53rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090320875 | DUAL CHAMBER MEGASONIC CLEANER - Embodiments described herein relate to semiconductor device manufacturing, and more particularly to a vertically oriented dual megasonic module for simultaneously cleaning multiple substrates. In one embodiment, an apparatus for cleaning multiple substrates is provided. The apparatus comprises an outer tank for collecting overflow processing fluid comprising at least one sidewall and a bottom. A first inner module adapted to contain a processing fluid is positioned partially within the outer tank. The first inner module comprises one or more roller assemblies to hold a substrate in a substantially vertical orientation. A second inner module adapted to contain a processing fluid is positioned partially within the outer tank. The second inner module comprises one or more roller assemblies adapted to hold a substrate in a substantially vertical orientation. Each inner module contains a transducer adapted to direct vibrational energy through the processing fluid toward the substrates. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320876 | PROCESS AND COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING A SCALE DEPOSIT - One exemplary embodiment can be a process for removing one or more scale deposits formed on a surface. The process can include contacting the surface with a composition for a period of time sufficient to remove the scale deposits that comprise coke or metal sulfides or mixtures thereof. Generally, the composition includes an effective amount of an organic acid and/or a salt thereof, and an effective amount of an oxidizing agent. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320877 | PROCESS AND COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING A SCALE DEPOSIT - One exemplary embodiment can be a process for removing one or more scale deposits formed on a surface. The process can include contacting the surface with a composition for a period of time sufficient to remove the one or more scale deposits. Generally, the composition includes an effective amount of an organic acid and/or a salt thereof, and an effective amount of an oxidizing agent. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320878 | NON-WOVEN PRODUCT USED AS A WIPING CLOTH, METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - This non-woven production installation comprises a spunbond tower ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320879 | APPARATUS FOR CLEARING TUBING AND RELATED METHOD - An apparatus for clearing tubing includes a grip assembly connected to the pair of rollers. The grip assembly is operable to move the rollers to engage the tubing therebetween. The movement of the grip assembly is limited such that a minimum tubing gap between the rollers is equal to approximately twice a wall thickness of the tubing. The rollers are moved along the tubing to clear obstructions. The apparatus can also include a clamp assembly having one or more plates that limits movement of the grip assembly to bring the rollers no closer than the minimum tubing gap. Alternately, the grip assembly can include first and second shell halves movable between open and closed positions with a channel defined therebetween, and the rollers are mounted in the grip assembly. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320880 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLEANING FILTERS - A method of cleaning a particle filter, in particular for combustion engines, includes the steps of: —a) applying heat to the interior of the particle filter during a certain time period for burning the trapped particles, —b) removing the burnt particles from the particle filter, —c) measuring the particle filter, wherein the measurements are compared to values of a unused filter of the particular type, and—if the measured values deviate from the values of the unused filter by a predetermined amount, steps a) to c) are repeated until the measured values are within an approval range. A system for performing the method is also disclosed. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320881 | Use of spectroscopic techniques to monitor and control reactant gas input into a pre-pump reactive gas injection system - The present invention relates to vacuum processing systems in which process gases are introduced in a process chamber and are exhausted through a vacuum processing system exhaust path. Deposits made by the exhausted gas are reduced or eliminated by introducing a reactive gas upstream of the device affected by deposits. The amount of introduced reactive gas is controlled by measuring gas phase concentrations of exhausted gas components upstream and downstream of the affected device, and, from those measurements, determining whether the components are being consumed in deposits on the affected device. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320882 | BARBECUE SMOKER - A barbecue smoker includes a doorless and lidless cabinet including at least four drawer receiving openings. A first drawer for holding food to be cooked is provided in the first opening. A second drawer for holding a pan of water or seasonings is provided in a second opening. A third drawer for holding fuel for heating the smoker is provided in a third opening. A fourth drawer for receiving and holding ashes produced by the fuel is provided in a fourth opening. All of the drawers include a rear cap to seal a cooking compartment in the cabinet when the drawers are fully open. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320883 | DISHWASHER WITH A PIVOTING APPARATUS - A dishwasher is provided that includes at least one cleaning chamber for subjecting tableware to the action of at least one cleaning liquid. The dishwasher optionally having a rack support for holding at least one dish rack that is loaded with tableware. The dishwasher also includes a pivoting apparatus, wherein the pivoting apparatus is designed to pivot the dish rack from at least a first position to at least a second position in the cleaning chamber. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320884 | CONTROLS OF AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT DURING WAFER DRYING USING PROXIMITY HEAD - A method for processing a substrate is provided which includes generating a fluid meniscus to process the substrate and applying the fluid meniscus to a surface of the substrate. The method further includes reducing evaporation of fluids from a surface in the substrate processing environment. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320885 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS - A substrate treatment apparatus includes: a substrate holding unit horizontally holding a substrate; a substrate rotating unit rotating the substrate held by the substrate holding unit around a vertical axis of rotation; a treatment solution supply unit for supplying a treatment solution to the substrate rotated by the substrate rotating unit; an exhaust tub having an exhaust port and storing the substrate holding unit therein; a plurality of guards stored in the exhaust tub and vertically movable independently of one another; an exhaust passage forming unit forming a capture port opposed to the peripheral edge portion of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit for capturing the treatment solution splashing from the substrate while forming an exhaust passage reaching the exhaust port from the capture port by vertically moving the guards; and an exhaust pipe connected to the exhaust port for exhausting the atmosphere in the exhaust tub through the exhaust port. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320886 | PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A CONTROL DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH A DISHWASHING APPLIANCE, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND METHOD - A protective arrangement for protecting a control device associated with a dishwashing appliance is provided. A door assembly is pivotably engaged with a tub portion of the dishwashing appliance and cooperates therewith to cover a forward access opening defined by the tub portion. The control device is mounted to the door assembly and is adapted to selectively direct operation of at least one operational component of the dishwashing appliance. The protective arrangement is configured to wrap about the control device so as to be at least partially disposed between the control device and door assembly. The protective member is further disposed between a detergent dispensing device and the control device to at least partially prevent contact between dishwashing fluid from the detergent dispensing device and the control device. An associated apparatus and method are also provided. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320887 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher is disclosed which is suitable for mounting within a cavity under a bench. The dishwasher is chassis less and includes no outer wrapper or cabinet and as such is mounted directly to the cavity. Also disclosed are a number of embodiments relating to mechanisms for closing the lid on the retractable drawer wash system and various methods for sealing the lid onto the wash drawer. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320888 | MULTI-PORT PROBE PURGE SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES - Tubes are used to perform a focused cleaning of a sensor tip. By surrounding the tip with burn-off “jets,” the tip is invariably cleaned by a purge procedure even when strong atmosphere currents are present in a furnace. In dirty environments, an additional purge port, without a focused tube, is used to ensure cleaning of the upper portion of the sheath to prevent soot causing seizure of a sensor element. Alternatively, a means for saturating a sensor's active element with cleaning air is provided, such that a single tube directs air into a multi-port ring at a sensor's tip or into the tip of a sheath, which has channels/holes directing air for purposes of saturating the tip from multiple directions. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320889 | Method and Apparatus for Cleaning Flow Control Elements - A mechanism for cleaning a flow control element (e.g., a baby bottle nipple or a child sippy cup flow control valve) that includes a tube-like wall section defining a flow channel, and a substantially flat membrane supported across the flow channel, where the membrane includes multiple pinholes that remain closed to prevent fluid flow under normal atmospheric conditions, and open and to facilitate fluid flow rate through the membrane under an applied pressure differential (e.g., when sucked on by a child). The mechanism includes a tubular flow member including a fixture that is pressed into and secured inside the flow channel by frictional contact, and a pump for pulling and/or pushing a cleaning solution (e.g., soapy water) in the flow channel by way of the tubular flow member, whereby the cleaning solution forces the membrane to repeatedly stretch such that the cleaning solution repeatedly passes through the membrane. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320890 | Cleaning Head - When, according to the invention, a cleaning head is provided with a hysteresis coupling ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320891 | BURNER CLEANING DEVICE - A burner cleaning device for cleaning burners, in particular for gas turbine burners, with a fuel nozzle and a fuel supply line is disclosed. The burner cleaning device has a rinsing head provided with an opening that is placed on a fuel nozzle of the burner and that enables a rinsing fluid to be supplied to or evacuated from the nozzle, and/or a fluid line that is connected to the fuel supply line of the burner and that enables the rinsing fluid to be supplied to or evacuated from the fuel supply line, and a pump. The pump, the rinsing head and/or the fluid line are fluidically interconnected such that they form a flow path through which the rinsing fluid sequentially flows. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320892 | PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A CONTROL DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH A DISHWASHING APPLIANCE, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND METHOD - A protective arrangement for protecting a control device of a dishwashing appliance, and associated dishwashing appliance, are provided. A door assembly, comprising a tub-facing portion of a polymeric material and an opposing outwardly-facing portion, is pivotably engaged with and configured to cover a forward access opening defined by a tub portion of the dishwashing appliance. A control device mounted between the tub-facing and outwardly facing portions selectively directs operation of an operational component of the dishwashing appliance. The protective arrangement includes a protective member extending about the control device and at least partially between the control device and the tub-facing portion. The protective member is comprised of a fire-resistant layer for preventing a flame originating from the control device from interacting with the tub-facing portion, and a non-conductive layer disposed between the fire-resistant layer and the control device for preventing electrical contact between the fire-resistant layer and the control device. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320893 | PORTABLE ICE HOUSE - An ice house including a collapsible frame assembly. The collapsible frame assembly includes at least one first pole with a connecting end having a plunger assembly. At least one second pole has a hollow end sized to telescopically engage with the plunger assembly and the first pole. The second pole has at least one detent proximate a connecting end sized to releasably engage with a plunger on the plunger assembly. An actuator assembly includes a first end secured to the connecting end of the second pole and a second end adapted to telescopically receive the plunger assembly and the first pole. The actuator assembly includes an actuator located over the detent and configured to flex between a relaxed position and a depressed position that disengages the plunger from the detent. A seat assembly is secured to the frame assembly and a cover having at least one door is attached to the frame assembly. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320894 | METHOD FOR PREPARING NANOCRYSTALLINE TRANSPARENT FILMS OF TUNGSTEN OXIDE - The object of the present invention is the preparation, through a sol-gel method, of a tungsten oxide (WO | 2009-12-31 |
20090320895 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - In a thin film solar cell module, a photovoltaic layer and a sealing layer | 2009-12-31 |
20090320896 | Moisture resistant solar panel and method of making same - The present invention relates to a solar panel assembly which is particularly impervious to moisture due, primarily, to the nature of the materials forming the coverplate and the base member of the solar panel assembly, namely a transparent glass, and a flexible metal, respectively. The flexibility of the base member also facilitates the deposition of a photovoltically functional coating thereon. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320897 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE MODULE - A manufacturing method of a photoelectric conversion device module, wherein an insulating layer and a first electrode are formed over a base substrate; a plurality of single-crystal semiconductor substrates having a first conductivity type including embrittlement layers formed inside are attached; the plurality of single-crystal semiconductor substrates are separated at the embrittlement layers so that a plurality of stacked bodies including the insulating layer, the first electrode and a first single-crystal semiconductor layer is formed; a second single-crystal semiconductor layer is formed over the stacked bodies to form a first photoelectric conversion layer; a second photoelectric conversion layer including a non-single-crystal semiconductor layer is formed; a second electrode is formed; and selective etching is conducted to form photoelectric conversion cells which are element-separated, and a connecting electrode is formed to connect the second electrode of one photoelectric conversion cell and the first electrode of the other photoelectric conversion cell. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320898 | Configurable Articulated Photovoltaic Assembly - A configurable articulated photovoltaic assembly has a plurality of photovoltaic modules hingedly connected to each other to allow the assembly to fold for transportation. The assembly is unfolded at the installation site, positioned and secured in place using adhesives, mechanical fasteners or both. The angle of the solar panels may be adjusted by moving support panels from horizontal to vertical. Once secured, the panels are rigidly held in place and are integrated with the building surface such as a roof or wall. Hinges are bidirectional and include metal, fabric and sliding extension types. Each module is wired and connected to a junction box attached therein. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320899 | TEXTURED PLATE COMPRISING ASYMMETRICAL PATTERNS - A plate of transparent material including, on its surface, a texture including a plurality of a feature in relief, whether in a form of depressions or projections. The feature includes a first face and a second face that are not mutually parallel, lines at a base of the faces being parallel. The first face forms, with the general plane of the plate, a larger angle than the angle formed by the second face with the general plane of the plate, the angles being angles inside the material if the feature is a projection, or angles on the outside of the material if the feature is a depression. The plate improves light transmission toward a photovoltaic cell, in particular when the plate is in a vertical position, for example on the surface of a noise barrier. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320900 | PLANAR SOLAR CONCENTRATOR - A solar concentrator includes a plurality of separate panels positioned between opposed support rods. Tension elements extend between the support rods and mount the plurality of panels. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320901 | CONCENTRATION PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL SYSTEM WITH LIGHT GUIDE - A concentration photovoltaic cell system with light guide includes a concentrator for focusing sunlight; a light guide located at where the sunlight is focused by the concentrator, so that the focused light is fully coupled to an input end of the light guide and propagates to an output end of the light guide; and a solar energy converter arranged at the output end of the light guide for receiving and converting the light projected from the light guide into electric energy. With the above arrangements, the solar converter may be located at a place not exposed to sunlight to avoid lowered energy conversion efficiency caused by temperature rising at photovoltaic cell chips thereof, and the use of the light guide enables increased GCR and light concentrating efficiency to enable reduced number of expensive photovoltaic cells. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320902 | SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTING DEVICE - A solar energy collecting device includes a photovoltaic module, a light reflecting unit, and a support unit. The photovoltaic module is configured to convert solar energy to electrical energy, and includes a front portion and a rear portion opposite to the front portion. The light reflecting unit is positioned below the photovoltaic module and has a concave curved surface opposite to the rear portion. The support unit supports the photovoltaic module. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320903 | HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELL WITH A SILICON SCAVENGER CELL - This invention relates to an improved high efficiency solar cell with a “HEGC stack-dichroic mirror-MEGC stack” architecture or a “HEGC stack-dichroic mirror-MEGC stack-LEGC stack” architecture. The improvement comprises the addition of a silicon cell to act as a scavenger cell to absorb light that would otherwise not be absorbed and to convert that energy to electricity. The silicon cell is positioned adjacent to the cell with the smallest energy gap of the cells in the MEGC stack. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320904 | BALLASTED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND MODULE ARRAYS - A photovoltaic (PV) module assembly including a PV module and a ballast tray. The PV module includes a PV device and a frame. A PV laminate is assembled to the frame, and the frame includes an arm. The ballast tray is adapted for containing ballast and is removably associated with the PV module in a ballasting state where the tray is vertically under the PV laminate and vertically over the arm to impede overt displacement of the PV module. The PV module assembly can be installed to a flat commercial rooftop, with the PV module and the ballast tray both resting upon the rooftop. In some embodiments, the ballasting state includes corresponding surfaces of the arm and the tray being spaced from one another under normal (low or no wind) conditions, such that the frame is not continuously subjected to a weight of the tray. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320905 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE KIT INCLUDING CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR NON-PENETRATING ARRAY INSTALLATION - A PV module kit for non-penetrating rooftop installation, including a plurality of PV modules and a plurality of connectors. Each of the PV modules includes a PV laminate and a frame forming a mounting region assembled thereto. The connectors include a male connector having a male fastener extending from a head, and a female connector having a female fastener assembled within a head. The heads are entirely formed of plastic. The kit provides a mounted array state including a junction at which the mounting region of at least two of the PV modules are aligned and interconnected by engagement of the male connector with the female connector. The so-formed junction is substantially electrically insulated. The plurality of connectors can further include a spacer connector including a head forming a bore sized to slidably receive the male fastener, with all of the connector heads being identical. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320906 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE WITH REMOVABLE WIND DEFLECTOR - A photovoltaic (PV) module assembly including a PV module, a deflector, and a clip. The PV module includes a PV device and a frame. A PV laminate is assembled to the frame, and the frame includes a support arm forming a seat. The deflector defines a front face and a rear face, with the clip extending from either the trailing frame member or the rear face of the deflector. In a mounted state, the deflector is nested within the seat and is releasably mounted to the trailing frame member via the clip. In some embodiments, the support arm forms a second seat, with the PV module assembly providing a second mounted state in which the deflector is in a differing orientation/slope, nested within the second seat and releasably mounted to the trailing frame member via the clip. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320907 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND MODULE ARRAYS - A photovoltaic (PV) module including a PV device and a frame. The PV device has a PV laminate defining a perimeter and a major plane. The frame is assembled to and encases the laminate perimeter, and includes leading, trailing, and side frame members, and an arm that forms a support face opposite the laminate. The support face is adapted for placement against a horizontal installation surface, to support and orient the laminate in a non-parallel or tilted arrangement. Upon final assembly, the laminate and the frame combine to define a unitary structure. The frame can orient the laminate at an angle in the range of 3°-7° from horizontal, and can be entirely formed of a polymeric material. Optionally, the arm incorporates integral feature(s) that facilitate interconnection with corresponding features of a second, identically formed PV module. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320908 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE WITH DRAINAGE FRAME - A PV module including a PV device and a frame. The PV device has a PV laminate maintaining a plurality of PV cells at a front face. The PV cells are arranged in rows, including a first row adjacent an edge of the PV laminate. Adjacent ones of the PV cells of the first row are separated by a column spacing. The frame is assembled to the PV laminate, and includes a frame member having a ledge and a plurality of spaced fingers that are connected to, and spaced from, the ledge. The PV laminate is mounted between the ledge and the fingers, with one of the fingers being aligned with one of the column spacings. The PV module facilitates liquid drainage between the spaced fingers. Further, the fingers minimize shading effects presented by the frame member, thereby enhancing a GCR of the PV module. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320909 | Electro-optical device - An electro-optical device can include a plurality of semiconductor nanocrystals. In some circumstances, the device can omit an electron transporting layer. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320910 | TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE FOR SOLAR CELL - It relates to a transparent electrode substrate for a solar cell comprising a resin film [I] | 2009-12-31 |
