Patents Issued in April 24, 2003
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Publication number: 20030075508Abstract: One embodiment of the invention comprises an ion exchange composition formed by reacting unsaturated carbon to carbon moieties pendant from derivatized ion binding cryptands with a support substrate under free radical activation conditions to form a covalent bond therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2001Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: L. Andy Woodruff, Andrei V. Bordunov, Christopher A. Pohl
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Publication number: 20030075509Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for reducing scale formation and/or corrosion in systems which conduct liquids or are in contact with liquids. According to the invention, this is achieved without reducing the quantity of hardness constituents contained in the liquid overall, without exchanging the hardness constituents in the liquid for other cations such as e.g. hydronium, sodium or potassium and without adding chemicals such as e.g. phosphates which inhibit scale formation to the liquid. Instead, scale formation is reduced by specifically shifting the molar distribution of the hardness constituents, especially the distribution proportions of the individual hardness constituents magnesium and calcium strontium and barium.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Bert Miecznik
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Publication number: 20030075510Abstract: For purifying an iron(II) salt solution contaminated with nickel ions and lead ions, the hyperstoichiometric addition of sodium sulfide or sodium hydrogen sulfide in the acid range has proved itself as suitable when a residence time in the order of one hour is adhered to before the sulfides are removed by filtration. The residual contents are equal to less than 30 mg per liter for nickel and less than 7.5 mg per liter for lead.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Dieter Schinkitz
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Publication number: 20030075511Abstract: A method and a system for controlling a separator unit for multiphase separation of fluids of different densities, wherein either a pressure in the separator unit or a level of one or more of the liquids in the separator unit is adjusted in relation to a reference value. The reference value and the relevant pressure in the separator unit (1), or the level of the relevant liquid converted to a pressure, are supplied to either side of a pressure sensitive mechanical means (23; 28) which moves with deviations of said pressure from the reference value, and the movement is transferred directly to a mechanical control unit (22; 33) which is coupled to a control device (20; 38) on a fluid outlet (25; 37) from the separator unit (1), and which utilizes the difference between said pressure in the separator unit and the pressure downstream of the control device for moving this in the desired direction for correcting for the deviation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: Knut Nyborg, Nils Terje Ottestad
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Publication number: 20030075512Abstract: A method and apparatus for treating fluids by transmitting ultrasonic energy into the fluids to produce high intensity cavitations in the fluids as the fluids pass through the apparatus. The fluids are retained in the apparatus for a sufficient period of time to destroy contaminates in the fluids, neutralize acids or bases in the fluids and dissociate other chemical compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Harold W. Scott
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Publication number: 20030075513Abstract: A process for the treatment of an aqueous media having contaminants therein, including adding hydrogen peroxide to the aqueous media, exposing the aqueous media to a catalytic environment, removing the aqueous media from the catalytic environment prior to the aqueous media having a five minute residence time within the catalytic environment, thereafter adding ozone to the aqueous media, and allowing the ozone and aqueous media to interact outside of the presence of the catalytic environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Christopher M. Miller
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Publication number: 20030075514Abstract: A system and method for performing hydrothermal treatment includes a scraper formed as a hollow cylinder. The scraper is positioned in the reactor vessel with the scraper axis substantially co-linear with the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical reactor vessel. A mechanism is provided to rotate the scraper about the longitudinal axis of the reactor vessel. One or more elongated scraper bars are positioned inside the reactor vessel between the scraper and the longitudinal axis of the reactor vessel. Each scraper bar may be held stationary with respect to the reactor vessel, or each scraper bar may rotated relative to an axis passing through the scraper bar to remove any solids that have accumulated on the scraper or on the scraper bar. To prevent accumulation of precipitating solids on the scraper bar itself, each scraper bar may have internal cooling channels or the capability of releasing a purging fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2001Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: David A. Hazlebeck, Michael H. Spritzer, Kevin W. Downey, Martin R. Martinez, Toshisuke Isoya, Kunitoshi Suzuki, Satoshi Nakayama
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Publication number: 20030075515Abstract: An oil recovery system that separates oil hydrocarbons from an oil-containing sludge. The oil recovery system includes a sludge containment vessel, and a primary separation unit to remove large solids from a sludge mixture that forms in the sludge containment vessel. The primary separation unit is selected from a shale shaker, a centrifuge, or a filter press. The invention is also directed to a method of separating oil from an oil-containing sludge.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Roger Maki
