39th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080230473 | Extracorporeal Blood Filter System - A blood filter system used for the sequential filtering of blood while actively removing air bubbles and debris comprising a filter housing with unique conical, or cylindrical shape, a flared inlet port, a unique up and down blood flow path, a multi-stage sequential filter assembly, an active air purge assembly and a unique downspout assembly with outlet port. The filter housing is adapted so that blood passes from the inlet port through the multi-stage sequential filter assembly to the outlet port following an up and down flow path, while its unique shape and angled filters effectively direct any air bubbles and debris up and out of the blood stream toward the active air purge assembly where they are removed. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230474 | System and method for filtering water and/or wastewater - A filter system for filtering water and/or wastewater that includes a roughing filter followed by a polishing filter where the roughing filter is an upflow filter and the polishing filter is a membrane filter. The upflow filter includes a filter bed formed from one or more layers of media. The media may be naturally occurring or plastic. Further, the media may be buoyant or non-buoyant. Preferably, the filter system is formed as a package unit. The upflow filter and membrane filter may share a common base allowing the filter system to be readily transported as a single unit. Alternatively, the membrane filter may be connected to and supported by a vertical wall of the upflow filter. The membrane filter may include membrane filter modules that are housed as a group in a section of the membrane filter or the membrane filter modules may be individually housed. The washing liquid used in washing the upflow filter may be discharged from the upflow filter through the same conduit as the upflow effluent generated during filtration. Preferably, the upflow waste line is positioned adjacent the membrane filter drain to allow the upflow waste line and the membrane filter drain to direct liquid to the same storage area or unit through at least one common conduit. The water level of the clearwell is preferably positioned a sufficient distance below the water level of the upflow filter to achieve the desired loading rate across the membrane filter without the need for pumping the upflow effluent into the membrane filter. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230475 | Filter for the Removal of Substances from Blood Products - A filter device for the depletion of the leukocyte content from blood products comprising: a porous element comprising at least one fibrous web having a pore size suitable for leukocyte removal (possibly the range for the pore size should be defined), said web comprising fibres of a hydrophobic polymer coated with a hydrophilic polymer suitable to enhance the CWST of said hydrophobic polymer, characterised in that said web further includes adsorbent particles having a mean diameter lower than 30 μm, said particles being bonded to said fibres by means of said hydrophilic polymer coating said fibres. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230476 | Method and System for Increasing Recovery and Preventing Precipitation Fouling in Pressure-Driven Membrane Processes - The invention provides a process for purifying water containing soluble species capable of forming one or more sparingly soluble salts or minerals, said process comprising feeding a pressurized water stream into a treatment zone having one or more membranes disposed therein, passing said stream along said membrane(s) to recover a permeate and to withdraw a concentrate therefrom while periodically reversing the direction of the flow of said stream in said treatment zone, wherein the periodicity of the flow reversal is such that said one or more membranes are exposed to supersaturation conditions evolving in said water stream for a period of time which is less then the time required for said supersaturated water stream to precipitate one or more of said sparingly soluble salts and/or minerals therefrom. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230477 | Blast energy accumulator and energy conversion device and method - An energy accumulator includes a blast chamber, an explosive charge and a detonator that explodes the charge within the blast chamber. A piston forms part of the blast chamber and connects to an energy accumulator or potential energy storage device such as a spring. When an explosive charge is detonated, the piston is forced away from the blast chamber. Energy from the displacement of the piston is captured in the energy accumulator. The energy accumulator forces a fluid through different devices requiring high pressure such as desalinators, ultra and micro filters or chromatographs. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230478 | Regeneration Of A Chromatography Matrix - The present invention relates to a process of regenerating a separation matrix, such as a chromatography matrix, comprising adsorption of at least one target molecule by contacting a mobile phase comprising at target molecule(s) with a matrix; removal of unbound material by washing the matrix; elution of target molecule(s) by contacting the matrix with an eluent; reducing regeneration by contacting said matrix with a reducing agent; alkaline regeneration by contacting the matrix with an alkaline solution; and equilibration of the matrix. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230479 | LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A liquid chromatograph control apparatus for controlling the solvent mixing ratios of liquid chromatography, comprising a storage means for storing the correspondence relationship between the plural discrete Rf values obtained by thin layer chromatography performed on respective samples at a preset solvent mixing ratio and the appropriate sequences of solvent mixing ratios of liquid chromatography for the respective samples; an arithmetic means for obtaining, by interpolation, the appropriate sequence of solvent mixing ratios corresponding to any Rf value falling between the stored Rf values adjacent to each other; and an image processing means for imaging the thin layer plates obtained by performing thin layer chromatography, to obtain Rf values from the images. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230480 | Method for Extracting Lactic Acid From Aqueous Suspensions - The invention relates to a method for the continuous extraction of lactic acid from an aqueous suspension containing solids. According to said method, the aqueous suspension containing solids is brought into contact, in a counter-current, with an organic solvent that is partially miscible with water, in a column provided with filling agents which have a surface consisting of hydrophobic material, in such a way as to form an aqueous phase and an organic phase, such that the organic phase is guided as a dispersed phase in a section of the column comprising filling agents. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230481 | Process for the Removal of Catalytic Metals and Promoter Metals from Carbonylation Process Streams - A process for the selective removal of Group VIII carbonylation catalyst metals and/or promoter metals from liquid compositions comprising a carbonylation product, the Group VIII carbonylation catalyst metals and/or promoter metals, corrosion metals and optionally alkali or alkaline earth metals. The process comprises contacting the liquid composition with a chelating resin having thiourea functional groups. The process is suitable for treating process streams obtained in the production of carboxylic acids and/or carboxylic anhydrides. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230482 | Optically active polymaleimide derivatives and process for their production - Optically active maleimide derivatives of the formula: | 2008-09-25 |
