26th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090162491 | Brewing sachet - A brewing sachet ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090162492 | CONSUMABLE CANDY DRINKING STRAW AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A drinking straw including an elongated hollow consumable candy shell made from glassified sugar, said candy shell having a cylindrical shape through which liquid is transportable by applying a suction pressure to an end of the candy shell is disclosed herein. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162493 | Confectionery product - A confectionery product ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090162494 | Method of Making Chilled Nutritional Emulsions - Disclosed is a method of preparing a nutritional emulsion, said method comprising (a) forming an aqueous slurry, substantially free of fat, by combining a food grade surfactant with a polydextrose having an average degree of polymerization of at least about 10; (b) combining and homogenizing the aqueous slurry with fat and protein to form a nutritional emulsion having an aqueous phase comprising from about 10% to 100% by weight of the food grade surfactant and from about 10% to 100% by weight of the polydextrose, wherein the nutritional emulsion has a first viscosity of less than about 300 cps as measured at 20° C. and a second viscosity as measured at between about 0° C. and about 8° C. that is at least 50 cps higher than the first viscosity. The resulting nutritional emulsion may be further characterized by the presence of a V-complex formed by the combination of the food grade surfactant and the polydextrose. The nutritional emulsions develop a surprisingly thick and creamy texture when chilled prior to use. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162495 | Derivatives of Di-Carbonyl Aromachemicals - An improved method for imparting a flavor to a product, the method comprising adding to the product an organoleptically effective amount of a dicarbonyl or a mixture thereof, the improvement comprising substituting for the dicarbonyl, an organoleptically acceptable derivative thereof having the formula (I) or (II), wherein m=0, 1 or 2, n=1 or 2, R | 2009-06-25 |
20090162496 | Bandolier Format Packaging - A product and method for producing a string of individual sealed, filled packages separated by perforations. A string of separate packages optionally may be enclosed in a cardboard or other container designed to sit in a pantry or other location for dispensing of individual units. Perforations in the packaging film between separate packages provide a tear point to aid in separating one package from the next. There are several advantages to this format including easy placement of the string of packages into a carton for shipping or dispensing, and the ability to hang a string of packages in locations without the need to attach the packages to a backing strip. The perforations between packages facilitate the packaging and transportation of the entire string or bandolier, and facilitate the removal and use of a separate package. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162497 | PACKAGED CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AND METHOD THEREOF COMMUNICATING A COMPANY'S PRODUCTS AND CORPORATE VALUES - A consumable article and a method for broadcasting a company's products and communicating corporate values is disclosed which includes providing a logo constructed as an alphabet letter formed from at least three groups of symbols, a first of the three groups representing one product category, a second of the three groups representing another product category, and a third of the three groups representing corporate values. The article bears the logo applied to a label on a package housing a consumable material. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162498 | GRAIN PRODUCTS HAVING A NON-SWEETENING AMOUNT OF A POTENT SWEETENER - Comestible grain products are provided, e.g. cereal, oatmeal, snack bars, etc., including at least one grain constituent and a non-sweetening amount of at least one potent sweetener. The non-sweetening amount of potent sweetener may comprise a natural potent sweetener, an artificial potent sweetener, or a mixture of both. The non-sweetening amount of potent sweetener can modify the taste of the comestible grain product by decreasing or eliminating one or more undesirable taste characteristics, creating or increasing one or more desirable taste characteristics, or any combination of these. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162499 | GRAIN PRODUCTS HAVING A POTENT NATURAL SWEETENER AND A BULKING AGENT - Grain products comprising at least one constituent of at least one grain, at least one potent natural sweetener and at least one bulking agent are provided, wherein the coating provides enhanced bowl life for the grain product. Methods of increasing bowl life of a grain product are also provided. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162500 | GRAIN PRODUCTS HAVING A POTENT NATURAL SWEETENER - Grain products are disclosed comprising at least a grain base and a coating enrobing at least a portion of the base, having a sweetening amount of a potent natural sweetener present in the base and the coating. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162501 | BEVERAGE CONTAINING NITROUS OXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE - Disclosed herein are beverage compositions containing dissolved gases. The beverage compositions generally contain a mixture of dissolved nitrous oxide and dissolved carbon dioxide. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162502 | Collagen concentrate, use thereof and also process for production thereof - A film-forming collagen concentrate is provided containing at least 18% by weight dry matter. At least 50% by weight of the protein of a homogeneous suspension produced from the concentrate in a 0.15 molar aqueous sodium dihydrogenphosphate buffer having a pH of 7 and a calculated dry matter fraction of 0.5% by weight may be separated as sediment by 15 min centrifugation at 1780 RFC and 15° C. A process is also disclosed for producing a collagen-concentrate-containing food casing that includes (a) producing an aqueous collagen mass; (b) concentrating the aqueous collagen mass until it has a solids fraction of 18% by weight or more; (c) admixing the concentrate with dilute acid to obtain a (co)extrudable or castable collagen mass; (d) coextruding or casting the collagen mass to from a casing; (e) solidifying the casing and, optionally, (f) drying the casing. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162503 | METHOD FOR APPLICATION OF A SHAPABLE MASS TO A FREELY SHAPABLE OBJECT - The invention relates to a method for applying a shapable mass from an application head of a machine, corresponding to a desired design, onto a freely shapable object in the food and/or chemical industry according to the instructions of a controller. In an embodiment an image/photograph of the object is generated and transferred into a machine control system. The contours to be provided by the shapable mass are subsequently traced, and contour data is transmitted to the controller and used to control the application of the shapable mass from the application head onto an object. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162504 | PROCESSING TECHNIQUE TO THAW PARTIALLY FROZEN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND INCORPORATING SOLIDS - A method for thawing and infusing partially frozen fruits or vegetables. Individually quick frozen fruits or vegetables are introduced into a mixing kettle. An infusion solution is circulated from a solution tank, through a bed of fruits or vegetables, and back to a solution tank. The infusion solution is maintained at a temperature of about 45° to about 50° F. and at a Brix of about 40° to about 50°. The infusion solution is pumped and circulated at a high rate which reduces thaw time but does not result in product degradation. After thawing, the pumping and re-circulating rate is decreased to allow for increased infusion efficiency. Pressure pulses are applied to the product in the mixing tank which decreases the infusion time. Thus, thawed and infused fruit and vegetables are produced quickly and with minimal product degradation. