36th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130228456 | ELECTROLYZER CELL STACK SYSTEM - Some embodiments of the present invention provide a balance-of-plant system and apparatus suited for regulating the operation of an electrolyzer cell stack. Specifically, in some embodiments, a balance-of-plant system and apparatus is operable to regulate the respective pressures of at least two reaction products relative to one another. Various examples are provided to demonstrate how the respective pressures of two reaction products can be regulated in relation to one another in a pressure following configuration, thereby regulating the pressure differential across an electrolyte layer according to aspects of different embodiments of the invention. Some of the examples provided also include design simplifications and alternatives that may reduce production costs of electrochemical cells configured according to aspects of different embodiments of the invention. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228457 | Reactor for recovering phosphate salts from a liquid - The invention relates to a reactor ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130228458 | ELECTROPLATING SYSTEMS - Electroplating systems that include a plurality of electrodes, a power supply operably coupled to the plurality of electrodes, a platen for bearing a substrate on which metal features are to be formed, and an electrode support are disclosed. The electrode support may be configured for suspending the electrode assembly over an upper surface of the substrate disposed on the platen in spaced relation to and in alignment with the substrate or for supporting the electrode assembly in a stationary position over the substrate when the voltage is applied across the plurality of electrodes. The electrodes may be adjacent, mutually spaced and electrically isolated and connected in series so as to be oppositely polarized when the voltage is applied thereacross or may be connected so as to have alternating polarities when the voltage is applied thereacross. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228459 | ELECTROLYZED WATER PRODUCING APPARATUS - An electrolyzed water producing apparatus comprises an electrolysis unit including a diaphragm electrolytic cell and a diaphragmless electrolytic cell; a water supply pipe with a three-way valve; a water take-out pipe having one end connected to each anode chamber to remove anode electrolyzed water; a water take-out pipe having one end connected to each cathode chamber to remove cathode electrolyzed water; and a water take-out pipe provided with a free chlorine removing filter and having one end connected to each diaphragmless electrolytic chamber to remove mixed electrolyzed water. The diaphragm electrolytic cell contains a pair of electrode plates, and a plurality of electrolytic chambers, at least one of which includes an anode chamber and a cathode chamber. The diaphragmless electrolytic cell contains a pair of electrode plates, and diaphragmless electrolytic chambers which are the remaining electrolytic chambers. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228460 | HOLDER FOR WORKPIECES TO BE ELECTROPLATED - A holder is devised for holding a workpiece to be electroplated. The holder includes a shell, a cover and a conducting element. The shell includes pins and least one holding region. The pins extend from the shell. The holding region includes upper and lower abutting elements for abutting upper and lower edges of the workpiece when the holding region receives the workpiece. The cover includes pin-receiving apertures and at least one pair of branch-receiving apertures. The pin-receiving apertures receive the pins to align the cover with the shell. The conducting element includes a stem and at least one pair of branches extending from the stem. The stem is attached to the cover. The pair of branches contacts the workpiece through the pair of branch-receiving apertures. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228461 | ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSOR ELECTRODE STRIP AND A FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF COMPRISING A TITANIUM METAL LAYER ON A CARBON LAYER AS THE ELECTRODE MATERIAL - The present invention relates to an electrochemical biosensor electrode strip fabricated by forming a carbon layer on a non-conductive substrate made of polymer material, forming a metal layer containing titanium thereon, and performing patterning. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228462 | DENSELY-PACKED FILMS OF LANTHANIDE OXIDE NANOPARTICLES VIA ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITION - A method of forming a film of lanthanide oxide nanoparticles. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of: (a) providing a first substrate with a conducting surface and a second substrate that is positioned apart from the first substrate, (b) applying a voltage between the first substrate and the second substrate, (c) immersing the first and the second substrates in a solution that comprises a plurality of lanthanide oxide nanoparticles suspended in a non-polar solvent or apolar solvent for a first duration of time effective to form a film of lanthanide oxide nanoparticles on the conducting surface of the first substrate, and (d) after the immersing step, removing the first substrate from the solution and exposing the first substrate to air while maintaining the applied voltage for a second duration of time to dry the film of lanthanide oxide nanoparticles formed on the conducting surface of the first substrate. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228463 | PIEZOELECTRIC SHEET, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC SHEET, AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A specific region of a polylactic acid sheet is heated by a microwave. To allow the polylactic acid sheet to exhibit piezoelectricity in the thickness direction of the polylactic acid sheet, a high voltage is applied to the heated polylactic acid sheet in the thickness direction of the polylactic acid sheet, and thereby the screw axes of at least a part of the polylactic acid molecules are relatively aligned with the thickness direction. Then the polylactic acid sheet is rapidly cooled, and thereby the polylactic acid molecules are immobilized. The same step is executed for other regions of the polylactic acid sheet, and thereby piezoelectricity is imparted to a wide area of the polylactic acid sheet in the thickness direction. The resultant piezoelectric sheet is capable of exhibiting a high piezoelectricity in the thickness direction. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228464 | Harvesting and Dewatering Algae Using a Two-Stage Process - The present invention is generally directed to an apparatus for harvesting algae using a two-stage approach. The two-stage approach includes a flocculation stage and a dewatering stage. The flocculation stage is implemented within a first-stage flocculation tank in which algae suspended within a growth medium is flocculated. The flocculated algae is then fed to a second-stage flotation tank in which electrodes are used to produce hydrogen and oxygen bubbles which attach to the flocculated algae causing the flocculated algae to float to the surface. The mat of floating algae can then be skimmed off the surface of the growth medium. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228465 | COMPOSITES OF CARBON BLACK AND METAL - Nano-sized particles of carbon black and various metal ions are mixed to form substantially homogenous solutions or dispersions. The nano-sized particles of carbon black and metal ions are electroplated on various types of substrates as composites of one or more metals and substantially uniformly dispersed nano-sized particles of carbon black within the metals. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228466 | FABRICATION OF MULTILAYERED NANOSIZED POROUS MEMBRANES AND THEIR USE FOR MAKING NOVEL NANOSTRUCTURES - Multilayer porous membranes and methods for fabricating the membranes may have applications in filtration, separation, and nanomanufacturing. The layers of the membrane may be selected based on different physiochemical properties, such as ionization rate and/or etch rate. The pores may be formed by high energy particle bombardment and chemical etching. In some embodiments, the multilayer porous membrane may be utilized to form complex nanostructures by selecting different materials for the layers based on physiochemical properties, layer thickness, stacking sequence, and/or varying the pore generation process. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228467 | APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS ELECTROLYTIC TREATMENT OF STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SURFACE-TREATED STEEL SHEET USING THE SAME - Provided are an apparatus for continuous electrolytic treatment of a steel sheet that is suitable for producing a surface-treated steel sheet and a method for producing the surface-treated steel sheet using the apparatus for continuous electrolytic treatment of a steel sheet. The apparatus includes N pairs of tabular electrodes having a length L and being arranged to respectively face two surfaces of a steel sheet. Each electrode includes n sections arranged in the longitudinal direction of the electrode and disposed on the surface of the electrode facing the steel sheet surface. Each section is constituted by a conductive portion including an electrode portion having a length T | 2013-09-05 |
