Abstract: A deheader valve is fitted onto an existing or new coke drum by initially positioning the body and valve, and then raising the valve to mate with the flange using a lifting device other than a chain fall. The vertical positioning of the deheader valve is preferably accomplished with a hydraulic or pneumatic piston, winch, scissor jack, ratchet jack, screw jack, and so forth. The distance traveled by the valve using these devices is more than 2 cm, commonly at least 20 cm, and in some installations up to 40 cm or more. In retrofit situations an oil inlet is provided in a side wall of the drum above the bottom drum flange.

Abstract: A drink for promoting health benefits to the user, the drink including hypochlorite free ionized water. Hypochlorite free ionized water and a method of forming hypochlorite free water by dissolving a non-hypochlorite generating salt in water and electrolyzing the water containing the dissolved salt.

Abstract: The present invention generally comprises one or more cooled anodes shadowing one or more gas introduction tubes where both the cooled anodes and the gas introduction tubes span a processing space defined between one or more sputtering targets and one or more substrates within a sputtering chamber. The gas introduction tubes may have gas outlets that direct the gas introduced away from the one or more substrates. The gas introduction tubes may introduce reactive gas, such as oxygen, into the sputtering chamber for depositing TCO films by reactive sputtering. During a multiple step sputtering process, the gas flows (i.e., the amount of gas and the type of gas), the spacing between the target and the substrate, and the DC power may be changed to achieve a desired result.

Abstract: The magnetron sputtering arrangement (2) comprises a target arrangement (3) comprising a target (3a1) having a sputtering surface (4) the shape of which defines a first (A1 and a second axis (A2) being mutually perpendicular and being, at least approximately, axes of mirror-symmetry of the sputtering surface; a magnet arrangement (40) generating a magnetic field above said sputtering surface; and a drive (70) adapted to establishing a substantially transitional relative movement between said magnetron magnetic field and said sputtering surface. Said relative movement describes a path (80) defining a third (A3) and a fourth axis (A4) being mutually perpendicular and being, at least approximately, axes of mirror-symmetry of the path (80). Said third axis is at least approximately parallel to said first axis (A3), and said path (80) has at least two pointed corners (81), each corner located on one of said third axis (A3) and said fourth axis (A4).

Abstract: In order to provide an electrocoating plant for coating workpieces, in particular vehicle bodies, comprising at least one immersion bath, in which at least one electrode is disposed, a conveying device, which brings the workpieces into the immersion bath and out of the immersion bath again, and a power supply device, which generates from an a.c. input voltage an output voltage, in particular a d.c.

Abstract: The invention relates to chemical engineering, in particular to devices for electrolyzing aqueous solutions of alkali or alkali-earth metal chlorides and for obtaining gaseous electrolytic products such as chlorine and oxygen. It can be used for water purifying and disinfecting processes and for electrochemically producing some chemical products. The inventive device includes at least one electrochemical reactor (1) comprising from 2 to 16 electrochemical cells. Lines for supplying and discharging cathode and anode chambers are embodied in the form of pipelines having an inner diameter equal to or less than 0.5 of the interelectrode distance and lengths which are equal to or greater than 2 Ld, wherein the interelectrode distance is an anode-to-cathode distance and Ld is the cathode length.

Abstract: A ruthenium oxide electrode. The ruthenium oxide electrode includes a substrate, a ruthenium oxide film formed thereon, and a conductive wire connecting to the ruthenium oxide film. The invention also provides a method of fabricating the ruthenium oxide electrode.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a coating installation with a substrate carrier that consists essentially of a plate made from glass-ceramic. Glass-ceramic material is less expensive and has a shorter delivery time than CFC material conventionally used so far. The coating installation can thus be operated more economically.

Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetron cathode comprising a circular inner target and an outer target provided outside said inner target and concentrically to said inner target, wherein an outer magnet unit positioned behind said outer target, immovable against a back panel portion for outer target holding said outer target, and comprising an magnet group for outer target and an outer yoke on which said magnet group for outer target is fixed, an inner magnet unit positioned behind said inner target, provided movably and rotatably on a back panel portion for inner target, and comprising an magnet group for inner target and an inner yoke on which said magnet group for inner target is fixed, a movement control means for moving said inner magnet unit to said inner target; and a rotation control means for rotating said inner magnet unit to said inner target are provided, so that improvement of distribution and uniformity of erosion of the targets are achieved and further increase of availability and life of th

Abstract: An electrochemical electrode probe includes an elongated body of a porous material disposed in a housing. The porous material is permeated with an electrolyte. A body of electrode material surrounds the porous body and functions as one electrode of an electrochemical system. A portion of the elongated body of porous material projects beyond the electrode body and functions to establish ionic and electrical conductivity with a sample of material which is to be tested. The sample of material functions as a working electrode, and the electrode body of the probe functions as a counter electrode/reference electrode. Further disclosed is an electrochemical analysis system which includes the probe and a support plate operable to retain a plurality of samples of test material thereupon. The probe is moved across the plate to sequentially measure the electrochemical properties of the various samples of material. Also disclosed are methods for using the system.

Abstract: A method for fabricating an ultra-sensitive metal oxide gas sensor is disclosed, which comprises the steps of spinning a mixture solution including a metal oxide precursor and a polymer onto a sensor electrode to form a metal oxide precursor-polymer composite fiber; thermally compressing or thermally pressurizing the composite fiber; and thermally treating the thermally compressed or thermally pressurized composite fiber to remove the polymer from the composite fiber. Since the gas sensor includes a macro pore between nanofibers and a meso pore between nano-rods and/or nano-grains, gas diffusion and surface area can be maximized. Also, the ultra-sensitive sensor having high stability in view of mechanical, thermal, and electrical aspects can be obtained through rapid increase of adhesion between the metal oxide thin layer and the sensor electrode.

Abstract: An oxygen sensor generating an accurate output concerning low-concentration exhaust gas positioned downstream of a three-way catalyst. The oxygen sensor includes an exhaust gas side electrode exposed to an exhaust gas; a reference gas side electrode exposed to a reference gas serving as a reference for oxygen concentration; and an electrolyte positioned between the exhaust gas side electrode and the reference gas side electrode. Further, a reduction mechanism positioned toward a front surface of the exhaust gas side electrode ensures the ratio of the amount of exhaust gas introduced to the exhaust gas side electrode to the amount of an exhaust gas flow to the outside of the oxygen sensor is smaller than the ratio of the amount of exhaust gas introduced to an electrode for the air-fuel ratio sensor to the amount of an exhaust gas flow to the outside of the air-fuel ratio sensor.

Abstract: A method for handling samples in a microfluidic system is described. The microfluidic system includes an injection channel fluidically coupled to an injection point adapted for injecting an amount of fluid, a first sample well containing a first sample, the first sample well being fluidically coupled with the injection channel, and a second sample well containing a second sample, the second sample well being fluidically coupled with the injection channel. The method includes moving the second sample from the second sample well towards the first sample well.

Abstract: An ion is eluted from an ion exchange resin in a separation system using an eluent generated by electrolysis of a medium. Elution is further assisted by an electrical field between two electrodes, wherein the ion exchange resin is at least partially disposed between the electrodes. Particularly preferred aspects of such separation systems include gradient separation (Membrane Dynamically Scanned Electrophoresis—MDSE) and buffered electrodialysis (Dynamically Buffered Electrodialysis—DBE).

Abstract: Real-time analysis of electrochemical deposition (ECD) metal plating solutions is described, for the purpose of reducing plating defects and achieving high quality metal deposition. Improved plating protocols are utilized for increasing potential signal strength and reducing the time required for each measurement cycle. New methods and algorithms for simultaneously determining concentrations of organic additives, inorganic additives, and/or byproducts in a sample ECD solution are described. In one aspect, a method is provided for simultaneously determining concentrations of all organic additives, inorganic additives, and/or byproducts within a single experimental run by using a single analytical cell, while interactions between such additives are properly accounted for.