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162505 | POWER SPRAYING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS WITH WRINKLED SKINS - Raisins that have been formed by field drying of grapes and that have been exposed to rain during the drying process that has caused solids, particularly sand, to become embedded in the surface folds of the raisins, are cleaned of such embedded solids by spraying with a mixture of pressurized air and water applied through an atomizing nozzle, which achieves both washing and drying of the raisins. The same process is applicable to other agricultural products with wrinkled skins, and produces unusually effective results. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162506 | Methods of preparing food and a multi-compartment container and lid assembly for practicing the methods - Methods of preparing food and a divided container system used in the preparation. The container system has a master tray having an interior portion and a peripheral top edge, at least one insertable sub-tray positionable within the interior portion of the master tray, in which each sub-tray includes a peripheral top edge and an interior portion, and a lid for sealing both the master tray and the at least one insertable sub-tray. There are means securing a sub-tray in place within in the master tray. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162507 | METHOD OF MAKING COMPLEXED FAT COMPOSITIONS - A process of preparing a complexed fat composition in a continuous process is provided. The process comprises mixing a cyclodextrin with a solvent in an in-line mixing system at a temperature of from about 180 to about 200° F. (82.2 to about 93.3° C.), thereby solubilizing the cyclodextrin; mixing fat and the solubilized cyclodextrin in a static mixer mixing system at a temperature of from about 80 to about 120° F. (26.7 to about 48.9° C.) to form a fat/cyclodextrin composition comprising a fat/cyclodextrin complex; and cooling the fat/cyclodextrin composition in an in-line mixing system. The described continuous process is a very efficient manner of complexing fat with cyclodextrin, and provides compositions that exhibit excellent uniformity and homogeneity. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162508 | Juice Extractor - A method and apparatus is described for pulping/liquidising the edible flesh within a fruit, especially a citrus fruit. The apparatus includes a blade that is attached at its middle to a shaft that is rotatable about a longitudinal axis. The blade is pivotable to the shaft and is inserted tip first into the fruit while it lies parallel to the shaft so that the size of the opening into the fruit can be minimised. The shaft is rotated about its longitudinal axis and, while the shaft is rotating, the blade is pivoted outwardly from the shaft. The rotary movement of the shaft and the pivoting of the blade means that the blade traces a three dimensional shape within the fruit and thereby pulps it. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162509 | Sterilised Nutritional Beverage - One aspect of the invention relates to a sterilised nutritional beverage containing: 0.5-8 wt. % protein; 1-6 wt. % fat; 3-2 0 wt. % carbohydrates; up to 5 wt. % of optional other nutritional components; and 70-85 wt. % water; wherein the carbohydrates comprise, calculated on total weight of the beverage: 0.2-2.0% native starch; 2-10% saccharides, selected from the group consisting of monosaccharides, disaccharides, trisaccharides and combinations thereof. The present beverage can be stored under tropical conditions for several weeks without showing signs of destabilisation. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of preparing a sterilised beverage as defined above. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162510 | USE OF ALKOXYLATED FLAVONES TO INTENSIFY THE SENSORY IMPRESSION OF ALCOHOL - The present application relates to a use of a compound of Formula I or of a mixture of compounds of Formula I: | 2009-06-25 |
20090162511 | NATURAL SWEETNER COMPRISING POWDERED LUO HAN GUO WHOLE FRUIT EXTRACTS - The present invention provides a natural sweetener composition comprising powdered extracts of Luo Han Guo whole fruits, mogrosides, and one or more dietary fiber. In one embodiment, extracts obtained from Luo Han Guo whole fruits are first made into powder form. Mogrosides and/or mogroside-V are then added to the powder extract, which is further formulated with dietary fiber such as inulin into a natural sweetener composition. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162512 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR ROLLING FOOD DOUGH AND DISK-SHAPED FOOD DOUGH MANUFACTURED BY THE METHOD - These inventions provide a method and an apparatus for rolling food dough without causing slipping between the food dough and rolling rollers and without causing twisted shrinkages in the food dough, and disk-shaped food dough manufactured by the method. Further, these inventions relate to the disk-shaped food dough manufactured by the method and the apparatus. The apparatus used for the method is comprised of a cradle that can relatively ascend away from and descend toward a table, and conical-shaped rolling rollers rotatably disposed at the cradle, which rollers can swivel. When the food dough is rolled by means of the rolling rollers by pressing the food dough, the rolling rollers rotate so that the speed of the rotation is higher than that when they are passively rotated by the swiveling motion. The relative speed of the descent of the rolling rollers toward the food dough is controlled so that the speed gradually decreases from the initial speed. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162513 | Rice hull composition - A consumable food composition is provided containing rice hull particles or blends of rice hull particles and bran. The food compositions have excellent fiber content and are advantageously nutritious. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162514 | Production of pasta using rice bran and rice flour - The present invention provides a pasta product wherein a portion of the semolina used in pasta is substituted with stabilized rice bran resulting in a finished product having significantly more dietary fiber. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162515 | Method of Preparation of Adapted Foods - The present invention relates to a method of preparing adapted foods where the composition allows the facilitation of the acts of eating or drinking for dysphagic patients. The method comprises modulating the parameters of the rheological profile, consisting of firmness, cohesiveness, springiness, gumminess, chewiness and consistency. The adapted food composition has also physical characteristics conferring aspects at serving, flavors, aromas, and temperature of an equivalent non-transformed counterpart. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162516 | EDIBLE, WATER-SOLUBLE FILM - An improvement in water-soluble polysaccharide films, such as pullulan films, by inclusion of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) in the film is disclosed herein. The films exhibit surprisingly improved physical properties such as tear strength, and retain good water-solubility. The films optionally include other additives such as gelatin, plasticizers, and surfactants. Methods of making the films include first dissolving the polysaccharide polymer, such as pullulan, in water, heating the solution, next admixing gelatin, then CMC, and then optional ingredients including plasticizers and more water if desired. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162517 | Chilled Nutritional Emulsions - Disclosed are nutritional emulsions comprising fat, protein and carbohydrate. The emulsions include a V-complex or aqueous phase comprising a food grade surfactant complexed with a polydextrose having an average degree of polymerization of at least about 10; wherein the nutritional emulsion has a first viscosity at 20° C. of less than about 300 cps and a second viscosity at a temperature of from 0° C. to 8° C. that is at least about 50 cps higher than said first viscosity. Also disclosed is a process for the making the nutritional emulsion. The nutritional emulsions develop a surprisingly thick, creamy texture when chilled prior to use. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162518 | Stable Nutritional Powder - Disclosed are compositions comprising carbohydrate; lipid, comprising from about 0.25% to about 2.5 % lecithin by weight of total lipid; from about 90% to about 99.5% of intact protein by weight of total protein; and from about 0.5% to about 10% of at least one hydrolyzed protein selected from the group consisting of hydrolyzed casein protein and hydrolyzed whey protein; wherein the hydrolyzed protein has a degree of hydrolysis of between about 23% and about 90%, and wherein the compositions are nutritional powders. The nutritional powders provide improved oxidative stability and sensory performance. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162519 | SWEET FOOD COMPOSITION WITH LOW SUGAR CONTENTS - The present invention relates to a food composition comprising at least one natural and/or artificial sugar that is present in said composition at a suprathreshold concentration, characterized in that said food composition further comprises at least one sweet-enhancing ingredient chosen from the list comprising: benzaldehyde, ethylbutyrate, furaneol, vanillin, isoamylacetate, or a combination thereof, said ingredient being present in said composition at a concentration not exceeding 2.5·10 | 2009-06-25 |
20090162520 | Protein-Containing Food Product and Coating for a Food Product and Method of Making Same - A composition comprising about 10-65 weight % of a protein particulate material, about 35-90 weight % of a lipid-containing material, and no more than small amounts of an emulsifier, can be used as a coating composition for a food product, or as an ingredient in a coating composition for a food product. When used as a coating for a snack food item such as a protein-containing energy bar, the coating can add to the nutritive value of the bar, and maintain the moisture content of the bar. A method for making the composition includes the steps of adding finely ground particulate protein matter to a fat composition with heat and high shear, then cooling the composition. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162521 | Stable Nutritional Powder - Disclosed are compositions comprising carbohydrate; lipid, comprising from about 0.25% to about 2.5% lecithin by weight of total lipid; from about 0.5% to about 10% hydrolyzed casein protein by weight of total protein; and from about 90% to about 99.5% intact protein by weight of total protein; wherein the compositions are nutritional powders. The nutritional powders provide improved oxidative stability and sensory performance. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162522 | Induced Viscosity Nutritional Emulsions Comprising A Carbohydrate-Surfactant Complex - Disclosed are nutritional emulsions comprising fat, protein, and carbohydrate, including: (A) an induced viscosity fiber system, and (B) a V-complex located within an aqueous phase of the emulsion and comprising a food grade surfactant complexed with a polydextrose having an average degree of polymerization of at least about 10, wherein the nutritional emulsions have a first viscosity at 20° C. of less than about 100 cps, a second viscosity at a temperature of from 0° C. to 8° C. that is at least about 50 cps higher than said first viscosity, and an induced viscosity of at least about 300 cps. The emulsions provide improved control over postprandial hunger, especially for low calorie emulsions. The emulsions also provide a thick, creamy texture when chilled. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162523 | GINSENG NUTRITIOUS INSTANT TEA AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a ginseng nutritious instant tea comprising water-soluble active ingredients. The raw materials thereof mainly comprise tea, chrysanthemum and ginseng with a ratio: ginseng 10 parts, tea 80-120 parts, preferably 100-110 parts, chrysanthemums 60-100 parts, preferably 70-80 parts. The said tea is green tea and black tea also can be used. According to personal taste, other raw materials and additives can be added, such as citric acid and sugar, etc. The preparation method for such instant tea is to select and formulate the major raw materials according to a certain proportion. The preparation mode is to firstly extract the water-soluble active ingredients from these raw materials in the water, then to filter and concentrate the water extract of all kinds of raw materials, to mix and spray drying to form the instant tea powder. Such instant tea accords with people's drinking habits and tastes well, not only plays a role of eliminating thirsty and restoring consciousness as ordinary tea, but also has a good nourishing role, particularly fitting for the weak elderly and other people who is engaged in the brainwork for a long time. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162524 | FOOD PRODUCT INCLUDING ONE OR MORE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS AND ONE OR MORE FRUIT FLAVORS - A food product is provided which includes at least one fruit juice, at least one omega-3 fatty acid and a supplemental amount of at least one fruit flavor. The fruit juice includes a not-from-concentrate (NFC) fruit juice. The at least one omega-3 fatty acid may be encapsulated and may include docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). The supplemental amount of at least one fruit flavor includes an orange flavor. The one or more omega-3 fatty acids and/or one or more fruit flavors can be added to the food product in a desired amount and blended sufficiently by mixing. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162525 | FOOD PRODUCT INCLUDING ONE OR MORE ENCAPSULATED OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS AND ONE OR MORE FRUIT FLAVORS - A food product is provided which includes at least one fruit juice, at least one omega-3 fatty acid and a supplemental amount of at least one fruit flavor. The at least one omega-3 fatty acid may be encapsulated and may include docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). The supplemental amount of at least one fruit flavor includes an orange flavor. The one or more omega-3 fatty acids and/or one or more fruit flavors can be added to the food product in a desired amount and blended sufficiently by mixing. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162526 | Generation of plants with altered oil content - The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO1005 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162527 | Plastic Fat Composition - Provided is a plastic fat composition prepared using only fats and/or oils which are essentially free from trans acid residues as a raw material fat and/or oil, in which coarsening of the fat crystals during storage is suppressed, the fat composition prepared using only fats and/or oils which are essentially free from trans acid residues as a raw material fat and/or oil and blending a specific mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, wherein the mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids:
