43rd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080257778 | Bag Stack Assembly - A bag stack assembly ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257779 | Supporting Member For Thin-Film-Coated Boards, Storage Container For Thin-Film-Coated Boards, Mask-Blank-Storing Body, Transfer-Mask-Storing Body, and Method For Transporting Thin-Film-Coated Boards - The present invention provides a supporting member for thin-film-coated boards that is capable of sufficiently suppressing dust generated because of particles and the like. The present invention also provides a storage container suitable for storing thin-film-coated boards that has such a supporting member so as to store the thin-film-coated boards at a high level of cleanliness. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257780 | Display tray having a transparent lip - Disclosed herein is a display tray for receiving, securely transporting, and allowing for visual inspection of rectangular greeting card boxes. The display tray includes a cardboard body that has a plurality of side walls defining a open space with a seating surface for reception of the boxes. The tray further includes a transparent lip that removably attaches to the body. The transparent lip allows for visual inspection of the greeting card boxes from a front view of the tray. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257781 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ALCOHOL ESTERS FROM TRIGLYCERIDES AND ALCOHOLS USING HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS BASED ON PHOSPHATE OR AN ORGANOPHOSPHOROUS COMPOUND OF A GROUP 4 METAL - A method of manufacturing a composition of alcohol esters of linear monocarboxylic acids with 6 to 26 carbon atoms from a vegetable or animal oil, neutral or acid, virgin or recycled, with monoalcohols having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, in the presence of a phosphate type catalyst or of an organophosphorous compound of a metal selected from the group made up of zirconium, hafnium and titanium, allows to directly produce, in one or more stages, an ester that can be used as fuel and a pure glycerin. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257782 | CORROSION ASSESSMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method includes assessing corrosion in a refinery operation having a piping network. Assessing can include identifying in a petroleum sample a presence and an amount of a species determined to be potentially corrosive to corrodible equipment in a refinery. A corrosion risk presented by the presence, the amount, and the boiling point of the species is determined. And, the corrosion risk is evaluated in view of piping network information. A system for implementing the method is provided, also. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257783 | Process for Catalytic Conversion of Fischer-Tropsch Derived Olefins to Distillates - The invention provides a low aromatic producing process for catalytical conversion of Fisher-Tropsch derived olefins to distillates (COD), which process includes the step of contacting Fisher-Tropsch derived olefins with a zeolyte type catalyst at pressures of more than 50 barg. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257784 | HYDROGENATION AND DEHYDROGENATION PROCESSES AND CATALYSTS THEREFOR - A process for hydrogenating unsaturations in petrochemical feedstocks, the process comprising contacting the petrochemical feedstock, including at least one component having unsaturations, and hydrogen with a catalyst comprising at least one Group Ia, Ib, IIb, VIb, VIIb or VIII metal on a support of an alkaline earth metal silicate having a surface area of at least 30 m | 2008-10-23 |
20080257785 | SORBENT COMPOSITIONS AND DESULFURIZATION METHOD USING THE SAME - The disclosed sorbents are for adsorbing sulfur compounds, particularly sulfur-containing aromatic compounds, from liquid hydrocarbon fuels such as gasoline, cracked gasoline, diesel, high sulfur liquid fossil fuels, ultra-low sulfur fuel (ULSF) in fuel cell applications, and mixtures thereof. The sorbent compositions comprise one or more silicates having one or more metal nitrates admixed together. The one or more metal nitrates include iron (II) or (III), zinc (II), cadmium (II) and mercury (II) nitrate. The method of preparing and using the sorbents is also provided. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257786 | System and Method of Sorting Elongated Wood Boards for Preparing Rows - This invention concerns a system for sorting elongated random width wood boards and preparing board rows having a row width within a predetermined width range. The system comprises a main longitudinal surface, a conveyor for conveying the boards on the main surface, a width detector, and accumulating compartments located one after the other under the main surface, controllable traps located on the main surface providing access to the accumulating compartments, controllable gates for retaining or releasing the boards accumulated therein and a controller. The controller selectively distributes each of the boards into the accumulating compartments, and controls the gates of the accumulating compartments to release the boards accumulated therein when the sum of the widths of the boards accumulated is within the predetermined width range. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257787 | METHOD FOR ISOLATING ALEURONE PARTICLES - The invention relates to a method and device for separating a mixture made of particles of a first particle type and a second particle type, especially aleurone particles and shell particles made of comminuted bran, said particles being scarcely distinguishable in terms of size and density, into various types of particles. Separation occurs according to particle-type specific triboelectric charging of said particles in a first active area and subsequent separation of the differently charged moving particles in an electric field. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257788 | Device and Method for Separating a Flowing Medium Mixture Into Fractions - The invention relates to a device for separating a flowing medium mixture into at least two fractions, comprising rotating means, means for physically increasing the difference in mass density of the fractions for separating, a feed for medium and a first outlet for discharging one of the fractions of the separated medium mixture. The invention also relates to a method for separating a flowing medium mixture. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257789 | Device for and Method of Separating Particles | 2008-10-23 |
