Abstract: An electrophoresis apparatus that has a gel retaining layer; one or two sample solution storage portions disposed on either side or both sides of said gel retaning layer; two semi-permeable membranes disposed on the outer sides of said sample solution storage portions; buffer solution storage portions disposed on the outer sides of said semi-permeable membranes; a pair of electrodes disposed on the outer sides of said buffer solution storage portions; and at least one liquid inlet/outlet respectively provided in each of the sample solution storage portions and the buffer solution storage portions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for removing dissolved metal ions from an onium hydroxide and/or salt solution, including providing a weak acid ion exchange medium; providing a solution comprising magnesium ions; forming a magnesium-loaded ion exchange medium by contacting the ion exchange medium with the solution comprising magnesium ions; contacting the magnesium-loaded ion exchange medium with an onium hydroxide and/or salt solution containing a first quantity of dissolved metal ions, wherein at least a portion of the dissolved metal ions are removed from the onium hydroxide and/or salt solution; and collecting the onium hydroxide and/or salt solution after the contacting, wherein the solution collected contains a second quantity of dissolved metal ions smaller than the first quantity. The onium hydroxide and/or salt may be tetramethylammonium hydroxide and/or salt, and the metal content may be reduced to about 1 part per billion or less by the process.

Abstract: The present invention describes a method of preparation of a neutral wall coating made of thermally immobilized polysaccharides. The coating suppresses electroosmotic flow and adsorption on the wall under acidic, neutral, and basic conditions in capillary electrophoresis.

Abstract: The present invention describes a method of preparation of a charged wall coating made of thermally immobilized cationic polysaccharides. The coating enables stable electroosmotic flow to be generated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrophoresis and in particular low fluorescent electrophoretic supports for hydrogels used for separation of fluorescence labelled biomolecules. More particularly, the invention relates to use of a polymer having the following formula: wherein n=0-100 000 R1, R2, R3 and R4=H, F, Cl, Br, I, methyl groups or non-aromatic hydrocarbon chains (optionally containing branches or cyclic structures) such as ethyl, ethenyl, propyl, isopropyl, propenyl, butyl, branched butyl, butenyl, cyclobutyl, pentyl, branched pentyl, pentenyl, cyclopentyl, hexyl, branched hexyl, cyclohexyl; X, Y=methylene groups or non-aromatic hydrocarbon chains (optionally containing branches or cyclic structures) such as ethylene, ethenylene, propylene, isopropylene, propenylene, butylene, branched butylene, butenylene; Y can optionally be absent as a low fluorescent support film of an electrophoretic hydrogel for slab gel electrophoresis.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrochemical battery, in particular a fuel cell battery or electrolytic cell battery comprising several electrolytic electrode units, a number of cooling cards for respectively cooling at least one of the electrolytic electrode units and at least one pressure chamber, which can be impinged by a pressure independently of the media supply of the electrolytic electrode units, for creating a contact pressure between components of the electrochemical battery that adjoin the pressure chamber. The pressure chamber adjoins at least one of the cooling cards and is at least partly delimited by said cooling cards.

Abstract: A polishing method and polishing apparatus able to easily flatten an initial unevenness with an excellent efficiency of removal of excess copper film and suppress damage to a lower interlayer insulation film, and a plating method and plating apparatus able to deposit a flat copper film. The polishing method comprises the steps of measuring thickness equivalent data of a film on a wafer, making a cathode member smaller than the surface face a region thereof, interposing an electrolytic solution between the surface and the cathode member, applying a voltage using the cathode member as a cathode and the film an anode, performing electrolytic polishing by electrolytic elution or anodic oxidation and chelation and removal of a chelate film in the same region preferentially from projecting portions of the film until removing the target amount of film obtained from the thickness equivalent data, and repeating steps of moving the cathode member to another region to flattening the regions over the entire surface.

Abstract: The invention is an apparatus and method for producing hydrogen and oxygen gas from an aqueous liquid utilizing a direct current power source. The apparatus utilizes an outer reaction chamber having a plurality of cathodes therein and an inner reaction chamber having an anode disposed therein. A direct current power source capable of supplying a pulsed output waveform is connected between the plurality of cathodes and the anode, thereby initiating a electrolytic reaction at the cathodes and anode and further, creating a pyrolitic reaction proximate the anode for enhanced liberation of hydrogen gas.

