46th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100288077 | METHOD OF MAKING AN ALLOY - A method of making an alloy comprises alloying components comprising: ferrosilicon having a ratio of iron to silicon; and at least one of a metallic element or a metallic compound. The alloy may be used in electrode compositions for lithium ion batteries. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288078 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING STAINLESS STEEL USING DIRECT REDUCTION FURNACES FOR FERROCHROME AND FERRONICKEL ON THE PRIMARY SIDE OF A CONVERTER - In order to allow a significant reduction of the steel production costs when producing stainless steel with the alloying elements chromium and nickel, according to the invention, it is proposed to perform the intermediate production of ferrochromium and ferronickel in two separate direct reduction processes based on low-cost chromium ore and nickel ore in two SAF ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288079 | Method for Recovering Catalytic Elements from Fuel Cell Membrane Electrode Assemblies - A method for recovering catalytic elements from a fuel cell membrane electrode assembly is provided. The method includes converting the membrane electrode assembly into a particulate material, wetting the particulate material, forming a slurry comprising the wetted particulate material and an acid leachate adapted to dissolve at least one of the catalytic elements into a soluble catalytic element salt, separating the slurry into a depleted particulate material and a supernatant containing the catalytic element salt, and washing the depleted particulate material to remove any catalytic element salt retained within pores in the depleted particulate material. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288080 | BOTTLE OPENING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - Tool for opening bottles closed by caps, forming a bottle opener ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288081 | LOW PROFILE WRENCH - A wrench for rotating a member comprises an elongate body having a head portion. The wrench may include a drive mechanism mounted to the head portion. The drive mechanism may comprise a drive gear and a clutch gear. The drive gear may include a drive element for engaging the member. The clutch gear may be operatively coupled to the drive gear and may be rotatably supported by a unidirectional roller clutch. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288082 | Ratchet tool - A ratchet tool includes a head and a handle, a ratchet is received in the space and two pawl sets are respectively received in two recesses defined in the inner periphery of the space. Each pawl set has a pawl and a spring which biases the pawl to be engaged with the teeth of the ratchet. Each pawl has a flat surface defined in the end having the engaging teeth. An operation member has a flange which is rotatably engaged with a groove defined in the inner periphery of the space and the flange includes a pressing surface which presses one of the flat surfaces of the two pawls by operating the operation member. By choosing one of the pawls to be engaged with the ratchet, the ratchet tool can output torque in desired direction. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288083 | MODULAR WRENCH - A modular wrench has a shaft, a connecting protrusion and a socket mount. The shaft has two ends and two sides. The connecting protrusion is formed on and protrudes from one side at one of the ends. The socket mount is attached to the other end of the shaft, may be mounted in or formed on the same or opposite side and has a mounting hole formed in the socket mount. The socket mount can be combined with the connecting protrusion of another modular wrench to extend length or adjust configuration of the modular wrench. A socket is mounted in a distal socket mount corresponding to and for tightening or loosening fasteners. Therefore, the modular wrench can be easily adapted to work fasteners of machines. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288084 | Metric-inch wrench - The abstract of this invention is simply that our invention has both metric and standard units of measurements on the same wrench. Thus metric units on one end and standard units on the other. Or any combanition that a manufacture desires to make, thus the consumer does not need to purchase two different sets of wrenches. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288085 | MIG WELDING PLIERS - An improved MIG welding pliers is disclosed, which allows faster and easier removal of spatter form a MIG welding nozzle, thereby improving welder productivity. Embodiments of the present invention provide a rounded file on the outer surface of each of the pinchers of the pliers. In one embodiment, each pincher has a different file surface. The rounded file surface provides for improved spatter removal, and eliminates the need for waxes and spatter control products which degrade the contact tip and nozzle, hastening the need for their replacement. Therefore, embodiments of the present invention increase the efficiency of a MIG welding operation, as less time is spent removing spatter from nozzles, and thus, more time is available for welding. Furthermore, by avoiding the use of waxes, costs are reduced since nozzles and contact tips do not need to be replaced as frequently. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288086 | Screwdriver Head - An improved screwdriver head structure having a blade portion and a connecting portion, characterized in that: the blade portion is located on one end of the screwdriver head and has two or more engaging surfaces, wherein each of the engaging surfaces is regularly disposed with a plurality of protruding cones at equal distance, the tip of each of the protruding cones has a touching point, and the touching points of the protruding cones are on the same plane; the connecting portion is located on the other end of the screwdriver head for the connection with a screwdriver handle; and when a user uses the blade portion to fasten a screw, the touching points of the protruding cones on the blade portion fully engage with the screw, thereby providing larger friction and even force distribution. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288087 | TOOL HANDLE - A tool handle includes a handle and a tool bit receiving assembly. The handle has a driving end disposed in one end thereof for adapting to connect to a tool bit. The handle has a receiving space defined in one end thereof and opposite to the driving end. The tool bit receiving assembly is rotatably received in the receiving space. The tool bit receiving assembly includes a cover and a base detachably connected to the cover. The base has multiple plug recesses defined therein for receiving multiple tool bits. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288088 | MACHINING METHOD AND MACHINING SYSTEM - A machining system | 2010-11-18 |
20100288089 | MACHINING METHOD AND MACHINING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a machining system etc. capable of highly accurately machining a workpiece even in a case where the workpiece is deflected. A machining system | 2010-11-18 |
