34th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130213365 | FUEL VAPOR LEAKAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND FUEL VAPOR LEAKAGE SENSING METHOD USING THE SAME - An operation of a change valve is changeable between a valve closing state, in which the change valve is closed to close connection between a pump passage and a canister passage and to open connection between an atmosphere passage and the canister passage, and a valve opening state, in which the change valve is opened to open the connection between the pump passage and the canister passage and to close the connection between the atmosphere passage and the canister passage. An ECU determines that the change valve is abnormal when a value, which is obtained by subtracting a second reference pressure measured in an (n-1)th execution of a fuel vapor leakage sensing process from a first reference pressure measured in an nth execution of the fuel vapor leakage sensing process, is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold value. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213366 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A TANK VENTILATION SYSTEM - The tank ventilation system has an adsorption vessel, a regeneration duct and a pump. The adsorption vessel captures and temporarily stores fuel vapors emerging from a fuel tank. A purge air flow can flow through the adsorption vessel. The regeneration duct connects the adsorption vessel to an intake duct. In the regeneration duct there is arranged a pump designed to draw the purge air out of the adsorption vessel and admix the purge air to intake air in the intake duct. A density of the purge air which that flows in the regeneration duct is determined. Furthermore, a purge air mass flow flowing in the regeneration duct is determined as a function of the density of the purge air and a predefined pump characteristic of the pump. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213367 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH CHARGE AIR COOLING - An internal combustion engine has a cylinder head having at least one cylinder. A cover is connected to the cylinder head and covers the cylinder and related valve train components. An exhaust gas turbocharger powered by the engine's exhaust system delivers compressed gasses to the intake system. An exhaust gas recirculation system branches off from the exhaust system downstream of the turbocharger and feeds into the intake system upstream of the turbocharger. A coolant-fed charge air cooler is disposed between the cylinder head and the cover, and at a point that is a geodetically highest point in the intake system when the internal combustion engine is in an installed position. This configuration prevents any liquid that has condensed out of the charge air during cooling from collecting in the cooler and/or in the intake system between the cooler and the at least one cylinder. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213368 | EXHAUST GAS HEAT EXCHANGER WITH AN OSCILLATION ATTENUATED BUNDLE OF EXCHANGER TUBES - A heat exchanger is disclosed for the exhaust gas train of a motor vehicle. The heat exchanger includes a bundle of separately formed exhaust gas carrying exchanger tubes that is disposed in a closed housing formed separately, a coolant flowing through the housing and around the outside of the exchanger tubes. A bandage is disposed on the bundle of exchanger tubes mechanically connecting a plurality of the exchanger tubes to militate against an oscillation of the exchanger tubes. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213369 | EJECTOR - An ejector includes: a decompression chamber in an outer pipe on an air entrance side; a throat in the outer pipe on an air exit side; a nozzle in the outer pipe on the air entrance side, the nozzle having a leading end portion placed in a decompression chamber to inject air; and a suction port in the decompression chamber to suck blow-by gas into the decompression chamber. The air injected from the nozzle generates negative pressure in the decompression chamber to suck in blow-by gas through the suction port, and the sucked gas is discharged together with air through a throat. The valve in the nozzle includes a valve seat, a valve element, and a spring to press the valve element in a direction to separate from the valve seat. The valve element is formed with a bottom-closed cavity opening toward an upstream side of an air flow. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213370 | PCV VALVE INSTALLATION STRUCTURE - A positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve installation structure for installing a PCV valve of an engine on an engine body includes: a blow-by gas recirculation system that includes a ventilation hose that connects the engine body to an intake device introducing outside air into the engine body and that has a recirculation passage recirculating blow-by gas arising in the engine body to the intake device and an oil cooler device that exchanges heat between lubricating oil and a medium solution that is lower in temperature than the lubricating oil; and a cover that transfers heat of the oil cooler device to the PCV valve. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213371 | CROSSBOW - A crossbow is provided which has a frame and first and second limbs secured to the frame. A bowstring extends between the first and second limbs and is configured to move between a forward rest position and a rearward cocked position. A beam is secured to the frame forward of the forward rest position of the bowstring and is configured to extend over the forward rest position of the bowstring. The beam is configured to allow one or more accessories to be mounted thereon. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213372 | CROSSBOW - A crossbow is provided which, in a first preferred embodiment, has a frame having a rear end, and a firing assembly and a butt member, each of which are associated with the frame. The firing assembly also has a finger-pull mechanism. The butt member has a rear end which is configured to abut a front of a shoulder of a user, and the butt member is positioned between the finger-pull mechanism and the rear end of the frame. In a second preferred embodiment, the crossbow has a frame having a rear end and first and second limbs secured to the frame. A bowstring extends between the first and second limbs and is configured to move between a forward rest position and a rearward cocked position. The rear end of the frame is configured to be positioned rearward of a front of a shoulder of a user. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213373 | CROSSBOW - A crossbow is provided which has one or more of the following improvements: a bolt retainer which downwardly biases a bolt in position forward of a forward rest position of a bowstring; a mounting rail associated with a lower surface of a frame rearward of a finger-pull mechanism, where the mounting rail is configured to allow one or more accessories to be mounted thereto; a finger-pull mechanism positioned at, or forward of, a midway point of the frame; a string latch positioned more than six inches rearward of the finger-pull mechanism; a sighting device having an eyepiece, where the eyepiece is positioned in alignment with, or forward of, the string latch; a ratio of length of pull distance of the crossbow to bull-pup distance of the crossbow being two-to-one or less; and a foot stirrup configured to stabilize the crossbow during cocking, and to provide a bipod during aiming/shooting. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213374 | NARROW CROSSBOW WITH LARGE POWER STROKE - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a crossbow may include a main beam; a compound bow assembly mounted to the main beam; and, a trigger mechanism mounted to the main beam for use in holding a bowstring in a cocked position. The crossbow may include wheels at opposite ends of the bow that operatively receive the bowstring. The wheels may be separated by a wheel distance (WD) when the crossbow is in an un-cocked position. The crossbow may also have a power stroke distance (PD) and the ratio WD/PD may be less than 2.0. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213375 | CABLE GUARD AND GUIDES FOR ARCHERY BOWS - An archery bow is provided including a cable guard and/or cable guide that can flex to selectively move a cable relative to a plane in which a bowstring of the bow travels to minimize cam lean, limb twist, and/or cable wear. The cable guard and/or guide can move toward the bowstring plane as the bowstring is drawn, and away from the bowstring plane, out of the way of the bowstring and any attached arrow, after the bowstring is released. The cable guard can define a bore, for example, an elongated bore, extending through it along an axis that is generally parallel to the bowstring when the bowstring is undrawn. The cable guard bore can operate as a cable guide, and can include a rounded opening to minimize abrasion to a cable moving through it. A ceramic element can be included in the bore to minimize abrasion to the cable. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213376 | APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING SUBCALIBER PROJECTILES AT PROPELLANT OPERATING PRESSURES INCLUDING THE RANGE OF PRESSURES THAT MAY BE SUPPLIED BY HUMAN BREATH - An apparatus for efficiently and accurately launching subcaliber projectiles comprises:
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20130213377 | APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING SUBCALIBER PROJECTILES AT PROPELLANT OPERATING PRESSURES INCLUDING THE RANGE OF PRESSURES THAT MAY BE SUPPLIED BY HUMAN BREATH - An apparatus for efficiently and accurately launching subcaliber projectiles comprises:
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20130213378 | BURNER SYSTEM FOR A FURNACE - A burner system for a furnace. The system may have a wedged or other shaped burner box. An air-fuel mixer may be attached to a smaller end of the burner box at about a right angle relative to a direction of a gas and air mixture leaving the larger box end. A burner head may be attached to the larger end of the box. The burner head may be sufficient for numerous heater sections of a heat exchanger. A spacer and an orifice shield may be situated between the burner head and heat exchanger. A fan may pull in the gas and air mixture from the mixer, through the box and the burner head. The mixture may be ignited into a flame which is pulled into the heat exchanger. Some of the flue gas from the exchanger exhaust may be recirculated by being added with air to the mixer. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213379 | FURNACE PREMIX BURNER - A system having a pre-mix burner manifold in a housing that may permit air to be drawn through slots in the housing to flow over an external surface of the manifold. The flow of air may maintain a temperature of the manifold lower than a temperature that the manifold might have without the flow. The manifold may be attached to a burner and heat exchanger. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213380 | Conveyor Oven - A conveyor oven is disclosed. The conveyor oven includes a housing, a conveyor belt, a first and second doors, and a heat source. The housing includes a cavity and a first and second openings. The conveyor belt is configured to receive and transport food items in and out of the cavity through the first and second openings. The conveyor belt includes a loading section and an unloading section for food. The first and second doors cover first and second openings, respectively, in order to prevent heat within the cavity from escaping through the first and second openings during operation. Configured to provide different cooking times and thermal profiles to various types of food items, the heat source provides heat to the cavity for heating up any food item placed on a portion of the conveyor belt located within the cavity. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213381 | Adjustable Hitch Grill - An adjustable hitch grill for food preparation comprising: a drum portion; a vertical arm attached to the drum portion; a horizontal arm attached to the vertical arm at a first end of the horizontal arm, where the horizontal arm attaches to a hitch at a second end of the horizontal arm; a plurality of vertical holes along the vertical arm, where the vertical holes provide a vertical means of adjustment; and a plurality of horizontal holes along the horizontal arm, where the horizontal holes provide a horizontal means of adjustment. The drum portion includes an opening and lid, where the lid covers the opening. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213382 | Gas Barbecue With Fuel Supply Valve Control - A gas barbecue grill with mechanism to control the fuel supply valve handle is herein provided having a fuel supply with an existing valve operated with a handle and, a hand operable rotary control handle located in or near the barbecue grill control panel and, a plurality of rotatably, pivotably, slidably operable drive shafts, geared drive shafts, grooved drive shafts, beveled gearwheels, gear wheels, retainer collars, bearings contiguously connected so as to contiguously transfer hand actuated rotating motion from the rotary control handle located near the barbecue control panel to the socket slidably engaged to the fuel supply valve handle, thereby operably rotating the fuel supply valve handle variably to the open on and closed off position. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213383 | Instant self-heating apparatus with metered dispensing - Instant self-heating containers include a combinable reactant and activator used to generate an exothermic reaction for heating contents of the container. One instant self-heating container includes a target container, a pierceable activator container and a reaction chamber. Piercing the activator container causes activator to combine with the reactant and cause an exothermic reaction that heats the target container. The container may be used as depilatory wax dispenser. Another instant self-heating container includes an outer housing containing a contents pouch and a reactant, and capped by a lid having an activator chamber. Rupturing the activator chamber allows activator to combine with the reactant in an exothermic reaction to heat the contents pouch. Another instant self-heating container includes a flexible outer tube containing contents to be heated, a flexible reaction vessel, and a frangible activator vessel. Bending the outer tube causes the activator vessel to rupture and cause an exothermic reaction. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213384 | Multi-Gas Appliance - Cooking appliance having an external control panel equipped with one or more regulating valves, where the rotary regulator organ is equipped with various peripheral openings for supplying a flow Q. For the supply of one or another type of gas, NG or LPG, either the control knob or a bezel disk in the external panel are interchangeable on the appliance, being chosen between two different available units, one and the other permitting two different angular position limits A | 2013-08-22 |
