Abstract: The invention relates to a laser processing nozzle for processing metal sheets. The processing nozzle includes a supply chamber for a processing gas and a laser beam and a mouth region which directly adjoins the supply chamber along the longitudinal axis of the nozzle. The mouth region is narrowed relative to the supply chamber and forms a minimum diameter of the laser processing nozzle. A step is formed between the supply chamber and the mouth region for swirling the processing gas, and an opening region which widens relative to the mouth region adjoins the mouth region along the longitudinal axis of the nozzle.

Abstract: A method of welding plate joints during construction or repair of a structure. The method includes the steps of: (a) positioning a series of plates forming a structure component next to one another to form a series of joints for welding; (b) positioning a welding system on or adjacent to the series of plates, the welding system including a platform with an articulating welding arm positioned thereon, wherein the articulating arm comprises a welding head and a joint sensor; (c) directing the articulating arm with a controller to detect a first joint with the joint sensor; (d) beginning to weld the first joint; (e) adjusting the position of the welding head to track the weld joint based on data from the joint sensor; and (f) repositioning the articulating arm and positioning the welding head adjacent a second weld joint to begin welding the second joint.

Abstract: The present invention provides a printer-machine-plate manufacturing device which facilitates manufacture of a cylindrical printer machine plate. A machine-plate manufacturing device is adapted to manufacture a machine plate 2 which has a cylindrical machine-plate body 17 formed by superposing and joining together opposite end portions of a sheet 19 of a magnetic material, an engagement portion 21 formed on the inner side of a joint portion 20, and a forme area 18 provided on the outer circumferential surface of the machine-plate body 17. The machine-plate manufacturing device 30 includes a cylinder section 32 having an outer circumferential portion around which the sheet 19 is wound. A groove 40 into which the engagement portion 21 of the sheet 19 is removably inserted from its distal end is forted in the outer circumferential portion of the cylinder section 32.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus to be used when welding two abutting sections of pipe or tubing, and also to purge blocks for establishing a localized inert atmosphere inside two abutting pipe sections in the region of a desired weld joint. The present invention comprises an inflatable bladder with elongated engaging members that can be removable positioned within the ends of two abutting pipe sections in order to center the two abutting sections of pipe and create the purge block.

Abstract: A conveyor oven having a hollow conveyor frame that supports a conveyor belt within an oven chamber of the oven. A cooling fan draws air from ambient that flows through the hollow conveyor frame to cool its exterior surface to prevent harm to an operator of the oven. The cooling air may also flow through passages adjacent other exterior surfaces of the oven.

Abstract: A conveyor oven includes a housing surrounding an oven chamber having an inlet and an outlet. A conveyor belt moves food product through the oven chamber from the inlet to the outlet. A heated air handling device removes heated air from areas proximal to the inlet and the outlet.

Abstract: A conveyor oven and method for cooking various food products using a plurality of different heating sources, thereby avoiding costly and lengthy changeover times between different food products. Infrared heating elements and quartz heating elements are independently controlled so that both can be on at the same time or one on and the other off at the same time.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heat treatment apparatus for performing a heat treatment on an object to-be-processed by a heater, which can inhibit variation in thermal histories among the objects to-be-processed. The heat treatment apparatus includes, among others, a correction part to correct a power control signal output from an adjusting unit so that a conduction rate of an AC voltage applied to a heater is decreased. Specifically, the correction is performed based on a value obtained by multiplying a first correction value with a second correction value, where the first correction value is generated according to a ratio of the voltage detection value of AC power source to a predetermined reference voltage, and the second correction value is generated according to a ratio of the resistance value of the heater to a predetermined reference resistance value.

Abstract: Provided is a heat treatment apparatus which, when simultaneously heating substrates placed on susceptors, is capable of controlling the uniformity of temperature within each substrate. The heat treatment apparatus includes: a reaction tube which performs predetermined treatment to wafers; a plurality of susceptors each of which has a mounting surface for mounting the wafer and is made of a conductive material; a rotatable quartz boat wherein the susceptors spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surfaces are arranged and supported in the reaction tube; a magnetic field generating unit which is arranged on a sidewall of the processing chamber and includes a pair of electromagnets which generate an AC magnetic field in a direction parallel to the mounting surfaces of the susceptors and inductively heat the susceptors; and a control unit which controls the AC magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating unit.