20130228468 | Method for Continuously Producing Flexible Copper Clad Laminates - The present invention provides a method for continuously producing flexible copper clad laminates, which comprises a step of performing continuous copper plating after the steps or step of performing continuous ion implantation and/or plasma deposition on the surface of an organic macromolecular polymer film. The bonding force between the copper film and the substrate in a two-layer flexible copper clad laminate produced by the method provided by the present invention is much larger than that in a flexible copper clad laminate produced by a sputtering/plating method and equivalent to that in a flexible copper clad laminate produced by a coating method and a lamination method. Meanwhile the thickness of the copper film can be easily controlled to be less than 18 microns. In addition, more importantly, in the method provided by the present invention for continuously producing the two-layer flexible copper clad laminates, not only one surface of the film substrate, but also the two surfaces of the film substrate can be simultaneously treated, so the production efficiency is high. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228469 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR METAL MICROPARTICLE - Provided is a method for producing fine metal particles, wherein metal oxide powders can be used as a source of fine metal particles, and a method for producing fine metal particles can be provided avoiding the contamination of the molten salt electrolyte bath and the produced fine metal particles. A method for producing fine metal particles ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130228470 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN ELECTROLYTIC CELL INCLUDING A THREE-PHASE INTERFACE TO REACT CARBON-BASED GASES IN AN AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE - A process for converts carbon-based gases such as non-polar organic gases and carbon oxides to longer chained organic gases such as liquid hydrocarbons, longer chained gaseous hydrocarbons, branched-chain liquid hydrocarbons, branched-chain gaseous hydrocarbons, as well as chained and branched-chain organic compounds. In general, the method is for chain modification of hydrocarbons and organic compounds, including chain lengthening, and eventual conversion into liquids including, but not limited to, hydrocarbons, alcohols, and other organic compounds. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228471 | Adaptive Active Cathodic Protection - A device comprising an electrically conductive surface portion is provided for immersion in an electrically conductive liquid such as water. At least one load electrode is provided for supplying an electric load current into the electrically conductive liquid. Further, an electrode, e.g., one or more of the at least one load electrode acts as protection electrode. A protection current source, e.g., a resistor, is electrically coupled to the conductive surface portion and to the protection electrode for providing a protection current flowing between the electrically conductive surface portion and the electrode. Further, the protection current source is adapted for changing the protection current in response to a change in the load current. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228472 | Gated Voltammetry Devices - A sensor system, device, and methods for determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample is described. Gated voltammetric pulse sequences including multiple duty cycles of sequential excitations and relaxations may provide a shorter analysis time and/or improve the accuracy and/or precision of the analysis. The disclosed pulse sequences may reduce analysis errors arising from the hematocrit effect, variance in cap-gap volumes, non-steady-state conditions, mediator background, a single set of calibration constants, under-fill, and changes in the active ionizing agent content of the sensor strip. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228473 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE CONCENTRATION OF AN ANALYTE IN A LIQUID SAMPLE USING SMALL VOLUME SAMPLES AND FAST TEST TIMES - Analytes in a liquid sample are determined by methods utilizing sample volumes of up to 1.0 μl and test times from about 4 to about 9 seconds after detection of the sample. The methods are preferably performed using small test strips including a sample receiving chamber filled with the sample by capillary action. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228474 | CO-FACIAL ANALYTICAL TEST STRIP WITH STACKED UNIDIRECTIONAL CONTACT PADS - An analytical test strip (“ATT”) for use with a test meter includes a first insulating layer, with a first insulating layer upper surface, and a first electrically conductive layer (“ECL”) disposed thereon. The first ECL includes a first electrode portion (“EP”) and an electrical contact pad in electrical communication with the first EP. The ATT also includes a patterned spacer layer disposed above the first ECL that includes (i) a distal portion defining a bodily fluid sample-receiving chamber therein that overlies the first EP and (ii) an insulating proximal portion with an upper surface having a second ECL disposed thereon. The second ECL includes an interlayer contact portion and an electrical contact pad. A third ECL of the ATT includes a second EP and a proximal portion that overlies the interlayer contact portion. The second EP is disposed overlying and exposed to the sample-receiving chamber in an opposing relationship to the first EP. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228475 | CO-FACIAL ANALYTICAL TEST STRIP WITH STACKED UNIDIRECTIONAL CONTACT PADS AND INERT CARRIER SUBSTRATE - An analytical test strip with inert carrier substrate for use with a test meter includes an analytical test strip module and an electrochemically and electrically inert carrier substrate. The analytical test strip module has a first electrode portion, a second electrode portion in an opposing relationship to the first electrode portion, and first and second electrical contact pads configured in a stacked unidirectional configuration. The electrochemically and electrically inert carrier substrate has an upper surface and an outer edge. Moreover, the analytical test strip module is attached to the upper surface of the electrochemically and electrically inert carrier substrate such that the first and second electrical contact pads extend beyond the outer edge of the electrochemically and electrically inert carrier substrate and such that the electrochemically and electrically inert carrier substrate extends beyond the analytical test strip module. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228476 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO HELP PROMOTE CONTACT OF GAS WITH VAPORIZED MATERIAL - Vaporizable material is supported within a vessel to promote contact of an introduced gas with the vaporizable material, and produce a product gas including vaporized material. A heating element supplies heat to a wall of the vessel to heat vaporizable material disposed therein. The vessel may comprise an ampoule having a removable top. Multiple containers defining multiple material support surfaces may be stacked disposed within a vessel in thermal communication with the vessel. A tube may be disposed within the vessel and coupled to a gas inlet. Filters, flow meters, and level sensors may be further provided. Product gas resulting from contact of introduced gas with vaporized material may be delivered to atomic layer deposition (ALD) or similar process equipment. At least a portion of source material including a solid may be dissolved in a solvent, followed by removal of solvent to yield source material (e.g., a metal complex) disposed within the vaporizer. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228477 | OPHTHALMIC AND CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS USING TRICINE - The present invention relates to a lens care solution having 0.001 to about 5 weight percent of a low molecular weight amine of the general formula: | 2013-09-05 |