Abstract: An electrodepositable coating composition is provided including a resinous phase and corrosion resisting particles dispersed in an aqueous medium. Methods of preparing and using the composition also are provided.

Abstract: A plating apparatus and method for deposition of a conductive material on a semiconductor wafer having surface portions and cavity portions. A differential in an adsorbed concentration of an additive, including accelerators or suppressors, between a surface portion and a cavity portion of a wafer surface is established in a chamber. A mask or sweeper may be used to establish the differential. After establishing the differential in the chamber, the conductive material is electrodeposited to form a conductive layer on the surface in another chamber.

Abstract: A method for producing porous metal plated polymeric foam having uniform pore properties. Polymeric foam buns are horizontally cut along a longitudinal surface thereby lifting off a foam sheet. The sheet is spooled and then reticulated to remove any remaining cell walls and to round off the internal pore struts to enlarge the openings between the adjacent cells. The reticulated foam sheet is unwound and then plated. Slabs may be attached end to end and loop slitted and then reticulated. The resulting plated uniform foam provides a superior substrate for battery plaques and other applications.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process of anodizing a long-length aluminum plate, which reduces loss of electricity. Also disclosed is an anodization process of the above plate, employing an anodization apparatus possessing an electrolyte tank, an anode, a cathode and an electric insulator with an opening forming a current flow section, the process possessing the steps of providing the plate between the cathode and the electric insulator; and anodizing the plate by supplying current between the anode and the long-length aluminum plate, wherein the opening is located at a position of at most 10% in width length from an outer side of the plate with respect to the width length of the plate, a part of the plate is brought into contact with a part of the electric insulator, and the plate and the electric insulator travel in uniform speed.

Abstract: Electric conductivity is enhanced without causing coagulation or precipitation of polishing abrasive grains. In addition, good planarization is realized without inducing defects in a metallic film or a wiring which are to be polished. In an electropolishing method for planarizing the surface of a metallic film to be polished by moving a polishing pad (15) in sliding contact with the metallic film surface while oxidizing the metallic film surface through an electrolytic action in an electropolishing liquid E, the electropolishing liquid E contains at least polishing abrasive grains and an electrolyte for maintaining an electrostatically charged state of the polishing abrasive grains. Since the electropolishing liquid having a high electric conductivity is used, it is possible to obtain a high electrolyzing current and to enlarge the distance between electrodes.

Abstract: This invention provides a membrane-mediated electropolishing process for polishing and/or planarizing metal work pieces. The work piece is wetted with a low-conductivity fluid. The wetted work piece is contacted with a first side of a charge-selective ion-conducting membrane, wherein the second side contacts a conductive electrolyte solution in electrical contact with a cathode. Current flow between the cathode and the work piece electropolishes metal from the work piece. This process can be used for both pure metals and alloys, and provides several significant advantages over conventional electropolishing processes. This invention also provides an apparatus useful in the membrane-mediated electropolishing process.

Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus and method for producing an output solution having a predetermined level of available free chlorine including two or more parallel production lines. Each production line includes an electrolytic cell, means for passing a saline solution having a substantially constant chloride ion concentration through the cell, means for applying a substantially constant current across the cell, and means for dispensing output solution from the cell.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for measuring NOx concentrations are disclosed. One method includes the steps of providing a gas stream having a NO concentration and a NO2 concentration, wherein a sum of the NO concentration and the NO2 concentration is a total NOx concentration; contacting the gas stream with a first zirconium oxide based oxygen sensor at a first temperature to achieve a first NO:NO2 equilibrium at the first temperature; contacting the gas stream with a second zirconium oxide based oxygen sensor at a second temperature to achieve a second NO:NO2 equilibrium at the second temperature; and determining the total NOx concentration by measuring a response of the first zirconium oxide based oxygen sensor to achieve the first NO:NO2 equilibrium and a response of the second zirconium oxide based oxygen sensor to achieve the second NO:NO2 equilibrium. The second temperature is different than the first temperature.

