10th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090057089 | CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A clutch assembly and method are provided. The clutch assembly includes a base plate and cover plate secured together. A pressure plate is mounted between the cover plate and base plate and is axially movable but fixed against rotation relative to the base plate. The sides of the clutch assembly are open and friction members are carried by the base plate and pressure plate and are selectively engageable with a clutch plate positioned between the base plate and cover plate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057090 | HYDRAULIC MECHANISM FOR VEHICLE - A clutch hydraulic mechanism wherein the positional relationship between two cylinders is not varied, and a compact structure can be achieved. A see-saw member for transmitting motive power is provided between a second release cylinder and a first master cylinder and the first master cylinder and the second release cylinder are formed in the same cylinder block. This eliminates the need for adjusting the positions of the first master cylinder and the second release cylinder. In addition, it is possible to dispose the first master cylinder and the second release cylinder close to each other. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057091 | OUTER RETAINER FOR ONE-WAY CLUTCH - In a one-way clutch comprising an outer race, an inner race opposed radially thereto, torque transmitting members interposed between the outer race and the inner race to be inclinable at positions where they are engaged with the inner and outer races to transmit a torque and at positions where they are not engaged with the inner and outer races, a spring member for urging the torque transmitting members in a direction of engaging with the inner and outer races, and cylindrical inner retainer and outer retainer for retaining said torque transmitting members in the circumferential direction at predetermined intervals and controlling their inclination, the outer retainer comprising a cylindrical portion and a flange portion extended axially from one end of the cylindrical portion and radially outwardly, and the cylindrical portion being provided with windows for respectively retaining the torque transmitting members in the circumferential direction at predetermined intervals, the flange portion of the outer retainer has three or more arc-shaped major circular parts in the circumferential direction which project more outwardly in the radial direction than the inner peripheral surface of the outer race. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057092 | CLUTCH HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - A clutch hydraulic system for a vehicle wherein it is possible to independently operate two systems, to increase the degree of freedom in designing, and to achieve a reduction in cost. A seesaw member for transmitting motive power is provided between a second release cylinder and a first master cylinder, the first master cylinder and a second hydraulic oil pipe communicate with each other through a large diameter hole and a small diameter hole provided as communicating passages through which oil flows. A reservoir tank is provided for reserving the oil for controlling the amounts of the oil in the hydraulic oil passage on the side of the first master cylinder and the amount of the oil in the hydraulic oil passage on the side of the second release cylinder is connected to a second master cylinder. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057093 | Bill/coin processing system - A banknote and coin handling system for banknotes/coins, has a banknote deposit/payment sorting machine including: a banknote input port; a discriminating portion; a payment discriminating portion; a bundle discriminating portion; a banknote inverting portion; a batch-manner temporary holding portion; plural banknote storage portions; a bundle handling unit; a loose banknote payment port; a banknote bundle payment port; a reject port; a batch-manner storage portion; a banknote bundle storage portion; and a bundle ejection port, and a coin deposit/payment sorting machine including: a loose coin input port; a coin discriminating portion; coin temporary holding portions; a coin batch-manner temporary holding portion; coin storage portions; a coin wrapping portion; a loose coin payment box; a wrapped coin output port; a wrapped coin payment port; a wrapped coin storage box; a bag storage; a reject box; and a return box, wherein various functions can be arbitrarily set. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057094 | BILL PROCESSING APPARATUS - A bill processing apparatus comprising: movable pieces that are movable toward a center of a bill traveling route through which a bill is conveyed by a driving source, and regulate side edges of the bill to be conveyed so as to make the bill aligned in parallel with a conveyance direction, and a control device that controls driving of the driving source is provided. Here, the control means drives the driving source to move the movable pieces toward the center of the bill traveling route from a position at which the movable pieces touch the side edges of the bill after the bill passes the movable pieces. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057095 | Anti-EMI lens module - An anti-EMI lens module used in a bill acceptor is disclosed to include a circuit board, which has a plurality of electric recognition devices and a grounding device surrounding the electric recognition devices, a holder base mounted on the circuit board and holding a lens device and having a plurality of through holes respectively aimed at the electric recognition devices and a metal conducting layer disposed in contact with the grounding device of the circuit board and forming with the grounding device a grounding loop for absorbing and discharging static electricity during operation of the bill acceptor to protect the electric recognition devices against static electricity, radiowave and electromagnetic interference | 2009-03-05 |
20090057096 | Front Panels for Vending Machines - The present invention provides methods and apparatus for reducing or preventing sunlight from reaching the interior of a vending machine through its front panel, and also providing for the placement of advertising, information, and/or identification of the products inside the machine. Embodiments of the invention include an obscuring peripheral border provided around a viewing area of the front panel of a vending machine. Other embodiments include methods and apparatus for scrolling specialized film behind the front panel of a vending machine. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057097 | TRANSPORTATION DEVICE WITH DEFLECTOR APPARATUS - An escalator or moving walk has respectively a step band and steps, or a moving walk with a pallet band and pallets. A balustrade has a handrail that is held by means of a balustrade skirt. Arranged on the balustrade skirt is a wedging guard apparatus or deflector apparatus that prevents wedging or pinching of objects and persons between the steps and the balustrade skirt. The wedging guard or deflector apparatus has a carrier or base section and a brush unit that is arranged on a vertical area of the balustrade skirt. The carrier or base section has fastening parts for vertical mating or joining with the brush unit. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057098 | ARTICLE DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS - This invention relates to an article distribution apparatus for distributing a stream of conveyed food articles from a conveyor conveying the food articles to one or more receiving stations, where two or more receiving arms are used for successively receiving and displacing the food articles from the conveyor to the one or more receiving stations. In a receiving position the first receiving arm is arranged at the end of the conveyor and forms an extension of the conveyor and the conveying path of the food articles for receiving one or more of the food articles. After receiving one or more food articles from the conveyor the first receiving arm is moved from the receiving position to the one or more receiving stations, the receiving position subsequently being replaced by the second receiving arm for receiving one or more of the subsequent food articles. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057099 | Distribution Star with Adaptable Grippers - The present invention relates to a distribution star for containers of the type used in systems for manipulating containers (particularly bottles), for example in filling plants. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057100 | Cross belt sorter and method for transporting and sorting piece goods - Disclosed is a method and a cross belt sorter for transporting and sorting piece goods, having a plurality of carriages either coupled on a continuous conveyor track to form a train or moved individually, where piece goods are transported in a resting position and loaded and/or unloaded at fixed loading and/or unloading locations, a cross belt which circulates continuously around a plurality of deflection rollers and is driven transversely with respect to the direction of transportation of the carriages, wherein the cross belt drives the carriages, where a deflection roller of the cross belt corresponding to a drive whose drive force is derived from the longitudinal movement of the cross belt sorter, and a shiftable transmission arranged between the drive of the cross belt and the deflection roller, where a drive shaft of the transmission is continuously engaged with the drive and the transmission connecting the deflection roller to the drive is engageable and disengageable. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057101 | FRICTION CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND WORKPIECE CARRIER FOR A FRICTION CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A friction conveyor system comprises a conveyor means ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090057102 | Vacuum belt conveyor - The invention concerns a vacuum belt conveyor for transferring veneer sheets under a vacuum effect. The conveyor consists of a vacuum box under a vacuum effect, having at least one perforation extending lane-like in the direction of conveyance of the conveyor. Conveying belts are running on both sides of the perforation. The belts are brought into contact with a veneer sheet to be transferred, whereby the veneer sheet and the belts line an underpressurized space, and the sheet is retained in contact with the belts. A lug movable in the direction of the vacuum lane is arranged at the perforation for keeping any jamming debris away. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057103 | Belt installation guides - A belt installation guide is disclosed which accommodates the loading of a new belt around drive rollers in a belt module assembly. The guide is placed opposite the end portions of the rollers, the belt is slipped over the guides and held by the guides until the belt is pushed over the rollers. Once in place over the rollers, a tension is exerted on the belt to make it taut over all of the rollers. The guide is removed from near the rolls after the belt is in place over the rollers. The guide when not in use is positioned in housings internal to the rollers, or in housings adjacent to the rollers. The guides are enabled to be removed or pulled out from these housings when ready for use in installing a belt in a belt module. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057104 | SLIDE AND WEAR PAD FOR ENDLESS BELT CONVEYOR - A wear pad for use on a slide of an endless track conveyor belt comprising an elongated body having a flat top surface for slidably supporting a conveyor belt during travel of the belt over the top surface between leading and trailing edges of the top surface, and a plurality of grooves having V-shaped cross-sections in said top surface extending between the leading and trailing edges of the body for discharging liquid falling onto the top surface, whereby drag between the wear pad and the belt is reduced. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057105 | Wire-hook connector and conveyor or belt end provided therewith - Wire-hook connectors with a series of individual wire hooks that are not connected to one another, are arranged spaced apart by pair and parallel to one another, and are held only on strip-like carrier material, which is a film, fabric or shaped plastic part, in corresponding openings. The wire hooks are fabricated of, for example, round or flat steel wire, each of which has two hook legs that are unequal in length and that run at an angle to one another on either side of the buckling area formed thereby. The hook legs have hook tips at ends thereof that are bent towards one another, whereby a wire hook is arranged centrally between a mutually adjacent pair of mutually parallel wire hooks, with mirror symmetry with respect to the plane formed by the angle bisectors thereof. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057106 | Conveying Installation for Transporting Goods by Way of a Conveyor Belt - A conveying installation for transporting goods has a conveyor belt that is guided over deflecting drums at the two ends of the installation and which is formed with a pair of first supporting cables that are borne by supports that are strategically placed in the installation and on which there are fastened supports for a pair of second supporting cables and for a pair of third supporting cables. The conveyor belt has supporting bars with supporting rollers mounted at each end. The supporting rollers of the forward strand of the conveyor belt roll along the second supporting cables and the supporting rollers of the return strand roll along the third supporting cables. There are provided first supporting frames, which bear the second supporting cables such that they run along catenary curves between the supports, and second supporting frames, which bear the third supporting cables such that they run more or less rectilinearly over the course of the installation. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057107 | HANDLING DEVICE WITH FLEXIBLE LINK CHAINS AND BARS - Handling device of the present invention includes spaced-out transverse bars connected through their ends to endless lateral drive chains made of links. The chains include a series of flexible links connected through bars. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057108 | MODULARLY CONSTRUCTED CONVEYOR BELT, AND MODULE - A conveyor belt for following a conveyance path with straight and curved conveyance path sections is constructed of module rows of a module ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090057109 | COLLISION RECOGNITION DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A collision recognition device for a vehicle is proposed, comprising a pressure sensor with a first electrode and a second electrode, both having first and second ends, the second end of the first electrode being connected to a first terminal of a first resistor, the second end of the second electrode being connected to a first terminal of a second resistor During use, a first voltage V | 2009-03-05 |
20090057110 | VIBRATION SWITCH - A vibration switch is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the vibration switch includes an electrically insulating housing with a first contact terminal, and an electrically insulating cover with a second contact terminal. The vibration switch also includes a flexible cantilevered member and a metal sheet. The housing includes an opening that has a peripheral surface. The metal sheet is mounted on the peripheral surface and electrically connected with the first contact terminal. The flexible cantilevered member is attached to the cover and electrically connected with the second contact terminal and is received in the opening of the housing. When the vibration switch is shaken in a predetermined direction, the flexible cantilevered member deflects and contacts the metal sheet. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057111 | REAR SEAT PASSENGER DETECTION DEVICE - A rear seat passenger detection device comprising: a first switch which closes a contact thereof when a front seat door is opened; a second switch which closes a contact thereof when a seatback of a front seat corresponding to the front seat door is inclined and lowered to an angle with respect to a seat face equal to or less than a predetermined angle, and is connected in series with the first switch; and a control device which detects a passenger boarding in a rear seat when the first switch and the second switch are closed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057112 | Switching device with a switching shaft for mounting a rotary contact link and multipole switching device arrangement - A switching device, in particular a circuit breaker, is disclosed including a switching shaft for mounting a rotary contact link with two switching contacts and a pair of fixed contacts, which pair interacts with the rotary contact link, for connection to in each case one current path. The fixed contacts and the current paths are designed in such a way that the rotary contact link is rotated from a closed position in the direction of an open position in the event of an overcurrent or a short circuit. The switching shaft has a transversely running cutout for mounting the rotary contact link, which protrudes on both sides out of the switching shaft. The rotary contact link is connected, via at least one spring element, to the switching shaft for applying a contact force in the closed position and for the rotary contact link to remain in the open position. According to at least one embodiment of the invention, the rotary contact link has at least one groove-shaped longitudinal cutout, arranged within and along the transversely running cutout in relation to the switching shaft. Two grooves, which are arranged radially opposite one another, with in each case a bent or arcuate profile are provided in the cutout of the switching shaft, the respective two ends of the grooves being positioned radially further outward than the respective central region thereof. In each case one groove is connected to the at least one groove-shaped longitudinal cutout via a transverse bolt guided therebetween. At least one prestressed spring element is provided which pushes the respective transverse bolt radially outward. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057113 | Waterproof keyboard - A waterproof keyboard comprises: keys, an elastic rubber layer, a circuit board layer, a bottom board, and a sealing layer. The keys are mounted on the bottom board on which a plurality of apertures are disposed, and the sealing layer is disposed under the bottom surface of the bottom board. Corresponding to the apertures on the bottom board, respective adhesives are formed on the sealing layer so as to firmly adhere the sealing layer to the bottom surface of the bottom board. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057114 | Push button switch structure - A push button switch includes a switch casing, and a printed circuit board with a switching element disposed thereupon. A push button is disposed in an opening of the switch casing. The push button includes a pushing portion, pushing projection, and an annular wall portion surrounding a periphery of the pushing projection. The pushing portion, the pushing projection, and the annular wall portion are configured of elastic material. The annular wall portion and the pushing projection are disposed in an interior of the switch casing such that the pushing portion projects outwardly from the opening portion of the switch casing. A distal end portion of the pushing projection is directed toward the switching element. The push button switch also includes a guide member configured to restrict movement of the pushing projection. The guide member is disposed inside the annular wall portion of the push button. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057115 | Illuminated Switch - An illumination switch is provided which can satisfactorily shield electromagnetic wave noise caused to emanate from an EL sheet and with which an excellent click feeling can be obtained. The illumination switch ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090057116 | Member for Push-Button Switch and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A member for a push-button switch has key top members positioned close to each other through a distance of 1.5 mm or shorter at low cost and with high yield. The member has multiple key top members having resin key top cores and thermoplastic films covering the key top cores other than the lower surfaces thereof. The key top members are formed so that an interval between at least one set of adjacent key top members is 1.5 mm or shorter. In the key top members adjacent to each other through a distance of 1.5 mm or shorter, the maximum thickness of the thermoplastic films covering the key top cores is within the range of 75 to 350μ, and the ratio of the minimum thickness of the thermoplastic films covering the key top cores to the maximum thickness is within the range of 0.4 to 0.9. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057117 | BUTTON FOR CONTROL PANEL ASSEMBLY AND CLOTHES HANDLING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a button for a control panel assembly and a clothes handling apparatus having the same. In a control panel assembly comprising a control panel having button holes to mount a plurality of buttons and a display window, at least one of the buttons comprises a pressing portion having an optical diffusion portion for diffusing light occurring from a light source disposed at a back of the buttons; a mounting portion for fixing the buttons to a back of the control panel; and a supporting portion for connecting the pressing portion and the mounting portion to each other, and providing an elastic force to the pressing portion. According to this configuration, a larger amount of light occurring from the light source is emitted to a front of the buttons, and a user's convenience is enhanced. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057118 | Extended Drive Plate Deliberate Action Rotary Handle - The present invention relates Generally to a rotary handle. More particularly, the invention encompasses a deliberate action rotary handle. The invention further includes an extended drive-plate deliberate action rotary handle, such that to turn on a component, such as, a circuit breaker, requires a deliberate manual action by the user. If a deliberate action is not taken by a user but the handle is accidentally pushed then the handle does not engage with a drive shaft and the handle moves to an outer edge of a drive plate thus preventing the engagement of the handle with the other components to turn on the component. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057119 | BREAK AWAY BASE FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICE - A device and method that contains an electromechanical break away sensor that de-energizes power or stops the flow of electricity to a pole upon a vehicle colliding with the pole or otherwise activation of the sensor. The sensor is omni directional and operates regardless of direction of impact from the vehicle or activation and has the ability to disconnect power when the pole falls due to a shear impact such as when there is a collision or the pole falls due to tension created by wind or weight failure. The sensor may also be activated by an authorized user such as one that is performing maintenance on the pole. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057120 | SWITCH DEVICE - There is provided a switch device including a tubular portion which is provided in a casing and is opened at its upper and lower surfaces; a supporting shaft provided in the tubular portion; a manipulation knob which is mounted to the tubular portion such that it covers the opening in the upper surface and is operated to be rotated about the supporting shaft by being manipulated; a switch provided in the casing; a manipulation bar for transmitting the rotating operation on the manipulation knob for changing over the switch between an ON state and an OFF state; an elastic member which generates an elastic force for restoring, to a predetermined rest position, the manipulation knob which has been operated to be rotated; and a first impingement portion and a first to-be-impinged portion which are provided in the manipulation knob and in the tubular portion and are impinged on each other if the manipulation knob is operated to be rotated to reach a limit of this operation, wherein a second impingement portion and a second to-be-impinged portion are provided in surfaces of the manipulation knob and the tubular portion which are different from the surfaces provided with the first impingement portion and the first to-be-impinged portion. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057121 | Key Base, Key Sheet and Method of Forming Key Base - The present invention has an object thereof is to provide a key base which can be thinned, a key sheet which can be thinned and a method of forming a key base which can be thinned. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057122 | Trigger switch - Disclosed a trigger switch having an insulative enclosure, a movable contact element and a sliding control device slidably mounted to the insulative enclosure. The insulative enclosure includes a case and a cover. The case has plural terminal subassemblies made of conductive metal members disposed therein. The case has an opening over which the cover is mounted. A fixed contact mounted on one of the terminal subassemblies in the case. The movable contact element has a movable contact mounted at one end of the movable contact element and located opposite to the fixed contact. The movable contact element is swingably supported on another terminal subassembly. A trigger is mounted at one end of the sliding control device. An auxiliary brush is interposed in the movable contact element. A support member is provided with an opening portion in which the auxiliary brush is engaged such that the brush is swingably supported. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057123 | Clockwise and counterclockwise rotation switching device for power tool - The object is to provide a clockwise and counterclockwise rotation switching device of a power tool capable of effectively suppressing chattering or fusing of an elastic end to improve contact durability. An end part of a fixed contact | 2009-03-05 |
