Patents Issued in November 1, 2007
  • Publication number: 20070251377
    Abstract: The invention relates to a variable capacity hydrostatic axial piston machine having a drive shaft which has a drive flange having an end face oriented towards displacement pistons in which end face spherical shells for holding substantially spherical piston heads are formed. The calotte of the spherical shells in this case go beyond the semisphere and each have a circular opening with a smaller diameter than the spherical shell diameter. The spherical calotte of the piston heads have a recess having a smaller diameter than that of the circular opening of the spherical shells so that at the vertex of the piston a spherical section making up less than the semisphere and, spaced apart from the latter by the recess a retaining collar having a larger diameter than the circular opening of the spherical shells are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Jurgen Ploog
  • Publication number: 20070251378
    Abstract: A pump for a machine hydraulic system is disclosed. The pump has a housing, a first plurality of pumping elements, and a second plurality of pumping elements. The housing has a central bore with a first end and a second end. The housing also has a first high pressure port for fluid communication with a first external circuit and a second high pressure port for fluid communication with a second external circuit. The first plurality of pumping elements is disposed within the housing and is in fluid communication with the first high pressure port. The second plurality of pumping elements is disposed with the housing, axially aligned in opposition to the first plurality of pumping elements, and is in fluid communication with the second high pressure port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Bryan Nelson
  • Publication number: 20070251379
    Abstract: An air compression apparatus has a frame, a tank, and a motor A drive mechanism is operably connected to the motor and at least one piston assembly is operably connected to the drive mechanism and configured to move within a respective cylinder mounted to the frame. The piston assembly includes: (1) a piston body; (2) a piston rod having a hollow bore connected at one end to the drive mechanism and at an opposite end to the piston body; and (3) a piston valve installed on the piston body. In use, upward travel of the piston body as caused by the drive mechanism acting through the piston rod opens the piston valve and allows ambient air to be drawn through the hollow bore into the cylinder, and downward travel of the piston body closes the piston valve so as to compress the air within the cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Morten Lund
  • Publication number: 20070251380
    Abstract: A part of a rubber layer of the base section of a piston seal is replaced with a reinforcement ring with high rigidity, and a part of the reinforcement ring reaches the root of a seal lip. This provides the piston seal with required rigidity. Further, providing an outer diameter side radial section on a piston body secures a contact width coming into contact with a section to be pressed. A piston has a piston body (111) having a clutch pressing section (111f) provided so as to be in surface-contact with a multiple disc clutch (105), a reinforcement ring (112) fitted on the outer periphery of an outer cylinder section (111e) of the piston body, and an outer peripheral seal lip (113a) provided on the reinforcement ring and in sealing contact with the inner peripheral surface (102a) of the outer peripheral section of a housing (102).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kanzaki, Nobuhiro Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20070251381
    Abstract: A filter system including a method for self cleaning the filter system of an electronic equipment enclosure where air flow is monitored either by monitoring fan performance of air flow velocity through the enclosure. The system includes two filters elements, an upstream ASHRAE or HEPA filter element to block particulate matter and a downstream PTFE filter element to block water vapor. The ASHRAE or HEPA filter element is relatively inexpensive and easy to clean. The PTFE filter element is more expensive and difficult to clean. Thus, the cheaper filter is used to protect the more expensive filter from contaminants and to increase its useful life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Steven Latham, Marvin Garcia, Michael Cosley
  • Publication number: 20070251382
    Abstract: A process is provided for separating one or more light gases from bromine or chlorine using one or more physical separations and contact with a chemical scrubber to recover additional halogen. In one aspect, the process comprises (a) providing a feed of halogen containing one or more light gases to a distillation column or flash vaporizer; (b) operating the distillation column or flash vaporizer to separate the feed into (i) a first liquid containing a major amount of halogen and no more than a minor amount of light gas(es), and (ii) a first vapor containing a major amount of light gas(es) and no more than a minor amount of halogen; and (c) providing the vapor to a chemical scrubber to recover halogen from the vapor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Sagar Gadewar, Peter Stoimenov, Philip Grosso, Eric McFarland, Ashley Breed, Michael Weiss, Michael Wyrsta
  • Publication number: 20070251383
    Abstract: Systems and related methods for separating liquids and particulate from a flowing gas stream include a separation vessel containing a liquid injector, an impingement separator or a helical impingement separator, and a waste liquid recovery tank. Separated liquid and particulate collect in a sump, flow into a recovery tank, and may be filtered in a side stream duplex filter circuit for return into the recovery tank and re-injection into the separation vessel. The helical separator element has outwardly extending helical fins that form helical gas channels. The interior of the channels forms a rounded radius and opposing vertical edges of the channels include chamfers. The lower end of the helical separator element forms a concave, generally conical surface. The helical fins form a first impingement separator and the chamfers form a second vane-type impingement separator, such that particulate and liquids may be removed from the gas stream at varying flow rates and liquid/particulate densities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: Mueller Environmental Designs, Inc.
