50th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090301912 | Bucket-Mountable Caddy - A product holder for mounting on a bucket is disclosed having a support member, a pocket member, and a sheet product dispenser. The support member is conformable to an exterior surface of the bucket and includes fasteners at opposing ends thereof to securely hold the support member to the bucket. The pocket member is securely attached to the support member to form a pocket therewith for receiving and supporting a tool therein. The sheet product dispenser is securely attached to the support member for receiving and dispensing a sheet product, and includes a container body and a container lid openable and closeable with respect to the container body. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301913 | MULTI-USE TOOLBOX - A multi-use toolbox is disclosed. The tool box comprises a lower bin having a pair of opposed sidewalls, a front wall, a rear wall, and a bottom wall that define a storage space, the bottom wall comprising a first recess and a second recess; and a lid coupled to the lower bin by a hinge and movable between a closed position and an open position. The lower bin and the lid support the weight of a person standing on the lid when the lid is in the first position. The lower bin and lid are positionable at a first height when the bottom wall is in contact with a floor and is positionable at a second height when the first recess receives the first chock and the second recess receives the second chock. The toolbox may also comprise an insert configured to divide the internal cavity between a lower space and an upper space and comprising an aperture. An object stored in the lower space may extend through the aperture in the insert into the upper space. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301914 | Light bulb storage apparatus - A molded-plastic rectangular storage container that holds light bulbs of various wattage and styles including energy-saving fluorescent bulbs. The light bulb holding apparatus consist of a pull out drawer with attached tray. The tray has openings spaced apart in a matrix grid to receive and support bulbs by the globes thereof, housed in a full cover shell that is stackable with other containers. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301915 | APPARATUS FOR STORING BABY BOTTLES - Disclosed is a storage apparatus for storing a plurality of baby bottles. Each of the plurality of baby bottles includes a bottle body and a set of components. The storage apparatus includes a first assembly. The first assembly includes a first compartment, and at least one tray removably configured within the first compartment. The at least one tray includes a plurality of receptacles capable of receiving and retaining the bottle body of the each of the plurality of baby bottles. Further, the storage apparatus includes a second assembly. The second assembly includes a support frame detachably configured to the first assembly, and a removable second compartment slidably coupled to the support frame. The removable second compartment is capable of storing the set of components of the each of the plurality of baby bottles. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301916 | CONTAINER FOR GLASS PRODUCTS - A container for transporting a plurality of curved glass sheets lined up side by side. The container includes a bottom structure, such as a pallet, a back wall extending upward from the bottom structure, a first side wall connected to a first end of the back wall and extending upward from the bottom structure, and a second side wall connected to a second end of the back wall and extending upward from the bottom structure. The container includes a cradle portion proximate the back wall extending into an interior portion of the container. The cradle portion including a glass sheet supporting surface for contacting a backmost one of the plurality of glass sheets. The supporting surface has a radius of curvature to correspond with the curvature of the backmost one of the plurality of glass sheets. The container can have two or more cradle portions. The container also includes two back corner support structures, each configured to support a portion of the respective side walls and a portion of the back wall. A banding system and method are also provided for securing a plurality of glass sheets in a container for transporting the glass sheets. The system includes a central support member having a plurality of openings for adjustably positioning a band internally in the container to coincide with the frontmost glass sheet. The central support member includes an opening to allow the band to anchor the central support member securely against the back wall of the container. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301917 | RETICLE POD - A container that provides support structure and environmental control means including, for example, minimal contact with a wafer or reticle contained therein that cooperates with wafer or reticle to provide a diffusion barrier mitigates against particles settling on a face of the wafer or reticle. The container includes a base having a flat, polished surface with protrusions upon which the wafer or reticle rests. The protrusions are of a geometry, such as a sphere, that imparts minimum contact with the wafer or reticle and suspends the wafer or reticle over the base, providing a gap therebetween. The gap isolates the wafer or reticle from the flat, polished surface of the base, but is dimensioned to inhibit migration of particles into the gap, thereby preventing contamination of sensitive surfaces of the wafer or reticle. Diffusion filters provide pressure equalization without filter media. Moveable reticle pins on the top cover provide reticle restraint. Dual containment pod embodiment provides further isolation and protection. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301918 | Wainscot panel packaging with indicator - Panel packaging includes a wrapper, comprising at least one panel received by the wrapper and at least one indicator for displaying at least one stress. The indicator alters its appearance at least once depending on the at least one stress. The panel packaging provides improved handling of the panel by including at least one indicator for displaying at least one stress. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301919 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT ORGANIZER CLIP - An ergonomic organizer device having enhanced organizational functionality comprising a clip integrally formed on the card which is configured to retain paper, the clip formed by a tongue disposed in a cut shape opening, and at least one indicator such as a flag or category wheel that is movably mounted on a surface of the card, wherein the indicator is coded for a designated purpose to facilitate organization and coordination. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301920 | SHEET FOR CLOSING ASEPTIC CONTAINERS, ASEPTIC CONTAINER COMPRISING SAID SHEET, AND EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SAID CONTAINER - The present invention relates to a closing sheet for aseptic containers, aseptic container comprising said sheet, equipment and method for obtaining said container. The closing sheet comprises a first sheet ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301921 | Confidentiality Packaging System - A packaging system uses marked, specially designed packaging to enable confidential purchasing of consumer goods. Products having a first configuration normally labeled for sale are convertible into a second configuration which conceals the identity of the goods, other than perhaps having a confidentiality brand. The confidentiality package is bar-coded for price and purchase scanning but does not identify the type of good(s) being purchased either at the cash register or on the customer's receipt. The confidentially packaged items, which could be marketed under a YOURS CONFIDENTIALLY brand name, for instance, are primarily sold at a retail location immediately next to a normally marked, identical (except for the outer packaging shell) item, and have a brief description of what the item is directly under it (Tampons for example) located in the shelf strip next to the re-order shelf tag. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301922 | MULTI-UNIT PACKAGE INCLUDING STACKS OF MULTI-PAD UNITS - A multi-unit package includes a plurality of layers of pads stack one on top of another to form a stack of pads and a retainer coupling the stack of pads together for shipment. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301923 | PACKAGE FOR FLOWABLE GOODS, IN PARTICULAR COMESTIBLES, AND USE OF SUCH PACKAGE DURING TRANSPORTATION, PRESENTATION AND CONSUMPTION - The invention relates to a package for flowable goods, in particular liquid, viscous and/or granular comestibles, such as baby food, pudding, sauce, oatmeal or the like. The package comprises a shallow tray and a cover which in closed condition slants towards a bottom wall of the tray thereby providing the package with a substantially wedge-shaped appearance. The package furthermore comprises two support faces to stand on alternately. A first support face is located at the bottom wall of the tray and a second support face is located at a bottom-surrounding wall of the tray, at the higher end of the wedge. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301924 | CHILD RESISTANT BLISTER PACKAGE - A child resistant blister package is provided. The blister package comprises a blister card and a housing for containing the blister card. The blister card and the housing comprising a releasable restraining mechanism to restrict the exposure of the blister card through an opening of the housing. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301925 | Medication Dispenser - Disclosed is a medication dispensing system comprising a container including at least two compartments each compartment including a cavity configured to contain at least one first medication, a covering over the cavity configured to break under pressure, and an elongate conductive element on at least a portion of the covering and configured sever upon breaking the covering. The medication dispensing system further includes one interrogator-readable RFID circuit operatively associated with the container and connected to the elongate conductive element of each of the at least two compartments, and one RFID circuit interrogator configured to interrogate the one RFID circuit and determine whether the elongate conductive element is severed on either on at least one of the at least two compartments. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301926 | SLIP SHEET - A slip sheet is thermoformed as a single-piece plastic sheet body to include a lower surface with a first set of features and an upper surface with a second set of features. The slip sheet is to be positioned between adjacent layers of stacked containers such that the first set of features interfaces directly with container tops and the second set of features supports the container bottoms. The slip sheet includes a hinge that allows one portion of the sheet body to be pivoted relative to another portion of the sheet body to provide access to a lower layer of containers. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301927 | Organizer of expendable supplies for medical patients (OESMP) - The invention provides a tray organizer apparatus for safely organizing routine expendable medical supplies for in hospital patients disclosing a plurality of variants in the form of a non power embodiment of a surface tray with shaped recesses for retaining medical supplies and power embodiments with 110 ac volt supply with a multiplicity of 110 volt outlet and a plurality of USB ports, Firewire port, and other devices such tiltable LED illuminated mirrors. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301928 | Packaging For Lipped Containers - A packaging form or blank for one or more lipped containers, where each of the containers has an upper lip that extends outward beyond the periphery of the container body, and where the containers have been placed one inside another to create a nested stack configuration. The form or blank is an elongated, flat construction that defines an opening that is sized and shaped such that when a container body is inserted through the opening, the form rests against the bottom of the lip of the container at the bottom of the stack. When the form is then folded over the stack, the form rests against the top of the lip of the container at the top of the stack. The form or blank also comprises one or more longitudinally-extending sections adapted to be folded to span the space on one side between the form portions that are adjacent to the lips of the containers at the bottom and top of the stack, and laterally-extending flaps that are adapted to be folded to span the spaces between the form portions on two other sides adjacent to the one side, to fully enclose the folded form around the lips of the stack of containers. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301929 | Catalyst Composition For Hydrocracking and Process of Mild Hydrocracking and Ring Opening - The present invention relates to a catalyst composition for the reaction of hydrocarbons comprising a zeolite with has a faujasite structure and a fibrous zeolite which comprises essentially non-crossing one-dimensional channels. Further, the catalyst composition comprises in a preferred embodiment a metal component selected from metals of the group VIB and VIII of the periodic table of elements and their compounds. The invention relates further to a process for the synthesis of such a catalyst composition and to a process for hydrocracking hydrocarbon feedstocks by using said catalyst composition. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301930 | Production of Blended Fuel from Renewable Feedstocks - A process for producing a blended fuel from a paraffin rich component and a cyclic rich component, where each of the components are generated from a renewable feedstock, is presented. The paraffin rich component is generated from glycerides and free fatty acids in feedstocks such as plant and animal oils. The cyclic rich component is generated from biomass derived pyrolysis oil. The source of the animal or plant oil and the biomass may be the same renewable source. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301931 | ASPHALT PRODUCTION FROM SOLVENT DEASPHALTING BOTTOMS - A cost-effective solution is provided for eliminating refinery process waste, including spent catalytic and non-catalytic adsorbent materials, as well as adsorbate process reject materials derived from desorption, while minimizing conventional waste handling demands. An asphalt composition includes asphalt and spent adsorbent material from a solvent deasphalting unit. The asphalt can comprise asphaltic material obtained from a solvent deasphalting unit, and spent adsorbent material in the asphalt composition was previously utilized in the solvent deasphalting unit. The asphalt composition can also include process reject materials. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301932 | PROCESS FOR HYDROCONVERSION OF A MIXTURE OF ORGANIC OILS OF DIFFERENT ORIGINS - A process is described for hydroconversion of a mixture of organic oils of different origins in a conventional hydrotreatment unit, constituted by at least two catalyst beds, under moderately severe process conditions to obtain diesel fuel oil. The process includes injection of a stream of oil of animal or plant origin, with independently adjusted flow rates, from the second catalyst bed of the hydrotreatment unit onwards, in accordance with the variations in temperature observed in each of the catalyst beds after the first bed. The process is applicable to conventional hydrotreatment units, and makes it possible to overcome the effects of the highly exothermic nature of hydroconversion reactions in oils of animal and/or plant origin in hydrotreatment process for obtaining specified diesel fuel oil. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301933 | CATALYTIC REFORMING PROCESS TO PRODUCE HIGH OCTANE GASOLINE - The present invention is a multistage reforming process to produce high octane product from naphtha boiling range feed. In the process, a effluent product from a penultimate reforming stage is separated into at least a first stream and a second stream by boiling point. The lower boiling of the two streams is further reformed in a final reforming stage over a medium pore molecular sieve catalyst. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301934 | MULTI-STAGE REFORMING PROCESS TO PRODUCE HIGH OCTANE GASOLINE - The present invention relates to a multistage reforming process to produce a high octane product. A naphtha boiling range feedstock is processed in a multi-stage reforming process, in which said process involves at least 1) a penultimate stage for reforming the naphtha feedstock to produce a penultimate effluent 2) a separation step for separating the penultimate effluent into at least an intermediate stream and a heavy stream based on boiling point and 3) a final stage for further reforming the intermediate stream. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301935 | Process and Apparatus for Cooling Liquid Bottoms from Vapor-Liquid Separator by Heat Exchange with Feedstock During Steam Cracking of Hydrocarbon Feedstocks - A process and apparatus for cracking liquid hydrocarbon feedstocks utilizes a vapor-liquid separator to treat heated vapor-liquid mixtures to provide an overhead of reduced residue content. Hot liquid bottoms from the separator are heat exchanged with cool hydrocarbon feedstocks for cracking to provide cooled liquid bottoms and preheated feedstock. At least a portion of the preheated feedstock is directed to a convection section of a pyrolysis furnace for additional heating and subsequent cracking. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301936 | COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - The present technology relates to a method of treating hydrocarbon compositions such as crude oils to reduce or prevent naphthenate soap problems in upstream and downstream processes. It also relates to compositions for this use, for example. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301937 | DRY,STACKABLE TAILINGS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Methods for preparing solvent-dry, stackable tailings. The methods may include a primary leaching or extraction process that separates most of the bitumen from a material comprising bitumen and produces first solvent-wet tailings. The first solvent-wet tailings are washed with a second solvent that removes the first solvent from the tailings. Second solvent remaining in the tailings is removed to thereby produce solvent-dry, stackable tailings. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301938 | METHOD OF REMOVING UNBURNED CARBON FROM COAL ASH - A method comprising; a step in which unburned carbon contained in coal ash is mechanically separated with a classifier; a step in which the coal ash from which part of the unburned carbon has been removed with the classifier is pulverized or disaggregated with a pulverizer; a step in which water is added to the coal ash pulverized or disaggregated with the pulverizer to obtain a slurry; a step in which a scavenger is added to the slurried coal ash; a step in which a shear force is applied to the slurry containing the scavenger to cause the scavenger to selectively adhere to the unburned carbon contained in the coal ash; a step in which a foaming agent is added to the slurry in which the scavenger has adhered to the unburned carbon; and a step in which the unburned carbon is floated on the slurry containing the foaming agent together with bubbles and is separeated. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301939 | Apparatus and method for separating solids from a solids laden liquid - An apparatus and method for separating solids from a solids laden drilling mud ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301940 | Apparatus and Method for Grading and Batching of Articles - An apparatus for grading and batching of articles is proposed. The apparatus consists of an in-feed station for grading of the articles into multiple “quality classes”. The articles of each of the classes are weighted by one of multiple weighing means provided. The ability to attach multiple electronic tags or labels to each of the articles makes it possible to keep track of each of the articles and allocate them according to class and weight tags into the correct batching buffer. A vertically oriented carousel conveyor transfers the articles from the weighing means using plurality of transport buckets which are suspended from the carousel support means using pivoting mechanism such that the transport buckets maintain substantially the same position as they are transported by the carousel to batching buffers located inside the carousel. When there is a complete batch in the batching buffer the batch is transported to a collection buffer via batch transport buffer formed by a group of adjacent transport buckets on the carousel conveyor as they travel towards the in-feed station. Thus the transport buckets are used twice: First, to transport individual articles to the batching buffers and the second time, to transport an entire batch to the collecting buffer. A computer system is used to control: the conveying means, the transport buckets, the batching buffer, the batch transfer buffer, the collecting buffer, and to keep track of the different electronic tags. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301941 | Process and composition for froth flotation - A method for conducting froth flotation using a collector which is primarily hydrocarbon in nature or is a mixture of hydrocarbons with certain oxygenates, the collectors being substantially free of polynuclear aromatics, sulfur and nitrogen. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301942 | Method and apparatus for optimizing the separation of small particles using the asymmetric flow field flow fractionation method - A new type of asymmetric flow field flow fractionator, A4F, is described permitting improved sample fractionation means by providing a range of available channel lengths within the same A4F unit. With such an apparatus, samples may be optimally separated by performing such fractionations as a function of channel length. The ability to vary channel length within the same A4F unit has heretofore been unavailable. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301943 | MUD-SCREEN USING 3-LAYERED SINTERED MESH - A screen for use in filtering drilling mud in a re-circulating system is provided by sintering multiple layers of metal cloth of graduated fineness, finest on top, to form a monolithic panel. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301944 | SCREEN PANEL FASTENER AND FASTENING ARRANGEMENT - The invention provides a fastener ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301945 | SCREEN MODULE FOR VIBRATORY SCREENING APPARATUS - The invention provides a screen module for use on vibratory screening apparatus. The screen module includes: a panel frame having opposed side portions joined by opposed end portions, the end portions being configured for locating the panel frame between spaced panel support rails of the vibratory screening apparatus; at least one intermediate portion extending between the opposed side portions and/or opposed end portions and dividing the panel frame into panel portions; the side portions and said at least one intermediate portion having engagement formations provided on upper surfaces thereof that, together with engagement formations provided on each of the panel support rails of the vibratory screening apparatus, in use, form peripheral panel engagement formations about the panel portions; and at least one pair of screen panels, said screen panels overlying respective panel portions of the panel frame and including complementary engagement formations on an underside periphery thereof for engagement with the peripheral panel engagement formations, defined by the engagement formations of the panel frame and panel support rails. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301946 | Device and Method for Storing and Dispensing Banknotes - An automatic device for storing and dispensing banknotes of a preset number of denominations comprising an inlet ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301947 | PROCESSING SHINY MAIL PIECES - Methods, apparatus, software and systems are disclosed for improved processing of mailpieces in order to reduce expensive manual steps. Shiny mail, i.e., mailpieces having glossy surfaces that sometimes interfere with printing of barcodes and or ID Tags may lead to rejects. In some embodiments, shiny mailpieces are identified, and at least one new (non-shiny) label is over-labeled in the POSTNET clear zone ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301948 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING WASTEWATER - A method and apparatus for treating wastewater. The apparatus comprises a reactor having a flow channel generally centrally located in a reactor and immersed in the water or wastewater in the reactor. An agitator is disposed within the flow channel and induces water or wastewater to enter the open upper end thereof and to move downwardly through the flow channel where the water or wastewater is discharged via a flow divider. A reagent is injected into the water or wastewater and the agitator within the flow channel serves to mix the reagent with the water or wastewater passing therethrough and in the process causes at least a slightly turbulent and downward axial flow through the flow channel. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301949 | Filtering System, in Particular for Filtering Liquids in Internal Combustion Engines - A filtering device for filtering liquids in internal combustion engines has a filter housing and a filter element inserted into the filter housing. A cover disk closes off the filter housing. The cover disk consists of two individual disks and a central flow connection connects the two individual disks. The two individual disks and the flow connection form a common plastic component. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301950 | FILTER WITH BAYONET COUPLING TO COVER - A liquid filter has a filter housing with a first thread and a drain passage. A filter element including a filter medium is arranged in the filter housing. A filter lid is provided with a second thread configured to engage the first thread for connecting the filter lid to the filter housing. The filter lid further has a filter bypass valve for bypassing the filter element when a pressure loss that is too high occurs when liquid passes through the filter medium of the filter element. First bayonet connectors are provided on the filter lid and second bayonet connectors are provided on the filter element for connecting the filter element to the filter lid by engaging the first bayonet connectors. A double-concentric seal is arranged on the filter element for closing off the drain passage. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301951 | Water filtration system - A water or liquid substance filtration device is disclosed which removes microorganisms and organic contamination and sterilizes the containers and water lines after the unit. The unit is portable, or can be mounted stationary. The unit has a five stage filtration and sterilization system controlled by an independent onboard computer system that can link to a central computer system to keep track of all independent units. The unit will physically filter out of the water contaminants that can be reused, destroyed, or flushed down a safe drain. It can also be modified to filter for a certain size of particulate, making recovery of certain substances possible. The unit has a self-diagnostic system that can determine if the unit is operating properly and can shut down a part thereof if one of the capillary units fails. The system is hydrophilic, can run at low pressures and can be designed from low to extremely high volumes. The unit uses ozone to disinfect containers and water lines. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301952 | DEVICE FOR FIXING A PERFORATED AERATION MEMBRANE - The invention relates to an arrangement for introducing gas bubbles into a liquid, a device ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301953 | Storm Drain and Filter System - A filter system for a storm drain having a bottom, side walls, and an outlet formed in the side wall. The filter system includes a main section having an array of openings formed therein for permitting water to flow through the filter. The main section is configured to be mounted adjacent the side wall and aligned with the outlet. In some cases, the bottom of the storm drain includes a depression for feeding water to the outlet. The filter system includes a flexible mesh that extends from the bottom of the main section into the depression for filtering water flowing in the depression. In addition, the filter system includes a mounting structure that enables the main section to be slidably mounted into an operative position and also enables the main section to be removed by slidably moving it from the operative position. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301954 | Oil Sump Having Oil Filter - An oil sump, preferably made of plastic or metal, for motors or transmissions and having a filter housing, comprises a filter housing top shell, a filter housing bottom shell, a filter medium, a filter inlet, and a filter outlet, and an oil drain opening in the floor area of the oil sump, which is implemented in such a way that it is closable using an oil drain screw having external thread, which comes from the oil sump bottom side. The filter housing comprises an internal thread which is implemented to receive the external thread of the oil drain screw, the filter housing being at least partially fastened on the oil sump via the oil drain screw, which closes the oil drain opening and engages using its external thread in the internal thread on the filter housing side. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301955 | Pool Cleaner Debris Bag - A pool cleaner debris bag is provided having an open end adapted to receive debris from the pool and a closable end defining at least one discharge passage for the bag. The pool cleaner further comprises a securing apparatus disposed along at least a portion of the closable end. For example, the securing apparatus can have at least two separable members selectively movable between an unsecured position to permit opening of the discharge passage, and a secured position having at least a portion of the first end is disposed between the at least two separable members to permit closing of the discharge passage. In addition or alternatively, the debris bag can comprise a seam disposed at a location spaced apart from the open end for defining at least one discharge passage for the bag. In addition or alternatively, the securing apparatus can comprise a clasp. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301956 | Modular debris rack - A modular debris rack device for preventing foreign or other materials from entering into fluid, water intake, inlet, or outlet equipment and facilities, flow control systems, hydraulic structures, waterways and marine structures and facilities and/or intermediately retaining foreign or other materials at or within such structures and waterways being comprised of one or plurality of linear or curved upper, lower, opposing, radial, conical, and/or side to side rack frames, and/or optionally installed intermediate rack frames with solid or tubular round, square, rectangle, angled, or other shape removable rigid rack bars, and/or removable flexible rack cables, cords, chain, rope, or other type flexible longitudinal structures that may be collectively referred hereinafter as “rods”, or “rack retention elements” to fit the desired rack orientation and spacing installation requirements. The modular debris rack permits installation and removal the modular debris rack, rack frames, and removal and reinstallation of rack frame bar components without tools, and simple removal or replacement of individual rack frame components either without tools or with a minimal amount of tools. The modular debris rack frame can be made from any materials such as steel, aluminum, fiberglass, plastics, rubber, or any combination thereof, and other elements to any required size or shape installed either individually or by grouping and can be installed at any angle or orientation. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301957 | Filter for the removal of substances from blood products - A filter for the removal of substance from blood or blood components, particularly for the removal of leukocytes and platelets, comprises a polymeric filter material having a polyurethane coating, wherein the polyurethane has a number average molecular weight not higher than 10,000 Da; the polyurethane is preferably obtained by the addition reaction of an aliphatic diisocyanate, polyethylene glycol and butandiol, by using an excess of the butandiol, whereby the addition reaction is stoichiometrically unbalanced. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301958 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING UREMIC TOXINS IN DIALYSIS PROCESSES - Methods and devices for providing dialysis treatment are provided. The device includes a resin bed including zirconium phosphate, zirconium oxide, and urease. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301959 | Hollow Fibers, A Method of Manufacturing a Hollow Fiber Bundle, A Cylindrical Module of Hollow Fiber Membrane, and an Immersion Type Module of Hollow Fiber Membrane - The object of the invention is to provide: a hollow fiber bundle, a method of manufacturing the hollow fiber bundle, a cylindrical module of hollow fiber membrane, and an immersion type module of hollow fiber membrane wherein the hollow fibers are easy to apply scrubbing while maintaining specified intervals among the hollow fibers. A hollow fiber bundle bundling porous hollow fibers, including; hollow fibers | 2009-12-10 |
