01st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110000502 | Automatic Flossing Device - A powered dental flossing device includes a gyroscopic or motion sensor. Powered functions of the flossing device, including floss winding, linear and transverse agitation or oscillation of the floss, and LED illumination are all activated and deactivated as a function of changes in the detected orientation of the flossing device, eliminating the need for manual switches and providing an intuitive user experience to increase speed and convenience of flossing. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000503 | ACOUSTIC CLEANING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - An apparatus for cleaning electronic packages comprises a tank containing cleaning fluid and a holder above the tank that supports the electronic packages above a top surface of the cleaning fluid with the electronic packages facing the cleaning fluid. Acoustic energy generators are immersed in the cleaning fluid for generating and propagating acoustic energy towards the top surface of the cleaning fluid to create streaming fluid jets projecting upwardly at the top surface to contact and clean the electronic packages supported on the holder. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000504 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling Optimal Operation of Acoustic Cleaning - Methods and apparatuses for cleaning a surface of a substrate are presented. The method comprises positioning a substrate at a controllable distance from a piezoelectric transducer, supplying a cleaning liquid between the substrate and the transducer, applying an oscillating acoustic force to the cleaning liquid by actuating the transducer, and moving the transducer relative to the substrate. The method further comprises, while moving the transducer relative to the substrate, measuring a value that indicates a distance between a surface of the substrate and the transducer, comparing the measured value to a desired value, and adjusting the distance between the surface and the transducer so that the measured value is maintained substantially equal to the desired value. The measured value may be the distance between the surface of the substrate and the transducer or a phase shift between an alternating current and voltage applied to the transducer. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000505 | METHODS AND COMPOSITION FOR CLEANING A HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEM HAVING AN ALUMINUM COMPONENT - Disclosed herein is a method and treatment system for rapid cleaning and protecting of automotive cooling systems containing controlled atmosphere brazed aluminum heat exchangers. The method and treatment system can optionally include a conditioning (passivating) step. The treatment system can comprise three different parts: (1) cleaner or cleaning solution; (2) conditioner or conditioning solution; and (3) compatible CAB aluminum protective heat transfer fluid. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000506 | Radial flow filter with traveling spray device - A spray device for cleaning residue from a filter member. In one embodiment, the spray device includes a tubular stem telescopically slideable in a sleeve. A coil spring surrounds the stem and resists movement of the stem out of the sleeve. A tubular halo with nozzles is fastened to the end of the tubular stem so that when a pressurized fluid is applied to the stem, the stem is forced out of the sleeve against the spring force, thereby causing the halo to travel along a cylindrical filter surface. The pressurized fluid is also jetted from the nozzles and cleans the cylindrical surface. When the pressurized fluid is removed from the spray device, the spring retracts the stem and the halo back to a rest position. In another embodiment, the halo is replaced with a nozzle head that moves within a cylindrical filter surface to be cleaned. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000507 | SUPERCRITICAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SUPERCRITICAL PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed is a supercritical processing apparatus which can suppress the occurrence of pattern collapse, improve the throughput, and prolong a maintenance interval. In the disclosed supercritical processing apparatus to remove a liquid remained on a substrate by a super-critical state processing fluid, a heating unit heats the processing fluid to place the processing fluid into a processing receptacle in a supercritical state, and a cooling mechanism forcibly cools an area capable of transferring the heat to the substrate from the heating unit in order to suppress the liquid from being evaporated from the substrate until the substrate is disposed on a seating unit. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000508 | METHOD OF REMOVING RESIDUAL FLUORINE FROM DEPOSITION CHAMBER - Disclosed are methods to remove residual fluorine left in a chamber surface without the use of a plasma device or temperature elevation. The disclosed methods may permit the next step in the deposition process to occur more quickly. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000509 | PHOTORESIST TOOL CLEANING JIG CONFIGURED TO RECEIVE FLOW FROM TOP AND BOTTOM - A cup wash disk jig employed to clean photoresist from a spin-on chamber, receives cleaning solvent from both the bottom and the top, enhancing cleaning effectiveness. The cup wash disk includes a first set of channels allowing fluid communication between a hole positioned in a top surface of the cup wash disk jig, and a plurality of orifices distributed about the edge of the jig. Solvent is applied to the top surface of the jig, for example from an existing reduce resist control (RRC) nozzle normally utilized to dispense resist material. The solvent is flowed through these channels and ejected from the disk sides through the orifice, thereby facilitating removal of resist residue from coater cup portions of the chamber. Solvent may also be applied to an opening in a bottom surface of the jig, for example from a back rinse nozzle, to flow through a second set of channels and be ejected through different jig edge orifices. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000510 | DISHWASHER STEAM ALGORITHM - A dishwasher having a washing chamber includes at least one prewash cycle for removing loose soil from associated kitchenware, a steam cycle instituted after the at least one prewash cycle for softening soil not removed in the at least one prewash cycle, a main wash cycle commenced after the steam cycle cleaning the associated kitchenware, and at least one rinse cycle commenced subsequent to the main wash cycle for rinsing detergent and remaining soil off of the associated kitchenware. The dishwasher includes a housing having a wash chamber that receives associated kitchenware therein and a controller for selectively controlling water supply from an associated source, water removal to an associated drain, and energization of a heating element contained in the wash chamber. A wash routine having a pulse routine periodically introduces wash fluid into the wash chamber to wet an inner surface of the chamber and the associated kitchenware received therein and a steam routine in which the wash fluid is retained in the wash chamber and the heating element remains energized to generate steam in the wash chamber environment by droplets of the wash fluid contacting exposed surface portions of the heating element. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000511 | DEEP CLEAN CYCLE - A dishwasher includes a housing, a wash chamber in the housing that receives kitchenware therein, a detergent dispenser for introducing a detergent into the wash chamber, and a heater for raising temperature in the wash chamber. The dishwasher further includes a controller for selectively controlling water supply to and from the dish chamber. The controller establishes a temperature of the wash fluid circulating in the wash chamber during the first period in a range from about 115° F. (46° C.) to about 135° F. (58° C.) to enhance the wash performance of enzyme-based detergents and establishes a temperature of the wash fluid during a second period in the range from about 150° F. (65° C.) to about 160° F. (72° C.) to enhance wash performance of a chlorine-based detergent. A method of washing kitchenware contained in the dishwasher comprises (i) removing loose soil on the kitchenware in at least one pre-wash cycle, (ii) washing the kitchenware in a main wash cycle, and (iii) rinsing the kitchenware in at least one rinse cycle. The main wash cycle comprises the actions of (i) washing the kitchenware in a first temperature range for enzyme-based detergent for a first period and (ii) washing the kitchenware in a second temperature range for chlorine-based detergent for a second period. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000512 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - Provided are a substrate processing apparatus and a substrate processing method capable of processing of a substrate using a supercritical fluid without exposing the pattern formed on the substrate to an atmospheric environment. The substrate processing apparatus includes a cleaning bath configured to accommodate a substrate and clean the substrate by flowing a cleaning solution, and a processing vessel configured to accommodate the cleaning bath and process the substrate with a supercritical fluid. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000513 | DUAL UMBRELLA - An umbrella in accordance with an embodiment of the present application includes a canopy that is extendable into an extra wide configuration to cover two users. In accordance with one embodiment the umbrella opens to a first open position to provide coverage for one person and expands to a second open position to provide coverage for a second person. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000514 | Transportable Modular Configuration for Holding Panels - A configuration, all components of which are man portable in some embodiments, for holding panels to protect assets against external force and impacts from airborne projectiles. An open box-like stackable frame module holds panels along a side of the frame. Multiple frames are connected to construct a protective barrier, such as a wall. Frames include provisions for connection in a vertical configuration so as to allow stacking of the frames to increase the height of the barrier. A method of installing is also provided. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000515 | Solar central receiver system employing common positioning mechanism for heliostats - A solar central receiver system employing common positioning mechanism for heliostats relates to a system of concentrating and harvesting solar energy. The heliostats of said system are positioned like facets of a Fresnel type of reflector. The heliostats are placed in arrays, wherein each array has a common positioning mechanism. The common positioning mechanism synchronously maneuvers the arrays of heliostats in altitudinal and/or azimuthal axis for tracking an apparent movement of the sun. The common positioning mechanism is employed for synchronously orienting said heliostats with respect to a stationary object and the sun such that incident solar radiation upon said heliostats is focused upon said stationary object from dawn to dusk. Subsequent to each said orientation of said heliostats, collective disposition of said heliostats always forms an arrangement that is capable of reflecting and thereby focusing incident solar radiation upon said stationary object. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000516 | FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLIES WITH INTEGRATED THERMOELECTRIC MODULES SUITABLE FOR USE IN EXTRACTING POWER FROM OR DISSIPATING HEAT FROM FLUID CONDUITS - In one exemplary embodiment, an assembly includes one or more thermoelectric modules, a compliant thermal interface, and a heat spreader. The compliant thermal interface is configured such that it may substantially conform against and intimately thermally contact an outer surface of a fluid conduit. The heat spreader is disposed generally between and thermally coupled to the compliant thermal interface and the one or more thermoelectric modules. The heat spreader may have greater flexibility than the one or more thermoelectric modules. The heat spreader may also have a thermal conductivity greater than the compliant thermal interface. The assembly may have sufficient flexibility to be circumferentially wrapped at least partially around a portion of the fluid conduit's outer surface, with the compliant thermal interface in substantial conformance against and in intimate thermal contact with the fluid conduit's outer surface portion. Accordingly, a thermally-conducting heat path may thus be established from the fluid conduit to the one or more thermoelectric modules via the compliant thermal interface and the heat spreader. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000517 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A thermoelectric device is provided. The thermoelectric device includes first and second electrodes, a first leg, a second leg, and a common electrode. The first leg is disposed on the first electrode and includes one or more first semiconductor pattern and one or more first barrier patterns. The second leg is disposed on the second electrode and includes one or more second semiconductor pattern and one or more second barrier patterns. The common electrode is disposed on the first leg and the second leg. Herein, the first barrier pattern has a lower thermal conductivity than the first semiconductor pattern, and the second barrier pattern has a lower thermal conductivity than the second semiconductor pattern. The first/second barrier pattern has a higher electric conductivity than the first/second semiconductor pattern. The first/second barrier pattern forms an ohmic contact with the first/second semiconductor pattern. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000518 | LAYERED ARTICLE - There is provide a layered article with good snow sliding property and antifouling property, article having a substrate and a particle layer laminated on the substrate, wherein the particle layer is a layer formed by applying a particle dispersion liquid to the substrate, the particle dispersion liquid comprising first silicon oxide particles composed of branched rod-shaped particles, each of the branched rod-shaped particles having a diameter of 3 to 50 nm and the branched rod-shaped particles having an average particle diameter of 30 to 500 nm, second silicon oxide particles having an average particle diameter of 1 to 20 nm, third silicon oxide particles having an average particle diameter of greater than 20 mn, and a dispersion medium, wherein the content of the first silicon oxide particles is 15 to 50% by weight, the content of the second silicon oxide particles is 15 to 50% by weight, and the content of the third silicon oxide particles is 35 to 70% by weight where the total amount of the first, second and third silicon oxide particles is 100% by weight, and then removing the dispersion medium from the applied particle dispersion liquid. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000519 | PIVOT-FIT CONNECTION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES - A system and method are disclosed for quickly and easily assembling PV modules into a PV array in a sturdy and durable manner. In examples of the present technology, the system includes various couplings having a first engaging portion adapted to engage a first PV module and a second engaging portion adapted to engage a second PV module. At least one of the engaging portions allows variable positioning of the engaged PV module along the engaging portion. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000520 | LEVELING FOOT APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS - A system and apparatus are disclosed for quickly and easily assembling PV modules into a PV array in a sturdy and durable manner. In examples of the present technology, the system includes a leveling foot for engaging a PV module and supporting the PV module on a support structure. The leveling foot allow adjustment of the height of engaged PV modules relative to the support structure. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000521 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a thin film solar cell is characterized by including a string formation step for forming a string of thin film photoelectric conversion elements which are electrically connected in series and each of which has a first electrode layer, a photoelectric conversion layer and a second electrode layer which are successively laminated on a surface of a translucent insulation substrate; a film removal step for removing the thin film photoelectric conversion element portion formed on the outer circumference of the surface of the translucent insulation substrate by a light beam to form a non-conductive surface region on the entire circumference; and a cleaning step for removing conductive extraneous matters generated in the film removal step and attached to the non-conductive surface region. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000522 | SOLAR COLLECTOR STABILIZED BY CABLES AND A COMPRESSION ELEMENT - A solar collector system including solar elements connected to form an array for intercepting the sun's radiation, a compression element that is positioned substantially perpendicular to the array, and pairs of cables that run from opposite sides of the array to the compression element to mutually stabilize each portion of the array to which the pair of cables connects. A support structure is provided for securing the array to a fixed structure. A tracking system further provides the system with two degrees of freedom for tracking the array with the sun's movement. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000523 | SOLAR BATTERY MODULE - It is an object of the present invention to easily and inexpensively provide a structure of effectively utilizing a light incident on an invalid area of a solar cell. Moreover, it is another object to improve output characteristics of the solar cell by effectively utilizing the light. The gist of the present invention resides in a solar battery module in which plate-like solar cells are held between a light penetrable sheet member on a light receiving surface side and a sheet member on a back surface side, and internal apertures are filled. with a sealing resin, wherein a light diffusion section for diffusely reflecting a light or a light diffusion section of a white color is arranged in an invalid region of each solar cell. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000524 | SOLAR MODULE - A solar module is described having a flatly implemented solar cell configuration, on whose rear side a rear side construction is provided and on whose front side a radiation-transparent front pane is provided, having a solidifying grouting compound, which encloses the solar cell configuration between rear side construction and front pane and transmits mechanical loads, and which connects the surface of the front pane facing toward the rear side construction over its entire area to the rear side construction and completely encloses the solar cell configuration. The rear side construction is implemented as a separate module, which is a plastic carrier produced using injection molding, injection-compression molding, or compression, or in the form of a stiff ceramic or organic planar element. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000525 | SOLAR ENERGY PANEL FRAME AND INSTALLATION SYSTEM DEVICE THEREOF - The present invention disclosed a solar energy panel frame and installation system device there of. Said solar energy panel frame includes a frame body which is consist of a plurality of profile brackets abutting joint to each other. Wherein an automatic cleaning device is set on said frame body. And said automatic cleaning device comprises a motor located in the profile bracket symmetrically, a transmission mechanism connected to the output shaft of the motor, a cleaning brush moved in upper and lower direction by said transmission mechanism which it connected to, and a remote control integrated circuit system. Said installation system device of the solar energy panel frame includes a pedestal, a rail bracket which is fixedly connected to the pedestal by a bracket fixing part, and a frame fixing part which is used to lock up the solar energy panel. Wherein said rail bracket is consist of a plurality of profiles having a grooved rail which is on the match usage with above component parts, and said bracket fixing part and said frame fixing part are both eccentric rotary locking solid structure. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000526 | PIVOT-FIT FRAME, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES - A system and apparatus are disclosed including PV modules having a frame allowing quick and easy assembling of the PV modules into a PV array in a sturdy and durable manner. In examples of the present technology, the PV modules may have a grooved frame where the groove is provided at an angle with respect to a planar surface of the modules. Various couplings may engage within the groove to assemble the PV modules into the PV array with a pivot-fit connection. Further examples of the present technology operate with PV modules having frames without grooves, or with PV modules where the frame is omitted altogether. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000527 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROCONDUCTIVE POLYMER ELECTRODE, AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A method for producing an electroconductive polymer electrode that is excellent in electroconductivity and catalyst capability, is easily patterned, is high in use efficiency of a coating solution, and can produce conveniently with good reproducibility and productivity, and a dye-sensitized solar cell with an excellent conversion efficiency obtained by using the same are provided. Specifically, such a method is employed that a solution containing a monomer of an electroconductive polymer, a pyrrolidone compound represented by the following general formula (1) as a polymerization controlling agent and an oxidizing agent is coated on an electrode substrate, and then the monomer is polymerized by oxidation polymerization to form an electroconductive polymer electrode. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000528 | AVALANCHE BREAKDOWN PROTECTION FOR HIGH CURRENT, NON-ELONGATE SOLAR CELLS WITH ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATES - Methods and devices are provided for avalanche breakdown in a thin-film solar cell. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000529 | Cathode Electrode for Plasma CVD and Plasma CVD Apparatus - An arrangement of a cathode electrode for plasma CVD forms a radio frequency capacity coupled plasma by applying radio frequency radiation, in which the cathode electrode is disposed so as to face an anode electrode. The facing surface which faces the anode electrode is formed to have a concavo-convex shape comprising concaves constituted by a bottom surface and convexes constituted by a plurality of protrusions protruding toward the anode electrode from the bottom surface constituting the concaves. At least one of the protrusions forming the convexes has at least one reactive gas ejection nozzle on a side surface, which is capable of ejecting a reactive gas. An ejection direction of the reactive gas from the reactive gas ejection nozzle is substantially parallel to the bottom surface constituting the concaves. The optimization of the cathode electrode allows generation of dense plasma. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000530 | METHOD OF FABRICATION OF A BACK-CONTACTED PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL, AND BACK-CONTACTED PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL MADE BY SUCH A METHOD - A method of manufacturing a photovoltaic cell, includes:
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20110000531 | ELECTRODE PASTE FOR SOLAR CELL, SOLAR CELL USING THE PASTE, AND FABRICATION METHOD OF THE SOLAR CELL - An electrode paste for a solar cell, a solar cell electrode using the paste, a solar cell having such an electrode, and a fabrication method of the solar cell are described. The paste for a solar cell electrode comprises a first component that includes silver (Ag) or a metal alloy containing the silver (Ag); a second component that includes zinc (Zn), and at least one selected from a group consisting of silicon (Si), aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), bismuth (Bi), phosphorous (P), boron (B), barium (Ba), and palladium (Pd); a leaded or lead-free glass frit; and a resin binder that is dispersed in an organic medium. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000532 | Solar Cell Device and Method of Manufacturing Solar Cell Device - A high-efficiency solar cell device producible in a simplified manner, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. An insulation layer is formed on the back surface side of a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type. Removing part of the insulation layer exposes part of the semiconductor substrate to form a plurality of first through holes. A first layer of the first conductivity type is formed on the insulation layer and on the part of the semiconductor substrate exposed in the plurality of first through holes, whereby first junction regions are formed. Removing part of the first layer and the insulation layer exposes part of the semiconductor substrate to form a plurality of second through holes. A second layer of an opposite conductivity type is formed on the first layer and on the part of the semiconductor substrate exposed in the plurality of second through holes, whereby second junction regions are formed. A first conductive section for connecting the first junction regions to each other is formed on the first layer. A second conductive section for connecting the second junction regions to each other is formed on the second layer. The first through holes and the second through holes are formed by irradiation with a laser beam. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000533 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT STRUCTURE AND SOLAR CELL - It is possible to reduce the contact resistance so as to improve the conversion efficiency of a photoelectric conversion element structure. Provided is a photoelectric conversion element structure of the pin structure which selects an upper limit energy level of the valence band of the p-type semiconductor or the electron affinity of the n-type semiconductor layer and the work function of a metal layer which is brought into contact with the semiconductor, so as to reduce the contact resistance as compared to the case when Al or Ag is used as an electrode. The selected metal layer may be arranged between the electrode formed from Al or Ag and the semiconductor or may be substituted for the n- or p-type semiconductor. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000534 | Elongated photovoltaic cells in casings with a filling layer - A solar cell unit comprising a cylindrical shaped solar cell and a transparent tubular casing is provided. The tubular shaped solar cell comprises a back-electrode, a semiconductor junction circumferentially disposed on the back-electrode and a transparent conductive layer disposed on the semiconductor junction. The transparent tubular casing is circumferentially sealed onto the transparent conductive layer of the cylindrical shaped solar cell. A solar cell unit comprising a cylindrical shaped solar cell, a filler layer, and a transparent tubular casing is provided. The cylindrical shaped solar cell comprises a cylindrical substrate, a back-electrode circumferentially disposed on the cylindrical substrate, a semiconductor junction circumferentially disposed on the back-electrode, and a transparent conductive layer disposed on the semiconductor junction. The filler layer is circumferentially disposed on the transparent conductive layer and the transparent tubular casing is circumferentially disposed onto the filler layer. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000535 | Spanish shingles with photovoltaic cells, method of producing and method of installation - A photovoltaic shingle having a photovoltaic assembly with a photovoltaic cell or cells. The substrate has an outward face and an inward face and a profile having a plurality of traverse parallel ridges with each ridge separated from the next ridge by a traverse parallel trough. The substrate facilitates vertical and horizontal nesting and alignment. The photovoltaic cell substantially spans the outward face except for a portion thereof that is intended to be overlapped by another similar shingle. The substrate can have two tiers or more, each tier being separated by an integral riser that creates the appearance of two rows or more of shingles. The substrate can be produced from recyclable plastic. The shingles have a translucent color enhancing means for imparting an uniform color and can be produced in many colors and shapes. The shingle is attached directly to a building or roof structure without an intermediary support or framing structure therebetween. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000536 | Solar cell and method of manufacturing the same - The present invention relates to solar cells. Such solar cells include a substrate containing a first impurity of a first conductive type and having a textured surface with a plurality of jagged portions. Such solar cells also have an emitter layer positioned on the textured surface and containing a second impurity of a second conductive type opposite to the first conductive type, a first electrode having a plurality of first metal particles, electrically connected to the emitter layer, and a second electrode electrically connected to the substrate. The diameter of the first metal particles is larger than the peak-to-peak distance between adjacent jagged portions. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000537 | Photovoltaic Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A photovoltaic device with a low degradation rate and a high stability efficiency. In one aspect, the photovoltaic device includes: a substrate; a first electrode disposed on the substrate; at least one photoelectric transformation layer disposed on the first electrode, the photoelectric transformation layer including a light absorbing layer; and a second electrode disposed on the photoelectric transformation layer, wherein the light absorbing layer includes a first sub-layer and a second sub-layer, each of which includes a hydrogenated amorphous silicon based material respectively; and wherein the first sub-layer and the second sub-layer include a non-silicon based element, and the second sub-layer includes a crystalline silicon grain surrounded by the hydrogenated amorphous silicon based element. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000538 | NON-IMAGING SOLAR CONCENTRATOR REFLECTOR FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS - The invention discloses a non-imaging reflecting surface optimized for concentrating solar energy onto a high efficiency solar cell. It provides for accurate mapping of solar radiation from the reflector to the cell. Additionally it provides for using only that portion of the surface that participates in the radiation transfer and it creates substantially uniform radiation intensity on the cell surface. The uniformity applies to both the spectral and the intensity distribution of the radiation on the cell. The reflecting surface is an off-axis parabolic surface trimmed to include only ray intercepts that travel to the solar cell surface. The solar cell is located off-focus so that rays from the reflector intercept the cell surface according to a predetermined mapping. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000539 | Self-cleaning protective coatings for use with photovoltaic cells - Systems and materials to improve photovoltaic cell efficiency by implementing a self-cleaning function on photovoltaic cells and on albedo surfaces associated with photovoltaic cell assemblies are provided. Materials for protecting albedo surfaces that surround photovoltaic cell assemblies, thereby maximizing energy input into the photovoltaic cell assemblies, are provided. Materials for self-cleaning photovoltaic cell panels, thereby maintaining their efficiency, are provided. Portable albedo collecting devices associated with photovoltaic cell assemblies are provided. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000540 | Back Side Contact Solar Cell Structures And Fabrication Processes - In one embodiment, active diffusion junctions of a solar cell are formed by diffusing dopants from dopant sources selectively deposited on the back side of a wafer. The dopant sources may be selectively deposited using a printing method, for example. Multiple dopant sources may be employed to form active diffusion regions of varying doping levels. For example, three or four active diffusion regions may be fabricated to optimize the silicon/dielectric, silicon/metal, or both interfaces of a solar cell. The front side of the wafer may be textured prior to forming the dopant sources using a texturing process that minimizes removal of wafer material. Openings to allow metal gridlines to be connected to the active diffusion junctions may be formed using a self-aligned contact opening etch process to minimize the effects of misalignments. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000541 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITION A FILM ONTO A SUBSTRATE - Disclosed is a method for depositing a film onto a substrate, with a sputter deposition process
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20110000542 | HYBRID PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES - A photovoltaic module (and a manufacturing method and system thereof) is provided. The photovoltaic module includes a base substrate, a nano-porous layer of an inorganic material deposited over the base substrate, and a photovoltaic layer of an organic material formed over the nano-porous layer. The nano-porous layer includes a plurality of nano-pores in which the organic material is deposited. The photovoltaic layer is capable of converting solar energy into electricity. The photovoltaic module also includes at least two electrodes capable of collecting electricity generated by the photovoltaic layer. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000543 | SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION AND CONVERSION SYSTEM - A solar energy collection and conversion system includes at least one mirror array, with each array including a multiplicity of mirrors, and each array of mirrors reflecting incident sunlight onto a common target. The common target serves as a collection point where the reflected sunlight energy converges and is thereby concentrated. The target comprises an energy to electricity conversion device, for example, a photovoltaic device, and/or a reservoir of material which can be heated by the incident light energy such that the energy may be subsequently extracted to generate electricity. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000544 | DROP-IN CONNECTION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS - A system and apparatus are disclosed including PV modules having a frame allowing quick and easy assembling of the PV modules into a PV array in a sturdy and durable manner. In examples of the present technology, the PV modules may have a grooved frame where the groove is provided at an angle with respect to a planar surface of the modules. Various couplings may engage within the groove to assemble the PV modules into the PV array with a pivot-fit connection. Further examples of the present technology operate with PV modules having frames without grooves, or with PV modules where the frame is omitted altogether. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000545 | Photoelectric Conversion Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A stack including a first electrode, a first impurity semiconductor layer having one conductivity type, an intrinsic semiconductor layer, a second impurity semiconductor layer having an opposite conductivity type to the one conductivity type, and a light-transmitting second electrode is formed over an insulator. The light-transmitting second electrode and the second impurity semiconductor layer have one or more openings. The shortest distance between one portion of the wall of one opening and an opposite portion of the wall of the same opening at the level of the interface between the second impurity semiconductor layer and the intrinsic semiconductor layer is made smaller than the diffusion length of holes in the intrinsic semiconductor layer. Thus, recombination is suppressed, so that more photocarriers are generated due to the openings and taken out as current, whereby conversion efficiency is increased. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000546 | Method for transportation of cng or oil - The method of transporting natural gas from a subsea location to shore by providing a subsea tanker with a storage tank which is a balloon, a loading tower for the docking of the subsea tanker at a certain depth, loading the storage tank with natural gas at the loading tower, transporting the gas subsea at the same depth, providing a sales tower for the docking of said subsea tanker at a the same depth and venting said natural gas into a pipeline for delivery shore. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000547 | TUBULAR VALVING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A tubular valving system includes, a tubular having a bore therethrough with at least one port defining fluidic communication between the bore and an outside of the tubular, and a valve stem disposed within the bore of the tubular that is longitudinally movable with respect to the tubular, the valve stem has an outer surface slidably engagable with the bore, the outer surface has features that provide variably choked fluidic communication between the bore and the at least one port, and an amount of choke varies depending upon a relative position of the valve stem with respect to the bore | 2011-01-06 |
20110000548 | AIRFLOW SEPARATION INITIATOR - A supersonic inlet includes a cowl and an innerbody. An airflow duct entrance, between the cowl and the centerbody, receives an incoming airflow. An airflow duct exit, between the cowl and the centerbody, delivers a subsonic airflow. A controlled airflow separation initiator, on the innerbody and upstream of a lip of the cowl, which, when actuated, creates a separation in the incoming airflow. The separation region changes the local flow field aerodynamics such that an airflow weight flow at the cowl lip matches an airflow weight flow at a duct minimum area, between the airflow duct entrance and the airflow duct exit. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000549 | FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS AND FUEL SUPPLY METHOD - The temperatures of fuel oils stored in fuel tanks | 2011-01-06 |
20110000550 | Manual Inflator With Cylinder Connector and Status Indicator - A manual inflator having a status indicator that indicates whether a fully-charged, unspent gas cylinder has been installed on the inflator. The status indicator comprises a “single point” indicator having an indicator window that displays the color “green” when the automatic inflator is fully operational or the color “red” when the inflator is at least partially inoperable automatically due to the removal of the gas cylinder or due to the firing of the inflator resulting in a spent gas cylinder. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000551 | Push Button Regulator Device with Sealing Element to Facilitate Easy Connection with Other Devices - A regulator device includes a first valve member and a second valve member disposed within a housing of the device. The first valve member regulates the pressure of fluid exiting the device, and the second valve member is biased to a closed position and is opened by manipulation of an actuator. A sealing element is connected at the housing outlet and has a transverse cross-sectional dimension that decreases from an inlet of the sealing element to an outlet of the sealing element. In addition, a guard is provided that extends around a periphery of the actuator and includes a cut-out section to permit easy access to the actuator during use of the device. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000552 | DYNAMIC LEAK CONTROL FOR SYSTEM WITH WORKING FLUID - An organic rankine cycle system includes a sensor for sensing a condition indicative of pressure within the system and a control which responsively provides heat to said system when the pressure within the system is sensed to be at a predetermined threshold, near ambient pressure, during periods in which the system is shut down or preparing to operate. Provision is also made to remove the heat from the system when the pressure therein rises to a predetermined higher pressure threshold. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000553 | Balanced Valve Cartridge - A pressure reducing valve including a balanced valve cartridge. The balanced valve cartridge has a retainer including a central bore. A valve seat and a valve plug are disposed within the central bore and cooperate to open and close the valve. A cap closes one end of the central bore, the cap including a blind bore for receiving a portion of the valve plug. Downstream fluid pressure is transmitted into the blind bore through a hollow portion of the valve plug, thus balancing the valve plug within the retainer. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000554 | RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY DEVICE - A raw material supply device ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110000555 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT - The invention concerns a valve arrangement ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110000556 | NON-RETURN VALVE HAVING IMPROVED AUTOMATIC RECIRCULATION - An automatic recirculation non-return valve comprises a check valve located in a main duct and a recirculation valve located in a recirculation duct. The check valve is movable between extreme positions of closing and opening the flow cross-section of the main duct. The recirculation duct forms a branch of the main duct upstream of the check valve. The check valve comprises a rotary shutter and a seat cooperating with each other to define a flow cross-section of the recirculation duct. A transmission mechanism couples the movement of the check valve and that of the shutter. The recirculation valve comprises a pressure-balancing mechanism configured in such a manner that, of the downstream surfaces of the shutter, at least one surface is not involved in sealing and is subjected to a pressure substantially equal to the pressure exerted on the upstream surfaces of the shutter. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000557 | Check vacuum breaking device for a tap - A check vacuum breaking device for a tap comprises a locking member screwed into a chamber of a tap, the chamber including an inlet and an outlet, the locking member including a cover member secured on a top end thereof and having plural air bores disposed around a rim of the cover member and a shaft extending downward from a center of a bottom surface of the cover member; a fitting member assembled to the chamber of the tap and including a hollow peg extending upward from a central portion thereof and having a closed bottom to be fitted to the shaft of the locking member, and including a stepped recess formed on an upper end thereof, a stopping pad fitted to the stepped recess, wherein the fitting member includes an annular loading member fitted to a lower end thereof and an anti-leak loop to cover the loading member. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000558 | WASHING MACHINES - A pump for pumping water from a bowl of a washing machine is provided. The pump includes a housing coupled to the bowl and a cover with an aperture. The housing and the cover define an interior in fluid communication with the bowl interior via the aperture. A filter filters water entering the interior via the aperture. The filter has a profiled wall defining a volute around the aperture, and a hood disposed above the wall. The profile of the hood perimeter substantially corresponding to the profiled wall to define a profiled space between the perimeter and the profiled wall. The profiled space allows water to enter the volute but substantially prevents elongated objects entering the volute. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000559 | WATER DISCHARGE SYSTEM - A water discharge system capable of preventing a mistaken detection to surely perform the stop of water discharge or continue the start of water discharge is provided. The water discharge system includes: a water discharge unit; a sensor unit configured to obtain information about an object to be detected through a reflected wave of a radiated radio wave; a control unit configured to control the start of water discharge from the water discharge unit based on a detective signal from the sensor unit; and a storage mechanics. The sensor unit is installed so that at least part of a radiated radio wave comes into contact with a discharged water flow discharged from the water discharge unit and receives the reflected wave reflected by the discharged water flow, and the control unit determines a state of the discharged water flow by checking a relationship between a first threshold set larger than amplitude of oscillation around a reference value of the detective signal in a water flow state in which only the start of water discharge from the water discharge unit is performed and amplitude of the detective signal received by the sensor unit. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000560 | Manipulation of Microfluidic Droplets - The invention provides methods for assessing one or more predetermined characteristics or properties of a microfluidic droplet within a microfluidic channel, and regulating one or more fluid flow rates within that channel to selectively alter the predetermined microdroplet characteristic or property using a feedback control. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000561 | FLOW PASSAGE CONTROL MECHANISM FOR MICROCHIP - A channel control mechanism for a microchip has a laminated structure formed of members including elastic members, and includes: a sample reservoir for packing a sample therein; a reaction reservoir in which mixture and reaction of the sample are performed; and a channel formed in a middle layer of the laminated structure, for bringing the sample reservoir and the reaction reservoir into communication with each other. The channel control mechanism performs the reaction and analysis in such a manner that the sample is delivered into the reaction reservoir through the channel. A shutter channel (pressurizing channel) is provided in a layer different from a layer in which the channel is formed so that the pressurizing channel partially overlaps the channel. The channel is closed through applying a pressurized medium to the shutter channel (pressurizing channel), and the channel is opened through releasing a pressure of the pressurized medium. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000562 | Controllable vacuum source - The present invention relates to a vacuum source for providing vacuum to at least a first vacuum drain through conduits, comprising at least a first and a second vacuum pump. The vacuum source comprises a control system adapted to detect the consumed airflow, and to control the operation of each of the first and second vacuum pump based on the detected airflow. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000563 | FLOW RATE CONTROL APPARATUS - A communication section located within a piping section and communicating with a common first port introducing/exhausting fluid is formed such that the diameter of the communication section is larger than the inner diameter of a valve-opening/closing passage by passing the communication section through the piping section from the external, further including a lid sealing the through hole. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000564 | DUAL PURPOSE MIXER TAP - The present invention relates to a mixer tap for discharging a mixture of liquids, comprising a moving plate mixing system ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110000565 | HYDRAULIC OSCILLATING MOTOR - A hydraulic oscillating motor which has at least two working chambers which are coupled via pressure lines to a device for pressure compensation. A first working chamber is connected to a first pressure line and a second working chamber is connected to a second pressure line. The motor further has a device for pressure compensation with a first compensating cylinder and a second compensating cylinder. Each of the compensating cylinders has in each case one compensating volume and in each case one elastic force store for delimiting the respective compensating volume. The compensating volume of the first compensating cylinder is connected to the first pressure line, and the compensating volume of the second compensating cylinder is connected to the second pressure line. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000566 | SUPPLY AIR TERMINAL DEVICE - A fresh airflow is conducted from a supply air chamber through nozzles into a ring-shaped mixing chamber. A circulated airflow is conducted from a room space into a cylindrical suction chamber inside a ring-shaped heat exchanger. From the suction chamber the circulated airflow travels through the heat exchanger into the mixing chamber. The nozzles are located in the upper part of the mixing chamber at a distance from each other on the periphery of at least one circle, whereby the mid-point of the circle is located on the vertical central axis of the supply air terminal device. The horizontal component of the direction vector of the fresh airflow discharging from each nozzle forms an angle β, which is in a range of 45-135 degrees, with the radius of said at least one circle, and the direction vector is directed downward, in relation to the horizontal plane at an angle α, which is in a range of 15-75 degrees, whereby a rotating airflow directed downward is formed in the mixing chamber. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000567 | Packer for installing sealant in defective conduits - A flexible inflatable packer for use in installation of a sealant such as grout in joints and defects in a conduit such as a sewer pipe, and a method for sealing defects in a conduit by use of such a packer. The packer can collapse to a slender configuration for movement through a small conduit to a location along the length of the conduit where repair is needed. The packer can be inflated to place a sealing portion adjacent each end of the packer into sealing contact with the interior of the conduit, while a centrally located portion of the packer defines space into which a fluid sealant can be installed to repair cracks or holes in the conduit. The centrally located portion of the packer supports the sealant material during a process of curing. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000568 | PIPE-CLAMPING TOOL - A pipe-clamping tool ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110000569 | Fabric Air Duct with Flexible Support Ribs - A flexible fabric tube is provided for heating, ventilation and air conditioning use having batten pockets longitudinally spaced and extending circumferentially around the tube and having flexible support members therein to maintain the tube in an open position. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000570 | STACKED CONDUIT ASSEMBLY AND SCREW FASTENING METHOD FOR CONDUIT PART - A stacked conduit assembly includes: a conduit part in which a plurality of plate-like parts are stacked and integrated, and a hollow conduit is formed in an inner layer; and a control board to be fastened to the conduit part by a screw. The plate-like parts include a plurality of plate-like parts that respectively form a side wall, an upper face, and a bottom face of the conduit, a pilot hole is formed in a plate-like part that forms the side wall of the conduit, and the screw is a tapping screw that taps by itself in the pilot hole and is fastened. Thus, a stacked conduit assembly that can stabilize a screw engagement state and realize downsizing or thinning of devices and cost reduction can be obtained. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000571 | AUTOMOTIVE FUEL HOSE - An automotive fuel hose is disclosed including an inner layer, a lower fuel permeability layer and an outer layer provided in this order on an outer peripheral surface of an innermost layer of a fluororesin. The inner layer and the outer layer each include of an amine-modified polyamide resin, where the lower fuel permeability layer is a resin composition including the following components: (A) a polyphenylenesulfide resin as a major component; (B) an acid-modified polyolefin resin; (C) an unmodified polyolefin resin; and (D) an epoxy resin. The proportion of the component (B) in the resin composition is 4 to 12 wt % and the proportion of the component (C) in the resin composition is 4 to 12 wt %, wherein the proportion of the component (D) in the resin composition is 1.5 to 5 wt %. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000572 | FIRE PROTECTIVE HOSE ASSEMBLY - A flexible hose for conveying fluids and suitable for high temperature environments, in one embodiment the hose assembly comprises a thermal paint coated nipple, a core tube, a thermal insulating layer surrounding the core tube, a cover layer surrounding the thermal insulating layer, and a vented jacket surrounding the cover layer. The thermal insulating layer may be a fibrous material such as a silica fiber. The cover layer may be thermally stable up to 750° F. or higher. The vented jacket may be a wire braid having interstices therein and formed from a corrosion resistant material. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000573 | TUBULAR ARTICLE - The present invention provides a strip and a tubular article formed from said strip which may, for example, be used in the oil and gas industry for transporting fluids which may be volatile fluids or corrosive fluids and which may be at elevated temperatures and/or pressure. The strip includes a plurality of combined step (joggle) and rib arrangements. In the finished assembled article, the strip is wound in helically self-overlapping relationship such as to allow corresponding step portions to sit one within the other. The step effectively provides the dual function of a joggle and a rib as known in the art and does so in a manner that reduces the forming stresses in the material and increases the strength of the final article. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000574 | Adjustable Vertical Exhaust Duct - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a vertical exhaust duct for an electronic equipment enclosure. The vertical exhaust duct includes a first duct section, a second duct section slidably connected to the first duct section and extendable to a first height above the first duct section, and a third duct section slidably connected to the second duct section and extendable to a second height above the second duct section. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000575 | EXHAUST PIPE - An exhaust pipe devised to, at the flow of high-temperature exhaust gas through the exhaust pipe, lower the temperature of the exhaust gas. The exhaust pipe has the following characteristics. The exhaust pipe has a tubular base material of metal and, provided on the outer circumferential surface of the base material, a surface coating layer composed of a crystalline inorganic material and an amorphous binder material. In the surface coating layer, the crystalline inorganic material is distributed in the state of being multiply stacked one upon another in the direction of thickness of the surface coating layer. The average thickness of the amorphous binder material located on the side of outer circumferential surface relative to the crystalline inorganic material is 20 μm or less. The exhaust gas flows through the interior of the pipe. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000576 | LOOM AND DRIVE DEVICE OF LOOM | 2011-01-06 |
20110000577 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FILAMENT CRIMPING AND MANUFACTURING - Apparatus and methods for filament crimping. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a body and a filament crimp element. The filament crimp element comprises a first set of cavities disposed at a spacing which creates a first set of features and a second set of cavities disposed at a spacing which creates a second set of features. The first and second set cavities are substantially opposite one another. The first set of features are adapted to be placed at least partially within the second set of cavities and the second set of features are adapted to be placed at least partially within the first set of cavities. Methods and apparatus for the manufacture of the device are also disclosed. In addition, methods for automated placement and manufacture of assemblies using the crimp elements are also disclosed. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000578 | METHOD FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH A FILLING MATERIAL CONSISTING OF AT LEAST TWO COMPONENTS, FILLING POINT AND FILLING MACHINE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - The invention relates to a method for filling containers ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110000579 | BIO-FUELS VEHICLE FUELING SYSTEM - A system for custom fueling a motor vehicle including: a fuel dispenser configured and adapted to blend fuels from two or more tanks while dispensing; a processor in communication with the fuel dispenser and configured and adapted to receive a set of fuel blend information for a motor vehicle, wherein the set of fuel blend information includes in-warranty bio-diesel blend ranges and customer fuel blend preferences; a fuel blend selection module operably connected to the processor for receiving the set of fuel blend information, processing the set of fuel blend information, and returning fuel blend instructions which are then provided to the fuel dispenser for dispensing fuel per the fuel blend instructions. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000580 | Guiding Device for a Tenoner - A guiding device for a tenoner includes a mounting member for mounting the guiding device on the tenoner and for releasably engaging with a plurality of guide members. The mounting member includes a recess inset on a lateral side thereof. Each guide member includes an engaging section and a guiding section, and the engaging section is moveably engaged in the recess and is adapted to be fixed at various positions. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000581 | Portable Work Bench - An improved portable work bench includes a structural body, and a platform disposed on and frictionally contacting the structural body. In addition, the platform includes an override mechanism for allowing horizontal movement of the platform along the structural body. Further, the portable work bench may include a plurality of legs for supporting the structural body. The structural body may be tubular and preferably has a trapezoidal cross-section. Such work bench can be used by disposing the platform on the structural body, so that the platform frictionally contacts the structural body. Then the user can mechanically override the static friction between the platform and the structural body and move the platform horizontally along the structural body. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000582 | LOG DEBARKING ASSEMBLY - The log debarking assembly comprises an auto-aligning ring debarker that in turn comprises a base, a movable frame carried by the base and movable relative to the base, a log opening formed in the movable frame, a ring-type cutting tool mounted to the movable frame and protruding in the log opening, the cutting tool for debarking logs that are fed through the log opening, and a powered debarker actuator assembly capable of selectively moving the movable frame relative to the base. The log debarking assembly also comprises a log shape and position detector comprising a scanner located upstream of the debarker for detecting the shape and position of logs at the location of the scanner and for generating log data as a result of detected log shape and position at the location of the scanner; and a control device capable of receiving the log data and of controlling the powered debarker actuator assembly as a result of the log data. The position of the movable frame may consequently be adjusted for adjusting the position of the log opening and the cutting tool relative to the logs being fed through the log opening to be debarked. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000583 | Rolling part and manufacturing method thereof - A rolling part formed by performing spheroidizing annealing, processing, carbonitriding and finishing on a steel material containing C in an amount of 0.90 mass % to 1.10 mass %, Si in an amount of more than 0.35% and up to 0.70%, Mn in an amount of less than 0.80 mass %, Cr in an amount of 1.85 mass % to 2.50 mass %, O in an amount of 12 ppm or less, and the balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities. The mean C amount on a surface is from 1.20 mass % to 1.50 mass %, and the mean N amount is from 0.10 mass % to 0.60 mass %. Deposits having a particle size of 0.1 μm or more on the surface have a mean particle size of 0.6 μm or less, exist as 700,000 particles or more per mm | 2011-01-06 |
20110000584 | Process for Forming Steel - The invention refers to a process for forming a steel component, incorporating the steps of—providing a blank having substantially the volume of the component to be formed,—heating the blank to a semi solid state with a specific liquid fraction,—forming the blank with a forging technique to a component of near net shape dimensions,—subjecting the formed, near net shape component, to a normalization combined with a hardening,—subjecting the normalized and hardened near net shape component to machining to give the component net shape. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000585 | Non-Ferromagnetic Amorphous Steel Alloys Containing Large-Atom Metals - The present invention relates to novel non-ferromagnetic amorphous steel alloys represented by the general formula: Fe—Mn-(Q)-B—M, wherein Q represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Se, Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu, and M represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Cr, Co, Mo, C and Si. Typically the atomic percentage of the Q constituent is 10 or less. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000586 | RARE EARTH MAGNET AND ITS PREPARATION - A rare earth magnet is prepared by disposing a R | 2011-01-06 |