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20090162528 | Fruit sugar product and method of making the same - A fruit sugar product and a method of making it by first preparing a real fruit and preferably an organic fruit for dehydration. The fruit is then dehydrated by use of either an oven or an electric food dehydrator. The dehydrated fruit is then ground together with sugar to obtain a natural fruit sugar product. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162529 | NATURAL SWEETENER COMPRISING POWDERED LUO HAN GUO WHOLE FRUIT EXTRACTS - The present invention provides a natural sweetener composition comprising powdered extracts of Luo Han Guo whole fruits, mogrosides, and one or more dietary fiber. In one embodiment, extracts obtained from Luo Han Guo whole fruits are first made into powder form. Mogrosides and/or mogroside-V are then added to the powder extract, which is further formulated with dietary fiber such as inulin into a natural sweetener composition. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162530 | MARKED PRECOATED MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A medical device, such as a medical wire, which includes a coating applied to the surface of the medical wire. The coating includes a base layer bonded to the surface of the medical wire and an at least partially transparent low-friction top coat applied to the base layer. The base layer includes heat activated pigments that change color when heated above a color shifting temperature. In one embodiment, the color of the pigment in one area contrasts with the color of the pigment in an adjacent area without otherwise affecting the low-friction surface of the coating. The areas of different color created in locations along the length of the low-friction coated medical wire form markings which enable a surgeon to determine the length of the medical wire inserted into a body by observing the markings on the portion of the marked medical wire located exterior to the body. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162531 | MARKED PRECOATED MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A medical device, such as a medical wire, which includes a coating applied to the surface of the medical wire. The coating includes a base layer bonded to the surface of the medical wire and an at least partially transparent low-friction top coat applied to the base layer. The base layer includes heat activated pigments that change color when heated above a color shifting temperature. In one embodiment, the color of the pigment in one area contrasts with the color of the pigment in an adjacent area without otherwise affecting the low-friction surface of the coating. The areas of different color created in locations along the length of the low-friction coated medical wire form markings which, as an example, enable a surgeon to determine the length of the medical wire inserted into a body by observing the markings on the portion of the marked medical wire located exterior to the body. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162532 | METHOD AND REAGENT FOR PRODUCING NARROW, HOMOGENOUS REAGENT STRIPS - The present invention concerns a reagent coating mass which can be used in slot-die-coating of flat support materials in the manufacturing processes of test strips. Advantageously, the reagent mass of the invention exhibits certain superior rheological properties such as viscosity, surface tension and thixotropy. The reagent mass is preferably used to coat thin, narrow and homogeneous stripes of reagent material onto flat web material. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162533 | METHODS ALLOWING FOR IMPROVED INSPECTION OF COMPONENTS HAVING A BARRIER COATING - Methods allowing for improved inspection of components having a barrier coating involving providing a component, and applying a barrier coating having at least one layer to the component where the layer of the barrier coating comprises a taggant. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162534 | Membrane and method for the production of the same - A method for producing a membrane for a device, e.g. a microphone, includes providing a substrate is provided on which a counter electrode is disposed. A sacrificial layer is provided on a surface of the counter electrode facing away from the substrate. The surface of the sacrificial layer facing away from the counter electrode is structured to form a plurality of recesses in the surface to define one or several antistick elements and one or several corrugation grooves at the same time. Subsequently, a membrane material is deposited on the structured surface of the sacrificial layer. Then, the sacrificial layer is removed to form the membrane, which has one or several corrugation grooves and one or several antistick elements. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162535 | METHOD OF FORMING A PHOSPHOR OR SCINTILLATOR MATERIAL AND VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS USED THEREFOR - In a method of preparing a storage phosphor or a scintillator layer on a support by vapor depositing from a crucible unit in a vapor deposition apparatus, while heating as phosphor or scintillator precursor raw materials a matrix component and an activator component or a precursor component thereof, said crucible unit comprises a bottom and surrounding side walls as a container for the said phosphor or scintillator precursor raw materials present in said crucible, said crucible is provided with an internal lid with perforations ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090162536 | METHOD FOR FORMING FILM PATTERN, METHOD FOR FORMING CONTACT HOLE, METHOD FOR FORMING BUMP, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A method for forming a film pattern disposed adjacent to a pattern non-forming region by coating a pattern forming region with a functional liquid, includes (a) forming a liquid repellent film by coating the pattern non-forming region with a droplet containing a liquid repellent material having repellency to the functional liquid, and (b) forming the film pattern by coating the pattern forming region adjacent to the liquid repellent film with the functional liquid. The step (a) of forming of the liquid repellent film and the step (b) of forming of the film pattern are alternately repeated at least two times, respectively. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162537 | POST-DEPOSITION CLEANING METHODS AND FORMULATIONS FOR SUBSTRATES WITH CAP LAYERS - One embodiment of the present invention is a method of fabricating an integrated circuit. The method includes providing a substrate having a metal and dielectric damascene metallization layer and depositing substantially on the metal a cap. After deposition of the cap, the substrate is cleaned with a solution comprising an amine to provide a pH for the cleaning solution of 7 to about 13. Another embodiment of the presented invention is a method of cleaning substrates. Still another embodiment of the present invention is a formulation for a cleaning solution. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162538 | Composition for fixing wound items - A composition for fixing wound items comprising
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20090162539 | METHODS FOR REPAIRING BARRIER COATINGS - Methods for repairing barrier coatings involving providing a component having a barrier coating including at least one damaged portion, removing the damaged portion of the barrier coating leaving a void, applying a replacement tape cast barrier coating to the void of the component, and sintering the component having the replacement tape cast barrier coating layer. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162540 | EASILY REMOVABLE CONCRETE CURING COMPOUND - An aqueous based concrete curing compound is made easily removable by including in the composition polyvinylpyrrolidone or other water-soluble, readily redissolvable, film-forming polymer resin. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162541 | NEAR-INFRARED-ABSORBING MATERIAL - The invention provides a near-infrared-absorbing material, comprising: at least two compounds having a maximum spectroscopic absorption wavelength in solution of 470 nm or less in a wavelength range of 270 to 1,600 nm; and a near-infrared-absorbing colorant compound obtained by oxidation of a compound represented by Formula (II): | 2009-06-25 |