20100288090 | TOOL HOLDING DEVICE FOR A FIVE-AXIS LATHE - A tool holding device is disposed between a headstock unit and a tailstock unit of a five-axis lathe, and includes a saddle driven to move longitudinally, a cross-slide riding on the saddle and driven to move transversely, a turntable platform disposed on a base mount that is disposed on the cross-slide and driven to revolve about an upright axis, and a tool post mounted on a base rest that is disposed on the turntable platform and driven to move uprightly. An indexable turret is disposed on the tool post for holding tool bits such that the five-axis lathe can perform movements about five axes to machine a workpiece so as to obtain a complicated geometric shape, thereby reducing setup time and errors and increasing production. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288091 | Apparatus for the Slicing of a Food Product - The invention relates to a device, in particular a high-power slicing device, for slicing a food product in accordance with a selected slicing programme. Said slicing device comprises a process control and several components that can be mounted in or onto the device in accordance with the selected slicing programme. Said components respectively have a coding that clearly identifies the component and detection means for detecting the coding of a component that is mounted in or onto the device. Said detection means is connected to the process control which can determine from the detected coding whether the component has been mounted in accordance with the selected slicing programme. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288092 | VIBRATION CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VIBRATION CUTTING - The present invention discloses a vibration cutting device and a method for vibration cutting. The vibration cutting device comprises at least one first oscillating heat, a controller, by means of which the first oscillating head can be selectively electrically excited in order to carry out oscillations within a frequency range below the kilohertz range, and a cutting tool disposed between a first and a second fixture, while the first fixture is connected to the first oscillating head such that mechanical oscillations of the first oscillating head can be transferred to the cutting tool. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288093 | Apparatus and Methods for Cutting Food Products into Portions - Processing apparatus and methods are provided for use in the division of a food product log( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288094 | Cutting Assembly - This invention provides a cutting assembly ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288095 | Table saws with safety systems - Table saws are disclosed. The table saws may include a circular blade, an elevation mechanism configured to raise and lower the blade relative to the work surface; and a spring to provide a force biasing the blade up or down relative to the work surface. The spring may be a gas spring connected between a trunnion and an elevation plate. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288096 | CUTTING MECHANISM - A cutting mechanism includes a first cutter assembly, a first cutter assembly sheath, a first guiding shaft, a second cutter assembly, a second cutter assembly sheath, a second guiding shaft, a lead screw, a lead screw sheath, and a connecting element. The first cutter assembly and the second cutter assembly are simultaneously driven by the single lead screw, thereby cutting a sheet-like article. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288097 | BLADE MEMBER, AND EDGE WORKING APPARATUS FOR THE BLADE MEMBER - In a vacuum chamber, the edge of each blade group is subjected to an ion beam treatment under predetermined conditions using a plasma ion gun and argon as a medium, and is subjected to a plasma ion implantation of nitrogen plasma under predetermined conditions using a plasma ion implantation gun. As a result, it is possible to provide a blade member having an edge of a cutting quality enhanced by increasing the sharpness, a blade member having an edge of a rigidity enhanced by increasing the hardness, and a working apparatus capable of working those edges efficiently. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288098 | CUTTING APPARATUS WITH RING SAW - A cutting apparatus with a ring saw which can easily carry out a high-speed cutting by rotating while applying an impact force, crushing a base rock, a stone, a concrete or the like, and cutting while flicking the crushed portion is provided. Further, a user-friendly cutting apparatus with a ring saw which can easily carry out an operation at a time of attaching as an attachment to a shovel type excavating machine such as a backhoe or the like is also provided. The cutting apparatus with the ring saw in accordance with this invention is a cutting apparatus with a ring saw provided with a cutting blade, and a driving step rotationally driving the ring saw around a center axis thereof, in which the ring saw is supported to a support body attached to an apparatus main body so as to freely oscillate in a cutting and traveling direction, and an impact applying step is provided so as to apply an impact force to a subject to be cut from a cutting blade of the ring saw under rotation. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288099 | SAW BLADE - A saw blade ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288100 | Cutting Frame of Low Cutting Loss Ratio - Disclosed herein is a cutting frame including a plurality of cutters for cutting one or more kinds of rectangular unit pieces having a relatively small size from a rectangular base material at a predetermined inclination, the cutters being mounted or formed in the cutting frame such that the cutters correspond to the rectangular unit pieces, wherein the cutters are mounted or formed in the cutting frame in an array structure of the rectangular unit pieces in which the rectangular unit pieces adjacent to one another at each side thereof have a vertex coincidence ratio equivalent to less than 50%. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288101 | GLASS CUTTING APPARATUS, GLASS-SUBSTRATE DISASSEMBLING APPARATUS, GLASS-SUBSTRATE DISASSEMBLING SYSTEM, GLASS CUTTING METHOD, AND GLASS-SUBSTRATE DISASSEMBLING METHOD - A glass cutting apparatus ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288102 | ELECTRONIC SUPPORTING SYSTEM FOR MUSICIANS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - An automatic player piano is equipped with an electronic supporting system, which makes a player learn an optimum pedal stroke to a half pedal region; while the player is practicing a music tune on the piano, the electronic supporting system monitors the damper pedal; when the player starts to depress the damper pedal, the electronic supporting system exerts an assisting force on the damper pedal so as to make the player feel the damper pedal light; when the damper pedal reaches an entrance of the half pedal region, the electronic supporting system removes the assisting force from the damper pedal so that the player feels the damper pedal heavy, whereby the player learns the pedal stroke to the half pedal region through the change of load borne by the player. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288103 | Compact device for adjusting piano key touch weight - A series of adjustable springs, rigidly suspended above the keys of a piano, provides a downward force which reduces the effort needed to depress the keys. Precise adjustment of the series, and its attachment to the piano are facilitated through the use of existing fastener hardware within the conventional piano architecture. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288104 | MUSICAL CONTROLLER - Specially designed for relating musical sounds to the conventional way of writing on a staff and vice versa, the controller is formed by a casing which is flat, cylindrical or some other shape, on which a staff is depicted, with, in the areas of the staff corresponding to each of the musical notes, sensors/push-buttons corresponding to natural, flat and sharp notes (or double sharp or double flat or natural sign, if present on the frame), as well as light indicators. The notes can thus be identified aurally when working on the device as if the music was written on a staff, while if a MIDI signal is connected to the control circuit it is possible to display, in real time, on said staff and via the light indicators, each of the notes of said melody, enabling quick and easy identification of said notes. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288105 | SYSTEM TO TEACH MUSIC NOTATION AND COMPOSITION - Musical note tiles, a system for teaching music notation and composition, and associated methods are disclosed. The system includes manipulative musical note tiles. The note tiles are transparent and adapted for use on measure plaques, or like surfaces. The note tiles can adhere to a surface with static cling in one embodiment. Alternatively, the note tiles can adhere to a surface with magnetism. The note tiles are mathematically proportionate to each other as they are to the relative lengths of sound durations represented by note icons. The measure plaques are in complete mathematical congruence to the lengths of the note tiles. The note tiles can include transparent texture strips. The system also includes mounting platforms, staff extension plaques, grand staff brace labels, bridges, spacer tiles, pre-reading tiles, and symbol labels. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288106 | METADATA-BASED SONG CREATION AND EDITING - Relating higher-level descriptive musical metadata to lower-level musical elements to enable creation of a song map, song model, backing track, or the like. The musical elements are queried based on input metadata to create a set of musical elements of varying types such as notes, chords, song structures, and the like. The set of musical elements is provided to a user for selection of particular musical elements The selected musical elements represent the song model. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288107 | THIN KARAOKE HAVING DISPLAY DEVICE IN A BODY - The present invention relates to a thin karaoke machine, in which a display device, an amplifier and a karaoke machine are integrated into a single body. The thin karaoke system includes a front cover having an opening formed in a center thereof. A back cover is bent backwards to form an inner space in combination with the front cover, and has a plurality of heat radiation holes. A display panel is arranged on a back surface of the front cover and adapted to form a display part on a front surface. A display board is arranged on a first portion of the back surface of the display panel and has a plurality of electronic parts and PCBs. A karaoke board is arranged on a second portion of the back surface of the display panel and has a plurality of electronic parts and PCBs. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288108 | MUSIC COMPOSITION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE DEVICE HAVING TOUCHSCREEN - A music composition method and system is provided for composing a music piece using a touch interaction with a touchscreen-enabled portable device. A music composition method includes setting an accompaniment with chords varying according to the progress of a unit play time; playing the accompaniment; displaying, when a series of touches are detected, a trace of the touches; playing a melody of tones mapped to positions of the touches and matching notes of a note scale defined by chords of the accompaniment playing at the times when the touches are detected; and saving the trace, melody, and accompaniment as a music piece as an ensemble. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288109 | STRINGED INSTRUMENT - The invention relates to a stringed instrument having two long-shaped parts ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288110 | ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - An electronic keyboard musical instrument which is placed on a supporting surface when it is used, includes an instrument main unit which includes a keyboard having a plurality of keys and which generates electrical signals in response to depressions of the keys, a speaker which has a front side and a rear side and which produces sounds corresponding to the electrical signals from the instrument main unit, and an instrument main unit supporting member which is placed on the supporting surface. The instrument main unit supporting member includes an outer surface facing an external space, an internal space surrounded by the outer surface and housing the instrument main unit at a position apart upward from the supporting surface, and an opening formed in the outer surface and communicating the internal space with the external space. The speaker is attached to the outer surface with the front side facing the opening. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288111 | METHOD AND LAUNCHING APPARATUS FOR PROTECTION OF AN OBJECT AGAINST A THREAT, IN PARTICULAR A MISSILE, AS WELL AS MUNITION - The present invention separates, absolutely, the functions of camouflage and jamming. This allows the use of a small-caliber munition ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288112 | SUPPORT MEMBER FOR SUPPORTING SHELL INTO BREECH-LOADING WEAPON BARREL, AND METHOD - The invention relates to a support member ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288113 | BORON CARBIDE COMPONENT AND METHODS FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A boron carbide body having a graphite content in which the central portion of the body includes more graphite that the region surrounding the central portion and adjacent the exterior surface thereof, and a method for fabricating the boron carbide body. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288114 | Apparatus For Protecting A Target From An Explosive Warhead - A web includes strings and connectors that form ogive damagers. An ogive damager has three or more strings and three or more connectors. The connectors connect the strings to form a closed loop having an area that allows at least a tip of an ogive of a rocket to pass through the area. Each ogive damager is configured to damage the rest of the rocket. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288115 | CONTOURED COMPOSITE ARMOUR PANELS AND SYSTEMS COMPRISING SUCH PANELS - An armour panel provides a continuous armoured strike face defined within a periphery. The panel is manufactured from a composite material having a plurality of armour tiles embedded in a polymeric matrix that is structurally reinforced by a layer of fibre fabric. The armoured strike face may be contoured to accommodate the base upon which it will be mounted. In some applications, an armour system is assembled from at least two of the armour panels. In such a system, at least a portion of the periphery of each armour panel defines an internal seam edge of the armour system. Each such periphery portion is in a lapping relationship with the corresponding internal seam edge of another armour panel. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288116 | ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMS FOR SIMULTANEOUS MULTISPECTRAL ADAPTIVE CAMOUFLAGE, CONCEALMENT, AND DECEPTION - Systems and assemblies for simultaneous adaptive camouflage, concealment and deception are provided. The assemblies that can be used in the systems include a vinyl substrate layer and a miniaturized thermoelectric device array secured to the vinyl substrate layer. The miniaturized thermoelectric device array is configured to provide an adaptive thermal signature to a side of the miniaturized thermoelectric device array that faces outward from the vinyl substrate layer. A flexible image display matrix can be secured on the vinyl substrate layer. The flexible image display matrix can be configured to display visual images. A laminate layer can be secured over the vinyl substrate layer covering the flexible image display matrix and the miniaturized thermoelectric device array to provide protection and strengthen the assemblies. One or more nanomaterials can be disposed on the vinyl substrate layer or the laminate layer to provide thermal or radar suppression. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288117 | Transparent Ceramic Composite - A ceramic composite and method of making are provided. The ceramic composite may be transparent and may serve as transparent armor. The ceramic portion of the composite may be single crystal sapphire. The composite may provide adequate protection from projectiles while exhibiting large surface areas and relatively low areal densities. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288118 | Firing brakes for cannons or mortars - The invention relates to firing brake assembly for weapons of the type incorporating an actual firing brake and means to modulate the function of said firing brake wherein the modulating means are in the form of a chamber equipped with a piston delimiting an upstream chamber and a downstream chamber, the upstream chamber communicating with the gun barrel by means of an upstream circuit ensuring that part of the combustion gases are taken up and a downstream chamber filled with a fluid and communicating with the firing brake by means of a downstream circuit. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288119 | BRAKE SERVO - A brake servo whose valve piston has a concentric sealing seat which projects axially beyond a second sealing seat, with the concentric sealing seat having at least one recess for throttling the air volume flow. The controllability and also the noise characteristics of the brake servo can be improved in this way. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288120 | SINGLE-ACTING ROTARY ACTUATOR - A rotary actuator comprises a housing, a shaft, at least one piston, and at least one closed-wound power spring coupled to the shaft. The housing defines a cavity. The shaft is disposed supported within the cavity of the housing and adapted for rotational displacement between a first position and a second position. The at least one piston is supported within the cavity of the housing and operatively coupled to the shaft. The piston is adapted for sliding displacement in association with rotational displacement of the shaft. The at least one closed-wound power spring is disposed within the cavity of the housing and operatively coupled to the shaft. So configured, the closed-wound power spring biases the shaft and the at least one piston into a predetermined relationship. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288121 | Method And Device For Drying A Gas Flow Rich In Carbon Dioxide - The present invention relates to a method and device for compressing and drying a gas flow rich in carbon dioxide, for example containing more than 50 mol % of carbon dioxide. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288122 | CROSSLINKED ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID MEMBRANES AND THEIR USE IN GAS SEPARATION - The present invention is for crosslinked membranes and in particular for crosslinked poly(ethylene oxide)-cellulose acetate-silsesquioxane (PEO-CA-Si) organic-inorganic hybrid membranes and their use in gas separation. These crosslinked PEO-CA-Si membranes were prepared by in-situ sol-gel co-condensation of crosslinkable PEO-organotrialkoxysilane and CA-organotrialkoxysilane polymers in the presence of acetic acid catalyst during the formation of membranes. The crosslinkable PEO- and CA-organotrialkoxysilane polymers were synthesized via the reaction between the hydroxyl groups on PEO (or on CA) and the isocyanate on organotrialkoxysilane to form urethane linkages under mild conditions. The crosslinked PEO-CA-Si membranes exhibited both increased selectivity of CO | 2010-11-18 |
20100288123 | Processes For The Recovery Of High Purity Hydrogen And High Purity Carbon Dioxide - The present invention relates to various processes for recovering high purity gaseous hydrogen and high purity gaseous carbon dioxide from the gas stream produced using steam hydrocarbon reforming, especially steam methane reforming, utilizing a H | 2010-11-18 |
20100288124 | Sulfur functionalized polymers for separation of metals from gas and liquid and methods for preparation thereof - Methods of preparation and application of sulfur functionalized polymers. More particularly, triazine, cyclotriphosphazene and/or phenyl derivatives can be polymerized to form sulfur functionalized polymers. The materials can be used for separating heavy metals from gas and liquid. The invention is a solid extractant or sorbent that upon exposure or contact with a gas and/or liquid can remove contaminates or impurities. The material can be employed as a solid agent to remove mercury and other heavy metal from combustion, calcinations and/or industrial gases. Also, the material can be applied as extracting agent for removing mercury and other heavy metal from a liquid phase. Further, the material can be used for removing/recovering hazardous elements from radioactive nuclear waste; or can be used for removing organic compounds from gases and liquids. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288125 | ABSORPTION MEDIUM FOR THE SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE FROM FLUID STREAMS - An absorption medium for the removal of acid gases from a fluid stream comprises an aqueous solution a) of at least one amine and b) at least one phosphonic acid, wherein the molar ratio of b) to a) is in the range from 0.0005 to 1.0. The phosphonic acid is, e.g., 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid. The absorption medium exhibits a reduced regeneration energy requirement compared with absorption media based on amines or amine/promoter combinations, without significantly decreasing the absorption capacity of the solution for acid gases. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288126 | Separating CO2 from Gas Mixtures - The present invention relates to a process for separating off CO | 2010-11-18 |
