42nd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080250939 | Freestanding Deep Fat Fryer - A freestanding deep fat fryer ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080250940 | HEATING AND VENTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A ROTISSERIE OVEN - An oven is used for cooking food and comprises an enclosure having a floor, a ceiling, a back wall, and a pair of side walls. A heating element is disposed on the back wall at a distance from the floor and the ceiling and a shield is disposed between the back wall and the heating element. The shield is configured to receive radiant heat from the heating element and to re-radiate lower frequency radiant heat towards the food. The enclosure may further comprise a door and the side walls may be double paneled. A radial fan is coupled to one of the side walls to pull hot air from inside the enclosure and cooler air from outside the enclosure. The hot and cool air are mixed within a space defined by the double paneled side wall and is directed out over the exterior of the door to cool the door. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250941 | Device for Treating Elongate Food Products with a Conditioned Airflow - The present invention relates to a device for treating elongate food products in a process space using a conditioned airflow, comprising: a housing bounding the process space, with a feed opening arranged in the housing and a discharge opening arranged in the housing for respectively carrying elongate food products into the process space and discharging thereof from the process space, transport means for displacing the elongate food products through the process space, blowing means for generating an airflow in the process space, and conditioning means for conditioning the airflow. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250942 | OPPOSING PAIRED PEELING CUPS FOR FRUIT JUICE EXTRACTION DEVICES, AND SAID DEVICES COMPRISING SAID CUPS - One embodiment of the present invention comprises a pair of intermeshable fruit juice extraction peeler cups ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080250943 | Systems and Methods for Dispensing Food - An apparatus comprises a housing defining a chamber with a first chamber end and a second chamber end, the chamber configured to hold food components. A pressure mechanism is in communication with the chamber and is configured to push the food components toward the second chamber end. The apparatus includes a cutting mechanism coupled to the housing and configured to cut the food components. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250944 | Sheet Interleaver For Slicing Apparatus - A sheet interleaver is provided for a slicing machine that includes a slicing plane for slicing an elongated food product and a sheet from web material beneath the elongated product. The interleaver includes a supply of web material, a drawing station, a feed station, and a controller. The drawing station has a first driver for drawing web material from the supply. The feed station has a second driver for receiving web material from the drawing station and driving the web material through a cutting nip into the slicing plane. The controller is in signal-communication with at least one of the first and second drivers to drive web material at select differential speeds by the first and second drivers such that tension between the drawing station and the feed station is controlled to allow a slackened length of web material between the drawing station and the feed station. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250945 | FOOD PROCESSING APPARATUS AND OPERATING THEREOF - Food processing apparatus is provided for use in the division of a food product such as cheese or meat in separate portions prior to packing of the portions into individual packs for sale. The apparatus comprises a machine for dividing the food products into portions, a control arrangement ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080250946 | BREAD DECRUSTER - An apparatus for separating a central portion of piece of bread from a crust portion of said piece bread. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250947 | Journal notebook binding machine - A dual function binding machine for making journal notebooks at home includes a hole punching mechanism and a binding mechanism. A punch die includes a plurality of rectangular punch teeth in a graduated configuration to minimize the amount of force required to penetrate through the journal book materials. A guide provides different positions for punching through covers, inner pages and continuous punching of both. This allows the perfect alignment and fit of the outside covers with the inside pages. A spring biased lever operates the punch die in a horizontal direction. The binding mechanism included in the same machine has a vertical outer vise wall that is horizontally movable to compress the binding material to the pages and covers of the journal notebook. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250948 | Hard disk destruction apparatus and method - A hard disk destruction apparatus is presented having a penetrating point that is manually pressed against a hard disk. The point has an angled tip designed to penetrate the hard disk casing and deform the hard disk platters within. The manual pressing avoids the use of any electrical power or other fuel. In one described embodiment, a mechanical arbor press provides the necessary force. A transparent safety shield surrounds the hard disk during destruction. A restraint prevents upward movement of the hard disk when the point is extracted. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250949 | PRINTING DEVICE FOR PRINTING MARKINGS ONTO INSULATED ROUND WIRES - The invention comprises a printing device for printing markings directly onto insulated round wires, comprising a printing module ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080250950 | Method and apparatus for calibrating print head pressure and applying an accurate print pressure during production - A stencil printer includes a frame, a stencil coupled to the frame, a substrate support coupled to the frame to support a substrate in a print position, and a print head, coupled to the frame, to deposit and print viscous material over the stencil. The print head includes a squeegee assembly having at least one squeegee blade and a squeegee blade movement mechanism configured to move the squeegee blade from a raised position in which the squeegee blade is spaced from stencil and a lowered position in which the squeegee blade engages and applies a force on the stencil. The print head further has a device to detect a first reference point associated with a first force of the squeegee blade against the stencil and a second reference point associated with a second force of the squeegee blade against the stencil when moving the squeegee blade to the lowered position in which the squeegee blade engages and applies a force on the stencil. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250951 | Method and apparatus for adjusting a substrate support - A stencil printer for printing viscous material on a substrate includes a frame, a stencil, and a print head to deposit and print viscous material over the stencil. A substrate support supports a substrate in a print position. A substrate support movement assembly includes a first movement mechanism configured to move the substrate support in a first direction, a second movement mechanism configured to move the substrate support in a second direction, the second direction being generally perpendicular to the first direction, and a third movement mechanism, spaced from a first movement mechanism, configured to move the substrate in the first direction. The stencil printer further includes a controller coupled to the substrate support movement assembly to move the substrate support by the first, second and third movement mechanisms in an x-direction, a y-direction and a rotational direction to align the substrate. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250952 | SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS, SCREEN PRINTING METHOD, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL MANUFACTURED USING THE APPARATUS OR METHOD - A screen printing apparatus has: a screen mask having an opening pattern; a squeegee for coating a paste disposed on the screen mask to a plane of a substrate disposed on the lower part of the screen mask via the opening pattern; and a stage for holding the substrate comprising: a stage base; and a height adjusting member disposed or attached to the stage base, the height adjusting member adjusting a relationship between a plane composed of a part of the stage and the height of the plane of the substrate. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250953 | Portable intaglio printing press - The present invention is directed to a novel intaglio printing press and a method for intaglio print making using the intaglio printing press described herein. The present invention is comprised generally of two assemblies: a press bed assembly and a print head assembly. The print head assembly serves as a first class lever within a pair of surfaces of a press bed assembly that define runway. The runway structure of the press bed assembly confines the force applied to the print head assembly and translates that force into a pressure directed to the print paper covered and inked artwork. The print paper and inked artwork are positioned proximate to the lower surface and the print head portion of the print head assembly is situated between the artwork and the upper surface. The print head assembly comprises one or more lever handles, a compression roller and one or more track roller. The lever handle(s) provide a torque lever for receiving a manually exerted downward force and to provide a handle for moving the print head assembly along the runway, thereby making compression passes across the artwork. The track roller and compression roller are secured a predetermined distance from each other and within a housing that forces the compression roller against the print paper and inked artwork at the lower surface of the runway and simultaneously forces the track roller (or bearings) against the upper surface of the runway. Printmaking proceeds one pass at a time across the lateral extent of the print paper covered artwork. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250954 | Data Carrier and Method for the Production Thereof - The invention relates to a data carrier, especially a value document or security paper, having a substrate ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080250955 | Fluoropolymer Film Made by Printing - Disclosed is a process for forming a patterned fluoropolymer film on a substrate by raised relief printing a fluoropolymer solution with a patterned raised relief printing plate, and drying the solvent from the solution to form the patterned fluoropolymer film. Such fluoropolymer films are useful as antireflective or hydrophobic layers on substrates used in optical displays. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250956 | MARKING SYSTEM - A marking system is provided that includes a marking device having a volume of marking fluid stored therein. The marking device further includes: a head assembly that includes: a housing having a base with at least one aperture passing therethough, a frame mounted within the housing, wherein the frame further includes at least one biasing member that acts against the housing to allow a portion of the frame to extend from the housing or to be compressed into the housing, and a flexible, porous applicator mounted within the frame; and a flexible reservoir that is adapted to be attached to the head assembly. The at least one aperture in the base provides fluid communication between the applicator and the volume of marking fluid. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250957 | Ink Fountain of a Printing Press, Ink Fountain Roll and Printing Press - An ink fountain of a printing press includes a component having a bearing face for bearing printing ink and cells made in the bearing face. An ink fountain roll for an ink fountain of a printing press and a printing press having an ink fountain, are also provided. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250958 | Process for the Manufacture of Rollers for the Printing of Laminar Materials, Machine for Implementing the Process and Printing Support for Printing Rollers - A process for the manufacture of rollers for the printing of laminar materials, a machine for carrying out the process and a printing support for printing rollers. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250959 | Loading Device, Input Section, Method For Loading A Printing Plate, Computer System And Computer Program Product - The invention relates to a loading device for loading a printing plate from a multiple plate stack to an input section of a plate imaging bed in an imaging system for performing a computer-to-plate imaging process on printing plates. The loading device comprises a picking unit for picking a printing plate from the multiple plate stack and transporting the plate to the input section. Further, the loading device is arranged to release the plate after the plate has been positioned in a starting position for autonomous manipulation by the imaging system. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250960 | Method for mounting cylindrically-shaped printing forms - The invention provides a method and apparatus for mounting two or more cylindrically-shaped printing forms onto a cylindrically-shaped base. The base can be a print cylinder or an adapter mounted onto a print cylinder. The method and apparatus provide for positioning the two or more printing forms in register on the base. The two or more printing forms are axially oriented on the base using pressurized air as an air cushion between the base and the printing forms, positioned in a registration position, and engaged by a holding member to maintain the two or more printing forms in their respective registration position. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250961 | Color misregister amount detection method and apparatus for printed report - In a printed product color misregister amount detection method, a reference register mark including a first color area portion with a predetermined width and a blank portion in contact with the first color area portion is printed in a reference color on a printed product to be printed by a multi-color printing press. A positional shift detection register mark including a second color area portion with a width smaller than that of the first color area portion of the reference register mark is printed in a color other than the reference color to have as a target position a position where the width of the second color area portion falls within the width of the first color area portion of the reference register mark. Density information representing a density of a color component which is of the same color as that of the positional shift detection register mark within a target range including the first color area portion and the blank portion in contact with the first color area portion of the reference register mark where the positional shift detection register mark has been printed is measured. A positional shift amount between the reference color and the color other than the reference color as a color misregister amount is obtained on the basis of the measured density information. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250962 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING PRINTING PRESS MODULES - The present invention relates to a method for dynamically adjusting at least one printing press module of a printing press ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080250963 | METAL FIXING MATERIAL BUSHING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BASE PLATE OF A METAL FIXING MATERIAL BUSHING - A glass-to-metal bushing for ignitors of airbags or belt tensioning pulleys. A metal pin is arranged in a slot in the base plate in the fixing material, the base plate being formed by one element whereby the base geometry describing the slot is produced by at least one separation process. Structure is provided between the front and rear of the base plate for preventing relative motion of the fixing material in the direction of the base plate rear portion across from the inner circumference of the slot. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250964 | Monitoring device of an inductive sensor of a mechanical rope lift line - Monitoring device of an inductive sensor of a mechanical rope lift line A monitoring device of an inductive sensor of a mechanical ropeway comprises support means securedly affixed to a sheave assembly with sheaves associated with a pylon. The device comprises an actuating ramp arranged on a test carriage and able to make the sensor go from a first position detecting presence of the rope to a second position detecting absence of the rope. The support means of the sensor comprise a fixed part securedly affixed to the corresponding sheave assembly, and a movable part mounted pivoting with respect to the fixed part and operating in conjunction with the actuating ramp of the test carriage to incline the sensor to the second position detecting absence of the rope when the test carriage passes. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250965 | Rail car collision system - A rail car collision system is disclosed that includes a front face and an underframe having a first anticlimber. The first anticlimber protrudes from and extends across at least a portion of the front face at a first position. At least one second anticlimber extends along at least a portion of the front face at a second position that is vertically different than the first position. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250966 | Retractable Step - A retractable step for a rail vehicle includes a treadable region having lateral guides, a front edge, a guide region, a first roller disposed on the rail vehicle, and a second roller disposed in a guide. The guide has a configuration that is one or more of oblique, curved or bent. Also included is a transition area between the treadable region and the guide region. The transition area is configured to have one or more of a bend and a curvature and has an upwardly convex shape. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250967 | DYE DISCHARGING INK FOR INKJET PRINTING - A dye discharging ink for inkjet printing including at least a reducing agent and an amine compound. Embodiments of the dye discharging ink include, as the reducing agent, a sulphur reducing agent such as Rongalite, and, as the amine compound, an alcohol amine compound such as triethanolamine. Embodiments of the dye discharging ink also include a surface active surfactant and/or an antirust agent, and a pH in a range from 9.5 to 11.0. The dye discharging ink for inkjet printing can prevent corrosion of head nozzles due to acidic substances produced by decomposition of a reducing agent, so as to decrease inhibition of linear advancing property of ejected ink, and can prevent decrease in discharging capability due to hydrolysis of the reducing agent. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250968 | Water base ink for ink-jet recording - A water base ink for ink-jet recording contains self-dispersible carbon black as a coloring agent. The total content of an organic acid having a number of carbon or carbons of 1 to 6 and a salt of the organic acid is not more than 400 ppm. The organic acid having a number of carbon or carbons of 1 to 6 includes monocarboxylic acid, dicarboxylic acid and oxy acid, and the salt of the organic acid includes salts of these acids. When the water base ink is used in an ink-jet recording apparatus, the discharge stability of the ink is improved. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250969 | Modified dyes and methods of making the same - Modified dyes, inks containing modified dyes, and associates methods of manufacture are described. The modified dyes are made by adding a hydrocarbon chain to the unmodified dyes through a hydroxyl, amine, or phenolic functional group. The modification is accomplished using compounds containing reactive groups selected from acid chlorides or halogenated hydrocarbon chains. The modified dyes provide enhanced water fastness and increased dispersibility of the dyes and associated inks. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250970 | Pigment dispersion, ink composition, inkset, and recording device - A pigment dispersion containing a metal pigment, wherein the metal pigment contains plate-like particles, and in the case where the longitudinal diameter on the planar surface of the plate-like particle is X, the lateral diameter is Y, and the thickness is Z, the 50% average particle diameter R50 of a corresponding circle determined from the surface area in the X-Y plane of the plate-like particle is between 0.5 and 3 μm, and the condition R50/Z>5 is satisfied. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250971 | Polymer-encapsulated pigment with passivation layer - The present invention is drawn to pigment suspensions, methods of forming pigment suspensions, and ink sets. The pigment suspension can comprise a liquid vehicle and a polymer-encapsulated pigment suspended in the liquid vehicle. The polymer-encapsulated pigment can include a pigment core, a passivation layer of an alkoxy metal deposited on a surface of the pigment core, and a polymer encapsulation layer attached to or deposited on the passivation layer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250972 | Electrically Conductive UV-Curable Ink - An ultraviolet or electron beam curable conductive material for use in the electronics industry. The conductive material has a low viscosity and is capable of application to a substrate by high speed printing techniques such as flexography and rotogravure and provides high electrical conductivity following cure. The conductive material comprises one or more oligomers, one or more acrylate carriers, one or more reactive monomers such as vinyl ether, conductive filler and one or more photoinitiators. Optional additional ingredients, such as diluents, dispersants, etc. may be added as desired. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250973 | Set of Curable Liquids and Methods for Inkjet Printing - A method for inkjet printing includes, in order, the steps of a) providing an ink-receiver having an image thereon; b) forming on the ink-receiver a layer of a first curable liquid and curing the layer; and c) forming an outermost layer of a second curable liquid only on the cured first curable liquid and at least partially covering the image; wherein the second curable liquid contains an abherent agent which is absent in the first curable liquid and wherein at least one of the first and second curable liquids is inkjet printed. Also, a polymerizable abherent agent may be used in a curable liquid to prevent falsification of an ID document. Also, a set of curable liquids for inkjet printing includes a first curable liquid and a second curable liquid wherein the second curable liquid contains an abherent agent which is absent in the first curable liquid. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250974 | Fiber-Reinforced Composite Dental Materials and Method of Manufacture - A dental material comprising a symmetrically rod-shaped fiber-reinforced composite comprising at least two layers of preimpregnated fibers, wherein the preimpregnated fibers comprise fibers coated with a resin, wherein the layers are unbraided, and wherein each layer is unidirectionally disposed on the preceding layer in a direction that is different from the direction of the preceding layer. The rod-shaped composite may be hollow and contain a channel throughout the axial length of the rod or may contain a shaft or other material that is inserted into the channel. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250975 | Method for Preparing Fatty Acid Esters of Natural Origin Functionalized by Oxidation for Use as Fluxing Oils for Bitumen - A method for preparing a fluxing oil, having an iodine number ranging from 50 to 200, based on fatty substances of natural origin having been chemically functionalized by oxidation, includes the steps of:
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20080250976 | SOY-BASED COATING - A soy-based coating of the invention is provided for coating materials. The coating includes a soy ester component for effecting pentration of the coating into a coated material. A soy derived long oil acts as a binder to bind the soy ester to material structures within the coated material. The coating also includes a soy dispersed pigment and a cobalt-free primary drier that acts as a catalyst for surface drying of a combination of the pigment and the soy derived long oil. A secondary drier is provided to promote partial drying of the soy derived long oil while allowing the oil to retain slight viscosity within the coated material. A dispersing agent provides a consistent flow of the soy dispersed pigment to the surface of a substrate of the coated material. The soy dispersed pigment allows drying in combination with the soy ester. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250977 | Oxime free anti-skinning combination - The present invention relates to an antiskinning composition containing an organic oxygen scavenger and at least one drying accelerator. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250978 | Hydrophobic self-cleaning coating composition - The present invention provides a water based, low VOC super hydrophobic coating composition that can be used to make wet and dry dirt repellent surfaces to keep the surfaces clean for a reasonable period of time. The coating utilizes hydrophobic nanoparticles dispersed in water. This treatment produces a virtually transparent coating releasing very little or no VOC compounds whereas previous coatings of comparable hydrophobicity release up to 99 percent VOC compounds. The coating can be applied by a simple, single application method and the super hydrophobic property can be achieved by drying at room temperature for 5 to 10 minutes. A preferred coating can be easily removed and renewed when desired. The aqueous hydrophobic self cleaning coating composition that can be applied by conventional methods such as by spraying the composition onto a surface creating a wet and dry dirt repellent coating on the surface. The hydrophobic self cleaning coatings are used on exterior automotive and boat surfaces, and in many other applications, to produce a self cleaning surface, reduce adherence of dirt and contaminants to a treated surface, and reduce drag in some applications providing an energy savings. The coating solves the problem of poor resistance to UV light, opaque appearance, and/or abrasion found in previous coatings of similar nature. A preferred coating has good resistance to UV light and some resistance to abrasion. Clear, nearly transparent and translucent coatings are produced as compared to conventional coatings of comparable hydrophobicity which are typically white or opaque. The coating can be applied by a single and easy spraying method and the super hydrophobic property can be achieved by drying the film by evaporation of the solvent wetting solution and water based carrier at ambient temperature for 5 to 10 minutes. Embodiments of the hydrophobic self-cleaning coating composition can be produced resulting in a clear coating or in some cases a translucent dirt repellant film or coating on painted material, plastic, metal, glass, ceramic, fiberglass or a polymer substrate. The coating typically utilizes hydrophobic nanoparticles of fumed silica and/or titania wetted by a hydrophilic solvent such as acetone for no VOC applications, or with mineral spirits, alcohol or a light distillate if VOC are not a consideration, together with a selected surfactant typically having an HLB value in a range of from 9 to 13. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250979 | Clear Coating Composition and Clear Coating Film Formation Method - It is an object of the present invention to provide a clear coating composition which is desirably controllable for sagging prevention and can form a coating film having various physical properties such as smoothness, good appearance, weather resistance, and water resistance required as a clear coating film and a clear coating film formation method using the coating composition. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250980 | Agglomerated Stone for Using in Shaft, Corex or Blast Furnaces, Method for Producing Agglomerated Stones and Use of Fine and Superfine Iron Ore Dust - In order to also be able to economically use iron ore dust which is created by the extraction and preparation of iron ore and has not been usable until now, the invention proposes an agglomerated stone comprising (in wt. %) 6-15% of a cement binding agent, up to 20% of a carbon carrier, up to 20% of residual and recyclable substances, optionally up to 10% of a coagulation and solidification accelerator and the remainder consisting of iron ore in a stone format in the form of particles having a particle size of less than 3 mm as well as possessing after three days an initial strength of at least 5 N/mm | 2008-10-16 |
20080250981 | ENERGY CONSERVING POZZOLAN COMPOSITIONS AND CEMENTS INCORPORATING SAME - Pozzolan compositions incorporate glassy, amorphous particulates derived from byproducts of processes in which substantial energy was invested in generating those byproducts, at least one of which comprises amorphous calcium silicate slag generated as a byproduct of phosphorous production. The calcium silicate particulate is blended with one or more additional pozzolans, preferably one or more particulates of a material selected from the group consisting of fused silica of the type generated as a byproduct of making refractory grade fused silica and cullet glass of the type rejected from glass making processes. Pozzolanic cements incorporating up to about 50% by weight of such pozzolan compositions are also disclosed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250982 | High Resistance Gypsum Parts and Preparation Method to Obtain These Parts - The preparation of gypsum parts (dihydrate calcium sulfate) with high mechanical resistance is obtained with the aid of water layers with nanometric thickness. Calcium sulfate is used, dihydrate as well as hemihydrate, to obtain parts from these two materials, pure or mixed, especially to use in construction work, where the parts are prepared by compressing their slightly humidified powders. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250983 | Folding Armrest Tray for Wheelchairs - A table assembly mounted on a wheelchair using a friction hinge. A housing containing the table is mounted along the side of the chair arm. The table assembly has a table surface moveable between two in-use positions, the first position extends across the front of the chair and the other extends laterally to the side of the chair. The table surface may be stowed in the housing alongside the chair, inside the brake and the drive wheel or beneath the arm. The assembly is releasably connected to the chair so it is readily removed and replaced. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250984 | Lift and Carrier Assembly for a Personal-Transportation Vehicle - A preferred embodiment of a lift and carrier assembly for a personal-transportation vehicle includes a first column, a second column telescopically disposed within the first column, a platform assembly pivotally coupled to the second column for supporting the personal-transportation vehicle, and a motor mounted on the first column and coupled to the second column so that the motor can lift the second column and the platform assembly, and a latch. The latch is movable between a first position, and a second position wherein the latch engages a pin mounted on the second column when the second column and the platform assembly are in a second position thereby securing the second column and the platform assembly in the second position. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250985 | Multifunction Furniture - A furniture frame that incorporates electronic parts into the furniture where the furniture includes an electronic display and an articulated arm and where the articulated arm unit bridges between the frame and an electronic display and it is extendable from and retractable into the frame. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250986 | Pallet Having Reinforcing Members and Movable Covers for Access Openings for Rollers - A pallet has a generally planar weight bearing floor of generally square or rectangular plan, at least two reinforcing parallel members extending transversely beneath the floor at locations on opposite sides of and generally parallel to a line bisecting the floor, the reinforcing parallel members providing a box section. The pallet also has an opening for two of the at least two reinforcing parallel members provided in the vicinity of an edge of the pallet to allow access of a tyne of a forklift into the box section, and locomotion means beneath the floor extending to a level below the box section, the locomotion means adapted to facilitate movement of the pallet over a surface. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250987 | Pallet - A pallet for receiving and transporting loads, having an upper platform for receiving the loads, and a substructure, which supports the upper platform and is constructed of an upper part and a lower part and several support members inserted between them. A good shock absorption, along with a rugged construction, is achieved because the support members each is of a held-together bundle of spike-like individual elements, which extend between the upper part and the lower part, can be laterally deflected with respect to each other and have damping properties. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250988 | Foldable table having movable strut-retainer - The foldable table includes a table top having a track, a rack and a strut-retainer on its underside. The strut-retainer is slidable along the track until a key with which the strut-retainer is provided engages any one of the teeth of the rack at which time, the strut-retainer is immobilized. A strut extends from the strut-retainer to a leg assembly which is pivotally attached to the table top. The angle of the table top can be adjusted by sliding the strut-retainer along the track. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250989 | Workstation - The work station disclosed herein may comprise a lift mechanism comprising a fixed column and a movable part that moves within a vertical range of motion along the fixed column and a work surface attached to the movable part. The work station may have a lift force adjuster that adjusts an amount of lift force necessary to move the movable part within the vertical range of motion, a lift force indicator for indicating the amount of lift force set by the lift force adjuster, and/or a plurality of first protrusions mounted on the fixed column and a locking mechanism with a plurality of second protrusions rotatably attached to the movable part for mating with a portion of the first protrusions. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250990 | Combustion Method and System - A method of combustion for pulverized hydrocarbonaceous fuel includes the steps of injecting an air/fuel stream into a burner, causing a low-pressure zone; directing a flow of a high-temperature combustion gas from a combustion chamber into the low-pressure zone in the burner; mixing the high-temperature combustion gas with the injected air/fuel stream to heat the injected air/fuel stream, and injecting the heated air/fuel stream from the burner to the combustion chamber, wherein the air/fuel stream is rapidly devolatilized and combusted in a flame that has a high temperature; sensing a combustion parameter; and based on the sensed combustion parameter, controlling combustion to achieve at least one of a desired NOx reduction and a desired distance from the burner to a flame front. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250991 | Revegetation Process - A method for revegetation or remediation of a land surface in which a layer containing selected seed, mulch and nutrients is applied to the land surface. More specifically, the layer applied contains grain seed, grass seed or both and the rate of seeding is preferably 100 lbs/acre or more. The method preferably includes after-care steps in which growth stimulating or growth maintenance compositions are applied to the land that has been seeded using the layer application. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250992 | Apparatus and process for improving fertility of a soil, to help detoxify hazardous chemicals in the soil, and to reduce erosion of the soil - A process and apparatus improves the fertility of soil, helps detoxify hazardous chemicals in the soil, and reduces erosion of the soil. The system provides implantation apparatus for injecting or implanting water and earthworm cocoons in the soil. The depth at which cocoons are implanted is selected. The temperature of the ambient air and soil at the implantation depth is selected. A determination is made with respect to whether the soil is too wet for planting. Physical soil conditions are selected. The soil in which cocoons are being implanted is evaluated to determine the selected physical soil conditions, including the presence of chemicals known to be toxic to earthworms. Worm species are selected to improve selected ones of the soil conditions. Cocoons of the selected worm species are encapsulated. The encapsulated cocoons are placed in the implantation apparatus with water. Openings are made in the soil. The implantation apparatus implants water and cocoons in the openings. After the earthworm cocoons are implanted, care is taken to not apply to the soil chemicals that are known to be toxic to earthworms. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250993 | SEED DISK FOR A SEED METER - A seed metering system having a housing and a disk rotatably positioned within the housing and having a plurality of holes extending from a first face to a second face thereof, the holes being substantially uniformly placed from one another around the circumference of the disk and each sized to receive a single seed. A pressure differential is maintained between the first and second face of the disk within the housing, the pressure on the first face being higher than the pressure on the second face to urge seeds against the first face of the disk. A plurality of seeds are distributed against the first face of the disk, whereby the pressure differential substantially urges a single seed into a single hole on the disk. A device is provided for releasing the single seeds from the holes on the disk at substantially the same location for sequential distribution of seeds. The plate has a protrusion to interrupt each of the holes, the protrusion having at least a portion thereof substantially in the plane of the intersection between the first face and the holes for preventing seeds to be retained within the holes to promote unimpeded release of the seeds, the area of the protrusion within the plane being selected to permit the maintenance of a pressure differential between the first and second faces of the plate. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250994 | Cylindrical frame unit - A cylindrical frame unit of an embroidery sewing machine including a cylinder bed, an X-directional drive mechanism and a Y-directional drive mechanism, the cylindrical frame unit including a body frame connected to the Y-directional drive mechanism and driven parallel to the cylinder bed; a cylindrical rotary frame pivoted on the body frame and having an inner cylindrical surface; a cylinder frame holding a workpiece and being attachably/detachably attached to the rotary frame; a rotary mechanism connected to the X-directional drive mechanism and driven perpendicularly relative to the body frame to rotate the rotary frame and the cylinder frame attached thereto; a position regulating element that slidably contacts an upper surface of the cylinder bed and an upper inner cylindrical surface of the rotary frame; and a mount element securing the position regulating element to the body frame to allow adjustment in vertical positioning relative to the body frame. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250995 | THREAD CUTTING DEVICE OF SEWING MACHINE - The thread cutting device of a sewing machine provides a first thread catching member having a first thread catching portion for catching a thread positioned between the horizontal shuttle and the needle hole and carrying out forward and backward movements below the throat plate while the first thread catching portion catches the thread, a second thread catching member having a second thread catching portion for catching the thread laid between the needle hole and the first thread catching portion and guiding the thread caught by the first thread catching member to a fixed blade and to cut the thread by the fixed blade | 2008-10-16 |
20080250996 | Method of Sewing a Trademark of Clothes for Being Hidden into a Pocket - A method of sewing a trademark of clothes for being hidden into a pocket, in which a trademark pocket is provided at a trademark position correspondingly for hiding the trademark. The trademark pocket is an outside or inside trademark pocket, or a flat trademark hanging bag. When the clothes is worn in a way of touching the body shin, the trademark will not rub the body skin uncomfortably. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250997 | THREE-SIDED WIND SCOOP - A three-sided wind scoop is provided for aerating and cooling the interior of a sailboat. The wind scoop comprises three flexible rectangular shaped panels, one side of each panel being joined together to form a center seam; the top of each said three panels being attached in an equal angel Y-shaped configuration to an essentially circular flexible fabric which forms a cap or top cover for said wind scoop. The Y-shaped configured panels of the wind scoop are designed to capture the wind and the direct the flow of air down into the boat regardless of the direction of the wind in relation to the boat and the cap of the wind scoop is designed to capture the wind flowing upward from said Y-shaped configured panels and direct it back downward, thereby adding to and facilitating the downward flow of the air. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250998 | WINGED BODY HAVING A STOWED CONFIGURATION AND A DEPLOYED CONFIGURATION - A winged body has a wing structure with at least two wings coupled to a body structure, each wing having a wing tip. The wings wrap around the body structure when in a stowed configuration within a launch tube, and the wings spring outward from the body structure to a deployed configuration when the winged body is removed from the launch tube. The wings can take deformed-deployed configurations when the winged body is towed at a relatively high speed through the water. | 2008-10-16 |