Abstract: There are provided a substrate processing apparatus and a method of manufacturing a substrate in which induction heating of members made of a metal material and installed outside an induction coil is suppressed and safety may be improved during processing of a substrate. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a reaction tube for accommodating a substrate; an induction heating unit installed to surround an outer circumference of the reaction tube; a shielding unit installed to surround an outside of the induction heating unit; a gas supply unit for supplying at least a source gas into the reaction tube; and a controller for processing the substrate by heating an inside of the reaction tube using the induction heating unit, and supplying at least the source gas from the gas supply unit into the reaction tube.

Abstract: A clamshell-style food container having a beverage holder that can also act as a closure mechanism for securing the container in a closed configuration. In some embodiments, the food container also has multiple compartments for separating food items.

Abstract: An apparatus for delivering a product into a receptacle having a feeding aperture. The apparatus comprises a mixing chamber having a plurality of inlets each configured for separately receiving at least one of a plurality of component materials and at least one outlet, the mixing chamber being configured for forming the product by mixing the plurality of component materials and injecting the product to the feeding aperture via the at least one outlet and a feeding element configured for being secured in a feeding channel for allowing the injecting.

Abstract: A container that may be used for retaining and dispensing matter is provided. The container includes a closure. The closure includes a top portion having an outer edge, a skirt downwardly depending from the outer edge and having an inside surface and a lower edge, and a plurality of spaced apart projections supported at the inside surface of the skirt. The projections are dimensioned such that a height of the projections in a vertical direction is greater than a width of the projection in a horizontal direction. The projections are configured to releasably engage an open end of the container for securing the closure to the container.

Abstract: A method of forming a tamper-evident closure for a container or a tamper evident fitment is provided. The method comprises the steps of: providing a base; providing a closure with a top plate and a side skirt; applying the closure to the base; and, then after the step of applying, forming a plurality of frangible bridges by slitting the skirt to define a tamper-evident band at the free end of the side skirt. A dispensing fitment for a container is also provided.

Abstract: A container having a top cover and a bottom cover is provided, which includes a canopy disposed on the bottom cover to form therewith a space to accommodate an article. A plurality of locators is disposed on a surface of the bottom cover so that when the bottom cover is tightly combined with the top cover, the locators are clipped between the bottom cover and the top cover to orient the canopy in a fixed position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a subsurface refuse collection system comprising an underground bunker (4), a refuse container (3), a deposit bin (1) and a cover (2) with automatic opening and closing which can be powered electrically using a solar system. The container (3) is collected by means of an automated crane (18) with automatic hitching to facilitate collection. The system is equipped with multiple devices to measure volume and weight of the refuse deposited in the deposit bin (1), for the purpose of system monitoring or improvements to the management of truck routes. It also includes a safety device to prevent accidental fails into the underground bunker during collection.

Abstract: An expansion tank (28) comprising a passage (34) with a an inlet aperture (34a) for liquid replenishment of the expansion tank (28), a cover (32) which in a non-fitted state leaves the passage (34) clear and in a fitted state closes the passage (34), and a first expansion chamber (29) for receiving liquid which circulates in a first system (A). The expansion tank (28) includes a second expansion chamber (30) for receiving liquid which circulates in a second system (B) and said passage (34) divides, at a distance from the inlet aperture (34a), into a first branch (34b) which leads liquid to the first expansion chamber (29) and a second branch (34c) which leads liquid to the second expansion chamber (30).

Abstract: A food container (14) that can be mounted on a cup (12), includes a container bottom recess (30) that receives the top (22) of the cup. Walls of the recess form a groove (44) that extends around the container axis (26) and snaps onto a bead (24) at the top of the cup to hold the container securely to the cup. The groove (44) lies at the top of a leadin wall (42) that extends at an inward and upward incline, so the leadin wall is deflected by the cup bead until the bead snaps into the groove.

