18th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090107875 | Tray device - A tray is provided which includes a tray member manufactured from a predetermined material and having a predetermined size and a first predetermined shape. Such tray member includes at least one recessed portion formed integrally therein for receiving at least one of a bottom portion of a drink holding container, at least one food item, at least one condiment, and at least one packet of a predetermined condiment. Such at least one recessed portion has a predetermined depth and a second predetermined shape. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107876 | Post-surgical accessory convenience kit - A post-surgical accessory convenience kit, or PACK includes the plurality of items, which serve a patient's post-operative needs, such as, but not limited to, a drain suction bulb (reservoir) and attendant tubing; dressing change materials; post-operative medication (e.g., pain medication, antibiotics, ointments, and other medication prescribed by a physician); physician or caregiver instructions, drain record sheets, and caregiver contact phone numbers. The kit further includes a carrier or pouch. The pouch includes a plurality of pockets or compartments that are sized and configured to hold the diverse array of items, which are directly related to the patient's post-operative needs. The kit can be worn about the waist or shoulder of an individual, and can add post-operative comfort by taking tension off of an incision and drain entry site and avoiding accidental pulling of the drain or suction bulb. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107877 | Computer bag - A bag apparatus for carrying a portable computer where the computer is mounted to an outside surface of the bag for quick and convenient access where a user can perform computing tasks ergonomically with the hands and eyes in their normal positions. The bag includes a means for providing electrical connections to access the interior surface of the bag. The bag further provides extra storage for carrying additional computer components, accessories or peripherals. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107878 | Computer bag - A bag apparatus for carrying a portable computer where the computer is mounted to an outside surface of the bag for quick and convenient access where a user can perform computing tasks ergonomically with the hands and eyes in their normal positions. The bag includes a means for providing electrical connections to access the interior surface of the bag. The bag further provides extra storage for carrying additional computer components, accessories or peripherals. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107879 | PACKING MEMBER FOR HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A packing member for a honeycomb structure includes a holding member and a covering member. The holding member includes a recessed portion having a bottom face and a side face. The holding member is configured to hold the honeycomb structure in the recessed portion. The recessed portion has a corner portion which includes a border portion between the bottom face and the side face. The covering member covers at least the recessed portion and is provided to form a gas layer between the covering member and the corner portion. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107880 | METHOD OF UPGRADING HEAVY HYDROCARBON STREAMS TO JET PRODUCTS - A process of upgrading a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock comprising contacting a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock with a catalyst in the presence of hydrogen in a reactor system, containing the catalyst as the only catalyst, wherein the catalyst, is prepared by sulfiding a catalyst precursor obtained by mixing at reaction conditions, to form a precipitate or cogel, at least a Group VIII metal compound in solution; at least a Group VIB metal compound in solution; and, at least an organic oxygen containing ligand in solution, and thereby producing a fuel product. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107881 | METHODS FOR INCREASING CATALYST CONCENTRATION IN HEAVY OIL AND/OR COAL RESID HYDROCRACKER - Methods and systems for hydrocracking a heavy oil feedstock using, a colloidally or molecularly dispersed catalyst (e.g., molybdenum sulfide) which provide for concentration of the colloidally dispersed catalyst within the lower quality materials requiring additional hydrocracking. In addition to increased catalyst concentration, the inventive systems and methods provide increased reactor throughput, increased reaction rate, and of course higher conversion of asphaltenes and lower quality materials. Increased conversion levels of asphaltenes and lower quality materials also reduces equipment fouling, enables the reactor to process a wider range of lower quality feedstocks, and can lead to more efficient use of a supported catalyst if used in combination with the colloidal or molecular catalyst. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107882 | Adsorbents for denitrogenation desulfurization of hydrocarbon oils and methods of producing - The present invention provides adsorbents for deep denitrogenation/desulfurization of hydrocarbon oils, and more particularly to an adsorbent material that selectively adsorbs organonitrogen and organosulfur from transportation fuels at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107883 | Hydroconversion Processes Employing Multi-Metallic Catalysts and Method for Making Thereof - A catalyst precursor composition and methods for making such catalyst precursor is disclosed. In one embodiment, the catalyst precursor is of the general formula A | 2009-04-30 |
20090107884 | STRIPPING APPARATUS AND PROCESS - In an FCC apparatus and process in which swirl arms are used to discharge gas and catalyst from a riser, an anti-swirl plate is disposed in the disengaging vessel to dampen the angular momentum of swirling descending catalyst particles and gases. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107885 | CATALYTIC SYSTEM AND ADDITIVE FOR MAXIMISATION OF LIGHT OLEFINS IN FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING UNITS IN OPERATIONS OF LOW SEVERITY - The present invention concerns the field of fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) processes. The invention provides a process increasing production of LPG and propene in FCC units operating under conditions of maximisation of middle distillates of low aromaticity, such that they may be incorporated into the diesel oil pool. The invention also relates to the preparation and employment of additives based on zeolites having small pores, such as ferrierite (FER), in catalytic systems for FCC units, wherein conditions of low severity are adopted with a view to increasing yields of LPG and light olefins whilst improving stability of petrol. The invention also provides an original catalytic system, being more efficient than catalytic systems known in the state of the art, to increase the yield of LPG and propene without prejudicing the yield and quality of LCO. Furthermore it provides a method of preparation of an additive for said process employing the zeolite ferrierite. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107886 | Hydroconversion Processes Employing Multi-Metallic Catalysts and Method for Making Thereof - A catalyst precursor composition and methods for making such a catalyst precursor are disclosed. The catalyst precursor comprises at least a promoter metal selected from Group VIII, Group IIB, Group IIA, Group IVA and combinations thereof, having an oxidation state of +2 or +4, at least one Group VIB metal, at least one organic, oxygen-containing ligand, and a cellulose-containing material. In one embodiment, the catalyst precursor is of the formula A | 2009-04-30 |