20130228478 | PACKING STRUCTURE INCLUDING THEFT PREVENTION ELECTRONIC TAG - The present invention provides a packing structure including a theft prevention tag, in which an anti-theft electronic tag is mounted to a ventilating packing element having contained therein a food-preserving agent such as an oxygen-binding agent, a moisture-proofing agent, or a freshness-keeping agent, and the ventilating packing element is easily built in a product wrapper, so that the anti-theft electronic tag is prevented from being damaged with a malicious intention, thereby further ensuring safety and security of products or articles. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228479 | CONTAINER WITH MOVEABLE ELEMENT - A system and method for increasing customer interest in containers. A set of actuating components are coupled to moveable elements of an active container, the moveable elements respond to operation of an actuating mechanism in a handle portion. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228480 | DEHYDRATED AND SEMI-HYDRATED PERSONAL CARE ITEMS - A personal care item is disclosed. The personal care item includes at least one partially dehydrated personal care item formulated without at least one aqueous ingredient to thereby allow travelers to bring personal care items while complying with present security restrictions regarding the transport of liquids on transportation means and when said at least one partially dehydrated personal care item is combined with at least one aqueous ingredient, the personal care item is in a usable form. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228481 | DEVICE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF SUBSTANCES TO BE KEPT SEPARATE UNTIL THEIR APPLICATION - Device for the preservation of substances to be kept separate until their application includes a container ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130228482 | MIXING CONTAINER FOR DIFFERENT CONTENTS - According to the present invention, a mixing container for different contents, when not being used, prevents a content stored in a storage compartment from being mixed with a content stored in a receiver member. When the mixing container is used, a button part is simply manipulated to open a lower portion of the receiver member, thereby mixing the two contents. Thus, the mixing container can mix different contents in a simple structure. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228483 | Sport ball bag for containing a plurality of balls in a small interior space - A ball bag having an interior formed of a stretchable material that pulls the bag exterior towards its own center, shaping the bag and locking the balls in place. This technique enables the bag to be used as a ball backpack. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228484 | SECURING DEVICE FOR AT LEAST ONE HAND TOOL - A securing device for at least one hand tool includes a receiving body, multiple elastomers and multiple picks. The receiving body has multiple inserting holes and multiple compartments. The multiple inserting holes are defined through the receiving body. The multiple compartments are defined in the receiving body and correspond to the inserting holes. Each compartment communicates with a corresponding inserting hole. The multiple elastomers are correspondingly mounted in the compartments. The multiple picks are correspondingly received in the compartments and are correspondingly connected with the elastomers. Each pick has a pick hole defined through the pick. The pick hole in each pick is selectively co-axially aligned with a corresponding inserting hole. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228485 | CARRYING CASE WITHIMPROVED ACCESS FOR DEFIBRILLATOR AND ACCESSORIES - A substantially rigid defibrillator carrying case having a hinged side, a latch disposed on a latch side opposite the hinged side, and a handle disposed on a handle side disposed between the hinged side and the latch side. The carrying case is constructed without protrusions and with a rigid handle, which combine to allow easy removal and deployment of the contents from a vehicle storage location to a cardiac arrest patient. The carrying case is further constructed for greater ease of use during rescue, greater ro-bustness, and for ease of maintenance. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228486 | TOP MOUNTING BOTTLE CONTAINER - Top mounting bottle container that couples with a bottle. A tab and cut-out in the cover provides for spill free snacking from an independent removable vessel. Salty snacks such as BEER NUTS® for example may couple to the top of a beer bottle for example. Various configurations enable the inclusion of fresh food, eating and drinking from a straw if desired while standing and walking and simultaneous access of solid or liquid in the container and bottle. Coupling elements that couple the top mounting bottle container to the bottle, may utilize any type of easily removable or semi-removable technology. Simplifies eating and drinking from one container and bottle in a theater or stadium having seats for example that provide one beverage holder per seat. Provides one free hand to hold a child's hand for safety while in stadiums and amusement parks. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228487 | PERSONAL CONTAINER FOR ORGANIZING MEDICATIONS - A portable organizer for medications containing pockets that are subdivided into compartments. Each compartment may be configured to store a single administration of medication, like a morning or evening set of medications. A pocket stores all medications to be taken in a day. Each pocket is closed using a closure like a zipper that allows a user to sequentially open two compartments in sequence. One embodiment of the organizer has enough pockets to store and organize an entire week's worth of medications, plus additional pills that can include vitamins and other supplements. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228488 | TWIST RECLOSABLE BLISTER PACKAGE - A package is disclosed comprising an outer blister portion and an inner blister portion, each blister portion having a flange, the flanges enclosed between paperboard cards, arranged so that upon rotation of the outer blister portion access is obtained to compartments within the inner blister portion. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228489 | High Vacuum Container and Adjusting Device - A high vacuum container includes an inner container body, an outer container body, a first group of supporting devices and a second group of supporting devices. Each group of supporting devices includes four supporting assemblies, and two supporting assemblies are disposed at the upper portion of the high vacuum container, and the other two are disposed at the lower portion of the high vacuum container. Each supporting assembly includes a base plate welded at outer surface of the inner container body and a heat insulating pipe extending along a radial direction of the high vacuum container, one end of the heat insulating pipe abutting against the base plate. Each supporting assembly at the lower portion further includes a fixing element, and each fixing element partly is partly inserted into the outer container body through the opening on the outer container body. Each fixing element has a top plate and a bending portion, and each bending portion bends vertically from the edge of the top plate and towards the inner part of the high vacuum container, and sleeves onto outside of the heat insulating pipe, and outer surface of the bending portion is welded to the outer container body at the opening. The high vacuum container and an adjusting device for adjusting the concentricity of the high vacuum container would be beneficial to high concentricity. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228490 | VACUUM-PACKING CONTAINER USING A PACKING STAND - A vacuum-packing container using a packing bag, which includes a packing bag that contains an article therein, and a casing that receives the packing bag therein, with a nozzle valve connected to the packing bag so as to form an air passage, and so air can be drawn out of the packing bag through the nozzle valve, thereby realizing vacuum-packing of the article in the packing bag. The packing bag is removably installed in the casing, and the article in the packing bag can be quickly and efficiently compressed to a high level of vacuum using a vacuum cleaner. Further, the packing bag can be changed with a new one at any time, and the article can be safely stored, and a large number of vacuum-packing containers can be efficiently stored due to the casings that can be neatly stacked one by one. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228491 | GIFT CARD HOLDER FOR CONFORMING TO AN ARTICLE SUSPENDED THEREFROM - An assembly for holding a transaction card, such as a gift card, upon an articulated, multi-panel structure that conforms to the shape of an underlying substrate, such as a box or other container. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228492 | Packaging System and Method - Embodiments provide packaging systems and methods that may be easy to open, have a measure of theft deterrence, may be manufactured from a minimum number of materials, and/or are relatively easy to recycle. One packaging/display system includes multiple package elements in an upright orientation between side walls of a support tray, without edges of the package elements extending into the side walls for support. In some cases a support tray includes multiple support tabs located along at least one side wall to engage a front and/or back surface of a package element in a supporting configuration. Support tabs may optionally be spaced along side wall inner surfaces in an alternating configuration. An optional removable cover may be configured to fit about package elements within a support tray to provide an integrated packaging assembly for transport. Methods for packing and displaying products are also provided. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228493 | Falling Film Reactor for Light Tar Oxidation - A method of processing light fraction tar includes pre-heating the light fraction tar before directing it through a reactor. The reactor has a top and a bottom and a surface spanning between said top and said bottom. A film of the light fraction tar flows down the surface under the force of gravity and with heated gas blowing thereon. The portion of the film that reaches the bottom of the reactor has improved properties making it more widely useful for carbon products. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228494 | METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY OPERATING AN EBBULATED BED REACTOR AND AN EFFICIENT EBBULATED BED REACTOR - A hydroprocessing method and system involves introducing heavy oil and well-dispersed metal sulfide catalyst particles, or a catalyst precursor capable of forming the well-dispersed metal sulfide catalyst particles in situ within the heavy oil, into a hydroprocessing reactor. The well-dispersed or in situ metal sulfide catalyst particles are formed by 1) premixing a catalyst precursor with a hydrocarbon diluent to form a precursor mixture, 2) mixing the precursor mixture with heavy oil to form a conditioned feedstock, and 3) heating the conditioned feedstock to decompose the catalyst precursor and cause or allow metal from the precursor to react with sulfur in the heavy oil to form the well-dispersed or in situ metal sulfide catalyst particles. The well-dispersed or in situ metal sulfide catalyst particles catalyze beneficial upgrading reactions between the heavy oil and hydrogen and eliminates or reduces formation of coke precursors and sediment. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228495 | INTEGRATED HYDROTREATING AND STEAM PYROLYSIS PROCESS INCLUDING HYDROGEN REDISTRIBUTION FOR DIRECT PROCESSING OF A CRUDE OIL - Steam pyrolysis and hydroprocessing are integrated including hydrogen redistribution to permit direct processing of crude oil feedstocks to produce petrochemicals including olefins and aromatics. A feed is initially split into a light portion and a heavy portion, and the heavy portion is hydroprocessed. A hydroprocessed effluent is charged, along with steam, to a convection section of a steam pyrolysis zone. The mixture is heated and passed to a vapor-liquid separation section. A residual portion is removed and light components are charged to a pyrolysis section of the steam pyrolysis zone. A mixed product stream is recovered from the steam pyrolysis zone and it is separated into product including olefins and aromatics. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228496 | INTEGRATED SOLVENT DEASPHALTING AND STEAM PYROLYSIS PROCESS FOR DIRECT PROCESSING OF A CRUDE OIL - A process is provided that is directed to a steam pyrolysis zone integrated with a solvent deasphalting zone to permit direct processing of crude oil feedstocks to produce petrochemicals including olefins and aromatics. The integrated solvent deasphalting and steam pyrolysis process for the direct processing of a crude oil to produce olefinic and aromatic petrochemicals comprises charging the crude oil to a solvent deasphalting zone with an effective amount of solvent to produce a deasphalted and demetalized oil stream and a bottom asphalt phase; thermally cracking the deasphalted and demetalized oil stream in the presence of steam to produce a mixed product stream; separating the mixed product stream; recovering olefins and aromatics from the separated mixed product stream; and recovering pyrolysis fuel oil from the separated mixed product stream. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228497 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FILTERING METALS FROM FLUIDS - A method of processing a liquid having magnetic particles includes increasing a magnetic particle content in at least a portion of the liquid; forming an effluent using the portion of the liquid that has the increased magnetic particle content; and filtering the effluent using a magnetic field. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228498 | METHOD FOR DETECTION OF CONTAMINATED OBJECTS - The present invention relates generally to a method for optical sorting and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to an apparatus and method for sorting individual objects such as, for example, beans, grains, fruit and the like such that contaminated objects can be separated from non-contaminated objects. The objects are pre-stimulated with a source emitting UV light and are sorted based on the signal emitted by the objects, in particular for sorting Fungus-contaminated objects. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228499 | Vertical Filter - A vertical filter assembly includes a top filter assembly, the top filter assembly including a primary filter; a canister in fluid communication with the top filter assembly, the canister including a canister body having a sidewall and a bottom wall that define a hollow interior of the canister; and a secondary filter positioned within the hollow interior of the canister and supported above the bottom wall of the canister. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228500 | Apparatus for water treatment using filtration or a membrane separation method - An apparatus for water treatment is proposed that comprises a means for mechanical separation constructed as a membrane ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130228501 | PREPARATIVE CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMN - A chromatography column design and a packing device, as well as a method for obtaining a column with a very compact and uniform bed are provided. The bed remains compact and uniform during operation of the column and during sanitization, storage and transportation of the column. The amount of hardware, particularly the hardware parts in contact with product, is minimized, especially with the implementation of an internal liner. With this internal liner, the packed bed can be separated from the column in intact form, or even prepared separately from, and outside of, the column. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228502 | FLASH CHROMATOGRAPHY CARTRIDGE - A low pressure liquid chromatographic cartridge has a tubular polymer container that receives a chromatographic packing material. The container has an outlet port located at its downstream end and container threads formed on its upstream end. A polymer cap, with an inlet port on an upstream end, screws onto the container threads. A flange depending from the cap mates with the lip of the container to form a fluid tight seal between the polymer cap and container suitable for use in low pressure liquid chromatography. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228503 | Fluid filter with replaceable filter insert - A fluid filter comprising a housing, a releasable cover and a replaceable filter having a filter body and two end plates. The filter is placed on a housing standpipe which has on its free side, facing the cover, an axially displaceable endpiece. The endpiece is preloaded in the expulsion direction and in that position is blocked by a locking system against insertion which prevents the cover from connecting with the housing. An unlocking device guided by the filter unlocks the locking system and allows insertion of the endpiece. The locking system is formed by locking tabs which are radially movable, and each have a locking face facing in the axial direction. The tabs are preloaded in the locking direction and each lock the endpiece in its expelled position against axial insertion relative to the standpipe. The tabs can be radially moved into their unlocking position by the unlocking device. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228504 | FILTER ELEMENT - A filter element is disclosed. The filter element may include filter media extending circumferentially around and longitudinally along a longitudinal axis of the filter element. The filter element may also include pilot structure attached to the filter media and configured to locate the filter element. The pilot structure may include an axial cross-section that includes at least one of a noncircular feature or an asymmetrical feature relative to the longitudinal axis. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228505 | FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR PREPARATION OF FLUIDS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS - Systems, methods, and devices for preparation of purified water and medicaments for various uses including blood treatment are described. Methods, devices, and systems for creating multiple-treatment batches are described. For example, a medicament fluid circuit can include a container with an interior chamber. The container can have a fluid filling port and a fluid extraction port. Both ports can be connected to the interior chamber. The filling port can have two sterilizing filters, each of which has a membrane. The sterilizing filters can be connected in series the membranes are separated by a distance of at least 0.5 cm. A first of the sterilizing filters can have a sealed inlet. The fluid extraction port can be sealed. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228506 | Method for Making a Filter Segment for a Disc Filter and the Filter Segment - A disc filter disposed around a drum for filtering water. The disc filter includes a frame structure and a plurality of filter segments arranged around the drum and secured to the support. Each filter segment includes a filter frame having first and second portions and filter material integrated with the first and second portions of the filter frame through an injection moulding process. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228507 | FILTER DEVICE - A filter device having at least one filter element ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130228508 | Filter for pet fountain - A pet drinking fountain assembly having a pump forming part of a fountain mounting arrangement that includes a lift tube coupling a cover to the pump coupled to a lower basin by a mount. The mount and lift tube attenuate pump noise and vibration by providing isolation from the basin and cover and can function as dampeners. In a preferred embodiment the pump is part of a pump module that includes a module housing to which the pump is attached by another noise-attenuating mount. Each mount is formed by one or more suction cups with the cups and lift tube made of vibration dampening material, such as a resilient vibration dampening or isolating material that can be an elastomeric material. The module includes a lift tube coupling discharge that registers in fluid flow communication with a pump outlet and can include a ring or bushing therebetween providing additional noise attenuation. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228509 | FILTRATION SYSTEM - A filtration system ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130228510 | HIGHLY UNIFORM SPUNBONDED NONWOVEN FABRICS - A catheter anchoring system, apparatus and method for securing a catheter to a patient's skin, having two flexible side members and a cross-member therebetween to which a retaining assembly is mounted. The retaining assembly may hold a catheter hub at an angle for patient comfort. Gripping tabs secure to each retaining assembly side are gripped while advancing a cannula guide needle into the patient's vein and while attaching the catheter hub to a medical accessory, such as intravenous (I.V.) tubing, for increased patient comfort, reduction of the risk in contamination and patient infection, and to more easily and quickly start an I.V. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228511 | Antibiofouling Composition, Antibiofouling Membrane And Method For Forming The Same - The present invention provides an antibiofouling composition, an antibiofouling membrane and a method for forming the same. The antibiofouling composition comprises a copolymer and at least one solvent. The copolymer comprises at least one hydrophobic segment and at least one antibiofouling segment where the hydrophobic segment comprises a plurality of hydrophobic moieties and the antibiofouling segment comprises a plurality of antibiofouling moieties. The molar ratio of the total of hydrophobic moieties to the total of the antibiofouling moieties is 0.5˜6.0. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228512 | High Performance Nitrifying Sludge for High Ammonium Concentration and Low Temperature Wastewater Treatment - Compositions of bacteria which are effective for the nitrification of wastewater, particularly at low temperatures, are described. The compositions are comprised of 35 strains or populations of at least partially characterized isolated bacteria. These compositions may be used to treat wastewater contaminated with animal fecal waste and/or ammonia. In use, wastewater is contacted with the bacterial composition of the invention under aerobic conditions and for a period of time effective to oxidize ammonia therein. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228513 | GRADIENT SEPARATION METHOD TRANSFER FOR LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEMS - Described is a method of transferring a gradient separation method to a liquid chromatography system. A value of a delivered gradient slope for a gradient separation method performed on a first liquid chromatography system is determined based on a value of a programmed gradient slope for the gradient separation method and a predetermined relationship between delivered gradient slope and programmed gradient slope for the first liquid chromatography system. The gradient separation method is performed on a second liquid chromatography system using a delivered gradient slope having a value equal to the value of the delivered gradient slope determined for the first liquid chromatography system | 2013-09-05 |
20130228514 | FILTRATION METHOD FOR OPERATING A FILTRATION MODULE WITH GAS FEED AT ITS PERMEATE SIDE TO PREVENT BACKFLOW OF PERMEATE - A method for operation of a filtration module | 2013-09-05 |
20130228515 | FACILITATED TRANSPORT MEMBRANE FOR THE SEPARATION OF AROMATICS FROM NON-AROMATICS - Certain embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus for separating aromatic hydrocarbons from an aromatic hydrocarbon feed stream. The apparatus includes a membrane support, and a hydrophilic polymer membrane matrix disposed on the membrane support. The hydrophilic polymer membrane matrix includes an effective amount of polyvinyl alcohol and an effective amount of sodium alginate. The apparatus further includes a carrier agent bonded to the hydrophilic polymer membrane matrix using a cross-linking agent. The carrier agent exhibits a greater affinity for aromatics compared to aliphatics. The apparatus further includes a membrane housing configured to hold the membrane support. The membrane housing includes an inlet, a permeate outlet, and a retentate outlet, the inlet being operable to receive the aromatic hydrocarbon feed stream, the permeate outlet being operable to discharge a permeate stream, and the retentate outlet being operable to discharge a retentate stream. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228516 | AMBULATORY ULTRAFILTRATION DEVICE, RELATED METHODS AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An ambulatory ultrafiltration device includes a blood filter that has a blood side or fluid communication with the vascular system of the subject, an ultrafiltrate side, and a semipermeable membrane disposed between the blood side and the ultrafiltrate side. The ambulatory ultrafiltration also includes a buffer vessel in fluid communication with the blood side of the blood filter, and a blood pump. The blood pump is controlled to alternate between a withdrawal phase and a return phase. In the withdrawal phase, blood is withdrawn on a blood path from the subject via the blood filter to the buffer vessel. In the return phase, blood is returned from the buffer vessel to the subject on the blood path. The blood filter is arranged to remove ultrafiltrate from the blood during at least one of the withdrawal and return phases. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228517 | DYNAMIC WEIGHT BALANCING OF FLOW IN KIDNEY FAILURE TREATMENT SYSTEMS - A kidney failure treatment system includes: (i) a dialysate supply; (ii) a weighing device; a control container coupled operably to the weighing device; (iii) a diffusion membrane; (iv) a drain; first and second pumps; (v) a first fluid conduit coupled fluidly to the dialysate supply and the diffusion membrane, the first fluid conduit coupled operably to the first pump; (vi) a second fluid conduit coupled fluidly to the control container and the drain, the second fluid conduit coupled operably to the first pump; and (vii) a third fluid conduit coupled fluidly to the diffusion membrane and the control conduit, the third fluid conduit coupled operably to the second pump. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228518 | SEPARATION MEMBRANE MODULE AND FLUID SEPARATION METHOD - A separation membrane module and fluid separation method are disclosed. A plurality of tubes are arranged in a body. A first chamber on a first fixed plate at an opposite side where the tubes are attached, comprising a plurality of rooms divided by at least one divider. A second chamber on a second fixed plate at an opposite side where the tubes are attached, comprising a plurality of rooms divided by at least one divider. The tubes are connected in series in terms of fluid path. A operation in which mixed fluid containing two or more types of fluid that flows into one of the rooms within one of chambers flows within one of the tubes, flows into one of the rooms within another chamber, and flows into another of the tubes by way of one of the rooms within the another chamber is repeatedly carried out. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228519 | MICROPOROUS MATERIAL HAVING FILTRATION AND ADSORPTION PROPERTIES AND THEIR USE IN FLUID PURIFICATION PROCESSES - The present invention is directed to ultrafiltration membranes comprising a microporous material, said microporous material comprising:
