17th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110094497 | HOOD DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS WITH FEATURES TO ENHANCE CAPTURE AND CONTAINMENT - A device that augments the capture and containment of an exhaust hood using jets is retrofitable to existing exhaust hoods. The device, in embodiments, forms a self-contained system that is separate from the hood and can be installed in existing hoods providing them with increased performance. Various embodiments are shown which are suitable for canopy and backshelf hood designs. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094498 | Drainback Solar Water Heater - A solar water heater includes a drainback unit with a drainback reservoir and an anti-airlock conduit for assuring that working fluid in the solar collectors is consistently drained from the solar collectors into a drainback reservoir once circulation the working fluid in the solar collectors has stopped. The drainback unit also provides rapid startup by positioning the heat exchanger outside of the drainback reservoir and by positioning the inlet and outlet of drainback reservoir in close proximity to each other. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094499 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING HELIOSTAT - Provided are an adjusting method and an adjusting apparatus for adjusting a heliostat on site while actually measuring that a mirror surface of the heliostat and a mirror surface of a center reflector are exactly facing each other. The adjusting apparatus is provided with an irradiation device | 2011-04-28 |
20110094500 | Efficiency of Systems and Methods for Operating Environmental Equipment Utilizing Energy Obtained from Manufactured Surface Coverings - A system for operating environmental equipment with improved efficiency including a surface covering having fluid carrying conduits and surface structure heated by solar radiation to heat the fluid with the fluid carrying conduits having non-round cross-sectional shapes to provide increased heat transfer contact surfaces, a heat exchanger communicating with the conduits and energy conversion equipment coupled with the heat exchanger to utilize the heat generated energy for operation. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094501 | Solar pump systems and related methods - Various embodiments of a fluid displacement system are disclosed. The system may include a reservoir containing a fluid in a liquid state and a first chamber hydraulically connected to the reservoir to receive the fluid from the reservoir. The first chamber may be configured to receive solar energy and configured to convert the received solar energy to vaporize the fluid. The system may also include a second chamber hydraulically connected to the first chamber to receive the vaporized fluid from the first chamber. The second chamber may be configured to condense the vaporized fluid, causing depressurization in the second chamber. The system may also include a hydraulic connection between the second chamber and a source of fluid to be displaced. The system may be configured such that the depressurization of the second chamber may cause fluid in the source of fluid to be displaced through the hydraulic connection. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094502 | THIN MIRROR WITH TRUSS BACKING AND MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT THEREFOR - A thin-sheet panel assembly. In one embodiment, a substantially rigid thin-sheet panel assembly having a non-rigid thin-sheet component includes the thin-sheet component which has selected plan area and shape, a backer having a plan shape and area substantially similar to the thin-sheet component, and plural riser elements of selected height and configuration each extending from the backer to distal ends connected to a reverse surface of the thin-sheet component, the riser elements being configured and disposed in an array which causes the assembly to have substantial rigidity in a selected direction in the thin-sheet component, and the thin-sheet panel assembly further includes a bar coupled to the backer and extending between at least one pair of adjacent riser elements of the plural riser elements. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094503 | Method and apparatus for solar panel tracking - A method for tracking the movement of the sun from East to West across the sky during daylight hours to enable solar photovoltaic (PV) panels or arrays of such panels to capture significantly more solar energy than fixed solar panels. Readily-available sun position data (taken from ephemeris or celestial navigation tables) can be programmed into read-only memory (ROM) chips. Date and time of day information can also be programmed into ROM chips powered by long-life, rechargeable batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries. Using such ROM chip data, a solar panel or an array of solar panels can track the sun position provided that during installation (with the panels aimed longitudinally towards the South), the solar panels are positioned upwards towards the noontime sun position to establish a starting point. This enables the sun tracking system of the present invention to track the sun without requiring a solar sensing device. Sun tracking provides an increase of from about 20% to 50% increased solar energy capture compared with fixed, non-tracking solar panels. Experimental data is also provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the present invention. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094504 | Burner assembly for gas burners of radiant heating type - Burner assembly for a gas burner of radiant heating type including a burner chamber ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110094505 | Acid hydrolysis process of cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials - The present invention relates to an enhanced process for sugar production through the acid hydrolysis of cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials characterized by the treatment of these materials in three steps. In the first step, it is made a digestion of the lignocellulosic material using a solvent capable of partially dissolving the lignin, which constitutes part of the lignocellulosic material. In the second step, the cellulosic material resulting from the treatment with the solvent is subjected to an acid treatment in such conditions that mainly hemicellulose is hydrolyzed to form a sugar solution rich with pentose monomers and oligomers. In the third step, the cellulosic material from the second step is subjected to an acid treatment in such conditions that the major part of the cellulose is hydrolyzed to form a sugar solution rich with hexose monomers and oligomers. This invention also relates to a Digestion Vessel and a Reactor, with this set being constituted by a single vessel or a set of vessels where it's possible to identify three areas where the three process steps are conducted. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094506 | FLUID PRODUCT DISPENSING DEVICE - A fluid dispenser device comprising: a body ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110094507 | INHALER - A passive inhaler ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110094508 | Nitrous Oxide Anesthetic Administration System - The present invention is a method and system for administering nitrous oxide. The system includes a fluid control system for controlling the flow of nitrous oxide and oxygen to the patient. A nitrous oxide and oxygen supply, vacuum source, a breather bag, and a nasal delivery interface system are fluidly connected to the fluid control system and a patient. The fluid control system also includes a safety scavenge system including a mass airflow sensor, master controller, nitrous oxide valve, and alarm. The mass airflow sensor reads the scavenging vacuum pressure which it communicates to the master controller. Depending upon the scavenging vacuum pressure, the master controller can activate an alarm or shut off the flow of nitrous oxide. In operation, the present invention provides a system for administering anesthesia/analgesia gas which prevents excessively high volumes of exhaled nitrous oxide in the operatory environment through monitoring of the scavenge vacuum pressure. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094510 | INHALER - An inhaler comprising a housing to receive a strip having a plurality of blisters, each blister having a puncturable lid and containing a dose of medicament for inhalation by a user, a mouthpiece through which a dose of medicament is inhaled by a user, a cap to cover the mouthpiece and, a blister piercing element to pierce the lid of a blister is disclosed. The cap is rotatable to drive the strip to sequentially move each blister into alignment with the blister piercing element and an actuator is operable in response to rotation of the cap to cause the blister piercing element to puncture the lid of an aligned blister such that, when a user inhales through the mouthpiece, an airflow through the blister is generated to entrain the dose contained therein and carry it out of the blister and via the mouthpiece into the user's airway. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094511 | Method and Apparatus for Ventilator Safety Enhancement - A device for protecting a ventilated patient from the adverse consequences of disconnection within a ventilator circuit can be used within ventilator circuits found in either the bedside vent environment or a surgical setting requiring anesthesia. In a bedside vent environment, this device secures joints in the circuit from the proximal end of the wye to the distal end of the in-line suction catheter tubing. In particular, between these two ends, there might be a series of joints created by gas measurement sensors, heated moisture exchangers, and treatment delivery adapters. The inventive device described herein is capable of securing all these joint combinations as well. In a surgical setting, the device secures joints in the circuit from the proximal end of the wye to the distal end of the “elbow” connected to the artificial airway. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094512 | AUTOTITRATING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An apparatus and method of controlling the delivery of therapeutic gas delivered to a patient undergoing positive airway pressure therapy is described. The method includes providing a flow of gas to a patient's airway at a pressure, obtaining information from the range of 0 to 25 Hz of the frequency domain of the flow, and adjusting the pressure based on the information. The apparatus includes a blower for providing a flow of gas to a patient's airway at a pressure, a sensor to measure a characteristic of the flow, a controller to obtain information from the range of 0 to 25 Hz of the frequency domain of the characteristic, and a pressure regulator for adjusting the pressure based on the information. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094513 | OXYGEN MASK - An oxygen mask comprises an oxygen supply unit and an attachment unit which is to be attached to a periphery of a nose or a nose and a mouth of a patient. The attachment unit includes an opening which communicates with external air and which is formed at a position to which, when the oxygen mask is attached to the patient, at least one of the nose and the mouth of the patient is opposed. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094514 | PATTERNED CHEMICAL SENSOR HAVING INERT OCCLUDING LAYER | 2011-04-28 |
20110094515 | FILTERING FACE-PIECE RESPIRATOR HAVING PARALLEL LINE WELD PATTERN IN MASK BODY - A respirator | 2011-04-28 |
20110094516 | RESPIRATORY MASK INCLUDING AN ADJUSTABLE FOREHEAD ABUTMENT MEMBER - An adjustable respiratory mask includes: a mask body including a rear side, and a front cover having a connecting hole and projecting upwardly; an adjuster housing formed on top of the front cover, and having a sleeve that extends within the adjuster housing in a front-to-rear direction and that has a rear opening exposed from the adjuster housing; a forehead abutment member having a shank projecting forwardly from the forehead abutmentmember andextending into the sleeve through the rear opening; and an adjusting unit for adjusting a distance of the forehead abutment member from the adjuster housing. The shank is movable relative to the sleeve so that the forehead abutment member is movable toward and away from the adjuster housing. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094517 | FOREHEAD SUPPORT FOR FACIAL MASK - A pad for a forehead support includes an outer wall having a first side configured to engage a user's forehead and a second side having engaged surfaces configured to rest against engaging surfaces of the forehead support; at least one retaining wall provided between the first side and the second side; and at least one retained portion configured to be retained by a retainer formed on the forehead support, wherein a space is defined between the outer wall and the engaged surfaces. The space has a substantially constant cross sectional profile, and the outer wall, the at least one retaining wall, and the engaged surfaces are formed of a deformable elastomeric material. Deformation of the pad occurs by deflection of at least the outer wall and the at least one retaining wall. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094518 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR NON-INVASIVE VENTILATION INCLUDING A NON-SEALING VENTILATION INTERFACE WITH A FREE SPACE NOZZLE FEATURE - A system for supplying ventilatory support may include a nasal interface configured to communicate with a patient's nose while allowing the patient to breathe ambient air directly without flowing through the nasal interface. A nozzle may be associated with the nasal interface at a distance from a nose. The nozzle may be connectable to the gas delivery circuit and the gas delivery source. The nozzle may be capable of delivering gas into the nasal passage by creating negative pressure area near the nozzle and a positive pressure area near the entrance to the nose. A combination of gas from the gas delivery source and air entrained from the gas exiting the nozzle may provide ventilatory support. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094519 | CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES AND METHODS - Contraceptive devices that provide substantially immediate and permanent sterilization are described herein. Systems and methods for transcervically delivering the contraceptive devices are also described herein. The contraceptive device may include an expandable implant. The implant includes hydrogel to provide substantially immediate sterilization, and tissue in-growth fibers to provide permanent sterilization. As an alternative or in combination to hydrogel, the implant may include copper or cupric ions to provide substantially immediate sterilization. The implant may also include hydrogel to improve trackability of the implant through an ovarian pathway. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094520 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF SNORING - A system and method for abatement to snoring and snoring disorders which tones and strengthens soft palate muscles is disclosed. The method comprises inserting a tube into one's mouth; pressing the tube up to the hard palate; holding the tube in the mouth at the hard palate using the tongue; and initiating a sucking process over the tube. The sucking process requires the person to maintain constant suction on the tube member for between about 5 to 15 seconds followed by a relaxation for between about 5 to 20 seconds and repeating this process of suction, hold, and relaxation for between about 10 to 20 times. A system provided by the present invention provides tubes of varying diameters and liquids of different viscosities. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094521 | SURGICAL DRAPE AND SYSTEM HAVING A BARRIER FOR PREVENTING THE START OF A SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - A surgical drape, system and method of using comprise a surgical drape having a fenestration to be placed over a surgical site of a patient. The surgical drape includes a barrier removably attached to the surgical drape and adapted for placement over a portion of the fenestration to prevent the start of the surgical procedure. Upon verification of a set of predetermined conditions, the barrier is removed by a member of the surgical staff in order to begin the surgical procedure. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094522 | DENTAL APPLIANCE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Described herein is a dental appliance including a right piece adapted for simultaneously covering a plurality of back teeth of a right side of a lower jaw and a plurality of back teeth of a right side of an upper jaw of a mouth, and a left piece independent of the right piece and adapted for simultaneously covering a plurality of back teeth of a left side of a lower jaw and a plurality of back teeth of a left side of an upper jaw, and methods of using the same. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094523 | SMOKING SYSTEM HAVING A LIQUID STORAGE PORTION - A smoking system includes a capillary wick for holding liquid, at least one air inlet, at least one air outlet and a chamber between the air inlet and air outlet. The air inlet, the air outlet and the chamber are arranged so as to define an air flow route from the air inlet to the air outlet via the capillary wick so as to convey aerosol formed from the liquid to the air outlet. The smoking system further includes at least one guide for channeling the air flow in the air flow route, so as to control particle size in the aerosol. The smoking system optionally includes at least one heater for heating the liquid in at least a portion of the capillary wick to form the aerosol. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094524 | Smoking Apparatus Having Diffuser - A smoking apparatus for vaporizing a smoking product such as tobacco and herb products. The smoking apparatus is preferably made entirely out of glass. The smoking apparatus comprises a bowl at a first end that receives the smoking product through an open top end, a screen support area immediately below the bowl having one or more screen supports, a product support pellet that rests on the screen supports to support the smoking product, a hollow stem in fluid flow communication with the bowl to allow the user to draw vapor from the bowl and a diffuser removably received in the open top end of the bowl for diffusing heat across the smoking product to vaporize it. The diffuser has a diffusing element made out of the frit. No metal contacts the product, vapor or user. The smoking apparatus can be a pipe or an adapter for a water pipe. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094525 | SMOKER'S END CAP FOR CIGAR/CIGARILLO - A cigar/cigarillo having a cigar cap, a covering for the cigar butt, smoking end that the human user's mouth will contact when smoking. The cigar cap can be made from a tobacco leaf (FIGS. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094526 | BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITES - The present invention concerns a biodegradable cigarette filter tow comprising composite filaments of cellulose and cellulose acetate, and a process for making such a filter tow comprising providing a solution dope comprising a blend of cellulose and cellulose acetate in an ionic liquid or in N-methylmorphilone-N-oxide (NMMO), and spinning casting the blend into a protic solvent to generate fibres or films, and converting the fibres or films into cigarette filter tow. The invention also concerns cigarette filters and cigarettes made from such a filter tow. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094527 | ASSEMBLY FOR THICKENING HAIR - An assembly for thickening hair has a first adhesive tape, apt to be reversibly adhered on hair, having an adhesive face onto which there are arranged connecting elements of hair extensions of a first plurality of the hair extensions at their respective distal end, and a second adhesive tape, apt to be reversibly adhered on hair, having an adhesive face onto which there are arranged connecting elements of hair extensions of a second plurality of the hair extensions at their respective distal end, the tapes having positioning elements such that the connecting elements of the extensions of said first and second plurality of the hair extensions overlap when the positioning elements are in turn overlapped. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094528 | Vented cushion brush - A hair brush head has a solid, relatively hard body ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110094529 | Method of providing transitional hair salon services - A method of alternatively servicing patrons of hair salons during transitional periods of embarrassment and stress resulting from ongoing medical conditions affecting one's hair appearance includes the steps of offering consultations, purchases of whole wig, demi-piece and hair fall adaptations for purchase, and maintenance of the hair adaptations purchased during such transitional period until the medical condition resolves itself or until the patron feels sufficiently unembarrassed and unstressed to return to the hair salon for further treatments, all on a one-on-one basis in the privacy of an area accessible both visibly and audibly only to the patron and to the hair technician, and at a single one-time fee covering all providing services until the patron returns to the hair salon for further hair treatments. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094530 | WEFT LESS HAIR EXTENSION AND METHOD FOR MAKING - A hair extension that has no weft for attachment to the hairs on a person's head. The extension however includes a group of hairs arranged to form a flat strip which has a top end, a bottom end, a width across the group of hairs and a length along the group of hairs. An adhesive is located across the top end of the group of hairs to bind the hairs together and double sided adhesive tapes are attached to the sides of the group of hairs and covers the adhesive at the top end of the group of hairs. A release tape is attached to each of the double sided adhesive tapes. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094531 | COMPOSITION FOR TREATING KERATIN FIBERS, COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE POLYALKENE-BASED SUPRAMOLEDCULAR POLYMER, AT LEAST ONE BLOCK POLYMER, AND AT LEAST ONE VOLATILE SOLVENT - Disclosed herein is a composition for treating keratin fibers, comprising: at least one polyalkene-based supramolecular polymer, at least one block ethylenic copolymer, and at least one volatile solvent. Also disclosed is a process for treating keratin fibers comprising applying to the keratin fibers the composition for treating keratin fibers. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094532 | DEVICE FOR CUTTING OFF SPLIT ENDS OF HAIR - In a device ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110094533 | LONG-WEAR MASCARA COMPOSITIONS - A cosmetic composition for use on eyelashes and/or eyelids that includes from about 15% to about 50%, by weight, of a film former selected from the group consisting of tall oil glyceride, pentaerythrityl rosinate, glyceryl rosinate, and the hydrogenated versions and mixtures thereof. Further there is from about 0.1% to about 14%, by weight, of a colorant. The cosmetic composition is long lasting and has excellent wear characteristics. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094534 | Compressible Cosmetic Applicator - An applicator head for cosmetic products such as mascara is described. The applicator head has at least two arched supports, each with and outwardly directed applicator surface. The arched supports surround a clearance and define a relatively large, expanded configuration for loading and application purposes. The arched supports flex inwardly, into the clearance, so that the expanded configuration can collapse to permit the applicator head to be drawn through a relatively smaller wiper opening. The applicator head can be used in stock packaging. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094535 | HAIR CARE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a hair care device ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110094536 | Troika Acid Semiconductor Cleaning Compositions and Methods of Use - Semiconductor processing compositions for use with silicon wafers having an insulating layers, and metallization layers on the wafers comprising water and one or more Troika acids which is also referred to as a, α-disubstituted trifunctional oximes or α-(Hydroxyimino) Phosphonoacetic acids, their salts, and their derivatives. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094537 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR BRUSH AND PAD CONDITIONING - A method and apparatus for conditioning a processing surface of a cylindrical roller disposed in a brush box is described. In one embodiment, a brush box is described. The brush box includes a tank having an interior volume and a pair of cylindrical rollers at least partially disposed in the interior volume, each of the cylindrical rollers being rotatable about a respective axis, an actuator assembly coupled to each of the cylindrical rollers to move the respective cylindrical roller between a first position where the cylindrical rollers are in proximity and a second position where the cylindrical rollers are spaced away from each other, and a conditioning device for each of the cylindrical rollers, each conditioning device including a conditioner disposed in the interior volume, the conditioner contacting an outer surface of each of the cylindrical rollers when the rollers are in the second position. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094538 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING WAFER STRESS - A method of using a processing system that is operable to deposit liquid and to remove liquid by way of negative pressure. The method includes arranging a device to have at least one of the liquid deposited thereon by the processing system and the liquid removed therefrom by the processing system. The device has a sensor portion disposed thereon. The sensor portion can provide a sensor signal based on pressure related to the at least one of the liquid being deposited thereon by the processing system and the liquid being removed therefrom by the processing system. The method further includes performing at least one of depositing, by the processing system, the liquid onto the device and removing the liquid, by the processing system, from the device. The method still further includes providing the sensor signal, by the sensor portion, based on the pressure related to the at least one of the liquid being deposited onto the device and the liquid being removed from the device. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094539 | FUEL AND FUEL TANK TREATMENT - Liquid hydrocarbon storage tanks are cleaned by transferring the most contaminated lower fuel layer to an external vessel on a treatment truck where separation into a contaminants portion and a fuel portion occurs. The remnant fuel in the storage tank is cleaned by multiple passes through an external circuit on the truck. The fuel from the vessel is sometimes returned to the remnant fuel to be cleaned. The contaminants are discarded. The initial separation shortens the cleaning cycle. A flexible dip tube stiffened by a guide rod allows probing of the storage tank floor. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094540 | STARCH PURGING MATERIAL - A method is provided for cleaning the interior of polymer processing equipment having a resin composition retained therein, wherein a contaminant material is adhered to at least a portion of the interior surface of the polymer processing equipment. The method comprises the steps of: charging the polymer processing equipment having a residual polymer composition retained in the interior thereof with a purging composition comprising 45-94 weight % of starch; 0.05 to 20 weight % of water; and (3) 5 to 45 weight % of polyol plasticizer, wherein the weight percentages of starch, water and polyol plasticizer are based on the total weight of starch, water and polyol plasticizer; operating the polymer processing equipment to i) convey the purging composition through the polymer processing equipment, thereby removing and withdrawing substantially all of the residual polymer composition from the polymer processing equipment and causing a portion of the purging composition to be retained as a residual purging composition within the interior of the polymer processing equipment; and ii) remove at least a portion of the contaminant material that is adhered to an interior surface of the polymer processing equipment; and removing the portion of the purging composition retained as a residual purging composition from within the interior of the polymer processing equipment. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094541 | DEVICE FOR WHISKING MILK AND METHOD FOR CLEANING SUCH A DEVICE | 2011-04-28 |
20110094542 | METHOD OF CLEANING SOLAR PANELS AND VEHICLE FOR PERFORMING SAID CLEANING - The invention relates to a method including spraying steam in the form of multiple jets with a pressure and a temperature depending on the characteristics of the solar panel to be cleaned and of the impurities to be removed and at an angle that can be adjusted relative to the panel. The method can be combined with gentle cleaning using elements contacting the surface of the panels to be cleaned. The device includes a self-propelled vehicle, a water tank feeding a system for treating and purifying the water prior to feeding a steam generator, with a means for regulating the output temperature and pressure of the steam, which enters a system for distribution to the steam diffusers, which are coupled on a support associated with a cantilevered structure of the self-propelled vehicle. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094543 | MULTIPLE-ADDITION VALVE FOR A SYSTEM FOR METERING LIQUID OR PASTE-LIKE AUXILIARY WASHING AGENTS - A system for automatically metering liquid or paste-like auxiliary washing agents stored in reservoirs for automatically controlled washing machines. It has a central fluid line disposed in a housing bottom and a plurality of nozzles disposed in the housing bottom on a circular line extending concentrically to the axis of a rotor. The nozzles can be connected individually to the outlet by a connecting line inside the motor-drivable rotor. In the connection to the connecting line, seals are provided. Due to a force continually axially acting on the rotor in the direction of the housing bottom, said rotor presses the seals until the contact surfaces of the rotor and the housing bottom substantially form a common plane. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094544 | WAREWASH MACHINE WITH SOIL DETECTION - A warewash machine includes a tank for holding liquid to be sprayed on items in a spray chamber and a recirculation line for delivering liquid from the tank to nozzles for spraying. A sensor arrangement is provided for monitoring condition of tank liquid, the sensor arrangement including an light emitter and a light receiver. A control is provided for energizing the light emitter and monitoring output of the light receiver, wherein the control is configured to vary the energization level of the light emitter during sensing to extend a useful range of measurement the sensor arrangement. The sensor arrangement may be located in line with or in parallel with a drain line of the tank. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094545 | CLEANING COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING LEAD-FREE SOLDER FLUX AND SYSTEM FOR REMOVING LEAD-FREE SOLDER FLUX - An object of this invention is to provide a cleaner composition that has a desirable cleaning property and is easily separable from pre-rinsing water even when cleaning an object produced by using a lead-free soldering flux; and a lead-free soldering flux removal system using a pre-rinsing method that can reduce the amount of waste fluid. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094546 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WAFER CARRIER VIBRATION REDUCTION - An aspect of the present invention provides a system and method for controlling a wafer cleaning system having a wafer carrier and a driving portion. The wafer carrier can move along a path in a first direction and a second direction. The driving portion can controllably move the wafer carrier in the first direction and the second direction. The control system includes a vibration sensor portion and a wafer carrier position controller. The vibration sensor portion can detect vibration of the wafer carrier and can output a vibration signal based on the detected vibration. The wafer carrier position controller can instruct the driving portion to modify motion of the wafer carrier based on the vibration signal to reduce the detected vibration. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094547 | CLEANING DEVICE - A cleaning device for cleaning a mixing vaporizer is provided. The mixing vaporizer includes a first hole that a raw material flows in therethrough, a second hole that carrier gas flows in therethrough, a mixing space that generates mixed gas by mixing the raw material and the carrier gas, a carrier gas nozzle that is connected to the second hole for supplying the carrier gas to the mixing space, and a third hole that discharges the mixed gas. The cleaning device cleans the mixing vaporizer by circulating a cleaning solution through at least one the first hole, the second hole, and the third hole. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094548 | MEGASONIC MULTIFREQUENCY APPARATUS WITH MATCHED TRANSDUCERS AND MOUNTING PLATE - A megasonic processing apparatus matches the fundamental resonant or higher-level harmonic frequencies of megasonic thickness-mode transducers to the fundamental resonant or higher-level harmonic frequencies of a plate or other mounting structure upon which the transducers are mounted. The multifrequency transducers are piezoelectric transducers operating in thickness mode at different operating frequencies. The thickness of the mounting plate at the transducer locations is selected to provide a resonant or harmonic frequency matched to that of its corresponding transducer. Two or more megasonic transducers are bonded to the same radiating surface. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094549 | CLEANING SYSTEM FOR SOLAR PANEL - A cleaning system for solar panels includes a number of solar cells and a transparent protection pane covering the solar cells. The cleaning system includes a frame, a cleaning device, and an operating device. The frame includes a first sidewall and a opposite second sidewall facing away from the first sidewall. The cleaning device is affixed on the transparent protection panel. The operating device includes a motor, a pulley and a belt. The motor is affixed on one end of the first sidewall. The pulley is affixed on the other end of the first sidewall. The belt is wrapped around the rotating shaft of the motor and the pulley. The cleaning device includes an axle connected to the operating device and a washer provided on the axle. The cleaning device is driven by the operating device to clean the solar panel. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094550 | COMPRESSIBLE WHEEL TIP FOR A WALKING AID - A compressible wheel tip for a walking aid that restricts rolling when a force is applied down on the walking aid. The tip may have a compressible wheel configured to deform under an applied pressure and thereby restrict shifting or rolling of the wheel. The compressible wheel may include rigid spokes and a compressible material forming an arcuate perimeter between the spokes to define a wheel shape. The compressible material may be a resilient elastomeric material adapted to deform under an applied force and return to its original shape when the force is no longer applied. The spokes may be formed of plastic or metal, or formed of the same material as the spokes and structured to better resist deformation. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094551 | Ergonomic crutch - A novel crutch comprising a series of elements angled with respect to each other so as to provide a stable platform for supporting a user's weight while reducing injury. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094552 | Walking Stick With All-Rounded Support - This invention discloses a walking stick including a main body, a pivot connector and a socket. The main body is of the shape of stick and connects to the socket through the pivot connector. A sphere is inside the pivot connector. A sliding-proof elastic element locates between the bottom of the main body and the sphere. The sliding-proof elastic element and the sphere are mounted inside the pivot connector. A bottom of the sphere reaches the socket through the pivot connector. The sphere rotates inside the pivot connector as the socket moves, while being urged against the sliding-proof elastic element. The sliding-proof elastic element has characteristics of sliding proof, elasticity and wear resistance. Thereby the walking stick of the invention offers all-round support for the user in use. Especially the sliding proof effect of the sliding-proof elastic element restrains the instant movement of the sphere, and its elasticity offers an effect of shock resistance. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094553 | CONNECTOR FOR TENT POLES - Disclosed herein a connector for connecting end portions of a plurality of tent poles that intersect with one another. In one embodiment, a connector for tent poles includes a body and first, second and third pole insertion holes formed in the body. In the connector for tent poles, the first and second pole insertion holes maintain a central angle of less than 180 degrees at an intersection point at which the center lines of the first and second pole insertion holes intersect with each other, the radius direction outsides of the first and second pole insertion holes from the intersection point are opened so as to be first and second openings, respectively, and first and second wall portions are formed at the radius direction insides of the first and second pole insertion holes, respectively. The third pole insertion hole is disposed within the range of the central angle, the radius direction inside of the third pole insertion hole is opened so as to be a third opening, and a third wall portion is formed at the radius direction outside of the third pole insertion hole. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094554 | Collapsible Shelter - A shelter of the type having collapsed and expanded configurations. In one of several example embodiments, the expanded configuration includes a tunnel-shaped portion forming a pair of opposing side walls and a roof section. The roof section has a peak positioned above the side walls and the tunnel-shaped portion may include opposing ends with a first opening at the first end and a second opening at the second end, each opening capable of accommodating an end wall. A first sheet is foldable along at least first and second crease lines to define the walls and roof section, the walls having an upper separation distance between the first and second crease lines when the shelter is expanded. The first sheet is segmented into panels with pairs of adjoining panels forming pleats each having a vertex extending from a crease line to an adjoining footing flap, the walls having a lower separation distance between footing flaps on different walls when the shelter is expanded. The lower separation distance is greater than the upper separation distance resulting in at least one of the walls being canted with respect to a vertical orientation. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094555 | Flame resistant shelter - A flame-resistant fabric for shelters including a flame-resistant interior layer, an flame-resistant, insulating middle layer adjacent the interior layer, and a flame-resistant exterior layer adjacent the insulating middle layer. The flame-resistant fabric is capable of being formed into a flame-resistant, insulated shelter for use in extreme weather. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094556 | PLANAR THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR - A thermoelectric generator may comprise a pair of thermally conducive top and bottom plates having a foil assembly positioned therebetween. The foil assembly may comprise a substrate having a series of alternating thermoelectric legs formed thereon. The thermoelectric legs may be formed of alternating dissimilar materials arranged in at least one row. Each one of the thermoelectric legs may define a leg axis oriented in non-parallel relation to the row axis. Thermally conductive strips mounted on opposite sides of the substrate may be aligned with opposite ends of the thermoelectric legs in the rows such that one end of the thermoelectric legs is in thermal contact with the top plate and the opposite end of the thermoelectric legs is in thermal contact with the bottom plate. The thermally conductive strips define thermal gaps between the thermoelectric legs and the top and bottom plates causing heat to flow lengthwise through the thermoelectric legs resulting in the generation of electrical voltage. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094557 | METHOD OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR FILM AND PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE FILM - A method of depositing a kesterite film which includes a compound of the formula: Cu | 2011-04-28 |