20090162542 | Optical element obtained by homeotropically orienting liquid crystal molecule, member for liquid crystal display device using the same, and liquid crystal display device - An object of the present invention is to provide an optical element which can suppress a production cost, has good heat resistance, uniformly maintains the fixed orientation of a liquid crystal polymer in a wide temperature range, shows a low haze with reliability, and can maintain desired birefringence property with reliability. The present invention relates to an optical element formed by forming, on an upper surface of a base material having light transmittance, at least a birefringence layer having a structure obtained by fixing liquid crystal monomers each having a polymerizable group at a terminal thereof in a state where the monomers are homeotropically oriented, and by removing an additive layer formed on the upper surface of the birefringence layer. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162543 | CONCENTRATED POWDERED COLORS COMPOSITION FOR A POWDER COATING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A concentrated powdered colors composition for use in powder coatings is made by mixing a binder with a coloring pigment in a dry blend mixer. The mixture is then strained to form a concentrated powdered colors composition. The concentrated powdered colors composition blends with a powder coating base in a uniform and effective manner when mixed in a dry blend mixer to produce a colored powder coating. The properties of the composition allow a colored powder coating to be compounded solely by using a dry blend mixer to mix the concentrated powdered colors with an otherwise end-product powder coating base. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162544 | METHOD OF SURFACE COATING TO ENHANCE DURABILITY OF AESTHETICS AND SUBSTRATE COMPONENT FATIGUE - A method for surface coating products, especially vehicle wheels, to improve the durability of their aesthetics and structural integrity via increased resistance to impact, abrasion, soil (e.g., brake dust), corrosion and fatigue stresses. The method comprises applying a uniform clear coating layer to the surface of the substrate, and then applying a preceramic resin film to the coated substrate, where the preceramic resin film is uniformly applied and cured onto the coated substrate so as to result in a ceramic shell of about 3 microns to about 12 microns in thickness over the coated substrate. In another embodiment, the method for the surface coating of an aluminum alloy substrate comprises applying a uniform clear coating layer to the surface of the aluminum alloy substrate and then applying a preceramic resin film to the coated aluminum alloy substrate, where the preceramic resin film is uniformly applied and cured onto the coated aluminum alloy substrate so as to result in a ceramic shell of about 3 microns to about 12 microns in thickness over the coated aluminum alloy substrate. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162545 | HIGH-STRENGTH LAMINATED SHEET FOR OPTICAL APPLICATIONS - A laminated sheet includes a surface layer having an optical surface that is of fire-polished quality and a core layer having a higher modulus than the surface layer to increase an overall stiffness or fracture toughness of the laminated sheet. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162546 | System, formulation and method for producing ceramic vacuum microspheres - A system, formulation and method for producing ceramic vacuum microspheres utilizing a spray dryer having a top mounted atomizer rotary wheel and a side or bottom mounted dual fluid nozzle, forming microspheres by spraying solution from the top mounted atomizer rotary wheel and simultaneously coating the microspheres by spraying solution from the side or bottom mounted dual fluid nozzle, transferring the microspheres to a secondary heating unit, and drying the microspheres, all under vacuum of between 1 to 5 millibars. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162547 | Coating Apparatus and Coating Method - The invention is a coating apparatus including: a substrate-holding part that holds a substrate horizontally; a chemical nozzle that supplies a chemical to a central portion of the substrate horizontally held by the substrate-holding part; a rotation mechanism that causes the substrate-holding part to rotate in order to spread out the chemical on a surface of the substrate by a centrifugal force, for coating the whole surface with the chemical; a gas-flow-forming unit that forms a down flow of an atmospheric gas on the surface of the substrate horizontally held by the substrate-holding part; a gas-discharging unit that discharges an atmosphere around the substrate; and a gas nozzle that supplies a laminar-flow-forming gas to the surface of the substrate, the laminar-flow-forming gas having a coefficient of kinematic viscosity larger than that of the atmospheric gas; wherein the atmospheric gas or the laminar-flow-forming gas are supplied to the central portion of the substrate. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162548 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB AND FOAM COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A composite product is formed from a honeycomb panel having an array of hexagonal tubular cells which clamped between two press plates where a layer of a foaming agent is applied to only the bottom press plate such that the foaming agent expands into the cells. An array of grooves is provided in the top press plate and connected at one or both edges of the plate to a source of vacuum so as to draw air through the grooves and cells. A sheet of a polyethylene material having the characteristics that it is permeable to air, substantially impermeable to liquid and resistant to bonding to the foam is applied onto the press plate to prevent the foam entering the grooves and bonding to the press plate while allowing the air to be drawn from the cells. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162549 | Method for Applying a Diamond Layer Onto a Graphite Substrate - A diamond layer can be applied stably onto a graphite substrate in a CVD process when the graphite substrate is subjected to the following pretreatment steps before the CVD process:
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20090162550 | COPPER (I) AMIDINATES AND GUANIDINATES, MIXED LIGAND COPPER COMPLEXES, AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION, ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION, AND RAPID VAPOR DEPOSITION OF COPPER - Copper (I) amidinate and copper (I) guanidinate precursors for forming copper thin films in the manufacture of microelectronic device articles, e.g., using chemical vapor deposition, atomic layer deposition, and rapid vapor deposition processes, as well as mixed ligand copper complexes suitable for such processes. Also described are solvent/additive compositions for copper precursors for CVD/ALD of copper metal films, which are highly advantageous for liquid delivery of such copper amidinates and copper guanidinates, as well as for other organocopper precursor compounds and complexes, e.g., copper isoureate complexes. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162551 | HAFNIUM OXIDE ALD PROCESS - A method and apparatus for performing ALD deposition of hafnium oxide on a substrate is provided. The apparatus includes a process chamber, a precursor delivery subsystem, an oxidizer delivery subsystem, a purge gas subsystem, a solvent flush subsystem, and optional solvent recovery and purification subsystems. The method includes pulsing precursor compounds into the process chamber in sequence. While one precursor is pulsed, purge gas is provided through the other precursor line. After pulsing, precursor lines are purged, and the chamber is evacuated and purged. A solvent flush step is employed to remove precursor deposits that build up in piping over time. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162552 | PIGMENT DISPERSION LIQUID, INK JET RECORDING INK, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK CARTRIDGE AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - A pigment dispersion liquid capable of stably recording images having high fastness and excellent quality for a long term in any cases has been provided. A pigment dispersion liquid mainly containing a polymer dispersant, a pigment and water, wherein the polymer dispersant is a copolymer comprised of at least a hydrophobic unit and a hydrophilic unit, the hydrophobic unit has a block portion comprised of at least one hydrophobic monomer, the hydrophilic unit has at least a repeating unit structure of an acrylamide structure of the following general formula (1), and the segment number (A) of the block portion comprised of a hydrophobic monomer to the number (B) of all segments of the polymer dispersant is in a range of 0.07 to 0.85 in terms of A/B ratio. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162553 | PROTECTIVE LAYER FOR IMPLANT PHOTORESIST - A method for implanting a dopant in a substrate is provided. A patterned photoresist mask is formed over the substrate, wherein the patterned photoresist mask has patterned photoresist mask features. A protective layer is deposited on the patterned photoresist mask by performing a cyclical deposition, wherein each cycle, comprises a depositing phase for depositing a deposition layer over surfaces of the patterned mask of photoresist material and a profile shaping phase for providing vertical sidewalls. A dopant is implanted into the substrate using an ion beam. The protective layer and photoresist mask are removed. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162554 | METHOD FOR USING RECEIVER MEDIUM HAVING ADJUSTABLE PROPERTIES - A method of forming a printed image on an image receiving element is disclosed, comprising: providing an image receiving element comprising at least one activatable stiffening and/or thickening layer which comprises a polymer matrix and an activatable material; printing an image over a designated area of said image receiving element, and substantially uniformly and non-imagewise activating said activatable stiffening and/or thickening layer over the designated area of said image receiving element after step (b) to produce a printed image receiving element with an activated stiffened and/or thickened layer. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162555 | Coating, system and method for conditioning prints - Disclosed herein is a xerographic print comprising a substrate having a printed image thereon comprising a low melt temperature toner, and a polyolefin wax coating formed over the printed image having a dry thickness in the range of about 0.5 to about 5 microns. The wax coating substantially prevents toner offset at temperatures up to at least | 2009-06-25 |
20090162556 | METHODS FOR MAKING TAPE CAST BARRIER COATINGS, COMPONENTS COMPRISING THE SAME AND TAPES MADE ACCORDING TO THE SAME - Methods for making tape cast barrier coatings involving making a slurry including at least a solvent and a barrier coating composition, depositing the slurry onto a carrier film in a tape casting machine to produce a cast slurry, evaporating the solvent from the cast slurry to produce a tape including the carrier film, and the barrier coating composition, and removing the carrier film from the tape to produce a tape cast barrier coating. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162557 | NANOSCALE METAL PASTE FOR INTERCONNECT AND METHOD OF USE - A paste including metal or metal alloy particles (which are preferably silver or silver alloy), a dispersant material, and a binder is used to form an electrical, mechanical or thermal interconnect between a device and a substrate. By using nanoscale particles (i.e., those which are less than 500 nm in size and most preferably less than 100 nm in size), the metal or metal alloy particles can be sintered at a low temperature to form a metal or metal alloy layer which is desired to allow good electrical, thermal and mechanical bonding, yet the metal or metal alloy layer can enable usage at a high temperature such as would be desired for SiC, GaN, or diamond (e.g., wide bandgap devices). Furthermore, significant application of pressure to form the densified layers is not required, as would be the case with micrometer sized particles. In addition, the binder can be varied so as to insulate the metal particles until a desired sintering temperature is reached; thereby permitting fast and complete sintering to be achieved. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162558 | Core-shell polymers suitable for use in organic media - A composition including a core-shell polymeric particle, the core including, when dry, at least one void and the shell including, as polymerized units, from 18% to 50%, by weight based on the weight of the shell, monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, acrylamide, methacrylamide, and mixtures thereof. is provided. Also provided is a composition including an organic medium and a core-shell polymeric particle, the core including, when dry, at least one void and the shell having a calculated shell-organic medium interaction parameter, X | 2009-06-25 |
20090162559 | Acrylic Polyol Coating Composition - This invention is directed to a coating composition comprising an coating composition comprising a crosslinkable composition and a crosslinking composition. The crosslinkable composition comprises an acrylic polyol wherein the acrylic polyol comprises at least 40 percent by weight of at least one linear or branched C8 or higher alkyl acrylate monomer and at least one polyester extended acrylate monomer. The coating composition is suitable for use as a basecoat and can be used in a 3-wet paint process that eliminates the primer curing booth. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162560 | HYBRID VEHICLE SYSTEMS - A hybrid film-forming composition is prepared by forming an aqueous mixture including an organofunctional silane, a metal chloride, and an acid. A base is added to the aqueous mixture to substantially neutralize the mixture and to form a hydroxide of the metal. A colloidal suspension including the metal hydroxide and a siloxy compound is formed. A peroxide-based solution is added to the suspension to form a suspension including a peroxide of the metal. The suspension is allowed to equilibrate at room temperature. The suspension is boiled at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure to form a hybrid film-forming composition including the condensation product of a siloxy compound and a metal peroxide. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162561 | METHODS FOR MAKING BARRIER COATINGS COMPRISING TAGGANTS AND COMPONENTS HAVING THE SAME - Methods for making barrier coatings including a taggant involving providing a barrier coating, and adding from about 0.01 mol % to about 30 mol % of a taggant to the barrier coating wherein the taggant comprises a rare earth element selected from lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, ytterbium, and lutetium, salts thereof, silicates thereof, oxides thereof, zirconates thereof, hafnates thereof, titanates thereof, tantalates thereof, cerates thereof, aluminates thereof, aluminosilicates thereof, phophates thereof, niobates thereof, borates thereof, and combinations thereof. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162562 | Methods for Applying Thermal Barrier Coating Systems - Methods for coating a substrate includes depositing on the substrate, a inner bond coat layer of a bond coat composition comprising, in weight percent, 14-20% Cr, 5-8% Al, 8-12% Co, 3-7% Ta, 0.1-0.6% Hf, 0.1-0.5% Y, up to about 1% Si, 0.005-0.020% Zr, 0.04-0.08% C, 0.01-0.02% B, with a remainder including nickel (Ni) and incidental impurities, wherein the bond coat composition is substantially free of rhenium; forming an aluminum-containing layer overlying the inner bond coat layer; and, optionally, depositing a thermal barrier coating composition overlying the aluminum-containing layer. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162563 | ELECTROCHEMICALLY PRODUCED LAYERS FOR CORROSION PROTECTION OR AS A PRIMER - A process for producing a multi-layer coating on an electrically conductive surface as a corrosion protection layer and/or as a primer for an organic coating, which is produced by (a) forming a layer of at least one inorganic compound of at least one metal A having a weight per unit area of 0.01 to 10 g/m2 by electrochemical deposition on a conductive surface from a solution containing the metal A in dissolved form, wherein the metal A is a different metal from the main component of a metal on the electrically conductive surface and the inorganic compound contains less than 20 wt % phosphate ions; and (b) forming at least one layer of an organic coating on the layer deposited in stage (a); also disclosed is a metal component comprising a coating comprising at least two layers obtainable in this manner. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162564 | RADIATION CURABLE POLYURETHANE DISPERSIONS - A polyturethane dispersion is provided. The polyurethane dispersion includes 10 to 60 percent by weight of a polymeric polyol, 5 to 40 percent by weight of at least one compound containing both isocyanate reactive groups and meth(acrylate) groups wherein said compound comprises 1 to 30 percent by weight of at least one hydroxyl alkyl acrylate, 1 to 15 percent by weight of at least one compound comprising both isocyanate reactive groups and carboxyl groups, and 10 to 50 percent by weight of at least one isocyanate functional group. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162565 | Method for Forming Tantalum Nitride Film - A tantalum nitride film is formed by introducing a raw gas consisting of a coordination compound constituted by an elemental tantalum (Ta) having a coordinated ligand represented by the general formula: N═(R, R′) (in the formula, R and R′ may be the same or different and each represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms) and an oxygen atom-containing gas into a film-forming chamber to make them react with one another on a substrate and to thus form a compound represented by the formula: TaO | 2009-06-25 |
