER FLUID COLUMN - A pump having an increased energy efficiency is provided. The pump has an internal power fluid column and a transfer piston which is reciprocatingly mounted about the power fluid column. The transfer piston defines a product fluid chamber, located above the transfer piston valve, and a transfer chamber, located below the transfer piston valve. The power fluid column has at least one passageway, which allows the fluid inside the power fluid column to be in communication with a power fluid chamber. The power fluid chamber, the transfer chamber, and the product chamber are situated coaxially about the power fluid column. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219870 | Device for Delivering Thick Matter - A device for conveying a mixture of substances including at least one mixture component predominantly having a viscous consistency and at least one mixture component predominantly having a solid, particle-like consistency, includes a delivery cylinder having perforations over a portion of a lateral wall thereof and configured to separate, through the perforations, at least one of the mixture components from the mixture of substances. The delivery cylinder is connected, via a pipeline provided on an outside of the perforated lateral cylinder wall, to a processing station for the separated at least one mixture component. A material feed space is connected to an inlet side of the delivery cylinder. A delivery line is connected to an outlet side of the delivery cylinder. A delivery piston is reciprocatable through the material feed space and the delivery cylinder. A closure member is disposed at the outlet side of the delivery cylinder or in the delivery line and movable between an open position and a closed position. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219871 | Scroll Compressor - A scroll compressor is provided which has favorable assembling property, does not require a thrust bearing, has a bearing structure for bearing a compression section at both sides thereof and has a simple structure of a scroll. The scroll compressor includes a compression section | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219872 | SCROLL MACHINE HAVING COUNTERWEIGHTS WITH CHANGEABLE CAVITY - A balancing system for different compressors utilizes a counterweight having a common exterior configuration. The mass of the counterweight is optimized for each compressor by changing the size of a recess located in the counterweight. In one embodiment, the recess is an arcuately shaped recess; and in another embodiment, the recess is a plurality of holes. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219873 | Vane pump - A vane pump includes a rotor chamber; a rotor eccentrically accommodated in the rotor chamber; a plurality of vanes attached to the rotor, each vane having a leading end adapted to make sliding contact with an inner peripheral surface of the rotor chamber. The vane pump includes working compartments surrounded by inner surfaces of the rotor chamber, an outer peripheral surface of the rotor, and the vanes; an inlet port through which a working fluid is drawn into a working compartment; and an outlet port through which the working fluid is discharged from a working compartment. An engaging portion is formed in a peripheral end portion of a thrust surface of the rotor and an engaged portion with which the engaging portion engages in a non-contact state is formed in an inner surface region of the rotor chamber facing the thrust surface of the rotor in a non-contact state. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219874 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT VANE PUMP - A variable displacement vane pump includes a pump body, a rotor, an annular cam ring, a rear body closing the pump body, a low pressure supply passage constantly connecting the inlet passage and the other of the first fluid pressure chamber and the second fluid pressure chamber, a low pressure introduction port formed in the other of the pressure plate and the rear body, and opened in the other of the first fluid pressure chamber and the second fluid pressure chamber, and a low pressure introduction passage formed in the other of the pressure plate and the rear body, the low pressure introduction passage connecting the low pressure introduction port and the inlet side vane back pressure grooves. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219875 | Magnetic drive vane pump - A magnet drive rotary vane pump has a casing with a pump cavity. A rotor carrying a plurality of vanes is disposed within the pump cavity to be rotatable about an eccentric axis with respect to the pump cavity for drawing the fluid into the pump cavity and expelling it out of the pump cavity. The rotor is configured to have a rotor magnet which is magnetically coupled to a stator magnet mounted on the casing outwardly of the pump cavity for driving the rotor. The rotor magnet is configured to have its major portion disposed in an overlapping relation with the stator magnet. Thus, the rotor magnet can be mechanically isolated from the stator magnet disposed outside of the casing to establish a sealless coupling therebetween for realizing leakage free pump. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219876 | Rotary Piston Machine - A rotary piston machine includes a driving part driven by an electric motor, and a driven part that have mutually engaging end-face denticulation for delivering a medium, the driving part and the driven part being housed in a machine housing and connected to the machine housing via respective bottom bearings of the driving/driven parts, creating a unit. