52nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100326868 | Packaging System - A packaging system includes a vial with a rim about an upper open end, and a neck between a lower closed end and the rim. The vial contains a pharmaceutical product. A valve is disposed over the open end, and a crimp ring is disposed over the valve with an opening defining an access port. A detachable cap is disposed over the access port. A single tubular label is disposed about the vial, and extends only from a first edge aligned with the closed end to a second edge at the cap. The label has first and second sections separated by a single circumferential perforated boundary aligned with the neck. The first section is backed with an adhesive and attached to the outer vial surface, and extends between the closed end and the boundary. The second section extends at least between the boundary and the cap. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326869 | PACKAGE - The present invention refers to a multi-layered package, and particularly to a container comprising a container opening and a container bottom. Preferably, at least one outer wall comprises a predetermined removable wall section, revealing an information. The feature of the package according to the present invention is that the package is formed with at least one inner wall and one outer wall. Thereby, the wall section is as part of the outer wall a removable card. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326870 | PACKAGE - The present invention refers to a multi-layered package, and particularly to a container comprising a container opening and a container bottom. Preferably, at least one outer wall comprises a predetermined removable wall section, revealing an information. The feature of the package according to the present invention is that the package is formed with at least one inner wall and one outer wall. Thereby, the wall section is as part of the outer wall a removable card. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326871 | TRAY - A tray for bakery items includes a floor and side walls extending around a periphery of the floor. The tray has a relatively thin upper edge with a bail member pivotably attached to the upper edge along at least one of the first and second pairs of side walls. The bail member is rotatable between a stack orientation wherein a like tray may be rested upon the bail member, and a nest orientation in which like trays may be nested within like trays. Further, one or more side walls also includes a relatively large continuous opening therein capable of retrieving bakery items stored in the tray through the at least one pair of side walls, the opening extending generally from the upper edge to the periphery of the floor. In another embodiment, at least one of the sidewalls is pivotably attached to the floor and is movable between an upright position and a collapsed position. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326872 | STACKABLE CONTAINERS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING, STACKING, AND SHIPPING THE SAME - Stackable containers that, in various embodiments, are adapted to be vertically and/or horizontally interlocked with other, like, containers to, for example, increase the stability of stacks of the containers. In one embodiment, a stackable container comprises: (A) a top surface comprising a shoulder portion that extends upwardly from the top surface and that is substantially disposed within a perimeter defined by the top surface; (B) a bottom surface defining a stacking recess; (C) a plurality of substantially vertical side surfaces that extend between the top surface and the bottom surface. In various embodiments, a recessed portion of the bottom surface adjacent the stacking recess is adapted to substantially mate with at least a portion of a shoulder portion of a like container. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326873 | PACKING CUSHION - A packing cushion includes a base and a plurality of sidewalls coupled to the base. The plurality of sidewalls interconnect with each other and cooperate with the base to form an accommodating space. A first and second cushion portions protrude from an inner surface of the base in the accommodating space. The first cushion portion comprises a first inclined surface, the second cushion portion comprises a second inclined surface. The second inclined surface is parallel to the first inclined surface. A contour defined by the first inclined surface matches with at least a part of an object packed in the packing cushion. When the object is packed in the accommodating space, the first inclined surface contacts with at least a part of the object to provided a first cushioning, and when the object is subjected to impact forces to deform the first cushion portion, the second inclined contacts with the object to provided a second cushion. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326874 | PACKING CUSHION - A packing cushion includes a base and a plurality of sidewalls coupled to the base. The plurality of sidewalls interconnect with each other and cooperate with the base to form an accommodating space. A first and second cushion portions protrude from an inner surface of the base and an inner surface of one of sidewalls respectively. The first cushion portion comprises a first surface. The second cushion portion comprises a second surface. A contour defined by the first surface matches with at least a part of an object to be packed. When the object is packed in the receiving space, the first surface contacts with at least a part of the object to provide a first cushioning, and when the object is subjected to an impact to deform the first cushion portion, the second surface contacts with the object to provide a second cushioning. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326875 | Method for making a reception assembly and an reception assembly - A methodology | 2010-12-30 |
20100326876 | Method of Storing GaN Substrate, Stored Substrate, and Semiconductor Device and Method of Its Manufacture - Affords a method of storing GaN substrates from which semiconductor devices of favorable properties can be manufactured, the stored substrates, and semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the semiconductor devices. In the GaN substrate storing method, a GaN substrate ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326877 | PACKAGING POUCH - The invention relates to a pouch for containing a product. The pouch comprises a first wall and a second wall which are sealed together in sealed regions. The sealed regions substantially surround a compartment portion within which a product can be located. The pouch includes a tear initiating weakness located away from an edge of the pouch, the tear initiating weakness comprising an elongate weakness which extends along a first axis such that a user can fold the pouch across the tear initiating weakness and initiate a tear from the folded edge substantially along the first axis, the pouch further comprises at least one tear guiding weakness, said tear guiding weakness extending along a second axis transverse to the first axis such that a tear extending substantially along the first axis will meet the at least one tear guiding weakness and be guided along the second axis. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326878 | FLIP TRAY - A flip tray is provided that includes a transparent, compartmentalized container body and a flexible sealing sheet sealed to partition walls and to the peripheral rim of the compartmentalized container body. A raised rib is formed around the periphery of the container body outside the peripheral rim. Apertures, or reduced height portions, may be formed in the raised rib at selected locations around the periphery of the container body. In addition, the bottom surfaces of some of the compartments may be sloped. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326879 | DECORATIVE SHREDDED MATERIAL - A decorative shredded material having a complete pattern contained on each strip or piece of the decorative shredded material. Methods for making decorative shredded material. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326880 | Hydrocarbon Conversion Process Additive and Related Processes - This invention relates to a hydrocarbon conversion process additive and related processes, such as upgrading a heavy hydrocarbon material and making sponge coke. The hydrocarbon conversion process additive works with thermal processes, catalytic processes, or thermal-catalytic processes. The hydrocarbon process conversion additive includes lignin or macromolecular substructures of lignin like para-coumaryl alcohol, coniferyl alcohol, or sinapyl alcohol. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326881 | DIESEL COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A diesel fuel composition comprising a (1) sulfur content of less than 10 ppm; (2) a flash point of greater than 50° C.; (3) a UV absorbance, A | 2010-12-30 |