20090162566 | METHOD FOR THE SELECTIVE COATING OF A SURFACE WITH LIQUID - The present invention relates to a method for the selective coating of a surface of a substrate with liquid, wherein the surface to be selectively coated with liquid comprises regions exhibiting different surface energies, and wherein prior to wetting a fluorine-containing plasma gas is directly acting on the regions exhibiting different surface energies. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162567 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH PERFORMANCE PHOTOCATALYTIC FILTER - A method for manufacturing high performance photocatalytic filters is disclosed, which comprises the steps of: preparation of a photocatalytic material selected from a titanium dioxide (TiO | 2009-06-25 |
20090162568 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL FILM - A method of manufacturing an optical film includes steps of providing a substrate first and performing an alignment treatment on the surface of the substrate or forming an alignment layer on the substrate. A first liquid crystal layer is then coated on the aligned surface of the substrate or on the surface of the alignment layer, and thereafter, a first curing step is performed. After a second alignment layer is coated on the surface of the first liquid crystal layer, a second curing step is performed so as to form a multi-layer including the first and second liquid crystal layers. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162569 | RECORDING INK, INK MEDIA SET, INK CARTRIDGE, INK RECORDED MATTER, INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS, AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - There is provided a recording ink containing: solid constituents, which contain a colorant and a resin, and stay solid in the ink having a temperature of 25° C.; liquid constituents, which have a higher boiling point than a boiling point of water, and stay liquid in the ink having a temperature of 25° C.; and water, wherein a total amount of the solid constituents in the recording ink is in the range of 2.0% by mass or more to less than 20% by mass, wherein a ratio A/B of a total amount of the liquid constituents in the recording ink A to the total amount of the solid constituents in the recording ink B is from 0.70 to 1.75, and wherein the viscosity of the recording ink at 25° C. is 10 mPa s or less. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162570 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE USING INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA TECHNOLOGY - The present invention generally provides apparatus and methods for processing a semiconductor substrate. Particularly, the present invention provides an inductively coupled plasma reactor having improved process uniformity. One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for processing a substrate comprising a chamber body defining a process volume configured to process the substrate therein, an adjustable coil assembly coupled to the chamber body outside the process volume, a supporting pedestal disposed in the process volume and configured to support the substrate therein, and a gas injection assembly configured to supply a process gas towards a first process zone and a second process zone independently. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162571 | Method and Device for Producing Process Gases for Vapor Phase Deposition - The invention relates to a method for producing layers on work pieces ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090162572 | Systems and Methods for the Production of Highly Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon Coatings - The invention provides systems and methods for the deposition of an improved diamond-like carbon material, particularly for the production of magnetic recording media. The diamond-like carbon material of the present invention is highly tetrahedral, that is, it features a large number of the sp | 2009-06-25 |
20090162573 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FABRICATE SOFT MAGNETIC FILM WITH PREFERRED UNIAXIAL ANISOTROPY FOR PERPENDICULAR RECORDING - Soft magnetic film fabricated with preferred uniaxial anisotropy for perpendicular recording. One type of cathode design has a field direction that is parallel to the direction of the Hex of the second SUL with a magnetically-pinned first SUL. In addition, SUL structures having low AP exchange energy also are disclosed. The SUL structure combines the cathode field direction of the SUL | 2009-06-25 |
20090162574 | Method for making light metal-based nano-composite material - A method for fabricating a light metal-based nano-composite material, the method includes the steps of: (a) providing melted metal and nanoscale reinforcements; (b) ultrasonically dispersing the nanoscale reinforcements in the melted metal by means of ultrasonically mixing to achieve a mixture with the nanoscale reinforcements uniformly dispersed therein; and (c) cooling the mixture. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162575 | LIQUID CRYSTAL-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A liquid crystal-containing composition and a liquid crystal display device including the same, the liquid crystal-containing composition including a cholesteric liquid crystal and microcapsules containing the cholesteric liquid crystal, and having a wall component comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of polyurethane and polyurea, the wall component further including a first isocyanurate component having a cyclo ring structure and a second isocyanate component other than the first isocyanurate component. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162576 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal composition includes both high dielectric anisotropy and low rotational viscosity. Therefore, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device comprising the liquid crystal composition may have an improved response time and may be capable of being driven at low voltage. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162577 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL FILMS, PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE OPTICAL FILM AND IMAGE DISPLAY - There is provided an optical film pressure-sensitive adhesive composition capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that has reworkability such that optical films therewith can be easily separated from liquid crystal panels with no adhesive residue and also has satisfactory processability such that it can be processed without causing adhesive stain or dropout after it is formed on an optical film. The optical film pressure-sensitive adhesive composition includes 100 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic polymer including, as monomer units, (a) 50 to 99.79% by weight of an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer, (b) 0.01 to 0.45% by weight of a tertiary amino group-containing monomer, and (c) 0.1 to 3% by weight of a hydroxyl group-containing monomer; and 0.01 to 2 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent that is at least one selected from the group consisting of hexamethylene diisocyanate, hydrogenated xylylene diisocyanate, and isophorone diisocyanate, or a polyisocyanate compound derived therefrom. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162578 | Artificial Grass Turf System - An artificial grass turf carpet comprises a ground structure having an upper surface and upstanding synthetic grass fibers attached to the ground structure, which synthetic grass fibers form a grass surface of the artificial grass turf. The carpet further has upstanding synthetic base layer fibers attached to the ground structure at positions between the upstanding synthetic grass fibers. The base layer fibers have a lower height than the grass fibers. The base layer fibers are positioned tight against one another and against neighboring grass fibers, so that a dense base layer is obtained above which the grass fibers extend. An artificial grass turf system includes such a carpet and preferably includes a thin, rubber-free infill layer on top of the base layer. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162579 | PLAY SURFACE LAYER STRUCTURE - A play surface layer structure comprises a base layer having panels joined in side-by-side relation. Each of the panels is formed of an impact-absorbing material. A surface layer has carpeting panels positioned in side-by-side relation atop the base layer so as form an exposed surface of the play surface layer structure. Textile interfaces are between the base layer and the surface layer. The interfaces secure the surface layer to the base layer. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162580 | FOAMED IMAGE RECEIVER - The present invention relates to an image receiver element comprising a single low density layer, wherein the single low density layer comprises non-crosslinked aliphatic polyester containing non-interconnected void space, and wherein the single low density layer does not absorb more than 3 weight % moisture at 80% RH and 21.3° C. as compared to the weight % moisture of said single low density layer at 20% RH and 21.3° C. The invention relates to a method of forming such an image receiver element, a printing system comprising an imaging material and the image receiver element, and a method of printing comprising obtaining an imaging material comprising a colorant layer; obtaining the image receiver element; superposing the colorant layer with the receiver element; and transferring colorant from the imaging material to the image receiver element. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162581 | Resin Member Fitting Structure and Passenger Compartment Antenna Device - A resin member fitting structure including a first resin member, which is a rectangular hollow tube, has at least one inner wall surface. A second resin member, which is a hollow or solid rectangular tube, has at least one outer wall surface fitted to the at least one inner wall surface of the first resin member. The inner wall surface of the first resin member and the outer wall surface of the second resin member come into contact with each other and define at least one set of fitting surfaces. The second resin member has a hygroscopic expansion coefficient that is smaller than that of the first resin member. The at least one fitting surface includes a plurality of recess-projection engagement structures spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction that intersects a longitudinal direction of the first and second resin members. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162582 | Method for producing a molded glass article and products produced in accordance with the method - The invention envisions a method for improving the thermal shock resistance of glass objects. For this a glass object is heated starting from a surface temperature under the softening point ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090162583 | ANTI-FOMITIC DEVICES - A sanitary hypo-allergenic latex-free disposable anti-fomitic device is provided. The anti-fomitic device comprises a sheet of a microorganism-impenetrable material comprising a first side and a second side, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive, such as, for example, a covering used in medical tape, covering at least a portion of the first side. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162584 | RE-WORKABLE PRESSURE VESSELS FOR SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET ARRANGEMENTS - A reworkable pressure vessel for containing a superconducting magnet arrangement. At least first and second separate parts of the vessel are fabricated from fibre-reinforced thermoplastic material. Said first and second parts comprise facing end surfaces adapted for fusion bonding together to form a union closing said vessel such that said vessel can be opened by application of heat and a cutting tool, and re-closed by re-application of fusion bonding to said union. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162585 | JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a flexible tube. The method includes the steps of providing a source of material to be extruded and forming a tubular member with an extrusion die. The extrusion die includes a radially and outwardly extending tooth configured to define a protrusion upon the outer surface of the tubular member. The method further includes the step of rotating the tubular member after exiting the extrusion die such that the protrusion forms a helical profile along the length of the tubular member. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162586 | Ultrasonic joining method, ultrasonic joining device and unit joined by ultrasonic joining - In an ultrasonic joining method for joining a flange portion of a first member to a portion of a second member, a first horn and a second horn are arranged on the flange portion on a side opposite to the second member, and the first horn is vibrated in a condition that the second horn is biased against the first horn and the first horn and the second horn are pressed against the flange portion such that the flange portion is vibrated while being pressed against the portion of the second member. Because the first horn is vibrated in a condition that the first horn and the second horn are pressed against each other at press-contact portions thereof, vibration of the first horn is transferred to the second horn through the press-contact portions. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162587 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD TO IMPROVE VACUUM RETENTION IN EVACUATED SPECIMEN CONTAINERS - An assembly and method is provided for improved vacuum retention in evacuated biological sample collection primary containers. Such primary containers include but are not limited to blood collection tubes, evacuated blood collection tubes, centrifuge tubes, culture bottles, and syringe barrels. In one embodiment an evacuated blood collection tube is enclosed within an evacuated secondary container which is made from a gas barrier material. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162588 | LABELED CONTAINERS MADE FROM EXPANDABLE THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS HAVING IMPROVED PHYSICAL PROPERTIES - Labeled thin-wall containers molded from pre-expanded expandable thermoplastic particles having a label disposed over at least a portion of the outer surface of the container. The particles are coated with a composition that includes at least 2,500 ppm of a salt of a C | 2009-06-25 |
20090162589 | POLYESTER COMPOSITIONS HAVING REDUCED GAS PERMEATION AND METHODS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION - A polyethylene terephthalate and/or co-polyester composition containing one or more bisphenols. A method of making the composition, PET bottle preforms produced from the composition, a method of making a bottle by stretch-blow molding the composition and/or a preform thereof, bottles made from the composition, and a method of reducing the ingress and egress of gases through a film made from the composition. | 2009-06-25 |
20090162590 | Polypropylene Composition for Injection Stretch Blow Molding - A method of manufacturing an end-use article comprising: preparing a polymeric composition and converting the polymeric composition into an end-use article by injection stretch blow molding, wherein the article has an initial flexural modulus from about 100,000 psi to about 150,000 psi. A method of manufacturing an end-use article comprising: preparing a polymeric composition; converting the polymeric composition into an end-use article by injection stretch blow molding; and determining the initial mechanical properties of the end-use article. Articles prepared by the disclosed methodologies. | 2009-06-25 |