50th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130327383 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a solar cell and a method for manufacturing the same. The solar cell includes a substrate, a back electrode layer on the substrate, a light absorbing layer on the back electrode layer, a buffer layer on the light absorbing layer, and a window layer on the buffer layer. The buffer layer is formed through a chemical equation of (A | 2013-12-12 |
20130327384 | MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention provides a multi-junction solar cell capable of increasing the degree of freedom of the selection of compound semiconductors. The multi-junction solar cell | 2013-12-12 |
20130327385 | SOLAR CELL HAVING A DOUBLE-SIDED STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a solar cell having nanostructures on both surfaces of a transparent substrate, and to a method for manufacturing same. The nano-structures, which face each other with respect to the substrate and which transport electrons, are formed using zinc-oxide nanowires. Also, a hole-transport layer using CIS nanoparticles is formed in order to absorb light having a short wavelength and to transport generated holes. A hole-transport layer including CIGS nanoparticles for absorbing light having a relatively long wavelength is formed on the side facing the hole-transport layer including the CIS nanoparticles. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327386 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - A photovoltaic device, comprises (1) a transparent first conductive layer, (2) a semiconductor layer on and in contact with the first conductive layer, (3) an electrolyte or p-type semiconductor on the semiconductor layer, and (4) a second conductive layer on the electrolyte or p-type semiconductor. The semiconductor layer has a thickness of at most 100 nm, the first conductive layer has a surface roughness factor (SRF) of at least 10, and the semiconductor layer has a surface roughness factor (SRF) of at least 10 | 2013-12-12 |
20130327387 | Se OR S BASED THIN FILM SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a Se or S based thin film solar cell and a method for fabricating the same, which may improve crystallinity and electric characteristics of an upper transparent electrode layer ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130327388 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solar cell includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, a photoactive layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an electron donor and an electron acceptor, and a partially oxidized metal thin film between the first electrode and the photoactive layer. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327389 | Chalcopyrite -Type Semiconductor Photovoltaic Device - A method comprising providing a layer structure for a photovoltaic device, the layer structure comprising an electrode, a light absorber comprising a layer of chalcopyrite-type semiconductor material, such as copper indium gallium diselenide, disposed on the electrode and a transparent electrode disposed on the light absorber. The method also comprises delivering a spatially-shaped picosecond pulsed laser beam so as to remove material from a region of the transparent electrode so as to expose at least a portion of the light absorber. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327390 | USE OF A UNIFORM LAYER OF INSULATING MATERIAL IN BACK-CONTACT SOLAR CELLS - A uniform layer of insulating material is used to separate the connectors from the non-illuminated side of a back-contact solar cell, particularly a cell of the MWT type, the layer preferably being a uniform woven or non-woven fabric of a heat-resistant material such as glass fibre, and the electrical connection between the contact points of the cell and the connectors being made through the uniform layer thereby partially embedding the insulating material in the connection. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327391 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - A method for producing apparatus for producing and photovoltaic device including semiconductor layers with halide heat treated surfaces that increase grain growth within at least one of the semiconductor layers and improve the interface between the semiconductor layers. The halide heat treatment includes applying and heating multiple coatings of a halide compound on surfaces adjacent to or part of the semiconductor layers. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327392 | Chemically Linked Colloidal Crystals and Methods Related Thereto - Nanoparticles may be formed into colloidal crystals that are chemically linked to a substrate. In certain implementations, the nanoparticles are formed into a colloidal crystal on an initial substrate, and then brought into contact with a binding precursor capable of chemically linking the colloidal crystal to a final substrate. Reacting the binding precursor to chemically link the colloidal crystal to the final substrate chemically links the colloidal crystal to the final substrate via functional groups linked to the nanoparticles and the final substrate respectively. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327393 | SUPERSTRATE SOLAR CELL - A method of fabricating a solar cell includes forming a front contact layer over a substrate, and the front contact layer is optically transparent at specified wavelengths and electrically conductive. A first scribed area is scribed through the front contact layer to expose a portion of the substrate. A buffer layer doped with an n-type dopant is formed over the front contact layer and the first scribed area. An absorber layer doped with a p-type dopant is formed over the buffer layer. A back contact layer that is electrically conductive is formed over the absorber layer. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327394 | Electroconductive Paste and Solar Cell - An electroconductive paste that contains an Ag powder, glass frit and an organic vehicle. The glass frit is of non-lead type and contains at least B, Bi and Si and the molar ratio of B to Si is | 2013-12-12 |
20130327395 | OXIDE EVAPORATION MATERIAL, TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING FILM, AND SOLAR CELL - An oxide evaporation material according to the present invention includes a sintered body containing indium oxide as a main component thereof and cerium with a Ce/In atomic ratio of 0.001 to 0.110. The L* value in the CIE 1976 color space is 62 to 95. The oxide evaporation material with the L* value of 62 to 95 has an optimal oxygen amount. Accordingly, even when a small amount of an oxygen gas is introduced into a film-formation vacuum chamber, a transparent conducting film having a low resistance and a high transmittance in the visible to near-infrared region is formed by vacuum deposition methods. Since the amount of the oxygen gas introduced is small, the difference in composition between the film and the evaporation material is made small. This reduces the variations in composition and characteristics among films formed in large quantities. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327396 | LAMINATED MOISTURE-PROOF FILM - The present invention relates to a moisture-proof laminated film having, on the substrate thereof, an inorganic thin film layer and having, on the inorganic thin film layer, a plastic film via a polyurethane adhesive satisfying the following requirement (1), or the following requirements (1) and (2). The moisture-proof laminated film keeps excellent moisture-proofness and interlayer strength even after exposed to high temperature condition. (1) −0.1≦E21≦+0.5. (2) −0.3≦E23≦+0.3. (In the above formulae, E21 indicates (E2−E1)/E2, and E23 indicates (E2−E3)/E2. E1, E2 and E3 each mean the tensile storage elastic modulus of the adhesive under specific conditions.) | 2013-12-12 |
20130327397 | SOLAR CELL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a solar cell apparatus and a method for manufacturing the same. The solar cell apparatus includes a substrate; a back electrode layer including molybdenum on the substrate; a light absorbing layer on the back electrode layer; and a window layer on the light absorbing layer, wherein the back electrode layer includes a first electrode layer on the substrate, a barrier layer on the first electrode layer and a second electrode layer on the barrier layer. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327398 | Thin-Film Photovoltaic Devices and Methods of Manufacture - Improved thin-film photovoltaic devices and methods of manufacturing such devices are described. Embodiments include a substrate-configured thin-film PV device ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130327399 | Protective Sheet for Solar Cell, Manufacturing Method Thereof, and Solar Cell Module - Protective sheet | 2013-12-12 |
