20th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100122891 | Horizontal conveyor for transporting bulk materials - A horizontal conveyor for transporting bulk materials, in particular of containers for food, has at least one conveyor belt encompassing at least one assembly surface for the material to be conveyed. There is at least one sliding part, which is moveably guided parallel to the conveying direction thereof, be arranged below the assembly surface of the conveyor belt. At least one drive is assigned to the sliding part for its positively driven motion. There is at least one height-adjustable actuator for the material to be conveyed, arranged on the sliding part. The actuator is capable of being brought into an entrainment position, that projects into the plane of the assembly surface by means of a lifting device. A discontinuous conveyance of materials is possible in a simple manner with this horizontal conveyor. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122892 | REGISTRATION METHOD FOR MULTIWALL PAPER AND WOVEN PACKAGES - The method and apparatus relates to the use of a staging conveyor between an initial conveyor and a main conveyor, such as is used for large multiwall or woven packages or bags. The staging conveyor is driven by a servo which is controlled by a programmable logic controller or similar device. A photo-eye senses the leading of the package or bag after the package or bag is captured within the staging conveyor. The position of the leading edge is fed back to the programmable logic device which then calculates a desired speed of the staging conveyor in order to present the package or bag to the main conveyor at the desired time. The programmable logic device controls the servo so as to achieve the desired speed. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122893 | CONVEYOR BELT RIP DETECTION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a conveyor belt rip detection system with belts having rip detection inserts that can be more easily integrated into conveyor belts at low cost. These rip detection inserts do not adversely affect the durability of the conveyor belt and can be easily replaced in the event of belt damage. This rip detection system also provides a highly reliable early image of belt damage that can facilitate quick repair before extensive belt damage occurs. The present invention more specifically discloses a conveyor belt comprising (1) an elastomeric body having a load carrying surface and a parallel pulley engaging surface; (2) a reinforcement ply disposed within the elastomeric body; and (3) a multitude of rip detection inserts, wherein the rip detection inserts are spaced along the longitudinal length of the conveyor belt, wherein the rip detection inserts contain a multitude of rip detection wires that are comprised of a magnetically permeable material, wherein the rip detection wires are aligned in the rip detection inserts at a bias angle of 15° to 75° from being perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the belt, and wherein the rip detection wires are spaced incrementally across the width of the belt. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122894 | CURVED BELT CONVEYOR - Roller-guided conveyors are described herein. An example roller-guided conveyor comprises a first holder and a second holder and a first guide roller and a second guide roller. The first guide roller has a first axis of rotation and pivotally coupled to the first holder about a pivot axis that is eccentric relative to the first axis of rotation. The first guide roller is spaced a distance from the second guide roller to guide a conveyor belt therebetween. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122895 | Mode Dial Mechanism and Electronic Device Having The Same - A mode dial device is set in an electrical device. The mode dial device comprises a rotary member and a pressure detection module, wherein the rotary member comprises a main body, a shaft portion connecting the main body and the electrical device, and a contact portion located at the bottom of the main body with an inclined surface. The pressure detection module is electrically coupled to the electrical device and located under the rotary member. The pressure detection module comprises a button portion which is movable vertically. The button portion contacts the contact portion. When the rotary member is rotated, the contact portion pushes the button portion of the pressure detection module. The pressure detection module outputs a signal according to a moving distance of the button portion. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122896 | SUPPORT MEMBER, KEYSWITCH AND KEYBOARD - A support member for supporting a key cap, a keyswitch and a keyboard with the support structure are disclosed. The support member includes a first subunit and a second subunit. The first subunit includes a first arm which includes a first pivoting part at one end. The second subunit includes a third pivoting part connected to the first pivoting part temporarily. Therein, a second arm and a third arm are bended to extend from two ends of the third pivoting part respectively. There is a second position structure at an end of the second arm, and there is a third position structure at an end of the third arm. The second position structure and the third position structure can be connected to two first position structures on a base plate respectively. The distance between the second position structure and the position fixing structure is longer than that between the two first position structures. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122897 | Keypad, Keypad Matrix and Electronic Device - A keypad, a keypad matrix and an electronic device comprising a keypad are disclosed. The keypad comprises a plurality of keys and a keypad matrix. The keypad matrix comprises a plurality of conductive traces. At least three conductive traces are coupled to an actuation area of the keypad matrix which is associated with a key. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122898 | KEY BASE AND KEY SEAT - There are disclosed a key base and a key sheet which are established as products even in a case where a key base main body has a flexible and elastic sheet and a presser layer is formed of electromagnetic wave curable resin integrally with the key base main body on the back surface of this key base main body. The key base according to the present invention is a key base having a key base main body, and a presser layer formed on the back surface of said key base main body, wherein said key base main body has a first sheet having flexibility and elasticity, and a second sheet which is harder than said first sheet and has the front surface thereof directly or indirectly secured to the back surface of said first sheet, above-mentioned presser layer is formed of electromagnetic wave curable resin integrally with said second sheet on the back surface of said second sheet. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122899 | SMALL-SCALE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING MIXTURES - The present invention generally relates to the small-scale separation of a mixture of two or more components with different boiling points into enriched fractions. In some embodiments, a first and second fluid (e.g., a liquid and a gas, a liquid and a liquid, etc.) are passed through a channel. The first fluid may comprise at least two components, each with a unique boiling point. Upon contacting the first and second fluids within the channel, at least a portion of the most volatile of the components in the first fluid (i.e., the component with the lowest boiling point) may be transferred from the first fluid to the second fluid. In some instances, the transfer of the volatile component(s) from the first fluid to the second fluid may be expedited by heating, in some cases above the boiling point(s) of the component(s) to be transferred from the first fluid to the second fluid. Contact between the first and second fluids may be maintained, for example, via segmented flow, bubbling flow, etc. In some instances, separation between the first and second fluids may be maintained in a channel that is essentially free of interior microchannel surface irregularities. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122900 | ITO-coated article for use with touch panel display assemblies, and/or method of making the same - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to techniques for making a coated article including a transparent conductive indium-tin-oxide (ITO) film supported by a heat treated glass substrate. A substantially sub-oxidized ITO or metallic indium-tin (InSn) film is sputter-deposited onto a glass substrate at room temperature. The glass substrate with the as-deposited film thereon is subjected to elevated temperatures. Thermal tempering or heat strengthening causes the as-deposited film to be transformed into a crystalline transparent conductive ITO film. Advantageously, this may reduce the cost of touch panel assemblies, e.g., because of the higher rates of the ITO deposition in the metallic mode. The cost of touch-panel assemblies may be further reduced through the use of float glass. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122901 | Vapor-Barrier Vacuum Isolation System - A system includes a collimated beam source within a vacuum chamber, a condensable barrier gas, cooling material, a pump, and isolation chambers cooled by the cooling material to condense the barrier gas. Pressure levels of each isolation chamber are substantially greater than in the vacuum chamber. Coaxially-aligned orifices connect a working chamber, the isolation chambers, and the vacuum chamber. The pump evacuates uncondensed barrier gas. The barrier gas blocks entry of atmospheric vapor from the working chamber into the isolation chambers, and undergoes supersonic flow expansion upon entering each isolation chamber. A method includes connecting the isolation chambers to the vacuum chamber, directing vapor to a boundary with the working chamber, and supersonically expanding the vapor as it enters the isolation chambers via the orifices. The vapor condenses in each isolation chamber using the cooling material, and uncondensed vapor is pumped out of the isolation chambers via the pump. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122902 | SYSTEM FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN AS A FUEL FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A system for producing hydrogen gas fuel used in powering an internal combustion engine of a vehicle comprising a hydrogen reactor which includes at least one set of electrode plates comprising a plurality of neutral, positively charged and negatively charged plates disposed in a predetermined sequence or position relative to one another to define a predetermined stacked array submerged within water maintained in the hydrogen reactor. Metal particles disbursed within the water are forced through the plurality of electrode plates and structured to define an additional collection surface area, along with said plurality of electrode plates, on which hydrogen gas may be collected to facilitate increased production thereof. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122903 | Readily-Densified Titanium Diboride and Process for Making Same - Additions of substitutional transition metal elements are made to improve the densifiability of titanium diboride while eliminating or minimizing the presence of deleterious grain boundary phases in the resultant bulk titanium diboride articles. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122904 | INCORPORATING CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS IN THE DESIGN OF AFFINITY-BASED BIOSENSOR SYSTEMS - A biosensor system incorporating CMOS integrated circuits. In one type of biosensor system, the biosensor system includes a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (“CMOS”) integrated circuit. The biosensor system further includes an optical filter fabricated on the CMOS integrated circuit. Additionally, a plurality of capturing probes is optically coupled to the CMOS integrated circuit. Alternatively, another type of biosensor system includes a silicon substrate. The alternative biosensor system further includes active devices fabricated on the silicon substrate. Additionally, the alternative biosensor system includes a plurality of metal layers stacked on top of the active devices. Furthermore, the alternative biosensor system includes a passivation layer covering a top metal layer, where the passivation layer includes an opening configured to expose the top metal layer, where the opening is used as a sensing electrode. Additionally, the alternative biosensor system includes a plurality of probes attached to the sensing electrode. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122905 | AMPEROMETRIC IN-PIPE ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSING PROBE - A sensing probe intended to measure the content of an oxygen reducible substance in a fluid, includes:
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20100122906 | Biochemical concentrator and drug discovery - A novel label-free sensitive detection method by employing a novel sensitive charge sensor is provided. Dissociation constant information is provided by a simple measurement of the dissociation of the target molecule form the target's receptor. The later process is affected by a novel system and its configuration as described herein. Basic objectives are to provide a drug discovery and characterization system that is an improvement over the current state of the art, low cost, highly sensitive, accurate, fast and easy to use. This invention involves both a physical system and a methodology. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122907 | SINGLE MOLECULE MASS OR SIZE SPECTROMETRY IN SOLUTION USING A SOLITARY NANOPORE - A nanopore conductance measurement method and system is provided. The system has reservoirs of conductive fluid separated by a resistive barrier, which is perforated by a single nanometer scale pore commensurate in size with an analyte molecule in at least one of the reservoirs. The system is configured to have an ionic current driven across the reservoirs by an applied potential and the pore may be treated so that the pore surface can form associations with the analyte molecules of interest to increase the analyte molecule residence times on or in the pore. The system also comprises a means of measuring the ionic current, which current may be either direct or alternating in time, induced by an applied potential between electrodes in the conductive fluid, on each side of the barrier. The system also comprises a means of recording the ionic current time course as a time series, which includes time periods when the pore is unobstructed and also in periods when analyte molecules cause pulses of reduced conductance. The method comprises methods to delineate segments of the conductance time series into regions statistically consistent with the unobstructed pore conductance level, and pulses of reduced conductance, and also statistically stationary segments within individual pulses of reduced conductance. The method may also provide steps for interpreting the statistical analysis to yield parameters such as size, mass, and/or concentration of at least one type of analyte in solution. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122908 | ELECTROPLATING APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH UNIFORMITY IMPROVEMENT - An electroplating system is provided. The electroplating system includes a divided electrode that is arranged to simultaneously provide a plurality of line currents for an electroplating process. The system includes a current control component that is coupled to the divided electrode. The current control component is configured to determine the magnitude of each of the line currents. The current control component is also configured to regulate individual line currents based, at least in part, on the determined magnitude of each of the line currents. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122909 | METHOD OF PREPARING CHROMIUM PLATING BATH AND METHOD OF FORMING PLATING FILM - A chromium plating bath containing trivalent chromium ions and hexavalent chromium ions is prepared by a method including the steps of: (A) mixing chromic acid and an organic acid in an aqueous solution containing these acids and reducing chromic acid by the organic acid so as to prepare an aqueous solution not containing hexavalent chromium ions; (B) adding a pH adjustor to the aqueous solution not containing hexavalent chromium ions so as to adjust pH to a value of 1 to 4; and (C) further adding chromic acid to the aqueous solution not containing hexavalent chromium ions and having undergone the pH adjustment so as to prepare an aqueous solution containing trivalent chromium ions and hexavalent chromium ions. The chromium plating bath containing both trivalent chromium ions and hexavalent chromium ions can be prepared while easily and assuredly adjusting the contents (content ratio) of trivalent chromium ions and hexavalent chromium ions to predetermined values (a predetermined value). | 2010-05-20 |
