| 39th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
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| 20110232976 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PAD WITH ADJACENT TOUCH PAD ELECTRIC FIELD SUPPRESSION - A capacitive touch pad includes an electrode board, a plurality of capacitive touch sensor pads, and a cover. The electrode board has touch sensor circuitry formed thereon. The plurality of capacitive touch sensor pads is formed in an array over the touch pad circuitry of the printed circuit board. The plurality of capacitive touch sensor pads is spaced apart by a predetermined distance to form spaces between the pads of the plurality of capacitive touch sensor pads. The cover is positioned over and covering substantially all of the plurality of capacitive touch sensor pads. The cover has a first cavity with a first depth, where the first cavity is shaped to form an air gap between the pads of the plurality of capacitive touch sensor pads to dampen capacitive coupling between adjacent touch pads. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232977 | CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR A MOTORISED VEHICLE - The technology disclosed relates to a controller and a control method for a motorised vehicle, and in particular to the control of a motorised vehicle having at least a left wheel and a right wheel, the left wheel being driven by a left motor and the right wheel being driven by a right motor. In accordance with such motorised vehicles, linear motion of the vehicle is typically effected by driving the left motor and the right motor in the same direction, whilst spinning of the vehicle is typically effected by driving the left motor and the right motor in opposite directions. A typical example of such a motorised vehicle is an electric wheelchair. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232978 | OFFSET DRIVE SYSTEM FOR UTILITY VEHICLES - A wheel driven utility vehicle includes a frame and two small volume high speed alternating current electric motors arranged side by side for driving the vehicle. Alternatively high speed direct current, hydraulic or pneumatic direct current motors may be used with suitable controls. Each motor has an output shaft which drives an offset planetary gear reducer. Each offset planetary gear reducer is affixed to the electric motor and includes an output carrier interconnected with an output shaft. Each output shaft includes first and second chain drive sprockets which drive chains interconnected with shafts driving the front and rear wheels respectively. Each offset planetary gear reducer enables use of space saving high speed relatively low-torque alternating current electric motors with attendant large speed reductions. Gear reduction enables the production of sufficient torque at the wheels of the vehicle. Applications in addition to utility vehicles are also specifically contemplated. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232979 | TRACTOR PTO DRIVE LINE - A tractor power take-off drive line having an output shaft ( | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232980 | CONTROL DEVICE OF HYBRID VEHICLE - A control device of a hybrid vehicle, configured with an engine; a motor that rotates together with the engine at least during traveling by using a driving force of the engine, and a speed change mechanism that shifts rotation of the engine and the motor to transmit the shifted rotation to a driving wheel. A zero torque control unit controls output torque of the motor to zero torque when a rotational speed of the motor reaches a predetermined rotation speed or more by driving rotation of the engine, and a motor temperature detection unit that detects a temperature of the motor. A motor protection control units that reduces a rotational speed of the engine when the temperature of the motor reaches an upper threshold value or more while the motor is being rotated at the predetermined rotational speed or more by the driving rotation of the engine. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232981 | Movable grille shutter for vehicle - A movable grille shutter for a vehicle includes a first fin adapted to be provided at a grille opening portion through which ambient air is taken in, a second fin adapted to be provided at the grille opening portion and be arranged so as to be parallel to the first fin, and an actuating device for actuating the first fin and the second fin so as to open or close the grille opening portion. The actuating device includes a first output shaft arranged on a rotational axis of the first fin, a second output shaft arranged on a rotational axis of the second fin so as to rotate in a direction opposite to a rotation of the first output shaft, a driving source for applying a driving force to the first output shaft and the second output shaft and an actuating device. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232982 | AIR CLEANER DEVICE - An air cleaner device includes an air cleaner case having a case main unit and a cover. An intake duct is disposed on the cover, and an intake path is disposed on the case main unit. An air cleaner element is formed in a position biased on a side of the cover relative to fastening surfaces of the case main unit and the cover. The cover and the air cleaner element are integrally removable relative to the case main unit. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232983 | AIR CLEANER DEVICE - An air cleaner device can include an air cleaner case including a case main unit and a cover. An intake duct can be disposed on the cover, and an intake path can be disposed on the case main unit. An air cleaner element can be accommodated in the air cleaner case. When the air cleaner device is mounted in a vehicle and viewed from a vehicle side, the air cleaner case is formed to be vertically long. The intake duct is formed to have an upstream-side opening portion thereof oriented toward a first side of the air cleaner case, and a downstream-side opening portion thereof can be oriented downwardly. The intake path is formed to have an upstream-side opening portion thereof oriented upwardly to face the downstream-side opening portion of the intake duct, and a downstream-side opening portion thereof is oriented toward a second side of the air cleaner case. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232984 | Independent axle drive - The presented application is used to power an electric vehicle using this efficient and compact method of transmitting rotational power within a single compact enclosure. The unforeseen positive byproducts from this system of transmitting rotational energy are flywheel and gyroscopic energies. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232985 | POWER DRIVE ASSISTANT SYSTEM FOR BICYCLE - A power drive assistant system includes a wheel mover detachably fastened to the seat tube of a bicycle and holding an external rotor motor in friction contact with the rear wheel of the bicycle and controllable to rotate the rear wheel of the bicycle by means of a friction force, a rechargeable battery pack mounted on the seat pillar of the saddle of the bicycle to provide the external rotor motor of the wheel mover with the necessary working voltage, and a speed controller mounted on the handlebars of the bicycle for regulating the speed of the external rotor motor. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232986 | HOLDING DEVICE - A holding device, for the holding of a component part of an exhaust system on a peripheral structure, more preferably of a vehicle equipped with the exhaust system, has a first connecting point for fastening the holding device to the component part of the exhaust system and a second connecting point for fastening the holding device to the structure. A coupling device is arranged between the connecting points which makes possible reversible relative movements between the connecting points. For improved holding function, the coupling device is configured such that in at least in one active direction the coupling device has a speed-dependent or frequency-dependent stiffness. The coupling device has a lower stiffness with slower or low-frequency relative movements than with faster or high-frequency relative movements. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232987 | Sub-frame and component configuration for mounting of a motorcycle drop seat - A sub-frame and component configuration for mounting on a motorcycle includes a body frame structure including a main frame portion; and a sub-frame portion, he sub-frame is fixedly secured to the main frame portion and is configured for receiving and securing thereon a drop seat providing a rider with a seating area that is relatively closer to the ground than the seating area of a conventional motorcycle seat. A method of mounting the sub-frame on a motorcycle includes: fixedly securing a drop seat sub-frame portion onto a main frame portion, wherein the drop seat sub-frame portion is configured for receiving and securing thereon a drop seat. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232988 | TORQUE DETECTOR AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM - A torque detector includes a sensor unit including a single magnetic sensor capable of detecting a change of flux, a torque detecting unit that detects torque based on an output of the sensor unit, and a magnetic field generator capable of generating a magnetic field in an area including the sensor unit. The torque detecting unit has a failure detecting mode that detects an abnormality of the sensor unit based on an offset amount of the output of the sensor unit. The offset amount is obtained when the magnetic field is generated by the magnetic field generator. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232989 | ESTIMATING A SOUND SOURCE LOCATION USING PARTICLE FILTERING - A sound source location is estimated by particle filtering where a set of particles represents a probability density function for a state variable comprising the sound source location. The method includes determining the weight for a particle in response to a correlation between estimated acoustic transfer functions from the sound source to at least two sound recording positions. A weight update function may specifically be determined deterministically from the correlation and thus the correlation may be used as a pseudo-likelihood function for the measurement function of the particle filtering. The acoustic transfer functions may be determined from an audio beamforming towards the sound source. The audio weight may be combined with a video weight to generate a multi-modal particle filtering approach. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232990 | VIBRATING BODY FOR SPEAKER AND SPEAKER DEVICE - A speaker vibrating body vibrated by a driving part includes a plurality of diaphragms vibratably supported by a static part supporting said driving part and a diaphragm connecting part, provided between a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm among said plurality of diaphragms, coupling said first diaphragm and said second diaphragm and synchronously moving said first diaphragm and said second diaphragm toward or away from each other. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232991 | METHOD FOR BONDING HONEYCOMB CORES - A method for splicing honeycomb core together to form a core structure, such as an acoustic panel for an aircraft. The core structure may comprise a first honeycomb core, a second honeycomb core, and an intermediate bonding part disposed between the first and second honeycomb cores. The intermediate bonding part may comprise a syntactic core wrapped with or sandwiched between a non-foaming film adhesive. The syntactic core sandwiched between a first and second layer of film adhesive and a first and second honeycomb core is then compressed by vacuum and cured to bond the honeycomb cores together, forming the core structure. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232992 | Noise suppressor, electronic apparatus, and noise suppression characteristic control method - A noise suppression characteristics adjustment method includes adjusting noise suppression characteristics of a noise suppressor, which includes a muffler having a reflection plate for reflecting sound from the cooling fan, the reflection plate being provided at a position in the cooling duct confronting an intake plane of the cooling fan and formed substantially parallel to the intake plane. A sound-absorbing part of the muffler is provided on the reflection plate. A distance d between the reflection plate and the intake plane is set such that d| 2011-09-29 | |
| 20110232993 | LAMINATED PERFORATED ACOUSTICAL FOAM - Prepare an acoustical polymeric foam by providing at least two initial polymeric foams, perforating all the way through the initial polymeric foams and then laminating the perforated initial foams together such that a perforated surface of one foam adheres to a perforated surface of an adjoining perforated initial foam. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232994 | EMERGENCY EVACUATION RAPPEL LINE ANCHOR MOUNT APPARATUS - A rappel line anchor mount apparatus for use primarily with generally planar type support surfaces and fixtures provides a generally flat, substantially T-shaped body arranged to mount a rappel line on the normally upright leg extending substantially perpendicularly centrally from the work surface edge of the normally laterally extending top leg forming the T-shaped anchor body. The anchor mount apparatus may be formed with opposite jaw members pivotally secured together for movement between an extended, operative condition for use, and a collapsed, folded condition for efficient storage and carrying when not in use. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232995 | ROPING DEVICES - A roping device used by a person descending from a height is provided. The roping device is for use with a rope and includes first, second and third plates and a first rotatable sheave. The first plate has a first face and an opposed second face. The second plate has a first face and an opposed second face. The first rotatable sheave is rotatably coupled between the second face of the first plate and the first face of the second plate. The first rotatable sheave is configured and arranged to engage the rope in at least a partial block and tackle arrangement to increase a mechanical advantage. The third plate extends from the first plate at a select angle in a direction towards the second plate proximate the first rotatable sheave. The third plate has an attachment point that is positioned proximate a center of the roping device. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232996 | Special Ladder Hook Device - A ladder hook device developed and designed to provide a unique combination that is specifically self leveling. The device may be used with an extension or step ladder for a temporary means to provide a ladder hook device which can be easily and quickly put in place onto a ladder for use in securing buckets of paint and other materials, then quickly removed at the finish of the work. It is comprised of a hooking means with features made of a durable, flat and flexible material and having a front and a rear surface and a means to connect and secure the device to a ladder for use with a bucket or the like. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232997 | DESCENDING LIFE LINE FOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE - Disclosed is an escape descender for emergency escape movably installed to an escape line. The escape descender includes a case defining a vertical rope passage therein, a roller support having a lateral opening facing the rope passage and adapted to move close to or away from the rope passage, a rotatable holding lever to cause the opening of the roller support to be close to or away from the rope passage, movable rollers arranged in the roller support so as to partially protrude from the opening, stationary rollers arranged in the case such that an outer periphery of each stationary roller opposes an outer periphery of the corresponding movable roller. One of the stationary rollers is rotatably supported on a drum of the case and incorporates a brake lever provided with a pad, the brake lever being centrifugally rotated to cause the pad to come into contact with the drum. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232998 | Step stool and method - A folding step stool includes a front rail assembly. The step stool includes a rear rail assembly, pivotally connected to the front rail assembly, having a crossbar. The step stool includes a step pivotally attached to the front rail assembly having notches which fit over the crossbar when the stool is in an open position. The step stool includes a linkage assembly pivotally and fixedly attached to the step and pivotally and fixedly attached to the crossbar. The linkage assembly compresses to allow the notches to fit over the crossbar and the linkage assembly exerting a force to maintain the crossbar in the notches when the stool is in the open position. A method for securing a step stool includes the steps of moving the notches of a step against a crossbar of a rear rail assembly pivotally connected to a front rail assembly of the step stool. There is the step of compressing a linkage assembly pivotally and fixedly attached to the step and pivotally and fixedly attached to the crossbar to allow the notches to fit over the crossbar. There is the step of exerting a force with the linkage assembly to maintain the crossbar in the notches when the stool is in the open position. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232999 | Ladder with rails adapted for attaching accessories - Designs for adapting a ladder rail so that accessories to the ladder can be quickly and securely mounted and released without using tools. Aspects of the invention include: (1) configurations of holes in ladder rails for receiving accessories for toolless attachment and release; (2) catches affixed to the rail to secure the accessory; (3) attachment bases permanently mounted to the ladder rail with structures for toolless attachment and release of accessories to the base; (4) catches affixed to the base to secure the accessory; (5) attachment structures on the accessory for toolless attachment and release of the accessory to a base or a ladder rail; and (6) catches affixed to the accessory to secure the accessory to a base or rail. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233000 | PORTABLE SAWHORSE WORKSTATION - An improved sawhorse having an elongated body with a channel formed in an upper working surface thereof. The sawhorse also includes a ledger that is sized and shaped to be seated within the channel and a clamp that is operable to secure the ledger to the elongated body. The elongated body further includes a plurality of receptacles that are adapted to receive a corresponding plurality of support legs. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233001 | Automatic lubrication apparatus - An automatic lubrication apparatus is designed and intended to be mounted on a hydraulic tool and can be driven by a hydraulic-pressure medium, in particular on a hydraulic hammer, and includes a lubricant pump incorporation a pump element. The pump element of the lubricant pump is cyclically impacted by a cam, and the cam is operatively connected to a hydromotor from which torque is transferred so as to produce synchronous rotation. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233002 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS - A lubrication system for a utility vehicle with a lubricating unit having a lubricant reservoir, a pump, and a distributor attached thereto to which supply lines to a plurality of lubrication points can be attached, and comprising a control module having at least two lubrication programs stored therein, wherein the pump initiates an ejection of grease in a cycle predetermined by the respective lubrication program. The object of the invention is to improve upon a lubrication system such that a change between lubrication programs and optionally the execution of an intermediate lubrication using an automatic lubrication system is possible during driving operations independent of the presence of a higher level on-board electronics system. The object is accomplished in that the lubricating unit is connected directly to an input and display device disposed in the vehicle or at other accessible places on the vehicle, the input and display device used to switch between lubrication programs and to initiate an intermediate lubrication. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233003 | Transmission - A transmission, having a connection for the supply of transmission oil and a connection for the discharge of transmission oil, characterized by a compressor which generates an overpressure in the transmission interior space, wherein the magnitude of the overpressure is controlled as a function of the air temperature outside the transmission and/or as a function of the temperature in the transmission interior and/or as a function of the temperature difference between the temperature of the lubricating oil supplied to the transmission and the temperature of the lubricating oil discharged from the transmission. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233004 | ELEVATOR CAR POSITIONING USING A VIBRATION DAMPER - An exemplary method of controlling elevator car position includes determining that an elevator car requires re-leveling and determining whether a vibration damper is activated. A gain for controlling operation of a motor responsible for moving the elevator car for the re-leveling is adjusted if the vibration damper is activated. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233005 | BICYCLE WHEEL - The bicycle wheel of the present invention is made of composite material and has two opposite braking surfaces, each of which is coated with a fluoride polymer layer. Specifically, the braking surfaces are sand blasted to remove a releasing agent layer coated on the wheel. The wheel is, thereafter, placed in a spraying machine at about 100 degree Celsius and then the braking surfaces are spray-coated with a material selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoro ethylene, fluoride ethylene-propylene copolymer, polyfluoroalkyl, ethylene-tetrafluoro ethylene copolymer and the mixture thereof until a thickness of the material is bigger than 0.4 cm. Thereafter, the wheel is gradually heated to make the material set and form the fluoride polymer layers. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233006 | Device and Method for Blocking a Vehicle and Loading-Unloading Station Provided Therewith - Disclosed are a device and method for blocking a vehicle, and a loading-unloading station provided with such a device. The device includes a guide track disposed along a driveway; a carriage guided by the guide track and provided with a blocking means for blocking a wheel of a vehicle; a locking member provided on the carriage for locking the carriage releasably relative to the guide track; displacing means for displacing the carriage from a first rest position for the blocking means to a second blocking position, wherein the displacing means are provided with an energy storage system such that energy supplied by the vehicle can be used to displace the carriage; and releasing means operatively connected to the displacing means for releasing the carriage such that it follows a wheel of a vehicle as soon as this passes the first position. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233007 | DECELERATION MECHANISM - A deceleration mechanism comprises a driving wheel, a driven wheel of a diameter exceeding that of the driving wheel, a transmission member coiling around the driving wheel and the driven wheel; and a tension assembly fixed to the driven wheel. The transmission member coils around the driving wheel, criss-crosses, and coils around the driven wheel. The tension assembly is arranged between the transmission member and the driven wheel and elastically resists the transmission member and the driven wheel. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233008 | Piston Roll Back Device - A brake caliper comprising a piston seat ( | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233009 | CALIPER BRAKE DEVICE - In a vehicle caliper brake device, a brake pad | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233010 | ACTUATING SYSTEM FOR A DRUM BRAKE - An actuating system for a drum brake of a vehicle, in particular of a commercial vehicle or an agricultural machine, comprising at least a brake lining carrier ( | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233011 | VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - A vehicle brake system has a plurality of hydraulic brake circuits via which wheel brake units are supplied with brake pressure. At least one wheel brake unit is connected to at least two brake circuits and supplied with brake pressure via these two brake circuits. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233012 | ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT DAMPER - The invention relates to a rotational movement damper ( | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233013 | Thermal Protection for Disc Brake Components - A disc brake for a motor vehicle is provided. The disc brake includes a brake disc, a brake caliper configured to straddle the brake disc, a tappet carried by the brake caliper and arranged to push a brake pad against the brake disc, and a bellows provided between the brake caliper and the tappet to seal a gap between the brake caliper and the tappet. A layer of flexible thermal insulation material may be provided between the bellows and the tappet. The layer of flexible thermal insulation material is configured to protect an outer surface of the bellows facing the brake pad from exposure to heat. Alternatively, the bellows may include a layer of flexible thermal insulation material on which an elastomer layer is formed. The layer of flexible thermal insulation material is configured to face the brake pad. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233014 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH PROGRESSIVELY CONSTRICTING PLUNGER - A suspension apparatus for providing a progressively dampened motion, said apparatus comprising a housing ( | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233015 | PROGRESSIVE DAMPING DEVICE FOR FURNITURE - A progressive damping device for furniture is designed to prevent impacts between the mobile parts of furniture provided with self-closing systems, and provides progressive closure according to the speed and energy acquired in the closure. The damping device generally includes a cylinder in which a dynamic fluid circulates, and in the interior of which there is displaced a piston which has a rod provided with an elastoplastic valve, which delimits respective compression and expansion chambers. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233016 | Shock Absorbing Device for Vehicle with Multiple Shock Absorbing Stages - There is provided a collision energy absorbing apparatus, in particular, a collision energy absorbing apparatus for use in a vehicle, having a plurality of absorption phases, including: a first deformation part undergoing a first plastic deformation due to expansion so as to absorb collision energy generated in the event of a vehicle accident; a second transformation part disposed in line with an end of the first deformation part, the second transformation part undergoing a second plastic deformation after the first plastic deformation of the first deformation part so as to sequentially absorb collision energy in the event of a vehicle accident; and an expansion inducing part combined with an end of the second deformation part and disposed between the first deformation part and the second deformation part to guide the first plastic deformation of the first deformation part. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233017 | MOUSE HOLE DAMPER DEVICE - A mouse hole damper device positioned at the bottom portion of a mouse hole pipe, the mouse hole damper being arranged to dampen an impact from an object falling in the mouse hole pipe, and the mouse hole damper including a material which has been worked into forming walls around elongated openings, and the material being arranged in such a way that the openings are substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the mouse hole pipe. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233018 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - An electrical connection device for an electric vehicle includes an arm, attached to a moving vehicle, and an air-bearing electrical-pickup device, disposed at a distal end of the arm. The air-bearing electrical-pickup device is positionable adjacent to an electric-powered guideway and configured to receive electrical power therefrom. The air bearing electrical-pickup device includes an air inlet positioned to provide a flow of air between the guideway and the air bearing device, and an induction loop, configured to sense ferromagnetic material in the guideway. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233019 | POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - A power transmitting apparatus for transmitting power from a driving source of a vehicle to its wheels can be adapted to properly select transmitting or cutting-off of the driving force of the driving source to or from the wheels. The apparatus can comprise a torque converter having a torque amplifying function; a clutch mechanism including a first clutch device operable on advancement of the vehicle and adapted to transmit the driving force of the driving source to the wheels through a power transmitting system of the torque converter and a second clutch device adapted to transmit the driving force of the driving source to the wheels without the power transmitting system of the torque converter. A selecting device can be configured to operate the first clutch device and/or the second clutch device in accordance with operation modes of the vehicle, including starting. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233020 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A power transmission device for hybrid vehicle | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233021 | Torque transmission device - A torque transmitting device in a drive train of a motor vehicle to transmit torque between an internal combustion engine having a drive shaft and a transmission having coaxial input shafts. The transmission input shafts are each non-rotatably connected with a respective clutch disc having friction linings. An intermediate pressure plate is positioned between the friction linings of the clutch discs and is non-rotatably connected to the engine drive shaft. The friction linings of the clutch discs are between the intermediate pressure plate and respective axially movable clutch pressure plates that are actuated by an actuation device. To provide support for the double clutch unit the intermediate pressure plate is radially mounted on one of the two transmission input shafts. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233022 | OIL PASSAGE STRUCTURE FOR HYDRAULIC CLUTCH OF AN ENGINE | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233023 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICULAR LOCKUP CLUTCH - A control device for a vehicular lockup clutch, including a lockup clutch that directly connects an input rotation member and an output rotation member of a hydraulic transmission device constituting part of a power transmission path between an engine and drive wheels, a linear solenoid valve that controls an engagement hydraulic pressure for engaging and actuating the lockup clutch, and a controller that is configured to perform a flexible start control for slip-engaging the lockup clutch when a vehicle starts moving, and to perform, before starting the flexible start control, a precharge control for establishing a standby state in which a predetermined preparation pressure is indicated to the linear solenoid valve. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233024 | OIL PASSAGE STRUCTURE FOR HYDRAULIC CLUTCH OF AN ENGINE - A lubricating oil passage | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233025 | CLUTCH ACTUATING UNIT HAVING HYDRAULIC RELEASE APPARATUS - A clutch actuating unit for a motor vehicle clutch that has a hydraulic release apparatus. The clutch actuating unit has a slave cylinder which is arranged concentric to a transmission input shaft and has a working chamber, an axially movable ring piston arranged in the slave cylinder, and a bearing flange receiving and supporting the slave cylinder. The slave cylinder is integrated into the bearing flange. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233026 | OVERRUNNING COUPLING AND CONTROL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR SUBASSEMBLY - An overrunning coupling or clutch and control assembly including first and second coupling members and an electromechanical actuator subassembly having an electromagnetically inductive coil which creates a magnetic flux when the coil is energized is provided. A control force caused by the magnetic flux is applied to an armature member of the subassembly to move the armature member and cause the coupling members to be either coupled to or uncoupled from each other by means of struts. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233027 | Tablet Flow - Tablet flow for the conveying away of tablets pressed in a tablet press, with a main flow channel, which has at least one branching into at least one first flow channel and at least one second flow channel separated from the first flow channel by at least one separating wall, wherein a separator is provided at the branching, which can be actuated such that tablets are directed out of the main flow channel alternatively into the first flow channel or into the second flow channel, characterized in that the separator has a guide channel for the tablets and in that a guide gear drive is provided, with which the guide channel is moveable between a first position connecting the main flow channel with the first flow channel and a second position connecting the main flow channel with the second flow channel. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233028 | CURRENCY DISCRIMINATION AND EVALUATION - The disclosure relates to modeling the structure of an item of currency and to predicting the behavior of a currency sensing system as related to the structure of a tested item of currency. For a specified set of parameters of an item of currency, the response of the currency sensing system can be predicted. A particular construction of an item of currency can be determined based on theoretical responses from the item of currency being tested with a theoretical currency sensing system. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233029 | MOVING SKIRT MECHANISM FOR CHAIN DRIVEN PASSENGER CONVEYORS - A tread plate assembly for a passenger conveyer system includes a first tread plate projecting from a first skirt plate, a second tread plate projecting from a second skirt plate and arranged adjacent the first tread plate, a link pivotally connected to the first skirt plate and slidably and pivotally connected to the second skirt plate, and a bridge member connected to the link and arranged between the first skirt plate and the second skirt plate to form a moving skirt of the passenger conveyer system. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233030 | BOOKLET HANDLING APPARATUS AND BOOKLET HANDLING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a booklet handling apparatus includes a take in unit to take in a booklet in a closed state, a conveying unit to convey the booklet taken in by the take in unit to a predetermined position in a first direction, a page turning unit to turn, about a stitch of the booklet, a back cover of the booklet conveyed to the predetermined position by the conveying unit, a push up unit to push up a front cover of the booklet pivoting about the stitch thereof by rotating a push up cam arranged in contact with the front cover of the booklet, a support unit to support the front cover pushed up by the push up unit, and a folding unit to fold the front cover by conveying the booklet in a second direction opposite to the first direction from the predetermined position using the conveying unit while the support unit supports the front cover. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233031 | BELT DRIVE CONVEYOR WITH POWER TAP OFF - A conveyor system includes a transport member having a conveying surface that is configured to transport articles in a transport direction, an endless strip and a drive for propelling the endless strip. A power tap off is provided between the strip and the transport member. The power tap off has an input that is driven by the strip and an output that drives the transport member. The power tap off provides a positive transfer of power from the strip to the transport member. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233032 | DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS HEIGHT REGULATION OF SIDEPIECES OF CONVEYOR BELTS - The present invention relates to a device for adjusting the flanges in a conveyor belt structure (B) which comprises means (F) for fixing together a flange (C), the conveyor belt structure and said device; top support means ( | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233033 | DEVICE FOR SORTING PRODUCTS - A device for sorting products including a frame, an endless drivable flexible conveying element, successive elongated carriers, which are each coupled to the conveying element via a coupler for being conveyed in a conveying direction along an endless conveying path, which carriers extend transversely to the conveying direction, and pusher elements which are each movable along a carrier. The coupler including a supporting part and a supported part supported by the supporting part, as well as a connector for detachably connecting the supporting part and the supported part together, wherein the supporting part is coupled to the conveying element and the supported part is connected to a carrier, and wherein the connector can be accessed from the upper side of the supported part for effecting the connection between the supporting part and the supported part. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233034 | PLUG INTERLOCK DEVICE FOR VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKER - Disclosed is a plug interlock device for a vacuum circuit breaker. Only after a plug is completely mounted to a connector, an insertion or withdrawal operation by a vacuum circuit breaker is performed. Accordingly, while a breaker body is moved to a ‘RUN’ position from a ‘TEST’ position, or when an operation is performed at a ‘RUN’ position, the plug may be prevented from being separated from the connector. This may prevent an accident. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233035 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS INCLUDING A CARRIER, AND POLE FOR THE SAME - An electrical switching apparatus includes a number of poles each having an elongated conductor with a first end and an opposite second end with a first terminal member. A circuit interrupter is electrically connected in series with the elongated conductor at the first end. A second terminal member electrically engages the first terminal member. A number of insulative skirts are disposed on the elongated conductor between opposite ends thereof. An insulative tube receives the insulative skirts and includes a first open end and an opposite second end carrying the second terminal member. A carrier carries the poles between (a) a first position in which the first terminal member electrically engages the second terminal member and the insulative tube receives the insulative skirts, and (b) a second position in which the first terminal member is electrically disconnected from the second terminal member and the skirts are withdrawn from the insulative tube. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233036 | ROTARY KNOB - A rotary knob including: a knob main body having a peripheral wall that has a recess on an inner peripheral surface; a light guide member including a light guide section, a restriction section, and a light emitting surface in sequence; and a decorative member including an engagement section and a ring-like section that covers a front end of the peripheral wall. The recess is defined by a pair of opposed surfaces and a bottom surface. The light guide section is fitted into a space between the opposed surfaces. The restriction section includes a contact portion that protrudes contacts the peripheral wall. When the ring-like section contacts with the restriction section, the decorative member prevents the light guide member from moving. The peripheral wall includes a holding portion that pinches the light guide section in cooperation with the bottom surface. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233037 | Normally Closed Dome Switch - A normally closed dome switch comprises a printed circuit board including a switch trace having first and second contact areas electrically insulated from one another, and a conductive switch dome having a central portion spaced from the printed circuit board and a plurality of contacting portions extending from the central portion such that each of the first and second contact areas is contacted by at least one of the contacting portions when the switch dome is unpressed such that the unpressed switch dome forms a closed switch between the first and second contact areas. The switch dome is resiliently pressable to urge the central portion toward the printed circuit board and pivot the contacting portions about a corresponding fulcrum to remove the plurality of contacting portions of the switch dome from contact with at least one of the first and second contact areas to open the switch. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233038 | ROOF SWITCH ASSEMBLY - A switch assembly comprises a housing, an actuating member mounted on the housing and a plurality of electrical switching members. The actuating member is able to translate frontward and backward and to pivot upward and downward, thus cooperating with the electrical switching members to control the roof displacements. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233039 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE AND KEYPAD - A mobile terminal device includes a keypad including an elastic sheet member, on a first surface of which a plurality of convex pressing portions for pressing switches are formed, and a key top member including first sheet portions disposed in areas overlapping the convex pressing portions, the areas being on a second surface different from the first surface of the elastic sheet member, and second sheet portions disposed in areas other than the areas overlapping the convex pressing portions on the second surface of the elastic sheet member, the second sheet portions having a thickness larger than that of the first sheet portions. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233040 | KEYPAD HAVING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PATTERNS - A keypad having three-dimensional patterns includes a base layer, a light-guiding plate, a pattern layer, a shielding layer and a keycap layer. The light-guiding plate is overlapped on the base layer. The pattern layer is provided on the light-guiding plate. A plurality of three-dimensional patterns is provided on the front surface of the pattern layer. The shielding layer is coated on the back surface of the pattern layer, and is formed with a plurality of hollowed regions to correspond to the three-dimensional patterns. The keycap layer is overlapped on the pattern layer and formed with a plurality of keycaps to correspond to the three-dimensional patterns. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233041 | Two-Stage Switch Assembly - A switch assembly is provided to actuate a pair of switches using a single push key. e.g. for a camera that utilizes a first switch to activate an image focusing function and a second switch to activate a camera shutter. The switch assembly comprises a contact pad switch and a dome switch that are located laterally to one another. When the push key receives a first downward force, only the contact pad switch becomes activated and a first electric circuit is completed. When the push key receives a second downward force that is greater than the first force, the dome switch collapses and a second electric circuit is completed. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233042 | BIOMASS CONVERSION PROCESS - Biomass is used as a co-feed for a heavy petroleum oil coking process to improve the operation of the coking process and to utilize biomaterial for the production of transportation fuels. The coking process may be a delayed coking process or a fluidized bed coking process and in each case, the presence of the biomass will decrease the coke drying time so reducing coke handling problems in the unit besides forming a superior coke product. In the case of a fluidized bed coking process using a gasifier for the coke, the addition of an alkali metal salt improves the operation of the gasifier. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233043 | MULTIPLE DOSE CONDENSATION AEROSOL DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMING CONDENSATION AEROSOLS - Devices and methods of entraining a substance within an airflow are disclosed. Condensation aerosol delivery devices and methods of consistently producing multiple doses of a substance, such as a drug, having high purity, high yield, characterized by a particle size distribution appropriate for pulmonary delivery, and which can be administered to a user in a single dose are also disclosed. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233044 | MULTI-EFFECT EVAPORATOR - A multi-effect evaporator, having an upstream and a downstream end, adapted for distillation of water. It comprises a plurality of effects connected in a series manner and arranged into groups. Each group has a common parallel water feed inlet adapted to supply all effects in the group with feed water. The evaporator further includes a main feed water line in fluid communication with the most upstream group. An array of heaters is disposed along the line, adapted for heating the feed water before its entry into the effects of the latter group. Each effect comprises means for forwarding the second outlet vapor into one of the heaters for heating the feed water. Each group comprises a pump adapted to extract the concentrate from the effects of the group and pump it into the common parallel water feed of an adjacent downstream group. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233045 | METHOD OF PURIFYING HYDROCHLORIC ACID - Provided is a method of purifying hydrochloric acid by removing an organic substance having a boiling point of −25° C. to 120° C. under atmospheric pressure from a first organic substance-containing hydrochloric acid that contains the organic substance and has a hydrogen chloride concentration higher than an azeotropic hydrogen chloride concentration under atmospheric pressure. The method includes the step of subjecting a second organic substance-containing hydrochloric acid to distillation using a distillation tower under atmospheric pressure, to distill out the organic substance from a top of the distillation tower. The second organic substance-containing hydrochloric acid is obtained by mixing the first organic substance-containing hydrochloric acid and water or dilute hydrochloric acid and has the hydrogen chloride concentration lower than the azeotropic hydrogen chloride concentration under atmospheric pressure. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233046 | DEVICES, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PHOTOSTIMULATION AND IMAGING OF STRUCTURES - According to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide method, system, arrangement, computer-accessible medium and device to stimulate individual neurons in brain slices in any arbitrary spatio-temporal pattern, using two-photon uncaging of photo-sensitive compounds such as MNI-glutamate and/or RuBi-Glutamate with beam multiplexing. Such exemplary method and device can have single-cell and three-dimensional precision. For example, by sequentially stimulating up to a thousand potential presynaptic neurons, it is possible to generate detailed functional maps of inputs to a cell. In addition, it is possible to combine this exemplary approach with two-photon calcium imaging in an all-optical method to image and manipulate circuit activity. Further exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can include a light-weight, compact portable device providing for uses in a wide variety of applications. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233047 | Non-thermal plasma synthesis with carbon component - The disclosure herein describes a method for producing ammonia by introducing N | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233048 | PHOTOBASE GENERATOR - There is intended to provide the novel compounds which generate a base easily when irradiated with long wavelength light (active energy rays), a photobase generator containing the compounds and a photobase generation method, and the present invention relates to the compounds represented by the general formula [1], a photobase generator containing the compounds and a photobase generation method: | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233049 | SPUTTERING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a device ( | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233050 | MAGNETIC LENSING TO IMPROVE DEPOSITION UNIFORMITY IN A PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (PVD) PROCESS - A physical vapor deposition (PVD) system includes a chamber and a plurality of electromagnetic coils arranged around the chamber. First and second annular bands of permanent magnets are arranged around the chamber with poles oriented perpendicular to a magnetic field imposed by the electromagnetic coils. Each of the permanent magnets in the first annular band is arranged with poles having a first polarity closest to a central axis of the chamber. Each of the permanent magnets in the second annular band is arranged anti-parallel with respect to the permanent magnets in the first annular band. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233051 | Layout method of bridging electrode - In a layout method of a bridging electrode, the method includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a transparent electro-conductive layer on the substrate and the transparent electro-conductive layer having a plurality of neighboring patterned blocks; forming an alignment film layer on the substrate and the alignment film layer having a plurality of bridging grooves of a bridging insulation unit crossing between the patterned blocks; forming an electro-conductive layer on the substrate and the electro-conductive layer having a plurality of wires respectively disposed on the bridging grooves, wherein the wires of the electro-conductive layer being formed through an optical compensation mask in conjunction with at least one of over-exposure and over-development; and forming a protection layer on the substrate to enhance optical transmission and to protect the substrate, the transparent electro-conductive layer, the alignment film layer and the electro-conductive layer. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233052 | ELECTROPLATING APPARATUS - An electroplating apparatus includes an electroplating tank, a first supporting bar, a first holding element, two second supporting bars, a number of spaced crossbars, a number of second holding elements, and a power supply. The first holding element is suspended in the tank from the first supporting bar, and the first holding element is configured for holding a plate-shaped workpiece in a manner that the workpiece is oriented along the first supporting bar. The second holding elements are suspended from the corresponding crossbars, each of the second holding elements arranged between the first and one of the second supporting bars and configured for holding a metal block. The power supply includes a cathode for electrical connection to the workpiece through the first supporting bar and the first holding element and an anode for electrically connection to the metal blocks through the second supporting bars and the second holding elements. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233053 | Partial Surface treatment apparatus - A partial surface treatment apparatus includes a first electrode member electrically connected to a treatment object having a circumferential groove at an outer circumferential surface thereof, a second electrode member having an annular-shaped inner circumferential surface facing the outer circumferential surface while keeping a distance therefrom, an elastic sealing member in an annular shape being sealable a clearance between the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface at portions on the outer circumferential surface above and below the circumferential groove, an attachment portion where the elastic sealing member is attached while keeping the distance from the outer circumferential surface, a pressure applying mechanism supplying a pressurized fluid into the elastic sealing member. to press-contact a radially inner circumferential end portion of the elastic sealing member against the outer circumferential surface and releasing a press-contact therebetween, and a supply passage through which an electrolyte is supplied to the circumferential groove. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233054 | COUPLED ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM FOR REDUCTION OF POLYOLS TO HYDROCARBONS - A coupled electrochemical system for its use is disclosed, where a polyol feed, especially a biomass polyol containing feed is reduced in a reducing solution including HI and a metal ion capable of converting I | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233055 | CATHODE AND A METHOD OF FORMING A CATHODE - A cathode for receiving electro deposition of metal, the cathode comprising a planar conductive sheet and raised portions disposed on at least one surface of the planar conductive sheet, wherein the planar conductive sheet and the raised portions are integrally formed. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233056 | ELECTROPLATING CUP ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of a closed-contact electroplating cup are disclosed. One embodiment comprises a cup bottom comprising an opening, and a seal disposed on the cup bottom around the opening. The seal comprises a wafer-contacting peak located substantially at an inner edge of the seal. The embodiment also comprises an electrical contact structure disposed over a portion of the seal, wherein the electrical contact structure comprises an outer ring and a plurality of contacts extending inwardly from the outer ring, and wherein each contact has a generally flat wafer-contacting surface. The embodiment further comprises a wafer-centering mechanism configured to center a wafer in the cup. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233057 | HOMOGENEOUS TITANIUM TUNGSTEN ALLOYS PRODUCED BY POWDER METAL TECHNOLOGY - The present disclosure is related to homogeneous alloys comprising titanium and 9% to less than 20% by weight of tungsten, wherein the alloy has a yield strength of at least 120,000 psi and ductility of least 20% elongation; and with further alloying an ultimate tensile strength of at least 200,000 psi and useful ductility of at least 2% elongation; and with the addition of ceramic particulate reinforcements can exhibit an ultimate tensile strength of at least 180,000 psi. Products and metal matrix composites comprising such homogeneous alloys are also disclosed. The metal matrix composites further comprise a discontinuous reinforcement chosen from TiC, TiB | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233058 | Magnetron Plasma Sputtering Apparatus - A magnetron plasma sputtering apparatus includes a sputtering chamber having a loading portion and an engaging portion opposite to the loading portion. A substrate is mounted to the loading portion. A target is mounted to the engaging portion. A sputtering space is defined between the loading portion and the engaging portion. A reference line extends through the loading portion, the sputtering space, and the engaging portion in sequence. A guiding coil surrounds the sputtering space with the reference line located in the center. A magnetron device is located at a side of the sputtering chamber adjacent to the engaging portion. The magnetron device has a magnetization side facing the engaging portion. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233059 | MICROFLUID SENSOR - The invention relates to a microfluidic sensor which comprises a planar base sensor and a structured polymer film. The underside of the film, which faces the base sensor, comprises varyingly recessed geometric shapings and compartments which are produced, for example photolithographically, in micro injection molding, thermoforming or hot stamping processes. The microfluidic sensor according to the invention is particularly suitable for the production of biosensors in the form of single-use enzyme and affinity sensors, wherein the recessed geometries form sample collection, sample processing, incubation, buffer, mixing, reaction, reagent deposit, measurement, waste and aeration chambers, and distributing and/or connecting ducts, of which the outer peripheral contours are configured as narrow peripheral wall webs at the zero plane of the film and with a width between 50 μm and 500 μm; to which a recessed face or subsequent peripheral joining assembly with a spacing from 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm is outwardly attached. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233060 | GAS SENSOR - A gas sensor including a sensor element constituted by an oxygen-ion conductive solid electrolyte as a main component and detecting a predetermined gas component in a measurement gas includes: an external communication part having an opening opened to the outside, and introducing the measurement gas from the outside under a predetermined diffusion resistance; an internal space communicating with the external communication part; a first electrode formed on a surface of the internal space; a second electrode formed in a space different from the internal space; and a pumping cell operable to pump out oxygen existing in the internal space when a predetermined voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode. The thickness of the external communication part is 50% or more and 100% or less of the thickness of the internal space. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233061 | AMPLIFICATION OF ENERGETIC REACTIONS - Methods and apparatus for energy production through the amplification of energetic reactions. A method includes amplifying an energy release from a dispersion of nanoparticles containing a concentration of hydrogen/deuterium nuclei, the nanoparticles suspended in a dielectric medium in a presence of hydrogen/deuterium gas, wherein an energy input is provided by high voltage pulses between two electrodes embedded in the dispersion of nanoparticles. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233062 | Biological Molecule Separation Apparatus - A biological molecule separation apparatus for separating a biological molecule of one embodiment of the present invention has a buffer solution chamber receiving a buffer solution, a separation electrode arranged in the buffer solution chamber, a biological molecule separation medium for separating a biological molecule, a biological molecule adsorption film for adsorbing a biological molecule, a pair of transfer electrodes having a plurality of line shaped conductors extending in a direction perpendicular to a first direction, the conductors being arranged in the direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a separation part which holds the transfer electrode, the biological molecule adsorption film, the medium and the transfer electrode, wherein the transfer electrode, the biological molecule adsorption film, the medium and the transfer electrode are stacked in this order. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233063 | ELECTROFORMING METHOD - A mold is fabricated with a cavity formed in an insulating layer formed so as to be placed on an upper surface of a conductive base material. This mold is disposed in an electrolyte bath to be applied with a voltage, and a metal is electrodeposited on the bottom surface of the cavity to electroform a metal-formed product in the cavity. In this electrodepositing process, when the width of the cavity is taken as W and a vertical height of a head space between an upper opening of the cavity and an upper surface of a metal layer is taken as H, the growth of the metal layer is stopped so that the height H of the head space left above the metal layer satisfies: H≧W/2.85 where 300 μm≦W; H≧W/3.75 where 200 μm≦W<300 μm; H≧W/4 where 100 μm≦W<200 μm; and H≧W/10 where W<100 μm. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233064 | ELECTROLYTIC TREATMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - An electrolytic treatment apparatus according to one aspect of the subject matter includes: a transportation device configured to transport a metal plate; an electrolytic bath configured to store an acidic electrolytic solution, wherein the metal plate is transported inside the electrolytic bath; a current supplying device configured to supply an alternating waveform current to continuously subject a surface of the metal plate to an alternating current electrolytic treatment with the alternating waveform current; and a hydroxide ion-adding device installed in an inlet of the electrolytic bath through which the metal plate is introduced into the electrolytic bath, the hydroxide ion-adding device configured to add hydroxide ions (OH | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233065 | ELECTROLYTE AND METHOD FOR DEPOSITION OF MATTE METAL LAYER - This invention relates to an electrolyte as well as a method for the deposition of a matte metal layer on a substrate surface, where the matte metal layer is V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Sb, Te, Re, Pt, Au, TI, Bi, or an alloy thereof, and there is a halogenide, sulphate, or sulfonate of an element of the group consisting of sodium, potassium, aluminum, magnesium, or boron to facilitate deposition of a smooth and even layer with much lower deposition metal requirements. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233066 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL (MEMS) PRESSURE TRANSDUCER - A pressure transducer for measuring pressure may include an all-polymer chamber that has no dimension greater than 1 mm. There may be fluid within the chamber, a gaseous bubble trapped within the fluid, and electrodes in contact with the fluid. The electrodes may enable a measurement of changes in the impedance of the fluid caused by changes in the volume of the gaseous bubble caused by changes in the pressure to be measured. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233067 | ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSING OF FLUIDS - An electrochemical process and device for the controlled and uniform heating of electrically-conductive fluids, the process or device having at least one reactor and at least one power source with at least one electrode and at least one additional conductive material for direct heating of the fluid and for producing electrochemical changes of the fluid to result in at least one property change of the fluid and at least one product. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233068 | Ethylene Oxide Abator - Absorption of ethylene oxide is one of the methods commonly used to reduce air emissions from sterilization operations. Unlike prior art abators, the present method provides a means to regenerate the absorption medium within the abator and thus avoid the need to remove spent medium and load new medium every time the medium substantially consumed by the absorption process. Regeneration of the absorption medium is achieved through aqueous wash and air dry under ambient conditions and the regeneration cycle can be timed or automated as a function of medium consumption and regeneration of the liquid medium is achieved through electrochemical oxidation of the ethylene oxide reaction products. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233069 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROGEN GENERATION - An apparatus, a system and a method for electrochemical generation of hydrogen are disclosed. The apparatus may include a cathode, a polymer electrolyte membrane surrounding the cathode and a housing surrounding the polymer electrolyte membrane. The housing may include an anode electrically connected to the cathode. The system for electrochemical generation of hydrogen may include a water purifier in fluid communication with a hydrogen generating unit, an electrolyte source in fluid communication with the hydrogen generation unit and a power source electrically connected to the hydrogen generating unit. The method may include passing water and electrolyte into the hydrogen generation unit and applying a voltage between the anode and the cathode to generate hydrogen gas. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233070 | PROCESS TO REDUCE THE CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND, TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON, AND TOTAL SOLIDS IN VINASSE BY ELECTRO-FLOTATION/OXIDATION - The invention relates to a novel process for reducing the chemical oxygen demand (COD), total organic carbon (TOC) and total solids of non-contaminating residues from ethanol distilleries, by means of electro-flotation/oxidation techniques using an electrolytic cell outfitted with galvanized steel electrodes as a function of the initial pH of the medium, the current density and the concentration of H | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233071 | ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD FOR REDUCING MOLECULAR OXYGEN - Electrochemical process for the reduction of molecular oxygen in alkaline solutions in the presence of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes, in which no hydrogen peroxide forms as a by-product of the reduction. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233072 | Method Of Purifying A Hydrogen Stream USing An Electrochemical Cell - A method of purifying a hydrogen stream using an electrochemical cell having an enclosed electrically conductive cylindrical outer shell and a hollow wet polymeric membrane located within and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical member which provides an inner compartment and an outer compartment. An electrode having a longitudinal axis is located within the inner compartment and is spaced from the hollow polymeric membrane. A gas inlet for feeding a hydrogen stream that is to be purified communicates with the inner compartment and a gas outlet is provided for passing purified hydrogen gas thru the cylindrical outer shell. The electrode within the hollow wet polymeric membrane is connected to an anode terminal of a dc supply with an electrical conductor and the outer shell of the cylindrical shaped member is connected to a cathode terminal of the dc supply with another electrical conductor. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233073 | BIOSENSOR FOR DETECTING ANTI-HIV ANTIBODIES - The present invention provides a biosensor that can detect anti-HIV antibodies in a biological sample, based on the combined use of a genetically modified, allosteric enzyme, and a matrix with microelectrode networks. One of the benefits of this biosensor is its high sensitivity, simplicity on the detection and portability. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233074 | Biosensors and Methods of Preparing Same - A biosensor strip having a low profile for reducing the volume of liquid sample needed to perform an assay. In one embodiment, the biosensor strip includes an electrode support; an electrode arrangement on the electrode support; a cover; a sample chamber; and an incompressible element placed between the cover and the electrode support, the incompressible element providing an opening in at least one side or in the distal end of the sample chamber to provide at least one vent in the sample chamber. In another embodiment, the biosensor strip has an electrode support; an electrode arrangement on the electrode support; a cover; and a sample chamber, the cover having a plurality of openings formed therein, at least one of the openings in register with the sample chamber. The invention further includes methods for preparing such a biosensor strips in a continuous manner. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110233075 | NANOSTRUCTURED MICROELECTRODES AND BIOSENSING DEVICES INCORPORATING THE SAME - Nanostructured microelectrodes and biosensing devices incorporating the same are disclosed herein. | 2011-09-29 |