20130213385 | BURNER - A deep fryer apparatus including a gas burner for heating cooking oil. The burner includes a venturi inlet for receiving fuel and combustion air that communicates with a main chamber having an expanding cross-section. A balancing plate is disposed in a flow path of the fuel air mixture that is located intermediate the inlet and the outlet. The balancing plate defines a region of reduced cross-section in the flow path. A flame cap located at the outlet defines at least one secondary chamber between itself and the balancing plate that defines a flow path cross-section that is larger than the cross-section of the flow path at the balancing plate. The balancing plate is preferably tapered to compensate for variations in the length of the flow path due to an angled orientation between the burner inlet and the outlet. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213386 | FIREPLACE - A fireplace is provided that includes a combustion space delimited by a combustion-space lining and accessible through a door or flap. The combustion-space lining is at least partially composed of a ceramic or glass-ceramic material. The fireplace also includes a wall element disposed on a side of the combustion-space lining that faces away from the combustion space so that so that an intermediate space is formed between the side and the wall element. A heat exchanger or insulating material can be positioned in the intermediate space. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213387 | Cavity Receivers for Parabolic Solar Troughs - A tubular heat-absorbing element partly enclosed in an insulating layer or jacket, has absorbing surface that is accessible to solar radiation. The thermal insulation is designed to provide entry to solar radiation by way of a cavity. The absorbing surface can be substantially planar. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213388 | COIL SOLAR RECEIVER FOR A STIRLING DISK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Coil solar receiver for a Stirling disk, the main components of which are pipes (where the sun hits), collectors, tanks and cupolas (of which there are two types, one that houses the regenerator, and the expansion cupola that is the area where the working gas is at a higher temperature) that includes a series of pipes ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130213389 | SOLAR COLLECTOR BOARD AND SYSTEM OF SOLAR COLLECTOR BOARDS - The invention concerns a solar collector board formed as a layered construction. The board comprises at least a first and a second platelike body being congruent or close to congruent, and arranged mutually parallel or close to parallel with a mutual distance, the first platelike body being, at its surface facing the second platelike body, provided with absorbing properties, and the second platelike body being transparent or opaque and made of at least one low emission material, and wherein a seal is arranged in between the first and the second platelike body at their respective side edges to assure said mutual distance and at the same time to provide a fluid tight space between the first and the second platelike body, the space between the first and the second platelike body being adapted for circulation of a fluid, and the layered construction being further provided with at least one inlet and at least one outlet for the circulating fluid. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213390 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING A CELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCK - An apparatus for pre-treating a cellulosic feedstock are disclosed. Embodiments of the apparatus comprise a shell defining a treatment chamber having a lower inner surface. The treatment chamber has an inlet and an outlet spaced longitudinally apart from the inlet to define an axial length. A conveyance member is housed within the shell and is configured to sweep the lower inner surface. A plurality of injection ports are provided in at least one of the shell and the conveyance member. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213391 | SUGAR AERATION CLARIFIER - A sugar aeration clarifier includes: multi-stage flocculator having a chemical injection port an aeration mixing chamber; a separation tank having an inlet distributor, separator plate pack, effluent discharge weir, and inclined sludge plate; an adjustable height clear well riser overflowing into a clear well; an aeration injector recirculating clarified sugar syrup from the clear well to the aeration mixing chamber; and a skimmer to remove agglomerated retentate from the separation tank surface over the sludge plate into a sludge collector portion. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213392 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLAMPING A BLISTER WITHIN A DRY POWDER INHALER - The present disclosure provides an inhaler having a vibration element for aerosolizing medicament contained in a blister pack, wherein individual blister packs are positioned within the housing to be simultaneously engaged with the flow channel and the vibration element. The flow channel includes a blister pack clamping surface that engages the blister pack near the top of the crown and allows the blister three rotational degrees of freedom. The advantages of this arrangement include improved consistency and higher airspeed of the synthetic jet, as well as other advantages. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213393 | NASAL FORMULATIONS OF METOCLOPRAMIDE - Nasal formulations of metoclopramide, which remain stable and/or colorless upon storage over a period of time, are provided. Also provided are methods of treating disorders treatable with metoclopramide, comprising administering the nasal solutions to patients in need thereof. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213394 | Dispensing Device - A dust cap for a pMDI having a cap part adapted for a push-fit on the dispensing nozzle of the pMDI and a strap part for connecting the dust cap to the pMDI, wherein the cap part is slidably mounted on the strap part for sliding movement between an extended position and a contracted position. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213395 | MEDICINAL INHALATION DEVICES AND COMPONENTS THEREOF - A medicinal inhalation device having a non-metal coating applied by plasma deposition under ion bombardment conditions. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213396 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DEPLETING ACIDIC GASES FROM GAS MIXTURES - The invention relates to a device ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130213397 | INHALER TO DELIVER SUBSTANCES FOR PROPHYLAXIS OR PREVENTION OF DISEASE OR INJURY CAUSED BY THE INHALATION OF BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL AGENTS - A dry powder inhaler may include a powder storage region, an inlet channel, a dispersion chamber, and an outlet channel. A geometry of the inhaler may be such that a flow profile is generated within the dispersion chamber that causes an actuator to oscillate, enabling the actuator when oscillating to deaggregate powdered medicament within the dispersion chamber to be aerosolized and entrained by the air and delivered to a patient through the outlet channel. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213398 | DRY POWDER FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PULMONARY DISEASES - The present invention is directed toward respirable dry particles for delivery of divalent metal cation salts and/or monovalent cation salts to the respiratory tract and methods for treating a subject having a respiratory disease and/or infection. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213399 | RESPIRATION SYSTEM - A respiration system for noninvasive respiration includes a respiration drive, which is controlled by a control device, and includes a patient module ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130213400 | PATIENT INTERFACE SYSTEMS - A patient interface structure for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient includes a front plate configured to conform to the shape of the patient's face; a mouth cushion defining a breathing chamber and provided to the front plate and configured to seal around the patient's mouth; and a nasal cushion configured to seal the patient's nasal airways. The nasal cushion is supported by the mouth cushion, does not contact a bridge of the patient's nose in use, and extends at least partially into the breathing chamber. A patient interface system includes a patient interface structure and a patient interface structure positioning system configured to position, stabilize and secure the patient interface structure in sealing engagement with the patient's face. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213401 | EXHAUST GAS ASSEMBLY FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE - A patient interface device ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130213402 | CUSHION TO FRAME ASSEMBLY MECHANISM - A full-face mask assembly includes a frame, a cushion provided to the frame, the cushion adapted to form a seal around the patent's nose and mouth and a skeleton frame to maintain the cushion to the frame, the skeleton frame including at least one of an upper support member adapted to support a forehead support, lower headgear clip receptacles adapted to be engaged with clips provided to straps of a headgear assembly, and an annular elbow connection seal adapted to engage an inlet conduit. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213403 | BREATHING ASSEMBLY FOR AIRCRAFT WITH STRENGTHENED MASK SECURING DEVICE - A breathing assembly for aircraft comprising a storage unit, a breathing mask and a releasable securing device. The storage unit has a guiding surface extending perpendicularly to an elevation direction and a maintaining element. The breathing mask comprises a rigid support having a sliding surface adapted to slide in contact with the guiding surface of the storage unit, along a sliding direction between a storage position and an exit position. The support further has a maintaining element. In the storage position, the sliding surface of the support is prevented from moving away from the guiding surface of the storage unit along the elevation direction at the distal end by engagement of the maintaining element of the support with the maintaining element of the storage unit. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213404 | NECK PATCH FOR TRACHEAL CANNULAS OR ARTIFICIAL NOSES HAVING A SPEAKING VALVE - There is provided a neck patch to be adhered on a tracheostoma, which is very light and has a good respiratory activity and an excellent sealing behavior when adhered on top of a tracheostoma in the neck of a patient. The neck patch is made of a thin, planar, flexible foil having a thickness of between 5 and 30 μm, which is adhesive on its proximal side only and has a centrically arranged hole on its distal side, and around which a hard, round plastic connector disk having a central recess is arranged, the neck patch further comprising a supporting frame that surrounds the outer edge of the film and is approximately five to ten times thicker than the film so that the neck patch can be positioned without being rolled together. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213405 | Method and apparatus for releasably holding a ventilator tube to a tracheostomy tube - A ventilator tube holder is provided in the form of a soft patch having opposed ends which are Velcroed to underlying tracheostomy ties, with a central portion having a circular orifice through which the ventilator tube passes and is held. In one embodiment the circular orifice is provided with a notch or slit for easy mounting of the patch around the ventilator tube or for quick removal of the ventilator tube, whereas in a further embodiment a soft elastic tie or strip is Velcroed from one side of the orifice to the other to hold the ventilator tube in place or to tighten the ventilator tube to the patch during any kind of deformation or stretching that may occur. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213406 | INTRA-UTERINE INSERTION DEVICE - The present invention relates to an inserter ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130213407 | LUMBAR RECOVERY BED BACK SUPPORT HAVING THREE CURVED SURFACES MATCHING NATURAL PHYSIOLOGICAL CURVATURE - A bed-cushion back-support ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130213408 | YOGA WRIST SAVER DEVICE - An attractive wrist saver device with an elastomeric body and an adjustable strap is provided for decreasing stress and strain of a user's wrist joint by elevating a heel of a user's hand and lessening the amount and degree of an extension of a user's wrist so as to comfort and cushion the user's wrist and substantially prevent the user's wrist from being positioned at a 90 degree right angle and perpendicular to the user's forearm and hand when the user is performing yoga, pushups, hand stands, dips or other upper body weight bearing exercises. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213409 | AIRWAY DEVICE WITH TONGUE-ENGAGING MEMBER - An oral device for improving airway patency comprises a base adapted to be held between a patient's upper and lower teeth and a tongue-engaging member. The tongue-engaging member engages the tongue and displaces the tongue anteriorly when the base is held between the patient's teeth. A vacuum is applied through the base and the tongue-engaging member in order to draw the soft palate against a posterior region of the tongue in order to stabilize the soft palate and open or clear the patient's airway. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213410 | PHARYNGEAL WALL TREATMENT - A patient's pharyngeal wall is treated by inserting an expander member into the airway and positioning an active portion of the expander member in opposition to portions of the pharyngeal wall to be treated. The expander member is activated to urge the wall portions outwardly to an outwardly displaced position. The expander member is then deactivated while leaving the wall portions in the outwardly placed position and the expander member is removed from said airway. A further aspect of the treatment includes stabilization of at least a portion of the pharyngeal wall after compression of portions of the wall. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213411 | NASAL SPLINTS - One embodiment of the present application relates to a system including a nasal splint and an insert. The nasal splint includes an airway tube. The insert is configured to be removably inserted into the airway tube. The insert includes an elongated tube surrounding an airway passage. The elongated tube is configured to collect and hold human material originating from within the human body. An interior surface of the elongated tube is formed at least partially by an inward extension of an exterior surface of the tube into the airway passage. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213412 | Mouthpiece for Athletic Performance Enhancement - A bio-facilitation mouthpiece correlates a custom made mouthpiece with nervous system channeling to facilitate optimal physiologic activity. The mouthpiece may be a single, unitary part made from a flexible, resilient material, and the mouthpiece includes a base member, and a right and left flange member coupled to the base member. The base member is adapted to receive portions of a user's upper and lower teeth, and the base member includes an elongated right lateral engagement portion, an elongated left lateral engagement portion, and an arch-shaped forward portion disposed between the right and left lateral engagement portions. The base member additionally includes a skirt portion downwardly extending from the forward portion and the right and left lateral engagement portions. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213413 | MOUTH MASK - A mouth mask includes a base frame member configured to fit the curvature of a human face, a shade fastened to the base frame member to form with the base frame member a curved surface for covering over the user's mouth and nose and having a notch on the middle part of the top side thereof around the user's nose to enhance wearing comfort, a chin support directly and angularly adjustably coupled to the base frame member or vertically and angularly adjustably coupled to the base frame member by means of an adapter member and defining with said base frame member an air hole for guiding out the user's exhaled air, and a set of ear loops respectively connected to the two ends of the base frame member for hanging on the user's ears. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213414 | ANTI-DUST MASK HAVING A CIRCULAR PAD PART AND A FIXTURE FOR A FILTER PART - The present invention relates to an anti-dust mask. The anti-dust mask ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130213415 | Para-meatal/stomal Adhesive Sealing Device - A para-meatal/stomal adhesive sealing device is formed of a layer of adhesive material, such as hydrocolloid, having a central body portion with an opening/aperture therein for alignment with a meatus or stoma and a plurality of leaves extending from the central body portion having parabolic curved sections at the adjoining portions thereof adjacent the central body portion. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213416 | Smoker's Accessory | 2013-08-22 |