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20130228520 | POLYMER COATINGS THAT RESIST ADSORPTION OF PROTEINS - The invention provides membranes useful for filtration of water and other liquids. The membrane may be a composite membrane having a polymer layer incorporating quaternary phosphonium or ammonium groups. The polymer layer may be resistant to protein adsorption in an aqueous environment. The membrane may also be a surface-modified membrane in which a polymer having quaternary phosphonium or ammonium groups is covalently attached to the membrane surface. Methods for making and using the membranes of the invention are also provided. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228521 | PRECIPITATED SILICA SORBENTS - The present invention is directed to a separation medium comprising rotary dried or spray dried precipitated silica. The silica has a pore surface area P wherein log | 2013-09-05 |
20130228522 | ARSENIC REMOVAL SYSTEM - A system is provided for removing arsenic from water to safe levels at or below the EPA standards. The system is a hybrid spouted vessel/fixed bed filter system that significantly enhances/improves arsenic removal for drinking water using zero-valent iron (ZVI) particles. Movement of the circulating, iron-containing particles in a dense moving bed that forms on the spouted vessel bottom creates an abrasive “self-polishing” action among them that continuously generates colloidal iron corrosion products. This material then circulates with the water in the vessel and is removed and concentrated in a fixed bed filter. The colloidal material captured and immobilized in the filter has been shown to remove arsenic from contaminated water at very rapid rates. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228523 | FLUID TREATMENT APPARATUS - An inlet device is provided for providing a mixture of a less dense liquid component and a more dense liquid component to a separator vessel. The inlet device comprises an annular chamber and an inlet which causes the mixture to swirl around the axis of the annular chamber. As a result, a vortex is caused in the separator vessel as the mixture enters it from the inlet device. This vortex is used to separate the more dense liquid component from the less dense liquid component, with the less dense liquid component being forced to the centre of the vortex where it is removed via an outlet which runs through the centre of the annular chamber. The inlet device also comprises a gas distributor for introducing gas bubbles into the mixture before it enters the separator vessel, thereby improving the separation of the more dense liquid component from the less dense liquid component. There is also provided a separator apparatus comprising the inlet device and the separator vessel and a method for separating a more dense liquid component from a less dense liquid component. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228524 | Processes for Recovering Organic Solvent Extractant from Solid-Stabilized Emulsions Formed in Hydrometallurgical Solvent Extraction Circuits - Processes for recovering an organic solvent extractant phase from a solid-stabilized emulsion formed in a hydrometallurgical solvent extraction circuit are disclosed. One such process includes mixing a de-emulsifier comprising an effective amount of a polymeric aggregating agent with the solid-stabilized emulsion, thereby separating the emulsion into its aqueous, organic, and solid phase components; and removing the organic solvent extractant phase from the other components, thereby recovering the organic solvent extractant phase from the solid-stabilized emulsion. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228525 | TEMPERATURE SWITCHABLE POLYMERS FOR FINE COAL DEWATERING - A flocculating agent that comprises a complex of a metal salt and multiple strands of a temperature sensitive polymer. A process for separating coal fines from an aqueous liquid using a flocculent having a critical flocculation temperature, said critical flocculation temperature being the temperature below which flocculent is hydrophilic and forms floccules with fines and above which the flocculent is hydrophobic, which comprises adding to the aqueous liquid an effective amount of the flocculent at a temperature below the critical flocculent flocculation temperature of the flocculent to cause generation of floccules, said comprising at least a metal complex including a metal salt and a water soluble polymer, separating (for example filtering) floccules from the aqueous liquid, then heating the floccules to a temperature above the critical flocculation temperature of the flocculent to expel water from the floccules to create a solids and expelled water, and separating the expelled water from the solids. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228526 | SELF CLEANING HIGH PRESSURE ABRASIVE SLURRY/FLUID CHECK VALVE - This invention relates generally to a method and apparatus to allow high pressure pumping a fluid mixture of solid and/or abrasive particles with a liquid, and separating the fluid mixture into a solid and/or abrasive particle component and a cleaned liquid component. An embodiment includes surrounding the pump plunger/piston, and timely cycling the cleaned liquid to flush the pump check valves to displace erosive solid and/or abrasive material. Consequently, this invention allows for proper check valve sealing, extends the life of check valves, extends the life of the pump, and improves efficiency. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228527 | FILTER FOR POLLUTED WATER - An apparatus for filtering polluted water in drainage systems. The apparatus comprising a collection chamber for collecting the water, having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and two sides between the ends. An inlet is disposed at or near the first end for the water to enter the collection chamber and a filter screen is disposed in the sides through which the water exits the collection chamber. A deflector is disposed at or near the second end of the collection chamber to deflect downwardly the water flowing towards it. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228528 | WET AIR OXIDATION PROCESS USING RECYCLED COPPER CATALYST - A system and method for the treatment of process streams. A catalyst mediates a wet oxidation process at elevated temperatures and pressures for treating at least one undesirable constituent in an aqueous mixture. The aqueous mixture may be contacted with a catalyst and an oxidizing agent at an elevated temperature and a superatmospheric pressure. At least a portion of the catalyst may be precipitated by a pH adjustment and recycled back to contact the aqueous mixture | 2013-09-05 |
20130228529 | MICROPOROUS MATERIAL HAVING FILTRATION AND ADSORPTION PROPERTIES AND THEIR USE IN FLUID PURIFICATION PROCESSES - The present invention is directed to microfiltration membranes comprising a microporous material, said microporous material comprising:
