46th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120285493 | EX-SITU CLEANING ASSEMBLY - A cleaning assembly is provided. The cleaning assembly includes a plate having a front surface and a back surface and a manifold affixed to an edge of the plate. The manifold has a plurality of outlets extending therefrom. The plate further includes a plurality of cups extending through the plate. The plurality of cups have an upper body with an outlet extending from the back surface and the plurality of cups have a sealing portion coupled to the upper body and extending from the front surface of the plate. Each outlet of the upper body is coupled to one of the corresponding plurality of outlets of the manifold. The plate also includes a plurality of alignment pins extending from the front surface of the plate. The plurality of alignment pins are configured to support an edge of a substrate, wherein one of the plurality of alignment pins is slidably mounted to the plate. A plurality of guide pins extends the same distance from the back surface. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285494 | Pet Waste Removal Device - A pet waste removal device including an elongated hand held boom having an open bottom shield disposed at a bottom end of the boom for positioning over a pile of animal waste. A motor driven agitator is disposed within the shield and driven by a motor to rotate between a counterclockwise and a clockwise rotation to mechanically break up pet waste. Fluid jet nozzles are supplied water via a garden hose connection and are arranged to direct water jets into the shield to wash away the pet waste as it is broken up by the agitator. A chemical dispenser for dispensing a chemical solution can also be provided. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285495 | DISHWASHER - The present invention relates to a flow passage change-over unit provided to a spray arm of a dishwasher having a plurality of channels, including a change-over unit body for making reciprocating movement according to a water pressure, a body rotating unit secured to an circumferential surface of the change-over unit body for rotating the change-over unit body, and channel opening holes in a closed side of the change-over unit body for opening some of the plurality of supply holes according to a rotation angle of the change-over unit body. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285496 | DISHWASHER SPRAY ASSEMBLY - A spray assembly for an automatic dishwasher is described. The spray assembly includes a conduit for receiving pressurized washing liquid. The spray assembly further includes a spray body having two or more spray arms. Each spray arm has a plurality of orifices for distributing washing liquid throughout the dishwasher. The spray arms share a common central axis and are generally planar with one another. The spray arms each define a separate fluid path from the conduit to the orifices that is separated from the other fluid path(s) by one or more walls. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285497 | Adjustable rotation base - An outdoor umbrella includes an awning frame, a supporting shaft and an adjustable rotation base including a base housing and a transportation arrangement. The base housing is arranged to couple with the supporting shaft to support the awning frame in an upright manner, and includes a plurality of transferring wheels. The transportation arrangement is provided at the base housing to operate the base housing between an idle mode and a transportation mode, wherein in the idle mode, the transferring wheels are suspenedly lifted up to position above the bottom edge of the base housing such the base housing is sat on the ground surface in a stationary manner, wherein in the transportation mode, the base housing is lifted up by air pressure for allowing the transferring wheels to move out of the receiving cavity at a position below the bottom edge of the base housing. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285498 | Adjustable rotation base - An outdoor umbrella includes an awning frame, a supporting shaft and an adjustable rotation base including a base housing and a transportation arrangement. The base housing is arranged to couple with the supporting shaft to support the awning frame in an upright manner, and includes a plurality of transferring wheels. The transportation arrangement is provided at the base housing to operate the base housing between an idle mode and a transportation mode, wherein in the idle mode, the transferring wheels are suspenedly lifted up to position above the bottom edge of the base housing such the base housing is sat on the ground surface in a stationary manner, wherein in the transportation mode, the base housing is lifted up by air pressure for allowing the transferring wheels to move out of the receiving cavity at a position below the bottom edge of the base housing. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285499 | Adjustable rotation base - An adjustable rotation base includes a base housing and a transportation arrangement. The base housing has a bottom side, an upper side for coupling with the supporting post to support the outer umbrella in an upright manner, and a receiving cavity indently formed on the bottom side of the base housing, wherein the base housing includes a stationary unit provided at the bottom side for sitting on the ground surface in a stationary manner, and a plurality of transferring wheels rotatably supported at the bottom side of the base housing. The transportation arrangement is provided at the base housing to operate the base housing between an idle mode and a transportation mode in which the stationary unit is upwardly lifted to allow the transferring wheels being sitting on the ground surface, such that the base housing is adapted to be transported on the ground surface via the transferring wheels. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285500 | COLLAPSIBLE TRUSS ASSEMBLY - A collapsible truss assembly is described herein. One component includes a layered u-bracket including a first u-bracket connected to the collapsible truss assembly, having a first channel, a first surface opposing the channel, and a first aperture that spans from the first surface to the first channel and is of a particular diameter. The layered u-bracket also includes a second u-bracket having a second channel, a second surface opposing the second channel, and a second aperture that spans from the second surface to the second channel and is of the particular diameter. For the layered u-bracket, the second channel is flush with the first surface, and the first and second apertures are aligned. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285501 | INTEGRATED BACK-SHEET FOR BACK CONTACT PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - An integrated back-sheet for a solar cell module with a plurality of electrically connected solar cells and a back-contact solar module made with the integrated back-sheet are provided. The back-sheet comprises a homogeneous polymeric substrate with a thickness of at least 0.25 mm. The polymeric substrate comprises 20 to 95 weight percent chlorosulfonated polyolefin and 1 to 50 weight percent of adhesive, based on the weight of the polymeric substrate. The adhesive is selected from thermoplastic and thermoset polymer adhesives and rosin based tackifiers. The integrated back-sheet also includes a plurality of electrically conductive metal wires disposed directly on a surface of the homogeneous polymeric substrate, and the opposite surface of the polymeric substrate is an exposed surface. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285502 | SOLAR MODULE ARRAYS AND DIODE CABLE - Solar module arrays are described, including a solar module for photovoltaic energy generation, a connection housing connected to the solar module for connecting the solar module to an electric load, and a free-wheeling diode connected antiparallel to the solar module. A diode cable is also described. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285503 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SAME - A first solar cell and a first solar cell are electrically connected to each other in such a manner that a conductive member made of a metal foil which is of the same type as that of the wiring member and one side portion of a wiring member are bonded together using a resin adhesive and the other side portion of the wiring member and the second solar cell are bonded together using a resin adhesive. A volume content of conductive particles in the resin adhesive is larger than a volume content of conductive particles in a resin adhesive bonding the wiring member and the solar cell together. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285504 | SOLAR CELL AND SOLAR CELL MODULE USING SAID SOLAR CELL - The present invention is to provide a solar cell device which is manufacturable even if a substrate has wire marks on its surfaces, without causing breakage, etc. in collector electrodes. A solar cell according to the present invention includes a crystalline silicon substrate. The crystalline silicon substrate has its surfaces provided with collector electrodes including finger electrodes and bus bar electrodes. The finger electrodes are formed in parallel to wire marks which are present in the crystalline silicon substrate. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285505 | TRANSDUCER AND METHOD USING PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS - Photovoltaic cells may be distributed upon an inner surface of a perimeter of a tubular structure. The tubular structure may be installed in the roof of a habitable or uninhabitable structure to provide low-profile solar energy. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285506 | Solar Tracker - A solar tracker includes a main frame, pivotal first and second frames to both sides of the main frame respectively, solar panels on the frames, a vertical axle under the main frame, two hydraulic cylinders each having one end pivotably secured to the vertical axle and the other end secured to the bottom of the first or second frame, a support comprising two spaced inclined members pivotably secured to the bottom of the main frame, an extension board on an intermediate portion of the vertical axle, the bottom of the support being pivotably connected to the vertical axle, a telescopic actuating member secured to the extension board and engaged with the bottom of the main frame proximate to an edge of the main frame, a rotational seat rotatably secured to the vertical axle, and a vertical moving device comprising a platform for supporting the rotational seat. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285507 | HELIOSTAT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A heliostat includes a heliostat frame and a plurality of reflective surfaces, each reflective surface is movably mounted within the heliostat frame. The heliostat also includes a plurality of actuators, wherein each individual actuator of the plurality of actuators is associated with a single reflective surface of the plurality reflective surfaces and capable of moving the single reflective surface. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285508 | FOUR TERMINAL MULTI-JUNCTION THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND METHOD - A multi junction photovoltaic cell device includes a lower cell and an upper cell operably coupled to the lower cell. The lower cell includes a lower glass substrate material, a lower electrode, and a first terminal coupled to the lower electrode through the lower glass substrate material. The lower cell includes a lower absorber characterized by a bandgap smaller than 1 eV overlying the lower electrode and a lower window overlying the lower absorber and a lower transparent-conductive oxide coupled to a second terminal overlying the lower window. The upper cell includes a p+-type transparent conductor coupled to a third terminal. The upper cell further has an upper p-type absorber with a bandgap in a range of 1.6 to 1.9 eV overlying the p+-type transparent conductor and has an upper n-type window overlying the upper p-type absorber, an upper transparent-conductive oxide coupled to a fourth terminal overlying the upper n-type window. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285509 | SOLAR PANEL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF PASSIVE TRACKING - A solar tracking system and methods based on passive tracking of solar illumination impinging on solar panels. The system includes a solar panel having cardinal points of the panel provided with piston assemblies. Actuating of pistons in the piston assemblies orients the solar panel to maximize solar illumination impinging on the solar panel. A conduit facilitates flow of a fluid between a solar illumination sensor and piston assembly based on changes in temperature of a canister and fluid contained within the canister. The heating of the fluid causes the fluid to flow toward and activate the piston assembly to rotate the solar panel about a longitudinal axis or lateral axis, which passively orients the solar panel in a position to maximize solar illumination impinging on a front face of the solar panel. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285510 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module having sub-units of solar cells connected in parallel, the sub-units being connected in series. To enable individual adjustment to the impinging light intensity distribution such that substantially the same photocurrent is generated in each sub-unit, the solar cells have at least first and second solar cells, which each have radiation-sensitive surfaces that are different from each other, and at least one sub-unit of the solar cell module has a first and at least one second solar cell. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285511 | DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR A HELIOSTAT OR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - The invention relates to a device, in particular a heliostat or photovoltaic device, having a stand ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285512 | SOLAR CELL ARRAY AND THIN-FILM SOLAR MODULE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A solar cell array is described which can be designed in particular as a thin-film solar module. A production method for a solar cell array is further described. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285513 | Shielding of Interior Diode Assemblies from Compression Forces in Thin-Film Photovoltaic Modules - A method and apparatus for protecting a diode assembly of a photovoltaic module from compressive and tensile forces by providing at least one interior shielding element are provided. According to various embodiments, a photovoltaic module including a first encasing layer, a second encasing layer, at least one photovoltaic cell disposed between the first and second encasing layers, at least one shielded diode assembly disposed on the at least one photovoltaic cell and electrically connected to the at least one photovoltaic cell, and a pottant disposed between the at least one photovoltaic cell and the second encasing layer is provided. A localized shielding element may be used to shield the diode assembly. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285514 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE - A photoelectric conversion module is disclosed. In one embodiment, the photoelectric conversion module includes i) a plurality of photoelectric cells spaced apart from each other, wherein a perimeter is defined to surround the photoelectric cells, and wherein the perimeter does not pass through the spaces between neighboring photoelectric cells, ii) an electrolyte provided in the photoelectric cells and iii) a plurality of sealing frits surrounding the photoelectric cells, respectively, wherein each of the sealing frits is continuously formed. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285515 | STRUCTURE INSTALLATION MOUNT, SUPPORT DEVICE FOR STRUCTURE INSTALLATION, AND SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM - The structure installation mount of the present invention is including cross-pieces | 2012-11-15 |