20100288127 | Electric precipitator - Disclosed herein is an electric precipitator including at least one high voltage electrode including a pair of film members made of a non-conductive material and attached to each other and an electrode layer disposed between the pair of film members, and at least one low voltage electrode disposed alternately with the at least one high voltage electrode such that that the at least one high voltage electrode and the at least one low voltage electrode are separated from each other. Support members made of an insulating member to maintain separation of the at least one high voltage electrode and the at least one low voltage electrode from each other are mounted on one of the at least one high voltage electrode and the at least one low voltage electrode. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288128 | FILTER CASSETTE MAGAZINE AND APPARATUS FOR SEQUENTIALLY GATHERING FINE PARTICLES USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a filter cassette magazine and an apparatus for sequentially gathering fine particles using the same, in which a ‘filter cassette not having gathered fine particles yet,’ is received from a first magazine and the received filter cassette is transferred to a lower portion of an upper filter holder, the ‘filter cassette not having gather fine particles yet’ is pushed up toward the upper filter holder by lifting a lower filter holder so as to gather fine particles from outside, the ‘filter cassette having gathered fine particles’ is transferred to a lower portion of a second magazine, and the ‘filter cassette having gathered fine particles’ is pushed up and stored into the second magazine by lifting a push rod. Therefore, it is possible to implement simple maintenance and management, reduction in malfunction, and reduction in parts for machines and equipment. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288129 | DEVICE FOR TREATING AND PURIFYING A LIQUID PRODUCT - The invention substantially relates to the distillery industry. The inventive device comprises a cartridge ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288130 | APPARATUS FOR AGING WINE OR SPIRITS - A device for the non-deleterious, passive aging of wine wherein the interior of the semi-permeable wall of the aging container, which provides the interface between the wine and the atmosphere, has a substantially larger interface area per unit volume of wine than does that of the prior art device. The device employs a polyhedron shaped aging container or vessel having a volumetric capacity of greater than 30 gallons; and, a relationship (ratio) of the interior surface area of the container to the volume of the container from 0.33 square inches to 1.0 cubic inch to 4.0 square inches to 1.0 cubic inch. In one advantageous embodiment, the container is a rectangular hexahedron. In another advantageous embodiment, the container is a trapezoidal hexahedron. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288131 | Mineral Composite Beverage Brewing Cup and Cartridge - A beverage filter cartridge having a cup, a filter, a lid and at least one beverage ingredient is provided where the cup and lid are sealed together to form an interior chamber which is separated into a first and second compartments by the filter, which is preferably basket or cone shaped, and a beverage ingredient such as coffee is contained inside first compartment, and at least one of the cup, lid and filter contains calcium carbonate in an amount effective to either improve the ability of beverage makers to pierce the cup or to provide a means for the cartridge to absorb CO | 2010-11-18 |
20100288132 | BEVERAGE BREWING UNIT - A beverage machine having a beverage brewing unit for receiving a single-serve capsule and including a capsule holding assembly for holding a capsule in a position during insertion by gravity of the capsule in the brewing unit; and a water injection assembly for at least partially enclosing the capsule and providing water in the capsule. The capsule holding part forms a front part of the unit and is mounted to the capsule injection assembly in a manner to be displaceable along a substantially horizontal path whereas the water injection assembly is located in a rear fixed part of the unit. The beverage machine has an outermost casing. One of these brewing unit assemblies can be moved or telescoped out or through this casing for inserting/removing the ingredient capsule and retracted into the outermost casing for bringing the brewing unit into its capsule extraction configuration. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288133 | Pot-like container which is open at the top - Pot-like container which is open at the top and has a flange-like rim which surrounds the opening and projects outwards, wherein a filter ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288134 | Teapot with Supple Spout - The present invention discloses a teapot with supple spout, including a teapot body, a supple spout, and a lid. Through assembling a supple spout onto a teapot body, a classical teapot will have a spout not easily chipped or broken. Besides, the teapot according to this application comprises a design at the upper and the lower parts of the teapot body, so that the teapots can be stacked up for saving space. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288135 | DRINK PREPARATION MACHINE - Provided is a drink preparation machine with an outer housing, which contains at least one ventilation element for ventilating an interior which is enclosed by the outer housing. In order to reduce the likelihood of penetration by dust, water and/or small objects, to allow simple and quick cleaning with reduced use of detergents and to achieve energy-saving operation of the drink preparation machine, the at least one ventilation element can be actuated to open and close. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288136 | REINFORCED BAKING TRAY - A baking article is provided that includes a substantially rectangular baking surface; a walled portion surrounding the baking surface, wherein the topmost region of the walled portion surrounding the baking surface is rolled downward and away from the baking surface to form a lip and define the outer edge of the tray; and a plurality of indentations formed in the walled portion surrounding the baking surface, wherein the plurality of indentations provides structural reinforcement to the baking tray. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288137 | TYPE OF GRILL - A type of grill in the present invention relates to a household cooking appliance. The grill in the present invention comprises an upper cover, a grilling pan, a heating pan, a hinge, a base and a stepped unit disposed on the left inside and right inside of said base respectively; upper cover, grilling pan, heating pan and hinge remain kept in the grill; The presented grill omits the back wall and the bottom wall of the base and simplifies the structure without reducing any grilling function. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288138 | Fry safe - The present invention provides a premium-quality stockpot for deep frying, each of which possesses a design improvement engineered to prevent or catch overflows and spills of cooking oil. The present invention is equipped with a pair of sturdy handles welded on either side of the pot rim. The distinguishing novel feature of the Fry Safe Cauldron design lies not within the pot but around its rim. The Fry Safe Cauldron comprises a continuous rimmed shelf, apron, or tray, around its circumference. The bottom of this rim or shelf would be approximately 6 centimeters below the rim of the pot, and would thus serve to capture and retain any cooking oil which should escape, overflow, or be spilled over the rim of the Cauldron. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288139 | FOOD SLICING DEVICE - The present invention discloses a food slicing device. In the present invention, the opening of the horizontal shell disposed horizontally is a material output port; a material-input tube is disposed on the upper part of the shell, and the material-input tube extends upward to form a material-input port; a cutter unit with the same direction to the opening disposed inside the horizontal shell; the rotating shaft protrudes out of the bottom of the shell; a protective cover is disposed on the material output port, whose ring is inserted in the material output port, and the top portion of said protective cover extends outward to form a tongue portion for covering up the opening of said material output port of the shell. So the problem that fingers of consumer are injured accidentally by rotating blade of the cutter is solved. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288140 | SENSOR FOR DETECTION OF WRAPPING ON BALE - A baling machine and method for forming a bale is disclosed. A sensor is positioned in the bailing chamber and is positioned to sense an area proximate the perimeter of the bale to determine if material is present, thereby determining if the bale is properly wrapped or not. When the bale is not properly wrapped, material is present in the area proximate the perimeter in which the sensor is active; causing the sensor to send a signal indicating that the bale is not properly wrapped. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288141 | Support with Wearing Parts for Screw Presses - A screw press ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288142 | PRINTER FOR CORRUGATED CARDBOARD SHEET AND BOX MAKING MACHINE FOR CORRUGATED CARDBOARD SHEET - In a printer for corrugated cardboard sheets and a box making machine for corrugated cardboard sheets, a control device that controls an operation of an air cylinder is provided such that an ink supply roll is moved toward or away from a printing cylinder relative to an intermediate position of a gap between ends of a printing plate attached on a surface of a printing cylinder. With this configuration, ink of an ink supply roll is appropriately transferred to the printing plate, an ink film on the printing plate is uniformized, and then printing precision is enhanced. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288143 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING DEBIT CARD USING IMPROVED PRINT CYLINDER MECHANISM - A flexographic printing station prints at least one print stripe of opaque scratch-off coating onto the surface of the card over a PIN as a card member is advanced into a printing station. A print cylinder has a circumferential printing surface that engages an Anilox metering roll and receives the scratch-off coating therefrom and transfers the scratch-off coating from the printing surface onto the surface of the debit card. A controller controls movement of the print cylinder via a mounting mechanism into and out of engagement with the surface of the debit card at a predetermined location and for a predetermined length of time to apply at least one print stripe of predetermined length onto the surface of the debit card based on the length of time the printing surface engages the surface of the debit card. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288144 | PRINTING METHOD BY OFFSET PRINTING PRESS AND OFFSET PRINTING PRESS - The invention relates to a printing method by an offset printing press and an offset printing press by which a substrate process is carried out for low-whiteness printing paper such as paper for newspaper with aqueous substrate treatment agent so that the print quality can be improved. In the invention, in order to suppress occurrence of a curl of printing paper, substrate treatment agent containing solid fine particles and a binder component is supplied to a printing face of printing paper, and the substrate treatment agent is dried to form a porous layer having a great number of holes having a smaller diameter than that of pigment contained in printing ink from the solid fine particles and the binder resin. Then, offset printing is carried out on the printing paper. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288145 | HIGH SPEED PRINTED PRODUCT REORIENTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A printing press is provided. The printed press includes a plurality of printing units printing on a web and a folder for processing the web. The folder includes a cutter for cutting the web into printed products and a nip section for reorienting the printed products. The nip section includes a first pair of nip rolls, a second pair of nip rolls and at least one motor driving the first pair of nip rolls and the second pair of nip rolls, the at least one motor driving the first pair of nip rolls at different velocities than the second pair of nip rolls to reorient the printed products. A method for reorienting printed products in printing press is also provided. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288146 | AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF PRINTER DRUM SPACING - A method is presented for automatically controlling the spacing between printer drums. The printer includes at least two print drums ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288147 | PRINT CYLINDER WITH RUBBER BLANKET FOR A ROTARY OFFSET PRINTING PRESS - An apparatus for a rotary offset printing press includes a print cylinder having a radially inward extending groove and a rubber blanket having a main section coupled to the print cylinder. The rubber blanket includes at least first, second and third layers in the main section. The first layer is a self-adhering layer which faces the print cylinder and is adapted to attach the rubber blanket to the print cylinder. The second and third layers are a support layer and a cover layer, respectively, which both face away from the print cylinder. The rubber blanket has a leading end section, as seen in a production direction of the print cylinder, and a trailing end section, as seen in the production direction of the print cylinder. The end sections directly adjoin the main section and at least the leading end section of the rubber blanket is inserted into the groove of the print cylinder. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288148 | NETWORKED PYROTECHNIC ACTUATOR INCORPORATING HIGH-PRESSURE BELLOWS - A pyrotechnically powered actuator having a bellows that provides a force and stroke upon initiation is disclosed. The actuator includes a housing body with a first end and a second end. The bellows is coupled to the first end of the housing body. A cover is coupled to the second end of the housing body. An initiator is located within the housing body and includes a pyrotechnic material and a bridge element. The housing body, the bellows, and the cover define a hermetically sealed chamber. The bellows is compact, lightweight, and can withstand internal and external pressure at least as high as 3,000 psi. An exemplary embodiment includes a housing body that provides a compartment for adding supplemental pyrotechnic material. Further exemplary embodiments of the actuator include a chip initiator that requires less than 1 amp to function in less than 10 milliseconds. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288149 | DENTONATOR CROSS-TALK REDUCTION - A detonator system ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288150 | ARRANGEMENT FOR SUPPORTING SHELL INTO BREECH-LOADING WEAPON BARREL - The invention relates to an arrangement for supporting a shell into the barrel of a breech-loading weapon. The arrangement comprises a support piece ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288151 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PROJECTILE INCORPORATING A METASTABLE INTERSTITIAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A method and apparatus for incorporating nanophase elemental materials and metastable interstitial composite materials into projectiles, projectile fragments, ordnance casings, warheads and structural components. The projectile, fragments and casings include an elemental material capable of oxidizing. A coating material that is capable of preventing oxidation of the elemental material and an oxidizing agent may be present and be capable of reacting with the elemental material so that a self-propagating high temperature synthesis reaction from a stabilized solid material is yielded for the purpose of rendering terminal effects or thermal impact to a target at impact. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288152 | CARTRIDGED AMMUNITION, PARTICULARLY BLANK AMMUNITION - The invention relates to cartridged ammunition, particularly blank ammunition, having a cartridge shell ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288153 | ARRANGEMENT FOR SUPPORTING SHELL INTO BREECH-LOADING WEAPON BARREL - An arrangement for supporting a shell ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288154 | VARIABLE DISTANCE DETONATION MECHANISM - A grenade includes an explosion chamber having an explosive charge to which an ignition charge is connected. The grenade also includes coupling to the ignition charge for detonation of the explosive charge held within the explosion chamber. A variable distance detonation mechanism has a trigger and primer for allowing controlled detonation of the grenade a specific distance from the launch point thereof. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288155 | Track for Patient Lift Devices - A track section for use with a patient carrying device, the device having a carriage, and the track section being configured such that the carriage can move along the track to carry a patient, the track section comprising a connecting piece, first and second carriage-supporting pieces, and at least one fixer fixing said connector piece to said first and second carriage-supporting pieces, the track section being shaped to traverse an angle of about 90 degrees. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288156 | DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING AN OBJECT IN A CELL - A device for entering an object into a cell comprises mainly a track for guiding the object and a lifting pod extending the track. It is then possible to use robots and lower them on the floor of the cell to carry out inspection work. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288157 | SENSOR INTERFACE - A sensor interface is disclosed including a flexible substrate in which are embedded sensors for measuring physical parameters such as temperature, displacement, velocity, acceleration, stress, strain, pressure and force present between objects such as a railcar bearing and a truck side frame. The substrate is positioned between the objects of interest Electronic components such as a data processing unit, a data storage device, a communication device and a power source may also be embedded within the substrate. The electronic devices communicate with one another and the sensors to process signals generated by the sensors indicative of the parameters being measured. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288158 | High Temperature Resistant Coating Compositions - An aqueous phosphoric bonding solution consists essentially of phosphoric acid, a source of magnesium ions, and a leachable corrosion inhibitor. The bonding solution is stable with respect to inorganic metal particles, such as aluminum, which are admixed to the bonding solution for the preparation of a coating slurry. Metal parts coated with the coating compositions have very satisfactory properties such as heat and corrosion resistance. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288159 | SILVER MICROPOWDER HAVING EXCELLENT AFFINITY FOR POLAR MEDIUM, AND SILVER INK - Provided are silver nanoparticles having a good affinity (that is, dispersibility) for γ-butyrolactone (C | 2010-11-18 |
20100288160 | Carbon Aerogels, Process for Their Preparation and Their Use - The invention relates to carbon aerogels with particle sizes less than 1 μm, The carbon aerogels are prepared by (A) reating a mono- and/or polyhydroxybenzene, an aldehyde and a catalyst in a reactor at a reaction temperature T in the range from 75-200° C. at a pressure of 80-2400 kPa, (B) then spraying the reaction mixture from process step (A) into an acid, to drying the resulting product from process step (B) and (D) carbonizing it. The carbon aerogels according to the invention can be used as filler, reinforcing filler, UV stabilizer, electrode material, sound absorbents, thermal insulating material, catalyst, catalyst support, conductivity additive, absorbent for as and/or liquid preparation or pigment. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288161 | DYE-BASED GRAY INK FORMULATIONS, METHODS OF MAKING DYE-BASED GRAY INK FORMULATIONS, AND INK-JET INK SETS - Dye-based gray ink formulations, ink-jet ink sets, and methods of making a dye-based gray ink formulation, are disclosed. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288162 | PIGMENTED PHASE CHANGE INKS CONTAINING LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SALT DISPERSANTS - A pigmented phase change ink composition comprising an ink vehicle, a dispersant, and pigment particles wherein the dispersant is a chemical compound of formula: | 2010-11-18 |
20100288163 | AQUEOUS INKJET INK COMPRISING A BLEED CONTROL AGENT - Disclosed is an aqueous inkjet ink comprising colorant and a bleed control agent comprised of 3-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1-2-propanediol. The ink advantageously exhibits reduced intercolor bleed when printed, for example, on plain paper. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288164 | EFFICIENT MATTING AGENTS BASED ON PRECIPITATED SILICAS - Highly efficient matting agents based on precipitated silicas and wax-coated precipitated silicas, their preparation, and their use in inks and paints. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288165 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING AN ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE - A process for manufacturing an asphalt paving mixture is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of:
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20100288166 | POLARIZING FILM, COATING LIQUID, AND IMAGE DISPLAY - The polarizing film of the present invention contains the azo compound represented by the following general formula (I). | 2010-11-18 |
