Patents Issued in July 2, 2009
  • Publication number: 20090165633
    Abstract: A music displaying apparatus stores in advance music piece related information concerning a music piece, and a plurality of comparison parameters which is associated with the music piece related information. The music displaying apparatus obtains voice data concerning singing of a user, analyzes the voice data to calculate a plurality of singing characteristic parameters which indicate a characteristic of the singing of the user. Next, the music displaying apparatus compares the plurality of singing characteristic parameters with the plurality of comparison parameters to calculate a similarity between the plurality of singing characteristic parameters and the plurality of comparison parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.,
    Inventors: Koichi Kyuma, Yuichi Ozaki, Takahiko Fujita
  • Publication number: 20090165634
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing real-time feedback to karaoke users are provided. The systems and methods for providing users with real-time feedback while they are singing karaoke generally relate to receiving the user's vocals, determining whether the user is singing on key/pitch and providing real-time feedback to the user while the karaoke song is being sung. The feedback will be positive feedback if user is on key/pitch and it will be negative feedback if user is off key/pitch. For example, the feedback signal if the user is singing too low can be an exaggerated low signal of the user's own voice. This will encourage the user to sing at a higher pitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Peter H. Mahowald
  • Publication number: 20090165635
    Abstract: Problems To provide a harmonic sound generator and a digital signal processor so as to surely generate harmonic sound on the basis of even a music signal with a small signal level. Means for Solving Problems In a digital signal processor to perform digital signal process with respect to a music signal and to suppress a signal level to a maximum value when the signal level over the maximum value of processable values is generated by the digital signal processor, a first level correcting device corrects the signal level by multiplying the signal level of the music signal by a correction coefficient so as to make the signal level of the music signal over the maximum value, and a second level correcting device corrects the signal level by multiplying the signal level of the music signal corrected by the first level correcting device by a reciprocal of the correction coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventor: Keitaro Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20090165636
    Abstract: Provided is a method of cleaning the inside of a pressure vessel for blasting to enable a short-time treatment regardless of the state of residual substances. This method includes: a step of setting an explosive for cleaning, different from an explosive for blasting, in an amount necessary for decomposing a residue of the object inside of a pressure vessel after a blasting step of setting and blasting the object and the explosive for blasting in the pressure vessel; and a step of decomposing the residue by exploding the explosive for cleaning in the pressure vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Asahina, Ryusuke Kitamura, Keiichi Ishiyama, Tsuyoshi Imakita, Shigeo Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20090165637
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rope containing a plurality of stands comprising a mixture of high-performance poly-ethylene fibres and polytetraflooroethylene fibres in a mass ratio of 70:30 to 98:2. The rope shows markedly improved service life performance in cyclic bend-over-sheave applications. The invention also relates to the use of said rope as a load-bearing member in bend-over-sheave applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Rigobert Bosman, Berend A. Drogt
  • Publication number: 20090165638
    Abstract: A servo for hydraulically operating a brake band of an automatic transmission includes a housing having a bore engaging portion for engaging an existing servo bore in a case of the automatic transmission and an external portion for positioning externally of the servo bore, the external portion of the housing including an interior bore. The servo also includes a piston disposed in the interior bore of the external portion of the housing for reciprocating movement, the piston being externally remote from the servo bore and having an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of the servo bore. An actuator rod for engaging and operating the brake band of the automatic transmission is attached to the piston to reciprocate with the piston. The servo connects to existing hydraulic circuits within the servo bore to supply pressurized fluid for operating the servo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: James C. Beattie, JR.