20080230483 | Disposable organoclay cartridge - A disposable cartridge for the removal of contaminant particles having a diameter of less than about 0.5 millimeter from an aqueous stream is provided. The cartridge includes a substantially cylindrical chamber filled with a non-swelling organoclay, and end fittings designed for removable insertion into a flow channel carrying the aqueous stream and which direct the flow of the aqueous stream through the cartridge. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230484 | PROCESS FOR TREATING SLUDGE AND MANUFACTURING BIOORGANICALLY-AUGMENTED HIGH NITROGEN-CONTAINING INORGANIC FERTILIZER - The invention describes a new method for treating sludge, which can result in the production of high nitrogen organically-augmented inorganic fertilizer that incorporates municipal sludges or biosolids or organic sludges that can compete with traditional fertilizers such as ammonium phosphate, ammonium sulfate and urea on the commodity fertilizer marketplace. The method takes advantage of the thixotropic property of dewatered biosolids or organic sludge to create a pumpable paste-like material from the biosolids or organic sludge that is then treated with an oxidizer to reduce odorant effects and an acid. This mix is then interacted with concentrated sulfuric and or phosphoric acids and an ammonia source or alternatively a hot or molten melt or salt of ammonium sulfate/phosphate to form a fertilizer mix. The present invention controls the heat, atmospheric pressure and retention time of the fertilizer mix in the reaction vessel. When a fertilizer melt is formed ammoniation is subsequently completed by the specific use of vaporized ammonia. The invention can also be an add-on to commercial production of ammonium salts. The fertilizer produced by the present invention contains more than 8 wt. % nitrogen and preferably 15 wt. % nitrogen. The invention is oriented to be tailored to the biosolids production for individual municipal waste treatment plants in order to keep the fertilizer manufacturing plants of the present invention small with a minimization of logistics and liability. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230485 | Method and Apparatus For Wastewater Treatment - A method for removal of foam from at least one foam accumulation region in a wastewater treatment facility, the method including causing the foam to flow from the at least one foam accumulation region into at least one foam collector and removing the foam from the at least one foam collector. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230486 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIQUID PURIFICATION - A method for modifying contaminants in a liquid comprising a reaction chamber where the liquid interacts with an ionization reaction material which causes contaminants to reduce or oxidize into harmless compounds. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230487 | Chemical process - A novel chemical process has been developed for the first time for the disposal of greases and manufacture of industrial fuels therefrom. Details of the method for disposing by the new chemical approach have been described. The “degrading agent” used in this method ruptures soap matrices and helps the separation of soap and base oil. The solution derived from the research work is waste-to-energy process and can be used as cost effective fuel for industrial purpose. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230488 | Pleated, Crossflow Fluid Treatment Elements, Methods for Making Them, and Methods for Treating Cellular Solutions - Fluid treatment elements and methods for treating fluids may be used to treat fluids, including gases, liquids, or mixtures of gases, and/or solids, in a crossflow mode of operation. For example, some fluid treatment elements and methods may be used to remove one or more substances from the fluid and may then function as concentrators or filters or separators. Other fluid treatment elements or methods may be used to transfer substances between two fluid streams and may then function as mass transfer devices. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230489 | Device for Removing Non-Dissolved Impurities from Liquids - A device for use in the removal of unwanted solids from stormwater drainage systems is disclosed. The device ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080230490 | Microfluidic Device for Inducing Separations by Freezing and Associated Method - A microfluidic device is provided for inducing the separation of constituent elements from a microfluidic sample by introducing phase changes in the microfluidic sample while contained in a microfluidic channel in the device. At least a portion of the microfluidic sample is frozen to cause fractional exclusion of the constituent element from the frozen portion of the microfluidic sample. Different portions of the microfluidic sample may be frozen in different sectors and at different times in order to cause movement in a desired direction of the separated constituent element. Portions of the microfluidic sample may be frozen in a sequential order of adjacent sectors within the microfluidic channel in order to cause sequential movement of the excluded constituent element toward one portion of the microfluidic channel. The frozen portion of the microfluidic sample is then thawed, wherein the separated constituent element remains substantially separated from the thawed, purified microfluidic sample. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230491 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REMEDIATING DRILL CUTTINGS AND OTHER PARTICULATE MATERIALS - Apparatus for separating liquids, such as oils from solids, such as drill cuttings, comprises a decanter-type centrifuge. In example implementations the centrifuge has a bowl angle of four degrees or less and a low fluid depth of two inches or less. A material conveyor such as an auger is provided to carry material having a relatively high initial solids content, such as 50% or more into the centrifuge. The apparatus may comprise heaters to heat the material. In example implementations the decanter-type centrifuge processes solids from a main centrifuge and/or a shale shaker. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230492 | System and Method for Replacing Resist Filter to Reduce Resist Filter-Induced Wafer Defects - System and method for replacing a resist filter in such a manner as to reduce filter-induced wafer defects are described. In one embodiment, the system comprises a filtration system connected to a dispenser, the filtration system comprising a filter; and a switch connected to the filter for selectively connecting the filtration system to throughput one of a first chemical solution and a second chemical solution. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230493 | OIL FILTER DRAIN TOOL - The invention is a handheld device for puncturing oil filters and thus allowing more retained oil to drain from used filters. An oil filter has several internal chambers filled with oil which do not drain by gravity from the filter unless the sidewall of the filter is punches. The device of the invention punches the sidewall of the filters, and provides a rack for draining the oil filters. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230494 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STORING A CHILD'S POTTY SEAT - A device and method for storing a youth potty seat on an adult toilet assembly. The device includes a support bar, a hook connected to the upper portion of the support bar, and at least one peg attached to the lower portion of the support bar. The hook is effective for hanging the support frame from the upper rim of a toilet tank, and the peg is effective for suspending a child's potty seat. The method comprises hanging the hook from the upper rim of a toilet tank and hanging a youth potty seat from the peg; thereby storing the youth potty seat on the adult toilet assembly. An extension bar may be provided to extend the length of the support bar. Multiple pegs may be used. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230495 | Secure Mount For A Hearing Instrument Electronics Module - Receptacle tongues and complementary grooves provides a secure mount for an electronics module in the faceplate of a hearing instrument. The receptacle tongues and grooves may assume a variety of cross-sectional profiles. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230496 | Universal rack mount mechanism - A system and method are described for a variable mount arm assembly for installing support structures within different types of rack systems. Embodiments of the invention disclose a rack system support member comprising a rotatable bracket having first and second mounting interfaces on first and second mounting faces of the bracket. The rotatable bracket can be secured in a first position to mount the support member in a rack system that uses the first mounting interface. The bracket can be released from the first position and rotated to a second position to mount the support member in a rack system that employs the second mounting interface. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230497 | EDGE DISPLAY - An edge display system, including at least one shelf defining a surface that is substantially horizontal and configured to support the placement of a product, where the shelf includes a first attachment device positioned on the substantially horizontal surface of the shelf, and at least one electronic display device attached to a second attachment device that is configured to attach to the first attachment device, where the electronic display device is configured to display electronically modifiable. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230498 | REMOTE CONTROL CADDY - A remote control caddy includes a hand portion in the shape of a human hand, a forearm portion in the shape of a human forearm, and a wrist portion in the shape of a human wrist positioned between the hand portion and the forearm portion. The hand portion includes an upwardly-facing palm surface and five fingers, with the hand portion being configured to selectively receive and hold a remote control on the palm surface. Additionally, the wrist portion is bent such that the hand portion is angled from the forearm portion with the palm surface being substantially horizontal. The fingers may be at least slightly curved back toward the palm surface. The remote control caddy may include a plurality of LEDs to provide light upon receipt of a remote control. Further, a plurality of remote control caddies may be coupled together to selectively hold a plurality of remote controls. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230499 | Storage System - A storage system generally comprising of one or more storage containers which form an array of storage containers for storing items and which include at least four edges. “Containers” within the context of this application is meant to encompass any four-edged container including boxes, bins, and/or totes. Each storage system is generally comprised of at least one storage unit which consists of at least one rail-type unit having a first and second end which attaches to a ceiling or wall, creating a hanging apparatus. Each rail-type unit consists of one or more parallel support rails; one or more inner adjacently parallel reinforcement rods that allow said rail-type unit to be attached to a ceiling or wall and one or more outer parallel reinforcement rods that provide stability and rigidity to said rail-type unit. Each parallel support rails are coupled to the inner and outer parallel reinforcement rods by a plurality of inverted u-shaped like brackets which provide stability and rigidity to the rail-type unit. The inner adjacently parallel reinforcement rods are coupled to the ceiling by a plurality of support screws whereby securely fixing said rail-type unit to the ceiling. Multiple rail-type units are then adjacently and appropriately positioned to support a horizontally or vertically oriented array of said storage containers. Typically, each four-edged storage container contains an upper lip that allows it to be securely but adjustably positioned on each parallel support rails of said multiple rail-type units, which allow one or more storage containers to adjustably and horizontally slide between the parallel support rails of multiple rail-type units. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230500 | HINGE-MOUNTED HANGER SYSTEMS - A device for mounting on a door hinge, of the type having intermeshing sleeves held together by a hinge pin, for supporting clothes and other items. A hinge-mounted hanger kit for use with different sized hinges, including a hanger for attaching to a hinge using an overlength pin to replace the hinge pin and a spacer or selection of spacers for use in accommodating different sized hinges. An extender for use with a hinge-mounted hanger for displacing the pivot axis of the hanger from the hinge pivot axis and having two different sized receptacles for receiving different sized hinges. A swing-restraint clip for use with a hinge-mounted hanger for attaching to a hinge and interposing between the hanger and an adjacent surface for impeding pivoting movement of the hanger relative to the surface. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230501 | Cooler support shelf - The cooler support shelf is a rectangular platform having each of two corner sections of one side of the platform perpendicularly connected to separate vertical rails. The tops of the two rails are curved into hooks in the direction away from the platform. Diagonal support struts are connected from opposed sides of the platform to the lower part of each vertical rail. A horizontal support bar may extend between the connections of the diagonal support struts and the vertical rails. A hook and loop restraining strap is connected near the top of each vertical rail. The two straps can connect around the cooler to keep it in place on the platform. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230502 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SHELVING UNITS - An apparatus is described for assembling a shelving unit consisting of a frame and a plurality of detachable shelves supported by the frame. The apparatus comprises a supply section for supplying a shelf, a testing section for inspecting the supplied shelf, a positioning section for gripping an approved shelf and subsequently mounting the shelf in the frame, and a control unit for controlling the apparatus. It is used in particular for carts for the transport of plants. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230503 | Device for Suspending a Rail, Particularly a Running Rail of an Overhead Conveyor or of a Lifting Apparatus - A device for suspending a rail, particularly a running rail of an overhead conveyor or of a lifting apparatus, on a traveling mechanism or supporting framework with a traction element, which is fastened at one end to the rail. The traction element is passed through by a bolt, which is fastened to the rail via a fixing device. The traction element consists of a single part and comprises a lower borehole for the bolt and an upper borehole for fastening to the traveling mechanism or to the supporting framework. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230504 | Beverage bottle with resealable storage compartment - A beverage bottle particularly adapted for promotional use having a body portion, a seal portion and promotional product. The body portion having a sidewall portion extending vertically between a neck portion and a base portion, the sidewall portion having a flange portion which peripherally defines a cavity portion. The cavity portion extending a predetermined depth inwardly of the plane of the sidewall portion. The seal portion disposed over the flange portion and cavity portion of the body portion to sealably enclose the cavity portion and provided provided with a pressure sensitive adhesive for sealing the seal portion to the flange portion. The pressure sensitive adhesive adhesive enabling the seal portion to be peeled from and resealed to the flange portion of the body portion. The promotional product releasably sealed within a storage compartment defined by the cavity portion and the seal portion, the promotional product being frictionally retained within the cavity portion and spaced apart from the seal portion so as to prevent the deformation of the seal portion during the commercial handling of the beverage bottle. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230505 | Container With a Polygonal Neck - A container, such as a flask or a flexible tube, provided with a cap, the container including a side wall and a plastic head with a neck and a shoulder linking the neck to the side wall. The cap is provided with a circular cylindrical skirt on its inner surface with one or more first screwing means. The wall of the neck is substantially shaped like a prism where the cross-section is globally a polygon having a symmetry of order n about an axis A substantially parallel to the generatrix of the prism, n being an integer strictly greater than 1, and the neck is provided on its outer surface with n second screwing means, uniformly distributed about the axis A. The assembly of n second screwing means of the neck co-operates with the first screwing means of the cap. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230506 | Carbonated drink closure and dispensing device - A carbonated drink closure and dispensing device is disclosed having an upper cap portion, a lower cap portion removably and rotatably secured to the upper cap portion at one end, and removably secured to a top opening of a container at an opposing end. The lower cap portion includes an opening allowing fluid contents of the container to flow thererough, and a valve member is dimensioned and configured to cover the lower cap portion opening. The valve member threadably engages the upper cap portion, and an anti-rotation device is disposed on the lower cap portion and houses the valve member, wherein the rotation of the upper cap portion slides the valve member within the anti-rotation device to close off the opening of the lower cap portion in one position, and moves away from the opening of the lower cap portion allowing fluid contents from the container to flow through the opening and through the upper cap portion. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230507 | Container and Closure Arrangement - An arrangement comprising an open-ended container ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080230508 | REMOVABLE TEMPERATURE REGULATING MECHANISM - A container (e.g. a bottle) with a removable temperature regulating mechanism. The temperature regulating mechanism includes phase change material. The temperature regulating mechanism may maintain a liquid (e.g. sports drinks) stored in the bottle at a substantially consistent temperature (e.g. approximately 1-3 degrees Celsius) for a reasonable period of time. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230509 | Identification Attachments - This invention provides an attachment for mounting electromagnetic identification tags onto the necks of bottles. The tag has a portion which provides a receptacle portion for an RFI tag. This receptacle portion is connected to a portion that embraces a neck of a bottle to attach the receptacle portion, and thereby, the RFID tag to the neck of the bottle. The identification tag may be formed from a material that does not interfere with electromagnetic signals. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230510 | Method of Processing Substrates - This invention relates to a method of processing substrates including: (a) etching, in a chamber, a generally vertical structure in a substrate using a cyclic process including an etch step using a reactive etch gas and a deposition step for depositing a protective polymer on to the side walls of that part of the structure which has already been etched by a preceding etch step or steps; and (b) cleaning, in the absence of any substrate, the chamber of material deposited thereon by the performance of the deposition step in step (a) characterised in that following the cleaning of the deposition derived material, the chamber is cleaned of material derived from the etchant gas by exposing the chamber to a plasma containing a mixture of O | 2008-09-25 |
20080230511 | HALOGEN-FREE AMORPHOUS CARBON MASK ETCH HAVING HIGH SELECTIVITY TO PHOTORESIST - In one embodiment of the present invention, a halogen-free plasma etch processes is used to define a feature in a multi-layered masking stack including an amorphous carbon layer. In a particular embodiment, oxygen (O | 2008-09-25 |
20080230512 | Printed Circuit Board and Method for Processing Printed Circuit Board - The invention is to provide a printed circuit board in which advance of packaging density of the printed circuit board and reduction in production cost can be attained while processing quality can be made uniform, a method for processing the printed circuit board and a method for producing the printed circuit board. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230513 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INK-JET PRINT HEAD - A method for manufacturing an ink-jet print head including: preparing a single crystal silicon wafer having a (110) crystal plane orientation, as a substrate; forming a heater to heat an ink, on a front surface of a silicon substrate; forming a trench inward of the heater; forming a flow channel layer defining an ink passage, on the front surface of the substrate; forming a nozzle layer having a nozzle on the flow channel layer; and forming an ink supply channel from a rear surface of the substrate to the trench by anisotropic wet etching. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230514 | METHOD OF PRODUCING NANOPATTERNED TEMPLATES - Nanopatterned substrates can be prepared by a method that includes forming a block copolymer film on a substrate, annealing the block copolymer film, surface reconstructing the annealed block copolymer film, coating an etch-resistant layer on the surface reconstructed block copolymer film, etching the resist-coated block copolymer film to create an etched article comprising a nanopatterned substrate, and separating the etch-resistant layer and the block copolymer film from the nanopatterned substrate. The method is applicable to a wide variety of substrate materials, avoids any requirement for complicated procedures to produce long-range order in the block copolymer film, and avoids any requirement for metal functionalization of the block copolymer. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230515 | Power module member manufactured by wet treatment, and wet treatment method and wet treatment equipment thereof - The present invention provides a method of forming a circuit pattern on an integrally bonded member, the method not requiring a correction step of a laminate film or a resist film which has been necessary at the time of wet treatment of the integrally bonded member. After a circuit pattern forming metal plate is bonded on a part of a ceramic substrate so as to expose an outer peripheral edge portion of the ceramic substrate in an integrally bonded member, the integrally bonded member is set on a treating apparatus while being covered with a masking member having a window portion from which the circuit pattern forming metal plate of the integrally bonded member is exposed. Further, the integrally bonded member is pressed with an appropriate pressure from a base plate side so that a boundary surface between a portion surrounding the window portion in the masking member and an exposed surface of the ceramic substrate which is exposed in a metal-ceramic bonded member has a state not allowing a liquid to pass therethrough. Thereafter, a treatment solution for wet treatment is injected from an injection pipe to be in contact with the circuit pattern forming metal plate. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230516 | Method for forming fine patterns using etching slope of hard mask layer in semiconductor device - A method for forming fine patterns in a semiconductor device includes forming a first hard mask layer and a second hard mask layer over an etch target layer, forming second hard mask patterns by etching the second hard mask layer, wherein an etching profile of the second hard mask layer has a positive slope, and etching the first hard mask layer and the etch target layer using the second hard mask patterns as an etch mask. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230517 | THIN FILM SUPPORT SUBSTRATE FOR USE IN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FILTER AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FILTER - In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the metal plate exposed within the through holes, from the side of the conductive base member where the metal plate is not attached, thereby to fill up the through holes, in a film forming process, a Pd alloy film is formed by plating on the surface of the conductive base member after removal of the metal plate, and in a removal process, the copper plating layer is removed by selective etching, thereby to produce a hydrogen production filter that is used in a reformer a fuel cell so as to be capable of stably producing high purity hydrogen gas. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230518 | GAS FLOW DIFFUSER - A method and apparatus for providing flow into a processing chamber are provided. In one embodiment, a vacuum processing chamber is provided that includes a chamber body having an interior volume, a substrate support disposed in the interior volume and a gas distribution assembly having an asymmetrical distribution of gas injection ports. In another embodiment, a method for vacuum processing a substrate is provided that includes disposing a substrate on a substrate support within in a processing chamber, flowing process gas into laterally into a space defined above a gas distribution plate positioned in the processing chamber over the substrate, and processing the substrate in the presence of the processing gas. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230519 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DRY ETCHING A METAL NITRIDE - A method and system of etching a metal nitride, such as titanium nitride, is described. The etching process comprises introducing a process composition having a halogen containing gas, such as Cl | 2008-09-25 |
