Patents Issued in September 25, 2003
  • Publication number: 20030177911
    Abstract: A sprinkler for a fermenting system comprises a nozzle having an inlet opening and an outlet opening with a support arm having a first end attached to the nozzle. The support arm is shaped in a fashion to position a second end of the support arm substantially centered below the outlet opening of the nozzle. A plurality of vanes form a vane structure which is rotatably attached to the second end of the support arm. It has an axis of rotation through the center of the inlet opening and outlet opening. A conical shaped structure is attached to the center of the top planar surface of the vane structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Anthony L. Pratt
  • Publication number: 20030177912
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for preserving one or more collectible items. The apparatus includes a housing and a nitrogen generator. A nitrogen generator generates a nitrogen rich gas and supplies the nitrogen gas to the housing, which displaces the oxygen inside the housing to preserve the collectible item or items enclosed by the housing. The nitrogen rich gas significantly reduces the degradation of the collectible item due to the exposure of the item to oxygen in the air. In another embodiment, the apparatus further includes a temperature control system and a humidity control system to control the temperature and humidity inside the housing. This further aids in preserving a collectible item for relatively long periods of time by reducing the effects of the environment on the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Timothy C. McGuire, Daniel N. O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20030177913
    Abstract: The present invention is drawn to a gas grill or add-on component for a gas grill that provides the additional functionality of permitting grilling with either gas, charcoal briquettes, or wood chips. The additional functionality of being able to cook with charcoal or wood chips on a gas grill is achieved by positioning moveable flaps in a second position thus providing a horizontal surface above the gas burner, yet below the cooking surface, upon which to place charcoal briquettes. Spaces on either side of each pair of flaps allow the gas burners to be used to ignite the charcoal briquettes or wood chips. Once the charcoal briquettes or wood chips are ignited, use of the gas burner is discontinued. The charcoal or wood chips are permitted to burn to complete ash, then the moveable flaps are placed to a first position thus forming an apex that permits the ash to fall into an ash pan located in the bottom of the firebox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: J. Scott Dellinger
  • Publication number: 20030177914
    Abstract: There is disclosed beverage a beverage whipping apparatus having a motor for creating rotational motion, a rod having a first end and a second end, a whipping head that is in communication with the first end of the rod, and a torque reducing member intermediate the motor and the rod. This torque reducing member is in communication with the motor and the second end of the rod. Also disclosed is a method for manufacture of the beverage whipping apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Arie Schub
  • Publication number: 20030177915
    Abstract: A cationic starch product, the making of it and its use. The starch product comprises starch (St) and a cationising reagent, which is made from choline or its synthetic equivalent, whereby the cationising reagent has reacted with a part of the hydroxyl groups of the starch according to the structure formula (VI) or (VII). The structure component A is a hydrocarbon chain. The substituents R are hydrogens; lower or higher acyclic alkyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted cykloalkyl groups; substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl groups; lower or higher alkyl groups or non-aromatic heterocyclic groups containing alkoxy groups or other heteroatoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Jouko Kaki, Hendrik Luttikhedde, Karl Nurmi, Gosta Brunow, Hanna Grano, Anneli Hase, Aki Laine, Jari Yli-Kauhaluoma
  • Publication number: 20030177916
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for manufacturing no-bran cereal such as no-bran rice which require no washing before cooking. With the method and the apparatus, bran stuck on a surface of a grain of the polished cereal is easily removed without imparting any damage on the surface, and further moisture in the grain is maintained to increase taste of the cereal. Moisture is added to the polished cereal and granular material is mixed and stirred with the moistened polished cereal to polish a surface of each grain of the polished cereal and remove bran stuck on the surface of the polished cereal. Then, the polished cereal is separated from the granular material to obtain the no-bran rice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: SATAKE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru Satake, Nobuhiro Matsumoto, Takeshi Munesada, Yukihiro Kawano, Akihiko Kato, Kazuto Nonaka, Katsunori Chikamune, Yosuke Inomoto, Kaoru Shitadera
  • Publication number: 20030177917