  • Publication number: 20090165639
    Abstract: A system for producing mechanical motion is provided. The system includes an actuator having a first end, a second end, and a radially expandable bladder assembly extending therebetween, and a source of pressurized fluid external to said actuator. The bladder assembly further includes an inner cavity. In addition, a substantially fixed-volume reservoir positioned within the cavity is provided, wherein the bladder assembly is configured to expand in a radial direction and contract in an axial direction when a volume of fluid is introduced from the reservoir into the inner cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: Jeffrey Lynn Myers
  • Publication number: 20090165640
    Abstract: A low-temperature-fluid storage tank capable of efficiently increasing the pressure of fluid without heating the fluid is provided. There is provided a booster pump which includes a piston having a piston head and a piston rod and a cylinder having a compression chamber that accommodates the piston head so that a fluid is compressed by one end surface of the piston head. The piston head is provided with a bellows for separating a space adjacent to the piston rod from a space adjacent to the cylinder in the compression chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Shuichi Kawasaki, Kenji Nakamichi, Yasuharu Chuman, Atsushi Yuge, Ichirou Takeno, Takashi Maemura
  • Publication number: 20090165641
    Abstract: A piston for a hydraulic motor including a body having a guiding and sealing surface, a base, and a top, which top is providing with a cradle-shaped recess. The base is provided with an additional cradle-shaped recess whose concave surface faces in the direction in which the concave surface of the recess in the top faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Gilles Lemaire, Alain Noel
  • Publication number: 20090165642
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chromatographic method for eliminating interference from interfering agents, corning from the gas sample itself or from the system material used to perform the impurities measurements, on impurities to be quantified in a gas sample. The method advantageously relies on the use of an additional valve and an additional sample loop particularly arranged in a G. C. system, and also on an additional supporting gas inlet operatively connected to the system through the additional sample loop for providing the system with a supporting gas comprising at least a predetermined portion of a predetermined active gas that will react with the unwanted interfering impurities, if any, or with the column material to cancel out unwanted active sites. Thus, the method of the present invention can advantageously be used in gas chromatographic systems to improve sensitivity thereof by acting on column separation material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Yves Gamache, Andre Fortier
  • Publication number: 20090165643
    Abstract: Device for drying a compressed gas which consists of a compressed gas supply (2), two pressure vessels (33 and 34) which are provided with an input (37, respectively) and an output (39, 40 respectively) and a take-up point (32) f or users of compressed dried gas, whereby at least two layers of desiccant (35 and 36) are provided in the pressure vessels (33 and 34), a first layer (35) made of a waterproof desiccant and a second layer (36) which is not necessarily made of a waterproof desiccant respectively, and whereby the pressure vessels (33 and 34) are provided with a second input (41, 42 respectively) for the supply of compressed gas to regenerate desiccant from the first layer (35).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: Filip Gustaaf M. Huberland
  • Publication number: 20090165644
    Abstract: An air filter apparatus with a self-contained detachable programmable clogging indicator for use in forced air HVAC systems, air heaters, internal combustion engines, vacuum cleaners, medical devices, biomedical devices, inert atmosphere glove boxes, scientific equipment, etc. . . . and method of use is disclosed. The self contained detachable clogging indicator consists of downstream rotating vane anemometer to measure the air flowing through the filter as a means to accurately estimate the degree of filter clogging. A detachable user interface allows manipulation of the operating parameters and threshold limits and provides a means to alert the user of filter replacement. The filter media is inserted into the filter housing and may be a specialty or commercially available filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: David F. Campbell
  • Publication number: 20090165645
    Abstract: A method of making a crosslinked polyimide membrane is described. A monoesterified membrane is formed from a monoesterified polyimide polymer. The monoesterified membrane is subjected to transesterification conditions to form a crosslinked membrane. The monoesterified membrane is incorporated with an organic titanate catalyst before or after formation of the monoesterified membrane. A crosslinked polyimide membrane made using the aforementioned method and a method of using the membrane to separate fluids in a fluid mixture, such as methane and carbon dioxide, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: John D. Wind, Stephen J. Miller, Oluwasijibomi O. Okeowo
  • Publication number: 20090165646
    Abstract: Effluent gas from a polysilicon reactor is directed to a gas separation membrane with a permeate gas being recycled to the reactor and the retentate being chilled with a cryogenic condenser using liquid cryogen. Liquid cryogen vaporized by the hot effluent gas may be stored or used to seal and/or chill the reactor or blanket a Si feed to a SiHCl3 reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Sarang Gadre, Shawn Bratt
  • Publication number: 20090165647
    Abstract: Purified SiHCl3 is used as a sweep gas across a permeate side of a gas separation membrane receiving effluent gas from a polysilicon reactor. The combined sweep gas and permeate is recycled to the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: Sarang Gadre