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Publication number: 20030075516Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for treating a biological fluid are provided comprising placing the fluid in contact with a complement filter capable of depleting at least one complement fragment from the fluid while at least one component of the biological fluid is being stored.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: Pall CorporationInventors: Isaac Rothman, Thomas Gsell, Gerard R. Delgiacco, Richard Salinaro, Randy Garcez
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Publication number: 20030075517Abstract: A container for a domestic appliance, comprising: guides for lateral movement of the container with respect to a domestic appliance; a device for one or more of vertically adjusting and inclining of the container, including supporting members associated with the container; supporting brackets connected to and extending upwards from the guides and supporting the container; and index stops on one of the supporting members an supporting brackets and index notches on one of the supporting members and supporting brackets, the index stops cooperating with the index notches to one or more of vertically adjust and incline the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: Paul Hettich GmbH & Co.Inventor: Peter Jahrling
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Publication number: 20030075518Abstract: The present invention discloses a semiconductor wafer cassette, which is able to receive at least one wafer, comprising: a first side wall, a second side wall opposite to the first side wall, a front surface, and a back surface opposite to the front surface; the cassette further comprising a body, the body defining an internal bay portion with slots for vertically receiving a plurality of wafers, each slot of the internal bay portion having one support slab. Moreover, the body also includes two parallel legs for supporting the cassette and a handle for handling the wafer cassette.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.Inventors: Yu-Pin Tsai, Chih-Min Pao, Ching-Feng Tseng, Fu-Tang Chu
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Publication number: 20030075519Abstract: The present invention relates to a reversible child resistant cap and a closure system having two positions, the first being a child resistant position and the other being a non-child resistant position. The cap is characterized in that it has a closure plane, a circumferential outer skirt for engaging a container, and a circumferential resilient depending inner member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: Tri State Distribution, Inc.Inventors: David A. Miceli, Joseph A. Miceli
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Publication number: 20030075520Abstract: A mechanism (15) for the controlled closure of a lid (13), in particular for an iced-beverage and water-ice making machine (10), comprises a bolt (16) slidable between a locked position and a position of free opening of the door. The bolt is movable to the open position both by means of a button to be manually pushed (21) and by introduction of a thrust tool through an appropriate passage (22). The mechanism further comprises selector means (23) manually operable from the inside of the lid to be moved between a position at which the button action is locked and a position at which the button can be freely operated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: Ugolini S.p.A.Inventor: Marco Ugolini
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Publication number: 20030075521Abstract: Disclosed is a handy bottle capable of absorbing deformation strain caused by variation of capacity, which is easy for lifting up and carrying because of its recessed portions for gripping and is excellent in dropping strength and capable of preventing the buckling phenomenon while maintaining moldability and lightweight property as well as a process for producing the handy bottle. A typical example of the handy bottle is featured by having the recessed portions for gripping on both side of a body portion thereof, a minimum distance L between the deepest portions of the recessed portions for gripping being 50% or less of the diameter D of the body portion, i.e. L/D≦50%, and a shape in diametric cross section of the recessed portions being almost bilaterally symmetrical to a line connecting the deepest portions and a central axis of the body portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Masaki Miura
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Publication number: 20030075522Abstract: The present invention concerns a procedure for the production of a plasma that is at least co-produced in the vacuum chamber (1a) of a vacuum recipient (1) of a device suitable for plasma processing with at least one induction coil (2) carrying an alternating current, where the gas used to produce the plasma is fed into the vacuum chamber (1a) through at least one inlet (3) and the vacuum chamber (1a) is subject to the pumping action of at least one pump arrangement (4), and where a possibly pulsed direct current is also applied to the induction coil (2) in order to influence the plasma density.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: Unaxis Balzers AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jurgen Weichart, Dominik Wimo Amman, Siegfried Krassnitzer
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Publication number: 20030075523Abstract: Disclosed is a grinding-and-etching system using a dry-etching for removing strains from plate-like objects such as semiconductor wafers, which are caused in grinding such objects. The system includes chuck table means (11) for fixedly holding plate-like objects, grinder means (12a, 12b) for grinding plate-like objects held on the chuck table means, washing means (13) for washing the post-grinding plate-like objects, and dry-etching means (14) for dry-etching the plate-like objects thus washed. The dry-etching does not require any strong acid which will produce an unwholesome gas to cause environmental pollution.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Yutaka Koma