    Abstract: A device for transporting away work pieces (5) processed in a press (1) from an output station (4) that is disposed downstream from the press (1) in a work piece flow direction onto a conveyor device (6) that conveys the work pieces (5) away, incorporates a removal device (2) that removes the work pieces (5) from the press (1) and moves them into the output station (4), which has a transfer device (7) disposed downstream from it for the alternating transfer of the work pieces (5) from the output station (4) into one of two discharge stations (10, 11) that are disposed to both sides of the output station (4). Each discharge station (10, 11) has an assigned relocation device (8, 9) to relocate the work pieces (5) from the given discharge station (10, 11) onto the conveyor device (6). The conveyor device (6) is formed by two conveyors (12, 13) that are assigned to one of the two relocation devices (8, 9) in each case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Schuler Automation GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Reiner Dorner
  • Publication number: 20030177918
    Abstract: A rotary printing press has a folding station where the printed web is perforated both transversely and longitudinally in order to expedite subsequent folding thereof into signatures. In order to incorporate a longitudinal perforator into the folding station without adding to its size, a longitudinally perforating blade similar to a circular saw is mounted to a blade carrier shaft which is rotatably supported opposite a feed roller by which the web is frictionally fed into and through the folding station. An annular, longitudinally grooved anvil is formed circumferentially on the feed roller for engaging the longitudinally perforating blade via the web being thereby perforated. The longitudinally perforating blade is movable with the blade carrier shaft into and out of perforating engagement with the anvil on the feed roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Tsunetoshi Teshima
  • Publication number: 20030177919
    Abstract: Printing apparatus for printing relatively small light objects having a certain fragility and/or porosity, in particular of the tablet type, more particularly medical tablets (6), comprising a movable print head (25), a printing liquid tank (30), and a conveyor unit (32) supplying and discharging the objects to be printed (6) to, respectively from the print head (25), remarkable in that the print head (25) is arranged in a linear pad printing system a closed ink system with wherein said printing liquid tank (30) is arranged, wherein said conveyor unit (32) is comprised of a rotating table (14, 17) having predetermined locations, (24; respectively 24′, 24″) which are intended for receiving temporarily the objects (6) during the printing stage and process therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Laurent De Volder
  • Publication number: 20030177920
    Abstract: An image display medium 1 includes a film body 2 having a number of microscopic film pieces 2a. The film body 2 is sandwiched between a supporting member 3 having receiving spaces 5 and a cover member 4. The image display medium 1 is brought into contact with a rotary drum 26 of an image generating apparatus. Corresponding to a perforated image in a stencil sheet 101 attached to the rotary drum 26, the respective microscopic film pieces 2a of the film body 2 are selectively absorbed to the cover member 4 or partitions 5a of the supporting member 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Koichi Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20030177921
    Abstract: As a rotational reference position of a rotating drum is detected by a rotational position detection sensor for each rotation of the rotating drum, a rotational position of the rotating drum at a time of detection can be known. Subsequent to a signal for instructing stop of the rotating drum being input, the rotational reference position is detected. Then, a stop position calculation processing section calculates a stop control pulse for stopping the rotating drum from the rotational position at a trailing edge chuck detaching position. Thus, the rotating drum is reliably stopped at the trailing edge chuck detaching position. A stop processing is performed by a rotating drum drive control section when the rotational reference position is detected after the calculation. As a result, the stop position is not shifted by the time required for calculation and generation of the stop control pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Tomoya Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20030177922
    Abstract: A parallel duplex paper path device is provided for feeding a recording medium along a feed direction from a first printing device to a second printing device, which are arranged in parallel. The paper path device comprises at least two turning stations that are each assigned to one of the first or second printer. The turning stations are configured symmetrically to allow for reversing the feed direction and to allow for a device which can be assembled using standardized sub-assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Patrick G.L. Perdu
  • Publication number: 20030177923
    Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises a conveyance mechanism for conveying a web to a transfer unit, and a tension generating mechanism for applying a tension to the web fed to the conveyance mechanism, wherein the tension generating mechanism comprises a tension generating roller for changing the tension to be applied to the web in accordance with the rotational position, a tension guide that is rotated in accordance with the magnitude of tension generated by the roller, a first sensor for sensing the rotational position of the tension guide, a second sensor for sensing the rotational position of the tension generating roller, and a driver for controlling the rotation of the motor in accordance with the outputs of the first and second sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Iwanaga, Tsukasa Onose, Takeshi Terakado, Yuji Ohmura
  • Publication number: 20030177924
    Abstract: A printing cylinder for a web printing press includes an extensible cylindrical sleeve configured for carrying an image to be printed. An extension device is provided for applying a force to the sleeve so as to stretch at least a portion of the sleeve and axially move the image. A method of web fanout compensation is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Kenneth Waldo Brown, Charles Henry Dufour, Charles Reif Hammond, John Sheridan Richards, John James Sposato
  • Publication number: 20030177925
    Abstract: A sleeve (10) for flexographic printing includes a sleeve body (2) made of an at least partially non-electroconductive material, which within its inside (4) is mountable on an electroconductive king roll on the outer wall of the roll, of a printing press, the king roll being designed as an air cylinder, and exhibiting at least one contact zone with the king roll. The sleeve exhibits an electroconductive surface (6), which is connected to the contact zone via at least one electroconductive element (20) provided in the sleeve body (2) for diverting electrostatic charges into the outer wall of the roll of the king roll. The sleeve is therefore given an electroconductive structure, through which the unavoidable electrostatic charges in printing presses with a plurality of printing couples are diverted via the king roll before it reaches a scale that would suffice for a discharge, ignition, or deflagration of the solvents used in the printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Polywest Kunststofftechnik Saueressig & Partner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinz Lorig, Stephan Lorig
  • Publication number: 20030177926
    Abstract: A pressing device for a printing press or varnishing machine includes a pressing roller for rolling a cylinder packing or dressing onto a circumferential surface of a cylinder, and a finger protection device including a first flap and a second flap connected to the first flap via a swivel joint. The first flap is formed as a pressing element for pressing the cylinder packing on the cylinder. The first flap, in a protective position thereof, covers an inlet wedge or pocket jointly formed by the pressing roller and the cylinder. A printing press or varnishing machine having the pressing device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Wolfgang Bitterich, Jurgen Rothaug, Manfred Gross
  • Publication number: 20030177927
    Abstract: A printing press with an infrared dryer unit is provided with a safety system for detecting overheating and sheet jamming conditions. The safety system has a temperature sensor disposed to directly detect the temperature of a passing printed sheet and to generate an output signal proportional to the detected temperature. As the printed sheets pass by the sensor, the sensor output signal contains a pulse for each passing sheet. A controller monitors temperature readings derived from the output signal of the temperature sensor for identifying a sign of overheating. The controller also determines whether there is an interruption in the flow of sheets by monitoring the pulses in the sensor output signal. In the case the sensor fails to provide pulses for a predetermined time, the controller generates a control signal indicating the detection of an interruption in the sheet flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Oxy-Dry Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Dziedzic, Kenneth H. Giesen, Erik A. Leman
  • Publication number: 20030177928
    Abstract: A kiosk printer for unattended operation is equipped with a presenter to prevent a user from prematurely trying to remove a printed document. The presenter has motor driven feed rollers and a document sensor for determining when the printing document is in the presenter document path. The presenter has a home position adjacent to the printer document exit path. When printing starts, the document enters the presenter feed rollers and is sensed by a document sensor. A drive motor moves the presenter at the same rate as the printing document. When the presenter reaches a feed position it stops and the document sags and forms a document loop as printing continues. When printing stops, the presenter feed rollers feed the document from the kiosk to a user. When the printed document has exited the presenter, the presenter returns to the home position awaiting succeeding printed document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Richard Hunter Harris
  • Publication number: 20030177929
