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20080222810 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONVENIENTLY ACCESSIBLE RESTING AREA - A method and apparatus for providing a resting area for an infant or a pet is disclosed. The resting area includes a support structure and a holding structure for holding the resting area over, or at least partially above an adult sleeping area. This enables the resting area to be easily accessible to an adult located in the adult sleeping area. The resting area is optionally movable in various manners, such as vertically, horizontally, rotatably, and swingably. The apparatus may include a horizontal arm extending from a support frame. A sleep divider is optionally provided in order to enable one adult to attend to an infant or pet while decreasing the disturbance to another adult on the opposite side of the divider. Various additional optional features may include providing heating means to a portion of the rest area, a convenient supply tray, lighting means, and various holding structure configurations for convenience and comfort. | 09-18-2008 |
20090095191 | RECREATIONAL DEVICE - A device for children of the present invention includes a travel path supported by a post and a plurality of sections occupied by the children movable relative the travel path in at least one direction. The travel path is movable between at least two planes relative the post. The device may include an actuator cooperable with the travel path to move the travel path between the two planes. | 04-16-2009 |
20110114053 | Actuator powered by fluid and method of forming the same - A system for moving fluids includes a pump device having a housing and at least one piston movable in the housing to displace fluids thereby causing flow. An actuator device is connected to the at least one piston for moving the piston within the housing to displace fluids as the actuator device is moved. The actuator device includes a plurality of side portions connected to one another to form a vacuum therein and movable relative to one another as the actuator device moves reciprocally between first and second positions with one of the side portions being connected to at least one piston thereby moving the at least one piston within the housing. | 05-19-2011 |
20110245115 | Mechanical Component with a Coated Running Surface - A mechanical component having enhanced tribological characteristics includes a body having at least one surface and a coating layer disposed on the body surface and having an outer surface providing at least a section of a running surface. The layer is formed by directing relatively high velocity particles of a first material toward the body surface such that at least a portion of the first material particles impact the body surface and embed within the body. | 10-06-2011 |
20110285089 | Fluid Seal Assembly - A fluid seal assembly (the assembly) of the present invention is disposed between an outer surface, i.e. engine block or any other part that requires application of the assembly and a rotatable member, such as, for example a shaft, wherein the assembly circumscribes the shaft and lubricated the shaft and the same rotates around the axis. The assembly includes at least three members: a casing unit, a sealing ring unit, and a collar. The assembly eliminates problems associated with prior art designs such as static leakage of oil, clogging up the spirals with carbonized oil that negatively impact lifecycle of the fluid seals. | 11-24-2011 |
20110316235 | Pumping Seal Assembly with Angled Spring - A seal assembly is for sealing a space between a housing and a shaft rotatable about a central axis. The seal assembly includes a seal body connectable with the housing and having an inner circumferential sealing surface. The sealing surface has opposing axial ends and is slidably contactable with the shaft outer surface to define a sealing interface. An annular biasing member, preferably a garter spring, is disposed about a portion of the seal body and has a centerline. The biasing member exerts a biasing force directed radially inwardly toward the centerline, such that the seal exerts a contact pressure on the shaft. Further, the biasing member is angularly positioned on the seal body such that the contact pressure extends axially along the shaft axis to direct substances entering the sealing interface toward a proximal axial end of the sealing surface when the shaft rotates about the central axis. | 12-29-2011 |
20120148177 | Linear Bearing Assembly and Method - A linear bearing assembly (the assembly) of the present invention is disposed in a housing of the assembly. A first rail and a second rail are movable relative to one another. A plurality of linear bearings are connected to the housing and disposed about the first and second rails. An actuator device is connected to at least one of the first rail and the second rail to selectively move the first rail and the second rail relative to one another and the housing in at least one of simultaneous and separate modes to redistribute lubricant in the linear bearings thereby preventing deformation of at least one of the first rail and the second rail. | 06-14-2012 |
