40th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120247591 | HIGH-PRESSURE PUMP - A high-pressure pump is comprised of a lower housing, an upper housing and a cover, which are formed independently from each other. Thereby, shapes of the above can be simplified. Although the cylinder and the plunger receive a fuel pressure during a pressurization stroke, the upper housing and the cover do not receive fuel pressure directly from a pressurization chamber. Therefore, the upper housing and the cover can be made thin and light as much as possible. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247592 | CONTROL VALVE, IN PARTICULAR FOR METERING IN A FLUID FOR A DELIVERY PUMP WHICH IS ARRANGED DOWNSTREAM - A control valve is provided, in particular for metering in a fluid for a delivery pump which is arranged downstream. The control valve has a flow channel, an axially movable valve needle, and a valve element which can be loaded by the valve needle in an opening direction and is arranged in the flow channel. If the valve element is actuated in the opening direction by the valve needle, the fluid can flow back through the flow channel at least temporarily counter to the opening direction of the valve element. Upstream of the valve element as viewed in the backflow direction, the flow channel has a fluidically active shield which keeps the backflow at least partially free of a face of the valve element. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247593 | TWO EDUCTOR / FOUR-WAY SELECTOR VALVE ASSEMBLY - A selector valve assembly controlling the flow of different flow paths of fluid. The assembly includes a body member having a compartment with an end wall, an outlet passage in the end wall, two ports connected to the body member and communicating with the outlet passage in the end wall, and two passages communicating with the compartment. A rotatable member is sealable positioned in the compartment and has a side wall and an end wall. A first passageway extends a distance into the rotatable member from the end wall thereof and a second passageway extends through the side wall thereof and communicates with the first passageway. Rotation of the rotatable member selectively orients the second passageway with each of the two passages to cause liquid in the two passages to pass to the first and second passageways and subsequently to the outlet passage and at least one of the ports. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247594 | PILOT RELAY - A spool is provided with a first discharge air duct connecting the first opening to the first discharge air chamber, and a second discharge air duct connecting the second opening to the second discharge air chamber, where the first discharge air duct and the second discharge air duct are divided by a non-duct part. A first output air pressure chamber is adjacent to a first discharge air chamber with a first diaphragm interposed therebetween, the first discharge air chamber is adjacent to a bias chamber with a second diaphragm interposed therebetween, the bias chamber is adjacent to an input air pressure chamber with a third diaphragm interposed therebetween, the input air pressure chamber is adjacent to a second discharge air chamber with a fourth diaphragm interposed therebetween, and the second discharge air chamber is adjacent to a second output air pressure chamber with a fifth diaphragm interposed therebetween. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247595 | Multi-Outlet Check Valve Nozzle - A check valve nozzle having at least two discharge ports and providing improved mixing between the discharged fluid and the receiving fluid. The check valve nozzle may be of a “duckbill” type or a “pancake” type. The “duckbill” type may have discharge ports that vary in size, orientation with respect to the longitudinal centerline of the check valve nozzle, and/or construction materials. The “pancake” type may discharge the fluid from the check valve nozzle in a perpendicular, forward, or rearward direction. The check valve nozzle assembly contains a number of check valve nozzles that can vary in size, orientation with respect to the longitudinal centerline of the end cap of the assembly, and/or construction materials. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247596 | HYDRAULIC OIL TANK, HYDRAULIC OIL TANK MANUFACTURING METHOD AND CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH HYDRAULIC OIL TANK - A hydraulic oil tank has a housing, a connecting member and a filtering device. The housing includes a main body, a storage compartment and a first through hole. The storage compartment is formed within the main body for containing a the hydraulic oil, and the first through hole is formed through the main body. The connecting member is disposed on the main body and covering the first through hole, the connecting member including a contact face having a planar shape. The filtering device is disposed within the storage compartment. The filtering device is connected to a part of the contact face exposed within the first through hole. The filtering device includes an overlapped portion overlapping with an inner edge of the first through hole in a plan view of the first through hole seen from inside of the storage compartment. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247597 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING AN AIR LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM TO A SLEEVE THAT ENVELOPS A PRESSURIZED AIR HOSE OF AN AIRCRAFT - An aircraft includes a hose that makes it possible to channel the pressurized air that is used in a sleeve ( | 2012-10-04 |
20120247598 | SUBSEA CONNECTION SYSTEM | 2012-10-04 |
20120247599 | Irrigation Pipe Connector - An irrigation pipe connector has a core that is adapted to connect to an irrigation element and a wing that is attachable to a wall of a pipe. The wing is provided with resiliency to allow the connector to deform in response to changing fluid pressures in the pipe. In addition, the wing may be provided with a thin segment in order to reduce potential damage during welding of the wing to the wall of the pipe. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247600 | ROTARY DIE FORMING PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING MULTI-PORT TUBES - Multi-port tube structures are fabricated in a process in which a web of metallic material has a pattern of features formed therein by a rotary die forming process carried out on a continuous basis. The web of material is cut into strips which are folded so as to define a closed tubular structure having internal features defining longitudinal fluid flow channels. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247601 | Flexible Hose During Pressurization - The present disclosure pertains to a hose having an internal layer made of material that limits radial expansion and retains flexibility, an external layer, a gap between the exterior surface of the internal layer and the interior surface of the external layer, a valve member, and a device member, where the hose retains flexibility upon the application of a radial force to the internal layer. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247602 | THERMOPLASTIC MULTILAYER TUBES AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING - Disclosed is a multi-layer tube including:
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20120247603 | Method of manufacturing paper tube corner posts - An improved method of manufacturing support posts that are commonly formed from wound paper tubes. With this invention, a number of material layers are laminated together and formed in a continuous manner while they are still pliable. Materials are taken from a number of rolls that is equal to the number of layers required within the finished product. The individual layers are drawn through a glue station where adhesive is applied between each layer. The finished shape is created by bringing together all of the layers, then progressively folding them around a heated mandrel that has been shaped to match the inner hollow space of a formed paper tube corner post design. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247604 | DIRECTIONAL FLUID LINE - Fluid line and method of making fluid line that includes an inner contour structured with wave peaks and wave troughs. Each wave peak has a front flank and a rear flank, and the front flanks are structured with an inclination angle, relative to a longitudinal axis, shallower than an inclination angle of the rear flanks. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247605 | Molybdenum-Free, High-Strength, Low-Alloy X80 Steel Plates Formed by Temperature-Controlled Rolling Without Accelerated Cooling - Steel alloy, plate, and longitudinally welded pipe formed from a molybdenum-free, high-strength, low-alloy steel, said steel alloy consisting essentially of, in wt. %: C: 0.05-0.09; Mn: 1.70-1.95; Ti: 0.01-0.02; Al: 0.02-0.055; Nb: 0.075-0.1; P: ≦0.015; S: ≦0.003; V 0.01-0.03; Mo: ≦0.003; and the remainder Fe and inevitable impurities. The plate is produced by rolling from a slab without the use of accelerated cooling. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247606 | Low-Molybdenum, High-Strength Low-Alloy 80 ksi Steel Plates Formed by Temperature-Controlled Rolling Without Accelerated Cooling - Steel alloy, and plate formed from a low-molybdenum, high-strength, low-alloy steel, said steel alloy consisting essentially of, in wt. %: C: 0.05-0.07; Mn: 1.5-1.7; Ti: 0.01-0.025; Al: 0.02-0.04; Nb: 0.075-0.1; P: ≦0.01; S: ≦0.003; Mo: 0.1-0.2; and the remainder Fe and inevitable impurities. The plate is produced by rolling from a slab without the use of accelerated cooling. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247607 | SANITARY CAP AND SYSTEM - A sanitary cap for a sanitary end is provided. The sanitary cap includes a base which defines a central axis and has a peripheral edge. A flange extends from the peripheral edge along the central axis and a lip spaced from the base extends from the flange inwardly toward the central axis. The sanitary cap may include a crosslinked polyethylene foam or a breathable insert. A system including a sanitary hose and the sanitary cap is also provided. The sanitary hose includes a sanitary end. The sanitary cap is removably disposed on the sanitary end. The crosslinked polyethylene foam of the sanitary cap of the system is formed in the presence of nitrogen as a physical blowing agent, has a density of from 1 to 20 lb/ft | 2012-10-04 |
20120247608 | METHOD OF WEAVING, PROCESSING AND FINISHING A PILE FABRIC - Disclosed is a method of weaving, processing and finishing a pile fabric whose pile height (H) after processing and finishing is substantially increased, thus obtaining increased pile height (H) which may be multiple of the original pile height (H) of the woven fabric. Specifically, the pile fabric is manufactured with multiple loop heights combining the original woven pile heights and/or different multiples of the original pile heights. Further, a process results in a fabric having a combination of pile heights, and designs by weaving repeats in the conventional way without soluble yarns (Y) in conjunction with repeats woven with multiple soluble yarns (Y). | 2012-10-04 |
20120247609 | WIRE BINDING TOOL - A wire bonding tool provides an improved and safer grip of wires during bonding of lengthy wire strands. The tool includes a bar with a polygonal outer perimeter, a slot in the bar for receiving wire, and a post on an end face of the bar for receiving a wrapped end of the wire. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247610 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY INSPECTING A BEVERAGE PROCESSING PLANT - A method for automatically inspecting a beverage processing plant including determining at least one measured quantity of a liquid medium by at least one sensor, where the liquid medium is produced, used and/or treated in at least one treatment device of the beverage processing plant, and where the determination is carried out after the production, use and/or treatment of the liquid medium, comparing the determined measured quantity with a predetermined set value for the measured quantity, and, if a deviation of the determined measured quantity from the predetermined set value is detected, determining a cause for the deviation and/or a source of the deviation on the basis of the value of the deviation and/or on the basis of the determined measured quantity. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247611 | METHOD FOR QUICKLY FILLING A HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED MULTIPLE DISC SHIFTING ELEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A method of the rapid filling of a hydraulically actuated multiple-disk shifting element ( | 2012-10-04 |
20120247612 | System and Method for Accurately Delivering Controlled Amounts of Viscous Fluid to a Fluid Delivery Device | 2012-10-04 |
20120247613 | Vending Machine for Selected Blends of Perfumes - A vending machine for dispensing a selected blend of perfumes in response to the deposit of a pre-selected sum of money includes a plurality of containers and a plurality of distinctive scents with one of the scents disposed in each of the containers. A mechanism for selecting one or more of the scents and an amount of one or more of the scents is provided. Further, the vending machine includes a mechanism for blending the selected scents in the selected percentages and providing a sample to a perspective customer. Further, the mechanism includes a slot receiving payment for a quantity of the selected blend together with a delivery process for providing a bottle of the selected perfume to the customer. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247614 | FLUID MIXING DEVICE - A fluid mixing device includes inlet ports in fluid communication with respective source containers, an inlet check valve, a mixing container in fluid communication with the inlet check valve, a discharge port in fluid communication with a target container, and a discharge check valve in fluid communication with the mixing container and the discharge port. Responsive to a negative pressure at the mixing container, fluid is drawn from the respective source containers through the inlet ports and through the inlet check valve and into the mixing container, while the discharge check valve precludes drawing of fluid from the target container. Responsive to a positive pressure at the mixing container, fluid is expelled from the mixing container through the discharge check valve and into the target container, while the inlet check valve precludes discharge of fluid from the mixing container to the inlet ports and the source containers. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247615 | BRAKE FILL TOOL - A brake fill tool for filling a brake housing in a braking system on a vehicle includes a nozzle housing having a nozzle for filling a reservoir chamber of the brake housing, a manual clamping mechanism connected to the nozzle housing that selectively clamps the nozzle to the brake housing, and a pressurized sealing mechanism that is connected to the nozzle housing. The pressurized sealing mechanism selectively seals the nozzle to the brake reservoir after the manual clamping mechanism clamps the nozzle to the brake housing. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247616 | FUEL DISPENSING NOZZLE - A nozzle for dispensing fluid including a nozzle body having a fluid path which is configured to receive fluid therein and a vapor path which is configured to receive vapor therein. The nozzle further includes a main fluid valve positioned in the fluid path to control a flow of fluid therethrough, the main fluid valve including a main fluid valve spring configured to bias the main fluid valve to one of its open or closed positions. The nozzle further has a main vapor valve positioned in the vapor path to control a flow of vapor therethrough. The main vapor valve includes a main vapor valve spring configured to bias the main vapor valve to one of its open or closed positions. At least part of the main fluid valve spring or the main vapor valve spring is positioned within the other one. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247617 | DERIVATIVES OF NATIVE LIGNIN, LIGNIN-WAX COMPOSITIONS, THEIR PREPARATION AND USES THEREOF - A wax composition comprising a lignin derivative wherein the derivative has a total hydroxyl content of from about 0.1 mmol/g to about 7 mmol/g. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247618 | HIGH STRENGTH STEEL MATERIAL AND HIGH STRENGTH BOLT EXCELLENT IN DELAYED FRACTURE RESISTANCE AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION OF SAME - A high strength steel material which is excellent in delayed fracture resistance containing, by mass %, C: 0.10 to 0.55%, Si: 0.01 to 3%, and Mn: 0.1 to 2%, further containing one or both of V: 1.5% or less and Mo: 3.0% or less, the contents of V and Mo satisfying V+1/2Mo>0.4%, further containing one or more of Cr: 0.05 to 1.5%, Nb: 0.001 to 0.05%, Cu: 0.01 to 4%, Ni: 0.01 to 4%, and B: 0.0001 to 0.005%, and having a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, the structure being a mainly tempered martensite structure, the surface of the steel material being formed with (a) a nitrided layer having a thickness from the surface of the steel material of 200 μm or more and a nitrogen concentration of 12.0 mass % or less and higher than the nitrogen concentration of the steel material by 0.02 mass % or more and (b) a low carbon region having a depth from the surface of the steel material of 100 μm or more to 1000 μm or less and having a carbon concentration of 0.05 mass % or more and 0.9 time or less the carbon concentration of the steel material. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247619 | Carburized steel and its process of manufacture - A carburized steel member is manufactured by specific carburizing, cooling, and quenching steps. The steel member contains: C: 0.1% to 0.4%, Si: 0.35% to 3.0%, Mn: 0.1% to 3.0%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.15% or less, Al: 0.05% or less, and N: 0.03% or less, and a content of Cr is less than 0.2%, a content of Mo is 0.1% or less, and remainder is constituted of Fe and unavoidable impurities. A surface layer thereof includes: a first layer having a carbon concentration of 0.60 mass % to 0.85 mass % and including a martensitic structure in which no grain boundary oxide layer caused by Si exists; a second layer having a carbon concentration of 0.1 mass % to 0.4 mass % and including a martensitic structure; and a third layer having a carbon concentration of 0.1 mass % to 0.4 mass % and including no martensitic structure. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247620 | LOW-TEMPERATURE STAINLESS STEEL CARBURIZATION METHOD - A low-temperature stainless steel carburization method comprises steps: providing a stainless steel material; placing the stainless steel material in a halogen-free reducing environment and maintaining the stainless steel at a first temperature ranging 1,050 to 1,400° C.; and placing the stainless steel material in a carbon-bearing atmosphere and maintaining the stainless steel material at a second temperature lower than 600° C. to implant carbon atoms into the stainless steel material to form a carburized layer on the surface of the stainless steel material. A halide-bearing gas or solution is not to be applied to activate the passivation layer, so the fabrication cost would be reduced and the safety of carburization process would be enhanced. Besides, the environment can be prevented from halide pollution. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247621 | CASTING PROCESS, MATERIALS AND APPARATUS, AND CASTINGS PRODUCED THEREWITH - A casting process for producing metal alloy castings, facecoats and apparatuses suitable for carrying out the process, and castings produced by the process. The casting process entails the use of a mold having a cavity with a continuous aluminum-containing solid facecoat on its surface. A molten quantity of a metal alloy is introduced into the mold cavity so that the molten alloy contacts the solid facecoat. The mold is then allowed to cool to solidify the molten alloy and form a cast product. During the casting process, aluminum in the solid facecoat diffuses into the cast product to form an aluminum-containing surface region at the casting surface. Following removal of the cast product from the mold, an alumina-containing scale grows on the casting surface as a result of oxidation of the casting surface region. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247622 | AMORPHOUS ALLOY HOOKS AND METHODS OF MAKING SUCH HOOKS - Mechanical hooks made of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys, wherein the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys provide ruggedness, durability, higher service loads, excellent resistance to chemical and environmental effects, and low-cost manufacturing are provided. In addition, methods of making such mechanical hooks from bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys are also disclosed. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247623 | Optimization and Control of Metallurgical Properties During Homogenization of an Alloy - The homogenization cycle of an alloy is optimized and controlled by defining a target degree of transformation to achieve at least one metallurgical property for an alloy. The desired metallurgical properties include, but are not limited to, dissolving precipitation hardening phases, transforming insoluble phases into preferred phases and precipitating the dispersoid phases to the proper size and distribution. Using regression analysis, a transformation model is obtained to predict the degree of transformation of an alloy by analyzing the degree of transformation of a plurality of sample alloys subjected to heating at predetermine temperatures for predetermined amounts of time. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247624 | RARE EARTH MAGNET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A rare earth magnet of the invention has a composition represented by the compositional formula R | 2012-10-04 |
20120247625 | LOW YIELD RATIO, HIGH STRENGTH AND HIGH UNIFORM ELONGATION STEEL PLATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a low yield ratio, high strength and high uniform elongation steel plate having excellent strain ageing resistance equivalent to API 5L X70 Grade or lower and a method for manufacturing the same. In particular, the steel plate contains 0.06% to 0.12% C, 0.01% to 1.0% Si, 1.2% to 3.0% Mn, 0.015% or less P, 0.005% or less S, 0.08% or less Al, 0.005% to 0.07% Nb, 0.005% to 0.025% Ti, 0.010% or less N, and 0.005% or less O on a mass basis, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The low yield ratio, high strength and high uniform elongation steel plate has a metallographic microstructure that is a two-phase microstructure consisting of bainite and M-A constituent, the area fraction of the M-A constituent being 3% to 20%, the equivalent circle diameter of the M-A constituent being 3.0 μm or less. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247626 | METHOD OF FABRICATING INCONEL 718 TYPE NICKEL SUPERALLOYS - A method of fabricating Inconel 718 type nickel superalloys. A last forging operation to which the nickel superalloy is subjected is such: that it takes place at a temperature lower than the δ-solvus temperature; that at all points of the nickel superalloy the local deformation ratio is not less than a minimum value; and that the nickel superalloy is not subjected to any heat treatment at a temperature higher than a threshold temperature equal to 750° C. after a quenching. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247627 | Quenching Process and Apparatus for Practicing Said Process - A process for quenching heat treated metal parts using a liquid quenchant and high pressure is disclosed. In general, the process includes the steps of providing a load of heat treated metal parts in a pressure vessel wherein the load is at an elevated temperature after being heat treated. In a subsequent step, a liquid quenchant is injected into the pressure vessel such that a vapor of the liquid quenchant forms rapidly in the pressure vessel and cools the metal parts. The step of injecting the liquid quenchant into the pressure vessel is continued for a time sufficient to establish a desired peak vapor pressure in the pressure vessel. An apparatus for carrying out the disclosed process is also described. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247628 | Conductive Bi-Fold Wallet - A conductive wallet includes a bi-fold design with conductive fabric and conductive polyurethane foam on the outer and bottom surfaces. The wallet is configured and designed with silver-plated conductive anti-microbial fabric on the outer surface and (in communication with) conductive polyurethane foam to form a flat-circled tip on the bottom center crease of the wallet. The wallet would be used to protect the user when making transactions at automated teller machines and supermarket kiosks etc.; it's ergonomically configured for use on keypads, resistive screens and to transfer a low thermal electrical current from the human finger to operate capacitive screens. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247629 | SNOW PROTECTION DEVICE - A snow protection device mainly includes a piece of waterproof cloth, two bars, and at least two rubber magnets. The waterproof cloth includes a piece of cloth that is light-weighted, windable, and resistant against penetration of water. The two bars are respectively mounted to opposite side edges of the waterproof cloth. The rubber magnets are of magnetic attraction and are flexible and are arranged on the waterproof cloth at locations adjacent to and beside the bars. As such, the two bars can be used to collapse and expand the waterproof cloth and the rubber magnets may be securely attached, by means of magnetic attraction, to locations around a windshield so as to securely hold the waterproof cloth in position. The waterproof cloth is thus set to shield and cover the windshield. The resistance against water penetration of the waterproof cloth prevents water from contacting and being frozen on the windshield. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247630 | HIGH SILICA CONTENT FOR HEAVY VEHICLE TIRES - A heavy vehicle tire tread formed from a material that is based upon a cross-linkable rubber composition, the cross-linkable rubber composition comprising, per 100 parts by weight of rubber, between 35 and 60 phr of a solution polymerized styrenc-butadiene rubber having a styrene content of between 10 wl. % and 35 wt. %, between 35 and 60 phr of a polybutadiene, and between 45 and 110 phr of silica. Also included is between 1 and 8 phr of an amide processing aid, the processing aid comprising one or more amides of the form (Formula I); wherein R is an aliphatic chain of between 14 and 20 carbons, R′ is selected from H or an aliphatic chain of between 1 and 4 carbons and R″ is selected from an aliphatic chain of between 1 and 4 carbons having an —OH moiety. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247631 | TRACTION TIRE TREAD FOR OFF-ROAD VEHICLE - An off-road tire tread for a tire includes a series of cavities extending into the tread surface, each cavity defined by sidewalls extending from a tread surface to an inclined bottom cavity surface, the inclined bottom cavity surface extending from a relatively deep leading cavity end to a relatively shallow trailing cavity end. The cavities are directionally oriented to operationally initiate contact with a ground surface at the leading cavity end and form a repeating circumferential pattern along a circumferential extent of the tread surface. The tire tread further may include one or more lug protrusions between each of the cavities extending outward from the tread surface. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247632 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire has a shoulder land zone provided with lateral grooves arranged at variable pitches in the tire circumferential direction and extending at an angle of not more than 30 degrees with respect to the tire axial direction. The domains defined between the shoulder lateral grooves include a smallest domain having the smallest circumferential length and a largest domain having the largest circumferential length. The domains are each provided with at least one sipe extending at an angle of not more than 30 degrees with respect to the tire axial direction. The number of the sipe(s) in the smallest domain is less than the number of the sipes in the largest domain. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247633 | ANTISKID COVER FOR TIRES - Antiskid cover ( | 2012-10-04 |
20120247634 | Stuffed Tire For Lightweight Vehicles - The present invention provides a stuffed tire for lightweight vehicles, comprising: a wheel; a tire casing, mounted onto the wheel; a harder elastic structure, installed inside the tire casing, and having an end abutted against the wheel; and a softer elastic filler, filled into the tire casing, and having an end abutted against another end of the harder elastic structure, so as to enhance the supporting strength of the tire and the balance of the rotating tire. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247635 | TENSION-BASED NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE - A non-pneumatic tire for supporting a load by working in tension comprising a generally annular inner ring, a generally annular outer ring, and an interconnected web having a plurality of web elements and comprising a plurality of generally polygonal openings. Web elements are sized, curved, oriented, and comprised of varying thicknesses of material which facilitates buckling when subjected to a compressive load. By buckling, those elements in a deformed portion of the tire between a wheel and a footprint region where the tire contacts a surface can assume a significantly reduced portion of the load, if any. This causes web elements in other portions of the interconnected web to operate in tension to support the load. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247636 | TIRE AND WHEEL NOISE REDUCING DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A system for dissipating sound shock waves within a vehicle tire includes a wheel upon which a tire is mounted to create an internal air chamber defined by the wheel and the tire. A flow-resistant barrier is coupled to the wheel or the tire and defines an air cavity within the internal air chamber. The barrier comprises a material that provides an acoustical resistance to sound shock waves passing therethrough. The air cavity defined by the barrier has a volume such that air within the cavity offers relatively small impedance to the passage of shock waves through the barrier and into the air cavity. The barrier also can produce frictional heat when displaced by a shock wave, thereby converting energy of the shock wave to heat to reduce noise associated therewith. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247637 | TYRE, THE INNER WALL OF WHICH IS PROVIDED WITH A HEAT-EXPANDABLE RUBBER LAYER - A heat-expandable rubber layer is provided to an inner all of a pneumatic tyre when the tyre is in an uncured state. The rubber layer is expanded when the tyre is in a vulcanized state. Once expanded, the rubber layer is capable of reducing rolling noises of the tyre. The rubber layer includes an elastomer composition based on at least an elastomer, e.g., natural rubber or butyl rubber; a reinforcing filler, e.g., silica and/or carbon black; between 10 and 80 phr of a blowing agent, e.g., an azodicarbonamide compound; and between 10 and 50 phr of a hot-melt compound with a melting point between 70° C. and 150° C., e.g., urea. The combination of the blowing agent and the hot-melt compound, at recommended high contents, makes it possible to very greatly reduce an expansion ratio and therefore a thickness of the rubber layer once the pneumatic tyre is vulcanized, without affecting noise absorption properties provided by the blowing agent. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247638 | PNEUMATIC RADIAL TIRE FOR HEAVY LOADS - A pneumatic radial tire for heavy loads that prevents occurrence of a side cut due to a projection while decelerating spread of a cut damage to a tire inner surface. In a widthwise cross section of the tire, angle α satisfies a relation 0<α≦30° that a line joining an intersection between a virtual line and a tire outer surface and a maximum tire width position forms with respect to a radial line segment, the virtual line passing through a maximum carcass width position that is parallel to a tire axis line. An angle β satisfies a relation 0≦β<30° that a line joining the maximum tire width position and a turnoff point forms with respect to the radial line segment, and a reinforcing rubber is disposed between a body portion and a turn-up portion of the carcass. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247639 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic tire whose safety factor and durability are improved without generating a problem of an increase in the weight of a tire and an increase in the inner surface cord protrusion failure. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247640 | COMBINATION OF A SUBSTRATE AND A WAFER - The invention pertains to a combination of a substrate and a wafer, wherein the substrate and the wafer are arranged parallel to one another and bonded together with the aid of an adhesive layer situated between the substrate and the wafer, and wherein the adhesive is chosen such that its adhesive properties are neutralized or at least diminished when a predetermined temperature is exceeded. According to the invention, the adhesive layer is only applied annularly between the substrate and the wafer in the edge region of the wafer. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247641 | METHOD OF MELT BONDING HIGH-TEMPERATURE THERMOPLASTIC BASED HEATING ELEMENT TO A SUBSTRATE - A method for producing a thermoplastic film-substrate resistive thick film heating element is described, involving the melt bonding of an electrically insulating, optionally filled high temperature thermoplastic film to a substrate. This thick film heating element includes an optionally filled high temperature thermoplastic film-substrate onto which is deposited at least a resistive thick film, and is capable of operating over a wide range of power densities for consumer and industrial heating element applications. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247642 | RAPID PROTOTYPING OF MICRO-STRUCTURES USING A CUTTING PLOTTER - A method for making a microstructure includes: providing a film ( | 2012-10-04 |
20120247643 | TAPE FLAW AND SPLICE AVOIDANCE - A method comprises forming a composite layup, including dispensing fiber material; and monitoring the dispensed material prior to laydown for a marker. The marker provides information about an upstream location of the material. The forming further includes using the information in the marker to adjust material course length to control where the upstream location will be deposited, if at all. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247644 | BONDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PLATE-SHAPED BONDED ASSEMBLY - A bonding device for charging a liquid material into a space between plate-shaped members for bonding them together in situ, in which the liquid material may be prevented from exuding from the space between the plate-shaped members. The bonding device includes pair retaining base members for retaining the pair plate-shaped members facing each other, and a retaining base member movement unit for causing movement of the retaining base members towards and away from each other. The bonding device also includes an illumination unit that illuminates curing light to a photo-curable liquid material charged between the pair plate-shaped members held by the pair retaining base members, and a sensor that detects the wetting spreading state of the liquid material charged between the pair plate-shaped members. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247645 | BONDING METHOD, BONDING APPARATUS, AND BONDING SYSTEM - The present invention includes an activating step S | 2012-10-04 |