    Inventor: Fred J. Mueller
  • Publication number: 20070251384
    Abstract: A mass and/or heat transfer column is provided with a multiphase vapor distributor with distributes a vapor stream about the inner periphery of the column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Sabah A. Kurukchi, Joseph M. Gondolfe, John A. Stippick, Kenneth J. Fewel
  • Publication number: 20070251385
    Abstract: Apparatus for reducing dust emissions from particulate commodities such as wheat or coal using a curved loading spoon connected to the discharge from a loading spout. The curved loading spoon turns particulate commodities delivered at a rate above a predetermined delivery velocity against a curved outer wall causing dust arising from the particulate commodities to be re-entrained within the commodities as they are diverted from a straight path by the curvature. Also described are an optional flap designed to rest just above the surface of the commodities stream adjacent the outlet, and a converging duct located upstream of the curve loading spoon and arranged to direct commodities against the curved outer wall adjacent the inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, LTD.
    Inventors: Alan Roberts, Tobias Krull, Stephen Wiche, Craig Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20070251386
    Abstract: A system and associated methods are disclosed for facilitating efficient collection of entrained material from an air/gas sample. In one arrangement, a method for collecting entrained material from a sample involves a dry collection cyclonic cycle combined with a period of fluid wash use. In particular, a sample is drawn into a chamber of a cyclone separator having a perimeter wall, and then a dry collection cyclonic separation cycle is performed on the sample for a period of time to separate a substantial amount of the entrained material from the sample. Subsequent to or temporally near an ending point of the dry collection cyclonic separation cycle, a fluid wash is injected into cyclone separator chamber so as to direct the fluid wash along the perimeter wall to capture material deposited on the walls and in the vortex break at the bottom of the cyclone separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: SCEPTOR INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: FREEMAN J. SWANK, ANDREW E. PAGE
  • Publication number: 20070251387
    Abstract: Hydrogen-producing fuel processing systems, hydrogen purification membranes, hydrogen purification devices, and fuel processing and fuel cell systems that include hydrogen purification devices. In some embodiments, the fuel processing systems and the hydrogen purification membranes include a metal membrane, which is at least substantially comprised of palladium or a palladium alloy. In some embodiments, the membrane contains trace amounts of carbon, silicon, and/or oxygen. In some embodiments, the membranes form part of a hydrogen purification device that includes an enclosure containing a separation assembly, which is adapted to receive a mixed gas stream containing hydrogen gas and to produce a stream that contains pure or at least substantially pure hydrogen gas therefrom. In some embodiments, the membrane(s) and/or purification device forms a portion of a fuel processor, and in some embodiments, the membrane(s) and/or purification device forms a portion of a fuel processing or fuel cell system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: David Edlund, William Pledger, R. Studebaker
  • Publication number: 20070251388
    Abstract: Thin layers of a mixed composition are deposited on a porous substrate by chemical vapor deposition in an inert atmosphere at high temperature. The resulting membrane has excellent stability to water vapor at high temperatures. An exemplary membrane comprises an amorphous mixed-element surface layer comprising silica and at least one oxide of additional element, an optional porous substrate on which said surface layer is deposited, and a porous support on which said substrate or mixed-element surface layer is deposited, wherein the permeance of the membrane is higher than 1×10?7 mol m?2 s?1 Pa?1 and the selectivity of H2 over CO, CO2, and CH4 is larger than 100, and wherein the H2 permeance of the membrane after exposure to a stream containing 60 mol % water vapor at 673 K for 120 h is at least 50% of its initial H2 permeance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Inventors: S. Oyama, Yunfeng Gu
  • Publication number: 20070251389
    Abstract: A composite membrane for separating components of fluid mixtures including either a porous, essentially continuous, vacuum-deposited ceramic layer, supported by a porous substrate, the ceramic layer comprising at least one oxide selected from aluminum, titanium, tantalum, niobium, zirconium, silicon, thorium, cadmium and tungsten oxides, wherein the average width of the substrate pores is greater than that of the ceramic layer pores, subject to stated conditions; or a multi-layer system of at least two such ceramic layers, disposed on at least one side of, and supported by, a porous substrate, the ceramic layers comprising at least one of the above-specified oxides, wherein between successive ceramic layers, there is disposed a vacuum-deposited metallic layer wherein the porosity and (or) average pore width of the metallic layer is less than those of the ceramic layer. The invention further relates to the application of similar membranes to TLC and column chromatography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Dina Katsir, Zvi Finkelstein, Daniel Feinman
  • Publication number: 20070251390