20120217706 | Floating Wear Sleeve Assembly for Shaft Seals - A wear sleeve assembly for a seal on a shaft includes a sleeve having inner and outer circumferential surfaces, the outer surface being engageable by a seal inner surface at a contact location to prevent fluid flow between the seal inner surface and the sleeve outer surface. The sleeve inner surface defines a bore sized to receive a portion of the shaft with clearance. A coupler is configured to connect the sleeve with the shaft and provides a clearance space between the sleeve inner surface and a shaft outer surface at about the seal contact location. Thereby, the sleeve is adjustably positionable relative to the shaft so that the sleeve remains generally centered within the seal as the sleeve and shaft rotate about the axis. The coupler preferably includes an annular body with first and second axially-spaced, relatively displaceable sections for displacing the sleeve relative to the shaft. | 08-30-2012 |
20130082419 | APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING PARTS AND METHOD OF FORMING THE APPARATUS - An apparatus for receiving a mold assembly having a first mold portion and a second mold portion operably connected with one another for forming parts. The apparatus includes a mold holding member and a pair of support members spaced from one another and extending from the mold holding member to a manufacturing floor. A carriage device is cooperable with the mold holding member for engaging and moving the mold assembly. A lifting mechanism of the apparatus is used for moving the carriage device relative the mold holding member to move the mold assembly to be engaged with mold holding member. The lifting mechanism and the carriage device apply forces to opposite surfaces of the mold holding member to prevent the mold holding member from deflection and distortion to eliminate offset between the first mold portion and the second mold portion thereby eliminating defective parts as said apparatus forms the parts. | 04-04-2013 |
20130087976 | Seal Assembly with Pre-strained Sealing Member - A seal for sealing a space between a shaft and a housing, includes a base member coupled with one of the housing and the shaft and a generally annular, elastomeric sealing member sealingly contactable with the other one of the housing and the shaft. The sealing member is coupled with the base member such that the sealing member is circumferentially strained to reduce friction between the sealing member and the other one of the housing and the shaft. The seal assembly is preferably formed by providing a base member having a generally annular carrier portion and a generally annular, elastomeric sealing member, coupling the sealing member with the annular portion of the base member, and plastically deforming at least a section of the base member carrier portion such that the sealing member is circumferentially strained. | 04-11-2013 |
20130134628 | Apparatus for Fabricating Parts and Method of Forming the Apparatus - An apparatus for receiving a plurality of mold assemblies having a first mold portion and a second mold portion operably connected together for forming parts. The apparatus includes a mold holding member and a pair of spaced apart support members extending from the mold holding member to a manufacturing floor. A carriage device is cooperable with the mold holding member for engaging and moving the mold assembly. A lifting mechanism is used for moving the carriage device relative the mold holding member to move the mold assembly to be engaged with mold holding member. A turn table adjacent to the mold holding member holds the mold assemblies and is movable relative the mold holding member thereby replacing the mold assemblies. A controller is operably connected to the mold holding member and the turn table thereby moving the turn table relative the mold holding member to interchange the mold assemblies. | 05-30-2013 |
20140353914 | Seal with Replaceable Sealing Member - In described embodiments, a seal assembly for sealing a space between a shaft and a housing is provided. The shaft has a shaft centerline. The seal assembly has an outer portion connectable to the housing and an inner portion extending radially inwardly from the outer portion toward the shaft. The inner portion has a generally concave cavity. A generally annular sealing member is releasably inserted into the cavity. The sealing member has a shaft contact surface engageable with the shaft. A method of removing and replacing the sealing member is also provided. | 12-04-2014 |
20140353924 | Seal with Replaceable Lip - In described embodiments, a seal assembly is provided for sealing a space between a shaft and a housing. The shaft is rotatable about a central axis. The seal assembly includes an outer portion connectable with the housing and an inner portion releasably attached to the outer portion. The inner portion is replaceable with a replacement inner portion. A method for removing the inner portion from the outer portion is also provided. | 12-04-2014 |