Abstract: Reactors, systems and methods for electroplating and/or electro-etching microfeature workpieces. Reactors in accordance with the invention have a first chamber configured to direct a first processing solution to a processing zone, a second chamber configured to contain a second processing solution different than the first processing solution, and an ion exchange membrane between the first chamber and the second chamber. The reactors also include (a) a support member in the first chamber that contacts the ion exchange membrane across the surface of the membrane, and (b) a counter electrode in the second chamber. The ion exchange membrane enables a low conductivity catholyte to be used in the first chamber and an inert counter electrode in the second chamber.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing coated workpieces, which includes (a) electrodeposition of one or more layers containing at least one metal and/or metal alloy on a substrate and (b) thermal treatment of the coated substrate at a temperature of between 300° C. and 1000° C. in such a way that at least the surface layer of the substrate and the layer or layers applied in step (a) partially and/or completely interdiffuse. The invention also relates to coated workpieces produced by this method.

Abstract: Electroplating electrolyte compositions including CA.(nAl(C3H7)3(2?n)AlR3) where n is 0 and less than or equal to 2; C is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, NR?4, or mixtures thereof wherein R? is H, CH3, C2H5, C3H7, C4H9, C5H11, C6H13, C7H15, C8H17, or mixtures thereof; A is H, F, Cl, Br, or mixtures thereof; R is H, halogen, CH3, C2H5, C3H7, C4H9, C5H9, C5H11, C6H13, C7H15, C8H17, or mixtures thereof; and an aromatic hydrocarbon, aliphatic hydrocarbon, or mixtures thereof are described. Aluminum and magnesium/aluminum electroplating compositions including C.(nAl(C3H7)4(1?n)AlR4) where n is 0 and less than or equal to 1, where C is a cation such as li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or mixtures thereof; R is H or an alkyl such as CH3, C2H5, C3H7, C4H9, C5H9, C5H11, C6H13, C7H15, C8H17, or mixtures thereof are also described. The aluminum and magnesium/aluminum electroplating compositions formulation can include a solvent such as, an aromatic hydrocarbon aliphatic hydrocarbon, or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A process is described for the fabrication, through electrodeposition, of FexCoyNiz (x=60-71, y=25-35, z=0-5) films that have, in their as-deposited form, a saturation magnetization of at least 24 kG and a coercivity of less than 0.3 Oe. A key feature is the addition of aryl sulfinates to the plating bath along with a suitable seed layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrocatalytic coating and an electrode having the coating thereon, wherein the coating is a mixed metal oxide coating, preferably platinum group metal oxides, with or without a valve metal oxide. The electrocatalytic coating can be used especially as an anode component of an electrolysis cell and in particular a cell for the electrolysis of aqueous hypochlorite solutions.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cleaning a wafer with a metal exposed through an insulator, through the use of a wet cleaning tank in concert with a feedback system on the potential difference between two leads of the wet cleaning tank. The cleaning tank has a bath in which the wafer and the two leads are immersed. The potential difference between the two leads is regulated when the feedback system detects a change in the potential across the two leads.

Abstract: A contact lens case includes first and second containers each including a wall having an inner surface defining a interior well for receiving first and second lens of a pair of contact lenses. The exterior of the first container is configured differently from the exterior of the second container to provide for both visual and tactile differentiation between the first and second containers. Each of the containers includes a visual indicator on the inner surface of the wall of the container. The visual indicators of the first and second containers differ from each other to provide for visual differentiation between the interior wells of the first and second containers.

Abstract: A suture dispenser has a housing having a bottom, at least one wall extending upwardly from the bottom and a top located generally opposite the bottom. The housing defines a generally enclosed interior space for housing at least one suture package having an associate suture, at least one window through which sutures may be accessed, and a suture package support located in the interior space which is biased upwardly towards the top of the housing so that a top-most suture package is located adjacent the opening, whereby a user may remove a suture associated with the top-most suture package through the opening. In one embodiment, the housing is rotatably mounted to a stand. The housing may include a slot through which suture packages may be inserted into or removed from the interior space.

Abstract: A hood including one or more straps for connecting the hood to a golf bag is disclosed. In general, the straps are formed of an elastic material (e.g., bungee, rubber, or the like) suitable for connecting a bottom portion of the hood to the golf bag. The hood is formed of either a woven material (e.g., nylon, polypropylene, or the like) and/or a non-woven material (e.g., plastic, metal, and the like) such that the hood is capable of protecting golf clubs from the environment and/or abuse during travel.

