17th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090101458 | WHEEL BRAKE FOR A VEHICLE AND A VEHICLE COMPRISING THE WHEEL BRAKE - A wheel brake for a vehicle including a brake disc unit adapted to brake the rotation of a rotation element, which is adapted to be drivingly connected to the wheel . The brake disc unit includes a first set of discs and a second set of discs arranged in an alternating manner in an axial direction. The discs in the first disc set are adapted to be rotationally rigidly connected to the rotation element. The brake disc unit includes at least one separator element, which is adapted to keep a sufficient distance between two adjacent discs of one of the disc sets for an intermediate disc from the other disc set to rotate at least substantially freely relative to the spaced discs when the brake disc unit is in a deactivated condition. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101459 | HYDRAULIC SHOCK ABSORBER - In a shock absorber of a vehicle, when a moving speed of a piston rod in relation to a cylinder tube is slow and first and second input forces are externally applied to the shock absorber, damping forces of pressure side and extension side first damping force generating devices are larger than that of pressure side and extension side second damping force generating devices. On the other hand, when the moving speed is fast, the damping forces of the pressure side and the extension side second damping force generating devices are larger than that of the pressure side and the extension side first damping force generating devices. A gas enclosure chamber filled with gas is connected to a first chamber through a free piston. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101460 | Luggage Case - A luggage case is disclosed including a plurality of walls connected together to define an internal space for receipt of items to be retained in the luggage case. The luggage case including an elongate support structure connected to at least one of the walls. The support structure extending adjacent to at least two edges of the at least one wall. The elongate support structure comprising at least one elongate element and at least one fixation member to fixedly connect the at least one elongate element to said at least one wall. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101461 | Wheeled Luggage with Extendable Supportive Tongue - Wheeled luggage including an extendable tongue permits use as a hand-truck to transport an additional piece of luggage supported on the extended tongue. The wheeled luggage may be similar to conventional wheeled luggage, but further includes a tongue movable between an inactive and active positions. In the inactive position, the tongue is positioned within a footprint of a bottom of the luggage. In the active position, the tongue extends beyond an outer edge of a bottom of the body to provide supportive structure on which the additional luggage may be placed. The structure of the extendable tongue may have various suitable configurations. A mechanism may be provided for moving the tongue between the inactive and active positions while the user and luggage are in an upright position. An optional strap and/or strap retraction mechanism may be provided to securing the additional luggage. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101462 | HYDROKINETIC COUPLING DEVICE, COMPRISING A FRICTION DISC, CARRIED BY A ROTATING LINKING ELEMENT OF A TURBINE WHEEL WITH A DAMPER PLATE - A hydrokinetic coupling device ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090101463 | Viscous Clutch - A viscous clutch assembly ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090101464 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATED FRICTION CLUTCH - A method for controlling an automated friction clutch arranged in a drive train of a motor vehicle in the force flow between a drive engine ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090101465 | Breakaway Clutch For Controllable Speed Accessory Drive System - An accessory drive system for a hybrid vehicle is provided including a planetary gear set having first, second, and third members. A torque transfer device operatively connects an engine with the first member. A motor/generator is operatively connected to the second member. A plurality of vehicle accessories are operatively connected to the third member. A one-way clutch is operatively connected to either the first member of the planetary gear set or the torque transfer device. The one-way clutch is also selectively connected to a stationary member via a breakaway clutch configured to slip when either the input torque exceeds a threshold value or the direction of rotation is opposite of the driving direction. Engine output is transferable through the planetary gear set to drive the accessories at a selectable rate, and the motor/generator is controllable to run the accessories while the engine is off and while restarting the engine. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101466 | Freewheeling Roll and Brake - A conveying roll has a cover ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090101467 | CASH TRANSACTION MACHINE - A cash transaction machine that can prevent paper media from not being collected due to the wind is provided. The cash transaction machine may provide a mold guide to a dispensing device and provide a bracket to a housing, in order to prevent the paper media from moving backward into the dispensing device due to the strong wind blowing from the outside. Since the mold guide and the bracket are overlappingly coupled with each other, it is possible to prevent the paper media from moving backward into the dispensing device due to the strong wind. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101468 | Bill/coin processing system - Provided is a bill and coin processing system having: a bill change discharger constructed as a bill receiving/discharging machine; and a coin change discharger constructed as a coin receiving/discharging machine, wherein a machine dimension of each of the bill change discharger and the coin change discharger is that a width is equal to or smaller than 500 mm, a depth is equal to or smaller than 600 mm, and a height is equal to or smaller than 400 mm. Further provided is a similar bill and coin processing system, wherein money input/output ports of the bill change discharger and of the coin change discharger are disposed in positions, which are 700 mm through 1500 mm in height from a floor surface. Still further provided is a bill and coin processing system having: a bill change discharger constructed as a bill receiving/discharging machine; a coin change discharger constructed as a coin receiving/discharging machine; and a coin-roll box installed under the bill change discharger and the coin change discharger, wherein a machine dimension of each of the bill change discharger and the coin change discharger is that a width is equal to or smaller than 500 mm, a depth is equal to or smaller than 600 mm, and a height is equal to or smaller than 400 mm, and a box dimension of the coin-roll box is that a width is equal to or smaller than 1000 mm, a depth is equal to or smaller than 600 mm, and a height is equal to or smaller than 100 mm. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101469 | COIN SENSOR - A coin sensor performs time-domain eddy-current testing using an inductance in one arm of a Maxwell bridge which is driven by a bipolar square wave having randomly-selected intervals between transitions, the output of the bridge being sampled at a high frequency. A processor stores a model which receives the drive signal and adjusts coefficients of the model so that the output matches the sampled measurements. Acceptance criteria are applied to the adjusted coefficients for coin classification purposes. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101470 | SELF-SUPPORTING GUIDING SYSTEM FOR MOVING WALKWAYS - The invention relates to a system having: a first longitudinal member and a second longitudinal member arranged symmetrical to the first longitudinal member in relation to a longitudinal mid-plane of the conveyor system, to define a forward movement track and a return track of the rollers ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090101471 | MOVING WALKWAY - The invention relates to a moving walkway formed by a series of pallets ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090101472 | Workpiece transfer mechanism, workpiece transfer method and workpiece processing system - A workpiece transfer mechanism | 2009-04-23 |