20090057124 | Control and Data Entry Apparatus - A control and data entry device adapted for use in for electronic devices such as portable computers, PDA's, cell phones, MP3 players and the like. The control and data entry device includes a tiltable member or similar structure carrying an electrically conductive member spaced from multiple sense electrodes disposed on a circuit substrate. In one embodiment, capacitances between the electrically conductive member and the electrodes are measured to provide information concerning the tiltable member's orientation relative to the sense electrodes. The tiltable member may be manipulated by a users finger to tilt such member slightly and thereby effect scrolling functionality, thereby simulating the operation of circular capacitive touch pads known in the art. Switches may also be included, responsive to greater tilting of the tiltable member, thereby to effect clicking functionality. In some embodiments, a rotatable knob may be used to effect scrolling functionality. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057125 | PRESSURE SWITCH WITH ADJUSTABLE DIFFERENTIAL SETTING - A pressure switch includes a piston that is movably disposed in a sensor housing. The piston moves, in response to a media pressure being applied to a surface thereof, between at least a first piston position and a second piston position. A conical disc spring supplies a non-linear spring force to the piston, and exhibits a spring force hysteresis. A switch engages the piston and is moved between first and second switch states by the piston. The switch exhibits a switch hysteresis. The spring force hysteresis and switching hysteresis are individually adjustable and together may be used to adjust the overall hysteresis of the pressure switch. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057126 | Optimized coke cutting method for decoking substantially free-flowing coke in delayed cokers - A method for coke removal in delayed coker drums is provided. The method comprises the steps of draining from the drum of substantially free-flowing coke, performing a vibration signature analysis on the drum to identify whether and where any coke remains attached to the interior wall of the drum after the draining step, and cutting the coke from the areas identified by the signature analysis step. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057127 | Tritium distillation device - The present invention provides a novel tritium distillation device, which comprises a container, a radiator covered on top of the container with a protrusion at the bottom, a conduit penetrating the container with an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being arranged in correspondence with the protrusion, and a heating device fixed below the container. The method of operating the tritium distillation includes the steps of adding environmental tritium in the container, covering the radiator on top of the container closely, heating environmental tritium to cause tritium steam to be condensed to the bottom of the radiator, and collecting the tritium condensation dropped from the protrusion with conduit. The present invention uses a simple structure to ease assembly and reduce the cost of cooling water source. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057128 | Liquid separation by membrane assisted vapor stripping process - An improved process for separation of liquid mixtures involves vapor stripping followed by mechanical compression of the vapor which is then exposed to a permeation membrane for separation of the compressed vapor. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057129 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TRICHLOROSILANE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON - A hydrogenation reaction vessel makes STC-containing substance react with hydrogen to convert the substance into TCS. A low boils removal column separates a chlorosilane distillate discharged from a hydrogenation reaction vessel into TCS and a mixture distillate containing hyper-hydrogenated chlorosilane, and circulates the mixture distillate containing hyper-hydrogenated chlorosilane to the hydrogenation reaction vessel. The mixture distillate containing the hyper-hydrogenated chlorosilane separated in the low boils removal column is circulatingly supplied to the hydrogenation reaction vessel. Accordingly, low boils by-product conventionally wasted is circulated and recycled in the process, which results in enhancing a yield of TCS production. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057130 | Method of manufacturing particle wire - A method of manufacturing a microwire or a nanowire formed of a metal-containing compound having a desired composition, including the steps of: | 2009-03-05 |
20090057131 | DIRECT INJECTION OF PLASMA ACTIVATED SPECIES (PAS) AND RADIATION INTO LIQUID SOLUTIONS ASSISTED WITH BY A GAS BUFFERED HOUSING - A method of stimulating chemical reactions within a liquid uses a gas plasma ejected from a gas-buffered plasma injection device to create a plasma-liquid interface. The injection device has an electrically-conductive housing with an inlet, an outlet and an electrode embedded in the housing interior so as to create flow paths through the electrode and between the electrode and housing, in the method, the outlet is submersed in a liquid and a gas plasma is supplied at the inlet. A direct-current voltage applied across the electrode and housing accelerates the plasma and ejects it through the outlet into the liquid. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057132 | Zinc Oxide Thin Film, Transparent Conductive Film and Display Device Using the Same - A zinc oxide thin film having desired crystallinity is fabricated. The present invention provides a zinc oxide thin film which laminated on a substrate, and which is a crystalline thin film of a wurtzite form. The c-axis of the crystalline thin film is oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to the substrate. A zinc surface of being one polar surface of the crystalline thin film in the c-axis direction is formed in the uppermost layer. In addition, the invention also provides a zinc oxide thin film which is laminated on a substrate, and which is a crystalline thin film of a wurtzite form. The zinc oxide thin film is formed on a metal thin film layer by a thin film fabricating technique. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057133 | Method and Apparatus for Reactive Solid-Gas Plasma Deposition - A device for magnetically enhanced sputtering and plasma deposition includes a plasma source unit and a work piece processing unit in which an anode space and a processing chamber are located in direct communication with each other. Sputtering and reactive gases are provided through an inlet of the processing chamber holding the work piece. Pulsed electric discharges are produced between the magnetron sputtering cathode and the anode, including walls of the anode space. A stationary magnetic mirror trap is provided in the combined vessel by an anode coil surrounding the anode space and another coil mounted at the processing chamber remote from the cathode. A plasma can then flow into the processing chamber suitable for reactive deposition on three-dimensional and large work pieces. A chemisorption filter including filter plates is arranged in the anode space for preventing penetration of the reactive gas into the region at the cathode. The other coil can be included in a plasma source similar to the first one, both plasma sources connected to the same work piece processing unit. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057134 | THIN FILM APPLICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COATING SMALL APERTURE VACUUM VESSELS - A device and method for coating an inside surface of a vessel is provided. In one embodiment, a coating device comprises a power supply and a diode in electrical communication with the power supply, wherein electrodes comprising the diode reside completely within the vessel. The method comprises reversibly sealing electrodes in a vessel, sputtering elemental metal or metal compound on the surface while maintaining the surface in a controlled atmosphere. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057135 | SPUTTERING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The sputtering apparatus includes a vacuum vessel, a sputter electrode placed within the vacuum vessel to hold a target material to be sputtered, a radio frequency power source for applying radio frequency waves to the electrode, a substrate holder which is spaced from the electrode and on which a substrate is held, a thin film being to be deposited on the substrate from components of the target material, and an impedance adjusting circuit for adjusting a first impedance of the substrate holder. The impedance adjusting circuit has a first end directly set at a ground potential and has an impedance circuit which is adjustable for adjusting the first impedance, a second impedance of the impedance circuit is adjusted to thereby adjust the first impedance and, hence, a potential of the substrate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057136 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THIN FILM BATTERY - A thin film battery manufacturing method is provided for deposition of lithium metal oxide films onto a battery substrate. The films are deposited in a sputtering chamber having a plurality of sputtering targets and magnetrons. The sputtering gas is energized by applying a voltage bias between a pair of the sputtering targets at a frequency of between about 10 and about 100 kHz. The method can provide a deposition rate of lithium cobalt oxide of between about 0.2 and about 4 microns/hr with improved film quality. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057137 | SYNTHESIZING THIN FILMS OF LITHIATED TRANSITION METAL OXIDE FOR USE IN ELECTROCHEMICAL AND BATTERY DEVICES | 2009-03-05 |
20090057138 | SURFACE TREATMENT INSTALLATION FOR METALLIC PARTS, PARTICULARLY BY ELECTROLYSIS - Surface treatment installation ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090057139 | Pot-Shaped Copper Sputtering Target and Manufacturing Method Thereof - Provided is a pot-shaped copper sputtering target manufactured with die forging, wherein the Vickers hardness Hv at all locations of the inner surface of the pot-shaped target is 70 or greater. With this pot-shaped copper sputtering target, the average crystal grain size in the target structure is 65 μm or less. Further, the inner surface of the pot-shaped target comprises crystalline orientations of (220), (111), (200), (311) obtained by X-ray diffraction, and the crystalline orientation of the face subject to erosion of the pot-shaped target is of a (220) primary orientation. An object of the present invention is to obtain a manufacturing method of a high quality sputtering target by improving and devising the forging process and heat treatment process to make the crystal grain size refined and uniform, and to obtain a high-quality sputtering target. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057140 | AG BASE ALLOY SPUTTERING TARGET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A sputtering target made of an Ag base alloy containing 0.6 to 10.5 atomic % Ta and 2 to 13 atomic % Cu, is characterized in that: when the sputtering surface of the sputtering target is image-analyzed, | 2009-03-05 |
20090057141 | AG-BASED ALLOY SPUTTERING TARGET - The invention relates to an Ag-based alloy sputtering target including at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, W, Nb, Zr, Ta, Cr, Mo, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Al, and Si in a total amount of 1 to 15% by weight, in which the Ag-based alloy sputtering target has an arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) of 2 μm or more and a maximum height (Rz) of 20 μm or more at a sputtering surface thereof. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057142 | Hafnium Alloy Target and Process for Producing the Same - A hafnium alloy target containing either or both of Zr and Ti in a gross amount of 100 wtppm-10 wt % in Hf; wherein the average crystal grain size is 1-100 μm, the impurities of Fe, Cr and Ni are respectively 1 wtppm or less, and the habit plane ratio of the plane {002} and three planes {103}, {014} and {015} lying within 35° from {002} is 55% or greater, and the variation in the total sum of the intensity ratios of these four planes depending on locations is 20% or less. As a result, obtained is a hafnium alloy target having favorable deposition property and deposition speed, which generates few particles, and which is suitable for forming a high dielectric gate insulation film such as HfO or HfON film, and the manufacturing method thereof. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057143 | FILM-DEPOSITING TARGET AND PREPARATION OF PHASE SHIFT MASK BLANK - A film-depositing target for use in the manufacture of a halftone phase shift mask blank includes a transparent substrate and a translucent film of one or more layers having a controlled phase and transmittance, at least one layer of the translucent film including silicon, molybdenum and zirconium at the same time as constituent elements, and at least two elements, zirconium and molybdenum in a molar ratio Zr/Mo between 0.05 and 5. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057144 | Arc Evaporation Source and Vacuum Deposition System - An arc evaporation source and a vacuum deposition system capable of properly collecting an evaporated material emitted from a cathode in vacuum arc discharge are provided. An arc evaporation source ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090057145 | Apparatus for Monitoring Chlorine Concentration in Water - Apparatus ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090057146 | ANALYTE TEST STRIP WITH IMPROVED REAGENT DEPOSITION - An analyte, system, strip and method are described. In one example, an analyte test strip is provided that includes a substrate, electrically conductive material and an isolated portion of the electrically conductive material. The substrate has a generally planar surface that extends from a first end to a second end. The electrically conductive material is disposed on the generally planar surface to define a plurality of electrodes spaced apart from each other. The isolated portion of the electrically conductive material is disposed between at least two electrodes so that the isolated portion is not in electrical communication with the plurality of electrodes. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057147 | Devices and methods for biochip multiplexing - The invention is directed to devices that allow for simultaneous multiple biochip analysis. In particular, the devices are configured to hold multiple cartridges comprising biochips comprising arrays such as nucleic acid arrays, and allow for high throughput analysis of samples. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057148 | In Vivo Analyte Monitor With Malfunction Detection - The measuring system for in vivo monitoring of an analyte concentration with malfunction detection, comprises an electrode system, a potentiostat and an evaluation unit. The electrode system has a working electrode, a reference electrode, and a counter electrode. The potentiostat is for adjusting a difference of potential between the electric potential of the working electrode and the electric potential of the reference electrode to a specified value and for measuring an electric current flowing between the working electrode and the counter electrode. The potentiostat comprises a working electrode terminal for connection to the working electrode, a reference electrode terminal for connection to the reference electrode, and a counter electrode terminal for connection to the counter electrode. The evaluation unit monitors the electric potential of the counter electrode and generates a malfunction signal when said potential is outside a specified reference range. A method of operation is also disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057149 | Method of Manufacturing a Diagnostic Test Strip - A method for manufacturing a biosensor is provided. The method may include positioning a shadow mask containing a pattern of a plurality of feature sets over a substantially planar base layer containing a plurality of registration points. The method may also include forming at least one of the plurality of feature sets on the substantially planar base layer by selectively depositing a layer of a conductive material on the substantially planar base layer by passing the conductive material through the pattern of the shadow mask and removing the shadow mask from the substantially planar base layer. Alternatively, the method may include providing a laminate structure including a substantially planar base layer containing a plurality of registration points and a photoresist layer containing a pattern of a plurality of feature sets. The method may further include forming at least one of the plurality of feature sets on the substantially planar base layer by selectively depositing a layer of a conductive material on the substantially planar base layer by passing the conductive material through the pattern of the photoresist layer and removing the photoresist layer from the substantially planar base layer. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057150 | ELECTROCHEMICAL GAS SENSOR - An electrochemical gas sensor is disclosed which comprises a gas sensing electrode and a counter electrode disposed within a housing, the housing having an aperture for gas ingress, the gas sensing electrode and counter electrode being separated by a region containing electrolyte, and means for connecting the gas sensing electrode and the counter electrode to a sensing circuit. An electrolyte-absorbing element is disposed inboard of the aperture, between the housing and the gas sensing electrode, in order to absorb electrolyte passing through the gas sensing electrode whilst maintaining a gas path through the electrolyte-absorbing element. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057151 | Detection of additive breakdown products in acid copper plating baths - An additive breakdown product in an acid copper plating bath sample is detected by performing a voltammetric analysis for the leveler additive in two measurement solutions comprising different volume fractions of the copper plating bath sample in a background electrolyte. When the plating bath sample contains a substantial concentration of the additive breakdown product, the analyses for the first and second measurement solutions indicate different concentrations for the leveler additive in the plating bath sample. A comparison of the leveler additive concentrations indicated by the two analyses provides a measure of the concentration of the additive breakdown product. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057152 | Two-dimensional control of electrochemical surface potentials - A method for providing a two dimensional spatially varying surface potential on a surface of a conductive substrate and use thereof. The method comprises providing a conductive substrate having a first conductive surface and comprising an array of“n” electrical potential contact points spatially arranged in two dimensions on the first conductive surface, wherein “n” is at least 3. An electrical potential is then applied to each of the “n” electrical contact points, wherein the electrical potentials applied to at least two of the “n” electrical potential contact points are different. Also disclosed are methods and applications for use of the methods disclosed herein. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057153 | PROFILE CONTROL ON RING ANODE PLATING CHAMBERS FOR MULTI-STEP RECIPES - The present disclosure generally addresses the problem of controlling a plating profile in multi-step recipes and addresses, in particular, the problem of compensating for variations of the plating tool state to stabilize the plating results. The compensation is done by adjustments of corrections factors for currents of a plating tool in a multi-anode configuration. The described method enables control of recipes with different current ratios in each recipe step and models different deposition sensitivities in each recipe step. Generally, the method of the present disclosure requires a measurement step, where the tool state is determined, and a data processing step, where the correction factors are set based on models describing the plating process and the tool sate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057154 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSING OF THIN FILMS ON RESISTIVE SUBSTRATES - An electrochemical process comprising: providing a 125 mm or larger semiconductor wafer in electrical contact with a conducting surface, wherein at least a portion of the semiconductor wafer is in contact with an electrolytic solution, said semiconductor wafer functioning as a first electrode; providing a second electrode in the electrolytic solution, the first and second electrode connected to opposite ends of an electric power source; and irradiating a surface of the semiconductor wafer with a light source as an electric current is applied across the first and the second electrodes. The invention is also directed to an apparatus including a light source and electrochemical components to conduct the electrochemical process. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057155 | Process of preparing copper foil for use in fine geometry circuit boards - Process of preparing copper foil for use in fine geometry circuit boards in which spaced apart islands are formed in the copper foil, with the islands being smaller in dimension than crystals in the foil so that most of the islands are single crystals, and the islands are grown out until they meet one another to form a continuous foil having a columnar structure that etches preferentially along the intersections of the islands in directions perpendicular to the surface of the foil thus formed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057156 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR WIRING AND VIAS - It is an object of the present invention to alleviate a work for removing an unnecessary metal layer when wiring and vias are formed on a substrate by electroplating. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057157 | EFAB Methods Including Controlled Mask to Substrate Mating - Embodiments include treatment of substrates, formation of structures, and formation of multilayer structures using contact masks where a controlled mating of the contact masks and substrates is used. Some embodiments involve controlled mating at speeds equal to or less than 10 microns/second, more preferably equal to or less than 5 microns/second, and even more preferably equal to or less than 1 micron/second. Some embodiments involve controlled mating that uses a higher speed of approach when further away followed by a slower speed of approach to cause mating. Some embodiments involve controlled mating that uses a higher speed of approach when making preliminary contact, then backing away a desired distance, and then making a mating approach that causes mating while using a slower mating speed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057158 | PLATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the invention relate to plating systems configured to strip plate a selected portion of a workpiece (e.g., a lead frame) and methods of plating. In one embodiment, a plating system is configured to plate a selected portion of a workpiece and at least partially compensate for wheel run out. As an alternative, or in addition, to the plating system being configured to at least partially compensate for wheel run out, in another embodiment, a plating system is configured to plate the selected portion of the workpiece and provide for controllably adjusting plating dimensions on the selected portion to be plated. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057159 | Method for producing alloy deposits and controlling the nanostructure thereof using negative current pulsing electro-deposition - Bipolar current electrodeposits a nanocrystalline grain size. Polarity Ratio relates the absolute value of time integrated amplitude of negative polarity and positive polarity current. Grain size can be controlled in alloys of two or more components, one of which being a metal, and one of which being most electro-active. Typically the more electro-active material is preferentially lessened in the deposit during negative current. The deposit is relatively crack and void free. Grain size is typically a function of deposit composition, which is typically a function of Polarity Ratio. Specified grain size can be achieved by selecting a corresponding Polarity Ratio. Coatings can be in layers, each having a grain size, which can vary layer to layer and also in a graded fashion. A finished article may be built upon a substrate of electro-conductive plastic, or metal, including steels, aluminum, brass. The substrate may remain, or be removed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057160 | INTERLEAVED HELICAL COILS ON PERPENDICULAR HEADS - A method for manufacturing a write head with a helical coil having a very small and well controlled spacing between adjacent coil leads. The method includes forming a first set of coil leads, then conformally depositing a thin layer of electrically insulating material such as alumina over the first set of coil leads and over the substrate. An electrically conductive seed layer is then deposited over the thin layer of non-magnetic, electrically insulating material An electrically conductive material such as Cu is then deposited by electroplating in order to form a second set of electrically conductive leads interspersed within the first set of electrically conductive leads, each of the second set of leads being separated from the second set of leads by a portion of the thin layer of non-magnetic, electrically insulating material. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057161 | ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF NITROGEN FERTILIZERS - The present invention provides methods and apparatus for the preparation of nitrogen fertilizers including ammonium nitrate, urea, urea-ammonium nitrate, and/or ammonia, at low temperature and pressure, preferably at ambient temperature and pressure, utilizing a source of carbon, a source of nitrogen, and/or a source of hydrogen or hydrogen equivalent. Implementing an electrolyte serving as ionic charge carrier, (1) ammonium nitrate is produced via the reduction of a nitrogen source at the cathode and the oxidation of a nitrogen source at the anode; (2) urea or its isomers are produced via the simultaneous cathodic reduction of a carbon source and a nitrogen source; (3) ammonia is produced via the reduction of nitrogen source at the cathode and the oxidation of a hydrogen source or a hydrogen equivalent such as carbon monoxide or a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen at the anode; and (4) urea-ammonium nitrate is produced via the simultaneous cathodic reduction of a carbon source and a nitrogen source, and anodic oxidation of a nitrogen source. The electrolyte can be aqueous, non-aqueous, or solid. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057162 | Electrolytic Process to Separate Alkali Metal Ions from Alkali Salts of Glycerine - Methods and apparatus for separating alkali metal ions from alkali salts of glycerine to thereby form clean glycerine. These methods are enabled by the use of alkali ion conductive membranes in electrolytic cells that are chemically stable in low pH conditions. The alkali ion conductive membrane preferably includes a chemically stable ionic-selective polymer membrane. A layered composite of a chemically stable ionic-selective polymer and a cation-conductive ceramic membrane is disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057163 | Measuring Apparatus For Monitoring Residual Oxygen In An Exhaust Gas - A lambda probe ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090057164 | Contact lens packaging solutions - The present invention relates to improved contact lens products which not only have initial insertion comfort. The contact lens product of the invention comprises a soft hydrogel contact lens immersed and autoclaved in a packaging solution including a low molecular weight polyethylene glycol (PEG) (or glycerin) and a homopolymer or copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone. The present invention also provides methods for making contact lens products of the invention. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057165 | Lens Protection Case for Glasses - Provided is a thin-type glasses case for lens protection which is handy to carry in a pocket by realizing a thin shape, and is also suitable to completely protect glasses lenses by preventing the lenses from contacting with the inside of the case. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057166 | Jewelry hanger - A jewelry storage apparatus is disclosed that fills these needs by combining the traditional box with a hanger utilizing vertical space in a closet. One embodiment is an apparatus for storing jewelry comprising a hanger and a storage structure affixed to the hanger where the apparatus is suitable for storing in a display-mode a large amount of various types of jewelry including rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets in both a scratch-free mode and a tangle-free mode. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057167 | Intraocular Lens Packaging - An IOL package, comprising a container comprising a first surface and containing a liquid inside, a holder comprising a second surface and a handle with a gripping surface, an IOL held inside said container by said holder, and a lid stock attached to said first surface and said second surface, so as to form a first liquid barrier with said container and a second liquid barrier with said holder. Accordingly, the gripping surface is protected from the liquid. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057168 | MEDICAL CEMENT MONOMER AMPOULE CARTRIDGE FOR STORING THE AMPOULE, OPENING THE AMPOULE AND SELECTIVELY DISCHARGING THE MONOMER FROM THE AMPOULE - A monomer handling unit for storing a ampoule of monomer and releasing the monomer from the ampoule when desired is provided. The monomer handling unit can be used to attach to an enclosed mixer and release a monomer component of the bone cement into the mixer to be mixed with a powder component of the bone cement. The monomer handling unit can also be used to release the liquid monomer into another mixer, such as one that is not enclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057169 | Spindle and Spindle Attachments for Coreless and Flexible Core Rolled Tissue Products - Spindles attachments and replacement spindles for use with a coreless tissue roll or a flexible core rolled tissue product are generally disclosed. In one embodiment, a spindle attachment having an elongated tube is generally disclosed. Each end portion of the spindle attachment is tapered at an angle of less than 45°. The elongated tube defines a circular opening that extends through the center of the elongated tube. In another embodiment, an armed spindle for use in place of a traditional spindle is generally disclosed. The armed spindle includes a pair of opposing pegs connected to at least 4 arms. Each arm has a pair of end portions that extend away from the center axis of the armed spindle to a middle portion. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057170 | Razor storage case having mating closure members - A wet shaving razor case suitable for storage of a razor having a cartridge and adjoining handle, the case comprises an upper portion comprising a cartridge hold down member disposed at a periphery of said upper portion and a handle-receiving recess; a lower portion joined to the upper portion wherein the lower portion comprises a engagement member positioned along a periphery of the lower portion; and wherein upon closure of the upper portion onto the lower portion the hold down member both secures the cartridge within the case and engages with the engagement member to maintain closure of the upper portion on the lower portion. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057171 | Array of paper towel products - An array of paper towel products, especially paper towel products, associated with non-indicia textual indicia that are psychologically matched to intensive properties of the paper towel products; processes for making such an array of paper towel products are provided, and marketing articles associated with displaying and/or advertising an array of paper towel products. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057172 | Parallelepipedal Flexible Packaging With Breakable Zone - The invention relates to a flexible packaging of parallelepipedal form for flexible, superposed flat elements, which may or may not be interlinked, forming a stack of axis XX, comprising a breakable zone ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090057173 | Pocket-sized, hand-held container for consumer items having a receptacle for used product, sealed tray, and thumb ridge on lid - Provided is a pocket-sized, hand-held container including a receptacle at least partially housed in an outer housing and a tray, contained within the outer housing and positioned around the receptacle. Preferably, the tray is sealed with a membrane. The receptacle is used to contain spent product. Preferably, the outer housing includes an upper housing and a lower housing. A lid in the upper housing slides open to reveal an openable window in the membrane. In an embodiment, at least one thumb ridge is located on the lid to facilitate opening and closing of the lid. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057174 | Container - A container designed principally for footwear has a corrugated liner board or fiberboard base and a thermoformed plastic lid that is securely attached to the base. The lid is preferably clear so that the contents of the container may be seen through the lid. The lid is attached to the base with a series of tabs that engage cooperatively formed openings in the base and the lid has side edges that engage the edges of the base. The lid is secured in the closed position with tabs formed on the forward edge of the lid that engage openings in the base. The inventive container protects articles held therein during shipping and storage, and displays the articles both before and after sale. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057175 | Flexible Case For Optical Media - A flexible case is configured to hold an optical medium. The case includes a front casing, a rear casing, and a spine coupling the front casing to the rear casing. The case includes a plurality of sidewalls, and at least one of the sidewalls defines a flex region. The case has increased flexibility at the flex region. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057176 | Cue bag and manufacturing method thereof - A cue bag including a bag and at least two tubes is provided. Each of the tubes includes a tube body, a cushion and a front block. The tube body includes a penetrated hole defined along an axis, a front opening and a rear opening respectively defined in the two ends of the penetrated hole. The cushion is disposed in the penetrated hole and has a cushion body, a stitching formed along the axis and two folded portions respectively folded on an outer surface of the tube body from the front opening and the rear opening. The front block is mounted in the inner surface of the tube body and disposed adjacent to the front opening of the tube body to define a first diameter less than a second diameter of the front opening. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057177 | GOLF BAG AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A golf bag has a simple structure requiring a small number of components and a small number of processes so that a golf club put in a golf bag body can be prevented from being damaged caused by touching the exposed portions of the fasteners exposed inside of the golf bag body. The golf bag has portions of fasteners for fastening components of a golf bag body, and/or portions of fasteners for fastening accessories, such as a handle, a shoulder strap, a buckle, and trims, the golf bag body. Elastic projecting portions which protrude in exposed portions of the fasteners and/or in the vicinity of the exposed portions of the fasteners are provided inside of the golf bag body, and the projecting portions are higher than the exposed portions of the fasteners. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057178 | Golf Bag Bottoms and Methods to Manufacture Golf Bag Bottoms - Embodiments of golf bag bottoms and methods to manufacture golf bag bottoms are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057179 | GOLF BAG HAVING MAGNETIC POCKET - A golf bag is provided that includes a bag body and a golf bag having a pocket that includes magnetic assemblies that cooperate with one another to hold the pocket together in a closed configuration. In addition, the pocket is configured to close itself without need of any additional manipulation by the user. The pocket can further include first and second edges aligned with one another defining an opening for a compartment accessible on a bag body of the golf bag. The pocket can further include first and second magnetic assemblies disposed along the first and the second edges. The first and the second magnetic assemblies can each include a plurality of magnets. For example, the magnetic assemblies can each include a sleeve that confines the plurality of magnets in end-to-end, spaced-apart relationship. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057180 | GOLF BAG HAVING STAND ASSEMBLY - A golf bag is provided that includes a bag body and a deployable stand assembly. The bag body defines an upper opening for receiving golf clubs and a bottom end including a base. The base defines the bottom end of the bag body and includes a first section, a second section and an intermediate section. The intermediate section is disposed between and hinged to both the first section and the second section. The bag includes a support assembly coupled to the bag body proximate to the upper opening and in operative communication with the base such that flexion of the base causes the support assembly to deploy to support the bag in an inclined position. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057181 | Multi-Purpose Waterproof Case - An air-tight polygonal, resembling a rectangular shape of, container for accommodating camera for underwater use. The airtight container consists of a casing and a lid, sealing by a pair of clamps together with a pair of clamping device each (part) with an about horizontal groove on the inner surface of the clamping device for the casing and lid to slide into the brackets to tight-fit easily. Both the casing and the lid do not stand alone, but form with integral parts to form the casing compartment and the lid section. On each of the casing compartment and the lid section are two slots on each of the width-long sides. The slots will tight-fit with the locking projections in the inner bottom of the clamping device, also with two locking projections on each of the width-long side. The sealing effect of this new invention is further guaranteed by the use of a flange on each of the length-long side so that the container is sealed and will not be fallen apart because of external forces. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057182 | PACKAGING ARRANGEMENT AND PACKAGING METHOD - This present invention discloses a packaging arrangement including: a sheet bundle stacked body formed by stacking, in the thickness direction, one or multiple sheet bundle(s) in which sheet-like materials are stacked in the thickness direction and bound with a sheet binding part; a mounting base on which the sheet bundle stacked body is to be mounted; an end plate located on an opposite side to the mounting base across the sheet bundle stacked body; and a restricting part for restricting the sheet bundle stacked body such that the sheet bundle stacked body is sandwiched by the mounting base and the end plate. This packaging arrangement can prevent any qualitative fault due to an impact during transportation, handling or loading to a setter of an automatic platemaker. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057183 | Medication Dispensing System - A medication dispensing system has only two sheet components; a substantially transparent front sheet that has containers for medications formed into it. The intersection of the container with the front sheet defines an opening of each container, and the opening has a line of weakness allowing the container to be broken loose from the remaining plane portion of the front sheet. The front sheet is permanently affixed to a stiff, non-frangible backing sheet, after the containers are loaded with medications. The backing sheet has indicia on one or both sides for forms to be filled in by a dispensing professional concerning the various medications held in the containers, and also indicia in registry with the containers to indicate a day of the week and a time to a patient, so that the patient can remove the correct container and take the medications contained in it. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057184 | MEDICINE PACKAGE - A medicine package to hold at least one medication. The medicine package includes a tray including an aperture and a card adapted to be removably coupled to the tray. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057185 | BLISTER PACK WITH INTEGRAL ACCESS TOOL - A blister pack ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090057186 | PILL PACKAGING SYSTEM - A pill packaging apparatus is shown and described. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057187 | METHOD OF SELLING DOSAGE FORMS WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION - The invention features a method of selling dosage forms without a prescription by displaying said dosage forms in a container having an asymmetric shape. | 2009-03-05 |
20090057188 | CARRY CASE - A carry case is provided for a portable analyte measuring device, the carry case having opposing sides delimiting an interior space that is closed at one end and provided with an opening at the other end. According to certain embodiments of the present invention, the carry case is provided with an interior flap that is fastened at a distance from the closed end at one of the opposing sides and that can be swung from a first position in which a first side of the flap faces one of the opposing sides to a second position, in which the flap divides the interior space of the carry case and faces with the first flap side the closed end of the interior space. | 2009-03-05 |