Abstract: A container with an interior and a neck finish has a recessed pocket on an exterior side of a sidewall for snap fitting a digital disk thereon. Opposing flanges at the periphery of the pocket snap fit the disk in place in a generally vertical orientation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multiple chamber container that includes a container body sealed around a peripheral edge and having an outlet. The container also includes a first peel seal having a projecting portion and a second peel seal that isolates the outlet. The second peel seal may also include a projecting portion. The first and second peel seals may be configured to define a symmetrical chamber. The chamber may include an axis of symmetry extending between the first and second projecting portions. The chamber geometry of the container ensures a correct sequential opening of the first and second peel seals.

Abstract: The invention is a device and method to allow a user to minimize wrinkles in the transportation of garments. In a main embodiment, the invention consists of folding folds with a hanging means with two holding bars (or “arms”), one over the connecting area between the top fold and middle fold, and one over the connecting area between the middle fold and the bottom fold, with a top and bottom edge where clothes are attached to said device through the use of flexible clips with a tension means. Alternative embodiments, and suitcase structure change, are described to decrease wrinkling, and increase available volume within suitcases. The device is designed to be folded and contained with a standard suitcase, or is built in as part of a suitcase.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a cover-cooler combination for a golf bag which allows for maintaining perishable items such as beverage or food or both at temperatures above or below room temperature for a sufficient period of time to ensure enjoyment of the item held in the cover-cooler device while also continuing to provide traditional protection for the golf clubs in a golf bag. The cover-cooler combination may also include added features such as wireless device holders, pocket-like holders for keys, writing utensils, golf accessories including additional golf balls and tees, etc. to enhance a golfer's golfing experience by adding convenience.

Abstract: A waterproof container including an outer shell having a lid and a bottom portion connected by a zipper, an inner liner secured to and positioned within the outer shell, and a gap defined between the outer shell and the inner liner. The bottom portion has a drainage hole defined therein that communicates the gap with the exterior of the container. Water that enters through the zipper falls through the gap and exits through the drainage hole.

Abstract: The present invention provides protective waterproof cases for portable media players such as iPods. In an exemplary embodiment, the waterproof case comprises a transparent polycarbonate shell having an interior compartment formed therein and comprising upper and lower portions that can be detached for placing a portable player in the interior compartment. A polyurethane overmold is molded over selected portions of the shell to form protective layers on the exterior and interior surfaces of the shell. The waterproof case also comprises a window through which the screen of the player can be viewed, and a flexible pad for operating the player while it is in the waterproof case. The waterproof case further comprises a gasket for forming a watertight seal between the upper and lower portions of the shell when they are attached, and a compressible fitting for forming a watertight seal for a headphone connected to the player in the case.

Abstract: A cargo container, particularly a cargo container for transporting an aircraft brake assembly and a method for using an aircraft brake assembly in servicing an aircraft, with the container having at least two identical container portions, at least one of the at least two container portions having an at least one sliding channel therein, an at least one cradle member having an at least one sliding portion engaging with said at least one sliding channel holding the cargo in a horizontal orientation, and at least one seducement device securing the at least two identical container portions.

Abstract: A package in which a dispenser is contained and having at least one support which suspends the dispenser in the package is disclosed. Suspending the dispenser within the package protects it from impacts and deformations of the package, which may otherwise cause it to activate during transit, or if it is provided with a dose-counter, miscount the number of remaining or dispensed.

Abstract: A foodstuff container to be held in a cup receptacle of the armrest of a theater seat. The container has a large generally cylindrical popcorn-holding portion affixed to a base which is shaped on the outside the same as a conventional beverage cup.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for sealing and/or protecting containers are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, a container sealing and/or protection apparatus may comprise a cover and a sleeve coupled to the cover and configured to fit around at least a portion of a container, wherein the cover and the sleeve are configured to slide onto at least a portion of the container and wherein the sleeve is adapted to constrict upon application of heat to resist detachment of the cover from the container and/or to environmentally seal the container.

