52nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110315581 | Socket caddy - A tent-shaped socket caddy with pins holding sockets by way of the force of gravity, substantially without friction with the pins. A base with a shallow storage box provides storage for socket ratchets and socket ratchet extensions. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315582 | Packaging Assembly for Solar Cover for Swimming Pool - A packaging assembly for a large item such as a solar pool cover in an exemplary embodiment utilizes a shrink-wrap packaging material. The packaging material may be formed of a polyolefin material, and may have a thickness of about 1.0-2.5 mils. The packaged item, such as a solar cover, may be formed at least partially of polyethylene. Additionally, the solar cover may be rolled into a roll having a cylindrical shape with a cylindrical diameter of at least about 30 inches and a cylindrical width of at least about 48 inches. Other items of similar size may be packaged using the packaging assembly. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315583 | INTRAVASCULAR INDWELLING CATHETER LOCK SOLUTION CONTAINING WEAK ACID AND CONTAINER CONTAINING THE SAME - A catheter lock solution which is a catheter lock preparation having a bacteriostatic property at physiological osmotic pressure without practically containing a bacteriostatic component such as a preservative, an antimicrobial agent, or an antibiotic and having high safety, characterized in that the preparation contains a weak acid having an acid dissociation constant (pKa) of 3.0 to 6.5 as a buffer, a pH of the solution is less than 6.0, preferably from 3.0 to about 5.5, an osmotic pressure ratio is from 0.5 to 3.0, and a pH change (variation) can be suppressed to less than the 6.0 with the weak acid, and a container containing the catheter lock solution. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315584 | Storage Box and Associated Blank - A collapsible box for disposal of articles such as sanitary wear, comprises a base, at least three walls upstanding therefrom and a top, the top having an aperture through which articles or items may be placed in the box and a flap at least partially occluding the aperture, the flap being urged upwardly and at least a part of which being engaged by a wing portion to inhibit upward motion thereof, the wing portion being moveable between a first condition for collapsing the box and a second condition at least partially overlying the aperture. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315585 | Packaging System For Shipping, Storing, Displaying, And/Or Dispensing Absorbent Articles - A blank having panels and flaps, a carton foldably constructed from the blank, a polybag, and a packaging system that comprises the carton, the polybag, or both. The packaging systems comprise, among other things, certain tabs, flaps, cut out, and tear lines that allow absorbent articles contained in the several systems to be easily viewed and removed, while maintaining sufficient integrity of the packaging system. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315586 | Container And Closure - An improved container provides a container body and a closure. In some embodiments, a scooping utensil retainer is disposed on the closure. The scooping utensil retainer includes opposing flanges protruding from the closure surface. A flange rib protrudes from the first flange into the flange gap, extending from the closure surface to the distal end of the flange. A tapered retainer gap is provided between flanges for resiliently clamping the handle of a scooping utensil. In some embodiments, the closure can include an annular ridge shaped for engaging a downwardly extending skirt on a like container when two like containers are vertically stacked. In some embodiments the container body includes an in-mold label affixed to a substantially straight side wall, the in-mold label covering at least about 95% of the exterior surface area of the container body. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315587 | CONTAINER WITH LABEL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A label having a thickness of from 30 to 120 μm and a Gurley stiffness of from 5 to 40 mgf, and comprising an adhesive layer with a melting heat quantity of from 10 to 55 J/g, is adhered on a body of a container having a thickness of 50 to 130 μm, so that the direction of the label having a Gurley stiffness of from 5 to 40 mgf can correspond to the circumferential direction of the container body, by an in-mold method. Thereby, the label can be adhered with a sufficient adhesion strength and a thin container which is not deformed by the label can be provided. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315588 | AUTOMATED MEDICATION HANDLING SYSTEM - Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for providing an automated medication handling system that can, among other things, single-dose package medications, store and dispense medications in a pharmacy, transport medications to a nursing unit or other remote location, store them at that remote location, and load them into a portable unit carried by a nurse, who may dispense the medication at a bedside. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315589 | CARRYING CASES HAVING ADJUSTABLE COMPARTMENTS FOR USE WITH PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS - According to various embodiments, a carrying case may be configured with an internal compartment adapted to receive a laptop computer, netbook, tablet computer, touch screen, multimedia projector, mobile telephone, and/or other portable electronic device. The dimensions of a compartment may be adapted for a specific device by moving adjustable cushions from a side spacing orientation to a base spacing orientation. According to one embodiment, a compartment may include adjustable cushions configured to be placed within the compartment in a side spacing orientation or outside the compartment in an external orientation. Additionally, a carrying case may include an instruction icon illustrating methods for using adjustable cushions within a compartment. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315590 | MULTILAYERED STRETCHED FILM WITH BARRIER PROPERTY - [Object] An object of the invention is to provide a multilayer stretched film with barrier property that is free from deterioration of barrier properties attributable to dimensional change caused by moisture absorption, and bending, etc. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315591 | Polyester Polymer Having Phenolic Functionality and Coating Compositions Formed Therefrom - A polyester polymer is provided that includes at least one pendant phenolic-containing group. In one embodiment, the polyester polymer is combined with an optional crosslinker and an optional carrier to form a coating composition suitable for use in coating articles such as packaging articles. The coating composition typically includes a resole phenolic crosslinker. In one embodiment, the polyester polymer has at least one phenolic-containing group that comprises an adduct of cardanol. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315592 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REFORMING A PORTION OF A PLASTIC CONTAINER USING INDUCTION HEATING - An apparatus ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315593 | APPARATUS FOR SECURING DISHWARE - Dishware, such as cups, bowls, plates and the like, have magnets installed in a bottom portion thereof. The dishware may be magnetically attracted to a metallic surface. When the surface supporting the dishware is not metallic, a surface topper may attach to the surface, thereby allowing the magnets in the dishware to secure the dishware to the table. The dishware and/or surface topper may be used for outdoor dining, for example, at picnics and restaurant patios, or for securing dishware in locations subject to motion, such as in moving vehicles. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315594 | Foldable tray for making a package in which to bake and ship baked goods - A flat foldable tray having a set of fold lines inscribed therein along which the tray is bent to form a package in which to carry a variety of products (e.g., baked goods). The flat foldable tray includes a base portion, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls, each of which walls being hingedly connected to the base portion, and a folding corner located between each pair of adjacent side and end walls. The pairs of side and end walls are bent upwardly relative to the base portion along with the folding corners at respective fold lines such that the folding corners are located at the exterior of the package and outside the walls thereof. The pairs of side and end walls are retained in locking engagement with one another so that the walls are retained in end-to-end alignment and the package is held in a closed configuration. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315595 | SERVING TRAY SYSTEMS - A serving tray that enhances tray-stabilizing features useful to a server's abilities to load, carry, and unload a serving tray depending upon the specifics of the serving situation. The serving tray is stackable, assists drying, bacterial-growth minimizing, and jack-stand nesting. The serving tray provides for easy gripping and added stability by either right or left-handed users. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315596 | INTEGRATED HYDROCRACKING AND DEWAXING OF HYDROCARBONS - An integrated process for producing naphtha fuel, diesel fuel and/or lubricant base oils from feedstocks under sour conditions is provided. The ability to process feedstocks under higher sulfur and/or nitrogen conditions allows for reduced cost processing and increases the flexibility in selecting a suitable feedstock. The sour feed can be delivered to a catalytic dewaxing step without any separation of sulfur and nitrogen contaminants. The integrated process includes an initial dewaxing of a feed under sour conditions, optional hydrocracking of the dewaxed feed, and a separation to form a first diesel product and a bottoms fraction. The bottoms fraction is then exposed to additional hydrocracking and dewaxing to form a second diesel product and optionally a lubricant base oil product. Alternatively, a feedstock can be hydrotreated, fractionated, dewaxed, and then hydrocracked to form a diesel fuel and a dewaxed, hydrocracked bottoms fraction that is optionally suitable for use as a lubricant base oil. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315597 | CATALYTIC PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR BASE OIL PRODUCTION FROM HEAVY FEEDSTOCK - Processes and catalyst systems are provided for dewaxing a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock to form a lubricant base oil. A layered catalyst system of the present invention may comprise a first hydroisomerization dewaxing catalyst disposed upstream from a second hydroisomerization dewaxing catalyst. Each of the first and second hydroisomerization dewaxing catalysts may be selective for the isomerization of n-paraffins. The first hydroisomerization catalyst has a first level of selectivity for the isomerization of n-paraffins, the second hydroisomerization dewaxing catalyst has a second level of selectivity for the isomerization of n-paraffins, and a layered catalyst system comprising the first and second hydroisomerization dewaxing catalysts has a third level of selectivity for the isomerization of n-paraffins. The third level of selectivity may be higher than each of the first level of selectivity and the second level of selectivity. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315598 | CATALYTIC PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR BASE OIL PRODUCTION USING ZEOLITE SSZ-32x - Processes and catalyst systems are provided for dewaxing a hydrocarbon feedstock to form a lubricant base oil. A layered catalyst system of the present invention may comprise a first hydroisomerization dewaxing catalyst disposed upstream from a second hydroisomerization dewaxing catalyst. Each of the first and second hydroisomerization dewaxing catalysts may be selective for the isomerization of n-paraffins. The first hydroisomerization catalyst may have a higher level of selectivity for the isomerization of n-paraffins than the second hydroisomerization dewaxing catalyst. At least one of the first and second hydroisomerization dewaxing catalysts comprises small crystallite zeolite SSZ-32x. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315599 | INTEGRATED HYDROCRACKING AND DEWAXING OF HYDROCARBONS - An integrated process for producing naphtha fuel, diesel fuel and/or lubricant base oils from feedstocks under sour conditions is provided. The ability to process feedstocks under higher sulfur and/or nitrogen conditions allows for reduced cost processing and increases the flexibility in selecting a suitable feedstock. The sour feed can be delivered to a catalytic dewaxing step without any separation of sulfur and nitrogen contaminants, or with only a high pressure separation so that the dewaxing still occurs under sour conditions. Various combinations of hydrotreating, catalytic dewaxing, hydrocracking, and hydrofinishing can be used to produce fuel products and lubricant base oil products. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315600 | REMOVAL OF SULFUR COMPOUNDS FROM PETROLEUM STREAM - A process for upgrading an oil stream by mixing the oil stream with a water stream and subjecting it to conditions that are at or above the supercritical temperature and pressure of water. The process further includes cooling and a subsequent alkaline extraction step. The resulting thiols and hydrogen sulfide gas can be isolated from the product stream, resulting in an upgraded oil stream that is a higher value oil having low sulfur, low nitrogen, and low metallic impurities as compared to the oil stream. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315601 | HIGH SHEAR PROCESS FOR PROCESSING NAPHTHA - A method and system for processing naphtha, including a high shear mechanical device. In one embodiment, the method comprises forming a dispersion of gas in a naphtha hydrocarbon liquid in a high shear device prior to introduction in a cracking reactor/furnace. In another instance the system for processing naphtha comprises a high shear device for mechanically shearing hydrocarbons. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315602 | RECESSED GAS FEED DISTRIBUTOR PROCESS FOR FCC RISER - An FCC process may include a distributor disposed in a recess in a wall of the riser for distributing gaseous hydrocarbon feed to a riser. The distributor may be shielded from upwardly flowing catalyst by a shield. An array of nozzles from the distributor may extend through openings in the shield. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315603 | SPENT CATALYST RISER DISTRIBUTOR - The present invention relates to an improved design for use in fluid cracking processes, preferably used in either a fluid catalytic cracking (“FCC”) process or a fluid coking process. In particular, the present invention relates to an apparatus and process for improving the separation and distributing spent catalyst and gases in a spent catalyst riser associated with a fluid cracking process, and most preferably for use in a spent catalyst riser associated with an FCC regenerator vessel. A novel catalyst distributor design and associated processes are presented herein which significantly improve combustion in the dense-phase fluidized catalyst bed of a regenerator and results in improved regenerator dense bed combustion and lower migration of oxygen into the regenerator overhead region. As a result, afterburn is significantly reduced in the regenerator and higher catalyst bed temperatures are achieved with significantly more uniform bed temperatures due to the improved combustion characteristics in the dense-phase fluidized catalyst bed. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315604 | METHOD FOR RESOLVING EMULSIONS IN ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY OPERATIONS - Disclosed and claimed is a method of demulsifying an emulsion comprising water and oil. The method comprises adding an effective amount of a composition comprising at least one substantially fully quaternized ammonium adduct of polyephalohydrin that has a molecular weight from about 500 Da to about 2,500 Da. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315605 | Pretreatment Method for the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures from Coal and Carbon Chars - Carbon nanostructures such as multiwalled carbon nanotubes are formed from electrolyzed coal char. The electrolyzed coal char is formed by forming a slurry of coal particles, metal catalyst and water and subjecting this to electrolysis, which generates carbon dioxide and hydrogen. This forms a coating on the particles which includes metal catalysts. These particles can be used as is for formation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes using a pyrolysis method or other method without the addition of any catalyst. The gelatinous coating can be separated from the char and used as a fuel or as a carbon source to form carbon nanostructures. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315606 | FLUID SEPARATOR FOR TRASH AND OTHER MATERIALS - A separator for separating trash into its constituents. An inlet conduit accelerates the trash mixture into an expansion chamber allowing the lighter weight materials to move apart from heavier materials. An air fan applies air pressure to the lighter weight materials drawing off the lighter weight materials while the heavier materials fall towards a collecting conveyor by the force of gravity. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315607 | CLASSIFYING APPARATUS, CLASSIFYING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER - A classifying apparatus including: a rotor with a plurality of annularly disposed blades, which rotates; and a louver with a plurality of blades which are disposed at an outer circumferential portion of the rotor so as to supply from the outer circumferential portion a fluid for dispersing and classifying a powder material, wherein the powder material is supplied to a gap between the rotor and the louver and centrifugally classified into fine powder and coarse powder, and wherein at least one of the following relationships is satisfied: Relationship (1): α≧50° Relationship (2): D | 2011-12-29 |