20100326882 | PITCH COMPOSITION - A process and apparatus is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a particulate solid material to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked in a slurry hydrocracking unit to produce vacuum gas oil (VGO) and pitch. A first vacuum column separates VGO from pitch, and a second vacuum column further separates VGO from pitch. As much as 15 wt-% of VGO can be recovered by the second vacuum column and recycled to the slurry hydrocracking unit. A pitch composition is obtained which can be made into particles and transported without sticking together. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326883 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATING SLURRY HYDROCRACKING AND DEASPHALTING - Solvent deasphalting (SDA) is used to prepare a heavy hydrocarbon feed for further upgrading. An overhead deasphalted oil (DAO) stream is prepared for catalytic upgrading and an asphaltene stream is prepared for slurry hydrocracking (SHC). SHC product can be further deasphalted and the DAO can be separated from solvent in an upstream extraction column. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326884 | METHOD FOR MULTI-STAGED HYDROPROCESSING - Methods for processing a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock flows are provided. In one aspect, the method includes providing two or more hydroprocessing stages disposed in sequence, each hydroprocessing stage having a hydroprocessing reaction zone with a hydrogen requirement and each stage in fluid communication with the preceding stage. A hydrogen source is provided substantially free of hydrogen from a hydrogen recycle compressor. The hydrocarbonaceous feedstock flow is separated into an portions of fresh feed for each hydroprocessing stage, and the first portion of fresh feed to the first hydroprocessing stage is heated. The heated first portion of fresh feed is supplied with hydrogen from the hydrogen source in an amount satisfying substantially all of the hydrogen requirements of the hydroprocessing stages to a first hydroprocessing zone. The unheated second portion of fresh feed is admixed with effluent from previous stage to quench the hot reactor effluent before entering a second stage. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326885 | SYSTEM FOR PREPARING HIGH-QUALITY GASOLINE THROUGH COMPONENT OIL REFINING HYDROCARBON RECOMBINATION HYDROGENATION AND METHOD THEREOF - The invention discloses a system for preparing high-quality gasoline through component oil refining hydrocarbon recombination hydrogenation and a method thereof, which is characterized by comprising an extraction system, a distillation system and a hydrogenation device, wherein the upper part of the extraction system is connected with the distillation system through a pipeline, and the lower part of the extraction system is connected with an extract oil hydrogenation device through the pipeline; light gasoline is recovered by the upper part of the distillation system through the pipeline; the lower part of the distillation system is connected with the heavy gasoline hydrogenation device through the pipeline; and reformate or ethylene feed are recovered through the lower part of the heavy gasoline hydrogenation device through the pipeline. The system for preparing high-quality gasoline through component oil refining hydrocarbon recombination hydrogenation and the method thereof has small scale and low cost and can remove olefin, mercaptan sulphur and diene. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326886 | LIGHT PARAFFIN ISOMERIZATION WITH IMPROVED FEED PURIFICATION - The service life and deactivation rate of a paraffin isomerization catalyst is improved through use of a new sulfur guard bed containing a chloride additive. This sulfur guard bed, which contains supported CuO material having an increased resistance to reduction, shows such improvement. Thus, the danger of run-away reduction followed by a massive release of water and deactivation of an isomerization catalyst is practically eliminated. The fact that the guard bed material preserves the active metal phase-copper in an active (oxide) form is an important advantage leading to very low sulfur content in the product stream. The sulfur capacity per unit weight of sorbent is also significantly increased, making this sorbent a superior cost effective sulfur guard product. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326887 | Process for Separating Pitch from Slurry Hydrocracked Vacuum Gas Oil - A process is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a particulate solid material to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked in a slurry hydrocracking unit to produce vacuum gas oil (VGO) and pitch. A first vacuum column separates VGO from pitch, and a second vacuum column further separates VGO from pitch. As much as 15 wt-% of VGO can be recovered by the second vacuum column and recycled to the slurry hydrocracking unit. A pitch composition is obtained which can be made into particles and transported without sticking together. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326888 | CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYST HAVING A HIGHER SELECTIVITY, PROCESSING METHOD AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a catalytic cracking catalyst, processing method and use thereof. When the catalyst is added into a commercial catalytic cracking unit, it has an initial activity of not higher than 80, preferably not higher than 75, more preferably not higher than 70, a self-balancing time of 0.1-50 h, and an equilibrium activity of 35-60. Said method enables the activity and selectivity of the catalyst in the catalytic cracking unit to be more homogeneous and notably improves the selectivity of the catalytic cracking catalyst, so as to obviously reduce the dry gas and coke yields, to sufficiently use steam and to reduce the energy consumption of the FCC unit. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326889 | METHOD OF RESTORING CATALYTIC ACTIVITY TO A SPENT HYDROTREATING CATALYST, THE RESULTING RESTORED CATALYST, AND A METHOD OF HYDROPROCESSING - A method of restoring catalytic activity to a spent hydroprocessing catalyst that has a first carbon concentration. The concentration of carbon on the spent hydroprocessing catalyst is reduced to provide a carbon-reduced catalyst having a second carbon concentration that is less than the first carbon concentration. The carbon-reduced catalyst is exposed to a solution, comprising a chelating agent and a solvent, for an aging time period sufficient to provide for a restored catalytic activity thereby resulting in an aged catalyst having incorporated therein the chelating agent and the solvent. The aged catalyst is exposed to conditions, including a drying temperature, so as to remove from the aged catalyst a portion of the solvent without removing a significant portion of the chelating agent from the aged catalyst thereby resulting in a dried aged catalyst. The dried aged catalyst is then sulfur treated to thereby provide a restored catalyst. The restored catalyst and those catalysts made by the treatment method can be used in a hydroprocessing process comprising contacting the restored catalyst with a hydrocarbon feedstock under hydroprocessing conditions. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326890 | HIGHLY STABLE HEAVY HYDROCARBON HYDRODESULFURIZATION CATALYST AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF - Described is a catalyst useful in the hydroprocessing of a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock wherein the catalyst comprises a calcined mixture made by calcining a formed particle of a mixture comprising molybdenum trioxide, a nickel compound, and an inorganic oxide material. The catalyst may be made by mixing an inorganic oxide material, molybdenum trioxide, and a nickel compound to form a mixture that is formed into a particle and calcined to provide a calcined mixture. The process involves the hydrodesulfurization and hydroconversion of a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock which process may include the conversion of a portion of the pitch content of the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock and the yielding of a treated product having an enhanced stability as reflected by its P-value. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326891 | SEPARATION OF CARBON NANOTUBE BUNDLES VIA INTERFACIAL TRAPPING - In embodiments of the invention, bundles of carbon nanotubes are separated from individual nanotubes via interfacial trapping of bundled carbon nanotube bundles at an emulsion interface between suspension-phase and a solution-phase. The separation method comprises dispersing a mixture of individual and bundled carbon nanotubes in a solution comprising surfactant; adding at least one solvent to the surfactant solution to form a two-phase mixture; agitating the two-phase mixture to form an emulsion interface between the solution-phase and a suspension-phase, where nanotube bundles selectively segregate to the emulsion interface. Single-walled carbon nanotube suspensions exhibit strong fluorescence, which can be used to assess the degree of separation and determine if a repeated extraction of any remaining bundled carbon nanotubes remaining in the suspension-phase is desired. In another embodiment of the invention, separation of carbon nanotubes by type is carried out by interfacial trapping. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326892 | DYNAMICALLY ADAPTIVE TROMMEL SCREEN SYSTEM - A dynamically real-time adaptive trommel screen system is revealed. The dynamically adaptive trommel screen system includes a fixture, a trommel screen disposed on the fixture for screening a mixture into regenerated filter granules and screened residues, a structured duct for transporting the regenerated filter granules and an enclosure for collecting the screened residues, a tilt control member arranged on the fixture for adjusting the tilt angle of the trommel screen, and a feedback controller that controls the tilt control member according to the mass flow rate of the screened residues when the trommel screen operates so as to adjust the tilt angle of the trommel screen instantly and dynamically. By the feedback controller and the tilt control member, the tilt angle of the trommel screen is adjusted in a real-time and dynamic way so as to increase the screening efficiency. Moreover, the state of fractured filter granules is acquired from the feedback controller so that a certain amount of fresh filter granules can be refilled into the filter system for improving the filtration efficiency. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326893 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPOSITIONING INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED PRODUCTS - In a method, piece goods which differ from one another in at least one property are moved by at least one piece-good conveyor into depositing positions of at least one depositing-position conveyor, in order to form groups which are predefined with regard to this property. The at least one depositing-position conveyor transports these depositing positions parallel but in the opposite direction to the conveying direction of the at least one piece-good conveyor, at least in the region of the transfer of the piece goods into said depositing positions. The picker which is in each case last in the conveying direction of the at least one depositing-position conveyor completes the groups here. This method makes it possible to implement packaging strategies in a flexible and time-optimized manner. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326894 | METHOD OF SORTING ABRASIVE PARTICLES, ABRASIVE PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS, AND ABRASIVE ARTICLES INCLUDING THE SAME - A method of making an abrasive particle distribution includes: sorting an initial lot of abrasive particles into a plurality of sublots including first and second sublots of the abrasive particles according to their average particle diameter and aspect ratio, and combining the first and second sublots. The initial lot conforms to an abrasives industry specified nominal grade. The first sublot has an average particle diameter and aspect ratio less than the second sublot. A sum of the first sublot and the second sublot contains fewer abrasive particles than the initial lot. The resultant abrasive particle distribution and abrasive articles including the same are also disclosed | 2010-12-30 |
20100326895 | Cyclone for Dense Medium Separation - This invention relates to a cyclone for dense medium separation that includes an inverted conical shaped cyclone body which provides an interior space having an inner wall surface a vortex finder including a lower end that extends longitudinally into an upper region of the interior space of the cyclone body an overflow outlet associated with an upper end of the vortex finder a feed inlet that is in fluid communication with the upper region of the interior space of the cyclone body an outlet associated with a lower region of the interior space and the inner wall surface of the interior space curves inwardly and downwardly from the upper region curves inwardly and downwardly from the upper region of the interior space to the lower region of the interior space. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326896 | SYSTEM INCLUDING A DIGESTER AND A DIGESTER EMULATOR - Disclosed herein is a system comprising a primary digester and a digester emulator. The digester emulator is capable of dynamically estimating the primary digester performance. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326897 | MEMBRANE FILTRATION MODULE WITH ADJUSTABLE HEADER SPACING - A membrane filtration device has a multiplicity of hollow fiber membranes, or fibers, unconfined in a shell of a module; a first header and a second header disposed in vertically spaced-apart relationship; said first header and said second header having opposed ends of each fiber sealingly secured therein, all open ends of said fibers open to a permeate-discharging face of at least one header; permeate collection means to collect said permeate, sealingly connected in open fluid communication with a permeate-discharging face of at least one of said headers; means to withdraw said permeate; said fibers, said headers and said permeate collection means together forming an integrated combination wherein said fibers are essentially vertically disposed and ends of individual fibers are potted in closely spaced-apart relationship in cured resin; with opposed faces at a fixed distance; each of said fibers having a length from 0.1% to less than 5% greater. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326898 | Water filter with softener and residual hardness stabilizer - The present invention relates to a water filter for water-conveying equipment, in particular domestic appliances or appliances for preparing food and/or drinks such as automatic drinks machines, in particular automatic coffee machines, drinking water dispensers, cooking and baking appliances, steam appliances, in particular steam irons, steam cleaners, high pressure cleaners, air purifiers and air conditioners or the like, with a housing filled with filter material. The water filter is distinguished according to the invention in that a combination of a softener and a residual hardness stabilizer is provided as the filter material. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326899 | Above ground water clarifier - An above ground water clarifier is described. The clarifier includes a spray system for receiving water from an external system and disposing the water onto a filter tray rack. A first recovery chamber is positioned below the filter tray rack for receiving filtered water that is gravity fed through the filter tray rack. A second recovery chamber is positioned adjacent to and fluidly connected with the first recovery chamber. The first and second recovery chambers are formed to filter out solids and/or oils before passing the water to a sump chamber and/or the sewer. The sump chamber includes a plurality of tiered pumps for pumping the water back to the external system. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326900 | FLOW DISTRIBUTOR PLATE FOR THE TREATMENT OF WATER BY REVERSE OSMOSIS - In a reverse osmosis desalination plant a number of membranes ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326901 | PRESSURE VESSEL FOR MEMBRANE ELEMENT, MEMBRANE FILTRATION APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE PRESSURE VESSEL FOR MEMBRANE ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MEMBRANE FILTRATION APPARATUS - Provided are a pressure vessel for a membrane element in which the membrane element can be easily mounted, a membrane filtration apparatus equipped with the pressure vessel for a membrane element, and a method for manufacturing a membrane filtration apparatus. A rail (protrusion) | 2010-12-30 |
20100326902 | Laminated Filtration Media - The present invention provides a multilayer web having at least a first layer and a second layer. The second layer attached to the first layer and the second layer comprising fibers produced from polymeric composition comprising a blend of a thermoplastic polymeric component and a functionalized polymeric component. The functionalized polymeric component is at least 26% by weight of the polymeric components of the second layer. The multilayer web is particularly suited for filtration media. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326903 | KEEPING SEWER DRAINLINES CLEAR WITH LOW FLUSH TOILETS OR CISTERNS | 2010-12-30 |