20090301960 | System for Filtering a Liquid - The present invention concerns a system for filtering a liquid, comprising a pump designed to be immersed in a reservoir intended to contain a liquid in order to pump it, the pump being provided with a filter able to filter the liquid admitted into the pump. According to the invention, the filtration system comprises a device intended to reduce the clogging of the filter during the functioning of the pump. Thus, the filtration system functions for longer before it is necessary to proceed with its cleaning or replacement. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301961 | Hollow Fiber Membrane Separation Device - The present invention refers to a hollow fiber membrane separation device with two flow spaces, of which a first space is formed by the capillary tube passages of a hollow-fiber bundle cast at its ends into a sealing compound, and a second space is formed by a housing enclosing the fiber bundle, wherein the first space is sealed off by caps, placed on the sealing compounds, with seals running over the peripheral areas of the sealing compounds, and wherein the housing, into which the hollow-fiber bundle is drawn, at each end of its casing has tooth-like or pinnacle-like projections formed by axial notches or indentations running out freely. According to the invention, the housing has, between the tooth-like or pinnacle-like projections, extensions extending from said projections and extending to the adjacent tooth-like or pinnacle-like projection. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301962 | Filtration housing - A housing ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301963 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING WATER AND UTILIZING A MEMBRANE FILTERING SYSTEM - A method and system is provided for treating wastewater. In one process, wastewater is directed into a treatment tank and biologically treated. The biologically treated wastewater is directed as mixed liquor from the treatment tank to a bottom portion of a downstream filtration tank having at least one submerged membrane module that extends across substantially the entire cross sectional area of the filtration tank mixed liquor is directed from the bottom of the filtration tank upwardly into the membrane module such that substantially all of the mixed liquor received in the bottom of the filtration tank flows through the membrane module. As the mixed liquor flows vertically through the membrane module, the method includes inducing at least some of the mixed liquor through walls of one or more membrane filters that form a part of the membrane module, producing a permeate stream. The remaining mixed liquor passing through and from the membrane module is referred to as a non-permeate stream and the non-permeate stream, or at least a substantial portion thereof, is recirculated to the treatment tank. The filtration tank is sized relative to the membrane module and the process is carried out such that there is no substantial recycle of mixed liquor in the filtration tank itself. Although mixed liquor may be recirculated from the filtration tank back to the treatment tank and then back to the filtration tank and so forth and so on, once the mixed liquor in the filtration tank makes one pass through the membrane module the mixed liquor is recycled back to the treatment tank and generally not permitted to be recycled back through the membrane module without first returning to the treatment tank. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301964 | Apparatus for treating oil- and fat-containing wastewater and method of treating oil- and fat-containing wastewater - To provide an apparatus for treating oil- and fat-containing wastewater for the purpose of degrading and treating oils and fats within a grease trap, which has the advantages from the viewpoint of a high versatility, and also from the viewpoints of cost and maintenance, and a method of treating oil- and fat-containing wastewater, which efficiently degrades and treats oils and fats within the grease trap. An apparatus for treating oil- and fat-containing wastewater | 2009-12-10 |
20090301965 | Process for Treating Water in a Treatment Plant and Corresponding Treatment Plant - The process according to the invention for treating water in a treatment plant comprising a reaction chamber in which a biodegradable material present in the water is biodegraded at least partly by microorganisms, in the course of which, at least temporarily, water is transferred out of the reaction chamber into a separating chamber and the biodegradable material and the microorganisms are separated at least partly from the water therein, a return stream comprising biodegradable material and at least some of the microorganisms flowing out of the separating chamber into the reaction chamber via a recycle line, is characterized in that at least some of the following substances: a) the biodegradable material and b) the microorganisms are treated with ozone (O | 2009-12-10 |
20090301966 | Method and device for purifying wastewater - Wastewater can be purified in a device, which includes a cup-shaped vessel, having a wastewater inlet tube for the water at a certain level and an outlet tube at a lower level than the inlet tube, and a horizontal distribution disc, which vertically divides the vessel, has at least one opening and is provided with a substantially vertical distribution tube for receiving the water from the inlet tube. Water above the distribution disc is pumped through a filter head with a filter. Filtered water is let out through the outlet tube, whereas unfiltered water is transferred back to the distribution tube. Flocculation agent is added to the unfiltered water before reaching the distribution tube. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301967 | WAFER-SHAPED HOLLOW FIBER MODULE FOR IN-LINE USE IN A PIPING SYSTEM - A wafer-shaped hollow fiber module adapted for in-line use in a piping system. The piping system may include two standard bolted flange connections, and at least one wafer-shaped hollow fiber module sealed between the two standard bolted flange connections. The wafer shaped hollow fiber module includes: a cylindrical housing having an open end and a closed end having a first sealing surface and an inlet port; at least one side port through the cylindrical housing; an end cap united to the open end having a second sealing surface and an outlet port. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301968 | Devices and methods for controlled release of additive compositions - Containers for controlled release of an additive composition into a liquid composition include a liquid impermeable casing having a hollow interior, at least one opening and a membrane component secured to the casing. Methods of releasing additive compositions into liquid compositions are also provided. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301969 | Plant waste bio-product pomace extract concentrates and processes of producing same - A processes is provide herein for converting waste bio-product pomace to useful bio-product extracts. The process includes the steps of forming a mixture of water as a solvent and a specified quantity of the waste bio-product pomace. Then optionally adding a suitable quantity of citric acid to the water/waste bio-product mixture. Then heating waste bio-product pomace/water mixture to an elevated temperature below the boiling point of water. Then optionally adding a suitable quantity of sodium metabisulfite to the heated waste bio-product pomace/water mixture Then stirring heated waste bio-product pomace/water mixture for a suitable time to disperse the waste bio-product uniformly in the water solvent. Then cooling the stirred, heated waste bio-product pomace/water mixture to a suitable lower temperature at a rate of about 60° C. per hour. Then removing solids from the stirred waste bio-product pomace/water mixture. Then clarifying the cooled stirred water/waste bio-product mixture. Then concentrating the clarifying cooled stirred waste bio-product pomace/water mixture under the influence of a suitable vacuum and at a suitable increased temperature until the concentrate has a BRIX of about 20 to about 22. This provides a concentrated useful bio-product comprising antioxidant-enriched liquids comprised of the natural elements extracted from said waste bio-products. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301970 | ETHANOL PLANT RETROFIT WITH VAPOUR SEPARATION MEMBRANES - A system and process removes water from an aqueous fermentation product, for example ethanol, using distillation upstream of a first membrane separation unit to produce hydrous alcohol. Optionally, molecular sieves may be used to further dewater the hydrous alcohol. Another system or process removes water from hydrous ethanol using molecular sieves with a second membrane separation unit to process a regeneration stream. Optionally, there may be a distillation column in the regeneration stream upstream of the membrane separation unit. Further optionally, additional hydrous ethanol may be process through the distillation column or second membrane separation unit, by-passing the molecular sieve unit. These systems and processes may be combined and may be used, individually or together, to retrofit an existing ethanol plant. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301971 | TREATED BOTTOM ASH MEDIUM AND METHOD OF ARSENIC REMOVAL FROM DRINKING WATER - A method for low-cost arsenic removal from drinking water using chemically prepared bottom ash pre-treated with ferrous sulfate and then sodium hydroxide. Deposits on the surface of particles of bottom ash form of activated iron adsorbent with a high affinity for arsenic. In laboratory tests, a miniscule 5 grams of pre-treated bottom ash was sufficient to remove the arsenic from 2 liters of 2400 ppb (parts per billion) arsenic-laden water to a level below 50 ppb (the present United States Environmental Protection Agency limit). By increasing the amount of pre-treated bottom ash, even lower levels of post-treatment arsenic are expected. It is further expected that this invention supplies a very low-cost solution to arsenic poisoning for large population segments. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301972 | MATERIALS AND PROCESS FOR ENHANCING SELECTIVE SEPARATIONS - Use of a Maillard reaction product as an adjuvant in a variety of applications including solid-liquid separations, corrosion inhibition, emulsification, dust suppression, slow release fertilization, viscosity modification and others and especially as a depressant or collector in separation processes, including the selective separation of solids and/or ionic species from aqueous media, such as in the process of froth flotation. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301973 | WATER REACTION TANK - A water reaction tank for reacting water containing suspended solids with a flocculant includes a housing having an input, an output, and a water flow path between the input and the output. The flow path has a mixing section and a reaction section. Sealable flocculant ports are provided for inserting a flocculant into the mixing section of the housing. Each of the mixing section and the reaction section contains baffles. The mixing section baffles encourage turbulent flow to increase contact with the flocculant, and the reaction section baffles encourage turbulent flow and increase the length of the water flow path. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301974 | Method for Wet Oxidation of Effluents Heated Essentially by Self-Combustibility, and Corresponding Installation - A method for treating effluent containing dissolved or suspended solids includes directing the effluent containing dissolved or suspended solids to a reactor and oxidizing at least a portion of the dissolved or suspended solids in the reactor with an oxidizing agent. Oxidation is carried out at a temperature ranging between approximately 20° C. and approximately 350° C. and at a pressure ranging between approximately 1 bar and approximately 160 bar. A gaseous phase and a liquid phase form within the reactor during oxidation. The method includes separating the gaseous phase from the liquid phase and heating the effluent in the reactor with the heat produced from the oxidation of the dissolved or suspended solids. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301975 | WATER PURIFIER SYSTEM AND A FILTER ELEMENT FOR SUCH SYSTEM - A water purifier system comprising a base unit ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301976 | MODULAR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING BICYCLES - A modular system for providing bicycles at a given location according to a desired configuration, the system comprising at least one bicycle rack for storing a bicycle, each bicycle rack comprising an electronic lock for removably securing a corresponding bicycle thereto, each bicycle rack further comprising a corresponding attaching means having an electrical connector operatively coupled to the electronic lock, an energy providing means for providing energy to each electronic lock, the energy providing means comprising a corresponding attaching means having a connector operatively coupled thereto and a structure to be installed at the given location, the structure comprising an elongated base, a plurality of spaced-apart receiving means located on the base, each of the spaced-apart receiving means being adapted for receiving a selected attaching means from the at least one bicycle rack and the energy providing means according to the desired configuration and an electric network interconnecting each of the spaced-apart receiving means to thereby provide a modular system for providing bicycles. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301977 | STORING DEVICE FOR A DISHWASHING MACHINE - The invention relates to a flexible mat device adapted to be arranged on or in a basket ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301978 | Method and Apparatus to Inventory Portable Data Storage Cartridges Disposed in a Storage Library - A portable data storage cartridge, comprising a housing and a data storage medium disposed within the housing. The portable data storage cartridge further comprises a first label reciting an identifier disposed on a front portion of the housing, and a second label displaying said identifier at one or more places disposed on a side portion of said housing. A plurality of portable data storage cartridges can be disposed in a storage slot dimensioned to accommodate (N) portable data storage cartridges in a row. The storage slot is formed to include (N−1) visualization apertures extending through a side. In addition, the storage slot further comprises (N−1) reflective members, where each reflective member comprises a first end attached to the side with a second end extending outwardly from that side. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301979 | Illuminating Device and Plant Growth Apparatus Equipped With the Illuminating Device - An illumination device includes a light source | 2009-12-10 |
20090301980 | Storing System - The present invention relates to a storing system and/or a display system for shelving objects with round or tapered top, the use of these articles as well as the production of such articles. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301981 | MOBILE RACK - A mobile rack includes a fixed bracket, a tray, a movable element, and a guiding groove. The tray is capable of being slidingly extracted from or inserted into the fixed bracket, and an elastic element is disposed between the fixed bracket and the tray. In one embodiment, one end of the movable element is disposed at an inner side of the fixed bracket, and the other end has a protrusion. The guiding groove is disposed at an outer side of the tray facing to the protrusion and has a protrudent unit and a track surrounding the protrudent unit. The protrudent unit has a first guiding portion and a stopping portion. The protrusion is inserted into the track. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301982 | Material storage rack - A storage rack ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301983 | Crane for handling of chains,wires,etc., and tools for same - The invention relates to a crane ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301984 | MOVABLE PULLEY HEADS FOR A LATERAL SPREADER MOVEMENT - Movable pulley head assembly for a lateral spreader movement, where the lateral movement of the spreader is carried out directly on hoist pulley assemblies, the assembly including structurally rigid bridges where a beam of the bridge is long enough for the travel of the mechanism, cross members attached to pulley heads, where each cross member supports a bridge at each end by means of elements allowing relative movement between bridge and cross member, where the cross members can be extended outside the bridges to serve as support for other elements or mechanisms, the assembly further including worm screws for the lateral movement of the spreader. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301985 | PUSH TAB VIAL ASSEMBLY AND METHODS - A push tab container assembly includes a container and a lid configured to mate with the container in an unlocked state and in a locked state. The container includes a push tab assembly having a locking member defining a ramped surface and ending at a locking edge. The locking edge is vertically oriented with respect to the ramped surface and is tapered as it extends radially inwardly. The container has exactly one external container thread positioned on an external surface and at least one internal thread positioned on an internal surface. The lid has at least one locking lug positioned on an internal surface of a second skirt. The locking lug has a lug edge that tapers as it extends radially inwardly. When the lid is operably oriented relative to the container in the unlocked state, the external lid thread is mated with the internal container thread. When the lid is operably oriented relative to the container in the locked state, the internal lid thread is mated with the exactly one external container thread, while the locking edge of the locking member is engaged against the lug edge of the locking lug. The push tab assembly is actuatable to release the locking edge of the locking member from the lug edge of the locking lug to permit disengagement of the lid from the container. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301986 | CLOSURE - A one-piece closure for sealing a container having a neck portion includes a top wall ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301987 | Stopper for Stopping a Receptacle Neck, a Receptacle Fitted with Such a Device, a Method of Stopping Such a Receptacle, andMethod of Manufacturing Such a Device - The invention relates to a stopper device ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090301988 | VESSEL CAP AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A vessel cap comprises a body mounted at a vessel inlet through which a liquid material stored in a vessel is discharged outwardly and having a certain space therein, a pressing plate disposed in the body to be movable in upper and lower directions, a cutter formed at an edge of a lower surface of the pressing plate in a circumferential direction for penetrating a sealing member when the pressing plate is pressed and cutting the sealing member when the body is rotated, a hooking member downwardly protruding at the lower surface of the pressing plate for storing the sealing member cut by the cutter in the body, and a connection portion formed between an outer circumferential surface of the pressing plate and an inner circumferential surface of the body for guiding the pressing plate to be moved in upper and lower directions. When the vessel cap is opened, the sealing member is automatically removed by a sealing member removing unit integrally formed at the vessel cap. Accordingly, a user's convenience is enhanced without additionally removing the sealing member. Furthermore, the vessel cap is manufactured by a single molding thereby to reduce a production cost. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301989 | Easy open lever cap - A cap designed with a bore provided allows the user to gain the advantage of leverage and control. Placing a cylindrical object through the bore of a hard to open nail polish cap or a potentially hazardous champagne cap provides the user safety and ease while dismantling. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301990 | STAINLESS STEEL CONTAINER AND PLASTIC CAP WITH FINGER LOOP AND STAINLESS STEEL PLUG - A plastic cap with inside threads removably attaches to a stainless steel container with mating rolled steel external threads. A center stainless steel plug inside the cap fits down into the container. A silicone O-ring on the cap creates a watertight seal with the top of the container. The contents of the stainless steel container only contact the stainless steel plug and never reach the plastic portion of the cap. A finger loop is built into the outer periphery of the plastic cap for ease in carrying or suspending the container. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301991 | Thin-walled container with sidewall protrusions and reinforced cavities - Disclosed herein are aerodynamic beverage bottles that incorporate fins or protrusions that are molded in to a bottle sidewall, having concavities or valleys between those fins or protrusions that are reinforced to be stiff and otherwise resisting deformation from, for example, pressures generated within the bottle. The sidewall in the region of the fins, protrusions, valleys or concavities may be thinner than other parts of the bottle; fins may be located on one end of a bottle which is thinner than the other end. Such a bottle may have a cylindrical section to which a label may be attached. Such a bottle may be blow-molded. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301992 | CHIP CARRIER SUBSTRATE INCLUDING CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATION THEREOF - A chip carrier substrate includes a capacitor aperture and a laterally separated via aperture, each located within a substrate. The capacitor aperture is formed with a narrower linewidth and shallower depth than the via aperture incident to a microloading effect within a plasma etch method that is used for simultaneously etching the capacitor aperture and the via aperture within the substrate. Subsequently a capacitor is formed and located within the capacitor aperture and a via is formed and located within the via apertures. Various combinations of a first capacitor plate layer, a capacitor dielectric layer and a second capacitor plate layer may be contiguous with respect to the capacitor aperture and the via aperture. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301993 | Method for fabricating carbon nanotube film - A method for making a carbon nanotube film includes the steps of providing an array of carbon nanotubes, treating the array of carbon nanotubes by plasma, and pulling out a carbon nanotube film from the array of carbon nanotubes treated by the plasma. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301994 | Methods for Wafer Scale Processing of Needle Array Devices - Methods of fabricating needle arrays on a wafer scale include etching a wafer of columns and needles and coating the same with an electrically insulating material and exposing electrically conductive tips. This process can benefit from using a slow spin speed to distribute resist material across the wafer before etching and using a carrier wafer to support singulated arrays to allow full coverage of upper array surfaces with electrically insulating materials. These processes allow for efficient high volume production of high count microelectrode arrays with a high repeatability and accuracy. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301995 | Method for Making a Plate-Like Detachable Structure, in Particular Made of Silicon, and Use of Said Method - Process for fabricating a structure in the form of a wafer, including at least a substrate, a superstrate and at least one intermediate layer interposed between the substrate and the superstrate, the process including: forming, on a substrate, at least one intermediate layer including at least one base material in which extrinsic atoms or molecules are distributed, these differing from the atoms or molecules of the base material, so as to constitute a substructure; applying a base heat treatment to this substructure such that, in the temperature range of this heat treatment, the presence of the chosen extrinsic atoms or molecules in the chosen base material causes a structural transformation of said intermediate layer; and joining a superstrate to said heat-treated intermediate layer so as to obtain said structure in the form of a wafer. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301996 | FORMULATIONS FOR REMOVING COOPER-CONTAINING POST-ETCH RESIDUE FROM MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES - A method and composition for removing copper-containing post-etch and/or post-ash residue from patterned microelectronic devices is described. The removal composition includes a diluent, a solvent and a copper corrosion inhibitor, wherein the diluent may be a dense fluid or a liquid solvent. The removal compositions effectively remove the copper-containing post-etch residue from the microelectronic device without damaging exposed low-k dielectric and metal interconnect materials. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301997 | FABRICATING PROCESS OF STRUCTURE WITH EMBEDDED CIRCUIT - A fabricating process of a structure with an embedded circuit is described as follows. Firstly, a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface is provided. Afterward, a dielectric layer is formed on the upper surface of the substrate. Next, a plating-resistant layer is formed on the dielectric layer. Then, the plating-resistant layer and the dielectric layer are patterned for forming an recess pattern on the dielectric layer. Subsequently, a conductive base layer is formed in the recess pattern by using a chemical method, and the plating-resistant layer is exposed by the conductive base layer. After that, the plating-resistant layer is removed. | 2009-12-10 |
20090301998 | METHOD OF FORMING NOZZLE HOLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INKJET RECORDING HEAD - A first substrate | 2009-12-10 |