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Publication number: 20030075524Abstract: A method of photoresist removal is described. A substrate is located in a processing chamber. A mixture of gases is excited, the mixture comprising a majority component of a reducing process gas and a minority component of between 0.1% and 10% by volume of an oxidizing process gas. Reactive gas species are thereby generated. A photoresist layer with an exposed dielectric layer on the substrate in the chamber is then exposed to the reactive gas mixture to selectively remove the photoresist layer from the dielectric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2001Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Mark N. Kawaguchi, Huong T. Nguyen, Nikolaos Bekiaris, James S. Papanu
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Publication number: 20030075525Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved apparatus for plasma treatment of golf ball surface. The improved apparatus comprises a cylindrical basket shaped rotating tumbler made from aluminum sheet metal that holds a plurality of golf balls within a sealed casing for surface preparation. A staggered hole pattern yields about 57% of open area in the tumbler surface to insure evacuation with minimum resistance. The holes are individually machined and have machined radiuses at each side of the sheet metal to allow for adequate coverage of a hard anodic coating which is necessary for protection of the sheet metal from the high intensity plasma.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2001Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: William Brum
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Publication number: 20030075526Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved apparatus for plasma treatment of golf ball surface. The improved apparatus comprises a cylindrical basket shaped rotating tumbler made from aluminum sheet metal that holds a plurality of golf balls within a sealed casing for surface preparation. A staggered hole pattern yields about 57% of open area in the tumbler surface to insure evacuation with minimum resistance. The holes are individually machined and have machined radiuses at each side of the sheet metal to allow for adequate coverage of a hard anodic coating which is necessary for protection of the sheet metal from the high intensity plasma. A two stage dry vacuum pumping system is used to reduce hydrocarbon impurities and improve print and paint adhesion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: William Brum
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Publication number: 20030075527Abstract: A method and apparatus for uniformly supplying a gas into a chamber through a dispersion head. The gas is introduced through an inlet of the dispersion head, and flows in a flow direction toward a first diffuser arranged in the dispersion head. The gas is diffused a first time within the dispersion head by dispersing the gas along side directions different than the flow direction by contacting the gas and the first diffuser. A portion of the first diffused gas is guided through an outlet of the dispersion head and toward a work piece arranged in a chamber. A remaining portion of the first diffused gas is diffused a second time by contacting the gas and a second diffuser disposed between the first diffuser and the work piece, by dispersing the gas along side directions different than the flow direction. A portion of the twice diffused gas is guided through the outlet of the dispersion head and toward the work piece arranged in the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Jeong-Ju Kim
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Publication number: 20030075528Abstract: A contact for a vacuum interrupter, includes: 1) a contact plate; and 2) a contact carrier. The contact carrier includes: a first end face which is fitted with the contact plate, and a peripheral face which is formed with a slit portion in such a manner as to form a coil part. The coil part flows a current such that a longitudinal magnetic field is formed in an axial direction of the contact carrier. The first end face fitted with the contact plate is formed with a circumferential slit portion which connects to the slit portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA MEIDENSHAInventors: Akira Nishijima, Hidemitsu Takebuchi, Yoshihiko Matsui, Takaaki Furuhata
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Publication number: 20030075529Abstract: Continuously adjustable focusing optics for use in laser-assisted direct metal deposition (DMD™) processes provide for adaptive deposition width to increase deposition rate while maintaining the dimensional tolerances. The focusing optics and method may be adapted for variable deposition road width under closed-loop feedback, so that complicated features may be fabricated with close tolerance, stress and microstructure control to improve the lead-time and design flexibility. The preferred embodiment uses adaptive mirror arrangements and beam movement for variable deposition width and geometry. Conceptually, an infinite number of mirror arrangements can be made to adapt to a particular deposit shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: Jyoti Mazumder, Timothy Skszek, Dwight Morgan
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Publication number: 20030075530Abstract: The invention relates to a device for laser cutting preparations which comprises an XY table (2) that defines a table surface (4). A holding device (14) for accommodating an object support (6) with a preparation (8) is arranged above the table surface (4) and is joined to the XY table (2) in a manner that permits it to be displaced in the Y direction (20a) in the X direction (22a). An open working space (16) is defined between the holding device (14) and the table surface (4). A catching device (10), which has at least one receptacle (12) for catching a preparation part that has been cut out, can be introduced into said working space. The invention also relates to a microscope that is equipped with the aforementioned laser cutting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: Michael Ganser, Albrecht Weiss, Ruediger Stenzel