20080257790 | SANITARY SPOUT VALVE - The instant disclosure is directed to a valve for a separatory shaker comprises a movable plate wherein at least a portion of the plate is dimensioned and arranged to fit in physical communication with, and be removably attached to a sidewall of a separatory shaker, the plate comprising a first portion which is dimensioned and arranged such that the plate may be positioned in physical communication with and adjacent to the sidewall to obstruct at least a portion of the spout opening, the plate further comprising a second portion having a valve opening there through, the valve opening being dimensioned and arranged within the second portion of the plate such that the plate may be positioned in physical communication with and adjacent to the sidewall to allow fluid communication between the spout and the screening chamber through the spout opening. A method of separating a plurality of particles is also disclosed. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257791 | Supporting structure and a support carrier - A supporting structure for different screening media on a vibrating screen is disclosed, as well as a support carrier of the supporting structure. The supporting structure is received on a vibrating screen and has a number of support carriers arranged parallel to each other and perpendicular to a number of transversal carriers. The support carriers and the transversal carriers form a grid. The support carriers have grooves at each end to be snapped on and locked on circular ribs on top of the transversal carriers. The support carriers are made of a polymeric material and are elongated elements. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257792 | Sieve Frame - A sieve frame of the kind generally used in a sifter where a number of such frames are superimposed in a stack, the frame comprising side walls ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257793 | System and method for sorting dissimilar materials - Sorting dissimilar materials, such as sorting plastics from wood, foam, or rubber. These systems and methods employ either dielectric heating or fluorescent dye absorption characteristics of materials to distinguish the materials. The systems and methods may employ differential dielectric heating and thermal imaging to sort wood, rubber, and foam, from plastic, metals, and other materials that do not undergo dielectric heating. Similarly, systems and methods may employ the greater liquid absorption properties of wood, rubber, and foam as compared to plastic. The dissimilar materials are subjected to fluorescent dye and carrier liquid, that is differentially absorbed by objects. Fluorescent imaging can be used to distinguish the materials. In either case, a computer-controlled system can be used to sort material types based on an evaluation of the thermal or fluorescent image. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257794 | Method and system for sorting and processing recycled materials - Processing recycled materials to recover plastics, copper wire, and other non-ferrous metals. Aspects of the invention employ density separation to separate plastic-bearing materials from copper-bearing materials. Plastic-bearing materials are further separated to separate light plastics from heavy plastics. Plastics are concentrated, extruded, and palletized. Copper and other valuable metals are recovered from copper-bearing materials using a water separation table. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257795 | Multiple Zone and Multiple Materials Sorting - A method and system of sorting materials from a material stream on a sorter is provided. The material stream includes a plurality of components and the sorter is able to detect and sort at least one component in the material stream. The sorter includes a first detection zone and an adjacent second detection zone on the sorter. Each detection zone sorts at least one component from the material stream. The material stream is introduced to the first detection zone of the sorter. The sorter substantially sorts at least one component from the material stream in the first detection zone by removing at least one component of the material stream from the sorter. The remaining material stream is returned to the second detection zone of the sorter where it is substantially sorted by removing at least one component of the remaining material stream from the sorter. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257796 | Control Module Array for Sorters - A control module is presented for a sorter for sorting materials from a material stream that can include a plurality of types of materials. The sorter comprises at least two control modules and each control module includes control circuitry, at least two sensors, and a corresponding sorting assembly for each sensor. Each sensor is capable of detecting at least one type of material in the material stream and is capable of transmitting data to and receiving signals from the control circuitry. Each sorting assembly is capable of being actuated by the control circuitry to substantially sort materials from the material stream based on the readings of the sensors. The control circuitry is capable of receiving signals from and transmitting signals to each sensor and each sorting assembly. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257797 | Sealing Feature for Sorter Paddles - A motorized paddle assembly for a material sorter is presented. The motorized paddle assembly comprises a paddle, internal mechanisms, and a housing that encloses the internal mechanisms. The paddle is attached to a circular hinge to enable the circular hinge and the paddle to rotate about an axis. The motorized paddle assembly includes an upper plate for the circular hinge. The upper plate allows the free rotation of the circular hinge while substantially preventing unwanted material from falling behind the circular hinge. In a series of adjacent motorized paddle assemblies, a gasket is mounted between adjacent motorized paddle assemblies to substantially prevent unwanted material from falling between the adjacent motorized paddle assemblies. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257798 | Method and Device for Sorting Postal Items - A method and device for sorting postal items according to formats, wherein postal items having at least two formats are fed by first conveyor to a sorting location; postal items of a first format are removed from the first conveyor in the area of the sorting location at a number of sorting stations arranged one behind the other in a direction of conveyance of the first conveyor, and are fed to a second conveyor, which, in the area of the sorting location, extends laterally next to the first conveyor, and; the postal items with other formats remain on the first conveyor. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257799 | Apparatus & method for high speed document collation for insert into newspaper and other printed media - An apparatus and method for processing newspaper-type insert media into a newspaper-type jacket using bottom-up collating presenting an inverted shingled stream onto a conveyor means. A feed system picks inserts off of the top of a stack by a series of grippers. Each insert is layered into an inverted shingled stream using bottom-up collation, collecting downstream inserts and placing them below the upstream insert in the proper order. The inverted stream of the system takes advantage of gravity and aerodynamics to reduce flyaway inserts. The system uses a loop of continuous pocket means to receive collected and collated inserts into one side from a stream, while collecting the jacket part for which the insert is intended, processing each individual jacket in a continuous stream to prepare the jacket to be placed properly for acceptance of the collated inserts in a continuous stream. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257800 | Wagering Game System With Progressive-Award Denomination Selection Feature - A water conservation system for use with a swimming pool, said means comprising a storage reservoir ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257801 | Device For Filtering Solid Particles For Liquids Containing Such Particles - A filtering device including (a) at least one surface filter element, each including: (i) first and second faces, the second face disposed substantially opposite to the first face, the faces having a first outer contour; (ii) a first opening through the faces, forming a first inner contour of the faces; (iii) a large plurality of grooves disposed on the faces, the grooves connecting between the outer and inner contour, the grooves adapted to trap solid particles; (b) at least one liquid-permeable filter element, each including: (i) third and fourth faces, the fourth face disposed substantially opposite to the third face, the third and fourth faces having a second outer contour; (ii) a second opening through the third and fourth faces, forming a second inner contour of the third and fourth faces, wherein the outer contour of the liquid-permeable element is larger than the outer contour of the surface element, and the third face of the liquid-permeable element is associated with the second face of the surface element to form an integrated filter element, in which: (i) the openings at least partially overlap, and (ii) the outer contour of the liquid-permeable element completely surrounds the outer contour of the surface element. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257802 | ADVANCED HOUSEHOLD WATER PURIFICATION MEANS - An apparatus for purifying and dispensing water of a quality suitable for human consumption comprises a first reservoir for holding unfiltered water. The water moves by the force of gravity downward through a water filtering and purifying cartridge into a second lower reservoir. An electrically powered hydraulic pump and associated electrical controls and plumbing enable the pump to periodically lift water from the second reservoir to the first reservoir to permit its return through the filter thereby enhancing the purity of the water before it is dispensed. The apparatus may include first, second and third reservoirs wherein the first reservoir is nominally at the same level as the second reservoir with the unfiltered or filtered water being pumped from the first reservoir and passed through the filter into the second reservoir. The associated electrical controls and plumbing enable the pump to periodically move water from the second reservoir to the third reservoir from which the water drains by gravity through the filter into the second reservoir thereby enhancing the purity of the water before it is dispensed. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257803 | Slow Release Lubricant Additives Gel - A lubricant additive gel formed by the gellation of two or more lubricant additives for the slow release of the additive components into a fluid. The lubricant additive gel slowly releases into its component lubricant additives when contacted with the fluid such as an oil thereby serving as a lubricant fluid such as an oil thereby. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257804 | High Rate Filtration System - A high rate, upflow filtration system is described in which a compressible, fibrous lump filtration media is compressed to adjust the porosity and collector size of the media in the bed and to provide a porosity gradient within the bed proceeding from more porous to less porous in a direction opposite to the flow of fluid so that filtration proceeds in a direction from a more porous to a less porous filter bed. Larger particles are removed by the more porous media and successively smaller particles are removed as the filter bed becomes less porous. The system is capable of reducing the turbidity of influent municipal wastewater from about 8 NTU to about 2 NTU at a wastewater flow rate of from about 820 to | 2008-10-23 |
20080257805 | High Rate Filtration System - A high rate, upflow filtration system is described in which a compressible, fibrous lump filtration media is compressed to adjust the porosity and collector size of the media in the bed and to provide a porosity gradient within the bed proceeding from more porous to less porous in a direction opposite to the flow of fluid so that filtration proceeds in a direction from a more porous to a less porous filter bed. Larger particles are removed by the more porous media and successively smaller particles are removed as the filter bed becomes less porous. The system is capable of reducing the turbidity of influent municipal wastewater from about 8 NTU to about 2 NTU at a wastewater flow rate of from about 820 to 1230 L/m | 2008-10-23 |
20080257806 | Method and Apparatus for Treating Wastes, Particularly of a Biological and Domestic Origin - Method and apparatus ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257807 | Filtration Apparatus - A radial or crossflow media filter comprising a housing such as a vessel or tank ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257808 | Ultrasonic Treatment Plant | 2008-10-23 |
20080257809 | System and Method for Processing Organic Waste Material - A method is provided for maintaining a biomass disposed on a substrate in a bioreactor tank. The bioreactor tank has an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with a waste treatment system whereby an influent fluid may be selectively introduced through the inlet into the bioreactor tank for removal of waste material therefrom. This produces an effluent fluid which can be returned through the outlet to the waste treatment system. The method comprises processing a quantity of influent fluid through the bioreactor tank to produce a quantity of effluent fluid and removing the effluent fluid from the bioreactor tank through the outlet. The method further comprises isolating the bioreactor tank from the waste treatment system and establishing a set of dry cycle conditions in the bioreactor tank. The dry cycle conditions are selected to effect endogenous growth within at least a portion of the biomass whereby an average age of the at least a portion of the biomass may be tailored. The method also comprises restoring the bioreactor tank connection to the waste treatment system. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257810 | Water or Wastewater System and Method for Removing BOD and Suspended Solids Through an Activated Sludge Process and a Ballasted Flocculation Process - A method and system for treating water or wastewater to remove both soluble BOD and suspended solids. The method entails directing first and second water or wastewater streams to a treatment system including an activated sludge system and a ballasted flocculation system. The first water or wastewater stream is directed to the activated sludge system which includes at least one reactor and a clarifier. The second water or wastewater stream is directed to a ballasted flocculation system. Mixed liquor or activated sludge is directed from the activated sludge system to a mixing chamber that is located upstream from the ballasted flocculation system. The water or wastewater of the second stream is mixed with the mixed liquor or activated sludge in the mixing chamber. The mixed liquor from the mixing chamber is directed to and through the ballasted flocculation system. In the end, the soluble BOD in the second water or wastewater stream is reduced and suspended solids in the water or wastewater are also reduced. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257811 | Method of separation of polymers - A method of using electrokinetics for separating particles in a buffer solution is provided, where a chromatographic column is provided having a non-uniform internal longitudinal cross-section. At least one main inlet for inputting solution and at least one main outlet for outputting solution are provided. At least one sample inlet and at least one sample outlet are provided. The particle is introduced to the column from the sample inlet and fractionated samples are eluted from the sample outlet, where quality control and further analysis are enabled. An electric field is applied to the solution in the column to generate a charged double layer at a solid-liquid interface within the column. The electric filed moves ions within the double layer, and a non-uniform velocity profile is induced to the buffer solution. The moving ions carry the particles along the column and the particles are separated according to size or charge. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257812 | Jet Loop Wastewater Treatment System - The current invention is referred to a process for biological wastewater treatment. One or more ejectors pump atmospheric oxygen in a bioreactor by aspirating air. The innovative concept of the system relies on the installation of the ejector (s) over and outside of the liquid to be treated at the bioreactor. The operation of the system consists basically in one centrifugal pump per ejector, that pumps the effluent through the ejector, creating with the effluent the liquid motor that aspires air in specific points of the ejector. The ejector (s) are used for bioreactors having a minimum depth of 7.5 m and a draft tube inside. The ejector is characterized by a set of non moving pieces ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257813 | Cassette-style filtration apparatus - A filtration apparatus is provided wherein a filtration membrane is positioned by gaskets on feed plates and filtrate plates rather than being bonded thereto. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257814 | Filtration Cartridge - A filtration cartridge is provided comprising one or a stack of filtration units sealed to each other at their inner periphery and their outer periphery and to end caps thereby eliminating the need for a housing surrounding the stack. Fluid pathways are provided so that filtration of all incoming feed is assured prior to passing from the cartridge as filtrate. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257815 | APPARATUS FOR FILTERING DENTAL SOLID WASTE - An apparatus for filtering dental solid waste has been developed. The apparatus includes a high volume evacuation (HVE) tip with one end that is connected to a suction line and another end that is inserted in a patient's mouth to remove dental waste. A filtration unit is located within the HVE tip that retains solid dental waste within the HVE tip. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257816 | Structure of filter - An engagement structure of a filter comprises an upper cover; a middle side of the upper cover being formed with an outer thread; a tapered portion being extended from a lower end of the portion of the upper cover having the outer thread; and a tube having a flange at an upper side thereof; an inner side of the tube being formed with an inner thread which is corresponding to the outer thread of the upper cover; a tapered hole being extended at an inner side of the tube and below the portion of the tube having the inner thread; the tapered hole having a shape corresponding to that of the tapered portion of the upper cover. An outer periphery of the tapered portion or an inner periphery of the tapered hole is formed with a plurality of annular grooves for receiving a plurality of washers. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257817 | Filter Medium - The invention relates to a filter medium comprising at least one filter membrane ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257818 | Semipermeable Composite Membrane and Process for Producing the Same - The present invention aims at providing a composite semipermeable membrane having outstanding water permeability and salt-blocking rate, and extremely small amount of unreacted polyfunctional amine components in the porous support, and at providing a process for producing the composite semipermeable membrane. A composite semipermeable membrane having a skin layer formed on the surface of a porous support, the skin layer comprising a polyamide resin obtained by interfacial polymerization of a polyfunctional amine component and a polyfunctional acid halide component, wherein the porous support has a microporous layer on a base material, and the content of an unreacted polyfunctional amine component in the base material after a membrane washing treatment is 0.5 mg/m | 2008-10-23 |
20080257819 | Dual walled dynamic phase separator - Separating a multi-phase mixture influent even during excessive flows of specific phases. The dynamic phase separator includes a chamber divided into two regions by an inner wall disposed radially inward relative to an outer wall. A gross separation region is defined between the inner wall and the outer wall, while a fine separation region lies inside an area defined by the inner wall and top of the chamber. Influent to be separated is fed through an inlet into the gross separation region. A plurality of porous disks are mounted to a rotatable shaft and disposed in the fine separation region. The outer and inner walls are separated by a predetermined distance sufficient to allow for adequate rotational velocity of incoming tangential flow of the influent and dwell time sufficient for natural separation of lighter phases from heavier phases within the gross separation region. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257820 | Apparatus and Method for Treating Fgd Blowdown or Similar Liquids - A process has steps of one or more of aerobic treatment to remove COD and nitrify a waste stream, anoxic treatment to denitrify a waste stream, anoxic treatment to remove selenium and anaerobic treatment to remove heavy metals and sulphur. The process may be used to treat, for example, FGD blow down water. The process may further include one or more of (a) membrane separation of the waste stream upstream of the anoxic digestion to remove selenium, (b) dilution upstream of the biological treatment step, (c) physical/chemical pretreatment upstream of the biological processes or dilution step to remove TSS and soften the waste stream, or (d) ammonia stripping upstream of the biological treatment steps or dilutions step. These processes may be provided in a variety of suspended growth or fixed film reactors, for example a membrane bioreactor or a fixed film reactor having a GAC bed. Processes for biological treatment of inorganic compounds in a fixed medium reactor is described including steps of one or more of maintaining desired ORP levels, optionally by controlling nutrient addition, and removing solids or gas bubbles from the medium bed. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257821 | Dewatering Whole Stillage - The present invention relates to a method of dewatering whole stillage comprising subjecting whole stillage to one or more enzymes capable of degrading a whole stillage component and separating the material obtained in step i) into a solid fraction and a liquid fraction. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257822 | Reduced Backwash Volume Process - A method of backwashing a membrane filtration module, where the module includes one or more membranes located in a feed-containing vessel. The membranes having a permeable wall which is subjected to a filtration operation wherein feed liquid containing contaminant matter is applied to one side of the membrane wall and filtrate is withdrawn from the other side of the membrane wall. The method includes the steps of suspending the filtration operation; aerating the membrane surface with gas bubbles to dislodge fouling materials therefrom; recommencing the filtration operation while suspending the flow of feed liquid to the feed-containing vessel for a predetermined period; again suspending the filtration operation; performing a liquid backwash of the membrane wall to dislodge fouling materials therefrom; removing at least some of the liquid containing the dislodged contaminant matter from the feed-containing vessel; and then recommencing the filtration operation. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257823 | Process for the Preparation of an Adsorbent Material Containing Iron Oxyhydroxide, Adsorbent Material and the Use Thereof - The invention relates to a process for producing an adsorbent material containing iron oxyhydroxide, wherein an iron oxyhydroxide mass having a moisture content of 5-15% by weight is produced, said mass is granulated by compaction, followed by comminution and sieving of the compacted product to give product granules with grain sizes ranging between 0.5 and 4 mm. The invention is also relates to a granular adsorbent material containing iron oxyhydroxide, the grain size of the granules being between 0.5 and 4 mm, and the bulk density thereof being from 0.8 to 1.5 g/cm | 2008-10-23 |
