52nd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140374345 | WASTEWATER TREATMENT APPARATUS, WASTEWATER TREATMENT METHOD, WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD - A wastewater treatment apparatus includes an air diffusing unit, a denitrification confirming unit, a nitrification confirming unit, a gas supply-amount control unit. The air diffusing unit supplies gas to nitrogen-containing water. The denitrification confirming unit provided at a first predetermined position confirms a denitrification state whether a desired proportion of the nitrate has been denitrified. The nitrification confirming unit provided at a second predetermined position confirms a nitrification state whether a desired proportion of the ammonia has been nitrified. The gas supply-amount control unit controls a gas supply amount at least on an upstream side of the denitrification confirming unit, so that the desired proportion of the nitrate is denitrified at the first predetermined position, and controls the gas supply amount at least on an upstream side of the nitrification confirming unit, so that the desired proportion of the ammonia is nitrified at the second predetermined position. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374346 | WASTEWATER TREATMENT APPARATUS, WASTEWATER TREATMENT METHOD, WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD - A wastewater treatment apparatus includes: an air diffusing unit that supplies gas to nitrogen-containing water, so that ammonia contained in the nitrogen-containing water is nitrified to nitrate according to a flow of the water, and each desired proportion of the nitrate is denitrified at each position along the flow direction; a denitrification confirming unit provided at a halfway position between an upstream-side denitrification zone for obtaining a requisite minimum denitrified nitrogen amount and a downstream-side nitrification zone for obtaining ultimately required nitrified water quality, which follows the upstream-side denitrification zone on a downstream side thereof; and a gas supply-amount control unit that controls a gas supply amount from the air diffusing unit at least on an upstream side of the denitrification confirming unit, so that a desired proportion of the nitrate is denitrified at the halfway position, based on the denitrification state confirmed by the denitrification confirming unit. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374347 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIFFUSING GAS INTO A LIQUID - Systems and methods for diffusing gas into a liquid are disclosed. In some cases, the methods include tangentially introducing a liquid into a cylindrical chamber having a cylindrical inner wall such that the liquid develops a spiral flow. In some cases, gas bubbles are orthogonally introduced into the liquid as the liquid flows through the chamber. In some cases, a flow of the liquid and the gas bubbles is controlled such that a ratio of a liquid flow rate to a gas bubble flow rate does not exceed values which convert non-bacteria enriched, clear water into froth. In such cases, a mixture of the liquid and the gas bubbles to exit the chamber near an output end. While the liquid can include clear water, in some instances, the liquid also includes bacteria (e.g., surfactant-producing or non-surfactant-producing bacteria) and/or bacterial nutrients that allow for improved bioremediation. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374348 | Method for Treating Sewage Sludge and Wastewater Treatment Plant - The invention describes a method for treating sewage sludge through the treatment steps of hydrolysing ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140374349 | SOLVENT EXTRACTION MIXER SETTLER APPARATUS - A mixer settler [ | 2014-12-25 |
20140374350 | METHOD FOR REMOVING IONIC SPECIES CONTAINED IN AN AQUEOUS PHASE USING A SOL GEL COMPOSITE MATERIAL - Disclosed is a method for removing an ionic species contained in an aqueous phase. The method includes contacting an aqueous phase containing the ionic species with a sol-gel composite material, where the sol-gel composite material is a sol-gel composition having a porous matrix and containing a reactive metal incorporated into at least a portion of the porous matrix, under conditions sufficient to remove the ionic species contained in the aqueous phase. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374351 | BRACKISH WATER DESALINATION USING TUNABLE ANION EXCHANGE BED - A process for treating feed water for desalination, the process comprising: (a) removing one or more polyvalent anions from the feed water by feeding the feed water into a bed comprising one or more anion exchange resins under conditions sufficient to exchange the polyvalent ions in the feed water with one or more monovalent anions in the resin; and (b) regenerating the bed by feeding a brine stream into the bed under conditions sufficient to exchange one or more polyvalent anions in the resins with one or more monovalent anions in the brine stream. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374352 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING FLUID MIXTURES INCLUDING AQUEOUS AND ORGANIC PHASES - Systems and methods are disclosed for separating a continuous aqueous phase and a discontinuous organic phase from a mixture containing both phases. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374353 | Vial Spiking Assemblies and Related Methods - This disclosure relates to vial spiking assemblies and related methods. In certain aspects, the vial spiking assemblies include a vial adapter having a base, a spike extending from a central region of the base, and a sidewall extending from the base and surrounding the spike. The base and the sidewalls partially, define a cavity that is configured to receive at least a portion of the vial. The assemblies also include a spike cover that is removably attached to the spike and that includes a material configured to indicate when the material is contacted with liquid. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374354 | MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR TREATING FLUIDS INCLUDING AN ORGANIC PHASE - Coated membranes for separating a discontinuous organic phase from a fluid mixture comprising the discontinuous organic phase and a continuous aqueous phase, devices including the membranes, and methods of using the membranes, are disclosed. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374355 | PRETREATMENT DEVICE FOR MEMBRANE SEPARATION, MEMBRANE SEPARATING SYSTEM AND MEMBRANE SEPARATING METHOD - There is disclosed a pretreatment device for membrane separation including a honeycomb structure having porous partition walls with which a plurality of cells extending from one end surface to the other end surface are formed to become through channels of a fluid, and a storage container in which the honeycomb structure is stored and which has an inflow port and an outflow port of the fluid, and the partition walls include an adsorbent as a main component, a membrane-like adsorbent is disposed on the surfaces of the partition walls, or the partition walls include the adsorbent as the main component and the membrane-like adsorbent is disposed on the surfaces of the partition walls. The pretreatment device for membrane separation is disclosed in which impurities in the fluid to be treated which influence (adversely affect) a separation membrane are efficiently adsorbed, to enable suppression of deterioration of the separation membrane. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374356 | ACTIVE PRESSURE INTENSIFIER, REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to an active pressure intensifier which comprises an axial piston pump having a housing in which a drum which is driven via a drive shaft for rotation and has at least two piston chambers is disposed, the piston chambers respectively having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet and, in the piston chambers respectively, a piston with at least one piston rod being disposed. Likewise, a reverse osmosis plant which has this active pressure intensifier is provided according to the invention. Likewise, a method for changing the concentration of dissolved components in liquid solutions by means of reverse osmosis is provided according to the invention. The subject according to the invention is used in particular in sea- and brackish water desalination, in waste water treatment, in the foodstuff industry, in the chemical industry and in mining. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374357 | METHODS FOR DECREASING AQUEOUS HALIDE AND ORGANOHALIDE LEVELS USING PLANT BIOMASS - Disclosed are processes to treat water having halide ions and organohalides. The process comprises contacting a plant biomass with an alkaline solution to give an alkaline plant biomass, and contacting the alkaline plant biomass with water to give a biomass material. An aqueous sample with organohalides or halide ions is contacted with the biomass material to provide a low halide filtrate and a spent biomass. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374358 | MANGANESE OXIDE-BASED AND METALLOMANGANESE OXIDE-BASED ION-EXCHANGERS FOR REMOVING MERCURY (+2) IONS FROM LIQUID STREAMS - A process for removing Hg | 2014-12-25 |
