Patents Issued in September 24, 2009
  • Publication number: 20090235820
    Abstract: Process for the dehydration of gases, comprising: absorbing water vapour by means of a hygroscopic liquid consisting essentially of one or more C2-C8 glycols and an additive capable of forming a minimum type azeotrope with water; distilling the glycol/water/additive mixture to obtain a top product consisting mainly of the water/additive azeotropic mixture and a bottom product consisting mainly of glycol and additive (hygroscopic liquid); recycling the regenerated hygroscopic liquid to the absorption stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: ENI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Angelo Carugati, Roberto Pea, Liberato Giampaolo Ciccarelli
  • Publication number: 20090235821
    Abstract: A structure for attaching a dust collection electrode of a wet electric dust collector that is low-cost and that is resistant to all of an entire face corrosion, a space corrosion, and a hole corrosion. The structure for attaching a dust collection electrode of a wet electric dust collector is structured so that an end of a dust collection electrode element 3 made of super stainless material is tightened at and is slung to be supported by a slung beam 2 slung in a lateral direction in a building accommodating a dust collection apparatus. A supporting member 5 made of Hastelloy® is attached to the dust collection electrode element 3. The Hastelloy-made supporting member 5 and the slung beam 2 include attachment holes 5a and 2a through which the supporting member 5 and the slung beam 2 are tightened together by tightening means (6, 7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: HITACHI PLANT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Mochizuki, Naoyuki Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20090235822
    Abstract: In a system involving CO2 capture having an acid gas removal system to selectively remove CO2 from shifted syngas, the acid gas removal system including at least one stage, e.g. a flash tank, for CO2 removal from an input stream of dissolved carbon dioxide in physical solvent, the method of recovering CO2 in the acid gas removal system including: elevating a pressure of the stream of dissolved carbon dioxide in physical solvent; and elevating the temperature of the pressurized stream upstream of at least one CO2 removal stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Ashok Kumar Anand, Chetan Madhav Joshi, Jegadeesan Maruthamuthu
  • Publication number: 20090235823
    Abstract: A cyclone includes a cylindrical housing and has an inner diameter D. An inlet is near a first end of the housing. A deflection member can be positioned within the first end or the second end of the housing, depending on whether the cyclone is uniflow or reverse flow. An outlet tube is positioned within and extends from a second end or the first end of the housing (depending on whether uniflow or reverse flow). A bunker is formed between the outlet tube and an inner wall of the housing in a uniflow design and between the deflection member and the housing in a reverse flow design, and collects particles separated from an inlet gas stream. A gap between the deflection member and the outlet tube has a length in the range of approximately 0.4*D to 0.8*D. The length of the bunker is approximately greater than or equal to 1.5*D.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: ZHONGCHAO TAN, ZHIMIN YU
  • Publication number: 20090235824
    Abstract: Filtering device for filtering the air taken in by a cleaning apparatus, comprising a container provided with a plurality of walls. The walls define at least a first containing compartment, able to contain a first filtering element and in which the air to be filtered is able to be introduced through an inlet pipe, and a second containing compartment, able to contain a second filtering element and connected to the first containing compartment by means of an intermediate pipe, and from which the filtered air is able to exit through a discharge pipe. The two containing compartments are disposed on inside the other, so that the innermost containing compartment is at least partly surrounded by the filtering element contained in the outermost containing compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: UNITEKNO SPA
    Inventor: Villelmo Bartolini
  • Publication number: 20090235825