20120285516 | INTELLIGENT & SELF-CLEANING SOLAR PANELS - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for levitating and conveying sand, dust or melting snow deposits off the surface of objects, in particular solar panels, mirrors, glass objects and the like. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285517 | SCHOTTKY BARRIER SOLAR CELLS WITH HIGH AND LOW WORK FUNCTION METAL CONTACTS - A Schottky Barrier solar cell having at least one of a low work function region and a high work function region provided on the front or back surface of a lightly-doped absorber material, which may be produced in a variety of different geometries. The method of producing the Schottky Barrier solar cells allows for short processing times and the use of low temperatures. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285518 | Solar cell with interdigitated back contacts formed from high and low work-function-tuned silicides of the same metal - A solar cell having n-type and p-type interdigitated back contacts (IBCs), which cover the entire back surface of the absorber layer. The spatial separation of the IBCs is in a direction perpendicular to the back surface, thus providing borderless contacts having a zero-footprint separation. As the contacts are on the back, photons incident on the cell's front surface can be absorbed without any shadowing. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285519 | GRID DESIGN FOR III-V COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR CELL - A photovoltaic solar cell for producing energy from the sun including a germanium substrate including a first photoactive junction and forming a bottom solar subcell; a gallium arsenide middle cell disposed on said substrate; an indium gallium phosphide top cell disposed over the middle cell; and a surface grid including a plurality of spaced apart grid lines, wherein the grid lines have a thickness greater than 7 microns, and each grid line has a cross-section in the shape of a trapezoid with a cross-sectional area between 45 and 55 square microns. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285520 | WAFER BONDED SOLAR CELLS AND FABRICATION METHODS - A photovoltaic device and method for fabrication include multijunction cells, each cell having a material grown independently from the other and including different band gap energies. An interface is disposed between the cells and configured to wafer bond the cells wherein the cells are configured to be adjacent without regard to lattice mismatch. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285521 | SILICON/ORGANIC HETEROJUNCTION (SOH) SOLAR CELL AND ROLL-TO-ROLL FABRICATION PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - A photovoltaic device and method of making a photovoltaic device are disclosed. The method includes laminating an organic layer onto an inorganic semiconductor layer. A first electrical contact is electrically coupled to the organic layer and a second electrical contact is coupled to the inorganic semiconductor layer. The inorganic semiconductor layer may include a second organic layer. At least one of the organic layer and the second organic layer may form a heterojunction with the inorganic semiconductor layer. The organic layer may further comprise a metal layer. At least one of the organic layer, the inorganic semiconductor layer and the metal layer may be patterned. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285522 | THIN-FILM SOLAR FABRICATION PROCESS, DEPOSITION METHOD FOR TCO LAYER, AND SOLAR CELL PRECURSOR LAYER STACK - Method of depositing a TCO layer on a substrate, of depositing precursors of a solar cell and precursors of a solar cell are described. The methods includes DC sputtering a ZnO-containing transparent conductive oxide layer over the substrate, the substrate having a size of 1.4 m | 2012-11-15 |
20120285523 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell | 2012-11-15 |
20120285524 | SOLAR CELLS HAVING A TRANSPARENT COMPOSITION-GRADED BUFFER LAYER - A solar cell includes a first layer having a first-layer lattice parameter, a second layer having a second-layer lattice parameter different from the first-layer lattice parameter, wherein the second layer includes a photoactive second-layer material; and a third layer having a third-layer lattice parameter different from the second-layer lattice parameter, wherein the third layer includes a photoactive third-layer material. A transparent buffer layer extends between and contacts the second layer and the third layer and has a buffer-layer lattice parameter that varies with increasing distance from the second layer toward the third layer, so as to lattice match to the second layer and to the third layer. There may be additional subcell layers and buffer layers in the solar cell. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285525 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL - The present invention is a solar cell | 2012-11-15 |
20120285526 | WINDOW STRUCTURE FOR SOLAR CELL - A multilayer window structure for a solar cell comprises one or more layers where the bottom layer has an intrinsic material lattice spacing that is substantially the same as the emitter in the plane perpendicular to the direction of epitaxial growth. One or more upper layers of the window structure has progressively higher band gaps than the bottom layer and has intrinsic material lattice spacing is substantially different than the emitter intrinsic material lattice spacing. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285527 | LOW RESISTANCE, LOW REFLECTION, AND LOW COST CONTACT GRIDS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS - The instant disclosure relates to contact grids for use in photovoltaic cells, wherein a cross-section of the contact grid fingers is shaped as a trapezoid, as well as a method of making photovoltaic cells comprising these contact grids. The contact grids of the instant disclosure are cost effective and, due to their thick metal grids, exhibit minimum resistance. Despite having thick metal grids, the unique shape of the contact grid fingers of the instant disclosure allow the photovoltaic cells in which they are employed to retain more solar energy than traditional solar cells by reflecting incoming solar energy back onto the surface of the solar cell instead of reflecting this energy away from the cell. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285528 | COATING COMPOSITION, COATING FILM, LAMINATE, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF LAMINATE - [Problem to be Solved] | 2012-11-15 |
20120285529 | SOLAR CELL SEALING FILM AND SOLAR CELL - An object of the present invention is to provide a solar cell sealing film that the crosslinking or curing time is reduced, and high transparency is maintained in high temperature and humidity environment over a long duration. A solar cell sealing film comprising an ethylene-unsaturated ester copolymer, a crosslinker, and crosslinking auxiliary agents, wherein the solar cell sealing film comprises a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate having 5 or more (meth)acryloyl groups in the molecule and triallyl isocyanurate as the crosslinking auxiliary agents, and a mass ratio of the polyfunctional (meth)acrylate to the triallyl isocyanurate is 0.06 to 0.3. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285530 | SOLAR CELL ASSEMBLY II - The present invention relates to a solar cell assembly that includes a solar cell attached to a bonding pad and a cooling substrate, wherein the bonding pad is attached to a surface of the cooling substrate by a thermally conductive adhesive and electrically contacted to the bonding pad and cooling substrate by a bonding wire. Alternatively, the bonding pad is attached to a surface of the cooling substrate by a thermally and electrically conductive adhesive. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285531 | FOCUSING LUMINESCENT AND THERMAL RADIATION CONCENTRATORS - The present disclosure relates to focusing luminescent concentrators wherein directional emission, obtained by placing an absorber/emitter within a microcavity or photonic crystal, may be oriented by a macroscopic concentrator and focused to a point or line for 3D or 2D concentration, respectively. The focusing luminescent concentrators disclosed herein may provide high concentration ratios without the need for tracking, and may reduce re-absorption losses associated with conventional concentrators. The present disclosure further relates to photovoltaic cells and/or optical detector devices comprising a focusing luminescent concentrator. The devices and methods presently disclosed are also useful, for example, in solar, thermal and thermophotovolatic applications. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285532 | TRANSPARENT COLOR SOLAR CELLS - Provided is a transparent color solar cell, which includes a substrate, a first electrode layer disposed on the substrate, a transparent material layer including quantum dots having the same particle size, which absorb visible light provided from the sun through the first electrode layer and having a first wavelength region, and which selectively transmit visible light provided from the sun through the first electrode layer and having a second wavelength region, and a second electrode layer disposed on the transparent material layer. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285533 | Construction material structure for use with solar power - A construction material structure for use with solar power includes a panel having an outer top side provided thereon with an adhesive element and connected to a bottom side of at least one solar cell via the adhesive element. The panel is a baked enamel steel plate, an aluminum plate, or a plastic plate. A thermal insulation element is disposed on an inner bottom side of the panel. The thermal insulation element is made of polyurethane (PU) foam or gypsum. The adhesive element is an Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) film or a Polyvinyl Butyral (PVB) film. Another adhesive element is disposed on a top side of the at least one solar cell. A high-transparency high-light-concentration film is disposed on the another adhesive element. A coarse face including projections is disposed on an outer surface of the high-transparency high-light-concentration film. The high-transparency high-light-concentration film is made of Teflon (TEFZEL), Polyester (PET) or Polycarbonate (PC). | 2012-11-15 |
20120285534 | BACK SIDE PROTECTIVE SHEET FOR SOLAR CELL AND SOLAR CELL MODULE COMPRISING THE SAME - A back side protective sheet disposed on a back side of a solar cell module and including a first film containing linear low-density polyethylene having a density greater than or equal to 0.91 g/cm | 2012-11-15 |
20120285535 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - There is provided a solar cell module capable of discharging water retained on the upper surface of a solar cell panel therefrom while maintaining the mechanical strength of a frame body. This solar cell module includes a gasket including a groove to discharge the water retained on the upper surface of the solar cell panel, arranged between the solar cell panel and the frame body. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285536 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - The solar cell module includes a plate, a sheet opposed to the plate, a filler layer provided between the plate and the sheet, and a solar cell disposed inside the filler layer. The filler layer includes a first filler layer and a second filler layer. The first filler layer is provided to come into contact with the sheet. The first filler layer contains, as a main component, an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer. The second filler layer contains, as a main component, an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer which is smaller in vinyl acetate content than the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer contained in the first filler layer, or polyethylene. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285537 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell comprises a p-type semiconductor layer, an n-type semiconductor layer, and a superlattice semiconductor layer interposed between the p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer, wherein the superlattice semiconductor layer has a stacked structure in which quantum layers and barrier layers are stacked alternately and repeatedly, wherein the stacked structure is formed whereby a miniband is formed by a quantum level of the quantum layers on the side of a conduction band, wherein an energy level at a bottom of the miniband is lower than an energy level at a bottom of the conduction band of the barrier layers, and an energy level at a top of the miniband is higher than an energy level, which is lower than the energy level at the bottom of the conduction band of the barrier layers by an amount twice as much as thermal energy at room temperature. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285538 | DYE COMPOUND, DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL USING THE SAME AND DYE SOLUTION - The present invention provides a dye compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof and a dye-sensitized solar cell using the dye compound: | 2012-11-15 |
20120285539 | MULTIPLE-USE AQUIFER-BASED SYSTEM - A method of operating a multiple-use, aquifer-based system includes pumping fluid out of an aquifer (or multiple aquifers) with a pump and selectively diverting the pumped fluid to a pumped-storage reservoir for subsequent return to the aquifer through a turbine to generate electricity hydroelectrically or to a fluid-utilizing system configured to utilize the pumped fluid in an application that is not related to the hydroelectric generation. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285540 | FLUID TRANSFERER, FLUID FILLING APPARATUS AND FLUID TRANSFER METHOD - A fluid transferer, including a volume changing part; a reciprocating member configured to reciprocate to expand a volume of the volume changing part to draw a fluid from an upstream side of a transfer direction and compress the volume thereof to transfer the drawn fluid to a downstream side thereof with pressure; and a drive controller configured to control reciprocation of the reciprocating member such that a time for compressing the volume of the volume changing part is longer than a time for expanding the volume thereof. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285541 | FOUR VALVE DOUBLE VENT TRANSMITTER MANIFOLD - The manifold of the invention is designed to vent respective high and low pressure sources of fluid pressure from beneath the foils of a pressure transmitter and directing the vented fluid, respectively, through high and low pressure passageways to high and low pressure vents of the manifold. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the manifold has a primary and a secondary vent valve for each of the high and low pressure passageways through the manifold. A method of venting the manifold is also described. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285542 | MULTI-STAGE STORAGE SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a multi-stage storage system that includes multiple storage modules that are coupled, with one or more coupled storage modules of the multiple storage modules defining one or more stages of the multi-stage storage system, with fluid concurrently maintained at various temperatures, which depends on fluid position within one or more stages and operational phases of the multi-stage storage system. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285543 | Rotary Valve Assembly - An exemplary rotary valve is disclosed and includes a first valve member having a first aperture and a second valve member having a second aperture, the first and second apertures being at least partially aligned to define an extent of overlap. The rotary valve also includes a first driving mechanism and a third valve member having a third aperture disposed between the other valve members. The first driving mechanism drives the third valve member in movement to move the third aperture along a path across the extent of overlap to cooperate with the other apertures. The third valve member blocks a passage of fluid between the first and second apertures when it is spaced from the extent of overlap. The rotary valve also includes a second driving mechanism engaged with the first or second valve member and operable to drive that valve member in movement to change the overlap. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285544 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BUOYANT BODY OF A WAVE POWER PLANT AND A WAVE POWER PLANT - Method for maneuvering a buoyant body of a wave power converter having a mechanical-electric, mechanical-hydraulic or piezo-electric energy converter which is arranged in the sea under the buoyant body, the buoyant body and wave power converter being connected by a wire, and which buoyant body is provided with at least one ballast tank for controlling the buoyancy of the buoyant body, where the method includes, by means of measuring equipment acquiring information regarding wire tension, filling level/pressure in the ballast tank and stroke of the energy converter, and controlling the buoyancy of the buoyant body by supplying/discharging water/air to/from the ballast tank while at the same time adjusting the tension of the wire by operating a winch arranged in the buoyant body. The invention also relates to a wave power plant for executing the method. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285545 | Monitoring And Detecting Empty Fluid Containers In A Blood Processing System - Systems and methods for determining when a fluid supply container of a blood processing apparatus becomes empty. The system uses a scale to monitor and detect when a fluid supply container is empty based on the rate of change of the container weight, and a controller receives a signal from the scale and controls the operation of a pump to stop pumping when the fluid supply container is empty. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285546 | TAPERED THROTTLING VALVE - The invention relates to a throttling valve comprising a fluid inlet ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285547 | PRESSURE REDUCER - A pressure reducer having a high-pressure inlet, a low-pressure outlet and a valve having a valve seat and a valve plunger, which interacts therewith and can be displaced in a direction of displacement. When displaced away from the valve seat, the valve plunger opens a first path between the high-pressure inlet and the low-pressure outlet. The pressure reducer furthermore includes a second path, which connects the high-pressure inlet and the low-pressure outlet, a first control valve, which is arranged in the course of the second path, and a first effective area of the valve plunger, which is arranged in the course of the second path and is aligned in such a way that a first control pressure acting thereon results in a first force on the valve plunger in the direction of displacement. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285548 | LONG COOL-DOWN TUBE WITH AIR INPUT JOINTS - A conduit system comprising: a conduit formed by a surface extending from a first end to a second end, wherein the conduit is configured to channel a mixture stream from the first end to the second end; and a plurality of fluid delivery features disposed along the conduit between the first end and the second end, wherein each fluid delivery feature is configured to deliver a conditioning fluid into the conduit in an annular formation in a direction angled towards the second end in the same direction as the flow of the mixture stream, thereby providing a sheath of conditioning fluid between the conduit surface and the mixture stream. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285549 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING VIBRATION RESISTANCE OF A COMPONENT OF A FLUID CONTROL VALVE - Methods and apparatus for evaluating vibration resistance of a component of a fluid control valve are disclosed herein. An example method disclosed herein includes selecting a component of a fluid control valve and positioning a sensor relative to the selected component. The method also includes mechanically exciting the selected component, determining a resonant frequency of the selected component, and taking corrective action based on the resonant frequency of the selected component. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285550 | Novel Electrostatically Addressable Microvalves - A method of controlling a main fluid in a conduit using a microvalve is described. The microvalve includes a corresponding actuation aperture in an actuation aperture layer. A control fluid flows through the actuation aperture in response to an electric field applied via a charge distribution near an actuation aperture layer. In one embodiment, the electric field may adjust the opening and closing of the actuation aperture thereby controlling the flow of the control fluid. In a second embodiment, the control fluid is an electrorheological fluid where the electric field controls the viscosity of the ER fluid, thereby controlling fluid flow through the actuation aperture. In both embodiments the flow of the control fluid controls stretching of a flexible membrane into and out of the conduit, thereby controlling the flow of the main fluid by opening or closing the conduit. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285551 | NOSE SEAL FOR SURGE RELIEF VALVES - In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a seal for a surge relief valve includes a) a valve housing having a flow inlet and a flow outlet; b) an annular retainer for coupling a plug to an interior of the valve housing, the retainer having a first end oriented toward the flow inlet and a second end remote therefrom; c) the plug having a first end oriented toward the flow inlet and a second end remote therefrom, the plug having a mating junction for coupling with the second end of the retainer, the plug having a first countersink, a second countersink, a first lip defined between the first and second countersinks and a second lip adjacent the second countersink; and d) an annular plug seal having a first end oriented toward the flow inlet and a second end remote from the first end for mating with the second countersink and a lip that abuts the second end of the retainer. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285552 | AIR VALVE DEVICE FOR AN INFLATABLE ARTICLE - An air valve device is adapted to be fitted into an opening of an inflatable article, and includes a valve seat having a seat body that is disposed between an inflating port and a conduit, and a valve disc unit disposed in the conduit to be moved between opened and closed positions, and having a valve disc connected with a plunger, an elastomeric seal ring superimposed on a padded region of the valve disc. A rigid retaining cap is disposed to bring abase layer of the seal ring in an abutting engagement with the padded region of the valve disc so as to secure the seal ring to the valve disc while permitting a sealing marginal layer of the seal ring to be air-tightly engaged with the seat body in the closed position. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285553 | SELF-WEIGHTED WATER TANK DEVICE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM - A self-weighted water tank device for a solar energy system includes a plurality of water tanks to construct a water tank module for securing the whole system. A passage is configured between the water tanks of the module. The passage is at a certain highness of the tanks such that the water collected in the tanks can be maintained at a certain level. The water in the tank module can provide as a water supply source to provide water to satisfy the water demand of the demand side. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285554 | Apparatus Using Electronically-Controlled Valves - The pumps and pressure controllers described herein aim to pump fluid in two directions, such as from a first port to a second port and vice versa. The pressure controllers aim to control pressure in a system or device, such as a test device, accurately and precisely at a variety of different pressure levels. Generally described, the pumps and pressure controllers described herein may include two or more control valves, which may be actuatable in such a manner so that the pump or pressure controller can switch between operating as a vacuum pump and operating as a compressor. In some embodiments, the pressure controllers may be able to adjust a pressure in the device by small increments thereby providing increased control of the pressure in the device over the prior art. Furthermore, the pressure controllers may be able to control the pressure of a system having low pressure levels. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285555 | VEHICULAR BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicular brake fluid pressure control apparatus includes: normally open and normally closed electromagnetic valves disposed to correspond to plural wheel brakes; and a control unit which controls fluid pressures transmitted to the wheel brakes by controlling drive currents applied to the electromagnetic valves according to plural different fluid pressure control modes. The control unit controls the normally closed electromagnetic valves while switching, according to which of the fluid pressure control modes is effective, between a responsivity priority control in which drive currents applied to the normally closed electromagnetic valves are increased to a target current value instantaneously at a first slope, a silence priority control in which the drive currents are increased at a second slope gentler than the first slope, and an intermediate control in which the drive currents are increased at a third slope gentler than the first slope and steeper than the second slope. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285556 | PRESSURE-LIMITING VALVE - The invention relates to a pressure limiting valve, in particular for placement in a return line of a common-rail-system of a combustion engine, with an elongate valve housing having an axial inlet opening present on one front end, and at least one outlet opening axially separated from the inlet opening. An interior valve seat for a ball-shaped valve body connects to the inlet opening, whereby a valve piston is positioned between the valve body and a closing spring producing a closing force. An integrated hydraulic throttle dampens the movement of the valve piston in the valve closing direction. A valve-seat insert part has a ring-shaped body with an inlet opening formed on a front end, with the conically expanding valve seat connecting to the inlet opening, as well as with a throttle section with a cylindrical interior area connecting to the valve seat. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285557 | PRESSURE REGULATOR WITH REMOTELY CONTROLLED SHUT-OFF VALVE - A pressure regulator includes a housing assembly defining a main fluid flow path from an inlet end to an outlet end. A tubular plunger body is supported within the housing assembly for linear movement toward and away from a valve seat in response to fluid pressure at said outlet end. An actuator sleeve is supported within the housing assembly and engaged with the tubular plunger body, and a pressure chamber defined in part by a shut-off diaphragm extends between the housing assembly and the actuator sleeve. A fluid port is arranged to supply pressurized fluid to the pressure chamber to thereby produce linear movement of the actuator sleeve and the tubular plunger body independent of the pressure at said outlet end, moving the tubular plunger body into engagement with the valve seat to shut off the flow path. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285558 | PUMP REDUCING A FLUID FLOW BY A DETERMINED AMOUNT - A fluid pump for a fluid separation device for separating a fluid includes a fluid inlet being supplyable with fluid at an inlet pressure (pI), and a fluid conducting mechanism configured for conducting the fluid supplied to the fluid inlet towards a connected fluidic path, in which the fluid conducting mechanism is controllable so that, regardless of a value of the inlet pressure (pI), the fluid is continuously conducted away from the fluid inlet with a definable flow rate (FT). | 2012-11-15 |
20120285559 | FORMED SEAL RING FOR A LIQUID GAS SEPARATING ELEMENT - A gas compression system includes a compressor operable to discharge a mixed flow of gas and lubricant, a separator tank including an opening having a first face, and a separator element including a disk portion having a second face and a third face. The separator element is positioned at least partially within the opening and is operable to separate at least a portion of the lubricant from the mixed flow of gas and lubricant. A lid is coupled to the separator tank and includes a fourth face. A one-piece seal ring is coupled to the disk and is compressed between the lid, the disk, and the separator tank to define a first airtight seal between the first face and the second face and a second airtight seal between the third face and the fourth face. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285560 | FOLDABLE MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES USING DOUBLE-SIDED TAPE - A method and system for a folding microfluidic device comprises creating at least one folding line in a material, forming a plurality of layers of a microfluidic device in said material, and folding the material at the fold lines to create a self-aligned multilayered microfluidic device. The material can comprise a carrier material with an adhesive layer on the top and bottom surfaces. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285561 | PRESSURE REGULATOR SEAT ASSEMBLY - A pressure regulator seat assembly is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the assembly includes a chamber, a tapered flange projecting from an upstream edge of the chamber into a flow path of the assembly, where a proximate end of the flange attached to the chamber is tapered continuously to its distal end into the flow path. In addition, the assembly includes a throttling stem seat disposed on a lower surface of the flange and a plurality of support ribs adapted to support the flange, where the plurality of ribs is spaced about one half side of the chamber. The assembly may also include a complementary base adapted to mount to the chamber about a downstream edge of the chamber to form the assembly. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285562 | CONTROL MECHANISM FOR A PRESSURIZED SYSTEM - A control mechanism including a stop element, an attractor element, and an actuation element disposed between the stop element and the attractor element. The actuation element is preferably magnetically attracted to the attractor element, and translates between a first position, proximal the attractor element, and a second position, defined by the stop element. The control mechanism is preferably utilized within a pressurized system, wherein the actuation element actuates a valve in the second position to prevent further pressurization of a pressurized reservoir. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285563 | Device for Throughfeed of Greywater to a Water User, Greywater System Provided Therewith and Method for Applying Same - The invention relates to a device for throughfeed of greywater to a water user, including a housing for receiving therein greywater supplied via a greywater feed, a first flush pipe extending downward from the housing and connected directly to a sewer outlet, and a second flush pipe extending downward from the housing and connected to a water user. The invention further includes a greywater system provided with such a device and method for applying same. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285564 | DEVICE FOR DOSING PAINT COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a device for dosing paint components, the device comprising a container ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285565 | Spring Brake Valve - Methods and valve arrangements for controlling the flow of pressurized air from a tractor to a trailer reservoir and to a trailer spring brake chamber. In one exemplary embodiment, pressurized air from a tractor is supplied from a tractor to the trailer reservoir and to the trailer spring brake in different filling modes based on a user input. In another exemplary embodiment, pressurized service air is used to charge or partially charge the trailer reservoir. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285566 | COMPRESSED FLUID VEHICLE - A compressed fluid storage arrangement ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285567 | ARTICULATING DOWNSPOUT ASSEMBLY - An articulating downspout assembly for a downspout system of a building has an elbow component and an end component each having an integrated or integral configuration that cooperatively join with each other to form a hinge. The hinge allows the end component to pivot between a prone position and an upright position. In the upright position the end component is at an angle relative to the elbow component such that a downspout extension section coupled to the end component leans toward and/or against a vertical downspout portion of the building's downspout system. This prevents the end component and thus the downspout extension from spontaneously falling (pivoting) back to the prone position. The integrated configuration of the elbow component is characterized by one or more configured slots while the integrated configuration of the end component is characterized by one or more configured tabs. Preferably, the integrated configuration of one or more configured slots of the elbow component is formed in an upper surface of an end portion of the elbow component, while the integrated configuration of one or more configured tabs of the end component is formed in and projects from an upper end surface of the end component. The resulting hinge between the elbow component and the end component does not stress the material (e.g. metal) of either the elbow component or the end component. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285568 | VALVE DEVICE - The invention relates to a valve device comprising a valve housing ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285569 | Faucet that can be Assembled Easily and Quickly - A faucet includes a housing having an inner portion provided with a receiving space, a fixing plate affixed to the housing, a valve seat mounted in the receiving space of the housing and located between the housing and the fixing plate, a water control valve mounted between the housing and the valve seat, a pipe unit extended through the fixing plate and connected with the valve seat, and at least one retaining member secured on the pipe unit and located between the valve seat and the fixing plate to affix the pipe unit to the fixing plate so as to prevent the pipe unit from being detached from the valve seat. Thus, the pipe unit is directly inserted into the valve seat to decrease the working process of the valve seat and to decrease the costs of fabrication. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285570 | PIPE JOINT CAPABLE OF ABSORBING WATER HAMMER SHOCK - A pipe joint, capable of absorbing water hammer shock, includes a tubular body, an elastic gasket, an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit. The tubular body has a passageway therethrough in which the elastic gasket is disposed. The elastic gasket divides the passageway of the tubular body into a first room and a second room and defines therein a plurality of holes each communicating with the first and second rooms. The inlet conduit is joined to one end of the tubular body and has a port in fluid communication with the first room of the tubular body. And, the outlet conduit is joined to the other end of the tubular body and has a port in fluid communication with the second room of the tubular body. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285571 | FLUID CONDUIT ELEMENT - A fluid conduit element having a measurement apparatus receptacle is configured to receive a sensor unit wherein there is an insert sleeve which reaches through a receptacle gap designed in a carrier base and connects a flow channel to the sensor unit. The insert sleeve is sealed against the measurement apparatus receptacle by a sealing unit, The design is characterized by a relatively simply and operationally securely effected assembly. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285572 | PIPE ARRANGEMENT - A pipe arrangement with a pipe portion. A pipe flange is formed on the pipe portion. The pipe flange is produced from plastics material and is connected to a circumferential portion of the pipe portion. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285573 | FLEXIBLE SHOWER ARM - A flexible shower arm includes a shaft pipe and a flexible spout. The shaft pipe comprises first and second end portions, first and second straight pipe portions, and a bent portion. The first end portion is connected to the water supply pipe provided generally horizontally. The flexible spout includes first and second end portions. The first end portion is connected to the second end portion of the shaft pipe. The first and second straight pipe portions meet each other at the bent portion with a predetermined angle so as to reduce water pressure and to prevent the flexible spout from being straightened out because of the water pressure. An overall shape of the flexible spout is adjusted so that a vertical location and an angular position of the second end portion of the flexible spout are adjusted. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285574 | Antimicrobial Dental Appliances - The present invention provides for a dental appliance, mouthguard and/or divers mouthpiece using an anti-microbial composition that combines the use of an elastomeric polymer composition with micronized or submicron sized particles of metal or organo/inorgano metal complexes. In addition, the use of an anti-microbial composition for use with a diver's air delivery hose to prevent breathing of contaminated air is also described. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285575 | Movable factory for simultaneous mobile field manufacturing and installation of non-metallic pipe - Movable systems and methods for making pipe, e.g., non-metallic pipe, either for stand-alone use as produced or for use as a pipe liner, the pipe made at a site at which it is to be used; and, in certain aspects, a transportable factory for simultaneous mobile field manufacturing and installation for making pipe, e.g., reinforced thermoplastic composite pipe, either for stand-alone use or for use as a pipe liner, the pipe made, in one aspect, at a site of use of the pipe. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b). | 2012-11-15 |
20120285576 | WELDED STEEL PIPE FOR LINEPIPE WITH HIGH COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a steel pipe for a linepipe with high compressive strength and a heavy wall thickness, and a method of manufacturing the same. Lowering of yield stress caused by a Bauschinger effect can be suppressed by optimizing the metal microstructure of a steel plate without requiring particular forming conditions in forming the steel pipe, and without requiring heat treatment after pipe making. A steel pipe has the composition which contains by mass % 0.03 to 0.10% C, 0.30% or less Si, 1.00 to 2.00% Mn, 0.015% or less P, 0.003% or less S, 0.080% or less Al, 0.005 to 0.035% Nb, 0.005 to 0.020% Ti, and Fe and unavoidable impurities as a balance. The steel pipe has metal microstructure where a fraction of bainite is 60% or more, a fraction of rolled ferrite is 5% or less, and a fraction of M-A constituent (MA) is 3% or less. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285577 | METHOD FOR HEAT-TREATING METAL TUBES OR PIPES FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, BATCH-TYPE VACUUM HEAT TREATMENT FURNACE USED THEREFOR, AND METAL TUBES OR PIPES FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT HEAT-TREATED BY THE SAME - In a method for heat treating a metal tube or pipe for a nuclear power plant, the tube or pipe being accommodated in a batch-type vacuum heat treatment furnace, when the tube or pipe is laid down on and is subjected to heat treatment on a plurality of metal cross beams arranged along a longitudinal direction of the tube or pipe, it is possible to suppress scratches to be formed on the outer surface of the tube or pipe and attributable to heat treatment, and to reduce the discoloration on the outer surface of the tube or pipe by holding the tube or pipe and the metal cross beams in indirect contact with each other by virtue of a heat resistant fabric having a thickness of 0.1 to 1.2 mm interposed in between. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285578 | SELECTION DEVICE FOR THE SHED-FORMING DEVICE OF A WEAVING MACHINE - A selection device for a shed-forming device of a weaving machine has an electromagnetic selector ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285579 | FUEL ADDITIVE SYSTEM - A fuel additive system can include a fuel additive and a container for the fuel additive, the container including a neck through which the fuel additive is flowed, the neck having a length and a dimension lateral to the length, whereby, in response to insertion of the container into a fuel receptacle, the neck disengages a lock which secures a closure of the fuel receptacle. A method of discharging a fuel additive into a fuel receptacle can include containing the fuel additive in a container having a neck through which the fuel additive can flow, inserting the container into the fuel receptacle, whereby the neck disengages a lock which secures a closure of the fuel receptacle, and discharging the fuel additive from the container into the fuel receptacle via the neck. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285580 | POTTING APPARATUS - A potting apparatus has a first conveyor suitable for receiving a pot thereon, a second conveyor has a surface suitable for receiving soil thereon and having an end positioned so as to deliver soil to the pot on the first conveyor, a drill positioned above the first conveyor so as to be movable upwardly and downwardly relative to the pot on the first conveyor so as to form a hole in the pot, and a driving means cooperative with the first conveyor for moving the first conveyor in an indexing manner such that the first conveyor temporarily stops at a location directly below the drill. The drill is slidably supported on a frame so as to be driven by a belt connected to the drill. A servomotor is drivingly connected to the belt so as to move the drill in an upward direction or a downward direction. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285581 | Tyre inflation/deflation device | 2012-11-15 |