20080250999 | High-Speed Multihull Boat - A high-speed, multi-hull boat that includes at least three hulls ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251000 | ANCHORING SYSTEM - An anchoring system is disclosed having a rode of predetermined length; a plurality of indicators located on and displaced at regular intervals along said length of said rode; wherein said intervals correlate deployed rode lengths to a set of anchoring conditions. Using the system, a watercraft operator can readily determine whether a proper amount of rode has been deployed to anchor the watercraft according to acknowledged standards. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251001 | MARINE VEHICLE SEAT MOUNT - A seat slider assembly is disclosed. The slider seat includes a seat mount and a first slider guide extending along at least a portion of the perimeter of the seat mount. A second slider guide extends from the surface of the seat mount at a position distally located from the perimeter of the seat mount. A slider plate to which a vehicle seat can be mounted includes a first channel for slidably engaging the first slider guide and a second channel for slidably engaging the second slider guide such that the slider plate is slidable between a first position and a second position relative to the seat mount. A locking lever is movably coupled to the slider plate and includes a locking structure to prevent the slider plate from moving relative to the seat mount. A control member operatively coupled to the locking lever to cause the locking lever to move toward an unlocked position wherein the locking structure allows the slider plate to move relative to the seat mount. In some examples, a trim piece is adapted to at least partially cover fasteners mounting the assembly to a vehicle support surface. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251002 | Tension Indicator - A tension indicator comprises a housing ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251003 | ILLUMINATED GAS FLOW TUBE AND PRESSURE GAUGE - An illuminated gas flow tube comprises an in-line flow tube having a distal end and a proximal end. A gas inlet is co-axially secured to the distal end, and a gas outlet is co-axially secured to the proximal end. A specific gravity ball is located within the in-line flow tube, and moves within the flow tube as a function of gas entering the gas inlet. A phosphorescent or photoluminescent material is configured and arranged to at least partially lengthwise surround a radial exterior portion of the flow tube to illuminate the interior of the tube. An illuminated gas pressure gauge comprises an gas inlet, a pressure sensing element, a transparent cover, and a face that is encased by and seen through the transparent cover, where the face includes markings indicative of pressure. A needle is operatively connected to the pressure sensing element and seen through the transparent cover to provide a visual indication of pressure at the gas inlet, where the face is coated with an illuminating material that allows the gauge to be read in low light conditions. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251004 | Indicator for a Powder or Fluid Dispenser Device - An indicator for a powder or fluid dispenser device, the indicator including an indicator system and said indicator system comprising: a cover ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251005 | Meter device - A meter device includes a dial having a display design, a case which is disposed on one side of the dial, and supports the dial, a substrate which is disposed on a side of the case opposite to the dial, the substrate being provided with an electric component for display driving of the dial, a plurality of engagement claws each of which is raised toward the substrate from an outer circumferential portion of the case, and is formed to be elastically deformable in inward and outward sides of the case, and a claw part which projects in an inward direction of the case from a leading end part of the engagement claw, and has an engaging face engaging with an outer circumferential edge portion of the substrate from a side of the substrate opposite to the case side, so as to fasten the substrate to the case. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251006 | Controlled synthesis of nanoparticles using continuous liquid-flow aerosol method - A method and apparatus for producing surface stabilized nanometer-sized particles, the method including the steps of forming the aerosol by mixing reactants, a surface-stabilizing surfactant, and a liquid to form a mixture, forming a mist of droplets of the mixture, heating the droplets to cause a reaction between species of the mixture and collecting the nanometer-sized products. The method for producing various size, shape and size distribution of nanoparticles by changing the ratio of the reagents and the ligands in the mixture of precursors. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251007 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN EPITAXIAL GROWTH PROCESS IN AN EPITAXIAL REACTOR - A method of controlling an epitaxial growth process in an epitaxial reactor and a system for controlling an epitaxial growth process in an epitaxial reactor. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251008 | Substrate Processing Apparatus and Semiconductor Device Producing Method - Disclosed is a hot wall type substrate processing apparatus, including a processing chamber which is to accommodate at least one product substrate therein; a heating member which is disposed outside of the processing chamber and which is to heat the product substrate; a processing gas supply system connected to the processing chamber; and an exhaust system, wherein with a member from which a Si film is exposed being disposed such as to be opposed to a surface on which selective growth is to be effected of the product substrate, an epitaxial film including Si is allowed to selectively grow on a Si surface of the product substrate. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251009 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING RFID LABELS - An apparatus for producing RFID labels includes: a housing forming a shell of the apparatus; a feeding roller drive shaft configured to feed a base tape in which a RFID circuit element for producing a label provided with an IC circuit part storing information and a tag antenna for transmission and reception of information is arranged; an antenna for producing the label provided in the housing and configured to transmit and receive the information via radio communication with respect to the RFID circuit element for producing a label in a tag label tape with print; an antenna for acquiring information provided with the IC circuit part storing information and the tag antenna for transmission and reception of information and configured to transmit and receive the information via the radio communication with a RFID circuit element for acquiring information located outside the housing; and a shielding member provided so as to cover at least the side of the antenna for acquiring information of the antenna for producing a label and provided with a function to shield or attenuate an electromagnetic wave. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251010 | Automatic Painting Device - An automatic painting device. There is: a vertical track member; a paint applicator, slidably coupled to the vertical track member; a top bracketing drive mechanism, coupled to a top of the vertical track member; a bottom drive mechanism, coupled to a bottom of the vertical track member opposite the top bracketing drive mechanism; a power module, in communication with the top bracketing drive mechanism; and a control module, in communication with the power module. The top bracketing drive mechanism includes: a top horizontal arm member; a top vertical arm member; a top bracket wheel; a front angular arm member; a first front bracket wheel; a second front bracket wheel; a top rear arm member; and a rear bracket wheel. The bottom drive mechanism includes: a bottom horizontal arm member; and a bottom front wheel. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251011 | Device for Coating, in Particular for Painting Objects, in Particular Vehicle Bodies - The invention relates to a device for coating, in particular, for painting objects, in particular, vehicle bodies, comprising a multi-axis robot supporting an application device. Said robot is secured to a carriage which can be guided in an essentially linear manner along the guide structure. The guide structure comprises a carrier element which extends over the displacement path of the robot and which receives the force. A guide rail is arranged on the top side of the carrier element, said guide rail co-operating with a complementary linear guide of the carriage. A support rail which is arranged on a lateral surface of the carrier element tilts, whereon at least one guide roller of the carriage unrolls. Said support element is embodied as a hollow profile which is strengthened on at least one side by means of a plurality of reinforcing ribs in order to reduce the costs and the weight of the carrier element. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251012 | Photocatalyst Material Producing Method and Photocatalyst Material Producing Apparatus - This invention provides a new photocatalyst material producing apparatus and photocatalyst material producing method that can produce a large quantity of photocatalyst material of high quality by a chemical reaction in light high-field plasma in a highly oxidative high-concentration ozone medium state, instead of systems to produce a photocatalyst material by PVD and CVD, which are conventional dry deposition methods. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251013 | Resist pipe and resist coating device - A resist pipe and a resist coating device are provided. Support portions are provided at an inner wall of a resist supply portion towards a cross-sectional center of the resist supply portion from three locations. The support portions are provided at equal intervals at the inner wall, and the leading ends thereof extend to positions at which a circular rod-shaped liquid level sensor portion is nipped by a peripheral surface of the liquid level sensor portion. In this manner, the support portions support the liquid level sensor portion from three directions, and gaps are formed between the liquid level sensor portion and the inner wall of the resist supply portion. The liquid level sensor portion inside the resist supply portion is supported by the support portions such that a sensing portion is substantially in the same plane as an inlet aperture of the resist supply portion. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251014 | Substrate Processing Apparatus and Reaction Container - A substrate processing apparatus comprises a reaction chamber which is to accommodate stacked substrates, a gas introducing portion, and a buffer chamber, wherein the gas introducing portion is provided along a stacking direction of the substrates, and introduces substrate processing gas into the buffer chamber, the buffer chamber includes a plurality of gas-supply openings provided along the stacking direction of the substrates, and the processing gas introduced from the gas introducing portion is supplied from the gas-supply openings to the reaction chamber. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251015 | Substrate Processing Apparatus and Reaction Container - A substrate processing apparatus comprises a reaction chamber which is to accommodate stacked substrates, a gas introducing portion, and a buffer chamber, wherein the gas introducing portion is provided along a stacking direction of the substrates, and introduces substrate processing gas into the buffer chamber, the buffer chamber includes a plurality of gas-supply openings provided along the stacking direction of the substrates, and the processing gas introduced from the gas introducing portion is supplied from the gas-supply openings to the reaction chamber. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251016 | Bubbler For the Transportation of Substances By a Carrier Gas - A bubbler ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251017 | Fastening Unit for Ignition Units and Device for Carbon Deposition - A fastening unit for fastening ignition units as part of a device for carbon deposition is provided, the fastening unit of the device having a first and a second holder, the ignition unit being situated between the two holders, and the holders being held together by at least one fastening device. The first holder has a first plane that has a first angle between 0° and 45° in relation to the longitudinal axis of the first holder. The ignition unit is situated such that the end surface of the ignition unit forms a right angle to the first plane. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251018 | GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A gas supply system according to the present invention comprises a gas filter disposed in a gas supply flow passage through which a gas is supplied to a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and a metal component remover disposed in the gas supply flow passage downstream relative to the gas filter, which removes a volatile metal component contained in the gas flowing through the gas supply flow passage by liquefying the volatile metal component. The structure adopted in the gas supply system prevents entry of the volatile metal component, which cannot be eliminated through the gas filter, into the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus as the corrosive gas is supplied thereto by the gas supply flow passage. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251019 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A SUBSTRATE INTO AND OUT OF A REDUCED VOLUME CHAMBER ACCOMMODATING MULTIPLE SUBSTRATES - The present invention comprises a system and method for transferring a substrate into and out of a chamber configured to accommodate multiple substrates. In one embodiment, the system comprises a chamber housing that includes a first substrate support tray and a second substrate support tray independently movable along a vertical axis, and a substrate conveyor movable into and out of the chamber housing. The first substrate support tray and the second substrate support tray are movable to a position where a portion of the second substrate support tray is received in the first substrate support tray. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251020 | Cvd-Reactor with Slidingly Mounted Susceptor Holder - The invention relates to a device for depositing at least one layer on a substrate having one or more susceptors ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251021 | ORGANIC WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEM UTILIZING VERMICOMPOSTING - A system is provided for thermophilically conditioning organic wastes of a substantially predetermined composition to form a feedstock which is applied to an upper surface of a worm bed. The worm bed is maintained in a dominantly mesophilic regime, wherein vermicastings and vermicompost are selective removed from the bottom of the worm bed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251022 | METHOD OF AND AN INSTALLATION FOR MILKING AN ANIMAL - A method of milking an animal comprises determining the identity of the animal and discharging the milk obtained by milking the identified animal to a storage container. The identity of the animal is determined after connecting a teat cup to a teat of the animal or after confining the animal in a milking place and before discharging the milk to the storage container. An installation for milking an animal is provided with a determination device for determining the identity of the animal, a transport arrangement for transporting milk to a storage container for storing the milk and with a control unit for controlling the determination device and the transport arrangements. The control unit is programmed for additionally determining the identity of the animal after connecting a teat cup to a teat of the animal or after confining the animal in a milking place and before discharging the milk to the storage container. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251023 | Milking Farm - The present invention relates to a milking system comprising a first and at least a second animal area cluster, wherein each of the animal area cluster comprises at least one animal area and each animal area comprises at least one milking point, and where the first and at least second animal area cluster are arranged side by side characterised in a tunnel connecting each milking point in the first and second animal area cluster. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251024 | Assembly of Milking a Robot With a Milking Robot Feeding Place, Such as a Milking Robot Feed Trough, and a Device For Gripping and Displacing Material, Such as For Example Roughage and/or Concentrate For Animals - An assembly of a milking robot with a milking robot feeding place, such as a milking robot feed trough, and a device for gripping and displacing material, such as for example roughage and/or concentrate for animals. The device is provided with a gripper ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251025 | NECTAR FEEDER WITH FLOAT AND VALVE - The present invention is a nectar feeder for birds. The nectar feeder has a container for storing nectar feed. A base tray is attached to the container and connected in fluid communication with the container. A float is positioned between the container and the base tray. A ball is positioned on the float. The ball regulates the fluid communication between the container and the base tray. In operation, the nectar feed flows through the container and into the base tray until the float rises to a level where the ball prevents fluid from flowing into the base tray. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251027 | Shaped Absorbent Particles - Absorbent particles suitable for use as an animal litter according to one embodiment include an absorbent material formed into a general shape selected from a group consisting of: square with a flat form, rectangular with a flat form, square, rectangular, diamond, cupped, star, bagel, mesh, angled, cone, tetrahedron, pyramid, and combinations thereof. Absorbent particles suitable for use as an animal litter according to another embodiment include first absorbent particles having a first general shape and second absorbent particles having a second general shape, where the second general shape is different than the first general shape. Agitation of the absorbent particles may cause the first and second absorbent particles to segregate. Agitation of the absorbent particles may cause the first and second absorbent particles to orient with each other in a targeted way. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251028 | Self Cleaning Aquarium System - An aquarium system for containing water and aquatic life therein is disclosed that includes a reservoir and an aquarium that is mounted generally above the reservoir. The aquarium has an outlet in liquid communication with the reservoir through an outlet conduit that includes a discharge means, preferably an inverted U-shaped siphon conduit, that periodically discharges a portion of the water from the aquarium to the reservoir therethrough once the water has reached a maximum water level. A pumping means pumps water from the reservoir up to the aquarium through an inlet conduit that is in fluid communication with the reservoir and an inlet of the aquarium. As such, when the water reaches the maximum level in the aquarium, the siphon conduit substantially fills with water which begins to flow out through the outlet conduit, drawing a portion of water from the aquarium rapidly through the outlet conduit until the water in the aquarium reaches the open bottom end of the siphon conduit. Air in the aquarium thereafter enters the siphon conduit to break the siphon. Water leaving the output conduit enters a filter means to filter and clean the water before it is returned to the aquarium by the pump. An embodiment emulating the current of a river, wherein the aquarium takes the shape of an elongated, substantially transparent tube or trough, is further disclosed. A wave surge means may be included for producing periodic wave surges in the aquarium. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251029 | DIFFUSER AND ANCHOR - An aquarium aerator unit includes an anchor that is weighted by an aquarium bedding material. The anchor includes a lower portion that has a defined edge and spaced-apart side sections proximate to the lower portion. An inner space is formed between the side sections above the lower portion. The defined edge provides a shovel edge that eases the lower portion into the bedding material and the inner space storing the bedding material to enhance stability and aesthetics. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251030 | Apparatus an system to prevent a canine from reaching the top of a barrier enclosing a space - An apparatus to prevent a canine from reaching a top of a fence, may comprise first and second members secured to first and second points on or adjacent to the fence, the first and second members comprising cable couplings spaced apart from the points on the fence by predetermined distances. A longitudinally flexible sheathing member may surround a flexible cable. The flexible cable may have a first end engaging the cable coupling of the first member and a second end engaging the cable coupling of the second member, wherein the sheathing member and the flexible cable hang between the first and second member cabling couplings. A system and kit including the apparatus are also described. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251031 | Assembly of Pet Grooming Tool and Hair Treatment Liquid and Method of Promoting the Sale Thereof - A product comprises packaging, a container of liquid, a pet grooming tool, and indicia. The container of liquid and the pet grooming tool are each attached to the packaging. The pet grooming tool comprises a handle portion and a pet engageable portion. The pet engageable portion comprises a plurality of teeth. The indicia indicates that the liquid is useful for cleaning and deodorizing pet hair without applying any other liquid to the hair. The indicia also indicates that the pet grooming tool is useful for removing loose hair and dirt from a pet. The indicia is viewable from outside the product. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251032 | Cover Apparatus - A cover that attracts pet hair and other debris, while covering a table, chair, pet bed, or other item. The cover prevents moisture from penetrating completely through it, as it has a second surface to ensure that whatever it covers remains dry. Conventional means of attachment ensures that the present invention, which is biodegradable, can be held securely during use but can be easily attached and removed when desired. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251033 | ROPE TOY WITH EMBEDDED ATTRACTANT - A rope chew toy particularly adapted for domestic animals such as dogs. The rope chew toy includes rope strands that are braided around an attractant to form a braided rope segment having the attractant partially disposed within the braided rope segment. The attractant can be an animal by-product or similar treat that attracts and encourages the dog to chew upon the braided rope segment. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251034 | FORWARD COMBUSTION TYPE CONDENSING GAS WATER HEATER - A forward combustion type condensing gas water heater is provided including a burner, a primary heat exchanger, a drain pipe for condensation water, a gathering and discharge device for condensation water, a secondary heat exchanger. The gathering and discharge device and the secondary heat exchanger have center lines different from the primary heat exchanger. Flue gas rises through the primary heat exchanger and passes through the secondary heat exchanger in a direction staggered with respect to the falling direction of condensation water. The condensing gas water heater effectively avoids resistance between the condensation water and the flue gas and prevents the condensation water from flowing to the burner, the combustion chamber, and the ignition pin. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251035 | Burner Flashback Detection and System Shutdown Apparatus - A fuel-fired water heater is provided with a premixing type main burner and an associated pilot burner for igniting it. A specially designed protective system is operative to detect a flame flashback burning condition in the main burner and responsively shut down the water heater. In one embodiment thereof, the protective system uses main burner body heat to melt a portion of a fuel supply line connected to the pilot burner during a flame flashback condition in the main burner. Such melting responsively causes an associated fuel supply valve to close and terminate water heater operation. In a second protective system embodiment a normally closed pressure switch is opened, thereby shutting down the water heater, when the switch detects a pressure indicative of a flame flashback condition in the main burner. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251036 | SUBMERGED COMBUSTION VAPORIZER WITH LOW NOX - A submerged combustion vaporizer may include a premix burner with multiple integral mixers for forming premix and discharging the premix into the duct system that communicates the burner with the sparger tubes. The SCV may further include a NOx suppression system that injects a staged fuel stream into the exhaust in the duct system, and/or a NOx suppression system that mixes water with the premix. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251037 | STEAM GENERATOR ARRANGEMENT - A method and apparatus effectively bypasses flue gas through or around selected boiler convection heat transfer tube banks within a new or existing boiler flue. Heat transfer tubes are removed, or omitted in the design of a new boiler flue, forming one or more voids at one or more locations within the tube banks. A bypass flue or conduit is formed within each void, for example using steel plates, along with existing flue walls, or using an integral sleeve. A wall of the bypass flue may include water or steam-cooled tubes. Dampers may be installed at either end of or within the bypass flue to control the amount of flue gas directed through each bypass flue. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251038 | Body and Front Axle Bearing for a Motor Vehicle - A motor vehicle chassis and a water-cooled internal combustion engine attached thereto has a cooling system comprising coolant-conducting pipes least one radiator element, and a coolant pump produces forced flow in the cooling circuit. A portion of the cooling pipe system as a distributor pipe module is attached to the vehicle's axle support. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251039 | Vehicle Rooftop Engine Cooling System - A method of using an engine cooling system with a bus includes providing a horizontal rooftop engine cooling system including a radiator unit through which coolant fluid flows for removing heat from the radiator unit, a fan to assist in removing heat from the radiator unit, and a continuously variable power drive and speed control system for controlling power to and the speed of the fan; horizontally locating the rooftop engine cooling system on a rooftop of the bus; interconnecting the radiator unit of the rooftop engine cooling system to a passage of an engine of the bus to allow coolant to flow between the engine and the rooftop cooling system to cool the engine; and controlling power to and the speed of the fan with the continuously variable power drive and speed control system using pulse width modulation. | 2008-10-16 |