50th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140360614 | SHOWER ARM ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY - A shower arm attachment assembly including an arm coupling member, a shower pipe coupling member, and a locking member. The arm coupling member may fluidly connect to a shower arm for a showerhead and the shower pipe coupling member may fluidly connect to a shower pipe. The arm coupling member connects to the shower pipe coupling member and is selectively rotatably relative thereto. The locking member selectively controls rotation of the arm coupling member relative to the shower pipe coupling member. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360615 | ARTICULATED CONDUIT LINKAGE SYSTEM - An articulating conduit linkage system for maintaining a fluid connection between a fluid source and displaceable conduit that has been buried in a subsiding permeable body. A fluid source can supply a working fluid through a source outlet. A displaceable conduit can receive the working fluid through a conduit inlet, and be buried at a depth within a subsiding permeable body that is contained within a permeability control infrastructure. A plurality of articulating conduit segments can include, an outer conduit segment coupled to the source outlet, an inner conduit segment coupled to the conduit inlet, and at least one middle conduit segment coupled to the outer and inner segments. In the event of a subsidence, the plurality of articulating conduit segments are configured so the outer and inner conduit segments extend the conduit linkage system while maintaining a working fluid connection between the source outlet and the conduit inlet. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360616 | REINFORCED FLEXIBLE TUBING AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A method for making helically corrugated rubber tubing with a helical reinforcing element secured therein. A helical spring like element with axially spaced convolutions is slid onto a mandrel and a sleeve formed of uncured rubber is slid over the spring like element. The mandrel is then rotated about its axis and a flexible cord is wrapped around the sleeve to press portions of the sleeve into the spaces between adjacent convolutions of the spring like element and form helical corrugations. The resulting assembly is then placed in an oven to cure the rubber sleeve after which the cord is removed. The finished product is then removed from the mandrel. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360617 | LIQUID WASTE TREATMENT APPARATUS - A fluid conduit with layered and partial covering material thereon is disclosed. The fluid conduit may be used for processing and treatment of fluids which must be treated to remove materials so that the resultant treated fluid may be reused and/or returned to the earth and particularly to the water table. The fluid conduit may be of many forms and types and may have attached thereto and configured thereon covering material in partial form and a selected number of layers. The fluid conduit may be a septic pipe of smooth wall, of corrugated form, and/or of any form of cross-sectional configuration including circular, elliptical, rectangular, triangular, or any other geometric shape. The fluid conduit may be used in combination with conduit in a drainage field or leaching system usually associated with a septic tank or septic system. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360618 | Multi-dimensional Weaving Shaping Machine of Composite Materials - The disclosure provides a multi-dimensional weaving shaping machine of composite materials, including: a guide template including a plurality of cylindrical guiders arranged according to the geometrical shape of a prefabricated member; an electrical control three-dimensional motion mechanism including: a control signal receiving terminal configured to receive motion control signals corresponding to the geometrical shape of the prefabricated member; and a three-dimensional motion output terminal configured to form a motion track according to the motion control signals; a weaving needle being connected with the three-dimensional motion output terminal and making weave fibers distribute among the cylindrical guiders according to the geometrical shape of the prefabricated member. The multi-dimensional weaving shaping machine of composite materials of the disclosure utilizes the cylindrical guiders and the electrical control three-dimensional motion mechanism to make the weaving needle to drive braided cords to distribute among the cylindrical guiders along the motion track to form the guide template. The disclosure is applicable to multi-dimensional weaving shaping of large-scale and complicated materials and capable of improving the interlaminar strength of composite materials. The shaping machine applies a rapid shaping technology to multi-dimensional weaving shaping of composite materials and the technical processes are automatic. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360619 | Flame Resistant Fabric and Garments Made Therefrom - Protective garments include a flame resistant fabric that is strong and yet has a soft hand. The fabric is made from a combination of filament yarns and spun yarns. The filament yarns and spun yarns are woven together such that the filament yarns are separated by from about 2 to about 5 spun yarns in both the warp direction and the fill direction. The spun yarns may contain polybenzimidazole fibers in combination with other fibers, such as aramid fibers. The filament yarns may comprise para-aramid fibers. In one embodiment, the filament yarns may have a size larger than the spun yarns. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360620 | WIRE TWITCHING TOOL - A twitching tool ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360621 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILLING CONTAINERS - An apparatus for filling containers with a liquid filling material includes a container treatment unit, a weighing unit, container carriers, weighing cells, a conveying element, filling positions, container receptacles, and a container-conveying section. As the conveying element, on which the filling positions are formed, rotates, it introduces filling material into the containers. The conveying element includes the container-conveying section, which moves the containers in a container-conveying direction. The weighing unit, which is made in the conveying element, weighs containers on the container-conveying section. Each container receptacle forms a weighing position with an associated container carrier and weighing cell. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360622 | AEROSOL CONTAINER FILLING SYSTEM - A system for charging pressurized aerosol cans with liquid is provided combining a disposable syringe and filling machine. The syringe is loaded with a liquid, then placed in the filling machine and connected to the inlet of the pressurized container. The filling machine is activated and an electric motor or a hydraulic piston exerts force on the syringe to inject the liquid into the aerosol container. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360623 | Medical Device Having Integrated Sequence Control - The present invention relates to a medical device comprising a base member ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360624 | FILLER ELEMENT AND FILLING SYSTEM - A filler element for filling containers with liquid includes a housing, a housing opening area, a protective space, a channel formed therein, a liquid valve in the channel, a dispensing opening downstream from the valve, and a fill-level-determining element comprising first and second ends. The fill-level-determining element is routed through the housing and extends by the first end into the dispensing opening during filling and is routed out of the housing by the second end at a housing opening area in a sealed manner with a protective space directly adjacent to it. The protective space holds a length of the fill-level-determining element that corresponds to an axial adjustment lift. The protective space opens by an axial opening lift of the fill-level-determining element that differs from its axial adjustment lift. The protective space opens by the axial opening lift of the fill-level-determining element into a space formed in the housing. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360625 | OVERFILL CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS FOR TANKERS - An overfill containment system for a tanker has an overflow tank having an inlet selectively fluidly coupleable to a vapor-release system of the tanker and an outlet selectively fluidly coupleable to an input/output port of the tanker and to an inlet/outlet of a tank of the tanker. The input/output port of the tanker and the inlet/outlet of the tank are for liquid, e.g., hazardous, volatile, and/or flammable liquid, gasoline, oil, fuel, fuel oil, chemicals, etc. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360626 | Illuminating/sounding device activated by inflation for balloon - A balloon inflating device with an illuminating/sound effect, for being provided at a gas entrance mouth of a balloon, includes an illuminating lamp/sounder, a battery and a shell. The shell covers at least the illuminating lamp/sounder; the illuminating lamp/sounder is mounted in front of the battery. The illuminating lamp/sounder has two wires, wherein a first wire is directly connected to the battery and a second wire extends to a back of the battery along a periphery of the battery; the shell has a discharging hole below the battery. A rotary sleeve which is hollow and provided at a back part of the battery is provided within the shell. The rotary sleeve has a gas hole or a gas groove for discharging gas into the balloon; and the shell is sleeved with the rotary sleeve. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360627 | SAFETY FEEDER USABLE WITH DIFFERENT WOODWORKING MACHINES - A safety feeder usable with different woodworking machines includes a fixing frame releasably mountable on a woodworking machine. A device connects to the fixing frame. The fixing frame cranes the device. The device includes a drive device, a transmission system, and at least one first and second pressing rollers. The drive device engages with and is able to drive the at least one first and second pressing rollers through the transmission system. The transmission system includes an axle engaging with the at least one first and second pressing rollers. The at least one first and second pressing rollers are disposed separately in an axial direction with a predetermined gap on the axle. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360628 | Brazing Material Containing a Flux - A flux coating composition may include a composition paste including an elastomer solution mixed with a flux powder or a flux paste. When the composition is heated during a brazing operation, the composition yields no metal oxides and ≦50 ppm of carbon, ash, fumes, smoke, or other by-product contaminants. The flux may include a binder with an acrylic resin and a plurality of synthetic rubber compounds. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360629 | GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, on which magnetic domain refining treatment by strain application has been performed, has an insulating coating with excellent insulation properties and corrosion resistance. In a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, linear strain having been applied thereto by irradiation with a high-energy beam, the linear strain extending in a direction that intersects a rolling direction of the steel sheet, an area ratio of irradiation marks within an irradiation region of the high-energy beam is 2% or more and 20% or less, an area ratio of protrusions with a diameter of 1.5 μm or more within a surrounding portion of the irradiation mark is 60% or less, and an area ratio of exposed portions of steel substrate in the irradiation mark is 90% or less. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360630 | PRETREATING ZINC SURFACES PRIOR TO A PASSIVATING PROCESS - The invention relates to a wet-chemical pretreatment of zinc surfaces prior to applying a corrosion-protection coating, which deposits a thin inorganic coating of oxide and/or metallic iron. An iron layer structure which is applied according to the invention, hereinafter referred to as ferrization, improves the achievable corrosion protection of wet-chemical conversion coatings on zinc surfaces. Furthermore, the ferrization process causes both a reduction of the contact corrosion of joined metal components which have zinc and iron surfaces as well as a reduction of corrosive coating migration on cut edges of galvanized steel strips with coating layer structures. In particular, the invention relates to an alkaline composition containing an iron ion source, a reducing agent based on oxoacids of nitrogen and phosphorus, and water-soluble organic carboxylic acids with an amino group at the α, β, or γ position with respect to the acid group and/or the water-soluble salts thereof. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360631 | HIGH STRENGTH HOT-ROLLED STEEL PLATE EXHIBITING EXCELLENT ACID PICKLING PROPERTY, CHEMICAL CONVERSION PROCESSABILITY, FATIGUE PROPERTY, STRETCH FLANGEABILITY, AND RESISTANCE TO SURFACE DETERIORATION DURING MOLDING, AND HAVING ISOTROPIC STRENGTH AND DUCTILITY - This high strength hot-rolled steel sheet includes: in terms of percent by mass, C: 0.05 to 0.12%; Si: 0.8 to 1.2%; Mn: 1.6 to 2.2%; Al: 0.30 to 0.6%; P: 0.05% or less; S: 0.005% or less; and N: 0.01% or less, with the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein a microstructure includes specific ranges (in area %) of ferrite phases as well as martensite phases, and a maximum concentration of Al detected by a glow discharge emission spectroscopic analysis is in a range of 0.75 mass % or less in a region from a surface of the steel sheet to a thickness of 500 nm after being acid-pickled. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360632 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT FORMABILITY - A method of manufacturing a high strength steel sheet having excellent formability suitable for the material of an automotive part has a tensile strength (TS) of 980 MPa or more and total elongation (EL) is 25% or more. A steel slab has a chemical composition containing C: 0.03% to 0.35%, Si: 0.5% to 3.0%, Mn: 3.5% to 10.0%, P: 0.100% or less, S: 0.02% or less, and the remainder includes Fe and incidental impurities on a percent by mass basis is hot-rolled, a heat treatment is performed, in which an achieved temperature of Ac1 to Ac1+100° C. is held for 3 minutes or more, subsequently, cold rolling is performed at a rolling reduction of 20% or more and, annealing is performed, in which an achieved temperature of Ac1−30° C. to Ac1+100° C. is held for 1 minute or more. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360633 | ALUMINUM PRODUCT MANUFACTURING METHOD USING DIE CASTING AND ALUMINUM BRAKE CALIPER MANUFACTURING METHOD USING THE SAME - There are provided a method of manufacturing an aluminum product and a method of manufacturing an aluminum brake caliper each using die casting, for improving flow and run of molten metal during casting and enhancing productivity and quality. In a method of manufacturing an aluminum product provided with opposing portions opposed to each other with a hollow portion interposed in between, and connecting portions connecting the opposing portions at two sides thereof, the method includes a die casting step of performing casting by pouring molten metal of an aluminum alloy from a gate for the molten metal formed in one of the opposing portions via the connecting portions and a bridge connecting the two opposing portions, and a bridge removing step of removing the bridge. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360634 | HOT ROLLED STEEL SHEET FOR COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET, HOT ROLLED STEEL SHEET FOR GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A hot rolled steel sheet having a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.04% or more and 0.20% or less, Si: 0.7% or more and 2.3% or less, Mn: 0.8% or more and 2.8% or less, P: 0.1% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.1% or less, N: 0.008% or less, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities. The microstructure of the hot rolled steel sheet includes ferrite and pearlites, in which the area ratio of the ferrite is 75% or more and less than 95%, the mean grain size of the ferrite is 5 μm or more and 25 μm or less, the area ratio of pearlite is 5% or more and less than 25%, the mean grain size of pearlite is 2.0 μm or more, and the mean free path of pearlite is 5 μm or more. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360635 | Method for Producing a Fragment / Reactive Material Assembly - A method for the manufacture of a composite fragmenting material having exothermic properties includes the steps of packing a mold with preformed metal fragments; filling interstitial spaces surrounding the metal fragments with a reactive metal powder to form a mixture; and then sintering the mixture at a temperature effective to both coat the metal fragments with the reactive metal powder and to bond the metal fragments together. In one embodiment the composite fragmenting material is formed into a nosecone for a warhead. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360636 | BALANCER FOR A WHEEL AND TYRE ASSEMBLY - A balancer for a wheel and tyre assembly includes one or more tubes | 2014-12-11 |
20140360637 | PNEUMATIC MOTORCYCLE TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic motorcycle tire in which, without compromising the stability during running, other performances such as light-weight are improved. Provided is a pneumatic motorcycle tire which comprises a tread portion | 2014-12-11 |