    Abstract: A method of determining misalignment of color planes within an image forming apparatus. A first pattern is formed with a first color and comprises first and second sections. A second pattern is formed with a second color and positioned within the first and second sections of the first pattern. The alignment of the two color planes is determined by the difference in the amount of color within the first and second sections. The amount of misalignment may further be determined by the ratio of the difference in the amount of color within the sections and the sum of the amount of color within the sections. Perfect alignment of the two color planes results in equal color amounts in each section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Cary Patterson Ravitz
  • Publication number: 20030177930
    Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting a media and a page size. A combination is provided for each media/page size pair in a printing system. A user can select a combination from a list of combinations and the media and page size that correspond to the selected combination are identified and used for a print job of the user. A color profile is selected automatically. The selected media is loaded in an appropriate printer and printed. The combination is an encrypted value that includes a media and a page size. The combination optionally includes an entity identifier. The combinations or identifiers are usually specific to a particular entity and cannot be used by other competing entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Onyx Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Maxim Wasyl Derhak, Dean Andrew Derhak, Lloyd James Cundiff
  • Publication number: 20030177931
    Abstract: A method of tempering a printing press with a circulating tempering medium includes regulating a temperature of the tempering medium. The temperature at a first measurement location is measured for purposes of control during production printing by the printing press. The temperature at a second measurement location is measured during a tempering phase of the printing press preceding production printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Andreas Henn, Jorg Heuschkel, Christian Hieb, Martin Mayer
  • Publication number: 20030177932
    Abstract: A method for making a chemically inflatable gas bag using technical grade acetic acid, water, and sodium bicarbonate is provided. The method includes pouring diluted acetic acid into an HDPE bag, putting sodium bicarbonate into a PVA bag, sealing these bags, and placing these bags within a nylon/PE bag. The method further includes folding the gas bag in such a manner so that it easily inflates and completely seals the borehole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Stemlock, Incorporated
    Inventors: Sanford S. Jenkins, Thomas S. Jenkins, Geoffrey R. Robbins
  • Publication number: 20030177933
    Abstract: A penetrator includes a shaped charge warhead defining a bore therethrough, an augmenting warhead disposed within the bore, and a detonating mechanism coupled with and capable of detonating the shaped charge warhead and the augmenting warhead. A projectile includes a shaped charge warhead defining a bore therethrough being disposed within the projectile, an augmenting warhead disposed within the bore, and a detonating mechanism disposed within the projectile and being coupled with and capable of detonating the shaped charge warhead and the augmenting warhead. A method includes at least partially perforating the barrier to form a slug and dislodging the slug from the barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Michael L. Fortner, Warren B. Estes
  • Publication number: 20030177934
    Abstract: A mission responsive ordnance of the present invention arranges a plurality of projectiles in a bundled configuration. The bundled configuration is defined by the projectiles and a bundling means which, together, form a combination that bears loads generated when the bundled configuration strikes and penetrates a target. Unbundling means, coupled to the bundling means, can be operated to selectively render the bundling means inoperative before the target is struck so that one or more of the projectiles are released from their bundled configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Timothy L. Spivak, Mark W. Sewell, Perry L. Fridley, Michael M. Canaday
  • Publication number: 20030177935
    Abstract: A warhead casing defines a geometry that is a portion of a ring having an outer radial wall and an inner radial wall spaced radially apart from one another. The outer radial wall and inner radial wall are joined radially by side walls, while the casing is enclosed at either axial end thereof by end walls. An explosive material fills the casing. At least one initiator is positioned in the explosive material along a radial plane that bisects the portion of the ring. Detonation of the explosive material causes the inner radial wall to form an EFP while the outer radial wall fragments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Timothy L. Spivak, Maurice E. Grudza, William J. Clark
  • Publication number: 20030177936