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20130228530 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT SOLUTION EXCHANGE FOR CELL AND PARTICLE SUSPENSION - A method of exchanging fluids with suspended particles includes providing a microfluidic device with a first inlet channel operatively coupled to a source of particles and a second inlet channel operatively coupled to an exchange fluid. A transfer channel is connected at a proximal end to the first inlet channel and the second inlet channel. First and second outlet channels are connected to a distal end of the transfer channel. The source of particles is flowed at a first flow rate into the first inlet channel while the exchange fluid is flowed at a second flow rate into the second inlet channel wherein the ratio of the second flow rate to the first flow rate is at least 1.5. Particles are collected in one of the first and second outlet channels while fluid substantially free of particles is collected in the other of the first and second outlet channels. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228531 | METHOD AND WATER TREATMENT IN AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS - Water is treated via a thermal water treatment process, where heat for the thermal water treatment process is taken off from a second thermal process by heat exchange. The treated water is fed to an evaporation process. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228532 | SHAKER AND DEGASSER COMBINATION - A system for separating components from a slurry of drilling fluid and drill cuttings on a shaker screen having an upper side and a lower side within a shaker. The system also has a pressure differential generator to pull an effective volume of air through a section of the shaker screen to enhance the flow of drilling fluid through the section of the shaker screen and the separation of drilling fluid from drill cuttings and further maintain an effective flow of drill cuttings off the shaker. A method of separating components of a slurry of drilling fluids and solids has the steps of delivering the slurry to a shaker, flowing the slurry over a first screen and applying an effective amount of vacuum to a first portion of the first screen to remove the drilling fluids from the slurry without stalling the solids on the first screen. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228533 | FEEDWELLS - The invention provides several improvements in feedwells, one of which being a feedwell comprising a mixing zone for dissipating the kinetic energy of a fluid comprising pulp, a settling zone for promoting flocculation of the pulp and at least one inclined deflecting element for at least partially separating the mixing zone from the settling zone. Other improvements include a shelf at least partially defining an inclined path for removing material from the shelf into a feedwell chamber; at least two outlets arranged in a substantially concentric relationship with respect to each other; a portion of a second conduit varies in its cross-sectional size and/or shape so as to connect a feed inlet to a first conduit; and a partition for partially separating an outer mixing zone and an inner settling zone. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228534 | METHOD FOR FILTERING FLUID USING A FILTER VIAL - A filter vial for separating biological and chemical fluids has a cylindrical sidewall with an open top and a closed bottom. A protrusion extends upwards from the middle of the bottom to form an annular recess. A tubular plunger has an open bottom end to which is fastened an annular cup having an outer sidewall sized to fit into and seal against the vial's sidewall. An inner sidewall of the annular cup holds a filter over an opening in the bottom of the plunger and forms a shaped cavity leading to that filter. The annular cup on the plunger fits into the annular recess in the vial to force fluid from the vial through the filter and into the plunger. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228535 | BICYCLE RACK - A bicycle parking system that includes a compartment for storing items. The compartment for storing items may have an opening for receiving the items. The compartment may be secured, and the items enclosed therein, by parking and securing a bicycle into a bicycle receiving space. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228536 | SUPPORT APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to shelving systems and methods that are adaptable to a number of applications, including building heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (“HVAC”) systems, shelving units for holding children's games and toys, closet organizers with hangers and shelves, storage systems in a garage or workshop, storage shelves over a garage door, and as a shelving unit for audio and visual equipment. The shelving unit includes a means for attachment to an overhead member, such as a steel beam, wood rafter, wood joist, wood beam, or ceiling, a generally J or L shaped bar, the ability to raise or lower the J or L shaped bar to provide for storage at different heights, an extension member removably coupled to the J or L bar, and wherein the extension member has a length that provides for storage space of different widths. In another aspect, an inverted shelving stand is provided. In still a further aspect, a U shaped swiveling hanging unit is provided. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228537 | Solar Panel Support With Integrated Ballast Channels - A solar panel support sub-assembly includes a bottom rail, a first top rail and a second top rail, each rail having first and second longitudinally opposite ends. The first end of the bottom rail is pivotally coupled to the first end of the first top rail and the second end of the bottom rail is pivotally coupled to the first end of the second top rail. The sub-assembly also includes a ballast rail having a first end that is pivotally coupled to the bottom rail at a first location intermediate the first and second longitudinally opposite ends of the bottom rail. The sub-assembly may be unfolded for assembly by pivoting the first and second top rails within a first plane and pivoting the ballast rail within a second plane that is normal to the first plane. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228538 | DEVICE FOR INSERTING, EXTRACTING AND LOCKING AN ELECTRONIC CARD IN A SLOT - A device for clamping in a slot an electronic card including contacts insertable into connectors, guided by the slot between a first position of the electronic card, the extraction position, where the contacts are not inserted into the connectors, and a second position, the insertion position, where said contacts are fully inserted into the connectors; the device includes clamping means, means of controlling the clamping means, tightening means comprising a first eccentric having a pivoting connection with the electronic card able to control the clamping means, and the tightening means in a second eccentric working with means forming a bearing surface to produce an instantaneous center of rotation of the tightening means on the bearing surface when the electronic card is in the insertion position and the tightening means are operated around the pivot axis for inserting the electronic card. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228539 | TOOL MOUNT ASSEMBLY - A tool mount assembly has a mount and a first cover. The mount has a placing surface and multiple linear tool grooves formed in the placing surface. The first cover is pivotally connected with the mount and covers the placing surface to close the tool grooves. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228540 | LAUNDRY DRYING RACK - A laundry hanger includes a supporting unit, a hanging unit, an angle-adjusting unit, a stand unit, and a fastening unit. The supporting unit has a pair of legs and can be collapsed. The hanging unit allows laundry to be hung out thereon and has a pair of hanger members pivotably coupled to the supporting unit. The angle-adjusting unit can adjust pivot angles of the hanger members with respect to the supporting unit while supporting the hanger members. The stand unit has a rest, which is to be positioned between the pair of legs and allows laundry to be hung out thereon, and a stand leg for supporting the rest. The fastening unit fastens the rest to the pair of legs such that the rest can be slid between the legs. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228541 | HANGING CORNER SHELF ASSEMBLY - A hanging corner shelf assembly is provided which includes a first member and a second member, which diverge from one another. Each member includes a first side and a second side, an inner side and an outer side. The first and second members are configured for attachment to one another. The hanging corner shelf assembly further includes at least one shelf member extending from the first member and the second member, wherein a longitudinal axis of the at least one shelf member is generally perpendicularly oriented relative to a longitudinal axis of each of the first and second members and at least one hanging member is included, wherein the at least one hanging member is engageable to the first and/or second member. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228542 | APPARATUS AND COMPOSITION FOR INHIBITING DENTAL CARIES - A bottle liner or insert for administering at least two different liquids to a feeding child, includes a first reservoir of polymer fabric, the reservoir comprising two walls sealed together at their mutual bottom and sides and having an open top and flaps extending from both walls at the top of said first reservoir; a sheet of polymer fabric having a smaller area than either wall of said first reservoir, the sheet sealingly anchored to the inside of either wall such that the sheet and inner wall together form a second reservoir extending to and open at its top, the sheet also having a flap extending from its wall at the top; and a valve in fluid communication with and disposed between the first and second reservoirs. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228543 | PET BLOW MOULDING METHOD FOR PRODUCING BLOW MOULDED PET CONTAINERS AND SUCH A CONTAINER - A PET blow moulding method is provided for producing a blow moulded PET container ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130228544 | BOTTLE HAVING A REMOVABLE BOTTOM | 2013-09-05 |