20110000587 | STEEL, PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A STEEL BLANK AND PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A COMPONENT OF THE STEEL - Steel is described having a chemical composition, in weight-%, of 0.3 to 0.5% carbon (C), from traces to a max. of 1.5% silicon (Si), 0.2 to 1.5% manganese (Mn), 0.01 to 0.2% sulfur (S), 1.5 to 4% chromium (Cr), 1.5 to 5% nickel (Ni), 0.5 to 2% molybdenum (Mo), which at least partially may be replaced by twice as much tungsten (W), 0.2 to 1.5% vanadium (V), from traces to a max. of 0.2% rare earth metals, and a balance essentially of only iron, impurities and accessory elements in normal amounts. In addition, a method for manufacturing a blank of the steel and a process for manufacturing a cutting tool body or holder for cutting tools of the steel is described. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000588 | Continuous production system for magnetic processing of metals and alloys to tailor next generation materials - A system and method for producing material characteristics are described. A magnetic treatment chamber with a high magnetic field treats workpieces; and a conveyor or transporter continuously moves the workpieces through the high magnetic field in the magnetic chamber. A frictional or mechanical engagement system extracts the workpieces through and out of the high magnetic field. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000589 | FERRITE-AUSTENITE STAINLESS STEEL SHEET EXCELLENT IN RIDGING RESISTANCE AND WORKABILITY AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - This ferrite-austenite stainless steel sheet includes: in terms of mass %, C: 0.1% or less; Cr: 17 to 25%; Si: 1% or less; Mn: 3.7% or less; Ni: 0.6 to 3%; Cu: 0.1 to 3%; and N: 0.06% or more and less than 0.15%, with the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the steel sheet has a two-phase structure consisting of a ferrite phase and an austenite phase, a volume fraction of the austenite phase is in a range of 15 to 70%, and in a sheet plane (ND) of a center of a sheet thickness, grains of the ferrite phase having a crystal orientation satisfying ND//{111}±10° and grains of the ferrite phase having a crystal orientation satisfying ND//{101}±10° are present in a total content of 10% by area or more. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000590 | Handbag assembly with interchangeable liner and method - A handbag assembly enables the users to correctly align and install an interior liner construction relative to an exterior bag construction. The handbag assembly comprises the bag construction, the liner construction, at least two pairs of magnets, and at least two zipper assemblies. Each zipper assembly preferably comprises select coloration, which select coloration of the first and second zipper assemblies differs from one another. The first and second magnet pairs essentially function to magnetically attract the inner bag arrangement to the outer bag arrangement via the inner and outer bag bottoms. The first and second zipper assemblies essentially function to removably bind the inner bag arrangement to the outer bag arrangement via the inner and outer bag mouths. Together the zipper assemblies and magnet pairs enable the user to correctly align and install the liner construction relative to the bag construction. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000591 | BASE SUPPORT MEMBER FOR TRAVEL BAG - A base support to support a bag can include a bottom, a back, and a pair of side portions each coupled to the back at curved joints. A plurality of reinforcement ribs can be configured along the bottom, back, and side portions to resist bending. The base support is formed from a single piece of material without corners and/or seams. The base support back portion, bottom portion, and side portions blend smoothly into one another and the base support is configured to accommodate at least a portion of the travel bag. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000592 | Hammer and pry bar resilient pulling pad - An improved claw hammer and pry bar having a resilient pulling pad installed on the fulcrum areas of said hammer and pry bar. There are various ways to install said pulling pads. Some embodiments have straps made of the same resilient material as the pad. Some are glued on at the factory. Some have peel off backing to be stuck on said hammer or pry bar in the field. Some have a Velcro attaching system. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000593 | COLD DRAWN LOW CARBON STEEL FILAMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAID FILAMENT - A steel filament adapted for the reinforcement of elastomer or for thermoplastic products has a carbon content ranging up to 0.20 per cent by weight. The steel filament is provided with a coating promoting the adhesion with elastomer or thermoplastic products. The steel filament is drawn until a final diameter of less than 0.60 mm and a final tensile strength of more than 1200 MPa. Intermediate heat treatments are avoided so that the carbon footprint of the steel filament is substantially reduced. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000594 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire is provided with a main groove extending along a tire circumferential direction, and a land portion comparted by the main groove in a tread surface. A reinforcing member having a cord which is inclined at an angle between 75 and 90 degrees with respect to the tire circumferential direction is buried in the vicinity of a groove bottom height of the main groove in an inner region of the land portion. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000595 | TREAD BAND WITH GROOVES PROVIDED WITH A NOISE-REDUCING DEVICE | 2011-01-06 |
20110000596 | LOW NOISE RUN-FLAT TIRES - A tire includes a pair of sidewalls in spaced apart relation and extending substantially radially from a respective inner circumferential portion to a respective outer circumferential portion, a tread extending between and connecting outer circumferential portions of the sidewalls, at least a portion of a tire cavity defined by the tread and sidewalls, and a bead portion on the inner circumferential portion of each radially extending sidewall, the bead portion providing an engagement surface for engaging a wheel on which the tire is to be mounted, and a noise reducing foam disposed in at least a portion of the tire cavity. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000597 | Run-Flat Tire having an Additional Sidewall Reinforcement - A run-flat tire ( | 2011-01-06 |
20110000598 | Tire with a Crown Comprising a Bielastic Reinforcing Element - A tire comprising a carcass reinforcement radially surmounted by a crown reinforcement comprising at least one layer of reinforcements, the tire furthermore comprising a bielastic reinforcing element extending circumferentially and comprising a bielastic fabric, the bielastic reinforcing element being, at least in part, radially adjacent to a portion of at least one reinforcing layer of the crown reinforcement, in the immediate proximity of an axial end of this reinforcing layer of the crown reinforcement. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000599 | Burn Protective Materials - A method is described for reducing the afterflame of a flammable, meltable material. A textile composite is described comprising an outer textile comprising a flammable, meltable material, and a heat reactive material comprising a polymer resin-expandable graphite mixture. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000600 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR STITCHING TIRE PATCHES - Methods, computer program products, and apparatus for stitching the interior surface of a tire, the steps of the method including rotating the tire about a central rotational axis, applying a force to maintain the tire in a substantially radial fixed position relative to a stitching wheel; applying a predetermined force to the interior surface of the tire with the stitching wheel, the stitching wheel contacting the interior surface of the tire while the tire is rotating; and, mechanically translating the stitching wheel laterally across the interior of the tire during tire rotation. | 2011-01-06 |
20110000601 | METHODS FOR MAKING SEALED PHOTOVOLTAIC APPARATUS - An assembly for producing photovoltaic electricity has an outer assembly having at least one portion transparent to light energy. The outer assembly defines an inner volume. The outer assembly can be made of a first structural member having an opening to an external environment, where the opening is defined by at least one edge. The outer assembly also has a second structural member with a recess that corresponds to the edge at the opening. In this manner the edge of the first structural member conjoins with the corresponding recess of the second structural member, and the edge is conjoined to the corresponding recess with a seal. One or more photovoltaic devices are disposed within the inner assembly volume. Each such photovoltaic device is operable to receive the light and produce photovoltaic electricity in response to it. | 2011-01-06 |