44th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080264438 | Curved, ergonomic fingernail file in a compact design - The invention is a curved ergonomic shaped fingernail file for more efficient and comfortable use. It is constructed with a finger grip having a ridged handle and a concave file base that decreases in thickness as it flares out toward its rounded tip. The grip allows for easy use with either hand and provides comfort and ease when filing. The fingernail file comes with a two-sided filing surface made up of two pieces of emery paper. One side (the front side of the fingernail file) is a more coarse grit for more aggressive shaping and trimming of nails. The other side (the underside or back side which can be used by simply flipping the file over) is a finer grit for polishing, buffing, and smoothing of the nail edge. A wide range of color options for the fingernail file will appeal to teens and adults alike. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264439 | Curling iron burn protector kit - The present invention is a curling iron accessory that is used to protect sensitive areas, such as ears, forehead, neck and scalp, from painful hot iron burns and burn scars that are often the result of using heated hair devices such as curling irons and straightening irons. The present invention is a wearable, expandable, adjustable comb, which holds the ears down painlessly while the consumer uses both hands to curl her hair. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264440 | Powder Puff Dispenser with Flow-Through Gasket - A dispenser includes a housing having a reservoir for containing a product. The dispenser includes a flow-through gasket with a concave shape top having a plurality of apertures. The dispenser provides a product delivery passageway through the flow-through gasket when the dispenser is in an open position. The dispenser prevents leakage by providing a seal with the flow-through gasket when the dispenser is in a closed position. In some examples, the flow-through gasket with the concave shape top may be made of a material having elastomeric properties. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264441 | METHOD FOR REMOVING RESIDUALS FROM PHOTOMASK - Methods for removing adhesive from a photomask after a pellicle has been removed from the photomask are herein disclosed. In some embodiments, after a pellicle is removed from a photomask, adhesive residue remaining on the photomask is subjected to removal by an energy source, such as an excimer laser. The excimer laser may be in close proximity to a surface of the photomask which contains the adhesive residue. In some embodiments, removal of the photomask may be followed by a physical cleaning process such as megasonic cleaning or jet nozzle cleaning to remove any residual adhesive left behind. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264442 | METHOD OF CLEANING SUBSTRATES UTILIZING MEGASONIC ENERGY - A method of cleaning a substrate without causing damage to the substrate is provided. The method comprises the steps of providing a transmitter made of a material that is a good conductor of megasonic energy, positioning the transmitter so that a lower edge is positioned spaced from but closely adjacent to a substantially flat surface of the substrate so that when liquid is applied to the edge and the substrate, a meniscus of liquid is formed between the edge and the substrate, providing a transducer for producing megasonic vibration, coupling the transducer to the transmitter so that a transmission path is created to transmit the megasonic vibration into the transmitter, and creating a barrier in the transmission path so that the liquid vibration is attenuated directly beneath the lower edge of the transmitter. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264443 | Apparatus and methods for increasing the rate of solute concentration evolution in a supercritical process chamber - The present invention pertains to a system for processing semiconductor wafers. The processing may involve the removal of material from the wafers or deposition of material on the wafers. Various aspects of the invention include specialized pressurization, process vessel, recirculation, chemical addition, depressurization, and recapture-recycle subsystems. A solvent delivery mechanism can convert a liquid-state sub-critical solution to a supercritical processing solution and introduce it into a process vessel that contains a batch of wafers. The wafers may be rotated within the supercritical processing solution. The supercritical processing solution is preferably recirculated through the process vessel by a recirculation system. When chemical additives are added to a supercritical solvent, the momentum of the chemical additives are preferably matched to the momentum of the supercritical solvent. Additives may be added at a higher initial flow rate, then ramped down a lower flow rate, e.g., a steady-state flow rate. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264444 | Method for removing carbide-based coatings - The present invention is a method for processing a metal component comprising exposing a carbide-based coating to fluoride ions, thereby extracting a carbide material from the carbide-based coating to provide a residual coating on the metal component, and removing the residual coating from the metal component. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264445 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING FLOORS - The invention pertains to a system and method for treating floors with an antimicrobial composition, where the floor finish applied to a floor is resistant to degradation by the antimicrobial composition and in particular quaternary ammonium compound. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264446 | Hot Source Cleaning System - There is an apparatus for cleaning a substrate mounted on a moveable platen. In an example embodiment, the apparatus comprises a first chamber, the first chamber has solvent-dispensing nozzles; the solvent-dispensing nozzles wet the substrate surface with a solvent as the platen transports the substrate. The platen moves in a predetermined direction and at a predetermined scan velocity as it transports the substrate into a process chamber. The process chamber has a hot source at a predetermined height from the substrate surface; it provides heat energy directed toward the substrate surface, the heat energy evaporates the solvent dispensed on the substrate surface; the solvent evaporation removes particulates from the substrate surface, as the platen transports the substrate from the first chamber into the process chamber. Substrates cleaned may include precision photo-masks, or wafers. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264447 | Self-Cleaning Chlorine Generator with Intelligent Control - A water treatment system includes a circulation pump and a chlorine-generating electrolytic cell in fluid communication with a main body of water. When mineral deposits foul the generator, water is stagnated within the electrolytic cell and a minimal amount of a pH-reducing agent is added to remove the mineral deposits. The pH-reducing agent is admitted on a periodic timed basis or when the pH of the main body of water exceeds a predetermined threshold. Cleaning is accomplished by adding the pH-reducing agent when water in the electrolytic cell is not circulating so that the acid dwells within the electrolytic cell for a sufficient amount of time. Re-activation of circulation through the electrolytic cell causes the pH-reducing agent to enter the main body of water. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264448 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING WASH CYCLES IN A DISHWASHER - A method for performing wash cycles in a dishwasher comprising factory includes presetting the dishwasher to an adapted wash cycle as a default cycle, the adopted wash cycle being adapted to a combination product including a detergent agent and at least one of a water-softening agent and a rinse agent. A wash cycle is selected using a control element. Using a cycle controller, the adapted wash cycle is performed until a filling of at least one reservoir with a rinse aid or a water softener salt. Using the cycle controller, a predetermined number of standard wash cycles are performed after the filling of the at least one reservoir. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264449 | Washing method for a dishwasher, and dishwasher for carrying out one such method - A method for washing and drying items in a dishwasher and a dishwasher are provided. After the dishwasher is placed in a program execution readiness state in which a given washing or drying program can be executed, a washing program and then a drying program are executed. In response to both an interruption of the drying program resulting in the dishwasher no longer being in a program execution readiness state and a thereafter following restoration of the dishwasher to its program execution readiness state, a parameter value is measured and the drying program is resumed if there is no predetermined deviation from a nominal value and, on the other hand, a fresh cycle of a washing program and a drying program is initiated in the event of a predetermined deviation. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264450 | SWABABLE FLUID CONNECTORS AND FLUID CONNECTOR PAIRS - A first fluid connector is provided for selective interconnection to and fluid transfer with a second fluid connector. The first connector comprises a fluid passageway, an internal member and an outer collar supportably disposed about the internal member for selective advancement and retraction relative thereto. At least a portion of the fluid passageway may extend through the internal member. The outer collar may be selectively retracted to facilitate cleaning of the internal member. In some embodiments, the outer collar and internal member may be disposed so that a distal portion of the internal member is substantially flush with or a distal portion of internal member projects beyond a distal end of the outer collar when the outer collar is in a retracted position relative thereto. To facilitate cleaning, a distal end or distal portion of the internal member may be substantially closed when the first and second connectors are disconnected. The second connector may be adapted to facilitate fluid interconnection with the first connector, and may also present a cleanable distal end when disconnected. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264451 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING INSIDE OF PIPE - An apparatus for processing an inside of a pipe which performs various works from an inside of a pipe, includes traveling drive units, a working device, rotation support mechanisms, a coupling mechanism, and suspension devices. The traveling drive units are inserted into the inside of the pipe, and the working device is moved in a circumferential direction along the inside of the pipe by the traveling drive units. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264452 | Device and Method for Preventing the Drying of Fluid Products in a Dispensing Machine for Such Products | 2008-10-30 |
20080264453 | In-situ removal of semiconductor process residues from dry pump surfaces - The present invention relates to vacuum processing systems in which process gases are introduced in a process chamber and are exhausted through a vacuum processing system exhaust path. Deposits made by the exhausted gases in one or more dry vacuum pumps are removed by introducing hydrofluoric acid upstream of the dry pump while the processing chamber is idle. The hydrofluoric acid is introduced upstream of the dry pump through a nozzle in the foreline or at the inlet to the dry pump. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264454 | Method for cleaning hollow tubing and fibers - Hollow porous fibers containing adhered contaminants are cleaned to remove the contaminants by backflushing a liquid to fill the pores, and adding a flow of gas so as to form a two-phase mixture of gas and bubbles of liquid that can scrub the fibers, loosening the contaminants and allowing them to be flushed from the hollow fibers. The method is particularly useful for cleaning hemodialyzers used for dialysis and hollow fiber modules used in water treatment and separations. The two phase flow method is specifically effective in cleaning piping systems having high length to diameter (l/d) ratios. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264455 | HUMIDITY REDUCING EXHAUST DUCT FOR DISHWASHER - A vent system for a dishwasher provides a mixing chamber receiving high humidity air from a downdraft dishwasher vent system or the like and mixes this air with dry air before discharging it from the dishwasher to reduce the humidity of the discharged air moderating condensation problems | 2008-10-30 |
20080264456 | GUTTER CLEANING ROBOT - A gutter cleaning robot can traverse rain gutters to agitate and remove debris. The gutter cleaning robot is equipped with a debris auger at a front end that contacts and ejects the debris, and has a drive system for propelling the gutter cleaning robot along the rain gutter. The debris auger can include a spiral screw or various other forms of auger, and may be interchangeable by the user so as to enhance the effectiveness of the gutter cleaning robot in various environments or modes of operation. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264457 | Substrate Treatment Apparatus - A substrate treatment apparatus ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264458 | Commercial Dishwasher - A commercial dishwasher ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264459 | Facility Used for the Production and/or Assembly of Goods - There is proposed a preferably transportable (mobile) and/or re-usable production facility, as is quick and easy to erect virtually at any location in this world. This production facility virtually comprises a tent structure, wherein the roof of the facility is held by at least one carrier (support) and at the same time at least one device for raising or lowering or moving goods or parts thereof, for example crane structures, is also provided on the carrier itself. Such a crane structure can be of a variable configuration and in particular the production of goods which are heavy and/or which for assembly can no longer be raised or moved by human strength. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264460 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCOMPASSING A CONSTRUCTION SITE STRUCTURE - A method and system for providing an aesthetically pleasing covering for construction site structures, such as portable toilets and/or construction waste bins, includes expanses of material designed to encompass and/or encircle such structures. Various embodiments are directed to retractable, weather-resistant fabrics that, when employed in accordance with the present invention, create a cabana-like structure to obscure the undesired aesthetics of underlying structures. Other embodiments relate to camouflaging such structures to avoid the unpleasant visual appearance of reconstruction/remodeling projects where such structures are utilized. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264461 | AIR CONDITIONED TENT ASSEMBLY - A tent assembly is provided wherein an air conditioner is operably engaged with the tent to allow selective cooling of an interior of the tent. The tent includes a sealing sleeve to seal about a periphery of the air conditioner, so that the air conditioner exhausts to the ambient environment. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264462 | Test frame and canopy - A tent frame comprising support frames having side support and roof support members. Spans of the support frames are adjustable perpendicular to a ridge line of the tent frame without substituting structural members of different length. The tent frame is laterally adjusted by adding or removing support frames or by altering the distance between individual support frames. The tent frame is adaptable on uneven terrain and is capable of following irregular ground contour without delay in erection or changes in length and details in the structural members. A canopy can be provided overtop of the tent frame, or on the inside of the tent frame so that adjustments to the span do not require adjustment to the canopy size. The canopy is removably attached to the frame to cover the whole area or only partially cover the area under the tent, or can be removed fully. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264463 | Expandable vehicle-mounted shelter - An expandable vehicle-mounted shelter is a construction connected to a vehicle, in which a shelter container body | 2008-10-30 |