20130327400 | DIRECT SOLAR-RADIATION COLLECTION AND CONCENTRATION ELEMENT AND PANEL - Element, panel and direct solar radiation collecting and concentrating system by means of panels with collecting and concentrating elements which are allowed freedom of movement during diurnal and seasonal sun tracking. The elements in question incorporate a primary lens concentrating direct radiation. The element includes hollow compartments which contain a given fluid at a given pressure. The lower section includes a secondary lens and/or internally reflexive conical element allowing the introduction of radiation, in parallel, into tubes or optical fibre, or irradiation onto radiation converting systems. The movement of the device is produced by fluid heating and pressure in the side compartments. This pressure is communicated to the axes via pistons which cause the device to rotate in search of the optimal position with a view to optimizing its focus on the secondary lens. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327401 | COMPOSITE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL - A composite dye-sensitized solar cell comprises a conductive substrate, and also a nanoparticle compact layer, a nanotube layer and a nanoparticle scattering layer which are stacked on the conductive substrate sequentially, and further an auxiliary electrode stacked on one side of the nanoparticle scattering layer far away from the conductive substrate, and a composite dye and an electrolyte filled into a space between the conductive substrate and the auxiliary electrode. The composite dye includes at least one short-wavelength light absorption dye and at least one long-wavelength light absorption dye. The nanoparticle compact layer can increase the contact area with the composite dye and further enhance the power generation efficiency. The nanotube layer can transmit the generated electric energy to the external electrodes efficiently. The composite dye can absorb light with different wavelength ranges. Therefore is effectively improved the photovoltaic conversion efficiency of the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). | 2013-12-12 |
20130327402 | COMBUSTOR WITH INTEGRATED CONTROL VALVE SYSTEM - The present application provides an integrated fuel control valve system for use with a number of fuel manifolds of a combustor. The integrated fuel control valve system may include a main drive system, a number of slave drive valves in communication with the fuel manifolds, and a number of reverse gear mechanisms. Each of the reverse gear mechanisms may be in communication with the main drive system and one of the slave drive valves so as to regulate one of the slave drive valves. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327403 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL AND/OR MONITOR A PNEUMATIC ACTUATOR - Methods and apparatus to monitor and/or control a pneumatic actuator are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a processor to execute a control application, a position sensor to monitor a position of a valve coupled to a pneumatic actuator, the position sensor to provide position information of the valve to the control application, and a latching valve to provide a pneumatic signal to the actuator, the latching valve and the pneumatic signal to be controlled by the control application based on at least one of the position information or a control signal from a separate device in a process control system. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327404 | METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY DELIVERING LIQUID ARGON TO A FURNACE - A method of improving the efficiency in delivery of a cryogenic liquid ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130327405 | CHOPPER PUMP WITH MIXING NOZZLES FOR A SEWAGE WET-WELL - Systems and methods for conditioning sewage having entrained solids which clog sewage pumps, are disclosed. Systems include a sewage pump, a chopper pump, and a mixing nozzle connected to the chopper pump. Specifically, the sewage pump is a non-clog centrifugal pump having an inlet for drawing fluid into the pump and an outlet for discharging the fluid into a pipe, while the chopper pump has an inlet for drawing fluid into the pump and an outlet for discharging the fluid into the wet-well. The chopper pump may be positioned either in or adjacent to the wet-well. The mixing nozzle fluidly coupled to the chopper pump discharge, is positioned in the wet-well. Methods include the steps of positioning a chopper pump within the wet-well, drawing in liquid sewage, including the entrained solids, reducing the size of entrained solids, and discharging the sewage and reduced size solids into the wet-well. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327406 | Suction Coupling - The invention relates to a suction device ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130327407 | Metering Arrangement and Method for Operating a Metering Arrangement - A method and arrangement for controlling heating and thawing of a metering arrangement with a metering device for the feeding of a reducing agent solution for the exhaust gas after treatment in an exhaust system. The metering device is connected with a supply container for the reducing agent solution via at least one pipe. At least one heating device is provided for the heating of at least one component of the metering arrangement. At least one first component of the metering arrangement is assigned a first heating device, which can be operated separately from a second heating device provided for the heating of at least a second component of the metering arrangement. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327408 | Electronically Controllable and Testable Turbine Trip System and Method with Redundant Bleed Manifolds - A trip control system for use with, for example, turbines, includes a porting manifold that supports and provides fluid to two or more trip manifolds, each of which includes a bleed circuit having two or more bleed valves connected in parallel between a trip header line and a return or dump line to bleed the hydraulic fluid pressure from the trip header line to thereby cause a trip. The bleed valves of each of the tripping manifolds are actuated by one or more control valves under control of a controller. The trip control system is doubly redundant in that the trip control system includes redundant trip manifolds operating in parallel so that each of the trip manifolds is able to be used to independently engage a trip of the turbine and each of the trip manifolds includes redundant sets of valves and other trip components that enable the trip manifold to operate to engage a trip of the turbine in the presence of a failure of one of the sets of components on a trip manifold, or while various components of the trip manifold are being tested. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327409 | ACTIVE GUIDANCE OF FLUID AGENTS USING MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL ANTIBUBBLES - Magnetorheological (MR) antibubbles are used for fluid delivery. A method of transporting a substance in a fluid in accordance with the invention comprising the steps of forming an antibubble in the fluid, the antibubble containing the substance to be transported and magnetic or magnetizable particles, and guiding the antibubble through the fluid with a magnet. The particles are ferromagnetic, paramagnetic or diamagnetic, and the magnet is a permanent magnet or an electromagnet. The substance to be transported may include a reactant associated with a catalytic mechanism; a pigment; or a lubricant. The delivery system may include a substance or magnetic particles which are fluorescent. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327410 | Commercial Hot Water Control Systems - A commercial hot water system includes a hot water source, and a hot water delivery line connected between the hot water source and at least one plumbing fixture. A pump, enables circulation of hot water to and from the fixtures. A controller provides for turning on the pump in conjunction with an external signal, and a detector, preferably a temperature sensor, in conjunction with the controller, is effective in stopping the pump to prevent heated water from being circulated. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327411 | REFRIGERATOR HAVING AIR PRESSURE CONTROLLABLE STORAGE CONTAINER AND STORAGE METHOD THEREOF - A refrigerator having an air pressure controllable storage container is allowed to control air pressure of the storage container to be temporarily lower than initial air pressure by turning on and off a vacuum pump. The vacuum pump sucks internal air of the storage container, and a controller turns on the vacuum pump such that internal air pressure of the storage container is lower than the initial air pressure, and turns off the vacuum pump such that the internal air pressure is restored to the initial air pressure. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327412 | PIPE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for detecting leaks in pressurized or vacuum pipes is disclosed. A pipe clamp comprises a housing that surrounds a pipe fitting. A containment chamber within the pipe clamp prevents leaked gas from escaping into the environment. The pipe clamp is installed in series with an exhaust line to remove the leaked gas from the containment chamber. A sensor may be configured and disposed to detect a change in pressure in the containment chamber to indicate the occurrence of a leak. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327413 | RESERVOIR FILLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A reservoir may be filled with fluidic media in a first type of environment, a plunger head may be placed within the reservoir in the first type of environment, and a casing that may be configured to envelop at least a portion of a plunger arm operatively connected to the plunger head may be attached adjacent to at least a portion of the reservoir in a second type of environment. A reservoir may be provided having a first and second portion for respectively containing fluidic media, the second portion may be adapted to be removable, the reservoir may be selectively filled with a first volume or a second volume of fluidic media, a seal member may be placed in the reservoir, and the second portion may be removed in a case where the reservoir contains the first volume of fluidic media. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327414 | DISPOSABLE CUP INSERT FOR PAD PRINTING AND DECORATING - A liquid supply assembly for use with a printing system of a type in which a liquid is deposited from the liquid supply assembly in a receiving region on a plate and any excess of the liquid in the receiving region is scraped from the plate by the liquid supply assembly. To this end, the liquid supply assembly employs a reusable cup, a disposable cup insert and a scraping element. As assembled, the reusable cup includes a reusable liquid reservoir, the disposable cup insert includes a temporary liquid reservoir holding the liquid within the reusable liquid reservoir, and the scraping element includes a conduit facilitating a flow of the liquid held by the temporary liquid reservoir through the conduit to the plate. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327415 | COUPLING MECHANISM - Coupling mechanisms for connecting a plurality of pipes are provided. The coupling mechanisms may include a first portion including a first wall having a substantially arcuate cross-sectional shape and defining a first channel, a second portion including a second wall having a substantially arcuate cross-sectional shape and defining a second channel, and a hinge portion connecting together the first portion and the second portion. The first portion and second portion may be configured to pivot about the hinge portion. In an open configuration of a coupling mechanism, the first portion may be laterally adjacent to the second portion. In a closed configuration of a coupling mechanism, the first portion and the second portion may be folded together about the hinge portion to form a first lumen encased by the first wall and the second wall. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327416 | THREE-PORT VALVE - A three-port valve including a casing and a movable element received in the casing. The casing includes a fluid inlet, first and second fluid outlets, a first fluid-flow passage between the fluid inlet and the first fluid outlet, and a second fluid-flow passage between the first and second fluid outlets. The movable element includes a rod, a first valve member fastened to a first end of the rod and configured to be received towards the rod in a first valve seat for closing the first fluid-flow passage, and a second valve member fastened to a second end of the rod and configured to be received towards the rod in a second valve seat of the casing for closing the second fluid-flow passage. The valve also includes at least one diaphragm spring supporting the movable element in a plane substantially perpendicular to a movement axis between first and second positions. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327417 | SELF ALIGNING VENTURI PIPE ASSEMBLY - An exhaust pipe assembly includes a smaller diameter outlet pipe, a larger diameter outer pipe connected to the outlet pipe by an annular shoulder, and an inlet pipe having a downstream end received by the outlet pipe. The downstream end forms a plurality of ridges separated by grooves. Each groove has an outwardly concave surface which slopes radially inwardly from an inner end to an outer end which includes a bottom end surface. Each ridge has an outer surface which engages an inner surface of the outlet pipe. Exhaust passing from the downstream end of the inlet pipe and though the outlet pipe draws air into the outlet pipe through the grooves due to a venturi effect. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327418 | PIVOTING FLUID FILL PORT FOR A FLUID SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE - A liquid cooling system includes at least one fluid line in fluid communication with an intercooler for circulating a coolant through the intercooler. An inlet port assembly interconnects the intercooler and the at least one fluid line. The inlet port assembly defines an opening for introducing the coolant into the liquid cooling system. The inlet port assembly is rotatable relative to the intercooler and the at least one fluid line between a fill position, in which the opening is disposed in a vertically upright orientation, and at least one operating position, in which the opening is disposed in a non-upright orientation. A shield is moveably positioned relative to the intercooler to define an attached position preventing rotation of the inlet port assembly into the fill position, and a detached position, allowing rotation of the inlet port assembly into the fill position. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327419 | ANTIMICROBIAL DEVICE - Under electronic monitoring and control, fluids flow into a fluid diffusion device to form a fluid combination. The fluid combination has corrosive properties as it flows into an antimicrobial canister housing an insert with antimicrobial metallic coated media and associated support. The fluid combination corrodes the antimicrobial metallic coated media located inside the antimicrobial canister. Upon exiting the antimicrobial canister, the fluid combination contains dissolved metal ions and is a liquid antimicrobial agent. Monitors throughout the system ensure the antimicrobial agent is being produced at the desired level and rate as it exits into its application. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327420 | QUICK RELEASE CONNECTOR WITH A RING ANTI-DROP COVER - A quick release connector has a body, a positioning mount, a sealing valve and an outer sleeve. The body has a connecting end, a linking end and an air inlet chamber. The positioning mount is detachably connected to the body and has a fixing end, an inserting end, an air outlet chamber, multiple ball holes, a returning spring, at least one sealing element and multiple balls. The sealing valve is movably mounted in the body and the positioning mount, selectively abuts the at least one sealing element and has a closed end, an open end, a mounting post, at least one air inlet, a sealing ring and a ring anti-drop cover. The outer sleeve is slidably mounted around the body and the positioning mount and has a spring recess, a holding recess and a pressing spring. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327421 | Apparatus for Pressurizing Delivery of Low-Temperature Liquefied Material - The present invention relates to an apparatus for pressurizing delivery of a low-temperature liquefied material, and more particularly, to an apparatus for pressurizing delivery of a low-temperature liquefied material, which can convert the low-temperature liquefied material into a high-pressure gas and easily deliver the gas without causing changes in a composition and flashing phenomenon. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327422 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIQUID FLOW CALIBRATION CHECK - A liquid flow calibration check system applied to a multi-port printer is presented to determine whether full calibration of the multi-port printer is required to obtain accurate mass flow rates within conduits of the multi-port printer. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327423 | TRANSMISSION CONTROL APPARATUS AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR OUTPUT CHARACTERISTIC THEREOF - In a linear solenoid | 2013-12-12 |
