40th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090242435 | PACK FOR SMOKING ARTICLES - A pack for smoking articles substantially in the form of a generally rectangular parallelepiped includes a pair of opposed major side walls; a pair of opposed minor side walls; four longitudinal edges between the major and minor side walls; and a pair of substantially rectangular opposed end faces defined by transverse edges of the major and minor side walls. At least one of the opposed substantially rectangular end faces is an open end face defined by free transverse edges of the major and minor side walls, at least one of the four longitudinal edges has a non-right-angled portion and the transverse perimeter of the pack is substantially constant. The pack is preferably formed from a folded blank and the non-right-angled portion is preferably defined by at least three lines of weakness in the blank. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242436 | PROTECTIVE CASE FOR DISK SHAPED DATA CARRIERS - A protective case for a disc shaped data carrier with at least two moving, opposing side components, wherein the protective case encloses the data carrier in its closed state. Through movement of the two side components relative to each other, the protective case can be brought into an open state in which the data carrier can be removed from the protective case, characterized in that the data carrier is held against the two side components in an inclined position, so that at least a part of it is accessible from both sides. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242437 | PACKAGE FOR AN OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIUM - A package for an optical storage medium, comprising: a cover part; a support part having a first part, a second part and a support region, wherein, when an optical storage medium is inserted in the package, the support region abuts at least partly against the optical storage medium; an overlay, wherein the overlay and the second part form a receptacle; a hinge located between the first and second parts, wherein the hinge at least partially runs through the support region; wherein the package is made out of a single piece of paper or cardboard. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242438 | Protection Cover Apparatus For Video Players - A protection cover apparatus for video players includes a body to encase a video player to provide protection and a functional enhancement portion at one end of the body to provide functional enhancements for the video player. The functional enhancement portion has an adapter extended outwards to be connected with an insertion slot of the video player to form coupling and establish transmission with the video player. The functional enhancement portion also has a wireless transmission means to receive or transmit information and video wirelessly. The functional enhancement portion further has a USB port at one side to be connected to a USB line to perform charging or establish an information link with other information products. Thus it can provide multiple functions such as protecting the video player, wireless information transmission, wireless video transmission, charging and linking to other information products. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242439 | U-SHAPED LACE AND METHOD OF LACING A SHOE OR GARMENT THEREWITH - Single eyelet laces containing an elongated flexible body with an openable stop at least at one end and a stop that may or not be openable at the other. The openable stop opens to a size or shape that will not pass through an eyelet of a shoe on which the lace is used and closes to a shape that will. In a preferred embodiment, the single eyelet laces are used to display badges or are used with laces that are formable into a bow to give an appearance of traditional lacing in a shoe or display. In another embodiment, each of the single eyelet laces may be of a different color. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242440 | Display Box For Tools - A display box has a housing, a case and a cover. The housing has a least one recess corresponding to at least one tool part. The case is mounted on the housing. The cover is mounted on the case and has an outer surface, an inner surface, a side surface, a window, an inner opening and at least one hook. The window is defined in the outer surface and the inner opening is defined in the inner surface and has an edge. The at least one hook is formed on the edge of the inner opening to hold the housing in position. Due to the cover being mounted on the case, the display box is durable and the cover is easily changeable. Therefore, product value may be increased. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242441 | Paint Brush Protection Device - A protective cap for holding a paint brush includes a housing defining an open top and an open bottom, the housing having a top lid and a bottom lid positioned to selectively cover each of the open top and open bottom, respectively. The housing includes side walls defining a plurality of openings configured to allow airflow into an open space within the housing. A paint brush may be inserted into the housing open bottom and through an aperture in the top lid such that the top lid holds the paint brush from falling back through the housing. The bristles of the brush may be held in a perfect vertical configuration while the brush handle is held by the top lid aperture. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242442 | Draining holder - A holder that will support one or more desired items, for example, tooth brushes, brushes, razors, or other items, in a manner that positions the bristled or used portion thereof is held outwardly beyond a front edge of a support device so that when the holder is positioned adjacent a sink or an edge of a counter, liquids or other materials on the held item will drain away from the held item whether it is a tooth brush, a make-up brush or some other item, into the sink or a container positioned beneath the counter edge. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242443 | TOOL STORAGE ASSEMBLY - A tool storage assembly includes a body; the body has a main supporting unit and a plurality of sub-supporting units which are installed to the main supporting unit; wherein the main supporting unit has a receiving portion for receiving an object; and the main supporting unit having a plurality of positioning grooves the number of which is corresponding to that of the sub-supporting units for positioning; each sub-supporting unit having a receiving groove for receiving an object; each sub-supporting unit having a pivotal portion and a position unit; the pivotal portion serving to position the sub-supporting unit to the main supporting unit so that the sub-supporting unit is pivoted to the main supporting unit with a predetermined moving angle therebetween; the position unit can be inserted into the positioning groove so that the sub-supporting unit can be closed to the main supporting unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242444 | CARTON WITH ADVERTISING MEANS - A carton for containing a plurality of articles, such as yoghurt pots, the carton including a plurality of main panels ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090242445 | CARRIER FOR CONTAINERS - A carrier is for holding a plurality of containers. The carrier comprises a bottom panel comprising a plurality of bottom openings, and a first side panel and a second side panel. A first top panel is foldably connected to the first side panel and a second top panel is foldably connected to the second top panel. The first top panel and the second top panel form a top wall of the carrier. The first top panel comprises a first handle portion, the second top panel comprises a second handle portion. A handle is foldably connected to at least one of the side panels. The handle comprises the first handle portion and the second handle portion, is separable from the top wall, and pivotable between a lowered position and a raised position. A blank for forming a carrier and a method for forming a carrier are also generally disclosed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242446 | Attachment of an RFID tag to a container - A container includes a container body having a sidewall and an end wall extending across the sidewall and closing an end of the container body. A retainer is received on the container body with a central portion of the retainer adjacent to the end wall of the container body and a flexible edge portion of the retainer engaging the sidewall of the container body at an angle to resist removal of the retainer away from the end wall. An RFID tag is disposed between the central portion of the retainer and the end wall of the container body. The retainer and the RFID tag may be disposed outside of the container body interior, but more preferably are disposed within the container body interior. The retainer preferably is imperforate, and the edge portion of the retainer preferably is in continuous peripheral contact with the container sidewall to seal the RFID tag from the container interior. In a preferred implementation, the container body is a molded plastic prescription vial having an annular sidewall, and the retainer is in continuous annular contact with the interior surface of the container sidewall to seal the RFID tag from the container interior. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242447 | SMART EVIDENCE AND BAGGAGE SYSTEM - A closable bag for use in storing items removed from injured, ill, or deceased persons. The bag is suitably of flexible, plastic. The bag has a bag mouth area providing an opening to the bag, a detachable segment disposed in the mouth area and having an aperture and having a bar code number on an exterior surface of the detachable segment, a bag main portion having a recordation area on an exterior surface of the bag main portion and having a corresponding bar code number on an exterior surface of the bag main portion, a closure member in the bag main portion and near the bag mouth area, and a perforated tear strip disposed between the closure member and the opening to the bag mouth area. Also, a kit including a container for storing one or more of the bags. Also, a method for storing personal items, removed from injured and/or ill persons, or from deceased persons, in one or more of the bags. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242448 | RETENTION PACKAGING HAVING FILM WITH PLEATED PORTION - A retention packaging includes a support member having first and second sections each defining a support surface for receiving an object thereon for shipping, and a film disposed in covering relation to the support surfaces of the support member and retained to the support member at the first and second sections. The first and second sections are pivotably connected to one another along a fold line that transects the support member. The film includes opposite ends each enclosing a respective opposite end of the support member and defining overlapping areas of the film that are permanently joined together, and a pleated portion that is located between the opposite ends of the film and that includes at least one fold in the film. The film is removably secured to itself so as to removably secure the at least one fold of the pleated portion. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242449 | RETENTION PACKAGING HAVING FILM WITH PLEATED PORTION - A retention packaging includes a support member having first and second sections each defining a support surface for receiving an object thereon for shipping, and a film disposed in covering relation to the support surfaces of the support member and retained to the support member at the first and second sections. The first and second sections are pivotably connected to one another along a fold line that transects the support member. The film includes opposite ends each enclosing a respective opposite end of the support member and defining overlapping areas of the film that are permanently joined together, and a pleated portion that is located between the opposite ends of the film and that includes at least one fold in the film. The film is removably secured to itself so as to removably secure the at least one fold of the pleated portion. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242450 | Air Packaging Device Product and Method for Forming the Product - An air packaging device comprises two layers of thermoplastic films, which form a sealable space where air is fulfilled after a 1 | 2009-10-01 |
20090242451 | Blister pack - A blister pack ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090242452 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR EASY READ RECOMMENDED DOSAGE REMINDER - Embodiments provide apparatuses and methods for easy read recommended dosage reminder. In some embodiments, a closure for a container of ingestible product comprises a closure body configured and arranged to be removably mounted on a container, the closure body including a top surface. Indicia is formed as part of the closure body top surface, the indicia displaying a number of tablets to ingest and how many times per day the number of tablets are to be ingested. In other embodiments, a method for displaying indicia of dosing information for an ingestible product comprises providing indicia formed as part of a top surface of a closure body, the closure body configured and arranged to be removably mounted to a container, the indicia displaying a number of tablets to ingest and how many times per day the number of tablets are to be ingested, and displaying the indicia. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242453 | MEDICATION CART DRAWER LINER AND METHOD FOR USING SAME TO REDUCE NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS - In a medication storage cart or ADM machine housing a plurality of individual drawers or bins holding medication and/or medical equipment, the invention provides devices and a method for reducing the risk of nosocomial infection through the use of disposable liners. Disposable liners may be placed within the bins, within drawer liners, or within cubies or mini-drawers. In some applications the liners may be color-coded for a predetermined use or patient compartmentalized with dividers, or customized with special labels. The disposable liners may have a tapered form so that multiple liners may be stored in a nested stack to minimize space requirements and to be loaded into a liner dispenser system. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242454 | NURSING TRAY - A tray for organizing various objects, e.g., medications, their receptacles and medical implements, that are needed in a typical nursing task is provided. The tray is advantageously constructed to balance all the objects during transport and during use such that its contents are prevented from toppling over in motion or in station. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242455 | Punch-through gift container opened by punching open individually segregated gift compartments - A punch-through gift container for use in party and game play environments providing in one embodiment an enclosed container comprising a rigid backwall ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090242456 | Packaging container and method - A packaging container includes a pallet, an enclosure box, an enclosure base, a sheet, and a set of fasteners. The pallet carries the article thereon. The enclosure box rests on the pallet to enclose the article therewithin, and includes a top wall, first and second pairs of opposite side walls, an open bottom, and a first set of through-holes. The enclosure base lies between the article and the pallet to hold the article. The sheet extends across at least a portion of the pallet and the first pair of opposite side walls to secure the pallet to the enclosure box when fastened to the enclosure box, and includes a flat center panel, a pair of side flaps, and a second set of through-holes. The set of fasteners are passed through the first and second sets of through-holes to fasten the sheet to the enclosure box from outside the enclosure box. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242457 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT ORIENTATION FOR ASSEMBLY TO CIRCUIT BOARDS - Loading a component carrier strip carrying a series of discrete components to be assembled onto circuit boards is accomplished by first inserting a free end of the component carrier strip into a slot defined by a housing (e.g., a blind slot). Then, with the component carrier strip positioned in the slot, a physical orientation of a component marking that indicates polarity is indicated to a component placement machine, e.g., by manipulating a switch, or scanning a barcode. Thereafter, the component carrier strip is removed from the slot and loaded into the component placement machine, e.g., by splicing a leading edge of the component carrier strip onto a trailing edge of a previously loaded component carrier strip. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242458 | OXIDATIVE DESULFURIZATION OF FUEL OIL - A method for purifying a sulfur-containing fuel oil comprising (a) contacting in a first reaction mixture the sulfur-containing fuel oil with a water-soluble organic acid and oxygen at a temperature in a range of from about 100° C. to about 250° C., and at a pressure in a range of from about 15 pounds per square inch to about 2500 pounds per square inch to provide a first oxidized mixture, (b) adding water to provide a biphasic mixture comprising a water-rich phase and a fuel oil-rich phase, and (c) separating the water-rich phase from the fuel oil-rich phase to provide a purified fuel oil. In one embodiment, the method may further include an oxidation catalyst. In one embodiment, the method may further include a carbonaceous promoter. In one embodiment, the sulfur-containing fuel oil may be deasphalted before contacting with the water-soluble organic acid. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242459 | OXIDATIVE DESULFURIZATION OF FUEL OIL - A method for purifying a sulfur-containing fuel oil comprising (a) contacting in a first reaction mixture the sulfur-containing fuel oil with an exogenous binary catalyst, hydrogen peroxide, and a water-soluble acid at a temperature in a range of from about 25° C. to about 150° C. to provide a first oxidized mixture; and (b) separating at least one oxidized sulfur compound from the first oxidized mixture to provide a purified fuel oil. The first reaction mixture may further comprise a phase transfer catalyst. Furthermore, the sulfur-containing fuel oil may be deasphalted prior to contacting with the catalyst, hydrogen peroxide, and the water-soluble acid. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242460 | OXIDATIVE DESULFURIZATION OF FUEL OIL - A method for purifying a sulfur-containing fuel oil comprising (a) contacting the fuel oil with a supported exogenous binary catalyst and oxygen at a temperature in a range of from about 25° C. to about 150° C., and at a pressure in a range of from about 1 atmosphere to about 150 atmospheres to provide a first oxidized mixture; and (b) separating at least one oxidized sulfur compound from the first oxidized mixture to a provide a purified fuel oil. In one embodiment, the sulfur-containing fuel oil is deasphalted prior to contacting with the supported exogenous binary catalyst and oxygen. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242461 | HYDROGEN SULFIDE SCAVENGERS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE FROM ASPHALT - A method for reducing hydrogen sulfide in asphalt includes adding a hydrogen scavenger composition to the asphalt. The hydrogen sulfide scavenger includes a polyaliphatic amine having the formula I: | 2009-10-01 |
20090242462 | OXYGEN REMOVAL - A process for reducing free oxygen in a hydrocarbon gas stream comprises the steps of | 2009-10-01 |
20090242463 | Process And System Improvement For Improving And Recuperating Waste, Heavy And Extra Heavy Hydrocarbons - A continuous process for upgrading a heavy hydrocarbon includes the steps of: obtaining a heavy hydrocarbon; heating the heavy hydrocarbon; contacting the heavy hydrocarbon with a solvent at upgrading conditions so as to produce a first product comprising a mixture of upgraded hydrocarbon and solvent and a second product comprising asphaltene waste and water; continuously feeding the first product and the second product to a first separator; heating the first product; and continuously feeding the first product to a second separator to separate the upgraded hydrocarbon from the solvent. A system is also provided. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242464 | MAIL FEEDER AUXILIARY PADDLE - A mail sorter including a conveying surface and a main paddle movably disposed on a slide member for supporting a first end of a main stack of mail pieces while traversing along the conveying surface to apply a first stacking pressure to the mail pieces. An auxiliary paddle is also disposed on the slide member for segregating an auxiliary stack of mail pieces from the main stack of mail pieces. The auxiliary paddle is moveable between a first position where the auxiliary paddle is free of contact with any of the mail pieces and a second position where the auxiliary paddle supports the auxiliary stack of mail pieces against the main paddle to apply a second stacking pressure to the auxiliary stack of mail pieces, the second stacking pressure being less than the first stacking pressure. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242465 | Method and arrangement for synchronizing the distribution information of sorting stock with the information relating to a sorter element loaded with this sorting stock - A method and an arrangement for synchronizing distribution information of a sorting stock are disclosed. The sorting stock has information relating to a sorter element of a sorter loaded with the sorting stock. The sorter element is moved, together with a plurality of further sorter elements, on a path closed on itself past a laying-down station where the sorting stock is laid onto the support of this sorter element. The occupancy of the sorter element is recognized by an image comparison and the information known before the laying-down relating to the sorting stock is assigned unequivocally to the sorter element recognized as fed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242466 | Automatic Vibratory Separator - Methods for automatically controlling a vibratory separator, e.g., but not limited to a shale shaker for processing drilling fluid, the methods in certain aspects including: introducing material to a vibratory separator; sensing with sensor apparatus a state parameter indicative of operation of the vibratory separator; providing a signal indicative of a value of said state parameter to control apparatus; and, with the control apparatus, automatically controlling the vibratory separator based on the level of the state parameter. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 CFR 1.72(b). | 2009-10-01 |
20090242467 | System that removes contaminants from sulfur - A system for removing contaminant from sulfur to a level that allows re-processed sulfur to reenter a supply chain. The system melts contaminated sulfur, filters the molten sulfur, and then dispenses the less contaminated sulfur after filtering it. More specifically, solid contaminated sulfur enters a settling tank, while heated molten sulfur circulates through the system and the settling tank. The circulation of the molten sulfur assists in the melting process of the solid sulfur, allowing the solid sulfur to melt efficiently. In preferred embodiments of the system, the system uses steam jacked sulfur lines and steam tracing to maintain temperatures for melting the solid sulfur and maintaining the molten state of the sulfur circulating through the system. Furthermore, the system comprises a programmable logic controller, which controls motors, pumps, valves, and environment monitoring instruments. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242468 | System for Controlling the Concentration of a Detrimental Substance in a Sewer Network - The invention relates to a system for controlling the concentration of a detrimental substance, in particular H | 2009-10-01 |
20090242469 | Filter Assembly for Cleaning Fluids by Way of an Indexing Cloth Filter - A filter assembly has an inlet for supplying a fluid to be cleaned and an outlet for returning cleaned fluid. A cloth filter is disposed between the inlet and the outlet. The filter has a web of filter cloth wound on a supply roll and guided along an effective filter area to a takeup roll for receiving clogged filter web. A motor is connected to the takeup roll for rotating the takeup roll and for transporting the filter cloth forward across the effective filter area. A switching device is connected to selectively energize the motor and to index the filter cloth forward by an amount less than a length of the effective filter area. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242470 | FILTER CLOSURE SYSTEM WITH BAYONET CLOSURE - A filter closure system has a connecting end at an end face of a cylindrical filter housing and a connecting head matching the connecting end. The connecting end is insertable axially into the connecting head and connected positive-lockingly to the connecting head by an insertion-rotation movement. Connecting end and connecting head have a bayonet connection with receiving slots or receiving projections and matching insertion projections. The matching insertion projections engage the receiving slots or projections when the bayonet connection is closed. The receiving slots or projections and the insertion projections each are arranged substantially in a perpendicular plane relative to the insertion direction. The receiving slots or projections are elongate and circumferentially do not extend completely around but are segmented. The receiving slots or projections are sequentially arranged in the insertion direction and are substantially parallel to one another. The insertion projections are also sequentially arranged in the insertion direction. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242471 | POWER RECOVERY CHAMBER - A power recovery chamber is used for a positive-displacement power recovery apparatus in the seawater desalination plant or system. The power recovery chamber includes a cylinder, a piston disposed in the cylinder and capable of being reciprocated in a longitudinal direction of the cylinder, and a piston guide disposed in the cylinder and extending in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder for guiding the piston when the piston is reciprocated in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder. At least a part of an outer circumferential surface of the piston is out of contact with an inner surface of the cylinder, and the piston is brought into contact with the piston guide at a part where the piston guide passes through the piston. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242472 | TANK - A tank for water-carrying appliances is proposed, in particular domestic appliances or appliances for the treatment of foods and/or beverages, such as beverage vending machines, in particular coffee vending machines, drinking water dispensers, cooking and baking appliances, steam appliances, in particular steam irons, steam cleaners, high-pressure cleaners, air purifiers and conditioners or the like, a suction connection on the tank for the intake of water from the tank, with means for generating a vacuum, and a filter connection for connecting a filter cartridge inside the tank being provided, while it is ensured that only one permitted filter type is used. A tank according to the invention is characterized by mechanical coding structures at the filter connection element in order to exclude the use of a filter cartridge which does not correspond to the tank. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242473 | TANK - A tank is proposed for appliances which use water, in particular domestic appliances or appliances for preparation of foodstuffs and/or drinks, such as automatic drinks machines, in particular automatic coffee machines, drinking water dispensers, cooking and baking appliances, steamers, in particular steam irons, steam cleaners, high-pressure cleaners, air cleaners and air conditioners or the like, wherein a suction connection is provided on the tank for suction of water from the tank with means for production of reduced pressure, and a filter connection for connection of a filter cartridge in the interior of and/or outside the tank, while ensuring that only the permissible filter type is used. A tank according to the invention is distinguished by mechanical coding structures with a polygonal structure of the circumferential surface on the filter connecting element, in order to prevent the use of a filter cartridge which does not correspond to the tank. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242474 | Hollow fiber membrane module | 2009-10-01 |
20090242475 | REPLACEABLE FUEL FILTER ELEMENTAND FUEL FILTER ASSEMBLY - One embodiment is a unique replaceable filter element. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the following description and drawings. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242476 | FILTER CLOSURE SYSTEM - A filter closure system has a connecting head with a connecting web and further has a connecting end at an end face of a filter housing. The connecting head and the connecting end are matched to one another. The connecting end is pushed onto the connecting head in a mounting direction into a mounted state on the connecting head so as provide a seal-tight connection in the mounted state. The connecting end and the connecting web that extends in the mounting direction are provided with a micro toothing. When pushing the connecting end onto the connecting head in the mounting direction, the micro toothing connects by positive locking action the connecting end and connecting head with one another. The engagement of the micro toothing between connecting end and connecting head is realized along a flank of connecting web and connecting end which flank extends in the mounting direction. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242477 | Modified Substrate and Process for Production Thereof - The present invention is characterized in that a base material comprises ester groups in the main chain and/or in the side chain(s), and comprises a polymer having hydrophobic groups. Particularly, the hydrophobic groups can be introduced by irradiating the base material with a radiation during the base material contacts an aqueous solution of a monohydric alcohol or an aqueous solution of an alcohol having not less than 2 hydroxyl groups, which is a monomer or a polymer, and which has one or more carbon atoms between the carbon atoms to each of which the hydroxyl group is bound in the monomer or in each monomer constituting the polymer. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242478 | CARBON MEMBRANE LAMINATED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A carbon membrane laminated body includes: a porous substrate, a first porous carbon membrane as a carbon membrane underlayer disposed on a surface of the porous substrate, and a second porous carbon membrane as a carbon membrane separation layer disposed on a surface of the carbon membrane underlayer, having a smaller film thickness, and a smaller average pore diameter, compared with those of the carbon membrane underlayer. It is preferable to form the carbon membrane underlayer and the carbon membrane separation layer by carbonizing a carbon membrane underlayer precursor disposed on a surface of the porous substrate and the carbon membrane separation layer precursor disposed on a surface of the carbon membrane underlayer precursor at 400 to 1000° C. in a non-oxidation atmosphere. The carbon membrane laminated body is a separation membrane excellent in both separation performance and flux when it is used as a separation membrane of a mixture. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242479 | AROMATIC HALOSULFONYL ISOCYANATE COMPOSITIONS - The present invention provides a polymer composition comprising structural units derived from an aromatic halosulfonyl isocyanate having structure I | 2009-10-01 |
20090242480 | FIBERS WITH BOUND METAL OXIDES AND METHOD THEREOF - A fiber containing a bound active material, such as. a metal oxide, under 20 microns in diameter. The inventive fiber is formed through the mixing of the fibers with a cationic or anionic polymer in one tank, the active material with a cationic or anionic polymer in a second tank, the opposite zeta potential of that used with the active material, and then mixing the active material/polymer and fiber/polymer blends together. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242481 | GAS/LIQUID SEPARATOR WITH NON-SQUARE-EDGED OUTLET OPENINGS - A gas/liquid separator including a housing, at least one swirl element positioned in the housing and at least one opening formed in the housing downstream of the at least one swirl element, wherein the at least one opening comprises a non-square-edged sidewall that defines at least a portion of the at least one opening. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242482 | METHOD OF BIOFILTRATION OF A LIQUID EFFLUENT - A method of biofiltration of a liquid effluent by simultaneous nitrification and denitrification uses the adding of an oxygen source at a predetermined rate and optionally the adding of a carbon source (such as whey) thus enabling the complete transformation of the nitrates (NO | 2009-10-01 |
20090242483 | ELEMENT REMOVAL PROCESS AND APPARATUS - A process and apparatus for removing elements is described herein. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242484 | ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY HYBRID MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES FOR COOLING TOWERS - This is a method that is an environmentally friendly hybrid microbiological control compromising a physical method through fine filtration, which removes nutrients, bacteria and suspended solids from open recirculating cooling systems. The method for microbiological control in cooling systems wherein a recirculating fluid containing an oxidising or a non-oxidising biocide or a mixture of an oxidising and a non-oxidising biocide and is passed through a fine filtration system resulting in reduced microbiological matter, suspended solids and nutrients. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242485 | PURIFIED WATER DISPENSING MACHINE - A unique water purification system for use in vending machine applications. The invention can be configured several different ways, with the goal of purifying the water through the reverse osmosis component, and optionally sanitizing it with UV light, then re-mineralizing the water, and finally optionally alkalizing and electrolyzing with an electric-based water ionizing machine. The result is water from which all impurities have been removed and disinfected by optional ultra violet treatment, but which also contains never before seen amounts of beneficial alkaline helpful minerals and/or powerful anti-oxidants. Without adding the minerals, the machine would not ionize and alkalize the water as efficiently. This unique combination of reverse osmosis, with optional UV, will create very pure water that can then have liquid or granular minerals added, and be alkalized and ionized to make it very healthy for human consumption. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242486 | SIMULATED MOVING BED CHROMATOGRAPHY FOR STRONGLY RETAINED COMPOUNDS - Simulated moving bed (SMB) chromatography involving a series of columns serially connected in a circuit is performed in a modified protocol by dividing the columns into two groups isolated from flow communication with each other and using one of the two groups solely for extraction of the more strongly retained component from the solid phase while the other group is operated in the conventional SMB manner. The sites of introduction and withdrawal and the site of division between the two groups of columns are all rotated around the circuit as in conventional SMB chromatography, but the process is capable of separating component mixtures with non-linear isotherms and of extracting solutes that are very strongly retained on the solid phase. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242487 | MAGNETIC PARTICLE REMOVAL PROCESS - The invention provides a system and process for separating residual magnetic resin from a liquid stream by passing the stream through or over permanent magnets ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090242488 | APPARATUS FOR THE ELECTROCHEMICAL REGENERATION OF ABSORBENTS - Apparatus for treating liquid by contact with a particulate adsorbent material comprises a regeneration chamber ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090242489 | ELEMENT REMOVAL PROCESS AND APPARATUS - A process and apparatus for removing elements is described herein. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242490 | Method and Apparatus for Fluid Separation - A method is disclosed for separating a multiphase fluid stream comprising a heavier fluid component and a lighter fluid component, the method comprising causing the fluid to flow along a first helical flowpath, the first helical flowpath having a first pitch, the first helical flowpath being sufficiently long to establish a stabilised rotating fluid flow pattern for the stream causing the uniform rotating fluid to flow along a second helical flowpath, the second helical flowpath having a second pitch, wherein the second pitch is greater than the first pitch; and removing the lighter fluid from a radially inner region of the second helical flowpath. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed. The method and apparatus are particular suitable for the separation of oil droplets from water, especially from water for reinjection into a subterranean formation as part of an oil and gas production operation. The method and apparatus are conveniently applied on a modular basis. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242491 | Method of treating silicon powder-containing drainage water - A method of treating silicon powder-containing drainage water, comprising the steps of: | 2009-10-01 |
20090242492 | SUBSURFACE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM - A wastewater treatment and disposal system includes a pressure system for forcing wastewater effluent from a treatment tank to a subsurface dispersal/reuse area. Filtered effluent is discharged into the dispersal area through a system of drip irrigation-type driplines contained inside separate elongated, generally tubular sleeve-like enclosures running along the length of each dripline. The sleeve-like enclosures are made of flexible geotextile subsurface drainage fabric for spreading out the effluent discharged to the dispersal area from the driplines. At least a portion of the drainage fabric may contain an herbicide for forming a “biobarrier” that inhibits undesired root growth into the fabric. The sleeved geotextile fabric can set up a biologically active zone in the ground around the dripline. Air can be injected into the biologically active zone through the dripline emitters for dewatering and/or for treating an anaerobic condition in the zone, for changing the zone to a more aerobic condition. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242493 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTINE LIQUID TESTING FOR TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS - An invention is provided for encouraging routine testing for TDS levels in a liquid. The invention includes determining a TDS level of the liquid utilizing an apparatus capable of determining a TDS level based on the conductivity of the liquid. Next, corrective action can be performed to reduce the TDS level when the TDS level is beyond a predetermined level. To facilitate a continual visual reminder for future TDS level testing, the apparatus is removably attached to a surface viewable when in proximity of a device utilized to access the liquid utilizing an integrated attachment mechanism. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242494 | Method and device for treating grinding water of lens grinding device - A method and a device for treating grinding water of a lens grinding device are provided, in which grinding water is circulated via a grinding water tank, a filtering device, a lens grinding device main body by a pump, and an amount of grinding chips in a circulation cycle of the grinding water is detected based on a water level of the grinding water tank. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242495 | Sanitization rack for flexible reusable substrates - The present invention is directed to a rack assembly comprising a plurality of support surfaces each having a planar face, wherein the planar face of each support surfaces comes into close proximity to one another such that one or more receiving voids are formed. Within the planar face of one or more of the support surfaces there are open areas which allow for the ambient environment of the rack assembly to come into fluid communication with the receiving void formed within the rack assembly. A receiving void is designed to receive a flexible reusable substrate having a front and back essentially planar surface and to maintain said flexible reusable substrate in an equivalent planar orientation of the rack assembly such that fluid communication with the ambient environment of the rack assembly will come into direct contact with a corresponding area of a flexible reusable substrate contained therein. The rack assembly is suitably tolerant to elevated temperature such that the rack assembly may be loaded with a flexible reusable substrate and positioned within an elevated temperature generating appliance and subjected to an elevated temperature treatment cycle. Suitable elevated temperature generating appliances include dish washers and microwave ovens. Upon conclusion of the elevated temperature treatment cycle, the rack assembly may be opened and the treated flexible reusable substrate removed for use. Due to exposure of the flexible reusable substrate in the rack assembly to elevated temperature cycle, the reusable substrate exhibits an increased level of cleanliness and a decreased level of potentially harmful bioburden. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242496 | MATBOARD CORNER ORGANIZING SYSTEM - A mat board corner sample organizing system is disclosed. A plurality of mat board corner samples is provided and the mat board corner samples have various properties. A notch is disposed on an edge of each mat board corner sample. The notch is located along the edge of the mat board corner sample at a predetermined location according to the properties of the mat board corner sample. Thus, the location of the notch correlates to the properties of the mat board corner samples. The mat board corner samples can be arranged in groups, and the mat board corner samples in each group have a common property. The notches on the mat board corner samples in each group are located at the same location. Thus, the mat board corner samples can be maintained in organized groups by grouping together mat board corner samples that have notches at the same location. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242497 | Tool holder - A tool holder is adapted for attachment to a C-shaped suspension bar. In at least one embodiment, the tool holder includes a hook device for suspending an object and a fastening device which enables the hook device to be releasably attached to the suspension bar. The fastening device includes a first and a second portion for retaining engagement with the web of the suspension bar and its respective flanges. The first portion forms the upper portion of the fastening device, when mounted, to which portion the hook device is fixedly attached either directly or indirectly. The second portion of the fastening device is pivotally attached to the first portion via a joint, which, with the tool holder in its mounted state, is oriented parallel with and located between the flanges of the suspension bar. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242498 | MAGAZINE HOLDING STRUCTURE AND LIBRARY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - The magazine includes a rail installed on its bottom surface approximately parallel to an insertion/extraction direction, the rail including a plurality of stepped portions formed at a side surface thereof. A device body includes: a lock lever installed rotatably within the same plane as the bottom surface of the magazine, the lock lever including one portion is located in a space below the magazine and another portion located beside the magazine; a spring which urges in a direction in which the rail is installed so that a portion of the lock lever located in a space below the magazine is engaged with the stepped portion; and an accessor which moves beside the magazine along the insertion/extraction direction. The lock lever engaged with each stepped portion is released in such a way that the accessor rotates the lock lever in an opposite direction to an urging direction of the spring. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242499 | Device for Hanging Items from a Vertical Surface - A vertical-mount display device includes a first component, a second component, and a coupler. The first component is adapted to be mounted to a vertical surface. The second component is adapted to removably couple with the first component such that the second component extends outward from the first component. The coupler is adapted to removably couple the second component to the first component. The second component is adapted to support an item when coupled to the first component. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242500 | CLOTHES-HANGING DEVICE - A clothes-hanging device includes a fixed seat having pivot and support pins, and a support rod connected pivotally to the fixed seat and having an elongate pivot hole receiving the pivot pin. The support rod is pivotable about the pivot pin to move to a used state in which the support rod projects from the fixed seat in a cantilever fashion, or to a non-used state in which the support rod is hung downwardly from the fixed seat, or is folded upwardly to extend over the fixed seat. When the support rod is in the used state, the support pin abuts against and presses a top side of a first end of the support rod, and a pull member is fixed to the fixed seat, and is connected releasably to a second end of the support rod. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242501 | SHELVING UNIT - A shelf is connected to risers that are interference fit together to achieve a clamping effect between the shelves and the risers. Each shelf may comprise a plastic shelf portion and at least one reinforcement portion secured to the plastic shelf portion to reinforce the plastic shelf portion along its length. In one embodiment a plurality of metal bars are used as the reinforcement portion having a tapered end. The reinforcement portions may be inserted into channels formed in the plastic shelve portions and secured to the shelf portions using an interference fit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242502 | Flip-cap arrangement for container - A container includes a container body, a dispenser head and a flip-cap arrangement. The flip-cap arrangement includes a retention body, a flipping cap and a flipping joint. The retention body is mounted at the container body around the opening thereof. The flipping cap is sat on the retention body to enclose the dispenser head. The flipping joint is integrally linked between edge portions of the retention body and the flipping cap to retain the flipping cap among a fully closed position, a fully opened position, and a flipping position, wherein at the flipping position, the flipping cap is pivotally lifted up from the fully closed position to allow the flipping cap being flipped to the fully opened position, such that the flipping cap requires a two-step flipping operation to fold from the fully closed position to the fully opened position. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242503 | PET Pouch/Package With Foldable Base - A plastic bottle is provided with a mouth, a main unit, for example, a flexible, cylindrical main unit, connecting the interior of the bottle with the mouth, a base structured to close the bottom portion of the main unit and have a greater rigidity compared to the main unit. The main unit includes a lower body section extending upward from the base, a central body section extending upward from the lower body section, and a crease between the lower and central body sections. The central body section can be configured to deform into a substantially flat shape through the action of external force F so as to bend outward. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242504 | Soft PET Bottle With a Rigid Top and Bottom Portion - Disclosed herein is a plastic bottle suitable for vending from vending machines and for storing food or beverage products having comparatively high viscosities. A bottle is provided with a mouth, a flexible main unit having a tubular body section in fluid communication with the mouth, a base forming a bottom of the main unit and configured to support the bottle to stand upright, and a rigid portion located above the main unit and having greater traverse strength than said main unit. The mouth, main unit, and base define a retention space with a central axis. The rigid portion includes regions facing each other across from the central axis at the most distant position from the central axis. Moreover, the tubular body section of the main unit deforms into a substantially flat shape when an external force is applied in a transverse direction without the rigid portion undergoing plastic deformation. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242505 | RECTANGULAR CONTAINER HAVING INSET LABEL PANELS AND CONCAVE HEEL GEOMETRY - A rectangular plastic container formed by blow molding includes an upper portion, an upper label bumper, a base portion having a heel that curves inward to meet a standing edge at a bottom of the container, and a lower label bumper. The container further includes a body portion disposed between the upper portion and the base portion. The body portion includes front, back, and side label panel areas meeting at rounded corner regions of the body portion. The label panels each having a plurality of horizontal ribs, each horizontal rib having four portions separated by gaps, such that each of the four portions extends into the corner regions of the body portion. The front and the back label panel areas are inset from the upper bumper by a distance which is greater than an inset distance of the side label panel areas with respect to the upper bumper. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242506 | Wired circuit board and method for manufacturing wired circuit board and mounting electronic component thereon - A wired circuit board is provided having a high-reliability conductive pattern formed thereon and mounting an electronic component thereon with high accuracy, and a method is provided for manufacturing the wired circuit board and mounting the electronic component thereon. An insulating layer including a mounting portion is formed on a metal supporting layer having a specular gloss of 150 to 500% at an incidence angle of 45°. A conductive pattern is formed on the insulating layer. By a reflection-type optical sensor, a defective shape of the conductive pattern is inspected. Then, an opening is formed by etching the portion of the metal supporting layer which is overlapping the mounting portion such that the mounting portion of the insulating layer exposed by etching has a haze value of 20 to 50%, whereby a TAB tape carrier is obtained. Thereafter, an electronic component is aligned with the mounting portion by a reflection-type optical sensor such that the electronic component is mounted on the mounting portion. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242507 | MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF ELECTRODE - A resist layer is formed over one surface of a current-collector material, while a resist layer having a predetermined pattern is formed on the other surface of the current-collector material. Through-holes are formed on the current-collector material through an etching process. An electrode slurry is applied onto the current-collector material formed with the through-holes without removing the resist layers. Specifically, since the through-holes are closed by the resist layer, the electrode slurry does not pass through the through-holes to leak out. Therefore, the current-collector material can be conveyed in the horizontal direction, whereby the productivity of an electrode can be enhanced. The resist layers are made of PVdF, and the resist layers are removed in a heating and drying step in which the PVdF is dissolved. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242508 | Method for manufacturing magnetic recording medium - A filling material different from a first mask layer (temporary coating material) is deposited over a workpiece to fill concave portions. At least part of excess portions of the filling material is removed by a dry etching method such that at least part of the side surfaces of the first mask layer over recording elements are exposed. Then, the first mask layer is removed by a dry etching method which uses a reactive gas having the property of chemically reacting with and removing both the filling material and the first mask layer as a processing gas and in which an etching rate for the first mask layer is higher than that for the filling material, and the etching rate for the filling material is higher than that for a recording layer (a lower layer that is in contact with a lower surface of the first mask layer over recording elements). | 2009-10-01 |
20090242509 | IMPRINT MOLD STRUCTURE AND IMPRINT METHOD USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is an imprint mold structure containing: a substrate; and a concave-convex portion formed by arranging on one surface of the substrate convex portions with reference to the surface, the imprint mold structure being used for an imprint method containing a transferring step and a curing step, wherein the imprint mold structure satisfies the following formula 1: | 2009-10-01 |