20080264464 | Temperature Control Including Integrated Thermoelectric Sensing and Heat Pumping Devices and Related Methods and Systems - A temperature control system may include a thermoelectric device, and a controller electrically coupled to the thermoelectric device. The controller may be configured to apply an AC signal to the thermoelectric device, and to sense an electrical characteristic of the thermoelectric device using the AC signal. The controller may also be configured to generate an electrical control signal to pump heat through the thermoelectric device responsive to sensing the electrical characteristic of the thermoelectric device using the AC signal. Related methods are also discussed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264465 | Modular Sub-Assembly of Semiconductor Strips - A modular subassembly ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264466 | Layer Arrangement for Darkening a Transparent Pane - A layer arrangement for darkening a transparent pane ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264467 | Transportable System for Producing Solar Electricity - The invention relates to a transportable system for producing solar electricity, consisting of solar cells that are mounted in rectangular frames, a current transformer and a control device. The aim of the invention is to provide an efficient, mobile system for generating solar electricity, which can be rapidly erected and dismantled and is easy to transport. To achieve this: the solar modules of said system are interconnected by articulations and can be placed in a cradle, which protects them during transport and at least partially surrounds them in a folded state; the solar modules are connected to and held by a support that is mounted on the cradle, in such a way that said modules can be deployed and folded away; and said modules lie on the support in the deployed state and are additionally supported by telescopic legs that can be extended outside the cradle. The erection and dismantling of said system for generating solar electricity can be carried out rapidly and easily and the system can be placed in its cradle to protect it against damage during transport. The system can be erected easily by deploying the frames containing solar modules and can be transported by folding said frames. It does not require new cable connections at each new location, the cabling is carried out when the system is produced and is not touched again. The system can also be configured in such a way that the box containing the electrics and battery can be detached from and re-attached to the solar module unit, if electric energy is required only for a short period of time at another location. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264468 | Solar power unit with enclosed outer structure - The present invention is a solar power unit which uses at least two mirrors to focus light onto a solar receiver assembly. An outer structure for the solar power unit serves as an enclosure for the solar power unit and incorporates integral features for aligning components within. The integral alignment features reduce the need for costly tooling which is typically required to align optical elements in a solar power unit. Solar energy units may be joined together with interlocking features to form a solar energy array. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264469 | Solar power unit with integrated primary structure - A solar power unit which uses at least two mirrors to focus light onto a solar receiver assembly is disclosed. A primary structure for the solar power unit comprises a primary mirror and supporting walls integrally formed around the perimeter of the primary mirror. The integral construction of the primary mirror and supporting walls improves the alignment of components within the solar power unit. Solar power units may be joined together with interlocking features to form a solar energy array. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264470 | Solar Battery Module Device and Method of Installing the Same - A solar battery module device ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264471 | Solar cell modules comprising compositionally distinct encapsulant layers - The present invention provides a solar cell pre-laminate assembly comprising one or more solar cells laminated between two compositionally distinct encapsulant layers, and the method of preparing a solar cell module from such an assembly. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264472 | Volume compensation within a photovoltaic device - A photovoltaic device having (i) an outer transparent casing, (ii) a substrate, the substrate and the outer transparent casing defining an inner volume, (iii) at least one solar cell on the substrate, (iv) a filler layer sealing the at least one solar cell and (v) a container within the inner volume is provided. The container decreases in volume when the filler layer expands, and increases in volume when the filler layer contracts. In some instances, the container is sealed and has a plurality of ridges. In some instances, the container has an opening that is sealed by a spring loaded seal. In some instances, the container has a first opening and a second opening, where the first opening is sealed by a first spring loaded seal and the second opening is sealed by a second spring loaded seal. In some instances, the container has an elongated asteroid shape. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264473 | Volume compensation within a photovoltaic device - Volume compensation in photovoltaic device is provided. The photovoltaic device has an outer transparent casing and a substrate that, together, define an inner volume. At least one solar cell is on the substrate. A filler layer seals the at least one solar cell within the inner volume. A container within the inner volume has an opening in fluid communication with the filler layer. A diaphragm is affixed to the opening thereby sealing the interior of the container from the filler layer. The diaphragm is configured to decrease the volume within the container when the filler layer thermally expands and to increase the volume within the container when the filler layer thermally contracts. In some instances, the substrate is hollowed and the container is formed within this hollow. The container can have multiple openings, each sealed with a diaphragm. There can be multiple containers within the photovoltaic device. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264474 | Solar System and Method for the Operation Thereof - Disclosed is a solar system comprising a solar panel ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264475 | Photoelectric Device with Multilayer Organic Thin Film, Method for Producing the Same and Solar Cell - By multiplexing light-harvesting layer and complexing with hole transport films or electron transport films, a photoelectric device and a solar cell exhibiting highly efficient electricity generation property can be obtained. A composite layer ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264476 | SOLAR CELL WITH DIAMOND LIKE CARBON COVER GLASS - A solar cell including a semiconductor body including at least one photoactive junction; and a diamond like carbon layer deposited over the top surface of the semiconductor body. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264477 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS - Methods for manufacturing three-dimensional thin-film solar cells | 2008-10-30 |