20130213417 | Tobacco Solution for Vaporized Inhalation - A tobacco solution containing water; a polysorbate compound; and an effective serving of tobacco constituents for vaporizing the tobacco solution for inhalation. The tobacco constituents may include nicotine, monoamine oxidase inhibitor, tobacco flavor, and tobacco aroma derived from tobacco. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213418 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE - An electronic cigarette includes a capillary tube in communication with a liquid supply including liquid material and a heater operable to heat the capillary tube to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material contained therein and form an aerosol. The liquid supply is adapted to be squeezed or otherwise compressed so as to allow a smoker to manually pump liquid to the capillary tube and simultaneously activate the heater. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213419 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE AND IMPROVED HEATER ELEMENT - An electronic cigarette includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, and a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater. The heater is formed of a mesh material. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213420 | ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION CIGARETTE - An electronic cigarette includes a shell and a mouthpiece. The external wall of the shell has an air inlet. An atomizer and a liquid-supply are in contact with each other. The air inlet, atomizer, an aerosol passage, and a mouthpiece are sequentially interconnected. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213421 | APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR FORMING A FILTER COMPONENT OF A SMOKING ARTICLE - Apparatuses, systems, and methods employing ultrasonic bonding to form filter elements for smoking articles are provided. Ultrasonic bonding can be employed to bond the fibers of filter material defining bloomed tow. Use of a plasticizer may not be necessary. Further, filter materials such as polylactic acid, which may not be bonded via a plasticizer, may be employed. However, triacetin or other additional components may be employed to provide the filter element with a desirable sensory attribute in some embodiments. Ultrasonic bonding may be conducted by an ultrasonic bonder that includes an anvil defining a pattern thereon that is selected to define a desired degree of bonding, and thereby a resulting desired firmness and/or pressure drop associated with the filter element. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213422 | VOLUME-ENHANCED WIG - Disclosed is a volume-enhanced wig including a wig body with a volume-imparting portion in which wires or wire-like members are installed so that the wig looks voluminous when a wearer is wearing the wig, and hence the wearer can have a good appearance. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213423 | NAIL CLEANING APPARATUS - Aspects of the invention relate to apparatuses and methods for improving sanitary conditions. Certain aspects relate to an apparatus having at least one protrusion for removing visible debris from a nail and at least one nail cleaning region comprising an impregnable material for containing a liquid. In one exemplary embodiment, several nail cleaning elements may be configured to each clean a different nail without cross contaminating any other nail cleaning element on the apparatus. In various exemplary embodiments, the liquid comprises an agent selected from the group consisting of: a biocide agent, moisturizing agent, a cleaning agent, and combinations thereof. Multiple nail cleaning elements may be positioned to permit the simultaneous cleaning of multiple nails without cross-contamination. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213424 | MANICURE RECEPTACLE WITH DRYING PART - The invention relates to a manicure receptacle having a drying part, including: a receptacle body which has an entrance formed in its upper portion and stores a manicure therein; and a cap which is coupled to the entrance of the receptacle body and has a support rod which is integrated with a brush in its lower portion and extends in the vertical direction, wherein the cap includes a drying part configured to dry a manicure applied on a nail or a toenail of a user by raising the wind. The manicure receptacle is capable of quickly drying a manicure applied on a nail or a toenail of a user by raising the wind, thereby shortening manicure drying time and improving convenience of manicure use. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213425 | LIP BALM APPLICATOR STRIP AND METHOD OF USE - Lip balm strip is a sheet of material that conveniently dispenses lip balm. A section of the lip balm strip is not covered in lip balm which provides a clean surface for the user to hold on to. The balm covered side of the strip is placed in the mouth. The user then presses their lips down and slides the strip through their lips to apply the lip balm. There is a smooth edge on this side of the strip provided to prevent injury to the mouth. The lip balm strip is individually wrapped to preserve the strip for re-use. Other variations and features are described. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213426 | TWO-STEP NAIL POLISH PRODUCT - The present invention relates to a nail polish product, comprising: (1) a base coat composition containing: (i) at least one high gloss film forming agent chosen from a styrene maleic anhydride copolymer; (ii) at least one co-film forming agent chosen from an epoxy resin; (iii) at least one first solvent chosen from at least one volatile solvent and water; (iv) optionally, if water is employed as a first solvent, at least one auxiliary reactive agent chosen from a polyalkyleneamine or a combination of polyalkyleneamine and a polyurethane; (v) optionally, at least one colorant; and (vi) optionally, at least one plasticizer; and (2) a top coat composition containing: (i) at least one second solvent chosen from at least one volatile solvent and water; (ii) at least one main reactive agent chosen from at least one alkoxysilane comprising at least one solubilizing functional group and, if water is employed as a second solvent, at least one polyalkyleneamine or a combination of a polyalkyleneamine and a polyurethane; and (iii) optionally, at least one colorant, wherein the product does not require use of nitrocellulose and can be used to makeup or protect nails. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213427 | METHOD FOR GROUPING EYELASHES AND APPLYING EYELASH EXTENSIONS - Described is a method for grouping eyelashes and applying eyelash extensions based on the eyelash groupings. The method includes an act of forming an eyelash group, the eyelash-group including a plurality of actual eyelashes that are adhered together to form the eyelash group. An eyelash is separated from the eyelash group using tweezers or another similar item. Thereafter, an eyelash extension is adhered to the eyelash that is separated from the eyelash group, thereby providing a user with an eyelash group and an eyelash extension applied to an actual eyelash. The process can be repeated for any desired amount of remaining ungrouped eyelashes. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213428 | Pony tail wrap - The invention is an apparatus and method for creating a hairstyle. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213429 | Hair Trimming Guide - A hair trimming guide offers four edges; a first curved edge, a second curved edge, a first straight edge, and a second straight edge. These four edges allow a person to easily trim or shape their hair, such as a beard, by following the edges of the hair trimming guide. The curved edges are used when a person wants a curved outline to their beard, such as along the cheeks. If no curved outlines are desired, a user can simply trim with the straight edges. For use with larger or smaller facial areas, the hair trimming guide can be offered in multiple sizes, providing a larger size for larger facial areas and a smaller size for smaller facial areas, especially around the nose and mouth. The hair trimming guide is flat and smooth which enables it to be pressed against a user's face without causing discomfort. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213430 | CERAMIC HEATER, OXYGEN SENSOR AND HAIR IRON THAT USES THE CERAMIC HEATER - The conventional lead member had a constant thickness in a section parallel to a longitudinal direction, so that it has found it difficult to enlarge a joint area with a soldering material. Therefore, the lead member itself has to be enlarged so as to enlarge the contact area which contributes to the joining property between the lead member and the soldering material. In a section parallel to the longitudinal direction of a lead member ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130213431 | COSMETIC APPLICATOR WITH SPONGE TO ABSORB SUBSTANCE AND TO PREVENT LEAKAGE THEREOF - A cosmetic applicator, comprising a sponge to absorb substance and prevent leakage thereof is provided herein. The sponge having an elastic open-cell of a three-dimensional membrane structure of elastic polymer and is double over molded in combination with the rigid plastic base. The sponge has predefined density enabling to absorb the substance and skin surface having predefined thickness to prevent a spontaneous release of the substance. The substance may be squeezed out of the sponge only when applying pressure on the sponge. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag is integrated to the rigid plastic base to allow information related storage | 2013-08-22 |
20130213432 | INTERDENTAL CLEANER - An interdental cleaner which can firmly hold a dental floss that has been pulled out of a floss dispenser to a desired length, so that the interdental cleaner can prevent the floss from being further pulled out and can prevent a slip of the floss when a user uses the floss. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213433 | Method to Improve the Performance of a Leached Cutter - A cleaned component having a polycrystalline structure, a method and apparatus for cleaning a leached component to form the cleaned component, and a method for determining the effectiveness of cleaning the leached component. The cleaned component includes a leached layer that has at least a portion of by-product materials removed. The by-product materials were deposited into the leached layer during a leaching process that formed the leached layer. The apparatus and method for cleaning includes a tank, a cleaning fluid placed within the tank, and at least a portion of the leached layer immersed into the cleaning fluid. Optionally, a transducer emits ultrasonic waves into the leached layer. The method for determining the effectiveness of cleaning includes cleaning the leached component to form the cleaned component, measuring one or more capacitance values of the cleaned component, repeating the cleaning and the measuring until achieving a stable lower limit capacitance value. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213434 | METHOD FOR ELIMINATING CONTACT BRIDGE IN CONTACT HOLE PROCESS - A method for eliminating contact bridge in a contact hole process is disclosed, wherein a cleaning menu comprising a multi-step adaptive protective thin film deposition process is provided, so that a stack adaptive protective thin film is formed on the sidewall of the chamber of the HDP CVD equipment. The stack adaptive protective thin film has good adhesivity, compactness and uniformity to protect the sidewall of the chamber of the HDP CVD equipment from being damaged by the plasma, and avoid the generation of defect particles, thereby improving the HDP CVD technical yield and eliminating the contact bridge phenomenon in the contact hole process. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213435 | NEUTRAL FLOOR CLEANER - Compositions and methods for improved cleaning using neutral cleaners are disclosed. In particular, neutral pH cleaning compositions according to the invention employ a synergistic combination of water insoluble surfactants and an anionic hydrotropes capable of forming a stable, low-foaming solution. The neutral cleaning solutions provide significant benefits over water insoluble microemulsions traditionally used for neutral cleaning compositions and provide at least equivalent cleaning efficacy as non-neutral cleaning compositions. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213436 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING DIRT - The invention relates to a device for removing dirt, in particular oil, extreme dirt, etc. on a surface, in particular on a road pavement, wherein the device is integrated into a vehicle or associated with the vehicle, comprising nozzles ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130213437 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus removes foreign substances from a substrate at high removal efficiency. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a scrubber to perform surface processing of the substrate by bringing a scrubbing member into sliding contact with a first surface of the substrate, a hydrostatic support mechanism for supporting a second surface of the substrate via fluid pressure without contacting the substrate, the second surface being an opposite surface of the first surface, a cleaner to clean the processed substrate, and a dryer to dry the cleaned substrate. The scrubber brings the scrubbing member into sliding contact with the first surface while rotating the scrubbing member about a central axis of the scrubber. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213438 | CARPET CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A carpet cleaning system including a cleaning agent that is one of dilutable with and dissolvable in water to generate a cleaning solution. The cleaning system includes a brush disc that has a substantially bowl-shaped glide plate, and bristles disposed in a bristle region. The cleaning system further includes a carpet cleaning apparatus that has a reservoir for containing the cleaning solution, a motor, an aeration device, a power source, and a control system. The motor rotatably actuates the brush disc. The aeration device is fluidly coupled to the reservoir for aerating the cleaning solution to generate foam. The aeration device dispenses foam into at least one of the opening of the glide plate and the bristle region at a rate equivalent to between about 0.028 gallons per minute and about 0.042 gallons per minute. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213439 | Holder Assembly for Cooperating with an Environmental Cell and an Electron Microscope - A holder assembly comprises a first and a separable second part, the first part detachable from the second part, the first part comprising a tube and an environmental cell interface and the second part comprising an electron microscope interface, as a result of which the first part can be cleaned at high temperatures without exposing the second part to said high temperature. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213440 | INK JETTING INK SET AND CLEANING METHOD - An ink jetting ink set includes an ink composition for recording supplied to and used in an ink flow path and containing at least one of a glitter pigment and a metal oxide as a coloring material, and an auxiliary ink composition used in cleaning of the ink flow path, in which, in cases where a dynamic viscosity at 20° C. in the ink composition for recording is η | 2013-08-22 |