Abstract: A pressure vessel for storing a fluid is disclosed. The pressure vessel includes a vessel liner forming a hollow tube and including a plurality of layers with an aperture formed therein, wherein at least one of the layers is a barrier layer and an end cap coupled to the vessel liner, wherein the end cap has a plurality of layers, and wherein at least one of the layers of the end cap is a barrier layer.

Abstract: A boss and a capture sleeve for use with a pressure vessel are disclosed. The capture sleeve is disposed within a liner of the pressure vessel, adjacent an opening. A plurality of attachment members disposed on the capture sleeve are received by the boss, securing the boss to the liner. The pressure vessel including the boss and the capture sleeve minimizes the effects of pressure and temperature variations, militates against an axial and rotational movement of the boss, and facilitates installation and replacement of a seal disposed adjacent the boss.

Abstract: The container includes a peripheral side wall, whose upper peripheral edge defines a retention hook with a profile in the form of an inverted U, having an inner side leg, an arched base leg (lib) and an outer lateral leg (lie). An upper end wall of the container includes a median panel and a peripheral upper skirt having an end edge defining a closure hook with a profile in the form of an inverted U, having an inner side portion, an arched base portion, and an outer side portion which incorporates an upwardly projecting end flange. The closure hook is fitted onto the retention hook and radially inwardly deformed, compressing an elastic sealing element between the two hooks and maintaining the end flange projecting upwardly to the interior of the retention hook.

Abstract: Three-dimensional, sports-related cover assemblies (34, 84, 94, 108, 126, 144) for propane tanks (32) are provided in order to permit sport- or team-related decoration of the tanks (32). The cover assemblies (34, 84, 94, 108, 126, 144) may be separable from the tanks (32) or may be integrated and unitized with the tanks (32). The assemblies (34, 84, 94, 108, 126, 144) have contoured or concavo-convex outer surfaces (70, 86, 104, 112, 130, 150), which are configured to give the three-dimensional likeness or appearance of a sports-related item, such as athletic head gear, footwear, balls, or other equipment.

Abstract: In a screw structure of a high-pressure tank, there is an issue in that the strength of the screw section declines each time the screw section is used, and therefore an object of the present invention is to provide a tank having a structure which restricts decline in the strength of the screw section. In order to achieve this, the tank according to the present invention includes a mouthpiece having a mouthpiece screw section which is formed with a screw thread and has a larger diameter on the outer side than on the inner side in an axial direction of the tank, and a valve having a valve screw section which corresponds only to a portion of the mouthpiece screw section. In this tank, when installing a product valve on the mouthpiece, it is possible to use a screw portion of the mouthpiece of which strength has not declined, by using, for example, a test valve and a product valve having different positions of the valve screw sections.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drinking container with an interior space for receiving a liquid with a container opening that is arranged preferably at the top side, in which a mixing device is mounted, which consists of a movable wire element. The invention is characterized in that the wire element is embodied as a flat elastic spiral (3), which is mounted with one end on the drinking container (7) or the closure element thereof, while the other end of the spiral (3) ends freely in the container space. Thereby the spiral (3) is embodied so that it is freely swingingly movable at least in a linear direction in the container interior space due to a container motion and its self-weight.

Abstract: A plastic container comprises an upper portion including a finish adapted to receive a closure, a lower portion including a base, and a sidewall extending between the upper portion and the lower portion. The upper portion, the lower portion, and the sidewall define an interior volume for storing liquid contents. The plastic container further comprises a pressure panel located on the container and moveable between an initial position and an activated position. The pressure panel is located in the initial position prior to filling the container, and is moved to the activated position after filling and sealing the container. Moving the pressure panel from the initial position to the activated position reduces the internal volume of the container and creates a positive pressure inside the container. The positive pressure reinforces the sidewall. A method of processing a container is also disclosed.