20110315608 | SURFACE MOUNT PROCESS, SURFACE MOUNT SYSTEM, AND FEEDING APPARATUS THEREOF - A surface mount process, a surface mount system, and a feeding apparatus thereof are provided. The surface mount system includes a feeding apparatus and a surface mount apparatus. The feeding apparatus includes a vibrating tray feeder module, a vibrating linear feeder module, and a component recycling module. The vibrating tray feeder module has a circular vibrating conveyer belt with a vibrating tray output end. The vibrating linear feeder module has a linear vibrating conveyer belt connected to the vibrating tray output end and has a linear vibrating output end opposite the vibrating tray feeder module. The component recycling module is disposed under the vibrating tray feeder module to recycle the rejected components. The surface mount apparatus has a component receiving unit corresponding to the linear vibrating output end of the vibrating linear feeder module. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315609 | ULTRASONIC LINE SENSOR, AND SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS COMPRISING ULTRASONIC LINE SENSOR - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic line sensor includes a plurality of ultrasonic sensors each comprising a circular vibrating surface and generating an electrical signal in accordance with an ultrasonic wave that enters the vibrating surface; and at least one sound absorbing member that is provided between the vibrating surfaces of the ultrasonic sensors and a detection target, and that absorbs an ultrasonic wave, the sound absorbing member being arranged in a position where the sound absorbing member overlaps both edge portions of the vibrating surfaces in a scanning direction that is perpendicular to a conveying direction of the detection target such that effective regions, which are regions in the vibrating surfaces not overlapped by the sound absorbing member, each have two sides parallel to the conveying direction of the detection target. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315610 | DEVICE FOR CATCHING RAINWATER - In a device (V) for catching rainwater from a downpipe (F) comprising an opening ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315611 | Portable Dialysis Machine - The specification discloses a portable dialysis machine having a detachable controller unit and base unit. The controller unit includes a door having an interior face, a housing with a panel where the housing and panel define a recessed region configured to receive the interior face of the door, and a manifold receiver fixedly attached to the panel. The base unit has a planar surface for receiving a container of fluid, a scale integrated with the planar surface, a heater in thermal communication with the planar surface, and a sodium sensor in electromagnetic communication with the planar surface. Embodiments of the disclosed portable dialysis system have improved structural and functional features, including improved modularity, ease of use, and safety features. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315612 | DESALINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CLEANING THE SAME - A desalination apparatus according to the present invention includes: a pretreatment device having a pretreatment membrane that filters a turbid content contained in raw water; a reverse osmosis membrane device having a reverse osmosis membrane that reduces a salt content contained in filtrate water supplied from the pretreatment device to produce permeated water; a first control valve that is provided between a high-pressure pump mounted on a filtrate water line through which the filtrate water is supplied from the pretreatment device to the reverse osmosis membrane device and the reverse osmosis membrane device, and temporarily decreases a supply pressure of the filtrate water; and the control device that operates the first control valve to perform suck-back control by which a pressure at the entrance of the reverse osmosis membrane device is decreased in a pulse-like manner during operation. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315613 | Water conservation system - The water conservation system provides for the controlled circulation of heated water between an overhead water tank, which is mounted on the roof of a building, and an underground water tank for storing cooled water. The overhead tank has a feed outlet, a circulation outlet, and a circulation inlet formed therein. A first conduit is provided, with a lower end thereof being positioned within the underground tank. A pump draws water from within the underground tank, which is delivered to a second conduit. An upper end thereof is in fluid communication with the overhead tank. A third conduit is further provided, having an upper end in communication with the overhead tank and a lower end in communication with the underground tank. A programmable valve selectively controls water flow out of the overhead tank, which is delivered, via the third conduit, to the underground tank by gravity. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315614 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM INCLUDING SUPPLEMENTAL POWER SOURCE - A dialysis system includes: a water purification unit; a dialysate generation unit configured to use water purified by the water purification unit; a dialysate delivery unit configured to deliver dialysate prepared by the dialysate generation unit; a supplemental power source; and electronic circuitry including: (i) a first electrical connection configured to electrically connect a branch power source with at least one of the water purification unit, the dialysate generation unit and the dialysate delivery unit, and (ii) a second electrical connection configured to electrically connect a supplemental power source with at least one of the water purification unit, the dialysate generation unit and the dialysate delivery unit. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315615 | STACKABLE MODULAR ULTRA PURE WATER MACHINE - A stackable modular ultra pure water machine has at least one water tank module, at least one terminal processing module, at least one purification module, at least one water outlet module and a control module that connected together in a stack. The control module has an LED display and a faceplate. Therefore, it is convenient to add or remove modules with different functions to form a customizable ultra pure water machine. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315616 | CATCH BASIN TRAP AND MOUNTING SYSTEM - A trap for a catch basin, and means for mounting said trap to a catch basin wall, comprises a hollow trap body having an inner wall and an outer wall, and side walls joining the inner and outer walls. The trap body has a first aperture near the top of its inner wall, allignable with an outlet of a catch basin, and a second aperture at a lower level on said trap body than said first aperture. A mounting plate is secured to the inner wall of the trap body, and has an aperture allignable with the first aperture of the trap body. A retainer plate is provided, onto which the mounting plate can be mounted. The retainer plate also has an aperture allignable with the apertures on the mounting plate and trap body. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315617 | Water Resistant Hatch And Hood - A hood that mounts around an outlet of a catch basin with a cover having a proximal end and distal end; the proximal end being pivotally attached to the hood. The cover pivots between a closed sealed position that substantially prevents water born contaminants from passing through the access opening and an open position that allows access to the access opening. The cover is made from a flexible material to allow the cover to be lifted from the closed sealed position in a substantially vertical path that allows access to the outlet of a catch basin. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315618 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PACKING MATERIAL, PACKING MATERIAL, AND COLUMN - A method for manufacturing a packing material includes a first step of reacting an inorganic particle having a hydroxyl group with a silane coupling agent including a silane coupling agent having an alkenyl group with a carbon number of 2 or more and 8 or less and/or an alkynyl group with a carbon number of 2 or more and 7 or less and a second step of reacting the inorganic particle having reacted with the silane coupling agent, with a compound represented by a general formula of: | 2011-12-29 |
