48th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080289673 | FOLDABLE EXPANDABLE SHELTER - A foldable shelter can have several wall sections joined to form a cylindrical lattice, and a roof section coupled to the wall sections. The wall sections each have a first member pivotally joined to a second member at near their respective midpoints. The shelter is foldable from an expanded state by inverting the roof segment into the interior of the shelter and pivoting the first and second members of the wall sections towards a parallel orientation. The shelter can have fixed length or extendable vertical and horizontal supports to enhance overall rigidity. The shelter can withstand wind loads without external bracing or cable support. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289674 | Flame resistant insulated fabric for shelters - A flame-resistant fabric for shelters including a flame-resistant interior layer, an flame-resistant, insulating middle layer adjacent the interior layer, a flame-resistant exterior layer adjacent the insulating middle layer, and at least one threaded seam quilting the insulating middle layer between the interior layer and the exterior layer to form a flame-resistant fabric. The flame-resistant fabric is capable of being formed into a flame-resistant, insulated shelter for use in extreme weather. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289675 | CORNER MOLDING AND STOP ASSEMBLY FOR COLLAPSIBLE SHELTER - A collapsible shelter of the type having a canopy and a frame, the frame having mounting members with a stabilizer reduced friction pivot shafts and an adjustable locking member having a spring providing for easy adjustment of the height and breadth of the canopy. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289676 | ELECTRODE FOR A THERMAL BATTERY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An aqueous slurry can be used to paint thermal electrodes onto a current-collector substrate with a spray gun for thin electrodes or pasting with a thickened slurry. A feedstock aqueous slurry can include thermal electrode components, thermal electrolyte components, a binder or thickening agent, and water. This slurry can be sprayed or pasted onto a substrate and dried. To obtain different densities, the substrate can be compressed to a desired density. Thermal electrodes of a desired size and shape can be cut or punched from the sheet. Different binders and/or binder concentrations can be used to adjust the viscosity and/or thickness of the electrode. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289677 | COMPOSITE THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The present disclosure describes a improved composite thermoelectric and an accompanying method. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the thermoelectric is constructed in layers from a perform of a stack of layers, and then treated or otherwise modified in order to create a thinner thermoelectric structure. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289678 | LIGHT RECAPTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for recapturing light emitted by a light source and converting that light into electrical current which can be used to power the same light source or other devices. An exemplary embodiment may use photovoltaic cells to recapture light from ceiling lights and convert it into a source of power for the ceiling light. Another embodiment may be a tanning bed that recaptures light using photovoltaic cells. Some embodiments may recapture light from multiple lighting fixtures. An exemplary embodiment may include a computer and battery for storing energy produced by the photovoltaic cells. Another exemplary embodiment is a method of recapturing light emitted by a light source and converting the light into energy which can be used to power electrical activities. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289679 | Method and apparatus for assembling photovoltaic modules - A method of assembling a solar array includes forming at least one substrate member that includes an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface is contoured with a shape that at least partially conforms to at least a portion of a contoured roof. The upper surface includes at least one elevated portion and a plurality of substantially planar regions. The at least one elevated portion is offset a predetermined height above at least one other portion of the substrate member. Each of the plurality of substantially planar regions is a distance above the at least one elevated portion and is oriented to receive at least one photovoltaic laminate. The method also includes coupling the at least one substrate member to at least a portion of the contoured roof. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289680 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE WITH IMPROVED HEAT TRANSFER AND RECOVERY POTENTIAL - A photovoltaic module with improved thermal properties, a method of making same and a structural, thermally improved photovoltaic panel are provided. A plurality of perforations are formed substantially entirely through the module which form a ventilation mechanism allowing heat to be transferred from the front side of the module to the rear side of the module. The perforations may be formed at a number of different stages in the manufacture of the module. Tubular reinforcements such as eyelets may be placed within the holes, preferably when the encapsulating material is only partially cured. The photovoltaic module may be attached to a structural and thermally conductive substrate, with sufficient strength for module to be utilized as stand-alone panel or building-integrated façade panel, simultaneously containing a large heat exchange surface area and provision for turbulent air flow. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289681 | STRUCTURES FOR LOW COST, RELIABLE SOLAR MODULES - Methods and devices are provided for improved large-scale solar installations. In one embodiment, a photovoltaic module is provided comprising a module front layer comprising a glass plate, a module back layer comprising an electrically conductive foil, and a plurality of solar cells arranged to be protected by the front layer and the back layer. In some embodiments, the module back layer is aluminum foil. The module back layer may have an externally exposed surface. The module back layer may be electrically grounded. An electrically insulating pottant material may be used with the solar cells to separate them from the module back layer. This allows for a high voltage withstand between the cells and the outer surface of the back layer. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289682 | Structures for Low Cost, Reliable Solar Modules - Methods and devices are provided for improved large-scale solar installations. In one embodiment, a photovoltaic module is provided comprising a module front layer comprising a glass plate, a module back layer comprising an electrically conductive foil, and a plurality of solar cells arranged to be protected by the front layer and the back layer. In some embodiments, the module back layer is aluminum foil. The module back layer may have an externally exposed surface. The module back layer may be electrically grounded. An electrically insulating pottant material may be used with the solar cells to separate them from the module back layer. This allows for a high voltage withstand between the cells and the outer surface of the back layer. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289683 | Thin-Film Solar Cell Interconnection - A method of interconnecting thin-film solar cells formed on a foreign insulating substrate or superstrate is described: the top and bottom layers of the thin-film solar cells having a sheet resistances below 10,000 Ω/sq. The method comprises the steps of forming a thin-film solar cell structure comprising at least an n | 2008-11-27 |
20080289684 | PYRAMIDAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS - A pyramidal three-dimensional thin-film solar cell, comprising a pyramidal three-dimensional thin-film solar cell substrate comprising a plurality of pyramid-shaped unit cells with emitter junction regions and doped base regions, emitter metallization regions and base metallization regions. Optionally, the pyramidal three-dimensional thin-film solar cell may be mounted on a rear mirror for improved light trapping and conversion efficiency. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289685 | Thin Film Solar Cell with Rough Surface Layer Formed by Nano/Micro Particle Conductor Balls - A thin film solar cell has a rough surface layer formed by nano/micro particle conductor balls, which is provided by a method of producing a textured surface for a conductive layer of the solar cell by mounting the nano/micro particle conductor balls with a particle diameter of 50 nm to 150 nm onto the conductive layer by spray coating, spin coating, dip coating, natural deposition or gain, and a monolayer or multilayer self-assembled or random textured structure is achieved and applied in a thin film solar cell, so as to effectively reduce the thickness of an intrinsic semiconductor and greatly lower the manufacturing cost of the solar cell. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289686 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEPOSITING A SILICON LAYER ON A TRANSMITTING CONDUCTIVE OXIDE LAYER SUITABLE FOR USE IN SOLAR CELL APPLICATIONS - Methods and apparatus for reducing defects on transmitting conducting oxide (TCO) layer are provided. In one embodiment, a method for depositing a silicon layer on a transmitting conducting oxide (TCO) layer may include providing a substrate having a TCO layer disposed thereon, wherein the TCO layer has a peripheral region and a cell integrated region, the cell integrated region having laser scribing patterns disposed thereon, positioning the substrate on a substrate support assembly disposed in a processing chamber, wherein the substrate support assembly has a roughened surface in contact with the substrate, contacting a shadow frame to the peripheral region of the TCO layer and to the substrate support assembly thereby creating an electrical ground path between the TCO layer and substrate support through the shadow frame, and depositing a silicon containing layer on the TCO layer through an aperture of the shadow frame. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289687 | METHODS FOR DEPOSITING A SILICON LAYER ON A LASER SCRIBED TRANSMITTING CONDUCTIVE OXIDE LAYER SUITABLE FOR USE IN SOLAR CELL APPLICATIONS - Methods and apparatus for reducing defects on transmitting conducting oxide (TCO) layer are provided. The method includes a method of laser scribing a TCO layer for solar cell applications. In one embodiment, a method for depositing a silicon layer on a transmitting conducting oxide (TCO) layer may include laser scribing a cell-integrated region of a TCO layer disposed on a substrate for solar applications, the TCO layer having a laser scribing free periphery region outward of the cell-integrated region, the periphery region having a width between about 10 mm and about 30 mm measured from an edge of the substrate, transferring the scribed substrate into a deposition chamber, and depositing a silicon containing layer on the TCO layer in the deposition chamber. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289688 | Photovoltaic Apparatus Including Spherical Semiconducting Particles - A photovoltaic apparatus includes a plurality of approximately spherical photoelectric conversion elements including a second semiconductor layer located outside a first semiconductor layer, for generating photoelectromotive force therebetween. The second semiconductor layer has an opening through which part of the first semiconductor layer is exposed. The apparatus also includes a support having first and second conductors and an insulator disposed between the conductors for electrically insulating the conductors from each other. The support has recesses adjacent to each other, the inside surfaces of which are constituted by the first conductor. The photoelectric conversion elements are disposed in respective recesses so that the elements are illuminated with light reflected by part of the first conductor that constitutes the recess. The first conductor is electrically connected to the second semiconductor layers of the photoelectric conversion elements, and the second conductor is electrically connected to the exposed portions of the first semiconductor layers. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289689 | CONCENTRATING MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC STRIPS - A glass concentrator for manufacture of solar energy conversion module is provided including a webbing that has a load sustenance characteristic and a hail impact resistance characteristic based on a first thickness of the webbing. The concentrator also includes a plurality of elongated concentrating elements integrally formed with the webbing. Each of the elongated concentrating elements has an aperture region, an exit region and two side regions, which bears a geometric concentration characteristic provided by a highly reflective side regions and an aperture-to-exit scale ratio in a range from about 1.8 to about 4.5. The glass concentrator can be attached with a plurality of photovoltaic strips cumulatively on each and every exit regions and clamped with a rigid or flexible back cover member to form a solar concentrator module for converting sunlight to electric energy. The solar concentrator module based on certain embodiments meets the industrial qualification standards. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289690 | Process For Producing a Silicon Film on a Substrate Surface By Vapor Deposition - The present invention relates to a process for producing a silicon film on a substrate surface by vapor deposition, starting from a silicon-based precursor, characterized in that the precursor used is silicon tetrachloride. The present invention also relates to thin-film solar cells or crystalline silicon thin-film solar cells obtainable by the process according to the invention. The invention also relates to the use of silicon tetrachloride for producing a film deposited on a substrate from the vapor phase. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289691 | Mass Flow Rate Control System - A dosage system for feeding a fluid (A) to a static mixer ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289692 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMABLE MICROSCALE MANIPULATION OF FLUIDS - The present invention is directed generally to devices and methods for controlling fluid flow in meso-scale fluidic components in a programmable manner. Specifically, the present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for placing two microfluidic components in fluid communication at an arbitrary position and time, both of which are externally defined. The inventive apparatus uses electromagnetic radiation to perforate a material layer having selected adsorptive properties. The perforation of the material layer allows the fluid communication between microfluidic components. Other aspects of this invention include an apparatus and method to perform volumetric quantitation of fluids, an apparatus to program arbitrary connections between a set of input capillaries and a set of output capillaries, and a method to transport fluid in centripetal device from a larger to a smaller radius. In addition, the present invention also is directed to a method to determine the radial and polar position of a pickup in the reference frame of a rotating device. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289693 | Diaphragm Valve for Irrigation Systems - A diaphragm valve for use in an irrigation system is disclosed that is adapted to reduce the water hammer effect, reduce debris in a flow path through a valve seat, improve bleed operation and/or reduce manufacturing and materials costs. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289694 | Single-action discharge valve - A single-action discharge valve for discharging a vessel's contents. The valve has a valve body with a passage therethrough through which the contents are discharged, a frangible seal held within the valve body and sealing the passage while the seal is intact, and a solenoid including an armature moveable from a first to a second position. As the armature moves, pins or teeth impact and break the frangible seal. Magnets hold the armature in the first position until the solenoid is actuated. The armature is substantially exterior of the passage so that discharge is unimpeded. In one embodiment, the pins reciprocate radially when cammed by the armature and impact the sidewall of a frangible dome seal. In other embodiments, teeth on the armature, or pins in the armature's path, reciprocate parallel to the armature's movement and impact a frangible disk. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289695 | Heat activated automatic gas shut-off valve - This invention relates to a heat activated shut-off device for gas and liquid flows in fuel supply lines and consists of a housing with a longitudinal void therethrough for fluid passage. A valve seat within the longitudinal void and a spring biased piston slidably carried within the housing when in bearing engagement, will shut-off the flow of fluid. A eutectic metal fuse which is temperature sensitive and fails at a pre-determined temperature extends in part externally of the external surface of the housing and couples with a flow indicator carried adjacent the housing external surface. Coupling of the eutectic metal fuse and flow indicator exposes the eutectic metal fuse at least in part to ambient air. The flow indicator is rotatable upon displacement of the piston. Failure of the eutectic metal fuse results in the uncoupling of the flow indicator that permits the spring to displace the piston into the valve and consequently rotate the flow indicator to another position thereby evidencing shut-off. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289696 | CHECK VALVE FOR FLUID INJECTOR - A backflow-prevention system that substantially prevents contaminant backflow at a treatment site. The system includes a fluid ejector tube for insertion into the patient's mouth and for removal of fluids when a threshold vacuum pressure is applied. A backflow prevention device receives fluid from the fluid ejector tube and includes an internally positioned valve. The valve prevents contaminant backflow upon release of the vacuum pressure or a reduction in the vacuum pressure. Upon application of vacuum pressure, the valve moves into an open position to allow fluid flow away from the treatment site. The system can also include a disposable cover member that extends over at least portions of the fluid ejector tip, the backflow prevention device, and other features such as an ON/OFF valve assembly of a suction system. Similar principles of backflow prevention can be applied to fluid dispensers (e.g., liquid soap dispensers) wherein prevention of backflow of the fluid into the fluid storage container is necessary, in order for the dispenser to function properly. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289697 | Water inlet device for mounting a valve body on a deck - A water inlet device is adapted for mounting a valve body on top of a deck, and includes a fixing unit and a connecting unit including a connecting component that is adapted to be secured to the valve body, and a coupling unit. The coupling unit includes first and second coupling components provided respectively on the fixing unit and the connecting component, and permits rotation of the connecting component relative to the fixing unit between a first position, where the connecting component is separable from the fixing unit, and a second position, where the connecting component is non-separable. One of the first and second coupling components is in a form of a slot having a circumferentially extending segment and a vertically extending segment. The other one is in a form of a protrusion that is extendible into and removable from the slot, when the connecting component is at the first position. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289698 | Water inlet device for mounting a valve body on a deck background of the invention - A water inlet device is adapted for mounting a valve body that is formed with a water inlet hole on top of a deck. The water inlet device includes a fixing unit adapted to be secured to the deck and formed with a water supply hole, a connecting unit, and a switch unit. The connecting unit includes a connecting component adapted to be secured to the valve body, and a coupling unit that permits rotation of the connecting component relative to the fixing unit between a first position, where the connecting component is separable from the fixing unit, and a second position, where the connecting component is non-separable. The switch unit is retained rotatably on the fixing unit, is coupled co-rotatably and separably to the connecting component, and blocks the water supply hole when the connecting component is at the first position. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289699 | Downspout framing systems and methods - A downspout skirt includes a first skirt member having first and second exposed ends and having an inner surface configured to engage a side wall of a downspout, and including a second skirt member having third and fourth exposed ends and having an inner surface configured to engage a different side wall of the downspout. The downspout skirt also includes a fastening system for removably coupling the first and second exposed ends of the first skirt member to the third and fourth exposed ends of the second skirt member. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289700 | High pressure safety valve, system and method - The present invention comprises, in one embodiment, a compression safety valve apparatus adapted to engagingly connect to an existing gas cylinder valve. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises a housing base having a first bore, a rupture disc holding means having a second bore, at least one rupture disk, a piston having at least a third bore, a spring, and an outer housing cylinder having a forth bore, the first bore, the second bore and the third bore all being in gas flow communication with the compressed content of the tank. In operation, for example, during an over-pressurization event occurs, the extreme force of the escaping gas places a force on the bottom surface of the present invention's rupture disc assembly, so that the piston's beveled surface substantially mechanically engages the outer housing's upper ceiling. This mechanical engagement allows gas to continue to escape from the tank through one or more bleeder bores and a gap. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289701 | Water inlet device for mounting a valve body on a deck - A water inlet device is adapted for mounting a valve body that is formed with a water inlet hole on top of a deck, is adapted to be connected to a water inlet pipe, and includes a fixing unit and a connecting unit. The fixing unit is adapted to be secured to the deck, and is formed with a water supply hole corresponding in position to the water inlet hole in the valve body and adapted for connection to the water inlet pipe. The connecting unit is adapted to couple the valve body to the fixing unit, and includes a connecting component adapted to be secured to the valve body and formed with a guide hole to fluidly communicate the water inlet hole in the valve body and the water supply hole in the fixing unit, and a positioning unit for connecting separably the connecting component to the fixing unit. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289702 | RIGID COUPLING DEVICE FOR PRESSURIZED FLUID-CONDUITS - The rigid coupling device includes a closure valve extended by a retractable sliding stop member of general tubular shape made from elastically deformable material, having at least one outward radial projection forming a stop against a corresponding inward radial projection of a movable interior body that contains the valve. The stop member has an open end opposite the opening of the cylindrical cavity of one end connecting to the conduit. Simultaneous withdrawal of the interior body and of the valve into the interior body has the effect of causing this open end to contract, forcibly inserting it into the cylindrical cavity of the connecting end in such a manner as to overcome the stop. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289703 | Hydraulic Check Valve Assembly - A ball check valve for use in a hydraulic chain tensioner. The ball check valve contains a check ball, a ball seat having a passage for the flow of hydraulic fluid, a coil spring to urge the check ball toward the ball seat and a retainer to house these components. The retainer has at least two peripheral walls along its longitudinal axis, each of which is either substantially planar or slightly convex so that the check ball contacts a single point on each peripheral wall as it travels between full compression of the coil spring and secure abutment with the ball seat. The gaps or openings between the peripheral walls minimize turbulence in the flow of hydraulic fluid. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289704 | Fluid Transmission Through a Visual Display Panel - A visual display panel ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289705 | END EFFECTOR WITH COLLISION DETECTION SENSOR - In a robotic assembly, a body adapted for mounting on an arm is provided. A connection is adapted to couple the body and an end effector to allow deflection of the end effector with respect to the body between an open position and a closed position. A conduit allows fluid flow between the body and the end effector. A seal is adapted to engage the conduit to provide a fluid seal when the end effector is in the closed position and allow fluid flow when the end effector is in the open position. Further, end effector deflection can be detected based on the fluid flow and utilized to regulate movement of the robotic assembly. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289706 | Control system - An apparatus and method for controlling a water characteristic of a body of water by controlling the cyclic release of a water characteristic material into the body of water with or without the system being responsive to a level of the water characteristic in the body of water. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289707 | SPOOL VALVE AND METHOD | 2008-11-27 |
20080289708 | Sanitary Water-Outflow Fitting - The description is given of a sanitary water-outflow fitting, in particular a tub-filling mixer unit, having a water-outflow housing ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289709 | WATERWAY CONNECTION - A coupler for a faucet is disclosed which couples a first waterway component and a second waterway component, the coupler being an overmold component. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289710 | MICROFABRICATED ELASTOMERIC VALVE AND PUMP SYSTEMS - A method of fabricating an elastomeric structure, comprising: forming a first elastomeric layer on top of a first micromachined mold, the first micromachined mold having a first raised protrusion which forms a first recess extending along a bottom surface of the first elastomeric layer; forming a second elastomeric layer on top of a second micromachined mold, the second micromachined mold having a second raised protrusion which forms a second recess extending along a bottom surface of the second elastomeric layer; bonding the bottom surface of the second elastomeric layer onto a top surface of the first elastomeric layer such that a control channel forms in the second recess between the first and second elastomeric layers; and positioning the first elastomeric layer on top of a planar substrate such that a flow channel forms in the first recess between the first elastomeric layer and the planar substrate. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289711 | FLUID HANDLING APPARATUS, MANIFOLD THEREFOR AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A multi-block manifold facilitates assembly of the manifold in a fluid handling apparatus during manufacture and disassembly and removal of a secondary manifold block of the manifold during service without disconnecting external tubes and flow control devices from the manifold. The external tubes are isolated and integral to a primary manifold block of the manifold which is permanently mounted in the apparatus and the flow control devices are integral to the secondary manifold block which is quickly, releasably secured to the primary manifold block in the apparatus. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289712 | GAS DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED VALVE MANIFOLD FUNCTIONALITY FOR SUB-ATMOSPHERIC AND SUPER-ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE APPLICATIONS - A gas cabinet including an enclosure containing at least one gas supply vessel and flow circuitry coupled to the gas supply vessel(s). The flow circuitry is constructed and arranged to flow dispensed gas from an on-stream gas supply vessel to multiple sticks of the flow circuitry, with each of the multiple sticks being joined in gas flow communication to a respective gas-utilizing process unit. The flow circuitry is valved to enable sections of the flow circuitry associated with respective ones of the multiple sticks to be isolated from other sections of the flow circuitry, so that process gas can be flowed to one or more of the sticks, while other sticks are being evacuated and purged, or otherwise are closed to dispensed gas flow therethrough. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289713 | Fluid Pressure Pulsation Damper Mechanism and High-Pressure Fuel Pump Equipped with Fluid Pressure Pulsation Damper Mechanism - A fluid pressure pulsation damper mechanism comprising: a metal damper having two metal diaphragms joined together with a hermetic seal for forming a sealed spacing filled with a gas between the two metal diaphragms, an edge part at which are overlapped along outer peripheries thereof; a main body having a damper housing in which the metal damper is accommodated; and a cover attached to the main body to cover the damper housing and isolate the damper housing from an outside air, the metal damper being held between the cover and the main body; wherein the cover is further comprising: a metal plate for making the cover, a peripheral edge of the cover being joined to the main body, a plurality of inner convex curved parts extending toward the main body and a plurality of outer convex curved parts extending in a direction away from the main body, and a plurality of the inner convex curved parts and a plurality of the outer convex parts being disposed alternately inside the peripheral edge of the cover at which the cover is joined to the main body; wherein the cover is attached to the main body, ends of the plurality of inner convex curved parts touch one side of the edge part of the metal damper, which are outwardly formed in radial directions of a part including the sealed spacing in the metal damper; and the metal damper is held between the cover and a metal damper holding part of a holding member placed on the main body. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289714 | Flow Control Method and Apparatus - An apparatus and method for redirecting fluid flow in a plenum provides flow performance (quality), structural, and economic advantages by using an array of flat blades that is mounted at an angle with respect to the inlet (upstream) fluid flow, such that the blades are tilted with respect to that flow and correspondingly redirect the flow in a desired direction. The apparatus, also referred to as a “GSG” or “graduated straightening grid,” has a range of applications, and offers a number of performance, structural, and economic advantages in large-scale applications. As a particular, but non-limiting example, one or more embodiments of the flow-redirecting apparatus taught herein are configured for use in Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems where catalytic reactors are used for scrubbing industrial flue gases. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289715 | Complex pipe and coating/development processing apparatus equipped with complex pipe - In a complex pipe, a plurality of pipe members containing at least a pipe member for liquid and a pipe member for electricity are fixed in parallel arrangement. One end of the complex pipe is connected to a stationary equipment and the other end is connected to a movable member. The plurality of pipe members are integrally combined by a cover member having flexibility. A liquid supply pipe is inserted with a space in the pipe member for liquid. A fluid for temperature adjustment is supplied to the space between the pipe member for liquid and the liquid supply pipe. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289716 | LOW TENSILE CREEP BELT - An endless fabric belt subjected to a substantial running tension. The belt has an endless woven fabric formed from a plurality of MD (machine direction) ultra high molecular weight polymer strands approaching zero creep at high tensile loads. A plurality of CMD (cross machine direction) strands are interwoven with the MD strands. The plurality of MD strands have first and second ends spliced to one another to form an endless belt, the splices forming a significant linear MD overlap of about 30 cm with each other. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289717 | FIXING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, WIRE WINDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MAGNETIC EXCITATION COIL - A fixing apparatus of the present invention for an electronic induction heating system includes a heat roller and a magnetic excitation coil that generates Joule heat within the heat roller. The fixing apparatus includes a coil positioner that positions the magnetic excitation coil around a portion of a periphery of the heat roller, a fixing roller that fixes toner image on a recording medium, and a belt that contacts a portion of a periphery of the heat roller and the fixing roller to conduct the generated heat from the heat roller to the fixing roller. The coil positioner further has a surface of first curvature substantially identical to a curvature of a periphery of the heat roller at an opposition area, the opposition area being opposite to a contact area where the heat roller makes contact with the belt. The coil positioner is spaced from the belt by a predetermined distance. The coil positioner further has a first extension extending from a first end of the opposition area of the coil positioner and a second extension extending from a second end of the opposition area of the coil positioner. The first extension and the second extension are spaced from the belt distances larger than the predetermined distance. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289718 | Liquid vacuum apparatus and method - The various embodiments disclosed and pictured herein illustrate a liquid vacuum apparatus and method that is easy to operate, provides increased safety for operators, mitigates the risk of operator exposure to the liquid, and mitigates the risk of liquid spillage during and after the liquid is transported. As described herein, the liquid vacuum apparatus may be employed either with or without the connector, piping, and end piece; and if an end piece is used, it may take many different forms depending on the particular application. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289719 | Storage Bag With Fluid Separator - The storage bag includes an interior volume for containing food items and a one-way valve element through which air from the interior volume can be evacuated. To prevent fluids and juices from the stored food items from contaminating the valve element, a separator defining a chamber is included that sealingly connects the valve element to the interior volume. In the separator, fluids and juices separate from the evacuating air by gravitational separation and are returned to the interior volume. In an embodiment, to facilitate packaging and distribution of multiple storage bags, the separator is adjustable between an expanded position for providing the chamber and a collapsed position substantially eliminating the chamber. In an embodiment, the separator may be comprised of elastically expandable material. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289720 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING FUEL - A fuel filling apparatus is provided. The fuel filling apparatus comprises an overfilling protective valve arranged in a fuel gas supply path for supplying a fuel gas to an automobile. The overfilling protective valve further comprises a fuel gas path, a valve unit for opening and closing the fuel gas path by a valve body, a valve body displacement means for displacing the valve body according to a filling pressure of the fuel gas, and a temperature modulating unit for modulating a temperature of the valve body displacement means. Even though a difference between the temperature of the fuel gas and the operation temperature of the overfilling protective valve is large, the temperature of the valve body displacement means can be maintained within the preset temperature range by the temperature modulating unit and the overfilling protective valve can be exactly operated under the preset pressure. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289721 | Dual Fluid Lng Transferring Arm - Disclosed herein is an LNG transferring arm. The LNG transferring arm includes a cylindrical support base. A main body is rotatably provided on the support base. A boom assembly is connected to a side of the main body to rotate up and down. A support assembly supports the boom assembly and is bent along with the boom assembly. A transfer pipe and a return pipe are arranged along the boom assembly. An end of each of the transfer pipe and the return pipe is connected to a tank to which LNG will be transferred. A balance weight is rotatably supported above the main body via a bracket, and is hinged at one end thereof to the boom assembly, thus maintaining balance. A rotary branch means is provided in the main body, and includes two pipes having different diameters and arranged concentrically. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289722 | Forest Products Lineal Cutter Assembly and Method - A forest products lineal cutter assembly comprises a work piece scanning assembly, an outfeed conveyor assembly and a cutting station. The lineal cutter assembly also includes first and second work piece hold down elements above the scan belt at a first exit end of the scan belt and above the outfeed belt at a second entrance end of the scan belt. In some embodiments the first and second work piece hold down elements comprise hold down rollers. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289723 | Rough hew planer - Disclosed is a method and apparatus finishing the surface of a wood piece to appear rough hewn. The apparatus comprises a hand planer having a longitudinal direction, a rotatable cutter head having at least one planning blade and a bottom surface. The bottom surface has a convex curved profile longitudinally along the hand planer. The cutter head extends below the curved profile of the bottom surface. The method comprises simultaneously translating and rocking the hand planer on the bottom surface so as to intermittently engage the cutter head against a surface so as to form a plurality of spaced apart divots therein. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289724 | Timber Harvesting Apparatus - The use of a harvester head, processor head or merchandiser to deploy or place probes into a standing tree, felled stem or trunk, log, cant or the like whereby a time of flight of a stress or acoustic wave can be measured for the purpose of comparing a relationship to a threshold for the purpose of attributing a characteristic to be harvested, processed or broken down tree, stem or trunk, log, cant or the like. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289725 | Manufacturing Method of Magnetic Tip of Tape Measure - A manufacturing method of magnetic tip of tape measure comprising: first step which is preparing a conducting magnet material which is still not magnetized; second step which is setting said conducting magnet material into a die; third step which is casting a form material to produce a tip of tape measure structure and making said form material to combine with said conducting magnet material; fourth step which is magnetizing said conducting magnet material and manufacturing a magnetic tip of tape measure. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289726 | COLD ROLLED, DUAL PHASE, STEEL SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A steel sheet having (a) a dual phase microstructure with a martensite phase and a ferrite phase and (b) a composition containing by percent weight: 0.01% to 0.2% C; 0.3% to 3% Mn; 0.05% to 2% Si; 0.1% to 2% Cr; 0.01% to 0.10% Al; and 0.0005% to 0.01% Ca, with the balance of the composition being iron and incidental ingredients. Also, the steel sheet is made by a batch annealing method, and has a tensile strength of at least approximately 400 MPa and an n-value of at least approximately 0.175. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289727 | METHOD FOR MAKING MATERIALS HAVING ARTIFICIALLY DISPERSED NANO-SIZE PHASES AND ARTICLES MADE THEREWITH - A method for forming a nanocomposite material and articles made with the nanocomposite material are presented. The method comprises providing a molten material; providing a nano-sized material, the nano-sized material being substantially inert with respect to the molten material; introducing the nano-sized material into the molten material; dispersing the nano-sized material within the molten material using at least one dispersion technique selected from the group consisting of agitating the molten material using ultrasonic energy to disperse the nano-sized material within the molten material, introducing at least one active element into the molten material to enhance wetting of the nano-sized material by the molten material, and coating the nano-sized material with a wetting agent to promote wetting of the molten metal on the nano-sized material; and solidifying the molten material to form a solid nanocomposite material, the nanocomposite material comprising a dispersion of the nano-sized material within a solid matrix. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289728 | High fracture toughness aluminum-copper-lithium sheet or light-gauge plate suitable for use in a fuselage panel - A low density aluminum based alloy useful in aircraft structure for fuselage sheet or light-gauge plate applications which has high strength, high fracture toughness and high corrosion resistance, comprising 2.7 to 3.4 weight percent Cu, 0.8 to 1.4 weight percent Li, 0.1 to 0.8 weight percent Ag, 0.2 to 0.6 weight percent Mg and a grain refiner such as Zr, Mn, Cr, Sc, Hf, Ti or a combination thereof, the amount of which being 0.05 to 0.13 wt. % for Zr, 0.1 to 0.8 wt. % for Mn, 0.05 to 0.3 wt. % for Cr and Sc, 0.05 to 0.5 wt. % for Hf and 0.05 to 0.15 wt. % for Ti. The amount of Cu and Li preferably corresponds to the formula Cu(wt. %)+5/3 Li(wt. %)<5.2. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289729 | DIFFUSION-HARDENED MEDICAL IMPLANT - The present invention relates to a new composition and medical implant made therefrom, the composition comprising a thick diffusion hardened zone, and preferably further comprising a ceramic layer. The present invention relates to orthopedic implants comprising the new composition, methods of making the new composition, and methods of making orthopedic implants comprising the new composition. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289730 | MATERIAL HAVING A HIGH ELASTIC DEFORMATION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A Co based alloy including at least one member selected from among 0.01 to 10% Fe, 0.01 to 30% Ni and 0.01 to 25% Mn, which Co based alloy has a metal structure wherein ε-phase of h.c.p. structure having been generated by heat-induced or stress-induced transformation is formed in a ratio of 10 vol. % or more. According to necessity, there may be added at least one member selected from among 0.01 to 10% Al, 0.01 to 35% Cr, to 20% V, 0.01 to 15% Ti, 0.01 to 30% Mo, 0.01 to 10% Nb, to 3% Zr, 001 to 30% W, 0.01 to 10% Ta, 0.01 to 5% Hf, 0.01 to 8% Si, 0.001 to 3% C, 0.001 to 3% B, 0.001 to 3% P and 0.001 to 3% misch metal. The Co based alloy exhibits high elastic deformation capability and is good in ductility and workability. The Co based alloy is used as a functional material of, for example, sensor or actuator capable of displacement control by magnetic field application. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289731 | Method of producing aluminum alloy sheet for lithographic printing plate - A method of producing an aluminum alloy sheet for a lithographic printing plate includes homogenizing an ingot of an aluminum alloy at 500 to 610° C. for one hour or more, the aluminum alloy containing 0.05 to 1.5% of Mg, 0.1 to 0.7% of Fe, 0.03 to 0.15% of Si, 0.0001 to 0.10% of Cu, and 0.0001 to 0.1% of Ti, with the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities, subjecting the homogenized product to rough hot rolling, a start temperature of the rough hot rolling being 430 to 500° C. and a finish temperature of the rough hot rolling being 400° C. or more, holding the product subjected to the rough hot rolling for 60 to 300 seconds after completion of the rough hot rolling to recrystallize the surface of the product, subjecting the resulting product to finish hot rolling that is finished at 320 to 370° C., and winding up the resulting product in the shape of a coil to obtain a hot-rolled product having a surface with an average recrystallized grain size in a direction perpendicular to a rolling direction of 50 μm or less. The aluminum alloy may contain 2 to 30 ppm of Pb. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289732 | ALUMINIUM-MAGNESIUM ALLOY PRODUCT - Method for making an aluminium-magnesium alloy in the form of a rolled product, having the composition in weight percent of: Mg 4.8-5.6, Mn 0.05-0.4, Zn 0.40-0.6, Cu 0.06-0.35, Cr 0.25 max., Fe 0.35 max., Si 0.25 max., Zr 0.12 max., Ti 0.3 max., others (each) max. 0.05, (total) max. 0.15, and balance aluminium. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289733 | High-Energy Materials with Encapsulated Fluid Components - A high-energy material composition comprising solid matrix with encapsulated fluid component embedded in the matrix. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289734 | Purse with removable flap and method - There is provided a purse with a removable flap and method for using such purse. A receptacle having an opening wherein objects may be placed in and removed from the receptacle is provided. A flap is provided having a portion adapted to cover at least a portion of the receptacle opening. A fastener is provided having a first fastener member and a second fastener member with the first fastener member located on the flap and the second fastener member located on the receptacle. The fastener is constructed so as to permit the flap to be readily detached from the receptacle and readily re-attached to the receptacle. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289735 | Cover for toiletries - This cover for toiletries has a main body and a cord holder, such as a button, that is attached to an outer side of the main body. The cord holder has at least two opposed flanges that extend over portions of the outer side of the main body, and a gripping surface between the flanges and the main body. One end of a cord is attached to the main body. The cord has a stretchable section and a special gripping part. The gripping part is spaced at a distance from the attached end of the cord and has a coefficient of friction with respect to the gripping surface that holds a half winding of the cord between the opposed flanges and the outer side of the main body of the cover against a half pound of tension in the cord. In some instances, the outer side of the cover is more textured than the inner side. The cord can be relatively long and made of twisted silk or beaded elastic, and have a spring constant of between 1/8 and 1 pounds/inch. A unitary connector can hold both the cord and the cord holder to the main body of the cover. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289736 | Tire including an electronic member, and a method of fabricating such a tire - A tire is disclosed that includes at least one annular bead wire forming a body of revolution about a reference axis. A carcass ply of generally toroidal shape about the same axis as the bead wire has a portion that is folded around the wire. A materials interface is defined at least in part by the junction between a rubber first mass and a second mass that includes an electronic member. By way of example, the electronic member is a passive radiofrequency identification transponder. The interface extends from a free edge of the folded portion of the carcass ply radially away from the reference axis to a circumferential junction line between the interface and the carcass ply. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289737 | AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE TIRE - This invention provides a tire for agricultural vehicles that employs a tread design having a flattened contact surface across the width and a plurality of curved lugs that alternately extend from each sidewall to a location nearly adjacent to the opposing side wall. Each lug curves so that a central section at the center of the tire width is located on the surface ahead on the circumference of adjoining sections of the lug that extend toward each of the opposing sidewalls. In this manner, each lug appears to have a curved “banana” shape that extends across the width of the tire contact surface in a generally axial alignment. The grooves between lugs extend generally axially across the width, as a result. They are narrowed, having a circumferential width that is between approximately 20% and 30% of the average circumferential width of a lug. This geometry places more lug surface in contact with the road for better handling and longer tread life and provides less groove space to retain mud and detritus. This geometry also causes more accumulated mud and detritus to be squeezed from, and ejected out of, the tire prior to the transition onto hard road from soft ground, thereby reducing undesirable tracking on the road surface. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289738 | Pnuematic Tire - An object of the present invention is to provide a pneumatic tire which prevents one-sided biased abrasion from being generated. A pneumatic tire according to the present invention has a non-directed rotational direction and comprises rug grooves | 2008-11-27 |
20080289739 | Wheel Mounted Pump for Self-Inflated Tires - An air pump, mounted on a wheel, which pumps ambient air into the tire chamber to automatically pump up the tire as the wheel rotates. The air pump generally comprises a cylinder and a piston, which relatively reciprocate to effect an intake stroke and a compression stroke. The intake stroke draws ambient air into a variable volume chamber. The pressurized air within the tire acts on the cylinder to effect the compression stroke, which forces the ambient air from the variable volume chamber into the tire chamber to pump up the tire. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289740 | Rubber Composition and Pneumatic Tire Using Same - This invention relates to a rubber composition having a high storage modulus (G′) and a low loss tangent (tan δ), and more particularly to a rubber composition comprising 2 to 60 parts by mass of a low-molecular weight aromatic vinyl compound-conjugated diene compound copolymer (B) having an aromatic vinyl compound content of 5 to 80% by mass, a vinyl bond content in a conjugated diene compound portion of 5 to 80% by mass, a weight average molecular weight as measured through a gel permeation chromatography and converted to polystyrene of 5,000 to 500,000 and at least one functional group based on 100 parts by mass of a rubber component (A) composed of at least one of natural rubber and synthetic diene-based rubbers. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289741 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PNEUMATIC TIRE - First, a first belt ply is wound around an outer peripheral surface of a belt drum having a curvature so as to be formed as a tubular shape, and a rubber layer protruding to an outer side than an end portion in a width direction of a belt reinforcing layer is arranged in an outer periphery of an end portion in a width direction of the first belt ply. Further, a second belt ply which is narrower than the first belt ply is wound around an outer periphery of the second belt ply so as to be formed as a tubular shape, and a belt layer is formed in such a manner that the first belt ply and the second belt ply are laminated. The belt reinforcing layer is formed by spirally winding a rubber-coated reinforcing cord around an outer peripheral side of the formed belt layer, and an end portion in a width direction of the belt reinforcing layer is arranged in an outer side than the first belt ply. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289742 | IN-PROCESS VISION DETECTION OF FLAWS AND FOD BY BACK FIELD ILLUMINATION - A flaw and foreign object debris (FOD) detection system ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289743 | HIGHLY POROUS INTERLAYERS TO TOUGHEN LIQUID-MOLDED FABRIC-BASED COMPOSITES - Materials and Methods are provided for producing preform materials for impact-resistant composite materials suitable for liquid molding. An interlayer comprising a spunbonded, spunlaced, or mesh fabric is introduced between non-crimped layers of unidirectional reinforcing fibers to produce a preform for use in liquid-molding processes to produce composite materials. Interlayer material remains as a separate phase from matrix resin after infusion, and curing of the preform provides increased impact resistance by increasing the amount of energy required to propagate localized fractures due to impact. Constructions having the interlayer materials melt-bonded to the reinforcing fibers demonstrate improved mechanical performance through improved fiber alignment compared to other fabrication and preforming methods. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289744 | Manufacturing Method Of Pneumatic Tire - An annular side wall rubber is injection molded, a forming mold is mold released while retaining the side wall rubber in an unvulcanized state, and a side surface of the side wall rubber is exposed annularly. Further, a lower mold of the forming mold is moved close to a carcass body in which a center portion is evaginated to an outer side in a diametrical direction, on a forming drum, and the side surface of the side wall rubber is attached to a side portion of the carcass body. Thereafter, the side wall rubber is released from the forming mold by moving the lower mold away from the carcass body. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289745 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STRETCH RESISTANT BELT - A belt having stretch reduction features is provided, along with a method for producing a belt having reduced stretch characteristics. The belt is formed of a jacket and a stretch reduction element. The stretch reduction element is formed of a material having a greater modulus of elasticity than the jacket. Additionally, the stretch reduction element is formed by bathing the stretch reduction element to a reactive fluid in an oxidizing atmosphere. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289746 | AUTO LAMINATION CASSETTE APPARATUS AND PROCESS - In one embodiment of the disclosure, an apparatus is provided for preparing a cassette spool. The apparatus includes: a supply reel for supplying and unrolling tape material on original backing paper; at least one cutting member for cutting unrolled tape material while on original backing paper; at least one removing member for removing uncut unrolled tape material from original backing paper; an identification member for identifying on unrolled original backing paper a start of unrolled cut tape material; and a cassette spool for rolling up unrolled cut tape material on original backing paper. In further embodiments, methods are provided for preparing a cassette spool with cut tape material on original backing paper. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289747 | Method of Fabricating Fiber Reinforced Composite Structure Having Stepped Surface - Fiber reinforced composite structures having curved stepped surfaces are fabricated by laying up plies of fiber reinforced material over a tool having a stepped tool feature. The plies are rotated about a fixed axis as they are laid up to substantially form a fixed axis rosette pattern. The plies are angularly oriented such that at least certain of the plies have fiber orientations other than 0, +45, −45 and 90 degrees. Potential bridging of the fibers over the stepped tool features is reduced or eliminated by cutting slits in the plies in the area of the stepped features, so that the plies can be fully compacted. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289748 | METHOD OF APPLYING A DESIGN - A method of applying a design to an article and product are disclosed. The method includes selecting a design, transferring the design to a transfer material, applying a base coat to the article, transferring the design from the transfer material to the article, and applying a top coat to the article having the design. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289749 | Method for Manufacturing a Diagnostic Test Strip - A method for manufacturing a diagnostic test strip is disclosed according to one embodiment. The method includes the acts of providing an application sheet having a plurality of adhesive dots thereon, providing a first substrate layer having at least one feature located thereon, and providing a second substrate layer. The method further including the acts of transferring at least one of the plurality of adhesive dots located on the application sheet to the first substrate layer, aligning the first substrate layer with the second substrate layer, and attaching the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer using the transferred adhesive dots, wherein the attaching of the first and second substrate layers is performed without any additional alignment. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289750 | Curable Resin Composition, Surface Protection Method, Temporary Fixation Method, and Separation Method - To provide an environmentally-friendly curable resin composition for surface protection, having a high adhesive strength and being capable of forming a protective film which will readily be removed in the film form without adhesive residue in water on a member to be processed, a photocurable adhesive using it, a method for temporarily fixing a member, and a method for removing a protective film. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289751 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OVER-CURRENT PROTECTION DEVICE - A method for manufacturing an over-current protection device comprises a step of providing at least one current sensitive device and a step of pressing. The current sensitive device comprises a first electrode foil, a second electrode foil and a PTC conductive layer physically laminated between the first and second electrode foils. The pressing step is to press the current sensitive device at a predetermined temperature, thereby generating at least one overflow portion at sides of the PTC conductive layer to form the over-current protection device. The predetermined temperature is higher than the softening temperature of the PTC conductive layer. The over-current protection devices manufactured according to the present invention have superior resistance distribution. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289752 | Method and Device for Producing a Groove Near an Intended Edge Part of a Conveyor Belt, Which Groove is Intended to be Filled with a Filler Having Sealing Properties - The present invention relates to a method and device for producing a groove near an intended edge part of a conveyor belt, which groove is intended to be filled with a filler having sealing properties, in which the groove is formed by removing conveyor belt material from one of the surfaces of the conveyor belt and in which, during the step of removing conveyor belt material, the conveyor belt is bent at the position of the groove to be formed near the intended edge part, and also to a conveyor belt in which a groove is produced in this manner. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289753 | Method of making composite webs of record members and record members made thereby - There is disclosed method and apparatus to make composite webs of record members each containing at least two circuits. The circuits can be of different types and can be contained in webs having different pitches and/or shapes but nevertheless the circuits are registered with each other and arranged in sets so that there is one set in each record member. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289754 | Method for manufacturing organic EL element - A substrate mark is formed on a transparent substrate as an alignment mark. The substrate mark is formed at the same time as transparent electrodes are formed on the transparent substrate. The substrate mark is formed of the same material as the transparent electrodes. A center wavelength of a transmission wavelength of a plurality of optical filters is different from each other. An optical filter corresponding to a thickness of the substrate mark is selected from a plurality of optical filters. Light is irradiated from a white light source to the substrate mark via the selected optical filter. Accordingly, the substrate mark is recognized and a shadow mask is aligned with the transparent substrate. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289755 | Bonded Fuel Cell Assembly and Methods and Systems for Producing the Same - A method for forming a fuel cell component includes the steps of providing a two-part sealant having a first part comprising an initiator and a second part comprising a polymerizable material; applying the first part of the sealant to a substrate of a first fuel cell component; applying the second part of the sealant to a substrate of a second fuel cell component; juxtaposingly aligning the substrates of the first and second fuel cell components; and curing the sealant to bond the first and second fuel components to one and the other. The initiator may be an actinic radiation initiator, whereby the sealant is cured by actinic radiation. The polymerizable material may be a polymerizable monomer, oligomer, telechelic polymer, functional polymer and combinations thereof. Desirably, the functional group is epoxy, allyl, vinyl, acrylate, methacrylate, imide, amide, urethane and combinations thereof. Useful fuel cell components to be bonded include a cathode flow field plate, an anode flow field plate, a resin frame, a gas diffusion layer, an anode catalyst layer, a cathode catalyst layer, a membrane electrolyte, a membrane-electrode-assembly frame, and combinations thereof. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289756 | Manufacturing method for variable shape mirror - A manufacturing method for variable shape mirrors suitable for mass production includes steps: for overlaying a pair of jigs having protruding bar portions like comb teeth on a support substrate so that the protruding bar portions are orthogonal to each other, and inserting support pillars and piezoelectric elements into through hole portions that are formed by gaps between the protruding bar portions, and placing a mirror substrate on the support pillars and the piezoelectric elements; for bonding at least the support substrate and the support pillars, the support substrate and the piezoelectric elements, and the mirror substrate and the support pillars to each other, respectively; for drawing out the jig in the direction opposite to a protruding direction of the protruding bar portion; and for forming a reflection film on an outer surface of the mirror substrate. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289757 | ATTACHMENT PAD WITH THERMAL REVERSIBLE ADHESIVE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - One embodiment provides an attachment pad including a multilayer thermo-reversible adhesive including a shape memory polymer layer and a dry adhesive layer underlying the shape memory polymer layer, the multilayer thermo-reversible adhesive having a curved surface when the shape memory polymer layer is below its glass transition temperature and unaffected by a load; and a means for evenly applying a load and/or detaching force on the perimeter of the multilayer thermo-reversible adhesive including a spring. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289758 | Reactive Hot Melt Adhesive - A reactive hot melt composition, having a softening point of at least 50° C., and being curable on heating to a temperature of 150° C. The composition comprises a blend of (a) a macrocyclic oligomer having a softening point of at least 50° C., containing at least one ring having eight or more atoms, and being able to undergo decyclization at a temperature of 150° C. or more, to produce a polymerizable species, wherein each cyclic oligomer molecule provides two or more structural repeat units of the same or different formula for the resulting polymer, and (b) a thermoplastic resin, its use as an adhesive and methods of its application. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289759 | Adhesive composition - Process for preparing a pressure sensitive adhesive having enhanced resistance to water-whitening comprising the steps of: (a) forming a mixture in water of (i) a polymerization initiator which produces radicals by a thermal decomposition and (ii) a water-dispersible polymerizable surfactant with a terminal allyl amine moiety; polyoxyalkylene-1-(allyloxymethyl)alkyl ether sulfate salt(s) and/or mixtures thereof, (b) forming a polymerizable aqueous pre-emulsion comprising (i) a hydrophobic monomer mixture comprising at least one alkyl (meth)acrylate ester of a C | 2008-11-27 |