Abstract: A protective sleeve for gas bottle valve stems is provided comprised of an elongated tubular body configured to fit on a valve stem. At least one projection extends from an interior surface of the protective sleeve and is adapted to lockingly engage with at least one orifice in an opposing surface of the valve stem whereby the sleeve is prevented from being easily removed from the valve stem upon being placed thereover due to engagement of the projection with the orifice. A tear strip is provided within a side surface of the protective sleeve, whereby a portion of the protective sleeve may be removed to permit disengagement of the protective sleeve. A housing may be provided in the protective sleeve for storage of a washer which may be used to provide a seal between a regulator and the valve stem of the gas bottle.

Abstract: A removable lid adapted to lock to a tote. A combined lid, tote and tote liner is disclosed. The lid has a durable planar portion, a first end with a locking mechanism, which may engage the tote, and a second end having another lock or an undercut portion that slides on an end of the tote and secures to the tote. The lockable lids can be adapted to retrofit a tote or may be used with enhanced totes to complement the added security of the lid. The lid can have various locking mechanisms and a variety of other security features. In a preferred embodiment, a liner with tabs can be inserted in a base of a tote for added security. The lid may include an activation box for an enhanced security mode. Activation boxes in the lid may be used with a command box and a control center.

Abstract: A container of the present invention includes a main body, a lid and a lock mechanism. The main body is adapted for foods or drinks to be contained therein. The main body has an opening. The lid covers on the opening. The lock mechanism is disposed between the main body and the lid. The lock mechanism can be locked or opened so as to selectively seal the main body. Accordingly, the container can be locked by user. Villain can not open the container arbitrarily. Safety of using the container is improved.

Abstract: A dispensing unit includes an outer front wall, two outer side walls, a housing for holding a pile of a continuous length of accordion-like folded web of towels of tissue paper or nonwoven including bundles, the outer front wall having an access opening to the pile, a dispensing opening for the web of towels and a feeding mechanism including a member for controlling the dispensing of the web of towels, a drive unit and a braking arrangement for the web of towels. A unit of consumable articles includes the pile of bundles with connecting elements therebetween, which are inserted through the access opening into the housing in the dispensing unit and added to the bottom of the pile. The web of towels is dispensed from the upper part of the pile by a feeding mechanism, which positions the web of towels in a starting mode in the dispensing opening.

Abstract: A dispenser for disposable sheets includes a dispensing container defining an interior volume sufficient for receipt of a clip of disposable sheets, the container including a first wall with a dispensing opening defined by a resealable panel. At least a portion of an adhesive material is disposed at a location on the resealable panel such that the adhesive binds the uppermost sheet in the clip.

Abstract: A product housing for use with a vacuum breaker, a solid product dispenser, and a solid product having a bottom surface comprises a product holder, an overflow outlet, and a flood plane. The product holder has a bottom and is configured and arranged to receive the solid product with the bottom surface proximate the bottom. The bottom of the product holder is positioned proximate above the solid product dispenser and proximate below the vacuum breaker. The overflow outlet is proximate the bottom, and the flood plane is proximate the overflow outlet.

Abstract: A concentrate/extract cartridge for a beverage dispenser adapted to dispense a liquid concentrate/extract and a diluent is provided. The cartridge includes a hollow body for containing liquid concentrate/extract and an aperture. A pumping device is connected to the hollow body for dispensing the liquid concentrate/extract from the hollow body through the aperture. A method for dispensing a liquid concentrate/extract from a beverage dispenser using a concentrate/extract cartridge is also provided in which the concentrate/extract does not come into contact with the dispenser.

Abstract: Methods and systems for the dosed dispensing of a liquid from a container connected to an outflow channel closable by a liquid valve are presented. Such methods include opening the liquid valve, dispensing a measure of liquid from the container through the outflow channel, closing the liquid valve, and blowing out the outflow channel after closing the liquid valve. For example, during or after closing of the liquid valve the outflow channel can be connected to a gaseous source, the gas at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure. Or, for example, where Flair™ technology is used, a limited quantity of a displacing gas can be guided to the outflow channel during or after closing of the liquid valve, or can be guided into an intermediate chamber connected to the outflow channel during or after closing of the liquid valve.