20090101473 | 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 in a loading station and in an unloading station. The conveyor belt is mounted to the underside of supporting bars which are oriented transversely to the movement direction of the conveyor belt. Supporting rollers mounted in each case at the two lateral ends of the supporting bars roll on two pairs of supporting cables or supporting rails which are provided along the installation and are respectively assigned to the forward strand and the return strand of the conveyor belt. An assembly for cleaning the conveyor belt is formed with a scraper strip or the like which can be moved in the direction of the conveyor belt by way of a closed-loop controller, which is controlled by the position of the supporting bars. The scraper strip is brought more or less into abutment against the conveyor belt between the supporting bars, and it is raised off from the conveyor belt in the region of a supporting bar. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101474 | Vial Supply Device - A vial supply device | 2009-04-23 |
20090101475 | ROLLER TRANSPORT CONVEYOR AND METHOD - A roller transport conveyor and method provides a device for conveying items along a plurality of rollers, in which the device may be set up and operated and serviced by manually raising and lowering one or more contact members that transmit force from a spring to urge a drive belt into contact with an underside of the rollers. The contact member is adjustable by raising and lowering the contact member to expand and contract the spring, or by raising and lowering a base on which the spring is supported, so that the drive belt may be engaged with and disengaged from the rollers. A gravity take-up includes a mass suspended from a cable that is routed to a pulley having the drive belt reeved thereon. The cable is wound upon a winch that compensates for belt stretch, or for belts of various lengths. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101476 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CONTROLLED DISCHARGE - A vibratory apparatus includes a surface having an input end and an output end, and a vibratory generator coupled to the surface to cause material to move along the surface. The apparatus also includes a barrier coupled to the surface and having a plurality of openings disposed therethrough to provide for controlled passage of materials from an upstream side of the barrier to a downstream side, and a solid gate disposed to one side of the barrier, the gate moveable relative to the barrier between a first position wherein a first portion of the plurality of openings are occluded and a second position wherein a second portion of the plurality of openings are occluded, the first portion being different than the second portion. A method of operating such an apparatus is also provided. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101477 | Method and apparatus for the controlled transfer of unit loads - The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for the controlled transfer of unit loads from a first conveyor onto a second conveyor which is partially projected over by the first conveyor, the transport directions of which conveyors run at an angle with respect to each other. In order to permit controlled transfer of the unit loads in a defined position from the first conveyor onto the second conveyor, it is proposed that a negative pressure which acts on the upper side of the conveyor belt of the second conveyor can be generated below the first conveyor in the transfer region onto the second conveyor. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101478 | Inline conveyor scale - A weighing machine that uses a plurality of pivoting conveyors to deliver product to a plurality of weigh hoppers the sum of which make the desired total weight required for a package. Each pivoting conveyor may supply product to a plurality of secondary conveyors by rotating or changing the pivoting conveyor belt speed. The machine uses a calculated number of front or rear weigh hoppers positioned beneath corresponding accumulation hoppers to produce the desired total weight. The accumulation hopper rapidly fills the weigh hopper after the weigh hopper is emptied. The front and rear accumulation hoppers are positioned below a diverter plate that directs product from the secondary conveyor. Access to the front and rear accumulation and weigh hoppers is made possible by hinging the front set of hoppers. Maintenance and cleaning of the conveyors is accomplished by releasing locking members to allow the conveyor module to be removed. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101479 | Transfer device in manufacturing systems for tobacco products - In a manufacturing system for tobacco products, a cigarette maker and a cigarette packer are linked by a transfer device consisting in a flat top chain conveyor that comprises a plurality of modular molded plastic elements connected one to the next by way of hinge elements and fashioned with respective tops combining to create a transport surface on which a layer of cigarettes advances en masse from one machine to the other; the flat tops of the single modular elements present a soft outer layer having a high coefficient of friction, which is co-molded with the relative modular element. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101480 | Parts Conveyor Apparatus - A parts conveyor apparatus that conveys parts using the vibrations includes an electromagnetic motor that generates the vibrations; a rotary panel which is mounted on an output shaft of the electromagnetic motor and rotates eccentrically by the rotation of the output shaft; and a spring member which vibrates by the rotation of the rotary panel. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101481 | BELT DRIVING MECHANISM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING BELT - A belt driving mechanism related to the present invention includes: a toothed drive pulley configure to rotate actively; a toothed driven pulley configured to rotate passively; a toothed belt configured to engage with the toothed drive pulley and the toothed driven pulley by tooth on an inner circumference thereof; and an elastic member configured to move the toothed belt in a returning direction by an elastic force accumulated while the toothed drive pulley moves the toothed belt in a going direction, wherein at least one of the toothed belt, the toothed drive pulley, and the toothed driven pulley is formed such that at least one of tooth bottoms is shallower than at least other one of the tooth bottoms. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101482 | Device for Monitoring a Conveyor - The invention relates to an apparatus for monitoring a conveying installation, comprising: a conveying belt ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090101483 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING SUBSTRATE CARRIERS - A conveyor apparatus adapted to transport and article is provided. The conveyor apparatus has a belt section including a plurality of slots and a plurality of T-shaped stiffeners extending in the slots. Respective belt sections may be spliced together using a plurality of T-shaped stiffeners extending through slots in diagonally-formed ends of each belt section. Methods of the invention are described as are numerous other aspects. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101484 | ANTI-THEFT BATTERY SWITCH BOX SYSTEM - An anti-theft battery switchbox system, comprising: an ignition coil; a cutoff switch electrically connected to the ignition coil; a battery in electrical communication with the cutoff switch; and the cutoff switch selectively electrically couples the battery to the ignition coil. A remote control module in wireless communication with the cutoff switch controls the cutoff switch between an on mode and an off mode. The remote control module includes an actuator configured to permit a user to change between on/off modes. In addition, the actuator is not actuatable by a single linear impulse. The wireless communication between the remote control module and the cutoff switch comprises a unique signal feature. The unique signal feature includes a signal feature from the group of signal features consisting of frequency, amplitude modulation, frequency modulation, and signal key. The unique signal feature comprises a unique frequency and wherein the actuator comprises a knob. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101485 | PUSHBUTTON SWITCH MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A pushbutton switch is provided with: a switch case; a switch body fixed to the switch case; an elastic sealing body that is formed of an elastic material and covers and seals the switch body; a cap member that is formed of a hard material and is detachably mounted at a top portion of the elastic sealing body; a pushbutton portion provided on the cap member and exposing from a switch exposure aperture on a switch mounting apparatus; and a stopper portion provided on the cap member and configured to interfere with a rear surface of the switch mounting apparatus at a peripheral area of the switch exposure aperture and to restrain the cap member from being detached from the switch mounting apparatus, in a state in which the switch case is fixed to the switch mounting apparatus. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101486 | TRIGGERING STRUCTURE - A triggering structure provided in a housing includes a circuit body, a pillar, an elastic part, a light-emitting part, and a power supply unit. Part of the pillar in the housing is exposed. When being pushed with an external force to draw back to the inside of housing, the pillar may make the contact points disconnecting from each other in the circuit body, thereby the light-emitting part being made to light; contrarily, when the pillar normally extends out of the housing, the circuit where the disconnected contact points is not turned ON by the pillar is open, and thus the light-emitting part does not work. Depending on a service state, the triggering structure may automatically enable and disable a sound-light part and may be applied to various products. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101487 | Module Molding Touch Module - An in-mould molding touch module includes a flexible printed circuit having a touch control circuit, and a molding flexible film. The flexible film contains integratedly the flexible printed circuit by an in-mould injecting mode. The flexible film has an outer surface for touch control. The outer surface is configured for being pressed for driving the touch control circuit of the flexible printed circuit to output signals. Therefore, the present touch module is manufactured simply, and has a thin thickness. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101488 | Touch panel - A touch panel includes a substrate, a transparent conductive layer and at least two separate electrodes. The substrate has a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface opposite to the first substrate surface. The transparent conductive layer includes a carbon nanotube structure formed on the first substrate surface. The at least two separate electrodes are located on a surface of the transparent conductive layer and electrically connected thereto. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101489 | IN-MOULD MOLDING TOUCH MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An in-mould molding touch module includes a plastic film, a touch circuit and a molding rind. The plastic film includes an inner surface and an outer surface for handling and touching. At least one region of the inner surface and a corresponding region of the outer surface define a touch area. The touch circuit is arranged on the inner surface in the touch area. The molding rind is integrated on the inner surface by an in-mould injecting mode to contain the touch circuit for forming a one-piece body. In addition, the invention also provides a method for manufacturing an in-mould molding touch module. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101490 | Water Purification System - Devices and methods for water purification are provided. An improved demister ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090101491 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RAPID CRYSTALLIZATION OF BIOMOLECULES - The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for promoting rapid formation of biomolecule crystals from a solution of biomolecules, preferably proteins, wherein the protein solution undergoes rapid concentration according to its isoelectric point in an electric field. Protein crystallization according to the methods of the present invention takes place within a period of hours or less. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101492 | METHOD FOR PREPARING COMPOSITES OF ZEOLITE-FIBER SUBSTRATE - A method for preparing a composite of zeolite-fiber substrate includes the steps of reacting a fiber substrate or a zeolite with a linking compound to form an intermediate of linking compound-fiber substrate or zeolite-linking compound, and preparing the composite of zeolite-linking compound-fiber substrate by linking the intermediate of linking compound-fiber substrate to the fiber substrate or linking the intermediate of zeolite-linking compound to the zeolite, in which the linking is induced by sonication. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101493 | Oxide Sintered Body, Target, Transparent Conductive Film Obtained by Using the Same, and transparent Conductive Substrate - Provided are an oxide sintered body having zinc oxide as a main component and still more containing magnesium, a target obtained by processing the same, a transparent conductive film having excellent chemical resistance and low resistance, obtained by a direct-current sputtering method or an ion plating method by using the same, and a transparent conductive substrate. Provided are an oxide sintered body having zinc oxide and magnesium, wherein content of magnesium is from 0.02 to 0.30 as atom number ratio of Mg/(Zn+Mg); still more, an oxide sintered body having zinc oxide, magnesium, gallium and/or aluminum, wherein content of gallium and/or aluminum is over 0 and equal to or lower than 0.09 as atom number ratio of (Ga+Al)/(Zn+Ga+Al), and content of magnesium is from 0.02 to 0.30 as atom number ratio of Mg/(Zn+Ga+Al+Mg); a target obtained by processing these oxide sintered bodies; and a transparent conductive film formed on a substrate by a sputtering method or an ion plating method, by using this target. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101494 | Method for Producing Internal Antenna with Anti-Electromagnetic Interference Property Through Vacuum Process - A method for producing an internal antenna with an anti-electromagnetic interference property by performing a vacuum process, which includes (1) performing a surface pretreatment process on an insulating substrate to clean the surface thereof, (2) placing the substrate into a vacuum chamber, and performing a first plasma bombardment by using a conductive target material; (3) placing the substrate into another vacuum chamber, and performing a second plasma bombardment by using a passivation target material; (4) removing a certain part of the passivation layer and the conductive layer, such that a planar antenna pattern is remained with a certain distance spaced apart from the surrounding passivation layer and conductive layer. The conductive layer and the passivation layer cover the surface of the substrate for completely shielding the electromagnetic interference, and meanwhile, the planar shape of the antenna saves the cost and the available space within the housing. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101495 | Mn-CONTAINING COPPER ALLOY SPUTTERING TARGET GENERATING FEW PARTICLES - A Mn-containing copper alloy sputtering target is provided. The target generates a small number of particles and is used to form diffusion inhibiting films and seed films of interconnects of semiconductor devices simultaneously. The target is a Mn-containing copper alloy sputtering target that generates few particles, comprising a copper alloy containing 0.6 to 30 mass % of Mn with the balance consisting of copper and impurities, wherein the impurities are controlled to include a total of 40 ppm or less of metallic impurities, 10 ppm or less of oxygen, 5 ppm or less of nitrogen, 5 ppm or less of hydrogen, and 10 ppm or less of carbon. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101496 | COPPER PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION TARGETS AND METHODS OF MAKING COPPER PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION TARGETS - The invention includes physical vapor deposition targets formed of copper material and having an average grain size of less than 50 microns and an absence of course-grain areas throughout the target. The invention encompasses a physical vapor deposition target, of a copper material and having an average grain size of less than 50 microns with a grain size standard deviation of fess than 5% (1−σ) throughout the target. The copper material is selected from copper alloys and high-purity copper material containing greater than or equal to 99.9999% copper, by weight. The invention includes methods of forming copper physical vapor deposition targets. An as-cast copper material is subjected to a multistage processing. Each stage of the multistage processing includes a heating event, a hot-forging event, and a water quenching event. After the multistage processing the copper material is roiled to produce a target blank. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101497 | SPUTTERING SYSTEM CARRIER - A sputtering system carrier configured for supporting a workpiece comprises a main body and a supporting body. The main body includes four end to end frames, which are a first frame, a second frame, a third frame, and a fourth frame. The first frame and the third frame each have a sliding slot. The second frame and the fourth frame each has a coil wrapped around the frame. The supporting body includes four end to end frames, which are a fifth frame, a sixth frame, a seventh frame, and an eighth frame. The fifth frame and the seventh frame have a pivot protruding from outside surface. The pivots are movably held in the sliding slots. The pivots are positioned either near the sixth frame or the eighth frame. The sixth frame, the eighth frame, or both have a magnet. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101498 | GLUCOSE SENSORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a device that functions as a glucose sensor. The device has a reference electrode; a counter electrode, a working electrode; an electrically conducting membrane; an enzyme layer; a semi-permeable membrane; a first layer of a first hydrogel in operative communication with the working electrode; the first layer of the first hydrogel being operative to store oxygen; wherein the amount of stored oxygen is proportional to the number of freeze-thaw cycles that the hydrogel is subjected to; and a second layer of the second hydrogel. Disclosed too is a method that comprises using periodically biased amperometry towards interrogation of implantable glucose sensors to improve both sensor's sensitivity and linearity while at the same time enable internal calibration against sensor drifts that originate from changes in either electrode activity or membrane permeability as a result of fouling, calcification and/or fibrosis. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101499 | Protein-Immobilized membrane, method for immobilization of protein, enzyme-immobilized electrode, and biosensor - The present invention relates to a protein-immobilized membrane ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090101500 | TEST STRIP WITH IDENTIFICATION FUNCTION AND TEST INSTRUMENT USING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a test strip with an identification function and a test instrument using the same. The test strip of the present invention comprises a substrate, a test area on the substrate and an identification area also on the substrate. The identification area has at least two identification electrodes, at least one resistor element connected in parallel with the identification electrodes, and an electrode area coupling the identification electrodes and the resistor element. Thereby, the present invention provides many sets of identification signals to differentiate customers, test strips and test instruments. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101501 | ROOM TEMPERATURE GAS SENSORS - A gas sensor may include a mat including nanofibers attached to a substrate layer, a first electrode in electrical communication with one end of the mat, and a second electrode in electrical communication with the other end of the mat. The sensitivity of the gas sensor for carbon monoxide at a concentration of 50 ppm in air, and at a temperature from about 20° C. to 26° C., is at least 1.29. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101502 | Thermal Shock Resistant Gas Sensor Element - A thermal shock resistant sensor element that includes a sensor element having a gamma alumina coating on at least a portion thereof. The thermal shock resistant sensor element may be thermal shock resistant at temperatures greater than about 600° C. A method of making a thermal shock resistant element that includes plasma spraying gamma alumina onto a sensor element to form a thermal shock resistant element. The thermal shock resistant sensor element may be thermal shock resistant at temperatures greater than about 500° C. A thermal shock resistant sensor element that includes a sensor element having an alumina coating on at least a portion thereof. The thermal shock resistant sensor element may be thermal shock resistant at temperatures greater than about 500° C. and may demonstrate a Si poisoning resistance after exposure to the Gas Burner Test (850° C.) for at least about 60 hours. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101503 | GAS SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - In a gas sensor sensing a specific gas component contained in gas to be measured, oxygen ion conductive solid electrolyte is used in a sensing element for sensing the specific gas component. A terminal unit is used, which comprises a pair of insulators, each having an inner side surface, disposed to pinch and hold the base end portion of the sensing element on the pair of electrode-mounted surfaces of the sensing element. The terminal unit comprises two pairs of metal terminals and a spring member. The metal terminals electrically contact electrode pads of the sensing element, pair by pair, respectively, and are disposed on the inner side surfaces of the insulators. The spring members press the pair of insulators at one or more positions of electrode-mounted surfaces of the sensing element in a width direction so that the insulators are pressed to be opposed to each other. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101504 | GAS SENSOR - The gas sensor includes a sensor element, a heater for heating the sensor element, the heater having a roughly cylindrical shape, a housing into which the sensor element is inserted to be held therein, and a terminal unit disposed so as to cover a rear end portion of the heater on a rear end side of the housing. The terminal unit includes a pair of insulators, a pair of metal terminals each of which is located Inside a corresponding one of the pair of the insulators and in contact with a corresponding one of a pair of electrode pads provided on a surface of the rear end portion of the heater, and a pressing member pressing the pair of the insulators in a direction that the pair of the insulators approach each other. The pair of the insulators are located out of contact with each other. The rear end portion of the heater is contact-supported at at least three contact points by the terminal unit. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101505 | HARVESTING OF PROCESSED CARBON NANOTUBES - A method of harvesting carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is provided. According to this method, CNT bundles, comprising CNTs associated with metallic catalysts and having amorphous carbon coatings are agitated in an aqueous liquid containing a dispersant with free-flowing grit particles to disassociate the CNTs from the metallic catalysts, remove the amorphous carbon of the amorphous carbon coatings and shorten the CNTs via shearing. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101506 | METHOD, SPECIFIC PRIMERS AND KIT FOR THE DETECTION OF NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS - The current invention refers to a | 2009-04-23 |
