Abstract: One section of a shelf storage system comprises a first unit having front and rear lower vertical members, each lower vertical member comprising a C-shaped, hollow channel having a base plate at one end, the vertical lower members being coupled together by braces. The vertical lower members have first and second adjacent row of notches formed on one surface thereof. A second unit, essentially identical to the first unit, is spaced from the first unit and joined thereto by cross members having locking lugs attached to each end. The locking lugs engage two adjacent notches formed in the first row on the surface of the front and rear vertical members of the first and second unit whereby the first and second units are secured together. The cross beams have a lip portion which is adapted to support a shelf or similar item positioned therebetween.

Abstract: A spill resistant container (e.g., a sippy cup) including a flow control element including a membrane defining multiple pinholes for controlling the flow of liquid through a drinking spout. The flow control element is mounted on a cover that screws onto a cup-shaped body such that the membrane is positioned between liquid stored in the cup-shaped body and the drinking spout, which is formed on the cap. The flow control element is formed from a suitable elastomeric material (e.g., soft rubber, thermoplastic elastomer, or silicone) such that the membrane stretches when subjected to a differential pressure. The pinholes are formed by puncturing the membrane using one or more pins having a substantially circular cross-section and sized such that each pinhole is closed by the surrounding elastomeric material when the pins are removed.

Abstract: Safety screw-closure device for a container provided with an outer screw thread opening, which is made up of two coaxial caps, nested one inside the other, one of them, an outer cap, being able to turn the other, an inner one, by axial pressure and turning:

Abstract: A pierceable stopper enhanced in elasticity so that the liquid in a container will not leak even after a hollow needle inserted into the container through the pierceable stopper has been removed therefrom and a method of producing the pierceable stopper are provided. A pierceable part (11) through which a hollow needle is inserted into a container (2) is molded from a thermoplastic synthetic resin elastic material. The pierceable part is heat-treated with heated air at a temperature of from 80 to 120° C. to remove the internal stress. The heat-treated pierceable part (11) is inserted into an injection mold (20, 21). A molten thermoplastic synthetic resin is injected into a cavity (26) corresponding to a stopper body (10), which is defined by the injection mold (20, 21) and the pierceable part (11), to form a pierceable stopper (5).

Abstract: A container assembly includes a container that has an externally threaded finish portion as well as retention structure for preventing upward movement of a tamper evident band. The container assembly further includes a closure having a body portion of a base and an internally threaded downwardly depending sidewall portion that is sized and shaped to screw onto the finish portion of the container. The closure further includes a tamper evident band that is frangibly connected to the sidewall portion and that includes a main band portion and a J-hook retention member. The J-hook retention member includes a plurality of pleated retaining elements, each of which has upper portion for engaging the retention structure.

Abstract: There is a tamper evident cap of the type having a detachable annular band 7. The band is shaped to push fit over a shoulder 18 on the neck of a container 4 during initial sealing of the cap on the container. Subsequently the band 7 breaks away and stays with the container on removal of the cap to provide evidence of the removal. There is a shoulder engaging edge 13 of the band which is contoured to form resiliently deflectable undulations around the circumference of the band to engage over a range of shoulder diameters.

Abstract: An easy-opening cap (1) for container or bottles, notably of sparkling wine, includes a peripheral conical skirt which has in its upper part (1b), an opening strip (2) located between two frangible lines (22a, 22b) which constitute zones of removal and extend around the totality of the cap. The opening strip (2) includes a “tircell” or pullable detachment strip (21) located between the two frangible lines (22a, 22b).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stopper intended to be mounted on a container, of the bottle type, containing a liquid, a base provided with means for mounting on the container, a mouthpiece intended to be positioned in the user's mouth to remove the liquid from the container, an air inlet allowing air into the container in response to the removal of the liquid, said mouthpiece comprising at least one duct communicating with the internal volume of the container and ending toward the outside in the form of an outlet orifice, wherein the air inlet comprises at least one fluid passage one of the ends of which opens to the outside and the other end of which opens near the outlet orifice which, with this other end, are intended to be introduced into the user's mouth.