Abstract: The Transparent Hot Box presented herein and illustrated by FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 is comprised as follows. Case 2 is molded from a transparent plastic material with side walls extending upwardly from an octagon-shaped floor section, whereby said side walls form an octagonal-shaped box. Base 6 extends from the outer face of the case's floor section and features an octagon shape with outer dimensions which are slightly less that those of case 2. Lid 4 is also formed from an octagonal-shaped transparent plastic material with dimensions which approximates those of case 2. Lid 4 has an outer face that features a recessed center section corresponding to the size and shape of base 6, and inner face that corresponds closely to the anterior edge of said case's side walls. Handle 8 is composed of a flexible length of cord or plastic mounted onto the side of case 2 via removable retaining posts 12; said posts install into apertures 10 in the case's side walls.

Abstract: An apparatus, a system and a method store an orthodontic appliance. The apparatus, the system and the method have a cover attachable to a base via a hinge. The base and/or the cover have exterior surfaces. The hinge may be in a closed position and/or an end of the base abuts an end of the cover. Interior surfaces of the base and/or the cover form, couple and/or combine to form an interior and/or a compartment for storing the orthodontic appliance. The interior and/or the compartment is sized to store, to receive, to surround and/or to house the orthodontic appliance. The exterior surfaces of the base and/or the cover couple, mate and/or join to form a shape resembling an object which may be visually recognizable to the user. A sticker, a decal, information, indicia and/or writing are applied to and/or are attached to the exterior surfaces of the base and/or of the cover for customization and/or for decoration by the user. A loop is attached to the base and/or to the cover for receiving a cord.

Abstract: A lock member includes a body having a lower surface below which a male lock pin projects in an orientation that allows it to be received in a female lock member. The lower surface is continuous, entirely surrounds, and is spaced from the lock pin. The spacing provides room to receive the upper portion of the disc retaining hub. The ring-shaped planar portion may rest directly against or closely adjacent the upper surface of a media disc. In one configuration, the ring-shaped planar portion spaces the lock pin from an EAS tag chamber. The configuration of the lock member increases the likelihood that the media disc will be damaged during a physical attack on the lock member.

Abstract: A carrying case is provided that includes a mechanism for generally preventing the transmission of external loads therein. The carrying case includes a tab that is adapted to interconnect with a secondary carrying case, a user's belt, etc. The carrying case also includes a resilient panel that allows a snap thereon to be isolated such that loads emanating from use of the snap are not transmitted into the carrying case.

Abstract: A waterproof case for an in-vehicle camera includes a front case part and a rear case part, and houses imaging means such as the imaging device therein. A packing member is set between the front case part and the rear case part, and waterproofs and seals the space therebetween. A water-stop wall part is protrudingly formed on a flange part which is an attaching portion of the rear case part at a peripheral of the packing member. A concave part, into which the water-stop wall part can be fitted, is formed on an opening peripheral part which is an attaching portion of the front case part.

Abstract: A cosmetic brush container has a cylindrical sidewall, a closed bottom, and an open top. A tray is carried within the container for axial movement relative to a longitudinal axis of the container from a lower storage position. A lid releasably fits over the top of the container. A lifting member, preferably an elongated telescoping assembly, extends between the tray and the lid. Brushes are carried in the container, with lower ends supported on the tray and bristles supported by the sidewall of the container. Lifting the lid causes the tray to move upward and the bristles of the brushes to move above the top of the container for access by a user.

Abstract: A retainer ring for use in a welding wire package wherein the package houses a coil of welding wire positioned in a coil receiving cavity in the package. The coil extends about a vertically extending coil axis and includes a coil bottom, an oppositely facing coil top, a radially extending outer cylindrical surface and a radially inner cylindrical surface. The ring haves an annular ring body extending about a ring axis with an outer peripheral edge and an inner peripheral edge. The ring body further includes a top surface extending between the outer and inner peripheral edges and an oppositely facing bottom surface extending between the outer and inner peripheral edges. The bottom surface of the body can be configured to rest on the coil top and the outer peripheral edge is sized to allow the ring to descend within the wire receiving cavity as the wire is unwound from the wire coil.