20090101508 | Method for Electrochemically Realizing a Hydrophilic Area on a Hydrophobic Substrate - The invention relates to a method for producing at least one hydrophilic area on a hydrophobic substrate. The method consists in performing an electrochemical reduction of the surface under the following conditions:
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20090101509 | Process Of Making An Optical Lens - A semiconductor substrate is anodized to be shaped into an optical lens. Prior to being anodized, the substrate is finished with an anode pattern on its bottom surface so as to be consolidated into a unitary structure in which the anode pattern is precisely reproduced on the substrate. The anodization utilizes an electrolytic solution which etches out oxidized portion as soon as it is formed as a result of the anodization, to thereby develop a porous layer in a pattern in match with the anode pattern. The anode pattern brings about an in-plane distribution of varying electric field intensity by which the porous layer develops into a shape complementary to a desired lens profile. Upon completion of the anodization, the semiconductor substrate is shaped into the lens by etching out the porous layer and the anode pattern from the substrate. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101510 | High density printed circuit board and method of manufacturing the same - The present invention relates to a high density printed circuit board and a method of manufacturing the same which enable a thin printed circuit board to be manufactured and can overcome problems occurring in a conventional method of manufacturing a printed circuit board because a conventional CCL is not used as a raw material. The high density printed circuit board includes a first insulating layer having a constant thickness, and a pair of first circuit layers embedded in two sides of the first insulating layer, respectively. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101511 | ELECTROPLATING DEVICE AND METHOD - The invention relates to a device for the electrolytic coating of at least one electrically conductive substrate ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090101512 | Method for forming multilayer coating film and coated article - An object of the present invention is to provide a coated article having excellent finish and corrosion resistance unaffected by a chemical conversion coating solution even if water washing after a pretreatment step is omitted and a pretreatment solution is carried as a contaminant into an electrodeposition coating composition. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101513 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FILM PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A method of manufacturing a film printed circuit board is provided. A film substrate consisting of a polyimide substrate, an alloy layer and a first copper layer is provided. A first lithographic and etching process is performed to pattern the copper layer and the alloy layer and a plurality of conductive line structures is formed on the polyimide substrate. A second copper layer is formed over the polyimide substrate and the conductive line structures. A second lithographic and etching process is performed to pattern the second copper layer. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101514 | Electrodeposition Method for Metals - An objective of the present invention is to provide an electrodeposition method for metals using a molten salt, which easily enables the electrodeposition of various types of metals such as refractory metals and rare earth metals. In order to solve this problem, the invention is characterized in that it is effected at the electrodeposition temperature in a range of from 100° C. to 200° C. using a molten salt of quaternary ammonium halide represented by the general formula (I) below (wherein, in the formula, R | 2009-04-23 |
20090101515 | IRON-PHOSPHORUS ELECTROPLATING BATH AND METHOD - In one embodiment, this invention relates to an aqueous acid iron phosphorus bath which comprises | 2009-04-23 |
20090101516 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF USEFUL COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for activation of a low reactivity, non-polar chemical compound. In one example embodiment, the method comprises introducing the low reactivity chemical compound to a catalyst. At least one of (a) an oxidizing agent or a reducing agent and (b) a polar compound is provided to the catalyst and the chemical compound. An alternating current is applied to the catalyst to produce an activation reaction in the chemical compound. This activation reaction produces a useful product. The present invention also relates to a method for oxidizing aromatic compounds by electrocatalysis to oxidized products. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101517 | Method for Producing Ti or Ti Alloy, and Pulling Electrolysis Method Applicable Thereto - In producing Ti or a Ti alloy through reduction by Ca, an electrolytic-bath salt taken out from a reduction process is electrolyzed to recover Ca and the electrolytic-bath salt as a solid substance, and the recovered Ca and electrolytic-bath salt are delivered to the reduction process. Therefore, heat generation is suppressed in the reduction process by utilizing latent heat of fusion possessed by the solid substance, thereby largely improving production efficiency and thermal efficiency. Additionally, a reaction temperature is easily controlled, and a raw-material loading rate can be enhanced to efficiently produce Ti or the Ti alloy. At this point, using a pulling electrolysis method of the invention, the solid-state Ca and electrolytic-bath salt can be obtained at a low voltage and high current efficiency, i.e., with the relatively small power consumption. When the solid-state Ca and electrolytic-bath salt is used as a Ca source in producing Ti or the Ti alloy through reduction by Ca, the Ti or Ti alloy can efficiently be produced. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101518 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERY OF COPPER FROM COPPER-BEARING MATERIAL USING PRESSURE LEACHING, DIRECT ELECTROWINNING AND SOLVENT/SOLUTION EXTRACTION - The present invention relates generally to a process for recovering copper and/or other metal values from a metal-bearing ore, concentrate, or other metal-bearing material using pressure leaching and direct electrowinning. More particularly, the present invention relates to a substantially acid-autogenous process for recovering copper from chalcopyrite-containing ore using pressure leaching and direct electrowinning in combination with a leaching, solvent/solution extraction and electrowinning operation. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101519 | FLOW-TYPE LABORATORY OZONOLYSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PERFORMING OZONOLYSIS REACTION - A flow-type laboratory scale ozonolysis apparatus ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090101520 | Methods and devices for hydrogen generation - Systems and methods for hydrogen generation based on the hydrolysis of a solid fuel are disclosed. The hydrogen generator comprises a fuel chamber for storing a solid chemical hydride and a chamber for storing a liquid reagent, and a liquid outlet disposed within the fuel chamber. The contact between the solid chemical hydride and the liquid reagent produces a substantially fluid nongaseous product and hydrogen gas. The fuel chamber is configured for movement relative to the outlet within the fuel chamber, thereby causing relative movement between the liquid outlet and unreacted solid fuel. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101521 | Electrode for electrochemical reduction - An electrode ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090101522 | High Temperature Electrochemical Characterization of Molten Metal Corrosion - A system and method for the high temperature in-situ determination of corrosion characteristics of a molten metal on an alloy under study is provided which takes place within an insulated furnace. A graphite crucible provided in the furnace contains an electrolyte formed from a molten salt of a metal halide. A reference electrode formed from the same metal as the electrolyte is immersed in the electrolyte solution in the graphite crucible. A beta-alumina crucible containing a molten metal is also provided within the furnace and preferably within the graphite crucible. A measuring electrode formed from the alloy under study is immersed in the molten metal. Standard electrochemical techniques are used to measure and analyze the electrochemical effects of corrosion of the molten metal on the alloy. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101523 | System and Methods for Determination of Analyte Concentration Using Time Resolved Amperometry - This invention is a method for determining a concentration of an analyte. The steps include applying a potential excitation to a fluid sample containing an analyte, and measuring a current associated with the potential excitation at a plurality of time-points. The method also includes calculating an analyte concentration based on the measured current and a calibration curve, wherein the calibration curve is selected from a plurality of calibration curves and each calibration curve is associated with a time-segment selected from a plurality of time-segments. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101524 | IONIC PROBE - An ionic probe is provided according to the invention. The ionic probe includes an active electrode configured to generate a measurement signal for an external test fluid, a first reference electrode configured to generate a first reference signal, and an at least second reference electrode configured to generate at least a second reference signal. The measurement signal is compared to the first reference signal and the at least second reference signal in order to determine an ionic measurement of the external test fluid. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101525 | METHOD OF MAKING A BALE OF CELLULOSE ACETATE TOW - A method for baling a cellulose acetate tow is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: laying the cellulose acetate tow into a can; pressing the laid tow with a press having a first platen and a second platen, each platen facing each other, each platen having a contoured face, the contoured face having at least three sloped portions, a first sloped portion located adjacent a peripheral edge of the platen having a first slope, a second sloped portion located adjacent the first sloped portion having a second slope, and a third sloped portion located adjacent the second sloped portion having a third slope, wherein the first slope is greater that the second slope, and the second slope is greater that the third slope; and packaging and securing the pressed tow; whereby the pressed tow having substantially flat surfaces. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101526 | PACKAGE FOR CONTAINERS - A package for holding a plurality of containers. The package has a top panel and side panels. The package has retention features for retaining the containers and handle features for grasping and lifting the package. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101527 | Remembrance booklet - Disclosed is a Remembrance Booklet that provides a device for presentation of a ring commemorating a most important moment. The Remembrance Booklet appears as a conventional book having a concealed compartment for placement of a ring. A light may be used to highlight the compartment and a preprogrammed memory chip can activated for replaying prerecorded songs, sayings or jingles. The first part of the booklet contains sayings that a person may otherwise be at a lost to present during a critical presentation. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101528 | WRINKLE REDUCING GARMENT ENCLOSURE - A garment enclosure is disclosed having top and bottom panels, first and second side panels, and first and second end panels. The enclosure has a longitudinal axis and an unfolded length. First and second cylindrical members are connected to the top panel and oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. First and second extensible panels are connected to the bottom panel at locations adjacent respective first and second cylindrical members. The extensible panels are extensible in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the garment enclosure. The extensible panels are not connected to the first and second side panels, so that when a garment is placed within the enclosure and the enclosure is folded about the first and second cylindrical members, the extensible panels extend longitudinally to prevent binding of the garment at the fold points. The elimination of binding substantially eliminates wrinkling of the garment. A method of using the garment enclosure is also disclosed. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101529 | Disc tray and board package - Beverage and water bottles are recycled by flaking and melting, extruding thin RPET thermoplastic sheets thermoforming disc and product trays. The thermoformed trays have disc or product receiving wells surrounded by inner walls. Tray outer walls are surrounded by flanges to aid in separation of stacked trays before joining the trays and covers. Disc trays have resiliently deformable hubs with radially extending retaining bumps formed during or after thermoforming the trays. Product trays have similar product-retaining thermoformed bumps projected over product wells. Paperboard covers are printed outside and inside, clear coated, creased to form spines and adhered to trays with minimal, separable adhesive for recycling ease. Gutters are adhered to inner portions of spaced trays forming flexible hinges, films are attached to flanges at remote edges of tray and printed inserts are inserted between the films and trays when loading the trays and before closing the packages. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101530 | Wearable Camera Lens Bag and Laptop Bag - Wearable camera lens bags and methods of constructing wearable camera lens bags are provided. Embodiments of the lens bags include neoprene panels that define at least one pocket for receiving a camera lens. The panels are stretchable for receiving the camera lens and snugly holding the camera lens within the pocket. The bag also includes a detachable flap that may be interchanged with flaps having other designs to a allow a user to reflect his or her sense of style. When properly worn, the bag ergonomically wraps around the body of the wearer for distributing the weight around the waist. A neoprene laptop sleeve is also provided that protects the laptop with minimal bulk. The sleeve is easily transformed into a shoulder bag via a shoulder strap that may be attached and then detached to return the bag to function as a sleeve. A removable flap may also be attached to the sleeve to allow a user to reflect his or her mood or style via the design of the flap. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101531 | Catheter receptacle provided with an antimicrobial compound - A catheter assembly ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090101532 | Tool holder having covers and method of use - A tool holder that may be used for storing and/or transporting tools, such as CNC equipment, and a method of use. The tool holder includes a tray having a plurality of receptacles for storing tools and a cover for at least one of the plurality of receptacles. The cover keeps staged tooling clean and workers safe while increasing efficiency and security. The preferred cover includes a body having a first portion, a second portion, a base extending from the second portion and an indicator to designate the type or condition of the tool. Additionally, most preferably, the first piece is transparent and the second piece is opaque. Preferably, the first piece further includes a vent to reduce moisture buildup within the cover. Alternatively, the preferred cover may be made of a one-piece construction. In preferred embodiments, the cover may be removably secured to the tray with fastening elements. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101533 | Container and a method for selling a liquid - A methodology | 2009-04-23 |