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219877 | Rotor, a Method for Producing Such Rotor and a Pump Comprising Such Rotor - The invention relates to a rotor for a positive displacement rotary pump. The rotor comprises a hub with an aperture and a centre axis through said aperture and at least 2 lobes radially extending from said hub and in a direction essentially perpendicular to the axis of said hub. The rotor comprises a core of a first polymer material and a cover of a second polymer material, which second polymer material has a hardness which is lower than the first polymer material. The first and the second polymer materials are connected to each other. The hub or the major part of the hub is preferably provided by the core, whereas at least a part of the lobes is provided by the cover. The invention also relates to a method of providing the rotor and a pump comprising the rotor. The rotor has a high durability and provides an excellent sealing towards inner surface sections of the pumping house as well as towards an engaged rotor. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219878 | Seamless steel pipe for line pipe and a process for its manufacture - A thick-walled seamless steel pipe for line pipe which has a high strength and improved toughness and corrosion resistance in spite of the thick wall and which is suitable for use as a riser and flow line has a chemical composition comprising, in mass percent, C: 0.02-0.08%, Si: at most 0.5%, Mn: 1.5-3.0%, Al: 0.001-0.10%, Mo: greater than 0.4%-1.2%, N: 0.002-0.015%, at least one of Ca and REM in a total amount of 0.0002-0.007%, and a remainder of Fe and impurities, with the impurities having the content of P: at most 0.05%, S: at most 0.005%, and O: at most 0.005%, the chemical composition satisfying the inequality: 0.8≦[Mn]×[Mo]≦2.6, wherein [Mn] and [Mo] are the numbers equivalent to the contents of Mn and Mo, respectively, in mass percent. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219879 | THIN CAST STRIP PRODUCT WITH MICROALLOY ADDITIONS, AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A steel product or thin steel cast strip comprised of, by weight, less than 0.25% carbon, between 0.20 and 2.0% manganese, between 0.05 and 0.50% silicon, less than 0.01% aluminum, and at least one of niobium between 0.01% and 0.20% and vanadium between 0.01% and 0.20%, and having a microstructure of a majority bainite and acicular ferrite, and more than 70% niobium and/or vanadium in solid solution. The steel product may have an increase in elongation and an increase in yield strength after age hardening. The age hardened steel product may have niobium carbonitride particles with an average particle size of 10 nanometers and less, and may have substantially no niobium carbonitride particles greater than 50 nanometers. The steel product may have a yield strength of at least 380 MPa or a tensile strength of at least 410 MPa, or both. The steel product or thin cast steel strip may have a total elongation of at least 6% or 10%. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219880 | Creep-resistant magnesium alloy for casting - Magnesium-based alloys are provided which exhibit improved resistance to creeping and to corrosion, as well as improved strength, and good castability. The alloys are suitable for applications at both ambient and elevated temperatures. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219881 | USE OF A COPPER ZINC ALLOY - A copper zinc alloy that is used as a material for a sliding bearing wherein the alloy comprises 59-73% copper, 2.7-8.5% manganese, 1.5-6.3% aluminum, 0.2-4% silicon, 0.2-3% iron, 0-2% lead, 0-2% nickel, 0-0.4% tin, residual zinc and unavoidable impurities. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219882 | Method for Producing a Wear-Resistant Aluminum Alloy,An Aluminum Alloy Obtained According to the Method, and Ues Thereof - The invention relates to a method for producing a wear-resistant aluminum alloy, to an aluminum alloy produced according to the method, and to the use thereof. The method comprises the steps of: (i) providing an aluminum alloy having the composition Fe: 3-10; X: 3-10; Y: 0-1.5; Z: 0-10; wherein X represents an element or combination of elements (a) V and Si; (b) Cr and Ti; (c) Ce; or (d) Mn; each time with the proviso that the proportion of the individual elements in the combinations of elements (a) and (b) is at least 0.5 wt %; Y represents one or more grain-refining elements selected from the group of B, Ce, Sr, Sc, Mg, Nb, Mn and Zr, unless already present as X; Z represents one or more additives increasing the heat resistance, selected from the group of ceramic fibers, particles and platelets, the figures referring to % by weight in the alloy, and Al and production-related impurities representing the remaining proportion in the alloy to make 100 wt %, with the proviso that the proportion of Al in the alloy is at least 80 wt %; (ii) melting the aluminum alloy, dissolving and homogenizing the alloy elements at temperatures of from 650° C. to 1,000° C.; and (iii) casting the melt into a casting mold at a casting temperature ranging from the melting temperature of the alloy up to a temperature 150° C. above the melting temperature. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219883 | TOOTHBRUSH SANITIZER - A toothbrush sanitizer includes at least one basket for holding a toothbrush, a housing that receives the at least one basket, and a heating element connected to the housing. The basket(s) can also accommodate a toothbrush head from a known electric toothbrush. The basket can be completely removable from the housing so that the basket can be separately cleaned from the housing. The heating element heats the toothbrush to sanitize the bristles. According to an alternative embodiment, the toothbrush sanitizer can include a first toothbrush basket, a second toothbrush basket, a housing that receives the baskets, and a heating element connected with the housing. The second basket receives the first basket. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219884 | Aerosol - A nebulant suitable for sterilization comprising finely divided liquid droplets suspended in a gas, said droplets including a solute, which is advantageously hydrogen peroxide and a solvent, for example water, wherein the droplets have a concentration of greater than 60 wt % of solute and an average diameter of less than 1.0 micron, preferably less than 0.8 microns. Sterilization using the nebulant may be carried out in suitably adapted apparatus by nebulising a solution comprising a sterilizing agent in a solvent to form a nebulant of finely divided particles of the solution in a gas stream, said solution including a solvent having a lower boiling point than the sterilizing agent; subjecting the nebulant to energy of a kind and for a duration sufficient to vaporize solvent in preference to sterilizing agent, whereby to increase the concentration of the agent in the nebulant particles; removing the solvent vaporized from the gas stream at or above atmospheric pressure and, if necessary, cooling the nebulant to below 70° C.; and exposing a surface to be sterilized to the nebulant of concentrated sterilizing agent for a time sufficient to sterilize the surface. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219885 | Method and Device for Collection and Transport of a Biological Sample - A device for the collection and transport of biological material, the device including a container having at least two parts temporarily attached together and adapted for storage of biological collection indicia on an outbound leg of the transport and the safe transport of a biological sample on an inbound leg wherein the biological sample is rendered benign during transport and transported in one of the container parts. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219886 | Sample Analyzer and Its Components - A sample analyzer includes a liquid aspirator to be stuck into the closed container for aspirating a sample from a closed container; a preparing section for preparing an analysis sample using the aspirated sample; and an analyzing section for analyzing the prepared analysis sample; the liquid aspirator including an elongated pipe, the pipe having a liquid flow path extending therein and a plurality of communicating sections provided in an outer surface thereof, at least one of the communicating sections communicating between an inside and an outside of the container when the pipe is stuck into the container. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219887 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - An automatic analyzer is capable of performing analysis of a precision control sample in response to an external factor to alleviate the burden on the operator and surely performing precision control at appropriate timing at which precision control must be performed, thereby allowing automatic maintenance of the measurement precision. Analysis of a precision control sample is performed by creating an analysis request for the internally held precision control sample and then transferring the precision control sample in response to an external factor occurring, for example, when a calibrator is inputted in the analyzer, the number of remaining reagents under analysis satisfies a predetermined condition (becomes zero or falls below a specified value), the date changes, a specified time runs out, the operator is changed, the number of analyzed samples exceeds a specified value, a specified time period has elapsed, a new reagent is registered, a measurement failure is detected, etc. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219888 | Multi-Channel Flow Cells - A multi-channel flow cell can allow for reduced cross-contamination in sample loading and the ability to observe activity within the flow cell once the channels are loaded. A multi-channel flow cell includes a plurality of independently-addressable channels sandwiched between a two substrates. Each of the channels can be coated with a layer that facilitates support-binding of an analyte. Each of the channels terminates on one end in an inlet and on the other end in an outlet. A loading block having inlet ports that match the inlets of the channels can be mated to the inlets of the channels, and an outlet block can be mated to the outlets of the channels. Analytes can be introduced into the channels via the inlet ports of the loading block and are pulled through the channels by capillary action or by vacuum. Once analyte has been introduced into each of the channels, the loading and outlet blocks can be removed and the device turned over. Such a flow cell can be used for streamlining the process of reaction and interrogation of biochemical assays at the microfluidic level. Reagents can be introduced into each of the channels of the flow cell for chemical reactions therein, excess reagent being washed out through the channel outlets. Observation of optically-detectable moieties is then conducted. With such a flow cell optical labels associated with incorporation in a sequencing-by-synthesis reaction can be observed. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219889 | System for Automatically Processing a Biological Sample - The invention provides a system, a processing apparatus, a sample unit, a reagent unit and a method for processing a biological sample in the inside of the sample unit. The system comprises at least a processing apparatus and a sample unit, the sample unit comprises a plurality of microfluidic elements, the processing apparatus comprises actuation means capable of actuating at the microfluidic elements such that a quick, cheap and accurate analysis of the biological sample is possible. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219890 | SAMPLE LOADING AND RECOVERY - A apparatus and method for loading a sample into a microfluidic flow cell allows for more precise loading, reduced cross-contamination, and more efficient use of samples to be analyzed. The system for loading a sample into a flow cell includes a flow cell defining a plurality of individually isolated channels through which fluid can flow. The flow cell also defines an inlet port and an outlet port for each of the channels. The system also includes a base that defines a chamber for receiving the flow cell, a cover pivotally attached to the base, and a passive vacuum source for pulling a volume through the flow cell. The method of loading a sample includes inserting the flow cell into the sample loading apparatus, placing a sample in at least one of the wells of the loading block, activating a vacuum source fluidly coupled to the outlet ports to pull the sample into the channel, and optionally aspirating the unused sample from the well. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219891 | PORTABLE SENSOR ARRAY SYSTEM - A system for the rapid characterization of multi-analyte fluids, in one embodiment, includes a light source, a sensor array, and a detector. The sensor array is formed from a supporting member into which a plurality of cavities may be formed. A series of chemically sensitive particles are, in one embodiment positioned within the cavities. The particles may be configured to produce a signal when a receptor coupled to the particle interacts with the analyte. Using pattern recognition techniques, the analytes within a multi-analyte fluid may be characterized. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219892 | Guided Mode Resonant Filter Biosensor Using a Linear Grating Surface Structure - Methods and compositions are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also provides optical devices useful as narrow band filters. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219893 | LOCAL PLASMON ENHANCED FLUORESCENCE SENSOR - A first substance capable of undergoing binding with a substance to be detected in a sample is fixed to a detecting section. A plurality of pieces of a second substance capable of undergoing the binding with the substance to be detected are mixed in the sample. Each of fine metal particles has been bound with one of the pieces of the second substance. A fluorescent substance has been combined with each pair of the fine metal particle and the piece of the second substance into an integral body. Exciting light capable of exciting the fluorescent substance is irradiated to the detecting section, and fluorescence produced by the fluorescent substance is detected. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219894 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL ACTUATION OF MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES - A microfluidic processing device includes a substrate defining a microfluidic network. The substrate is in thermal communication with a plurality of N independently controllable components and a plurality of input output contacts for connecting the substrate to an external controller. Each component has at least two terminals. Each terminal is in electrical communication with at least one contact. The number of contacts required to independently control the N components is substantially less than the total number of terminals. Upon actuation, the components typically heat a portion of the microfluidic network and/or sense a temperature thereof. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219895 | GAS SENSOR - A gas sensor which includes walls delimiting a gas detection chamber, and having an introduction port (or an inlet) through which an observed gas is introduced into the gas detection chamber, a measuring element disposed in the gas detection chamber and measuring concentration of a subject gas contained in the observed gas, and a heater constituting at least a portion of the walls, the portion facing the gas detection chamber. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219896 | AIR PURIFIER - An air purifier is disclosed having an electrostatic chamber and a germicidal chamber, wherein the two chambers are distinct and there is no air flow communication between the electrostatic and germicidal chambers. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219897 | Air freshener with scent(s) of a new car - In one embodiment, the present invention is a portable air scenting device which comprises at least one material used in the manufacture of an interior part of a new transportation vehicle such as an automobile. The material has at least one scent, and the material is prepared and formed to have an enhanced surface exposure to enhance the at least one scent of the material. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219898 | Secondary Containment for a Perforated Plate - A secondary containment system is used with a screenless reactor. The secondary containment system includes a screen sized to prevent the passage of catalyst particles, and is affixed to the screenless reactor with supports to hold the screen a desired distance from the reactor. | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219899 | Medical Instrument Disinfecting System - The invention concerns a medical instrument disinfecting system ( | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219900 | Process for Urea Production and Related Plant - A process for urea production from ammonia and carbon dioxide, made to react at a predetermined high pressure in an appropriate synthesis reactor ( | 2008-09-11 |
| 20080219901 | Cylindrical Steam Reformer Having Integrated Heat Exchanger - Disclosed herein is a cylindrical steam reformer, including a reforming part, a combustion part, an internal heat exchange part, and a steam generation part, which are integrally manufactured into a single reactor, thus forming an optimal heat exchange network leading to optimal performance of the individual parts. In addition, the steam reformer of this invention is designed in a manner such that an upper reactor zone, a middle reactor zone, and a lower reactor zone are removably connected so as to easily supply a catalyst and increase durability, and therefore such a reformer can be mounted in places which are small and require stability, such as hydrogen stations. | 2008-09-11 |