20130327424 | RELIEF VALVE DEVICE - In a relief valve device, a positive-pressure relief valve opens a first valve port when pressure in a pressure chamber increases to a pressure that is equal to or higher than positive-pressure side valve-opening pressure. A negative-pressure relief valve opens a second valve port when pressure in the pressure chamber decreases to a pressure that is equal to or lower than negative-pressure side valve-opening pressure. When the positive-pressure relief valve is closed, a positive valve-opening pressure adjustment unit adjusts a set load of a positive-pressure spring according to an amount of an adjustment screw screwed in the pedestal plate. When the negative-pressure relief valve is closed, a negative valve-opening pressure adjustment unit adjusts a set load of the negative-pressure spring via the valve plate through forward or backward movement of the pedestal plate relative to a housing main body. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327425 | POSITIONER - A positioner includes a shift magnitude calculating portion that calculates a shift magnitude from the equilibrium state of a pilot relay, from an input air pressure that is inputted into the pilot relay and an output air pressure that is outputted from the pilot relay. A control calculating portion determines a control signal from an actual opening signal, an opening setting value, and the shift magnitude from the equilibrium state of the pilot relay that is calculated by the shift magnitude calculating portion, and outputs it to the electropneumatic converter. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327426 | POSITIONER - A positioner includes a modeling portion that, having input/output characteristics that model an electropneumatic converter, inputs a control signal from a control calculating portion to calculate an estimated value for an input air pressure that is inputted from the electropneumatic converter into a pilot relay, and a shift magnitude calculating portion that calculates a shift magnitude from the equilibrium state of the pilot relay, from the estimated value for the input air pressure, which is calculated by the modeling portion, and the output air pressure that is outputted from the pilot relay. The control calculating portion determines the control signal from an actual opening signal, an opening setting signal, and the shift magnitude from the equilibrium state of the pilot relay, and outputs it to the electropneumatic converter. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327427 | Hydraulic Oil Tank for Construction Machine - A hydraulic oil tank capable of assuring strength at a gage installation part and bringing a gage close to a hole portion of an exterior cover while maintaining a predetermined clearance between the exterior cover and the hydraulic oil tank is provided. The hydraulic oil tank, mounted on a swing frame of a hydraulic excavator upperstructure, has a side wall opposing an upperstructure exterior cover with a predetermined clearance, and is adapted to store hydraulic oil to be fed to hydraulic actuators. The hydraulic oil tank has a gage enabling a visual check on the hydraulic oil level in the tank through a hole portion in the exterior cover. The gage is installed in the tank side wall, with an internally-hollow protruding portion protruding toward the exterior cover hole portion and a transparent window portion arranged at an end of the protruding portion. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327428 | Thermoplastic Elastomer Tubing and Method to Make and Use Same - A thermoplastic elastomer tube can include a thermoplastic elastomer component disposed within a matrix. In an embodiment, the thermoplastic elastomer component is disposed within the matrix in a thermoplastic elastomer phase having a number of domains. At least approximately 50% of the domains of the thermoplastic elastomer component have an aspect ratio of no greater than approximately 1.5. In a particular embodiment, the thermoplastic elastomer tube comprises at least approximately 20 wt % of the thermoplastic elastomer component and no greater than approximately 50 wt % of a polyolefin component. In some embodiments, the thermoplastic elastomer component includes styrene. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327429 | Bypass Valve, Device Comprising Bypass Valve, and Filter Insert of the Device - A bypass valve having an adjustable flow resistance for a device through which a fluid medium flows. The valve includes a seat and a body which is biased closed, and which is movable in the opening direction by a fluid medium pressure difference between the inflow and the outflow side of the valve when the pressure difference exceeds a threshold. A bypass flow path connects the inflow side to the outflow side through the seat. The bypass valve includes a screen disposed in the bypass flow path. The valve body has two different open positions that depend on the fluid medium pressure difference. The entire cross-section of the bypass flow path is covered by the screen in a first valve body open position with a lower pressure difference, and a screen-free bypass flow path cross-section is exposed in a second valve body open position with a greater pressure difference. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327430 | Vapor recovery line flow meter - An improvement in a vapor recovery line in the form of a vortex shedding flow meter installable within such vapor recovery line to monitor the flow rate of vapor being returned through the vapor recovery line, such flow meter including a housing having an inlet flange with an associated inlet connectable to the upstream portion of the vapor recovery line, an outlet flange with an outlet connectable to the downstream portion of the vapor recovery line, a housing for a passageway extending between the inlet and outlet, with a vortex strut extending into the passageway nearer the outlet to generate shed flow vortices and a transmitter-receiver transducer pair positioned nearer the outlet to subject the shed vortices to a sonic beam to effect modulation thereof, and an electronics package within an electronic housing portion for determining from such modulation the flow rate of the vapor passing through the vapor recovery line. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327431 | BUTTON SWITCH OUTLET MECHANISM - The present invention discloses a button switch outlet mechanism, which is provided with a body communicating with the water source and in which at least two water passages are arranged, wherein, it is further provided with a switch unit and a water division unit mounted in the body, the switch unit comprises at least two switch buttons that are arranged to the control poles of the switch buttons and a limiting assembly respectively, the limiting assembly controls that one of the switch button is pressed or all the switch buttons are pressed simultaneously and located to the limiting plate; the water division unit is connected to the switch unit to control that the water passages are communicated with the water source respectively or simultaneously. The cooperation of the components of the present outlet mechanism is tight and artistic with effective and stable switch. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327432 | Fluid Conveyance Joint - A transition fitting includes an exterior casing and a flexible fluid conveyance tube at least partially disposed radially interior the exterior casing. A stiffener is radially interior the flexible fluid conveyance tube. A first crimp extends radially interior from the interior surface of the exterior casing. A first annular retention device extends radially between the flexible fluid conveyance tube and the exterior casing and engages the first crimp. A gasket is disposed axially between the first annular retention device and a second annular retention device. A second crimp extends radially interior from the interior surface of the exterior casing and engages the second annular retention device. The second crimp secures the gasket between the first and second annular retention devices such that the gasket forms a fluid tight seal between the flexible fluid conveyance tube and the exterior casing. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327433 | KNIT FABRIC AND AN ARTICLE COMPRISING SAME - A knit fabric suitable as a reinforcement for elastomeric articles comprises a plurality of reinforcement yarns wherein each course of the fabric comprises either a first or second yarn, the modulus of the first yarn being different from the modulus of the second yarn, and the courses comprising the first and second yarns are arranged in one of the following sequences, (a) alternating courses comprise first and second yarns respectively, (b) the courses form a repeat pattern of, in order, a course comprising a first yarn, two courses comprising a second yarn and a course comprising a first yarn or (c) the courses form a repeat pattern of, in order, a course comprising a second yarn, two courses comprising a first yarn and a course comprising a second yarn. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327434 | POLYAMIDE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND REFRIGERANT TRANSPORTING HOSE - A polyamide resin composition is provided which contains an anti-aging agent together with a deterioration inhibitor, such as a metal compound or a silica-based inorganic compound, for preventing deterioration caused by, for example, an acid component or a halogen component contained in a refrigerant or an oil, and which satisfactorily produces an anti-aging effect expected by adding the anti-aging agent. For producing a polyamide resin composition containing an (a) polyamide resin, a (b) polyolefin-based elastomer, at least one (c) deterioration inhibitor selected from the group consisting of hydroxides, oxides and basic salts of divalent or trivalent metals, and silica-based inorganic compounds, and a (d) anti-aging agent, a mixture prepared by mixing and kneading the (c) deterioration inhibitor and (b) polyolefin-based elastomer and a mixture prepared by mixing and kneading the (a) polyamide resin and the (d) anti-aging agent are mixed and kneaded. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327435 | COATED STAINLESS STEEL MEMBER - The present invention provides a method for producing a coated stainless steel member, comprising: performing Wood's strike nickel plating on a stainless steel substrate, and then performing cationic electrodeposition on a formed Wood's strike nickel plating layer. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327436 | FLAME-RETARDANT PLASTICS PIPING SYSTEM - Process for the production of a flame-retardant plastics piping system which comprises piping components, in particular piping and connecting elements, such as fittings, valves, screw-threaded elements, containers, pumps, and to which, on the exterior surface of the plastics piping system, an intumescent water- or solvent-based coating comprising a crosslinking binder, in particular at least one of the following binders: vinyl acetate, epoxy resin, acrylate, acrylate mixed resin, polyurethane, polyurethane-acrylate, and various fillers, is applied, where a protective layer is applied over the intumescent coating. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327437 | HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDUIT HAVING A COMPLEX, THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONFIGURATION - Molded articles are disclosed having a complex three-dimensional shape. In one embodiment, the molded articles comprise tubular members formed through blow molding that have multiple linear sections separated by curved sections. The curved sections can include multiple angular displacements in multiple planes. The tubular members are molded from a polymer composition containing a high temperature polymer, such as a polymer having a melting point of greater than about 280° C., such as greater than about 290° C. In one embodiment, the tubular member includes at least three angular displacements of from about 60° to about 120°, such as from about 70° to about 110°. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327438 | Power Tool for Stainless Steel Metal Locking Ties - A power tool for installing a metal locking tie is disclosed. The power tool includes a body and a power chassis. The body of the tool includes a gear carrier, a tensioning mechanism and a cutting mechanism. The gear carrier is positioned in the tool body and the tensioning mechanism is mounted in the gear carrier. The cutting mechanism engages the gear carrier. As the tie is tensioned, the gear carrier moves linearly in the tool body to cut the tensioned tie. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327439 | Pressure-locking nozzle for dispensing gaseous fluid - A high pressure dispensing nozzle for providing fuel from a reserve to a connector of an outlet receptacle, having a generally tubular nozzle construction, with an outer sleeve, an internal passageway constructed within the sleeve, a plurality of jaw members provided near the distal end of the tubular construction and provided for engagement to lock the connector to establish a fuel passageway through the nozzle for delivery of fuel therethrough and to the receiving tank. The nozzle includes a slidable piston that operates the various components for locking the jaws in position and aligning the fuel passageway with the fuel tank. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327440 | Gas Pump Handle Assembly - A gas pump handle modification comprising: a handle assembly, wherein the handle assembly includes a nozzle and a handgrip, wherein said nozzle extends from a first end of the handgrip; a lever frame extending from the handgrip, where a squeeze lever is configured within the lever frame; and a release button positioned along the handgrip, where the release button provides a means to engage the squeeze lever in an upward position to allow the release of fuel through the nozzle. The pump handle assembly also includes a hose attached to a second end of the handgrip where the hose provides a flow of fuel. In one particular embodiment, the pump handle assembly also includes a handgrip cover that covers the connection of the nozzle with the handgrip. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327441 | DELIMB KNIFE WITH INTEGRATED SIDE BLADES - A timber-working head is configured to hold a felled tree and to feed the felled tree. The timber-working head comprises a frame and a delimb knife module mounted to the frame and configured to delimb the felled tree when the felled tree is fed past the delimb knife module. The delimb knife module has a central blade, a pivotable first side blade, and a pivotable second side blade. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327442 | Adaptable Router Jig - A router jig can be attached to a router base by two parallel guide rods extending from a bridge portion of the jig through openings in the router base. In order for a single router jig to be usable with a wide variety of routers, one must select guide rods having an appropriate diameter and must also provide a means of connecting the guide rods to the router jig bridge at a height and a horizontal spacing characteristic of the router being used. This may be done by using two offset arms, each of which is pivotally attached to the bridge at one end and to an associated guide rod at the other end. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327443 | MANUAL WOOD SPLITTING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - A log section splitting assistance apparatus comprises a base with radially arranged fingers, each of which is joined to the base at an axle, each axle having an axis of rotation which is horizontally oriented and tangential to the base. The fingers extend and retract through use of a lever arm. A user places a log section on the base, between the fingers. The user engages the lever arm to hold the log section on the base with the fingers. The user splits the log section. The fingers retain the split pieces on the base in a cluster until the pieces can be removed. The base and fingers may be rotated by foot, allowing the log section to be conveniently rotated as it is split. The user avoids bending; the splitting process proceeds quickly. The apparatus is robust and easy to use. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327444 | Solder paste for bonding micro components - A solder paste for soldering micro components which suppress electro-migration is provided. The solder paste comprising: a powdered Pb-free soldering alloy comprising Cu of 0.1˜3.0 wt. % and In of 0.5˜8.0 wt. % simultaneously in addition to Sn; and a pasty or liquid flux; the powdered Pb-free soldering alloy and the pasty or liquid flux being mixed; whereby effectively suppressing electro-migration occurring at a solder bonding portion. It is possible to add Ag, Sb, Ni, Co, Fe, Mn and Cr as a strength improvement element, Bi and Zn as a melting point drop element and P, Ga and Ge as an anti-oxidant element to the powdered Pb-free soldering alloy. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327445 | MOLTEN-SALT BATH FOR NITRIDING MECHANICAL PARTS MADE OF STEEL, AND IMPLEMENTATION METHOD - A molten-salt bath for nitriding mechanical steel parts, essentially consisting of the following (the contents being expressed in wt %): 25 to 60 wt % of alkali-metal chlorides; 10 to 40 wt % of alkali-metal carbonates; 20 to 50 wt % of alkali-metal cyanates; and a maximum of 3 wt % of cyanide ions (formed during the use of the bath), wherein the total of the contents is 100 wt %. Preferably, the bath contains: 25 to 30 wt % of sodium cyanate; 25 to 30 wt % of sodium carbonate and lithium carbonate; 40 to 50 wt % of potassium chlorides; and a maximum of 3 wt % of cyanide ions (formed during the use of the bath), the total of the contents being 100 wt %. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327446 | MARAGING STEEL - The present invention provides a maraging steel containing: 0.10≦C≦0.30 mass %, 6.0≦Ni≦9.4 mass %, 11.0≦Co≦20.0 mass %, 1.0≦Mo≦6.0 mass %, 2.0≦Cr≦6.0 mass %, 0.5≦Al≦1.3 mass %, and Ti≦0.1 mass %, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and satisfying 1.00≦A≦1.08, in which A is 0.95+0.35×[C]−0.0092×[Ni]+0.011×[Co]−0.02×[Cr]−0.001×[Mo], where [C] indicates a content (mass %) of C, [Ni] indicates a content (mass %) of Ni, [Co] indicates a content (mass %) of Co, [Cr] indicates a content (mass%) of Cr, and [Mo] indicates a content (mass%) of Mo, respectively, The maraging steel has a tensile strength of 2,300 MPa or more and is also excellent in the toughness/ductility and fatigue characteristics. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327447 | High-Strength Corrosion-Resistant Tubing for Oil and Gas Completion and Drilling Applications, and Process for Manufacturing Thereof - A high strength corrosion resistant tubing comprises about 35 to about 55% Ni, about 12 to about 25% Cr, about 0.5 to about 5% Mo, up to about 3% Cu, about 2.1 to about 4.5% Nb, about 0.5 to about 3% Ti, about 0.05 to about 1.0% Al, about 0.005 to about 0.04% C, balance Fe plus incidental impurities and deoxidizers. The composition also satisfies the equation: (Nb−7.75 C)/(Al+Ti)=about 0.5 to about 9. A process for manufacturing the tubing includes: extruding the alloy to form a tubing; cold working the extruded tubing; annealing the cold worked tubing; and applying at least one age hardening step to the annealed tubing. Another process includes extruding the alloy at a temperature of about 2050° F. or less; annealing the extruded tubing; and applying at least one age hardening step to the annealed tubing. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327448 | HIGH-STRENGTH alpha+beta TITANIUM ALLOY HOT-ROLLED SHEET EXCELLENT IN COLD COIL HANDLING PROPERTY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A high-strength α+β type hot-rolled titanium alloy sheet containing 0.8 to 1.5 mass % Fe, 4.8 to 5.5 mass % Al, 0.030 mass % N, O and N, wherein cracks are prevented from spreading, wherein: (a) ND represents normal direction of a hot-rolled sheet; RD represents hot rolling direction; TD represents hot rolling width direction; θ represents the angle formed between c axis and ND; φ represents angle formed between plane including c axis and ND, and a plane including ND and TD; (b1) XND represents highest (0002) relative intensity of X-ray reflection by grains when θ is from 0° to 30°; (b2) XTD represents the highest (0002) relative intensity of the X-ray reflection caused by grains when θ is from 80° to 100° and φ is ±10°. (c) The high-strength α+β type hot-rolled titanium alloy sheet has a value for XTD/XND of at least 4.0. Q(%)=[O]+2.77·[N]. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327449 | alpha + beta Titanium Alloy Sheet Excellent In Cold Rollability And Cold Handling Property And Process For Producing The Same - An α+β type hot-rolled titanium alloy sheet, wherein: (a) ND represents the normal direction of a hot-rolled sheet; RD represents the hot rolling direction; TD represents the hot rolling width direction; θ represents the angle formed between the orientation of c axis and the ND; φ represents the angle formed between a plane including the orientation of the c axis and the ND, and a plane including the ND and the TD; (b1) XND represents the highest (0002) relative intensity of the X-ray reflection caused by crystal grains when θ is from 0° to 30° and φ is within the entire circumference; (b2) XTD represents the highest (0002) relative intensity of the X-ray reflection caused by crystal grains when θ is from 80° to 100° and φ is ±10°. (c) The α+β type titanium alloy sheet has a value for XTD/TND of at least 5.0. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327450 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNIFORM EXPANSION AND HEAT SETTING OF MEDICAL DEVICES - Systems and methods for uniformly expanding and heat setting medical devices. One method can include expanding a medical device by advancing the medical device over a preheated expander, the medical device being uniformly expanded as the medical device is advanced over the preheated expander; and heat setting the expanded medical device while the medical device is positioned over the expander, the preheated expander being maintained at a predetermined heat-setting temperature. The preheated expander can be positioned within a thermal chamber that maintains the preheated expander at the predetermined heat-setting temperature. The medical device can be physically separated from the preheated expander when the medical device is positioned over the expander and can be comprised of a shape-memory material. The preheated expander can remain heated during the expansion and heat setting of a plurality of medical devices. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327451 | INDUCTIVE HEATING FOR HARDENING OF GEAR TEETH AND COMPONENTS ALIKE - A method for heat treating a gear having gear teeth includes removably mounting the gear on a work-piece holder, moving one of either a magnet assembly or the work-piece holder to bring the gear and the magnet assembly into heating proximity, rotating the magnet assembly for a desired amount of time while said magnet assembly and gear are in heating proximity to each other to heat treat surfaces of the gear teeth, moving one of either the magnet assembly or the work-piece holder relative to the other to bring different surfaces of the gear into heating proximity with said magnet assembly, and repeating for each opposed pair of gear teeth surfaces until all said gear teeth surfaces are heat treated. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327452 | HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The invention provides a high strength steel sheet which exhibits excellent chemical convertibility and corrosion resistance after electrodeposition coating even in the case where the steel sheet has a high Si content, and a method for manufacturing such steel sheets. The method includes continuous annealing of a steel sheet which includes, in terms of mass %, C at 0.01 to 0.18%, Si at 0.4 to 2.0%, Mn at 1.0 to 3.0%, Al at 0.001 to 1.0%, P at 0.005 to 0.060% and S at ≦0.01%, the balance being represented by Fe and inevitable impurities, while controlling the dew-point temperature of the atmosphere to become not less than −10° C. when the heating furnace inside temperature is in the range of not less than A° C. and not more than B° C. during the course of heating (A: 600≦A≦780, B: 800≦B≦900). | 2013-12-12 |
