46th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100288377 | Pressure compensation unit for use in a pressure sensor - A pressure compensation unit for use in a pressure sensor includes a housing which has at least one continuous channel, at least one opening being provided in a wall of the channel. The opening is connectable to a reference pressure chamber of the pressure sensor via at least one air passage in the housing. The opening is closed by at least one gas-permeable and preferably fluid-tight filter diaphragm. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288378 | DIGITAL PRESSURE GAUGE - A vacuum pressure regulator system for use in association with a vacuum system in which a vacuum is employed for healthcare purposes, for assisting in monitoring and regulating the vacuum pressure, and having a manual pressure control valve to adjust the treatment vacuum pressure supplied to the patient, a vacuum pressure sensor to sense the treatment vacuum pressure for the patient in the system, and producing a treatment vacuum pressure signal, a sampling circuit which intermittently samples the pressure signal generated by the pressure sensor and generate sampling signals, an electrically powered pressure display circuit, and digital pressure display, for receiving the sampling signals and providing a visible display, and, a non-mains power supply. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288379 | PASSIVE BOUNDARY LAYER CONTROL ELEMENTS - Sub-boundary-layer-scale ramp-like vortex generators that can be mounted on any surface such as the wing of an airplane, the inlet to a propulsion system, the hull of a ship, or any other surface over which a fluid moves, when the objective is to minimize drag, irreversibility losses, or other performance penalties that can occur for reasons such as boundary layer separation or other undesirable boundary layer properties. The disclosed devices acts to passively induce streamwise vortices in the boundary layer, thereby transferring high-momentum fluid toward the surface in such a way as to alter the shape of the velocity profile within the boundary layer and thereby avoid or delay separation or alter other properties of the boundary layer. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288380 | FLUID DISTRIBUTION ELEMENT FOR A FLUID-CONDUCTING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR MULTICHANNEL-LIKE FLUID-CONDUCTING APPLIANCES WHICH ARE NESTED IN EACH OTHER - The fluid distribution element according to the invention has a very low spatial requirement and simplifies the interlinked connection of multichannel pipes for the purpose of construction of a compact assembly for heat exchange. In particular the fluid distribution element according to the invention can be produced in a constructionally simple manner thus without, as in the state of the art, an increased risk of leakage arising at the interpenetration points. In order to prevent in addition possible pressure losses, the construction of the fluid-conducting device can be effected advantageously by means of the fluid distribution elements such that bionic attachments are followed in the line of the channel. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288381 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MIXING FLUIDS - At least two fluids separated from one another are mixed by means of pump force via respective suction lines and conveyed into a conveying line by a pump delivery stroke. The fluids are mixed in the pump head of a single oscillating positive displacement pump, the drive of which is controlled in accordance with a proportion of the fluids to be mixed, the suction stroke of the drive is divided over its rotary angle into individual sections during which the fluids are sucked into the pump head one after another, whereupon the fluids which have already been mixed in the pump head are ejected into the conveying line during the subsequent pump delivery stroke. The suction lines of at least two fluids to be mixed are provided with valves and connected to the pump head, the drive controller of which is configured for switching over the valves. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288382 | FLUID CARTRIDGE, PUMP AND FLUID VALVE ARRANGEMENT - A fluid cartridge, comprising a channel layer within which at least one circumferentially sealed fluid channel is formed, the channel layer comprising a substrate and an elastic layer fixedly arranged on the substrate, wherein the substrate has a rigidity being greater than that of the elastic layer, and wherein the at least one fluid channel is defined on at least one side thereof by the elastic layer. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288383 | VALVE APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A faucet control system and valve is described herein. The valve can include a cylinder-type valve that is configured to control the temperature and flow rate of water to the faucet. The valve of the preferred embodiment can include a body defining a first cavity along a longitudinal axis; a first inlet port disposed in the body intersecting the first cavity; a first outlet port disposed in the body and intersecting the first cavity; and a rod selectively positionable within the first cavity of the body and defining a second cavity therein. The rod can include a first rod port intersecting the second cavity and a second rod port intersecting the second cavity such that in response to the rod being selectively positioned in a first position one of the first or second rod ports is substantially contiguous with one of the first inlet port or first outlet port. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288384 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE HAVING INTEGRATED CHECK VALVE - A hydraulic control valve for controlling pressurizing medium flows, which has a hydraulically unlockable cheek valve that includes a closing element by which a valve opening can be closed. The closing element is equipped with at least one through-hole such that a locking part that is spring-loaded via at least one flexible tongue is formed for locking the valve opening. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288385 | ENCAPSULATED VALVE SYSTEM - An encapsulated valve system includes a first housing portion having a first facing surface, the first facing surface comprising a plurality of branch pathways formed as a recess within the first facing surface. The valve system further includes a second housing portion having a second facing surface, the second facing surface comprising a plurality of branch pathways formed as a recess within the second facing surface. A disposable conduit is configured to be interposed between the first and second housing portions and disposed within the recess of the first facing surface and the recess of the second facing surface. The disposable conduit is thus sandwiched between the first and second facing surfaces. A plurality of pinch valve actuators are mounted on one or both of the first housing portion and the second housing portion, the plurality of pinch valve actuators configured to pinch the disposable conduit at selective branch pathways. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288386 | Shower interval switch and alternating shower provided ... - An interval switch means for a shower and an alternating shower provided with such an interval switch means are described. An automatic interval operation of the shower with alternating warm water and cold water phases according to a first embodiment is obtained by controlling a hot water line of the shower leading to the mixer into an open and closed condition. According to a second embodiment simultaneously a blocking element arranged in the line leading from the mixer to the shower head and a second blocking element arranged in a bypass line bypassing the mixer are controlled such that alternately warm water is discharged through the mixer and cold water is discharged through the bypass line. In this manner a shower can be redesigned into an alternating shower with simple means. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288387 | Aviatorial Valve Assembly - A valve for use in aircraft comprises a body, a selective interrupter positioned inside the body for rotation therein, a flow arrangement between the selective interrupter and the body, a bonnet connected to the body and in contact with the selective interrupter, an arm extending through the bonnet and connected to the selective interrupter, and an actuator movably connected to the arm. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288388 | DUCT PROVIDED WITH A DEVICE FOR ABSORPTION OF PRESSURE PULSES - A duct for a hydraulic steering system comprises a pipe for feeding a fluid and a device for absorption of the fluid pressure pulses is provided. In particular, the device defines a chamber which is connected in parallel to the pipe by means of a first and a second connection, a mobile inertial element defining a first and a second compartment inside the chamber, and resilient means acting on the inertial element in order to maintain the inertial element in an intermediate position, such as to define a first and a second compartment inside the chamber and communicating by means of a leakage defined by a passage. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288389 | Choke Assembly - A choke assembly. In some embodiments, the choke assembly includes a choke element having a fluid flow passage therethrough. The choke element includes a cage having a plurality of apertures therethrough for the passage of fluid and a plug moveable with respect to the cage. The plug has an end surface that defines a boundary of the fluid flow passage through the choke and is moveable to open or close each of the apertures through the cage, whereby the flow of fluid through the cage is controlled. The apertures in the cage are disposed in a first portion and a second portion separated by a land. Each of the first and second portions has a least one aperture therein. The plug may be positioned with its end surface disposed to intersect the land, such that each aperture is fully open or fully closed to the flow of fluid. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288390 | Flexible hose for conveying fluid materials and electric current - A flexible hose, of the type consisting of a plurality of overlapping material layers, characterized in that said flexible hose comprises at least a layer of a plastics material having a small surface electric resistance. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288391 | EXHAUST SYSTEM WITH TAILORED WALL THICKNESS - A tube for an exhaust system includes, an add-on part that is firmly connected with the tube by a brazing seam. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288392 | HOSE - The invention relates to a hose with a tubular casing formed with a resin, preferably vinyl ester or polyester, as well as a method for using same. Cut-to-length glass fiber tubes are embedded in the resin forming the hose, and the length of the glass fiber tubes on both surfaces of the hose have values which are preset and different from one another. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288393 | Method of preparing multiple doses of a pharmaceutical solution from a single-dose - A method of preparing multiple doses of a pharmaceutical solution, such as ranibizumab, from a single-dose container, includes providing a sterile enclosed area with a plurality of unused sterile syringes, a decapper, and a plurality of sterile bags, opening a single-use container of a pharmaceutical solution in the enclosed area, withdrawing a first portion of the pharmaceutical solution using one of the sterile syringes, withdrawing a second portion of the pharmaceutical solution using a second of the sterile syringes, repeating the previous step for the remaining pharmaceutical solution using the remaining sterile syringes, and placing the sterile syringes containing portions of the pharmaceutical solution individually in the sterile bags. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288394 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FILLING OF A CONTAINER - A device for filling a container of a collapsible type with a liquid product, said container having two opposite side walls which abut flatly against each other in the state of the container before filling and which comprise opposite inlet portions, which are to be separated to open an inlet. The device comprises an opening for opening said inlet by separating said opposite inlet portions, and a filling nozzle, which is to be inserted in said inlet for supplying said product to said container. The device also comprises a nozzle for supplying a protective atmosphere to a volume defined by the open inlet. The invention also concerns methods of filling a container of a collapsible type. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288395 | Method and Apparatus for Effecting Automated Movement of a Magnet in an Instrument for Performing a Magnetic Separation Procedure - Methods, systems, and apparatus are provided for automated isolation of selected analytes, to which magnetically-responsive solid supports are bound, from other components of a sample. An apparatus for performing an automated magnetic separation procedure includes a mechanism for effecting linear movement of a magnet between operative and non-operative positions with respect to a receptacle device. A receptacle holding station within which a receptacle device may be temporarily stored prior to moving the receptacle to the apparatus for performing magnetic separation includes magnets for applying a magnetic field to the receptacle device held therein, thereby drawing at least a proton of the magnetically-responsive solid supports out of suspension before the receptacle device is moved to the magnetic separation station. An automated receptacle transport mechanism moves the receptacle devices between the apparatus for performing magnetic separation and the receptacle holding station. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288396 | Multi-Axis Coping Apparatus - A coping apparatus facilitating a coped or straight cut through molding by using a stylus to trace the molding being cut to guide the cutter with adjustability for wall-to-ceiling, wall-to-floor, wall-to-wall, and/or backcut angles is presented. The apparatus includes a rotatable holder assembly, a rotatable cutter assembly, a rotatable platform, and a base element. The rotatable holder assembly includes a two-axis positioning system and allows for adjustment to left or right, straight or coped cuts and wall-to-wall angles. The rotatable cutter assembly is attached to the two-axis positioning system and allows adjustment to the left or right, straight, or cope cuts and backcut angle and further includes a motor driven spiral cutter, a cutter holder, and at least one stylus. The rotatable platform allows adjustment to the wall-to-floor or wall-to-wall angle and is movable so as to rotate or swivel about a vertical axis substantially perpendicular to the rotational axis of the holder and cutter assemblies. The base element is attached to and supports the rotatable holder assembly, rotatable cutter assembly, and rotatable platform in a substantially perpendicular arrangement. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288397 | Welding Flux for Stainless Steel - A welding flux for stainless steel including 30-55 wt % of silicon dioxide, 20-40 wt % of titanium dioxide, 10-20 wt % of chromium oxide, 5-20 wt % of molybdenum oxide, 5-10 wt % of molybdenum sulfide, and 5-10 wt % of halide. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288398 | HIGH THROUGHPUT FINISHING OF METAL COMPONENTS - A method for finishing a surface of a metal component is carried out in a receptacle containing a quantity of non-abrasive media. The component is at least partially immersed in the media and a quantity of active finishing chemistry is supplied. The chemistry forms a relatively soft conversion coating on the surface. By inducing high energy relative movement between the surface and the media the coating can be continuously removed. The method may be carried out in a drag finishing machine. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288399 | Device and method for remelting metallic surfaces - A method for remelting metallic surfaces of components using the effect of a stable high pressure plasma jet, includes melting the surface in localized areas, the surface having a structure refinement after solidification. The plasma jet action is generated by the microwave impact on a carrier gas, the pressure of the high pressure plasma jet being above the atmospheric pressure. In addition, a plasma torch for generating a directed high pressure plasma jet includes a gas supply, a device for generating a plasma, and an outlet nozzle for a plasma jet. The device for generating the plasma includes a magnetron and a resonator in which the supplied pressurized carrier gas is transferred into a plasma under the effect of microwaves, causing the plasma to exit through the outlet nozzle at a pressure above 0.1 MPa. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288400 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING ALUMINUM ALLOY PARTS BY WELDING - The present disclosure concerns a method for assembling aluminum alloy parts, in which | 2010-11-18 |