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ignition device comprising a housing (2) in which an ignition chamber (4) for ignition material (5) is arranged. Said ignition chamber is covered with a flap (12), the bottom thereof having a predetermined breaking point. The breaking point (15) extends in an approximately S-shaped pull between opposite edges of the bottom (14). When the predetermined breaking point is broken by igniting the ignition material (5), parts (14a, 14b) of the bottom (14) are bent upwards in such a way that the propulsion gases (T) of the ignition materials (5) are redirected by said parts (14a 14b). Said construction enables the ignition device (1) to have a reduced height, and laterally-arranged propelling charges can be ignited in a reliable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Willi Luebbers
  • Publication number: 20030177937
    Abstract: The invention provides roller rail clamp apparatus for use in lifting a rail for operations such as replacement of ballast or resurfacing of a railway. The apparatus comprises parallel pairs of spaced-apart lift roller assemblies mounted to a support for positioning a pair of clamping to a rail of the track, each the lift roller assembly comprising at least one pair of rollers, wherein each the roller of a roller pair rotates on an axis in an essentially vertical plane adjacent a rail and the rollers are on opposite sides of a rail when a lift roller assembly is clamped thereto with the head of the rail releasably retained upwardly of flanges at the lower ends of the rollers; means for adjustably connecting the apparatus to a carrier thereof; a lift mechanism for adjusting the vertical position of the support relative to the carrier of the apparatus; and a tilt mechanism for applying torque about a horizontal axis to linkage between members of a pair of lift roller assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: John Phillip Allen
  • Publication number: 20030177938
    Abstract: The invention relates to a travel way support, particularly for a magnetically levitated train (100), for constructing a travel way through a number of supports (2) successively arranged in the direction of travel. Said travel way support comprises an upper support section (12), particularly an upper flange (12) and at least one bracing section (13, 14), in particular, a web (13, 14), which is arranged underneath the upper support section (12). Solar cells (7, 8) and/or solar collectors are arranged in the area of the upper support section (12) and/or of the at least one bracing section (13, 14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Dieter Reichel, Erich Lindner, Ralf Waidhauser
  • Publication number: 20030177939
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for continuous production of pigment flushes and an apparatus for carrying out the process. In the process of the invention, the pigment press cake is first fluidized. The fluidized press cake and a hydrophobic liquid organic medium are fed into a twin screw extruder. The kneading of the organic medium and press cake between the twin screws flushes the pigment into the organic medium. The water phase and flushed pigment phase are separated by removing at least part of the water phase through a vent in the extruder. An impediment to the flow of material downstream of the water vent causes the flush to accumulate in the vented section for a period of time sufficient to remove the desired amount of the water phase. The flush works over the impediment and passes downstream to where vacuum is applied to remove residual water from the flush. The flush may be further combined with other ink ingredients to form an ink product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: George H. Robertson
  • Publication number: 20030177940
    Abstract: A water base ink for ink-jet recording to be used for an ink-jet recording apparatus having an ink-jet head comprises a self-dispersing type coloring agent, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent. The surface tension of the ink is 30 to 50 mN/M, the advancing contact angle with respect to the jetting surface of the ink-jet head is not less than 65°, the receding contact angle is not less than 55°, and the difference between the advancing contact angle and the receding contact angle is not more than 20°. It is possible to jet the ink stably, it is possible to form a sharp recorded image with less blur, and it is possible to obtain the recorded image excellent in water resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Masaya Fujioka, Akihiko Taniguchi, Shunichi Higashiyama
  • Publication number: 20030177941
    Abstract: A fluorescent ink composition comprising functionalized fluorescent nanocrystals, an aqueous-based ink carrier comprising water or a water-based solution, and a binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Emilio Barbera-Guillem
  • Publication number: 20030177942
    Abstract: An ink set for ink-jet recording includes two or more inks each of which contains water, a coloring agent, and a water-soluble organic solvent. The ink set is prepared so that a ratio (Vmin/Vmax) between a maximum permeation velocity Vmax of the ink and a minimum permeation velocity Vmin of the ink is not less than 0.6 when the respective inks are developed by means of paper chromatography on a certain paper. It is possible to suppress the bleeding of a formed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideto Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20030177943