20120285582 | PAINT MIXING MACHINE - The invention relates to a paint mixing machine comprising a body ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285583 | CERIUM BASED PERMANENT MAGNET MATERIAL - Useful permanent magnet materials are formed by processing molten alloys of cerium, iron, and boron to form permanent magnet compositions with appreciable coercivity and remanence. For example, Ce | 2012-11-15 |
20120285584 | Manufacture Process Of Non-Oriented Silicon Steel With High Magnetic Induction - A manufacture process of non-oriented silicon steel with high magnetic induction includes smelting and casting steel having a chemical composition by weight percent: Si 0.1˜1%, Al 0.005˜1.0%, C≦0.004%, Mn=0.10˜1.50%, P≦0.2%, S≦0.005%, N≦0.002, Nb+V+Ti≦0.006%, and the rest is Fe. The steel is cast into a billet, which is heated and hot-rolled to 1150˜1200° C. into a plate at a finish-rolling temperature 830˜900° C. The plate is cooled to a temperature ≧570° C. and cold-roll flattened at compression ratio 2˜5%. The flattened plate is normalized at temperature not below 950° C. for 30˜180s, and then pickled and cold-rolled into a sheet with thickness of the finished product. The sheet is finish-annealed quickly heating the sheet to 800˜1000° C. at temperature rise rate ≧100° C./s, soaking the heated sheet for 5˜60s at the temperature, and then slowly cooling the sheet to 600˜750° C. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285585 | HIGH-STRENGTH SPRING STEEL - A spring steel contains 0.15-0.40% carbon, 1-3.5% silicon, 0.20-2.0% manganese, 0.05-1.20% chromium, at most 0.030% phosphorus, at most 0.02% sulfur, and at least one of the following: 0.005-0.10% titanium, 0.005-0.05% niobium, and at most 0.25% vanadium. The remainder of said spring steel includes iron and unavoidable impurities. The carbon equivalent (Ceq | 2012-11-15 |
20120285586 | TUNGSTEN WIRE, CATHODE HEATER AND VIBRATION SERVICE LAMP FILAMENT - One embodiment provides a tungsten wire containing 1 to 10% by mass of rhenium, the wire having a point indicating a 2% elongation within a quadrangle formed by joining points with straight lines, where the values of x and y are point (20, 75), point (20, 87), point (90, 75), and point (90, 58), in this order; wherein the wire diameter of the tungsten wire is represented by x μm, and the elongation of the tungsten wire is 2% after electrically heating with an electrical current which is a ratio of y % to the fusion current (FC) at the wire diameter x μm, and wherein a semi-logarithmic system of coordinates is expressed by a horizontal axis using a logarithmic scale of the wire diameter x and a vertical axis using a normal scale of ratio y to the fusion current. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285587 | DISPOSABLE PROTECTION ENCLOSURE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - One or more embodiments disclose a sealable membrane for protecting portable electronic devices. The sealable membrane includes an enclosure including a material that is reactive to a stimulus. The enclosure includes at least one opening configured to receive a portable electronic device thereinto. The enclosure includes an inside surface and an outside surface. An annular member is insertable into the opening. An outside surface of the annular member forms a seal with the inside surface of the enclosure. The annular member forms a rigid conduit into the enclosure. The annular member is configured to receive a retaining member thereinto. The retaining member retains a sealing member within the annular member. The sealing member prevents access to the opening of the enclosure. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285588 | Padded Weather Protection Cover - A padded covering for vehicle may include a first covering member for covering the padded covering, a second covering member for covering the covering and a padded member being positioned between the first covering member and the second covering member for providing padding for the padded covering. The padded covering may include a transparent portion, and the transparent portion may correspond to the windshield of the vehicle. The transparent portion may correspond to the lights of the vehicle, and the transparent portion may maintain a spaced relationship with the windshield of the vehicle. The spaced relationship may be maintained with a suction cup, and the padded covering may include a slit. The slit may define a movable panel, and the padded covering may include a magnet to position the padded covering. The padded covering may include an aperture to position the padded covering, and the padded covering may extend over a hood of the vehicle. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285589 | TREAD-REPLACEABLE ENVIRONMENTAL-PROTECTION WHEEL TIRE - A tread-replaceable environmental-protection wheel tire includes a tire body and a tread layer. The tire body has two sides each having an end forming a bead section. The bead sections include reinforcement members embedded therein. The bead sections are positionable against a wheel rim. The tire body has a top face that forms fitting slots. The top face of the tire body has two side shoulders each forming a retention slot. The tread layer has a top surface forming tread patterns. The tread layer has a bottom surface forming fitting ribs raised therefrom. The fitting ribs are receivable into the fitting slots of the tire body. The tread layer has two side edges each forming a retention section. The retention sections are fixable in the retention slots of the tire body. As such, the applicability of wheel tire is expanded and the costs for replacing wheel tire are reduced. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285590 | TIRE WITH TREAD HAVING BASE LAYER COMPRISED OF DIVERSE ZONED RUBBER COMPOSITIONS - The invention relates to a tire having a rubber tread comprised of cap/base construction where the tread outer cap rubber layer contains the running surface of the tread and the tread base rubber layer underlies the tread cap layer wherein the base layer provides a transition zone between the tread cap layer and the remainder of the tire carcass and is not intended to be ground-contacting. For this invention, the tread base rubber layer is comprised of three distinct zones, namely a circumferential annular central rubber zone positioned between two lateral annular rubber zones. In one aspect, the rubber tread cap layer and zoned rubber tread base layer are co-extruded together to form an integral tread rubber composite. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285591 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire has a good balance between on-ice and on-snow performances. The tire includes a tread portion having longitudinal and lateral grooves defining block rows. Each block in the block rows includes sipes. A length of each block in the first and second block rows is not less than 1.5 times and not more than 2.5 times a length of each third block row block. A width of each second block row block is larger than a width of each first block row block. The lateral grooves defining the first and second block row blocks are offset in the tire circumferential direction by not less than 0.2 times and not more than 0.8 times the length of each first block row block. The lateral grooves defining the second and third block row blocks communicate with each other while inclining in the same direction. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285592 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire for improving steering stability performance on dry and wet road surfaces. The tire tread pattern has circumferential center main grooves, outside and inside main grooves, land sections demarcated by the main grooves, ground contact borders on both sides of the tire, and closed shoulder lug grooves. A ratio Wmax/Wout of a maximum main groove width Wmax and an outside main groove width Wout is at between 1.5 and 2.5 inclusive. A ratio Sin/Sout of a groove area ratio Sin of a region on a tire-widthwise second side of a tire centerline and a groove area ratio Sout of a region on a first side of the tire centerline is at least 1.10 and smaller than 1.25. A groove area ratio of a region on the second side of a tire-widthwise centerline of the intermediate land sections exceeds that of a region on the first side. | 2012-11-15 |