20100288401 | Aluminum casting alloy - A cast aluminum alloy contains at least five of the following alloy components: 2.5 to 3.3 wt.-% of Si; 0.2 to 0.7 wt.-% of Mg; <0.18 wt.-% of Fe; <0.5 wt.-% of Mn; <0.1 wt.-% of Ti; <0.03 wt.-% of Sr; 0.3 to 1.3 wt.-% of Cr; and <0.1 wt.-% of others, supplemented by Al to add up to 100 wt.-%. The parts cast from the alloy are preferably homogenized by annealing for 1 to 10 hours at 490° C. to 540° C. and tempered for 1 to 10 hours at 150° C. to 200° C. Preferably, the alloy is used for chassis parts in motor vehicles. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288402 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SHEET METAL COMPONENTS - A method and apparatus for making sheet metal components includes heating a sheet of hardenable steel to its austenitizing temperature and hot forming the same in a hot forming tool to define a formed workpiece. The formed workpiece is held in the hot forming tool for a first holding time. The formed workpiece is then removed from the hot forming tool and immediately placed in a cooled, form holding tool and is held therein in a closed condition for a second holding time. The form holding tool may be constructed from a material that has greater heat conductivity than that of the hot forming tool. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288403 | NONTOXIC, NONCORROSIVE PHOSPHORUS-BASED PRIMER COMPOSITIONS - A primer composition that includes stabilized, encapsulated red phosphorus, at least one oxidizer, at least one secondary explosive composition, at least one light metal, and at least one acid resistant binder. The stabilized, encapsulated red phosphorus may include particles of red phosphorus, a metal oxide coating, and a polymer layer. The metal oxide coating may be a coating of aluminum hydroxide, bismuth hydroxide, cadmium hydroxide, cerium hydroxide, chromium hydroxide, germanium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, manganese hydroxide, niobium hydroxide, silicon hydroxide, tin hydroxide, titanium hydroxide, zinc hydroxide, zirconium hydroxide, or mixtures thereof. The polymer layer may be a layer of epoxy resin, melamine resin, phenol formaldehyde resin, polyurethane resin, or mixtures thereof. A percussion cap primer that includes the primer composition, a tertiary explosive composition, and a cup is also disclosed, as are ordnance devices including the primer composition. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288404 | Highly-Filled, High-Viscosity Paste Charge, And Method And Device For Production Thereof - A highly-filled paste, and a method and device of de-aerating and injecting the paste, the paste including: (a) a solid filler; (b) an organic binder, and (c) a residual gas, wherein the paste contains at least 80 volume-% of the solid filler and has a viscosity exceeding 100 kilopascal·seconds, wherein the filler, binder, and residual gas are intimately mixed so as to form a substantially homogeneous paste, and wherein a composition of the solid filler, binder, and residual gas is selected such that the homogeneous paste has: an average density greater than 98.5% of a Theoretical Maximum Density (TMD). | 2010-11-18 |
20100288405 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A protective cover of an electronic device includes a leather layer, which includes an outside surface and a bottom surface. A backing layer integrates with the bottom surface of the leather layer. The protective cover adheres onto the electronic devices, hence, the electronic devices are well protected, and the appearances of the electronic devices are well maintained. The surfaces of the electronic devices cannot be dirtied, scraped, or damaged. Users can feel more comfortable when operating their electronic devices, hence, the worthiness and the usability of the electronic devices are greatly enhanced. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288406 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic tire whose frictional force on ice is improved by satisfactorily forming resin-encapsulated cells from heat-expandable microcapsules, even when a tread rubber contains silica. The tire is characterized in that: the tread rubber is made of a rubber composition containing 100 parts by weight of a diene rubber, 30 to 100 parts by weight of a reinforcing filler including at least 10 parts by weight of silica, and 1 to 20 parts by weight of microcapsules each encapsulating a heat-expandable substance; a sulfur-containing silane coupling agent is mixed in the rubber composition in an amount of 3 to 15 wt. % based on the weight of the silica; a shell material of each microcapsule is made of a thermoplastic resin which essentially contains a nitrile monomer (I); a vapor pressure of the heat-expandable substance is set at 1.4 to 3.0 MPa at 150° C.; an average particle diameter of the microcapsules is set at 20 to 30 μm before vulcanization of the rubber composition; an average particle diameter of the microcapsules expanded due to the vulcanization is set at 40 to 80 μm; and thus, a proportion of an area occupied by the cells in the tread rubber is set at 5 to 30%. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288407 | DENDRIMERS OF RUBBERY POLYMERS - This invention discloses a process for synthesizing a dendrimer of a rubbery polymer comprising: (a) reacting a lithium terminated rubbery polymer with a halogenated tin containing compound to produce a polymer which is terminated with halogenated tin moieties, wherein the halogenated tin containing compound is of the structural formula: | 2010-11-18 |
20100288408 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire with improved steering stability without raising air columnar resonance noise level is provided. The pneumatic tire comprises upper thin grooves | 2010-11-18 |
20100288409 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire has a pair of bead portions, side wall portions extending to an outer side in a tire diametrical direction from the bead portions, and a tread portion connected to an outer end in a tire diametrical direction of each of the side wall portions. An outer wall surface of the side wall portion is provided with a circumferential projection annularly extending along a tire circumferential direction, and a plurality of diametrical projections extending to an inner side in a tire diametrical direction from the circumferential projection and arranged so as to be spaced in the tire circumferential direction. A gap portion formed between the diametrical projections is open to an inner side in the tire diametrical direction. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288410 | PNEUMATIC TIRE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A pneumatic tire provided with run-flat reinforcing layers | 2010-11-18 |
