12th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160083860 | METHODS OF COATING SUBSTRATES WITH COMPOSITE COATINGS OF DIAMOND NANOPARTICLES AND METAL - A method of coating a substrate includes dispersing functionalized diamond nanoparticles in a fluid comprising metal ions to form a deposition composition; disposing a portion of the deposition composition over at least a portion of a substrate; and electrochemically depositing a coating over the substrate. The coating comprises the diamond nanoparticles and a metal formed by reduction of the metal ions in the deposition composition. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083861 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ELECTROPLATING IN CYLINDRICAL GEOMETRY - A method and device for electrodeposition in cylindrical geometry. A method for electrochemically depositing a thin layer on a flexible substrate, comprising: providing, in an electrolysis bath, a first closed cylinder in a second hollow cylinder, applying the flexible substrate to one of the surfaces chosen from the outer surface of the first cylinder and the inner surface of the second, the flexible substrate forming a first electrode, providing, in the electrolysis bath, a second electrode, and applying a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode in order to electrodeposit the thin layer on the flexible substrate. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083862 | ELECTRODEPOSITION MEDIUMS FOR FORMATION OF PROTECTIVE COATINGS ELECTROCHEMICALLY DEPOSITED ON METAL SUBSTRATES - Articles including a conductive metal substrate and a protective coating on the metal substrate are provided. The protective coating is electrochemically deposited from an electrodeposition medium including a silicon alkoxide and quaternary ammonium compounds or quaternary phosphonium compounds. Methods of electrochemically depositing such protective coatings are also described herein. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083863 | METHOD FOR FORMING A SCRATCH RESISTANT CRYSTALLIZED LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE AND ARTICLE FORMED THEREFROM - A crystallized layer can be formed on a substrate from a precursor layer deposited on a surface of the substrate. The precursor layer can be an oxide, a nitride, a carbide, or an oxynitride. The process for forming the crystallized layer includes melting the precursor layer formed on the surface of the substrate by localized topical heating of the precursor layer and then cooling the melted precursor layer so that it crystallized to form a scratch resistant crystallized layer. The scratch resistant crystallized layer can have a hardness of 15 GPa or greater. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083864 | CRYSTAL PULLER FOR INHIBITING MELT CONTAMINATION - A crystal puller for growing a crystal ingot includes a housing, insulation, a crucible assembly, a heat shield, and a dust barrier. The housing encloses a growth chamber, and has an upper wall with an inner surface and an aperture. The insulation separates an inside of the housing into an upper area and a lower area, and has a central opening. The crucible assembly is within the lower area to contain the melt. The heat shield is adjacent the central opening of the insulation, and forms a labyrinth gas path with the crucible assembly. The dust barrier extends from the inner surface of the upper wall to one of the insulation and the heat shield, and forms a seal with the upper wall around the aperture to inhibit particles from entering the growth chamber through the upper area of the housing. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083865 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL - After growing a silicon carbide single crystal, silicon carbide single crystal is cooled. The step of growing silicon carbide single crystal includes a step of growing silicon carbide single crystal while maintaining the temperature of a second main surface of a base opposite to a first main surface to be lower than the temperature of a surface of silicon carbide single crystal facing a silicon carbide source material. In the step of cooling silicon carbide single crystal, silicon carbide single crystal is cooled while maintaining the temperature of second main surface of base to be not less than the temperature of surface of silicon carbide single crystal. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083866 | FIBROUS PLANT STALK DECORTICATOR - A fibrous pant stalk decorticator is disclosed. The decorticator includes a feeding device a breaker roll having a first plurality of blades, and a skutcher roll having a second plurality of blades. The skutcher is positioned such that the first and second pluralities of blades overlap. A plurality of air outlets pass through the blades and are configured to provided pressurized air to the fibrous plant stalk as it is passed through the decorticator. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083867 | APPARATUSES HAVING OUTLET ELEMENTS AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MICROFIBERS AND NANOFIBERS - Described herein are apparatuses and methods of creating fibers, such as microfibers and nanofibers. The methods discussed herein employ centrifugal forces to transform material into fibers. Apparatuses that may be used to create fibers are also described. Described herein are fiber producing devices that have various types of outlet elements coupled to the fiber producing device. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083868 | ELECTROSPINNING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an electrospinning apparatus, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrospinning apparatus capable of producing nanofiber having various ingredients and thicknesses by controlling the temperature of at least one solution discharged from nozzles mounted on the tubular bodies of a nozzle block and thus controlling the viscosity of the solution which is electrospun; producing nanofiber having uniform quality without applying a density difference and a voltage difference by disposing the front end portions of the nozzles in a flare shape; and mass-producing nanofiber at a low cost as well as reducing the amount of the solution used by removing an overflow prevention system and using a metering pump alone or by using the metering pump and the overflow prevention system alternatively or in a hybrid manner. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083869 | FUNCTIONAL POLYESTER THREAD COMPRISING PEARLITE AND THE PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A functional polyester thread includes nanosized and surface treated pearlite, whose water absorbance, thermal and noise insulation, and antibacterial protection properties are improved in order to be used in industries like automotive, filter, textile and construction, etc. industries. A production method for polyester thread is also disclosed. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083871 | PRINTING PATTERNS ONTO COMPOSITE LAMINATES - A composite fiber may include at least one reinforcing filament formed of a first material. A second material maybe systematically deposited in a printed onto the at least one reinforcing filament such that at least one of a length, a width, and a thickness of the second material varies across a surface of the at least one reinforcing filament. The printed pattern may alter one or more properties of a composite structure containing the composite fiber. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083872 | FABRICATION OF NANOFIBER RIBBONS AND SHEETS - Fabricating a nanofiber ribbon or sheet with a process that includes providing a primary assembly by arranging carbon nanotube nanofibers in aligned arrays, the arrays having a degree of inter-fiber connectivity, drawing the carbon nanotube nanofibers from the primary assembly into a sheet or ribbon, and depositing the sheet or ribbon on a substrate. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083873 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPENING FIBER BUNDLE - A method and a device for opening a fiber bundle, capable of performing a fluctuating operation, at a high speed, of pushing a part of a conveyed fiber bundle by a contact member into a stress state and then separating the contact member from the fiber bundle so as to temporarily relax the fiber bundle, and also capable of reducing damage to the fiber bundle. The device for opening a fiber bundle includes a conveying portion | 2016-03-24 |