    Abstract: Described is a process for preparing polymer-enrobed pigment particles, which comprises mixing in the presence of finely dispersed pigment particles a solution of a polymer in a first solvent with a second solvent in which the polymer is substantially insoluble. The pigment particle can be specifically modified by judicious selection of the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Helmut Auweter, Heribert Bohn, Walter Machtle, Manfred Mielke, Rudiger Sens, Karl Siemensmeyer
  • Publication number: 20030177944
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Klaus Kunde, Stefan Ehrenberg
  • Publication number: 20030177945
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an ink composition for ink-jet textile printing, which primarily includes (a) at least a reactive dye, (b) water, and (c) at least an organic solvent that is a C4-C6 polyhydric alcohol having one or less primary alcohol groups. The ink composition of the present invention is suitable for dyeing and printing of materials containing either cellulose fibers such as cotton, synthetic cotton, hemp, and synthetic hemp, or amide fibers such as wool and nylon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Everlight USA, Inc.,
    Inventors: Chuan-hsi Li, Chien-wen Li, Hong-Chang Huang
  • Publication number: 20030177946
    Abstract: An ink-jet recording oil-based ink which has satisfactory pigment dispersibility both at the beginning of storage and even during long-term storage and provides excellent spouting stability without being influenced by temperature changes in printing circumstances. The ink comprises a pigment; a dispersing agent comprising a reaction product of a polyamine compound and a self condensation product of 12-hydroxystearic acid; a saturated hydrocarbon solvent comprising a liquid paraffin as a main component; and a vegetable oil, the ink having a surface tension of 26 to 30 dyne/cm at 25° C. and a contact angle on a polytetrafluoroethylene plate of 40° to 50° at 25° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Tatsorou Tsuchiya, Masanori Kano
  • Publication number: 20030177947
    Abstract: Provided are a navy blue water based ink composition for a ballpoint pen comprising a colorant, water and a dispersant, wherein at least cobalt phthalocyanine blue is used as the colorant, and a pH of the ink falls in a range of 7 to 10, and a ballpoint pen occulding the water based ink composition. Cobalt phthalocyanine blue has preferably a diameter of 500 nm or more and a content of 0.05 to 30% by weight based on the total amount of the ink composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Hideyuki Ikoma
  • Publication number: 20030177948
    Abstract: A non-aqueous ink composition includes pigment, solvent and dispersant. The dispersant has an ester structure and the solvent contains not smaller than 60% by weight polar organic solvent. The polar organic solvent contains not smaller than 10% by weight ester solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Riso Kagaku Corporation
    Inventors: Teruaki Ohkawa, Osamu Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20030177949
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for uniformly depositing a coating material from a vaporization source onto a powdered substrate material to form a thin coalescence film of the coating material that smoothly replicates the surface microstructure of the substrate material. The coating material is uniformly deposited on the substrate material to form optical interference pigment particles. The thin film enhances the hiding power and color gamut of the substrate material. Physical vapor deposition process are used for depositing the film on the substrate material. The apparatus and systems employed in forming the coated particles utilize vibrating bed coaters, vibrating conveyor coaters, or coating towers. These allow the powdered substrate material to be uniformly exposed to the coating material vapor during the coating process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Flex Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger W. Phillips, Vladimir Raksha
  • Publication number: 20030177950
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pigment mixtures consisting of at least two components, component A being SiO2 flakes coated with one or more metal oxides and/or metals and component B being special-effect pigments, and to their use in varnishes, paints, printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Sabine Schoen, Reiner Vogt, Norbert Schul, Karl Osterried, Johann Munz
  • Publication number: 20030177951
    Abstract: A physical and chemical mixture of aggregative material, chemical products, mineral fillers and/or special pigments in dispersion, with metallic effect, designed to be added to aqueous-phase paint products having a monochromatic-flocculate or multichromatic-flocculate base (known among decorative paint products by the trade name of aqueous-phase Multicolor, Antiche Terre Fiorentine and/or the like), or aqueous-phase paint products without flocculate components (known among decorative paint products by the trade name of Arteacqua glazings and/or the like) in order to obtain a newly devised single-colour and multicolour mural-coating decorative paint product both, with and without metallized effect, which can be applied using a spatula, paintbrush, glove and/or roller or the like, and a process for the production thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: CANDIS S.r.l.