20100288411 | Tire Pressure Maintenance Device - A device for maintaining a desired inflation pressure within a tire mounted on a wheel of a vehicle which includes a flexible compression chamber and a magnetic element not on the wheel. As the compressor passes the magnet each wheel revolution, a small amount of atmospheric air is pumped into the tire, if needed. The magnet and the compressor need no other contact with the vehicle or the wheel and require no energy source on the wheel. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288412 | Three-Layered Metal Cable For Tire Carcass Reinforcement - The present invention relates to a three-layered metal cable of construction L+M+N usable as a reinforcing element for a tire carcass reinforcement, comprising an inner layer C | 2010-11-18 |
20100288413 | RADIAL TIRE FOR HEAVY LOAD - The present invention relates to a radial tire for a heavy load comprising a bead core, a carcass ply layer, an inner liner A layer, a belt and a tread, wherein the following relational equation (I): | 2010-11-18 |
20100288414 | PNEUMATIC RADIAL TIRE - An object of the present invention is to provide a pneumatic radial tire that achieves the characteristics of both an excellent effect of reducing road noises of an intermediate frequency (250 to 315 Hz) and an excellent high durability, without lowering the anti-separation performance of a belt cord in edges of belt layers, even in a case where a belt cover layer is composed of an high young's modulus organic fiber cord. The pneumatic radial tire according to the present invention includes: at least two belt layers each composed of a steel cord and disposed on an outer periphery of a carcass layer; and a belt cover layer obtained by winding an organic fiber cord in a tire circumferential direction and disposed to cover at least an edge portion of the belt layers. In the pneumatic radial tire, each of the belt layers is composed of the steel cord with a (2+1) twist structure, and the belt cover layer is formed of a high young's modulus organic fiber cord with young's modulus of 4.5 to 18.0 GPa between tensile loads of 10 N to 99 N. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288415 | Gypsum Based Compositions - A gypsum stucco composition comprising the following components finely divided; calcium sulphate hemihydrate in calcined solid beta crystalline form; and in intimate mixture with said finely divided calcium sulphate hemihydrate and mixed therewith no later than calcination to form the hemihydrate, a sulphate salt comprising at least one of ammonium sulphate and aluminium sulphate, in an amount such that when the stucco composition is mixed with water and allowed to set, the resulting set plaster has increased compressive strength, flexural strength and/or E-modulus compared to a set plaster produced from said finely divided calcium sulphate hemihydrate containing no said sulphate salt. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288416 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING ELECTRIC COMPONENT - An electronic component mounting apparatus is capable of significantly reducing a warpage amount of an electronic component warped in a case of thermocompression bonding using a conductive adhesive agent having conductive particles and a low minimum melt viscosity where a thin electronic component having a thickness smaller than or equal to 200 μm is mounted on a wiring board. In the mounting apparatus, an anisotropic conductive adhesive film having the minimum melt viscosity lower than or equal to 1.0×10 | 2010-11-18 |
20100288417 | BONDING METHOD AND BONDING APPARATUS - A bonding method for bonding a pair of substrates together with an adhesive, the bonding method includes placing the adhesive between the substrates, applying pressure to the substrates, and rotating the substrates at a first rotation speed after start of the applying pressure. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288418 | MAGNETIC SHEET FOR RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION ANTENNA, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION ANTENNA USING THE SAME - Provided are a magnetic sheet for use in a radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna, an RFID antenna including the magnetic sheet, and a method of manufacturing the magnetic sheet, in which the magnetic sheet includes an amorphous alloy selected from the group consisting of Fe—Si—B, Fe—Si—B—Cu—Nb, Fe—Zr—B and Co—Fe—Si—B. The magnetic sheet is made by laminating amorphous alloy ribbons made of an amorphous alloy between magnetic sheet layers formed of alloy powder including at least one amorphous alloy and then compression-molding the amorphous alloy ribbons, to thereby control microcrack of the amorphous alloy ribbons and enhance characteristic of an end-product. The magnetic sheet is also thin, and has an excellent magnetic permeability, and a simple manufacturing process. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288419 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ORIENTING THE ROTATIONAL POSITION OF CONTAINERS, IN PARTICULAR OF BOTTLES - A method and a device for orienting the rotational position of containers, in particular bottles, wherein or by means of which a feature on the container is detected and an actual rotational position of the container is calculated on the basis of the detected feature and a control signal for moving the container to a desired rotational position is calculated, while the container is being rotated. The method and device reduce the time required for the orientation of the containers. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288420 | CONTINUOUS METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENTS - A continuous manufacturing method and system for liquid-crystal display elements which enhances accuracy, increases speed and improves in yield in the continuous production of liquid crystal elements. The continuous method and system performs steps of, defining a plurality of defective and normal-polarizing-sheet slitting positions on a continuous web of optical film, based on positions of defects existing in the optical film, and applying only normal polarizing sheets to a liquid-crystal panel. The polarizing sheet includes the defective and normal-polarizing-sheet slitting positions recorded as encoded information which is used to determine whether the polarizing sheet defined between slit lines sequentially formed in the continuous web, is a normal polarizing sheet, peeling the normal polarizing sheet from the carrier film and applying the normal polarizing sheet to the liquid-crystal panel. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288421 | IMPLANTABLE PROSTHESIS HAVING REINFORCED ATTACHMENT SITES - The present invention provides an implantable graft that includes an elongate graft tube having opposing ends defining an attachment site for attaching the graft to a stent. The graft further includes a reinforcement member attached adjacent to at least one of the ends of the graft for establishing a reinforced attachment site for the graft, thereby preventing elongation of a suture hole in the material. Furthermore, the present invention provides a graft wherein at least one end of the graft is folded over itself and glued or sutured to itself and/or the stent, thereby forming a reinforcement thereto. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288422 | LOW-TEMPERATURE METHOD FOR JOINING GLASS AND THE LIKE FOR OPTICS AND PRECISION MECHANICS - The present invention relates to a method for joining two or more components made of glass, ceramic, and/or glass ceramic, using a soluble glass joining solution having sodium, potassium, and/or lithium ions and/or a silica sol, the joining solution being applied to joint surfaces between the components to be joined and solidified at mild temperatures, the method being either characterized in that the joining solution comprises an additive selected among boric acid, boron compounds from which boric acid can result by hydrolysis, aluminum acetates, aluminum silicate/NH | 2010-11-18 |