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a container for controlling odor and scent incident upon a hunter's clothing stored prior to hunting to prevent the stored items from contamination with a human scent and as well inhibit human scent on the clothing escaping from the container. The container includes an open-topped housing and a lid removably connectible to the housing to form an enclosed accessible interior chamber. A check valve in communication with the interior chamber is connected to a vacuum pump for withdrawing air and reducing the pressure in said chamber to a value significantly lower than atmospheric pressure. A sheet or liner of activated carbon is disposed within the interior for adsorbing scents. The present container can be used to store household items, bridal accessories and gowns as well as other various and sundry items where odors are to be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: James Lombardi
  • Publication number: 20070251391
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high capacity gas filter system. The metal filter of the system includes a visible indicator which indicates when the filter is spent. The indicator is preferably a non-reactive glass tube with indicator material therein. The glass tube can be protected to maintain gas flow integrity in case the glass tube breaks. The filter is attachable to or removable from its connecting base using a cooperating threaded knob and threaded bolt such that the filter is pulled tightly onto the base and forced off of the base depending on how the knob is rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Glenn E. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20070251392
    Abstract: A filter element comprising a filter medium which extends through an axial length between an end face at a clean air end and an end face at an unfiltered air end such that the filter medium separates an unfiltered air end of the filter element from a clean air end, in which the filter medium is circumferentially surrounded by a jacket and attached in a sealed manner to the jacket, and in which contours for securing the filter element in a filter housing are arranged on the jacket of the filter element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Tschech, Frank Skudlarz, Sascha Bauer, Klaus Arnegger, Michael Fasold, Jochen Linhart, Klemens Dworatzek
  • Publication number: 20070251393
    Abstract: Exhaust gases enter the tank of a columnar vessel (12) and are subsequently forced through a diffuser (24) that is at least partially immersed in a column of solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: G. Michael Pope, Jerry Green
  • Publication number: 20070251394
    Abstract: A tied tea ball equipped with a serving string by which the tea ball can be lowered into and removed from a vessel of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Winnie Yu
  • Publication number: 20070251395
    Abstract: A coffee machine includes: a base, a basal body locating above the base, a coffee pot located above the basal body, a first coffee exit located in the bottom of the coffee pot, a coffee outlet located under the first coffee exit, the coffee outlet includes a receiving water base, a top lid; a first pin joint part and a second pin joint part respectively located at both sides of the first coffee exit, one end of the receiving water base pivotally joins the first pin joint part, another end of the receiving water base extends to the second pin joint part and outside of the bottom of the coffee pot, a second coffee exit is beside the another end of the receiving water base, a third pin joint part is between the second coffee exit and the second pin joint part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Mingjia Wu, Guoxun Lin, Shengfang Zheng
  • Publication number: 20070251396
    Abstract: A device for serving hot consumption liquids has a storage kettle with a spout in the middle of the bottom. The device preferably includes a covering device, which covers the consumption liquid in the storage kettle during operation, and ensures that the consumption liquid is not exposed to the air present in the storage kettle above the consumption liquid. To keep the soup homogeneous, the device has stirrers, which comprise a stirring element that is connected to an electrical motor. A double-bladed propeller forms the stirring element, the blades of which are twisted 45 degrees. The blades protrude essentially parallel to the bottom of the storage kettle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Ferdinand Stoter, Antonius Wilehelmus Bernardus Boogers
  • Publication number: 20070251397
    Abstract: A semi-automated food processing station, system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, stored and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container for serving to a customer. In one embodiment, the system includes an automated salting device, and may include a pivotable food receiving tray that automatically transfers the food items to one or more storage bins, where an infrared heater maintains the temperature of the food items by directing infrared radiation thereon. In a preferred embodiment, the infrared radiation passes through a filter that filters out the wavelengths of infrared radiation that may be irritating to an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Ron Dorsten, Bruce Feinberg, James Purgatorio
  • Publication number: 20070251398
    Abstract: A support for a chafer is disclosed. The support comprises an upper portion configured to be mounted to a chafer frame, a body portion, and a lower portion. The body portion is coupled to the upper portion and the lower portion, and is disposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: John Wojcik, David Wasserman
  • Publication number: 20070251399