  • Publication number: 20090165648
    Abstract: The subject matter of the invention are electrostatic filter method and electrostatic filter for separating particles from industrial waste gases, whereas an optimal electric charging or ionization in the ionization zone are performed in a high-voltage zone and its unchanged ducts with one high-voltage supply source to ensure the subsequent particle separation in the separation zone at sufficient field strength which requires minimal energy input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: BALCKE-DURR GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Jakob Frank, Helga Frank
  • Publication number: 20090165649
    Abstract: Perlite, particularly, perlite in powdered form, is employed to adsorb metals and metal compounds from fluids, in particular gases at elevated temperature. In select embodiments, powdered perlite is treated to expand its surface area and injected into a fluid stream, such as flue gas, held for a specific retention period, and removed for subsequent disposal. In other embodiments powdered perlite is provided in an adsorption bed. Fluid containing metals or metal compounds in vapor form is permitted to pass through the adsorption bed until the expanded perlite powder is saturated (exhausted) with the metal and metal compounds adsorbed thereon. The perlite is then replaced, disposing of the exhausted perlite. Treatment of perlite by boiling with sulfuric acid or suspending in a suspension of sulfur in carbon disulfide has been shown to significantly expand the surface area of perlite, thus increasing the efficiency of the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: VEERA M. BODDU, Tushar K. Ghosh, Kent James Hay, Dabir S. Viswanath
  • Publication number: 20090165650
    Abstract: A nitrogen sweep stream for use in a deaerator during deaerator operations to disperse and remove oxygen and carbon dioxide from boiler feed water prior to being fed to a boiler. The nitrogen sweep stream substantially reduces the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the water supply system. The water supply system can be sent to a deaerator stripper or can be heated using a heat exchanger. A heat water supply stream can also be sent directly to the deaerator water tank. The nitrogen sweep stream reduces the amount of oxygen contained with the boiler feed water stream to less than 7 ppb and reduces the amount of carbon dioxide to nondetectable levels. The nitrogen sweep may be provided to an existing deaerator, not having been previously provided with a nitrogen sweep, while the deaerator is running without shutting down the deaerator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Ken M. Istre, David C. Payne
  • Publication number: 20090165651
    Abstract: Sintered fiber filters are provided that can afford high particle capture efficiency and/or low pressure drop during operation, and are useful in applications such as semiconductor processing. The shape of at least a portion of the individual fibers (e.g., metal fibers) used to make the filter have a three-dimensional aspect, which allows for a low packing density and high porosity filtration media. Certain filters have a cylindrical or tube-like shape with tapered ends of higher density. Methods of making such filters, for example, using axial pressing, are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: MOTT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Derek BURGESS, Wayne F. WHITE, Alfred M. ROMANO, Todd W. PFLUGBEIL, Richard D. BALAZY, Kenneth L. RUBOW, John E. ROSENBERGER
  • Publication number: 20090165652
    Abstract: The invention relates to a purification device for flue gases a purification device for flue gases comprising a primary purification tower, a washing tower and an adsorption tower which are connected in sequence. The washing tower is a spray tower and the adsorption tower includes a plurality of standard flashboards inserted into its flue gases duct. A plurality of washing nozzles are placed in a central part of an inner space of the spray tower, a plurality of sieve plates are placed in a lower part of an inner space of the spray tower and a gas-liquid segregating unit is placed in an upper part of an inner space of the spray tower. The device is simple in technique, convenient in operation and can completely remove the harmful ingredients from the flue gases, and thereby reducing the harm of flue gases upon human bodies and environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Haisibote ( Beijing ) Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Guangliang Chen
  • Publication number: 20090165653
    Abstract: To provide an apparatus for gasifying and separating a liquid medium, which is of an automatic type and which can be increased in size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Techno Sigma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Torii, Kouichi Miki, Katsumi Koretomo
  • Publication number: 20090165654
    Abstract: An ultrasonic treatment system having a treatment chamber for treating a formulation to increase the shelf life thereof. In one embodiment, the shelf life is produced by degassing the formulation using the treatment chamber. Specifically, the treatment chamber has an elongate housing through which a formulation flows longitudinally from an inlet port to a first outlet port and a second outlet port thereof. An elongate ultrasonic waveguide assembly extends within the housing and is operable at a predetermined ultrasonic frequency to ultrasonically energize the formulation within the housing. An elongate ultrasonic horn of the waveguide assembly is disposed at least in part intermediate the inlet and outlet ports, and has a plurality of discrete agitating members in contact with and extending transversely outward from the horn intermediate the inlet and outlet ports in longitudinally spaced relationship with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: David William Koenig, John Glen Ahles, Thomas David Ehlert, Robert Allen Janssen, Paul Warren Rasmussen, Steve Roffers, Scott W. Wenzel, Shiming Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20090165655