Abstract: To provide a mask able to reduce the thickness of a membrane and maintain the mask strength and a method of producing a semiconductor device able to form a fine pattern with a high accuracy and a method of producing the mask. A mask comprising a thin film, holes formed at the thin film through which a charged particle beam (preferably an electron beam) passes, a support layer formed at one side of the thin film, and apertures formed at a larger size than the holes at least at portions of said holes of said support layer and a method of producing the same and a method of producing a semiconductor device including a lithography step using the same.

Abstract: Methods for etching metal oxide films, especially tin oxide.

Abstract: This invention relates to the printing of a substrate having a pre-printed “print pattern” with a “design layer” of ink where there is differential adhesion within and without the print pattern. The print pattern is receptive to an ink, and the design layer ink forms a durable image material with good bond to the print pattern, but the ink does not form a durable image material on the portions of the substrate outside the print pattern. The design layer ink is a UV-curable ink, and the print pattern may have a higher surface energy than the portions of the substrate outside the print pattern.

Abstract: The UV, deep UV and/or far UV (ultraviolet) filter transmission spectrum of an MPSi spectral filter is optimized by introducing at least one layer of substantially transparent dielectric material on the pore walls. Such a layer will modify strongly the spectral dependences of the leaky waveguide loss coefficients through constructive and/or destructive interference of the leaky waveguide mode inside the layer. Increased blocking of unwanted wavelengths is obtained by applying a metal layer to one or both of the principal surfaces of the filter normal to the pore directions. The resulting filters are stable, do not degrade over time and exposure to UV irradiation, and offer superior transmittance for use as bandpass filters. Such filters are useful for a wide variety of applications including but not limited to spectroscopy and biomedical analysis systems.

Abstract: An emission spectroscopic processing apparatus includes a spectroscope for spectrally separating input light emitted from a process unit into component spectra, a light receiving unit including a series of light receiving elements for detecting light quantities of the component spectra on a wavelength basis, a first signal hold unit for holding sequentially each of detection signals outputted from a subset of adjacent light receiving elements contained in series of light receiving elements during a first period, an adder unit for adding together the detection signals of adjacent light receiving elements of the light receiving unit inclusive of the held detection signals of the subset of adjacent light receiving elements, a second signal hold unit for holding sequentially sum outputs of the adder unit, and a signal processing unit for determining a state of the process unit on the basis of the output of the second signal hold unit.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system, method and software product for creating a predictive model of the endpoint of etch processes using Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA). Calibration data is collected from a calibration wafer using optical emission spectroscopy (OES). The data may be non-periodic or periodic with time and periodic signals may be sampled synchronously or non-synchronously. The OES data is arranged in a spectra matrix X having one row for each data sample. The OES data is processed depending upon whether or not it is synchronous. Synchronous data is arranged in an unfolded spectra matrix X having one row for each period of data samples. A previewed endpoint signal is plotted using wavelengths known to exhibit good endpoint characteristics. Regions of stable intensity values in the endpoint plot that are associated with either the etch region or the post-etch region are identified by sample number.

Abstract: Method of dissolving the solids formed in the apparatus and pipework of a nuclear plant, in which said solids are brought into contact with an aqueous dissolving solution chosen from aqueous solutions of carbonate ions having a concentration of greater than or equal to 0.3M, aqueous solutions of bicarbonate ions, and solutions of a mixture of nitric acid and of a polycarboxylic acid chosen from oxalic acid and triacids.

Abstract: A method for chemical milling of a gas turbine engine blisk having a hub and a plurality of blades made of metal for the purpose of changing the dimensional characteristics (i.e., chord and/or thickness) of one or more of these blades. At least one blade of the blisk is treated with a chemical etchant of the metal that the blade is made of for a period of time sufficient to change at least one of the chord and thickness of the blade(s). In a preferred aspect of this method, at least one of the blades of a rotationally imbalanced blisk is treated with the chemical etchant for a period of time sufficient to change the chord and/or thickness of these blades so that the blisk is rotationally balanced. In another preferred aspect of this method, an assessment of where and the degree to which the rotational imbalance exists in the blisk is made to determine which blades are to be treated with the chemical etchant and how those blades are to be treated to achieve rotational balance of the blisk.