20080230520 | Method For Welding Two Rails of a Track - The invention relates to a method for welding two rails ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080230521 | Power Supply Apparatus for Electric Discharge Machine and Power Supply Control Method - A power supply apparatus for an electric discharge machine configured to perform melt-removal on a workpiece by supplying pulse-like power to a machining gap between an electrode ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080230522 | Burner - The invention relates to a burner design and can be used for thermal treatment of a surface of materials. The burner comprises a tubular electrode, a nozzle, a removable rod-shaped electrode which are arranged to form a discharge chamber, a means for vapour generation in the form of a reservoir provided with a flange and filled with a liquid-absorbing material, a means for electric arc vortex stabilization, a means for cooling the nozzle and the electrode, and current leads. The reservoir flange is made in the form of a connection fitting and is provided with a partition having a central opening in which the tubular electrode is positioned to enable the formation of a heating element that consists of an evaporator and a vapour superheater, both being separated by the partition, the evaporator is provided with grooves for discharging vapour into a collector out of an annular recess on a surface of the vapour superheater arranged outside the reservoir, and also with a capillary-porous shell made of a material of high thermal conductivity and arranged to allow its one side to contact with the evaporator surface and its other side to contact with the liquid-absorbing material of low thermal conductivity. The invention provides a simplification of the burner design and an improvement in performance by recovering large heat flows having an high heat supply density with a low thermal resistance. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230523 | BEAM-CATCHING DEVICE FOR A PROCESSING MACHINE - A processing machine for workpiece processing includes a cutting head that produces a cutting beam directed toward a workpiece, and a beam-catching device for receiving a discharge of the cutting beam from an underside of the workpiece during processing of the workpiece. The beam-catching device includes a housing defining an opening that opens toward the cutting beam and a beam-catching space adjacent the opening, the cutting beam discharging from the underside of the workpiece during the processing of the workpiece and entering the beam-catching space of the housing through the opening. The beam-catching device also includes at least one nozzle on at least one wall section of the housing, the nozzle feeding a fluid jet as a free jet to the beam-catching space in such a way that the at least one fluid jet crosses the cutting beam. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230524 | Method For Laser Cutting Material Plates, Especially Metal Sheets, and Cutting System For Carrying Out Said Method - Disclosed is a method for laser cutting material plates ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080230525 | LASER ABLATION USING MULTIPLE WAVELENGTHS - In laser micromachining and laser defect repair of a first material, a first set of one or more laser wavelengths is selected in accordance with the first material's absorption characteristics and is combined and delivered concurrently with a second set of one or more laser wavelengths which is selected in accordance with the absorption characteristics of a second material generated by and remaining from the ablating interaction of the first material with the first set of laser wavelengths. The concurrent presence of the second set of one or more laser wavelengths removes the residual second material. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230526 | Welding method and welded joint structure - The invention provides a welding system capable of freely controlling the dispersion and concentration of arc heat over the groove face with an extremely narrow gap and a high strength and high quality welded joint structure which is formed by this welding system and which is capable of preventing softening/hardening of the structure, the lowering of the toughness thereof and the generation of a crack. According to the welding system, the melting rate of a welding wire is controlled relative to the welding wire feeding rate by changing the characteristic of an arc current so that the range of behavior and the transfer rate of the arc pole (the arc generating main point at a groove surface) are controlled. Further, the welded joint structure consists of a high strength steel having a superfine grain structure with a carbon equivalent of as low as less than 0.38 and a crystal grain size of less than 7 μm and is welded by a consumable electrode type arc welding method so as to control the arc heat distribution on the groove face of the joint. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230527 | Method of manufacturing an exhaust gas manifold utilizing hybrid MIG welding - A method of manufacturing an exhaust gas manifold, that includes metal exhaust pipes and metal flanges for attaching the pipe openings to corresponding internal combustion engine exhaust ports, employs a hybrid MIG welding process to reduce the occurrences of weld spatter being deposited on the pipe surfaces. Additional benefits are a reduction in applied energy, a resultant reduction in heat being applied to the work pieces, less consumption of weld wire, and improved efficiency of making the weld on the inside surface of the flange adjacent to the pipe opening. The hybrid MIG technique involves moving the head of the weld gun so that its weld wire tip is in contact with the closed path joint formed between an aperture in the flange and the pipe opening. Electrical energy is then applied between the weld wire and the work pieces (flange and pipe) for a relatively short period of time that is sufficient to cause the tip of the weld wire to become a molten drop. When the molten weld material is formed, the application of electrical energy is terminated and the weld wire is retracted or withdrawn away from contact to allow the molten wire drop to enter the joint and form the weld. The weld head is then moved with respect to its current location with respect to the work piece and the weld steps are repeated at a predetermined rate at each point along the joint to complete the weld between the pipe opening and the flange. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230528 | METHOD OF ELECTRIC ARC JOINING WITH ALTERNATING CURRENT - The invention relates to a method for arc joining, in particular for arc welding, such that an arc burns between a workpiece and a fusible electrode at a processing site such that an alternating current with at least one positive alternating current phase and at least one negative alternating current phase is applied between the electrode and the workpiece such that the positive alternating current phase is divided into at least one positive pulsed current phase and at least one positive basic current phase and such that the arc is influenced at least temporarily by at least one external magnetic field. According to this invention, the arc is deflected at least temporarily out of the center of the processing site by one or more external magnetic fields during the positive pulsed current phase such that the arc is deflected into a first direction during a positive pulsed current phase and into a second direction which differs from the first direction during the next positive pulsed current phase. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230529 | Wear-resistant welding contact tip - The present invention discloses novel metal compositions predominantly composed of copper, nickel or nickel-cobalt, and tin for use in Mig welding and other application methods to form electrically conductive, oxidation resistant, and wear resistant welding contact surfaces. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230530 | HEATING BLANKET - An electric heating blanket including a flexible sheet-like heating element and a shell. The shell covers the heating blanket an includes two sheets of flexible material welded together. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230531 | HEAT BLOCK - A heat block for holding an electronic device is disclosed. The heat block comprises a base and at least one discharge device. The discharge device is disposed on the base. The discharge device is electrically conductive and is grounded. When the electronic device is placed on the base, the discharge device is in contact with an electrical contact of the electronic device. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230532 | TORTILLA OVEN - A tortilla oven comprises a housing which encloses upper, center, and lower conveyors. The lengths of the conveyors are individually monitored and adjusted. The interior of the housing is heated by a plurality of the individually regulated burners that extend through the conveyors. Ambient air is directed upwardly along the sides of the housing for temperature control. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230533 | Conveyorized oven and method for uniform cooking - A conveyorized oven that provides uniform cooking with control of the heater and/or the conveyor belt speed. The oven includes a controller that monitors power consumption of the heater and uses the power consumption to control the heater and/or the speed of the motor that drives the conveyor belt. The power consumption is monitored by counting the on time cycles of a switch that connects and disconnects the heater to a power main. Changes in the power consumption due to changes in loading are used by the controller to reduce recovery times of the oven temperature to a set temperature by controlling the heater and/or the motor. By using a stepper motor, there is no need for a gear box. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230534 | BAKE PLATE LID CLEANER AND CLEANING METHOD - A method and system for positioning a wafer on a bake plate in a processing module that includes lowering a bake plate cover assembly over the wafer during a baking process, raising the bake plate cover assembly after the baking process, removing the wafer, determining whether the bake plate cover assembly requires cleaning, then either processing another wafer if the cover assembly does not need cleaning or establishing a cleaning process for the bake plate cover assembly if the cover does need cleaning. Automated sensing of the state of the cover assembly may be employed, and cleaning process may be automatically performed in response to the cleaning need determination. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230535 | Susceptor - A susceptor [ | 2008-09-25 |
20080230536 | ELECTROMAGNETIC HEATING CABLE AND WARMING MAT USING THE SAME - An electromagnet heating cable includes a center core, an inner layer body formed around the center core, an intermediate layer body formed around the inner layer body, an outer layer body formed around the intermediate layer body, an inner layer coil having a magnetic core disposed between the center core and inner layer body, an intermediate layer coil disposed between the inner layer body and the intermediate layer body, and an outer layer coil disposed between the intermediate layer body and outer layer body, wherein when a temperature of the heating cable exceeds a threshold, the intermediate layer body melts to electrically connect the intermediate layer coil to the outer layer coil. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230537 | Susceptor with corrugated base - A thermally insulated susceptor structure comprises a dimensionally stable base having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a first susceptor overlying the first side of the base, and a second susceptor overlying the second side of the base. The base includes a plurality of flutes or corrugations. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230538 | Pressurized Water Container - A pressurized water container for water fountains, ponds, swimming pools, and aquariums has at least two housing parts and at least one seal arranged between the at least two housing parts, wherein the at least two housing parts are connectable to one another in a lockable way. The at least two housing parts have projections and matching recesses, wherein the projections engage the recesses and, by a displacement of the at least two housing parts relative to one another in opposite directions, they are lockable on one another and releasable from one another when reversing the displacement. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230539 | CHEMICAL MIXING STATION - A molded plastic mixing station housing for mixing water and chemical for car wash applications comprises a generally right hexahedron having a deep top recess which visually divides the housing into parallel spaced apart towers. A cylindrical mixing reservoir is recessed into the front of the housing such that a Hyrominder can be mounted in the top recess to overlie the open top of the mixing reservoir. A stand-off welt wraps around the entire housing just below the vertical center line to provide a stand-off feature for both wall mounting as well as the mounting of a control panel on one of the side surfaces of the housing. Mounting bracket slots are provided in the four upper corners of the housing for both wall mounting and control panel mounting. A deep recess runs down the back side to provide space for an overflow tube. The housing is preferably rotocast from high density polyethylene and may be color coded to match with the supply for a particular chemical. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230540 | Packaging Combination, Container, Casing and Lid - The present invention refers to a packaging combination characterized by comprising a casing ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080230541 | Lid for a Container and a Process for Making the Same | 2008-09-25 |
20080230542 | Item Counting Device for Container Lid - A container closure that counts items inserted into the container is disclosed. The closure includes a lid structure that has a container sealing means around a perimeter thereof and an aperture traversing the lid structure. A flap is adapted to substantially seal the aperture and is fixed with a hinge at one edge thereof to a bottom side of the lid structure. A counting mechanism is fixed to the lid structure and includes an actuating lever having an actuator linkage fixed to the flap. The counting mechanism is adapted to increment a counter of the counting mechanism when the flap is moved from a closed position towards an open position. Preferably the actuator linkage is a coil spring such that the flap only needs to travel a short distance towards its open position to actuate the actuating lever. Thereafter, once the actuator linkage has pulled the actuating lever into its actuating position and the counter has been incremented, the coil spring expands as necessary to permit the item to traverse the aperture between the flap and the lid structure. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230543 | DUAL OVERLAPPING FLIP TOP CLOSURE ASSEMBLY - A closure for a container having a mouth wherein the closure is adapted for sealable connection to the mouth of the container and includes an end wall at the upper end of the skirt for closing the mouth when the closure is mounted to the container. The closure includes an opening in the end wall for dispensing a product held by the container and a first flap that has at least one flap aperture that is smaller than the opening. The first flap is adapted for selectively opening and closing the opening. A second flap is adapted for overlaying the first flap and includes a first state wherein one or more of the flap apertures in the first flap are open and a second state wherein the flap apertures in the first flap are sealed. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230544 | Hygiene Cap for Can - The present invention relates to a hygiene cap detachably provided for a can having a lid formed with an outlet and an opener for opening the outlet, the hygiene cap comprising a cap body interposed between an outer surface of the lid and the opener and rotating about the lid; and a cleaner attached under the cap body and cleaning the outer surface of the lid as the cap body rotates. Thus, the present invention provides a hygiene cap for a can, which minimizes contaminants of the can while it is produced, distributed and taken in custody, and allows a user to easily clean an outlet of the can and then drink a beverage from the can. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230545 | Lid and container organization method and apparatus - A device providing a flexible tether between food storage containers and their specific lids, to aid in organization of and to prevent loss of the individual components. The ends of said tether have attachment means which may be affixed to a lid and to a container by a selection of several attachment systems. The device functions effectively in organizing containers and lids that have no manufactured tethering or retaining means, such that may already exist in a disorganized fashion in a consumer's inventory, where implementation of the device will maintain an organization for the future of the components. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230546 | PORTION CONTROL PLATE COVER - The present invention provides a device for increasing portion control in a diet. In one illustrative embodiment, the portion control device includes a cover member sized to cover at least a portion of an eating surface of a plate. The cover member may include a first surface having one or more openings therein defined by an opening perimeter. One or more compartment walls may be attached to the first surface adjacent to the perimeter of the one or more openings and may extend a distance therefrom. The openings and the compartment walls may define a portion compartment that may help to manage, and in some cases, measure, portions of food. Additionally, in some embodiments, the compartments may have labels indicating the food group to be placed therein to help achieve a balanced diet. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230547 | Synthetic oil-filled double-bottom pot and pan - A double-bottom pot with synthetic, silicon heat transfer oil sealed in a cavity formed between them to the extent of 100 percent of its volume, to disperse and evenly spread to the food contents the heat from an applied flame or burner no matter how high the temperature. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230548 | CAN LID CLOSURE - A preferred embodiment of the disclosed can lid has a center panel having a central axis that is perpendicular to a diameter of the outer rim, or peripheral curl portion, of the can lid, an annular countersink surrounding the center panel, an arcuate portion extending radially outward from the annular countersink, a step portion extending radially upward and outward from the arcuate portion, a first transitional portion extending radially outward from the step portion, a second transitional portion extending radially outward and upward from the first transitional portion, and a peripheral curl portion extending outwardly from the second transitional portion. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230549 | Container - A container of a collapsible type for liquid contents, comprising a compartment ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080230550 | LID AND CONTAINER - A lid for a container is disclosed that has a series of seals. The first seal is a cork seal mechanism that is forced against the container interior at a top portion of the container. The second seal is created by at least two ribs that produce a spring-like force against the container. An additional stretch fit seal can be incorporated into the lid. A tear strip can also be incorporated into the lid with windows immediately above the tear strip, thereby forming slits in the skirt to aid in removal of the lid. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230551 | Dispenser Having a Dual Lever Mechanism - A tablet dispenser having a lower housing ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080230552 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING PRESCRIPTIONS - An automated method for dispensing pharmaceuticals particularly tablets and capsules, and other small discrete objects, includes: receiving prescription information, selecting a container, labeling the container, dispensing the tablets or capsules into the labeled container, applying a closure to the filled, labeled container, and offloading the container to a designated location. Preferably, the tablets are dispensed with high speed dispensing bins that employ forced air to agitate and singulate the tablets. The other functions within the system are typically carried out at stations designed to offer speed, flexibility and precision to the dispensing operation. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230553 | VENDING MACHINE FOR URINE EXAMINATION INDICATOR PAPER ENABLING SIMPLE URINE EXAMINATION - Provided is a urine examination indicator paper vending machine which is installed near a urinal in a public restroom to thus be conscious of progresses of various adult diseases in advance and prevent development of serious diseases beforehand, and to thereby raise consciousness of various diseases and keep people's healths. The urine examination indicator paper vending machine (A) includes a box-shaped vending machine main body on the outer surface of which a manual display, an automatic display, and a manipulator are respectively formed; a measuring portion having a discriminator which is connected with the automatic display; and a urine examination indicator paper loading portion having a residual urine collection vessel at the lower portion of the measuring portion, to accordingly check a reaction change degree on a reaction portion | 2008-09-25 |
20080230554 | Chewing gum dispenser - Chewing gum dispenser with a hollow rectangular housing, a battery door, a DC power source, a pair of battery contacts, a plurality of electrical conducting wires, a gum loading door, a DC motor, a speed reduction gear assembly, a gum pushing cam member, a momentary normally open motor start switch switch, a a momentary normally closed motor stop switch, and a compression spring. A stack of gum sticks are inserted into the front door of the housing so that they are being pushed up by the compression spring. The cam member is attached to the shaft of the gear reduction assembly and is located just behind the top most gum stick. When a person presses on the start button, the cam rotates and pushes out the top gum stick enough for a person to pull it completely out of the housing. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230555 | CUP DISPENSER - A cup dispenser for separating a bottom-most cup from a stack of cups having rims, the dispenser including a reciprocating separator defining an oblong opening for supporting the stack of cups, a portion of the opening having a diameter smaller than the rims, a wedge on each side of the separator adapted and configured for insertion between each side of a bottom-most cup and a second-to-bottom-most cup in the stack, so as to separate the bottom-most cup from the second-to-bottom-most cup, until the bottom-most cup falls through a wider diameter portion of the opening, and a stop member for engaging the stack during separation. The cup dispenser may further include a released cup holder and/or an adapter for changing the diameter of the opening. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230556 | COMBINATION CONTAINER AND INTEGRAL ATTACHMENT DEVICE - An apparatus for storing and dispensing small objects comprises a housing, an interior volume formed in the housing adapted to hold at least one of the small objects, an access port in the housing providing access to the interior volume, and a dispenser closure operatively connected to the housing and movable from a first position closing access to the access port to a second position adapted to provide dispensing of one of the objects from the interior volume through the access port. An openable and closeable attachment loop is integrally formed as part of the housing, the attachment loop adapted to be selectively attached to a holding device to secure the housing to the holding device. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230557 | BULK FEEDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A bulk product feeding system includes a product hopper, and a reciprocating ram, positioned in the bottom of the hopper. The hopper has substantially vertical sidewalls, and the ram has a width substantially equal to the width of the hopper. The hopper is configured to hold a bulk quantity of sticky or fragile product, and the sidewalls are spaced apart a distance sufficient to resist bridging of the product. The ram is configured to selectively reciprocate to controllably discharge product through the outlet. The bulk feeding system can include additional features such as a stepped ram, a flexible finger gate, and an oscillating finger gate. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230558 | DUAL HOPPER FROZEN FOOD DISPENSER AND METHODS - A food dispensing apparatus includes a refrigerated cabinet having a dispense aperture, a hopper, an accumulator assembly, a weighing system, and a flap door. The hopper is positioned in the cabinet and configured to hold food articles. The accumulator assembly is positioned vertically below the first hopper and includes an accumulator bin and a door assembly. The accumulator door is positioned in the cabinet and arranged to receive food articles dispensed from the first hopper. The door assembly is configured to retain the food articles in the accumulator bin and is actuatable between an open position and a closed position. The weighing system is configured to determine an amount of food articles held in the accumulator bin. The flap door is positioned adjacent to the door assembly and is movable between a closed position substantially sealing closed the cabinet dispense aperture, and an open position. The flap door automatically closes upon actuation of the door assembly into the closed position. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230559 | Aerosol Container with Actuator Secured to Valve Stem - A security seal for an aerosol container ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080230560 | Skin treatment dispenser and method of manufacture - A flexible, body attached device is disclosed for dispensing skin treatment and topically-absorbed medicinal treatments. The device comprises a dispensing reservoir that is caused to dispense treatment through a slit-based diaphragm valve upon the application of simple pressure to the device. Various embodiments of the invention include variations in the structure of the valve, reservoir, and body attachment means. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230561 | Micro-applicator for use with disposable tips - A micro-applicator includes a body and a tip holder located at an end of the body. A spring-loaded plunger extends through the body such that when sufficient force is applied to the end of the plunger extending out of the body, the plunger extends into the tip holder to eject a tip held therein. Another micro-applicator includes a grip, a tip holder located at an end of the grip and a spring-biased ejector configured such that compression of the spring causes the ejector to extend through tip holder and eject a tip held therein. Another micro-applicator includes a body, including a grip portion and a tip holding portion. The tip holding portion is configured to hold a disposable dental tip. A spring-biased ejector located within the body allows quick and efficient ejection of the disposable dental tip. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230562 | Bulk feeding system and method - A bulk product feeding system includes a product hopper, and a reciprocating ram, positioned in the bottom of the hopper. The hopper has substantially vertical sidewalls, and the ram has a width substantially equal to the width of the hopper. The hopper is configured to hold a bulk quantity of sticky or fragile product, and the sidewalls are spaced apart a distance sufficient to resist bridging of the product. The ram is configured to selectively extend to push product out of an outlet of the hopper, and to retract to allow product to drop down to the bottom of the hopper. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230563 | PRECOMPRESSION SYSTEM FOR A LIQUID DISPENSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SUCH PRECOMPRESSED SYSTEM - The invention relates to a precompression system for a liquid dispensing device, which prevents liquid from being discharged until a predetermined pressure has been built up. The precompression system comprises a pump for drawing liquid through an inlet and discharging it through an outlet and a precompression valve disposed between the pump and the outlet. The precompression valve allows liquid in the pump to reach the outlet only after the predetermined pressure is established and stops liquid from reaching the outlet when the pressure falls below the predetermined level. The precompression valve comprises an elastic diaphragm normally closing the valve opening and including a concave surface facing the valve opening and in fluid communication with the pump and a convex surface in fluid communication with atmospheric pressure. The elastic diaphragm may be stretched around a valve seat. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230564 | Always spray tubing with weight - Always Spray Tubing with Weight is an attachment for any manual, mechanical, battery, or electric dispensing apparatus. The flexible part of the piece allows the end, which is weighted to move freely with the motion of the liquid or substance used. The weighted end is more dense than the substance or liquid applied to which allows the weight to remain submerged. The weighted end has a hollow center which allows passage of liquid or substance through to flexible tubing. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230565 | Plunger and Plunger Assembly For a Cartridge, System For Storing a Substance, and Method of Filling and Sealing a Substance in a Delivery System - The present invention is directed to a plunger, a plunger assembly, and a system for storing a substance or substances, preferably flowable substances, and a method of filling and sealing a substance in a storing system. In particular, the present invention provides for substantially air-free filling and storing of substances in a delivery system. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230566 | Apparatus for Controlling Flow Rate from a Valve Dispenser - A valve assembly for use with a dispensing apparatus comprises a valve, a lever arranged to open the valve to dispense product, and variable spacer means arranged to limit the travel of the lever by a variable amount according to the relative position of the lever and the variable spacer means. The variable spacer means includes a plurality of spacer portions of differing thickness, each spacer portion being arranged to limit the travel of the lever by a predetermined amount. One spacer portion may be arranged to allow a full range of travel of the lever so that by pressing the lever fully the valve is fully opened. Another spacer portion may be arranged to allow a partial range of travel of the lever so that the valve is opened to an intermediate flow setting. Further spacer portions may be arranged to provide further intermediate flow settings. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230567 | Seal For A Dispensing Apparatus - A seal for a valve for use in a pharmaceutical dispensing device, which seal is formed from a thermoplastic elastomer including a propylene component with isotactic crystallinity. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230568 | Device for the Metered Removal of Bulk Material - An apparatus for the metered removal of bulk material from a bin is described, the apparatus having a top bulk-material-filling opening and bottom bulk-material-removal opening, comprising a rotor that is connected in a driven manner to at least one sweeping arm disposed inside the bin near the bin's rotationally symmetrical floor and directed towards the removal opening. In order to create an apparatus for the removal of bulk material from a bin in which the mass of the removed bulk material not only can be metered very precisely, but which is also of simple design and easy to maintain, provision is made whereby the sweeping arm is attached on the bottom side of a separating element connected in a driven manner to the rotor, and whereby a settling zone is provided below the separating element in front of the sweeping arm, this zone only being open on one side to the bulk material through a feed opening, and on the other side to the removal opening. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230569 | Package comprising push-pull closure and slit valve - Packages for containing and dispensing consumer products comprise a push-pull closure connected to a bottle and having a dispensing opening covered by a slit valve. The combination of a push-pull closure and a slit valve results in a package that easily dispenses a liquid consumer product, while guarding against leakage of the consumer product from the package, especially during transportation and storage of the product, particularly when the package is a tottle package. The push-pull closure of the present package is simple to open and can also be easily closed with the use of only one hand, especially by pressing the closure against a flat surface, such as a shower wall or shelf. | 2008-09-25 |
20080230570 | Liquid Dispensers - A liquid dispenser, such as a tap for a liquid container particularly a wine box, includes an outer tube ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080230571 | Container for Dispensing a Substance - The invention relates to a container ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080230572 | Package for pouring a product - A package for dispensing a pourable product has a first hollow body member, a second hollow body member, and a pouring spout. The first hollow body member has a first exterior surface and opposite therefrom a first interior surface which defines a first internal volume. The second hollow body member has a second exterior surface, a second interior surface, a flow-regulating passage, and a dispensing passage separate from the flow-regulating passage. The second exterior surface defines a second external volume smaller than the first internal volume. Opposite the second exterior surface, the second hollow interior surface defines a second internal volume. A fastener is formed on the second interior surface. The pouring spout is operatively connected to the dispensing passage. | 2008-09-25 |