20100326904 | WASTEWATER TREATMENT - A system for treating wastewater, the system including: a septic tank for separating solid matter from liquid matter in raw wastewater; a bioreactor for receiving and biologically treating the liquid raw wastewater from the septic tank to lower its biochemical oxygen demand; and a de-oxygenating reactor for receiving and further treating the biologically treated wastewater from the bioreactor to reduce dissolved oxygen levels in the biologically treated wastewater; wherein the system is arranged so that at least a portion of the wastewater treated in the de-oxygenating reactor flows back into the septic tank and the bioreactor before being discharged from the system. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326905 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING DIFFERENT WASTE STREAMS - Method and system for treating a waste stream. The waste is presented in containers, such as chamber pots and other containers for liquid and other kinds of waste. such waste can be supplied at different locations and is immediately comminuted. In a separating stage, the waste stream is separated into container material and actual waste. Actual waste is fed to a bioreactor where the water is purified so that it may be re-used, if desired. If biodegradable, the container material may be subjected to a fermentation step. Heat and gases released in the process may be used for heating the fermenter and/or generating power. It is also possible to feed kitchen waste, which may optionally have been comminuted, to the fermentation. The stream leaving the fermentation may be separated into hard components which are filtered off and composted and into softer components which can be fed to the purification installation. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326906 | INFILTRATION/INFLOW CONTROL FOR MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR - A method and system for wastewater treatment comprising a first treatment zone ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326907 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOVING CONTAMINATES FROM FLUID-MATERIAL - A method for removing contaminants from a fluid-material comprising: providing at least one substrate comprising a three-dimensional knit in an initial configuration made of knitted polymeric fiber which substantially resumes the initial configuration after it is released from stretching or compressing force; and submerging said at least one substrate in a fluidic material for treatment of the fluidic material. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326908 | Wastewater treatment system - The wastewater treatment system includes a tank having first and second partition walls dividing the tank into first, second and third chambers. An inlet port is formed through the first chamber and an outlet port is formed through the third chamber. A first port is formed through the first partition wall for controlling fluid flow from the first chamber to the second chamber, and a second port is formed through the second partition wall for controlling fluid flow from the second chamber to the third chamber. Oils and sludge are removed from the wastewater in the first chamber. Anaerobic bacteria within the second chamber then removes organic material from the water. The water is stored in the third chamber is irradiated by germicidal ultraviolet light before discharge from the third chamber. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326909 | MANIPULATION OF MAGNETIC MICROPARTICLES IN A HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID SYSTEM AND EXTRACTION PROCESS - Described are a device and a method for the manipulation of a liquid sample material in which magnetic microparticles are suspended whereby the microparticles have a functionalized surface and an analyte is bound to the surface. The sample material is introduced into a device with a liquid system through an injection device ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326910 | SPIRAL WOUND FILTER ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a filter assembly for membrane filtration—of liquids, and more in particular a spiral wound filter assembly with improved filtration performance. Provided is a spiral wound filter assembly comprising a permeate channel ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326911 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM - A dialysate fluid circulation apparatus includes a dialyzer, a first housing and a second housing. The first housing contains material capable of releasing sodium into dialysate fluid flowing through the first housing. The second housing contains material capable of binding sodium ions from dialysate fluid flowing through the second housing. Hydraulic conduit sections are configured to extend between the dialyzer, the first housing, and the second housing to connect the dialyzer with the housings in a primary flow path for dialysate fluid to flow from the dialyzer to the first housing, from the first housing to the second housing, and from the second housing back to the dialyzer. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326912 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING RECLAIMED WATER - There is provided a process capable of inexpensively producing reclaimed water having excellent quality from wastewater without using a large amount of ozone. The process for producing reclaimed water comprises: bringing ozone into contact with raw water such as treated sewage using an ozone contact column | 2010-12-30 |
20100326913 | POLYBENZOXAZOLE MEMBRANES PREPARED FROM AROMATIC POLYAMIDE MEMBRANES - The present invention discloses high performance polybenzoxazole membranes prepared from aromatic poly(o-hydroxy amide) membranes by thermal cyclization and a method for using these membranes. The polybenzoxazole membranes were prepared by thermal treating aromatic poly(o-hydroxy amide) membranes in a temperature range of 200° to 550° C. under inert atmosphere. The aromatic poly(o-hydroxy amide) membranes used for making the polybenzoxazole membranes were prepared from aromatic poly(o-hydroxy amide) polymers comprising pendent phenolic hydroxyl groups ortho to the amide nitrogen in the polymer backbone. In some embodiments of the invention, the polybenzoxazole membranes may be subjected to an additional crosslinking step to increase the selectivity of the membranes. These polybenzoxazole membranes showed significantly improved permeability for gas separations compared to the precursor aromatic poly(o-hydroxy amide) membranes and are not only suitable for a variety of liquid, gas, and vapor separations, but also can be used in catalysis and fuel cells. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326914 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES - The present disclosure concerns embodiments of a microfluidic transfer device. The device mitigates risk of cross contamination between working fluids and is amenable to high-volume, low-cost manufacturing techniques. The device may be configured for mass transfer, heat transfer, or both. For instance, certain disclosed embodiments incorporate semi-permeable membranes to transfer target substances from one fluid to another. Moreover, the device may incorporate both heat and mass transfer components. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326915 | HOLLOW FIBER CAPILLARY MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention relates to a hollow fiber membrane made of two coextruded layers A and B, wherein layer B has a non-woven type structure having a mesh size of 0.1 to 10 μm and layer A has a porous structure. The present invention further relates to a method for producing a membrane according to the invention and the use thereof. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326916 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM - A dialysis system includes a filtration system capable of filtering a water stream, a water purification system capable of purifying said water stream in a non-batch process, a mixing system capable of producing a stream of dialysate from mixing one or more dialysate components with the water stream in a non-batch process, and a dialyzer system. The dialyzer may be a microfluidic dialyzer capable of being fluidly coupled to the stream of dialysate and a blood stream. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326917 | WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - A water treatment system including a reverse osmosis module and a control valve controlling communication between a water source and the module. A feedwater biased storage tank stores permeate and its pressurization by feedwater is controlled by a feedwater control valve. Flow of signal pressure to a signal pressure chamber of the feedwater control valve is restricted to reduce the rate at which a fluid generated force is applied. A check valve in parallel with the restriction allows relatively unrestricted flow out of the signal chamber when signal pressure is terminated. A tank pressurization control valve controls the operation of the feedwater control valve and controls the pressurization of a feedwater biasing chamber in the storage tank. Per-meate is stored in an accumulator for flushing the reverse osmosis module when the storage tank reaches a predetermined limit. Cleaning substances or additives can be introduced into the system | 2010-12-30 |