20130327453 | METHOD FOR HOT STAMPING METAL - A method for hot stamping an iron based component in which the component is heated to a temperature sufficient to transform the component into austenite. The heated component is then positioned in an open stamping die and the stamping die is closed to mechanically change the shape of the heated component to a desired end shape of the component. At least one opening is punched in the heated component and, thereafter, the component is quenched at a rate and to a temperature sufficient to transform the component into martensite. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327454 | EXPLOSIVE COMPOSITION - An explosive composition is provided comprising an explosive agent, a solid fuel and a polymeric adherent wherein the explosive agent, solid fuel and polymeric adherent are dispersed throughout the composition. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327455 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HIGH PERFORMANCE ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED SOLUTION SOLID PROPELLANT - The present invention is an electrically controlled propellant comprising a binder, an oxidizer, and a cross-linking agent. The boric acid (the cross-linking agent) has been found to function as a cross-linking agent for the high molecular binder used to make the propellant, thereby improving the composition's ability to withstand combustion without melting. The present invention also may include 5-aminotetrazole (5-ATZ) as a stability-enhancing additive. The binder of the present invention may include polyvinylalcohol (PVA) and/or the co-polymer of polyvinylalcohol/polyvinylamine nitrate (PVA/PVAN). | 2013-12-12 |
20130327456 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF INTERMEDIATE EMULSIONS FOR USE IN EMULSION EXPLOSIVES - A process for producing an intermediate emulsion comprising an oxidizer solution, fuel and emulsifier, which process comprises the steps of: (a) mixing in a micromixer an oxidizer solution with a fuel blend comprising a fuel and an emulsifier so as to solubilise a portion of the oxidizer solution in the fuel blend to produce a precursor product; (b) mixing the precursor product obtained in step (a) using a micromixer in one or more successive stages in order to form the intermediate emulsion. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327457 | REMOVABLE DECORATIVE COVER FOR A SLOW COOKER - A cover for use with a slow cooker having a body constructed of a flexible material. The body includes cutout locations for permitting passage there-through of at least the projecting handles and surface located control knobs of the cooker during installation of the body at least about an outer circumference of the cooker. A design indicia is exhibited upon an exterior of the body. The body exhibits an enclosed circular band or an elongated and wrap around band having hook and loop fasteners along opposite extending edges. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327458 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention provides a pneumatic tire | 2013-12-12 |
20130327459 | TIRE WITH CROWN REINFORCING STRUCTURE - A tire having a reinforcement structure with improved resistance to a hinge effect is provided. More particularly, a tire is provided with a reinforcement structure that is positioned in the crown portion of the tire. The reinforcement structure has a circumferential extension modulus of about 5 GPa or greater and an axial plane shear modulus of about 10 MPa or greater. Exemplary embodiments of a tire with the reinforcement structure are provided. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327460 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - In a carcass ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130327461 | System And Method For The Construction Of Bound Fibrous Mats - Disclosed is a system and method for constructing fibrous mats. In accordance with the disclosure, continuous lengths of filament are pre-coated with a liquefied thermoplastic. The pre-coated filaments are then laid down upon a belt to forum a fibrous mat. The filaments can be laid down in continuous lengths or they can be chopped into discontinuous lengths. The filaments are heated after they have been laid down in order to re-liquefy the thermoplastic and facilitate bonding between intersecting fibers. The disclosure further relates to a system and method for incorporating constructed fibrous mats into a composite building board. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327462 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING LAMINATED MATERIALS FOR MATTRESSES - A laminating system and method for forming laminated bedding materials such as for mattress borders or other bedding components. The laminating system includes a frame on which a series of supply rolls of different bedding material are supported. An adhesive is applied between the bedding material layers, after which the bedding material layers are fed into registration with each other. The side edges of the bedding material layers can then be serged to seal their side edges, and the bedding material layers passed through compression rollers to press and laminate the bedding material layers together in tight adhesive contact. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327463 | JOINING METHOD, JOINING DEVICE AND JOINING SYSTEM - Provided is a method of bonding substrates having a same planar shape, which includes: bonding a first substrate adsorbed to a lower surface of a first holding member and a second substrate adsorbed to an upper surface of a second holding member that is disposed below the first holding member; and determining whether a bonding position of the first substrate and the second substrate is acceptable by measuring an outer diameter of an overlapped substrate obtained by bonding the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the determining decides that, when the measurement result is less than a predetermined threshold value, the bonding position of the first substrate and the second substrate is normal, and when the measurement result is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value, the bonding position of the first substrate and the second substrate is abnormal. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327464 | ISOCYANURATE VINYL ESTER ANCHORING ADHESIVE COMPOSITION - An anchoring adhesive includes effective amounts of an isocyanurate compound and a vinyl ester compound that react and cure to form a composition having high compressive strength, high tensile strength and low shrinkage. The anchoring adhesive can be used to firmly bond anchor pins to boreholes in concrete, steel, wood, and other substrates. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327465 | TILE INSTALLATION LAYOUT GUIDE AND METHOD OF USE - A template for installing tile on a vertical or horizontal surface that includes a substrate having a plurality of lines printed on said substrate wherein said lines are configured to substantially replicate the actual size of at least two tiles and a width of grout adjacent said tiles. The template may be a stand-alone layout guide, or may also be configured to be applied to the horizontal or vertical surface using grout or mastic so that a user can replicate a pattern by applying the tile directly to the layout guide. A method for installing tile using the template including applying a first layer of adhesive upon a surface, applying the template over the first layer of adhesive, applying a second layer of adhesive directly to a tile; and applying the buttered tile directly its corresponding location on the template. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327466 | INSULATED TUBING - A tubing includes an inner tube, an inner middle insulation layer, an outer middle securing layer, and an outer shrinkable cover that shrinks upon exposure to heat. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327467 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PNEUMATIC VEHICLE TIRE - A method for making a vehicle tire wherein the vehicle tire includes a belt having at least one belt layer made of parallel steel cords embedded in rubber. The belt ply is built up on a building drum in order to produce a tire blank. Upon completion of the tire blank, the tire blank is shaped and vulcanized in a vulcanizing press. The method includes applying the belt ply made of parallel, extensible steel cords embedded in rubber to a building drum to build up the belt. After the tire blank is completed, tire blank is shaped and vulcanized in a vulcanizing press to reduce the extensibility of the steel cords. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327468 | FIBROUS STRUCTURES COMPRISING A POLYMER STRUCTURE - Polymer structures and methods for making such polymer structures are provided. More particularly, polymer structures comprising a hydroxyl polymer structure, such as a fiber comprising a hydroxyl polymer are provided. Even more particularly, fibrous structures comprising a hydroxyl polymer structure, such as a fiber comprising a hydroxyl polymer, wherein the fibrous structure exhibits a CETM Factor of less than 20 and/or a CETM*L | 2013-12-12 |