20140360638 | TIRE AND TIRE FORMING MOLD - The present invention provides a tire with improved on-ice performance and on-snow performance and a tire forming mold used for manufacturing (forming) the tire. The present invention provides a tire that has a large number of protrusions formed on at least a part of a tread surface and partitioned by recesses extending in a mesh pattern, in which each recess has a recess width of 50 μm or less. A tire forming mold that has a tread-surface molding surface for molding the tread surface of the tire, with a large number of recesses partitioned by protrusions extending in a mesh pattern formed on at least a part of the tread-surface molding surface, in which each protrusion has a protrusion width of 50 μm or less. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360639 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Blocks are formed on a tread surface of a pneumatic tire by main grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction and lateral grooves which intersect with the main grooves. A size of the block in the tire width direction of the tread surface is set larger than a size of the block in the tire circumferential direction of the tread surface. The blocks include: center blocks which are positioned in a center region in the tire width direction; shoulder blocks which are positioned on both side regions in the tire width direction; and mediate blocks which are positioned in an intermediate region between the center blocks and the shoulder blocks. A recessed portion is formed on an approximately center portions of the shoulder blocks and the mediate blocks excluding the center blocks. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360640 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Blocks are formed on a tread surface of a pneumatic tire by main grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction and lateral grooves which intersect with the main grooves. The blocks include: center blocks which are positioned in a center region in the tire width direction; shoulder blocks which are positioned on both side regions in the tire width direction; and mediate blocks which are positioned in an intermediate region between the center blocks and the shoulder blocks. The lateral groove formed between the shoulder blocks and the lateral groove formed between the mediate blocks which are positionally displaced from each other in the tire circumferential direction are connected to each other via the main groove by an auxiliary block. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360641 | TIRE TREAD WITH ANGLED RIB GROOVE WALLS - A pneumatic tire includes first and second laterally spaced sides, and a tread interposed between the sides. The tread includes a tread surface having at least one groove. The groove includes first and second facing sidewalls separated by a groove bottom surface. A series of serrations or ribs extend over at least a portion of a height of the facing sidewalls. The serrations extend at a non-perpendicular angle relative to the tread surface and the serrations/ribs on the first and second sidewalls of the groove are opposed to each other. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360642 | PUNCTURE-FREE BULLET-PROFF TIRE - The present invention relates to a no-puncture bullet-proof tire, which can prevent a puncture, a tear or a rupture of a tire by a nail, a reinforcing bar piece, a steel plate piece, a bullet, or other various kinds of fragments, and can enable a vehicle to safely run at a high speed of about 100 kilometers or more per hour under a high temperature environment of about 60° C. or more and a low temperature environment of about −60° C. or less, by filling the inside of the tire with a mixture of silicon rubber and spherical EVA foam without an air pressure. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360643 | DISTRIBUTED CAVITY AIR PUMPING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR A TIRE - A tire assembly and method includes one or more elongate air passageway formed within a tire component, such as a tire sidewall. The air passageway is configured as a series or string of elongate cavities, adjacent cavities connected end to end by an elongate connecting channel. The connecting channel is dimensioned having a channel diametric size smaller than a cavity diametric size. Positioned within the tire component, the air passageway sequentially collapses segment by segment as each of the cavities pass sequentially over a rolling tire footprint. Air is pumped by the sequential air passageway collapse with the smaller dimensioned connecting channel(s) acting as valve components to directionally keep the pumped air moving between an air passageway air inlet and an air passageway air outlet and from there into the tire cavity. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360644 | REINFORCEMENT MEMBER FOR TIRE AND PNEUMATIC TIRE USING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a reinforcement member for a tire, which is capable of mitigating stress concentration at respective end portions in the cord extending direction thereof in a satisfactory manner when the reinforcement member is subjected to tensile force. Specifically, the present invention provides a reinforcement member for a tire, constituted of a plurality of cords aligned in parallel to each other and coating rubber provided thereon, characterized in that: each of the cords is constituted of a plurality of filaments; each cord has the cord center portion formed by the intertwined filaments and respective cord end portions positioned at respective sides in the cord extending direction of the cord center portion; and at least one of the cord end portions is constituted of a plurality of the filaments each formed in a wavy or spiral shape and extending separately in an unraveled manner. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360645 | TIRE - The present invention provides a tire including a side portion ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360646 | TIRE COMPRISING CARCASS REINFORCEMENT CORDS OF LOW PERMEABILITY, AND TEXTILE THREADS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CARCASS REINFORCEMENT - The invention relates to a tire having a radial carcass reinforcement, composed of at least one layer of metal reinforcing elements, the said tire comprising a crown reinforcement, itself topped radially by a tread, the said tread being joined to two beads via two sidewalls. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360647 | TIRE WITH IMPROVED BEADS - Tire having two beads each comprising an annular reinforcing structure and a carcass reinforcement which is anchored in the two beads by being wrapped around the annular reinforcing structure so as to form, in each bead, a main portion and a wrapped-around portion, wherein each bead comprises an apex situated between the main portion and the wrapped-around portion of the carcass reinforcement, and an outer strip positioned axially on the outside of the carcass reinforcement and of the apex, the apex and the outer strip being made of a rubber compound that has an elastic modulus G′ less than or equal to 15 MPa and a viscous modulus G″ such that: G″ [MPa]≦0.2·G′ [MPa]−0.2 MPa, the elastic and viscous moduli being measured at 23° C.; wherein the entity formed by the apex and the outer strip has a thickness E(r), the thickness E(r) varying such that, in the range of distances r comprised between 25 and 45% of the height H of the tire, the variation in thickness | 2014-12-11 |
20140360648 | HYBRID CORD FOR A PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes a single carcass ply and at least one belt ply disposed radially outward of the carcass ply in a crown portion of the pneumatic tire. The carcass ply includes only one type of composite cord. The cord consists of one single aramid first yarn twisted helically about one single polyester second yarn. The first yarn and the second yarn have a different moduli of elasticity. The first yarn has a modulus greater than the modulus of the second yarn. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360649 | METHOD TO CREATE THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE INSIDE STONE - A method for creation of a three-dimensional image in a transparent stone comprises process steps: of curving the inside of the said transparent stone, forming space therein and providing an outer shell, making at least one designing on the surface of the said outer shell facing inside, making at least one transparent filling layer on the surface of the said outer shell facing inward, making at least one designing on the surface of the said filling layer facing inward, repeating one under the other the designing and filling layer designing as per the design on the surface of the said filling layer facing inward, connecting a at least one three-dimensional object to the inward facing surface of the filling layer at the very bottom, and closing the lower part of the stone. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360650 | Friction Stir Processing Tool Having Non-Circumferential Shoulder and Friction Stir Processing Method Performable Therewith - A friction stir processing tool for friction stir processing includes a shoulder for pressing against a workpiece surface and a pin, which protrudes beyond the shoulder and can be driven to rotate, for plasticizing introduction into at least one workpiece to be processed. The shoulder has an interruption opening on a circumferential region, so that the shoulder is not led around the entire circumference of the pin. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360651 | FLAT DISPLAY PANEL CUTTING METHOD - A flat display panel cutting method includes the following steps: coating a first packaging adhesive on a surface of a first substrate at which display units are formed, wherein the first substrate is formed of a first-substrate-material and the first packaging adhesive is made of a first-substrate-material-based material; bonding a second substrate to the surface of the first substrate to form the panel, having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; forming at least one crack on the first surface of the panel corresponding to the first packaging adhesive with a cutting tool to form at least one crack; applying a force on the second surface at a position corresponding to the at least one crack so as to break the panel. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360652 | Method for the Production of Fire Resistant Glazings - Fire resistant glazings having improved properties comprising a silicate based interlayer which contains from 35% to 43% by weight of water may be produced using a cast in place process. The amount of water in the interlayer is reduced by concentrating the silicate solution or by introducing silica in the form of a silica sol. Preferably a mixture of an aqueous sol and an organosol is used. Polyhydroxy compounds and saccharides may be incorporated into the interlayer to improve the properties thereof and to reduce the water content. The silicate based formulations are pourable and can be used in a cast in place production process and subsequently cured to form an optically clear interlayer. | 2014-12-11 |
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20140360654 | Stabilizer Torque Box Assembly and Method - In an embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided a method of fabricating a thermoplastic torque box assembly. The method includes providing a plurality of braided thermoplastic tubular spar caps, connecting one or more connector elements to one or more of the braided thermoplastic tubular spar caps, and laying up an inner thermoplastic facesheet in a continuous manner around the one or more braided thermoplastic tubular spar caps. The method further includes attaching a plurality of skin panel stabilization elements to the inner thermoplastic facesheet to define four torque box side portions, laying up and attaching an outer thermoplastic facesheet in a continuous manner around the plurality of skin panel stabilization elements, and heating at an effective temperature and an effective pressure the thermoplastic torque box assembly. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360655 | OPTICAL-SHEET MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND OPTICAL-SHEET MANUFACTURING METHOD - An optical-sheet manufacturing device | 2014-12-11 |
20140360656 | PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT FOR PRODUCING A RUBBER FOR A TIRE COMPRISING A KNEADING STEP - In the process for producing a rubber for manufacturing a tire:
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20140360657 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC STRUCTURE | 2014-12-11 |
20140360658 | LABEL, ESPECIALLY FOR A REUSABLE CONTAINER - A proposal is made for a label ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360659 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF POST-CURE PROCESSING OF COMPOSITE CORE - A method of joining a first bulk composite core and a second bulk composite core by applying an adhesive to a surface network of the first bulk composite core; inserting a plurality of mandrels into a plurality of cell members of the first bulk composite core and a plurality of cell members of the second composite core, thereby aligning the cell members of the first bulk composite core to the cell members of the second bulk composite core; pressing the respective surface networks of the first bulk composite core and the second bulk composite core together with the adhesive located therebetween; and curing the adhesive. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360660 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF BALLOONS, AIRSHIPS, INFLATABLE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS AND OTHER INFLATABLE STRUCTURES - An automated manufacturing method of balloons and sheet based articles includes layering a second sheet over a first sheet, the layered first and second sheets form a first layer section. The first layer section is moved relative to a cutting and joining assembly. The first layer section is cut and joined into article sections with the cutting and joining assembly. Cutting and joining includes scribing the cutting and joining assembly along a scribing line across the moving first layer section, and joining the first article portions of the first and second sheets along the scribing line with the cutting and joining assembly to form a first plurality of article sections. Cutting and joining further includes cutting the first layer section according to scribing and moving along the scribing line, each of the first and second sheets cut into the first article portions facing each other. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360661 | Connecting and Bonding Adjacent Layers with Nanostructures - An apparatus, comprising two conductive surfaces or layers and a nanostructure assembly bonded to the two conductive surfaces or layers to create electrical or thermal connections between the two conductive surfaces or layers, and a method of making same. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360662 | SUBSTRATE BONDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE - An apparatus and system for bonding substrates are presented. The apparatus includes a base member formed of an insulating material and an electric field generation part formed of a conductive material. The electric field generation part extends into the base member. The electric field generation part includes a trunk part and a branch part. The trunk part extends in a first direction. The branch part extends from the trunk part in a direction different from the first direction. A substrate is fixed on the base member. An adhesive is applied on the substrate in a shape that matches that of the electric field generation part. An electric field is generated using the electric field generation part and the substrate is bonded to another substrate. The apparatus prevents or reduces formation of air bubbles in the adhesive. A method of manufacturing a display device is also presented. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360663 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION HOME KEY - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a fingerprint recognition home key. In this method, an external member having a high dielectric constant is bonded to a film of a fingerprint recognition sensor, thereby increasing a fingerprint recognition rate, reducing manufacturing time, and providing a pleasant outer appearance. The method includes preparing an injection molded product having a shape of a home key and provided with a fingerprint recognition sensor, applying a bonding material or an adhesive to an upper side of a film of the fingerprint recognition sensor, and bonding an external member to the upper side of the film of the fingerprint recognition sensor to which the bonding material or the adhesive is applied. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360664 | Method for Coating Components - A method for coating a component of a turbomachine is disclosed. The method includes covering a first surface of the component with a covering device, where the covering device is profiled in a zigzag shape. The method further includes applying a coating material via cold kinetic compaction or kinetic cold gas spraying on the component such that a second surface of the component is coated with the coating material and such that particles of the coating material are deflected off of the covering device so that the particles do not adhere to the covering device. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360665 | REFLECTOR MANUFACTURED USING MULTIPLE USE PRECISION EXTRACTABLE TOOLING - A unitary reflector system and methods for forming that include a reflector and support structure. These two structures can form a single unitary structure. Such a reflector system can be constructed from composite laminate materials that are laid up or formed in during a single manufacturing process. The composite support structure can be formed on the back of the reflector using standard laminate techniques. An extractable tool, can include a rigid core, one or more foam blocks, which may be shape a memory polymer foam, an elastic membrane, and a nozzle. The foam blocks can be shaped to provide a mold of the composite structure being manufactured. This mold may require the extractable tool to be trapped by the composite structure after manufacture. Use of the foams can allow the extractable tool to shrink in at least one dimension in order to extract the tool from the trapped configuration. E | 2014-12-11 |