20100122910 | ELECTROCHEMICAL-CODEPOSITION METHODS FOR FORMING CARBON NANOTUBE REINFORCED METAL COMPOSITES - An electrochemical-codeposition method for forming a carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced metal nanocomposite includes providing a reaction vessel having an anode and a cathode and a plating solution therein, where the plating solution includes at least one acid, at least one surfactant, a plurality of CNTs, and a plurality of metal cations that include at least one metal. The plating solution has a pH between 2 and 4.5 and at least a portion of the plurality of CNTs are positively charged CNTs in the plating solution. A power supply is connected between the anode and cathode. The positively charged CNTs and metal cations are both electrochemically-codeposited onto the cathode to form the nanocomposite, wherein the metal provides a continuous metal phase for the nanocomposite. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122911 | METHOD FOR COATING METALLIC INTERCONNECT OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a method for coating a metallic interconnect for a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), the method including the steps of: carrying out pre-treatment for removing impurities adhered on a surface of the metallic interconnect; and carrying out pulse plating with cobalt as an anode, and the metallic interconnect as a cathode, in which an average current density (I | 2010-05-20 |
20100122912 | WATER TREATMENT DEVICE - A water treatment device having a tank containing an anode and a cathode. A motor is provided to impart rotational motion to the cathode. A scraping means is fixed to the interior of the tank and extend inward toward the tank so as to define a gap between the scraping means and the cathode. As mineral deposits accumulate on the cathode they are removed by the scraping means and the rotational motion of the cathode. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122913 | MARINE WASTEWATER TREATMENT - Methods and systems for treating wastewater. Wastewater slurry collected in a tank is routed by a macerator pump. The macerated slurry is piped to an electrolytic cell to oxidize and disinfect it. The slurry is then piped to an electrocoagulation cell. Suspended solid particles are flocculated in the electrocoagulation cell. The flocculated slurry is routed to a primary settling tank for separation of sludge and a substantially clarified supernatant. The supernatant is piped to a secondary clarifying tank to facilitate further separation of the sludge. The sludge is discharged to a sludge collection tank. The turbidity levels of the sludge discharged is continually monitored. When the turbidity level equals a pre-determined low value, the sludge discharge is stopped. The substantially clarified supernatant may be discharged as an effluent following dechlorination. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122914 | GAS COLLECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOF - An apparatus for collecting electrolytically formed gasses and a method for using the same are presented. A gas collection device comprises an inner vessel having an electrically conductive surface portion for allowing the electrolytic formation of a first gas; an outer vessel having an electrically conductive surface portion for allowing the electrolytic formation of a second gas; and a capture member for capturing one of the formed gasses; wherein: the inner vessel is disposed substantially within the outer vessel; both vessels are configured to allow a continuous fluid body to come into contact with the conductive surface portions; and the capture member allows the capture of one of the formed gasses without substantial contamination from the other formed gas. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122915 | METHODS OF SCREENING CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIALS - Electrochemical methods of evaluating battery active materials, such as cathode active materials, are provided. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122916 | Sensor with electrodes of a same material - A sensor for monitoring concentration of a constituent in a gas may include an ionically conductive layer and a sensing electrode coupled to the ionically conductive layer. The sensing electrode may be exposed to a gas. The sensor may also include a reference electrode that is exposed to the gas and made of substantially a same material as the sensing electrode. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122917 | Contact Lens Case - A new design for a contact lens case is disclosed herein. In a preferred embodiment, the design provides storage for extra contact lenses in the event that one contact is damaged or lost. Further in a preferred embodiment, a separate compartment is provided for housing a mirror. Optionally, the reservoirs holding contacts form a yin yang shape. Other embodiments provide a more compact solution that further includes a novel thumb latch design. Additionally in another embodiment, all compartments are located upon one another in the same footprint. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122918 | OPHTHALMIC AND CONTACT LENS SOLUTION - An ophthalmic solution comprising a polyethoxylated glyceride in the range of 0.001 to about 10 percent by weight and a buffer agent. These solutions impart surprising comfort and wearability to contact lenses. At the same time the solutions provide good preservative capacity and do not increase protein deposit. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122919 | BEVERAGE GLASS WITH INTERNAL DECANTING, FILTERING,MIXING AND AERATING CELL - A drinking container for decanting, filtering, mixing and/or aerating a beverage. The drinking container comprises a bowl having an upper opening and an aerating cell having a wall, an upper opening along the top of the cell and at least one perforation through the wall. The cell is attached to and within the bowl, to decant, filter, mix and/or aerate a beverage that is poured through the bowl upper opening and into the cell upper opening, and subsequently flows through the at least one perforation into the bowl. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122920 | Storage Apparatus - The invention relates to a storage apparatus for a measurement probe for use with a coordinate positioning machine. The storage apparatus comprises: a storage unit having at least one receptacle for a measurement probe; and at least one temperature source for controlling the temperature of a measurement probe located in the at least one receptacle. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122921 | STABILIZER FOR STABILIZING THE DISKS OF A HEAT PACK, IN PARTICULAR WHEN THE HEAT PACK IS PACKAGED IN A CONTAINER - The invention relates to a stabilizer suitable for stabilizing disks of a heat pack, wherein the stabilizer includes at least two elongate parallel pushers of height compatible with the height of the heat pack, each movable in a direction perpendicular to the pushers, the pushers being associated with an irreversible driver system enabling the pushers to be moved apart or towards each other, the pushers extending in service so as to face an inside diameter of the disks. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122922 | CONTAINER FOR RECEIVING A STACK OF BRAKE DISKS, IN PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT BRAKE DISKS - The invention relates to a container for receiving different types of heat pack, the container comprising a base carrying a central support suitable for receiving equally well one or another of the heat packs, wherein the support includes at least a plurality of respective seats that are staggered so that each receives one of the heat packs, each seat being adapted to co-operate with at least an annular surface portion of the corresponding heat pack. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122923 | Small article package - A small article package has a card front member having a card front member blister receiving opening, a button snap performed on the card front member, a card rear member attached to the card front member, and the card rear member has a card rear member blister receiving opening. A button depression releasably engages the button snap in interference fit and the blister package has a front panel, a rear panel, and a flange protruding from the blister package. The flange extends between the card front member and the card rear member. The blister package fits within the blister receiving opening which is sized to receive the blister package. The front panel is hinged to the rear panel. A rear panel plateau on the blister package extends upward from the flange. A depression is formed on the rear panel plateau for receiving a small article. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122924 | CASE AND STAND FOR A PORTABLE COMPUTER - A device that can be used as a case or a stand for a portable computer is disclosed. The device comprising a generally rectangular sheet having first to fifth interconnected panels ( | 2010-05-20 |