20140361490 | Pressure Resistant Static and Dynamic Seal Assembly and Method - A shaft sealing assembly for static and dynamic sealing includes a stator member attached to a housing and a rotor member attached to a shaft rotatable about an axis. The rotor member includes first and second pocket sections extending from upper and lower radial flanges extending in a cantilevered fashion from a tubular member. At least one static sealing member is attached to and encapsulates each pocket section. Each static sealing member presents a core portion and a pair of radial lips extending from the core portion. The stator member presents an annular wall extending to inner walls inclined conically to a central radial rim or flange separating two pocket portions and the static sealing members presenting a contact and frictionally engaging with the central radial rim as the rotor member is at a stand-still or static position. | 12-11-2014 |
20140374993 | Pressure Resistant Static and Dynamic Seal Assembly and Method - A seal assembly includes a stator attached to a housing and a rotor attached to a shaft. A static sealing member is attacked to the stator presenting a contact with the rotor at stand-still. An electromagnetic is attached to the stator at a distance from an end of the static sealing member. The static sealing member is activated and moved away from the rotor by the magnetic force exerted by the electromagnet as the shaft rotates. The electromagnet is controlled by a control system for controlling the equipment in which the bearing isolator is used. To deactivate the static sealing member during shaft rotation, the bearing isolator may have its own control system with a sensor to indicate if the shaft is rotating. As the shaft rotates, contaminants are expelled through gaps between the stator and the rotor. | 12-25-2014 |
20150069713 | PUMPING SEAL HAVING PROJECTIONS FOR AXIALLY POSITIONING A BIASING MEMBER - A seal assembly is for sealing between a housing and a rotary shaft includes an annular sealing member coupled with the housing and having inner and outer circumferential surfaces and a plurality of projections extending radially from the outer surface and spaced circumferentially about a central axis. Each projection has first and second axial ends and the plurality of projections define first and second projections. An annular biasing member is disposed about the sealing member outer surface and exerts an inwardly directed force on the sealing member. The biasing member has first and second ends and is arranged on the sealing member with the biasing member first end contacting the second end of each first projection and the biasing member second end contacting the first end of each second projection. As such, the biasing member extends axially and circumferentially between the first and second projections. | 03-12-2015 |
20150091256 | SEAL ASSEMBLY WITH ADJUSTABLE OUTSIDE DIAMETER - A seal assembly for sealing a space between a shaft and a housing includes a seal having a central axis, an inner annular sealing lip sealingly engageable with the shaft and an outer annular rim with an outer circumferential surfaces engageable with the housing inner surface. At least one and preferably two support members are disposed within the annular rim and at least one and preferably a plurality of adjustment devices are coupled with the support members. Each adjustment device is configured to displace at least a portion of each support member radially outwardly with respect to the central axis, to displace at least a portion of the rim generally toward the housing inner surface, and/or to displace at least a portion of each support member radially inwardly toward the central axis to permit displacement of at least a portion of the rim generally away from the housing inner surface. | 04-02-2015 |
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20090126597 | Propulsion mechanism - There is provided a differential propulsion mechanism including two or more concentric and mutually counter-rotating first wheels ( | 05-21-2009 |
20100065347 | MOTOR WITH TORQUE-BALANCING MEANS INCLUDING ROTATING STATOR AND ROTATING ROTOR - There is provided a self torque-balancing differential mechanism ( | 03-18-2010 |
20100071150 | MOISTURE BARRIER BREATHING DEVICE - A cleaning assembly ( | 03-25-2010 |
20100132804 | Pressure Equalizing Housing Device - There is provided a pressure-equalizing housing device, including a rigid housing having a coupling end and configured to contain at least one instrument. The coupling end of the housing is adapted to be sealable to a radiation transmittable surface. An opening made in a wall of the housing enables fluid to pass therethrough, and the housing and surface delimit an interior space communicating with the exterior of the housing via the opening. There is also provided a pressure-influenced member forming an expandable and retractable volume body, a portion of which member is located adjacent to, or the interior of which member communicates with, the opening, for equalizing the pressure inside and outside the housing. | 06-03-2010 |