    Abstract: A system for preparing a predetermined amount of beverage suitable for consumption, provided with an exchangeable holder, and an apparatus provided with a fluid dispensing device which is detachably connected to the holder for dispensing, under pressure, by means of the restriction, a jet of a first fluid, such as water, to the exchangeable holder, the exchangeable holder being provided with at least one storage space which is filled with a second fluid, such as a concentrate, and a first mixing chamber for mixing the first and the second fluid therein, the system further being provided with a narrow passage which is included in the fluid flow path between the restriction and the first mixing chamber for, on the one side, allowing the jet of the first fluid to pass from the restriction to the first mixing chamber, and, on the other side, for substantially preventing the first fluid, the second fluid and/or the beverage from proceeding from the first mixing chamber through the narrow passage in the direction o
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Gerbrand Kristiaan De Graaff, Hendrik Cornelis Koeling, Ka Cheung Tsang, Ralf Kamerbeek
  • Publication number: 20090235826
    Abstract: A beverage apparatus including a soluble beverage system and a liquid flavor dispensing system. The liquid flavor dispensing system can add liquid flavor to water flowing through a heated water manifold for combination with beverage material dispensed from the soluble beverage system. The liquid flavor dispensing system and soluble beverage system are cooperatively positioned and controlled to combine liquid flavor, water, and soluble beverage material for controllably producing a variety of beverages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: BUNN-O-MATIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Burton L. Hart, Kevin G. Lowe
  • Publication number: 20090235827
    Abstract: Cup for preparing a beverage by means of an appropriate holder (30) which is suitable for use in a hot water appliance. The cup (10) comprises a cup-shaped dish element (11) for holding a preparation substance, said cup-shaped dish element having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture (24). The cup-shaped dish element (11) is provided on an open side with a covering layer (16), so that an interior space (25) of the cup (10) is formed for holding the preparation substance. The covering layer (16) is provided with liquid-permeable perforations and substantially the greater part of the surface of the covering layer (16) serves as the inlet aperture for receiving a liquid suitable for the preparation substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: FRIESLAND BRANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Cornelis Margaretha Theodorus Maria Bongers, Wiebe Nicolaas van Druten
  • Publication number: 20090235828
    Abstract: A holder to dispense and prepare ice coffee, consisting of a first compartment containing liquid coffee extract, a second compartment containing a propellant, a nozzle with a valve, and whereby at least one additive, such as sugars, sweeteners, aromas or a combination thereof, can be added to the concentrate in order to spray a jet of product onto a liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Peter Kerstens
  • Publication number: 20090235829
    Abstract: An improved grilling surface is disclosed which employs pointed tips to decrease the surface area of the grill surface in contact with the food being grilled. Long members are crossed in a manner similar to how a conventional grill surface is constructed, but then additional members that point towards the food are added in an evenly spaced grid pattern. The food rests on the points of these members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Joao Baptista VAZ
  • Publication number: 20090235830
    Abstract: A vegetable peeler having a holder and a peeling knife supported by the holder, which includes a cutting edge extending in a longitudinal direction, a cutting gap and an engagement line. The engagement line formed at a side of the cutting gap opposite the cutting edge and a peeling direction, during peeling, being directed from the cutting edge toward the engagement line. The vegetable peeler may also include a deviation surface which, during the peeling procedure, in peeling direction, is behind the peeling knife at least in part, which extends at least over a middle longitudinal range, of the peeling knife, and an exit area so that pieces of peel cut-off are forward deviated by the deviation surface, when seen in peeling direction, and fall through the exit area out of the vegetable peeler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Iwan Rasa
  • Publication number: 20090235831