20080257824 | Method and Apparatus for Water Purification and Regeneration of Micro-filtration Tubules - A method of water purification by submicron filtration deploys a 6-way valve to periodically flush or clean the tubules in a predetermined selection of cleaning steps, some of which optionally introduce and then flush out chemical cleaning agents. The tubules are cleaned without disassembly of the filtration cartridge. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257825 | METHOD FOR TREATING MAGNETIC PARTICLES AND BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS DEVICE USING MAGNETS - A method for treating magnetic particles present in a solution in a container by redispersion, rinsing or displacement, the particles having novel characteristics under the effect of a specific magnet and being associated or not with biological entities. The magnetic particles undergo at least one low-intensity magnetisation where they are disposed in filaments oriented according to the north-south axis of the magnet; the magnetisation source and/or container is/are displaced while the magnetic effect is maintained on the magnetic particles; the magnetisation source and/or container is/are displaced or the magnetisation is stopped, in order to suppress the magnetic field on the magnetic particles. Preferably, the invention can be used in the field of biology. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257826 | Fluidized Bed Wastewater Treatment - A fluidized bed reactor ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257827 | USE OF SILICON-CONTAINING POLYMERS TO IMPROVE RED MUD FLOCCULATION IN THE BAYER PROCESS - The suspended solids content of a Bayer process stream is reduced by contacting the stream with silicon-containing polymers. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257828 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCTION OF METAL CONTAMINANTS IN FLUIDS - Wastewater steams may include one or more metal contaminants. In various embodiments, a wastewater stream may be sent to a fluid treatment system to reduce the amount of metal contaminants in the wastewater stream. In some embodiments, a fluid treatment system may include a first vortex nozzle unit positioned in an opposed relation to a second vortex nozzle unit. Contacting the wastewater stream exiting the first vortex nozzle unit with the wastewater stream exiting the second vortex nozzle unit may precipitation of one or more metal contaminants in the wastewater steam. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257829 | Method and apparatus for separating particles from liquids - Method and apparatus for separating immiscible solid or liquid particles such as oil from a liquid-based mixture or emulsion. The apparatus consists of two spaced apart concentric elongated metal cylinders. The wall of the innermost cylinder contains a multiplicity of spaced apart radially bored holes and its exit end is capped. The outer surface of the innermost cylinder and the inner surface of the outer cylinder consist of a ferrous metal coated with a titanium oxide and irradiated with ultraviolet light. Liquid is pumped under pressure into the innermost cylinder causing a multiplicity of jets of liquid to issue from the holes in the inner cylinder wall to bombard the titanium oxide coating of the inner wall of the outer cylinder. Electrons freed from the titanium oxide in the wall combine with both liquid molecules and particle molecules, causing the particles to separate from the liquid. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257830 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ULTRASOUND TREATMENT OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS - The invention provides a method of treating a target area with an ultrasound wave pattern, including: providing an ultrasound apparatus having an ultrasound wave generator operatively attached to a plurality of transducers, coupled to an immersible support and configured to emit an ultrasound wave; immersing the apparatus into a water environment; positioning the apparatus proximate to a target area to treat at least one in situ organism; and emitting a pattern of ultrasound waves from the transducers, the pattern of ultrasound waves additive in effect and emitted onto the target area to threat an in situ underwater organism. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257831 | Water Treating Agent and Water Treatment Method - A water treating agent is constituted by blending water as a main component with a coating film forming agent of which a coating film is formed on the heat transfer surface of a boiler tube, a oxygen scavenger, a scale inhibitor, and a pH adjustor in such a manner that the general corrosion and local corrosion of the heat transfer surface of the boiler tube can be prevented and excellent heat transfer property can be obtained. The water treating agent is injected into boiler feed water to perform the prevention of the corrosion of the heat transfer surface of the boiler tube and the suppression of the scaling of the heat transfer surface in a balanced manner. Thus, a coating film capable of suppressing corrosion is formed of the coating film forming agent on the heat transfer surface of the boiler tube. Dissolved oxygen in boiler feed water is removed by the oxygen scavenger. Furthermore, the scaling of the heat transfer surface of the boiler tube is prevented by the scale inhibitor, and the pH of the boiler feed water is adjusted. Therefore, the general corrosion and local corrosion of the heat transfer surface of the boiler tube can be prevented, and excellent heat transfer property can be obtained. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257832 | Sequential chlorination for wastewater disinfection - A process for the disinfection of fully nitrified secondary effluent comprising first adding chlorine to the effluent, then adding combined chlorine. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257833 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIQUID PURIFICATION - A means for modifying contaminants in a liquid comprising a reaction chamber where the liquid interacts with an ionization reaction material which causes contaminants to reduce or oxidize into harmless compounds. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257834 | Harmful material remediating agent and method for remediating harmful material using the same - The present invention relates to a harmful material remediating agent comprising a metal oxide and a reducing material, and it can remediate environmental. pollutants such as harmful organic compounds and nitrate or nitrite nitrogen-containing compounds efficiently and at low cost. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257835 | Device, Method and Apparatus for Performing Separations - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to devices, methods and apparatus for performing separations in which particulates are separated or removed from a fluid stream flowing to a column. In one embodiment directed to a device, the invention includes a body ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257836 | CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING HEAVY AND LIGHT MATTER IN A SUBSTANCE - A centrifugal separator includes devices for light matter extraction and for heavy matter extraction. Each embodiment provides for a plurality, e.g., two or more stacked or layered chambers, and connected to a central compartment of the chambers is a rotating drive shaft. In the light matter extraction, a central conduit feeds fluid input into the lower chamber. An upper portion of the lower chamber communicates with the lower portion of a mid chamber via a port formed in a plate dividing the chambers. The upper portion of the mid chamber communicates with the lower portion of an upper chamber via a port formed in a plate dividing the chambers. The chambers can be fixably connected to one another. In the heavy matter extraction an initial feed conduit feeds fluid into the upper chamber. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257837 | Oil/Water Separator One Truck Cleaning with Clean Water Return - A process for decontamination and separation of a contaminated fluid including a first agent, a second agent, and a third agent may include the steps of directing the contaminated fluid to a first tank, substantially separating first agent in a first layer, a second agent in a second layer and a third agent in a third layer in a first tank, generating a vacuum and removing the first agent and the second agent by the vacuum, placing the first agent and the second agent in a second tank, generating a vacuum and removing the first agent and the second agent by the vacuum and placing the first and second agents in a second tank, removing the third agent by a vacuum and placing the third agent in a third tank, separating the first agent and the second agent based upon the gravities of the first and second agents, removing the second agent from the second tank and placing the second agent in the first tank based upon and until the first agent is detected. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257838 | CARTRIDGE BASED FILTER ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN REMOVING SUB MICRONIC PARTICLES FROM FLUIDS - A cartridge filter shaped as a dome with inlet and outlet. A plurality of horizontal filter cells are stacked and locked together during assembly and operate to remove submicron sized particulates, by passing the fluid through horizontal filtration cells composed of granular filter aids containing large filter areas. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257839 | DISPLAY UNIT - A display unit for displaying articles comprising a display portion for displaying a plurality of articles, sensing means for sensing the presence of each article and generating a response signal in response to removal of one of said articles by a consumer, and integral output means. The response signal is dependent on the article removed. The output means is configured for providing information directly to a consumer. The information is dependent on the article removed, the response signal being configured to initiate output of the information to said consumer. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257840 | STORAGE AND ORGANIZATION SYSTEM FOR ARTICLES - A storage system is provided with a support panel, having a plurality of sockets, and one or more support members, having mounting posts for engagement within the sockets. Nodules extend from the sides of the mounting posts that are received within recesses formed in the inner walls of the sockets to secure the mounting posts within the sockets. A modular design permits a plurality of support panels to be joined at their edges, to form a larger support panel, or to engage the edge of one panel with the face of another panel to provide a storage shelf. In one embodiment, a horizontal platform and vertical handle both provide surfaces for receiving support members while permitting the device to be mobile. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257841 | ADJUSTABLE MOUNTING DEVICE - A device for hanging an object on a supporting structure such as a wall comprises a one-piece backing plate having a plurality of co-planar bars extending between co-planar side rails and forming slots between the bars, with the backing plate including offset shoulders for offsetting the planes of the side rails and the bars to provide a space between the bars and the wall when the backing plate is affixed to the wall. A one-piece hook for supporting the object includes a planar body portion and a protrusion forming with said body portion a U-shaped receptacle for accepting an object to be mounted to the wall. The hook also includes an L-shaped hook retainer at one location on the body portion for removably fitting into a first slot with the upright of the “L” extending behind the bar adjacent to the slot, and a hook support finger at another location on the body portion for removably fitting into a second slot disposed below the first slot and bearing against the wall when the backing plate is affixed to the supporting structure. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257842 | Shelf unit - A shelf unit for displaying a plurality of products in a space saving manner includes a plurality of brackets for securing the shelf unit to a support. A tray extends between the brackets and includes an outwardly bowed curved front portion configured such that a depth of the tray gradually increases from each end of the tray and reaches a maximum depth at an approximate midpoint of the tray width. A face portion is disposed over the curved front portion and is configured to conform substantially to the curved front portion. The face portion includes a window for viewing a product disposed behind the window. A plurality of adjustable partitions disposed on the tray are arranged substantially parallel to the brackets and define a plurality of rows for displaying the products. A biasing mechanism for biasing the products toward the curved front portion is provided. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257843 | Display Stand Having Invisible Securing Flaps - Stand for displaying information having at least one presentation surface, comprising a plurality of panels ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257844 | Movable Independent Crane System Used Temporarily For Moving or Replacing Components and Mounting Wind Generators - Disclosed is a movable independent crane system for moving or replacing components during maintenance operations and for mounting wind generators including auxiliary portal crane ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257845 | Self Righting Baby Bottle - A baby bottle container includes a cap portion which allows fluid to flow therethrough and a bottle engaged with the cap, wherein the bottle includes a bottle body and a weighted end piece which biases the bottle body to an upright position in response to engaging a support structure. The weighted end piece includes a smooth curved hemispherical surface. The weighted end piece biases the bottle body to an upright position relative to the support structure. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257846 | Integrally blow-moulded bag-in-container having interface vents opening to the atmosphere at location adjacent to bag's mouth; preform for making it; and processes for producing the preform and bag-in-container - The invention is an integrally blow-moulded bag-in-container ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257847 | Integrally blow-moulded bag-in-container having a bag anchoring point; process for the production thereof; and tool therefor - The invention is an integrally blow-moulded bag-in-container ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257848 | Beverage Container - A beverage container ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257849 | Container with Securement for a Cap - A beverage container ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257850 | Container lid with integral gripping surface - A container and lid assembly including a lid having a central opening, a non-opaque member covering the central opening, one or more characters printed on the non-opaque member, and a reflective member below and spaced apart from the non-opaque member to provide a holograph-like image of the printed character. A resilient gripping ring is provided on the outer periphery of the lid. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257851 | Bottle-closure having a compliant, child resistant and senior friendly packaging - A closure for a pill dispenser having a child resistant locking system comprising a cap and a container. The cap is mark or label in order to provide a drug regimen and the container has a pointer or an indicator which is aligned with at least one of the cap marks in order to indicate the next dose as part of a compliance feature. The pharmaceutical package not just provides compliance, child-resistant and senior friendly packaging but also a low cost and easy to use package. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257852 | TAMPER-INDICATING DISPENSING CLOSURE - A tamper-indicating dispensing closure includes a closure body, and an associated flip-top lid pivotally connected to the closure body for movement between a closed position and an open position. The flip-top lid includes a tamper-indicating flange frangibly connected thereto, with the closure body including a pocket-like retention cavity within which the tamper-indicating flange is received during initial closing movement of the flip-top lid. During initial opening movement of the lid, the tamper-indicating flange is broken away from the flip-top lid, and thereafter permanently retained within the retention cavity to provide a clear, visual indication that the flip-top lid of the closure has been opened. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257853 | Stopper For Sealing Bottles, Particularly For Sealing Bottles of Wine For Ageing - A stopper ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257854 | Caps and Closures - This invention discloses caps and closures for carbonated drinks produced by injection moulding or by compression moulding with a bimodal high density polyethylene (HDPE) resin. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257855 | Preform Base and Method of Making a Delamination and Crack Resistant Multilayer Container Base - Molded preform for blow molding a plastic container for pressurized applications, the preform having a base with a multilayer wall for forming a delamination and crack resistant multilayer footed container base. The preform base forming region has an end cap portion with a non-spherical inner wall, including a flattened central section joined by arcuate corner sections to a generally cylindrical outer section. The inner wall sections provide a varying end cap thickness profile which enhances orientation in select portions of the footed container base for improved performance and/or lightweighting of the container base. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257856 | Pressure Container With Differential Vacuum Panels - An improved blow molded plastic container having generally rounded sidewalls that are adapted for hot-fill applications has two adjacent sides and two pairs of controlled deflection panels, each pair reacting to vacuum pressure at differing rates of movement, whereby one pair inverts under vacuum pressure and the other pair remains available for increased squeezability or extreme vacuum extraction. The opposing sidewalls are symmetric relative to vacuum panel and rib shape and placement. The ribs and controlled deflection panels cooperate to retain container shape upon filling and cooling and also improves bumper denting resistance, decreases vacuum pressure within the container, and increases light weight capability. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257857 | Anti-Tampering Beverage Container Made of Plastic Material Such as Pe, Pet, Pvc or the Like - An anti-tampering beverage container ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257858 | Container, Closure Means and Use Thereof - The invention relates to a container ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257859 | Molecular characterization with carbon nanotube control - In a method for fabricating a molecule characterization device, there is formed an aperture in a support structure, and electrical contact pads are formed on a selected surface of the support structure for connection to molecular analysis circuitry. Then at the aperture is provided at least one carbon nanotube. An electrically insulating layer is deposited on walls of the aperture to reduce an extent of the aperture and form a smaller aperture, while depositing substantially no insulating layer on a region of the nanotube that is at the aperture. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257860 | METHOD FOR MICROSTRUCTURING FLAT GLASS SUBSTRATES - In the method for microstructuring flat glass substrates a substrate surface of a glass substrate is coated with at least one structured mask layer and subsequently exposed to a chemically reactive ion etching process (RIE) with at least one chemical etching gas. In order to provide the same or a higher quality etching and etching rate even for economical types of glass the chemical etching gas is mixed with at least one noble gas, so that the proportion of sputtering etching in the ion etching process is significantly increased. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257861 | Method of manufacturing self-ordered nanochannel-array and method of manufacturing nanodot using the nanochannel-array - A method of manufacturing a nanochannel-array and a method of fabricating a nanodot using the nanochannel-array are provided. The nanochannel-array manufacturing method includes: performing first anodizing to form a first alumina layer having a channel array formed by a plurality of cavities on an aluminum substrate; etching the first alumina layer to a predetermined depth and forming a plurality of concave portions on the aluminum substrate, wherein each concave portion corresponds to the bottom of each channel of the first alumina layer; and performing second anodizing to form a second alumina layer having an array of a plurality of channels corresponding to the plurality of concave portions on the aluminum substrate. The array manufacturing method makes it possible to obtain finely ordered cavities and form nanoscale dots using the cavities. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257862 | Method of chemical mechanical polishing of a copper structure using a slurry having a multifunctional activator - The present invention relates to aqueous slurry/solution compositions for the Chemical Mechanical Polishing/Planarization (“CMP”) of substrates. In particular, the novel slurries/solutions of the present invention contain a multifunctional activator which provides increased copper removal rate to the aqueous polishing slurry/solution while suppressing isotropic chemical etch and dishing of copper lines. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257863 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING INNER WALL OF PROCESSING CHAMBER - A plasma processing apparatus is disclosed for removing the deposition film in the processing chamber and suppressing the corrosion of wall surface material. The plasma processing apparatus includes a plasma generating means, a monitor means for detecting the existence of a reaction product containing a material constituting an inner wall of the processing chamber, and an alarm means for notifying that the existence of the reaction product containing the material constituting the inner wall of the processing chamber has exceeded a predetermined amount. The plasma processing apparatus is configured such that plasma cleaning is performed for every arbitrary etching process, and a wall surface stabilization process is subsequently performed using O | 2008-10-23 |