Abstract: A stacking bottling has a bifurcated base portion providing a pair of legs defining a channel therebetween, a body portion with a generally rectangular cross section, and a top portion providing an inverted U-shaped handle and a spout which are configured and dimensioned to seat in the channel of the base portion of a second bottle of like dimension and configuration. The adjacent side surfaces of the top and base portions has interfitting projections and recesses to limit relative horizontal movement of the stacked bottles. Preferably, the side surfaces of the legs of the base portion have the projections and the side surfaces of the handle or the spout have the recesses.

Abstract: A medication dosage unit packaging system includes a tray for holding a blister containing a plurality of unit chambers. The blister is divided into a general access zone containing at least one general access unit chamber and a restricted access zone containing at least one restricted access unit chamber. The general access zone and the restricted access zone are separated by a chamber-free zone. A retaining cap holds the blister package in the tray. The retaining cap and the tray have therebetween a guide post fitting into a guide slot in the chamber-free zone in the blister. The guide post and the guide slot are positioned in the tray such that when a blister package is held in the tray by the retaining cap, the blister is slidable between a first position in which only the general access zone of the blister is accessible, and a second position which both the general access zone and the limited access zone of the blister are accessible.

Abstract: A rotary manually operated pill dispenser is disclosed, for holding and dispensing a collection of pills from several separate compartments. A cover has an integral dispensing porthole which overlies each compartment in turn. Six tapered tabs strategically placed on a ledge of the cover to match the same configuration of open-notches on a shelf of the base serve as an indexing apparatus, whereby the user can readily align the cover, and porthole, correctly. The dispenser has an integrated conical plastic spring washer, fitted in a central chamber in the base, which biases the cover and base apart, and keeps the ledge in engagement with the shelf. The bottom of the base is constructed with the same configuration of tabs as the lid, and a pills reservoir, or other accessory component, can be locked onto, and removed from, to the dispenser. The base and cover can be injection-moulded in a suitable transparent plastic material.

Abstract: A method for sterilizing medical single-component or multi-component impression materials that can harden, and a two-component impression material. In a first step of the method, the components of the impression materials that have not hardened are introduced into a primary packaging. In a second step, the primary packagings, with the components contained therein, are sterilized by heat sterilization. In a third step, the sterilized components in the primary packagings are introduced into a secondary packaging. In a fourth step, this secondary packaging is sterilized by means of a suitable gas sterilization, irradiation sterilization, and/or by means of sterilization in an autoclave, so that the activity and the viscosity of the components are not changed.

Abstract: We, declare that the newly designed Diaper Bag Organizer, and the diaper bag exclusively made to help parent to handle the diaper bag easy and organized. These things are designed to provide easy access to most frequently used items from the diaper bag without messing up any other set up in the bag. This gives a lot of relief to the user in many ways like, keeping the diaper bag contents in an organized way and easy to refill and remember things and get warned when the diaper runs out. This efficient design, allows the manufacturer in terms of adding up some indicators or feeding bottle warmer and things like that as a future enhancement.

Abstract: A plastic case is provided. The plastic case has a first side; a second side attached to the first side; a third side attached to the first side and the second side; a first high-strength bond attaching the first side to at least one of the second side or the third side; and a first perforation in one of the sides that is attached by the first high-strength bond. The first perforation has a lower breaking strength than the first high-strength bond.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plush delivery vehicle for securely retailing, transporting, and displaying a card-type electronic device as a gift, and a kit for containing the same. The plush delivery vehicle is operable as an additional gift or useful consumer item following transfer and removal of the electronic gift. The plush delivery vehicle may assume a different function for post-sale operation and use, for example as a decorative device, a frame display, and an entertainment device.

Abstract: A carton assembly has a carton having an interior that has inner walls defining a tray portion and an insert disposed within the tray portion for retaining an article within the interior of the carton. Either the tray portion or the insert, or both, include a receiving structure for supporting the insert. The insert may have a substantially hollow beam structure. The hollow beam structure of the insert has an open end that is engaged by a tab or tabs extending from an inner wall or walls of the carton. A center panel extends between each tab and the bottom wall of the carton and engages the open end of the hollow beam.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing asphaltene-containing feed to a pyrolysis furnace by raising the final boiling point of the feed/steam mixture to the pyrolysis furnace to ensure fouling occurs lower in the convection section where the mixture of air and steam can burn off fouling deposits during decoking operations. The final boiling point of the feed stream is increased by adding a heavy essentially asphaltene-free high boiling point hydrocarbon to the feed stream before the feed stream enters the convection section of the pyrolysis furnace, whereby said fouling occurs lower in the convection section.