20140360666 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BONDING OF SUBSTRATES - A device and method for bonding first substrates to second substrates. The device includes: a receptacle for accommodating a carrier substrate, a placement device for placing multiple first substrates on a substrate side of the carrier substrate that faces away from the receptacle, and a fixing device for fixing each of the first substrates on the substrate side on at least one fixing section of each first substrate. The method includes the following steps: placement of multiple first substrates on a substrate side of a carrier substrate accommodated on a receptacle, and fixing of each first substrate on the substrate side on at least one fixing section of each first substrate. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360667 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MOLDING AND JOINING COMPOSITE PARTS - Methods and apparatus for molding and joining composite parts are disclosed herein. An example method includes positioning a base mandrel over a tool base, laying up plies of material over the base mandrel and the tool base to form a support structure base layup, curing the support structure base layup to form a support structure base, removing the support structure base from the tool base and the base mandrel, and configuring the support structure base to be a first support structure for use with a first radar assembly or a second support structure for use with a second radar assembly. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360668 | BONDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Apparatus and method are disclosed for heat bonding or welding a thermoplastic component to a sealing member such as a film or foil having a thermoplastic portion. The apparatus preferably includes a 3-axis arrangement for accurate and repeatable positioning of the component and foil during bonding and for variation of bonding parameters, such as material, pressure, temperature and/or time. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360669 | METHOD OF HEAT SEALING WOVEN POLYPROPYLENE TYPE FABRICS - A method of joining highly oriented polypropylene woven fabrics by the steps of coating the fabrics with materials that have a melting point that is lower than the melting point of the polypropylene fabrics to be joined together; heating the coating to its lower melting point; and joining the heated materials with pressure light enough to allow the coating to stay in place and generally not allowing the woven fabrics to touch. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360670 | PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR NON-AMBIPOLAR ELECTRON PLASMA (NEP) TREATMENT OF A SUBSTRATE WITH SHEATH POTENTIAL - A processing system is disclosed, having a plasma source chamber that excites source plasma to generate an electron beam, and a process chamber that houses a substrate for exposure of the substrate to the electron beam. The processing system also includes an electron injector that injects electrons from the source plasma into the electron beam as the electron beam enters the process chamber. The electron beam includes a substantially equal number of electrons and positively charged ions in the process chamber. In one embodiment, the processing system also includes a magnetic field generator that generates a magnetic field in the process chamber to capture the electrons included in the electron beam to generate a voltage potential between the magnetic field generator and the substrate. The voltage potential accelerates the positively charged ions to the substrate and minimizes the electrons that reach the substrate. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360671 | APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING WAFER FROM CARRIER - An apparatus for separating a wafer from a carrier includes a platform having an upper surface, a tape feeding unit, a first robot arm, and a controller coupled to the platform. The controller is configured to mount a wafer frame, by using the tape feeding unit, on a wafer of a wafer assembly on the upper surface of the platform. The wafer assembly includes the wafer, a carrier, and a layer of wax between the wafer and the carrier. The controller is also configured to heat the upper surface of the platform to a predetermined temperature and separate, by the first robot arm, the wafer and the wafer frame mounted thereon from the carrier. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360672 | Multi-Piece Sealing Sleeve - A multi-piece sealing sleeve is disclosed. The multi-piece sealing sleeve includes annular first and second layers of a substantially air-impermeable material. The first layer has an inner edge sized to surround a base portion of the tire shaping drum. An outer edge of the first layer extends radially outwardly to overlie at least a portion of a radially expandable and collapsible structure defined by the tire shaping drum. The second layer is sized to overlie and establish sealing engagement with at least a portion of the first layer and a bead seat defined by the radially expandable and collapsible structure of the tire shaping drum. The first and second layers cooperate to establish a substantially airtight seal between the tire shaping drum base portion and the bead seat. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360673 | Tire Building Drum With Increased Range of Movement - A tire building drum is disclosed. A thrust plate is mounted at a tapered end of a central shaft. An actuator is slidable along the shaft between first and second positions. Arcuate segments are arranged in a circumferential relationship about the shaft to define a working surface. First guide rails are slidably secured to the thrust plate, with a first end of each first rail mounted near a first end of one of the segments and a second end extending radially inwardly along the thrust plate. Second guide rails are slidably secured to the actuator, with a first end of each second rail mounted near a second end of one of the segments and a second end extending radially and axially inwardly along the actuator. Each of the guide rail second ends extends radially inward toward the inwardly tapered shaft portion when the actuator is in the first position. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360674 | ULTRASONICALLY BONDED MULTILAYER FORM AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - The invention provides a water blocking tape for use in a variety of cable designs, such as power cable, data communications cable and telecommunications cable. A water blocking tape according to the invention includes layers of lightweight nonwoven fabric with one or more swellable water blocking compounds, such as water absorbent polymers, disposed between the layers. The nonwoven fabric layers are bonded in a pattern using an ultrasonic bonding technique. The bonding pattern helps to contain and to restrain movement of the water blocking compounds between the layers. The bonding pattern compartmentalizes the water blocking compounds to prevent pooling of the compounds and to facilitate a substantially consistent distribution of the compounds between the layers such that when a tape contacts water, the tape achieves a substantially consistent swell height. A substantially consistent swell height permits a tape to serve as a reliable water barrier to prevent damage and degradation of a cable and its components. Ultrasonic bonding of the multilayer tape eliminates the need and use of adhesives and bonding agents to form the tape that can have inhibiting effects on a swelling action of the tape. The invention further provides a multilayer form or substrate produced using an ultrasonic bonding technique and having disposed between adjacent layers one or more non-fluid compounds that have one or more physical properties or characteristics, such as, for instance, odor-absorbing properties, heat absorbing properties, humidity or moisture absorption properties, fragrant properties, thermal properties, as well as any of other required or desired physical properties or characteristics. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360675 | AUTOMATIC ATTACHING APPARATUS OF FOAMED SEAL MEMBER - An automatic attaching apparatus of a foamed seal member includes an attaching hand handling a foamed seal member, a preset machine in which the foamed seal member is preset, a removing machine removing a release paper, and a robot moving the attaching hand. The attaching hand picks up the foamed seal member from the preset machine, presses the foamed seal member from which the release paper is removed against an attaching surface of a work using a pressing roller in a state where the foamed seal member is floated by an air floating device, and sends out the foamed seal member to attach the foamed seal member to the attaching surface of the work. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360676 | TACK ROLL LABEL DISPENSER - A dispenser for applying labels has a frame having a pair of side walls; an unwind roll mounted to a first end of the frame, the unwind roll has web wound on the unwind roll; A rewind roll is mounted to a second end of the frame; a tack roll is mounted between the unwind roll and the rewind roll for separating a label from a backing material of the web; A plate is positioned relative to the tack roll for separating the label from the backing material for adhering the liner to a sealed package such as a food package. A handle is provided for manually gripping the dispenser. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360677 | System and Method for Applying a Lubricating Paste to a Wheel - A system is disclosed. The system includes a processing station for processing at least one of a tire and a wheel prior to joining the tire and the wheel for forming a tire-wheel assembly. The processing station includes one of a tire lubricating sub-station and a wheel lubricating sub-station. A lubrication conditioning system is fluidly-coupled to the processing station. The lubrication conditioning system includes: a lubricant reservoir, a lubricant temperature modifier arranged at least proximate to the lubricant reservoir, a lubricant temperature sensor arranged within a cavity formed by the lubricant reservoir and a controller communicatively-coupled to both of the lubricant temperature modifier and the lubricant temperature sensor. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360678 | Modular Awning Assembly - A modular awning assembly incorporating a flexible sheet; a shade frame fitted for supporting the flexible sheet, the shade frame having left and right arms and having a cross beam spanning between the left and right arms; sheet fasteners interconnecting the flexible sheet and the shade frame; left and right vertical support columns; shade attaching joints pivotally connecting the shade frame's left and right arms to the left and right vertical support columns; and column mounting brackets operatively connected to the left and right vertical support columns, the column mounting brackets being adapted for moveably attaching the left and right vertical support columns to a structure selected from the group consisting of vehicles, recreational vehicle side walls, vehicle hitches, boats, boat deck rails, building side walls, and fences. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360679 | CURTAIN CLOSURE SYSTEM HAVING IMPACT RESISTANT TENSION BAR - A roll-up curtain closure system having an impact resistant tension rod, wherein the system includes at least one flexible curtain having a first end fixedly attached adjacent a portal along a first end thereof and a second end folded back on itself to define a pocket opening towards the portal first end, an elongated tension rod captured within the pocket, and a curtain driving mechanism operably connected to the curtain second end for varying the height of the pocket. The elongated tension rod comprises an inner flexible fiberglass bar surrounded by an outer soft closed cell foam material, whereby the tension rod is flexible to bend in response to impact force and is resilient to return to its original position after the impact force is removed. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360680 | BOOM SKIRT - The invention relates to a barrier skirt ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360681 | Venetian blind with cord retractor - A blind of the type having raise cords, by means of which the blinds can be raised and lowered, comprising a raise cord storage device attached to the building fabric adjacent to the blind, which retrieves and stores the raise cords. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360682 | SINGLE CORDLESS CONTROL FOR WINDOW COVERING - A single control input is realized with the use of a combination slat angle adjustment and window covering opening lift set structure which may be operated by a single wand. A three segment relative control logic is realized which includes movement within in the middle segment that controls the angle of the slats, and movement to and beyond the position where the slats are maximally angled in one direction results in at least one of opening (raising) or closing (lowering) of the slat set by “winding up” a lift cord set which may operate on the interior or exterior of the slat set. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360683 | SEALED SLATTED BLIND - A window covering comprises slats suspended from a tilt cord such that the tilt cord may rotate the slats between an open position and a closed position. An elastic seal is provided on the slats to contact adjacent slats when the slats are in the closed position. A mechanism such as a spring or a magnet applies a closing force to the slats in the closed position separate from the tilt cord where the closing force moves the slats toward one another. An elastic seal is provided on the slats to contact adjacent slats when the slats are in the closed position. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360684 | SPRING SYSTEM FOR ROLLER BLINDS - A spring assist module for window covering includes a stationary member, at least one torsion spring, and at least one rotatable member. The stationary member may be connectable to an operating member of the window covering. The at least one rotatable member may be keyable to a driven part of the window covering, such that rotation of the driven part rotates the at least one rotatable member. The at least one torsion spring may include a first end operatively coupled to the stationary member and a second end operatively coupled to the at least one rotatable member. The spring assist module may be pre-assembled as a self-contained unit. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360685 | SPRING SYSTEM FOR ROLLER BLINDS - A spring assist module for window covering includes a stationary member, at least one torsion spring, and at least one rotatable member. The stationary member may be connectable to an operating member of the window covering. The at least one rotatable member may be keyable to a driven part of the window covering, such that rotation of the driven part rotates the at least one rotatable member. The at least one torsion spring may include a first end operatively coupled to the stationary member and a second end operatively coupled to the at least one rotatable member. The spring assist module may be pre-assembled as a self-contained unit. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360686 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR RAISING AND LOWERING A ROLLABLE BLIND - A control device for a rollable blind includes a fixing seat having a fixing post that defines an axis, and a limiting wall that has an annular first fixing surface. The fixing post has an annular second fixing surface that is spaced apart from the first fixing surface. A cord driven seat includes a sleeve tube that is in sleeving engagement with the fixing post. The sleeve tube has annular first and second rotary surfaces that surround the axis. The first and second rotary surfaces contact intimately and slidably the first and second fixing surfaces. A control cord is operable to drive rotation of the cord driven seat relative to the fixing seat. A blind mounting seat is coupled to the cord driven seat and the rollable blind. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360687 | PORTABLE, COLLAPSIBLE WIND SCREEN - A portable wind screen is presented where the wind screen is composed of a collapsible metal frame with extendable legs and a fabric or plastic screen connected to said frame with Velcro® fasteners. The frame is fully collapsible and easily stored ion a bag or small box. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360688 | MODULAR PANELS FOR PROTECTING A STRUCTURE - An innovative, low-density, highly-insulating modular panel for use in many applications and industries. The panel consists of a frame that may be preformed or bent and may be made of rigid or flexible material, and a panel covering comprising at least one pocket of thin, low-density shade fabric that has the capability of sufficiently stretching to surround the frame when the pocket is pulled onto it. The pocket may be then secured, along any previously open end where the frame was inserted, by various fastening devices. The panel covering pocket may have additional features added, as described herein. The panel is durable and cost-effective, and has good solar-control and insulating qualities. It is also a windbreak panel, a noise-reduction panel, an impact protection panel, a water-resistant panel, a fall protection panel, and a pollution-control panel. Two or more panels can be joined to create a structure-protecting panel assembly or system. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360689 | Superamphiphobic Paper - In a method of making a superamphiphobic paper, a fibrous pulp is refined in water to generate fibrils of an average diameter. The water is drained from the fibrils through a mesh. A less polar than water liquid is added to the fibrils, thereby suspending the fibrils therein so as to inhibit agglomeration between the fibrils. The less polar than water liquid and any remaining water are drained from the fibrils. The fibrils are pressed and dried so as to form the paper in which the fibrils have an average spacing. Amorphous phase cellulose is removed from the paper. A predetermined compound is deposited onto a selected surface of the paper. The average diameter and average spacing are chosen so that the paper is phobic to the first liquid. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360690 | DEBONDERS FOR USE IN PAPERMAKING - Debonding compositions and methods are disclosed for use in fibrous compositions such as paper-based products. In some instances, debonding agents can be combined with fibers (e.g., cellulose-based fibers) to produce a material having substantial wicking properties while decreasing fiber-fiber interactions that can require substantial energy to overcome in materials processing. In some instances, the debonding agent can act to create a paper-based product exhibiting a transition temperature in which the agent has a higher affinity for the fibers at temperatures above the transition temperature, and the product exhibiting enhaced wicking properties at temperatures below the transition temperature. As an example, a debonding agents can include polymers or other material exhibiting a lower critical solution temperature. The disclosed debonding agents can provide benefits over existing debonding agent formulations such as ammonium salts. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360691 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PAPER, BOARD OR THE LIKE AND AGGLOMERATE - The invention relates to a method for producing paper, board or the like. In the method is obtained an aqueous filler dispersion, comprising particles of at least one first filler, the filler dispersion having a floc size distribution with original mean chord length value. The particles of the first mineral filler are brought into a contact with a cationic pre-treatment agent, which is capable of initiating flocculation of the filler particles in the dispersion, whereby a pre-treated filler dispersion comprising flocs, which comprise first mineral particles, is formed. The pre-treated filler dispersion is combined ed with a stock of fibres. The floc size distribution of the filler dispersion is changed with the pre-treatment agent, which is a natural and/or synthetic polymer, so that the mean chord length value increases at least with 2% from the original mean chord length value. The invention relates also to an agglomerate comprising at least one first mineral filler particle, a plurality of second mineral filler particles attached to at least one first filler particle by a pre-treatment agent, which is a natural and/or synthetic polymer. The average particle size by weight of the first mineral filler particles is 1.5-4.0 μm, the average particle size by weight of the second mineral filler particles is 0.5-2.4 μm, provided that the second mineral filler particles are smaller than the first mineral filler particles, and the mean chord length of the agglomerate is <40 μm. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360692 | FILLER FOR PAPER MAKING PROCESS - The present invention relates to a filler comprising clay and cellulose derivative having a degree of substitution of net ionic groups up to about 0.65. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360693 | Fiber loading improvements in papermaking - A method of making paper includes mixing calcium hydroxide into a water and pulp fiber slurry. The method also includes reacting the calcium hydroxide and pulp fiber slurry under a carbon dioxide pressure. Further, the method includes causing calcium carbonate precipitate to form in response to the reacting. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360694 | CONTINUOUS CASTING METHOD AND CONTINUOUS CASTING DEVICE FOR TITANIUM INGOTS AND TITANIUM ALLOY INGOTS - The continuous casting device according to the present invention enables at least some of a plurality of hearths ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360695 | MELT-CONTAINMENT PLUNGER TIP FOR HORIZONTAL METAL DIE CASTING - Various embodiments provide apparatus and methods for injection molding. In one embodiment, a constraining plunger may be configured in-line with an injection plunger to transfer a molten material from a melt zone and into a mold. The constraining and injection plungers are configured to constrain the molten material there-between while moving. The constrained molten material can be controlled to have an optimum surface area to volume ratio to provide minimized heat loss during the injection molding process. The system can be configured in a longitudinal direction (e.g., horizontally) for movement between the melt zone and mold along a longitudinal axis. A molded bulk amorphous object can be ejected from the mold. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360696 | DYNAMIC SURFACE AREA EXPANSION IN A REAR DOOR HEAT EXCHANGER - A rear door heat exchanger includes a door frame have opposing first and second edges, a fluid supply manifold secured along the first edge of the door frame, a fluid return manifold secured along the second edge of the door frame, a fin tube assembly including a plurality of fin tubes extending across a central region of the rear door heat exchanger and forming an air flow pathway through the fin tube assembly, and an actuator for controllably moving the fin tube assembly between retracted and extended positions. The rear door heat exchanger further comprises a plurality of supply pipe coupling assemblies and a plurality of return pipe coupling assemblies, each pipe coupling assembly providing fluid communication between one of the manifolds and one of the fin tubes. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360697 | Outdoor Heating or Cooling System Creating an Open Temperature-Controlled Zone - A cooling or heating system creating an open temperature-controlled zone for personnel, the system having HVAC equipment for producing and delivering cooled or heated air, a lower air outlet disposed in a deck member, an upper air outlet disposed in a wall member, and a central air intake disposed between the lower and upper air outlets, whereby conditioned air expelled from the lower and upper air outlets is recycled through the central air intake and HVAC equipment. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360698 | UNITARY HEAT EXCHANGERS HAVING INTEGRALLY-FORMED COMPLIANT HEAT EXCHANGER TUBES AND HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME - Unitary heat exchangers having integrally-formed compliant heat exchanger tubes and heat exchange systems including the same are provided. The unitary heat exchanger comprises an inlet plenum and an outlet plenum and a plurality of integrally-formed compliant heat exchanger tubes. The plurality of integrally-formed compliant heat exchanger tubes extend between and are integral with the inlet and outlet plenums to define a heat exchanger first flow passage. Each integrally-formed compliant heat exchanger tube comprises a tubular member and a plurality of integral heat transfer fins extend radially outwardly from at least one portion of the tubular member. The tubular member has a proximal tube end and a distal tube end and comprises a tubular wall having an outer wall surface and an inner wall surface. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360699 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY HEAT SINK ASSEMBLY - A heat sink assembly and method wherein a base plate is mountable to a heat source and spaced fins on the base plate define flow channels therebetween. Self actuating louvers are configured to increase flow through select channels in response to increased temperatures. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360700 | HEATING DEVICE IN A WATER-BEARING DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - The invention relates to a heating device for heating a liquid flow (I) in a water-bearing domestic appliance. According to the invention, the heating device has a heat pipe having a heat-absorbing evaporator section and a heat-outputting condenser section that is in thermal connection with the liquid flow (I). | 2014-12-11 |
