52nd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080314786 | MEDICATION CONTAINER WITH FRESNEL LENS - A medication container with a Fresnel lens formed on its surface is described. The Fresnel lens provides a magnified view of the medication content of the container so that a user such as a pharmacist or a patient can accurately determine the medication content without opening the container. In one embodiment, the medication container is generally cylindrical in shape and a Fresnel lens is formed on the bottom of the container. In other embodiments, the Fresnel lens is formed on the cap of a middle component located between the cap and the body of the container. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314787 | FLEXIBLE SNACK PACKAGE WITH FINGER WIPING FEATURE - A combination product/napkin package is provided. A package includes a product wrapper and a finger wiping patch. The product wrapper comprises a sheet of flexible film that is foldable around the product and has edges sealable around a periphery to enclose and seal the product therein. The finger wiping patch is a textured surface of foaming ink absorbent resin, tacky resin, or a textured material applied to the wrapper at a position outside the sealed product. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314788 | Food and beverage container - A container suitable for storage of food and drink items is disclosed that allows for a quick visual check of whether the container has been properly and completely packed. The container also can be easily and inexpensively constructed from a single sheet of fiberboard. The container includes a base, wall sections, and a lid that is hingedly connected to one of the wall sections. The lid can include a handle and an aperture that allows the top of a drink bottle to extend out of the container. This provides a way to quickly verify the contents of the container. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314789 | Surgical holder for a surgical container and surgical container - In order to improve a surgical holder for surgical instruments and/or implants for a surgical container, in particular, a sterile container or perforated basket, comprising a storage device for holding and/or storing surgical instruments and/or implants and an attachment device for attaching the holder to the container, such that it can be attached to the container more easily it is suggested that the attachment device be transferable from an attaching position, in which it can be brought into engagement with and connected to the container, into a position of abutment, in which it can be brought out of engagement with the container, and that the attachment device comprise at least two attachment members, which are connected to one another via the storage device, for attaching the holding to the container. Furthermore, an improved surgical container is suggested. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314790 | Mechanically Expandable/Collapsible and Electronically Secured Container - This invention describes a container that is easily collapsible and expandable mechanically according to the dimensions of the assets to be contained in it. Boxing a small asset into a large container proves very storage inefficient. It also contains an electromechanically controlled locker to prevent unauthorized access to the contained assets. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314791 | LITHIUM BATTERY PACKAGE - A package comprising a first panel and a second panel. The first and second panels have a closed position wherein the first panel abuts the second panel and an open position wherein the first panel is spaced from the second panel. The first panel has a battery holder configured to retain at least one battery therein. The second panel has a battery powered device holder configured to retain a battery powered device therein. The first panel has a first tear away strip for allowing batteries in the battery holder to be removed from the first panel when the first and second panels are in the open position. The second panel has a second tear away strip for allowing the battery powered device in the battery powered device holder to be removed from the second panel when the first and second panels are in the open position. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314792 | Device for Mounting Battery Cells of a Battery Pack - A device which holds rechargeable batteries cells in a battery pack, in particular for a handheld electric tool, with a first holding part and a second holding part which together with the interposed battery cells can be joined and affixed to one another. The invention includes protrusions of the first holding part extending in the assembly direction which are formed with a yieldable outer periphery, so that they can be inserted into and locked in openings formed in the second holding part. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314793 | COMPONENT TAPE - A component tape comprising a base tape that includes pockets configured to house electrical components for placement on a printed circuit board and a cover tape, covering the base tape wherein a portion of the cover tape is configured to engage with a tape engagement feature of a component tape feeder. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314794 | Product Display Carton - A display carton includes a display box having an open top. The display box includes a bottom panel; a rear wall extending upwardly from the bottom panel; a pair of side walls extending upwardly from the bottom panel; and a pair of front walls, each front wall extending inwardly from a side wall and attached to a bottom front wall extending upwardly from the bottom panel. The pair of front walls and the bottom front wall form a substantially unobstructed center viewing area for a product displayed in the display carton. The display carton also includes a single removable insert. The insert includes a foldable sheet having at least one set of dividers extending inwardly from the side walls, upwardly from the bottom panel, and parallel to the rear wall, thereby defining at least two product receiving compartments for supporting product. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314795 | Tool box with pivotable storage racks - A tool box includes a cover pivotably connected to a base, at least one torsion spring is located between the cover and the base to maintain the cover at opened status when in use. A magnetic member is connected to an inside of the cover so that the user can position the spare bits by the magnetic member. A plurality of storage racks are pivotably connected to the base so as to receive bits and tools, the storage racks are cooperated with torsion springs so that when the cover is opened, the storage racks are pivoted an angle. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314796 | Treated oils having reduced densities and viscosities - A treated oil, such as a treated heavy oil, which has a viscosity which is lower than the viscosity of the oil prior to the treatment thereof (i.e., the initial oil). The temperature at which 80 mass % of the treated oil has boiled is within 25° C. of temperature at which 80 mass % of the oil prior to the treatment thereof has boiled. Thus, the treated oil and the oil prior to the treatment thereof, have distillation curves or boiling point curves which are the same as or approximate to each other. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314797 | Integrated hydroprocessing with high productivity catalysts - Integrated hydroprocessing methods using high activity, low density catalysts are provided. The high activity catalysts allow for lower temperature operation, which reduces catalyst degradation, while the low density of the catalysts means a corresponding reduction in the amount of metal needed to fill a reactor volume. The methods allow for flexible processing of feedstocks with a variety of wax contents. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314798 | STRUCTURALLY ENHANCED CRACKING CATALYSTS - A cracking catalyst contains a substantially inert core and an active shell, the active shell containing a zeolite catalyst and a matrix. Methods of making and using the cracking catalyst are also described. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314799 | Catalytic Conversion Method Of Increasing The Yield Of Lower Olefin - A catalytic conversion process for increasing the light olefin yields, which comprises bringing a hydrocarbon oil feedstock into contact with a catalytic conversion catalyst in a catalytic conversion reactor including one or more reaction zones to carry out the reaction, wherein the hydrocarbon oil feedstock is subjected to the catalytic conversion reaction in the presence of an inhibitor; and separating the reactant vapor optionally containing the inhibitor from the coke deposited catalyst, wherein a target product containing ethylene and propylene is obtained by separating the reactant vapor, and the coke deposited catalyst is stripped and regenerated for recycle use by being returned to the reactor. The process can weaken the further converting reaction of produced light olefins such as ethylene and propylene to 50-70% of the original level by injecting the inhibitor; thereby it can increase the yields of the target products. When vacuum gas oil is used as the feedstock, the yield of ethylene is as high as 8.73 wt % and that of propylene is as high as 29.30 wt %, increasing by 14.4% and 26.6% respectively comparing to those obtained without the inhibitor being injected. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314800 | Process to Prepare a Base Oil - Process to optimize the yield of base oils from a Fischer-Tropsch derived feed by performing the following steps (a) performing a hydroconversion/hydroisomerisation step on part of the Fischer-Tropsch derived feed; (b) performing a hydro-conversion/hydroisomerisation step on another part of the Fischer-Tropsch feed at a conversion greater than the conversion in step (a); and (c) isolating by means of distillation a fraction boiling in the base oil range from the two reaction products obtained in steps (a) and (b) and performing a pour point reducing step on said fraction. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314801 | Process for Enhancement of the Selectivity of Physically Acting Solvents Used for the Absorption of Gas Components from Industrial Gases - The invention relates to a method for recovering absorbed hydrocarbon components while absorbing acid gases from technical gases, as for example a natural gas, by means of physically active absorption agents, wherein the inventive method consists in increasing the pressure of a loaded absorption agent extracted from an adsorption device, in adding said loaded absorption agent to the top of a rectification column which consist of a lower feeding stove and of one or several lateral stoves operating at a pressure slightly greater than the absorption column pressure, in adjusting an equilibrium is said rectification column in such a way that the acid gas concentration in the absorbent agent increases in the direction away from the bottom of the column and the hydrocarbon concentration decreases in said direction, in extracting a heated hydrocarbon-poor and acid gas component-rich absorption agent from the bottom of the column and in transferring said agent to an acid gas desorption device, in extracting a hydrocarbon-poor and acid gas component-rich recycling gas from the top of the rectification column, in cooling said recycling gas in a recycling gas cooler to a temperature of a service gas directed in the absorption device and in transferring said recycling gas directly to the absorption device or in mixing it with the service gas. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314802 | Mobile metal reclamation soil processing apparatus and related methods - Mobile metal scrap recovery apparatuses and methods of operating them to remove scrap metal from scrap metal-contaminated soil are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a mobile metal scrap recovery apparatus comprises first and second wheeled components, each of which is road transportable. The first wheeled component comprises a unit for screening the metal scrap-contaminated soil into at least a coarser fraction and a finer fraction. The second wheeled component comprises a magnet separator, an eddy current separator, and a manual picking station. Methods for conducting the business of scrap metal recovery are also disclosed. Such business methods involve the use of a mobile metal scrap recovery apparatus to remove scrap metal from scrap metal-contaminated soil. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314803 | Asphalt recycling plant - An asphalt recycling plant is described that is oriented vertically with an elevator to convey ground-up road material to a top of the plant. The material moves does the plant by force of gravity through a sifter, sorter, crusher and return facility such that the dust and debris of the recycling process is substantially contained within the facility. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314804 | METHOD AND APPARATUSES FOR PRE-SCREENING - A vibratory screening machine includes a primary screening area and a pre-screening assembly including a frame and screen assemblies. The screen assemblies are secured to the frame and form a pre-screening surface. The frame is attached to the vibratory screening machine such that the concave pre-screening surface is above the primary screening area. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314805 | Structure for fixing screen bars of screening apparatus for wastewater treatment - Disclosed herein is a structure for fixing screen bars of a screening apparatus, which is installed in a wastewater treatment plant to remove impurities contained in wastewater and includes a screen panel formed by arranging the screen bars parallel to each other to have gaps ranging from 1 mm to 10 mm therebetween. The screen bar fixing structure of the present invention is constructed such that screen bars, which are thin and long shapes, can maintain the straightness and gaps therebetween constant even though the screen bars are not welded to support bars provided on the rear surfaces of the screen bars, thus solving the problem in which impurities such as hairs, which are relatively long, are wound around the support bars, with the result that rakes undesirably flip or are damaged, or the gaps between the screen bars become clogged. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314806 | Waste Water Purification Apparatus - A wastewater purifying apparatus has plural treatment chambers for stepwise purifying wastewater discharged from a lavatory, a storage chamber for storing purified wastewater derived from the downstream-most treatment chamber, and a purified wastewater storage tank. A suction port is formed in the upstream-most treatment chamber for sucking the wastewater. Refluxing equipment refluxes wastewater from the treatment chambers downstream of the upstream-most treatment chamber into the upstream most treatment chamber. A purified wastewater supplier supplies the purified wastewater in the purified wastewater storage tank into the upstream-most treatment chamber. The above arrangement performs expedient and sophisticated purification treatment of the wastewater containing sludge components, such as sewage discharged from the lavatory, or miscellaneous effluents generated by pulverizing garbage by a disposer. The arrangement also simplifies washing of the apparatus. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314807 | Systems and Methods For Treating Water - Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a system, which can comprise a cage. The cage can define a chamber that can at least partially surround a tank. The system can comprise a plurality of water treatment components adapted to receive a non-potable water input and to provide a potable water output. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314808 | Portable, refillable water dispenser serving batches of water purified of organic and inorganic pollutants - A portable, refillable water dispenser serving batches of water purified of organic and inorganic pollutants includes a portable, refillable and hand-holdable vessel for holding and pouring water having a spout and, inside the portable, refillable and hand-holdable vessel, moving water and still water processing module cooperative to remove inorganic and organic pollutants from water received batchwise by the vessel. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314809 | FILTER MONITOR - A filter monitor is disclosed capable of sensing the presence of water in the filter. The sensor utilizes changes in capacitance of a water absorbing media which functions as a dielectric disposed between a pair of electrodes. The sensor is in communication with a valve means to interrupt the transient fluid when a predetermined amount of water is present in the fluid. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314810 | Filtering Device, in Particular for Fish Basins - A filtering device, in particular for fish basins, has a housing ( | 2008-12-25 |