20140374359 | MAGNETIC SEPARATION COMBINED WITH DYNAMIC SETTLING FOR FISCHER-TROPSCH PROCESSES - A system for separating particulate from a fluid stream having an inlet solids content, the system comprising: a magnetic dynamic settling vessel comprising at least one magnetic field inside the vessel and/or one magnetized component; at least one inlet for introduction of the fluid stream having a starting solids content; at least one exit for a stream comprising a solids content not greater than the inlet solids content; at least one exit for a fluid stream comprising a solids content not less than the inlet solids content; and a vertical feed conduit extending at least 70% of the distance from the at least one fluid inlet to the at least one exit for a fluid stream comprising a solids content not less than the inlet solids content. A method for separating particulate from a fluid stream having an inlet solids content is also provided. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374360 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING SUSPENSION OR COLLOID COMPONENTS AND A DEVICE FOR SEPARATING SUSPENSION OR COLLOID COMPONENTS - By means of a method and a device for separating suspension or colloid components a sample is moved through a conduit system which extends in axial direction at at least one flow rate in at least one flow direction over a time period until reaching axial separation of components which are then separated from each other. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374361 | TREATMENT OF AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS - The invention is directed to a process for the recovery or removal of one or more crystallizable compounds from an aqueous solution containing, apart from the said crystallizable compounds, one or more organic or inorganic scale- forming or scale-inducing materials having a lower solubility in water than the said crystallizable compounds, said process comprising subjecting the said solution to at least one eutectic freeze crystallization step with recovery of ice and said one or more crystallizable compounds in crystalline form, recycling at least part of the mother liquor formed in the said eutectic crystallization step and subjecting the said recycle to a treatment with seed crystals for said scale forming or scale inducing compounds, removing at least part of the solid material obtained in said treatment step and recycle of the aqueous liquid thus obtained to the eutectic freeze crystallization step or to the feed thereto. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374362 | A FILTRATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a filtration system for filtering a fluid containing solid particles. The filtration system comprising a deformable wall defining a chamber interior to the wall, and a tubular shaped membrane arranged in the chamber. Further, the system is arranged for periodically deforming the chamber wall inwardly and outwardly, respectively, for filtering a fluid that is present in the chamber, exterior to the membrane. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374363 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING THE THICKNESS OF A PRECOAT LAYER OF A DISC FILTER - Method and apparatus for reducing the thickness of a precoat-layer accumulated on the filtering surface of a filter disc from a solids-containing suspension in a basin of a disc filter, said disc filter having two or more filter discs arranged on a shaft and between them at least one drop chute provided with a scraper on both sides, which scraper scrapes the cake filtered from the suspension on the filtering surfaces of the filter discs into the drop, the layer thickness of the precoat on the filtering surface is reduced by shortening the distance between the tips of the scrapers and the filtering surface, and the precoat thickness reduction is accomplished for the precoats on the filtering surface of the two filter discs on both sides of the drop chute non-simultaneously. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374364 | METHOD FOR THE SEDIMENTATION OF SEDIMENT PARTICLES IN A METHOD FOR EXTRACTING DIESEL - The invention relates to a method and a device for the sedimentation of sediment particles in a method for extracting diesel oil from a liquid substance mixture moving in a circuit and comprising oil, hydrocarbon-containing residues and catalyst particles, by means of catalytic, pressureless depolymerisation (CPD). Sediment particles are removed from the substance mixture by guiding said mixture via a spiral-shaped guide arrangement. Hydrocarbon-containing residues are admitted into a lattice arrangement downstream of the spiral-shaped guide arrangement, wherein the substance mixture flows around or flows through said lattice arrangement. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374365 | Process for Recovering Valuable or Harmful Water-Miscible Liquids From Slurries and an Apparatus Therefor - This invention relates generally to a process and an apparatus therefor for recovering valuable or harmful water miscible liquids from mixtures such as slurries that contain such liquids and solid particles. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374366 | SCREWLESS CARRYING FRAME FOR DATA ACCESS DEVICES - A screwless carrying frame for data access devices is fixed to a bottom board and includes a first frame body having an upper structure with an upper vertical plate and an upper transverse plate connected into a step shape. The upper vertical plate has elastic packing elements, and the upper transverse plate has elastic support elements. A second frame body is installed at the bottom board and connected to the first frame body and includes an upper structure with an upper riser plate and an upper horizontal plate connected into a step shape. An upper carrying space is formed between two upper structures of the first and second frame bodies for accommodating the data access device. The elastic packing element is elastically packed at a lateral side of the data access device and the elastic support element is elastically supported at a bottom side of the data access device. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374367 | REMOVABLE ATTACHMENT AND ASSOCIATED TELESCOPIC ROD - The present invention concerns a removable fixing device for a telescopic rail comprising an internal spring ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140374368 | SHELVING SYSTEM - A shelving system attachable to a shelf to provide one or more storage areas on the shelf. The shelving system includes a shelf assembly configured for attachment to the shelf and one or more divider walls configured for attachment to both the shelf assembly and the shelf. Each of the divider walls is separated a distance from another of the divider walls to provide a storage area therebetween on the shelf. A variety of differently sized divider walls can be used with the shelving system. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374369 | FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR A SWITCHBOARD AND RELATED FRAME AND SWITCHBOARD - An assembly for the frame of a switchboard is disclosed, which can include a hollow member which extends lengthwise along a reference axis and which has at least one slot. The assembly can include at least one connecting element for connecting the assembly to a corresponding corner joint element of the frame, and the connecting element can include an insulating body and a fixing metal plate which is associated to a carrying part of the insulating body. The carrying part can be at least partially inserted transversally with respect to the reference axis into the hollow member through the slot, so as to arrange at least a portion of the associated fixing metal plate into the hollow member transversally with respect to the reference axis. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374370 | Beverage bottle with a resealable storage compartment - A combination container for a consumer product consisting of a body providing a primary compartment for containing a primary product, the body having a sidewall, a secondary compartment forming a cavity recessed into the body, one or more secondary products pre-packaged in a secondary product package being located within the cavity of the secondary compartment and a label over the secondary product package. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374371 | Breastmilk Handling Apparatus Particularly Useful for Warming of Breastmilk Containers Such as Bottles and Syringes - The present invention relates to an infant feeding warming system useful to repeatedly and precisely warm breastmilk or formula for use in the NICU. The system in one form comprises a bedside unit that is attachable to an IV pole. The system may also comprise a centralized warming station with multiple chambers, wherein one chamber heats a bottle or syringe, and the remaining chambers are used for storage and/or refrigeration. The system will use a non-liquid heating system to heat feedings. A disposable liner may be used inside the chamber. The system may also contain heating algorithms that are based on a user inputting milk parameters such as volume and initial temperature. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374372 | Closure System for a Leak-Proof Bottle for Baby Food - A closure system for a bottle for baby food having a bottom shell part and a bottom closure ring that can be screwed onto a thread of a bottle, and a bottom partition wall above an inner thread on the edge connected to the bottom shell part blocking the cross-section of the bottom shell part, the bottom partition wall having a top side and a bottom side with a bottom flow hole ending in the first top side and in the bottom side, a top closure ring connectable to a threaded ring to fasten a teat to the top edge of the top shell part, with a top partition wall blocking the cross-section of the top shell part and connected at the edge to the top shelf part, locking elements locking the bottom closure ring and top closure ring in a rotatable, releasable manner, and an elastic sealing lip. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374373 | FLATTENED CONTAINER COMPRISING AN ARCHED BOTTOM WITH SQUARE SEAT - Container of plastic material having a flattened body and a bottom in the extension of the body having peripheral seat defining a seating plane the contour of which has in the same plane a large dimension A1 and a small dimension A2 that is strictly smaller than the large dimension, and an inner annular cheek substantially perpendicular to the seating plane. The bottom having a concave arch that extends from the seat towards a central zone. A height H of the cheek and a width L of the seating plane are such that | 2014-12-25 |
20140374374 | Single Serve Beverage Container - A beverage container holding a beverage includes a cap that can be used to prevent contamination of a beverage between drinks. The cap is sized to fit over the foot of the beverage container for use as a non-slip coaster. The beverage container is shrink wrapped to retain the cap on the top of the beverage container. The shrink wrap includes a pair of vertically disposed perforations which facilitate opening of the beverage container. The shrink wrap also aids in keeping the beverage container sanitary by preventing contaminants from reaching surfaces of the beverage container. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374375 | INKJET SYSTEM FOR PRINTING A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A printing process for printing (P) an ink pattern on a substrate is provided. The ink pattern to be printed is based on an available pattern layout (R). The pattern layout defines a desired layout of the ink pattern to be printed. Based on the pattern layout an input image (rii) for allocating dot positions of the ink pattern is generated. The printing process comprises a step of comparing a scan (S) image (rsi) with the input image to carry out a quality inspection (Q) to detect any print defects in the printed ink pattern. The printing process comprises a step of providing a decision (os) on an approval or a rejection of the printed ink pattern. In case of an approval, the substrate can be supplied to a subsequent processing station (E) to finalise the substrate. In case of a rejection, the substrate including print defects can be recycled (D). | 2014-12-25 |
20140374376 | MATERIALS FOR NEAR FIELD TRANSDUCERS AND NEAR FIELD TRANSDUCERS CONTAINING SAME - A method of forming a near field transducer (NFT) layer, the method including depositing a film of a primary element, the film having a film thickness and a film expanse; and implanting at least one secondary element into the primary element, wherein the NFT layer includes the film of the primary element doped with the at least one secondary element. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374377 | Method for Producing an Antireflection Coating - A method for producing an antireflection coating on a substrate is specified. A first nanostructure in a first material is formed using by means of a first plasma etching process. The first material is the material of the substrate or the material of a layer made of a first organic material applied onto the substrate. A layer made of a second material is applied onto the first nanostructure, the second material is an organic material. A second nanostructure is formed in the layer made of the second material using a second plasma etching process. The second material has a higher etching rate than the first material when carrying out the second plasma etching process. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374378 | Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) Composition for Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) Applications and Methods of Making Thereof - Methods for removing, reducing or treating the trace metal contaminants and the smaller fine sized cerium oxide particles from cerium oxide particles, cerium oxide slurry or chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) compositions for Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) process are applied. The treated chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) compositions, or the CMP polishing compositions prepared by using the treated cerium oxide particles or the treated cerium oxide slurry are used to polish substrate that contains at lease a surface comprising silicon dioxide film for STI (Shallow trench isolation) processing and applications. The reduced nano-sized particle related defects have been observed due to the reduced trace metal ion contaminants and reduced very smaller fine cerium oxide particles in the Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) CMP polishing. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374379 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a pattern forming method includes, forming a first mask on a film to be processed, forming a guide that has a pattern including first openings and second openings, forming a second mask which covers the first openings and does not cover the second openings, etching the first mask using the second mask and the guide as a mask, removing the second mask, applying a self-assembling material into the first openings and the second openings, heating the self-assembling material to form a self-assembled pattern including a first polymer portion and a second polymer portion, etching the first polymer portion, etching the first mask using the second polymer portion and the guide as a mask, and processing the film to be processed using the first mask as a mask. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374380 | STAMPER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BIT PATTERNED MEDIUM USING STAMPER - A stamper of an embodiment includes: a base portion having a main surface; and a plurality of guides arranged on the main surface in mutually different first and second directions and serving as references of arrangement of a plurality of self-assembled dots. A distance between the guides in a third direction is within a range of an integer m | 2014-12-25 |