    Abstract: The invention provides a device (10) for helically slicing a potato. The device (10) includes a sleeve (22) and a chuck (44) connected to the sleeve (22), the chuck (44) being rotatable about an axis of rotation (42) and including a skewer holder for holding a skewer (32) such that the skewer (32) is co-axial with the axis (42). A blade (56) is mounted on the sleeve (22) for linear displacement in a direction parallel to the axis (42), the blade (56) having a radially extending cutting edge (60) and being anchored against rotation relative to the sleeve (22). The blade (56) is shaped to abut a potato on the skewer (32), but to permit a free end of the skewer (32) to pass through it, so that synchronous rotation and the chuck (44) and linear displacement of the blade (56) results in helical slicing of a skewered potato.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Hermanus Van Heerden
  • Publication number: 20070251400
    Abstract: A platen press and method for operating a platen press that includes a fixed upper bolster (10) and a lower movable bolster (12) between which is positioned a plurality of platens (14). Fluid operated jack cylinders (17) are used to move the movable bolster to a closed position whereas separate main or clamping cylinders (16) apply a clamping force to the platens when the press is closed. A first source of pressurized fluid (104, 104?) supplies pressurized fluid at first pressure to the jack cylinders during a press closing step. A second source of pressurized fluid (134) at a second pressure, lower than the first pressure prefills (via prefill valves (146)) the main cylinders during the closing step. When the press is closed, the communication of the second source of pressurized fluid to the main cylinders is terminated and the first source of pressurized fluid is communicated to the main cylinders in order to generate the clamping force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Arthur Glass, Bryon Sanford
  • Publication number: 20070251401
    Abstract: A method for marking an ophthalmic lens according to predetermined patterns includes supplying a plate (1) provided with engravings (4), filling the engravings (4) with marking ink, applying a pad (7) to the engravings (4), applying the pad (7) to the ophthalmic lens (5). The method involves a stage for pre-preparing the pad (7) in such a way that at least two movable with respect to each other inking portions (12, 13) are defined and a transformation stage for modifying the arrangement of the inking portions (12, 13) which is carried out between the stage for applying the pad (7) to the plate (1) and the stage for applying the inked pad to the lens (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Moreno Lucchesi
  • Publication number: 20070251402
    Abstract: A stencil printing apparatus which suppresses master consumption by switching between simplex printing using a simplex master and single-step duplex printing using a duplex master automatically in accordance with master information and sheet information comprises a printing drum and pressing means, and can be made to switch between duplex printing, in which a rear surface printing step is performed after a front surface printing step, and simplex printing by wrapping a duplex master formed with a first engraved image and a second engraved image around the printing drum during duplex printing, and wrapping a simplex master formed with a third engraved image for simplex printing around the printing drum during simplex printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: Tohoku Ricoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Monden, Toshiharu Hasegawa, Mituru Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20070251403
    Abstract: A printing and curing apparatus, system and method is provided, wherein the printing apparatus includes an imager and a curing unit and prints design images acquired by the printing and curing apparatus. The printed images are cured according specific parameters of the print design being correlated with the governing operation of the printing and curing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Kenneth St. John
  • Publication number: 20070251404
    Abstract: The invention is of an improved method and process for printing plastic tag blanks for producing plastic identifier tags (such as cattle ear tags). By printing images on tag blanks using conventional ink jet printers and thereafter “welding” the image to be plastic of the printed tag blank, a durable image is provided all the tag without the need for undertaking conventional hot stamp printing with its associated costs, inconveniences, and even safety hazards as associated with the heated metallic print blocks of such conventional method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: William McCoy, Charles Bakula, Dennis Apana, William Nabers
  • Publication number: 20070251405
    Abstract: An image forming device has: a cassette that accommodates a recording medium and that can be pulled out from a front surface of a device main body; and a lock unit locking the cassette to a rear surface of the device main body. The lock unit may have: a lock hole formed in a peripheral wall of the cassette; a bracket mounted to a rear surface side of the device main body; a lock having a rod, that passes through a hole formed in the bracket and that is inserted in the lock hole, and a hook, that is formed at the rod and that hooks on the lock hole; and a wire connecting the lock and a heavy object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kurokawa, Toshimitsu Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20070251406
    Abstract: A railcar moving or positioning system incorporating relatively simple mechanical bogey frame side member sensing systems mounted on each dog carriage of a railcar indexing system is disclosed. Each sensing system is used to control the operation of a dog mounted on the same carriage. A mechanical follower device is employed to sense the underside of an encountered bogey frame side member. Deflection of the follower is used to operate a hydraulic valve which, in turn, is used as a control cylinder to raise or lower an adjacent dog member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: Calbrandt, Inc.