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Publication number: 20030075531Abstract: The invention concerns a method for locally removing a coat (2) applied on a translucent or transparent substrate (1), which consists in directing by means of a solid state pulsed laser (4) or at least a pulsed diode laser, a pulsed laser beam (3) whereof the pulse is less than 30 ns and the wavelength(s) is/are between 10 micrometers and 360 nanometers, on the coating (2), at the sites where it has to be removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Axel Kupisiewicz
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Publication number: 20030075532Abstract: There is disclosed a method of forming conductive tracks on a substrate using a laser ablation technique in order to produce Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs). The method involves the initial step of coating a substrate such as alumina substrate with a conductive ink to create a conductive ink layer. Subsequent to this, a laser spot is focussed onto the ink in order to ablate a portion of the ink layer from the substrate to define tracks of ink, which are then cured.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: Sigtronics LimitedInventors: Jonathan Charles Salmon, Robert William Charles Gusthart, Rogers Beetlestone
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Publication number: 20030075533Abstract: A process for producing for a material for an organic electroluminescent device having an emission center comprises irradiating a laser beam to implant an emission center-forming compound 3 constituting a source 1 into a target 2 having at least one function selected from an electron-transporting function and a hole-transporting function. According to the process, the laser beam and at least the target are relatively moved with irradiating the beam to form the emission center with a predetermined pattern. Moreover, the source and the target being in contact with each other may be moved relative to the laser beam for forming the emission center with a predetermined pattern. Further, the emission center at an area, corresponding to an interference pattern of an interference light, of the target may be formed by irradiating the interference light of the laser beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: Toru Kitaguchi, Shigeki Kambara
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Publication number: 20030075534Abstract: A technique for judging a welding quality for acceptance or rejection and displaying the result in diagrams, and an automatic welding device incorporating the technique therein. When an operation result record status judging means judges that past operation records are available, temperature distribution operation result records at joints of works to be welded are displayed by a weld penetration display means (23) and bead surface shape operation result records are displayed by a bead surface shape display means (25), whereby time required for operation by a temperature distribution operation means and time required for operation by a bead surface shape operation means (24) are omitted by an operation time omitting means incorporated in the automatic welding device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: Takeshi Okamoto, Shinji Okumura, Hiroyuki Handa
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Publication number: 20030075535Abstract: There is provided a heat treatment system which is not only capable of appropriately controlling the temperature in a processing vessel, but also capable of reducing space and energy, by combining a resistive heater with a thermoelectric conversion element. The heat treatment system comprises: a cylindrical processing vessel 4; a supporting table 14, raised by a support from the bottom portion of the processing vessel, for mounting thereon an object W to be processed; and a processing object heating part 16, provided in the supporting table, for heating the object to be processed, wherein a thermoelectric conversion element 38 capable of selectively heating or cooling is provided in the bottom portion of the processing vessel, a resistive heater 50 is provided in the side wall of the processing vessel, and a temperature control part 40 for controlling the operations of the thermoelectric conversion element and the resistive heater is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: Masato Kubodera, Masaki Sohma, Katsumi Sekiguchi, Shigeru Kasai
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Publication number: 20030075536Abstract: An apparatus for rapid thermal processing is described and includes a cylindrical lamp array structure (13) surrounding a cylindrical process tube (16). The cylindrical process tube (16) has a lengthwise central axis (22). The cylindrical lamp array structure (13) includes heat sources or lamps (26). The lamps (26) are positioned with respect to the cylindrical process tube (16) so that the sides of the lamps (26) focus light energy in the direction of the lengthwise central axis (22). Substrates (12) are oriented within the cylindrical process tube (16) so that the major surfaces (14) of the substrates (12) are substantially normal to the lengthwise central axis (22). In an alternative embodiment, a magnetic field source (19) is included for processing storage devices such as non-volatile memory devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: INNOVENT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Brian J. Mack, John K. Shriver, Charles L. Vaughan