20120247646 | Epoxy Core With Expandable Microspheres - A method of fabricating a formed structure with expandable polymeric shell microspheres. A first plurality of polymeric shell microspheres are heated from an unexpanded state to an expanded state to form a plurality of expanded microspheres. The plurality of expanded microspheres are mixed with an epoxy resin and a second plurality of unexpanded polymeric shell microspheres. The mixture is formed in a shape to create a preform. The preform is wrapped with fiber tape to create a wrapped preform. The wrapped preform is placed in a mold. The mold is heated and the second plurality of unexpanded microspheres expand from an unexpanded state to an expanded state. The mold is cooled and the formed structure is removed from the mold. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247647 | METHOD OF SUCTION OF OBJECT TO BE WORKED UPON SUCTION UNIT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF CERAMIC CAPACITOR - In the method for allowing a work object ( | 2012-10-04 |
20120247648 | REPAIR PATCH FOR AN ELASTOMER COMPONENT, IN PARTICULAR FOR A VEHICLE TIRE, HAVING INCREASED ADHESIVE STRENGTH - A repair patch for an elastomer component, in particular for a vehicle tire, includes a cover layer, a connecting layer for contacting a wall of the elastomer component and at least one intermediate layer arranged between the connecting layer and the cover layer. The connecting layer has such a initial tack before vulcanization with the elastomer component that a connection between the repair patch and the elastomer component transmits at least the own weight of the repair patch and the connecting layer has a separation value of at least 5 N/mm after vulcanization with the elastomer component. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247649 | METHOD FOR RETAINING A VASCULAR STENT ON A CATHETER - A method of securely mounting a stent on a balloon of a catheter. The method generally includes crimping a stent on a balloon of a catheter at least one time, and positioning the balloon with the stent thereon within a polished bore of a mold formed at least in part of a metallic material. The balloon is pressurized and heated within the mold, or within a sheath, in two stages as the stent is restrained from radially expanding. The method may include crimping the stent onto the balloon one or two times during processing. The method increases retention of the stent on the balloon catheter following sterilization. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247650 | SOLID IMAGING OBJECTIVE AND ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUE FOR SMALL SCALE SENSOR APPLICATIONS - An imaging optic comprising a first combination element comprised of at least two individual lens elements, aligned with each other along an optical axis and adhered to each other, a second combination element comprised of at least one individual lens element and an aperture disposed between the first and second combination elements, the surfaces of the imaging optic having less than about 3 minutes tilt relative to the optical axis and less than about 0.005 mm de-center relative to the optical axis. A method of making the imaging optic and an endoscope comprising the imaging optic. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247651 | System and Method for the Automated Delivery and Layup of Resin Infused Fibers - An automated in-line feed-through system integrating the delivery, application and infusion of a resin to one or more fiber tows and layup of the one or more infused fiber tows to form a composite structure. The system includes an automated resin delivery, deposition and infusion system configured to deposit the resin on one or more fiber tows and form the infused fiber tows. The system integrates an automated layup system including a compaction roller, a guide roller coupled to an extending cylinder, and an auxiliary roller configured to adhere the one or more infused fiber tows to a substrate. The system further includes a controller configured to control system parameters, including the control of tension of the one or more infused fiber tows within the automated layup system. Other aspects of the automated in-line manufacturing system are also provided. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247652 | PREPREG WINDING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A prepreg winding method includes the steps of preparing a plate, a mandrel movable toward and away from the plate, and a press roll movable toward and away from the mandrel and having an axis parallel to the mandrel; mounting a prepreg on the plate, the prepreg being formed by impregnating reinforced fibers with a thermosetting resin sheet; winding a leading end of the prepreg mounted on the plate around the mandrel, and making a pressing force act on the plate and the mandrel therebetween with the prepreg sandwiched between the plate and the mandrel and making a pressing force act on the mandrel and the press roll therebetween with the prepreg sandwiched between the mandrel and the press roll; and winding the prepreg around the mandrel by rotating the mandrel and the press roll. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247653 | Curved Lenses Configured to Decode Three-Dimensional Content - Curved lenses configured to decode three dimensional content and method of fabricating the same. The lenses comprise a polyvinylalcohol polarizer film or similar type of material laminated with triacetate or similar type material on one or both sides, wherein the polarizer film has a polarizing efficiency equal to or exceeding 99% and a transmittance percentage equal to or exceeding 35% and a retarder film (e.g., norbornene copolymer resin) laminated on a front surface of the polyvinylalcohol polarizer film laminated with triacetate and aligned to produce a desired circular polarization responsive to specified retardation wavelengths. Thermoforming and press polishing techniques may be used to fabricate/curve the blanks into lenses. The lenses (optical elements) may be used in an injection molding process to add thickness. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247654 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LINING, IN PARTICULAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, INCLUDING A COATING HAVING AT LEAST ONE LIGNEOUS LAYER AND ONE BACK REINFORCEMENT LAYER - The invention relates to a method in which the coating ( | 2012-10-04 |
20120247655 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT FROM A FIBER-REINFORCED MATERIAL - The invention relates a method for producing a component from a fiber-reinforced material, wherein a fibrous preform which consists of fibers and an uncured polymer matrix is positioned on a mold, and a thermoelectric film is positioned on the fibrous preform and/or on the mold, and said thermoelectric film is heated up by exposure to microwaves when a negative pressure or vacuum is applied and, as a consequence of this, heats up the fibrous preform while curing the polymer matrix. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247656 | Method of Manufacturing Flexible Shell Inlay Strips - A method of fabricating shell purfling strips having sufficient flexibility to be placed within a curved configuration. The shell purfling strips may be placed, as a single unit, in curved channels which require the strip to bend. The flexibility results from a laminated structure comprising a layer of binding material overlain by an organic shell layer, with a bonding agent attaching the layers together. The organic shell layer comprises a plurality of precisely placed breaks along its length. The binding material retains the individual fragments of the shell layer in the strip, but because the binding material comprises a flexible material, such as rubber, the layer of binding material is sufficiently flexible to allow the purfling strip to flex longitudinally and transversely. The shell purfling strips may be attached in parallel relationship to other perfling components allowing installation as a unit. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247657 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER METHOD AND SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS - A ring frame and a substrate are held on each table via an adhesive tape. An annular separation member presses the adhesive tape between the ring frame and the substrate, thereby separating the adhesive tape from the ring frame. After separation, the adhesive tape hung down is held by a holding member. Surfaces of the ring frame and the substrate are transferred onto a new adhesive tape while the adhesive tape is pressed by a joining roller. Then the separated adhesive tape is held by the holding member. The substrate joined to the new adhesive tape to be integrated with the frame is moved upward and horizontally. Thereby the separated adhesive tape is separated from the surface of the substrate. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247658 | GLASS BODY CUTTING METHOD, PACKAGE MANUFACTURING METHOD, PACKAGE, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND RADIO-CONTROLLED TIME PIECE - Disclosed is a glass body cutting method for cutting a glass body along a planned cutting line, the method including: a groove forming process of forming a groove on one surface of the glass body along the planned cutting line by irradiation of a laser light along the planned cutting line; an attachment process of attaching an adhesive sheet to the one surface to cover at least the groove, after the groove forming process; and a cutting process of cutting the glass body along the planned cutting line by applying a tear stress along the planned cutting line while pressing a cutting blade against the other surface of the glass body in a state where the glass body is disposed on a supporting section through the adhesive sheet, after the attachment process. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247659 | Method For Assembling A Printhead Having An Inkjet Ejector With A Polymer Aperture Plate Attached To An Outlet Plate - A method of assembly produces a printhead having a polymer aperture plate and outlet plate that are at least 25 mm in length. The method includes bonding the polymer aperture plate to the outlet plate, which is configured with outlets. A laser is aligned with the outlets in the outlet plate to ablate apertures in the polymer aperture plate and the outlet plate is bonded to an inkjet stack to couple the outlets in the outlet plate to pressure chambers in a body plate in the inkjet stack. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247660 | METHOD FOR FORMING A SHOE PAD - A method for forming a shoe pad has steps of combining multiple colored material sheets to form a laminated layer, feeding the laminated layer between two rotating rollers having multiple corresponding protrusions and depressions to compress the laminated layer, cutting the laminated layer into two pad sheets with a cutter and forming a shoe pad from one of the pad sheets with a pressing process. Accordingly, a shoe pad in multiple colors and having a three dimensional shape is provided. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247661 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE OF A CONTINUOUS SHEET FOR AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE - In a method of manufacturing a composite continuous sheet for an absorbent article, a first continuous sheet is held sliding on a peripheral surface of a roll at a first speed lower than a peripheral speed of the roll. The first continuous sheet is cut with a cutter. The cut sheet is transported in the peripheral direction and at the peripheral speed while being held on the peripheral surface. A continuous sheet is selected among a plurality of continuous sheets including a continuous sheet transported at a second speed higher than the peripheral speed, and a continuous sheet transported at a third speed that is equal to or higher than the peripheral speed but lower than the second speed. The cut sheet is adhered to the selected continuous sheet supplied towards the peripheral surface of the roll. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247662 | MULTI-PIECE BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a multi-piece board having a frame section and a multiple piece sections connected to the frame section includes forming a frame section from a manufacturing panel for the frame section, sorting out multiple acceptable piece sections by inspecting quality of piece sections, forming notch portions in the frame section and the acceptable piece sections such that the notch portions allow the acceptable piece sections to be arranged with respect to the frame section, provisionally fixing the piece sections and the frame section in respective positions, injecting an adhesive agent into cavities formed by the notch portions when the frame section and the piece sections are provisionally fixed to each other, and joining the acceptable piece sections with the frame section by curing the adhesive agent injected into the cavities. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247663 | SLIP-PROOF TILE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A slip-proof tile manufacturing method, comprising following steps: stacking sequentially from bottom to top a bottom layer having a plurality of first mineral particles; a decoration layer; and an enhanced wear-resistance layer having a plurality of second mineral particles, such that the second mineral particles are exposed out of a top surface of the enhanced wear-resistance layer; and forming a laminating wear-resistance layer having a plurality of third mineral particles on the top surface of the enhanced wear-resistance layer, so as to embed the exposed second mineral particles, so that the third mineral particles are distributed evenly inside and on the top surface of the laminating wear-resistance layer, hereby realizing said slip-proof tile. The slip-proof tile thus produced having the characteristics of high wear-resistance, scratch-resistance, and high slip-proof. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247664 | BONDING APPARATUS AND BONDING METHOD - The bonding apparatus is capable of effectively increasing temperature of a substrate and reducing occurrence of position gaps and poor connection in a process of flip-chip-bonding semiconductor devices to the substrate. The bonding apparatus comprises: a supporting unit for supporting the substrate, on which the semiconductor devices have been adhered by a non-conductive; and a heating/pressing unit for heating and pressing the substrate, the heating/pressing unit having a built-in heat source and a clamping face, onto which the substrate supported by the supporting unit is pressed. The substrate supported by the supporting unit is moved toward the clamping face of the heating/pressing unit so as to preheat the substrate and the semiconductor devices by radiation heat. Then, the semiconductor devices are pressed onto the clamping face of the heating/pressing unit so as to cure the non-conductive adhesive and bond bumps of the semiconductor devices to terminal sections of the substrate. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247665 | Apparatus And Method For Melting And Dispensing Thermoplastic Material - An apparatus for melting and dispensing thermoplastic material is provided that includes an un-heated hopper having an inlet for receiving particles of a thermoplastic material and an outlet for discharging the particles and a heated manifold including at least one cavity formed therein and having an inlet and an outlet the inlet communicating with the outlet of the hopper for receipt of the particles from the hopper. The hopper is disposed external of the heated manifold. The heated manifold is effective for melting the particles into molten thermoplastic material therein. The apparatus further includes a pump having an inlet in fluid communication with the cavity. An outlet of the pump is in fluid communication with an inlet of a dispenser and an outlet of the dispenser is effective for dispensing the molten thermoplastic material therethrough. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247666 | METHOD OF FORMING AN ADHESIVE BOND - A method of forming an adhesive bond between a first substrate and a second substrate includes applying a semi-crystalline polymeric adhesive composition to a bonding area of the first substrate, and, after applying, disposing the second substrate adjacent to and in contact with the composition to form a workpiece. After disposing, the method includes heating the workpiece to cure the composition and thereby form a thermoset polymeric adhesive material that is crosslinked. After heating, the method includes cooling the workpiece such that the material has a crystalline molecular structure. Concurrent to cooling, the method includes imposing a stress on the material to thereby orient the crystalline molecular structure in a desired direction, and, after imposing, dissipating the stress along the crystalline molecular structure in the desired direction to thereby form the adhesive bond between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247667 | PLASMA TREATMENT APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, a plasma treatment apparatus includes a processing target holding unit and a plasma generation unit in a chamber. The processing target holding unit includes a supporting table on which a wafer is mounted, a ring-shaped insulator ring arranged at an outer periphery of the supporting table, and a protective film containing yttria for covering a side surface section and an upper surface section of the insulator ring. The protective film is formed thicker on the upper surface section than on the side surface section of the insulator ring. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247668 | GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND GAS SUPPLY METHOD - Prior to wafer processing, pressure ratio control is executed on a divided flow rate adjustment means so as to adjust the flow rates of divided flows to achieve a target pressure ratio with regard to the pressures in the individual branch passages. As the processing gas from a processing gas supply means is diverted into first and second branch pipings under the pressure ratio control and the pressures in the branch passages then stabilize, the control on the divided flow rate adjustment means is switched to steady pressure control for adjusting the flow rates of the divided flows so as to hold the pressure in the first branch passage at the level achieved in the stable pressure condition. Only after the control is switched to the steady pressure control, an additional gas is delivered into the second branch passage via an additional gas supply means. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247669 | MEASURING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided a measuring apparatus includes a wavelength dispersion device which dispersed light reflected by one surface of an examination target having a thickness D and light reflected by a rear surface of the examination target, as incident light, a detector in which a plurality of photodetection elements receiving light dispersed by the wavelength dispersion device and detecting a power of the received light in are provided in an array shape, and a piezoelectric device which is attached to the detector to convert an applied voltage into a mechanical power, wherein the detector detects the power of the received light when the detector is shifted by the mechanical power converted by the piezoelectric device as much as d/m, where d is a width of each of the photodetection elements in an array direction and m is an integer equal to or greater than 2. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247670 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS AND VACUUM PROCESSING SYSTEM - A substrate cleaning apparatus includes a supporting unit, provided in a processing chamber having a gas exhaust port, for supporting a substrate; one or more nozzle units, each for ejecting gas clusters to a peripheral portion of the substrate supported by the supporting unit to remove unnecessary substances from the peripheral portion; and a moving mechanism for changing relative positions of the supporting unit and the nozzle unit during ejecting the gas clusters. Each nozzle unit discharges a cleaning gas having a pressure higher than that in the processing chamber so that the cleaning gas is adiabatically expanded to form aggregates of atoms and/or molecules. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247671 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a substrate processing apparatus, including: transportation chamber maintained in an atmospheric environment where a substrate is transported; a vacuum processing chamber connected with the transportation chamber through a load lock chamber; a substrate placing table installed in the vacuum processing chamber and having a body part and a surface part that is attachable to/detachable from the body part; a storage unit installed in the load lock chamber or the transportation chamber and configured to receive the surface part; and a transportation mechanism configured to transport the substrate from the transportation chamber to the vacuum processing chamber through the load lock chamber and transport the surface part between the storage unit and the body part of the vacuum processing chamber. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247672 | CEILING ELECTRODE PLATE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a plasma processing apparatus, a ceiling electrode plate provided to face a substrate holding stage via a process space contacts and is supported by an electrode support by interposing a cooling plate, and a heat-transfer sheet is provided in a contact surface between the ceiling electrode plate and the cooling plate. The heat-transfer sheet has thermal conductivity of 0.5 to 2.0 W/m·K. The heat-transfer sheet is provided of a heat-resistant adhesive agent or a rubber including silicon, or the heat-transfer sheet is formed of a ceramic filler including oxide, nitride, or carbide. The ceramic filler of 25 to 60 volume % is contained in the heat-resistant adhesive agent or the rubber. A thickness of the heat-transfer sheet is in a range between 30 and 80 μm, and the heat-transfer sheet is not provided in a predetermined area around gas holes of the ceiling electrode plate. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247673 | ELECTRODE HAVING GAS DISCHARGE FUNCTION AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - An electrode having a gas discharge function, where the degree of freedom related to a maximum gas flow rate is abundant, an electrode cover member may be thinned, and a change of a gas behavior according to time is difficult to be generated in a processing chamber during gas introduction. The electrode includes: a base material having a plurality of gas holes; and an electrode cover member having a plurality of gas holes respectively corresponding to the plurality of gas holes of the base material in a one-to-one manner, fixed to the base material, and disposed facing a processing space in which the object is plasma-processed, wherein a gas hole diameter of the electrode cover member is larger than a gas hole diameter of the base material. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247674 | PLASMA GENERATOR APPARATUS - Embodiments of a plasma generator apparatus for ashing a work piece are provided. The apparatus includes a container adapted for continuous gas flow there through from an inlet end to an outlet end thereof. The container is fabricated of a dielectric material and adapted for ionization therein of a portion of at least one component of gas flowing therethrough. A gas flow distributor is configured to direct gas flow to a region within the container and a coil surrounds at least a portion of side walls of the container adjacent the region of the container to which the gas flow distributor directs gas flow. A radio frequency generator is coupled to the coil. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247675 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA GENERATION ANTENNA - A plasma generation antenna and a plasma processing apparatus can supply a gas and an electromagnetic wave effectively. A plasma processing apparatus | 2012-10-04 |
20120247676 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MICROWAVE INTRODUCTION DEVICE - A plasma processing apparatus includes a microwave introduction device which introduces a microwave into a process chamber. The microwave introduction device includes a plurality of microwave transmitting plates which is fitted into a plurality of openings of a ceiling. The microwave transmitting plates are arranged on one virtual plane parallel to a mounting surface of a mounting table, with the microwave transmitting plates fitted into the respective openings. The microwave transmitting plates includes first to third microwave transmitting plates. The first to third microwave transmitting plates are arranged in such a manner that a distance between the center point of the first microwave transmitting window and the center point of the second microwave transmitting window becomes equal or approximately equal to a distance between the center point of the first microwave transmitting window and the center point of the third microwave transmitting window. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247677 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus capable of improving a processing controllability in an etching process is provided. The substrate processing apparatus ( | 2012-10-04 |