20110315619 | IMMERSION-TYPE MEMBRANE SEPARATION APPARATUS - An immersion-type membrane separation apparatus having a novel structure, which enables a practically applicable level of cleaning of a separation membrane by means of an ultrasonic wave generated by an ultrasonic transducer and can exhibit steady filtration performance for a long period. An ultrasonic transducer for cleaning and removing matters adhering to a separation membrane during the filtration of raw water is provided. The matters adhering to the separation membrane is cleaned and removed by means of an ultrasonic wave emitted from the ultrasonic transducer transducer. The separation membrane is made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). | 2011-12-29 |
20110315620 | COLANDERMATE SYSTEM - A byproducts handling apparatus is provided having a solid bowl, a trap holder, and a colander. The colander has a plurality of apertures and the solid bowl, the trap holder, and the colander are configured to be assembled together with one another in an assembled condition of the byproducts handling apparatus with the trap holder having a diameter configured in correspondence with both an interior volume of the solid bowl and an outer peripheral dimension of the colander such that the trap holder is disposable between the solid bowl and the colander. The colander is operable to retain an edible product therein such that byproducts released from the edible product exit the colander via the apertures and the trap holder is operable to capture and retain byproducts that have exited the colander and is removable from the byproducts handling apparatus to permit disposal of retained byproducts. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315621 | DECANTING CENTRIFUGE WITH PLURAL SCREEN SUPPORT SECTIONS - A screen bowl decanting centrifuge comprising a rotatable bowl ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315622 | FILTER CARTRIDGE, PARTICULARLY FOR PERCOLATING FILTER JUGS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IT - A filter cartridge ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315623 | Wedge Bar for Inertial Separation - Asymmetrically profiled wedge bar screen used for inertial separation of suspended particles, wherein the profile of the bars is a generalized trapezoid, tilted in the direction of the sweeping flow with a distinctly extended trailing edge at the aft face side of the cross section of the bar. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315624 | METHOD OF MAKING NANOPOROUS OXIDE CERAMIC MEMBRANES OF TUBULAR AND HOLLOW FIBER SHAPE - The present invention is aimed to fabricate nanoporous anodic oxide ceramic membrane tubes with excellent pore characteristics by anodizing metal tubes located in a cylindrical symmetry with respect to a cathode which itself has a cylindrical symmetry. The membrane tubes may have protruded portions acting as supports and joints. The present invention also deals with stacks and bundles consisted of numbers of the anodic oxide ceramic tubes for filter and dialysis applications. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315625 | DETECTION OF MICRO-ORGANISMS - Improved methods and devices for detecting microorganisms, such as yeast and bacteria in mixtures, are disclosed. Methods include passing a sample mixture thorough a filter device, which has been pretreated with detergent resuspending the filtrand from the filter membranes and detecting the presence of microorganisms in the filtrand. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315626 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING DOMESTIC SEWAGE AND ORGANIC GARBAGE - A method and system for treating domestic sewage and organic garbage are provided. The method comprises the steps of: multi-phase separation, retting, generating sewage gas, and optional biological denitrification and dephosphorization, which can convert the domestic sewage and organic garbage into clear water, sewage gas, organic manure and sludge. The system comprises a multi-phase separation device, a retting device, a sewage gas generating device and a biological denitrification and dephosphorization device, which can treat the domestic sewage and organic garbage effectively and environmental friendly to achieve a reduction in pollution emission. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315627 | METHOD OF BIOLOGICAL WASTE-WATER TREATMENT - A biological waste-water treatment using a biological reactor is described where the processes are conducted in an alternating and joint, aerobic zone, anoxic zone and aerobic zone arrangement. Raw waste-water is transferred to the aerobic zone and/or to the anoxic zone. The waste-water is also transferred from the last anoxic zone to the last aerobic zone, which acts as an exit from the biological reactor. In the process of external recirculation to the aerobic zone, sludge from the bottom of the secondary precipitation tank is moved to the aerobic zone. In the process of internal recirculation the content of the last aerobic zone is divided between anoxic zone and aerobic zone. From the last aerobic zone, waste-water is transferred with the sludge to the secondary precipitation tank, where the clean waste-water is separated from the sludge on the bottom of the secondary precipitation tank. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315628 | System and method for capturing and bioremediating hydrocarbon pollutants using dynamic filters - A dynamic filter member comprising a mass of lipophilic, hydrophobic fibers and bioremediating microbes, said filter member having a sufficient volume of interstitial areas such that water flow through said filter member is substantially unimpeded. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315629 | SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR SYSTEM AND BIOLOGICAL METHODS FOR REMOVING BISPHENOL COMPOUNDS FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER - The present document describes a process and a bioreactor for reducing a bisphenol compound content of a wastewater using a membrane bioreactor containing a biomass in a volatile suspended solid (VSS) form where the biomass in the membrane bioreactor is operating continuously to reduce bisphenol compound content when the bisphenol compound volumetric load is below 108 g m | 2011-12-29 |