    Abstract: [Object] To enhance an effect for keeping warm and prevent oxidation deterioration of coffee, serving delicious coffee, and to save energy, suppressing generation of carbon dioxide. [Constitute] A coffee machine 100 for spraying hot water over powder of coffee beans to extract coffee, in which a coffee machine body 10 includes a nitrogen gas generation unit 30 for generating nitrogen gas, and a nitrogen gas supplying part 31 for supplying the nitrogen gas generated by the nitrogen gas generation unit 30 into a pot 60, and the pot 60 included a pot body 61 made of heat insulating material, a cover part 62 for sealing up the pot body 61 and a heater 72 provided in at least one of the pot body 61 and the cover part 62, for heating at least the pot body 61.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Sataco Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Saburo Aonuma
  • Publication number: 20090165656
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a food-cooking surface for a kitchen utensil or cooker, characterized in that this cooking surface is a coating containing at least 30% niobium. Advantageously, the coating contains zirconium or titanium, with a content of less than 70%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Alain Coudurier, Stephane Tuffe
  • Publication number: 20090165657
    Abstract: A cooking appliance comprises a supporting base unit and a cooking assembly. The supporting base unit comprises two substantially parallel supporting frames, and the top of each supporting frame forms a supporting seat. Two sides of the cooking assembly have pivot parts, and the cooking assembly is set between the two supporting frames. The two pivot parts are rotatably connected to the two supporting frames respectively. The cooking assembly of the cooking appliance can circumrotate discretionarily from 0° to 360° on the supporting frames. The present invention overcomes the disadvantages of the related art and has the advantages of allowing food to be roasted evenly and to be more healthful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: TSANN KUEN (CHINA) ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaoli Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090165658
    Abstract: A press device for food includes a pressing plate having a plurality of openings and at least one handle connected to the pressing plate. The openings are configured to each receive a portion of the food product therethrough upon an application of a force to the at least one handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Leifheit AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Schramm
  • Publication number: 20090165659
    Abstract: A tape binding device includes a loop forming mechanism for forming a loop for winding a material to be bound at an end of a tape. A supplying mechanism supplies a tape from a tape roll to the loop forming mechanism. The supplying mechanism includes a conveying roller and a conveying belt. The conveying belt includes a region in a curved shape along a predetermined region on a peripheral surface of the conveying roller. The tape is conveyed while being sandwiched between the conveying roller and the conveying belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: TAIYO SEIKI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Hataya
  • Publication number: 20090165660
    Abstract: A rotary screen printing press, which includes a rotary screen cylinder for coating ink on a sheet transported by transport means, and a plate or forme replacing work space whose upper side is closed, with respect to which a transport direction of the sheet is restrained by other device and a liquid coating unit including the rotary screen cylinder, which is open in at least one of directions orthogonal to the transport direction of the sheet, and where an operator performs work of replacing a screen printing forme, comprises a plate or forme rest provided below the rotary screen cylinder and supported to be movable to a first position within the liquid coating unit and a second position within the forme replacing work space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: KOMORI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toyoo TONOSU, Isao KOMURO, Akehiro KUSAKA
  • Publication number: 20090165661
    Abstract: A method and device for printing solar cells by screen printing is provided. During the pressure movement of the doctor blade, the printing screen is raised at the end thereof which at the rear with respect to the doctor blade movement direction during printing in order to maintain a screen release angle between the screen and the solar cell behind the doctor blade above a critical value. The method and device may be used for printing surface contacts or flat coatings on solar cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: THIEME GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ewald KOENIG, Markus HILPERT, Klaus MESSMER
  • Publication number: 20090165662
    Abstract: A bridge mandrel for use on a printing press, an example of which includes making an inner tube laid up with a compressible foam layer between wound glass fiber layers, an outer tube wound with carbon fiber, steel end caps, and a pneumatic system for delivering air to the surface of the completed mandrel; assembling these parts into a hollow bridge mandrel assembly; injecting liquid expanding foam into it as an intermediate component; and finishing the surface of the outer tube. The outer tube is made from tube stock laid up over a peel ply wrapped on a forming mandrel, and cut to length. Another example of the invention includes a bridge sleeve comprising a composite layup of glass, compressible foam, glass, and carbon fiber, the ends of which are sealed from chemical exposure by end caps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: NIM-COR, INC.