20090107887 | Vapor/Liquid Separation Apparatus - A vapor/liquid separation apparatus for treating a flow of vapor/liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons and steam comprises a vertical drum with a side inlet to introduce hydrocarbon/steam mixtures, an overhead vapor outlet, and a lower section in communication with a cylindrical boot of less diameter than the drum, the boot comprising sufficient gas-liquid contact surface, e.g., that provided by one or more sheds, baffles and/or distillation trays, to provide at least a partial theoretical distillation stage, and a lower portion for receiving liquid from the drum, a lower outlet for removing the liquid, and an inlet for introducing a stripping gas such as steam, hydrogen, light crackable hydrocarbon, and/or methane, below the distillation tray and preferably above the level of liquid in the boot. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107888 | Tube handling method and apparatus - An apparatus and method for both removing and installing an elongate member at an elevated location on a piece of equipment. The apparatus includes a cantilivered elongate bed having a lattice work support system that carries a motor driven cable draw works, a portion of the lattice work being removable. One method involves using the apparatus to remove a tube from a pyrolysis furnace. Another method involves using the apparatus to install a tube in a pyrolysis furnace. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107889 | Hydroconversion Processes Employing Multi-Metallic Catalysts and Method for Making Thereof - A process for upgrading a hydrocarbon feedstock by hydroprocessing using multi-metallic catalysts is disclosed. In one aspect, the invention relates to hydroprocessing of a hydrocarbon feedstock using a catalyst derived from a catalyst precursor of the formula A | 2009-04-30 |
20090107890 | Desulfurization of whole crude oil by solvent extraction and hydrotreating - A high sulfur content crude oil feedstream is treated by mixing one or more selected solvents with a sulfur-containing crude oil feedstream for a predetermined period of time, allowing the mixture to separate and form a sulfur-rich solvent-containing liquid phase and a crude oil phase of substantially lowered sulfur content, withdrawing the sulfur-rich stream and regenerating the solvent, hydrotreating the remaining sulfur-rich stream to remove or substantially reduce the sulfur-containing compounds to provide a hydrotreated low sulfur content stream, and mixing the hydrotreated stream with the separated crude oil phase to thereby provide a treated crude oil product stream of substantially reduced sulfur content and without significant volume loss. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107891 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING HYDROPROCESSING BULK CATALYSTS - A process to prepare hydroprocessing bulk catalysts is provided. The hydroprocessing catalyst has the formula (M | 2009-04-30 |
20090107892 | SHEET MATERIAL TRANSPOSITION FOR SORTING APPARATUS - A displacement system and sorting apparatus for transposing the orientation of mailpiece from a first position to a second position such that the mailpiece may occupy a reduced space envelope within sortation bins/trays of a mailpiece sorter. The displacement system comprises first and second pairs of cooperating elements each defining a nip for accepting first and second portions, respectively, of the mailpiece therebetween. Further, the system includes a means for driving the first and second pairs of cooperating elements such that the first and second portions of mailpiece are each conveyed along a feed path at different velocities thereby transposing the mailpiece about an axis and changing the orientation of the mailpiece from the first to the second positions. The cooperating elements may include rolling elements such as nip rollers, spherical elements or belt pairs. The sortation bins/trays are adapted to support the short edge while guiding the long edge of the mailpiece. That is, the base of the bins/trays supports the on-edge width dimension of the mailpiece and sidewalls substantially normal to the base support the length dimension of the mailpiece. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107893 | Deflection plate - The present invention provides deflection plates for use in a flow-type particle sorter that are resistant to wetting. The deflection plates include a gas-porous, conductive plate. A gas, such as air, is passed through the plate from the outer face (away from the particle flow) towards the inner face (towards the particle flow). The flow of gas prevents condensation on the inner face of the defection plate. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107894 | Device for discharging granular material - The invention relates to a device ( | 2009-04-30 |
20090107895 | Spin Isolation Apparatus, Spin Asymmetric Material Producing Method, Current Source, and Signal Processing Method - A spin isolation apparatus comprising a particle source for emitting particles having spins, a receiving section for receiving the particles emitted by the particle source, a magnet for separating the particles into first particles having positive spins and second particles having negative spins, and a trajectory restricting section for isolating the first and the second particles received by the receiving section through restricting trajectories of the first particles and/or the second particles is provided. By applying this apparatus, particles having spins whose every sign is either one of the two signs can be mass-produced. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107896 | AIR SEPARATOR CONVEYOR AND VISION SYSTEM - A system for accurately determining whether a work piece such as a plastic molded bottle cap is defective from quality norms and removing those defective pieces from a stream of work pieces includes a feed conveyor for serially delivering work pieces where adjacent work pieces are in contact with each other. The feed conveyor delivers these work pieces onto an inspection conveyor with a plurality of air holes. Air is forced through the air holes to impinge upon the work piece and thus rapidly accelerate them away from the adjacent work piece it was in contact with and move through an inspection station. An air blower provides pressurized air through the air holes to continue accelerating and separating the work pieces as they move. The inspection station includes a camera to image each work piece. The camera communicates these images to a processing unit such as a computer that can rapidly compare the image to a set of quality control standards each work piece should meet. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107897 | AUTOMATIC FLUSHING APPARATUS OF MEMBRANE FILTER IN WATER PURIFIER - A water purifier including a sediment filter ( | 2009-04-30 |
20090107898 | ARTIFICIAL LUNG - An artificial lung includes a housing, a tubular hollow fiber membrane bundle contained in the housing and providing a multiplicity of hollow fiber membranes having a gas exchange function, a gas inflow port and a gas outflow port communicating with each other through hollow portions of the hollow fiber membranes, and a blood inflow port and a blood outflow port through which blood is distributed. The tubular hollow fiber membrane bundle has a cylindrical overall shape, and a filter member having a bubble-trapping function is provided on an outer peripheral portion of the tubular hollow fiber membrane bundle. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107899 | ADJUSTABLE, CONFIGURABLE STORM INLET FILTER - System and apparatus for filtering drainage which includes a configurable and adjustable rigid frame, hanger support structures adapted to contact a surface of a drainage structure, and a sediment bag. The frame may be adjusted or configured by modifying the location of connecting fasteners and/or by altering the orientation of frame components. Additional embodiments provide for an overflow gap comprising a vertical distance between an above grade surface of a drainage structure and the rigid frame, wherein the overflow gap is capable of allowing runoff to bypass the sediment bag when the sediment bag is obstructed. A configurable lifting tool device adapted to lift inlet grates and inlet filter devices includes a lifting bar, a plurality of connectors, a plurality of lifting arms, and a plurality of lifting hooks adapted to contact a grate and/or an inlet filter device lifting bar. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107900 | Aquarium Filter - An aquarium filter assembly is mounted to an aquarium tank and defines a water flow path therethrough from upstream to downstream from an inlet to an outlet. A replaceable filter element is mounted in a filter chamber. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107901 | Combined Centrifugal Separator - The combined centrifugal separator with supplementary work units is an autonomous stationary or mobile complex apparatus, which is related to the separation of non-uniform granular or fibrous product, such as manure pulps, fruit pulps, sugar contained pulps, pulps for the medicine, etc., from the liquid in which it is carried. The screen, the screen scraper, and the driving shaft, which has the screw, the crusher and the mixer located on it, all have one common axis. However, all three rotate with different speeds around it. They are connected to one motor, and have a transmission system using pulleys and gears. Part of the liquid remainder may be used for internal recycling. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107902 | PERSONAL HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEM - A dialysis machine includes a dialysis instrument having a pump actuator and first and second valve actuators, and a disposable cassette operable with the dialysis instrument, the disposable cassette including a pump portion operable with the pump actuator, first and second valve chambers operable with the first and second valve actuators, the first and second valve chambers communicating fluidly with each other, at least the first valve chamber communicating fluidly with a compliance chamber, the compliance chamber negating a first backpressure due to a pneumatic closing pressure used to close the first valve chamber to help to ensure the pneumatic pressure applied to the first valve chamber will close the first valve chamber against a second backpressure from an existing closure of the second valve chamber. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107903 | Anticoagulant-coated dipstick for use with a blood centrifuge rotor - An anticoagulant-coated dipstick is selectively receivable by the central fill port of a rotor of a blood centrifuge. The dipstick includes an elongated, rod-like member having a first axial end and an opposite second axial end, and a cap affixed to the second axial end. At least a portion of a surface of the rod-like member is coated with an anticoagulant. The elongated rod-like member of the dipstick is dimensioned in length and diameter to be receivable through the central fill port of the rotor to contact a blood sample contained therein. The cap is circular in shape, with a diameter that is greater than that of the rotor fill port to entirely cover and seal the fill port to prevent leakage therethrough of a blood sample contained in the rotor, especially when the rotor is gently agitated or inverted. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107904 | Self-Cleaning Filter and Filtration System for Lubricants - The disclosed self-cleaning filtration system and self-cleaning filter solves various problems by replacing a standard filter cartridge with an adapter screwed in place of the cartridge, a filter of limited size with a motor for rotating an inlet cover plate and an outlet cover plate over a body with a plurality of longitudinal channels inside of a circumferential filtration media where the different parts of the media are used alternately in forward and backward flow. As the cover plates rotate, each longitudinal channel comes in successive fluidic communication with either an entry opening where oil is pushed in the longitudinal channel through the filtration media and into an external cavity where filtered oil is reintroduced in the engine, or the longitudinal channel comes in fluidic communication with a drain opening where the flow through the filtration media is reversed and oil from the external cavity is pushed back into the longitudinal channel to transport stored debris into a decanter for storage, elimination, decantation and reuse. In another embodiment, instead of entry and drain openings, the oil is placed directly in contact with each longitudinal channel with the exception of the channel in fluidic communication with the drain opening. The self-filtration system includes a self-cleaning filter used in tandem with an adapter, a decanter, and a series of hoses. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107905 | Fluid filter seal - A filter assembly including first and second mating parts and a seal received in a groove of the first mating part. The seal includes a main body and a resiliently flexible, sloping skirt that extends from one side of the main body to a distal end spaced from the main body. The seal is sized so that the resiliently flexible skirt normally extends out of the groove of the first mating part when the skirt is not biased towards the main body. When the first mating part is slid against the second mating part, the second mating part causes the distal end of skirt of the seal to be biased into the groove and towards the main body of the seal. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107906 | Faucet mounted water filter system - A faucet mounted water filtration system includes a base defining an inlet and a plurality of outlets. The base at least partially defines a filter compartment configured to house a filter cartridge. A first valve assembly is positioned within the base and defines a first passage and a second passage. A valve stem is movably positioned within the first passage. With the valve stem in a first position, the first passage provides fluid communication between the inlet and a first outlet and with the valve stem in a second position the second passage provides fluid communication between the inlet and the filter compartment. A body is rotatably coupled to the base and includes a first cam configured to urge the valve stem from the first position to the second position as the body rotates with respect to the base. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107907 | DROPLET-BASED DIGITAL MICRODIALYSIS - The invention relates to a droplet-based digital microdialysis method that utilizes discrete perfusate droplets marched through a microchannel in an intermittent manner. The droplets sequentially reside on a microdialysis membrane that is in contact with the test fluid, e.g., fluid in an extracellular space. The droplets remain stationary at the membrane site for a period of time for rapid equilibration with the test fluid, and is then marched to an outlet port for processing. The invention further relates to microdialysis probes and methods based on the droplet-based digital microdialysis. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107908 | Thermally, Heat and Chemically Resistant Ultrafiltration Polyimide Membrane and Method for its Production - A thermally, heat and chemically stable polyimide asymmetric ultrafiltration membrane, is a porous film or a hollow fiber, having an anisotropic structure a selective surface layer and a substrate, wherein the selective ultraporous surface layer has size of pores 70-800 Å with thickness 0.1-10 mcm and is composed of insoluble rigid-chain aromatic (co)polyimide based on dianhydride of aromatic tetracarbonic acid and aromatic diamine and located on the microporous substrate with thickness 50-250 mcm, and the membrane has water permeability Q=(2-500)·10 | 2009-04-30 |
20090107909 | Microchannel for Separating Blood Plasma - It is intended to provide a microchannel for separating blood plasma whereby blood plasma can be conveniently separated on a microchip. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107910 | PASSIVE GREASE TRAP WITH PRE-STAGE FOR SOLIDS SEPARATION - A solids collector for collecting solids in waste water that are heavier than water includes a roto-molded plastic container having a cylindrical sidewall and a downwardly sloping bottom. An inlet and outlet are connected to the sidewall substantially above the sloping bottom so that solids that are heavier than water in the waste water coming into the container through the inlet have residence time in the container long enough to gravitationally separate towards the bottom. Waste water depleted of solids that are heavier than water discharge from the container through the outlet. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107911 | FLUID SEPARATOR - An apparatus separates a first fluid from a mixture of fluids. The apparatus includes a housing that can have one or more entry openings and one or more exit openings. An endless flexible strip of a material having an affinity for the first fluid is arranged to be advanced through the housing. An advancing assembly advances the endless flexible strip through an entry opening in the housing and through an exit opening in the housing, thereby advancing successive portions of the endless flexible strip sequentially from a position out of contact with the first fluid to a position of contact with the first fluid and again to a position out of contact with the first fluid. More than one pathway can be located within the housing along which the endless flexible strip can be selectively advanced. A means for removing from the endless flexible strip quantities of the first fluid that adhere to the endless flexible strip can be provided. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107912 | Composite Material and Method for Removing Harmful Algal Blooms and Turning Them into Submerged Macrophytes - The present invention proposes a composite material which can rapidly and effectively remove algae and transform them into submerged macrophytes. The composite material is a mixture of two functional materials: one can grow into submerged macrophytes, and the other is clays or modified local soil particles which can flocculate algae, inhibit phosphorus release from sediments and act as the carrier of the above-mentioned seeds, earthnuts, buds, and roots of submerged macrophytes. In addition, the present invention proposes a physical-chemical-ecological combined method for improving water quality and enhancing the ecological restoration of eutrophic lakes using the above-mentioned material. By spraying the composite material to the lake surface, the new method can remove algae and turbidity through flocculation and complete the planting process simultaneously so that HABs and eutrophication are effectively controlled. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107913 | System and Method for Anaerobic Digestion of Biomasses - Provided herein are methods and system for the production of biogas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency classified Class A Biosolids, and pathogen reduced organic liquid fertilizer. Through the digestion of waste materials using sequential phases in an efficient digestion process, enhanced biomass conversion efficiency and improved output of products (in quantity and/or quality) are obtained with a significant reduction in dwell time in each phase. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107914 | Novel plant gene and uses thereof - A novel gene isolated from | 2009-04-30 |
20090107915 | TREATMENT PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR WASTEWATER, PROCESS WATERS, AND PRODUCED WATERS APPLICATIONS - A method for the removal of contaminants from a contaminated water stream, by pretreating the contaminated water stream to yield a pretreated water stream, wherein pretreating comprises passing the contaminated water stream to at least one electrocoagulation cell wherein coagulation of contaminants is promoted, yielding an electrocoagulated stream; and separating coagulated contaminants from the electrocoagulated stream. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107916 | MODULE CLEANING METHOD - An aeration/backwash device ( | 2009-04-30 |
20090107917 | WATER WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for purifying non-potable water to make said water potable includes an intake pump for bringing the non-potable water into the system. At least one centrifugal separator separates the non-potable water into suspended solids, saline water and oil. At least one ozone contact chamber injects ozone into a water stream being injected into at least one of the at least one of the centrifugal separators. A series of progressive filtration components are used for progressively filtering the saline water from the at least one centrifugal separator. The salinization filters then desalinate the progressively filtered saline water. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107918 | AMPHOTERIC ION EXCHANGERS - The present invention relates to novel amphoteric ion exchangers which possess not only phthalamide groups of the formula (I) | 2009-04-30 |
20090107919 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR TREATING AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS - Apparatus, process and article for treating an aqueous solution containing a chemical contaminant. The process includes contacting an aqueous solution containing a chemical contaminant with an aggregate composition comprising an insoluble rare earth-containing compound to form a solution depleted of chemical contaminants. The insoluble rare earth-containing compound can include one or more of cerium, lanthanum, or praseodymium. A suitable insoluble cerium-containing compound can be derived from a cerium carbonate, cerium oxalate and/or a cerium salt. The aggregate composition can include more than 10.01% by weight of the insoluble rare earth-containing compound, and in a particular embodiment consists essentially of one or more cerium oxides, and optionally a binder and/or flow aid. Although intended for a variety of fluid treatment applications, such applications specifically include removing or detoxifying chemical contaminants in water. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107920 | SLUDGE TREATMENT SYSTEM - When liquefying sludge, e.g as in U.S. Pat. No. 6,808,636, the combination of temperature, pH, and shearing, is synergistic. Described here is a system that provides for collating test sampling and full-scale data inputs, recording achieved results and the engineering parameters that achieved those particular results. The data is presented in e.g a table format, which assists design engineers to zero-in on the combinations of parameters that will likely give the desired results. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107921 | Chemical treatment system and method - A chemical treatment system that injects one or more dosage chemical solutions into a process. Conditions of the process are sensed by sensors, communicated to a chemical treatment management system. The chemical treatment management system processes the process conditions and issues command signals to one or more chemical storage systems to provide a dosage of chemical to the process. The chemical storage systems each comprise a chemical storage tank, a level sensor for the tank, a controller and a pump. The controller uses the command signals for varying in real time the dosage of the chemical solution by varying the pump operation. The chemical treatment management system also uses additional data from the chemical storage systems, such as tank level, and from other sources to provide the command signals and alerts/alarms and other user information. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107922 | MEMBRANE, WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A membrane assembly is provided that includes a support comprising a micro-porous material; and an insoluble layer secured to a surface of the support. The insoluble layer is a reaction product of a reactant solution comprising a chain-capping reagent. A system and associated method are provided also. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107923 | PROCESS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE DISINFECTION OF WATERS - A process for killing microorganisms and controlling biofouling in high chlorine demand waters comprises mixing two components, one of which is an oxidant and the other an ammonium salt, and adding the mixture immediately to the aqueous system to be treated. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107924 | Method and apparatus for activated sludge biological treatment of municipal and industrial waste water - A biological wastewater treatment process and modular apparatus wherein activated sludge is recirculated in all of aeration, fluidized bed and return sludge phases in the apparatus. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107925 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR TREATING AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS - Process, apparatus and article for treating an aqueous solution containing biological contaminants. The process includes contacting an aqueous solution containing a biological contaminant with an aggregate composition comprising an insoluble rare earth-containing compound to form a solution depleted of active biological contaminants. The aggregate includes mote than 10.01% by weight of the insoluble rare earth-containing compound. The insoluble rare earth-containing compound can include one or more of cerium, lanthanum, or praseodymium. A suitable insoluble cerium-containing compound can be derived from a cerium carbonate, a cerium oxalate or a cerium salt. The composition can consist essentially of cerium oxides, and optionally, a binder and/or flow aid. The aggregate includes no more than two elements selected from the group consisting of yttrium, scandium, and europium when the aggregate is to be sintered. Although intended for a variety of fluid treatment applications, such applications specifically include removing or deactivating biological contaminants in water. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107926 | Fluid Filter Apparatus and Methods - Particular aspects of the inventive technology may, in embodiments, relate to a fluid filter apparatus that includes a filtered fluid conduit that has a length that is at least three times a characteristic diameter; and a plurality of holes, wherein at least one of said holes has a first shape and engages an end cap during fluid filter operation, and wherein at least one other of said holes has said first shape and passes filtered fluid from outside of said filtered fluid conduit to a conduit interior during fluid filter operation. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107927 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING NUCLEIC ACIDS - Methods and devices for isolating nucleic acids from a mixture containing such nucleic acids and extraneous matter are provided. In one embodiment, the method of the invention comprises passing the mixture through a glass frit under conditions effective to separate the nucleic acids from the extraneous matter. In a more specific embodiment, the glass frit is a sintered glass frit. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107928 | Paint spray booth sludge consolidation method and apparatus - A method and apparatus is disclosed for eliminating the bagging of paint spray booth sludge, and instead, centrifuging the collected sludge, re-watered if need be for transport, into a high solids content sludge and water for holding the sludge in suspension upstream of the centrifuge and apparatus for accomplishing the same. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107929 | Apparatus Having A Bioreactor And Membrane Filtration Module For Treatment Of An Incoming Fluid - An apparatus for treatment of an incoming fluid, comprising a bioreactor with a basin ( | 2009-04-30 |
20090107930 | METHODOLOGY FOR FILTERING A FLUID USING A PLURALITY OF SURFACE FILTRATION MEDIUMS - A method is provided for filtering a fluid including contaminant and or sediment particles. The method includes the steps of: selecting a particle of a first size to be filtered; selecting a first mesh material having a pore size greater than the first size; and selecting a number of layers of the first mesh material for forming a filtration material having an absolute micron rating. The absolute micron rating has a value equal to or less than the first size. The method also includes the step of arranging the layers of first mesh material in a manner so as to form a stack of first mesh material. The method further includes the step of passing a fluid through the stack of first mesh material. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107931 | Fluid Treatment and Method and Use of Same | 2009-04-30 |
20090107932 | Motorcycle vice - The present invention relates to a motorcycle vice. The motorcycle vice can be used with, for example, a lift or a ramp. The motorcycle device can be placed in a first closed position for receiving a motorcycle or in a second open position where it is out of the way. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107933 | BICYCLE RACK - A bicycle rack includes a plurality of loops attached to the post, each loop being attached at top and bottom locations to a support and defining a space with an adjacent one of the loops for receiving a bicycle wheel. Each loop extends radially from the support at about 24 degrees angular spacing, with each loop's top located about 18 inches above the ground, and a bottom about 10 inches from the ground. Each loop includes horizontal linear top and bottom segments and a horizontal linear bottom segment, which combines with the angular spacing and vertical dimensions to provide easy reach for a bicycle rider locking/unlocking their bicycle from the rack. The support for the loops can be a post, a wall or the like. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107934 | Mobile Carpet Display System - A mobile system for the display of multiple carpet samples in a concise and orderly array which are securely mounted within a convenient unitary carrier, yet which are readily accessed when comparing each of the samples to the decor at locations remote from the retail outlet. In the present system, the carpet samples are individually affixed to a strong, but light-weight carrier comprised substantially exclusively of paperboard and which is particularly resistant to flexing, tearing or rupture in the course of conveyance of the samples to and from a retail outlet and/or when exposing each sample for evaluation in the actual environment within which the carpet is intended to be installed. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107935 | Toothbrush stand - A toothbrush stand having a base with a recess to support a distal handle end of a toothbrush thereon, an upright support post extending from the base for leaning at least one toothbrush there-against near a head end of the toothbrush when the distal handle end is supported on the base and an umbrella-like sheltering member adapted to cover a head of the toothbrush when the distal handle end of the toothbrush is supported on the base and the toothbrush is leaning against the support post. The sheltering member formed from at least four quadrants of individual compartments forming nodes that slide up and down with respect to one another. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107936 | DISPLAY RACKS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Racks for use in point of purchase displays of goods and methods of using the same are disclosed. The racks may be suspended from a generally vertical surface or placed on a generally horizontal surface. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107937 | SUPPORT APPARATUS - The present invention is a support apparatus or side table that includes an insert portion retractably connected to a shelf portion. The insert portion being removably engaged with an object to provide support to the shelf portion for resting items thereon. The insert portion includes a retractable mechanism to facilitate nesting of the insert portion within the shelf portion. In operation, the insert portion is removably engaged with the object to facilitate resting of objects on or within the shelf portion. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107938 | PRODUCT MERCHANDISING SYSTEM FOR WALK-IN DISPLAY COOLERS AND THE LIKE - A product merchandising unit having a plurality of shelf members adjustably positionable within a framework structure, each shelf member including a plurality of retractable pin members selectively movable for engagement with openings associated with the framework structure, and a plurality of removably attachable divider members engageable with the underneath portion of each shelf member anywhere along substantially their entire width, the divider members extending downwardly from the shelf member located thereabove into the product display space of the shelf member located therebelow forming product channels for guiding products therebetween, each divider member being selectively adjustable relative to another divider member to control and adjust the width of each product channel. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107939 | Display Rack - A display rack includes a plurality of boards and each board includes a plurality of holes defined in a top surface and a bottom surface thereof. A plurality of connection members each have two ends which are inserted into the holes in the bottom surface of one board and the holes in the top surface of another board so as to connect the boards in the longitudinal direction. The connection member may include two parallel tubular bodies so as to connect the boards in the transversal direction. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107940 | STOCK WING MERCHANDISE DISPLAY - A merchandising display system having a molded shelf unit containing a plurality of shelves and/or a pegboard for holding goods, and one or more graphic panels for displaying advertising or other information is disclosed. The shelf unit includes first and second side walls having undulating front edges. The graphic panels conform to match the undulating edges. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107941 | Board For Display Rack - A board for a display rack includes a top surface and a bottom surface, and at least one elongate groove is defined in the top surface and the bottom surface, respectively. The elongate groove is defined by ribs with trapezoid-shaped cross section so as to reinforce the structural strength of the board. A plurality of holes are defined in corners of the board so as to be connected with connection members which assemble the boards to be the display rack. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107942 | Connection Member For Connecting Boards - A connection member for connecting boards includes a tubular body having two flanges extending radially outward from an outer surface thereof and the two flanges are located at a distance from two ends of the tubular body. The two ends of the connection member are inserted into holes defined in the boards so as to connect the boards in the longitudinal direction. The connection member may include two parallel tubular bodies so as to connect the boards in the transversal direction. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107943 | Bases for storage rack trusses - A reinforced rack truss base to protect against damage to a rack truss storage system is provided. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107944 | BEAM SAFETY CLIP AND BRACKET COMBINATION - A beam safety clip has a mounting clip secured in a recessed slot of a bracket and a locking pin biased into another recessed slot of the bracket such that the locking pin may be pulled clear of its recessed slot against bias while the mounting clip is blocked against its removal. Both recessed slots mirror each other within the bracket. An end of the mounting clip has two wings bent outward to enable grasping of same to pull the locking pin against spring bias out of the recessed slot that is in. Upon release, the locking pin biases back into the recessed slot from where it came. Each recessed slot includes a constricted portion and a non-constricted portion. The mounting clip is secured under bias to the constricted portion of one recessed slot while the locking pin is simultaneously biased into the non-constricted portion of the other recessed slot. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107945 | Folding Boom - The invention concerns a collapsible boom, such as a crane jib, concrete pump, camera support, searchlight mast and similar narrow far-projecting structures with several elements ( | 2009-04-30 |
20090107946 | Crane, In Particular Mobile Crane With a Narrow Track and Enlarged Supporting Base - A mobile crane includes an undercarriage with a middle section and two parallel crawler carriages; a superstructure on which a boom is mounted, the superstructure being connected to the undercarriage by a rotary joint; two longitudinal outriggers connected to the undercarriage and extending in the longitudinal direction between the crawler carriages; and two transverse outriggers connected to the undercarriage and extending outside the crawler carriages. One of the longitudinal outriggers has an end with a transverse beam supported by spaced apart outrigger cylinders which provide an extended tipping edge to further stabilize the crane. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107947 | Protective device - A protective device for at least partially encasing a bottle includes an elastomeric sleeve type member for receiving at least a first predetermined portion of such bottle, such sleeve type member having a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107948 | BOTTLE AND CAP DEVICE - A cap and bottle device is provided that includes a cap, a septum, and a container that individually and collectively improves the capacity of the assembly to securely contain substances. The cap includes internal threads that mate external threads of the container containing the substance. The cap further includes flexible teeth for engaging rigid lugs that are molded into the finish on the neck of the container. The septum sealably fits between the cap and within an opening of the container to provide barrier between the contained substance and the surrounding environment. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107949 | Micro-oscillating element and method of making the same - A micro-oscillating element includes a frame, a movable functional portion, and a torsional joint for joining the frame and the functional portion. The micro-oscillating element also includes first and second comb-tooth electrodes for generation of the driving force for the oscillating motion of the movable functional portion about the torsional joint. The first comb-tooth electrode includes a plurality of first electrode teeth each having a first conductor, an insulator and a second conductor laminated in the direction of the oscillating motion, where the first conductor and the second conductor are electrically connected with each other. The second comb-tooth electrode includes a plurality of second electrode teeth caused not to face the second conductor but to face the first conductor of the first electrode teeth during non-operation. The second electrode teeth are longer than the first conductor in the direction of the oscillating motion. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107950 | FORMING SURFACE FEATURES USING SELF-ASSEMBLING MASKS - A method for producing surface features and an etch masking method. A combination is provided of a block copolymer and additional material. The block copolymer includes a first block of a first polymer covalently bonded to a second block of a second polymer. The additional material is miscible with the first polymer. A film is formed of the combination directly onto a surface of a first layer. Nanostructures of the additional material self-assemble within the first polymer block. The film of the combination and the first layer are etched. The nanostructures have an etch rate lower than an etch rate of the block copolymer and lower than an etch rate of the first layer. The film is removed and features remain on the surface of the first layer. Also included is an etch masking method where the nanostructures mask portions of the first layer from said etchant. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107951 | Method of packaging an LED array module - A method for packaging an LED array module includes: forming at least one concave groove on a drive IC structure; arranging at least one LED array in the at least one concave groove; solidifying a plurality of liquid conductive materials to form a plurality of conductive elements that is electrically connected between the drive IC structure and the at least one LED array via a printing, a coating, a stamping, or a stencil printing process; disposing the drive IC structure on a PCB with at least one input/output pad; and then forming a conductive structure that is electrically connected between the drive IC structure and the at least one input/output pad. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107952 | Sacrificial Compositions And Methods Of Fabricating A Structure Using Sacrificial Compositions - Compositions, methods of use thereof, and methods of decomposition thereof, are provided. One exemplary composition, among others, includes a polymer and a catalytic amount of a negative tone photoinitiator. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107953 | METHODS FOR FORMING SURFACE FEATURES USING SELF-ASSEMBLING MASKS - A method for producing surface features and an etch masking method. A combination is provided of a block copolymer and additional material. The block copolymer includes a first block of a first polymer covalently bonded to a second block of a second polymer. The additional material is miscible with the first polymer. A film is formed of the combination directly onto a surface of a first layer. Nanostructures of the additional material self-assemble within the first polymer block. The film of the combination and the first layer are etched. The nanostructures have an etch rate lower than an etch rate of the block copolymer and lower than an etch rate of the first layer. The film is removed and features remain on the surface of the first layer. Also included is an etch masking method where the nanostructures mask portions of the first layer from said etchant. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107954 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ADI-AEI CD DIFFERENCE RATIO OF OPENINGS HAVING DIFFERENT SIZES - A method for controlling ADI-AEI CD difference ratios of openings having different sizes is provided. First, a first etching step using a patterned photoresist layer as a mask is performed to form a patterned Si-containing material layer and a polymer layer on sidewalls thereof. Next, a second etching step is performed with the patterned photoresist layer, the patterned Si-containing material layer and the polymer layer as masks to at least remove an exposed portion of a etching resistive layer to form a patterned etching resistive layer. A portion of a target material layer is removed by using the patterned etching resistive layer as an etching mask to form a first and a second openings in the target material layer. The method is characterized by controlling etching parameters of the first and second etching steps to obtain predetermined ADI-AEI CD difference ratios. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107955 | OFFSET LINER FOR CHAMBER EVACUATION - The present invention generally includes a chamber liner spaced from a chamber wall to permit processing gases to be pulled between the chamber liner and the chamber wall when withdrawing gases from the processing chamber. When the vacuum pump is below the susceptor, processing gases will be drawn below the susceptor and may lead to undesired deposition onto process chamber components. Additionally, the processing gases will be pulled past the slit valve opening and potentially deposit within the slit valve opening. When material deposits in the slit valve opening, flaking may occur and contaminate the substrates. By drawing the processing gases along the sidewalls other than the one having the slit valve opening therethrough, undesired deposition on the slit valve opening may be reduced. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107956 | Thermal Gradient Control of High Aspect Ratio Etching and Deposition Processes - A technique is described whereby temperature gradients are created within a semiconductor wafer. Temperature sensitive etching and/or deposition processes are then employed. These temperature sensitive processes proceed at different rates in regions with different temperatures. To reduce pinch off in etching processes, a temperature sensitive etch process is selected and a temperature gradient is created between the surface and subsurface of a wafer such that the etching process proceeds more slowly at the surface than deeper in the wafer. This reduces “crusting” of solid reaction products at trench openings, thereby eliminating pinch off in many cases. Similar temperature-sensitive deposition processes can be employed to produce void-free high aspect ratio conductors and trench fills. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107957 | High-voltage circuit breaker - Described is a high-voltage circuit breaker provided with two opposite-arranged arcing contacts, which are surrounded by an insulating nozzle. Furthermore provided are two main contacts, arranged opposite each other outside of the insulating nozzle, with respectively one of these contacts being assigned to one of the two arcing contacts. The high-voltage circuit breaker is provided, in at least one embodiment, with at least one device for diverting an insulating gas flow from the region between the two arcing contacts, wherein a respective insulating gas flow is conducted outside of the insulating nozzle and in the direction toward the main contacts. A diverting device is provided, which is equipped with a mechanism for diverting insulating gas from the insulating gas flow that is diverted from the region between the two arcing contacts, such that the two insulating gas flows moving from both directions toward the main contacts have approximately the same effect on the insulating gas that is present in the region of the two main contacts, thereby ensuring that the insulating gas is not displaced significantly in this region. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107958 | Torch and Contact Tip for Gas Metal Arc Welding - A torch for gas metal arc welding includes a torch housing and a contact tip mounted on the housing and having an electrode bore through which electrode wire is fed. A nozzle mounted on the housing surrounds the contact tip to define an annular gas passage between the contact tip and the inside of the nozzle. A shielding gas inlet communicates a shielding gas into the annular gas passage so that the shielding gas flows out of the nozzle. A plurality of auxiliary flow passages are provided in the contact tip, and have open ends arranged around the electrode bore. The auxiliary flow passages communicate with the gas inlet and surround the electrode wire with an auxiliary flow of shielding gas that is closer to the electrode wire than the shielding gas flow that is provided through the annular gas passage between the contact tip and the nozzle. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107959 | Arc Welding Initiation System and Method - A method and apparatus for controlling arc shielding gas during an arc welding operation is disclosed. The method may include the steps of actuating a first valve connected to an arc initiation source of gas to selectively allow arc initiation gas to flow through a mixing chamber; initiating an arc; actuating a second valve connected to a primary shielding source of gas to selectively allow primary shielding gas to flow through the mixing chamber; actuating the first valve to reduce, if needed, the arc initiation gas flow from the arc initiation source of gas; and continuing with the arc welding operation. The arc welding operation may also include actuating the first valve to cause the arc welding operation to operate in a different metal transfer mode when it is desirable, or when the arc welding operation is nearing completion. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107960 | Welding Stability System and Method - A weld stability system for an arc welding apparatus and method of operation is disclosed. The weld stability system may comprise a shielding gas supply and a control assembly. The shielding gas supply may include a first source of gas, a second source of gas, a mixing chamber, a first valve selectively connecting the first source of gas to the mixing chamber, a second valve selectively connecting the second source of gas to the mixing chamber, and a shielding gas supply line configured to direct gas from the mixing chamber to a weld gun. The control assembly may include a controller operatively engaging the first and second valves, and at least one sensor configured to monitor a parameter of an arc welding process and communicate with the controller. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107961 | AUTOMATED WELDING OF MOULDS AND STAMPING TOOLS - A tool welding system is disclosed that includes a table that heats a tool. A multi-axis robot includes a welding head that is moved relative to the table in response to a command. A controller is in communication with the robot and generates the command in response to welding parameters. The weld parameters are based upon a difference between an initial tool shape and a desired tool shape. The difference between the initial tool shape and the desired tool shape corresponds to a desired weld shape. The desired weld shape is adjusted based upon initial tool shape variations, which includes thermal growth of the tool. The tool is welded to provide the desired weld shape to achieve a desired tool shape. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107962 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A HYBRID MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASER - An apparatus for producing coherent pulsed light with a fiber-based master oscillator/fiber amplifier architecture includes a fiber-coupled mode-locked laser source. The fiber-coupled mode-locked laser source is configured to provide pulses having a pulse duration of less than 1 ns. The apparatus also includes a fiber-coupled amplitude modulator optically coupled to the fiber-coupled mode-locked laser source. The fiber-coupled amplitude modulator is capable of gate durations greater than 1 ns. The apparatus further includes a saturated fiber power amplifier optically coupled to the fiber-coupled amplitude modulator. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107963 | Laser Processing Machine and Method - A laser processing machine includes a laser processing head including a beam guide for deflecting and/or focusing laser radiation onto a workpiece; a thermo-sensitive monitoring sensor system for an optical component of the beam guide; and an evaluation unit connected to a machine control of a laser generator that produces the laser radiation and configured to receive and process the data acquired by the monitoring sensor system. The evaluation unit attributes an increase in the temperature of the optical component of the beam guide due to laser radiation reflected from the workpiece to defective cutting. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107964 | DEBRIS MINIMIZATION AND IMPROVED SPATIAL RESOLUTION IN PULSED LASER ABLATION OF MATERIALS - A method of minimizing the deposition of debris onto a sample being ablated. The method comprises: 1) reducing a laser pulse energy to approximately a threshold level for ablation; 2) focusing the energy using an immersion object lens having a final element and 3) ablating a region of the sample using a multitude of laser pulses, each pulse being sufficiently separated in time to reduce a concentration of ablation products in a gas phase. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107965 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND TESTING MONOFILAMENT AND MULTI-FILAMENTS SELF-RETAINING SUTURES - The present invention relates to self-retaining (“barbed”) systems for surgical procedures, methods of manufacturing self-retaining systems for surgical procedures, included their uses and testing. In various embodiments of the invention, a device and method for barbing sutures uses a laser to cut the suture under appropriate temperature and tensile strength conditions. In various embodiments of the invention, a device and method tests the tensile strength and elasticity of a barbed monofilament or multifilament suture. In various embodiments of the invention, a potting material can be used to retain one end of the suture for manufacture or testing. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107966 | Vacuum debris removal system - A turbulence-controlled vacuum debris removal subsystem safely exhausts particles ejected during photoablation. Nested interconnected chambers provide diminishing sweeping gas partial pressure and diminishing turbulence, ejecting particles from the ablation beam path between pulses, without compromising continuing particle conductance. Removal rate (debris generation rate) depends on conductance and particle sizes. The chambers interconnect through metering holes which enable optimization of partial pressure differentials. Controlled flow accomplishes debris removal, reducing turbulence of the mixture of debris and sweeping gases. A preferred embodiment uses a nest of concentric chambers, providing a clear light path. Another preferred embodiment uses orifices on chamber faces for removal and forming an envelope of gas around the processing region for dynamically containing the ejected particulate matter from the ablation site to the exhaust. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107967 | METHOD FOR CUTTING WORKPIECE - A method of cutting an object to be processed is provided, which can accurately cut an object to be processed comprising a substrate and a multilayer part provided on the front face of the substrate while having a plurality of functional devices into the functional devices along a line to cut in a short time even when the substrate is thick. A substrate | 2009-04-30 |
20090107968 | Method For Heating Components - The invention relates to a method for heating a machining area of a structural component, particularly a gas turbine component, prior to and/or during and/or after a machining or processing of the component on the machining area. According to the invention, the machining area ( | 2009-04-30 |
20090107969 | ARC WELDING ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An arc welding robot control system of the present invention includes memory devices, controlling devices, a welding condition changing position calculating device, a weaving operation controlling device that outputs a signal of completion of one weaving cycle every time when a welding torch completes to perform one weaving cycle of a predetermined movement pattern, a welding condition calculating device for calculating to-be-changed welding conditions, and a welding condition changing device that changes welding conditions of an arc welding robot, based on to-be-changed welding conditions, every time when a signal of completion of one weaving cycle is input. With this configuration, it enables a continuous change of welding conditions and a copying arc welding with high accuracy even in the case in which the arc welding robot performs a weaving operation. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107970 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WELD QUALITY - The present invention relates to a method for controlling weld quality. The method comprises the steps of producing a shield gas curtain around the heat source and producing a shroud gas curtain spaced radially outward from the shield gas curtain, wherein the shroud gas curtain comprises a radially outward component of velocity. The shield gas curtain and the shroud gas curtain are configured to control the resultant mechanical and/or surface properties of the weld. The present invention also relates to a method for substantially confining and concentrating shield gas about the vicinity of a welding site, and a method for substantially recovering and reusing a shield gas in a welding operation. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107971 | Method for Cleaning a Contact Tube of a Welding Torch, as Well as a Welding Torch and a Contact Tube - The invention relates to a method for cleaning a contact tube ( | 2009-04-30 |
20090107972 | HEATING UNIT FOR WARMING PROPANE TANKS - A heating unit for use in heating a propane tank is disclosed. The heating unit includes a first pliable cover layer and a second pliable cover layer. A pliable electrical heating element is disposed between the first and the second cover layers. The pliable electrical heating element includes a heat generating element for converting electrical energy to heat energy and a heat spreading element that is attached to the heat generating element. The heat spreading element comprises carbon that is thermally coupled to the heat generating element for distributing the heat energy. A thermal insulation layer is attached to a second side of the pliable electrical heating element and is positioned adjacent the first cover layer. Additionally, a receiving power connector is electrically connected to the heat generating element and is configured to couple to an electrical power source. The heating unit is sized to substantially cover the sides and one or both ends of a propane tank. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107973 | HEATING AND HEAT PRESERVATION COVER AND HEAT PRESERVATION COVER - The invention relates to a heating and heat preservation cover and a heat preservation cover. The heating and heat preservation cover of the invention has a heat source device. The heat source device can provide heat to maintain the temperature and the quality of food disposed in the heating and heat preservation cover, to maintain the freshness and the tastiness of the food after cooking. Furthermore, the heating and heat preservation cover can avoid contact with and contamination from the outside, is foldable and portable, and can be easily received after being used so that its volume is reduced. | 2009-04-30 |
20090107974 | Heating element for an internal combustion engine - The present invention provides a method and apparatus to quickly raise the temperature of an internal combustion engine and the temperature of the ambient air in a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The apparatus comprises a heating element that quickly realizes a temperature of approximately 300 degrees F. Heating system fluid flows across this heating element which raises the temperature of the heating system fluid. This now heated heating system fluid flows through heater core tubes which are connected to heater core fins, thus raising the ambient temperature air which is blown over the heater core fins and into the passenger compartment. The heated heating system fluid also flows over the engine thus helping to raise the operating temperature of the engine. | 2009-04-30 |