18th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100107896 | FRAME FOR AN UPPER CONTACT GRILLING OR ROASTING PLATE - The invention concerns a frame having a horizontally directed stabilising means and a vertically directed supporting means, the frame being adapted and designed for pivotable attachment of an upper contact grilling or roasting plate. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107897 | CENTRE ARM FOR HOLDING AN UPPER CONTACT GRILLING OR ROASTING PLATE AS WELL AS CONTACT GRILLING OR ROASTING DEVICES WITH SUCH A CENTRE ARM - The invention concerns a centre arm for holding an upper contact grilling or roasting plate, the centre arm having a substantially vertical supporting section and a holding section which is arranged pivotably on the vertical supporting section and to which the upper contact grilling or roasting plate can be attached, which is distinguished in that a device for fixing the holding section relative to the supporting section is associated with the holding section, the fixing device comprising a control element and a latch device, and the control element being capable of being brought into engagement with the latch device for fixing the holding section in different pivot positions relative to the supporting section, and out of engagement for free pivoting of the holding section relative to the supporting section. Furthermore, the invention concerns a contact grilling or roasting device having such a centre arm. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107898 | MACHINE AND METHODS OF OPERATION FOR FRYING COMESTIBLES - An apparatus for preparing fried food chips includes a slicer for slicing whole foodstuffs into unfried chips, a cooking bath defined by a trough containing heated cooking medium, unfried chips being dispensed from the slicer into the cooking bath, the trough providing a cooking path, a submersion screen movable to receive the dispensed chips thereunder and moving along with the chips during at least a portion of the cooking to maintain the dispensed chips submerged, a motor system for mechanically communicating with and driving the submersion screen, and an output from the machine for receiving the cooked chips, wherein the cooking path is non-linear with portions disposed at a distance defining a central portion, and the motor system is mechanically connected with the submersion screen between the two cooking path portions in the central portion. A control system is provided for calculating production and a division of revenue based thereon. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107899 | Mechanized apparatus for the preparation of pizzas - The apparatus comprises a frame, an oven having two pizza reception areas which are accessible through an inlet opening, and a pizza-holding arm hinged to the frame about a vertical axis and supporting a pizza-holding shover which is movable between a loading position outside the oven and an unloading position inserted in the oven, under control of first motor means. A second motor can rotate the arm at predetermined angular positions, in each of which the path of the shover is directed to a respective pizza reception area. A control unit controls both the first motor with different speeds in the two directions, whereby the shover slowly enters the oven while conveying a pizza and suddenly withdraws from the oven to unload the pizza, and the second motor for successively positioning the pizza-holding arm at such predetermined angular positions. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107900 | Forming Device for Articles of Food - The present invention relates to methods and devices for forming articles of food. The methods and devices are configured for forming exterior portions and interior portions of a food article so as to form a cavity for placement of similar or different articles of food therein. In one exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a forming device configured for forming an exterior portion of the food article in a first step, an interior portion of the food article in a second step and an interior and exterior portion in a third step. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107901 | Apparatus For Disinfecting Seeds Using Hot Water - An apparatus for disinfecting seeds using hot water. The apparatus includes a disinfection container for holding water. A hopper feeds seeds into the disinfection container. A heater heats the water in the disinfection container. A temperature sensor detects a temperature of the water. A control box controls the heater in response to a detected signal. A cylindrical hot-water circulation chamber moves the seeds from the hopper to the lower portion of the disinfection container. A water jetting pipe jets water fed from a circulation pump towards the upper portion of the hot-water circulation chamber, thus dispersing the seeds. A storage tube temporarily stores the seeds. A feed tube feeds the seeds from the storage tube to the outside. An air jetting pipe jets compressed air from an air pump and discharges the compressed air to an inlet of the feed tube. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107902 | Kitchen injector - A cooking fluid injector including a barrel with a plunger operably moved by a trigger. The amount of movement of the trigger is controlled by a selector switch that provides for a preselected ejection of fluid with each depression of the trigger. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107903 | DEVICE FOR MINCING FOOD - A device for mincing food includes at least one cutting blade or grater and a feed device. Food to be minced is feedable through the feed device to the at least one cutting blade or grater. The feed device includes parallel first and second mutually opposing inner walls. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107904 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLUID FLOW CONTROL - The present invention relates to a system and method for fluid flow control, for particular user in a hay baler. The system involves calculating or inputting a preferred flow rate (the Set Point), measuring the “actual” flow rate of liquid through the system, and controlling the speed of a pump used to move the liquid through the system to ensure that the flow rate is maintained as close as possible to the Set Point flow rate at all times during operation. The flow rate Set Point can be calculated using one or more user or sensor inputs, including the dose rate, the mass flow rate of fodder, the moisture content, etc. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107905 | ELECTROHYDRAULIC PRESSING DEVICE HAVING REMOVABLE HOSE - A pressing device includes a work head having a work head body holding a tool and a mating end. The pressing device includes an actuator having an actuator body holding a hydraulic pump that is operable to drive the tool. The actuator has a mating end. The pressing device includes an interconnect assembly including a hydraulic hose having first and second couplings at both ends of the hydraulic hose for mating with the mating ends of the actuator and the work head, respectively. The interconnect assembly is removable and the work head is configured to be directly coupled to the actuator. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107906 | Cartridge System - A multi-cartridge system including a plurality of cartridge connectors configured to receive electronic cutting cartridges, and an external connector for operably connecting the electronic cutting cartridges to an electronic cutting machine. The cartridge connectors are in electrical communication with an external connector. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107907 | DIE FOR MICRO CONTACT PRINTING AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A die for the micro contact printing includes a die body and a die surface that is fixedly connected to the die body. The die surface is divided into at least two different regions. Each of the at least two regions comprises a different material having a different absorption capacity for printing ink. At least one of the at least two regions has a lateral dimension of no more than 1000 nanometers. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107908 | DESTINATION DEDICATING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINT KIOSK APPARATUS, DESTINATION DEDICATING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention provides a destination dedicating apparatus including a destination information reading section and a destination information recording section. The destination information reading section is configured to read destination information from a storage area mounted on a consumable good when the consumable good is first mounted into a printing apparatus. The destination information recording section is configured to record the destination information read above into a storage area provided in the printing apparatus to thereby set the printing apparatus to a dedicated machine for the consumable good having the specific destination information. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107909 | DESTINATION DEDICATING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINT KIOSK APPARATUS, DESTINATION DEDICATING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention provides a destination dedicating apparatus including a destination information reading section and a destination information recording section. The destination information reading section is configured to read destination information from a storage area mounted on a consumable good when the consumable good is first mounted into a printing apparatus. The destination information recording section is configured to record the destination information read above into a storage area provided in the printing apparatus to thereby set the printing apparatus to a dedicated machine for the consumable good having the specific destination information. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107910 | PRINTING TOWERS COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO SUPERIMPOSED PRINTING GROUPS, AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION OF SUCH A PRINTING TOWER - A printing tower is comprised of at least two superimposed printing groups and at least two lateral frames A distance between the two lateral frames can be varied in a horizontal direction. Each of these two lateral frames accommodates at least two of the superimposed printing groups. At least one of the two lateral frames can be moved horizontally between a functional position, in which the lateral frames adjoin each other; and an open position in which the two lateral frames are spaced apart from each other. An elevating platform is situated between the two lateral frames when they are in their open position. The elevating platform can be lowered into a bottom resting position so that the two frame sets can be moved into their closed functional position. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107911 | Printing Unit of a Printing Press - A printing unit of a printing press has at least one printing couple including a form cylinder, a transfer cylinder, an inking couple, and possibly a dampening unit; wherein the circumference of the transfer cylinder is a whole-number multiple of the circumference of the form cylinder; an impression cylinder cooperates with the transfer cylinder of the printing to form a nip, through which a substrate to be printed can be conveyed; and intermeshing drive gears are assigned to the form cylinder and to the transfer cylinder. The inking couple can be driven by the transfer cylinder of the printing couple by way of intermeshing drive gears in such a way that the drive connection between the transfer cylinder and the inking couple of the printing couple is independent of the drive connection between the transfer cylinder and the form cylinder. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107912 | Variable cutoff printing press with common blanket cylinder and method of variable cutoff printing - A variable cutoff web printing press is provided including a first plate cylinder for printing a first color of first and second images and a second plate cylinder for printing a second color of the first and the second images. The printing press also includes a common blanket cylinder. The first and second plate cylinders contact the common blanket cylinder and transfer the first and second images to the common blanket cylinder. The printing press also includes a first transfer body for receiving the first image from the common blanket cylinder and transferring the first image to a web and a second transfer body for receiving the second image from the common blanket cylinder and transferring the second image to the web. A method of variable cutoff web printing is also provided. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107913 | Printing Unit - A printing unit of a printing press, such as a web press constructed as a periodical printing press, having at least one printing couple, wherein the printing couple or each printing couple comprises a form cylinder, a transfer cylinder, an inking unit, and preferably a dampening unit. A drive motor is associated with at least one printing couple, and drives the form cylinder or the transfer cylinder of a respective printing couple. In accordance with the invention, a flywheel mass is associated with at least one drive motor which drives the form cylinder or the transfer cylinder of the respective printing couple, where the flywheel mass is connected to the rotor of the respective drive motor in a torsionally rigid manner. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107914 | CLEANING DEVICE FOR ROLLERS IN LITHOGRAPHIC MANUFACTURING - A method for preparing a lithographic web during manufacturing by incorporating a cleaning device cleaning device capable of being in contact with one or more web rollers. The cleaning device including a cleaning applicator to apply the cleaning solution such that the cleaning solution connected to the cleaning applicator, and a controller to move the applicator from an operational mode to a self-cleaning mode. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107915 | PROJECTILE WITH TELEMETRY COMMUNICATION AND PROXIMITY SENSING - A projectile fuze sends a signal having encoded telemetry data. The telemetry data may be encoded by modulating an aspect or characteristic of the signal, such as frequency modulation of the signal. The fuze may receive and interpret reflections in order to determine proximity to a target or other object, such as by functioning as a height of burst sensor. The signal may include a series of random or seemingly random pulses (a keyed pattern of pulses), such as pulses in amplitude of the signal. The fuze includes a pair of transceivers for sending signals of different frequencies through an antenna, and for receiving signals through the antenna. The transceivers are configured such that one or the other is used at any one time when telemetry data is sent, with telemetry being encoded by changes in frequencies. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107916 | SHELLCASE FOR CONTROLLING REFLECTIONS OF PRIMER SHOCKWAVES - A shellcase body for use as part of an ammunition cartridge, which includes a base portion at one end, a middle portion having a substantially straight sidewall and joined with the base portion, and a shoulder portion joined to and extending from the middle portion. A neck portion may be joined to and extend from the shoulder portion. The shoulder portion is typically annularly shaped and includes a semi-circular sidewall that extends between an aft end and a fore end. The semi-circular sidewall has a curvature that is defined by a circular arc having a predetermined radius and a center that is positioned a distance away from the shellcase body center longitudinal axis. The shoulder portion is joined with the straight sidewall at a secant point of the circular arc, i.e., the straight sidewall defines a secant line that intersects the circular arc at the aforementioned secant point. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107917 | Explosive Cartridge And A Method Of Arranging An Explosive Cartridge In A Blast Hole - An explosive cartridge for generating an explosion in a blast hole, the explosive cartridge comprising a flexible casing for containing an explosive and a mechanism for expanding the casing in a first direction and for simultaneously contracting the casing in a second direction which differs from the first direction. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107918 | LASER-WELDED CRANE RAIL FOR SUSPENDED CRABS - Disclosed is a crane rail made from a roll-formed steel sheet strip. Said crane rail altogether comprises a top flange and a bottom flange. A support flange that has a triangular cross-section is additionally embodied on the top flange. The edges of the steel strip are laser-welded to the web. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107919 | DEVICE FOR SUSPENDING AND MOVING AN OBJECT OR PERSON - The present invention concerns a device for the suspension and displacement of an object or a person, this device including at least two unaligned cables, a profile borne by the cables and a trolley mobile over the length of this profile, characterized in that the profile links said cables together, in that the profile located between the two unaligned cables defines a curved zone, in that the profile includes at least one rectilinear zone in which the cable is kept in the profile and in that the cable is located outside of the profile in the curved zone and close to this curved zone. This device can be used as a Tyrolean traverse. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107920 | DRIVE ON/DRIVE OFF LAND TRUCK FERRY - A transport system for trucks includes a body adapted to support the trucks. The body has a plurality of rollers and at least a parallel set of rails. A pair of side rails is disposed on the ground for engagement with the rollers. A parallel set of supports are also disposed on the ground with each support having a wheel engaging the rails. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107921 | TRACK CAR DRIVE SYSTEM, AND TRACK CAR USING THE SYSTEM - Provided is a track car drive system, which is assisted by a generator motor so that it may attain a gear array for equalizing the number of speed range and the gear ratios at the individual gears as a transmission for the forward speed and the backward speed and which can be combined with the generator motor. A transmission ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100107922 | Rotation Impeding Device for a Vehicle - A rotation impeding device for a vehicle having a first vehicle component comprising a running gear and a second vehicle component comprising a wagon body supported thereon the rotation impeding device comprising a friction element carrier for a first friction element, wherein the friction element carrier is connectable to the running gear or the wagon body in such a manner torsionally rigid about a height axis of the vehicle that the wagon body is supported on the running gear by means of the friction element, wherein the wagon body is rotatable relative to the running gear under a friction-laden relative movement between the first friction element and a second friction element impeding a rotation about the height axis. There is provided a force generating device with a contact element, wherein the force generating device is connectable to the vehicle component carrying the friction element carrier in such a way that it acts, via the contact element, on the friction element carrier in order to generate a contact force between the first friction element and the second friction element. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107923 | Primary Suspension Device for a Railway Vehicle Bogie - Disclosed is a device ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100107924 | Hopper Car Gate with a Laterally Opening Door - A hopper car gate for discharging cargo from a hopper car having a length greater than its width. The gate has opposed generally upright side walls and opposed generally upright end walls coupled with the side walls. The coupled walls present a top opening and a bottom opening. A first rail extends between and is coupled with the side walls adjacent the bottom opening. A first door is supported on the first rail and is moveable in a direction that is perpendicular to the length of the hopper car that the gate is joined with between a closed position which blocks the bottom opening and an open position which allows cargo to exit through the bottom opening. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107925 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING RAILWAY BALLAST - A method and apparatus for spreading ballast along railways makes use of an inertial measurement system to determine where to apply ballast from a hopper car. A variety of techniques can be used to determine the location and speed of the ballast spreading train, including manual or automated visual techniques, laser technology, radar technology, radio frequency transponders, magnetic sensor, thermal imaging and aerial photogrammetry. The invention also contemplates “on the fly” surveys and terrain profiling using lasers or radar. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107926 | Railcar Man-Way Cover Lift-Assist System - A lift-assist system for a man-way cover includes a unitary spring mounted to the axis of rotation for the man-way cover. The spring includes a coil portion on either side of the axle of rotation, with a unitary bridge portion spanning between the coil portions. The bridge portion of the spring presses down on a cantilevered extension of the man-way cover, called a duck bill. A first predetermined spacing is provided between the coil portions and the axle and second predetermined spacing is provided between the ends of the coil portions and the mounting of the axle. These predetermined spacings accommodate the variations in the coil geometry as the man-way cover moves from a fully shut position to a fully open position and vice versa. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107927 | ELECTROLESS DEPOSITION PROCESS ON A SILICON CONTACT - Embodiments as described herein provide methods for depositing a material on a substrate during electroless deposition processes, as well as compositions of the electroless deposition solutions. In one embodiment, the substrate contains a contact aperture having an exposed silicon contact surface. In another embodiment, the substrate contains a contact aperture having an exposed silicide contact surface. The apertures are filled with a metal contact material by exposing the substrate to an electroless deposition process. The metal contact material may contain a cobalt material, a nickel material, or alloys thereof. Prior to filling the apertures, the substrate may be exposed to a variety of pretreatment processes, such as preclean processes and activations processes. A preclean process may remove organic residues, native oxides, and other contaminants during a wet clean process or a plasma etch process. Embodiments of the process also provide the deposition of additional layers, such as a capping layer. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107928 | DEMOULDING COMPOSITION - A demoulding composition, to be used for the production of parts of hydraulic-setting material, includes at least one oil and at least one calcium salt, calcium borates and calcium salts of fatty acids being excluded from the at least one calcium salt. A process for the preparation of a part moulded in hydraulic-setting material, includes coating sides of an appropriate mould with the demoulding composition; introducing a freshly-prepared hydraulic-setting composition; and removing the part from the mould after hardening and optional curing of the composition. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107929 | GRANULATED KAOLIN COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PRODUCTION - Disclosed herein are granulated kaolin compositions exhibiting at least one of improved material handling properties, low dusting during transit, easy make-down into mineral-water slurries, and requiring less energy to produce than spray dried kaolin products. The granulated kaolin compositions may, in one embodiment, be characterized by a moisture content ranging from about 12% to about 23% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition. In another embodiment, the granulated kaolin compositions may have an average granule size of greater than about 10 mesh. Also disclosed herein are granulated kaolin compositions having a moisture content ranging from about 12% to about 23% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, wherein the composition is friable when subjected to a shear force. Further disclosed herein is a method for producing granulated kaolin compositions comprising mixing at least one kaolin slurry with at least one predispersed spray dried kaolin and agglomerating the resulting mixture. Still further disclosed herein is a system for producing granulated kaolin compositions comprising a first zone for mixing at least one kaolin slurry with at least one predispersed spray dried kaolin and a second zone for agglomerating the resulting mixture. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107930 | DISPERSION OF HIGH SURFACE AREA SILICA - Dispersion comprising water and mixed potassium silicon oxide powder, where—the mixed oxide powder is in the form of aggregates of primary particles, has a BET surface area of 100 to 400 m | 2010-05-06 |
20100107931 | MINERAL ORE EXPANSION USING MICROWAVE ENERGY - Methods and systems for expanding mineral ore, including perlite, are disclosed. Microwave energy is generated and applied to at least one gas. The energized gas then contacts particles of at least one mineral ore, wherein the transfer of energy softens the particles and boils the water contained therein, thereby at least partially expanding the particles. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107932 | TABLE DEVICE - A table device comprising: a substantially vertical support member adapted to be positionable adjacent to an item of furniture; and a table platform movably coupled to the support member such that the table device is movable from a first position in which the table platform is substantially parallel and adjacent to a vertical portion of the item of furniture to a second deployed position in which the table platform is substantially horizontal and extends over a horizontal portion of the item of furniture. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107933 | SHIPPING PALLET APPARATUS AND METHOD - This invention relates to shipping pallets | 2010-05-06 |