20090320911 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING CONDUCTIVITY OF NANOTUBE NETS AND RELATED MATERIALS - A method and system for improving the electrical conductivity of the nodes of a nanotube net and related materials. A method for adding material to the nodes of a nanotube net that provides more pathways and connections to guarantee good electrical conductance between one electrode and another and speeds the transmission of charge carriers by providing alternative pathways. These improvements may include an enhanced overall thermal conductivity of the CNT net and enhanced mechanical performance of the CNT net. The present disclosure improves, either independently or jointly, electrical, thermal, or mechanical properties of CNT nets. Further, optical transmission does not worsen significantly. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320912 | Component with a Structured Layer on a Carrier Substrate - Described is a component with a sharp-edgedly structured layer comprising at least one highly fluid low-viscosity medium ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320913 | LATERAL ULTRA-HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELL - A high-efficiency lateral multi-junction solar cell (C) includes ultra-low profile planar spectral band splitting micro-optics having a shortpass filter ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320914 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are a dye-sensitized solar cell and a method of fabricating the same. The dye-sensitized solar cell includes an electrode structure including a conductive layer having pores that are regularly arranged, a semiconductor oxide layer disposed on a surface of the conductive layer, and a dye layer disposed on a surface of the semiconductor oxide layer. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320915 | HETEROELECTRICAL PHOTOCELL - The invention relates to devices used for high-efficiently converting the energy of a electromagnetic (light) radiation into electric power and can be used for producing solar cells. Said invention makes it possible to substantially increase the performance of a photocell by inserting metal nanoparticles closed in a polymer envelop into a photosensitive layer, thereby making it possible to form a second semiconductop-polymer-metal junction, and by the possibility of converting the electromagnetic (light) radiation into electric power in a visible and infrared light spectrum. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320916 | Techniques for Enhancing Performance of Photovoltaic Devices - Techniques for improving energy conversion efficiency in photovoltaic devices are provided. In one aspect, an antimony (Sb)-doped film represented by the formula, Cu | 2009-12-31 |
20090320917 | SOLAR CELL PASSIVATION AND LEVELING - A device and a system to fabricate a device including a semiconductor mesa extending from a semiconductor base, the semiconductor mesa comprising an optically-active semiconductor area and a top surface, conductive material disposed on the top surface of the mesa, and substantially optically-transparent material disposed on the conductive material and on the top surface, wherein a surface of the substantially optically-transparent material above the conductive material and the top surface is substantially planar. In some aspects, the semiconductor mesa includes a side wall with one or more exposed p-n junctions, and material is disposed on the side wall to cover the one or more exposed p-n junctions. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320918 | Photoelectric conversion device - The present invention provides a photoelectric conversion device capable of improving durability without using particular material. The photoelectric conversion device includes a working electrode in which dye is carried by a metal oxide semiconductor layer and a facing electrode having a conductive layer, and a semi-solid electrolyte containing layer supported between the working electrode and the facing electrode. The electrolyte containing layer contains an electrolyte solution in which a solid electrolyte salt is dissolved in an organic solvent, and a particle. Thereby, liquid leakage or the like hardly occurs even under a high-temperature environment in comparison with the case where the electrolyte containing layer does not contain a particle. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320919 | Photoelectric conversion device - The present invention provides a photoelectric conversion device capable of improving conversion efficiency. The photoelectric conversion device includes a working electrode and a facing electrode, and a semi-solid electrolyte containing layer supported between the working electrode and the facing electrode. The electrolyte containing layer contains a particle, an organic solvent, and ionic liquid. An electron is efficiently injected from dye excited by absorbing light to a metal oxide semiconductor layer, and the electron quickly travels from the metal oxide semiconductor layer to an external circuit in comparison with the case where the electrolyte containing layer does not contain the organic solvent. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320920 | HIGH EFFICIENCY PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FREE OF METAL DISULFIDE BARRIER MATERIAL - A method for forming a thin film photovoltaic device includes providing a transparent substrate comprising a surface region and forming a first electrode layer overlying the surface region. Additionally, the method includes forming a copper indium material comprising an atomic ratio of Cu:In ranging from about 1.35:1 to about 1.60:1 by at least sputtering a target comprising an indium copper material. The method further includes subjecting the copper indium material to thermal treatment process in an environment containing a sulfur bearing species. Furthermore, the method includes forming a copper indium disulfide material from at least the thermal treatment process of the copper indium material and maintaining an interface region between the copper indium disulfide material and electrode substantially free from a metal disulfide layer, which has different semiconductor characteristics from the copper indium disulfide material. Moreover, the method includes forming a window layer overlying the copper indium disulfide material. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320921 | Photovoltaic Glazing Assembly and Method - A photovoltaic glazing assembly including first and second substrates, at least one being formed of a light transmitting material. The assembly includes a photovoltaic coating over at least the central region of a surface of the first substrate or the second substrate. In some embodiments, a seal system encloses a gas space between the substrates and optionally has a thickness of between approximately 0.01 inch and approximately 0.1 inch. Certain embodiments provide a flexible and electrically non-conductive retention film over the photovoltaic coating. Additionally or alternatively, the assembly can have a peripheral seal system with relative dimensions in certain ranges. Advantageous manufacturing methods are also provided. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320922 | Contact Fabrication of Emitter Wrap-Through Back Contact Silicon Solar Cells - Back contact solar cells including rear surface structures and methods for making same. The rear surface has small contact areas through at least one dielectric layer, including but not limited to a passivation layer, a nitride layer, a diffusion barrier, and/or a metallization barrier. The dielectric layer is preferably screen printed. Large grid areas overlay the dielectric layer. The methods provide for increasing efficiency by minimizing p-type contact areas and maximizing n-type doped regions on the rear surface of a p-type substrate. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320923 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CONCENTRATING APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a photovoltaic concentrating apparatus comprising a supporter and at least one collecting unit positioned on the supporter. The supporter includes a plurality of beams having at least one groove positioned on a side surface of the beam. The collecting unit includes a Fresnel lens and a solar cell module. The Fresnel lens is positioned on the supporter via a loading frame with a wing capable of engaging with the groove of the beam, and the solar cell module is positioned on the supporter via a substrate. Particularly, the supporter includes an upper frame for supporting the Fresnel lens and a bottom frame for supporting the solar cell module. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320924 | Solar Cell Structure - A solar cell structure includes a substrate, a buffer layer on the substrate, a type II band alignment nanostructure layer on the buffer layer, a p-type area and an n-type area defined on the type II band alignment nanostructure layer, and a p-type metal electrode and an n-type metal electrode coated onto the p-type and n-type areas, respectively. The type II band alignment nanostructure layer is provided for distributing an electron current and a hole current in different channels to minimize the recombination of electrons and holes and improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell significantly. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320925 | ROTOR ELEMENT FOR A SHEAR VALVE WITH SUBTERRANEAN PASSAGE AND METHOD - A shear valve assembly that includes a stator element having a body, a stator face and at least a first stator passage and a second stator passage extending through the stator body. The first passage and the second passage terminate at the stator face at a respective first stator port and a respective second stator port. The valve further includes a rotor element that defines a rotor face configured for fluid-tight contact against the stator face at a rotor/stator interface. The rotor face defines a first rotor port and a spaced second rotor port, and a rotor body thereof defines a first subterranean passage extending fully beneath the plane of the rotor face. One end of the subterranean passage terminates at the first rotor port at the rotor face surface, while an opposite end thereof terminates at the second rotor port at the rotor face. The rotor face and the stator face is rotatable about a rotation axis relative one another between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first subterranean passage fluidly couples the first stator port and the second stator port with the first rotor port and the second rotor port, enabling fluid flow between the first stator passage, through the first subterranean passage, and the second stator passage. In the second position, the first subterranean passage is fluidly decoupled from at least one of the first stator port and the second stator port, preventing flow therethrough. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320926 | TANK VENTILATION DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED OPERATING METHOD - The present invention relates to a tank ventilation device ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320927 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING GAS VALVE OF DRYER - Disclosed herein is a method of controlling a gas valve of a dryer which controls the amount of gas supplied into a gas combustor. The method includes detecting the temperature of hot air supplied into a drum, detecting the temperature of the hot air discharged outside the drum, and controlling a gas valve of a gas combustor according to the temperature of the hot air supplied into the drum and the temperature of the hot air discharged outside the drum. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320928 | MULTI-TRACK ROTARY VALVE IN COMBINATION WITH A PRESSURE REDUCER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE COMBINATION - A method for operating a multi-track rotary valve having plural tracks for the separate introduction to vessels of at least 3 feed streams and the separate recovery from the vessels of at least 3 product streams and for simultaneous change of the flow paths of the streams. At least one stream is selected and maintained at lower pressure than the other streams so that any leakage flows from the other streams to the at least one selected stream. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320929 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COMPRESSED AIR INSTALLATION AND CONTROLLER AND COMPRESSED AIR INSTALLATION FOR EMPLOYING SUCH A METHOD - Method for controlling a compressed air unit which consists of several compressed air networks ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320930 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MICROFLUIDIC FLOW CONTROL - A system and method for controlling fluid flow within a microchannel includes a fluid circuit comprising a fluid outlet well and one or more fluid inlet wells, all in communication with a microchannel. A negative pressure differential is applied to the outlet well and fluid flow from an inlet well into the microchannel is controlled by opening or closing the inlet well to atmospheric pressure. To stop fluid flow from the inlet well, a negative pressure differential may be applied to the inlet well to equalize pressure between the inlet and outlet wells. By sequentially opening and closing different inlet wells to atmosphere, controlled amounts of different reagents can be serially introduced into the microchannel. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320931 | UNIVERSAL TRIM CONTROL VALVE AND METHOD OF MAKING SUCH A CONTROL VALVE - A universal control valve may use two different seat ring types including a threaded seat ring or a clamped seat ring. The valve includes a valve body, a cage mounting space enclosed by a bonnet and sized to receive two different valve cage types, and a seat ring mounting location including, an annular shoulder, a radiused projection, and a threaded portion. The threaded portion receives a threaded seat ring and the radiused projection forms a seal, while the shoulder supports a mounting flange of a clamped seat ring and forms a seal. Accordingly, the seat ring mounting location can receive a selected one of the two different seat ring types. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320932 | Self compensated, adjustable fluid emitter, particularly in irrigation systems. - A self-compensated, adjustable fluid emitter includes a casing externally delimiting a volume, which is divided into a first chamber and into a second chamber by a fixed membrane that can be elastically deformed. An inlet communicates with the first chamber and an outlet communicating with the second chamber, causing the first and the second chambers to be in communication one with the other through a communicating duct. In operation, the membrane becomes deformed such that at least a portion thereof changes its position with respect to the outlet, modifying the flow rate of the fluid through the outlet depending on the pressure difference. Therefore, the flow rate of the fluid through the outlet is controlled and kept constant by the membrane in spite of changes in fluid pressure at least at the inlet or the outlet. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320933 | Weeping System for Fire Hydrant Having a Protective Valve or Device - Embodiments of the present invention provide improved weeping systems adapted for use with fire hydrants having protection systems. The weeping systems provide one or more check valves adapted to assist air to exit through a weeping hole of the hydrant. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320934 | Intake-Gas Throttle Device - An intake-gas throttle device in the intake pressure region of an air-conditioning compressor, in particular for air-conditioning systems of motor vehicles, the device controlling the delivery rate of the air-conditioning compressor. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320935 | PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE FOR GAS - A pressure reducing valve for gas is provided in which a valve mechanism having opening in a central part a valve hole that communicates with a low pressure passage and a low pressure chamber and including a valve body that is capable of being seated on a valve seat facing a valve chamber communicating with a high pressure passage is housed within a body such that the valve body is connected to a pressure receiving member operating in response to pressure of the low pressure passage and the low pressure chamber, wherein the body ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320936 | DUAL ACTION LOW HEAD ISOLATION VALUE - The present invention generally relates to a Dual Action, Low Head Isolation Valve is a plumbing fitting that will isolate the interior pipes of a house from the exterior temperatures of summer and winter while allowing the passage of gasses through the system for venting. This valve would be installed at the top of the household plumbing drainage system, or the top vent, in the attic or above the roof. This valve will allow for the system to draw in air and exhaust the septic gasses, or respirate in both directions with very low head or resistance. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320937 | PRESSURIZING AND PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE AND FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME - A pressurizing and pressure regulating valve is provided. In one embodiment, the pressurizing and pressure regulating valve includes a sleeve, a first flow passage formed through the sleeve, a second flow passage formed through the sleeve, and a piston slidably disposed in the sleeve. The piston is configured to move between: (i) a pressurizing position wherein the piston impedes fluid flow through the first flow passage, and (ii) a pressure limiting position wherein the piston impedes fluid flow through the second flow passage. A sensing chamber is fluidly coupled to the first flow passage and configured to receive pressurized fluid therefrom. The piston is configured to move from the pressurizing position to the pressure limiting position when the pressure within the sensing chamber exceeds a predetermined minimum pressure. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320938 | SAFETY VALVE - The invention relates to a safety valve ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320939 | Check Valve - An improved check valve that can exhibit satisfactory sealing performance for hundreds of thousands of forward and reverse flow cycles under the severe conditions encountered in an application such as a carwash. The check valve may reduce the number of possible failure points found in conventional check valves and may reduce the risk of failure associated with other possible failure points that may not be eliminated. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320940 | CONNECTOR CLAMP WITH PRESSURE VALVE - A connecting device for a hydraulic system is provided. In an embodiment, the device includes a valve provided in a passage channel that can be configured to switch flow based on a pressure differential between passage channel pressure and ambient pressure. In an embodiment, the connecting device may include a valve housing provided in the form of a bolt, and the valve housing may be configured for connection to an assembly unit. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320941 | MULTI-WAY VALVE DEVICE - The invention relates to a multi-way valve device, particularly for household appliances, comprising a hollow body ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320942 | SINGLE SUBSTRATE PROCESSING HEAD FOR PARTICLE REMOVAL USING LOW VISCOSITY FLUID - A head for dispensing a thin film over a substrate is disclosed. The head includes a body assembly that extends between a first and a second end that is at least a width of the substrate. The body includes a main bore that is defined between the first and the second ends, the main bore connected to an upper side of a reservoir through a plurality of feeds that are defined between the main bore and the reservoir. The body also includes a plurality of outlets connected to a lower side of the reservoir and extend to an output slot. The plurality of feeds have a larger cross-sectional area than the plurality of outlets and the plurality of feeds are fewer than the plurality of outlets. Wherein fluid is configured to flow through the main bore, through the plurality of feeds along the bore and fill the reservoir up to at least the threshold level before fluid is evenly output as a film out of the output slot onto the substrate. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320943 | Flowing water splitting apparatus, flowing water splitting method and sewage system - To provide a flowing water splitting apparatus, a flowing water splitting method, and a sewage system each capable of enhancing the flow quantity splitting function for flowing water by a simple structure to reduce the flow quantity of the flowing water flowing to a dirty water pipe. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320944 | FIR anion automobile and ship tank - This is a FIR (Far Infrared Ray) anion tank for automobile and ship, and its raw materials are plastic and material that generate FIR anion under normal temperature, such as tourmaline, germanium ore powder, and other ore powders that generate FIR and anion under normal temperature. Automobile and Ship Tanks are tanks of automobiles, motorcycles and ships that consume gasoline or diesel oil as fuel. This kind of fuel tank has the advantages of saving fuel consumption and reducing the emission of exhaust. On the other hand, it is feasible to manufacture FIR and anion plastic, rubber or metal patch, sticking them on the outer or inner shell of the gasoline tank; it is also feasible to paste anticorrosive FIR anion coating on the on the outer or inner shell of the tank. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320945 | FLOW SYSTEM WITH A FLOW RESTRICTER - A flow system, preferably a micro fluidic system, having a base part ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090320946 | SMART CONNECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A bulk transfer system that reduces piping complexity and that eliminates the possibility of connection errors occurring during the transfer of materials to a downstream destination. The bulk transfer system uses a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to verify that the correct output line is used. Further, the PLC sequences material draws such that it is possible to use fewer pumps to move the same amount of material to its destination. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320947 | Multi-way valve with fan-shaped flow channel sealing pair - The present utility model relates to an oil and gas collection and transmission system for petroleum, chemical industry and so on. A multi-way valve with fan-shaped flow channel sealing pair measures in turn the production of an individual well to obtain the dynamic production data of an oil well. The multi-way valve with fan-shaped flow channel sealing pair is characterized in that: a floating gating ring that is applied with contact specific pressure by an elastic component and an upper porous plane body form a gating plane sealing pair; a plurality of fan-shaped flow channel oil inlet holes are annularly and uniformly distributed on a mating surface of the upper porous plane body; the floating gating ring is configured such that it changes gradually from the upper fan-shaped flow channel to the lower round-shaped flow channel; and the inner part of the middle rotary spool is used as a public flow-guide passage. In order to realize the rotary gating for measurement, the inner public flow-guide metering passage of the middle rotary spool is in communication with a certain fan-shaped flow channel oil inlet hole located in the mating surface of the upper porous plane body when the middle rotary spool is rotated by electrical power or manual power to a certain angle. The floating gating ring is pre-exerted by an elastic force to make the sealing face self-sealed under a contact specific pressure. The present utility model has a compact structure. The flow channels are formed by casting. The sands carried in the fluid can not enter into the sealing face easily when the fluid flows down from the top to the bottom. The precise processing can be executed in the planar mechanism easily, thereby enabling a lower machining cost, reliable sealing and a longer working life. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320948 | STACKED LOAD LOCK CHAMBER AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A stacked load lock chamber comprises a first load lock chamber, a second load lock chamber stacked on the first load lock chamber, a first slit-valve mover configured to open and close a first opening provided to an atmosphere side of the first load lock chamber, a second slit-valve mover configured to open and close a second opening provided to an atmosphere side of the second load lock chamber, a first arm connected to the first slit-valve mover, a second arm connected to the second slit-valve mover, and a driver located below the first and second load lock chambers and configured to drive the first and second arms to move the first and second slit-valve movers through the first and second arms. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320949 | SEPARATING ELECTRICAL CONTROL WATER FAUCET - A separating electrical control water faucet is provided. The separating electrical control water faucet employs a water pipe in a hollow body of the faucet, and an electrical control module on an upper end of the body at a position higher than the water pipe, in which the electrical control module is positioned at a position higher than the water pipe. In such a way, even when a leakage occurs at the water pipe, the water leakage would not damage the electrical components or circuits of the electrical control module. A lifespan of the electrical control water faucet is thus prolonged. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320950 | UNIFIED CONDUIT ARRAY - A conduit array configured to route in-floor tubing includes a plurality of elbow conduits. A webbing is positioned between each of the elbow conduits in the plurality of elbow conduits to connect the plurality of elbow conduits. The webbing is configured to allow for separation of at least one of the plurality of elbow conduits from the conduit array, thus allowing for the conduit array to be scaleable or sizeable. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320951 | HOSE - A hose comprising a tubular body of flexible material arranged between elongate inner and outer gripping members, wherein the tubular body comprises a sealing layer arranged between inner and outer reinforcing layers, and wherein the outer gripping member is made of a flexible non-rigid material capable of being wound around the tubular body. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320952 | Flexible hose for conveying fluids or gases - A flexible hose for conveying fluids or gases comprises two elastomeric layers surrounding either side of a reinforcement layer. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320953 | Interstitially Insulated Pipes and Connection Technologies - An interstitially insulated pipeline for flowing a hydrocarbon. In an embodiment, the pipeline comprises a first interstitially insulated pipe and a second interstitially insulated pipe. Each interstitially insulated pipe comprises an inner pipe, an outer pipe mounted coaxially around the inner pipe, an insulating interstice radially positioned between the inner pipe and the outer pipe, and a layer of screen mesh having a mesh size 10 or less disposed in the insulating interstice. In addition, the pipeline comprises a joint coupling the first interstitially insulated tubular and the second interstitially insulated tubular end-to-end. The joint includes a connection that couples the outer pipe of the first interstitially insulated pipe to the outer pipe of the second interstitially insulated pipe, and an annular seal member disposed between the inner pipe of the first interstitially insulated pipe and the inner pipe of the second interstitially insulated pipe. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320954 | FOLDED-SEAM CONNECTION, METHOD OF PRODUCING IT AND DEVICE - In ventilation and air-conditioning technology, so-called spiral pipes have to be joined together in a tightly sealed manner at widely differing angles, which is generally carried out by segment bends and pipe sections. An improved, durable seal of folded-seam connections is achieved by a flange-like double fold which is arranged at a first pipe end and which is surrounded on the outside at least in part with positive locking and with a continuous metal seal, by a second double fold at the second pipe end. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320955 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECONFIGURING ITEMS - Apparatuses, methods, and systems for reconfiguring some or all content from one or more first containers into a second container are provided. In an example of the apparatus, the apparatus has a dispensing system having a dispenser to dispense content from one container into another, and a delivery system adapted to reconfigure the dispensed content from the one container into another container. In another example, a method includes dispensing selected contents from one container and reconfiguring the dispensed contents from the one container into another. In another example, the system includes a controller, a machine controlled by the controller, wherein the machine has a pair of container handlers, a content dispenser, and a content delivery system. The controller is adapted to control the machine using a selection criterion to operate the content dispenser to dispense selected content from one container to move with the delivery system into another container. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320956 | Fueling device - The fueling device has a fueling pipe adapted to supply fuel pumped from the inlet opening the fuel tank. A grating member is situated inside the fueling pipe. The grating member includes an annular body positioned substantially concentrically with the fuel passage; and a support body adapted to support the annular body on the inside wall of the flow passage. Gaps present between the inside wall of the passage-defining member and the annular body and the support body constitute part of the fuel passage. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320957 | Portable blending system - A portable blending system that blends cleaner burning additives such as ethanol with unblended gasoline. Its portability enables locating the system at a user's site thereby enabling fuel blending at selected locations. The portable blending system includes a modular platform having a skid base that includes at least two longitudinally extending channels sized to accommodate a fork lift truck's forks, at least one feedpipe releasably attached to a user's storage tank that stores a selected liquid component such as ethanol or biodiesel, a loading arm assembly for transferring the selected liquid component to a tanker truck that stores a second liquid component such as a base gasoline, and electrical means having at least one conduit that connects the blending system to an external power source. The blending system can also includes a programmable logic controller, a vapor recovery adapter and an overfill monitor and overfill alarm. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320958 | APPARATUS FOR THE FILLING OF BAGS HAVING AT LEAST ONE OPENING THEREIN AND HAVING SPACE TO PERMIT DECREASED ACCUMULATION OF FILLING MATERIALS - An apparatus for the filling of bags having at least one opening therein and having space to permit decreased accumulation of filling materials. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320959 | DEVICE FOR COMBINING COMPONENTS BY MEANS OF NEGATIVE PRESSURE UNDER STERILE CONDITIONS - The invention relates to a device for combining two components. A first container accommodates the first component, which is liquid, and a second container accommodates a second, solid or liquid component under negative pressure. A body is provided with a first holder for the first container, in the region of the closure of the latter, and with a second holder for the second container, in the region of the closure of the latter. Displaceable means for piercing the closures are provided within the body. In the case of such a device, the invention provides that the body has two slides mounted in a displaceable manner in it, wherein each slide accommodates a cannula for piercing the respective closure, the cannulas are connected, in the region of their ends directed away from the closure, to an element which connects the cannulas in a liquid-tight manner, and actuating means are provided for moving the slides in the direction of the closures for the purpose of piercing the closures. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320960 | Solder composition - A solder composition containing a lead-free SnZn alloy and a solder flux that contains at least an epoxy resin and an organic carboxylic acid. The organic carboxylic acid is dispersed in the solder composition as a solid at room temperature, and has a molecular weight of from 100 to 200 g/mol. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320961 | Method For The Production Of Magnet Cores, Magnet Core And Inductive Component With A Magnet Core - A magnet core is required to be particularly dense, made of alloys produced in a rapid solidification process and have a minimal coercitive field strength. To achieve these aims, a coarse-grain powder fraction is first produced from an amorphous strip of a soft magnetic alloy. In addition, at least one fine-grain powder fraction is produced from a nanocrystalline strip of a soft magnetic alloy. The particle fractions are then mixed to produce a multi-modal powder, wherein the particles of the coarse-grain particle fraction have an amorphous structure and the particles of the fine-grain powder fraction have a nanocrystalline structure. The multi-modal powder is then pressed to produce a magnet core. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320962 | CARBURIZING APPARATUS AND CARBURIZING METHOD - A carburizing apparatus that performs a vacuum carburizing treatment with respect to an object includes: a carburizing furnace that contains the object; a gas supply apparatus that supplies a carburizing gas to the carburizing furnace; a light emitting device that emits light by using an in-furnace gas inside of the carburizing furnace which is supplied with the carburizing gas; a light receiving device that receives light emitted from the light emitting device; and a processing device that calculates the composition of the in-furnace gas based on the light receiving result of the light receiving device. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320963 | ACCELERATED SOLUTION TREATMENT PROCESS FOR ALUMINUM ALLOYS - A method of providing solution heat treatment to an aluminum alloy. A non-isothermal process is used to provide a faster heat treatment cycle time while maintaining or further improving the alloy mechanical properties after subsequent aging hardening. The process includes establishing a temperature inside a processing vessel that is greater than a soaking temperature but less than a liquidus temperature of the alloy, rapidly heating the alloy to the soaking temperature in a first heating operation, reducing the temperature inside of the processing vessel to the soaking temperature, then heating the alloy to a temperature above the soaking temperature through a gradually increasing temperature in a second heating operation. Protocols for the improved solution heat treatment may be based on one or more of computational thermodynamics, dissolution kinetics and coarsening kinetics. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320964 | HEAT RESISTANCE COPPER ALLOY MATERIALS - The present invention discloses a heat resistance copper alloy material characterized in that said copper alloy material comprises 0.15 to 0.33 mass percent of Co, 0.041 to 0.089 mass percent of P, 0.02 to 0.25 mass percent of Sn, 0.01 to 0.40 mass percent of Zn and the remaining mass percent of Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein each content of Co, P, Sn and Zn satisfies the relationships 2.4≦([Co]−0.02)/[P]≦5.2 and 0.20≦[Co]+0.5 [P]+0.9 [Sn]+0.1 [Zn]≦0.54, wherein [Co], [P], [Sn] and [Zn] are said mass percents of Co, P, Sn and Zn content, respectively; and said copper alloy material is a pipe, plate, bar, wire or worked material obtained by working said pipe, plate, bar or wire material into predetermined shapes. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320965 | UOE steel pipe excellent in collapse strength and method of production thereof - The present invention relates to UOE steel pipe excellent in collapse characteristics formed by the UOE production method and a method for forming this UOE steel pipe, said UOE steel pipe characterized in that a ratio between compression and tension of yield strength in the circumferential direction is at least 1.05 near the inside surface and is at least 0.9 to not more to 1.0 from the center of plate thickness to the outside surface. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320966 | WELD REPAIR OF SUPERALLOY MATERIALS - A method of weld repairing a superalloy material at ambient temperatures without causing cracking of the base material. A superalloy material such as CM-247 LC, as is commonly used in gas turbine blade applications, is subjected to an overage pre-weld heat treatment in order to grow the volume percentage of gamma prime precipitate in the material to a level sufficient to permit ambient temperature welding without cracking. CM-247 LC material is heated in a vacuum furnace at a rate of about 0.5° C. per minute to an intermediate temperature of about 885° C. The material is then gas fan quenched to a temperature of about 52° C. to grow the gamma prime precipitate percentage to about 55%. A fusion repair weld may then be performed on the material at an ambient temperature using a filler material having a chemistry matching a chemistry of the base material. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320967 | HIGH STRENGTH MAGNESIUM ALLOY AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF THE SAME - A high strength magnesium alloy improving the high temperature strength while not using any expensive rare earth elements and thereby reducing the cost and its method of production are provided, that is, a high strength magnesium alloy of a composition of the formula Mg | 2009-12-31 |
20090320968 | DIFFERENTIAL HEAT SHAPING AND HARDENING USING INFRARED LIGHT - A shaped part having at least two structural regions of different ductility is made from one unitary blank of a hardenable steel alloy by first heating the entire blank to an elevated temperature below an AC | 2009-12-31 |
20090320969 | HIGH STENGTH Al-Zn ALLOY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH AN ALLOY PRODUCT - The present invention relates to a high strength Al—Zn alloy product with an improved combination of corrosion resistance and toughness, the alloy including essentially (in weight percent): Zn: 6.0-9.5, Cu: 1.3-2.4, Mg: 1.5-2.6, Mn and Zr<0.25 but preferably in a range between 0.05 and 0.15 for higher Zn contents, other elements each less than 0.05 and less than 0.25 in total, balance aluminium, wherein (in weight percent): 0.1[Cu]+1.3<[Mg]<0.2[Cu]+2.15. The invention also relates to a method to produce these alloy products, and to some preferred applications thereof such as upper wing applications in aerospace. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320970 | Salvage process for spring elements - An improved method for salvaging a spring element with a degraded force constant for return to a work environment. The spring element is subjected to a high temperature and extended duration annealing treatment alone or in combination with other treatments. The resultant salvaged spring is characterized by a more durable force constant relative to the original spring when it was new. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320971 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SPHEROIDAL CAST IRON MECHANICAL COMPONENTS - A method for manufacturing mechanical components made of spheroidal cast iron, comprising the following steps: -providing a casting of a mechanical component made of cast iron having a structure which is at least partially ferritic and has a carbon content ranging from 2.5% to 4.0% and a silicon content ranging from 2.0% to 3.5%; -bringing the cast iron casting having an at least partially ferritic structure to a temperature for partial austenitizing which is higher than the lower limit austenitizing temperature (Ac1) and lower than the upper limit austenitizing temperature (Ac3) for a time required to obtain an at least partially austenitic structure; -performing a thermal treatment for isothermal hardening at a temperature ranging from 250° C. to 400° C. in order to obtain a matrix which has at least partially a pearlitic-ferritic or perferritic structure. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320972 | Method for tempering an aluminum alloy - A process from tempering large aluminum lithium alloy component parts to achieve high strength capability and resistance to stress corrosion cracking without the need for the prior art step of cold working the alloy components parts. The process achieves the desired material properties by the use of two novel soaking time periods and the use of novel controlled temperature selection at the two respective soaking times as well as carefully controlling the temperature decrease from one soaking time period to the other. | 2009-12-31 |
20090320973 | High energy, low temperature gelled bi-propellant formulation - The present invention is a bi-propellant system comprising a gelled liquid propane (GLP) fuel and a gelled MON-30 (70% N | 2009-12-31 |
20090320974 | Polyoxymethylene as structural support member and propellant - A vehicle includes at least one polyoxymethylene structural support member. The polyoxymethylene structural support member includes a polyoxymethylene component that is a propellant that provides thrust to the vehicle upon pyrolysis or combustion of the polyoxymethylene component of the product of pyrolysis of the polyoxymethylene component. The vehicle can be a satellite or other type of spacecraft. | 2009-12-31 |