    Inventor: Calvin Brandt
  • Publication number: 20070251407
    Abstract: A cableway system has a valley station and at least one mountain station. A conveying cable is guided over deflecting pulleys in the stations. Transport devices in the form of chairs and cablecars are uncoupled from the conveying cable in the stations and moved through the stations along guide rails, where passengers board them or disembark. On exiting the station, the transport devices are once more coupled to the conveying cable. At least two diverters are provided along the course of the guide rails and along which the lift chairs are moved through a first boarding and disembarking region and the cablecar gondolas are moved through a second boarding and disembarking region. The chairs are for passengers with skis attached and the cablecars are for is passengers without any skis attached. The chairs are moved through the first boarding and disembarking region at twice or more the speed of the cablecars moving through the second boarding and disembarking region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Gerhard Gabriel
  • Publication number: 20070251408
    Abstract: A system for moving a camera along a predefined path in space, the system comprising: a track (2), the track comprising at least one rail (10, 12); a dolly (4) adapted to ride on the track; and a rack and pinion drive mechanism (6) for driving the dolly along the track. The drive mechanism includes a rack (40) extending along the track and a driven pinion (60) mounted on the dolly, and the rack is positioned vertically inline with the at least one rail of the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: A&C LTD.
    Inventors: Frank FLETCHER, David SHERWIN
  • Publication number: 20070251409
    Abstract: A car wall arrangement for an elevator car having a first car wall, on whose outside is arranged at least one first joining element with a first flange that projects beyond a first end-face of the first car wall and is angled from the outside by a joining angle that is greater than 180° and less than 360°. A second car wall is provided on whose outside is arranged at least a second joining element with a second flange that projects beyond a second end-face of the second car wall. The second flange is turned away from the outside of the second car wall by the same joining angle ? so that in the installed state the first flange rests against the outside of the second car wall and the second flange against the outside of the first car wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Denis Sittler
  • Publication number: 20070251410
    Abstract: The purpose of the method developed is to form on top of a heat transfer surface a porous surface layer, which is to be fixed to the surface below it at a temperature and time applicable for industrial production. The heat transfer surface is copper or copper alloy. The powder forming a porous surface is fine-grained copper oxide powder, which is reduced to metallic copper on the heat transfer surface during heat treatment. The invention also relates to the heat transfer surface of copper or copper alloy, on which a porous layer has been formed from metallic copper, which is manufactured by reducing copper oxide powder and is attached using brazing solder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Petri Rissanen, Olli Laaksonen
  • Publication number: 20070251411
    Abstract: Rosin modified phenolic resins are prepared by reacting together rosin, fatty acid, phenol and aldehyde. The fatty acid may be Monomer (derived from the fatty acid dimerization process). The reaction mixture may optionally include ?,?-olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid(s) or anhydride(s), and polyol(s). The resin may be dissolved in a solvent to form a varnish. The resin may be used as a component of inks for lithographic or gravure printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Thomas Fontana
  • Publication number: 20070251412
    Abstract: A color agent for a road marking material comprising composite particles having an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 10.0 ?m, said composite particles comprising: inorganic particles; a gluing agent coating layer formed on surface of said inorganic particle; and an organic pigment coat formed onto said gluing agent coating layer in an amount of from 1 to 500 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of said inorganic particles. The color agent for a road marking material, contains no harmful elements and exhibits excellent tinting strength, hiding power, light resistance and heat resistance, and is suppressed in surface activity thereof. The road marking material using the color agent, shows a less change in hue with the passage of time and an excellent retroreflective property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: TODA KOGYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Hayashi, Hiroko Morii, Yusuke Shimohata
  • Publication number: 20070251413