20120247678 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - An electrode assembly of a plasma processing apparatus that enables damage to an electrode plate to be prevented, and enables an increase in the number of parts to be prevented, so that the ability to carry out maintenance can be easily maintained. An upper electrode assembly has an upper electrode plate, a cooling plate (C/P) and a spacer interposed between the upper electrode plate and the C/P. The upper electrode plate has therein electrode plate gas-passing holes that penetrate through the upper electrode plate. The C/P has therein C/P gas-passing holes that penetrate through the C/P. The spacer has therein spacer gas-passing holes that penetrate through the spacer. The electrode plate gas-passing holes, the C/P gas-passing holes and the spacer gas-passing holes are not disposed collinearly. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247679 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - In an inductively coupled plasma processing apparatus, it is possible to control a plasma density distribution while suppressing a wavelength effect within a RF antenna. Provided at a ceiling of a chamber | 2012-10-04 |
20120247680 | PLASMA STABILIZATION METHOD AND PLASMA APPARATUS - A plasma technique in which a plasma generation technique frequently used in various fields including a semiconductor manufacturing process is used, and generation of plasma instability (high-speed impedance change of a plasma) can efficiently be suppressed and controlled in order to manufacture stable products. An apparatus includes a processing chamber, a surrounding member disposed around the processing chamber, an RF induction coil disposed outside the dielectric member, and an air-core coil for generating a direct-current magnetic field supplied to the inner space. The surrounding member seals an opening on top of the processing chamber to create an inner space, and the RF induction coil is above the top surface of the surrounding member. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247681 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A DISPOSABLE WEARING ARTICLE - A diaper manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention includes: an oscillating mechanism disposed on a top-sheet continuous body while oscillating leg gathers; an outer holding mechanism holding the leg gathers disposed in a predetermined waveform by the oscillating mechanism; and a cutting mechanism having a blade section cutting the leg gathers held by the outer holding mechanism. The outer holding mechanism holds, out of a region formed in a predetermined waveform, an outer end region OT which includes an outer end of the leg gathers and on which an adhesive is not applied. The blade section is disposed inside, relative to a crossing direction, the outer end region OT held by the outer holding mechanism. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247682 | Labeling Machine for Conical Containers with Titled Transfer Mechanism - A labeling machine for conical containers with a container's axis of rotation, with a container directing device, a label transfer mechanism adjacent to the container directing device, and a label magazine embodied for dispensing labels to a label transfer means acting between the containers and the label magazine. The labeling machine includes a transfer mechanism having at least one rotating transfer cylinder rotating about a first axis of rotation, which is inclined relative to the container's axis of rotation. The label transfer means also has a transport pallet mechanism rotatable about a second axis of rotation and designed for withdrawing labels from the label magazine using vacuum, and at least one glue sprayer for dispensing glue cooperates with a label located on a transfer cylinder, such that a final gluing and/or an initial gluing is applied to the label. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247683 | CHARGING APPARATUS - In an apparatus for charging and coating a liquid material into a gap between plate-shaped members with an emission nozzle, damages to the plate-shaped members by contact with the emission nozzle, drooping of the liquid material or a decreased coating speed is to be prevented. To this end, the apparatus includes a plurality of holding members ( | 2012-10-04 |
20120247684 | TIGHTENING STRAP DEVICE FOR A HEAT-WELDABLE PLASTIC STRIP - The invention relates to a tightening strap device for a heat-weldable plastic strip that is used to strap a packaged item and that is joined at a welding point to form a loop. Whereas in prior art the plastic strip is held during welding by several clamping elements, in the present invention the welding plate functions simultaneously as a clamping element. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247685 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED EPITAXIAL LIFT OFF - An apparatus, system and method for performing ELO are disclosed. Device assemblies are contemporaneously etched in a stacked arrangement. Each device assembly may be placed in a respective tray, where the trays are overlapped and spaced apart from one another. In this manner, more device assemblies can be etched per unit area compared to conventional systems. Further, by stacking device assemblies during etching, the yield can be improved and/or the cost of the etch tank and associated hardware can be reduced. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247686 | Systems and Methods For Ultrasonically Cleaving A Bonded Wafer Pair - Systems and methods for the ultrasonic cleaving of bonded wafer pairs are described. The system includes a tank for containing a volume of liquid, a wafer boat having a recess formed therein for receiving the bonded wafer pair. The recess has a pair of opposing, spaced-apart sidewalls disposed at an angle from a vertical axis. An ultrasonic agitator is configured to ultrasonically agitate the volume of liquid. The ultrasonic agitation of the volume of liquid results in the cleaving of the bonded wafer pair. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247687 | Polymer Melt Distributor Header Design - A vessel header comprising a plurality of lateral flow tubes arranged in a parallel configuration and entering the vessel header through alternating header penetrations with a single header penetration per lateral flow tube. A method of increasing the throughput of a polymerization reaction comprising conducting the polymerization reaction in a reaction vessel comprising a plurality of lateral flow tubes arranged in a parallel configuration and entering the vessel header through alternating header penetrations with a single header penetration per lateral flow tube wherein the polymerization reaction displays an increase in throughput of 10% and a decrease in volatiles of from 5% to 10% when compared to a polymerization reaction carried out in a reaction vessel lacking a plurality of lateral flow tubes arranged in a parallel configuration and entering the vessel header through alternating header penetrations with a single header penetration per lateral flow tube. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247688 | EVAPORATION ELEMENT AND PROCESS USING SAME - A process for mineral production using an evaporation unit comprising an evaporation element for exposing thereof to the atmosphere for evaporation of a liquid solution. The element comprises an evaporation surface oriented for allowing movement of the solution therealong due to gravity and has a texture for deflecting the solution during the movement along the surface, leaving minerals on the surface due to evaporation of the solution. The texture allows the minerals to detach from the element solely under influence of normal forces of nature before they reach a weight capable of damaging the unit. The process includes wetting the element with the solution, which at least partially evaporates and forms precipitated minerals, at least some of which are left on the surface; and letting the minerals detach from the surface solely under the influence of normal forces of nature before they reach a weight capable of damaging the unit. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247689 | MAPLE WATER EVAPORATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and a system comprising pressurizing the vapor generated by evaporation, and circulating the pressurized vapor through the maple water above boiling temperature, so as to evaporate water from the maple water. As a result, once the steady state is reached, the main source of energy for water maple evaporation is the pressurized vapor, produced by a compressor. The compressor may be powered by an electrical or an internal combustion engine for example. The initial heating stage, needed to first get vapor from the maple water, is performed by an auxiliary heating unit, such as direct acting electrical heating elements, or a indirect heat source such as wood, oil, etc. for example. | 2012-10-04 |
20120247690 | SCREEN DEVICE - To provide a screen device which allows an easy length adjustment work configured in such a manner that when the size of first rigid units | 2012-10-04 |