20120170057 | Device and Method for Object Detection and Location - An object detection and location system includes a sensor array for coupling to a support structure and a processing unit. At least one motor rotates first and a second reflectors about an axis parallel to an optical axis of the sensor array, and a light source projects a light beam toward the first reflector, which intercepts and reflects the light beam toward the object when the first reflector is directed toward the object, whereby at a given instant of time the light beam strikes the object and is reflected thereby as a second reflected light beam. The second reflector directs a field of view of the sensor array toward the object at the same instant of time to intercept the second reflected light beam and reflect it toward the sensor array. | 07-05-2012 |
20140087909 | Planetary Belt Transmission - A planetary belt transmission has a motor drive having a motor drive shaft, a distributing pulley attached to the motor drive shaft and a collecting pulley attached to an output shaft. Two or more distributing belts are coupled to the distributing pulley and two or more collecting belts are coupled to the collecting pulley from mutually opposite radial directions. Four or more transmitting pulleys are arranged in two or more concentric pairs around the distributing pulley and the collecting pulley and are coupled to the distributing pulley and the collecting pulley via the distributing belts and the collecting belts, respectively. Two or more peripheral shafts support the transmitting pulleys, while allowing movement in a radial direction only relative to the output shaft and being preloaded so as to apply a net zero radial force on the distributing pulleys and the collecting pulleys in a plane perpendicular to respective axes thereof. | 03-27-2014 |
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20110138948 | COAXIAL SCREW GEAR SLEEVE MECHANISM - An improved mechanism for expanding or lifting a device in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention is a coaxial screw gear sleeve mechanism. In various embodiments, coaxial screw gear sleeve mechanisms includes a post with a threaded exterior surface and a corresponding sleeve configured to surround the post, the corresponding sleeve having a threaded interior surface configured to interface with the threaded exterior surface of the post and a geared exterior surface. A drive mechanism can be configured to interface with the geared exterior surface of the sleeve, causing a device utilizing such a mechanism to expand or lift between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. | 06-16-2011 |
20110160861 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR VERTEBRAL BODY DISTRACTION AND FUSION EMPLOYING A COAXIAL SCREW GEAR SLEEVE MECHANISM - Improved methods and apparatuses for vertebral body distraction and fusion in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention employ one or more coaxial screw gear sleeve mechanisms. In various embodiments, coaxial screw gear sleeve mechanisms include a post with a threaded exterior surface and a corresponding sleeve configured to surround the post, the corresponding sleeve having a threaded interior surface configured to interface with the threaded exterior surface of the post and a geared exterior surface. A drive mechanism can be configured to interface with the geared exterior surface of the sleeve, causing the device to distract. | 06-30-2011 |
20120158071 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTION OF VERTEBRAL BODY DISTRACTION AND FUSION DEVICES - An introducer can be used to implant a distractible intervertebral body fusion device into a patient's disc space and expand the device. Introducer includes a body | 06-21-2012 |
20120323329 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR VERTEBRAL BODY DISTRACTION AND FUSION EMPLOYING A COAXIAL SCREW GEAR SLEEVE MECHANISM - Improved methods and apparatuses for vertebral body distraction and fusion in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention employ one or more coaxial screw gear sleeve mechanisms. In various embodiments, coaxial screw gear sleeve mechanisms include a post with a threaded exterior surface and a corresponding sleeve configured to surround the post, the corresponding sleeve having a threaded interior surface configured to interface with the threaded exterior surface of the post and a geared exterior surface. A drive mechanism can be configured to interface with the geared exterior surface of the sleeve, causing the device to distract. | 12-20-2012 |