Abstract: The movable conductors of a three-phase isolation switch are incorporated into the electrically insulative molded shaft, thereby mechanically supporting them and isolating them from the metal axle of the shaft. Movable contacts on the ends of each movable conductor are angularly spaced by &agr; degrees, where &agr; is less than 180° and is 90° in the exemplary embodiment. A common fixed load contact is located angularly between, and spaced &agr; degrees from, both the fixed line and ground contacts so that the shaft is rotated only &agr; degrees between a first, closed position, in which the movable conductors connect the fixed load contact for each phase to the corresponding fixed line contact, and a second, grounded position, where the fixed load contact of each phase is connected by the movable conductor to the corresponding fixed ground contact.

Abstract: A weld gun including a frame structure, a weld arm structure mounted on the frame structure, and an electrode mounted on the weld arm structure. The rear end of the electrode is circular and fits in a circular aperture in the weld arm structure. A radially projecting tab on the electrode fits into a groove in the weld arm structure. The groove opens axially in an end face of the weld arm structure and radially in the aperture in the weld arm structure so that both the axial and angular disposition of the electrode relative to the weld arm structure may be established by simply inserting the tab on the electrode into the groove of the weld arm structure to seat a leading end shoulder on the tab against a blind end shoulder of the groove.

Abstract: A pinch type weld gun wherein a shunt is fixedly secured at one end thereof to a gun electrode and fixedly secured at another end thereof to the gun transformer. The shunt is formed of a plurality of elongated strips of flexible copper material which are arranged in stacked configuration whereafter the end portions of the stack are electrically welded to fuse the end portions together to form solid unified end portions. The strips are unsecured intermediate the unified end portions to form a flexible intermediate portion extending between the transformer and the electrode. The solid end portion of the shunt for securement to the transformer is thereafter machined to form intersecting longitudinal and transverse bores to define a passage for delivery of a coolant fluid to the transformer coolant passage system through the solid end of the shunt.

Abstract: A pinch type weld gun wherein a shunt is fixedly secured at one end thereof to a gun electrode and fixedly secured at another end thereof to the gun transformer. The shunt is formed of a plurality of elongated strips of flexible copper material which are arranged in stacked configuration whereafter the end portions of the stack are electrically welded to fuse the end portions together to form rigid unified end portions. The strips are unsecured intermediate the unified end portions to form a flexible intermediate portion and the unified end portion connected to the transformer is bent into a curvilinear configuration to provide a compact and relaxed routing for the shunt between the transformer and the electrode.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for sintering, removing material and/or labeling by means of electromagnetically bundled radiation, especially to a laser sintering machine and/or a laser surface-processing machine. Said device comprises a construction space (3) which is accommodated in a machine housing (2) and in or above which the following are located: a light-guiding device, especially a scanner (4), into which the beam of a sintering energy source is coupled; a vertically displaceable workpiece platform (7); and a material supply device comprising a coater (9) for supplying sintering material from a supply container (8) to the process area above the workpiece platform (7). Said workpiece platform (7) is a changeable element which can be removed from the construction space (3).

Abstract: A plasma arc torch system, a circuit, and a method for controlling a pilot arc is disclosed. A rate of change sensor, such as a dv/dt sensor, monitors an output current signal or an output voltage signal to determine whether to close a switch to re-attach a pilot arc before a transferred arc becomes extinguished. The switch selectively connects a tip into a circuit path with an electrode and a power supply to allow the pilot arc to form between the tip and the electrode. A power supply preferably regulates the output current or voltage to a first level when a pilot arc is present, and to a second mode when a transferred arc is present.

Abstract: A golf club head comprises two metal parts which are connected each other by welding their opposite surfaces.