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Publication number: 20030075537Abstract: A heating apparatus 10A usable for a system for producing a semiconductor is provided. The apparatus has a heater 1A with a mounting face 2a for mounting a semiconductor and a back face 2b, a supporting member 11 fixed to the back face 2b of the heater 1A and having an outer surface and an inner surface facing an inner space. The apparatus further has a first power supply means 15 and a second power supply means 14. The heater 1A has a plate-shaped substrate 2, a first heating element 3 composed of a resistance heating material, and a second heating element 4 composed of a resistance heating material and controllable independently with respect to the element 3. The heater further has a first terminal 6A connected with the first heating element 3 and a second terminal 7 connected with the second heating element 4. The supporting member 11 has a length larger than the width “L” of the supporting member 11.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Hisakazu Okajima, Yutaka Unno, Keiji Kawasaki
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Publication number: 20030075538Abstract: A programmable apparatus and method for controlling the time and temperature of a cooking or a baking cycle. The apparatus comprises: a cooking or baking appliance, such as a conventional stove, broiler, conventional oven, convection oven, microwave oven or barbecue; a data storage and processing device such as a microprocessor or computer; a program stored in said microprocessor or computer for processing a code to control the time and temperature of the cooking or baking cycle; a device for entering a code into the microprocessor or computer; and a code which is provided by a party other than a user of the apparatus. In a first aspect of the invention, the code is a bar code on a food package and the device for entering the bar code is a scanner.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: Barbara Ann Kish, Robert Peruski
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Publication number: 20030075539Abstract: A heating element includes an excitation coil disposed adjacent the heating element; a voltage source for applying to the excitation coil a high frequency electric power provided by modulating an input AC electric power with a high frequency, wherein the heating element is heated by induction by the excitation coil supplied with the high frequency electric power, wherein the heating element has a characteristic frequency which is unequal to integer multiple s of a frequency of the AC electric power.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masashi Oyumi
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Publication number: 20030075540Abstract: An apparatus and system for using magnetic fields to heat magnetically susceptible materials within and/or adjacent to adhesives, resins, or composites so as to reversibly or irreversibly bond, bind, or fasten opaque or non-opaque solid materials to one another. The system makes use of the effect that alternating magnetic fields induce eddy currents and generate heat within susceptors, and the effect that alternating magnetic fields additionally induce magnetic hysteresis that occurs in magnetic materials and thereby generate heat. An induction heating tool is used to emit the magnetic field at its work coil, and an electronic controller measures the energy being used by a power converter that generates the alternating current driving the work coil which creates the magnetic field. The distance between the susceptor and work coil is repeatedly analyzed based upon the power converter's input energy, and the work coil is driven at a repeatedly corrected power level during the heating cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: Edward A. Riess, Adam G. Malofsky, John P. Barber, Gary L. Claypoole, Robert Carl Cravens
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Publication number: 20030075541Abstract: A shipping container is made with a bottom and walls of a first rigid material and hinges connect the walls that are made of a second, flexible material. The hinge material is fused to the bottom and walls so that there are no crevices to collect contaminants. The container has an erect position in which the walls extend upward from the bottom, and it can be knocked down by folding the walls outward until they are splayed out from the bottom or inward until they lie flat on top of the bottom. The sides and bottom include structural elements that engage each other when the container is in the erect position to transfer loads between the sides and the bottom and so relieve the hinges of carrying such loads. This arrangement allows the hinges to be flexible and elastic. When the container is knocked down with the walls spread outward from the base, it can be cleaned easily before reuse because there are no enclosed areas such as around conventional hinges that use hinge pins to retain hidden contaminants.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2001Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: William E. Bartasevich, John Parnall
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Publication number: 20030075542Abstract: A kind of sealing valve for vacuum container comprising: the cap body, the connecting body and the locking portion; the cap body is to be jointed to the locking portion through the connecting body; the locking portion is formed with the concave portion; the locking portion is to lock onto the hole on the upper cap via the concave portion, thus when the vacuum pump proceeds to extract air out of the vacuum container, the cap body is to be deflected and deformed by air flow, so that the air hole of the upper cap is to be opened, and then the cap body is to automatically close the air hole of the upper cap after the pressure difference between the interior and exterior of the vacuum container has reached the predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Chang-San Lin