    Abstract: A self-cleansing juicer system comprising a supply hose having a proximal and distal end, wherein the distal end provides for removeably connecting to an opening in the cover of the juicer; and the proximal end provides for removeably connecting to a water supply; the cover having an exit-outlet for byproduct to pass therethrough, wherein the outlet is configured and dimensioned for removeably connecting to an exit hose for carriage of byproduct to a desired location; and an adjustable feature on the collection bowl discharge for selectively setting a desired flow rate of product discharge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Arthur Nisonov
  • Publication number: 20090235832
    Abstract: There is described a numbering device (1) for carrying out numbering in sheet-fed or web-fed numbering presses, the numbering device (1) comprising a numbering unit (6) with rotatable numbering wheels (7) carrying alpha-numerical symbols thereon, which numbering wheels (7) are disposed next to each other and rotate about a common rotation axis, the numbering device (1) further comprising electro-mechanical actuation means for setting the position of the numbering wheels (7). The electro-mechanical actuation means are entirely located within the numbering device (1) and are mechanically autonomous, the electro-mechanical actuation means comprising a plurality of independent driving means (15, 18-23; 23*) for actuating a corresponding plurality of the numbering wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Alain Wursch, Antoine Merminod
  • Publication number: 20090235833
    Abstract: A housing includes a substrate and a decorative layer formed on one surface of the substrate. The decorative layer includes two colored ink coatings, each of which is partially interlaced with the other and has a color depth decreasing from one end thereof towards the other colored ink coating to another end thereof and partially mixed with the other colored ink coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicants: SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Zheng SHI, Chih-Chiang CHANG
  • Publication number: 20090235834
    Abstract: A wheel assembly for applying ink to a target surface comprises a wheel member defining a support portion, at least one adhesive sheet, and at least one inking member. The at least one adhesive sheet is detachably attached to the support portion of the wheel member. The at least one adhesive sheet defines an outer adhesive surface. The at least one inking member is detachably attached to the outer adhesive surface of the at least one adhesive sheet. When the at least one inking member detachably attached to the adhesive surface is brought into contact with the target surface, ink on the at least one inking member is transferred to the target surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: CLEARSNAP HOLDING, INC.
    Inventor: MARK G. PATTERSON
  • Publication number: 20090235835
    Abstract: A flexographic processing system provides a single workstation having a light exposure system for providing exposure of a flexographic plate and a thermal processing system for thermally processing the flexographic plate following exposure. The thermal processing system includes a heated element non-rotationally mounted to a press device that generates pressure between a first surface of the heated element and the flexographic plate. The thermal processing system also includes a material delivery mechanism that delivers absorbent material to the first surface of the heated element, wherein the absorbent material removes uncured photocurable material from the flexographic plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: Cortron Corpoation
    Inventors: Frank A. Hull, Roger L. Larson, David E. Pitzen
  • Publication number: 20090235836
    Abstract: A shaped charge and a method of using such to provide for large and effective perforations in oil bearing sandy formations while causing minimal disturbance to the formation porosity is described. This shaped charge uses a low-density liner having a filler material that is enclosed by outer walls made, preferably, of plastic or polyester. The filler material is preferably a powdered metal or a granulated substance, which is left largely unconsolidated. The preferred filler material is aluminum powder, or aluminum particles, that are coated with an oxidizing substance, such as TEFLON®, permitting a secondary detonation reaction inside the formation following jet penetration. The filled liner is also provided with a metal cap to aid penetration of the gun scallops, the surrounding borehole casing and the cement sheath. The metal cap forms the leading portion of the jet, during detonation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: Owen Oil Tools LP
    Inventors: Dan W. Pratt, Mammohan Singh Chawla
  • Publication number: 20090235837
    Abstract: A demolition charge system has a multi-primed initiation system with a rigid container defining an internal chamber. An initiation tube is supported within the internal chamber and is configured to receive a demolition initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Eric Scheid
