47th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080283141 | Method of Dissolving A Gaseous Hydrocarbon Into A Liquid Hydrocarbon - The present invention is directed to a method of dissolving a gaseous hydrocarbon into a liquid hydrocarbon to re-circulate gaseous components, which have separated from the liquid fuel mixture, back into the liquid fuel mixture, as well as, a method for making batch or continuous process amounts of mixed hydrocarbon fuels. The mixed hydrocarbon fuel is produced by introducing a volume of a liquid hydrocarbon into a vessel, and introducing a volume of a gaseous hydrocarbon into the vessel by bubbling the gaseous hydrocarbon into the liquid hydrocarbon at a gravitational low point of the vessel such that the bubbled gaseous hydrocarbon is dissolved into the liquid hydrocarbon to produce a liquid fuel solution. The vessel may be a mixing tank from which the liquid fuel is pumped into a vehicle fuel tank, or the vessel may be the vehicle fuel tank. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283142 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY AND RECLAMATION OF BIOMASS FUEL - A method and apparatus for delivering biomass fuel to a structure through an external wall of the structure is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a hopper disposed within a delivery vehicle. The hopper includes an inlet disposed on its top surface to receive biomass fuel and an outlet located proximate the bottom of the hopper to release the fuel by opening a gate valve. A delivery hose is connected to the hopper outlet at one end and is sealably connectable at its other end to an externally accessible coupling disposed on an external wall of the structure to which fuel is to be delivered. The coupling is connected on the interior side of the external wall to a delivery pipe that connects to a fuel bin for storing the biomass fuel. Sensors within the bin can signal the operator when the level of fuel within the bin reaches a preselected level, allowing the operator to stop delivery when the bin is full. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283143 | Liquid dispenser apparatus - A liquid dispensing apparatus that enables liquid for drawing liquid from a bottle into an oral syringe without inverting the bottle includes a tubular cap member for insertion into the mouth of a bottle. The cap member defines upper and lower openings connected by a bore. The device includes an elongate tube having an upper end connected to the cap lower opening and a lower end positionable adjacent a bottom wall of a bottle. A plunger is positioned within the bore of the cap member and is movable between a retracted configuration that closes the tube upper end and an extended configuration positioned within the tube. The plunger also defines an aperture through which liquid from the tube may flow into the plunger when the plunger is at the extended configuration. Liquid may be drawn from the plunger when an oral syringe is inserted into the cap member. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283144 | Combined Device to Feed and Compact Preset Doses of Ground Coffee or Other Similar Substances - Combined device to feed and compact preset doses of ground coffee or other similar substances including the combination of two operating devices (A, B): the first equipment (A) consisting of a measuring screw ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080283145 | Standalone ice dispenser - A standalone ice dispenser delivers ice in either bagged form or bulk form to a user. The device uses a cone-shaped drum with an upwardly oriented mount that receives and stores the ice which ice is gravitationally delivered to the drum from an ice maker. When ice is to be dispensed, a motor rotates the drum such that a fin within the drum cause ice therein to advance toward and eventually out of the mouth of the drum into either a bagging system or directly out of the device via a chute. Weight sensors attached to the drum determine whether the drum is relatively empty or relatively full and control operation of the ice maker as a result and/or a proximity sensor measures the volume of ice in the drum and controls the operation of the ice maker. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283146 | BY-PASS LINE CONNECTOR FOR COMPOUNDING SYSTEM - A bypass for a tube set for directing the flow of a fluid component includes an inlet passage for fluid connection with a source of said fluid component, an outlet passage for fluid connection with a first bag compartment, and a bypass passage for fluid connection with a second bag compartment. A flow control device in the bypass passage is operable in a first position in which the flow control device seals the bypass passage, and a second position in which the flow control device unseals the bypass passage to receive a tubing line connected with said second bag compartment. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283147 | Ergonomic router - The present invention is directed to a router including a motor housing for at least partially enclosing a motor, a base having a sleeve for receiving the motor housing therein. The base is constructed to at least partially support the motor housing on a workpiece. The router additionally includes an electrical switch disposed substantially in a quadrant, defined by a first axis extending through generally opposing handles, and a second axis, extending normal to the first axis, and generally bisecting the motor housing, of the motor housing. Preferably, the electrical switch is disposed in the range of 30° (thirty degrees) to 60° (sixty degrees) from the second axis and particularly at approximately 45° (forty-five degrees) to allow for comfortable grasping of the motor housing/base, easy repeatable switch manipulation, and the like. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283148 | APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING WORK ON STRINGED INSTRUMENTS - A tool for luthiers comprising a main slide bar; router or rotary tool attachment piece; and two slotted clamps; wherein the main slide bar comprises a first channel that runs longitudinally from the first to the second end of the main slide bar and that comprises a lip that extends around the perimeter of the channel and that is carved out at the front end of the main slide bar to allow various parts to be inserted into the channel; wherein each side surface of the main slide bar comprises a second channel that runs longitudinally from the first to the second end of the main slide bar; wherein each end of the slotted clamps fits into the second channel via a recess in the side surface; and wherein the router or rotary tool attachment piece comprises a third channel that fits over the main slide bar. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283149 | APPARATUS FOR SURFACING FLITCH - An apparatus for surfacing a flitch by cutting material from its radially outer surface to prepare the flitch for veneer slicing or other uses. The apparatus comprises a cutterhead rotatable about a cutterhead axis. The apparatus further comprises a carriage comprising a ring that rotates about a carriage axis and a pivot arm that carries the cutterhead and is coupled to the rotatable ring for pivoting movement about a pivot arm axis. The apparatus further comprises a flitch contour accommodation device coupled to the pivot arm and to the cutterhead to permit rotation of the cutterhead about a device axis that is generally transverse to the cutterhead axis. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283150 | Cutter insert for a tree stump milling cutter - A cutter insert for a tree stump milling cutter or the like with a milling tooth having a milling tooth head and a shaft. The shaft has two lateral faces extending in an advancement direction of the milling tooth, and the milling tooth head has a protrusion, which projects past the shaft in the advancement direction and has a support face. A high degree of operational dependability and service life result with such a cutter insert if the shaft has a neck projecting opposite the advancement direction, which is arranged at a distance from the support face of the protrusion. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283151 | Warp Stable Wood Product And Methods For Detecting The Same - A warp stable wood product and methods for detecting the same are provided. The wood product may be sorted based on its morphology, microstructure, macrostructure, and/or chemical composition properties being substantially symmetric relative to at least one or more cross-sectional centroids of the wood product, thereby imparting warp stability. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283152 | RINSE CONDITIONER BATH FOR TREATING A SUBSTRATE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A rinse conditioner bath that comprises a Jernstedt salt and a soluble iron is disclosed. A method for treating a substrate with the disclosed rinse conditioner bath as well as a zinc phosphate solution is also disclosed. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283153 | FURNACE ATMOSPHERE ACTIVATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A gas injector including in which a gas is passed through high-voltage/low-current electrical discharges before being discharged into the chamber of a thermal treatment furnace. The electrical activation of the gas accelerates desirable reactions between the gas, gases in the furnace chamber, and the chamber workload. Preferably, a hot electrode is electrically charged and the other parts of the gas injector and the furnace are grounded. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283154 | HOT DIP GALVANIZED HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET EXCELLENT IN PLATING ADHESION AND HOLE EXPANDABILITY AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME - The present invention provides hot dip galvanized high strength steel sheet excellent in plating adhesion and hole expandability and a method of production of the same, that is, hot dip galvanization steel sheet excellent in plating adhesion and hole expandability containing, by mass %, C: 0.08 to 0.35%, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 0.8 to 3.5%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.03% or less, Al: 0.25 to 1.8%, Mo: 0.05 to 0.35%, and N: 0.010% or less and having a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, said hot dip galvanized high strength steel characterized in that the steel sheet has a metal structure having ferrite, bainite, by area percent, 0.5% to 10% of tempered martensite, and, by volume percent, 5% or more of residual austenite, and a method of production comprising annealing by a continuous annealing process at 680 to 930° C. in temperature, then cooling to the martensite transformation point or less, then hot dip galvanizing the steel during which heating the steel to 250 to 600° C., then hot dip galvanizing it. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283155 | Stabilized lithium metal powder for Li-ion application, composition and process - The present invention provides a method for stabilizing lithium metal powder. The method comprises the steps of heating the lithium metal powder to above its melting point to provide molten lithium metal, dispersing the molten lithium metal, and contacting the dispersed molten lithium metal with a phosphorous-containing compound to provide a substantially continuous protective layer of lithium phosphate on the lithium metal powder. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283156 | Method for Making a Coated Steel Part Having Very High Resistance After Heat Treatment - The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a part having very high mechanical properties from a hot-rolled or cold-rolled steel strip, comprising precoating said strip with aluminum or an aluminum alloy, cold deformation of the coated strip, possible cutting of the excess sheet with a view to the final geometry of the part, heating of the part so as to form an intermetallic compound from the steel/precoat interface and to austenitize the steel, transfer of the part to a tool and cooling of the part in the tool at a rate such that the steel has, after being cooled, a martensitic or bainitic structure or a martensite-bainite structure. The precoating is carried out by electroplating, by chemical or physical vapor deposition or by co-rolling. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283157 | Method of Production of Hot Dipped Hot Rolled Steel Strip - Production of hot dipped hot rolled steel strip by producing steel strip by casting by a thin slab continuous casting process and hot rolling, said steel strip containing, by mass %, C: 0.03% or more, Si: 0.02% or more, Mn: 0.15% or more, and Ca: 0.001% or more by heating it to a peak maximum steel strip temperature of 550° C. to less than 650° C. by a temperature elevation rate of 25° C./sec or more for 15 sec or more for oxidation, heating it to a peak maximum steel strip temperature of 700° C. to 760° C. so that the time when the steel strip temperature is 570° C. or more is 25 sec to 45 sec for reduction, then hot dipping it. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283158 | Method for Manufacturing High Tensile Strength Steel Plate - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing high tensile strength steel plate having 570 MPa (N/mm | 2008-11-20 |
20080283159 | Soft copper alloy, and soft copper wire or plate material - A method of fabricating soft copper alloy wire having flexure resistance and heat resistance, includes casting a molten alloy of a copper alloy including 10 mass ppm or less of oxygen, and 0.005 mass % to 0.6 mass % of indium, at a predetermined temperature, to provide a cast bar of the copper alloy having equiaxed crystal, rolling the cast bar of the copper alloy having equiaxed crystal to provide a rolled copper alloy, and conducting a cold drawing and annealing on the rolled copper alloy. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283160 | Bent pipe and a method for its manufacture - A bent pipe corresponding to at least API X100 grade and having a base metal with high strength and toughness and a weld metal with high toughness is provided. A steel plate prepared by cooling after hot rolling at a cooling rate at the central portion in the plate thickness direction of at most 5° C. per second at 700-500° C. is formed into a bend mother pipe, which is then heated to 900-1100° C. and subjected to bending, then it is cooled to a temperature of at most 300° C. at a cooling rate in the central portion of the thickness direction of at least 5° C. per second at 700-500° C., after which it is tempered at 300-500° C. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283161 | High strength seamless steel pipe excellent in hydrogen-induced cracking resistance and its production method - The present invention relates to a high strength seamless steel pipe excellent in hydrogen-induced cracking resistance, characterized by consisting of, by mass %, C: 0.03-0.11%, Si: 0.05-0.5%, Mn: 0.8-1.6%, P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.003% or less, Ti: 0.002-0.017%, Al: 0.001-0.10%, Cr: 0.05-0.5%, Mo: 0.02-0.3%, V: 0.02-0.20%, Ca: 0.0005-0.005%, N: 0.008% or less and O (Oxygen): 0.004% or less, and the balance Fe and impurities, and also characterized in that the microstructure of the steel is bainite and/or martensite, ferrite is precipitated at grain boundaries and yield stress is 483 MPa or more. Further, to ensure high strength of the steel, the seamless steel pipe preferably contains, by mass %, at least one of Cu: 0.05-0.5% and Ni: 0.05-0.5%. To produce the above-mentioned steel pipe, it is desirable to limit a starting temperature of quenching after rolling, a cooling rate and a tempering temperature. By this configuration a seamless steel pipe having an yield stress of 483 MPa or more and excellent HIC resistance, which is suitable for a pipeline, can be provided. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283162 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH-STRENGTH TITANIUM ALLOY GOLF CLUB HEAD PART - A method for manufacturing a high-strength titanium alloy golf club head part includes making at least one golf club head part with a titanium alloy. The golf club head part is then heated to a temperature higher than a critical temperature of generating martensite and maintained above the critical temperature not more than thirty minutes. The golf club head part is then cooled to a temperature below the critical temperature at a cooling rate higher than 10° C./s. Next, the golf club head part is heated to a heat-treatment temperature higher than 450° C. and maintained at the heat-treatment temperature at least one hour. The golf club head part is then cooled to room temperature. The mechanical characteristics of a golf club head formed by the golf club head part are enhanced. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283163 | Aluminum Alloy Products Having Improved Property Combinations and Method for Artificially Aging Same - Aluminum alloy products about 4 inches thick or less that possesses the ability to achieve, when solution heat treated, quenched, and artificially aged, and in parts made from the products, an improved combination of strength, fracture toughness and corrosion resistance, the alloy consisting essentially of: about 6.8 to about 8.5 wt. % Zn, about 1.5 to about 2.00 wt. % Mg, about 1.75 to about 2.3 wt. % Cu; about 0.05 to about 0.3 wt. % Zr, less than about 0.1 wt. % Mn, less than about 0.05 wt. % Cr, the balance Al, incidental elements and impurities and a method for making same. The invention alloy is useful in making structural members for commercial airplanes including, but not limited to, upper wing skins and stringers, spar caps, spar webs and ribs of either built-up or integral construction. The invention alloy may be aged by 2 or 3 step practices while exceeding the SCC requirements for applications for which the invention alloy is primarily intended. The flexibility of the invention in this regard is useful for its application in multi-alloy or multi-material systems joined by welding or bonding and subsequently aged. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283164 | Roll-On Protective Covers for Hand-Held Consumer Electronic Devices - According to various aspects of the present disclosure, exemplary embodiments are provided of covers for hand-held consumer electronic devices. In one particular embodiment, a roll-on cover generally includes elastomeric material configured to be unrolled to snugly fit over and conform to an outer surface portion of a hand-held consumer electronic device. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283165 | Pneumatic tire - A pneumatic tire comprises a tread rubber comprising layers each formed by overlap winding a rubber tape. The rubber tape in each layer has a conductive part in the longitudinal direction of the tape and the remaining less-conductive part, wherein the conductive part is wound at least once around the tire. In the radially outermost layer, the conductive part is exposed in the tread surface by a total axial width WU of at least 1.0 mm. In the radially innermost layer, the conductive part appears in the radially inner surface so as to be electronically connected to a conductive underlying structure by a total axial width WL of at least 1.0 mm. Between the radially adjacent layers, the conductive part in the radially outer layer is connected to the conductive part in the radially inner layer by a total axial width WM of at least 1.0 mm. Preferably, the rubber tape is made of mainly a silica rich compound. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283166 | Method for manufacturing pneumatic tire - A method for manufacturing a pneumatic tire with tread grooves comprises: building a green tire, and vulcanizing the green tire in a mold, wherein the building of the green tire includes making a tread rubber by overlap-winding a raw rubber tape, and the mold is provided with protrusions for molding the tread grooves on the tread rubber. During vulcanizing the green tire in the mold, one of the protrusions is positioned radially outside an end of the raw rubber tape so that the end is relatively pressed radially inwards of the tire by the protrusion. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283167 | Motorcycle tire for off-road traveling - An off-road motorcycle tire having a block pattern comprising a plurality of blocks | 2008-11-20 |
20080283168 | Motorcycle tire for off-road | 2008-11-20 |
20080283169 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire is provided in which markings shown on surfaces of side walls thereof have superior visibility and the effect of increased visibility can be maintained over a long period of time. In a pneumatic tire having a marking provided on a side wall, a marking area which includes the marking and a background portion of the marking is formed into a recessed plane which is recessed further inwards than the surface of the side wall in an axial direction of the tire, and the marking is formed in the marking area in the form of a projecting plane which is provided in such a manner as to project relative to the recessed plane. The surface of the marking is made up of a specular surface portion having a surface roughness in which a center line average surface roughness (Ra) is in the range of 0.4 to 1.5 μm, and the background portion is made up of a rough surface portion whose surface roughness exceeds a surface roughness in which Ra is 1.5 μm. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283170 | Heavy-load tire - A heavy-load tire has a wind bead structure in which a turned-up portion of a carcass ply is wound around a bead core, in which a bead portion is equipped with a bead reinforcing layer having a U-shaped cross section and a bead apex rubber having a triangular-shaped cross section. The turned-up portion has an auxiliary turned-up portion passing through the vicinity of a radially outer side of the bead core. The bead apex rubber includes a high elasticity inner apex portion disposed at a radially inner side and a low elasticity outer apex portion disposed at a radially outer side. The inner apex portion has an L-shaped cross section including a bottom piece portion along the radially outer side of the auxiliary turned-up portion, and a raised piece portion which rises at an axially inner end side of the bottom piece portion and extends radially outwardly in a tapering manner along the body portion of the carcass ply. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283171 | Ceramic Wall Cladding Composites That Reflect Ir Radiation - The present invention relates to a method for coating substrates, comprising the steps of:
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20080283172 | Method for Repairing a Composite Structural Outer Skin - A composite structure including two external skins and an internal core between them, wherein a portion of one of the external skins has to be replaced, with pressure from a counter-form and suction. The repair is accomplished by piercing a vent hole in the opposite external skin to discharge the air in the cells of the core, which improves adhesive bonding of the new portion on the core. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283173 | ANTENNA-EMBEDDED LAMINATED GLASS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The present invention provides a method for preparing an antenna-embedded laminated glass with an antenna element sealed between glass sheets, which is characterized to comprise forming two or more glass sheets forming the laminated glass; bonding a transfer film on a surface of one of the glass sheets by a bonding strip, the transfer film including the bonding strip and a conductive strip forming the antenna element; and press-bonding glass sheet, through a intermediate film, to the surface of the one glass sheet with the transfer film bonded thereto. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283174 | Bonding of carbon fibers to metal inserts for use in composites - Resin-impregnated carbon fiber composites containing metal inserts. Carbon fibers or a carbon fiber preform are bonded to a metal structural member. Once the carbon fiber-metal bond is established, the fiber-metal assembly or hybrid preform is impregnated with resin, to form an article in which bonding between the metal structural member and the composite remainder of the article is greatly enhanced. In a process embodiment, a metal insert, e.g. a steel insert, is provided in contact with particulate carbide-forming metal, e.g. titanium, and with carbon fiber segments. Then an electric current is passed through the carbide-forming metal particles and carbon fibers to heat them to a temperature above the melting point of the carbide-forming metal. This initiates an exothermic reaction, which forms liquid phase metal carbide. Subsequently the liquid phase metal carbide is cooled and solidified, thereby bonding the carbon fiber segments to the metal insert. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283175 | Methods for manufacturing fluid-filled mems displays - This invention relates to methods of manufacturing fluid-filled MEMS displays, where the fluid is sealed in the display assembly and substantially surrounds the moving components of the display to reduce the effects of stiction and to improve the optical and electromechanical performance of the display. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283176 | Process for Structurally Joining Modular Hollow Columns or Rods Generically Elongated in Shape and the Product Obtained - The invention is a new process for the production of a hollow structural column or rod in polymers, obtained by assembling modules having shorter length, comprising two or more elongated modules, each one provided with male-female truncated cone-shaped terminal parts ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080283177 | Tensioning device for composite structures - An apparatus to prepare a preform for fabrication includes a mandrel, anchoring groove, anchoring device, tensioning groove, and tensioning device. The mandrel receives the preform. The mandrel has a first mandrel end and a second mandrel end. The preform has a first preform end and a second preform end. The anchoring groove is disposed at the first mandrel end. The anchoring device is configured and located to urge the first preform end towards the anchoring groove to secure the first preform end therebetween. The tensioning groove is disposed between the first mandrel end and the second mandrel end. The tensioning device is configured and located to urge a portion of the preform into the tensioning groove. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283178 | METHOD OF MAKING AN ALL-WEATHER GRIP - A slip-resistant shock absorbing golf club grip that includes a felt layer, a fabric mesh formed of fibers and a polyurethane coating covering the mesh and felt, the fibers of the mesh defining grooves in the surface of the slip-resistant polyurethane which are engaged by a users' hands, with the polyurethane coating being buffed to partially expose the fibers. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283179 | Device and Method for Printing Labels - A label printing station includes: a base; a label supply wheel rotatably mounted to the base for rotation about a first vertical axis of rotation; a label backing take-up wheel rotatably mounted to the base for rotation about a second vertical axis of rotation; and a label print-head assembly mounted to the base, the label print-head assembly being configured to print on a label as the label is vertically oriented. The supply wheel, the print-head assembly and the take-up wheel serially define a paper path along which a substantially continuous label backing sheet travels. The backing sheet may be supported from underneath at multiple locations along the paper path. With the printed label being vertically oriented, the label can be attached to an object, such as a vertically oriented pharmaceutical vial, which can simplify the labeling process. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283180 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING MICRODEVICES IN LAMINATES, LEAD FRAMES, PACKAGES, AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS - Systems and methods for producing micromachined devices, including sensors, actuators, optics, fluidics, and mechanical assemblies, using manufacturing techniques of lead frames, substrates, microelectronic packages, printed circuit boards, flex circuits, and rigid-flex materials. Preferred embodiments comprise using methods from post-semiconductor manufacturing to produce three-dimensional and free-standing structures in non-semiconductor materials. The resulting devices may remain part of the substrate, board or lead frame which can then used as a substrate for further packaging electronic assembly operations. Alternatively, the devices may be used as final components that can be assembled within other devices. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283181 | COMPACT HANDHELD ADHESIVE APPLICATOR - A compact handheld adhesive applicator is provided with a housing assembly and a cartridge assembly removably connected to the housing assembly. The cartridge assembly includes a primary spool for mounting an adhesive segment roll and a secondary spool for automatically winding a spent portion of the adhesive segment roll. A gear arrangement allows for numerous adhesive segments to be applied consecutively in a glide-type application or for a single adhesive segment to be accurately applied using a manual advance feature. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283182 | HANDHELD ADHESIVE APPLICATOR - A handheld adhesive applicator is provided with a housing assembly, a cartridge assembly removably connected to the housing assembly, and a handle assembly removably connected to the housing assembly. The cartridge assembly includes a primary spool for mounting an adhesive segment roll and a secondary spool for automatically winding a spent portion of the adhesive segment roll. A gear arrangement allows for numerous adhesive segments to be applied consecutively in a glide-type application or for a single adhesive segment to be accurately applied using a manual advance feature. The removable handle may be gripped during a primary mode of operation or removed for a secondary mode of operation in which the housing assembly is gripped during use. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283183 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING NOISE ABSORBER CARPET AND A NOISE ABSORBER CARPET MADE THEREFROM - A noise absorber carpet comprised of a fabric layer portion and a resinous backing layer portion is provided. The fabric layer portion and the resinous backing layer portion are heat bonded with a press into the noise absorber carpet, and the press includes perforation pins and a cooling medium. The resinous backing layer portion is provided with noise absorbing perforations formed by contact with the perforation pins of the press and cooled by the cooling medium. The perforations having been cooled by the cooling medium with the press simultaneously with the bonding of the resinous backing layer portion with the fabric layer portion and the cooling of the press by the cooling medium, thereby providing for instant curing and fixation of the shape of the perforations. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283184 | Active Film Adhered to Flexible Packages and Method Thereof - The present invention relates to a method of attaching an active film ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080283185 | SHRINK FILM WITH INDIVIDUAL LAYER IRRADIATION - A method of producing a multilayer plastic film from resin starting material includes irradiating a batch of plastic resin material and using irradiated resin from the batch to produce at least one layer of a multilayer plastic film. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283186 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMI SHIELDING - Disclosed are methods for manufacturing electromagnetic interference shields for use in nonconductive housings of electronic equipment. In one embodiment, the shield may include an electrically nonconductive substrate, such as a thermoformable film, coated with an electrically conductive element, such as an extensible ink or a combination of conductive fibers with an extensible film. In one embodiment, a compressible conductive perimeter gap gasket may be formed by using a form in place process. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283187 | Decorating Method For Sports Equiment By Imprinting Synthetic Material Films As Well As A Film For Carrying Out The Method - To obtain three-dimensional depth effects, a decorating method is provided for sports equipment, in particular skis, snowboards and the like, by imprinting synthetic material films with surface texture so as to create a decorative changing image and/or animation effect. The synthetic material films correspond to an optical lens, in particular lenticular grid films. The film is imprinted in the screen printing method, whereupon the film is joined to the piece of sports equipment. On its planar side, the film is provided with geometrically arranged motifs or image elements, between which optionally voids are incorporated. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283188 | FERRITE PASTE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATED CERAMIC COMPONENT - The ferrite paste according to the present invention contains a ferrite powder and an organic vehicle, and the organic vehicle contains an organic solvent and a binder made of a polyvinyl acetal resin and ethyl cellulose. The binder content in the ferrite paste is at least 3.0 weight parts and no more than 5.0 weight parts per 100 weight parts of the ferrite powder, and the polyvinyl acetal resin content is at least 0.5 weight part and no more than 2.0 weight parts per 100 of the weight parts ferrite powder. The ethyl cellulose content is the remainder of subtracting the polyvinyl acetal resin content from the binder content. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283189 | METHOD FOR REDUCING STRINGINESS OF A RESINOUS COMPOSITION DURING HOT PLATE WELDING - Disclosed is a method for reducing stringiness during hot plate welding of an article comprising a resinous composition which comprises at least one step of contacting with water a surface of the article to be welded. The method also results in improved cycle time for preparation of the final article. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283190 | METHOD OF REMOVING MEMS DEVICES FROM A HANDLE SUBSTRATE - A method of removing MEMS devices ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080283191 | Tape Feeder and Electronic-Circuit-Component Supplying Apparatus - A tape feeder that enables accurate recognition of a feed hole of a carrier tape, is provided. A tape-support surface | 2008-11-20 |