20080314811 | Water filtration system - A filtration system for an aquarium is provided. The filtration system includes a gate chamber with a gate conduit positioned therein that transports unprocessed water from the aquarium. The gate chamber includes filtering media. The filtration system also includes a siphon chamber that is fluidly coupled to the gate chamber. There is a siphon conduit having a siphon conduit inlet at a first elevation within the siphon chamber, a siphon conduit outlet at a second elevation below the first elevation, and a crest at a third elevation above the first and second elevations. The siphon conduit empties into a catch basin, where the processed water is transported back to the aquarium. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314812 | Apparatus and Methods for Cooling Samples - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to apparatus and methods for performing separations of compounds held in a solution. Embodiments of the present invention allow detectors to operate at constant reproducible temperatures that are lower than the temperature of fluids exiting separation devices. An apparatus of the present invention has pump means, fluid conveying means, sample injection means, separation means and heat dissipation means. The heat dissipation means is in fluid communication with the separation means for receiving the fluid and removing thermal energy. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314813 | MAGNETIC TREATMENT DEVICE FOR LIQUIDS INCLUDING A FIGURINE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A magnetic treatment device for liquid within at least one liquid container may include a figurine having a body portion and at least one limb extending outwardly therefrom. The at least one limb may be positioned adjacent the at least one liquid container. At least one permanent magnet may be carried by the at least one limb to expose the liquid within the at least one liquid container to a magnetic field. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314814 | Filter Element - The present invention relates to a filter element for chamber filters, membrane filters or the like, having a plate-shaped carrier body in which openings are provided for the supply of medium to be filtered as well as for the draining of filtrate, having a flexible filter medium blank and having an installation frame for the releasable attachment of the filter medium blank in a peripheral installation groove provided at the carrier body, with the filter medium blank having an enclosed inflatable hollow body section for the fixing of the filter medium blank in the installation groove at the carrier body. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314815 | Melt Filter for Purifying Plastic Melts - The invention relates to a melt filter ( | 2008-12-25 |
20080314816 | Settling and retention basin - A settling and retention basin includes an interior chamber having a peripheral wall preferably provided with two diametrically opposite openings in each of which is received a flow port member having a flow equalization port therein. Depending upon wastewater levels and surges, the flow port members can be removed and replaced by other flow port members of an identical construction, except for different sizes of design flow equalization ports thereof. Therefore, should a wastewater treatment mechanism be installed initially in a wastewater treatment plant with accurately sized flow equalization ports to achieve desired flow characteristics and efficiency, should such flow characteristics change over time because of inefficient flow-through of wastewater, the originally installed flow port members can be readily removed and replaced with identical flow port members except for larger flow equalization ports thereof thereby returning the overall wastewater treatment mechanism to acceptable design flow equalization and efficiency. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314817 | Direct Hemoperfusion Adsorber Packed with Adsorbent Having Water Insoluble Microparticle Removed Therefrom, and Method of Obtaining Direct Hemoperfusion Adsorbent Having Water Insoluble Microparticle Removed Therefrom - The present invention has its object to provide a direct hemoperfusion adsorber packed with an adsorbent made by using a water-insoluble carrier having a relatively readily available particle size distribution, with water-insoluble microparticles having been removed therefrom, without needing any special granulation apparatus or coating apparatus, and method of obtaining a direct hemoperfusion adsorbent having water-insoluble microparticles removed therefrom. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314818 | PRESSING METHOD, PUNCHING PLATE, AND LIQUID EJECTING HEAD - A pressing method by which through holes are formed using a punch in a target plate material that has a first face and a second face that is opposite to the first face, includes forming at least one first through hole by punching the target plate material from the second face with the punch in such an orientation that the first face of the target plate material is in contact with a base that is made of an elastic material, and forming at least one second through hole from the first face of the target plate material in a region, which is different from a region in which the at least one first through hole is formed, in such an orientation that the second face of the target plate material is in contact with the base. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314819 | Filter assembly center tube with upstream diverter - A diverter module is incorporated into a filter cartridge. The module employs a radial passage which diverts fluid to be filtered to the radial periphery of a filter element. The filtered fluid flows inwardly and axially through a transfer passage for discharge from the filter cartridge. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314820 | Permeable Membrane Repelling One or More Liquids - The invention relates to a permeable membrane repelling one or more liquids. The membrane includes at least one face, based on a material repelling said liquids, provided with a plurality of protrusions. The membrane is provided with a plurality of through-holes opening out at said face the protrusions are regularly distributed in a determined way in at least one area on said face. The protrusions also include at least one irregular surface provided with microprotrusions. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314821 | FILTER MEDIUM, FLUID FILTER, AND ENGINE OIL FILTER - A filter medium comprises a modified cross-section fiber (A) having a fiber diameter between 40 and 70 μm, an extremely fine fiber (B) having a fiber diameter of more than 5 μm and no more than 10 μm and a modified cross-section fiber (C) having a fiber diameter between 15 and 30 μm, the content of the extremely fine fiber (B) is between 3 and 10% by mass, and the content of the modified cross-section fiber (C) is between 5 and 15% by mass based on 100% by mass of total the fibers in the filter medium. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314822 | Apparatus for Blood Component Separation - A device for loading a set of bags into the rotor of a centrifuge including a loading container having an annular rim extending outwardly such that the annular rim rests on the turn table of the rotor. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314823 | EXTRUDED LAMELLA SEPARATOR PANEL MODULES - A lamella panel module is formed from extruded PVC side rails and a plastic plate member secured to the opposing side panels. Each side rail is formed with receiver mounts defining recesses for the mounting of the lamella plates. The plates are preferably affixed to the receiver mounts by adhesives to establish a structurally stable panel module. Each side rail has fore-and-aft opposing mating flanges that prevent horizontal movement of the modules, but allow generally vertical movement to enable any module to be removed from the assembly and replaced. The frame of the lamella separator assembly is formed with a support ledge on the opposing lateral sides of the frame to support a walking grid therebetween. The supported walking grid does not interfere with the flow of clarified water into the collection troughs supported on a vertical member projecting above the support ledge and allows cleaning of the plates. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314824 | Method for Decomposing Biogenic Material - The invention relates to a method for decomposing biogenic material, wherein a percolator is charged with biogenic material, a percolation liquid is separated by sieving and re-sprayed again onto the biogenic material, excess percolation liquid is pumped into a buffer from where it is transported into a biogas reactor and fermented to form biogas. The method is characterized in that the purified percolation liquid is transferred as waste water to a storage buffer container from where it can be retransferred to the percolator. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314825 | DE-NITRIFICATION TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An apparatus is provided that includes:
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20080314826 | Membrane Supported Biofilm Process for Autotrophic Reduction - A hollow gas transfer fibre is arranged in tows and potted into a module. The module may be used to treat wastewater by supplying hydrogen containing gas via the interior of the fibers to a biofilm present on an exterior surface of the fibers. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314827 | Hybrid chemical/mechanical dewatering method and apparatus for inactivating and removing pharmaceuticals and other contaminants from wastewater - A hybrid chemical/mechanical dewatering sewage treatment plant and method employing rapid sludge chemical dewatering technology in conjunction with slower conventional mechanical dewatering solids agglomeration and disposal methods to meet operating constraints and environmental permitting restrictions and siting limitations for disposal of sewage and wastewater. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314828 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF WASTE - A facility for treating solid and liquid waste includes a receiving station, a screening station, a preprocessing station, a press station and a processing station. The screening station is connected to an inlet capable of receiving liquid and solid waste and includes a screen for capturing at least some of the solid waste. The preprocessing station is in fluid communication with the screening station, and includes a degrit chamber for settling out an additional amount of the solids. The press station included at least one alkali mixing tank and a screw press for separating out an additional portion of the solids. The processing station includes at least one aerobic microorganism generating unit for converting nitrites into nitrogen gas and consuming carbon-based waste material. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314829 | Dynamic Control of Membrane Bioreactor System - A method of controlling the operating parameters of a membrane bioreactor system, the method including the steps of determining a control algorithm based on the relationship between the value of a parameter of the influent provided to the membrane bioreactor system and an optimal performance measurement parameter of the system and controlling one or more operating parameters of the membrane bioreactor system using the determined control algorithm. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314830 | Method of Removing Phosphorus from Wastewater - A process for removing phosphorus from wastewater wherein an iron or aluminum salt is added to the wastewater. The iron or aluminum salt results in the precipitation of certain iron or aluminum species that include phosphorus adsorption sites. These iron or phosphorus species are settled and become a part of sludge produced in the course of the wastewater treatment process. By recycling substantial portions of the sludge, the concentration of these iron or aluminum species in the wastewater is increased. This increased concentration results in the presence of large quantities of unused phosphorus adsorption sites that attract and adsorb phosphorus, resulting in phosphorus being removed from the wastewater. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314831 | Composite Materials Comprising Supported Porous Gels - This invention relates to a composite material that comprises a support member that has a plurality of pores extending through the support member and, located in the pores of the support member, and filling the pores of the support member, a macroporous cross-linked gel. The invention also relates to a process for preparing the composite material described above, and to its use. The composite material is suitable, for example, for separation of substances, for example by filtration or adsorption, including chromatography, for use as a support in synthesis or for use as a support for cell growth. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314832 | METHOD OF FILTERING - Wastewater, in the form of a colloidal solution containing microparticles, is filtrated using a second filter, having a gel film that is formed by suction on the surface of a first filter. The suction pressure in this process is made extremely weak to maintain the filtration capacity while extending intervals prior to clogging of second filter. Furthermore, the gel that becomes adsorbed onto the surface of second filter can be separated readily from the surface of second filter by stopping the suction and filtration can be continued again thereafter. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314833 | COAGULANT DOSING PROCESS FOR MEMBRANE FILTRATION - A filtration process has a coagulation step and a membrane filtration step. The membrane filtration step has a permeation step followed by a cleaning step. In the coagulation step, a coagulant is added to feed water during a period of time beginning generally at the start of the permeation step and ending in a range from about 50% to 85% of the duration of the permeation step. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314834 | EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD FILTER SYSTEM - A blood filter system used for the sequential filtering of blood while actively removing air bubbles and debris comprising a filter housing with unique conical, or cylindrical shape, a flared inlet port, a unique up and down blood flow path, a multi-stage sequential filter assembly, an active air purge assembly and a unique downspout assembly with outlet port. The filter housing is adapted so that blood passes from the inlet port through the multi-stage sequential filter assembly to the outlet port following an up and down flow path, while its unique shape and angled filters effectively direct any air bubbles and debris up and out of the blood stream toward the active air purge assembly where they are removed. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314835 | Chiral separating agents with active support - A chiral stationary phase for use in chromatographic separation comprising a chiral selector compound and a chiral support material, wherein the chiral support material comprises a polymer comprising at least 30% chiral monomer of the same orientation. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314836 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DYNAMIC FILTRATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS - A device for dynamic filtration of a pharmaceutical product is provided. The device includes a resin configured to selectively retain one or more components from a mixture having the pharmaceutical product, where the resin is configured to be activated by a medium of the mixture. The device further includes at least one positioning material disposed adjacent to the resin, where the positioning material is configured to provide mechanical support to the resin to at least partially retain the resin in position. In certain embodiments, the device does not require conditioning immediately prior to filtration. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314837 | Wastewater treatment system with simultaneous separation of phosphorus and manure solids - Wastewater treatment systems and processes for removal of solids, pathogens, nitrogen, and phosphorus from municipal and agricultural wastewater include the simultaneous separation of solids and phosphorus from wastewater and industrial effluents. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314838 | FLUIDIZED BED PRECIPITATOR WITH OPTIMIZED SOLIDS SETTLING AND SOLIDS HANDLING FEATURES FOR USE IN RECOVERING PHOSPHORUS FROM WASTEWATER - Improved fluidized bed precipitators ( | 2008-12-25 |