    Inventor: John E. Ritchie
  • Publication number: 20090165663
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for adding pages to a sequence of imprinted images used for flushing of inkjet features and then discarding the added pages following imprinting of the added pages. Features and aspects hereof within a printing system automatically insert additional pages (flush pages) in a sequence of imprinted page. The inserted pages are used for flushing ink-based nozzles (e.g., inkjet nozzles). The frequency of flushes and the volume of ink to be flush at each opportunity may be determined by automated features hereof based on statistics regarding operation of the printing system or may be statically pre-determined. Post-processing features (e.g., paper handling features) may scan the pages for marks identifying a page as a flush page inserted for flushing and may discard the added pages so identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: Christopher P. Reid
  • Publication number: 20090165664
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a simulated mine includes a multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) device and a pyrotechnic device disposed in a simulated mine housing that simulates the appearance of an actual mine. The multiple integrated laser engagement system device is operable to transmit a light signal representative of a blast from the actual mine. The pyrotechnic device is operable to detonate simultaneously with transmission of the light signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Giles D. Jones, Qingce Bian, Bradley Huang, Peter M. Wallrich, William W. Price, Christopher A. Tomlinson, Jeffrey Decker, Curtis T. Palmer
  • Publication number: 20090165665
    Abstract: The walls in the Unity Platform System are installed all along the platform to match the position of the train doors; on the other hand for different model trains, two new systems which are installed completely free from the train doors have been proposed in the file. The doors with roller bearings move on the seating sledge in the walls. All the doors are attached to one close circle rope, which moves over a pulley set. One drive group activates this rope. The drive group consists of one variable speed reversible motor; one brake and one drive sheave. The rope is pulled to the right or left by the drive sheave. All the doors open or close at the same time, being attached to the same rope. Besides, to bridge the gap between the platform edge and the train, three different Gap Devices have been proposed in the file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: Bahattin Gunes
  • Publication number: 20090165666
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cable derailing prevention device for carrier/traction cables of cable car systems in an installation including: a carrier/traction cable; a multitude of rollers which flank a coupling rail and are located at the exit from the station; a multftude of clamps from which the driving means are suspended; at least one roller that has a couple and clamp and supports the cable, and a support roller or hold-down roller battery according to the cable guide, the coupling rail forming a coupling area between the cable and the clamps. According to the invention, an aligning device is mounted in front of the coupling area of the clamps on the cable before the coupling rail and limits the deviation of the cable due to a derailing on the roller battery so that the cable is always located inside the opening of the clamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: HIGH TECHNOLOGY INVESTIMENTS B.V.
    Inventors: Otto Pabst, Nikolaus Erharter, Günther Steger
  • Publication number: 20090165667
    Abstract: Methods and systems for levitation on uncharged and non-magnetized arbitrary surface are disclosed. The system comprises a stack of conducting power plates, a high frequency high voltage (HFHV) source, a force feedback step-up transformer (FFST) and an uncharged and non-magnetized arbitrary surface. The secondary coils of the FFST charge a stack of conducting power plates. The charged conducting power plates switch its polarity in a controlled manner. Due to kinetic inertia of the effective dipole moment of the uncharged and non-magnetized arbitrary surface, the dipole moment cannot maintain the changes in response to the changes in polarity of the stack of conducting power plates and thus, a repulsive force is generated between the stack of conductive power plates and the non-magnetized arbitrary surface. The controlled repulsive force initiates and maintains the desired level of levitation with respect to the uncharged and non-magnetized arbitrary surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: Anthony Emeka Nwankwo
  • Publication number: 20090165668
    Abstract: In a cableway system with supporting and haul cables, a trolley, supporting a passenger car, is moved along two taut supporting cables by a haul-cable drive having two drive pulleys, two return pulleys, and a haul cable wound about the two drive pulleys and return pulleys; the haul-cable drive also having two idle pulleys fitted to the trolley and about which is wound an intermediate portion of the haul cable extending between the drive pulleys, and a retaining device for fixing firmly to the trolley the portions of the haul cable extending from the return pulleys towards the trolley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: ROLIC INVEST S.AR.L.