  • Publication number: 20090235838
    Abstract: A selectable delay mechanism for a pyrotechnic munition having an indexing sleeve and a fuze core containing delay composition positioned within the indexing sleeve and a plurality of ports each located in the indexing sleeve and the fuze core wherein a port in the indexing sleeve is aligned with a port in the fuze core to vary the initiation of the delay composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: John A. Hultman
  • Publication number: 20090235839
    Abstract: The invention relates to a public transport system for individually transporting persons or goods in an automated manner on conventional rails without using a conductor. In said transport system, automatically controlled conducting systems are arranged such that individual cars that have an autonomous drive unit, brake, and steering mechanism can be directed away from the rolling convoy (train), be decelerated, unloaded and/or loaded by merely changing the conducting system that mechanically influences the steering mechanism, lowering and lifting an associated scanning system, and can then be redirected into a rolling convoy (train) at a different point after the speed of the individual cars has been adjusted to the speed of the convoy. The first conducting system, which encompasses a first scanning system (1) on each car and the conventional rails, is used for providing continuous traction as well as for changing the track gauge along with the second conducting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Uwe Stahn
  • Publication number: 20090235840
    Abstract: A hopper car gate with a curved door for discharging cargo from a hopper car. The gate has coupled side walls and end walls which present a top opening, bottom opening, and upper surface surrounding the top opening and adapted to be joined to the hopper car. A curved rail extends between and is coupled with the end walls adjacent the bottom opening. A curved door is supported on the rail. The door is moveable between a closed position which blocks the bottom opening and an open position which allows the cargo to exit through the bottom opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Stephen R. Early
  • Publication number: 20090235841
    Abstract: A railcar having a longitudinal axis and a movable cover. The movable cover includes a plurality of linear bearing devices and at least one slideable hatch connected to the plurality of linear bearing devices. The slideable hatch is movable substantially normal to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Baranowski, Arturo Machado, Roy J. Huber
  • Publication number: 20090235842
    Abstract: An inkjet recording liquid includes: water; at least one colorant; and a water-soluble organic solvent having an SP (solubility parameter) value of 27.5 or less at a content of 70 mass % or more with respect to the total amount of water-soluble organic solvent, wherein the water-soluble organic solvent having an SP value of 27.5 or less includes at least one water-soluble organic solvent having a molecular weight of from 240 to 1400 and represented by the following Formula (1) at a content of 70 mass % or more with respect to the amount of the water-soluble organic solvent having an SP value of 27.5 or less. R-An-OH ??Formula (1) In Formula (1), R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a group derived from a sugar alcohol having 3 to 12 carbon atoms; each A independently represents an ethyleneoxy group or a propyleneoxy group; and n represents an integer of from 3 to 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Ikoshi, Koji Furukawa, Yoshimitsu Arai, Katsuyuki Hirato
  • Publication number: 20090235843
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide an oil ink set capable of obtaining images having high color reproduction capabilities and high color saturation in particular. The oil ink set of the invention comprises a firsts a second, and a third oil ink having a wavelength region in which the reflectivity of each oil ink on a recording medium changes from 80% to 5% in the wavelength range of 400 nm to 700 nm. In this wavelength region, the reflectivity of the first oil ink is continuously higher than that of the first oil ink, and in the wavelength in which the reflectivity of the second oil ink changes from 80% to 5%, the reflectivity of the third oil ink is continuously higher than that of the second oil ink. Moreover, the coloring materials in the first, the second and the third oil inks are all different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: THE INCTEC INC.