20100107934 | Intensive pallet - An intensive pallet and a unit direction plank for the same are provided, and the pallet comprises a plurality of first direction planks spaced from each other and a plurality of second direction planks spaced from each other. The second direction plank and the first direction plank stack and cross. Two frame holes are formed in each unit of first direction plank. One frame hole communicates with a next spaced frame hole of the unit first direction plank. A plurality of first ribs are formed at the top side of each frame hole. The frame holes may be inserted by the insertion levers of a forklift. The first ribs are provided to enhance the top sides of frame holes into which the levers are inserted. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107935 | SLING JIG ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN LOADING AND TRANSPORTING BAGGED AND BUNDLED PRODUCTS - A method for loading a sling having a bottom and sidewalls comprises placing the sling bottom on a raised platform and rolling the sidewalls down into a gutter surrounding the raised platform so that the sidewalls form a negative angle with the sling bottom. Bagged product is then loaded onto the bottom of the sling to form a stack. The sling sidewalls are then rolled up the sidewalls up the stack sides so that the sidewalls form a positive angle with the sling bottom and the sling now encloses the stack of product. The sling jig assembly includes a raised central platform on which is adapted to rest the bottom of the sling. A gutter formed about the periphery of the central platform is adapted to receive the rolled-down sidewalls of the sling. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107936 | Pallet for storing and transporting goods - A pallet for storing and transporting goods by a load platform supported by a plurality of parallel supports and formed of sheet metal, as are these latter, characterised in that:-the supports ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100107937 | Worktop for Household Appliances and Method of Making Same - The present Invention refers to a manufacturing method of a worktop ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100107938 | PROTECTIVE SHELTER - A protective shelter that provides protection within a war zone and which can be readily assembled in a quick, secure and reliable manner. The shelter is formed of opposite outer walls and a roof structure extending therebetween, wherein the roof structure comprises a plurality of tray members supported by beam supports and in which the plurality of tray members is arranged to receive earth, sand or aggregate material so as to provide a first layer of protection via the roof structure. The tray members can be supported by beams serving to define a shallow arch across the shelter such that the internal height of the shelter centrally, and away from the opposite walls, is greater than the height of the said walls. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107939 | TREATMENT METHOD FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE EXHAUST GAS - This invention is intended to lower a temperature of a high-temperature exhaust gas to a desired temperature, while effectively suppressing adhesion of melting components and dusts in the high-temperature exhaust gas onto an inner wall of a cooling tower. For this purpose, a method of the present invention comprises an introduction step of introducing a high-temperature exhaust gas into a cooling tower through a gas duct, and a cooling step of sparging cooling water to the high-temperature exhaust gas in the cooling tower to cool the high-temperature exhaust gas. During the introduction step, the high-temperature exhaust gas is introduced into the cooling tower through the gas duct comprising two gas duct lines, in such a manner that respective portions of the high-temperature exhaust gas from the two gas duct lines become equal to each other in flow velocity and flow volume. Further, respective axes of the two gas duct lines are arranged so as to extend in directions opposed to each other and approximately orthogonal to an axis of the cooling tower, when viewed from a direction along the axis of the cooling tower. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107940 | Oxyfuel Boiler System and Method of Controlling the Same - The oxyfuel boiler system comprises: an oxygen generator; a coal mill; a burner to burn pulverized coal; an after-gas port to which oxygen generated at the oxygen generator is supplied; a boiler provided with the burner and the after-gas port on its wall; a flue introducing combustion exhaust gas from the boiler to the outside; a recirculation gas supply pipe having an exhaust gas tapping port in the midway of the flue and supplying recirculation exhaust gas to the coal mill, the burner, and the after gas port; and an oxygen supply pipe supplying oxygen from the oxygen generator to the burner and the after-gas port, wherein the exhaust gas tapping port is disposed downstream of a dry dust-removing apparatus arranged in the flue, and there is provided an oxygen controlling apparatus for making a concentration of oxygen to be supplied to the after-gas port lower than that of oxygen to be supplied to the burner. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107941 | Seed Boot For Double-Shoot Disc Opener - A planting unit for depositing fertilizer and seed in a single pass, double shoot manner includes a rotating disc that cuts a furrow in a planting surface and a trailing seed boot, having a cutting edge, that cuts a vertically and horizontally offset trench in the furrow to form a seed bed in the planting surface. The disc has a mounting frame for mounting the disc to a linkage assembly that is, in turn, coupled to a toolbar mount. The seed boot is also attached to the mounting frame. This common attachment provides a relatively short and compact device without sacrificing fertilizer and seed stratification. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107942 | Seed Boot For Double-Shoot Disc Opener - A planting unit for depositing fertilizer and seed in a single pass, double shoot manner includes a rotating disc that cuts a furrow in a planting surface and a trailing seed boot, having a cutting edge, that cuts a vertically and horizontally offset trench in the furrow to form a seed bed in the planting surface. The disc has a mounting frame for mounting the disc to a linkage assembly that is, in turn, coupled to a toolbar mount. The seed boot is also attached to the mounting frame. This common attachment provides a relatively short and compact device without sacrificing fertilizer and seed stratification. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107943 | Knife Opener For Use With An Agricultural Implement - A knife opener includes a pair of flared blades designed to cut spaced, but paired furrows. The knife opener is particularly well-suited for use in no-till or minimum-till agricultural operations primarily in conjunction with seed and/or fertilizer placement adjacent a soil cut-line generally in the direction of travel. In addition to being angled away from the main body of the knife, one of the blades is angled forward and the other blade is angled rearward. Seed and/or fertilizer dispensing receivers may be associated with each of the blades. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107944 | Planter with Cup Belt Meter - A seed belt cup planter includes seed-intercepting indexing pocket structure facing an adjacent cup on the downward run of the belt towards a furrow for orienting the seed released from the adjacent cup relative to the furrow. In one embodiment, the indexing pocket structure is located on the underside of the cups and receives and orients a cylindrically shaped seed such as a short sugar cane billet. The seed pickup side of the cup is shaped to efficiently receive cylindrical seeds as well as round and oval seeds of differing sizes from a seed puddle. A divider located in the seed hopper between adjacent columns of cups helps channel the seed to the cups and limits pressure on the seed puddle. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107945 | Chamber for slowing particles flowing in a pneumatic conveyor conduit - A chamber apparatus for reducing the speed of particles carried in a pneumatic conveyor conduit includes a chamber with an inlet port in the chamber, the inlet port adapted for attachment to the pneumatic conveyor conduit, and an outlet port in a lower portion of the chamber. A plurality of flexible bristles is secured at ends thereof to a wall of the chamber and extend into the chamber such that particles carried in an air stream entering the inlet port contact the bristles. The chamber is configured such that particles falling inside the chamber move out of the chamber through the outlet port. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107946 | Wheel Hub And Bearing Assembly For Use In Agricultural Material Delivery Equipment - A wheel and bearing assembly, adapted for use in a packer wheel of an apparatus for delivering agricultural material, such as a planter has a plastic or synthetic hub. To install a bearing in the hub without exceeding the strength of the hub material, the bearing is pressed into a mounting insert made of metal or other high strength material. The insert has a non-circular outer surface and is placed into a complementary shaped cavity in the hub thereby preventing the insert and the bearing outer race from rotating relative to the hub. The fitting between the insert and the hub need only be tight enough to hold the insert in place during handling. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107947 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD SEWING - The present invention relates to a system of manual sewing comprising using solid or hollow shapes, that is planar surfaces, to stabilize and display the area being worked on and using both hands to accomplish the sewing tasks. The area to be worked on is spread out and stabilized on a planar surface, and the planar surface itself is stabilized in space with a holding device or by the surroundings. Both hands are then free to do the actual sewing. Pincers and needle holders designed to assist the use in proper use are employed to optimize visualization and to facilitate the actual sewing. The use of eyeless needles with pre-attached thread, preferably swaged-on threads, eliminates the need for threading. Use of curved needles with needle holders facilitates sewing in small spaces. Kits are also contemplated that comprise a variety of sewing crafts of the present invention. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107948 | Bobbin holding member and storage case - A bobbin holding member holds a bobbin, and the bobbin holding member includes a body portion that holds detachably an outer periphery of a brim portion provided to both ends of a middle body section of the bobbin, wherein the body portion includes a fitting portion and a fitting target portion to be fitted to the fitting portion of any of the other bobbin holding members. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107949 | MULTI-PURPOSE ICEBREAKER - The invention is a multi-purpose icebreaker having main propulsion devices in the front part of the vessel and steering device in the aft part of the vessel. This kind of icebreaking vessel has excellent steering characteristics and it can efficiently and constantly push the ice field. The main propulsion devices at the bow are azimuth propulsion devices or conventional shaft propulsion devices. The steering devices are tunnel thrusters or smaller azimuth thrusters. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107950 | LIFT LOCK SECURITY SYSTEM - An anti-theft security system for boats on boat lifts, which also provides for stability to eliminate boat swaying on the lift during wind storms. The system includes two opposing secondary side rails configured to move laterally along an underside of the primary boat lift I-beams. The side rails are interlocked within receiving brackets mounted to the boat lift posts, using a locking device that locks one of the side rails to the post mounted brackets on the dock pier side. The opposite secondary side rail includes an attached pull bar that allows a person to place the rail in position for locking or to pull the opposite side rail away from the lift posts to lower the boat into the water. The pull bar handle is interlocked with the rail nearest the dock pier side. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107951 | PASSENGER SHIP WITH OUTER PASSAGEWAYS PROVIDED WITH VENTILATION MEANS - The present invention relates to a passenger ship ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100107952 | VARIABLE PILOTING SYSTEM FOR CRAFT - The invention concerns a piloting system for craft, in particular planing craft, according to which the cabin, that comprises a dashboard complete with navigation instruments, a device for controlling the rudder and at least one seat for the pilot, being moveable at least in height compared to the deck of the craft, and under the control of the pilot between a lowered and raised position, moving through several intermediate stages, to modify the range of visibility from inside towards the outside of the craft. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107953 | PoleSox - A protective cover and method of use thereof, used to reduce noise and wear as a result of contact of a boat against a piling, pole, or bumper of an associated boat lift. The cover is similar to a sock in structure and can be made from flexible fabrics or other flexible polymeric materials that are water proof or water impermeable. These materials can be decorative in nature with eye friendly indicia printed thereon. The protective cover can be made of UV resistant materials to reduce degradation under normal to extreme UV exposure and be made of materials that have sound dampening or sound absorbing characteristics, but have sound suppression or noise reduction properties that when rubbed against produce substantially low sound levels. In use, the protective cover is placed over a piling or vertical pole of a boat lift. The protective cover is preferably sized to engage and encapsulate that portion of the piling that is above the surface of the water and most likely to come into contact with the boat hull. After placement on the piling, the protective cover is firmly secured to the piling by suitable fastening members. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107954 | Boat docking apparatus - A boat docking unit for small boats secures a boat to a dock structure without use of ropes, anchors or fenders. The unit has a pair of docking arms each having an elongated tubular housing, a telescoping member capable of telescoping movement within the housing. A pair of compression springs mounted in the housing in contact with the telescoping member dampens the wave force so as to restrict yaw of the boat docked at the pier. The docking arms pivotally secure the boat to the dock structure allowing a limited pitch motion of the boat. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107955 | MOORING AID - This invention relates to a mooring aid for use at marine installations, such as jetties and the like, wherein the mooring aid comprises a support ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100107956 | Modular naval complex and equipped modules intended to be part of said naval complex - A modular naval complex comprises a basic vessel provided with means for varying the height of the waterline thereof and housing the bottom of which is formed by a platform that can be moved between a raised position and a submerged position by operating said means to vary the height of the waterline, the naval complex comprising equipped floating modules suitable for being inserted into said housing and to be extracted floating from the latter when the platform is in the submerged position, the modules resting on the platform when it is in the raised position, on the equipped modules active operating means being integrated. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107957 | MOORING SYSTEM - System for mooring a substantially cylindrical floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO), comprising a substantially cylindrical mooring element having un upper side for engaging the lower side of the FPSO, further comprising mooring lines for connection to the seabed, and operating means for realising an engagement between the mooring element and the FPSO, wherein the mooring element has such a specific weight that, when disconnected from the FPSO, it floats at a certain depth below the sea level. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107958 | Underwater vehicle guidance - The present invention relates to an underwater guidance system for guiding an underwater apparatus, for example an underwater vehicle, towards a target structure, such as a docking station. The system comprises at least one system for capturing or sensing information on the relative position of the apparatus and the target structure and/or at least one imaging system for capturing an image of the target structure and a transmitter for wireless electromagnetic transmission of data indicative of the position information and/or captured image to the underwater apparatus or an underwater apparatus controller. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107959 | DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR PRESSURE PROTECTING AND DELIVERING A SUBMERGED PAYLOAD AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - A payload delivery unit for protecting and delivering a payload submerged in a submersion medium comprises a container including a pressure resistant shell and a resilient seal device. The shell defines a containment chamber and includes first and second shell members having opposed first and second sealing faces, respectively. The seal device engages and is interposed between the first and second sealing faces. The container is configured and constructed such that: when the submersion medium applies an exterior pressure to the first and second shell members such that a shell pressure differential, defined as the exterior pressure less an interior pressure of the containment chamber, exceeds a prescribed pressure, the first and second shell members compressively load and deform the seal device to effect a seal between the first and second shell members that prevents ingress of the submersion medium into the containment chamber; and when the shell pressure differential is less than the prescribed pressure, the seal device elastically rebounds to separate the first and second shell members to permit ingress of the submersion medium into the containment chamber. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107960 | Retractable platform for transom of boat - A movable platform for attachment to a transom of a boat is disclosed. The movable platform includes a planar platform disposed horizontally and a planar frame coupled to an underside of the platform. The movable platform further includes at least one elongated tube coupled to the transom of the boat, wherein at least one element of the planar frame is movably disposed within the at least one elongated tube. The movable platform further includes at least one cylinder disposed horizontally, wherein a barrel of the at least one cylinder is secured to the at least one elongated tube and wherein a piston rod of the at least one cylinder is secured to the planar frame, such that the planar frame is moved horizontally when the piston rod moves within the barrel. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107961 | CONVERTIBLE TOP FOR YACHT - A retractable convertible top for a pleasure craft, including a canvas type fabric and stowable linkage mechanism, is described. This convertible top may be fully deployed and retracted automatically to provide a quick and efficient means of providing shelter for the open cabin of a pleasure craft while still allowing easy entrance and egress from the cabin when the top is fully deployed. The convertible top may be fully stowable within a small volume storage bin with watertight covers. The stowage bin may be integrated into the craft. The craft's existing hydraulic and control systems may be utilized to automatically deploy and retract the convertible top. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107962 | STERILISATION INDICATOR - The invention provides a sterilization indicator ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100107963 | Marking stake and carrier - Apparatus and methods are described for marking stakes and carriers. Marking stakes have a body and tab. The body's proximal end and the tab can be tilted out of a plane containing the remainder of the body so that apertures on the body and the tab register with one another and the body is tensioned substantially upright. The body's length is sufficient so that when the proximal end is fastened to a mounting surface the distal end is visible. The body may be flexible, avoiding dislodged, broken, bent, or moved stakes and preserving lines, curves, grades, offsets, cuts, and fills. The stake can remain flat when not in use, overcoming the problem of handling and transporting bulky stakes. Marking stake carriers carry lengthy stakes and fasteners and fasten to surveying rods with various diameters, providing a simple and organized method to handle and transport marking equipment. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107964 | Weighted Traffic Cone Assembly - A weighted traffic cone assembly for being used in occasion of road/site construction includes a base and a conical body. The base has an inner periphery formed with a supporting section having slanted, upper and lower surfaces. The supporting section has a side that is adjacent to an outer periphery of the base and formed with a plurality of spaced holes, wherein the outer periphery has a lower surface concavely formed with an annular groove. After the base is place in a mold for forming the conical body, a pliable material is introduced into the mold to wrap the supporting section of the base, fill up each hole of the supporting section, and thus form the pliable yet tough conical body having a predetermined shape. The conical body has a lower end formed with upper and lower peripheries and plural connecting portions distributed therebetween for securely retaining the base. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107965 | SILICA GLASS CRUCIBLE FOR PULLING UP SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL - A silica glass crucible for pulling up a silicon single crystal including a wall part and a bottom part is provided with a natural silica glass layer which forms at least one part of a an inner surface of the bottom part, and a synthetic silica glass layer which forms at least an inner surface of the wall part, wherein a concentration of Ca included in the natural silica glass layer is 0.5 ppm or less. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107966 | METHODS FOR PREPARING A MELT OF SILICON POWDER FOR SILICON CRYSTAL GROWTH - Methods for preparing a melt from silicon powder for use in growing a single crystal or polycrystalline silicon ingot in accordance with the Czochralski method that include removal of silicon oxides from the powder; application of a vacuum to remove air and other oxidizing gases; controlling the position of the charge relative to the heater during and after melting of the powder and maintaining the charge above its melting temperature for a period of time to allow oxides to dissolve; and use of a removable spacer between the crucible sidewall and the silicon powder charge to reduce oxides and silicon bridging. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107967 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF ZINC OXIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL - A production method of a zinc oxide single crystal, comprising depositing a crystal of zinc oxide on a seed crystal from a mixed melt of zinc oxide and a solvent capable of melting zinc oxide and having a higher average density than zinc oxide in the melt. Preferably, a zinc oxide single crystal is continuously pulled while supplying the same amount of a zinc oxide raw material as that of the pulled zinc oxide. A single crystal excellent in the crystal quality and long in the pulling direction can be continuously produced. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107968 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A SINGLE CRYSTAL - A method is disclosed for producing a single crystal comprising passing a polycrystalline rod through a heating region to create a molten zone, applying a magnetic field to the molten zone, and inducing growth of a single crystal upon solidification of the molten material on a single crystal seed. The growing single crystal is rotated in a pattern alternating between clockwise and counter-clockwise rotational directions. The method is useful for producing silicon single crystals having uniform electrical characteristics. Also disclosed is an apparatus for performing said method. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107969 | Method for manufacturing group III nitride single crystals - An underlying film | 2010-05-06 |
20100107970 | SILICA GLASS CRUCIBLE HAVING MULTILAYERED STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a silica glass crucible employed in pulling silicon single crystals. The crucible comprises at least a transparent layer, semitransparent layer, and opaque layer disposed from the inner surface side to the outer surface side of the crucible. The content of bubbles in the transparent layer is less than 0.3 percent; the content of bubbles in the semitransparent layer falls within a range of from 0.3 to 0.6 percent; and the content of bubbles in the opaque layer is greater than 0.6 percent. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107971 | CONVERGENT SPRAY NOZZLE APPARATUS - A convergent spray nozzle for food applications is disclosed. The convergent spray nozzle may include a first conduit through which oil and compressed air are discharged. At least one second conduit is provided adjacent the first conduit and discharges powdered seasoning. Compressed air is used to create a stream carrying the seasoning through the conduit. The oil is discharged from first central conduit in a spray pattern, while the seasoning is discharged from the second conduit in spray patterns as well. The spray patterns overlap and converge in front of the spray nozzle assembly prior to deposition on the food product. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107972 | COATING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a coating system for the selective application of coatings to substrates to apply a uniform coating to selected areas of the substrate without the need for masking. The system comprises a first coating applicator for coating large areas of the substrate, a second coating applicator for coating small areas of the substrate, a motion and positioning system for both coating applicators and a system controller. Also disclosed is an ultrasonic spray coating system comprising an ultrasonic transducer with spray forming head, integrated fluid delivery device with air and liquid supply passage ways, support brackets and an ultrasonic power generator. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107973 | SELF-CENTERING SUSCEPTOR RING ASSEMBLY - A self-centering susceptor ring assembly is provided. The susceptor ring assembly includes a susceptor ring support member and a susceptor ring supported on the susceptor ring support member. The susceptor ring support member includes at least three pins extending upwardly relative to the lower inner surface of the reaction chamber. The susceptor ring includes at least three detents formed in a bottom surface to receive the pins from the susceptor ring support member. The detents are configured to allow the pins to slide therewithin while the susceptor ring thermally expands and contracts, wherein the detents are sized and shaped such that as the susceptor ring thermally expands and contracts the gap between the susceptor ring and the susceptor located within the aperture of the susceptor ring remains substantially uniform about the entire circumference of the susceptor, and thereby maintains the same center axis. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107974 | SUBSTRATE HOLDER WITH VARYING DENSITY - A substrate support system comprises a substrate holder for supporting a substrate. The substrate holder comprises an interior portion sized and shaped to extend beneath most or all of a substrate supported on the substrate holder. The substrate holder has mass density that varies, preferably in order to compensate for variations in substrate temperature owing to surface geometry variations of the interior portion, so as to provide a more uniform thermal coupling between the substrate and substrate holder. The substrate holder is preferably configured to be spaced further apart from a substrate at the center than at the outer perimeter. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107975 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING WAFER CARRIER AND SYSTEM FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR HAVING THE SAME - Provided are a wafer carrier transferring apparatus and a semiconductor conductor fabricating system having the wafer carrier transferring apparatus. The wafer carrier transferring apparatus comprises an arm pocket portion supporting a wafer carrier and a pocket end portion detachably coupled to opposite ends of the arm pocket portion. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107976 | Holder for Large Components with Improved Spray Protection - A holder for a component providing spray protection is provided. The insertion of a rod in the side face of the component, the side face is arranged within a housing of the holder, has the additional effect of providing spray protection. The rod rests on an inner face of the holder in one aspect. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107977 | FILM FORMING APPARATUS - A film-forming apparatus of the invention is a film-forming apparatus that includes: a processing container that defines a chamber, a pedestal arranged in the chamber, on which a substrate to be processed can be placed, a showerhead provided opposite to the pedestal, which has a large number of gas-discharging holes, a gas-supplying mechanism that supplies a process gas into the chamber through the showerhead, and a showerhead-temperature controlling unit that controls a temperature of the showerhead. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107978 | DEPOSITION FROM LIQUID SOURCES - A liquid injector is used to vaporize and inject a silicon precursor into a process chamber to form silicon-containing layers during a semiconductor fabrication process. The injector is connected to a source of silicon precursor, which preferably comprises liquid trisilane in a mixture with one or more dopant precursors. The mixture is metered as a liquid and delivered to the injector, where it is then vaporized and injected into the process chamber. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107979 | APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS FABRICATING SUPERCONDUCTING TAPES - Provided is an apparatus for continuously fabricating superconducting tapes. An evaporation using drum in dual chamber (EDDC) method is suitable for mass production of high-temperature superconducting tapes. However, the EDDC method is limited to fabrication of high-temperature superconducting tapes having a limited length. In an attempt, high-temperature super-conducting tapes having a sufficiently large length can be fabricated using the EDDC method by releasing a long high-temperature superconducting tape from one reel and winding the long high-temperature superconducting tape around the other reel. In this case, it is important to stably move a high-temperature superconducting tape spirally wound around a drum from one reel to the other reel. Therefore, the provided apparatus uses endless tract belts separately disposed around a drum to stably and continuously move a high-temperature superconducting tape spirally wound around the drum along the centerline of the drum from one reel to the other reel. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107980 | Method and apparatus for extracting ions from an ion source for use in ion implantation - Thermal control is provided for an extraction electrode of an ion-beam producing system that prevents formation of deposits and unstable operation and enables use with ions produced from condensable vapors and with ion sources capable of cold and hot operation. Electrical heating of the extraction electrode is employed for extracting decaborane or octadecaborane ions. Active cooling during use with a hot ion source prevents electrode destruction, permitting the extraction electrode to be of heat-conductive and fluorine-resistant aluminum composition. The service lifetime of the system is enhanced by provisions for in-situ etch cleaning of the ion source and extraction electrode, using reactive halogen gases, and by having features that extend the service duration between cleanings, including accurate vapor flow control and accurate focusing of the ion beam optics. A remote plasma source delivers F or Cl ions to the de-energized ion source for the purpose of cleaning deposits in the ion source and the extraction electrode. These techniques enable long equipment uptime when running condensable feed gases such as sublimated vapors, and are particularly applicable for use with so-called cold ion sources and universal ion sources. Methods and apparatus are described which enable long equipment uptime when decaborane and octadecaborane are used as feed materials, as well as when vaporized elemental arsenic and phosphorus are used, and which serve to enhance beam stability during ion implantation. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107981 | APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING DISPLAY DEVICE - A fabrication apparatus of a display that is adaptive for improving reliability is disclosed. The fabrication apparatus of a display device includes a chamber for vacuum heating; a hot plate disposed on the inside of the chamber; a plurality of external pipes that are disposed on the outside of the chamber, and to which vent gas for converting the atmospheric pressure of the inside of the chamber, which is in a vacuum state, into the atmospheric pressure of the outside is supplied; a gas outlet tube, which is extended from the external pipe and disposed on the inner side surface of the chamber in order to discharge the vent gas; and a gas heating part which is disposed on each of the external pipe and heats up the vent gas supplied from the outside. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107982 | VACUUM DEPOSITION APPARATUS PART AND VACUUM DEPOSITION APPARATUS USING THE PART - A vacuum depositing apparatus part constituting a vacuum depositing apparatus for depositing a thin film forming material vaporized in a vacuum chamber on a substrate, the vacuum depositing apparatus part includes: a part body; and a sprayed film integrally formed to a surface of the part body, the sprayed film preferably has a plurality of dimples formed to a surface thereof, and the dimples preferably have an average depth of 10 μm or less. The vacuum depositing apparatus part is capable of stably and effectively preventing a peel-off and dropping-off of a film forming material adhered to the apparatus parts during the film forming operation, capable of suppressing a lowering of productivity of the film product or suppressing an increase of a film forming cost accompanied by a frequent cleaning of the depositing apparatus or a frequent exchange of the apparatus part, and capable of preventing a generation of fine particles. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107983 | Wildlife feeder - A wildlife feeder having a hopper, a manifold, and a removed head at a removed end of the manifold. The hopper is designed to enclose particulate feed, such as corn, for dispensing through the manifold and head to wildlife. The head has a multiplicity of feed troughs and each feed trough has an angled top wall and an angled bottom wall, angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the manifold and a plane of a tabular floor of the head. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107984 | Elevated Animal Feeding Apparatus - The present invention is directed toward animal feeding devices, and more particularly, to an elevated feeding apparatus for domestic animals such as dogs and cats. The device is constructed and arranged to be used for pet feeding with or without riser legs and provides space saving features for shipping and storage. As a space saving feature, the dish retainer is provided with a first fastener system positioned under the dish retainer so that riser legs can be stored in a nested state with respect to each other and within the confines of the perimeter wall. A second fastener system is provided near the distal ends of the dish retainer for attachment of the riser legs to elevate the dish retainer when desired. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107985 | ANIMAL MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An animal monitoring system, comprising a real time location system (RTLS) for individually identifying and tracking the movements of tagged animals in three dimensions within a monitoring zone, and means for discriminating between different activities of at least one animal based upon the location of the animal's tag within the zone. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107986 | Systems and Methods for the Electric Field-Controlled Anesthetizing of Fish - A system and method to induce fish anesthetizing or narcosis is described that induces a potential field across the body of a laboratory fish having a pair of electrodes, the waveform generated by this potential field is approximately balanced to reduce the introduction of anions into the solution, and a camera is mounted to observe the activity of the fish, so that the potential difference may be adjusted based on the state of the fish. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107987 | PRODUCTION OF BIVALVE TETRAPLOID MOLLUSKS FROM DIPLOID PARENTS - The invention relates to a method for producing viable tetraploid bivalve mollusks, by fertilisation of diploid female ovocytes with diploid male sperm, followed by the induction of the retention of the first polar body of the fertilised eggs, isolation from the obtained larvae of a larval sub-population enriched in tetraploids and selective raising of said sub-population. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107988 | METHOD OF CLEANING ANIMAL CAGES - The invention relates to a method of cleaning animal cages, wherein a robot empties each cage from dirty bedding, puts the cage in a batch washing machine, and after a wash cycle, the washing machine is emptied and the cages are filled with clean bedding, manually or with the aid of a robot. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107989 | Animal nail clipper - A clipper for clipping nails of an animal such as a dog, or cat, allows for the clipping of an individual nail at the desired length while preventing injury to the animal. The device includes a clipping means and a sensing means which allows the nail to be localized in a desired position relative to the clipping plane of the clipper and the internal structure of the nail. The sensing means includes a signal generation means, a signal reception means, and a quick indicator. The animal mail is positioned near the clipping means and the sensing means produces a sensible signal confirming the position of the clipping plane upon the nail, particularly the quick of the nail. The user then may adjust the position of the clipping means such that the clipping plane avoids the quick. The user then actuates the clipping means and trims the nail. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107990 | CAT TRACK - A cat track composed of several track sections when attached end-to-end in other than an endless loop has end caps to retain a ball that rolls freely in the track. Assembled, the sections may be used together with a cat scratcher and/or a cat spa or other animal toy to increase the animal's interest. The sections may be made in different shapes but are capable of being connected end-to-end to define a variety of patterns, either as an endless or open (non-continuous) track. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107991 | Systems and methods for detecting descented material - Systems and methods for detecting presence of a thing, the thing treated with a descenter, one method including in an area in which it is possible that a thing treated with a descenter is present, using a detector to detect a descenter level in the area, producing a detected descenter level, comparing the detected descenter level to a normal descenter level for the area, determining that the detected descenter level is different from the normal descenter level, said determining indicating the possible presence of a thing treated with a descenter; and using a trained service animal to facilitate such a method. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107992 | Gentle stop retractable leash - Retractable leashes use a braking mechanism to stop a dog from movement. A mechanism is provided for smoothly or gradually braking the unreeling of the line, and can include a brake with a pad or pads for stopping the dog much like a bicycle. The brake and pads allow the user to squeeze the trigger lightly or more aggressively to slow and stop the dog's movement without the sudden jerk of traditional retractable leashes. The consumer may ultimately clamp down on the trigger to clamp the pads to the reel instantly for an aggressive stop if needed. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107993 | ENERGY EFFICIENT INDUCED AIR GAS WATER HEATER - An energy efficient induced air gas water heater includes a water tank; a flue associated with the water tank; a burner that combusts a mixture that creates combustion products that pass through the flue; a blower that receives the combustion products from an outlet of the flue; a damper that movably covers and uncovers the flue outlet or an outlet of the blower, the damper being in an open position when the burner and/or the blower are operating and being in a closed position when the burner or the blower are not operating. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107994 | Partially Self-Refueling Low Emissions Vehicle and Stationary Power System - A method and device to optimize the cumulative beneficial effect of harvesting available forms of lost energy, including energy that is lost while a vehicle is in motion (e.g., kinetic energy and energy contained in electromagnetic radiation. The cumulative energy that is recovered is converted to electrical energy which powers the on-board electrolyzer to produce more hydrogen and oxygen while the system is in operation and stationary. Stationary, passive forms of energy (e.g., solar, wind, hydro, etc.) will also be available to power the electrolyzer. The system also contemplates using passive forms of energy to power a non-mobile system which incorporates an internal or external combustion engine in place of a fuel cell. An oxygen injection control device is employed to control the supply of oxygen to the combustion engine. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107995 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - When knocking occurs, a control apparatus for an internal combustion engine increases the rotational speed of a pump to increase the flow rate of a coolant supplied to an area near a combustion chamber wall surface, and controls an actual mechanical compression ratio to a low mechanical compression ratio lower than a mechanical compression ratio set based on the load of the engine. Thus, the pressure of end gas is decreased, and occurrence of knocking is suppressed. Then, the actual mechanical compression ratio is returned to the mechanical compression ratio at a time point at which the temperature of the combustion chamber wall surface has been sufficiently decreased due to the increase in the rotational speed. Thus, occurrence of knocking is suppressed while avoiding the situation where the actual mechanical compression ratio continues to be controlled to the low mechanical compression ratio that is lower than the mechanical compression ratio. | 2010-05-06 |