20080289760 | HEAT-CURABLE FLUOROPOLYETHER ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND BONDING METHOD - A heat-curable fluoropolyether adhesive composition comprising (A) a linear polyfluoro compound having at least two alkenyl groups and a perfluoropolyether structure, (B) a fluorinated organohydrogensiloxane having at least two SiH groups, (C) a platinum group metal catalyst, (D) an organosiloxane having at least one SiH group and at least one epoxy and/or trialkoxysilyl group, and (E) a compound having at least two allyloxycarbonyl groups can be cured to metal and plastic substrates by heating at a temperature from 20° C. to less than 100° C. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289761 | Polyurethane Composition with High Early Strength - Polyurethane compositions are disclosed which are particularly suitable as adhesives, show excellent solidity build-up throughout the −10° C.-35° C. temperature range and are easy to apply. In particular, adhesives showing an excellent crash performance can be formulated within the context of the present invention. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289762 | PROCESSES FOR INCREASING STRENGTH IN DEFINED AREAS OF A LAMINATED ABSORBENT PRODUCT - The present invention is generally directed to adhesive compositions comprising selected ratios of crystalline and amorphous polymers. In some versions of the invention, polymers capable of existing in different configurations (e.g., a polymer such as polypropylene which can exist in an atactic, syndiotactic. or isotactic configuration) are used to prepare adhesives of the present invention. As an example, a selected amount of isotactic polypropylene is blended with a selected amount of atactic polypropylene to prepare an adhesive composition having one or more performance properties (e.g., bond strength) that are superior to the performance properties of a conventional hot-melt adhesive. The adhesive compositions of the present invention are suitable for use in the preparation of laminated disposable absorbent products. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289763 | STRIPING APPARATUS AND STRIPING METHOD - The present invention relates to a striping apparatus and a striping method. The apparatus for stripping a film from a product comprising a transfer device for transferring the product; a film stripping device disposed above a stripping operation area of the transfer device for stripping the film from the product; and a plurality of guiding devices disposed on both sides of the transfer device in the stripping operation area for guiding the transfer direction of the product. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289764 | END POINT DETECTION ELECTRODE SYSTEM AND ETCH STATION - An end point detection electrode system and an etch station including the electrode system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the electrode system includes: an insulative mount; a first Mu-metal electrode coupled to the insulative mount; and a second Mu-metal electrode coupled to the insulative mount, the second electrode surrounding the first electrode. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289765 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - The invention provides a means for suppressing interference phenomenon on the surface of a sample to be processed that deteriorates the detection accuracy upon detecting the time variation of plasma conditions such as plasma space distribution or the processing status of the sample to be processed. A light scattering element (light transmitting means) | 2008-11-27 |
20080289766 | Hot edge ring apparatus and method for increased etch rate uniformity and reduced polymer buildup - An apparatus with an edge ring configured to surround a perimeter of a semiconductor wafer in a semiconductor process, the edge ring having a plurality of protrusions located on an upper surface of the edge ring, the protrusions capable of preventing the semiconductor wafer from moving outside the bounds of a process plane. There is also an apparatus having a semiconductor process chamber and an electrostatic chuck, a semiconductor wafer, and an edge ring. There is also a method including providing a semiconductor process chamber, semiconductor wafer disposed within the semiconductor process chamber, and an edge ring, the edge ring having a plurality of protrusions located on an upper surface of the edge ring, the protrusions capable of preventing the semiconductor wafer from moving outside the bounds of a process plane. The method also includes performing an etch process on the semiconductor wafer. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289767 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a temperature control unit for an electrostatic adsorption electrode that is capable of controlling the wafer temperature rapidly over a wide temperature range without affecting in-plane uniformity while high heat input etching is conducted with high wafer bias power applied. A refrigerant flow path provided in the electrostatic adsorption electrode serves as an evaporator. The refrigerant flow path is connected to a compressor, a condenser, and a first expansion valve to form a direct expansion type refrigeration cycle. A second expansion valve is installed between the electrostatic adsorption electrode and the compressor to adjust the flow rate of a refrigerant. This makes it possible to compress the refrigerant in the refrigerant flow path of the electrostatic adsorption electrode and adjust the wafer temperature to a high level by raising the refrigerant evaporation temperature. Further, a thin-walled cylindrical refrigerant flow path is employed so that the thin-walled cylinder is deformed only slightly by the refrigerant pressure. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289768 | Label design producing apparatus - A label design producing apparatus of the present invention comprises a first memory unit in which a plurality of designs are stored, a second memory unit in which label combination information expressing each design by combination of a plurality of rectangular labels is stored, a selecting unit for selecting a design to be employed from designs stored in the first memory unit, a reading-out unit for reading out the label combination information corresponding to the design selected by the selecting unit from the second memory unit, and an output unit for outputting labels constituting the design according to the label combination information read out by the reading-out unit. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289769 | System for fabricating corrugated board - A system for fabricating a corrugated board sheet fabricated includes warp status information obtaining means ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080289770 | Adhesive tape cutting device - An adhesive tape cutting device includes: a sleeve body adapted to be sleeved on an adhesive tape roll and defining a channel that has opposite first and second open ends which open in opposite circumferential directions, the sleeve body further defining a tape-discharging slot that is disposed between the first and second open ends, that is in spatial communication with the channel, and that opens in a radial direction for extension of an unrolled end portion of an adhesive tape of the adhesive tape roll therethrough; and a cutting member mounted on the sleeve body. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289771 | Label removing tool - A label removing tool has a blade located externally from the structural body. a blade moving means to angularly change, in relation to a rotational axis, the position of a blade holding block. The blade is dependent of the motion of the block by way of being attached to the block. The blade moves in both an angular displacement and a lateral shift from being off the rotational axis. | 2008-11-27 |
20080289772 | Method and Apparatus For Mounting a Tire - Methods and apparatus for mounting a tire onto a wheel rim are provided. The wheel rim has an inside bead seat and an outside bead seat for receipt of an inside bead and an outside bead of the tire respectively. The wheel rim may also have a seat for receipt of a support ring. Seating of the bead rings of the tire into the bead seats is provided. When a support ring is desired and the wheel rim has a seat for receipt of the support ring, seating of the support ring as well as the tire onto the wheel rim is also provided. In certain embodiments, substantially simultaneous mounting of the inside and outside beads of the tire is provided by rollers that press these beads towards one another and onto the respective bead seats of the wheel rim. | 2008-11-27 |