20100288423 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS - In a process for manufacturing tyres for vehicle wheels, including building, on a toroidal support, a carcass structure including at least one carcass ply associated, at axially opposite end edges thereof, with annular anchoring structures, the step of building the carcass structure includes forming at least one reinforcing structure, operatively associated with the annular anchoring structures through deposition on the toroidal support of at least one reinforcing element at a deposition region defined on the toroidal support. The deposition of the at least one reinforcing element includes the steps of providing at least one reinforcing element having a length determined as a function of the length of the deposition region; deforming the at least one reinforcing element to form an annular reinforcing element having a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of the deposition region; and depositing the annular reinforcing element at the deposition region. An apparatus for carrying out such a process is also described. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288424 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a pneumatic tire with reduced dynamic unbalance and enhanced durability. The method for manufacturing a pneumatic tire having projections in a buttress portion comprises the steps of laminating a sidewall rubber | 2010-11-18 |
20100288425 | METHOD OF MOLDING FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC HOLLOW PART - There is provided a method of molding a fiber-reinforced plastic hollow part that is capable of molding, with ease and at low costs, a fiber-reinforced plastic hollow part, which has a varying cross-section or a bent portion, in a state in which its weight is sufficiently reduced and in a state where its wall thickness is substantially uniform. A reinforcing fiber ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288426 | OPTICALLY DETECTABLE ADHESIVE TAPE WITH REDUCED GLOSS PROPERTIES - An adhesive tape for flying splice of flat web material which has been wound to form rolls, the adhesive tape having at least one carrier layer and a layer of adhesive, at least part of that surface of the carrier layer that faces that layer of adhesive being optically detectable, or optically detectable means being provided between the carrier layer and the layer of adhesive, and the layer of adhesive being designed such that the optical detection can be made through the layer of adhesive. The adhesive tape is modified such that its gloss value, i.e. the ratio of directed fraction and diffusely reflected fraction of the light stream incident on the surface, on the external surface of the layer of adhesive is reduced by at least 20% relative to an unmodified adhesive tape of otherwise identical construction. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288427 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF INORGANIC FIBER MATS - Provided is a method of producing an inorganic fiber mat, the method enabling efficient adhesion of an aldehyde scavenger to an inorganic fiber mat while preventing the aldehyde scavenger from scattering around. The method of producing an inorganic fiber mat includes a fiber collection step of applying a binder to inorganic fibers and accumulating in a mat-like shape on a conveyor line to form an inorganic fiber web, a binder-curing step of heat-curing the binder applied to the inorganic fiber web to form an inorganic fiber mat, and an aldehyde scavenger application step of applying an aldehyde scavenger to the inorganic fiber mat, in which the aldehyde scavenger application step involves spraying the aldehyde scavenger in a form of droplets having an average diameter of 1 to 50 μm on a front side of the inorganic fiber mat and sucking from a back side of the inorganic fiber mat. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288428 | Label Applicator Having a Vacuum Box - The present invention is directed to an apparatus for labeling a container comprising (a) first winder capable of unwinding a heat transfer label from a heat transfer label roll, (b) first vacuum box capable of containing at least a portion of the heat transfer label unwound from the first winder, (c) vacuuming means, (d) heater plate, and (e) heat label applicator. The use of one or more vacuum boxes enables containers to be labeled at a greater speed. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288429 | FORMER FOR FABRICATING A COMPOSITE MATERIAL CASING FOR A GAS TURBINE - The invention relates to a former for fabricating a gas composite material casing for a gas turbine, the casing being obtained by forming fiber reinforcement as superposed layers of a fiber texture and densifying the fiber reinforcement with a matrix. The former has two cheekplates and an annular wall with an outside surface presenting a profile that corresponds to the profile of the inside surface of the casing that is to be fabricated, the annular wall of the former including removable fastener means for fastening a fiber texture layer and serving to hold the first layer of the fiber texture mechanically while the fiber texture is being wound on the former. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288430 | METHOD AND MOULD TOOL FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT MADE OF FIBRE-REINFORCED PLASTIC - A method for producing a component made of fibre-reinforced plastic by impregnating a fibre mould-blank ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288431 | AN ADHESIVE TAPE - The present invention relates to an adhesive tape, a method of manufacturing thereof and to uses thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to an adhesive tape that can be used as such in order to join two entities with their respective surfaces together and/or to attach an entity on the surface of a substrate, whilst the peel adhesion is reduced, i.e. the tape can be removed easily, if desired. The adhesive tape comprising: a layer of a thermally shrinkable polymer, said layer having two surfaces opposite each other, a layer of a pressure sensitive adhesive composition on one of said two surfaces, said pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising an amorphous polymer, thermally expandable particles and/or at least one blocked isocyanate compound. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288432 | MANUFACTURING SYSTEM OF OPTICAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A manufacturing system of an optical display device in which the following can be attained in the case of bonding optical members to optical display units, respectively: an optical member to be excluded, which is, for example, an optical member judged as a defective member, can be appropriately excluded so that the optical member is not bonded onto any optical display unit and a manufacturing method of an optical display device. The manufacturing system includes a cutting device | 2010-11-18 |
20100288433 | PROCESS FOR IMPROVING THE REFLECTIVITY OF REFLECTIVE SURFACES OF ANTENNAS - The invention relates to a process for improving the reflectivity of reflective surfaces ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288434 | Method of Forming a Laminated Fabric Panty - Feminine undergarments, particularly brassieres and other body shaping garments that are fabricated using a multi-layered fabric laminate that is formed by gluing multiple fabric layers together, preferably to permit body shaping garments to be substantially fabricated from a single main piece of material or blank cut from the multi-layered fabric laminate and which has finished edges which do not require separate binding or narrow edge finishing, together with a method of making such garments, both on an individual, batch basis, as well as an automated process for making the fabric laminate and multiple garments on a continuous basis, are disclosed. Multi-layer composite fabric laminate materials wherein different portions of at least one fabric layer thereof are made of different fabrics, and a method for making them, are also disclosed. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288435 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A POLYMER LAMINATE COMPRISING A PLASMA PROCESSING ACTIVATION STEP - “The invention relates to a method for producing a laminate comprising at least two polymer layers, a layer (A) and a layer (B), which are fixed to each other by at least one aqueous-type adhesive polymer material layer (C). Said method is characterized in that: (a) it optionally consists of a step of pre-cleaning substrate layer (A) and/or substrate layer (B), by oxidizing or reducing continuous atmospheric cold plasma processing pre-cleaning; (b) the plasma is either (i) oxidizing or reducing when the layer is a polymer layer having a shore D of strictly between 35 and 60 or when the layer is a polymer layer having a shore D> or =60 and the distance between the plasma source and the surface of the layer to be activated is < or =3 cm, and (ii) the plasma is reducing when the layer is a polymer layer having a Shore D> or =60 and the distance between the plasma source and the surface of the layer to be activated >3 cm, substrate layers (A) and (B) being identical or different, and formed by non-exudant polymers.” | 2010-11-18 |