    Inventor: Alberto Gilli
  • Publication number: 20030177952
    Abstract: A pigment product for use in a coating composition to provide a gloss coating on paper, the pigment product comprising a processed particulate kaolin having a particle size distribution such that at least about 80% by weight of the particles have an equivalent spherical diameter less than about 2 &mgr;m and in the range of from about 15% to about 40% by weight of the particles have an equivalent spherical diameter less than about 0.25 &mgr;m and the particles have a shape factor in the range of from about 30 to about 60 and wherein the pigment product comprises a blend of Component A: a particulate kaolin in which the particles have a shape factor of at least about 45, and Component B: a particulate kaolin in which the particles have a shape factor of less than about 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: David O. Cummings, Anthony V. Lyons
  • Publication number: 20030177953
    Abstract: The present invention relates to settable compositions for general purpose concrete construction containing Class-F fly ash, Class-C fly ash and/or slag, and potassium chloride (KCl) as a substantial replacement for Portland cement conventionally used in such compositions. The potassium chloride is an additive for improved high early strength and accelerated setting times, thereby allowing the concrete structure to be put into service sooner, reducing labor cost, and allowing precast concrete and concrete masonry manufacturers to achieve rapid form and mold turnover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Ronald Lee Barbour
  • Publication number: 20030177954
    Abstract: Storable water-microsphere suspensions for use in well cements and methods of cementing well bores are provided. The storable water-microsphere suspensions are basically comprised of water, microspheres and an effective amount of a suspending agent selected from the group consisting of microfine or colloidal materials and gel forming polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Jan Pieter Vijn, Bach Dao
  • Publication number: 20030177955
    Abstract: Storable water-microsphere suspensions for use in well cements and methods of cementing well bores are provided. The storable water-microsphere suspensions are basically comprised of water, microspheres and an effective amount of a suspending agent selected from the group consisting of microfine or colloidal materials and gel forming polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Jan Pieter Vijn, Bach Dao
  • Publication number: 20030177956
    Abstract: A nonionic water-soluble cellulose ether is characterized in that when 3 pbw of the nonionic water-soluble cellulose ether is added to a mixture of 90 pbw of cordierite, 10 pbw of ordinary Portland cement, and 33 pbw of water, immediately followed by kneading at 20° C. and 20 rpm, a maximum torque for kneading is reached within 180 seconds from the addition. It is suitable as an admixture for extrudable hydraulic compositions. The hydraulic composition to which the inventive admixture is added can be kneaded within a brief time into a uniform mass which is smoothly extrudable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Sasage, Tsutomu Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20030177957
    Abstract: A height-adjustable, tiltable stand for a laptop computer or reading material. The stand contains two side legs, each of which contains an upper surface made of a distal section parallel to the bottom and a proximal section which is at an angle to the distal section. The legs contain a centrally located hole near the upper surface. The top contains a lip for maintaining material on the top when the top is tilted. The top contains a plurality of holes for allowing heat generated by a computer to dissipate. Each side edge of the top contains depending supports having centrally located slots. Tightness controllers made up of a knob, a bolt, and a nut pass through the holes in the legs and the depending support to hold the top to the legs and to allow the top to be tilted on the legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Zafar Y. Ibrahim
  • Publication number: 20030177958
    Abstract: A specially configured spacer comprising a separation member is disclosed for use in the present invention oriented in arrays between sections of horizontally oriented sheet material such as sheetrock to allow handling of the individual sections thereof separately from one another. The separation members are configured such as to facilitate re-use thereof including a slot defined in the interlocking cellular construction thereof adapted to receive banding for compactly securing together a plurality of such separation members to facilitate recycling usage thereof. The separation member includes two planar support members spaced apart by an interlocking cellular construction for defining therebetween recesses for receiving the arms of a forklift to facilitate handling of the sections individually while still allowing recycling of the separation members for re-use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Fred L. Adams, Robert I. Handler, Robert R. Schlegel
  • Publication number: 20030177959
    Abstract: A teaching center comprising first and second upstanding frame sections which are connected by two or more lateral connectors to form a generally “H” shaped frame, said second upstanding frame section being vertically oriented and said first upstanding frame section being inclined from the vertical to permit the use of storybooks, chart paper or other items that lean back. The teaching center is provided with one or more shelves or storage devices between the first and second upstanding frame sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: James Joseph Phillips
  • Publication number: 20030177960
    Abstract: The invention provides a foldable desk having a working condition and a folded condition. The foldable desk includes a desk top, a plurality of legs and a shelf. The desk top includes a cord managing aperture that permits cords to pass through the desk top when the desk is in the working condition. The cord managing aperture is also useable as a handle when the desk is in the folded condition. The desk top can move between a first orientation when the desk is in the working condition and a second orientation when the desk is in the folded condition. The plurality of legs are coupled to the desk top to support the desk top in the working condition. The plurality of legs lie in a single plane in the folded condition and do not lie in a single plane in the working condition. The shelf is substantially parallel to the desk top in the working condition and the folded condition. The plurality of legs can be positioned between the desk top and the shelf in the folded condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Innovative Storage Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Schenker, Brett J. Vladika, Jesse D. Cotterman, Brian J. Munzel, Mark M. Gondek