17th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140110282 | APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING HETEROGENEOUS MATERIALS - The prevent invention relates to an apparatus for receiving heterogeneous materials which is coupled to a hole part of a container in which a content such as liquid or the like is contained. The apparatus for receiving the heterogeneous materials includes a main body coupled and fixed to a hole part of a container and a receiving part having a storage space within the main body. In the inner storage space of the receiving part, a foldable connection part is disposed in an upper portion of the storage space and an opening part formed below the foldable connection part breaks a receiving part sealing part sealing a lower end of the receiving part to allow a content within the storage space of the receiving part to drop down into the container, thereby mixing the heterogeneous materials. Here, a foldable soft resin may be added to the foldable connection part. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110283 | PACKAGING INSERTS - The present disclosure provides a packaging insert for use with ice cream, frozen yogurt, or other foods or substances. The packaging insert comprises a first portion contiguous to a second portion along a first line; a third portion contiguous to the second portion along a second line, and a fourth portion contiguous to the third portion along a third line; wherein the first portion, second portion, third portion, and fourth portions are part of a single piece of material, a back surface of the second portion is adjacent a back surface of the third portion, and the first line is positioned adjacent the third line. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110284 | Navigation System - An array of personal care product packages comprises a first package containing a first personal care product and a second package containing a second personal care product. The first package and the second package are each of a single primary brand. The first package is of a first sub-brand and the second package is of a second sub-brand that is different than the first sub-brand. Each package further includes a visual schema, where the visual schema comprises a primary viewing area. The primary viewing area includes a product identification region comprising product identification indicia, a qualitative information region comprising qualitative information indicia, and a photographic region comprising photographic indicia. In addition, the visual schema is repeated for the first package and the second package. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110285 | FIREARM CLEANING KIT - A firearm cleaning kit includes a base cleaning kit, at least one module attachment element affixed to an exterior portion of the base cleaning kit, and a first modular kit case adapted for storing at least one specialized cleaning implement. The base cleaning kit is adapted to store cleaning implements for a first class of firearm. The base cleaning kit includes a tool insert secured to an interior region of the case, and a first firearm cleaning tool secured within the tool insert. The first modular kit case is sized smaller than the base cleaning kit, and includes a first external fastening element adapted for releasable securement to the at least one module attachment element of the base cleaning kit. The specialized cleaning implement not included in the base cleaning kit. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110286 | Package of Tobacco Articles with an Inner Package Fitted with a Sealing Flap Fixed to a Hinged Lid - A package of tobacco articles having a group of tobacco articles; a cup-shaped outer container having an open top end, and a cup-shaped lid hinged to the outer container along a hinge to rotate, with respect to the outer container, between an open position and a closed position opening and closing the open top end respectively; and an inner package, which is housed in the outer container, encloses the group of tobacco articles, and has a tobacco article extraction opening closed by a sealing flap; the sealing flap having a connecting tab glued permanently and non-removably to the lid, so that opening and closing the lid also simultaneously opens and closes the sealing flap. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110287 | Moveable Storage Container for Storing Vehicles - A moveable storage container for vehicular storage on a planar support surface, comprised of a top formed by a sloped roof connected to an angled connection wall at one end, a handle wall, and a pair of side walls, all walls connected to the sloped roof. The connection of the sloped roof section and the angled connection wall forms a first angle of about 90 degrees at a proximal end of the angled connection wall, and at a distal end, a second angle formed by the angled connection wall hingeably connected to a base resting in the horizontal plane rises about 45 degrees from the planar support surface. The angled connection wall is weighted. The storage container is opened by lifting the handle wall, rotating the angled connection wall downwards until it rests on the planar support surface, the top position maintained by the weighted angled connection wall. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110288 | LIGHT REFLECTION AND GLARE PREVENTING MEDICAL INSTRUMENT HOLDING APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS - A medical instrument holding apparatus and related methods are disclosed. The apparatus includes a medical instrument container. A medical instrument holding platform is positioned within the medical instrument container, wherein the medical instrument holding platform has a textured surface. At least one marking is positioning on the textured surface. When a quantity of light emitted from a lighting fixture is applied to the textured surface, a reflection from the quantity of light may be prevented. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110289 | SYRINGE FOR INJECTING A SURGICAL GAS - The invention relates to a ready-to-use syringe containing a mixture of air and a heavy gas in a predetermined mixing ratio. The syringe is for use as a gas tamponade system for medical applications. The tamponade is used to fill a natural cavity resulting e.g. from the shrinkage of a vitreous humour due to ageing, or an artificial cavity resulting e.g. from a vitrectomy. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110290 | Medical Sharps Storage Device and Method of Using the Same - A needle storage device includes a base having a center post, and a tray disposed around the post. The tray has dividers defining multiple slots for receiving needles and other surgical instruments. A cover over the tray has an opening which exposes only one of those slots at a time. A needle other sharp device may be inserted through the opening into the slot below. The tray has a hub or button, exposed through a central opening in the cover, which can then be depressed and released to move the tray up and down between the base and the cover. A mechanism comprising teeth on both the tray and the cover angularly increments the tray beneath the opening, exposing a neighboring slot each time the tray is depressed. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110291 | PALLET - The present invention provides a pallet, which includes a base board and secondary boards movably coupled to the base board with coupling axles arranged therebetween. Each coupling axle includes a base from which an extension section extends. The extension section forms a plurality of flexible engagement keys. The base board forms receiving sections corresponding to the bases and track channels corresponding to the extension sections. Each track channel forms therein a plurality of groups of retention slots corresponding to the flexible engagement keys. The bases are respectively received in the receiving slots and movable in the receiving slots. The engagement keys are receivable in and retained by the retention slots to retain the coupling axles in the base boards. The extension sections have free ends respectively fixed in the secondary boards to movably couple the secondary boards to the base boar. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110292 | SILICONE WRAP - A silicone wrap contained in a box having a slide cutter is disclosed. The silicone wrap includes a silicone layer and a support layer. The silicone layer is rolled by a first compression mechanism, and then pressed into a sheet structure by a second compression mechanism, and the support layer is coated onto the silicone layer, and the manufactured support layer and silicone layer are wound into a roll structure, so that the silicone wrap can be pulled to a length and cut by the slide cutter. Food-grade silicone is used as the raw material for making the silicone layer, so that the silicone wrap high elasticity and stickiness and can be covered onto a container of any shape and material or a food, and the silicone wrap will not be damaged by heating or freezing and can be used repeatedly. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110293 | CASSETTE FOR DISPENSING PLEATED TUBING - A cassette for use in dispensing a pleated tubing. The cassette includes an annular body having a generally U shaped housing with an open central cylindrical core. The annular body includes an inner wall, an angular wall a bottom wall and an outer wall. The annular cover has an outer wall and a ledge that extends radially inward from the outer wall and over the annular body that defines a gap between an inner edge of the ledge and the inner wall of the annular body. An inter-engagement mechanism is provided on the annular body and on opposite edges of the annular cover that cooperates to secure the cover to the body. At least one aperture is provided in the angular wall to enable ventilation of the air. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110294 | CONTAINER PACKAGE - A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers within a plurality of corresponding container receiving apertures wherein each container receiving aperture is stretched around a perimeter of a corresponding container and positioned under a flap extending downward from the corresponding container. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110295 | Bottle Crate - A bottle crate ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140110296 | Packaging for Catheter Treatment Devices and Associated Devices, Systems, and Methods - Packaging for catheter treatment devices, such as catheters including multi-electrode arrays, are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, for example, a catheter package assembly comprises a tray, a lid, and a coiled sheath disposed in the tray. The tray includes at least one pocket adapted to receive a distal end portion of a catheter. The tray and lid each include cooperative latching features. The sheath defines a lumen that is configured to receive an elongate shaft of the catheter. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110297 | "Medical Articles Coated With Organopolysiloxane Containing a Protein Solution" - This invention relates to methods for evaluating or inhibiting the aggregation of a protein in an aqueous suspension including organopolysiloxane and medical articles coated with organopolysiloxane containing a protein solution including sugar and non-ionic surfactant. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110298 | System and method for preventing wrong-site surgeries - A container holds at least one surgical implement, has a lock mechanism, and has a signature label that impedes access to the surgical implement until the correct surgical site is confirmed. A method of using the container includes the steps of confirming the correct surgical site, signing the label and removing it from the container, placing the label in the medical record, unlocking the container, removing the implement, and beginning the surgery, wherein the surgical team is forced to pause to confirm the correct surgical site before starting the surgery. Preferably, the container top may be removed and placed between the surgeon and surgical technician to define a no-hands “neutral zone” to avoid being stuck by the sharps. Also, the container preferably includes compartments for storing used sharps and/or a local anesthetic-loaded syringe, and the top may be replaced and secured for safely disposing of the sharps after the surgery. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110299 | PACKAGE OF SHEET PRODUCTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A package ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140110300 | Food Tray with Informational Insert - A food tray has upper and lower tray shaped members and an informational insert sandwiched between them for viewing of an informational display of the insert through a transparent or translucent window portion of at least one of the tray-shaped members. Two interlocking mechanisms are operable to reliably secure the tray members to one another when engaged together by sliding of the lower tray member into place along an underside of the upper tray member. The insert includes a rear wall portion disposed between upstanding rear walls of the tray members, and a height of the upper tray member is reduced at a front edge thereof to provide optimal viewing of the opposing rear wall portion of the insert. A seal positively positioned in a groove of the lower tray member provides a water tight seal between the tray members to protect the informational insert. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110301 | PVP COPOLYMER FOR HARSH CHEMICAL PACKAGING - A water soluble film useful in unit-dose chemical packaging is disclosed. The film may include: a water soluble saccharide and a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer consisting essentially of: (a) from 80 to 99 mole percent of vinyl alcohol and vinyl ester monomer; and (b) from 1 to 20 mole percent of a pyrrolidone comonomer. Such compositions may be used to provide a water-soluble film simultaneously satisfying requirements in regard to water solubility, biodegradability, and physical properties, even when used for packaging of harsh, oxidizing chemicals. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110302 | FOOD PACKAGE WITH SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD CONTAINER - A food tray comprising a side wall module, a lid and a bottom, where the bottom and the side wall module are held together in a detachable manner, where the bottom can be removed from the side wall module by the use of a removal means attached to the bottom, where the lid is attached to the upper rim of the food tray, where the tray further comprises a supplementary food container positioned in the tray, which is attached to the bottom in a detachable manner and which is fixedly attached to the lid of the food tray, and where the supplementary food container is opened when the bottom is removed from the side wall module. The advantage of the invention is that an additional food can be held separated from the rest of the food in a food tray but can be heated at the same time and that the supplementary food container is opened at the same time as the food tray is opened. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110303 | STACKABLE LOW DEPTH TRAY - A crate includes a base, a pair of opposed end walls extending upward from the base, and a pair of opposed side walls extending upward from the base between the end walls. Each side wall includes a plurality of side columns extending upward from the base to a side band. The side wall and the end wall include an upper band connected to the base by a plurality of columns The upper band includes at least one upper window formed therethrough. The side wall includes an upper edge having a curved center peak, troughs on either side of the center peak and end peaks proximate either end wall | 2014-04-24 |
20140110304 | Eyelash Case Having Transparent Eyelash-Receiving Portion - An eyelash case is adapted for containing a plurality of false eyelashes, and includes a case body and a handle plate. The case body includes abase and a cover plate that is disposed above the base and that is connected to the base to define an accommodating space therebetween. Each of the base and the cover plate has a transparent region. The transparent regions of the base and the cover plate are aligned with each other, and are adapted to permit the false eyelashes to be positioned therebetween. The handle plate is connected to the case body, and is misaligned from the transparent regions of the base and the cover plate. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110305 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCED HYDROCARBON RECOVERY - The invention relates to a method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation, comprising: (a) providing a composition to at least a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation, wherein the composition comprises an anionic surfactant based on an alkoxylated primary alcohol having a branched aliphatic group, which group has an average carbon number of from 9 to 15 and an average number of branches of from 0.5 to 2.5, and having an average of at least 0.5 mole of alkylene oxide groups per mole of primary alcohol; and (b) allowing the composition to interact with hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon containing formation. Further, the invention relates to the hydrocarbon recovery composition that is used in said method. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110306 | MULTI-STAGE HYDROCARCKING PROESS FOR THE HYDROCONVERSION OF HYDROCARBONACEOUS FEEDSTOCKS - A process for the hydroconversion of a hydrocarbon feedstock. The process includes contacting the hydrocarbon feedstock with a catalyst in a first hydrocracking section to obtain a first hydrocarbon effluent stream which is separated into a gaseous stream, a light liquid stream and a heavy liquid stream. These liquid streams are fractioned into a number of fractions of hydrocarbons including a fraction of hydrocarbons having a boiling point above 350° C. This fraction of hydrocarbons is contacted with a catalyst in a second hydrocracking section to obtain a second hydrocarbon effluent stream that is separated to obtain a gaseous stream, a light liquid stream and a heavy liquid stream. These liquid streams are fractioned into a number of fractions of hydrocarbons including a heavy fraction of hydrocarbons having a boiling point above 350° C. This fraction of hydrocarbons is split into a major stream and a minor stream with the major stream being recycled and the minor stream is recovered. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110307 | DUAL REACTOR FOR IMPROVED CONVERSION OF HEAVY HYDROCARBONS - An improved hydrocarbon cracking process includes a first reactor such as a nozzle reactor positioned in series with a second reactor such as a tubular reactor. A cracking fluid such as steam or natural gas is reacted with heavy hydrocarbon material in the first reactor. The first reactor may provide a tremendous amount of thermal and kinetic energy that initiates cracking of heavy hydrocarbon materials. The second reactor provides sufficient residence time at high temperature to increase the conversion of heavy hydrocarbon materials to the desired level. The cracking fluid functions as a hydrogen donor in the cracking reactions so that very little of the heavy hydrocarbon material becomes hydrogen depleted and forms coke even if the heavy hydrocarbon material is repeatedly recycled through the process. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110308 | PROCESS FOR HIGH SEVERITY CATALYTIC CRACKING OF CRUDE OIL - In an FCC process and system, a whole crude oil feedstock is directly converted into light olefins and other products. The feed is separated into a high boiling fraction and a low boiling fraction, and each fraction is processed in separate FCC downflow reactors. The catalyst, combined from both downflow reactors, is regenerated in a common vessel. The low carbon content in the catalyst particles from the low boiling fraction downflow reactor is insufficient to provide the necessary heat. By combining catalyst particles from the high boiling fraction having high carbon content helps to provide additional heat for regeneration. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110309 | MULTI-VARIABLE PREDICTIVE CONTROLLER - A multi-variable predictive controller is used to separate a multi-phase fluid on an offshore platform, thereby reducing condensable material in the gas product stream. A separation vessel containing a multi-phase fluid is provided, and pressure and temperature associated with the separation vessel are monitored. A Reid Vapor Pressure is calculated for the separation vessel based on the pressure and the temperature associated with the separation vessel. The multi-variable predictive controller actively controls the pressure and the temperature associated with the separation vessel such that the calculated Reid Vapor Pressure for the separation vessel is maintained within a predetermined amount of a reference Reid Vapor Pressure. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110310 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING MATERIALS USING AIR - Separating a mixture comprising at least two solid materials comprises transporting the mixture into a plenum, introducing air into the plenum, removing a heavier fraction of the solid materials from the plenum, removing air having a lighter fraction of the solid materials entrained therein from the plenum, removing the lighter fraction of the solid materials from the air that is removed from the plenum, filtering the remaining air, and re-circulating the air back to the plenum. Valves at the locations where material is introduced to and removed from the system can prevent air flow therethrough while allowing the materials to pass. The air can be introduced into the plenum at an angle with respect to the pathway in which the heavier fraction of the materials falls through the plenum, thereby avoiding damage to a screen that diffuses the air being introduced into the plenum. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110311 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FROTH FLOTATION CONTROL - A method of controlling operation of a froth flotation cell comprises introducing gas into a liquid in the cell, thereby to create a froth on the surface of the liquid, which froth overflows and leaves the cell at an overflow point, wherein the froth has a froth height from the level of the overflow point to the upper surface of the froth, measuring values of the froth height for two values of gas flow rate into the cell, measuring values the velocity at which the froth overflows at the overflow point for two values of gas flow rate into the cell, calculating a gas flow rate into the cell that optimises gas recovery, by treating the measured values of froth height and measured values of froth velocity independently, and setting the gas flow rate into the cell to be the calculated flow rate into the cell that optimises gas recovery. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110312 | STACKING ASSEMBLY FOR A MAILPIECE SORTER - A divert assembly is described for a mailpiece sorter operative to sort mailpieces into one of a plurality of sortation bins. The divert assembly comprising a re-direct mechanism for selectively re-directing mailpieces travelling along a feed path into the sortation bin and causing each selected mailpiece to be re-directed at an angle relative to the stack of mailpieces to be accumulated in the sortation bin. The divert assembly also including a stacking assembly including a Leading Edge (LE) urge roller, a support blade, and a Trailing Edge (TE) alignment device. The LE urge roller accepts and urges each of the selected mailpieces toward a sidewall of the sortation bin while the support blade holds each of the selected mailpieces between the urge roller and the support blade and in an on-edge parallel relationship relative thereto. The support blade is moveably mounted relative to the LE urge roller to allow the accumulation of additional mailpieces between the LE urge roller and the support blade. The TE alignment device includes a stepper motor rotationally driving a cam about a rotational axis. The cam defines a surface operative to urge the trailing edge portion of each selected mailpiece toward the support blade and into alignment with the stack. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110313 | ANTI-ABRASION ASSEMBLY FOR MAILPIECE STACKING ASSEMBLY - A stacking assembly is operative to protect stacked mailpieces from damage due to abrasion. The stacking assembly includes a support blade moveably mounted to a bin for accepting a stack of mailpieces and an ingestion assembly including a Leading Edge (LE) urge roller and Trailing Edge (TE) alignment device. The LE urge roller is operative to accept mailpieces from a supply of mailpieces, and urge a leading edge portion thereof toward a sidewall of the stacking bin. The TE alignment device includes a first cam driven about an axis of rotation by a digital rotary positioning device which cam defines a surface operative to urge the trailing edge portion of each mailpiece into parallel alignment with the support blade. The stacking assembly also includes an anti-abrasion linkage responsive to rotation of the digital rotary positioning device to forcibly displace a surface of the stacked mailpieces away from a moving surface of the ingestion assembly. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110314 | DEVICE FOR PREDICTING CRACK GENERATION IN DRY NOODLES AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM - The device for predicting crack generation in dry noodles is equipped with: a light source that irradiates polarized light on the dry noodles; an image pickup unit that acquires a phase difference image of the dry noodles based on the light passing through the dry noodles as a result of the polarized light irradiated from the light source; and a predicting unit that measures the birefringence phase difference of the dry noodles based on the phase difference image acquired by the image pickup unit and evaluates the residual stress in the dry noodles from the measured birefringence phase difference to predict whether or not cracks will occur in the dry noodles. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110315 | AUTOMATIC LOADING/UNLOADING APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY LOADING/UNLOADING FLAT ARTICLES STACKED ON EDGE, A SORTING MACHINE FOR SORTING FLAT ARTICLES, AN UNLOADING METHOD, AND A POSTAL SORTING METHOD - Automatic loading/unloading apparatus ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140110316 | Flow Through Adsorber for TDS Ablation - Using seawater as a benchmark of water with high TDS (total dissolved solids) Raw seawater can be instantly and significantly desalted just by passing a flow through adsorber (FTA) without applying electricity to the adsorbent therein. Various precursors may be converted to dual-functional adsorbents for the FTA. A cation-adsorbing group and an anion-adsorbing group are grafted onto the surface of the adsorbents by phosphorylation and amination, respectively. Based on the applications, the adsorbent may be configured as membrane form or packed bed in the FTA. When the adsorbent becomes saturated, it can be regenerated online using liquids cleaner than the intake. Besides seawater, the FTA may be utilized for treating other TDS-infested wastewaters at very minimal cost. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110317 | AUTOMATED DEVICE FOR POINT-OF-CARE CELL PROCESSING - The invention is directed to a device for the concentration of fluids comprising a donor receptacle containing a fluid to be concentrated, the donor receptacle comprising a plunger; a receiving receptacle to receive the concentrated fluid, the receiving receptacle comprising a plunger; a concentrator device that is connected to the donor receptacle and the receiving receptacle; and a housing that encloses the donor and receiving receptacles and the concentrator device that the plungers of the donor and receiving receptacles are enclosed within chambers that are gas tight. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110318 | Blood Purification System - The blood purification system includes a plurality of monitoring devices ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140110319 | APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING HAEMODIALYSIS - An apparatus for performing haemodialysis on a patient comprises: first blood transfer means ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140110320 | CONTINUOUS FLOW DRYER FOR TREATING BULK MATERIAL - A continuous flow dryer system according to various embodiments can include a source for supplying a material to be treated having a high moisture content, such as a distiller wet grain, a profile screw compression dryer, a profile screw, and a drive coupled to the profile screw for axially rotating the profile screw. The profile screw compression dryer includes an inlet for receiving the material for drying, which is fed therein in a controlled manner. The profile screw is provided within the housing of the dryer. The profile screw has a diameter that increases in dimension in a direction away from the inlet for increasing the compressive force applied to the material to assist with drying as the profile screw rotates and moves the material longitudinally along the profile screw to produce a final product, for example, a distiller dried grain for use as an animal feed. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110321 | Liquid Filter and Engine Subassembly Acting as a Support on which to Mount a Filter Canister - The mounting support (S) for a filter canister ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140110322 | CAPILLARY ASSEMBLY USEFUL AS CONNECTING CAPILLARY - There is provided a capillary assembly suitable for connecting various components of an analytical measuring device, for example a liquid chromatograph or a capillary electrophoresis device, to each other. Specifically, this involves reinforcing the fragile tubing by the addition of PEEK or steel sleeves and/or embedding the tubing in an injection-molded resin such that the tubing is not exposed directly to operator handling and manipulation. Further functional improvement is obtained by including additional components inside the resin. Thereby a versatile and robust capillary assembly is achieved. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110323 | MOBILE BUOYANT AERATOR - The mobile buoyant aerator has a buoyant toroidal capture tray for capturing contaminants and a large diameter tube extending downward through the center of the tray. The aerator may have air or other gas pumped down through a smaller concentric tube to exit at the bottom of the larger tube to entrain and carry contaminated water up the larger tube, capturing contaminants in the capture tray. Alternatively, the aerator may have a compressed gas tank at the bottom of the larger tube to preclude the need for a smaller diameter tube. In another alternative, the aerator has an air pump at the top of the structure to pump air down through the device. In a further alternative, the aerator has a water pump at the top of the structure that draws water from outside the aerator and pumps the water down through the center to entrain contaminated water. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110324 | SOLID/FLUID SEPARATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING BIOMASS INCLUDING SOLID/FLUID SEPARATION - A solid/fluid separation module and pretreatment apparatus and method enables pretreatment of biomass at high temperature and pressure with the ability to vary residence and processing times. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110325 | UNIVERSAL FILTER CARTRIDGE - A water filter cartridge is provided, including a body for receiving a supply of filter media, the body having an open upper end and an outlet having a plurality of outlet openings, and a cap configured for sealingly engaging the upper end of the body. The supply of media directly contacts an inside surface of an outlet of the body, and the outlet openings being dimensioned for retaining the media despite direct contact with the inside surface. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110326 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING LIQUIDS WITH WAVE ENERGY FROM AN ELECTRICAL ARC - An apparatus for treating a liquid includes: (a) a pump volute or hydrocyclone head having an inlet and a throat having an outlet and a central axis, (b) a tank connected to the outlet of the throat, the tank has a maximum inner diameter that is larger than an inner diameter of the outlet of the throat, and (c) a wave energy source having a first electrode within the pump volute or hydrocyclone head that extends through the outlet of the throat along the central axis, and a second electrode within the tank that is spaced apart and axially aligned with first electrode along the central axis. The liquid is supplied to the inlet of the pump volute or hydrocyclone head, and is irradiated with one or more wave energies produced by the wave energy source. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110327 | KIT FOR TREATING LIQUIDS WITH WAVE ENERGY FROM AN ELECTRICAL ARC - A kit for installation on a top portion of a tank to treat a liquid that includes: (a) a pump volute or hydrocyclone head having an inlet and a throat having an outlet and a central axis, the outlet of the throat is installed on the top portion of the tank and the tank has a maximum inner diameter that is larger than an inner diameter of the outlet of the throat; and (b) a wave energy source having a first electrode within the pump volute or hydrocyclone head that is aligned with the throat along the central, and a second electrode that is installed within the tank such that the second electrode is spaced apart and axially aligned with first electrode along the central axis. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110328 | FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANE FLOW SYSTEM AND COMPOSITE SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE FOR FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANE FLOW SYSTEM - The forward osmosis membrane flow system ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140110329 | ROTATABLE BASKET EXTRACTOR - A rotatable basket extractor for use in extracting oil from oleaginous feed material is disclosed. The extractor includes a rotatable rotor that includes a plurality of baskets extending radially outward from a central shaft, and the baskets receive and transport the oleaginous feed material while a motor rotates the baskets between a feed inlet and a feed outlet. The rotor is located within a housing and positioned above a screen through which miscella that drains from the feed material passes. The miscella is collected in a trough located below the screen and is sprayed onto the feed material bed positioned within the baskets in a counter-current manner. A suction device pulls vapor down between the particles of the feed material bed to decrease the drainage time of the miscella through the feed material. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110330 | FILTRATION DEVICE - Provided is a filtration device with a plurality of filters that can be backwashed with purified water with a simple operation. The filtration device | 2014-04-24 |