    Inventors: Yukio Sugita, Mitsuyoshi Tamura, Fumie Yamazaki, Mitsuteru Yamada, Naoki Shiraishi
  • Publication number: 20090235844
    Abstract: Disclosed are wax emulsion modifiers for concrete and cement formulations and methods for preparing the same. The modifiers are applicable to roller compacted concrete (RCC), used for manufacturing of industrial floor slabs, dams and roads. This invention also relates to conventional Portland cement concrete mix designs or other applied concrete mixes for formed structural shapes and transport road mix designs, providing a more rapid dehydration of the aqueous phase, without sacrificing strength, yet providing a higher density that remains workable at the point of application. The modifier of the invention may be utilized for either the initial soil/cement base or for the final/finished placement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Steven J. Wantling
  • Publication number: 20090235845
    Abstract: Disclosed are wax emulsion modifiers for concrete and cement formulations and methods for preparing same. The modifiers are applicable to pervious concrete, used in residential areas, parking lots and parks to more effectively manage storm waters and improve environmental practices. This invention also relates to conventional Portland cement concrete mix designs with little to no sand, which provide improved workability, low hydration rates without sacrificing strength while achieving high levels of porosity for water transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Steven J. Wantling
  • Publication number: 20090235846
    Abstract: A pallet includes a platform and a plurality of support assemblies located at multiple positions on the platform. One support assembly is associated with each location of the component to be supported. Each support assembly has several linkage assemblies to position a support element in a desired location for each version of a component. The linkage assemblies each include multiple bases secured to the platform, to position the support element in the desired location. Securing a locking mechanism on the linkage assemblies prevents movement of the support element when in the desired position. To configure the pallet for another version of the component the locking mechanisms are released, the support elements are moved to another base and the locking mechanisms are secured again for each of the support assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Dalong Gao, Nicolas Lauzier, Robin Stevenson, Robert Jacob Scheuerman
  • Publication number: 20090235847
    Abstract: Installation kit for equipping a case (11) as a multifunctional, portable security system (10), and case (11). The installation kit comprises a receptacle area for valuables (13), having an access opening, a cover (12.2), and a protection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Peter Villiger
  • Publication number: 20090235848
    Abstract: A method of reducing particulate matter and mercury emissions in a combustion flue gas includes, in an exemplary embodiment, combusting a fuel resulting in generation a flue gas flow, cooling the flue gas flow within a duct, positioning a flow conditioning apparatus within the duct, enhancing a reaction rate of the mercury and carbon-containing fly ash particles by directing the flue gas flow through the flow conditioning apparatus to mix the carbon-containing fly ash particles and mercury within the flue gas flow and to facilitate at least one of oxidation of the mercury and binding the mercury to the carbon-containing fly ash particles, collecting a portion of the carbon-containing fly ash particles in the flow conditioning apparatus, and directing the flue gas flow to a particulate collection device to remove the remaining portion of the fly ash particles from flue gas flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Boris Nikolaevich Eiteneer, Robert Warren Taylor, Vitali Lissianski, James Easel Roberts
  • Publication number: 20090235849
    Abstract: Process for destroying organic matter, in which said organic matter in ground form is introduced into a reactor and subjected to flameless combustion at a temperature of 240 to 400° C. under a pressure of 100 to 300 bar, in the presence of an oxygen-containing oxidizer for at least 20 minutes, while stirring the medium, and process for generating energy, in which the energy generated by the combustion is furthermore recovered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: Universite De Provence AIX Marseille 1
    Inventors: Stephane Barbati, Maurice Ambrosio, Virginie Fontanier
  • Publication number: 20090235850
    Abstract: The present invention relates to piping (1) for use in industrial activities, where the piping (1) has a specific geometry. In particular, the piping (1) is formed as a low amplitude helix, which causes fluid flowing through the piping (1) to swirl. This swirl flow provides a large number of advantages. Particular applications where the piping (1) can be used include petroleum production risers and flowlines, production tubing for downhole use in wells, pipelines for the transportation of fluids, static mixers, bends, junctions or the like, penstocks and draft tubes, reactors for chemical, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical applications, heat exchangers, cold boxes, incinerators and furnaces for waste disposal, static separators, and air intakes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: HeliSwirl Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Colin G. Caro, Philip L. Birch, William Tallis