20150088258 | Methods and Apparatuses for Vertebral Body Distraction and Fusion Employing a Coaxial Screw Gear Sleeve Mechanism - Improved methods and apparatuses for vertebral body distraction and fusion in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention employ one or more coaxial screw gear sleeve mechanisms. In various embodiments, coaxial screw gear sleeve mechanisms include a post with a threaded exterior surface and a corresponding sleeve configured to surround the post, the corresponding sleeve having a threaded interior surface configured to interface with the threaded exterior surface of the post and a geared exterior surface. A drive mechanism can be configured to interface with the geared exterior surface of the sleeve, causing the device to distract. | 03-26-2015 |
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20090089509 | CACHE LINE REPLACEMENT MONITORING AND PROFILING - Systems and methods for cache replacement monitoring (CRM) are provided. The system includes a monitored cache comprising a monitored cache line set, the monitored cache line set comprising at least one cache line capable of holding data of a monitored address; and a CRM mechanism operatively associated with the monitored cache. The CRM mechanism collects CRM information for the monitored address. The method includes the steps of collecting CRM information for a monitored address in a monitored cache; and recording the CRM information for the monitored address, when at least one of (1) the monitored address is cached in the monitored cache, (2) the monitored address is replaced in the monitored cache, (3) any cache line in a cache line set corresponding to the monitored address is cached in the monitored cache, and (4) any cache line in a cache line set corresponding to the monitored address is replaced in the monitored cache. | 04-02-2009 |
20100023876 | System and Method for Reducing Bandwidth Requirements of a Presentation Transmitted Across a Network - An apparatus and method for reducing network bandwidth requirements associated with presentations transmitted over a network is disclosed. The method includes receiving information associated with a presentation at a remote site, and connecting to an on-line conference and accessing the presentation. The method also includes during the presentation, receiving control commands at the remote site, converting the control commands into navigation commands for controlling screen displays of the presentation at the remote site, and executing the navigation commands in a presentation software tool at the remote location to view information associated with the presentation. | 01-28-2010 |
20100223269 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN EFFICIENT QUERY SORT OF A DATA STREAM WITH DUPLICATE KEY VALUES - An apparatus and method for efficiently performing a query sort on a data set with duplicate key values is disclosed. The method includes identifying unique key values for a key in a data set after determining that a number of duplicate key values for the key exceed a predefined threshold. The method also includes recording an association of each unique key value with a record in the data set and sorting unique key values. The method further includes storing the unique key values in a sorted order, wherein each unique key value is associated with an appropriate record in the data set. | 09-02-2010 |
20110022815 | STORAGE ALLOCATION - Techniques for storage allocation of a data record are provided. The techniques include attempting to identify a first location for storing a data record, wherein the data record comprises one or more data record attributes, if the first location is identified, selecting the first location for storing the data record, and if the first location is not identified, identifying a second location for storing the data record using a cost penalty function and selecting the second location for storing the data record based on the cost penalty function. | 01-27-2011 |
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20100042607 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ADAPTIVE QUERY PARALLELISM PARTITIONING WITH LOOK-AHEAD PROBING AND FEEDBACK - A database query is partitioned into an initial partition including a plurality of parallel groups, and is executed, via an execution plan, based on the initial partition. A sampling subset of data is identified from the plurality of parallel groups. Substantially in parallel with the executing of the query, the execution plan is executed on the sampling subset of data as a sampling thread. The execution plan is modified based on feedback from the execution of the execution plan on the sampling subset of data. | 02-18-2010 |
20100042624 | METHOD FOR SORTING DATA - Techniques for sorting a sequence of one or more input objects are provided. The techniques include identifying a property that is exhibited by a sequence of one or more input objects, determining whether each input object from the sequence of one or more input objects exhibits the property, storing each of the one or more input objects into a buffer, wherein an input object is stored in a first buffer if it exhibits the property and an input object is stored in a second buffer if it does not exhibit the property, sorting each of the one or more input objects in each buffer, and merging the one or more input objects in each buffer into a sequence of one or more input objects. | 02-18-2010 |