20130213441 | BULK DISPENSE SEMI-MANUAL CLEANING SYSTEM FOR AN APPLIANCE - Cleaning of a bulk dispense system of an appliance is provided. The appliance can include a user accessible compartment whereby the bulk dispense system is connected to a supply of a cleaning fluid. The appliance can be activated so as to flow the cleaning fluid through the bulk dispense system to help clean the system by e.g., removing particulates of detergent, fabric softener, and/or other undesirable matter that may be in the system. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213442 | METHOD FOR PURGING A SUBSTRATE CONTAINER - A method for purging a substrate container which accommodates in multiple stages a plurality of substrates to be processed by a substrate processing apparatus, the method includes: mounting the substrate container on a mounting unit; connecting a gas supply port provided in the substrate container and a gas supply line provided in a mounting unit; starting supply of a dry gas into the substrate container from a gas supply line before opening a cover of the substrate container; opening the cover of the substrate container while keeping the supply of the dry gas; closing the cover of the substrate container upon completion of processing of the substrates in the substrate container; and stopping the supply of the dry gas after closing the cover of the substrate container. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213443 | Method and apparatus for cleaning infant containers and accessories - An infant container cleaning apparatus is disclosed, comprising a stabilizer for holding one or more infant containers. The infant container cleaning apparatus also comprises a water application assembly for applying water, one or more cleaning agents, or a combination thereof to the one or more infant containers. Still further, the cleaning apparatus comprises at least one motion controller for varying the position, movement, speed, or a combination thereof of the stabilizer during the applying of the water, the one or more cleaning agents, or a combination thereof to the respective one or more infant containers by the water application assembly. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213444 | Tractor Lawn Mower Washer - A cleaning device for cleaning grass and debris from the under deck region of a tractor lawn mower after use including a water conduit and a stabilization means. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213445 | Umbrella engaged with a back pack - The present invention comprises a backpack with an anchoring device. The anchoring device allows an umbrella to be attached to the backpack. The umbrella has a collapsible canopy and can be stored in a storage unit on the backpack. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213446 | MISTER-EQUIPPED UMBRELLA SYSTEM - A mister-equipped umbrella to shield a user from precipitation, to provide protection from harmful UV rays, and to allow the user to activate a mister having a variable mist head to cool the user on a hot, sunny day. The mister-equipped umbrella generally combines an umbrella assembly and a mister assembly. The umbrella assembly includes a tube, a runner, a plurality of stretchers, a plurality of ribs each terminating in a top, a cover comprising at least one UV coating, and a handle that has an inner volume for storing batteries and an outer surface that may be insulated for gripping. The mister assembly comprises a fluid reservoir, a pump, and a variable mister head. In use, the user may manually adjust the variable mister head to configure a misting pattern and frequency of the mister. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213447 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE - A thermoelectric conversion module includes a pair of substrates, electrodes formed on the facing surfaces of a pair of the electrodes, a thermoelectric element disposed between the electrodes, and a joining layer that joins the electrodes and the thermoelectric element, in which the thickness of the joining layer is 30 μm or more, and is formed by sintering paste including metal particles smaller than 100 nm. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213448 | Thermoelectric Remote Power Source - In one embodiment, a system includes a strap configured to be coupled to a container. The strap includes a plurality of plates arranged to allow the strap to flex. The system also includes a thermoelectric device coupled to the strap. The strap is configured to transfer heat between the thermoelectric device and the container. The system includes a thermal interface situated between the thermoelectric device and the strap. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213449 | THERMOELECTRIC PLATE AND FRAME EXCHANGER - An active thermoelectric plate exchanger is provided that includes a plurality of thermally conductive plates and a thermoelectric (TE) assembly having an array of thermoelectric modules (TEM) (e.g., TE coolers or TE generators) for heating/cooling or power generation. For cooling/heating, the TECs actively transfer heat between two fluids. For power generation, the TEGs generate and output power when two fluids having a thermal differential therebetween is applied across the TEGs. Several TE assemblies may be disposed in a stacked configuration between thermally conductive plates contacting the fluids. Additional fluid turbulence generating structures may be included with the fluid flow chambers/paths to generate fluid turbulence and increase thermal efficiency. These structures may include a thermally conductive plate with surface structures or may be a thermally conductive wire cloth, woven wire or wire mesh or screen. The resulting plate exchanger is modular and scalable. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213450 | Thermoelectric Generation Apparatus - A thermoelectric generation apparatus | 2013-08-22 |
20130213451 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A photovoltaic module capable of suppressing separation of a tab electrode can be obtained. The photovoltaic module includes a plurality of semiconductor layers including a photoelectric conversion layer, a plurality of photovoltaic elements including a finger electrode for collecting generated currents, formed on the semiconductor layers on a side of a light receiving surface, and a tab electrode for electrically connecting the plurality of photovoltaic elements, in which the tab electrode is electrically connected to the finger electrode in a region corresponding to a power generation region of the photovoltaic element and bonded on the light receiving surface through an insulating bonding material. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213452 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A solar cell module is provided with a plurality of solar cells and a wiring material. Each solar cell includes a p-side electrode and an n-side electrode arranged on one principal surface thereof. For each pair of adjacent solar cells, the wiring material electrically connects the p-side electrode of one solar cell and the n-side electrode of the other solar cell. Surface layers of the p-side electrodes and the n-side electrodes comprises, respectively, plating layers each containing at least one power-supplied point. The wiring material is bonded to the solar cells at regions each of which at least includes the power-supplied point. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213453 | CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE MATERIAL, SOLAR CELL MODULE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention provides a conductive adhesive material by which high connection reliability is obtained, a solar cell module, and a manufacturing method for the same. The conductive adhesive material contains a film-forming resin, a liquid epoxy resin, a curing agent, and conductive particles, and an acid anhydride-based curing agent or phenol-based curing agent is used as the curing agent, and solder particles are used for the conductive particles. The solder is wet and spread by the flux effect of the curing agent, and high contact reliability is obtained. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213454 | COATINGS FOR OPTICAL COMPONENTS OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS - The present application is directed to a method of providing a coating to a surface of an optical element of a solar energy conversion system. The method comprises contacting the surface of the optical element with an aqueous coating composition comprising water and silica nanoparticles dispersed in the water, and drying the coating composition to form a nanoparticle coating. The coating composition has a pH of the composition of 5 or higher. The coating composition comprises an aqueous continuous liquid phase; silica nanoparticles having a volume average particle diameter of 150 nanometers or less dispersed in the aqueous continuous liquid phase; and an organic polymer binder. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213455 | HYBRID SOLAR COLLECTOR - A hybrid solar collector is disclosed having a passive solar collector unit and active photovoltaic panels. The inclination angle of the photovoltaic panels is optimized by linking the panels to the passive unit and its associated tracking controls. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213456 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLAR MODULE AND A SOLAR MODULE HAVING FLEXIBLE THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS - A thin film solar module including a first film web, a series of electrically conductive contact pads arranged at intervals on the first film web, where the contact pads each have a first and a second area, and a series of flexible thin film solar cells. The thin film solar cells each include a first side which at least partially forms a first electrically conductive pole, a second side, which at least partially forms a second electrically conductive pole, a photovoltaically active layer composition, and at least one electrical contact located on the layer composition, which contacts the first electrically conductive pole, wherein the electrical conductor extends past a side of the photovoltaically active layered composition. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213457 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE STRUCTURE - A system and method for improved photovoltaic module structure is described. One embodiment includes a photovoltaic module comprising a front substrate, a photovoltaic structure attached to the front substrate, wherein the photovoltaic structure comprises at least one photovoltaic cell, a back substrate, wherein the back substrate is spaced apart from the photovoltaic structure, and a structural component, wherein the structural component is located between the back substrate and the photovoltaic structure. In some embodiments, the structural component may be configured to provide thermal conduction between the front substrate and the back substrate, and/or the structural component may be configured to retain the front substrate and/or back substrate during breakage. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213458 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module includes a solar cell panel including a plurality of solar cells sealed between a front surface member and a back surface member with a sealing material, and a frame supporting a peripheral edge portion of the solar cell panel. The frame includes a main body portion, a fitting portion which is located above the main body portion and in which the peripheral edge portion of the solar cell panel is to be fitted. The frame further includes an inner flange portion provided at a part of the main body portion below the fitting portion and not below a bottom portion of the main body portion and extending in a direction inward from the peripheral edge portion of the solar cell panel. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213459 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE WITH A POLYMERIC MAT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - This invention relates to a photovoltaic device with a polymeric mat and a method of making a photovoltaic device with a polymeric mat. The photovoltaic device includes a transparent layer for receiving solar energy, and at least one photovoltaic cell disposed below the transparent layer. The photovoltaic device also includes a polymeric mat disposed below the at least one photovoltaic cell, and a backsheet disposed below the polymeric mat. The photovoltaic device also includes an encapsulant bonding the transparent layer, the at least one photovoltaic cell, the polymeric mat, and the backsheet. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213460 | POWER GENERATION DEVICE, THERMAL POWER GENERATION METHOD AND SOLAR POWER GENERATION METHOD - A small sized power generator is provided, being highly efficient in power generation. The power generator can include a heat-light conversion element for converting heat to infrared light and a semiconductor power generation cell for converting the infrared light to electrical energy. The heat-light conversion element can include a material in which reflectance is higher on a long wavelength side of a predetermined infrared wavelength, relative to reflectance on a short wavelength side thereof. The material can cause radiation of the infrared light upon being heated. Heat from a heat source is transferred to the heat-light conversion element, thereby radiating the infrared light. The semiconductor power generation cell converts this infrared light to electrical energy, thereby performing thermal power generation. In order to heat the heat-light conversion element, a light collection optical system can be provided for collecting sunlight toward the heat-light conversion element, enabling solar thermo-photovoltaic power generation. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213461 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, there is provided a method for manufacturing a photovoltaic cell. The method includes forming a structure including a pair of electrodes which are arranged apart from each other, and a hetero-junction type photoelectric conversion layer interposed between the electrodes and containing a p-type semiconductor and a n-type semiconductor, and annealing the photoelectric conversion layer thermally while applying an AC voltage having a frequency of 0.01 kHz or more and less than 1 kHz to control a mixed state of the p-type semiconductor and n-type semiconductor in the photoelectric conversion layer. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213462 | AXIALLY-INTEGRATED EPITAXIALLY-GROWN TANDEM WIRE ARRAYS - A photoelectrode, methods of making and using, including systems for water-splitting are provided. The photoelectrode can be a semiconducting material having a photocatalyst such as nickel or nickel-molybdenum coated on the material. The photoelectrode includes an elongated axially integrated wire having at least two different wire compositions. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213463 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The invention relates to a solar cell and to a method for manufacturing same. The solar cell contains a carbon structure layer; a microstructure formed on the carbon structure layer; and a thin-film layer covering the microstructure and including a charge separation junction part. | 2013-08-22 |
20130213464 | CONDUCTIVE FILM SUBSTRATE, PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A conductive film substrate, a photovoltaic cell having the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. The conductive film substrate includes a base substrate and a transparent conductive film formed on the base substrate. The transparent conductive film is a zinc oxide thin film which has first texture structures and second texture structures concurrently formed on a surface thereof. The second texture structures are smaller than the first texture structures. | 2013-08-22 |