20100288436 | DEPICTING INTERIOR DETAILS IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - The present invention provides a method for depicting interior details that are externally visible within to a substantially transparent three-dimensional object that is constructed by the selective attachment of a plurality of sheets one to another so as to form a stack of sheets where each sheet is cut along at least one contour line corresponding to the contour of the respective layer constituted by that particular sheet in the object | 2010-11-18 |
20100288437 | Label Applicator Having a Heat Idler - The use of a heat idler moveable along a path provides speed and flexibility in the heat labeling of containers. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288438 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR BONDING METAL MEMBER TO BE BONDED - A metal member ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288439 | TOP PLATE AND PLASMA PROCESS APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A disclosed top plate that is configured as a solid part and provided in an opening in a ceiling portion of a plasma process chamber whose inside is evacuatable to vacuum includes plural gas conduits formed in a horizontal direction of the top plate; and gas ejection holes that are open in a first surface of the top plate, the first surface facing the inside of the plasma process chamber and in gaseous communication with the plural gas conduits. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288440 | Label printer and applicator - An apparatus and method for printing and wrapping adhesive backed labels around elongate articles, such as electrical wires, including a rotatable puck assembly having an interrupted circumferential surface defining an opening for receiving an elongate object to be labeled and wing members for applying said label during rotation. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288441 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LAMINATING OPTICAL ELEMENTS - [Objects] To make it possible to carry out automatically and accurately a laminating operation of an optical element to a sheet-shaped body. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288442 | PRESS FOR LAMINATING ESSENTIALLY PLANAR WORK PIECES - A press for laminating essentially planar work pieces under the effects of pressure and heat is provided, having a bottom half of the press and a top half of the press, which are movable in reference to each other in order to open and close the press, with the bottom half of the press and the top half of the press, in the closed state, together with circumferential seals forming a vacuum chamber. A pliable diaphragm divides the vacuum chamber into a product space that can be evacuated and is provided to receive at least one work piece, and a pressure space that can be evacuated and/or impinged with pressure. The diaphragm is embodied and arranged such that due to the pressure difference in the vacuum chamber, created by evacuating the product space and/or by impinging it with pressure, the work piece is pressed directly or indirectly against the bottom of the vacuum chamber | 2010-11-18 |
20100288443 | Tuckers e.z. all purpose taping tool - The Tucker EZ Taping Tool is a very simple tool for use in taping the joints and corners when installing drywall or sheetrock. The Tucker EZ Taping Tool uses a box or hopper to serve the mud or taping compound rather than similar tools that require the compound to be pumped into a tube. There is also an adjustment to adjust the amount of compound flowing out with the tape. Using the hopper, rather than a tube allows for the compound to be mixed much thicker eliminating the need to return a second time with thicker compound to cover nails. The tool has a built in knife holder, 3½ inches high and 5 inches long fastened onto the back of the tape holder. This allows the workman to have his knife with him for wiping the tape on the joint as well as spotting nails along the joint. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288444 | USE OF COLORED INDICIA ON TIRES AS A DESIGNATOR - A tire or rim for use on a racing vehicle comprising colored indicia disposed on a sidewall of the tire wherein the color marking is configured to be used as a designator. The colored indicia can designate, among other things, 1) left or right side installation of the tire on the racing vehicle, 2) that the tire is constructed of a certain rubber compound, 3) a points leader of a vehicle racing series, and/or 4) a pole position holder of a vehicle racing event. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288445 | Tool for tire uninstalling and installing machines - A tool for tire uninstalling and installing machines includes an element for connection to a movable bearing member of the tire uninstalling and installing machine, which has a longitudinal axis, and a round contact element which is freely and rotatably supported by said connection member about a rotation axis and which has an external outline in contact with a contact portion of a side of a tire installed to a rim, the round element having a flared contacting and lifting surface suitable to contact and lift the tire from the rim, which has a base facing toward the rim and defining a first opposed vertex, touching means extending from the base toward the rim for touching a portion of the rim. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288446 | SHADE CONSTRUCTION - The window covering and shade panel comprise a head rail that supports a shade panel and that may be mounted to a wall, window frame, door or other architectural feature. A layer of film is used with the panel to provide a barrier to air flow and heat insulation. The film may be clear to allow light to penetrate the panel. The clear film allows the heat energy of the sun to pass through the panel while blocking cold air from entering the room. In one embodiment a polyester clear film is chemically adhered to the panel. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288447 | SOFT VERTICAL END PANEL ARRANGEMENT FOR A WINDOW BLIND - An end stem for a soft vertical blind includes an arm spaced from the attachment for an end louver of the blind, such that a fabric panel connected to the arm and the end louver forms a column surrounding the end louver. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288448 | STRUCTURAL COMPONENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SECTIONALLY PANELED DOOR AND EDGE CLOSURES FOR THE SAME - Proposed is a structural component for the assembly of a sectional door, which is to be movable along predetermined guide rails between a closed and an open position. Included are an outer surface which lies remote from an inner space, which space is to be isolated upon closing the door, and an inner surface oppositely located from the outer surface. The component possesses lateral edges running approximately parallel to the guide rails. Overlapping an exposed lateral edge is protective sheathing forming a thereto affixed cap, running at least somewhat parallel to the lateral edges of the panels. As an optional choice, a protective edge sheathing may also be placed on the outside to aid in the incorporation of the invented structural component as described above. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288449 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL FABRIC WITH THREE-LAYERED STRUCTURE - A three-dimensional fabric with three-layered structure is provided. The three-dimensional fabric comprises a surface layer, a backing layer, an intermediate layer, a first interconnection portion for connecting the surface layer and the backing layer, and a second interconnection portion for connecting the intermediate layer and the backing layer. The three-dimensional fabric with three-layered structure can be woven on a single loom in a batch operation and undergo transformation between two-dimensional shape and three-dimensional shape. This fabric is applicable as materials for blinds with high light-shielding rate because intermediate portions have a multi-layered structure. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288450 | PORTABLE SCENE ISOLATOR - In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a septum apparatus ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288451 | OPERATING UNIT FOR ARCHITECTURAL COVERINGS - The invention relates to an operating unit ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288452 | DEVICE WITH WINDABLE CURTAIN - The invention concerns a device with a curtain which can be rolled up and unrolled between a shut position and an open position, whereby this curtain ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288453 | TRANSFER BENCH SHOWER CURTAIN - The present invention relates to a shower curtain for use with a transfer chair comprising: a sheet of protective material; a plurality of openings along a top portion of the sheet; a plurality of hanging devices, where the plurality of hanging devices are insert through the plurality of openings and provides a means to hang the sheet on a rod; a plurality of attachment mechanisms along the bottom edge of the sheet, where said attachment mechanisms secure the sheet to a shower enclosure; and an opening along a portion of the bottom edge of the sheet, where said opening accommodates the transfer chair. The attachment mechanism may include magnets or suction cups placed along the bottom edge of the sheet. The attachment mechanism may also secure a portion of the bottom edge of the sheet to the transfer chair. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288454 | ADJUSTABLE PROP STAND OF WINDOW CURTAIN - An adjusting structure of adjustable window curtain prop stand includes two prop plates and an adjusting structure arranged between the two prop plates. The adjusting structure further includes a lead screw, two displacing elements, two positioning elements and a plurality of connecting elements. The lead screw has two external threads respectively with different directions of spiral and available for being engaged with the two displacing elements thereon. The two positioning elements are respectively secured to inner side faces of the two prop plates to be located at an upper and a lower positions between the two displacing elements, where each connecting element is separately and actively connected between the two displacing elements and the two displacing elements, such that a linkage mechanism is formed by taking the two displacing elements as a gliding pair. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288455 | Window screen - An improved window screen configured to allow a person to easily and quickly remove the window screen from a window frame without damaging the window screen, window frame or window. The improved window screen has a screen frame comprising a first C-shaped section and a second C-shaped section that are configured to slidably engage each other to move the screen frame between an extended position in the window frame and a retracted position for removing or installing the window screen in the window frame. The screen frame also comprises a securing mechanism, which in the preferred embodiment is a ball detent device, that secures the screen frame in its extended position and which is disengaged to move the screen frame to its retracted position. The window screen of the present invention eliminates the need to bend, flex or twist the window screen to remove it from the window frame. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288456 | FIBRILLATED BLEND OF LYOCELL LOW DP PULP - A fibrillated blend of lyocell and cellulosic pulp having a degree of polymerization of 200 to 1000 as measured by ASTM Test 1975-96, a method of making the blend and materials which incorporate the blend. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288457 | PROCESS FOR IMPROVING PAPER STRENGTH - The present invention provides a process for preparing a paper or paper board of improved strength which comprises the steps of i) providing a cellulosic thick stock, ii) diluting the thick stock of step i) to form a thin stock, iii) draining the thin stock of step ii) on a wire to form a web, and iv) drying the web of step iii) to form paper or paper board, wherein the cellulosic thick stock of step (i) comprises organic polymeric microparticles, as well as paper obtainable by above process. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288458 | USE OF CARBON DIOXIDE GENERATED IN MANUFACTURING SYNTHETIC HYDROCARBON CHAINS - The invention relates to the use of a carbon dioxide stream generated in oxygen gasification of organic matter for carbonating calcium from a liquid containing calcium ions. The invention also relates to a manufacturing process of paper or board, wherein organic matter is gasified with oxygen in order to carbonate the calcium, the produced carbon dioxide stream is reacted with a liquid containing calcium ions and the carbonated calcium is added to the pulp during the papermaking process as a filler or onto finished paper as a coating. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288459 | INDUSTRIAL FABRIC FOR FORMING AND PRESSING - The object of the present invention is to provide an industrial fabric used for forming and pressing building material which is capable of exhibiting a good water suction property, while at the same time of preventing spots from being generated and bristles from being fallen out even if it is repeatedly used for forming and pressing building material and a strong washing shower is applied thereto. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288460 | METHOD OF FORMING A HOLLOW SAND CORE - A method of forming a hollow sand core involves placing a preform into a cavity defined in a mold, where the preform has a predetermined configuration. A granular material is then introduced into the mold cavity and around the preform. The introduced granular material is established around the preform to form the hollow sand core. The preform is deformed in a manner sufficient to enable removal of the preform from inside the hollow sand core, and then is removed from the sand core. The removal of the preform exposes a hollow portion of the sand core. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288461 | WEAR-RESISTANT ALUMINUM ALLOY FOR CASTING ENGINE BLOCKS WITH LINERLESS CYLINDERS - An aluminum-silicon alloy composition is disclosed which meets the manufacturing and performance conditions for linerless cylinder engine block casting using low-cost casting processes such as silica-sand molds. The alloy of the invention comprises in weight percent:
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20100288462 | CASTING SYSTEM WITH A DEVICE FOR APPLYING FLUID ONTO A CAST STRIP - The invention relates to a casting system ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288463 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING MOLTEN METAL COATED STEEL STRIP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLTEN METAL COATED STEEL STRIP - An apparatus for manufacturing a molten metal coated steel strip configured to control the amount of a metal coated on surfaces of a steel strip by blowing a gas from gas wiping nozzles to the surfaces of the steel strip continuously drawn from a molten metal, includes molten-metal-reducing members arranged on both sides of the steel strip below the surface of the molten metal in the coating bath to face the steel strip, each of the molten-metal-reducing members having a length equal to or longer than the steel-strip width, and shields arranged between the molten-metal-reducing members each extending along an extension of a corresponding one of the surfaces of the steel strip. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288464 | CASTING ROLLER WITH ACTIVE PROFILE CONTROL - The invention relates to a casting roll ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288465 | GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A geothermal energy system comprising a plurality of borehole heat exchangers, each borehole heat exchanger containing a working fluid and comprising an elongate tube having a closed bottom end and first and second adjacent elongate conduits interconnected at the bottom end, a manifold for the working fluid to which the plurality of borehole heat exchangers is connected, and a plurality of valves connected between the plurality of borehole heat exchangers and the manifold, whereby the first and second conduits of the plurality of borehole heat exchangers are selectively connectable to the manifold by operation of the valves. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288466 | GEOTHERMAL ENERGY EXTRACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure provides, among other things, a system and process for extracting geothermal energy from a geologic formation. According to an embodiment of the method, coolant fluid is introduced into a first fracture system. The first fracture system is at a first height in the formation. The coolant fluid is collected from a second fracture system. The second fracture system is at a second height in the fracture system. The second height is lower than the first height. Coolant fluid introduced into the first fracture system percolates through the geologic formation from the first fracture system to the second fracture system, collecting heat from the geologic formation. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288467 | EXPLOSION-PROOF ENCLOSURES WITH ACTIVE THERMAL MANAGEMENT BY HEAT EXCHANGE - Enclosures for use in hazardous areas include heat exchangers for active thermal management. The enclosures are coupled to a device having heat transfer capabilities. Equipment within the enclosures produces heat within the enclosure. The heat exchanger removes heat produced from the equipment and manages the internal temperature of the enclosures to a level suitable for hazardous locations. The enclosures can be actively cooled or heated using the device. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288468 | Motion Detecting Device, Method of Providing the Same, and Method of Detecting Movement - In some embodiments, a motion detecting device is configured to detect whether one or more movement events have occurred. The motion detecting device can include: (a) a processing module configured to run on a computational unit; and (b) a sensing device having: (1) one or more pressure sensors configured to provide two or more pressure measurements; and (2) a transmitter electrically coupled to the one or more pressure sensors and configured to transmit the two or more pressure measurements to the computational unit. The processing module is configured to use the two or more pressure measurements to determine whether the one or more movement events have occurred. The sensing device can be configured to be placed in at least one of ductwork of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system or an air handler of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288469 | Defense system against pirates - A defense system against pirates which causes pirates and other unauthorized intruders to retreat from the deck of the ship and prevent them from climbing on the board of the ship by spraying hot water from nozzles installed on or above the main deck and along the edges of the hull pointed down towards the sea. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288470 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device includes a plate, a protrusion to divide a top of the plate into a number of mounting areas, and a number of heat sinks selectively received on the number of mounting areas. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288471 | Heat exchange system - The invention relates to a heat exchange system ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100288472 | NANOFLUIDS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - A nanofluid is generally provided for use in a heat transfer system. The nanofluid can include nanoparticles suspended in a base liquid at a nanoparticle concentration in the nanofluid of about 0.01% to about 5% by volume. The nanoparticles can include zinc-oxide nanoparticles. The nanofluid for use in a heat transfer system can, in one embodiment, further include a surfactant. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288473 | NATURAL DRAFT AIR COOLED STEAM CONDENSER AND METHOD - An air cooled condenser apparatus has a tubular shell having an open upper end and an open lower end, a ring of tube bundle panels disposed generally vertically and at an angle to each other, with each of the tube bundles comprising a primary condenser region and a secondary condenser region, and adapted for air flow therethrough to condense fluid in the panels, and configured so that air flow through the panels passes through and exits the open upper end of the shell, and a duct disposed at the ground level of the shell, and a non-condensable extraction system with active or passive devices to control the local rate of the evacuated mixture of non-condensables and attached steam. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288474 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEALING AN ANNULUS - A method and systems for a purged seal for an annular space are provided. The purged seal includes a first baffle element that extends from an inner surface of the annular space into the annular space at an oblique angle and a second baffle element that extends from an outer surface of the annular space above the first baffle element in a direction opposite gravity flow into the annular space wherein the second baffle element extends at an oblique angle. The system also includes a third baffle element that extends from the inner surface above the first baffle element in a direction of gravity flow into the annular space wherein the third baffle element extends into the annular space at an oblique angle with respect to the inner surface and wherein a distal end of the third baffle element is positioned proximate a distal end of the second baffle element. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288475 | HEAT DISSIPATION ASSEMBLY - A heat dissipation assembly for dissipating heat from a first heat source and a second heat source includes a heat sink, a fan, a supporting member, and a deflecting panel. The heat sink includes a base and a plurality of heat dissipation fins disposed on the base. The base contacts with the first heat source for thermally conducting the heat generated by the first heat source. The fan and the supporting member are attached at opposite sides of the heat dissipation fins. The supporting member a pivotable rod. The deflecting plate is attached to the pivotable rod and pivotable relative to the heat dissipation fins. The deflecting plate is capable of deflecting airflow from the fan towards the second heat source and dissipating the heat generated by the second heat source. | 2010-11-18 |
20100288476 | HEAT DISSIPATION APPARATUS - A heat dissipation apparatus for dissipating heat from two heat sources includes a heat sink, and a fan mounted on the heat sink. The heat sink includes a base and a plurality of parallel fins positioned on the base, the base contacts with one of the two heat sources for thermally conducting the heat generated by the one of the two heat sources. A slantwise slot is formed in the fins, an edge of the slot bent to form a slantwise deflecting portion. The fan is configured to generate airflow through the fins in such a manner that some of the airflow is deflected by the deflecting portion towards the second of the two heat sources. | 2010-11-18 |