20080314839 | Iron composite particles for purifying soil or ground water, process for producing the same, purifying agent containing the same, process for producing the purifying agent and method for purifying soil or ground water - Iron composite particles for purifying soil or ground water, comprise α-Fe and magnetite, and having a ratio of a diffraction intensity D | 2008-12-25 |
20080314840 | Method For Separating Suspended Solid Materials From Aqueous Systems With Colloidal Flocculants - The invention relates to a method for separating suspended solid materials from aqueous systems, in which the latter is mixed with a flocculant made of polymer colloidal particles with cationic surface charge and subsequently the flocculated material is separated from the aqueous system. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314841 | SEWAGE TREATMENT CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD, AND SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM - A sewage treatment control device, a method and a sewage treatment system, are disclosed. In one example, the sewage treatment control device includes measuring units having sensors for inspecting specific components in water, respectively; validity verification units connected to the measuring units to determine validities for measured component values, respectively; target value setting units connected to the validity verification units to set target values for the component values measured in the measuring units, respectively; a manual setting unit for setting a target value depending on a component value inputted by an operator; a signal selection unit for allowing either one of the respective target value setting units or the manual setting unit to be connected; a proportional-integral-derivative control unit for performing proportional, integral or derivative action for the target value inputted from the signal selection unit to convert the target value into a control signal; and a manipulation unit for manipulating a sewage treatment apparatus depending on the control signal converted in the proportional-integral-derivative control unit. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314842 | Method of Treating Raw Sewage Slurry - A method is provided for treating wastewaters and sewage slurries, and for converting them to disinfected and stabilized sludge by irradiating with electrons and mixing with a base which steps produce a sludge that conforms to the EPA's requirements, and that is usable in agriculture. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314843 | TREATMENT OF FLUIDS WITH WAVE ENERGY FROM A CARBON ARC - A method of and apparatus for treating liquids flowing in a thin film around a source of wave energy to directly exposes the liquid to the wave energy, preferably generated in whole or part by an electrical arc between carbon electrodes. In addition to the wave energy generated by the electrical arc, energy generated by cavitation of the flowing liquid may be used in treating the liquid. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314844 | Non-metallic oxygen-releasing canister for use in wells - The invention is a non-metallic, preferably, plastic container for delivering oxygen generating materials (OGMs) into wells. By constructing the canister of a plastic and sealing the ends, the canister can be disposable or reusable. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314845 | Method of effecting efficient flow equalization - A method of effecting efficient flow equalization in a settling and retention basin having a peripheral wall housing a removable design flow equalization port and a filter member exteriorly of the peripheral wall by (a) observing the height of liquid level induced during wastewater flow upon the filter member relative to the flow equalization port. Thereafter (b) determining whether the observed height of step (a) is outside a desired optimum height range reflective of meeting the design flow characteristics of the design flow port. Thereafter (c) replacing the design flow equalization port with a different size flow equalization port based upon the performance of step (b). | 2008-12-25 |
20080314846 | STORAGE RACK FOR POT AND PAN LIDS - A rack for holding kitchen items including pot and pan lids, trays, cutting boards and cake pans may be mounted on a glide mechanism to slide in and out of a cabinet. The rack includes a wire construction base and bent wire partitions defining fore-to-aft pockets in which lids may be stored with bottom arcs of the lids placed on cross wires of the base to prevent the lids from rolling when the rack is moved in or out of the cabinet. Handles and knobs on the lids fit in spaces provided by U-shaped loops of the partitions. The partitions and base are initially detached from each other, and from the glide mechanism, for compact packaging. The partitions have legs provided with flanges to seat flatly on plates of the base, with special nuts securing the partition legs and providing large surfaces against the undersides of the plates for secure and stable connection of the partitions. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314847 | VENDING SHELF - A product display system with a shelf, a dispensing member, and a pushing member for dispensing product while making product visible to customers and limiting accessibility of the product so that theft is minimized. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314848 | APPARATUS FOR CARRYING MULTIPLE FISHING POLES - An application for an apparatus for carrying multiple fishing poles includes a connecting rod with a first end and a distal second end and a first supporting member affixed to the first end of the connecting rod and a second supporting member affixed to the distal end of the connecting rod. A plurality of recesses is in the supporting members, each of the recesses sized to accept one of the fishing poles. A first cloth strap is affixed at one end to the first supporting member and adapted to removably cover the outer circumference of the first supporting member, thereby removably holding the fishing poles within the recesses of the first supporting member and a second cloth strap is affixed at one end to the second supporting member and adapted to removably cover the outer circumference of the second supporting member, thereby removably holding the fishing poles within the recesses of the second supporting member. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314849 | Merchandise display assembly having a crossbar base assembly - A merchandise display assembly having a vertical crossbar base assembly and a display container mounted thereon for displaying products above a conventional display rack, wherein the vertical crossbar member base assembly is for mounting onto the hangrail members of the display rack. The merchandise display assembly includes a display container having a plurality of displaying compartments for displaying product merchandise in the display compartments, and a vertical crossbar base assembly having a first vertical crossbar member and a second vertical crossbar member being disposed perpendicular to each other. The first and second vertical crossbar members include first and second rack-receiving notches formed in the first and second lower sections of the first and second vertical outer surfaces respectively, of each of the first and second vertical crossbar members. The first vertical crossbar member includes a lower receiving notch being centrally positioned, and the second vertical crossbar member includes an upper receiving notch being centrally positioned. The lower receiving notch and the upper receiving notch of the first and second vertical crossbar members are disposed for an interlocking engagement with each other. The first and second rack-receiving notches of the first and second vertical crossbar members are for engaging and receiving therein the upper member of the display rack for mounting the vertical crossbar base assembly thereon; and the first and second upper surfaces of the first and second vertical crossbar members, respectively, are for receiving the display container thereon. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314850 | Shelf System Comprising a Support Element That is Infinitely Adjustable in a Wall Rail - Disclosed is an infinitely adjustable shelf system comprising at least one vertically mounted wall rail that is embodied as a profiled part and is provided with at least one first vertical groove facing the wall and at least one second vertical groove facing away from the wall, as well as at least one support element which is adjustable within the wall rail, can be fastened to the wall rail in a selectable position, and is fitted with at least one lateral protrusion at the rear end facing the wall, said at least one protrusion extending forward, away from the wall. The forward end of the protrusion is non-positively retained between the first and the second vertical groove along with the rear end stressed in a horizontal position of the support element while allowing the support element to be moved freely inside the wall rail when the support element is in a raised position at the front. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314851 | Portable desktop apparatus for exercise equipment - A portable desktop apparatus that can be easily and stably mounted to a piece of standard exercise equipment, set at a position desired by the user, and used to accommodate a laptop computer or other equipment. The apparatus is lightweight, adaptable, adjustable, made of durable material, and easily broken down for transport. The user of the apparatus may mount the apparatus to exercise equipment such as a treadmill in order to benefit from light exercise while conducting work-related tasks or other business. The user receives health benefits as a result and is able to burn calories while working as opposed to working in a stationary position and having to find other time for exercise, or forfeit the opportunity to exercise. The apparatus is equipped with safety features for improved stability. Proper use of the apparatus may provide long-term health benefits for its users. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314852 | MERCHANDISING SYSTEM - A merchandising system for articles comprising a first divider providing a sidewall and a generally longitudinal member along the sidewall and a second divider providing a sidewall and a generally longitudinal member along the sidewall. The first divider is coupled to the second divider to form a compartment for the articles between the sidewall of the first compartment and the sidewall of the second compartment. The compartment has a front and a back. A support for the articles is provided within the compartment between the sidewall of the first divider and the sidewall of the second divider from adjacent the front of the compartment to adjacent the back of the compartment by the member on the first divider and the member on the second divider. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314853 | CLIMBING AND SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR PUMPING TOWER - A climbing and support system is provided for a support structure having at least one vertical support member extending through at least one opening in a floor structure. The climbing and support system includes a ladder assembly attached to the vertical support member. A climbing cylinder arrangement and a locking bar structure are engageable with the ladder assembly, and are pivotally supported outside the vertical support member on the floor structure for vertically moving and supporting the support structure relative to the floor structure. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314854 | Working Machine - The frame of a vehicle body is constituted by left and right vertical plates and a bottom plate coupling the vertical plates horizontally. In addition, a control valve device and a control valve device including a plural number of directional control valves are mounted in advance on a single mounting plate together with a correction lever, a plural number of operation levers and link mechanisms to obtain a lever/valve assembly. Then, the mounting plate constituting of the lever/valve assembly is attachable to or detachable from the left vertical plate of the frame by using bolts or the like. As a result, the efficiency of the assembly operation can be improved. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314855 | Liquid Dispensing Device with a Cap and a Diaphragm - A liquid dispensing device comprising a hollow body having an opening in a lower end thereof for receiving liquid, and an integrated cap member arranged to sealingly close the body, said cap member comprising a resilient diaphragm which is deformable in a downwards direction. The device is suitable for use in automated apparatus. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314856 | Container thread design - The present disclosure provides a container and a method of making a container. In one example, the container includes a body having an upper portion, a sidewall portion and a base portion. The upper portion includes a blown finish defining a longitudinal axis and an opening into the container. A tamper evident (TE) band is formed on the finish and defines a first diameter at an outermost surface. The TE band defines at least two disconnected radial protrusions. At least one thread is formed on the finish. The at least one thread defines a second diameter at an outermost surface. The first diameter is greater than the second diameter. The TE band defines a gap between each respective disconnected radial protrusion. Each thread defines a thread start portion and a thread run-out portion. A line parallel to the longitudinal axis extends through the thread run-out portion and the gap. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314857 | Bottle Closure System and Cap That Can be Incorporated in Said Closure - The invention relates to a bottle closure system and to a cap that can be incorporated in said closure. According to the invention, the bottles ( | 2008-12-25 |
20080314858 | Container Closure - A container closure for mounting on a container is disclosed, the container being of the type comprising a container body in fluid communication with a bored container opening for the delivery of liquid from the interior of the container. The closure comprises a bored closure body having a closure outlet at one end and a closure inlet at the other end. The closure body mounts a plurality of exterior ribs for engagement with the interior walls of the container opening. The closure is particularly advantageous as it will prevent the entry of liquid or other contaminants into the container, in addition to enabling air to flow into the container during drinking which will prevent the formation of a vacuum within the container. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314859 | Bottle For Dispenser For Dispensing Oral Cleaning Liquid - Disclosed is a bottle used for a dispenser for dispensing oral cleaning liquid. The bottle comprises a bottle body capable of containing liquid; a bottle neck part formed at an upper part of the bottle body; a first cap engaged with an outer surface of the bottle neck part; and a second cap provided between the bottle neck part and the first cap and engaged at an upper end of the bottle neck part. The second cap is formed with a plurality of tear lines at an interval, which enable the second cap to be easily ruptured by an external force. A center of the second cap to which the tear lines are converged is formed with a recessed portion into which a protrusion provided to the dispenser is fitted. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314860 | Non-removable closure/finish system - A container and closure package to provide secure threaded attachment of the closure to the container in a predetermined orientation and inhibits removal of the closure. A container neck finish has an external thread and an external annular ledge or flange therebelow having external locking recesses or notches. A closure includes an inner annular wall adapted for threaded engagement on the neck finish. A closure outer annular skirt wall inhibits tampering access to an intermediate annular locking lug wall disposed concentrically between the inner and outer skirt walls. Locking lugs protrude radially inwardly from the inner periphery of the intermediate annular wall and are disposed for snap receipt into the ledge locking notches as the closure is fully threaded onto the container neck finish. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314861 | Bottle for beverages - A bottle for alcoholic or non alcoholic beverages has a hollow body part defining an inner space for filling an alcoholic or non alcoholic beverage, at least one electrical/electronic device integrated in the hollow body part without interfering with a content of the bottle and having a light generating unit and a sensing unit selected from the group consisting of a contact sensor, a movement sensor, and both operative for activating the light generating unit for producing light in response to an action selected from the group consisting of a contact, a movement, and both in a vicinity of the device. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314862 | Beverage container with easy label removal - A beverage container or plastic bottle that allows easy label or film removal is provided. The beverage container includes a shoulder portion, a base portion, a body portion extending between the shoulder portion and the base portion, the body portion having a reinforcing concave rib circumferentially formed on the body portion, the concave rib having an asymmetrical shape at a vertical cross-section of the concave rib, and a heat shrink film disposed over the body portion, the heat shrink film having an edge disposed over the concave rib. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314863 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD INCLUDING EMBEDDED CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME - Disclosed is a PCB including an embedded capacitor and a method of fabricating the same. The long embedded capacitor is formed through an insulating layer, making a high capacitance and various capacitance designs possible. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314864 | Method for manufacturing image sensor - Methods of forming a microlens for an image sensor are provided. In one embodiment, the microlens can be oxide film microlens fabricated by forming an oxide film on a substrate; forming a first photoresist pattern on the oxide film; performing a plasma processing with respect to the oxide film using the first photoresist pattern as a mask; removing the first photoresist pattern; and performing an isotropic etching of the plasma processed oxide film. In another embodiment, the oxide film microlens can be fabricated by forming an oxide film on a substrate; forming a first photoresist pattern on the oxide film; implanting ions into the oxide film using the first photoresist pattern as a mask; removing the first photoresist pattern; and performing an isotropic etching of the ion implanted oxide film. Convex shaped microlens can be provided as a result of the etching selectivity to the oxide film. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314865 | Method for Providing Hermetic Electrical Feedthrough - A method for fabricating the hermetic electrical feedthrough. The method comprises providing a ceramic sheet having an upper surface and a lower surface, forming at least one via hole in said ceramic sheet extending from said upper surface to said lower surface, inserting a conductive thickfilm paste into said via hole, laminating the ceramic sheet with paste filled via hole between an upper ceramic sheet and a lower ceramic sheet to form a laminated ceramic substrate, firing the laminated ceramic substrate to a temperature to sinter the laminated ceramic substrate and cause the paste filled via hole to form metalized via and cause the laminated ceramic substrate to form a hermetic seal around said metalized via, and removing the upper ceramic sheet and the lower ceramic sheet material from the fired laminated ceramic substrate to expose an upper and a lower surface of the metalized via. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314866 | MIRROR AND MIRROR LAYER FOR OPTICAL MODULATOR AND METHOD - Described herein are systems, devices, and methods relating to packaging electronic devices, for example, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, including optical modulators such as interferometric optical modulators. The interferometric modulator disclosed herein comprises a movable mirror. Some embodiments of the disclosed movable mirror exhibit a combination of improved properties compared to known mirrors, including reduced moving mass, improved mechanical properties, and reduced etch times. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314867 | METHOD OF MAKING DEMOUNTABLE INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE - A method for making an interconnect structure includes applying a first metal layer to an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises at least one I/O contact and the first metal layer is located on a surface of the I/O contact; applying a removable layer to the electronic device. The removable layer is adjacent to the first metal layer. An adhesive layer is applied to the electronic device or to a base insulative layer. The electronic device is secured to the base insulative layer using the adhesive layer. The first metal layer and removable layer are disposed between the electronic device and the base insulative layer. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314868 | METHODS OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES FORMED BY PROCESSES INCLUDING THE USE OF SPECIFIC ETCHANT SOLUTIONS - The present invention provides etchant solutions including deionized water and an organic acid having a carboxyl radical and a hydroxyl radical. Methods of forming magnetic memory devices are also disclosed. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314869 | Methods for fabricating spatial light modulators with hidden comb actuators - Described are methods for fabricating Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) actuators with hidden combs and hinges. The ability to hide the combs renders the actuators useful in digital micro-mirror devices. Comb actuators provide increased torque, which facilitates the use of stiffer, less fragile hinge structures. Also important, comb actuators do not require mechanical stops to define stable states, and thus avoid problems associated with physical contact. The actuators are infinitely variable through a range of angles. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314870 | Substrate Processing Method, Substrate Processing Apparatus, and Control Program - This invention provides a substrate processing method including a step of covering in advance the surface of a substrate W with water ( | 2008-12-25 |
20080314871 | HIGH RESOLUTION PLASMA ETCH - A method for fabrication of microscopic structures that uses a beam process, such as beam-induced decomposition of a precursor, to deposit a mask in a precise pattern and then a selective, plasma beam is applied, comprising the steps of first creating a protective mask upon surface portions of a substrate using a beam process such as an electron beam, focused ion beam (FIB), or laser process, and secondly etching unmasked substrate portions using a selective plasma beam etch process. Optionally, a third step comprising the removal of the protective mask may be performed with a second, materially oppositely selective plasma beam process. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314872 | Chemical-Mechanical Polishing Compositions Containing Aspartame And Methods Of Making And Using The Same - The present invention provides an aqueous CMP slurry composition that comprises abrasive particles and Aspartame. The CMP slurry composition according to the invention is selective for polishing silicon dioxide in preference to silicon nitride from a surface of an article by chemical mechanical planarization. Furthermore, as more Aspartame is added to the slurry, the silicon dioxide rate is either not greatly affected or increases and the silicon nitride rate stays extremely low. In addition to offering selectivity of silicon dioxide to silicon nitride polishing, the present invention provides a method of using Aspartame as a polish accelerant in silicon dioxide polishing. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314873 | SWITCHING CHAMBER FOR A HIGH-VOLTAGE SWITCH HAVING A HEATING VOLUME FOR HOLDING QUENCHING GAS PRODUCED BY SWITCHING ARCS - A switching chamber is intended for a gas-insulated high-voltage switch and contains a contact arrangement with two arcing contacts, which move relative to one another along an axis, with an insulating nozzle, an insulating auxiliary nozzle, a heating volume and a heating channel. The heating channel is routed partially axially between the insulating nozzle and the insulating auxiliary nozzle and connects an arcing zone to the heating volume. A section of the heating channel which opens into the heating volume is inclined inward with respect to the axis. Hot gas which is formed when a short-circuit current is disconnected in the arcing zone therefore flows with a velocity component directed inward into the heating volume, and can penetrate deeply into the heating volume in areas close to the axis. The quality of a quenching gas which is formed in the heating volume from the hot gas and cold gas which is already present, with this quenching gas being used to blow a switching arc which has been struck in the arcing zone during disconnection, can thus be improved. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314874 | Vacuum Interrupter - A vacuum interrupter has a tubular insulating body and a contact system with a moving contact and a fixed contact each connected to power supply bolts, which are passed out of the vacuum interrupter in a vacuum-tight manner. A control electrode is DC-connected to the fixed-contact power supply bolt. A damping shield, which is arranged on the insulating body, is conductive and overlaps the control electrode in an axial direction. The vacuum interrupter has good shielding properties while at the same time improving the dielectric insulation. The control electrode extends out in the form of a toroid in the region of overlap with the damping shield, the damping shield is drawn inwards so as to correspond to the toroid, and the fixed-contact power supply bolt is constricted so as to correspond to the contour of the damping shield and the constriction is fitted such that the drawn-in region of the damping shield extends around the constriction. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314875 | THERMAL CUTTER - A thermal cutter for cutting with heat a board mounted upon a table having an internal space includes a plurality of walls and a sound absorbent material. The walls are disposed in the internal space of the table to partition a plurality of exhaust chambers with each of the exhaust chambers having an aperture that opens towards a side on which the board is mounted. The sound absorbent material is provided to at least a portion of at least one of the walls, the sound absorbent material being removably coupled to the table. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314876 | WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING CONTROLLED LINER CONTOUR AND WELDING WIRE CURVATURE - A welding system, in certain embodiments, includes a torch having a neck with an arcuate portion, and a resilient jump liner disposed in the neck and extending through the arcuate portion. The resilient jump liner includes a pathway having a curvature configured to bend a welding wire passing through the pathway. The system also includes an annular support disposed about the resilient jump liner inside the neck, wherein the annular support is configured to at least substantially fix the curvature to force the welding wire to achieve a wire curvature. The system also includes a contact tip coupled to the neck, wherein the wire curvature is configured to bias the welding wire into substantially consistent contact with an interior pathway through the contact tip. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314877 | Plasma Keyhole Welding of Hardenable Steel - The invention describes a process for producing a weld seam ( | 2008-12-25 |
20080314878 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MACHINING SYSTEM - An apparatus for controlling a machining system is provided. The apparatus include an optical unit configured to capture an image of an object based upon radiation generated from the object and an image processing unit configured to process the image and to obtain real-time estimation of parameters associated with manufacture or repair of the object. The apparatus also includes a process model configured to establish target values for the parameters associated with the manufacture or repair of the object based upon process parameters for the machining system and a controller configured to control the process parameters for the machining system based upon the estimated and target values of the parameters associated with the manufacture or repair of the object. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314879 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTING PARAMETERS TO INCREASE THROUGHPUT DURING LASER-BASED WAFER PROCESSING - Systems and methods automatically modify a laser-based system for processing target specimens such as semiconductor wafers. In one embodiment, the laser-based system detects a trigger associated with a processing model. The processing model corresponds to a set of wafers. In response to the trigger, the system automatically adjusts one or more system parameters based on the processing model. The system then uses the modified system parameters to selectively irradiate structures on or within at least one wafer in the set of wafers. In one embodiment, the trigger includes variations in a thermal state related to a motion stage. In response to the variations in the thermal state, the system operates the motion stage in a series of movements until a thermal equilibrium threshold is reached. The sequence of movements may, for example, simulate movements used to process a particular wafer. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314880 | LASER PROCESSING MACHINE WITH AN OPTICAL DIAPHRAGM - A laser processing machine includes focusing optics that intermediately focus the laser beam inside a beam guiding cavity. The laser processing machine also includes an optical diaphragm disposed in the area of the intermediate focus for forming the laser beam, the diaphragm aperture diameter being about 1.2 to about 2.5 times larger than the 99% beam diameter of the intermediately focused laser beam. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314881 | SUB-MICRON LASER DIRECT WRITE - A method of directing a pulse of laser energy though a workpiece. The workpiece has: a substrate that transmits the laser energy; focusing elements on a surface of the substrate proximal to the laser that focus the laser energy; and a coating on the substrate distal to the laser that absorbs a portion of the laser energy. Each focusing element focuses the laser energy to a point that removes or ablates a portion of the coating from the substrate to produce a hole in the coating. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314882 | METHOD OF MAKING A BIOSENSOR - The present invention relates to a method of forming a biosensor. The method includes providing a substrate coated with a electrically conductive material, ablating the electrically conductive material to form electrodes and a code pattern, wherein there is sufficient contrast between the conductive coating and the substrate such that the code pattern is discernible, and applying a reagent to at least one of the electrodes. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314883 | Laser Processing Method and Equipment - A laser processing method and apparatus capable of forming an extremely minute modified area not exceeding half the diffraction limit value of the laser wavelength used for processing without causing plasma in a processing object such as a dielectric material substrate or semiconductor material substrate. In this technology, attention is paid to the fact that new damage is caused even at laser intensity that does not cause plasma at all, and a laser beam ( | 2008-12-25 |
20080314884 | Method of Controlling Arc Welding and Welding Apparatus - A wire feeding speed is decreased to a level lower than a base wire feeding speed in a short-circuiting period, and set to the base wire feeding speed in an arcing period. During the arcing period, a welding current is increased to a predetermined peak value by means of current control from the start of arcing to a first predetermined time, the welding current is then supplied with a welding voltage, a source voltage of which is controlled constant, from the first predetermined time to a second predetermined time, and the welding current is decreased to a predetermined base current by means of current control from the second predetermined time until the end of the arcing period. | 2008-12-25 |
20080314885 | System and Method for Battery-Assisted, Engine-Driven Welding-Type Process - A welding-type system and method for providing supplemental output power in an engine-driven, welding-type system. The welding-type system includes a battery, an engine, and a generator coupled to the engine to be driven to generate a power. The system also includes a power conditioning circuit configured to convert the power generated by the generator to a primary welding-type power and an output configured to deliver the welding-type power to drive a welding-type process during a first state and a second state of the welding-type process. The system further includes a controller configured to monitor the welding-type process and selectively couple the battery to the output during the second state of the welding-type process to provide a supplemental welding-type power to drive the welding-type process during the second state of the welding-type process. | 2008-12-25 |