Abstract: This invention relates to a vapor or liquid phase reagent dispensing apparatus having a diptube and also a metal seal aligned and in contact with hardened opposing flat surfaces of a top wall member and a protuberance on a side wall member, wherein the hardened opposing flat surfaces of the top wall member and the protuberance have a hardness greater than the hardness of the metal seal. The dispensing apparatus may be used for dispensing of reagents such as precursors for deposition of materials in the manufacture of semiconductor materials and devices.

Abstract: A pouch for dispensing of a usable liquid comprises at least first and second compartments, the first and second compartments separated from each other by a first rupturable seal; which ruptures upon application of a force so that the first and second compartments are in communication with each other. The first compartment has a fill port with a tamperproof seal and is either empty or contains a gas such as air or an inert gas. The second compartment has at least a first material therein to be mixed with one or more liquids to be introduced into the first compartment via the fill port to form the usable liquid.

Abstract: Embodiments of a method and apparatus for gasifying and maintaining gasification of a liquid contained in a resealable container are provided herein. In some embodiments, a gas delivery system for gasifying a liquid is provided, including a storage vessel for storing a gas; a controllable release mechanism; and an output device for facilitating delivery of a gas from the storage vessel via the controllable release mechanism.

Abstract: A single-dose container for storing and dispensing products, the container comprises a flexible body defining an interior cavity and having an end sealable by joining a first inner side of the inner surface of the body to an opposite inner side of the inner surface of the body, a second end of the body having a shoulder and a protuberance with the protuberance defining a dispensing orifice and having a sealing edge, a seal membrane shaped to overlie the sealing edge and to cover the dispensing orifice, a tab portion extending from the seal membrane, and wherein the seal membrane is removable affixed to the sealing edge.

Abstract: A personal self defense device containing a housing, grip section, canister, actuator, a slide plate, and disarming device. The disarming device prevents operation of the device should the device be removed from the grasp of a victim. The disarming device can rotate in several directions and the force required for its operation can be adjusted. The device further includes a camera, illumination device, power source, and memory storage device.

Abstract: A drive train (102) for a dual-head power injector is disclosed that utilizes a single motor (106). The motor (106) may be moved to couple with a first syringe driver (138a). In one embodiment, this same movement also simultaneously locks a second syringe driver (138b). In any case, this motor (106) may also be moved to couple with the second syringe driver (138b). In one embodiment, this same movement also simultaneously locks the first syringe driver (138a).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel and advantageous closure/connector assemblies for use with a dispense assembly. The closure/connector includes a closure body as well as a cap seat adaptor for operable connection to the closure body. The cap seat adapter has a proximal end and a distal end and is configured for fluid communication with a source of material to be dispensed. The closure/connector also has a cap for connection to the distal end of the cap seat adaptor. A pressurizing gas inlet fitting adapted for connection to a pressure source is also included as a part of the closure/connector. The closure/connector assembly, in conjunction with the dispense assembly, is configured for the secure transport and dispense of the material to be dispensed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flow control device (1) for a container (20) for fluids, wherein the flow control device is attachable to an opening of the container for fluids. The flow control device comprises a top cover section (2) with an outflow orifice (7), wherein a connection is formed between the container and the outflow orifice. The device is provided with a valve retaining element (5) with a through-flow orifice (8), and a movable valve (4) for alternately opening and closing the through-flow orifice. The flow control device comprises an actuator element (3), which is arranged to open the valve. A first chamber (11) and a second chamber (12) are formed in the flow control device, which are separated from one another by means of the actuator element. The actuator element is made to move in an upstream direction by an underpressure in the second chamber for bringing the valve into an opened position.

Abstract: A golf towel transport and retrieval apparatus may comprise a receptacle operable to accept at least a portion of a golf club head and one or more attachment points operable to attach to a towel.

Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly module on a mobile part (1) of a motor vehicle, especially on a tailgate (1), comprising a housing (10) having a camera (11) which serves to record images of the exterior surrounding a motor vehicle, an actuating element (13) for activating a mechanical lock (2) of the mobile part (1), and a mobile protective element (12) which can be in displaced between a closed position (3) and an open position (4). In the open position (4), the actuating element (13) is freely accessible for the user and images can be recorded of the surrounding exterior (5). In the closed position (3), the protective element (12) covers the actuating element (13) and the camera (11) at the same time.

Abstract: A cargo carrier system for mounting to the receiver hitch of a vehicle. The cargo carrier system is formed from a plurality of shaped tubes mounted onto a shank member. The components are able to be shipped in a knock down manner for shipping on standard carriers. The components are easily assembled to form a high strength, lightweight cargo carrier that is mountable onto the receiver hitch of a vehicle. A ramp system is formed in a similar manner that can be mounted onto the cargo carrier.

Abstract: A safe is provided comprising a main box having a predetermined size, such that the safe may also be used as a step; a lockable flip lid pivotally connected to the inside of said main box; a top lid, pivotally connected to the upper edge of said main box such that it disguises the said flip lid, and configured such that it is capable of being used as a step; and means for locking the safe to the hitch of a vehicle.

Abstract: A marker installation system is disclosed for inserting a marker of the type having shaft with a bottom end for inserting into a ground surface and an engagement portion of the shaft separated from the bottom end by an insertion portion of the shaft. The apparatus includes a magazine assembly defining a magazine space configured to receive at least one marker. The magazine space has a push position in the magazine space for receiving the at least one marker. The apparatus further comprises a push assembly mounted on the magazine assembly. The push assembly is configured to engage the engagement portion of the shaft of the marker located in the push position and push the marker from the magazine assembly when the push assembly is actuated. A plurality of the markers are bonded together such that each of the markers can be removed from the rest of the plurality when it is desired to insert a marker into the ground.

Abstract: A connected fastener assembly is formed by fitting a shaft guide on a shaft section of each fastener, by connecting the fasteners using two connecting sheets made of a synthetic resin and disposed on upper and lower sides of the shaft guides. Since the connecting sheets have through holes thorough which the fasteners pass and connecting sections formed so as to be easy to bend or difficult to bend in the width direction, the connected fastener assembly can be formed into a straight type or a coil type. In a connected fastener assembly, shaft sections of a plurality of fasteners are connected by a connecting band formed of a thin sheet of a synthetic resin. Ring-shaped retaining sections for retaining the shaft sections are formed at constant intervals in the connecting bands. The ring-shaped retaining sections are disposed so as to be overlaid on shaft guides made of soft materials and fitted on the shaft sections. Each of the shaft guides is formed into a cylindrical shape.

Abstract: A method for operating a surgical instrument includes mechanically coupling a manual release to a transmission of a surgical instrument having a self-contained power supply disposed entirely within a handle thereof. The transmission translates movement of an electrically powered motor inside the handle to movement of a part of a surgical end effector connected to the handle. The part is operable to move anywhere between a start position and a fully actuated position. The method further includes selectively interrupting the transmission with the manual release to move the part towards the start position independent of motor operation.

Abstract: An exemplary surgical method of treating tissue may include possessing a surgical tool that has at least one movable feeder belt that includes staples frangibly connected thereto, where at least one staple is oriented relative to the feeder belt in a direction angled relative to the transverse direction; placing the surgical tool adjacent to tissue; deforming at least one staple into tissue; frangibly separating at least one deformed staple from the feeder belt; advancing the feeder belt; and repeating the placing, deploying and separating. Another exemplary surgical method of treating tissue of a patient may include holding a cartridgeless surgical tool that includes staples; stapling tissue with staples in response to a single actuation of the surgical tool; and repeating the stapling at least once.

Abstract: A method for brazing a metallic honeycomb body (1) for exhaust gas treatment, includes at least: a) pretreatment of a honeycomb body (1) at a temperature above 400° C.; b) cooling the honeycomb body (1); c) brazing the honeycomb body (1) at a temperature in a range of from 1050° C. to 1100° C. under atmospheric pressure; and d) cooling the honeycomb body (1). A suitable apparatus for carrying out the method is also provided.