20110094558 | GREENHOUSE USING TRANSPARENT SOLAR BATTERY - Provided is a greenhouse including transparent solar batteries disposed on an outer wall of the greenhouse. Since the transparent solar batteries are disposed on an outer wall of the greenhouse, the greenhouse may generate pollution-free energy while allowing greenhouse cultivation. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094559 | SOLAR CANOPY SUPPORT SYSTEM - The solar canopy support system has at least two beam support columns. Each beam support column has a first end connected to a ground surface and extends substantially vertically along a longitudinal axis from the first end to a second end. There is also a “C”-channel support beam connected at the second end of each beam support column. The “C”-channel support beam includes a longitudinal axis within about 0 degrees to about 30 degrees of perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of each beam support column. There are also two or more “C”-channels. Each “C”-channel has a first end connected to an upper portion of one “C”-channel support beam and has a second end connected to an upper portion of another “C”-channel support beam. Each “C”-channel includes a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of each “C”-channel support beam; at least one solar power array connected on an upper portion of at least two “C”-channels. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094560 | DIRECT MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE WITH IMPROVED SIDE CLIP - The present invention is premised upon a photovoltaic assembly system for securing and/or aligning at least a plurality of vertically adjacent photovoltaic device assemblies to one another. The securing function being accomplished by a clip member that may be a separate component or integral to one or more of the photovoltaic device assemblies. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094561 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL MODULE - Provided are a dye-sensitized solar cell wherein a counter electrode composed of a stable counter electrode conductive layer and a catalyst layer is formed on a porous insulation layer, and a dye-sensitized solar cell module wherein the dye-sensitized solar cell is utilized. A dye-sensitized solar cell includes a supporting body made of a light-transmissive material, and a laminate wherein a conductive layer, a photoelectric conversion layer having a porous semiconductor layer with a dye adsorbed therein, a porous insulation layer, a counter electrode conductive layer, and a catalyst layer are laminated in the order presented. The photoelectric conversion layer and the porous insulation lay are filled with a carrier transport material. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094562 | SOLAR BATTERY MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a solar battery module wherein solar battery cells are electrically connected to each other by using a wiring board having a predetermined wiring pattern formed on a resin base material. A method for manufacturing such solar battery module is also provided. In the wiring board of the solar battery module, a direction wherein a design margin is small is permitted to be a direction wherein the thermal contraction ratio of the resin base material is small, by the shape of an electrode pattern on the solar battery cell and that of the wiring pattern on the wiring board. At the time of manufacturing such solar battery module, temperature in a heat treatment step is set at 100° C. or higher but not higher than 180° C. Electrode designing at a fine pitch is made possible and the solar battery module exhibits high solar battery characteristics, even when the solar battery cells are connected by using wiring boards composed of various types of resin materials having thermal compression ratio not sufficiently low. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094563 | Solar systems that include one or more shade-tolerant wiring schemes - The present invention provides shade tolerant wiring solutions for solar systems. Elements are grouped and wired in parallel within a group such that the total current of a group is substantially the same among multiple groups. Such a wiring scheme can be applied to solar targets (e.g., solar cells), solar , and solar modules. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094564 | Asymmetric Parabolic Compound Concentrator With Photovoltaic Cells - An asymmetric compound parabolic concentrator (ACPC) coupled with a photovoltaic cell is disclosed according to some embodiments. The disclosed ACPC can concentrate solar light from a large full acceptance angle toward the photovoltaic cell. In some embodiments, the ACPC can be submerged within a liquid (e.g., water). The liquid can increase the full acceptance angle, provide temperature damping, and provide structural inertia to the system. In some embodiments, the ACPC can be constructed from acrylic or other resins. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094565 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR ALIGNING LIGHT CONCENTRATOR COMPONENTS WITH A LIGHT SOURCE - A tracking system configured to orient light concentrators to face a light source. The system includes a movable support structure for providing global alignment of the light concentrators with the light source. The system also includes a light concentrator (LC) module that is coupled to the support structure and has an array of light concentrators that are in fixed positions with respect to each other. The system also includes a secondary alignment mechanism having a module joint that movably couples the LC module to the support structure and an actuator assembly. The actuator assembly is configured to selectively move the LC module about two axes relative to a pivot point of the module joint thereby orienting the array of light concentrators. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094566 | Luminescence Concentrators and Luminescence Dispersers on the Basis of Oriented Dye Zeolite Antennas - A luminescence concentrator (LK) may concentrate both incident direct and diffuse light by way of frequency shift and total internal reflection. It differs fundamentally from geometric concentrators. With sufficient geometric expansion of the collector plate, nearly arbitrarily high concentration can be achieved in the LK. A luminescence disperser is an apparatus which holds both directional and nondirectional incident light captive in a transparent body by way of frequency shift and total internal reflection and emits it diffusely or directionally uniformly distributed across an area by way of luminescence emission. The object of the invention is a method for the technical implementation of the LK and luminescence disperser, using zeolite crystals having a nanotube structure, into which the luminescent dyes are embedded such that they have antenna properties. Using the resulting novel structures, problems can be solved which made the technical use of LK impossible or at least considerably limited it. This results in completely novel usage possibilities for collecting and concentrating sun light and feeding it into photovoltaic systems, for converting it into electric and thermal energy in combined photovoltaic/hot water apparatuses, and for feeding it into fiber optic apparatuses. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094567 | SOLAR CELL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell and a solar cell module including the solar cells are disclosed. The solar cell includes a substrate of a first conductive type; an emitter layer of a second conductive type positioned at a light receiving surface of the substrate; a plurality of first electrodes that are positioned on the emitter layer and are electrically connected to the emitter layer; and at least one first current collector that is positioned on the emitter layer in a direction crossing the plurality of first electrodes, wherein a thickness of each of the plurality of first electrodes is different from a thickness of the at least one first current collector, and a difference of the thickness of the each first electrode to the thickness of the at least one current collector is equal to or less than about 0.5 times the thickness of the at least one first current collector. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094568 | DIRECT MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE WITH IMPROVED FRONT CLIP - The present invention is premised upon a photovoltaic assembly system for securing and/or aligning at least a plurality of vertically adjacent (overlapping) photovoltaic device assemblies to one another. The securing function being accomplished by a clip member that may be a separate component or integral to one or more of the photovoltaic device assemblies. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094569 | SOLAR POWER STRUCTURE AND KIT FOR MAKING THE SAME - A strong, aesthetically pleasing solar power structure comprising a hollow-beam frame, a plurality of photovoltaic panels, a sub-assembly for holding the PV panels, and a plurality of columns is provided. Also provided is a kit for making such a structure. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094570 | DIRECT MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE WITH IMPROVED ADHESION AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention is premised upon a photovoltaic device suitable for directly mounting on a structure. The device includes an active portion including a photovoltaic cell assembly having a top surface portion that allows transmission of light energy to a photoactive portion of the photovoltaic device for conversion into electrical energy and a bottom surface having a bottom bonding zone; and an inactive portion immediately adjacent to and connected to the active portion, the inactive portion having a region for receiving a fastener to connect the device to the structure and having on a top surface, a top bonding zone; wherein one of the top and bottom bonding zones comprises a first bonding element and the other comprises a second bonding element, the second bonding element designed to interact with the first bonding element on a vertically overlapped adjacent photovoltaic device to bond the device to such adjacent device or to the structure. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094571 | SOLAR CELL WITH UPPER AND LOWER CONDUCTOR LAYERS STACKED TOGETHER - A solar cell includes a substrate, a lower conductor layer, an anti-reflection coating (ARC) layer and an upper conductor layer. The substrate has a front side, a back side and a doped region adjacent to the front side. The lower conductor layer has a first portion embedded into the doped region and a second portion other than the first portion. The ARC layer is disposed on the front side of the substrate and covers the lower conductor layer such that the second portion of the lower conductor layer is disposed in the ARC layer. The upper conductor layer has a first portion embedded into the ARC layer and a second portion other than the first portion of the upper conductor layer. The second portion of the upper conductor layer is exposed out of the ARC layer, and the upper conductor layer is electrically connected to the lower conductor layer. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094572 | THERMO-PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATOR FOR EFFICIENTLY CONVERTING THERMAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRIC ENERGY - A thermo-photovoltaic power generator for efficiently converting thermal energy into electric energy including a selective thermal emitter having micropatterned structures for receiving thermal energy and emitting thermal radiation with black body emissivity over a range of wavelengths, low-bandgap photocells responsive to thermal radiation at wavelengths within a particular band of said range of wavelengths and operative to convert such thermal radiation to electric energy, and a band pass filter disposed between the thermal emitter and the photocells for transmitting thermal radiation from the emitter at wavelengths within the particular band to the photocells, and for reflecting thermal radiation at wavelengths outside the particular band back to the emitter. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094573 | Solar cell and method for fabricating the same - A solar cell and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The solar cell includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer and a non-conductive reflector. The first electrode including a nano-metal transparent conductive layer is disposed on a transparent substrate. The nano-metal transparent conductive layer substantially contacts with the photoelectric conversion layer. The second electrode is disposed between the photoelectric conversion layer and the transparent substrate. The photoelectric conversion layer is disposed between the first and the second electrodes. The non-conductive reflector is disposed on the first electrode. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094574 | Polarization Resistant Solar Cell Design Using SiCN - A polarization resistant solar cell is provided. The solar cell uses a dual layer dielectric stack disposed on the front surface of the cell. The dielectric stack consists of a passivation layer disposed directly on the front cell surface and comprised of either SiO | 2011-04-28 |
20110094575 | Polarization Resistant Solar Cell Design Using an Oxygen-Rich Interface Layer - A polarization resistant solar cell using an oxygen-rich interface layer is provided. The oxygen-rich interface layer may be comprised of SiO | 2011-04-28 |
20110094576 | STRUCTURE AND PROCESS FOR SOLAR CELL ELECTRODES - Methods and devices are described for thin film solar cell manufacturing. In one embodiment, the method includes displacing the residual insulator in vias with the pins of the present invention, which may greatly reduce the amount of material to be removed and hence make the laser more cost-effective. It is still desirable to use a laser or other device to completely clear the bottom of the via of residual material (to prepare for making a good electrical connection) but the film remaining under the pins would be microns in thickness, compared to the hundreds of microns of via depth. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094577 | CONDUCTIVE METAL OXIDE FILMS AND PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - Article comprising a substrate; and a conductive metal oxide film adjacent to a surface of the substrate, wherein the conductive metal oxide film has an electron mobility (cm | 2011-04-28 |
20110094578 | Solar cell device and manufacturing method therefor - A solar cell device including an electrode formed by applying a conductive paste containing at least a conductive powder, glass frit and an organic vehicle onto a semiconductor substrate provided with a silicon nitride layer on a surface thereof and firing the applied conductive paste, wherein the electrode has a structure comprising a front electrode layer comprising silver as a main component, a glass layer comprising tellurium glass as a main component, and a silicon oxide layer containing plural silver particles precipitated by the firing. The solar cell device is provided with an electrode formed using a conductive paste not containing lead glass and has good solar cell characteristics. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094579 | Electrode substrate, method of preparing same, and photoelectric conversion device including same - An electrode substrate for a photoelectric conversion device includes a current-collecting electrode on a transparent conductive substrate and a coating film coating a surface of the current-collecting electrode substrate, wherein the coating film is formed by coating the surface of the current-collecting electrode with a glass paste composition and baking the current-collecting electrode coated with the glass paste composition, and when a thickness of the coating film is a μm and a maximal length of a pore in the coating film is b μm, a condition of b≦0.5a is satisfied. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094580 | Photovoltaic device including front electrode having titanium oxide inclusive layer with high refractive index - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to an electrode (e.g., front electrode) for use in a photovoltaic device or the like. In certain example embodiments, a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) of the front electrode for use in a photovoltaic device is of or includes titanium oxide doped with one or more of Nb, Zn and/or Al. Additional layers may also be provided in the front electrode in certain example embodiments. It has been found that the use of transparent conductive TiO | 2011-04-28 |
20110094581 | GLASS COMPOSITION FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL AND MATERIAL FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL - A dye-sensitized solar cell having high long-term reliability is provided by inventing a glass composition, which is hardly eroded by an iodine electrolyte solution and has a low-melting point property, and a material using the glass composition. The glass composition for a dye-sensitized solar cell of the present invention is characterized by including as a glass composition, in terms of mass %, 20 to 70% of V | 2011-04-28 |