20080283192 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BONDING OPTICAL DISC SUBSTRATES TOGETHER, AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING LIQUID MATERIAL - The object of the present invention is to significantly inhibit the formation of voids between substrates bonded together when a liquid adhesive is supplied onto an optical disc substrate or when the optical disc substrate is bonded to another optical disc substrate. Accordingly, the present invention discloses a method for bonding two optical disc substrates together which comprises the steps of joining the optical disc substrates together with an adhesive and curing the adhesive, wherein the adhesive is supplied onto the optical disc substrate by an electric field formed between the adhesive-supplying nozzle, for supplying the adhesive onto the optical disc substrate, and the optical disc substrate, and the two optical disc substrates are then joined together and subjected to spun by a spinning process. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283193 | Tool for making an illustrated card with paillettes - A tool has a body having a blunt end and an adhesive end. The adhesive end has a fastener and an adhesive element. The fastener protrudes from the adhesive end of the body. The adhesive element is made of resin and fastened by the fastener. The paillettes can be adhered more easily and rapidly by the adhesive element than by a user's hand. Thus, using the tool of the present invention to make the illustrated card is convenient for the users. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283194 | Transfer Tool - To provide a transfer tool that can be preferably used without a table such as a desk and can easily carry out the transfer operation in any places, the transfer tool includes a transfer tool main body ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080283195 | COMBINATION TYPE TAPE DISPENSER - A combination type tape dispenser includes a first member having a cutter and a first tape roll mount, and a second member having a second tape roll mount. The first member and the second member is manipulative to be combined and separated. When the first member and the second member are combined, the first member and the second member form a big tape dispenser to mount a big tape roll on the second tape roll mount and cut a tape of the big tape roll by the cutter. When the first member and the second member are separated, the first member forms a small tape dispenser to mount a small tape roll on the first tape roll mount and cut a tape of the small tape roll by the cutter. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283196 | Fuel accessory for fuel tank and method for internally attaching same - A fuel tank made of a plastic material and fitted with at least one fuel accessory attached to an inside surface of a wall thereof, wherein the fuel accessory is attached to a predetermined site at the inside surface by fusion welding. Further there is disclosed a fuel accessory for attaching to a site at an inside wall portion of a plastic material fuel tank, comprising a housing formed with an engaging surface attachable to the site. The engaging surface is fitted with a fusion melting element for fusion welding the fuel accessory to the fuel tank. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283197 | DIE PICKER WITH LASER DIE HEATER - A device for removing MEMS devices ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080283198 | DIE PICKER WITH HEATED PICKING HEAD - A device for removing MEMS devices ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080283199 | Techniques used with solutions of solids in a liquid for separating the liquid from a solid - Techniques used with a solution in which a solid is dissolved in a liquid. In one technique, drops of the solution are sprayed into a stream of gas. The drops are sized to fall through and out of the stream of gas before they are completely evaporated. The partial evaporation leaves the solid entrapped in the drops and the evaporated vapor in the stream of gas. In another technique, the drops are carried by the stream of gas. As the drops are carried, most of the drops are completely evaporated, producing vapor and particles of the solid. A filter filters out the particles. Some of the drops are not completely evaporated when they reach the filter and solution from these drops continuously rinses the filter. Large drops of the rinsing solution fall from the filter, through the stream of gas, and out of the stream of gas. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283200 | CLUTCH FOR INSULATED GLASS WINDOW COVERING - An insulated glass (IG) internal blind assembly including a clutch for providing directional friction when raising and lowering the blind. The clutch is directionally activated, the gravitational pull of the blinds or lowering the blinds activates the clutch causing it to lock and add friction to the system. The clutch may be placed essentially anywhere along the cord path where the path changes direction. Various clutch and cord configurations may be used to achieve a desired amount of directional friction. The directional friction prevents the window covering from falling under its own weight. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283201 | Hinged door having multiple screens - A door assembly includes a door body; a first panel slidably mounted on the door body; a second panel slidably mounted on the door body; a first retractable screen mounted on the door body and connected to the first panel; and a second retractable screen mounted on the door body and connected to the second panel. The panels typically includes window panes and are openable to create a pair of spaced openings through the door which are covered by the retractable screens. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283202 | PRIVACY CURTAIN - A curtain assembly includes a mesh upper panel with a plurality of ceiling-track attachment adapters and a plurality of lower-panel attachment adapters as well as a lower panel that includes a plurality of upper-panel attachment adapters, wherein the lower panel is removably attachable to the upper panel by mating the lower-panel attachment adapters to the upper-panel attachment adapters. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283203 | Collapsible panel assembly - An assembly includes a first panel and a second panel. Each panel has a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a fabric material covering selected portions of the respective frame member to form the respective panel when the respective frame member is in the unfolded orientation. A connection system is provided to removably connect the first and second panels. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283204 | Door having interconnected upper and lower sashes - A door assembly includes a door body, an upper panel slidably mounted on the door body, a lower panel slidably mounted on the door body and an interconnection between the upper and lower panels so that the upper panel may be raised with the lower panel. Preferably, a pair of retractable screens is mounted on the door body and connected respectively to the upper and lower panels. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283205 | Window origami panels and the like - A curtain kit comprising a sheet of curtain material having a sheet perimeter and a plurality of fastener elements spaced along and adjacent the sheet perimeter to be attached to mating fastener elements respectively on a structural member for hanging one edge portion of the curtain sheet from the structural member. The plurality of sheet fastener elements are positioned along and adjacent the sheet perimeter in a quantity and spacing over the entirety of the sheet perimeter to be attached to respective ones of the structural member fastener elements for hanging various other edge portions of the curtain sheet from the structural member so that the curtain can be hung from the structural member in a variety of alternative origami-like patterns. The curtain kit includes one or more of the structural member, the structural member fastener elements, a printed instruction sheet for hanging the curtain in at least one of the patterns, codes for identifying said sheet fastener elements, a cover member for hiding the structural member from view, and decorative accessories. A decorative sheet kit comprises a sheet of material having at least one hole therein, a decorative member sized for covering the hole, and a clip attached to the decorative member for clipping to an edge of the hole. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283206 | Method of measuring macro and micro stickies in a recycled sample containing pulp fibers - A method of measuring macro and micro stickies in a recycled sample containing pulp fibers is disclosed. The method includes forming a slurry of the recycled macro stickies and a liquid and using a first separation device to separate out the macro stickies and the pulp fiber while collecting the screenate. The macro stickies and the pulp fibers are then washed with additional liquid to further separate out any macro stickies while again collecting the screenate. The macro stickies are then removed from the first separation device and are measured. The method also includes agglomerating the micro stickies in the screenate to form agglomerated micro stickies. The screenate is routed through a second separation device to separate out the agglomerated micro stickies. The agglomerated micro stickies are then removed from the separation device and are measured. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283207 | Methods To Control Organic Contaminants In Fibers - Methods to control organic contaminants in fibers are described. One method involves contacting the fibers with a composition containing water-soluble cellulose derivative and ester hydrolyzing enzyme, for a sufficient time and in a sufficient amount to control the organic contaminants present in the fibers. This method is effective to reduce stickies in paper mill furnish formed with recycled fibers. A method for pitch control in paper mill furnish formed with virgin fibers is also provided by the additional inclusion of lipoxygenase in the composition. Resulting paper products formed from the processed fibers are also described as well as methods to make them. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283208 | Press, Method in a Press and Press Element for a Press - Press for a fibre web supported by a clothing, said press having first and second press elements that interact with each other in order to form an extended nip in a press zone for the clothing-supported fibre web, said first press element having: —a support; —a press body, being supported by the support; —an endless, flexible belt, sliding over and forming a closed loop around the press body; and —a support element, being placed inside the loop for supporting the belt, said clothing surrounding together with the belt between a first position and a second position along the loop, wherein at least the first position is located outside the press zone. According to the invention, the support element is located in the first position. The invention also relates to a method in, and a press element for such a press. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283209 | RAIL FOR THE COMPLIANT SUPPORTING OF A MESH, AND DOUBLE MESH SECTION - This invention relates to a rail for the compliant supporting of a mesh in the region of a double mesh zone of a double mesh section of a machine for producing a fibrous web, including a movable head rail, which extends transverse to the running direction of the mesh and over which the mesh slides at least in some regions during operation of the machine, a movable bearer rail, which is rigidly connected to the movable head rail and extends likewise transverse to the running direction of the mesh and is guided in a fixed structure, a fixed guide rail, which is rigidly arranged in the fixed structure and extends in turn transverse to the running direction of the mesh, a compliant pressing apparatus, which is arranged between the movable bearer rail and the fixed guide rail in order to move the movable bearer rail together with the moveable head rail between a resting position and an operating position in which the movable head rail can be pressed with a selectable force onto the mesh, and a compliant return apparatus for moving the movable bearer rail together with the movable head rail from the operating position to the resting position and for holding the two rails in the resting position. The compliant return apparatus has, spread over the length of the movable bearer rail, several movable return hoops which at the one end can be made to engage at least temporarily with the movable bearer rail and at the other end can be loaded at least temporarily by at least one return element respectively arranged between the fixed guide rail and the movable return hoop. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283210 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CYLINDER HEAD SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A method for manufacturing a cylinder head system for a vehicle includes manufacturing a first main mold having an exhaust manifold mold and a first water jacket mold; manufacturing a second main mold having a second water jacket mold; and assembling the first main mold to the second main mold. The exhaust manifold mold is configured to form an exhaust manifold, the first water jacket mold is configured to form a first water jacket for cooling the exhaust manifold, and the second water jacket mold is configured to form a second water jacket for cooling a cylinder block. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283211 | DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION METHOD FOR INCESSANTLY PRODUCING THE POLYSILICON INGOT AND THE RELATIVE INGOT CASTING PPARATUS - The present invention pertains to a method for incessantly producing polysilicon ingots, especially fabricated of an equality polycrystalline material. It contains a metallurgical method for continuously producing large amount of polysilicon ingot made by metal silicon, further comprising the steps of aligning empty graphite molds on furnace cars; preheating the molds in the preheating area; pouring the liquidized silicon into the preheated molds; transporting the molds filled with liquidized silicon from the high-temperature area, thence to a medium-temperature area, and then to a low-temperature area for solidifying the liquidized silicon into crystallized silicon; cooling the crystallized silicon until reaching the room temperature by the assistance of a shroud in a rotary conveyer track, thus generating an integral polysilicon ingot. The apparatus comprises a body, a chamber, a track, cars, a front and rear auxiliary cars, a rotary conveyer track, a propulsion apparatus, and an adjusting system. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283212 | GAS LUBRICANT AND DELIVERY APPARATUS - A lubricant delivery element for delivering lubricant into a cavity, the lubricant distribution element comprising a thin element of porous material for delivering lubricant into the cavity through the element. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283213 | Water-Cooling Mold For Metal Continuous Casting - The invention provides a water-cooled mold for continuous casting. The mold comprises two water-cooled wide copper plates which are arranged opposite to each other in front and back direction and two water-cooled narrow copper plates which are arranged opposite to each other in left and right direction. The upper portion of the cavity of the mold is a sprue area and the lower portion of the cavity is a mold cavity area. The sprue area is gradually narrowed in the casting direction and smoothly transited into the mold cavity, corresponding to the shape of a slab to be cast. The inside surfaces of the water-cooled narrow copper plates are smooth planar surface. A portion of the inside surface of the water-cooled wide copper plates in the sprue area is a curved surface and a portion of the same in the mold cavity area is a planar surface. The curved surface portion and the planar surface portion form a continuous smooth surface. Using the mold of the invention, it can be ensured to eliminate surface defects of a slab, to attain a good slab surface quality, to minimize uneven wear of a mold and to extend mold lifecycle. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283214 | Heat Exchanger Mounting - A cooler block for an agricultural tractor comprising a cooler assembly mounted on a radiator and coupled to the radiator by upper and lower linkages. The cooler assembly can be moved between a first position in which the cooler assembly lies parallel to the radiator and a second position in which the cooler assembly is inclined relative to the radiator. The cooler assembly is pivotable about a pivot in the upper linkage that is itself movable relative to the radiator. The lower linkage allows the entire cooler assembly to rise and the pivot of the upper linkage to move away from the radiator as the cooler assembly is pivoted from the first to the second position. A detent is incorporated into one of the two linkages to retain the cooler assembly in the second position. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283215 | VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - A vehicle air conditioning device having first and second fans for forcing air through a heat exchanger, and a fan controller for controlling an operation of the first and second fans. On receiving a signal indicating that the shutter is closed, the fan controller controls the first and second fans such that the first fan is turned into an operating state and the second fan is turned into a stopped state. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283216 | Cooling device - The present invention relates to a cooling structure for motor of fan, which includes a housing, an impeller and a circuit board. The housing has an air flow channel and a base; the base is located on one side of the air flow channel to support the circuit board, and the impeller is movably integrated on the base; the circuit board is bonded with a highly heat-conductive metal on at least one side thereof so as to provide good heat dissipation and heat transfer performance; at least one portion of the circuit board is extended beyond the hub of the impeller such that the extended portion is located at a downwind place of the blades of the impeller to facilitate fast heat dissipation. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283217 | Stackable energy transfer core spacer - A stackable spacer element for use in a energy recovery core formed by stacking a plurality of relatively thin energy transfer media (e.g. sheets, panels, or plates (un-perforated exchanger sheets) so as to define a plurality of stacked energy transfer stages providing air passages for two separate air flows. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283218 | LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM - In some embodiments, a cooling device may be mounted to a portion of a chassis of an electronic system, wherein the cooling device may be releasably and pivotably attached to the chassis in at least an open position to permit access to components within the electronic system and a closed position to permit installation of a cover on the chassis. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283219 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE TEMPERATURE LEVELS - Methods and apparatus for thermal management according to various aspects of the present invention comprise a heat exchanger and one or more controllable thermal transfer elements. In one embodiment, the thermal transfer elements comprise thermoelectric coolers. The thermal transfer elements are thermally coupled to the heat exchanger. Components on a surface near the thermal transfer elements may be selectively cooled by controlling the thermal transfer elements. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283220 | Machine having self-cleaning cooling system and method - A machine includes a heat exchanger for an engine having a heat exchanger core and a filtration system. The filtration system includes a flexible filter sheet coupled with at least one take-up roller and a filter cleaner adapted to clean the filter via compressed air. A method of operating a machine cooling system includes rotating a rotatable drive element coupled with a filter, and cleaning the filter by directing compressed air therethrough. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283221 | Direct Air Contact Liquid Cooling System Heat Exchanger Assembly - A compact heat exchanger assembly for use in hybrid liquid-air cooling system adapted to provide a liquid cooling mechanism for components or adapter boards in a personal computer system. The heat exchanger assembly consists of a heat exchanger chamber, though which the thermal transfer liquid flows. An air pump injects air bubbles into the heat exchanger chamber through a porous material. The air bubbles rise up through the thermal transfer liquid and exit at the top of the heat exchanger chamber through a semi-permeable membrane which inhibits loss of the thermal transfer fluid. As the air bubbles pass through the thermal transfer liquid, heat is exchanged directly between the thermal transfer liquid and the contained air. The heat is then removed from the system as the heated air is expelled from the heat exchanger chamber. A valve assembly prevents the thermal transfer liquid from entering the air pump in the event air flow through the heat exchanger chamber is stopped. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283222 | HEAT SPREADER WITH VAPOR CHAMBER AND HEAT DISSIPATION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A heat dissipation apparatus includes a heat sink ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080283223 | Heat Dissipation System With A Plate Evaporator - A heat dissipation system is provided. The heat dissipation system includes: an evaporator having a plate chamber with the wick structures which has a plurality of pore sizes arranged in the plate chamber, a condenser, a vapor line, and a liquid line. The two-phase circulation of the vapor-condensate in the heat dissipation system, especially in the heat dissipation system with a plate evaporator, can effectively increase the heat conductivity of the plate heat source such as electronic chip. The design and composition of the wick structures are enormously decreased the turning-on temperature of the heat dissipation system and maintained the heat dissipation system in the balancing state under the low heat source power. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283224 | WATER-COOLING HEAT-DISSIPATING SYSTEM - A water-cooling heat-dissipating system for facilitating a heat-dissipating action with a heat-generating element includes a water block and a heat exchanger. The above-mentioned components are in fluid communication with one another via a plurality of conduits. The water block is attached on the heat-generating element to absorb the heat generated by the heat-generating element. The top surface of the water block is provided with a membrane. The membrane is provided thereon with an activating element, so that the membrane swings up and down at one side thereof to guide the flow of the working fluid. The heat exchanger performs a heat-conducting action with the flowing working fluid, thereby dissipating the heat absorbed by the working fluid to the outside. In this way, the heat-generating element can be kept in a normal range of working temperature. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283225 | WATER-COOLING HEAT-DISSIPATING SYSTEM - A water-cooling heat-dissipating system for facilitating a heat-dissipating action with a heat-generating element includes a water block, a membrane pump, a water tank and a heat exchanger. The above-mentioned components are in fluid communication with one another via a plurality of conduits. The water block is attached on the heat-generating element to absorb the heat generated by the heat-generating element. The membrane pump generates a thrust to facilitate the working fluid to perform a cooling action. The water tank is used to store additional working fluid. The heat exchanger performs a heat-conducting action with the flowing working fluid, thereby dissipating the heat absorbed by the working fluid to the outside. In this way, the heat-generating element can be kept in a normal range of working temperature. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283226 | Method and Cooler for Cooling Hot Particulate Material - Described is method as well as a cooler ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080283227 | Oil cooler fitting assembly - A fitting assembly for connecting an oil cooler assembly to a radiator assembly in a vehicle cooling system includes a radiator having an inlet header tank with an outer wall. The outer wall includes an inlet cooler opening and an outlet cooler opening disposed in the outer wall. The inlet cooler opening is disposed about an inlet axis and the outlet cooler opening is disposed about an outlet axis. An oil cooler having an inlet manifold and an outlet manifold is disposed within the header tank. A fitting interconnects the oil cooler and the header tank of the radiator. A pair of tracks are integrated with the outer wall and are disposed within the header tank. A spring clip extends between the tracks and the fitting for retaining the fitting to the header tank. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283228 | ALUMINUM ALLOY WITH HIGH SEAWATER CORROSION RESISTANCE AND PLATE-FIN HEAT EXCHANGER - An aluminum alloy for use in a plate-fin heat exchanger having a heat transfer portion with seawater as a coolant includes an organic phosphonic acid underlying coating disposed on the surface of the aluminum alloy and a fluorocarbon resin coating disposed on the organic phosphonic acid underlying coating, the fluorocarbon resin coating having an average thickness of 1 to 100 μm after drying. The aluminum alloy has improved durability of coating adhesion and excellent seawater corrosion resistance. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283229 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger comprises outer fins; a plurality of tubes arranged alternately with the outer fins; and header tanks receiving open ends of the tubes for communication with the tubes. The header tanks each comprise a first member and a second member which are combined to each other. The first member has tube insertion slots into which the open ends of the tubes are inserted, the second member does not have the tube insertion slots. The first member is either a core material having no brazing material layers on outer and inner peripheral surfaces thereof, or a core material having a brazing material layer on an outer peripheral surface thereof but having no brazing material layer on an inner peripheral surface thereof. The second member is brazed to the outer or inner peripheral surface of the first member having no brazing material layer thereon. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283230 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes a vertical pressure vessel having a air-tight structure, one and another sets of fluid inlet/outlet ports provided to upper and lower portion of the vertical pressure vessel, respectively, and a heat exchanging module disposed in the pressure vessel to a portion between both sets of the fluid inlet/outlet ports, the heat exchanging module being formed by stacking a number of heat exchanging elements. At least one set of the fluid inlet/outlet ports are configured to provide a header composed of a pipe structural member having a bottom portion closed and a heat insulating material attached to an inner surface of the pipe structural member, and end portions of fluid flowing pipes communicating with the heat exchanging module are opened at the closed fluid inlet/outlet ports in the header. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283231 | Plate Heat Exchanger - A plate heat exchanger includes a number of first heat exchanger plates (A) and second heat exchanger plates (B). The plates include a first plate interspace ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080283232 | Heat Exchanger - The invention relates to a heat exchanger with at least two plate-shaped flow ducts which are in parallel to one another and at a distance from one another and have a flow connection through at least one connecting duct ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080283233 | COOLANT TUBE - A coolant tube with a tube has with a tube jacket formed of a plastic material that exhibits a high diffusion coefficient for gas and that contains at least one electrically conductive additive. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283234 | Heat sink and method of making same - A heat sink has a heat pipe inside of which a working fluid is filled and which is extended by a predetermined length from a heat source in a heat radiation direction, and a radiation fin having a mountain portion and a valley portion formed in a longitudinal direction of the heat pipe, the mountain portion and the valley portion forming a continuous waveform. The radiation fin further has a step portion for fitting and retaining the heat pipe thereinto. A method of making the heat sink includes shaping the mountain portion and the valley portion on a strip plate member with a thermal conduction property in a longitudinal direction of the plate member to form the radiation fin, placing the radiation fin between an upper mold and a lower mold, wherein the upper mold has a convex member with a same shape as the heat pipe and the lower mold has a step-shaping member for shaping the step portion, pressing the radiation fin by the upper mold and the lower mold to form the step portion on the mountain portion, and fitting and retaining the heat pipe into the step portion. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283235 | Apparatus and a method for cooling a condenser of an air conditioner - An apparatus for cooling a condenser of an air conditioner comprises a support member, a tube arranged around a condenser of an air conditioner, a spray comprising an inlet coupled with the tube and an outlet arranged so as to spray water onto the condenser, an air deflector being arranged adjacent the condenser, a sun shade being coupled with the support member and arranged above the condenser; and a sail switch comprising a sail disposed in the air deflector so as to detect an air flow exhausted from the condenser, a switch lever coupled with the switch and extending into the air deflector and a switch placed adjacent the air deflector. The tube is coupled with a water supply. The switch controls water supplied to the tube from the water supply according to an orientation of the sail. The apparatus further comprises a screen or drape around the condenser. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283236 | Well plunger and plunger seal for a plunger lift pumping system - A plunger for a plunger lift system of an oil and/or gas well for use in lifting a fluid out of a well bore. The plunger includes a generally cylindrical elongated plunger body with an upper and a lower end, wherein the lower end includes a thermoset tubular seal member, preferably a composite seal member adapted to slidingly contact the well bore and aid in the extraction of fluids from the well during plunger lift. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283237 | Low Clearance Centralizer and Method of Making Centralizer - A bow-spring centralizer includes a center assembly having a plurality of bow springs and a pair of generally tubular moving collars secured one to each end of each bow spring, the center assembly formed intermediate a pair of generally tubular stop collars. Each moving collar/stop collar combination forms an interlocking and axially extendable collar. The centralizer is formed from a single tube. The tube is cut using a laser according to a cut pattern that creates interlocked stop collar/moving collar combinations that are rotatably locked but axially movable one relative to the other. Each of the interlocked stop collars and moving collars includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced heads, each head integrally formed on one of a plurality of circumferentially spaced extensions protruding from the stop collar or moving collar. The heads may have a variety of projected shapes, such as a rectangular, arrow or a teardrop shaped. Each head is axially slidably captured within one of a plurality of chambers on the other tubular member (stop collar or moving collar) to which the first member is coupled. The extensions of each interlocked tubular member define the outer walls of the chamber in which a head of the opposing tubular member is slidably captured. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283238 | Apparatus for autonomously controlling the inflow of production fluids from a subterranean well - A flow control apparatus ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080283239 | WELL SCREEN WITH DIFFUSION LAYER - A technique is provided for creating a well screen having a diffusion layer affixed to a filter medium to create a coherent structure. The diffusion layer is formed as a structure that freely allows movement of fluid, while the filtering medium is designed to filter particulates of a specific size. The diffusion layer is affixed to the filtering medium along a filtering medium surface to greatly improve collapse and burst resistance of the filtering medium. One method of affixing comprises bonding the diffusion layer to the filtering medium via a sintering process. | 2008-11-20 |
20080283240 | Screen For Controlling Sand Production in a Wellbore - A wellbore screen ( | 2008-11-20 |