20100326918 | MULTI-COLUMN SEQUENCED SEPARATION PROCESS FOR SEPARATING AN IONIC METAL DERIVATIVE - The subject of the present disclosure is a multi-column sequenced separation process and a drive for implementing this process. The disclosure applies particularly to the separation of metal derivatives such as uranium, nickel, copper, cobalt and other precious metals present in leaching effluents in hydrometallurgical processes. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326919 | MONOLITHIC SUPPORTS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION - The present invention provides monolithic supports produced from linear aliphatic polyamides. It also provides a method of producing said monolithic supports by dissolution/precipitation of linear aliphatic polyamides. Finally, the invention provides using said supports in chromatography as well as chromatography columns containing said supports. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326920 | CARBON RETENTION SCREEN WITH VARIABLE DISCHARGE HEAD - A carbon adsorption vessel for use in a CIP (carbon in pulp) or CIL (carbon in leach) process may be constructed. A slurry is obtained having dissolved (leached) precious metals. The slurry is brought into contact with carbon particles and is passed through a retention screen in the vessel. The dissolved precious metals adhere onto the carbon particles. An air lift pump provides the pressure differential necessary to drive the slurry through the retention screen, wherein the carbon particles are retained by the retention screen and the slurry passes through the retention screen. After passing through the retention screen, the slurry is received in to a receiving vessel that may be situated at, below or above the level of source vessel. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326921 | Process for obtaining an adsorbent from a waste material and use of the adsorbent - In the present, a procedure of obtaining adsorbent from a waste material and its use are disclosed. This invention provides a natural waste material, specifically avocado seed, its preparation and use for the filling of columns used in the elimination of contaminants present in wastewater. The particles have an irregular shape and variable size for filling columns of different diameter and length. The adsorbent has the sufficient hardness for avoiding a particle collapse. The material does not rot, is re-generable and ecological. In the present invention the preparation of the adsorbent, its pre-activation, carbonization and application to eliminate the color of textile wastewater is disclosed. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326922 | OIL WATER SEPARATION APPARATUS - In one aspect, the present invention provides a subsea separation vessel for the separation of a mixture comprising oil and water comprising (a) at least one inlet for introducing a oil-water mixture; (b) a flow path for conducting the oil-water mixture; (c) at least one oil-water separation structure; and (d) at least one fluid outlet. The oil-water separation structure includes a multifunctional surface. The oil-water separation structure is located within the flow path and wherein the multifunctional surface is superhydrophobic with respect to water, and either oleophilic or superoleophilic with respect to oil. A method for separating oil from an oil-water mixture is also provided. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326923 | HIGH PERFORMANCE LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT DETACKIFIER - The current invention relates to composition and method for treating impurities in a circulating water system. The circulating water system impurities may be oversprayed paint in paint spray booth applications. The composition includes an aqueous solution of a cationized starch, a polybasic aluminum salt such as aluminum chlorohydrate or polyaluminum chloride and a solution of a medium to high MW aqueous flocculent. The composition is particularly useful when added to recirculating scrubber water in paint spray booths for effectively treating both water based and solvent based paints. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326924 | CO-DISPOSAL AND CO-STORAGE OF DESALINATION CONCENTRATED BRINE WASTE PRODUCT AND CARBON DIOXIDE WASTE PRODUCT - A method for disposal of desalination concentrated brine waste product from a desalination process provides that the desalination concentrated brine waste product is injected, along with a carbon dioxide waste product, typically into an imperviously capped porous rock formation, typically including a saline aquifer. The desalination concentrated brine waste product and the carbon dioxide waste product (i.e., which may be injected as a supercritical liquid) may be injected simultaneously or sequentially. The method provides for environmentally acceptable disposal of the desalination concentrated brine waste product and the carbon dioxide waste product. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326925 | LIQUID TREATMENT METHODS AND APPARATUS - A liquid or water treatment apparatus comprising one or both of an electrodialysis cell and a cavitation unit. The cavitation unit generates cavitation in the liquid by flow of the liquid into a constriction where cavitation bubbles are formed and then to an outlet where cavitation bubbles implode, and the constriction includes an aperture formed by walls which are long and narrowly spaced in a plane normal to the flow direction. The electrodialysis cell is arranged with an inlet flow path for directing only part of a quantity of water to be treated through the electrodialysis cell, and an outlet flow path for returning a product of the electrodialysis cell to the remainder of the water. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326926 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATION OF LOW ZETA POTENTIAL MINERAL CRYSTALS TO ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIQUID SOLUTIONS - Methods and systems for enhancing of quality of liquid by treating a source liquid to enhance the concentration of low zeta potential crystals and produce a treated liquid having a higher concentration of low zeta potential crystals than that of the source liquid. The inventive system comprises an aqueous liquid source having a threshold concentration of selected minerals and a low zeta potential crystal generator for treating the aqueous source liquid to produce treated liquid having an enhanced concentration of low zeta potential crystals. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326927 | ROTARY SCRAPER PLOWS FOR ROTARY FAN PRESS - An assembly for extracting liquid from or adding liquid to a mass comprising a housing having an inlet, an outlet and a path therebetween. The housing is configured to have the mass forced into the inlet to move the mass from the inlet to the outlet. The housing includes at least one rotating screen adjacent the path, with each at least one rotating screen defining one wall of the path. The at least one rotating screen includes a plurality of openings located at the path. Pressure from mass forced into the input forces the mass along the path between the inlet and the outlet. The housing includes at least one rotatable scraper in the path and adjacent the at least one rotating screen, the at least one rotatable scraper cleaning the at least one rotating screen as the rotating screen is rotated past the at least one rotatable scraper. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326928 | Filtration System - A filtration system and methods for using same are disclosed. The filtration system can include a frame, and a plurality of filters coupled to the frame and coupled to each other in series. A pump can provide a pressure differential that causes fluid to flow through the filters in series. The first filter can be provided as a pre-filter, and one or more additional filters can include pleated, calendared, micro-fiber filters. Another filter can be a percentage removal nano-filter that is adapted to remove sub-micron particles from the fluid. The nano-filter can include three pleated filter layers. Each pleated filter layer can be oriented approximately concentrically about a common longitudinal axis. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326929 | FLUID TREATMENT REACTOR - A fluid treatment reactor is provided. Separate input ports for influent and recycled effluent serve to eliminate the need for pH adjustment or carbonate stripping of the influent and recycled effluent flows. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326930 | Rack Assembly - A rack assembly comprises: an elongated main frame, a front surface of which is formed with a first display area, an inclined second display area, and a concave space defined therebetween, the first display area is defined with plural first limiting grooves and a longitudinally-extending first rail, the second display area is provided with at least one second limiting groove and an inclined second rail. At least one base plate is mounted in the concave space and includes a horizontal top portion for pivotally fixing a positioning sleeve and a longitudinal portion formed with at least one hanging hole for fixing to an object. Plural suspension members are detachably engaged in the first and second limiting grooves and each provided with an abutting portion to be abutted against the first and second rails, and a retaining portion to be engaged in the first and second limiting grooves. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326931 | Display Fixture Accessories - A merchandising system includes a display fixture placed on a floor in a retail environment. The display fixture includes a first end piece resting supported on the floor, a second end piece supported on the floor, a first member, and a second member, each of the first member and the second member being substantially horizontal with the second member extending substantially parallel to, and vertically offset from the first member. A display fixture accessory is releasably secured to the display fixture by receiving the first member in a first bracket of the display fixture accessory and receiving the second member in a second bracket of the display fixture accessory. A display piece is inserted into the display fixture accessory. Additionally, the display piece is maintained with the display fixture accessory in a substantially vertical position with the display fixture accessory extending above the display fixture. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326932 | Wall-mounted carousel for electric toothbrushes - The present invention is a wall-mounted toothbrush carousel that stores one or more electric and/or standard toothbrushes in a convenient rotary dispenser. The rotary dispenser comprises a top-mounted knob atop a clover-shaped disc, the disc being connected to a stem in a spindle-type manner. The bottom of the stem is connected to a concave base. In some embodiments, the concavity of the base collects and contains runoff. In other embodiments, the base may be defined by one or more drain holes to allow drainage of the residue. The stem offsets the disc from the base. The disc is four-leaf-clover-shaped and defined by alternate apertures (for holding standard and electric toothbrushes) and U-shaped recesses for holding electric toothbrushes. The spindle-type holder revolves around and holds one or more electric toothbrushes as well as standard toothbrushes in queued positions. The rotary dispenser may be seated in a freestanding base unit (various sizes and shapes) having a vertical notch for access to the queued toothbrushes, or may be seated on a wall mounting as desired. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326933 | OVERWRAP PAD TRAY - A tray to support a plurality of containers includes a base portion, a first pair of opposing side walls extending upwardly from the base portion, and a second pair of opposing side walls extending upwardly from the base portion and interconnecting the first pair of opposing side walls to form a shallow tray body. The first and second pairs of opposing side walls have non-linear profiles to conform to outer contours of the containers. A sheet of plastic is wrapped around the containers and tray body to securely hold the containers within the tray. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326934 | Ring Display with Retractors - A display for displaying a plurality of rings with a display having a number of pockets in each of which a ring can be nested. Each pocket has an aperture in the bottom with a tether extending through the aperture for attachment to a ring with the other end being attached to a retractor secured to the display. The tether permits a person to examine the ring but not to remove it from the display. The retractor is preferably a spring loaded reel. Each pocket has a ramp on each side placed diagonally across for each other with a ramp stop for turning the ring into alignment with the pocket as the retractor pulls the ring into the pocket. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326935 | Merchandizing hanger - The invention provides a merchandise hanger including a first hanging portion including a first arm, a second hanging portion including a second arm, and a center portion connected to the first hanging portion and the second hanging portion. The first arm, the second arm and the center portion are configured to connect to merchandise. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326936 | Rack and tray device - A rack and tray device formed from a pair of side panels mountable on the floor of an area and attached to the sides of the area, such as the inside of a van.Guide members are on the side panels and include a channel shape extending inward to accept a tray member carried by the channel shape and maintained in a substantially horizontal orientation when objects are placed on the at least one tray member. The guide members are slidably mounted to further support the tray and prevent it from tipping. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326937 | Combined Metal Sheets with Strengthened Structure of Combined Racks - A metal sheet comprises a main body forming with at least two opposite mounted portions and two opposite strengthened portions on peripheries thereof; wherein each mounted portion includes an initiating terminal end connected to the main body, a finishing terminal end contiguously extending from the initiating terminal end and a space surrounded by the mounted portion between the initiating and finishing terminal ends; wherein a center line X is defined by connecting center points of cross-sections of various transverse positions of each mounted portion and provided inside of the space; wherein the finishing terminal ends of the two opposite mounted portions define a first distance, and the center lines X of the two opposite mounted portions define a second distance, with the first distance being smaller than the second distance. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326938 | Foldable and portable storage shelf - A foldable and portable storage shelf includes two spaced apart side frames, a plurality of foldable shelf panels spacedly supported between the two side frames, and a foldable frame pivotally coupled between the two side frames to fold between an unfolded position and a folded position. At the unfolded position, the side frames are pivotally moved apart from each other to retain each of the foldable shelf panels in a horizontal manner, and at the folded position, the side frames are pivotally moved towards each other such that each of the foldable shelf panels is folded in an overlapped manner. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326939 | Display Apparatus and Method - Some embodiments of a product display apparatus may include a plurality of product shelves and a product display sign coupled to a support arm in an elevated position above the product shelves so as to define a viewing gap at a selected height. The viewing gap can provide consumers with see-through visibility toward an adjacent aisle. The product display sign may be releasably secured in an elevated support arm that also receives one or more display containers in a position forward of the display sign and above the product shelves. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326940 | SHELVING SYSTEM - The present invention provides in one aspect a shelving system which comprises a plurality of uprights and a plurality of shelves, wherein at least one anchoring device is provided that extends rearwardly from an upright of the anchoring system to anchor under a skirting board. The uprights suitably also have base ends that, from rear to front of the shelving system, slope downwardly whereby the floor-standing shelving system leans rearwardly to lean in toward a wall. This system is ideally suited for ease of assembly and installation by, for example, tenants who have no tools for furniture assembly and drilling of walls and often have no permission to drill walls of their rented house or apartment. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326941 | Modular freezer rack - A rack for providing a lower cost solution for manufacturing and shipping is disclosed. The rack, suitable for use in freezer or cooling components comprises a top element, a bottom element and side elements between said top and bottom elements, linearly arranged, wherein three of said elements are joined together at corresponding edges with a flexible hinge mechanism, a joining mechanism including a catching mechanism and a connecting mechanism, said joining mechanism retaining adjacent ones of said elements in a substantially perpendicular arrangement, each of said elements including at least one of said catching mechanism and said connecting mechanism and adjacent ones of said elements contain alternate ones of said catching mechanism and said connecting mechanism; and a back element linearly attached with a flexible hinge mechanism along an edge of each of said side elements, wherein said back element includes a snap fit retaining mechanism along a top end and a bottom end of each edge. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326942 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTION BLOCK IN A TRAIN COUPLER ARRANGED FOR CONNECTION OF A RAIL VEHICLES - A connector by which data signals are conducted between data communication networks separately installed in coupled rail vehicles, includes a contact holder arranged to be seated in a train coupler connection block; a metal contact housing arranged for insertion in a forward end of the contact holder, and a metal contact member seated in the contact housing, the contact member extending through the contact housing to a conductor termination seated in a rear end of the contact holder. A connection block in a train coupler, wherein a multiplicity of connectors are arranged in the front of the connection block and adapted for mating with connectors of a corresponding connection block for electrically connecting rail vehicles that are interconnected by the train coupler, and wherein at least some of the connectors are effective for conducting signals at 100 MHz frequency range via electromagnetically shielded contacts, is also described. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326943 | Railcar Coupler System and Method - A railcar coupler includes a coupler head portion extending from a shank portion. The coupler head portion is configured to couple to a first coupler knuckle for coupling the railcar coupler to a second railcar coupler of an adjacent railcar. The coupler head portion comprises a nose portion and a gathering face extending from the nose portion for engaging a second coupler knuckle coupled to the second railcar coupler. The coupler head portion comprises a guard arm portion extending from the nose portion towards the shank portion. The guard arm portion comprises a minimum height less than a height of the shank portion where the guard arm portion meets the shank portion. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326944 | Articulated coupling between a first car and a second car of a vehicle, especially a railway vehicle - The invention relates to an articulated coupling between a first car ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326945 | SEPARATE TYPE NURSING BOTTLE - Disclosed is a separate type nursing bottle, which includes two separate bodies so as to allow a user to cleanly wash the bodies in a convenient manner. The separate type nursing bottle includes an upper body, a lower body, and a connector. The upper body has a pipe-shape and includes screw parts formed at an outer circumferential surface of one end of the upper body and at an outer circumferential surface spaced a predetermined distance from another end of the upper body, respectively. The lower body has a bowl-shape, has an open side engaged with an outer circumferential periphery of the other end of the upper body, and includes a locking jaw formed along an outer circumferential periphery of one end of the open side. The connector has a pipe-shape, has a locking jaw so as to allow the connector to be assembled with an outer side of the upper body while one end of the connector is locked in the locking jaw of the lower body, and also has a screw part engaged with the screw part of the another end of the upper body. The upper body from the screw part to the other end is slanted toward a central axis of the upper body so that an inner diameter is smaller toward the other end. The lower body is made from material, which is more flexible than material of the upper body, so as to allow a shape of the lower body to be easily changed. As a result, there is a sanitary advantage in that the user can cleanly wash the interior of the nursing bottle, and convenience can be provided to the user while washing the bottle. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326946 | BOTTLE CAN MEMBER, BOTTLE, AND THREAD FORMING DEVICE - An effective thread number in the thread section which is disposed on the mouth section of the bottle is formed to be 2.2. That is, the thread section is formed such that the thread section | 2010-12-30 |
20100326947 | PREFORM AND A MOLD STACK FOR PRODUCING THE PREFORM - Disclosed herein are a preform ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326948 | Closure with spring loaded tether docking - A closure for a container has an integral tether section of the closure skirt attached to a tamper band at frangible sections. In the open position, the tether section has a free length providing for a plurality of resiliently docked closure positions retaining the closure on the container and not interfering with the transfer of contents therefrom. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326949 | LOW GAUGE CROWN CAP - A crown cap that may use less steel than a conventional crown cap is disclosed. A crown cap comprises a shell formed of an increased hardness, including a peripheral skirt, a round panel integrally formed with the skirt, the panel including one to three radially symmetric grooves formed therein, each groove spaced apart from a contact portion of the panel that is adapted for contacting the rim of a bottle upon application of the crown cap onto the bottle, and a liner located on the underside of the panel. The radially symmetric grooves may be circular. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326950 | CONTAINER HAVING ORIENTED STANDING SURFACE - A plastic container having a shoulder region adapted for vacuum pressure absorption, a sidewall portion having a rigid support ledge and a tapered base structure having a geometrical shaped footprint. The base having an oriented standing surface to urge the container into a predetermined orientation during processing. The shoulder region including vacuum panels being movable to accommodate vacuum related forces generated within the container. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326951 | Lightweight, high strength bottle - A bottle includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes a shoulder that extends away from a neck of the bottle, and a grip portion. The grip portion is recessed within the top portion of the bottle. The bottle may include a vacuum panel array and/or a rib array to help improve strength, reduce material and accommodate deformation forces tending to collapse the bottle upon filling with pasteurized contents. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326952 | METHOD AND MEANS FOR IDENTIFYING BOTTLED WINE - A method of identifying bottled wine before it is labeled includes the steps of selecting a glue of a particular color and heating it to a fluid consistency. An amount of warm glue is placed on the bottom surface of the wine bottle and allowed to cool such that it adheres to the bottom surface to form an identifying mark. Prior to cooling, the glue may be stamped with an embossed seal to imprint it with various information such as the identity of the manufacturer and the vintage year. The color of the glue is selected to relate to and identify a particular type of wine. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326953 | APPARATUS FOR ETCHING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THIN-GLASS SUBSTRATE - An apparatus for etching a substrate includes (a) a nozzle system including at least one nozzle through which acid solution containing at least hydrofluoric acid is sprayed onto the substrate, (b) a mover which moves at least one of the nozzle system and the substrate relative to the other in a predetermined direction in such a condition that the substrate and the nozzle system face each other, (c) a filter system which filters off particles out of the acid solution having been sprayed onto the substrate, and (d) a circulation system which circulates the acid solution having been sprayed onto the substrate, to the filter system, and further, to the nozzle system from the filter system. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326954 | METHOD OF ETCHING A MULTI-LAYER - A method of etching a multi-layer is provided. The multi-layer includes an aluminum layer disposed on a semiconductor substrate and an anti-reflection coating layer disposed on the aluminum layer. The method includes: performing a first etching process to etch the anti-reflection coating layer by providing a first etching gas, wherein the first etching gas includes a chlorine-containing substance; then performing a second etching process to etch the aluminum layer by providing a second etching gas, wherein the second etching gas does not include a chlorine-containing compound. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326955 | Multi-Layer Optical Filter Designs And Associated Systems - A method for designing a first optical filter, exhibiting a first filter performance satisfying a first preset criterion, and a second optical filter, exhibiting a second filter performance satisfying a second preset criterion, includes providing initial first and second filter designs for the first and second optical filters, respectively, as first and second ordered stacks of layers, respectively. A pair of layers, including a first layer, characterized by a first thickness, and a second layer, characterized by a second thickness, is selected from the first and second ordered stacks of layers. The first thickness is constrained to a first constrained thickness that is a positive integer multiple of the second thickness to yield a constrained first filter design. A predicted performance of the constrained first filter design is determined and compared with the first preset criterion for one of accepting and rejecting the constrained first filter design. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326956 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY - A substrate for mass spectrometry for effectively performing ionization has been demanded. The substrate for mass spectrometry includes a base, a porous film formed on the base, and an inorganic material film formed on the porous film. The inorganic material film has a plurality of concaves formed vertically to the base, and the diameter of the concaves is not less than 1 nm and less than 1 μm. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326957 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - An electrostatic adsorption layer, an electrode layer, and an insulating layer are provided in a lower portion of a focus ring disposed in an outer periphery of a substrate stage. A high frequency bias is applied to the focus ring by applying a high frequency electric power to the electrode layer. Further, the focus ring is electrostatically chucked to the electrostatic chucking layer and a heat transfer gas is provided between the focus ring and the electrostatic adsorption layer. Thus, the focus ring can be cooled and the temperature of the focus ring is controlled to a predetermined value. With this structure, an etching characteristic at a wafer edge portion can be maintained favorably for a long time. Also, a yield rate at the edge portion can be favorably maintained for a long time, a wet period can be prolonged, and the device operation rate can be improved. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326958 | RELIEF VALVE FOR DISCHARGING A DIELECTRIC GAS BETWEEN TWO VOLUMES OF A HIGH-VOLTAGE OR MEDIUM-VOLTAGE INTERRUPTING CHAMBER - A relief valve for discharging a dielectric gas between two volumes (V | 2010-12-30 |
20100326959 | GAS INSULATED SWITCHGEAR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ARC DAMAGE IN A GAS INSULATED SWITCHGEAR PART - The invention provides a gas insulated switchgear, and a method for detecting arc damage in a part used in a gas insulated switchgear, which detect directly when an electric contact or a peripheral part reaches an initially set wear limit. An insulating nozzle of a circuit breaker contains a marking substance that releases a gaseous substance inside a circuit breaker gas container as a result of wear by an arc. For ensuring heat resistance and insulation properties, the insulating nozzle is ordinarily formed of a fluororesin, but in the present invention, it is formed of the ordinarily used fluororesin having uniformly mixed therein, as the marking substance, a chlorine-containing resin which has excellent heat resistance and insulation properties such as polyvinylidene chloride. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326960 | Vacuum Interrupter Switch For Power Distribution Systems - A current interrupting switch for power distribution systems comprising an outer case and a plurality of vacuum interrupter bottle switches positioned in the case. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326961 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING AN EXHAUST PIPE ASSEMBLY - A method and apparatus for manufacturing an exhaust pipe assembly for an engine which are capable of decreasing a temperature difference between a seam-welded outer surface and a seam-welded inner surface at the time of seam welding. An exhaust pipe assembly manufacturing apparatus | 2010-12-30 |
20100326962 | WELDING CONTROL SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a system includes a welding controller configured to receive images from multiple observation points directed toward a deposition zone. The welding controller is also configured to control a parameter affecting deposition based on a differential analysis of the images. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326963 | WELDING DEVICE AND METHOD - A welding device includes an electrode head adapted to concurrently house an array of associated multiple, continuous-feed electrodes in a spaced apart configuration for concurrently depositing cladding material on the surface of a workpiece. The electrode head may be actuatable through a welding trajectory. The welding device may also include a welding power source adapted to provide power for simultaneously establishing a welding arc between each of the multiple, continuous-feed electrodes and the workpiece. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326964 | ELECTRIC HOT WEDGE - The invention relates to an electric hot wedge ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100326965 | SEAM WELDING APPARATUS AND SEAM WELDING METHOD - A seam welding apparatus and a seam welding method perform a seaming process on workpieces of various shapes having flange sections, by preventing a welding track formed by upper and lower rotary electrodes from becoming displaced from a welding reference line established on the flange section. The seam welding apparatus includes two rotary electrodes for gripping the flange section therebetween while seam-welding the flange section, a support for synchronizing movements of the two rotary electrodes with each other in a widthwise direction of the flange section, a turning mechanism for pressing at least one of the two rotary electrodes toward the workpiece body, a roller that abuts against an end face of the flange section, and roller adjusting means for positionally adjusting the roller. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326966 | Multi-Gas Mixer and Device for Supplying Gas Mixture to Plasma Torch - A multi-gas mixer for supplying a gas mixture that can uniformly mix a plurality of gases according to the proportional percentages determined by the mass flow rate of each gas is disclosed. The multi-gas mixer comprises a mixer chamber, a plurality of gas inlets, a gas mixture outlet, and at least one gas rotating and mixing unit. The present invention also provides a method for controlling the percentage of each gas to be mixed by use of a plurality of mass flow rate controllers to control the gas flow to produce a gas mixture according to a predetermined proportionality. When the multi-gas mixer delivers a gas mixture to a high-speed plasma torch, the torch can be stably operated under a high voltage (>85V) and a medium current (<650 A) so that a long-arc, high-temperature and high-speed plasma flame can be generated. | 2010-12-30 |
20100326967 | Laser Weld Process For Seam Welded Electrochemical Devices - A method for making an electrochemical device enclosure is described. The methods comprises the steps of forming first and second casing members; inserting electrochemically active materials within the first casing member; mating the first casing member to the second casing member, thereby forming an interface therebetween; providing a laser welding apparatus comprising a laser; intermittently turning a laser beam on and off while traversing the laser in a first welding pass 360 degrees along the perimeters of the first and second casing members, thereby forming a first intermittent set of welded and unwelded sections at the interface between the casing members; and intermittently turning the laser beam on and off while traversing the laser in a second welding pass 360 degrees along the perimeters of the first and second casing members, thereby forming a second intermittent set of welded sections at the interface between the first and second casing members. The first and second intermitted welded sections combine to provide a complete hermetic seal around and along the circumference of the casing members interface. | 2010-12-30 |