Abstract: In a method for the continuous manufacture of drip irrigation tubes which comprise a tube body (1) into which dosing elements are set (6), a hole is created in the walling of the tube body (1). This takes place by means of a laser beam (13) which is directed by an optical device (16). This optical device (16) has the effect of converting the laser beam (13) into the form of a ring, a line (19) of high energy density being formed corresponding substantially to the ring shape at a separation (a) from the optical device (16), whereby a particle (20) is cut from the walling.

Abstract: The present invention provides an arc welder in which a robot controller of a teaching playback type robot and a welding power source are of digital control type and the robot controller and the welding power source are coupled through a bus. A welding condition command required for welding and a real welding condition are transmitted digitally through the bus in a parallel mode.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a control that upon detection of an autothread input determines the amount of time which a motor of a drive assembly should be activated so as to precisely supply an initial segment of wire to a welding gun of a welding system. The control determines the requisite time necessary to precisely thread the welding wire based on a wire feed speed and gun length. The gun length and wire feed speed may be determined from a series of user inputs or read from memory. By limiting user involvement with the actual “feeding” of wire to the welding gun, a more precise segment of welding wire may be fed to the welding gun such that trimming of wire extending past the tip of the welding gun is not needed.

Abstract: A apparatus and method for fusing toner to media in a laser imaging device. A paraboloidal trough reflector is positioned about a linear heating element to focus and concentrate radiant energy emitted from the heating element onto a thermal spreader. The thermal spreader absorbs the radiant energy and converts it to heat. A thermoplastic fusing roller is rotatably supported about the bulb heater, the reflector and the thermal spreader. A pressure roller is supported to urge media against the fusing roller at the position of the thermal spreader. Fusing heat is conducted from the thermal spreader, through the fusing roller and to the media. The pressure roller is driven to rotate, thereby advancing the media through the fusing unit to fuse the toner thereto. Additionally, the present teachings disclose a printing device having a fusing unit with a bulb heater that emits user non-perceivable light. A mechanism is included for conveying light from the bulb heater to a location within the printing device.

Abstract: A hair cutting apparatus comprising a structure (126), a portion (1216) of which being adapted for placement against a skin surface where hair is to be cut, a heat generator comprising one or more heat elements (1214) positioned to touch said hair and heated to a temperature sufficient to cut hair, at least one of said heat elements being juxtaposed with said portion and a controller that controls the power source to provide pulsed heating of said one or more heat elements.

Abstract: An electric heater (2) is arranged for location in an oven (4) intermediate a cavity (6) of the oven and a flue arrangement (8) for venting the cavity (6). The heater (2) comprises a dish-like support (14) containing at least one electric heating element (22) and having a first face (24) open to the cavity (6) and a second face (16; 18) having an aperture (26) adapted to interface with the flue arrangement (8). Catalyst means (28) is provided incorporated in the heater (2).

Abstract: The invention concerns an electric oven (1) comprising a generally parallelepiped internal volume (3), having top (8) and bottom (7) horizontal walls and side walls (5, 6); and at least a heating element (20) consisting of one or several substantially coplanar heating zones (21, 22), capable of taking up several positions inside the internal volume (3). The invention is characterised in that said heating element (20) is mounted pivoting about an axis (24) perpendicular to the side walls (5, 6) and mobile between two heating positions, namely: a first position wherein it is located proximate to the bottom horizontal wall (7); a second position wherein it is located substantially horizontal at a specific distance from the top horizontal wall (8).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a ceramic heater making it possible to suppress an outflow of heat to a supporting case and so on to make the temperature of its ceramic substrate uniform. The ceramic heater of the present invention is a ceramic heater wherein a heating element is arranged on a surface of a ceramic substrate or inside the ceramic substrate, the surface roughness Rmax of the side face of the ceramic substrate being from 0.1 to 200 &mgr;m according to JIS B 0601.