Abstract: A container for packaging and unwinding a coil of welding wire. The wire coil being formed by a plurality of convolutions of welding wire. The container including an outer container having at least one vertically extending side wall, a wire receiving cavity within the outer container for receiving the wire coil, a closed bottom and a top opening for removing the welding wire. The container further including a foam intermixed in the wire coil.

Abstract: A package for a compacted stack of stick electrodes comprising a thin metal foil encapsulating the stack with at least one axial seam and two end closures. One end closure includes a generally flat end portion extending from the stack and terminating in a sealed section of the metal foil spaced outwardly from the stack. The flat end portion including a structure to open the package for access to the stack of electrodes. This package is used in combination with an elongated shipping carton with a vision opening exposing a package therein.

Abstract: A recyclable package for retail product contains two major parts: a receptacle section, containing a receptacle for the packaged product, and a tray section. The two sections are assembled and mechanically held together to form the package for the product, but are readily separated by a recycler. The two sections are formed of different kinds of packaging material, such as transparent plastic for one section and corrugated cardboard for the other. Each section may be treated separately for recycling, making recycling of the materials possible.

Abstract: High visual impact plastic packaging is described as well as methods for producing such packaging. Printing on multiple surfaces of a package to obtain appealing visual effects is described. Methods of sealing plastic packages are described, including some that use heat sealing techniques. Plasticized or laminated paperboard materials can be used, as well as plastic materials such as recycled and/or recyclable polyurethane.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a reusable product package. The reusable product package utilizes a slot and tab mechanism to hold the product package in its closed position, while also allowing the tabs to be removed from the slots to open the package. The slot and tab mechanism can make the product package inexpensive to manufacture versus other reusable solutions. Disclosed embodiments provide reliable, reusable containers that are also very environmentally friendly.

Abstract: A packaging, shipping and display system having a one piece molded tray and a corrugated cover for a stack of products such as lawn and garden spreaders. The tray includes wheel wells, a rest stand well and four latching tabs. The tabs are pliable strips and may be easily pulled out to form a convex shape or pushed in to form a concave shape. The cover includes latching tab receiving cutouts. To latch the cover to the tray, the tabs are pulled out. To unlatch, the tabs are pushed in. The cover and the tray stay connected when the tabs are pulled out because an abutment occurs between the tabs and borders of the cover tab receiving cutouts. The package of a tray, latched cover and a stack of products may be easily moved by gripping hand cutouts in the cover.

Abstract: An air-packing device has an improved shock absorbing capability to protect a product in a container box. The air-packing device is comprised of an enclosure portion that surrounds and supports a pocket portion that holds a product to be protected such that the pocket portion does not contact the ground when shocks are applied to the air-packing device. Each of the enclosure portion and the pocket portion is configured by first and second thermoplastic films which are bonded at predetermined portions thereby creating a plurality of air containers. Each of the air containers has a check valve for allowing the compressed air to flow only in a forward direction.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a shock absorbing device for an air-column sheet comprising a plurality of adjacently coupled air columns, and each air column has an inflating/check valve and forms an independent inflating space, wherein the air columns are thermally pressed into several bending points, so that the air-column sheet can be bent to 90 degrees, 180 degrees, or even 360 degrees when the bending points are connected. The bent air-column sheet forms a continuous shock absorbing wall along the left, right, up, and down directions, which can be used as an internal air pad of a box, and the width and appearance of air columns can be changed to form a flat or non-flat internal air pad for improving the shock absorbing function and providing a special function of reinforcing the protection on both sides or inside by partitions from by the bent internal air pad.

Abstract: A portable pill container includes a bubble package with a paper or foil backing and an adhesive or magnetic material affixed to the backing. This adhesive or magnetic material allows the portable pill container to be affixed to a stationary or movable surface, such as a refrigerator, medicine cabinet, automobile dash, or lining of a purse, back-pack, or book bag. The affixable material (adhesive, magnetic, or hook and latch) allows a user to remove the pill container from the surface to which it was affixed so that the user may dispense medication from the pill container. The affixable material may be placed along an outer edge of a surface of the pill container, allowing the medication to simultaneously be pushed through the surface and the opening of the pill container.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of use thereof, to assist in the signing and protection of sports memorabilia articles while on the field of play. Means for attaching or holding a writing implement is provided on the apparatus. The main body of the apparatus, preferably constructed from plastic, is contoured to facilitate griping the apparatus while a player is signing the article. In alternative embodiments, the apparatus may be constructed in a two-piece, interlocking design to permit multiple uses. The apparatus may also bear graphical information for advertising, identification, or other informational uses.

