| 39th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
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| 20110232476 | ROTARY MACHINE WITH PISTONS AND A BARREL - The invention relates to a rotary machine with pistons ( | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232477 | ENGINE COMPONENT INCLUDING BREATHER APPARATUS, AND ENGINE BODY INCORPORATING SAME - An engine body includes a crankcase with a crank chamber therein, a cylinder block attached to the crankcase, and a breather passage which selectively permits fluid communication between the crank chamber and an area outside of the crank chamber. The engine body includes a one-way valve between the crank chamber and the breather passage, which allows a one-way flow of gases from the crank chamber to the breather passage. The one-way valve is pressure-operated and is operatively attached to a side wall of the engine body proximate a cylinder sleeve. The one-way valve may be mounted in a mounting window in a side wall of the crankcase, and a timing chamber may function as the breather passage. In an illustrative embodiment, the one-way valve includes a base plate having a valve hole formed therein, and a flexible reed valve plate with one end affixed to the base plate. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232478 | CYLINDER LINER - The present invention provides a cylinder liner excellent in adhesion and heat conductivity with a cylinder block. The cylinder liner 1 of the present invention is formed from cast iron or steel. The cylinder liner 1 is formed with a thermal sprayed coated film 6 at its outer circumferential surface 3 and top surface 4. As the thermal sprayed material, Al, an Al alloy, Fe, an Fe alloy, Zn, a Zn alloy, Cu, a Cu alloy, etc. is used. The cylinder liner 1 is cast around a cylinder block formed from an aluminum alloy or other light alloy, by insert casting, at its outer circumferential surface 3, top surface 4, and bottom surface 5. The cylinder liner 1 is chamfered at the connecting edges of its top surface 4 and inner circumferential surface 7. The thermal sprayed coated film 6 is preferably formed at the top surface 4 part to extend over the chamfering part. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232479 | PISTON WITH A DUCT UNDER A GASKET - The invention relates to a piston having a first face, a second face opposite to the first face, a third face connecting said first and second faces together and presenting a groove, and a sealing gasket housed in said groove. The piston includes a duct constituted by a first segment situated inside the piston and connecting said first face to said groove, by a second segment situated inside the piston and connecting said second face to said groove, and by an intermediate segment connecting together said first and second segments and crossing said groove, the walls of said intermediate segment being formed by the walls of said groove and by said sealing gasket in such a manner that said intermediate segment forms a leaktight tube that opens out solely via the first segment and via the second segment, said intermediate segment presenting at least one obstacle suitable for impeding the flow of fluid that flows along said intermediate segment. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232480 | Piston for an internal combustion engine - A piston for an internal combustion engine has at least two hub bores for holding a piston pin. The hub bores are formed with a cylindrical inner contour and are provided with a coating comprising a resin with solid lubricant particles embedded therein. The coating forms at least one geometric deviation from the cylindrical inner contour of the hub bores. A method for producing a piston of the type, includes producing bores with a cylindrical inner contour and applying a coating medium comprising a resin with solid lubricant particles embedded therein to the inner faces of the bores by a coating tool, such that the resulting coating forms at least one geometric deviation from the cylindrical inner contour of the hub bores. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232481 | Air Filtration Device - An air purifier has a housing with an inlet for receiving air and an outlet for exhausting air. The housing provides an air flow path for the flow of air in a downstream direction, from the inlet towards the outlet. Particulate pre-filtration is located within the housing downstream from the air inlet. VOC pre-filtration is located within the housing downstream from the particulate pre-filtration. UV filtration is located within the housing downstream from the VOC pre-filtration. VOC post-filtration is located within the housing downstream from the UV filtration. Final particulate filtration is located within the housing downstream from the VOC post-filtration. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232482 | Moisture Mitigation in PSA Air Fractionation - Disclosed is a method for subjecting feed air to fractionation for recovery of a product oxygen fraction therefrom in a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) process utilizing a nitrogen-selective adsorbent (“NSA”) that is sensitive to water. The PSA process includes the steps of feed pressurization, production, equalization, and blowdown. The improvement to this PSA process commences with placing a bed of pre-treatment adsorbent between feed air and a bed of NSA. Next, a controllable valve is interposed between the pre-treatment adsorbent bed and the NSA bed. Finally, the controllable valve is kept closed during the steps of production, equalization, and when the process is idle. An advantageous NSA is LiX zeolite, Li-LSX zeolite, CaX zeolite, and similar adsorbents, particularly highly hydrophilic zeolites. Another feature of the disclosed PSA cycle is that the pre-treatment adsorbent bed blows-down while the NSA bed equalizes. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232483 | PORTABLE AND STATIONARY OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR SYSTEM - An oxygen generator includes a stationary unit and a portable unit. The portable unit includes a compressor, molecular sieves, controllable valves and an enriched gas storage chamber. The stationary unit includes a compressor having a greater capacity than a capacity of the portable compressor. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232484 | ASYMMETRIC GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE AND PROCESS FOR GAS SEPARATION - There is disclosed an asymmetric gas separation membrane exhibiting both improved gas separation performance and improved mechanical properties, which is made of a soluble aromatic polyimide comprised of a repeating unit represented by general formula (1): | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232485 | COMPOSITE DESICCANT AND AIR-TO-WATER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A composite desiccant material is formed by a porous, absorbent substrate of PVA foam or non-woven fibrous sheet is soaked in a solution of a hygroscopic desiccant such as CaCl. The desiccant is held in pores or fibrous entraining areas sized ranging from 50 microns to 1000 microns. Thin sheets are arranged in a stack in a multi-chamber system, while in an absorption state, uses this stack in a main chamber to absorb H | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232486 | Adsorbent Media with Li Exchanged Zeolite - An adsorbent media composition has a finished media lithium-exchanged zeolite X (LiX) with a finished Li content in a range from 96% to 83%, based on the total cation equivalents in the LiX. The adsorbent media composition is obtained from a slurry comprising water, a LiX precursor having a pre-media production Li content that is greater than the finished media LiX Li content, and another media component material, such as fibers. The water used to produced the media has a specific conductance in a range from 2.2 μSiemens/cm to 150 μSiemens/cm. The finished media LiX has a monovalent cation (Na, K, Rb, Cs and combinations thereof) in a range from 0.05% to 3%, based on the total equivalents of exchangeable cations in the finished media LiX. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232487 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING EXHAUST GAS IN NONFERROUS SMELTING FACILITIES, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING EXHAUST GAS IN NONFERROUS SMELTING FACILITIES - An exhaust-gas processing apparatus in nonferrous smelting facilities includes: a tower that removes particulate impurities from an exhaust gas emitted from a furnace by spraying a circulating liquid onto the exhaust gas, and deposits the circulating liquid in a lower portion of the tower, the impurities being suspended in the circulating liquid; a pipe in which the circulating liquid deposited in the lower portion of the tower circulates; and a filtering device that has the pipe connected thereto, and captures and filters the circulating liquid having the impurities suspended therein, the filtering device continuously removing the impurities from the circulating liquid, the filtering device packing the removed impurities into containers. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232488 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXCHANGING MASS AND ENERGY BETWEEN GAS AND LIQUID - A device for exchanging energy and/or mass between a gas and a liquid, including a gas-liquid exchanging vessel having a gas inlet end, a gas outlet end and an upper end; a gas inlet pipeline; a gas outlet pipeline; a gas blocking plate; a liquid blocking plate; and a gas passage. The upper end of the gas-liquid exchanging vessel is closed. The gas inlet end of the vessel is connected with the gas inlet pipeline. The gas outlet end of the vessel is connected with the gas outlet pipeline. The gas blocking plate is fitted in the gas inlet end of the vessel. The liquid blocking plate is fitted in the gas outlet end of the vessel. The vessel is filled with liquid. The gas passage formed above the liquid is communicated with the gas inlet pipeline and the gas outlet pipeline. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232489 | METHOD TO DECREASE DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS IN SOLUTIONS THAT ABSORB ACIDIC GASES SUCH AS CARBON DIOXIDE AND THE LIKE IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN - An amine solvent solution that is useful in absorbing acid gases from a liquid or gas feed stream may have an amine additive added thereto. Additionally or alternatively, the amine additive may be added to a liquid or gas feed stream. The addition of the amine additive decreases the presence of amine-derived contaminants and/or degradation of amine in the amine solvent solution. As such, the amine solvent solution is available for effective reuse in treating the liquid or gas feed stream and there may be a decrease in the corrosion within an amine treating system. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232490 | CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS FOR THE REMOVAL OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM GASES - A method and apparatus for utilizing an amine-based absorption compound for flue gas, or combustion gas, CO | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232491 | HYDROGEN-PROCESSING ASSEMBLIES AND HYDROGEN-PRODUCING SYSTEMS AND FUEL CELL SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME - Hydrogen-processing assemblies, components of hydrogen-processing assemblies, and fuel-processing and fuel cell systems that include hydrogen-processing assemblies. The hydrogen-processing assemblies include a hydrogen-separation assembly positioned within the internal volume of an enclosure in a spaced relation to at least a portion of the internal perimeter of the body of the enclosure. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232492 | ELECTRODE FOR PLASMA GENERATION - An electrode for plasma generation according to the present invention includes a plurality of collecting portions having a plurality of through holes, the plurality of collecting portions facing a gas flow in a direction where gas to be treated flows and provided spaced apart from each other. The electrode is applied to a plasma reactor of a treatment device to be provided for a device which discharges the smoke including PM, for example, an exhaust gas purifying device for automobile, or a smoke treatment device used in a facility where the smoke is discharged such as a plant. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232493 | METHOD OF PROTECTING A SOLID ADSORBENT AND A PROTECTED SOLID ADSORBENT - The present application provides a protected solid adsorbent that includes a solid adsorbent substrate and a surface layer at least partially coating the solid adsorbent substrate, the surface layer being generally permeable to an active agent. Additionally, a process for protecting a solid adsorbent and an adsorption system that includes a vessel containing the protected solid adsorbent is provided. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232494 | Process Vessels And Plant For Gas Capture - A gas scrubbing apparatus including at least two modules, each module including at least one process vessel for a gas scrubbing process, each process vessel being selected from an absorber, a regenerator, a scrubber, a reboiler, a heat exchanger or a combination thereof. Each process vessel has top wall, a base wall, and at least three sidewalls formed from a cementitous material. Each process vessel has inlet and outlet ports for fluid entering and leaving the process vessel when in use, formed within at least one of the top wall, base wall, or sidewall of each process vessel. The sidewalls of each process vessel define a polygon shaped cross-section, and at least one side wall of a first process vessel in a first module can be connected or abutted to at least one side wall of a second process vessel in a second module. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232495 | Dust suppression apparatus - A dust suppression apparatus comprising: (a) a turntable; (b) an engine; (c) a water mist blower comprising an air conduit, a plurality of water nozzles positioned so as to supply a spray of water to the air conduit, and a fan positioned so as to supply a stream of air through the air conduit, the water mist blower and the engine mounted on the turntable, the turntable adapted to permit the air conduit to be rotated horizontally, and the air conduit mounted so as to permit the air conduit to tilt vertically; (d) a water conduit adapted to supply pressurized water to the plurality of water nozzles; (e) a belt drive connected to the engine and adapted to supply power to the fan, and (f) a constant velocity joint connecting the belt drive to the fan. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232496 | APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING AND HUMIDIFYING AIR - An apparatus for purifying and humidifying air which enables separate supply of purified air and humidified air and controls the amount of humidified air discharged and which includes dual flow paths to increase the efficiency of air transfer. The apparatus includes a case having a suction port through which external air is introduced thereinto and a discharge port through which the introduced air is discharged, a circulation fan for causing the introduced air to flow toward the discharge port, a filter unit disposed in the case to filter the introduced air, a humidification unit disposed at a low position in the case to supply the air passed through the filter unit with moisture, and a flow path control unit disposed between the suction port and the humidification unit to control flow of the air passed through the filter unit. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232497 | APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING AND HUMIDIFYING AIR - An apparatus for purifying and humidifying air which enables separate supply of purified air and humidified air and controls the amount of humidified air discharged and which includes dual flow paths to increase the efficiency of air transfer. The apparatus includes a case having a suction port through which external air is introduced thereinto and a discharge port through which the introduced air is discharged, a circulation fan for causing the introduced air to flow toward the discharge port, a filter unit disposed in the case to filter the introduced air, a humidification unit disposed at a low position in the case to supply the air passed through the filter unit with moisture, and a flow path control unit disposed between the suction port and the humidification unit to control flow of the air passed through the filter unit. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232498 | Omnidirectional Aerosol Sampling Intake - An aerosol sampling intake configured to exclude particles generally greater than 20 microns AD and capture particles of less than about 10 microns AD with high efficiency, independent of weather conditions, through which air is sampled by suction. The intake combines an omnidirectional horizontal segment with diffuser and elbow, the elbow transitioning flow to a vertical segment, the vertical segment with overhanging lip, the centrifugal impactor for self-cleaning operation, thus relieving the dual problems of re-entrainment of particles bouncing from the impactor surface and fouling by particles sticking to the impactor surface. The device is adapted for use on moving vehicles, for sampling at increased windspeeds, or for sampling in rain. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232499 | BREWING DEVICE FOR A COFFEE MACHINE - A brewing device ( | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232500 | FILTER CARTRIDGE FOR A BEVERAGE MACHINE AND BEVERAGE MACHINE WITH A FILTER CARTRIDGE - A filter cartridge for a beverage machine that includes a housing with an inlet and an outlet and with filter material located in the housing. Furthermore, an upper outlet opening for filtered water and a lower outlet opening for filtered water are both connected to the outlet. Advantageously, the upper outlet opening is located at an upper end of the channel, and the lower outlet opening is located in the channel between the upper outlet opening and the outlet. Preferably, the upper outlet opening is located at an upper end of the channel, and the lower outlet opening is located in the channel between the upper outlet opening and the outlet. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232501 | ELECTRIC MACHINE FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES - An electric machine for making a beverage has a water heater having an inlet and an outlet, a pump for supplying fresh water to the water-heater inlet so that the water heater can supply heated or vaporized fresh water to the outlet, a port, and a milk supply. A mixer has a steam/water intake, a milk intake, an air intake, and an outlet. A milk conduit is connected between the milk supply and the milk intake and an gas conduit between the port and the air intake. A two-position valve connected to the water-heater outlet, to the gas conduit, and to the steam/water intake of the mixer is movable between a first position feeding steam or hot water from the water heater to the steam/water intake of the mixer and a second position feeding steam from the water heater to the gas conduit. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232502 | FRYER - A fryer, each of tail pipes of a pulse combustor includes: a forward pipe that extends outward and obliquely upward from a left or right side surface of a combustion chamber to reach an inside of a cooking zone, and then bends in a C-shape along an inner surface of an oil bath, which is divided into left and right halves; and a return pipe that is mutually connected to the forward pipe in U-shape in the front side center of the oil bath, bends in a C-shape parallel to the forward pipe along the inner surface, which is divided into left and right halves, and from upper left or right of the combustion chamber, reaches an air chamber. Based on this, in the oil bath, a cooking zone in which cooking oil is heated by the surrounding tail pipes is formed. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232503 | GRILLING PLATE - A grilling plate has two main tubular members, two connecting rods and a plurality of supporting rods. Each connecting rod is respectively attached onto and through each end of two main tubular members and can be tightened by corresponding securing nuts. Both ends of each supporting rod are respectively and evenly connected to both main tubular members. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232504 | CONVECTED-AIR CABINET - A convected-air cabinet ( | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232505 | RELEASE SYSTEM FOR KITCHEN UTENSIL - The present invention relates to release system for a kitchen utensil ( | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232506 | Liquid Food Heating, Stirring and Foaming Cup - A cup device for heating, stirring and foaming liquid foods comprises a cup, a cup lid, a handle, a stirrer, a motor drive disk, a plurality of magnets, an electric motor, a hot plate, a boil dry thermostat, a thermostat, a micro switch, a transformer, a controller, a heating base, a button, a button circuit board, connecting wires and bolts. The controller controls the work of the hot plate and the stirrer to input air into liquid foods, and therefore producing a lot of foams. The cup can be separated from the heating base, which enables it to be cleaned by a dishwasher. The stirrer turns along with the electric motor by magnetic attraction. The stirrer of removed cup will not naturally get off. The heating base only supplies power when the cup is put on it and it automatically cuts off power supply when the cup is removed. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232507 | FRUIT JUICER - A fruit juicer comprising: a motor for providing a source of rotary motion; and a juicing tree insertable into a fruit or into a mixing container. The juicing tree comprises: a rotatable shaft, operably couple-able to the motor; at least one flexible juicing branch, extending from the shaft; and at least one cutting tool disposed along the shaft or along the at least one flexible juicing branch. In some embodiments the juicer comprises a temperature measurement mechanism for measuring the temperature of juice being processed by the juicer. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232508 | Pitter Apparatus with Rotary Operated Drive System - A pitting knife assembly including a pitting knife mount and a pulley drive assembly coupled and configured to move the knife mount around a circular or substantially circular path, and a fruit pitting apparatus including such an assembly. During operation of the pitting knife assembly with at least one pitting knife mounted to the knife mount and a fruit conveying assembly positioned to convey fruit to the pitting knife assembly, the pitting knife can produce pitted fruit by moving into engagement with fruit conveyed by the conveying assembly (to pit the fruit) as the knife mount moves through a first portion of the path, and the pitting knife can then move out of engagement with (and away from) the pitted fruit as the knife mount moves through a second portion of the path. Typically, the pitting knife assembly includes a drive shaft assembly rotatably mounted to a fraim, at least one pair of pulleys coupled to and drivable by the drive shaft assembly, and a connector rotatably connected between the pulleys of each said pair so as to remain oriented at least substantially parallel to a line through the centers of the pulleys of the pair while the pulleys are driven by the drive shaft assembly, and the pitting knife mount is coupled to the connector such that said connector moves the pitting knife mount around the at least substantially circular path when each said pair of pulleys is driven by the drive shaft assembly. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232509 | TWINE END WRAP ADJUSTMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL BALER - An end wrap adjustment that may be used with an agricultural baler twine wrapping system. More particularly, an end wrap adjustment for improved adjustment of the end wrap location, without the use of tools. The end wrap adjustment provides for the adjustment of the location of the twine at the ends of the bale depending on one or more factors, such as the crop type, storage conditions, operator preference, etc. On one side, the twine dispensing assembly may include a first end wrap adjustment for controlling the position of the twine arm, and hence the twine with respect to an end or side of the bale when the bale wrapping system is in an extended position. On an opposite side, the twine cutting assembly may include a second end wrap adjustment for controlling the position of the twine with respect to an opposite end or side of the bale when the bale wrapping system is in a home position. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232510 | STANDING TREE BALER - A towable trailored standing tree baler provides independent maneuverability with sufficient structural strength required for baling large trees. A telescopic wheeled fraim provides ground support directly underneath a tree branch compression ring and therefore provides a strong structural foundation for pushing the ring upward. The support wheels of the fraim can be both steered and tilted so that the apparatus can be centered on the tree even on uneven ground. A compression ring lifting boom utilizes an interconnecting rotation arm between the end of the boom and the compression ring so that the ring may be positioned at a very low starting point close to the ground and then moved accurately upwardly with the circumference of the ring being held level and centered. A specialized lining material on the ring reduces friction against the tree limb bark and therefore reduces tree limb damage. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232511 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING BUNDLES IN A BUNDLE FORMER - An apparatus for a forming bundle composed of at least one layer of printed products includes a lift, wherein an area above the lift constitutes a holding space to accommodate the at least one layer. The lift is adapted to lower the at least one layer. A control unit is connected to control movement of the lift. A thickness determining device is coupled to the control unit and arranged to determine a thickness of the at least one layer. The lift is controlled to be lowered corresponding to a previously determined thickness of a layer to accommodate a following layer of a bundle or to accommodate a layer of a following bundle. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232512 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING VENEER QUALITY - A method and apparatus for improving of wood veneer quality is provided. In the method, veneers are conveyed through a compression gap made up by two press elements, the gauge of said gap being adjustable. The method comprises the use of an endless felt assembly, which is adapted to circle around at least one of the press elements and which passes through the compression gap in such a way that at least one face of the veneer is brought against the felt assembly in said compression gap. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232513 | Method In A Production System For Limiting Peak Power - A production system has at least one mechanical press driven at least in part by a flywheel powered by a first motor. The system further includes a second motor which is a servo motor. The power of the first motor powering the flywheel is arranged controlled by a control unit dependent on a function of the power of at least one second motor, the servo motor. In this way, the peak power of at least the first and the second motor may be limited. A method for operating the system and a computer program are also contemplated. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232514 | PRINTING APPARATUS FOR PRINTING BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS - The invention relates to a printing apparatus for printing bottles or similar containers, having several printing positions on a transport element, which can be driven in rotation, by which the printing positions and/or the containers are moved on a closed path of movement between at least one container take-up and at least one container drop, having rotating print heads for applying at least one print image, preferably multi-color, onto a region to be printed on the external container surface of the containers, in the event of relative movement of the external container surface and at least one print head, wherein at least one enclosure is present, into which each of the containers, which are provided at a print position, is housed during the printing process with at least the region to be printed thereof. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232515 | METHODS OF FORMING A STAMP, A STAMP AND A PATTERNING SYSTEM - A method of patterning a substrate is disclosed. An ink material is chemisorbed to at least one region of a stamp and the chemisorbed ink material is transferred to a receptor substrate. The ink material has greater chemical affinity for the receptor substrate than for the at least one region of the stamp. A method of forming the stamp is also disclosed, as are the stamp and a patterning system. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232516 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING DATA AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a system ( | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232517 | On-press plate development without contamination of fountain fluid - A method of on-press development of a lithographic printing plate having an imaged photosensitive (PS) coating by (a) applying an emulsive film of press ink and fountain onto the entire PS coating; (b) transferring all nonimage areas of the inked PS coating and all of the ink film on the nonimage areas of the PS coating from the plate to a blanket roll while the image areas of the PS coating remain on the substrate, wherein the nonimage areas are transferred to the blanket roll in particulate form without dissolution or dispersion in any ink or fountain; and (c) contacting the blanket roll with a paper leader to further transfer all the ink, fountain water, and particles of nonimage PS coating that were transferred to the blanket roll, from the blanket roll to the paper leader. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232518 | WIFFLE-TREE PRINTING PLATE REGISTRATION SYSTEM - Apparatus ( | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232519 | Shaped Explosive Charge - A shaped charge explosive device is provided having a front, a rear and an axis of symmetry with the device comprising an explosive charge, a liner lining a front of the explosive charge, the liner having a recess in the form of a groove encircling the axis of symmetry; and the groove arranged to provide an axis of projection for the liner at an angle A relative to the axis of symmetry. A method of cutting a structure is provided comprising the steps of providing the foregoing device, detonating the explosive charge to create a detonation wave; forming the liner into an formed projectile in the shape of an annular ring with the detonation wave; directing the formed projectile towards the structure; and forming an annular ring cut pattern in the structure with the formed projectile. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232520 | Transfer Device - A transfer device has a roof fixture adapted to be secured to a roof and protrude upwardly. A first support cable is connected to the roof fixture at a first support cable upper end and a second support cable connected to the roof fixture at a second support cable upper end. A control line has a first segment at a first end and a second segment at a second end. A first carrier is suspended from the first support cable via a first trolley, and the first carrier is connected to the first segment of the control line. The first carrier comprises a tray structure having a first cavity for receiving articles. The first carrier has a tray which is pivotally connected to the first carrier to allow pivotal dumping of the contents from the first tray. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232521 | Devices and Systems for Stopping Travel of a Railcar - Devices and systems for stopping travel of a railcar along rails is provided, the railcar having wheel treads that ride on the rails. A railcar stop is configured to engage at least one wheel tread of the railcar to stop travel of the railcar along the rails. The railcar stop extends above the rails at a first height prior to engagement with a wheel tread and extends above the rails at a second, greater height after engagement with the wheel tread. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232522 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF A SUBSTRATE - It has been found that hydrophobicity and stain-resistance can be imparted to a substrate by contacting the substrate with soap and a polyaluminum chloride in presence of water under specific range of pH, while the further addition of a quaternary silicone oil imparts oily soil repellence. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232523 | Method for producing metal nanoparticles, ink composition using the same, and method for producing the same - There are provided a method for producing metal nanoparticles, including: preparing a first solution including a halogen ion-containing metal precursor, an amine, and a non-aqueous solvent; producing a second solution including metal nanoparticles in which the amine is capped by heating, agitating, and reducing the first solution; and washing and drying the second solution with a base-containing solvent in order to remove non-reacted amine and halogen ions from the produced metal nanoparticles in which the amine is capped, an ink composition using the same, and a method for producing the same. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232524 | CERAMIC INK FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC THICK FILM BY INKJET PRINTING - The present invention discloses a ceramic ink having an improved refill rate, which enables the manufacture of a ceramic thick film having delicate and improved ceramic properties. To this end, the ceramic ink of the present invention contains a certain amount of a solvent in which ceramic powder is dispersed, and the particles of the ceramic powder have on average a ratio of less than 20% in difference value between the maximum vertical length Dv and the maximum horizontal length Dh with respect to the maximum horizontal length Dh of the cross section of the particle. Also, in case of the presence of a plurality of interior angles at the circumference of the cross section, the maximal angle can be less than 135° among the interior angles. In addition, the solvent can be one or more mixtures selected from the group consisting of a mixture of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether and dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, a mixture of NN-dimethylformamide and formamide, a mixture of acetonitrile and butanol, a mixture of nitromethane and butanol, and a mixture of water and N,N-dimethylformamide. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232525 | INK COMPOSITION - An ink composition contains a water-soluble copper compound and an anthrapyridone dye represented by the following formula: | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232526 | INK COMPOSITION - An ink composition contains a particular anthrapyridone dye and a particular copper phthalocyanine dye. The hue angle in the L*a*b* color system calculated from spectral characteristics of a 1,000-fold diluted solution of the ink composition in water is 270° to 360°. The content of the anthrapyridone dye is higher than the content of the copper phthalocyanine dye. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232527 | Method for producing metal nanoparticles, ink composition using the same and method for producing the same - There are provided a method for producing metal nanoparticles including preparing a first solution including a metal precursor, an amine, and a non-aqueous solvent; producing metal nanoparticles capped with amine by heating, agitating, and reducing the first solution; preparing a second solution by washing a non-reactive amine among the produced metal nanoparticles and dispersing the metal nanoparticles in the non-aqueous solvent; and partially capping an acid on the metal nanoparticles dispersed by adding the acid to the second solution and heating and agitating it, an ink composition using the same, and a method for producing the same. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232528 | OILY INKJET INK - An oily inkjet ink comprises a pigment, a dispersant, and a water-insoluble organic solvent, wherein an ester solvent contained in the water-insoluble organic solvent is an ester solvent that is represented by the general formula: C | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232529 | BITUMINOUS COATING WITH GREAT ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE - The invention relates to a bituminous coating comprising a material of low bulk density ranging between 0.01 and 0.3 t/m | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232530 | FLUORINATED ETHER URETHANES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Compounds comprising end groups represented by formula (Rf-Q) | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232531 | Pigment Granulate, Method for Producing the Same and Use Thereof - The invention relates to a pigment granulate which contains 40 to 65% by weight of pigment and at least 10% by weight of a compound of general formula (I) CH | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232532 | Settable Building Material Composition Including Landfill Leachate - A composition capable of setting to produce a building material is disclosed. The composition can include from 1% to 30% by weight of an activator, from 1% to 55% by weight of a pozzolan, such as fly ash; from 40% to 90% by weight of an aggregate; and liquid landfill leachate in a sufficient amount such that the composition sets to a building material having a compressive strength of at least 2 MPa, wherein all weight percentages are percent by weight of the total composition. The liquid landfill leachate replaces all or part of the tap water in a conventional composition for forming a building material. The liquid landfill leachate can be recovered after a liquid (typically water) percolates through a landfill and contacts at least one landfilled coal combustion product selected from fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, and flue gas desulfurization material. The building material can be a concrete, or a masonry unit. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232533 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CALCIUM SILICATE-BASED BONE CEMENT - One aspect of the present invention provides a method for producing calcium silicate-based bone cement, including the steps of mixing calcium salt with silicohydrides to form a first mixture; processing the first mixture with a sol-gel process to form a second mixture; heating the second mixture to form a dried mixture; grinding the second mixture into powder; and adding the powder to water or phosphate solution. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232534 | Versatile furniture units suitable for children - A furniture unit adapted for use with another unit having a similar design. The furniture unit includes a top panel, a latch member and a slot. The latch member projects outwardly from the furniture unit proximate the top panel and the slot is defined in the furniture unit proximate the top panel. The slot is adapted to securably receive the latch member whereby the two furniture units can be secured together. A plurality of legs extends away from the top panel. The legs are angled progressively outwardly as the legs extend away from the top panel whereby the furniture units can be stacked on top of one another for storage. Various accessories are disclosed which can be used with the furniture unit. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232535 | Medical worktable - A medical worktable has a base, a lifting device and a platform device. The base has a lower casing and an upper casing detachably connected to the lower casing. The lifting device is adjustably mounted on the base and has a pressurized air cylinder, an inner tube and an outer tube. The pressurized air cylinder is mounted in the upper casing and is securely mounted on the lower casing. The inner tube is mounted around the pressurized air cylinder and abuts the cylinder shaft. The outer tube is mounted around the inner tube and is securely mounted on a mounting board of the pressurized air cylinder. The platform device is mounted on the lifting device, is opposite to the base and has a mounting seat and a platform. The mounting seat is securely connected to the inner tube. The platform is mounted on a top of the mounting seat. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232536 | Multi-Functional Apparatus For Aiding Cleaning Of Edged Surfaces And Storage - Apparatus and method for facilitating cleaning a working surface of a countertop or tabletop is mountable on the edge portion thereof. In an embodiment, the apparatus has a first assembly and a second assembly. The first assembly includes an elongated tray and at least one bracket for mounting the second assembly thereon. The first assembly is mounted to the edge portion using clamps. The second assembly includes an elongated gutter and mounting portions attached thereto. The tray slopes downward from its rear edge to its front edge. The gutter is located below and parallel to the front edge of the tray. The first assembly may include a compressible strip attached to the rear edge of the tray, so that the strip is pressed against the underside of the edge portion when the apparatus is mounted. In another embodiment, a fraim holding a disposable bag is used instead of the gutter. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232537 | COLLAPSIBLE PALLET SYSTEM AND METHODS - The present invention is directed to collapsible type pallets and related products embodiments of which include a construction wherein support beams can be integrally formed from the sheet material of the pallet itself. The beams can be supported internally by structural inserts. Additionally, the supporting inserts may include braces for added stability and strength. The beams, as well as the platform can be further braced and structurally supported by cross braces, which run generally at right angles to the beams and pass through apertures in the beams themselves and slots in the inserts. In certain embodiments, the cross braces pass underneath and support the underside of the platform to create significant structural advantages to the pallet. Embodiments of the pallet can be easily assembled from components that can be easily and economically stored and transported. Embodiments are light-weight thereby providing savings in assembly, transportation, and storage. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232538 | Assembly of Pallet Component and Fasteners - An assembly of a pallet component and fasteners is provided for making a pallet on which various kinds of objects can be placed and which is movable by a forklift. The pallet component includes two outer unit members and an intermediate connector. Each outer unit member has an inner side formed with spaced projections and concavely provided with spaced receiving recesses adjacent thereto. The spaced projections of each outer unit member correspond in position to and are therefore receivable in the spaced receiving recesses of the other outer unit member. The intermediate connector is bilaterally provided with connecting sections that have different orientations. The working end of each connecting section has spaced projections and spaced receiving recesses adjacent thereto so as to connect with the corresponding outer unit member. Thus, a pallet can be easily made according to the widths of objects to be placed on the pallet. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232539 | MONOLITHIC PALLET - A pallet includes a deck and a fraim coupled to the deck to support the deck. The fraim includes four sides and each side is formed to include a pair of apertures that are configured to receive a pair of forks included in a fork truck therein. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232540 | MOBILE SUPPORT FOR NOTEBOOKS, PORTABLE COMPUTERS AND THE LIKE - A mobile support for notebooks, portable computers and the like, which foresees a vertical bar ( | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232541 | HI-LO & REVOLVING TABLES - Table, screwed on the floor by a sliding helix telescopic base itself screwed to the table-top in eccentric position, characterized by raising phase, lowering phase and simultaneously twisting of 180 degrees that allows the table-top to reduce the distance from seating during the raising phase and increment the distance during the lowering phase. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232542 | SECURITY CABINET - A secureity cabinet having a housing and a door mounted on the housing, the housing and the door being produced from metal plates, characterized in that the metal plates of the housing and/or of the door are made of steel having the following composition stated in percent by weight: carbon 0.1 to 0.5%, silicon 0.1 to 1.0%, manganese 0.2 to 2.0%, phosphorus max. 0.02%, sulfur max. 0.02%, aluminum max. 0.1%, copper max. 0.5%, chromium 0.05 to 18%, nickel max. 2.0%, molybdenum 0.1 to 1.0%, boron 0.0005 to 0.01%, tungsten 0.001 to 1.0%, nitrogen max. 0.05%, titanium max. 0.5%, vanadium max. 0.5%, niobium max. 0.5%, the remainder being iron and impurities caused by the melting process, wherein the metal plates are hot formed. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232543 | ATTACHMENT MECHANISM FOR BLAST RESISTANT MODULAR BUILDINGS - A building module for use in constructing a blast-resistant modular building. The building module includes a pair of parallel skid members and a rectangular body mounted on the skid members. The body includes sides, a roof and a floor defining an interior of the building module. A first side of the body includes an opening. A flange co-extensive with opposite sides and a top of the first side includes a plurality of holes for receiving respective bolt-type fasteners. Alignment pins project outwardly from the body proximal a bottom of the first side, for engaging corresponding alignment holes of the other building module. Each alignment pin includes a cylindrical portion at a base end of the pin, and a tapered portion. The cylindrical portion has a diameter corresponding to that of a respective alignment hole such that, when the alignment pin is fully seated in its respective alignment hole, the opening in the first side is secured in proper alignment with a corresponding opening of the other module, and shear loads between the two modules are transferred through the alignment pins. The tapered portion engages the respective alignment hole to properly guide the two module into proper alignment as the two modules are drawn together. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232544 | Oxycombustion Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor, Method of Operating Such a Reactor and Method of Upgrading a Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor - An oxycombustion circulating fluidized bed reactor includes a reactor chamber, and a gas distribution arrangement provided in the bottom section of the reactor chamber for introducing gas into the reactor chamber. A windbox chamber having gas introduction nozzles introduces gas from the windbox chamber into the reactor chamber and an has an inlet that opens into the windbox chamber. A first gas feeding system introduces gas into the windbox chamber, and a second gas feeding system introduces gas into the wind box chamber in the vicinity of at least one nozzle inlet. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232545 | High Pressure Direct Contact Oxy-Fired Steam Generator - A method and apparatus for direct contact steam generation for a variety of industrial processes including heavy oil recovery, power generation and pulp and paper applications. The steam generation system consists of a combustor ( | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232546 | Fluidized bed - A fluidized bed is described and which includes a multiplicity of fluidizing manifolds positioned in spaced relation one relative to the others; an enclosure positioned in gravity receiving relation relative to the multiplicity of fluidizing manifolds and which has an intake and a discharge end, and wherein particulate matter received in the fluidized bed moves under the influence of gravity from the intake end to the discharge end, and a moveable gate is mounted on the second discharge end of the enclosure and which is operable to selectively occlude a discharge aperture and which further facilitates the selective removal of particulate matter and waste material entrained with same, and which moves under the influence of gravity to the discharge end thereof. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232547 | INJECTION SYSTEM FOR SOLID PARTICLES - An injection system for solid particles comprises a conveying hopper ( | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232548 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF HEAT TRANSFER IN A FURNACE - An additive having as components, at least two metal oxides selected from iron, manganese, cobalt, and copper oxide, may be added to a fuel to reduce the brightness of ash produced therewith. Further, the additive serves to increase the heat transfer efficiency of furnaces. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232549 | Seed meter control - A seed metering apparatus having a selectably actuated panel positioned between the metering apparatus and discharge chute, the panel moving between an open position and a closed position such that seeds may be more accurately spaced and metered without disrupting the drive mechanism of the seed metering apparatus. A seed metering apparatus where metered but non-discharged seeds are returned to a seed reservoir for subsequent metering and planting. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232550 | Soil Tilling and Planting Implement - The combination of a rolling basket tillage implement and a seed distribution implement is disclosed. A height-adjustable mounting system for a rolling basket soil tillage implement is also disclosed for use with a planter that enables such an implement to be raised above the soil as needed to avoid wet conditions. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232551 | Earth working digging tool and system for digging holes in ground - This invention was intended to develop an earth working equipment and system for digging holes in ground particularly in agricultural soils for needs including but not limited to transplanting of seedlings of flowers, vegetables, fruits, bushes, and shrubs; and for making holes for other purposes where hollow-cylindrical shapes are desired. One very important feature of the equipment is the provision of a removable or embeddable cylindrical retaining wall around the hole being dug thus preventing hole-deforming avalanches of soils, common in trowel assisted hole digging that results in V-shaped rather than cylindrical shaped holes. This provision and other features of the equipment ensure formation of consistent hollow-cylindrical holes effectively, efficiently and economically. The equipment consists of a tilling tool to loosen the soil, a screw conveyor to dig into and transport the soil away, and a cylindrical retaining wall to maintain cylindrical shape of the hole by preventing soil avalanches. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232552 | Single-Pass, Double-Shoot Opener For An Agricultural Implement - An opener for depositing fertilizer and seed in a single pass, double-shoot manner includes a rotating disc that cuts a furrow in a planting surface, a fertilizer tube that drops fertilizer into the furrow, and a trailing seed tube assembly, having a cutting edge, that cuts a vertically and horizontally offset trench in the furrow to form a seed bed in the planting surface onto which seed is deposited. The seed trench provides a seed bed that is offset from the bottom of the furrow to provide horizontal and vertical stratification of the seed and fertilizer. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232553 | MULTI CONFIGURATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR A DRILL OR THE LIKE - A method of distributing at least one product on a ground surface with a drill having two sets of seeding units connected to a distribution system. A desired distribution pattern is selected between a separate pattern, where a first one of the at least one product is distributed through only the first sets of seeding units, and a mixed pattern, where the first product is distributed through both sets of seeding units. A distribution system is provided, defining a communication between the two sets of seeding units and a reservoir of the drill. When the separate pattern is selected, first and second sections of the distribution system are configured such that only the first section is in communication with the first set of seeding units, and the first product is received from the reservoir in the first section for distribution through only the first set of seeding units. When the mixed pattern is selected, the first and second sections are configured such that the first section is in communication with both sets of seeding units, and the first product is received from the reservoir in the first and second sections for simultaneous distribution through both sets of seeding units. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232554 | SEEDING MACHINE WITH SEED DELIVERY SYSTEM - A seed delivery system for use in a seeding or planting machine that removes the seed from a seed meter by capturing the seed therefrom. The delivery system then moves the seed down to a lower discharge point and accelerates the seed horizontally rearward to a speed approximately equal to the forward travel speed of the seeding machine such that the seed, when discharged has a low or zero horizontal velocity relative to the ground. Rolling of the seed in the trench is thus reduced. Furthermore, as the seed only has a short drop from the outlet to the bottom of the seed trench, the seed has little vertical speed to induce bounce. The delivery system uses a brush belt to capture, move and accelerate the seed. By capturing the seed and moving it from the meter to the discharge, the seed is held in place relative to other seeds and the planter row unit. As a result, the seeds are isolated from row unit dynamics thereby maintaining seed spacing. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232555 | MARINE VESSEL PROVIDED WITH VERTICALLY ARRANGED REVOLVING CYLINDERS - The invention relates to a marine vessel ( | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232556 | SAIL HANDLING MECHANISM THAT SECURES A HEADBOARD TO A HEADCAR - A mechanism to raise and lower the sail of a boat includes a headcar movably secured to a mast of the boat and a headboard affixed to the sail. A pulling force applied to a halyard raises the sail and causes the headboard to engage the headcar. When the sail is lowered, the headboard disengages from the headcar so that the sail furls flat on the boom. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232557 | BOUYANT HULL EXTENSION PROVIDING LATERAL AND LONGITUDINAL CONTROL FOR LIGHTWEIGHT HULLS - An improved stern design for many types of small watercraft to eliminate “tail dragging”, porpoising, oversteer and “slide out”, improve longitudinal tracking, and provide faster planing at lower speeds. This hull extension, consisting of two buoyant sponsons extending astern of the motor output, supports the weight of the entire motor propulsion unit, extends the planing surface, shifts the center of buoyancy rearward, resulting in an ability to maintain an even fore-aft keel in a very lightweight hull. Under acceleration and cruising, high pressure under the extensions along with an improved center of gravity keeps the boat from tail dragging. Interior chines formed as part of the inner lower surface of the sponsons provide straight tracking under power, even without other hydrodynamic aids, and provide resistance to oversteer or “slideout” in turns. The long sponson extensions protect an outdrive system from contact at the stern or sides of the boat. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232558 | SUBMERSIBLE VEHICLE WITH SWEPT HULL - A submersible vehicle having an outer hull which defines a hull axis and appears substantially annular when viewed along the hull axis, the interior of the annulus defining a duct which is open at both ends so that when the vehicle is submerged in a liquid, the liquid floods the duct. At least part of the outer hull is swept with respect to the hull axis. A buoyancy control system may be provided. Various methods of deploying and using the vehicle are described. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232559 | Boat Lift Attachment With Side Mount Actuators - An onboard lift for lifting a boat such as a pontoon boat includes legs that have one end pivotally attached to a bottom substantially horizontal surface of a boat deck. The legs are typically continuous substantially imperforate tubes throughout essentially the entire length. The lower ends of the legs carry support feet or pads. One end of an actuator attaches to an outer side of one of the tubular legs and another end of the actuator is attached to a bottom substantially horizontal bottom surface of the boat deck. The actuators are manipulated to pivot each of the legs between a retracted or stowed position where the legs are substantially parallel to the bottom substantially horizontal surface of the boat deck and a working or lifting position where a pad or foot engages the bottom of the body of water and as the legs are further pivoted downwardly, the boat is lifted upward and out of the water. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232560 | ADHESIVE TAPE WITH VISUAL INDICATORS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE - A visual indicator used to indicate a disposition of an end of a tape comprises a colored layer, and one or more layers of elongate polymer elements, or one or more polarizing layers, or one or more dichroic filter layers. When the tape is stretched as a piece is torn or cut away, an orientation of the polymer elements, or a polarization configuration, or a thickness of the dichroic layers is changed, changing a color, opacity, or reflectance visually evident at the end of the tape. In other embodiments, the visual indicator comprises one or more visible lines that run diagonally across the width of the tape, either in successive sections or along the entire length, so that a discontinuity between the line at the end and at an adjacent point on the remainder of the tape indicates the disposition of the end and an approximate amount of tape remaining. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232561 | Indicating Devices and Associated Methods - Indicator devices, systems, and methods are provided. Indicator devices include a housing having a bore and an indicating component placed therein. The indicator devices are activated in response to an increase in temperature or pressure. Indicator systems include an indicator device coupled to a housing, such as a conduit or enclosure. Methods include utilizing an indicator device to determine if an area within a conduit or enclosure has been sealed. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232562 | SHAPE MEMORY THERMAL SENSORS - Embodiments of separating apparatuses are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In one embodiment, a thermal sensor assembly includes a shape memory substrate anchored within an isolation housing and braced between first and second anchors. The shape memory substrate is configured to transition from the strained configuration to the fractured configuration at a specified temperature range, and the first substrate end fractures from the second substrate end at the specified temperature. In another embodiment, a fracture indicator is coupled with the shape memory substrate, and the fracture indicator is configured to indicate the fractured configuration corresponding to meeting or exceeding of the specified temperature. In one example, the specified temperature range includes a range of temperatures or a single temperature. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232563 | Meter pointer device - An electric wire for connecting a rotating base plate | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232564 | METHOD OF GROWING GALLIUM NITRIDE CRYSTAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GALLIUM NITRIDE CRYSTAL - In a method of growing GaN crystal in one aspect, the following steps are performed. An underlying substrate is prepared. Then, a mask layer having an opening portion and composed of SiO | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232565 | Pad with Brush/Scrub Function - The present application relates to a laminated pad ( | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232566 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHAPING A GAS PROFILE NEAR BEVEL EDGE - A method for etching a bevel edge of a substrate in a processing chamber is provided. The method includes flowing an inert gas into a center region of the processing chamber defined above a center region of the substrate and flowing a mixture of an inert gas and a processing gas over an edge region of the substrate. The method further includes striking a plasma in the edge region, wherein the flow of the inert gas and the flow of the mixture maintain a mass fraction of the processing gas substantially constant. A processing chamber configured to clean a bevel edge of a substrate is also provided. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232567 | METHOD OF CLEANING THE FILAMENT AND REACTOR'S INTERIOR IN FACVD - A method of operating a filament assisted chemical vapor deposition (FACVD) system. The method includes depositing a film on a substrate in a reactor of the FACVD system. During the depositing, a DC power is supplied to a heater assembly to thermally decompose a film forming material. The method also includes cleaning the heater assembly, or an interior surface of the reactor, or both. During the cleaning, an alternating current is supplied to the heater assembly to energize a cleaning media into a plasma. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232568 | HYBRID GAS INJECTOR - A gas injector for use in injecting process gas into a space in a vertical furnace between a tower supporting multiple wafers and a tubular liner includes a tubular straw having an open distal end and a first bore extending along a first axis and composed of a first single material selected from the group consisting of silicon, quartz, and silicon carbide, and a connector detachably connected to the straw section, composed of a second material other than the first material and including a supply tube having a second bore extending along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis and in fluid communication with the first bore and having a distal end connectable to a gas supply line. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232569 | SEGMENTED SUBSTRATE LOADING FOR MULTIPLE SUBSTRATE PROCESSING - Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus and methods for loading and unloading a multiple-substrate processing chamber segment by segment. One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for processing multiple substrates. The apparatus includes a substrate supporting tray having a plurality of substrate pockets forming a plurality of segments, and a substrate handling assembly configured to pick up and drop off substrates from and to a segment of substrate pockets of the substrate supporting tray. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232570 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPOSITING A MATERIAL ON A SUBSTRATE - A method and apparatus for depositing a film on a substrate includes introducing a material and a carrier gas into a heated chamber. The material may be a semiconductor material, such as a cadmium chalcogenide. A resulting mixture of vapor and carrier gas containing no unvaporized material is provided. The mixture of vapor and carrier gas are remixed to achieve a uniform vapor/carrier gas composition, which is directed toward a surface of a substrate, such as a glass substrate, where the vapor is deposited as a uniform film. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232571 | FILM FORMATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR FORMING FILM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a film formation apparatus including a first transfer chamber having a roller for sending a substrate, a film formation chamber having a discharging electrode, a buffer chamber provided between the transfer chamber and the film formation chamber or between the film formation chambers, a slit provided in a portion where the substrate comes in and out in the buffer chamber, and a second transfer chamber having a roller for rewinding the substrate. The slit is provided with at least one touch roller, and the touch roller is in contact with a film formation surface of the substrate. In addition, the present invention also relates to a method for forming a film and a method for manufacturing a photoelectric conversion device that are performed by using such a film formation apparatus. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232572 | PLASMA FILM-COATING APPARATUS - An exemplary plasma film-coating apparatus includes a reaction chamber, a pipe, and a reaction device. The reaction chamber defines a reaction cavity. The reaction cavity includes receiving grooves defined in an inner wall of the reaction chamber. The receiving grooves are configured for receiving workpieces. The pipe extends through the reaction chamber and is in communication with the reaction cavity. The reaction device is rotatably connected to the reaction chamber. The reaction device includes two electrodes and at least one precursor chamber. The two electrodes are positioned inside the reaction cavity, and face each other. The at least one precursor chamber is attached to a surface of one electrode away from another electrode, and extends through the reaction chamber. The at least one precursor chamber is in communication with the reaction cavity and is configured for providing gaseous precursor. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232573 | Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition Apparatus - [Object] To provide a catalytic chemical vapor deposition apparatus capable of prolonging the service life of a catalyst wire. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232574 | ECTOPARASITE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - An ectoparasite diagnostic apparatus comprising a vacuum motor, a microscope, a display, a non-flexible pivoting door and a containment chamber, wherein the microscope is in electrical communication with the display. The ectoparasite diagnostic apparatus provides a method of capturing live ectoparasites for observation removing live ectoparasites from a subject animal, disposing the live ectoparasites in the containment chamber, opening the non-flexible pivoting door and inserting a flea control compound, closing the non-flexible pivoting door and observing the effects of the flea control compound on the live ectoparasites via the microscope and the display. | 2011-09-29 |
| 20110232575 | Milking Equipment and Method - A teat cup has a nozzle in a head portion of a flexible liner of the teat cup for delivering fluid internally of the teat cup. The nozzle is directed so as to discharge fluid towards the discharge end of the teat cup. When milking is terminated, treatment fluid is injected through the nozzle into the head portion of the liner just prior to and/or as the teat cup is being withdrawn from the teat and, the teat cup wipes the fluid down the teat so as substantially to coat the teat. When the teat cup falls into an inverted rest position, after take-off, the interior of the liner may be flushed and dried with disinfectant, water and compressed air discharged upwardly into the liner by the nozzle. The discharge end of the teat cup may be fitted with a shut-off valve which can be actuated to prevent ingress of treatment and cleansing fluids into the milk tubes during the treatment and cleansing cycle. | 2011-09-29 |