20100288167 | LOW DIOL CONTENT MONOFUNCTIONAL ALKOXYPOLYALKYLENE GLYCOLS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THEM - Provided is a process for preparing low diol content monofunctional polyalkylene glycols. The process includes introducing the initiator feed in two portions (a first and second initiator) and drying only the first initiator to remove water. The first and second initiators can be the same or different. Also provided are new monofunctional polyalkylene glycol compositions. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288168 | DUAL HEIGHT WORKSTATION CONFIGURATION - A worksurface arrangement comprising at least a first support member, a first worksurface forming member supported by the first support member at a first vertical height and extending to a first side from the first support member, a second worksurface forming member supported by the first support member at a second vertical height and extending to a second side opposite the first side of the first support member and a housing including, a front cover extending below the first worksurface forming member, a substantially vertical upper back cover extending downward from the first worksurface forming member substantially to the second vertical height proximate the second worksurface forming member and spaced from the front cover wherein the upper back cover and the front cover bound an upper housing cavity width and a lower back cover extending below the second worksurface forming member and spaced from the front cover wherein the lower back cover and the front cover bound a lower housing cavity width that is larger than the upper housing cavity width. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288169 | PALLET | 2010-11-18 |
20100288170 | DUAL-AXIS FOLDING TABLE - A dual-axis folding table including four quarter panels that together form a table top when extended into a flat and horizontal position. The four quarter panels include a first panel and a second panel hinged together with a first axis hinge along a first folding axis, a fourth panel and a third panel hinged together with an additional first axis hinge, also along the first folding axis, and the second panel and the third panel further hinged together with a second axis hinge along a second folding axis. Furthermore, the first panel is configured to fold into the second panel about the first axis hinge and the fourth panel is configured to fold into the third panel about the additional first axis hinge to fold the table top in half, and the second panel is configured to fold into the third panel about the second axis hinge to fold the table top into a quarter-sized self-contained carrying case. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288171 | GASIFICATION COMBUSTION SYSTEM - A two stage refuse gasification combustion system for processing refuse is disclosed. The system may contain features such as an advancer, a first and second gasifier, a gas regulator, and a post combustor. Additionally, methods for regulating gas and advancing refuse through a two stage refuse gasification combustion system are disclosed. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288172 | GAS LEAKAGE REDUCTION SYSTEM - An air infiltration abatement system ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288173 | GASIFICATION COMBUSTION SYSTEM - A two stage refuse gasification combustion system for processing refuse is disclosed. The system may contain features such as an advancer, a first and second gasifier, a drier, a gas regulator, and a post combustor. Additionally, methods for regulating gas and advancing refuse through a two stage refuse gasification combustion system are disclosed. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288174 | Inflatable Hull Configuration and Connection for a Multihull Vessel - Inflatable hull configuration and connection for a multihull vessel. The inflatable hulls have a longitudinal structural member fastened to the top of the inflatable hulls, with a central body of the multihull vessel supported on the longitudinal structural members by forward and stern legs. The forward legs support the forward part of the central body through a ball joint that allows the forward legs to rotate as a unit relative to the central body, and have their lower ends attached to the forward part of the longitudinal members, each through a spring supported ball joint. The stern legs are each rigidly coupled to the central body, with their lower ends connected to the aft part of the longitudinal members to allow rotation about a vertical axis and a transverse axis, but not the longitudinal axis. A detailed embodiment is disclosed. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288175 | CONFORMAL ROLLER FURLER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A roller furler assembly for furling a sail where the luff is vertically or diagonally supported by a stay cable. The assembly includes a hollow drive shaft longitudinally aligned around the stay cable adjacent to the luff. A drive mechanism is coupled to the lower end of the drive shaft. Integrally formed or connected to the drive shaft is a torque input device that connects to and re-enforces a portion of a hollow, flexible sail edge device fitted over the middle and upper sections of the drive shaft. The sail edge device includes a longitudinally aligned slot or track that directly connects to a beaded edge attached to the luff. The length of the torque input device is approximately 5%-25% of the stay cable and sufficient so that when the drive shaft is rotated, torque or rotational force is applied directly to the section of the luff located perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the torque input device and near the sail's geometric center. The sail's geometric center is normally within the area of the sail where the sail's surface area and camber is greatest. When the drive shaft is rotated, the upper and lower sections of the sail edge device not directly engaged by the torque input device are able to axially twist thereby keeping the sail taut and aerodynamic. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288176 | Method and Apparatus for Attaching a Ship Rudder for Rudder Shaft, a Rudder Shaft, and a Shiprudder - The present invention concerns an apparatus and method for attaching a ship rudder to a rudder shaft. The rudder shaft includes a cylindrical portion and an expanded flange part with a cylindrical portion, followed by a conical portion. The rudder includes a rudder element and a flange element for attachment to the rudder element. The flange element includes an internally cylindrical portion for mating, sliding and sealingly surrounding the cylindrical portion of the rudder shaft and an internally cylindrical portion for sliding, mating arrangement around the cylindrical portion of the flange part of the rudder shaft. The rudder element also includes a conical opening for mating attachment to the conical portion of the conical portion of the rudder shaft. It is provided channels for applying hydraulic pressure between the expanded flange part of the flange element, and means for tightening the flange element to the rudder element. Furthermore the invention comprises a rudder shaft for a ship rudder, a ship rudder with a conical opening, and a method for disassembly of a ship rudder from a rudder shaft. | 2010-11-18 |