20100042631 | METHOD FOR PARTITIONING A QUERY - Techniques for partitioning a query are provided. The techniques include establishing one or more criterion for partitioning a query, wherein the query comprises one or more tables, materializing a first of the one or more tables, partitioning the first of the one or more tables until the one or more criterion have been satisfied, and partitioning and joining a remainder of the one or more tables of the query. | 02-18-2010 |
20100042649 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING COMPUTER OPERATIONS ACCORDING TO STORED USER PREFERENCES - A system and method for managing computer operations according to stored user preferences is disclosed. The system includes a calendar module for scheduling an event and centrally storing the user preferences regarding the computer operations during the event, and a controller module for retrieving the user preferences centrally stored in the calendar module and centrally controlling the computer operations according to the user preferences during the event. | 02-18-2010 |
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20110196857 | Generating Materialized Query Table Candidates - Techniques for generating a set of one or more materialized query table (MQT) candidates for a workload are provided. The techniques include receiving a workload, wherein the workload comprises a set of one or more queries, generating one or more best matching MQTs (BMQTs) based on one or more query blocks of the one or more queries by removing syntax that is not qualified for a MQT re-write, determining one or more frequently used multi-joins in the workload, using the one or more BMQTs and the one or more frequently used multi-joins to generate a set of one or more workload MQTs (WMQTs), and grouping one or more WMQTs and one or more BMQTs into one or more groups to merge into a set of a smaller number of MQTs and to cover the workload. | 08-11-2011 |
20110213775 | Database Table Look-up - Techniques for database table look-up are provided. The techniques include storing one or more column attributes of a database table in a data structure, wherein the data structure also comprises a record identification (RID) column of a table, one or more predicate columns corresponding to the RID column, and a sequence number column that is associated with one or more updated records, generating a key using one or more portions from one or more of the one or more predicate columns, using the key to partition the data structure, wherein partitioning the data structure comprises partitioning the one or more predicate columns for evaluation, and evaluating the one or more predicate columns against the data structure for each matching predicate column-data structure partition. | 09-01-2011 |
20140115007 | GENERATING SYNTHETIC DATA - A method of generating synthetic data from a model of a dataset comprises the steps of receiving a model of a dataset, extracting information from the received model, constructing a database view from the extracted information, receiving a query to the constructed database view, and generating synthetic data from the constructed database view according to the received query. | 04-24-2014 |
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20100143664 | RUST - RESISTANT TAPE - The present invention generally relates to rust-resistant tape formulations and/or structures. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a rust-resistant tape that comprises a polymer base material layer, an adhesive layer and a rust-resistant component. In one embodiment, the adhesive layer adhered to one side of the layer of polymer base material. In another embodiment, the rust-resistant component comprises at least one volatile, or vapor-phase, corrosion inhibitor (VCI) that is placed into the matrix of the polymer base material or the adhesive layer. In still another embodiment, the at least one volatile, or vapor-phase, corrosion inhibitor (VCI) component of the present invention is contained within a discrete layer. In one instance, a rust-resistant tape in accordance with the present invention can be directly applied to a metal surface to be protected. | 06-10-2010 |
20100209289 | CORROSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING, ELIMINATING AND/OR MANAGING CORROSION - The present invention generally relates to corrosion management systems designed to deliver corrosion protection and/or the management of corrosion to a top portion of an enclosure (e.g., storage tanks, cisterns, containers, etc.). In one embodiment, the present invention relates to corrosion management systems designed to deliver corrosion protection and/or the management of corrosion to a top portion, or roof portion, of an enclosure where such a system includes one or more dispensers designed to deliver at least one corrosion inhibitor to a system designed to protect a top portion of an enclosure (e.g., storage tanks, cisterns, containers, etc.). | 08-19-2010 |