20090242510 | PHOTOELECTRIC COUPLING ASSEMBLY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A photoelectric coupling assembly and manufacturing method thereof enabling a three dimensional electrical wiring pattern is provided. The assembly includes a photoelectric conversion unit equipped with a photoelectric conversion element and a molded article. The molded article has a hole configured and arranged to have an optical fiber inserted there-through such that a distal end of the fiber faces an active layer of the conversion element, a front surface on which the conversion unit is mounted, and a side surface being contiguous to the front surface. The lead being insert molded into the molded article has a first surface being exposed at the front surface and electrically connected to the conversion element, a second surface being exposed at the side surface, and an engaging portion having a width increasing in a direction away from the front surface. At least a portion of the engaging portion is contained inside the resin forming the molded article. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242511 | SEASONING METHOD FOR FILM-FORMING APPARATUS - A seasoning method for a film-forming apparatus configured to form a silicon nitride film on a substrate placed in a process chamber. The method is conducted for reducing particles in the apparatus. The method comprises executing the plasma cleaning of the process chamber to remove a film deposited on the inner wall thereof (step S | 2009-10-01 |
20090242512 | DEEP REACTIVE ION ETCHING - In a method of performing an anisotropic etch on a substrate in an inductively coupled plasma etch chamber, at least three cycles of a procedure consisting essentially of the four following steps are performed:
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20090242513 | Multi-Layer/Multi-Input/Multi-Output (MLMIMO) Models and Method for Using - The invention provides a method of processing a substrate using multilayer processing sequences and Multi-Layer/Multi-Input/Multi-Output (MLMIMO) models and libraries that can include one or more masking layer creation procedures, one or more pre-processing measurement procedures, one or more Partial-Etch (P-E) procedures, one or more Final-Etch (F-E) procedures, and one or more post-processing measurement procedures. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242514 | Etch Process and Etching Chamber - The invention relates to a process for etching a substrate ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090242515 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA ETCHING METHOD - A plasma processing apparatus includes an inner upper electrode provided to face a lower electrode mounting thereon a substrate, an outer upper electrode provided in a ring shape at a radially outside of the inner upper electrode and electrically isolated from the inner upper electrode in a vacuum evacuable processing chamber and a processing gas supply unit for supplying a processing gas into a processing space between the inner and the outer upper electrode and the lower electrode. A radio frequency (RF) power supply unit is also provide to apply a RF power to the lower electrode or the inner and the outer upper electrode to generate a plasma of the processing gas by RF discharge. A first and a second DC power supply unit are provided to apply a first and a second variable DC voltage to the inner upper electrode, respectively. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242516 | PLASMA ETCHING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A plasma etching method includes disposing a first electrode and a second electrode to face each other; preparing a part in the processing chamber; supporting a substrate; vacuum-evacuating the processing chamber; supplying an etching gas into a processing space between the first electrode and the second electrode; generating a plasma of the etching gas in the processing space by applying a radio wave power to the first electrode or the second electrode; and etching a film to be processed on a surface of the substrate by using the plasma. Further, a DC voltage is applied to the part during the etching process, the part being disposed away from the substrate and being etched by reaction with reactant species in the plasma. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242517 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD - A substrate treating apparatus for performing a predetermined treatment of substrates with a treating liquid. The apparatus includes a treating tank for storing the treating liquid; a lifter having holding elements for holding the substrates, and vertically movable between a standby position above the treating tank and a treating position inside the treating tank; lower nozzles arranged on opposite sides at a bottom of the treating tank for supplying the treating liquid; upper nozzles arranged above the lower nozzles for supplying the treating liquid toward the holding elements of the lifter; and a control device for controlling a flow ratio of the treating liquid between the upper nozzles and the lower nozzles according to the treatment. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242518 | CONNECTOR, PARTICULARLY FOR CASKS - A connector for a container, particularly a cask, comprises a bush ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090242519 | WELDING OF AN ELEMENT OF A TRACK UNIT AND A RAIL SECTION WITHOUT ADDING ANY MATERIAL - The stretch of rail comprises a railway switch element ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090242520 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - A plasma processing apparatus includes a local plasma generator, provided to face a mounting table for mounting thereon a substrate to be processed in an airtight processing chamber, for allowing a plasma to locally react on the substrate to be processed; and a moving unit for moving the local plasma generator. The local plasma generator has an offset gas discharge mechanism for discharging an offset gas which offsets reaction of a plasma of a gas discharged from an inside of the local plasma generator. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242521 | ON-THE-FLY MANIPULATION OF SPOT SIZE AND CUTTING SPEED FOR REAL-TIME CONTROL OF TRENCH DEPTH AND WIDTH IN LASER OPERATIONS - Systems and methods cut trenches of multiple widths in a material using a single pass of a laser beam. A first series of laser pulses cut a work surface of the material at a first cutting speed using a first spot size. In a transition region from a first trench width to a second trench width, a second series of laser pulses sequentially change spot sizes while gradually changing from the first cutting speed to a second cutting speed. Then, a third series of laser pulses continue to cut the work surface at the second cutting speed using a second spot size. The method provides for increased depth control in the transition region. A system uses a selectively adjustable optical component in the laser beam path to rapidly change spot size by adjusting a position of a focal plane with respect to the work surface. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242522 | PHOTONIC MILLING USING DYNAMIC BEAM ARRAYS - A laser processing system includes a beam positioning system to align beam delivery coordinates relative to a workpiece. The beam positioning system generates position data corresponding to the alignment. The system also includes a pulsed laser source and a beamlet generation module to receive a laser pulse from the pulsed laser source. The beamlet generation module generates a beamlet array from the laser pulse. The beamlet array includes a plurality of beamlet pulses. The system further includes a beamlet modulator to selectively modulate the amplitude of each beamlet pulse in the beamlet array, and beamlet delivery optics to focus the modulated beamlet array onto one or more targets at locations on the workpiece corresponding to the position data. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242523 | LASER PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention relates to a laser processing method that makes it possible to effectively suppress the generation of surface irregularities on the surface of a plastic member where a metal member and a plastic member are joined together. In the laser processing method, a plurality of laser beams are irradiated from different directions so as to focus on the vicinity of an interface between the metal member and the plastic member, which are in contact with one another. The power densities of the respective laser beams at this time are set to a level not more than a level, at which the exposed surface of the plastic member on the side opposite to the interface between the metal member and the plastic member, does not melt. As a result of this, air bubbles or the like are not generated in the vicinity of the exposed surface of the plastic member, and the generation of surface roughness on the exposed surface of the plastic member is effectively suppressed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242524 | SINGULATION APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - Regarding a singulation apparatus for singulating a resin encapsulated substrate to manufacture an electronic component, the present invention brings about shortening the delivery period, reducing the footprint, and reducing the cost in compliance with a specification requested by a user. A singulation apparatus for an electronic component has: a basic unit including a receiving unit, singulation unit, and delivery unit; a cleaning unit mounted between the singulation unit and the delivery unit; and an examination unit mounted on the cleaning unit. The singulation unit is appropriately selected in accordance with the requested specification by the user, and a cutting mechanism used in the singulation unit has a rotary blade, water jet, laser light, wire saw, band saw, etc. The cleaning unit and examination unit, both mounted on the basic unit, are each appropriately selected and mounted in accordance with the requested specification by the user. The cleaning unit and examination unit are mounted on the basic unit which has the singulation unit in accordance with the requested specification by the user to form the singulation apparatus for an electronic component. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242525 | LASER MACHINING OF FIRED CERAMIC AND OTHER HARD AND/OR THICK MATERIALS - Laser machining fired ceramic and other hard and/or thick materials includes scribing a workpiece with a laser beam along a sequence of parallel laser paths within a cutout region of the workpiece. The scribing creates a kerf in the cutout region that widens as the laser beam advances along the sequence. The sequence may begin with an inner portion of the cutout region and end with an outer edge thereof such that debris is directed away from the laser paths to increase throughput and create a high quality opening in the workpiece. High quality structures may also be cut out from the workpiece. The method includes directing a high velocity stream of gas to an interface of the laser beam and the workpiece to redirect the flow of debris and cool the interface. The method may also adjust a focus depth of the laser beam as it deepens the kerf. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242526 | LASER MICROMACHINING THROUGH A PROTECTIVE MEMBER - A small feature at a target location on a working surface of a workpiece is laser machined. A laser beam propagating along a beam path is directed for incidence at the target location on the working surface to machine the small feature. A focusing lens sized to converge the laser beam on the working surface is set in the beam path at a short working distance from the working surface to laser machine the small feature and thereby eject target material from the workpiece back toward the focusing lens. A sacrificial protective member positioned between the focusing lens and the working surface transmits without appreciable distortion or adsorption the laser beam focused by the focusing lens and incident on the working surface. The sacrificial protective member intercepts the ejected target material to prevent a sufficient amount of it from reaching and thereby appreciably contaminating the focusing lens. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242527 | Method and Apparatus for Processing Coated Spectacle Lenses - By means of the method and the apparatus in accordance with the invention, coated spectacle lenses are processed to form at the latter joining surfaces which permit a reliable adhesive bonding of the lenses to the bridge and the lugs of rimless spectacles. The method provides that for the respective spectacle lens two processing areas are predetermined with the shape, size and location thereof at the lens and that in the two predetermined processing areas the coating at the lens is locally removed by irradiation by a laser beam. The apparatus excels by a holder including at least one mount for a lens, a laser beam device including a laser head for generating a laser beam, a positioning device for moving the holder and the laser head relative to each other in a reference plane and a control means wherein for the laser beam device and the positioning device, wherein the laser power, the relative position between the laser head and the at least one lens as well as a scanning motion of the laser beam are controllable by the control means wherein. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242528 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LASER DRILLING HOLES WITH GAUSSIAN PULSES - An improved method and apparatus for drilling tapered holes in workpieces with laser pulses is presented which uses defocused laser pulses to machine the holes with specified taper and surface finish while maintaining specified exit diameters and improved system throughput. A system is described which can also drill holes with the desired taper and surface finish without requiring defocused laser pulses. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242529 | Method to cut apertures in a material - A method is described for the cutting of apertures in a material using a computer, laser control software, input device, laser and an x-y plotting bed. The method is to preferably form apertures in fluid impermeable material including composite materials. The apertures are used as exhaust valves in positive pressure masks to deliver breathable gas to patients and in garments. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242530 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COLUMN AND BED OF MACHINE TOOL AND STRUCTURE THEREOF - A technique of easy manufacture of a column and a bed of a machine tool in a short time is provided by having an assembly structure of sheet metal members. A column body of the machine tool is constituted by combining a front member with a rear member | 2009-10-01 |
20090242531 | PHOTONIC CLOCK STABILIZED LASER COMB PROCESSING - Processing a workpiece with a laser includes generating laser pulses at a first pulse repetition frequency. The first pulse repetition frequency provides reference timing for coordination of a beam positioning system and one or more cooperating beam position compensation elements to align beam delivery coordinates relative to the workpiece. The method also includes, at a second pulse repetition frequency that is lower than the first pulse repetition frequency, selectively amplifying a subset of the laser pulses. The selection of the laser pulses included in the subset is based on the first pulse repetition frequency and position data received from the beam positioning system. The method further includes adjusting the beam delivery coordinates using the one or more cooperating beam position compensation elements so as to direct the amplified laser pulses to selected targets on the workpiece. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242532 | Method and Apparatus For Braking and Advancing a Welding Wire - A method and apparatus for providing welding-type power include a wire feeder that provides wire to an arc and a power supply that provides power to the arc. A reversible wire feed motor moves the wire to and away from the arc. A controller controls the reversible wire feeder motor to reverse at least once per process cycle, and/or controls the power source to provide a desired mean arc current, and/or controls the reversible motor in response to short detection and short clearing, and/or controls the reversal frequency in response to pool oscillation frequency. A wire feed motor output is slaved to an average of the reversible motor output. The controller may include various control modules, such as a mean arc current control module, and/or a short detection feedback circuit. The reversible motor is a stepper motor, that incrementally turns in a series of steps having a given angle in another embodiment. The controller includes a step size output and the given angle is varied in response to the step size output. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242533 | WELDING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention provides a welding control apparatus including: a droplet separation detecting unit that detects separation of a droplet from a tip end of welding wire; and a waveform generator that alternately generates a first pulse for separating the droplet and a second pulse for shaping the droplet and outputs the generated pulse to a welding power source, the waveform generator generating a third pulse having a pulse shape different in a pulse peak current and/or a pulse width from the second pulse to output the generated third pulse to the welding pulse source after a base time of the first pulse if separation of the droplet is not detected within a peak period, a falling slope period, or a base period of the first pulse to thereby restore a droplet supply regularity. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242534 | Method for Welding a Workpiece - The invention describes a method for welding a workpiece ( | 2009-10-01 |