20140110331 | WATER FILTER CARTRIDGE WITH VALVES - A water filter cartridge having a housing with an inlet nozzle with a concentric, smaller outlet nozzle extending through the inlet nozzle with a space therebetween defining an inlet to a flow path passing through a filter and through the outlet nozzle. A diaphragm valve mounted to the outlet nozzle blocks upstream flow out of the inlet when the cartridge is not in use. An umbrella valve mounted on the end of the filter blocks downstream flow out of the outlet nozzle when the cartridge is not in use, thus reducing leakage when the cartridge is removed from the appliance. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110332 | Composite Membrane - The present invention is intended to provide a composite membrane excellent in both durability and moisture permeability. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110333 | SOLID FROM LIQUID SEPARATION APPARATUS - Solids are separated from a liquid in a separator including a cylindrical vessel, a tube extending downwardly from the top of the vessel with a plurality of horizontal rows of alternating large and small holes extending around the tube. Liquid containing solid particles is introduced into the top of the tube and discharged radially through the holes creating a laminar flow. The liquid strikes the side of the vessel where heavier solids are separated and fall to the bottom of the vessel. Light solids and the liquid are discharged through a filter and an outlet at the top of the vessel. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110334 | Phase Separation Tank - A phase separation tank for separating an aqueous liquid from an organic liquid, the tank comprising:
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20140110335 | SCUM REMOVAL SYSTEM FOR LIQUIDS - The scum removal system for liquids is adaptable to wastewater treatment facilities, aquaculture facilities, oil spills, and/or other environments where the removal of a thin, buoyant layer of material from a liquid surface is desired. The system incorporates a geyser pump having one or more inlet pipes, with the inlet pipe(s) collectively having a larger diameter than the discharge pipe. This assures that the volume of water in the inlet pipe is always less than that in the discharge pulse, thus assuring that a steady, constant flow of liquid flows into the inlet opening to assure a uniform inertial flow of the floating contaminants into the inlet. The top of the inlet pipe(s) may be vertically adjustable for variable liquid level. The geyser pump may be submerged within the liquid or may be installed external to the liquid tank with the submerged inlet pipe communicating with the external pump. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110336 | FLUID PROCESSING METHOD INCLUDING EXTRACTION - A fluid processing method includes extraction that can extract material to be extracted continuously with high efficiency. A thin film fluid is formed between at least two processing surfaces disposed facing each other so as to be able to approach to and separate from each other such that at least one rotates relative to the other. A fluid processing extracts at least one kind of material to be extracted in at least one kind of the extraction solvent that can extract that material to be extracted. The fluid containing material to be extracted and a fluid for extraction that contains the extraction solvent are mixed in the thin film fluid formed between the processing surfaces, and a fluid processing process extracts the material to be extracted into the extraction solvent. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110337 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DESALINATION OF WATER - A water desalination system including at least one reverse osmosis desalination unit, including at least one reverse osmosis membrane and having a saline water inlet at a feed side of the at least one reverse osmosis membrane and a permeate outlet at a permeate side of the at least one reverse osmosis membrane, and an intermittent cleaning control subsystem operative to provide intermittent cleaning of the at least one reverse osmosis membrane by at least one of narrowing or closing the permeate outlet, thereby causing an increase of pressure of the permeate at the permeate side of the at least one reverse osmosis and reducing the feed pressure, without significantly increasing the permeate pressure, thereby causing permeate to flow from the permeate side to the feed side of a membrane and flushing foulants to a location outside of the desalination unit. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110338 | Water Treatment Apparatus and Method - An apparatus and a method for an ozone-based treatment of polluted water are disclosed. The apparatus and the method generally comprise three stages. The first stage is an ozone treatment stage wherein the polluted water is treated with ozone gas. The second stage is a gas-liquid separation stage wherein excess non-dissolved gases, from the ozone treatment stage, are removed from the water whereby the water exiting the gas-liquid separation stage is substantially saturated with dissolved gases and substantially free of non-dissolved gases. The last stage is a membrane filtration stage wherein the gas-saturated water generally undergoes micro-filtration or ultra-filtration. Microbubbles formed during this final stage generally prevent the accumulation of particles and pollutants on the surface of the membranes and/or inside the openings or pores thereof; thereby acting as a self-cleaning mechanism for the membrane filter. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110339 | METHOD FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY REVERSE OSMOSIS OPERATION - A process for treatment of water. Hardness and non-hydroxide alkalinity are removed from feedwaters in amounts to substantially avoid scaling when concentrated. Sparingly ionizable components in the feedwater are urged toward increased ionization by increasing the pH of the feedwater, and, in an embodiment, up to about pH 10.5, or higher. In this manner, species such as silica become highly ionized, and (a) their rejection by membranes used in the process is significantly increased, and (b) their solubility in the reject stream from the membrane process is significantly increased. Sparingly ionized species such as boron, silica, and TOC are highly rejected, and thus, their passage through the membrane is reduced by a factor of ten or more. Recovery ratios of ninety percent (90%) or higher are achievable with many feedwaters, while simultaneously achieving a substantial reduction in cleaning frequency of membranes used in the process. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110340 | TOTAL CHLORINE WATER DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL FLUID TREATMENTS - A system and method for determining a concentration of total chlorine in dialysis water are provided. The system comprises a main unit housing a KI/water sample chamber and a sodium sulfate chamber. A first electrode pair bridges the two chambers and generates tri-iodide proportional to the amount of total chlorine in the water sample. A second electrode pair in contact with fluid in the KI/water sample detects an amount of tri-iodide generated by the first electrode pair. The system is suitable for use in connection with, or for incorporation into, a water purification system for generating dialysis fluid, and may include a display that alerts the user to stop or prevent a hemodialysis treatment if the total chlorine level exceeds a predetermined level. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110341 | INTEGRATED WATER TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRA-LOW TOTAL CHLORINE DETECTION - A system and method for determining a concentration of total chlorine in dialysis water are provided. The system comprises a main unit housing an iodide/water sample chamber and a reducing agent chamber. An electrode pair bridges the two chambers and generates tri-iodide proportional to the amount of total chlorine in the dialysis water. The electrode pair detects the amount of tri-iodide generated in proportion to the amount of active chloride in the dialysis water. The system is suitable for use in connection with, or for incorporation into, a water purification system for generating dialysis fluid, and may include a display that alerts the user to stop or prevent a hemodialysis treatment if the total chlorine level exceeds a predetermined level. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110342 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MINIMIZING ENERGY CONSUMPTION DURING REVERSE OSMOSIS UNIT OPERATION - A method is disclosed for estimating an optimal individual product water flow rate for a RO train in an RO unit. The RO unit includes a plurality of RO trains. The method can include providing a desired overall product water flow rate for the reverse osmosis unit followed by obtaining one or more dynamic characteristics for each RO train in the plurality of RO trains; estimating a minimal specific energy consumption value for each RO train using the one or more dynamic characteristics; and subsequently obtaining an optimal individual product water flow rate for each RO train. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110343 | ISOLATION OF INTERFACIAL MATERIAL FROM ORGANIC MATRICES - A method for preparing a crude oil solution for analysis, including adding water to a porous adsorbent to obtain a supported water substrate, having a plurality of water monolayers disposed on the porous adsorbent. The method further includes exposing the crude oil solution to the supported water substrate for a period of time; separating the supported water substrate from the crude oil solution; washing the supported water substrate with a water immiscible solvent to remove at least one hydrocarbon; displacing water from the plurality of water monolayers and the at least one interfacially active compound from the porous adsorbent with an alcohol and a co-solvent to obtain a displaced phase. The displaced phase can include the water, the at least one interfacially active compound, the alcohol, and the co-solvent. Finally, the method can include drying the displaced phase to isolate the at least one interfacially active compound. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110344 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OIL SPILL REMEDIATION - Compositions and methods for remediation of oil spills in a oil spill impacted water environment are described. The methods may further include degrading spilled oil by oxidation or bioremediation. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110345 | Lignin Dewatering Process - A lignin plastics solids mass containing lignin solids and liquids with up to 85% liquids can be partially dewatered by heating the lignin plastics solids mass to above a critical temperature at which time the lignin plastics solids agglomerate into lower moisture granular solids with between about 45% to 55% liquids releasing excess liquid which can be easily removed from the solids. The process is particularly useful for lignin plastics solids removed from black liquor from paper mills, or for similar lignin plastics solids masses, which can contain up to 85% liquids and which need to be dried to form useful lignin solids, which can be used for example for fuel. The dewatering process can be combined with the process for separating the lignin from the black liquor to separate the dewatered lignin directly from the black liquor. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110346 | FLOTATION PROCESS FOR THE REDUCTION OF PARTICLE CONTENT IN COOLING WATER - Systems and methods for removing particles from cooling water employing a flotation process to remove particulate matter from the cooling water, particularly during times of the year when particle content in the water is at its peak. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110347 | USE OF OXIDIZING AND NON-OXIDIZING BIOCIDES FOR CONTROL OF BACTERIA TOLERANT TO STABILIZED-OXIDANT TREATMENT - The invention provides for treatment strategies that prevent or control the growth of organisms that degrade oxidant stabilizers in oxidant stabilized biocides. This allows stabilized halogen programs to perform at their intended level and prevents the need for increased halogen usage in an attempt to maintain control of these microbial populations and reduce the halogen-demand created by their enzyme byproducts. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110348 | INCLINED PLATES FOR CSO - This device serves to improve water quality under gravity flow conditions. The water quality treatment device traps floating debris with replaceable netting, it contains oil spills and settles sediment in self-cleaning settling cells above a collection bunker inside a chamber. The device directs the water below the inclined cells, through the inclined cells, or over the inclined cells, depending on the inflow intensity. All inflowing water enters the net cavity and the net is supported by the inclined cell assembly. The pollutant collection surfaces are overlapping each other and aligned with the water flow direction. A hinged baffle with orifices controls the flow rate through the inclined cells. The netting is replaceable when filled with debris through an access opening in the ceiling of the chamber. The sediment bunker is cleaned through access openings in the ceiling from the chamber inflow side and the exit side. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110349 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR FILTRATION - An assembly and a method for filtration are disclosured, which are suitable in particular for the filtration of cells, for example tumor cells, from a sample, for example a blood sample. In the method, a pressure differential between the pressure upstream and the pressure downstream of a filter is determined; and the pressure differential between upstream and downstream of the filter is adjusted such that the pressure differential does not exceed a predetermined value. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110350 | METHODS OF INHIBITING CYANOBACTERIA GROWTH BY ADMINISTERING GRAMINE DERIVATIVES - This invention offers an effective method of inhibiting the growth of toxic bloom algae caused by cyanobacteria | 2014-04-24 |
20140110351 | Tunable Side-Emitting Fiber Optic Devices for Precise Energy Generation and/or Distribution - Internally activated energy distribution guides for use in clear to turbid liquids or air have been developed. An external energy source is transferred to a matrix or single fiber of a side emitting fiber or guide to internally activate a promoter or catalyst on the exterior of the fiber or guide to thereby dissociate target molecules passing by or along the fiber's or guide's surface by a Precise Energy Separation (“PES”) method. A number of different designs can be used, for example, in a mesh, louver system, or box. The method maximizes the interaction between the target molecules and the surface of the side emitting-internally activated distribution network. In a preferred embodiment, u-shaped fiber optics containing catalyst are positioned within tube through which the turbid liquid or air is passed, so that maximum cleavage of targeted bonds is obtained. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110352 | Dispensing systems - A non-dissolvable immersible dispensing puck in the shape of a dissolvable halogen puck when the dissolvable halogen puck is in an undissolved state with the non-dissolvable immersible dispensing puck physically interchangeable with a dissolvable halogen puck when placed in a dispenser for normally holding only a set of halogen pucks to enable a single dispersant dispenser to be converted to a dual dispersant dispenser without changing the structure of the single dispersant dispenser by placing a dispenser within a dispenser wherein only one of the dispensers may be provided with adjustable water ports. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110353 | FLOATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING WATER IN A POOL OR TANK - A floating apparatus and method for cleaning water in a pool or tank are provided. The floating apparatus includes: a body having at least one discharge outlet; an electrical power source having a solar power collector that is mounted on a top portion of the body, wherein the body has a contour wall for allowing the solar power collector to face up; an ozone generator connected to the electrical power source; an ozone conduit in gas communication with the ozone generator and the at least one discharge outlet; and a transparent cover covering the solar power collector, whereby ozone produced in the ozone generator is discharged from the discharge outlet and provides the power for moving the floating apparatus. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110354 | Composite Filter Media Utilizing Bicomponent Fibers - Disclosed is composite media that may be utilized in coalescing elements, coalescing cartridges, coalescing systems, and coalescing methods. The disclosed media typically is a composite or laminate material formed by bonding adjacent layers of media material comprising bicomponent fibers. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110355 | FILTER PRESS WITH SIDE FEED PORTS - A method of separating a mixture of liquid and insoluble solids in a filter press may comprise: pumping the mixture into a multiplicity of chambers to form a filter cake, each of the chambers being between adjacent filter plates, each of the chambers being lined by filter cloths, wherein, during the pumping, filtrate is forced through the filter cloths and out of the chambers; and releasing dried filter cake from the chambers; wherein the pumping comprises pumping the mixture through a multiplicity of side feed ports and into each of the chambers through a multiplicity of delivery slots, and wherein the openings of the delivery slots into each of the chambers is above the height of the side feed ports. A filter press system is described which includes filter plates and chambers with the aforementioned configuration of side feed ports and delivery slots. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110356 | FILTRATION DEVICE - A device for separating particulate matter (e.g., cells) from a liquid including a housing defining an elongate chamber disposed between a receiving end and a dispenser end, a plunger slidably inserted within the chamber from the receiving end, an upper disc and a lower disc each independently slidably affixed to the plunger, the lower disc facing the dispenser end and including at least one filter arrangement, and a liquid including particulate matter disposed within the chamber when the upper disc and lower disc are in an aspiration mode. The upper disc is independently slidable with respect to the lower disc to achieve a filtration mode. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110357 | SHAKER TABLE WITH INERTIAL GAS/FLUID SEPARATION MEANS - An apparatus and method for use in a solids control system to separate drilling fluid from drill cuttings. The apparatus comprises at least one shaker screen for supporting drilling fluid contaminated drill cuttings within a shaker; a vacuum system operatively connected to at least a portion of the at least one shaker screen, effective to draw air and/or drilling fluid through the at least one shaker screen; and at least one inertial gas-liquid separation device operatively connected to the vacuum system, effective to remove liquid particles from a gas-liquid stream within the vacuum system. A method for operating the apparatus within a shaker system is also described. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110358 | ENHANCED SYSTEM FOR SAND CLEANING IN A HYDROCYCLONE - The invention relates to a system ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140110359 | PHASE SPLITTER - A phase splitter ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140110360 | DEVICE FOR THERMALLY TREATING PRODUCTS WITH CLEANING OF THE PROCESS LIQUID - A device for thermally treating products in containers, including supply and discharge conveyors for containers; with at least one irrigation or spraying zone for irrigating or spraying the containers with a process liquid, for example water; and a circulation circuit for at least partially reusing said process liquid, the circulation circuit including at least one pump; with at least one separation unit with several essentially parallel lamellae for cleaning the process liquid from particles, for example broken glass and/or sand, and the pump pumps the process liquid along the lamella. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110361 | MODULAR ARCHITECTURAL FRAME FOR A WALL - A modular architectural wall system for a patient room may support accessories and include panels. The architectural wall system may include gas outlets and electrical outlets mounted to a surface of the architectural wall system. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110362 | Apparatuses and Methods for Dishwasher Rack Emptying - In one embodiment, a dishwasher rack includes: an interior structure divided into separate compartments, each sized and configured to hold an individual beverage container; a top side through which the compartments may be loaded; a bottom side having a support surface; and a release mechanism. The top and/or bottom side has a configurable surface that provides a closed configuration in which it is capable of supporting beverage containers and an open configuration in which beverage containers are able to pass through. When the dishwasher rack is placed on top of a desired exterior surface with the configurable surface immediately adjacent to the exterior surface, the release mechanism can be operated to change the configurable surface from the closed configuration to the open configuration, causing any enclosed beverage containers to drop down onto the exterior surface and remain there when the dishwasher rack is lifted up and away. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110363 | Rod Holder Mounting System - A rod holder mounting system including first and second mounting bracket sub-assemblies adapted to couple to first and second opposing ends of a rod holder sub-assembly. The first and second mounting bracket sub-assemblies respectively couple to first and second opposing ones of a vehicle's existing tie down bracket coupling locations, existing tie down brackets, or a tool box, and the rod holder sub-assembly includes a cross bar with rod holder tubes and first and second locking systems adapted to removably couple the cross bar to the first and second mounting bracket sub-assemblies, respectively. The rod holder mounting system allows for the transportation of fishing rods and reels in a vehicle and locks both the rod holder sub-assembly to the vehicle and the rods and reels to the mounting system. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110364 | WINE RACK STORAGE SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for secure, flexible, aesthetically pleasing wine bottle storage. The various embodiments include modular wine bottle storage systems that allow wine bottles to be stored at various angles, which, in turn, may allow for both wine bottles display and safekeeping. Additionally, the described tools and techniques may be employed to create scalable and customizable wine bottle storage, such that different embodiments may allow numerous bottle storage configurations. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110365 | HANGER FOR RETAIL PRODUCT AND RAIL FOR HOLDING THE HANGER - A product hanger system includes a hanger rail and at least one hanger. The rail has retainers on lateral ends thereof defining grooves for retaining the at least one hanger. The at least one hanger has a mounting tab disposed on one side thereof. The mounting tab has a short dimension selected to fit between the retainers, and a long dimension selected to provide friction fit between the grooves. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110366 | SUPPORTING BASE FOR STABILIZING AN ANGLE IRON POST OF A CABINET - A supporting base for an angle iron post includes an angle bar and a column. The angle bar has two walls arranged at right angle to each other to be attached to two respective walls of the angle iron post. The column is disposed in between the two walls of the angle bar and has an upper small-diameter section, a lower large-diameter section and a shoulder defined at the junction between the upper small-diameter section and the lower large-diameter section. As such, the two walls of the angle iron post are allowed to be rested on the shoulder of the column and held in position between the walls of the angle bar and the upper small-diameter section of the column. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110367 | CRANE - A tower crane, and in particular a hammerhead crane, having at least one crane operator elevator, wherein the at least one crane operator elevator is arranged inside the rectangular cross section of the crane tower. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110368 | COUPLER KNUCKLE PIN - An improved polymeric knuckle pin with at least one indented area that elastomer rings rest in. The indented area is strategically placed in an area on the shaft of the pin where the coupler-knuckle connection exerts impact, force, and stress on the pin. The elastomer rings in the indented area provide cushion to the pin from the impact, force, and stress, allow the pin to avoid hard contact with the coupler and knuckle, distribute the loads exerted by the coupler and knuckle more evenly, realign the coupler and knuckle positions, and protect the pin itself from surface cuts and scratches. The elastomer rings on the shaft of the pin improve the life of both the coupler-knuckle assembly and the pin. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110369 | Container, Handle for a Container, and Handle and Container Assembly - A container may include a neck including an external surface and at least one handle retention feature with axially lower and upper handle retention surfaces. A handle for a container may include a collar including spaced apart container retention features having axially lower and upper handle retention surfaces to cooperate with the corresponding handle retention feature of the container to prevent axial movement of the collar with respect to the container. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110370 | VIAL ADAPTER AND SYSTEM - A vial adapter may include first and second sections each having first and second ends joined to form a collar having a central passage in which a neck of a vial may be disposed. Each collar section may have a hook formed at each end, the hooks joined to join the collar sections together. The first ends may have at least one tab depending therefrom and the second ends may have at least one indent formed therein, the tab disposed within the indent with the hooks joined to each other. In addition or instead, the collar may have an inner surface with a groove separating the collar into first and second regions on opposing axial sides of the groove. The first and second regions may be deformable axially into the groove when the collar is acted upon with the neck of the vial in the central passage. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110371 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ROLL-SHAPED MOLD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCT HAVING CONCAVE-CONVEX MICROSTRUCTURE ON SURFACE THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a roll-shaped mold includes: an immersing step of immersing a roll-shaped mold main body into a treatment agent; a first removing step of exposing a portion of the mold main body from a liquid level of the treatment agent in which a central axis of the mold main body is inclined with respect to a horizontal surface; a second removing step in which the mold main body is moved in relation to the liquid level of the treatment agent in which a meniscus is sustained between the exposed portion of the mold main body and the liquid level of the treatment agent and thereby further exposing the mold main body; and a third removing step of removing the entire mold main body from the treatment agent in which the central axis of the mold main body is inclined with respect to the horizontal surface. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110372 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PROBE - A method for manufacturing a probe, includes forming a recess on a sacrificial layer with a resist matching a plane pattern of the probe and a fixing tab connected to the probe, the recess exposing the sacrificial layer, which is on a baseboard, forming the probe and the fixing tab connected to the probe by depositing a probe material in the recess, and removing the resist, removing a portion of the sacrificial layer in an etching process. The portion of the sacrificial layer under the probe is fully removed, while the portion of the sacrificial layer under the fixing tab is left to provide support portions of the sacrificial layer under the fixing tab. Then the probe is removed from the baseboard. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110373 | METHOD OF ETCHING COPPER LAYER AND MASK - A method of etching a copper layer of a target object including, on the copper layer, a mask having a pattern to be transferred onto the copper layer is provided. The method includes etching the copper layer by using plasma of a first gas containing a hydrogen gas; and processing the target object by using plasma of a second gas containing a hydrogen gas and a gas (hereinafter, referred to as “deposition gas”) that is deposited on the target object. Further, the etching of the copper layer by using plasma of the first gas and the processing of the target object by using plasma of the second gas are repeated alternately. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110374 | Method for Removing a Dielectric Layer from a Bottom of a Trench - Embodiments provide a method for removing a dielectric layer from a bottom of a trench while maintaining the dielectric layer on sidewalls of the trench. The method includes etching the dielectric layer at the bottom of the trench and generating a passivation layer on the dielectric layer at an upper portion of the trench by adjusting the conditions of a plasma etch process to a first mode; and a step of etching the dielectric layer at the bottom of the trench and etching the passivation layer at the upper portion of the trench by adjusting the conditions of the plasma etch process to a second mode before the dielectric layer at the bottom of the trench is completely removed. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110375 | SURFACE PROCESSING DEVICE AND SURFACE PROCESSING METHOD - In the present invention, the form in which roughness is formed on the surface of an article being processed through plasma exposure is controlled by varying the frequency for a main voltage applied to two discharge electrodes, a conductive housing and a rod shaped electrode, provided in a plasma generating unit and the frequency for a bias voltage applied between the conductive housing ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140110376 | SINGLE- OR MULTI-POLE SWITCHING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR DC APPLICATIONS - The invention relates to a single- or multi-pole switching device, in particular for DC applications, having at least one rotating switching element ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140110377 | Electric Switch for High Currents, in Particular With a High Short Circuit Withstand Performance in the KA-Range - The present invention relates to an electric switch having a first contact element, an insulating element, and a second contact element. The first contact element includes a first contact surface on which the insulating element is disposed. The second contact element includes a conductive member moveable relative to the first contact element and the insulating element. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110378 | GAS CIRCUIT BREAKER MULTI-PIECE TANK - A multi-segment tank for high voltage gas circuit breakers such as, e.g., 800 kV gas circuit breakers. The tank includes two or more segments. In a three segment embodiment, the tank includes a short or compact center segment fabricated to mount an interrupter device and support the interrupter's operating linkage, while two end segments are connected with flange joints to surround the remainder of the interrupting device. Alternatively, a tank is provided that is constructed in two segments. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110379 | ELECTRODE WIRE FOR ELECTRO-DISCHARGE MACHINING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrode wire for electro-discharge machining includes a core wire including a first metal including copper and having one of phases α, α+β′, and β′, a first alloy layer formed at a boundary region between the core wire and a second metal plated on an outer surface of the core wire due to mutual diffusion between the core wire and the second metal and having a phase β′, and a second alloy layer formed due to diffusion of the first metal to the second metal and having a phase γ and/a phase ε. A core wire material is erupted onto a surface of the electrode wire for electro-discharge machining, which includes the core wire, the first alloy layer, and the second alloy layer, along cracks appearing on the second alloy layer, so that a plurality of grains are formed on the surface of the electrode wire. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110380 | Plasma Torch Power Circuit and Cooling System - A plasma arc cutting system includes a power supply comprising a multi-pulse transformer and a plurality of semiconductor switches directly connected to a bank of capacitors, and a thermal regulation system connected to the power supply and configured to cool the multi-pulse transformer. The thermal regulation system includes a cold plate in direct contact with the semiconductor switches; a fluid conduit disposed within the cold plate; and a pump connected to the conduit and configured to direct a coolant fluid through the conduit. The power supply has at least one of the following operating requirements: (i) a weight to power ratio of approximately 22.4 pounds per kilowatt; (ii) a volume to power ratio of approximately 1366 cubic inches per kilowatt; (iii) an average semiconductor device case temperature of approximately 100 degrees Centigrade during a cutting operation; (iv) a maximum transformer temperature of about 133 degrees Centigrade during a cutting operation. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110381 | Thermal Torch Lead Gas Delivery Methods and Related Systems and Devices - In some aspects, methods of initiating a plasma arc in a plasma cutting system can include providing a plasma gas supply lead line extending between a power supply and a plasma arc cutting torch, where the lead line has a first segment proximate to the power supply and a second segment proximate to the torch, and an in-line valve within the lead line between the first segment and the second segment; selectively closing the in-line valve to capture a static volume of gas in the first segment; establishing a decayable volume of gas in the second segment; and initiating the plasma arc when a pressure of the decayable volume reaches a pressure value within a predetermined range. | 2014-04-24 |