Abstract: A cooking appliance shown in the form of a cooktop includes a upper cooking zone and a concealed lower cooking zone. The upper cooking is defined by a pivotally mounted frame portion within which is arranged a plurality of heating elements. Located below the upper cooking zone is a second, lower cooking zone within which are arranged a plurality of lower cooking surfaces. The upper cooking zone is movable betweens a closed position whereupon cooking is performed on the upper cooking surfaces, and an open position whereby access is provided to the lower cooking surfaces. Control of either zone is performed through a plurality of control elements. When the upper cooking zone is in a closed position, the control elements regulate the upper heating surfaces and, when the upper cooking zone is raised to the open position, the control elements are used to control the lower cooking surfaces.

Abstract: Providing a thermal activation device for heat-sensitive self-adhesive sheet and a printer assembly employing the same, the device capable of thermally activating the heat-sensitive self-adhesive sheet in any of various patterns according the use thereof, and of developing at least a predetermined adhesive force on the overall surface of the sheet.

Abstract: A cover system for a heater unit includes a tray and a cap formed around the mouth of the tray. The tray holds a liquid medium that may be heated to various temperatures. The cap and the tray are coupled to prevent the passage of air and water. As a result, the cover system shields a non-sterilized heater unit from a sterile field in an operating room, thereby preserving the integrity of the sterile field.

Abstract: Electric heating/warning composite fabric articles have at least a fabric layer having inner and outer surfaces, and an electric heating/warming element, formed, e.g., of die cut, conductive textile or plastic sheeting or metal foil, affixed at the inner surface of the fabric layer and adapted to generate heating/warming when connected to a power source. A barrier layer may be positioned, for example, adjacent to the inner surface of the fabric layer; e.g., with the electric heating/warming element formed thereupon, including to protect the electric circuit, e.g. against abrasion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heating element (1) with a flat heater resistor (2) and at least two contact regions (4, 4′) that are arranged a distance apart from one another on the heater resistor (2).

Abstract: According to the present invention, a microwave generator includes a variable voltage provided from a first transformer to a second transformer having a secondary winding split into a filament winding cathode low AC signal and a secondary winding providing a high voltage which is doubled and rectified in a half-wave voltage doubler for providing a pulsed DC signal through a ballast resistor to a magnetron anode responsive to an electromagnetic field. In still further accord with the present invention, a microwave sample cavity includes a waveguide, and a hole for receiving a sample to be microwave-heated, and an inductive tuning post all on a straight line, wherein the hole is adjacent the waveguide and the post is distant from the waveguide.

Abstract: This invention solves the problem with the overheatings of perishable dielectric matters. The invention is intended for the warming and/or the heating of dielectric matters, which are placed in oscillating electric and/or electromagnetic fields generated at frequencies being below 900 MHz between capacitor discs or in cavities.

Abstract: The invention relates to a freight container (1) for air transport containing a floor element (8) and a container structure, which is arranged on said floor element and which has lateral walls (2, 3, 4, 6), a roof wall (7) and a loading opening (5). The lateral walls and roof wall contain or are comprised of wall linings (21, 22, 23, 24), which are composed of surface parts, in particular, of sheet metal elements. The loading opening (5) is delimited up to the adjacent wall faces by terminating longitudinal edges. Two wall faces that abut against one another/at an angle form a longitudinal edge. One or more longitudinal edges and/or terminating longitudinal edges of the container structure contain a reinforcing structure (25), whereby the reinforcing structure contains or is comprised of one or more surface parts (30, 41), which can be reshaped once or a number of times and which are joined via joining zones in order to form the reinforcing structure.

Abstract: A universal junction box, which includes multiple methods for securing cables, various kinds of wires and conduits and multiple methods for securing the box within a wall cavity. The front side of the box which can be positioned flush with the installed wall covering includes fittings for attaching a wall plate, switches, plugs, connectors, and electrical/electronic devices to the box. The junction box allows the addition of an extension to the rear of the junction box for a between-wall design for the installation and attachment of similar devices on an opposing wall surface through the same junction box. The junction box also engages extensions to the side of the junction box allowing two or more ganged box configurations, which share the multiple methods for securing the junction box within a wall cavity.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a housing assembly of a portable electronic device. The housing assembly includes the first housing having a clasp and the second housing having a clasp and a clip. The first and second plates have latches and are slidably disposed on the first housing respectively. When the first and second housing are assembled together, the clasps on the first and second housings are joined together. Subsequently, the first and second plates slide and the clips are coupled to the latches. The first and second plates may be replaced by a U-shape plate. The U-shape plate is slidably disposed on the first housing and has a latch. When the first and second housing are assembled together, the clasps on the first and second housings are joined together. Subsequently, the U-shape plate slides and the clip is coupled to the latch.