20140360701 | SHEET-LIKE HEAT PIPE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME - A sheet-like heat pipe for a heat-generating element, which is intended to make an electronic device more compact, more lightweight, and thinner, while also reducing costs, is provided. A sheet-like heat pipe ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360702 | FLUID RECIRCULATING ECONOMIZER - A flue gas heat recovery device is described. The device includes a packing tower. The packing tower is adapted to receive a flue gas stream. The packing tower also contains at least one water inlet, a water collection reservoir and a packing tray positioned between the inlet and reservoir. An air induction assembly may be attached to the packing tower or the inlet. A fuel gas line is in thermal communication with the reservoir. The fuel gas line has two ends a first end in close spatial relationship to a distal end of said reservoir, and a second end in close spatial relationship to a fuel output. Finally, a fluid conduit connects the second end of the fuel gas line and the water inlet. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360703 | COOLING MODULE FOR VEHICLE - A cooling module for a vehicle may include a radiator with a first header tank receiving coolant, a second header tank at a predetermined distance from the first header tank to exhaust coolant, and a plurality of tubes that connects the first header tank with the second header tank, and a radiating fin is formed therebetween and at a front side of a vehicle, a water cooled condenser that receives refrigerant through a refrigerant pipe in the second header tank formed by laminating a plurality of plates, which condenses refrigerant by exchanging heat with cooled coolant flowing the second header tank, and an air-cooled condenser connected to the water cooled condenser through the refrigerant pipe, receives first-condensed refrigerant from the water cooled condenser, and is disposed at a front side of the radiator to further condense the refrigerant by exchanging heat with outside air. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360704 | RADIATOR FOR VEHICLE - A radiator apparatus for a vehicle may include a main radiator supplying cooled cooling water to an engine through heat exchange with outdoor air, and a subordinate radiator disposed in parallel in front of the main radiator and supplying the cooled cooling water to an intercooler or an electronic unit through heat exchange with the outdoor air, wherein, in the main radiator, respective header tanks have different sizes and an oil cooler is incorporated in the header tank having the larger size among the respective header tanks and cools a transmission oil, wherein in the subordinate radiator, respective header tanks have different sizes and a condenser is incorporated in the header tank having the larger size among the respective header tanks and condenses refrigerant, and wherein the header tanks of the main radiator and the subordinate radiator are disposed to be opposite to each other according to the sizes. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360705 | RADIATOR FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle radiator may include a first header tank partitioned through a first barrier rib that is integrally formed at the inside to store a coolant to form a first chamber and a second chamber inside the first header tank, a second header tank disposed apart by a predetermined gap from the first header tank and partitioned through a second barrier rib that is integrally formed therein to correspond to the first barrier rib to form a third chamber and a fourth chamber, a plurality of first and second tubes that are mounted in a vertical direction at each separated position of each inside surface of the first header tank and the second header tank, heat diffusion fins, each of which are formed between the first tubes and the second tubes; and a condenser that is provided at the inside of the fourth chamber in the second header tank. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360706 | Laboratory Condensers With Passive Heat Exchange - The present invention relates to a condenser for condensing gasses. The condenser comprises: an inner tube ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360707 | WAVE FINS - Wave fins which are disposed inside a heat exchanger housing of a heat exchanger in order to cause a turbulent flow of fluid through direct contact with the fluid. The wave fins include a plurality of hills, a plurality of valleys and a plurality of sidewalls. The hills and valleys are connected to each other via the plurality of sidewalls. The sidewalls partition fluid passages between the hills and the valleys through which fluid passes. The hills, the valleys and the sidewalls form main waveforms that extend in a longitudinal direction so as to be waved in a first radius of curvature. One or more bent portions are formed on intermediate portions of the main waveforms, the bent portions being connected to remaining portions of the main waveforms so as to be bent at a second radius of curvature. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360708 | MOISTURE SEPARATOR CONFIGURATION - Moisture separator configuration for separating water droplets from steam of a flow having a mixture of steam and water droplets, such that the cited flow travels through the moisture separator configuration so that this separation is achieved. The moisture separator configuration includes a plurality of plates oriented in line with the flow. The plurality of plates form channels through which the flow travels. The channels have progressive cross section variation along the flow direction, in order to collect progressively the water droplets separated from the steam in the flow. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360709 | METAMATERIAL SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE CONDUCTIVITIES AND METHODS FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE AND USE - Metamaterial systems capable of exhibiting changes in thermal conductivities in response to an external control or input, as well as methods relating thereto. The metamaterial systems include first and second plates, and a metamaterial core between and thermally coupled to the first and second plates. The metamaterial core comprises a plurality of elements coupled to and contacting each other, with each of the elements being a pseudo-tetrahedron having surfaces that define surface-to-surface contacts with at least one other of the elements. A force is applied to the metamaterial core that increases contact pressures between the elements at the surface-to-surface contacts thereof and thereby increases thermal contact conductivities at the surface-to-surface contacts and increases a thermal conductivity of the metamaterial core. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360710 | HEAT-DISSIPATING ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A heat-dissipating assembly for electronic component is provided, which comprises a body and at least one insert element. The body has a front surface and a back surface opposite to each other, two side surfaces opposite to each other, and at least one through-hole which penetrates the two side surfaces. Each of the insert elements is detachably inserted into the at least one through-hole respectively, and is provided with at least one internal thread hole which is formed from the front surface to the back surface of the body. The heat-dissipating assembly for electronic component according to the present disclosure may be used easily and flexibly, benefits in reducing space to be occupied. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360711 | CONTAINER SPINNING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - An apparatus and a method to affect the heat transfer of a container is provided for rapidly heating or cooling the contents of a container through convective heat transfer. The apparatus includes a cylindrical sleeve which positively engages a distal end of a container, said sleeve including a can clip or bottle clip. The cylindrical sleeve is connected to a first end of a shaft having two ends, while the second end of the shaft may be connected to a rotating device. The rotating device is operated thus rotating the shaft, the cylindrical sleeve, and the container about the horizontal axis while the container is being exposed to the heating or cooling source. The cylindrical sleeve is capable of holding varying sizes of containers. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360712 | ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL FOR HEAT EXCHANGER FIN, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME, AND HEAT EXCHANGER USING THE ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL - Disclosed is an aluminum alloy material for a heat exchanger fin, the aluminum alloy material containing Si: 1.0% to 5.0% by mass, Fe: 0.1% to 2.0% by mass, and Mn: 0.1% to 2.0% by mass with balance being Al and inevitable impurities, wherein 250 pieces/mm | 2014-12-11 |
20140360713 | LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Lighting systems having unique configurations are provided. For instance, the lighting system may include a light source, a thermal management system and driver electronics, each contained within a housing structure. The light source is configured to provide illumination visible through an opening in the housing structure. The thermal management system is configured to provide an air flow, such as a unidirectional air flow, through the housing structure in order to cool the light source. The driver electronics are configured to provide power to each of the light source and the thermal management system. | 2014-12-11 |