20080264478 | THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin-film solar cell of the present invention comprises a first solar cell layer that a plurality of unit cells including a photoelectric conversion layer are connected in series; a second solar cell layer that a plurality of unit cells including a photoelectric conversion layer are connected in series, which has band gap energy being different from the first solar cell layer and a threshold voltage being coincident with the first solar cell layer; and an electrode connector, which connects the first solar cell layer with the second solar cell layer in parallel. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264479 | Hybrid Photovoltaic Cells and Related Methods - Embodiments of the present invention involve photovoltaic (PV) cells comprising a semiconducting nanorod-nanocrystal-polymer hybrid layer, as well as methods for fabricating the same. In PV cells according to this invention, the nanocrystals may serve both as the light-absorbing material and as the heterojunctions at which excited electron-hole pairs split. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264480 | MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS AND METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FORMING THE SAME - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to solar cells and methods and apparatuses for forming the same. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention relate to thin film multi-junction solar cells and methods and apparatuses for forming the same. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264481 | Solar cell modules comprising compositionally distinct encapsulant layers - The present invention provides a solar cell pre-laminate assembly comprising one or more solar cells laminated between two compositionally distinct encapsulant layers, and the method of preparing a solar cell module from such an assembly. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264482 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL MODULE AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING CARBON NANOTUBE ELECTRODE - Disclosed herein is a dye-sensitized solar cell module having carbon nanotube electrodes, the solar cell module comprising: upper and lower transparent substrates; conductive transparent electrodes formed on the inner surfaces of the upper and lower transparent substrates; a plurality of porous oxide semiconductor negative electrodes formed on the upper conductive transparent electrode at a constant interval and having a dye adsorbed on the surface thereof; counter electrodes formed on the lower conductive transparent electrode in a thin film form and made of a carbon nanotube layer as a positive electrode portion corresponding to the negative electrodes; grid electrodes formed on the upper and lower conductive transparent electrodes between unit electrodes, each consisting of the negative electrode and the counter electrode corresponding thereto, the grid electrodes serving to collect electrons generated by photosensitization; connecting electrodes formed on the upper and lower conductive transparent electrodes and electrically connected with the grid electrode so as to transfer electrons moved from the grid electrodes to the outside; and electrolyte placed between the negative electrodes and the counter electrodes. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the solar cell module. According to the disclosed invention, a high-efficiency, large-area, dye-sensitized solar cell comprising carbon nanotubes is realized by forming a plurality of dye-sensitized solar cell units in a module arrangement, and forming grid electrodes and connection electrodes for the collection and movement of electrons. Thus, the disclosed invention has high practical utility. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264483 | AMORPHOUS SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS HAVING IMPROVED LIGHT TRAPPING AND ELECTRICITY-GENERATING METHOD - An amorphous silicon photovoltaic cell exhibiting improved light trapping, and a method for generating electricity from sunlight therewith. The cell comprises a plurality of layers, including a transparent superstrate; a specular, first transparent conductor positioned below the transparent superstrate; at least one p-i-n structure having an active layer positioned below the first transparent conductor; a second transparent conductor positioned below the p-i-n structure; and a layer of transparent material positioned below the second transparent conductor. The layer of transparent material may be textured amorphous silicon having a relatively high dielectric constant. The cell may further include a back coating positioned below the layer of transparent material, and a back reflector positioned below the back coating layer. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264484 | Backing sheet for photovoltaic modules and method for repairing same - The present invention provides a protective backing sheet for photovoltaic modules. The backing sheets of the current invention possess excellent weather resistance, heat resistance, color retention, adhesion between layers and encapsulant, and scratch resistance. The backing sheet can minimize the deterioration in the performance of the solar module due to moisture permeation. It also can achieve desirable photoelectric conversion efficiency over a long period of time. Additionally the described backing sheet, or alternately referred to backskin, can be made in an aesthetically pleasing form. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264485 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL CONTAINING FLUORESCENT MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a dye-sensitized solar cell and a method of manufacturing the same. The dye-sensitized solar cell includes an opposing electrode and a photoelectrode. The opposing electrode includes a light-transmitting layer formed of a transparent glass substrate and an FTO (fluorine-doped tin oxide) thin film deposited on the transparent glass substrate, and a catalyst layer formed by depositing platinum on the FTO thin film. The photoelectrode includes a glass substrate and an FTO thin film deposited on the glass substrate. The photoelectrode is coated with a mixture of a fluorescent material and a transition metal oxide that includes titanium dioxide (TiO | 2008-10-30 |