Abstract: The invention concerns a motor vehicle fuel tank (1) comprising a fuel reserve chamber (4) further comprising a suction device supplied with fuel coming directly from a fuel filter and adapted to suck up fuel in at least a low suction point outside the chamber (4), and in delivering it into the chamber (4) at least in a high delivery point, located above the desired minimum level of fuel in the tank (4) and higher than the low suction point.

Abstract: A device for transporting and/or storing products, comprising a substantially plate-shaped carrier and a number of substantially block-shaped containers to be called block containers, wherein on the carrier at least one layer of series of block containers arranged next to and behind each other is provided, wherein the block containers are adopted to be folded and/or disassembled.

Abstract: A can for paint white base, having a tubular body (10) with the upper edge affixing an annular upper wall portion (11), with the peripheral edge of its discharge opening (12) defining a seat onto which a removable lid (20) is seated, one of the parts defined by the upper wall portion (11) and the removable lid (20) being provided with an inspection opening (22) with a cross section substantially smaller than that of said discharge opening (12) and with its peripheral edge defining a seat for receiving and axially retaining a respective auxiliary lid (30), which is removable and constructed in a transparent material.

Abstract: Closure construction for blow molded drums having an upstanding internally threaded neck. A closure plug with sealing gasket is screwed into the neck to provide a liquid tight seal. A plastic tamper evident overseal completely covers the plug and neck and is manually snapped in place so as to interlockingly engage the plug making both the plug wrench engaging structure and the overseal interlocking structure inaccessible without destruction of the overseal. A tear strip opening means is provided for authorized access.

Abstract: A combination molded plastic bucket and lid includes a series of outwardly extending ribs on the top edge of the bucket and inwardly extending flanges on a depending outer skirt of the lid which engage with the bucket ribs to provide a wedging action that holds the lid tightly in a sealing position on the top of the bucket. A zig-zag tear strip permits removal of a portion of the lowermost lid flange. The top of the bucket includes a groove adapted to receive a projection or tongue seal.

Abstract: A thin wall metal beverage can is described having a converging shoulder portion merging into a neck portion, the top edge of which is folded to form a flange providing an annular abutment and with a threaded sleeve sliding into the neck portion, the sleeve having an annular rib or catch which snaps over the flange abutment holding the sleeve and can neck portion against relative axial movement.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a door device for a container, which is preferably cylindrical, comprising at least one casing portion with an opening provided in that portion.

Abstract: A sealing container in which the container body has a plurality of tapered retaining blocks protruded from the inside wall thereof and equiangularly spaced around the opening in one end of the container body, the sealing cap has a disk-like knob, a hollow cylindrical plug axially extended from the center of one side of the disk-like knob and filled with a desiccant for fitting into the opening of the container body, and an annular retaining flange extended around the periphery of the cylindrical plug for engaging the tapered retaining blocks of the container body and forcing air out of the container body after insertion of the cylindrical plug into the opening of the container body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fibre-reinforced pressure vessel (1, 6) comprising a rigid gas- or fluid-tight body (2, 7, 13, 19) overwound with fibre filaments (3, 10, 11, 18), whereby the fibre filaments are wound such that at least a number of fibre filaments can freely move in respect of one another and when the pressure vessel is under internal pressure the fibre filaments are strained exactly in their longitudinal direction. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a fibre-reinforced pressure vessel whereby no matrix material (for example, resin) is used so that at least a number of fibre filaments would be incorporated in a matrix for that section of the pressure vessel in which the fibre filaments can freely move in respect of one another.