Abstract: A rollover shipping cushion is presented. The cushion is formed by folding, in a specific manner, a single sheet of die-cut corrugated fiberboard to create the cushion. When properly folded, the cushion includes a central shipping cavity that is surrounded by shock-absorbing tubes on all six sides of the central shipping cavity.

Abstract: A packing assembly that can include a plurality of display modules and can reduce transportation costs of the display modules by increasing the stacking rate of the display modules. The packing assembly includes a plurality of display modules and a plurality of packing modules stacked on top of one another, each packing module including a seating unit where at least one display module is seated, a first frame unit that surrounds at least a portion of the display module, and a protection member disposed between a signal transmitting member and the first frame unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a flexible compartment system comprising a plurality of conjoined cells (1) which open out between flexible, interconnected walls and which are collapsible by laying opposing or adjacent walls (2) of the cells (1) on top of one another, wherein the cells (2) form an array (3) of cells (1) which are disposed adjacently to one another in a plurality of rows (4).

Abstract: Packaging for a coiled electrical extension cord having a body portion with a plurality of side walls, end walls extending from the side walls, a bottom wall extending between the side walls along an edge thereof and a top wall extending from each side wall along an opposite edge wherein the top walls and side walls have tabs and mating slots for securing the packaging together and the top walls form an opening along a top surface of the packaging at opposite ends thereof allowing the electrical extension cord to extend out of the packaging.

Abstract: A battery holding and dispensing device holds a plurality of batteries, in an assortment of battery sizes. The battery holding and dispensing device includes a frame having a plurality of compartments sized and shaped to each receive a battery of a particular battery size and each having a detent for releasably retaining the battery in the compartment. Each compartment has at least one opening in the bottom and lower side to expose a corner of the battery to allow finger ejection of the battery from the compartment past the detent, and to allow the user to touch the batteries to ascertain battery size by feel. The assortment of batteries held in the frame is preferably pre-selected to correspond to the batteries needed by a particular profession.

Abstract: The stack type package module includes a plurality of stacked tape carrier packages. Each package has an elongated lead having an extension end connected to the first lateral end connected to a central portion connected to a second lateral end. The second lateral end is connected to the respective chip via a bump. The packages made as such are then stacked on top of each other on a printed circuit board. The plurality of the stacked first lateral ends are then cut and soldered the printed circuit board. The predetermined portions of the packages including the cut first lateral ends are sealed for protection.

Abstract: This invention relates to the feed injection zone of a FCC. The feed injection zone is non-circular in shape allows for optimal penetration between feed and catalyst in the feed injection zone.

Abstract: A method of converting an original FCC unit of side by side configuration to a converted FCC unit for processing light feedstock by replacing an regenerator in the original FCC unit with an embodied regenerator. From the original FCC unit, the air supply assembly is removed and a centerwell is installed with a fluidization gas, fuel, and air inlet(s) through the centerwell. Distribution rings are connected to each of fluidization gas and fuel inlet(s). An internal pipe and a standpipe portion are installed, wherein a lower end of the standpipe extends into the centerwell creating a radial slot, and wherein the lower end of the standpipe is spaced above the deflector plate in the centerwell to allow flow of spent catalyst through the standpipe and provide deflection of the spent catalyst flow for mixing the spent catalyst with fuel oil that is vaporized within the centerwell.