20100122925 | SYRINGE DISPOSAL UNIT - This invention presents a syringe disposal unit for disposal of used disposable syringe needle assemblies of a reusable syringe. The syringe disposal includes a container having an interior for receiving a needle assembly of a reusable syringe. The needle assembly is removable from a syringe body of the reusable syringe. The container also has a through-hole through which the needle assembly can enter the interior. The syringe disposal also includes a needle base latch movable between an engaging position and a disengaging position. When the needle assembly is positioned in the through-hole the needle base latch contacts the needle assembly in the engaging position in such a way that the needle base latch prevents the needle assembly from rotating relative to the container, while the needle base latch does not contact the needle assembly in the disengaging position in such a manner that the needle base latch does not prevent the needle base from rotating relative to the container. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122926 | TOOL BIT EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A bit exchange system for use with a tool includes a driver bit engageable with the tool and defining an axis. Each of a plurality of adapters has a first end configured to engage the driver bit along the axis and a second end configured to retain a tool bit. Each of a plurality of tool bits is coupled to the second end of one of the plurality of adapters. A holder unit has a plurality of receptacles for receiving the plurality of adapters. Each of the plurality of adapters is insertable into and removable from the respective receptacle with a motion substantially perpendicular to the axis while engaged by the driver bit. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122927 | BLISTER PACKAGE - Provision of a blister package that cannot be opened easily by infants, but can be opened easily, certainly and safely by a user when in use. A blister package | 2010-05-20 |
20100122928 | Holder for one pint ice cream container - holder for a one pint ice cream container with a first conically shaped receptacle constructed of rigid injection molded plastic and a second conically shaped receptacle constructed of rigid injection molded plastic. The top of the second receptacle fits within the bottom inside diameter of the first receptacle. A bayonet type fitting locks the two receptacles together. The first receptacle is lined with insulating material. The final inside diameter of the first receptacle corresponds with the outside diameter of a standard one pint ice cream container. The exterior of the first receptacle and the second receptacle have a waffle like pattern and tan color resembling a standard waffle type ice cream cone. The user can either eat the ice cream from the simulated cone or can eat it from the first receptacle while it is sitting on a table. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122929 | ARRAY OF CONSUMER ARTICLES HAVING VARYING FUNCTIONALITY - An array of consumer articles, the array having: (i) a first consumer article and (ii) a second consumer article. The first consumer article and the second consumer article have varying functionality. The first consumer article and the second consumer article also have a first packaging and a second packaging, the packaging for the first consumer article and the packaging for the second consumer article also have indicia. The indicia on the first packaging and the indicia on the second packaging are coordinating. The first consumer article is selected from the group consisting of: disposable dishes and disposable flatware. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122930 | Container for Take-Away Pizza or the Like - A container for take-away pizza or the like comprises a first dish-shaped semi-container and a second dish-shaped semi-container comprising a first and a second support portions, respectively, adapted to support the pizza, and means for the mutual releasable connection of the first and the second semi-containers. The first and the second semi-containers are shaped so that, when they are connected, the respective support portions thereof form, together, a pizza seat adapted to internally contain the take-away pizza and, when they are separated, each of them can act as a dish for the pizza through the respective support portion thereof. The first and the second semi-containers are made of a washable material so that the container can be used many times. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122931 | Coking of Gas Oil from Slurry Hydrocracking - Integrated slurry hydrocracking (SHC) and coking methods for making slurry hydrocracking (SHC) distillates are disclosed. Representative methods involve passing a slurry comprising a vacuum column resid, a liquid coker product, and a solid particulate through an SHC reaction zone in the presence of hydrogen to obtain the SHC distillate. Atmospheric distillation in the SHC product recovery section yields a combined SHC gas oil/SHC pitch stream that is sent to coking to generate the liquid coker product. In a representative embodiment, vacuum distillation in the SHC product recovery is avoided, thereby eliminating equipment that is often most susceptible to fouling. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122932 | Integrated Slurry Hydrocracking and Coking Process - Integrated slurry hydrocracking (SHC) and coking methods for making slurry hydrocracking (SHC) distillates are disclosed. Representative methods involve passing a slurry comprising a recycle SHC gas oil, a coker gas oil, a vacuum column resid, and a solid particulate through an SHC reaction zone in the presence of hydrogen to obtain the SHC distillate. Recovery of an SHC pitch from fractionation of the SHC reaction zone effluent provides an additional possibility for integration with the coker, and particularly via the upgrading of the SHC pitch in the coker to provide coke and lighter hydrocarbons such as SHC vacuum gas oil (VGO). | 2010-05-20 |
20100122933 | Converting Heavy Sour Crude Oil/Emulsion to Lighter Crude Oil Using Cavitations and Filtration Based Systems - A process for converting heavy sulfur-containing crude oil into lighter crude oil with lower sulfur content and lower molecular weight is provided. The process is a low-temperature process using controlled cavitation. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122934 | Integrated Solvent Deasphalting and Slurry Hydrocracking Process - Integrated slurry hydrocracking (SHC) and coking methods for making slurry hydrocracking (SHC) distillates are disclosed. Representative methods involve passing a slurry comprising a deasphalted oil (DAO) produced in a solvent deasphalting (SDA) process, optionally with recycled SHC gas oil and recycled SHC pitch, and a solid particulate through an SHC reaction zone in the presence of hydrogen to obtain the SHC distillate. Recovery and recycle of SHC gas oil and pitch from the SHC effluent improves the overall conversion to naphtha and distillate products and decreases catalyst requirements. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122935 | METHOD OF PRODUCING LIQUID FUEL - The present invention provides a method of producing a liquid fuel enabling production of middle distillate at a high yield from a feed oil containing paraffinic hydrocarbons having 20 to 100 carbon atoms as main components without losing the high cracking activity and also enabling provision of high quality gas oil included in the middle distillate. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122936 | SEPARATION VESSEL OR PART THEREOF, AND PROCESS RELATING THERETO - One exemplary embodiment can be a stack for a separation vessel adapted to receive a fluid having one or more phases. The stack may include one or more walls surrounding a void, a packed bed positioned within the void, and a distributor positioned above the packed bed. Generally, the stack has a height greater than its width. Usually, the separation vessel further includes a base having a length greater than its height, and the height of the stack is orientated substantially perpendicular to the length of the base. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122937 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOVING IMPURITIES FROM HYDROCARBON OILS VIA LEWIS ACID COMPLEXATION - A method is provided for purifying a hydrocarbon oil comprising a quantity of impurities. A Lewis acid solution comprising a Lewis acid and an aprotic solvent is added to the hydrocarbon oil having the plurality of impurities, e.g. sulfur, vanadium, and nickel impurities, to form a mixture. Complexes are formed between the Lewis acid of the Lewis acid solution and a respective one of the impurities in the mixture. The mixture is separated into a first layer that comprises a purified fraction of the hydrocarbon oil and a second layer comprising the complexes dissolved in the aprotic solvent. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122938 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERING ULTRAFINE SOLIDS FROM A HYDROCARBON LIQUID - A method for separating and recovering ultrafine particulate solid material from a suspension or slurry of the solid material and a hydrocarbon liquid by precipitation or flocculation of a heavy fraction of the hydrocarbon liquid with an effective amount of a precipitation or flocculation agent such that the precipitated heavy fraction encapsulates the particulate solid material. The method further comprises coking the precipitated heavy fraction and grinding the coked product to an ultrafine size. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122939 | Solids Management in Slurry Hydroprocessing - The recovery of solids, and particularly solid particulates used as catalysts in slurry hydroprocessing, from asphaltene containing hydrocarbons is improved by controlling asphaltene precipitation. The formation of agglomerates of the solid particulates, having an increased diameter, results in the presence of precipitated asphaltenes, possibly due to flocculation. Asphaltene precipitation is controlled by varying process parameters or introducing additional diluent or flush streams that change the polarity of an asphaltene containing liquid product recovered from an effluent of a slurry hydroprocessing reaction zone. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122940 | Beltless rare earth roll magnetic separator system and method - A material separator system and method for magnetically separating components of feedstock by directing the feedstock onto a thin rotating shell enclosing one or more rotating magnetic rolls capable of riding upon the interior of the shell. In one embodiment, a cam-and-bearing arrangement is used to permit the magnetic roll and shell each to rotate on its own independent axis. This provides the ability to adjust clearance, the line of contact, and the degree of contact between the magnetic roll and the shell. In another embodiment, a different arrangement provides the same capabilities. The system can be configured to drive a magnetic roll, which then drives the shell, or it can be configured to drive the shell, which then drives the magnetic roll. The system can also be configured as a retreater for retreating feedstock. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122941 | SPIRAL MODUL FOR A TROMMEL SCREEN - The invention concerns a spiral module ( | 2010-05-20 |
20100122942 | Multi-Machine Mail Sorting System - A sorting system for postal mail has a plurality of input sections capable of operating in parallel, each including a feeder that takes in mail pieces one at a time and a scanner that scans each mail piece for destination indicia. The system further includes a plurality of stackers each comprising at least one row of pockets in which mail is stacked, and a routing section or switch network effective to route mail in accordance with a sort scheme from any input section to any pocket of a stacker. The routing section uses diverts and merges so that mail can be conveyed to each stacker in accordance with a sort scheme implemented by a control system. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122943 | Method and System for Identifying and Recognizing Products for Sorting/Sequencing Operations - A method and system is provided for identifying and recognizing products such as mail pieces and, more particularly, a method and system of object recognition based mail piece fingerprinting is provided to be used with sorting and/or sequencing processes. The system for identifying product transported through a machine includes a first system configured to extract one or more unique features from each of a plurality of product and a data storage system configured to store the extracted one or more unique features for each of the plurality of product. The system further includes a second system configured to identify each of the plurality of product by matching the stored extracted one or more unique features with subsequently extracted unique features from each of the plurality of product as the plurality of product continue to be conveyed through a transportation system. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122944 | Grey water filtering system - A water filtering system having its components contained within a single housing. The filter system uses a first filter pair of filters which can be first manually isolated from the water flow; and a second pair of filters which can also be manually isolated from the water flow. The two pairs of filters operate in parallel, thereby allowing one pair to be isolated for cleaning/repair without having to curtail operation since the other pair of filters remain operational. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122945 | Grey water conservation mechanism - A gray water recycling system which uses a holding tank receiving waste water from a laundry facility. The holding tank has a pump for withdrawing water from said holding tank. A float, within said holding tank, is activated when a water level within said holding tank exceeds a pre-determined level. The pump communicates with a pressure tank. The pump used to fill and pressurize the pressure tank is activated when pressure within said pressure tank falls below a predetermined level and the float within said holding tank indicates that a water level within said holding tank exceeds a pre-determined level. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122946 | WATER DISINFECTION APPARATUS - A water disinfection apparatus includes a chamber adapted for connection to a pressurized water source. An ultra violet light is oriented to shine ultra violet rays into the chamber and to disinfect water therein, and a normally closed output valve connects the chamber to a supply valve. A control senses when a connected supply valve has been opened, and is operative to turn the ultra violet light on when the connected supply valve is opened; open the output valve after the ultra violet light has been turned on; close the output valve off after a supply time period expires; and turn the ultra violet light off when the output valve has been closed. The ultra violet light is turned on at all times that the output valve is open. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122947 | POOL CLEANING VEHICLE HAVING SIDE VENTS AND DUCTS - Disclosed herein is an improved pool cleaning vehicle. The vehicle includes a housing, a bottom frame and a filter bag between the housing the bottom frame and attached to the bottom frame. The vehicle includes an intake system for causing water to enter the vehicle housing and to trap dirt and debris in the filter bag. The intake system includes more than one intake, which are typically mounted front and aft of the vehicle. The vehicle includes an outlet for flowing water passing through the filter bag back into the pool. Of course, both of the intake and outlet ports are in communication with the filter bag. The housing typically includes a bottom frame. Both the housing and the bottom frame have side openings defining vents, which serve as side intake ports. In an exemplary embodiment, the intake ports include a duct attached thereto. The duct has an open duct intake. In another exemplary embodiment, the front and/or aft intake port include a duct. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122948 | POOL CLEANING VEHICLE WITH FILTER ELEMENT & SELF LOCKING CLIP - Disclosed herein is an improved pool cleaning vehicle. The vehicle includes a housing, a bottom frame and a filter bag between the housing the bottom frame and attached to the bottom frame. The vehicle includes an intake and an outlet, both of which are in communication with the filter bag. The housing is releaseably attached to the bottom frame and the filter bag releaseably connected to the bottom frame. A V-shaped self locking clip with normally outwardly extending legs serves as the attachment member and when urged toward each other with the housing in the locked position allows for easy release. At least one of the intake or outlet includes a filter member. The filter member includes a means for attachment and a particulate filter member for filtering particulates from the water. The filter member is attached to the vehicle at or proximate to the perimeter of the intake or outlet. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122949 | Pool Accessories and Systems - Embodiments of the present invention provide new design innovations that significantly improve the performance of the currently-available pool accessories. Each element of the system has unique features that provide benefits in use, although is some instances, maximum benefit is provided when all the elements are used as one cohesive system. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122950 | Apparatus for treating a waste stream - An integrated unit operations for the treatment of a waste stream, such as spent caustic, is provided in a single vertical vessel having at least three separate zones: a mixing, a settling, and a mass transfer zone. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122951 | PURIFICATION DEVICE FOR WATER - A purification device for water is provided, which operates according to the principle of reverse osmosis and has a plurality of pipes essentially traveling in parallel, wherein first self-supporting common parts are provided, which have a plurality of recesses for force-fitting accommodation of the pipes and the common parts can be stacked one on top of the other. Through the formation of common parts, it is possible to erect large water treatment plants made from modules in a simple, cost-advantageous manner. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122952 | FILTER CARTRIDGE CENTERING DEVICE - A filter cartridge is provided. The filter cartridge includes a first end plate connected to a first end of a filter media, a second end plate connected to a second end of the filter media and a centering device. The centering device is located towards the second end of the filter media for aligning a pin of the first end plate into a hole of a filter housing. The centering device also includes first ribs at first opposing ends of the centering device and second ribs at second opposing ends of the centering device, the first and second ribs protruding inwardly toward the center of a centering device hole. The length of the first ribs towards the center of the centering device hole and the length of the second ribs towards the center of the centering device hole are designed to align with a cross-sectional shape of the standpipe hole. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122953 | FILTERING STRUCTURE FOR REMOVING DREGS FROM WATER - A filtering structure for removing dregs from water is provided. The filtering structure includes a receptacle body, a dewatering unit, an operation unit, and a filtering unit. The receptacle body includes a receptacle tub and an assembling space. The dewatering unit is a hollow bucket which allows fluid flowing therethrough. The dewatering unit is assembled in the receptacle tub. The operation unit includes an operation member, a base, and a transmission mechanism connected with the operation member. The operation member is pivotally coupled to the base, and is allowed to swing like a teeterboard at a pivotal position thereof as a pivotal axis. The filtering unit includes a tank and a blade assembly. The tank is provided with a filtering screen. The blade assembly can be driven by the operation member to drive a water flow through the filtering screen, thus removing the dregs from the water. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122954 | Grease Trap with Detachable Residue Interceptor - An apparatus and method to separate grease and solids from wastewater before reaching the sewers using a grease trap, wherein said grease trap comprises a detachable residue trap reducing turbulence and including a mesh which efficiently trap solid particles from the water waste in other to make easier the compliance with regulating agencies. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122955 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF FILTERING OIL - A method and system for filtering oil and the like having a feed tank connected to a cell having a sintered or ceramic module that restricts particles greater than 0.1 microns to seep through. The pressure, temperature, and flow rate of the fluid are selected to create optimum viscosity of the fluid. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122956 | METHOD FOR TREATING IRON IN A SILVER RECOVERY PROCESS - A method of reducing or preventing the amount of iron sludge or precipitate that forms as a result of the recovery of silver from chemical solutions, such as a standard photographic solution. The method generally involves the introduction of a source of a conjugate organic base, such as a weak organic acid like citric acid or a salt of the conjugate organic base like a citrate salt, to the chemical fluid either before or during the silver recovery process. Preferably the source of conjugate organic base is introduced by combining it with a binder to form a time release cake or placing it in a container that has a semipermeable membrane that maintains the concentration of the conjugate organic base in the chemical fluid from about 0.2 to about 78 milimolar over a period of time. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122957 | MICROCHANNEL DEVICE, SEPARATION APPARATUS, AND SEPARATION METHOD - A microchannel device is provided, the microchannel device containing a microfluidic channel including a sub fluidic channel in which at least one filtration diaphragm is provided, wherein the microfluidic channel has at least a supply port, a first discharge port and a second discharge port, the supply port and the first discharge port are connected through the filtration diaphragm, the supply port and the second discharge port are connected without the filtration diaphragm, and the filtration diaphragm is provided parallel to a fluidic channel direction of the microfluidic channel. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122958 | Bicycle Parking Rack - A bicycle parking rack comprises a base member provided on the ground and including a first flat portion and a second flat portion respectively defined at first and second ends thereof and attach the ground, and with a wheel of a bicycle disposed between the first and second flat portions; and a support member including a coupled portion formed on a first end thereof and detachably coupling to the base member and a holding portion formed on a second end thereof and extending from the coupled portion, and with the coupled portion provided between the first and second flat portions. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122959 | Circuit board carrier - A circuit board carrier has main frame, at least one first holder, at least one slide and at least one second holder. The first and second holders are mounted on and selectively slide on the main frame. The slide is mounted on and selectively slides on the corresponding first holder. The slide has a first pin and the second holder has a second pin. The circuit board is held on the circuit board carrier by the pins. Therefore, the circuit board is kept from being contacted to the delivering wheels during manufacturing and is not polluted and trapped by the delivering wheels. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122960 | PORTABLE GUN RACK - A portable gun rack for accommodating a plurality of long bore firearms is disclosed. The gun rack includes a collapsible frame stand, a collapsible muzzle sconce, which includes a scalloped edge, and a collapsible butt sconce, wherein the muzzle and butt sconces include non-marring surfaces. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122961 | Sports equipment hanger - A portable, collapsible and reconfigurable hanger for hanging and drying sports equipment which comprises a primary frame member, a plurality of secondary frame members, each of the secondary frame members being adapted for releasable placement on the primary frame member in a substantially perpendicular orientation to the primary frame member; a plurality of sports equipment attachment means positioned on at least one of the secondary frame members for releasable engagement with an article of sports equipment, and releasable attachment means mounted on one end of the primary frame member for hanging the hanger in a generally vertical orientation when in use. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122962 | Storage Device - A storage device includes a supporting frame, a storage unit, a partitioning component, and a connecting belt. The supporting frame includes a hanger and is formed with an engaging hole. The storage unit is coupled detachably to the supporting frame, and includes a bottom wall and a surrounding wall cooperating with the bottom wall to define a storage space. The partitioning component is disposed in the storage unit for dividing the storage space into at least two compartments. The connecting belt is for connecting the partitioning component to the supporting frame. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122963 | Sliding Closet Rack - A hanger assembly includes a sliding rail assembly and a hanger attachment. The sliding rail assembly includes a fixed member, a sliding arm, and a hinge. The hinge has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is pivotally engaged to the second portion. The first portion is slidably engaged to the fixed member and the second portion is fixedly engaged to the sliding arm. The sliding rail assembly has a non-pivoted state and a pivoted state, wherein in the non-pivoted state the sliding arm is positioned substantially parallel to the fixed member, and in the pivoted state the sliding arm defines an angle with the fixed member. The hanger attachment is engaged to at least a portion of the sliding arm. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122964 | Quick and Easy Assembly Shelving Unit and Method for Assembling The Same - A shelving unit includes a support frame and a plurality of support boards each mounted on the support frame. The support frame includes a front support bracket, a back board located opposite to the front support bracket, four first connecting tubes each having a first end connected with the respective corner of the front support bracket, and four second connecting tubes each having a first end connected with a second end of the respective first connecting tube and a second end connected with the respective corner of the back board. Thus, the shelving unit can be assembled and disassembled without using tools, thereby facilitating assembling the shelving unit. In addition, the shelving unit can be folded into a smaller overall volume to reduce the cost of packaging, transportation and storage of the shelving unit. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122965 | Shelving Unit Whose Support Board is in Quick and Easy Assembly - A shelving unit includes a support frame and at least one support board detachably mounted on the support frame. The support frame includes a back board which has at least one support rail which is provided with at least one locking slot. The shelving unit further comprises at least one locking knob mounted on the support board and detachably locked in the locking slot of the back board. The support board can be mounted on and detached from the support frame. Thus, the user only needs to rotate the locking knob to lock the support board onto the back board or to unlock the support board from the back board, so that the support board is mounted on and detached from the back board easily and quickly without using tools and saving a considerable amount of time for a user. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122966 | Container cap - An improved container cap has a structural design for preventing pills from spilling out of a container closed with the container cap. The container cap includes a movable cover that is extensible to enable indirect, two-step dispensing of pills, so that the pills come out of the container at a reduced speed and will not fall out accidentally. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122967 | VACUUM SWITCHGEAR - A vacuum switchgear comprising:
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20100122968 | METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING SPATTER-LESS WELDING - A method for optimizing a schedule for impulse welding including generating a weld lobe using a preexisting welding schedule, the schedule prescribing a current, a weld time, and a pressure; identifying an operating window on the weld lobe; analyzing the operating window, the analysis including determining a maximum time range of the operating window, and determining a maximum current range of the operating window; until (i) the determined maximum time range of the operating window is greater than a predetermined percentage of the prescribed weld time of the schedule and (ii) the determined maximum current range is greater than the prescribed current of the schedule, creating additional weld lobes by varying the pressure and repeating the identifying an operating window and the analyzing the operating window steps; and selecting, within the operating window satisfying conditions (i) and (ii), a second schedule including a second weld time, a second current, and a second pressure. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122969 | System for Producing Thin-Layer Solar Cell Modules - A system for deleting the edges from coated substrates ( | 2010-05-20 |
20100122970 | Support Table Frame For High Speed Laser Blanking - The present invention provides an apparatus for laser cutting that comprises a rigid support table frame having a X-axis and a Y-axis, and one or more bridge rail modules running across the Y-axis of the table frame, each bridge rail module comprising at least one hold-down device module. The present invention further provides a process for laser cutting a metal plate using this apparatus. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122971 | Process For Laser Cutting A Metal Plate - The present invention provides a process for laser cutting a metal plate that comprises a) providing at least a laser cutting device, b) providing a metal plate to be cut from a metal coil, c) providing at least a holding apparatus holding and maintaining the metal plate, d) cutting said metal plate by means of at least a laser beam delivered by said at least one laser cutting device In this process, during step d), the metal plate is first cut by a first line comprising at least a first cutting machine, into at least one peripheral blank, and at least one peripheral blank is subsequently fed to at least a second line comprising at least a second cutting machine, to be cut into several smaller individual final blanks. With regard to this process, the first line produces peripheral blanks faster than at least one second cutting machine of the second line can cut them into several smaller individual final blanks. During laser cutting in the second line, said peripheral blank is held and maintained in position by said at least one holding apparatus. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122972 | APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING RESIDUAL STRESS IN TUBULAR BODY AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD OF THE SAME - Aims are to provide a tubular-body residual-stress improving apparatus and an adjustment method thereof capable of adjusting irradiation position with favorable reproducibility, even when an optical fiber is eccentric. In the tubular-body residual-stress improving apparatus, an optical control unit ( | 2010-05-20 |
20100122973 | WELDING PROCESS - A method for repairing an article is provided, and includes an identifying step to identify the article to be repaired. A touch off step locates and marks a plurality of spatial coordinates on the article relative to a home position. A calculating step is performed to calculate a desired welding sequence to obtain a desired shape of the article. A verification step verifies the desired location of the plurality of spatial coordinates. A welding step deposits at least a first weld repair layer on a surface of the article, and the article is repaired by building up at least a portion of a surface of the article to a desired shape or profile. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122974 | WELDER HAVING A WIRELESS RECEIVER FOR REMOTE CONTROL - Welding apparatus includes a welding machine that generates welding electric power and an input unit that includes input switches for controlling the operations of the welding machine. The welding apparatus also includes a wireless receiver unit that is electrically connected to the inputs of the input unit to receive wireless instructions for controlling the operations of the welding machine. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122975 | GLOW PLUG WITH METALLIC HEATER PROBE - A glow plug assembly ( | 2010-05-20 |
20100122976 | THERMISTOR WITH 3 TERMINALS, THERMISTOR-TRANSISTOR, CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING HEAT OF POWER TRANSISTOR USING THE THERMISTOR-TRANSISTOR, AND POWER SYSTEM INCLUDING THE CIRCUIT - Provided are a thermistor with 3 terminals, a thermistor-transistor including the thermistor, a circuit for controlling heat of a power transistor using the thermistor-transistor, and a power system including the circuit. The circuit includes: a thermistor-transistor which comprises a thermistor having a resistance decreasing with an increase in temperature and a control transistor connected to the thermistor; and at least one power transistor which is connected to a driving device to control a supply of power to the driving device, wherein the thermistor-transistor is adhered to one of a surface and a heat-emitting part of the at least one power transistor and is connected to one of a base, a gate, a collector, and a drain of the at least one power transistor to decrease or block a current flowing in the at least one power transistor when the temperature of the at least one power transistor rises, so as to prevent the power transistor from heating up. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122977 | Combined taoster and utensil knife heater - A combined toaster and knife heater unit allows a food product and a knife blade to be inserted into separate heating chambers through separate entries for simultaneously toasting and heating. Upon completion of toasting cycle of food product, heating of knife blade is also completed. The heated knife blade allows user to easily cut through butter/peanut butter, etc., and easily spread butter/peanut butter, etc. over the toasted food product. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122978 | HIGH-CAPACITY PTC HEATER - A high-capacity positive temperature coefficient heater, may include a plurality of positive temperature coefficient rods, wherein each of the positive temperature coefficient rods has a built-in positive temperature coefficient element that generates heat when electric power is supplied thereto, a plurality of heat-radiating fins attached to either side of the positive temperature coefficient rods along a longitudinal direction thereof, an upper housing coupled to one ends of the positive temperature coefficient rods, and a lower housing coupled to the other ends of the positive temperature coefficient rods, wherein the heat radiating fins are bonded to the positive temperature coefficient rods by heat conductive adhesive. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122979 | Heating resistor element component - To improve heating efficiency and printing quality, a heating resistor element component ( | 2010-05-20 |