20110315630 | EXTRACTION CONTAINER, EXTRACTOR, AND EXTRACTION METHOD - Simplified liquid-solid and liquid-liquid separations after centrifugal extraction are used to extract a target substance from a substance mixture into a solvent. An extraction container has a closed-end cylindrical shape, and is rotated around a central axis by an extractor rotor driven by a motor. The extraction container includes: an opening provided in a bottom portion thereof; and a valve (valve ball) provided at the opening, and opened or closed by a pressure difference between above and below the valve. In extraction, a substance mixture and a solvent are put into the extraction container. The extraction container is repeatedly subjected to normal rotation, pausing, reverse rotation, and pausing to thereby extract a target substance from the substance mixture into the solvent and to separate the liquids into upper and lower layers. Then, an air pressure hose nozzle is connected to an opening in an upper portion of the extraction container, and an inside of the extraction container is pressurized to open the valve at the bottom portion. Thus, the liquids are sequentially discharged from the liquid in the lower layer. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315631 | MULTI-USE HIGH WATER RECOVERY PROCESS - Disclosed is a versatile multi-use high water recovery process that integrates the use of water purification membranes including reverse osmosis and nanofiltration with ion exchange water softening resins in a number of configurations that optimize operation and achieve maximum membrane permeate recoveries while eliminating the use of fresh water, sodium chloride and other chemicals needed to regenerate the IX resin. The invention provides process mobility and flexibility that enable selection of optimum process configurations and features to address variability in the Influent Water quality. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315632 | MEMBRANE FILTRATION SYSTEM - A membrane system is disclosed. The membrane system may include a treatment process wherein both at least a portion of a permeate output of the membrane system and a concentrate output of the membrane system are recirculated back to an input of the membrane system. The membrane system may include a treatment process wherein a higher level permeate is used to treat the membrane system. The membrane system may include a storage reservoir to store at least a portion of the concentrate output of a purge cycle of the membrane system. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315633 | Rotating Valve - Described is a rotary valve including a stator element and a rotor element. The stator element defines a first inlet passage, a second inlet passage, and a first outlet passage, respectively, having a first inlet port, second inlet port and first outlet port in a stator face. The rotor element has a rotor face in contact with the stator face and has a first channel and a second channel formed therein. The rotor element is rotatably movable about a rotational axis to at least a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first inlet port is fluidly coupled to the first outlet passage by the first channel and the second inlet port is fluidly coupled to the first outlet passage by the second channel. In the second position, the first inlet port is fluidly coupled to the first outlet passage by the first and second channels. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315634 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULATED MOVING BED SEPARATION COMPRISING BYPASS LINES IN EVERY OTHER BED AND WITH CONTROLLED FLUSHING FLOW RATES DURING INJECTIONS AND WITHDRAWALS - A process for separating a feed F by simulated moving bed adsorption in a SMB device comprises external bypass lines L | 2011-12-29 |
20110315635 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONCENTRATING AND DETECTING MAGNETICALLY MARKED CELLS IN LAMINARLY FLOWING MEDIA - The embodiments relate to a device and to a method for concentrating and detecting cells in flowing media, in particular magnetically marked cells in complex media such as blood. For this purpose, at least one magnet is used, said magnet being coupled to at least one magnetoresistance. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315636 | Soluble Anion Exchangers From Hyperbranched Macromolecules - Novel macromolecules for filtering contaminants from water and non-aqueous solutions. Molecules such as polyethyleneimine (PEI) may be functionalized, cross-linked, and/or quaternized to improve their binding capacity or selectivity with particular water contaminants such as bromide, nitrate, and sulfate. The macromolecules may be either recyclable or non-recyclable, and may be recovered or separated from water using means such as ultrafiltration, flocculation, or immobilization on a substrate. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315637 | METHODS TO RECOVER AND RECLAIM HYDROCARBONS OR HYDROPHOBIC SUBSTANCES IN AN AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT - The present invention provides useful biodegradable and environmentally friendly cost effective methods for oil recovery and reclamation from oil spills and chemical spills. More particularly, methods to recover and reclaim hydrocarbons or hydrophobic substances in an aqueous environment. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315638 | SCREEN BLOCKAGE MEASUREMENT AND FLOW PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method are provided that enable the control of a screening operation based on a calculated screen blockage percentage and the velocity throughput of the screen. The apparatus includes an upstream level detector, a downstream level detector and flume or weir placed downstream of the screen. The apparatus may further include a blockage determination unit which determines the percent screen blockage based on the flow level upstream of the screen and the flow level downstream of the screen. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315639 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING CATALYST SLURRIES - Apparatus and methods for handling spent catalyst, wherein a slurry comprising the catalyst may be rapidly and conveniently drained to separate a liquid from the catalyst using a separation unit including a separation vessel and having a separator plate disposed between an upper compartment and a lower compartment of the separation vessel, whereby each of the liquid and solid components of the slurry may be conveniently contained separately for subsequent treatment, transportation, and/or disposal. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315640 | SYSTEM FOR DEWATERING GRANULATES - A method and apparatus for dewatering a mixture of granulate and water are disclosed. In accordance with one example of the system described herein, the apparatus includes a casing as well as hollow sieve body with side walls formed as a sieve, the sieve body being arranged in the casing and suspended thereto. The sieve body tapers towards the bottom, and a clearance is formed between the casing and sieve body. For delivering the granulate-water mixture an inlet is arranged in the upper part of the sieve body. A corresponding outlet for the dewatered granulate is located at the bottom of the sieve body. The inlet is arranged in the sieve body and the sieve is formed such that the water laterally escapes through the sieve into the clearance due to centrifugal and gravitational forces when passing through the sieve body from top to bottom. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315641 | CONTROLLER FOR AN ACOUSTIC STANDING WAVE GENERATION DEVICE IN ORDER TO PREVENT CLOGGING OF A FILTER - The invention relates to a method and apparatus to continuously monitor and control acoustic energy and vacuum pressure to maintain a net unidirectional flow of multi-phase heterogeneous fluids through a porous filter or membrane. The heterogenous fluid may come form a variety of sources including biological sources such as, blood, bone marrow aspirate (BMA), adipose tissue (lipoaspirate), urine, saliva, etc. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315642 | Movable hidden clothing hanger - A movable hidden clothing hanger includes a positioning mount for securely mounting on a wall surface at an overhead area, a hanger unit, and a control arrangement operatively coupling between the positioning mount and the hanger unit to selectively move the hanger unit between a hand-reachable position and an above head position. At the hand-reachable position, the hanger unit is dropped down from the positioning mount for enabling the laundry object being hanged at the hanger unit, and at the above head position, the hanger unit is lifted up for suspendedly hanging the laundry object at the overhead area so as to maximize a usage floor area below the hanger unit. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315643 | LAPTOP TRAY - The new features of the invention not found in most prior art or inventions are the simplicity of the invention, fewer parts, simpler assembly and disassembly, easy storage and portability. Because of the simplicity of design and fewer parts, the invention also costs less than most other inventions that offer a portable work surface for laptop computers. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315644 | Slider Panel for Product Display - An apparatus includes a display structure that supports products in a display area within reach of a customer location. The apparatus further includes a panel structure supported for movement along upper and lower tracks. The panel structure has a transparent viewing section and indicia relating to the products, but is not configured to support any products itself. The panel structure also has horizontally opposite side edges spaced apart at a width that is less than the width of the display area. A frame structure supports the upper and lower tracks at locations that provide the panel structure with a path of movement interposed between the customer location and the display area. The path of movement includes positions in which the display area can be reached from the customer location past either of the opposite side edges of the panel structure. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315645 | DISPLAY UNIT WITH INTERCHANGEABLE SHELVING - One embodiment of the invention is a free standing display unit having a rotating base, at least one vertical support mounted on the base, and a plurality of shelves supported by the at least one vertical support. Each shelf is interchangeable between a plurality of different configurations, with a first configuration changeable to a second configuration by pivoting movement of one or more portions of the shelf between a stored position and an operational or display position. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315646 | PLANTER SUPPORT FRAME APPARATUS - Provided is a planter support frame apparatus in which a strong green-planted artificial ground can be formed with a simple structure and a high construction freedom. The planter support frame apparatus includes: support plate members which are provided on a plurality of support bars and each include fitting-subject coupling portions on side surfaces thereof; and coupling members each including, at both ends thereof, fitting coupling portions detachably fitted to the support plate members. The coupling members form, together with the support plate members, at least one support frame body having a support space amid the coupling members and the support plate members. The at least one support frame body supports a support flange from below by accommodating a planter body in the support space. A plurality of support frame bodies may be continuously arranged vertically and horizontally, and thus the green-planted artificial ground, which has a simple structure and can be easily constructed and reliably supported on various support substrates, and further, onto which people can step, can be provided. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315647 | SHELF SUPPORT SYSTEM - A supporting system for furniture, and a shelf adapted for such supporting system, is disclosed. The supporting system comprises a rail ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315648 | Storage carousel - A storage carousel is disclosed which includes multiple vertically displaced carousel frames ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315649 | Safety Device, Boom with a Safety Device and Construction Machine - The present disclosure relates to a safety device, in particular for the fall protection of persons during the inspection of a crane boom, with at least one guide directly and/or indirectly arranged on the side of the stepping plane and with at least one guiding means which is movably guidable or guided in a sliding manner in the and/or through the guide, wherein a suspension means is attachable or attached to the guiding means, by means of which at least one protective equipment is suspendable or suspended. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a boom with a safety device, and a construction machine. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315650 | Container Seal - A container for storing matter provides a container body having a resilient flange protruding outward therefrom to form a seal between the container body and a mating closure. The resilient flange is deflected by the inner surface of the mating closure to form a first releasable seal between the closure and the container body. The resilient flange includes an aspect ratio of length divided by thickness. A second releasable seal is formed in some embodiments between the upper edge of the side wall and the closure when the mating closure is positioned on the container body. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315651 | Stelvin/Cork Glass Wine Bottles - A method of molding a wine bottle adapted for use with one but not both of a cork-type plug closure or a Stelvin-type threaded closure includes forming a glass parison having a temporary body and a completed neck finish contoured for receiving either a cork-type plug closure or a Stelvin-type threaded closure. The glass parison is transferred to a mold stage, and the temporary body of the parison is blow molded at the mold stage to form a glass container having a neck coupled to the neck finish. With both neck finish geometries, the neck adjacent to the neck finish has external (L and K) dimensions adapted to receive a Stelvin-type threaded closure and a cylindrical interior adapted to receive a cork-type plug closure. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315652 | SAFETY SEAL REMOVER - A safety seal remover comprising a finger ring, and a rim ring secured to the finger ring at a connection point wherein the rim ring attaches to a rim of a bottle under a safety seal and the finger ring lies above the safety seal so that when the finger ring is pulled the rim ring lifts causing the safety seal to tear from the rim of the bottle. The safety seal remover allows for simple and effective removal of the safety seals placed on most medication bottles and food jars. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315653 | SYNTHETIC RESIN BOTTLE WITH A HANDLE - Pinhole detection is achieved when pinholes happen to develop near stoppers used to fit a handle. A biaxially drawn synthetic resin bottle has a recessed portion, and a synthetic resin handle, fitted in an undercut engagement to the recessed portion by insert molding. The handle comprises upper and lower fitting arms disposed at a grip in a vertically long plate shape. Both arms extend forward from the grip. A stopper extends upward from a front end of the upper fitting arm, and a stopper extends upward and/or downward from a front end of the lower fitting arm. A ridge or groove is formed extending rearward of a stopper of either arm, along a top surface of the upper fitting arm or along a top surface and/or an underside surface of the lower fitting arm. A connecting passage for air release is formed along the ridge/groove. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315654 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a Bulk Acoustic Wave device by providing an active layer formed of an electro-mechanical transducer material, providing a first electrode on the active layer, defining a first electrode portion of the device, whereby a remaining portion of the device is defined around the first electrode, providing a stop-layer on the first electrode, depositing a first dielectric layer on the resultant structure, and planarizing the first dielectric layer until the stop-layer on the first electrode is exposed. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315655 | METHOD OF PROCESSING GRAPHENE SHEET MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of processing a graphene sheet material includes irradiating UV ray to a graphene sheet material in an atmosphere containing a first substance to inactivate an edge of the graphene sheet material by substituting an end group connected to the edge of the graphene sheet material with more stable functional group generated from the first substance, and irradiating UV ray to a surface of the graphene sheet material in an atmosphere containing a second substance containing oxygen to activate the second substance, and oxidize and remove a graphene sheet contained in the graphene sheet material sequentially from a surface side. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315656 | FERROMAGNETIC NANORINGS, MEDIUMS EMBODYING SAME INCLUDING DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Featured is a magnetic ring structure including at least a vortex magnetic state such as symmetrically and asymmetrically shaped nanorings, having small diameters (e.g., on the order of 100 nm). In particular embodiments, the width and thickness of the asymmetrical nanorings varies as a function of the locations on the circumference so that maxima and minima thereof are located on opposite sides of the nanoring. Also featured are methods for fabricating such symmetrically and asymmetrically shaped nanorings. Also featured are methods for controlling the reversal process so as to thereby create vortex states in such asymmetric nanorings by controlling the field angle. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315657 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING GRAPHENE TRANSFER FILM - A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a graphene transfer film are provided. The method of manufacturing the graphene transfer film includes: forming graphene on a graphene growth film comprising a carbonization catalyst; disposing a carrier film and the graphene growth film so that the carrier film and the graphene growth film, on which the graphene is formed, face each other; applying air pressure to at least one of the graphene growth film and the carrier film so that the graphene and the carrier film are attached to each other; and removing at least a part of the graphene growth film. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315658 | ALUMINUM OXIDE FILM REMOVER AND METHOD FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF ALUMINUM OR ALUMINUM ALLOY - Disclosed herein is an aluminum oxide film remover for removing an oxide film on the surface of aluminum or aluminum alloy, which comprises silver ions and/or copper ions, a solubilizing agent for silver ions and/or copper ions, and a quaternary ammonium hydroxide compound, and has a pH value of 10 to 13.5. A method for surface treatment of aluminum or aluminum alloy is also disclosed, which comprises immersing a workpiece having aluminum or aluminum alloy at least on the surface thereof in the aluminum oxide film remover, and depositing the silver and/or copper contained in the remover on the surface of aluminum or aluminum alloy while removing the aluminum oxide film. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315659 | PATTERN FORMATION METHOD AND IMPRINT MATERIAL - According to one embodiment, a pattern formation method is disclosed. The method can include forming a foundation film on a patterning film. The foundation film includes a reaction initiator to produce at least one of an acid and a base. The method can include forming an imprint film having an uneven configuration by coating an imprint material onto the foundation film and by causing a template to contact the imprint material. The method can include increasing an etching rate of a first portion of the imprint film higher than a second portion by introducing the at least one of acid and base into the first portion. The first portion is on the foundation film side. The second portion is a portion excluding the first portion. The method can include patterning the patterning film using a protruding portion of the uneven configuration as a mask. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315660 | METHOD FOR RECYCLING OF SILICA WASTE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING NANOPOROUS OR SPHERICAL MATERIALS - Disclosed are a method for recycling silica waste and a method for preparing nanoporous material and other valuable silica materials. More specifically, a method for preparing a nanoporous material by recycling silica-containing waste produced from a silica etching process in the synthesis of nanoporous carbon is provided. The present disclosure allows recycling of silica waste in an effective and environment-friendly manner, reduction of consumption of chemical materials, and reduction of chemical waste. Accordingly, the present disclosure enables effective preparation of various valuable nanoporous silica and other silica materials from silica waste released for production of various nanoporous materials. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315661 | ETCHING APPARATUS, ANALYSIS APPARATUS, ETCHING TREATMENT METHOD, AND ETCHING TREATMENT PROGRAM - There is provided an etching apparatus in which, without setting the information of the substance and the chemical reaction, a small number of representative wavelengths can be selected from a waveform at a lot of wavelengths, and an analysis process of etching data which needs large man-hours can be eliminated to efficiently set the monitoring of the etching. The etching apparatus includes: a lot/wafer/step-depending OES-data searching/acquiring function | 2011-12-29 |
20110315662 | ARCING FAULT AND ARC FLASH PROTECTION SYSTEM HAVING A HIGH-SPEED SWITCH - A high-speed arc terminator for an electrical power distribution system includes a sealed, evacuated housing, and a controllable mechanical switch having first and second electrically conductive contacts enclosed within the housing and adapted to be coupled to the power distribution system outside the housing. A trigger conductor extends into the housing and has an exposed end near the gap between the contacts when the contacts are in the open position. At least one of the contacts is movable between an open position in which the contacts are separated by a gap, and a closed position in which the contacts engage each other, and an operating mechanism is provided for moving the at least one contact between the open and closed positions. A high voltage source is controllably coupled to the trigger conductor for supplying a high-voltage pulse to the trigger conductor in response to the detection of an arcing fault. The high-voltage pulse produces an arc within the gap between the contacts, to shunt fault current from the power distribution system across the gap, from one of the contacts to the other, before the contacts engage each other. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315663 | MAGNETIC ACTUATOR CIRCUIT FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR - A magnetic actuator circuit for high-voltage switchgear for a vacuum circuit breaker, including at least one permanent magnet and at least one coil connected in series with a transistor switch, and an electromechanical switch connected in series with the transistor switch and the coil. The first electromechanical switch and the transistor switch have an open default state, such that the electromechanical switch closes at an instant that precedes an instant of closing of the transistor switch, and such that it is returned to the open state once the transistor switch has returned to the open state. Such a magnetic actuator circuit may find application for putting a medium and/or high voltage apparatus into and out of circuit. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315664 | METHOD FOR TREATING A PART MADE FROM A DECOMPOSABLE SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL - The present provides methods for treating a part made from a decomposable semiconductor material, and particularly, methods for detaching a surface film from the rest of such a part. According to the provided methods, a burst or pulse of light particles of short duration and very high intensity is applied to the part in order to selectively heat under substantially adiabatic conditions an area of the part located at a predefined depth from the surface to a temperature higher than the decomposition temperature of the material, and subsequently a surface film is detached from the rest of the part at the heated area. In preferred embodiments, the decomposable semiconductor material comprises Ga, or comprises Al | 2011-12-29 |
20110315665 | BATTERY CASING MANUFACTURING METHOD - Disclosed is a battery casing manufacturing method which comprises: providing a casing film; providing a casing body; aligning the casing film and the casing body; and connecting the casing film and the casing body by using a welding process. The welding process transmits energy to the predetermined joint area of the casing film and/or the casing body in a non-physical contact way to make them connected. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315666 | METHOD OF ABLATING A SURFACE LAYER OF A WALL, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE - The invention relates to a method of ablating a surface layer of a wall by sweeping the said layer, comprising: a step of directional control by an optical deflector of a plurality of pulsed laser beams; a step of ablating the layer on impact zones created by the plurality of laser beams, each impact zone being defined by a centre and by a characteristic dimension; the method is characterized in that the impact zones are disjoint, the distance between each centre of the impact zones being equal to at least ten times the largest characteristic dimension of the impact zones. The invention also relates to a corresponding device. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315667 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELIABLY LASER MARKING ARTICLES - The invention is a method and apparatus for laser marking a stainless steel specimen with commercially desirable marks. The method includes providing a laser processing system having a laser, and laser optics and a controller with pre-determined laser pulse parameters, selecting the pre-determined laser pulse parameters associated with the desired mark, and directing the laser marking system to produce laser pulses having laser pulse parameters associated with the desired marks including temporal pulse widths greater than about 1 and less than about 1000 picoseconds. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315668 | Erosion Resistant Hard Composite Materials - A hard composite composition comprises a binder; and a polymodal blend of matrix powder. In an embodiment, the polymodal blend of matrix powder has at least one local maxima at a particle size of 30 μm or less, at least one local maxima at a particle size of 200 μm or more, and at least one local minima between a particle size of about 30 μm to about 200 μm that has a value that is less than the local maxima at a particle size of 30 μm or less. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315669 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEATING FLUIDS - Systems and methods for heating a fluid having a heating element housing with a heating element to heat a fluid. The heating element housing may include an opening capable of receiving a fluid transporter, e.g., a needle, a syringe, a vial, or an intravenous (IV) tube, among others, that transports the fluid for heating by the heating element. The heating device may also include a power source housing coupled to the heating element housing comprising a power source for providing heat to the heating element. The fluid is heated while flowing through the fluid transporter. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315670 | APPARATUS FOR HEATING WEATHER MASTS - The invention relates to a device for heating weather masts on wind turbines. The object of the invention is to eliminate the drawbacks of the prior art and to keep the weather masts of a wind turbine free of ice. The device according to the invention for heating a weather mast on a wind turbine is that the weather mast comprises interconnected pipings. In the pipings, there is arranged a heating system which is formed by one or a plurality of electric heating wires. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315671 | FORMING METHODS OF A TOILET SEAT WHICH IS INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH AN EMBEDDED HEATING WIRE AND PRODUCTS THEREOF - A forming method of a toilet seat which is integrally formed with an embedded heating wire uses primarily a plastic material or glass fiber reinforced plastic to embed a heating wire in a toilet seat, forming the toilet seat which is integrally formed with the embedded heating wire. The toilet seat which is integrally formed with the embedded heating wire is characterized in that the said toilet seat is embedded with the heating wire which contacts with the toilet seat without leaving a gap, thereby forming the integrally formed toilet seat. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315672 | Infrared Heating Panels, Systems and Methods - Infrared heating panels are provided with an electrically insulative substrate that carries one or more infrared heating elements. Each heating element includes an elongated first segment attached to a first surface of the substrate and an elongated second segment electrically connected in series with the first segment. At least the first segment is a strip of an electrically resistive material adapted to emit infrared radiation in response to a current. The second segment is attached to the second surface of the substrate opposite from and in a parallel arrangement with the first segment such that a first current flowing through the heating element flows through the first segment in a first direction relative to the substrate and flows through the second segment in a second direction opposite the first direction. Saunas, heating systems, and methods for reducing electromagnetic emissions in an infrared sauna are also provided. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315673 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR HEATING ELEMENT COIL - Spacer for a vertical support structure of a heating element coil includes a mating feature including complimentary components on first opposing sides of the spacer, a cavity, open to second opposing sides of the spacer, and an extension offset from an axis intersecting the mating features, the extension including a pocket sized to fit an individual loop of the heating element coil. The spacer can be incorporated into a support structure for a heating element coil interlocking adjacent loops of the coil so that they are retained in a collinear and concentric arrangement while allowing the loops of the coil to move freely inward and outward from the central axis in unison. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315674 | INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE - An induction heating device includes a top plate ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315675 | INDUCTION HEATING COOKER - There are provided amplifying part ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110315676 | Energy-Saving Water Boiler - A water boiler includes a water storage tank, a heater, and a heat pipe unit. The water storage tank includes a heating room, an outer water storage room, and an inner water storage room between and spaced from the heating room and the outer water storage room in a radial direction. Outside water flows from an inlet pipe to the outer water storage room, and water in the outer water storage room flows into the inner water storage room and the heating room for storage. The heater includes an induction coil. The heat pipe unit includes a plurality of heat-transfer pipes. An upper segment of each heat-transfer pipe is arranged in the heating room, while a lower segment of each heat-transfer pipe is received in the induction coil. When the induction coil turns ON, heat-transfer pipes are heated to heat the water in the heating room. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315677 | METHOD DEVICE AND ARRANGEMENT FOR HEATING AN OBJECT BY AN INDUCTION - A device for heating an object by an electromagnetic induction comprises at least one rotor, and the rotor comprises at least one permanent magnet. The device also comprises a stator for providing varying magnetic field arranged to interact with at least one magnet of the rotor and causing said rotor to rotate around the axis. The magnets of said rotor is arranged to provide varying magnetic field and eddy currents within the object when said rotor is rotated so that said object is heated by the electromagnetic induction generated by said varying magnetic field and eddy currents. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315678 | MICROWAVE HEATING DEVICE - PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a microwave heating device evenly and efficiently irradiating a heating object with microwaves without using a turning mechanism. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315679 | Apparatus of a combined ice cream cup and a connecting means, and method of connecting ice cream cups - The present invention relates to an apparatus of an ice cream cup embodying a hollow portion of a cup suitable to accommodate an ice cream material which has a connecting mean that enables to connect more cups of the same apparatus to the same cup, such cup enabling inserted and connecting or disconnecting one cup to at least one more cup, and a method that enable the connecting of multiple ice cream cups to each other, wherein, the present invention apparatus and method enabling to use separate different flavor of ice cream to each and every cup, instead of stacking ice cream balls on top each other. More particularly, the present invention uses a special made handle to circumvent direct heat transfer through ice cream grasping by hands. This interconnecting ice cream cup system, with separated cups containing either the same or different flavors of ice cream, is formed in a technique that designated either as a handle or a cup, to form as a connector that fitted with another cup apparatus of the present invention, enabling the user to hold in one hand more than multiple cups of ice cream as in the present invention to allow tasting different flavors of ice cream and reduce ice cream melting through heat transfer by hands. | 2011-12-29 |
20110315680 | DISPLAY CASE - A countertop bulk food display case has a single unitary cavity which receives a plurality of individual food containers. The containers have lips which extend outwardly from their open top and support elements, which extend across the cavity, and are arranged such that adjacent support elements contact the lips on opposed sides of the container. | 2011-12-29 |