  • Publication number: 20090235851
    Abstract: A system, device and method for enhancing burning of a solid object in a combustion process is provided where one or more incineration devices (101) for burning a solid object (101), at least one sonic device (301) and wherein said at least one sonic device (301) is a transmitter of high intensity- ultrasound adapted to, during use, apply high intensity ultrasound to said solid object (101) thereby removing ash from said solid object (101) and increasing the speed of the burning of said solid object (101).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Niels Krebs, Jesper Cramer, Niels Hald Pedersen
  • Publication number: 20090235852
    Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a dispensing system configured to dispense an agricultural fluid; a pump fluidly coupled to the dispensing system; and an arrangement configured to provide the agricultural fluid to the dispensing system. The arrangement includes at least one first reservoir configured to store the agricultural fluid, the at least one first reservoir being fluidly coupled to the pump; a second reservoir configured to store the agricultural fluid, the second reservoir being fluidly coupled to the pump; and a throttling device in fluid communication with the second reservoir and the pump. The throttling device is configured to throttle a flow of the agricultural fluid from the second reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Robert L. Caruso
  • Publication number: 20090235853
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an agriculture planter. The planter may include a planter frame, a seed hopper and a trailing arm assembly. The planter frame may include a hitch tongue extending forwardly from the planter frame. The planter frame supports the seed hopper. The a trailing arm assembly is vertically pivotally coupled to a rear portion of the planter frame, extends rearward from the planter frame and includes a trailing arm frame and a lever arm vertically pivotally coupled to the trailing arm frame by a pivot point. The lever arm includes a leading end, a trailing end, a middle portion, a furrow opener disc and a first furrow closer wheel. The disc is rotatably mounted to the lever arm near the leading end. The first wheel is rotatably mounted to the lever arm near the trailing end. The middle portion is pivotably coupled to the pivot point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Paul E. Schaffert
  • Publication number: 20090235854
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus on an embroidering/stitching machine or sewing machine for applying at least one additional band-like material which can be fed to a needle by means of a feeding device, wherein a cutting device is arranged on the feeding device (4), wherein the feeding device (4) can be rotated together with the cutting device around the axis of the needle (6) by means of a drive and the cutting device is driven or can be driven by means of the drive of the presser (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: ZSK Stickmaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Heinrich, Rene Spandler, Thomas Wolters, Bjorn Martin, Walter Biegelbauer
  • Publication number: 20090235855
    Abstract: A sewing machine that operates with power supplied from a main power supply includes a needle plate having a needle hole through which a sewing needle can pass, an illuminating device that illuminates the needle hole and a vicinity of the needle hole, a power supply device that stores power, a detection device that detects whether a predetermined operation is performed in the sewing machine, a power distribution device that supplies the power from the power supply device to the detection device and the illuminating device, if supply of the power from the main power supply is turned off, and a turning-on device that turns on the illuminating device, if the detection device detects that the predetermined operation is performed in a condition where the supply of the power from the main power supply is cut off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Eiichi Hamajima
  • Publication number: 20090235856
    Abstract: A semi-submersible floating platform (10, 10A) for use in offshore applications has a semi-submersible hull structure (11) including support columns (12), a pontoon structure (13) adjoined to the lower ends thereof, and a deck structure (14) supported at an upper end of the columns for supporting the deck and equipment mounted thereon above the water surface. One or more passive damper weight members (15) are suspended below the hull by flexible connection members (16) at variable distances to provide hydrodynamic mass, damping, and in-water weight to the platform during operation, and the flexible connection members are maintained in tension by the damper weight(s) during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Alaa Mansour, Peter G. Wybro
  • Publication number: 20090235857
    Abstract: An onboard lift for a pontoon boat has four legs pivotally attached underneath a platform and extending between the outer pontoons. Each leg terminates in a slide foot. The pivot pin for each leg is canted, such as at 13° relative to horizontal. In a stowed position, the legs and slide feet extend forward in the direction of travel and tight to the platform. When used to lift the boat, actuation of the legs pushes the slide feet outward due to the cant of the pivot axis, such that the slide feet are positioned underneath the outer pontoons when the boat is fully raised. The control allows separate powering of the front legs from the rear legs, and further has a display so the user can see the amount of extension of each set of legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Gary D. Hodapp