    Abstract: A non-aqueous ink composition for inkjet which comprises a pigment, a dispersant, and a non-aqueous solvent is disclosed. The non-aqueous solvent comprises 50 to 90% by weight of a first liquid paraffin, and the balance of a second liquid paraffin, which is characterized in that an average number of carbon atom in the first liquid paraffin is 28 and an average number of carbon atom in the second liquid paraffin ranges from 23 to 27.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masashi Hiroki, Takaya Kitawaki, Hiroshi Kiyomoto
  • Publication number: 20070251414
    Abstract: Disclosed is a red ink composition for color filter, comprising a monoazo compound represented by formula [I]: wherein, X1, X2 and Y are selected from the group consisting of an optionally substituted aromatic group and an optionally substituted heterocyclic group having conjugated double bonds, a resin component and a solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Ryuzo Ueno, Junji Otani, Tetsuya Yamashita, Takaya Hisano
  • Publication number: 20070251415
    Abstract: The acrylic sol composition of the present invention comprises acrylic polymer fine particles (a), block polyurethane (b), polyamine (c), acidic phosphate ester (d), a plasticizer (e), and a filler (f). This acrylic sol composition does not generate hydrogen chloride gas or dioxin when combusted, has excellent storage stability, can be cured at relatively low temperatures, and provides coating films excellent in adhesion to substrates, cold resistance, and strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: ADEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazutaka Baba, Yusuke Fujita
  • Publication number: 20070251416
    Abstract: A coating includes a binder based on natural bitumen or oil industry bitumen. The binder includes, additionally to the base product, a first additive consisting of a hydrocarbon wax which is substantially insoluble at room temperatures in the base bitumen of the binder and whereof the melting point, measured in accordance with the ASTM and D3418 standards, is higher than 85° C. The binder further includes a second additive consisting of a fatty acid ester wax, the wax being of synthetic, plant or fossil plant origin and having a melting point, measured in accordance with the standards, lower than 85° C. The penetration of the base product, measured in accordance with the ASTM D1321 standard, is more than 70 tenths mm and not more than 220 tenths mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: COLAS
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Dean, Stephane Jollet
  • Publication number: 20070251417
    Abstract: A wax composition for application to a wet surfaces utilizing a polymeric emulsion with a cross-linked copolymer of acrylic acid and C10-30 alkyl acrylate whereby upon application to the surface to be waxed the hydrophilic portion of the polymer instantly collapses releasing the oil phase and providing immediate coverage of the application surface forming a film upon drying, and buffing the waxed surface with an absorbent material leaves a protective coating of wax of the surface which does not easily re-emulsify or wash off when further exposed to water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Hida Hasinovic, Elsie A. Jordan
  • Publication number: 20070251418
    Abstract: A stable suspension of ethylpolysilicate nanoparticles having a size of between about 5 nm and 120 nm are in water and stabilized with between about 0.05 and 5 weight percent tetraalkylammonium hydroxide. The particles are between about 95% and 99.5% hydrolyzed and have superior removal rates when used in chemical mechanical polishing. A process for making ethylpolysilicate nanoparticles includes the step of adding reverse osmosis water and 25% tetramethylammonium hydroxide and ammonium hydroxide to a reactor, agitating the mixture and heating the mixture to about 80° C. Tetraethylalkoxy silane is added to the mixture and the mixture stirred and hydrolyzed. Ethanol is then removed. The mixture was then subjected to a vacuum to remove additional distillate. The material left in the reactor was then transferred to a plastic drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Walter L. Magee, William J. Corbett, Charlotte Corbett
  • Publication number: 20070251419
    Abstract: An epoxy resin composition and an epoxy resin molding material for sealing semiconductor are provided, the epoxy resin molding material containing the epoxy resin composition, the epoxy resin composition and the epoxy resin molding material achieving a good balance among heat resistance, peeling resistance, thermal shock resistance, moisture resistance reliability, and internal-stress relaxation. The present invention relates to an epoxy resin composition (C) for sealing semiconductor includes an epoxy resin (A) and a core-shell polymer (B) containing at least one rubber layer, at least 70% of the core-shell polymer (B) being dispersed in the form of primary particles in a resin phase containing the epoxy resin, and the content of alkali metal ions in the epoxy resin composition (C) being 30 ppm or less. An epoxy resin molding material containing the epoxy resin composition (C) is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Yamaguchi, Nobumasa Nakajima, Yoshio Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20070251420