20110094582 | PHOTOCHEMICAL ELECTRODE, CONSTRUCTION AND USES THEREOF - Provided is an electrode including a conductive surface connected to a matrix; the matrix including a plurality of semiconductor nanoparticles and noble metal nanoparticles, substantially each of which is connected to another nanoparticle of the plurality of nanoparticles by at least one matrix connecting group and at least a portion of the plurality of nanoparticles of the matrix is each connected to the conductive surface by at least one surface connecting group. Further provided are photovoltaic cells and devices including electrode of the invention. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094583 | ELECTROPLATING ADDITIVE FOR THE DEPOSITION OF METAL, A BINARY, TERNARY, QUATERNARY OR PENTANARY ALLOY OF ELEMENTS OF GROUP 11 (IB)-GROUP 13 (IIIA)-GROUP 16 (VIA) - The invention relates to electroplating additives for the deposition of a group IB metal/binary or ternary group IB-group IIIA/ternary, quaternary or pentanary group IB-group IIIA-group VIA alloy on substrates useful for thin film solar cells. The additives have the general formula (A): | 2011-04-28 |
20110094584 | SOLAR CELL SUBSTRATE AND OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRODE FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL - The present invention provides a solar cell substrate having a transparent conductive film formed on a glass substrate, wherein the thermal expansion coefficient of the glass substrate is from 50×10 | 2011-04-28 |
20110094585 | OPTICAL DEVICE WITH ANISOTROPIC LUMINESCENT MATERIAL - An optical device ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110094586 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solar cell and a method for manufacturing the same are discussed. The solar cell includes a substrate of a first conductive type, an emitter portion that has a second conductive type opposite the first conductive type and forms a p-n junction along with the substrate, a first anti-reflection layer that is positioned on the emitter portion and has a thickness of about 5 nm to 35 nm, a second anti-reflection layer positioned on the first anti-reflection layer, a first electrode electrically connected to the emitter portion, and a second electrode electrically connected to the substrate. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094587 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SELF-ASSEMBLED SRUCTURE OF POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE)-BASED BLOCK COPOLYMER - Provided is a method for controlling a self-assembled structure of a poly(3-hexylthiophene)-based block copolymer, including: providing a polymer composition containing a block copolymer having a π-conjugated poly(3-hexylthiophene) polymer and a non-conjugated polymer introduced thereto, and a solvent; and coating the polymer composition onto a substrate. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094588 | NOVEL ORGANIC DYE AND PREPARATION THEREOF - This disclosure relates to novel organic dye and a method for preparing the same. The dye compound of the present invention, when used for a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC), shows improved molar absorption coefficient, J | 2011-04-28 |
20110094589 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING SOLENOID VALVE - A method of solenoid valve control includes measuring voltage across the solenoid valve and current through the solenoid valve, and using the results to aid in controlling the solenoid valve. For instance, one or both of the measured values may be used to determine when actual engagement of the solenoid valve occurs. An initial lower voltage and lower current can be used, and then as conditions change, the changes in condition can be accounted for by increasing voltage and current to maintain the desired response time of the solenoid valve. By measuring and controlling voltage and current less of a margin can be used, both in setting voltage/current levels and in selecting the time over which a pull voltage/current is utilized. This reduces the wasted energy in the system, as well as reducing the temperature rise in the solenoid valve. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094590 | Method For Operating a Fluid Valve Via An Oscillating Valve Motion - In a method for operating a fluid valve for controlling or regulating a fluid, having at least one movable valve component is displaceable with the aid of at least one electrical actuating signal which contains at least one first actuating signal portion which causes an oscillating valve motion of the valve component. Pressure oscillations generated in the fluid due to the oscillating valve motion are detected, and are used for regulation of the oscillating valve motion caused by the first actuating signal portion. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094591 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE INITIALIZATION METHOD, MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE INITIALIZATION APPARATUS AND MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE PACKAGE - In a method for initialization of a microfluidic device including a first substrate including a microfluidic channel disposed therein, a valve seat disposed in a microfluidic channel and protruding from the first substrate, and a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate and including a space formed therein and corresponding to the valve seat, and a polymer film disposed between the first and second substrates, the method includes separating the polymer film from a surface of the valve seat by applying a positive pressure into the microfluidic channel of the first substrate and applying a negative pressure into the space of the second substrate. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094592 | Fluid Check Valve with a Floating Pivot - A fluid check valve consisting of a pair of leaflets contained within an annular body member ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110094593 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DILUTED FUGITIVE GASES - A method of using hydrocarbon fugitive gases diluted with air as a primary or supplementary fuel for an engine. The composition of the fugitive gases and air in ensured to fall outside the upper and lower explosive limit for the composition. The total volume of the composition is also calculated to be maintained within a predetermined percentage of the volume of the primary fuel supplied to said engine. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094594 | Reducing Agent Tank That is Intended for Providing a Reducing Agent to an Exhaust Gas System and That Has a Check Valve - A reducing agent tank, which is intended for providing a reducing agent to an exhaust gas system and which has a first tank for storing the reducing agent, a second tank for storing the reducing agent, a line for recirculating the reducing agent from the second tank into the first tank and a check valve for closing the line in a selective fluid-tight manner, includes a diagnostic device, with which an incorrect function of the check valve can be detected. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094595 | METHOD OF OPERATING A CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - A method of operating a control valve assembly for a hydraulic system includes detecting the current operation of a first position sensor and a second position sensor to determine if at least one of the first position sensor and the second position sensor is inoperable. A pressure of the fluid at a first work port and a second work port is measured, and one of a first valve and a second valve is actuated when one of the first position sensor and the second position sensor is determined to be inoperable. The first valve is actuated based upon the fluid pressure measured at the second work port to adjust the flow of the fluid through the first work port. The second valve is actuated based upon the fluid pressure measured at the first work port to adjust the flow of the fluid through the second work port. | 2011-04-28 |
20110094596 | Apparatus and method of dividing and supplying gas to a chamber from a gas supply apparatus equipped with flow-rate control system - The present-invention supplies a quantity Q of gas while dividing at flow rate ratio Q1/Q2 from a gas supply facility equipped with a flow controller. A a total quantity Q=Q1+Q2 of gas is supplied into a chamber at flow rate Q1 and Q2 through shower plates fixed to ends of branch supply lines by providing open/close valves with a plurality of branch supply lines GL | 2011-04-28 |
20110094597 | HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT FOR A MACHINE FOR PRODUCING BEVERAGES BY INFUSION - A hydraulic circuit ( | 2011-04-28 |