20080264486 | Guided-wave photovoltaic devices - A photovoltaic device comprises: a first cladding material; a photosensitive material having an index of refraction larger than the first cladding material index of refraction, the photosensitive material disposed adjacent the first cladding material; and a second cladding material having an index of refraction smaller than the photosensitive material index of refraction, the photosensitive material disposed between the first cladding material and the second cladding material so as to form a waveguide for confining propagating photons; and first and second electrodes in electrical contact with the photosensitive material. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264487 | Photoelectric Conversion Devices - Materials for photoelectric conversion devices, consisting of polyacene derivatives represented by general formula (I) below; and photoelectric conversion devices made by using the materials. The materials for photoelectric conversion devices have excellent workability and productivity, exhibit low toxicity, are easily flexibilized, and have high photoelectric conversion efficiencies. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264488 | Organic Photovoltaic Cells - Organic photovoltaic cells, as well as related components, photovoltaic systems, and methods, are disclosed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264489 | Method and a Device for Handling a Liquid - The present invention relates to a method and a column to handle foaming liquids or high viscous liquids and prevent flooding in liquid-gas mass transfer operations. Said operation is carried out by using higher or equal pressure at the liquid inlet than at the liquid outlet in said column. Said column comprises a single shell ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264490 | Methods and apparatus for heating air with hot water - A method controls an air handler that generates heated air from hot water generated by a water heater. The method includes generating a signal in the presence or absence of an indicia of water flow associated with the water heater; initiating operation of a pump associated with the air handler when the signal indicates that water flow associated with the water heater is at least at a selected level to supply hot water to the air handler sufficient to generate heated air; and/or terminating operation of the pump and/or a blower/fan associated with the air handler when the presence or absence signal indicates that the water flow associated with the water heater is less than the selected level. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264491 | Fluid multiplexer for capillary column gas chromatography - A fluid multiplexer includes a manifold having a plurality of fluid conduits formed therein, a fluid input and a plurality of fluid connection points located on the manifold and fluidically coupled together via the fluid conduits, and a flow control module coupled to the fluid connection points, the flow control module configured to provide a plurality of blocking flows to the manifold to control the flow of a primary fluid through the fluid conduits. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264492 | Methods for pressurizing boil off gas - A method for pressurizing vapor from a liquefied gas is provided. At least a portion of a storage tank overhead vapor stream can flow to an eductor and at least a portion of a hydrocarbon liquid stream can flow to the eductor. The hydrocarbon liquid stream can have a higher pressure than the vapor stream. The vapor stream and the hydrocarbon liquid stream can be combined within the eductor to provide a mixed stream. The mixed stream can be pressurized within the eductor. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264493 | Device and method for maintaining a static seal of a high pressure pump - A pressure enclosure includes a first component having an opening, a second component coupled to the first component in a position over the opening, a third component positioned between the first and second components and covering the opening, and a load chamber defined by a space between the second and third components and configured such that pressure in the load chamber biases the third component against the first component to seal the opening. The pressure enclosure may be a cylinder of a pump for pressurizing fluid or gas, with the first component a cylinder body, the second component an end cap and the third component a valve body, with the load chamber biasing the valve body against the cylinder body. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264494 | Exhaust Apparatus Pressure Control System - A pressure control system is disclosed. The control system in one embodiment includes a main body comprising a pilot chamber wherein an intake port and a discharge port are formed, and a spool comprising an upper slide and a lower slide. The spool in this embodiment is attached by a spring to the upper part of the main body. The exhaust apparatus pressure control system includes an absolute pressure sensor for detecting the pressure in the intake port and a differential pressure sensor for detecting the difference between the pressure in the intake port and atmospheric pressure; a control valve for supplying a pressure regulating gas to the pilot chamber; and a control circuit for sending switching signals to the absolute pressure sensor and the differential pressure sensor, and driving the control valve based on the output from the absolute pressure sensor or differential pressure sensor. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264495 | Method and Apparatus for Preventing Slug Flow in Pipelines - Disclosed is a method and system for controlling the formation of liquid or gas slugs along a pipeline. In embodiments, an injection unit injects a liquid surface tension reducing agent, such as a foamant, into the pipeline upstream of the high point. A control unit can be used to control the injection unit. In certain arrangements, the control unit adjusts the injection of the agent based on measured parameters of interest. In embodiments where the control unit utilizes temperature measurements, one or more temperature sensors are positioned along the pipeline. The control unit utilizes the temperature measurements to determine whether a predetermined condition exists or a liquid or gas slug is present. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264496 | VALVE - The present invention relates to a valve. The valve includes a valve element having a metering opening, a valve gate which is movable in translation for the opening and closing of the metering opening, an actuating actuator configured for the execution of a tilting movement, and a lever arm which is coupled to the actuating actuator and which converts the tilting movement of the actuating actuator for the opening and closing of the metering opening into a translatory stroke movement of the valve gate. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264497 | Valve position indicator - A position indicator ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264498 | Valve with Sensor - A valve is provided according to one embodiment of the invention. The valve comprises a piston ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264499 | Anti-stall system utilizing implement pilot relief - A hydraulic control system for a machine is disclosed. The hydraulic control system may have a source driven by an engine to pressurize fluid, and a tool actuator movable by pressurized fluid. The hydraulic control system may further have a first valve element movable to control an amount of pressurized fluid directed to the tool actuator, and an interface device movable by an operator to control an amount of pressurized fluid directed to move the first valve element. The hydraulic control system may also have a second valve element movable to limit an amount of pressurized fluid available to move the first valve element, and a controller in communication with the second valve element. The controller may be configured to move the second valve element to reduce pressurized fluid directed to the first valve element in an amount related to a load on the engine. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264500 | Pumping System - The present invention relates to an improved manifold ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264501 | FUEL TANK - A fuel tank has a tank body and a fuel inlet projecting upwardly from the tank body. The fuel tank includes a cylindrical member extending into the tank body, a canister, and a discharging passage in communication with the canister housing an adsorbent for absorbing fuel vapor from the fuel tank. A space between an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical member and an inner circumferential surface of the fuel inlet is hermetically sealed by a seal. The cylindrical member has a passage for communicating an inside of the cylindrical member with a portion of an outside of the cylindrical member that is lower than the hermetically sealed space. The passage allows air in the tank body to enter the fuel inlet when fuel overflows from the fuel inlet, thereby inhibiting flow of fuel into the canister through the discharging passage. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264502 | Water inlet device for a faucet - A water inlet device for a faucet includes a valve seat, a connecting pipe, and a plurality of locking screws. The valve seat includes a surrounding wall having a plurality of protrusions, each of the protrusions being provided with a respective screw hole, a base wall cooperating with the surrounding wall to define a valve space, and a branch pipe extending from the surrounding wall. The connecting pipe has a positioning plate portion disposed to abut against the base wall of the valve seat and formed with a plurality of fastener holes, a guide pipe portion, and an inner hole in spatial communication with the valve space in the valve seat. The locking screws extend respectively through the fastener holes in the positioning plate portion of the connecting pipe and engage threadedly and respectively the screw holes in the protrusions of the surrounding wall of the valve seat. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264503 | UNDERSEA HYDRAULIC COUPLING WITH HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE ENERGIZED METAL SEAL - A female undersea hydraulic coupling member is equipped with a pressure-energized seal configured to seal between the body of the female member and the probe of a corresponding male hydraulic coupling member in response to ambient hydrostatic pressure. In one particular preferred embodiment, the pressure-energized seal is a metal J seal retained within a removable seal cartridge. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264504 | Control Valve Having "C" Seal - A control valve having a shiftable valve plug includes a valve body having an inlet, an outlet, a flow passage extending between the inlet and the outlet, and defining a longitudinal axis, a generally cylindrical valve cage disposed within the valve body and sized to receive the valve plug, with the valve cage including at least one aperture comprising at least a portion of the flow passage, a portion of the valve cage disposed adjacent a portion of the valve body at an interface. A seal having a C-shaped cross section is provided and is disposed at the interface between the valve cage and the valve body, and a retainer is disposed adjacent the interface and positioned to secure the seal against movement along the longitudinal axis. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264505 | Air cannon - An air cannon is provided with an air cannon body having a cylindrical body partitioning an air chamber and an end plate provided at the cylindrical body, and compression means that is provided at the air cannon body and reduces a volume of the air chamber. In the air cannon, an ejection port having an inner-side opening end and an outer-side opening end that is larger than the inner-side opening end is formed in the end plate. The air inside the air chamber is ejected as air vortexes from the ejection port by driving the compression means. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264506 | System and method for using electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) for controlling fluid in a microfluidic circuit - A system for controlling fluid flow in a microfluidic circuit includes at least one microfluidic channel having a first fluid, a switch element coupled to the microfluidic channel, the switch element comprising at least one inlet, at least one outlet and a second fluid, the second fluid being immiscible with respect to the first fluid. The system also includes an actuator configured to alter the position of the second fluid, such that when in a first position, the second fluid allows the first fluid to flow from the at least one inlet to the at least one outlet, and such that when in a second position, the second fluid prevents the first fluid from flowing from the at least one inlet to the at least one outlet. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264507 | AIR CONTROL MODULE UNIT FOR PORTABLE PNEUMATIC TOOL - The present invention generally relates to an air control module unit for a portable pneumatic tool, more particularly, to an air control module unit that actuates a valve stem inside an air inlet block of the air inlet module by a correspondent air bleed valve in the air actuation module. The air control module unit for a portable pneumatic tool comprising: an air inlet module, which has at least one valve stem inside an air inlet block, the air inlet block having plug screws on both ends towards the valve stem and one plug screw on the intersectional direction of the valve stem with at least one air inlet port opening for hooking up the compressed air; an air actuation module having a bleed valve inside the valve block; a plurality of flexible air hoses with a plurality of dimensions and being prepared for connecting the air inlet module and air actuation module; and a plurality of hose connectors and rubber seats with a plurality of types for connecting the air inlet module and the air operation module. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264508 | MINE BLENDER HOSE - A flexible hose construction adapted for separately conveying two or more fluids therethrough. The construction includes a core tube, a second tube helically disposed about the core tube, and a tubular jacket surrounding the core tube. The second tube may be substantially concentric with the core tube. The tubular jacket may be substantially cylindrical so as to have a substantially smooth outer surface. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264509 | SPIRAL-WOUND DIAPHRAGM BELLOWS, AND METHOD OF MAKING SUCH A DIAPHRAGM BELLOWS - A diaphragm bellows includes a spiral-wound, pre-profiled metal strip having neighboring turns which are connected by a continuous welding seam in an area of an outer diameter or inner diameter of the metal strip. Neighboring flanks of the metal strip enter a region of the welding seam at an angle of less than 60°. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264510 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING HELICALLY CORRUGATED METAL PIPE AND RELATED METHOD - A pipe manufacturing system and method for producing helically corrugated metal pipe is provided. The system and method utilize controlled profile formation. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264511 | FORMING MESH - A paper machine mesh, in particular forming mesh, includes an upper and a lower fabric layer and with binder threads to join the two fabric layers, whereby the lower fabric layer is formed by the binder threads, lower transverse threads and, woven therewith and extending transverse thereto, lower longitudinal threads, whereby the lower fabric layer has a weaving pattern which is repeated in lower repeats, whereby the binder threads are arranged in pairs and the binder threads of each pair are interchangingly woven with upper and with lower longitudinal threads, whereby each binder thread pair is flanked on both sides respectively by one lower transverse thread and each of the two flanking lower transverse threads is woven in periodic sequence with lower longitudinal threads as follows: i) the flanking lower transverse thread continually crosses several directly consecutive lower longitudinal threads on the outer side of the lower fabric layer; and ii) the flanking lower transverse thread continually crosses a lower longitudinal thread between the upper and the lower fabric layer and forms a thread knuckle. Within the lower repeat:
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20080264512 | Low friction fabric - A low friction fabric constructed of an outer cover (first layer) of woven fibers with an upper and lower woven surface attached to a structure (i.e.: shoe insert, shoe liner, insole, or sock liner). A second structure (which as part of the system, acts as a second layer) of a fabric of the same or similar weave of fibers, this second structure (i.e. a sock) having an upper and lower surface with an anisotropic weave with the fibers of the upper woven surface running orthogonal to the position of the fibers on the upper woven surface of the first structure. The combination of both structures results in a system that is specifically oriented to take advantage of that anisotropy to reduce friction. Each of the woven layers is formed with a straight yarn in the warp of the weave pattern with the weaves of the layers being oriented at a 90 degree angle to one another. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264513 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECONFIGURING A HARNESS BOARD - A reconfigurable harness board system and method is provided for assembling a wire harness for an electrical panel and comprises a plurality of sub-harness modules. Each module defines a template for a wire harness for a select electrical component for the electrical panel. Select ones of the sub-harness modules are mounted to a frame in a select orientation corresponding to layout of electrical components for the electrical panel to create a harness board for assembling a wire harness for the electrical panel. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264514 | System and Method for Filling a Hydrogen Storage Vessel at Enhanced Flow Rates - A compressed gas delivery vehicle has a cooling system that cools an interior of a gas storage vessel during filling of the vessel with the gas wherein the gas is sorbed by a sorbent material comprising an adsorbent or an absorbent. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264515 | FILLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FILLING WITH VISCOUS FILLING MATERIAL - A filling device and associated method for filling viscous filling material, in particular sealants, into a tubular casing material. The filling device comprises: a shutoff valve, a filling tube disposed downstream from the shutoff valve in the direction of flow of the filling material, a clip placement and clip closing device disposed downstream from the filling tube in the direction of flow of the filling material and a supply of tubular casing material disposed at least partially on the filling tube. At least one sensor is also provided for directly or indirectly measuring the length of casing material drawn from the supply of casing material, the output signal of the sensor being able to control at least the closing of the shutoff valve through which the pressurized filling material can be fed to the filling tube. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264516 | Fuel Filling Apparatus - An improved fuel filling apparatus ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264517 | Device for Distribution of at Least One Granular Product in a Container Filling Device and Method for Filling Using Such a Device - A device for distributing granular materials in a recipient, particularly of complex shape intended to be arranged between a feed hopper and the recipient to be filled. The device includes a deflector, mobile in rotation around an axis, lining a passage linking the hopper to the recipient. The deflector is formed by at least one surface that may be inclined in relation to the axis of rotation approaching the axis in the direction of flow of the granules, or perpendicular to the axis. According to the speed of rotation, a certain quantity of granules is ejected by the deflector and another part passes directly in the passage. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264518 | Drink Dispensing System - A refillable drink container system is provided which comprises a drink dispensing unit with a filling tap located within a cavity and a refillable drink container having an opening for the passage of liquid therethrough, at least a portion of the container is adapted to enter the cavity and engage with the dispensing unit such that the opening in the container is positioned near the filling tap to allow liquid to be dispensed from the filling tap into the drink container and the engagement between the dispensing unit and the container prevents contact between the opening of the container and the filling tap. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264519 | Power Planer - A planing machine including a base, at least two support columns disposed on the base, and a carriage assembly carrying a cutterhead. The carriage assembly may be mounted on the support columns. At least one of the base and the carriage assembly is movable vertically towards the other of the base and the carriage assembly. The planing machine may have panel mounted on at least one of the base and the carriage assembly and extending between the carriage assembly and the base housing for preventing user contact with the cutterhead. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264520 | Method of holding a veneer sheet - The present invention is directed to a method of holding a veneer sheet which has been dried to a moisture content lower than the fiber saturation point and also heated to a temperature higher than an ambient temperature of an environment where the veneer sheet is held. The veneer sheet is bent in such way that at least a part of the veneer sheet in the longitudinal section thereof along the grain direction is curved and the same veneer sheet in any transverse section thereof perpendicular to the grain direction is substantially straight. The veneer sheet held bent is held for a predetermined period of time. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264521 | Chemical conversion film formation-evaluating liquid for steel - A chemical conversion film formation-evaluating liquid for steel comprising an iron-dissolving liquid and a pH indicator, wherein pH value of the evaluating liquid is confined within the range of 4.0-8.0 with a lower limit of pH transition interval of the pH indicator being larger than the pH value, as a whole, of the evaluating liquid by a value of 0.1-3.0. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264522 | MAGNETIC STONE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC BEADS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A magnetic stone device and assembly is provided. The magnetic stone device includes a magnetic stone and a metallic coating applied to at least part of the surface of the magnetic stone. The coating has a first color at a first portion of the magnetic stone and a second color different from said first color at a second portion of the magnetic stone. A method of manufacturing the magnetic stone device is also provided. A magnetic bead, assembly, and method of manufacture are also provided. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264523 | Method for Applying a Phosphate Coating on a Steel or Iron Part, and Corresponding Steel or Iron Part - Method for applying a phosphate coating on an iron or steel part, and corresponding iron or steel part. The method according to the invention consists in a first coating step with a first phosphating, through which a first crystalline layer of iron and manganese phosphates is obtained, an intermediate step of partial pickling of said first crystalline layer of phosphates, leaving the base metal partially uncovered, and a second coating step comprising a second phosphating through which a second crystalline layer of iron and manganese phosphates is obtained, covering the partially pickled first layer of phosphates and the base metal. The method provides a coating with a lower thickness, a finer crystallisation and a lower rugosity Rk than the one that can be obtained by a simple phosphating. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264524 | High-Strength Steel and Metal Bolt Excellent In Character of Delayed Fracture - A high-strength steel having excellent character of delayed fracture can be manufactured at a low cost without adding expensive alloy elements such as Ni, Co or V in large quantities. The steel including a steel microstructure in which a ratio of martensite phase is 90% or more and a diameter of prior austenite grains is 10 μm or less, the steel microstructure being made by hardening and then tempering at 100° C. to 400° C., the steel including C: more than 0.30% and not more than 0.50% by mass, Si: not more than 1.0% by mass, Mn: not more than 1.5% by mass, Ti: not more than 0.1% by mass, Mo: not less than 0.3% and not more than 0.50% by mass, B: not less than 0.0005% and not more than 0.01% by mass, and a balance composed of Fe and inevitable impurities. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264525 | HIGH COPPER LOW ALLOY STEEL SHEET - A high copper low alloy steel sheet less than 5 mm is made by preparing a molten melt producing an as-cast low alloy steel comprising by weight, 0.02 % to 0.3% carbon, 0.10% to 1.5% manganese, 0.01% to 0.5% silicon, greater than 0.01 % and less than or equal 0.15% phosphorus, less than 0.05% aluminum, more than 0.20% copper, less than 0.03 % tin, less than 0.10 % nickel, total oxygen level at least 70 ppm and usually less than 250 ppm, free oxygen content 20 to 70 ppm, the remainder iron and impurities, solidifying the melt into sheet less than 10 mm thickness in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to below 1080° C. Copper content may be between 0.2% and 2.0% by weight. The steel may have a corrosion index (I) of at least 6.0 in accordance with ASTM G101 where: I=26.01 (% Cu)+3.88 (% Ni)+1.20 (% Cr)+1.49 (% Si)+17.28 (% P)−7.29 (% Cu)(% Ni)−9.10 (% Ni)(% P)−33.39 (% Cu) | 2008-10-30 |
20080264526 | Hot working die steel for die-casting - The invention provides a hot-working die steel for die-casting obtainable by quenching a steel comprising, in terms of % by mass, C: 0.1 to 0.3%, Si: 0.1 to 1.5%, Mn: 0.3 to 2%, Cr: 6 to 12%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Mo: 1 to 3%, V: 0.5 to 1.5%, s-Al: 0.005 to 0.025%, N: 0.005 to 0.025%, and O: 0.005% or less, with the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities, followed by tempering the steel at a temperature of 500° C. or lower. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264527 | INTEGRATED METAL PROCESSING FACILITY - An integrated metal processing facility in which molten metal is poured into a series of molds at a pouring station to form metal castings, which are then transferred to a heat treatment line. Prior to introduction of the castings into a heat treatment station of the heat treatment line, the castings are subjected to heating sufficient to arrest cooling of the castings at or above a process control temperature for the metal thereof. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264528 | ROLLING, SLIDING PART AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - A rolling, sliding part is made from a bearing steel, and the rolling, sliding surface thereof has a surface layer portion which is 56 to 64 in Rockwell C hardness, up to 12 vol. % in retained austenite content and 4 to 6 degrees in the X-ray half value width of martensite. Even if made from a common bearing steel, the rolling, sliding part is reduced in the likelihood of developing a WEA or like fatigue structure, consequently exhibiting a prolonged rolling, sliding life for use under severe conditions involving a high temperature, high speed, high load or high vibration. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264529 | Apparatus and Method for Continuously Processing Long Bar by Heat Treatment Using Induction Heating - Provided is an apparatus and method for continuously processing a long bar by heat treatment using induction heating. The method includes checking and preparing carbon steel and low-alloy steel material; feeding the prepared material into a continuous induction-heating quenching furnace, heating the material at a temperature of 860° C. to 900° C., spraying a cooling water on the heated material, and completely quenching the material; horizontally conveying the quenched material by an automatic conveyor unit; feeding the conveyed material into a continuous induction-heating tempering furnace, heating the material at a temperature of 550° C. to 690° C., and completely tempering the material; checking the tempered material and correcting a deformed part of the tempered material; and relieving stress from the corrected material and finally checking the material. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264530 | Hot Forged Product With Excellent Fatigue Strength, Method for Making the Same, and Machine Structural Part Made From the Same - A hot forged product including hardened areas introduced by partial cooling after hot forging, and unhardened areas, wherein Vickers hardness V | 2008-10-30 |
20080264531 | Protective Handbag Cover - A device for protecting a handbag includes a bag, one or more elastic bands and an optional pliable trim piece, each attached to the bag. The elastic bands encircle the bag and are positioned between the opening and the bottom of the bag. The pliable trim piece encircles the bag and is positioned at the opening of the bag. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264532 | Utensil Slipcover - An eating utensil handle cover comprised of a flexible material made of cloth, fabric or other suitable material providing a protective and decorative means is disclosed. The cloth, fabric or other flexible material in addition to having protective qualities provides decorative advantages that can be used for branding, advertising and general marketing purposes. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264533 | PROTECTIVE COVER AND TOOL SPLASH FOR VEHICLE COMPONENTS - A method of manufacturing a protective cover ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080264534 | Cover for sports equipment - A sports equipment cover includes an elongated housing for storing a piece of sports equipment. Such housing is manufactured from a predetermined material and has a predetermined size and a predetermined shape. Such housing has an opening at a predetermined location thereon for permitting insertion and removal of such piece of sports equipment. A fastening mechanism is operably connected to such housing at a predetermined location thereon adjacent to such opening for removably securing such opening in a closed position. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264535 | COVER FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME | 2008-10-30 |
20080264536 | Tire containing a tube - A tire containing a tube capable of utilizing a sealant for automatically repairing a damaged portion of a tube pierced with a nail or the like in the radial or the transverse direction and for preventing an air valve, pressure gauge or the like form being blocked with the sealant. Right and left side walls and an outer peripheral wall of the tube contained within the tire are composed of an enclosed bag-like portion. Sealant is sealed in the bag-like portion. | 2008-10-30 |
20080264537 | Tire Module and Tire Comprising a Module of This Type - Disclosed is a tire module for sensing tire condition variables with a spring element ( | 2008-10-30 |