    Abstract: A powder coating composition comprising an intimate mixture of at least one thermoplastic and/or thermosetting resin binder and optionally, at least one crosslinking agent and constituents conventional in powder coating compositions, such as, pigments, fillers and additives, comprising aluminum particles having a D50 in a range of 8 to 20 ?m whereby the aluminum particles are treated with compounds selected from the group consisting of silica, (meth)acrylic polymers, polyesters and wax; the powder coating composition provides coatings with a value of thermal emissivity in a range of 0.4 to 0.55 with total solar reflectance values in a range of 60 to 70% in the infrared (IR) and/or near IR (NIR) wavelength region of 0.3 to 2.5 ?m, to minimize the heat transportation through a substrate coated by the powder coating composition, e.g., from a warm building to a colder environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Helene Bolm, Volker Rekowski, Jostein Mardalen, Merete Hallenstvet, Thomas Jeffers
  • Publication number: 20070251421
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of preparing polyurethane powder coating compositions including the steps of: (a) reacting at least one polyisocyanate with at least one aliphatic polyol to form a generally solid, hydroxy functional prepolymer; (b) melting the hydroxy functional prepolymer; (c) melting at least one generally solid polyisocyanate to form a melted polyisocyanate; (d) mixing the hydroxy functional prepolymer and melted polyisocyanate to form a mixture; and (e) solidifying the mixture to form a generally solid powder coating composition; articles made therefrom and methods of making the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Rukavina, Robert Hunia, Gregory McCollum
  • Publication number: 20070251422
    Abstract: It is the object of the present invention to provide a hollow resin particle and an organic-inorganic hybrid particle, which have excellent dispersibility in a binder component and prevent the diffuse reflection of light and can attain an antireflection layer having high alkali resistance when used as a particle constituting an antireflection layer having a low refractive index, and a method of producing the hollow resin particle. The present invention is a hollow resin particle, which has a single hollow structure, an average particle diameter being 10 to 100 nm and a refractive index being 1.40 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroshi Maenaka, Michiya Nakagawa, Hiroyuki Nishimoto
  • Publication number: 20070251423
    Abstract: Aqueous coating composition comprising (1) at least one vinyl polymer having a Mw?15 kDa and a Tg?0° C. formed from (i) 0.1 to 20 wt % of vinyl monomer(s) containing acid functional groups and (ii) 0 to 0.49 wt % of vinyl monomer(s) containing a carbonyl functional group(s) and (2) 0.01 to 10 wt % of at least one polyhydrazine compound B where said composition provides a film coating of König hardness ?40 s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Jurgen Scheerder, Yvonne Smak, Gerardus Comelis Overbeek
  • Publication number: 20070251424
    Abstract: Disclosed are a pigment comprising a flake-form substrate, where natural and synthetic clay minerals are excluded as substrate, and an anion-binding layer, in particular comprising a layered double hydroxide, where the anion-binding layer comprises anion-forming organic, inorganic and/or organometallic colorants; and a process for the preparation of said pigment and to the use thereof in cosmetics, paints, coatings, plastics, films, in security printing, in security features in documents and identity cards, for coloring seed, for coloring foods or in medicament coatings, and for the preparation of pigment compositions and dry preparations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Carsten Handrosch, Carsten Lorenz
  • Publication number: 20070251425
    Abstract: A thiazineindigo pigment dispersant represented by Formula (1) or (2): where E denotes a basic group. A pigment composition contains a pigment material, and the thiazine indigo pigment dispersant. A colored composition contains the pigment composition and a pigment carrier. A color filter includes a filter segment prepared from the colored composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: TOYO INK MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Fujiki, Shoko Goto
  • Publication number: 20070251426
    Abstract: An article support rack has at least one shelf-board, a plurality of bearing legs joined to the shelf-board at spaced locations to support the shelf-board steadily, and at least one decorative strip. The decorative strip has a plurality of hooks attached to an inner surface thereof. The decorative strip is fixed physically and mechanically to a rim of the shelf-board by the hooks. The decorative strip can change the pattern, texture or shape thereof according to the decorative style of user's house, thus the rack equipped with the decorative strip suits the decorative style of the house.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Xuliang Li