Abstract: A device for redistribution of the catalyst in the feedstock injection zone of FCC risers so as to improve the conversion is installed inside the reaction zone of a catalytic cracking unit, wherein said device has the general shape of a continuous ring adjacent and along the periphery of the riser wall and located in a zone between the plane of the feedstock injectors and the plane of the MTC injector.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the desulfurization of gasolines comprising a stage for fractionation of said gasoline into a light fraction that comprises thiophenic compounds such as thiophene or methylthiophenes, and a heavy fraction that concentrates the heaviest aromatic sulfur-containing compounds. The heavy fraction is treated by hydrodesulfurization, while the light fraction is brought into contact with a solid adsorbent that makes it possible to eliminate at least partially said light thiophenic compounds, whereby said adsorbent solid is regenerated by a flow internal to the process.

Abstract: Provided are a method for producing a super-low sulfur gas oil blending component or a super-low sulfur gas oil composition having a sulfur content of less than 5 mass ppm, under relatively mild conditions, without greatly increasing the hydrogen consumption and without remarkably decreasing the aromatic content; and a super-low sulfur gas oil composition having a sulfur content of less than 5 mass ppm which exhibits a high heating value, is excellent in fuel economy and output power, and is free from an adverse effect on a sealing rubber member or the like used in the fuel injection system and thus does not cause the leakage of a fuel. A method for producing a super-low sulfur gas oil blending component or a super-low sulfur gas oil composition having a sulfur content of less than 5 mass ppm is also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of separating the components of a mixture. The inventive method is characterised in that it comprises the following steps: (a) the bringing into contact of the components of a mixture selected from (i) at least two hydrocarbons, (ii) a mixture containing at least nitrogen and oxygen, and (iii) at least one hydrocarbon and water, with an ITQ-29 zeolite material having a T(IV)/T(III) ratio of greater than 7, whereby T(IV) denotes one or more tetravalent elements and T(III) denotes one or more trivalent elements; (b) preferential adsorption of one or more of the components by the ITQ-29 zeolite material and (c) recovery of one or more of the components, preferably for the separation of hydrocarbon mixtures, such as linear or branched olefins from paraffins.

Abstract: A process for the production of hydrocarbon-containing oils, in which a starting material containing a sugar and/or a sugar derivative is thermally cleaved, including a reaction step in which the starting material is brought into contact with a contact oil which has an initial boiling point of at least about 200° C. at a pressure of about 1013 mbar with formation of a reaction phase at a reaction temperature in the range of from about 200 to about 600° C. and a pressure in the range of from about 0.1 to about 50 bar. The process also includes a processing step in which the reaction phase is separated into a low-boiling fraction and a high-boiling fraction. At least a portion of the high-boiling fraction is recirculated into the reaction step as contact oil. The invention also relates to a system for this process which is equipped with an oilification module.

Abstract: An automated assembly conveyor method and apparatus for dry-cleaners recognizes, associates, and consolidates garments in customer transactions by reading garment identification tags. A scanning apparatus whose construction may vary depending upon they type of garment tagging system utilized by a given retail drycleaner reads tags through Optical Character Recognition (OCR) scanning, Bar Code scanning, or Radio Frequency (RF) means, and manual error correcting input is also facilitated. A large inventory of garments assembled into unique orders by customer., each “group” having at least one garment. The software collects information relating to “promised day,” “piece count”, “tag color” “striped or non-striped”, and “tag style” for operator display.

Abstract: A class of non-sulfide, silicate gangue material depressants based on naturally-occurring galactomannans, having a galactose-to-mannose ratio of less than 1:2.1, exemplified by modified products of the seed gums: casia tora gum, sesbania gum, kalonji gum, Ceratonia siliqua gum and/or Tamarindus indica gum, and methods of making and using them.