20130228545 | SYNTHETIC RESIN BOTTLE - A technical problem is to fully make up for a restricted upper limit to the preform body wall thickness. An object is to provide a bottle which is narrow-mouthed and yet has a substantially expanded body. In principle, the bottle may include a mouth opening portion with a bore diameter of 10 mm or less and a maximum diameter of the body is 2.5 times or more than the bore diameter of the mouth opening portion, and wherein a maximum diameter portion of the body has a minimum wall thickness of 0.45 mm or more. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228546 | PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH ELONGATED VERTICAL FORMATION - A plastic container is disclosed comprising a base portion for supporting the container on a surface, an upper portion, and a body portion. The upper portion includes a neck and a dispensing opening. The body portion extends between the base portion and the neck, the body portion including a shoulder portion below the neck portion and a sidewall portion between the shoulder portion and the base portion. The body portion includes at least one elongated vertical formation that substantially extends along the sidewall portion from the base portion toward the shoulder portion, the elongated vertical portion being continuous along at least 0.60 the total height of the container. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228547 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FLEXIBLE INTRAOCULAR RETINAL IMPLANT HAVING DOPED DIAMOND ELECTRODES - A method for manufacturing an intraocular retinal implant including: providing a mold capable of supporting growth of a layer of doped diamond, the mold including, on one face, elements all depressed or all projecting with respect to the surface of the face, and constituting a pattern cavity for the electrodes of the implant which it is desired to obtain; producing the doped diamond electrodes by growing a layer of doped diamond in all or part of a space occupied by the pattern cavity elements; forming a first insulating layer on the face of the mold including the pattern cavity; producing interconnection lines by depositing an electrically conductive material at least in spaces not covered by the first insulating layer; forming a second insulating layer on the mold face including the pattern cavity, the second layer covering the interconnection lines, the first and second insulating layers forming a flexible plate of the implant; removing the mold. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228548 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A HIGH DEFINITION HEATER SYSTEM - Methods of manufacturing a heater are provided that generally include forming a laminate having a dielectric layer, a first double-sided adhesive dielectric layer, and a conductive layer. Next, a circuit pattern is created into the conductive layer, and then the circuit pattern is covered with a second double-sided adhesive dielectric layer. The second double-sided adhesive dielectric layer is covered with a sacrificial layer, and then the heater is formed, the heater comprising the dielectric layer, the first double-sided adhesive dielectric layer, the conductive layer, and the second double-sided adhesive dielectric layer. Subsequently, the sacrificial layer is removed. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228549 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLARIZING ELEMENT - A method for producing a polarizing element includes: forming particulate materials of a metal halide on a glass substrate; forming a protective film that covers the particulate materials in a non-plasma environment; stretching the particulate materials by heating and stretching the glass substrate; and forming acicular metal particles by reducing the metal halide constituting the stretched particulate materials. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228550 | DRY ETCHING APPARATUS AND METHOD - There is provided dry etching apparatus including a stage on which a wafer is placed, an antenna electrode, a high frequency power supply, a shower plate, and an RF bias power supply. Further, a bias path controller is provided on the side of the antenna electrode. The bias path controller resonates in series with the static reactance formed by the shower plate with respect to the frequency of the RF bias. Then, the bias path controller changes and grounds the impedance by the variable inductive reactance. With this mechanism, highly uniform etching can be achieved even if a shower plate of quartz is used for corrosive gases. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228551 | ARC CHUTELESS DC CURRENT INTERRUPTOR - A system comprising a circuit interrupter configured to interrupt flow of current through a circuit during an over current condition, wherein the circuit interrupter comprises two contacts configured to remain in contact when a current flowing through the two contacts is less than a threshold value, a tripping mechanism configured to separate the two contacts when the current equals or exceeds the threshold value, and at least one of either a permanent magnet or an electrode configured to extinguish an electric arc formed between the two contacts of the circuit interrupter when the two contacts are separated, wherein the circuit interrupter does not include an arc chute. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228552 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR - An electromagnetic contactor has a contact device having a contact housing case housing a pair of fixed contacts and a movable contact disposed to be capable of contacting to and separating from the pair of fixed contacts, and an insulating cylinder in a bottomed tubular shape disposed on an inner peripheral surface of the contact housing case to enclose the pair of fixed contacts and the movable contact. The insulating cylinder positions an arc extinguishing permanent magnet for extinguishing an arc generated between the pair of fixed contacts and the movable contact. A magnet housing portion to protect the arc extinguishing permanent magnet from the arc is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the insulating cylinder and faces a side surface of the movable contact. An arc extinguishing space is formed on an outer side of the magnet housing portion in an extending direction of the movable contact. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228553 | MULTI-WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING SYSTEM, MULTI-WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, MULTI-WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, SOLAR CELL SUBSTRATE, SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, AND SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Disclosed herein is a multi-wire electrical discharge machining system for slicing a workpiece into a thin leaf at intervals of a plurality of wires arranged together causes the plurality of wires arranged together to travel in the same direction and includes a power feed contact configured to collectively comes into contact with the plurality of the traveling wires, a machining power supply portion configured to supply a machining power supply to the power feed contact, and an electrical discharge portion configured to electrically discharge a machining power supply in which the plurality of the traveling wires comes into contact with the power feed contact to collectively supply power to the plurality of the traveling wires to the workpiece, in which a resistance between the machining power supply portion and the power feed contact is smaller than a resistance between the power feed contact and the electrical discharge portion. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228554 | ELASTIC ELEMENT FOR THE USE IN A STABILIZATION DEVICE FOR BONES AND VERTEBRAE AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SUCH ELASTIC ELEMENT - A stabilization device for bones or vertebrae comprises a substantially cylindrical elastic element. The elastic element has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. An elastic section extends between the first end and the second end. The elastic section includes at least first and second helical coils. The first and second helical coils are arranged coaxially so that the first helical coil extends at least in a portion between the second helical coil. The elastic element may form, for example, a portion of a rod, bone anchoring element, or plate. | 2013-09-05 |
20130228555 | SYNCHRONIZED HYBRID GAS METAL ARC WELDING WITH TIG/PLASMA WELDING - A system and method is provided in which each of a GMAW power supply and a TIG/plasma power supply are utilized in a common weld joint, where the waveforms from each of the power supplies are pulsed waveform which are pulsed out of phase which each other. Such a system minimizes arc interference and arc blow while at the same time increasing travel speed and throughput of a welding operation. | 2013-09-05 |