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Publication number: 20030075543Abstract: A fueling device 10 of a fuel tank comprises a cover 20 which is provided with an operation lever 26 operated to open and close a filling opening SCc, and which opens and closes the filling opening SCc according to the opening/closing operation of the operation lever 26, a fuel cap 30 having a structure such that it is fitted in a buried state in an inlet pipe IP and taken out from the inlet pipe, a gasket GS interposed between the fuel cap 30 and the inner wall of inlet pipe IP, and a spring 70 interposed between the fuel cap 30 and gasket GS and pressing the gasket GS against the sealing surface by a force acting in the direction of closing the cover 20 via the fuel cap 30, while increasing the pressing force. The fueling device 10 has high sealing property against large external forces applied to the upper part of fuel filler pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Hiroyuki Hagano
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Publication number: 20030075544Abstract: A method for strengthening an end member for a container comprises the steps of providing an end member shell and reforming the end member shell. The finished the end member has a central panel wall with a product side and a public side. The public side has a means for opening a frangible panel segment. The end member shell has a central panel extending radially outwardly from a central axis, a panel radius along a peripheral edge of the central panel, a countersink integral with the panel radius, a chuckwall extending upwardly from the countersink having a bend with a radius of curvature and angled axially outwardly, and a seaming curl defining the outer perimeter of the end member shell and integral with the chuckwall. The chuckwall of the end member shell is reformed to decrease the radius of curvature of the bend.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2001Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: Timothy Turner, Randy G. Forrest, Rajesh Gopalaswamy
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Publication number: 20030075545Abstract: An “IMPROVEMENT INTRODUCED IN A LID-SEAL OF METAL CONTAINERS FOR POWDER FOOD OR OTHERS” constituted by fixing, through a beading process in the upper edge of a metal container (1) made of sheet metal with the set formed by a plastic membrane (2) forming a peripheral portion (9), followed internally of a recess with ring like recess (10) and a perimetral ring like reinforcement (11) and with a lower ring shaped thin line for the breaking (12) when pulled, after the breaking of the short breaking portion (13) of the incorporated pulling ring (14) and a stamped metal ring (3) forming a flat inner section (4) with a central circular opening (5) with the inner edge beaded inwards (6) and an elevation to form an upper bed (7) and a peripheral edge turned downwards (8) so that, jointly with the peripheral portion (9) of the membrane (2) be beaded in the container (1), the development of which has the purpose of obtaining a seal-lid assuring the necessary sealing and the consequent quality of the packagedType: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: Renner Herrmann S.A.Inventor: Thomas Bier Herrmann
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Publication number: 20030075546Abstract: A low depth bottle crate has a peripheral wall of uniform height that includes a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls and a crate bottom connected to the peripheral wall. An upper surface of the crate bottom is formed to include a bottle supporting platform for each bottle to be received in the crate. There are a plurality of substantially U-shaped cut-outs in upper portions of the side and end walls that define columns between the cut-outs, lower portions of the peripheral wall and the columns being of single wall construction except for hollow caps at upper ends of the columns that are of double wall construction. The cut-outs terminate at a ledge that separates the upper portions of the side and end walls from the lower portions of the side and end walls. Each of the columns, except for four corner columns, has a support buttress extending downwardly and inwardly from a lower edge of a respective one of the hollow caps to the crate bottom.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2001Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Roy Hammett
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Publication number: 20030075547Abstract: The invention concerns a machine for treating containers, in particular for a bottling line, comprising at least a table (10) whereon are mounted functional elements (12, 14) adapted in particular to transfer and/or to process the containers. The invention is characterised in that the table is produced in the form of a sandwich structure comprising an outer casing (18, 22) and an inner core (17) made of a material injected in fluid form into the casing (18, 22) and solidified therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Gabriele Stocchi
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Publication number: 20030075548Abstract: The present invention relates to a beverage bottle cooling method and apparatus comprising a container for containing ice and/or water that is adapted to have a commercial beverage bottle positioned substantially therein, wherein regular ice and/or water can be stored and sealed within the space between the bottle and container, to help keep the beverage inside cool. The space is preferably substantially sealed by a cap which is adapted with an opening and sealing ring that extends over the neck of the bottle, wherein the bottle can be held in substantial compression between the sealing ring and one or more supports extending substantially underneath the bottle. The supports preferably provide vertical and lateral support to the bottle, and substantially prevent the bottle in the cooling device from rotating, which enables the bottle lid to be easily opened and closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: J. John Shimazaki
