25th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110147167 | Under-Mount Slat Conveyor - A reciprocating slat conveyor includes a plurality of slats arranged in a plurality of slat sets, with each slat having a receiving element. A cross-beam assembly is connected to the slats, wherein the cross-beam assembly includes a plurality of linear members. One cross-beam is connected to at least one linear member. Each cross-beam includes a plurality of connecting elements configured to engage the receiving elements on the slats. A plurality of bearing guides are configured to guide the linear members. An under-mount drive assembly of the conveyor comprises a plurality of cylinders, with each piston rod connected to a linear member. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147168 | Arbor Mounted Disc Adjusting Apparatus - An arbor mounted disc adjusting apparatus includes a tube that has a first end, a second end and a perimeter wall. The perimeter wall has a pair of elongated breaks therein extending through the first and second ends to partition the tube into a first section and a second section. A coupler retains the first and second sections together in a tubular configuration. An actuation assembly is mechanically coupled to the first and second sections to selectively move the first and second sections toward or away from each other. A plurality of separator discs is mounted on the tube so that the tube extends through the discs. The discs are movable on the tube when the first and second sections abut each other and are retained in place by friction between the discs and the tube when the first and second sections are moved apart from each other. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147169 | CONTAINER TRANSPORTING DEVICE - A container transporting device having a centrally rotatingly driven star wheel including a plurality of elements for manipulating containers, a stationary column and an electric motor which forms a drive unit of the container transporting device and comprises a stator and a rotor, and the stator of which is supported relative to the column, the electric motor is an outer-rotor motor the stator of which is detachably mounted on the column, and the rotor of which carries the star wheel equipped with the elements and supports it via the stator on the column. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147170 | SECURE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR PUSHBUTTON CONTROL BOX - A secure locking mechanism for pushbutton control box, including a box body and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes several secure locking switches and multiple rotary buttons. The secure locking switches are arranged on a controlling circuit board and serially connected with corresponding control switches disposed thereon. The secure locking switches are movable between an ON position and an OFF position to control electronic signal transmission of the control switches. Each rotary button has a locking body eccentrically disposed on an end face of the rotary button for controlling making/breaking of the secure locking switch. An operator can operate the rotary buttons from outer side of the box body to ensure security. By means of varying the type of serial connection, each secure locking switch can flexibly control electronic signal transmission of one single control switch or plural or even all control switches of the pushbutton control box. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147171 | ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE APPARATUS - An openable cover for an enclosure configured to house a switching device, the switching device being configured with an operating member operable between a first position and a second position. The openable cover comprises a moveable member operable in response to movement of the operating member. The movable member is configured to prevent opening of the cover member when the operating member is in the first position, and configured to prevent closing of the cover member when the operating member is in the second position. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147172 | INTERLOCK APPARATUS OF GROUND SWITCH FOR VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKER - Provided herein is an interlock apparatus for preventing the drawing-in or drawing-out of a vacuum circuit breaker main body in interlock with the ground operation of a ground switch in a vacuum circuit breaker, and the ground switch interlock apparatus of the vacuum circuit breaker comprising: a drive spindle; a movable plate movable to a manipulation handle connection allowance position or a manipulation handle connection prohibition position; a first interlock plate that moves the movable plate to the manipulation handle connection allowance position or the manipulation handle connection prohibition position; and a second interlock plate to be moved to a position for locking the first interlock plate at the manipulation handle connection prohibition position when the ground switch is at a ground position and a position for releasing from the restraint of the first interlock plate when the ground switch is not at the ground position. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147173 | WIRELESS REMOTE RACKING MECHANISM - A motorized racking mechanism for racking a circuit breaker into and out of switchgear/board equipment allows for breaker service without operator proximity to the switchgear. A motor fixed to a cradle that receives a circuit breaker is coupled to a power transmission system that turns a control screw. The control screw laterally moves a crown-wheel device that causes the circuit breaker to be moved among a remove, test, and connected positions in response to a button arm being depressed via a front panel of the cradle. The button arm can be depressed under wireless remote control. A solenoid is coupled to a crank detent actuator that includes the button arm, and a wireless module actuates the solenoid, which moves the button arm, causing the motorized movement of the circuit breaker as if the button arm had been manually depressed. Indicator lights are visible on the front panel to indicate the position of the circuit breaker relative to the cradle. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147174 | CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR USE IN HIGH POWER SYSTEM AND THE POWER SYSTEM - A high power system provided with a circuit breaker is disclosed, in which the circuit breaker controls the electrical connection in the system. The circuit breaker has a switch device and a connecting device. Two conductive terminals provided in the connecting device are spaced apart from each other and connected to a power source. The connecting device is equipped with a safety latch for transmitting a signal demanding the establishment of electrical connection to an interrupting control circuit. A conductive element provided in the switch device is electrically connected to the conductive terminals of the connecting device, and then a latch releasing element provided in the switch device drives the safety latch to activate the interrupting control circuit, so as to permit power transmission in the high power system. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147175 | Terminal Reversing Block - A terminal reversing block mounts to a standard electrical disconnect device such as a circuit breaker or a pullout switch. The disconnect device has a housing which defines a cavity that faces in one direction for receiving a cable. Front and rear contacts are in the housing, one of which extends into the cavity for engagement with a cable. A terminal reversing block has a housing with at least one pocket which faces in a direction other than the opposite of the direction in which the disconnect device's cavity faces. A terminal collar disposed in the terminal reversing block pocket is engageable with a cable inserted into the pocket. A terminal in the reversing block has a mating portion and a connecting portion. The connecting portion engages the terminal collar. The mating portion engages one of the front and rear contacts of the electrical disconnect device. The arrangement of the directions in which the cavity and pocket face permits routing of the cables to minimize space requirements in a confined area, such as an enclosure or a cabinet. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147176 | TURNING DIRECTION INDICATOR DEVICE - A turning direction indicator device includes an actuator that rotates by an operation of the operating lever, a cam body that shifts in a rearward direction approaching a cancel cam. The cam body is rotatable about a rotation axis, and shifts in the rearward direction when the actuator rotates. The cam body includes a rear wall surface opposite to the cancel cam. The rear wall surface has two end parts symmetrical to each other with respect to the longitudinal axis. A spring elastically contacts the end parts to urge the cam body in the rearward direction. The spring also urges the cam body in a rotating direction about the rotation axis when the longitudinal axis of the cam body rotates. The turning direction indicator device suppresses a hitting noise produced by the cam body and a release element with such a simple structure, and operates reliably. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147177 | STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A STRUCTURE - A structure includes a conductive film ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110147178 | Electronic Miniature Circuit Breaker With Trip Indication Using The Breaker Tripping Function As The Feedback Mechanism - A method for identifying a type of fault condition in a circuit breaker includes monitoring a branch circuit for a fault condition. In response to detecting the fault condition, interrupting current flow through the branch circuit. The type of fault condition is stored in a memory device from which it is retrieved in response to receiving a control signal. The type of fault condition is indicated based on the mechanical position of a circuit breaker handle as a function of time. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147179 | Electrical circuit breaker and switch position indicator thereto - An electrical circuit breaker, in particular a high-voltage circuit breaker filled with insulating gas, is described. The circuit breaker is furnished with a first contact, in particular, a contact pin and a second contact, in particular, a tulip contact that are movable in opposite directions. The circuit breaker is furnished with a drive mechanism that is coupled to the second contact. The circuit breaker is furnished with a reversing gear that produces a coupling between the second and the first contact. A first indicator element is provided that is associated with the reversing gear. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147180 | ILLUMINATED KEYBOARD - An illuminated keyboard comprises a frame plate, a character keycap, a light source, a membrane plate, a switch circuit plate and a base plate. The character keycap is connected with the frame plate, and movable upwardly or downwardly with respect to the frame plate. The light source is disposed under the character keycap for emitting invisible light. The character keycap, the frame plate, the membrane plate, the switch circuit plate and the base plate are sequentially arranged from top to bottom. The illuminated keyboard further includes a luminous substance, which is excited by the light source to generate visible light to irradiate the illuminated keyboard. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147181 | THREE DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICS WITH CHANGING APPEARANCES - The invention provides a button for an interior of a vehicle, a method of using a graphic on a button to indicate the current status or configuration of the button and/or a device the button controls, and a method of making a button with changing appearances, the button comprising a non-mechanical switch and the button comprising means for backlighting of at least two different colors, the button further comprising at least two band-pass filters ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110147182 | THIN TYPE ILLUMINATED KEYBOARD - A thin type illuminated keyboard includes a light source, a light-guiding frame plate, a keycap, a membrane plate, a switch circuit plate and a base plate. The light source is used for emitting light. The light-guiding frame plate has a concave structure in a bottom surface thereof. The keycap is connected with the light-guiding frame plate and movable upwardly or downwardly with respect to the light-guiding frame plate. The keycap has a light-transmissible character portion. The light source is disposed on the membrane plate and accommodated within the concave structure of the light-guiding frame plate. The keycap, the light-guiding frame plate, the membrane plate, the switch circuit plate and the base plate are sequentially arranged from top to bottom. The light emitted by the light source is guided by the light-guiding frame plate to irradiate the light-transmissible character portion. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147183 | TRIPPING ASSEMBLY FOR SWITCHING DEVICE - A tripping assembly is provided for a switching device. The tripping assembly includes: a body part, a tripping axle configured to turn between a trip position and a tensioned position in relation to the body part; a tripping frame configured to turn between a trip position and a tensioned position in relation to the body part and whose turning axis is substantially parallel with the turning axis of the tripping axle; at least one tripping spring which has an non-tensioned state and a tensioned state and which is functionally connected to the tripping axle and to the tripping frame; a frame spring which has a non-tensioned state and a tensioned state and which is functionally connected between the body part and the tripping frame; and a connecting member which is arranged to functionally connect the tripping axle and the tripping frame both in the final stage of a tensioning event and in the initial stage of a tripping event. In the tripping event: (i) both the frame spring and the at least one tripping spring are configured to transfer from the tensioned state to the non-tensioned state, thus releasing energy needed for the tripping event to the tripping assembly; and (ii) the tripping frame and the tripping axle are configured to turn from their tensioned positions to their trip positions, and while doing so, to turn to opposite directions with respect to one another. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147184 | CONTROLLER UNIT FOR SWITCHING DEVICE - Exemplary embodiments are directed to a controller unit for a switching device. The controller unit includes a body part and an operating axle, which is turnable between a closed position and an open position in relation to the body part and is functionally connectable to contacts of the switching device to change respective states of the contacts between the closed position and the open position. The controller also includes a control axle that is turned by a user between an off-position and an on-position in relation to the body part and is functionally connected to turn the operating axle. A tripping assembly is functionally connected to the operating axle such that the tripping event of the tripping assembly turns the operating axle from the closed position to the open position. Connecting means selectably connect the control axle to the tripping assembly. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147185 | CONTROLLER UNIT FOR SWITCHING DEVICE - Exemplary embodiments are directed to a controller unit for a switching device. The controller unit includes a body part and an operating axle. The operating axle is connected to contacts of the switching device to adjust a respective state of the contacts between a closed position and an open position. A control axle includes a first axle part and a second axle part, the first axle part is arranged to be turned by a user, and the second axle part is functionally connected to the operating axle to turn it between the open position and the closed position. A tripping assembly is functionally connected to the operating axle to turn the operating axle from the closed position to the open position. The controller unit also includes connecting means for functionally connecting a first axle part to one of a tripping assembly and a second axle part. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147186 | SWITCH DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SNAP ACTION MECHANISM - A switch device includes a housing having a receiving portion; an operation member that receives a pressing operation; a plurality of fixed contact points provided in the receiving portion side by side at predetermined intervals; a plurality of movable contact points having contact point portions that come into sliding contact with the fixed contact points; and a snap action mechanism that drives the movable contact points when the operation member is pressed to a predetermined position. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147187 | POWER SEAT SWITCH ASSEMBLY - A switch assembly is provided that includes a series of bridge actuators that include oppositely spaced protrusions separated by a bridge. The protrusions extend through apertures in a support that provides a sliding surface for overlying actuator plates. The actuator plates include ramps to act on the protrusions and in turn activate underlying dome switches. The bridge actuators utilize an angled underside to provide better alignment with the top surface of the dome to reduce shearing. The switch assembly also includes a sub-assembly that uses a micro switch cell in a knob instead of a PCB to reduce the number of connections. The sub-assembly uses an elastomeric keypad to preload a button on the knob and provide tactile feel. The switch assembly also includes a four-way knob that provides distinct feel to the directions of movement using a contoured male-female connection that uses tabs and slots, a contoured female connection and a protrusion on the tip of the male connector. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147188 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In an electronic apparatus, a first switch and a second switch are located in a correspondence relationship with each other. The first switch is configured to obtain an electric output by causing a first contact and a second contact to contact each other with an operation member. The second switch is configured to obtain an electric output by deforming a dome-shaped plate spring covering a third contact. The electronic apparatus includes a supporting member configured to keep a gap between the first contact and the second contact constant and to regulate the first switch and the second switch to be located on an approximately same line with respect to an operation direction of the operation member. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147189 | Printed Circuit Board for a Mobile Device - A printed circuit board is provided for use in a keyboard assembly of a mobile device having a plurality of keys in a key layout. The printed circuit board has a plurality of contacts, such as dome switches, arranged in a contact layout. The contact layout is such that it can be used with a plurality of different key layouts, each actuating different combinations of contacts. Some keys in a particular key layout are overlying at least two of the plurality of contacts, and such keys actuate only one of the underlying contacts. As such, a common printed circuit board can be used for a plurality of complementary mobile device designs having different key layouts, thereby allowing a manufacturer to realize cost efficiencies. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147190 | Control Button Having a Single Return Spring for Multiple Buttons - A control device, such as a wireless remote control for a load control system, comprises a return spring that operates to return multiple buttons to respective idle positions resulting in lower cost and complexity of the remote control. Specifically, the remote control comprises a first button having an edge, and a second button having a flange positioned adjacent the edge of the first button, such that the edge of the first button rests on the flange of the second button. The return spring has a first end fixed in location with respect to the housing and a second end contacting the second button for returning to the second button to an idle position after an actuation of the second button. After an actuation of the first button, the return spring causes the flange of the second button to force the first button back to an idle position. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147191 | METHODS OF USING A CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITE MATERIAL - Composite materials having conductive properties are described for use in testing circuits and in manufacturing electrical switches. The composite materials described, when in an unstressed state, generally behave as insulators. However, when sufficient mechanical pressure is applied to portions of the composite materials, the portions to which the mechanical pressure is applied become increasingly conductive. Methods for testing a PCB using composite material switches are also disclosed. A sheet that includes a composite material may be used to test electrical functionality of various regions on a PCB by way of local pressure application. The sheet may be easily applied to and removed from the PCB. Additionally, in forming an electrical switch, a voltage applied to one or more actuating elements may be used to provide mechanical pressure to a composite material that is disposed between two conductive members. Application of a sufficient voltage allows for portions of the composite material to transition from an insulator to a conductor for providing an electrical pathway. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147192 | PROJECTED CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A projected capacitive touch panel has an upper substrate and a lower substrate. The upper substrate has multiple upper conducting layers, and each upper conducting layer has multiple upper sensor units serially connected. The upper substrate further has an insulating ink layer being non-transparent, formed on a perimeter of the bottom of the upper substrate, covering an edge of the upper sensor unit located on one end of each upper conducting layer in a direction, overlapping with the lower ports and the lower wires of the lower substrate, and having multiple reserved slots, each formed through a portion of the insulating ink layer overlapping with a corresponding upper sensor unit, and multiple conductors, each mounted in a corresponding reserved slot. The insulating ink layer masks the wires and ports on the lower and upper substrates, thereby eliminating the use of a masking cover, saving the cost and thinning the product. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147193 | COAL REFORMING PLANT - A coal reforming plant includes: a drying combustor for generating drying combustion gas; a dryer for drying low-grade coal introduced into an inside thereof with the combustion gas from the drying combustor being supplied to the inside thereof; a pyrolysis combustor for generating pyrolysis combustion gas; a pyrolyzer for pyrolyzing dried coal with the combustion gas from the pyrolysis combustor being supplied to an inside thereof; a circulating blower for supplying part of pyrolysis gas and pyrolysis oil in gaseous form generated in the pyrolyzer to the pyrolysis combustor; a cooling tower and the like for cooling the other part of the pyrolysis gas and the pyrolysis oil in gaseous form generated in the pyrolyzer, and thus separating the other part into the pyrolysis gas and the pyrolysis oil in liquid form; a circulating blower for supplying the pyrolysis gas separated from the pyrolysis oil in the cooling tower to the drying combustor; and the like. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147194 | WATER VENDING APPARATUS - A water vending apparatus is disclosed. The water vending system includes a water vapor distillation apparatus and a dispensing device. The dispensing device is in fluid communication with the fluid vapor distillation apparatus and the product water from the fluid vapor distillation apparatus is dispensed by the dispensing device. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147195 | WASTE HEAT DRIVEN DESALINATION PROCESS - Disclosed is a process for improving the efficiency of a combined-cycle power generation plant and desalination unit. The process includes supplying exhaust gases from a gas turbine set used to generate electrical power to a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) and then directing the steam from the HRSG to a steam turbine set. Salinous water is supplied into an effect of the desalination unit. Steam exhausted from the steam turbine set is utilized in the effect of the desalination unit to produce a distillate vapor and brine from the effect by heat exchange. Additionally, steam is introduced steam from at least one additional heat source from the combined-cycle power generation plant to the effect to increase the mass flow rate of steam into the effect. In one embodiment, the additional heat source is an intercooler heat exchanger. Heated water from the intercooler heat exchanger is provided to a reduced atmosphere flash tank, and the steam flashed in the flash tank is provided to the effect. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147196 | Recovery of propane purge stream from a propylene oxide production process - A process for recovering a purified propane purge comprising fractionating in a first distillation column a feed stream comprising 2 to 10 wt % methanol, 5 to 20 wt % propylene, and 70 to 90 wt % propane thereby producing a first light product stream and a first heavy product stream, the first heavy product stream comprising less than 1.5 wt % propylene, and an amount of methanol that is at least 70 wt % of the methanol present in the first distillation column feed stream; and fractionating the first heavy product stream in a second distillation column at a pressure from 220 to 258 psia, thereby producing a second light product stream and a second heavy product stream, the second light product stream comprising at least 96 wt % propane and less than 1 wt. % methanol, and wherein an amount of propane present in the second light product stream is 20 to 45 wt % of the propane present in the first distillation column feed stream. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147197 | METHODS FOR ENHANCING ADSORPTION OF MOLECULES - Provided are methods for enhancing adsorption of molecules, and particularly essentially non-polar molecules, such as hydrogen and hydrocarbons, as well as methods of storing and releasing such molecules from an adsorbent. Also provided are storage units for the storage and release of such molecules. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147198 | VACUUM PUMPING SYSTEM, OPERATING METHOD OF VACUUM PUMPING SYSTEM, REFRIGERATOR, VACUUM PUMP, OPERATING METHOD OF REFRIGERATOR, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD OF TWO-STAGE TYPE REFRIGERATOR, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD OF CRYOPUMP, TWO-STAGE TYPE REFRIGERATOR, CRYOPUMP, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A plurality of vacuum pumps each having a refrigerator are connected to a common compressor. At least one of the plurality of vacuum pumps performs an operation for repeating an operation including a process in which a gas in a low-pressure state is adiabatically compressed when the interior of a cylinder shifts from the low-pressure state to a high-pressure state as a result of a valve operation of the refrigerator, and a process in which a displacer passes through the adiabatically compressed gas. At least another one of the plurality of vacuum pumps performs an operation for repeating an operation including a process in which a gas in the high-pressure state is adiabatically expanded when the interior of the cylinder shifts from the high-pressure state to the low-pressure state as a result of the valve operation of the refrigerator, and a process in which the displacer passes through the adiabatically expanded gas. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147199 | SPUTTERING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A sputtering apparatus comprises a substrate holder, and a screening member configured to screen a substrate mount surface of a surface of the substrate holder. The screening member comprises a first screening member configured to rotate about an axis in a first direction perpendicular to the substrate mount surface and screen at least a first area, and a second screening member configured to rotate about the axis and screen at least a second area. The first and second screening members are configured to be rotated to move between a screening position at which the first screening member screens at least the first area and the second screening member screens at least the second area and a retreat position at which the first and second screening members retract from an area above the substrate mount surface and overlap each other. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147200 | Ion Beam Generator, and Substrate Processing Apparatus and Production Method of Electronic Device Using The Ion Beam Generator - An ion beam generator generates plasma in a discharge tank | 2011-06-23 |
20110147201 | ACTIVE OXYGEN GENERATING APPARATUS - An active oxygen generating apparatus comprises cathodes constituted by a plurality of base materials, each containing a conductive polymer, an anode having conductivity, a power source that conducts electricity between both electrodes through water in which oxygen is dissolved, and a water receiving portion that contains the water. The cathodes are made of a plurality of plate-shaped base materials installed upright at intervals in the water receiving portion and the anode is arranged across the plurality of base materials and orthogonally to the plurality of base materials. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147202 | WATER ELECTROLYSIS APPARATUS - A water electrolysis apparatus is formed by stacking a plurality of unit cells. Each unit cell includes a membrane electrode assembly, and an anode separator and a cathode separator which sandwich the membrane electrode assembly therebetween. The anode separator has a plurality of inlet joint channels in fluid communication with a water supply passage, and a plurality of outlet joint channels in fluid communication with a discharge passage. The water supply passage has an inner wall surface at which the inlet joint channels are open, and an outer wall surface which faces the inner wall surface, the inner wall surface and the outer wall surface jointly forming an opening of an oblong cross-sectional shape. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147203 | DROP-IN CELL FOR ELECTROLYTIC DISINFECTION OF WATER - The invention relates to a drop-in cell for disinfection of water from bathing pools, particularly whirlpools, with an electrolytic cell ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110147204 | Apparatus for on demand production of hydrogen by electrolysis of water - Apparatus for on demand production of hydrogen by electrolysis of water including an elongated, tubular housing with a first open end and second open end, wherein the first end is closed with a first lid and the second end is closed with a second lid; a solid rod anode is arranged centrally within said tubular housing and a electrical connector of the rod anode reaches through the first lid; a plurality of tube shaped cathodes is arranged concentrically with respect to the central anode, wherein the tube shaped cathodes are arranged at a certain pitch within the tubular housing and a connector element is provided within the tubular housing for electrically connecting the tube shaped cathodes, wherein at least one connector which is attached to the connector element reaches through the first lid; at least one neutral conductive tube is placed between two consecutive tube shaped cathodes; and at least one neutral conductive tube is placed between the rod anode and the first tube shaped cathode surrounding the rod anode. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147205 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING ELECTROCATALYTIC COATINGS AND ELECTRODES - A method for producing nanostructured coatings on a substrate, comprising: preparing a nanocrystalline powder of a powder size comprised between 1 and 60 μm; and combining cleaning the surface of the substrate and cold spraying the nanocrystalline powder on the surface of the substrate, and a system for producing nanocrystalline coatings on a substrate, comprising a spray head, a cleaning head and a handling system monitoring the spray head and the cleaning head relative to the substrate to be coated, the spray head being a first cold spray head, the first cold spray head depositing on the substrate at least one nanocrystalline powder, the cleaning head optimizing the surface being coated with the at least one layer of nanocrystalline powder. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147206 | SPUTTER DEVICE - In a sputter device ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110147207 | Method for Manufacturing of Sputtering Targets Using an Inorganic Polymer - The invention relates to a cathodic sputtering target composition comprising at least a solid lithium-based electrolyte and an inorganic carbon free polymer, and to a method for the manufacturing of cathodic solid sputtering targets using such a composition. The invention also relates to solid sputtering targets obtained by such a method and to their use for the preparation of solid thin films by a sputtering physical vapour deposition process, in particular for the preparation of solid electrolyte thin films inside thin film batteries. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147208 | SODIUM/MOLYBDENUM METAL ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A method for producing a metal article may include: Producing a supply of a composite metal powder by: providing a supply of molybdenum metal powder; providing a supply of a sodium compound; combining the molybdenum metal powder and the sodium compound with a liquid to form a slurry; feeding the slurry into a stream of hot gas; and recovering the composite metal powder; and consolidating the composite metal powder to form the metal article, the metal article comprising a sodium/molybdenum metal matrix. Also disclosed is a metal article produced accordance with this method. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147209 | SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR A MAGNETRON ASSEMBLY WITH A ROTATABLE TARGET - A support device for a magnetron arrangement with a rotating target includes a housing with a drive shaft mounted to rotate in the housing. An end of the drive shaft accessible from outside of the housing connects to the rotating target and another end lies within the housing for introduction of a torque. An electric motor with a stator and a rotor is arranged within the housing to generate a torque. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147210 | Method and apparatus for processing electrochemical signals - Systems and methods are provided herein for improving the selectivity and productivity of sensors via digital signal processing techniques. According to one illustrative embodiment, in an electrochemical method for monitoring of a select analyte in a mixed sample with an interfering analyte, an improvement is provided that includes applying a large amplitude potential stimulus waveform to the sample to generate a nonlinear current signal; and resolving a signal contribution from the select analyte in the generated signal by a vector projection method with an analyte vector comprising a plurality of real and imaginary parts of one or more Fourier coefficients at one or more frequencies of a reference current signal for the select analyte. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147211 | SENSOR CONTROL APPARATUS - A sensor control apparatus includes: a gas sensor including an oxygen concentration detection cell having a first solid electrolyte body, a reference electrode and a detection electrode, and a heater; an electric current supply unit that supplies electric current to the oxygen concentration detecting cell; an activation determination unit; and a heater control unit that controls electric current supply to the heater by setting a first target temperature equal to or higher than an activation determination temperature as a target temperature when the activation determination unit determines that the temperature of the gas sensor is equal to or higher than the activation determination temperature, the sensor control apparatus further includes: an automatic stop detection unit and a first temperature switching unit that controls electric current supplied to the heater such that the target temperature of the heater is switched to a second target temperature being different from a temperature at which blackening is generated in the first solid electrolyte body when an automatic stop detection unit detects the automatic stop of the engine. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147212 | CAPACITIVE DEIONIZATION DEVICE - A capacitive deionization device includes; at least one flow path configured to receive influent fluid, at least one pair of electrodes, at least one charge barrier disposed between the at least one flow path and a corresponding electrode of the at least one pair of electrodes, at least one electrolyte solution disposed between at least one of the at least one pair of electrodes and a corresponding charge barrier of the at least one charge barrier, and at least one electrolyte compensation device in fluid communication with the at least one electrolyte solution, wherein the at least one electrolyte solution differs from the influent fluid. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147213 | Electrochemical measuring probe, filling arrangment and maintenance system - An electrochemical, especially potentiometric, measuring probe ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110147214 | GAS SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SENSOR ELEMENT - A gas sensor capable of a high-accuracy measurement which is realized by a high responsiveness and a strength that prevents a sensor element from being damaged by a stress occurring in assemblage and usage. This gas sensor includes a sensor element formed of an oxygen-ion conductive solid electrolyte as a main component, and the sensor element includes: an internal space to which a measurement gas is introduced from the outside; a first electrode formed on a surface of the internal space; a second electrode formed in a space different from the internal space; and a pumping cell including the first and second electrodes. The pumping cell is operable to pump out oxygen existing in the internal space when a predetermined voltage is applied to between the first and second electrodes. The thickness of the internal space is 50 μm or more and 180 μm or less. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147215 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANIPULATING AND OBSERVING LIQUID DROPLETS - A device for manipulating and observing suspended particles in a liquid. The device includes: a first substrate including at least one first orifice forming an inlet site for the liquid, an observation site for observing the suspended particles, and a mechanism displacing the liquid from the inlet site to the observation site. The first substrate includes a first hydrophobic layer. The liquid is electrically conducting. The liquid can be displaced as a droplet by electrowetting, the droplet being in contact with the hydrophobic layer. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147216 | MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AN ENCAPSULATED DROPLET WITH A REMOVABLE SHELL - A microfluidic system for creating encapsulated droplets whose shells can be further removed comprises: two electrode plates and a spacing structure disposed between the two electrode plates. One of the electrode plates has three reservoir electrodes and a plurality of channel electrodes. The three electrodes are respectively used for accommodating a shell liquid, a core liquid, and a removing liquid which is able to remove the shell liquid. The channel electrodes are used for communicating droplets among the three reservoir electrodes. Via these arrangements, the microfluidic system can create a quantitative shell droplet and a quantitative core droplet, and then merge the shell and core droplets to form an encapsulated droplet. Moreover, the shell of the encapsulated droplet can be removed by mixing it with the removing liquid. This invention is further provided with a method for creating an encapsulated droplet with a removable shell. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147217 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CANCER SCREENING - A method and apparatus for detection of pteridine levels in a biological sample using CE-LIF which is useful for early cancer screening involving fully oxidizing pteridine compounds in a sample such as a urine sample, subjecting to CE-LIF to assess compound concentration, and compare to expected levels in for healthy or cancer-bearing patients. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147218 | SOLUBLE CADHERIN 17 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND RISK STRATIFICATION OF CANCER AND TUMOR OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT - The invention relates to a method for the diagnosis and risk stratification of a tumor or cancer of the gastrointestinal tract, particularly colon tumor or colon cancer, wherein a determination is made on at least one patient using the novel soluble cadherin 17 biomarker—a proteolytic cleavage product of cadherin 17 having SEQ ID No. 1 or SEQ ID No. 2—or partial peptides and fragments thereof. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147219 | HYDROPHOBIC SURFACE - An article has an anodised titanium or titanium alloy surface layer containing pores which form recesses opening to the outside of the layer. A wetting-resistant coating is formed on the anodised surface layer. The coating penetrates the pores but retains the recesses to make the surface of the article hydrophobic and thereby restrict accumulation of ice. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147220 | ANTI-DISPLACEMENT HARD GOLD COMPOSITIONS - Anti-displacement hard gold compositions are disclosed for inhibiting displacement of metal from substrates which are plated with the hard gold. The anti-displacement hard gold compositions may be used to spot plate substrates with hard gold. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147221 | PLATING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A plating apparatus includes a plating tank. The plating tank contains a plating solution. A long-sized substrate is transported by transport rollers to pass through inside of the plating tank. Three or more bar-shaped anodes are provided in the plating tank to line up along the long-sized substrate. A surface area of each of the anodes arranged at both ends is smaller than a surface area of another anode. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147222 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD HAVING A TAPERED WRITE POLE AND A STEPPED WRAP AROUND SIDE SHIELD GAP - A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head that has a trailing magnetic shield with a tapered write pole trailing edge, a non-magnetic step layer and a Ru bump and an alumina bump formed at the front of the non-magnetic step layer. The process forms a Ru/alumina side wall at the sides of the write pole, such that the Ru side wall is closest to the write pole. The Ru is removed more readily than the alumina during the ion milling that is performed to taper the write pole. This causes the Ru portion of the side wall to taper away from the write pole rather than forming an abrupt step. This tapering prevents dishing of the trailing edge of the write pole for improved write head performance. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147223 | Methods of Forming Three-Dimensional Structures Having Reduced Stress and/or Curvature - Electrochemical fabrication processes and apparatus for producing single layer or multi-layer structures where each layer includes the deposition of at least two materials and wherein the formation of at least some layers includes operations for reducing stress and/or curvature distortion when the structure is released from a sacrificial material which surrounded it during formation and possibly when released from a substrate on which it was formed. Six primary groups of embodiments are presented which are divide into eleven primary embodiments. Some embodiments attempt to remove stress to minimize distortion while others attempt to balance stress to minimize distortion. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147224 | POLYAMINE BRIGHTENING AGENT - A zinc electroplating bath includes zinc ions and a brightening agent. The brightening agent is a polyamine or a mixture of polyamines that include a quaternary ammonium group. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147225 | HIGH SPEED METHOD FOR PLATING PALLADIUM AND PALLADIUM ALLOYS - A high speed method of depositing palladium and palladium alloys is disclosed. The high speed method uses an aqueous, ammonia-based bath which has reduced free ammonia in the bath. The high speed method may be used to deposit palladium and palladium alloy coatings on various substrates such as electrical devices and jewelry. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147226 | SHUT-DOWN AND START-UP PROCEDURES OF AN ELECTROLYTIC CELL - A process for shutting down an operating electrolytic cell for the production of aluminium is described. The process includes: lowering anodes until a lower portion of the anodes is immersed in an aluminium layer; allowing the aluminium layer and an electrolyte bath to cool down with the lower portion of the anodes immersed in the aluminium layer; determining if the electrolyte bath is solidified, and if the electrolyte bath is solidified, raising the anodes before solidification of the aluminium layer to create a space between the solidified electrolyte bath and the anodes and the aluminium layer. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147227 | ACID SEPARATION BY ACID RETARDATION ON AN ION EXCHANGE RESIN IN AN ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM - A method and system of separating an acid from an acid-salt solution produced in an electrochemical system using an ion exchange resin bed, by processing the acid-salt solution through the ion exchange resin bed such that the acid is retarded at the bottom of the bed and a de-acidified salt solution is recovered from the top of the bed. After removing the salt solution from the bed, the acid is recovered by back-flushing the resin bed with water. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147228 | PROCESS FOR THE ANODIC DEHYDRODIMERIZATION OF SUBSTITUTED PHENOLS - The invention relates to a process for preparing biaryl alcohols, in which anodic dehydrodimerization of substituted phenols is carried out in the presence of partially fluorinated and/or periluorinated mediators and a supporting electrolyte at a graphite electrode. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147229 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF DIARYL CARBONATE - The invention relates to a process for production of diaryl carbonate combined with the electrolysis of the resultant alkali metal chloride-containing process wastewater. The process according to the invention makes possible, inter alia, improved utilization in electrolysis of the alkali metal chloride-containing solution obtained in the production of diaryl carbonate. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147230 | Film Removal - A method of removing coating from a substrate may include contacting a portion of coating on a surface of a substrate to an acid. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147231 | HIGH-THROUGHPUT CAVITATION AND ELECTROCOAGULATION APPARATUS - The invention relates to a cavitation and electrocoagulation reactor comprising a hollow cylindrical cathode having a cylindrical anode coaxially disposed therein to form an annular interelectrode gap between the contact surfaces. An inlet sleeve and an outlet sleeve disposed in the respective inlet and outlet of the cathode and abutting against opposite ends of the anode seal the interelectrode gap from the respective inlet and outlet of the cathode. A set of channels disposed in the wall of the inlet sleeve connect the inlet to the interelectrode gap. Similarly, a set of openings disposed in the outlet sleeve connect the interelectrode gap to the cathode outlet. An electrical source has first and second terminals respectively connected to the anode and the cathode. The method for removing contaminants from a contaminated fluid flow involves the simultaneous application of hydrodynamic cavitation and electrocoagulation to the contaminated fluid flow. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147232 | Method for Operating An ISFET Sensor - A method for operating an ion-sensitive sensor with a measurement circuit which includes an ion-sensitive electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor structure (EIS); | 2011-06-23 |
20110147233 | ELECTRICAL CASED WELL-LOGGING METHOD - The invention relates to the geophysical examination of wells and can be used for determining the electrical resistivity of rock beds surrounding a well cased in a metal column. The inventive method consists in using a sonde embodied in the form of two current electrodes located on the opposite sides with respect of at least thee measuring electrodes, in alternately supplying electric current, in measuring, by means of a measuring devices, during each current supply, a supplied current, a potential on a central measuring electrode and the potential difference between the outer measuring electrodes and the central electrode, in using the specific electrical resistivity of the rock beds surrounding the cased well in the form of the electrical parameter of the electrical logging of the cased wells, in forming a measuring circuit according to the resistivity pattern of the layers of the rock beds surrounding the well and of those sections of a casing string which are provided with the collars, wherein the sonde, whose measuring electrodes are spaced without respecting equidistance requirements and current electrodes are embodied in such a way that they can be used in the form of measuring electrodes is applied. In addition, the inventive method also consists in measuring the potential difference of an electric field between the current electrode, to which the current is not supplied at the present switching, and the central measuring electrode, by means of additional measuring devices, and in determining a specific electrical resistivity according to a formula referred thereto. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147234 | Biosensor, thin film electrode forming method, quantification apparatus, and quantification method - A biosensor according to the present invention comprises a support | 2011-06-23 |
20110147235 | Jewelry Boat - The jewelry holder body ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110147236 | Display case for ribbon suspended medal(s) - A display case comprised of a lid and a case is provided to showcase a ribbon suspended medal or multiple ribbon suspended medals in a cube-like enclosure made of transparent, semi-transparent, and/or opaque material of all components or selected components with the ribbon suspended medal(s) inside the enclosure and protected by the material. The ribbon suspended medal(s) is held by a multiple component lid with the ribbon(s) wound or bound in various fashions within the void area of the lid hence fully enclosed by the case but visible from all transparent sides. The features of the case allow for vertical expansion of the display cases by way of stacking features on the outside top and outside bottom which are used to affix stacked units securely in place. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147237 | UV-PROTECTED CONTAINER WITH PRODUCTS HAVING DYES OR LAKES - A container and product system comprising a container adapted to house a product, the container comprising a substantially transparent multi-layered laminate body and a product housed in the container, the product comprising dyes, lakes, or both. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147239 | Unitizing Label and Handle for Multiple Packages - A unitizing label and handle for multiple packages bundles two or more adjacent packages, which may contain wet wipes for consumer use. A label is at least partially affixed to the two or more adjacent packages in order to retain them, the label adapted for separating at locations between each adjacent pair of the two or more adjacent packages to facilitate removal of a package. The label may also have a handle portion at least partially separable from the label such that the handle in a first position is generally parallel with the label such that it has a low profile, and in a second separated position the handle allows a user to grasp the label and carry the two or more adjacent packages. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147240 | Device and Method for Storing and Dispensing - In one embodiment, a storing and dispensing cap is provided and includes a housing movably couplable to a container neck having a lip, and a compartment disposed within the housing, wherein the compartment has a dispenser opening. The cap further includes a plug coupled to the housing by a flexible c-shaped bar, wherein the plug is movable between a first position and a second position for engaging or disengaging with the dispenser opening upon actuation of the c-shaped bar with the lip of the container neck. A storing and mixing system including such a cap, and a method of storing and mixing using such a cap are also provided. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147241 | Co-Packaged Articles - A pack for a co-packaged article with an inner flange member and an outer flange member. A first cavity is defined by the inner flange member and the outer flange member. The first cavity has an outer surface and a first internal wall. A second cavity is defined by the inner flange member and the outer flange member. The second cavity has an outer surface and a second internal wall spaced apart from the first internal wall. The second internal wall has at least one protrusion with a first position and a second position. The protrusion is spaced apart from the first internal wall in the first position and contacts the first internal wall in the second position limiting inward flexing of the first and second cavities toward each other. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147242 | CONTAINER WTIH SIDE OPENING - A container for consumer goods includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall and two side walls. One of the two side walls is pivotally attached to either the back wall or the front wall so as to be capable of being actuated in a manner such as to be moved between an open position and a closed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147243 | SLIDE AND SHELL CONTAINER - A slide and shell container comprising a shell, and a slide, which is movable in the shell along a sliding path from a closed position to an open position, wherein in the closed position the interior of the container is inaccessible, and wherein in the open position the interior of the container is accessible. The shell comprises a guide slit, extending along the sliding path, wherein a guide means of the slide engages with the guide slit. Further, a single blank for forming a slide and a single blank for forming a guide means is disclosed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147244 | EASY STRIP ACCESS PRIMARY CONTAINER AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND UTILIZATION THEREOF - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a test strip container which provides easy access to test strips. The test strip container includes a lower housing, an upper housing, and a retaining member configured to releasably retain the test strips in a nested configuration. The nested configuration of the test strip container provides easy access to test strips by arranging the test strips so that they extend radially outward from the retaining member. The radial arrangement of the test strips operates to separate the test strips so that test strip users may easily select a single test strip from a plurality of test strips. Alternatively, the test strip container includes a lower housing, an upper housing, and a retaining member configured to releasably retain the test strips in a longitudinal configuration. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147245 | WATERPROOF CAMERA CASE WITH A LOCK MECHANISM - A waterproof camera case includes first and second case members and a lock mechanism for locking the first and second case members together. The lock mechanism includes a side flip hingedly connected to a side of the rear case member and moveable between a flip open position and a flip closed position where an inner surface of the side flip abuts against a side of the front case member. A press member is pivotable about a first shaft mounted on the inner surface of the side flip and moveable between a non-pressing position and a pressing position. A free distal side of the press member is configured to press against a ledge projected from the side of the front case member on a surface oppositely facing the rear case member. A lock member is slidable along a second shaft mounted on the inner surface of the side flip and moveable between an unlocked position and a locked position. The lock member has a latch portion adapted to insert into a slot defined by a catch portion formed on the side of the front case member. A torsion spring is used to bias the press member in the non-pressing position, and a compression spring is used to bias the lock member in the locked position. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147246 | CASE FOR COMMUNICATION SIGNAL ACCESS APPARATUS - A case for communication signal access apparatus comprises a box, a cover, and a hinge portion. The opening surrounding the box is configured with a first leaning part, and the opening surrounding the box is configured with a second leaning part, and the edge surrounding the second leaning part is configured with side dike. The hinge portion is configured on the inner surface on one side of the box and on the inner surface on one side of the cover. When the cover is closed and sealed with the box, the side dike seals the seam from the closing of the first leaning part with the second leaning part. Thus, the case for communication signal access apparatus according to the present invention employs the side dike to separate water or dust from introducing into the case through the seam between the first leaning part and the second leaning part. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147247 | CASING FOR OUTDOOR COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR THE SAME - A protective device is applicable to a casing provided with a first coupling portion and configured for use with an outdoor communication apparatus. The protective device includes a body and a shielding portion. The body is configured to shield the front of the casing and provided with a second coupling portion coupled to the first coupling portion. The shielding portion is laterally provided to the side of the body for shielding the casing sideways. Hence, the shielding portion of the protective device shields the casing from direct irradiation of sunlight, prevents the outdoor communication apparatus from being overheated, and protects the outdoor communication apparatus against rainwater and dirt. A casing configured for use with an outdoor communication apparatus and equipped with the protective device is further provided. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147248 | SHIPPING PLATFORM DISPLAY SYSTEM - A shipping platform display system may include a covering material adjacent a shipping platform. The system may also include a first position where the covering material obstructs a side of the shipping platform to improve the shipping platform's appearance and/or relay information to an observer. The system may further include a second position where the covering material does not obstruct the side of the shipping platform to permit the shipping platform to be moved by a shipping platform mover. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147249 | REEL-IN-BOX CABLE PACKAGE - A communications cable reel package includes a box having a bottom, first, second, third and fourth side walls, and a top, wherein the first and second side walls are opposing side walls, and wherein each of the first and second side walls includes a slot with an open upper end. The package further comprises: an axle member mounted in the slots; a spool mounted on the axle member; and communications cable wound onto the spool. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147250 | ENCLOSURE WITH INTEGRAL WIRE REEL SUPPORT - Embodiments of the present invention include a welding wire feeder enclosure, the enclosure including a front, a rear, a top, and a bottom forming a perimeter of the enclosure. The enclosure further includes opposing side openings separated by a width of the enclosure, each of the side openings being adapted for receiving a side panel. Particular embodiments further include a divider panel extending substantially between the front, rear, top, and bottom, and positioned along an intermediate portion of the width of the enclosure to divide an internal volume of the enclosure into a service side and a user side, the divider panel being formed monolithically with the front, rear, top, and bottom of the enclosure, the divider panel further including an integral spindle shaft location. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147251 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE PACKAGING AND DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM - Packaging for prosthetic heart valves including an assembly for securely retaining a heart valve within a jar and facilitating retrieval therefrom. The assembly includes a packaging sleeve that fits closely within the jar and has a clip structure for securing a valve holder. Contrary to previous designs, in one embodiment the valve holder is directed downward into the jar, and the valve is retained with an inflow end upward. The valve may have flexible leaflets, and a leaflet parting member on the end of the shaft extends through the leaflets and couples with the valve holder. The assembly of the packaging sleeve, valve, and holder can then be removed from the jar and a valve delivery tube connected with the holder, or to the leaflet parting member. The packaging sleeve may be bifurcated into two halves connected at a living hinge to facilitate removal from around the valve/holder subassembly. The packaging system facilitates attachment of the valve delivery tube for use in a quick-connect valve implant procedure. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147252 | PACKAGES AND INSERTS USEFUL FOR DISPENSING MEDICINES - Various embodiments of the present invention provide packages, inserts and pharmaceutical products that are capable of holding a plurality of medicinal units and limiting the amount of medicinal units that are dispensed from the package at one time. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147253 | KETTLE - A kettle including an upper portion including a hollow center and a first opening and a second opening, a spout portion removably attached to the upper portion and removably attached to a base portion, wherein the spout portion includes a top spout side and a bottom spout side, and wherein the spout includes variable diameter, a base portion including a tea strainer, the base portion including at least a base section, the base section comprising a material configured to exhibit increased magnetic properties in response to the application of heat, and a trivet portion, the trivet portion at least partially comprised of a magnetic material, and wherein the trivet portion is sized to mate with the base section. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147254 | FOIL PACKAGING - A foil packaging for soft food masses includes a container film shape-formed into the form of an open container and a lidding film which is sealed onto the container film closing the container with a lid. The container film and lidding film are multi-layered and one of the layers is an aluminum foil, which is optionally pre-lacquered and if desired printed on and lacquer-coated on one side. The aluminum foil of the container film and the lidding film is coated with a polymer and a hot-sealing lacquer is provided on the polymer layer of the container film. The polymer, optionally coated with hot-sealing lacquer, may be situated on the sealing side of the aluminum foil of the lidding film, and a corrosion protection layer, if desired in the form of a polymer, is provided on the other side of the aluminum foil. Alternatively, the aluminum foil of the lidding film may be coated on the sealing side with hot-sealing lacquer and the polymer layer, optionally coated with hot-sealing lacquer, is situated on the other side of the aluminum foil. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147255 | CUSTOMIZABLE WRAPPER - A customizable wrapper for a product, such as a candy bar, including a wrapper assembly having a pair of removable edges. A face sheet of the wrapper assembly includes a printable surface and an integrated wrapper sized to cover the product on both a front and back. A back sheet of the wrapper assembly includes a removable portion at least partially overlaying the wrapper, the removable portion removable to expose an adhesive surface along the wrapper. The customized wrapper is then wrapped around the product and adhered along the exposed adhesive. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147256 | SECURITY DEVICE - A container to receive goods to be held securely. The container includes a hollow body with walls, and a lid with walls. A security assembly extends between one of the walls and one of the walls to provide evidence of opening and/or tamper. The security assembly includes a pair of inserts between which a tag (seal) extends that is altered if a container is opened or tampered with. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147257 | PACKAGE FOR ABSORBENT ARTICLES - The present invention aims to provide a package for absorbent articles allows the consumers to recognize at a glance principal functional information of the article displayed on the front surface of the package and thereby to be adequately informed of these principal functions. Two or more function displays on the front surface of the article package may be divided into a main-function display element and sub-function display elements wherein the main-function display element is displayed to be accentuated in comparison with the respective sub-function display elements. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147258 | HEAT-SHRINKABLE HOLDER FOR ARTICLES, HEAT-SHRINKABLE PACKAGE OF ARTICLES, AND METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING HOLDERS AND PACKAGING ARTICLES - The present disclosure relates generally to a heat-shrinkable holder ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110147259 | Stabilized Glycerin-in-Oil Emulsions - Compositions and methods are disclosed for stabilizing glycerin-in-oil emulsions, which can be used to significantly reduce thermal instability or instability over time compared to traditional cosmetics or topical formulations. The compositions comprise one or more oil-soluble rheological modifiers and optionally one or more emulsifiers in a glycerin-in-oil emulsion. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147260 | CONTAINER WITH PEELABLE LID WITH PROTECTION AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED OPENING - With a packaging having a container and a lid peelably sealed onto a flat sealing shoulder of a circumferential container rim, an indentation is formed in a portion of the sealing shoulder thereby creating a cavity covered by the lid, which cavity, after having cut through along a given cut line, is providing a grip portion of the lid as a tear tab for peeling the lid from the sealing shoulder. This lid system is a valuable protection against unauthorized opening and is effective in restraining unauthorized persons from manually opening the package without using a tool. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147261 | PACKAGING FOR BITUMEN - A consumable bitumen packaging compound including at least one packaging material/s, such as polymers, plastics and extenders and the like, used in combination with the bituminous material and a metal, either pure in powder form or in the form of salt or oxide, that is physically and/or chemically combined with the polymer material, so that the density of the packaging material is adjusted to prevent the material from floating to the surface of the molten material after melting. The components of the packaging are preferably selected such that they are compatible with the bitumen. After transport and storage, the packaging material can therefore be directly incorporated into the bitumen product for final use, such that the formation of a polymer skin accumulating at the surface of the molten material is largely avoided. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147262 | METHOD FOR PACKING TAB TAPE, AND PACKING STRUCTURE FOR TAB TAPE - A method of at least one embodiment of the present invention for packing a TAB tape is a method in which the TAB tape is wound on a core reel so as to be packed, the TAB tape being a tape-shaped insulating film on which circuits are provided in a repeated manner, the circuits each of which is made up of metal wiring and a solder resist. In at least one embodiment, the method includes a first step of winding at least the TAB tape on an outer peripheral surface of a core reel having a cylindrical shape, the core reel having a shaft hole on its inner peripheral side. This makes it possible to provide (i) a method for packing a TAB tape which method makes it possible to reduce a packing size, and (ii) a smaller packing structure for a TAB tape. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147263 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM TO CONVERT OLEFINS TO DIESEL AND OTHER DISTILLATES - The present invention provides a process for producing a hydrocarbon fuel composition that includes introducing an olefin feed composition including light olefins to an oligomerization catalyst to yield an intermediate composition including olefins having at least four carbon atoms, introducing the intermediate composition and a second feed of aromatic compounds (e.g., a feed including from 2 to 99.9% benzene or other alkylatable aromatics) to an aromatic alkylation catalyst to yield a fractionation feed to provide a composition which can be further refined to provide one or more hydrocarbon fuel compositions. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147264 | SOLID CATALYST LIQUID PHASE HYDROPROCESSING USING MOVING BED REACTORS - Systems and processes for the hydroprocessing of a hydrocarbonaceous feed are provided that utilize a plurality of moving bed reactors. The reactors may be moving bed radial flow reactors. A hydrogen injection point can be provided prior to each reactor by providing a mixer that mixes hydrogen with a hydrocarbonaceous feed, or with the effluent stream from an upstream reactor, to produce a reactor feed stream. Catalyst can be provided from the reaction zone of one reactor to the reaction zone of a downstream reactor through catalyst transfer pipes, and can be regenerated after passing through the reaction zones of the reactors. The moving bed reactors can be stacked in one or more reactor stacks. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147265 | Adsorbing Polynuclear Aromatics From a Reforming Process at Reaction Temperatures - One exemplary embodiment can be a process for removing one or more polynuclear aromatics from at least one reformate stream from a reforming zone. The PNAs may be removed using an adsorption zone. The adsorption zone can include first and second vessels. Generally, the process includes passing the at least a portion of an effluent of the reforming zone through the first vessel containing a first activated carbon. The adsorption zone is operated at a temperature of at least 370° C. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147266 | Petroleum Upgrading Process - A process for upgrading a heavy oil stream by completely mixing the heavy oil stream with a water stream prior to the introduction of an oxidant stream. A mixture of the heavy oil stream and the water stream are subjected to operating conditions, in the presence of the oxidant stream, that are at or exceed the supercritical temperature and pressure of water. The resulting product stream is a higher value oil having low sulfur, low nitrogen, and low metallic impurities as compared to the heavy oil stream. | 2011-06-23 |
20110147267 | RAPID CYCLE REFORMING PROCESS - This invention relates to process for producing a reformate or gasoline product. The process involves a rapid cycle of reacting hydrocarbon feedstock to form the product and then regenerating the catalyst used in the reaction. The process can be carried out at relatively high liquid hourly space velocities and preferably at relatively low hydrogen to hydrocarbon ratios to produce a reformed product having relatively high liquid yield and hydrogen content. | 2011-06-23 |