20080257864 | Methods and devices to reduce defects in dielectric stack structures - A variety of techniques may be employed alone or in combination to reduce the incidence of defects arising in dielectric stack structures formed by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Incidence of a first defect type attributable to reaction between an unreacted species of a prior CVD step and reactants of a subsequent CVD step, is reduced by exposing a freshly-deposited dielectric layer to a plasma before any additional layers are deposited. Incidence of a second defect type attributable to the presence of incompletely vaporized CVD liquid precursor material, is reduced by exposing the freshly-deposited dielectric layer to a plasma, and/or by continuing the flow of carrier gas through an injection valve for a period beyond the conclusion of the CVD step. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257865 | Gas circuit breaker - A gas circuit breaker includes a grounded tank corresponding to each one of the plurality of phases, a bushing, an upper housing, and a lower housing, those mounted on a base that is supported by a frame. The grounded tank and the upper housing are located on a plane. The lower housing is connected to the grounded tank with a connecting unit such that the lower housing can be moved from a first position for operation lower than the plane to a second position for transportation substantially on the plane. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257866 | Circuit breaker with a double acting circuit-breaking chamber and an inverted structure - This invention relates to a circuit breaker ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257867 | Apparatus and Method for Nano-Scale Electric Discharge Machining - An apparatus for nano-scale electric discharge machining of a conductive workpiece. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a dielectric medium deposited on a surface of the workpiece to form a dielectric layer having a thickness, a positioning device capable of moving in three dimensions, an electrode having a nano-scaled tip and mounted to the positioning device, a power source electrically coupled with the electrode and the workpiece, and a controller in communication with the positioning device for generating a signal to cause the nano-scaled tip of the electrode to move to a desired position over the surface of the workpiece. In operation a biasing voltage over a threshold voltage is applied from the power source between the nano-scaled tip of the electrode and the surface of the workpiece such that an avalanche current is formed across the nano-scaled tip of the electrode and the surface of the workpiece to perform machining of the workpiece. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257868 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF WELDING A BEARING - A method of welding a bearing is provided. The method includes providing an apparatus including at least one welding torch and a processor, positioning a holding fixture proximate the apparatus, securing a bearing in position in the holding fixture, applying a bead of weld to facilitate repairing a damaged surface of the bearing and incrementally rotating the bearing with the apparatus. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257869 | RESPONDING TO ARC DISCHARGES - For responding to an arc discharge in a plasma process (PP), a parameter of the plasma process is monitored to detect arc discharges occurring in the plasma. After detection of an arc discharge, a first countermeasure for the suppression of arc discharges is executed. After completion of the first countermeasure, a delay time period is allowed to elapse before the parameter is rechecked. In the event that after conclusion of the variable delay time period an arc discharge is detected, a second countermeasure for the suppression of arc discharges is executed. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257870 | PROCESS FOR JOINING - A process for joining a first metal component to a second metal component at a joining region including the steps of: projecting a laser beam onto one or the components for providing a melt pool on the joining region; providing a metal filler wire into the melt pool while substantially simultaneously providing a substantially laminar flow of a substantially inert process shielding gas to the location of the melt pool wherein the process shielding gas flows substantially coaxially around the filler wire; and solidifying the melt pool thereby forming a joint at the joining. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257871 | Ablation device - Embodiments of an ablation device and an ablation process are disclosed. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257872 | LASER CUTTING METHOD - Laser cutting method using a CO | 2008-10-23 |
20080257873 | Method for Producing Two-Dimensional Periodic Structures in a Polymeric Medium - A method for producing periodic structures at the surface of a sol-gel type, hybrid organic-inorganic or organic material, characterised in that it includes the step of directly illuminating the material with a laser beam having a uniform intensity profile at near-normal incidence, while moving said material and said laser beam relative to each other. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257874 | SYNCHRONIZED MULTIPLE DRIVE WIRE FEED WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A welding system, in certain embodiments, includes a synchronization controller configured to override a first nominal calibration of a first wire drive, or a second nominal calibration of a second wire drive, or both, in response to a tension condition or a compression condition of a welding wire feeding between the first and second wire drives. A welding system, in other embodiments, includes a welding wire drive having a motor, a controller, a nominal calibration, and a multi-drive synchronization parameter. The multi-drive synchronization parameter may be configured to control speed, or torque, or both, of multiple drives including the welding wire drive to facilitate synchronization of the multiple drives. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257875 | Wire Guide - The invention relates to wire guide ( | 2008-10-23 |
20080257876 | Defogging Device - A mirror defogging device comprises a housing and a heating element and fan supported within the housing. The fan directs a flow of air across the heating element and out of the housing through a nozzle. Electrical prongs arranged to be received in an electrical wall socket are arranged to support the housing on a wall locating the socket therein. The nozzle is adjustable both in angular orientation in relation to the housing and in distance relative to the housing to direct the flow of heated air onto a surface of a mirror for defogging the mirror. | 2008-10-23 |
20080257877 | Heat and/or Light Producing Unit Powered by a Lithium Secondary Cell Battery with High Charge and Discharge Rate Capability - A composition having a heating unit, lighting unit, or combination thereof that derives at least a portion of its operating or accessory power from an electric source that is a high capacity lithium secondary cell battery with a high charge rate. | 2008-10-23 |