Abstract: The reduction in the sulfur-containing content of diesel fuel is achieved by oxidation in the presence of a catalyst followed by a liquid-liquid countercurrent extraction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to apatite that includes metal atoms having a photocatalytic function and other metal atoms, and the metal atoms having a photocatalytic function include metal atoms that absorb energy corresponding to light energy of visible light. By applying the apatite as a base material of various products to be arranged indoors, the photocatalytic function can be exhibited indoors as well.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for screening particulate material comprising an elongated frame comprising a first end and a second end and a feed hopper reversibly attached to the first end of the elongated frame such that the feed hopper can be coupled and uncoupled from the elongated frame. Removing the feed hopper allows the screening machine user to feed the screening machine from three sides of the screening machine. In addition, the screening machine can be fed from a conveying device, from earthmoving equipment, or from some other device. Further, removing the feed hopper lowers the receiving height of the screening machine, allowing easier access for loading particulate material onto the screening machine.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a slide for a gravity-fed sorting machine. An optimum gravity slide configuration comprises one or more channels, with or without dividing ribs, and a product guide. The product guide has support tabs integral to or otherwise extending from its perimeter. Those tabs allow the product guide to be supported along it perimeter by brackets while retaining certain degrees of freedom regarding its ability to move. Specifically, the tabs rest in notches in the underlying support brackets that allow the product guide to be lifted up, thus permitting a potential obstruction to pass. Additionally, the brackets themselves are adjustably mounted to the sides of the slide. That allows the product guide's height above the channel bottom or dividing ribs to be varied to provide a clearance to best accommodate the particular product being sorted.

Abstract: A replaceable cartridge filtering jug includes a device for counting and displaying the filtering cycles performed by the cartridge to indicate that the cartridge is exhausted at the end of a period corresponding to its efficient useful life. An auxiliary counting and display device is also included which is capable of counting the filtering cycles performed in a subsidiary period of the period to indicate an item of data representing the temporary efficiency of the cartridge in the subsidiary period.

Abstract: A filter apparatus, particularly for filtering coolant/lubricant from a machining, including a filter tank having an inlet for the liquid to be filtered, an outlet for the filtered liquid and a belt of filter medium adapted to circulate within the filter tank and having a top side and a bottom side. The liquid to be filtered is introduced below the bottom side and is discharged between the top side and the bottom side. The filter material of the bottom side separates the unfiltered liquid from the filtered liquid and prevents floating particles in the liquid from reaching the outlet for the filtered liquid.

Abstract: A centrifugal separation rotor (130, FIG. 1), for apparatus (110) that removes contaminants from a pumped liquid such as engine lubricant by rotating it about axis (124) at high speed, comprises a separation and containment vessel (132) having impervious side wall (134) spaced from the rotation axis and at least one end wall (138) open at (142) permit liquid to leave the vessel as fast as it can enter, so that a zone (140) is defined adjacent side wall (134) that holds a volume of liquid much less than the whole volume encompassed by the vessel walls and filled in conventional high speed separators. Lower inertia and reduced pressure gradients in the liquid permits it to be spaced further from the axis than is conventional, with improved separation efficiency.

Abstract: A lift station for raising the level of an open channel flow of liquid by sweeping blades mounted to a rotated wheel into the liquid flow after entering a housing to sweep the liquid up and back along a housing interior wall and over a weir edge located well above the level of the open channel flow stream. The flow stream is caused to descend as it enters the housing through a drop to increase the flow velocity to a degree sufficient to offset the impeding effect on upstream flow of the encounter of the flow with the rotating blades. Roller bearings are mounted to the inside of the housing to side walls to support the bladed wheel and are packed with a solid lubricant to insure a long service life despite being exposed to the liquid and debris entrained therein. A reverse rotation device positively prevents a backwards rotation of the wheel to prevent damage to the blades. The wheel is driven by a motor mounted in a housing tray affixed to one side wall driving a drive shaft penetrating the side wall.

Abstract: A fluid treatment device is disclosed, including a sludge separator. The separator includes an inner funnel and an outer funnel, arranged with an intermediate, at least partial, gap between the funnels. According to another aspect, a fluid filtering device includes a filter portion containing a filtering material, a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The inlet is in the upper part of the device and the outlet is in the lower part of the device. Aeration nozzles are arranged in the device between the inlet and the outlet at a distance from the inlet and the outlet, respectively, enabling the creation of a vertical division of the filter portion into an aerobe section and an anaerobe section. A method is disclosed for filtering a fluid is also disclosed, as well as a method for regenerating a filtering device.