  • Publication number: 20090235858
    Abstract: A bell includes a securing device for securing a bell member and a handle together, and a clapper device having an axle rotatably attached to the securing device for allowing the clapper device to be rotated relative to the securing device and to selectively strike onto the bell member in one direction, and a stop formed on the clapper device for engaging with the securing device and for limiting a rotational movement of the clapper device relative to the bell member and the securing device, and for preventing the clapper device from striking onto the bell member in an opposite direction and thus for allowing the sound generated by the clapper member and the bell member to be clearly heard by the users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Jui-Jen YUAN
  • Publication number: 20090235859
    Abstract: Multi-page bookmarks and methods of manufacturing bookmarks are provided. A goal of the invention's embodiments is to provide an organized multiple page bookmarker in one convenient product. A multi-page integral bookmark can be useful for scholars, students, doctors, and book readers reading multiple pages in a single book, for example, religious texts, cookbooks, textbooks, reference books, and self-help books. In some embodiments, a bookmark is a multi-arm bookmark that can range in the quantities of arms per bookmark anywhere from 2 arms to 20 arms (arm numbers can be increased). The bookmark can be made to fit any length of book. At least one arm of a multiple arm set is a little longer than the others so that the user can always quickly identify their current or most important location in the book. For example, for a person reading a Bible, the longest arm (or a number of longer arms) could keep track of a current reading place, while the other arms may mark an important verse or story.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: SMART SISTERS LLC
    Inventors: ANNJEANETTE BAPTISTE, LORI RICE
  • Publication number: 20090235860
    Abstract: The foldable warning cone (10) is formed from paper, thin plastic, fabric, or a combination thereof, and includes two tapered side panels (12) and a base panel (14). The base panel (14) extends between the lower edges (34) of the side panels and includes a central folding seam (16), which allows the base panel to be folded upward so that the cone can collapse into a very thin configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Jon Julnes
  • Publication number: 20090235861
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a silicon single crystal with carbon doping in a chamber by using a Czochralski method is provided. In a step of placing a silicon raw material in a crucible, a carbon dopant is disposed at a distance of 5 cm or further away from the inner surface of the crucible, and in this state, a step of melting the silicon raw material is performed after the disposing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki FUJIWARA, Naoki IKEDA, Kazunari KURITA, Masataka HOURAI
  • Publication number: 20090235862
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing zinc oxide nanowires. A metal seed layer is formed on a substrate. The metal seed layer is thermally oxidized to form metal oxide crystals. Zinc oxide nanowires are grown on the metal oxide crystals serving as seeds for growth. The zinc oxide nanowires are aligned in one direction with respect to the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Nam CHA, Jae Eun JANG, Byong Gwon SONG
  • Publication number: 20090235863
    Abstract: An application liquid supply apparatus supplying an application liquid to an application roller, includes: a space forming member which is abutted against an outer circumferential surface of the application roller and of which a recess section is formed along a breadthways direction of the application roller in a surface which abuts against the application roller, and a frame-shaped abutting section is provided in a projecting fashion so as to surround a perimeter of the recess section, the abutting section being abutted against the outer circumferential surface of the application roller so as to cover an opening of the recess section with the outer circumferential surface of the application roller in such a manner that an application liquid holding space is created along the breadthways direction on the outer circumferential surface of the application roller; at least one groove which has a length in a direction of rotation of the application roller and is formed in the abutting section on an upstream side i
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Tsutomu TAKATSUKA
  • Publication number: 20090235864