20110260443 | CORROSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING, ELIMINATING AND/OR MANAGING CORROSION - The present invention generally relates to corrosion management systems designed to deliver corrosion protection and/or the management of corrosion to a connector, a connection, a welded joint, or some other type of interface (e.g., a valve joint used to join to portions of piping). In another embodiment, the present invention relates to systems designed to deliver at least one form of corrosion, UV, salt spray, and/or fire damage protection, mitigation and/or the management to a connector, a connection, a welded joint, or some other type of interface (e.g., a flange used to join to portions of piping). | 10-27-2011 |
20110272136 | Corrosion management systems for vertically oriented structures - Corrosion management systems protecting against or managing corrosion of various components in generally vertically oriented structures, that can be located one or more of aboveground and underground. The corrosion management system includes a dispenser system that dispenses at least one corrosion inhibitor to the structure desired to be protected at a plurality of different vertical heights. Methods for utilizing corrosion management systems and protecting structures therewith are also disclosed. | 11-10-2011 |
20120040151 | RUST-RESISTANT TAPE - The present invention generally relates to rust-resistant tape formulations and/or structures. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a rust-resistant tape that comprises a polymer base material layer, an adhesive layer and a rust-resistant component. In one embodiment, the adhesive layer adhered to one side of the layer of polymer base material. In another embodiment, the rust-resistant component comprises at least one volatile, or vapor-phase, corrosion inhibitor (VCI) that is placed into the matrix of the polymer base material or the adhesive layer. In still another embodiment, the at least one volatile, or vapor-phase, corrosion inhibitor (VCI) component of the present invention is contained within a discrete layer. In one instance, a rust-resistant tape in accordance with the present invention can be directly applied to a metal surface to be protected. | 02-16-2012 |
20120275951 | System for Decreasing Environmental Corrosion Factors and/or for Delivering One or More Corrosion Inhibiting Compounds to an Enclosure - The present invention generally relates to portable systems designed to deliver one or more corrosion inhibiting compounds to an enclosure, and to method for using same. More specifically, the present invention relates to portable, mobile, self-contained and/or discrete systems designed to deliver one or more corrosion inhibiting compounds to an enclosure while simultaneously purging and/or recycling the interior atmosphere of such an enclosure, and to methods for using same. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to portable systems designed to deliver one or more corrosion inhibiting compounds to an enclosure while simultaneously dehumidifying, purging and/or recycling the interior atmosphere of such an enclosure, and to methods for using same. Another aspect of the present invention is that the recycled atmosphere of the enclosure can be passed through an absorbent that removes and/or collects the volatilized metal corrosion inhibitor compound. The collected corrosion inhibitor can later be reused. | 11-01-2012 |
20120294768 | CORROSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING, ELIMINATING AND/OR MANAGING CORROSION - The present invention generally relates to corrosion management systems designed to deliver corrosion protection and/or the management of corrosion to a top portion of an enclosure (e.g., storage tanks, cisterns, containers, etc.). In one embodiment, the present invention relates to corrosion management systems designed to deliver corrosion protection and/or the management of corrosion to a top portion, or roof portion, of an enclosure where such a system includes one or more dispensers designed to deliver at least one corrosion inhibitor to a system designed to protect a top portion of an enclosure (e.g., storage tanks, cisterns, containers, etc.). | 11-22-2012 |
20150108148 | SYSTEMS FOR CORROSION PROTECTION OF STORAGE TANK SOIL SIDE BOTTOMS - A method and apparatus for the corrosion protection of tank soil side bottoms is achieved by providing equipment to an existing storage tank as by installing a chime delivery system about the perimeter of the storage tank bottom plate, and introducing an appropriate amount of a corrosion inhibitor into the chime delivery system, whereby the corrosion inhibitor is readily admitted into the spaces between the substrate and the tank bottom plate. The system avoids any refurbishment of the tank and allows for easy introduction and replenishment of inhibitor without interruption of tank operations. The system also does not require any renovation of the tank, and does not require any replacement of the tank bottom plate panels. | 04-23-2015 |