20090101534 | Recyclable Blister Pack and Process of Making - A recyclable blister pack system is provided, including a substrate having a dry tack cohesive adhesive layer deposited on one of its surfaces and a blister layer for receiving a product. The properties of the dry tack cohesive are selected so the blister layer is separable from the substrate without leaving substantial substrate residue on the blister layer. This improves the recyclability of the blister layer. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101535 | VACUUM FRESH-KEEPING COVER - A vacuum fresh-keeping cover includes an upper cover, a top of which is connected with an air suction-ventilation device, a lower rim of which is connected with a soft gasket that can be suppressed on any horizontal surface, and an interior of which is formed with a container space. When a barometric value of the container space gets larger, the air suction-ventilation device is activated to expel out air in the container space continuously, to keep the container space at a near vacuum condition for preserving objects or food. When pulling up a touching element of the air suction-ventilation device, the air in the container space is drained out by the air suction-ventilation device to quickly remove the upper cover, to facilitate consumers for use, and to conveniently separate the air suction-ventilation device from the upper cover, for easily washing the upper cover with water. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101536 | Systems for Increasing Compliance with a Medicament Treatment Regime - A container for storing a medicament comprises a deformable shell including at least one blister associated therewith. A unit of medicament is stored in the at least one blister. A rupturable material is coupled over an opening of the blister, the rupturable material being configured to rupture upon dispensing of the unit of medicament from the blister. An aroma discharge system is coupled to, or over the opening of, the blister, the aroma discharge system containing an aroma generating substance. The aroma discharge system is positioned such that dispensing of the unit of medicament from the blister results in discharge of the aroma from the aroma generating substance. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101537 | Self-opening blister package - A self-opening blister package is provided having a packaging sleeve or carton and a formed tray. The tray includes one or more receptacle cups, which are dimensioned to receive one or more products, such as gum or the like. A peelable membrane is sealed to the tray flange. A leading edge of the membrane is attached to the sleeve. The membrane peels away from the tray when the tray is removed from the sleeve. The peeling action exposes the product contained in the one or more cups. Once the desired amount of product is extracted, the tray can be pushed back into the sleeve and the membrane rolls back over the tray. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101538 | PACKING BOX - A packing box includes a plurality of cushioning members, a plurality of carrier members and a cover member. Each of the cushioning members includes multiple length-wise retaining plates and multiple width-wise retaining plates arranged in a staggered form to define a plurality of receiving portions for receiving the articles therein. The carrier members are arranged in a stack form and having respective confining spaces for confining the cushioning members in position. The cover member shelters the cushioning members, the carrier members and the articles. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101539 | MICROTUBE CONTAINER AND CARRIER FOR MULTIPLE CONTAINERS - A container for elongated objects, such as microtubes or vials, comprising a frame having a base and sides, a pair of rotatable opposing lid sections having at least two movement-resistant positions, and a rack with a plurality of holes or collars. The rack or interior bottom of the container may have features that discourage rotation of the microtubes or vials. The containers may further comprise microtubes or vials, which may be empty or filled with, for example, reagents, such as reagents for use in a predetermined process. A system of stackable carriers may be provided to hold and allow one-handed removal of a plurality of containers. The container may desirably permit one-handed opening and closing of the container and any vials contained therein, and the various lid positions may be suitable for submersion in an ice bath as well as standing upright on a laboratory bench. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101540 | PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF HEAVY CHARGES SUCH AS HEAVY CRUDE OILS AND DISTILLATION RESIDUES - Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils, tars from oil sands and distillation residues, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), characterized in that the three units operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams, by the use of the following steps:
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20090101541 | LIGHT OIL COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides a gas oil composition having a C10-24 paraffin composition that satisfies the condition represented by inequality (1-1) below, a slow-cooling cloud point of no higher than −6.0° C. and a pour point of no higher than −7.5° C. The invention further provides a gas oil composition having a C10-24 paraffin composition that satisfies the condition represented by inequality (1-2) below, a distillate volume at a distillation temperature of 250° C. (E250) of 5-45% and a slow-cooling cloud point of higher than −6.0° C. In inequalities (1-1) and (1-2), n is the carbon number of the paraffin and f(n) is the paraffin composition parameter for the carbon number of n represented by formula (2) below. In formula (2), n represents an integer of 10-24, and a, b and c respectively represent the proportion (in terms of molar value) of normal paraffins with carbon number of n, of isoparaffins with carbon number of n and one branch and of isoparaffins with carbon number of n and two or more branches, with respect to the total amount of paraffins with carbon number of n. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101542 | Compositions comprising a fischer-tropsch derived white oil as carrier oil - The present invention relates to a composition comprising a Fischer-Tropsch derived white oil, wherein the Fischer-Tropsch derived white oil has a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of from 1 to 25 mm | 2009-04-23 |
20090101543 | Catalyst composition for treating heavy feedstocks - The present invention provides a catalyst and a process for its preparation and its use in cracking heavy feedstocks. The catalyst comprises one or more zeolites having a controlled silica to alumina ratio and preferably treated with alkali in the presence of a matrix component selected from the group consisting of clays, synthetic matrix other than pillared clay, and mixtures thereof. The catalyst are particularly useful in treating heavy feedstock such as residues from oil sands processing. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101544 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING SULFUR FROM A HYDROCARBON FUEL - Method and apparatus for removing sulfur from a hydrocarbon fuel. The apparatus includes a combustion reactor ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090101545 | Method for Desulfurising Olefin Motor Gasoline - The invention concerns a process for producing gasoline with a low sulphur content and a controlled olefins content, comprising a step for oligomerizing an olefinic feed (step i), a step ii) consisting of mixing the branched olefinic gasoline produced in step i) with a gasoline rich in sulphur and olefins, a step iii) for hydrodesulphurization of said mixture, and separating the H | 2009-04-23 |