    Inventor: Alessandro Andreetto
  • Publication number: 20090165669
    Abstract: A black dye ink for ink-jet recording includes a black dye, a color dye for toning, a water-soluble organic solvent and water. The black dye ink, in a solid-printed portion printed on glossy paper with the black dye ink and having an average optical density of about 0.9 or more and about 1.1 or less, satisfies simultaneously the following inequalities (1) and (2). ODimax(0)?ODimin(0)?about 0.20??(1) ODimax(1)?ODimin(1)?about 0.20??(2) In inequalities (1) and (2), ODimax(0) and ODimin(0) are a maximum optical density and a minimum optical density, respectively, of optical densities of yellow, magenta and cyan color components, respectively; and ODimax(1) and ODimin(1) are a maximum optical density and a minimum optical density, respectively, of optical densities of the yellow, magenta and cyan color components, respectively, after a predetermined ozone resistance test is performed on the solid-printed portion printed with the black dye ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuko IWAMURA, Kazuma GOTO
  • Publication number: 20090165670
    Abstract: An ink composition which is solid at room temperature and liquid at a higher temperature, containing a substantially non-aqueous carrier composition and at least one dye, formed by at least one salt of the anthrapyridone series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: OCE-TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Frederik L. E. M. Suilen, Marcus P.L. Huinck, Jaap H.A. Smits
  • Publication number: 20090165671
    Abstract: A water-based ink for ink-jet recording includes a dye represented by the general formula (1); water; dipropylene glycol propyl ether (DPP); and a surfactant represented by the general formula (2). The dye, DPP, and the surfactant are blended so as to satisfy the conditions (A) and (B). (A) an amount of surfactant represented by general formula (2) relative to a total amount of the ink is in the range of about 0.5 wt % to about 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi OKUDA, Akihiko TANIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20090165672
    Abstract: A water-based ink for ink-jet recording includes a coloring agent, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent. The coloring agent includes the following dye (1) and dye (2). The water-based ink is good in clearness, color development, and preservation stability as well as good in toughness of a recording material recorded using the water-based ink. Dye (1): dye represented by the following general formula (1) Dye (2): at least one dye selected from the group consisting of C. I. Direct Yellow 86, C. I. Direct Yellow 132, C. I. Direct Yellow 142, and C. I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyo OGURA, Michiko AOYAMA, Narumi KOGA
  • Publication number: 20090165673
    Abstract: A water-based ink includes a dye (1) represented by the general formula (1); a dye (2) at least one dye selected from the group consisting of a dye having free acid that is represented by the general formula (2-1), C. I. Acid Red 52 and 289; DPP; and a surfactant represented by the general formula (3). The dyes, DPP, and the surfactant are blended so as to satisfy the conditions (A) to (D). (A) a total amount of the dye (1) and (2) relative to a total amount of the ink is about 2 wt % to 5 wt % (B) weight ratio between the dye (1) and (2) in the ink is about 9:1 to 7:3 (C) an amount of the surfactant relative to a total amount of the ink is about 0.5 wt % to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiko TANIGUCHI, Satoshi OKUDA
  • Publication number: 20090165674
    Abstract: A black ink for ink-jet includes a pigment wherein an average particle diameter Da of the pigment is in the range of about 90 nm to about 130 nm. In addition, (D95?D5)/Da is about 1.4 or less, where D5 is the 5% cumulative particle diameter of the pigment and D95 is the 95% cumulative particle diameter of the pigment. A color ink for ink-jet recording also includes a pigment with the value Da of about 100 nm or less and (D95?D5)/Da of about 1.3 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hisako TONISHI
  • Publication number: 20090165675
    Abstract: A water-based ink for ink-jet recording includes a self-dispersing pigment, water, a water-soluble organic solvent, and an acetylene glycol surfactant. An amount of the self-dispersing pigment (solid content) relative to a total amount of the ink is in a range of about 3.5 wt % to about 4.5 wt %. The water-soluble organic solvent includes glycerin and dipropylene glycol propyl ether, an amount of the glycerin relative to a total amount of the ink is in a range of about 15 wt % to about 25 wt %, and an amount of the dipropylene glycol propyl ether relative to a total amount of the ink is in a range of about 2.0 wt % to about 3.0 wt %. An amount of the acetylene glycol surfactant relative to a total amount of the ink is in a range of about 0.1 wt % to about 0.3 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Michiko AOYAMA, Yasuhiro TAGA, Kenta HAYASHIDA, Mitsunori MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20090165676
    Abstract: Compositions of bis(N-silylalkyl)aspartimides and processes for their synthesis are provided. The compounds are useful, for example, for making primers, adhesives, surfactants, viscosity modifiers, processing aids, and other products. Compositions of bis(N-silylalkyl)aspartamide urethane isocyanates and processes for their synthesis are provided. The compositions are useful, for example, for making primers, adhesives, surfactants, viscosity modifiers, processing aids, and other products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: STEVEN DALE ITTEL, ALEXEI A. GRIDNEV