20130327469 | METHOD OF MAKING MEDICAL TUBING HAVING VARIABLE CHARACTERISTICS USING THERMAL WINDING - An efficient and cost-effective method of manufacturing a kink-resistant tube, wherein a coated wire is wound around a mandrel while simultaneously being heated to melt the coating, is provided. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327470 | DOT PATTERN CONTACT LAYER - A fuel cell comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, an electrolyte, and an electrically conductive first dot pattern contact layer disposed on the first electrode. The first dot pattern contact layer includes a plurality of discrete protrusions. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327471 | METHODS OF MAKING EMBOSSED LINER PANELS - A method of making an embossed liner panel for use as an interior liner of a cargo carrying vehicle is provided. A reinforced thermoplastic polymer feedstock, an impression mat having a textured surface, and a release film are provided. The materials are stacked such that the film is provided between the feedstock and the mat. The stacked materials are fed into a laminator and a roller therein moves the stacked materials therethrough. The laminator heats and compresses the materials to emboss the textured surface of the mat onto the feedstock to form the embossed liner panel. Thereafter, the mat is released from the feedstock and collected for reuse. The mat is a separate component from the roller of the laminator. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327472 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CURVED SECTION PIECE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL FROM A RECTILINEAR PREFORM OF FIBRE LAYERS - A method for producing a curved section piece from a rectilinear preform of preimpregnated fibre layers includes stacking layers on a deformable mandrel and winding the mandrel and bending the stacked layers on a bending tool on a rotation axis in a single phase and polymerizing the bent layers. The section piece includes a stack of N layers, at least a first portion of which is placed in a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis (X) and at least one second portion parallel to the axis (X) including at least one layer of fibres oriented at 0° along the length of the perform. The N fibre layers are stacked on the mandrel. A neutral fibre is placed on a portion of the mandrel closer to the rotation axis (X) than the last layer of fibres oriented at 0° stacked on the second portion parallel to the rotation axis (X). | 2013-12-12 |
20130327473 | THERMAL IMAGE RECEIVER ELEMENTS PREPARED USING AQUEOUS FORMULATIONS - A thermal image receiver element dry image receiving layer has a T | 2013-12-12 |
20130327474 | THERMAL IMAGE RECEIVER ELEMENTS HAVING RELEASE AGENTS - A thermal image receiver element dry image receiving layer has a T | 2013-12-12 |
20130327475 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FIXING RIGID DECORATIVE ELEMENTS ON A SUBSTRATE, AND TRANSFER STRIP WITH DECORATIVE ELEMENTS - An apparatus ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130327476 | Multi-Layer Films And Methods Of Forming Same - A multi-layer film having a first film layer being at least partially formed from a polymer (A) and a polymer (B) and a second film layer being at least partially formed from the polymer (A), the polymer (B), a polymer (C), and optionally an opacifying agent, wherein at least one of the polymer (A), the polymer (B) and the polymer (C) is synthetic and is at least partially derived from a renewable resource such that the multi-layer film has a bio-based content of about 10% to about 100% using ASTM D6866-10, method B. Methods of forming multi-layer films are also provided. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327477 | Non-Vented Bladder System for Curing Composite Parts - A composite part charge having an internal cavity is placed on a tool and covered by a vacuum bag for autoclave curing. A bladder is placed in the cavity to react autoclave pressure on the charge. The bladder is coupled with a flexible fluid reservoir located beneath the vacuum bag. The bladder is pressurized by autoclave pressure applied through the vacuum bag to the flexible fluid reservoir. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327478 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING REUSE PASTE, REUSE PASTE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CIRCUIT BOARD USING REUSE PASTE - A method of manufacturing a reuse paste includes preparing a fiber piece housing paste, producing a filtered recovery paste, and producing a reuse paste. In the preparing of the fiber piece housing paste, a conductive paste including a conductive particle, resin and a latent curing agent, and a fiber piece housing paste including a fiber piece dropping off from a prepreg used for manufacturing a circuit board are prepared. In the producing of the filtered recovery paste, the filtered recovery paste is produced by filtering the fiber piece housing paste, which remains in a paste state, by using a filter. In the production of the reuse paste, the reuse paste is produced by adding at least one of a solvent, resin, and a paste having a different composition from that of the filtered recovery paste into the filtered recovery paste. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327479 | MATRIX RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a method for producing a prepreg which contains reinforcing fibers and a matrix resin composition with the weight per square meter of the reinforcing fibers being 250-2,000 g/m | 2013-12-12 |
20130327480 | SHOWERHEAD INSULATOR AND ETCH CHAMBER LINER - The present invention generally comprises a showerhead insulator for electrically isolating a showerhead assembly from a processing chamber wall, a chamber liner assembly for lining a processing chamber, a lower chamber liner for lining an evacuation area of a processing chamber, and a flow equalizer for ensuring a uniform evacuation of a processing chamber. When processing a substrate within an etching chamber, the showerhead needs to be electrically isolated from ground. A showerhead insulator may insulate the showerhead from ground while also preventing plasma from entering the volume that it occupies. A chamber liner may protect the chamber walls from contamination and reduce chamber cleaning. A flow equalizer will permit processing gases to be evenly pulled into the evacuation channel rather than a disproportionate flow into the evacuation channel. A lower liner can aid in uniformly drawing the vacuum and protecting the chamber walls from contamination. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327481 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AZIMUTHAL NON-UNIFORMITY IN A PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEM - Apparatus and methods for assessing RF return current azimuthal uniformity are disclosed. A plurality of non-linear substantially-enclosed RF current sensors are disposed azimuthally around a central axis of a plasma processing chamber. When a plasma is ignited in the plasma processing chamber, the RF return currents are sensed in the plurality of non-linear substantially-enclosed RF current sensors and analyzed to ascertain whether RF return current azimuthal uniformity is acceptable. | 2013-12-12 |
20130327482 | SUPPORT FOR ASSEMBLING A GREEN TYRE BLANK EQUIPPED WITH MOVABLE ELEMENTS - A support for assembling a green tyre includes a baseplate with symmetry of revolution and members fixed to the baseplate. Each of the members includes: external elements mounted to be movable relative to one another; and a flexible strip attached to the elements of the member, such that the elements of the member are attached to one another via the flexible strip. | 2013-12-12 |