    Abstract: A can coating machine control system includes a coating control signal that functions as a go/no-go signal based on a plurality of monitored conditions such as can in position, vacuum pressure, gun in position, guard in position and speed condition. Local pressure regulation of the coating material in the spray gun is provided along with optional control of the material temperature. Local pressure regulation allows for optional spray weight control based on a wrap number derived from speed and gun spray-durations. A CAN to CAN network buffer is provided as well for primary network isolation. A gun control circuit may be used to select specific gun drive signals and to adjust gun drive signals based on real-time feedback of the actual spray duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: NORDSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: James M. Khoury, Charles Nagy, Stephen G. Nemethy, Mark J. Ignatius
  • Publication number: 20090235865
    Abstract: To provide a substrate processing system which can cause different display portions to output different displays, and cause different operations to be carried out from different operation screens. A substrate processing system, on login information of a user being input from a main display device, refers to the login information, a user group parameter, with which is set a group to which the user belongs, and an authority parameter, which sets an authority of the group, and causes the main display device to display a main operation screen corresponding to the user, while it, on login information of a user being input from an external operating apparatus, causes an external display device to display an external parameter setting screen for setting an authority parameter of a group to which the user belongs, or to display an external operation screen corresponding to the group to which the user belongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventor: Yoshihiko Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20090235866
    Abstract: A ceramic heater for a semiconductor substrate process includes a plate and a shaft. The plate includes a first base and a second base bonded to the first base. Defined on a mounting surface of the first base are: a first region having a surface contacting with a mounted substrate; a purge groove provided in the portion covered with the substrate and surrounds the first region; and a second region having a surface surrounding the purge groove. The first base has: an adsorber configured to adsorb the mounted substrate onto the surface of the first region; and multiple purge holes each penetrating from the bottom surface of the purge groove to the lower surface of the first base. The purge groove is supplied with a purge gas through the multiple purge holes. The surface of the second region is located lower than that of the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kataigi, Yuji Akatsuka
  • Publication number: 20090235867
    Abstract: There is provided a susceptor for a vapor phase epitaxial growth device, by which skidding at the time of loading a silicon wafer is prevented and the wafer can be loaded at a fixed position of the susceptor: wherein a ring-shaped groove having sloping planes widening toward a surface of the susceptor are formed on the outermost circumference of the bottom surface; and gas release openings penetrating through to the back surface of the susceptor are formed, each having a sectional area of 2.0 to 3.0 mm2 and a ratio of all opening areas is 0.25 to 0.5% on the bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicants: SUMCO CORPORATION, SUMCO TECHXIV Corp.
    Inventors: Takashi FUJIKAWA, Masayuki ISHIBASHI, Kazuhiro IRIGUCHI, Kouhei KAWANO
  • Publication number: 20090235868
    Abstract: A teatcup and a teatcup liner are described. The teatcup liner (3) is adapted to be mounted in a shell (2) to form a teatcup (1) to be applied to a teat of an animal. The teatcup liner (3) defines a length axis (4) and an inner space (5) for receiving the teat, and includes a barrel (8) and an upper head (6) for receiving the teat, wherein the barrel (8) has an end portion (12) on which a primary engagement member (13) is arranged. The teatcup liner (3) includes a hindering member (15) arranged on the side of the primary engagement member (13) being distant from the upper head (6), hindering the primary engagement member (13) to bend away from the upper head, wherein the hindering member (15) has a smaller extension from the length axis (4) perpendicular to the length axis (4) compared with the primary engagement member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: DELAVAL HOLDING AB
    Inventor: Jan Kassibrahim
  • Publication number: 20090235869
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for accurately dispensing, monitoring, quantifying, and controlling liquids provided to one or more animals. In some embodiments, a standalone apparatus having a local user interface is coupled to a liquid source and drinking assembly to monitor, quantify, and control the liquid consumption of one or more specific animals. In other embodiments, multiple standalone apparatuses are each coupled to a liquid source and a respective drinking assembly to monitor, quantify, and control the liquid consumed through the respective drinking assembly. In this scenario, each of the standalone apparatuses shares one or more common remote user interface panels. In yet another embodiment, standalone apparatuses are networked to other standalone apparatuses. User workstations and central control panels resident on the watering apparatus network, or a third-party network interfaced to the network, allow liquid consumption to be monitored, controlled, and quantified both locally and remotely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: JOHN HAROLD NARDINE, III, DARRELL LAWRENCE IEHLE, CAROL ANN NOVOTNEY