  • Publication number: 20090165677
    Abstract: A method of creating a water resistant, silicate-based ceramic composite article is disclosed. The method comprises depositing the silicate-based ceramic composite article in a container; immersing the silicate-based ceramic composite article in a solution comprising water and a soluble chemical that reacts with high alkali ions present in the silicate-based ceramic composite article and reduces the pH of the silicate-based ceramic composite article; soaking the silicate-based ceramic composite article in the solution for a period of time; removing the silicate-based ceramic composite article from the solution; and drying the silicate-based ceramic composite article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Hottec, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard L. Weir
  • Publication number: 20090165678
    Abstract: The invention relates to a kind of fly ash heat preservation board. It is made of mixed foam slurry and stuff solid in the mould. Main materials of the stuff include light burring magnesium powder, magnesium chloride solution, fly ash, oxalic acid and glass fiber. Proportion of main materials of the above-mentioned stuff is: fly ash 200 portions, light burning magnesium powder 100-150 portions, oxalic acid 1-2 portions, glass fiber 5-15 portions. Wherein said magnesium chloride is 28-32 Degree Baum'e magnesium chloride water solution, the addition quantity is 40-75 portions. Wherein said vesicant is animal protein vesicant, foam diameter should be controlled between 0.1˜1 mm, it can be maintained naturally after being mounded. The invention improve anti-pressure intensity of board, which benefits for increasing foam quantity, lowing board density and improving heat preservation performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: BEIJING HENGYECUN S&T CO., LTD
    Inventor: Li Wang
  • Publication number: 20090165679
    Abstract: A conference table or other article of furniture includes one or more technology port assemblies integrated into its worksurface. The technology port assembly provides for one or more utility connections to be provided in the worksurface such that the utility connections are easily accessible to a group of users. The utility connections can be customized to meet the users' requirements. The technology port assembly includes a sliding access panel adapted to move between a closed position in which the utility connections are concealed to an open position in which the utility connections are exposed and accessible to the users. In the closed position, the sliding panel is substantially flush with an upper surface of the worksurface. In the open position, the sliding panel does not substantially protrude above an upper surface of the worksurface so as to not interfere or obstruct verbal or visual contact between the users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: HNI Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell R. Bakker, Christopher M. Phillips
  • Publication number: 20090165680
    Abstract: A conference table includes a technology trough assembly integrated into its worksurface. The technology trough includes one or more utility modules for providing customized utility connections to meet the users' requirements. The technology trough also includes sliding access panels that are flush with the worksurface of the table and that are adapted to slide along a horizontal plane between a closed and an open position over the utility modules such that do not interfere or obstruct visual or verbal communications between users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: HNI Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell R. Bakker, Christopher M. Phillips
  • Publication number: 20090165681
    Abstract: A table including a collapsible umbrella and a hollow main body is provided. The hollow main body is adapted to receive the umbrella when the umbrella is in a collapsed position. The collapsible umbrella may include a pole coupled to a plurality of hinged ribs supporting a canopy. Each of the ribs may include a first hinge coupled to the pole that facilitates a downward folding of the umbrella, and a second hinge disposed between a first end of the rib and a second end of the rib that facilitates an upward folding of a portion of the umbrella. A method for storing the umbrella of the table is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Dale M. Smith, Diana M. Smith
  • Publication number: 20090165682
    Abstract: A safe including a safe controller coupled to a data transfer port is provided. The safe controller is configured to selectively enable device data to pass through the data transfer port when a valid code is received by the safe controller. A system for controlling data communications with an internal device in a safe is also provided. The system includes an external computing device configured to execute a series of instructions, and a safe. The safe includes a data transfer port coupled to the external computing device and the internal device. The safe also includes a safe controller coupled to the data transfer port, wherein the safe controller is configured to selectively enable communication between the external computing device and the internal device when a valid code is received by the safe controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Terri P. Cleveland, Torsten Rhode, Kelvin H. Wildman, Scott Osiecki, James A. McLean