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Publication number: 20030075549Abstract: An insulating jacket for a can or bottle is made of bubble film. The jacket is made from a folded blank which provides an insulating base integral with a fold fat sleeve. Methods of forming the jacket seam from different blanks are disclosed. The jacket is disposable or additionally insulated with metallised or printed film.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2001Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: David O'Brien, Tomas R. Zdanius
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Publication number: 20030075550Abstract: A holder is provided having a receptacle which is suitably sized and arranged for slidably receiving a cylindrical beverage can therein. A handle is coupled to the receptacle to extend generally in a longitudinal direction of the receptacle spaced radially outwardly from the receptacle. A lock mechanism on the receptacle is arranged to restrict both rotation and sliding movement in a longitudinal direction of the receptacle of the cylindrical beverage can in relation to the receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Roland Kenny
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Publication number: 20030075551Abstract: A cloth dispensing system for hanging on a wall or roll towel holder. The dispensing system allows for cloth wipers to pop up from a box after one wiper is pulled out. The cloth wipers are pulled from the dispensing box with relative ease through a diamond-shaped opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Robert W. Dailey
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Publication number: 20030075552Abstract: A vending machine has capabilities for moving an elevator and a product bucket so the product bucket faces a given product column containing products, then moving forward a conveyer belt of the given product column to carry a foremost product of the products placed in line on the conveyer belt into the product bucket. This vending machine has a product position adjustment apparatus for moving the conveyer belt of the given product column forward or backward to adjust a position of the front edge of a next foremost product on the conveyer belt to a given position after the foremost product in the given product column is carried into the product bucket.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Applicant: Sanden CorporationInventor: Masaru Ohkubo
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Publication number: 20030075553Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-connected ampoules dispensing apparatus which is compact and have a high operation reliability. The dispensing portion 3 comprises a pair of rotors 8a, 8b each of which has a substantially C shape of cross section and is formed with a cutting edge 10 on one side edge. The rotors 8a, 8b are disposed in a vertical direction with a predetermined distance. The rotors 8a, 8b are synchronized to rotate from a receiving position to a cut-off position and return to the receiving position, whereby in the receiving position the rotors 8a, 8b can receive the first ampoule 4a and then cut off and dispense it. The second ampoule 4b adjacent to the first ampoule 4a is positioned in the waiting position by the positioning member 9 synchronized with the dispensing portion 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: Toshihiro Amatsu, Reiji Kitagawa
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Publication number: 20030075554Abstract: A device for dispensing a fluid product includes a reservoir configured to contain a fluid product and air, a spray orifice associated with the reservoir, and a dip tube. The reservoir may include at least one deformable zone having a predetermined threshold resistance to deformation. The deformable zone may be configured to deform in response to pressure exerted on the deformable zone so as to cause the product to be sprayed out from the orifice. When pressure exerted on the deformable zone is less than a threshold pressure Ps sufficient to overcome the predetermined threshold resistance to deformation of the deformable zone, the internal volume of the reservoir is not substantially reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Florent Duqueroie
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Publication number: 20030075555Abstract: Described are dispensing apparatuses and methods of their use, the dispensing apparatuses having one or more process chamber inside of a control chamber, and the volume of the process chamber increases or decreases by adding or removing control fluid from the control chamber, with proper valving, to cause fluid to flow into and out of the process chamber, for use in dispensing fluid, especially in precise amounts.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventor: Kader Mekias
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Publication number: 20030075556Abstract: An object is to provide a dispenser operation verification apparatus and verification method that enables operation with high reliability and high accuracy.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: Hideji Tajima, Kimimichi Obata, Hermann Leying, Claus Bamberg, Volker Degenhardt
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Publication number: 20030075557Abstract: When chemical substances are pipetted in individual microwells of a microwell array (4), problematic evaporation effects arise concerning the solvent with which the microwells are already filled. In order to prevent such undesired evaporation effects, a pipetting device for the automated pipetting of chemical substances having a holder (3), which receives at least one microwell array (4), and a pipetting head (11), which is fitted in such a way that it can be moved, is designed with the pipetting head (11) being fastened, by means of a holding device, to a plate (7) which follows the movements of the pipetting head (11) during the pipetting process. The plate (7) forms above the microwell array (4), in conjunction with a frame (5) tightly enclosing the microwell array (4), a sealed gas space (14) into which the pipetting head (11) protrudes through a matched hole (13) in the plate (7).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: Holger Deppe, Hanns Wurziger, Alexander Gross, Dirk Tomandl, Andreas Schober