20140374381 | MASK AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A mask is disclosed. The mask includes at least one support base having at least one opening formed therein, where at least a portion of the boundary of the opening is tapered. The mask also includes at least one positioning layer disposed on the at least one support base, where at least one through opening corresponding to and aligned with the at least one opening is formed in the at least one positioning layer. In addition, at least a portion of the boundary of the through opening is tapered. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374382 | Arc-Jump Circuit Breaker And Method Of Circuit Breaking - A circuit breaker for breaking an AC current, including a pair of breaker contact members with a first breaker contact member and a second breaker contact member, wherein the pair of breaker contact members is separable, whereby an arc carrying an arcing current develops between the breaker contact members; an arcing contact member configured for letting an arc root of the arc jump from the second breaker contact member to the arcing contact member, whereby the arcing current is commuted from the second breaker contact member to the arcing contact member, the commuted arcing current having a first direction; and a current-rectifying element electrically connected to the arcing contact member and configured for passing the commuted arcing current having the first direction, and for blocking a current having a second direction opposite to the first direction. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374383 | TANK-TYPE VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKER - According to one embodiment, a tank-type vacuum circuit breaker includes a tank, a vacuum valve provided in the tank, an insulating layer provided on an outer circumference of the vacuum valve, having a fixed side interface connecting portion and a movable side interface connecting portion, a grounding layer provided on an outer circumference of the insulating layer, a fixed side bushing having an interface connecting portion connected to the fixed side interface connecting portion, a fixed side porcelain tube to house the fixed side bushing, a movable side bushing having an interface connecting portion connected to the movable side interface connecting portion, a movable side porcelain tube to house the movable side bushing, and insulation gas filled in the tank, at an approximately atmospheric pressure. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374384 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH - An electrical switch is disclosed including a rotatably mounted contact bridge which includes a movable contact, wherein the movable contact interacts with a stationary contact of the electrical switch for the purpose of closing or opening the electrical circuit as a result of rotation of the contact bridge. In at least one embodiment, the surfaces at the point at which contact is made between the movable contact and the stationary contact are at least partially covered by a protective material for protecting against soiling and/or damage due to contact-erosion materials, wherein the protective material is a paper-like fleece. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374385 | METHOD OF MAKING PARTIALLY WELDED SPOTS IN WIRE-CUT ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING - In a method of welding a cut-out part with a workpiece at a preselected area in a thickness direction of the workpiece in a wire electrical discharge machining to retain temporarily or tentatively the part on the workpiece, a wire electrode | 2014-12-25 |
20140374386 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING NANO PARTICLE - There is provided a method of forming a nanoparticle including: preparing a wire formed of a material for forming a nano-sized particle; connecting the wire to first and second electrodes; pre-heating the wire using a pre-heating device; and applying energy to the wire using a power supply to form the nano-sized particle, wherein after the pre-heating is performed, a skin depth of the wire is larger than a radius of the wire. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374387 | WIRELESS TRANSMISSION IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF A WELDING APPARATUS - A welding inverter includes a device for achieving wireless data transmission via radio between the welding inverter and a further device. The device is configured such that wireless and preferably safe communication is configured to be achieved therebetween. The welding inverter is thereby configured to be used flexibly as regards its installation location in the existing infrastructure without being modified. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374388 | REMOVABLE WELDING TIP ASSEMBLY - A dummy weld apparatus including a dummy weld gun which allows a direct weld robot with a conventional weld gun to clamp down on the dummy weld gun to apply force and weld current for performing welding of workpieces of a first composition (e.g., aluminum). This arrangement allows the current provided by the conventional weld gun to flow through the dummy weld gun for welding the workpieces using weld tips dedicated to welding parts of the first composition, but also allows the dummy weld gun to be removed from the conventional weld gun to allow the conventional weld gun to performing welding operations on workpieces of a second composition (e.g., steel) using the original welding tips of the weld gun, avoiding material contamination of the tips. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374389 | CAPACITOR-TYPE WELDING DEVICE AND CAPACITOR-TYPE WELDING METHOD - An economical capacitor-type welding device and capacitor-type welding method that have a small power loss, that can be made compact, and that reliably control a charging circuit without being affected by the inductance of a charging path. In an exemplary capacitor-type welding device and an exemplary capacitor-type welding method of the invention, a bypass switching element having a forward-blocking function is connected in parallel to output terminals of a charging circuit, and the bypass switching element is brought into a conduction state to allow a backflow current, which is caused to flow by a magnetic energy stored in the inductance of a primary winding or an inductor included in the charging path, to bypass the charging circuit. A discharge switching element is brought into a conduction state after the bypass switching element enters the non-conduction state and recovers the forward-blocking function. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374390 | High production laser cutting automated system - A laser cutting system wherein a conveyor system indexes sheet material through various processing stations, the processing stations operating simultaneously during the time period when the conveyor is stopped. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374391 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HOT WIRE TIG POSITIONED HEAT CONTROL - The invention described herein generally pertains to a system and method related to energizing a welding wire based on a location of an electrode at an edge on a workpiece. An edge detector can be configured to identify an edge on the workpiece during a welding operation and a controller can be configured to mange a temperature of a puddle formed by the electrode by adjusting one or more welding parameters. The welding parameters can be, but are not limited to, an energizing of the welding wire, a wire feed speed, a temperature of a high intensity heat source (e.g., arc, a sub arc, a tungsten inert gas (TIG) arc, a metal inert gas (MIG) arc, a laser, a plasma arc, a metal core, or a flux core), movement speed, among others | 2014-12-25 |
20140374392 | GAS CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A PLASMA ARC TORCH - A plasma arc torch is provided that includes a torch head, a pre-flow gas conduit for directing a pre-flow gas through the plasma arc torch, at least one plasma gas conduit for directing a plasma gas through the plasma arc torch, and a gas control device. The pre-flow gas conduit and the plasma gas conduit extend into a proximal end portion of the torch head. The gas control device is disposed proximate the torch head and extends between a distal end portion of the pre-flow gas conduit and a distal end portion of the plasma gas conduit. The gas control device is operatively connected to each of the pre-flow gas conduit and the plasma gas conduit. The gas control device selectively allows one of the pilot gas and the plasma gas to flow through the plasma arc torch. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374393 | LASER CUTTING SYSTEM AND LASER CUTTING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a cutting system for high precision cutting of substantially flat elements ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140374394 | INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF A WELDING POWER SUPPLY - A power supply includes an electrical component having at least one pin extending a first distance from a body portion of the electrical component to a circuit board. The power supply also includes a heat sink coupled to the body portion of the electrical component and extending substantially parallel to the at least one pin for approximately the first distance from the body portion to the circuit board. In one embodiment, the at least one pin of the electrical component is not trimmed during assembly of the power supply. In another embodiment, the power supply includes a heat sink hanging over an edge of the circuit board. Moreover, in certain embodiments, a transformer lead is coupled to a diode using a fastener. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374395 | MODULAR POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A power conversion assembly for use in a welding power supply includes a power magnetics module and a power electronics module. The power magnetics module includes at least one transformer disposed on a first wind tunnel housing. The power electronics module is separate from and electrically coupled to the power magnetics module. The power electronics module includes switching circuitry and one or more heat sinks to remove heat from the switching circuitry. The switching circuitry and the heat sinks are disposed on a second wind tunnel housing coupled to the first wind tunnel housing. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374396 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING WELD TRAVEL SPEED - A system and method for determining weld travel speed. In one example, a welding system includes one or more sensors configured to provide a first indication correspond to a welding arc at a first time and to provide a second indication correspond to the welding arc at a second time. The welding system also includes processing circuitry configured to receive the first indication, to receive the second indication, and to determine a weld travel speed based on a weld length of the workpiece and a difference between the first and second times. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374397 | Method and Apparatus For Providing Welding Type Power - A welding-type power supply includes a controller, a preregulator, a preregulator bus, and an output converter. The controller has a preregulator control output and an output converter control output. The preregulator receives a range of inputs voltages as a power input, and receives the preregulator control output as a control input, and provides a preregulator power output signal. The preregulator includes a plurality of stacked boost circuits. The preregulator bus receives the preregulator output signal. The output converter receives the preregulator bus as a power signal and receives the output converter control output as a control input. The output converter provides a welding type power output, and includes at least one stacked inverter circuit. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374398 | WELDING POWER SUPPLY EXTENDED RANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A power supply for welding, cutting and similar operations includes one or more power converters that are controlled by PWM signals applied by control circuitry. The signals may be applied for a period greater than 50% duty cycle. The duty cycle may be determined by monitoring power or current draw by a welding or cutting operation load. Where more than one converters is used, each may have the same or different duty cycles, and each may be extended beyond a 50% maximum. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374399 | ROBOTIC ACCESSORY MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A robotic accessory mounting assembly used in connection with a robot to attach an accessory to the robot, the mounting assembly including a cable connected to an implement mounted on the robot; the cable having a cable length; the implement including a first component having a first length, wherein the implement with the first component has an implement length that corresponds to the cable length; and a second component adapted to replace the first component, the second component having a length less than the first component, wherein replacement of the first component with the second component reduces the implement length defining a clearance relative to the cable length to receive an accessory mount in-line with the implement. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374400 | WELDING TORCH - A welding torch is provided. The welding torch includes an insulating cup removably attached to a head portion of the welding torch. The insulating cup is configured to receive an electrode. The welding torch includes a grounding collar for a contact tip. The grounding collar is attached after the insulating cup and provided around the head portion of the welding torch. The grounding collar is configured to position the contact tip in angular relation to the electrode. The welding torch further includes a body extending from the grounding collar. The body is configured to have a substantially linear configuration. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374401 | AUTOMOTIVE GLAZING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - In an automotive glazing comprising a laminated glazing sheet ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140374402 | POWER-SAVING METHOD FOR DEFOGGING AN EYE-SHIELD - Power saving method providing a burst of power for defogging an eye-shield apparatus with a thin-film heater, comprising: activating the heater from an off power level to an on-demand mode or from a preliminary intermediate power level during an active-on mode to a max power level and continuing heating for a predetermined first period of time, automatically reducing power after the first period of time and sustaining the lesser power for a second predetermined period of time, after which program control automatically turns off the heater, or automatically reduces the heat back to the preliminary intermediate power level depending upon the initial state of the heater upon activating the burst of power, whether on or off. The method may be repeated as often as necessary from off level in the on-demand mode, or from within a continuous active-on mode. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374403 | ELECTRIC HEATER - An electric heater ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140374404 | FABRIC HEATER - To provide a fabric heater that can be stretchable in all direction and warms up quickly. The aforementioned problem is solved by means of a fabric heater ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140374405 | METHOD FOR JOINING TWO ESSENTIALLY METAL SHEET-TYPE WORKPIECES BY MEANS OF FRICTION SQUEEZE WELDING USING A FILLER MATERIAL - The invention relates to a method for joining two essentially metal sheet-type workpieces. In said method. the edge regions of the workpieces to be joined are placed at a distance from one another, at least one wire-shaped filler material is introduced into a zone between the edge regions before or during the joining process, and edge regions and the filler material are then heated to a predefined joining temperature by at least one first frictional element that moves in relation to the edge regions and the filler material, are subjected to a certain contact pressure, and are joined while being deformed. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374406 | METHOD FOR JOINING TWO ESSENTIALLY METAL SHEET-TYPE WORKPIECES USING FRICTION SQUEEZE WELDING - The invention relates to a method for joining two essentially metal sheet-type workpieces. In said method, edge regions of the workpieces to be joined are bent by up to 90° in relation to a plane of the workpiece, the bent edge regions being placed against each other, and the edge regions are then heated to a predefined joining temperature by at least one first frictional element that moves relative to the edge regions, are subjected to a certain contact pressure, and are joined while being deformed. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374407 | Heated Cover Methods and Technology - A heating apparatus comprising a support base and a microplate having a first surface and an opposing second surface. The microplate is positioned adjacent the support base and comprises a plurality of wells formed in the first surface thereof. Each of the plurality of wells is sized to receive an assay therein. A sapphire crystalline transparent window is positioned adjacent the microplate opposing the support base. A heating device heats the transparent window in response to a control system. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374408 | HEAT EXCHANGER DEVICE AND HEATER - A heat exchanger device for a heater a motor vehicle, having a housing with at least one fluid channel disposed therein, with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, an element generating an alternating magnetic field, and at least one, preferably metallic, flat heating element around which a fluid can flow on one or both sides, whereby at least one further flat heating element is provided, which is configured to divide the at least one fluid channel into subchannels. A heater with a heat exchanger device is also provided. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374409 | HEATER - A heater with a housing with a fluid channel, disposed therein, with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, whereby a coil, which generates an alternating magnetic field and is separated sealed from the fluid channel by a coil housing, is provided in the housing, whereby furthermore at least one metallic flat heating element is provided, which can be heated by the alternating magnetic field. The at least one flat heating element is disposed in the fluid channel, whereby the fluid channel is divided at least into a first channel and a second channel. Walls bounding the channels are formed by the coil housing and/or by a flat heating element. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374410 | Inductor for Single-Shot Induction Heating of Complex Workpieces - A single-shot inductor is provided to induction heat treat a complex workpiece that has an at least partially cylindrical component with its central axis coincident with the central axis of a circular component and connected at one end to the circular component with a diameter larger than the diameter of the at least partially cylindrical component. The single-shot inductor has a single crossover inductor section connected to the first ends of two longitudinal leg inductor sections with the second ends of the two longitudinal leg inductor sections connected to a collar inductor section that surrounds the entire circumference of the at least partially cylindrical component when the complex workpiece is loaded in the single-shot one-turn inductor for an induction heating application. Alternatively the single-shot inductor may have two collar inductor sections interconnected between two longitudinal leg inductor sections where one of the leg sections can accept a supply of alternating current. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374411 | INDUCTION COOKING HOB - The present invention relates to an induction cooking hob including at least one induction coil ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140374412 | ENCLOSURE FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - An enclosure for an electrical device includes a five-sided case with an open side closable by a removable cover. First and second pocket plates are mounted in the case and ogether with a side wall of the case define a compartment for receiving the electrical device. The first pocket plate flexes away from a side wall of the case to enlarge the opening into the compartment for receiving the electrical device. Once the electrical device is in the compartment the first pocket plate is biased into engagement with the device to retain it in the compartment. The second pocket plate is spaced from the back wall of the case to prevent contact between the electrical device and the back wall. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374413 | FLEXIBLE CONTAINER - A container for holding and delivering liquids is disclosed. A method of making the same is disclosed. The container can have a molded container top, a molded container bottom, a flexible film reservoir, and a handle extending from the container top to the container bottom. The reservoir can be laterally exposed around the entire circumference of the reservoir along a part of the longitudinal length of the reservoir. A thermally insulated reservoir system is disclosed. The reservoir system can have a bag having a multi-layered bag wall. The bag wall can have a first layer sealed to a second layer. The volume defined between the first layer and the second layer can be partially or completely filled with a fluid insulator, such as air or saline solution. The volume defined between the first layer and the second layer can also or alternately be partially or completely filled with a solid insulator, such as a matted fiber layer. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374414 | Tray and Packaging for Medical Containers - Provided herein is a tray for holding medical containers, including a plurality of elongated parallel cavities that are intended to receive at least one container. Each of said cavities includes a first set of contact surfaces for holding said at least one container, and each of said cavities includes a second set of contact surfaces for holding said at least one container when provided with a cap. The first set of contact surfaces and the second set of contact surfaces are arranged such that said at least one capped container is held in the cavity in a reverse orientation with respect to said at least one container when provided without a cap. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374415 | WAX MELT ASSEMBLY - A wax melt assembly includes a plurality of first wax melts, a plurality of second wax melts and a melt retainer. The first wax melts each have a first property. The second wax melts each have a second property that is different than the first property. The melt retainer includes a first compartment, a second compartment and a retainer body. The first compartment retains the first wax melts. The second compartment retains the second wax melts. The retainer body can have a height that extends from a base to a top of the retainer body and can include a plurality of exterior side walls that extend the height of the retainer body. The retainer body can include a compartment separator that extends between the first compartment and the second compartment. The first compartment can include a first sub-compartment that retains one of the first wax melts, and a second sub-compartment that retains another of the first wax melts. The first wax melt in the first sub-compartment and the first wax melt in the second sub-compartment can be connected to one another. The properties can include scents and/or colors. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374416 | LINER-BASED SHIPPING AND DISPENSING SYSTEMS - The present disclosure, in one embodiment, relates to a liner-based assembly having an overpack and a liner disposed within the overpack. The liner may be formed by blow molding a liner preform within the overpack to form a blow molded liner substantially conforming to the interior of the overpack and generally forming an interface with an interior of the overpack. The present disclosure, in another embodiment, relates to a liner-based assembly including a blow-molded overpack comprised of polyethylene terephthalate, a blow-molded liner disposed within the overpack, the liner comprised of a polymer material, wherein the overpack and liner have a combined wall thickness of about 0.3 mm or less, and a base cup configured to at least partially surround an exterior of the overpack. In some embodiments, the liner has a volume of up to about 4.7 liters and an empty weight of between about 260-265 grams. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374417 | FILLING PORT STRUCTURE FOR PRESSURE FLUID - A first fluid channel of a first body has a first inner diameter part and a second inner diameter part in an order that an inner diameter becomes smaller from a side where a nozzle is inserted. A second body has a second fluid channel capable of communicating with the first fluid channel and further has a first outer diameter part and a second outer diameter part which are inserted in the second inner diameter part in an order that an outer diameter becomes larger from the first fluid channel side. When the tip part of the second body is inserted in the first fluid channel, a wall surface provided at an end of the second inner diameter part along an axial direction, an end surface of the tip part of the second body and an inner circumferential surface of the second inner diameter part form a sealing groove. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374418 | STORAGE CONTAINER, STORAGE CABINET AND STORAGE SYSTEM - The present document describes a storage cabinet and a storage system for storing a liquid and/or a granulate matter. The storage system includes at least one storage container for storing the liquid and/or the granulate matter. The storage container includes a container body with a main access, a main lid removably mounted to the container body for covering the main access and a secondary lid removably mounted to the container body and/or the main lid for covering a secondary access on the container body and/or the main lid, where the container body includes a top portion and a bottom portion adapted for stacking. The storage system further includes a storage cabinet with a floor member which includes a stacking element for receiving the bottom portion of the container body. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374419 | Can Comprising a First, Dispense Opening and Second, Vent Opening - A can for containing a liquid having a top end is disclosed. The top end has (a) a dispense area defined by a first score line and (b) a pull tab coupled to the top end by a first rivet. The pull tab punctures the dispense area to open a dispense aperture upon lifting an actuating end of the pull tab. The top end has (c) a vent area defined by a second score line and (d) a secondary lever coupled to the top end by a second rivet, and has a puncturing end for puncturing the vent area to open a vent aperture upon lifting an opposite, actuating end of the secondary lever. The secondary lever and pull tab interlock so lifting the actuating end of the pull tab triggers lifting of the actuating end of the secondary lever, opening both dispensing and vent apertures in a single movement. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374420 | SMALL VOLUME CONTAINER - A single-use storage and dispensing container is provided for use with small volumes of consumer products. The container is generally sleeve-like, sealed at both ends to contain the flowable material, and is scored or otherwise includes a break point for rupture by a user to dispense the container contents. Application of a threshold pressure to the container by the user will cause the container to rupture at the break point, dispensing flowable material therefrom. The container is suitable for one-handed use. Various cross sectional shapes of the sleeve are possible. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374421 | SECURITY LID - A locking security lid incorporates a cylindrical housing having extendable pistons and contact pads for contacting the interior surface of an access pipe, the contact pads may be retracted to a withdrawn position wherein the contact pads are within the outside diameter of the cylindrical housing. The cylindrical housing is provided with a locking bolt to will be secured to the cylindrical housing through a stanchion and having a keyed bolt head to prevent removal of the locking bolt without a socket wrench having a corresponding slot pattern. The contact pads are provided with a locking interference surface to prevent relative movement between an access pipe and the contact pad when the contact pads are extended. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374422 | WASTE RECEPTACLE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A ventilation system for use with a waste receptacle and a trash bag disposed within the waste receptacle, defining an airspace between the trash bag and an inner surface of a waste receptacle wall. In one embodiment a U-shaped ventilation clip is positioned over a peripheral edge portion of the waste receptacle. A fluid channel extends through the ventilation clip between an interior opening, which is in open fluid communication with the airspace, and an outer opening, which is in open fluid communication with an airspace exterior to the waste receptacle. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374423 | STORAGE CONTAINER - A container includes a base portion made primarily of paper and a lid portion comprising plastic or other suitable material. The base portion includes a primary rim extending radially outward at, or proximate to, an opening to the interior storage region of the base portion, and circumscribing the opening. A plastic secondary rim is fixedly joined to a surface of the primary rim such that when the lid portion is removably received to the base portion, so as to close the opening, a peripheral sealing portion of the lid portion sealingly engages the plastic secondary rim, in pressed conformance therewith, making a plastic-against-plastic seal. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374424 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FOODS IN ADJACENT PORTABLE CONTAINERS - The invention described herein is generally directed to a snack or dip or food holder assembly that can attach to bowls, dishes, plates, trays and the like. Specifically, a snack or dip holder is provided that can be removeably attached to a bowl or plate edge. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374425 | PAINT BUCKET WITH A BOTTOM HOLD - A Paint bucket with a bottom hold feature comprising, a substantially conical shaped body with a wide top and narrower base with a circular foot section having an aperture configured in its middle center through which the fingers of an open hand with palms facing upward can be inserted to hold the bucket up vertically by its base with just one hand. The bucket does not require any handles, hooks, straps, or other appendages to hold the bucket in one hand and can be used to hold and transport other liquids and materials besides paint and comes with a detachable lid. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374426 | PLASTICS CONTAINER - A blow moulded plastics container for storing liquid (e.g., milk) has a body with a central axis intended to be generally vertical during storage. A part line of the container bisects an integral handle on the body. The body defines a footprint having a width which is greater in a middle region than at either longitudinal end of the footprint. The body has opposing side surfaces extending in a direction at least generally aligned with the part line of the container and forming part of the footprint. In one embodiment, the footprint is longer than it is wide and is asymmetrical about a transverse axis extending in a direction perpendicular to said part line. This reduces thinning effects associated with blowing a parison in a mould cavity. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374427 | BOTTLE CONTAINER OF A PINCH-GRIP TYPE, AND MOVABLE INSERTS OF A BLOW MOLD USED TO MOLD SUCH A BOTTLE CONTAINER - An invention including a bottle container of a pinch-grip type of synthetic resin blow-molded product and which includes a body of a bottle container, and a grip including a pair of right and left deep-recessed grip portions, formed by concaving both side wall portions of the body of the bottle container, a rear wall portion of the body disposed at a position rearward from the deep-recessed grip portions in a front-back direction, wherein each grip portion includes a caved in recessed wall, vertical side walls positioned facing each other across the wall, and lateral walls disposed at upper and lower ends of the wall, so that surrounding walls as a whole is formed by vertical walls and lateral walls that surround the recessed wall, and wherein the vertical side walls have an angle of gradient which is set at a right angle relative to a transverse center line extending horizontally. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374428 | CONTAINER AND CAP - A container ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140374429 | CONTAINER - A container ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140374430 | DISPENSER ASSEMBLY - The disclosure relates to a dispenser assembly comprising a bin with a spring actuated shuttle for engaging with a plurality of individual dispensable units contained within a refill package. The disclosed dispenser assembly provides easy dispensing of individual dispensable units from a bin. The individual dispensable units are contained within a refill package for easy reloading. In one embodiment, a tool is used to remove an individual dispensable unit and therefore the dispensing is achieved without touching the individual dispensable unit with the user's hands. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374431 | Balancing Weight for Vehicle Wheels - A balancing weight for vehicle wheels has a first face for fitting the balancing weight onto an inner peripheral surface of the wheel's rim and a second face opposite the first face. In order to improve the handling including the feeding of the balancing weights to a balancing machine each balancing weight comprises at least one guideway for a connecting means for stacking a plurality of such balancing weights. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374432 | REFILLABLE, FLEXIBLE DISPENSER FOR STACKED MOIST WIPES - A refillable dispenser for pre-moistened wipes includes a flexible pouch. The pouch has a front wall, a back wall, and an interior space therebetween. A dispensing opening is formed in the front wall, and a movable cover can cover the dispensing opening. The dispenser includes a seam that can be opened to an open position and resealed to a closed position to connect the front wall to the back wall. The open position defines a refill opening. The front wall and the back wall are each formed from a flexible material having a bending resistance of between 21.0 milligrams of force and about 300 milligrams of force. In particular embodiments, the flexible material has a thickness of at least 5.0 mils. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374433 | DISPENSER FOR SHEET PRODUCTS - A dispenser including a rear housing member and a front housing member that are connected by way of a first hinge so that the front housing member is openable relative to the rear housing member in order to fill a space defined by the front housing member and the rear housing member with at least one stack of sheet products. The front housing member and the rear housing member also include components for forming a second hinge. The first hinge allows the front housing member to open from a first side of the rear housing member in a first rotational direction, and the second hinge, when formed, allows the front housing member to rotate in an opposite direction from an opposite side of the rear housing member. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374434 | Notepaper Dispensing Box - A notepaper dispensing box as claimed in box, which comprising: a box body and a base plate; an opening for output of the removable notepaper is set on the upper surface of the box body, and an elongated notch is set separately at both short sides to output removable notepaper of various types and dimensions; the box body and base plate are interlocked by the hooks and slots; a card case is set separately at both long sides of the box body for holding the business cards, and multiple partitions are embedded to limit the shift of the removable notepaper; an elastic body is supported between the removable notepaper and the base plate, such that the removable notepaper is lifted automatically to the opening after it is consumed; a rubber sucking disk is adhered onto the base plate, allowing for backward thrust when touching the box body at any direction; and the box body can be attached onto any table surface with non-slip effect. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374435 | REFILLABLE, FLEXIBLE MOIST WIPES DISPENSER HAVING OFFSET DISPENSING ORIFICE - A refillable dispenser includes a flexible pouch having a top and a bottom spaced apart in a width dimension. The bottom terminates at a bottom edge. The pouch has a front wall, a back wall, and an interior space therebetween. The dispenser includes a dispensing opening formed in the front wall. The dispensing opening has a width that extends in the width dimension, and the dispensing opening defines a midpoint along its width. The dispenser includes a seam that extends generally in a length dimension and that is disposed generally at the pouch top. The seam can be opened to an open position and resealed to a closed position to connect the front wall to the back wall. The seam defines a seam inner edge and a seam outer edge. The midpoint of the dispensing opening is disposed closer to the bottom edge than to the seam inner edge. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374436 | DISPENSING DEVICE - A dispensing device includes a receiving tray and a delivery mechanism. The receiving tray includes two side plates to receive products. The delivery mechanism is secured to the two side plates and includes a blocking board and a stopping member. The blocking board is hung on the receiving tray, and the stopping member is secured to the receiving tray. The blocking board is located in a first position, where the blocking board blocks one of the products from disengaging from the receiving tray. The blocking board is rotatable about an axis that is substantially perpendicular to the side plates to a second position, where the blocking board is disengaged from the products, and the stopping member is rotatable with the blocking board for blocking the other products from moving out of the receiving tray. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374437 | SINGLE-DOSE APPLICATOR AND METHOD - An applicator, related applicator system, and a method for delivering a self-adhesive material are provided. The applicator includes an outer surface, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface. The inner surface of the applicator defines a void that is operable to receive the self-adhesive material. At least a portion of the inner surface releasably adhere the applicator side of the self-adhesive material where the adhesive force between the portion of the inner surface and the applicator side being less than adhesive force between the substrate and the substrate side. The applicator is used by placing the applicator in contact with a substrate, pressing the applicator against the substrate such that the self-adhesive material adheres to the substrate, and releasing the applicator from the substrate. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374438 | Beverage Dispensing System - The present application describes a product dispenser. The product dispenser may include at least one macro-ingredient source, at least one micro-ingredient source positioned about the dispenser, a diluent source, a dispensing valve, a number of pumps or metering devices, and a user interface. The user interface receives a request for a product type and instructs the pumps or metering devices to dispense a predetermined type and ratio of macro-ingredients, micro-ingredients, and diluent to the dispensing valve for a predetermined flow rate. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374439 | CONTAINER HAVING AN INNER BAG - The container produced in a coextrusion-type blow molding process, which consists of a substantially rigid outer container and an easily deformable inner bag, with the inner bag being closed by a bottom weld seam when excess material is squeezed off at the bottom of a blow mold, and said bottom weld seam being clamped in a likewise closed bottom weld seam of the outer container, at least one pressure compensating opening being formed on both sides of the bottom weld seam, and all pressure compensating openings being formed at points of the outer container that are offset in the circumferential direction from the intersection lines of a plane extending through the bottom weld seam and through the longitudinal center axis of the container with the circumferential wall of the outer container and of the inner bag so that the inner bag contracts only from two sides when the container contents is dispensed, is characterized in that the wall thickness of the inner bag is greater in the area of the intersection lines than in the interposed circumferential portions. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374440 | CAULKING GUN WITH DRIP FREE MECHANISM - A caulking gun that dispenses caulking material may have a drip free mechanism that is operable to prevent additional caulk material from being dispensed. In another embodiment a caulking gun may have a lever that can be adjusted to permit additional caulk material to be dispensed. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374441 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEVERAGE EXTRACTION NEEDLE GUIDING - Devices and methods for guiding a needle in movement through a bottle closure, such as a cork, to extract fluids from the bottle without removal of the cork. A needle may be attached to a device body by a needle base, which includes a surface arranged to engage with a needle guide to guide movement of the needle base and needle relative to the guide. A needle guide may also provide a shield for the needle tip and/or a needle opening. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374442 | MULTI-USER TOOTHPASTE DISPENSER - A multi-user toothpaste dispenser is disclosed. The multi-user toothpaste dispenser allows a plurality of user's their individual dispensing nozzle from a commonly shared toothpaste tube. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374443 | Carbonated Beverage Storage, Transportation, and Dispensing System - A container for the storage, transport and consumption of a carbonated beverage, and specifically a carbonated malt beverage such as, but not limited to, beer, which utilizes a flexible inner container and a rigid outer container (often a wall of the dispenser) which is presented in generally close proximity thereto by having inner dimensions similar to the outer dimensions of the internal bag. In order to dispense the beverage, an external source of gas, which will commonly be carbon dioxide or nitrogen, is used to feed gas directly into the flexible container portion of the device and the beverage itself. This causes the interior container to push against the rigid walls of the exterior container creating pressure and dispensing the beverage. | 2014-12-25 |
20140374444 | WATER DISPENSER WITH A CLEANING MECHANISM - The subject matter discloses a water dispenser apparatus, comprising with a single suction unit for pumping water from a water container to a cold water tank and a hot water tank. The single suction unit also pumps water from a suction tube connected to either the cold water tank or the hot water tank. The water sucked by the suction unit from the suction tube is circulated between the cold water tank and the hot water tank and when heated is used to clean tubes and tanks at the water dispenser apparatus and is transferred at tubes within the water dispenser apparatus. The subject matter also provides for cleaning a connector connecting the water container to the tubes of the water dispenser apparatus using the single pump, which pumps water from the hot water tank towards the water container. | 2014-12-25 |