20090101546 | Distillation tower construction and operation - A combination of differently sized structured packings in the wash zone of distillation towers is provides advantages at high vapor rates. The use of a large crimp structured packing below a smaller crimp size structured packing is advantageous for vacuum crude unit service where fouling resistance is desirable and liquid entrainment into the wash zone is a problem at high vapor rates. The tower may be operated at high vapor flux rates or C 0.4 ft/sec or higher (0.12 m/sec). An unexpected characteristic of the combinations is that the entrainment increases only slowly with increasing vapor flux rate up to Cs values of at least 0.55 ft/sec (0.17 m.sec), as compared to other packings such as random packing, grid packing and combinations of grid packing with structured packing which allow entrainment to increase sharply at high vapor rates. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101547 | CONCENTRATION OF PARTICLES IN A FLUID WITHIN AN ACOUSTIC STANDING WAVE FIELD - A device for performing the manipulation of particles suspended in a fluid is disclosed. The device comprises a duct for the flow of a fluid in which particles are suspended, an acoustic transducer, and a reflector for establishing an acoustic standing wave field across the width of the duct. It has been unexpectedly found that optimum performance of the device occurs when the spacing between the transducer and a reflector is 300 microns or less. The device seeks to overcome prior engineering difficulties that prevented one from observing the individual particle bands or separating the individual particle bands from the duct. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101548 | Method of Sorting Postal Items in Flip/Flop Mode - A method of sorting postal items for preparing postman's walks on a postal sorting machine having an inlet and a set of sorting outlets includes loading a first batch of postal items and a second batch of postal items consecutively into the inlet of the machine, and directing the postal items of the first batch towards a first subset of sorting outlets, and the postal items of the second batch of postal items towards a second subset of sorting outlets that is separate from the first subset of sorting outlets; and while the postal items of the second batch of postal items are being directed towards the second subset of sorting outlets, reloading the inlet of the machine with the postal items taken from the first subset of sorting outlets, and, while the postal items of the first batch of postal items are being directed towards the first subset of sorting outlets, re-loading the inlet of the machine with the postal items taken from the second subset of sorting outlets. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101549 | MODULAR ASSEMBLY FOR A PORTABLE HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEM - A modular assembly for a portable hemodialysis system may include a dialysis unit, e.g., that contains suitable components for performing hemodialysis, such as a dialyzer, one or more pumps to circulate blood through the dialyzer, a source of dialysate, and one or more pumps to circulate the dialysate through the dialyzer, and a power unit having a housing that contains suitable components for providing operating power to the pumps of the dialysis unit. The power unit may be selectively connected to the dialysis unit and provide power (e.g., pneumatic power in the form of pressure and/or vacuum) to the dialysis unit for the pumps when connected to the dialysis unit, but may be incapable of providing power to the dialysis unit when disconnected from the dialysis unit. The dialysis unit and the power unit are sized and weighted to each be carried by hand by a human. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101550 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM HAVING NON-INVASIVE FLUID VELOCITY SENSING - A dialysis system includes a dialyzer; a blood pump coupled operably to a dialyzer; a dialysate inlet pump couple operably to a dialysate inlet of the dialyzer; a dialysate outlet pump coupled operably to a dialysate outlet of the dialyzer; a first non-invasive fluid velocity sensor positioned to sensor of inlet flowrate of dialysate pumped to the dialysate inlet by the dialysate inlet pump; and a second non-invasive fluid velocity sensor positioned to sense an outlet flowrate of dialysate pumped from the dialysate outlet by the dialysate outlet pump. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101551 | Oil changing device - An oil changing device includes a used oil tank connected with an air suction device which is connected with a compressor and a vacuum generating device. A switch is connected between the vacuum generating device and the compressor. A new oil tank includes a pipe connected to a mechanical item whose oil is to be changed and another pipe connected to a connector of the used oil tank. The compressor and the vacuum generating device suck air in the mechanical item so as to form a negative pressure status to suck the used oil from the mechanical item into the used oil tank. The new oil in the new oil tank is then sucked into the mechanical item via another pipe controlled by another switch. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101552 | Manifolds for Use in Conducting Dialysis - The present invention is directed to novel systems for conducting the filtration of blood using manifolds. The manifolds integrate various sensors and have fluid pathways formed therein to direct fluids from various sources through the requisite blood filtration or ultrafiltration system steps. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101553 | Filter system for catch basins - A first filter basket ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090101554 | Filtering Device and Method for Its Manufacture - A filtering device has a filter cup made from plastic material, a filter element inserted into the filter cup, and a filter lid closing off the filter cup. At least one labeling surface is provided on the filter cup. The at least one labeling surface is a plastic film provided with at least one labeling and is applied to the filter cup by in-mold labeling. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101555 | Passive stormwater management apparatus and system - A stormwater inlet near an upper edge of a layered filter media vessel is equipped with a distribution header that ensures effective use of the surface area of the filter media by providing plural spaced streams of stormwater thereat, each at a point of impact having its energy dissipated by a layer of material that covers the upper layered filter media surface. The stormwater inflow is metered to control the stormwater pollutant removal process kinetics, thereby slowing the mean free path of the stormwater therethrough and optimizing pollutant capture. The water level within the vessel is height adjustable manually by a pivot arm in the form of a standing column of water coupled to the water within the container. Weep conduits are provided to slowly drain down the standing water in the system between storm events, simplifying maintenance and promoting best removal of pollutants from first-flush storm events. Stormwater pretreatment, e.g. by use of an oleophilic agent or a pH-buffering agent, is provided. Filter media are easily cleaned, as by scraping and/or adding filter media material when existing material's particulate capture capacity is exhausted. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101556 | REACTOR AND METHOD FOR DECALCIFYING WATER AND SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL OF POLLUTANTS - The invention relates to a reactor and a method for decalcifying water and simultaneous removal of pollutants as well as reduction of the turbidity and disinfection. Such a reactor and method are known from DE 102 47 686.1. Compared with this state of the art, the invention intends to design the reactor and the method in such a way that they can be used for all ways of working and orders of magnitude as far as possible. In other words: the greatest possible variability with regard to process guidance and the quantities of water to be treated is to be achieved. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101557 | Device and method for Producing Medical Grade Water - A device for producing medical grade water in spacecrafts has a heat exchange unit which initially heats a water supply before being channeled to a membrane filter module which separates the water supply into liquid retentate and purified gaseous permeate. | 2009-04-23 |
20090101558 | BLOWER HAVING OIL-MIST FILTERING FUNCTION - A blower having oil-mist blower is disclosed. The blower is provided with tubing fitting on the wind suction opening connecting in series to an oil-collection box module. The position of the venting tube of the blower is connected to cyclone-separator. The oil-collection box module includes a box body, oil-collection seat body, filter and a cover plate. The cyclone-separator includes manifold tubing, filtering aid and a top cover. When the blower is in operation, the oil-collection box module sucks in oil-mist exhaust gas to proceed with first filtering of oil spot after that via the venting tubing into the cyclone-separator to proceed with a second filtering of oil spot. | 2009-04-23 |