20100122980 | Carbon nanotube heater - This disclosure related to a heater. The heater includes a heating element and at least two electrodes connected to the heating element. The heating element includes a carbon nanotube composite structure. The carbon nanotube composite structure includes a matrix and at least one carbon nanotube structure. The at least one carbon nanotube structure includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined by van der Waals attractive force therebetween to obtain a free-standing carbon nanotube structure. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122981 | SHIPPING CONTAINER SYSTEMS - The application relates to shipping container systems that include a large multi-layered flexible container (“flexitank”) disposed inside a large rigid shipping container which has an open end with one or more doors capable of an open or closed position, and further including one or more bulkhead assemblies, one of the bulkhead assemblies interposed between the flexitank and the open end of the rigid container and/or the doors. In at least one specific embodiment, the bulkhead assembly includes a first brace disposed vertically along a portion of the first side wall inner surface; a second brace disposed vertically along a portion of the second side wall inner surface; and a bulkhead panel member extending horizontally between the first brace and the second brace. In other embodiments, bulkhead assemblies may utilize generally curved or “swept” bulkhead bars, which do not require vertical braces. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122982 | ELECTRON BEAM WELDING OF LARGE VACUUM CHAMBER BODY HAVING A HIGH EMISSIVITY COATING - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a large vacuum chamber body that has been welded together. The chamber body may have a high emissivity coating on at least one surface therein. Due to the large size of the chamber body, the chamber body may be formed by welding several pieces together rather than forging the body from a single piece of metal. The pieces may be welded together at a location spaced from the corner of the body, which may be under the greatest stress during evacuation, to ensure that the weld, which may be the weakest point in the body, does not fail. At least one surface of the chamber body may be coated with a high emissivity coating to aid in heat transfer from incoming, heated substrates. The high emissivity coating may increase substrate throughput by lowering the time that may be needed to reduce the substrate temperature. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122983 | ACCESSORY STORAGE CASE - A storage case is provided for power tool accessories. The storage case comprises a first frame member having an inner surface and an edge defining a hinge portion, and a second frame member having an inner surface and an edge defining a hinge portion. A rod is positioned along a longitudinal axis of the storage case. The hinge portions of the first and second frame members are coupled to the rod to define a hinge positioned along a longitudinal axis of the storage case. The first and second frame members are pivotal with respect to each other between an open position and a closed position. An accessory receptacle, including a hinge boss, is received by the rod. When the first and second frame members are in the open position, the accessory receptacle is slidable along the rod between a plurality of axial positions. When the first and second frame members are in the closed position, the accessory receptacle is fixed in one of the axial positions within an interior cavity defined by the inner surfaces of the first and second frame members. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122984 | Packing box - A packing box for an electronic product to protect an electronic product from external impact. The packing box includes a first packing unit to pack an upper part of the product, a second packing unit passing through the first packing unit and joined to a lower part of the first packing unit, to pack a middle part of the product, and a third packing unit passing through the first and second packing units and joined to a lower part of the second packing unit, to pack a lower part of the product. The packing box is readily disassembled and allows the product to be easily repacked. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122985 | Dispenser for Personal Care Products With a Wide Lid-Activation Button - A lid structure for use with a container for storing personal care products is disclosed. The lid structure includes a lid top that is connected by a hinge to a lid base. In exemplary embodiments, the lid structure includes a lid-activation button that when pressed allows the lid top to rotate about the lid base giving a consumer access to the contents of the container. The lid-activation button is wide enough to allow a consumer to easily make contact with the lid-activation button and cause the lid top to open. Additionally, the lid-activation button functions so that the lid top is released independent of where the lid-activation button is pressed by the consumer. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122986 | INTERCHANGEABLE CLOSING DEVICE FOR ANTI-THEFT CASE AND ANTI-THEFT CASE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH DEVICE - A closing device ( | 2010-05-20 |
20100122987 | APPARATUS FOR CONTAINING LIQUID CHEMICALS - An apparatus for containing liquid chemicals includes a dual chamber container and at least one covering member. The dual chamber container includes a base, a neck portion, and a pair of chambers configured between the base and the neck portion. Each chamber of the pair of chambers is adapted to contain a liquid chemical. Each covering member is capable of being detachably attached to the neck portion for covering an opening of a chamber of the pair of chambers. The each covering member includes a body member and an attachment means disposed on an inner surface of the body member. The attachment means is capable of detachably attaching the inner surface of the body member to the neck portion of the dual chamber container for covering of the opening the chamber of the pair of chambers. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122988 | Tank liquid level gauge system - A fouling-resistant arrangement useful for guiding lengths of cables having functional devices including a float, counterweight, and indicator bob attached at their ends, collectively useful in indicating the liquid level of a storage tank to which a system as herein provided is attached, to a passer-by upon casual glance. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122989 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUELING DIESEL ENGINES WITH VEGETABLE OIL - A heated fuel delivery system for vegetable oil or other fuels of temperature dependent viscosity, which may be used as fuel for a diesel engine. The system includes one or more heated fuel lines and/or a heated fuel tank to heat the fuel and reduce its viscosity for more efficient use. Recovered engine heat from the engine coolant system is transferred to heat the fuel. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122990 | Turbine flow meter for use in fuel dispensing envirnoments - A turbine meter for measuring the flow of a fluid comprises a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port and defining a fluid flow path along a central axis thereof. A flow conditioner is mounted in the flow path downstream of the inlet port and has a plurality of flow deflectors canted in a first direction relative to the central axis. A first turbine rotor is located downstream of the flow conditioner and is mounted for rotation about the central axis. The first turbine rotor has a plurality of first rotor vanes canted in a second direction relative to the central axis, the second direction being opposite to the first direction. The meter further comprises a second turbine rotor located downstream of the first turbine rotor and mounted for rotation about the central axis. The second turbine rotor has a plurality of second rotor vanes canted in the first direction relative to the central axis such that the first and second turbine rotors rotate in opposite rotational directions when fluid flows through the housing at rotational speeds indicative of fluid flow rate. | 2010-05-20 |