20160083874 | WOVEN FABRIC FOR MOP CLOTH - A woven fabric for a mop cloth contains: at least one wrap yarn broadwise woven by a plurality of fibers, plural first fiber yarns, and plural second fiber yarns. Each second fiber yarn is a textured yarn, and each first fiber yarn is a grey yarn. A length of each first fiber yarn is equal to or is more than that of each second fiber yarn, such that two thread ends of each first fiber yarn extends out two sides of each at least one wrap yarn. Thereby, the woven fabric contains a single material or plural materials (such as the grey yarn with a predetermined hardness and the textured yarn with a predetermined flexibility) to absorb fluids and to scrape objects on the floor, thus enhancing cleaning capacity. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083875 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A WOVEN FABRIC - The invention relates to a method for producing a woven fabric by means of a device, wherein in one weaving step respectively one shed is formed by means of warp threads, through which shed a weft thread is introduced and the weft thread is pushed in the direction of a woven fabric edge by means of a weaving reed. An angle for entering a weft thread is variably adjusted by means of a weft thread entering device. According to the invention, the angle of the weft thread to be entered in relation to the warp threads is adjusted between 40° and 90° by means of an adjustment unit, wherein the weft thread entering device is positioned by means of an electric drive via a gear with respect to the predetermined angle. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083876 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A FABRIC AND FABRIC - The invention relates to a device for producing a fabric, wherein, in each weaving step, a shed can be formed by means of warp threads, through which a weft thread can be led, and the weft thread can be pushed in the direction of a fabric edge by means of a reed. Here, a weft thread insertion device is provided, by means of which an angle of insertion of the weft thread and/or beating up the same at the edge of the fabric can be adjusted variably in relation to the weft thread. The invention further relates to such a fabric. According to the invention, the weft thread insertion device for adjusting the angle of insertion of the weft thread has at least one adjusting unit, which is coupled to the reed, wherein the adjusting unit comprises two piston-cylinder units, which are each coupled to one end of the reed. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083877 | WOVEN FABRIC HAVING THE ASPECT OF A SCUBA FABRIC, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A woven fabric that has the appearance of a neoprene fabric is obtained with a double face fabric in which the warp yarns passes at least three weft yarns on each side of the fabric. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083878 | FIBROUS STRUCTURE - The present invention provides a fabric that is less likely to generate crackling static electricity when worn, less likely to get wrinkled after being washed, and has highly durable warmth retention and wear comfortability, and a garment manufactured using the same. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083879 | RAPIDLY CONFIGURABLE BRAIDING MACHINE - A braiding system having a plurality of mobile carrier devices movable under its own power, each mobile carrier including a plurality of wheels, a motor driving the wheels, a power source, a controller, and a pick-up unit having a receiver. Each of the plurality of mobile carriers has a tow carrier positioned in the receiver, and each mobile carrier is simultaneously movable along a virtual track-less path predetermined for each individual carrier, such that the simultaneous movement of the mobile carrier devices along their predetermined paths form a braid. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083880 | Deformed Web Materials - Deformed web materials are disclosed. The web materials have discrete deformations formed therein. The deformations may be features in the form of portions of a web with apertures therein, protrusions, depressed areas, and combinations thereof. These features may extend out from the surface on one side of the web, or from both of the surfaces of the web. Different features may be intermixed with one another. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083881 | INTERLOCKING POLYMERIC MATTING ARTICLE - A polymeric matting article includes a web of extruded polymer monofilaments, the polymer monofilaments being heat welded at junctions to form a matrix of tangled monofilament; and at least one pair of interlocking formations; wherein the web is configured to be foldable onto itself and secured in a folded position by engaging the interlocking formations. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083882 | INSTALLATION FOR CONSOLIDATING A FIBER BATT, PARTICULARLY BY NEEDLEPUNCHING AND CONSOLIDATED NONWOVEN - An installation for consolidating a batt of fibers, for example a nonwoven web, includes a mechanical consolidation workstation using needlepunching from which the fiber batt emerges in a machine or MD direction. A device is provided downstream of the consolidation workstation for stretching in the cross or CD direction which is transverse, in particular perpendicular, to the machine direction, and parallel to the plane of the batt, particularly before it is wound onto a reel. A consolidated nonwoven that can be obtained by the installation is also provided. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083883 | SEWING MACHINE AND THREAD SPOOL DEVICE - A sewing machine includes a first thread spool base having a first thread spool pin and a first guide member, and a second thread spool base having a second thread spool pin and a second guide member. The first thread spool pin is inserted into a through hole of a thread spool. The first guide member has a first thread guard portion that guides a needle thread delivered from a thread spool mounted on the first thread spool base to the sewing machine. The second thread spool base can be attached to and removed from the first thread spool base. The second thread spool pin is inserted into a through hole of the thread spool. The second guide member has a second thread guard portion that guides a needle thread delivered from the thread spool mounted on the second thread spool base to the sewing machine. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083884 | SEWING MACHINE - A sewing machine includes a cutting mechanism, a picker, and a drive portion. The cutting mechanism, which cuts an upper thread and a lower thread, is provided close to a shuttle that supplies the lower thread. The picker is provided such that it is able to move between an operating position and a non-operating position. The operating position is a position of the picker where the picker is proximate to the shuttle. The non-operating position is a position of the picker farther away from the shuttle than the operating position. The picker holds the upper thread in the operating position. The drive portion is provided as a common drive source for a cutting operation by the cutting mechanism and for movement of the picker. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083885 | CUTTING DEVICE FOR A SEWING MACHINE - A cutting device for a sewing machine includes an upper-blade positioning device and a lower-blade positioning device. The upper-blade positioning device includes an upper blade upper blade fixed at a head portion of the upper-blade holder, and a spring and a restricting member sleeved on a body portion of the upper-blade holder. A restricting pin is engaged between an upper-blade drive member and the restricting member. A guide member includes a guide hole for insertion of a rod portion of the upper-blade drive member and is fixed to the base. The upper-blade drive member is inserted through a guide member of the base and moved by a connecting rod. The lower-blade positioning device includes a lower-blade holder, an adjustment member. A lower-blade shaft has one end fixed to the base and another end extended out of the base, rotating the adjustment member can adjust the position of the lower-blade holder. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083886 | WASHING MACHINE PULSATOR WITH AGITATING WINGS - Mechanism of agitating washing water during laundry in a washing machine. The washing machine includes a rotating plate at the bottom of the washing tub. One or more first wings protrude from the rotating plate. Each first wing has at least one recessed surface areas and protruding peripherals outside the recessed surface area. One or more second wings with a different geometric configuration from the first wings protrude from the rotating plate. When rotating, the first wings and the second wings are operable to cause the washing water to flow in substantially different directions, which advantageously contribute to reduce clothes entanglement. The first wings and the second wings are alternately disposed on the rotating plate. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083887 | WASHING MACHINE AND WASHING METHOD USING AN INTEGRATED SENSING DEVICE FOR WATER LEVEL AND ROTATING UNBALANCE - Integrated sensing device for sensing both the water level and the rotating unbalance in a washing machine. The sensing device includes a magnetic sensor coupled to the casing of the washing machine and a magnetic body coupled to the washing tub of the washing machine. The sensed magnetic force indicates a position of the washing tub relative to the casing. While the washing water is supplied, the weight of the washing water causes the washing tub to move to a lower position and thereby the sensed magnetic force decreases. The water supply is shut off once the magnetic force decreases to a first preset value. Moreover, during a spin-drying process, if the sensed magnetic field decreases to a second predetermined value which indicates presence of rotating unbalance, the rotation is stopped and a preliminary spin-drying process is initiated. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083888 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH A SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY AND A SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY - A laundry treating appliance having a cabinet, a wash tub located within the cabinet and defining an interior, a wash basket mounted within the wash tub and defining a laundry treating chamber, and at least one suspension assembly operably coupled to a portion of the cabinet and a portion of the tub such that the tub is suspended from the cabinet and where the suspension assembly includes a suspension rod for attaching to a portion of the tub in a lower part of the cabinet. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083889 | WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE AND DAMPER ASSEMBLY FOR SAME - Washing machine appliances and damper assemblies are provided. A damper assembly includes a cylinder defining a central longitudinal axis, the cylinder including a sidewall that defines an interior, the sidewall defining a central bore and a pocket concentrically surrounding the central bore, the sidewall including an upper shoulder and a lower shoulder that each connect the pocket and the central bore. The damper assembly further includes a piston partially disposed in the central bore and movable along the longitudinal axis relative to the cylinder. The damper assembly further includes a tube assembly concentrically surrounding the piston and at least partially disposed in the pocket, the tube assembly having a length that is less than a length of the pocket. The piston is further movable along the longitudinal axis relative to the tube assembly. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083890 | LOWER BALANCER OF A WASHING MACHINE - Mechanism of maintaining balance of a washing machine during operation thereof. A lower balancer is coupled to a lower portion of the inner tub of the washing machine. The lower balancer has a receptacle for temporarily retaining washing water. During rotation of the inner tub, the retained water moves laterally within the lower balancer and presses an “L shaped” balancing side wall member in the direction of centrifugal force. Once the rotation stops, retained water drains automatically from the lower balancer. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083891 | WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCES AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING CABINETS OF WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCES - Methods for assembling cabinets of washing machine appliances, and washing machine appliances, are provided. A method includes plastically bending a first side portion and a second side portion of a main cabinet panel relative to a central portion of the main cabinet panel until a first corner is defined between the first side portion and the central portion and a second corner is defined between the second side portion and the central portion, the first corner and the second corner each having a plastic inside angle of greater than or equal to 95 degrees. The method further includes elastically bending the first side portion and the second side portion such that the first corner and the second corner each have an elastic inside angle of less than 95 degrees. The method further includes connecting a rear cabinet panel to the first side portion and the second side portion. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083892 | WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A washing machine and a method of controlling the same, which are capable of easily refreshing laundry, are disclosed. The washing machine includes an outer tub to contain wash water, an inner tub rotatably disposed in the outer tub, a hanger unit, which is disposed over the inner tub and on which laundry is hung, a steam generator disposed at the outer tub to heat the wash water so as to generate steam, and a drive unit rotating the inner tub to rotate the hanger unit and introduces the steam generated from the steam generator into the inner tub. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083893 | Top of an Appliance for Drying Laundry Providing Drying Air Recirculation and Moisture Condensation | 2016-03-24 |
20160083894 | Laundry Dryer - The invention relates to a laundry dryer ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160083895 | DRYER - Provided is a dryer. In the dryer, foreign substances such naps generated during a drying process are filtered by a filter unit, and the foreign substances attached to the filter unit are automatically removed. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083896 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160083897 | IRONING MACHINE - An ironing machine is described, having a bearing structure, a sustaining element associated with the bearing structure and suitable for sustaining a piece of clothing to iron, emission means suitable for emitting steam and/or hot air for the ironing and/or drying of the piece of clothing, ventilation means having an air suction mouth and connected to the emission means, a steam circuit with an inlet fitting connectable to a steam feeding circuit, a first heat exchanger suitable for heating the air conveyed by the ventilation means to the emission means, a condensate outlet fitting, and a second heat exchanger connected to the condensate outlet fitting and arranged substantially in proximity of the suction mouth of the ventilation means for pre-heating the suctioned air. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083898 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR LASER-CUTTING A SHAPE IN A MOVING WEB - The process can include moving the web across a laser-cutting window in a longitudinal direction while maintaining a main tension in the web, the main tension being in the longitudinal direction; applying a specific tension to at least a portion of the web; and cutting a portion of the shape by moving the laser beam along the portion of the shape, within the laser-cutting window, during said moving of the web, and while maintaining at least a portion of the specific tension at the laser beam in an orientation different than the instantaneous orientation of movement of the laser beam. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083899 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND MOLDED ARTICLE - Provided are: a composite material capable of exhibiting the original functions of a base material thereof and also capable of exhibiting functions derived from CNTs, such as electrical conductivity, heat conductivity, and mechanical strength; and a molded article therefrom. A composite material comprising a base material and a structure formed on the surface of the base material, the structure including a plurality of carbon nanotubes, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes form a network structure, in which the carbon nanotubes are directly connected with one another and also directly adhere to the surface of the base material. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083900 | FABRIC TREATMENT METHOD - A method for treating a sulfur-containing fabric and sulfur-containing fabrics with excellent antimicrobial properties are disclosed. First an aluminum salt is added to a sulfur-containing fabric. That product is then rinsed. The rinsed product is combined with an antimicrobial. In one embodiment, the sulfur-containing fabric is combined with an aqueous solution of an oxidizing agent prior to the addition of the aluminum salt. Fabrics treated by the method retain excellent antimicrobial activity even after repeated washings. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083901 | NANOPARTICLE TREATED FABRICS, FIBERS, FILAMENTS, AND YARNS AND RELATED METHODS - Nanoparticle treated fibrous articles, such as fabrics, fibers, filaments, or yarns, include a plurality of exposed, nonionic metal nanoparticles non-covalently affixed thereto. Metal nanoparticles, particularly spherical-shaped metal nanoparticles which have solid cores, can be strongly affixed to fibrous articles without covalently bonds and/or without being encapsulated within a polymer or adhesive. Spherical metal nanoparticles appear to adhere to fibrous articles by Van der Waals forces. Because they are nonionic, spherical nanoparticles are not easily removed by solvents, water, surfactants, and soaps and remain after several washings, sometimes up to 50 or more washings. Nonetheless, they readily detach from fibrous articles when contacted by microbes and then kill or denature the microbes. Coral-shaped nanoparticles can be used in conjunction with spherical nanoparticles to assist in affixing the spherical nanoparticles and/or by themselves or in combination with spherical particles to kill or denature microbes. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083902 | METHOD FOR RECYCLING BALED WASTE MATERIAL - A method to facilitate recycling waste material, including waste paper and organic material, comprises the steps of receiving a plurality of plastic-wrapped compressed bales of the waste material at a waste material recycling location from a remote baling location, thereafter introducing the plurality of plastic-wrapped compressed bales into a re-pulping device at the waste material recycling location to form a treated waste material including substantially re-pulped waste paper, and thereafter discharging the treated waste material from the re-pulping device. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083903 | SHOE PRESS - Shoe press comprising a fixed support structure ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160083904 | PAPERMAKING BELT - An innovative papermaking belt is disclosed. The papermaking belt has a framework and a reinforcing structure. The framework has a first surface defining a paper-contacting side of the papermaking belt, a second surface opposite the first surface, and conduits extending between the first and second surfaces. The reinforcing structure is positioned between the first surface and at least a portion of the second surface. The reinforcing structure comprises a plurality of machine direction warp yarns interwoven with a plurality of cross-machine direction weft yarns. At least one of the machine direction warp yarns further comprises a measuring device. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083905 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A PAPERMAKING PROCESS - A method for adjusting a papermaking process for producing rolls of convolutely wound web material having a machine direction (MD) and a cross-machine direction (CD) coplanar and orthogonal thereto is disclosed. The process improves the operating life of a papermaking belt used therefor. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083906 | METHOD FOR MAKING A PAPERMAKING BELT - A method of making a papermaking belt is disclosed. The papermaking belt has a reinforcing structure and a framework. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a reinforcing structure having a paper-facing side, a machine-facing side opposite the paper-facing side, interstices and a reinforcing component comprised of a plurality of structural components; (b) providing a first portion of the reinforcing component with a measuring device, the measuring device being disposed upon the first portion of the reinforcing component; and, (c) coating the at least one side of the reinforcing structure with a material so that the material forms a first surface and a second surface, the material being distributed so that the paper-facing side of the reinforcing structure and the measuring device is positioned between the first and second surfaces of the material. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083907 | CRUMB MADE OF PULP - An asymmetric crumb is described that includes 20 to 100 wt % of a para phenylene terephthalamide pulp. Also described are a process for manufacturing the crumb and a material including the crumb. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083908 | A PAPER COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A new paper composition comprising, a) from 15 wt. % to 70 wt. % a hiding composite comprising based on the total weight of the hiding composite, from 30 wt. % to 75 wt. % pigment particles and from 25 wt. % to 70 wt. % a thermoplastic polymer. The pigment particles are hydrophobically treated with the surface tension of the pigment particles being from 0.1 to 50 mN/m, and the surface tension difference between the pigment particles and the thermoplastic polymer being less than 40 mN/m; and b) from 30 wt. % to 85 wt. % a paper pulp. Process of making such a new paper composition. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083909 | FINELY DIVIDED, STARCH-CONTAINING POLYMER DISPERSIONS, PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USE AS SIZES IN PAPERMAKING - A finely divided, starch-containing polymer dispersion which is obtainable by free radical emulsion polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of at least one redox initiator and starch, wherein (a) from 0 to less than 40% by weight of at least one optionally substituted styrene, (b) from greater than 60 to 100% by weight of at least one C | 2016-03-24 |
20160083910 | MODULAR RAILROAD TRACK ASSEMBLY - A modular railroad track assembly includes spaced-apart cross-ties, side ties, and railroad track rails. Each cross-tie includes a planar edge with the cross-ties being arranged such that each planar edge lies in a common plane. The sides of each cross-tie define an acute angle with the cross-tie's planar edge. The acute angle is in the approximate range of 65° to 80°. Railroad track rails are coupled to the planar edge associated with each cross-tie. A first side tie is coupled to first sides of the cross-ties wherein at least a portion of the first side tie is at the acute angle with respect to the planar edges associated with the cross-ties. A second side tie is coupled to second sides of the cross-ties, wherein at least a portion of the second side tie is at the same acute angle with respect to the planar edges associated with the cross-ties. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083911 | CONCRETE SLEEPER AND SOLID CARRIAGEWAY - A concrete sleeper for a solid carriageway, having a fixing block, which is inserted with the upper section thereof into an underside recess in the concrete sleeper, is mounted elastically by a ring produced from an elastomer and which can be inserted with the lower section thereof into a fillable cut-out in a top layer of the solid carriageway. A base made of an elastic material is arranged on the underside of the concrete sleeper. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083912 | RAIL CROSSING DESIGNED FOR CROSSING A GUIDE RAIL WITH A SECOND RAIL - The invention concerns a rail crossing device designed for crossing a first rail embedded in a road surface with a guide rail, embedded in the road surface. It comprises at least one extensible portion provided in the guide rail and at least one mechanism designed for lengthwise extension and contraction of the extensible portion. This mechanism is designed to extend and contract the extensible portion in a lengthwise direction, defining a contracted position in which one end of the guide rail is separated from the first rail to allow a vehicle or any other movable device to travel along this rail, and an extended position in which said end of the guide rail is moved towards the first rail in order to guide a vehicle onto the guide rail. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083913 | SEGMENTED RAILWAY REGULATOR BLADE - A blade segment is provided for use on a railway regulator wing, and includes a blade body having a front surface, a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side edge and a second side edge, the blade body having at least one mounting aperture. Each of the first and second side edges having an irregular configuration such that adjacent segments tightly and nestingly engage each other along complementary side edges as they are mounted upon the railway regulator wing. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083914 | CONCRETE DOWEL SYSTEM - A dowel placement system including a fastener configured to be engageable with a form, and a radially compressible bushing coupled to the fastener and defining an adjustable outer diameter. The system further includes an elongate dowel sleeve having opposed proximal and distal end portions, and an axial opening having an inner diameter and extending into the dowel sleeve from the proximal end portion to the distal end portion. The bushing is insertable within the axial opening of the dowel sleeve, and the bushing and dowel sleeve are configured such that insertion of the bushing within the dowel sleeve causes the outer diameter of the bushing to compress and conform to the inner diameter of the dowel sleeve and to create a friction force between the bushing and the dowel sleeve to mitigate movement of the dowel sleeve relative to the bushing during formation of the concrete structure. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083915 | Hazard Alert Assembly - A hazard alert assembly for alerting an observer to a hazard includes a base structured to retain a flare on a support surface so the flare is visible to an observer. A frame is coupled to the base so the frame may be visible to the observer. The frame alerts the observer to a hazard. An arrow is coupled to the frame so the arrow is may indicate a direction the observer should travel to avoid the hazard. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083916 | AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE POSITIVE STOPPING SYSTEM - A positive stopping system with an adjustable stopper apparatus positioned along an automated guided vehicle navigation pathway. The adjustable stopper apparatus includes a linear actuator moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. A stopper end is coupled to the linear actuator. The stopper end is positioned within the automated guided vehicle navigation pathway when the linear actuator is in the extended position and removed from the automated guided vehicle navigation pathway when the linear actuator is in the retracted position. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083917 | Road Safety Barrier - A retainer ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160083918 | DEPLOYABLE FLEXIBLE FLOOD MITIGATION WALL - A novel design and construction method for the creation of a deployable flexible flood mitigation wall manufactured from textile and membrane materials. The flexible flood mitigation wall system comprises a textile/membrane wall and support posts configured to be movable between a stowed position and a deployed position and wherein, in the deployed position, the wall forms a leak-free barrier against flood water or other fluids. A series of posts that are manually deployed is used to support the fabric wall when hydrostatically challenged, and transfer loads to the ground. The wall is stored at the point of use in a surface box or trench box and keeps the loading from the flood water off the building, structure or equipment being protected. The flexible flood mitigation wall can be configured for use in many applications including entire buildings, building entrances, transit system passages such as ventilation shafts or elevator shafts, windows, stairwells, and other openings that can be threatened by flooding. It can be continuous such that it surrounds structures such as buildings and power substations, homes, or segmented, such that it can be used to seal openings of all kinds including human or vehicle doorways. It can be tailored to fit any opening and water height. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083919 | SHORELINE STABILIZATION, RESTORATION, AND RUNOFF FILTRATION - A system for stabilization of a shoreline comprising a sheet having an unfolded state and a folded state, the sheet comprising a first edge and a second opposing edge connected by a first end and a second end, the sheet comprising a first layer formed from a first degradable fabric and a second layer formed from a second degradable fabric, the sheet further comprising channels formed at each of the first edge and the second edge, the channels formed from one or more of the first and the second fabric, each of the channels comprising an anchor rope threaded therethrough, each of the channels comprising a plurality of openings, the anchor rope extends through the plurality of openings for securement to a shoreline surface by the anchor rope, and methods of using the same. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083920 | HYBRID ENERGY PLANT - The invention pertains to energy production by capturing simultaneously water potential (surface height differences due to waves) and kinetic (flow of water due to e.g. waves, tide or streams) energy. The plant can have tidal compensation ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160083921 | CORRUGATED STORMWATER CHAMBER HAVING SUB-CORRUGATIONS - A chamber is disclosed. The chamber may include a base, a plurality of alternating crest corrugations and valley corrugations running transverse to a length of the chamber, wherein the crest corrugations decrease in width with elevation from the base, and the valley corrugations increase in width with elevation from the base, at least one crest sub-corrugation running along at least a portion of a crest corrugation, at least one valley sub-corrugation running along at least a portion of a valley corrugation an end crest corrugation positioned at a terminal end of the chamber, and an end crest sub-corrugation running along at least a portion of the end crest corrugation. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083922 | System for removing an oil from a surface of a body of water - A system for removing an oil from a surface of a body of water including a vessel capable of floating on the body of water, with a bow arrangement having a port and a starboard deflector plate and with a downward facing deflector plate, a flow control foil attached to the bow arrangement below the surface of water, a horizontal elongated roller capable of breaking solidified fluids mounted just above the control foil. Behind and below the bow arrangement is a flow opening on the vessel underside where the flow opening is openly submerged below the surface of water. The system includes a separation compartment with walls, a roof, an open bottom and an oil pump having an inlet located near the top of the separation compartment and connected for transfer of collected oil to an onboard or remote storage unit. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083923 | Cleaning device for oil collecting brush - The cleaner according to the invention includes a body part, which includes curved wiping tongues. The lower part of the body is the cleaner's curved lower plate and in its upper part are upper plates and an attachment plate, which is attached to the body of the collector by an attachment beam. The construction of the collector is based on discs surrounding a drum and permitting water to flow through them, to which are attached plastic rings and, attached to them, a brush ring formed of brushes extending over the curved rear wall. The invention also discloses a cleaner, by means of which the brushes are cleaned, which, for example, are attached to a V-shaped brush structure, in which there is a plastic bodied brush ring, and in the cleaner there is a point-shaped plate and its bent point shape. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083924 | PERFORATED STRUCTURE MOUNTABLE ONTO A SEABED - A perforated structure mountable onto a seabed for establishing a deep-water port or an artificial island comprises: a plurality prefabricated perforated modules integratable into said structure; and at least one connector interconnecting corner portions of said prefabricated perforated modules. Each prefabricated perforated module has a corner portion comprising a concave surface such that said corner portions being integrated together into said structure form a cavity to be filled with a concrete. The connector comprises a crosspiece having three arms orthogonal to each other; each arm has a cross-like cross section. The crosspiece has reinforcing members at least partially mechanically connectable to said corner portions. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083925 | SCOUR PREVENTING APPARATUS FOR HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES - Disclosed are several practical refinements, extensions, additions, and improvements to the manufactured three-dimensional continuous convex-concave fairing with attached vortex generators. The piecewise continuously varying slope and curvature fairings provide manufacturing cost reductions, as well as cost reductions by reducing the frequency and complexity of monitoring practices for bridges and elimination of temporary fixes that require costly annual or periodic engineering studies and construction to mitigate scour on at-risk bridges. The probability of bridge failure and its associated liability to the public is totally avoided since the root cause of local scour is prevented. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083926 | ANCHORING ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to an anchoring assembly for fastening an element ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160083927 | CLEANING DEVICE FOR CLEANING A BOTTOM OF A BOREHOLE AND METHOD FOR CREATING A FOUNDATION ELEMENT - The invention relates to a cleaning device for cleaning a bottom of a borehole in the ground and also to a method for creating a bored pile in a borehole. The cleaning device has a pumping means, through which sedimented ground material in the region of the bottom of the borehole can be sucked away via a suction opening and can be discharged from the borehole via a suction line. At least one flushing nozzle is provided, through which a flushing jet can be produced, which exits the cleaning device and flushes sedimented ground material from the bottom of the borehole. A bored pile can then be produced in a thus cleaned borehole. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083928 | DIGGING MACHINE - A digging machine configured to bury a continuous elongated member in the bed of a body of water has a frame extending along a longitudinal axis; a guide assembly fitted to the frame to move crosswise to the longitudinal axis, and configured to engage and move along the continuous elongated member; and a control device configured to adjust the position of the guide assembly with respect to the frame and the continuous elongated member according to the conformation of the continuous elongated member. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083929 | REVOLVING FRAME AND WORK MACHINE COMPRISING SUCH A FRAME - A revolving frame for a work machine is provided which has a welded structure capable of reducing the influence of the stresses from a center frame on a portion, in which a beam is welded to the center frame, and also capable of securing the load supporting strength of the beam. A skirt beam welded further toward a rear side than a center of an entire length in a longitudinal direction of a center frame has a pair of beam side plates welded to a region on a lower side than the center in a height direction of a side surface of the center frame by a vertical welding portion. Upper portions of distal end portions of the beam side plates near the side surface are notched to form a pair of notch grooves. A beam upper plate is welded between and integrated with the upper portions of these beam side plates. A notch connection plate is welded between the pair of beam side plates so as to extend from the beam upper plate to reach the side surface along the notch grooves, and a distal end of the notch connection plate is welded to an intermediate portion in the height direction of the side surface by a horizontal welding portion. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083930 | WORK VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORK VEHICLE - A power transmission includes first and second clutches for switching a transmission path for a driving force therein. A clutch controlling unit provided for a work vehicle is configured to switch the transmission path from one to the other of first and second modes when a speed ratio parameter reaches a mode switching threshold. The clutch controlling unit is configured to keep setting the transmission path in the other mode even when the speed ratio parameter again reaches the mode switching threshold until a switching prohibition period having a predetermined initial value expires as long as a period of time elapsed after mode switching is included in the switching prohibition period. A trigger detecting unit provided for the work vehicle is configured to make the switching prohibition period expire when detecting a predetermined operation in the switching prohibition period. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083931 | WORK VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORK VEHICLE - A power transmission includes first and second clutches for switching a transmission path for a driving force. A work vehicle includes a clutch controlling unit and an engine controlling unit. The clutch controlling unit is configured to determine which of first and second modes the transmission path is switched into based on which of a range of greater than or equal to a mode switching threshold and a range of less than or equal to the mode switching threshold a speed ratio parameter falls into, and is configured to output a clutch command signal for causing one of the first and second clutches to be engaged correspondingly to the determined mode. The engine controlling unit is configured to apply an offset to a rotational speed of an input shaft such that after switching into the determined mode, the speed ratio parameter deviates from the mode switching threshold in the switched mode. A horsepower outputted by the engine is kept unchanged before and after the engine controlling unit applies the offset to the rotational speed of the input shaft. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083932 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE AND BATTERY PACK THEREOF - Construction machine including: an inverter; a battery; a battery controller; a main controller controlling the inverter based on limited power modes prescribed; and a display device displaying a remaining battery electric power. The main controller calculates open circuit voltage and battery resistance values of the battery at the state of energy of the battery based on the specification information about the battery and state of energy of the battery which are input from the battery controller, calculates an amount of electric power stored in the battery in each of the limited power modes based on the open circuit voltage value and battery resistance value of the battery as well as limited power and operating voltage prescribed for each of the limited power modes, and outputs a display signal for displaying the amount of electric power stored in the battery in each of the limited power. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083933 | REGENERATIVE CIRCUIT FOR ARTICULATED JOINT - An articulated work vehicle with a regenerative hydraulic circuit may comprise a front chassis, a rear chassis, first and second hydraulic cylinders each with head and rod chambers and each pivotally connected to the front chassis and the rear chassis, and an articulation joint. The rod chamber of the second hydraulic cylinder may be hydraulically connected to the head chamber of the first hydraulic cylinder via a flow restrictor. The rod chamber of the second hydraulic cylinder may also be hydraulically connected to a hydraulic source via a check valve which is configured to allow hydraulic flow into the rod chamber of the second hydraulic cylinder. The articulation joint may pivotally connect the front chassis to the rear chassis. The articulation joint may be laterally positioned between the first hydraulic cylinder and the second hydraulic cylinder. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083934 | Ground Engaging Tool Assembly - A ground engaging tip comprising a ground engaging portion and a coupling portion. The coupling portion includes an interior surface that includes a coupler pocket. The interior surface has a base wall, a first coupler face wall, and a second coupler face wall. The first and second coupler face wall extend from the base wall to an opening of the coupler pocket. The first and second coupler face wall include a distal planar portion adjacent the base wall. The first and second coupler face include a first convex portion adjacent the distal planar portion, a concave portion adjacent the first convex portion, and a second convex portion adjacent the first concave portion such that the concave portion is disposed between the first convex portion and the second convex portion. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083935 | EXCAVATION TOOTH ASSEMBLY - An excavation tooth lock assembly to lock a first tooth member to a second tooth member, the first tooth member having a body that incorporates a socket which is configured to receive a nose portion of the second tooth member, a locking space provided when the second tooth member is received in the first tooth member, wherein the lock assembly comprises: a lock comprising a body which is configured to be inserted into the locking space including by rotating the body into an operative position to lock the first tooth member to the second tooth member and interengaging elements disposed on the lock and one or both of the first and second tooth members, the elements configured to releaseably retain the lock within the locking space in its operative position. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083936 | Harvesting and Purification of Water From A Vehicle - A water harvesting and purifying system and method for an automobile. The system automatically collects condensed water from a heat-exchanger in an air-conditioning system. the system filters the condensed water and isolates it in a reservoir. the system boils the isolated water to further purify. The water is then useful for drinking for a predetermined time period, after which the water is purged and the process restarted. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083937 | WATERING SYSTEM AND WATERING CONTROL METHOD - The invention concerns a watering system ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160083938 | IN-GROUND FLUSHING DEVICE - A flushing device includes an enclosure having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining an interior of the enclosure and the outer surface defining an exterior of the enclosure, the inner surface and the outer surface further defining an access opening proximate an upper portion of the enclosure; a discharge conduit; a platform situated within the enclosure, the platform having a top surface and a bottom surface, the platform movable to proximate the access opening; and a U-shaped rigid fluid routing support pipe mounted to the platform and in fluid communication with the discharge conduit. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083939 | "Doogie Box" Water Reclamation and Reuse System - This invention harvests abundant, highly usable washing machine rinse cycle water for irrigation and other uses. This is accomplished using two separate devices working together; it is comprised of a valve assembly (FIG. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083940 | BALANCING CONTROL VALVE FOR FAUCET - A ceramic balancing control valve of a faucet includes a fixed valve pipe, a movable spool, two flow covers and two caps. The fixed valve pipe has a through hole, and each side of the pipe body engraves a conduction gap communicating with the through hole. The movable spool is located inside the through hole of the fixed valve pipe, and each side thereof has a concave groove compartment separated by a partition. Two flow covers are facing each other, and a flow channel is formed on an upper and lower portion of the flow cover corresponding to the conduction gap of the fixed valve pipe; and each caps has at least one circulation hole, and is located at an upper portion of the flow channel, so the water flowing into the flow cover is configured to flow out of the cap from circulation hole. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083941 | PLUMBING FITTING - A plumbing fitting for dispensing of hot and cold water or a mixture thereof; said fitting including an elongate spout or spigot and a mounting portion for locating said plumbing fitting at a surface; said elongate spout provided with a dispensing orifice arranged at an underside of said elongate spout and proximate a tip portion of said spout; a passage through said spout communicating with said orifice and an inlet at said mounting portion; said plumbing fitting characterized in further including a pair of partially conjoined, generally globular structures at a base portion of said elongate spout. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083942 | AUTO-RETRACTING MECHANISM FOR FAUCET SPRAY HEAD - An auto-retracting faucet spray head has an auto-retract mechanism, which includes a docking assembly provided at the end of the faucet body to facilitate automatic retraction and docking of the spray head. The docking assembly includes a spring-loaded mechanism that automatically docks the spray head to the faucet body when an adapter coupled to the spray head engages the docking assembly. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083943 | PERSON-DETECTING SENSOR AND AUTOMATIC WATER FAUCET - A person-detecting sensor includes: a range-finding unit that decides whether a distance to a detection object falls within a predetermined detection distance range; a received-light quantity decision unit that decides whether a received-light quantity is equal to or greater than a predetermined received-light quantity threshold; and a continuation decision unit that decides whether a state of the detection object being present is ongoing. In the received-light quantity decision unit, after water discharge is started upon the detection determination unit determining a detection object to be under detection state, for a period during which the continuation decision unit decides the state in which the detection object being present is ongoing, the received-light quantity threshold is set to be lower than prior to when the water discharge is started. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083944 | SANITARY INSERTION UNIT AND SHOWER FITTING HAVING A SANITARY INSERTION UNIT - A sanitary insertion unit has a sealing ring with a sleeve-shaped extension, the free end region of which extension has a head which protrudes circumferentially and, when the extension is inserted into an associated line section, can be deformed at least in regions such that the head of the extension is placed onto the inner circumferential wall of the line section. A sanitary insertion unit also has/is a flow regulator, the outer circumference of the housing of which bears a clamping edge region for sealing and clamping the flow regulator between two interconnected line sections, the flow regulator bears a sleeve-shaped extension, the circumferentially protruding head of which, produced from elastic material, can be deformed, when the extension is inserted into a line section, such that the head is placed onto the inner circumferential wall of the line section. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083945 | PLUMBING TRAP FLUSHING DEVICE - A plumbing trap flushing device for use in association with one of a drain in a sink, an overflow drain in a basin, a drain in a bathtub, an overflow drain in a bathtub and the like is disclosed. The plumbing trap flushing device includes a connector, a conduit and a nozzle. The connector is releasably attachable to a tap. The conduit is in flow communication with the connector and has an outside diameter and an inside diameter. The outside diameter is dimensioned to fit into the drain, whereby when the conduit is in the drain air and water freely flows around the conduit into the drain. The nozzle is in flow communication with the distal end of the conduit. The nozzle has a nozzle inside diameter less than the inside diameter of the conduit whereby the water exits the nozzle in a stream. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083946 | OFFSETTING DUAL FLUSH ADAPTER - Various methods and systems are provided for offsetting of flush adapters. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an adapter configured to attach to a flush mechanism configured to provide for a predefined flush capability in a toilet, a gasket attached to adapter, the gasket forming a seal between the flush mechanism and a flush orifice of a flush valve, where the flush valve is configured to seat a sealing member, and means for securing the gasket in position with respect to the flush orifice of the flush valve. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083947 | Rigid Piston Valve Incorporating a Solenoid - A rigid piston assembly for use in a conventional flush valve includes a rigid piston and a solenoid configured to fixedly engage within the valve body. A flush valve for a plumbing fixture as well as a method of retrofitting a piston valve into a diaphragm flush valve body includes a rigid piston and solenoid configuration. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083949 | WATER - SAVING TOILET - In a toilet comprising a toilet bowl, the water-saving system comprises a first emitter for emitting a first beam having a first wavelength comprised between 300 and 495 nm. A second emitter for emitting a second beam has a second wavelength comprised between 590 and 900 nm, at least one detector for receiving the first and second beams. The first emitter, second emitter and detector(s) are installed on the toilet such that the first beam and second beam pass through the water contained in the toilet bowl before being received by the detector(s). A controller receives and processes data from the detector(s), and the data representing the waste level in the toilet bowl. A flush volume actuator is actuated by the controller for flushing a variable volume of water as a function of the data, so as to minimize the volume of water. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083950 | Flush toilet with build-in one-way valve system for use in unclogging clogs and for efficient water-saving flush operations and related methods. - In general, a flush toilet with a built-in clog removal system is described. Additionally, a flush toilet with a one-way valve system for efficient and water conserving operation is disclosed. In one embodiment, the disclosed toilet is defined by: a bowl connected to an drain pipe; at least one one-way valve positioned pipe; and a pump in fluid communication with the pipe so that (a) initiating the pump to force the piston downward or upward causes fluid-flow in the pipe so that the one-way valve closes or opens as a result of pressure or a vacuum against debris clogging the drain. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083951 | OVERFLOW CHAMBER FOR EMISSION OF RAINWATER AND SOIL - A overflow chamber that can discharge rainwater and soil according to the present disclosure includes: a receiving unit having a receiving space; an interceptor port formed at a side of the receiving unit and selectively opening/closing in accordance with the amount of received object received in the receiving unit; a discharge port formed at another side of the receiving unit; and a first discharge pipe communicating with the discharge port and convexly bending upward at least one time. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083952 | NON-POINT POLLUTANT SOURCE TREATMENT APPARATUS - Provided is a non-point pollutant source treatment apparatus. The non-point pollutant source treatment apparatus includes an inlet pipe for allowing initial polluted rain (raw) water to flow therethrough, a settling tank coupled to the inlet pipe and storing raw water flowing from the inlet pipe, a drain part disposed at one side of an inside of the settling tank directly under the inlet pipe, and coupled to a drain pipe so as to discharge raw water contained in the settling tank into the outlet pipe, a purifying member disposed at the other side of the settling tank and including purifying plates with inlet holes, a filtering part coupled to an upper portion of the settling tank and filtering foreign substances from raw water, and a backwashing tank coupled to an upper portion of the filtering part and including a purified water pipe. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083953 | Fluid Backflow Management System and Method of Use Thereof - An apparatus for continuously controlling fluid flow in a sewer conduit, comprising: a) moisture sensors detecting levels of fluid in this conduit; b) an inflatable bladder, mounted in the sewer conduit for releasably sealing in fluid tight fashion a section of this conduit; a compressed air source for inflating the bladder; and a control box including a CPU sensitive to the moisture sensor(s) and actuating the air compressor responsively to conduit fluid level conditions reaching beyond a preset threshold value. The performance of the apparatus is independent of the speed of fluid flow in the sewer conduit. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083954 | COMPOSITE CAST-IN-SITU OUTER WALL AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A composite cast-in-situ outer wall and a construction method thereof are provided, wherein the composite cast-in-situ outer wall comprises a concrete wall and a composite plate, wherein a hole for windows is defined in the middle of the concrete wall, and the composite plate is arranged below the hole for windows; the composite plate is embedded into the concrete wall and is fixedly connected to the concrete wall. According to the present application, the concrete pouring can be implemented along with a connected wall body, and thus a one-time integral pouring is achieved; meanwhile, the evenness of the wall surface is ensured, and thus the construction efficiency and construction quality are improved. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083955 | INTERLOCKING BUILDING SYSTEM - An interlocking building system that includes a floor deck, a plurality of corner wall studs having a first longitudinal edge that comprises a first dado, a plurality of top studs having a longitudinal edge that comprises a dado, and at least one wall panel that has at least three edges, wherein the first dado of the first longitudinal edge of one of the plurality of corner wall studs is configured to receive and hold a first edge of at least one wall panel, the dado of the longitudinal edge of the plurality of top studs is configured to receive and hold a second edge of the at least one wall panel, and the first dado of the first longitudinal edge of the another one of the plurality of corner wall studs is configured to hold a third edge of the one of the at least one wall panel. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083956 | CONTOUR CRAFTING EXTRUSION NOZZLES - An automated extrusion construction system may include an extrusion nozzle configured to extrude construction material in a substantially horizontal direction against an elongated and substantially vertical surface. An extrusion nozzle may have a height adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the height of an outlet in response to level deviations in the surface on which the construction material is extruded by the extrusion nozzle. An automated extrusion construction system may include a slicing mechanism configured to controllably slice through the extruded layer. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083957 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING CYLINDRICAL TANK - There is provided a method for constructing a cylindrical tank, including the step of assembling a metal inner tank by individually and sequentially conducting, on an internal side of a PC wall, raising of an inner tank lateral plate by a jack-up unit and welding of a next-stage inner tank lateral plate onto a lower section of the raised inner tank lateral plate, further including the step of installing a guide pair configured to sandwich the raised inner tank lateral plate onto the next-stage inner tank lateral plate that is to be welded therebeneath. As a result, in the case of adopting the jack-up construction system, it is possible to prevent an inner tank lateral plate from being attached next from falling. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083958 | Insulation Retention Apparatus for use with Overhead Structural Beams and Related Methods - An insulation retention apparatus includes a non-gas-permeable plastic sheet. At least a first foam strip is affixed to the non-gas-permeable plastic sheet along a first side and at least a second foam strip is affixed to the non-gas-permeable plastic sheet along a second side, wherein the first side is substantially opposite the second side. An adhesive is positioned on each of the first and second foam strips, wherein the first foam strip is affixed to a first overhead structural beam with the adhesive and the second foam strip is affixed to a second overhead structural beam with the adhesive, wherein the first overhead structural beam is positioned spaced from the second overhead structural beam wherein the non-gas-permeable plastic sheet is extended therebetween, and wherein a quantity of insulation is retained on the non-gas-permeable plastic sheet. | 2016-03-24 |
20160083959 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING PASSIVE THAT REDUCE HEAT LOSS OF A BUILDING, AS WELL AS THE COSTS AND CONSUMPTION OF MATERIALS - The method of the construction of passive foundation and, in particular, of connecting them with walls is characterised in that in order to improve the thermal insulation so as to limit the heat losses for a building or to simplify the structure or to reduce the building costs, the surface of the foundations or the contact surface of building materials/structural foundations ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160083960 | AN ACOUSTIC DAMPING BUILDING MATERIAL - An acoustic damping building material ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160083961 | MODULAR STORAGE STRUCTURE - A modular storage structure can be constructed from a number of modular wall panels and modular roof panels. Multiple modular wall panels can be joined to form a wall system of the storage structure. The wall panels can be serially connected together such that a J-shaped interlock member of one panel is in abutting relationship with a corresponding J-shaped interlock member of another wall panel to define a series of wall stud assemblies adapted to receive fasteners for joining wall layers. The roof panels can be serially connected together in a similar fashion. In embodiments, the storage structure can be constructed such that it meets the predetermined requirements for a fire rating (e.g. a 2-hour or a 4-hour fire rating). | 2016-03-24 |