20090301999 | Method Of Forming An Ink Supply Channel - A method of forming an ink supply channel for an inkjet printhead comprises the steps of: (i) providing a wafer having a frontside and a backside; (ii) etching a plurality of frontside trenches into the frontside; (iii) filling each of the trenches with a photoresist plug; (iv) forming nozzle structures on the frontside using MEMS fabrication processes; (v) etching a backside trench from the backside, the backside trench meeting with one or more of the plugs; (vi) removing a portion of each photoresist plug via the backside trench by subjecting the backside to a biased oxygen plasma etch, thereby exposing sidewall features in the backside trench; (vii) modifying the exposed sidewall features; and (viii) removing the photoresist plugs to form the ink supply channel. The ink supply channel connects the backside to the frontside. | 2009-12-10 |
20090302000 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A pattern forming method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes forming, on a substrate, a base pattern having a space part, adjusting a width of the space part to make a bottom width of the space part closer to an upper width of the space part, and forming a modified base pattern having a space part whose bottom width is smaller than the bottom width of the space part of the base pattern, by a process of forming a deposition film on the substrate and the base pattern, and a process of removing the deposition film from a bottom of the space part of the base pattern. | 2009-12-10 |
20090302001 | Method for Patterning a Surface - The present invention is directed to methods for patterning surfaces using contact printing and pastes, and products formed therefrom. | 2009-12-10 |
20090302002 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING POLYMER FROM A SUBSTRATE - A method and an apparatus for removing polymer from a substrate are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus utilized to remove polymer from a substrate includes a processing chamber having a chamber wall and a chamber lid defining a process volume, a substrate support assembly disposed in the processing chamber, and a remote plasma source coupled to the processing chamber through an outlet port formed within the chamber wall, the outlet port having an opening pointing toward an periphery region of a substrate disposed on the substrate support assembly, wherein the remote plasma source is fabricated from a material resistant to hydrogen species. | 2009-12-10 |
20090302003 | Aqueous Solution for Chemical Polishing and Deburring and Process for Polishing and Deburring A Part made of Pure Nickel or Nickel-200 Therein - An aqueous solution for polishing and deburring includes pure water; carboxylic acid of 200 gram per liter to 300 gram per liter; sulfuric acid ions of 200 gram per liter to 500 gram per liter; phosphoric acid ions of 100 gram per liter to 300 gram per liter; and nitric acid ions of 50 gram per liter to 200 gram per liter. Also, a process for polishing and deburring a part made of pure nickel or nickel-200 in the solution includes removing oily substance from the part; washing the part by water; pouring the solution into a bath and submerging the part in the solution so that the part is brought into contact with the solution; neutralizing the solution remained on the surface of the part to prevent the part from oxidizing; and drying the part to obtain a finished part. | 2009-12-10 |
20090302004 | METHOD FOR REMOVING THE COATING FROM A GAS TURBINE COMPONENT - A method for removing the coating from a gas turbine component, namely for the complete or partial removal of a multilayer wear protection coating from the surface of the gas turbine component, the wear protection coating having at least one relatively hard ceramic layer and at least one relatively soft metallic layer, wherein, in order to remove the multilayer wear protection coating, the gas turbine component is alternately positioned in two different chemical baths, a first bath being used exclusively for the removal of each relatively hard ceramic layer, and a second bath being used exclusively for the removal of each relatively soft metallic layer of the wear protection coating. | 2009-12-10 |
20090302005 | PROCESSES FOR TEXTURING A SURFACE PRIOR TO ELECTROLESS PLATING - Process for roughening a surface of a base metal substrate includes contacting the surface with an aqueous solution comprising oxalic acid, sulfuric acid, and hydrogen peroxide at a temperature and for a period of time effective to roughen the surface to an average roughness greater than 60 Ra, removing a modest amount of base material, and generating no narrow and deep crevices at all. The surface is roughened prior to application of an electroless coating onto the substrate. | 2009-12-10 |
20090302006 | MECHANICALLY INTERLOCKED TRANSFER SWITCH - A transfer switch apparatus has first, second, and third electrical terminals extending outwardly from a housing. A first vacuum bottle is positioned in the housing and has a pair of contactors therein. A second vacuum bottle is positioned in the housing and has a pair of contactors therein. A mechanical linkage is movable between a first position and a second position. The first position electrically connects the first electrical terminal to the second electrical terminal. The second position electrically connects the third electrical terminal to the second electrical terminal. The first vacuum bottle and the second vacuum bottle are longitudinally aligned. The mechanical linkage is interposed between the first and second vacuum bottles. | 2009-12-10 |
20090302007 | DEVICE FOR CENTRING AND CLAMPING TUBULAR PARTS, COMPRISING MEANS FOR REGULATING THE GAS FLOW RATE IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE OXYGEN CONTENT - The invention relates to a device for centring and clamping conduits which are preferably made from alloy steel and which are positioned end to end in order to be welded to form a pipeline. The invention comprises: means for centring and clamping two conduits that are to be welded, optional leak-tight partition means which define an inerting chamber at the mating surface, and inert gas distribution means for creating a protective atmosphere at the mating surface. The inventive device also comprises at least means for regulating the flow of inert gas and/or the supply pressure of said inert gas as a function of the concentration of O | 2009-12-10 |
20090302008 | Spot Welding Method and Spot Welding System - A spot welding system and method where pressing force of a welding electrode applied by driving a servomotor is accurately controlled. The spot welding system has a pair of welding electrodes, a servomotor ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090302009 | ELECTRODE FOR SPOT WELDING - Spot welding electrodes with generally dome shaped welding faces are provided with surface features for welding both aluminum alloy sheet assemblies and steel sheet assemblies. A raised circular plateau is formed on the central axis of the dome and, in one embodiment, a suitable number of round bumps are formed in concentric spacing from adjacent the circumference of the plateau toward the circular edge of the welding face. For welding steel workpieces the plateau mainly serves as the engaging feature of the electrode. Both the plateau and concentric bumps are used in penetrating light metal surfaces for suitable current passage. In another embodiment, the domed surface is shaped with concentric terraces for engagement with the workpieces. | 2009-12-10 |
20090302010 | Resistance welding method and welded structure - Two or more superposed plates and a thin plate are resistance-welded by: placing, on the two or more superposed plates, the thin plate whose thickness is less than each of the two or more superposed plates; placing a welding auxiliary member on the thin plate; making one of a pair of electrodes abut on the welding auxiliary member, and making the other of electrodes abut on a bottom surface of a lowest plate of the two or more superposed plates; and resistance-welding the two or more superposed plates and the thin plate to one another by the pair of electrodes. | 2009-12-10 |
20090302011 | Laser beam welding head - A laser beam welding head for the welding of metal parts and method of use include at least one beam path for a welding beam and means for the optical acquisition of the position of the welding seam at a first measuring position, wherein the means for the optical acquisition of the position of the welding seam allow arrangement of the first measuring position in the welding direction running ahead of the welding position of the welding beam, and, at least as a function of a lateral deviation of the welding seam from a reference position, generate a correction signal for the correction of the welding position of the welding beam, as well as a corresponding use of the laser beam welding head. | 2009-12-10 |